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RoboCop
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Kurtwood Smith
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- Movies in this archive
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Apex Mountain
Peter Weller, Detroit’s early-1990s sports era, Ronnie Cox, and Miguel Ferrer receive apex support; other candidates are rejected or debated.
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:27:43Read transcript
- Leza Gibbons’s seven-year daytime show is proposed as her apex. — Bill Simmons
- Peter Weller is declared at his apex in RoboCop. — Bill Simmons
- Basic Instinct is preferred for Paul Verhoeven. — Bill Simmons
- Ronnie Cox is placed at his apex with RoboCop and Beverly Hills Cop II in the same year. — Bill Simmons
- Miguel Ferrer is treated as probably at his apex as Bob Morton. — Bill Simmons
- That ’70s Show is preferred for Kurtwood Smith. — Kyle Brandt
- Blade Runner beats RoboCop for futuristic cop movies. — Kyle Brandt
- Murphy’s execution prompts an explicit unranked list of hard-to-watch scenes from Casino, the slow-motion wartime stabbing, True Romance, Misery, American History X, Irreversible, Reservoir Dogs, and Man on Fire. — Kyle Brandt
Casting What-Ifs
Peter Weller ultimately won the role after a long search; the discussion covers many alternate Murphy, Lewis, and Boddicker choices.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:34Read transcript
- Jonathan Kaplan left to direct Project X, and Verhoeven initially dismissed the script. — Bill Simmons
- Schwarzenegger, Ironside, Rucker Hauer, Tom Berringer, Armin Asante, Keith Caradine, and James Remar were Murphy possibilities. — Bill Simmons
- Steven Seagal appears among possible Murphy headshots and is developed as a comic alternate. — Bill Simmons
- Stephanie Zimbalist was cast as Lewis but a Remington Steele pickup prevented it. — Bill Simmons
- Michael Ironside declined Boddicker and Kurtwood Smith moved from auditioning for Dick Jones to Boddicker. — Bill Simmons
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Kiefer’s villain versus antihero roles; Kurtwood Smith’s worst character
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:39Read transcript
- Kiefer is preferred as an antihero over a villain by one response, while his bratty menace as Kendrick remains a favorite for the other. — Bill Simmons
- Kurtwood Smith’s most loathsome character is debated among the Klan leader, Neil’s father in Dead Poets Society and RoboCop; the father is judged worse than the Klan role by one response. — Wesley Morris
Casting What-Ifs
Richard Dreyfuss or William Hurt as Quaid; Robert Davi or Kurtwood Smith as Richter
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- In the mid-80s Dino De Laurentiis had Richard Dreyfuss attached as Doug Quaid, around the time of Stakeout; the hosts mock the idea with a Dreyfuss impression. — Bill Simmons
- David Cronenberg was given the script, wanted William Hurt and envisioned it as a Spider-Man-goes-to-Mars story, before Arnold took it. — Bill Simmons
- Robert Davi and Kurtwood Smith turned down Richter before Ironside stepped in. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts say Verhoeven cast Stone in Basic Instinct for her ability to flip from sweetheart to diabolical, and said on the commentary that this is how she is in real life. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (4)
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- Charlie Dalton is the first short-role candidate. — Mallory Rubin
- Cameron’s late betrayal speech and immediate punch make him a strong bench-performance fit.
- The headmaster adds pressure at the funeral inquiry and final classroom scene. — Mallory Rubin
- Kurtwood Smith wins for Mr. Perry’s concentrated run of controlling scenes. — Chris Ryan
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