Twentieth Century Fox

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as studio. The films the hosts said they were behind, which the two lists below run through too: Die Hard 2 (1990); The Edge (1997); The Martian (2015); Alien: Covenant (2017).

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.

Aliens (1986): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they were behind as studio: Aliens ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read). The shoulder-mounted GoPro cameras are carried over from the Marines in Aliens.
    “which the Marines all have in aliens”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:40:52 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they were behind as studio: Aliens ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read). The loader and airlock set piece homages the power loader fight in Aliens.
    “But something about this feels closer to the power loader fight.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 1:55:53 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

58 Minutes (1987): 1 line

  1. lineage (source material) · through Die Hard 2 (1990), which they were behind as studio (sued by Black & Decker): 58 Minutes ⇒ Die Hard 2 (the host's read). The screenplay was adapted from Walter Wager's 1987 novel with a similar plot.
    “Screenplay was adapted from Walter Wagers.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:19:50 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Back to the Future Part II (1989): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they were behind as studio: Back to the Future Part II ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read). The double-Fassbender effect is an old trick established by Zemeckis in Back to the Future II.
    “once again, shit established by Zameckis and back to the future too.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 1:09:38 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Manuel Noriega: 1 line

  1. lineage (real-world inspiration) · through Die Hard 2 (1990), which they were behind as studio (sued by Black & Decker): Manuel Noriega ⇒ Die Hard 2 (the maker said so: the screenwriter admitted it). The writer admitted the script grabbed smoke from Iran-Contra and Manuel Noriega.
    “there's definitely some Iran Contra, kind of, they're just grabbing smoke from that whole scandal and shoehorning into this with Manuel Noriega in real life.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:20:16 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Prometheus (2012): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they were behind as studio: Prometheus ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read). Covenant is half the Prometheus sequel Scott wanted and half a concession to a more normal Alien movie.
    “this is half, like Ridley Scott doing the Prometheus sequel he wanted to do and half”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:06:57 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

The Martian (2015): 1 line, within their own work

  1. industry (industry) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they were behind as studio: The Martian ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read). The Martian's success gave Scott leverage to make an odder Alien film.
    “I forgot that the previous film to this is the Martian”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 1:19:20 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Alien: Covenant (2017): 1 line, within their own work

  1. industry (industry) · through The Martian (2015), which they were behind as studio: The Martian ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read). The Martian's success gave Scott leverage to make an odder Alien film.
    “I forgot that the previous film to this is the Martian”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 1:19:20 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Positive K: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Die Hard 2 (1990), which they were behind as studio (sued by Black & Decker): Die Hard 2 ⇒ Positive K (the host's read). Positive K's song 'I Got a Man' samples a line from Die Hard 2, so the song now brings the movie to mind.
    “And then that line got sampled on, I got a man, the positive K song. So now every time you hear that song, you hear that line from that movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:43:06 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

What Just Happened (2008): 1 line

  1. unmapped (dramatization) · through The Edge (1997), which they were behind as studio: The Edge ⇒ What Just Happened (the host's read). Barry Levinson's 2008 film, drawn from Art Linson's book, fictionalizes the making of The Edge, including the beard fight and De Niro.
    “They made a movie based on Art Linson's book, and a lot of it is about making this stupid movie and a big part about him not shaving the beard”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 1:35:23 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Studio (4) everyone in studio

What was said about them, by kind

No claims join them to a film or another person.

Fun items about them

None.