Gandhi (1982)
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Wikidata Q202211, film, IMDb tt0083987, TMDB 783: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Ben Kingsley as actor (Oscar winner over Newman) (The Color of Money with Chris Ryan); 3 more episodes agree.
What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.
Who talked about it
The Big Picture
- Sean Fennessey: 1 line in The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’
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.
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
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: 1 line industry ×1
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industry (Oscar upset):
Gandhi → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Gandhi beat E.T. for Best Picture, which the hosts think was wrong.
“something else that was just like so clearly the superior film in our opinion.”
The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:21:23 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
The Color of Money: 1 line industry ×1
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industry (Oscar context):
The Color of Money → Gandhi.
Gandhi, Chariots of Fire and Out of Africa were huge Oscar-era films that nobody discusses today.
“So was Chariots of Fire, which is another movie nobody has conversations about it anymore.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:18:32 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- passing in Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan, first at 2:57:38, 1 time
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey, first at 0:21:23, 1 time
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey, first at 0:05:06, 2 times
- anecdote in The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’, first at 0:10:42, 2 times
- anecdote in The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture, first at 1:18:53, 1 time
What was said about it, by kind
industry (2)
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industry (Oscar upset):
Gandhi → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Gandhi beat E.T. for Best Picture, which the hosts think was wrong.
“something else that was just like so clearly the superior film in our opinion.”
The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:21:23 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them) -
industry (Oscar context):
The Color of Money → Gandhi.
Gandhi, Chariots of Fire and Out of Africa were huge Oscar-era films that nobody discusses today.
“So was Chariots of Fire, which is another movie nobody has conversations about it anymore.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:18:32 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
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fun, about
Gandhi:
Gandhi holds the BAFTA nomination record with 16, ahead of Sinners with 13.
“16 nominations for Gandhi.”
The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 0:10:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Ben Kingsley: actor (Oscar winner over Newman) (Blank Check with Griffin & David, The Color of Money with Chris Ryan)