Burt Reynolds

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q202148: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (8 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.

Hal Needham: 1 line

unmapped (real-life model) · them, directly: Burt Reynolds ⇒ Hal Needham (the host's read). Rick and Cliff's relationship is based on Burt Reynolds and his stunt double Hal Needham.
“Alton's relationship with Cliff is based on Burt Reynolds and Hal Needham, his longtime stunt double”
The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:16:32 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (12) everyone in acting

star, City Heat (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Dune with John Hodgman)
star, City Heat (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Starman with Katey Rich)
actor, Boogie Nights (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Planet of the Apes with Matt Singer)
star, Driven (The Rewatchables, ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
actor, unnamed Turner film (The Rewatchables, ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins)
actor, Starting Over (The Rewatchables, ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck)
actor (cameo), The Player (The Rewatchables, 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris)
actor (compared as star), none (The Rewatchables, ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel)
actor, Boogie Nights (The Rewatchables, ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)
actor, Smokey and the Bandit (The Rewatchables, ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)
actor, Boogie Nights (The Big Picture, The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims)
star, City Heat (Blank Check — Patreon, 2010: The Year We Make Contact)

Other (3) everyone in other

studio wanted, Rocky (The Rewatchables, ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
considered for Fletch (rejected by author), Fletch (The Rewatchables, ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)
original first choice for Spahn, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (The Rewatchables, ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

career (career): John Travolta → Burt Reynolds. Simmons argues Travolta was a bigger star than Burt Reynolds because of better movies.
“Burt Reynolds also felt huge.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 0:18:24 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

contrast (contrast): Raiders of the Lost Ark → Burt Reynolds. Seventies action stars like Burt Reynolds and Dirty Harry never showed vulnerability; Indy licks his wounds on camera.
“Dirty Harry's never going to show fucking vulnerability.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 2:56:38 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

craft (1)

craft (craft): Zoe Saldana → Burt Reynolds. Saldana, like Burt Reynolds, is a great physical performer who understands her body as an instrument.
“But Zoe Saldana is very similarly, a great physical performer, an athletic performance.”
The Big Picture · The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims · 1:11:19 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

unmapped (real-life model): Burt Reynolds → Hal Needham. Rick and Cliff's relationship is based on Burt Reynolds and his stunt double Hal Needham.
“Alton's relationship with Cliff is based on Burt Reynolds and Hal Needham, his longtime stunt double”
The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:16:32 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

fun, about Burt Reynolds: Burt Reynolds improvised his bit knowing nothing about Griffin and still played the asshole; assholes identify assholes.
“Reynolds improvised the scene and knew nothing about Griffin, but still managed to improvise that he was an asshole.”
The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 1:22:55 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)