Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as composer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they scored, which the two lists below run through too: All of Us Strangers (2023).

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.

Strangers: 2 lines

lineage (departure from source) · through All of Us Strangers (2023), which they scored: Strangers ⇒ All of Us Strangers (the maker said so: Andrew Scott interview on the episode). Scott deliberately did not read the source, saying the film is similar in tone but departs a lot from the original story.
“It's similar in tone, but it's very, very, um, it departs a lot from the original story.”
The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 1:25:03 · Andrew Scott (0.95 sure it was them)
lineage (adaptation) · through All of Us Strangers (2023), which they scored: Strangers ⇒ All of Us Strangers (the host's read). The film adapts a Japanese story by Taichi Yamada, described as a ghost story queer romance.
“He's adapted a Japanese story called Strangers by Taiichi Yamada.”
The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 1:03:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Andrew Haigh: 1 line

unmapped (autobiographical) · through All of Us Strangers (2023), which they scored: Andrew Haigh ⇒ All of Us Strangers (the host's read). The film is filmed in Haigh's childhood home and blends his own romantic experiences with those of his partner's parents.
“The movie is literally filmed in Andrew Hayes' childhood home.”
The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 1:11:11 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 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

Music (1) everyone in music

music (The Power of Love closes the film), All of Us Strangers (The Big Picture, Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott)

What was said about them, by kind

unmapped (1)

unmapped (needle drop): All of Us Strangers → Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The film closes on The Power of Love, one of Haigh's favorite songs, while the bed pulls away into the stars.
“The film closes with uh, Frankie goes to Hollywood's uh, Power of Love.”
The Big Picture · Oscar Nomination Predictions, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ With Andrew Scott · 1:16:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.