Apex Mountain
Seagal, Erika Eleniak, and the June 1989 Playboy issue: yes
In the discussion (8)
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- Seagal’s commercial and industry standing clearly declined after this film. — Bill Simmons
- Busey’s apex was placed around Point Break, Under Siege, and The Firm, with The Buddy Holly Story as an earlier prestige high. — Kyle Brandt
- Erika Eleniak was treated as an apex case. — Bill Simmons
- The June 1989 Playboy issue was treated as an apex case because Under Siege and Home Alone preserved its fame. — Bill Simmons
- “Voodoo Child” in Under Siege lost its apex case to its later NWO use. — Kyle Brandt
- Casey Ryback was nominated as the apex movie cook who could also fight. — Kyle Brandt
- Goodfellas’ prison cooking and Clemenza’s meatballs were competing movie-cook cases. — Kyle Brandt
- Chef and Burnt were rejected because their cooks could not fight. — Bill Simmons