Rewatchables Reference

• Tommy's first sales meeting – re-enacts a car accident, sets model cars on fire, 'New guy's in the corner puking his guts out' (Sean and Sal's pick).
• Tommy and the boat with Julie Warner – Farley shows real acting chops, kids heckling ('Hey Gilligan, did you eat the Skipper?') (Bill's pick).
• The road trip stretch: Fat Guy in a Little Coat → Carpenters sing-along → car accident → Prehistoric Forest → diner scene.
• The diner scene – Tommy accidentally gets Helen the waitress to reopen the kitchen; Richard realizes Tommy has sales ability.
• Richard watching the girl in the pool / 'Buddy Whack-It'.
• The climax – Tommy gets Zalinsky to sign the order for 500,000 brake pads.
• Opening credits sequence – kid running, transitions to older Farley, graduating, face-planting.

• Rob Lowe's performance – his comedy side was unexpected; really good in anything SNL-adjacent.
• Brian Dennehy's performance – overqualified, a legend of the American stage; perfect casting as Big Tom.
• Subtle comedy details – 'Luke, I'm your father' with the fan; the Callahan family portraits.
• Tommy and Richard singing songs together (Carpenters, etc.)
• The bees gimmick (getting pulled over, pretending bees are in the car).
• The old lady at the board meeting: 'First factory goes under, the whole town goes under, and that's when the whores come in'.
• Farley's speech to the town: 'I lost my virginity to your daughter... Rob, you were there'.

• Sandusky, Ohio as the setting – now unfortunately associated with the Penn State scandal.
• Bo Derek stunt casting – was a big deal in 1995 but younger audiences have no idea who she is.
• Flashdance jokes – nobody under 35 knows what Flashdance is.
• Sneaking onto an airplane and pretending to be flight attendants – completely impossible post-9/11.
• Dan Aykroyd's character/performance – doing a Coneheads voice with a Mel Kiper Jr. look; confusing tone.
• Herbie Hancock joke – doesn't land with younger audiences.

• The Richard role was originally for Rob Lowe (Farley + Lowe duo); Lowe had scheduling conflicts.
• Adam Sandler was pursued but was already shooting Billy Madison; Spade was the third choice.
• Matthew McConaughey auditioned for the Rob Lowe villain role.
• Helen the waitress was originally supposed to be played by Roseanne Barr, who was busy.

Dan Aykroyd – doing a crazy Chicago accent crossed with Coneheads; filmed all his scenes in two days (winner).

Zach Grenier – bald board member with bulgy eyes; was in 'Fight Club', Curb Your Enthusiasm, Devs; approximately 75 TV shows over 30 years (winner).

• Rob Lowe – only about four scenes, uncredited, makes the most of each one; the cow-tipping scene is highlighted (winner).
• Dan Aykroyd – could also win this.

• Replace Bo Derek with Phoebe Cates – she was only 32 in 1995, a better actress, had the nostalgia/sex appeal (Bill's pick).
• Julie Bowen discussed as a swap for Julie Warner.

• Rob Lowe was uncredited – was filming The Stand, did it because he loved Farley.
• Farley did all his own stunts.
• Spade and Farley's real altercation on set – Spade threw Diet Coke on Farley, Farley threw Spade against a wall.
• Both Spade and Farley dated Laurie Bagley (the naked woman in the pool), causing tension on Black Sheep set.
• Bo Derek was nominated for a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress.

• Chris Farley: Yes, unanimously.
• David Spade: Kind of yes, though his son's generation knows Spade as 'the Grown Ups guy'.
• Brake pads: 100% yes – apex mountain for brake pads.
• Julie Warner: Debated – Doc Hollywood is competition.

• How hard would it be to drive on the highway without a driver-side door? The wind would be brutal.
• Tommy Senior was rich enough to run a background check on his young, hot fiancee.
• Bo Derek's grift is absurd – gets a job at a weight-loss camp to meet overweight wealthy men, marry them, and hope they die?
• How easy was it in 1995 to hack Julie Warner's computer and change hundreds of brake pad sales?

• Are we sure Bo Derek didn't kill Tommy Senior? Her whole grift: marry him, hope he dies. He dies at the wedding reception.
• Were Tommy and Julie Warner's character actually dating? No kiss, no affection shown, she's not on the boat at the end.

'God no. Don't remake this movie. Stay away.'

Chris Farley – unanimously. 'This is a Chris Farley movie.' One of the most convincing 'who won the movie' picks they've had.