Ben Younger

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Boiler Room (2000).

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.

Oliver Stone: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Oliver Stone ⇒ Ben Younger (the host's read). Koppelman notes Stone did the Wall Street story first and Younger went after it with limited resources.
    “Oliver Stone did it first, but Ben Younger went after this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:25:01 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Boiler Room (2000), which they directed: Boiler Room ⇒ The Wolf of Wall Street (the host's read). Koppelman says Boiler Room informed Wolf, being the fictional version of Jordan Belfort's story.
    “Boiler Room really informed Wolf of Wall Street because Boiler Room was the fictional version of Jordan's story”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:25:01 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (1) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (lineage): Ben Younger → Oliver Stone. Koppelman notes Stone did the Wall Street story first and Younger went after it with limited resources.
    “Oliver Stone did it first, but Ben Younger went after this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:25:01 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.