Sam Mendes

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q223233: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: American Beauty (1999); Road to Perdition (2002); Jarhead (2005); Revolutionary Road (2008); Away We Go (2009); Skyfall (2012); Spectre (2015); 1917 (2019).

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.

Casino Royale (2006): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Skyfall (2012), which they directed: Casino Royale ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Skyfall is the payoff of the first Craig movie, where Vesper's betrayal shows Bond can feel.
    “it's also the ultimate payoff of what starts in the 1st Craig movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:12:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)

Christopher Nolan: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Skyfall (2012), which they directed: Christopher Nolan ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Bond producers wanted their own critically acclaimed thriller since Nolan was having all the fun with Bond-esque movies.
    “Let's do it ourselves.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:02:35 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

Full Metal Jacket (1987): 1 line

  1. unmapped (generational template) · through Jarhead (2005), which they directed: Full Metal Jacket ⇒ Jarhead (the host's read). Jarhead is described as trying to be the Full Metal Jacket of the Iraq war generation.
    “like jarhead feels like it's very much trying to be the full metal jacket.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free) · 0:27:21 · David Sims (0.55 sure it was them)

The Dark Knight (2008): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Skyfall (2012), which they directed: The Dark Knight ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Mendes openly lifted the Dark Knight aesthetic and the orphan-avenging-sins idea.
    “Mendy's just very openly lifted a lot of the Dark Knight aesthetic for these movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:30 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Creed (2015): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Skyfall (2012), which they directed: Skyfall ⇒ Creed (the host's read). Bringing a prestige director to a franchise leads to Coogler doing Creed and Black Panther.
    “It leads to things like Ryan Kugler does Creed in Black Panther”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:45:54 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (13) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Sam Mendes → Away We Go. Away We Go flopped and sent Mendes back toward theater before Skyfall reset his career.
    “He had just made away we go.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:44:22 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Sam Mendes → American Beauty. Mendes was riding a hot streak from American Beauty through Jarhead and Revolutionary Road.
    “American Beauty, massive hit, best picture winner, the Road to Perdition”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:44:29 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Bong Joon-ho → Sam Mendes. Tied for Best Director at Critics Choice.
    “So the tie was between Bongjun Ho and Sam Mendes.”
    The Big Picture · The Snubs and Surprises of the 92nd Academy Award Nominations | The Oscars Show · 0:52:05 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (people): Sam Mendes → Roger Deakins. Mendes shoots Silva's entrance with Deakins right behind Bond's shoulder.
    “But the fact that he shoots it, the Mendy shoots it the way it is with Deacons, where it's just right behind Bon's shoulder”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:27:44 · Chris Ryan (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Sam Mendes → Roger Deakins. Mendes reteams with Deakins on 1917.
    “he's got 1917 coming out this winter also with Roger Deakins.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:32:07 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (prestige genre): Skyfall → Sam Mendes. Skyfall helped Bond convince itself it was a prestige genre, which led to bloat.
    “become a prestige genre like genre.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 0:43:50 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Sam Mendes: Wins the movie: Mendes reaffirmed as top tier.
    “it reaffirms his place as the top, top, top tier”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:32:18 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)