('102991','production. He parked his rental car in  the Theatre lot, came into the office for an hour and half and went  out to do some errands. When he came out, the hub caps had been  stolen. There was a hub cap store directly across the street.'),
('102992',' The diner where Eric meets Terry, was a closed diner directly across  the street from the production offices, which were above the  Historic Redford Theatre.'),
('102993',' The opening title sequence was designed specifically by Mike Kallio  to show the life of Eric from 10 years old to 25 years old in a  matter of a few minutes. A lot of the visual elements not from the  movie were shot on Super'),
('102994','8, a homage to what Mike grew up shooting  his films on as a kid.'),
('102995',' The character of Glenn Usher was, originally, supposed to be an FBI  agent with no actual lines in the movie. Much like the cop scenes,  stylized as the audience being an outsider looking in; the  information would have been given through pieces of dialogue heard  that the cops would speak.'),
('102996',' Famous techno artist, Ritchie Hawtin (aka Plastikman), was asked to  score the movie but couldnt because of prior touring commitments.'),
('102997',' Originally, the paintings that Jamie created were supposed to come  to life at the end of the film but, it was too costly to fabricate  and the idea was scrapped.'),
('102998',' Being an avid fan of the original Crow comic (which was created in  Mike Kallios home town), the lead character, Eric, is named after  the main character in The Crow.'),
('102999',' The entire story idea was based around the first part of an Edgar  Allen Poe poem entitled "To'),
('103000','".'),
('103001',' The colorful look of the film was designed to be a "living graphic  novel." It was also meant to tone down the violence.'),
('103002',' The sequences of Eric driving around with a mystery person in the  back seat were thought of after principal photography. Kallio wanted  the audience to feel as if Eric was telling his story to them, so  producer Bruce Campbell and Kallio created the driving scenes.'),
('103003',' The street that Barry, Erics step'),
('103004','father, lives on is Ligeia Drive,  another reference to a Poe story (Ligeia).'),
('103005',' The only time it needed to rain in the script, was the only night it  actually did rain out of the 30+ days of shooting.'),
('103006',' Glenn and Sarahs last name, Usher, is a homage to "The Fall of he  House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe. Within "Hatred" there is a  "falling apart" in the Usher homestead when Sarah is killed and  Glenn goes off the deep end.'),
('103007',' There is only one shot in the movie that wasnt shot in Michigan.  This single shot was filmed in Los Angeles.'),
('103008',' Anchor Bay gave this film a token one week release on one screen  (The Emagine Theatre in Novi, MI) before being released on DVD'),
('103009',' The voice of Sam Raimi (qv), from the film "Thou Shalt Not Kill  Except..." can be heard at the end of the film, when Jamie is  watching TV before turning the channel to  _"Generations" (1989)_ (qv), the soap Bruce Campbell (I) (qv)  makes his cameo in. Sam can also be heard during the night club  scene, during the bouncer/Eric fight. The line is "What an asshole"  from the college made Super'),
('103010','8 movie, "The Happy Valley Kid."'),
('103011',' This film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.'),
('103012',' Based on Misuzu Nakaharas allegedly "autobiographical" novel in  which the writer claims that she participated in the unsolved crime  widely known in Japan as "Sanoku'),
('103013','en jiken (300 Million Yen Affair)"  when she was a high school student.'),
('103014',' Although the story depicted in the film is fictitious, the crime  actually took place on December 10, 1968. The amount stolen in a  single crime is still the highest record in Japan (equivalent to  todays $2M), and despite more than 100 evidences left behind, with  170,000 policemen against 110,000 suspects spending almost a billion  yen in the investigation, nobody was arrested and the stolen money  was never found. The investigation was officially closed for  prescription in 1975.'),
('103015',' Won the Jury Prize as well as commendations for "Outstanding writing  & performances" at the 7th Extreme Filmmaker 48 Hour Film Festival.'),
('103016',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _She Must Be Ugly (1913)_ (qv).'),
('103017',' Hilary Mason (qv) replaced Jean Anderson (I) (qv).'),
('103018',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Fresh Agent, The (1915)_ (qv).'),
('103019',' The original title was "Scary Boat Movie" but after the success of  _Scary Movie (2000)_ (qv), the producers change the name to the  current title.'),
('103020',' Everybody was sick on the boat during the shooting. Between takes,  the actors would throw up overboard.'),
('103021',' Director Olga Levens (qv) was a double for Hannah in several  scenes, including the shot where they pull out the cockroach from  the girls ear.'),
('103022',' The statuette of the Maltese Falcon, previously used in the original  version of _Maltese Falcon, The (1931)_ (qv) can be seen in a scene  where the films heroine Sheila Terry (qv) is playing the organ.'),
('103023',' Warner Bros. salvaged long shots of silent Ken Maynard (qv) films  and used them in this film. Thus, many of the long shots of  John Wayne (I) (qv) and Duke (II) (qv) are actually shots of  Maynard and Tarzan (I) (qv) from earlier films.'),
('103024',' Chapter Titles:  '),
('103025',' 1. Wanted For Murder (PCA #10051)  '),
('103026',' 2. Flight To Danger  '),
('103027',' 3. Ladder Of Death  '),
('103028',' 4. The Unknown Assassin  '),
('103029',' 5. Harbor Of Horror  '),
('103030',' 6. Return Of the Fugitive  '),
('103031',' 7. Journey Into Peril  '),
('103032',' 8. Wings Of Doom  '),
('103033',' 9. Deaths Door  '),
('103034',' 10.Crimson Sacrifice  '),
('103035',' 11.Jungle Jeapardy  '),
('103036',' 12.Fire Trap  '),
('103037',' 13.Monster Of the Deep  '),
('103038',' 14.High Voltage  '),
('103039',' 15.Crucible Of Justice'),
('103040',' This serials story source was a novel written by Ewart Adamson,  using his "non de plume" of Dayle Douglas. The 256'),
('103041','page novel was  published by Mystery House of New York on June 12, 1943, and  purchased, for $1000, for this serial on December 6, 1943 by  Republic Pictures Corporation. This was Republics last serial to be  adapted from another medium. Every serial that followed was original  material written by studio'),
('103042','assigned writers.'),
('103043',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Avenging Bill (1915)_ (qv) and the cartoon  _Mile'),
('103044','a'),
('103045','Minute Monty (1915)_ (qv).'),
('103046',' Wilderness Tales documentary series.'),
('103047',' Gilda Radners last movie. Her health became increasing fragile  during post'),
('103048','production so her husband Gene Wilder put it aside to  focus on her. It was released at the end of 1988 to give Radner one  more premiere before her death.'),
('103049',' Michael Armstrongs original script was much more psychedelic and  envisaged David Bowie in the role of Gary, but he was overruled by  AIP. Bowie was replaced by Mark Wynter and an extra character was  added in the form of Frankie Avalon to supposedly boost the 60s  teen market.'),
('103050',' Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film  Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.'),
('103051',' The movie is based on the ride (of the same name) at the various  Disney theme parks.'),
('103052',' The Gracey family that haunts the Haunted Mansion is named for Yale  Gracey (qv), one of the original Imagineers (Disney designers) of  the Disneyland ride, which opened in 1969. Although a ghostly Gracey  is never officially named in the ride narration or press, the name  has long been associated with the disembodied "Ghost Host" in the  attraction through fans speculated narratives (contrary to popular  belief, the ride does not have a definite story).'),
('103053',' Madame Leota, the medium whose head is enclosed in her crystal ball,  was named for Imagineer Leota Thomas (qv), who worked on numerous  Disneyland projects in the 1960s.'),
('103054',' The rides theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts", makes a short  appearance in the movie, but the all of the background music is some  version of the song. Thurl is the soloist for this song on the  Disney ride, but he wasnt able to sing for the movie version of the  song.  Stay for the end of the credits. Theres a reference to the ride.'),
('103055',' The red couch in Graceys study was used in  _20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)_ (qv).'),
('103056',' Originally, Don Knotts (qv) was cast as a character called the  Groundskeeper, but the character was cut as the script developed.'),
('103057',' Several references to the ride include:  '),
('103058',' the singing busts  '),
('103059',' the breathing door (even the doorknob is the same)  '),
('103060',' Madame Leota (and the spectral instruments)  '),
('103061',' the busts that follow Eddie Murphy  '),
('103062',' the ghostly carriage (a prop outside the ride)  '),
('103063',' the old man and the dog in the cemetery  '),
('103064',' Master Gracys hanging  '),
('103065',' the ghostly ballroom dancers.  '),
('103066',' the Raven seen throughout the movie  '),
('103067',' the hitchhiking ghosts  '),
('103068',' the hangman  '),
('103069',' the eyes in some of the walls  '),
('103070',' morphing pictures in the hallway.  '),
('103071',' several lines throughout the movie that are also used in the    rides narration, such as: "Welcome, foolish mortals", "Final    arrangements have been made", "Theres always my way"  '),
('103072',' the floating candelabra in the credits  '),
('103073',' the brides dress in the attic  '),
('103074',' the screeching cat sound effect in graveyard scene  '),
('103075',' the skeletons hands that start to open coffin in the mausoleum  '),
('103076',' the knights in the hallway attacking Jim  '),
('103077',' the door knockers heard rapping in the bedroom hallway  '),
('103078',' the pipe organ in the ballroom  '),
('103079',' the clock strikes 13 during the prologue'),
('103080',' When the two new homeowners start singing: "Happy Anniversary!" and  Jim reacts very annoyed, its a tongue'),
('103081','in'),
('103082','cheek joke about a  commercial that aired on the radio for the Disneyland theme park  anniversary, sung the exact same way by a child. The commercial was  reacted to badly by listeners because it was so obnoxious and  eventually pulled.'),
('103083',' Hidden Mickeys:  '),
('103084',' when Jim and Sara are at the gate to the mansion, Sara picks up    the lock on the gate which is shaped like a Mickey head.  '),
('103085',' When Ramsley pours the powdered poison in Sarahs drink, a Mickey    forms when the powder and drink mix.'),
('103086',' The movie takes its plot from Phantom Manor at Disneyland Resort  Paris. Unlike the other Haunted Mansions in the other parks, Phantom  Manor is based extensively on the story of The Bride, her lost  lover, and her haunting the mansion.'),
('103087',' The make'),
('103088','up designed by Rick Baker (I) (qv) for Ramsley  (Terence Stamp (qv)) was to make him resemble  Boris Karloff (qv).'),
('103089',' The Hitchhiking Ghosts were more prominent in early drafts of the  script, but were trimmed back because it became too overwhelming to  have three supporting characters chiming in all the time.'),
('103090',' Master Graceys first name is Edward.'),
('103091',' Graceys fiancée Elizabeths maiden name is Henshaw.'),
('103092',' Michaels full name is Michael Jordan Evers.'),
('103093',' The chairs in the dining room were later added to both the  Disneyland Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean attractions.  In the Haunted Mansion, the chair appears in a portrait of the  updated attic, belonging to one of the brides murdered husbands. In  both the updated versions of the Disneyland and Magic Kingdom  Pirates attractions, it is in the final treasure room scene as the  chair Captain Jack Sparrow is sitting in.'),
('103094',' One of the Singing Busts is a bust of Thurl Ravenscroft (qv),  according to "The Haunted Mansion: From Magic Kingdom to the  Movies", written by imagineer Jason Surrell (qv). He is often  mistaken for Walt Disney (qv). The bust of Ravenscroft is a  tribute to the fact that he sang the voice of that bust in the theme  park attraction. Another bust is that of Paul Frees (qv), who  narrates the Disney ride.'),
('103095',' The Dapper Dans (qv), a barbershop quartet that performs in  Disneylands Main Street USA, make a special appearance as the  voices of the singing busts.'),
('103096',' Anthony Hopkins (qv) was asked to play part of the butler. It  eventually went to (Terence Stamp (qv).'),
('103097',' The three Tarot cards that appear in the opening credits are from  the Rider/Waite/Smith deck. In order, the cards are: The Lovers,  Death (which represents change more often that actual death) and the  3 of Swords, the card of betrayal.'),
('103098',' Roger Corman (qv) decided to do an H.P. Lovecraft (qv) story as  a break from his Edgar Allen Poe (qv) series while keeping the  elements that made the "Poe" series successful. American  International took no chances. They gave the film a "Poe" title and  marketed it as another in Cormans "Poe" series.'),
('103099',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Suit of Armor, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('103100',' Filming was interrupted when Lloyd, Harold (qv), posing for  publicity photos, had a prop bomb explode in his hand. He lost two  fingers, his face was badly burned and he was temporarily blinded.  In subsequent films, he is usually seen wearing gloves.'),
('103101',' The film was originally scheduled to be directed by John Huston  before Ivan Passer was assigned the job.'),
('103102',' The directors grandfather lost four brothers and sisters in one of  the hurricanes depicted in the film.'),
('103103',' Based on the story featured in the Discovery Channel documentary "A  Haunting in Connecticut"'),
('103104',' Will Winchester is actually an English major and worked for Mary.  She is a former student of Dr. Roul.'),
('103105',' Will Winchester played tricks on the director by writing "Turn off  your T.V. now!" on the Laptop. The director saw it and cut Will out  as much as possible.'),
('103106',' Produced from a story created for a haunted house attraction in  Ventura CA, Seaside Haunt.'),
('103107',' SPOILER: The infamous "bending door" scene was achieved by  constructing a prop door composed of rubber. While filming, the  bending effect was cause by having a number of stagehands push on  the door.'),
('103108',' The names on the blackboard in Dr. Markways office are all friends  or family of writer Nelson Gidding (qv). Albert Trepuk was his  stepfather, Charles Stern, Ruth Murray, Rufus Matthewson, and Paul  Kirschner were friends, and Joshua Walden was his then 14'),
('103109','year'),
('103110','old  son.'),
('103111',' Director Robert Wise read a review of Shirley Jacksons novel "The  Haunting of Hill House" in Time Magazine and decided to get the  rights to the novel. He later met the writer herself to talk about  ideas for the film. He asked her if she had thought of other titles  for the novel, because the title would not work for the film. She  told him that the only other title she had considered was simply  "The Haunting", so Wise decided to use it for the film.'),
('103112',' The Hill House in the film was not a set, but an actual house.  Although the exteriors were shot at a real house on location, all  the interiors were carefully designed sets on sound stages. While  shooting exterior night scenes on location at the real house, Russ  Tamblyn has shared a story of having chosen to take a stroll through  a cemetery at the rear of the property and having had an experience  nearly as terrifying as the film itself. You can hear his story on  the commentary track included on the DVD of the film.'),
('103113',' Robert Wise had been on a contract with MGM and owed them one more  film, so he brought "The Haunting" to them. They would only give him  1 million dollars to shoot the film, and Wise insisted that he  needed a bigger budget. In the end he brought the project over to  MGM in London, where they were willing to pay him 1.1 million, so he  accepted and decided to do the film in England.'),
('103114',' Robert Wise had seen Julie Harris in a play and decided she was  perfect for the leading role. She later confessed that shooting the  picture had been very hard on her. She saw her character, Eleanor,  in a different way than director Wise but didnt feel it was her  place to disagree, so playing the part was a struggle for her. Still  she claims Wise was a perfect gentleman and they remained friends  for decades.'),
('103115',' Claire Bloom was intrigued to the play the role of a woman who was  attracted to another woman. She said she got along with everyone on  the set, except for Julie Harris, who tried everything to avoid her  and not talk to her. At the end of the shoot Harris went over to  Blooms house with a present and explained that the reason she had  kept to herself was to stay in character, because Harris role in  the film was that of an outsider that none of the others understand  or will listen to. Bloom was happy to hear the real reason behind  Harris behavior, since Bloom stated that she really liked Harris  and could not understand what she herself had done wrong to be  treated like that by her co'),
('103116','star.'),
('103117',' The famous sharp contrast of the dark house against the blue sky and  the cloud were made by an infra red lens.'),
('103118',' Russ Tamblyn (qv) was not very interested in playing the role of  Luke Sanderson until MGM threatened him to resign his contract.  Years later he confirmed, that Sanderson was his best role by far  for years.'),
('103119',' The creaks and moans heard throughout the house were pre'),
('103120','recorded  and played during filming in order to get a more natural expression  of fear out of the actors.'),
('103121',' The house used in the film is located in Grantham, England and is  owned by the University of Evansville (Indiana). It is used by  students that study abroad.'),
('103122',' The title of the movie was changed from "The Haunting of Hill House"  (another film, _House on Haunted Hill (1999)_ (qv) was to be  released later that year).'),
('103123',' Neeson, Liam (qv) is afraid of heights so his fear when he was  dangling off the flight of steps whilst trying to save Nell,  required no acting'),
('103124',' Writer Tolkin, Michael (qv), as script doctor, did a uncredited  re'),
('103125','write on the script.'),
('103126',' The outside of Hill House, as well as some interiors were filmed in  Harlaxton Manor, in England.'),
('103127',' The part of the big lion head in the fireplace was originally played  by a large green ball.'),
('103128',' Liam Neeson (qv) nicknamed Catherine Zeta'),
('103129','Jones (qv) "The Welsh  Gazelle", because they repeated a running take time after time, and  he couldnt keep up with her.'),
('103130',' Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (qv) was originally attached to  photograph the movie and even completed some of the filming, but  dropped out due to creative differences.'),
('103131',' The project was originally with Dimension films, with  Wes Craven (qv) attached to direct.'),
('103132',' The enormous fireplace in Hill House was designed after the one in  _Citizen Kane (1941)_ (qv). Catherine Zeta'),
('103133','Jones (qv)s character  comments early in the film that the houses design is like "Charles  Foster Kane".'),
('103134',' The official Spanish title for the film is "La Maldici?n, which  translates as "The Curse".'),
('103135',' This was the first film for uncredited executive producer  Samuel Z. Arkoff (qv) in almost 15 years. It also gave him a  chance to work with his daughter, Donna Roth (qv), who was one of  the producers.'),
('103136',' Several of the sets depicting Hill House were built in the hangar  that housed The Spruce Goose, the mammoth airplane built by  Howard Hughes (I) (qv).'),
('103137',' At the time of its release, it was widely rumored that  Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) either directed some scenes or  participated in post production because he didnt liked the results  he saw. This was however never confirmed.'),
('103138',' The scenes at the island resort were filmed at Vizcaya, an  Italianate villa on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The estate,  built in 1916, was originally the winter home of International  Harvester vice president James Deering. The house and grounds are  now a museum open to tourists.'),
('103139',' Mamoru Hosoda (qv) was selected to direct the film but he abruptly  left the project. Hayao Miyazaki (qv) then took up the directors  role.'),
('103140',' Loosely based on the novel by Diana Wynne Jones.'),
('103141',' Although the film was not released in the United Kingdom until 23  September 2005, director Hayao Miyazaki personally traveled to  England in the summer of 2004 to give a private showing of the film  to Diana Wynne Jones.'),
('103142',' The license number on the first car Sofies mother rides is 667.'),
('103143',' The character Pazu, from Miyazakis Castle in the Sky, can be seen  running in front of the Wizard Jenkins door.'),
('103144',' Upon seeing Spirited Away, Christian Bale (qv) immediately agreed  to play any role in this film.'),
('103145',' Hayao Miyazaki and Lauren Bacall, both long'),
('103146','time fans of each  others work, met at a subtitled screening in New York. Reportedly,  Bacall jokingly asked Miyazaki if he was married.'),
('103147',' Cécile De France (qv) trained with a Thai boxer to get in shape  for her physically demanding role.'),
('103148',' The overalls that the killer is wearing the whole time say "Aja &  Freres" on the back. The directors name is Alexandre Aja (qv).'),
('103149',' DIRCAMEO(Alexandre Aja (qv)): Alexs Fathers legs.'),
('103150',' SPOILER: According to the director, the screenplay version of the  film had the entire movie from Maries version of events. You didnt  find out she was the killer until the end of the film after Marie  defeats the killer and rescues Alex, when it would cut back to the  Hospital Room and you see Marie in handcuffs. A police officer would  roll in a TV and show Marie the video of her killing the gas station  attendant and ask if she wanted to change her story. The real  version of events was meant to be another movie entirely. However,  when the writers presented the script to Luc Besson, he convinced  them to change the ending to include the last reel of the film  revealing Marie as the killer, instead of the last five minutes.'),
('103151',' The headphones of Maries personal stereo are Bang & Olufsen A8  headphones.'),
('103152',' When director Philippe Garrel (qv) showed the edited film to  Jean Seberg (qv), before adding music, she said she would be happy  if it stayed as it was. So it did.'),
('103153',' Raul Julia (qv) chose to be uncredited because producers would not  agree for him to be billed alongside Robert Redford (qv).'),
('103154',' Some of the sets were build in a Dominican air force base.'),
('103155',' This film was shot in 3.5 days.'),
('103156',' This feature film employed over 50 local New Mexicans.'),
('103157',' The production used the state'),
('103158','owned former Los Lunas Hospital and a  training school facility for the various sequences.'),
('103159',' The movie was funded in conjunction with New Mexicos Film  Investment Program.'),
('103160',' Val Kilmer, who lives on a nearby New Mexico ranch, agreed to  participate in this film secondary to his work with New Mexicos  Film Investment Program.'),
('103161',' Many of the actors worked for a significantly discounted salary to  make this production possible.'),
('103162',' Production was postponed for about a year and a half.'),
('103163',' The working title was "A West Texas Childrens Story".'),
('103164',' 42nd episode in the Buster Brown 2'),
('103165','reel comedy series.'),
('103166',' The only feature film with Joe DeRita (qv) that contains a Stooge  eye'),
('103167','poke. The boys later deleted the gag from their routine, as  angry mothers began to protest that children were poking their eyes  out.'),
('103168',' Inspired by a scene in the Christian novel "Left Behind", in which a  video created years before by a pastor explains why millions of  Christians have seemingly vanished. The video is presented as an  actual production of the fictional Pastor Vernon Billings and the  New Hope Village Church. There is no title screen, and the actor  portraying Billings is not credited.'),
('103169',' Among the many entertainment personalities caricatured in relation  to book titles are: Bill Robinson (I) (qv)/The Thirty'),
('103170','Nine Steps,  Greta Garbo (qv)/So Big, Cab Calloway (qv), Fats Waller (qv),  The Mills Brothers (qv)/The Green Pastures,  William Powell (I) (qv)/The Thin Man, Clark Gable (qv)/The House  of the Seven Gables, Paul Muni (I) (qv)/The Story of Louis  Pasteur, Charles Laughton (qv)/Mutiny on the Bounty,  Victor McLaglen (qv)/The Informer, W.C. Fields (qv)/So Red the  Nose [sic], and Ned Sparks (I) (qv)/Rip Van Winkle.'),
('103171',' Film won both the Audience Choice Award, and Best Screenplay at the  2002 Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Project.'),
('103172',' Participated in New York, Ojai, Long Beach, Vermont and Desert Reel  film festivals.'),
('103173',' This was groundbreaking in that it was the first time graphic  footage of an actual childbirth delivery was aired on U.S. network  television.'),
('103174',' The two children are billed only under their first names, so their  identities remain unknown.'),
('103175',' Ann Miller (I) (qv) had a speaking part that was cut.'),
('103176',' The play originally opened in New York City 20 February 1937 and had  372 performances.'),
('103177',' Red Skelton (qv)s first film.'),
('103178',' Mandy Moore (II) (qv) and then Kate Bosworth (qv) were  originally cast as Allison.'),
('103179',' The original writer, Jessica Kaplan (I) (qv), died at age 24 in a  small plane crash over Los Angeles Fairfax district (6 June 2003),  just before filming started. The plane was piloted by her uncle. The  film is dedicated to her.'),
('103180',' New Line Cinema had this screenplay sitting on their shelf for seven  years.'),
('103181',' Originally titled "The Powers That Be" when written in 1995, and  retitled "Havoc" in early 2003.'),
('103182',' The song that Allison sings at the high school party is "How Do You  Want It?" by Tupac Shakur (qv)'),
('103183',' SPOILER: The original ending for the film was at Tobys funeral. He  was the only one that was killed during the ending shootout. The  scene was scripted but was never shot.'),
('103184',' The song the two girls are singing while trying drugs is "Can I Get  A..." by Jay'),
('103185','Z (qv). They are singing the part where Amil (qv)  sings.'),
('103186',' When Allison is at the police station after the bust on the street,  the girl talking to her in cell says, "...then the cop started  asking me these really dumb questions, like whats closer to you  now, the moon or Europe?" That question was asked to the co'),
('103187','writer  of the movie, Stephen Gaghan (qv), when he was detained by drug  officers during his battle with drug addiction. The whole story can  be found in a Newsweek article written by Stephen Gaghan.'),
('103188',' The film was shot in one 110 minute continuous take.'),
('103189',' Made in 1950.'),
('103190',' Special effects footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor from this film  was so convincing that Gen. Douglas MacArthur (qv)s film unit  confiscated the film and sold the footage to Frank Capra (qv) and  Movietone News Corp. The footage was released as actual Japanese  footage of the infamous attack.'),
('103191',' Fred Zinnemann (qv) was originally slated to direct.  Unfortunately, conflicts with producer Walter Mirisch (qv) and  co'),
('103192','screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (qv), as well as numerous delays  caused by the weather, caused him to walk off the project shortly  before filming started. George Roy Hill (qv) was brought in to  direct.'),
('103193',' Reportedly the first or, if not, certainly one of the earliest,  movies to feature a Moog synthesizer as a scoring instrument'),
('103194',' Max von Sydows real life sons, Henrik von Sydow and Clas S. von  Sydow, both played his son, Micah, at different ages during the  film. Henrik played a 7 year old Micah and Clas played a 12 year old  Micah.'),
('103195',' Walter Mirisch hired veteran Fred Zinnemann to produce and direct  the movie in 1960. Zinnemann brought with him screenwriter Daniel  Taradash, they had already successfully partnered in bringing "From  Here To Eternity" to the screen. But Taradash was not able to  condense the epic book by James A. Michener, into a workable story.  When Mirisch hired Dalton Trumbo to take over the script, Zinnemann  after two more years of development, left the project when United  Artists rejected his concept of a four'),
('103196','hour movie to be shown in two  parts.'),
('103197',' This was the first on'),
('103198','screen appearance for Bette Midler (qv) '),
('103199','  she plays a seasick passenger on a ship during one of the boat  scenes.'),
('103200',' The fictional character of Malama in James Michener (qv)s book  and subsequently in this movie, was based on Queen Kaahumanu, the  actual ruler of Maui at the time of the missionaries arrival in the  islands. It was she who welcomed the missionaries onto the island,  passed the laws against the sailors and who converted to  Christianity shortly before her death, just as Malama does in the  film.'),
('103201',' Not only was this the first appearance of arch'),
('103202','nemesis Wo Fat, it  also marked the first appearance of recurring character Jonathan  Kaye.'),
('103203',' A documentary in the Bruce Scenic Novelties series.'),
('103204',' Released as a split reel with the documentaries,  _Black Sand (1927)_ (qv) and _Harbor Beacon, The (1927)_ (qv).'),
('103205',' This is the official norwegian entry for "Best Foreign Language  Film" at the 2005 Academy Awards.'),
('103206',' When they shot the scene where Aksel Hennie (qv)s character robs  a bank, bystanders thought it was the real thing and called the  police which came within a few minutes.'),
('103207',' This is one of a handful of cartoons played constantly on a special  television channel at Walt Disney World resorts.'),
('103208',' The first Disney film distributed by RKO Pictures.'),
('103209',' Local comedian Edward Duarte (qv) guest starred as the big Kahuna.  When he died the Digital Independent Film Festival created an award  in his honor. This film won the first award that was his namesake.'),
('103210',' The production schedule only allowed for 24 days of shooting.'),
('103211',' Chapter Titles: 1. Mysterious Island 2. Flaming Death 3. Tiger Trap  4. Queens Ransom 5. Pendulum of Doom 6. The Dead Fall 7. White  Mans Magic 8. Ambushed 9. Marooned 10.Camp of Horrow 11.Valley of  Skulls 12.Trails End'),
('103212',' Ferdy Mayne (qv) plays the father of Jack Palance (qv) in this  movie, although he is only thee years older than Palance.'),
('103213',' Bernard Bresslaw (qv) hurt his neck rather badly in the scene  where a nun drugs him towards the end of the picture. As he fell  down, his armour dug in underneath his jaw. Being a trooper though,  he carried right on acting.'),
('103214',' Independent producer Herman Wohl (qv) hired Paramount film editor  Edward Dmytryk (qv) to direct this 1935 western, marking Dmytryks  first directing job. It was reissued in 1937 by another independent  producer, J.D. Kendis (qv), as a Jay Dee Kay Production and with  the title changed to "The Trail of the Hawk". Until 1937 it was  known as "The Hawk". To confuse matters even further, it was  acquired in 1949 by Ramblin Tommy Scott (qv), a touring tent show  proprietor covering most of the southeastern and southwestern United  States, and he had some footage shot of himself, his talking doll  Luke McLuke and family members Sandra Scott (VII) (qv) and  Frankie Scott (qv) performing some musical numbers and inserted  that into the footage of the original, taking care to now show it,  via a new pressbook and posters, starring himself and his relatives.  The film was then presented at grindhouse theatres across the  country where Scott and his troupe appeared live on stage before and  between showings. Scott and his traveling vaudeville show stayed on  the road for three more decades presenting their version of the  old'),
('103215','time medicine show, and he employed such veteran western actors  as Tim McCoy (I) (qv) and Sunset Carson (qv) as part of his  troupe.'),
('103216',' This series alternated on Tuesday evenings with "Shaft (1973) (TV)"  which may have led to the early demise of both series. Contemporary  analysts suggested that since the two shows appealed to vastly  different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse  fans of both series, giving neither show the time to build up a  large viewership.'),
('103217',' Although the film originally passed the Vietnamese censors without a  problem, it was then banned unless the director removed four scenes,  including one in which a character argued that atrocities had been  committed by both American and Vietnamese forces.'),
('103218',' The only screening has been made in 2004 at Antalya Golden Orange  Film Festival. Never released theatrically.'),
('103219',' "Music Masters" 1'),
('103220','reel documentary series.'),
('103221',' At the airport they page "Passenger Teller." Teller is the comedy  partner of Jillette, Penn (qv), who played the horror film  director in this movie.'),
('103222',' Biograph production number 2400.'),
('103223',' The music for the Image Entertainment DVD release was newly composed  by Neil Brand (qv), pianist at the National Film Institute in  London.'),
('103224',' There were 119 episodes, one reel each. The episodes were released  every Saturday, starting on 14 November 1914 through 17 February  1917.'),
('103225',' Helen Holmes (qv) played the character "Helen" in the first 48  episodes. Then Holmes and director J.P. McGowan (qv) quit  together. They were replaced on episodes 49'),
('103226','119 by  Helen Gibson (qv) as "Helen" and James Davis (II) (qv) as  director.'),
('103227',' Although many film reference books refer to The Hazards Of Helen as  a serial, it is more like what today would be called a series. In  many of the earliest serials, each episodes story was self  contained.'),
('103228',' At 23.8 hours, it is believed to be the longest film serial ever  made.'),
('103229',' Episode 26, "The Wild Engine," is one of the films in the 3'),
('103230','disk  boxed DVD set called "More Treasures from American Film Archives  (2004)", compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from  5 American film archives. That film is preserved by the Library of  Congress (from the Republic collection), has a running time of 14  minutes and an added piano score.'),
('103231',' Hoot Gibson doubled Helen Holmes in many stunts.'),
('103232',' Screenplay is based on factual events: bank robbery in Poland in  1962'),
('103233',' The shooting of the film lasted only 13 days.'),
('103234',' The movie was a production of two theatre owners in Des Moines,  Iowa, Robert Fridley and Dick Davis. After the success of  _Animal House (1978)_ (qv), there were some theatrical showings of  this under the title "Here Come the Delts" with a new ad campaign.  Weekly Variety reviewed "The Hazing" in their January 18, 1978  issue. It opened in December 1977 in the Omaha'),
('103235','Kansas City'),
('103236','Des  Moines area.'),
('103237',' When the characters first get their fancy dress costumes, theres a  song playing in the background called "Little Blue Dogs" which is a  spoof of the 1970s song "Little Green Bag" by George Baker  Selection.'),
('103238',' This documentary was shot days before president Aristides "forced"  departure for a second time.'),
('103239',' Sixth episode in the Timothy Dobbs, Thats Me! 2'),
('103240','reel comedy series.'),
('103241',' Third episode in the Timothy Dobbs, Thats Me! 2'),
('103242','reel comedy series.'),
('103243',' Some scenes were shot on the New York street set from the TV series  _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ (qv).'),
('103244',' Debut of Tantoo Cardinal (qv).'),
('103245',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Clothes Count (1915)_ (qv).'),
('103246',' Tenth in a series of 13 Whirlwind Comedies produced by Charles R.  Bowers.'),
('103247',' The play by Joseph Schrank (qv) opened in Springfield,  Massachusetts on 16 March 1936.'),
('103248',' The opening line of the credits reads For Michael 1960 '),
('103249','1997,  referring to Michael Hutchence (qv), a close friend of director  Lowenstein.'),
('103250',' Second in a series of 13 Whirlwind Comedies produced by Charles R.  Bowers.'),
('103251',' This is actually a "Super Mouse" cartoon. The character was not  known as "Mighty Mouse" until  _Wreck of the Hesperus, The (1944)_ (qv). In the altered'),
('103252','for'),
('103253','TV  version, however, he is "Mighty Mouse."'),
('103254',' The title alludes to the catchphrase, "I dood it!" belonging to  Skelton, Red (qv)s character The Mean Widdle Kid.  _I Dood It (1943)_ (qv) is also the title of one of Skeltons  movies.'),
('103255',' Archive footage from this short was featured in  _Footlight Varieties (1951)_ (qv).'),
('103256',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _What He Forgot (1915)_ (qv).'),
('103257',' For the scene where Jesus and Jake play for the letter of intent,  the original script called for Jesus to win 11'),
('103258','0. However,  Spike Lee (qv) encouraged the actors to play for real. The scene  in the film reflects the actual game between Ray Allen (V) (qv)  and Denzel Washington (qv).'),
('103259',' Filmed in 23 days.'),
('103260',' Spike Lee (qv)s first film to open at #1 at the US box office.'),
('103261',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Horse on Bill, A (1913)_ (qv).'),
('103262',' First movie appearance of Tom Hanks (qv).'),
('103263',' SPOILER: Body Count: 8 (with an implied 9th).'),
('103264',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Dobs at the Shore (1914)_ (qv).'),
('103265',' The current print shown on the Fox Movie Channel (FMC) has no end  credits. The AFI Catalogue lists additional credited cast,  indicating they viewed a print with end credits. Added, in the  following order, were Harry Hayden (qv), Charles C. Wilson (qv)  (as Charles Wilson), Charles D. Brown (I) (qv),  Spencer Charters (qv), Leyland Hodgson (qv) and  William Edmunds (qv).'),
('103266',' John Myhre developed the original idea for this film while attending  Bellevue Community College in Seattle.'),
('103267',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Mr. Grouch at the Seashore (1912)_ (qv).'),
('103268',' This is the only surviving film of Emile Cohl (qv)s "Newlyweds"  cartoon series.'),
('103269',' Director John Berry (I) (qv) and co'),
('103270','scripter Hugo Butler (qv)s  names were removed from the credits for a time after release, due to  the blacklisting of supposed Communist sympathizers at the time.  Assistant director Emmett Emerson (qv) is thus often credited as  the films director.'),
('103271',' This was John Garfield (I) (qv)s final film.'),
('103272',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family (1912)_ (qv).'),
('103273',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Black Diamonds (1913)_ (qv).'),
('103274',' Part of the film was directed (uncredited) by  Anthony Mann (I) (qv).'),
('103275',' Technical advisor for the film was Sgt. Marty Wynn (qv) of the Los  Angeles Police Dept. During the course of shooting, he fell into  conversation with actor Jack Webb (qv), then the star of radios  "Jeff Regan, Private Investigator." Wynn suggested that Webb do a  radio series based on actual police files. Thus was born the idea  for "Dragnet," which debuted on NBC radio about four months after  this film was released.'),
('103276',' This film served as something of a template for "Dragnet," which  debuted on radio the following year, right down to the "this is the  city" style opening narration, and the fact that a disclaimer  appears at the beginning informing the audience that the names have  been changed to protect the innocent.'),
('103277',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('103278','Disc Special Edition DVD for  _Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)_ (qv).'),
('103279',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Mothers Baby Boy (1914)_ (qv).'),
('103280',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Browns Cook (1914)_ (qv).'),
('103281',' Biograph production number 584.'),
('103282',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Cook Next Door, The (1914)_ (qv).'),
('103283',' Second in a series of twelve Pacemaker Comedies, each title a  wordplay on one of the popular feature films of the era.'),
('103284',' This was the first production to start filming in the newly formed  Metro'),
('103285','Goldwyn'),
('103286','Mayer. It was not their first release, though; it was  held until the holiday season when attendance is higher for  "important" films.'),
('103287',' The first film to feature the MGM lion.'),
('103288',' The play was a moderate Broadway hit, debuting at the Garrick  Theatre on 9 Jan 1922 and ran for a 182 performances, closing that  June. Unlike the film, the stage production, with the major  exception of Consuelo, did not give most of the characters names  (simply calling them, "A Juggler," "An Acrobat," etc.) and MGM did  not credit Gregory Zilboorg for the theatrical adaptation of the  Russian novel by Leonid Andreyev.'),
('103289',' George Davis who was a clown in Europe has coached Chaney for his  role as "HE"'),
('103290',' Created for the two'),
('103291','disc DVD release of  _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)_ (qv).'),
('103292',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Her Horrid Honeymoon (1914)_ (qv).'),
('103293',' The director of the movie in which Xiao'),
('103294','Keng floats in the river is  played by real'),
('103295','life Hong Kong director Ann Hui (qv).'),
('103296',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Cure for Suffragettes, A (1913)_ (qv).'),
('103297',' Released as a split reel along with the western  _Cowboys Adopted Child, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('103298',' Movie features many songs by Michigan'),
('103299','native band "Nineteen Wheels".'),
('103300',' CAMEO(Jack Nicholson (qv)): after Tork, Peter (qv) punches a guy  in drag.'),
('103301',' CAMEO(Dennis Hopper (qv)): right behind Jack Nicholson (qv),  wearing brown.'),
('103302',' The movies origin was in Ojai, California, where the foursome,  Bob Rafelson (qv), and Jack Nicholson (qv) spent a weekend in a  resort motel verbally tossing story ideas into a tape recorder. This  became the script for this film.'),
('103303',' The Monkees (qv) wanted to be involved in this project from start  to finish. When they learned they would be denied screenwriting  credit, all but Peter Tork (qv) decided to rebel by failing to  show up on the first day of shooting, 11 February 1968.'),
('103304',' When it was finally edited together into a cohesive whole, it ran 10  minutes short of an unprecedented 2 hours! A poor audience response  at an August 1968 screening in Los Angeles eventually forced the  producers to edit the picture down to 86 minutes.'),
('103305',' For fear a Monkees movie would keep serious movie critics and  moviegoers away, the producers decided on a promotional campaign  that emphasized the film had nothing to do with The Monkees (qv).'),
('103306',' A misleading ad campaign (featuring a balding mans face and no  mention of The Monkees (qv)), combined with a poorly timed release  date (due to postproduction delays) of 6 November 1968, two months  after _"Monkees, The" (1966)_ (qv) show was canceled, sabotaged this  otherwise fun'),
('103307','loving crowd'),
('103308','pleaser at the box office. It made a  meager $16,111 in ticket sales.'),
('103309',' This film intersperses film clips featuring John Brockman (qv)  (who engineered this films promotional campaign) and The Rockettes,  and scenes from the following movies: _Gilda (1946)_ (qv),  _Golden Boy (1939)_ (qv), and _Black Cat, The (1934)_ (qv).'),
('103310',' Peter Tork (qv) whistles the chorus to "Strawberry Fields Forever"  by The Beatles (qv) when entering a restroom.'),
('103311',' Rumors abound that the title was chosen in case a sequel was made.  The advertisements would supposedly have read: "From the people who  gave you HEAD."'),
('103312',' There are no opening credits.'),
('103313',' The "box" shown in several scenes in the film was inspired by a  large square booth that was built for The Monkees (qv) during the  filming of their TV show. Between takes, they grew bored and  wandered around the studio, often getting lost, so studio brass had  a large "room" built for them in one of the sound stages. According  to one of the Monkees, they would spend time there studying their  scripts, composing and playing music, and smoking (which they were  forbidden to do on the set). Colored lights were added to the room  to page whoever was needed on the set.'),
('103314',' Peter Tork (qv) was the only Monkee to appear on the set for the  first scheduled day of filming '),
('103315',' the others had decided to strike,  in protest against not being allowed to write and direct the movie  themselves. While they soon returned, feeling theyd made their  point with producers Bob Rafelson (qv) and Bert Schneider (qv),  the unity between the band and the producers was forever broken. For  their part, Rafelson and Schneider began playing albums on the set  by other groups like The Electric Flag, claiming, "Thats REAL  rock'),
('103316','n'),
('103317','roll."'),
('103318',' Co'),
('103319','writer Jack Nicholson (qv) actually compiled the movie  soundtrack in its final form, with snippets of the movie dialogue  between songs, and is so credited on the album cover. (When he saw  Michael Nesmith (qv) at work in the studio and asked if he could  help, Nesmith let him take over, because "I just want to go home".)  Nicholson had unwavering enthusiasm for the movie, joining in a  stickering campaign to promote the premiere, and declaring later  that "I saw it, like, 158 million times, man. I loved it!"'),
('103320',' Veteran actor Victor Mature (qv) agreed to appear in the movie  after reading the script, admitting none of it made sense to him:  "All I know is it makes me laugh." (His character "The Big Victor"  is presumed to be a comic jab at RCA, who were the distributors for  Monkees records '),
('103321',' and also owned NBC, who aired their programs.)'),
('103322',' The Coca'),
('103323','Cola company reportedly wasnt amused at the Monkees take  on then'),
('103324','current Coke commercials (desert wanderer Micky faces off  against an uncooperative soda machine, as a jingle plays), and tried  to get an injunction against the movie. When the movie reappeared on  cable and home video in 1986, Columbia Pictures was owned by  Coca'),
('103325','Cola, and the issue apparently forgotten.'),
('103326',' Five years after its premiere, the movie was shown in a 1973 Raybert  retrospective, along with _Five Easy Pieces (1970)_ (qv) and  _Easy Rider (1969)_ (qv), and finally gained a positive response  from fans and critics.'),
('103327',' In many scenes, only three of the four Monkees are shown together,  with the fourth completely out of the scene. This is a reference to  the "three monkeys": see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.'),
('103328',' The "box" that The Monkees keep getting trapped in and attempt to  escape from is symbolic of television, as the real Monkees felt  trapped in what they considered to be their increasingly silly TV  show. They wanted to "escape" the show in order to express  themselves with no boundaries to their creativity. The first  realization of this freedom was, in fact, the film "Head."'),
('103329',' In the original, Norwegian version the female main character (played  by Bergum, Lene Elise (qv)) was topless for at least half of the  movie. This was not the case in the Hollywood version.'),
('103330',' There are no opening credits.'),
('103331',' Shot in 7 nights in Chicago.'),
('103332',' Marks Loretta Young (qv)s first appearance in a Warner Brothers  film.'),
('103333',' The first film released as a First National Picture after Warner  Brothers bought the studio from Fox.'),
('103334',' Completed in 1920, but not released until 1922.'),
('103335',' CAMEO(Ann Beattie (qv)): the author of the original novel plays a  waitress.'),
('103336',' Claire Danes (qv) was originally set to play the lead role of  Amanda Pierce, but dropped out at the last moment.  Monica Potter (qv), whod already been signed on for a smaller  role, was moved into Amandas part as a result.'),
('103337',' Shalom Harlow (qv) has said that she used to live in an  environment much like the one Jade, Roxanna, Candi, Holly, and  Amanda live in.'),
('103338',' Jim Winston has a chance to display his throwing knife skills early  in the film, only to apparently miss what he is aiming at. Later on,  it is revealed he actually hit a fly dead center, his true target.  This sequence is taken nearly verbatim from  _Guo chan Ling Ling Qi (1994)_ (qv).'),
('103339',' Norma Macmillians last film.'),
('103340',' Danny Bissette and his father Steven Bissette of Swamp Thing fame  inked the comic thats used in the movie.'),
('103341',' Steve Garvey former bassist of the Buzzcocks plays bartender Steve.'),
('103342',' Named Best Indie Feature of 2006 by Rue Morgue magazine.'),
('103343',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Musical Barber, The (1916)_ (qv).'),
('103344',' Winner of best drama at the 1998 Exposures Student film festival at  the Cornerhouse, Manchester. Winner of Best Non'),
('103345','Factual at the Royal  Television Societys National Student Video Award 1999'),
('103346',' While Chris Rocks character Mayes Gilliam is waiting on the results  of the election, he is seen playing the video game Ready 2 Rumble  Boxing: Round 2 using the character Afro Thunder. The character Afro  Thunder is voiced by a Chris Rock imitator.'),
('103347',' Rock got the idea for this story from the 1984 Geraldine  Ferraro/Walter Mondale ticket, in which the democrats thought that  since they had no chance of winning against Bush/Reagan, they might  as well make a historic first so they can win support for the next  election. So they ran Ferraro as the first ever woman vice president  (they eventually lost).'),
('103348',' Part of the presidential debate is a verbatim repeat of Monty  Pythons Argument Sketch.'),
('103349',' The scream that was used after Chris Rock (I) (qv) says,  "Security," was actually done by Adam Sandler (qv).'),
('103350',' Created for the DVD release of  _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)_ (qv).'),
('103351',' Director Henrique Couto said the two biggest influences to his  decision to make a "movie about making a movie" were the films "The  Dead Hate the Living" and "Terror Firmer."'),
('103352',' Co'),
('103353','produced by Kim Henkel, co'),
('103354','scribe of the original Texas Chain Saw  Massacre film.'),
('103355',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Ausable Chasm, The (1916)_ (qv).'),
('103356',' Shot in 1971 but not released theatrically until 1973.'),
('103357',' The first feature photographed on panchromatic negative film, which  was equally sensitive to all colors of the spectrum, unlike the  earlier orthochromatic film, which rendered blue skies and blue eyes  as pale white.'),
('103358',' The first film of Miles Malleson.'),
('103359',' This videotape was edited together by Richard Linklater in 1991 from  film countdowns and tail leaders from films submitted to the Austin  Film Society in Austin, Texas from 1987 to 1990. It is Linklaters  tribute to the film countdown, used by many projectionists over the  years to cue one reel of film after another when switching to  another reel on another projector during projection.'),
('103360',' Due to budgetary constraints, over fifty percent of the screenplay  was scheduled to be filmed on top of a secluded cliff in West  Virginia in only four days. The first day it rained, leaving only  three days and two nights to film over 45 pages of script.'),
('103361',' The screenplay was locked down through production. Actors were only  given access to their parts of the script and were never told how  their story tied into the whole. Some actors were only given their  lines and the preceding four lines in the script. Some were not even  given their scenes until the day of shoot.'),
('103362',' The directors approached Will Saxton to do the score before filming  began. Saxton then created tracks to be played for the filmmakers to  use while filming. Throughout the 18 months of production, Saxton  delivered over three and half hours of music before finding the  final flavor of the score. The 30 track, 60 minute soundtrack, named  after the five stages of grief plays as one continuous piece of  music.'),
('103363',' 70 percent of the movie was shot outdoors and when an early snowfall  covered the locations, it pushed back production almost a full year  in order for the locations to regain continuity.'),
('103364',' Originally scheduled to be shot in four sections of four days each,  the first two sections went off relatively without a hitch. But when  it came time to film "John", a major prop, the Dodge Coronet John  drives throughout the film had to go into the shop for repair. Once  the car was repaired. an early snowfall covered the locations,  pushing back production on the last two stories until the locations  regained continuity.'),
('103365',' One scene set to be filmed outside in a gothic graveyard was  cancelled over 13 times due to rain. Superstitious, the directors  found a new location and the weather finally cooperated. But when  the cast/crew arrived on the set, within five minutes the camera  mysteriously fell and broke delaying shooting until it could be  fixed. This scene is not in the final film.'),
('103366',' Although the character had lines in the script and those scenes were  shot, Kari (Amber Davila) speaks no lines in the final film.'),
