Michael Cera

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q309555: 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: Superbad (2007); Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008); Youth in Revolt (2009); Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010); This Is the End (2013); Sausage Party (2016); Molly's Game (2017); The Lego Batman Movie (2017); Gloria Bell (2018); Arrested Development (series); Scott Pilgrim (animated show); The Adults.

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.

Batman (1966 Adam West film) (1966): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Batman (1966 Adam West film) ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The Joker's all-villains-together plan is the Adam West movie's plan.
    “it's essentially like the, the, uh, Adam West Batman movie plan, where it's like, I know to finally defeat Batman, call in everybody.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:12:49 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Batman (1966 Adam West film) ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). Robin's costume transition and the Kick Butler nameplate are Adam West-style text and costume jokes.
    “It's essentially like a doing the Adam West transition.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:44:07 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

1980s bully movies: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: 1980s bully movies ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Van loves the Lucas Lee fight because it recalls cheesy 80s bully fights and flips them, Scott winning through wiliness.
    “the fights that I love from, uh, bully fights are like from 80s, cheesy 80s movies.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:33:29 · Van Lathan (0.70 sure it was them)

Batman (Burton/Keaton films): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), 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)

Charlie Kaufman: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through This Is the End (2013), which they acted in: Charlie Kaufman ⇒ This Is the End (the maker said so: came up in the research). Goldberg said the film was meant to rip off little bits of Charlie Kaufman.
    “He said the whole point of this movie, they're just trying to rip off little bits of Charlie Kaufman.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:03:24 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Doctor Who: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Doctor Who ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). A Dalek is an iron-lung garbage can with a plunger arm, and the Lego film's villains riff on such designs.
    “But his main villainous called the Dalek, and it's like this sort of like big garbage.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 1:31:45 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Drunken Master 2: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Drunken Master 2 ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Jason says Matthew Patel's leg-gyrating move echoes a Ken Lo move in Drunken Master 2.
    “Matthew Patel even does some of the moves that Ken Lo, as Johnny does in Drunken Master 2”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:31:56 · Jason Concepcion (0.80 sure it was them)

Five Deadly Venoms (1978): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Five Deadly Venoms ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the maker said so: Edgar, on the show). Edgar says that before shooting he watched Shaw Brothers mystical kung fu like Five Deadly Venoms to get in the mood.
    “Shaw Brothers type movies like, um, um, 5 deadly venoms”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:07:37 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

Galaxy Quest (1999): 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Galaxy Quest ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The Phantom Zone security system gets the Galaxy Quest joke: who would ever build this?
    “It's like the Galaxy Quest joke of like, why would this ever be your security system?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:49:34 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

Grant Morrison: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Grant Morrison ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The film's premise is Morrison's idea that every Batman era is canon, so the goofy and the grim must coexist.
    “which is he did his run where he was like, every single thing that Batman's ever done is canon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:01:43 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

Hanna-Barbera cartoons and Mike Judge: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Hanna-Barbera cartoons and Mike Judge ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). Repeating slightly varied copies of a drawing makes still characters vibrate, and the Lego films use the same trick on flames and clouds.
    “if you want to have a character standing still, essentially trace the same drawing 3 times on 3 different pieces of paper.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:52:26 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

Jackie Chan: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Jackie Chan ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the maker said so: Edgar, on the show). Edgar says he was a huge Jackie Chan fan going in.
    “I was a huge Jackie Chan fan.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:07:20 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through This Is the End (2013), which they acted in: Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse ⇒ This Is the End (the host's read). The movie grew out of the 8-minute short Rogen and Goldberg made.
    “It was based on a short that, uh, Rogan and Goldberg did called Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:13:50 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Jerry Bruckheimer: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Jerry Bruckheimer ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). Its action is played like a Bruckheimer movie, with jokes placed inside as character jokes.
    “Like the joke is kind of treating this all like it's a Bruckheimer movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:05:46 · Griffin Newman (0.80 sure it was them)

Jerry Maguire (1996): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Jerry Maguire ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). Batman's arc ends with him giving the Joker the Jerry Maguire speech, completing the film's running Jerry Maguire joke.
    “just like it's so good full circle to fucking have him realize I have to give Joker the Jerry Maguire speech.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 1:33:26 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

King Boxer (1972): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: King Boxer ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the maker said so: Edgar, on the show). Also on Edgar's pre-production kung fu watch list.
    “5 fingers of death”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:07:37 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

Michael Bay: 1 line

  1. craft (craft) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Michael Bay ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The camera work deliberately copies real rigs, down to a constant circling Michael Bay shot.
    “This sort of constant circling Michael Bay shot.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:09:11 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

Phantom of the Paradise (1974): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Phantom of the Paradise ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the host's read). Phantom of the Paradise is named as one ingredient of the film's rock-and-spectacle mix.
    “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)

Pineapple Express (2008): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through This Is the End (2013), which they acted in: Pineapple Express ⇒ This Is the End (the host's read). A weird spiritual sequel to Pineapple Express; Pineapple Express is the double feature pick.
    “this is kind of like a weird spiritual sequel to Pineapple Express anyway.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:18 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Superman (Christopher Reeve films): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Superman (Christopher Reeve films) ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The Phantom Zone comes from the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, though it is in the comics too.
    “Just from the Chris Reeves Superman movies.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:25:43 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

