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Recasting Couch
Cameron is proposed to direct; Roberts, Cage, Turner and several mother-role alternatives are suggested.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:11:43Read transcript
- James Cameron is proposed with Jamie Lee as the other teacher and increased violence/production value; a joke imagines tall blue students with tails.
- Given the star and director’s status, a more ambitious cast is wanted, with Julia Roberts as the teacher on the run.
- Nick Cage is proposed as Crisp and receives approval.
- Faye Dunaway, Shirley MacLaine or Ellen Burstyn are offered for the mother; Kathleen Turner replacing Cathy Moriarty is the strongest wish.
- Meg Ryan as the partner is questioned because she would need to be the female lead and might imply too much romantic interest; the existing partner’s flirtation and kiss are debated.
What’s Aged the Worst?
Gregory Peck’s original impact casting is harder to appreciate today; Tom Hanks is offered as an analogy.
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Approx. transcript time · 00:51:02Read transcript
- Gregory Peck’s original impact casting is harder to appreciate today; Tom Hanks is offered as an analogy.
- Peck’s Happy Birthday singing sounds unnatural.
- Physical reference letters are easy to fake.
- Lack of child seatbelts and the mother’s fall effects look dated; Remick reportedly refused the railing stunt after Ellen Burstyn’s injury.
- The mark of the beast reportedly confused original audiences.
- The novelization explains Brennan and Spiletto’s involvement with Satanists; the film leaves the 666 thigh mark insufficiently explained.
The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award
Burke; Ellen Burstyn; Karras’s possession
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Approx. transcript time · 00:58:28Read transcript
- Burke and Burstyn are floated, but the extremity is defended as appropriate to demonic circumstances.
- Karras’s final possession is singled out as an extraordinary, ridiculous-looking performance when viewed without context.
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