Chris Pratt

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q503706: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Mercy, which The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ credits them on.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Moneyball (2011); Zero Dark Thirty (2012); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); The Lego Movie (2014); Jurassic World (2015); Passengers (2015); Avengers: Infinity War (2018); Onward (2020); The Tomorrow War (2021); Jurassic World Dominion (2022); The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023); Mercy (2026); Bride Wars; Everwood; Garfield; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; The Electric State.

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 Avengers (2012): 2 lines

  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)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The Hulk echoes Tony Stark's words from the first Avengers; the movie is full of callbacks.
    “echoing Tony Stark's words from the Avengers 2012”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 0:25:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Avengers: Age of Ultron ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The Hulkbuster armor pays off Banner being almost defeated by it before.
    “it's paying off the fact that he was, you know, almost defeated by this armor before.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 2:00:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · them, directly: Captain America: The First Avenger ⇒ Chris Pratt (the host's read). The beefcake shot of Pratt echoes Chris Evans out of the tank, and Marvel now puts one in every trailer.
    “It's Chris Evans coming out of the tank, Captain America.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:37:48 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Moneyball (2011), which they acted in: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Moneyball (the host's read). The film points toward the next wave of dramas that happen to be about sports.
    “And Friday Night Lights is moving us toward this kind of next iteration of whatever that was, and it's leading to stuff like money ball and win-win and like dramas that also happen to be about sports.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:16:15 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Jack Kirby: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Jack Kirby ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). Kirby's cosmic creations at Marvel, Galactus and the Silver Surfer, are the ancestors of this material.
    “he creates galactus and silver surf and all these parrots”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:56:25 · Griffin Newman (0.35 sure it was them)

Jim Starlin: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Jim Starlin ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The cosmic Thanos comics were mostly Starlin and mostly dudes talking on half asteroids.
    “Starlin stuff, mostly.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:52:56 · David Sims (0.30 sure it was them)

Jurassic Park (1993): 1 line

  1. unmapped (misreading) · through Jurassic World (2015), which they acted in: Jurassic Park ⇒ Jurassic World (the host's read). Spielberg's line that the T-Rex is the hero of Jurassic Park was taken too literally by Trevorrow in Jurassic World.
    “Which Colin Trevor took way too literally in making Jurassic World.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 1:08:10 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Minority Report (2002): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Mercy (2026), which they acted in: Minority Report ⇒ Mercy (the host's read). Mercy's AI-as-justice-machine premise is an idea Minority Report explored earlier.
    “Like minority report explores this idea of what if we use technology to better, like better control criminal activity in the world.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 0:20:46 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Raiders of the Lost Ark ⇒ Chris Pratt (the host's read). The wrong lessons from Indiana Jones were taken by later action heroes like Pratt.
    “the lessons that we took from that character that like Chris Pratt took maybe from that character are not the ones that I think we should have been taking”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:09:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Movie (2014), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ The Lego Movie (the host's read). Same claim: the Lego movie's self-aware tone follows Scott Pilgrim.
    “Deadpool, for example, can't happen or like the Lego movie can't happen or into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:17:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 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)

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)

Avengers: Endgame (2019): 1 line

  1. unmapped (continuity) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Avengers: Infinity War ⇒ Avengers: Endgame (the host's read). Thor knowing where the reality stone is sets up a bad decision in Endgame.
    “that plays into Endgame, and a bad decision they make”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:03:46 · unknown (0.30 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 Lego Batman Movie (2017): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Movie (2014), which they acted in: The Lego Movie ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The Lego Movie is where the earnest-Batman bit started, and the hosts doubted it could sustain a whole movie.
    “It's the thing that the Lego movie lashes onto, but you felt unsustainable for a whole movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:03:41 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019): 1 line

  1. verdict (verdict) · through The Lego Movie (2014), which they acted in: The Lego Movie ⇒ The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (the host's read). The sequel is a fun but big step down from the original.
    “It's a big step down.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:22:12 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (27) everyone in acting

Other (2) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (6)

