Baby Driver vs Drive
Ever since cars got radios, people have been driving to music. Tonight’s Versus combatants are two popular wheelman movies with killer soundtracks—2011’s Drive and 2017’s Baby Driver. Which getaway driver reigns supreme—the “real hero” or the kid with “a hum in his drum”? Which soundtrack revs up your engine? Put your pedal to the metal, crank up the tunes, and let’s talk about movies!
BRAD'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Drive L.A.
Best Character: Drive The Driver
Best Screen Duo: Baby Baby & Joseph
Best Villain/Antagonist: Drive Bernie Rose
Best Hero/Protagonist: Drive The Driver
Best Kill/Defeat: Drive Drowning Nino in the ocean
WTF: Drive Bullet to the head? What about your hand?
Best Score or Soundtrack: Drive Cliff Martinez & original songs
Best Quote: Drive Driver: “There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand?”
Best Screenplay: Drive Hossein Amini
Best Special Achievement: Baby Representation
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Drive Albert Brooks
Best Lead Actor/Actress: Drive Ryan Gosling
Best Scene: Drive Opening Credits
Defining Moment: Drive Opening Credits
Best Director: Drive Nicolas Winding Refn
Wildcard: Drive The Driver’s Wardrobe Award
Best Picture: Drive
Total after deductions:
Drive: 17
Baby Driver: 2
COUSIN WAYNE'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Baby Doc’s Hideout
Best Character: Baby Baby
Best Screen Duo: Baby Baby & Joseph
Best Villain/Antagonist: Baby Doc
Best Hero/Protagonist: Drive The Driver
Best Kill/Defeat: Drive Motel Shooting
WTF: Drive Lack of dialogue
Best Score or Soundtrack: Baby Edgar Wright, Steven Price & original songs
Best Quote: TIE Drive & Baby Griff: “I mean, is he retarded?” Doc: “Retarded means slow. Was he slow?” Griff: “No.” Doc: “He had an accident when he was a kid. Still has a hum in the drum. Plays music to drown it out. And that's what makes him the best.” & Shannon: “He wouldn't be able to find pussy in a whorehouse.”
Best Screenplay: Baby Edgar Wright
Best Special Achievement: Baby Car Chases
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Baby Jamie Foxx
Best Lead Actor/Actress: TIE Drive & Baby Ansel Elgort & Ryan Gosling
Best Scene: Baby First Car Chase
Defining Moment: Drive Leaving the cash behind
Best Director: Baby Edgar Wright
Wildcard: Drive The Psycho Award
Best Picture: Baby Driver
Total after deductions:
Drive: 6
Baby Driver: 13
KYLE'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Baby Doc’s Hideout
Best Character: Drive Bernie Rose
Best Screen Duo: Baby Buddy & Darling
Best Villain/Antagonist: Drive Bernie Rose
Best Hero/Protagonist: Drive The Driver
Best Kill/Defeat: Baby Bats gets speared
WTF: Baby The movie got away from itself
Best Score or Soundtrack: TIE Drive & Baby Cliff Martinez, Edgar Wright, Steven Price & original songs
Best Quote: Drive Driver: “My hands are a little dirty.” Bernie Rose: “So are mine.”
Best Screenplay: Baby Edgar Wright
Best Special Achievement: Drive Genre Blending
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Drive Albert Brooks
Best Lead Actor/Actress: Drive Ryan Gosling
Best Scene: TIE Drive & Baby Clippers game getaway & Coffee run
Defining Moment: Drive The Scorpion Jacket
Best Director: Baby Edgar Wright
Wildcard: Baby Dressed to Drive Award
Best Picture: Drive
Total after deductions:
Drive: 11
Baby Driver: 8
NATHAN'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Baby Bo’s Diner
Best Character: Drive The Driver
Best Screen Duo: Drive The Driver & Benicio
Best Villain/Antagonist: Drive Bernie Rose
Best Hero/Protagonist: Drive The Driver
Best Kill/Defeat: Drive Bernie Kills Shannon
WTF: Baby Baby calls T.Rex “Trex”
Best Score or Soundtrack: TIE Drive & Baby Cliff Martinez, Edgar Wright, Steven Price & original songs
Best Quote: Drive Driver: “There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand?”
Best Screenplay: Drive Hossein Amini
Best Special Achievement: Drive Creating an Iconic Look
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Drive Albert Brooks
Best Lead Actor/Actress: Drive Ryan Gosling
Best Scene: TIE Drive & Baby Opening Chase/Credits Scene & Hocus Pocus Chase Scene
Defining Moment: Drive The Driver carries Benicio down the hallway, with his jacket draped over him like a blanket while ‘A Real Hero” plays.
Best Director: Drive Nicolas Winding Refn
Wildcard: Baby The Action-Musical Sound Design & Choreography Award
Best Picture: Drive
Total after deductions:
Drive: 15
Baby Driver: 4