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They pick Grace as the memorable oddball neighbor, while noting the son also has a strange energy.

Because the field is crowded, they give the Dan Wethers-style supporting spot to Paul Bettany.

They treat Mia Sara as the cleanest example of a great actress who should have had a much bigger career.

They create a new award for best job playing yourself and immediately give it to Danny McBride.

Brimley is declared the winner after an extended riff on how much menace and oddity he brings to the movie.

They agreed the opening is grotesque, especially because the daughter is involved, but not too visually over-the-top.

They give the location award to Playland, with the Ferris wheel moments as part of the case for it.

Four Aces gets the award, though the George Washington Bridge is briefly discussed as another strong location contender.

Rob names the Green Mill as the scene-stealing location during the four-versions-of-Ian discussion.

The bowling alley emerges as the top scene-stealing location, with the Pacific Ocean also getting strong support.

They say the roof is the standout location, though the whole arena works as a scene-stealing setting.

The Hard Deck won easily as the movie’s standout bar setting and the kind of place the hosts said they would actually visit.

They settle on the basement as the movie's most scene-stealing location, with the Four Seasons as the only real alternative.

The award goes to the Rock Harbor house as the scene-stealing location, with the desert briefly mentioned as another strong setting choice.

They agree Dennis Peck would easily get between Norman and Claire if given a chance.

They treat the hotel as the standout location and also single out the poetry place as a nice setting.

After listing several nominees, they settle on Holt McCallany's Beast as the movie's standout supporting performance.

They float it for movies that drop the ball at the one-yard line, but do not land on a single title.

Bill reveals it as his number one because it is the movie he has watched the most this century.

They settle on Kay Adams as the archetype of a great performer stuck in a poorly written role, while also citing Padmé as a comparable example.

They decide the tiny role that stands out most is Swoosie Kurtz's husband, the 'get a Ford' guy.

They decide Dr. Claire Lewicki is the weakest name in the movie because it feels mismatched with the character and setting.

They define it as the actor who should have become a much bigger star, with Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as the example they land on first.

They pick the slime attack on Venkman as the moment that looks most physically unpleasant.

The hosts marveled that Cruise is improbably yoked in the Mojave and treated his physique as the clear winner.

They note that several younger characters and even an older student are improbably muscular for the setting.

They pick Citizen Dick’s “Touch Me I’m Dick” as the best fake-song imitation.

They agree the vampire-musical example is good enough to become a recurring 'was that actually good?' type category.

They praise the novel-within-the-movie concept and land on the Misery books as the best art choice.

Bill likes the idea of the category but vetoes it, so no winner is chosen.

They agreed the out-of-nowhere Quentin Daly sports chatter was the movie’s best random sports moment.

They treat the existing soccer scene as the answer and agree the movie did not need another random sports insert.

They conclude the movie doesn’t really need a sports scene, though they riff on possible alternatives.

They enthusiastically invented a pickup-basketball version where Clyde blows up the ball or poisons the Gatorade.

They choose Kelly Lynch as the improbable but perfect small-town doctor.

The hosts give the casting award to Tia Carrere, calling her the movie’s Bond-girl-style villain role.

Buscemi’s tipping theory wins because the Madonna theory is treated as refuted by Madonna herself.

Bill explains the test-screening-driven reshoot that replaced the original revenge-heavy ending with the romantic cottage ending.

They assign the unexpected cameo award to Chris Guest.

The room settles on the absurd yacht-and-champagne rich-guy behavior as the thing they just enjoy most.

They use the award to spotlight Quinn Culkin’s extremely wooden performance as the sister.

The hosts settle on the apartment's unreal size and personality as the thing they just enjoy most.

The room settles on the Brookstone mall storefront and nostalgic shopping-mall vibe as the most 1990 element of the movie.

Bill says his personal joy is any movie that hints at a tunnel, because it means the story may actually go into the tunnel.

They land on the pleasure of introducing a crew and explaining each person's role.

They agree the easy pleasure here is watching post-high-school kids drift around a small town.

The hosts only use it as a proposed category for a movie that ends sooner than expected, without picking an actual winner.

They single out the taped-mouth image as the movie's most striking visual beat, with the silhouetted staging also getting praise.