Sean Penn

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.

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

What the speakers said they did

Acting (15) everyone in acting

• actor, Sweet and Lowdown (The Rewatchables, ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
• actor, Dead Man Walking (The Rewatchables, 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris)
• actor (replaced Jodie Foster), The Game (The Rewatchables, ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
• actor, Mystic River (The Rewatchables, ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan)
• actor, The Interpreter (The Big Picture, The Nicole Kidman Hall of Fame, and ‘Babygirl’)
• actor, Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson film (The Big Picture, Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes!)
• actor, Licorice Pizza (The Big Picture, Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes!)
• actor, Taps (The Big Picture, The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame)
• lead (the part Foster would have played), The Game (Blank Check — Patreon, Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free))
• Conrad, Nick's brother, The Game (Blank Check — Patreon, The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free))
• actor, billed under the star, Carlito's Way (Blank Check — Patreon, The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free))
• actor, U Turn (Blank Check — Patreon, The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free))
• actor, Mystic River (Blank Check — Patreon, In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free))
• actor, Dead Man Walking (Blank Check — Patreon, In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free))
• actor, The Game (Blank Check — Patreon, The Ice Storm with Emily Yoshida (Ad-Free))

Other (3) everyone in other

• casting what-if for Alex, The Big Chill (The Rewatchables, ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
• hypothetical Costello, The Departed (The Rewatchables, ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan)
• wanted to play the narrator, Fight Club (Blank Check — Patreon, Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free))

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

1. career (career): Sean Penn → Dead Man Walking. Penn's Mystic River win was seen as making up for losing for Dead Man Walking.

   “well, he should have won for Dead Man Walking and like Penn is understung.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:54:00 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)

industry (1)

1. industry (industry): Sean Penn → Sweet and Lowdown. Penn was nominated for Sweet and Lowdown while Pacino was not nominated at all for The Insider.

   “Sean Penn got nominated for sweet and low down.”

   The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:49:20 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

1. people (prior performance): Sean Penn → Licorice Pizza. Penn did fine work in a William Holden-esque stand-in role there.

   “He was in Licorice Pizza, did fine work as a William Holden-esque stand-in in that movie.”

   The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:08:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

1. unmapped (sliding doors): Taps → Sean Penn. In Taps Cruise has the Sean Penn-style edgy role he never played again, a different career he could have had.

   “it's like a sliding doors moment for what kind of a career Tom Cruise could have had.”

   The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 0:47:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

1. what-if (what-if): Sean Penn → Kevin Costner. Penn for Alex was raised but dismissed as too young.

   “Ormer, which is Sean Penn for Alex.”

   The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:23:58 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
2. what-if (what-if): Sean Penn → The Game. Foster dropped out of The Game and Sean Penn went in.

   “and then they put Sean Penn in there.”

   The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:36:18 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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