Jake Gyllenhaal

Speaks on the shows. Their sketches and lines as a speaker.

Wikidata Q133313: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Donnie Darko (2001); Highway (2002); Brokeback Mountain (2005); Jarhead (2005); Rendition (2007); Zodiac (2007); Prisoners (2013); Nightcrawler (2014); Ambulance (2022); Bubble Boy; October Sky.

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.

Collateral (2004): 1 line

  1. people (casting) · through Zodiac (2007), which they acted in: Collateral ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher cast Ruffalo partly because he liked him in Collateral.
    “One, Fincher really liked him in collateral.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:24:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Donnie Darko (2001): 1 line, within their own work

  1. people (casting) · through Zodiac (2007), which they acted in: Donnie Darko ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher liked Donnie Darko and had Gyllenhaal pegged for a while.
    “unsurprisingly, Fincher liked Donny Darko”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:22:44 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

El Mariachi (1992): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Donnie Darko (2001), which they acted in: El Mariachi ⇒ Donnie Darko (the host's read). The 90s indie boom of low-budget hits like sex, lies and El Mariachi made Darko-type bets possible.
    “Thanks to a series of low budget hits, like sex lies and videotape and El Mariachi.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:27:57 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

Full Metal Jacket (1987): 1 line

  1. unmapped (generational template) · through Jarhead (2005), which they acted in: Full Metal Jacket ⇒ Jarhead (the host's read). Jarhead is described as trying to be the Full Metal Jacket of the Iraq war generation.
    “like jarhead feels like it's very much trying to be the full metal jacket.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free) · 0:27:21 · David Sims (0.55 sure it was them)

Heat (1995): 1 line

  1. lineage (homage) · through Ambulance (2022), which they acted in: Heat ⇒ Ambulance (the host's read). Chris says the first half of Ambulance is Michael Bay trying to make Heat, before the second half becomes a great chase movie.
    “The 1st half of this movie is basically like Michael Bay being like, I want to make heat.”
    The Big Picture · The 2022 Movie Draft · 1:06:53 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

L.A. Confidential (1997): 1 line

  1. lineage (structure / influence) · through Zodiac (2007), which they acted in: L.A. Confidential ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Leslye says Zodiac feels like it follows in the footsteps of L.A. Confidential.
    “zodiac feels like it follows in the footsteps of that.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:50:16 · Leslye Headland (0.80 sure it was them)

Robert Graysmith: 1 line

  1. lineage (adaptation) · through Zodiac (2007), which they acted in: Robert Graysmith ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). The Salerno script, which Vanderbilt took over, adapted Graysmith's nonfiction book (with a speculative sequel bolted on).
    “So it's sort of like an adaptation of Graysmith's nonfiction book and a speculative sequence.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:50:39 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Rumor Has It: 1 line

  1. people (casting) · through Zodiac (2007), which they acted in: Rumor Has It ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Jennifer Aniston, on Rumor Has It with Ruffalo, helped him get the role.
    “So rumor has it kind of helps him get this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:25:09 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Seven (1995): 1 line

  1. unmapped (why Fincher was offered it) · through Zodiac (2007), which they acted in: Seven ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Seven made Fincher the first choice for any serial-killer project, Zodiac included.
    “Ever since he makes seven, if there's some serial killer movie, is getting sent it”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:51:53 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

The Conversation (1974): 1 line

  1. craft (temp score) · through Zodiac (2007), which they acted in: The Conversation ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). The Conversation's score was used as temp music while Zodiac was cut, then Shire scored it.
    “they use the conversation score as temp score.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 2:14:21 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Shining (1980): 1 line

  1. unmapped (stolen move) · through Zodiac (2007), which they acted in: The Shining ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher steals the Steadicam move where the camera turns with the car and keeps it centered.
    “Fincher steals that move of like when the car turns a corner”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 2:05:09 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Zodiac (2007): 1 line, within their own work

  1. people (casting) · through Donnie Darko (2001), which they acted in: Donnie Darko ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read). Fincher liked Donnie Darko and had Gyllenhaal pegged for a while.
    “unsurprisingly, Fincher liked Donny Darko”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:22:44 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (15) everyone in acting

Other (2) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Jake Gyllenhaal → Donnie Darko. Gyllenhaal, a former child actor, signed on wanting an anti-teen movie.
    “He was interested in making what he called an anti-teen movie.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:29:14 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

contrast (2)

  1. contrast (contrast): Amy Adams → Jake Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal gets a pass for fooling around in Nocturnal Animals while Adams gets criticized.
    “Jake Gyllenhaal can have a little fun and fuck around in nocturnal animals and everyone's fine with it”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’ · 1:36:18 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): Jake Gyllenhaal → Donnie Darko. Archival Gyllenhaal: Darko is about adolescent psychology, unlike party-and-pies teen movies.
    “That was a movie that was sort of more about the psychological journey of, like, of adolescence and the confusion of all of it.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:29:38 · Jake Gyllenhaal (0.85 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Avatar → Jake Gyllenhaal. Other movie-star options for Jake Sully were considered after Damon said no.
    “is it a Gyllenhaal, do you get someone who's at that level, there were a couple people in the mix”
    The Big Picture · The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims · 0:20:27 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Jake Gyllenhaal: Zodiac shot through the Brokeback Mountain awards season, and Fincher would not release him for events; Fincher says he was distracted.
    “And Fincher will not release him to do shit.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:59:00 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Jake Gyllenhaal: Fincher's dossier line on how scattered Gyllenhaal was on set during his campaign.
    “He was being nibbled to death by ducks and not particularly smart ducks.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:00:38 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Jake Gyllenhaal: On the making-of, Gyllenhaal asks Fincher to confirm he is good at inserts after dozens of takes of his hands scribbling; Fincher teases, then agrees.
    “no, no, no, you are, you are good at inserts.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:02:40 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)