Martin Scorsese

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q41148: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974); Beverly Hills Cop (1984); A Bronx Tale (1993); Bottle Rocket (1996); Magnolia (1999); Infernal Affairs (2002); Joker (2019); (influence); Hard Eight (Sydney); The Last Temptation of Christ (unmade at Paramount, 1983); no film named. Count them as director (34 films), writer (1 film), actor (5 films) instead.

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.

1970s cop movies: 1 line

  1. lineage (tone lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as offered the director's job: 1970s cop movies ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). The first film feels like an extension of 70s cop movies, especially the Detroit material, while the sequel feels glossy and 80s.
    “There's a world in which that almost feels like an extension of like 70s cop movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:07:52 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

David Mamet: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Hard Eight (Sydney), which they were tied to as compared with Demme as Hard Eight's blend; Brian's inspiration: David Mamet ⇒ Hard Eight (Sydney) (the maker said so: PTA talking about it). PTA talks about Mamet's influence, but Brian says he threw it off more easily than Brian and his partner do.
    “although PTA talks about Mammoth's influence”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:54:07 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

Ed Gein: 1 line

  1. lineage (real-life source) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: Ed Gein ⇒ The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (the host's read). The film was a little influenced by Ed Gein, whose skin masks and grave digging fascinated Hollywood.
    “it was a little influenced by the great Ed Geen.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:17:18 · Chris Ryan (0.45 sure it was them)

Goodfellas (1990): 1 line

  1. unmapped (borrowing) · through A Bronx Tale (1993), which they were tied to as hypothetical director: Goodfellas ⇒ A Bronx Tale (the host's read). The bar-introduction scene of nicknamed mobsters is called a borderline Goodfellas ripoff.
    “Meeting everyone in the bar, which is just a borderline Goodfellas ripoff.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:55:08 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

In the Heat of the Night (1967): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as offered the director's job: In the Heat of the Night ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). Described as In the Heat of the Night meets Beverly Hills; both are fish-out-of-water movies.
    “said that the Beverly Hills Cop is essentially in the heat of the night meets Beverly Hills.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:27:42 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Martin Scorsese: 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Joker (2019), which they were tied to as pastiche target: Martin Scorsese ⇒ Joker (the host's read). Miles imagines Joker as a Scorsese pastiche that may not work.
    “it's like a Scorsese Pestiche that just kind of doesn't work”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:10:08 · Miles Surrey (0.85 sure it was them)

Michael Eisner: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as offered the director's job: Michael Eisner ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the maker said so: a podcast the speaker did with Eisner). Eisner claims he came up with the idea after a speeding ticket in 1975; Simpson claimed it from 1977.
    “in 1975, he got a speeding ticket with a cop, thought the guy was a little bit of a dick”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:23 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Michael Powell: 1 line

  1. unmapped (mentor) · them, directly: Michael Powell ⇒ Martin Scorsese (the host's read). Powell, exiled British filmmaker married to Schoonmaker, mentored Scorsese and helped with After Hours' ending and tone.
    “he was one of the people who helped him figure out the ending, helped him determine the tone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:36:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Night of the Living Dead (1968): 1 line

  1. lineage (inspiration) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: Night of the Living Dead ⇒ The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (the host's read). Hooper saw the line down the block for Night of the Living Dead and decided to make a horror film with his own ideas about Vietnam-era America.
    “Toby Hooper, who directed Chainsaw Massacre, went and saw Night of the Living Dead.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:03:15 · Chris Ryan (0.55 sure it was them)

Robert Altman: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Hard Eight (Sydney), which they were tied to as compared with Demme as Hard Eight's blend; Brian's inspiration: Robert Altman ⇒ Hard Eight (Sydney) (the host's read). If you talk about its influences you have to talk about Altman too.
    “you got to talk about Altman, I think too”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 0:58:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

The French Connection (1971): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as offered the director's job: The French Connection ⇒ Beverly Hills Cop (the host's read). Recast Popeye Doyle as Axel Foley and the movie barely changes; the apartments are essentially the same.
    “Like you take the French connection and you recast Dean Hackman's, you make Popeye Doyle, Axel Foley.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:23:34 · Wesley Morris (0.70 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Friday the 13th (1980): 4 lines

