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- Episodes featuring their films
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Rewatchables episodes featuring Edward Norton’s films
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 film
Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Andy Greenwald
Aired August 13, 2024
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Who Won the Movie?
Mini Coopers; Edward Norton also proposed.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:57Read transcript
- Edward Norton is proposed because the performance is captivating on rewatch.
- Mini Coopers are selected emphatically as the movie winner. — Craig Horlbeck
Podcast choices
- Craig Horlbeck
- Mini Coopers
Cruise or Hanks?
Tom Cruise, potentially as Steve.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:30:09Read transcript
- Tom Cruise is selected. — Bill Simmons
- Cruise is proposed for Steve and expected to try harder. — Bill Simmons
Half-Assed Internet Research
Norton dispute, stunts, and Mini Cooper production details.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:17Read transcript
- The Norton history, stunts, and extensive Mini Cooper material are the research topics. — Bill Simmons
Steven Seagal shitting on himself award for most unbelievable anecdote from the actual film shoot
Edward Norton was compelled to honor his Paramount deal.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:14:15Read transcript
- A two-movie Paramount obligation after Primal Fear is reported as the origin of the dispute. — Chris Ryan
- Paramount reportedly paid one million dollars while his market quote had risen to ten million.
- A threatened lawsuit reportedly led him to perform, though his work on set was described as professional.
Recasting Couch
Edward Norton; Michael Douglas; Paul Verhoeven; Tracy Morgan
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:50Read transcript
- A darker psychosexual recast imagines Edward Norton and Michael Douglas under Paul Verhoeven.
- Tracy Morgan is a comic alternate younger lead. — Chris Ryan
Kyle Lowry Award for Best Seventh Man
Jeff Goldblum (two choices); Harvey Keitel (one choice)
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:56Read transcript
- A new Kyle Lowry Best Seventh Man category separates substantial supporting roles from cameos: Norton, Keitel and Goldblum are candidates. — Chris Ryan
- Keitel is one choice, especially his pleased reaction to praise of his drawing.
- Goldblum receives two choices for casting a large shadow with a small role.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:19Read transcript
- Angela Lansbury was intended for Madame D. but a stage commitment to Driving Miss Daisy caused a scheduling conflict. — Chris Ryan
- Anderson denied a rumor that Johnny Depp was considered for Gustave. — Chris Ryan
- Norton could choose a role except Gustave, which was reserved for Fiennes; Norton would otherwise have pursued it. — Chris Ryan
Recasting Couch
Hurt; Gambon; Stamp; Wilson; Schreiber; Wright; del Toro
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:04Read transcript
- John Hurt, Michael Gambon or Terence Stamp could replace Wilkinson as the older author. — Andy Greenwald
- Owen Wilson might replace Norton as Henckels, though improvement is uncertain. — Andy Greenwald
- Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Wright and Benicio del Toro are considered talented possibilities but thought visually less suited to the character’s presentation. — Andy Greenwald
Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
A basketball remake about a disgraced NBA star leading prisoners against guards
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:14Read transcript
- Basketball is proposed as the sport for a new remake fifty years later. — Bill Simmons
- The recruiting sequence would seek European or Serbian prisoners as needed specialists.
- Edward Norton’s American History X character is jokingly proposed for the opposing prison group.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:08Read transcript
- The writers receive an explicit case for unique dialogue and script, qualified that the actors may be essential to realizing it. — Chris Ryan
- Poker is selected for the appealing world, with New York an added beneficiary. Another case centers on Norton as irreplaceable Worm; a shouted Michael Rappelma suggestion is rejected.
- The final response ranks poker first and Norton second, then says it would go for him after praising Worm despite his last 25 minutes absence. Without recording, that phrasing and overlapping earlier Norton case do not safely establish an additional distinct ballot. — Bill Simmons
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Poker
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:31:17Read transcript
- The source reads I hate California split at the pairing prompt, leaving its intended nomination uncertain. Fight Club is an explicit choice as reverse-Rounders, with Norton as poker’s Tyler.
- The 1974 Gambler with James Kahn is explicitly recommended via a gifted poster; Cape Fear is another selected dark pairing based on Van’s theory.
Picking Nits
Basketball references; apartment; finances; mob behavior; poker tactics; smoking
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:04Read transcript
- Clyde/Pearl seems too old a comparison for the characters; Strickland/Jackson is suggested. Petrovsky’s personal-looking gin bottle is noticed but explicitly called not a nitpick. — Chris Ryan
- The apartment is implausibly spacious, with joking claims that Jo must be rich. Teddy could not know Mike lacked four nines in the opening hand. — Van Lathan
- Teddy’s job and unlimited playing availability are questioned; running a mob-protected gambling room is the working explanation, not a verified occupation. — Sean Fennessey
- The mansion-game arithmetic leaves Mike 450 after sharing 1200 and a 25 percent fee, which seems inconsistent with his large cash roll. A don’t-touch label on a feared boss’s Oreos is funny. — Bill Simmons
- Grandma’s hostility despite repayment is explained by villainous dog abuse and mocked as bloodlust. The Binghamton drive wastes time, and the beating should leave them worse injured; the Cape Fear conspiracy is recalled.
- Revealing the cookie tell is debated as a psychological tactic, reportedly confirmed by the writers. Cashing a 10000 personal check at night without fees is questioned;12 percent is a tossed-out guess, not a verified fee. — Bill Simmons
- Norton reportedly refused scripted smoking, which the speakers think would suit Worm. Mike leaving with the money alive seems implausible to one, who imagines an immediate killing; this is a hypothetical objection. — Bill Simmons
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Films in the archive
25th Hour
2002
Fight Club
1999
Primal Fear
1996
Rounders
1998
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
The Italian Job
2003