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Anne Hathaway
Also referred to as Hathaway, Zane Hathaway
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 3
- Movies in this archive
- 4
Rewatchables episodes featuring Anne Hathaway’s films
Rachel Getting Married
2008 film
Bill Simmons · Amanda Dobbins · Wesley Morris
Aired February 8, 2022
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Probably Unanswerable Questions
Jack’s possible new relationship raises jealousy questions, but Ennis alone visits the parents and offers to take the ashes.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 02:14:42Read transcript
- Jack’s possible new relationship raises jealousy questions, but Ennis alone visits the parents and offers to take the ashes. — Bill Simmons
- Hathaway reportedly filmed knowing and unknowing versions of the death call; combining them preserves whether Lorraine knows the truth. — Bill Simmons
- Jack, I swear is deliberately unresolved; the story describes an answer to a question Jack never asked. — Wesley Morris
Apex Mountain
Ledger’s living-career peak and Lee’s creative freedom: yes
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:59:27Read transcript
- Ledger’s living-career apex and Lee’s creative freedom are placed here; Gyllenhaal’s comes later around End of Watch and Prisoners. — Bill Simmons
- Williams and Hathaway are rejected; traumatized Williams wives peak in Manchester, and a sheep-film counterexample is favored. — Wesley Morris
- Gay Westerns qualify, while Power of the Dog does not work for either participant. — Wesley Morris
Casting What-Ifs
Van Sant wanted Damon as Ennis; Damon cites the sequence of Ripley and All the Pretty Horses. Hartnett and Phoenix are mentioned, with Phoenix reportedly denying an offer and saying he would have accepted.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:40:39Read transcript
- Van Sant wanted Damon as Ennis; Damon cites the sequence of Ripley and All the Pretty Horses. Hartnett and Phoenix are mentioned, with Phoenix reportedly denying an offer and saying he would have accepted. — Bill Simmons
- Representatives reportedly feared career damage; Schumacher and Norton were attached, and Walberg reportedly declined after disliking the script. — Bill Simmons
- Ledger wanted Ennis rather than Jack; Hathaway was asked to read Alma but identified with Lorraine. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
The enduring score, title spoken onscreen and quiet Western-adjacent landscapes
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:46Read transcript
- The enduring score, title spoken onscreen and quiet Western-adjacent landscapes are praised. — Bill Simmons
- The on-set romance and Jack’s dreams are discussed; ordinary unlucky men with bleak futures feel unusual in current movies. — Bill Simmons
- The attractive ensemble, cow-castration exchange, score and Ledger’s performance hold up. — Bill Simmons
- Aged-best attractive ensemble praise explicitly names Michelle Williams, observed Ann Hathaway, Kate Mera, Linda Cardalini and Anna Farris. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:37Read transcript
- Reported earlier casting included Vince Vaughn with Zooey Deschanel, Mark Wahlberg as Pat and Anne Hathaway as Tiffany; the panel doubts these alternatives could match the final pairing. — Chris Ryan
- Reported Tiffany candidates include Elizabeth Banks, Kirsten Dunst, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, Rooney Mara, Rachel McAdams, Andrea Riseborough, Olivia Wilde and Emma Thompson; some claims draw skepticism and the options illustrate the risk of conventional quirky-romance casting. — Chris Ryan
- Lawrence’s toughness and partly goth styling are essential to avoiding cuteness; Vaughn might make a functional but lesser film, while Rob McElhenney and Kat Dennings are joking alternatives. — Andy Greenwald
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Kathy Bates gives the best Best Actress performance from 1990 through the episode’s present
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:11Read transcript
- Kathy Bates is argued to have the best Best Actress performance across the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and early 2020s — Bill Simmons
- Frances McDormand in Fargo, Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball, and Emma Stone in La La Land are offered as winning comparators — Bill Simmons
- Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married, and Laura Linney in You Can Count on Me are offered as non-winning comparators — Bill Simmons
- Charlize Theron in Monster is raised as another major comparator — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Anne Hathaway; reported Hewitt, Bosworth, Aguilera and Kunis auditions
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:37Read transcript
- Hathaway reportedly withdrew over planned real childbirth footage; the explanation is debated, while her potential performance and a Prada/Knocked Up/Rachel Getting Married run are admired. — Bill Simmons
- Hewitt, Bosworth and Aguilera reportedly auditioned; Kunis’s audition is treated as firmer and linked to her later Sarah Marshall casting, with disagreement over whether she was too young here. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:14Read transcript
- Hathaway is the first choice; no other nominee seems plausible. — Bill Simmons
- Rosemarie DeWitt is called underappreciated and deserving of a nomination, taken instead by Amy Adams. — Amanda Dobbins
- Hathaway is credited with successfully trying something different after The Devil Wears Prada. — Amanda Dobbins
- Wesley Morris’s texted choice is Rosemarie DeWitt; the tally is two Hathaway, one DeWitt.
