Alive (1993)

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Wikidata Q332798, film, IMDb tt0106246, TMDB 7305: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by titled so on Wikidata, where the others only go by it; 1 more episode agrees.

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The Rewatchables' awards

From ‘Alive’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck (2023-01-17):

Double feature

  1. pick Fearless: An underrated plane-crash movie that deals with the aftermath of the crash.
    “I'm going to go with Fearless because just it's an underrated movie anyway. Peter Weir's plane crash movie with Jeff Bridges and it's also about like the aftermath of a plane crash.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:19:32
  2. pick 127 Hours: Another survival story whose horrifying centerpiece the viewer knows is coming, like the cannibalism here.
    “I don't know, 127 hours?”
    unknown · 1:19:51
  3. pick Cast Away: It pairs the group survival of this movie with an individual survival story.
    “I have castaway for a double future choice. You have the whole team element of being trapped in the individual, and I think that's a good combo, and it came out after.”
    unknown · 1:20:20

Most rewatchable scene

  1. pick The plane crash
    “I think I had the plane crash. Me too.”
    unknown · 0:36:21
  2. floated Treating the injured passengers, including the kid with six months of medical school
    “Figuring out how to treat the injured passengers is always...”
    unknown · 0:27:29
  3. floated The false celebration when they think they have been rescued
    “The, um, the, the, they think they've been rescued, but not really is always a good gimmick in a movie.”
    unknown · 0:27:57
  4. floated The scene where they debate whether to eat the dead
    “Um, that we've got a eat scene. It's just epic.”
    unknown · 0:28:36
  5. floated The avalanche
    “The avalanche is really good.”
    unknown · 0:31:58
  6. floated Hawke carrying Roy through the snowstorm on the first hike
    “And they, that scene when, um, the 2 are ahead and then it's like a snowstorm, then you see Hawk carrying dumbass, Roy.”
    unknown · 0:32:39
  7. floated Nando and Canessa on top of the mountain
    “Um, Nando and Kness on top of the mountain.”
    unknown · 0:33:16
  8. floated The helicopter rescue with the fist pump
    “The rescue scene was really good too.”
    unknown · 0:34:01
  9. pick The opening Malkovich monologue about finding God on the mountain
    “for me, it's it's the 1st Malkovich scene.”
    unknown · 0:34:26
  10. floated Antonio's "am I still the leader of this team" speech
    “Antonio, his whole speech of, am I still the leader of this team?”
    unknown · 0:42:45
  11. floated Nando slowly talking Canessa into continuing the trek
    “I love how Nando slowly breaks down Canessa about continuing to walk.”
    unknown · 0:44:38

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

  1. pick Alive: Rating said aloud as "2 star 2.5 stars"; Ebert's line is that there are some stories you simply can't tell.
    “Ebert, 2 star 2.5 stars. Didn't like it.”
    unknown · 0:20:09

Big Kahuna Burger Award · Best use of food or drink in the movie.

  1. pick The wine: Guzzled straight from the bottle.
    “Well, this is kind of, I'm going to go with the wine.”
    unknown · 0:45:39
  2. pick The toothpaste: Imagine how it would taste after 60 days without any.
    “I was gonna go with the toothpaste.”
    unknown · 0:45:41

Dent of Thieves Benihana Award · Best scene-stealing location.

  1. pick The Andes: Though the hosts say it was filmed somewhere else.
    “got to go with the Andes, but it's not really the Andes.”
    unknown · 0:47:04

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

Judd Nelson Award (seems to be in a different movie) · The guy who seems to be in a different movie.

  1. pick The mechanic: Wondering what he is doing in this movie.
    “Oh, I had him for the Judd Nelson New Jackson Award, for guy who's in a different movie.”
    unknown · 0:47:26

What aged the worst · What about the movie or its story has aged worst.

