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- Stack and Bridges are selected for smoking as if they were already doing it off camera. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Worst?
Robert Stack’s rejected backend, Kareem’s no-longer-surprising casting, the extra slap, racial material, and the translated-jive localization problem
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- Robert Stack taking an extra twenty thousand dollars instead of a percentage is identified as a costly decision. — Bill Simmons
- The jive dialogue creates translation problems, with a Bavarian dialect used in German. — Bill Simmons
- The original shock of Kareem appearing in the film has faded with time. — Bill Hader
- Leslie Nielsen returning to slap the passenger again is identified as a gag unlikely to be made now. — Bill Hader
- The African basketball sequence is identified as uncomfortable for contemporary children. — Bill Hader
Most Rewatchable Scene
Robert Stack’s personal breakdown is one explicit favorite; the cockpit and inflatable-pilot sequences are other favorites among a long list of nominated gags.
In the discussion (14)
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- The red-zone and white-zone airport argument is nominated. — Bill Hader
- The jive-speaking passengers, improvised dialogue, subtitles, and June Cleaver translation are nominated. — Bill Hader
- Ted and Elaine’s disco flashback, including the continuing Girl Scout fight and knife-in-the-back dance gag, is nominated. — Bill Hader
- The two children behaving like adults over coffee are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Captain Over and Roger meeting Joey, followed by Kareem breaking character, are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The sick-girl song leading into Ted’s African basketball flashback and the soldier’s suicide is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The inflatable autopilot’s sexual gag is named as a childhood favorite. — Bill Hader
- The attacking dog and gasoline-soaked passenger are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The hysterical passenger being slapped by a line of people is nominated. — Bill Hader
- Randy’s breakdown about being unmarried is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The landing and control-room sequence is nominated for its dense run of jokes. — Bill Hader
- Robert Stack continuing an increasingly personal monologue after Ted leaves is selected as a favorite. — Bill Hader
- The cockpit scenes are selected as another favorite because their jokes endured in everyday use. — Bill Hader
- Ethel Merman’s appearance is nominated as a surprising celebrity gag. — Bill Simmons
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- The first pick is Bill Murray, a personal choice that may not be objectively defensible, based on his performance and cultural influence. — Sean Fennessey
- The second pick is Ted Knight, who had the hardest part while the others played their one character; if his villain is not funny the movie falls apart, and he still gets the biggest laughs. — Bill Simmons
- Bill Murray is acknowledged as the one who got the most out of the movie, including Pebble Beach and 40 years of mileage. — Bill Simmons
- Cases are raised for Ramis, whose first directed movie led to more classics, and for Chevy's iconic Ty Webb, though Chevy forfeits for returning in Caddyshack II. — Sean Fennessey
- Caddyshack II is debated: Jackie Mason replacing Rodney is reprehensible, Dangerfield reportedly could not agree to a contract, and Robert Stack is a bright spot. — Bill Simmons
- Ted Knight is restated; a Rewatchables Twitter poll among Knight, Dangerfield, Chase and Murray is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- Craig, called in, says he independently chose Ted Knight, thinking of "well, we're waiting", and is teased for brown-nosing. — Bill Simmons
- The poll will be posted on the Rewatchables Twitter feed. — Bill Simmons
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Casting What-Ifs
Katharine Graham, Deep Throat, and Al Pacino alternatives
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Approx. transcript time · 00:52:59Read transcript
- A Katharine Graham role was considered and removed before filming; the transcript is uncertain which actress was attached — Bill Simmons
- Richard Widmark, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quinn, Gene Hackman, Burt Lancaster, Robert Stack, Robert Mitchum, and Telly Savalas are reported as possible Deep Throat choices with explicit source uncertainty — Bill Simmons
- Robert Redford reportedly first considered Al Pacino before choosing Dustin Hoffman — Bill Simmons
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