Stephen Sondheim

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: The Last of Sheila. Count them as composer (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.

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.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022): 1 line

  1. lineage (character influence) · through The Last of Sheila, which they wrote: The Last of Sheila ⇒ Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (the host's read). The Sue Mengers-type characterization in Last of Sheila influenced Kate Hudson's part in Glass Onion.
    “And she's that sort of characterization is very influential to the way that Kate Hudson plays her part in Glass Onion.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:03:17 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Merrily We Roll Along: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Stephen Sondheim ⇒ Merrily We Roll Along (the host's read). Sondheim is rarely adapted to film, but Linklater is in the midst of adapting Merrily We Roll Along.
    “I would much prefer Sondheim, but Sondheim is almost never adapted for movie musicals, which is an interesting thing. Like, obviously, Linklater is in the midst of doing merrily we roll along.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap! · 1:06:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Writing (1) everyone in writing

Music (1) everyone in music

What was said about them, by kind

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Stephen Sondheim → Merrily We Roll Along. Sondheim is rarely adapted to film, but Linklater is in the midst of adapting Merrily We Roll Along.
    “I would much prefer Sondheim, but Sondheim is almost never adapted for movie musicals, which is an interesting thing. Like, obviously, Linklater is in the midst of doing merrily we roll along.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Mamma Mia!’ Meets ‘The Strangers'! It’s a Movie Swap! · 1:06:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): The Last of Sheila → Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim and Anthony Perkins wrote The Last of Sheila as the ultimate puzzle movie.
    “they decided to write the world's greatest puzzle movie, and the last of Sheila is so fucking clever”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 1:47:00 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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