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Neighbors

year 2014decade 10sdirector Nicholas Stollergenre Comedy

97 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Seth Rogen Mac Radner
Zac Efron Teddy Sanders
Rose Byrne Kelly Radner
Christopher Mintz-Plasse Scoonie Schofield
Dave Franco Pete Regazolli
Ike Barinholtz Jimmy Blevins
Carla Gallo Paula Faldt-Blevins
Jerrod Carmichael Garfield "Garf" Slade
Craig Roberts Gary "Assjuice"
Lisa Kudrow Dean Carol Gladstone
Hannibal Buress Officer Watkins
Halston Sage Brooke Shy
Jason Mantzoukas Dr. Theodorakis
Brian Huskey Bill Wazowkowski
Liz Cackowski Wendy the Realtor
Natasha Leggero Prostitute

Neighbors | The Rewatchables

host Bill Simmonshost Sean Fennesseyhost Chris Ryan
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Most Rewatchable Scene

The first frat party

In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 00:30:56Read transcript
  • The opening sex scene is a really funny and effective opening but is not put forward as the most rewatchable scene.
  • Barinholtz's introduction at the office, smoking a joint outside and talking about bringing the baby to a concert and about Grindr, is an early pick.
  • The neighbors meeting that morphs into the history of frat inventions, with uncredited Lonely Island and Workaholics cameos, is liked.
  • The keep-it-down material and the marriage make the first 25 minutes dead on; showing up for the first party and getting sucked in, with Rogen's shirt off, is called probably the favorite scene.
  • The short Robert De Niro party is loved: the Taxi Driver mohawk, Franco doing a Fockers De Niro really well, and Carmichael as Sam Jackson at a different party base.
  • Also praised: the attempt to make peace at the party while she pushes Franco toward Efron's girlfriend, the short hungover breastfeeding scene, the fake off-probation letter with the hotbox party, and the partly improvised Abercrombie & Fitch final scene.
  • Going to the first party and then getting sucked in and getting high is named right after the question.
  • The favorite part of the movie by far is the 'Who's Batman to you?' conversation, a perfect explanation of how equal and apart the two men are. — Sean Fennessey
  • It has to be the first party, starting with keep it down. — Chris Ryan
  • Running the keep-it-down line about 15 times prompts mixed feelings that improv may have hurt tightly scripted comedy like City Slickers, though Efron and Byrne can hang with the improv.
  • The others mock this nostalgia for scripted comedy and its Robert Towne references, while agreeing ad-libs that crack up the crew are why these comedies run past two hours.

What’s Aged the Best?

Rogen and Byrne's chemistry; Christopher Mintz-Plasse stunt casting; Dave Franco's intentional boners; Bonertown line; airbag gag; soundtrack; Rose Byrne's natural accent

In the discussion (14)
Approx. transcript time · 00:38:13Read transcript
  • The couple's chemistry is really good and could have gone wrong in the wrong hands; trained actors are often the best people for movies like this.
  • Bridesmaids had already shown what Rose Byrne could do, and research for that episode found people surprised she could do comedy.
  • Byrne is floated as the most versatile actor of her generation: serious dramas, superhero movies, broad comedies and TV, always good.
  • She is called underrated with the most versatility; Nicole Kidman in the Hawaii comedy seemed to be trying, while Byrne could have made only comedies.
  • The stunt casting of Mintz-Plasse works: heavier, grown out and older-looking, a deliberate break from the McLovin spell.
  • Dave Franco's intentional boners, about three in the movie, are hilarious; a son first saw the movie during the pandemic and was angry he had not been shown it sooner.
  • The opening 'taking it to Bonertown' exchange kills, and the airbag gimmick is hilarious.
  • The soundtrack is essential, as with The Hangover, and the frat-party music choices were really good.
  • The music captures the 2008-2015 pop moment of Missy Elliott, Flo Rida and Kesha that played at any gathering of more than 20 people. — Sean Fennessey
  • Craig weighs in with a Flo Rida comment, prompting a joke about whether Flo Rida beats Bob Dylan.
  • Rose Byrne's accent: let people speak in their natural accent. — Chris Ryan
  • Agreement follows: an Australian is just an Australian, and she is funnier in this movie because she did not have to worry about her accent.
  • The accent sets up jokes such as her thinking the Kudrow character is called Dean, and one reference is enough to account for it; strained American accents may inhibit improv.
  • Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are named as the aged-best pick.

