Apex Mountain on The Rewatchables
110:33 – 117:27… good if you care about LA. And he was in the Teapot Dome scandal, which is where they got the milkshakes. So there's some stuff. He definitely inspired. Apex Mountain. Dino DeLuis. Yep. I think so. I think so too. This is the first one in a while that we've done where I think that there's a couple of Hall of Fame plaque. So it's interesting. I think Apex Mountain, yes, for Paul Thomas Anderson. I think this sets up the next 20 years of his career. Well, that's what I wanted to ask you both is, is it the first movie in the first line of his obituary? Yes. Yeah, I think it is too. It's not for the obituary. …
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in the 19th and 20th century by Gene Stein. It's an oral history. It's an oral history book length. Really good if you care about LA. And he was in the Teapot Dome scandal, which is where they got the milkshakes. So there's some stuff. He definitely inspired. Apex Mountain. Dino DeLuis. Yep. I think so. I think so too. This is the first one in a while that we've done where I think that there's a couple of Hall of Fame plaque. So it's interesting. I think Apex Mountain, yes, for Paul Thomas Anderson. I think this sets up the next 20 years of his career. Well, that's what I wanted to ask you both is, is it the first movie in the first line of his obituary? Yes. Yeah, I think it is too. It's not for the obituary. I'll write about him though. So it's not Boogie Nights. It is for me, but I think for in the obituary, there will be Bud. I get the impression that this movie is more wanted than Boogie Nights at this point. I think you're right. I still think he has one more that might steal the spot. That's what I was going to say. Has it not been made yet? The movie that will be his movie. Apex Mountain for oil? No. Okay. What is that? How about Apex Mountain for, what's the Apex Mountain for oil? For oil? I don't know. Like oil in movies maybe. I'm going to say the Dallas, the TV show. Oh, that's a good one. Was that Dynasty or Dallas? Truly have no idea. Syriana? Apex? It's hard because Apex, it's like there are a lot of more notable, like the Exxon Valdez spill may have been Apex Mountain. Bill, what does Apex Mountain mean? I still don't know. For your birthday, I'm going to tell you. Was this the Apex Mountain for the era of modern, sprawling, outdoor, middle of nowhere movies? Because you have this, you have No Country for All Men, you have the assassination. Of Jesse James. You have Brokeback Mountain. Uh-huh. So you just mean Westerns? That's all I got. Movies that are set outdoors? Modern, outdoor, sprawling movies. Yeah, that's all I got. Sure, yeah. Okay. Paul Dano? I mean, I think being the Riddler. That guy was just a Riddler. Yeah, I think probably being the Batman is his Apex Mountain. I still like him in Little Miss Sunshine the most. I think he's amazing in that movie. He's good in that. I think that movie's awesome. Apex Mountain for faces covered in oil? Definitely. Yeah. Yeah. How about just faces covered in some sort of concealing stuff? Still Predator? Where he runs his hand down the spike and shows the oil on his hand? That's what I do every time I publish a blog. It's been a while since you did that. How about private bowling alleys? Apex Mountain? Apex Mountain for bowling alleys? Private bowling alleys. Oh. I feel that we perhaps don't know the answer to that because who knows what really takes place in some of the private bowling alleys in this world. I remember I was in Vegas once with my friend Will, who's a guy who knows people. And at four in the morning, we went to somebody's house. Let's hear more about Will. Well, he's one of my most fascinating friends. Took me to this place and it was this Vegas like mega street. Peachtree dance? Is that where you guys went? They had a bowling alley. Get liquored up. There was this like three lane bowling alley. And I'm like, what the fuck is going on? In somebody's house? It was in like this penthouse part of one of the casinos there. It's like, just bowling alley? Oh. It's pretty cool. I think there's a whole private bowling alley scene going on. You like to bowl? Should I get one? Yes, you should. Definitely. You like to bowl. I like to bowl, but I get competitive. I do like to bowl. I get competitive. Oil well explosions, yes. Feeding liquor to a baby in a movie. I'm trying to think of a better feeding liquor to a baby scene. This is probably the peak. No? I can't. I mean, like, there's a couple of kids that I think could have done, like, used a shot of whiskey here and there. Like, in The Exorcist. Give Reagan a couple of pulls. You know, maybe she would have chilled out. I don't think that's how exorcism works. Is this Apex Mountain for the, my wife died during childbirth excuse? That can't be proven. It's never been done better. It's not his kid. Who's challenging that in 1908? You'd be like, ah, that's so sad to hear about your wife. I don't like to talk about those things. Any other Apex Mountains? I don't like to explain myself. Any other Apex Mountains? I'm ready to go to Hall of Fame plaque. Okay. Was this their Hall of Fame plaque movie? Deanna Day-Lewis, yes. Yep. Mm-hmm. For me, I think PTA, it's still Boogie Nights, but I think most people would say there'll be blood. I agree. I think it's this. I really, really thought long and hard about basically forcing you to do The Master and forcing you to listen to me bloviate about what The Master means on this podcast. We can do that at some point. 45 is where you're on the corner. When I turn 50. I'm still not there with The Master. I need to watch it a couple more times. Chris and I saw it at midnight at the Arclight the night it came out. And we walked out. It was a packed house. At 2.30 in the morning. Yeah. And we were all converted. We were like, God is among us and his name is Paul Thomas Anderson. So. Best racehorse name? I like Get Out Ghost. Get Out Ghost? Yeah. That's a good one. I wrote a couple of them down. The Banditrack. I think my son and my partner HW would be a really good different horse name. I have Milkshake. Plain View. Plain View. Good racehorse name. Peach Tree Dance. And the Third Revelation. That's really good. That's awesome. Yeah. Third Revelation wins. Picky Knits. How did he crawl back after he broke his leg in the well? It's not even a picky knick. American ingenuity. Yeah. You're just supposed to credit that you know he would get out of that situation. But I still. Could we have used a wide shot of him crawling for two seconds? What do you think Daniel Plain View would have made it the great resignation? You know? Picking it. Why didn't the orphan have a mom? I mean she may have died in childbirth. Yeah. So she literally did die during childbirth. It's him and his partner basically. Yeah. Mention the Wood and Daniel have sniffed out the fake brother thing. This is my biggest one. Why didn't Eli age during the movie? We span like 25 years. 22 years. Something like that. And he looks exactly the same in 1927. I think we are introduced to him though in 1911. So I think it's 16 years. Okay. Still 16 years. Why does he look exactly the same? But like change his hair? A little gray in the sides? Anything? I had a mustache? I had a great experience where I had lunch with someone yesterday who I hadn't seen in four years and they said, you look exactly the same. And I was like, oh.
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