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Rick Zumwalt
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Apex Mountain
Golan-Globus; arm wrestling; Bob Beattie; annoying children of divorce; Rick Zumwalt; Sammy Hagar; motor-oil drinking
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Approx. transcript time · 01:20:53Read transcript
- Stallone is rejected.
- Golan-Globus are affirmed in their prolific Cannon heyday.
- Arm wrestling is an unquestionable yes, with the movie’s association persisting decades later.
- Divorce films are rejected in favor of Kramer vs. Kramer, with Mrs. Doubtfire personally affecting.
- Bob Beattie receives a definite yes.
- The Vegas Hilton probably had larger boxing moments; Terry Funk is rejected.
- Evil Loggia is placed at Scarface, while this grandfather is defended as potentially the good party.
- Annoying children of divorce and Rick Zumwalt receive affirmative answers.
- Truck driving loses to the late-1970s era, with Smokey and the Bandit and Convoy among comparisons.
- Sammy Hagar receives an emphatic yes around his Van Halen debut period; the podcast’s same-year chronology is not independently verified.
- Las Vegas is rejected.
- Drinking motor oil is affirmed as a memorable, reckless gimmick.
Casting What-Ifs
Don Johnson; Cleve Dean; Ox Baker
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Approx. transcript time · 01:13:11Read transcript
- Don Johnson reportedly was the first Lincoln choice, but his build and looks seem less credible for a truck-driving arm wrestler.
- Cleve Dean was deemed too large, Ox Baker was approached, and Rick Zumwalt became the third choice for Hurley.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:07:52Read transcript
- Robert Loggia wins for bending-the-law dialogue and his furious reaction on the stairs; Rick Zumwalt is an alternative.
What’s Aged the Best?
Self-bet; bad dialogue; tournament; Hurley; Loggia; songs; Cannon credit; SNL; Grizzly; truck workout; funeral trope; father admiration
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Approx. transcript time · 00:50:07Read transcript
- Lincoln betting all $7,000 from his truck sale on himself is admired.
- The cholesterol-poisoning exchange is enjoyed for its terrible dialogue.
- Tournament structure and Rick Zumwalt’s imposing Bull Hurley casting work well.
- Evil Robert Loggia is a strength.
- The Hagar music video and a Golan-Globus production credit promise enjoyable excess.
- The SNL sketch in which Norm Macdonald mocks Stallone’s movies after an accident is recommended.
- Larry Greene’s opening song is considered underrated and better than Meet Me Half Way.
- The repeated double-elimination explanations, strap and John Grizzly’s eccentric performance remain enjoyable.
- The truck’s exercise apparatus remains a childhood favorite, despite likely producing an uneven physique.
- Arriving midway through a funeral, silently dropping flowers and leaving is enjoyed as an absurd recurring movie convention.
- A child watching an estranged father do something impressive captures a powerful emotional experience.
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