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Michael Rooker
Also referred to as Michael Riffle, Rooker
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 5
- Movies in this archive
- 5
Rewatchables episodes featuring Michael Rooker’s films
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Mentioned in discussions
Michael Rooker in Cliffhanger: What Are You Mad About?
Joshua’s mother blaming Sonny
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:06Read transcript
- A proposed Michael Rooker in Cliffhanger award asks why Joshua’s mother blames Sonny; others defend her because she initially lacks the radio information. — Van Lathan
Apex Mountain
Mello Yello and car-racing movies; several near-apex cases
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:40:23Read transcript
- Tom Cruise is placed near, but not definitively at, his apex. — Bill Simmons
- Robert Duvall and Nicole Kidman are rejected as being at their apex; Cruise's hair and teeth are accepted. — Bill Simmons
- NASCAR and Don Simpson production stories are proposed as apex cases. — Bill Simmons
- Michael Rooker is assigned Cliffhanger; Cary Elwes is assigned The Princess Bride. — Bill Simmons
- Hans Zimmer and Simpson–Bruckheimer are rejected as apex cases. — Bill Simmons
- Car-racing movies are debated against Talladega Nights. — Bill Simmons
- Mello Yello is accepted as an apex case. — Bill Simmons
- Cruise is accepted in the Cruise-or-Hanks comparison. — Bill Simmons
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Old Tom Cruise teeth; Cocktail 2
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:27:45Read transcript
- The production indirectly enabled Eyes Wide Shut because Dr. Jerry Punch recommended Nicole Kidman after Dead Calm. — Chris Ryan
- Days of Thunder is tested and rejected as better than Top Gun. — Kyle Brandt
- Tom Cruise's original teeth are preferred to his later straightened teeth. — Kyle Brandt
- Michael Rooker should have become a much bigger star, though a lack of comic range or conventional leading-man looks is offered as an explanation. — Bill Simmons
- The film would be better as Cocktail 2, with Brian Flanagan leaving the bar business for racing. — Bill Simmons
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
The post-crash middle section
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:48Read transcript
- Rowdy never receiving a full-intensity Michael Rooker scene is identified as a small weakness. — Kyle Brandt
- Too much talking and too little racing in the second half is the principal weakness. — Kyle Brandt
- The crash is argued to occur too early, leaving too little of Cole racing at his peak.
- Rowdy's injury subplot and Cole and Claire's conflict are criticized; killing Rowdy or giving Harry an illness subplot are proposed alternatives. — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Ellen Barkin; personal-ad murder movies; late-1980s Yankees fans
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:17:27Read transcript
- Pacino is rejected. — Bill Simmons
- Barkin’s late-1980s period receives agreement, with this film narrowly preferred to The Big Easy. — Bill Simmons
- Goodman’s peak is placed later around Roseanne and The Big Lebowski. — Bill Simmons
- Personal-ad dating murder movies receive an affirmative selection.
- The title song is proposed, but its original popularity is raised as a competing peak.
- Pacino characters named Frank are ranked Slade, Serpico, Keller, with mild consideration of Serpico first. — Bill Simmons
- Late-1980s Yankees fans receive an affirmative selection. — Bill Simmons
- Rooker is rejected, with Cliffhanger suggested instead. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:50Read transcript
- John Spencer is the leading choice; Rooker and the lonely older restaurant date are alternatives. — Wosny Lambre
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:56Read transcript
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Insufficiently established killer reveal
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:06Read transcript
- Rooker’s killer is insufficiently established before the reveal; another scene could have made him more memorable. — Bill Simmons
- Making Goodman the killer is proposed as an alternative twist, drawing on his enthusiasm for nightlife and insistence on partnering. — Chris Ryan
- The racial misdirection disappears without meaningful development. — Wosny Lambre
Most Rewatchable Scene
First sex scene (two choices); late-night convenience-store rendezvous
In the discussion (18)
Approx. transcript time · 00:37:43Read transcript
- The fake Yankees event traps wanted fans. — Wosny Lambre
- The cops devise the rhyming personal-ad and fingerprint scheme.
- The unsuccessful dates include a disappointed woman in a wig and another who identifies Frank’s cop eyes.
- Helen’s red-jacket introduction and blunt rejection unsettle Frank.
- Frank runs into Helen while awkwardly selecting fruit and arranges another date despite his partner’s warning. — Bill Simmons
- Frank and Helen’s late-night bar conversation establishes their attraction.
- The sex scene begins with suspicion over a starter pistol and Helen being shut in the closet. — Bill Simmons
- Helen’s physical dominance and Frank’s exhausted morning make the first sex scene especially funny; it receives two final choices.
- The shoe-store confrontation with two aggressive customers leads to Frank’s angry speech.
- Frank apologizes in the kitchen, then notices the personal ads on the refrigerator. — Bill Simmons
- Helen playing Sea of Love renews suspicion that she is the killer. — Wosny Lambre
- The fight with Rooker culminates in the villain falling from the window. — Bill Simmons
- The final street reconciliation benefits from Pacino being bumped and recovering naturally. — Bill Simmons
- Drunk Frank calls his ex-wife from bed claiming appendicitis. — Wosny Lambre
- Frank complains about his ex-wife within earshot of her new partner, culminating in a detectives’ party fight. — Wosny Lambre
- The Long Island wedding is an additional candidate.
- The late-night convenience-store meeting after Frank’s request that Helen omit underwear is the other final favorite. — Wosny Lambre
- Pacino and Goodman confronting the personal-ad writer in front of his family is an additional remembered scene. — Chris Ryan
The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot
Carrying Roy through the storm; mountain crevice rescue
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:33:14Read transcript
- Hawke carrying Roy through the storm is the cinematic-shot choice, despite doubts about the physical plausibility. — Bill Simmons
- The near-fall into the mountain crevice and rescue receive another cinematic-shot mention; the Michael Rooker comparison is an explicit joke about confusing movies. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:29Read transcript
- Rooker wins for outperforming Stallone in dialogue and story. — Kyle Brandt
- Rooker wins for being more compelling and believable than Stallone. — Bill Simmons
- Rooker completes the clean sweep and is described as the central character through the middle of the film. — Craig Horlbeck
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Henchman profit shares; Delmar’s soccer ability; bats; Hal revenge ending
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:56:16Read transcript
- Questions imagine terrorist profit shares and whether underlings should expect betrayal: Travers and Qualen might each take a third, while lesser henchmen receive percentages or are killed before payment. These are hypotheses, not explicit film contracts. — Kyle Brandt
- Delmar's actual soccer ability is questioned because repeated kicks fail to finish Hal; minor-league/club or teenage-level ability is imagined. — Bill Simmons
- The cave bats raise questions about bite risk and damage, with uncertainty explicit and First Blood as another Stallone cave comparison. — Bill Simmons
- A proposed alternate ending has Hal throw Jesse off the mountain to even the score, setting up a villainous-Rooker sequel. — Kyle Brandt
- Throwing Jesse into helicopter blades would escalate the hypothetical ending further, and both speakers favor the outrageous bookend. — Kyle Brandt
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