What’s Aged the Worst?

Rogen's exposed-body sex scene; Neighbors 2; the N-word in the Obama impression

In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 00:43:54Read transcript
  • In the sex scene watched through the window there is a lot of Rogen's body; the complaint is the decision, and a football jersey (a big Eagles jersey) would have helped.
  • Neighbors 2 is horrible; a son insisted on watching it and gave up after 30 minutes saying it sucks.
  • It is hard to recall a bigger one-to-two drop-off in so short a span, since bad sequels like Fletch Lives or Another 48 Hours came years later, despite the same people and Stoller and an easy sorority flip.
  • No explanation: same writers, same director, same stars, same gimmick; sometimes a second one is not needed. — Sean Fennessey
  • Run-it-back sequels of that decade rarely worked; Neighbors 2 looks like a Chloe Grace Moretz movie spliced with a Rogen-Byrne movie.
  • A forecast says the movie will be canceled over fraternity hazing or the ass juice character via a long think piece; a reply doubts it has that cultural footprint.
  • The ass juice think piece becomes a running joke assigned to a co-host.
  • Barinholtz saying the N-word during the Obama impersonation was a no-go even in 2014 and is legitimately shocking.
  • The movie gets away with a lot because it moves fast and is lean.

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 00:49:13Read transcript
  • Jerrod Carmichael is ruled ineligible because he is in the movie.
  • Barinholtz's reaction to his ex-wife having been with a huge-dicked guy, and the stretched-shirt line, kill.
  • Barinholtz is also shouted out for Eastbound & Down; he should have been in What's Aged the Best.
  • Lisa Kudrow is a nominee, and Hannibal Buress as the cop is mentioned.
  • Mantzoukas is nominated by an admittedly biased participant: the 'your baby has HIV' delivery and Byrne's reaction get a laugh every time.
  • Randall Park gets love for the telecommunications-company scene.
  • Asked who wins, the picks are Mantzoukas and Lisa Kudrow, and Mantzoukas wins the day; Kudrow is praised for playing Phoebe as a dean.

Apex Mountain

Zac Efron; Abercrombie & Fitch in movies; Nicholas Stoller

In the discussion (16)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:18Read transcript
  • Rogen: no, or maybe; Superbad and Knocked Up were bigger, though a $200 million movie off an $18 million budget and Sausage Party two years later argue maybe.
  • Pineapple Express was the height of his clout, leading to Green Hornet; the Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express run was his apex.
  • The clout from this hit was used to make The Interview.
  • The Interview is impossible to watch objectively; it has funny moments and Randall Park, but something feels off, like watching a Chadwick Boseman movie now. — Sean Fennessey
  • Apex for frat movies: Revenge of the Nerds, Old School and Animal House are the candidates, and Animal House is the winner; no PCU.
  • Efron: the case for yes, since coming out of this it felt like a lot would happen, leading to Baywatch and We Are Your Friends.
  • Efron's body: he is still doing fine; the body is a repeated talking point, like Schwarzenegger.
  • Rose Byrne is a reliable number two who makes films like Insidious better, making it a tough call.
  • No for Byrne: she is just consistent; this and Bridesmaids unlocked a decade of comedies like Spy. — Chris Ryan
  • Another vote says yes for Byrne because of Insidious and then this the next year.
  • Dave Franco: not yet; the hot take is that it's coming, citing The Rental and The Disaster Artist.
  • McLovin: no.
  • Abercrombie & Fitch in movies: yes, it has never been in a better scene.
  • The Abercrombie scene prompts greeter jokes and a joke that it was a dug-up William Goldman ending.
  • Nicholas Stoller: probably, yes; it led to a sequel.
  • A late pitch says there has never been a funnier use of airbags; Dumb and Dumber's airbag is raised as a challenge, answered that this one is funnier.

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Braxton University sweatshirt; Dave Franco's Fockers outfit

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:11Read transcript
  • A Braxton University sweatshirt, worn if done correctly.
  • A joke claims one co-host wants one of the dildos.
  • Dave Franco's Fockers outfit.
  • Obscure De Niro characters that could have been included: Awakenings, Neil McCauley after a blanked name, and Cape Fear De Niro; blanking means doing Heat again.

Who Won the Movie?

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:08:16Read transcript
  • Rose Byrne is named, then matched twice ("That's who I have as well", "me too"); the role could have gone wrong with many actresses.
  • The winner of the pod, jokingly, is screenwriters and their art form.
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