Spike Lee

Cited on the shows, as a critic is, not present.

Wikidata Q51566: 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: The General (1926); BlacKkKlansman (2018); Pretend It's a City (2021). Count them as director (14 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.

Quentin Tarantino: 1 line

  1. people (feud) · them, directly: Spike Lee ⇒ Quentin Tarantino (the host's read). Sean thinks Spike's long clash with Tarantino is partly because Tarantino took things directly from this movie.
    “So there's this longtime clash between Spike and Tarantino.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:50:37 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (20) everyone in directing

Other (3) everyone in other

Writing (2) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

career (5)

  1. career (career): Ruth Carter → Spike Lee. Ruth Carter was the costume designer on this movie and on many of Spike's movies.
    “the costume designer of this movie and the costume designer on many of Spike's movies”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:05:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Quentin Tarantino → Spike Lee. Spike (via Jordan) is named as a rare comparable in sought-after notoriety.
    “Maybe Spike. It's like, because of Jordan.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:27:39 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Joel and Ethan Coen → Spike Lee. The Coens are too old too: Ethan was born the same year as Spike.
    “even Ethan, who's younger, was born, I think, the same year as Spike, 57”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:34:40 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Samuel L. Jackson → Spike Lee. Sam Jackson got his biggest break from Spike Lee, adding resonance to him presenting.
    “Sam Jackson got his biggest break from Spike Lee.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:21:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Ruth E. Carter → Spike Lee. Carter thanked Spike Lee, who gave her a big break and who she has worked with many times.
    “She gave an immediate shout out to Spike Lee, who, of course, was gave her a big break in the industry and she's worked with them many times.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:51:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (collaborator): Spike Lee → Ernest Dickerson. Dickerson, Spike's DP here, went on to be a filmmaker without a huge public profile; the two storyboarded the final sequence together.
    “him and Dickerson, storyboard, exactly what happens”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:44:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. people (feud): Spike Lee → Quentin Tarantino. Sean thinks Spike's long clash with Tarantino is partly because Tarantino took things directly from this movie.
    “So there's this longtime clash between Spike and Tarantino.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:50:37 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

unmapped (4)

  1. unmapped (commercial work): Spike Lee → Michael Jordan. Spike was famous partly via Mars Blackmon and the Michael Jordan commercials, which colored critical reception.
    “he was a famous person in part because of Mars Blackman in part because of Michael Jordan and the commercial work that he did.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:25:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (discovery): Spike Lee → Rosie Perez. Spike met Rosie Perez in a Brooklyn club and cast her though she said she was not an actress.
    “he says you want to be in my movie, and she says, I'm not an actress, and he says, yes, you are.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:35:27 · Wesley Morris (0.65 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (sneaker culture): Spike Lee → Michael Jordan. Spike is credited with inventing sneakerhead cult and the rockstarification of NBA players.
    “In many ways responsible for inventing that cult of sneakerhead.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:23:16 · Wesley Morris (0.55 sure it was them)
  4. unmapped (moral clarity): Spike Lee → Katrina documentary (When the Levees Broke). When Spike can see things morally clearly, as in the Katrina documentary and 4 Little Girls, he is at his best.
    “That's why the Katrina documentary is so effective and the 4 little girls are so effective”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:38:35 · Wesley Morris (0.80 sure it was them)

verdict (4)

  1. verdict (verdict): BlacKkKlansman → Spike Lee. Says Black Klansman is not top ten Spike Lee, but his win was exciting.
    “I wouldn't say that Black Lansman is in the top 10 of Spike Lee, original screen or adapted screenplays”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:21:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): BlacKkKlansman → Spike Lee. Predicts Black Klansman will rank as roughly sixth best Spike Lee movie, though it got him his Oscar.
    “Black Clansman, I think, will rightly take its place as like the 6th best Spike Lee movie.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:12:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. verdict (verdict): Michael Bay → Spike Lee. Bay lost his March Madness matchup to Spike Lee two days before.
    “He had just gotten turfed by Spike Lee.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:16:55 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. verdict (verdict): Spike Lee → Denis Villeneuve. Spike has early passionate support and is expected to beat Villeneuve.
    “I think Spike's going to beat Denise soundly.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:32:13 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Spike Lee: Spike says only white viewers ask whether Mookie did the right thing; in 2016 Air Jordan released a Radio Raheem sneaker.
    “Spike remarked that he has only ever been asked by white viewers whether Mookie did the right thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:14:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Spike Lee: His acceptance speech was bleeped in the first minute; rumored to have said not to turn the clock on.
    “I don't know what Spike said for the 1st minute or so of his acceptance because it was bleeped out”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:20:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)