Ebert gave the film two stars and described it as a yuppie horror story in which the villain attacks the owners’ building. The panel accepts his complaint that Keaton spends too much of the early film behind a closed door.

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Ebert gave the film two stars and described it as a yuppie horror story in which the villain attacks the owners’ building.
The panel accepts his complaint that Keaton spends too much of the early film behind a closed door.

Casting What-Ifs

Christopher Reeve’s reported effort to secure the Carter Hayes role is discussed as the sole casting what-if.

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Christopher Reeve’s reported effort to secure the Carter Hayes role is discussed as the sole casting what-if.

Recasting Couch

Brian De Palma is the preferred alternate director; young Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson are proposed for the rejected tenant.

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Brian De Palma is the preferred alternate director; young Denzel Washington and another candidate are proposed for the rejected tenant.

Half-Assed Internet Research

Carter’s car is identified as a 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa. A story about Joanne Woodward giving teenage Melanie Griffith three life goals is recounted, including that Griffith achieved two but not an Oscar win.

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Carter’s car is identified as a 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa.
A story about Joanne Woodward giving teenage Melanie Griffith three life goals is recounted, including that Griffith achieved two but not an Oscar win.

Picking Nits

The panel questions how Carter moved in without payment and why Drake did not use his keys before the locks changed. Carter’s scrapbook and a con man sending a return-address postcard are challenged as implausibly careless.

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The panel questions how Carter moved in without payment and why Drake did not use his keys before the locks changed.
Carter’s scrapbook and a con man sending a return-address postcard are challenged as implausibly careless.

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The panel asks how long Drake and Patty had been together and whether the relationship survived the film.

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The panel asks how long Drake and Patty had been together and whether the relationship survived the film.

Best Double Feature

Mr. Mom, Unfaithful, The Money Pit, War of the Roses, Single White Female, and Transformers are separate choices.

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Mr. Mom, Unfaithful, The Money Pit, War of the Roses, Single White Female, and Transformers are separate choices.