Christina Ricci

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: Mermaids (1990); Addams Family Values (1993); Casper (1995); The Ice Storm (1997); Speed Racer (2008); Black Snake Moan; Buffalo '66; Pan Am (TV); Prozac Nation; The Opposite of Sex; Z: The Beginning of Everything (TV).

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.

Rick Moody's novel: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Ice Storm (1997), which they acted in: Rick Moody's novel ⇒ The Ice Storm (the host's read). Based on Rick Moody's 1994 book; the author cried at the end of a cut and said they got it.
    “It's based on Rick Moody's 1994 book, who saw a cut of it and cried at the end and was like, my God, they got it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:08:18 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Ice Storm (1997), which they acted in: The Brady Bunch Movie ⇒ The Ice Storm (the host's read). Simmons traces a mid-90s wave of 70s nostalgia (Brady Bunch movies, Reality Bites) that led to harder looks like Ice Storm.
    “They make the Brady Bunch movie, which is a parody of the Brady Bunch.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:12:44 · Bill Simmons (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.

Swingtown (TV): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through The Ice Storm (1997), which they acted in: The Ice Storm ⇒ Swingtown (TV) (the host's read). Swingtown tried to tap the key party idea but belonged on Cinemax.
    “That show has to be on Cinemax.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:50:18 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (12) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Christina Ricci → The Opposite of Sex. The year after The Ice Storm, Ricci went from awkward 14-year-old to femme fatale.
    “Yeah, it's weird that the next year she made the opposite of sex.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 0:17:32 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Christina Ricci → Prozac Nation. Prozac Nation, shelved for years, is named as the movie that broke Ricci.
    “The movie that broke Ricci was Prozac Nation, weirdly, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 1:18:08 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Aubrey Plaza → Christina Ricci. Plaza is called Ricci stripped of dimensions, a Tumblr version.
    “she's Christina Ricci stripped of dimensions.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 1:19:54 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Christina Ricci → Addams Family Values. Ricci is crowned queen of Thanksgiving for her Thanksgiving scenes in this and Addams Family Values.
    “She's the queen of Thanksgiving.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 0:32:12 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Christina Ricci → Natalie Portman. Ricci's darker, more withering energy suits Wendy better than Portman would have.
    “Christina Ricci just has like a slightly darker energy and is a little bit more withering.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:58:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Christina Ricci → Ghost World. Ricci was supposed to do Ghost World, an alternate-timeline moment.
    “Christina Ricci was supposed to do Ghost World.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 1:17:27 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Christina Ricci: A 17 magazine blurb promised a hot on-screen smooching scene.
    “I was like, they have a hot on-screen smooching scene and I was like, oh my god, this is going to be the biggest thing in the world.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 0:17:12 · Emily Yoshida (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Christina Ricci: Lee reshaped the written femme-fatale role around Ricci's awkward stage.
    “she felt like she was very much in her awkward stage and he molded the character around her current person”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 0:17:53 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Christina Ricci: Hosts wish Ricci a second win.
    “I just wish she'd have like a 2nd win.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free) · 1:08:58 · Emily Yoshida (0.50 sure it was them)