Michael Eisner

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Beverly Hills Cop (1984). Count them as studio (2 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.

1970s cop movies: 1 line

  1. lineage (tone lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as studio executive / claimed originator of the idea: 1970s cop movies ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). The first film feels like an extension of 70s cop movies, especially the Detroit material, while the sequel feels glossy and 80s.
    “There's a world in which that almost feels like an extension of like 70s cop movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:07:52 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

In the Heat of the Night (1967): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as studio executive / claimed originator of the idea: In the Heat of the Night ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). Described as In the Heat of the Night meets Beverly Hills; both are fish-out-of-water movies.
    “said that the Beverly Hills Cop is essentially in the heat of the night meets Beverly Hills.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:27:42 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Michael Eisner: 1 line, within their own work

  1. industry (industry) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as studio executive / claimed originator of the idea: Michael Eisner ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the maker said so: a podcast the speaker did with Eisner). Eisner claims he came up with the idea after a speeding ticket in 1975; Simpson claimed it from 1977.
    “in 1975, he got a speeding ticket with a cop, thought the guy was a little bit of a dick”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:23 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

The French Connection (1971): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as studio executive / claimed originator of the idea: The French Connection ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). Recast Popeye Doyle as Axel Foley and the movie barely changes; the apartments are essentially the same.
    “Like you take the French connection and you recast Dean Hackman's, you make Popeye Doyle, Axel Foley.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:23:34 · Wesley Morris (0.70 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Beverly Hills Cop (1984): 1 line, within their own work

  1. industry (industry) · them, directly: Michael Eisner ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the maker said so: a podcast the speaker did with Eisner). Eisner claims he came up with the idea after a speeding ticket in 1975; Simpson claimed it from 1977.
    “in 1975, he got a speeding ticket with a cop, thought the guy was a little bit of a dick”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:23 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Shawn Ryan: 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as studio executive / claimed originator of the idea: Beverly Hills Cop ⇒ Shawn Ryan (the host's read). Shawn Ryan tried a Beverly Hills Cop TV show; CBS made a pilot that didn't work.
    “that CBS did a pilot for and apparently it didn't work.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:09:37 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Studio (2) everyone in studio

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

industry (3)

  1. industry (industry): Robert Stigwood → Michael Eisner. Stigwood negotiated with Paramount's Eisner over screens and a bigger soundtrack cut.
    “And it's paramount, it's Michael Asner.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 0:27:34 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. industry (industry): Donna Pescow → Michael Eisner. Eisner and Katzenberg held Pescow out of the role at first as too pretty.
    “considered too pretty by Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel · 0:59:21 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)
  3. industry (industry): Beverly Hills Cop → Michael Eisner. Eisner claims he came up with the idea after a speeding ticket in 1975; Simpson claimed it from 1977.
    “in 1975, he got a speeding ticket with a cop, thought the guy was a little bit of a dick”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:23 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Michael Eisner: Eisner says the idea came from a 1975 speeding ticket: stopped in a beater, he decided he needed a Mercedes. Simpson claimed he had the idea in 1977 and the two argued until Simpson died.
    “But they've, they argued about it until Don Simpson died about who came up with that idea.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:07:57 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)