Laurence Fishburne

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q193048: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: King of New York (1990); Boyz n the Hood (1991); The Matrix (1999); John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017); Hoodlum.

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.

Hollywood opportunities: 1 line

industry (industry) · through Boyz n the Hood (1991), which they acted in: Boyz n the Hood ⇒ Hollywood opportunities (the host's read). Without Boyz n the Hood the filmmakers getting opportunities now would not have them.
“would just would not have those opportunities, if not for a movie like Boys in the Hood”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:13:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through The Matrix (1999), which they acted in: The Matrix ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Sean breaks the staging down into influences: Bruce Lee, The Matrix, and Phantom of the Paradise.
“It's one part Bruce Lee, one part the Matrix, one part Phantom of the Paradise.”
The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:03:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (5) everyone in acting

actor (homeless-assassin network), John Wick: Chapter 2 (The Rewatchables, 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano)
actor, King of New York (The Big Picture, The 1990 Movie Draft)
actor in Boyz n the Hood, Boyz n the Hood (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)
actor, The Matrix (Blank Check — Patreon, 2025 March Madness Update 1)
Bumpy Johnson, Hoodlum (Blank Check — Patreon, The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free))

Other (2) everyone in other

what-if casting (sergeant), Domestic Disturbance (The Rewatchables, ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
actor (initial pick for Jules), Pulp Fiction (The Rewatchables, ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

people (people): Boyz n the Hood → Laurence Fishburne. Fishburne's performance is the best; missing an Oscar is a crime against nature.
“How Larry Fishman doesn't have an Oscar from that movie.”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:15:33 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): Laurence Fishburne → The Matrix. Fishburne is miracle casting for Morpheus.
“Of course he's not because Larry Fishburn is like the miracle casting of that movie”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 1:09:41 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

what-if (what-if): Samuel L. Jackson → Laurence Fishburne. Tarantino expected Fishburne for Jules; Jackson was a backup.
“And then Sam Jackson was a backup”
The Rewatchables · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:41:15 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.