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Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 film
Bill Simmons · Van Lathan · Charles Holmes
Aired January 2, 2024
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What role would Philip Seymour Hoffman play?
Charles Van Doren
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- A younger Philip Seymour Hoffman was proposed as Charles Van Doren. — Bill Simmons
- The Hank Azaria role was proposed as an alternative. — Bill Simmons
- The David Paymer role was proposed as an alternative. — Bill Simmons
- An older Hoffman was proposed as Mark Van Doren. — Bill Simmons
Recasting Couch
Reporter: Wheeler-Nicholson, Paymer, Buscemi, Pollak, Cusack or Scott; Britton for Tierney, disputed
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- Dana Wheeler-Nicholson is suggested as a more distinctive reporter, with more diverse casting also proposed. — Bill Simmons
- David Paymer is proposed as a more memorable reporter.
- Buscemi is proposed as a more memorable reporter.
- Kevin Pollak is proposed after an initially mistaken surname.
- John Cusack is proposed for the reporter, then challenged as oversized casting for a small role. — Bill Simmons
- Campbell Scott is another reporter alternative.
- Connie Britton is considered for Tierney’s small role, though Tierney is also defended. — Bill Simmons
The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
David Paymer and Josh Mostel as the Ben and Jerry's guys
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- Nominees are Robert Costanzo and Noble Willingham ('find the fish or find new jobs').
- A rare combo team vote goes to the Ben and Jerry's guys, Pamer and Mostel, with agreement that they are great in every scene.
- A 1991 blockbuster scene hinging on pairing ice creams with meals is a riveting 90 seconds and a parody of Western showdowns, though the flavors like rum raisin are basic.
- The ice-cream scene almost made the most rewatchable scenes list.
- Mostel is more this character than Billy Madison's principal, got weirdly market corrected by Wayne Knight, and should have been in Jurassic.
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