Luke Wilson

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q107769: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to The Royal Tenenbaums, which ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald credits them on.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Bottle Rocket (1996); Charlie's Angels (2000); Legally Blonde (2001); The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); Old School (2003); Jackass Number Two (2006); Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2.

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.

Animal House (1978): 2 lines

  1. lineage (genre lineage) · through Old School (2003), which they acted in: Animal House ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Animal House started the habit of a winnable conflict set-piece that comedies copied for ten years, and Old School revived it.
    “I think Animal House started it and then the next 10 years of comedy is ripped off”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:34:48 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (genre lineage) · through Old School (2003), which they acted in: Animal House ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Old School is the latest in a frat-movie cycle that returns every 10 to 15 years, starting with Animal House.
    “It is in keeping with the kind of every 10 to 15 years frat movie that we now get.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:23 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Back to School (1986): 1 line

  1. craft (shared structural flaw) · through Old School (2003), which they acted in: Back to School ⇒ Old School (the host's read). The late competition-element plot is a flaw borrowed from Back to School and also seen in Stripes' war.
    “when it starts to become too much like back to school, you know, where there's like a competition element to it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:34:32 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Francois Truffaut: 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: Francois Truffaut ⇒ The Royal Tenenbaums (the host's read). French New Wave influence.
    “Francois Truffaux, Sholu Qadar, the French New Wave.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 1:15:59 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Frat House (1998): 1 line

  1. lineage (creator precursor) · through Old School (2003), which they acted in: Frat House ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Phillips' frat documentary is a template for the movie.
    “Frat House, which is this really interesting kind of template for the movie that we're going to talk about.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

French New Wave: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: French New Wave ⇒ The Royal Tenenbaums (the host's read). Combines the emotionality and cutting style of French new wave with the rawness of 70s American cinema.
    “You've got 70s American cinema and you've also got 60s French new wave.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:06:33 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ⇒ The Royal Tenenbaums (the host's read). The vibe of that kid-runaway book imbues the first 40 minutes, including the narration and child-genius portraiture.
    “the whole vibe of that book is imbued in the 1st 40 minutes of this movie, most of the narration, most of the young Tenenbaum's portraiture of these 3 child geniuses.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:05:56 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Harold and Maud: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: Harold and Maud ⇒ The Royal Tenenbaums (the host's read). Off-kilter characterization, 70s feel, overcoats, and suicide attempts; in the bloodstream of Tenenbaums and Squid and the Whale.
    “Harold and Maud is very much in the bloodstream of, of, the Royal Ten of bombs and Squid and the whale.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:37:40 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (2024): 1 line

  1. lineage (sequel) · through Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2, which they acted in: Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 ⇒ Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (the host's read). Part 2 is darker, focuses on the women, and makes Bilge rethink part one.
    “actually part 2 made me think about part one a little differently”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:44:04 · Bilge Ebiri (0.95 sure it was them)

Ivan Reitman: 1 line

  1. lineage (filmmaker lineage) · through Old School (2003), which they acted in: Ivan Reitman ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Phillips and Armstrong's movie owes a lot to Ivan Reitman's 80s comedies; it is their son.
    “it owes a lot to the Ivan Reitman comedies of the 80s.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:45 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Jean-Luc Godard: 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: Jean-Luc Godard ⇒ The Royal Tenenbaums (the maker said so: Matt Zoller Seitz's book on the movie). The mosaic of book covers was inspired by a Godard movie doing something similar.
    “he was inspired by, I think it was a Godard movie that did something similar, of course.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 0:53:10 · Andy Greenwald (0.50 sure it was them)

Louis Malle: 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: Louis Malle ⇒ The Royal Tenenbaums (the host's read). French New Wave directors listed among its influences.
    “some of the influences on this movie include films by Louis Maule. Um, uh, Francois Truffaux, Sholu Qadar, the French New Wave.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 1:15:51 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

My Cousin Vinny (1992): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Legally Blonde (2001), which they acted in: My Cousin Vinny ⇒ Legally Blonde (the host's read). Legally Blonde comes after Vinny and plays with the genre's moments.
    “it comes after my cousin Vinny”
    The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:34:07 · Amanda Dobbins (0.75 sure it was them)

Road Trip (2000): 1 line

  1. people (same director groundwork) · through Old School (2003), which they acted in: Road Trip ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Road Trip, Phillips' first narrative film, laid groundwork for the R-rated run; it is set at an upstate New York college like Old School.
    “Todd Phillips's 1st movie. First narrative movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

The Catcher in the Rye / Franny and Zooey: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: The Catcher in the Rye / Franny and Zooey ⇒ The Royal Tenenbaums (the host's read). Salinger's Glass-family stories are the key literary influence.
    “Zoe is like the key influence on this film”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:05:35 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942): 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: The Magnificent Ambersons ⇒ The Royal Tenenbaums (the host's read). Named as a huge influence; rewatching Ambersons shows how much of it is in Tenenbaums.
    “it's wild how much, uh, ten bombs or how much Amberson's is in ten bombs.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 1:16:15 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

