Will Smith

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q40096: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Independence Day, which The Lost World: Jurassic Park credits them on.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: House Party (1990); My Cousin Vinny (1992); Django Unchained (2012); 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Disney, unmade); Oscars 2022. Count them as actor (7 films), composer (2 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.

Alfred Hitchcock: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through My Cousin Vinny (1992), which they were tied to as auditioned for Stan Rothenstein: Alfred Hitchcock ⇒ My Cousin Vinny (the host's read). A Dutch-angle shot of James Rebhorn is called supposed to be out of Hitchcock, offered while saying the film has no truly cinematic shot.
    “I guess like there's a shot at James Rehorn that's supposed to be out of like Hitchcock or something where it's like a Dutch angle”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 0:51:35 · Wesley Morris (0.40 sure it was them)

Django (1966): 1 line

  1. career (career) · through Django Unchained (2012), which they were tied to as actor (turned down Django Unchained): Django ⇒ Django Unchained (the host's read). Django is a better rewatch now because Tarantino later made Django Unchained.
    “Django is a better rewatch now because he made Django unchained.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:48:01 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Three's Company: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through My Cousin Vinny (1992), which they were tied to as auditioned for Stan Rothenstein: Three's Company ⇒ My Cousin Vinny (the host's read). Built on the misunderstanding-sitcom gags of that era; Friends was the last to dive into it.
    “it's still the legacy of that 3s company era of misunderstandings that could be entire episode.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 0:08:02 · Bill Simmons (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.

Fran Drescher: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through My Cousin Vinny (1992), which they were tied to as auditioned for Stan Rothenstein: My Cousin Vinny ⇒ Fran Drescher (the host's read). Easy to rip off Tomei because ethnic comic performers with timing and sex appeal knew what to do with such a part.
    “there's a whole world of so-called ethnics out there who have great comic timing are really sexy”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 0:48:38 · Wesley Morris (0.80 sure it was them)

Legally Blonde (2001): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through My Cousin Vinny (1992), which they were tied to as auditioned for Stan Rothenstein: My Cousin Vinny ⇒ Legally Blonde (the host's read). Legally Blonde comes after Vinny and plays with the genre's moments.
    “it comes after my cousin Vinny”
    The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:34:07 · Amanda Dobbins (0.75 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Music (2) everyone in music

Acting (7) everyone in acting

Other (6) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Will Smith → A Nightmare on Elm Street. Will Smith made a Freddy rap song that tied the Nightmare franchise to his records; the speakers recall it as bad but thrilling at the time.
    “Will Smith did a Freddy song.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:10:50 · unidentified host (Rewatchables panel) (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Eddie Murphy → Will Smith. The fish-out-of-water star moment is compared to Will Smith making the first Bad Boys.
    “when Will Smith made the 1st Bad Boys”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:08:34 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Will Smith → Six Degrees of Separation. Will Smith's early-career avoidance of romance, including the kissing scene he skipped in Six Degrees of Separation, is compared to Eddie's missing love scene.
    “Will Smith didn't help himself when he didn't do the kissing scene in 6 degrees of separation.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:28:00 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

contrast (2)

  1. contrast (contrast): Denzel Washington → Will Smith. As always, Denzel wins; the only winner of the night.
    “there are no winners tonight at all, except for Denzel Washington, who just continues to win.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:04:31 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): Will Smith → Jared Leto. Joke: Will Smith punching Leto would have been a big deal since Leto is tiny.
    “Will Smith punching Jared Leto would have been a big deal.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:07:36 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (3)

  1. theme (theme): Will Smith → Tom Cruise. Smith is hitting a danger point like Tom Cruise jumping on the couch.
    “we have entered Tom Cruise jumping on the couch.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:03:01 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. theme (theme): Will Smith → Mike Tyson. Kimmel compared the slap to Tyson biting Holyfield's ear.
    “Jimmy on my podcast last night compared it to Tyson biting Holyfield's ear”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:28 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. theme (theme): Will Smith → Chris Rock. The slap hit two people the hosts have history with, like two uncles fistfighting at Thanksgiving.
    “It was like watching 2 of your uncles getting a fistfight at Thanksgiving table or something.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:59 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (3)

  1. what-if (what-if): Will Smith → My Cousin Vinny. Will Smith auditioned for Rothenstein; the cast would be a very different movie and race would change the town's dynamics.
    “We auditioned Will Smith for Rothenstein.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 1:02:51 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (casting what-if): Will Smith → Django Unchained. Will Smith passing on Django is how Jamie Foxx got it, and Smith could have been the Brad Pitt of OUATIH.
    “Will Smith decided not to do Django. Yeah. And that's how Jamie Foxx gets it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:20:45 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. what-if (what-if): House Party → Will Smith. House Party was written for Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff, who turned it down.
    “Adult and Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 1:32:26 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Will Smith: Auditioned for Stan Rothenstein; Wesley left the room when he heard it.
    “We auditioned Will Smith for Rothenstein.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 1:02:51 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Will Smith: On the Oscars: Bill says the first 2.5 hours were boring but the slap was the most must-see TV in five years; Kimmel compared it to Tyson biting Holyfield's ear.
    “as soon as that happened, that was the most must see TV thing that has happened in, what, 5 years?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:08 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)