Most Rewatchable Scene
Opening nightclub sequence (two choices); Rex’s sequence (one choice)
In the discussion (19)
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- The opening twenty minutes introduce the whole nightclub ensemble over a succession of songs.
- Jimmy tries to bring older business contacts past the doorman.
- The women use a cab trick to gain admission.
- Des tells the Jennifer Beals character he thinks he is gay.
- Charlotte’s first backhanded compliments establish the frenemy dynamic.
- The publishing-coverage template and formula argument with Dan are favorites.
- Alice leaves the booth to dance while Robert Sean Leonard’s character watches from afar.
- The harsh confrontation about Alice’s seductive routine is praised for its writing and restrained reactions.
- The debate over whether yuppies exist rejects a label no one claims for themselves.
- The unexpected breast-unveiling anecdote is praised as captivating storytelling.
- Charlotte publicly deduces Alice’s infection from her refusal of alcohol, then offers an insincere apology.
- The Lady and the Tramp analysis about women loving jerks is another favorite.
- The nightclub bust is nominated.
- Alice’s success, Charlotte’s layoff and the speech declaring disco dead form another favorite ending sequence.
- The subway Love Train finale is praised, especially the cut to dancers on the platform.
- The opening is one final choice, with the yuppie discussion as backup.
- The Rex’s sequence is another final preference, contrasting a supposedly dull bar with its patrons’ genuine enjoyment.
- The opening introduces existing conflicts rather than strangers meeting, creating the sense of entering established relationships.
- A second final choice favors the opening twenty minutes, with Rex’s and the Radcliffe anecdote close behind.