Being John Malkovich (1999)

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Led to

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Connected to

Charlie Kaufman: 2 lines people ×2

  1. people (people): Being John Malkovich → Charlie Kaufman. Sean sees Jonze and Kaufman as two artists who needed each other; Jonze made Kaufman's abstract ideas literal.
    “Spike really was able to visualize and literalize a lot of Charlie's ideas, which are so abstract”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:52:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Cameron Diaz: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Cameron Diaz → Being John Malkovich. Diaz should have gotten the Oscar nomination that Catherine Keener got for Malkovich.
    “I still contend that she should have gotten the Oscar nomination that Catherine Keener got for Malkovich.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:28:17 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

John Cazale: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Being John Malkovich → John Cazale. Spike Jonze is the living John Cazale of directors: a very short filmography.
    “He's like the living John Kazale of directors.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:50:15 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Old Dogs: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Old Dogs → Being John Malkovich. The human puppeteer plot is likened to Being John Malkovich (transcribed Mell).
    “So this is, like, being John Mell.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:19:34 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (attached director): Being John Malkovich → The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Spike Jonze came aboard Button straight off Malkovich.
    “It's like after Malkovich, they're Jones like, what do you want?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:40:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

a perfect album: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Being John Malkovich → a perfect album. Brian calls Being John Malkovich a perfect film that fully achieves its aim but is not his favorite.
    “being John Malcolmich is nailed”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:41:21 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)

Where it came up

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people (4)

  1. people (people): Being John Malkovich → John Cazale. Spike Jonze is the living John Cazale of directors: a very short filmography.
    “He's like the living John Kazale of directors.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:50:15 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Being John Malkovich → Charlie Kaufman. Kaufman's script is the star, but Jonze deserves credit for recognizing it and realizing it on screen.
    “You got to credit Spike for for recognizing it and actualizing it.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:51:42 · Brian Koppelman (0.70 sure it was them)
  3. people (people): Being John Malkovich → Charlie Kaufman. Sean sees Jonze and Kaufman as two artists who needed each other; Jonze made Kaufman's abstract ideas literal.
    “Spike really was able to visualize and literalize a lot of Charlie's ideas, which are so abstract”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:52:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  4. people (attached director): Being John Malkovich → The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Spike Jonze came aboard Button straight off Malkovich.
    “It's like after Malkovich, they're Jones like, what do you want?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:40:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Old Dogs → Being John Malkovich. The human puppeteer plot is likened to Being John Malkovich (transcribed Mell).
    “So this is, like, being John Mell.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:19:34 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (verdict): Being John Malkovich → a perfect album. Brian calls Being John Malkovich a perfect film that fully achieves its aim but is not his favorite.
    “being John Malcolmich is nailed”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:41:21 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Cameron Diaz → Being John Malkovich. Diaz should have gotten the Oscar nomination that Catherine Keener got for Malkovich.
    “I still contend that she should have gotten the Oscar nomination that Catherine Keener got for Malkovich.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:28:17 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Being John Malkovich: Malkovich told Brian that Spike would say 'John Malkovich wouldn't do it that way' on set.
    “he'd say, John Malkovich wouldn't do it that way.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:50:53 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Being John Malkovich: Brian relishes using the word 'Malcatraz' legitimately.
    “getting to use the expression Malcatraz in your life in a legitimate way”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:51:47 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

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