George Clooney

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q23844: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: The Monuments Men (2014); Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Count them as actor (12 films), producer (1 film) instead.

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.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

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

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (2) everyone in directing

Acting (14) everyone in acting

Other (5) everyone in other

Producing (1) everyone in producing

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career): Angelina Jolie → George Clooney. Both are stars who keep trying and it keeps going wrong.
    “she's sort of a Clooney as well.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 1:25:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Michael Clayton → George Clooney. Michael Clayton was part of the hosts' recent George Clooney Hall of Fame run.
    “Recently when we were doing the George Clooney Hall of Fame, I invited him to watch Michael Clayton with me”
    The Big Picture · Thirteen Awards Movies to Watch Out for, Oscar Do-Overs, and More From the Mailbag · 1:07:19 · Amanda Dobbins (0.85 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): The Monuments Men → George Clooney. One of Clooney's biggest financial hits, even though the hacked Sony emails showed he thought it was bad.
    “Because we know in 2014, the Sony hacks revealed that even George Clooney thought this movie was bad”
    Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 2:00:01 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): George Clooney → Welcome to Collinwood. Clooney produced the Russos' second film with Soderbergh.
    “Clooney produces it with Soderberg.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 0:25:46 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Margin Call → George Clooney. Koppelman says it would only be a feature today with a movie star, naming Clooney as Irons.
    “You probably would have had to put Clooney in the Jeremy Irons role and then it gets made now as a feature”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:30:08 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (people): Michael Clayton → George Clooney. Clooney plays a lawyer at the end of the Bush years, near broke and compromised.
    “Or Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney as a lawyer who, like so many other Americans, has arrived at the end of the bush years feeling near broke, beaten down, and highly compromised.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:06:16 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Miguel Ferrer → George Clooney. Ferrer is George Clooney's cousin, learned on the Under Siege 2 episode.
    “He's George Clooney's cousin.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 3 · 1:17:38 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

  1. unmapped (charisma peak): George Clooney → Out of Sight. Clooney's best charisma movie is Out of Sight, powered by his chemistry with J.Lo.
    “Clooney's best charisma movie. I think was out of sight, which it's the charisma of him and J-Lo that makes that movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:07:42 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (made by someone else): Confessions of a Dangerous Mind → George Clooney. Fincher was linked to Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which Clooney eventually made.
    “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which George Clooney eventually makes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 0:41:26 · David Sims (0.70 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Peacemaker → George Clooney. They wish someone would make a million Peacemakers, but it is not going in.
    “I wish they would make a 1000000 peacemakers right now, you know?”
    The Big Picture · The Nicole Kidman Hall of Fame, and ‘Babygirl’ · 1:06:17 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

what-if (4)

  1. what-if (what-if): Bill Paxton → George Clooney. Chris argues Paxton could have led Out of Sight instead of Clooney; Van counters that Paxton lacks the movie-star magnetism for the trunk scene with J.Lo.
    “I think he could have been the lead guy and out of sight instead of Clooney and out of sight.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:19:37 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (casting what-if): George Clooney → Father of the Bride. Recasting Brian with 1991 Facts of Life-era Clooney would have made him more of a threat and pulled the focus.
    “I'm thinking Moet, Facts of Life, George Clooney, where it's like, he's still boyish.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:59:22 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. what-if (what-if): George Clooney → Reservoir Dogs. Clooney read for Mr. Blonde, later did From Dusk Till Dawn.
    “George Clooney, read for the role of Mr. Blonde.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:04:17 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. what-if (what-if): George Clooney → Jack Frost. The Jack Frost snowman was built on George Clooney's likeness before he dropped out, and Keaton took the role.
    “That is pointedly snowman George Clooney. It is meant to be George Clooney.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free) · 1:54:31 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about George Clooney: Recast-and-catch: George Clooney as the son-in-law, in 1991 Facts of Life mode, which Simmons says would make him a bit more of a threat and make a fun wrinkle.
    “I can't believe George Clooney was the son-in-law, just would have been a fun wrinkle.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:59:37 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)