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Kathleen Turner
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 2
- Movies in this archive
- 3
Rewatchables episodes featuring Kathleen Turner’s films
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Mentioned in discussions
Recasting Couch
Tom Hanks as Ned; young Sharon Stone as Alice; Kathleen Turner
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:48Read transcript
- Tom Hanks plays Ned in his funny Bosom Buddies mode, which would make it 100 times better, and a young Sharon Stone plays Alice.
- Kathleen Turner is floated, but the role is judged probably a little bit beneath her, and she is too sultry; in 1980 she would have caused chaos at a summer camp.
- Michael Douglas revealing in his autobiography an affair with Kathleen Turner during Romance in the Stone (as transcribed) surprised nobody, given their Han Solo and Princess Leia level chemistry.
Recasting Couch
Talia Shire as the sisters’ mother; Leslie Mann in Maxine’s role.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:52:04Read transcript
- Leslie Mann taking Maxine’s role is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- Susan Sarandon is proposed and rejected as too prominent immediately after her Oscar.
- Kathleen Turner and Diane Keaton are proposed and questioned.
- Talia Shire is proposed and receives the strongest interest.
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Four distinct hot takes cover SNL films, ghost imprisonment, Dana's standards, and a Sigourney Weaver–Kathleen Turner swap.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:25:40Read transcript
- Ghostbusters is argued to be the best film emerging from Saturday Night Live's creative orbit, ahead of Wayne's World, Blues Brothers, Anchorman, and other contenders.
- The Ghostbusters are criticized as an unregulated private police and prison service with no clear right to confine ghosts. — Van Lathan
- Dana is accused of warming to Venkman only after he becomes a successful and famous small-business owner.
- A final take proposes swapping Sigourney Weaver and Kathleen Turner between Ghostbusters and Romancing the Stone.
- The swap is defended on the theory that Weaver better fits an initially restrained novelist while Turner would heighten possessed Dana's sexuality. — Bill Simmons
Recasting Couch
Cameron is proposed to direct; Roberts, Cage, Turner and several mother-role alternatives are suggested.
In the discussion (5)
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. — Bill Simmons
- Given the star and director’s status, a more ambitious cast is wanted, with Julia Roberts as the teacher on the run. — Kyle Brandt
- Nick Cage is proposed as Crisp and receives approval. — Kyle Brandt
- Faye Dunaway, Shirley MacLaine or Ellen Burstyn are offered for the mother; Kathleen Turner replacing Cathy Moriarty is the strongest wish. — Bill Simmons
- 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. — Kyle Brandt
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:27:13Read transcript
- Casting reports include Kim Basinger, Meg Ryan, Geena Davis, Ellen Barkin and Mariel Hemingway declining; Demi Moore competing with Stone; and an uncertain Emma Thompson audition claim. — Van Lathan
- Reported alternatives include an early lesbian detective conceived for Kathleen Turner, Tom Berenger as Nick, Milos Forman directing, Linda Fiorentino as Beth and Brooke Shields as Roxy; confidence in the broad casting lists is qualified. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 00:16:16Read transcript
- Wasson’s odd, unstarry presence is questioned, but a major star such as Travolta or Pacino might not work as this humiliated protagonist.
- Kurt Russell might give a better performance but make a worse film; Hanks is considered ideal for the ordinary-man part. — Sean Fennessey
- The casting is defended as a modern Jimmy Stewart ordinary man and struggling low-tier actor; Dreyfuss is considered but his career circumstances complicate it.
- Wasson works best in the first act but may lack force for the later thriller. Caruso is floated, then doubted as someone a partner would cheat on. — Chris Ryan
- Wasson’s mundane early behavior emphasizes his lack of star aura; Giamatti is imagined as a later-era alternative. — Chris Ryan
- Kathleen Turner as Gloria could supply both the appearance and voice, though the character’s limited function would probably remain. — Bill Simmons
Who Won the Movie?
Douglas and Turner together; Turner if forced to choose
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:49Read transcript
- Douglas and Turner together are favored because their partnership makes the film; forced to pick one, Turner is preferred and agreed with because her part offers more range.
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:20Read transcript
- Turner narrowly beats Douglas; her absence from the 1989 actress nominees and Pfeiffer’s loss to Tandy are criticized. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:57Read transcript
- Doug Liman’s publicist is the joke nomination.
- Jolie is the substantive choice, praised for doing more than Pitt’s familiar charming persona and compared to Kathleen Turner in The War of the Roses. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:50:55Read transcript
- Turner receives repeated explicit selections and agreement as the clear winner. — Wesley Morris
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Kathleen Turner
- Speaker not identified
- Kathleen Turner
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:56Read transcript
- Turner is the explicit one-Oscar choice. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:05Read transcript
- Kathleen Turner is proposed for Harley Jane Kozak’s part for the right age and sex appeal. — Bill Simmons
- Turner being a much bigger star in 1989 is dismissed as semantics for a short shoot. — Bill Simmons
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