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Catherine Tramell Award: Would You Throw Your Life Away for This Obvious Stay-Away?
Yes for several characters; Jennifer Aniston’s character is exempted.
In the discussion (5)
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- The answer is yes for several obvious stay-away characters. — Bill Simmons
- Jennifer Aniston’s character is exempted as grounded and likable. — Sean Fennessey
- Frank Vincent as her father is identified as the associated danger.
- Cameron Diaz’s character is accepted despite the risk. — Wesley Morris
- Amanda Peet’s character is proposed as the more interesting affair for Francis. — Bill Simmons
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Francis refusing sex with Renee; Maxine’s underwritten role.
In the discussion (3)
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- Francis refusing sex with Renee is selected as implausible.
- The movie’s thin use of Maxine is criticized. — Wesley Morris
- Jennifer Aniston’s movie career is debated as a product of poor choices and crowded competition, while her eventual hits are acknowledged. — Wesley Morris
In the discussion (1)
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- Jennifer Aniston’s character and Pete are jointly selected as becoming hotter when smoking.
In the discussion (4)
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- Mike McGlone is selected for excellent on-screen smoking. — Bill Simmons
- Pete is proposed for forceful smoking. — Bill Simmons
- Jennifer Aniston’s smoking is praised as natural and fully integrated into the performance.
- Amanda Peet’s smoking is defended by one participant and doubted by another.
What’s Aged the Best?
Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston, Mike McGlone, Edward Burns, John Mahoney, and brotherly conflict.
In the discussion (6)
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- Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Mike McGlone and Edward Burns butting heads are praised. — Bill Simmons
- John Mahoney is singled out for praise.
- Burns’s effort to inherit a New York relationship-film tradition is praised while his limited psychological darkness is debated.
- The father’s no-women-on-the-boat rule is enjoyed as a period-specific family rule. — Bill Simmons
- Brothers settling disputes with boxing gloves is proposed. — Bill Simmons
The most 1996 thing
Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel-era hair; the valuable heavy television; a cab rather than Uber; 1990s character names.
In the discussion (6)
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- Jennifer Aniston’s partial Rachel haircut is selected. — Wesley Morris
- Mickey’s large, valuable television is proposed.
- Driving a cab rather than using ride-share is proposed.
- A femme fatale named Heather is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- Connie, Francis, Mickey, Renee, and Franny are proposed as period-specific names. — Sean Fennessey
- The repeated feminizing nicknames and concern over being best man are discussed as part of Francis’s characterization. — Wesley Morris
Casting What-Ifs
Gary Oldman, Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt, and Jennifer Aniston appear in a detailed casting history.
In the discussion (6)
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- Gary Oldman was considered for Melvin Belli but physical resemblance was an issue. — Sean Fennessey
- Orlando Bloom was lined up as an alternative Graysmith. — Sean Fennessey
- Jennifer Aniston reportedly recommended Gyllenhaal and Ruffalo to Fincher. — Sean Fennessey
- Aniston declined the Chloë Sevigny role. — Sean Fennessey
- Fincher wanted Brad Pitt for Avery before Robert Downey Jr. — Bill Simmons
- The panel prefers Downey’s fast, nervy energy for Avery. — Sean Fennessey
Casting What-Ifs
Jennifer Aniston; Gwyneth Paltrow; Sadie Frost; Michael Vartan
In the discussion (4)
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- Jennifer Aniston and Paltrow are reported as auditioning for Celine. — Sean Fennessey
- Michael Vartan was the other finalist for Jesse opposite Ethan Hawke.
- Sadie Frost is identified as the other female finalist. — Bill Simmons
- Vartan is judged blander than Hawke and less suited to the role's strong personality. — Sean Fennessey
What’s Aged the Best?
