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Ron Vawter
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The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
John Kapelos; Marco Rodriguez and the cousin at the bar are alternatives.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:13:25Read transcript
- John Kapelos, remembered as Carl the janitor, is one winner; Michael Beach and Xander Berkeley are considered too recognizable by name.
- Additional names include Allan Havey, Marco Rodriguez, Ron Vawter, the white-haired lieutenant, the gallery assistant and the cousin at the bar; several role identities remain unresolved in the discussion.
Half-Assed Internet Research
Real cases; weight loss; role discomfort; Vawter; military ban; Demme’s friend
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Approx. transcript time · 00:28:38Read transcript
- The film’s 26 million budget, 206.7 million gross and ninth-place 1993 ranking contradict Kramer’s prediction of commercial failure.
- Research: the story draws on two attorneys’ discrimination cases; Hanks lost 30 pounds; Steenburgen’s personal dislike of the role became a line; Ron Vawter’s HIV status caused insurance difficulty; the party’s military costume references the service ban; a friend’s AIDS diagnosis motivated Demme.
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