There's Something About Mary (1998): 1 line

  1. unmapped (groundwork) · through Old School (2003), which they acted in: There's Something About Mary ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Farrelly brothers hits like Mary laid the ground for Road Trip and the R-rated wave.
    “All of those kind of laid the ground for, uh, road trip.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:08:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Wes Anderson: 1 line

  1. career (career debt) · them, directly: Wes Anderson ⇒ Luke Wilson (the host's read). Bill argues Wilson owes his good roles to his brother Owen and Wes Anderson.
    “I think he is the beneficiary of having a very creative brother, and forging a partnership with Owen and Wes Anderson”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:53 · Bill Simmons (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.

Fox Force Five: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Charlie's Angels (2000), which they acted in: Charlie's Angels ⇒ Fox Force Five (the host's read). The five-women show is described as Charlie's Angels blown out in the mid 90s.
    “There's 5 women who have these different Charlie's Angels blown out in the mid 90s”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:26:50 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Life of the Party (2018): 1 line

  1. unmapped (borrowed from) · through Old School (2003), which they acted in: Old School ⇒ Life of the Party (the host's read). Melissa McCarthy's Life of the Party is basically a solo Old School, down to the closing pop-star performance.
    “That is basically like a solo old school about how she goes back to school.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:28:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): 1 line

  1. verdict (verdict) · through The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), which they acted in: The Royal Tenenbaums ⇒ The Grand Budapest Hotel (the host's read). Grand Budapest is the best alternative case for the Anderson slot, but it could not exist without Tenenbaums' blueprint.
    “Um, but Grand Budapest does not exist.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:38:16 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (10) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career-comparison): Luke Wilson → Marley & Me. Joking about Wilsons' dog movies (Owen starred in Marley & Me).
    “Owen Wilson was the star of Marley and me.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 0:48:21 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career peaks): Luke Wilson → The Royal Tenenbaums. Old School and Tenenbaums are the alpha and omega of Luke Wilson.
    “This and Tennenbaums are the two, that's the alpha and the omega of Luke Wilson.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:32:10 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. career (career run): Luke Wilson → Legally Blonde. Old School is part of Wilson's mainstream bankable run from Legally Blonde through Charlie's Angels.
    “it's like legally blonde to Charlie's Angels, this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:47:48 · Chris Ryan (0.55 sure it was them)
  4. career (career debt): Luke Wilson → Wes Anderson. Bill argues Wilson owes his good roles to his brother Owen and Wes Anderson.
    “I think he is the beneficiary of having a very creative brother, and forging a partnership with Owen and Wes Anderson”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:53 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (performance-echo): Luke Wilson → Jackass Number Two. A deleted-scene clip of Luke Wilson electrocuting himself with an old telephone reads as Richie Tenenbaum.
    “I'm just like, you are Richie Tenenbaum.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 0:50:50 · Andy Greenwald (0.60 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (repeated persona): Luke Wilson → Bottle Rocket. His doe-eyed innocent persona in Bottle Rocket recurs in Charlie's Angels, Legally Blonde, and Old School.
    “He's very good in bottle rocket because he plays this kind of doe eye, innocent type”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:49:06 · Bill Simmons (0.45 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (sibling-chemistry): Luke Wilson → Owen Wilson. Real brothers known since childhood to Anderson; together they write and play opposite energies.
    “when you look at Owen as Eli and Luke as Richie, you're seeing what people who have known them their whole lives see in them.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 0:49:42 · Andy Greenwald (0.60 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (career what-if): Luke Wilson → Harrison Ford. Chris says Wilson had an action-lead path like Ford if he had stayed in game shape; the others mock it.
    “I think if Luke Wilson had stayed in game shape. I think there's a there is like an action movie path for him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:50:24 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Luke Wilson → Harrison Ford. A podcaster once said Luke Wilson could have been Harrison Ford.
    “Luke Wilson, who Chris Ryan once famously said, could have been Harrison Ford.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:26:49 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Luke Wilson: Craig's hot take from a prior episode, that Luke Wilson could have been Harrison Ford, now has the hottest-take award renamed after him.
    “So the CR thinks Luke Wilson could have been Harrison Ford, hottest take award.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:56:50 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Luke Wilson: Jackass 2 deleted scene: Luke Wilson in a popped-collar golf shirt shocking himself with a 1940s phone; Andy: that's Richie Tenenbaum.
    “is electrocuting himself with a 1940s telephone. And I'm just like, you are Richie Tenenbaum.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 0:50:37 · Andy Greenwald (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Luke Wilson: Chris Ryan's hot take that Luke Wilson was in the Harrison Ford zone and could have been an action star becomes a running bit; the others call it among the worst takes ever and joke about a Luke Wilson Fugitive.
    “Alisha Cuthbert could have been Elaine May.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:51:19 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)