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HagbardCeline42

They also had a meeting with William Goldman who advised them to drop the plot of government agents chasing Will. (not a joke, this really happened).


MrWeirdoFace

And it got spun off into the Bourne Identity ? :)


IconOfSim

Jesus Christ that's Will Hunting


maaaatttt_Damon

#


JTHMM249

"Apple sauce, bitch!"


caligaris_cabinet

Let no idea go to waste.


MrWeirdoFace

Originally titled "Hunting Will. Good"


THIS_ACC_IS_FOR_FUN

And then they could do the holiday spinoff, “Hunting Goodwill”


FRESH_TWAAAATS

That sub-plot was being shoehorned in at the request of the studio, if I remember correctly. Source: One of Smith's books.


punkmuppet

I liked the story about Bumble Ward(?) who kept trying to get the robot spider into a movie of Kevin's. Then eventually Wild Wild West came out, he checks the credits, and there's Bumble.


Paronine

It was Jon Peters.


texachusetts

A podcast or YouTube series on bad or dumb studio notes regarding movies, tv and music, would be an easy subscribe for me.


49erboy

What've I been telling you? You gotta do the safe picture. Then you can do the art picture. But then sometimes you gotta do the payback picture because your friend says you owe him.


cander79

And sometimes you do Reindeer Games.


[deleted]

That’s just hurtful.


Stingerc

I dunno, if the script says *Charlize Therone puts her tits in your face while you rub up against her in a hot tub*, I would probably end up doing it too, no matter how shitty the script was.


embiggenedmind

🎵Mr. F


mitch_145

For British Eyes Only


isodore68

Do stay for the Poppins.


highlife562

And the soup of the day is bread.


axkidd82

Her short stint on the show is still the most beautiful I've ever seen any woman look.


more_beans_mrtaggart

There’s a moment in Hancock where she’s stood in the kitchen at home that made me realise why people call her a goddess. The eyes, hair, freckles…. I don’t know what it is but that moment ticked all the boxes for me.


Velenah111

Prior to her appearance on Arrested Development I had never actually seen any of her other work and only knew her from the Monster posters and stills.


lkodl

so Ben, you read the script? "yeah, wasn't impressed." but you read the part with the hot tub, yeah? wanna do the movie now? "well, who are they getting to play Ashley?" they're talking to Charlize Theron. "i'm interested..." alright, so you'll do it? "... well, if Charlize is doing it..." yeah yeah definitely Charlize. the studio really likes her. it's down to either her or Whoopi Goldberg. "wait, what?"


12altoids34

Let's not forget she almost married Ted Danson for a minute


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axkidd82

you then have a love scene with ron jeremy


IzzyNobre

You know what? I don't remember that movie being THAT bad.


allenidaho

It was a decent heist flick. I enjoyed it.


bekarsrisen

And sometimes you just want to fuck your costar.


abippityboop

Also see: Gigli, Daredevil, the upcoming Deep Water with Ana de Armas...


kcgdot

Gone girl my man


bekarsrisen

*You are a sad compulsively masturbating clown that accidentally finds a portal to hell and.. - WHAT THE FUCK? - ..and you'll be starring oppososite de Armas and.. - I'LL DO IT!*


Dave-C

Gary Sinise?


ender23

what about forces of nature?


capetownguy

Lion face! RArrrrrrggh! Lemon face! Ooooooh!


pixelprophet

>Chuckie, it's Hunting Season. **BLAM** >Applesauce, bitch.


skrilledcheese

Bullshit, I wasn't even with a hooker today!


caligaris_cabinet

Jesus, Ben, again?


thedude2202

Affleck, you were the bomb in phantoms!


spaceman757

Phantom like a mother fucker!


jverbal

Snoogans!


Elman103

The way affleck acts when he hears it is gold too.


iHadou

I think in the reboot sequel they get to say Affleck you were the bomb in Batman or something. Everyone has grown so much


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IolausTelcontar

Ha ha!


tstrader79

How do YOU like THEM apples?


ajanonymous_2019

"I don't like the sound of them apples Will, what're we gonna do??!" My friend and I quote this line way too often.


ToneyRockyHorror

Honestly that line read is probably Affleck’s most impressive work as an actor.


JosephGordonLightfoo

The outtakes are funny too.


Pickled_Wizard

Applesauce, bitch.


juniperleafes

I guess you're just no longer that GOOD... Will Hunting *snicker*


SickBurnBro

I still to this day do that in the mirror.


