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Paul Scheer hosts this Last Looks episode breaking down listener corrections and omissions from The Big Hit episode. He discusses Darth Maul's deleted drag queen subplot, validates June's bathroom fears, debates chicken cooking methods, and chats with Jason about their favorite current shows including Widow's Bay, Traitors, and The Comeback. They announce Drop Zone as the next movie and share excitement about upcoming live shows.
Corrections and Omissions: The Big Hit Breakdown
Listeners call in with fact-checks and observations about The Big Hit, including confirmation that June actually did hear the 'stalking' line correctly despite it being creepy. Multiple corrections address Antonio Sabato Jr.'s mysterious disappearance from the film, revealing deleted scenes showed his character Vince moonlighting as a drag queen. The discussion includes the impossibility of cooking chicken on a stovetop and bizarre character naming choices involving Star Trek references.
- June was vindicated - she did hear the 'stalking' line correctly, though it was likely an ADR fix
- Deleted scenes reveal Vince had a drag queen subplot, showing up in full drag looking like 'muscular Liza Minnelli meets Cher'
- The movie impossibly shows a whole uncut chicken bursting into flames on a stovetop
- Lou Diamond Phillips' character is named Sisko, which is weirdly the same as Avery Brooks' Star Trek character Captain Sisko
" This movie brought me back to a year, a very specific year in time that I feel like all bad things happened. It was bad. It wasn't even like bro culture. Like, oh man, you can't take a joke. It was no, it was like acts, the advent of acts body spray. "
Video Store Nostalgia and Bathroom Anxiety
Luke from Portland recommends Movie Madness, claiming it's the biggest movie rental shop with 90,000 titles. Paul responds enthusiastically about visiting and mentions a new LA speakeasy bar themed like a 90s video store. An anonymous caller validates June's fears about bathrooms with two doors and no locks, sharing childhood trauma from their grandmother's house where neither door locked securely.
- Movie Madness in Portland has 90,000 titles and may be the biggest rental shop in the US
- Back to the Video Store is opening as a themed speakeasy bar in LA and Vegas
- Anonymous caller confirms June's bathroom fears are valid, describing anxiety about unlocked double-door bathrooms
" What does it cost you? Always knock. Not going to disturb anybody if no one's there. You're only going to help yourself and save someone from the worst embarrassment of their life. "
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