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Lorraine Bracco
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Casting What-Ifs
Demi Moore, plus many alternate Tess candidates.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:21Read transcript
- A Jim Bridges version starring Demi Moore is reported. — Amanda Dobbins
- Molly Ringwald was reportedly considered too young; Michelle Pfeiffer, Madonna, and Shelley Long were considered. — Bill Simmons
- Lorraine Bracco reported auditioning unsuccessfully. — Bill Simmons
- Mike Nichols reportedly threatened to leave unless Melanie Griffith was hired. — Bill Simmons
- Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Meg Ryan, and Cher are discussed as other possibilities. — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Dustin Hoffman; deleted Lorraine Bracco role
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:17Read transcript
- Dustin Hoffman was initially intended for the lead, prompting concern that his pairing with Barkin would be even stranger. — Bill Simmons
- Lorraine Bracco’s deleted role is recalled.
What’s Aged the Worst?
Racial blame; dated ads, disputed; clothes and decor; stepfather introduction; teeth; suspect description; fake Rizzuto; shaming; deleted Bracco scene
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:12Read transcript
- The killer’s racist blame-shifting is a negative candidate despite its continuing plausibility.
- Newspaper dating ads are dated technologically, but their social mechanics are defended as enduring.
- The men’s stretched-out white sleeping shirts look unpleasant. — Chris Ryan
- Frank’s cartoon-alligator shower curtain exemplifies poor divorced-man decor. — Chris Ryan
- Helen’s premature introduction of Frank as the child’s new stepfather is criticized. — Bill Simmons
- Pacino’s yellow teeth and the unbrushed morning kissing are unappealing. — Bill Simmons
- Frank’s description of a Black suspect’s hair is dated and uncomfortable.
- Modern image searches would expose the fake Phil Rizzuto in the Yankees sting.
- Frank shaming Helen for dating is hypocritical, even if the behavior persists today. — Wosny Lambre
- Deleting the ex-wife scene loses useful emotional depth; its defense may partly reflect affection for Lorraine Bracco. — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Dice Clay; Belushi, uncorroborated; Bracco; Davis; Will Smith
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:01:49Read transcript
- Andrew Dice Clay was reportedly the studio’s original preference until an offensive exchange with an executive removed him from consideration; the group doubts the film would work as well with him. — Bill Simmons
- Jim Belushi reportedly regretted turning down Vinny, though the discussion questions whether anyone else corroborated an offer. — Bill Simmons
- Lorraine Bracco reportedly passed on Mona Lisa. — Bill Simmons
- Carol Davis reportedly passed on Mona Lisa; the name remains as transcribed. — Bill Simmons
- Will Smith auditioned for Stan, prompting astonishment and initial enthusiasm about improving the performance.
- A dissent argues that a Black man’s wrongful arrest in Alabama would fundamentally alter the film’s unusually gentle racial setting; colorblind casting as the Jewish character is jokingly proposed and rejected. — Wesley Morris
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Liotta, Bracco, bodies, cocaine acting, and Jimmy’s plan for Karen
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 02:25:46Read transcript
- Why did Ray Liotta’s career not produce more roles at this level?
- Why did Lorraine Bracco’s movie career not become larger?
- Did the smell of Billy Batts’s corpse ever leave Henry’s trunk?
- How much of Liotta’s cocaine performance was method or physical technique?
- Was Jimmy truly planning to kill Karen? — Chris Ryan
Apex Mountain
Martin Scorsese, gangster movies, the 1990 Scorsese–De Palma rivalry, the Copacabana sequence, gangster names, razor-bladed garlic, the Lufthansa heist, Joe Pesci’s 1989–95 run, pistol-whipping, mobster wigs, prison tomato sauce, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, “fucko,” and Pittsburgh drug dealers
In the discussion (17)
Approx. transcript time · 02:04:42Read transcript
- Scorsese is selected at his artistic apex, with The Departed raised as a later juice-based alternative.
- Goodfellas is called a capstone for gangster movies before the form moved to television.
- The Scorsese–De Palma rivalry is placed at its apex around November 1990. — Sean Fennessey
- The Goodfellas Copacabana sequence is favored over Barry Manilow’s song for the name “Copacabana.” — Bill Simmons
- Movie-gangster names are called an unquestionable apex. — Bill Simmons
- De Niro’s apex is debated between his late-1970s/early-1980s run and 1990-era juice. — Bill Simmons
- Razor-blading garlic is called a one-of-one apex.
- Goodfellas is treated as the apex for the Lufthansa heist.
- Joe Pesci is placed in an apex run spanning Lethal Weapon 2 through Casino.
- “It is what it is” from The Irishman is favored among mob murder-code justifications. — Bill Simmons
- The film is selected as an apex for pistol-whipping on film.
- Mobster wigs and prison tomato sauce receive affirmative apex rulings. — Bill Simmons
- Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco receive affirmative apex rulings. — Bill Simmons
- Paul Sorvino’s apex remains unresolved against his long career. — Bill Simmons
- Henny Youngman is rejected, while the word “fucko” receives an affirmative apex ruling.
- Cutty Sark is discussed as a once-prominent drink rarely seen now. — Chris Ryan
- Pittsburgh drug dealers receive a final joking apex nomination.
Half-Assed Internet Research
The Scorsese–Pileggi call, Henry Hill payment, a pistol-whip accident, filmmakers’ relationships, Imperioli’s injury, the painting, Oscar-winning killer roles, the closing shot, music planning, made-man rules, ratings edits, and profanity
In the discussion (13)
Approx. transcript time · 02:00:06Read transcript
- Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi’s reciprocal “waiting for this” phone-call lines are recounted. — Bill Simmons
- Henry Hill was reportedly paid $480,000. — Bill Simmons
- The actor pistol-whipped by Henry describes Liotta maintaining rage between takes and accidentally getting too close. — Bill Simmons
- Scorsese dating Illeana Douglas and Lorraine Bracco’s marriage to Harvey Keitel are discussed. — Bill Simmons
- Michael Imperioli broke glass in his hand, and hospital staff initially thought it was a gunshot wound. — Bill Simmons
- Scorsese predicted Imperioli would tell the injury story on Jay Leno, which he later did. — Bill Simmons
- Tommy’s mother’s painting was reportedly based on a 1977 National Geographic image. — Bill Simmons
- Five actors said to have won Oscars for portraying real-life killers are counted. — Bill Simmons
- Pesci shooting at the camera is connected to The Great Train Robbery and Henry always looking over his shoulder. — Bill Simmons
- The music editor said Scorsese planned songs years before shooting and included them in the script. — Chris Ryan
- A 2000 change to made-man ancestry rules is described. — Bill Simmons
- Scorsese reportedly removed ten frames of blood to secure an R rating. — Bill Simmons
- The movie is reported to contain 321 uses or derivatives of “fuck.” — Sean Fennessey
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