Pleasantville (1998)

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Came from

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Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Eraserhead: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Eraserhead → Pleasantville. A deadpan Lynchian-sounding plot summary of Pleasantville prompted the comparison; Pleasantville is praised but called too on the nose.
    “That movie is, I think, incredibly good.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eraserhead (Ad-Free) · 1:26:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Joan Allen: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Joan Allen → Pleasantville. Joan Allen and Maguire were the draw for a viewer who loved Pleasantville.
    “it starred Toby McGuard and Joan Allen from Pleasantville”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 0:31:47 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Randy Newman: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Pleasantville → Randy Newman. Pleasantville is described with a tree catching fire under the swelling strings of Randy Newman, who scored it.
    “It teaches his mom how to masturbate and then a tree catches on fire to the swelling strings of Randy Newman.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eraserhead (Ad-Free) · 1:27:12 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Tobey Maguire: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Tobey Maguire → Pleasantville. Simmons says Ice Storm led to Pleasantville and to Maguire becoming a thing.
    “But Toby, this led to Pleasantville and Toby becoming a thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:51:39 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Tobey Maguire → Pleasantville. Simmons says Ice Storm led to Pleasantville and to Maguire becoming a thing.
    “But Toby, this led to Pleasantville and Toby becoming a thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:51:39 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Joan Allen → Pleasantville. Joan Allen and Maguire were the draw for a viewer who loved Pleasantville.
    “it starred Toby McGuard and Joan Allen from Pleasantville”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 0:31:47 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Pleasantville → Randy Newman. Pleasantville is described with a tree catching fire under the swelling strings of Randy Newman, who scored it.
    “It teaches his mom how to masturbate and then a tree catches on fire to the swelling strings of Randy Newman.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eraserhead (Ad-Free) · 1:27:12 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Eraserhead → Pleasantville. A deadpan Lynchian-sounding plot summary of Pleasantville prompted the comparison; Pleasantville is praised but called too on the nose.
    “That movie is, I think, incredibly good.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eraserhead (Ad-Free) · 1:26:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Pleasantville: The hosts' deadpan plot summary of Pleasantville (mom, tree, Randy Newman) sounds like alternate reality to Ben.
    “It teaches his mom how to masturbate and then a tree catches on fire to the swelling strings of Randy Newman.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eraserhead (Ad-Free) · 1:27:12 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

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