Jason Lee

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Fletch (1985). Count them as actor (6 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.

Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) ⇒ Jason Lee (the host's read). Jason Lee's best-friend character is the same character with the same mechanic as in the Spanish film.
    “This the same character with the same mechanic where he's kind of like...”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:58:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Gregory McDonald: 1 line

  1. lineage (source material) · through Fletch (1985), which they were tied to as Kevin Smith's pick to star in remake: 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 were tied to as Kevin Smith's pick to star in remake: 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 were tied to as Kevin Smith's pick to star in remake: 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

Acting (6) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Jason Lee → Almost Famous. Jason Lee is great in Almost Famous and okay in this one.
    “I actually like Jason Lee in this, and I like him a lot and almost famous.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:59:10 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Jason Lee → A Guy Thing. His first leading-man vehicle, A Guy Thing, bombed.
    “Jason Lee's 1st like leading man vehicle, which is a guy thing, which bombs”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:59:59 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Jason Lee → Kevin Smith. Kevin Smith cast him in Mallrats to be his friend.
    “I hired him because I wanted him to be my friend.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 1:01:37 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Jason Lee → Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes). Jason Lee's best-friend character is the same character with the same mechanic as in the Spanish film.
    “This the same character with the same mechanic where he's kind of like...”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:58:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Jason Lee: Kevin Smith hired him for Mallrats because he couldn't act but Smith wanted him as a friend.
    “I hired him because I wanted him to be my friend.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 1:01:37 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)