Drew Barrymore

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as producer. The films the hosts said they produced, which the two lists below run through too: Donnie Darko (2001). Count them as actor (3 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.

El Mariachi (1992): 1 line

industry (industry) · through Donnie Darko (2001), which they produced: El Mariachi ⇒ Donnie Darko (the host's read). The 90s indie boom of low-budget hits like sex, lies and El Mariachi made Darko-type bets possible.
“Thanks to a series of low budget hits, like sex lies and videotape and El Mariachi.”
The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:27:57 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Zodiac (2007): 1 line

people (casting) · through Donnie Darko (2001), which they produced: Donnie Darko ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher liked Donnie Darko and had Gyllenhaal pegged for a while.
“unsurprisingly, Fincher liked Donny Darko”
Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:22:44 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Producing (1) everyone in producing

co-producer and small supporting role, Donnie Darko (The Big Picture, 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished)

Acting (3) everyone in acting

child actor, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri)
actor / Justin Long's partner, Accepted (The Rewatchables, A CR Month Mailbag!)
actor, Mad Love (The Rewatchables, A CR Month Mailbag!)

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

people (people): Drew Barrymore → Donnie Darko. Barrymore financed, co-produced and took a small role.
“Eventually, the Donny Darko team got financing from Drew Barrymore, who agreed to co produce the movie and to play a small supporting role.”
The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:28:59 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.