Did Bo Derek's character kill Tommy Sr., who died at the wedding reception? A spiked drink or toxicology report reveal is suggested, and her ending up with Zelensky is bothersome.
Were Tommy and Julie Warner's character dating? They had one date, never kissed, and she nearly left him.
Asked about the next six months, a story follows about Jimmy's shelved ABC upfronts parody 'Fat Guy with a Beautiful Wife'; the couple could last. — Cousin Sal
The boat could last; love between the two is possible. — Sean Fennessey
Driving the highway without a driver's side door would be harder and scarier than shown.
The season is unclear: turning leaves versus convertible weather, when Farley would be far sweatier.
A rich Tommy Sr. should have run a background check on his fiancée; she met him at a weight-loss camp, an odd grift, and her son is only a few years younger.
Hacking Julie Warner's computer and changing hundreds of orders in a minute is implausible for a character who can't shoot out a tire.
It leads to a favorite moment where the chute rips Lowe's shirt off and he exits shirtless.
Chris Farley is at Apex Mountain, with 100 percent agreement.
David Spade is a yes; younger viewers know him as the Grown Ups guy, and like Mike and the Mad Dog the two must go together.
Julie Warner is proposed but countered with Doc Hollywood and its emerging-from-the-water moment; Tommy Boy has lived on more; Michael J. Fox is taller than her there.
The Midwest is proposed and doubted, with the Packers' Super Bowl the next year and Wisconsin mentioned.
Brake pads get a 100 percent yes.
He could not describe what a brake pad does. — Bill Simmons
'Holy schnikes' is suggested and liked; Farley reportedly took it from John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, which the movie resembles; 'son of a' is used about a dozen times.
The scene concept is amorphous for this movie, which is built from two-to-two-and-a-half-minute bits; the list could have run to 20.
The opening credits are phenomenal: the little kid running, shifting to older Farley graduating and falling, with comedy inside the credits; the others agree it shows who the character is right away and speeds up the usually boring credits.
Tommy's first visit with his dad in hard hats, the kung fu, Spade's dismissiveness and the new office set up that Spade's character will hate him; the 'It's called reading' exchange is cited.
A personal favorite, though maybe not most rewatchable: Tommy on the boat with Julie Warner, starting with real acting about his father's death, the boat tilting, the heckling kids, and her threat to them.
Farley proves a surprisingly good actor there, but he would be scarier than Julie Warner to the hecklers.
The boat scene matters enough that it returns for the ending.
Julie Warner is listed at 5-2 but seems 4-9 or 4-10, prompting draft-measurement jokes and an elevated-curb observation.
Tommy's first sales meeting falls apart as he reenacts a car accident with 'new guy's in the corner puking his guts out'; anyone who doesn't laugh is dead inside.
A six-year-old's first viewing named the sales meeting his favorite part; the scene is cringeworthy as their only chance at a sale while he sets model cars on fire and Spade shoots darts at him; it is called that speaker's favorite, most rewatchable.
Watching Spade's horrified reactions is a fun way to watch the movie; the puking line is iconic.
The sales meeting leads into the gas-station door scene and 'What'd you do?', tied to a son denying he knocked over a wrestling glass; a 'Benny Boy' sequel joke follows.
A roughly ten-minute stretch is submitted as one rewatchable run: Fat Guy in a Little Coat, the Carpenters sing-along, the roadside fight and the diner with the waitress.
Of those four bits, the Carpenters 'Superstar' sing-along is a favorite, with the song called the ideal choice.
The later sing-along callback is loved, and the road-trip stretch is a favorite, especially the waitress deadpanning 'God, you're sick' after the biscuit bit. — Sean Fennessey
Small moments also stick: Richard picking Tommy up at the airport, the suitcase, the M&Ms in Richard's car; the movie is like 65 sketches stitched together, and the diner scene is named a favorite.
The diner is the pivotal moment where Richard sees Tommy can sell, and it could have been hit harder; still, someone so pathetic you have to give them money is a good idea.
Tommy catching Richard watching the woman in the pool and the repeated jokes about Buddy Wackett and the Yankees are a favorite.
As the hosts tell the story, Fat Guy in a Little Coat began as a bit Farley did in the SNL offices that Spade had to endure, then became a song in the movie; it is joked to become the country's post-quarantine anthem.
The diner scene is probably the pick, with a shout-out to the climax: Zelensky signing for 500,000 brake pads and the factory cheer gave chills on rewatch. — Sean Fennessey
The first sales meeting with the new guy puking his guts out is picked as a favorite that gets that speaker every time; the same speaker notes 'Sal and I had the same'.
Setting the model cars on fire is picked as cringeworthy and physically beautiful. — Cousin Sal
