Marathon Man Half-Assed Internet Research Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 The segment covers Doc and Janeway’s relationship, Abebe Bikila, barefoot kickers, and Goldman’s unproduced Brothers screenplay. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:11:18Read transcript The novel identifies Doc and Janeway as lovers more explicitly than the film. The runner in the flashbacks is identified as Ethiopian Olympic champion Abebe Bikila, who won the 1960 marathon barefoot. Barefoot football kickers and their poor historical accuracy are discussed. Goldman reportedly wrote an unproduced, poorly regarded screenplay called Brothers connected to this story.
Marathon Man Apex Mountain Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 Apex cases are debated for the principal cast, filmmakers, torture scenes, Jewish revenge films, Nazi villains, and Diamond District scenes. In the discussion (10) Approx. transcript time · 01:13:30Read transcript Hoffman’s apex is disputed between his 1976 double of this film and All the President’s Men and Kramer vs. Kramer. Dentistry as a movie device is judged near its apex here. Scheider’s apex is placed around Jaws. Devane’s apex is jokingly assigned to The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training. The dental torture is placed among the most famous torture scenes, alongside Casino Royale, Reservoir Dogs, and others. Goldman is judged at or near his apex in 1976. Martha Keller and Schlesinger are assigned Black Sunday and Midnight Cowboy respectively. Inglourious Basterds is selected as the apex Jewish-revenge film. Christoph Waltz and the melting Nazi from Raiders are considered for Nazi-villain apex. The movie is preferred to Uncut Gems for Diamond District scenes.
Marathon Man Cruise or Hanks? Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 Cruise is the easy choice for Babe; Hanks is tentatively assigned Doc. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:16:20Read transcript Tom Cruise is selected for Babe without hesitation. Tom Hanks is tentatively proposed for Doc, though considered less ideal.
Marathon Man Scorsese or Spielberg? Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 Spielberg is selected for the Jewish-revenge dimension despite Scorsese’s New York credentials. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:16:37Read transcript Spielberg is selected because of his association with Jewish revenge stories. Scorsese is acknowledged as the stronger New York-associated director.
Marathon Man What role would Philip Seymour Hoffman play? Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 Philip Seymour Hoffman is cast as Janeway. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:16:37Read transcript Philip Seymour Hoffman is assigned William Devane’s Janeway role.
Marathon Man Picking Nits Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 The exposition drive, Szell’s Diamond District visit and disguise, farmhouse detour, Jaws marquee, and Hoffman’s running form are questioned. In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 01:16:53Read transcript Janeway telling Babe the entire Szell story during a circular drive is questioned, though defended as a confidence-building interrogation tactic. Szell personally visiting the Diamond District before retrieving the diamonds is questioned. Szell’s minimal disguise is criticized. The drive to the farmhouse is questioned again. A Jaws marquee visible behind Hoffman is said to break the Roy Scheider fiction. Hoffman’s running stride and marathon pacing are criticized as lurching and inefficient.
Marathon Man Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 A Szell prequel about the hunt for him during his escape to South America is proposed. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:20:04Read transcript A Szell prequel set during his postwar escape toward Argentina is proposed. The proposed story would follow people hunting Szell rather than make him the protagonist.
Marathon Man Is This Movie Better With…? Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 Samuel L. Jackson receives the strongest imagined replacement dialogue. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:20:42Read transcript Samuel L. Jackson is imagined replacing the “Is it safe?” exchange with his own confrontational dialogue. A Stephen A. Smith version of Szell’s interrogation is also performed.
Marathon Man Just One Oscar Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 Conrad Hall wins for cinematography over Olivier. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:21:59Read transcript Conrad Hall is selected for his cinematography and especially his portrait of New York. Olivier is the other leading choice, but the cinematography argument prevails.
Marathon Man Probably Unanswerable Questions Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 The discussion asks about Babe’s dental recovery, the British-supervillain tradition, and whether his damaged apartment could be rented again. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:22:56Read transcript The likely extensive dental treatment and anesthesia Babe would need are questioned. The film is considered as a possible origin point for British actors playing Hollywood supervillains. Whether Babe’s wrecked, foul-smelling apartment could ever be rented again prompts personal New York apartment stories.
Marathon Man What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie? Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 The wrist knife is wanted; the dental drill and Babe’s running clothes are rejected. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:25:49Read transcript The dental drill is selected as memorabilia nobody would want. Szell’s concealed wrist knife is selected as desirable memorabilia. Babe’s running clothes are rejected. The wrist knife’s historical plausibility and ability to pass airport security are questioned.
Marathon Man The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson Marathon Man · The Rewatchables ·June 18, 2025 Kill the Nazi dentist and keep the diamonds. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:26:55Read transcript The stated lesson is not to trust Nazis. A second lesson says that after killing the Nazi dentist, Babe has earned the right to keep the diamonds.
