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V1DE0NASTY t1_jdgzmnb wrote

It was basically Favreau gathering intel on how to take over Hollywood as a mogul. And u know what? He's like Luke Skywalker. He went from a humble character actor to the guy responsible for advocating for RDJ (an askew, risky choice at the time) as tony stark, and without RDJ the mcu wouldve ended at the Avengers.

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CharlieMoonMan OP t1_jdgzwoe wrote

Ehhhhh. In the early aught he was still only known for Swingers, a made for TV Rocky Marciano flick and a guest spot of Friends. Once Elf happened he blew up.

But to your point, the theory is the entire movie he did called "Chef" was an allegory for him working for marvel studios.

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V1DE0NASTY t1_jdh0k8v wrote

Right, DF5 was before Elf but he was well known. He vocalized a desire to be a legendary powerful mogul throughout the show. Part of his evolution was the show itself, as he broke bread with a lot of different people and famous friends on tv and could be seen by industry gatekeepers as a thoughtful and ambitious creative.

On Elf he spoke about how he based the first 40 minutes on Tootsie's scene lengths to copy that film's dynamic comedy pacing. So he's clever. The first Iron Man has the same methodical structure and rhythm; he knows how to build a story. I dont know if he's the only director who wouldve insisted on Downey but his unique indie/mainstream sensibility was decisive in creating Hollywood as we know it.

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CharlieMoonMan OP t1_jdh1kux wrote

Damn. U are so right, but he also had a knack for getting along with "old Hollywood" on that show. A persona that would probably not play today. Especially compared to the softball "Hollywood Reporter" roundtable everyone fawns over now. In retrospect you a 100% correct, D4F was a genius move. Still its amazing he was able to get those big names on that tiny indy show like he did 20 years ago. He's got/had the perfect personality for it.

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V1DE0NASTY t1_jdh1pc2 wrote

Yeah also pretty sure Ben Affleck and Jennifer garner fell in love on camera during their first meeting on dinner for five

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CharlieMoonMan OP t1_jdh1s9d wrote

Pretty sure if either of them looked me in the eye I would too.

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CharlieMoonMan OP t1_jdh24sr wrote

What was ur favorite episode of D45? I have two. One is Carrie fisher,, Ed Asner, Blair underwood and Ed bagley Jr. Mosly bc Carrie fisher cracks me up

The other is with Jay Mohr, Timothy Olyphant, David Milch, and Michael Rappaport.

So funny

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V1DE0NASTY t1_jdh28bn wrote

It was over 20 years ago, no idea. I liked the moment rod steiger told sarah silverman she looked like geraldine chaplin

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CharlieMoonMan OP t1_jdh2eba wrote

I'd pee my pants if Rod Stieger had ever looked me in the eye when he was alive.

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