John C. Reilly

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q223110: 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: Days of Thunder (1990); Boogie Nights (1997); For Love of the Game (1999); Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006); Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007); Step Brothers (2008); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); Hard Eight (Sydney); Winning Time.

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.

Top Gun (1986): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Days of Thunder (1990), which they acted in: Top Gun ⇒ Days of Thunder (the host's read). Days of Thunder is essentially Top Gun with cars.
    “it's essentially just Top Gun with cars”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:49:49 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (retread) · through Days of Thunder (1990), which they acted in: Top Gun ⇒ Days of Thunder (the host's read). Days of Thunder is tapping the same vein as Top Gun in its afterburner.
    “we're still like in the vapor trail, the afterburner of Top Gun here”
    The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:00:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Walk the Line (2005): 2 lines

  1. unmapped (parody target) · through Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), which they acted in: Walk the Line ⇒ Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (the host's read). Amanda argues effective parody must work from something that works, and watched the two back to back; the buzz-saw brother incident mirrors Walk Hard's setup.
    “for something, to be an effective parody, it has to be working from something that actually works.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Elvis,’ ‘Walk Hard’ and Top Five Music Biopics · 0:04:20 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (parody of) · through Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), which they acted in: Walk the Line ⇒ Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (the host's read). Walk Hard is a beat-for-beat demolition of Walk the Line (and Ray), pairing contempt with affection.
    “it is such a perfect note for note, beat for beat, cliche for cliche, demolition of this kind of movie, with just the right amount of contempt and affection”
    The Big Picture · ‘Elvis,’ ‘Walk Hard’ and Top Five Music Biopics · 0:28:10 · Adam Nayman (0.90 sure it was them)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004): 1 line

  1. unmapped (title formula) · through Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), which they acted in: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ⇒ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (the host's read). The Ballad of Ricky Bobby echoes the Legend of Ron Burgundy naming pattern of the 2006 era.
    “Honestly, that's a 2006 thing is titling movies like this.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:02:38 · Craig Horlbeck (0.40 sure it was them)

David Mamet: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Hard Eight (Sydney), which they acted in: David Mamet ⇒ Hard Eight (Sydney) (the maker said so: PTA talking about it). PTA talks about Mamet's influence, but Brian says he threw it off more easily than Brian and his partner do.
    “although PTA talks about Mammoth's influence”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:54:07 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

Days of Thunder (1990): 1 line, within their own work

  1. unmapped (parody target) · through Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), which they acted in: Days of Thunder ⇒ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (the host's read). The film is not a direct parody but spoofs movies like Days of Thunder; Reilly was in both.
    “I don't think this movie is like a direct parody of that, but it is parodying movies like Days of Thunder.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:05:52 · Craig Horlbeck (0.50 sure it was them)

Happy Gilmore (1996): 1 line

  1. unmapped (shared gag) · through Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), which they acted in: Happy Gilmore ⇒ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (the host's read). Ricky Bobby signing a woman's chest echoes Happy Gilmore.
    “there's a scene when Ricky Bobby signs a woman's chest and it's exactly like Happy Gilmore when he signs the woman.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:15:11 · Craig Horlbeck (0.70 sure it was them)

Mean Streets (1973): 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through Boogie Nights (1997), which they acted in: Mean Streets ⇒ Boogie Nights (the maker said so: the Boogie Nights commentary track). Per the commentary track, Anderson lifted images from Mean Streets, Goodfellas and other Scorsese films for Boogie Nights.
    “Paul Thomas Anderson explained how he just ripped off images he saw in Mean Streets or in Goodfellas”
    The Big Picture · The ‘Babylon’ Watch-Along · 0:24:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Michael De Luca: 1 line

  1. unmapped (gave break) · through Boogie Nights (1997), which they acted in: Michael De Luca ⇒ Boogie Nights (the host's read). De Luca ran New Line and gave PTA his break with Boogie Nights; now runs Warner's films division.
    “gave PTA his big break with Boogie Nights.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:09:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)

Ray (2004): 1 line

  1. unmapped (parody of) · through Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), which they acted in: Ray ⇒ Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (the host's read). Walk Hard arrived in the wake of Ray and Walk the Line and skewers their clichés.
    “that film coming out in the wake of things like Ray, and especially walk the line”
    The Big Picture · ‘Elvis,’ ‘Walk Hard’ and Top Five Music Biopics · 0:27:51 · Adam Nayman (0.90 sure it was them)

Robert Altman: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Hard Eight (Sydney), which they acted in: Robert Altman ⇒ Hard Eight (Sydney) (the host's read). If you talk about its influences you have to talk about Altman too.
    “you got to talk about Altman, I think too”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:58:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

The Avengers (2012): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy (the host's read). Thanos' Chitauri subcontracting sets up the cosmic films; Guardians is next on their Marvel list.
    “We're gonna we're gonna cover Peter movie soon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 1:34:57 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

