John Ford

Made films the shows talk about.

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: (reference); none.

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.

Avatar (2009): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: John Ford ⇒ Avatar (the host's read). Same line: Avatar draws on John Ford films and the history of movies.
    “lots of John Ford movies and you can see like the history of movies”
    The Big Picture · The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims · 0:53:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Tombstone (1993): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: John Ford ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). Contrast: Ford Westerns vs gnarly, vulgar Tombstone.
    “bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:34:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (2) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Peter Bogdanovich → John Ford. Ford's non-answers to Bogdanovich contrast with Lucas and Spielberg as open-source filmmakers.
    “Peter Bogdanovich attempting to interview John Ford and John Ford just giving him like the steeliest non-answers of all time”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 0:28:53 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

lineage (3)

  1. lineage (lineage): Jack Kirby → John Ford. Kirby was reticent about being an artist like the closed-off older directors; Lucas and Spielberg broke that mold.
    “Jack Kirby was the John Ford of comics.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 0:30:47 · Brian Michael Bendis (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): Tombstone → John Ford. Contrast: Ford Westerns vs gnarly, vulgar Tombstone.
    “bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:34:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage): Avatar → John Ford. Same line: Avatar draws on John Ford films and the history of movies.
    “lots of John Ford movies and you can see like the history of movies”
    The Big Picture · The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims · 0:53:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.