Leslie H. Martinson

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 Atomic Kid (1954); Hot Rod Girl (1956); Hot Rod Rumble (1957); PT 109 (1963); Batman (TV series, 1966-68) (1966); The Batman (2022).

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.

Batman (1943 serial) (1943): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: Batman (1943 serial) ⇒ The Batman (the host's read). A New York screening of the 1943 Lewis Wilson serial caused bat fever and led Fox to greenlight the movie.
    “someone screened that in New York City and it was such a phenomenon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:11:37 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Seven (1995): 1 line

  1. unmapped (borrowing) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: Seven ⇒ The Batman (the host's read). The speaker had forgotten how indebted The Batman is to Fincher, mostly to Se7en.
    “I had forgotten just how indebted the Batman is to...”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Se7en with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger (Ad-Free) · 1:28:34 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Long Halloween (comic): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: The Long Halloween (comic) ⇒ The Batman (the host's read). Every adaptation pulls from The Long Halloween but has not used Calendar Man.
    “Everyone has pulled from the long Halloween, but not used calendar man.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:43:06 · David Sims (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.

The Dark Knight Rises (2012): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: The Batman ⇒ The Dark Knight Rises (the host's read). The ocean bomb-disposal sequence is thought to be directly referenced in the final act of Dark Knight Rises.
    “this sequence, a lot of people think, is directly referenced by the final act of Dark Knight Rises.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:18:49 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: The Batman ⇒ The Dark Knight Rises (the host's read). The giant bomb, the film's most iconic image, is what Dark Knight Rises lifts.
    “This is the thing that Dark Knight Rises kind of lifts.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:14:38 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Batman Forever (1995): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: The Batman ⇒ Batman Forever (the host's read). Burton had a plane and a boat which Schumacher updated in Batman Forever; Batman & Robin gave Robin a motorcycle.
    “Burton has a plane and a boat.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:27:30 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Batman Forever / Batman & Robin: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: The Batman ⇒ Batman Forever / Batman & Robin (the host's read). Griffin says Schumacher's Batman films are directly shaped by the Adam West show's pairing and cliffhanger style.
    “Joel Schumacher is very influenced by the Adam West show.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:08:26 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

Batman Returns (1992): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: The Batman ⇒ Batman Returns (the host's read). Villains scheming together in Batman Returns and Schumacher films echoes the 1966 team-up, but those feel forced.
    “The team up does always feel a little forced”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:42:12 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

Conan O'Brien: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they directed: The Batman ⇒ Conan O'Brien (the host's read). Conan's brand of obvious-shorthand humor is why this humor lands for the hosts; Conan echoes it.
    “Conan is actually probably a crucial reason this humor lands for us because Conan is echoing it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:37:33 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

The Munsters (TV series) (1964): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Batman (TV series, 1966-68) (1966), which they directed: Batman (TV series, 1966-68) ⇒ The Munsters (TV series) (the host's read). Batman premiering and eating the Munsters' timeslot is why that show tanked.
    “And it was because Batman premiered and immediately Munsters like tank.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:03:01 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

The Simpsons (1989): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Batman (TV series, 1966-68) (1966), which they directed: Batman (TV series, 1966-68) ⇒ The Simpsons (the host's read). The Radioactive Man parody mirrors the fate of old Batman actors doing car-dealership appearances in costume.
    “that's the kind of thing that the Simpsons parodies, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:50:45 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (6) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Leslie H. Martinson → PT 109. The Batman director's best-known other movie is PT 109, with Cliff Robertson as JFK.
    “Leslie Martinson made a movie called PT109.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:30:38 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Leslie H. Martinson → Hot Rod Rumble. His other credits include hot-rod pictures and a Lassie ripoff.
    “Made a movie called Hot Rod Rumble.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:31:19 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Leslie H. Martinson → The Atomic Kid. Martinson also directed Mickey Rooney in The Atomic Kid.
    “He did a Mickey Rooney movie, but in the 50s called the Atomic Kid.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:31:41 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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