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Rewatchables episodes featuring Reginald Hudlin’s films
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Apex Mountain
Robin Givens, David Alan Grier, Boyz II Men, Reginald Hudlin, P.M. Dawn, Strangé perfume, and the three-man pool-game format
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Approx. transcript time · 01:45:24Read transcript
- Robin Givens receives an immediate and emphatic yes. — Bill Simmons
- David Allen Greer receives support because the film coincides with In Living Color and showcases his humanity and comic generosity.
- A correction inserted after recording gives Boys to Men an emphatic unanimous yes. — Bill Simmons
- Toni Braxton, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are rejected. — Bill Simmons
- Reginald Hudlin, P.M. Dawn, Strangé perfume and the unusual three-man pool game receive yes answers. — Bill Simmons
- The 1992 Knicks and chitlins are rejected. — Bill Simmons
- Black romantic comedies are unresolved: one yes, one undecided answer and one semi-yes limited to Black-themed sex comedy. — Bill Simmons
Half-Assed Internet Research
Research attributes the concept to Eddie Murphy, describes Eartha Kitt’s objections and a deleted nude metal-detector gag, cites Jules and Jim as a structural influence, and explains how Lela Rochon’s feet were made less attractive.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:43:41Read transcript
- Eddie Murphy is said to have created the film idea and taken it to Barry Blasstein and David Schepfeld. — Bill Simmons
- Eartha Kitt was reportedly hardest to cast because the original Lady Eloise material offended her, leading to joke changes. — Bill Simmons
- A deleted Newark Airport scene had Strangé remove a metal dress at security; footage was repurposed in the perfume commercial. — Bill Simmons
- Reginald Hudlin cited Jules and Jim as an influence on the Angela-Gerard-Marcus triangle. — Bill Simmons
- The production reportedly used makeup and fake ‘hammer time’ details to make the feet of the person transcribed as Lila Roshan look less attractive. — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Halle Berry was Reginald Hudlin’s preferred Angela and Eddie Murphy ended the search after her screen test; Paramount executives resisted Robin Givens, with Vanessa Williams held as the backup for Jacqueline.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:36:21Read transcript
- Hudlin wanted Halle Berry and worried Murphy might reject her. — Bill Simmons
- Murphy reportedly ended the search after Berry’s screen test. — Bill Simmons
- Paramount executives were nervous about Robin Givens’s public reputation, while the filmmakers fought for her. — Bill Simmons
- Vanessa Williams was the stated backup for Jacqueline. — Bill Simmons
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