('103367',' While preparing for the role Amber Davila (Kari) wrote a poem to  help define her character. The poem is the only lines she speaks in  the final film.'),
('103368',' The final scene was guarded to the point of the actors involved not  even getting the pages until the day of the shoot. Like other scenes  where the same technique was used, the directors did this to  intentionally confuse the actors and create a sense of subtle  uneasiness that would translate on screen.'),
('103369',' While the original assembly cut pushed upwards of 3 hours delving  equally into the 4 main story arcs, the final cut is less than 80  minutes with focus on only 2 of them.'),
('103370',' Jeff Keilholtz "Blaze" temporarily damaged veins in both hands when  he punched the ground during the climatic scene.'),
('103371',' In preparation for "Blaze", Jeff Keilholtz gained 14 pounds of  muscle, listened to nothing but music by Johnny Cash and went on  strict dietary guidelines in order to build into a fanatical  self'),
('103372','discipline necessary for the part.'),
('103373',' Written, shot, and edited over a 48hr period for the Reel Fast film  festival in August of 2003.'),
('103374',' Hugues Wisniewski built the whole movie set from scratch in the  basement of his house, from beams, to walls to plywood floors. The  set wasnt fully finished in time for the shoot so the script was  adapted accordingly.'),
('103375',' The poster of Hugues first short film, The Hook, is on the wall  when the camera pans left in the agents office. A copyright free  material was needed for the movie agents office and this one was  the only one available at that time. The rest of the office features  paintings that his wife made a few years back.'),
('103376',' Hugues dad being a big fan of the movie Brazil, the ducts were  originally used for that reason. They then became the favorite props  the director of photography Hans Kellner used to compose his shots.  He moved them around in each shot to make them more artistically  compelling.'),
('103377',' The final phone call has a very short reference to the movie "Dial M  for Murder" as the agent, Pow Al, starts his number with the number  6 that is also the key for the letter "M"'),
('103378',' The green folder on Pow Als desk is filled with negatives that  Hugues shot in Cannes Film Festivals press conferences 15 years ago  and that, to this day, hes never developed on paper.'),
('103379',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Captain Kidds Billy (1922)_ (qv).'),
('103380',' Although the movie is fictional, the real Josef Locke was for a time  a tax exile from the United Kingdom. He later settled his  differences with the Inland Revenue and was able to return to  England.'),
('103381',' Josef Locke was a real Irish tenor who enjoyed great success after  the Second World War, to the extent that, in 1948, he was earning  approximately £2,000 a week. Then in the 1950s the taxman became  interested in his earnings and Locke subsequently disappeared.  Around about the same time, a new singer of similar build and vocal  style called Mr X started appearing in clubs and everyone started to  believe that this was in fact Locke under a new guise. Among those  who were particularly convinced were the legions of women whom Locke  had reputedly slept with, as the man had an enviable reputation as a  ladykiller.'),
('103382',' The film cost less than £2 million to make and was shot in Ireland  in under 6 weeks. Then first time director Peter Chelsom and  co'),
('103383','writer/ star Adrian Dunbar took it to the Cannes Film Festival in  search of a buyer. There, Harvey Weinstein snapped up the American  distribution rights for Miramax, thus ensuring the film of a high  degree of visibility. This duly paid off with its success at the  American and UK box office, and a Golden Globe nomination for Ned  Beatty.'),
('103384',' The script of this movie is loosely based on an episode of the  British TV series _"Cracker" (1993)_ (qv) that was never produced.'),
('103385',' The highest'),
('103386','grossing Indonesian movie of 2006.'),
('103387',' The role of "Ira" is a thinly veiled portrayal of Allen Ginsberg.  The name was changed after Ginsberg objected.'),
('103388',' Jack Kerouac (qv)s only child, Jan Kerouac, was an extra.'),
('103389',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('103390',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Culture of Bulbous Flowers, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('103391',' Talked into making this film by his agent, Denzel Washington (qv)  fired him shortly afterwards.'),
('103392',' Mary Badham (qv) tested unsuccessfully for the role of Mick.'),
('103393',' Director Joseph Strick dropped out of the film early in the  production and was replaced by Robert Ellis Miller.'),
('103394',' Actor Charles Haid was originally cast as Connie Kalitta and filmed  for several days before being fired for being difficult. He was  replaced by Beau Bridges.'),
('103395',' Candy Clark, Kathryn Harrold, Susan Lucci and Jaime Lee Curtis were  all considered for the role of Shirley Muldowney. Curtis was Shirley  Muldowneys personal choice to play her, but the part eventually  went to Bonnie Bedelia.'),
('103396',' Sound clips from the movie was used on the song "Shirley" by L7 on  their CD "HUNGRY FOR STINK" from 1994.'),
('103397',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('103398',' This is a lost film.'),
('103399',' Brady, Orla (qv) was very nervous about the nudity in Marcellas  big love scene with Alex (Havers, Nigel (qv)). To minimize the  delay, director Cooke, Audrey (qv) broke the ice by demonstrating  how the scene would look. Cooke said afterwards that the crew,  mostly male, did not know where to look when she undressed ("You  should have seen their faces") and developed a sudden and deep  interest in the wall behind them. The tactic worked and the scene  was shot. "After seeing me topless," Cooke quipped, "she reckoned  nothing could be worse than that." She says that shed never done  this before and "certainly wont be doing it again."'),
('103400',' Sing Them Again series.'),
('103401',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('103402',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('103403',' The sign on the bus just before four of the main characters die is  "4 Terminal."'),
('103404',' Before she dies, Julia is seen waitressing at "The Purple Onion", a  real San Francisco club where comedians such as  Phyllis Diller (I) (qv) and the Smothers Brothers  (Dick Smothers (qv) and Tom Smothers (qv)) performed. When  Julias boyfriend shows up, the comedian on stage is dressed like,  and performing one of the monologues of, Bob Newhart (qv), because  he is Newharts son.'),
('103405',' This documentary is featured on the 2001 DVD release for  _Natural, The (1984)_ (qv), as well as the 2007 Directors Cut DVD.'),
('103406',' Made by the video game developers of Flashback and Fade to Back.'),
('103407',' Based on the true story of New Zealand firefighter Royd Kennedy,  whose heroism made headlines round the world in 1990 when he crawled  under a blazing oil tanker in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand to  rescue a young girl trapped in the inferno.'),
('103408',' Filmed in 1916.'),
('103409',' The last on screen appearance of Vincent Price (I) (qv).'),
('103410',' The last film of Bradford Dillman (qv) before his retirement.'),
('103411',' This was the first feature shown at New York Citys Hippodrome  Theatre, called the largest playhouse in the world, with a seating  capacity of 5400 people.'),
('103412',' One of the cars used in this movie is a 1931 Austin 7 box saloon.'),
('103413',' The play originally opened in New York City, New York, USA on 25  November 1929 and ran for 216 performances. Joe Smith (II) (qv)  and Charles Dale (I) (qv) originated their roles in the play.'),
('103414',' The characters of Amber and Gabe were originally conceived for this  story, but made their first appearance in White Knuckles, directed  by Kevin K. Shah.'),
('103415',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives.'),
('103416',' This film was commissioned as part of a new short film competition  for BC filmmakers. Whistler Stories is a legacy program for the  Whistler area in advance of the 2010 Whistler Olympic and Paralympic  Games. Slated to run annually until 2010, a jury will select four  projects per year to receive a commission of $5,000 to create a  short film (approximately five minutes in length) which must be  based on stories from Whistler and surrounding areas.'),
('103417',' Hegan operated the camera for the high'),
('103418','speed hockey sequence and the  roller blading shots. Hegan subsequently crashed into his actors  twice but managed to save the camera and get the shots.'),
('103419',' Lead actor Rikki Gagne performed all of her own stunts except for  the aerial ski jump. This was performed by Christopher "Fish"  Boulton, who also plays the construction worker who yells "Pull!".  In the cut, Boulton is actually yelling at himself.'),
('103420',' A Print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('103421',' Richard OSullivan (I) (qv) was favored for a part in this'),
('103422',' Janina Faye (qv) was a possible for Elsa.'),
('103423',' This documentary is featured on the You Will Believe disc included  in the Ultimate Superman Collection DVD box set.'),
('103424',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('103425',' This is the only known instance of a Griffith film left unreleased  by Biograph due to censorship concerns. However, the original  negative survives and the film has been restored by the Museum of  Modern Art.'),
('103426',' As a bonus, this Sega CD disc includes the original Out of this  World, so that you can seamlessly play both adventures as if they  were one long game.'),
('103427',' Despite being credited with this game, Eric Chahi (qv) actually  had very little to do with it, and has since disowned the game. When  game company Interplay requested a sequel to Another World, Chahi  suggested that the sequel be a replay of the events from the first  game from the alien characters point of view. Instead, Interplay  decided to do a straight sequel to the first game, and Chahi then  left the project due to creative differences.'),
('103428',' Smiley Burnette (qv) (qv) joined Roy Rogers (I) (qv) in this  movie because the one actor he regularly "sidekicked" for,  Gene Autry (I) (qv), had enlisted in the service.'),
('103429',' Old footage, such as the Elvis funeral procession shots, were  obtained from lost footage from a documentary being made at the time  of Elviss death.'),
('103430',' Rod puppets were used to create several unique scenes in the film.  Andrew Lankes used Barbie doll bodies, and removed the faces,  replacing them with sculpted likenesses of the characters. Many sets  were built from scratch, then filled out with found miniature  furniture. Andrew filmed the sequences in his mothers living room.'),
('103431',' When Mark sings to his wife on the couch "Please make my dreams come  true... Right Now!" and then the phone rings, this was purely  coincidental.'),
('103432',' Pat Nye (I) (qv) was first offered the role of Dr. Sykes.'),
('103433',' The novel from which the film is adapted, drew upon author Graham  Greenes wartime experiences in Sierra Leone, where he was employed  by Britains Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).'),
('103434',' References/parodies soviet montage cinema of the 1920s, German  Expressionism of the 1920s, and silent melodrama film.'),
('103435',' Broadcast simultaneously by BBC (UK), RTE (Ireland), RTF (France),  ORF (Austria), SRT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), RAI (Italy), NTS  (Netherlands) and YLE (Finland) as part of a project called The  Largest Theatre in the World.'),
('103436',' Produced in 1999 but not broadcast until 2001.'),
('103437',' The film omits Winnie Roach, the third swimmer who attempted the  crossing of Lake Ontario at the same time as Flo Chadwick and  Marilyn Bell. Like Chadwick, Roach also dropped out of the race  early on.'),
('103438',' The caption "1968" appears in the opening moments '),
('103439',' the only time  that an episode of Heartbeat has been identified as taking place  within a specific year on'),
('103440','screen.'),
('103441',' The following acknowledgement appears on the closing credits: "The  Producers would like to thank the Royal Canadian Police for  technical support and materials supplied."'),
('103442',' Because this movie was so poorly recieved at the box office,  Kaufman, Andy (qv)s "The Tony Clifton Story," a movie about the  life and times of his alter'),
('103443','ego Tony Clifton, was scrapped by the  movie studios.'),
('103444',' The attack by US forces on Grenada was correct, however it was the  U.S. Army Rangers that took the University Medical school, Not U.S.  Marines.'),
('103445',' The title "Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah" is also used to describe  the feudal warlord Humungus in _Mad Max 2 (1981)_ (qv)'),
('103446',' A rumor grew that the scene where the Marines call in an air strike  over a commercial phone line was based on an actual event. The rumor  was investigated by the US Department of Defense and proven false.  In the book "Night Stalkers" by Michael Durant, published in  December, 2006, a story is related where U.S. Navy Seals trapped at  the Governors House on the island call the airport terminal on  local phone lines to request air support. They had known in advance  that their commander would probably be located there and took a  chance that someone would answer the phone. It paid off. This  incident later grew into the one depicted in the movie.'),
('103447',' The sequence involving the bulldozer is based on a real event.'),
('103448',' When Clint Eastwood filmed this movie he was the mayor of Carmel,  California.'),
('103449',' In the original script, Sgt. Highway was a career army officer. The  U.S. Army read the script and refused to participate. The character  was then changed to a Marine. The Marine Corps first cooperated, but  upon viewing a first cut, quickly disowned the film.'),
('103450',' In'),
('103451','Joke: During the film, Mario Van Peebles (qv) wears a T'),
('103452','shirt  featuring a picture of the character Sweetback from  _Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song (1971)_ (qv). Mario played Young  Sweetback in the movie, which was made by Melvin Van Peebles (qv),  Marios father.'),
('103453',' The Marine Corps had planned to use this film to promote its "Toys  for Tots" campaign, but, upon viewing, decided not to because of the  language.'),
('103454',' Prior to filming, Mario Van Peebles (qv) could not play the  guitar, but took several quick lessons to convince  Clint Eastwood (qv) that he could play the role of the wannabe  rock star, Corporal "Stitch" Jones.'),
('103455',' The US Defense Department originally supported the film, but  withdrew their backing after seeing a preview in November 1986.  Nevertheless, members of the Marine Corps have vouched for the  films authenticity.'),
('103456',' Marks the 1000th film to be processed in Dolby "A" Stereo.'),
('103457',' The character Arthur Blue (Coyote) is loosely based on fetishistic  painter Robert Blue (son of actor Ben Blue)'),
('103458',' Hewitt, Jennifer Love (qv) broke a finger while filming the  flopper dive scene.'),
('103459',' DIRCAMEO (David Mirkin (qv)): as Jacks lawyer.'),
('103460',' Hewitts line, "There is only one man," is a reference to  _Chasing Amy (1997)_ (qv), which also starred Jason Lee (I) (qv).'),
('103461',' Back when the movie was supposed to start filming in 1997 actress  Alicia Silverstone (qv) was originally cast in the role of Page  and Doug Liman (qv) (the director of _Go (1999)_ (qv) and  _Swingers (1996)_ (qv)) was set to direct, but as time passed  Jennifer Love Hewitt (qv) ended up playing Page and David Mirkin  (I) (who also directed  _Romy and Micheles High School Reunion (1997)_ (qv)) took over  directing duties.'),
('103462',' The music played during the scene where Gene Hackman (qv) gives  Sigourney Weaver (qv) the gift of a lighter is the same classical  piece that was used as incidental music in Weavers debut film,  _Alien (1979)_ (qv) (its playing while Dallas is sitting alone  relaxing in the shuttle). This has to be an in'),
('103463','joke intended by the  filmmakers.'),
('103464',' Hewitt never actually drove in any of the car scenes in the movie.'),
('103465',' The card handling that Jennifer Love Hewitt (qv) does in the  restaurant (saying it relaxes her) was taught to her by stage  magician Ricky Jay (qv). She actually learned more tricks than  that, but was unable to do them in the movie because she broke her  finger.'),
('103466',' The most expensive shot in the movie was when  Jennifer Love Hewitt (qv) leaned against the car to talk to  Ray Liotta (qv) near the end of the movie. Because it was cold on  set, she had a white sweatshirt around her waist that was in the  shot, and it had to be digitally taken out.'),
('103467',' It was Sigourney Weaver (qv)s idea to dress Nora Dunn (qv)s  character up like in _Rebecca (1940)_ (qv).'),
('103468',' Cameron Diaz (qv), Alicia Silverstone (qv), Cher (I) (qv) and  Anjelica Huston (qv) were all considered for roles.'),
('103469',' The original casting choices were Jennifer Aniston (qv), to play  Page, and Cher (I) (qv), to play Max.'),
('103470',' The film was originally entitled "The Breakers", after the swank  Palm Beach, Florida resort. The company passed on the rights to  include their name as the title of the movie, and removed all clear  association with the production '),
('103471',' except that they allowed MGM to  film on the hotels premises.'),
('103472',' Jack Nicholson (qv)s performance of "Soliloquy" ("My Boy Bill")  from Rodgers and Hammersteins _Carousel (1956)_ (qv) is a nod to  writer Nora Ephron (qv)s parents, Henry Ephron (qv) and  Phoebe Ephron (qv), who wrote the screenplay for the latter film;  Henry Ephron also produced Carousel.'),
('103473',' Meryl Streep (qv)s actual daughter was used as Annie the baby.'),
('103474',' Meryl Streep (qv)s daughter Mamie Gummer (qv) is not the only  family member to feature in a bit part. Meryls mother  Mary Streep (qv) and her younger brother Dana Streep (qv) play  dinner party guests.'),
('103475',' Features the film debut of Kevin Spacey (qv) as the subway  passenger who robs Meryl Streep (qv)s therapy group.'),
('103476',' This was Tony Shalhoub (qv)s first film role. He had a love scene  with Meryl Streep (qv) but his scenes were cut. Shaloub can still  be seen as a passenger on a plane behind Nicholson.'),
('103477',' Mandy Patinkin (qv) was originally cast as Mark Forman.'),
('103478',' The movie is based on Nora Ephron (qv)s real'),
('103479','life marriage to,  and divorce from, Carl Bernstein (I) (qv) and the birth of their  two sons. The woman Bernstein had an affair with was Margaret Jay '),
('103480','  wife of the British Ambassador to the United States, and daughter of  British Prime Minister James Callaghan. Margaret Jay became a  Baroness herself in 1992, and rose to become the first female Leader  of the House of Lords from 1998'),
('103481','2001.'),
('103482',' Letters written by Elinore Pruitt Stewart provided the basis for the  film. These letters dated from April 1909 to November 1913 and were  first printed in "The Atlantic Monthly."'),
('103483',' The play opened on Broadway, New York City, New York, USA on 7  September 1908 and had only 24 performances. It was based on the  actual marriage of Napoleons brother to Elizabeth Patterson, but it  eventually was annulled by order of Napoleon.'),
('103484',' Eighteen minutes were cut from preview version of the film before  its actual release, eliminating several actors listed in studio  records and casting call lists. These include (with their character  names): Hattie McDaniel (qv) (Mammy), Hobart Cavanaugh (qv)  (Innkeeper), Clinton Rosemond (qv) (Black Man) and  George Davis (I) (qv) (French Sailor).'),
('103485',' Dick Powell (I) (qv) was cast at Marion Davies (qv) request.'),
('103486',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  archives.'),
('103487',' On the last day of shooting, four locations were required. Producer  Chezarie and Assoc. Prod. Christina Kung had to secure each location  within less than an hour before the time scheduled to move to the  next location.'),
('103488',' The Housekeeping cart was built, in less than ten minutes, out of  Pastry Cart, Hotel Hamper, used towels and hopefully clean sheets.  All were tied together with a piece of string, which lasted long  enough for the thirty'),
('103489','second shot.'),
('103490',' Hearts and Hotel Rooms is an Official Selection of the 1st Annual  SHOUT: The HBO GLBT Short Film Competition.'),
('103491',' After the movie won its Academy Award, the next Oscar presenter,  Frank Sinatra (qv), denounced it.'),
('103492',' In a Moviefone interview, Michael Moore (II) (qv) cites this as  one of his inspirations to begin making films.'),
('103493',' The monologue which Anthony Hopkins (qv) gives about the  footballer who returns from retirement is from the novel "Magic", by  William Goldman (qv), who wrote the screenplay for this film as  well as the movie version of "Magic" (_Magic (1978)_ (qv)). In  addition, Hopkins also played the lead role in "Magic".'),
('103494',' Early in the movie, Ted mentions the Library Policemen. This is a  reference to a story by Stephen King (I) (qv) (who also wrote the  source novel for the movie) that appears in his anthology, "Four  Past Midnight".'),
('103495',' Jeremy Sumpter (qv) was originally considered for the role of  Bobby Garfield.'),
('103496',' According to the directors commentary on the DVD,  Mika Boorem (qv) also played Molly, Carols daughter.'),
('103497',' Even though the film is based on a story from the book "Hearts in  Atlantis", the story it was based on was actually called "Low Men in  Yellow Coats", referring to the men that were after Ted. "Hearts in  Atlantis" is the name of the story that follows "Low Men in Yellow  Coats".'),
('103498',' The story on which this film was based originally contained  references to Stephen King (I) (qv)s "Dark Tower" series, which  is set in a parallel universe somehow linked to our own. The  character of Ted Brautigan later appeared in Kings seventh and  final Dark Tower novel, "The Dark Tower".'),
('103499',' The parked black car seen is a 1958 Packard station wagon, of which  only 159 were built.'),
('103500',' The name Ted Brautigan is possibly a reference to two authors from  the 1960s counterculture, Ted Berrigan (qv) and  Richard Brautigan (qv).'),
('103501',' Hollywoods first all'),
('103502','black cast film.'),
('103503',' Orson Welles (qv) first film.'),
('103504',' It was briefly considered to replace the voice of  Eleanor Coppola (qv) with that of a professional actress, but that  was rejected.'),
('103505',' Fragments of Orson Welles radio broadcast of "Hearts of Darkness"  are used as a narrative device of the documentary.'),
('103506',' Seventh episode in the 2'),
('103507','reel "Timber Tales" (Lumberjack Series).'),
('103508',' Based on the short story, The Last Spin, by Evan Hunter'),
('103509',' D.W. Griffith (qv) filmed some battle scenes during actual battles  at the front in France. While he was out near the front trenches  scouting locations, his party came under a surprise German artillery  barrage. Griffith and his assistant jumped in a nearby ditch, and  when the barrage was over they emerged from the ditch to discover  that although they were uninjured, a shell had exploded near the  ditch, killing the two soldiers acting as their escorts, along with  a dozen other soldiers standing nearby.'),
('103510',' The movie was commissioned by Great Britain, which hoped that a  depiction of WWI would help spur the United States to join the  allies. Although D.W. Griffith (qv) had the cooperation of the  British, French and Belgian governments to film in their  territories, his cameraman, G.W. Bitzer (qv), was of German  descent and was not allowed in France. Griffith used an army  cameraman instead.'),
('103511',' The Pennsylvania Board of Censors demanded that D.W. Griffith (qv)  cut scenes of brutality from the film. Griffiths response to those  demands was to cancel the Philadelphia opening.'),
('103512',' Screened at twenty'),
('103513','one film festivals worldwide.'),
('103514',' In a promotional interview for _Keep, The (1983)_ (qv), director  Michael Mann (I) (qv) stated that he wanted to see "Heat" brought  to the screen (it was already written) but had no interest in  directing it.'),
('103515',' Filmed in 65 locations around Los Angeles, without a single  soundstage.'),
('103516',' The scene where Vincent catches his wife cheating, removes the  television set and later throws it from his car was lifted from a  similar scene with Dennis Farina (qv) in  _"Crime Story" (1986)_ (qv), also produced by  Michael Mann (I) (qv).'),
('103517',' Berkeley, Xander (qv) plays Ralph, a minor character. He also  appeared in _L.A. Takedown (1989) (TV)_ (qv), of which this film is  a remake.'),
('103518',' Val Kilmer (qv) is playing a part originally played by  Peter Dobson (I) (qv) in _L.A. Takedown (1989) (TV)_ (qv). Dobson  also played Elvis Presley (qv) in _Forrest Gump (1994)_ (qv), a  role played by Kilmer in _True Romance (1993)_ (qv).'),
('103519',' Composer Elliot Goldenthal (qv) wrote a piece of score to play  over the final scene. Michael Mann (I) (qv) replaced it with  Mobys "God Moving Over the Face of the Water", so Goldenthal  re'),
('103520','used the piece as the end titles for  _Michael Collins (1996)_ (qv) the following year, replacing the  electric guitar with a fiddle to give it a more Irish sound. The  original cue, called "Hand In Hand," can be heard at Goldenthals  website.'),
('103521',' SPOILER: McCauleys 30 second rule in action: When McCauley comes  out of the hotel to drive off with Eady, it takes 42 seconds from  the time he first sees Lt. Hanna to when he turns and runs. It takes  McCauley 12 seconds to assess the situation (sees Lt. Hanna to when  he starts to back away from Eady) and then 30 seconds to actually  leave Eady behind.'),
('103522',' In the UK, the film was given a 15 rating for both its cinema and  video release and passed uncut in both instances. It was re'),
('103523','released  in 2000 with a new Underground Epics video cover, bearing an 18  certificate. However, this was not a different version of the film '),
('103524','  the content was the same as the 15 version. The 18 certificate  was a mistake, and the video cover was withdrawn.'),
('103525',' The drive'),
('103526','in sequence was shot at the Centinela Drive'),
('103527','in in  Inglewood, which had been closed since 1993. The theater was  demolished in 1998, and the site is now occupied by an apartment  complex.'),
('103528',' The cast who took part in the infamous robbery sequence had to  undergo power weapons training.'),
('103529',' In a deleted scene, Nate tells Neil that he and Chris will be set up  with new lives in Ireland.'),
('103530',' In the trailer, McCauley tells the shade tree doctor "Im double the  worst trouble youve ever seen." A deleted scene explains this: the  doctor had approached Neil and wanted $30,000 instead of the usual  $15,000, saying Neil and Chris were wanted criminals and a high risk  factor. Neil then explains to the doctor that if Chris died from his  injuries, he would hunt down the doctor and kill him.'),
('103531',' In the director commentary, Michael Mann (I) noted that  Al Pacino (qv) ad'),
('103532','libbed the line "Because shes got a... GREAT  ASS!" and Hank Azaria (qv)s look of exasperated shock was totally  genuine.'),
('103533',' SPOILER: The current residents of the apartment where Trejos death  scene were filmed got curious after seeing the film and pulled up  the carpet in the room Trejo was shot. To their surprise, they saw  that residue of the theatrical blood still remained.'),
('103534',' Cameo:(Mick Gould (qv)): technical advisor, Gould is shown nodding  his head at Hanna and Casalas in the hallway before capturing Hugh  Benny.'),
('103535',' Jon Voight (qv) initially turned down the part of Nate, telling  Michael Mann (I) (qv) that there were several actors who could  perform the part better. Mann told Voight that he wanted him for the  role since hed always wanted to work with him.'),
('103536',' The cast was given weapons and tactics training by former British  Special Air Service Sergeant Andy McNab (qv).'),
('103537',' The first film to ever feature both Robert De Niro (qv) and  Al Pacino (qv) acting together, which created much hype prior to  release. They both starred in _Godfather: Part II, The (1974)_ (qv)  but never shared the screen together as split chronology prevented  this. When this movie was finally released, even its advertising  material promoted the film as a De Niro/Pacino "showdown."'),
('103538',' SPOILER: The only thief to not get away from the bank heist is  carrying a different model rifle than the others.'),
('103539',' Keanu Reeves (qv) was originally signed to play Chris Shiherlis,  and Carsten Norgaard (qv) was also one of the directors options,  but they both lost the part when Val Kilmer (qv) was able squeeze  it into his schedule while making _Batman Forever (1995)_ (qv).'),
('103540',' Vincents sidearm is a Colt Officers Model in .45 caliber with  ivory grips. Neil carries an HK USP chambered in .45acp early on in  the movie, and then switches to a SIG Sauer P220 in the same caliber  later on.'),
('103541',' When Nate tells Neil about his new "out", he describes it as an  airplane bearing the registration number N1011S. According to the  FAA registry database, the registration was taken in 2000, five  years after the movie was released, and is now a 1964 Cessna 310, a  two'),
('103542','engine light propeller'),
('103543','driven airplane.'),
('103544',' Val Kilmer (qv) filmed some of his sequences concurrently with  _Batman Forever (1995)_ (qv).'),
('103545',' When Michael Mann (I) (qv) filmed the restaurant scene at Kate  Mantilini in Beverly Hills, he used the restaurants actual  employees as extras. Upon the last day of filming, he awarded them  all with a SAG card. Today you can still sit in the table where  DeNiro and Pacino sat, and the two are both regulars at the popular  restaurant.'),
('103546',' The manager of the Kate Mantilini restaurant in Beverly Hills said  in the Heat special edition that even though the restaurant doesnt  technically take reservations, people often call to try to reserve  the table that DeNiro and Pacino sat at in the movie.'),
('103547',' In an early draft of the script, Vincent Hanna had a cocaine habit,  which, according to Al Pacino, explains his bombastic outbursts.'),
('103548',' The scene involving the shootout after the bank robbery was  particularly tricky to film since they were only allowed to film on  the weekends.'),
('103549',' In the directors commentary, Michael Mann said that Neils  trademark gray suits were designed to help him blend into a crowd  and not draw attention to himself.'),
('103550',' Bosco, at the party, tells a story of a grade school friend of his  name Raoul. Mann said that the story was completely ad'),
('103551','libbed by Ted  Levine and that he had no idea how Levine came up with it.'),
('103552',' Michael Mann (I) (qv) visited inmates in Folsom prison to gain  some insight into prison life to aid his depiction of Neil. Mann  later commented that Neils collars were always perfectly starched,  as they would have been in prison.'),
('103553',' Many viewers claim that Robert De Niro (qv) and Al Pacino (qv)  never (or hardly ever) actually share screen time during the film,  despite the hype surrounding the films release as showcasing their  first screen appearance. In most Pan and Scan versions of the film,  and TV broadcasts, it does appear that during the "diner scene" the  two never actually share the screen, but viewing the film in correct  letterbox format, as the director intended, clearly shows the two  actors sitting at the table, though only in wide shots.'),
('103554',' The meeting between Robert De Niro (qv) and Al Pacino (qv) over  coffee was shot at Kate Mantilini on Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly  Hills. The L.A. mainstay is a noted top spot for a stylish late  supper. The restaurant now has "heat" spelled in neon above the door  and a large poster of the actors in the now famous scene. Diners may  request the very table featured in the scene, table #71, which wait  staff are familiar with as "The Table", and are happy to seat De  Niro Pacino fans at their famous meeting place.'),
('103555',' The line Al Pacino (qv) uses: "Who? What are you, an owl?" is the  same line the murderer says to Pacino when holding a gun to his head  at the climax _Sea of Love (1989)_ (qv).'),
('103556',' In one scene Al Pacino uses the line "Open Sesame". He uses the same  line in the movie Donnie Brasco.'),
('103557',' The character of Nate, played by Jon Voight (qv), is based on  real'),
('103558','life former career criminal Edward Bunker (qv).'),
('103559',' SMITHEE(Michael Mann (I) (qv)): disowned the TV version aired by  NBC. When NBC offered to restore seventeen of the cut minutes, Mann  said, "You can call it a Michael Smithee or an Alan Mann movie."'),
('103560',' Michael Mann (I) (qv) made the movie as tribute to a detective  friend of his in Chicago who obsessively tracked and killed a thief  (named Neil McCauley) he had once met under non'),
('103561','violent  circumstances.'),
('103562',' Lt. Hanna is shown "checking chamber" on his handgun in at least one  scene. This is a trademark of the character Nick Stone in a series  of novels by Andy McNab (qv), who was technical weapons training  adviser on _Heat_ (qv). Although not an uncommon thing to do with a  handgun, it is rarely given such visual prominence in films. Also,  the crews tactics in the bank robbery shootout are notably similar  to the "response to enemy fire" tactics featured in the book and  film of McNabs _Bravo Two Zero (1999)_ (qv).'),
('103563',' Kevin Gage (qv)s Waingro character is based on a real Chicago  criminal named Waingro who ratted out some influential Chicago  criminals. According to Michael Mann (I) (qv), Waingro went  missing; his body was found in northern Mexico, where it had been  nailed to the wall of a shed.'),
('103564',' Body count: 21'),
('103565',' Amy Brenneman (qv) disliked the script and didnt want to be in  the movie, saying it was too filled with blood with no morality.  Michael Mann (I) (qv) told her that with that mind'),
('103566','set she would  be perfect for the role of Eady.'),
('103567',' Al Pacino (qv) and Robert De Niro (qv) were  Michael Mann (I) (qv)s first choices for Hanna and McCauley.'),
('103568',' Dennis Farina (qv), a former Chicago police officer, was a  consultant on the film since the story was based on a Chicago police  officer and criminal.'),
('103569',' SPOILER: Mobys two contributions to the soundtrack were originally  meant to be reversed, his cover of Joy Divisions "New Dawn Fades"  was supposed to play over the closing credits and "God Moving Over  the Face of the Waters" while Hanna pursues McCauley on the freeway.  However, director Michael Mann felt "God Moving.." was such a  cathartic piece of music, it was more suited to strike up during  McCauleys death scene, ending the movie.'),
('103570',' SPOILER: An ending discussed featured Neil and Vince shooting and  killing each other instead of Vince shooting Neil. Mann didnt like  the idea and therefore was not shot.'),
('103571',' The concierge at the airport hotel is played by Tom Elfmont (qv),  a former L.A.P.D. detective who served as one of the films  technical advisers.'),
('103572',' The scene of McCauley standing against a window and watching the  ocean was inspired by the painting "Pacific" by Alex Colville.'),
('103573',' Michael Madsen (I) (qv) was originally casted as Michael Cheritto,  but was ultimately replaced (for unknown reasons) by  Tom Sizemore (qv).'),
('103574',' The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 15 September 1933  and ran for 44 performances. In the cast were Eddie Acuff (qv),  Jean Dixon (qv), Joe Downing (I) (qv) and  Robert Gleckler (qv).'),
('103575',' Simon Callow was offered a major role but had a West End Play which  clashed with the shooting dates.'),
('103576',' The film had no written screenplay, just a story which was  improvised by the cast.'),
('103577',' Susan Hayward (I) (qv) was a replacement for an ailing  Barbara Stanwyck (qv) in what was to have been a pilot for a  prospective TV series titled "Fitzgerald and Pride."'),
('103578',' Roy Engels first film.'),
('103579',' Friends Veronica Sawyer and Betty Finn are named after other  fictional friends Veronica and Betty from the comic strip "Archie",  and Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.'),
('103580',' SPOILER: The original screenplay had a different ending in which  Veronica kills J.D. by shooting him and then straps the bomb (a much  larger and more complicated piece of equipment, described as being  "a cylinder as large as a television set") to herself, blowing up as  J.D. does in the final ending. What is placed in the final ending as  JDs boiler'),
('103581','room speech about "imagine I blew up the school, imagine  I blew up all the schools" is contained in a suicide note found in  Veronicas locker by Heather McNamara and Betty Finn. The movie ends  with an eerie prom sequence set in Heaven, tying into JDs assertion  that the only place everyone will truly get along is in Heaven. The  prom begins with students dancing within their social cliques, then  switching partners in odd pairings like metalheads dancing with  Heathers and one of the murdered jocks getting his prom picture  taken with a tipped cow; the punch being served is the drain cleaner  used in the first murder scene, and "Dumptruck" is singing onstage  as the entertainment for the evening. This was intended to be shot  but the studio thought it was too dark for the target teenage crowd  and opted for a lighter ending.'),
('103582',' The high school is named "Westerburg High". Winona Ryder (qv)s  favorite band at the time was "The Replacements", whose lead singer  is named Paul Westerberg (qv).'),
('103583',' Westerburg High in reality is John Adams Middle School.'),
('103584',' SPOILER: J.D. tricks Veronica into killing the jocks by claiming to  use "ich luge" bullets, which he claims only pierce the skin. "Ich  lüge" is German for "Im lying".'),
('103585',' The police officers are named Milner and McCord, after  Kent McCord (qv) and Martin Milner (qv), who played police  officers in _"Adam'),
('103586','12" (1968)_ (qv).'),
('103587',' Originally, the book that suicidal students supposedly underline  "meaningful" passages from was "The Catcher in the Rye". The  producers could not get clearance to use this book and it was  changed to "Moby Dick" instead.'),
('103588',' When Heather Duke gathers signatures for the Big Fun petition, one  of the students stamps his name: Dennis Di Novi. This is a reference  to the films producer, Denise Di Novi (qv).'),
('103589',' Filmed in 32 days.'),
('103590',' The radio call'),
('103591','in show "Hot Probs" featured in the movie is a  version of the now nationally famous KROQ radio show "Loveline", and  the radio DJ in the movie is James Poorman Trenton (qv), the  creator and original host of "Loveline".'),
('103592',' Veronicas bedroom was built in the gym of the school they used in  the film.'),
('103593',' Heather Dukes kitchen in the dream sequence was also the kitchen  used for Heather Chandlers house. They just switched the colors and  lit it differently.'),
('103594',' The book on the glass table that Heather Chandler fatally smashes  through is a copy of Cliff Notes for "The Bell Jar".'),
('103595',' The role of Heather McNamara, the cheerleader, was originally  offered to 17 year old actress Heather Graham (I) (qv). Heathers  parents decided against letting her do the role because of the dark  subject matter.'),
('103596',' The hotel imploded on TV in the movie is the Hotel King Cotton in  Memphis, Tennessee which was destroyed 29 April 1984.'),
('103597',' The role of Veronica was intended for Jennifer Connelly (qv).'),
('103598',' Brad Pitt (qv) auditioned for the role of J.D., but was rejected  because he was considered "too nice" for the part.'),
('103599',' Ranked at #5 on Entertainment Weeklys 50 Best High School Movies  (2006)'),
('103600',' At the beginning of the film Heather Chandler asks Heather Duke "did  you have a brain tumor for breakfast?" The actress who played  Heather Chandler, Kim Walker (I) (qv) later died of a brain tumor.'),
('103601',' Stunt driver Aaron Scholl was pulled over by local police three  times in a four day span'),
('103602',' In the scene where Le Ly is in the jewelry store getting her jewelry  appraised by the broker, the jewelry broker is the real Le Ly  Hayslip.'),
('103603',' The first of a planned trilogy Krzysztof Kieslowski (qv) and  Krzysztof Piesiewicz (qv) wrote before Kieslowskis death: Heaven,  Hell and Purgatory.'),
('103604',' Ernst Lubitsch (qv) migrated to 20th Century Fox partly out of  frustration at being unable to get his pet projects "A Self'),
('103605','Made  Cinderella" and "Margin for Error made at his home for 20 years,  Paramount. He and writing partner Samson Raphaelson (qv) hit upon  the idea of adapting Leslie Bush'),
('103606','Fekete (qv)s 1934 play  "Birthdays" for the screen. It was a subject close to Lubitschs  heart as he was undergoing a divorce at the time.'),
('103607',' The lead was written with Fredric March (qv) or  Rex Harrison (I) (qv) in mind. Ernst Lubitsch (qv) was most  disappointed when 20th Century Fox boss Darryl F. Zanuck (qv)  insisted on casting Don Ameche (qv) for commercial reasons.  Lubitsch later recanted his opposition to Ameche, won over by the  actors dedication and professionalism.'),
('103608',' Ernst Lubitsch (qv)s habit of reining in Gene Tierney (qv)s  occasional tendency towards emotional excess initially caused  friction between the two, though they later resolved their issues.'),
('103609',' This was Ernst Lubitsch (qv)s only completed film in Technicolor.'),
('103610',' Gene Tierney (qv) discovered she was pregnant during the filming  of this movie.'),
('103611',' Reportedly one of Don Ameche (qv)s personal favorite movie of his  own films.'),
('103612',' The role of Joe Pendleton was originally a boxer in  _Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)_ (qv). Warren Beatty (qv) originally  wanted to have Muhammad Ali (qv) play the boxer. When Alis boxing  schedule prevented him from doing the movie, Beatty '),
('103613',' who could not  box but could play football '),
('103614',' recast the lead role as a football  player'),
('103615',' The fictitious Super Bowl game (Rams vs. Steelers) was filmed during  halftime of the Rams/Chargers preseason at the L.A. Memorial  Coliseum on September 1, 1977.'),
('103616',' In this movie the Rams play the Steelers in the Super Bowl. The  Super Bowl in the season following this movies release featured the  Steelers against the Rams.'),
('103617',' The first choice for Mr. Jordan was Grant, Cary (qv).'),
('103618',' Mary Steenburgen (qv) was a finalist for the part that went to  Julie Christie (I) (qv).'),
('103619',' Arthur Lowe (qv) was a offered a key role.'),
('103620',' Paul McCartney (qv) wrote a song for the film called "Did We Meet  Somewhere Before?". Warren Beatty (qv) wasnt satisfied with it so  the song was discarded. It was eventually used in  _Rock n Roll High School (1979)_ (qv).'),
('103621',' Leslie Caron was also considered for the role of Betty Logan. Years  after the films released, Warren Beatty admitted that Julie  Christie was the saving grace behind the films success.'),
('103622',' The film was originally pitched at Warner Bros, but then  studio'),
('103623','production chief David Geffen (one of Dreamworks founders)  ditched the idea for another film. After Geffen was fired, the  project ended up at the hands of Barry Diller who gave the go'),
('103624','ahead  for the project. It was Beattys associate, Richard Sylbert (also a  studio exec) who recommended the pitching at Paramount. Beatty would  later use the films commercial and critical success as the leverage  for financing his next film, Reds.'),
('103625',' Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All  Time" in 2006.'),
('103626',' The final cinema film of William Sylvester.'),
('103627',' Many scenes were shot at Saint Michaels Grammar, Saint Michaels High  School and Saint Michaels Church in Brooklyn N.Y., Sunset Park  section.'),
('103628',' The passage that Dani reads to her father is from "Sophistication" a  short story by Sherwood Anderson (qv).'),
('103629',' The working title of the movie: "Catholic Boys".'),
('103630',' When the studio decided to produce this film, it was tough to track  down the writer. He was in Tibet and they had to wait for him to  return before they started working on the film.'),
('103631',' Michael Jordan (qv) was originally supposed to play the role that  Bo Kimble (qv) went on to take. In the fall of 1998, the  filmmakers went to courts with a breach'),
('103632','of'),
('103633','contract lawsuit against  Jordan seeking at least $16 million in damages, citing the lack of  Jordan as the cause of the films box'),
('103634','office flop and the derailment  of director Randall Fried, who in the words of their attorney,  "should have been and would have been the next Steven Spielberg" if  the film had been successful. Jordan countersued. The jury founded  Jordan not liable and awarded him $50,000 in favor of his  countersuit.'),
('103635',' The director and the explosives expert were reportedly left hanging  onto an elevated platform on location'),
('103636','uninjured'),
('103637','after a  short'),
('103638','circuit in explosives'),
('103639','effect wiring unexpectedly set off all  of some 30 planted detonation devices at one time.'),
('103640',' The script called for several Japanese'),
('103641','speaking officers and a  company of Japanese troops to be on the island. There were no  Japanese men on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, where the film  was shot. A half'),
('103642','dozen who spoke the language were finally found in  a Japanese emigrant community in Brazil and flown to the location to  play the officers. For the non'),
('103643','speaking roles of Japanese troops,  the company hired 50 Chinese who worked in the islands restaurants  and laundries. This caused friction with the local islanders, who  found it difficult if not impossible to get their clothes cleaned or  to get a meal in a restaurant because most of the employees were  working on the film.'),
('103644',' Robert Mitchum (qv) had just returned from spending four months in  Tobago filming _Fire Down Below (1957)_ (qv) with Jack Lemmon (qv)  and Rita Hayworth (qv) when he learned that his agent had  committed him to this movie, filming in Tobago.'),
('103645',' Mitchum was very enthusiastic about playing the role of the marooned  corporal until he learned that director John Huston (I) (qv) had  first tried to interest Marlon Brando (qv) in the role.'),
('103646',' Supposedly Robert Mitchum (qv)s favorite film role he played.'),
('103647',' The knife used by Cpl. Allison is a Ka'),
('103648','Bar. It is standard issue for  the US Marines since 1942.'),
('103649',' Marjorie Reynolds (qv) replaced Helen Walker (I) (qv), who had  been injured in a car accident.'),
('103650',' Debut of Richard Conte (qv) (billed as Nicholas Conte).'),
('103651',' At one point during filming, Cimino, Michael (qv) decided that the  spacing of the buildings on one of the sets didnt look right,  despite it having been built to his exact specifications. He ordered  both sides of the street razed and rebuilt at a cost of $1.2 million  over the objections of his crew (who reasoned that it would be  easier to knock down one side of the street and rebuild it twice as  far away, for half the cost).'),
('103652',' Cimino kept an armed security guard posted outside the editing room  during postproduction to keep United Artists executives from  interrupting him.'),
('103653',' Misuse of an oil'),
('103654','based stain during construction of some sets caused  nearby Two Medicine Lake to be covered with an oily sheen for the  duration of production.'),
('103655',' Over 1.5 million ft. of film was used. Over a million feet were  processed in labs.'),
('103656',' The films male lead was initially offered to John Wayne (I) (qv)  in the early 1970s, several years before the film was finally made.  The films female lead, played in the final film by  Isabelle Huppert (qv), was originally offered to  Jane Fonda (qv).'),
('103657',' At the time, the biggest and most expensive Hollywood flops of all  time, its failure resulted in the sale of the United Artists studio  to MGM.'),
('103658',' Real horses entrails were used to add realism to the gorier scenes.'),
('103659',' There really was a Johnson County War in Wyoming and James Averill,  Nathan Champion and Ella Watson were actual historical figures. In  the real war, however, the U.S. Army arrested the cattlemen for  hiring the killers and did not threaten to arrest the homesteaders  for defending themselves, as happens in the film.'),
('103660',' According to Steven Bachs book Final Cut, after principal  photography had ended, Michael Cimino (qv) was granted $3 million  dollars to film the prologue and epilogue. The prologue scene that  takes place at Harvard University, but which was shot in Oxford,  England after Harvard had refused to let them shoot on the campus.  He was given that money with an ultimatum which was to have the  prologue done in the specific amount of time ordered by the studio  with no more money to be spent on wasted film. However, Cimino asked  for $5.2 million but the studio refused. Instead Cimino agreed to  the $3 million. The studio would have completely scrapped the entire  prologue and epilogue, if Cimino had not followed orders.'),
('103661',' After the film received scathing reviews after its New York premiere  in November 1980, Michael Cimino (qv) sent a signed memo to the  head of United Artists that asked them to pull the film from  theaters so he go back and re'),
('103662','cut the film to a version that  everyone would be satisfied with. It had been a misconception for  years that it was United Artists that had pulled the film despite  its negative press and reviews.'),
('103663',' While doing press for _Desperate Hours (1990)_ (qv) in the fall of  1990, Michael Cimino (qv), in a TV interview, claimed full  responsibility for what had happened during the making of this film.'),
('103664',' John Williams (I) (qv) was the original composer attached to the  film, but left the project when the film was half a year behind  schedule and he had to start composing the music for both  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('103665',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  _Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv) immediately after that.'),
('103666',' The final battle sequence featured in the original cut film that  Michael Cimino (qv) had screened for United Artists executives is  rumored to have been the length of a full length motion picture.'),
('103667',' At one point, the head of United Artists along with fellow  executives proposed selling the movie to producer  Barry Spikings (qv) in order to rid themselves of the financial  burden and also allow Michael Cimino to finish the film any way he  liked, as long as it was not under the banner and scrutiny of United  Artists. Under the proposed deal, Cimino would have complete control  of the finished product with Spikings overseeing everything. United  Artists would have looked after the distribution rights for the film  in the U.S. and abroad. After looking at the all the financial  records for the film at that point which had reached approximately  $15 million, Spikings instantly refused to take over the project.'),
('103668',' This film has gone down as one of the most notorious screen  disasters in the history of the medium. After struggling with  personal films that went nowhere Michael Cimino (qv) finally got  to make _Deer Hunter, The (1978)_ (qv), a very personal project that  had brought him both critical and commercial success and earned five  Academy Awards. Afterwards, United Artists was willing to allow him  anything he wanted and was given a budget of $11.6 million to make  his next project, which was initially budget at $7.5 million  (according the Steven Bachs Final Cut book). This film was to be a  simple lower'),
('103669','budget western about a land war in Johnson County,  Wyoming, but featuring a first'),
('103670','rate cast. However, almost  immediately the film went over budget, mostly due to Ciminos  insistence on absolute perfectionism. Stories abounded that Cimino  was tearing down sets for no reason and hiring and firing members of  the crew almost weekly. Many of the stories were exaggerated, but  what wasnt exaggerated was that the film had ballooned to a  then'),
('103671','astronomical sum of $40 million. When Cimino presented the film  to United Artists, it ran well over 5 hours. Cimino, after some  squabbling, agreed to trim it down to the studio propose length of  under 3 hours. The film was a commercial and critical disaster that  destroyed Ciminos career as a director and nearly caused United  Artists to file bankruptcy. When UA was sold to MGM, MGM acquired  UAs pictures, and that same year MGM had a hit in the next James  Bond adventure, _For Your Eyes Only (1981)_ (qv), but Cimino didnt  get work for another five years. To date his career has never  recovered.'),
('103672',' During one of the scenes Allen Keller (qv) was injured when the  Sharps Buffalo Rifle he was issued to use exploded. He later sued  the company that provided the firearm, Stemburgen Gun Rentals, but  he waited until 1986 to do it. By that time, the statute of  limitations in Montana had run out.'),
('103673',' The period steam train engine used in the film had to be shipped to  the location on flatbed railroad cars across several states.'),
('103674',' Michael Cimino (qv) was reportedly such a perfectionist that by  the fifth day of filming they were already four days behind  schedule.'),
('103675',' The studio considered firing Michael Cimino (qv) and approached  Norman Jewison (qv) to take over the project, but Jewison refused.'),
