Michael Ritchie

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q1561788: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Fletch, which ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan credits them on.

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: Downhill Racer (1969); The Candidate (1972); The Bad News Bears (1976); Fletch (1985); The Golden Child (1986); Diggstown; Semi-Tough; Wildcats. Count them as producer (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.

Gregory McDonald: 1 line

  1. lineage (source material) · through Fletch (1985), which they directed: Gregory McDonald ⇒ Fletch (the host's read). Fletch adapts the McDonald novels; the noir voiceover feels like the book, the ad-libbed scenes deviate.
    “So it's a Gregory McDonald novel”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:25:35 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Confess, Fletch (2022): 1 line

  1. unmapped (reboot) · through Fletch (1985), which they directed: Fletch ⇒ Confess, Fletch (the host's read). Chris describes it as a riff on the long-promised Fletch franchise reboot, with Jon Hamm taking the role Chevy Chase made iconic.
    “Chevy Chase did an iconic turn as a Fletch character, a journalist come detective in Los Angeles.”
    The Big Picture · The 2022 Movie Draft · 1:08:48 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Ryan Reynolds: 1 line

  1. theme (persona successor) · through Fletch (1985), which they directed: Fletch ⇒ Ryan Reynolds (the host's read). Reynolds stole the Chevy Chase playbook; Deadpool is Fletch.
    “Deadpool is Fletch.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:15:11 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (9) everyone in directing

Producing (1) everyone in producing

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Michael Ritchie → The Golden Child. Ritchie made The Golden Child, which isn't very good, but he made a lot of great movies.
    “but Michael Richie made a lot of great movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:50:36 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (director filmography): Michael Ritchie → Downhill Racer. Ritchie is called the best sports-movie director ever on the strength of Downhill Racer, Bad News Bears, Semi-Tough, Wildcats and Diggstown.
    “This is the this is the all-time best sports movie director ever.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:45:59 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (recommendation): Michael Ritchie → The Candidate. Another Ritchie film, rewatched and still great, streaming everywhere.
    “I watched a candidate 2 months ago and it's still great.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:46:51 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.