Mel Gibson

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q42229: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Signs, which Lady in the Water with Richard Lawson credits them on.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Fearless (1993); The Singing Detective (2003); The Departed (2006); Iron Man 3 (2013). Count them as director (4 films), actor (11 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.

Iron Man (2008): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Iron Man 3 (2013), which they were tied to as Shane Black's/Downey's champion (paid Downey's insurance): Iron Man ⇒ Iron Man 3 (the host's read). The Iron Man trilogy is closed into a circle by the flashback to the party and Becca Hall and Pierce.
    “as individualistic as this movie is, it actually like... It's bringing the 1st 2 complete.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 3 · 0:18:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. theme (theme) · through Iron Man 3 (2013), which they were tied to as Shane Black's/Downey's champion (paid Downey's insurance): Iron Man ⇒ Iron Man 3 (the host's read). Iron Man 3 later parodies the Osama-type Mandarin expectation that Iron Man originally planned (Ten Rings leader, no magic).
    “And then Iron Man 3 wisely parodies that expectation.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man · 1:25:03 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Avengers (2012): 2 lines

  1. theme (theme) · through Iron Man 3 (2013), which they were tied to as Shane Black's/Downey's champion (paid Downey's insurance): The Avengers ⇒ Iron Man 3 (the host's read). Stark's arc across three Iron Man films peaks in Iron Man 3, and Avengers lays the track for its PTSD.
    “Iron Man 3 is all him being unable to cope with the psychological like trauma of this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 2:07:49 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Iron Man 3 (2013), which they were tied to as Shane Black's/Downey's champion (paid Downey's insurance): The Avengers ⇒ Iron Man 3 (the host's read). Iron Man 3 works as a quasi-sequel to The Avengers because it deals with Tony's trauma of the portal and aliens.
    “Except it's it is a sort of quasi sequel to the Avengers in that it's dealing with the fact that he got sucked into a portal into space for a 2nd there.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 3 · 0:15:43 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fu Manchu (character): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through Iron Man 3 (2013), which they were tied to as Shane Black's/Downey's champion (paid Downey's insurance): Fu Manchu (character) ⇒ Iron Man 3 (the host's read). The Mandarin is a Fu Manchu stereotype that Marvel could not play straight, so Kingsley's false-flag twist threads the needle.
    “Because the Mandarin is Fu Manchu.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 3 · 1:06:17 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Infernal Affairs (2002): 1 line

  1. lineage (remake source) · through The Departed (2006), which they were tied to as first choice for Baldwin's part, busy filming: 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)

Iron Man 2 (2010): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Iron Man 3 (2013), which they were tied to as Shane Black's/Downey's champion (paid Downey's insurance): Iron Man 2 ⇒ Iron Man 3 (the host's read). Iron Man 2's failure forced something new, giving Shane Black room to make a better third film.
    “But also, that is why the 3rd one is good because the 2nd one was such a mistake that they were like, we don't know.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 1:20:47 · Griffin or David (0.30 sure it was them)

Rafael Yglesias: 1 line

  1. lineage (source) · through Fearless (1993), which they were tied to as Weir's first choice for lead; director: Rafael Yglesias ⇒ Fearless (the host's read). Weir loved the unpublished-novel first-draft script, adapted by its own author.
    “He adapts his own unpublished book.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 1:11:17 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Scarface (1983): 1 line

  1. lineage (homage) · through The Departed (2006), which they were tied to as first choice for Baldwin's part, busy filming: Scarface ⇒ The Departed (the host's read). The film has references to classic gangster films like the original Scarface that feel like pastiche.
    “there's a couple of references in this movie to classic gangster films like the original Scarface”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:45:24 · 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.

Robert Downey Jr.: 1 line

  1. unmapped (backing) · them, directly: Mel Gibson ⇒ Robert Downey Jr. (the host's read). After Air America together, Gibson put up the insurance bond so Downey could be hired when no one else would insure him.
    “Mel Gibson puts up the insurance bond because he believes this guy needs a chance, but the movie doesn't do very well.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Judging The Judge · 0:17:49 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Tron: Legacy (2010): 1 line

  1. craft (visual reference) · through Fearless (1993), which they were tied to as Weir's first choice for lead; director: Fearless ⇒ Tron: Legacy (the host's read). The 1993 Bridges look was the reference for the de-aged CGI Bridges in Tron: Legacy.
    “I believe that this was the main visual reference for creepy CGI Jeff Bridges and Tron Legacy.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 0:52:17 · Tim Simons (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

Acting (13) everyone in acting

Other (4) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Jodie Foster → Mel Gibson. In the last decade Foster has directed Mel Gibson and worked with Polanski, taking on complicated collaborators.
    “Like in the last 10 years, she directed Mel Gibson in a movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:32:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (star contrast): Jeff Bridges → Mel Gibson. Mel or Bruce would have made the same material wish-fulfillment; Bridges stays grounded.
    “where if it was Mel Gibson, there would be 30 minutes of this movie that felt like, yes, man, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 1:59:00 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

people (4)

  1. people (casting): Peter Weir → Mel Gibson. Weir called Gibson first for Fearless; Gibson was busy making The Man Without a Face.
    “Weir's 1st call was to Mel Gibson, who someone he'd worked with before, who's obviously a giant star”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 0:32:59 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. people (casting): Mel Gibson → Jeff Bridges. Gibson had wanted Bridges for his own The Man Without a Face.
    “I wanted to cast him in midnight, man, without a phase.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fearless with Timothy Simons · 2:09:22 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. people (collaboration): Air America → Mel Gibson. Gibson and Downey had made Air America together, which is why Gibson went to bat for him.
    “They had done Air America together, and he said, no one else will hire you.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Judging The Judge · 0:17:17 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. people (people): Shane Black → Mel Gibson. Black says the only way he does Iron Man 4 is if Mel Gibson directs, because Gibson stuck his neck out for Downey.
    “The only way he'll do Iron Man 4 is if Marvel lets Mel Gibson right directly.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man 3 · 0:16:49 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Jack Nicholson → Mel Gibson. Nicholson, Gibson and Baldwin are Meyers's sleazy-but-appealing leading men.
    “Baldwin, Gibson, Baldwin, Gibson, and Nicholson are a trifactor.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Something's Gotta Give with Bobby Finger (Ad-Free) · 0:51:39 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (backing): Mel Gibson → Robert Downey Jr.. After Air America together, Gibson put up the insurance bond so Downey could be hired when no one else would insure him.
    “Mel Gibson puts up the insurance bond because he believes this guy needs a chance, but the movie doesn't do very well.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Judging The Judge · 0:17:49 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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