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Jeff Goldblum
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 5
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- 5
Rewatchables episodes featuring Jeff Goldblum’s films
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 film
Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Andy Greenwald
Aired August 13, 2024
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Mentioned in discussions
Casting What-Ifs
Michael Keaton as Venkman; Jeff Goldblum as Egon; other reported candidates (credibility questioned)
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:36Read transcript
- Chevy Chase's claim that he declined Venkman is treated skeptically, though a preliminary conversation is considered possible. — Chris Ryan
- Michael Keaton is the favored Venkman alternative because he had already played comparable fast-talking comic leads. — Chris Ryan
- Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Steve Gutenberg, and Richard Pryor are listed as other reported Venkman possibilities with varying credibility. — Chris Ryan
- Christopher Walken, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum are discussed as reported Egon candidates; Goldblum draws the most interest. — Bill Simmons
- Daryl Hannah, Denise Crosby, Julia Roberts, and Kelly LeBrock are reported as Dana audition possibilities, though the panel doubts some claims. — Bill Simmons
- John Candy is reported to have declined Louis Tully after proposing a German accent; Sandra Bernhard reportedly declined Janine. — Bill Simmons
- Paul Rubens is mentioned as an alleged Gozer possibility, but the claim is explicitly doubted. — Bill Simmons
Recasting Couch
Melanie Griffith as Bianca; multiple Vukovich alternatives
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:53Read transcript
- Gary Sinise’s reported audition and recommendation of Petersen inform recasting alternatives: Sinise, Andy Garcia and John Malkovich, with Garcia considered too handsome and Pankow’s chase acting defended. — Bill Simmons
- Further Vukovich alternatives include Kelsey Grammer, Jeff Goldblum, Stanley Tucci, Will Patton, Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton, with age, height and attractiveness qualifications; Malkovich remains favored by one participant.
- Bianca recasting candidates include Melanie Griffith, Rosanna Arquette, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly McGillis and Daryl Hannah; dance credibility matters and Griffith is favored.
- More Vukovich recasts are David Patrick Kelly, Michael Madsen, James Remar, J. T. Walsh and John Heard, with Madsen considered too handsome.
I Used to Fuck Guys Like You in Prison Award for Craziest Quote
Jeff Goldblum's shouted threat and demand for money
Flex pick · Chris Ryan
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:47:36Read transcript
- A censored threat shouted by Goldblum's attacker is the first quote candidate. — Chris Ryan
- The attacker's shouted demand for money is the alternate quote candidate. — Bill Simmons
Kyle Lowry Award for Best Seventh Man
Jeff Goldblum (two choices); Harvey Keitel (one choice)
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:56Read transcript
- A new Kyle Lowry Best Seventh Man category separates substantial supporting roles from cameos: Norton, Keitel and Goldblum are candidates. — Chris Ryan
- Keitel is one choice, especially his pleased reaction to praise of his drawing.
- Goldblum receives two choices for casting a large shadow with a small role.
Casting What-Ifs
Nick Nolte declined Peck; the extensive other-candidate list is treated skeptically.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:23Read transcript
- Nick Nolte reportedly declined Dennis Peck for Another 48 Hrs.; Gere is considered essential despite a long and questionable list of other purported candidates.
- The untrusted candidate list includes Alec Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Jeff Bridges, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Willem Dafoe, De Niro, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Jeff Goldblum, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Don Johnson, Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Keaton, Nolte, Pacino, Christopher Reeve, Kurt Russell and Schwarzenegger. — Chris Ryan
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
The spaceship; Goldblum's laptop or the victory cigar; the White House replica; Boomer; the parachute
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:30Read transcript
- The whole spaceship, to fly off into outer space. — Shea Serrano
- Jeff Goldblum's sturdy laptop or the victory cigar. — Chris Ryan
- The 10-by-5 replica of the White House that was blown up. — Bill Simmons
- Boomer, a solid dog.
- The parachute Will Smith drags the alien in.
Who Won the Movie?
Split: Jeff Goldblum / Ian Malcolm; velociraptors; the T. rex
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:59Read transcript
- Goldblum is the first choice because the part makes him fun and puts him in a position to win; a dinosaur is a close alternative.
- The next response admires the T. rex’s heroic ending but chooses the raptors for their leap into popular consciousness.
- An intended Spielberg choice is withdrawn after considering his later legacy, ending with a T. rex choice. — Sean Fennessey
- DreamWorks is described as a complicated later failure, contributing to the withdrawal of the planned Spielberg vote. — Sean Fennessey
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Jeff Goldblum / Ian Malcolm
- David Shoemaker
- Velociraptors
- Sean Fennessey
- T. rex
Apex Mountain
T. rex: yes
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:46:31Read transcript
- Goldblum is nominated for bringing a modern, humorous sensibility into the pulp adventure.
- The novel’s exposition-heavy chaos theorist becomes a comic audience surrogate in the film.
- Malcolm’s clothes, glasses and open-shirt pose help define a nerd-hunk persona. — Sean Fennessey
- A personal memory recalls logging onto Prodigy to learn where to buy Malcolm’s glasses. — Sean Fennessey
- Spielberg is judged below earlier peaks, while the T. rex receives an explicit peak claim and agreement. — Sean Fennessey
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Films in the archive
Death Wish
1974
Independence Day
1996
Jurassic Park
1993
The Big Chill
1983
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014