Recasting Couch
John Cazale is proposed for several small roles.
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- John Cazale is proposed for the commercial director and several other small parts.
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Warren Beatty
George Roundy
Julie Christie
Jackie Shawn
Goldie Hawn
Jill Haynes
Lee Grant
Felicia Karpf
Jack Warden
Lester Karpf
Tony Bill
Johnny Pope
Jay Robinson
Norman
George Furth
Mr. Pettis
Randy Scheer
Dennis Lolly
Susanna Moore
Gloria
Carrie Fisher
Lorna Karpf
Kathleen Miller
Anjanette
Luana Anders
Devra
Mike Olton
Ricci
Brunetta Barnett
Mona
Richard E. Kalk
Detective Younger
Brad Dexter
Senator East
William Castle
Sid Roth
Howard Hesseman
Red Dog
Michelle Phillips
Girl at Party
Susan Blakely
Girl on the Street
Cynthia Wood
Beauty Shop Customer
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Half-Assed Internet Research
Paul Simon’s rejected title song “Have a Good Time” is supplied as research.
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- Paul Simon reportedly wrote a rejected title song called “Have a Good Time,” later released on Still Crazy After All These Years.
Casting What-Ifs
Philip Seymour Hoffman is proposed for Lester.
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- Philip Seymour Hoffman is proposed for Lester.
Picking Nits
The daughter reaction, party-house geography, loan logic, instant valets, and mysteriously transported motorcycle are distinct objections.
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- Felicia’s muted response to the possibility that George slept with her teenage daughter is questioned.
- The ownership and geography of the large party house are confusing.
- Whether Jill slept with Johnny Pope and whether the ambiguity preserves her agency are debated.
- George’s plan for securing a salon loan lacks credible financial detail.
- The valets retrieve cars implausibly quickly from the crowded party.
- George arrives by car but leaves on a motorcycle that had no shown way to reach the party.
Probably Unanswerable Questions
The group asks whether George gets a salon and whether Lester and Jackie last.
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- Whether George ever opens a salon is left unresolved.
- Whether Lester and Jackie remain together is asked; the panel expects them to separate.
- George’s later life is imagined as a series of failed salon jobs and possible drug trouble.
Best Double Feature
The Parallax View, The Rules of the Game, and Nashville are three distinct pairings.
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- The Parallax View is selected as the dark counterpart to Beatty’s Shampoo persona.
- The Rules of the Game is selected for its interrelationships and wistful tone.
- Nashville is selected as another sprawling, musical, political film from 1975.