Cameron Crowe

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.

Billy Wilder: 1 line

1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Billy Wilder ⇒ Cameron Crowe (the host's read). Crowe worships Billy Wilder, whose versatility Brooks also has.

   “Cameron Crowe worships at the feet of Billy Wilder, of course”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:14:32 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Elvis Presley: 1 line

1. theme (theme) · them, directly: Elvis Presley ⇒ Cameron Crowe (the maker said so: an interview with Cameron Crowe). Crowe was obsessed with Elvis's line about being the loneliest person in a room where everyone knows you.

   “he said he was really obsessed with the quote that Elvis presently had about feeling like the loneliest person in a room where everyone knows who you are.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:39:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

James L. Brooks: 1 line

1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: James L. Brooks ⇒ Cameron Crowe (the host's read). Crowe is described as Brooks's protégé, and the two share a tone.

   “And Cameron Crowe was like his protégé.”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:14:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

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

Directing (14) everyone in directing

• director; Brooks's protégé, Jerry Maguire (Blank Check with Griffin & David, As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard)
• director, Singles (The Rewatchables, ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan)
• director (worked with Cruise), Jerry Maguire (The Rewatchables, 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion)
• director/writer, Jerry Maguire (The Big Picture, The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame)
• director, Vanilla Sky (The Big Picture, The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame)
• director, Say Anything... (Blank Check — Patreon, Eraserhead (Ad-Free))
• director, Elizabethtown (Blank Check — Patreon, Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
• writer-director (directing half), (rom-com filmmakers) (Blank Check — Patreon, You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free))
• writer/director (directing half), Vanilla Sky (Blank Check — Patreon, Iron Man 3)
• director/writer, Vanilla Sky (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
• director, Almost Famous (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
• director, Jerry Maguire (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
• director, Elizabethtown (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
• director, Aloha (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))

Writing (7) everyone in writing

• writer/approached Lynch, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Dune with John Hodgman)
• writer, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (The Rewatchables, ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins)
• director/writer (writing half), Jerry Maguire (The Big Picture, The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame)
• writer-director, (rom-com filmmakers) (Blank Check — Patreon, You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free))
• writer/director, Vanilla Sky (Blank Check — Patreon, Iron Man 3)
• maker (current show), Roadies (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
• director/writer (writing half), Vanilla Sky (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))

Other (2) everyone in other

• director (Blank Check series) (The Big Picture, The Great ‘Avatar’ Debate with Blank Check’s Griffin Newman and David Sims)
• gave Fincher advice on Tyler Durden, Fight Club (Blank Check — Patreon, Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free))

Producing (1) everyone in producing

• producer, Elizabethtown (The Big Picture, The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame)

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

1. career (career): Penelope Cruz → Cameron Crowe. Cruz's picks track directors coming off Oscars: Crowe after Maguire and Almost Famous, Madden after Shakespeare in Love, Thornton after Sling Blade.

   “That is crazy that she does like the crow after like Maguire slash almost famous.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:16:08 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
2. career (career): Cameron Crowe → Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown is Crowe doubling down on pure Cameron Crowe after this film failed to expand him.

   “Elizabethtown is him being like, I'm going to write the most Cameron Crowe movie”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:42:01 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

industry (1)

1. industry (industry): Cameron Crowe → Wes Anderson. Crowe was the music guy until Wes Anderson took the crown.

   “And then Wes Anderson came and took that crown away from her.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 1:05:56 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

lineage (2)

1. lineage (lineage): James L. Brooks → Cameron Crowe. Crowe is described as Brooks's protégé, and the two share a tone.

   “And Cameron Crowe was like his protégé.”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:14:06 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
2. lineage (lineage): Cameron Crowe → Billy Wilder. Crowe worships Billy Wilder, whose versatility Brooks also has.

   “Cameron Crowe worships at the feet of Billy Wilder, of course”

   Blank Check with Griffin & David · As Good as It Gets with Chris Gethard · 1:14:32 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

people (1)

1. people (collaboration): Vanilla Sky → Cameron Crowe. They wish Cruise and Cameron Crowe had continued to work together.

   “It's disappointing that he and Cameron Crowe did not continue to work together.”

   The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:10:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

1. theme (theme): Cameron Crowe → Elvis Presley. Crowe was obsessed with Elvis's line about being the loneliest person in a room where everyone knows you.

   “he said he was really obsessed with the quote that Elvis presently had about feeling like the loneliest person in a room where everyone knows who you are.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:39:50 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

1. unmapped (script advice): Cameron Crowe → Fight Club. Fincher asked Crowe about Tyler Durden and was told to make him more unknowable.

   “make him more inscrutable.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:16:15 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

1. fun, about Cameron Crowe: Crowe's advice on how to write Tyler Durden.

   “make him more inscrutable.”

   Blank Check — Patreon · Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:16:15 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)