Amy Seimetz
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: You're Next (2011); Alien: Covenant (2017); A Horrible Way to Die; Lean on Pete; Pet Sematary (2019); Upstream Color. Count them as director (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.
Aliens (1986): 2 lines
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lineage (lineage) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they acted in:
Aliens ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read).
The shoulder-mounted GoPro cameras are carried over from the Marines in Aliens.
“which the Marines all have in aliens”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:40:52 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them) -
lineage (lineage) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they acted in:
Aliens ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read).
The loader and airlock set piece homages the power loader fight in Aliens.
“But something about this feels closer to the power loader fight.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 1:55:53 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
Back to the Future Part II (1989): 1 line
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craft (craft) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they acted in:
Back to the Future Part II ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read).
The double-Fassbender effect is an old trick established by Zemeckis in Back to the Future II.
“once again, shit established by Zameckis and back to the future too.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 1:09:38 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
Prometheus (2012): 1 line
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lineage (lineage) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they acted in:
Prometheus ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read).
Covenant is half the Prometheus sequel Scott wanted and half a concession to a more normal Alien movie.
“this is half, like Ridley Scott doing the Prometheus sequel he wanted to do and half”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:06:57 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
The Martian (2015): 1 line
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industry (industry) · through Alien: Covenant (2017), which they acted in:
The Martian ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read).
The Martian's success gave Scott leverage to make an odder Alien film.
“I forgot that the previous film to this is the Martian”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 1:19:20 · 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.
No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.
What the speakers said they did
Directing (1) everyone in directing
- director, She Dies Tomorrow (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Covenant)
Acting (6) everyone in acting
- actor, You're Next (The Big Picture, The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture)
- actor, A Horrible Way to Die (The Big Picture, The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture)
- actor, Alien: Covenant (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Covenant)
- actor, Pet Sematary (2019) (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Covenant)
- actor, Upstream Color (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Covenant)
- actor, Lean on Pete (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien: Covenant)
Other (1) everyone in other
- hypothetical casting, Prometheus (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)
What was said about them, by kind
career (4)
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career (career):
Amy Seimetz → Lean on Pete.
She appeared in Lean on Pete after Covenant.
“Since this, she's done Lean on Pete.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:52:27 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Amy Seimetz → Pet Sematary (2019).
Seimetz elevates anything, even Pet Sematary.
“If Simon shows up in something like pet cemetery, she kind of elevates it.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:53:21 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Amy Seimetz → Upstream Color.
Her Upstream Color performance is one of the best of the decade.
“that's one of the best performances of that decade”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:53:56 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Amy Seimetz → She Dies Tomorrow.
She wrote and directed She Dies Tomorrow, which Griffin has not watched yet.
“I really like she dies tomorrow this year.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:54:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
Fun items about them
None.