Probably Unanswerable Questions
Ethan Hawke casting, Rob’s partners, Marie, Penny, DJ prospects, and name variants
In the discussion (7)
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- Whether Ethan Hawke would improve the film as Rob is debated, with Cusack’s likability defended.
- Ethan Hawke in the Ian role is considered as a more grounded rivalry between two icons of the era.
- Who Rob should end up with is asked; nobody and the Chicago Reader critic are proposed.
- Why Rob never calls Marie DeSalle again is questioned and defended as mutual recognition that the encounter was temporary.
- A better response to Penny’s story is proposed as a path to a relationship with her. — Joanna Robinson
- Rob’s plausible ceiling as a DJ is questioned.
- The shift between Rob, Robert, Bob, and Bobby becomes a question about identity and nicknames.