Roger Donaldson
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: The Bounty (1984); No Way Out (1987); Cocktail (1988); The Getaway (1994); Species (1995); Dante's Peak (1997); 13 Days (2000); The Recruit (2003).
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.
Alien (1979): 1 line
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lineage (lineage) · through Species (1995), which they directed:
Alien ⇒ Species (the maker said so).
Giger thought Species ripped off too many other alien movies, such as the chest-burster.
“He thought the movie ripped off too many other alien movies”
The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:12:56 · Bill Simmons (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 (8) everyone in directing
- director, Species (The Rewatchables, ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- director, No Way Out (The Rewatchables, ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- director, The Getaway (The Rewatchables, ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- director, Cocktail (The Rewatchables, ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- director, 13 Days (The Rewatchables, ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- director, The Recruit (The Rewatchables, ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- director, The Bounty (The Rewatchables, ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- director, Dante's Peak (The Rewatchables, ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
What was said about them, by kind
career (4)
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career (career):
Roger Donaldson → No Way Out.
Donaldson directed Species and also No Way Out.
“including No Way Out.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:52:46 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Roger Donaldson → The Getaway.
Donaldson also directed The Getaway.
“Your guy Roger Donaldson also did the getaway.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:53:17 · Bill Simmons (0.30 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Roger Donaldson → Cocktail.
Donaldson also directed Cocktail.
“We've done he also did cocktail.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:53:24 · Bill Simmons (0.30 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Roger Donaldson → Dante's Peak.
Pierce Brosnan passed on Species for GoldenEye but later worked with Donaldson on Dante's Peak.
“had golden eye, but then ended up working with Roger Donaldson on Dante's Peak”
The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:08:29 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
Fun items about them
None.