Surprise at a cell phone ring; Courteney Cox magazine cover; Rudy Giuliani office photo; flip phone; Liz Phair's Why Can't I; Garner's MTV Movie Awards and Teen Choice nominations
An ASR-unclear item about the phone ('so many m's on the phone ... he wants a decision now') and being surprised by a cell phone ring are offered; the slip dress is called a little 1997. — Bill Simmons
Jenna's office wall has a photo with Rudy Giuliani, from when that was just the 9/11 mayor, not a joke. — Juliet Litman
The flip phone, with colored screens arriving around 2002-2003, and the twice-used Liz Phair song are picks. — Juliet Litman
Garner's performance earning MTV Movie Awards and Teen Choice Awards nominations, possible only in a three-year vortex, is offered as a winner, but the same speaker then defers: 'I think you're right with Liz Phair.' — Bill Simmons
Phoenix is proposed as a more plausible recasting city. The babysitter’s photos and crush on unkempt Cal are criticized, with the historical framing and online consequences discussed. — Bill Simmons
No Casting What-Ifs were found. Tomei clearly wins Dion Waiters. Phoenix, Scottsdale or Irvine are proposed recasting locations, with warm-weather shopping as a constraint. — Bill Simmons
No Casting What-Ifs were found. Tomei clearly wins Dion Waiters. Phoenix, Scottsdale or Irvine are proposed recasting locations, with warm-weather shopping as a constraint. — Bill Simmons
No Casting What-Ifs were found. Tomei clearly wins Dion Waiters. Phoenix, Scottsdale or Irvine are proposed recasting locations, with warm-weather shopping as a constraint. — Bill Simmons
Scene candidates include the divorce/car exit and Jacob meeting Hannah. Lady Bird is compared to the car exit; Jacob’s confidence under rejection divides interpretation. — Bill Simmons
The friends choosing sides in divorce and John Carroll Lynch’s breakup scene are praised as an underexplored social dynamic. — Bill Simmons
The male makeover montage is praised for humor, effective styling and Cal’s renewed self-respect; other makeover films are compared and the already-attractive-woman trope criticized. Carell changing weight is explicitly speculation. — Bill Simmons
Scene candidates include pickup training, Robbie raising Bacon’s chair, Tomei’s bar encounter and the teacher reveal. Tomei receives a playful long-term-crush honor. — Bill Simmons
Hannah returning to Jacob’s house is praised for the Dirty Dancing lift, humor, surprising vulnerability and a believable connection built in minutes; whether they have sex remains inferred rather than shown. — Bill Simmons
The actors’ chemistry prompts discussion of on-set relationships and spouses, including Mr. & Mrs. Smith as a comparison; speculation is not film fact. — Bill Simmons
The converging backyard fight and Bacon’s arrival are praised. The graduation speech is rejected by one host as too sweet, with other school-ending films discussed. — Bill Simmons
The romantic Dirty Dancing sequence wins the scene majority, with a dissenting preference for the backyard fight. — Mina Kimes
A late scene candidate is Cal’s nighttime phone call while looking through the window; Talking Heads during lawn watering is an additional needle-drop choice, with no song title stated here.
Marisa Tomei was reportedly considered for Lynn; a more convincing local accent would not necessarily preserve Collette’s car-scene power. — Chris Ryan
