Marlon Brando

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q34012: 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: One-Eyed Jacks (1961). Count them as writer (1 film), actor (4 films) 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.

The Authentic Death of Henry Jones: 1 line

  1. unmapped (became) · through One-Eyed Jacks (1961), which they directed: The Authentic Death of Henry Jones ⇒ One-Eyed Jacks (the host's read). The Brando-Kubrick-Peckinpah western project is what became One-Eyed Jacks, which Brando directed himself.
    “This movie, of course, is one-eyed. Jax, the movie that Brando was working on.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:44:09 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Killing (1956): 1 line

  1. unmapped (led to) · through One-Eyed Jacks (1961), which they directed: The Killing ⇒ One-Eyed Jacks (the host's read). Brando had seen The Killing and Paths of Glory and wanted Kubrick to direct his western.
    “Marlon Brando had seen the killing and had seen paths of glory and thought Kubrick was great.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:39:11 · David Sims (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.

Robert De Niro: 1 line

  1. people (acting lineage) · them, directly: Marlon Brando ⇒ Robert De Niro (the host's read). Brando laid the groundwork for De Niro's natural yet acrobatic style, which De Niro then took to an infinite level.
    “Brando now has laid the groundwork for De Niro to be as naturally simplistic, but also acrobatic.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 0:43:33 · David Krumholtz (0.60 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (2) everyone in directing

Acting (6) everyone in acting

Other (2) everyone in other

Writing (1) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Marcello Mastroianni → Marlon Brando. Ruffalo prefers Mastroianni's lightness to Brando's intensity.
    “The opposite end of the spectrum is Marcelo Mestriani, who had a lightness of being, a joy in his acting, wasn't precious about it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:21:46 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Marlon Brando → On the Waterfront. Ruffalo cites Brando picking up the glove in On the Waterfront as improvised spontaneity.
    “When Brando reaches down and picks up the glove and puts it on his hand, which is an improvised moment on the waterfront.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:21:36 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Mark Ruffalo → Marlon Brando. Mumbly, natural, handsome newcomers get the Brando comparison; Ruffalo got it.
    “Well, he got the Brando talk.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 0:35:58 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (acting lineage): Robert De Niro → Marlon Brando. Brando laid the groundwork for De Niro's natural yet acrobatic style, which De Niro then took to an infinite level.
    “Brando now has laid the groundwork for De Niro to be as naturally simplistic, but also acrobatic.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 0:43:33 · David Krumholtz (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. people (replaced the director): Marlon Brando → One-Eyed Jacks. Brando eventually directed One-Eyed Jacks himself after Kubrick exited.
    “which is the movie that Marlon Brando, Western, that Marlon Brando eventually just directed himself.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 0:38:52 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (comparison): Bart the Bear → Marlon Brando. Bart is the Marlon Brando of bears and the Michael Jordan of bears.
    “Right, he's the Marlon Brando of bears.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:33:34 · Van Lathan (0.55 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Stallone → Marlon Brando. Rocky is the Marlon Brando of sports movies; it changes the archetype.
    “It's like the Marlon Brando of sports movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:54:10 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Marlon Brando: On The Score, De Niro directed Brando via an earpiece, and Brando did scenes pantless to force Frank Oz to use close-ups.
    “And when Marlon Brando also did scenes pantless because you want to force Frank Oz to use close up.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Planet of the Apes with Matt Singer · 1:38:01 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Marlon Brando: Brando's quote about Kubrick as a creative thinker, not a repeater.
    “He is an adroit intellect and is a creative thinker, not a repeater, not a fact gatherer.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:40:02 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Marlon Brando: Brando and Kubrick wrote together at Brando's house, shoeless; Kubrick in dress shirt and underwear; Brando struck a gong.
    “Brando would sit in a lotus position on the floor and strike a gong with a leather mallet if he thought discussions were getting off track”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:43:28 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)