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Brian De Palma

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Episodes mentioning them10
Total transcript notes10
Positive notes8
Mixed or critical0

HOW THE DISCUSSION LEANS

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very favorableBill Simmons

Blow Out (1981)

Praised as an elite technician, puzzle master, sensualist, and likely auteur of the film's masterpiece-level craft.

About 8 min
very favorableBill Simmons

Body Double (1984)

Praised as a master filmmaker, a stylish provocateur, and an unapologetic interview subject whose movies are highly cinematic.

About 0 min
favorableBill Simmons

Goodfellas (1990)

Joked about as a rival whose own 1990 film Bonfire of the Vanities was crushed by Goodfellas.

About 64 min
very favorableSean Fennessey

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Praised as an incredible filmmaker whose visual style and set-piece control make the movie sing.

About 0 min
very favorableSean Fennessey

Snake Eyes (1998)

Admired as a stylish, perverse technician whose signature camera moves and set pieces define the film.

About 8 min
favorableGlen Powell

The Truman Show (1998)

Mentioned as an early attached director whose version would have been darker and more paranoid.

About 104 min
favorableChris Ryan

The Untouchables (1987)

Celebrated as a visual stylist who makes the movie feel dynamic and unmistakably cinematic.

About 8 min
favorableChris Ryan

What Lies Beneath (2000)

Suggested as a director who would have made the movie much more overtly sensual and thriller-heavy.

About 64 min
neutralBill Simmons

Fatal Attraction (1987)

Mentioned as having signed on briefly before departing because he wanted Michael Douglas out.

About 64 min
neutralSpeaker not identified

Star Wars (1977)

Mentioned as a Lucas peer who helped cast and shape the era's filmmaking orbit.

About 152 min

EVERY MATCH

Episodes that mention Brian De Palma

What Lies Beneath2000 · favorableSnake Eyes1998 · favorableThe Truman Show1998 · very favorableStar Wars1977 · very favorableBody Double1984 · favorableBlow Out1981 · very favorableThe Untouchables1987 · favorableGoodfellas1990 · very favorableFatal Attraction1987 · favorableMission: Impossible1996 · very favorable
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