Sean Harris

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: 24 Hour Party People (2002); Prometheus (2012); Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015); Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).

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.

Mission: Impossible (1996): 2 lines

  1. lineage (callback) · through Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), which they acted in: Mission: Impossible ⇒ Mission: Impossible – Fallout (the host's read). Every later MI film calls back to the Langley drop as a hallmark.
    “I realized that they call back to that specific moment every time”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:06:37 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (franchise template) · through Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), which they acted in: Mission: Impossible ⇒ Mission: Impossible – Fallout (the host's read). Every MI film reuses the same three-set-piece structure plus a McGuffin, which is why the franchise is elastic.
    “they used the same exact structure in every single movie that came forward.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:11:13 · Sean Fennessey (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.

Alien: Covenant (2017): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Prometheus (2012), which they acted in: Prometheus ⇒ Alien: Covenant (the host's read). Covenant is half the Prometheus sequel Scott wanted and half a concession to a more normal Alien movie.
    “this is half, like Ridley Scott doing the Prometheus sequel he wanted to do and half”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:06:57 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

The Killer (2023): 1 line

  1. people (casting origin) · through Prometheus (2012), which they acted in: Prometheus ⇒ The Killer (the maker said so: the Q and A at the screening). Fincher said at the Q&A that seeing Prometheus made him note Fassbender as a good sociopath for later.
    “I go to see Prometheus and I go, hmm, sociopath.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free) · 0:31:01 · David Sims (0.55 sure it was them)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022): 1 line

  1. unmapped (enabling success) · through Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), which they acted in: Mission: Impossible – Fallout ⇒ Top Gun: Maverick (the host's read). Fallout's success is what lets Cruise do Top Gun: Maverick.
    “he's not in a position to do what he's doing now with Top Gun 2.”
    The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:35:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (4) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Sean Harris → 24 Hour Party People. The speaker first noticed Harris as Ian Curtis in 24 Hour Party People.
    “the 1st time I saw Sean Harrison a movie was when he was in 24 hour party people”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation · 0:58:48 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Sean Harris → Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. McQuarrie had a hard time selling Harris on a big film, since he mostly does British indie work.
    “Macquara talks about how hard he was to sell him on doing this movie because he didn't want to do a big film.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation · 0:59:43 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Sean Harris → Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Lane is the first M:I antagonist to feel like part of a bigger ongoing tapestry.
    “he's the 1st antagonist in these movies who feels like he belongs as part of the bigger ongoing tapestry.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation · 1:00:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Sean Harris: Harris agreed to do the film only if his character died at the end.
    “I'll do it if you promise me my character dies at the end of the movie, so I don't have to do any sequels.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation · 1:00:02 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Sean Harris: Lane is beaten by dramatic irony and glass walls, each represented by a friend.
    “What a satisfying reveal that they defeat Solomon Lane with dramatic irony.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation · 2:11:33 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)