John Cazale

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: The Godfather (1972); The Conversation (1974); The Godfather Part II (1974); The Deer Hunter.

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.

Mario Puzo: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through The Godfather (1972), which they acted in: Mario Puzo ⇒ The Godfather (the host's read). Coppola cut huge sections of Puzo's novel, as Gray cut Grann's book.
    “even there, Francis took out huge sections of the book and made very interesting decisions.”
    The Big Picture · ‘The Lost City of Z’ Director James Gray | The Big Picture (Ep. 9) · 0:23:12 · James Gray (0.90 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Tombstone (1993): 2 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through The Godfather (1972), which they acted in: The Godfather ⇒ Tombstone (the maker said so: Russell, in his True West magazine interview). Russell's intended tone was a Western Godfather; Jarre's version was more elegant.
    “Well, Russell says it, it was basically the godfather of Westerns.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:10:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through The Godfather (1972), which they acted in: The Godfather ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). The Oriental faro takeover shows the Godfather-like business side Russell wanted.
    “You could see the godfather thing that Russell's talking about when he moves into Tombstone and immediately takes over the Faro game at the Oriental.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:33:55 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Dead Presidents (1995): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through The Deer Hunter, which they acted in: The Deer Hunter ⇒ Dead Presidents (the host's read). The film carries the Deer Hunter's post-war isolation, Platoon's combat, Apocalypse Now's helicopters.
    “The post-war isolation of the Deer Hunter, the bloody combat, a platoon, even the majestic helicopter shots from Apocalypse Now.”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:50:57 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

Zodiac (2007): 1 line

  1. craft (temp score) · through The Conversation (1974), which they acted in: The Conversation ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). The Conversation's score was used as temp music while Zodiac was cut, then Shire scored it.
    “they use the conversation score as temp score.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 2:14:21 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (4) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Kim Malin → John Cazale. Kim Malin's three unnamed-character credits are pitched as a triple crown, against Cazale's five perfect credits.
    “So John Kazeo is the best 5 movie IMDb run.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:54:14 · Kyle Brandt (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Being John Malkovich → John Cazale. Spike Jonze is the living John Cazale of directors: a very short filmography.
    “He's like the living John Kazale of directors.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:50:15 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.