Jay Roach

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); Meet the Parents (2000); Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002); Game Change (2012); Trumbo (2015); Dinner for Schmucks; Fair and Balanced. Count them as writer (1 film) 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.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), which they directed: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ⇒ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (the host's read). Mini-Me/Scott Evil fight calls back to the toilet sequence in the first movie.
    “Great callback to the toilet sequence in the in the 1st movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:25:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. industry (franchise decline) · through Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), which they directed: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ⇒ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (the host's read). The sequels try to top themselves and Austin stops being funny once he figures himself out at the end of the first film.
    “The 2nd and thirds are just trying to top themselves.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 1:32:19 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Dr. No (1962): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), which they directed: Dr. No ⇒ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (the host's read). Bond is the blueprint for Austin Powers; Dr. Evil is Blofeld.
    “Dr. Evil being Blofeld and all that stuff, it's just kind of lost on the audience and it still works.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:48 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Michael Caine: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), which they directed: Michael Caine ⇒ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (the host's read). Clearly based in part on a bunch of Michael Caine movies.
    “There's a bunch of Michael Kane movies that it's clearly based on.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:12 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Our Man Flint: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), which they directed: Our Man Flint ⇒ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (the host's read). Austin Powers draws on 60s spy movies like Our Man Flint and Michael Caine films.
    “a couple of other movies like Armand Flint, the James Coburn movie from the 60s”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:08 · 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.

Something's Gotta Give (2003): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Meet the Parents (2000), which they directed: Meet the Parents ⇒ Something's Gotta Give (the host's read). Nicholson may have seen Meet the Parents and wanted a piece of that audience.
    “Do you think he saw meet the parents and was like, I can do that too?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Something's Gotta Give with Bobby Finger (Ad-Free) · 0:05:06 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (9) everyone in directing

Writing (1) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career): Marco Schnabel → Jay Roach. The Love Guru was directed by Jay Roach's own first assistant director rather than Roach.
    “It was Jay Roach's 1st AD.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Flesh+Blood · 1:14:34 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Jay Roach → Meet the Parents. Roach parlayed Austin Powers into Meet the Parents, Fockers and politics films.
    “he really parlayed these freaking movies into a huge career.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:17 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Jay Roach → Trumbo. From Austin Powers to political portrayals on screen.
    “he literally turned an Austin Powers movie into one of the more significant portrayers of American politics”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:49:02 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Jay Roach → Game Change. Roach has made political docudramas like Game Change for HBO, so he can do this.
    “Jay Roach, of course, has experience making movies like Game Change for HBO.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:24:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Heather Graham → Jay Roach. Roach told her hers is the only character who doesn't know it's a joke.
    “Jay Roach told her, this is the only character in the movie that doesn't know this movie is a joke.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:19:13 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Jay Roach → Barry (TV). Roach appears on Barry; Bill Hader auditions for him.
    “Bill Hader auditions for him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:49:20 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Meet the Parents → Jay Roach. Susanna Hoffs, who performed with Randy Newman, is married to Jay Roach.
    “J-roach, one of the Bengals is married to J-Rose.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 2:01:57 · David Sims (0.30 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me → Jay Roach. Apex Mountain for Jay Roach: most successful of his run.
    “This movie made a shitload of money.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:15 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.