Sydney Pollack

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q51522: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

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: Tootsie (1982); The Firm (1993); Sabrina (1995); Random Hearts (1999); The Interpreter (2005); The Scalp Hunters. Count them as actor (5 films) 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.

The Verdict (1982): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Firm (1993), which they directed: The Verdict ⇒ The Firm (the host's read). The Verdict is foundational for the Grisham underdog stories.
    “foundational for a lot of the Grisham stories”
    The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:08:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · them, directly: Sydney Pollack ⇒ Captain America: The Winter Soldier (the host's read). Winter Soldier's look is said to approximate a Sydney Pollack movie (transcribed 'Sydney Poland').
    “And, you know, Captain America's sort of trying to approximate like a fucking Sydney Poland movie or whatever.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:34:31 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (10) everyone in directing

Acting (6) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Sydney Pollack → Eyes Wide Shut. Pollack's Player cameo ended an acting drought since Tootsie and set off a chain that led to Eyes Wide Shut.
    “this sets off a chain of movies culminating in Him in the leather sleeveless vest and knives wide shut”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:56:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Sydney Pollack → Husbands and Wives. Pollack is praised as a trained actor who is great in Husbands and Wives.
    “H husbands and wives.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:57:50 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Ferrari → Sydney Pollack. Mann began talking with Sydney Pollack about Ferrari in the 90s.
    “I guess he started talking with Sidney Pollock about this movie in the 90s”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:05:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Captain America: The Winter Soldier → Sydney Pollack. Winter Soldier's look is said to approximate a Sydney Pollack movie (transcribed 'Sydney Poland').
    “And, you know, Captain America's sort of trying to approximate like a fucking Sydney Poland movie or whatever.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:34:31 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): The Insider → Sydney Pollack. The Insider is described as a Sydney Pollack movie with more tension, angst and masculinity.
    “this is a Sydney Pollock movie.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:56:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Robert Redford → Sydney Pollack. Pollack was the one director who knew how to work with Redford, working with him many times.
    “that's one guy who knows how to work with him.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 0:49:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Sydney Pollack: Sydney Pollack in suspenders and no shirt in Eyes Wide Shut is the text-thread photo and the energy Bill says he strives for.
    “That's the energy I'm striving for in my life.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:57:07 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Sydney Pollack: Only one awards body nominated him for Eyes Wide Shut, the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, where he lost to Dennis Leary in The Thomas Crown Affair.
    “Nominated Sidney Pollock for, favorite supporting actor, drama slash romance.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eyes Wide Shut with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:05:11 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)