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Sean Astin

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Episodes featuring their films
3
Movies in this archive
5

Rewatchables episodes featuring Sean Astin’s films

Rudy

1993 film

Bill Simmons · Kyle Brandt

Aired August 22, 2024

Toy Soldiers

1991 film

Bill Simmons · Kyle Brandt

Aired October 3, 2023

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Rudy The Rewatchables
Rudy

Apex Mountain

Sean Astin; Charles S. Dutton; modern-era Notre Dame football; Ron Dean; Vincent Vaughn billing; all-time centers

In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:21Read transcript
  • Astin’s signature role is judged Rudy despite personal Toy Soldiers preferences and the scale of Lord of the Rings; the suggestion Encino Man followed it is a podcast chronology claim, not verified metadata. — Kyle Brandt
  • Notre Dame initially receives a no, then its modern football era receives support for1988–94 and the1993 season; Dutton receives clear support alongside Roc. — Kyle Brandt
  • Ross’s peak is placed at Major League, while Vaughn receives a joking yes specifically for his full Vincent screen billing rather than his later Vince career. — Bill Simmons
  • Dean’s simultaneous Rudy and The Fugitive appearances make a persuasive career-peak case. — Bill Simmons
  • All-time centers in informal football receive a yes, with the position’s limited appeal mocked. — Bill Simmons
  • Vaughn/Favreau collaborations peak at Swingers; Rockne speeches are assigned an alternative in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training and criticized as overrated here. — Bill Simmons
  • Astin’s crying is preferred in Toy Soldiers despite anticipated Return of the King objections. — Kyle Brandt
  • Unsupportive sports-family members peak with Paulie, including the later loss of Rocky’s money; Rocky’s unpaid Drago fight also deserves blame. — Bill Simmons
The War of the Roses The Rewatchables
The War of the Roses

Apex Mountain

Danny DeVito; Title 16-904, section C; urinating on fish

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:42Read transcript
  • Douglas is rejected for 1987 and Turner for her mid-1980s peak. — Bill Simmons
  • The 1960 Morgan Plus 4 is nominated, with uncertain claims that only four of that version existed and one was destroyed. — Bill Simmons
  • DeVito is affirmed around this film and Twins. — Bill Simmons
  • Movie/revenge pâté is nominated, but cooking an important person into food is assigned elsewhere through a pie comparison. — Bill Simmons
  • Divorce movies are rejected in favor of Kramer vs. Kramer; Marriage Story remains a personal favorite.
  • The lawyers-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean joke is disputed with Philadelphia; marriage-ruining houses lose to The Money Pit. — Bill Simmons
  • Title 16-904 section C and urinating on fish are affirmed; Sean Astin is rejected. — Bill Simmons
The War of the Roses The Rewatchables
The War of the Roses

What’s Aged the Best?

House; Douglas–Turner chemistry; marital irritation; pâté; visual storytelling; revenge; German popularity; disputed framing

In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 00:37:18Read transcript
  • The house’s attic, balcony, stairs, kitchen and sauna form an effective action-thriller setting. — Bill Simmons
  • Douglas and Turner’s chemistry and comic rhythm are admired; repeat romantic partnerships are harder to sustain outside the studio era.
  • Every small habit becoming intolerable captures long-term marital irritation. — Mallory Rubin
  • Barbara’s catering career centers specifically on liver pâté; the house turns from dream to nightmare and becomes the single contested object representing everything. — Mallory Rubin
  • Opposite ends of the long dinner table instantly signal mutual hatred. — Bill Simmons
  • Appliance noise, sauna imprisonment, sawn heels and color-coded house territories show creative revenge, though noisy appliances pose risks to pets. — Amanda Dobbins
  • Rapidly chubby children efficiently show neglect; former gymnastics ability becomes a weapon. — Bill Simmons
  • Gavin’s cynical divorce aphorisms and sinus-sensitive smoking are memorable. — Bill Simmons
  • The film’s reported German popularity made Rosenkrieg a term for bitter public divorce. — Bill Simmons
  • The romantic-day/slut line and escalating mutual insults are appreciated; Castellaneta’s silent client role feels odd in hindsight. — Bill Simmons
  • Sean Astin’s appearance evokes his later Rudy and Samwise roles. — Mallory Rubin
  • Gavin’s framing story is defended as giving the violence a hideous-fable quality. — Mallory Rubin
The Last Days of Disco The Rewatchables
The Last Days of Disco

Recasting Couch

Josh: Norton or Hamilton; Jimmy: Affleck or Damon; Lee, Hauser, Casey Affleck and Sean Astin considered; star-casting jokes

In the discussion (15)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:42Read transcript
  • Affleck is considered for Josh but may be too conventionally handsome; his Mallrats persona is closer to Des. — Sean Fennessey
  • Norton is endorsed for Josh. — Sean Fennessey
  • Jason Lee is considered closer to the Eigeman role. — Bill Simmons
  • Affleck is preferred over Mackenzie Astin despite praise for the existing performance. — Sean Fennessey
  • Damon is another proposal for the Astin role.
  • Tom Hanks is a joking escalation of the star-heavy casting suggestions.
  • Denzel Washington is another joking escalation.
  • Cole Hauser is considered too gritty for the part.
  • Casey Affleck is proposed then dismissed as too young; the stated age is a conversational estimate.
  • Sean Astin is another suggestion.
  • Josh Hamilton is endorsed over Keeslar for empathy and a reunion with Eigeman.
  • Washington replacing Keeslar is a joking counterproposal.
  • Newman’s availability is jokingly raised.
  • Sidney Poitier as Josh continues the star-casting joke.
  • Denzel Washington in the Mackenzie Astin role continues the star-casting joke.
Stand by Me The Rewatchables
Stand by Me

Casting What-Ifs

Adrian Lyne directing; Corey Haim as Gordie or Chris; Sean Astin, Stephen Dorff or Ethan Hawke as Gordie; David Dukes, Ted Bessell or Michael McKean as the adult narrator

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 00:58:24Read transcript
  • The hosts say Adrian Lyne was going to direct, but Nine and a Half Weeks ran long; the jokes imagine Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke as Ace. — Bill Simmons
  • The hosts say Reiner saw nearly every young actor, was moved by Phoenix reading for Chris, and wondered about him as Gordy or Chris. — Bill Simmons
  • The hosts say Corey Haim auditioned for Gordy, the studio wanted him as Chris, and he turned it down to make Lucas; Haim would have been okay, but Wil Wheaton remains the first choice. — Bill Simmons
  • The hosts read that Sean Astin, Stephen Dorff and Ethan Hawke were considered for Gordy; Hawke, the bookish kid in Explorers, would have been good. — Bill Simmons
  • The hosts say David Dukes, Ted Bessell and Michael McKean preceded Dreyfuss for the adult Gordy; the hosts say a Dukes scene was shot and his far-away shot remains. — Bill Simmons
  • The hosts say the film was long called The Body until Columbia refused the title; calling it The Body would have been a mistake. — Chris Ryan
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Films in the archive

Like Father Like Son

1987

Rudy

1993

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

The War of the Roses

1989

Toy Soldiers

1991