Danny DeVito

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q26806: 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: The War of the Roses (1989); DeVito filmography; Throw Momma from the Train. Count them as actor (4 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.

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.

Game of Thrones (2011): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The War of the Roses (1989), which they directed: The War of the Roses ⇒ Game of Thrones (the host's read). The actual historical Wars of the Roses was a big inspiration for Game of Thrones.
    “Big inspiration for Game of Thrones.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:56:37 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Problem Child: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The War of the Roses (1989), which they directed: The War of the Roses ⇒ Problem Child (the maker said so: the writer's own account on the show). They had pitched Problem Child to be a grown-up dark comedy like The War of the Roses.
    “talked about the War of the Roses”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 1:14:24 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

Acting (6) everyone in acting

Other (2) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Danny DeVito → Michael Douglas. DeVito was a big 80s star who was always the third wheel with Douglas and Turner, and was doing the Schwarzenegger movies.
    “He's always the 3rd wheel with these 2”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:18:51 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Danny DeVito → Twins. Twins came out around the same time as Roses, so this is near the DeVito apex.
    “Did you know this and like twins right around the same time.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:14:03 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): John Carpenter → Danny DeVito. Carpenter win means 18 weeks of scheduling; DeVito means about 6 weeks, leaving room for more miniseries.
    “Some people want someone like Carpenter to win so they can control 18 weeks of our scheduling.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:26:04 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Danny DeVito → Nancy Meyers. DeVito is said to have Nancy Meyers energy with voters.
    “Danny DeVito has Nancy Myers energy.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:25:54 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): John Carpenter → Danny DeVito. Carpenter, the presumed front-runner, faces DeVito, the toughest opponent he could draw.
    “DeVito is arguably one of the toughest people he could go up against.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:25:32 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Danny DeVito → Raiders of the Lost Ark. DeVito was supposed to play Sallah; they doubt more comedy would help.
    “Danny DeVito.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 2:09:28 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.