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.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Night Shift (1982); Johnny Dangerously (1984); RoboCop (1987); Beetlejuice (1988); Clean and Sober (1988); Pacific Heights (1990); My Life (1993); Jackie Brown (1997); Jack Frost (1998); Birdman (2014); Need for Speed (2014); Spotlight (2015); The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020); The Batman (2022); Batman (Burton/Keaton films); Gung Ho; Mr. Mom; Multiplicity; The Flash.

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.

Avatar (2009): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through RoboCop (1987), which they acted in: Avatar ⇒ RoboCop (the host's read). The robot-waking sequence is beat for beat the first act of Avatar, down to testing the new body's powers.
    “It is crazy actually how much this sequence is like beat for beat, the Avatar, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 0:38:34 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Batman (1943 serial) (1943): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: Batman (1943 serial) ⇒ The Batman (the host's read). A New York screening of the 1943 Lewis Wilson serial caused bat fever and led Fox to greenlight the movie.
    “someone screened that in New York City and it was such a phenomenon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:11:37 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Batman Begins (2005): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through RoboCop (1987), which they acted in: Batman Begins ⇒ RoboCop (the host's read). The remake is part of the grounded-and-serious wave that followed Nolan; the speakers say this film marks the end of it.
    “The Batman begins effect.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 0:47:48 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Flesh and Blood (1985): 1 line

  1. career (career) · through RoboCop (1987), which they acted in: Flesh and Blood ⇒ RoboCop (the host's read). Flesh+Blood is the failure that led Verhoeven to Hollywood and RoboCop, where he built entertainment around his interests.
    “from this film on, he figures out how to take everything he's interested in and put it into the body of a conventionally entertaining Hollywood movie”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Flesh+Blood · 0:49:14 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Seven (1995): 1 line

  1. unmapped (borrowing) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: Seven ⇒ The Batman (the host's read). The speaker had forgotten how indebted The Batman is to Fincher, mostly to Se7en.
    “I had forgotten just how indebted the Batman is to...”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Se7en with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger (Ad-Free) · 1:28:34 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Steven Spielberg: 1 line

  1. people (people) · through The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), which they acted in: Steven Spielberg ⇒ The Trial of the Chicago 7 (the host's read). Spielberg long wanted to make it and encouraged Sorkin to write the script.
    “Steven Spielberg had always wanted to make this movie.”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:31:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

The Killer (2023): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Jackie Brown (1997), which they acted in: The Killer ⇒ Jackie Brown (the host's read). Jackie Brown has a monologue about The Killer, showing Woo's aesthetic was known to Western audiences.
    “Jackie Brown has a whole monologue about the killer.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:33:35 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

The Long Halloween (comic): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: The Long Halloween (comic) ⇒ The Batman (the host's read). Every adaptation pulls from The Long Halloween but has not used Calendar Man.
    “Everyone has pulled from the long Halloween, but not used calendar man.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:43:06 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

The Wizard of Oz (1939): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through RoboCop (1987), which they acted in: The Wizard of Oz ⇒ RoboCop (the host's read). The training-sequence song joke riffs on the Tin Man and If I Only Had a Heart.
    “If I only had a heart is what it's.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · RoboCop (2014) · 0:46:51 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

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

The Dark Knight Rises (2012): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: The Batman ⇒ The Dark Knight Rises (the host's read). The ocean bomb-disposal sequence is thought to be directly referenced in the final act of Dark Knight Rises.
    “this sequence, a lot of people think, is directly referenced by the final act of Dark Knight Rises.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:18:49 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: The Batman ⇒ The Dark Knight Rises (the host's read). The giant bomb, the film's most iconic image, is what Dark Knight Rises lifts.
    “This is the thing that Dark Knight Rises kind of lifts.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:14:38 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

Batman Forever (1995): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: The Batman ⇒ Batman Forever (the host's read). Burton had a plane and a boat which Schumacher updated in Batman Forever; Batman & Robin gave Robin a motorcycle.
    “Burton has a plane and a boat.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:27:30 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Batman Forever / Batman & Robin: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: The Batman ⇒ Batman Forever / Batman & Robin (the host's read). Griffin says Schumacher's Batman films are directly shaped by the Adam West show's pairing and cliffhanger style.
    “Joel Schumacher is very influenced by the Adam West show.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:08:26 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)

Batman Returns (1992): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: The Batman ⇒ Batman Returns (the host's read). Villains scheming together in Batman Returns and Schumacher films echoes the 1966 team-up, but those feel forced.
    “The team up does always feel a little forced”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 0:42:12 · David Sims (0.45 sure it was them)

Conan O'Brien: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Batman (2022), which they acted in: The Batman ⇒ Conan O'Brien (the host's read). Conan's brand of obvious-shorthand humor is why this humor lands for the hosts; Conan echoes it.
    “Conan is actually probably a crucial reason this humor lands for us because Conan is echoing it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Batman (1966) · 1:37:33 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Punishment Park: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), which they acted in: The Trial of the Chicago 7 ⇒ Punishment Park (the host's read). Punishment Park is recommended as a very loose take on this trial.
    “There's this great movie called Punishment Park that I would recommend to anybody that is very loosely based on this trial.”
    The Big Picture · Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ · 1:31:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

The Lego Batman Movie (2017): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through Batman (Burton/Keaton films), which they acted in: Batman (Burton/Keaton films) ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The film shares the Burton/Keaton take that Batman is fully broken and has not processed his parents' deaths.
    “this movie sort of has the Burton Keaton take of like, he's fully broken by this fucking thing.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:40:08 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

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)