('103676',' In former United Artists Executive Steven Bachs book on the making  of the Heavens Gate, Final Cut, Bach kept saying of the initial  rushes that it looked "like David Lean went and made a Western".  When production spiraled out of control, Bach apparently visited a  director (against DGA rules) with the intent of seeing if he would  replace Michael Cimino. As he did not want to create problems for  that director, in the book Bach only refers to him as "The Famous  Director". When the "Famous Director" asks what the rushes look  like, Bach told him that it looked "like you went and made a  Western", the implication being that he asked David Lean. In any  event, the "Famous Director" saw some of Ciminos footage and turned  Bach down.'),
('103677',' The skating rink featured in the film is called Heavens Gate. That  is the only connection this film appears to have to its title.'),
('103678',' This film is notorious for the amount of animal abuse that took  place during production. Actual cockfights, decapitated chickens and  physical torture of horses are all proven to have taken place. The  outcry prompted the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of  Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) to contractually  authorize the American Humane Society to monitor the use of all  animals in all filmed media.'),
('103679',' The original cut that the director presented to the studio was five  hours and twenty five minutes long.'),
('103680',' The rollerskating violinist is actually David Mansfield (II) (qv),  the composer of the sound track.'),
('103681',' Property master Bobby Visciglia contacted his old friend, director  Sam Peckinpah, about doing second unit on the final battle sequence,  not realizing the director had recently suffered a heart attack and  was therefore medically unfit. Nonetheless, Peckinpah visited the  set and met with Cimino, staying for four days.'),
('103682',' Some of John Hurt (qv)s scripted scenes had to be re'),
('103683','written or  canceled as he had to leave the production to start shooting on  _Elephant Man, The (1980)_ (qv).'),
('103684',' Jeff Bridges salvaged the log cabin from the set of the film and now  has it as a family get'),
('103685','away in Montana.'),
('103686',' Alternate takes of workout sequences at the Heavenly Bodies club are  shown under the end credits.'),
('103687',' Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not  appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their  character names): Howard M. Mitchell (qv) (Nicholas), Jacqueline  Miller (W.U. Girl), Ralph Sanford (I) (qv) (Policeman),  John Sheehan (I) (qv) (Policeman), Cliff Nazarro (qv) (Milkman),  Phillip Terry (qv) (Whitleys Assistant), Lloyd Ford (qv)  (Ethels Husband), Rex Evans (qv) (Photo Insert of Goering) and  Bobby Watson (I) (qv) (Photo Insert of Hitler). (W.U. Girl  undoubtedly stands for Western Union Girl, but no telegrams were  seen delivered.) In a Hollywood Reporter news item, Arno Frey (qv)  and Dudley Dickerson (qv) were listed as cast members, but they  were not seen either.'),
('103688',' Director Alexander Hall (I) (qv) was borrowed from Columbia but  had to leave to direct _Once Upon a Time (1944)_ (qv) before this  production was finished filming. Vincente Minnelli (qv) took over  as director for the last 3 weeks of production, which may account  for so many of the listed actors being cut from the final print.'),
('103689',' Almost all locations used for filming were the genuine locations  where the events occurred. The tea shop where Honora Parker ate her  last meal was knocked down a few days after the shoot ended.  According to director Peter Jackson (I) (qv), when they got to the  location of the murder on the dirt path, it was eerily quiet; the  birds stopped singing, and it didnt seem right. So they moved along  a couple of hundred yards.'),
('103690',' Juliet Hulme was revealed to be mystery writer Anne Perry (I) (qv)  who came forward and revealed her real identity in 1994 during the  making of the film, but all attempts to find Pauline Parker failed.  In 1997, Pauline Parker was finally traced to a rundown cottage on a  farm near Strood, Kent, England, where she currently runs a  childrens riding school. Since assuming the name of Hilary Nathan,  the spinster has become a devout Catholic and devoted her life to  handicapped children.'),
('103691',' Orson Welles (qv) photograph in the stream is a reference to a  similar shot in _Third Man, The (1949)_ (qv).'),
('103692',' All of the journal voice'),
('103693','overs are direct from real diary entries  made by Pauline Parker. The characters in the stories (if not the  stories themselves) and make'),
('103694','believe world are also authentic.'),
('103695',' Winslet, Kate (qv) was one of 175 girls who auditioned for the  role of Juliet Hulme.'),
('103696',' Melanie Lynskey (qv) was cast as Pauline Parker two weeks before  filming began. Co'),
('103697','writer Fran Walsh (qv) discovered her at the  last minute while scouring local high schools for Parker lookalikes.'),
('103698',' DIRCAMEO(Peter Jackson (I) (qv)): homeless man kissed by Juliet  outside the theater.'),
('103699',' A picture on the wall in Paulines bedroom is a photograph of the  real Juliet Hulme.'),
('103700',' The high school scenes briefly depicted in the film is North Miami  Senior High School, in North Miami, Florida.'),
('103701',' The subway used in the film is the MARTA system in Atlanta, Georgia.'),
('103702',' The opening scenes showing how Bobby died in a car crash in a  "chicken run" is a recreation of the famous race scene in  _Rebel Without A Cause (1955)_ (qv). Joe is even wearing a red  jacket like James Dean (I) (qv).'),
('103703',' At one point when Rev. Smallwood (Sellers) is preaching from the  pulpit, a young boy is seen in the foreground reading a copy of  Nabokovs "Lolita". Sellers played Quilty in Stanley Kubricks film  version of that book.'),
('103704',' Charles Thompson (aka Frank Black (I) (qv)) of the Pixies says on  a deleted scene of  _loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006)_ (qv), that he was  approached for the part of Victor. He turned it down, saying he  "didnt want to play that type of character".'),
('103705',' This may have been part of a series of sound films that Biograph  made, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Interior, of  classroom scenes, to be shown at the Pan'),
('103706','American Exhibition in  Buffalo, New York. The sound was recorded on "Graphaphone" records  by the Columbia Phonograph Co.'),
('103707',' Appeared at the Edinburgh International Film Festivals "Showcase  For New British Talent" 2001.'),
('103708',' Difficulties surrounding music licensing resulted in this film being  removed from home video circulation for many years.'),
('103709',' Inspired by the long'),
('103710','running science fiction magazine of the same  name, which began in Europe as Metal Hurlant. Most of the story  segments such as Den are based upon stories or characters featured  in the magazine.'),
('103711',' When the robot and the girl are walking through the spaceship  arguing about their relationship, a ramp automatically lowers and  they walk down it. This is a parody of the lowered ramp sequence in  _Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)_ (qv), when the alien  emerges from the spaceship.'),
('103712',' The storyline that connected the various tales was dubbed the  "Grimaldi Segment". Austin Grimaldi (qv) and  Joe Grimaldi (I) (qv) were part of the sound crew on the film.'),
('103713',' The graffiti on the side of the space'),
('103714','going party palace reads  "Martians are people too".'),
('103715',' When the aliens are stoned and flying through space, one of the  damaged starships which flies by is the USS Enterprise.'),
('103716',' The robot that sells Harry Canyon the hot dog is  Robby the Robot (qv).'),
('103717',' The villain in the Harry Canyon storyline, Ratnik, gets his name  from the Daffy Duck cartoon, Super'),
('103718','Duck.'),
('103719',' The version of Black Sabbaths Mob Rules is different than the  version from the LP of the same name that came out in 1981. The  version in the movie has original drummer Bill Ward, the LP has his  replacement Vinny Appice.'),
('103720',' In the Taarna sequence, as the Barbarian hordes overrun Kraan, for  one or two frames, a bunny pops out of one of the barbarians  backpacks (out of the bedroll).'),
('103721',' In the original Den storyline, Catherine is revealed to have been an  80'),
('103722','year'),
('103723','old woman on Earth. Like Den, her change is for the better.'),
('103724',' When Tyler takes over the freighter after finding the key, the  orders the crew to set a course for sector BR'),
('103725','549. BR'),
('103726','549 was the  phone number for Junior Samples home shopping channel on TVs  "Hee'),
('103727','Haw".'),
('103728',' After arriving at Neo'),
('103729','Calcutta, Julie is given the approach  coordinates A'),
('103730','N'),
('103731','U'),
('103732','S'),
('103733','6'),
('103734','3'),
('103735','7'),
('103736','0. Shortly after that she is given the  visa file number U'),
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('103738','F'),
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('103740','K'),
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('103742','8'),
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('103744','1.'),
('103745',' While widely available as a bootleg for years, the first known  theatrical showing outside of Washington, D.C. was in 1997.'),
('103746',' Partially into the films production, Bakshi got into a fight with  one of the producers. This resulted in the producers seeking to fire  Bakshi and hire Chuck Jones to finish directing the film. When Jones  was approached, he declined.'),
('103747',' Half way into production as Bakshi was fired (before being  re'),
('103748','hired). A different director stepped in and animated a train  sequence in which Michael goes to visit his brother'),
('103749','in'),
('103750','law. He is on  a subway and witness a woman sleeping while two men begin to  undress her. Michael just watches. As the woman wakes up, she  screams "rape" toward Michael. This was in the original script. But  was scrapped when Bakshi returned to the project.'),
('103751',' Also in the original script was an alternate ending. It was a car  chase scene that takes place throughout New York City. During the  car chase, penny arcade war games are being flashed throughout the  sky. This idea was never completed due to lack of budget and thus  the current ending was used.'),
('103752',' DIRCAMEO(Ralph Bakshi (qv)): as one of the voices in the Garment  center owned by Michaels uncle.'),
('103753',' The album cover for the soundtrack to George and Ira Gershwins  legendary opera, "Porgy and Bess" hangs on the wall of Michaels  bedroom.'),
('103754',' Ralph Bakshi lists this as his favorite among his own films.'),
('103755',' The original script called for a cameo from US Senator Joseph  Lieberman (D'),
('103756','Con), but Lieberman turned it down so the role went to  former New York City mayor Edward I. Koch (qv), who was recruited  last'),
('103757','minute by one of the producers.'),
('103758',' Adam Goldberg (I) (qv) claims that he knew he had to do this movie  as soon as he read the line "Shabbat shalom, motherfuckers!"'),
('103759',' The movie was shown at the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de  Cine Independiente on April, 16th, 2005 (among other dates). The  director was present at the show and answered questions after the  presentation. He mentioned that he had sort of an actors top five in  mind when he was about to make the movie, and besides  Adam Goldberg (I) (qv), his other options were  Adam Sandler (I) (qv), David Schwimmer (qv) and  Ben Stiller (qv).'),
('103760',' During the first meeting at the JJL and discussing on who to help  save Hannukah, one of the members mentions Steven Spielberg. The  Chief (Peter Coyote) says that he is not strong due to making the  film E.T. Peter Coyote co'),
('103761','starred in E.T., directed by Steven  Spielberg.'),
('103762',' The film is entirely in Hebrew, but most of those who appear have a  native language of English.'),
('103763',' A documentary in The Voice of the Land series.'),
('103764',' The Priest is not quoting a biblical verse but actually a chapter in  Moby Dick.'),
('103765',' Brandy is not drinking alcohol at the bar, but blue Gatorade.'),
('103766',' Confused neighbors not only called the North Attleboro police  department to stop filming, but neighbors called the Seekonk fire  department as well when crew started a fire to keep warm.'),
('103767',' Brandy was actually coming down with a cold during the Diner scene.  She is really blowing her nose in the scene.'),
('103768',' Half way through production, Sean Canaay broke his hand. If you look  closely, he has his right hand in a cast. Much of the movie was shot  around his right hand.'),
('103769',' The taxi "station" scene was shot near Bobby and Peter Farrellys  old neighborhood in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Several neighbors  stopped production, thinking that the director and producer were  actually the Farrelly Brothers.'),
('103770',' The director has three cameos in the movie. Due to unavailability,  the director stood in for Billy during the hospital scene and for  Chumley outside the hotel since both scenes did not show their  faces.'),
('103771',' The newspaper that Officer Brody is reading while Detective Chaney  is working is from 2004. He is reading the ARTS section article on  _Killer Campout (2005) (V)_ (qv), the movie that Rand Alan Studios  produced the year before.'),
('103772',' This is the cartoon that led to Tex Avery leaving Warner Bros. The  final gag of this cartoon originally had Bugs and Willoughby falling  off another cliff, with Bugs telling the audience "Hold on to your  hats, folks. Here we go again!" Leon Schlesinger didnt like the  ending, and cut it. According to Avery, Schlesinger thought the gag  was too risqué to have a punch line, and thought the audience would  believe there was a connection between the fall and the punch line.  Avery was enraged, and walked out of the studio. He was promptly  suspended, and during his suspension, he got hired by MGM.'),
('103773',' The film debut of Patrick Stewart (I) (qv).'),
('103774',' The original stage version played Off'),
('103775','Broadway at the Jane Street  Theatre for over two years.'),
('103776',' The date that Hedwig and Tommy are arrested for the accident is  shown on the arrest photo as 8'),
('103777','13'),
('103778','01, exactly 40 years after the  Berlin wall was erected.'),
('103779',' The footage of Hedwig on _"The Rosie ODonnell Show" (1996)_ (qv)  was shot when "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" was just an off'),
('103780','broadway  musical as a promotion for the show. When Rosie ODonnell (qv)  holds up the Hedwig CD, it is a copy of the original Broadway cast  recording.'),
('103781',' During the "Wig in the Box" song, when Hedwig picks up the photo of  herself as a young boy off a book, the books title can be seen as  "Edge of Awareness".'),
('103782',' Maggie Moore (I) (qv) '),
('103783',' who played the women singing  Dolly Parton (qv)s "I Will Always Love You" '),
('103784',' played the role of  Yitzak in the stage version of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" after  Miriam Shor (qv) left the role.'),
('103785',' Hedwigs cape in the title sequence mimics the Berlin wall, complete  with "Yankees go home" graffiti on Hedwigs right side and "With me"  on Hedwigs left side.'),
('103786',' During one scene, Yitzak comes in wearing a chefs hat with Hebrew  letters on it. The letters spell Chef in Hebrew which is pronounced  and means the same in Hebrew as in English.'),
('103787',' Mike Potter (III) (qv), who did Hedwigs hair and makeup for both  the stage production and the movie, can be seen in drag in the scene  where Tommy picks Hedwig up off the street, as the second call girl  leaning against the wall. He was given the drag name "Renatta  Options Options" by John Cameron Mitchell (qv).'),
('103788',' The story depicted in the song "Origin of Love" is from Platos  "Symposium," in which Aristophanes gives a speech about love being a  product of the need to reunite with ones other half after being  split into two, as punishment for conspiring to usurp the gods of  Olympus.'),
('103789',' The Bilgewaters chain of restaurants that Hedwig and The Angry Inch  perform at are decorated with graphics of the sinking of the  Titanic. The original off'),
('103790','Broadway production of HEDWIG started in  the ballroom of a hotel that gave shelter to the surviving crew of  the Titanic in 1912.'),
('103791',' Itzak is seen wearing a "Rent" sweatshirt and later decides to  audition for the role of Angel in "Rent". In real life,  John Cameron Mitchell (qv) was originally offered the role of  Angel but had to turn it down as he was doing "Hedwig".'),
('103792',' Unlike most musical films the films musical segments are only partly  filmed on playback. John Cameron Mitchell (qv) didnt want to have  to lip'),
('103793','sync the lines in the music so the band playing was recorded  in studio, played back on set and sang live. His vocals were  recorded and then mixed later on with the recording of the band,  making it sound like they too were performing live. However, on the  soundtrack, the vocals were mixed to sound as if they were recorded  in a studio as opposed to on set.'),
('103794',' John Cameron Mitchell (qv) was required to wear so much makeup for  such long periods of time, that after his daily lunch break, hed go  to his trailer, shave off his growing five oclock shadow (through  the makeup), then go have his makeup touched up and return to  shooting.'),
('103795',' The "Hedwig" logo (as seen on the bass drum head, as well as the  poster and video cover) is based on that of percussion instrument  manufacturer Ludwig.'),
('103796',' The aqua and peach track jacket worn by Hedwigs make'),
('103797','up man, Mike,  in the call girl in the alley scene shows up several times  throughout the film as an inside joke.'),
('103798',' Filmed for cinematic release, but released on TV.'),
('103799',' In the motorcycle delivery sequence, the envelope that Wah  (Andy Lau (qv)) puts in the mans mouth has the words BOB on it.  B.O.B. is part of the name of Jing Wong (qv)s production company  B.O.B. & Partners Co. Ltd.'),
('103800',' The uncut version was originally refused classification by the OFLC  in Australia in September of 1992. One month later, the film was  resubmitted, only heavily cut. It received an R18+ rating for cinema  release, but when the heavily cut version was resubmitted for a  video rating in 1994, it was again refused classification and banned  in Australia, even though the same print was given a cinema rating.  Finally, in 2004, the film was resubmitted and received an R18+  rating for the original uncut print on video.'),
('103801',' This was the first co'),
('103802','production between East and West Germany.'),
('103803',' The scene in which Heidi smuggles a litter of kittens into the  house, and the following scene in which Sebastian hides the kittens  from Heidis cat'),
('103804','hating aunt, were in the original book; the scene  with the capuchin monkey was written for the film.'),
('103805',' The movie was filmed during the summer, and Jean Hersholt (qv)s  heavy costume once caused him to collapse from heat exhaustion.'),
('103806',' Shirley Temple (qv) suggested the idea and placement of the "In  Our Little Wooden Shoes" sequence because she felt the song would  liven up the movie.'),
('103807',' Shirley Temple (qv) developed throat problems after she  accidentally swallowed fake snow during a winter scene, and the crew  had to shoot around her for two days.'),
('103808',' Having acted with him four years before in  _To the Last Man (1933)_ (qv), Shirley Temple (qv) chose  Delmar Watson (I) (qv) to play Peter in this movie.'),
('103809',' Delmar Watson (I) (qv) was not allowed to study his lines in  advance. Because director Allan Dwan (qv) wanted Peter to seem  slow, Watson was not given his lines until the day before they were  filmed.'),
('103810',' A scene in which Heidi teaches Peter to read was cut from the final  film.'),
('103811',' Marcia Mae Jones (qv) received fan mail from disabled children all  over the world after playing Klara in this movie.'),
('103812',' Marcia Mae Jones (qv) was four years older and eighteen inches  taller than Shirley Temple (qv) when this movie was filmed. Jones  later recalled of the scene in which Temple helps her crippled  character to walk that if she had really leaned on Temple, she  "would have crushed her."'),
('103813',' For the scene in which Heidi is butted by a goat and falls over,  Shirley Temple (qv) was butted for the first few takes. Although  she later said that being butted was not painful, her mother  Gertrude Temple (qv) became concerned for her safety and insisted  that a stunt double be used.'),
('103814',' The scene in which Heidi is suddenly squirted in the face while  milking a goat was planned without Shirley Temple (qv)s  knowledge. A tube of milk was attached to the goat udder where  Temple couldnt see it, and when she was squirted, her surprised  reaction was genuine.'),
('103815',' As she had worried about Jane Withers (qv) in  _Bright Eyes (1934)_ (qv) three years before,  Shirley Temple (qv)s mother, Gertrude Temple (qv), worried that  Marcia Mae Jones (qv) would steal the spotlight from her daughter  in this movie. However, Shirley and Marcia Mae worked well with each  other and appeared together again in _Little Princess, The (1939)_.'),
('103816',' This was the TV adaptation of "Heidi" that, through no fault of its  own, became embroiled in a U.S. broadcasting brouhaha known to this  day as the "Heidi Bowl." On Sunday, 17 Nov 1968, the NBC television  network was scheduled to begin airing "Heidi" at 7pm Eastern  Standard Time, following coverage of an American Football League  game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders. The game ran  long; however, with the Jets leading the Raiders, 32'),
('103817','29, NBC broke  away to begin "Heidi" on schedule. During the unseen remaining  minute of play (which was extended by penalties and timeouts),  Oakland managed to score two touchdowns, and ended up beating New  York, 43'),
('103818','32. Outraged football fans inundated NBC switchboards. The  network expressed regret, saying it had intended to stay with the  game until it ended, and blaming a series of miscommunications for  the gaffe. A result of this fiasco is that NFL television contracts  require games to be televised in their entirety.'),
('103819',' Over one million Swiss people watched this when it was aired (a huge  audience for Switzerland, especially after 10pm), causing a lot of  public interest and turning Laetitia, the subject of the  documentary, into an overnight sensation and a popular subject of  yellow press for years.'),
('103820',' Mia Farrow (qv) was the original choice for Liz, but had to bow  out, due to stage commitments.'),
('103821',' The Vanity Fair editor played by Isabella Rossellini mentions that  Peters interviewees will meet him at The Big Cup. Those interview  scenes were filmed at the real Big Cup, a coffee shop in the Chelsea  neighborhood (at 228 Eighth Avenue) that, before its 2005 closing,  was a popular gathering for Chelseas gay community.'),
('103822',' SPOILER: On his DVD commentary, director Chris Terrio reveals that  he shot two endings for the Alec and Jonathan storyline '),
('103823',' one in  which Alec does not open the door for Jonathan, and the one that was  in the film, in which Alec does open the door for Jonathan. Terrio  said that he decided to use the latter version after producer Ismail  Merchant asked him to because "there are already too many movies  where gay men get punished at the end." Terrio says that he doesnt  know what happens to Alec and Jonathan "five minutes or five months  later," but he does think that this version of the ending provides a  "glimmer of hope" for them.'),
('103824',' Though Jayne Mansfield sang two musical numbers in this film in  German '),
('103825',' "Wo 1st Der Mann" and "Snicksnack Snucklechen" '),
('103826',' her  speaking voice was dubbed.'),
('103827',' Winner of the Wellington 48 Hour Film Festival.'),
('103828',' Spent 21 weeks in the list of 20 most grossing films of Finland  between 2002'),
('103829','2003.'),
('103830',' This was the second of three cartoons on economic subjects  underwritten by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The others were  _By Word of Mouse (1954)_ (qv) and _Yankee Dood It (1956)_ (qv).'),
('103831',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('103832',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Scenes Around Lyons, France (1911)_ (qv).'),
('103833',' To help Olivia de Havilland (qv) achieve the physically and  emotionally weary and worn effect that he wanted, director  William Wyler (qv) packed books into the suitcases that the  actress lugged up the staircase in the scene where her character  realizes that she has been jilted by her lover.'),
('103834',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1996.'),
('103835',' Montgomery Clift (qv) learned to play the piano for the scene  where he sings, "The Joys of Love" to Olivia de Havilland (qv).'),
('103836',' In a letter to the New York Times, Aaron Copland (I) (qv) denied  writing the music used for the opening credits. His cue for the  credits was deemed too challenging for audiences and replaced at the  direction of the producer.'),
('103837',' De Havilland chose William Wyler as her director, wisely considering  that such a meticulous director would be able to coax a strong  performance from her. As it turned out, Wyler became a staunch  supporter of his leading actress, particularly in regard to the  sneering attitude that Montgomery Clift displayed towards her (he  didnt rate her talents as an actress) and Ralph Richardson taking  every opportunity to steal scenes from under her nose with his  improvisations.'),
('103838',' Ralph Richardson reprised his role as Dr Sloper, having played it in  Londons West End opposite Peggy Ashcroft.'),
('103839',' The original idea was to reteam Olivia de Havilland with her  frequent co'),
('103840','star Erroll Flynn but this was dropped in favor of the  more subtle acting that Montgomery Clift could bring to the part.'),
('103841',' Ginger Rogers (qv) was first offered the leading role but turned  it down.'),
('103842',' Based on the Henry James novel "Washington Square".'),
('103843',' As the tanuki fly off in a train of spirits and ghosts, immediately  before beginning project "Poltergeist", images characters from other  Ghibli works can be seen, including that of Kiki from  _Majo no takkyûbin (1989)_ (qv), Porco Rosos Seaplane from  _Kurenai no buta (1992)_ (qv), Totoro on his top from  _Tonari no Totoro (1988)_ (qv), and young Taeko from  _Omohide poro poro (1991)_ (qv) can be seen flying just below the  climbing skeleton.'),
('103844',' Creatures shown in order of appearance during project poltergeist:  Shadows of hungry spirits, Inari upon fox, Foxes (Kitsune)  performing Fox Wedding, lantern'),
('103845','spirit, Skeleton, umbrella, fire  breathing tiger, oni, Shoki the Demon Slayer, agyo, tiny people  performing funeral rights, Raijin (God of Rain), Fuujin (God of  Wind), various squids and a fish, lantern, Tengu, bulbs, bowing  child'),
('103846','like samurai, maneki neko faced bowing samurai child, goblins,  colourful beetles, wife spirit, spider, multi'),
('103847','headed woman, flame,  skeleton, monkeys, rabbits, frogs, ryuu (dragon), train, dancing  flames of white, man with reversable face, further indiscreet  goblins, blue goblin, snake'),
('103848','like creature with mans face, purple  spirit, camel'),
('103849','faced woman, four'),
('103850','legged cycloptic creature,  mouth'),
('103851','creature, two oni, seven lucky gods (Benzaiten, Ebisu,  Fukurakujo, Hotei, Daikoku), Blue and Flesh'),
('103852','colored goblins, walking  stone legs, animated telephone poles, Skeleton, Fire, Firemen, Tops,  Pill'),
('103853','like structures with eyes, Flood, Flying tanuki in flames,  Skeleten, seven lucky gods with goblins, and Amida Nyorai with  Bodhisattva attendants.'),
('103854',' In the opening scene, Pinky (Ricky Jay (qv)) is carrying a stack  of books. The title of one of these books is "The Magic of  Barcelona". Ricky Jay (qv) is widely considered the best slight of  hand magician in the world today.'),
('103855',' Magician/scholar Ricky Jay (qv) ("Pinky" Pincus) tweaks his  reputation with his jewelry cache in a bibliophiles bundle of old  books and his illusionists trick of appearing to be seriously hurt  when "hit" by an automobile.'),
('103856',' The compact pistol which Joe Moore (Gene Hackman (qv)) hides in  his cup of coffee is a Baby Browning .25 caliber. It is 4 inches  long, 2 3/4 inches high, and 3/4 inch thick. It has been illegal to  import this Belgium'),
('103857','made pistol into the U.S. since the Gun Control  Act of 1968, enacted in the wake of the Kennedy and King  assassinations. Production was discontinued in 1969, so the model  used in the movie is a vintage item.'),
('103858',' David Mamet (qv) wrote both Heist and  _Untouchables, The (1987)_ (qv). In Heist, Gene Hackman (qv) asks  Danny Devito (qv) his name and then asks what was it before he  changed it. This is taken word for word from a conversation between  Sean Connery (qv) and Andy Garcia (I) (qv) in The Untouchables.'),
('103859',' The movie was shot in English, then dubbed into German.'),
('103860',' Though the title of the movie in the opening credits is "Heldorado,"  signs all through the movie say "Helldorado". This was clearly an  effort to avoid displaying the world "Hell" on the marquee.'),
('103861',' Although Ann Blyth (qv) had done her own singing in most of her  other movie roles, her trained soprano voice was judged too operatic  for the role of Helen Morgan (I) (qv) and pop singer  Gogi Grant (qv)s voice was dubbed in. Ironically, the real Helen  Morgans light, high soprano voice was actually closer to Blyths in  quality than it was to Grants.'),
('103862',' Sammy White, who plays himself, appeared with the real Helen Morgan  in three productions of "Show Boat" '),
('103863',' the original 1927 Broadway  stage production, the first Broadway revival in 1932, and the 1936  film version. White played the comic role of hoofer Frank Schultz in  "Show Boat".'),
('103864',' This movie was originally planned for Doris Day (I) (qv) to star  in. This is one of the few planned projects that Day vehemently  refused to play. She did not feel she wished to portray the sordid  aspects of Helen Morgan and it would be totally different from her  screen image.'),
('103865',' As with many other films made in the 1950s, this originated as a  live television episode of an anthology series. The original, live  production of _"Playhouse 90: The Helen Morgan Story" (1957)_ (qv),  starring Polly Bergen (qv), was presented on CBSs "Playhouse 90"  five months before the release of the film version.'),
('103866',' Also considered for the role of Helen Morgan were  Judy Garland (I) (qv), Susan Hayward (I) (qv),  Jennifer Jones (I) (qv) and Peggy Lee (I) (qv).'),
('103867',' Peter van Eyck (qv) was considered for a role in this film'),
('103868',' The studio badly wanted Stanley Baker (qv) to be in this film and  they didnt care which part.'),
('103869',' Niall MacGinnis (qv) was only cast as Menelaus after the  production team failed to secure a big name British actor.'),
('103870',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 6 seconds, very fast for an early  CinemaScope film.'),
('103871',' When Niall MacGinnis was first cast he and the production team had  no idea what part he would end up playing.'),
('103872',' Eilen Moore and Ann Gunning were screen tested for Helen.'),
('103873',' Yvonne Furneaux was suggested for Andraste.'),
('103874',' Among those interviewed for parts were Barbara Leake and Gabriel  Woolf.'),
('103875',' Esmond Knight who plays the High Priest was also Jacques Sernass  English Coach.'),
('103876',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Close Call, A (1912)_ (qv).'),
('103877',' Originally, this was to be the pilot of a series. Due to bad  ratings, the network dismissed its plans.'),
('103878',' Elliot Dexter (qv)s first movie.'),
('103879',' The original story was first broadcast on NBC@8:00 p.m. (EDT),  October 2 and 9, 1967, as the 93rd and 94th episodes of  _"Man from U.N.C.L.E., The" (1964)_ (qv): "The Prince Of Darkness  Affair" (Parts 1 and 2).'),
('103880',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the drama  _Young Interne, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('103881',' The first independently financed, produced and distributed film to  ever premiere at the world'),
('103882','famous Graumans Chinese Theater.'),
('103883',' Yvan Attal (qv) was the first director of this film'),
('103884',' During the film, the character Rainbow is talking to another  character, and shes utters the phrase "This is a prison of the  dead, too." Prison of the Dead 2 was the name for this movie during  production.'),
('103885',' The photographic crew devised a scheme to photograph targets through  a periscope, with a series of lenses and prisms.'),
('103886',' Considerable variations in running times were reported in reviews  from press previews. Daily Variety reported a time of 155 minutes on  17 March 1933 while the Motion Picture Herald reported 78 minutes on  15 April 1933. In its review, Variety listed 105 minutes on 2 May  1933, but the TCM print was 101 minutes long.'),
('103887',' The destroyer shown sinking in the movie is an actual decommissioned  WWI destroyer, USS Moody. Additions were made to the superstructure  to replace missing sections, and scuttling charges simulated the  torpedo hit.'),
('103888',' When the film premiered in Hollywood in 1954, Alan Ladd gave a few  mounted actual whale teeth to special guests on opening night. He  was actually on the ship during some of the filming. The tooth  "trophies" are highly collectible today. Each has a plaque  identifying them as coming from the movie.'),
('103889',' This film was presumed lost until a print was discovered in the  Czechoslovak Film Archives.'),
('103890',' This was the first film in which Beery, Wallace (qv) sang and  played the piano.'),
('103891',' The sailor that "kicks" the block from under the tire of one of the  planes is Charles M. Burton.'),
('103892',' Visa dexploitation en France: # 20140.'),
('103893',' David McCallum (I) (qv) (Jimmy Yately) met his first wife,  Jill Ireland (qv) (Jill) during filming.'),
('103894',' Tom says that he is from a place not far from Cardiff (Wales) called  Blaen Llechau (which is a small village set on a mountain in South  Wales). In actual fact Stanley Baker (qv) was from Ferndale which  is the village that Blaen Llechau looks down on.'),
('103895',' This making of documentary is found on the 20001 DVD release of  _Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976)_ (qv).'),
('103896',' Shot in 1986 but not released until 1989, almost two years after  star Christopher Stryker (qv)s death.'),
('103897',' Production was briefly halted due to Martine Carol (qv)s illness.  This is why it has two directors.'),
('103898',' Although filmed in 1963, by the time it was released several years  later, two of its leading ladies, Martine Carol and Patricia  Viterbo, were already dead.'),
('103899',' Bob Newhart (qv) said in an interview that the filmmakers ran out  of money before filming the real ending for the film, so they  settled with the current one which turned out to be one of the best  endings ever for a war film.'),
('103900',' Bob Newhart (qv)s fake dialogue into the field telephone is  similar to his stand'),
('103901','up comedy routine.'),
('103902',' This is a lost film.'),
('103903',' Filming took 40 days.'),
('103904',' The majority of the movie was shot in three locations. The outside  of Garth Manor was shot at a mansion in Redlands, California. The  inside of Garth Manor was filmed in a residential home in Pasadena,  California. The frat party was filmed in an apartment lobby in Los  Angeles, California. The mansion used as Garth Manor is now a museum  in Redlands, California '),
('103905','the owners made the change from private  residence to a museum shortly after filming was completed on the  movie.'),
('103906',' The film makers had a hard time with the owl who was supposed to fly  directly at the camera. They eventually settled with a shot of the  owl flying to the upper right of the camera.'),
('103907',' The many underground tunnels filmed in the movie were actually no  more than two corridors in which the director had the actors running  repeatedly through from different angles.'),
('103908',' The hedge maze was brought in as there was no actual garden maze on  the mansion property.'),
('103909',' Though the movie required several shots of the actors to run from  the front of the house to the front gates, the actual distance  between the two is one mile.'),
('103910',' For the scene where Jeff is thrown down a flight of stairs and hurt  his leg, there wasnt a lot of acting involved. In reality, actor  Peter Barton (I) (qv) had really hurt himself and most of his  limping was due to being in real physical pain.'),
('103911',' This was the last film released by Compass International Pictures.'),
('103912',' Larry Bishop (qv), a biker'),
('103913','movie veteran, and  Michael Madsen (I) (qv) met while working on  Quentin Tarantino (qv)s _Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)_ (qv) and  decided to do this movie together.'),
('103914',' Larry Bishop (qv)s character Pistolero is named after the  original title for Quentin Tarantino (qv)s friend,  Robert Rodriguez (I) (qv)s movie, _Desperado (1995)_ (qv).'),
('103915',' Producer Quentin Tarantino (qv) was originally slated to play  Comanche.'),
('103916',' Tina Louise and Adam West only worked a day on this film and were  paid $10,000 apiece. Since they played leading roles in it, their  parts were shot almost entirely in close'),
('103917','up, inter'),
('103918','cut into scenes  utilizing body doubles for both in shots involving the supporting  cast during the dialog scenes.'),
('103919',' A special edition DVD was packaged in a holographic "lenticular"  cover; turned one way, it displayed the "Hell Room" logo, and tilted  in the opposite direction it showed costars Trent Cougar and Arpad  Miklos.'),
('103920',' James Brown (I) (qv) was originally slated to do the music after  his work on _Black Caesar (1973)_ (qv) was so well received, but  American International Pictures executives changed their minds after  rejecting the music Brown delivered for  _Slaughters Big Rip'),
('103921','Off (1973)_ (qv). Subsequently, the music was done by Motown artist \Edwin Starr (qv)  and Browns rejected music was used for the album, "The Payback".'),
('103922',' Due to the success of the first film featuring "Tommy Gibbs,"  _Black Caesar (1973)_ (qv), AIP wanted a second film. Unfortunately,  Fred Williamson (qv) was filming _That Man Bolt (1973)_ (qv)  during the week from Monday to Friday, and director  Larry Cohen (I) (qv) was busy making _Its Alive! (1974/I)_ (qv),  but they made this sequel concurrently by filming the majority of it  on weekends.'),
('103923',' Larry Cohen (I) (qv) filmed some of the scenes with the same crew  and equipment as _Its Alive (1974)_ (qv), and due to  Fred Williamson (qv)s other commitments he had to make most of  the film with a stand'),
('103924','in, Williamson himself only really appearing  in the close'),
('103925','ups. The close'),
('103926','ups were filmed in LA, where Williamson  was based, and the rest of the film was shot on location in New  York.'),
('103927',' Filmed by Strummer, Joe using friends and family during a break  between tours with The Clash.'),
('103928',' This was Twentieth Century'),
('103929','Foxs fifth CinemaScope production.'),
('103930',' In his review of the film, New York Times critic Bosley Crowther  misquoted the foreword, implying that the film was based on a true  story in which announcements about an explosion had been made by the  White House and Atomic Energy Commission.'),
('103931',' Charles Boyer was originally cast as "Prof. Montel."'),
('103932',' Hell and High Water marked the feature film debut of Darryl F.  Zanucks muse Bella Darvi, whose stage surname was a combination of  the first Zanuck and his wife Virginia.'),
('103933',' The film was initially banned in France "on political grounds." An  article noted that France had also banned Soviet films with  political themes, and that "a number of European countries are  sensitive to films with political themes and refuse them exhibition  permits rather than rouse the ire of either the U.S. or Russia."'),
('103934',' Based on a true story.'),
('103935',' Working titles included "Beyond the Call" and "Beyond the Call of  Duty."'),
('103936',' There were initially many objections to the striptease dances done  by Famika and Sheila, and both were cut considerably in reaction to  those objections.'),
('103937',' Several hundred veterans of the Japanese Imperial Army took part in  the re'),
('103938','creation of the Battle of Saipan, which was filmed on  Okinawa.'),
('103939',' Tsuru Aoki (qv)s first American film in 25 years.'),
('103940',' The screen rights for Guy Gabaldon (qv)s story were initially  purchased by Gramercy Pictiures the day after he appeared on the  _"This Is Your Life" (1952)_ (qv) broadcast of June 19, 1957.'),
('103941',' The real Guy Gabaldon (qv)'),
('103942','unlike Jeffrey Hunter (I) (qv), the  tall Anglo actor who played him'),
('103943','was Chicano and only 54", 130  pounds. He enlisted in the Marines after Pearl Harbor at age 17.  Even though he captured more enemy soldiers single'),
('103944','handedly than  anyone else, including WW I hero Sergeant Alvin C. York (qv), he  was not awarded the Medal of Honor, as York was.'),
('103945',' The speech given by Gen. Matsui (Sessue Hayakawa (qv) to his  surrendering troops in Japanese recounts the popular Japanese  folktale of Momotaro the Peach Boy, and it stresses kindness,  courage, and strength.'),
('103946',' The oil'),
('103947','on'),
('103948','canvas depicting the crucifixion used in the film was  actually painted by real'),
('103949','life East End gangster Ronnie Kray '),
('103950',' it was  given to Courtney as a present just before Ronnie died.'),
('103951',' The film received limited showings in the UK and, according to Dave  Courtney in his memoirs, this was because of pressure on cinemas  from the British police owing to Courtneys reputation as a  gangster.'),
('103952',' Howard Hughes (I) (qv) had all the prints tinted and hand'),
('103953','colored  before releasing them for general distribution.'),
('103954',' This film cost $3.8 million, so expensive that it made no profit on  its first release.'),
('103955',' Hughes, Howard (I) (qv) hired WWI aces to fly the planes but also  flew one himself; he crashed shortly after his first takeoff and  broke several bones.'),
('103956',' Three pilots died during shooting.'),
('103957',' Although it has been reported that Howard Hughes (I) (qv) re'),
('103958','shot  all the silent material, that seems unlikely looking at the footage  shot in the dirigible. The voices are out'),
('103959','of'),
('103960','sync and some of the  action seems hurried, suggesting it was shot at a silent speed of 18  frames per second, rather than 24 fps sound speed and dubbed later.'),
('103961',' All color prints of the movie were thought to be lost until a print  was found in John Wayne (I) (qv)s personal vault in 1989, ten  years after the actors death, by his son Michael Wayne (I) (qv).  That explains why the younger Waynes name appears on the credits of  the restored version. It is possible that Wayne received the print  from Hughes. The actor starred in _Jet Pilot (1957)_ (qv) for  Howard Hughes (I) (qv) in 1949, but the film was not released  until 1957 because Hughes continued to have the flying sequences  re'),
('103962','shot, a situation not unlike Hells Angels.'),
('103963',' 249 feet of film were shot for every foot used in the final cut.'),
('103964',' Stunt pilots refused to perform an aerial sequence that director  Hughes, Howard (I) (qv) wanted. Hughes, a noted aviator himself,  did his own flying. He got the shot, but he also crashed the plane.'),
('103965',' An eight'),
('103966','minute two'),
('103967','strip Technicolor sequence remains the only  surviving color footage of its star, Jean Harlow (qv).'),
('103968',' Stunt pilot Clement K. Phillips (qv) was killed in a crash in  Hayward, California, while delivering one of the airplanes to the  Oakland location.'),
('103969',' Entire story had been filmed as a silent, minus a soundtrack, by  Howard Hughes (I) (qv) in 1928. Greta Nissen (qv) had the role  played later by Jean Harlow (qv). When sound equipment became  available Hughes decided to re'),
('103970','shoot the whole film as a talkie.'),
('103971',' Because of its title this porn video was objectionable to the Hells  Angels MC, who settled its dispute with Mercenary in January 2007 on  terms requiring that sales cease and all inventory be destroyed.'),
('103972',' Third of twelve episodes in the Franklyn Farnum 2'),
('103973','reel Western  series produced by Canyon Pictures Corporation.'),
('103974',' Director John Cecils father was nominated for a screen writing Emmy  for an episode of CHiPs.'),
('103975',' RKO executives were concerned about a possible plagerism suit by the  author of the book and the movie version  _I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)_ (qv) in production at  Warner Bros. at the time. Some deletions and changes were made until  they were satisfied that no legal action would be taken.'),
('103976',' A preview print had Richard Dix (I) (qv) being shot and killed  after saving his brother Tom Brown (I) (qv), but the ending was  changed before the final release of the film.'),
('103977',' February 1937, the PCA director wrote RKO that a certificate would  be approved for re'),
('103978','release if some objectionable lines and scenes  would be cut. However, no evidence that the film was ever  re'),
('103979','released to theaters has been found.'),
('103980',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1994.'),
('103981',' One of the 50 films in the 4'),
('103982','disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures  from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film  Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film  was preserved by the Museum of Modern Art.'),
('103983',' The four sound discs for this film survive in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, the survival of the film is unknown.'),
('103984',' Don Turner (I) (qv) (Chick), Robert Strange (qv) (Callahan) and  Jimmy OGatty (qv) (Mug) are listed in studio records for those  roles, but were not seen in the movie.'),
('103985',' As a result of a PTA complaint, this was the last gangster angle  picture made by The Dead End Kids (qv).'),
('103986',' Sponsored by "Tio Pepe".'),
('103987',' Terri Laird (qv), the red'),
('103988','haired woman in the tattoo shop, sings  the song in the main title sequence.'),
('103989',' The director originally intended to shoot the murders without  showing any blood.'),
('103990',' MeatLocker, the fetish club featured in the movie, is in reality a  church. When filming ran late on Saturday night, the crew had to  race to remove all the hanging rubber corpses before Sunday service.'),
('103991',' Inspired/Based on the song Hellbilly58 by the Band Blazing Haley  from their album sleeper. When the director asked the songwriter  and Blazing Haley front man Matt Armor for the rights to use the  song, He was so pleased that he asked for a role. He can be seen  playing Hank the luckless lumberjack. Matt says that he always  thought the song should be a horror movie and had that in mind when  writing the lyrics.'),
('103992',' The Film has been in development since September 2006.'),
('103993',' The title of the film is a reference to the scene in  _This Is Spinal Tap (1984)_ (qv) where the band gets lost trying to  find the stage and the band members say, "Hello Cleveland." The  Hellacopters singer actually says, "Goodnight Cleveland," when  addressing the audience at the Cleveland show which can be seen in  the outtakes section of the DVD release.'),
('103994',' The original title, "Hellblock 666", was changed to Hellblock 13  because of the heavily Christian area the movie was being shot in,  this concerned producers who were trying to secure locations. They  ran into trouble finding locations with the original title and were  able to secure a closed down jail after altering the suffix of the  title from 666 to 13.'),
('103995',' Chuck Norris last film for The Cannon Films'),
('103996',' The last film from The Cannon Group Inc. before going bankrupt.'),
('103997',' The last that Yoram Globus produced with Chuck and Aaron Norris.'),
('103998',' Dr. Channards name in the script was Dr. Malahide. "Channard" is  derived from Christiaan Bernard (qv), who performed the worlds  first successful heart transplant.'),
('103999',' Andrew Robinson (I) (qv) refused to reprise his role as Larry  Cotton, forcing hasty script rewrites. This partially accounts for  the muddled story structure of the final film.'),
('104000',' Because of an neck accident, Kenneth Cranham (qv) only wore the  Channard Cenobite makeup for one day. Stuntman  Bronco McLoughlin (qv) played the Channard Cenobite for the rest  of the shoot.'),
('104001',' The horn sound that is continually made by Leviathan is Morse code  for "God".'),
('104002',' This documentary is featured on the Limited Edition Tin DVD set for  _Hellraiser (1987)_ (qv), as well as the single disc release of  _Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)_ (qv).'),
('104003',' Director Guillermo del Toro (qv) for years considered this film a  dream project and had always wanted to cast Ron Perlman (qv) in  the lead, but could never secure a budget or studio approval. After  the massive success of _Blade II (2002)_ (qv), del Toro was offered  _Blade: Trinity (2004)_ (qv) or Hellboy, and though he briefly  considered trying to schedule both in, he chose Hellboy.'),
('104004',' To try and convince the studios of Ron Perlman (qv)s star  quality, director Guillermo del Toro (qv) showed the studio  executives footage of Perlmans character (Reinhardt) in  _Blade II (2002)_ (qv).'),
('104005',' Baby Hellboy, Sammael, Ivan the corpse, Train Driver and Kroenen  were all voiced by Guillermo del Toro (qv).'),
('104006',' When del Toro met with producers, many changes to the Hellboy  character were suggested. One idea was to have Hellboy be a human  who transforms into Hellboy when he gets angry. Another suggestion  was that he came from hell but was a normal human. del Toro vetoed  all such attempts to alter the character.'),
('104007',' Director Guillermo del Toro (qv) opted to do the film over  _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)_ (qv).'),
('104008',' Upon meeting to discuss the movie, Hellboy creator  Mike Mignola (qv) and director Guillermo del Toro (qv) decided  to reveal to each other their choice for the lead role of Hellboy.  They both said at the same time, Ron Perlman (qv).'),
('104009',' The Hellboy movie takes its story from more than one Hellboy comic.  The meat of the story comes from the "Seed of Destruction"  storyline, but the rest is taken from the "Right Hand of Doom" and  "Box Full of Evil" short stories. The movie also contains little  homages to other stories such as "The Corpse" and "Pancakes".'),
('104010',' When Professor Bruttenholm is showing Agent Myers through the BPRD  when he first arrives, a greyish male humanoid statue with a large  ring on its groin is momentarily seen. This is actually Roger the  Homunculus, a supporting character introduced late in the Hellboy  comics (in the story arc "Almost Colossus"), who often goes through  periods of dormancy; when active, he is a special BPRD agent much  like Abe. Roger did not make it into the movie script as a  character, but made it into the film as a piece of set decoration  instead. Another comic'),
('104011','book prop reference in the same scene is the  large set of metal boots sitting in one of the glass display cases.  These belonged to a supernatural creature called "The Iron Shoes"  from the short story of the same name.'),
('104012',' One of Sammaels titles, as read by Abe, is the "Seed of  Destruction", the title of one of the Hellboy comics upon which the  movie is based.'),
('104013',' The filmmakers decided not to make the film too bloody so as to  avoid an R'),
('104014','rating and thought of things they could substitute for  the blood. While filming the fight between Hellboy and the monster  in front of the people in the subway, actor Ron Perlman (qv)  suggested that Hellboy could grab a gumball machine and start  beating the monster over the head with it, with the flying gumballs  standing in for the blood. Instead, Hellboy rips a payphone off the  wall and beats the monster over the head with the phone, with the  coins that go flying out standing in for the blood.'),
('104015',' The scenes where Abe is in the medical tank were shot on  Doug Jones (I) (qv)s birthday. He spent several hours in a  harness to make it look like he was floating in water. By the time  he was taken out of the harness, he was all scraped up and bloody  from it.'),
('104016',' During Lizs flashback sequence, an apartment complex named "Mignola  Plaza" can be seen in the background. Mike Mignola (qv) is the  creator of Hellboy.'),
('104017',' When Hellboy says to Myers "what got you this job pushing Pam'),
('104018','cakes"  Pancakes is purposely said wrong referring to a two page story which  appears in the "Right Hand of Doom" graphic novel.'),
('104019',' In BPRD headquarters, next to the Spear of Longinus is the fetus  from Guillermo del Toro (qv)s previous film,  _Espinazo del diablo, El (2001)_ (qv).'),
('104020',' CAMEO(Mike Mignola (qv)): Hellboys creator appears dressed as a  knight in a crowd of costumed people menaced by Sammael.'),
('104021',' DIRCAMEO(Guillermo del Toro (qv)): dressed as dragon in a crowd of  costumed people menaced by Sammael.'),
('104022',' Very early on in the films preproduction, the filmmakers considered  putting Hellboys giant stone hand on his left arm rather than the  right, so as to grant the actor playing Hellboy the full use of his  right hand. Ron Perlman (qv) turned out to be left'),
