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Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg appears as a guest on The Rewatchables episode about 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Also referred to as Spielberg
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Approx. transcript time · 02:03:30Read transcript
- The guest’s own presence makes Spielberg the no-brainer choice. — Bill Simmons
The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot
The slow-motion ape discovering weapons and the bone match cut
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:41:35Read transcript
- The slow-motion ape with the bone and the bone-to-satellite match cut are the leading shot choices. — Steven Spielberg
- Spielberg credits Douglas Trumbull with teaching him effects techniques and discusses his own use of the dolly zoom. — Steven Spielberg
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:56Read transcript
- Neither director is considered an obvious fit — Chris Ryan
- Steven Spielberg is ultimately selected, with 1941 cited as precedent — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:46:21Read transcript
- A Scorsese version is briefly imagined as a darker New York story before Spielberg is preferred. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:13Read transcript
- Spielberg is the immediate answer and is reported to have passed on the film. — Bill Simmons
- A Scorsese version resembling Cape Fear is imagined, but Spielberg remains the answer. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:22:06Read transcript
- Steven Spielberg is the immediate choice. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:15Read transcript
- Spielberg is chosen; a Scorsese version is imagined with De Niro and Pesci.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:40Read transcript
- Steven Spielberg is selected, though a quieter Scorsese is considered capable of the isolation. — Chris Ryan
Scorsese or Spielberg?
Martin Scorsese, with a strong Spielberg case.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:12Read transcript
- Martin Scorsese is initially selected for grit.
- Steven Spielberg is defended for the film’s wonder, winning tone, and backlot craft.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:44Read transcript
- Both directors are considered ill-suited to the deliberately cheap visual style. — Bill Hader
- Steven Spielberg is selected because 1941 shows comparable bombastic comedy instincts. — Bill Hader
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Hanks as Richie Roberts
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:06Read transcript
- Tom Cruise is proposed as Richie because he would commit to night-school preparation — Chris Ryan
- The objection is that Cruise would feel implausible as a 1971 New York detective
- A joke alternative casts Cruise as Frank Lucas
- Tom Hanks is selected for Richie Roberts — Bill Simmons
- Martin Scorsese is selected over Steven Spielberg — Bill Simmons
- Philip Seymour Hoffman is selected for Trupo, with Richie as an intriguing alternative
- Marisa Tomei is added as another casting possibility — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:00Read transcript
- Martin Scorsese is selected over Steven Spielberg without an additional stated rationale. — Bill Simmons
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