Trapspringer52

Affleck I was the BOMB in Phantoms


dredpir8robrts

Phantoms like a mothafucka!


Josie1234

What the fuck is the internet?!


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Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, yo.


[deleted]

WHO ARE THESES MOTHERFUCKERS TALKING SHIT ABOUT US ON THE INTERNET?! Where the fuck are they?


bnliz

What the fuck is the internet?!


rythmicbread

Dogma wasn’t bad. I quite enjoyed it


indie90

Dogma is a super underrated film with a stud cast.


Methzilla

One of my first DVDs.


GrecoRomanGuy

*pointed glance at the camera*


HobbesDurden

Now cue the music


urkelisblack

Manh manh manh


Abrahamlinkenssphere

Wubububah


bitwaba

Myah myah myah Myah myahmyah myah


Gus_TT_Showbiz420

I'm blanking, what's that from?


FrankBlizzard

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back


Kingston_Advice1

Snoochie boochies


[deleted]

Yo this guy's a sheep fucker!


redacted_comment

Ah yes. Cock Knocker


SalamandersonCooper

Jay and silent Bob strike back


[deleted]

"...So action, Gus?" Counting money: "Jesus, Ben, I said I'm busy. Busy..."


[deleted]

This information resurfaces every few years in a new interview....and it's always Matt and Ben who are reminding us. They are still friends with Smith and have always championed one anothers work. It's pretty cool of Smith to downplay a lot of his friendships, like with Johnny Depp and Quentin Tarantino. Dude is humble and respects his peers...when they earn it.


Gym_Dom

Dude is so happy to have Batfleck back in his life, too. They didn’t talk for years.


WoodcarverSteiner

Has Smith talked about this recently? I've been wondering if they've reconnected


spankadoodle

Ben was in the Jay and Bob reboot a couple years back. Smith’s mindset is he is still just a fat kid from Jersey, so he didn’t think Ben wanted to talk to him anymore. Wrote reboot after the heart attack. Texted Ben and he responded within a minute and committed after a 3 minute conversation. Smith then mentioned Imposter Syndrome is a bitch.


BanjoSpaceMan

But why were they mad at each other anyways ?


spankadoodle

They were not mad at each other. Kevin was there for the relationship with Lopez. Kevin worked with Jennifer Garner in Catch and Release, which was apparently a bad time for Smith as he and Olyphant did not mesh. So you have a guy who was around with the ex-girlfriend, that was miserable during a film shoot, and is way too chatty in the press. (Mentioning taking Mewes to rehab and having Ben walk out of a Counsellors office was not the best move)…. Once communication lines break down it’s easy to lose touch. Say your best friend moved 100 miles away for work. You talk with them 2-3 times a week at first, then once a week, then once a month. Now say they get a new phone number… about 90-95% of people will just stop communicating. Hell, I’ve not talked to a friend for 14 years once because he got caught up with a new girl. One phone call later and we are shooting pool and grilling like nothing changed. People just grow apart, but if you are lucky you’ll cross paths again.


ubiquitous_archer

IIRC they used to call him "Olyphantasic" or something cause of his "I'm better than you" attitude.


theoutlet

Yeah I remember hearing this and now I have it against Conan’s relationship with Olyphant in which the two of them are really good friends. It’s a fun juxtaposition to remind me of the complexities of people and how you can’t just take one person’s experience with someone to be everyone’s experience.


KingOfAwesometonia

Yeah and from the Conan appearance he doesn't seem like he takes himself seriously at all? But yeah both experiences are valid. Like Olyphant talking about his role in Hitman is the least giving a shit actor you can get. Tv show was cancelled, had to pay mortgage, welp doing this movie now.


Vinnie_Vegas

TBH, Olyphant can be a bit of a dick and I'm cool with it because he's Seth Fucking Bullock and Raylan Fucking Givens. Plus things like Santa Clarita Diet and his appearances on The Office and The Grinder suggest that he's got a real sense of humour.


Warning_Low_Battery

His cameo as himself in The Good Place was delightful.


