And the Award for Best Oscar Party Resuscitator Goes to…

It’s inevitable—somewhere around hour 23 of the Oscars, you’ll start to get restless. Much of the food you painstakingly prepared (or, let’s be honest, hastily unpackaged and arranged on a serving tray) will be picked over or lifeless. The popcorn bowl will be empty save for unpopped kernels and an oily slick of salt. One lonely caulifloweret will sit sadly on the crudité tray. But you’ve made it this far, and the guests who haven’t begged off for an early morning meeting or departing babysitter will look to you—their fearless host—to keep them going until Best Motion Picture.

How, then, will you keep your listless friends entertained? Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set by Tony Bill. Recite your favorite passages. Quiz your guests (do they know the difference between a taco cart¹ and a honeywagon²?). Heck, even distribute copies and read quietly to yourselves while poor Randy Newman gets passed over for Best Song—again. It’ll get you through the mid-show slump in no time.

1: A cart carrying grip equipment. Named after the ubiquitous southern California sidewalk vendors.

2: The crew’s portable toilet truck or trailer, coyly named, as if to spare the crew’s delicate sensibilities. The origin is from honey bucket, a slang term for a bucket or container that was used when a toilet wasn’t available.