Kevin Spacey

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q25144: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Skyfall (2012); Mank (2020); Resurrection Blues. Count them as actor (20 films), producer (2 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.

Citizen Kane (1941): 2 lines

  1. lineage (visual influence) · through Mank (2020), which they were tied to as lined up for the lead in the 1998 version of Mank (what-if): Citizen Kane ⇒ Mank (the maker said so: David's interview with cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt). Messerschmidt told the interviewer he wanted low, deep-focus photography evoking Citizen Kane, not noir.
    “He's like, no, I want to do it low to the ground, lots of deep focus, evoking citizen Kane.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Mank with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free) · 1:13:08 · David Sims (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (subject / source) · through Mank (2020), which they were tied to as lined up for the lead in the 1998 version of Mank (what-if): Citizen Kane ⇒ Mank (the host's read). Mank is partly inspired by Pauline Kael's essay on who truly authored Citizen Kane.
    “it's in part inspired by that very famous Pauline Kale, story raising Kane, about the true authorship of Citizen Kane”
    The Big Picture · Emergency Mailbag: The Oscars Are Streaming and Hollywood Is Fighting Over Trolls | The Big Picture · 0:58:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)

Casino Royale (2006): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Skyfall (2012), which they were tied to as approached to play Mallory: Casino Royale ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Skyfall is the payoff of the first Craig movie, where Vesper's betrayal shows Bond can feel.
    “it's also the ultimate payoff of what starts in the 1st Craig movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:12:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)

Christopher Nolan: 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Skyfall (2012), which they were tied to as approached to play Mallory: Christopher Nolan ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Bond producers wanted their own critically acclaimed thriller since Nolan was having all the fun with Bond-esque movies.
    “Let's do it ourselves.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:02:35 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)

Jack Fincher: 1 line

  1. lineage (script origin) · through Mank (2020), which they were tied to as lined up for the lead in the 1998 version of Mank (what-if): Jack Fincher ⇒ Mank (the maker said so: Fincher's own account as read from the dossier (outlet not named)). Fincher's father wrote the original Mank script, which David set aside until years later.
    “I'm handed this script that my dad wrote about all powerful directors ruining storytelling”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Mank with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free) · 0:48:09 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

Jack Lemmon: 1 line

  1. unmapped (idol) · them, directly: Jack Lemmon ⇒ Kevin Spacey (the host's read). The speaker infers Spacey sees himself as Jack Lemmon, the star he always looked up to.
    “That's the star that he's always looked up to, and now he's going on talk shows and he's doing all his impressions.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Se7en with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger (Ad-Free) · 2:03:14 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Dark Knight (2008): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Skyfall (2012), which they were tied to as approached to play Mallory: The Dark Knight ⇒ Skyfall (the host's read). Mendes openly lifted the Dark Knight aesthetic and the orphan-avenging-sins idea.
    “Mendy's just very openly lifted a lot of the Dark Knight aesthetic for these movies.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:30 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

The Lost Weekend (1945): 1 line

  1. craft (visual echo) · through Mank (2020), which they were tied to as lined up for the lead in the 1998 version of Mank (what-if): The Lost Weekend ⇒ Mank (the host's read). The election-night drunk sequence in Mank is called self-consciously reminiscent of The Lost Weekend.
    “almost self-consciously reminiscent of the last the lost weekend”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Mank with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free) · 2:03:48 · Sean Fennessey (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.

Creed (2015): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Skyfall (2012), which they were tied to as approached to play Mallory: Skyfall ⇒ Creed (the host's read). Bringing a prestige director to a franchise leads to Coogler doing Creed and Black Panther.
    “It leads to things like Ryan Kugler does Creed in Black Panther”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:45:54 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

The Social Network (2010): 1 line

  1. unmapped (brought Fincher on) · them, directly: Kevin Spacey ⇒ The Social Network (the host's read). The hosts say Spacey optioned the book and got Fincher on board.
    “And was the one who got Fincher on board.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:06:00 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Producing (2) everyone in producing

Acting (29) everyone in acting

Other (3) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Kevin Spacey → Seven. Spacey's billing choice (uncredited) kept the twist secret in a pre-internet era, which fed a slow-building box office.
    “And it was a great move by Spacey not to be credited.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:08:19 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

craft (3)