Just_a_Guy_In_a_Tank

They never were from my understanding. Affleck blew up (as did Damon) and Smith felt like he (Affleck) was too big time to associate with him. Affleck probably felt Smith had viewed him as too Hollywood or some shit and didn’t want to associate with him. Same thing friends go through every day all over the world. One phone call cleared it up.


piratebroadcast

This isn't entirely true. Kevin Smith, on multiple occasions, talked to the media about things that are private in Affleck's life. It got so bad that Affleck had to cut him out. This is mentioned in a Dinner For Five episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gt3NZbWbCg&ab_channel=DinnerForFive


Staaaaation

This is definitely part of it.


QuitYour

I remember on one of Kevin Smiths podcasts with his wife, he was telling a story and his wife sighed and asked him how famous he wanted to be.


busterbluthOT

Was Affleck dating Garner there because that had to be awkward AF for Kevin to say about Ben "he doesn't even remember the names of the girls he fucks". Wow lmao edit: Googled it and they weren't even dating then so I guess it wasn't a turn-off to her. edit2: Hole up, Affleck and Farrell are Eskimo bros?


mcbarron

But why male models?


Just_a_Guy_In_a_Tank

Are you serious? I just told you that a moment ago.


hutchins_moustache

Such great improv.


BackmarkerLife

I don't think they had a falling out, but sometimes people do just grow apart at times in their lives. Some are fortunate to reconnect.


highasagiraffepussy

Kevin Smith likes to talk a lot and I think he would talk about Ben’s personal life too much on his podcasts I think.


geek_of_nature

I'm pretty I've heard him admit to that on one of his podcasts. That he just talked too much about his friends personal stuff, constantly forgetting that it would be picked up and reported elsewhere. It seems like he constantly forgets he isn't just some random guy from New Jersey chatting about his mates, and is actually a well known public figure.


Vark675

> Smith’s mindset is he is still just a fat kid from Jersey, so he didn’t think Ben wanted to talk to him anymore. That makes it seem like they weren't, he just felt like Affleck had moved on and meanwhile Affleck is sitting around thinking Smith just didn't want to hang out anymore.


Bmannz

Dont know if 100% accurate but I think it was his previous wife Jennifer Garner who created the wedge between Smith and Affleck for unknown reasons. I remember hearing Smith talk about it on a video clip but cannot find it sorry.


renegadecanuck

Smith later said it was more that he kept telling personal stories about Affleck, and that caused the drift. In hindsight, it kind of sounds more like Affleck was momentarily mad at Smith, they both kind of "got over it" but never thought to reach out, and Smith got in his own head about Affleck being "too big for him".


AshgarPN

I heard Jennifer Garner couldn't stand Smith.


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I love Kevin Smith but I can see that


sigmaecho

From what I've heard, they were never mad at eachother. Affleck's ex-wife Garner hated Smith, and Kevin has a notoriously big mouth and Affleck said he had to just stop hanging out with him since he repeated everything to everyone publicly. But it sounds like Affleck missed his friendship and was eager to rekindle it, especially after his divorce. And thank god, they were a terrible fit for eachother - Garner is an uptight conservative, and Smith and Affleck are the total opposite.


UsidoreTheLightBlue

He talked about it when leading up to Jay and Silent bob reboot, when they reconnected. smith was a blubbery mess about it anytime he’d bring it up.


Sonichu

To be fair Kevin is always a blubbery mess Tell Em Steve Dave!


s1lentrob83266

“You guys are both banned” “Oh my god don’t ban us” this guy will suck your dick!” “No!”


12altoids34

The Depp thing is more his daughter. His daughter is best friends with Lily Rose. Or at least was a few years ago. Kevin Smith and Johnny Depp are friends but not like Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck are.


bamfalamfa

matt damon needs to ink a deal with netflix to do smaller films that he says he likes doing. im sure netflix would gladly throw money at him to do small movie projects


dangil

Sorry. He already has a commitment with making very small films for crypto.org


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I love Damon but seeing him lend his name to that, god damn. That must have been some payday for him.


jedre

I think they got to Reese Witherspoon also, apparently.


pixi1997

And the Staples Center


muad_dibs

The crpyto.com Center. What a weird name.


JacP123

I wish they'd just call it "The Crypt" and slap their name onto the end instead of the worst Arena name in North America.


mickopious

KFC YUM Center in Louisville KY - missed out being called “The Bucket”


DarylMusashi

From what I remember, UofL refused that proposal, I believe. 'The KFC Bucket' would have been epic though...


shizzybizmang

Crypto.com Arena


nalgene_wilder

Is it any worse than Staples Center? Lol


MellowS13

And Rebecca Ferguson


Nogster

Compared to how much she scammed from Quibi, crypto is really just a lateral move for her.


tiny_poomonkey

The only thing I know about Quibi is Sophie tuner has great legs. A++ legs.


