The Rewatchables ·
Who won the movie
Warren Beatty
Just one Oscar
Robert Towne’s screenplay
Cruise or Hanks
Cruise as George
Dion Waiters Award
Carrie Fisher
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · 1:29:40
Cameron Crowe: Shampoo is called the least rewatchable of Ashby’s Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, and Shampoo run despite being the biggest hit.
Bill Simmons: Mid-1970s Goldie Hawn is called the most adorable actress of any era.
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 1:53:26
The film’s apparent lesson that everyone eventually sells out is proposed but challenged.
Selected cast credits · Film reference
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
The bistro stare-down; Lester and George’s late conversation; the opening sex scene
1968 Los Angeles
Lee Grant’s two-day walkout
Hollywood self-reference, the hairdresser dynamic, cinematography, performances, real estate, and soundtrack licensing
Lester’s house
William Castle’s cameo as Sid Roth
The high final cliff shot overlooking Los Angeles
Two lines are proposed, with Lester’s political-market monologue treated as the film’s thesis.
The Paul Simon score, offensive language, and reported Beatty/Fisher history
Beatty’s breakup crying and Norman’s salon-owner performance are nominated.
Ashby’s least rewatchable of the three-film run; Goldie Hawn’s appeal and missed rom-com era
Tony Bill as Johnny Pope
John Cazale in a small role
Paul Simon’s rejected title song “Have a Good Time”
Beatty: yes
Cruise as George
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester
The daughter’s reaction, party-house geography, loan logic, instant valets, and transported motorcycle
Robert Towne’s screenplay
The group asks whether George gets a salon and whether Lester and Jackie last.
The Triumph, jacket, blow dryer, earring, and Almost Famous/Say Anything props
Selling out is challenged by the counterlesson that Jill finds a way out.
The Parallax View, The Rules of the Game, and Nashville
