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Approx. transcript time · 01:57:39Read transcript
- Kasdan is the immediate choice because the movie is personal and generational.
- The directly addressed first-time viewer calls it an immediate top-five movie among Rewatchables episodes about films he had not seen.
- The film’s realism, friendship, and people-in-rooms storytelling are praised as scarce in 2023.
- Michael’s late-sleeping outsider role and Berenger’s charisma receive final appreciation.
- The birthday-movie choice is judged successful and placed alongside prior birthday episodes.
- A present-day reunion soundtrack of college-era dance music is jokingly compared unfavorably with Motown, whose appeal is defended as more than nostalgia.
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Just One Oscar
Lawrence Kasdan—original screenplay
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Approx. transcript time · 01:45:52Read transcript
- Kasdan is selected for screenwriting and the hosts argue The Big Chill should have beaten Tender Mercies.
Casting What-Ifs
John Cusack beat Christian Slater after Robert Downey Jr. declined; Jennifer Connelly, Elisabeth Shue, Pamela Adlon, Julia Roberts, Dick Van Dyke, Lawrence Kasdan, and Richard Dreyfuss figure in other casting or directing possibilities.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:04:32Read transcript
- Cusack beat Christian Slater for Lloyd, while Robert Downey Jr. turned the role down.
- Jennifer Connelly and the actress rendered Elizabeth Shoe auditioned for Diane.
- Pamela Adlon auditioned for the friend role played by Amy Brooks, and Julia Roberts was also considered.
- Dick Van Dyke met Crow and James Brooks about playing Diane’s father before John Mahoney was cast.
- The director rendered Lawrence Kasten had been set to direct but stepped away from Crow’s personal project.
- Richard Dreyfuss read the script and wanted to play Lloyd.
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