I’ll Do Anything: The Musical Cut with Esther Zuckerman

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Comedy, Film Reviews

4.6 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

James L. Brooks had originally shot I’ll Do Anything as a musical. But in the test screening it was so disastrous the studio insisted he cut all the musical sequences out and reshoot new scenes to fill it in. Having reviewed that theatrical cut, Griffin and David revisit this film with returning guest Esther Zuckerman and discuss the lost, coveted musical cut of I’ll Do Anything in a special bonus episode. But what would the child of Albert Brooks and Julie Kavner sound like? Why does Griffin insist on singing the horrid song “You Are The Best?” Is this episode haunted? Together they go through all the musical numbers and try to decide if this version of the movie makes it any less worse.

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0:00.0	Maybe we shouldn't even rate.
0:21.7	I'll just take your word that you're good.
0:23.9	No, no, no, I'm serious.
0:25.3	I mean, they're all different ways.
0:26.6	Did you know that bird-a-luching never retactors?
0:29.1	He just looks at them, feels around a little, and then decides who he wants.
0:31.9	That's his way.
0:32.9	Doesn't hear them do a lie.
0:33.9	I also have a way.
0:34.9	What I do is interview first.
0:35.9	Then read, maybe do it all over again the next day.
0:37.3	I call up people the actors work with, check him out.
0:39.5	If he's famous, I do an opinion survey.
0:41.3	Test how much people like him.
0:42.3	If he's not famous, I put him on tape.
0:43.6	Show to everyone I can grab.
0:44.6	I believe in screen tests.
0:45.6	I believe in replacing.
0:46.6	If the dailies are bad and cutting people out of the previews aren't there.
0:50.2	Because I'm not doing movies for theaters where they serve Capuchino in the lobby.
0:53.6	I'm doing popcorn movies.
0:55.4	You want to know what I like come to my house.
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