Less Than Zero (1987)
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Wikidata Q403830, film, IMDb tt0093407, TMDB 13703: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Robert Downey Jr. as star (Judging The Judge); 2 more episodes agree.
What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.
Who talked about it
The Big Picture
- Unattributed: 1 line, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.
The Rewatchables
- Unattributed: 1 line, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.
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.
No line says it drew on another film or person.
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
Robert Downey Jr.: 1 line career ×1
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career (career):
Robert Downey Jr. → Less Than Zero.
Downey did not really pop until Less Than Zero.
“I don't think he really popped until, uh, until less than zero.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:49:45 · Bill Simmons (0.45 sure it was them)
The Souvenir: 1 line craft ×1
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craft (tone comparison):
The Souvenir → Less Than Zero.
The Souvenir is a John Hughes movie sucked of all color, only the pain side of coming of age, like Less Than Zero.
“It's like a John Hughes movie sucked of all the color or something.”
The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:32:38 · Wesley Morris (0.40 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- passing in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Judging The Judge, first at 0:08:22, 2 times
- anecdote in The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt, first at 0:49:45, 1 time
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan, first at 1:28:46, 2 times
- compared in The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show, first at 1:32:50, 1 time
What was said about it, by kind
career (1)
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career (career):
Robert Downey Jr. → Less Than Zero.
Downey did not really pop until Less Than Zero.
“I don't think he really popped until, uh, until less than zero.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:49:45 · Bill Simmons (0.45 sure it was them)
craft (1)
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craft (tone comparison):
The Souvenir → Less Than Zero.
The Souvenir is a John Hughes movie sucked of all color, only the pain side of coming of age, like Less Than Zero.
“It's like a John Hughes movie sucked of all the color or something.”
The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 1:32:38 · Wesley Morris (0.40 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
None.
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Robert Downey Jr.: star (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Judging The Judge)
- Robert Downey Jr.: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt)
- Jami Gertz: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)