Apex Mountain on The Rewatchables
87:18 – 96:19… as roommates. Yeah. They just hit it off. Decided to get an apartment together. Did they get me tattoos out of vans? I don't know. Ice them with some bees. Apex Mountain. Kristen Wiig. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. There's one more. The whole thing about Melissa McCarthy modeling the role of Guy Fieri. She told GQ that. Did you think that was real? I didn't know if she was making that up. I didn't want to. I think it's funny either way. That even seemed too half-assed for me. But it's in that GQ oral history of the movie where she and Rose Byrne actually each comment on it, I think, if I'm remembering …
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And then Rebel Wilson and the bald guy ended up living together in real life. Oh my God. Just as roommates. Yeah. They just hit it off. Decided to get an apartment together. Did they get me tattoos out of vans? I don't know. Ice them with some bees. Apex Mountain. Kristen Wiig. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. There's one more. The whole thing about Melissa McCarthy modeling the role of Guy Fieri. She told GQ that. Did you think that was real? I didn't know if she was making that up. I didn't want to. I think it's funny either way. That even seemed too half-assed for me. But it's in that GQ oral history of the movie where she and Rose Byrne actually each comment on it, I think, if I'm remembering correctly. And there's like a part about how she actually wanted to have short, bleached, spiky hair, but they decided that would be too ridiculous. Even if that's just a bit, that's hysterical. That's good. So maybe Guy Fieri is an Apex Mountain for him. Other Apex Mountain. Kristen Wiig, I would say yes. I think she's still on SNL at this point too. So, Ham, definitely. Because Mad Men is one of the biggest dramas at that point. And then he's been in the town and then this. And he's just, it's all happening for Ham. Melissa McCarthy, it's a tough one because she's had a good career. Yeah. And she's been in a bunch of, I really like the Sandra Bullock movie. I think. The Heat. What's that movie called? The Heat? Yeah. I think that movie's really good. I think she's done a lot of good stuff, but she did get nominated for an Oscar for this. Yeah. And this is when she just became a mainstream sensation. I mean, the, you know, leading franchises after this. Did you guys see she was on the New York Times list of the best 20 actors of the century or something? Which was a, I guess, a controversial choice. I saw film Twitter complaining about it. I mean. That seems like a stretch. I think she's incredible. Yeah. I think she's incredible. I don't know if I would put her there, but I think this is her best performance. And I say that as someone who, you know, in hour six of an international flight, I'll put on spy. I'll put on boss or whatever, you know, but this is her best role. Maya Rudolph. I feel like I thought she had a really great stretch there on SNL. You could make the case she's in the running for a most talented SNL cast member with all the, the way she could sing and all the different characters she could play, all that stuff. I don't feel like this was her apex. Her run as the judge on The Good Place. Some of the best TV in human history. Love that burrito. She's, if you're talking about high approval rating, she's way up there. I don't think anybody's against Maya Rudolph. She's got to have one of the highest ones. Rose Byrne, I would say no. But this did pave the way for a lot of good stuff that happened with her. I would probably say Neighbors just because that movie was so good and so successful they made a sequel. Apatow, probably not. I mean, he didn't direct this one. Yeah. Wedding movies? Oh my God. A rich canon. Tough one, right? I mean. Because you have some of those indie ones. You have like. My best friend's wedding. You also have the indie ones like Rachel's getting married, things like that, that probably don't win. But yeah, I would say it's my best friend's wedding versus this in the finals. Oh, are you guys not Wedding Crashers fans? No, we did it. Yeah, it's been a rewatchable already. Maybe it's a three movie finals. Yeah. I'd put that in the mix with this. The woke generation has a lot of problems with Wedding Crashers. We should mention. Oh, dude. I did. I'm unaware of the discourse. How about Paul Feig? Feig or Feig? Paul Feig Feig? I mean, so he went on to make The Heat, Ghostbusters. He also created Freaks and Geeks, which is one of my favorite shows of all time. And probably the best cast show in the history of television in terms of like raw talent, you know, going on to do other things. The coaching tree. I'm sure this is his biggest, you know, critical commercial when you consider all of the things that went into it. I would say definitely. And I think he does a great job in this movie. This movie is very well crafted. What about Apex Mountain for shit scenes? What's the Mount Rushmore bill of shit scenes? Defecation? Movie movie. Obviously, Kendall and Succession is a favorite of ours on the TV front. You got Battleshits and Harold and Kumar. What else? What's in the mix? You're a cinema expert. You know, I'd like to apologize to the audience. I should have spent some time trying to figure this out. This is clearly a 20 minute, 20 minute thing. Follow up pod. There's got to be one. There's like an, isn't there an outhouse one where they tip the outhouse over? Oh, yeah. Yeah. I don't know. I think this would be the peak. That happened to someone I know. Diarrhea had as Apex Mountain for diarrhea. Yeah. I think that Imodium, some of the other pharma companies out there, brands really missed out on a chance for a sponsorship deal here. Yeah. I'm going to say. By the way, I've been meaning to ask you, do you think Lamar Jackson should lean in to being the poop quarterback? Like, and get those Imodium? Leave Lamar alone. That's an Apex Mountain. He had cramps and he had to just take some time working out the cramps. And then he led a miraculous comeback. And I believe in him and I'm delighted by the way that the season has unfolded. Never lost faith. Mina, that's our new podcast we're launching on June 12th. It's called Leave Lamar Alone. It's hosted by Mallory by herself. There's no guess. It's just her screaming, leave Lamar alone. Chris O'Dowd for Apex Mountain? Yeah. I would say yes. Memorable performance in Thor The Dark World. Wilson Phillips? Oh, boy. So here, you would say on