Winona Ryder

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q101797: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Heathers (1988); Mermaids (1990); Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992); The Age of Innocence (1993); Reality Bites (1994); Alien Resurrection (1997); Girl, Interrupted (1999); Edward Scissorhands; Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.

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.

Alien 3 (1992): 2 lines

  1. lineage (sequel undoes ending) · through Alien Resurrection (1997), which they acted in: Alien 3 ⇒ Alien Resurrection (the host's read). Resurrection brings Ripley back as a clone, which undoes Alien 3's chosen death.
    “My nuclear take is bringing her back to life as a clone is more disrespectful than killing, uh, hicks and newt in this movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien 3 · 2:06:26 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (sequel) · through Alien Resurrection (1997), which they acted in: Alien 3 ⇒ Alien Resurrection (the host's read). Resurrection follows Alien 3, but its Ripley is a different character from the one who died.
    “As much as she was quote unquote resurrected, obviously, that's a different character explicitly.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien³ with Matt Singer (Ad-Free) · 0:24:13 · David Sims (0.30 sure it was them)

Goldfinger: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Alien Resurrection (1997), which they acted in: Goldfinger ⇒ Alien Resurrection (the host's read). The newborn alien sucked out the window repeats the Goldfinger ending, but sad.
    “it's the goldfinger ending.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Resurrection · 1:55:38 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

The Big Chill (1983): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through Reality Bites (1994), which they acted in: The Big Chill ⇒ Reality Bites (the host's read). Reality Bites is the young-person reaction to the sold-out generation The Big Chill depicts.
    “And then that's why like reality bites hits and you see reality bites and you're like, oh, that's why Troy is like, fuck everything.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:12:44 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Mean Girls (2004): 2 lines

  1. theme (genre DNA) · through Heathers (1988), which they acted in: Heathers ⇒ Mean Girls (the host's read). Mean Girls is described as part Heathers and part after-school special; the ending was pushed away from Heathers toward the relatable.
    “This movie is like part Heathers and part after school special.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:11:54 · Juliet Litman (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. theme (character descent) · through Heathers (1988), which they acted in: Heathers ⇒ Mean Girls (the host's read). Regina George is framed as the legacy of the original Heather (Kim Walker), the first Heather killed.
    “Regina George. To me is the legacy of the 3 Heathers and Heathers.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:29:42 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Firefly (TV): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Alien Resurrection (1997), which they acted in: Alien Resurrection ⇒ Firefly (TV) (the host's read). The Betty's space-pirate crew reads as proto-Firefly, Whedon's later show.
    “I mean, some proto firefly stuff.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Resurrection · 0:31:00 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Jurassic Park (1993): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Alien Resurrection (1997), which they acted in: Alien Resurrection ⇒ Jurassic Park (the host's read). Aliens caged and taunted while hunting you feels like the raptors; raptors may be Alien rip-offs.
    “the raptors have a bit of an alien rip off vibe, honestly”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Resurrection · 0:46:01 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (11) everyone in acting

Other (2) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Winona Ryder → The Godfather Part III. Ryder's run of odd choices included falling out of Godfather 3, leading to the Sofia Coppola casting.
    “And then from that point, she falls out of Godfather 3.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan · 0:06:05 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Winona Ryder → Heathers. Ryder's peak is debated: Heathers is the more significant film but she is in her prime here.
    “She's great in Heather's.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan · 1:03:43 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Winona Ryder → Girl, Interrupted. Ryder's next film after Resurrection was Girl, Interrupted in 99, an underrated movie.
    “After this, I guess she has girl interrupted in 99, which is an underrated movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Resurrection · 0:31:47 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Winona Ryder → Alien. Call is asked to do what Ripley does in the first movie, but Weaver makes it sing and Ryder punches the clock.
    “what call is being asked to do here is not that different than what Ripley does in the 1st movie, except fucking Sigourney makes it sing.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Resurrection · 1:06:02 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (studio casting): Winona Ryder → Fearless. The studio wanted Ryder for the Perez role and an audition kiss; Bridges refused.
    “Winona Ryder.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 2:11:52 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Winona Ryder → Griffin Newman. David has a lifelong weakness for Winona Ryder and she is his number one crush.
    “I guess I have such an incredible weakness for Winona Rider, as you know, Griffin.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Resurrection · 0:37:58 · David Sims (0.70 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Winona Ryder → Penny Hardaway. Simmons compares Ryder's lost peak to Penny Hardaway's NBA career.
    “I do look at her in a way, like, uh, like I look at some NBA players.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan · 0:32:14 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

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