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Christopher Lloyd
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Casting What-Ifs
Costner and Travolta for Lovell; Pitt and Kilmer for Swigert
In the discussion (8)
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- Costner is reported as the original Lovell choice — Bill Simmons
- Hanks is said to have declined Jumanji — Bill Simmons
- Travolta requested Lovell and was declined; Premiere is cited for losing Gene to Harris as well — Bill Simmons
- Cusack, Swayze, Pesci and Moranis are listed online for Fred Haise, with Pesci and Moranis explicitly doubted — Bill Simmons
- Brad Pitt reportedly chose Seven over Swigert — Bill Simmons
- Kilmer is also reported to have declined Swigert — Bill Simmons
- Sinise reportedly chose Mattingly when offered his pick of roles — Bill Simmons
- The Grammer and Christopher Lloyd stories for Gene are explicitly disbelieved — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Michael Keaton as Venkman; Jeff Goldblum as Egon; other reported candidates (credibility questioned)
In the discussion (7)
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- Chevy Chase's claim that he declined Venkman is treated skeptically, though a preliminary conversation is considered possible. — Chris Ryan
- Michael Keaton is the favored Venkman alternative because he had already played comparable fast-talking comic leads. — Chris Ryan
- Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Steve Gutenberg, and Richard Pryor are listed as other reported Venkman possibilities with varying credibility. — Chris Ryan
- Christopher Walken, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum are discussed as reported Egon candidates; Goldblum draws the most interest. — Bill Simmons
- Daryl Hannah, Denise Crosby, Julia Roberts, and Kelly LeBrock are reported as Dana audition possibilities, though the panel doubts some claims. — Bill Simmons
- John Candy is reported to have declined Louis Tully after proposing a German accent; Sandra Bernhard reportedly declined Janine. — Bill Simmons
- Paul Rubens is mentioned as an alleged Gozer possibility, but the claim is explicitly doubted. — Bill Simmons
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Real hoverboards and Slamball; Marty is Biff’s son; Lloyd alone carries the acting.
In the discussion (4)
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- Real hoverboards should be released to lure young people away from screens, despite safety objections and existing wheeled devices using the name. — Chris Ryan
- Marty could be Biff's son, sharing his temper rather than George's timidity; this would make a better Part III twist than the Western. — Cousin Sal
- The unrealized anti-gravity Slamball concept combining jai alai, handball and roller derby should become a real sport. — Bill Simmons
- Craig says Christopher Lloyd is the only good actor in the movie and carries it; the others agree Fox and Thompson are less effective here than in the original. — Craig Horlbeck
Recasting Couch
Christopher Lloyd, Dennis Hopper or Al Pacino as the Area 51 doctor; Demi Moore or Sharon Stone for Mary McDonnell's role; Martin Lawrence for Connick
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:22Read transcript
- Option two: the wacky Area 51 doctor should be a real famous person, such as Christopher Lloyd as a Doc Brown wink or Dennis Hopper. — Bill Simmons
- Pacino is suggested for two scenes at $10 million, with an impression.
- Option one: never having been a Mary McDonnell person (after an Amy Adams comparison), Demi Moore is wanted for four scenes, and her death would be more shocking. — Bill Simmons
- A defense: McDonnell is good in John Sails movies. — Bill Simmons
- For a three-day role, go big; Sharon Stone is suggested and would have been an unexpected death. — Bill Simmons
- Returning to recasting, Connick could be swapped for Martin Lawrence if the seat just needs a funny guy. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (6)
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- 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)
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- 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
What’s Aged the Best?
Huey Lewis, character payoffs, Claudia Wells, backlots, Christopher Lloyd, and Alan Silvestri
In the discussion (9)
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- The Goldie Wilson setup and later mayor payoff are praised — Bill Simmons
- The Power of Love and Back in Time are praised, including Huey Lewis judging Marty’s performance of his own song — Bill Simmons
- Marty’s horror at Lorraine flirting with him is praised — Bill Simmons
- The 1950s ice-cream shop and George punching Biff are praised — Bill Simmons
- Claudia Wells is praised as a supportive Jennifer Parker — Chris Ryan
- Studio backlots are praised for creating a reusable, convincing town square
- Christopher Lloyd is jokingly praised for appearing not to age
- Alan Silvestri’s score is praised as iconic and durable
- Huey Lewis is selected as the leading Aged Best choice
Casting What-Ifs
Eric Stoltz filmed five weeks as Marty before Michael J. Fox replaced him
In the discussion (8)
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- Michael J. Fox was initially unavailable because Family Ties needed him while Meredith Baxter Birney was absent — Bill Simmons
- Eric Stoltz filmed for five weeks but was judged too dramatic, insufficiently comic, and unconvincing on a skateboard — Bill Simmons
- The studio approved spending another $3 million to replace Stoltz and reshoot with Fox — Bill Simmons
- Stoltz continued filming temporarily after the replacement decision while the production secured Fox — Bill Simmons
- Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson are quoted describing Stoltz as talented but too intense for the needed comedy — Bill Simmons
- Johnny Depp, Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, Ralph Macchio, and C. Thomas Howell were also considered or auditioned — Bill Simmons
- John Cusack is judged a plausible alternate because he could balance comedy, drama, awkwardness, and charm — Sean Fennessey
- Fox’s athletic physical comedy is credited as essential to the final performance — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
The overmatched dad handling multiple kids; the film not treating a man at home as a novelty; Jack's real friendships with the other moms; Ann Jillian (transcribed as Angelian); Keaton watching soap operas; the Rocky, Jaws and Chariots of Fire references; the tuna-with-a-heart commercial; the abrupt ending; 1980s parenting; Martin Mull, Jeffrey Tambor and Christopher Lloyd
In the discussion (8)
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- The overmatched dad handling multiple kids at home is always an enjoyable gimmick, and the film does not treat a man at home as a huge novelty, only as a moron at home; the mean, judgy moms still exist in 2019 on mommy boards, and the hosts credit the film for not dwelling on whether a man could stay home.
