Glenn Close

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q372311: 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: The World According to Garp (1982); The Big Chill (1983); The Natural (1984); Jagged Edge (1985); Fatal Attraction (1987); Dangerous Liaisons (1988); Air Force One (1997); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); The Wife (2017); Hillbilly Elegy (2020); Albert Nobbs; Cookie's Fortune.

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.

Babe Ruth: 1 line

  1. people (people) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: Babe Ruth ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). The Whammer is a stand-in for Babe Ruth; real names and fictional creations blend.
    “I like the whammer as a cover.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:32:24 · Mallory Rubin (0.60 sure it was them)

Bama Rowell: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: Bama Rowell ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). The scoreboard-clock home run was inspired by Bama Rowell breaking a clock at Ebbets Field in 1946.
    “inspired by Bammer Roell of the Boston Braves doing it to Ebbitt's Field.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:06:06 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Bernard Malamud: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: Bernard Malamud ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). The film is adapted from his 1952 novel, but its ending is very different.
    “Written in 1952 by Bernard Malamud.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:13:28 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Eddie Waitkus: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: Eddie Waitkus ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). The novel borrowed from the 1949 shooting of Eddie Waitkus of the Phillies.
    “Borrowed from this bizarre shooting of Eddie Waitkiss in 1949 in the Phillies”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:13:33 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Return of the Secaucus 7: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Big Chill (1983), which they acted in: Return of the Secaucus 7 ⇒ The Big Chill (the host's read). Called a precursor to The Big Chill.
    “precursor to this movie, Socaucus 7 is like this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:04 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Roy Campanella: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: Roy Campanella ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). Roy's line about a lot of little boy in you was actually a Campanella quote.
    “It was actually a quote by Ray Campanella.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:07:50 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Ruth Ann Steinhagen: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: Ruth Ann Steinhagen ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). A real person, Ruth Ann Steinhagen, inspired Harriet.
    “a real person, Ruth Ann Steinhagen inspired Harriet”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:12:40 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Shoeless Joe Jackson: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: Shoeless Joe Jackson ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). The book's ending, with a boy saying it ain't true, Roy, is a clear Shoeless Joe Jackson rip-off.
    “which is a clear shoeless Joe Jackson, rip off thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:14:00 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Ted Williams: 1 line

  1. people (people) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: Ted Williams ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). Hobbs was loosely modeled after Ted Williams.
    “Hobbs was loosely modeled after Ted Williams, lefty number nine”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:11:12 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

The Avengers (2012): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy (the host's read). Thanos' Chitauri subcontracting sets up the cosmic films; Guardians is next on their Marvel list.
    “We're gonna we're gonna cover Peter movie soon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 1:34:57 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

The Odyssey (Homer): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: The Odyssey (Homer) ⇒ The Natural (the host's read). The movie maps onto Homer: Roy is Odysseus, Harriet and Memo play siren/Calypso figures, Iris is Penelope.
    “So basically it's Roy Hobbs is Odysseus.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:14:21 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017): 4 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 used a brightly blue Yondu and a bright Milano interior to dodge the washed-out look of the first film's color grading.
    “He's just smart about working in, like, I'm going to make his skin so bright blue.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:25:17 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel deepens Yondu's relationship with Quill so the first film's scene reads differently in retrospect.
    “Knowing what you know about their relationship that you learn in the sequel, you know, colors this scene a little bit more”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:26:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel doubles down on Yondu's arrow by building its best action sequence around it.
    “And then that the 2nd movie doubles down on it with like building its best action sequence around the era.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:42:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 is the movie that develops Nebula's backstory with Gamora; this film is about Quill and dads in embryo.
    “Because 2 is the one that's gonna, you know, is trying to win you over to Nebula.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:43:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain Marvel (2019): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Flarkin cat in Captain Marvel is a version of the Drax metaphor joke, but this film's joke lands better thanks to the cut to his face.
    “And you know, you know, the cat in Captain Marvel is like a version of this joke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:46:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

10 Years: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Big Chill (1983), which they acted in: The Big Chill ⇒ 10 Years (the host's read). Another reunion-with-a-great-cast attempt that did not match The Big Chill.
    “I kind of like 10 years.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:20 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Ant-Man (2015): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Ant-Man (the host's read). After Guardians' success with unknown characters, Ant-Man was an easy next gamble.
    “you do Ant-Man after that because you're just like, yeah, let's do Ant-Man.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:17:03 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

