Andrew Vajna

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as producer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they produced, which the two lists below run through too: Tombstone (1993); Color of Night (1994); Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995); The 13th Warrior (1999); Evita; Judge Dredd; Super Mario Bros..

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.

The Godfather (1972): 2 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through Tombstone (1993), which they produced: 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 Tombstone (1993), which they produced: 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)

Basic Instinct (1992): 1 line

  1. theme (genre copy) · through Color of Night (1994), which they produced: Basic Instinct ⇒ Color of Night (the host's read). Bruce Willis's Color of Night was another Basic Instinct era noir with a famous full-frontal moment.
    “Everyone, remember Bruce Willis did that movie where he showed his penis?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:21:57 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Beowulf adaptations: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The 13th Warrior (1999), which they produced: Beowulf adaptations ⇒ The 13th Warrior (the host's read). The film is the Beowulf story told as Crichton's 'what was the real thing they were fighting' version.
    “Even going back to Crichton's original concept of like, what's the real story behind Beowulf?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 0:25:39 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

John Ford: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they produced: John Ford ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). Contrast: Ford Westerns vs gnarly, vulgar Tombstone.
    “bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:34:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Michael Crichton: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The 13th Warrior (1999), which they produced: Michael Crichton ⇒ The 13th Warrior (the host's read). Lowery read the Crichton novel and found the film is the book almost scene for scene.
    “reading the book, I was like, this is pretty much just scene for scene exactly what's on screen.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 0:19:51 · David Lowery (0.85 sure it was them)

Three Amigos (1986): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they produced: Three Amigos ⇒ Tombstone (the host's read). The wedding-execution opening resembles the Three Amigos setup.
    “this movie's after the 3 amigos, right?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:28:23 · Chris Ryan (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.

Deadwood (2004): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Tombstone (1993), which they produced: Tombstone ⇒ Deadwood (the host's read). Tombstone as the bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood.
    “I tend to think of this movie as the bridge from John Ford Westerns to Deadwood”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:34:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Producing (7) everyone in producing

What was said about them, by kind

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Andrew Vajna → Super Mario Bros.. Vajna's Synergy made big swings like Super Mario Bros. and Judge Dredd, and needed Disney to fund this.
    “he also made Super Mario Brothers, Judge Dred, color of night.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 0:43:39 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.