Alejandro Amenabar

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: The Others (2001); Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes); Agora.

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.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

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

Vanilla Sky (2001): 3 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes), which they directed: Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) ⇒ Vanilla Sky (the host's read). Vanilla Sky is nearly the same story as the Spanish original, except the hero is a magazine magnate friends with Spielberg.
    “So the film is actually pretty much exactly the same as Abri Lozojos, except for the main character of that movie is not a magazine magnate who's friends with Steven Spielberg.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:26:51 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes), which they directed: Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) ⇒ Vanilla Sky (the host's read). The ending follows the original beat for beat, down to the jump and the 'open your eyes' last line.
    “Yeah, again, it's how Abri Lo Sojos works to a T down to him jumping and open your eyes, like being on last lines.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 1:38:09 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes), which they directed: Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) ⇒ Vanilla Sky (the host's read). The Spanish film has the same beats, and the protagonist's face looks even worse in it.
    “But it's like the movie's beats are exactly the same down to the, you know, crucial moment of him like lying in the gut.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:31:50 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

Jason Lee: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes), which they directed: Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) ⇒ Jason Lee (the host's read). Jason Lee's best-friend character is the same character with the same mechanic as in the Spanish film.
    “This the same character with the same mechanic where he's kind of like...”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:58:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Tom Cruise: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes), which they directed: Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) ⇒ Tom Cruise (the host's read). Cruise optioned the Spanish film as soon as it reached America after Sundance.
    “He optioned the film instantly when it came out in America.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:08:26 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Alejandro Amenabar → The Others. Amenabar followed the Spanish thriller with The Others, which was a huge hit.
    “He made the others, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:08:45 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): The Others → Alejandro Amenabar. A ghost story directed by Amenabar (transcribed 'menu bars').
    “Alejandro menu bars, ghost story.”
    The Big Picture · The Nicole Kidman Hall of Fame, and ‘Babygirl’ · 1:11:59 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.