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It’s ‘Saturday Night’! Plus: The Top Five Backstage Movies and ‘Piece by Piece.’
October 11, 2024 · 1:58:10 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · With New York Times, Jon Caramanica
Chapters
Top picks: Backstage Movies
Sean Fennessey
- 1. Singin' in the Rain▶ 59:48
- 2. Tropic Thunder▶ 55:13
- 3. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story▶ 52:04
- 4. Living in Oblivion▶ 49:46
- 5. Contempt▶ 46:55
Chris Ryan
- 1. All That Jazz▶ 57:38
- 2. Broadcast News▶ 53:46
- 3. Day for Night▶ 50:55
- 4. The Stunt Man▶ 48:33
- 5. The Player▶ 45:41
Honorable mentions: Company: Original Cast Album
Movies Referenced (40)
Directors Referenced (15)
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 20 Feet from Stardom▶ 4:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Up in the Air, Saturday Night, Thank You for Smoking▶ 11:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Day for Night, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The 400 Blows▶ 51:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for To Live and Die in L.A., The French Connection, The Exorcist▶ 54:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dead Presidents▶ 1:05:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Contempt, Metropolis▶ 47:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Logan, A Complete Unknown, Ford v Ferrari▶ 8:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Stunt Man, Air America▶ 49:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Living in Oblivion▶ 49:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (95)
49 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hidden Figures, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me▶ 4:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Man on the Moon▶ 8:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation▶ 28:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Last Detail▶ 17:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Ghostbusters▶ 29:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Babygirl, The Post▶ 1:04:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for No Time to Die, Barbie, Turning Red▶ 1:41:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Fabelmans, Saturday Night▶ 18:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Alan Partridge, 24 Hour Party People▶ 52:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (11)
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Walk the Line▶ 9:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Dick Tracy▶ 58:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Death of Stalin, In the Loop▶ 40:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Blinded by the Light, The Wrestler, Philadelphia▶ 1:37:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Juno, Young Adult▶ 1:01:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Contact▶ 1:22:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Whiplash, La La Land, First Man▶ 1:53:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for New Year's Eve▶ 19:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Taking of Pelham 123, The Other Guys▶ 42:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Thunderbolts*, Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3▶ 1:05:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