- On returning, he reaffirms DeWitt as his winner. — Wesley Morris
- DeWitt is recalled from Mad Men as one of Don Draper’s love interests.
- Another host agrees DeWitt should have won the movie.
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What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
Ethan plate; bridesmaid dress piece; living-room wallpaper
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:32:29Read transcript
- The Ethan plate would be the collector’s item, though disturbing. — Bill Simmons
- A piece of Hathaway’s bridesmaid dress and the living-room wallpaper are suggested; the mother’s 1970s Connecticut stone decor is noted. — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Anne Hathaway; Rosemarie DeWitt; Bill Irwin, disputed; 2008 for people named Rachel
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:48Read transcript
- Anne Hathaway is a yes: this was the peak of her career juice, when multiple Oscars seemed likely. — Bill Simmons
- Rosemarie DeWitt is a yes; the director is obviously not. — Bill Simmons
- Wedding movies are not at their apex; Father of the Bride, Four Weddings and a Funeral and My Best Friend’s Wedding are named from the 1990s, with The Godfather’s opening wedding also credited. — Bill Simmons
- Bill Irwin is proposed but immediately challenged. — Bill Simmons
- 2008 is called a rough year for people named Rachel, citing this film and the Tiger Woods scandal; Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel and Connecticut weddings are also floated. — Bill Simmons
- During the winner discussion DeWitt is also called this film’s Apex Mountain. — Amanda Dobbins
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:29Read transcript
- The actor playing the best man who sleeps with Hathaway’s character, whose biggest role this was, is chosen; the part could have gone to a bigger star. — Bill Simmons
- He is called very sexy and good as a recovering character. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
Rosemarie DeWitt; live music; title-drop speech; trumpet player’s toast to Ethan; Sidney’s wedding song; Debra Winger
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:11Read transcript
- Rosemarie DeWitt is praised and her lack of a supporting-actress nomination lamented. — Bill Simmons
- The 2008 supporting-actress nominees are recalled; asked whom to drop for DeWitt, one host cuts Amy Adams, likened to Alex Smith. — Bill Simmons
- The strange, memorable live music is praised. — Bill Simmons
- A speech that says the movie’s title is enjoyed. — Bill Simmons
- The trumpet player’s rehearsal-dinner shout-out to Ethan drains the life from Hathaway’s face. — Bill Simmons
- Sidney’s Neil Young song at the wedding is praised for his beautiful voice, with jokes that he should be in a band.
- Debra Winger is chosen, with research on roles she turned down or lost: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Fatal Attraction, Broadcast News, Peggy Sue Got Married, A League of Their Own, and Romancing the Stone after a reported biting incident. — Bill Simmons
- Winger’s career is discussed: Urban Cowboy’s overwhelming screen presence, An Officer and a Gentleman and Terms of Endearment making her the biggest young actress.
- Her reputation for on-set conflict is reviewed, including reported clashes with co-stars on An Officer and a Gentleman and Terms of Endearment and with the Wonder Woman star. — Amanda Dobbins
- An alternative career path imagines her aging into Diane Keaton parts as a Nancy Meyers muse; she stepped away from Hollywood in the late 1990s. — Bill Simmons
- She is felt in every second despite appearing in only about four scenes. — Bill Simmons
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