  1. unmapped (template) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Friday the 13th (the host's read). The imposing masked killer and the final girl in Chainsaw became the slasher template Friday the 13th and Halloween used.
    “We have that, that ends up in Halloween, Friday the 13th, everything else.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:04:06 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (final girl prototype) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Friday the 13th (the host's read). Sally is the ground-zero prototype final girl later ripped off in every Friday the 13th and most Halloween movies.
    “she's the prototype ground 0 final girl that then gets ripped off.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:06:46 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (rip-off) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Friday the 13th (the host's read). The final girl running to Jason's mom for help copies Sally running to the gas station guy.
    “Friday the 13th rips it off.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:41:15 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Friday the 13th (the host's read). Friday borrowed the seemingly friendly helper who turns out hostile and the killer who keeps getting back up.
    “a seemingly friendly helper who ends up being not friendly, the Texas chainsaw move.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:46:48 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Halloween (1978): 2 lines

  1. lineage (ancestor) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Halloween (the host's read). Halloween felt like it invented modern horror, but on rewatch Chainsaw is the real ground zero.
    “whenever I watch Chainsaw, I'm like, no, actually this is ground zero.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:03:01 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. programming (double feature) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Halloween (the host's read). Bill pairs it with Halloween to compare how much Halloween cribbed from Chainsaw.
    “I went Halloween just to compare and contrast like how much Halloween, crib done, chainsaw, all that stuff.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 1:31:20 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Akira Kurosawa's Dreams: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · them, directly: Martin Scorsese ⇒ Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (the host's read). Scorsese plays Van Gogh and helped fund the film.
    “The movie was funded in part by Martin Scorsese and George Lucas, who wanted to patronize one of their heroes at the end of his career”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:36:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Alien (1979): 1 line

  1. lineage (inspiration) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Alien (the host's read). Chainsaw is what inspired Ridley Scott to make Alien.
    “Texas Chainsaw Basker is what inspired Ridley Scott to make alien.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:51:40 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Joe Wright: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Martin Scorsese ⇒ Joe Wright (the maker said so: Wright, on the show). Wright's aspirational filmmakers were Kieslowski, Clarke, Loach, Altman, Scorsese, Lynch, Coppola, not superhero fare.
    “Robert Altman, Scorsese, David Lynch, and Coppola, and those are the people that I aspired to be.”
    The Big Picture · Joe Wright Bounces Back From His Darkest Hour | The Big Picture (Ep. 37) · 0:23:12 · Joe Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

Joker (2019): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (lineage) · them, directly: Martin Scorsese ⇒ Joker (the host's read). Miles imagines Joker as a Scorsese pastiche that may not work.
    “it's like a Scorsese Pestiche that just kind of doesn't work”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:10:08 · Miles Surrey (0.85 sure it was them)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019): 1 line

  1. lineage (visual influence) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (the host's read). Tarantino wanted the Spahn Ranch sequence to feel like Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
    “Tarantino wanted it to look like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and had his crew research, Texas Chant, and the whole feel of it and how desolate it was.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:37:06 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Paranormal Activity (2007): 1 line

  1. unmapped (indie legacy) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Paranormal Activity (the host's read). Chainsaw invented the no-money, unknown-actors, one-idea indie horror run that Halloween, Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity followed.
    “This, Halloween, Blur Witch, paranormal activity. We have no money. You don't know these actors.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:02:31 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Shawn Ryan: 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Beverly Hills Cop (1984), which they were tied to as offered the director's job: Beverly Hills Cop ⇒ Shawn Ryan (the host's read). Shawn Ryan tried a Beverly Hills Cop TV show; CBS made a pilot that didn't work.
    “that CBS did a pilot for and apparently it didn't work.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:09:37 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022, Netflix): 1 line

  1. contrast (contrast) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022, Netflix) (the host's read). The Netflix legacy sequel replaces the original's horror with influencers and a DEI angle.
    “It was like a DEI, Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 1:28:47 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

The Blair Witch Project (1999): 1 line

  1. industry (marketing precedent) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ The Blair Witch Project (the host's read). The 'based on true events' opening was smart and was ripped off by Blair Witch in 1999, pre-internet.
    “We didn't know any better in 1999.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:17:13 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

