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Apex Mountain on The Rewatchables

What About Bob? 1991

With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey and Van Lathan · 4 May 2021 · 22,965 feet

The claim

69:01 – 71:47

… a great, I'm going to send it to you, Van. Okay. Back in on Leo. Shots fired at Tracy gold. Jeez. Come on. Listen, let her live. The proofs of the pudding. Apex mountain, Bill Murray. No, Dreyfus. No, Charlie Korsma. I'm going to say, I'm going to say yes. As an actor, it sounds like he's had better apexes post acting, but let's say yes. I think getting a receiving an award from Barack Obama is probably a little higher on this list of achievements. Julie Haggerty. No, how about death therapy? I feel like that was a strong concept. I kind of liked it. This was probably the apex of death therapy. Right. Good …

The whole segment, as transcribed

Like this guy is completely out acting freaking Tracy gold and all the other people who are on that show. And it's like, why is this person on the show? He's such a great, I'm going to send it to you, Van. Okay. Back in on Leo. Shots fired at Tracy gold. Jeez. Come on. Listen, let her live. The proofs of the pudding. Apex mountain, Bill Murray. No, Dreyfus. No, Charlie Korsma. I'm going to say, I'm going to say yes. As an actor, it sounds like he's had better apexes post acting, but let's say yes. I think getting a receiving an award from Barack Obama is probably a little higher on this list of achievements. Julie Haggerty. No, how about death therapy? I feel like that was a strong concept. I kind of liked it. This was probably the apex of death therapy. Right. Good morning, America. Could we make the case? No, morning shows were super popular back then. I'll tell you why that works for me. When Joan London popped up on my screen, I was like, damn. It's like, remember that? Yeah. Like that was such an indelible part of the eighties. Now it's like just another thing. You know what I mean? But like it, that was such a huge deal. So maybe so. Maybe. Lake Winnipesaukee. Did not know that that was a real place until I Googled it last night. I'm not familiar with that. Yeah. I'm not a New Englander. Is that a New England thing? New Hampshire. Patient shrink movies. Probably not. Probably not. I think it's probably, it's probably analyzed this. That movie was massive. It was a huge hit. And really important for De Niro too, I think. Mm-hmm. Is that a rewatchable? That's kind of a rewatchable, right? It is. It is. I think it's actually become underrated because the sequel was, people just didn't like the sequel. This episode is brought to you by Sleep Doctor. Let's say a good sleep is wildly underrated. You can do everything right, eat well, work out, sleep seven or eight hours, and still feel exhausted. If you snore, wake up tired, or crash during the day, it might be worth looking into. Sleep Doctor offers an at-home sleep, study done in your own bed. They accept most insurance plans, so you can pay as little as zero dollars. Visit sleepdoctor.com. All right. Picky nits. So I have two. Bob's OCD craziness kind of comes and goes, depending on the scene. There's some scenes where he can't leave his house, open a doorknob, get an elevator, and then all of a sudden, he's with the answering service people. He's not afraid of them. How did he get there? And it's just like, is he an OCD maniac or not? They never kind of thread that one. You're missing something, I think. What am I missing? He's getting better. Like, his obsession with Dr. Marvin is actually forcing him outside.

75:28 – 78:19

… Try to kill somebody. Yes. Was Bob's previous doctor foisting Bob on the Dreyfuss, one of the all-time best foists that's ever happened. It's gotta be, right? Apex Mountain for foists? Yeah. I should have put that in there. Foist Apex Mountain is really good. Next one. Why wasn't there a sequel? Hmm. The stars hated each other? Yeah. Do we need Dreyfuss for the sequel, though? You do. He's so good in this. Yeah. You do. You do. And your sequel is gonna be analyze that meet the Fockers. Yeah. What about Leo? Mutation. Yeah. It's gonna be a, you know, it's gonna back onto the other guy. That's gonna be your …

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I think the answer is yes. Right. Try to kill somebody. Yes. Was Bob's previous doctor foisting Bob on the Dreyfuss, one of the all-time best foists that's ever happened. It's gotta be, right? Apex Mountain for foists? Yeah. I should have put that in there. Foist Apex Mountain is really good. Next one. Why wasn't there a sequel? Hmm. The stars hated each other? Yeah. Do we need Dreyfuss for the sequel, though? You do. He's so good in this. Yeah. You do. You do. And your sequel is gonna be analyze that meet the Fockers. Yeah. What about Leo? Mutation. Yeah. It's gonna be a, you know, it's gonna back onto the other guy. That's gonna be your sequel. Yeah. Can I give you an idea for the sequel? Let's hear it. What if it is filmed in 2021? Hmm. Okay. Leo's dead. Whoa. Bob. Jesus. Bob is now a very successful self-help whatever. He's got a TV show. He's basically, Bob has become Dr. Phil. And we're off. And it's just Bill Murray being Bill Murray. But we, maybe he has some sort of setback. Doctor, he finds out Dr. Leo dies. All of his progress unravels. Because he lost, he lost his security blanket and he's gotta, like, get his mojo back. That works. There's one reason I think why Leo would have to be dead for this movie to come back, which is a few years ago, I think that Richard Dreyfuss sued Disney to try to get back pay for this film. Right. For royalties. So he's definitely dead. I don't think he's gonna be cast in this. So what would the title be? Would it be called, But Seriously, Dot, Dot, Dot, What About Bob? What about me? Yeah, I don't know what it is. What piece of memorabilia would you want from this movie? I would take the t-shirt. The game worn Bill Murray, Don't Hassle Me, I'm Local t-shirt, I think would be an incredible trophy. What about you guys? I want the puppets. Oh, the puppets are good ones. Mm-hmm. I have two. Yeah. You mentioned the Wagoneer already. Obviously, that's a great car. But honestly, like, it is my life's aspiration to have a home like that house. The Lake Winnipesaukee house? To have a lake house like that, that is, if I ever get to a place where I can have a house like that, I'm good. I'm all set. I'm walking away from the game permanently. Like, that is a really, really beautiful setup in a small town. I guess they shot it in Virginia. But it's in the East Coast. And you said, oh, I guess they filmed it in South Carolina. They filmed it in Virginia. Yeah. Virginia, yeah. So, by the way, all of these movies that, like, there's a lot of movies like this.

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What the board says

Their apex is elsewhere
Bill Murray26,350 ftGhostbusters, 1984, by 6,272 feet.
Frank Oz20,050 ftThe Muppets Take Manhattan, 1984, by 1,802 feet.
Julie Hagerty18,840 ftLost in America, 1985, by 732 feet.

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