The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
Bob Prosky (as transcribed)
In the discussion (3)
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- William Hurt's dad, whose name nobody knows, is a candidate; it is Prosky time: Bob Prosky, one of the great mammoth actors, best in Thief, who moved from sinister in the late 70s and early 80s, basically Wilford Brimley in The Firm for a decade, to good grandpa here, with two great moments, taking Aaron out to tell him he will be laid off and answering 'I need to be alone' with 'okay, I'll join you', and telling Jane she is not as good as he is but must take the job.
- An Evil Brimley reading of the layoff speech is done as a joke; the control-room man who loves William Hurt's compliments looks so much like Philip Seymour Hoffman and is identified as Christian Clementson (as transcribed) from Bad Influence with James Spader.
- Joan Cusack is called undersold: SNL in 85-86, Broadcast News in 87, Married to the Mob and Working Girl in 88, Say Anything in 89, Men Don't Leave and My Blue Heaven in 90, a great five-year run; the award goes to Prosky.