Keanu Reeves

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q43416: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Point Break (1991); Speed (1994); The Matrix (1999); The Replacements (2000); Something's Gotta Give (2003); The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008); John Wick (2014); Always Be My Maybe (2019); John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019); 47 Ronin; Destination Wedding; Hardball; John Wick: Chapter 4 (implied: 'John Wick'); Keanu; The Bad Batch; The Matrix sequels; The Neon Demon; The Watcher.

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.

Meet the Parents (2000): 1 line

  1. programming (programming) · through Something's Gotta Give (2003), which they acted in: Meet the Parents ⇒ Something's Gotta Give (the host's read). Nicholson may have seen Meet the Parents and wanted a piece of that audience.
    “Do you think he saw meet the parents and was like, I can do that too?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Something's Gotta Give with Bobby Finger (Ad-Free) · 0:05:06 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Taken (2008): 1 line

  1. lineage (genre descendant) · through John Wick (2014), which they acted in: 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)

Drawn on by

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

Polar (2019): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through John Wick (2014), which they acted in: John Wick ⇒ Polar (the host's read). Polar is a John Wick ripoff.
    “Polar is a John Wick ripoff.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 1:29:31 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Matrix (1999), which they acted in: The Matrix ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Sean breaks the staging down into influences: Bruce Lee, The Matrix, and Phantom of the Paradise.
    “It's one part Bruce Lee, one part the Matrix, one part Phantom of the Paradise.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:03:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Twister (1996): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Speed (1994), which they acted in: Speed ⇒ Twister (the host's read). Hollywood shifted after Speed; Twister marketed Paxton and others as future stars.
    “The one that changed it was speed.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:54:13 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (22) everyone in acting

Other (5) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career parallel): Ben Affleck → Keanu Reeves. Both ride comeback cycles every seven years.
    “Okay, he and Keanu Reeves are just these like both like either side of a coin.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Starman with Katey Rich · 0:28:40 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career comeback): Keanu Reeves → John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Griffin argues the film is a masterpiece of survival that mirrors Keanu's own loss and repeated comebacks.
    “it's maybe the best work of Keanu's entire career.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:50:14 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): John Wick → Keanu Reeves. John Wick is another post-prime peak in the same category.
    “Is it like Keanu Reeves, John Wick?”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 0:41:57 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (cameo): Always Be My Maybe → Keanu Reeves. Keanu wins best cameo 2 to 1 as the spirit of a cameo, though he stays too long.
    “Yes, of course it's Keanu Reeves. Like what are we talking about?”
    The Big Picture · Our Alternative Academy Awards | The Oscars Show · 0:27:28 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Chad Stahelski → Keanu Reeves. Stahelski was Keanu Reeves's stunt double on The Matrix.
    “Chad Zahelski, Keanu Reeves' stunt double on the Matrix”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:59:30 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Keanu Reeves → John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Joe's nominee for best actor, defended impassionedly on an earlier episode.
    “Keanu Reeves and John Wick chapter 3, Parabellum.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Fifth Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid (Ad-Free) · 0:53:26 · Joe Reid (0.45 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Keanu Reeves: Asked by Colbert what happens when we die, Keanu answered that the ones who love us will miss us dearly, then went straight to a John Wick plug.
    “I know that the ones who love us will miss us.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind with Lulu Wang · 1:53:38 · Griffin Newman (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Keanu Reeves: Everyone who has worked with Keanu says he is the greatest guy.
    “Every story I have heard from everyone who has worked with Keanu”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Something's Gotta Give with Bobby Finger (Ad-Free) · 1:01:54 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)