Episode 18 - Inside Man
09/29/20 • 83 min
On this week’s show, we’re looking at who almost got cast in Spike Lee’s super enjoyable thriller Inside Man! Who was supposed to play Jodie Foster’s role back when Ron Howard was attached to direct? Which actor in the film almost got cast in a completely different role? And whose idea was it to cover up Clive Owen’s gorgeous face for so much of the movie? Also – Rootin’ Tootin’ Russell is yee-hawin’ his way through this bank heist, and Jeff and Amy Jo finally watch Grease 2!
Inside Man stars Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Willem Dafoe, Daryl Mitchell, James Ransone, Marcia Jean Kurtz, and the ageless Christopher Plummer; directed by Spike Lee
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On this week’s show, we’re looking at who almost got cast in Spike Lee’s super enjoyable thriller Inside Man! Who was supposed to play Jodie Foster’s role back when Ron Howard was attached to direct? Which actor in the film almost got cast in a completely different role? And whose idea was it to cover up Clive Owen’s gorgeous face for so much of the movie? Also – Rootin’ Tootin’ Russell is yee-hawin’ his way through this bank heist, and Jeff and Amy Jo finally watch Grease 2!
Inside Man stars Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Willem Dafoe, Daryl Mitchell, James Ransone, Marcia Jean Kurtz, and the ageless Christopher Plummer; directed by Spike Lee
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Episode 17 - Working Girl
On this week’s episode, we’re looking at who almost starred in the charming 80s comedy-drama Working Girl! Which two-time Oscar winner turned down Tess? Who was originally cast as Jack but got bumped because Harrison Ford was a bigger name? And how unnecessary would a Forrest Gump musical be? Also – coming to NBC this Fall: Peter Falk as The Pope Detective!
Working Girl stars Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, Philip Bosco, Nora Dunn, Oliver Platt, Olympia Dukakis, Amy Aquino, and the one and only Joan Cusack; directed by Mike Nichols
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Episode 19 - The Devil's Advocate
On this week’s show, Jeff and Amy are breaking down the casting of the operatically silly Devil’s Advocate! Which temperamental star almost landed Keanu’s role? Which two Hollywood heavyweights did Pacino think would have been a better fit for Milton? What would this movie have looked like as a full-blown comedy? And was Keanu trying to do a Zach Morris Time Out? Also – we’re Rockin’ with Reeves in Keanu’s daisy-centric workout series and Mark Ruffalo takes on the mantle of the Pope Detective as he hunts that dastardly devil across Italy!
The Devil’s Advocate stars Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Connie Nielsen, Craig T. Nelson, Tamara Tunie, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and – wait, was that Broadway’s Debra Monk?; directed by Taylor Hackford
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