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They offered Blaze Land USA as the best name and Billy’s Blazes as another option.

They pick Biffco as the best name in the category.

They note the film's political message but do not settle on a separate Reagan critique winner.

The hosts toss out several casting swaps, settling on Cazale for the Ronnie Cox role as the cleanest fit.

They float replacements for Christine Lahti, with Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, and Margot Kidder discussed as possibilities.

They most strongly endorsed John Malkovich for the Pankow role while trading several other possibilities.

Jennifer Lawrence offers Tim Robbins for Lloyd and herself for Harry, then sketches a female-led remake idea with Amy Schumer.

They say they would not touch the casting or the setup of the movie.

The transcript includes a brief, inconclusive casting riff without a supportable winner.

They discuss how the property could work as a series or modern remake, but do not settle on a specific recast winner.

They ultimately point to Hoosiers as the best recruiting-scene example, with Moneyball as a modern runner-up.

Van and the others argue this is a major release-the-cut candidate because the missing footage seems central to the movie's coherence.

They agree to retire Ramon Raymond and replace him with Wilford Brimley as the new joke option.

They offered a few possible names and liked Society of Cross Keys best as a title-style phrase.

The panel agreed the worst-clothed winner was one of Lindsay Lohan’s very 2004 outfits, especially the short skirt and Henley combination.

The room settles on the poker scene as the most rewatchable moment because it has the sharpest banter and most distinct vibe.

They go through several contenders, but the elaborate craps-game sequence emerges as the favorite rewatchable scene.

They sketch a Hall of Fame structure and place Cruise at the top among the most-covered rewatchables actors.

They identify Leo Farnsworth's Filoli mansion as the standout rich-person house, while nodding to a few classic alternatives.

They single out the pilot as the most memorable expendable bystander death.

They give the guard-meat style award to the state trooper killed in the triple-homicide sequence.

Rob picks the porn-party tree man getting shot as the most memorable incidental death by a guard or bystander.

They debate whether some movies have better possible titles, but they do not finalize a winner or even a firm category name.

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's tape is named as the true apex of roadhead-related pop culture.

They settle on a rankings take that puts Risky Business and The Sure Thing at the top of the 1980s teen-movie heap.

They debated several parts before settling on Trevor Beckwith as the best Hoffman fit.

They agreed the hospital section is the safest place to pause because the movie briefly slows down there.

They treat DeVito's framing-device material as the movie's weakest stretch, with the silent client as a distant alternative critique.

They give the acting award to Quinn Culkin for underacting, while noting Elijah Wood can also overplay scenes.

They single out the woman tossed into the dumpster as the worst acting performance in the movie.

They agree modern digital tools would undercut the movie’s tactile craftsmanship and some of its magic, even if the story itself would survive.

They explicitly say ring cameras, cell-phone pings, and texting would let authorities catch the scheme fast.

They say modern search, surveillance, and phones would quickly expose Rick's new identity and plan.

The hosts point to Nona Gaye as the actor they most can't believe never became bigger, with Michael T. Williams also singled out.

After renaming the category, they pick Affleck for the most committed overacting when O’Bannion gets painted.

The huge space-jockey set piece is also praised as a scene-stealing location and design achievement.

They choose Scorsese as the better director for this material.

They keep Toy Soldiers as Astin's best crying scene rather than Rudy.

The chest-autograph scene is proposed as a possible Happy Gilmore homage, but the connection is explicitly speculative.

Ford's post-climax cigarette lean is held up as perfect onscreen smoking.

They use the award for Stormare’s chain-smoking, cigarette-forward killer behavior.

They award Ed Harris for the movie’s best onscreen smoking work.

Sean’s flex is that the movie knowingly echoes The Shining, including the “bombing the universe” line.

They agreed Billie Jean pulls off the iconic self-haircut exceptionally well.

They brainstorm sequel ideas, with a Susan-centered follow-up emerging as the most developed pitch.

Zach argues the romance has weak chemistry because Courteney Cox plays too straight and lacks banter with Carrey.

They pitch it as a theme for movies where everything falls apart fast, without naming a winner.

They agreed Donnie probably should have asked for a lawyer as soon as he woke up in the hotel room.