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Philip Seymour Hoffman
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 9
- Movies in this archive
- 9
Rewatchables episodes featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman’s films
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 film
Bill Simmons · Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Aired December 24, 2019
The Big Lebowski
1998 film
Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Jason Concepcion · David Shoemaker
Aired March 9, 2018
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Mentioned in discussions
Recasting Couch
Keep the director; consider John Cazale, James Brolin, O.J. Simpson, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Nicolas Cage, Richard Gere, Bruce Willis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Chadwick Boseman
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:12Read transcript
- The panel initially finds no director replacement and briefly proposes John Cazale, James Brolin, or O.J. Simpson for Larry Butler. — Bill Simmons
- Tom Hanks is proposed as Roy in a 1987 version. — Bill Simmons
- Will Smith is proposed for a 1997 version and questioned as too handsome or heroic. — Bill Simmons
- Nicolas Cage is proposed as another 1997 Roy. — Bill Simmons
- Richard Gere is considered and rejected as too attractive or too old for the 1997 role.
- Bruce Willis is considered and rejected as too old for the 1997 role. — Sean Fennessey
- Philip Seymour Hoffman is proposed for a 2007 version.
- Chadwick Boseman is proposed for a 2017 version.
What role would Philip Seymour Hoffman play?
Philip Seymour Hoffman could play Kersey or Ochoa.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:29Read transcript
- A young Hoffman is proposed as one of the attackers. — Chris Ryan
- An older Hoffman is proposed for Kersey or Ochoa. — Chris Ryan
What role would Philip Seymour Hoffman play?
Russ Wheeler, Harry Hogge, Bucky, or Big John
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:51Read transcript
- Philip Seymour Hoffman is proposed as an older Harry Hogge or younger Bucky.
- Russ Wheeler is favored as a cocky antagonist, with Big John as another scene-stealing possibility.
Apex Mountain
Eurail trains; Austrian palm readers; littering; Kath Bloom; Cemetery of the Nameless; listening booths disputed
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:54Read transcript
- Hawke's apex is debated as Reality Bites followed by a re-apex at Training Day. — Bill Simmons
- Boyhood and the Purge/Sinister period are proposed as a third Hawke wave strengthened by his public storytelling. — Sean Fennessey
- Julie Delpy's apex is placed at Before Sunset. — Sean Fennessey
- Eurail trains, Austrian palm readers, and the film's conspicuous littering are easy answers. — Sean Fennessey
- Vienna is compared with The Third Man and a Billy Joel song as a cultural apex.
- The first date is compared with Neil and Eadie in Heat and Colin Farrell and Gongley in Miami Vice.
- The film is called a powerful date movie that can expose a weak relationship.
- Gen X is placed around 1994–95, with Reality Bites and Kicking and Screaming as reference points. — Bill Simmons
- The listening booth is compared to Philip Seymour Hoffman hearing jazz in The Talented Mr. Ripley. — Sean Fennessey
- Kath Bloom and the Cemetery of the Nameless receive direct apex answers. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:43:18Read transcript
- Hoffman is the current winner choice; Aniston is considered a plausible contemporary 2004 winner because the hit established her movie-star potential, but the final answer returns to Hoffman.
Podcast choices
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:28Read transcript
- Hoffman is the clear single-Oscar choice; the actual supporting-actor nominees are revisited and space for him is argued, with incredulity at Foxx being classified supporting in Collateral. — Bill Simmons
Recasting Couch
Hanks as Sam (disputed); Crowe; Gandolfini; Hoffman; financing-driven Clooney
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:12:00Read transcript
- The existing cast is initially considered so strong that no obvious replacement comes to mind. — Bill Simmons
- A present-day feature might require a star such as Clooney in the Irons role to obtain financing. — Brian Koppelman
- Hanks as Sam would exploit the audience’s instinct to trust him and his skill at vulnerable human moments, possibly making the moral struggle stronger. — Ryen Russillo
- Hanks’s lack of screen sleaze makes him a disputed Sam replacement; he would handle the dog and speeches well but deliver the salesman’s compromised moments differently. — Brian Koppelman
- An Insider-style, heavier Russell Crowe is an alternative Sam, followed by a joking unnecessary Jersey accent. — Brian Koppelman
- Gandolfini would be an excellent Sam.
- Gandolfini could also play John; a claim he could play almost everyone is corrected to exclude Quinto as well as Seth.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman is another highly praised Sam alternative. — Brian Koppelman
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:23:37Read transcript
- Pacino is the immediate consensus winner. — Bill Simmons
- Hoffman is placed high among the beneficiaries because the small role planted the seeds for his career. — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Apex checks cover Pacino, O’Donnell, blind movie characters, the Ferrari, bad Thanksgivings, and the Ringer chokehold.
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:09Read transcript
- Pacino's apex is rejected, while the movie is accepted as Chris O'Donnell's apex. — Bill Simmons
- James Rebhorn's apex is debated because his supporting roles occupy a consistently high level. — Bill Simmons
- Scarface is preferred as the apex for Pacino movies featuring a character named Manny. — Bill Simmons
- Blind movie characters are proposed as an apex because few alternatives come to mind. — Bill Simmons
- The 1989 Ferrari Mondial T Cabriolet is declared an apex. — Bill Simmons
- The Thanksgiving scene is placed among apex dysfunctional family holidays. — Bill Simmons
- The Ringer chokehold is declared an apex. — Chris Ryan
- Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill is chosen as the apex for 1990s hunk actors crying. — Bill Simmons
- Philip Seymour Hoffman and prep-school or boarding-school movies are rejected as apexes for this film. — Bill Simmons
- The Oak Room is considered a possible apex for the location itself. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:58:46Read transcript
- Jack Nicholson reportedly declined the colonel, and his version is imagined as darker and more uncomfortable. — Bill Simmons
- A claim that the Rocky star declined the role is treated skeptically. — Bill Simmons
- Philip Seymour Hoffman reportedly auditioned five times for George before the role became his break. — Bill Simmons
- The performance led Paul Thomas Anderson to write Scotty J. for Hoffman. — Bill Simmons
- Chris Rock sought the Charlie role and later argued that casting a Black student would have made the movie more interesting. — Chris Ryan
Recasting Couch
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Henry; Paul Dano retained as Eli
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:13Read transcript
- Hoffman as the false brother would create a different two-actor confrontation at a fitting career moment. — Bill Simmons
- Ledger is the strongest Eli alternative but perhaps too beautiful; most other candidates feel too contemporary or famous for the period world.
Casting What-Ifs
Kel O’Neill’s removal after three weeks forced Paul Dano into both Sunday roles; Philip Seymour Hoffman was originally imagined for Telford.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:12Read transcript
- The hosts avoid blaming O’Neill beyond the sourced account that PTA was not getting what he needed; he never acted again.
- Dano’s lack of preparation and immediate opposition to Day-Lewis make his eventual performance more impressive.
- PTA rejected familiar collaborators to make a new statement, removing Hoffman from Telford consideration.
Displaying discussions 13 - 24 of 31 in total
Films in the archive
25th Hour
2002
Almost Famous
2000
Along Came Polly
2004
Boogie Nights
1997
Magnolia
1999
Moneyball
2011
The Big Lebowski
1998
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
Twister
1996