Most Rewatchable Scene · 40:32
The hotel-room investigation
The opening encounter with Mrs. Griswold is nominated for its startling entrance.
Bill Simmons: The renovation leading into the awkward rental interview is nominated.
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Who won the movie
Michael Keaton
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Roger Ebert
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Just one Oscar
Michael Keaton (reluctant choice)
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Cruise or Hanks
Tom Cruise as Carter
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 1:47:19
Avoid becoming a landlord
Bill Simmons: The lessons are to avoid becoming a landlord and never admit a tenant without signed terms and money.
Cast
Selected cast credits · Film reference
Melanie Griffith
Patricia "Patty" Palmer
Matthew Modine
Drake Goodman
Michael Keaton
Carter Hayes / James Danforth
Mako
Toshio Watanabe
Nobu McCarthy
Mira Watanabe
Laurie Metcalf
Stephanie MacDonald
Carl Lumbly
Lou Baker
Dorian Harewood
Dennis Reed
Luca Bercovici
Greg
Tippi Hedren
Florence Peters
Sheila McCarthy
Liz Hamilton
Guy Boyd
Warning Cop
Jerry Hardin
Bennett Fidlow
Dan Hedaya
Loan Officer
James Staley
District Attorney Henry
Miriam Margolyes
Realtor
Luis Oropeza
Revilla
F. William Parker
Judge Mitchell Black
Nicholas Pryor
Hotel Front Office Manager Neil Spisak
Tony Simotes
Desk Clerk Victor
O-Lan Jones
Hotel Maid Patricia
Seth Isler
Sergeant Bobby Amato
Dabbs Greer
Mr. Thayer
Florence Sundstrom
Mrs. Thayer
Noel Evangelisti
Mrs. Smith
Nick Rutherford
Child
Tim Pulice
Younger Man
Ray Hanis
Older Man
Takayo Fischer
Bank Teller
Tom Nolan
Al
Daniel MacDonald
George
J.P. Bumstead
1st Deputy Sheriff
Hal Landon Jr
2nd Deputy Sheriff
Hy Anzell
Locksmith Manford Bagel
Tracey Walter
Exterminator
William Paterson
Mr. Hill
D. W. Moffett
Bill
Barbara Tyson
Amy
Beverly D'Angelo
Ann Miller
Everything from the episode
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
39:13
Roger Ebert's review
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:39:13Read transcript
- Ebert gave the film two stars and described it as a yuppie horror story in which the villain attacks the owners’ building. — Bill Simmons
- The panel accepts his complaint that Keaton spends too much of the early film behind a closed door. — Bill Simmons
1:31:28
Casting What-Ifs
Christopher Reeve as Carter Hayes
Christopher Reeve as Carter Hayes
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:31:28Read transcript
- Christopher Reeve’s reported effort to secure the Carter Hayes role is discussed as the sole casting what-if.
1:34:41
Recasting Couch
Brian De Palma as director; young Denzel Washington or Samuel L. Jackson as the rejected tenant
Brian De Palma as director; young Denzel Washington or Samuel L. Jackson as the rejected tenant
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:41Read transcript
- Brian De Palma is the preferred alternate director; young Denzel Washington and another candidate are proposed for the rejected tenant.
1:35:27
Half-Assed Internet Research
Carter’s 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa; Joanne Woodward’s reported three life goals for teenage Melanie Griffith, wi...
Carter’s 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa; Joanne Woodward’s reported three life goals for teenage Melanie Griffith, with two achieved and no Oscar win
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:27Read transcript
- Carter’s car is identified as a 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa. — Bill Simmons
- A story about Joanne Woodward giving teenage Melanie Griffith three life goals is recounted, including that Griffith achieved two but not an Oscar win. — Bill Simmons
1:41:15
Picking Nits
Carter moving in without payment; Drake not using his keys before the locks changed; Carter’s scrapbook and return-ad...
Carter moving in without payment; Drake not using his keys before the locks changed; Carter’s scrapbook and return-address postcard
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:41:15Read transcript
- The panel questions how Carter moved in without payment and why Drake did not use his keys before the locks changed. — Bill Simmons
- Carter’s scrapbook and a con man sending a return-address postcard are challenged as implausibly careless. — Bill Simmons
1:46:15
Probably Unanswerable Questions
How long had Drake and Patty been together? Did their relationship survive?
How long had Drake and Patty been together? Did their relationship survive?
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:46:15Read transcript
- The panel asks how long Drake and Patty had been together and whether the relationship survived the film.
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Best Double Feature
Mr. Mom, Unfaithful, The Money Pit, War of the Roses, Single White Female, and Transformers
Mr. Mom, Unfaithful, The Money Pit, War of the Roses, Single White Female, and Transformers
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:47:46Read transcript
- Mr. Mom, Unfaithful, The Money Pit, War of the Roses, Single White Female, and Transformers are separate choices.