The Departed (2006): 1 line

  1. lineage (remake source) · through Infernal Affairs (2002), which they were tied to as took a crack at the Infernal Affairs story (film unnamed): Infernal Affairs ⇒ The Departed (the host's read). The Departed is a remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, which is tighter.
    “It was called Infernal Affairs, the Hark Kong one?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:59:09 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

The Sopranos (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through A Bronx Tale (1993), which they were tied to as hypothetical director: A Bronx Tale ⇒ The Sopranos (the host's read). Ryan argues A Bronx Tale influenced The Sopranos more than any other movie, with Sonny and Tony Soprano close in how they hold the neighborhood.
    “I think Bronx Tale... influenced the Sopranos more than any other movie, but I don't think people think that.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:23:20 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2: 1 line

  1. contrast (contrast) · through The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which they were tied to as admirer: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ⇒ The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2 (the host's read). Part 2 reuses the framework but changes the tone to slapstick comedy.
    “Texas Chainsaw Messker 2 is basically a slapstick comedy.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 1:27:15 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (124) everyone in directing

Other (11) everyone in other

Acting (5) everyone in acting

Writing (1) everyone in writing

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Howard Shore → Martin Scorsese. Shore became Scorsese's go-to composer, and the host loves their collaborations.
    “I really love Shore's collaborations with Marty”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · After Hours with Alison Sivitz · 2:03:39 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Martin Scorsese → Thelma Schoonmaker. Raging Bull is the reunion of Scorsese and editor Schoonmaker, who then cut nearly all his later films.
    “this is the reunion of Marty and Thelma Skumaker, who will edit all the rest of his films, basically.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 1:14:22 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Andrew Garfield → Martin Scorsese. Garfield kept a list of directors to wait for, with Scorsese on it, but hasn't had the courage to write them.
    “I made a list of directors that I was going to wait for.”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:46:01 · Andrew Garfield (0.95 sure it was them)

craft (5)

  1. craft (craft): Thelma Schoonmaker → Martin Scorsese. Schoonmaker said her editing Oscar felt like Scorsese's because he designed the fight sequences she cut.
    “I felt like I was winning for the fight sequences, and those fight weekend sequences were designed by him.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 2:03:11 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Martin Scorsese → Robbie Robertson. A host says Robbie Robertson mostly serves as music supervisor on Scorsese's soundtracks.
    “Robbie Robertson from the band for these soundtracks where Robbie will do a little bit of music, but for the most part, he's the music supervisor.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:24:45 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. craft (style culmination): The Wolf of Wall Street → Martin Scorsese. Wolf is the apotheosis of a hyperkinetic style Scorsese developed in the 21st century.
    “it's like the final boss of a thing he developed in the 21st century as a director.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:03:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. craft (craft): The Royal Tenenbaums → Martin Scorsese. Anderson's needle drops are even more part of the fabric than Scorsese's, almost diegetic.
    “even more than a Scorsese way, you know, they are like almost digetic.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’ · 0:19:29 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  5. craft (craft): Pretend It's a City → Martin Scorsese. Only Scorsese could have gotten away with making this hodgepodge omnibus show.
    “It, an omnibus kind of a TV show, and I don't think anybody else could have made it or could have gotten away with making it in this fashion.”
    The Big Picture · Thirteen Awards Movies to Watch Out for, Oscar Do-Overs, and More From the Mailbag · 0:25:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

industry (5)

  1. industry (festival context): Martin Scorsese → Goodfellas. Goodfellas was in competition at Venice that year, and Scorsese won the directing trophy.
    “Goodfellas was in competition at the Venice Film Festival this year, at Mo Better Blues”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · An Angel at My Table with Dana Stevens · 0:13:34 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (industry): Steven Spielberg → Martin Scorsese. Most-featured directors: Spielberg 9, Tony Scott 9, Michael Mann 8, Scorsese 8.
    “Spielberg 9, Tony Scott 9.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 1:02:28 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. industry (industry): Martin Scorsese → The Last Temptation of Christ. Scorsese was trying to get Last Temptation of Christ made at the time he was offered this.
    “He was trying to get last temptation of Christ made.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:03:24 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. industry (industry): Akira Kurosawa's Dreams → Martin Scorsese. Scorsese plays Van Gogh and helped fund the film.
    “The movie was funded in part by Martin Scorsese and George Lucas, who wanted to patronize one of their heroes at the end of his career”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:36:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  5. industry (industry): Michael Mann → Martin Scorsese. Mann is not getting the Viking funeral Scorsese is getting.
    “it just doesn't seem like he's getting the Viking funeral that Scorsese is getting”
    The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:36:56 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

lineage (3)

