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Eddie and the Cruisers The Rewatchables
Eddie and the Cruisers

Picking Nits

Disappearance coverage; polished concert footage; conventional Season in Hell; unlikely friendships

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Approx. transcript time · 01:23:49Read transcript
  • Nitpicks question the limited attention to Eddie’s disappearance without a body; local news reach and the band’s uncertain fame are counterarguments. — Bill Simmons
  • The polished, multi-camera color footage of the early-1960s college concert is considered implausible. — Van Lathan
  • Season in Hell sounds too conventional to justify its supposedly shocking avant-garde reputation.
  • A complaint that Frank learns piano impossibly fast is corrected: he already plays and Eddie teaches a rock approach rather than the instrument itself.
  • The band members are considered unlikely friends outside music, with Sal and Doc the possible exception. — Chris Ryan
Eddie and the Cruisers The Rewatchables
Eddie and the Cruisers

What’s Aged the Worst?

Frank’s response to the break-in; the sequel; Wendell’s death; unchanged appearances; streaming presentation

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  • Aged-worst choices include Frank’s casual response to his wrecked home and the sequel; sequel talk prompts a digression about forgotten podcast recordings.
  • The sole Black band member dying and the replacement saxophonist facing an impossible comparison are aged-worst criticisms.
  • Aged-worst choices include bandmates living nearby without reconnecting for twenty years, the dated Toby Tyler insult, unchanged youthful appearances and streaming artwork showing Sal’s later band. — Van Lathan
  • Streaming autoplay cutting off the ending and credits is strongly criticized for disrupting the film, inflating passive viewing and hiding crew recognition. — Bill Simmons
Eddie and the Cruisers The Rewatchables
Eddie and the Cruisers

The Bam Out of Bayo 83 Point

Sal Amato

The panel proposes a new category here.

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

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  • An explicit flex selects Sal for the Bam Adebayo unexpected-performance category, praising his smooth nightclub command. — Bill Simmons
  • Craig confirms that his earlier Sal Amato choice was the Bam Adebayo flex, explicitly connecting the category with the 83-point game. — Bill Simmons
Eddie and the Cruisers The Rewatchables
Eddie and the Cruisers

Most Rewatchable Scene

Writing On the Dark Side on the rooftop

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  • Opening credits, On the Dark Side and Maggie’s newsroom pitch are scene candidates; her hook establishes the mystery and suggests a viewpoint the movie later shifts away from.
  • Frank meeting the band, Maggie visiting his classroom and the lounge-to-rooftop sequence are scene candidates; Eddie hears the value of Frank’s song before the rest of the group. — Bill Simmons
  • The rooftop’s instantly completed song is loved despite its implausibility, compared with Get Back’s slower creative process; Paré’s joy and Berenger’s physical performance sell the moment. — Bill Simmons
  • The lounge-to-Wild Summer Nights-to-Tender Years run is praised; Tender Years is a favorite non-Dark Side song and an enthusiastic audience extra is noticed.
  • Sal’s pizza-eating emotional scene and stage nostalgia receive praise; a Peter North effort award is proposed for Matthew Laurance’s commitment to a small part.
  • Wendell’s death into Tender Years and the disastrous Season in Hell session are scene candidates; the furious record executive and Eddie’s greatness-or-nothing stance are highlighted. — Bill Simmons
  • Writing On the Dark Side is the agreed most-rewatchable-scene choice. — Bill Simmons
  • The Palace of Depression flashback is another favorite because Eddie’s unraveling and other bandmates’ memories complicate Frank’s nostalgia. — Van Lathan
Back to the Future Part II The Rewatchables
Back to the Future Part II

Apex Mountain

Sports almanacs; Tom Wilson; Jeffrey Weissman; Oh LàLà magazine; D. Jones Manure Hauling; hoverboards.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:15:06Read transcript
  • Fox, Thompson, Shue, Beat It and Zemeckis are rejected. Sports almanacs receive an unequivocal yes. — Bill Simmons
  • Mr. Sandman loses to Halloween II; time-travel movies lose to the original Back to the Future. — Bill Simmons
  • Tom Wilson is affirmed for his multiple roles, with no later rival identified. — Bill Simmons
  • The fictional 2015 loses to the actual year's Fox-Lloyd reunion for Sal. — Bill Simmons
  • Jeffrey Weissman, Oh LàLà magazine, D. Jones Manure Hauling and hoverboards are affirmed. — Bill Simmons
  • Sports-gambling movies receive an initial yes, then debate includes The Gambler, Two for the Money, The Hustler, Rounders, Focus and Uncut Gems without a settled conclusion. — Bill Simmons
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