  1. pick Crossing the Andes to play college rugby: Why not a more local league.
    “Well, so one is just crossing the Andes to play college rugby.”
    unknown · 0:50:50
  2. pick Getting lost before the internet: Being lost with no map or phone was far scarier then.
    “But it was fucking scary to get lost before the internet.”
    unknown · 0:51:06

Better title · Was there a better title for the movie.

  1. pick Miracle of the Andes: The name the story is known by; sounds more like a sports movie.
    “Miracle of the Andes is what this is kind of referred to as.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:55:53
  2. pick Cannibal Airlines: A joke title, alongside Snow feast, Snowburgers, Human sushi and Human jerky.
    “Cannibal Airlines.”
    unknown · 0:56:31

Best quote · Favorite line in the movie.

  1. pick If we die, we're going to die walking: Tied by the hosts to the sports-movie moment.
    “If we die, we're going to die walking.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:56:43
  2. pick Roberto, are you ready to go out there and cut flesh from a human body: Chosen for how direct it is.
    “Roberto, are you ready to go out there and cut flesh from a human body and eat it?”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:57:20

Hottest take · The host's hottest take on the movie.

  1. pick Alive is a sports movie: Said he had no other hottest take.
    “I didn't have a hottest take in this.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:57:29
  2. pick The movie should have shown more of the cannibalism: Also pointed to his earlier hottest take on altruistic cannibalism.
    “I didn't think they got into cannibalism enough, as I said earlier.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:57:38
  3. pick A part of him wants to live through a crash like this: To find out what he is capable of.
    “A little bit of me wants this to happen to me.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:58:04
  4. pick They could have dialed up the eating: Said to be similar to Craig's take.
    “My hottest take was very similar to yours.”
    unknown · 1:00:21

Casting what-ifs · Almost-castings and recasts.

  1. pick Brad Pitt as Canessa: Was supposed to be Canessa but did a bad reading; a host would put him in as Tintin or Nando.
    “Roberto is supposed to be, or Canessa was supposed to be, Brad Pitt.”
    unknown · 1:01:00
  2. pick Ben Affleck as Antonio: Replacing Vincent Spano's part; Mallrats-era Affleck.
    “The big the big miss for me or the recasting thing would be Affleck as Spano's part.”
    unknown · 1:01:27
  3. pick Leonardo DiCaprio as one of the younger guys: Wishes one future star had been in the cast.
    “I just wish there was one awesome star who wasn't a star yet in the movie, whether it was Brad Pitt, Leo, any of those guys.”
    unknown · 1:01:59

Ruffalo Hannah Rubinek Partridge Overacting Award · Best overacting in the movie.

  1. pick Ethan Hawke as Nando: Right after he wakes from the coma.
    “I have Ethan Hawke right after he wakes up from the coma.”
    unknown · 1:02:30
  2. pick Roy or the mechanic: The mechanic called deranged.
    “I have either Roy or the mechanic.”
    unknown · 1:03:14

Best That Guy · Best that-guy actor in the cast.

  1. pick Michael DeLorenzo: Also named: Jack Noseworthy and Josh Lucas.
    “You mentioned Michael D. Lorenzo.”
    unknown · 1:03:31

Dion Waiters Award · Small role with a big impact.

  1. pick The screaming lady: Yelling in agony while everyone else is exhausted.
    “I also shout out to the screaming lady.”
    unknown · 1:03:52

Apex Mountain · Where the movie sits on the mountain of its genres.

  1. pick Plane crash movies: Definitely in the top three.
    “Yeah, plane crashes. It said definitely in the top three.”
    unknown · 1:07:24
  2. pick Survival movies: Up there, but Cast Away wins.
    “Castaway wins, but it's it's it's brought up.”
    unknown · 1:07:32
  3. pick Cigarette-smoking movies: Apex for smoking in filmed entertainment is Mad Men.
    “Apex Mountain for cigarette smoking and filmed entertainment is probably Mad Men for me.”
    unknown · 1:08:54

Best racehorse name · Best character name for a racehorse.