the surface, no, because they were really successful in the early 90s to the point that SNL used to parody them and all that stuff. But they have this second life now with this movie that has become this, you know, obscenely rewatchable movie. And they're a huge part of the last 10 minutes and it kind of lives on forever. So you could say it's almost like a belated Apex Mountain or second Apex Mountain. They actually have like multiple appearances in the movie because there's the CD in the memory box, the actual performance of the wedding. Then you run it back in the credits. Hold On is a good song. Hold On is just a flat out good pop song. And then the only other one I had is Milwaukee, which I feel like Laverne and Shirley was probably the Apex sitcom from the 70s just because it's so prominently featured in the credits. And they're located there. And that was one of the three most popular shows for like four straight years in a row. So I would say that for that. Okay. Pickiness. We talked about this, but I guess was Lillian completely out of line for dumping Annie as maid of honor? We all think there's something that didn't sit right with that. Here's a tough one. The whole part where Lillian like disappears because they need some conflict at the end. They need to get Rose Byrne and Kristen Wiig together. Like what the hell is happening in that scene? She can't find her. She's melting down. Then it's like, oh no, she's in her bedroom. That kind of falls apart. Yeah. Mina's making a face. She's just kind of making a let's move on face. No, I'm with you on that. The other one I had too, which is interesting because you mentioned that they filmed a Vegas bachelorette scene. The fact that they don't, they can't go to Vegas just because the plane is diverted doesn't quite sit with me. Like I understand the plane's diverted, but it feels like Rose Byrne's really rich. They could have still figured out a way to get to Vegas. The other one, and this is something that's not at me for nine years now. Who buys carrots at a convenience store? It's really weird. Oh God. Maybe it's a great little, maybe it's a great little like local treasure, a gem, that convenience store. Who knows? Just strange. You mentioned the, the, the, the Vegas parts. Well, I'll toss one of mine in there. I just don't. And I love Vegas. I don't buy that. Helen would have been pushing for Vegas. I just don't buy that. That's great. That's a really good point. Yeah. It's D class. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. She would have wanted to go to like Europe, you know? No, I would have said she would have gone with new Orleans and she has a friend who runs a jazz club there and made it super douchey. She knows the honor. You can still gamble if you want. So Helen's husband. Yeah. How, how rich was this guy and what was his job?
104:24 – 107:16… so ridiculous. Yeah. Which, like, wedding dresses are ridiculous. Like, as props. They're so underused. And this movie... I'd say it's an... Maybe it's not an apex mountain for wedding movies, but it's an apex mountain for the wedding dress as a physical prop. And, like, element of comedy. So you'd want the wedding dress? I just think it's so funny. So that one jumps out to me. I like Jon Hamm's car. I know. It's scary. That's one of my unanswerable questions. What exactly... What is the source of Ted's wealth? What's up with Ted? In general. He's a nice house. Yeah, right. You know? What's Ted's story? I just …
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Literally, she's dressed like this confection and melts onto the street. It's such an amazing act of physical comedy, but it's really enabled by the fact that she looks so ridiculous. Yeah. Which, like, wedding dresses are ridiculous. Like, as props. They're so underused. And this movie... I'd say it's an... Maybe it's not an apex mountain for wedding movies, but it's an apex mountain for the wedding dress as a physical prop. And, like, element of comedy. So you'd want the wedding dress? I just think it's so funny. So that one jumps out to me. I like Jon Hamm's car. I know. It's scary. That's one of my unanswerable questions. What exactly... What is the source of Ted's wealth? What's up with Ted? In general. He's a nice house. Yeah, right. You know? What's Ted's story? I just assume he's like a banker. Yeah, he's like a banker. If Annie was number three, who's number one? Who's number two? There are so many unanswerable questions. Yes, that was my question. I know he's moved on, but I can't help it. Who are number one and number two? Who's number one and number two? Yeah. What happened? What do you guys think happened between Annie's mom and Bill after she set them up there for their little chat? I thought he would show up at the wedding as a callback when they do all the other callbacks. I mean, the air marshal callback is probably the best callback that he's at the wedding with the dogs. But yeah, I thought Bill Cosby would be the other one. I would take the sink and put it in like a small bathroom and be like, hey, little story about the sink. I think it'd be a good conversation starter at a party. So remember the scene in Bridesmaids? A plaque next to it, like at a museum, you know, with a quick summation of its cultural relevance? No, the look away picture right over the sink. Like this movie really made me want a radar gun. Or like I wanted to try it. Like it looked really fun trying to point at the license plates and catch them. You said when you're working on your fastball, you know, check that VLO. All right. Wait, I have a couple more unanswerable questions quickly. We had there so many. What do you guys think happens between Rita and Becca if the plane, if they go to Vegas? Like if they don't have to land early? They're hooking up already on the plane. Where does that go? I feel deprived of that storyline personally. Wow. Nobody else has thought about this? I just, I didn't understand how they got drunk so fast. Oh God. In like 20 minutes, they're completely hammered and making out. Like, so what was in that cocktail? You know, on planes, you get drunker. It's the altitude, right? I always go for tomato juice on the plane, you know, craving that umami flavor. What's the future of Annie's Bakery? Does she reopen it with Nathan? Does she run with the cock baby name? Really lean into the icing there, you know? Wow. Wow. I would say the 2010s made it easier for her to have like a online delivery bakery, right?
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