Gore Verbinski

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: Mouse Hunt (1997); A Cure for Wellness (2016); The Lone Ranger; The Mexican.

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.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (5) everyone in directing

director, Mouse Hunt (Blank Check with Griffin & David, As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard)
director, A Cure for Wellness (The Big Picture, 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular)
director who made it, The Mexican (Blank Check — Patreon, Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free))
director, The Lone Ranger (Blank Check — Patreon, March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2)
director, A Cure for Wellness (Blank Check — Patreon, March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2)

Other (3) everyone in other

attached to Heavy Metal (never made), Heavy Metal (unmade animated omnibus) (Blank Check — Patreon, The Social Network (Ad-Free))
tried to take it up and failed to launch it, The Sky Is Falling (unmade) (Blank Check — Patreon, The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free))
attached director, Gambit (unmade) (Blank Check — Patreon, Marvel Nerdfest)

What was said about them, by kind

craft (1)

craft (craft): A Cure for Wellness → Gore Verbinski. Verbinski is one of the only mainstream filmmakers who tries something new and crazy each time.
“one of the only mainstream filmmakers who tries to do something new and crazy almost every time he makes a movie”
The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 1:10:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

programming (3)

programming (programming): Gore Verbinski → Wolfgang Petersen. Sweet 16 pairing; guest Karen Han expected to rally Gore's fans.
“I think Karen Hahn's going to activate Gore Hive.”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:33:29 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
programming (programming): Gore Verbinski → A Cure for Wellness. Han's own pick of episode would have been A Cure for Wellness.
“Karen's pick was cure for wellness”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:34:18 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
programming (programming): Gore Verbinski → The Lone Ranger. If Verbinski wins, guest Karen Han must do The Lone Ranger episode as penance.
“if you push Gorbinsky up the hill, then you got to take the bullet on Lone Ranger.”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:34:28 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

unmapped (replaced Fincher): The Mexican → Gore Verbinski. Fincher was linked to The Mexican after Reynolds, but Verbinski ended up making it.
“Gorvinski ends up making that movie.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free) · 0:40:16 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
unmapped (tried to revive): The Sky Is Falling (unmade) → Gore Verbinski. Verbinski later tried and failed to launch it as well.
“Gore Verbinsky later tries to take it up”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:39:39 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): Robert Altman → Gore Verbinski. Altman beat the top-seeded Verbinski.
“ass beat by the, you know, the barrel chested Robert Altman”
Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:40:48 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

fun, about Gore Verbinski: Lone Ranger described as one of the most cursed movies.
“It's cursed as fuck.”
Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:34:50 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)