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Recasting Couch
Ivan Reitman as alternate director
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Approx. transcript time · 01:06:39Read transcript
- John Schlesinger, Alan J. Pakula, Mike Nichols, George Roy Hill, and Bob Raffleson are reported as directors approached — Chris Ryan
- Ivan Reitman is selected to direct the alternate version
Half-Assed Internet Research
Griffith–Baldwin history; Mike Nichols; World Trade Center lobby; White House screening.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:35:50Read transcript
- A reported interview says Melanie Griffith made passes at Alec Baldwin and was rejected. — Bill Simmons
- Mike Nichols and the Seven World Trade Center lobby are research topics. — Amanda Dobbins
- A New York Times account reports a first-week White House screening hosted by George H. W. Bush. — Amanda Dobbins
Casting What-Ifs
Demi Moore, plus many alternate Tess candidates.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:29:21Read transcript
- A Jim Bridges version starring Demi Moore is reported. — Amanda Dobbins
- Molly Ringwald was reportedly considered too young; Michelle Pfeiffer, Madonna, and Shelley Long were considered. — Bill Simmons
- Lorraine Bracco reported auditioning unsuccessfully. — Bill Simmons
- Mike Nichols reportedly threatened to leave unless Melanie Griffith was hired. — Bill Simmons
- Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Meg Ryan, and Cher are discussed as other possibilities. — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Cary Grant; Diane Keaton; Arthur Penn; Mike Nichols; Peter Bogdanovich
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Approx. transcript time · 01:23:48Read transcript
- Retired Grant reportedly declined a million dollars for Mr. Jordan, offered by Beatty with Cannon enlisted to persuade him. Mason in The Verdict and as Captain Nemo is praised, with evil Mason preferred. Keaton was allegedly the first female-lead choice; Henry reports actress testing and a preference for Christie, but the pronoun does not securely identify whose preference this was. — Van Lathan
- The repetition of a small group of stars in casting anecdotes is discussed; Beatty is retrospectively ranked first with Newman/Redford2a/2b for financing clout. Eastwood’s reliability and narrow fit are debated; Jack Horner is a hypothetical role for him.
- Arthur Penn, Mike Nichols and Bogdanovich were considered before Beatty took directing duties. Henry reportedly handled other actors in scenes with Beatty, leading to a question about the division of work.
- Henry’s biography remarks are described as bitter; a Neil Diamond Heaven Can Wait song was allegedly composed then rejected. — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Sandra Bullock as Karen Sisco; Barry Sonnenfeld as director; Danny DeVito or Garry Shandling as Ripley
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Approx. transcript time · 01:18:47Read transcript
- Sandra Bullock was supposed to play Karen Sisko; a quote from the director says she and Clooney had great chemistry but for the wrong movie, not Elmore Leonard energy, so they landed on Lopez; the pair later made Gravity. — Bill Simmons
- The film was offered to Barry Sonafield first; he dropped out to do Men in Black, and his Get Shorty shows how different the tone would have been. — Bill Lawrence
- Luck matters: a different director can make a movie great, and Eddie Murphy almost got fired from 48 Hours. — Bill Simmons
- Chemistry screen tests are explained as a last hurdle in couple-driven romantic comedies; rumor says Lopez's test was shot at Clooney's house, and TV shows sometimes rewrite when leads lack chemistry. — Bill Lawrence
- Danny Davidow and Garris Shandling were considered for Ripley; Shandling as Ripley is an intriguing what-if, though he might have glanced at the camera and needed a different edge for the office scene.
- Shandling never found the right movie part; his Mike Nichols movie was a legendary disaster. — Bill Simmons
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