Apex Mountain on The Rewatchables
88:10 – 93:51… they had to basically block out Alabama and all these different ways with the green screen so that he couldn't see it in some of the shots. So there you go. Apex mountain. I think this is it for Seagal. I think, I think under siege is the one. Well, it's a true apex in that he definitely goes down after it's a steady climb. And he reached the top of the mountain as a hundred million dollar movie and he's the lead and he's real and it's, he's respected. And then he just blew it. And it's, it was hubris of I'm going to do on deadly ground. And then he did some other nonsense and it was, it was over quickly. …
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And then, uh, they had a blackout barge with, uh, with Alabama that you can read the research if you want, but they had to basically block out Alabama and all these different ways with the green screen so that he couldn't see it in some of the shots. So there you go. Apex mountain. I think this is it for Seagal. I think, I think under siege is the one. Well, it's a true apex in that he definitely goes down after it's a steady climb. And he reached the top of the mountain as a hundred million dollar movie and he's the lead and he's real and it's, he's respected. And then he just blew it. And it's, it was hubris of I'm going to do on deadly ground. And then he did some other nonsense and it was, it was over quickly. Wasn't it? Once he got there. I think we know this was apex mountain because they were like, we're, you're so desperate for you to under siege to, we'll let you direct on deadly ground, even though you have no directing credentials whatsoever. Like none. Tommy Lee Jones. No, but we're, we're getting closer. Busey. What is the Busey apex mountain? Is it point break? Well, or would you go back to Buddy Holly's story when he, when he gets nominated for the Oscar? I think that's the rock star moment, but in terms of banking him in huge movies and probably paying him a good salary. Look, he has like two scenes in, in the firm, but he's really good in those scenes. Yeah. So he had the firm. He had point break. He had this. We're right there. It's 91, 92. Yeah. Lethal weapon, 87. It's hit a five year run. And then it was, this went to jokes. Bernie Casey. No way. It's revenge in there. It's Lambda, Lambda, Lambda. Boat movies. Titanic probably. Yeah. Titanic in 97. Yes. Erica Leniak. I'm going to say yes. Hell yes. Erica. This is the one, this is the one that kept her going forever. Bill, if we, if we checked in on Erica Leniak, what's she got everything together? Is she all right? I saw a video where she appeared to have a lot of tattoos, which is fine, but I just wonder how she's doing these days. I worry. I see those pictures of like Yasmin Bleeth these days and I don't know. It's changed. A lot's changed. I hope she's doing okay. I like her work. I'm just going to say that I intentionally avoided this subject, but she resurfaced in the 2000s after some issues and she was in celebrity fit club and during that reality, like let's bring people from the eighties, nineties. And I don't, I don't think it's gone. Awesome. This was the feeling I was getting. Usually doesn't. 1989 Playboy issues. I'm going to say this was Apex mountain. Well, I mean, other than the home alone thing, home alone. Every single Christmas. The combo of those two. Yeah. That issue may be the, one of the most famous issues ever now. So voodoo chow. Yeah. I think it's NWO. I don't think it's under siege, even though it's such an important part of under siege and this movie made a shitload of money, but I mean, it carried wrestling for two years. It's hard for me to believe that it's not the answer. I'm thinking of Jimi Hendrix music in movies because we had Foxy lady in Wayne's world right around the same era. Oh yeah. And it showed up a few places. He was big. Oh, I like that. Any other Apex mountain for you? What about movie cooks, Bill? Like movie chefs. Movie cooks. Yes. Like fictional cooks. Um, so we got Casey Ryback and you got, you know, Ratatouille that the kids are into. I got to throw out our guy, Pauly slicing the garlic very thin and liquefying the pan with just a little oil. It's a very good system. I think that's my favorite one, but Pauly can't kick ass like Ryback. Is anybody else? Am I missing anybody else? I mean, the Julia Childs, but that's a real person. You talking about Clemenza? Who? Pauly, Pauly from. Um, no, Pauly from Goodfellas. Oh, Pauly from Goodfellas. Yeah. I was thinking Clemenza in The Godfather making the meatballs. No, I mean, they're slicing the garlic. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. I got you. I got my Italian movies confused. That's pretty good. It's a good list. And Ryback's up there with his Bula base and his knives. So we wouldn't go Favreau and Chef or Bradley Cooper and Burnt. All those are out because I don't think any of those people could fight. Yeah. I've never seen that Aaron Eckhart, Zeta Jones movie, No Reservations. They ain't lasting on the battleship either. I need someone who can cook and fight. I'll go Ryback. I love Clemenza. I might go Clemenza. Okay. Why don't you tell that girl you love her? Pick and nits. Yeah. I mean, how did an armed group of disgruntled military people have firepower and just get on a boat 20 strong with that had all these missiles and torpedoes on it? What's going on here? I don't have anything else to add. There's a lot of things. First of all, a surprise party is the corniest, flimsiest nonsense cover. That's something that you do at Dunder Mifflin. Yeah. They have a battleship that has nuclear warheads on it and they're out at sea and they're saying, it's a surprise party. Don't tell anyone. Right. Don't tell the captain. Makes sense. Well, also, one girl you're bringing? Yeah. You're spending all this money. You're flying people on a plane. Like, how about six girls? Yeah. Like, are we partnering or not? Why one? That doesn't make sense. The military haircuts, I don't understand at all. Go on. Are we in the military or are we not? Yeah, we are. I always thought people had shaved heads and crew cuts and not seen that there. Cole Meany, who I've never been a huge fan of, but he's an Irish actor. He makes a role at the American accent early and then gives up and he's Irish for his last,
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