The Pelican Brief
1993 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Aired December 12, 2023
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Stanley Tucci
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Recasting Couch
Stanley Tucci as Sara’s boss; Will Ferrell or other comic actors as Albert.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:30:04Read transcript
- Stanley Tucci is proposed as Sara’s editor.
- Will Ferrell is proposed as Albert.
- Ferrell is criticized as too tall and already too large a star for the part.
- The existing Kevin James casting is defended as the right balance.
Recasting Couch
Melanie Griffith as Bianca; multiple Vukovich alternatives
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Approx. transcript time · 01:26:53Read transcript
- Gary Sinise’s reported audition and recommendation of Petersen inform recasting alternatives: Sinise, Andy Garcia and John Malkovich, with Garcia considered too handsome and Pankow’s chase acting defended.
- Further Vukovich alternatives include Kelsey Grammer, Jeff Goldblum, Stanley Tucci, Will Patton, Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton, with age, height and attractiveness qualifications; Malkovich remains favored by one participant.
- Bianca recasting candidates include Melanie Griffith, Rosanna Arquette, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly McGillis and Daryl Hannah; dance credibility matters and Griffith is favored.
- More Vukovich recasts are David Patrick Kelly, Michael Madsen, James Remar, J. T. Walsh and John Heard, with Madsen considered too handsome.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:16:38Read transcript
- Shepard and Tucci split preferences; Lithgow is also nominated, and Shepard’s eligibility is defended by his brief screen time.
Recasting Couch
Stanley Tucci as the Sparta promoter
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Approx. transcript time · 01:00:06Read transcript
- Stanley Tucci is proposed to add self-aware comic energy to three promoter scenes.
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