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Fred Thompson
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- Bill, the limousine driver, is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Mrs. Brice is nominated for her obliviously pleasant presence at the party. — Bill Simmons
- Tom’s drunk Philippines companion is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Fred Thompson’s Old Testament line is cited. — Bill Simmons
- Iman is the explicit winner for her brief appearances. — Bill Simmons
- George Dzundza’s gym scene earns an additional nomination. — Bill Simmons
The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
The boat-rental operator
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- The boat-rental operator is the choice; Fred Thompson is treated as ineligible. — Bill Simmons
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- The wheelchair gun expert is also a heat-check candidate. — Bill Simmons
- The suspicious bank clerk is a heat-check candidate. — Chris Ryan
- Fred Thompson is a heat-check candidate. — Chris Ryan
- Tobin Bell is a heat-check candidate for a single scene. — Chris Ryan
- The choice is transcribed Railsback; The Stunt Man and a Manson performance are recalled. No first name is supplied. — Chris Ryan
- John Heard is praised but considered underused; more scenes with him are desired. — Bill Simmons
The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
Wheelchair gun expert (Professor Finley actor)
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- Fred Thompson is described as a former that-guy who became recognizable by name. — Bill Simmons
- Tobin Bell is another former that-guy. — Bill Simmons
- Gary Cole is a former that-guy, though he still qualified in 1993. — Bill Simmons
- John Mahoney is described as having graduated from that-guy status around Say Anything. — Bill Simmons
- Brian Libby is a that-guy candidate, with Silent Rage and Shawshank roles recalled. — Bill Simmons
- Joshua Malina is another former that-guy. — Chris Ryan
- Clyde Kusatsu is a that-guy candidate among the investigators. — Chris Ryan
- Steve Hytner is another investigator that-guy candidate. — Chris Ryan
- Anthony Peck is another that-guy candidate, with his Die Hard with a Vengeance role recalled. — Chris Ryan
- Kusatsu and the actor playing Seinfeld’s Kenny Banya are runners-up. — Bill Simmons
- The wheelchair gun expert, recognized as Professor Finley from 90210, is the final that-guy choice; the actor’s name is not recalled. — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Robert De Niro as a box-office star (reconsidered); the 1991 Oscar-nominated face-biting role (joking); Fred Thompson’s film run; Cape Fear as a location
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- Scorsese and De Niro initially rejected; De Niro reconsidered specifically as box-office star. Raging Bull perhaps broader career peak, with Goodfellas and Godfather Part II discussed. — Bill Simmons
- Nolte’s seventies hype / early-eighties 48 hours preferred; Lange no; Lewis Natural Born Killers agreed. — Bill Simmons
- 1991 Oscar-nominated face-biting joking apex; Fred Thompson film run yes, explicitly separate from Senate career. — Bill Simmons
- Cape Fear location itself proposed as having its peak through this movie, despite odd vacation branding.
What’s Aged the Best?
Naked tai chi; the That Guy ensemble; "I taught him everything he knows"; the profane reporter brush-off; "How can the same shit happen to the same guy twice?"; airports at Christmas
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- Naked tai chi instantly establishes the villain, prompting a joke about reclaiming naked tai chi for the good guys. — Bill Simmons
- The That Guy record is revisited: Fred Thompson, William Sadler, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Leguizamo, the doomed pilot, Don Harvey, Dennis Franz, Robert Costanzo, Sheila McCarthy and Art Evans. — Bill Simmons
- The line about having taught the villain everything he knows is a favorite action trope, spun into a First Blood-style bit about a rogue colleague turned terrorist. — Bill Simmons
- A reporter asking a colonel (transcribed "Colonel Stewart") for a few words and getting a two-word profane brush-off as he walks past her is chosen and jokingly recommended for office use. — Bill Simmons
- The line about the same thing happening to the same guy twice is praised for self-awareness and noted as sampled in Positive K's I Got a Man. — Sean Fennessey
- Airports at Christmas are chosen for the chaotic, nostalgic vibe of parkas and drinking before flights, though the same behavior also counts as aged worst. — Chris Ryan
- McClane leaving his car at the curb, drinking and spotting trouble across the terminal is contrasted with a real traveler watching a Bulls game with a bet on it. — Bill Simmons
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