Judy Garland
Made films the shows talk about.
Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: The Wizard of Oz (1939); A Star Is Born (2018).
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): 2 lines
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lineage (lineage) · through The Wizard of Oz (1939), which they acted in:
The Wizard of Oz ⇒ Avatar (the host's read).
Avatar is described as a deep Wizard of Oz homage.
“In case you were wondering, this is a deep wizard of a homage, among other things.”
The Big Picture · The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims · 0:42:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them) -
lineage (lineage) · through The Wizard of Oz (1939), which they acted in:
The Wizard of Oz ⇒ Avatar (the host's read).
Avatar is an original story but inspired by Oz and John Ford movies.
“It's just like hugely inspired by not just the Wizard of Oz, but like lots of John Ford 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)
After Hours (1985): 1 line
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lineage (homage) · through The Wizard of Oz (1939), which they acted in:
The Wizard of Oz ⇒ After Hours (the host's read).
Dark-side-of-the-yellow-brick-road version; Dorothy walks into black and white instead of color, with 'surrender Dorothy' graffiti and Marcy's Seconal tie to Judy Garland.
“it is like very much a Wizard of Oz kind of homage, and it's like if Dorothy instead walked into the black and white darkness”
The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:11:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
Fighting with My Family (2019): 1 line
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lineage (lineage) · through A Star Is Born (2018), which they acted in:
A Star Is Born ⇒ Fighting with My Family (the maker said so: Merchant in this interview).
Merchant says he thought about A Star Is Born, the rags to riches story, as much as the sports side.
“I was thinking as much about films like, you know, like a Star is Born”
The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:27:47 · Stephen Merchant (0.95 sure it was them)
Poor Things (2023): 1 line
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craft (visual echo) · through The Wizard of Oz (1939), which they acted in:
The Wizard of Oz ⇒ Poor Things (the host's read).
The black-and-white film turns to color once Bella discovers sex in Lisbon.
“the movie turns to color once she knows about sex. So Wizard of Oz.”
The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:46:39 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
RoboCop (1987): 1 line
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craft (craft) · through The Wizard of Oz (1939), which they acted in:
The Wizard of Oz ⇒ RoboCop (the host's read).
The training-sequence song joke riffs on the Tin Man and If I Only Had a Heart.
“If I only had a heart is what it's.”
Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 0:46:51 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)
Wild at Heart (1990): 1 line
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lineage (lineage) · through The Wizard of Oz (1939), which they acted in:
The Wizard of Oz ⇒ Wild at Heart (the host's read).
Wild at Heart is a homage to the Wizard of Oz.
“kind of a blanket homage to Wizard of Oz”
The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:11:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
What the speakers said they did
Acting (2) everyone in acting
- lead, A Star Is Born (Blank Check — Patreon, Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free))
- Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz (Blank Check — Patreon, Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free))
Other (1) everyone in other
- referenced for Elephant Man comparison, The Elephant Man (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Dune with John Hodgman)
What was said about them, by kind
people (1)
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people (child-acting style):
Sue Lyon → Judy Garland.
Lyon's performance reads like Judy Garland's in The Wizard of Oz: a poised adult playing a kid.
“This feels like a very Judy Garland performance to me.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Lolita with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:17:06 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)
Fun items about them
None.