The Rewatchables' awards

The categories, most rewatchable scenes, and double features from the episodes read for them so far: 95 films and 1 episode about no one film. Every pick is a host's opinion, with who said it and when.

Best Needle Drop: 54 picks in 24 episodes

Every film and category

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly

Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness Award · Best needle drop.

  1. nominee King of the Road
    “I have King of the Road to start the movie, which is wonderful.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:04
  2. nominee Paint It Black in French
    “Paint it black in French.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:10
  3. nominee Faithfully by Journey
    “Faithfully by Journey?”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:15
  4. nominee TNT
    “And then at the very end, TNT”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:21
  5. nominee Cochise by Audioslave
    “Audio slave, coaches”
    unknown · 1:03:33
  6. nominee Click Click Boom by Saliva
    “saliva with click, click, boom.”
    unknown · 1:03:49
  7. winner We Belong by Pat Benatar: Corrected from 'We belong to each other'.
    “I kind of think that is the best needle drop in the movie.”
    unknown · 1:04:29

The Italian Job (2003) · ‘The Italian Job’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best needle drop · Best music moment in the movie.

  1. pick California Soul: A great song, but so overused in movies that it bothered the host to hear it here.
    “Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness, where best needle drop, that California soul song.”
    unknown · 1:00:38

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ With Bill Simmons, Steven Spielberg, and Sean Fennessey

Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness Award (best needle drop) · The best needle drop.

  1. winner The opening credits: Others agree it is by far the answer.
    “for best needle drop, that has to be the opening credits.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:52:21

Zodiac (2007) · ‘Zodiac’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness Award · Best needle drop.

  1. pick Hurdy Gurdy Man
    “I thought hurdy-gurdy when it kicks in when he starts shooting them.”
    unknown · 1:49:41
  2. pick Bernadette
    “I have, I really like Bernadette in the bar.”
    unknown · 1:49:47

F1 (2025) · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best needle drop · The best use of a song.

  1. winner Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)
    “Kid Cudi pursued happiness where best needle drop. clearly a whole lot of love.”
    unknown · 1:09:55
  2. nominee Chris Stapleton song over the practice race
    “But I do like the Chris Stapleton song that plays over the practice race”
    unknown · 1:10:00

Weird Science (1985) · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness Award · Best needle drop.

  1. winner Tenderness: General Public; chosen over the Oingo Boingo title song.
    “Tenderness, general public.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:56:14

RoboCop (1987) · ‘RoboCop’ (1987) With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Best Music Moment · Best needle drop, or the song the movie missed.

  1. pick Nightclub scene where the henchman kicks RoboCop in the balls as missed song choice: No best needle drop; instead lists songs they should have used (Rockwell, Peter Murphy, XTC, Def Leppard, Duran Duran).
    “I feel like they've really missed a great song choice possibility for that scene.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:57:44

Species (1995) · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best needle drop · Best music moment

  1. pick The Crystal Method in the id club: Wanted something like early Moby or Tricky
    “I couldn't... I think in Id, they are listening to the crystal method, which is a very 90s... I think they could have dialed that up.”
    unknown · 0:54:07

After Hours (1985) · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Best Needle Drop · The best use of a song.

  1. winner Is That All There Is by Peggy Lee
    “But I think the winner is, is that all there is by Peggy Lee?”
    unknown · 1:01:27
  2. nominee Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees
    “One, I like the last train of Clarksville Monkeys drop because Terry Gar was in head, the Monkeys movie.”
    unknown · 1:01:56
  3. nominee Pay to Cum by Bad Brains
    “Yeah, um, pay to come by Bad Brains in the club.”
    unknown · 1:02:09
  4. nominee Mozart's Symphony number 45
    “And then I think Mozart's symphony number 45 at the beginning of the movie is pretty good.”
    unknown · 1:02:12

Working Girl (1988) · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson

Best needle drop · The best use of a song in the film (Let the River Run not eligible).

  1. nominee I'm So Excited (The Pointer Sisters)
    “or the pointer sisters without so excited.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:14:36
  2. winner Lady in Red: Bill first put it up; the others agree it is definitely the pick, and note how long the movie milks the intro.
    “Obviously, lady. It's definitely Lady in Red.”
    unknown · 1:14:41

Pulp Fiction (1994) · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Best Needle Drop · Best music moment

  1. nominee Misirlou into Jungle Boogie
    “You don't like Miserloo into Jungle Boogie?”
    unknown · 1:11:56
  2. winner Never Can Tell
    “My pick is never can tell for the dance sequence, the Chuck Berry song.”
    unknown · 1:12:03
  3. nominee Flowers on the Wall: Honorable mention.
    “I also will just honorable mention for, uh, flowers on the wall, the song that Butch sings in the car after he picks up the watch.”
    unknown · 1:12:07
  4. nominee If Love Is a Red Dress: Honorable mention.
    “My honorable mention is if love is a red dress, this Maria McKee song, which is being whistled as they collapse into the pawn shop, but it's a really good song.”
    unknown · 1:12:17

Twister (1996) · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best needle drop · Best music moment.

