Cocktail
11 winners · 1 left open
Who won the movie?
DeclaredTom Cruise
They explicitly named Tom Cruise as the movie's winner, while giving Coughlin a strong honorable mention.
Apex Mountain
DeclaredTom Cruise
The hosts explicitly crowned Tom Cruise's late-80s star run as the movie's Apex Mountain, while also discussing other possible candidates.
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What's age the best?
Apparent consensusCruise and Coughlin bartending / Addicted to Love
The hosts mainly agreed that the Cruise-and-Coughlin bartending sequence and its 80s energy have aged best, with Elizabeth Shue also praised.
What's age the worst?
Apparent consensusThe movie's rich-girl/dad relationship setup
They identified several weak aged-worst elements, especially the repetitive rich-girl/father conflict and the overblown ending.
Best Coughlin lessons
Apparent consensusA waitress won't truly hate you until you've given her crabs.
In a rapid rundown of Coughlin's Laws, the crabs line drew the clearest approval, with a few other absurd aphorisms also singled out.
Casting what ifs
Apparent consensusElizabeth Shue over Heather Graham or Molly Ringwald for Jordan
They briefly ran through alternate casting and agreed the movie works best with Elizabeth Shue as Jordan.
Best that guy
Apparent consensusUncle Pat / Ron Dean
The discussion settled on Uncle Pat as the standout supporting character-type performance, with Jordan's dad also considered.
Dian Waiters Award
Apparent consensusKelly Lynch
They narrowed the field to the female supporting performances and landed on Kelly Lynch as the pick.
Recasting couch
DeclaredNo recast; the movie is perfect as-is
They explicitly said they would not recast the movie, though they mentioned a few alternate ideas in passing.
Half-assed internet research
DeclaredBottle tossing was added at Cruise's request
They rattled off several trivia items, led by the fact that Cruise requested the bottle-tossing business in the film.
Could this be remade as a 10 episode Netflix show?
DeclaredYes
They agreed the premise could absolutely be expanded into a Netflix series.
Unanswerable questions
No consensusNo clear winner
They posed several unresolved questions, including the timeline, the cell block's business viability, and what really happened to Coughlin.