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The Player

Most Rewatchable Scene

The Player The Rewatchables

The opening tracking shot wins over the party, Rialto murder, Habeas Corpus pitch and ending, awards speech, and Pasadena interrogation.

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  • The 7:47 opening tracking shot is nominated and ultimately selected.
  • The opening includes Buck Henry pitching The Graduate Part II.
  • The opening’s rapid movie-pitch mashups are praised.
  • Fred Ward discussing Touch of Evil while admitting gaps in his movie knowledge is praised.
  • The large party where Sidney Pollack appears is nominated.
  • The Burt Reynolds party exchange is praised.
  • Griffin confronting David Kahane at the Rialto and the ensuing murder are nominated.
  • The hotel-pool Habeas Corpus pitch is nominated.
  • Griffin’s generic black-tie speech about movies as art is nominated.
  • The one-year-later Habeas Corpus ending with Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis is nominated.
  • The final in-car pitch of The Player and Griffin’s homecoming are nominated.
  • The Pasadena interrogation with Lyle Lovett and Whoopi Goldberg is nominated.
  • Whoopi Goldberg’s tampon exchange is highlighted.
  • The lineup scene and Whoopi Goldberg’s pressure on the witness are praised.