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  1. people (people): The Thomas Crown Affair → Christopher Nolan. Speaker says Christopher Nolan loves the 1999 Thomas Crown Affair because of Tenet.
    “you know who loves the Thomas Crown affair in 1999, Christopher Nolan, because I've seen Tenet”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 1:09:21 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): The 13th Warrior → The Thomas Crown Affair. McTiernan finished and released Thomas Crown first; its success cushioned the damage of the 13th Warrior flop.
    “Thomas Crown comes out 3 weeks before”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 0:10:20 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. craft (craft): The Thomas Crown Affair → John McTiernan. McTiernan's fine-art eye is literal in Thomas Crown: he picked all the paintings.
    “he picked all the paintings”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 1:55:45 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): The Thomas Crown Affair → The 13th Warrior. Thomas Crown Affair read as McTiernan's safe, uncomplicated home run after the ordeal of this movie.
    “It just has to be uncomplicated, like fucking home run.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The 13th Warrior with David Lowery (Ad-Free) · 1:56:11 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)
  5. lineage (remake (unmade)): Topkapi → The Thomas Crown Affair. MGM tried to remake Topkapi as a sequel to the Brosnan Thomas Crown Affair, with Verhoeven.
    “Because wasn't Verhoven was going to remake Top Cappy as a sequel to Thomas Crown Affair.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Spartacus with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:26:03 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  6. career (career): Rene Russo → The Thomas Crown Affair. Russo has range, citing Thomas Crown Affair and Get Shorty.
    “Thomas Crown affair.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 1:03:28 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)