Malcolm McDowell

Made films the shows talk about.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (11 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.

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

Acting (14) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Malcolm McDowell → A Clockwork Orange. Juliet's definitive Malcolm McDowell role is A Clockwork Orange, while Amanda thinks Entourage.
    “Um, A clockwork orange?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano · 1:09:20 · Juliet Litman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Malcolm McDowell → Entourage. Amanda always thinks of Malcolm McDowell as Terrence from Entourage because of the glasses.
    “I always think of Terrence from entourage for some reason.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano · 1:09:30 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. career (career type): Malcolm McDowell → Eric Roberts. McDowell's IMDb is compared to Eric Roberts: endless work, still capable of a real performance.
    “he is in that weird Eric Roberts zone where it's like, he does so much schlock.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:24:32 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (live-wire actors): Malcolm McDowell → Jack Nicholson. Both are called insane live-wire actors, chaos Kubrick knew how to control.
    “But like, McDowell and Nicholson are both like insane live wire behavioral uncontrollable actors.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 0:38:43 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (3)

  1. unmapped (star vehicle): Malcolm McDowell → Lindsay Anderson. McDowell became a cultural avatar across the Lindsay Anderson movies of 67 to 73.
    “where he becomes like sort of a cultural avatar. across like the Lindsey Anderson movies in this, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 0:02:40 · Alex Ross Perry (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (role inheritance): Malcolm McDowell → Donald Pleasence. McDowell as Dr. Loomis in the remakes is called a valid inheritor of Pleasence.
    “He's a valid inheritor of the Donald Pleasance mantle.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:25:07 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (improvised use): Malcolm McDowell → Singin' in the Rain. McDowell says he began singing the song when Kubrick asked if he could dance, and Kubrick bought the rights at once.
    “And so I began to sing a singing in the rain, and Stanley burst out laughing.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:35:37 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (casting what-if): Malcolm McDowell → Brian Cox. The speakers wonder whether X2 called McDowell after Cox said no.
    “They must have called Malcolm for X2.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 0:04:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Malcolm McDowell: That Guy award: Shea won't pick the principal because he's too famous, and asks why he's here at all.
    “why is Malcolm McDowell the principal in this movie?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano · 1:09:06 · Shea Serrano (0.50 sure it was them)