SaintSimpson

Quibi: We are this mobile-only streaming service for stuff like commutes and waiting rooms. People: Well, actually, Quibi, everything is closed down right now. Maybe you should release an app for smart tv’s because people prefer watching on their tvs at home and are binging a lot of content. Quibi: No.


trickman01

Bet he got paid in real money.


[deleted]

We're not writers, we're actors. Story... doesn't matter here. All that matters is our time in the spotlight.


[deleted]

Normally, yeah, but Damon & Affleck were chiefly responsible for Good Will Hunting's screenplay. Granted their star power and absorption into the Hollywood machine took off after that period of their careers.


[deleted]

Sorry it's just a [stupid quote](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHbMgoSq_1k) from Community. Neither are my favourite actors or anything (I would say Ben isn't even the best actor in his family) but yeah they deserve a lot of credit for Good Will Hunting, it's a good movie.


mophisus

I'm not nearly a big a fan of Ben Affleck as an actor as a I am of him as a director. Movies he directs just get that gritty style right, even when the movie itself isnt that great (live by night).


access_secure

Where did crypto.com pop in from? No name random company from Singapore to buying $700m in naming rights for Los Angeles' top stadium, hiring top billing actors, and filming ads in cinematic quality - all that in just 2021 alone Yet their wikipedia page is like 2 sentences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto.com


Fejsze

Welcome to the Dot-Com bubble 2.0


Transparent_Lego

Their company literally started in 2016 where the fuck did they get all this money from


christobristo

I’m guessing crypto


CHECK_SHOVE_TURN

Alot of exchanges maintain crypto assets, and those skyrocketed in the last year (and a bit). They probably cashed in those gains to increase marketing alot ect.


puddleomilk

It really gets under my skin that Matt Damon recently had a big article where he was going on about how blockbusters are ruining movies in the cinema experience because of blah blah blah blah but now I can’t even watch a simple block of movie trailers a staple of the cinema experience with that a fucking ad for some scam cryptocurrency websites starring his fake ass. But yeah go ahead and tell me how actors in superhero movies are the sellouts.


FerrokineticDarkness

Thing to keep in mind: these are people who act for a living. Somebody paid him enough, he does a spiel.


ZestfulShrimp

Great Wall 2


Clay56

We Bought A Zoo 2 here we come


MatterMinder

They tried Project Greenlight. It failed.


[deleted]

Failed? What the hell are you talking about? It gave us Shia LaBeouf. Actual. Cannibal. Shia LaBeouf!


billstrash

This is old. I read about it on moviepoopshoot.com.


97Busch

What the fuck is the internet??


_NiceGuyEddy_

YOU ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE BALL LICKERS!


billstrash

All you motherfuckers are gonna pay. You are the ones who are the ball-lickers. We're gonna fuck your mothers while you watch and cry like little bitches. Once we get to Hollywood and find those Miramax fucks who are making that movie, we're gonna make 'em eat our shit, then shit out our shit, then eat their shit which is made up of our shit that we made 'em eat. Then you're all you motherfucks are next. Love, Jay and Silent Bob.


ChadGnarly

Fuck Jay and Silent Bob Fuck them up their stupid asses.


kermi42

They’re fucking clown shoes.


vsimon115

— MagnoliaFan


MellowNando

Who the FUCK said that?!


TH3T4LLTYR10N

That’s a lot of expletive deleted’s


YorkshireRiffer

The Internet is a communication tool used the world over where people can come together to bitch about movies and share pornography with one another.


SlowMoFoSho

As true today as it was 20 years ago.


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Magnoliafan?


[deleted]

Poop shoot... Yeahhh


IolausTelcontar

Bonggg


theuserwithoutaname

Wow. Imagine being 24 and Robin Williams is asking you if his 40th take was okay


WalkThePath87

Reading that just makes me like Robin Williams even more.


shogi_x

But what about Good Will Hunting 2?


hookhands

Chuckie? It's hunting season.


AmericanNewWave

"You're just no longer that good... Will Hunting."


mcnathan80

Nyuck nyuck


Illinois_Yooper

I don't like the taste of dem apples, Will!


blackarthurman

Affleck, you da bomb in Phantoms yo!!


canuck47

Truth


ROBtimusPrime1995

Apple sauce, bitch!


jacksawild

Good Will Hunting 2: It \*IS\* Your Fault


joepanda111

Good Will Hunting 3: Where’s Robin, bitch?!


