Dennis Lehane

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Mystic River (2003).

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.

Gillian Flynn: 1 line

lineage (inspired her approach) · through Mystic River (2003), which they wrote: Mystic River ⇒ Gillian Flynn (the maker said so). After failed attempts at novels, Flynn read Mystic River and took from it the idea of a crime that is a red herring for a character story.
“She said she had many failed attempts and then read Dennis Lahain's Mystic River, which, in my opinion, is an incredible piece of writing.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 0:31:35 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Sharp Objects (TV): 1 line

unmapped (template (crime as red herring)) · through Mystic River (2003), which they wrote: Mystic River ⇒ Sharp Objects (TV) (the host's read). Sharp Objects and Dark Places are described as Flynn's attempts at the Mystic River-style crime-as-red-herring structure.
“And so sharp objects and dark places are both kind of like attempts at that, right?”
Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 0:32:10 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Writing (2) everyone in writing

novel author, Mystic River (Blank Check — Patreon, Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free))
novelist, Mystic River (Blank Check — Patreon, In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): Dennis Lehane → Mystic River. The film is called the worst adaptation of Lehane's work.
“that's the worst adaptation of his work.”
Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:53:14 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.