('104023','handed, so the  filmmakers were able to preserve the Right Hand of Doom.'),
('104024',' The US soldiers unit patches identify them as from the 2nd Infantry  Division, the "Indian Head" division. In real life, they were  actually defending the town of St Vith, Belgium during the events in  the opening scene.'),
('104025',' The Spear of Longinus seen briefly in the movie is an exact replica  of what is thought to be the actual Spear (which is in the  possession of the Hofsburg Treasure House in Vienna), right down to  the golden sheath wrapped around its center.'),
('104026',' The studio wanted Vin Diesel (qv) to play Hellboy.'),
('104027',' The tombstone we see right after Hellboy enters the Russian cemetery  was digitally altered. The name on it was changed to  Mike Mignola (qv)s in Russian, and the epitaph below the date  reads "Born in fire, died in fire", also in Russian.'),
('104028',' One of the headstones in the graveyard in Moscow reads "Here Lies  Mike Mignola (qv)" '),
('104029',' the creator of Hellboy.'),
('104030',' Ron Perlman (qv)s make up took four hours to apply.'),
('104031',' It took anywhere from five to seven hours to apply  Doug Jones (I) (qv)s make'),
('104032','up. It took another three hours to  reverse the process. Sometimes, some of the pieces were not removed  so that it would be easier to put the costume on the next day.'),
('104033',' To prepare for his role, Ron Perlman (qv) read all the Hellboy  comics and worked out three hours a day, five to seven days a week  (varied). He also worked out while shooting, every day he had off  from filming, he would workout.'),
('104034',' EASTER EGG: On Disc 2 go to the Board A Matics Screen. Put cursor on  back, then press down. You will see what look like 3 drops appear.  Press Enter to see a Wireframe animation of the Apocalypse scene.'),
('104035',' None of the cast members names are written on the posters,  mentioned in the trailers or shown in the opening credits for this  movie.'),
('104036',' Much of the demonology in the film is inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos  developed by H.P. Lovecraft (qv), a horror writer in the 1930s.  The Sammael creatures have characteristics of both Nyarlathotep and  Cthulhu. Elder gods, many eyed and tentacled, sleeping at the edge  of the universe, are a staple of his books.'),
('104037',' Ron Perlman (qv) broke a rib while filming the subway scenes. He  jumped onto a train that was coming towards him at about 45 mph.'),
('104038',' The quote at the beginning of the film is from a book mentioned many  times in the H.P. Lovecraft (qv) mythos.'),
('104039',' Hellboys line to Liz, "Ill always look this good," was originally  spoken by Guillermo del Toro (qv) to his future wife when she took  issue with his casual mode of dressing.'),
('104040',' After completion of the Hellboy make'),
('104041','up, the only part of  Ron Perlman (qv)s body that can actually be seen are his eyelids.'),
('104042',' New York Daily News ranked the character of Hellboy as "King of the  Beasts" (December 26, 2004).'),
('104043',' Doug Jones (I) (qv)s (Abe Sapien) voice was dubbed by  David Hyde Pierce (qv), but Pierce refused a credit, because he  felt that Abe was entirely Dougs creation and did not wish to  detract from his performance.'),
('104044',' There is no Palmer Street subway station in the New York City  subway; however, Palmer is the last name of the films executive  producer, Patrick J. Palmer (qv).'),
('104045',' The character of Ilsa (played by Biddy Hodson (qv)) is inspired by  the big'),
('104046','breasted sadist by the same name in  _Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975)_ (qv).'),
('104047',' When the make'),
('104048','up artist Matt Rose (I) (qv) at Cinovation studios  wanted to start working on the make'),
('104049','up design for the Hellboy  character, they went into their archives and found that they already  had a life mask of Ron Perlman (qv) from when  Rick Baker (I) (qv) had made his prosthetics for  _"Beauty and the Beast" (1987)_ (qv). Some slight changes were  required to account for Perlman having aged 16 years.'),
('104050',' Kevin Trainor (I) (qv), who played the young Professor Broom, wore  brown eye contacts so that his eye color would be the same as  John Hurt (qv)s.'),
('104051',' The scene in the abbey at the beginning of the movie was actually  shot in Prague, not Scotland. It was one of the coldest Aprils on  record. It was so cold that icicles formed on the branches of the  trees, causing some of the trees to fall.'),
('104052',' WILHELM SCREAM: when the Nazi scientist is sucked into the portal.'),
('104053',' Hellboy was originally going to have cloven hooves for feet, like in  the comics, but it was decided that it would be easier and safer for  Ron Perlman (qv) to perform his stunts with normal, booted feet.'),
('104054',' When John Myers first gets to the front gate of the BPRD, he has to  get past a security check. The voice of the security guard is the  property master, Michael Lindsay (I) (qv) who was standing behind  the pillar during the shot.'),
('104055',' The moped that Myers is seen riding around on was given to  Rupert Evans (II) (qv) as a gift from producer  Patrick J. Palmer (qv).'),
('104056',' The outside shot of the BPRD is in fact a mausoleum in Prague where  Russian dignitaries are entombed.'),
('104057',' Pavel Cajzl (qv), who played the Sherpa guide, was also the  uncredited assistant stunt coordinator.'),
('104058',' The "cover identity" for the BPRD is "Squeaky Clean Up waste  management" (seen on the plaque at the front gate as Myers arrives).'),
('104059',' The lobby guard at the BPRD is played by casting director  Jeremy Zimmerman (qv).'),
('104060',' EASTER EGG: When Agent Myers first meets Abe Sapien, Abe asks Myers  to turn the page. If you move your mouse over to the bottom right  hand corner where Myers is, you will see a Hellboy comic appear and  when you click on it, it will give you a short biography on Abe.'),
('104061',' The black and white witness footage of Hellboy seen in the title  sequence (immediately after the "Leaping Lizards!" newspaper front  page) is a reference to the Patterson'),
('104062','Gimlin film, the most  well'),
('104063','known alleged footage of Bigfoot.'),
('104064',' When Dr Bloom holds the two ripped pieces of paper he found on  Kroenen, they initially form the shape of a yellow Star of David '),
('104065','  which the Nazis required Jews to wear for identification.'),
('104066',' The motto, depicted in the lobby floor, of the Bureau of Paranormal  and Psychic Defence (Defense) is: “In Absentia Luce Tenebrae  Vincit”. Meaning, in the absence of light, darkness prevails (or  triumphs).'),
('104067',' Keep watching after the credits.'),
('104068',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) approached Guillermo del Toro (qv) to  direct _Halo (2009)_ (qv), and even though del Toro considered it,  he turned the offer down so he could direct this sequel. Also, del  Toro turned down  _Harry Potter and the Half'),
('104069','Blood Prince (2008)_ (qv) for the same  reason.'),
('104070',' Revolution Studios was originally set to produce this sequel but had  to pull out once Sony decided they no longer wanted to fund  Revolution Studios. Sony put the rights up for sale since they felt  Hellboy wasnt a profitable franchise for them. Universal felt  differently and bought the rights to make the sequel immediately.'),
('104071',' Presented as a bonus short feature on the 2007 DVD release of  _Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('104072',' SPOILER: Hellboys fight with the flying heads is taken almost blow  by blow from the short comics story "Heads", which appeared in the  graphic novel compilation "The Chained Coffin and Other Stories."'),
('104073',' In the scene were Hellboy is talking to the Daimyos daughter, the  statue in the background is making a rock on hand sign.'),
('104074',' Hellbreder is probably one of the only films to be shot entirely on  Kodaks reversal stock and then cross'),
('104075','processed giving the film its  unique look.'),
('104076',' Harold Gasnier (qv) also turns up in the film as a priest.'),
('104077',' Originally entitled "Alice", the film was re'),
('104078','titled Hellbreeder and  drastically re'),
('104079','edited for commercial reasons. Six speaking parts  were cut as well as an almost continuous voice over and several  direct to camera addresses. The bookend police interviews were  re'),
('104080','shoots.'),
('104081',' The only movie that Ronald Reagan (I) (qv) and  Nancy Davis (I) (qv) (aka Nancy Reagan) made together.'),
('104082',' This has a great introduction by Fleet Admiarl Chester Nimitz. Not  often seen speaking, Navy buffs will like seeing the Admiral  introduce this film, he talks for about 2 minutes explaining how he  approved the real orders for this real life event in WW II.'),
('104083',' Actor Ken Clark, DeWitt Bodeens close friend made him discover  Louis LAmours book. Being himself a friend of Cukors he told him  about the book, who proved enthusiastic. DeWitt Bodeen was planned  to write the script with Louis LAmour himself but LAmour showed  himself too greedy and was not hired. The final screenplay is signed  Dudley Nichols and Walter Berstein. Cukor thanked Ken Clark by  casting him as a soldier warning the traveling company about the  presence of Indians in the surroundings.'),
('104084',' Final cut disavowed by George Cukor.'),
('104085',' The novel and the film are inspired by the life of vaudeville  actress Adah Isaacs Menken (1835'),
('104086','1868).'),
('104087',' The character of Chance Buckman is based on real'),
('104088','life oil well  firefighter Red Adair (qv).'),
('104089',' When asked to comment on the film during production, actress  Katharine Ross replied, "Its the biggest piece of crap Ive ever  done!" Then the reporter asked Vera Miles (who was playing Waynes  wife and Rosss mother in the film) to respond to Rosss comment.  She thought for a moment and said, "Well, its not the biggest piece  of crap IVE ever done!"'),
('104090',' A burning oil well prompted the owner, present'),
('104091','day billionaire  Phillip Anschutz, to call Red Adair, a famous firefighter who later  put out the oil well fires during the Gulf War, to put out the  blaze. To pay Adair, Anschutz persuaded Universal Studios to pay him  $100,000 to film Adair putting out his well fire for "Hellfighters."'),
('104092',' Katharine Ross (I) (qv) and John Wayne (I) (qv) had many  arguments over his very vocal support for the Vietnam War.'),
('104093',' When Tish Buckman and Greg Parker look at the house they plan to  move into after they wed, its the same house used as the Douglas  home in _"My Three Sons" (1960)_ (qv). It was later used as one of  the houses on "Wysteria Lane" in  _"Desperate Housewives" (2004)_ (qv).'),
('104094',' Duke Fergerson played five seasons in the NFL.'),
('104095',' The director/producer Jon Frankel was also the DP and sound man. The  film was shot entirely hand'),
('104096','held and only with natural light. Hes  not quite sure how many subway rides he took.'),
('104097',' This short documentary is featured as an extra on Mondo Macabros  2006 U.S. DVD release of "Dont Deliver Us From Evil"  (_Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal (1970)_ (qv)).'),
('104098',' Only the first (of two) reels is known to exist.'),
('104099',' Memo to the exchange managers and exhibitors and also sniped to the  pressbook from 20th Century'),
('104100','Fox: CORRECTION! Please eliminate the  following credits on "Hello, Frisco, Hello":  George Barbier (qv)...from the cast. Hermes Pan (qv)...as  co'),
('104101','stager of the dance sequences.'),
('104102',' Almost every character in the film shares a last name with a cult  film director (especially horror directors) such as  Wes Craven (qv), Stephen King (I) (qv),  George A. Romero (I) (qv), Tod Browning (qv),  Joe Dante (I) (qv), John Carpenter (I) (qv),  John Waters (I) (qv) and Frank Henenlotter (qv).'),
('104103',' Though the movie was filmed in 1987, relics of the movie could still  be found at the junior high school where it was filmed. The black  paint that covered the windows could still be seen until the windows  in the schools library were replaced in early 2001.'),
('104104',' Mary Lou Maloney is the only character to appear in more than one  Prom Night film.'),
('104105',' Intended as a part of a multi'),
('104106','part film in the style of  _Quartet (1949)_ (qv), it was shot at the KTTV Studio in Los Angeles  at a cost of $41,000, had one set, used natural sounds instead of  music, and was rather impressionistic in its cinematic style.'),
('104107',' Produced by Huntington Hartford (qv) as a vehicle for his  then'),
('104108','wife Marjorie Steele (qv), the film was never released  because Hartford was dissatisfied with it.'),
('104109',' Filming for the movie was primarily done in New Orleans and finished  one week before Hurricane Katrina hit. As a result, the film is  dedicated to the people who suffered from the hurricane and  subsequent flooding.'),
('104110',' Since the actual mayor of San Francisco from 1912 to 1931 was James  "Sunny Jim" Rolph, his name in the films credits is incorrectly  given as Roth.'),
('104111',' Barbra Streisand (qv)s gold'),
('104112','beaded gown shown in the Harmonia  Gardens set weighed 40 pounds and cost $8000. Twice during rehearsal  she tripped over its 2.5'),
('104113','foot train. Other dancers also tripped over  it during rehearsal, so the train was taken off the dress. The train  is shown intact when Streisand starts down the stairs, but later it  disappears.'),
('104114',' Kidd, Michael (qv) (choreographer) broke his leg during rehearsal  while showing a routine to dancers.'),
('104115',' Louis Armstrong (I) (qv) was only on set for a half'),
('104116','day and did  his shots in one take.'),
('104117',' The Harmonia Gardens sequence (where the song "Hello Dolly" is  performed) took an entire month to shoot.'),
('104118',' The set for the Harmonia Gardens filled an entire sound stage at Fox  Studios and occupied three levels: a dance floor, a main section  that surrounded the dance floor and an upper mezzanine. The Harmonia  Gardens sequence took an entire month to shoot.'),
('104119',' Walter Matthau (qv) disliked Barbra Streisand (qv) intensely and  refused to be around her except where required to do so by the  script.'),
('104120',' On a break from filming, Walter Matthau (qv) and  Michael Crawford (I) (qv) visited horse races nearby and saw a  horse named Hello Dolly. Matthau refused to place a bet on it  because it reminded him of Barbra Streisand (qv), whom he  detested. Crawford placed a bet on the horse. It won the race and  Matthau would not speak to Crawford for the rest of the shoot unless  absolutely necessary.'),
('104121',' In the parade scene, the YWCA marching unit was the award'),
('104122','winning  California High School Drill Team, under the direction of Ms. Jackie  McCauley. The group was selected by Twentieth Century Fox based on  their performance in the Hollywood Santa Claus Lane Parade on the  Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving Day, 1967. The marching band  in white uniforms was the UCLA Marching Band. The band in red and  black uniforms was the San Fernando Valley Youth Band.'),
('104123',' The scenes set in turn'),
('104124','of'),
('104125','the'),
('104126','last'),
('104127','century Yonkers, New York, were  actually filmed a few miles up the Hudson River, at the Trophy Point  monument and overlook of the United States Military Academy in West  Point, New York. A village was specifically built there for filming,  and the public was allowed to visit the set on days when it was not  being used.'),
('104128',' Among those who originally tested for the role of Gussie  Grainger/Ernestina Simple were Jo Anne Worley (qv) and  Peg Murray (qv). Among those who tested for Ambrose Kemper was  Ron Rifkin (qv).'),
('104129',' Ann'),
('104130','Margret (qv) made a screen test for the role of Irene Molloy.'),
('104131',' Pat Finley (qv) and Sandy Duncan (qv) made a screen test for the  role of Minnie.'),
('104132',' The train shown in the final shot is from the Strasburg Rail Road,  an active steam museum short line still in existence today. The  "Hello Dolly" car is open to the public.'),
('104133',' The film grew out of a massive attempt by Twentieth Century'),
('104134','Fox to  duplicate its earlier, unprecedented success with  _Sound of Music, The (1965)_ (qv) by producing three expensive,  large'),
('104135','scale musicals over a period of three years,  _Doctor Dolittle (1967)_ (qv) and _Star! (1968)_ (qv) being the  others. Unfortunately, film attendance as a whole was down and all  three films box'),
('104136','office performance reflected this. All were  released amid massive pre'),
('104137','release publicity and all lost equally  massive amounts of money for the studio (though "Dolly" was in the  box office top 5 for the year of its release). The result was that  several top studio executives lost their jobs, and the studio itself  went into such dire financial straits that it only produced one  picture for the entire calendar year of 1970. In truth, Fox would  never recoup its losses until a highly successful theatrical reissue  of "The Sound of Music" in early 1973.'),
('104138',' Also considered for the role of Dolly was  Elizabeth Taylor (I) (qv), who was passed on because she couldnt  sing. Carol Channing (qv) was never considered for the role  because it was felt, despite her Oscar nomination for Best  Supporting Actress in the musical  _Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)_ (qv), that she was both not  attractive enough, physically, and too quirky to carry a film.'),
('104139',' The fifth'),
('104140','highest grossing film of 1969.'),
('104141',' In the Harmonia Gardens, the back wall behind the hat check girl, is  the wall from the ballroom of the Von Trapps Villa in  _Sound of Music, The (1965)_ (qv).'),
('104142',' Costing $2 million, this was the most expensive movie musical  produced up to 1933.'),
('104143',' A documentary in the Bruce Scenic Novelties series.'),
('104144',' Released as a split reel with the documentaries,  _Dash Thru Hawaii, A (1927)_ (qv) and _Gray Days (1927)_ (qv).'),
('104145',' Last credited film of Erich von Stroheim (qv).'),
('104146',' Before Stroheim completed this film, it was taken from him by the  studio and re'),
('104147','shot almost entirely. When released, the film flopped.'),
('104148',' It took six hours to place Bradley, Doug (I) (qv) into the Pinhead  makeup.'),
('104149',' The budget of this movie was $1,000,000. It earned about  $20,000,000. It was the directing debut of Clive Barker (I) (qv),  who had made only two short films before this.'),
('104150',' The film is based on the novel "The Hellbound Heart" written by  Clive Barker (I) (qv).'),
('104151',' The films original title was "Sadomasochists From Beyond The  Grave".'),
('104152',' Industrial band Coil originally did the soundtrack for this movie,  but it was turned down by the studio. Clive Barker (I) (qv) said,  "[Coil was] the only group Ive heard on disc whose records Ive  taken off because they made my bowels churn."'),
('104153',' The address for the house in this movie is 55 Ludovico Place. The  name of the institute in _Clockwork Orange, A (1971)_ (qv) where  Alex is deprogrammed of violence was the Ludovico Institute.'),
('104154',' For the video release, the film had one of the most unusual pieces  of bonus materials that has ever been offered: a Home Shopping  Network show where merchandise from the movie could be purchased.  The show was hosted by a giddy old lady claiming to be a hardcore  fan of the movie.'),
('104155',' At the time of the movies release the MPAA had an agenda on  "intensity of tone". As a result of this director  Clive Barker (I) (qv) had to make several cuts to the  film'),
('104156','consecutive hammer blows, fingers entering flesh, S&M spanking  between Julia and Frank, additional "thrusts" during the sex  scene'),
('104157','all with the intention of watering down the overall impact of  the piece.'),
('104158',' Doug Bradley (I) (qv)s characters name wasnt "Pinhead". He was  just named "Lead Cenobite", but was given the name short after the  film started.'),
('104159',' Doug Bradley (I) (qv) was originally offered a choice of roles  between one of the mattress movers and the Lead Cenobite. He  originally thought it important that, as a new film actor, the  audience should be see his face, and nearly turned down the Lead  Cenobite role.'),
('104160',' In his DVD commentary, Clive Barker (I) (qv) explained that  filming the movie in an actual house forced him to be creative in  his cinematography. There was often only room for a single camera  and this explains why many of the shots are from only one angle. In  particular, vertical movement was often the only movement available  to the camera operators, which explains many of the overhead and  zoom shots. Only one room in the house, the attic, was shot on a  soundstage, but only the FX shots used this attic set.'),
('104161',' Many viewers have commented about the poor quality of the FX at the  end of the movie. Clive Barker (I) (qv) has explained that, due to  a very limited budget, there was no money left to have the FX done  professionally after the primary filming. Instead, Barker and a  "Greek guy" animated these scenes by hand over a single weekend.  Barker has also commented that he thinks the FX turned out very well  considering the amount of alcohol the two consumed that weekend.'),
('104162',' SPOILER: When initially shot, Leon Davis (qv) (2nd Victim) shot  his death scene in the attic without underwear. However, fearing the  studio wouldnt allow frontal male'),
('104163','nudity in the film, they shot an  alternate version with the actors underwear on, which appears in  the finished product. Davis, however, wanted to do it completely  naked.'),
('104164',' The scene where Frank is being spun around upside'),
('104165','down covered in  blood was a camera test and the very first thing shot of the film.  Afterwards, Sean Chapman (qv) (Frank) couldnt help from vomiting.'),
('104166',' Nintendo developed a video game for this film. It involved some of  the first technology used to save a players game and let the player  return to the same level they left off at. However, with this new  computer chip used in the games production, it was later revealed  that the Nintendo game system couldnt read the games codes. So  production was halted and never finished.'),
('104167',' Andrew Robinson (I) (qv) convinced Clive Barker (I) (qv) to  replace the previously scripted line, "F@ck you," with the infamous  "Jesus wept" line.'),
('104168',' This half'),
('104169','hour short film was produced as a showcase piece to  promote a Hellraiser television series. Inspired by the graphic  novels, it based its ideas around a different story taking place  within the Hellraiser universe, all connected to the films. This one  did not feature Pinhead, although some of the 13 treatments written  did contain him or other characters from the series.'),
('104170',' Mis'),
('104171','information about this film was accidentally released onto the  Internet shortly after filming wrapped. Somebody misheard a  discussion during an animation event in which he thought it was said  that the entire film was animated. Soon there were reports all over  Internet horror sites that an animated Hellraiser TV series was in  the works. The movie actually has a stop'),
('104172','motion animated opening  sequence.'),
('104173',' The popularity and success of this short has inspired fans to have a  go at making their own Hellraiser short films. While this was in  post production, Hellraiser SFX artist Gary J. Tunnicliffe made a  short called No More Souls, but there are at this point at least  four Hellraiser fans either developing or shooting their own movies.  One of them is going to be another Chronicles entry.'),
('104174',' CAMEO(Anthony Hickox (qv)): A soldier in Vietnam, as well as brief  segment on a TV chat show.'),
('104175',' After Joey sees the false news broadcast about the events at the  Boiler Room club, she calls Doc and tells him to turn to channel 12.  While Doc is switching channels, we see the previously mentioned  cameo by director Anthony Hickox, as well as a quick scene from  Hickoxs "Waxwork II: Lost in Time"'),
('104176',' The scene in the construction yard takes place on the campus of Wake  Forest University, in Winston'),
('104177','Salem, North Carolina. The building  under construction would later become the Worrell Professional  Center.'),
('104178',' Writer Peter Atkins (qv) was originally meant to direct the film  but when Miramax bought the series, they felt he didnt have enough  experience.'),
('104179',' CAMEO(Peter Atkins (qv)): Both Rick the Barman and his Cenobite  alter ego Barbie.'),
('104180',' Homeage to the the first Hellraiser movie: J.P says "Come to daddy"  to Terri, which is exactly what Frank from the first movie said a  couple of times.'),
('104181',' SMITHEE(Kevin Yagher): disowned the version with cuts made behind  his back due to conflicting artistry ideas. Yaghers version  contained much more graphic imagery, plot, and explained everything  that happened in the film. The producers disagreed cut the film.  Yagher disowned it and never finished filming some final scenes. A  new director was brought in to finish these scenes.'),
('104182',' Guillermo del Toro (qv) declined the chance to direct this film'),
('104183',' Though promotional photos of Victorian dressed Cenobites wearing  white powdered wigs were released in various sci'),
('104184','fi magazines to  promote this film, the Victorian Cenobites were never shown once the  movie was released.'),
('104185',' Stuart Gordon was attached at one point to direct this film, but  left before filming began.'),
('104186',' Rand Ravich did rewrites on the script.'),
('104187',' The last "Hellraiser" movie to get a theatrical release.'),
('104188',' Filmed back to back with _Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) (V)_ (qv)'),
('104189',' The original script by Neal Marshall Stevens had nothing to do with  the Hellraiser mythos, but when it was decided that this would be a  Hellraiser sequel, Tim Day made the character of Winter a descendant  of the toymaker LMerchant.'),
('104190',' Most of the main characters were named after the band members of the  Russian music group, Bering Strait. Although there was no character  named after band member Sergei "Spooky" Olkhovsky, the word "spooky"  was conspicuously used in the dialog.'),
('104191',' The film was mainly created by a team of biologists from Cold Spring  Harbor, NY, with none of the filmmakers, actors or actresses having  any prior experience in filmmaking of any kind.'),
('104192',' The Grimoire of the Gash shown in the film was created by Anthony  Rockey.'),
('104193',' The blood used in the film was purchased from Two Hours in the Dark  Productions, the company that did the special effects for several  HELLRAISER films.'),
('104194',' The role of Bound was originally supposed to be played as an  additional role for actress Allison Blum, but due to both an illness  and a family emergency, the role was recast days before shooting.'),
('104195',' This documentary is featured on 2 DVD releases for  _Hellraiser (1987)_ (qv), the Limited Edition Tin Can version and  the single disc release (in a blue case).'),
('104196',' David Wolper and Cinema 5 got audiences into theatres to see this  documentary by promoting it as if it were a science fiction  thriller.'),
('104197',' Banned in Finland from 1946 until 1987 (somewhat ironically, as this  historical drama depicts Finlands struggle for independence during  the early 1900s).'),
('104198',' In 1987 Helmikuun manifesti was the last of the Finnish pre'),
('104199','war  propaganda films to get released. However, the released version has  approximately 11 minutes edited by director Toivo Särkkä.'),
('104200',' Original uncut version of the film was discovered in 2002 from The  Finnish Film Archive vaults.'),
('104201',' Covers years 1899'),
('104202','1918'),
('104203',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Midnight Marauder, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104204',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Beach Nuts (1922)_ (qv).'),
('104205',' Actors had 16 days, meaning 10 pages per day to memorize.'),
('104206',' In the final "Im going to miss the sacrifice" scene where Klangs  men, The Beatles (qv), Ahme and the good police of the Bahamas are  on the beach where they are rolling around in the sand fighting, a  strange shot of a pair of very feminine legs and skin covered with  sand is inserted for a flash of a second.'),
('104207',' One scene cut from the movie had George Harrison (I) (qv),  disguised as Ringo Starr (qv), sitting in a treehouse.'),
('104208',' In the beach scene towards the end of the film, Lennon, John (qv)  had an appointment and could not be present. Another actor stood in  for him.'),
('104209',' The swimmer who pops up twice asking for the White Cliffs of Dover,  once in the Alps, and once in the Bahamas, is Mal Evans (qv), road  manager for The Beatles (qv).'),
('104210',' The song "A Hard Days Night" can be heard instrumentally throughout  the movie.'),
('104211',' George Harrison (I) (qv) was introduced to the sitar during the  filming of the club scene, which features an Indian band playing an  instrumental sitar version the song "Hard Days Night".'),
('104212',' The original title of the movie was "Eight Arms to Hold You",  although no one really liked it much and by the time the movie was  edited, it didnt really fit the storyline at all.  John Lennon (qv) had written the song "Help!" around the same  time, and it suited the movies theme so well it became the title  song.'),
('104213',' Due to time constraints, the film was edited while it was being  shot. So by day Richard Lester (qv) would shoot the film, and by  night he would edit any scenes that had been completed.'),
('104214',' A scene cut from the film, was to have been within the attempts to  kill Ringo, (within the five attempts), it involved Ringo making a  phone call in a phone box, and a blotched sacrifice attempt made  within the phone box.'),
('104215',' Beatles reading material: The book John takes from the shelf and  kisses before settling down to read, is his own "A Spaniard in the  Works." Meanwhile, Paul has a selection of Superman comic books atop  his organ. (In the novelization of the movie, the book John selects  is "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", aka "Dangerous Liaisons".)'),
('104216',' The pub scene, and the scene in the Bahamas, at "The Temple" are  both shot on the same set. The trap'),
('104217','door is used in both scenes.'),
('104218',' The Bahamas scenes, which are the final ones, were actually the  first to be shot. The Alps scenes were filmed second, and the  England scenes were filmed last. One scene which never appeared in  the final film involves Ringo milking a cow in the back room. It was  supposed to take place just before John takes a book from the shelf  and sits down in his pit.'),
('104219',' The Beatles (qv) were dissatisfied with this movie, saying that  they "felt like extras in [their] own movie".'),
('104220',' The scenes set in the Bahamas and the Alps were written expressly to  satisfy the Beatles demands for both a sunny, tropical locale and a  skiing holiday, respectively. Another reason for filming in the  Bahamas was the tax'),
('104221','breaks it offered, and Cavalcade Productions was  formed there to receive the Beatles appearance fees.'),
('104222',' Throughout the filming, Paul McCartney (qv) drove director  Richard Lester (qv) to distraction by constantly playing the  melody of a new song he was working on called "Scrambled Eggs". By  the time filming had wrapped, "Scrambled Eggs" had acquired new  lyrics and a new title: "Yesterday".'),
('104223',' Beatles producer George Martin (I) (qv) joined the Beatles in the  Alps for a skiing vacation, while they filmed there, but hardly got  to enjoy it; he broke his ankle the very first day. Also, while  Martin had provided the instrumental soundtrack for  _Hard Days Night, A (1964)_ (qv), he and Richard Lester hadnt  gotten along, and Lester chose Ken Thorne (qv) for "Help!"s  instrumental score; in Martins own words, "I was included out."'),
('104224',' The lockup scene was filmed at a psychiatric hospital in the  Bahamas. Not long afterward, the band attended a dinner with the  Minister of Finance, where John Lennon criticized the hospitals  conditions.'),
('104225',' During the filming of the bicycle scene, a Hindu devotee approached  all four Beatles with copies of a book about Hinduism, sparking the  interest George Harrison would carry the rest of his life.'),
('104226',' When John and Ringo are walking along the sidewalk right before  Ringo "posts his letter" they are reciting the first stanza of  Johns poem, "I Sat Belonely" from Johns "In His Own Write".'),
('104227',' According to The Beatles, they were experimenting in marijuana at  the time this movie was filmed. That explains why they flub alot of  their lines or their lines dont make much sense.'),
('104228',' The Hindu god that Klang and his occult worships is "Kali" (Also  known as Kali'),
('104229','Ma). Kali is the eastern equivalent to the "Grim  Reaper". She is also the god worshiped by the occult in "Indiana  Jones and the Temple of Doom".'),
('104230',' George Harrison said that during the filming of the sequence in  which the Beatles threw a hose out the window and the army guards  all fall down, they were in hysterics laughing and the scene took  almost a day to film.'),
('104231',' The Bahamas, which is where the "Another Girl" sequence was filmed,  was actually rather cold during filming. This why all the Beatles  except Paul are wearing long'),
('104232','sleeve shirts in what looks like very  hot weather.'),
('104233',' Richard Lester said that at the store Aspreys in Bond Street, John  Lennon spent £8,000 during a two minute break.'),
('104234',' George Harrison, whom Richard Lester said was the best actor of the  Beatles, has more material in this film than in the previous Beatle  films.'),
('104235',' Three premieres were held for the film.'),
('104236',' There are many references to the James Bond films, as United Artists  also distributed the films of that series.'),
('104237',' Judy Cornwell says in her memoirs she was asked to appear in this  project but had to pass because she was very pregnant.'),
('104238',' There was a lengthy scene in the movie (running around 10 minutes)  which was filmed but never used. This follows the Beatles escape  from Clang and before the elevator scene between John and Ringo, and  involved them hiding out at the "Sam Ahab School of Transcendental  Elocution", an acting school run by Sam Ahab (played by  Frankie Howerd (qv)). Sams pupil Lady Macbeth (a young  Wendy Richard (qv)) performs a meditation song which causes George  to block his ears with earplugs while Clang and his men (hidden in  the fireplace) play a piece of music which sends everyone else into  a trance. A struggle ensues, as Clang attempts to chop Ringos hand  off with a hatchet to retrieve the ring but the gang are fought off  by the non'),
('104239','hypnotized George. After the men flee (and the hatchet is  hurled by Clang into a mirror) the others are revived and the scene  ends with John yanking the hatchet from the (non'),
('104240','broken) mirror,  handing it to Lady Macbeth, and saying, "Is this a chopper that you  see before you?". Although filmed this scene has not yet been  discovered and may no longer exist.'),
('104241',' While the Beatles are attempting to solve Ringos ring problem at  the jewelers, George can be seen quietly shoplifting various jewels  and slipping them into his overcoat pockets!'),
('104242',' There is an ironic coincidence in this movie. During the scene in  which both Klang and Professor Foot, and their respective stooges,  invade the Beatles living quarters, John attempts to fend off  Professor Foot by grabbing a desk lamp with the intention of  swinging it at him. Professor Foot responds by aiming a gun directly  at John and pulling the trigger. The gun fails to fire!'),
('104243',' There is also a second scene involving a gun, which takes place  during the Beatles visit to Buckingham Palace. This time, the gun  fires; nobody is hit, but all four Beatles drop reflexively to the  floor.'),
('104244',' It is a popular belief that the first time John appeared in public  wearing his trademark glasses was in film "How I Won The War". This  is not true; John can be seen wearing his granny glasses during the  scene in "Help!" in which the Beatles are in disguise at an airport,  waiting for a flight to the Bahamas. In an earlier scene at the  Indian restaurant, John can be seen spooning the same pair '),
('104245',' or same  type '),
('104246',' of glasses out of his soup.'),
('104247',' In several early scenes, Klang and his stooges are using a "Mr.  Whippy" ice cream truck as a hideout. American viewers might not be  aware that Mr. Whippy is a real ice cream franchise, the equivalent  of our own Mister Softee; its based in New Zealand.'),
('104248',' The "ferocious man'),
('104249','eating tiger" which terrifies Ringo in the cellar  of the pub is actually only a cub; it appears to be about ten months  old. A real full'),
('104250','grown tiger would be MUCH larger.'),
('104251',' One of "Help!"s original taglines was, "Please do not reveal the  beginning of this movie to your friends (theyd never believe it,  anyway)." This is a spoof of a tagline from an earlier spy thriller,  which implored its audience, "Please do not reveal the ending of  this movie to your friends."'),
('104252',' A miniaturized Paul is wearing flesh'),
('104253','colored bathing trunks during  his brief (no pun intended) "nude scene" in "The Exciting Adventures  of Paul On The Floor". The discarded chewing gum wrapper which he  uses to wrap around himself as a towel is clearly intended to  resemble a Wrigleys Spearmint Gum wrapper, although no brand name  is shown.'),
('104254',' The horse that Paul is astride in the "Ticket to Ride" sequence is a  Shetland pony.'),
('104255',' During the closing credits, the Beatles and their co'),
('104256','stars take  turns appearing as reflections in a giant ruby. During this  sequence, George can be heard in voice'),
('104257','over, proclaiming "I Need  You written by George Harrison!" and repeating this same  information twice. As the movie ends, Johns image is the last that  appears in the ruby.'),
('104258',' Paul McCartney claimed to have named the song "Eleanor Rigby" after  co'),
('104259','star Eleanor Bron.'),
('104260',' When George warns everyone about the "fiendish thingy," he  accidentally touches the breasts of the woman standing behind him.  She does not look happy about it.'),
('104261',' According to Paul McCartney, the script was designed around their  requests that the story involves them going to places like the Swiss  Alps and the Bahamas because they had never been there before.'),
('104262',' By Paul and Ringos own admission, they were so stoned on pot the  day they shot the scene where Dr. Foot and Algerman tried to blow  them up in the Swiss Alps that when George screamed his line "Its  an fiendish thingy! Run Ringo!" Both Ringo and Paul ran over the  next hill.'),
('104263',' Originally, the Beatles were going to make a western picture. The  story was going to be set in Texas and involved the four of them  fighting over the affections of a cattle barons daughter. There are  even publicity photos showing them on horseback and wearing cowboy  outfits. However the film shut down production and the Beatles ended  up making "Help!" instead.'),
('104264',' Ken Thornes musical score is largely made up of elaborate  orchestral re'),
('104265','arrangements of "A Hard Days Night", "You Cant Do  That", and "From Me to You" by The Beatles.'),
('104266',' In the pub scene, the other three Beatles are persuading Ringo to  have his ring finger amputated. Ringo refuses, insisting that he  will miss the digit. Paul counters with, "You dont miss your  tonsils!" Ringo actually underwent a tonsillectomy two months prior  to filming.'),
('104267',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Their First Kidnapping Case (1912)_ (qv).'),
('104268',' Created for the DVD release of  _Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy (2005) (V)_ (qv).'),
('104269',' The studio actually built a five'),
('104270','room façade on an empty lot in  Culver City, and then burned it down to shoot the final scenes of  this short.'),
('104271',' At one point Stan Laurel (qv) gives out a phone number, and it was  his own personal number at the time.'),
('104272',' It was long assumed that all copies of this film were destroyed, but  in the late 1990s a copy was found in Michigan, USA.'),
('104273',' Terry'),
('104274','Thomas (qv) also performs his celebrated sketch "Technical  Hitch" in this movie, which made him famous in the late 1940s.'),
('104275',' Much of the dialogue used in the courtroom scenes were taken  directly from the court transcripts.'),
('104276',' The film almost was not shown in Los Angeles because network  executives were afraid that the film would stir up bad memories,  especially since the film came out only seven years after the  murders.'),
('104277',' The film almost was not shown in Los Angeles because  Vincent Bugliosi (qv) was running for office. It aired in Los  Angeles two months later, after the election.'),
('104278',' While the LaBianca house was used in the movie, the Tate house was  not.'),
('104279',' Martin Scorsese (qv) was originally offered the role of Charles  Manson.'),
('104280',' The Mansons "Family" car was the original one used by them, which  was loaned by the authorities.'),
('104281',' In the Paris nightclub scene, the jazz trio was comprised of three  noted Toronto musicians: jazz trumpeter Jake Wilkinson (shown  playing piano), singer Kevin Quain (shown playing the bass) and Jeff  Wilson of the Jeremiahs on the drums.'),
('104282',' Ernest Heminway wrote the opening and closing narration and was  scheduled to deliver it himself, but his suicide prior to the films  conclusion prevented that.'),
('104283',' Gary Coopers death in 1961 prevented him from playing the role of  Nicks doctor father.'),
('104284',' Warren Beatty and Beymer were finalists for the role of Nick, but  after negotiations broke down with Beatty, Beymer was ultimately  cast.'),
('104285',' Sharon Tate is reported to be in the film, but she has not been  identified after repeated viewings.'),
('104286',' The ten Nick Adams stories utilized by screenwriter A. E. Hotchner  are "Indian Camp," "The Doctor and the Doctors Wife," "The End of  Something," "The Three Day Blow," "The Battler," "A Very Short  Story," "In Another Country," "Now I Lay Me," "The Way of the  World," and "A Way Youll Never Be." The latter portion of the film  set in Italy is drawn from "A Farewell to Arms."'),
('104287',' The character of Nick Adams appeared earlier in "The Killers" in  1946.'),
('104288',' Cast and crew received word of Hemingways suicide at his home in  Ketchum, Idaho, while on location in Verona, Italy, a location  suggested by Hemingway himself.'),
('104289',' The European version is six minutes longer than the U. S. release.  Among the deleted scenes include Joe Boultons suicide by slitting  of his own throat, a scene where Rosanna lets down her hair  preparatory to presumably having relations with Nick, a suggestion  in Nicks scene with her father that Rosanna and he have been  lovers, and Nicks scene with a coroner after his arrival back home.'),
('104290',' Newman had played The Battler in a 1956 TV version of the story also  adapted by Hotchner.'),
('104291',' Principal shooting began in 1984, when Margaux Hemingway and her  husband Bernard Foucher traveled to Cuba, but the project struggled  to get off the ground. The documentary was finally released in 1998,  after Margauxs death at the age of 41. The marriage between  Hemingway and Foucher had disintegrated during the filming and it  was left to Foucher to finish the film.'),
('104292',' This film contains hidden visual references to each studio and live  album release by the Canadian rock trio Rush. 17 in all.'),
('104293',' When Benjamin Christiensen (qv) brought the film to America, a  screening was set up at Sing Sing Prison. During the screening, an  inmate stabbed another to death.'),
('104294',' Contrary to popular belief, prints are still in existence, and the  film itself is in the public domain. Copies have been made available  through education groups, and the film is also available to download  on the Internet.'),
('104295',' Was required viewing for all US farmers during WWII by federal  mandate.'),
('104296',' The first film of Patrick Stewart (I) (qv)'),
('104297',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Fowl Deed, A (1914)_ (qv).'),
('104298',' First appearance of George and Junior.'),
('104299',' Denmarks first fiction film.'),
('104300',' This movie precipitated the creation of the NC'),
('104301','17 MPAA rating, which  it earned in place of an "X".'),
('104302',' Philip Kaufman (I) (qv) actually met Anaïs Nin (qv) in 1962.'),
('104303',' Director Kaufman first came into contact with Millers works in the  50s while at the University of Chicago. He recalled that "Tropic of  Cancer" (mentioned in the film as the book Henry is in the process  of writing) "was the ultimate secret book everybody was reading".'),
('104304',' The movie was shot in 15 weeks in the Autumn of 1989.'),
('104305',' The 2 to 3 second shot of Anais looking at an explicit illustrated  postcard involving a Japanese woman and a squid was the cause of the  NC'),
('104306','17 rating.'),
('104307',' The film that Henry and Anais go to see is  _Un chien andalou (1929)_ (qv), a film by Salvador Dalí (qv) and  Luis Bun¸uel (qv). Bunuels son, Juan Luis Bun¸uel (qv), plays  the publisher/editor in the films opening scene.'),
('104308',' Fred Ward (I) (qv) wore blue contact lenses over his brown eyes to  better resemble Henry Miller.'),
('104309',' Alec Baldwin (qv) was originally cast as Henry Miller but pulled  out two weeks prior to filming.'),
('104310',' The first British cartoon to receive an X certificate.'),
('104311',' Bob Godfrey (qv) provided the voice of Henry, after  MIchael Bentine (qv) was unavailable.'),
('104312',' Footage was originally shot as a promotional video for "All Alone No  Horse", Ritch Duncan (qv)s one man show at the 1999 New York  International Fringe Festival. After shooting was completed, Ritch  Duncan and director Paul Francis Sullivan (qv) agreed it would  make an interesting film on its own and a year later shot additional  footage to make it cut together smoothly.'),
('104313',' Ann Morriss (qv) (Jill Harper), Olin Howland (qv) (Ted Slocum),  Robert Emmett Keane (qv) (Bentley), Erville Alderson (qv) (Dr.  John Clemens) and Martin Faust (qv) (Jake) are in casting call  lists/studio records for those roles, but they did not appear in  this movie.'),
('104314',' Henry Spencer murdered twenty people. He reportedly cooperated on  the making of the film.'),
('104315',' The first soldier to sing in the Agincourt battles aftermath is  none other than Doyle, Patrick (I) (qv), who composed the score  for the movie.'),
('104316',' The film was shot entirely in sequence.'),
('104317',' Contains a flashback scene to ACT 1, Scene 2: of Shakespeares  "Henry IV, part 1", where Jack Falstaff proclaims "Do not thou, when  thou art King, hang a thief." This flashback line is instead given  to Bardolph, to make it more poignant when Henry hangs him.'),
('104318',' The famous London costume house Angels & Bermans provided most of  the costumes for the film, just as they had done 45 years earlier  for the Laurence Olivier (qv) version  _Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944)_ (qv).'),
('104319',' In this version, Branagh has Montjoy, the French herald, bring in  the reports of the dead. In the play, this is done by an English  herald. This action highlights the increasing civility towards King  Henry that is shown in Montjoy and the French nobles and princes  alike.'),
('104320',' Ian McKellen (qv) turned down a role in the movie.'),
('104321',' Zoë Wanamaker (qv) receives loud applause when she appears as the  Prologue in this inaugural production at The Globe Theatre, because  she is representing her late father, Sam Wanamaker (qv), who was  the prime mover in building the Theatre. He died before its  completion.'),
('104322',' As per an exclusivity deal, all prints were required to be burned  six weeks after the first screening. No copies have come to light  since.'),
('104323',' Reginald Owens first film role.'),
('104324',' The actress who had her neck snapped in the film was sent to the  hospital as a precautionary measure to have X'),
('104325','rays taken of her  neck. Over time, the story has grown that she was sent to the  hospital because she went into shock.'),
('104326',' The film is only loosely based on the life of  Henry Lee Lucas (qv). In real life Becky was Otis Toole (qv)s  pre'),
('104327','teen niece, not his 25'),
('104328','year'),
('104329','old sister. Also, Otis was not  murdered by Henry; he died in prison of liver failure.'),
('104330',' The movie playing on the television set, just before Otis breaks it,  is _Becket (1964)_ (qv), starring Richard Burton (I) (qv) and  Peter OToole (I) (qv).'),
('104331',' This film was originally shot in 1986 but the ratings board gave it  an X rating because of its "moral tone". The release was stalled  until 1989 when it was released unrated.'),
('104332',' During its release limbo, tapes circulated around Hollywood which  won many roles for Michael Rooker (qv) including one in  _Eight Men Out (1988)_ (qv).'),
('104333',' Shot in 28 days.'),
('104334',' The idea for Henry came from a _"20/20" (1978)_ (qv) report on  serial killer Henry Lee Lucas (qv).'),
('104335',' The song playing in the background when Otis tests out the new video  camera is "Psycho" by The Sonics.'),
('104336',' Michael Rooker (qv) said he was working as a janitor when he  auditioned for the part of Henry and went to the audition in his  janitor uniform. He got the part, and continued to wear his uniform  throughout the film shoot. He only had one jacket, though, so he  took it off before he "killed" anyone so he wouldnt get blood on  it.'),
('104337',' First color Looney Tunes cartoon.'),
('104338',' First episode in the What Happened to Jane 2'),
('104339','reel comedy series.'),
('104340',' A Jewel Production. Universal, which did not own its own theater  network like many major studios, devised a 3'),
('104341','tier brand system to  sell its product: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird  (mainstream) and Jewel (prestige pictures produced to command higher  roadshow ticket prices). This brand system would fade away in late  1929.'),
('104342',' A nitrate print of this film survives at the UCLA Film and  Television Archives.'),
('104343',' This is a lost film.'),
('104344',' This was Shearer, Norma (qv)s last movie.'),
('104345',' The French play opened in Paris on 13 January 1926.'),
('104346',' The English play, "Her Cardboard Lover" by Valerie Wyngate (qv)  and P.G. Wodehouse (qv), opened in New York City, New York, USA on  21 March 1927 and ran for 152 performances. The opening night cast  included Jeanne Eagels (qv), Leslie Howard (I) (qv),  Stanley Logan (qv) and Valerie Wyngate (qv).'),
('104347',' Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not  appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their  character names): Donald Meek (qv) (Pawnbroker),  Jill Esmond (I) (qv) (Lizzie Hartwell), Roger Moore (II) (qv)  (Simpson, chauffeur), Alec Craig (qv) (Danny),  Dudley Dickerson (qv) (Porter) and Tom Herbert (I) (qv) (Drunk).'),
('104348',' Irving Thalberg (qv) earlier wanted to make a musical version of  the play, starring Grace Moore (qv) and  Maurice Chevalier (I) (qv), but Chevalier backed out of the  production because he was asked to take second billing after Moore.'),
('104349',' Joan Crawford (qv) and Hedy Lamarr (qv) were each offered the  part of "Consuela", but both turned it down.'),
('104350',' Composed of material from _Judith of Bethulia (1914)_ (qv) and newly  filmed scenes.'),
('104351',' The working title of this TV movie was "Consensual Relations" but  was changed to "Her Costly Affair" due to pressure from star Bonnie  Bedelia.'),
('104352',' One of the 50 films in the 4'),
('104353','disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures  from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film  Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film  was preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This version  has a piano music score and runs 14 minutes. Only 4 of John Bunnys  162 films are known to have survived.'),
('104354',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('104355',' This is a lost film.'),
('104356',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Tobacco Industry (1911)_ (qv) and the comedy  _Willies Conscience (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104357',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Looking for a Fortune (1914)_ (qv).'),
('104358',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Mammoth Life'),
('104359','Savers (1912)_ (qv).'),
('104360',' The earliest use of the American Biograph "AB" trademark within a  shot, specifically on the portable piano the gypsies use. This was  an early attempt to prevent pirate editions of movies by making all  prints contain a trademark; thus, any bootleg copies would fall  under the trademark law.'),
('104361',' UCLA Film Archives has a viewable print of this film.'),
('104362',' Three incomplete nitrate prints of this film survive (put together  to create complete film) in the UCLA Film and Television Archives,  and none are listed for preservation.'),
('104363',' This is the only Chaplin, Charles (qv) film for which there is no  known copy.'),
('104364',' Actress Benita Hume appeared in the film and in person acting out  the song lyrics with a live orchestra.'),
('104365',' This is a lost film.'),
('104366',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('104367',' The first Popeye cartoon in the regular (one'),
('104368','reel) series to be made  in Technicolor. All the following Popeye cartoons were from then  made in color.'),