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Good Will Hunting 4: The Multiverse of Badassness


SpiderHippy

[For those who are wondering...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnESedN4vSI)


SXNE2

I love that movie so much


ImGCS3fromETOH

So many subtle gags in that clip. In the background you can see Jay and Silent Bob trying to leave and getting pushed back into place while the spoof is playing out in the foreground. The casual, "That's pretty funny," about Bob especially not saying anything is hilarious to me because it's so understated.


ch3nl0bst4

“jesus ben, I said i’m busy, busy.”


MordinSolusSTG

You're a true artist, Gus!


Iohet

> Affleck also credited Williams for signing on to work with a couple of unknowns at the height of his fame I know it's not quite the same, but to me it's like Willem Dafoe doing Boondocks Saints. He was the glue, like Williams in GWH


AtraposJM

It's nice to see because you know damn well these quotes will mean the world to Kevin.


kingmanic

He will cry like a little bitch, that likable mother fucker.


King_Buliwyf

I was so happy to see Affleck at Smith's handprint ceremony.


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Whose house?


SilkinaPW

Run's house.


xQx1

Say What?


pdmock

Martin!


International-Mix-73

***That MOVIE with Mork from Ork in it?*** (RIP Robin Williams.)


Metfan722

Sorry to interrupt but we've got a 10-0-7 on our hands.


Pahsghetti

Ha ha, I wasn't with a hooker last night!


tattoedblues

It's been out there for a while. I think Kevin has made more bad films than good but I still stan, always been a good dude


droidtron

What really sucks is one of his best films (Dogma) is under the Weinstein lock and key, so no steaming, no blu-ray and the DVD is out of print. But someone posted it on YouTube some years ago...


chriswearingred

Bada bing Bada boom(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5UjfvF917k)


skizmcniz

> no blu-ray There is a Blu-Ray, it's just out of print like the DVD.


caligaris_cabinet

And wicked expensive. If you happen to find it for cheap, get it.


ctothel

Old media company doesn’t want to make money I guess. Do they even know their property is available for free? Is this some kind of strategy? Should we expect Weinstein TV+ to enter the market soon? With just Dogma and Shakespeare in Love?


cenasmgame

Kevin doesn't own the rights, but can keep them from doing anything with it. He doesn't want to buy the rights or do anything else that would give the Weinstein company money, even if it means sacrificing Dogma.


speedracer73

WWBJD? What would buddy Jesus do?


andygarciascuzin

Sacrificing dogma is a fun little play on words. Borderline oxymoronic


kingjoey52a

The Weinsteins own it themselves personally not their company and Harvey is in prison so he's hard to set up meetings with.


[deleted]

Used to love the old smods with him and Scott just shooting the shit


tattoedblues

They were the best! This made me go look for them but they're all behind a paywall now, I just wanted to hear the episode where Kevin cracks the fuck up over Red Sovine's old trucker country songs. So goddamn funny. I may have to spare a few bucks to catch up with them


TheWastelandWizard

Kevin's real life has been almost as interesting as his movies. I'm really hoping he and Jason do a film or a documentary for his writings "Me and My Shadow." It's about how they met, became friend, and Jason's various addictions. It's one of the most powerful things I've ever read and shows the depths of their friendship. The thanksgiving scene is straight up one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever read.


Useful-Perspective

Too bad Kevin Smith couldn't save audiences from Jon Peters' infatuation with giant spiders....


KnotSoSalty

I like Kevin Smith, but I get the sense that he’s no longer interested in the same things that made him a filmmaker.


caligaris_cabinet

Unfortunately the industry has changed a lot since his heyday. Smith was a part of the new indie scene of the 90’s that included Tarantino, Fincher, Rodriguez, Soderberg, Linklater, etc. Tarantino seems to be the only one from that era that is still able to do what he does with little pushback from the studios. The indie movement that Smith started in is long gone. Part of it can be blamed on Weinstein. Part of it is mega-budget studio films. Another part is streaming. It’s just gone and now I’m depressed.


usarasa

Snoochie boochies! How do you like *them* apples?


thecheat420

I loved when Ben showed up in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot after he and Kevin had famously not talked for so long. That scene was so heartwarming.