Tom Selleck

6.

Hoping to cast a relatively unknown actor willing to commit to three films, the creators of this iconic 1981 film originally offered the lead role to Tom Selleck.

However, Selleck's commitment to Magnum P.I. led them to cast an established star with whom they had previously worked.

Fortunately, that actor would go on to portray the character in five films released between 1981 and 2023.

The answer to question one, of course, was Benny and the Jets.

That artist, Elton John.

also did like can you feel the love tonight and circle of life we're talking about the lion king sharing its name with the detroit lions all right number six hoping to cast a relatively unknown actor willing to commit to three films the creators of this iconic 1981 film originally offered the lead role to tom selleck However, Selick's commitment to Magnum P.I. led them to cast an established star with whom they had previously worked.

Fortunately, that actor would go on to portray the character in five films released between 1981 and 2023.

There is a counter argument, as you know, especially from artists and celebrities.

I was just watching Tom Selleck, the legendary TV actor, Magnum P.I.

He was on CNN and I just saw him.

Somebody asked him about, you don't speak out about Trump.

It's about, will I have fewer opportunities to make money?

Yeah, totally.

art should destabilize people too i mean i'm not thinking tom selleck is going like magnum p i should really really disturb people on a core level yeah but like art moves people whether that's in like a shock way a laughter way all of it it's like it's an it's a communication with the world like i just wall it

off for

And even though, I mean, most men that have a gigantic mustache are probably pushing the grooming standards, but... uh we did have a mustache contest uh on my crew uh buddy wine was uh one of the the few men that's uh an indian he was born in india and uh i got a great mustache but it's doing nothing he had a this isn't a mustache it's more like a brush it sticks straight out it's like oh dude most masculine thing i ever saw you know like does it have his own zip code that thing's badass

It's like Tom Selleck.

His mustache is like...

You got a Tom Selleck mustache? Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, no.

The Tom Selleck Australian Western.

Quickly Down Under?

Is that any good? Is that worth watching?

It feels like we've done a whole episode and we've only featured Arrow, and we're carrying on with Arrow because we've got to mention their sub-label, Toy Robot Video.

So this will be their second month of releases, and they start with a 19th of October release of High Road to China, an action-adventure starring Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong that I will be honest, pass me by.

In High Road to China, take an adventure you'll never forget.

You'll be my welcome guests

So yeah, we did a tribute to my friend who, by the way, that gentleman who defended me to people in private ended up passing away.

So I got to watch him go from a man who looked like Tom Selleck with a big mustache, like a magnum PI kind of cop guy to whittling down in the hospital with a tray tube and he couldn't talk and it was just it was really horrible it was really sad it was really awful and so the least thing I could do is commemorate his memory as well and for him being so supportive of an underrepresented group that is so misunderstood and you know given so much volatile nature from the general public.

So I always plan to commemorate him.

And then Corky passes away while we're in post-production.

And, like- Art should destabilize people too.

I mean, I'm not thinking Tom Selleck is going like, "Magnum, P.I." [laughs] Should-

Blue bloods

... really, really disturb people-

Who's in Magnum P.I.?

Oh it's still him

For 8 seasons Joey

They're so short.

We did have this conversation about the rugby shirts, too.

What I'll say about Magnum P.I., especially Tom Selleck, is he's synonymous with...

The Hawaiian shirt look Which he does wear a lot But he actually in the first two seasons wears more rugby shirts And I'll tell you what You know the old rule when you're going out to get ready Joey And your mom looks at you and she goes You show one or the other It's either legs or it's chest Magnum P.I. adhered to that rule