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Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II
The Karate Kid
Film credit
Crispin Glover
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 3
- Movies in this archive
- 4
Rewatchables episodes featuring Crispin Glover’s films
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Casting What-Ifs
Crispin Glover’s disputed negotiations; Claudia Wells replaced by Elisabeth Shue.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:09:14Read transcript
- Glover's claimed $125,000 offer is disputed and his objections shifted toward the story's philosophy. — Bill Simmons
- Claudia Wells left to care for her mother during a cancer crisis; the hosts consider replacement Elisabeth Shue overqualified. — Bill Simmons
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
The Crispin Glover replacement and loss of George’s emotional role.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:57Read transcript
- The patched-together replacement of Crispin Glover, despite Jennifer being unconscious for much of the film. — Bill Simmons
- Losing George removes the original's father-son emotional center; all agree this is the film's fundamental injury. — Bill Simmons
The Vincent Chase Award: Are We Sure This Character Is Actually Good at Their Job?
Jeffrey Weissman as the disguised replacement George McFly.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:37Read transcript
- Jeffrey Weissman's heavily disguised replacement of Crispin Glover makes his actual acting ability hard to judge. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:54Read transcript
- Runners-up include Mimi Rogers as the horny photographer, Crispin Glover and Billy Idol. — Bill Simmons
- The clear winner is Michael Madsen, in a great six-year run; he is the devil-on-the-shoulder friend but basically just plays Michael Madsen. — Bill Simmons
- Bill Siddons, the first manager who tells Jim to drop the band, is also liked. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:49Read transcript
- Val Kilmer is floated and dismissed as completely separate. — Bill Simmons
- Crispin Glover's Andy Warhol scene has to win, over Kevin Dillon dialing up Johnny Drama. — Chuck Klosterman
- Glover's Warhol would be fine without the weird tongue business that sexualizes the scene; other screen Warhols of the time, including David Bowie's, are mentioned. — Chuck Klosterman
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:19Read transcript
- Michael J. Fox is judged at his apex through the combination of Family Ties and the film — Bill Simmons
- Huey Lewis, Christopher Lloyd, Claudia Wells, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson are assigned apexes — Bill Simmons
- Libyan terrorists are rejected in favor of Gaddafi as their apex
- Pepsi Free is assigned an apex while the larger Pepsi brand is debated — Chris Ryan
- Robert Zemeckis is assigned an apex because Romancing the Stone and this film enabled later ambitious projects — Sean Fennessey
- Time travel is assigned an apex over Lost for popularizing difficult concepts — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:37Read transcript
- Crispin Glover and Christopher Lloyd are the two candidates — Bill Simmons
- Crispin Glover is selected while his highly stylized performance is debated as either distracting or perfectly calibrated to the film’s live-action-cartoon tone
Casting What-Ifs
Robert Downey Jr. and Charlie Sheen for Daniel; a Seven Samurai actor for Miyagi; Crispin Glover for Johnny; Helen Hunt and Demi Moore for Ali; Valerie Harper for the mom; Sarah Jessica Parker for Ali's best friend
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:08Read transcript
- The hosts say the character was originally named Danny Weber and renamed LaRusso once Macchio was cast; Macchio auditioned for Johnny because he did not want to play another good guy. — Bill Simmons
- Zabka is cited saying Robert Downey Jr. and Charlie Sheen were considered for Daniel; Downey might have made a better movie, but the counterpoint is that Macchio's odd combination is what makes it stand out, and a likable Downey would have muddied whether Johnny was the villain. — Bill Simmons
- Sheen is not seen as Daniel and would have fit Johnny better. — Bill Simmons
- Sean Penn, Emilio Estevez, Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards, Tom Cruise and Eric Stoltz are listed as only rumored; only Downey and Sheen are said to be confirmed. — Bill Simmons
- The studio originally wanted a famous Japanese actor from Seven Samurai for Miyagi (name garbled in the transcript), but he did not speak English; Bill Cosby is also said to have been mentioned, which would have aged worst. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts say Crispin Glover was considered for Johnny before Zabka, and Helen Hunt and Demi Moore for Ali before Shue, who reportedly got it partly from a Burger King commercial and took leave from Harvard. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts say Valerie Harper was almost the mom before Randee Heller and Sarah Jessica Parker was supposed to play Ali's best friend, which would have added depth. — Bill Simmons
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Films in the archive
Back to the Future
1985
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984
The Doors
1991