('104369',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _He Won a Ranch (1914)_ (qv).'),
('104370',' First full length motion picture produced in Hollywood.'),
('104371',' This is one of the first professional films to be shot with the  Panasonic AG'),
('104372','DVX100 (the first digital video camera with progressive  24 frames per second, finally giving digital video a filmic color  and feel).'),
('104373',' One character has to return to London from Paris by aeroplane. This  aeroplane, a Handley Page H.P. 42, the first 4 engine airliner, and  which was once the worlds largest, a huge silver biplane, is shown  landing at some length at Croyden Airfield, with a landing speed of  something like 20 mph, virtually stopping on a six pence once the  wheels touch the ground. It was said that this plane, which flew  throughout the 30s, never had a fatality. I didnt note the markings  at the time but it would be easy to identify the individual aircraft  from the large registration numbers painted on the side of the  aircraft. Hannibal Class for African and Indian routes G'),
('104374','AAGX  Hannibal G'),
('104375','AAUC Horsa G'),
('104376','AAUD Hanno G'),
('104377','AAUE Hadrian G'),
('104378','AAXF Helena  Heracles Class for European routes G'),
('104379','AAXC Heracles G'),
('104380','AAXD Horatius  G'),
('104381','AAXE Hengist'),
('104382',' This is a lost film.'),
('104383',' Harold Lloyd (qv) sued Universal Pictures for plagiarism over this  film. He claimed that much of the story was lifted from several of  his early films, which had been written and/or directed by  Clyde Bruckman (qv), the writer of this film. The court agreed  with Lloyd and awarded him damages of $100,000.'),
('104384',' A Print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('104385',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('104386',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('104387',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Resourceful Lovers (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104388',' Released as a split reel along with the drama  _Fates Awful Jest (1912)_ (qv).'),
('104389',' Eighth episode in the Keeping Up with the Joneses 2'),
('104390','reel comedy  series.'),
('104391',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Taking His Medicine (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104392',' Shot over two weeks, filming solidly every day from 10:00am until  midnight.'),
('104393',' This is a re'),
('104394','release of an earlier film, original title  undetermined.'),
('104395',' Debut of Elisha Cook Jr. (qv)'),
('104396',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Hoodooed (1912)_ (qv).'),
('104397',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _On the Dumb Waiter (1913)_ (qv).'),
('104398',' Released as a split reel along with the drama  _One Hundred Years After (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104399',' Director Prakash Mehra first asked Vinod Khanna to play the role of  Ajay. Khanna said he would act in the film only if he was paid Rs 1  lakh more than Amitabh Bachchan was paid. Mehra agreed. Thus Amitabh  got Rs 1.5 lakh and Vinod Khanna was paid Rs 2.5 lakh.'),
('104400',' As part of the UKs National 48 Hour Film Challenge 2003, the films  writer/director was randomly assigned a title ("The Herb Garden")  and a genre ("Romantic comedy") and given 48 hours to write, shoot,  and edit the film. Since he wasnt able to get his hands on a video  camera, he shot the entire film with a still camera, editing the  still images together on his computer to create the feeling of  motion.'),
('104401',' Shown regularly to visitors at the Hoover Presidential Library as an  introduction to the life and times of Hoover prior to visiting the  museum exhibit. The film is also being sold in the museums store,  and is available to schools and libraries.'),
('104402',' The film was taped before a live audience at Disneyland in Anaheim,  California.'),
('104403',' Most of the scenes shot at California Speedway were during the pace  laps of the Target House 300, a NASCAR Busch Series race; and the  Pop Secret 500, an NASCAR Nextel Cup race.'),
('104404',' After the graduation, Charisma mentions she and Maggie going to  Riverside; this was where Herbie and Jim Douglas first beat Peter  Thorndyke in _Love Bug, The (1968)_ (qv).'),
('104405',' Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan  painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances,  the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior  was painted a special non'),
('104406','reflective grey color so the camera and  studio lights would not reflect.'),
('104407',' The beginning of the movie is a montage of scenes from previous  Herbie movies; _Love Bug, The (1968)_ (qv) has the most scenes taken  from it, followed by _Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)_ (qv),  _Herbie Rides Again (1974)_ (qv), and  _Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)_ (qv).'),
('104408',' Director Angela Robinson (III) (qv) said in the commentary that  she purposely left hidden crew equipment and cheap camera tricks in  the film to give Herbie fans something to look for that was fun, and  also just to simply aggravate her editor, who practically begged her  to fix the problems before the film was released.'),
('104409',' Four Herbies were made for the rail'),
('104410','riding stunt in the first race.  One was made to jump up the rail and two were made to ride on the  rail.'),
('104411',' Some deleted and alternate footage appears in the movies trailer:  '),
('104412',' A shot of Charisma (Jill Ritchie (qv)) in the kitchen saying    "Whoa."  '),
('104413',' The shot of the Mexican'),
('104414','looking guy in the crowd lowering his    glasses is flipped, though the text on the signs in the background    is not reversed. So either the shot in the trailer or the one in    the film was digitally corrected so that the text would not be    backwards.  '),
('104415',' A shot of Herbie making a "crazy face" at Trip Murphy    (Matt Dillon (I) (qv)) shows him lying on the ground facing    Herbie (his knee is in the shot). In the movie his back is to    Herbie.  '),
('104416',' Ray Peyton Sr. (Michael Keaton (qv)) and Maggie    (Lindsay Lohan (qv)) by the trophy/plaque wall where she says to    him "I didnt know that you took out another mortgage on the    house."  '),
('104417',' A shot of Maggie falling back onto her bed.'),
('104418',' The movie playing in the drive'),
('104419','in is _Scary Movie 2 (2001)_ (qv).'),
('104420',' Maggie pays Crazy Dave $75 for Herbie. This is the original price  Jim Douglas (played by Dean Jones (I) (qv)) offered to pay for  "cheap, honest transportation" in _Love Bug, The (1968)_ (qv).'),
('104421',' A total of 26 Volkswagen Beetles played the part of Herbie in this  film due to the enormous number of stunts.'),
('104422',' Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan  painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances,  the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior  was painted a special non'),
('104423','reflective grey color so the camera and  studio lights would not reflect.'),
('104424',' This is the only Love Bug movie in which Herbie is never referred to  by name. His name is not spoken in the entire film.'),
('104425',' Herbies name is mentioned only once in the film. This occurs when  Pete first picks up Herbie at the beginning. The owner of the car  lot tells Pete a story about Jim Douglas and says, "Herbie, he see  it, he stop."'),
('104426',' The gas cap used in the film was fake. As every Herbie fan knows,  Herbies gas tank is under the hood, (as revealed plenty of times in  the original movie). The fake gas tank was added so that the gem  thieves could easily stash the diamond inside Herbie, without  looking inconspicuous. The tank was removed in the remaining  sequels.'),
('104427',' The car that Herbie falls in love with is a 1977 Lancia Montecarlo.'),
('104428',' Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan  painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances,  the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior  was painted a special non'),
('104429','reflective grey color so the camera and  studio lights would not reflect.'),
('104430',' The lake Herbie drives through is the same lake Herbie skipped on  top of in _Love Bug, The (1968)_ (qv).'),
('104431',' The model year of Volkswagen Beetle used for Herbie shifts back and  forth throughout the film. Its most visible when the side rear  windows change size from smaller (1963) to larger (1966).'),
('104432',' The GAF Viewmaster reel set shows a picture from a deleted sequence  where one of Alonzo Hawks nightmares has him being treated by VW  Beetle doctors. The "doctors" have a red cross on the hood and the  headlights have "pupils." The "doctors" have mechanical arms that  hold welding torches and other mechanical tools. The scene was  probably deleted because it would have been too scary for kids.'),
('104433',' Unlike _Love Bug, The (1968)_ (qv), in which all VW logos were  removed from Herbie, Disney worked closely with Volkswagen to  promote the sequel. 300,000 Herbie posters were distributed to  dealers to pass on to their customers and each VW dealer had a Bug  on display that was made up to look like Herbie. Plus, if a customer  wanted to turn their new Beetle into a Herbie they could purchase a  graphics kit from the VW parts department.'),
('104434',' The original choice for the lead character was Walter Brennan (qv)  playing Grandpa Steinmetz. His untimely passing prevented this so  the studio cast Helen Hayes (I) (qv) as Grandma Steinmetz instead.'),
('104435',' The owners of the Sheraton Palace Hotel allowed Disney to film the  scene of Herbie crossing their large regal dining area only after  the Herbie used was rigged to run on battery power (no gas exhaust)  and the bottom of the car was drip'),
('104436','proofed. It was filmed at a time  of day where there is low traffic at the dining area. The diners in  the foreground (in front of Herbie rolling through) were actually  blue screened in later.'),
('104437',' Keenan Wynn (qv) plays the same character (Alonzo Hawk) in this  movie as he did in _Absent Minded Professor, The (1961)_ (qv)'),
('104438',' Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan  painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances,  the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior  was painted a special non'),
('104439','reflective grey color so the camera and  studio lights would not reflect.'),
('104440',' The title refers to a special soup made of fermented milk, the  recipe of which is told at the end of the movie. In the German  version this is an outtake of a conversation with writer Anna  Wimschneider herself.'),
('104441',' First movie directed by hitherto cinematographer Joseph Vilsmaier.  The star of the film Dana Vavrova is his wife.'),
('104442',' German censorship visa #60829 delivered on 8 November 1988.'),
('104443',' Phils line "Dont let your guard down because of a pair of big  goo'),
('104444','goo eyes" was originally "Dont let your guard down because of a  pair of big, blue eyes". Unfortunately, by the time the scene was in  color, Megs eyes were purple.'),
('104445',' Hades was scripted as a slow, menacing character until  James Woods (I) (qv) auditioned for the role and impressed the  casting directors with his rapid'),
('104446','fire style. The script was  rewritten, but Woods ad'),
('104447','libbed many lines.'),
('104448',' When Phil and Hercules first enter Phils hut, Hercules bangs his  head on what Phil tells him is the mast of the Argo. In Greek  mythology, Jason, the captain of the Argo, was killed when the mast  hit his head.'),
('104449',' Hermes delivers a bouquet of flowers to Hera. Hermes (Mercury to the  Romans) is a registered trademark of FTD Florists.'),
('104450',' Phil cleans himself up using a lions skin. The skin once belonged  to Scar from _Lion King, The (1994)_ (qv).'),
('104451',' Jack Nicholson (qv), Willem Dafoe (qv), David Bowie (I) (qv)  and John Lithgow (qv) were all considered for the voice of Hades.'),
('104452',' In Greek mythology, there were nine Muses. The five shown here are:  Kalliope (epic poetry), Polymnia (sacred music), Erato (love poems),  Terpsichore (dance), and Thaleia (comedy).'),
('104453',' Ricky Martin (qv) voiced Hercules in the Spanish language version.'),
('104454',' This was the first Disney animated feature to be inspired by  mythology rather than a fairy tale.'),
('104455',' Hermes, the Messeneger, is shown during the ending of the film  playing the keyboard. Paul Shaffer (qv), who provides the voice  for Hermes, plays the keyboard as his primary instrument on the  _"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)_ (qv).'),
('104456',' In the scene where Hercules rushes into the town with a carriage,  containing Amphitryan, Penelope and a tall bail of hay, The bail  hits the top of the entrance to the town, and two men carrying a  stone block fall off the top. These two men are caricatures of the  directors John Musker and Ron Clements.'),
('104457',' WILHELM SCREAM: When the cyclops titan first starts crushing  buildings looking for Hercules a Wilhelm scream can be heard.'),
('104458',' Hercules Credit Card is shown as: "VI V XI XIV XV XVI IV, ex IV M  BC, member since I M BC" or "6511 114 1516 4, expires Apr 1000 BC,  member since Jan 1000 BC"'),
('104459',' In the scene where two kids were trapped under a boulder, they said  "someone call I, X, I, I". Though pronounced as letters, this is a  reference to the Roman numerals IXII or 911 '),
('104460',' the emergency phone  number in the United States.'),
('104461',' Pilot for a TV series that never materialized.'),
('104462',' This made'),
('104463','for'),
('104464','TV production was the final  sword'),
('104465','and'),
('104466','sandal/mythological muscleman production for  Gordon Scott (I) (qv). By this time the production of feature  films in this genre had almost ceased and Scott moved on to its  replacement genre, the spaghetti western. He did a few more films  before retiring from the screen.'),
('104467',' This was to be a television series titled "Hercules". The premise of  the series had Hercules (Gordon Scott) as the master of the ship  Olympia, along with Diogenes (Paul Stewart), returning the young  Ulysses (Mart Hulswit) to Thebes. Each episode would have the ship  stopping at various locations where they would face challenges and  adventures. The producers were planning to recruit U.S. actors  familiar to American TV viewers, and especially actors who were  already in Europe working on other projects.'),
('104468',' Film debut for Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv).'),
('104469',' Not only Schwarzenegger, but also John Candy made his film debut in  this movie '),
('104470',' although his part was uncredited.'),
('104471',' Schwarzenegger took the role at the urging of his friend  Reg Park (qv), who had previously played Hercules in three films  (_Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (1961)_ (qv),  _Ercole al centro della terra (1961)_ (qv) &  _Sfida dei giganti, La (1965)_ (qv)).'),
('104472',' To help Arnold get the role, his agent said he had years of "stage"  experience, implying theater, but Schwarzenegger had only appeared  on bodybuilding stages.'),
('104473',' When Hercules and Pretzie is riding the carriage, a movie theater is  visible which is showing the film _Easy Rider (1969)_ (qv).'),
('104474',' Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv)s voice is dubbed throughout the film.'),
('104475',' Although William Val plays Leslie, the Chumley chauffeur, Fess  Parker supplies his speaking voice.'),
('104476',' Late one night during principal photography in Burbank, California,  an older woman living near the filming location came over to writer  Paul Tibbett and demanded she get compensated. She complained that  the electrical currents being created by a portable generator were  making her "teeth loose".'),
('104477',' The opening cow levitation sequence appears long in the film because  credits were planned to be superimposed over it. However, the  production ran low on money, so lower cost end credits were added at  the close of the film.'),
('104478',' An entire short film entitled "Painting With Pesion" was shot for  the sequence when "Alien" watches the black & white painting show on  TV. Created and directed by Conrad Vernon (qv), this is the  excerpt we see on screen. However, to keep the editing of the film  fast, what ends up on screen is only Vernons voice (as Pesion) and  a brief simple shot of one of his epic paintings: a cow.'),
('104479',' The song "Secret Lovers" (which plays during the montage of Dorman  showing Alien what "earths all about"...) was originally composed  for Billy West to sing as a Frank Sinatra style vocal tune. However,  scheduling conflicts prevented West from recording the track and it  got produced as an instrumental.'),
('104480',' Costello, Lou (qv), in his youth a basketball player who  specialized in dead'),
('104481','eye free'),
('104482','throw shooting, pumped in many of the  shots himself during the films basketball game.'),
('104483',' This was the first of only two Abbott and Costello films produced by  their writer John Grant (I) (qv).'),
('104484',' Shot in six days.'),
('104485',' Adorning the walls of Ross Alexanders office are large size  portraits of up and coming WB players Jane Wyman (who also has a bit  as a nurse in this film) and Bill Elliott, then known as Gordon  Elliott.'),
('104486',' Although billed as "Linda Warren", Anne Nagels character is called  "Linda Martin" in the film.'),
('104487',' Dennis Moores character is called "Russ Allen".'),
('104488',' Vitaphone reels #1615'),
('104489','1616.'),
('104490',' Big V Comedies (1933'),
('104491','1934) (#6).'),
('104492',' Numerous lines from this TV special are actual jokes from Garfield  books published before it aired.'),
('104493',' James Gleason (I) (qv) was nominated for an Oscar for Best  Supporting Actor in the role of Max Corkle. This is the first time  in Academy Awards history for a person to be nominated for a  supporting Oscar for a role for which a different person would later  also be nominated for a supporting Oscar: Jack Warden (qv) was  nominated for Best Supporting Actor as Max Corkle in  _Heaven Can Wait (1978)_ (qv).'),
('104494',' Columbia chief Harry Cohn (I) (qv) had serious misgivings about  this adaptation of Harry Segall (qv)s minor stage play. He  preferred to reserve his more lavish budgets for surefire successes  (i.e., anything featuring the studios biggest star,  Rita Hayworth (qv)). However, Sidney Buchman (qv) was eventually  able to talk Cohn into forking out for costly celestial sets and  Farnsworths elaborate mansion and also into hiring  Robert Montgomery (I) (qv) on loan'),
('104495','out from MGM. Buchman was also  able to convince Cohn that he had a better appreciation of what the  public would pay to see than the Wall Street bankers who Cohn  answered to.'),
('104496',' Vitaphone production reels #418A'),
('104497','419A.'),
('104498',' Adapted from "The Kingston File", a ninety'),
('104499','minute radio play written  by Stephen Gallagher for BBC Radio 4 in 1987.'),
('104500',' Originally written by Stephen Gallagher to be the pilot episode for  the anthology series "Chiller" in further collaboration with  Lawrence Gordon Clark, director of the BBCs Ghost Stories for  Christmas, most of which were adaptations from the work of M R  James. Chillers achieved high ratings with its debut episode,  "Prophecy" but fell victim to the scheduling practice of postponing  episodes to make way for sports fixtures.'),
('104501',' The movie was filmed in the spring of 1934 on the U.S.S. Arizona,  which was sunk on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor.'),
('104502',' Originally developed as a vehicle for Gary Cooper (I) (qv) and  Elissa Landi (qv), but Cooper changed his mind after deciding that  a love story about a duchess and a waiter wasnt for him and turned  down the role. The parts were eventually given to Bing Crosby (qv)  and Kitty Carlisle (qv).'),
('104503',' George Chandler (I) (qv) was in studio records/casting call lists  as a waiter, but he was not seen in the movie.'),
('104504',' Jerry Maren (qv) donned a mask and a monicle to appear as Charlie  McCarthy whenever he moved about.'),
('104505',' Despite the films reputation as being an archetypal Swinging  London movie it was actually shot on location in Stevenage in  Hertfordshire'),
('104506',' The church rave scene takes place at the real club of Bowes Lyon in  Stevenage, The Who played there in 1965.'),
('104507',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Citys Milk Supply, A (1916)_ (qv).'),
('104508',' This movie is mentioned in the song "Wonder (If Shell Get It)" by  the band Superchic[k].'),
('104509',' Vitaphone Production Reels Number 1952'),
('104510','1953.'),
('104511',' Vitaphone production reels number B85'),
('104512','B86.'),
('104513',' On 17 October 1939, songwriters Carl Field, Henry Clarkson and Jeff  Clarkson filed suit in the Federal Court in Los Angeles for alleged  song plagiarism against 20th Century'),
('104514','Fox Film Corporation, Con  Conrad, Herb Magidson and the Sam Fox Publishing Company. Their suit  claimed that the song, "Heres To Romance", from the 20th  Century'),
('104515','Fox film of the same name, fringed upon the plaintiffs  song, "Goodbye to Love". The suit asked for $25,000 in damages, an  accounting on profits allegedly exceeding $5000,000, and an  injunction.'),
('104516',' A nitrate Print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('104517',' This film was created for the 2005 National Film Challenge.'),
('104518',' If you enter "RAMBO" as a cheat code, then you get all of the  weapons.'),
('104519',' If you enter "COCKADOODLEDOO" as a cheat code, you get turned into a  chicken.'),
('104520',' If you enter Dooms invulnerability cheat code, "IDDQD", you die  instantly. Similarly, entering Dooms all'),
('104521','weapons code, "IDKFA",  will strip you of all weapons.'),
('104522',' Built on the Doom engine. First game to license a third party engine  and starting the trend.'),
('104523',' Uses a Quake II engine.'),
('104524',' Is actually the fourth game of the series after Heretic, Hexen:  Beyond Heretic and Hexen II.'),
('104525',' Arturo de Córdova (qv)s voice was dubbed by a professional  dubbing actor from Spain, as his Mexican accent was considered  inappropriate for the character he plays (a Spaniard).'),
('104526',' A specially produced show, mixing comedy and all circus features, to  represent Portugal in the 1991 Montreux Rose dOr competition.'),
('104527',' This special program represented Portugal in the Festival  International de Montreux, Switzerland, December 1991.'),
('104528',' The film couldnt be filmed in Herman, Minnesota, because there  werent enough motel/hotel rooms in the vicinity for the cast and  crew.'),
('104529',' May be a non'),
('104530','US production.'),
('104531',' Don Knotts last film.'),
('104532',' The animation studio where the series was made is located in  Charlotte, North Carolina.'),
('104533',' The appearance of Hermie and Wormie was widely changed before being  animated. Things like bigger noses and longer arms were among some  of the changes.'),
('104534',' The first feature film in Scots Gaelic.'),
('104535',' Sanjay Dutt was associated with the lead role before he was dropped  due to his drug addiction during the early years of his film career.'),
('104536',' When Bernard is talking to his son on the payphone, his son is  watching _Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)_ (qv)'),
('104537',' Mariah Carey (qv) originally recorded her #1 hit single, "Hero,"  for this movie but the filmmakers did not think the power ballad was  a good fit.'),
('104538',' The word "fuck" and its derivatives are said 11 times, highly  unusual for a non'),
('104539','R'),
('104540','rated theatrical release, post'),
('104541','1984.'),
('104542',' The original working title was "Hero and a Half" which had to be  changed because of the concurrently released  _Cop and 1/2 (1993)_ (qv).'),
('104543',' Bernie saved 54 people'),
('104544',' The Union Soldier (Stephen A. Elkins) was originally supposed to  ride into the scene on a horse, dismount and walk down to the creek  side to fill his canteen. However, the horse was very skittish and,  after several tries, had to be written out on the spot. Thus, the  Union Soldier walks into the scene instead.'),
('104545',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Gamblers Chance, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104546',' This short documentary is featured on the DVD for  _Magnum Force (1973)_ (qv).'),
('104547',' Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Norman Reedus previously appeared together in  Ridley Scotts "American Gangster".'),
('104548',' Vinnie Jones was initially set to play the role of Skinner but  couldnt due to filming commitments on Clive Barkers "Midnight Meat  Train".'),
('104549',' Scott Caan and Rachael Leigh Cook were considered for roles.'),
('104550',' Ray Liotta and Tommy Flanagan both also starred in Joe Carnahans  "Smokin Aces", yet shared no scenes.'),
('104551',' Giovanni Ribisi was approached to play the role of Lynch but turned  it down.'),
('104552',' Greg Grunberg was originally set play Detective Wallace MacTee but  was forced to drop out last minute due to scheduling conflicts with  his role on "Heroes".'),
('104553',' The last film that Menahem Golan produced with Chuck Norris.'),
('104554',' The last movie Steve James (I) (qv) made with Menaham Golan and  Yoram Globus, but not with the Cannon film company. That film was  American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)'),
('104555',' The fictitious actor playing Captain Avenger in the movie in the  movie was Ryan McGraw.'),
('104556',' Seventh episode in the Timothy Dobbs, Thats Me! 2'),
('104557','reel comedy  series.'),
('104558',' Biograph production number 2968.'),
('104559',' This is the first Indian film that is also distributed in digital  format in Indian cinemas.'),
('104560',' The most expensive Hindi film to date (2003), costing around 55  crore Rupees (550 million Rs.).'),
('104561',' The scenes where Jack and Carol are hitchhiking on a road alongside  giant redwood trees was shot within feet of the future location of  George Lucas Skywalker Ranch.'),
('104562',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Mistakes Will Happen (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104563',' Director William A. Wellman (qv) used real hoboes for the fight  scene and real laundry workers for the laundry scenes.'),
('104564',' Biograph production number 1199.'),
('104565',' Developed for DOS computers and ported to Game Boy Color.'),
('104566',' Producer David Mullich (qv) and lead designer Greg Fulton (qv)  were both hired to work on this game on the same day. Neither had  worked on any previous HOMM or "Might & Magic" game before.'),
('104567',' While producer David Mullich (qv) was away on vacation, the team  got hold a photo of Mullich wearing a floppy medieval hat that had  be taken for use in a  _Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor (1999) (VG)_ (qv) cut  scene, and inserted it into HOMM3 as a new hero named "Sir Mullich"  with the following description: "Generally stoic, Sir Mullich is  prone to spasmodic fits of uncoordinated excitement believed to  intimidate his troops into working faster." When Mullich returned to  work and discovered this in the game, he decided to let it stay.'),
('104568',' Lead designer Greg Fulton (qv) later quit when he had received  death threats from a fan over announced design plans for an  expansion adding science fiction and World War II elements to the  Heroes universe.'),
('104569',' Assistant designer Jennifer Bullard (qv) would answer HOMM  questions on message boards and in interviews under the pseudonym  "Maranthea".'),
('104570',' Producer David Mullich (qv) would answer HOMM questions on message  boards and in interviews under the pseudonym "Sir Mullich".'),
('104571',' AI programmer Gus Smedstad (qv) was made lead designer on HOMM4  after Greg Fulton (qv) quit when he had received death threats  from a fan over announced design plans for a  _Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999) (VG)_ (qv) expansion adding  science fiction and World War II elements to the Heroes universe.'),
('104572',' Due to hiring freezes, salary caps and other difficulties caused by  publisher 3DO financial difficulties, Gus Smedstad (qv) and David  Richey were the only programmers assigned to the game until the  final few months of development, with Smedstad doing double'),
('104573','duty as  lead designer and Richey also working as sole programmer on the  "Heroes Chronicles" series. As a result, the HOMM4 game AI was never  fully polished and multiplayer was not implemented in the initial  release.'),
('104574',' The HOMM4 team suffered several waves of lay'),
('104575','offs, mostly affecting  the art department, due to publisher 3DOs financial woes. About one  month after HOMM4 was released, most of the entire team was let go.'),
('104576',' In Spring 2001, General Manger, Executive Producer and Employee  Number 2, Mark Caldwell (qv), left New World Computing to start  his own company, Rapid Eye Entertainment in San Diego. Several New  World employees left soon afterward to join him.'),
('104577',' Originally conceived as a 2D game on the Heroes IV engine; however,  development was restarted from scratch when 3DO went bankrupt and  Ubisoft took over.'),
('104578',' The last film role of Barry Jones.'),
('104579',' This film was first released through the indie exchanges on August  6,1937. Columbia Pictures purchased the film in late 1937, re'),
('104580','did  all of the advertising, posters and other related printed material  and sent it out via their own distribution as a Columbia film on 17  February 1938. They also changed the billing order from that on the  original print.'),
('104581',' Chapter Titles:  '),
('104582',' 1. The Red Peril  '),
('104583',' 2. Flaming Hate  '),
('104584',' 3. The Fire Trap  '),
('104585',' 4. Deaths Chariot  '),
('104586',' 5. The Avalanche  '),
('104587',' 6. The Jaws of Death  '),
('104588',' 7. Forest of Fire  '),
('104589',' 8. Blank Cartridges  '),
('104590',' 9. The House of Terror (catalog of Copyright Entries)  '),
('104591',' 9. The House of Horror (press book listing)  '),
('104592',' 10.The Depths of Doom 11.A Flaming Death 12.The Last Alarm'),
('104593',' Chapter Titles:  '),
('104594',' 1. Blazing the Trail  '),
('104595',' 2. The Red Peril  '),
('104596',' 3. The Avalanche  '),
('104597',' 4. A Shot from the Dark  '),
('104598',' 5. The Hold'),
('104599','Up  '),
('104600',' 6. Capturd by the Indians  '),
('104601',' 7. Flaming Arrows  '),
('104602',' 8. Frontier Justice  '),
('104603',' 9. The Iron Master  '),
('104604',' 10.Thundering Death  '),
('104605',' 11.Thundering Hoofs  '),
('104606',' 12.End of the Trail'),
('104607',' First movie of Leslie Howard (I) (qv).'),
('104608',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('104609',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Arabian Customs (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104610',' Levon Sharafyan (qv) originally portrayed the role of Crisip on  the stage production of "To Forget Herostratus" at the Yerevan  Dramatic Theatre.'),
('104611',' Herbert Feuerstein (qv) and Harald Schmidt (qv) became a famous  team when they created the TV comedy show "Schmidteinander" (written  by Herbert Feuerstein). So this birthday special was a kind of  re'),
('104612','union.'),
('104613',' Christian Ulmen (qv) had to go to nine casting sessions before  landing the role of Lehmann.'),
('104614',' The "Brunnhilde" sequence would later be recreated with virtually  the same music and props for "Whats Opera, Doc," with Elmer Fudd  replacing Fatso Goering.'),
('104615',' This cartoon marks the first appearance of Bugs classic "left turn  at Albuquerque" joke.'),
('104616',' Forbidden to be broadcast by Warner Brothers (and later AOL  Time'),
('104617','Warner) for many years because of the depictions of Hitler and  Goering. It was finally broadcast in its entirety in July, 2001, on  a special episode of the Cartoon Networks program "Toonheads"  focusing on World War 2 cartoons. It is now in very limited  circulation, as the episode is rebroadcast as part of the normal run  of "Toonheads." "Herr Meets Hare" is not being broadcast at any  other time on Cartoon Network. However, in 2007, "Herr Meets Hare"  is being shown once again as part of Turner Classic Movies "Cartoon  Alley" classic animated shorts program.'),
('104618',' Götz Alsmann (qv), Helge Schneider (qv) and Alfred Biolek (qv)  appeared with the WDR Big Band and the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln'),
('104619',' Beside many clips from Harald Schmidts career this movie features  also some private photos and video'),
('104620','clips of Schmidt and his family.'),
('104621',' This film is considered lost.'),
('104622',' Film debut of Greta Garbo (qv).'),
('104623',' Only 40 minutes of the original material is left in Finnish Movie  Archives.'),
('104624',' DIRCAMEO(Werner Herzog (qv)): one of the men carrying a load of  ruby glass on his back to be thrown into the river.'),
('104625',' The majority of the actors (with the exception of Hias and the glass  blowers) were actually hypnotized by Werner Herzog (qv) and  perform under hypnosis on screen.'),
('104626',' Released as a split reel to fill out the second reel of the drama  _Mad Mountaineer, The (1914)_ (qv).'),
('104627',' First of 40 pictures in the "Shacho" series, 1956'),
('104628','1971.'),
('104629',' The Latin teacher Caligula is based on the Latin teacher Sjögren in  _Lågor i dunklet (1942)_ (qv) also played by Stig Järrel (qv).'),
('104630',' Fickert, Mark (qv) was cast as Man in Bed and was filmed in a  short, comic love scene. However, because the actress with him [?]  was unwilling to show her breasts, the scene was edited from the  final version.'),
('104631',' The budget and shooting schedule for was slashed by the studio one  month before principal photography was set to begin. Rather than  abandon the green lighted film, director Alan Spencer drew from his  background in TV, forged ahead and completed the movie in thirty  days.'),
('104632',' This was originally intended to be an expansion pack of  _Heretic (1994) (VG)_ (qv) but was eventually released as a spin  off, not an expansion pack.'),
('104633',' The symbols on the green and blue mana are actually Japanese  hiragana and katakana (phonetic symbols). The blue mana is a  hiragana "to", the green mana a katakana "su".'),
('104634',' There is a cheat code in the game named DELIVERANCE, which briefly  turns the player into a pig, and displays the message "Squeal!".  This is a reference to the movie _Deliverance (1972)_ (qv)'),
('104635',' Theaters playing this film gave free "barf bags" to the viewers.'),
('104636',' The original ending was supernatural with the dead rising and  pulling Christian into the abyss, but the second director hated it  and had the negatives destroyed. The only remaining footage are  stills that can be seen on the DVD release.'),
('104637',' Was originally scheduled to air on TV as 3 half hour episodes that  would end the "Hey Arnold!" cartoon television series.'),
('104638',' A store sign has the name "Viksten" on it, a reference to  co'),
('104639','screenwriter Viksten, Steve (qv).'),
('104640',' Schecks henchman orders two Bartletts in the restaurant, a  reference to co'),
('104641','screenwriter and "Hey Arnold!" creator  Barlett, Craig (qv).'),
('104642',' After the success of "The Rugrats Movie" and "Rugrats in Paris",  Nickelodeon came to an agreement with "Hey Arnold!" creator Craig  Bartlett for an Arnold theatrical film as well as a TV'),
('104643','movie. The  original plan was for the theatrical film to be about Arnold  searching for his parents, while the TV'),
('104644','movie, originally titled  "Arnold Saves the Neighborhood", was about Arnold saving his  neighborhood from being torn down. Problems with the script kept the  theatrical movie on hold for a number of years, and Nickelodeon,  wanting an Arnold movie in theaters before the show lost its  popularity, had "Arnold Saves the Neighborhood" converted into this  film. However, a poor showing at the box office, along with Craig  Bartlett leaving Nickelodeon for Cartoon Network, means that the  original movie probably will never be made.'),
('104645',' The "sneeze" sound effect in the Nickelodeon Studios vignette, was  originally featured in the Nintendo 64 video game  _GoldenEye (1997) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('104646',' This was shown in US theaters with _Harriet the Spy (1996)_ (qv) and  never seen again. But it was remade into an episode of  _"Hey Arnold!" (1996)_ (qv).'),
('104647',' Kermit is identified as a frog for the first time in this TV  special. In previous appearances he was a lizard.'),
('104648',' The King and Featherstone were re'),
('104649','used for an episode of the "Muppet  Show" guest staring "Twiggy", a skit based on the Milne, A. A. poem  The Kings Breakfast. However, the Featherstone puppet was  re'),
('104650','dressed as a woman to play the queen.'),
('104651',' Producer, Jacobs, Jon (II) (qv), and writer, James Ricardo (qv),  met through the IMDb message boards.'),
('104652',' Jacobs bought, sight unseen, a single role of 1958 16mm Newsreel at  an Ebay auction. It had been lost for over 45 years and he hoped it  might contain something unique. He was rewarded as Elvis made a  funny remark '),
('104653',' a romantic faux'),
('104654','pas '),
('104655',' that has otherwise been  stricken from public record.'),
('104656',' Cameo appearances and music by many of the worlds top DJs and dance  artists including: Pete Tong (qv), Ferry Corsten (qv),  Carl Cox (I) (qv), Julius ORiordan (qv), Marco V, Eddie  Halliwell, Bob Sinclar (qv), Junior Jack (qv), Lisa Lashes,  Anne Savage (qv), Marc Aurel (qv), Kai Tracid, Robbie Riviera,  Spankox, Agostino Marangolo (qv), Tina Wiseman (qv),  Kevens (qv), Ivano Bellini and Annabella Lwin (qv).'),
('104657',' Filmed over a two year period, Sept 2002 '),
('104658',' June 2004'),
('104659',' Live'),
('104660','action footage was shot as part of Ralph Bakshi (qv)s  original vision to have the film be a combination of live'),
('104661','action and  animated characters (like _Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)_ (qv)).  The only animated characters were Vinnie, Rozzi, Crazy, and Eva. The  rest of the cast were live action characters shot on live action  sets. This version was finished in the late 1970s. When it was  initially shown to Warner Brothers executives, they told Bakshi that  they loved it. A week later, they told Bakshi that the idea of  having live'),
('104662','action and animated characters in the same frame would  never work, as it was too unbelievable. He was forced to throw out  all the live action footage and reanimate it. Bakshi, having to pay  himself, took five more years to complete it around other projects  before its official release in 1982.'),
('104663',' One of the live action scenes that were removed was a scene  featuring glam'),
('104664','punk band, New York Dolls.'),
('104665',' This CD'),
('104666','ROM was a tie'),
('104667','in with a book and documentary film of the  same name.'),
('104668',' DIRTRADE(Patrick, Danny (qv)): character steals breakfast'),
('104669',' DIRTRADE(Patrick, Danny (qv)): [recurring characters]: Detectives  Torks and Jones'),
('104670',' Initially Director'),
('104671','Producer Kamal Hassan (qv) had signed  Mohan Gokhale (qv) for the role of Shriram Abhyankar, but while  staying in Chennai, India, in a hotel, Gokhale died of a heart  attack.'),
('104672',' First Indian movie to feature a soundtrack performed by a full  fledged symphony orchestra. The soundtrack was performed by Laslo  Kovaks of Budapest Symphonic Orchestra, Hungary.'),
('104673',' June Havoc (qv)’s film debut.'),
('104674',' The first theatrical feature from Hanna'),
('104675','Barbera Productions.'),
('104676',' Mugger, the Chizzling Brothers snickering dog, later became Muttley  in the TV series _"Wacky Races" (1968)_ (qv) and  _"Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines" (1969)_ (qv).'),
('104677',' Written, filmed, and edited in six days to meet the original  deadline for the 2004 Louisiana Film Festival.'),
('104678',' A companion book and CD'),
('104679','Rom were released in conjunction with this  documentary. The Monkees had another TV special that aired a month  later on ABC with the similar title "Hey Hey Its the Monkees".'),
('104680',' Allan Arbus (qv) film debut.'),
('104681',' The film was written, produced, and edited in 36 hours.'),
('104682',' Official Selection for the 2005 San Diego Film Festival.'),
('104683',' Raphael Santa Cruz was a last minute replacement when the original  boy who was cast dropped out when it came time to do his scenes.  With 90% of the film completed, Jay and Steve drove around the  neighborhood and saw Raphael playing basketball with his brother in  their driveway. Steve spoke to his mother and fifteen minutes later,  Raphael was filming his scenes.'),
('104684',' Raphael Santa Cruzs payment for the film; he got to keep the bat  and baseballs.'),
('104685',' Jack Gilford (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('104686',' Vitaphone release #2078.'),
('104687',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Right John Smith, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('104688',' Premiered in the UK at the Super Shorts Film Festival, London (July  2006). Other festival screenings include: One Minute Film & Video  Festival Aarau, Switzerland.'),
('104689',' This was Scotty Becketts first Our Gang comedy.'),
('104690',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('104691',' Famed columnist Sidney Skolsky (qv) has a brief scene emerging  from a telephone booth and conversing with Ned Sparks (qv), who  calls him "Skolsky".'),
('104692',' The Song "Hi Nellie" was written for the movie, since the published  sheet music has pictures of Paul Muni (I) (qv) and  Glenda Farrell (qv) on its cover. It was not sung, but probably  was played at the Merry Go Round Club.'),
('104693',' Stubby Kaye (qv)s film debut.'),
('104694',' Features Starlight the Wonder Horse and Rex the dog.'),
('104695',' Director Peckinpah, Sam (qv) tried to get this movie produced for  years, but unfortunately he died before he had the chance.'),
('104696',' Vic Rivers (qv), stuntman/coordinator, died while performing a  stunt.'),
('104697',' When the Lone Ranger calls out Hi Yo Silver, Away it is the voice  of Earle W. Graser, the radios Lone Ranger that is heard and not  the voice of either Lee Powell or Billy Bletcher. His recording of  this signature cry was used even after his death and Brace Beemer  had become the Lone Ranger.'),
('104698',' This was The Imp Companys first release.'),
('104699',' First IMP production and release.'),
('104700',' First film to feature an all'),
('104701','Native American cast.'),
('104702',' This was Monogram Pictures last release.'),
('104703',' Due to pressure from Warner Bros., this cartoon was one of 11 pulled  from rotation by the Cartoon Network for its 2001 "June Bugs"  marathon, which was to show the complete chronology of Bugs Bunny  cartoons. This is in addition to the "Censored 11" that have been  withheld from distribution since 1968. The reason given was its  purportedly offensive depiction of Native Americans.'),
('104704',' The role of Isabel was supposedly intended for  Assunta de Rossi (qv). Assunta was loaned by Regal Films to Viva  Films for the film. But she refused doing the movie after her  boyfriend, then a congressman, rejected her from appearing in the  movie.'),
('104705',' Director Yam Laranas (qv) used a magnifying glass to check whether  Rica Peralejo (qv) used make'),
('104706','up before any take. The director  warned the actress not to use any make'),
('104707','up to make it appear natural.'),
('104708',' Winner of "Best Short Film" in the Americas Funniest Videos "Short  Film Festival" January 23, 2005'),
('104709',' The original actor to play the lead of Captain ReTard quit the  project after principal photography was finished. The new Captain  ReTards parts were shot almost two years later. There was never a  time when the cast was actually all together.'),
('104710',' The set was built in an abandoned school, just south of Nashville,  Tennessee.'),
('104711',' The cast never received a full script. Only the parts they needed to  read were distributed to save printing costs.'),
('104712',' The part of Slim T. Jerk Sr. (played by John Silvestro) was written  just for him.'),
('104713',' The 35'),
('104714','minute film took over three years to finish.'),
('104715',' Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment was approached at a Horror and  Tattoo convention in Nashville by director Tony Trombo. Mr. Kaufman  was given a Hick Trek 2 pitch package and picked up the film for  distribution on the spot.'),
('104716',' First in the Hick Trek series of films (1 of 2)'),
('104717',' Released as a split reel along with the ]documentary  _History of the Big Tree (1915)_ (qv) and the cartoon  _Blacks Mysterious Box (1915)_ (qv).'),
('104718',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Cinderella and the Boob (1913)_ (qv).'),
('104719',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) purchased the horse who played the title  character (T.J.) after this film was completed.'),
('104720',' Five American Paint Horse Association registered Paint Horses played  the role of Hidalgo.'),
('104721',' The final horse scene was filmed in Browning, Montana. 550 different  horses were used in that scene. The horses all came from different  owners, so to tell them apart, their hooves were branded.'),
('104722',' When distributed in Egypt, the Arabic translation of "fifth wife" is  "fourth wife" since in Islam you are not permitted to have more than  four wives. See also the goofs.'),
('104723',' Halfway through the films original theatrical trailer, "Going The  Distance", a Bill Conti (qv) composition from _Rocky (1976)_ (qv)  is used. It appears to be a new orchestration.'),
('104724',' In the beginning of the film, after the massacre of Wounded Knee, we  see chief Big Foot lying dead in what seems to be an unnatural pose,  left arm raised from the ground. This is an accurate depiction of  the Miniconjou chiefs actual death pose which was photographed.'),
('104725',' According to Rueckert, Carla (qv), he word "hidan" refers to a  "high place" or "holy place". Maukbeiangjow is the name of the holy  place in the film, though Smith, Hugh (II) (qv) remembers  Maukbeiangjow being the name of a demon.'),
('104726',' The topless scenes were intended to be played by  Pepper Thurston (qv), but she refused at the last minute, and  since the investors insisted the film contain nudity, writer  Carla Rueckert (qv) performed the scenes under a pseudonym. They  were the first scenes shot.'),
('104727',' Phineas T. Pinkham is, in fact, a nickname Don Elkins (qv) used in  life, rather than an attempt to take his name off the picture.'),
('104728',' Dedicated to the memory of J.T. Walsh (qv), who died soon after  making this film.'),
('104729',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _When Mary Married (1913)_ (qv).'),
('104730',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _No Reglar Bird (1921)_ (qv).'),
('104731',' German'),
('104732','produced documentary short released under the series title  "MGM Oddities" in the US.'),
('104733',' Tom Mix (qv)s horse, Tony the Horse (qv), stumbled during a  chase scene and landed on top of Mix. The star was badly injured.  The horse suffered a permanent injury and was replaced in future  films by Tony Jr. the Horse (qv).'),
('104734',' The entire opening 15 minutes of the movie (except for some shots of  a dog becoming "infected" by the alien parasite) are the final 15  minutes of _Hidden, The (1987)_ (qv).'),
('104735',' The character Raphael Sbarge (qv) plays is called "MacLachlan". a  possible reference to Kyle MacLachlan (qv), who starred in the  original movie.'),
('104736',' Adult'),
('104737','film debut of Julia Ann (qv).'),
('104738',' Created during the Austin 48 Hour Film Project 2006, Hidden Places  won Best Use of Character, Best Cinematography, Best Acting Ensemble  and Audience Award Winner: Group A.'),
('104739',' Reel 3 of this 5 Reel film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('104740',' First aired in the U.S. on the A&E Television Network. (8 July 2007)'),
('104741',' This making'),
('104742','of is featured on the DVD of  _Arlington Road (1999)_ (qv).'),
('104743',' In the opening scene there is a shot of a man wearing a hat walking  with a woman across a bridge. The man is stopped by a soldier and  motioned to go back the way he came. The man is the real Jack  Zimmermann, the youngest of the 13 being hidden.'),
('104744',' The transfer of the alien from DeVries into Jonathan Miller was  accomplished by stop'),
('104745','motion photography. During the stops, stage  hands would work at stuffing the creature model into the mock head.  Actor William Boyett, upon seeing the alien going into "his" mouth,  was so disgusted he refused to watch and actually left the room.'),
('104746',' The short film was adapted from the original play by Guy Zimmerman'),
('104747',' Reliable documentation confirms that Harold Lloyd (qv) does not  appear in this film.'),
('104748',' For the first time in 70 years, 20th Century Fox shipped prints of  _Hide and Seek (2005)_ (qv), without the final reel, which would be  shipped separately. This was done as a security measure as so people  wouldnt be able to reveal the final ending. To further ensure the  safety of protecting the films ending, security guards would  hand'),
('104749','deliver the reel to theaters showing the film. Fox had  individually numbered each reel as well as a final security measure.  Fox executive VP and sales manager Richard Myerson stated it was "to  ensure everyones enjoyment of the film and to prevent spoilers,  weve instituted extraordinary measures. We think its worth the  effort."'),
('104750',' In 2004, director John Polson (qv) missed attending Tropfest, the  Short'),
('104751','film Festival he created, for the first time ever since it  began in 1993 due to his directing commitments on this film.'),
('104752',' Auditions were held for the part of Emily because director John  Polson hoped he would be able to "find another Dakota Fanning".  Among the hopefuls were AnnaSophia Robb, but in the end,  Dakota Fanning (qv) herself was cast.'),
('104753',' Contrary to popular belief, Dakota Fanning (qv) actually wore a  brown wig, rather than having her hair dyed.'),
('104754',' Famke Janssen (qv) said she wouldnt have done this movie had  Robert De Niro (qv) not been attached'),
('104755',' Famke Janssen (qv) is right handed however she holds a gun in her  left hand in this movie because she felt that because shes used  guns before she might look too comfortable holding it in her right  hand.'),
('104756',' This short making'),
('104757','of is featured on the DVD for  _Hide and Seek (2005)_ (qv).'),
('104758',' The last Our Gang short produced by Hal Roach Studios before  Hal Roach (qv) sold the series to MGM.'),
('104759',' Cast member Eugene Porky Lee (qv) later recalled being genuinely  frightened during the making of the film.'),
('104760',' Not only the last of the 169 Hal Roach (qv)'),
('104761','produced Our Gang  shorts, this the very last short ever produced by his studio, which  was founded on one'),
('104762',' and two'),
('104763','reelers.'),
('104764',' The play, "A House in the Country," opened on Broadway in New York  City, New York, USA on 11 January 1937 but had only 7 performances.  The opening night cast included Leon Ames (qv), Will Geer (qv),  Roy Gordon (I) (qv) and Tom Powers (I) (qv).'),
('104765',' A contemporary source lists Frank M. Thomas (qv), and a modern  source lists Lee Patrick (I) (qv) in the cast. Neither player,  however, was seen in the film.'),
('104766',' A medicine vial is labeled "Boltons Pharmacy".  Michael S. Bolton (qv) was the production designer.'),
('104767',' Author Dean R. Koontz (qv) was so disappointed by this adaptation  of his novel that he pleaded with the studio to remove his name from  the opening credits.'),
('104768',' The title of the film and book comes from the only two words the two  girls remember their mums friend saying "Hideous" and "Kinky". Bea  in particular uses the words in a game that the girls play which is  similar to "tag" but if she shouts "Hideous Kinky" before her sister  tags her she is free.'),
('104769',' Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina using the school name of  Topsail High School. There is a real Topsail High School near  Wilmington and most of the props for the school were taken from  there.'),
('104770',' Roy Orbison (qv) was asked to record a duet with KD lang (qv)  for this movie of his hit song "Crying".'),
('104771',' Bill Haley and the Comets were last'),
('104772','minute additions to the cast.  They were touring Germany at the time, and had made headlines the  night before shooting when one of their Berlin shows turned into a  riot. The next morning, as the band prepared for their shoot,  Catarina Valente as a joke came on set wearing riot gear, asking  directions to the Haley concert.'),
('104773',' At the end of the film, Catarina Valente performs a rock n roll  duet with Haley, Bill (qv). In doing so she became one of the  first '),
('104774',' if not *the* first '),
('104775',' woman to perform a rock and roll song  in a movie. The name of the song was "Vive la Rock and Roll," a  novelty tune based on Frère Jacques.'),
('104776',' Bill Haley and the Comets originally performed three songs in the  film, but footage of them performing "Whoa Mabel" was cut (the song  can still be heard in the background). Photos exist showing the band  filming the song, with sax player Rudy Pompilli dressed in drag. The  footage and soundtrack recording seem to be missing.'),
('104777',' This was Yasujiro Ozu (qv)s first film in color.'),
('104778',' This tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv) contains references to  more than 10 of his films: see the links to other titles. Brooks  held a private preview of the movie for Hitchcock to see his  reaction. When Hitchcock walked out at movies end without saying a  word, Brooks feared that Hitchcock hated the movie. But days later,  Hitchcock sent a congratulatory case of wine to Brooks, knowing that  Brooks was a wine connoisseur.'),
