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Who Won the Movie?

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  • John Cusack is the first vote, with Peter Gabriel raised as an outsider because the song became inseparable from the film. — Chris Ryan
  • An unnamed nursing-home resident wins one vote for her brief line. — Judd Apatow
  • Crow receives a vote for launching his directing career, taking young people seriously, and influencing the kinds of films a participant wanted to make. — Judd Apatow
  • Crow receives a second vote because Cusack has several signature films while this debut made audiences commit to Crow’s future work. — Bill Simmons
  • The closing places Crow alongside Soderberg, Die Hard, and Harry Metzally in an influential 1989. — Bill Simmons
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unnamed nursing-home resident