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Casting What-Ifs
Michael Keaton as Venkman; Jeff Goldblum as Egon; other reported candidates (credibility questioned)
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:36Read transcript
- Chevy Chase's claim that he declined Venkman is treated skeptically, though a preliminary conversation is considered possible.
- Michael Keaton is the favored Venkman alternative because he had already played comparable fast-talking comic leads.
- Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Steve Gutenberg, and Richard Pryor are listed as other reported Venkman possibilities with varying credibility.
- Christopher Walken, John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum are discussed as reported Egon candidates; Goldblum draws the most interest.
- Daryl Hannah, Denise Crosby, Julia Roberts, and Kelly LeBrock are reported as Dana audition possibilities, though the panel doubts some claims.
- John Candy is reported to have declined Louis Tully after proposing a German accent; Sandra Bernhard reportedly declined Janine.
- Paul Rubens is mentioned as an alleged Gozer possibility, but the claim is explicitly doubted.
Recasting Couch
Cameron is proposed to direct; Roberts, Cage, Turner and several mother-role alternatives are suggested.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:43Read transcript
- James Cameron is proposed with Jamie Lee as the other teacher and increased violence/production value; a joke imagines tall blue students with tails.
- Given the star and director’s status, a more ambitious cast is wanted, with Julia Roberts as the teacher on the run.
- Nick Cage is proposed as Crisp and receives approval.
- Faye Dunaway, Shirley MacLaine or Ellen Burstyn are offered for the mother; Kathleen Turner replacing Cathy Moriarty is the strongest wish.
- Meg Ryan as the partner is questioned because she would need to be the female lead and might imply too much romantic interest; the existing partner’s flirtation and kiss are debated.
What’s Aged the Best?
Early-1990s Los Angeles, the no-stars pitch, cameos, Randall Batinkoff, anonymous threats, and Hollywood-insider jokes
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Approx. transcript time · 00:49:37Read transcript
- The pre-internet early-1990s Los Angeles movie world is praised.
- Executives recoiling from a movie with no stars is praised.
- Jeremy Piven’s pre-hairpiece appearance is highlighted.
- Anjelica Huston and John Cusack visibly disliking Griffin is a favorite cameo moment.
- Randall Batinkoff’s funny supporting role and failed star trajectory are highlighted.
- The mystery-person postcard device is praised as reliably effective.
- Brion James’s studio-chief presence is praised.
- Larry Levy attending AA meetings to make deals despite not drinking is praised.
- Malcolm McDowell’s cameo is praised.
- The movie marks Sidney Pollack’s return to acting before a later run.
- The running assumption that Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis fit every movie is praised.
- The Pasadena insult is highlighted.
- Griffin being served a different bottled-water brand in each venue is highlighted.
- The movie’s insider view of powerful institutions is connected to later storytelling.
Most Rewatchable Scene
The opening tracking shot
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Approx. transcript time · 00:32:47Read transcript
- The 7:47 opening tracking shot is nominated and ultimately selected.
- The opening includes Buck Henry pitching The Graduate Part II.
- The opening’s rapid movie-pitch mashups are praised.
- Fred Ward discussing Touch of Evil while admitting gaps in his movie knowledge is praised.
- The large party where Sidney Pollack appears is nominated.
- The Burt Reynolds party exchange is praised.
- Griffin confronting David Kahane at the Rialto and the ensuing murder are nominated.
- The hotel-pool Habeas Corpus pitch is nominated.
- Griffin’s generic black-tie speech about movies as art is nominated.
- The one-year-later Habeas Corpus ending with Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis is nominated.
- The final in-car pitch of The Player and Griffin’s homecoming are nominated.
- The Pasadena interrogation with Lyle Lovett and Whoopi Goldberg is nominated.
- Whoopi Goldberg’s tampon exchange is highlighted.
- The lineup scene and Whoopi Goldberg’s pressure on the witness are praised.
Casting What-Ifs
John Cusack beat Christian Slater after Robert Downey Jr. declined; Jennifer Connelly, Elisabeth Shue, Pamela Adlon, Julia Roberts, Dick Van Dyke, Lawrence Kasdan, and Richard Dreyfuss figure in other casting or directing possibilities.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:04:32Read transcript
- Cusack beat Christian Slater for Lloyd, while Robert Downey Jr. turned the role down.
- Jennifer Connelly and the actress rendered Elizabeth Shoe auditioned for Diane.
- Pamela Adlon auditioned for the friend role played by Amy Brooks, and Julia Roberts was also considered.
- Dick Van Dyke met Crow and James Brooks about playing Diane’s father before John Mahoney was cast.
- The director rendered Lawrence Kasten had been set to direct but stepped away from Crow’s personal project.
- Richard Dreyfuss read the script and wanted to play Lloyd.
Casting What-Ifs
Albert Brooks declined Harry; Susan Dey, Elizabeth Perkins, Elizabeth McGovern, and Molly Ringwald were considered for Sally, with the panel strongly preferring the released pair.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:56:21Read transcript
- Albert Brooks reportedly declined because the project felt too similar to Woody Allen and Broadcast News territory.
- Susan Dey is reported as Rob Reiner’s first Sally choice.
- Elizabeth Perkins and Elizabeth McGovern were reportedly considered.
- Molly Ringwald reportedly had a scheduling conflict; the panel rejects her as a poor match with Crystal.
- Meg Ryan gave up Shelby in Steel Magnolias to play Sally, opening that role for Julia Roberts.
Recasting Couch
Sandra Bullock as Dorothy Boyd
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:48:17Read transcript
- Jennifer Love Hewitt is proposed and immediately challenged as too young.
- It is called a very 90s answer.
- Helen Hunt and a candidate rendered by the transcript as ‘Elizabeth’s true’ are proposed and rejected.
- Sandra Bullock is strongly endorsed, with Speed and While You Were Sleeping cited as making the timing feel natural.
- An objection says Dorothy is too small a role for an established movie star and uses Julia Roberts as an example of someone who would not have taken it.
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