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Jack Lemmon
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Casting What-Ifs
Jack Lemmon and Henry Fonda headline a large set of alternate casting possibilities.
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Approx. transcript time · 00:56:54Read transcript
- A Sidney Lumet version pairing Jack Lemmon as Kersey and Henry Fonda as Ochoa is the favored alternate production.
- Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Burt Lancaster, George C. Scott, Frank Sinatra, Lee Marvin, and Elvis Presley are reported as other possibilities.
- Elvis Presley and George C. Scott prompt the strongest discussion among the additional lead possibilities.
Just One Oscar
Belushi acting; Aykroyd’s inspiration
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Approx. transcript time · 01:25:05Read transcript
- Soundtrack and Aykroyd are considered; Belushi is chosen for irreplaceable acting, while Aykroyd’s inspiration or story receives a separate preference rather than screenplay.
- Belushi’s actual awards competition is considered formidable, with replacing Jack Lemmon’s Tribute nomination a possibility but beating De Niro unlikely.
Half-Assed Internet Research
Awards; budget and gross; Baltimore filming; rehearsals; armed judge; coffee cake; courtroom research
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Approx. transcript time · 00:22:08Read transcript
- The original-screenplay nominees were this film, The China Syndrome, Manhattan, All That Jazz and winner Breaking Away; the winner is respected but a retrospective result is uncertain.
- The actor field pairs Pacino with Jack Lemmon, Roy Scheider, Peter Sellers and winner Dustin Hoffman, with Scheider considered a likely winner in most other years.
- The film reportedly cost $4 million and earned $33 million.
- The production is reported to have filmed entirely in Baltimore; the claim of 26 performances of the final speech is corrected to 26 rehearsals.
- Jewison’s commentary reportedly attributes the gun-firing judge to a real Texas judge.
- The coffee-cake scene reportedly required 26 takes and made Warden vomit from overeating.
- Levinson’s courtroom research emphasized misleading first impressions and the distinction between truth and justice; the theme is connected to Homicide: Life on the Street.
Who Won the Movie?
David Mamet; Al Pacino; Jack Lemmon
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 02:02:02Read transcript
- Mamet receives one final winner choice; Pacino receives a separate choice with acceptance of the Mamet argument.
- The explicitly invited producer chooses Lemmon, creating a three-way split.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:52:38Read transcript
- Lemmon receives the Oscar choice and agreement, despite praise for Roma, Moss and the whole cast.
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