Lillo Brancato Jr.

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: A Bronx Tale (1993); The Sopranos (1999).

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.

A Bronx Tale (1993): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (influence) · through The Sopranos (1999), which they acted in: A Bronx Tale ⇒ The Sopranos (the host's read). Ryan argues A Bronx Tale influenced The Sopranos more than any other movie, with Sonny and Tony Soprano close in how they hold the neighborhood.
    “I think Bronx Tale... influenced the Sopranos more than any other movie, but I don't think people think that.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:23:20 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

Goodfellas (1990): 1 line

  1. unmapped (borrowing) · through A Bronx Tale (1993), which they acted in: Goodfellas ⇒ A Bronx Tale (the host's read). The bar-introduction scene of nicknamed mobsters is called a borderline Goodfellas ripoff.
    “Meeting everyone in the bar, which is just a borderline Goodfellas ripoff.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:55:08 · Bill Simmons (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.

The Sopranos (1999): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (influence) · through A Bronx Tale (1993), which they acted in: A Bronx Tale ⇒ The Sopranos (the host's read). Ryan argues A Bronx Tale influenced The Sopranos more than any other movie, with Sonny and Tony Soprano close in how they hold the neighborhood.
    “I think Bronx Tale... influenced the Sopranos more than any other movie, but I don't think people think that.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:23:20 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (2) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career follow-on): Lillo Brancato Jr. → The Sopranos. Brancato returned in the Sopranos as Matthew Bevilaqua, killed after a diet Coke request.
    “And he showed up in Sopranos, what, season two?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:29:48 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (cautionary parallel): Lillo Brancato Jr. → Edward Furlong. Brancato's wasted-talent arc is compared to Johnny Manziel and T2's Edward Furlong.
    “He's basically Johnny Manzel.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:30:51 · Van Lathan (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (life imitates film): A Bronx Tale → Lillo Brancato Jr.. The film's best quote about wasted talent became Brancato's real life.
    “somehow this guy ended up living the message of the movie in the worst possible way.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:30:12 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.