Matthew McConaughey

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q188955: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Pulp Fiction (1994). Count them as actor (15 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.

Deliverance (1972): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Deliverance ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). The pawn shop sequence is inspired by Deliverance and transplants a Tennessee 1974 pawn shop to Hollywood.
    “It's not just that he's inspired by deliverance.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:41:44 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Joe Dante: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Joe Dante ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). Monster Joe's truck and tow is named after Joe Dante, whom Tarantino interviewed in the 80s.
    “Apparently named after Joe Dante, director of Gremlins”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 2:06:41 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Kiss Me Deadly (1955): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Kiss Me Deadly ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). The briefcase is an overt mimic of the Kiss Me Deadly briefcase, a metaphor for danger.
    “It's interesting because it is such an overt mimic of the Kiss Me Deadly briefcase”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 2:23:29 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Lee Majors: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Lee Majors ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). The setup of Vincent taking the boss's wife out echoes a Hollywood story about Lee Majors asking someone to take Farrah Fawcett out while he was away.
    “Because Lee Majors is going out of town.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:49 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Reservoir Dogs (1992): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Reservoir Dogs ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). Pulp's opening two-song credits echo the radio dial concept from Reservoir Dogs.
    “Well, the radio, the concept of the radio had been in Reservoir Dogs, but I think switching the songs in the middle, because you hear him change the dial.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:04:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)

Shaft (1971): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Shaft ⇒ Pulp Fiction (the host's read). Bad motherfucker wallet reference to the Shaft theme.
    “It was a reference to the theme song of Shaft.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:55:45 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Captain Marvel (2019): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). Samuel L. Jackson driving around mid-90s Los Angeles evokes Jules Winfield, a clever but surface 90s nod.
    “a Samuel L. Jackson character in the mid 90s driving around in a car in Los Angeles, a la Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:18:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

Misery (1990): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Misery (the host's read). Butch's Girlfriend Award for weak link of the film is borrowed from Pulp Fiction.
    “The Butch's girlfriend Award, Butch's girlfriend from Pulp Fiction.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:59:07 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (the host's read). Marcellus's you-pride-only-hurts speech to Butch is the same speech Pacino gives DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
    “And it's the same speech that Pacino gives DiCaprio at Rousseau and Frank in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:17:32 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Pulp Fiction imitators: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Pulp Fiction imitators (the host's read). The Royale-in-Paris, Amsterdam conversation is the most parodied and copied stretch of screenwriting of the last 30 years.
    “Yeah. I would argue this is the most ripped off four and a half minutes of screenwriting in the past 30 years.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:06:07 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Samuel L. Jackson: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Samuel L. Jackson (the host's read). Nick Fury's diner scene is described as a try at a Tarantino diner, with Jules-style rhythm.
    “I'm trying to do some like fucking Tarantino diner scene.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 2 · 1:05:14 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Station Eleven (2021): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pulp Fiction (1994), which they were tied to as comparison for pre-McConaissance rom-com stardom: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Station Eleven (the host's read). Time-shifting storytelling that Pulp put front and center is still used in current TV.
    “Yeah, it's like still showing up in like station 11.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:08:39 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (20) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career arc): John Travolta → Matthew McConaughey. Travolta was never in the wilderness; he was like pre-McConaissance McConaughey, a bankable rom-com star not respected.
    “I think it is closer to pre-ma connaissance, Matthew McConaughey.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Look Who's Talking with Hillary Busis · 0:26:52 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Paul Bettany → Matthew McConaughey. Russillo says Margin Call has no off-the-bench cameo like McConaughey in Wolf, so Bettany gets Best That Guy.
    “not that one person who comes in for like, like McConaughey in Wolf of Wall Street.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 1:08:18 · Ryen Russillo (0.75 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (same casting problem): Vince Vaughn → Matthew McConaughey. Amistad tried to make McConaughey a movie star just as Lost World tried with Vaughn, and no one knew how to use either.
    “Almostad kind of tries to do the same thing with McConaughey.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 1:40:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. people (cast): Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation → Matthew McConaughey. The 1995 sequel starred Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey; Kim Henkel, who wrote the original, wrote it.
    “Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the next generation with Renee Zalweger and Matthew McConaughey.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 1:23:13 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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