  1. pick Tintin: Canessa and Nando also floated; Craig thought of 1010.
    “Best racehorse name. Tintin?”
    unknown · 1:09:22

Picking Nits · Nitpicks of a film they like.

  1. pick They eat the dead but do not take their clothes: Everyone is freezing.
    “You'll eat the dead people, but you won't take their clothes?”
    unknown · 1:09:50
  2. pick The skipped scene of Hawke and Hamilton walking and talking: Wanted a scene of the two best people connecting on the trek.
    “There's like a scene missing.”
    unknown · 1:11:34
  3. pick Search parties called off too early: Seven or eight days seems too quick.
    “Why do they call off search parties?”
    unknown · 1:13:53

Sequel, prequel, prestige TV · The sequel, prequel or prestige TV version they would make.

  1. pick A remake with an all-Black cast: Calls the original untouchable; jokes about Jonathan Majors as Antonio.
    “I was thinking how funny it would be if this was just an all black ass for no reason.”
    unknown · 1:14:59

Oscar pick · The one Oscar the movie should have won.

  1. nominee Ethan Hawke as Nando: Finalist; good but dials it up in one scene.
    “I have the Hawk and the score is the finalist.”
    unknown · 1:16:13
  2. winner The score: Two hosts go with the score.
    “I'm going score.”
    unknown · 1:16:35

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves hanging.

  1. pick Why did they not cook the meat
    “why do they cook the meat?”
    unknown · 1:16:45
  2. pick Should Nando have been captain all along
    “Should Nando have been captain all along?”
    unknown · 1:16:46
  3. pick Where do they take a dump: The bathroom situation is called darker than the cannibalism.
    “Where do they take a dump?”
    unknown · 1:18:00
  4. pick Can you go back to eating meat after eating human flesh: Asked of Craig.
    “once you eat human flesh, can you go back?”
    unknown · 1:18:58

Zihuatanejo Award (what happened the next day) · What the survivors do the next day.

  1. pick A long shower, teeth brushing and frosted flakes
    “I just wrote down showering.”
    unknown · 1:21:17

The Secret Handshake · A prop from the movie they would own.

  1. pick The aviator glasses
    “I thought it was cool that they all had like pretty cool aviator glasses.”
    unknown · 1:21:40
  2. pick The red sneakers
    “I had the stinkers, the red sneakers.”
    unknown · 1:21:45

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson from the movie.

  1. pick Start eating sooner; do whatever it takes: Don't spend four days debating once the search is called off.
    “You don't need 4 days of debate.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:22:16
  2. pick Take the trip while you still have the energy
    “while you have the energy, take the trip right when you land, you know, in the 1st week.”
    unknown · 1:22:25

Who won the movie · Who won the movie.

  1. winner Ethan Hawke as Nando: All three hosts agree.
    “Hawk. I have Hawk as well.”
    unknown · 1:23:30

Who talked about it

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

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No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Taken: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (overacting): Alive → Taken. Simmons's overacting category is nearly named after a guy in Alive, prompted by the sex club manager's performance in Taken.
    “there's an overacting guy in that, that was like the quintessential. I almost want to name the category after him.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano · 0:58:35 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

The Edge: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (survival rescue): The Edge → Alive. Alive is nominated as the greatest rescue scene; Cast Away punted on the rescue.
    “I mean, the fucking alive. It has to be number one, right?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:49:44 · Van Lathan (0.60 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

unmapped (2)

  1. unmapped (survival rescue): The Edge → Alive. Alive is nominated as the greatest rescue scene; Cast Away punted on the rescue.
    “I mean, the fucking alive. It has to be number one, right?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:49:44 · Van Lathan (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (overacting): Alive → Taken. Simmons's overacting category is nearly named after a guy in Alive, prompted by the sex club manager's performance in Taken.
    “there's an overacting guy in that, that was like the quintessential. I almost want to name the category after him.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano · 0:58:35 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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