- Jack makes real friends with the other moms, playing poker and being taken to a male strip joint; Angelian (as transcribed) was really good, remembered as the breakout star of the sitcom It's a Living about waitresses at a club, with a dance background, playing the horny divorced friend who is in on the joke, though one host cannot defend the character even while liking her.
- Keaton watching soap operas is both aged best and aged worst: one host watched General Hospital in that era, when daytime TV with only ten channels meant game shows and soap operas and a sick day meant making sure to catch The Price is Right, and Jack goes from mocking the show to yelling at it within five minutes; Rocky training montages are always liked.
- The pop culture references, Rocky, Jaws and a fake Chariots of Fire during the race, have aged well where timely references usually die and date a film instantly, as Wayne's World 2 does.
- The tuna-with-a-heart commercial is very 80s but smart, since the idea that brands need a heart is exactly what every brand on Twitter does now.
- The abrupt ending is a point in its favor: the 80s habit of saying everything and getting out is missed, since comedies now tack on four more scenes, and Night Shift ends abruptly the same way.
- The parenting seems pretty good: no helicopter freaking out, kids who make their own lunch, the speech about giving up the blanket, no crying or punching, and the film accepts on face value that staying home with the kids is hard full-time work, which is relatively progressive for 1983; Martin Mull, Jeffrey Tambor and Christopher Lloyd are a pretty good troika.
- To close, one host goes with Keaton watching soap operas, the other with 1980s parenting, which seemed normal and soothing rather than what was expected, prompting a joke about missing peanut allergies, ADD medication and therapists.
Most Rewatchable Scene
Jack's house attacking the family: Keaton versus the washing machine, dryer and self-starting vacuum
In the discussion (8)
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- One host's candidates begin with Jack getting fired, where everybody is trying to strangle each other and Jeffrey Tambor and Christopher Lloyd share the scene, which feels very 80s and would not be written that way today; the clip is played.
- Martin Mull, as Terry Garr's creepy boss, makes his first visit to the house and Keaton comes to the door holding a chainsaw, overalls and a backwards Lions trucker hat, the two men sizing each other up over the 220, 221 wiring line; the clip is played, and the other host decides this is where Michael Keaton and Mr. Mom invented the hipster dad seen in Brooklyn and Silver Lake.
- A Grantland interview a friend named Daniel did with Keaton, about 12,000 words long, had him recalling the 220, 221 line as an ad lib he was really proud of, and he is fond of the movie generally.
- The house attacking the family, with the washer and dryer going nuts, the self-starting vacuum chasing the kids and a baby being fed chili, is next; the host who had his kids alone that weekend says being thrown into the fire really is like that, down to a son microwaving three-day-old sushi.
- The improbable, elaborately built obstacle-course race at a work function, with hundreds of people cheering, is a specific 80s thing that would not happen now, built from borrowed playground equipment for grown men; the concept of letting your boss win because it is better for you professionally is enjoyed, and Keaton throws the race at the end.
- The Halloween scene, where Carolyn has two hours' notice to fly to Los Angeles after convincing a man to spend $11 million on her idea, is the only time the film confronts Jack losing the family; one host notes she simply stops being a mom for an hour, while the other finds her lack of guilt refreshing against the constant anxiety of content aimed at thirty-something women, and Keaton dressed as a prisoner is good in it.
- The goofy, abrupt ending, with Angelina (as transcribed) in Jack's room with a drink as he comes out of the shower and Terry Garr arriving, plays like they ran out of film; the other host's pick is the utilities, Keaton versus the washing machine and the vacuum, which leads to the realization that ironing a grilled cheese on the ironing board came from this movie, with Craig asked whether he has done it.
- One host has ironed a grilled cheese and calls it the best way to make one, except that the butter and cheese ruin the iron, so a dedicated grilled cheese iron would be needed, which is argued to be cheaper than a panini grill.
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