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 other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Mission: Impossible (1996); Old School (2003); Taken (2008). Count them as director (5 films), 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.

Animal House (1978): 2 lines

  1. lineage (genre lineage) · through Old School (2003), which they were tied to as casting what-if: Animal House ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Animal House started the habit of a winnable conflict set-piece that comedies copied for ten years, and Old School revived it.
    “I think Animal House started it and then the next 10 years of comedy is ripped off”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:34:48 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (genre lineage) · through Old School (2003), which they were tied to as casting what-if: Animal House ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Old School is the latest in a frat-movie cycle that returns every 10 to 15 years, starting with Animal House.
    “It is in keeping with the kind of every 10 to 15 years frat movie that we now get.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:23 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Back to School (1986): 1 line

  1. craft (shared structural flaw) · through Old School (2003), which they were tied to as casting what-if: Back to School ⇒ Old School (the host's read). The late competition-element plot is a flaw borrowed from Back to School and also seen in Stripes' war.
    “when it starts to become too much like back to school, you know, where there's like a competition element to it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:34:32 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Commando (1985): 1 line

  1. theme (genre revival) · through Taken (2008), which they were tied to as dream casting: auction manager: Commando ⇒ Taken (the host's read). Taken returned to the basic Schwarzenegger/Stallone template, but with a real actor selling the lines.
    “We're still going to have him do all of the same stuff that a Schwarzenegger or Stallone would do in commando or cobra, but now we've got a guy who, when he says things into the camera, when he gives the phone speech, you feel it.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano · 0:10:08 · Shea Serrano (0.70 sure it was them)

Frat House (1998): 1 line

  1. lineage (creator precursor) · through Old School (2003), which they were tied to as casting what-if: Frat House ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Phillips' frat documentary is a template for the movie.
    “Frat House, which is this really interesting kind of template for the movie that we're going to talk about.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Ivan Reitman: 1 line

  1. lineage (filmmaker lineage) · through Old School (2003), which they were tied to as casting what-if: Ivan Reitman ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Phillips and Armstrong's movie owes a lot to Ivan Reitman's 80s comedies; it is their son.
    “it owes a lot to the Ivan Reitman comedies of the 80s.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:05:45 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Jules Dassin: 1 line

  1. lineage (homage source) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: Jules Dassin ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). Dassin's heist classics are the model for the Langley break-in.
    “the Langley heist is an homage to the Jewel Statsen classics”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:49:53 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Psycho (1960): 1 line

  1. lineage (Hitchcock structural homage) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: Psycho ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). Killing off Kristin Scott Thomas's star-billed character early mirrors Psycho killing Janet Leigh.
    “it's completely Hitchcocky and it's killing Janet Lee after 40 minutes.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:29:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Rififi (1955): 1 line

  1. lineage (heist homage) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: Rififi ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). The silent Langley vault heist echoes the Rififi heist where an alarm is triggered by sound.
    “my favorite heist movies were Fifi, which has a heist uh, portion where they very similar, they drill through the roof and it's all in silence”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:24:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Road Trip (2000): 1 line

  1. people (same director groundwork) · through Old School (2003), which they were tied to as casting what-if: Road Trip ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Road Trip, Phillips' first narrative film, laid groundwork for the R-rated run; it is set at an upstate New York college like Old School.
    “Todd Phillips's 1st movie. First narrative movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

The Fast and the Furious (2001): 1 line

  1. lineage (franchise influence) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: The Fast and the Furious ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). The modern MI films combine Bourne-style hand-to-hand combat with Fast and the Furious over-the-top action.
    “the 2 biggest influences on Mission Impossible are born in the Fast and the Furious.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:18:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

The Fugitive (1993): 1 line

  1. unmapped (TV-to-film precedent) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: The Fugitive ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). The Fugitive proved a classic TV property could be a big-screen box-office hit, which opened the door for Mission: Impossible.
    “the fugitive proved that there was box office potential and television IP on the big screen.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:02:32 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

The Lady Vanishes (1938): 1 line

  1. lineage (Hitchcock homage) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: The Lady Vanishes ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). The European mystery shades of the film recall The Lady Vanishes and Shadow of a Doubt.
    “Lady Vanishes or, or, uh, even like Shadow of a Doubt in some respects”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 1:06:25 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

There's Something About Mary (1998): 1 line

  1. unmapped (groundwork) · through Old School (2003), which they were tied to as casting what-if: There's Something About Mary ⇒ Old School (the host's read). Farrelly brothers hits like Mary laid the ground for Road Trip and the R-rated wave.
    “All of those kind of laid the ground for, uh, road trip.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:08:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Topkapi (1964): 1 line

  1. lineage (heist homage) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: Topkapi ⇒ Mission: Impossible (the host's read). Langley heist is an homage to the Jules Dassin heist classics Topkapi and Rififi.
    “the Langley heist is an homage to the Jewel Statsen classics of uh, top copy and uh, Rafifi.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:49:53 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018): 2 lines

  1. lineage (callback) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: Mission: Impossible ⇒ Mission: Impossible – Fallout (the host's read). Every later MI film calls back to the Langley drop as a hallmark.
    “I realized that they call back to that specific moment every time”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:06:37 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (franchise template) · through Mission: Impossible (1996), which they were tied to as Trejo-category nominee: Mission: Impossible ⇒ Mission: Impossible – Fallout (the host's read). Every MI film reuses the same three-set-piece structure plus a McGuffin, which is why the franchise is elastic.
    “they used the same exact structure in every single movie that came forward.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:11:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

John Wick (2014): 1 line

  1. lineage (genre descendant) · through Taken (2008), which they were tied to as dream casting: auction manager: Taken ⇒ John Wick (the host's read). John Wick may belong to the subgenre Taken started, though Wick is a more elaborate 5 o'clocker.
    “Probably even John Wick, maybe.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano · 0:07:45 · Shea Serrano (0.60 sure it was them)

Kidnap (2016): 1 line

  1. lineage (genre descendant) · through Taken (2008), which they were tied to as dream casting: auction manager: Taken ⇒ Kidnap (the host's read). Kidnap is another of the movies stemming from Taken.
    “Kidnap is another one of the stemmed off of taken movies, so it's funny that you mentioned it.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano · 0:18:47 · Shea Serrano (0.60 sure it was them)

Life of the Party (2018): 1 line

  1. unmapped (borrowed from) · through Old School (2003), which they were tied to as casting what-if: Old School ⇒ Life of the Party (the host's read). Melissa McCarthy's Life of the Party is basically a solo Old School, down to the closing pop-star performance.
    “That is basically like a solo old school about how she goes back to school.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:28:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

The Equalizer (2014): 1 line

  1. lineage (genre descendant) · through Taken (2008), which they were tied to as dream casting: auction manager: Taken ⇒ The Equalizer (the host's read). Taken's box office started a subgenre of an older star beating up younger bad guys, and The Equalizer is the first example.
    “There's a whole subgenre of movies after taking exploded at the box office where everybody's like, oh, shoot, we just have to get an old person and let them fight young people”
    The Rewatchables · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano · 0:07:29 · Shea Serrano (0.60 sure it was them)

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)