Apex Mountain
Zucker team; Arbor Day; Priscilla Presley as an actress; villain toupees
In the discussion (10)
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- The film is considered the Zucker team’s pinnacle among Top Secret, Ruthless People and later spoof work. — Bill Simmons
- Nielsen is proposed here but a later peak with the more profitable second film and ensuing roles is argued. — Kyle Brandt
- Arbor Day is affirmed. — Kyle Brandt
- Simpson is rejected. — Kyle Brandt
- Umpiring may be at its apex because the umpire names were familiar; De Niro behind the plate in The Fan is called a terrible scene. — Kyle Brandt
- Kennedy and Jackson are rejected, with Jackson’s three-homer World Series game cited. — Kyle Brandt
- Montalban is rejected. — Kyle Brandt
- The California Angels are tentatively affirmed over the1986near-miss, specifically under the California name. — Kyle Brandt
- Presley is affirmed specifically as an actress. — Kyle Brandt
- Villain toupees are affirmed, prompting a Steve Sanders’s father hairpiece tangent. — Bill Simmons