{"id":153039,"date":"2021-01-13T02:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T23:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/24-things-we-learned-from-joe-carnahans-stretch-commentary\/"},"modified":"2021-01-13T02:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T23:14:29","slug":"24-things-we-learned-from-joe-carnahans-stretch-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/24-things-we-learned-from-joe-carnahans-stretch-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#24 Things We Learned from Joe Carnahan&#8217;s &#8216;Stretch&#8217; Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c1378700c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c1378700c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/24-things-we-learned-from-joe-carnahans-stretch-commentary\/#Stretch_2014\" >Stretch (2014)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/24-things-we-learned-from-joe-carnahans-stretch-commentary\/#Best_in_Context-Free_Commentary\" >Best in Context-Free Commentary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/24-things-we-learned-from-joe-carnahans-stretch-commentary\/#Final_Thoughts\" >Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#24 Things We Learned from Joe Carnahan&#8217;s &#8216;Stretch&#8217; Commentary<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.8--><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Welcome to\u00a0<\/i><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">Commentary Commentary,<\/i><\/b><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"> where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits a man, a limo, and one crazy night in Stretch<\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>2014\u2019s <strong><em>Stretch<\/em><\/strong> is an underseen and under<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciated action\/comedy, but you don\u2019t have to just take my word for it. Writer\/director <strong>Joe Carnahan<\/strong> says as much \u2014 more than once \u2014 on his commentary for the film. The fine folks at Kino Lorber have just released the film to Blu-ray for the first time, and hopefully that means more people will take the plunge for a fast, fun, and creatively chaotic ride. Its journey here has been a long one after bypassing theaters back in 2014 and getting dropped unceremoniously onto home video a year later, but better late than never.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to see what I heard on the commentary for <em>Stretch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stretch_2014\"><\/span>Stretch (2014)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Commentators: Joe Carnahan (writer\/director), Maile Carnahan (daughter), Rockne Carnahan (son)<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Carnahan is happy to see this now seven-year-old film get a home video release as \u201cthe fine folks at Kino Lorber have released how wildly underrated and great the film is.\u201d He\u2019s not wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> The film was made for roughly $5 million under the Blumhouse banner, and while they let him do whatever he wanted \u201cwe didn\u2019t get a theatrical release ultimately.\u201d It\u2019s the Blumhouse model!<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> The bulk of the film was shot in Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Maile wrote the short article in the In Touch magazine that Stretch (Patrick Wilson) is reading on the toilet. The guy in the photo with Brooklyn Decker was a waiter whose look they liked for the guy who stole Stretch\u2019s girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> He acknowledges the <em>After Hours<\/em> (1985) influence while writing the script.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> If the music cue at 6:45 sounds familiar it\u2019s because they tried unsuccessfully to secure rights to Yes\u2019 \u201cOwner of a Lonely Heart\u201d and ended up riffing it themselves. They also tried getting songs from Pet Shop Boys and The Strokes for later beats, but they couldn\u2019t afford any of them. \u201cI\u2019ll never forgive Jeff Lynne and ELO for not giving me \u2018Telephone Line,&#8217;\u201d he says for the end sequence in the diner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> Jessica Alba was in the middle of negotiating a multi-million deal for her cosmetic line, and \u201cI think she\u2019s making like scale on this movie.\u201d Her and Wilson had great chemistry, and unfortunately quite a bit of their interactions were left on the cutting room floor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> The silent woman standing behind Naseem (Shaun Toub) is Mona Marandi \u2014 the real-life owner of the limo company where they were filming. The company name, Selahi, is Carnahan\u2019s wife\u2019s maiden name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> The limo interiors are all done via green screen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> He wrote <em>Stretch<\/em> over several months, and one day he looked down and it was finished.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong> The arrival of David Hasselhoff was the scene Carnahan struggled over the most despite the actor being great fun. \u201cHe understands who he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong> The Jovi is played by Randy Couture who is now married to one of the women in the back seat of the Rolls Royce that arrives to pick up the Hoff. \u201cShe\u2019s a hardcore Trumpian,\u201d but she\u2019s also very sweet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13.<\/strong> Maile and Rockne are in the background at 18:48. It\u2019s just one of their cameos as they are also in the earlier club scene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14.<\/strong> The film that Ray Liotta is shooting is <em>Narc 2: Revengence<\/em>, a reference to Carnahan\u2019s earlier film, and a smaller trailer door can be briefly glimpsed with Jason Patric\u2019s name on it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> The window Candace (Decker) is seen in at 21:49 is actually one of LA\u2019s Scientology buildings. Carnahan says it was \u201ccreepy\u201d but then quickly laughs and says they were all very nice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16.<\/strong> Chris Pine\u2019s appearance here is uncredited, and Carnahan\u2019s love for the guy is clear. Pine suggested his character arrive wearing a jockstrap and a tiger backpack. \u201cHe likes playing freaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>17.<\/strong> He mentions a few instances in the film that risk offending the politically correct, and while it\u2019s clear he doesn\u2019t care he does acknowledge trimming the earlier scene with Naseem due to those concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> Carnahan is currently remastering <em>Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane<\/em> (1998), his first feature, for an upcoming home video release.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19.<\/strong> This is the first commentary Carnahan\u2019s done where he isn\u2019t drinking through the entire thing. It\u2019s probably due to the presence of his kids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>20.<\/strong> That\u2019s Carnahan\u2019s dad as the grey-haired FBI agent in the club with Laurent (James Badge Dale). \u201cHe missed his calling as a great character actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>21.<\/strong> Carnahan\u2019s original script for <em>Bad Boys 3<\/em> featured the character of Boris, played here by Matthew Willig.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22.<\/strong> The house where Roger Karos (Pine) is partying is owned by a very successful Hollywood stuntman, and the old woman who hits Stretch with here car is stuntwoman Sandra Lee Gimpel. The film also features some cameos by UFC fighters and football players.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23.<\/strong> He hates circular dolly shots \u2014 \u201cI just can\u2019t stand them\u201d \u2014 but he does one at 1:20:15. He says it makes sense for this sequence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24.<\/strong> Candace was originally in that end sequence in the alleyway with the Feds, fire, money, and explosion, but they decided to cut her as that storyline and relationship was successfully closed.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_in_Context-Free_Commentary\"><\/span>Best in Context-Free Commentary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote\">\u201cIt\u2019s always interesting to see a sex scene with your children sitting in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatrick Wilson is the biggest Van Halen fan on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna get a look at your balls, so just be prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is as close to a rom-com as I\u2019ll probably ever do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIMDB and IndieWire to me are the two websites I despise in equal measure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis got robbed, it should have been a theatrical release.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike a Cannonball Run for freaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"graf graf--h3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span>Final Thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\"><em>Stretch<\/em> remains an absolute good time of a movie. Yes, the voiceover narration is excessive and unnecessary, but Carnahan and friends hit every other note beautifully balancing a darkly comic tone, delivering great characters and performers, and ultimately gifting viewers with a highly entertaining ride. The commentary is light fun with the filmmaker and his kids, both of whom spent time on the <em>Stretch<\/em> set during production, and it\u2019s clear they\u2019re a family of film lovers. Buy the Blu, watch the movie, and give the commentary a listen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf graf--p\">Read more Commentary Commentary from the archives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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