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Crimson Tide
Enemy of the State
All the President’s Men
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Jason Robards
Also referred to as Robards
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 5
- Movies in this archive
- 7
Rewatchables episodes featuring Jason Robards’s films
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Mentioned in discussions
What’s Aged the Best?
Sub-descent montage; Denzel's lines; real-time final hour; Jason Robards cameo; EAMs; opening and closing title cards
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 00:47:15Read transcript
- Tony Scott makes a two-minute montage of the sub slowly descending riveting with Hans Zimmer's score; only Spielberg or McTiernan, who made Hunt for Red October, might have pulled it off. — Bill Simmons
- Denzel's line 'in the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself' is one of about seven such Denzel lines. — Bill Simmons
- Viggo lights a cigarette when he decides to refuse the launch, and many sailors smoke Marlboro Reds underwater with no smoking section. — Bill Simmons
- George Dzundza's IMDb highlights include The Deer Hunter, No Way Out, Basic Instinct and Law & Order; a lowlight is co-leading the 1985 TV movie The Rape of Richard Beck with Richard Crenna. — Bill Simmons
- The Richard Beck plot summary is read, a 35th-anniversary episode is joked about, and early-80s cocaine is blamed for bad decisions. — Bill Simmons
- The last 60 minutes play basically in real time, with Weps doing the clock; it may have inspired Snake Eyes. — Bill Simmons
- Jason Robards, uncredited, comes flying in off the top rope for about 90 seconds. — Bill Simmons
- The EAMs are cinematically great, with messages three people must read aloud and confirm and run down the hallway; it is also disturbing that nuclear war hinged on them. — Chris Ryan
- The opening title card names the three most powerful people in the world, including a nuclear submarine captain, and the closing card says captains lost launch authority on January 1, 1996; Bruckheimer pitches the card almost word for word in a featurette. — Sean Fennessey
- Don Simpson is joked to be number four; David Stern would belong in the top three. — Sean Fennessey
Recasting Couch
Lisa Bonet in a larger role
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:06:31Read transcript
- One proposal replaces Jason Robards with Lisa Bonet to give the opening and its consequences different weight. — Bill Simmons
- Another proposal makes Lisa Bonet the pursued lead, gives Will Smith her smaller role, and recasts the spouse.
- The panel argues that Jason Lee, Hackman, Voight, Jack Black, and others could trade several roles while remaining entertaining, but ultimately approves the released casting. — Sean Fennessey
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:43Read transcript
- Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Robards are the candidates — Bill Simmons
- America is offered, then the jury is said to be still out — Bill Simmons
- Jason Robards receives two explicit selections — Bill Simmons
- Robards is praised for strengthening Ben Bradlee’s public mystique and dominating limited screen time opposite two major stars — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:29Read transcript
- Robert Redford is assigned an apex because his earlier star run enabled him to produce this major success — Bill Simmons
- Dustin Hoffman is rejected in favor of later Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, or Rain Man peaks — Bill Simmons
- Jason Robards is debated between his stage legacy and this first of consecutive supporting Oscars — Sean Fennessey
- Watergate is proposed as being at its cultural apex — Sean Fennessey
- Alan J. Pakula is assigned an apex for his 1970s run and the enduring influence of his films
- William Goldman is assigned an apex for combining this film, Marathon Man, top stars, earnings, and an Oscar — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:13Read transcript
- Goldman reported that Bernstein and Nora Ephron secretly drafted an alternate screenplay that elevated Bernstein and contained inaccuracies
- The Florida office sequence is described as the only wholly invented scene retained from that draft — Bill Simmons
- William Goldman skipped his Butch Cassidy Oscar ceremony for a Knicks game
- Jason Robards reportedly stayed in Bradlee’s office on non-shooting days so his character remained visible in the newsroom background — Bill Simmons
- Redford and Hoffman reportedly memorized each other’s dialogue to overlap naturally — Bill Simmons
- Left-handed Redford performs close-up writing and dialing right-handed — Sean Fennessey
- Redford and Hoffman split billing, with Redford leading marketing and Hoffman leading the film credits — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:14Read transcript
- Jason Robards is ruled ineligible because his roughly eleven minutes and eight scenes are too substantial — Bill Simmons
- Hal Holbrook, Penny Fuller, Jane Alexander, Robert Walden, Ned Beatty, Stephen Collins, Meredith Baxter, and Dominic Chianese are nominated — Bill Simmons
- Hal Holbrook is selected for Deep Throat — Bill Simmons
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bradlee’s closing scenes and Woodward’s six-minute phone call
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 00:24:59Read transcript
- Bernstein trying to take over Woodward’s story is nominated for establishing their complementary talents and rivalry
- Woodward’s six-minute, single-take calls to Dahlberg and McGregor are nominated; a mistaken name at the end was retained — Bill Simmons
- The gentle post-interview exchange about Sloan’s new baby is appreciated because it shows the reporters returning to ordinary human conversation — Sean Fennessey
- The Library of Congress research montage is nominated for depicting labor now replaced by digital search — Bill Simmons
- Bradlee first buying into the story is nominated — Bill Simmons
- Bernstein’s coffee interview with the bookkeeper is nominated — Bill Simmons
- The final Deep Throat garage meeting and visit to Bradlee’s home are nominated — Bill Simmons
- The first Bradlee red-pen edit is nominated for showing the newsroom hierarchy through costume and body language — Chris Ryan
- Bradlee’s final speech is selected as the favorite Robards scene — Chris Ryan
- The visit to Bradlee’s house and speech are separately selected for their tension and management style
- The six-minute Redford phone call is selected as best for difficulty, while the Robards scene remains a favorite — Bill Simmons
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Films in the archive
All the President’s Men
1976
Crimson Tide
1995
Dream a Little Dream
1989
Magnolia
1999
Parenthood
1989
Philadelphia
1993
The Paper
1994