Swingers (1996)

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Wikidata Q2062140, film, IMDb tt0117802, TMDB 10218: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Vince Vaughn as actor (The Lost World: Jurassic Park); 3 more episodes agree.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check — Patreon

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Reservoir Dogs: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Reservoir Dogs ⇒ Swingers (the host's read). Swingers openly ripped off the opening credit strut and joked about everyone copying Tarantino.
    “The opening credit sequence is really fun to watch after swingers blatantly ripped it off”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:50:17 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

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

Doug Liman: 2 lines career ×1 craft ×1

  1. career (career): Doug Liman → Swingers. Swingers and the OC pilot are the zeitgeist hits that earned Liman the benefit of the doubt.
    “swingers like launched a 1000 ships, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 0:44:50 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Vince Vaughn: 2 lines career ×2

  1. career (career echo): Vince Vaughn → Swingers. Old School comes back to the Swingers energy after years of odd roles, including the Psycho remake.
    “I think this is the funniest I've ever found him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:12:53 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

After Hours: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (city contrast): After Hours → Swingers. Bill contrasts New York cabs with LA car culture in Swingers.
    “if you watch swingers and everybody's in their cars and they have like multiple scenes where the 5 guys are driving in their cars.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:08 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Domestic Disturbance: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Domestic Disturbance → Swingers. Vaughn's Rick in the first half echoes his Swingers character Trent: constant performing, false energy, bravado.
    “He's always, you know, he's always got this like false energy, this bravado, and he's kind of doing that in the 1st half of this movie where he's trying to connect with Danny.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Jon Favreau: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Jon Favreau → Swingers. Marvel did not hire him on the strength of Swingers.
    “They weren't hiring like swingers made Fabreau in their mind.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man · 0:16:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Knocked Up: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (reference): Knocked Up → Swingers. A speaker notes there is a Swingers joke when they drive to Vegas, and wonders if under-20s get it.
    “They have a swinger's joke in the movie too, when they're driving to Vegas.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:48:20 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Reservoir Dogs: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Reservoir Dogs → Swingers. Swingers openly ripped off the opening credit strut and joked about everyone copying Tarantino.
    “The opening credit sequence is really fun to watch after swingers blatantly ripped it off”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:50:17 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Species: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (what-if): Species → Swingers. Sil could have gone to the Viper Room or the Swingers bar.
    “Easily could have gone to the bar and swing, to place in swingers where the old people Marty Elaine play.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:01:04 · Chris Ryan (0.30 sure it was them)

Steven Spielberg: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (casting origin): Steven Spielberg → Swingers. A host speculates Spielberg cast Vince Vaughn after seeing dailies of Swingers.
    “Spielberg seeing swingers, probably seeing dailies of swingers and being like, this guy is obviously going to be a big deal.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 0:48:19 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career): Vince Vaughn → Swingers. Six years after Swingers made him a star, Vaughn was chasing serious thrillers, Domestic Disturbance among them.
    “Clay pigeon, psycho, the cell, domestic disturbance and made.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:08:42 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career echo): Vince Vaughn → Swingers. Old School comes back to the Swingers energy after years of odd roles, including the Psycho remake.
    “I think this is the funniest I've ever found him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:12:53 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Doug Liman → Swingers. Swingers and the OC pilot are the zeitgeist hits that earned Liman the benefit of the doubt.
    “swingers like launched a 1000 ships, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 0:44:50 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Jon Favreau → Swingers. Marvel did not hire him on the strength of Swingers.
    “They weren't hiring like swingers made Fabreau in their mind.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man · 0:16:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (city contrast): After Hours → Swingers. Bill contrasts New York cabs with LA car culture in Swingers.
    “if you watch swingers and everybody's in their cars and they have like multiple scenes where the 5 guys are driving in their cars.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:08 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

craft (2)

  1. craft (craft): Domestic Disturbance → Swingers. Vaughn's Rick in the first half echoes his Swingers character Trent: constant performing, false energy, bravado.
    “He's always, you know, he's always got this like false energy, this bravado, and he's kind of doing that in the 1st half of this movie where he's trying to connect with Danny.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Doug Liman → Swingers. Liman shot Fair Game, Swingers and Go himself.
    “He did shoot fair game and he shot swingers in go.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Edge of Tomorrow · 1:37:05 · Griffin Newman (0.35 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Reservoir Dogs → Swingers. Swingers openly ripped off the opening credit strut and joked about everyone copying Tarantino.
    “The opening credit sequence is really fun to watch after swingers blatantly ripped it off”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:50:17 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (casting origin): Steven Spielberg → Swingers. A host speculates Spielberg cast Vince Vaughn after seeing dailies of Swingers.
    “Spielberg seeing swingers, probably seeing dailies of swingers and being like, this guy is obviously going to be a big deal.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 0:48:19 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (reference): Knocked Up → Swingers. A speaker notes there is a Swingers joke when they drive to Vegas, and wonders if under-20s get it.
    “They have a swinger's joke in the movie too, when they're driving to Vegas.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:48:20 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Species → Swingers. Sil could have gone to the Viper Room or the Swingers bar.
    “Easily could have gone to the bar and swing, to place in swingers where the old people Marty Elaine play.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:01:04 · Chris Ryan (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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