('104779',' The bird droppings were actually mayonnaise and chopped spinach.  However, Mel Brooks reported to Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show"  that the helicopter spraying the fake bird droppings scared the  pigeons so much that he believed half of the bird droppings were  real.'),
('104780',' The appearance of Albert Whitlock (qv) as Arthur Brisbane is yet  another of the films many homages to Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv);  Whitlock was Hitchcocks special'),
('104781','effects man on several films.'),
('104782',' In another Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv) reference, the location where  Dr. Thorndyke is attacked in the phone booth beneath the Golden Gate  Bridge is Fort Point, where the crucial water rescue scene takes  place in _Vertigo (1958)_ (qv).'),
('104783',' Gene Wilder (qv) was originally considered for the part of Dr.  Richard Thorndyke, but scheduling forced Wilder to turn the role  down.'),
('104784',' In yet another reference to Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv), Dr.  Thorndyke is told that a "Mr. MacGuffin" changed his room  reservation. Hitchcocks MacGuffins were objects or devices which  drove the plot but which were otherwise inconsequential and could be  forgotten once they had served their purpose.'),
('104785',' Richard H. Thorndike is hesitant to reveal his middle name (Harpo)  to Madeline Kahn (qv). In Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv)s  _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv), Cary Grant (qv)s Roger O.  Thornhill never reveals his middle name.'),
('104786',' Mel Brooks (I) (qv) tells Madeline Kahn (qv) over the telephone  to meet him at the "North by Northwest" corner of the park.'),
('104787',' Cloris Leachman (qv)s enormous prosthetic breasts are a reference  to Nurse Ratcheds ample chest in the novel "One Flew Over the  Cuckoos Nest" which is set in an insane asylum.'),
('104788',' The character of Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy (qv)) was based on  Nan Goldin (qv)s life and work.'),
('104789',' Author Alford Van Ronkel appears in an uncredited bit as a cigar  salesman.'),
('104790',' After Charlie (Morgan Freeman (qv)) is attacked at the bar, Claire  (Ashley Judd (qv)) suggests that he go to the hospital to check on  his ribs. In _Kiss the Girls (1997)_ (qv), Judds character  suggested the exact same thing to Freemans. Both times he refused.'),
('104791',' In early versions of the script, Ashley Judd (qv)s character was  to be a Harvard law professor.'),
('104792',' Screenplay winner of the Key West Indie Film fest 2005 screenplay  competition.'),
('104793',' When Bugs is selling tickets, you can see a poster for "Frizby the  Magician", a reference to director Friz Freleng (qv).'),
('104794',' A scene often cut from broadcasts include Bugs dressed as an Indian  scout, pointing Sam off the diving board. This was seen as offensive  to Native Americans and cut.'),
('104795',' The scene where Yosemite Sam is yelling "Open the door! Open the  door!" then, he says to the audience "Youll notice I didnt say  Richard?" is a reference to the song "Open the Door, Richard"  written by Dusty Fletcher (qv) and first performed by  Louis Jordan (qv).'),
('104796',' "High Falls" was included in the 4th issue of the DVD magazine  "Wholphin", published by McSweeneys.'),
('104797',' Part of the movie was filmed outside of Lane Technical High School.  This occurred during a regular school day and the students were not  allowed onto the portion of the lawn where filming occurred. They  were also not allowed near the windows of the rooms looking out onto  the lawn.'),
('104798',' The hero shares his name with an obscure 70s recording artist whose  records would undoubtedly be found in the store:  Robert Gordon (III) (qv).'),
('104799',' After his vision of Bruce Springsteen (qv), Rob says the words  "Good luck, goodbye" which is the last line of the Springsteen song  "Bobby Jean".'),
('104800',' Barry says that Rob is wearing a "Cosby" sweater, imitating  Cosby, Bill (qv)s voice as he says this. Star Bonet, Lisa (qv)  starred in _"Cosby Show, The" (1984)_ (qv).'),
('104801',' "Vintage Vinyl", another record store mentioned in the film, is a  real store in Evanston, Cusack, John (qv)s hometown.'),
('104802',' The Chinese characters on Robs No. 6 jersey say "Hong Kong".'),
('104803',' In the scene where Rob (John Cusack (qv)) talks with Liz  (Joan Cusack (qv)) after Lauras (Iben Hjejle (qv)) fathers  funeral, a Danish flag and pictures from Denmark are visible on the  mantelpiece just behind the actors. Iben Hjejle (qv) is Danish.'),
('104804',' In several scenes, Rob is wearing a Wax Trax! Records t'),
('104805','shirt. The  lot in Chicago that houses Robs record store, Championship Vinyl,  was once a Wax Trax! Records store.'),
('104806',' The Marie DeSalle CD Rob pops in has the following tracks listed on  it:  '),
('104807',' 1. Baby I Love Your Way  '),
('104808',' 2. Eartha Kitt Times Two (Patsy Cline Times Two in some versions)  '),
('104809',' 3. Ghostbusters  '),
('104810',' 4. Beat It  '),
('104811',' 5. Baby Got Back  '),
('104812',' 6. 911 is a Joke  '),
('104813',' 7. I Will Survive  '),
('104814',' 8. Mmm Bop  '),
('104815',' 9. My Heart Will Go On  '),
('104816',' 10. You Cant Have It  '),
('104817',' 11. The Time is Now'),
('104818',' Neil Peart, Gary Weinrib and Alex Zivojinovich, listed in the  credits for writers of the song "Jacobs Ladder", are the real names  of the members of Rush (Neil Peart (qv), Geddy Lee (qv), and  Alex Lifeson (qv)).'),
('104819',' This is the seventh film in which John Cusack (qv) and  Joan Cusack (qv) have appeared together. The others are  _Class (1983)_ (qv), _Sixteen Candles (1984)_ (qv),  _Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)_ (qv), _Say Anything... (1989)_ (qv),  _Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)_ (qv) and _Cradle Will Rock (1999)_ (qv)'),
('104820',' The guitarist playing with Marie DeSalle when they see her at Lounge  Ax is Jeff Parker from Chicago bands Tortoise and Isotope 217.'),
('104821',' Johnson, Alan S. (qv) ("Man in Store") is the lead singer of the  band U.S. Maple. A U.S. Maple poster is plastered on the stores  counter.'),
('104822',' One of the CDs stolen by Vince and Justin is Plushs "More You  Becomes You." Liam Hayes (qv), singer, songwriter and keyboardist  for Plush, appears in the bar scene where Rob recalls meeting Laura.'),
('104823',' In the flashback when Rob and Laura are listening to Ian have sex  upstairs, the book Laura is reading is entitled "Love Thy Neighbor".'),
('104824',' When we first see Robs record store, Rob walks across the store  exposing many record covers in the background. One record that  stands out is a record by the group, Index. Index were a 1960s  garage band from Grosse Pointe, Michigan.'),
('104825',' John Cusack (qv) and the screenwriters wrote the script with  Jack Black (I) (qv) in mind for the role of Barry, who nearly  turned the role down but reconsidered.'),
('104826',' When Laura responds to Robs marriage proposal with the line, "I do,  I will," she is actually quoting a famous line from Act 2, Scene 4  of Shakespeares play Henry IV, part 1.'),
('104827',' The movie poster and DVD cover are an homage to the Beatles (qv)  album cover for A Hard Days Night.'),
('104828',' John Cusack (qv) originally wanted Bob Dylan (qv) for the  Bruce Springsteen (qv) cameo part, but Dylan was unavailable.'),
('104829',' Rob says he is an educated guy who has read books like "Love in the  Time of Cholera". This book plays an important part in another  John Cusack (qv) movie, _Serendipity (2001)_ (qv).'),
('104830',' The majority of fliers and stickers on the front of the register  stand are bands either from Chicago or on Chicago record labels,  including Urge Overkill (qv), Falling Wallendas,  Veruca Salt (qv), and Liz Phair (qv). These bands have members  that are known to hang out in Wicker Park (one of the filming  locations), and the local bar The Rainbo Club, where the "proposal"  scene was filmed.'),
('104831',' Records that are shown in more than one context. Examples: "Cut" by  The Slits (qv) is for sale at Robs first record store, and is  visible when Rob meets Laura when he is a deejay. "Double Nickels on  the Dime" by Minutemen (qv) is on display in Robs apartment, and  it is among the records that Justin and Vince steal from the store.'),
('104832',' Robs sticker'),
('104833','covered "little black book" is a Chandlers assignment  notebook, a required item for every student at Evanston Township  High School, John Cusack (qv)s alma mater.'),
('104834',' In Rob Gordons store, there are posters and sticker featuring  several US Hardcore Punk bands (Warzone, Integrity, Bad Brains,  Blood for Blood (qv), and etc.) who had all released material on  Chicago'),
('104835','based label Victory Records.'),
('104836',' The song "Dry the Rain" by The Beta Band (qv) can actually be  heard twice in the film. Once while trying to sell 5 copies of the 3  EPs and while Rob proposed to Laura.'),
('104837',' The closing track "I believe" was originally preformed by Stevie  Wonder and was later covered by Art Garfunkel and Peter Frampton.  All three are artists that Rob, Dick, and Barry make fun of in the  movie.'),
('104838',' In the Hungarian dubbed version, Barry and Rob are discussing  _Reservoir Dogs (1992)_ (qv) instead of _Evil Dead II (1987)_ (qv),  because that film was almost unknown in Hungary that time.  "Reservoir Dogs" was also the film discussed in a similar scene in  the novel.'),
('104839',' Filmed and released in Technicolor in GB but only released in B&W in  USA'),
('104840',' 19th episode in the "Let George Do It" two'),
('104841','reel comedy series.'),
('104842',' Fifth episode, and only 3'),
('104843','reel entry, in the Boy Friends (otherwise)  2'),
('104844','reel comedy series.'),
('104845',' A print of this film survives at the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('104846',' Sixth episode in the Rufftown 2'),
('104847','reel comedy series'),
('104848',' DIRCAMEO (Mel Smith): Pushing past Mason at the train station whilst  he is trying to explain to the ticket collector why he has not got a  ticket.'),
('104849',' This was the original pilot for the BBC Wales comedy show "High  Hopes". Although it was shown three years before the series  appeared, the title "Saving Private Ryan" was also used as the title  for the first episode of the 2002 series. (following several actor  changes)'),
('104850',' Initially released on Sunday, 20 July 2003 to fans attending the  Philadelphia Phillies'),
('104851','Montreal Expos game at Veterans Stadium. The  Phillies celebrated the 10th anniversary of their 1993 NL  Championship that weekend.'),
('104852',' This was the second official 1993 Phillies video. The first,  "Whatever It Takes, Dude," released 23 November 1993, was narrated  by Harry Kalas and Lenny Dykstra.'),
('104853',' This may have been part of a series of sound films that Biograph  made, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Interior, of  classroom scenes, to be shown at the Pan'),
('104854','American Exhibition in  Buffalo, New York. The sound was recorded on "Graphaphone" wax  cylinders by the Columbia Phonograph Co.'),
('104855',' The term "the high lonesome sound" (a synonym of the term "bluegrass  music") was coined by John Cohen (II) (qv) when he came up with  the title for this short film.'),
('104856',' John Cohen (II) (qv) originally tried to edit this short himself  but had so much trouble that he hired an editor to do the editing  for him.'),
('104857',' Director Zinnemann, Fred (qv) said that the black smoke billowing  from the train is a sign that the brakes were failing. He and the  cameraman didnt know it at the time, and barely got out of the way.  The camera tripod snagged itself on the track and fell over,  smashing the camera, but the film survived and is in the movie.'),
('104858',' This film was intended as an allegory in Hollywood for the failure  of Hollywood people to stand up to the House Un'),
('104859','American Activities  Committee during the McCarthy era.'),
('104860',' Lee Van Cleef (qv) does not have a word of dialogue.'),
('104861',' The pained expression on Kanes (Gary Cooper (I) (qv)s) face  throughout the film was not acting; Cooper had a bleeding ulcer at  the time.'),
('104862',' Bill Clinton (I) (qv)s all'),
('104863','time favorite film. He watched it  seventeen times during his two terms as President of the United  States.'),
('104864',' This movie is rumored to be able to be viewed in real time. Several  shots of clocks are interspersed throughout the film and they  correspond with actual minutes ticking by.'),
('104865',' Lee Van Cleef (qv)s first film.'),
('104866',' Although the picture takes place between 10:35 a.m. and 12:15 p.m..  slightly longer than the 84'),
('104867','minute running time, this was due to the  reediting ordered by both Stanley Kramer (qv) and  Fred Zinnemann (qv), both of whom were unhappy over the first  assemblage. Editor Elmo Williams (qv) experimented by using the  final portion of the material shot and condensed it to exactly 60  minutes of footage timed to real'),
('104868','time in the film. Thus the film we  see is Williams experimental version, which met with both Kramers  and Zinnemanns approval.'),
('104869',' Although John Wayne (I) (qv) often complained that the film was  "un'),
('104870','American", when he collected Gary Cooper (I) (qv)s Best Actor  Oscar on his behalf at the  _25th Annual Academy Awards, The (1953) (TV)_ (qv) he complained  that he wasnt offered the part himself, so he could have made it  more like one of his own westerns. He later teamed up with director  Howard Hawks (qv) to make _Rio Bravo (1959)_ (qv) as a right'),
('104871','wing  response.'),
('104872',' John Wayne (I) (qv) strongly disliked this movie because he knew  it was an allegory for blacklisting, which he and his friend  Ward Bond (qv) had actively supported. Twenty years later he was  still criticizing it in his controversial interview with Playboy  magazine in May 1971. Inventing a scene that was never in the movie,  he claimed Cooper had thrown his marshals badge to the ground and  stepped on it. He also stated he would never regret having driven  the blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman (qv) out of Hollywood.'),
('104873',' Gary Cooper (I) (qv), B movie producer Robert L. Lippert (qv)  and screenwriter Carl Foreman (qv) were set to go into a  production company together, after the success of this film.  John Wayne (I) (qv) and Ward Bond (qv) ordered Cooper to back  out of the deal, as HUAC was preparing to blacklist Foreman from  Hollywood. Shortly afterwards, Lippert was made persona non grata by  the Screen Actors Guild, which destroyed his independent production  company.'),
('104874',' Until his death, director Fred Zinnemann (qv) fought not to have  this film colorized, saying that he designed the film in black and  white and that it should be shown that way. He was unsuccessful,  however. A colorized version was made by Ted Turners television  production company and was broadcast several times over his several  cable outlets.'),
('104875',' Producer Stanley Kramer (qv) first offered the leading role of  Will Kane to Gregory Peck (qv), who turned it down because he felt  it was too similar to _Gunfighter, The (1950)_ (qv). Other actors  who turned down the role of Will Kane included  Charlton Heston (qv), Marlon Brando (qv) and  Montgomery Clift (qv).'),
('104876',' Writer Carl Foreman (qv) was blacklisted by the House Un'),
('104877','American  Activities Committee shortly after the film came out. Indeed Foreman  had fled to England by the time the film was finished.'),
('104878',' As Carl Foreman (qv)s script bore certain similarities to John  Cunninghams story "The Tin Star", producer Stanley Kramer (qv)  bought the rights to Cunninghams novel to protect the production  against accusations of plagiarism.'),
('104879',' Grace Kelly (I) (qv) was cast after Stanley Kramer (qv) saw her  in an off'),
('104880','Broadway play. He arranged a meeting with her and signed  her on the spot.'),
('104881',' Gary Cooper (I) (qv) was reluctant to do his big fight scene with  Lloyd Bridges (qv)m as he was suffering from back pain at the  time.'),
('104882',' A comic relief scene involving town drunk Jack Elam (qv) and an  entire subplot with James Brown (II) (qv) playing another marshal  didnt make it into the final cut.'),
('104883',' Hadleyville is the name of the town. It is never spoken but is  clearly visible on the train station wall. Hadleyville was also the  name of the town in _Gung Ho (1986)_ (qv) but was placed in the  northeast U.S. In the west, there is a real Hadleyville, in Oregon.'),
('104884',' In the fight scene involving Gary Cooper (I) (qv) and  Lloyd Bridges (qv), Lloyds son Beau Bridges (qv), then a  youngster, was in the hayloft watching the filming. When water was  thrown on his father after the fight, Beau could not help laughing,  requiring the scene to be shot a second time. Cooper was not well  and in pain but was gracious and understanding, according to Lloyd.'),
('104885',' Gary Cooper (I) (qv) didnt use a stunt double in the fight with  Lloyd Bridges (qv).'),
('104886',' Gary Cooper (I) (qv) was responsible for getting  soon'),
('104887','to'),
('104888','be'),
('104889','graylisted actor Lloyd Bridges (qv) the role of Harvey  Pell.'),
('104890',' Katy Jurado (qv) says, "One year without seeing you" in Mexican,  to which Cooper replies, "Yes, I know."'),
('104891',' The wife of Sam, Harry Morgan (qv)s character, was named Mildred.  In _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv), Morgans character, Col. Sherman Potter,  also had a wife named Mildred.'),
('104892',' Fred Zinnemann (qv) wanted a hot, stark look to the film.  Cinematographer Floyd Crosby (qv) achieved this by not filtering  the sky and having the prints made a few points lighter than normal.'),
('104893',' Stanley Kramer (qv) removed Carl Foreman (qv)s credit as  producer. They never spoke to each other again.'),
('104894',' They used little to no makeup on the face of Gary Cooper (I) (qv),  to show his lines and show how worried he was.'),
('104895',' Took 28 days to shoot the film.'),
('104896',' There were 10 days of rehearsal.'),
('104897',' Fred Zinnemann (qv)s meticulous planning enabled him to make 400  shots in only four weeks.'),
('104898',' The film is set in Hadleyville, population 650, in the New Mexico  Territory, on a hot summer Sunday. The 37'),
('104899','star flag the judge  removes as he prepares to flee shows that the time frame is sometime  between Nebraskas admission as the 37th state on March 1, 1867 and  Colorados admission as the 38th state on August 1, 1876.'),
('104900',' The picture takes place between 10:35 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. slightly  longer than the 84 minute running time.'),
('104901',' They only took between 1'),
('104902','3 takes per scene.'),
('104903',' Between takes Gary Cooper (I) (qv) would chat with the crew or  snooze underneath a tree.'),
('104904',' The character played by Gary Cooper (I) (qv) was originally named  Will Doane. The name was changed to Will Kane because co'),
('104905','star  Katy Jurado (qv) had difficulty pronouncing the name Will Doane.'),
('104906',' "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh, My Darlin" was the first Oscar'),
('104907','winning song  from a non'),
('104908','musical film.'),
('104909',' Much of the film was filmed in the gold rush town of Columbia, CA.  Today it is a state park right by Sonora on Highway 49.'),
('104910',' Henry Fonda (qv) was prevented from accepting the role of Will  Kane because he had been graylisted from Hollywood due to his  political activism, forcing him to act exclusively on the stage from  1947 to 1955.'),
('104911',' In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #27 Greatest  Movie of All Time.'),
('104912',' One of the headstones in the graveyard bears the name  Sergio Leone (I) (qv) as a tribute.'),
('104913',' Other headstones bear the names of Don Siegel (I) (qv) (Eastwoods  director on five films, four of which preceded this one), and  Brian G. Hutton (qv) (director of _Where Eagles Dare (1968)_ (qv)  and _Kellys Heroes (1970)_ (qv)). Patrick McGilligan (qv)s 2002  Eastwood biography quotes the star as saying, "I buried my  directors."'),
('104914',' Editing of the film was done in a log cabin on the shores of Mono  Lake.'),
('104915',' Universal Pictures wanted the film to be shot on the studio lot.  Instead, Clint Eastwood (qv) had a whole town built in the desert  near Mono Lake in the California Sierras. Many of the buildings were  complete and three'),
('104916','dimensional, so that interiors could be shot on  location.'),
('104917',' The Bible verse on the wall of the church is Isaiah 53:3'),
('104918','4 which  reads, "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and  acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he  was despised and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our  griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken,  smitten of God, and afflicted"'),
('104919',' A copy of this film survives at the Betzwood Film Archive (Blue  Bell, Pennsylvania).'),
('104920',' In 1932 Warners re'),
('104921','shot this same comedy with French'),
('104922','speaking actors  (replacing the original performers), delivering all their dialog in  French, at the same Hollywood studio, in the same sets, and using  the same script (translated into French), under the French title "Le  bluffeur" (The Bluffer). Subtitles werent yet in vogue, so Warners  gave French'),
('104923','speaking audiences a parallel version they could  understand, played mostly by French actors. Powells star part was  played by Andre Luguet, Brents by Lucienne Radisse, Sidneys by  Torben Meyer, Kibbees by Andre Cheron, McHughs by Jacques  Jou'),
('104924','Jerville, Middletons by Georges Renavent, Beresfords by  Christian Rub, and Littlefields by Emile Chautard. Meyer, Renavent,  Rub, and Chautard were already permanently ensconced in Hollywood,  while most of the other French'),
('104925','speaking actors were imported from  Paris just for these parallel French'),
('104926','language versions in the early  1930s. When subtitles and dubbing were soon "perfected", the US  studios ceased making parallel versions like "Le bluffeur".'),
('104927',' Is based on articles in "Soldier of Fortune" magazine.'),
('104928',' The scenes with Robert Morley (qv) and Timothy Bateson (qv) were  added after previews.'),
('104929',' In the scene where they first arrive in Afghanistan,  Tom Selleck (qv) really slaps Bess Armstrong (qv) in the face  hard enough to knock her to the ground.'),
('104930',' Naming the planes Dorothy and Lillian is a reference to actress  sisters Dorothy Gish  (qv) and Lillian Gish (qv).'),
('104931',' The biplanes, Dorothy and Lillian, are French'),
('104932','built Stampes, which  were built after WW II. Actual Stampes were civilian aircraft  without armament. This explains the high mounting positions of the  Lewis guns.'),
('104933',' The machine guns on Dorothy and Lillian are Lewis Automatic Machine  Rifles, chambered in .303 British caliber. Although the weapon was  invented by an American Army captain, it was adopted by almost every  other Allied army in WW1 prior to being adopted by the US in 1917.  The guns were inexpensive and reliable, explaining why OMalley  could afford a pair.'),
('104934',' Some plot elements probably based on the tragic fire at the Triangle  Shirtwaist Factory (1911) that killed 141 people; the majority were  young women workers.'),
('104935',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1991.'),
('104936',' Directorial debut of Maryo J. De los Reyes (qv)'),
('104937',' Lexie Bigham (qv) died in a road accident shortly after completing  this movie.'),
('104938',' Trey Parker (I) (qv) turned down the chance to direct this movie  even when he was a Hollywood unknown'),
('104939',' The film is dedicated to Elisabeth Leustig (qv) and  Lexie Bigham (qv).'),
('104940',' This was the Disney Channels most successful movie at its time with  7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast. The record was beaten  by _Cheetah Girls 2, The (2006) (TV)_ (qv), which attracted 8.3  million viewers on its premiere night.'),
('104941',' The soundtrack was recorded in five days.'),
('104942',' Charles Klapow (qv), one of the choreographers for the movie, was  also one of the basketball dancers.'),
('104943',' The scene where Troy and his dad are playing basketball actually  takes place in a dance studio: the set designers had to put a  basketball court along with items that represent a gym.'),
('104944',' The crowd that looks at Troy and Gabriella singing never appeared  anywhere as extras for the rest of the film.'),
('104945',' The cell phone ring that gives the class detention has the tune of  the song "Start of Something New."'),
('104946',' The schools original mascot was going to be a leopard, but it was  changed to a wildcat.'),
('104947',' In the beginning scene, the room where Troy and his dad played  basketball was actually a room in the school where they shot most of  the movie. It was actually a dance studio, but they covered the  mirrors. You can see ballet bars in the back'),
('104948',' Kelsies fall had to be shot many times because the paper would  either stick, or fly off stage.'),
('104949',' Lucas Grabeel (qv) wore nine different hats during the movie.'),
('104950',' Corbin Bleu was originally auditioned as Ryan Evans, but when he  saw Lucas Grabeel (qv) dancing at the audition and said that he  cant shake like Lucas can, and Ryan had to shake (when dancing).  So, instead, he auditioned for Chad and was cast.'),
('104951',' One of the first films to be offered for sale at the iTunes Store.'),
('104952',' The cast had to undergo two weeks of intense dance rehearsals before  filming began on the movie.'),
('104953',' Zac Efron (qv) had to undergo three hours of basketball practice  every day because his character was the captain of the basketball  team.'),
('104954',' Corbin Bleu came up with the slogans that appear on the shirts that  he wears in the movie.'),
('104955',' Over 600 boys and girls auditioned for this movie.'),
('104956',' Vanessa Anne Hudgens (qv) said that her favorite scene in the  movie was the final scene where the entire cast sang and danced to  "Were All in this Together."'),
('104957',' The milk cartons seen in the movie did not contain milk. They  contained lemon'),
('104958','lime juice because milk spoils if it is not  refrigerated.'),
('104959',' Jasons surname is Cross.'),
('104960',' One of the players playing for the Wildcats in the championship game  wore a jersey with the word "extra" on the back.'),
('104961',' The falling snow in the New Years scenes were potato flakes.'),
('104962',' "High School Musical" was just the working title for the film while  a better name was thought up. However, by the time post'),
('104963','production  came, a better name had not been thought of so the producers  unwillingly went for "High School Musical"'),
('104964',' There was originally meant to be a song between Mr Bolton and Ms.  Darbus, but it was cut before filming began.'),
('104965',' Zac Efron (qv)s singing voice was that of Andrew Seeley (qv),  who was also considered for the role. Seeley sang the entirety of  "Getcha Head in the Game" and the reprise of "What Ive Been  Looking For." Efron only sings the first four lines of "Start of  Something New," the first sentence of "Breaking Free," and during  the scene on the balcony. The reason for this is because Efrons  natural voice was too low for that of a tenor and the producers  wanted a tenor to match the role.'),
('104966',' SPOILER: In the last scene, Corbin Bleu (qv) was supposed to  interrupt Troy and Gabriellas kiss, but he missed his cue, so  Vanessa Anne Hudgens (qv) and Zac Efron (qv) kissed  accidentally, and continued to kiss until the director yelled cut,  at which point they looked around totally confused.'),
('104967',' Ashley Tisdale (qv) (Sharpay Evans), was also working on the  second season of _"Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The" (2005)_ (qv)  while filming this movie.'),
('104968',' Ashley Tisdale (qv) tried out for the role of Gabriella Montez but  director Kenny Ortega (qv) thought she would do better as the part  of Sharpay Evans.'),
('104969',' Matthew Underwood (qv) from _"Zoey 101" (2005)_ (qv) was offered  the role of Troy Bolton, but because of his contract with  Nickelodeon, he was not able do the movie and had to decline.'),
('104970',' Julian Nott (qv) had hoped to write the music for the film, but he  was replaced before he had begun the scoring process. Some  promotional posters still say "Music by Julian Nott."'),
('104971',' Vanessa Anne Hudgens (qv) had to compete with about 12 other girls  for the role of Gabriella Montez during the callbacks for this  movie. She and the other girls danced and sang all day to determine  who would get to play Gabriella Montez.'),
('104972',' Disney Channel executives and producers originally wanted  Cassie Steele (qv) to play Gabriella after seeing her in another  Disney Channel original movie _Full'),
('104973','Court Miracle (2003) (TV)_ (qv).  She auditioned several times and had a screen test, and was cast as  Gabriella. However, the fifth season of her TV show  _"Degrassi: The Next Generation" (2001)_ (qv) seriously conflicted  with the filming of this movie, so Steele had to drop out.'),
('104974',' In its first week of release, the soundtrack to High School Musical  debuted at #143 on the Billboard Top 200 and sold 6,500 copies. It  went on to sell 4.1 million copies, making it the best'),
('104975','selling album  in America in 2006.'),
('104976',' A third High School Musical movie, with the working title of  _High School Musical 3 (2008)_ (qv) has been announced for debut in  movie theaters 2008. The original "Haunted High School Musical" idea  was replaced according to Ashley Tisdale (qv) at the MTV Movie  Awards.'),
('104977',' This movie is the first Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) to have  commercials shown on ABC.'),
('104978',' Drew in a rating of 17.6 million viewers on its premiere night,  making it the highest Disney Channel Original Movie in history.'),
('104979',' In the scene in the kitchen, when Troys cell phone rings the tone  is "Getcha Head in the Game" from the first movie.'),
('104980',' Before filming this movie, Monique Coleman (qv) did not know how  to swim and was actually afraid of the water. For the scene where  her character jumps into the pool, the script was rewritten for her  dancing partner Corbin Bleu (qv) to jump in with her. She later  said in an interview that she received an amazing amount of support  from the entire cast and crew.'),
('104981',' Miley Cyrus (qv) appears in the end scene, singing "All for One",  she is wearing a yellow dress and the camera is only on her for a  few seconds.'),
('104982',' Ryan Evans wore a total of 15 hats during this movie.'),
('104983',' In two different scenes, actors deliver the same punchline to a joke  '),
('104984',' "and she stepped on the ball." The punch line is a reference to  _Trading Places (1983)_ (qv) and _Auntie Mame (1958)_ (qv)'),
('104985',' Unlike the first film where he was dubbed partially by  Andrew Seeley (qv), Zac Efron (qv) does all of his own singing  in this film.'),
('104986',' Sharpays license plate is Fabulus.'),
('104987',' Scenes were originally filmed in Gabriellas bedroom but never made  it to the final film cut'),
('104988',' At the end of the film, Troy and Gabriella jump into the pool.  During filming all the six main characters jumped in. However, only  Troys and Gabriellas jumps made the final film cut.'),
('104989',' The coaster of people doing the wave, at the opening scene in "What  time is it" was started by the HSM cast/dancers and Kenny Ortega.  Since all the cast/dancers were sore from dance rehearsals, they sat  in a line on the floor and began to massage each'),
('104990','other. When Kenny  saw this, he told them lean to the right (one by one in a wave), and  so they did. Then he decided for them to try it standing up, and  when they did so, he used it in the movie in during the opening  song.'),
('104991',' Troy Bolton is the only character in the movie to have a solo.'),
('104992',' Sharpay’s dog Boi is actually called Manly, and belongs to director  Kenny Ortega.'),
('104993',' The T'),
('104994','shirts Chad wore through the movie read as follows: '),
('104995',' I  majored in vacation '),
('104996',' Warning! Do not read this shirt! '),
('104997',' He did it '),
('104998','  I just look like him'),
('104999',' Vanessa Anne Hugdens (qv) said her favorite dance number from  this movie is Work This Out.'),
('105000',' Film plot was originally slated to be "Haunted" and follow the plot  of a Halloween movie, however in recent interviews it seems as if  other plot lines are being explored including prom and graduation.'),
('105001',' This was apparently a pilot for an NBC sitcom. The network  envisioned stand'),
('105002','up comedian Joel Hodgson (qv) as one of the stars  of the proposed series. Hodgson turned the offer down.'),
('105003',' In a scene where Beth tells Jay'),
('105004','Jay that she just wants to be  friends, Jay'),
('105005','Jay replies, "Like Wally and Lumpy... Ill pass." Tony  Dow and Frank Bank, who played Wally and Lumpy in Leave it to  Beaver, also appear in the film.'),
('105006',' The cast is comprised of many former child stars. Tony Dow from  "Leave It to Beaver" plays the principal. Angela Cartwright from  "Make Room for Daddy" and "Lost in Space" plays a teacher, as does  Dwayne Hickman from "Dobie Gillis", and the school janitor is played  by David Nelson, former star of "Ozzie and Harriet".'),
('105007',' Humphrey Bogartss part in this movie was originally intended for  Paul Muni (I) (qv). Muni did not like the first draft of the  screenplay which was authored solely by John Huston (I) (qv) and  given to him by Hal B. Wallis (qv), so Wallis got the books  author W.R. Burnett (qv) to assist John Huston (I) (qv) in a  second rewrite. This rewrite was presented to Paul Muni (I) (qv)  who still disliked it and turned the movie and the role down  completely. In the meantime, On May 4th, 1940,  Humphrey Bogart (qv) sent a telegram to Hal B. Wallis (qv)  reiterating his continuing desire, which he had mentioned several  months earlier, to play the part of Roy Earle. After Muni turned  down the script the next person on the list for Warner Brothers was  George Raft (qv). Bogart, knowing that Raft was trying to change  his image and move away from gangster roles, found out about this  and mentioned to Raft when he saw him next that the studio was  trying to get him do another gangster movie where the gangster gets  shot at the end. Raft marched into Hal B. Wallis (qv) office and  flatly refused to do the movie. Bogart finally ended up with the  role he wanted all along by default.'),
('105008',' This was the last movie Humphrey Bogart (qv) made where he did not  receive top billing. The studio thought that Ida Lupino (qv)  should have top billing given the fact that she had been such a big  hit in _They Drive by Night (1940)_ (qv) and so her name ended up  above Bogarts on the title card. Bogart was reportedly unhappy  about receiving second billing but never complained.'),
('105009',' SPOILER: In the climactic scene, Humphrey Bogart (qv)s character  slides 90 feet down a mountainside to his death. His stunt double,  Buster Wiles (qv), bounced a few times going down the mountain and  wanted another take to do better. "Forget it," said  Raoul Walsh (qv). "Its good enough for the 25'),
('105010','cent customers."'),
('105011',' The screenplay was mistakenly nominated for an Academy Award when  the Academy nominating committee confused the title with the  Bing Crosby (qv) / Grace Kelly (I) (qv) musical released the  following year. The writers graciously declined the nomination.'),
('105012',' Grace Kelly (I) (qv), recently engaged to  Prince Rainier of Monaco (qv), wore her actual engagement ring for  as characters engagement ring.'),
('105013',' Grace Kelly (I) (qv)s last feature film before retiring from  acting.'),
('105014',' Musical adaptation of the play and movie "The Philadelphia Story."'),
('105015',' Though hers is the central character in the story,  Grace Kelly (I) (qv) does not sing a solo. Indeed, but for  accompanying Bing Crosby (qv) on "True Love" and drunkenly  shouting, "Sensational," she wouldnt sing at all (rare for a  musical).'),
('105016',' Features the song "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" which gave the  successful TV quiz show its title.'),
('105017',' The song "Well, Did You Evah?" (from a previous Cole Porter (qv)  musical) was added at the last minute when it was realized that  there wasnt a song for Bing Crosby (qv) and Frank Sinatra (qv)  to sing together.'),
('105018',' The song True Love, written by Cole Porter (qv) especially for the  movie, was a million seller and both Grace Kelly (I) (qv) and  Bing Crosby (qv) were awarded platinum records for the song. This  is the only platinum record ever given to sitting royalty as Grace  Kelly had become Princess Grace by the time it was awarded.'),
('105019',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 14 seconds'),
('105020',' The elaborate necklace that Caroline holds up and says "This  stinks!" was a prop from _Marie Antoinette (1938)_ (qv) starring  Norma Shearer (qv). The necklace was later worn by Tracy when  greeting Mike and Liz.'),
('105021',' Louis Calhern (qv) died in Japan just after making this film. He  was on the set of _Teahouse of the August Moon, The (1956)_ (qv) but  died early in the filming. His role was recast, making  _High Society (1956)_ (qv) his last screen appearance.'),
('105022',' Elizabeth Taylor (I) (qv) was the first choice for the part of  Tracy Lord. She was unavailable so the part went to Grace Kelly.'),
('105023',' Director Neil Jordan (I) (qv) has always maintained that the  release version of this film is very different from the one he shot.  He was more or less excluded from the editing process of the final  cut. He insists that his version is still locked away in a vault.'),
('105024',' Liz Smith (I) (qv) was cast at short notice after the original  choice was too ill to work.'),
('105025',' Mae Murray (qv)s last film.'),
('105026',' Surviving footage is held by Netherlands Audiovisual Archive in The  Hague.'),
('105027',' Under the working title "Big Daddy", this film was originally  planned as a vehicle for Gary Cooper (I) (qv). When Coopers  terminal illness prevented his appearing, Bing Crosby (qv) was  brought in and the script revised to suit his talents.'),
('105028',' The first film project of Raymond Massey (I) (qv).'),
('105029',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Bum Victory, A (1921)_ (qv).'),
('105030',' The lyrics to the famed title song are only heard at the very end,  are sung by a large choral group, and are different than the  familiar lyrics heard in the popular'),
('105031','song record releases of the  time.'),
('105032',' Jan Sterling (qv) reportedly shaved her eyebrows for her role in  the film and they never grew back.'),
('105033',' John Wayne (I) (qv)s first film in CinemaScope.'),
('105034',' Producer John Wayne (I) (qv) chose Robert Cummings (I) (qv) as  his co'),
('105035','star for the role of Captain Sullivan. Director  William A. Wellman (qv), however, overrode his producer and chose  Robert Stack (qv) for the part.'),
('105036',' Joan Crawford (I) (qv), Ida Lupino (qv),  Barbara Stanwyck (qv), Ginger Rogers (qv), and  Dorothy McGuire (I) (qv) all turned down roles in this film.'),
('105037',' Spencer Tracy (qv) was originally cast as Dan Roman. He backed out  of the film, however, after hearing several negative comments about  how strict a disciplinarian director William A. Wellman (qv) was.'),
('105038',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 11 seconds'),
('105039',' The actual DC'),
('105040','4 aircraft used to film the passenger boarding and  flying sequences was a former military surplus Douglas C'),
('105041','54A'),
('105042','10'),
('105043','DC  built in 1944. When filmed, the aircraft (then registered as N4726V)  was being operated by Transocean Airlines for whom the films  author, Ernest K. Gann (qv), had flown these planes over the  Hawaii'),
('105044','California routes. Known as the "The Argentine Queen," before  being acquired by Transocean in 1953 it had been the personal  aircraft of Argentine dictator Juan Domingo Perón (qv).  Ironically, a little more than a decade after appearing in the film  this aircraft and the nine persons on board were lost on March 28,  1964, when the plane was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean about  700 miles west of San Francisco. The plane was about eight hours  into a charter flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles when the pilot  reported a serious fire in engine #2. The Coast Guard searched for  the aircraft for five days but no trace of it was ever found.'),
('105045',' Boxer Dick Eklund is also the subject of the film The Fighter (2009)  starring Mark Wahlberg (I) (qv) and Matt Damon (qv).'),
('105046',' Actress Ashley Judd (qv) and her race car driver husband were  married by DeRea fr. Phil (qv) and are featured in this  documentary about creating community at the race track.'),
('105047',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Trimmers Trimmed, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('105048',' Second Episode in the series The Adventures of Francois Villon.'),
('105049',' This is a lost film.'),
('105050',' Shakur, Tupac (qv) was originally set to play the role of Malik  but he was jailed shortly after getting the part and the role went  instead to Omar Epps (qv).'),
('105051',' Ironically, most of the Neo'),
('105052','Nazi skinheads were played by Jewish  actors.'),
('105053',' John Singleton (I) (qv) wanted Sidney Poitier (qv) to play  professor Maurice Phipps. He was not available. Singletons second  choice for Professor Phipps was Samuel L. Jackson (qv); the studio  preferred Laurence Fishburne (qv), who had worked successfully  with Singleton in Boys in the Hood (1991).'),
('105054',' The film was heavily cut upon its release, eliminating much of the  romantic relationship between Jennifer Connelly and Kristy Swansons  characters including the resolution to it, along with more scenes  involving the Nazis and the other groups activities and  relationships going throughout the University.'),
('105055',' Originally John Singleton (I) (qv) wanted Leonard DiCaprio (qv)  to play Remy, while Michael Rappaport (qv) was originally going to  play Scott Moss. DiCaprio was cast, but unable to be in the film  because of a scheduling conflict with  _Quick and The Dead, The (1995)_ (qv). So Singleton had Rappaport  play Remy once Hauser was cast.'),
('105056',' The idea for the film came when Director Jonathan Demme approached  John Singleton about making a movie about college racial issues  throughout the country when they were in pre'),
('105057','production for Boyz N  The Hood which was being developed at Orion Pictures with Singleton  directing and Demme producing. Once the deal with Orion Pictures  fell through, Singleton took the idea and began to develop it while  at Columbia Pictures.'),
('105058',' The fictitious college of Columbus University where the film takes  place was actually around South Central Los Angeles with the  production designer Keith Brian Burns turning some old dilapidated  houses into frat houses.'),
('105059',' According to John Singleton (I) (qv), this film is based on his  college experiences while attending USC. Singleton says in the DVD  commentary that the scene in which Remy walks up to Malik and  voicing his opinion about the T'),
('105060','shirt that he was wearing is based  on an actual incident that happened to him in which he too became  enraged and wanted to beat the hell out of the guy.'),
('105061',' CAMEO(Antonio Fargas (qv)):'),
('105062',' CAMEO(Morris Chestnut (qv)):'),
('105063',' Dustin Hoffman (qv) was originally considered for the role of a  the professor that becomes a mentor to Malik. Hoffman wanted the  plot to revolve around the professor and the student, but Singleton  refused.'),
('105064',' Drew Barrymore (I) (qv) lost the role of Kristen.'),
('105065',' In the scene where Adam Goldberg is headed up to his room, (to find  out that Remy had messed up his side of the room), right before  entering the building a couple walks by him. The man is  Director/Producer John Singleton.'),
('105066',' After playing checkers, Moe looks at a picture of Adolph Hitler and  says "schickelgruber". Schickelgruber'),
('105067','Hitler was Adolph Hitlers  fathers last name.'),
('105068',' Only one of the songs from the original Broadway stage version was  used in the film.'),
('105069',' The musical play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA  on 4 April 1940 and closed on 15 June 1940 after 84 performances.  The opening night cast included June Allyson (qv),  Lee Dixon (I) (qv) (as Mike OBrien), Vera'),
('105070','Ellen (qv),  Leif Erickson (qv), Jack Haley (I) (qv) (also in the film) and  Shirley Ross (I) (qv).'),
('105071',' RKO purchased the rights to the play for $15,000, specifically to  star Frank Sinatra (qv), and the four songs he sings by  Jimmy McHugh (qv) and Harold Adamson (qv) were written to  accommodate his singing style. He was billed third because the  contracts with Michèle Morgan (qv)s and Jack Haley (I) (qv)s  prevented higher billing.'),
('105072',' Two cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear  or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their  character names): Harry Holman (qv) (Banker) and  Warren Jackson (I) (qv) (Contractor)'),
('105073',' Won first place in MacMovieMaker.coms first Short Film Contest.'),
('105074',' Among the first group of motion pictures to be exhibited  commercially in the world, when the Holland Bros. Kinetoscope  Parlor opened on Broadway in New York City on 14 April 1894.'),
('105075',' Brown, Clancy (qv) nearly turned down the role of Kurgan,  concerned that his allergy to makeup would prevent him from wearing  the prosthetics required late in the film.'),
('105076',' Lambert, Christopher (qv) spent time with a dialogue coach,  developing an accent which sounded non'),
('105077','specifically foreign.'),
('105078',' Non'),
('105079','American versions of this film include a WWII flashback sequence  showing MacLeod rescuing Rachel, where he tells her "Its a kind of  magic". The scene is included on the "Immortal" edition DVD.'),
('105080',' Unused footage includes a sequence with Kurgan fighting an immortal  security guard named Yung Dol Kim in an office building. Kim, tiring  of his immortal life, yields to Kurgan, who takes his head.'),
('105081',' Christopher Lambert (qv) had just barely learned to speak English  when he took this role. The only other English'),
('105082','speaking film he had  been in at that point was  _Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)_ (qv), in  which he spoke only a few words.'),
('105083',' The brief snippet of "New York, New York" performed by Queen during  the movie has never been released officially on an album or single  by the group. It wasnt included on the official soundtrack either.  The soundtrack was released and then deleted, and re'),
('105084','released in  2003 as a numbered limited edition.'),
('105085',' In the scenes following Connor taking the Kurgans head, director  Russell Mulcahy (qv) had originally envisioned an animated dragon  with the Kurgans skull battle helmet emerging from the Kurgans  decapitated body and challenging Connor again. Only after Connor had  defeated this Ghost'),
('105086','Dragon would he have received the final  quickening and subsequent Prize. This idea was eventually cut due to  budget restraints.'),
('105087',' The final fight scene that takes place at the Silvercup studios (the  sign is used in a few shots) used to be a bakery for the Silvercup  bread company that had gone out of business a few years earlier.'),
('105088',' During the final fight sequence between McLeod and Kurgan on the  roof of the Silvercup Studios building, cables can be seen in the  foreground pulling the studios neon sign down. After filming had  been completed, the production discovered that they had done so much  damage to both the set and the actual roof of the Silvercup studios  building as to make re'),
('105089','takes impossible.'),
('105090',' Sean Connery (qv) and Christopher Lambert (qv) got along so well  during filming that they called each other by their characters  names even when they were not filming and it was at Lamberts  insistence that Connery and his character returned for the sequel.'),
('105091',' According to the computer screen where Brenda compares the  signatures on MacLeods various birth certificates, Connors  previous aliases were Adrien Montagu, Jacques Lefebert, Alfred  Nicholson, and Rupert Wallingford.'),
('105092',' Among the many ancient artifacts in MacLeods storeroom is Ramirezs  vest and hat.'),
('105093',' According to the directors commentary, the animated lightning on  Connors shoulders when he receives The Prize was actually supposed  to disguise the wires '),
('105094',' ironically, this may have just drawn more  attention to them.'),
('105095',' The quickening is a term for when a baby in the womb shows its first  sign of life, its first noticeable movement within the womb.'),
('105096',' Queen (I) (qv) were invited to see a rough cut of the film so they  could get ideas for the soundtrack. Brian May (II) (qv) wrote "Who  Wants To Live Forever" during the cab ride home after seeing the  film, and Roger Taylor (I) (qv) used the line "Its a kind of  magic" as the basis for the end title song.'),
('105097',' The Queen song "One Year Of Love" (which can be heard in the  background in the scene where Brenda meets Connor in the bar) was  never released as a single in Europe or the US, but was a hit in  Japan. The 7" single was released as part of the Highlander  marketing wave, and its label said it was from the forthcoming  soundtrack album (which never surfaced). It was, however, featured  on the "Its a Kind of Magic" album.'),
('105098',' The scene in the alley where the Kurgan (Clancy Brown (qv))  beheads Kastagir (Hugh Quarshie (qv)) and then stabs the Vietnam  vet, followed by the explosion, was filmed in an alley in England  even though it was set in New York. The director was reluctant to  set off the explosion in the alley because the windows were full of  Victorian glass, but he was given permission to do so because that  particular site was going to be destroyed in a few months anyway.'),
('105099',' The church scene involving Kurgan (Clancy Brown (qv)) was filmed  at night time with the permission of the priests in charge. Still,  Browns lines were ad'),
('105100','libbed and were reportedly considered so  sacrilegious that the priests off'),
('105101','camera were making the sign of the  cross as he said them.'),
('105102',' All of Sean Connery (qv)s scenes had to be filmed in a week due  to Connerys schedule.'),
('105103',' The priest in the church scene was actually an orthodox rabbi.'),
('105104',' The brandy scene with Macleod and Brenda was inspired by Russell  Mulcahys dinner with Jim Steinman who, as a wine bottle from 1949  was being opened, sniffed the air between the cork and the bottle  and told Mulcahy that he just sniffed air from 1949.'),
('105105',' During the film scene at Eilean Donan castle, the car park by the  castle had to be covered up with tons of peat to disguise it, the  house located by the bridge out to the Castle was boxed in with  hardboard and painted over so that it looked just like real stone  even when you stood right beside it. Extras were paid £25 a day with  a £10 bonus if they took their own horse. A lot of the locals took  days off work to do it.'),
('105106',' Virginia Madsen (qv) auditioned for the role of Heather.'),
('105107',' The low flying aircraft in the final scene was a Sepecat Jaguar T2  belonging to 226 Operational Conversion Unit based at R.A.F.  Lossiemouth. This unit is incorrectly listed in the final credits as  the "Jaguar Fighter Wing, R.A.F. Lossiemouth." The Jaguar is  actually a ground attack aircraft and not a fighter. 226 O.C.U. was  a training unit used to train pilots to fly the Jaguar.'),
('105108',' This short making'),
('105109','of is featured on the 1997 Republic Pictures DVD  release for _Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)_ (qv).'),
('105110',' Grossly contradicts _Highlander (1986)_ (qv), its prequel.'),
('105111',' Completed production exactly four years later to the day of the  first _Highlander (1986)_ (qv).'),
('105112',' Lambert, Christopher (qv) normally wears glasses, as his eyesight  is very poor. During one of the sword fights, Lambert (sans glasses)  nearly severed Ironside, Michael (qv)s right thumb.'),
('105113',' Director Mulcahy, Russell (qv) disliked the theatrical cut so  much, he left the premiere after only 15 minutes.'),
('105114',' In the renegade version, a documentary following the film has the  filmmakers explain why the original theatrical release contradicted  the first film. According to them, the inflation in Argentina had  risen so high during filming that the films insurance company  started to take creative control, and made a film they thought would  make the most money.'),
('105115',' CAMEO(Russell Mulcahy): A technician at Shield Control during the  flashback to 1999.'),
('105116',' Connery, Sean (qv) received $3.5 million for nine days of filming.'),
('105117',' In unused scenes, it is explained that the Kurgan from the first  film was also a resident of the dreaded planet Zeist, hired by  General Katana (Ironside, Michael (qv)) to kill Connor MacLeod  (Lambert, Christopher (qv)). The final battle between MacLeod and  the Kurgan from the 1986 film is shown on a large screen to Zeist  bettors, and when the Kurgan fails, Katana sends down the two  assassins featured in the final cut of the film to take out MacLeod.'),
('105118',' The final fight scene between MacLeod and Katana is composed of two  seperate battles. They are shown correctly in the renegade version.'),