  1. craft (craft): Jeremy Irons → Kevin Spacey. Russillo loves that Irons plays powerful as normal by asking to be explained to like a child, though he'd already decided.
    “he presents himself as the most normal, but he had clearly already made up his mind”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:13:19 · Ryen Russillo (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): J.C. Chandor → Kevin Spacey. Koppelman says the clapping was found by Spacey on the day, and Chandor kept the speech as written.
    “Spacey and he found the clapping thing like on the day”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:32:52 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. craft (craft): Kevin Spacey → The Usual Suspects (Verbal Kint). Koppelman contrasts how Spacey smokes in Margin Call with Verbal Kint's cigarette business.
    “Look at the way verbal Kent smokes a cigarette compared to the way this guy smokes a cigarette.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 1:25:12 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (cast): Kevin Spacey → Seven. Spacey is the only Fincher movie lead he's in, per the host.
    “that's the only Fincher movie he's in, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:05:44 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. people (cast): Kevin Spacey → House of Cards (TV). Spacey was in House of Cards.
    “Oh, and then, of course, they did House of Carts.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:05:51 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

  1. unmapped (brought Fincher on): Kevin Spacey → The Social Network. The hosts say Spacey optioned the book and got Fincher on board.
    “And was the one who got Fincher on board.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Game with Brendan Hines (Ad-Free) · 0:06:00 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (idol): Jack Lemmon → Kevin Spacey. The speaker infers Spacey sees himself as Jack Lemmon, the star he always looked up to.
    “That's the star that he's always looked up to, and now he's going on talk shows and he's doing all his impressions.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Se7en with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger (Ad-Free) · 2:03:14 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Kevin Spacey → American Beauty. Apex Mountain for Spacey: Usual Suspects or American Beauty.
    “I still feel like, no, I think it's American Beauty.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:11:38 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (7)

  1. what-if (what-if): Tom Hanks → Kevin Spacey. Simmons argues Hanks in the Spacey role would make the audience root for a man who isn't good.
    “if that's Hanks, you're processing the movie a little bit differently”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 1:09:02 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Tom Hanks → Kevin Spacey. Koppelman says Hanks does not play sleaze and could not sell the drifting-away line at the end.
    “He doesn't play sleaze.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 1:10:32 · Brian Koppelman (0.85 sure it was them)
  3. what-if (what-if): Russell Crowe → Kevin Spacey. Simmons floats Crowe as in The Insider as Sam.
    “Russell Crowe could have played that part in the insider version of Russell Crowe”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 1:11:11 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
  4. what-if (what-if): James Gandolfini → Kevin Spacey. Koppelman says Gandolfini would have been incredible as Sam.
    “Gandalfini would have been fucking incredible as Sam.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 1:26:18 · Brian Koppelman (0.70 sure it was them)
  5. what-if (what-if): Philip Seymour Hoffman → Kevin Spacey. Someone adds Hoffman as another candidate for Sam.
    “Philip Seymour Hoffman, the other guy who obviously could have played Sammy, would have killed it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 1:26:40 · Brian Koppelman (0.60 sure it was them)
  6. what-if (what-if): Kevin Spacey → Robert De Niro. An 80s De Niro, with Cape Fear and Taxi Driver in him, could have been John Doe.
    “I think there's some kind of time frame from the 80s when De Niro could have been this guy”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:46:28 · Bill Simmons (0.55 sure it was them)
  7. what-if (what-if): Kevin Spacey → Skyfall. Spacey was originally approached to play Mallory because Mendes directed him in American Beauty.
    “I think Kevin Spacey was originally approached to play Mallory.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:57:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Kevin Spacey: New award invented: Kevin Spacey doing cocaine and harassing Tess in the limo wins craziest foreshadowing of a real-life event.
    “craziest foreshadowing of a real life event.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson · 0:52:26 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Kevin Spacey: The clapping out in the open is one of the greatest moments, an actor's choice found on the day.
    “he claps it out when he walks out there, which is one of the greatest moments in the movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:18:12 · Ryen Russillo (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Kevin Spacey: Smoking details; he smokes differently per character.
    “He smokes a cigarette completely differently depending on what character he's playing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 1:25:08 · Brian Koppelman (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Kevin Spacey: Fincher calls Spacey an instrument, a weapon in the movie.
    “Fincher calls him an instrument.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:42:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  5. fun, about Kevin Spacey: A running joke that Spacey's audition tape was a reading of 'Let Me Be Frank'.
    “His audition tape was just the original reading of Let Me Be Frank.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Se7en with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger (Ad-Free) · 0:52:49 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  6. fun, about Kevin Spacey: Spacey is the crime scene photographer earlier in the film, in a wig doing a voice.
    “it is Spacey wearing a wig doing a voice, it's like Spacey doing a mad TV audition.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Se7en with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger (Ad-Free) · 1:58:32 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  7. fun, about Kevin Spacey: Spacey's contract demand: no billing at all, so audiences wait the whole film for the star to appear.
    “And his contractual demand is, don't credit me in the movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Se7en with Mike Mitchell & Nick Wiger (Ad-Free) · 1:59:23 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (reading the dossier) (0.40 sure it was them)