  1. pick Humans Being (Van Halen): Also praises the soundtrack for using songs related to the movie.
    “Well, humans being, it's humans being and and I get fired up when I hear Van Halen, but...”
    Chris Ryan · 0:59:37
  2. pick Long Way Down (Goo Goo Dolls)
    “I kind of low-key thing. Long way down by Goo Goo Dolls is the better song.”
    unknown · 0:59:59
  3. pick Eric Clapton's Motherless Child video: Called the most inexplicable song.
    “The most inexplicable song is just when Dusty's watching the Eric Clapton video from Motherless Child.”
    unknown · 1:00:03

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin

Best music moment · The best needle drop or music moment.

  1. pick American Girl, as Spicoli pulls into the parking lot
    “American Girl. I got American really strong.”
    unknown · 1:00:21

Internal Affairs (1990) · ‘Internal Affairs’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Best needle drop · Best music moment, called the Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness award.

  1. pick The music over drunk, angry Andy Garcia zoning in and out
    “Whatever music is going on with drunk, angry Andy Garcia when he's kind of zoning in and out.”
    unknown · 0:52:14
  2. pick the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis song when the pimp watches Dorian arrest his girl
    “Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it's like this Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis song comes on.”
    unknown · 0:52:27

The Big Chill (1983) · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Best Needle Drop · The best use of a song in the film.

  1. winner You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Rolling Stones song at the funeral reception.
    “The Kid Cudi Pursued Happiness, a word for Best Needle Drop, goes to the Rolling Stone song, but there's also 5 other songs that could go.”
    unknown · 1:12:42
  2. nominee The Weight: One host's pick; another had it as a runner-up.
    “I'm gonna go with the weight.”
    unknown · 1:12:50
  3. nominee Bad Moon Rising
    “Bad Moon Rising's good too.”
    unknown · 1:12:52
  4. nominee Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Played over the dishes and cleanup.
    “Well, I mean, I feel like ain't too proud to beg in doing the dishes and cleaning up is the most memorable one, right?”
    unknown · 1:12:55
  5. nominee You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman
    “Well, you make me feel like a natural woman is a pretty big one too.”
    unknown · 1:13:17

A Bronx Tale (1993) · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Best music moment · Best song or music use.

  1. pick Christ the Redeemer: Donald Byrd song, as said.
    “Donald Bird song that plays when they... Oh, that was mine.”
    unknown · 1:12:57

My Cousin Vinny (1992) · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris

Best needle drop · Best use of a song.

  1. winner The opening credits song (the Fabulous Thunderbirds)
    “The opening credits.”
    unknown · 0:49:42

This Is the End (2013) · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Best Needle Drop · The best song moment in the movie.

  1. nominee Kid Cudi, Pursuit of Happiness
    “Kid Cudi pursued a happiness word for best needle drop.”
    unknown · 0:42:10
  2. nominee The 2013-era club song that drops in (transcribed as 'whoop-um gangnam style'): Loved it for being so 2013.
    “A lot of choices here, but I really like the whoop-um gangnam style pop it in because I forgot how much I love that.”
    unknown · 0:42:14
  3. nominee Paper Planes, dropped in Pineapple Express
    “I think paper planes dropping for pineapple too.”
    unknown · 0:42:30
  4. winner Danny McBride's entrance
    “Oh, yeah, that's probably that probably wins.”
    unknown · 0:42:36

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop · The best use of music in the movie.

  1. winner The final shot as the Indy theme kicks in over the sunset: Announced as also winning the most cinematic shot award.
    “The Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop also wins the Great Shot Gordo Award for most cinematic shot. The final shot when the indie music kicks in and we get the sunset.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:58:24

Catch Me If You Can (2002) · ‘Catch Me If You Can’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Best Needle Drop · Best use of a song.

  1. pick The Christmas song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
    “The Christmas song, chess.”
    unknown · 0:48:52
  2. pick Come Fly With Me
    “I would have said come fly with me.”
    unknown · 0:48:56

Scent of a Woman (1992) · ‘Scent of a Woman’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Best Needle Drop · Best use of a song or music in the film.

  1. nominee Evangeline as the Dolly Parton song on Slade's radio
    “I have Evangeline, the Dolly Parton song that he turns on in his radio.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:49:25
  2. winner Thomas Newman's score
    “I mean, there's really not other than Thomas Newman really wins this.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:49:28

Misery (1990) · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman

Slow Ride Pursuit of Happiness Award · Best needle drop.

  1. winner The happy opening credits song: Likes the trumpets; also praises Mark Shaiman's score.
    “The slow ride pursuit Happiness Award for best needle drop.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:56:52

Knocked Up (2007) · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck

Slow Ride Award · The best needle drop.

  1. pick Rock Lobster by The B-52's
    “I gotta go rock lobster, the B 52s.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:47:21
  2. pick Rock Lobster by The B-52's
    “Start of the movie.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:47:30

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Best Use of Music · Best use of pop music or a music moment in the film.

  1. pick The film's use of pop music
    “Yeah, um, is this, is this maybe not the best soundtrack of all time, but is this the best use of pop music in a movie ever?”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:53:31
  2. pick Art Institute scene scored to the cover of Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
    “But I don't think there's a movie that uses music in this way.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:54:13
  3. pick The final chase scored to the English Beat
    “One last thing about that is I find myself looking forward to the end of this movie more than most movies because I'm waiting for that English beat drop, the March of the Swivelhead song to start.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:55:10