Warren Beatty

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q95030: 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: Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989); Misery (1990); Boogie Nights (1997). Count them as director (1 film), actor (4 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.

Stephen King: 2 lines

  1. theme (theme) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as approached for Paul Sheldon, passed: Stephen King ⇒ Misery (the host's read). King writing about his nightmare of a fan who takes things too far.
    “Stephen King writing about, like, basically his work's nightmare”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:58:18 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. theme (theme) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as approached for Paul Sheldon, passed: Stephen King ⇒ Misery (the host's read). Misery is King's book about addiction; Annie Wilkes stands for the painkillers.
    “Annie Wilkes is really, she represents that, this thing that's trying to kill him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:11:22 · Bill Simmons (0.75 sure it was them)

Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video): 1 line

  1. unmapped (reused imagery) · through Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989), which they were tied to as Madonna wanted him as a cog-turning slave; he declined: Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video) ⇒ Express Yourself (Madonna video) (the host's read). A host says Express Yourself reuses the chain and industrial ideas from Bop Till You Drop at a higher level.
    “this feels like he's reusing some of the Springfield stuff from that bop till you drop video, but like elevated... to a much, uh, more sophisticated level.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:10:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as approached for Paul Sheldon, passed: Forgetting Sarah Marshall ⇒ Misery (the host's read). Dracula the Musical award is borrowed from Sarah Marshall; given to the Misery books.
    “We relate, so in, in, uh, forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:57:17 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Mean Streets (1973): 1 line

  1. lineage (influence) · through Boogie Nights (1997), which they were tied to as passed on role: Mean Streets ⇒ Boogie Nights (the maker said so: the Boogie Nights commentary track). Per the commentary track, Anderson lifted images from Mean Streets, Goodfellas and other Scorsese films for Boogie Nights.
    “Paul Thomas Anderson explained how he just ripped off images he saw in Mean Streets or in Goodfellas”
    The Big Picture · The ‘Babylon’ Watch-Along · 0:24:42 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Metropolis (1927): 1 line

  1. lineage (visual homage) · through Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989), which they were tied to as Madonna wanted him as a cog-turning slave; he declined: Metropolis ⇒ Express Yourself (Madonna video) (the host's read). A host says Express Yourself is obviously modeled on Metropolis.
    “This one is obviously modeled on Metropolis, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:05 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Michael De Luca: 1 line

  1. unmapped (gave break) · through Boogie Nights (1997), which they were tied to as passed on role: Michael De Luca ⇒ Boogie Nights (the host's read). De Luca ran New Line and gave PTA his break with Boogie Nights; now runs Warner's films division.
    “gave PTA his big break with Boogie Nights.”
    The Big Picture · Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Poor Things’ Deep Dive. Plus: Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes! · 0:09:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)

Pulp Fiction (1994): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as approached for Paul Sheldon, passed: Pulp Fiction ⇒ Misery (the host's read). Butch's Girlfriend Award for weak link of the film is borrowed from Pulp Fiction.
    “The Butch's girlfriend Award, Butch's girlfriend from Pulp Fiction.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:59:07 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Stand by Me (1986): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Misery (1990), which they were tied to as approached for Paul Sheldon, passed: Stand by Me ⇒ Misery (the host's read). King's first adaptation he liked was Stand By Me; Reiner got Misery through that deal.
    “the 1st one of the 1st adaptation of his that he actually really liked was stand by me.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:11:08 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Lady Gaga: 1 line

  1. lineage (ripped off) · through Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989), which they were tied to as Madonna wanted him as a cog-turning slave; he declined: Express Yourself (Madonna video) ⇒ Lady Gaga (the host's read). A host says Lady Gaga ripped off Express Yourself.
    “Lady Gaga completely ripped it off, of course, from... She did, but that's okay.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:07:32 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (1) everyone in directing

Acting (4) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Jack Nicholson → Warren Beatty. The two were Hollywood's great lovers; Beatty settled down, Nicholson never slowed.
    “those were like the 2 major Hollywood lovers of their time, and then Beatty like settles down hard”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Something's Gotta Give with Bobby Finger (Ad-Free) · 1:09:05 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (recommendation): Reds → Warren Beatty. Weaving calls Reds the best movie she had never seen, a masterpiece epic and love story.
    “I watched the best movie I'd never seen.”
    The Big Picture · The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman! · 2:18:16 · Samara Weaving (0.70 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (turned down): Warren Beatty → Express Yourself (Madonna video). Madonna wanted Warren Beatty as one of the cog-turning slaves; he declined.
    “She wanted Warren Beatty to play one of the male slaves turning cogs in this movie and this, sorry, video.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:54 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Misery → Warren Beatty. Beatty would have been unbelievable as Paul Sheldon but would not play a loser stuck in bed.
    “Warren Beatty, who would have been unbelievable in the James Con part.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman · 0:17:35 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.