Amir Mokri

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as cinematographer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they shot, which the two lists below run through too: Blue Steel (1990); The Fast and the Furious (2001); Transformers (2007); Man of Steel (2013); Pixels (2015); Bad Boys II.

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.

Futurama (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (ripped off) · through Pixels (2015), which they shot: Futurama ⇒ Pixels (the host's read). The premise of Pixels is said to be ripped off from a Futurama episode.
    “It is very much ripped off from Futurama.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Ricki and the Flash with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber · 1:49:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Ghostbusters (1984): 1 line

  1. unmapped (tonal model) · through Pixels (2015), which they shot: Ghostbusters ⇒ Pixels (the host's read). Pixels is called a Ghostbusters knockoff, with Adam Sandler trying to do Ghostbusters with Chris Columbus.
    “Hixels is Ghostbusters.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Ricki and the Flash with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber · 1:48:24 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Pixels (short film): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Pixels (2015), which they shot: Pixels (short film) ⇒ Pixels (the host's read). The speaker says the feature grew from a viral short that was a visual effects show reel made by an aspiring VFX artist, who was paid millions in a studio bidding war but had no stake in the movie.
    “I believe the person was like an aspiring visual effects artist and he made it”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Ricki and the Flash with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber · 1:49:29 · Bobby Finger or Lindsey Weber (0.30 sure it was them)

Roger Corman film: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Fast and the Furious (2001), which they shot: Roger Corman film ⇒ The Fast and the Furious (the host's read). The first film borrowed its title from a 1960s Corman exploitation movie.
    “it borrowed its title from a somewhat well-known Roger Corman exploitation movie from the 1960s”
    The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:08:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Bumblebee: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Transformers (2007), which they shot: Transformers ⇒ Bumblebee (the host's read). The Bumblebee trailer is the first act of the first Transformers movie extended.
    “the big move is the 1st movie, that's the 1st 30 minutes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Something's Gotta Give with Bobby Finger (Ad-Free) · 0:21:23 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Mission: Impossible (1996): 1 line

  1. lineage (franchise influence) · through The Fast and the Furious (2001), which they shot: The Fast and the Furious ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). The modern MI films combine Bourne-style hand-to-hand combat with Fast and the Furious over-the-top action.
    “the 2 biggest influences on Mission Impossible are born in the Fast and the Furious.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:18:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

The Judge (2014): 1 line

  1. lineage (homage) · through Man of Steel (2013), which they shot: Man of Steel ⇒ The Judge (the host's read). The tornado father-son fight echoes the father-son tornado scene in Man of Steel, another Warner Bros. film.
    “an homage to everyone's favorite father son scene from Man of Steel.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Judging The Judge · 1:20:04 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Photography (6) everyone in photography

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Amir Mokri → Transformers. The Blue Steel cinematographer went on to shoot Transformers 3 and 4.
    “Emir Mokri, who shot this movie, shot Transformers 3 and four.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 0:59:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.