The Dark Knight (2008): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: The Dark Knight ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The Joker's need for Batman to see him as an enemy is read against the post-Dark Knight Joker.
    “It's this thing of like, right, especially post Dark Knight, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:15:06 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)

The Lego Movie (2014): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: The Lego Movie ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). The Lego Movie is where the earnest-Batman bit started, and the hosts doubted it could sustain a whole movie.
    “It's the thing that the Lego movie lashes onto, but you felt unsustainable for a whole movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:03:41 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)

The Matrix (1999): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), 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)

The One-Armed Boxer: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: The One-Armed Boxer ⇒ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (the maker said so: Edgar, on the show). Part of the same Shaw Brothers viewing list Edgar did before the shoot.
    “one arm boxer”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:07:37 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

Weird Science (1985): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Superbad (2007), which they acted in: Weird Science ⇒ Superbad (the host's read). Weird Science's ending was 'completely ripped off by super bad'.
    “Uh, really satisfying ending, then just completely ripped off by super bad.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:42:03 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Wreck-It Ralph (2012): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through The Lego Batman Movie (2017), which they acted in: Wreck-It Ralph ⇒ The Lego Batman Movie (the host's read). Wreck-It Ralph began the modern IP-mashup movie, then The Lego Movie and this, then Space Jam-style follow-ons.
    “But it's also like Wreck-It Ralph was really the 1st of the modern Ralph, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 1:07:29 · Griffin Newman (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.

Baby Driver (2017): 2 lines

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Baby Driver (the host's read). Sean says Wright's music-synced action staging, perfected in Baby Driver, begins with Scott Pilgrim.
    “The perfectly synchronized music to action staging the Wright Perfected and Baby Driver starts with Scott Pilgrim.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:02:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Baby Driver (the host's read). Sean says Wright used this film to work out his rhythm, pacing and use of music, so Baby Driver does not exist without it.
    “there is no baby driver without this movie in terms of like the rhythm and the pacing and the way that he uses music.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:39:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Deadpool (2016): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Deadpool (the host's read). Same claim: Deadpool's fourth-wall breaking was made possible by this movie breaking it down.
    “Deadpool, for example, can't happen or like the Lego movie can't happen or into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:17:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (the host's read). Sean says Deadpool, the Lego movie and Spider-Verse could not happen without this film having broken the fourth wall first.
    “Deadpool, for example, can't happen or like the Lego movie can't happen or into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:17:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

The Lego Movie (2014): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which they acted in: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ⇒ The Lego Movie (the host's read). Same claim: the Lego movie's self-aware tone follows Scott Pilgrim.
    “Deadpool, for example, can't happen or like the Lego movie can't happen or into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 0:17:53 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)

Weird Science (1985): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Superbad (2007), which they acted in: Superbad ⇒ Weird Science (the host's read). Weird Science may be the biggest influence on Superbad.
    “Like, I feel like, I don't know which was the biggest influence on Superbad.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt · 0:07:45 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (15) everyone in acting

Other (2) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (3)

  1. career (career): Michael Cera → Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Cera vanished until Molly's Game after Scott Pilgrim and Arrested Development.
    “I feel like he kind of vanished until like Molly's game.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:24:58 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Michael Cera → Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. With his post-fame leverage Cera made Scott Pilgrim, Youth in Revolt and Nick and Norah, hand-picking filmmakers and cast.
    “I want to make Scott Pilgrim, I want to make you some revolt.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:32:24 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Michael Cera → Arrested Development (series). Cera and Arnett did many scenes together on Arrested Development, and this film pulls that dynamic to extremes.
    “they did so many scenes together on Arrested Development.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:41:03 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Michael Cera → Knocked Up. Bill describes a DVD special feature where Michael Cera is 'fired' and Bennett Miller co-directs, a wrestling-style work.
    “Do you know about this special feature on the DVD where Michael Sarah gets fired from the film”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck · 1:05:30 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (people): Michael Cera → Jonah Hill. Cera in Superbad and Jonah: Superbad pitch.
    “Jonah Hill and Michael Sarah try to lose their virginity in one crazy night in high school.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:15:13 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Scott Pilgrim vs. the World → Michael Cera. Edgar says Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ellen Wong were in nearly every scene and were most exhausted by the shoot.
    “for like Michael Sarah and Mary Elizabeth Winstead in particular because they were in the entire thing.”
    The Big Picture · Celebrating ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 10 Years Later With Edgar Wright · 1:09:53 · Edgar Wright (0.95 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (archetype guess): Girl Shy → Michael Cera. Harold Lloyd's shy boy is likened to a Michael Cera type.
    “He's more of a Michael Sarah motherfucker.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak · 1:46:33 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Michael Cera: Allegra Frank's interview with Cera, who said his best compliment is when someone enjoys his dinner.
    “To me, the best compliment I could ever get in the world is when I make dinner for someone and they enjoy it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Lego Batman Movie · 0:30:19 · Griffin Newman (0.60 sure it was them)