('105119',' All the subsequent Highlander productions ignore Highlander II, as  if it never happened.'),
('105120',' During the course of filming Christopher Lambert cut his finger to  the bone in the first sword fighting scene and Michael Ironside  dislodged his jaw in the dome fight.'),
('105121',' Both Christopher Lambert and Michael Ironside did most of their  stunts.'),
('105122',' Russell Mulcahy (qv) was so frustrated at being locked out of  production that he tried to have his credit changed to "Alan  Smithee". However, a section of his contract forbade him from  publicly attacking the film before it was released; the producers  informed him that if he had his credit changed they would consider  it an attack and launch a lawsuit against him.'),
('105123',' Christopher Lambert (qv) was so disgusted with the re'),
('105124','written  script that he wanted to drop out of production, but due to  contractual obligation he was forced to finish the film.'),
('105125',' Originally, Ramirez was not supposed to be in the film. However,  Christopher Lambert (qv) had become such good friends with  Sean Connery (qv) during the making of the original, that he  threatened to back out of this film if Connerys character was not  added to the sequel.'),
('105126',' Virginia Madsen (qv) had auditioned for Heather in the original  _Highlander (1986)_ (qv).'),
('105127',' Shortly after production on this film began,  _Back to the Future Part II (1989)_ (qv) was released. The design  team then went back to the drawing board to make the flying sleds  used by the Zeist assassins in this film look less like the  Spielberg/Zemeckis "Hoverboards".'),
('105128',' John C. McGinley (qv) made his characters voice as deep as  possible in an effort to imitate Orson Welles (qv). He has since  admitted that it was a bad idea.'),
('105129',' Ignores the events of _Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)_ (qv)  (after the poor reception of Highlander II, the fan'),
('105130','rumor was that  this film would be entitled "Highlander III: The Apology").'),
('105131',' Although Khans "Warrior #1" is never referred to by name on'),
('105132','screen,  the script refers to him as "Khabul Khan."'),
('105133',' Actress Deborah Kara Unger (qv) did her love scenes with  Christopher Lambert herself, declining to use a body double.'),
('105134',' At one point, Christopher Lambert walked off the production over a  pay dispute.'),
('105135',' There are four shots in this film from the original  _Highlander (1986)_ (qv). The first is a computer'),
('105136','altered and  '),
('105137','enhanced shot of Glenfinnin, which was originally the shot of  Connor walking away from his village. The second is a shot of the  Silvercup sign, pulled from the scene of the Kurgan taking Brenda to  the building. And in the rooftop Quickening, two shots of Connor and  Heather together are also taken from the original.'),
('105138',' The scene of Duncan in the hilltop in Scotland was the last shot  filmed, and arrived for the editors the day they started making  release prints.'),
('105139',' As Duncan travels toward his rendezvous with Connor, there is a shot  of his vehicle passing Silvercup Studios, the scene of the final  battle between Connor and Kurgan in the original Highlander.'),
('105140',' In the video and DVD releases, the "JVC" logo originally seen in the  rooftop scene in the theatrical cut has been airbrushed out. This is  because the producers believed it to be "too distracting". They also  claim that this particular product placement was unintentional.'),
('105141',' In the theatrical version of the film, Methos refers to the  Sanctuary as Holy Ground. Many fans were upset that Kell killed  Immortals on Holy Ground with no consequences, So all references to  the Sanctuary as Holy Ground were deleted from the DVD version of  the movie.'),
('105142',' In the beginning of the movie, Jacob Kell has 661 kills. At "the  last supper" (which can be understood as the metaphore of the  Jesuss last supper) he kills five more immortals. That makes him  the immortal with 666 kills. Which is the number of the devil.'),
('105143',' The original trailer for the film featured Conner MacLeod splitting  Jacob Kell in two with his sword and in turn becoming two people.  This never happened in the film.'),
('105144',' During the fight Connor and Duncan have with the "Tax" thieves one  of the men (Lachlan) picks up a rock as a weapon. As the McLeods go  on the defensive Duncan says to Lachlan "Looks like youve lost the  edge, lad". This is a reference to Adam Copeland (I) (qv)s  (Lachlan) "stage" name of Edge in the World Wrestling Entertainment.'),
('105145',' The main villian in each Highlander movie has a name starting with  the letter "K" (in order: Kurgan, Katana, Kane, Kell).'),
('105146',' The broadswords used by Connor and Duncan as they spar in the  flashback are reproductions of the sword used by Clancy Brown in  _Highlander (1986)_ (qv).'),
('105147',' The old Asian immortal in Kells "Posse" is in real life  Adrian Paul (I) (qv)s martial arts instructor.'),
('105148',' The original title was "Highlander: World Without End".'),
('105149',' Originally meant to act as a bridge between  _"Highlander" (1992)_ (qv) and the spin'),
('105150','off series  _"Highlander: The Raven" (1998)_ (qv) continuing on TV. These plans  started to go awry when "Highlander: The Raven" was canceled, and  production delays started occurring due to cast availability  problems. Dimension Films, who had taken on the project as a way of  invigorating the franchise, soon realized that their plans for the  film were not going to meet expectations and scaled back on its  release, effectively throwing the movie away.'),
('105151',' The main bulk of filming took place in Romania, at Miramaxs behest.  Producers William Panzer and Peter Davis were initially opposed to  this move.'),
('105152',' Not screened for critics prior to release.'),
('105153',' Bruce Payne came down with bronchitis during filming, forcing the  production to reschedule until such a time when he was well enough  to perform, which was about three months later.'),
('105154',' The Faith fashion show was filmed in Londons Millennium Dome  exhibition.'),
('105155',' For the scene in the cemetery where they meet following the events  at the Sanctuary, Duncan and Connor originally spoke French, because  both Paul and Lambert are fluent. However, during post'),
('105156','production it  was decided to switch the language over to Scottish Gaelic.'),
('105157',' Joel Soissons version of the script featured Duncan MacLeod living  in a gas station in the middle of the desert, next to a run'),
('105158','down  airplane. Also in the script, MacLeod smoked, wore cowboy boots and  a hat, and had a pet monkey named Connor.'),
('105159',' Peter Briggs (qv) wrote a version of the script while the project  was still at Miramax. Before writing the script, Briggs re'),
('105160','watched  all the "Highlander" movies as well as the TV series, then joined  the official Highlander message boards  (www.highlander'),
('105161','community.com) and researched what fans wanted in a  sequel. He kept his identity secret, but was known to be an insider  on the project. He soon became one of the most popular and respected  members of the board, and remained so even after he was kicked off  the project. He revealed his identity well after he was kicked off  the project. It was the death of a close friend on the forum, named  Eric, that sparked Briggs to finally reveal himself.'),
('105162',' An early cut of Highlander: The Source was released in Russia on DVD  in March 2007.'),
('105163',' Dimension Pictures originally intended to film this movie in Africa.  Several early drafts are explicitly set in Africa. It was finally  filmed in Lithuania around Vilnius.'),
('105164',' The songs featured in these silent films were synchronized to  gramophone records.'),
('105165',' The film debut of John Horsley (qv).'),
('105166',' Film features the highest stunt fall in motion pictures. Dar  Robinson falls from the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, a height of  1,170 feet. His pay was $150,000 for the stunt.'),
('105167',' Debut of Robert Webber (I) (qv).'),
('105168',' On Hellcops chin are the letters "S.J. + L.Q.", which stand for  Steve Johnson (makeup artist), and Quigley, Linnea (qv) (his  wife).'),
('105169',' In the scene where Beezle tows the car, it says on the side of the  towtruck "Satanic Mechanic". A reference to the song in The Rocky  Horror Picture Show.'),
('105170',' Jane Randolph (I) (qv) replaced Dorothy Comingore (qv).'),
('105171',' First film filmed on Gran Canaria. Second one in the Canary Islands.'),
('105172',' In one scene, the main character beats Pancho with an oar '),
('105173',' the  actor was knocked out.'),
('105174',' The plastic gun used by the female hijacker is the same one used by  the assassin in _In the Line of Fire (1993)_ (qv).'),
('105175',' During one scene in Russells office, Kevin, played by Henry Thomas  (I), picks up an E.T. puppet. Henry Thomas starred in  _E.T. the Extra'),
('105176','Terrestrial (1982)_ (qv).'),
('105177',' When Kevin (Henry Thomas (qv)) is "rehearsing" his Oscar  acceptance speech in the end, he thanks Steven Spielberg (qv),  Milos Forman (qv), Mick Jackson (qv), and Michael McClary (qv)  '),
('105178',' all directors Thomas had previously worked with.'),
('105179',' Original title for the film was "P.A. In L.A." but the director  changed it because he felt not everyone would understand what a  "P.A." (a Production Assistant) was and might pronounce the title  "PAHH In LAHH."'),
('105180',' Linda Lavin (qv) was announced for the Marilyn role.'),
('105181',' Keep watching after the credits.'),
('105182',' In the scene in which Rafael discusses with his ex'),
('105183','wife, she replies  at the chance of their daughter being in a school in Mexico: "Who  will teach her? Professor Jirafales?" This is a direct reference to  a Mexican TV show called "Chavo, El" (1973 ) which successfully  stayed on air, in prime time, for more than a decade in Mexican  television, as well as the rest of Latin America.'),
('105184',' DIRCAMEO(Juan Jose Campanella (qv)): as the doctor who treats  Rafaels heart condition'),
('105185',' Argentinas official submission for the 2001 Oscar Awards, Foreign  Language film category.'),
('105186',' SPOILER: When Juan Carlos is pretending to be a priest, his speech  includes verses from "Martín Fierro".'),
('105187',' Shot on the Peruvian high jungle with very low budget and very basic  gear. The tripod had only two working legs most of the time, and the  dolly used was all made out of wood (including the rails). It was  crafted by the directors uncle who lives in a nearby town. For  underwater shots, the camera was placed inside a fishbowl.'),
('105188',' The film was shot simultaneously in two versions: One Spanish and  one Italian. Both versions have exactly the same cast.'),
('105189',' The games ending had four variations. Which one the player received  depended on how many of Pits stats the player had maxed out before  the end.'),
('105190',' The name of the games title character was changed to "Palutena" for  its English'),
('105191','language release. However, the character was officially  called "Parthena" in Japan, and "Parthena" is a Greek female first  name meaning "holy".'),
('105192',' The film has never been released in France to avoid any litigation  from the real life Daniel Barenboim.'),
('105193',' Included in the bonus section of the DVD for  _Lizzie McGuire Movie, The (2003)_ (qv).'),
('105194',' Was to be filmed in color, but due to the costs only the other  trailer was filmed in color.'),
('105195',' Hill 16 is named after a terrace in Dublins GAA Stadium, "Croke  Park". It was named so, due to the terrace being built from the  rubble from the 1916 Easter Rising.'),
('105196',' Michael Caine (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('105197',' In Sidney Lumets autobiography "Making Movies", the director  recalled suffering through the horrendous heat of the location and  asking Sean Connery if he was urinating at all, to which Connerys  reply was "Only in the morning".'),
('105198',' Hillbilly Doomsday can be seen on the Rock Opera DVD.'),
('105199',' The mine shafts were created by the same team who are responsible  for the caves in Brit horror The Descent.'),
('105200',' This is the 4th film to bear the title (and name) of "The Hills Have  Eyes," preceded by the original 1977 version, its 1985 sequel: "The  Hills Have Eyes Part II" and the 2006 remake.'),
('105201',' Wes Craven (qv), the writer and director of the original 1977  version, wrote the screenplay for the sequel to the 2006 remake of  "The Hills Have Eyes," along with his son (filmmaker)  Jonathan Craven (I) (qv).'),
('105202',' Michael Bailey Smith (qv) who played Papa Hades also played Pluto  in the first. Pluto is an alternative name for the Greek god Hades.'),
('105203',' There is a ripped poster of _Jaws (1975)_ (qv) visible. See also:  _Evil Dead, The (1981)_ (qv),  _Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984)_ (qv).'),
('105204',' Producer Peter Locke (I) (qv) has a memorable cameo as Mercury,  the imbecile'),
('105205','sounding gang member with the feathered head'),
('105206','dress who  is only spotted twice throughout the film, firstly at Freds garage  and secondly communicating with Mars and Pluto using a USAF radio.'),
('105207',' The dead dog used as a stand'),
('105208','in for the familys slaughtered  Alsatian Beauty, widely believed to be a dummy dog, was in fact a  real (already dead) dog that director Wes Craven (qv) and producer  Peter Locke (I) (qv) had bought from the county sheriffs  department.'),
('105209',' When originally submitted to the MPAA, the film was given an  X'),
('105210','rating which would have relegated it to the porno circuit and  severely hurt the box'),
('105211','office returns. Wes Craven (qv) cut the film  enough to secure an R rating, and the original directors cut is  thought to be no longer in existence.'),
('105212',' The movie is based on the legend of Sawney Beane and his family (a  wife, eight sons and six daughters), a feral clan who inhabited and  roamed the highlands of Scotlands East Lothian County, near  Edinburgh, in the early 1400s. They captured, tormented and ate  several transients. They were eventually captured on the order of  Scotlands King James, were judged to be insane, and executed  without trial.'),
('105213',' Many of the props in the feral familys cave were from  Robert A. Burns (qv)s previous project,  _Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The (1974)_ (qv).'),
('105214',' There were two babies that were used in the film as the same  character (Katy) though the baby is only credited as Brenda  Marinoff.'),
('105215',' The photos of mutations that play during the opening credits are not  of atomic mutation, but birth defects caused by the use of Agent  Orange in Vietnam.'),
('105216',' About 2 minutes were cut to achieve the R rating.'),
('105217',' The mutants were created by CGI, physical effects or both. Most of  the mutants with full deformations were created by prosthetic  makeup. But the deformed children who were playing were digitally  distorted using tracking dots on their faces. Ruby was a mixture of  the two, using the tracking dots for distortion and prosthetic  teeth.'),
('105218',' In'),
('105219','between takes, the production crew would stage mock'),
('105220','fights with  various prop weapons.'),
('105221',' Make'),
('105222','up artist Gregory Nicotero (qv) was featured as Cyst, the  mutant with the halo head'),
('105223','gear.'),
('105224',' Over 61 different nationalities worked on the film, which was filmed  in Morocco.'),
('105225',' The gas station set was built on location in Morocco. It was so  authentic that people were always stopping to buy gas.'),
('105226',' Temperatures soared in excess of 120 degrees Fahrenheit on the  Moroccan desert set.'),
('105227',' To get round the difficulties of shooting inside a tiny trailer,  production designer Joseph C. Nemec III (qv) built a set of the  inside of the trailer that was actually 30% bigger than the real  thing.'),
('105228',' SPOILER: With the Aaron Stanford character, the filmmakers were  looking for someone to take over the same space as  Dustin Hoffman (qv) did in _Straw Dogs (1971)_ (qv).'),
('105229',' The mini'),
('105230','series of _"Ten Commandments, The" (2006) (mini)_ (qv) was  being filmed in Morocco nearby. The cast and crew of both  productions were all staying at the same hotel.'),
('105231',' Producer Peter Locke (I) (qv) played one of the mutants in the  1977 version, _Hills Have Eyes, The (1977)_ (qv).'),
('105232',' The nuclear crater that Doug encounters is completely computer  generated.'),
('105233',' The car crash scene, where the familys car and trailer are  sabotaged, took 3 days to film.'),
('105234',' This version runs approximately 15 minutes longer than the original.'),
('105235',' Almost all of Ted Levine (qv)s actions and lines were improvised.'),
('105236',' Alexandre Aja (qv) and art director Gregory Levasseur (qv)  originally planned to film in Morocco because of its similarity to  the New Mexico desert. Initially the producers objected to this, for  fear of terrorist attacks, but after Aja and Levasseur failed to  find suitable locations in the US, they relented.'),
('105237',' Ivana Turchetto (qv), who played Big Mama, agreed to have her head  shaved for $1000.'),
('105238',' Wes Craven (qv) and producer Peter Locke (I) (qv) originally  wanted to film the new version in the exact same desert location as  the 1977 film but when they went out to scout the locations they  found a number of condominium developments had been built.'),
('105239',' The making of featurette on the DVD indicates that at some point  during production, the character of Papa Jupiter was going to have a  parasitic twin jutting out of his chest. The effect was scrapped for  the final film, leaving him the only one of the "mutants" without  any apparent mutation.'),
('105240',' The TV show that Big Mama is watching is  _"Divorce Court" (1999)_ (qv) This films producer,  Peter Locke (I) (qv), also produced a show called  _"Divorce Court" (1986)_ (qv).'),
('105241',' The service station was called Gas Haven which rhymes with Wes  Craven.'),
('105242',' Body count: 17'),
('105243',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the drama  _Childs Plea, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105244',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('105245',' First movie of Rosa Aguirre (qv).'),
('105246',' The first film produced by the Philippine government film body  Experimental Cinema of the Philippines (ECP). This won nine of 11  awards given at the 1982 Metro Manila Filmfest.'),
('105247',' It breaks trends in Philippine filmmaking by featuring only one  known actress in the cast with support from unknown television and  legit stage performers.'),
('105248',' The director, in the commentary on the DVD, says that he was  inspired by the book "Caravan Towards Buddha" by Andre Migot. This  book was titled "CARAVANE VERS BOUDDHA" when it was published in  1954, but can now only be found under its alternate (English) title,  "Tibetan Marches" (translated by Peter Fleming). See also "Au Tibet  sur les traces du Bouddha (Collection Itinéraires)" by André Migot.'),
('105249',' Closely modeled after the sect "Engelswerk".'),
('105250',' Wim Wenders (qv) originally wanted Peter Handke (qv) to  collaborate on the script. Handke declined to work on the script as  a whole but agreed to write a set number of important scenes which  Wenders could then work around.'),
('105251',' All of the black & white sequences were shot through a one'),
('105252','of'),
('105253','a'),
('105254','kind  filter made from a stocking that belonged to cinematographer  Henri Alekan (qv)s grandmother.'),
('105255',' Circus Alekan is named after cinematographer Henri Alekan (qv).'),
('105256',' The scene where Otto Sander (qv) is shown riding a bus looking  morose, with his head in his hands, was shot that way because the  actor had developed a large bald spot on the day of shooting and  makeup couldnt hide it.'),
('105257',' The photograph on the cover of the book that the old man opens in  the library is "Young farmers" taken by August Sander.'),
('105258',' Filming the actual Berlin Wall was prohibited, so a replica of the  wall twice had to be built close to the original. The first fake  wall warped in the rain because the contractor cheated the producers  and built it from wood.'),
('105259',' During the scene in the Berlin Library, Damiel leans over a young  man who reads: "HaAretz haita tohu'),
('105260','va'),
('105261','vohu". This is the second  verse of the book of Genesis in Biblical Hebrew, and basically means  "the land was in chaos".'),
('105262',' DIRCAMEO(Wim Wenders (qv)): a film'),
('105263','crew member in the scene where  Otto Sander observes a movie set.'),
('105264',' The film crew wanted to present Rolv Wesenlund with Marves unique  (and quite ridiculous) hat, only to discover that the hat had  belonged to Mr. Wesenlund from the beginning.'),
('105265',' Some events are based on the directors own childhood memories.'),
('105266',' Although Herbert Morrison (I) (qv)s narration has become  inseparable from the famous newsreel footage, they were not  synchronized until many years later. What is often shown today is  the newsreel footage with Morrisons narration dubbed onto it.'),
('105267',' Five newsreel services (Fox, Hearst, Pathe, Paramount and Universal)  sent staff cameramen to Lakehurst, New Jersey to photograph yet  another routine arrival of the Hindenburg to the United States. As  the airship arrived late due to bad weather, the Universal cameraman  had already left to see a Broadway play in New York City. The  remaining cameramen captured what has become some of the most famous  news footage ever filmed.'),
('105268',' A real'),
('105269','life tragedy nearly happened during the filming of the  Hindenburgs fiery death. A full'),
('105270','scale section of the Zeppelins  nose was built for the film, and was set to be destroyed by fire for  the films final destruction sequence. A half'),
('105271','dozen stunt artists  wearing fire'),
('105272','retardant gear were placed in the nose replica as it  was set afire; however, the fire quickly got out of control, causing  several stunt artists to get lost in the smoke, damaging several  cameras filming the action, and nearly destroying the sound stage.  Some of the footage from this sequence was used in the final cut of  the film, but the full sequence, as it had been planned, was not  included.'),
('105273',' The film includes clips from the actual newsreel footage of the  airships explosion and fire. The recording played just before the  closing credits is the actual eye'),
('105274','witness account of news reporter  Herbert Morrison (I) (qv), describing the Hindenburg disaster.'),
('105275',' Several of the depictions of escapes from the airship as it was  crashing were based on fact. These include the cabin boy who was  doused with water from an bursting ballast bag, and the circus  acrobat who escaped by swinging from a loose mooring rope.'),
('105276',' A miniature of the Zeppelin "Hindenburg" was constructed for  filming. The "miniature" was over 25 feet in length, and was able to  be "flown" by suspension cables in front of a backdrop. The  miniature was donated to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in  Washington DC, where it is on display.'),
('105277',' Some, though not all, of the characters in the film have different  names from their historical counterparts. For example, "Colonel  Franz Ritter" (George C. Scott) was Colonel Fritz Erdmann in real  life; "the Countess" (Anne Bancroft) was actually Margaret Mather;  Martin Vogel (Roy Thinnes) represents Karl Otto Clemens. "Captain  Fellows" (Stephen Elliott) is based on U.S. Navy airship commander  Charles Rosendahl. "Karl Borth" (William Atherton) was named Eric  Spehl in real life; his mistress, "Freda Halle" (Lisa Pera) was  Beatrice Friedrich. "Mr. and Mrs. Reed Channing" (Peter Donat,  Joanna Moore) were Leonhard and Gertrud Adelt; the "Breslau" family  (Alan Oppenheimer, Katherine Helmond, Jean Rasey, Johnny Lee and  Steven Manley) was actually the Doehnerr family. "Dimmler" (Rex  Holman), while there was an engineering officer by that name, is  shown stationed in the main control gondola and likely represents  either Captain Albert Sammt or Captain Anton Wittemann. Captain  Ernst Lehmann, Captain Max Pruss, Joseph Spah, Edward Douglas,  Ludwig Knorr, Hugo Eckener and Joseph Goebbels are among those who  were called by their real (historical) names in the film.'),
('105278',' The scenes of the airship crashing were filmed in black and white  with hand'),
('105279','held cameras so they could allow incorporation of the  actual newsreel footage of the Hindenburg crash.'),
('105280',' The actual site of the Hindenburg crash at Lakehurst Naval Air  Station (re'),
('105281','established as the Naval Air Engineering Station, or  "NAVAIR Lakehurst" for short) is marked with a chain'),
('105282','outlined pad  and bronze plaque where the airships gondola landed. It was  dedicated on May 6, 1987; the 50th anniversary of the disaster.  Hangar #1, which still stands, is where the airship was to be housed  after landing. It was designated a Registered National Historic  Landmark in 1968.'),
('105283',' Whether or not they had paperbacks in Germany in 1937 (see "Goofs"  section), the novel the countess is reading is a German'),
('105284','language  edition of "Gone with the Wind".'),
('105285',' The music the Countess plays on the Hindenburgs piano is part of  Frederic Chopins "Raindrop Prelude" in D flat major (op. 28/15).'),
('105286',' WLS radio announcer Herb Morrison was present at the scene of the  Hindenburg crash, along with his engineer Charlie Nehlsen, and  recorded an eyewitness account of the unfolding tragedy. This audio  clip can be heard at the end of the film. However, Nehlsens  recorder was running a bit slow, so that when the recording is  played back at normal speed, the pitch of Morrisons real speaking  voice is raised slightly. Also note that a slight cracking is  audible at one point during the recording. This was caused by the  shockwave of the explosion reaching the recorder just after Morrison  shouts "Its burst into flames!"'),
('105287',' Serialized in Tagalog Comic.'),
('105288',' Danica, the character name of Dina Bonnevie (qv) is taken from the  eldest daughter of Dina and her former husband Vic Sotto (qv) who  both star in this movie.'),
('105289',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('105290',' The aircraft in the film are all authentic aircraft used in the 1971  war against Pakistan. These include MiG'),
('105291','21s, Gnats, Hunters and  Su'),
('105292','7s. Some of these aircraft were also flown by war veterans such  as Samar Bikram Shah (2 kills) and Manbir Singh.'),
('105293',' Initially Amitabh Bachchan (qv)s production company ABCL (Amitabh  Bachchan Corporation Limited) was suppose to produce the film. In  the end Veeru Devgan (qv) decided to produce the movie as well as  directing it.'),
('105294',' The second in a series of 12 documentary films entitled Magtens  billeder (Images of Power), developed by Det danske Filminstitut  (Danish Film Institute) and Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting  Corporation). The purpose of the documentary films is to spotlight  power in Denmark.'),
('105295',' Originally, the idea for the series of Magtens billeder came into  being in 1997 when Folketinget (Danish Parliament) set up a research  project entitled Den Danske Magtudredning (the Account of Power in  Denmark). In spring 2003 Danmarks Radio and Det danske Filminstitut  announced an open competition, and received 111 proposals for  documentaries. 12 of these were selected for the series.'),
('105296',' Magtens billeder was originally conceived in 2003 as a series of  12 documentaries. But the documentary entitled Svineriget (written  and directed by Ebbe Nyvold and Christian Schou) was not produced  accordingly to Danmarks Radios ethical programme standards, and  would therefore not officially be part of the series, nor  broadcasted by Danmarks Radio. Svineriget was eventually released  in 2005 on DVD by The Danish Film Institute (together with the other  11 documentaries).'),
('105297',' Available on the DVD compilation entitled Magtens billeder 3  released in 2005 by The Danish Film Institute '),
('105298',' one of four DVD  releases, collecting all 12 Magtens billeder documentaries.'),
('105299',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic. The only remain  footage is a trailer which was recently found. It runs ca.3 minutes.'),
('105300',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoons  _Pierrette Plays Carmen (1921)_ (qv), How I Disrobe Modestly (1921)_ (qv),  _Fahion Follies (1921)_ (qv) and _Ink Slinging (1921)_ (qv).'),
('105301',' A documentary in the Outdoor Sketches series.'),
('105302',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Day by the Sea, A (1928)_ (qv).'),
('105303',' Mos Def (qv) was originally supposed to host but had to back out  due to scheduling conflicts.'),
('105304',' The film was originally titled "Under Pressure" before it received  distribution.'),
('105305',' New footage filmed in 1986, but film not completed and released  until 1996.'),
('105306',' The film, totally silent, was shown with a band playing live and a  live foley artist creating appropriate sounds.'),
('105307',' The movie was picked up for European distribution and released  theatrically with Allison Anders (qv)s  _Gas, Food Lodging (1992)_ (qv), Alex Cox (I) (qv)s  _Patrullero, El (1991)_ (qv) and other American films as examples of  the "West Coast Independent" movement. It played extensively in  Holland, Switzerland and France. In Paris, Hippy Porn played at the  Action Christine Cinema for over a year.'),
('105308',' The movie title is based on a song by George Canseco (qv).'),
('105309',' One of the characters in the film has the last name of "Micalone".  This was Writer/Director John N. Michaels birth name which he  changed in 1990'),
('105310',' The idea for the movie came to writer/director John N. Michaels  while he was watching a commercial for a law firm that promised to  get you the money you deserve whether you deserved it or not.'),
('105311',' Originally the film was about lawyers then changed to Con Artists,  simply because the writer could not see any difference between the  two.'),
('105312',' After the success of _Easy Rider (1969)_ (qv), Universal Pictures  hit upon the idea of letting young filmmakers make  "semi'),
('105313','independent" films for low budgets in hopes of generating  similar profits. The idea was to make five movies for low budgets  ($1 million or less), not interfere in the filmmaking process and  give the directors final cut. The other movies were:  _Last Movie, The (1971)_ (qv), _Taking Off (1971)_ (qv),  _Silent Running (1972)_ (qv), _American Graffiti (1973)_ (qv).'),
('105314',' Fifth episode in the Timothy Dobbs, Thats Me! 2'),
('105315','reel comedy series.'),
('105316',' Filmed in 1921, but not released until 1926.'),
('105317',' A helicopter crashed while performing an aerial stunt, killing a  stuntman, Clint Carpenter.'),
('105318',' One of the fireballs/mushroom clouds shown in the detonation  sequence is from the Upshot'),
('105319','Knothole Grable nuclear artillery test,  conducted by the US in 1953.'),
('105320',' This film pioneered the use of jump cutting to and from a flashback,  and of very brief flashbacks to suggest obtrusive memories.'),
('105321',' Eiji Okada (qv) (playing Lui) did not know any French and was  coached in pronouncing each syllable and memorized that order.'),
('105322',' Although the caption at the beginning of the movie claims otherwise,  the black hair and the illegal acts of Binnur (Gulse Birsel)  suggests that she may have been inspired by Aysegul Nadir, the  famous Turkish smuggler.'),
('105323',' Almost the whole film was shot in a sandpit'),
('105324',' Film was most watched in Finland in 1971 but still left 132,000 FIM  left to make profit.'),
('105325',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Club'),
('105326','Man and the Crook, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('105327',' Sixth episode in the Sunny Jim 2'),
('105328','reel sound comedy series.'),
('105329',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Visit to Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105330',' Released as a split reel along with the western  _Cowboy and the Shrew, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105331',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Foxy Izzy (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105332',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('105333',' First trade review on 31 October 1946, 21 months after initial  release, at Hitching Post Theatre, Hollywood.'),
('105334',' Jack Oakie (I) (qv)s first film appearance.'),
('105335',' There is no reliable documentation that Harold Lloyd (qv) appears  in this film.'),
('105336',' Although this is listed in studio filmographies as being a Happy  Hooligan cartoon, it actually features Judge Rummy as proven by an  actual film print.'),
('105337',' Comedian Hamilton, Lloyd (qv) got the part, partly played in  black'),
('105338','face, that was intended originally for Jolson, Al (qv).'),
('105339',' A fund'),
('105340','raising short for the United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive  in World War I.'),
('105341',' The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 25  December 1940 and closed 11 July 1931 after 64 performances. The  opening night cast included Henry ONeill (qv),  Peggy Conklin (qv) and Roy Roberts (I) (qv). After the summer,  it reopened on 14 September 1931 and ran for an additional 48  performances.'),
('105342',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Locked Out (1912/II)_ (qv).'),
('105343',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Red Hot Courtship, A (1912)_ (qv).'),
('105344',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Detective Dot (1913)_ (qv).'),
('105345',' Vitaphone Production Reels #1794'),
('105346','1795.'),
('105347',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Seeing Indianapolis (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105348',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Buster and the Cannibals Child (1912)_ (qv).'),
('105349',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Beautiful Gorges of Tarn, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105350',' Walter Burns (Cary Grant (qv)) refers to some horrible fate  suffered by the last person who crossed him: Archie Leach. Grants  real name was Archibald Leach and he ad'),
('105351','libbed the line. See also  _Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)_ (qv).'),
('105352',' When Earl Williams tries to get out of the roll'),
('105353','top desk, Burns  (Cary Grant (qv)) says: "Get back in there, you Mock Turtle".  Grant played the Mock Turtle in _Alice in Wonderland (1933)_ (qv).'),
('105354',' Burns tries to describe Bruce Baldwin, played by  Ralph Bellamy (qv). He ends up saying that he "looks like that  film actor, Ralph Bellamy". See also  _Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)_ (qv).'),
('105355',' One of the first, if not the first, films to have characters talk  over the lines of other characters, for a more realistic sound.  Prior to this, movie characters completed their lines before the  next lines were started.'),
('105356',' In the play the film was based on ("The Front Page"), the part of  Hildy was played by a man. When director Howard Hawks (qv) was  planning to make the film, he was going to cast a man. While  auditioning actors, a secretary would read the lines belonging to  Hildy. Hawks loved the words coming from a woman so much, they  decided to rewrite the part for a woman.'),
('105357',' Rosalind Russell (qv) thought, while shooting, that she didnt  have as many good lines as Cary Grant (qv) had, so she hired an  advertisement writer through her brother'),
('105358','in'),
('105359','law and had him write  more clever lines for the dialog. Since Howard Hawks (qv) allowed  for spontaneity and ad'),
('105360','libbing, he, and many of the cast and crew  didnt notice it, but Grant knew she was up to something, leading  him to greet her every morning: "What have you got today?"'),
('105361',' The restaurant scene was written directly for the movie and took  twice the time to shoot than expected: four days. The difficulty  resided in the editing, since the characters had to eat, and the  background actors kept walking around.'),
('105362',' The play that this movie was based on ("The Front Page") had a  famous last line: "The son'),
('105363','of'),
('105364','a'),
('105365','bitch stole my watch!" While the  line and the plot points leading up to it didnt fit into "His Girl  Friday", they did pay homage to it by having the first crime that  Burns framed Baldwin for be the theft of a watch.'),
('105366',' Jean Arthur (I) (qv) was the first choice to play Hildy. Among the  other actresses who also turned down the role were  Carole Lombard (I) (qv), Ginger Rogers (qv),  Claudette Colbert (qv) and Irene Dunne (qv).'),
('105367',' Rosalind Russell (qv) was borrowed from MGM for this film.'),
('105368',' Rosalind Russell (qv) resented the fact that she wasnt the first  choice to play Hildy for director Howard Hawks (qv). She showed up  to the audition with her hair wet from swimming.'),
('105369',' Voted #10 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list  (November 2005).'),
('105370',' The incident with Walter and Hildy hiding escaped killer Earl  Williams in a desk in the city room was based on a real incident.  Emile Gauvreau (qv), the editor of the old New York City paper  "The New York Evening Graphic", hid an escaped killer in the city  room of the newspaper, interviewed him, wrote the story and waited  until the paper was on the street before turning him over to the  police.'),
('105371',' Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All  Time" in 2006.'),
('105372',' Jean Arthur (I) (qv), the first choice by studio head  Harry Cohn (I) (qv), turned down the role of Hildy Johnson because  she and Howard Hawks (qv) had been cool to each other during the  filming of _Only Angels Have Wings (1939)_ (qv) the year before.'),
('105373',' The famous in'),
('105374','joke about Ralph Bellamy (qv)s character ("He looks  like that actor...Ralph Bellamy!") was almost left on the cutting  room floor '),
('105375',' Harry Cohn (I) (qv), the studio head, saw the  dailies and responded in fury at the impertinence, but he let Hawks  leave it in, and it has always been one of the biggest laughs in the  film.'),
('105376',' During the 1930s, Howard Hawks (qv) was hosting a dinner party  when the topic of dialogue was brought up. He pulled out a copy of  "The Front Page" to demonstrate the snappy exchanges between  characters, taking the role of Burns. A female guest took the role  of Hildy. While reading, Hawks realized the dialogue sounded much  better with a female reading, and quickly secured the rights for the  film from Howard Hughes (I) (qv). Ben Hecht (I) (qv) (the author  of "The Front Page") approved the gender change and the screenplay  was put into production.'),
('105377',' It was in this film that silent screen legend  Gilbert, John (I) (qv) made his disastrous talking'),
('105378','picture debut.  His voice sounded high'),
('105379','pitched and frankly odd in a film that called  for him to play a romantic swashbuckler. Audiences reportedly  laughed at him at the most inappropriate moments.'),
('105380',' Legend has it that the reason John Gilbert (I) (qv)s voice  sounded high and reedy was that M.G.M. studio head L.B. Mayer bore a  grudge against Gilbert and told technicians to speed up the  soundtrack to discredit the increasingly drunken and troublesome  star. Certainly Gilberts voice is flawless in the later  _Queen Christina (1933)_ (qv).'),
('105381',' The filming of the movie and its disastrous reception were one of  the main inspirations for the film  _Singin in the Rain (1952)_ (qv).'),
('105382',' Rerelease of "A Manly Man" (1911).'),
('105383',' The Hollywood Reporter production charts include  Barbara Kent (I) (qv) in the cast, but she was not seen in the  movie.'),
('105384',' First episode in the Terrance ORourke, Gentleman Adventurer series.'),
('105385',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('105386',' Fifth in a series of seven one'),
('105387','reel Booth Tarkington Juvenile  Stories.'),
('105388',' Vitaphone Production Reel Number 1334. Release Number 5805.'),
('105389',' Two nitrate prints of this film survive in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and neither is listed for preservation.'),
('105390',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Dan Greegans Ghost (1913)_ (qv).'),
('105391',' This is a lost film according to recent Tallulah Bankhead biography  author, Joel Lobenthal, in his 2005 "Tallulah! The Life and Times of  a Leading Lady".'),
('105392',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the comedy  _Family Troubles (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105393',' John Farrow (I) (qv) finished the film, but  Howard Hughes (I) (qv) brought in Richard Fleischer (qv) to add  a few shots (Hughes himself co'),
('105394','wrote the ending with Fleischer).  Fleischer ended up reshooting the entire film.'),
('105395',' Tales of the Tenement Series of 2'),
('105396','reel dramas.'),
('105397',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Mix in Masks, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105398',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the comedy  _Calino achète un chien de garde (1910)_ (qv).'),
('105399',' A print of this film was found after none were known for 65 years.'),
('105400',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _They Called It Baby (1914)_ (qv).'),
('105401',' Sixth release in the "Crackerjack" 1'),
('105402','reel comedy series.'),
('105403',' A revised, retitled version of the same film,  _Behind the Mask (1916)_ (qv), was released two months later.'),
('105404',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('105405',' This is the first feature to be released through United Artists.'),
('105406',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('105407',' Released as a split reel along with the drama  _Star Reporter, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('105408',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and television  Archives.'),
('105409',' The was the first film on which Charles Chaplin (qv) received  screen credit. On all his previous comedies for Keystone, he was not  credited (though credits would be added to later reissues of those  films).'),
('105410',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Not So Bad as It Seemed (1910)_ (qv).'),
('105411',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _In the Boarding House (1915)_ (qv).'),
('105412',' Biograph production number 4452.'),
('105413',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Speed Demon, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('105414',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Mud and Matrimony (1915)_ (qv).'),
('105415',' A Jewel release. Not owning a theater network, Universal utilized a  3'),
('105416','tiered brand system to sell its product until 1929: Red Feather  (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream) and Jewel (big  budget prestige releases capable of drawing roadshow ticket prices).'),
('105417',' A copy of this film survives in The Library of Congress.'),
('105418',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Actors Boarding House, The (1915)_ (qv).'),
('105419',' Charles Chaplin (qv) who appears uncredited as a customer in the  bar, was a business associate of G.M. Anderson (qv), who appeared  in a cameo in Chaplins film _Champion, The (1915)_ (qv). The main  titles to this film read "...slightly assisted by Charles Chaplin",  which suggests that Chaplin possibly hand a hand in the story or  direction of this film, especially as he used the same story again  for his later comedy _Police (1916)_ (qv).'),
('105420',' Some prints of this film with latter'),
('105421','day title cards re'),
('105422','name several  of the characters, calling the King "Louis XIVIIX&", misspelling the  name of Snub Pollard (qv)s character ("Requefort") and calling  the bodyguard/tutor "Count Nichola Throwe" (i.e. Nickel'),
('105423','a'),
('105424','Throw).  Prints featuring the original title cards do not use these names.  The original name of the King, Razzamatazz, is confirmed in an  insert shot of a telegram that appears in all prints.'),
('105425',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('105426',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Whos Boss? (1914)_ (qv).'),
('105427',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Flossies Daring Loyalty (1914)_ (qv).'),
('105428',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('105429',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Capers of Cupid, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('105430',' Two nitrate reels of this film (reels 1 and 2) survive in the UCLA  Film and Television Archives.'),
('105431',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Collecting the Bill (1913)_ (qv).'),
('105432',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Deadly Dispatch, The (1914)_ (qv).'),
('105433',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Interrupted Honeymoon, The (1913/II)_ (qv).'),
('105434',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _After the Ball (1910)_ (qv).'),
('105435',' Debut of Douglass Dumbrille (qv).'),
('105436',' Some interior scenes were filmed at The Atlanta Daily World.'),
('105437',' DIRCAMEO(François Truffaut (qv)): as an officer Adele mistakes for  Pinson in Halifax.'),
('105438',' The film is based in true facts.'),
('105439',' Gitlis (as the hypnotist) dismisses his Chinese assistant so he can  discuss in private with Adele. He allegedly talks to her in Chinese,  but actually tells her in Hebrew to get lost.'),
('105440',' Initially planned as a grand'),
('105441','scale spectacular drama with Jeanne  Moreau to play the lead, then Catherine Deneuve (then having an  affair with François Truffaut) was considered for the role. The film  took 7 years to be made, and finally Truffaut decided on Isabelle  Adjani whom he noticed on a TV broadcast of the Comédie Française:'),
('105442',' While the film could be seen in several U.K. cinemas with special  permission, the film was not passed by the BBFC until 2000, and only  after 8 minutes had been cut from it.'),
('105443',' Christopher Lee (I) (qv) turned down the role of Sir Stephen.'),
('105444',' Sound was added in 1959.'),
('105445',' Peter OToole (I) (qv) was originally cast as Toby Dammit. After  he pulled out, Fellini contacted a London casting agent and asked  them to send over the most decadent actors they had. Terence Stamp  and James Fox were sent to Rome and it was Stamp who Fellini chose.'),
('105446',' Chicho Ibañez Serrador wanted to shoot this series in color using  film, but TVE forced him to shoot it in black & white, since Spanish  TV at that time could only be broadcast in that format The color PAL  system arrived Spain two years later in 1969, and it wasnt used  regularly until 1973, and there was no budget to shoot it in color  anyway.'),
('105447',' Augusto Algueró didnt send the musical score in time to film the  musical numbers, so they had to be filmed without music and add it  in post'),
('105448','production.'),
('105449',' Erik Mariñelarena Herrera (qv) has said that "Historia de una  madre" is inspired by the works of Tim Burton (I) (qv),  particularly with regard to dark atmosphere use, quiet night time  snowfall and narrative poetry, as it were seen in  _Vincent (1982)_ (qv).'),
('105450',' "Historien om en moder" (The Story of a Mother) written by  Hans Christian Andersen (I) (qv), is one of  Erik Mariñelarena Herrera (qv)s favorite tales.'),
('105451',' The script was re'),
('105452','written 26 times.'),
('105453',' Argentinas official selection for the 1985 Oscar Awards, Foreign  Language film category.'),
('105454',' First Argentinas movie Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign  Language Film in 1986.'),
('105455',' The house where Alicia, Roberto and Gaby live is actually the house  of the director, Luis Puenzo (qv).'),
('105456',' The filming of the movie began in 1983, the same year that the  military dictatorship ended in Argentina. The filming was cancelled  due to the threats received by the director, actors and particularly  to Analia Castro (qv)s family. It was announced that filming was  cancelled, but production continued in secret until 1985.'),
('105457',' Second Argentinas movie Golden Globe Winner for Best Foreign Film  in 1986.'),
('105458',' The movie was released on 3 April 1985, the same day that the first  judgments were made against the military men in Argentina.'),
('105459',' The song that Gaby sings is call "En el país de Nomeacuerdo", a  famous childhood song from Argentina, composed by  María Elena Walsh (I) (qv).'),
('105460',' Actress Malgorzata Potocka (qv) was set to play the role of  Halina, but she then left Poland for a while and was eventually  replaced by Malgorzata Pritulak (qv).'),
('105461',' The film was banned in Poland for seven years due to realistic  depiction of the life in the suburbs of Lódz as well as portraying  in it local authorities, who rush the lead character into unhappy  marriage.'),
('105462',' This movie features the first recording of "La chica ye'),
('105463','ye" by  Conchita Velasco.'),
('105464',' Shot on unused film stock left over from  _"Sex and the City" (1998)_ (qv).'),
('105465',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Some Foreign Birds (1916)_ (qv).'),
('105466',' This documentary is featured on the DVD for Slim Slam Slum (2002).'),
('105467',' The film is based on the award winning play by  Alan Bennett (I) (qv), which ran at the National Theatre in London  from May 2004 until April 2005.'),
('105468',' Many of the extras in the film are also members of staff at the  National Theatre in London (where Hytner, Nicholas (qv) is the  artistic director) who were invited to visit the set and have the  chance of appearing in the finished film.'),
('105469',' Richard Griffiths character rides a Velocette motorcycle'),
('105470',' The cast for this are the same cast who appeared in the original  play at the National Theatre in London, UK.'),
('105471',' Vitaphone production reel #B236'),
('105472',' The rights of the novel were bought as a directing vehicle for  Alfonso Cuarón (qv) before it was even published.'),
('105473',' An earlier Hollywood version starring Charles Laughton (qv) was in  production but was cancelled following the outbreak of the Second  World War.'),
('105474',' The fictitious town that the film is set in (Millbrook, Indiana) is  named after the town where the film was actually shot (Millbrook,  Ontario, Canada). The scenes set in Philadelphia were actually shot  in Toronto, Canada.'),
('105475',' For the sex scene on the stairs, David Cronenberg (qv) was  concerned about the two actors getting hurt on the hard wooden  steps. He asked his stunt man whether or not he had any stunt pads  to soften up the stairs. The stunt man laughed, saying that in the  twenty years he had been working as a stunt man, no director had  ever asked him for stunt pads for a sex scene. Pads were not used  for most of the scene however, and in the shot when Edie is naked on  the bed with bruises visible on her back, make'),
('105476','up was used to hide  the amount of bruises that Maria Bello (I) (qv) received from the  scene.'),
('105477',' The scene in the restaurant where Tom foils the robbery was cut to  some extent. The original cut had the younger shooter being shot  over seven times and having the older shooter being shot in the head  twice. It was cut, not because of the MPAA, but because of  Cronenberg himself. Cronenberg thought the scene was way too much  and thought it glorified violence, which he was against.'),
('105478',' In a deleted scene, Tom dreams of shooting Carl Fogarty in the  diner, but the scene was cut because David Cronenberg thought it was  from another movie that the director directed himself earlier.'),
('105479',' Thomas Jane (qv) and Harrison Ford (I) (qv) turned down the role  of Tom Stall.'),
('105480',' SPOILER: In the original script, the front yard confrontation  between Tom, Carl Fogarty, and Carls thugs was meant to be more  brutal. The script called for Tom to rip off one thugs nose and  then take his gun and kill everyone else, including Carl Fogarty.  David Cronenberg wanted this movie to be realistic and not stylized  in anyway.'),
('105481',' The names of "William Orser" and "LeLand Jones" are a play on the  name of the character actor Leland Orser (qv).'),
('105482',' Body count: 13'),
('105483',' SPOILER: William Hurt (I) (qv) received an Oscar nomination for  this film for Best Supporting Actor despite only being in 1 scene.'),
('105484',' During an interview, Viggo Mortensen stated that during the shooting  of the first bar scene with Ed Harris he could not stop laughing,  and as a result, the scene had to be re'),
('105485','shot several times. Due to  Viggo Mortensens behaviour Ed Harris completed the scene without  pants; he only wore his underwear, yet this cannot be seen as the  bar table impedes our view. Thus, Viggo Mortensen had to act  seriously while Ed Harris was not wearing any pants, and this is the  scene that is used in the movie.'),
('105486',' The scenes in the diner were all shot on a sound stage in Ontario.  They constructed a street scene for outside the window and lit it  appropriate to day or night time.'),
('105487',' The actors who played the two robbers in the cafe came up with their  own backstory about why the men were travelling together. According  to them the older man was the younger mans uncle and was taking him  across country after the younger man had been released from prison.'),
('105488',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) hung out with Maria Bello (I) (qv)s uncle  and brother, both Philadelphia residents, to develop Joeys Philly  accent.'),
