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J.T. Walsh
Also referred to as JT Walsh
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 4
- Movies in this archive
- 2
Rewatchables episodes featuring J.T. Walsh’s films
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Mentioned in discussions
Is This Movie Better With…?
The Hanson Brothers
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:31:10Read transcript
- Wayne Jenkins, the observed Danny Treos and Sam Jackson, J.T. Walsh, and the observed Philip Bicker Hall are among the proposed additions. — Bill Simmons
- The Hanson Brothers win because they could add iconic football-team and hot-box scenes. — Bill Simmons
- The observed Byron Mayo, Harley Mays, evil-laughing Ramon, and Raymond are also proposed as stock additions. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:20Read transcript
- J.T. Walsh is an initial better-with possibility.
- Samuel L. Jackson as Al is the preferred better-with choice, imagined talking back to Frank instead of being fearful. — Bill Simmons
Is This Movie Better With…?
J.T. Walsh as Judge Noose
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:18Read transcript
- J.T. Walsh is proposed for Judge Noose, with surprise that he was not already in the cast; Jackson is already present. — Bill Simmons
Is This Movie Better With…?
Wayne Jenkins is proposed as either Maddie’s café companion or Solomon’s pilot.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:09:19Read transcript
- Wayne Jenkins, the observed Danny Treo, Catherine Hahn, Steve Bouchemy, J.T. Walsh, and Phil Baker Hall are offered. — Chris Ryan
- Wayne Jenkins interrupting the final café phone call is the first developed addition. — Chris Ryan
- Wayne Jenkins as the Australian pilot is the alternate placement. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:17:57Read transcript
- The observed candidate list is “Danny Treo, Catherine Hahn, Steve Boshamy, Sam Jackson, J.T. Walsh, or Philip Baker-Haw.” — Bill Simmons
- Danny Trejo is the immediate winner. — Bill Simmons
- Catherine Hahn is proposed as a more believable sommelier than Scarlett Johansson. — Dave Chang
Is This Movie Better With…?
Wayne Jenkins as graphic-design boss joked; J.T. Walsh belongs in unspecified part.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:23:58Read transcript
- Wayne Jenkins as graphic-design boss joked; J.T. Walsh belongs in unspecified part. — Chris Ryan
- Bernthal as Cady reiterated; also fits Joe Don Baker investigator role.
Is This Movie Better With…?
J.T. Walsh as Paul; Danny Trejo as hotel clerk; Wayne Jenkins investigates
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:09Read transcript
- J.T. Walsh replacing John Heard is one better-with choice. — Bill Simmons
- Danny Trejo as the St. James hotel clerk is another better-with choice. — Van Lathan
- Wayne Jenkins investigating the missing child is the third better-with choice, illustrated through a hypothetical performance.
Is This Movie Better With…?
Jackson as Oscar; Walsh as husband or Lowenstein; Buscemi as husband
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:20Read transcript
- Samuel L. Jackson is proposed as Oscar in the original film. — Wesley Morris
- J.T. Walsh is proposed as the husband or Lowenstein, while Buscemi is another husband choice.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:03Read transcript
- Philip Baker Hall and Steve Buscemi are imagined as additions without specific roles.
- Wayne Jenkins initially seems hard to place, then the skeptical cop is proposed.
- J.T. Walsh is proposed as Manny.
- Kathryn Hahn is enthusiastically proposed as Sally, leading to a Bernthal-and-Hahn remake idea. — Wesley Morris
Is This Movie Better With…?
Philip Baker Hall as Levene; J.T. Walsh as Williamson; Bernthal as Roma; Buscemi as Aaronow
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:52:08Read transcript
- Philip Baker Hall as Levene and J.T. Walsh as Williamson are preferred substitutions, recalling their earlier stage roles. — Chris Ryan
- Bernthal would be an excellent Roma, demonstrated through a Wayne Jenkins-style impression. — Sean Fennessey
- Buscemi as Aaronow is another appealing substitution. — Sean Fennessey
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Stage origins; casting; awards; Baldwin rehearsal; cars; ensemble; desk direction; off-day visits; possible Rio Rancho appreciation
In the discussion (14)
Approx. transcript time · 00:03:00Read transcript
- Pacino admired Foley’s At Close Range and wanted to adapt Mamet’s Pulitzer-winning play with him; Lemmon reportedly called this his greatest ensemble. — Chris Ryan
- Baldwin’s speech was absent from the original play and became widely replayed and parodied, including on Saturday Night Live. — Sean Fennessey
- The original stage ensemble is recalled as Mantegna, J.T. Walsh, Robert Prosky as Levene and James Tolkan as Moss; Tolkan and Harris embody the angry bald-man archetype. — Sean Fennessey
- Arkin was reportedly slowest to sign because Aaronow mainly suffers humiliation; the discussion corrects his status at the time from Oscar winner to nominee. — Sean Fennessey
- The ensemble is said to have accumulated 29 Oscar nominations, with surprisingly few for this film. — Sean Fennessey
- Spacey was recruited from theater work associated with Lemmon and a Pacino–Foley visit to see him perform; the adaptation took nearly a decade and several cast iterations. — Chris Ryan
- Mamet reportedly considers this a favorite adaptation; the interiors work as strengths rather than merely stretching a play outdoors. — Chris Ryan
- Foley reportedly said Lemmon badly wanted a nomination; the earlier winning role is corrected from Missing to Save the Tiger. — Sean Fennessey
- Foley’s oral-history account says Baldwin arrived with the speech memorized and performed it perfectly in a single rehearsal, leaving nothing to direct. — Chris Ryan
- An AutoWeek article is cited for the cars: Blake’s 850, Williamson’s Pontiac Bonneville, Levene’s deteriorating ten-year-old car and Roma’s Buick Riviera. — Chris Ryan
- Lemmon’s greatest-ensemble statement is explicitly said to have been watched in a video rather than merely read secondhand. — Chris Ryan
- Roma’s desk uniquely faces away from Williamson’s office; production design makes the room feel worn by years of careless occupants. — Chris Ryan
- Actors reportedly visited on days off to watch their colleagues work. — Chris Ryan
- Rio Rancho may have become a profitable investment as an Albuquerque suburb, but the location match and calculations are explicitly unverified. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:53:14Read transcript
- J.T. Walsh is an affirmative addition. — Chris Ryan
- Wayne Jenkins as Reiben prompts an enthusiastic imagined confrontation with a German.
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