  1. lineage (lineage): Joker → Martin Scorsese. Miles imagines Joker as a Scorsese pastiche that may not work.
    “it's like a Scorsese Pestiche that just kind of doesn't work”
    The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:10:08 · Miles Surrey (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): Joe Wright → Martin Scorsese. Wright's aspirational filmmakers were Kieslowski, Clarke, Loach, Altman, Scorsese, Lynch, Coppola, not superhero fare.
    “Robert Altman, Scorsese, David Lynch, and Coppola, and those are the people that I aspired to be.”
    The Big Picture · Joe Wright Bounces Back From His Darkest Hour | The Big Picture (Ep. 37) · 0:23:12 · Joe Wright (0.95 sure it was them)
  3. lineage (remake analogy): Martin Scorsese → Infernal Affairs. Griffin compares Oplev's situation to Scorsese taking a crack at Infernal Affairs.
    “That's a bit of a like Scorsese Infernal Affairs thing where you're just like, look, if that guy wants to take a crack at it, who am I to stand in the way?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 0:54:35 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

people (12)

  1. people (voice cameo): Martin Scorsese → The Mandalorian and Grogu. Scorsese voices an alien in the Mandalorian movie and is the standout performance.
    “I didn't know he was doing the voice of an alien.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:48:43 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. people (acting cameo origin): Round Midnight → Martin Scorsese. Scorsese got his Round Midnight club-owner role because Tavernier insisted when he was scouting Last Temptation locations in Paris.
    “Bert's just like, you will have to play the owner of the club, you know, like when I do this. And so that is why he's in that film.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:50:17 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  3. people (people): Robbie Robertson → Martin Scorsese. A joke pictures Scorsese and Robertson staying up all night watching horror movies while editing.
    “Scorsese and Robbie Robertson staying up all night watching horror movies when they're editing.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:54:32 · Griffin Newman (0.35 sure it was them)
  4. people (counterfactual director): Robert De Niro → Martin Scorsese. If Scorsese directed, the film would be more thrilling but less breezy and easy to rewatch.
    “If Martin Scorsese shoots the movie, it's fucking exciting.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 1:40:21 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  5. people (third collaboration): Martin Scorsese → Leonardo DiCaprio. Leo took the movie seriously partly because this was his third film with Scorsese and his chops were not yet proven.
    “Martin Scorsese directed me for the 3rd time, and I'm having a good career, but I haven't really proven my chops yet.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:13:05 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  6. people (people): Goodfellas → Martin Scorsese. Scorsese's New Yorkness was held against him by a provincial Oscars.
    “the New Yorkness of Scorsese in this movie in particular, I think was sort of held against him”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:28:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  7. people (people): The Color of Money → Martin Scorsese. Scorsese and Richard Price made the Color of Money.
    “And it's just like fucking Scorsese and Richard Price.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 1:47:32 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)
  8. people (people): Martin Scorsese → Robbie Robertson. The score is described as a culmination of Scorsese and Robertson's whole project together.
    “It's just, it's kind of like weirdly like a culmination of their whole project together”
    The Big Picture · ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Astounding · 0:30:42 · Sean Fennessey or Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
  9. people (auteur credit): The Color of Money → Martin Scorsese. Sean would speechify about Scorsese for 90 seconds if it were just two of them.
    “I would probably speechify about Scorsese for 90 seconds”
    The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 0:53:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  10. people (people): Martin Scorsese → Fran Lebowitz. Scorsese's affection for his friend Lebowitz mirrors the speaker's own urge to platform brilliant friends like Chris Ryan.
    “I can feel and Scorsese, the same urges with Fran Leboitz, where he's just like, my friend is so cool and funny.”
    The Big Picture · Thirteen Awards Movies to Watch Out for, Oscar Do-Overs, and More From the Mailbag · 0:25:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  11. people (people): The Last Waltz → Martin Scorsese. Sean explains the Last Waltz as Scorsese's documentary of the Band's final performance.
    “Martin Scorsese's documentary about the final performance of the band”
    The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:05:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  12. people (people): The Age of Innocence → Martin Scorsese. The #10 film is Scorsese's.
    “Martin Scorsese.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Nightmare Before Christmas with Michael Rianda (Ad-Free) · 2:33:59 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (thematic): Martin Scorsese → Stanley Kubrick. The speaker says Kubrick's films are all about the fight between humanity's consciousness and animal instinct, which Raging Bull also tackles.
    “which is the fight between the consciousness, uh, of humanity and the subconscious nature of animal instinct, and that that inherent battle.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 1:30:14 · David Krumholtz (0.60 sure it was them)

