Apex Mountain on The Rewatchables
90:21 – 93:09… guy's name in back to school again the guy who does triple indie what's the character I can't believe I can't draw this anyway but he's his muscle did you say Apex Mountain Thornton Mellon did you say Apex Mountain for Stone no it's not I don't know it's not it's gotta you gotta go he forces his way into the director's chair he's got Rambo 2 and Rocky 4 I think First Blood Part 2 is he's got like two of the top three movies in 1985 I just think by the letter of the law of what Apex Mountain is which is obviously like a very clear and understandable concept he forces his way into the director's chair for this …
The whole segment, as transcribed
school with Rodney Dangerfield that's a redeeming role for him yeah like what's the guy's name in back to school again the guy who does triple indie what's the character I can't believe I can't draw this anyway but he's his muscle did you say Apex Mountain Thornton Mellon did you say Apex Mountain for Stone no it's not I don't know it's not it's gotta you gotta go he forces his way into the director's chair he's got Rambo 2 and Rocky 4 I think First Blood Part 2 is he's got like two of the top three movies in 1985 I just think by the letter of the law of what Apex Mountain is which is obviously like a very clear and understandable concept he forces his way into the director's chair for this sequel gets points on it makes 200 million dollars with this movie creates an iconic character and can pretty much cause him a shot from here but if he's at the peak of his powers it's mid 80s Stallone right he can do whatever he wants mid 80s Stallone he could have been like I have this idea he's trapped in his own body and he has to just make action movies like you know it's not until Copland that he truly gets out of that you lost the boat 2 to 1 Burt Young Brent Musburger yes 1979 Brent you're looking live I mean for me I'm listening to Brent Musburger every Saturday for like it's like I would not look at this as Brent Musburger's Apex what's the most famous Brent college football oh you know what wait was it not Brent Musburger when Iron Bowl no what's his name when he called the girl yeah AJ McCarron's girlfriend yeah how can I not remember her name Kate Cathy this is a huge moment and he's that's kind of Apex Brent Musburger right when he was being how about Cunder the Tiger that's the tiger Rocky talked to apparently a huge attraction in the Philadelphia Zoo I think Sierra's embarrassed by the Philadelphia Zoo no I think it's great okay coma scenes that go on too long have we ever topped this for Rocky 2 11 minutes man that's a million dollar baby steel magnolias million dollar baby that's just the last 10 minutes right that movie should be shot into the sun hate that movie we made Jomie had never seen it oh god did he know anything about it didn't know anything about it yeah that's like actually cruel that's it I'm reporting that to HR Jomie didn't know anything about it Jomie had never seen it we talked about it and I'm like hey Chuck I was like Jomie go home and watch million dollar baby and then report back to us and he he texted me that night all caps what the fuck you just can't see it coming the movie totally turns somehow that movie won the Oscar
Open the full episode on Spotify — it cannot start at the timestamp, so the segment above is the mp3.
A grade for each call is not built yet. The board's answer is shown; whether the pod landed on it is a separate judgement, and it is not made here.