Christopher Plummer

Made films the shows talk about.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (13 films) instead.

Draws on

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Drawn on by

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What the speakers said they did

Acting (18) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career): Christopher Plummer → The Sound of Music. Plummer was the star of The Sound of Music, which they pick as his Apex Mountain.
    “He was the star of the sound of music.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:00 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Christopher Plummer → Beginners. Plummer won his Oscar late for Beginners, given because of his long career.
    “Christopher Plummer got that later on in his career for beginners.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:49:04 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career run): Christopher Plummer → The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. His 80s run: Beginners, Knives Out, Dragon Tattoo, All the Money in the World.
    “I think if you just say his 80s contains beginners, knives out, girl with the dragon tattoo, all the money in the world.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:30:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. career (early career): Christopher Plummer → The Sound of Music. Plummer was in The Sound of Music.
    “Friend, did you know that he was in the sound of music?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:31:05 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (performance): Christopher Plummer → Beginners. Plummer plays a father who comes out in his 80s in Beginners.
    “He's Ewan McGregor's dad, who comes out in his 80s.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:31:51 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. people (actors walking out): Harvey Keitel → Christopher Plummer. Keitel's Eyes Wide Shut walkout is paired with Plummer's rant about Malick.
    “it's like that incredible clip of Christopher Plummer talking about working with Malik on the new world”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killing with Patton Oswalt (Ad-Free) · 0:25:46 · Patton Oswalt (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Christopher Plummer: Plummer plays Mike Wallace not as an impression but as Plummer interpreting Wallace, with the pointing fingers and no prosthetics.
    “he is just doing Christopher Plummer interpreting Mike Wallace.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:47:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Christopher Plummer: Plummer sips from a CBS Sports mug as a detail in the Wallace scene.
    “he just like sits back and takes a sip out of a CBS sports mug.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:47:33 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Christopher Plummer: Plummer was born in 1929, nearly 70 in this movie, and won his Oscar at about 83 for Beginners.
    “Christopher Plummer, never nominated for an Oscar before 2010.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:51:01 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Christopher Plummer: David's hot take: the best 80s of any actor.
    “Best 80s of any actor.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:27:45 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)