Daniel Waters

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q1163097: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Heathers, which ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins credits them on.

Counted as writer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Heathers (1988); Batman Returns (1992).

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): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through Batman Returns (1992), which they wrote: The Batman ⇒ Batman Returns (the host's read). Villains scheming together in Batman Returns and Schumacher films echoes the 1966 team-up, but those feel forced.
    “The team up does always feel a little forced”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:42:12 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Mean Girls (2004): 2 lines

  1. theme (genre DNA) · through Heathers (1988), which they wrote: Heathers ⇒ Mean Girls (the host's read). Mean Girls is described as part Heathers and part after-school special; the ending was pushed away from Heathers toward the relatable.
    “This movie is like part Heathers and part after school special.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:11:54 · Juliet Litman (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. theme (character descent) · through Heathers (1988), which they wrote: Heathers ⇒ Mean Girls (the host's read). Regina George is framed as the legacy of the original Heather (Kim Walker), the first Heather killed.
    “Regina George. To me is the legacy of the 3 Heathers and Heathers.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:29:42 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Writing (3) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

  1. people (people): Daniel Waters → Heathers. Daniel Waters, a friend, brought home the exploitation VHS that introduced them to Rudy Ray Moore.
    “a screenwriter named Daniel Waters, who wrote Heathers and Batman Returns”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 1:29:32 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (siblings): Daniel Waters → Mark Waters. The writer of Heathers and the director of Mean Girls are brothers.
    “It was written by Daniel Waters, who is the brother of Mark Waters, who directed Mean Girls.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:06:57 · Juliet Litman (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.