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Film credit
Donald Pleasence
Also referred to as Donald Pleasance
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 4
- Movies in this archive
- 4
Rewatchables episodes featuring Donald Pleasence’s films
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Van Lathan
Aired October 29, 2024
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Mentioned in discussions
Who Won the Movie?
Michael Myers
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:16Read transcript
- Two choices go to “Big Mikey” for relentless presence and survival.
- The dissent chooses Pleasence because Loomis dominates the movie, commits to every warning, and survives an arc nearly as indestructible as Michael’s.
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- Donald Pleasence / Dr. Loomis
What’s Aged the Worst?
Old Bond parody references; late-90s two-character camera trickery; FemBots' 1960s references
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:21:26Read transcript
- Late-90s camera trickery could not convincingly put two characters played by one actor in the same scene, flagged as an aged-worst item.
- Bond references from the Donald Pleasence era may be lost on viewers under 35, as the producer's reaction suggested, whereas in 1997 they were still fresh. — Bill Simmons
- The Bond parody and the FemBots rely on remembering the 1960s. — Chris Ryan
- Austin's harassment of Vanessa could be taken the wrong way, but many say the film aged well there because he does not sleep with her when she is drunk. — Bill Simmons
- Robert Wagner is flagged as coming up in the aged-worst discussion. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:51:58Read transcript
- Doubleday wins for dialing Romero far past ordinary intensity without losing the character. — Bill Simmons
- Ernest Borgnine and Harry Dean Stanton provide loud alternatives. — Bill Simmons
- Donald Pleasence’s shouted machine-gun climax is another overacting case. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Worst?
Post-2001 imagery, the president, romance beat, tattoo, huge phone, fight sounds, and inert radar display
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:45:16Read transcript
- A presidential aircraft flying toward a New York skyscraper plays differently after 2001. — Bill Simmons
- Donald Pleasence is judged an implausible American president because of his accent and shifty Nixon-like manner. — Bill Simmons
- A possible sexual pause with the Chock Full o’ Nuts woman is debated as either unappealing or understandable given Snake’s isolation and limited time. — Bill Simmons
- Snake’s tattoo is criticized as hastily designed, though its roughness is defended as period-appropriate.
- Hawk’s future cell phone is comically enormous. — Bill Simmons
- The exaggerated fist-fight sound effects have dated.
- The radar operator claims Snake entered a building even though the screen’s blinking light does not move.
- The appended interview says the president’s foreign accent was intentional because the story is set in the future, directly qualifying the panel’s accent criticism.
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Films in the archive
Escape From New York
1981
Halloween
1978
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Halloween II
1981