Joaquin Phoenix; Kanye West lyric; Keanu Reeves; overlapping young cast; thumb trick; helium grandmother; Phoenix and DiCaprio rivalry; Garry’s room; the boyfriend’s arc; Grazer nude-photo backstory; Cure poster; Kevin’s tense face; Harley Jane Kozak; money realism
In the discussion (16)
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- Joaquin Phoenix, then credited as Leaf, gives a performance that forecasts an Oscar winner, especially when his face breaks while asking his father if he can live with him. — Bill Simmons
- One participant did not realize the actor was the boy from Parenthood until after Gladiator, when a sister pointed it out. — Van Lathan
- A Kanye West lyric from Gone about a new wife and “now you’re Jennifer Aniston” is said to borrow from the film’s line about a new wife and family. — Van Lathan
- Keanu Reeves in his pre-Speed, Bill and Ted phase is fun and owns the boyfriend role, compared with David Arquette taking it in the TV series. — Bill Simmons
- The cast captures an era of overlapping young actors, with Reeves and River Phoenix making a Gus Van Sant film and Martha Plimpton dating River Phoenix; Plimpton is also praised. — Bill Simmons
- Gil’s thumb trick still delights small children. — Bill Simmons
- The grandmother inhaling helium is favored, as any helium scene is funny. — Bill Simmons
- Per the research, there was a rivalry in which DiCaprio sought the Garry role, Phoenix got it, and the two competed for parts, with Phoenix measuring himself against DiCaprio. — Bill Simmons
- Garry’s chaotic room is praised as a horror show compared with a real teenager’s room. — Bill Simmons
- The boyfriend character as every parent’s nightmare who turns out decent is a favored concept. — Bill Simmons
- The nude-photo discovery reportedly happened to producer Brian Grazer; developing such photos in the 1980s is joked about. — Bill Simmons
- The Cure's Boys Don't Cry poster in Julie's room is appreciated. — Bill Simmons
- Kevin’s tense face became a recurring reference in an early sports column, seen in a head coach during the Super Bowl and in LeBron James. — Bill Simmons
- Harley Jane Kozak, also Helen in When Harry Met Sally, is appreciated as an actor who never quite broke through. — Bill Simmons
- The film’s candid treatment of money, including Larry’s debts, Gil’s worries about private school, and summer-school pay funding a vacation, is more relatable than shows where money is no object. — Chris Ryan
- The car sex-act gag is raised but deferred to Apex Mountain.
Apex Mountain
Anne Hathaway; Rosemarie DeWitt; Bill Irwin, disputed; 2008 for people named Rachel
In the discussion (6)
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- Anne Hathaway is a yes: this was the peak of her career juice, when multiple Oscars seemed likely. — Bill Simmons
- Rosemarie DeWitt is a yes; the director is obviously not. — Bill Simmons
- Wedding movies are not at their apex; Father of the Bride, Four Weddings and a Funeral and My Best Friend’s Wedding are named from the 1990s, with The Godfather’s opening wedding also credited. — Bill Simmons
- Bill Irwin is proposed but immediately challenged. — Bill Simmons
- 2008 is called a rough year for people named Rachel, citing this film and the Tiger Woods scandal; Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel and Connecticut weddings are also floated. — Bill Simmons
- During the winner discussion DeWitt is also called this film’s Apex Mountain. — Amanda Dobbins
Half-Assed Internet Research
An actor shared by the 1950 and 1991 films, Spencer Tracy's Oscar nomination, Martin Short's wedding-planner model, celebrity weddings, and the two production houses
In the discussion (6)
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- Tom Irish is reported to have debuted in the 1950 Father of the Bride and ended his film career in this remake while playing Ben Banks in both. — Bill Simmons
- Spencer Tracy was nominated for Best Actor for the original film and lost to the transcript-observed 'Jose Farrar' for Cyrano de Bergerac. — Bill Simmons
- Martin Short's wedding planner was based on Kevin Lee, who later appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. — Bill Simmons
- Kevin Lee reportedly helped with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's wedding. — Bill Simmons
- The house used for interiors and the reception sold for about 1.998 million dollars in August 2016. — Bill Simmons
- The Pasadena exterior house reportedly sold for about 950,000 dollars in 1999 and attracts visitors. — Bill Simmons
Recasting Couch
Halle Berry as Julie; Jennifer Aniston as Julie; Snipes and Eddie Murphy as the leads
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:59Read transcript
- If the film were recast, the picks would have been Snipes and Eddie Murphy. — Logan Murdock
- Halle Berry in the Leoni part is an interesting world because her comedic side went untapped, as Wesley noted on the Boomerang episode, though brunette Leoni still works. — Bill Simmons
- Berry's charisma would make Julie's mistakes forgivable, where the original Julie is just annoying. — Logan Murdock
- Julie is also recast with Jennifer Aniston, citing her snide energy in She's the One; she would have been less grating, and 94 was the right time for her. — Van Lathan
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