Bob Balaban

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Mentioned in discussions

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Close Encounters of the Third Kind · The Rewatchables ·May 20, 2025

Robert Blossom wins over Bob Balaban.

In the discussion (2)

Approx. transcript time · 01:33:11Read transcript

• Robert Blossom wins for being recognized as the farmer here and the elderly neighbor from Home Alone.
• Bob Balaban and François Truffaut are considered as alternatives.

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

Close Encounters of the Third Kind · The Rewatchables ·May 20, 2025

No clear winner is found; Balaban's desert exposition is a tentative nominee.

In the discussion (1)

Approx. transcript time · 01:24:14Read transcript

• The panel finds no clear overacting winner and offers Bob Balaban's urgent desert explanation only as a tentative nominee.

Films in the archive

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Rewatchables episodes featuring their films

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 film

Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey

Aired May 20, 2025