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Just One of the Guys
Just One of the Guys
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Rocky IV
Rocky IV
Rocky IV
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What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
Motorcycle; Reggie’s car; novelty pen; Walkman; lighter; James Brown cassette
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:41:05Read transcript
- The motorcycle and Reggie’s car are wanted, with the car acknowledged as against the rule.
- The novelty pen is another choice.
- The Walkman, lighter and James Brown cassette are added.
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Rick; the Cyndi Lauper pronunciation
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Approx. transcript time · 01:09:17Read transcript
- Weak-link discussion focuses on the Cyndi Lauper pronunciation and Rick’s underwritten character, while another response resists judging performances in a vibe-driven comedy.
- Rick’s characterization is criticized as inconsistent, with James Brown enthusiasm failing to make the sensitive outsider compelling.
Steven Seagal shitting on himself award for most unbelievable anecdote from the actual film shoot
James Brown coaching the dance scenes
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:21Read transcript
- James Brown’s reported visit to coach dance moves is the unbelievable shooting anecdote; accounts differ on three versus five days, and the hours claimed are doubted.
Apex Mountain
Blues Brothers band; prison-property returns; mall stores; Illinois Nazis; Oldsmobiles
In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:53Read transcript
- Belushi’s official peak is placed in 1978 with Animal House and SNL, though his Chicago citywide popularity is considered another kind of apex.
- Aykroyd is rejected in favor of Ghostbusters.
- The prison-property-return scene is an apex candidate and a template, compared with Rounders and 48 Hrs.; an imagined heist-movie version becomes a joke.
- Chicago as a film location is rejected in favor of Ferris Bueller or The Fugitive, with Thief an emotional alternative.
- The blues is rejected; Elvis in Vegas is preferred for bushy sideburns.
- Fisher’s simultaneous Star Wars-era prominence supports her case, though Jedi is proposed as a stronger character moment and sparks disagreement about the trilogy.
- J. C. Penney and especially Pier 1 benefit from the mall scene at an already strong historical moment for the stores.
- Illinois Nazis are accepted; Rawhide’s theme is placed at the television show’s height instead. Orange Whips prompt uncertainty about the drink itself.
- Scarface and Richard Pryor are alternatives for cocaine’s cultural peak, with a joking basketball-stat line also imagined.
- New Oldsmobiles are accepted and James Brown rejected; Elwood’s awful apartment is compared with Se7en’s sloth-victim apartment.
- The Blues Brothers as a band are accepted here over their platinum album and SNL appearances.
- Vengeful ex-girlfriends lose to Fatal Attraction; Landis’s peak is debated between Coming to America and Animal House rather than this film.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:12Read transcript
- Freeman, James Brown, Aretha, Carrie Fisher, Steve Lawrence, John Candy and Spielberg are eligible suggestions.
- A tie between Aretha and Ray Charles is selected; Gibson is rejected for too much screen time, Paul Reubens is considered, and another choice favors Aretha alone.
Most Rewatchable Scene
Ray’s Music Exchange; Chez Paul; mall chase
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 00:36:54Read transcript
- Jake’s release, the brothers’ reunion, police-car pickup and bridge jump provide a strong opening.
- James Brown’s church performance and Jake’s epiphany are nominated as iconic, with a stunt double inferred for the handsprings.
- The Dixie Square Mall chase is loved for escalating destruction, deadpan shopping remarks and its period mall atmosphere.
- Chez Paul is a favorite and the funniest scene, unleashing Belushi through food and outrageous demands; more similarly unrestrained scenes are desired.
- The Soul Food Cafe sequence combines John Lee Hooker, dry toast and four fried chickens, and Aretha’s Think; Murphy’s stiff acting contrasts with her performance.
- Ray’s Music Exchange is praised as the best musical number for its outdoor choreography, compared with Ferris Bueller’s Twist and Shout dancing.
- Bob’s Country Bunker, Rawhide and Stand by Your Man are nominated; its chicken wire inspires a joke about live television recaps.
- Minnie the Moocher, the Palace Hotel performances and Carrie Fisher’s tunnel confrontation are listed among candidates.
- The 106-miles-to-Chicago exchange is an iconic launch into the final chase.
- The Nazis’ prolonged falling Pinto, the Bluesmobile collapsing and the surrounding guns are final-chase highlights.
- Ray’s Music Exchange is explicitly selected for Charles’s timing, the song and dance, and its necessary place in getting instruments; another response favors Chez Paul or the mall.
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
The bloody “throw the damn towel” towel
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:41Read transcript
- The snake watch and Rocky’s funeral/Cobra aviators were proposed.
- The bloody towel was the strongest choice if it could be authenticated.
- The robot, gloves, trunks, James Brown robe, and treadmill were other candidates.
The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
Split: Marianne Creed; James Brown
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:53Read transcript
- Marianne Creed was praised for perfectly selling love, confusion, and terror in a few reaction shots.
- James Brown was chosen by another host for a complete vintage performance and Apollo fist bump.
What’s Aged the Best?
Drago’s minimal dialogue, Rocky’s clothes, Paulie’s arc, the training contrast, montage density, opening credits, and Ivan Drago himself
In the discussion (14)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:51Read transcript
- Drago’s six terse English lines remain iconic.
- Rocky’s oversized jacket was praised.
- Rocky wearing Cobra-style aviators to Apollo’s funeral was enjoyed as a specific mid-1980s choice.
- Rocky’s Hugo Boss sweatshirts and Scorpion-like robe were praised.
- Paulie’s arc from threatening brother-in-law to essential cut man was praised.
- Adrian’s snake-shaped watch was singled out as exceptionally gaudy.
- The natural-versus-steroids training montage remains effective despite its irony.
- James Brown’s credit as “The Godfather of Soul” was enjoyed.
- “Living in America” was reported as Brown’s first top-40 single in eleven years and the last of his career.
- The film’s high-tech sports equipment looked ahead of its time.
- Nearly 32 percent of the movie was reported to be montage.
- Apollo’s later-unacknowledged son aged well because it enabled the Creed continuation.
- The exploding Soviet and American gloves made the opening credits immediate and memorable.
- Ivan Drago’s lasting screen presence was chosen as the strongest aged-best element.
Most Rewatchable Scene
No consensus: the combined training sequences; Drago–Rocky round two; the larger fight and entrance sequence
In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 00:33:40Read transcript
- The two training sequences together were the advance favorite and one final choice.
- Creed’s “Living in America” entrance was nominated for James Brown, Drago’s confusion, and Apollo’s showmanship.
- The full Drago–Creed fight was nominated, including the nicknames, glove touch, “throw the damn towel,” and “if he dies, he dies.”
- The “you can’t win” confrontation with Adrian was nominated.
- The Lamborghini “No Easy Way Out” montage was nominated.
- Duke’s “Apollo was like my son” training speech was nominated.
- The first old-school-versus-high-tech training sequence was nominated.
- The second training sequence, with the mountain climb and “no pain,” was nominated.
- Round two of Rocky–Drago was nominated for “he’s cut,” the tackle, and “he’s a man.”
- Round fifteen was nominated for Drago’s collapse, the crowd turn, and “he’s chopping the Russian down.”
- Rocky’s final speech and Gorbachev slow clap were nominated.
- One host chose the nine-minute training and Adrian sequence; another chose the second round.
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