The Doors (1991): 1 line

  1. industry (marketing mimicry) · through Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), which they acted in: The Doors ⇒ Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (the host's read). Walk Hard's poster of John C. Reilly was modeled on Val Kilmer in The Doors so it would pass as a real biopic.
    “the poster of John C. Riley is modeled on Val Kilmer in the doors, right?”
    The Big Picture · ‘Elvis,’ ‘Walk Hard’ and Top Five Music Biopics · 0:30:27 · Adam Nayman (0.85 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017): 4 lines

  1. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 used a brightly blue Yondu and a bright Milano interior to dodge the washed-out look of the first film's color grading.
    “He's just smart about working in, like, I'm going to make his skin so bright blue.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:25:17 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel deepens Yondu's relationship with Quill so the first film's scene reads differently in retrospect.
    “Knowing what you know about their relationship that you learn in the sequel, you know, colors this scene a little bit more”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:26:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). The sequel doubles down on Yondu's arrow by building its best action sequence around it.
    “And then that the 2nd movie doubles down on it with like building its best action sequence around the era.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:42:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (the host's read). Vol. 2 is the movie that develops Nebula's backstory with Gamora; this film is about Quill and dads in embryo.
    “Because 2 is the one that's gonna, you know, is trying to win you over to Nebula.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:43:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain Marvel (2019): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Captain Marvel (the host's read). The Flarkin cat in Captain Marvel is a version of the Drax metaphor joke, but this film's joke lands better thanks to the cut to his face.
    “And you know, you know, the cat in Captain Marvel is like a version of this joke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 1:46:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Elvis (2022): 2 lines

  1. unmapped (prefigured by) · through Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), which they acted in: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story ⇒ Elvis (the host's read). A scene in Elvis (the subject thinking over his life before going on stage) is almost beat for beat preceded by Walk Hard.
    “there is a scene that is almost beat for beat preceded by walk hard 15 years ago.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Elvis,’ ‘Walk Hard’ and Top Five Music Biopics · 0:26:37 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (parody of a parody) · through Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), which they acted in: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story ⇒ Elvis (the host's read). Elvis seems to parody Walk Hard's parody of women ripping open shirts at the star.
    “somehow this movie is doing a parody of the Walkhard parody of the scene of like women like busting open.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Elvis,’ ‘Walk Hard’ and Top Five Music Biopics · 0:09:20 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013): 1 line

  1. unmapped (repeated joke) · through Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), which they acted in: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ⇒ Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (the host's read). Anchorman 2 recycled the pretending-to-be-blind gag from Talladega's paralyzed scene.
    “And like, that's just the Talladega paralyzed scene.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 0:21:14 · Danny Heifetz (0.40 sure it was them)

Ant-Man (2015): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Ant-Man (the host's read). After Guardians' success with unknown characters, Ant-Man was an easy next gamble.
    “you do Ant-Man after that because you're just like, yeah, let's do Ant-Man.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:17:03 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

Jay-Z: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), which they acted in: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ⇒ Jay-Z (the host's read). A host theorizes the Jay-Z and Beyonce song "Apeshit" (video shot in the Louvre) only exists because this film made "ape shit" a thing.
    “I do not think that Beyonce and Jay-Z make a song called Apeshit without this movie.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 0:33:15 · Danny Heifetz (0.40 sure it was them)

Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which they acted in: Guardians of the Galaxy ⇒ Sonic the Hedgehog (upcoming film) (the host's read). The new Sonic design looks like it copied Rocket's design.
    “I also think they copied Rocket's design for the new Sonic.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006): 1 line, within their own work

  1. unmapped (parody target) · through Days of Thunder (1990), which they acted in: Days of Thunder ⇒ Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (the host's read). The film is not a direct parody but spoofs movies like Days of Thunder; Reilly was in both.
    “I don't think this movie is like a direct parody of that, but it is parodying movies like Days of Thunder.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:05:52 · Craig Horlbeck (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (11) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career payoff): John C. Reilly → Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Talladega Nights greenlit Reilly's lead role in Walk Hard, an apex moment for him.
    “I believe this movie Greenlit, him getting his own star role in a movie, which is Walkhart.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:42:32 · Danny Heifetz (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (cast overlap): John C. Reilly → Days of Thunder. Reilly appeared in Days of Thunder and in Talladega Nights.
    “I mentioned that John C. Riley was in both Days of Thunder and this movie.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:34:04 · Danny Kelly (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (second banana): John C. Reilly → Will Ferrell. Reilly happily plays number two to Ferrell like Jeff Daniels with Jim Carrey.
    “Kind of like Jeff Daniels with Jim Carrey.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 0:25:54 · Danny Heifetz (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (casting what-if): John C. Reilly → Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Reilly was first meant to play Brick but had a scheduling conflict.
    “John C. Riley was originally supposed to be Brick Tamlin from Anchorman.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:23:19 · Craig Horlbeck (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (casting what-if): John C. Reilly → Steve Carell. Hearing Reilly was almost Brick, the hosts say Carell now owns the role.
    “I kind of can't, you, it can't not be Steve Carell now in the brick roll.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:23:55 · Danny Kelly (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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