Rae Dawn Chong is at Apex Mountain because this is what she is known for; she should have been bigger.
Alyssa Milano is a no; the debate is whether her apex is Who's the Boss or Charmed, which airs all morning on TNT ('T&T' in the transcript), with Melrose Place also mentioned. — Bill Simmons
For Vernon Wells, among Mad Max, Weird Science and this movie, this is probably the one people reference. — Bill Simmons
Creem magazine is a no; mid-80s yellow Porsches are a yes, as this is probably their best use. — Bill Simmons
Dan Hedaya is definitely not; missile launchers and bazookas are a yes as the first one that comes to mind. — Bill Simmons
The Harold Lloyd Estate is a no because of Beverly Hills Cop; Val Verde, a fictional country made for this movie, is a yes.
Bennett's chain mail is volunteered for Apex Mountain along with his physique; he lacks muscle for a fistfight with Arnold, possibly wearing slim-fit chain mail, and looks like he needs more steroids. — Kyle Brandt
The wardrobe choice is blamed on 1985 cocaine; his thin arms are distracting in the fight. — Bill Simmons
Still, Bennett is one of Arnold's toughest movie enemies and blew a 10-point lead by not simply killing him. — Shea Serrano
The category is framed as having two winners, something not normally done in this category. — Bill Simmons
Vernon Wells, who played Bennett and is remembered from Weird Science, is named first, but is later said not to have won the Joey Pants Award. — Bill Simmons
David Patrick Kelly is one of the best ever in the category, known as the Warriors gang leader and Luther in 48 Hours, and seen in The Crow, Crooklyn and John Wick; the award is given to him. — Bill Simmons
The flight attendant who says the flight will take exactly 11 hours is another candidate: she played Bruce Willis's wife in The Last Boy Scout and Teela ('Tila' in the transcript) in the Dolph Lundgren He-Man movie, but nobody could recall her name. — Kyle Brandt
Bennett was supposed to be played by Wings Hauser ('Wingshouser' in the transcript), who was fired on the first day and replaced by Vernon Wells. — Bill Simmons
Introduced as not a new category but a special one for this movie; nominees are Arnold chopping wood in a tank top, the father-daughter montage, the hard-to-understand Boy George one-liner over a Creem magazine, Dan Hedaya's accent, and Arnold stripping to a bathing suit to row, part of three gratuitous shirtless moments. — Bill Simmons
The pick is Matrix goading Bennett to drop the guns and fight, with Bennett reacting almost orgasmically, as if on take eight after being told to be creepier. — Bill Simmons
There is a long-running internet theory that Bennett is in love with Matrix. — Kyle Brandt
The romance is described as intentional: the director said his coaching was that Bennett hates but loves Matrix, Bennett reminisces about him, and the final exchange ('don't deny yourself the pleasure', shooting him in the balls) is sexually charged, comparable only to Tango & Cash. — Kyle Brandt
The theory is rejected: Bennett is more like Zero in John Wick 3, a fan who respects Matrix's killing skill and wants to measure himself against him. — Shea Serrano
Bennett wearing a sleeveless shirt with no muscle tone next to Arnold shows huge confidence; he was never frightening, suggesting the filmmakers did not yet know what they had in Arnold. — Shea Serrano
Vernon Wells described his look as Freddie Mercury on steroids; director Mark Lester, coming off Firestarter, said Bennett was in love with Matrix but hated him too. — Bill Simmons
