More Black People receives an initial no, including rejection of replacing Trilby merely with a wise Black character. Martin Lawrence is then proposed for Faisil, while the existing casting is defended as potentially offsetting the film’s ethnic optics.
An anecdote says a frightened horse nearly threw Schwarzenegger off the roof and a stuntman saved him; the discussion expressly questions how reliable the story is.
The near-fatal horse stunt anecdote is recalled for research, with explicit skepticism that it has grown exaggerated.
Cameron and effects supervisor John Bruno reportedly planned to place a model plane on a real rooftop for a more convincing action sequence.
Cameron’s founding of Digital Domain during this period is discussed as part of his continued drive to invent new filmmaking technology.
The ice-tray joke is again traced to Tom Arnold’s divorce story.
The hotel is identified as the Westin Bonaventure.
The body count is reported as ninety, below the initial guesses.
The discussion reports a $100 million budget, third-place annual box-office finish, and one visual-effects Oscar nomination. Its gross figure is transcribed as “$378 billion,” an apparent scale error retained as uncertain.
Schwarzenegger reportedly rehearsed the tango for six months to match Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman, with the same music used.
Favorite deaths are the three men tipping over with the truck, a man ejected through a windshield and run over, and the human missile fired into the helicopter.
Glass elevators are explicitly affirmed at Apex Mountain, with In the Line of Fire offered as a comparison.
Schwarzenegger’s overall Apex is rejected, but True Lies is affirmed as the best of his standalone, non-franchise films after debating whether remakes and sequels disqualify other titles.
Tom Arnold is unequivocally affirmed at Apex Mountain.
The 1990s tango-scene Apex goes to Scent of a Woman rather than True Lies.
Curtis’s hottest scenes are compared with Trading Places and Perfect, with Perfect strongly advocated as her best appearance.
Neither Cruise nor Hanks is considered an improvement over Schwarzenegger. Hanks is interesting because he rarely plays this type of action hero, but the final choice is Cruise.
The horse and passengers potentially exceeding the elevator’s capacity is debated using rough weights and capacity estimates. A horse defecating in the elevator is suggested as a missed joke.
Omega Sector’s authority, accountability, building, and ability to mobilize military force are questioned. Harry’s use of state surveillance to investigate his wife is treated as a major management failure.
News coverage might expose Harry’s identity, but a counterargument notes that the reporters explicitly do not know who is responsible.
Harry’s uncertainty about whether striking the bridge might detonate a nuclear weapon is criticized.
Harry’s distinctive appearance is questioned as a liability for undercover counterterrorism work.
Helen failing to recognize Harry’s body during the seduction and failing to suspect his occupation after seventeen years are major nitpicks.
Harry’s accent, languages, combat skills, and flight training raise unanswered questions about his origin and recruitment; imagined college-to-spy biographies are jokes.
Helen’s indifference to his job seems less plausible with modern family location tracking that could expose his overseas travel.
The tuxedo remaining dry beneath the diving suit is questioned and defended as a Bond convention.
Harry visiting Juno the day after a conspicuous massacre seems reckless, particularly given his distinctive appearance and the lack of an apparent international response.
Helen transforming her dress so neatly by tearing it is questioned.
The dead limousine driver keeping the vehicle on course is questioned.
Dana taking the key without an obvious plan and the logistics of abducting her from Washington and bringing her to Florida are questioned; the wallet photograph explains how the terrorists learned about her.
Whether the horse could support Harry’s weight over the roof edge is questioned and defended, with the earlier elevator objection repeated.
The terrorists’ repeatedly terrible marksmanship is criticized, with Rambo II offered as an even greater example; shooting bystanders is distinguished from hitting the heroes.
A sequel reportedly reached a completed script with Cameron and Schwarzenegger returning, but was abandoned after 9/11 because its light treatment of terrorism no longer seemed appropriate.
The television adaptation is mentioned, followed by uncertainty about its availability and a joking proposal for Gene Hackman to return as the Heston character.
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