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Heat

1995Runtime unavailableCrimeDrama

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On the mic
3 voices across 3 episodes
Heat1995
CRITICS83%Rotten Tomatoes
Directed byMichael MannMovie director
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On the mic3different voices
Audience scoreTMDB community
Roger EbertOriginal rating

THE POD'S VERDICT

The awards ledger.

Every category we found, distilled to the room's apparent consensus—without turning it into a host-by-host scorecard.

13awards logged
EPISODE 95

Heat ("The Re-Heat")

10 winners · 3 left open

Most rewatchable scene

Declared

the diner scene

The hosts say the diner scene is the most rewatchable, with the bank shootout as the runner-up.

~ 0:53:00Runner-up: the bank shootout

What completely over-the-top Al Pacino moment aged the best?

Declared

"Great ass"

They settle on Pacino’s "Great ass" outburst as the best-aged over-the-top moment, with several other rants discussed as contenders.

~ 0:53:00Runner-up: "Give me all you got!" / "I'm angry. I'm very angry, Ralph."

Apex Mountain

Declared

character actor John Voight

In the Apex Mountain roundup, they ultimately pick character-actor John Voight as the standout winner.

~ 1:17:00Runner-up: Michael Mann
Open the full ledger10 more categories, in podcast order

What's aged the best?

Declared

the action is the juice

The hosts land on "the action is the juice" as the clearest aged-best choice, while also praising the film's Los Angeles setting.

~ 0:56:00Runner-up: the Los Angeles locations and atmosphere

What's aged the worst?

Declared

jump around

They choose the use of "Jump Around" as the worst-aged element, while also mocking Neil's bare-bones apartment and some old phone technology.

~ 0:56:00Runner-up: Neil's apartment

Best overly aggressive facial hair or hairstyle in this movie

Declared

Jon Voight's everything

Jon Voight's entire look wins the hair-and-facial-hair category, though Noonan's wheelchair detail gets strong support.

~ 1:00:00Runner-up: Tom Noonan's inexplicably in a wheelchair

Casting what-ifs

No consensus

No clear winner

The hosts run through several alternate-casting possibilities, but the discussion stays hypothetical rather than settling on one best fit.

~ 1:04:00

Best That Guy, a.k.a. the Joey Pants Award

Declared

Haysbert's diner boss

After briefly considering Wayne Grow, they give the that-guy prize to Haysbert's diner boss.

~ 1:10:00Runner-up: Wayne Grow

Dion Waiters

Declared

Haysbert's diner boss

The Dion Waiters award goes to Haysbert's diner boss after the hosts say he'd be the one they most want to punch.

~ 1:10:00Runner-up: Wayne Grow

Recasting couch

Apparent consensus

Lawrence Fishburne as Michael T. Williamson's role

They float Lawrence Fishburne in the Michael T. Williamson part as the main recast idea, with Ed Norton as Van Zandt as another option.

~ 1:10:00Runner-up: Edward Norton as Van Zandt

Half-assed internet research

No consensus

No clear winner

This section is a grab bag of production trivia, location notes, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes rather than a single ranked choice.

~ 1:10:00

Picking nits

No consensus

No clear winner

The hosts list several plot and logic complaints, but they do not settle on one definitive nitpick winner.

~ 1:20:00

Best quote other than quotes we haven't said already

Declared

"I am alone. I am not lonely."

They choose "I am alone. I am not lonely" as the best quote, with the bedroom line close behind.

~ 1:22:00Runner-up: "You prefer the normal routine. We fuck and you lose the power of speech."

A note on the numbers Winners are transcript-derived apparent consensus, not an official vote tally. Timestamps are approximate.

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