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.

Half-assed internet research: 34 picks in 8 episodes

Every film and category

Notting Hill (1999) · ‘Notting Hill’ With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins

Half-assed internet research · Trivia from the internet, read out and doubted.

  1. pick Julia Roberts kept raising the salary figure in the dinner scene
    “Hugh Bonneville later asked Roberts why she kept changing the figure.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:44:17
  2. pick Julia Roberts was allegedly paid 15 million
    “Um, 15000000 is also allegedly what she was paid for Notting Hill.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:45:22
  3. pick The blue door's journey: sold, auctioned, painted black
    “The House with the Blue Door, where William lives is real, as Juliet said.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:45:59
  4. pick The final cut was 3.5 hours long; both would pay to see the 90 minutes
    “The final cut was 3.5 hours long.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:48
  5. pick Anna Scott as a hybrid of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn
    “According to Richard Curtis, Anna Scott was a hybrid of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:47:22

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

Half-Fast Internet Research · Trivia dug up online.

  1. pick Jay Baruchel is terrified of roller coasters, so his reactions were real
    “Jay Barr show is terrified of roller coaster.”
    unknown · 1:05:22
  2. pick A DVD special feature where Michael Sera is fired and Bennett Miller co-directs
    “Do you know about this special feature on the DVD where Michael Sarah gets fired from the film because he's arguing with Appatau, and then another director named Bennett Miller comes in to codirect with Appatau, and it's all like basically a wrestling work.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:05:30
  3. pick Heigl's Maxim Hot 100 ranking in 2007
    “Juliet, where do you think Catherine Hagel was ranked on Maxim Magazine's hot 100 of 2007 list?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:05:45
  4. pick Heigl's animals in 2014
    “She owned 8 dogs, 4 cats, 9 horses, 2 donkeys, 2 goats, and 8 chickens.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:06:15
  5. pick Wild Things: Neve Campbell topless in a pool scene that is not in either version of the movie
    “Wild Things a movie.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:06:45

Thief (1981) · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Half-fast internet research · Behind-the-scenes trivia dug up by the hosts.

  1. pick Mann sent Caan to Gunsite Academy and the actors were trained on real burglary tools
    “Um, Man brought con to Gunsite Academy, a firearm school in Arizona.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:02:13
  2. pick The Howard Johnson's booth where Mann took his future wife in 1971: Cited from Alan Siegel's piece.
    “He took his future wife there in 1971 for coffee at the exact booth that they filmed that scene in and they talked all night and 50 years later, they're still married.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:02:22
  3. pick A 60,000 gallon water truck kept the streets wet
    “A 60,000 gallon water truck was used to keep the streets constantly wet, which was another man's staple.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:02:56
  4. pick Belushi did his own death scene and absorbed dozens of squib shots
    “Belushi begged to do his death scene himself and absorbed a dozen dozens of squib shots and they had to give him Percocet.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:05:03
  5. pick Tuesday Weld: Her Wikipedia page is full of dating gossip.
    “I highly encourage you guys to read Tuesday welds, Wikipedia.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:05:20

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Half-assed internet research · Facts the hosts looked up.

  1. pick 111 Archer is a real place, up in Harlem
    “111 Archer is a real place.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:15:27
  2. pick The movie is full of real New York locations and products
    “this is sort of half-assed internet research and half-assed me noticing research”
    Andy Greenwald · 1:18:37

Home Alone (1990) · ‘Home Alone’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mina Kimes

Half-assed internet research · Trivia and fan theories the hosts looked up about the movie.

  1. pick Joe Pesci was difficult on set and wanted 9 holes of golf before work
    “So the director of photography, uh, Julio McCat, he remembered Pesci being more difficult to work with than Colkin.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:10:35
  2. pick John Hughes got the idea by thinking what he'd most fear leaving behind on vacation
    “The movie came about because John Hughes, who's a genius in a lot of ways, just thought to himself, what would be the thing that I would be most afraid of like leaving behind on a vacation and a child?”
    Chris Ryan · 1:12:30
  3. pick Fan theories: Peter McAllister is a mob boss, Marley is Kevin from the future, Kevin is a ghost or Jigsaw
    “there are a lot of theories about the dark underbelly of home alone floating around out there.”
    Mina Kimes · 1:18:07
  4. pick Marley was not in the original Hughes script and was added later
    “I thought that was so interesting that Marley was not in the original Hugh script and that they introduced that character in that whole storyline”
    Mina Kimes · 1:21:15

Forrest Gump (1994) · ‘Forrest Gump’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Half-assed internet research · Production trivia the host dug up online.

  1. pick Tom Hanks took points instead of a salary and made over $40 million
    “Took percentage points, made over 40000000 bucks.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:38:25
  2. pick Jim Hanks doubled for Tom in the running scenes
    “Tom Hanks' younger brother, Jim Hanks, doubled for him in the numerous running scenes.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:38:34
  3. pick A sequel script was written, then dropped after September 11
    “And then after the September 11 attacks, Roth, Zameckis, and Hanks all decided the story was no longer relevant.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:39:07
  4. pick Jenny's tombstone date matches the Trinity Test
    “Jenny's birthday and her tombstone, which you see at the end, was July 16th, 1945, which was the same day as the Trinity Test, the 1st the 1st atomic bomb detonation.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:39:53
  5. pick Warner Brothers gave up the rights in exchange for the rights to Executive Decision
    “Warner Brothers in 1988 gave up the rights to this film in exchange for the rights to executive decision.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:41:09
  6. pick A cut scene of Forrest distracting attack dogs from Martin Luther King by playing fetch
    “Forrest distracts several dogs trying to attack King and his supporters by playing fetch with them and rendering them harmless, the king and himself as well as his supporters.”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:41:56

You've Got Mail (1998) · 'You’ve Got Mail' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins

Half-assed internet research · Quick internet digging on the movie.

  1. pick The original 1998 Warner Brothers promotional website, still online
    “And the original website still exists from Warner Brothers, when the movie came out in 1998.”
    unknown · 0:30:01
  2. pick Critics objected to the product placement (AOL, Starbucks)
    “But some of some people took issue with the level of product placement and you've got mail.”
    unknown · 0:31:17

The Departed (2006) · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Half-assed internet research · Production trivia the hosts dug up online.

  1. pick Ray Winstone and Jack Nicholson did not get along
    “Ray Winston said him and Jack Nicholson did not get along during the filming.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:28:48
  2. pick Nicholson refused to wear a Red Sox hat and banned Celtics hats on set
    “Nicholson refused to wear a Red Sox hat during the filming and banned all Celtic Cats on the set.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:29:01
  3. pick Leo dropped out of The Good Shepherd to do The Departed
    “Leo dropped out of the Good Shepherd to do the departed.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:29:14
  4. pick Leo's Boston accent coach
    “Leo's Boston accent coach was named J. Gianoni.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:29:32
  5. winner The F word and its derivatives used 238 times
    “I spilled it, but the F word and its derivatives use 238 times.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:29:48