Michael Caine

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q123351: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Hannah and Her Sisters, which ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan credits them on.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Zulu (1964); Peeper (1975); Dressed to Kill (1980); The Holcroft Covenant (1985); The Cider House Rules (1999); The Dark Knight Rises (2012); Batman Begins (implied 'Nolan movies'); Little Voice.

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.

The Batman (2022): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which they acted in: The Batman ⇒ The Dark Knight Rises (the host's read). The ocean bomb-disposal sequence is thought to be directly referenced in the final act of Dark Knight Rises.
    “this sequence, a lot of people think, is directly referenced by the final act of Dark Knight Rises.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:18:49 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which they acted in: The Batman ⇒ The Dark Knight Rises (the host's read). The giant bomb, the film's most iconic image, is what Dark Knight Rises lifts.
    “This is the thing that Dark Knight Rises kind of lifts.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:14:38 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Tim Drake: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which they acted in: Tim Drake ⇒ The Dark Knight Rises (the host's read). Nolan's Robin take is basically Tim Drake, and a speaker wishes it had been 10 percent more obvious.
    “And I wish Nolan had just gone 10%, you know, more obvious with it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:28:17 · Griffin Newman (0.35 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Michael Caine ⇒ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (the host's read). Clearly based in part on a bunch of Michael Caine movies.
    “There's a bunch of Michael Kane movies that it's clearly based on.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:12 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (9) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Ben Kingsley → Michael Caine. Kingsley is in the middle-aged English actor zone of Michael Caine, doing it in his sleep.
    “I think he was probably in that zone of middle-aged English actor who's like kind of in the Michael Kane zone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:17:09 · Van Lathan (0.30 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Alan Napier → Michael Caine. 1966 Alfred is a natty gentleman, while Nolan's Caine is quietly ex-service and later Alfreds are brawlers.
    “Again, I think the Nolan movies handle it perfectly”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:52:53 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me → Michael Caine. Clearly based in part on a bunch of Michael Caine movies.
    “There's a bunch of Michael Kane movies that it's clearly based on.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:12 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Michael Caine → The Cider House Rules. Caine won supporting actor for Cider House Rules after being passed over, a Susan Lucci situation.
    “Susan Lucci thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:54 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (casting-what-if): Michael Caine → The Royal Tenenbaums. Caine was second choice for Royal when Hackman looked like a no; Hackman took it on hearing.
    “Wes and company turned to Michael Kane.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 1:03:28 · Andy Greenwald (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.