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.

Butch's Girlfriend Award: 73 picks in 42 episodes

Every film and category

Friday the 13th (1980) · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Ned: Annoying, the headdress-wearing prankster.
    “I got Ned man.”
    unknown · 1:05:56
  2. winner Ned
    “Naked's on my fucking nerves.”
    unknown · 1:06:45
  3. winner Adrian King as Alice: Argues Annie should have been the hero and Alice killed off first.
    “I think the 1st girl who died, Annie, should have actually been the hero of the movie, and I would have killed off Alice first.”
    unknown · 1:08:13

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Franklin: Knows he is meant to be the weak one but finds him the worst hang.
    “I absolutely hate Franklin.”
    unknown · 0:56:56

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · Weak link of the film.

  1. pick Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard: Only a quibble; Craig and the others had no real weak link.
    “Sasha Baron Cohen's accent is just like too much.”
    unknown · 1:08:23

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

Weak link · The weak link of the film (Butch's Girlfriend Award).

  1. nominee Charlize Theron: Said in a tangent about the missing romantic chemistry with Wahlberg, before the segment formally began.
    “I think the it's the reverse problem is that Charlie is the weakest link.”
    unknown · 0:33:27
  2. pick The heist money math: The segment turned into a debate over how little the $27 million seemed to be worth for the cost and risk.
    “I know they make $27000000 in their heist.”
    unknown · 1:01:21

Domestic Disturbance (2001) · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner The last 15 minutes, especially the garage fight ending: A strange confined setting after the boat fire used up the big set piece, plus a terrible electrocution.
    “It's really the last 15 minutes, but especially the garage fight ending.”
    unknown · 1:03:13
  2. nominee Frank's new girlfriend as Diane: Could have been 3 percent more interesting; they float Michelle Pfeiffer, Emily Watson, young Kate Winslet and Tiffany Amber Thiessen.
    “I had Frank's new girlfriend.”
    unknown · 1:03:40

Fargo (1996) · ‘Fargo’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick Scotty Lundegaard: Not curious enough about where his mom is; the host admits it is really a pick-a-nit.
    “Scotty's just not curious enough or where's mom?”
    unknown · 1:13:39

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick Avery's trip to Riverside on an anonymous tip
    “Uh, I don't personally understand the Avery trip to Riverside”
    unknown · 1:54:27
  2. pick The movie never mentions the murder before the opening one
    “But I still think they should have figured out how to mention it in some way.”
    unknown · 1:55:08
  3. pick Donald Cheney, source of the case against Arthur Lee Allen as Donald Cheney: Another host adds that Cheney is widely doubted in the wider Zodiac world.
    “but specifically the Donald Cheney character”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:55:28

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award (weak link of the film) · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner JP's manager (Samson Kayo): A nothing part that was never committed to.
    “it was probably his manager.”
    unknown · 1:10:59
  2. winner Sonny's age
    “Now, this is the weak link in the film.”
    unknown · 1:11:51

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Lisa as Lisa: The hot woman the boys build never has sex with them.
    “And there's no fucking action here?”
    Kyle Brandt · 0:59:28
  2. pick Lisa
    “I had the exact same week link.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:00:08
  3. pick Lisa making out with Wyatt on the patio
    “What is she doing just making out with Wyatt out on his patio?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:01:08

The Truman Show (1998) · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick Truman's dad: Glen expected others to say Marlon but he finds the dad storyline the weaker one, and wanted someone like Hanks or Hopper.
    “I think I could have been better in my in my in my personal opinion.”
    Glen Powell · 0:57:30
  2. pick no true weak link: He has no weakest link and only agrees about the dad casting.
    “Uh, I don't have a weakest link really.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:58:28
  3. pick the show's appeal as a 24-hour broadcast: He wonders what was fun about watching Truman's ordinary days.
    “I had, I don't know what was fun about watching this TV show for 24 hours a day.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:59:16

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner The movie is too short as 102 minutes: Wants a chase scene with the big guns and a cemetery scene where he sees his own grave.
    “The week link of this film is that this movie is too short.”
    Kyle Brandt · 1:05:35
  2. winner No scene where Murphy's wife finds out he is RoboCop: Wants the wife to confront him at the police station.
    “How is there not a scene where Murphy's wife finds out that Murphy is not robocop and she shows up at the police station?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:07:02
  3. pick Murphy as underdeveloped family life: Agrees the movie doesn't develop Murphy enough; theorizes the wife moved on fast because the marriage was bad.
    “However, you make a you make a compelling case, I thought the movie is so tight, I think they literally don't even develop Murphy enough.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:06:27

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · Weak link of the film

  1. winner The last 12 minutes in the sewer
    “Butch's girlfriend Award, weak link of the film is the, uh, the last 12 minutes.”
    unknown · 0:58:12
  2. pick The girl Natasha kidnaps in the car
    “Oh, I had, uh, the girl that, um, she kidnaps.”
    unknown · 0:58:18

