Don Johnson

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q309788: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Miami Vice, the subject film of Miami Vice - Pilot Episode.

No film of theirs is counted: acting and studio count only when asked for, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end. Count them as actor (8 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

Acting (9) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career): Don Johnson → Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Johnson's leading-man movie hopes after the show fits the Rick Dalton type.
    “He was a little bit of a Rick Dalton-esque figure.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:54:59 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Don Johnson → Nash Bridges. His durable follow-up was the cop series Nash Bridges, as the old cop who isn't cool.
    “Now I'm like the cop who isn't cool.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:55:40 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Don Johnson → Quentin Tarantino. Directors who grew up on him now cast him: Rian Johnson, Tarantino, McBride, Hill.
    “all these guys, like Ryan Johnson and Tarantino and McBride and Hill, are all in the age range too, have been like, Don Johnson, that's the coolest guy.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:56:55 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Don Johnson → Miami Vice. Don Johnson reconciled with Griffith in the Miami Vice ponytail year; his hitman amnesia arc.
    “But Don Johnson is on Miami Vice.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson · 0:21:22 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Beverly Hills Cop → Don Johnson. The movie has pairs of men like Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas driving and looking, only more so.
    “entire scenes of Don Johnson and Philip, Michael Thomas driving”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:54:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Don Johnson → Mark Harmon. The network allegedly considered replacing Johnson with Mark Harmon, but Harmon is too cute for the part.
    “Mark Harmon's a little too cute, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:42:58 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Don Johnson → Richard Gere. Don Johnson is nearly as good a fit; he and Gere were in the same corner for a while.
    “Yeah, and gear were in the same kind of corner for a while there.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Internal Affairs’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:09:40 · Van Lathan (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Don Johnson: The look: white blazer, pastel shirt, no socks, short sleeves, skinny tie.
    “White blazer, maybe like a pastel, like light blue or pink shirt.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:17:33 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Don Johnson: His Wikipedia page lists two quick annulled marriages and two marriages to Melanie Griffith, the first when she was a teenager.
    “He was married to Melanie Griffith twice and the 1st time was when she was a teenager.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:52:26 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Don Johnson: At his son's birthday he lets his ex-wife call him a piece of shit rather than lead with the excuse that his partner just died.
    “I love that Don Johnson doesn't defend himself at all.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 1:02:34 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)