Matthew Broderick

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q28755: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: WarGames (1983); Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986); Glory (1989); The Cable Guy (1996); Addicted to Love (1997); Godzilla (1998); Election (1999); Inspector Gadget; The Freshman; The Producers (Broadway).

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.

48 Hrs. (1982): 1 line

  1. craft (comedic device) · through Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which they acted in: 48 Hrs. ⇒ Ferris Bueller's Day Off (the host's read). Ferris's impersonation bit is the suburban white guy riff on Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs.
    “it's the suburban white guy riff on, on, uh, Eddie Murphy in torchies in 48 hours, right?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:37:28 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

John Hughes: 1 line

  1. people (auteur culmination) · through Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which they acted in: John Hughes ⇒ Ferris Bueller's Day Off (the host's read). Cameron is the culmination of five years of Hughes teen movies trying to get that character right.
    “the Cameron character is a culmination of 5 years of John Hughes teen movies, him trying to get this character correct, and then I feel like he finally did.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:04:56 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Easy A (2010): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which they acted in: Ferris Bueller's Day Off ⇒ Easy A (the maker said so). Director Will Gluck has said Ferris Bueller is his favorite movie, and Olive's Mohawk and guitar bits echo it.
    “I think the director, Will Gluck, has like talked about how Ferris Bueller is, I think, his favorite movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano · 0:12:38 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Election (1999), which they acted in: Election ⇒ Easy A (the host's read). Olive's unbothered, stronger-than-the-bully stance continues the Tracy Flick character through Book Smart's Beanie Feldstein.
    “the Tracy Flick character that we have seen just grow and grow all the way up to like the most recently book smart with Beanie Felsian's character.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano · 0:56:33 · Juliet Litman (0.50 sure it was them)

Home Alone (1990): 1 line

  1. unmapped (dry run) · through Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which they acted in: Ferris Bueller's Day Off ⇒ Home Alone (the host's read). Rooney getting beaten up by the house is Hughes's dry run for Home Alone.
    “Hughes has like a dry run for home alone when when Rooney goes to the house.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:19:48 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990): 1 line

  1. unmapped (derivative) · through Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which they acted in: Ferris Bueller's Day Off ⇒ Parker Lewis Can't Lose (the host's read). Parker Lewis Can't Lose is essentially Ferris Bueller and preferred over the actual TV adaptation.
    “do you guys prefer the Ferris Bueller TV adaptation or Parker Lewis Can't Lose, which is essentially just Ferris Bueller?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:15:08 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

The Ferris Bueller Show (TV, 1990): 1 line

  1. lineage (adaptation) · through Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which they acted in: Ferris Bueller's Day Off ⇒ The Ferris Bueller Show (TV, 1990) (the host's read). A 1990 NBC series with Jennifer Aniston as Jeanie, which the hosts call bad.
    “The Ferris Bueller Show, 1990, NBC.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:14:56 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

The Killer (2023): 1 line

  1. lineage (callback joke) · through The Cable Guy (1996), which they acted in: The Cable Guy ⇒ The Killer (the host's read). The TV-character aliases gag was already a joke in The Cable Guy (50s characters there, 70s and 80s here).
    “that was a joke of the cable guy just to give credit where it's to.”
    The Big Picture · ‘The Killer’ Is Cold-Blooded Genius. And Something More · 1:22:52 · Adam Nayman (0.70 sure it was them)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997): 1 line

  1. unmapped (intent) · through Godzilla (1998), which they acted in: Godzilla ⇒ The Lost World: Jurassic Park (the host's read). A host suggests Spielberg wanted to make a Godzilla-style fun monster movie, which explains the San Diego ending.
    “I've always wanted to make like a Godzilla movie.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 0:26:03 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (14) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career trajectory): Matthew Broderick → Michael J. Fox. After Ferris it seemed Broderick would have a Michael J. Fox style trajectory.
    “He's going to have this kind of like Michael J. Fox kind of trajectory.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:07:10 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (persona inversion): Matthew Broderick → The Cable Guy. Within ten years Broderick is playing Cameron-like weak men in The Cable Guy, inverting his Ferris persona.
    “within 10 years, he's in the cable guy basically just playing Cameron.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:07:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (Apex Mountain): Matthew Broderick → The Producers (Broadway). Broderick's Apex Mountain candidate is The Producers on Broadway, the Hamilton of its time.
    “It definitely was probably bigger than Book of Mormon and on the level of Hamilton”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:18:04 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (5)

  1. what-if (career what-if): Matthew Broderick → Tom Hanks. Hanks had the ideal version of the adult career Broderick might have had, rom-coms and Punchline-type roles.
    “I feel like Tom Hanks had the ideal version of Matthew Broderick's adult career.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:08:49 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (casting what-if): Matthew Broderick → Family Ties. Broderick was first choice for Alex P. Keaton and turned it down, raising a Back to the Future ripple question.
    “He was the 1st choice to play Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:09:51 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. what-if (casting what-if): Matthew Broderick → Back to the Future. If Broderick took Family Ties, would Michael J. Fox have played Ferris and Broderick Marty McFly.
    “if Matthew Broderick's in family ties, does that mean he's then in back to the future? and Michael J. Fox's Ferris Bueller?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:09:57 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. what-if (casting what-if): Matthew Broderick → The Flamingo Kid. Broderick was cast but dropped out; it became Matt Dillon's breakout.
    “He was also cast in the Flamingo Kid, but he dropped out and that became Matt Dillon's breakout role.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:10:13 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  5. what-if (casting what-if): Matthew Broderick → Point Break. Broderick turned down Johnny Utah, which went to Keanu; hosts say he is too slight and not a quarterback type.
    “He turned down the role of Johnny Utah, point break.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:10:26 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Matthew Broderick: Casting what-ifs: first choice for Alex P. Keaton, cast then dropped out of The Flamingo Kid (Matt Dillon's breakout), turned down Johnny Utah in Point Break. Hosts say he is not a quarterback.
    “He turned down the role of Johnny Utah, point break.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:10:26 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Matthew Broderick: Broderick's own quote about being typecast: the coolest kid who ever lived, now only gets weak insecure men.
    “I acquired fame by playing the coolest kid who ever lived. Now the only roles I can seem to get are weak, insecure men.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:41:44 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Matthew Broderick: Broderick hurt his knee in the running scene, which was shot before Twist and Shout, so he could not do much choreography; a blessing because the scene would have run longer.
    “thank God, because then that scene would have been longer.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:14:04 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)