Sean Astin

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: The Lord of the Rings (1978); The Goonies (1985); The War of the Roses (1989); Encino Man (1992); Rudy (1993); The Lord of the Rings trilogy; Toy Soldiers.

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.

Game of Thrones (2011): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through The War of the Roses (1989), which they acted in: The War of the Roses ⇒ Game of Thrones (the host's read). The actual historical Wars of the Roses was a big inspiration for Game of Thrones.
“Big inspiration for Game of Thrones.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:56:37 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Problem Child: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through The War of the Roses (1989), which they acted in: The War of the Roses ⇒ Problem Child (the maker said so: the writer's own account on the show). They had pitched Problem Child to be a grown-up dark comedy like The War of the Roses.
“talked about the War of the Roses”
The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 1:14:24 · unknown (Alexander or Karaszewski) (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (7) everyone in acting

actor (Josh Rose), The War of the Roses (The Rewatchables, ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins)
actor (Samwise Gamgee), The Lord of the Rings (The Rewatchables, ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins)
actor, Toy Soldiers (The Rewatchables, ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins)
actor, The Goonies (The Big Picture, Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright)
actor, The Lord of the Rings trilogy (Blank Check — Patreon, 2025 March Madness Update 1)
lead (the leading man), Encino Man (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien 3)
lead, Rudy (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien 3)

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

career (career): Sean Astin → The Lord of the Rings. Seeing Sean Astin as Josh, a speaker can only say Samwise Gamgee now; another thought of Toy Soldiers.
“To me, I'm now always forever going to say Sanwise Gamge.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:44:47 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

industry (1)

industry (industry): Sean Astin → Peter Jackson. Astin's narrative is that Jackson cut his Oscar clip from Return of the King.
“His whole thing was that like Jackson fucked him by cutting out his Oscar clip.”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:30:42 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.