Benicio del Toro

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q193668: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Fearless (1993); The Usual Suspects (1995); 21 Grams (2003); The Wolfman (2010); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); Sicario (2015); Avengers: Infinity War (2018); Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018); One Battle After Another (2025); The Phoenician Scheme (2025); Big Top Pee-wee; Escape at Dannemora (TV); Excess Baggage; Licence to Kill; Thor: The Dark World mid-credits; Traffic.

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 Avengers (2012): 2 lines

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy (the host's read). Thanos' Chitauri subcontracting sets up the cosmic films; Guardians is next on their Marvel list.
    “We're gonna we're gonna cover Peter movie soon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 1:34:57 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The Hulk echoes Tony Stark's words from the first Avengers; the movie is full of callbacks.
    “echoing Tony Stark's words from the Avengers 2012”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 0:25:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Avengers: Age of Ultron ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The Hulkbuster armor pays off Banner being almost defeated by it before.
    “it's paying off the fact that he was, you know, almost defeated by this armor before.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 2:00:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Jack Kirby: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Jack Kirby ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). Kirby's cosmic creations at Marvel, Galactus and the Silver Surfer, are the ancestors of this material.
    “he creates galactus and silver surf and all these parrots”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:56:25 · Griffin Newman (0.35 sure it was them)

Jim Starlin: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Jim Starlin ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The cosmic Thanos comics were mostly Starlin and mostly dudes talking on half asteroids.
    “Starlin stuff, mostly.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:52:56 · David Sims (0.30 sure it was them)

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Big Top Pee-wee, which they acted in: Pee-wee's Big Adventure ⇒ Big Top Pee-wee (the host's read). The 1985 film has a sequel, Big Top Pee-wee, and a 2016 Netflix follow-up less successful for speaker.
    “Pee-wee's big holiday in 2016, a little bit less successful for me.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife,’ ‘Tick, Tick ... Boom!,' and Our Top Five Feel-Good Movies · 0:57:50 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Rafael Yglesias: 1 line

  1. lineage (source) · through Fearless (1993), which they acted in: Rafael Yglesias ⇒ Fearless (the host's read). Weir loved the unpublished-novel first-draft script, adapted by its own author.
    “He adapts his own unpublished book.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 1:11:17 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): 1 line

  1. lineage (influence / humor) · through One Battle After Another (2025), which they acted in: The Wolf of Wall Street ⇒ One Battle After Another (the host's read). Scorsese influenced PTA, and the uncomfortable-laughter humor of Wolf is very PTA.
    “Scorsese is a huge influence on all filmmakers, including PTA, and there is a, like, a really screwed up level to the humor in this movie that is that is very PTA as well”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:16:54 · 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.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017): 4 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 used a brightly blue Yondu and a bright Milano interior to dodge the washed-out look of the first film's color grading.
    “He's just smart about working in, like, I'm going to make his skin so bright blue.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:25:17 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel deepens Yondu's relationship with Quill so the first film's scene reads differently in retrospect.
    “Knowing what you know about their relationship that you learn in the sequel, you know, colors this scene a little bit more”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:26:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel doubles down on Yondu's arrow by building its best action sequence around it.
    “And then that the 2nd movie doubles down on it with like building its best action sequence around the era.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:42:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 is the movie that develops Nebula's backstory with Gamora; this film is about Quill and dads in embryo.
    “Because 2 is the one that's gonna, you know, is trying to win you over to Nebula.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:43:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain Marvel (2019): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Flarkin cat in Captain Marvel is a version of the Drax metaphor joke, but this film's joke lands better thanks to the cut to his face.
    “And you know, you know, the cat in Captain Marvel is like a version of this joke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:46:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Ant-Man (2015): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Ant-Man (the host's read). After Guardians' success with unknown characters, Ant-Man was an easy next gamble.
    “you do Ant-Man after that because you're just like, yeah, let's do Ant-Man.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:17:03 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

Avengers: Endgame (2019): 1 line

  1. unmapped (continuity) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Avengers: Infinity War ⇒ Avengers: Endgame (the host's read). Thor knowing where the reality stone is sets up a bad decision in Endgame.
    “that plays into Endgame, and a bad decision they make”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:03:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film) (the host's read). The new Sonic design looks like it copied Rocket's design.
    “I also think they copied Rocket's design for the new Sonic.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Tron: Legacy (2010): 1 line

  1. craft (visual reference) · through Fearless (1993), which they acted in: Fearless ⇒ Tron: Legacy (the host's read). The 1993 Bridges look was the reference for the de-aged CGI Bridges in Tron: Legacy.
    “I believe that this was the main visual reference for creepy CGI Jeff Bridges and Tron Legacy.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 0:52:17 · Tim Simons (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (17) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (5)

  1. career (career): Benicio del Toro → One Battle After Another. Del Toro asked to avoid picking up Leo's live-wire energy and stay calm, which is hard for actors.
    “He asked that just make sure I don't pick up anyone else's energy.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:14:26 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Benicio del Toro → Avengers: Infinity War. Del Toro is now a weirdo spaceman in two space franchises.
    “In which Benicio del Toro is now part of 2 space franchises.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:10:45 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Benicio del Toro → Escape at Dannemora (TV). Stiller explained letting del Toro deliver a line his own odd way.
    “Did you see that Stiller finally explained the scene in Escape from Danamora?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:10:52 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Jeff Goldblum → Benicio del Toro. Goldblum has said he wants to do more with del Toro in a future Avengers film because their characters are brothers.
    “Because they're brothers.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:01:28 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Benicio del Toro → The Usual Suspects. Del Toro is like Brando and cannot be directed, as in the Usual Suspects story where he refused to say the line normally.
    “He's kind of like Brando where you like can't direct.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:09:29 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): Benicio del Toro → Thor: The Dark World. Del Toro's Collector first appears in the Dark World post-credits and has been used little since.
    “How much is he in dark world?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:00:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (screen presence): Benicio del Toro → The Usual Suspects. In the 90s del Toro was almost too interesting, like a Philip Glass score in a movie.
    “Like, you know, especially things like usual suspects is he is like a Philip Glass score in a movie where you're just like, he's almost too interesting.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 2:20:25 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Benicio del Toro → Avengers: Infinity War. The Collector is in a scene in Infinity War, with the implication he returns in Endgame.
    “But the the implication, I think, is that he'll be back in Endgame.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:01:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Benicio del Toro → Avengers: Endgame. They hope Endgame has Benicio del Toro's Collector and Jeff Goldblum's Grandmaster together as the Space Brothers.
    “If Endgame doesn't have Space Necio and Jeff Spaceblum together as the Space Brothers.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 2:01:05 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Benicio del Toro: Del Toro refused to say his Usual Suspects line normally, which could have gotten him fired; he is the actor you let do what he wants.
    “He's like, no, fuck you.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:09:36 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Benicio del Toro: Del Toro shows up looking like he hasn't showered, in a Collector scene the hosts treat as his own eccentricity playing out; see his scene where the Infinity Stone logistics are laid out.
    “This scene is finally laying out the logistics of the infinity stuff.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:10:11 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Benicio del Toro: The Collector mid-credits scene: Benicio del Toro as Space Nesia whispers 'don't tell anybody'; the speakers imagine his demands on the Guardians ride.
    “It's weird also that in this scene he leans in and goes, don't tell anybody.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 2:00:09 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)