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Paul not just walking home or to the next subway stop: Roughly 90 blocks, and there is more than one subway stop.
    “Just walk home.”
    unknown · 1:04:59

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) · ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick the finale, which cannot top the opening action: Compares it to the Apocalypse Now helicopter problem; the first 113 minutes are perfect.
    “so this movie has the Apocalypse Now Flight of the Valkyries problem, where like the action in the beginning of the movie is so good.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:16:14
  2. pick Zeus in the last 40 minutes: He should have been sent home; it stops being a buddy cop movie.
    “Why is Zeus involved in the last 40 minutes of this movie?”
    Van Lathan · 1:16:50
  3. pick Holly
    “Stop bringing Holly back into the movie.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:18:39

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick Doreen DiMucci: Her fake crying when caught is not believable.
    “I mean, Doreen. Doreen DiMucci just having sex without Baldwin showing up at the party.”
    unknown · 1:19:26
  2. pick The premise: Tess pulling off the merger: Calls it 9.6 out of 10 on the no-way scale; the others defend absurd premises (Die Hard, Pretty Woman).
    “This is an absolutely absurd premise for a movie.”
    unknown · 1:20:10

Rocky (1976) · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick Burt Young as Paulie
    “I had the, for the butch's girlfriend a word for weak link in the film, either Polly or the, just the Rocky Adrian courting scenes are so slow now in 2025.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:10:43
  2. pick The slow Rocky and Adrian courting scenes: Said it is 25 minutes of content that would be nine today.
    “They're just, yeah, it's 25 minutes of content that now you're probably doing nine.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:10:51

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Not establishing other high school students in the movie: She grants there was no room, but says the girls and other kids are what make the show a high school story.
    “My weakest link is... Not establishing other high school students in the movie.”
    Mallory Rubin · 1:10:25
  2. nominee The coach's wife role as Sharon Gaines: Says it easily could have been her pick.
    “that easily could have been for me, the Butch's girlfriend award for week week in the film.”
    Mallory Rubin · 1:04:05

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film

  1. winner Twelve straight minutes of Butch's girlfriend (Fabienne): Hosts argue it is the actor, not the writing; Bill says the scene is undeniably the weakest part.
    “The winner is 12 straight minutes of Butch's girlfriend.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:20:35

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner The weird final kiss: Thinks director never figured out the emotion of the last 30 seconds.
    “The actual last like 18 seconds of the movie with like the weird final kiss”
    Bill Simmons · 1:01:44
  2. winner Why Bill and Dr. Melissa Reeves are together: Says the relationship makes no sense as a couple.
    “Why would Bill and Dr. Melissa Reeves be together?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:02:42

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick Moocher's subplot lifting weights in front of Nancy: No true weak link; just not sure the subplot was needed.
    “I'm not so sure I understood or needed like as much of Moocher's like, weird, like, I'm lifting weights in front of Nancy.”
    unknown · 0:52:00
  2. pick Hart Bochner as Rod: Leaves the inside open on the last lap; a choke.
    “Heartbachner and the bike race, just to fucking choke Jack.”
    unknown · 0:52:17
  3. pick Paul Dooley: Questions his strategy of selling lemons over and over.
    “I don't really, what's, what's Paul Dooley's character's strategy as a car salesman?”
    unknown · 0:53:02

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the movie.

  1. pick not enough sports in the movie: She has no weak link, but wants more football and sports in the high school picture.
    “I love the spirit bunnies mention, but there's not been enough sports in the movie to have that sports presence.”
    Mallory Rubin · 1:01:19
  2. pick Mike Damone as the premature ejaculator: Attribution inferred: the pick leads straight into Bill's own premature-ejaculator Mount Rushmore.
    “My weak link, um, to pump Mike Damone.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:02:14

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner The Danny DeVito framing-device scenes: Argues the movie is better without him on screen; a second voice agrees.
    “The Danny DeVito scenes, even though there's good wisdom in them, I think you could make this same movie, and he's not in it talking to that guy at all, and we probably have 2 more scenes with our heroes, the roses, or villains, whatever you want to call them.”
    unknown · 0:48:09
  2. pick The pacing, with the tonally distinct halves and the slow opening credits
    “It's ultimately, I think, the same thing, but for different, the pacing.”
    unknown · 0:50:21
  3. pick The terrazzo floor in the foyer: Calls the house very late 80s and gaudy.
    “Yeah, I did the terrazzo floor in the foyer.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:51:21
  4. nominee The mute client Gavin tells the story to
    “I think the, I don't know why the client has to be just a corpse, the mu client.”
    unknown · 0:56:12

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick Raymond hitting his wife in a crowded restaurant: Hard for the character to recover; she then goes wild for him anyway.
    “It's really tough to recover from him hitting his wife in a crowded restaurant.”
    unknown · 0:56:41

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Karen's choice to go back to Richard after J.T. Lancer: Others defend it as a character choice about not giving up the life she built.
    “Karen, going back to Richard at the end, never sat right to me.”
    unknown · 1:08:14

