Michael Keaton

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q138005: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Beetlejuice, which The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie credits them on.

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 (19 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 (23) everyone in acting

Other (4) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (5)

  1. career (career): Michael Keaton → Pacific Heights. Stars saw villain turns in Pacific Heights and Fatal Attraction as a good career move, which explains why the cycle kept going.
    “I think people saw like what happened for Michael Keaton with Pacific Heights and, um, and, like, Glenn Close and Fatal Attraction”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:34 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Michael Keaton → Need for Speed. Keaton did two failed franchise starters in 2014 as supporting work.
    “Michael Keaton is in need for speed and Robocop.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 0:04:31 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Michael Keaton → Spotlight. Keaton's arc runs from Need for Speed and RoboCop through the Oscar near-win to Spotlight, which cements him as an elder statesman.
    “Almost wins an Oscar and then spotlight just solidifies it of like Elder Statesman”
    Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 0:05:12 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Michael Keaton → Birdman. This is the last pre-comeback Keaton role, and Birdman follows with him owning a guy his age.
    “It is the last movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 0:05:24 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Michael Keaton → Jackie Brown. Keaton's leading-man bloom was already off: he was about the sixth lead in Jackie Brown.
    “he's kind of like the 6th lead in Jackie Brown.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free) · 1:56:42 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): The Trial of the Chicago 7 → Michael Keaton. Keaton's brief cameo as Ramsey Clark is a highlight for audiences.
    “Michael Keaton is in this movie for 5 minutes.”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:55:38 · Amanda Dobbins (0.55 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (persona parallel): Michael Keaton → Night Shift. Keaton was the other 80s wiseass; in Night Shift he is a cocky shithead, and Night Shift is a forgotten movie like Seems Like Old Times.
    “But I'm saying like when he, like he's in night shift, that guy's just like a cocky shithead, basically.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:24:38 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (casting what-if): Griffin Dunn → Michael Keaton. Keaton's 'I just blew a line' energy might beat Dunn for Paul Hackett; they played brothers in Johnny Dangerously.
    “Michael Keaton does have that like, I just blew a line energy.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:21:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Michael Keaton: Keaton plays Ramsey Clark; Amanda cheered when he appeared.
    “I just want to see Michael Keaton walk in and just like explain to people how it is.”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:49:48 · Amanda Dobbins (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Michael Keaton: Keaton told Marc Maron the new RoboCop might be good if they let the director do what he says.
    “If they let him do what he's saying, it could be interesting, who knows?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 1:48:25 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Michael Keaton: Keaton jokingly should be paying Clooney a monthly salary for getting him out of the movie.
    “that's how Michael Keaton survived without making a film for the next 10 years.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · You've Got Mail with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber (Ad-Free) · 1:55:09 · unknown (0.00 sure it was them)