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.

Is this movie better with…: 18 picks in 13 episodes

Every film and category

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

Is this movie better with… · A famous voice or character dropped into the movie.

  1. pick Gus Johnson calling the gym scene
    “So our guy this week.”
    Kyle Brandt · 1:32:49
  2. pick Buffalo Bill
    “I was thinking it could be funny if Buffalo Bill was in this movie”
    unknown · 1:33:46

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

Is this movie better with… · Would a given actor in the movie make it better.

  1. pick Samuel L. Jackson as bar customer flipping out: Two minutes of 80s crazy Sam Jackson.
    “Honestly, Sam Jackson being in this movie would have been great.”
    unknown · 1:35:45

Friday Night Lights (2004) · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Is this movie better with… · Whether the film would improve with an added actor, and what scene they would play.

  1. pick Danny Trejo as Chavez's dad: A bar fight scene, then Coach Gaines comes to see him.
    “We get one bar scene with him.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:35:32
  2. pick Wayne Jenkins: She says Jenkins fits every scene, best as a dirty cop pushing a player to throw a game or at the coin toss.
    “As a daughter of Baltimore, I'm always going to pick Wayne Jenkins here.”
    Mallory Rubin · 1:35:57

Breaking Away (1979) · ‘Breaking Away’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Is this movie better with… · A bit about dropping an actor into the film; here an Italian-language Wayne Jenkins.

  1. pick Wayne Jenkins in Italian: A host does a long Italian monologue in the voice of Wayne Jenkins.
    “Italian Wayne Jenkins.”
    unknown · 1:32:01

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

Is this movie better with… · Whether an iconic bad guy or character actor dropping in would improve the movie.

  1. pick Wayne Jenkins working at All American Burger: Does a Wayne Jenkins impression berating Brad. Attribution inferred from the impression and that he asks everyone to dial it up.
    “I thought Wayne Jenkins, if he had been working at All American Burger.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:35:40

The War of the Roses (1989) · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins

Is this movie better with… · Would the movie be better with a given character actor (Sam Jackson, Philip Baker Hall and others offered).

  1. pick Samuel L. Jackson: Says the movie is one of the whitest ever made and could use him as the person Gavin talks to.
    “I gotta say, this movie actually needs Sam Jackson.”
    unknown · 1:28:53
  2. pick Philip Baker Hall: Thinks he could pull off the framing device.
    “I was going to say, I think Philip Baker Hall could pull off the framing device.”
    unknown · 1:29:12
  3. pick Wayne, the dirty cop (name garbled in the transcript): Imagines him in the hospital scene or on the payroll of Oliver's law firm.
    “I think maybe Wayne is actually somebody like who's in the hospital scene and then somehow inserts himself into Oliver's life from there or perhaps Wayne is involved in a case at some point.”
    unknown · 1:29:47

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

Is this movie better with… · Whether adding a particular actor would have improved the movie; Bill adds Frank Vincent to the list.

  1. winner Wayne Jenkins: 'Wayne Jenkins' is the show's running fictional character.
    “I think it would be cool if Wayne Jenkins had been the fruit peddler.”
    unknown · 1:35:55

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

Is this movie better with… · Would the movie be better with a given that-guy actor.

  1. pick Wayne Jenkins as the Grail Knight: Picked from a list of that-guy actors.
    “I do think that if Wayne Jenkins was the Grail Knight?”
    unknown · 1:30:54

Blood Diamond (2006) · ‘Blood Diamond’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Is this movie better with… · Is the movie better with a given character actor in it.

  1. pick Wayne Jenkins: Name as transcribed, possibly mangled. Cameo at the cafe when Maddie takes Danny's call, or as the Australian pilot.
    “I think it would be funny if at the end of the movie when she gets the phone call from Danny, when Maddie, like, is sitting at a cafe somewhere in Europe, and then when she like comes back to the table of Wayne Jenkins was just like, goddamn, Maddie,”
    Chris Ryan · 1:09:47

Iron Man (2008) · ‘Iron Man’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Is this movie better with… · Whether a famous cameo makes the movie better.

  1. winner Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury: Better with Sam Jackson shoehorned into the last scene.
    “Sam Jackson. This movie was better with Sam Jackson.”
    unknown · 1:33:02

Unforgiven (1992) · ‘Unforgiven’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Is this movie better with… · Running bit asking whether the movie improves with Wayne Jenkins in the cast.

  1. winner Wayne Jenkins as as Little Bill Daggett: Answer is always Wayne Jenkins; a long list of other actors was read first.
    “What if Wayne Jenkins had been Little Bill Daggett?”
    unknown · 1:35:21

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

Is this movie better with… · Whether another character actor would improve the film.

  1. winner J.T. Walsh: No need to answer because he is already in it.
    “We don't need to answer this one because JT Walsh is in it.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:18:23
  2. nominee Philip Baker Hall as Farnsworth's part
    “Just want to ask where Philip Baker Hall would have been incredible in the Richard Farnsworth.”
    Brian Koppelman · 1:18:27

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

Is this movie better with… · Whether a favorite character actor would have improved the movie.

  1. winner Catherine Hahn: Could have played Alison's friend, Debbie, or the doctor.
    “Catherine Han could have played the Ken Jong, Dr. role.”
    unknown · 1:20:05