unmapped (13)

  1. unmapped (first horror): Mirror, Mirror (Amazing Stories episode) → Martin Scorsese. Directed right before Color of Money, his first horror-adjacent work on Spielberg's Amazing Stories, a 24-minute film with a six-day shoot and no final cut.
    “It's 24 minute television film, 6 day shoot. He didn't have final cut, so I don't know that he really enjoyed it, but it was his 1st ever horror movie or horror thing.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:46:55 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (horror proximity): Martin Scorsese → Shutter Island. Shutter Island is named as the closest Scorsese gets to horror, with Cape Fear called a thriller.
    “Shutter Island is definitely the closest. Shutter Island, he's really using... He's a horror imagery of those...”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:47:24 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (neighbor / patron): Michael Ovitz → Martin Scorsese. Ovitz lived near or under Scorsese early on, borrowing movies and being shown VHS tapes upstairs.
    “Ovitz was Scorsese's neighbor for a long time. I think he lived underneath him.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:54:17 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  4. unmapped (borrowed scene): Martin Scorsese → American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince. The adrenaline-shot scene in Pulp Fiction was stolen from American Boy, a film Scorsese made in this period.
    “And the adrenaline shot back from the dead from Pulp Fiction is stolen from that movie.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 0:40:53 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)
  5. unmapped (admirer): The Texas Chain Saw Massacre → Martin Scorsese. Scorsese, Spielberg, Tarantino and Friedkin all loved it.
    “Scorsese loves this movie. Spielberg thought this movie was incredible”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:51:48 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)
  6. unmapped (slow vs fast): Martin Scorsese → Stanley Kubrick. Hosts wish great directors like Scorsese and Coogler would bang out quick movies like Soderbergh; Kubrick is cited as another who took his time.
    “So Stan Kubrick is another one.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:27:27 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  7. unmapped (mentor): Michael Powell → Martin Scorsese. Powell, exiled British filmmaker married to Schoonmaker, mentored Scorsese and helped with After Hours' ending and tone.
    “he was one of the people who helped him figure out the ending, helped him determine the tone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:36:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  8. unmapped (fandom): Sean Fennessey → Martin Scorsese. His obsession with Scorsese is rooted in lacking a guiding father figure.
    “my obsession with Martin Scorsese is probably rooted in the fact that I didn't have that.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:08:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  9. unmapped (champion): Wes Anderson → Martin Scorsese. Scorsese backed both Anderson and PTA early.
    “Wes Anderson, from his from Bottle Rocket. Scorsese was like, this is the kid.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald · 0:21:23 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  10. unmapped (signature obsessions): Martin Scorsese → Robert De Niro. Simmons sums up Scorsese as loving De Niro, the Stones, and people getting hit over the head with a glass in a bar.
    “He loved Bob De Niro, called him Bob, the stones, and people getting hit over the head in a bar with a glass.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:25:28 · Bill Simmons (0.65 sure it was them)
  11. unmapped (needle drops): The Wolf of Wall Street → Martin Scorsese. More than 30 needle drops make this the pinnacle of Scorsese's montage style.
    “there are more than 30 needle drops in the movie. They are, uh, I would argue the pinnacle of him doing that.”
    The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’ · 0:14:31 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  12. unmapped (collection): Killers of the Flower Moon → Martin Scorsese. Wants Killers to round out a Scorsese collection; Apple not releasing physical.
    “I'd like to own it as well to round out my wonderful collection of Martin Scorsese films”
    The Big Picture · Physical Media Strikes Back With Tim Simons · 1:03:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  13. unmapped (discovery): Martin Scorsese → Lily Gladstone. Scorsese became aware of Gladstone through Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women.
    “he became aware of Lily Gladstone because he saw Kelly Rikert's certain women.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Astounding · 0:52:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Martin Scorsese → Species. Scorsese would make a gritty, sex alien movie steeped in Catholic guilt, with the empath as a priest.
    “I wanted his gritty, sex alien movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:17:26 · Van Lathan (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Sylvester Stallone → Martin Scorsese. Stallone was signed and Scorsese was offered the director's job and was bewildered by the script.
