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Apex Mountain

Robert Redford; Timothy Hutton; Judd Hirsch; Buck and Ward in the same movie

In the discussion (10)
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  • Redford is a yes: one of the most bankable actors, at his handsome peak, and a Best Director winner who took down Scorsese; the Sundance Institute was formed in 1981.
  • Timothy Hutton is a probable yes, with Taps also considered, but the Oscar closes the deal.
  • Mary Tyler Moore is a no, followed by a tangent on attractive stars of earlier decades and her Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
  • The 1981 Oscars are considered, but one host names 1994 as the Apex telecast and 1975's hosts are read; no Apex call is made for 1981.
  • Sutherland could be talked into Apex, but his peak is also placed at the 24-era moment when viewers learned he is Kiefer's father, and at JFK.
  • Judd Hirsch is an emphatic yes.
  • Elizabeth McGovern is a no.
  • The name Buck is declared Apex Mountain by one voice, supported with Buck Henry, Buck Showalter, Magic Johnson's nickname Young Buck, Craig's suggestion of Uncle Buck and Bucky Barnes, while Yankee fans' Bucky Dent is waved off.
  • The name Ward belongs to Ward Cleaver, but Buck and Ward in the same movie is declared Apex Mountain.
  • Intense Chicago movies are becoming Apex but are not there yet, and fucked up family movies are a no.