Jeffrey Katzenberg

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q550426: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as studio. The films the hosts said they were behind, which the two lists below run through too: Saturday Night Fever (1977); The Good Mother (1988); Father of the Bride (1991); The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993); Trolls (2016); Trolls World Tour (2020); (the company DreamWorks); DreamWorks SKG.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, 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.

Adventure Time (TV series): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Trolls (2016), which they were behind as DreamWorks head; launched animated films at Cannes: Adventure Time (TV series) ⇒ Trolls (the host's read). Trolls' look is the end of a chain from webcomics and Adult Swim through Adventure Time to mainstream kids animation.
    “So you end up getting things like adventure time that feel more like what adult swim used to feel like than what a children's show used to feel like.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Trolls: The Experience with Richard Lawson · 1:01:36 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Father of the Bride (1950): 1 line

  1. lineage (remake) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they were behind as Disney executive who did not want Keaton: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride (the host's read). The 1991 film remakes the Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor original, and the duo argue the remake anxiety has faded with time.
    “there is obviously the original with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor, but fine.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:02:04 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Nik Cohn: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Saturday Night Fever (1977), which they were behind as Paramount executive: Nik Cohn ⇒ Saturday Night Fever (the host's read). The film comes from a 1976 New York magazine article, later admitted to be mostly fabricated.
    “this article written by Nick Cohen”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 0:17:23 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)

Parenthood (1989): 1 line

  1. verdict (best-Martin-movie rival) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they were behind as Disney executive who did not want Keaton: Parenthood ⇒ Father of the Bride (the host's read). Some would pick Parenthood as his best because it tried this type of movie first and spun off into a TV show.
    “Some people might say parenthood actually, because it's the 1st type of movie that tried to do the stuff they did.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:19:51 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Shrek (2001): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Trolls (2016), which they were behind as DreamWorks head; launched animated films at Cannes: Shrek ⇒ Trolls (the host's read). Trolls has Shrek-distilled humor: self-referential asides for the parents.
    “this weird, annoying Shrek, you know, as you say, Shrek, distilled or whatever, like type of humor”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Trolls: The Experience with Richard Lawson · 1:02:37 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

The Hunt (2020): 1 line

  1. unmapped (VOD precedent) · through Trolls World Tour (2020), which they were behind as milks properties into shows/specials/sequels: The Hunt ⇒ Trolls World Tour (the host's read). The Hunt, Emma and The Invisible Man were the first theatrical-to-VOD moves and set the 19.99 price.
    “the person who decided that 1999 was the right rental price for, I think, was it was it the Hunt, an Invisible Man, and Emma.”
    The Big Picture · Emergency Mailbag: The Oscars Are Streaming and Hollywood Is Fighting Over Trolls | The Big Picture · 0:19:23 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

Toy Story 2 (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Trolls (2016), which they were behind as DreamWorks head; launched animated films at Cannes: Toy Story 2 ⇒ Trolls (the host's read). Branch's grandmother backstory is likened to Jessie's flashback in Toy Story 2.
    “they like try to do the like Jesse Toy Story 2.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Trolls: The Experience with Richard Lawson · 1:44:03 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which they were behind as Disney studio head: Who Framed Roger Rabbit ⇒ The Nightmare Before Christmas (the host's read). Katzenberg was looking at Roger Rabbit's success as a reason to try different styles and techniques.
    “looking at the success they had with Roger Rabbit and saying, like, we should try different styles”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free) · 0:29:00 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Staying Alive (1983): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Saturday Night Fever (1977), which they were behind as Paramount executive: Saturday Night Fever ⇒ Staying Alive (the host's read). The sequel; the hosts agree it is a bad one but Simmons is glad it exists and thinks it did not ruin the original.
    “I'm glad it exists.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 1:17:52 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast) · through Saturday Night Fever (1977), which they were behind as Paramount executive: Saturday Night Fever ⇒ Staying Alive (the host's read). Staying Alive is so different that it did not ruin the original the way most sequels would.
    “it's just so different from Saturday Night Fever that it didn't ruin it in the same way most sequels would.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 1:18:06 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Airplane! (1980): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Saturday Night Fever (1977), which they were behind as Paramount executive: Saturday Night Fever ⇒ Airplane! (the host's read). Airplane! parodies this film's romance scene three years later with Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty.
    “The airplane parody scene.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 0:50:19 · Jimmy Kimmel (0.50 sure it was them)

Father of the Bride Part 3 (Netflix Zoom reunion): 1 line

  1. lineage (pandemic sequel) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they were behind as Disney executive who did not want Keaton: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride Part 3 (Netflix Zoom reunion) (the host's read). The virtual Netflix reunion is called a low point of the pandemic.
    “The virtual Netflix sequel. I think was one of the low points of the pandemic.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:47:27 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)

Father of the Bride Part II (1995): 1 line

  1. lineage (sequel) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they were behind as Disney executive who did not want Keaton: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride Part II (the host's read). Dobbins is okay with Part II because it comments on weddings and pregnancy smartly and she likes the family; it made $76.6M on a $30M budget.
    “I'm okay with Father of the Bride too.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:18 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

Fighting with My Family (2019): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Saturday Night Fever (1977), which they were behind as Paramount executive: Saturday Night Fever ⇒ Fighting with My Family (the maker said so: Merchant in this interview). Merchant treats the wrestling matches like the dance numbers in Saturday Night Fever, each with different moves building to a big finale.
    “the way that the wrestling sequences are almost little dance numbers.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:47:51 · Stephen Merchant (0.95 sure it was them)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994): 1 line

  1. lineage (genre influence) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they were behind as Disney executive who did not want Keaton: Father of the Bride ⇒ Four Weddings and a Funeral (the host's read). Father of the Bride starts the 90s wedding-movie explosion that includes Four Weddings, Wedding Planner and Wedding Singer.
    “This like really starts the 90s explosion of everything from 4 weddings and a funeral to wedding planner and wedding singer and you name it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:03:26 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

James and the Giant Peach (1996): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which they were behind as Disney studio head: The Nightmare Before Christmas ⇒ James and the Giant Peach (the host's read). The film's long tail made Disney try stop motion again, back to back with Peach, before Laika and others.
    “James and the Giant Peach is almost made like right back to back with this movie”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free) · 1:40:45 · Michael Rianda (0.50 sure it was them)

Mad Magazine's Saturday Night Fever parody: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Saturday Night Fever (1977), which they were behind as Paramount executive: Saturday Night Fever ⇒ Mad Magazine's Saturday Night Fever parody (the host's read). Kimmel says he read the Mad parody before he saw the movie.
    “I think maybe I probably read the parody of the movie before I saw the movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 0:50:52 · Jimmy Kimmel (0.80 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Studio (10) everyone in studio

Other (2) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Jeffrey Katzenberg → Quibi. Griffin/David riff that Katzenberg was hired to run Quibi on Richard's recommendation after Trolls.
    “I hired Jeff on Richard's recommendation and he's doing a great job at Quibby.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Trolls: The Experience with Richard Lawson · 0:06:52 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): Jeffrey Katzenberg → Kung Fu Panda. Katzenberg always used the Cannes festival to launch a new DreamWorks animated film, from Shrek to Kung Fu Panda to How to Train Your Dragon.
    “Katzenberg famously would always use Can to launch a new DreamWorks animated film.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Trolls: The Experience with Richard Lawson · 0:02:02 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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