Richard Sylbert

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as craft, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they worked on, which the two lists below run through too: Chinatown (1974).

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.

The Two Jakes (1990): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Chinatown (1974), which they worked on as production designer: Chinatown ⇒ The Two Jakes (the host's read). The Two Jakes is the Chinatown sequel.
    “You've got the 2 Jakes, which is the Chinatown sequel.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:19:31 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (sequel) · through Chinatown (1974), which they worked on as production designer: Chinatown ⇒ The Two Jakes (the host's read). The Two Jakes follows Chinatown as a sequel.
    “But that's a sequel.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 0:26:17 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

Chinatown prequel (unmade): 1 line

  1. unmapped (prequel) · through Chinatown (1974), which they worked on as production designer: Chinatown ⇒ Chinatown prequel (unmade) (the host's read). Fincher's unrealized project is a prequel to Chinatown with Robert Towne.
    “he also had one other unrealized project, a prequel to Chinatown, that he's been working on with Robert Town.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 0:25:55 · unknown (host) (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Craft (1) everyone in craft

What was said about them, by kind

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Richard Sylbert → Chinatown. For all its darkness Chinatown is a beautifully designed film; Sylbert's production design is why it looks gorgeous.
    “Chinatown that is a very elegant, um, beautifully designed film, Richard Silbert, um, you know, did this gorgeous looking.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Nightmare Alley’ and Our Favorite Films Noir, With Patton Oswalt! · 1:00:34 · Patton Oswalt (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.