Dale Launer

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Ruthless People (1986); Blind Date (1987); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988); My Cousin Vinny (1992).

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.

Alfred Hitchcock: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through My Cousin Vinny (1992), which they wrote: Alfred Hitchcock ⇒ My Cousin Vinny (the host's read). A Dutch-angle shot of James Rebhorn is called supposed to be out of Hitchcock, offered while saying the film has no truly cinematic shot.
    “I guess like there's a shot at James Rehorn that's supposed to be out of like Hitchcock or something where it's like a Dutch angle”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 0:51:35 · Wesley Morris (0.40 sure it was them)

Three's Company: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through My Cousin Vinny (1992), which they wrote: Three's Company ⇒ My Cousin Vinny (the host's read). Built on the misunderstanding-sitcom gags of that era; Friends was the last to dive into it.
    “it's still the legacy of that 3s company era of misunderstandings that could be entire episode.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 0:08:02 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

The Hustle (2019): 2 lines

  1. lineage (remake) · through Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), which they wrote: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ⇒ The Hustle (the host's read). The Hustle is a gender-flipped remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels that barely admits it in its advertising.
    “we've remade Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with women, but we're not really going to talk about that in their advertising.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:59:04 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (remake) · through Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), which they wrote: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ⇒ The Hustle (the host's read). The Hustle is a reboot of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
    “Rotten scoundrels.”
    The Big Picture · The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture · 0:40:43 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)

Fran Drescher: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through My Cousin Vinny (1992), which they wrote: My Cousin Vinny ⇒ Fran Drescher (the host's read). Easy to rip off Tomei because ethnic comic performers with timing and sex appeal knew what to do with such a part.
    “there's a whole world of so-called ethnics out there who have great comic timing are really sexy”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 0:48:38 · Wesley Morris (0.80 sure it was them)

Legally Blonde (2001): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through My Cousin Vinny (1992), which they wrote: My Cousin Vinny ⇒ Legally Blonde (the host's read). Legally Blonde comes after Vinny and plays with the genre's moments.
    “it comes after my cousin Vinny”
    The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:34:07 · Amanda Dobbins (0.75 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Writing (4) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Dale Launer → Ruthless People. Launer wrote a cottage industry of adult comedies (Blind Date, Ruthless People, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) not made anymore.
    “Dale Larner, had like a little bit of a cottage industry of adult comedies”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 0:55:34 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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