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner C uses the N-word and Jane and her family just move on
    “It bothers me every time for a variety of reasons, but when C uses the N-word,”
    unknown · 1:14:35

A Few Good Men (1992) · ‘A Few Good (Re)Men’ Live From L.A. With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Demi Moore as Joe Galloway: One voice argues the miscasting makes the movie more fun; another says she was saddled with Sorkin dialogue she cannot deliver.
    “I actually enjoy how Miss Cast Demi Moore is in this movie, and I think it's, I think if it was a serious actress, I don't think the movie is as fun to watch.”
    unknown · 0:57:56
  2. winner Demi Moore as Joe Galloway: Says she and Cruise have no sexual vibes and she never feels human.
    “I just think she's been saddled with Sorkin dialogue, which she is not equipped to deliver.”
    unknown · 0:59:58

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner The murder charge, with Macchio confessing to something no one told him about
    “You know, the murder charge is the weak link of the film.”
    unknown · 0:51:44

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick The unfilmed post-credits scene in hell with Hitler: Few weak links; the complaint is that the planned hell post-credit scene was cut.
    “There's not a lot of weak links in this film.”
    unknown · 0:43:32

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Alison Doody as Elsa: Too young opposite Connery and Ford.
    “I'm going to have to go with Allison Duty here.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:05:26
  2. winner Alison Doody as Elsa: A second host agrees she is not memorable and wants Karen Allen's Marion back in every film.
    “It's like Alison Doody is just not memorable.”
    unknown · 1:06:23

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Leo's Rhodesian accent: It comes and goes, mostly slipping when he yells; Chris gives it a B plus.
    “I'm going to do this category now, the Butch's girlfriend award for weak link of the film is the Leo accent because it became a talking point during it because he's so good in the movie.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:21:07

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner The final showdown with Jeff Bridges' Iron Monger: Fine but not great; the real villain is Tony's past.
    “It's the, the ending's fine.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:00:18

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty: The accent is bad and hammy; the 'dragnet' homage may not work.
    “The Hanks accent.”
    unknown · 0:51:16

Alive (1993) · ‘Alive’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick Roy as the radio guy: Written as comic relief; one host was glad when the avalanche took him out.
    “We mentioned him before, Roy the radio guy.”
    unknown · 0:47:14
  2. pick The mechanic: Offered as a different weak link.
    “The mechanic.”
    unknown · 0:47:20

The Edge (1997) · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Elle McPherson as Mickey: A real actress was needed; she had few lines and played the emotional ending badly.
    “Sadly, it's Elle McPherson's acting, for sure.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:02:43

Margin Call (2011) · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman

Butch's Girlfriend Award (weak link) · The weak link of the film.

  1. pick No weak link; he gives the award to no one
    “This is rare. I don't think there's a weak link in this film.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:58:21

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Everything after the redheaded teacher talks to Slade: The movie should have ended there.
    “I think the movie should end after the redheaded teacher talks to Slade.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:50:16
  2. winner The extended Karen Rossi family sequence: He doubts the film needed so much time with the family whose house Charlie works at.
    “Uh, I wonder whether or not we needed such an extensive experience with uh, what is it?”
    Bill Simmons · 0:50:56

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner James Woolvett as The Schofield Kid
    “The, uh, the Schofield kid actor, I think would be my winner.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:08:41

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner The search for Paul Sheldon: Not a character this time: the sheriff goes alone and no search party forms for a famous author.
    “How was this a whole search party?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:00:32

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

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner The fantasy baseball cheating subplot: Nine minutes of sidetrack with no payoff; Bill thinks Judd fell in love with that storyline.
    “but this whole fantasy football cheating subplot sidetrack we take for really no payoff at all, I don't know if it was worth it.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:49:42

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Weak link · The weakest part of the film.

  1. pick Jan, Bogomil's daughter as Jan: No clear purpose and no history with Axel; she just supplies information.
    “And then Bogamel's daughter, I think, for different reasons.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:49:30

Miracle (2004) · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Weak link (the wife) · The weakest part of the film: the wet-blanket-wife trope.

  1. winner Patricia Clarkson as Herb Brooks' wife: Bill calls it one of the worst examples of the sports-movie wife; Ebert's complaint is read aloud and Chris agrees.
    “It's their way to pull an actress in a movie that they just know they need a female, but they have nothing to do for her.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:45:58
  2. pick Patricia Clarkson as Herb Brooks' wife: Jokingly, a Todd Field indie about the wife is the movie to see.
    “Clearly the wife.”
    unknown · 0:54:04

Collateral (2004) · ‘Collateral’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Weak link · The weakest part of the film.

  1. pick Fox's calm performance in front of Bardem's character: A man terrified a half hour earlier plays the room perfectly within three minutes.
    “The improbability of the Fox Bar Dam scene, I think, is a weak link with this movie.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:58:36