  1. career (career): Chris Pratt → Harrison Ford. Pratt was expected to use B-minus Harrison Ford franchise roles to fund more interesting work.
    “he was going to take gigs as B minus Harrison Ford as Star Lord and the Guardians movies as the dinosaur tamer in Jurassic World.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 0:31:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Chris Pratt → Mike Schur. Sitcom pedigree under Mike Schur with Amy Poehler led them to expect an interesting film career.
    “he was on a sitcom that was run by Mike Shur starring Amy Poehler.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 0:32:17 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Chris Pratt → Jason Statham. Pratt's persona has narrowed to a solemn gun-holding savior, like Statham without martial arts.
    “only now wants to be like Jason Statham minus the martial arts.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 0:32:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): James McAvoy → Chris Pratt. McAvoy got swole and drifted toward psychopath action, like Pratt.
    “So he's another one where he's like Chris Pratt.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 1:19:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Chris Pratt → Jurassic World. Pratt's breakout year with Lego Movie and Guardians, plus Parks and Rec goodwill, made him a movie star everyone rooted for.
    “like, he had the 1st and 3rd highest grossing films of the year at that point.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:19:24 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  6. career (career): Chris Pratt → Zero Dark Thirty. Before stardom he took small dramatic supporting parts in Zero Dark Thirty and Moneyball that made people think he could be a movie star.
    “And all those movies where he took the smaller, like, dramatic supporting roles, like, Zero, Dark 30, and...”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:19:41 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Chris Pratt → Jurassic World. Pratt's act fails when he plays the serious, in-charge leader, as in Jurassic World.
    “Jurassic World is so bad”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 0:51:27 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

craft (2)

  1. craft (craft): Chris Pratt → Mark Wahlberg. Both succeed only as low-status guys nobody takes seriously who have to prove themselves.
    “Both Mark Wahlberg and Chris Pratt succeed when it is about people not taking them seriously and them having to prove to people.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 0:51:19 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Chris Pratt → The Lego Movie. Pratt's key is being a little boy in a hunk's body, which is what works in The Lego Movie and Guardians.
    “The key to Pratt is that he's like a little boy.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:07:43 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

industry (2)

  1. industry (industry): The Super Mario Bros. Movie → Chris Pratt. The Mario trailer set off the argument over whether big-star casting matters in animation.
    “why does this need to be Chris Pratt?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free) · 1:06:20 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (industry): Chris Pratt → Captain America: The First Avenger. The beefcake shot of Pratt echoes Chris Evans out of the tank, and Marvel now puts one in every trailer.
    “It's Chris Evans coming out of the tank, Captain America.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:37:48 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (2)

  1. lineage (lineage): Raiders of the Lost Ark → Chris Pratt. The wrong lessons from Indiana Jones were taken by later action heroes like Pratt.
    “the lessons that we took from that character that like Chris Pratt took maybe from that character are not the ones that I think we should have been taking”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:09:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): Chris Pratt → Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Quill is the best Han Solo since Han Solo, because he is a likeable rogue inside an ensemble rather than its leader.
    “This is sort of the best anyone has done Han Solo since Han Solo.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:22:02 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

people (4)

  1. people (people): Chris Pratt → James Gunn. Star-Lord was a good fit for James Gunn's writing style.
    “He's a good fit for James Gunn's writing style.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 0:32:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. people (casting): Onward → Chris Pratt. Onward, the next Pixar film, stars Chris Pratt as one of two elf brothers.
    “Amanda, you left a helpful note here for Onward, which stars Chris Pratt, which is the next Pixar film”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:11:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. people (people): Chris Pratt → Brendan Fraser. Miles dismisses Chris Pratt as a discount Brendan Fraser.
    “He's like a discount Brandon Frazier”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:12:06 · Miles Surrey (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. people (people): Emily VanCamp → Chris Pratt. VanCamp dated Pratt through Everwood, where they played siblings.
    “Yeah, they dated for almost the entirety of Everwood, in which they played. Brother and sister.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 0:38:10 · unknown (0.45 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (verdict): Chris Pratt → Jurassic World. Pratt works as a boyish goof in a big body (Lego Movie, this film) and is misused when asked to be serious, as in Jurassic World and Passengers.
    “Yeah, well, even Jurassic World is the huge mistake.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:08:01 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Chris Pratt → Passengers. Passengers is fine when Pratt is just Pratt alone, but he is fundamentally miscast for the story.
    “But he's a fundamental miscasting for the story.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:08:11 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Chris Pratt: Hatteberg is invented as a softening character; a joke list of his later movies follows from the audience, ending on Bride Wars.
    “it invents the Hatteberg character written, played by Chris Pat in one of his best movie roles.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’ · 0:18:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Chris Pratt: Pratt entered the long Star-Lord casting game late as a surprise, after Marvel kept testing and rejecting people.
    “And Chris Pratt, like, entered the game pretty late and then got the part.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:26:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)