Cycling movies receive agreement, ahead of American Flyers; Quicksilver and other films are considered while discussing a possible cycling month.
Used cars and Daniel Stern are rejected, with Stern’s Home Alone, City Slickers and The Wonder Years period preferred.
Irritable Italians and the 1978 Masi Gran Criterium bicycle receive affirmative selections.
Peter Yates is initially rejected for Bullitt, then reconsidered because of this film’s Oscar success and unknown cast; no settled final answer emerges. — Bill Simmons
Hart Bochner is rejected in favor of Die Hard, with his directing of PCU also praised.
Indiana movies divide opinion between this and Hoosiers, with a tentative preference for Hoosiers. — Bill Simmons
Hard-to-find Blu-rays receive an affirmative nomination, illustrated by the expensive out-of-print Twilight Time release.
Villains named Rod receive an affirmative late Apex nomination.
Robyn Douglass is a recognizable face whose name may be less familiar; Dooley and Barrie are praised as elite that-guy and that-gal actors given substantial roles. — Bill Simmons
College towns remain excellent film settings, with townie-student tension and familiar streets, bars and pizza places. — Chris Ryan
Indiana sports in 1979 hold up especially well, coinciding with Larry Bird’s college season. — Sean Fennessey
Cycling movies are more cinematic than running movies because crashes and interference create additional possibilities. — Bill Simmons
Rod’s pink polo, blue convertible, swimming and handsome college-villain persona remain excellent, as does Bochner’s later Die Hard connection. — Bill Simmons
Robyn Douglass is praised among a crowded field of seventies stars and for The Lonely Guy. — Bill Simmons
Rod’s blue Mercedes and the reverse-driving shot are admired, alongside simpler seventies downtown streets. — Bill Simmons
