Cubby Broccoli

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as producer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they produced, which the two lists below run through too: James Bond films (the franchise).

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.

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through James Bond films (the franchise), which they produced: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⇒ James Bond films (the franchise) (the host's read). Star Wars pushed Bond into outer space.
    “James Bond went to went to the moon because of Star Wars.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 0:55:07 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): 3 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through James Bond films (the franchise), which they produced: James Bond films (the franchise) ⇒ Raiders of the Lost Ark (the maker said so: Spielberg's account of the Hawaii conversation with Lucas). Lucas pitched Raiders to Spielberg as a better, American take on the Bond idea Spielberg had been wanting to do.
    “I have the I have the same basic idea, but better, and it's this Raiders of the Lost Ark idea.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 0:49:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through James Bond films (the franchise), which they produced: James Bond films (the franchise) ⇒ Raiders of the Lost Ark (the host's read). The Cairo plane fight with the burly Nazi is called a straight James Bond henchman scene.
    “that's that's a flat out James Bond jaw scene.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 1:50:56 · Brian Michael Bendis (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. craft (craft) · through James Bond films (the franchise), which they produced: James Bond films (the franchise) ⇒ Raiders of the Lost Ark (the host's read). Raiders borrowed the Bond villain structure: a refined man in a lair with separate gimmicky henchmen to fight.
    “that's a clear thing they lifted from James Bond very wisely, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 1:50:59 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Steven Spielberg: 1 line

  1. career (career) · through James Bond films (the franchise), which they produced: James Bond films (the franchise) ⇒ Steven Spielberg (the maker said so: Spielberg's own account (he says he called Cubby Broccoli)). Spielberg begged Cubby Broccoli for a Bond job after Jaws and was refused, which fed the motive for Raiders.
    “Spielberg had been, says he had called Cubby Broccoli after Jaws came out being like, hello?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 0:50:05 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Producing (1) everyone in producing

What was said about them, by kind

No claims join them to a film or another person.

Fun items about them

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