John Ford

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director. 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.