Steve Buscemi

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q104061: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

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: Trees Lounge (1996); The Interview (2014); 30 Rock (TV); Animal Factory; Lonesome Jim. Count them as actor (15 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.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

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 (5) everyone in directing

Acting (24) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Steve Buscemi → Fargo. Buscemi in Domestic Disturbance is basically his Fargo character.
    “He's basically doing his Fargo character.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:45:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Steve Buscemi → The Sopranos. Buscemi took years off movies after the stabbing, then went on to The Sopranos.
    “Well, he goes on to the Sopranos.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:06:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Steve Buscemi → Miller's Crossing. Buscemi was known from Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink and Billy Bathgate before blossoming here.
    “he was that guy who was in Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink and Billy Bathgate.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:23:52 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

people (6)

  1. people (cast as motor mouth): Steve Buscemi → Miller's Crossing. Buscemi was hired in Miller's Crossing as someone who can read dialogue fast, and the Coens wrote Fargo's Carl for him.
    “Miller's Crossing is literally hired because they need a motor mouth.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fargo with Zach Cregger · 0:56:31 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. people (casting against ugly): Steve Buscemi → Trees Lounge. Buscemi is cast as ugly but is striking in person; examples are Trees Lounge and In the Soup, where he is cute.
    “Like, he's so cute in that movie.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fargo with Zach Cregger · 2:06:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. people (dream casting): Steve Buscemi → Taken. Both hosts independently put Buscemi as the manager of the sex trafficking auction.
    “I think Steve could have been the guy on charge of the in charge of the auction.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano · 0:57:06 · Shea Serrano (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. people (frequent director): Mark Boone Junior → Steve Buscemi. Boone was in several Buscemi-directed films.
    “he did Lonesome Gym with Casey Affleck.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:40:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  5. people (directed): Steve Buscemi → 30 Rock (TV). Buscemi directed the Leap Day William episode and fake movie.
    “had to direct the episode and direct the fake movie”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:42:04 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  6. people (director): Steve Buscemi → Trees Lounge. Trees Lounge is so good it seemed Buscemi might be a huge directing talent.
    “But I feel like Trees Lounge is so good and so like deeply felt”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:42:17 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (echoed line): Steve Buscemi → Monsters, Inc.. Buscemi's threat to feed someone into a wood chipper recurs in Monsters, Inc.
    “Because Shemi's character says I'll feed you into a wood chipper to somebody.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fargo with Zach Cregger · 2:25:45 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Steve Buscemi → Pulp Fiction. They should have staged Travolta and Buscemi in a diner as a Pulp Fiction echo, since Buscemi was the waiter there.
    “Do you think they should have made more of Travolta and Bushemi in a diner as an echo of Pulp Fiction when Bushemi's Travolta's waiter?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:57:54 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Steve Buscemi → Reservoir Dogs. Buscemi first auditioned for Mr. White.
    “Bushemi originally auditioned for Mr. White.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:04:14 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Steve Buscemi: The best entrance award: when Buscemi shows up, the movie takes off.
    “The moment Bushemi shows up, this movie takes off.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:41:41 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Steve Buscemi: He directed the 30 Rock Leap Day William episode and the fake Jim Carrey movie inside it.
    “had to direct the episode and direct the fake movie”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 1:42:04 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)