Production note Pacino's role won him the Oscar for Best Actor and the hosts describe it as a belated career crown.
About 8 min Production note The movie is said to have made about $134 million on a $30 million budget.
About 32 min Production note Bill says Martin Brest took his name off TV versions because of cuts.
About 8 min · medium confidenceProduction note Chris O'Donnell reportedly got advice from Pacino not to marry an actress.
About 1:12 Production note Chris Ryan notes that Anwar later claimed Pacino did not attend tango rehearsals.
About 32 min Production note The Baird school scenes were shot at the Emma Willard School in New York.
About 1:28 Production note Pacino worked with a school for the blind and a lieutenant colonel to prepare for the role.
About 1:28 Production note A cut cameo involving Trump and Marla Maples at the Plaza is mentioned by O'Donnell.
About 1:28 · medium confidenceHeat Used as the benchmark Pacino collaboration and a favorite episode memory.
Opening minutes Dog Day Afternoon Cited as one of the other classic Pacino modes besides the loud Scent of a Woman persona.
About 24 min Glengarry Glen Ross Referenced as a better, more nuanced Pacino performance from the same Oscar year.
About 8 min Godfather Part II Cited as the major Oscar omission in Pacino's career.
About 8 min A Few Good Men Used in comparisons about military-officer courtroom drama and the 'disgraced officer' trope.
About 1:28 The Talented Mr. Ripley Used to compare rich-douche characters and as a Hoffman touchstone.
About 24 min Boogie Nights Mentioned because Hoffman in this film inspired Scotty J.
About 32 min Twister Referenced as the performance that made Hoffman recognizable to audiences.
About 40 min The School Ties Referenced as part of the early-90s boarding-school cycle and casting landscape.
About 16 min Dead Poets Society Mentioned as part of the boarding-school movie run.
About 1:12 · medium confidenceRain Man Used as another example of the 'Oscar performance' trend.
About 1:12 · medium confidencePulp Fiction Referenced as one of the 1994 Oscar debates that intensified the culture around awards.
About 1:12 · medium confidenceThe Dark Knight Mentioned by Craig as a candidate for a future rewatchable re-do.
About 1:28 · medium confidenceThe Fugitive Mentioned by Craig as an all-time rewatchable candidate for a redo.
About 1:28 · medium confidenceThree Days of the Condor Mentioned by Craig during his travel watch list.
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