Martin Brest

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q363117: 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: Beverly Hills Cop (1984); Midnight Run (1988); Scent of a Woman (1992); Meet Joe Black (1998); Gigli (2003).

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.

1970s cop movies: 1 line

  1. lineage (tone lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they directed: 1970s cop movies ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). The first film feels like an extension of 70s cop movies, especially the Detroit material, while the sequel feels glossy and 80s.
    “There's a world in which that almost feels like an extension of like 70s cop movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:07:52 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

In the Heat of the Night (1967): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they directed: In the Heat of the Night ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). Described as In the Heat of the Night meets Beverly Hills; both are fish-out-of-water movies.
    “said that the Beverly Hills Cop is essentially in the heat of the night meets Beverly Hills.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:27:42 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Michael Eisner: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they directed: Michael Eisner ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the maker said so: a podcast the speaker did with Eisner). Eisner claims he came up with the idea after a speeding ticket in 1975; Simpson claimed it from 1977.
    “in 1975, he got a speeding ticket with a cop, thought the guy was a little bit of a dick”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:23 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

The French Connection (1971): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they directed: The French Connection ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). Recast Popeye Doyle as Axel Foley and the movie barely changes; the apartments are essentially the same.
    “Like you take the French connection and you recast Dean Hackman's, you make Popeye Doyle, Axel Foley.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:23:34 · Wesley Morris (0.70 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Shawn Ryan: 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they directed: Beverly Hills Cop ⇒ Shawn Ryan (the host's read). Shawn Ryan tried a Beverly Hills Cop TV show; CBS made a pilot that didn't work.
    “that CBS did a pilot for and apparently it didn't work.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:09:37 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (7) everyone in directing

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Martin Brest → Gigli. Brest's later career included Gigli and Scent of a Woman.
    “He did Geely.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:48:10 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Martin Brest → Scent of a Woman. Brest also directed the Pacino Oscar film (transcribed as 'son of a woman').
    “And he did son of a woman.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:48:12 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Martin Brest → Midnight Run. Brest made two of the best comedies of all time; Midnight Run is perfect, and the speaker never thinks 'Brest classic' about BHC.
    “He made 2 of the best comedies of all time.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:48:24 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (people): Danny Boyle → Martin Brest. Griffin calls Boyle his version of Brest: the one he has yelled about forever.
    “He's my Martin Brest, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:18:56 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Martin Brest → Scent of a Woman. Brest is unified as the G League guy, the Scent of a Woman guy and the Beverly Hills Cop guy.
    “you have to unify that the G League guy is also the scent of a woman guy is also the Beverly Hills cop guy.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:21:56 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): Martin Brest → Joe Dante. Griffin expects Brest vs Dante, his two favorites, in the regional final.
    “I do feel like this is going to end up with Brest versus Dante”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:08:09 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (paired episodes): David Fincher → Martin Brest. The show pairs every Fincher record with a Martin Brest record, starting with Meet Joe Black.
    “We're doing every one of our Fincher records paired as a back-to-back with a breast record.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 2:26:35 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Martin Brest → Terrence Malick. Sweet 16 matchup; speakers hope Brest takes it though Malick is easier to talk about.
    “I think breast takes that.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:06:46 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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