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Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, Alex Desert, Heather Graham

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David Adler

I lived about 800 yards from every big scene in this film. The coffee shop, Mike's apartment building, the dive bars in the credits (The Smog Cutter!). Pre cell phone. And the Dreseden Room on Vermont, forget it. You went there to hang and watch Marty & Elayne, the ultimate lounge music, and you didn't leave until they played Stayin' Alive, their brilliant cover. And I played par 3 golf at that Los Feliz course forever, probably in '79 for the first time. ☮️

Neill Shaughness

Oh wow! This takes me back my freshman year of college!

Erin Mileur

Fun fact: Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn met and became friends on the set of the movie Rudy.

David Adler

And when Trent leaves the last message with Mike, we see on the table next to the answering machine a copy of Charles Bukowski's novel, Hollywood, which is actually his fictional retelling of the making of Barfly, which you will see soon.

Nick Stark

Woulda never have watched this if it wasn’t one of your uncuts. Surprisingly good and definitely worth the watch. Thanks guys

David Adler

They were real and incomparable. RIP.

David Adler

And BTW, Barfly I paired with this because it is the 180 degree opposite L.A. bar movie. It's as weird a watch as you'll get.

Andy Schreiber

Marty and Elaine were absolutely real, and absolutely fun! I went there many times, and always had a blast. As I recall (I haven't watched your reaction yet, but will later today or tomorrow), the coffee shop they went to was actually called Swingers, and it's attached to a motel on Beverly Blvd. I went there for dinner less than two weeks ago.

David Adler

That coffee shop isn't the Swingers you're thinking about. This diner was attached to the Best Western on Franklin, just east of the 101. Lived a few blocks from it before this movie. The Swingers on Beverly I went to many times. Very different.

Actuarial Lurker

Kevin- people don't carry guns in NYC unless you're in "the hood". Even back in the 1970s it was rare....The "Sullivan Act" was passed back in 1911 which made unlicensed conceal carry a felony- think "Gangs of NY" in 1860s and Godfather II flashback scenes and the street violence in all parts of Manhattan were insane

Actuarial Lurker

Never was into the bar scene in my 20s....smart beautiful women like museums....

David Adler

Also meant to mention Deena Martin, who played the cocktail waitress whose trailer they all went back to. This was her second and last acting role, I believe. Her first? One of the main ladies in Dazed & Confused.

Michael Bennett

This is a perfect movie. Perfectly written, perfectly acted, perfectly directed. I *love* Vince Vaughn in this, he is the total douchebag who actually has a big heart and would do anything for his friend. I saw this when Netflix was mailing DVDs. My high school girlfriend and I had gone to different colleges and broken up, and I was basically Mike in this movie. I even got a girl's number at a bar and left her an awkward message (just ONE awkward message... lol). I didn't get over her from seeing this movie, it took a little longer, but it gave me some perspective and catharsis for sure. And just a couple weeks after I "let go", I met the woman who's been my wife the last 11 years :) I love all the little details in this movie, the cars, the old part of Vegas, the NHL game for Sega Genesis. But one thing I really love is that we never actually see Nikki, she's just a voice on the phone. I think that allows the audience to more easily imagine her as whoever they're thinking of. Fun fact, she's voiced by Brooke Langton from Melrose Place.

Youtalkingtome

It was a great time! We need more writers and directors who can do this

Youtalkingtome

No way! I had no idea their career spanned that far back

Youtalkingtome

Museums are fantastic! Now a museum with a bar...that's money.

Youtalkingtome

She's really good. It's a shame she didn't continue acting

Youtalkingtome

I really do think this movie is extremely relatable to young men, to a certain extent of course. Hopefully young guys aren't watching this and thinking they need to act like predators at bars. It just really captures how dumb and full of false confidence we are in our early 20s. Full of momentum and uncertainty. I loved this

Actuarial Lurker

My wife and I went to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC on our first date- spent a few hours there and then had dinner at an open air sidewalk cafe on the Upper West Side a few blocks away- had fish and a one and a third beers. We are about 8 weeks away from the 30th anniversary of that first date.... My wife being a psychiatrist told me later that she was watching to see what I would do at dinner re alcohol...when I ordered a beer with dinner (to stand up to the flavor of the fish) she judged it OK. When I ordered a 2nd one she watched to see if I was a drunk...and when I left the second one 2/3 full and we just talked for 2 hours over dessert she said I "passed" the test. I learned later that this was her "is he an alcoholic" red flag test...which I passed.

Michael Bennett

Yeah, it's amazing how universal some experiences are. Even if you can't relate specifically to being a comedian/actor looking for work in LA, you can definitely relate to being in your 20s and not knowing who you are or who you're supposed to be.

Andy Schreiber

Ah, yes! As I said, I hadn't seen this in years. I know that coffee shop on Franklin as well - went there on a date some years ago.

Benjamin Finkel

This movie is what Oliver Platt's character was talking about in his review in "Chef"

Ncohafmuta

I never found the Nikki phone call scene cringey. I should have, but I found it fascinating and funny. Go figure. Mikey at the 21 table was more cringey to me.