    “Scorsese offered the director's tour.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:03:21 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Jamelle watched every Scorsese film in a year around 2017 and came away more convinced he is great, comparing it to a Duke Ellington binge.
    “I just watched every Marty movie and came away.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 0:22:30 · Jamelle Bouie (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Scorsese joked with Katzenberg he'd direct Flashdance 2 if he could make Last Temptation; hosts would watch it.
    “Flashdance 2, if you let me make Last Temptation of Christ.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 0:50:04 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Martin Scorsese: After Scarface flopped with Hollywood audiences, De Palma asked Scorsese if they would become teachers; Scorsese says he couldn't do anything else.
    “I don't have anything else I can do.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 0:50:45 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Scorsese storyboarded every shot and timed how long each could take, a Corman discipline, because the budget left no room to fail.
    “he drew out every single storyboard, every shot of this movie”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 0:55:08 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  5. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Scorsese loved Pee-wee Herman and had PAL tapes of the show sent every week.
    “he was so into Pee-Wee Herman, that they would send him like pal tapes of like that week's show.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 1:06:49 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  6. fun, about Martin Scorsese: A story from Vinyl set: Scorsese says Ovitz told him at a party, there is a way to make money doing this, the line that lured him into Color of Money, and that he never made a film just for money.
    “Marty, there is a way to make money doing this.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:59:28 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
  7. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Chris's story of a 20-minute talk with Scorsese on the Vinyl set: he said his rivals had hits like Jaws and Graffiti while he had only the Color of Money and Cape Fear accused as selling out.
    “I didn't even have Carrie, you know? I didn't have Godfather.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 3:08:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  8. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Krumholtz's only exchange with Scorsese at a lunch: Scorsese declared Szechuan the best Chinese food, Krumholtz said Cantonese, and Scorsese looked at him like a moron and changed the subject.
    “That's the whole, my whole interaction with Martin Scorsese is that we disagreed on the best Chinese food style.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 0:49:47 · David Krumholtz (0.90 sure it was them)
  9. fun, about Martin Scorsese: The 1980 box office game ranks It's My Turn, The Elephant Man, Gloria, Fade to Black, The Idolmaker, The Stunt Man and Kill or Be Killed above Raging Bull at number 10.
    “And number 10 of the bucks up is Raging Bull.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 2:15:26 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  10. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Scorsese was offered the directing job while trying to get The Last Temptation of Christ made, and was reportedly bewildered by the script.
    “According to the research, Scorsese was, quote, bewildered by the script.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:03:28 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  11. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Scorsese won Best Picture and Director for it as a perceived make-up Oscar in a weak year; Wahlberg was the only cast member nominated.
    “It was just a really, really, really, really bad movie year.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:08:02 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  12. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Nobody ever leaves a bar alive in a Scorsese movie; Scorsese holds the record for highball glasses to the head.
    “Nobody ever gets out of a bar alive in a Scorsese movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:20:01 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  13. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Scorsese used Gimme Shelter three times; they joke about a YouTube video putting it over Silence and Kundun.
    “We should make a video, a YouTube video of Martin Scorsese movies that couldn't have the stones, but put give me shelter over like silence.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:36:03 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  14. fun, about Martin Scorsese: Quip: his relationship to love is complicated, but his relationship to TikTok, and to his daughter, seems to be thriving.
    “His relationship to TikTok seems to be thriving.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Astounding · 1:07:04 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)