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John Turturro
Also referred to as Turturro, John Toturo
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 8
- Movies in this archive
- 8
Rewatchables episodes featuring John Turturro’s films
The Big Lebowski
1998 film
Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Jason Concepcion · David Shoemaker
Aired March 9, 2018
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In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:29Read transcript
- Matt Damon is a no because the movie was not a hit; his real apex is probably the first movie of his franchise that made a shitload of money (the transcript has 'that first born movie'), unless it was covered in the Good Will Hunting episode; Ed Norton is a no, with Fight Club his apex given his body of work, though he was on his way up; Gretchen Maul (as transcribed) is definitely a no, with The Notorious Betty Page (as transcribed) her comeback.
- Johnny Chan is put forward as a 100 percent yes; the other reacts 'No way!' and the proposer repeats 100 percent yes, since Chan won two World Series of Poker in a row, this was effectively his third title, and he is immortalized pulling the greatest poker move, waiting out his man; the hosts wonder whether it is the same wheel hand Mike uses to beat Teddy KGB.
- John Turturro is a no: this and Jesus in The Big Lebowski the same year are a great one-two, but Barton Fink is probably his apex, even though one host is not a Coen Brothers guy.
- For Malkovich, Dangerous Liaisons is argued as his apex, coming off Killing Fields, with an underrated over-the-top performance opposite Glenn Close; then the other realizes it must be Being John Malkovich, since they named a movie after him, which is conceded as the cherry on the sundae.
- For Koppelman and Levine, Billions is their apex mountain right now; their dream is Kevin Durant telling them at a party that he loves their show.
In the discussion (5)
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- The category is loaded for this movie: John Malkovich as Teddy KGB, Famke Jansen (as transcribed), John Turturro as Knish, Martin Landau with only three scenes who has to be mentioned, and the actor who played Grandma (as transcribed), Michael Rispoli, saved for the Joey Pants Award.
- Both agree there is only one answer, 'pay this man his fucking money', KGB: he is in the opening and closing scenes, maybe three in all, and his NBA box score is 12 minutes with 35 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots.
- Famke Jansen (as transcribed) gets a shout-out and a case that she should have been Joe with another Russian character invented; Knish should not be overlooked either, with some of the greatest lines, representing lifetime grinders, based on a real man named Joel Bagels (as transcribed) whom Koppelman and Levine wrote about in 2014, whose real-life line was 'women are the rake'.
- The sauna confrontation where Knish refuses Mike McD the money is loved and the clip is played: two grand buys a day, Knish will not chase cards or pipe dreams of winning the World Series on ESPN because he owes rent, alimony and child support and his kids eat, offering calls and a place to stay instead.
- Knish is almost not a heat check because he is in too many scenes, whereas Malkovich is in two or two and a half, the ultimate Deion Weirder (as transcribed) and a fucking heat check.
In the discussion (4)
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- Kahlúa is proposed for the movie’s enduring two-hour advertisement for White Russians and the drink’s visual comedy.
- Jeff Bridges receives two votes for defining the Dude and redirecting the later part of his career.
- John Turturro receives one vote because Jesus became an iconic character and generated a later spinoff film.
- John Goodman receives one vote for one of the funniest performances the voter has ever seen. — Chris Ryan
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In the discussion (10)
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- Goodman’s Walter is proposed as an exceptional career peak, with memorable line readings throughout.
- Walter feels fully inhabited rather than merely a performance, strengthening the Goodman case. — Sean Fennessey
- The Dude transforms Bridges’s screen persona so completely that the achievement can be overlooked.
- Bridges’s earlier clear-speaking handsome-leading-man persona gives way to a more mumbled, relaxed register after this film. — Sean Fennessey
- A run of earlier successes and disappointments is contrasted with later dependable supporting appearances. — Chris Ryan
- Bridges embodies the role beyond the Coens’ usual joke of making handsome leading men ridiculous.
- After this movie, audiences know the actor’s name and how to pronounce it, rather than simply recognizing him as that guy.
- Donny is a sincere, slightly dopey guy, contrasting with the actor’s earlier tough-guy roles.
- Turturro is rejected in favor of his Rounders role by one participant.
- The Coens are rejected because other films rank higher for the speakers, who also perceive the directors as dismissive of this one.
In the discussion (11)
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- Hoffman, Reid, Stormare, Knox Harrington’s actor and Gilmore open a particularly deep candidate field. — Chris Ryan
- The limo driver’s brief, forceful entrance earns a nomination and a comparison with Spinal Tap.
- Flea and the musician transcribed as Amy Man are mentioned; Flea is criticized as too cartoonish, while Huddleston is praised as funny. — Sean Fennessey
- Hoffman is selected for playing an unusually different comic register in each scene.
- Brandt’s thigh-slapping response to Bunny and repeated wonderful-woman description are praised.
- Brandt’s anxious protection of the plaques differs from his palpable tension in the limousine.
- Stormare’s reputation from this film and Fargo is acknowledged, but Hoffman is preferred. — Chris Ryan
- Turturro and Knox Harrington’s actor fit one participant’s heat-check definition without being that participant’s favorite performances.
- Jesus feels more continuously present than his few scenes because of the bowling introduction’s lasting imagery.
- Gazzara quickly communicates Treehorn’s slick, sinister Malibu wealth; the sheriff’s Chinatown-like speech also receives praise.
- Hoffman is the final declared selection, with numerous honorable mentions.
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Films in the archive
Do the Right Thing
1989
He Got Game
1998
Quiz Show
1994
Rounders
1998
The Big Lebowski
1998
The Color of Money
1986
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
Transformers
2007