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Bohemian Rhapsody; Mikita’s-to-Gasworks stretch
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- The opening initially resembles the familiar sketch before expanding its world. — Bill Simmons
- Bohemian Rhapsody is a personal choice for sheer joy and the movie’s defining popular moment. — Kyle Brandt
- The guitar-window stop and Garth not knowing the lyrics add comic details to the musical opening. — Bill Simmons
- The cop/bacon joke, Mikita’s dark manager and Meat Loaf at the nightclub begin a favored stretch. — Bill Simmons
- The Shitty Beatles joke, Cassandra’s performance and flirtation, rope-climbing/underpants lines and Garth tricking the camera make the early nightclub stretch feel unwasted.
- The contract offer combines the oversized drink, between-lawyers joke, Garth’s jail rant and five-thousand-dollar chant. — Bill Simmons
- Airplane watching includes the babe puns and Bugs Bunny-in-a-dress question. — Bill Simmons
- Foxy Lady is Carvey’s physical-comedy peak, especially his close-up promise to get the girl. — Bill Simmons
- Myers in underwear trying to distract Cassandra on the phone is another physical-comedy highlight. — Bill Simmons
- Benjamin’s apartment includes the babe lair, Rolodex, Chinese-takeout joke and Cantonese display. — Bill Simmons
- The corporate show’s generic opening, altered sponsor cards, firing and Garth left alone are funny, especially I have proof and Nice name—not. — Kyle Brandt
- The super-happy third ending is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Bohemian Rhapsody is most memorable, while the Mikita’s-to-Gasworks stretch is the other final choice. — Kyle Brandt
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Pitt's chipped teeth; ear prosthetic; Meat Loaf's fat harness; misfired $20 million marketing; Rosie O'Donnell forgiven on commentary; EW's top DVD; Norton smoking; Starbucks refusal; UFC tapes; orgasm recordings; replaced abortion line; salary gap
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Approx. transcript time · 01:17:39Read transcript
- Pitt had pieces of his front teeth chipped off for the role and restored after filming. — Bill Simmons
- The makeup artist studied mixed martial arts on pay-per-view and designed an extra ear, inspired by Tyson-Holyfield. — Bill Simmons
- Meatloaf wore a 90-pound fat harness, and reportedly eight-inch lifts in scenes with Norton, which is doubted. — Bill Simmons
- Fox marketing executives ran a $20 million campaign selling it as a fight movie rather than a smart one. — Bill Simmons
- On the DVD commentary Pitt called Rosie O'Donnell's actions forgivable. — Bill Simmons
- Entertainment Weekly's 2001 list of 50 essential DVDs ranked it first; Boogie Nights would be the choice for greatest DVD. — Bill Simmons
- Norton refused to smoke in Rounders but smoked here. — Bill Simmons
- Starbucks allowed product placement but not the coffee-shop destruction, hence the renamed shop. — Bill Simmons
- Fincher and the cast studied UFC tapes. — Bill Simmons
- Pitt and Bonham Carter spent three days recording orgasm sounds. — Bill Simmons
- Laura Ziskin made Fincher cut Marla's abortion line; he agreed on condition she could not veto the replacement, the grade-school line. — Bill Simmons
- Pitt was paid $17.5 million and Norton $2.5 million. — Bill Simmons
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- Meatloaf is the pick: a campy 70s rock star people had given up on pops up in three or four scenes as bitch tits. — Bill Simmons
- Chloe the cancer patient and her speech is offered as another candidate. — Bill Simmons
- Jared Leto was a big deal at the time for being disfigured and blond, but on rewatch he did not stand out; he is better in Panic Room. — Bill Simmons
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