Richard Jenkins

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Silverado (1985); Hannah and Her Sisters (1986); Blue Steel (1990); Step Brothers (2008); The Shape of Water (2017); Nightmare Alley (2021); Flirting with Disaster; The Visitor.

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.

Nightmare Alley (1947): 1 line

  1. lineage (remake) · through Nightmare Alley (2021), which they acted in: Nightmare Alley ⇒ Nightmare Alley (the host's read). The 1947 film is a neutered version given 1940s moviemaking; the new one is bigger, bolder and better.
    “It's an interesting movie, a neutered version of the story, I would say, given the circumstances of movie making back in the 40s.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt! · 0:03:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.95 sure it was them)

Ron Perlman: 1 line

  1. lineage (origin of the project) · through Nightmare Alley (2021), which they acted in: Ron Perlman ⇒ Nightmare Alley (the host's read). Perlman reportedly put the Gresham book in Del Toro's hands in the mid 90s, so he is why the film exists.
    “he's the person, I believe, who, uh, who put the book in Del Toro's hands, I think in the mid 90s.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt! · 0:39:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

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

What the speakers said they did

Acting (8) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Richard Jenkins → Hannah and Her Sisters. Young Jenkins in Hannah and Her Sisters was his second film credit, after Silverado.
    “her sisters is his 2nd film credit.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 0:22:38 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Richard Jenkins → Step Brothers. Argues Jenkins deserved a nomination for Step Brothers, maybe his finest performance.
    “Fantastic best performing actor for Step Brothers, which is maybe his finest performance ever.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 0:23:10 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Richard Jenkins → Flirting with Disaster. Names Flirting with Disaster as a favorite Jenkins performance.
    “My favorite Jenkins is flirting with disaster.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 0:24:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Richard Jenkins: At the Toronto Shape of Water premiere, David Sims cooed at Jenkins like an infant, then bolted upright: he is a god.
    “he just bolted up right and said, he is a god.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 0:21:30 · Jordan Hoffman (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Richard Jenkins: His Oscar-nomination news came from his son-in-law's father calling at noon; his own people forgot.
    “my my son-in-law's father called me at like noon and was like, hey, congrats.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 0:23:19 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)