Jim Belushi

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: Thief (1981); Real Men (1987).

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.

Rififi (1955): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: Rififi ⇒ Thief (the host's read). Thief draws on Bogart movies, Rififi, samurai movies, French New Wave.
    “in thief, you can feel Humphrey Bogart movies, you can feel, Rafifi, you can feel samurai movies, you can feel French new wave.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:11:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)

Taxi Driver (1976): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: Taxi Driver ⇒ Thief (the host's read). Scorsese used wet streets in Taxi Driver before Mann made it a signature.
    “Scorsese did a little bit in taxi driver”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:03:18 · Bill Simmons (0.45 sure it was them)

The Jericho Mile (1979): 1 line

  1. career (career) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: The Jericho Mile ⇒ Thief (the maker said so: Mann's interview with Robert Rodriguez). Mann pulled the story's texture from prison guys he met making Jericho Mile.
    “It was being pulled from the stories he had heard from the guys he had met working on Jericho Mile.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:12:52 · 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.

Heat (1995): 3 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: Thief ⇒ Heat (the maker said so: the Siegel piece, Caan telling Pacino). Caan said scenes cut from Thief went to Heat.
    “All the scenes that weren't used in our picture came over to you guys.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:15:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: Thief ⇒ Heat (the host's read). The diner scene's wide shot echoes Heat's, which never shows both guys.
    “Wide shot, some heat DNA, although in heat, they don't have, you never see the 2 guys”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:36:13 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (lineage) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: Thief ⇒ Heat (the host's read). Thief is the notebook sketch for Mann's later work, with Heat sharing DNA.
    “the building blocks for what you wind up seeing in heat and collateral and Miami Vice in so many of his films to come.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:02:54 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Collateral (2004): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: Thief ⇒ Collateral (the host's read). Mann later circled back to blues in Collateral after trying all-blues for Thief.
    “but then circled back in collateral”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:57:36 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Manhunter (1986): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: Thief ⇒ Manhunter (the host's read). Thief's final shootout is a dry run for Manhunter's.
    “That whole shootout is very reminiscent of the shootout at the end of Manhunter”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:11:12 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Panic Room (2002): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Thief (1981), which they acted in: Thief ⇒ Panic Room (the host's read). Fincher may have watched Thief before Panic Room.
    “Fincher does panic room and he probably saw Thief like 2 weeks before he started filming”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:40:36 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (2) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

  1. people (people): Jim Belushi → John Belushi. Jim Belushi's casting reminded the speaker of John, who visited the set.
    “John Belushi visited the set often.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:50:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Jim Belushi → My Cousin Vinny. Belushi said he regretted turning down the title role.
    “Jim Belushi said that he regretted turning down the title role in this film.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris · 1:02:32 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Jim Belushi: Belushi and Caan hanging out at Belushi's Speakeasy.
    “the cast and crew hung out at Belushi's Speakeasy”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:50:56 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)