Albert Brooks

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q356303: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Lost in America, which ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan credits them on.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Lost in America (1985); Broadcast News (1987); Modern Romance; The In-Laws. Count them as director (2 films), writer (2 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.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

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

Eyes Wide Shut (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through Modern Romance, which they acted in: Modern Romance ⇒ Eyes Wide Shut (the maker said so: Kubrick's call to Albert Brooks, 'that famous story'). Kubrick reached out to Albert Brooks after Modern Romance because he wanted to bottle that dynamic of men and women.
    “if you like reached out to Albert Brooks after seeing modern romance and said, like, Brit, and he was like, how did you do this?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eyes Wide Shut with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:38:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (3) everyone in directing

Acting (4) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

Writing (2) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Mike Myers → Albert Brooks. Speaker thought Myers aimed for Albert Brooks-style write/direct/produce, half serious, half jokey, with Axe Murderer.
    “a little bit more of like an Albert Brooks type of thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:12:24 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma → Albert Brooks. The film's mix of anxiety and humor is the Albert Brooks, Ari Aster, Elaine May kind of funny.
    “I'm sure you would agree, you know, you're a fan of Albert Brooks.”
    The Big Picture · The Final Girl Film Canon and ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ With Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, and Jane Schoenbrun! · 0:23:07 · Adam Nayman (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (admired): Albert Brooks → Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick reportedly wanted Brooks's notes on Modern Romance, which captured jealousy.
    “I need you Albert Brooks to give me Stanley Kubrick notes”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 1:16:23 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Home Wreckers (unmade script) → Albert Brooks. The imagined cast: Morris Day robs a house owned by Albert Brooks, with Walter Matthau as the shady lawyer neighbor.
    “And the house is owned by Albert Brooks, who's our favorite comic filmmaker”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 1:03:14 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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