Britt Leach

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: Weird Science (1985); The Great Outdoors (1988); Father of the Bride (1991).

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.

Mad Max 2 (1981): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Weird Science (1985), which they acted in: Mad Max 2 ⇒ Weird Science (the host's read). The climactic biker-gang sequence is an homage to The Road Warrior with the same actor and makeup.
    “it's pulled right from this movie that had just come out, same actor, same makeup, same everything, they're like doing an homage to it”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 1:08:03 · Bill Simmons (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Weird Science (1985), which they acted in: Mad Max 2 ⇒ Weird Science (the host's read). The Road Warrior homage is a nine-minute sequence, about 10% of the movie.
    “It comprises 10% of the whole movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 1:08:58 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Al Feldstein: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Weird Science (1985), which they acted in: Al Feldstein ⇒ Weird Science (the host's read). The movie is based on a 1951 pre-Code comic by Al Feldstein.
    “this was based on the 1951 pre-comics code comic made of the future by Al Feldstein.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:30:25 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Father of the Bride (1950): 1 line

  1. lineage (remake) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride (the host's read). The 1991 film remakes the Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor original, and the duo argue the remake anxiety has faded with time.
    “there is obviously the original with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor, but fine.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:02:04 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Parenthood (1989): 1 line

  1. verdict (best-Martin-movie rival) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Parenthood ⇒ Father of the Bride (the host's read). Some would pick Parenthood as his best because it tried this type of movie first and spun off into a TV show.
    “Some people might say parenthood actually, because it's the 1st type of movie that tried to do the stuff they did.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:19:51 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Superbad (2007): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Weird Science (1985), which they acted in: Superbad ⇒ Weird Science (the host's read). Weird Science may be the biggest influence on Superbad.
    “Like, I feel like, I don't know which was the biggest influence on Superbad.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:07:45 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

The Breakfast Club (1985): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Weird Science (1985), which they acted in: The Breakfast Club ⇒ Weird Science (the host's read). Gary's girlfriend in Canada is a gag taken from Breakfast Club.
    “Like, that's the thing directly from Breakfast Club.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:17:25 · Kyle Brandt (0.55 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Father of the Bride Part 3 (Netflix Zoom reunion): 1 line

  1. lineage (pandemic sequel) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride Part 3 (Netflix Zoom reunion) (the host's read). The virtual Netflix reunion is called a low point of the pandemic.
    “The virtual Netflix sequel. I think was one of the low points of the pandemic.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:47:27 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)

Father of the Bride Part II (1995): 1 line

  1. lineage (sequel) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride Part II (the host's read). Dobbins is okay with Part II because it comments on weddings and pregnancy smartly and she likes the family; it made $76.6M on a $30M budget.
    “I'm okay with Father of the Bride too.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:18 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994): 1 line

  1. lineage (genre influence) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Four Weddings and a Funeral (the host's read). Father of the Bride starts the 90s wedding-movie explosion that includes Four Weddings, Wedding Planner and Wedding Singer.
    “This like really starts the 90s explosion of everything from 4 weddings and a funeral to wedding planner and wedding singer and you name it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:03:26 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

Oingo Boingo: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Weird Science (1985), which they acted in: Weird Science ⇒ Oingo Boingo (the host's read). The speaker imagines the title song was written after the band was told the plot and shown the film, Frankenstein vibe included.
    “I'm making this movie. It's about these 15 year old kids that create basically like the perfect woman and she comes out of the computer and has sex with them.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 1:13:46 · Bill Simmons (0.55 sure it was them)

Superbad (2007): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Weird Science (1985), which they acted in: Weird Science ⇒ Superbad (the host's read). Weird Science's ending was 'completely ripped off by super bad'.
    “Uh, really satisfying ending, then just completely ripped off by super bad.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:42:03 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (3) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Britt Leach → Father of the Bride. Gary's dad actor is the grocery store manager in Father of the Bride and in The Great Outdoors.
    “He's in, he has a scene in Father of the Bride when George Banks crashes out, as they say, at the hot dogs.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 1:18:45 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.