Billy Bob Thornton

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q202735: 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: One False Move (1992); Tombstone (1993); Sling Blade (1996); A Simple Plan (1998); Armageddon (1998); Pushing Tin (1999); Monster's Ball (2001); Friday Night Lights (2004); Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004); The Judge (2014); Bad Santa; Fargo (TV series); Faster; Goliath (TV series); Landman (TV series); unnamed (likely The Incredible Hulk or Hulk - speaker did not say). Count them as director (2 films), writer (1 film) 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.

The Godfather (1972): 2 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: The Godfather ⇒ Tombstone (the maker said so: Russell, in his True West magazine interview). Russell's intended tone was a Western Godfather; Jarre's version was more elegant.
    “Well, Russell says it, it was basically the godfather of Westerns.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:10:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: The Godfather ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). The Oriental faro takeover shows the Godfather-like business side Russell wanted.
    “You could see the godfather thing that Russell's talking about when he moves into Tombstone and immediately takes over the Faro game at the Oriental.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:33:55 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

John Ford: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: John Ford ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). Contrast: Ford Westerns vs gnarly, vulgar Tombstone.
    “bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:34:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Man of Steel (2013): 1 line

  1. lineage (homage) · through The Judge (2014), which they acted in: Man of Steel ⇒ The Judge (the host's read). The tornado father-son fight echoes the father-son tornado scene in Man of Steel, another Warner Bros. film.
    “an homage to everyone's favorite father son scene from Man of Steel.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Judging The Judge · 1:20:04 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Three Amigos (1986): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: Three Amigos ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). The wedding-execution opening resembles the Three Amigos setup.
    “this movie's after the 3 amigos, right?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:28:23 · Chris Ryan (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Friday Night Lights (TV series) (2006): 4 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they acted in: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The TV show's excellence overshadowed the film, which has become underrated.
    “And then this one, which I think the TV show kind of overwhelmed the movie, and now the movie has become weirdly underrated.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:04:23 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they acted in: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The halftime speech contains the ingredients later assembled into clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
    “the ingredients for clear eyes, full hearts can't lose are present here”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:45:50 · Mallory Rubin (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they acted in: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). Character map from the 88 team and film to the TV show.
    “Winchell's mom, Sarah's grandma, Booby is smashed, Billingsley is Riggins, John is Buddy, Gary's Eric, Sharon's, Tammy, et cetera.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:15:37 · Mallory Rubin (0.60 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they acted in: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Friday Night Lights (TV series) (the host's read). The bus-ride sequence before the Astrodome game influenced the TV series' team-bus tradition.
    “I feel like this is the TV series. I think was the most influenced by this sequence.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:42:24 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Deadwood (2004): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they acted in: Tombstone ⇒ Deadwood (the host's read). Tombstone as the bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood.
    “I tend to think of this movie as the bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:34:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Dwight Yoakam: 1 line

  1. career (career) · through Sling Blade (1996), which they acted in: Sling Blade ⇒ Dwight Yoakam (the maker said so: Fincher said, as the host recalls). Fincher cast Yoakam after seeing him in Sling Blade.
    “I think Fincher said he saw him in Sling Blade, and that was what made him want to cast him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:09:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Gone Girl (2014): 1 line

  1. lineage (adaptation model) · through A Simple Plan (1998), which they acted in: A Simple Plan ⇒ Gone Girl (the maker said so). Flynn used A Simple Plan as her model for adapting her own novel, then worried she could not match it.
    “And she said, so I tried to use that as a model and then I freaked myself out because I was like, well, this is too good. I won't do this well.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 0:36:35 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Moneyball (2011): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they acted in: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Moneyball (the host's read). The film points toward the next wave of dramas that happen to be about sports.
    “And Friday Night Lights is moving us toward this kind of next iteration of whatever that was, and it's leading to stuff like money ball and win-win and like dramas that also happen to be about sports.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:16:15 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Panic Room (2002): 1 line

  1. people (led to casting) · through Sling Blade (1996), which they acted in: Sling Blade ⇒ Panic Room (the host's read). A host says Yoakam was cast in Panic Room off of Sling Blade.
    “That was kind of what he got cast off over.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 1:02:00 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Varsity Blues (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004), which they acted in: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Varsity Blues (the host's read). Varsity Blues ripped off the Boobie Miles injury beat with its Lance Harbor injury, and the TV show flipped it with Jason Street.
    “I love varsity blues we've done on the rewatchables, but they rip it off with the Lance Harbor injury.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:35:23 · Mallory Rubin (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

Acting (17) everyone in acting

Writing (2) everyone in writing

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career): Billy Bob Thornton → Monster's Ball. Monster's Ball is probably his highest-end film, but not a rewatchable.
    “Monsters ball is probably the highest end.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:22:28 · Mallory Rubin (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Billy Bob Thornton → Bad Santa. Some would pick Bad Santa, but not over Friday Night Lights as his most rewatchable.
    “Some people might go with Bad Santa.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:22:49 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Billy Bob Thornton → Sling Blade. Friday Night Lights was the peak of the run that started with Sling Blade.
    “but this was kind of the peak of that whole run that starts with sling blade.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:22:58 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Billy Bob Thornton → Landman (TV series). His Landman role puts Mallory back in a Coach Gaines headspace.
    “It does put you in a coach gains, Friday night lights, headspace.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:25:05 · Mallory Rubin (0.60 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Kyle Chandler → Billy Bob Thornton. Coach Taylor's speeches beat Coach Gaines, who only gets one good speech in the film.
    “It's only Coach Gaines in the climax and I think that tips it forever to Coach Taylor.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:47:49 · Mallory Rubin (0.80 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): All the Pretty Horses → Billy Bob Thornton. Thornton wanted to make a longer version scored by Daniel Lanois.
    “I still really wanted to see the version of all the pretty horses that Billy Bob Thornton really wanted to make.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:08:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (people): Billy Bob Thornton → Lucas Black. The two were together in Sling Blade before this film.
    “Billy Bob and Lucas Black, they were together in Sling Blade.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:57:01 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Sling Blade → Billy Bob Thornton. Sling Blade, a Harvey indie push, won the screenplay Oscar.
    “It was sling blade.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Return of the Jedi · 2:21:13 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Billy Bob Thornton → Friday Night Lights (TV series). Billy Bob should have played Coach Taylor, as a better career move.
    “I think Billy Bob should have played the coach in the TV show.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:17:08 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Billy Bob Thornton → Seven. Billy Bob Thornton is added as another possible John Doe.
    “Billy Bob Thornton.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:47:26 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Billy Bob Thornton: Bill as Billy Bob's career strategist: the TV show would have served him better than the post-2004 run.
    “I am speaking sure, uh, purely as Billy Bob's career strategist”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:17:52 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Billy Bob Thornton: Reportedly improvised all his dialogue, per Russell.
    “Improvised all of his dialogue.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:26:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)