Beautiful Girls (1996): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Big Chill (1983), which they acted in: The Big Chill ⇒ Beautiful Girls (the host's read). Named among the later films that tried and failed to be the Big Chill for a new generation, along with About Alex.
    “I remember beautiful girls tried in the mid 90s and there's a movie called About Alex and the mid 2010s.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:04:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Bill Clinton: 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through The Big Chill (1983), which they acted in: The Big Chill ⇒ Bill Clinton (the host's read). EW's 15th anniversary review blamed The Big Chill for soundtrack albums, 30-something, and Bill Clinton.
    “Hell, blame the big show for Bill Quinton.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:29:42 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Bret Hart: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Natural (1984), which they acted in: The Natural ⇒ Bret Hart (the host's read). Bret Hart took his catchphrase from this movie.
    “Took his catchphrase from this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 1:11:47 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Domestic Disturbance (2001): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Fatal Attraction (1987), which they acted in: Fatal Attraction ⇒ Domestic Disturbance (the host's read). Domestic Disturbance is the late, bad entry in the 'from hell' thriller cycle that began with Fatal Attraction.
    “We had this really good run that starts with fatal fatal attraction into the 80s.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:04:54 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Hometown (TV series): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Big Chill (1983), which they acted in: The Big Chill ⇒ Hometown (TV series) (the host's read). The Big Chill was adapted as a short-lived 16-episode TV series called Hometown in 1986.
    “As the short-lived series hometown?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:11:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Reality Bites (1994): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through The Big Chill (1983), which they acted in: The Big Chill ⇒ Reality Bites (the host's read). Reality Bites is the young-person reaction to the sold-out generation The Big Chill depicts.
    “And then that's why like reality bites hits and you see reality bites and you're like, oh, that's why Troy is like, fuck everything.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:12:44 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film) (the host's read). The new Sonic design looks like it copied Rocket's design.
    “I also think they copied Rocket's design for the new Sonic.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Intervention: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Big Chill (1983), which they acted in: The Big Chill ⇒ The Intervention (the host's read). Another indie friends-weekend film in the same vortex.
    “There was a movie called The Intervention.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:24 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (19) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career): Fatal Attraction → Glenn Close. First extended Glenn Close appearance on the show is Fatal Attraction; Garp is expected eventually.
    “Garp's gonna happen at some point.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:58 · Chris Ryan (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Annette Bening → Glenn Close. Bening is in the Glenn Close zone of actresses nominated many times without winning.
    “She's also in the Glen Close zone of actresses who've been nominated too many times than not one.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:41:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Amy Adams → Glenn Close. Amy Adams is entering the Glenn Close Zone of many nominations and no wins.
    “Amy Adams is entering the Glenn Close Zone.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:02:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): The Wife → Glenn Close. Close's acceptance speech about her mother and the film's hard path to being made moved the room.
    “I was so moved by going close to speech.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:32:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Glenn Close → Lady Gaga. Two middle-aged actresses with strong CVs and no glam nudged Gaga out of the frame.
    “It's weird for somebody as, you know, larger than life than Lady Gaga to be nudged out of the frame by 2 middle-aged actresses”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:35:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Glenn Close → Hillbilly Elegy. The late-career Oscar-owed pattern: there will be a movement for Close to win for Hillbilly Elegy.
    “There's there's going to be a movement for Glenn Close to win an Oscar for hillbilly elegy.”
    The Big Picture · Thirteen Awards Movies to Watch Out for, Oscar Do-Overs, and More From the Mailbag · 0:44:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Olivia Colman → Glenn Close. Colman's loose speech made her seem the winner, then Close's speech made Close the winner.
    “I watched that speech and I was like, oh, great, okay, Olivia Coleman's going to win.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:34:22 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (3)

  1. what-if (what-if): Glenn Close → Dune. Glenn Close was the first pick for Jessica but passed over a damsel scene.
    “Glenn closed his number one pick for Lady Jessica.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:47:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Meryl Streep → Glenn Close. Recasting couch: Streep in the Glenn Close part, Close in the Mary Kay Place part.
    “Meryl Streep's in the Glen Close part.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:25:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. what-if (what-if): Glenn Close → Mary Kay Place. Close would have been an amazing Meg; she's a better actress.
    “I think close would have been an amazing Meg.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:26:14 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Glenn Close: Seven nominations and never a win; the hosts felt terrible and note her diagonal-face reaction on the telecast.
    “Glenn Close, who has now been nominated 7 times and never won.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:16:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Glenn Close: The 'Close Zone' becomes a running bit: Amy Adams, Willem Dafoe and Bradley Cooper with five nominations and no wins.
    “Once you get 5 and you get no love, you're in the close zone.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:05:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Glenn Close: Close took the Nova Prime role on condition that her own hair person did her hair; a joke follows about a Bobby Finger short story.
    “She was like, I'll do the movie if my hair guy does my hair.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:35:10 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)