Shelley Duvall

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q235478: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Thieves Like Us (1974); Nashville (1975); Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976); Annie Hall (1977); Popeye (1980); The Shining (1980); 3 Women; Brewster McCloud; McCabe & Mrs. Miller.

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.

Stephen King: 2 lines

  1. unmapped (blueprint) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: Stephen King ⇒ The Shining (the maker said so: Kubrick quotes in the research dossier). The speakers read Kubrick saying the novel's plot is a good blueprint for the movie he wanted to make.
    “I can make whatever movie I want with that as a blueprint.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 1:04:04 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (adaptation) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: Stephen King ⇒ The Shining (the host's read). The film is the second Stephen King novel adaptation, after Carrie.
    “This is the 2nd Stephen King film adaptation.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 0:09:27 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): 1 line

  1. unmapped (led to Kubrick mythology) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: 2001: A Space Odyssey ⇒ The Shining (the host's read). 2001 is the reason for Kubrick's godlike mythology, without which people would invest less in The Shining.
    “I don't think people would invest as much into The Shining if this movie didn't exist.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2001: A Space Odyssey with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 1:01:49 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Doctor Sleep (2019): 6 lines

  1. lineage (sequel) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Doctor Sleep (the host's read). Doctor Sleep is the sequel to Kubrick's The Shining, which is the whole sell and the whole problem.
    “You're doing a sequel to The Shining.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Doctor Sleep · 0:12:41 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (sequel) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Doctor Sleep (the host's read). Doctor Sleep is the sequel to The Shining.
    “Dr. Sleep, the sequel to, which I feel like is actually a better movie”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 0:58:43 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (homage) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Doctor Sleep (the host's read). Doctor Sleep has to pay some homage to Kubrick while following a novel whose author hates the film.
    “it has to thread paying some homage to Kubrick”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 2:14:53 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Doctor Sleep (the host's read). Doctor Sleep's script threads King's book and Kubrick's film, and addresses King's complaint about what Kubrick changed.
    “It addresses the conflict between Stephen King and what he didn't like about the Kubrick movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 0:46:49 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)
  5. lineage (lineage) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Doctor Sleep (the host's read). Doctor Sleep uses grown-up Danny and a new generation, Abra Stone.
    “Using a familiar figure from the original film in Danny, the grown up Danny”
    The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 1:31:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  6. lineage (sequel) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Doctor Sleep (the host's read). Doctor Sleep is named as a continuation of The Shining, with the Stephen King thing.
    “There's also Doctor Sleep.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 2:48:12 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

1980s Stephen King adaptations (Cujo, The Dead Zone, Christine, etc.): 1 line

  1. unmapped (led to) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ 1980s Stephen King adaptations (Cujo, The Dead Zone, Christine, etc.) (the host's read). After The Shining and Carrie came the real 1980s wave of King adaptations.
    “the real 80s wave of like lots of king stuff.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 0:09:47 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Bobby's World (TV): 1 line

  1. lineage (homage) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Bobby's World (TV) (the host's read). The Bobby's World opening of Bobby on a big wheel is called an homage to The Shining.
    “And it's so clearly has to be an homage to this”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 2:06:41 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

Punch-Drunk Love (2002): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Popeye (1980), which they acted in: Popeye ⇒ Punch-Drunk Love (the host's read). Wesley says PTA's debt to Altman runs deep, down to the Shelley Duvall Popeye song used in Punch-Drunk Love.
    “the way that that Shelley Duval song from Popeye functions in punch trunk love”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:21:58 · Wesley Morris (0.85 sure it was them)

Raging Bull (1980): 1 line

  1. unmapped (zeitgeist precedent) · through Annie Hall (1977), which they acted in: Annie Hall ⇒ Raging Bull (the host's read). Annie Hall established the late-70s map for human-frailty stories with comedy and fragile men, which Scorsese then exploited to horrify.
    “part of that map is is Annie Hall.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 1:32:35 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Ready Player One: 1 line

  1. lineage (homage) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Ready Player One (the host's read). Ready Player One has a fun sequence set in the hotel.
    “Ready player one, they go to the hotel.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 2:26:19 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Stephen King's The Shining (1997 miniseries): 1 line

  1. unmapped (answered by) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Stephen King's The Shining (1997 miniseries) (the host's read). King's own miniseries is described as him showing folks the real Shining, after his objections to the film.
    “okay, time to roll up my sleeves and show you folks the real shining.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 0:47:01 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

The Player (1992): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Nashville (1975), which they acted in: Nashville ⇒ The Player (the host's read). Wesley says the tricks Altman uses in The Player, like famous people dropping into a space, are ones he used in Nashville.
    “a lot of the tricks that he's using in the player, I mean, he uses in Nashville, right?”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:17:32 · Wesley Morris (0.85 sure it was them)

The Simpsons (TV): 1 line

  1. unmapped (parody) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ The Simpsons (TV) (the host's read). The Simpsons parodied the film; the speaker knew its elements from parodies first.
    “I feel like I'd seen so many parodies of different elements of this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 2:35:57 · Ben Hosley (0.40 sure it was them)

Zodiac (2007): 1 line

  1. unmapped (stolen move) · through The Shining (1980), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher steals the Steadicam move where the camera turns with the car and keeps it centered.
    “Fincher steals that move of like when the car turns a corner”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 2:05:09 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (14) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

people (3)

  1. people (people): Robert Altman → Shelley Duvall. Altman had return customers, such as seven movies with Shelley Duvall.
    “I think he did 7 movies with Shelley Duvall.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:22:53 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. people (frequent collaborator): Shelley Duvall → Robert Altman. Duvall did six Altman films in a row after being discovered by his producer.
    “she does what, 6 Altman movies in a row.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 1:24:42 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. people (casting): Shelley Duvall → Popeye. Duvall was cast in Popeye against Altman's wishes.
    “She's cast in Popeye against Altman's wishes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 1:26:00 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Shelley Duvall: Duvall was discovered doing makeup demonstrations at a mall and sent to Robert Altman, who put her in Brewster McCloud.
    “She's discovered for Brewster McLeod as like a makeup tester at a mall.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 1:24:30 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Shelley Duvall: Duvall describes the cost of crying for a year and a half: the body rebels and the thought of crying makes her cry.
    “But after a while, your body rebels.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 1:51:36 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)