American Beauty (1999)

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Wikidata Q25139, film, IMDb tt0169547, TMDB 14: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Kevin Spacey as actor (‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan).

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Who talked about it

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Came from

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Led to

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Connected to

The Ice Storm: 2 lines industry ×1 lineage ×1

  1. industry (industry): The Ice Storm → American Beauty. Simmons thinks American Beauty blocked Ice Storm from a second wind; a B-grade version of it.
    “I always felt like American beauty kind of blocked this movie from having any kind of 2nd wind.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:24:05 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Annette Bening: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Annette Bening → American Beauty. Bening is a 1990s emblem, star of The Grifters and American Beauty, whose character was compared to Hillary Clinton.
    “Star of the Grifters and Star of American Beauty.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:39:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Hanging Up: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Hanging Up → American Beauty. Early 2000 cinema, Hanging Up included, reflected pre-9/11 confidence that would not last.
    “And like, you're not going to make a movie like this a few years later.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Hanging Up with Sonia Sarayia · 1:35:05 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Kevin Spacey: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Kevin Spacey → American Beauty. Apex Mountain for Spacey: Usual Suspects or American Beauty.
    “I still feel like, no, I think it's American Beauty.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:11:38 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Sam Mendes: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Sam Mendes → American Beauty. Mendes was riding a hot streak from American Beauty through Jarhead and Revolutionary Road.
    “American Beauty, massive hit, best picture winner, the Road to Perdition”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:44:29 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Sam Mendes → American Beauty. Mendes was riding a hot streak from American Beauty through Jarhead and Revolutionary Road.
    “American Beauty, massive hit, best picture winner, the Road to Perdition”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:44:29 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Annette Bening → American Beauty. Bening is a 1990s emblem, star of The Grifters and American Beauty, whose character was compared to Hillary Clinton.
    “Star of the Grifters and Star of American Beauty.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:39:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): The Ice Storm → American Beauty. Simmons thinks American Beauty blocked Ice Storm from a second wind; a B-grade version of it.
    “I always felt like American beauty kind of blocked this movie from having any kind of 2nd wind.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:24:05 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): The Ice Storm → American Beauty. The Ice Storm teens read as younger versions of Thora Birch and Wes Bentley in American Beauty.
    “these characters are like just the younger versions of Thorpe, Birch, and West Bentley and American beauty.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 1:17:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Hanging Up → American Beauty. Early 2000 cinema, Hanging Up included, reflected pre-9/11 confidence that would not last.
    “And like, you're not going to make a movie like this a few years later.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Hanging Up with Sonia Sarayia · 1:35:05 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Kevin Spacey → American Beauty. Apex Mountain for Spacey: Usual Suspects or American Beauty.
    “I still feel like, no, I think it's American Beauty.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:11:38 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about American Beauty: American Beauty was so ubiquitous it was "nearly elected president."
    “That movie was nearly elected president.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Hanging Up with Sonia Sarayia · 1:36:04 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

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