('105489',' The mobsters were originally supposed to be Italian, but after the  casting of Ed Harris (I) (qv) and William Hurt (I) (qv),  David Cronenberg (qv) decided to change the mob to Irish. He felt  Harris and Hurt wouldnt make convincing Italians.'),
('105490',' Released as a split reel along with two animated comedies,  Blacks Mysterious Box (1915) (qv) and  Hicks in Nightmareland (1915) (qv).'),
('105491',' Richard Pryor (qv) was originally cast in the part eventually  taken by Gregory Hines (qv)(in his screen debut). Just before  filming was to begin, Pryor had his infamous drug'),
('105492','related accident,  catching fire and getting severely burnt.'),
('105493',' This is the second Mel Brooks (I) (qv) film in which  Harvey Korman (qv)s character has to correct someone on the  pronunciation of his name. The first one was  _Blazing Saddles (1974)_ (qv).'),
('105494',' The scene where the showgirls rise out of the water (the Inquisition  routine) is actually being played in reverse. The shot was of the  girls being lowered.'),
('105495',' Mel Brooks (I) (qv) came up with the name for this film because he  was tired of people asking him what his next movie would be.'),
('105496',' The film makes quite extensive use of matte paintings for  backgrounds. Every segment (except "The Stone Age" and "The Old  Testament") features backgrounds that are nothing more than  paintings, especially in the segments establishing shots and in  numerous wide shots. Such paintings were used for the harbor and for  many of the city shots in "The Roman Empire", the castle in "The  Spanish Inquisition" and both the city and the countryside in "The  French Revolution."'),
('105497',' The person responsible for the matte paintings, Albert Whitlock, was  drafted to appear in front of the camera. He is the gentleman with  the prominent English accent selling used chariots.'),
('105498',' The background music in the Viking funeral sequence is recycled from  John Morris score for Brooks _Twelve Chairs, The (1970)_ (qv).'),
('105499',' The Red Sea scene used Universal Studios attraction.'),
('105500',' Average Shot Length ~6.0 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.7 seconds.'),
('105501',' The whaler Essex sailed from Nantucket in 1819 and met its doom in  the middle of the Pacific in 1820, when a sperm whale attacked,  causing the ship to sink. Adrift in small whaleboats, the crew faced  storms, thirst, illness, and starvation. Reduced to cannibalism, but  succeeding in one of historys great open'),
('105502','boat journeys, the few  survivors were picked up off South America. This provided  inspiration for Herman Melvilles novel "Moby'),
('105503','Dick".'),
('105504',' Best Director of Short in Festival de Cinema de Brasília in 2003.'),
('105505',' The film was completely improvised using the improv comedy troupe  Four Day Weekend from Fort Worth, Texas, using only an outline of  events.'),
('105506',' The movie took one week to shoot (for principal photography) and  almost two years to edit (due to it being completely improvised and  having over 40 hours of footage to whittle down to a under 90 minute  film).'),
('105507',' This is, apparently, a lost film. Only the soundtrack to one reel is  known to survive.'),
('105508',' The film was started by director Erle C. Kenton (qv). However, he  and Lou Costello (qv) clashed on several occasions, and Kenton was  fired and replaced by Charles Lamont (qv).'),
('105509',' Lou Costello (qv) always suspected that Universal wasnt giving  him and Bud Abbott (qv) the agreed'),
('105510','upon share of the profits the  studio made from their films (a suspicion later proven, as a result  of legal action they took against Universal, to be true). Therefore,  he developed a habit of picking out furniture he liked from the sets  of their films and taking it home, considering it payback for what  he believed to be Universals cheating. One day director  Charles Lamont (qv) showed up on the set to shoot a scene at the  ice skating rink only to discover that all the wrought'),
('105511','iron patio  furniture that had been there the previous day had disappeared.  Costello denied any knowledge of it, and Lamont said he would shoot  no more scenes until the furniture was returned. A compromise was  finally reached whereby Costello would bring back the furniture, the  scene would be shot, and then he would be allowed to bring all of  the furniture back home.'),
('105512',' After completing production, Lou Costello (qv) was stricken with  rheumatic fever. This would be the last new Abbott and Costello film  for more than a year.'),
('105513',' A remake of the Three Stooges _Punch Drunks (1934)_ (qv), this  short features much stock footage from that film. When the violinist  approaches the megaphone truck, you can clearly see its  Larry Fine (I) (qv) from the original.'),
('105514',' The fire station shown at the beginning of the film as Hitch is  coaching a client is Hook and Ladder #8, the firehouse used in  _Ghost Busters (1984)_ (qv).'),
('105515',' Will Smith (I) (qv) suggested Kevin James (III) (qv) for the  role of Albert, being a fan of James hit series  _"King of Queens, The" (1998)_ (qv).'),
('105516',' The mobile phone that Hitch uses to talk to Sara when Albert is  getting his back waxed is a Sony Ericsson P900.'),
('105517',' Andy Tennant offered Aishwarya Rai (qv) a part in this film, but  she turned down the offer because she was working on  _Bride & Prejudice (2004)_ (qv) at the time.'),
('105518',' Jennifer Lopez (I) (qv) turned down the role of Sara Melas.'),
('105519',' The movie that Sara is watching in her apartment is  _Jerry Maguire (1996)_ (qv).'),
('105520',' The original title of the script was "The Last First Kiss".'),
('105521',' Kevin James (III) (qv) made up all of the dance moves for the  scene where Albert is dancing in Hitchs apartment.'),
('105522',' One of Alberts favorite books is "Im Good Enough, Im Smart  Enough" by Stuart Smally.'),
('105523',' Michael Rapaport (I) (qv)s character Ben underwent many drastic  changes during the screen writing process. Among the items that  changed during writing and filming, were his personality,  nationality, and age.'),
('105524',' Allegra Coleman was a fictitious actress created by Esquire magazine  in their Nov 96 issue, designed to spoof other magazines fawning  obsession with new stars. The article written about her new "It  Girl" status prompted calls from studios and talent scouts eager to  offer her scripts. Ali Larter (qv) provided the face and body  shots for the faux starlet.'),
('105525',' Eva Mendes (qv) was featured in Will Smith (I) (qv)s "Miami"  video. She was the girl in the car lip'),
('105526','syncing "Bienvenido a Miami"  in the songs chorus. Mendes mentioned this to Smith during  rehearsals. But Smith sheepishly admitted that he did not remember  her.'),
('105527',' A nitrate print of this film is held by the UCLA Film and Television  Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('105528',' Filmed in 1967, released briefly in 1970, re'),
('105529','released in 1977.'),
('105530',' Orson Welles (qv) considered Lucille Fletcher (qv)s "Sorry  Wrong Number", the single greatest suspense play ever written for  the medium of radio. This was the second.'),
('105531',' The wife played by Jenny Morrison was never in the truck at the same  time as the other actors.'),
('105532',' Filming took place all in one night from sunset to the break of day.'),
('105533',' Winner of the Palm DGore prize in the Fangoria Blood Drive contest  in 2004.'),
('105534',' Based upon an incident that happened in California in the early  1950s. A man named Billy Cook murdered a family of five, including  three children, and then killed a traveling salesman. He then  kidnapped two hunters and took them across the border into Mexico,  intending to kill them, too, but before he could he was captured by  Mexican police and subsequently extradited to the US, where he was  tried for the murders, convicted, and died in the gas chamber at San  Quentin on Dec. 12, 1952.'),
('105535',' The movies poster was as #23 of "The 25 Best Movie Posters Ever" by  Premiere.'),
('105536',' This documentary is featured on Warner Brothers 2004 DVD for  _Stage Fright (1950)_ (qv).'),
('105537',' This documentary is featured on the 2004 DVD release for  _Dial M for Murder (1954)_ (qv).'),
('105538',' This making'),
('105539','of documentary is featured on the DVD for  _I Confess (1953)_ (qv), released in 2004.'),
('105540',' This documentary is featured on both the Concorde Visual  Entertainment DVD for _39 Steps, The (1935)_ (qv), and Alfred  Hitchcock: The Early Years DVD box set that was released in Germany.'),
('105541',' This documentary is featured on the Two'),
('105542','Disc Special Edition DVD for  _Strangers on a Train (1951)_ (qv), released in 2004.'),
('105543',' Filmed in 1971 but not broadcast until 1973.'),
('105544',' It took nearly fifteen years for this film to finally materialize.  The rights to the material passed back and forth between several  hands over the years until Charles Meeker finally produced this  sequel.'),
('105545',' Melinda Clarke (qv) was considered for the role of Maggie.'),
('105546',' Red, Eric (qv), (writer), said that the film was inspired by the  Doors song, "Riders on the Storm".'),
('105547',' C. Thomas Howell (qv) admitted that he was actually afraid of  Rutger Hauer (qv) on and off the set because of the actors  general intensity.'),
('105548',' The original cut of the film ran three hours long.'),
('105549',' SPOILER: In an appearance on  _"Late Night with David Letterman" (1982)_ (qv), Rutger Hauer (qv)  stated that the film originally ended with Jim Halsey shooting John  Ryder as Ryder lay prone on the highway. However, to avoid an X  rating, the filmmakers shot the ending that was ultimately used  (with Ryder getting to his feet, showing he is still a threat, and  giving Jim at least partial justification for shooting him).'),
('105550',' Sam Elliott (qv) and Terence Stamp (qv) were offered the role of  John Ryder.'),
('105551',' The truck at the end of the film is a Dodge Ramcharger.'),
('105552',' The shotgun that the hitcher takes from the cops at the climax of  the film is a spas'),
('105553','12 automatic tactical combat shotgun.'),
('105554',' Screenwriter Eric Red can be seen in a cameo role toward the end of  the film, playing a sheriffs deputy escorting John Ryder to the  prison bus for transfer.'),
('105555',' While performing the last bit of the windshield stunt Rutger Hauer  hit out one of his teeth with the shotgun he held in his hands.'),
('105556',' Rutger Hauer did a lot of the stunt driving throughout the movie  which amazed the film crew and even the real stunt drivers.'),
('105557',' DIRCAMEO(Dave Meyers (I) (qv)): Photo on the drivers license of  the real John Ryder.'),
('105558',' The movies that Grace are watching in the hotel near the end are  _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv) and _The Birds (1963)_ (qv).'),
('105559',' The car Jim drives is an Oldsmobile 442.'),
('105560',' Infocom sold an "I Got the Babel Fish" T'),
('105561','Shirt as a merchandising  tie'),
('105562','in. Getting the Babel Fish was a notoriously difficult part of  the game.'),
('105563',' SPOILER: The cliffhanger ending of the game was meant to set the  stage for a sequel (which was never made).'),
('105564',' The movie was first optioned in 1982 by producers  Ivan Reitman (qv), Joe Medjuck (qv) and Michael C. Gross (qv).  Douglas Adams (qv) wrote three drafts for them per his contract.  During this time, Medjuck and Gross were considering  Bill Murray (I) (qv) or Dan Aykroyd (qv) to play Ford Prefect,  but then Aykroyd sent them his idea for _Ghost Busters (1984)_ (qv)  and they did that movie instead.'),
('105565',' Douglas Adams (qv)s head appears as a planet during  Slartibartfasts tour of the galaxy.'),
('105566',' This film was in "Development Hell" for over twenty years. At one  point, Douglas Adams (qv) insisted it would be made "sometime  before the last Trump". Just prior to his death, a deal was almost  in place with Jay Roach (qv) directing and starring  Hugh Laurie (qv) (Arthur), Jim Carrey (qv) (Zaphod Beeblebrox)  and the late Nigel Hawthorne (qv) (Slartibartfast).'),
('105567',' John Malkovich (qv)s character, a religious leader, was created  especially for the movie by Douglas Adams (qv).'),
('105568',' This is the ninth version of the "Hitchhikers Guide". It has  previously appeared as a radio series, two record albums, novels, a  television series  (_"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) (mini)_ (qv)), a  computer game, a stage show, a comic book, a video game  (_Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The (1984) (VG)_ (qv)) and a  towel.'),
('105569',' After Jay Roach (qv) decided to pass on directing the movie, he  brought the property to Spike Jonze (qv). Jonze also passed, but  suggested Nick Goldsmith (qv) and Garth Jennings (qv) (also  known as Hammer and Tongs, also soon'),
('105570','to'),
('105571','be former music video  directors), who accepted.'),
('105572',' Jack Davenport (qv) was considered for the role of Arthur Dent,  but in the end it was decided he was simply too good'),
('105573','looking for the  role of the ultimate everyman Dent. Douglas Adams (qv) had  originally wanted Hugh Grant (I) (qv) to also play Arthur, but the  idea was nixed.'),
('105574',' In a reference to the 1980s TV series,  _"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) (mini)_ (qv), when  Zaphod first appears, he is eating from a packet of Starbix cereal  (the "nasty but nourishing" Starbix packet can be seen in episode 5  of the TV show). Later, during the missile chase scene, Zaphod  deliberately saves the cereal box as people and objects are sliding  around the bridge.'),
('105575',' A painting of Douglas Adams (qv) and his wife Jane Belson (qv)  appears on the Heart of Gold. Other Adams cameos include a few  handles on some cupboards in Humma Kavulas office being shaped like  Adams nose.'),
('105576',' The car that Ford Prefect "introduces himself to" is actually a Ford  Prefect, from whence Ford got his "Earth name". Despite being a  Ford, the car was never manufactured or sold in the United States,  but produced in Ireland, the UK, Malaysia and New Zealand, and sold  in Europe, Asia and Australia between 1938 and 1959.'),
('105577',' Belgium (which, according to the original radio series, is the most  unspeakably rude word there is) can be heard in the movie three or  so times.'),
('105578',' The Vogon written language seen on their release forms as well as in  a bilingual caption in the Magrathean video which says "Information  Deleted", is actually a form of English. Pitman shorthand, once  taught to hundreds of thousands of office'),
('105579','workers mainly in the  British Commonwealth, is a series of straight and curved strokes  meant to write down sounds much faster than regular writing. As  discussed in a book about the movie, the Vogons use a slightly  blocky but recognizable form of "Pitman 2000", the most recent  version of Pitman shorthand published in 1970. It occurs in the  Vogon release forms, posters on the wall which say "Fire Exit Escape  Map" (over a hopelessly confusing maze of arrows with a spot at the  center saying "You Are Here") and "Are you depressed? Destruction  Therapy!"'),
('105580',' Shada, the prison planetoid of the Time Lords, can be seen in the  background during the factory floor scene on Magrathea. Shada was  featured in an un'),
('105581','aired serial of _"Doctor Who" (1963)_ (qv) that  Douglas Adams (qv) wrote.'),
('105582',' In one shot, the Apple Mac logo is visible on the side of Deep  Thought, the giant computer. Douglas Adams (qv) owned the first  two Apple Macintosh computers delivered to the United Kingdom, while  Stephen Fry (I) (qv) (the voice of the Book) owned the third. Both  men were/are keen advocates of the Mac.'),
('105583',' The Magrathean holomessage appears as if it would become three  dimensional with red/green 3'),
('105584','D glasses, but it is only a gimmick. It  doesnt actually become 3D, and if you look closely, hes only  rimmed with red and blue. If it were a real 3D effect his whole face  would be blurred with red/blue overlays.'),
('105585',' The music played the first time the book is introduced is called  "The Journey of the Sorcerer". The original version by  The Eagles (I) (qv) served as the theme song for the original BBC  Radio series, then later for the BBC Television series,  _"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) (mini)_ (qv).'),
('105586',' The initial scene, with the dolphins prancing about, is a dolphin  show in the "Loro Parque" Zoo, in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife,  Spain.'),
('105587',' The phone which Arthur uses in the first part of the film is a Nokia  7610.'),
('105588',' SPOILER: While waiting in the queue at the Vogon Prisoner Detention  Centre, Marvin (the one from the TV version  _"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) (mini)_ (qv)) can be  seen waiting in line. As Arthur (from this film) passes him, he  gives a double take.'),
('105589',' SPOILER: As the Heart of Gold Spaceship travels through  "improbability" it quickly transforms into many strange shapes  (including a rubber duck) in the very final transformation at the  end of the film it quickly transforms into the face of  author/creator Douglas Adams (qv).'),
('105590',' The hymn sung by the Jatravartidian followers of Humma Kavula was  recorded at St. Martins Church, Highgate, London on 19 June 2004.  The hymn was sung by several hundred untrained members of the public  invited to the recording via a call for singers circulated on the  internet.'),
('105591',' In a chaotic scene shot in London, fans can spot  Douglas Adams (qv)s brother James Thrift (qv), sister  Jane Garnier (qv) and daughter Polly Jane Adams (qv) rushing  about in the general panic, as the earth is destroyed by the Vogons.'),
('105592',' Bill Murray (I) (qv) was also considered for the part of Zaphod  Beeblebrox, along with Will Ferrell (qv). But after  Sam Rockwell (qv)s audition, director Garth Jennings (qv)  immediately chose him.'),
('105593',' Robert Downey Jr. (qv) was approached to play Zaphod Beeblebrox.'),
('105594',' The pub which Ford takes Arthur to in the beginning of the film is  called the Beehive Pub. It is in Hertfordshire, England.'),
('105595',' When Ford and Zaphod first greet each other on the Heart of Gold,  Zaphod calls Ford "Ix" and then quickly corrects himself. In the  novel, "Ix" was a nickname that Fords childhood schoolmates gave  him, which, according to the book, translates as "boy who is not  able satisfactorily to explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should  choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven."'),
('105596',' The old lady sitting at the street side table oblivious to or  uninterested in whats going on around her is Douglas Adams (qv)s  mother. The director didnt give any acting directions to her or  anybody else in the scene for what they were suppose to do, to  simulate chaos, so she just sat there reading a newspaper.'),
('105597',' The fancy dress party contains several references to  Douglas Adams (qv) 40th birthday party. At the real party, Adams  introduced Darwinian Evolutionist Richard Dawkins (qv) to the  future Mrs Dawkins, actress Lalla Ward (qv). In the film, Arthur  is seen reading Dawkins book, "The Selfish Gene", when he meets  Tricia, who is dressed as Charles Darwin. Adams and Dawkins became  very good friends after Adams received a fan letter from him.'),
('105598',' The producers have stated that this film is not a literal  translation of the books (just as the books were not a literal  translation of the original radio show), but all of the new ideas  and characters came from Douglas Adams (qv) himself. The hired  writer simply came aboard to improve structure and make the  screenplay more coherent.'),
('105599',' The disembodied head delivering the Magrathean warning message was  performed by Simon Jones (I) (qv), who played Arthur in the  original radio/TV series.'),
('105600',' Simon Jones (I) (qv), who played Arthur in all previous  audio/video versions (and was, in fact, originally hand'),
('105601','picked by  friend Douglas Adams (qv) for the role), makes a brief appearance  as the Magrathean "greeting/threat" holomessage. This marks another  slight deviation from the other Guide incarnations, as all other  versions used the actor who played Slartibartfast for the  holomessage.'),
('105602',' Some additional shots were filmed to fit in with Arthur waking up at  the beginning of the movie. In one shot (included in an early  trailer, but cut from the film, and not on the DVD), Arthurs  identification as a BBC employee can be seen. The original Hitch  Hikers radio and TV versions were produced by the BBC.'),
('105603',' Easter Egg: The DVD includes an "Improbability Drive" item on every  menu. Clicking this takes you to a random point in one of the bonus  features. If you use it several times, you get to see a strange  cartoon, which is apparently the same one Deep Thought watches in  the movie.'),
('105604',' The relevance of Sector ZZ9 is the fact that in the UK if a person  has NFA (No fixed Abode (No place to live)) then the POSTCODE is  recorded as ZZ99 3VZ, thus Both Trillian and Arthur come from Sector  ZZ9 and thanks to the Vorgons they are both of NFA.'),
('105605',' Several minutes into the credits, a final Guide entry is shown. This  is the "careless words/problem of scale" entry, well known to fans  of other incarnations of the Guide.'),
('105606',' When Ford and Arthur drink at the pub early in the film, a  middle'),
('105607','aged blonde can be seen watching them. According to the DVD  commentary, this actress (Su Elliot (qv)) played Trillian in the  London stage version of the story '),
('105608',' a fact the director was unaware  of until the day of shooting.'),
('105609',' The scene in which Arthur learns the Guides sole entry for earth is  "Harmless" and that the updated version was to be "Mostly Harmless"  was filmed but didnt make the final cut (it is included as a bonus  deleted scene on the DVD). It would have been seen when Arthur and  Ford arrive on the Vogon ship.'),
('105610',' One major change originally made for the film (and apparently the  only one not originating from Douglas Adams (qv)) was that  Trillian was to have been revealed as being only half'),
('105611','human. This  plot point is referenced in pre'),
('105612','release publicity including the  film'),
('105613','tie'),
('105614','in reissue of the original novel, cast and director  interviews and the official "making of" book. Before release,  however, this plot point was deleted from the film.'),
('105615',' The note that Ford uses in the pub to buy six pints "and keep the  change" is a £50 Bank of England note with the engraving of Sir John  Houblon on the back. In the original 1978 radio version and in  _"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) (mini)_ (qv), it was  "a fiver".'),
('105616',' During the scene where the Vogons are preparing to destroy earth, a  large radio dish can be seen (surrounded by a sheep paddock). It is  the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope in Cheshire, England.'),
('105617',' The sound made by the bread toasting knife held by Trillian when it  heats up is the same as the sound made by lightsabres in Star Wars  when they are energized. Because of this, Lucasfilm is given special  thanks in the credits.'),
('105618',' The names of all five books '),
('105619',' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,  Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life the Universe and  Everything, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless  '),
('105620',' are each mentioned throughout the course of the movie. The last,  however, ended up on the cutting room floor and can be seen in the  Deleted Scenes of the DVD.'),
('105621',' Oliver Postgate (qv) auditioned for the voice of the Book.'),
('105622',' Johnny Depp (qv), who is a huge fan of Douglas Adams work, had  expressed great interest in playing the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox.'),
('105623',' Mr. Prosser is depicted with dark eyes and a droopy mustache. In the  book, it explains that he is actually a direct descendant of Ghengis  Kahn, although he doesnt know it.'),
('105624',' When hurriedly giving possible questions to what the answer 42 might  mean Arthurs suggestion of "How many roads must a man walk down?"  is a reference to the Bob Dylan song "Blowin In The Wind". Its the  opening line to the song.'),
('105625',' Producer Ben Judell (qv) bet the farm on this film. His desire for  sensationalism to generate profits blew up in his face. He spent  1939 organizing Producers Distributing Corporation (what would be a  precursor to a Judell'),
('105626','less PRC) around this film, its first  release, but thanks to various pro'),
('105627','German censorship boards,  especially in big markets, he was unable to get it inside critically  important theaters. Unable to generate cash flow from this film, his  dream to create a new independent studio died and creditors forced  him out.'),
('105628',' Someone at Warner Brothers discovered a rule that any film done by  the army could be shown to the general public if the soundtrack was  replaced by a new one. So the original narration was removed and  replaced by a new one; contrary to popular belief, it was the short  that won the Oscar, not Theodor Geisel, who had written the script  for the original short.'),
('105629',' The film is based on information to be found in files on Adolf  Hitler, released by the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act.'),
('105630',' Made for $205,000.00, this film grossed $3.355 million (topping  original studio grosses for King Kong, Top Hat and Little Women).'),
('105631',' Following the excellent box office returns both Dmytryk and Lavery  were given $5,000 bonuses for their work.'),
('105632',' Although this film was originally filmed by poverty'),
('105633','row studio  Producers Releasing Corp. (PRC), the word got out in Hollywood that  the picture was far and away the best thing PRC had ever done;  eventually MGM executives got a look at it, were suitably impressed,  bought it from PRC and it was released as an MGM picture.'),
('105634',' David Warner (I) (qv) reprised his role of SS'),
('105635','Obergruppenführer  Reinhard Heydrich, whom he previously portrayed in  _"Holocaust" (1978) (mini)_ (qv).'),
('105636',' Adolfo Celli (qv) was dubbed by Robert Rietty (qv).  Gabriele Ferezetti (qv) was dubbed by David Da Keyser (qv).'),
('105637',' Zoë Wanamaker (qv) was cut out of this film.'),
('105638',' Kevin Brennan had his role deleted from the final print.'),
('105639',' All Nazi'),
('105640','themed costumes and props (flags, medallions, pins,  tie'),
('105641','tacks) were destroyed after filming wrapped, to prevent any  items linked with Nazism from finding their way into the hands of  neo'),
('105642','Nazis.'),
('105643',' The producers originally wanted Ewan McGregor (qv) to play Hitler.'),
('105644',' When the project was first announced, Vin Diesel (qv) was going to  produce and star as Agent 47.'),
('105645',' Jason Statham (qv), was voted as the video game fans choice for  Agent 47, but he declined the role.'),
('105646',' The numerous pizza boxes that litter the "Basement Killing" level  are printed with the Danish text "ægte pizza med lort på", which  translates to "genuine pizza with shit on it".'),
('105647',' In one of the cutscenes, several cult members greet each other with  the "Live long, and prosper greeting", which is famous from  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv).'),
('105648',' Rieper is not 47s real last name. Tobias Rieper is a codename he  used at one time.'),
('105649',' The letters "FCK" can be seen scattered throughout the game '),
('105650',' on  numerous crates, for example, or behind the reception desk in the  Kuala Lumpur high rise. "FCK" is an acronym for FC Kopenhagen '),
('105651',' the  developers favourite soccer team.'),
('105652',' The original Hitman was in third person and without mid level saves.  The developers added a first person option and limited saves to this  sequel after fans protest that it was too hard and the third person  camera too awkward.'),
('105653',' The story Chuck Norris (qv) character tells about being harassed  by a bully actually did happen to Norris while he was growing up.'),
('105654',' The date of the newspaper page shown at the end of each level uses  what ever date is set for your systems time.'),
('105655',' SPOILER: There are 2 endings to this game. The first is the simple  one, where 47 just lies in the funeral until the end. But the second  one is the original one, where 47 is revived by Dianas special  lipstick, just when lying around you need to press repeatedly on A  and D, then 47 will get up and will have to kill every man in the  funeral. Then the real ending is shown.'),
('105656',' Mid level saving option was removed after test players completed the  game in less than 4 hours.'),
('105657',' In the Randavous in Rotterdam mission the truck outside the biker  gang club is marked I.O.I, which stands for I.O.Interactive the  developers of the game.'),
('105658',' All throughout the game, youll find the letters "FCK" (on  newspapers, boxes, etc.). They stand for FC Kopenhagen, a Danish  soccer club some of the programmers seem to like.'),
('105659',' This was the last feature made at the Shochiku Kamata studio.'),
('105660',' This was Yasujiro Ozu (qv)s first feature film with  all'),
('105661','synchronous dialogue.'),
('105662',' Based on Kei Toumes manga, which ran from 1997 until 2003 and has  been published in Japan, Germany, and the United States.'),
('105663',' Both Stacey Scheller (qv) and Declan Joyce (qv) came from the  set of _Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004)_ (qv) with actor  Stephen Baldwin (qv) and went directly to the set to make this  short. Scheller had no sleep at all.'),
('105664',' This action flick won "Best Feature Film" at the 2003 Westchester  International Film Festival.'),
('105665',' One of the "Censored 11" banned from T.V. syndication by United  Artists in 1968 (then the owners of the Looney Tunes film library)  for alleged racism. Ted Turner (I) (qv) continued the ban when he  was hired and stated that these films will not be re'),
('105666','issued and will  not be put on Home Video. These cartoons will probably never air on  television again, and only non'),
('105667','Warner Bros. licensed public domain  video tapes will probably ever have these cartoons on them.'),
('105668',' "Flying Fists" 2'),
('105669','reel series.'),
('105670',' An office scene was shot in the World Trade Center. In 1986, all  that was required to gain entrance to every area of the buildings  was a phone call, a letter (there was no email), or placing ones  name on a list. Company vehicles, including large equipment trucks,  were allowed to enter the underground loading areas. Crew members  were allowed to enter underground service areas where things like  lights, electricity and air conditioning were controlled. The  working atmosphere was efficient and professional, but also very  friendly and helpful. There was not one person from top to bottom  who was not willing to take the time to help solve a problem. Even  house electricians hired because of Union rules, men who had no work  responsibilities other than to stand and watch, pitched in.'),
('105671',' This title is featured on the DVD of _Vanilla Sky (2001)_ (qv),  released in May 2002.'),
('105672',' Contemporary production charts and news items list  Billy Gilbert (I) (qv) and Marek Windheim (qv) as cast members,  but they were not seen in the movie.'),
('105673',' The film lost considerable money at the box office. Lily Pons (qv)  never made another non'),
('105674','concert film.'),
('105675',' Popular jamgrass band Leftover Salmons last appearance at the High  Sierra Music Festival.'),
('105676',' Filmed with no script, this movie won 2002s Best Achievement in  screenwriting at 33rd Canadian Student Film & Video Festival.  The text spoken by Xavier Morin'),
('105677','Lefort in the classroom is a free  adaptation of extracts from Chloé Delaumes novels "Les Mouflettes  dAtropos" and "Le Cri du Sablier".'),
('105678',' Hives was shot entirely with volunteer labor over the span of three  years.'),
('105679',' The water tower sequence was shot with miniatures created by Brian  McLaughlin and Ken Hall. It was filled with Sprite to create the  water effect.'),
('105680',' All contributions went directly to six help organizations:  Folkekirkens Nødhjælp, Dansk Flygtningehjælp, Dansk Røde Kors,  Caritas, Red Barnet and Unicef.'),
('105681',' The story is based on the true'),
('105682','life Clifford Irving, an American  writer, best known for his "authorized autobiography" of Howard  Hughes which turned out to be a hoax.'),
('105683',' Richard Gere (qv) appears with the real Nina Van Pallandt (qv)  (played here by Julie Delpy (qv)) in  _American Gigolo (1980)_ (qv).'),
('105684',' Larry David makes a cameo.'),
('105685',' The first song sung by the dwarves at Bag End, "Chip the glasses,  crack the plates, thats what Bilbo Baggins hates..." is adapted  from the version written in the book. Tolkien included many songs in  his books, although in verse form only.'),
('105686',' The dwarves map and runes upon it are an exact copy of the version  included in the book, although the phrase indicated as written in  the moon runes is incorrect.'),
('105687',' The goblins song as they capture the dwarves and Bilbo is adapted  from the version written in the book.'),
('105688',' The song sung during the riddle game which ends giving the answer  ("The answer is dark") is derived from one of the riddles Gollum  asks in the book. All the riddles asked are directly quoted from the  book, and there are five others not used.'),
('105689',' The ring Bilbo picks up in Gollums underground lair is not just a  ring of invisibility, but is in fact Saurons Ring of Power which  forms the base for the story "The Lord of the Rings". Gollums  hatred for "the Thief'),
('105690',' The second song sung by the dwarves at Bag End, "Far oer the misty  mountains cold, To dungeons deep and caverns old, We must away ere  break of day, To seek the pale enchanted gold," is a direct quote of  the first verse of the book version (which has 10 verses).'),
('105691',' The song the goblins sing as they chase the dwarves, Bilbo and  Gandalf up the trees, "Fifteen birds in five firtrees," is taken  directly from the book.'),
('105692',' The song sung while Bilbo and the dwarves as they walk through  Mirkwood, "Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves  where never sun has shown, By streams that never find the see", is  taken directly from the book, although in the book Bilbo sings it as  he first sees Hobbitton upon his return.'),
('105693',' The song sung as Bilbo frees the dwarves from the elves by hiding  them in empty wine barrels floated down the river ("Heave'),
('105694','ho! Splash  plump! Rolling down the hole") is an adaptation of two songs from  that incident in the book.'),
('105695',' The song sung when Bilbo and the dwarves arrive in Lake'),
('105696','town ("The  streams shall run in gladness...") is the last verse of the song  from the book. The final two lines (sung under the ensuing dialogue)  are the first lines of the song.'),
('105697',' The words sung after Bard and the Elvenking leave the mountain prior  to the battle ("The dragon is withered...") are taken from a song in  the book sung when Bilbo and Gandalf return to Rivendell on their  way home.'),
('105698',' Although Gandalf says seven dwarves die during or after the Battle  of Five Armies, in the book only three are lost: Thorin, Fili and  Kili.'),
('105699',' The only original song lyrics in the movie are those to "The  Greatest Adventure" and other sections where that melody is used.  All others are directly from the book as written by J.R.R. Tolkien  or adaptations of them. The credits correctly state "Lyrics written  and adapted by Jules Bass" although Tolkien should have also been  credited. More than half the lyrics used are his from the book.'),
('105700',' John Stephenson, who voiced Bard (and others), was the original  voice for Dr. Benton Quest in the original "Jonny Quest" cartoon  series. After it was determined his voice was too similar to Mike  Roads Race Bannon voice, he was replaced by Don Messick, who  provides the voice for Balin (and others).'),
('105701',' In issue 72 of Your Sinclair magazine in December 1991, this was  voted the 42nd best game of all time.'),
('105702',' Across all eight platforms, the game sold in excess of one million  copies.'),
('105703',' During McCreedys flashback, he can be seen looking at information  for _Visitants, The (1987)_ (qv), a previous movie by director  Rick Sloane (qv), in which Jeffrey Culver (qv), who plays  McCreedy, also starred.'),
('105704',' This film marked Nabila Ebeids debut as a producer '),
('105705',' a new career  for her which was to prove highly successful. At this time in Egypt,  the government was beginning to re'),
('105706','privatize the cinema industry  after having nationalized it a decade earlier, and many new  production companies began to emerge, including Ebeids.'),
('105707',' John Laurie (qv) replaced an actor who dropped out.'),
('105708',' John Mills was an 11th hour casting decision.'),
('105709',' Alexander Korda suggested to Lean that he should adapt Harold  Brighouses 1915 stage comedy for the cinema.'),
('105710',' Charles Laughton had already played the role of Hobson when he was a  teenager on stage in his native town of Scarborough.'),
('105711',' Robert Donat was first choice for the role later taken by John  Mills.'),
('105712',' John Mills often cited this as being his favorite film.'),
('105713',' Last German Animation Movie before the End of World War II.'),
('105714',' As usual with Disney sports shorts, most names are taken from the  animators, including Kinney, Jack (qv), Bertino, Al (qv),  Ferguson, Norman (qv), Art Riley, Berg, Bill (qv),  DaGradi, Don (qv), Hannah, Jack (qv), Carl W. Stallings,  Nichols, Charles A. (qv), Milt Kahl, and probably more.'),
('105715',' To add to the chaos of the final melee, director Jack Kinney (qv)  added incongruous scenes from other Disney films, including  _Victory Through Air Power (1943)_ (qv), _Pinocchio (1940)_ (qv),  and Kinneys own _How to Play Baseball (1942)_ (qv) and  _How to Play Football (1944)_ (qv).'),
('105716',' When Bette Midler (qv) takes the stage at the town Halloween  Party, she says "Hello Salem, my name is Winifred. Whats yours?".  This is a take'),
('105717','off of the famous line, "Hello world, my name is  Rose, whats yours?" that is spoken by Mama Rose in the musical  "Gypsy". Midler played Mama Rose in the television version,  _Gypsy (1993) (TV)_ (qv), the same year this film was released.'),
('105718',' The role of Max Dennison was originally offered to  Leonardo DiCaprio (qv), but was given to Omri Katz (qv) when  DiCaprio turned it down to appear in  _Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)_ (qv).'),
('105719',' The ballad hit "Almost Unreal" by Swedish pop duo Roxette (qv) was  originally meant to be included in the movies soundtrack, but it  was dropped and used in _Super Mario Bros. (1993)_ (qv) instead.'),
('105720',' Charles Rocket (qv) acquired a certain notoriety for swearing on  live television during the final moments of the 21 February 1981  episode of _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv). Theres an in'),
('105721','joke  in connection to this, where he says to Max, "Watch your language!".'),
('105722',' Omri Katz (qv) was unwell at the time of his first audition, and  was initially rejected for the role of Max.'),
('105723',' There were seven statues made of Bette Midler (qv) for the scene  in which she bursts in the sunlight toward the end of the movie. One  of the statues, along with Winnies spell book, is housed at the  Planet Hollywood restaurant in Orlando, Florida.'),
('105724',' Rosie ODonnell (qv) was originally offered the role of Mary  Sanderson, but it was ultimately given to Kathy Najimy (qv).  ODonnell claims on her blog that she turned down the offer to work  with the Divine Miss M because she didnt want to be a "scary  witch".'),
('105725',' After having locked the Sanderson sisters in the school kiln, the  three kids celebrate as they walk to the park. The house shown  directly behind Max and Zachary while they talk is, ironically, the  residential edifice used as Thora Birch (qv)s home in 1999s  _American Beauty (1999)_ (qv).'),
('105726',' During the final fight in the cemetery, the background music  imitates Miss Gulchs (the Wicked Witch) theme from  _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_ (qv).'),
('105727',' The film grossed $39,514,713. Although it became more popular over  the years; not only is it a cult favorite but it also can be viewed  regularly on television during the month of October.'),
('105728',' Brother and sister Garry Marshall (qv) and  Penny Marshall (I) (qv) play husband and wife. Hes the one  dressed as Satan.'),
('105729',' Belgian entry to The Festival Rose dOr (Montreux 1963).'),
('105730',' The art department recruited their neighbors children to help to  create some of Hoffs masterpieces. Actor Andrew Pifko (qv) and  Director Jeremy Lalonde (qv) also contributed to the artwork.'),
('105731',' The Courtroom scenes were filmed in the Wayne County Commission  (Detroit) meeting room and most of the extras were Commissioners,  their staffs, and County workers.'),
('105732',' The word "fuck" and all various permutations of it are uttered 153  times.'),
('105733',' CAMEO(Tim Burton (I) (qv)): one of the corpses in the Teamsters  funeral scene.'),
('105734',' In the part of the film where Hoffa (Jack Nicholson), Bobby (Danny  DeVito), and Delasandro (Armand Assante)have their meeting out in  the woods. The scene begins with Bobby sitting in a woody wagon and  placing an empty beer bottle on a post before driving down to meet  Hoffa. In a scene that followed, but was cut, Bobby gave Delasandro  a hunting rifle. Delasandro then tried and failed to shoot the beer  bottle off of the post. Hoffa then shoots the bottle off in one  shot, upstaging Delasandro.'),
('105735',' In the film, Robert Kennedy declares during the hearing "If Mister  Hoffa is acquitted... Ill jump from the capitol dome!" In a scene  that followed, but was cut, Hoffa and the others celebrate his  acquittal by eating a cake shaped like the US Capitol Building and  featuring a figurine Robert Kennedy jumping from the dome with a  parachute.'),
('105736',' Film was originally meant for director Oliver Stone (I) (qv), and  then Barry Levinson (I) (qv).'),
('105737',' Original screenplay was written by Robin Moore (I) (qv).'),
('105738',' The first appearance of the Keystone Kops. This film is presumed  lost '),
('105739',' please check your attic.'),
('105740',' In March 1939, Adolf Hitler asked Emil Hacha, President of  Czechoslovakia (30 November 1938 '),
('105741',' 13 May 1945), to Berlin for  talks. Before a night meeting with Hitler and Hermann Goering on 14  March 1939, Hacha was humiliated by being kept waiting. Hitler was  watching "Ein Hoffnungsloser Fall" (reported in "The Nazis: A  Warning from History" (1997)). During the actual meeting, Hacha was  threatened with aerial bombardment of Prague and forced to sign a  document accepting of incorporation of Bohemia and Moravia into  Germany.'),
('105742',' One of approximately 60 short films produced by Selig for  meat'),
('105743','packers Armour & Co.'),
('105744',' The house used in filming was built specifically for the movie on a  rented lot on Madison Avenue in Culver City.'),
('105745',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Nora the Cook (1912)_ (qv).'),
('105746',' In part 2, the Dean is wearing a robe with "Born to Rune" on the  back. This is a reference to the book "Soul Music", which also  features Susan and the wizards.'),
('105747',' Death, voiced by Ian Richardson (qv), utters the line "You might  very well think that Id already thought of that, but I couldnt  possibly comment" '),
('105748',' a reference to Richardsons similar catchphrase  as Francis Urquhart in the 1990s political thriller House of Cards.'),
('105749',' When the Oh God of Hangovers is being treated by the Wizards, the  music playing is "Men of Harlech". A well'),
('105750','known drinking song, "The  Alcoholics Anthem", is sung to that tune.'),
('105751',' Constable Visits full name is  Visit'),
('105752','the'),
('105753','Infidel'),
('105754','with'),
('105755','Explanatory'),
('105756','Pamphlets.'),
('105757',' Corporal Nobby Nobbs full name is Cecil Wormsborough St. John Nobbs.  He has a paper signed by the Patrician of Ankh'),
('105758','Morpork verifying  that he is indeed human.'),
('105759',' After filming, Hogfather author Terry Pratchett was stopped by  customs at an airport in Austrailia; he had a large box of plastic  teeth from the set, which distressed the officials. He explained the  situation, and pointed out that they should probably be more  concerned with the large box marked DEATH. (Told to con'),
('105760','goers at  MidSouthCon 2007 in Memphis, TN)'),
('105761',' One of approximately 60 short films produced by Selig for  meat'),
('105762','packers Armour & Co.'),
('105763',' There is a still photo from the film that implies a possible deleted  scene. The photo shows Moe Howard (I) (qv), Curly Howard (qv)  and Larry Fine (I) (qv) arriving for their big "debut in society"  out front of Prof. Richmonds house . . . in their rubbish truck.  This scene wouldve taken place in between Richmond prepping the  Stooges in the morning of the event and the establishing interior  shot of Richmonds house.'),
('105764',' The rubbish truck scene was filmed on location on Vine Street in  Hollywood. The Vine Street Theatre, then showing "Mississippi"  starring Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields is visible in this scene, as is  The Brown Derby. Also the (then) HOLLYWOODLAND sign can briefly be  glimpse in the distance.'),
('105765',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Their Idols (1912)_ (qv).'),
('105766',' The man and woman sitting at the table which Iskender (played by  Cem Yilmaz (qv)) sits by mistake are actually Cem Yilmaz (qv)s  parents.'),
('105767',' Vampire Hunter D of the 1985 anime movie of the same name makes a  cameo appearance as a villager in the scene where Raohs  second'),
('105768','in'),
('105769','command, Uighur, reveals the pot of flowers to the people.  Toyoo Ashida, the director of the film, directed Vampire Hunter D  one year prior to directing the anime Hokuto No Ken movie.'),
('105770',' Similarly, Kenshiro makes a cameo in Vampire Hunter D as a villager  during the scene where the Count’s messenger arrives in the village  to give the candle to Rei Ginsei.'),
('105771',' James Caan (qv) walked off the production the day before filming  started. Frankenheimer had to film around his absent lead character  until Michael Caine (I) (qv) was hired as a replacement.'),
('105772',' The voice of Bernie Sussman on Holcrofts answering machine is  director John Frankenheimer.'),
('105773',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('105774',' Iscovescu appears at the Paramount soundstage to peddle his life  story to director Mitchell Leisen (qv). Veronica Lake (I) (qv)  and Richard Webb (I) (qv) are shown rehearsing a scene from  _I Wanted Wings (1941)_ (qv) (also directed by Leisen). This scene  was actually filmed during the production of "I Wanted Wings".'),
('105775',' The hotel in Tijuana where the immigrants wait anxiously for U.S.  visas is the Hotel Esperanza. Esperanza is Spanish for "hope."'),
('105776',' The original script included an early scene where  Charles Boyer (I) (qv) talks to a cockroach in his room. Boyer  dismissed the scene as idiotic and convinced director  Mitchell Leisen (qv) to delete it; screenwriters  Billy Wilder (qv) and Charles Brackett (qv) were so incensed at  Leisen for giving in they resolved to direct and produce their own  movies from then on.'),
('105777',' Paramount paid $5000 for Ketti Frings (qv) story "Memo to a Movie  Producer," before any novel was published. The working title of the  movie therefore was "Memo to a Movie Producer," but was changed to  "Hold Back the Dawn" when the novel was published before the movie  was released.'),
('105778',' Mitchell Leisen (qv) joined the Screen Actors Guild so he could  play the part of the director of _I Wanted Wings (1941)_ (qv), but  he donated his acting wages to charity. The scene depicted from that  movie was reshot specifically for inclusion in this movie.'),
('105779',' When the picture was released in 1930, Bert Lahr (qv), who had  created the role of Gink on Broadway, strongly criticized the fact  that Joe E. Brown (qv) had copied many of Lahrs mannerisms in the  film.'),
('105780',' Donna Kernes got sick from all the shower scenes in the movie and  had to quit, so Kuchar rewrote the script to be about an actress  walking of the set of a movie because she didnt want to do all the  erotic shower scenes. Kuchar dubbed all of Kernes dialog.'),
('105781',' The Andrews Sisters (qv) were brought in after filming wrapped and  the final nightclub footage was edited in after the films  completion.'),
('105782',' The runaway success of _Buck Privates (1941)_ (qv) caused a stir  within the upper ranks of Universal, who had already begun  production of _Hold That Ghost (1941)_ (qv). The studio was enjoying  its first solidly profitable year since it was acquired by new  owners in 1936 and wanted to exploit Abbott & Costello as logically  as possible. The teams next assignment, _In the Navy (1941)_ (qv)  was resoundingly agreed to be a better follow up project so this  horror'),
('105783','comedy was ordered halted. Production resumed about 4 months  later. In retrospect, the decision was logical but probably  unnecessary since the comedy duo was the hottest act in show  business, and would remain so throughout the war years.'),
('105784',' Shot in six days.'),
('105785',' The only short of The Three Stooges (qv) to feature all three  Howard brothers '),
('105786',' Moe Howard (I) (qv), Curly Howard (qv) and  Shemp Howard (qv) '),
('105787',' together. However, they did appear in the 1930  Ted Healy (qv) Stooge movie, _Soup to Nuts (1930)_ (qv).'),
('105788',' This was the 100th short The Three Stooges (qv) made with  Columbia.'),
('105789',' Curly Howard (qv) had suffered a series of strokes in 1945 that  forced him to leave the team. His cameo (as the man asleep on the  train '),
('105790',' with long hair and a clothespin on his nose) was intended by  brother Moe Howard (I) (qv) as a morale booster, but Curly never  made another movie.'),
('105791',' In one scene, The Three Stooges (qv) are sitting in front of a  lion. If looked at closely, it can be noticed that there is a glare  behind them. There was a sheet of glass put up between them and the  lion for the scenes shooting. Even though the lion was old, docile,  and tame, Shemp Howard (qv) panicked and refused to do the scene.  As a result, the glass was put up to separate them from the lion.'),
('105792',' May be the same as _Hold'),
('105793','Up, A (1901)_ (qv).'),
('105794',' 18th episode in the Mike and Ike 2'),
('105795','reel comedy series.'),
('105796',' This is the only cartoon in which Mrs Bugs Bunny makes an  appearance.'),
('105797',' The music that Grimm (Jean'),
('105798','Paul Belmondo) plays in Rome is a music  by Nino Rota from _Strada, La (1954)_ (qv), also featuring a clown  as a main character.'),
('105799',' According to publicity, this was a reenactment of actual events  using the actual stagecoach and driver.'),
('105800',' The autopsy benches are actually massage benches.'),
('105801',' The film was supposed to be a one'),
('105802','minute short on comments about  life.'),
('105803',' The cup Espen grabs has a logo of Mirror Pictures which is the  production company.'),
('105804',' Most of the team was put together only two weeks before shooting.'),
('105805',' All the dialog was dubbed later in studio'),
('105806',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Laundry Ladys Luck, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('105807',' Nearly all of the characters names were changed from the original  play.'),
('105808',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 12 seconds'),
('105809',' This film marks the first appearance of Robinson, Edward G. (qv)  as a gangster.'),
('105810',' CAMEO(Louis Sachar): the author of both the novel and the screenplay  for this movie appears with his wife and daughter in the scene where  Sam is selling onion juice.'),
('105811',' The poem that Miss Katherine reads to the young Linda and Sam  finished is "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe (qv).'),
('105812',' The animals shown in the movie and referred to as yellow spotted  lizards are in fact Bearded dragons with good makeup and CGI fangs.  The Beardies were provided by the Sandfire Dragon Ranch.'),
('105813',' Nathan Davis (I) (qv), the actor who plays Stanley Yelnats II  (Stanleys grandfather), is director Andrew Davis (I) (qv)s  father.'),
('105814',' The car the warden drives is a 1957 Chrysler. This car did not have  a gear shift to change gears. Instead, it had push buttons to change  from drive, reverse, park, etc.'),
('105815',' The onions that Stanley and Zero eat towards the end of the movie  are actually apples wrapped in an edible cover.'),
('105816',' Frankie Muniz (qv) was originally cast as Stanley.'),
('105817',' Both the book and the movie mention that Clyde "Sweet Feet"  Livingston had hit four triples in a baseball game. In fact, the  Major League record is three.'),
('105818',' The "yellow spotted lizards" mentioned in the movie do not exist.  There are only two poisonous lizards in North America: the Gila  monster and the Mexican beaded lizard, which live in the American  Southwest and northern Mexico.'),
('105819',' Mr. Sirs real name is Marion.'),
('105820',' Mr. Pendanski says the wardens name out loud on the cell phone. Her  name is Lou.'),
('105821',' Alex D. Linz (qv) was offered the role of Stanley.'),
('105822',' The townsman in the school room is Brian Peck, the acting coach for  the boys.'),
('105823',' Sigourney Weaver (qv) wanted to be in this film because "Holes" is  her daughters favorite book.'),
('105824',' In the Wardens house, there is a framed newspaper cutting, with the  words, "Kate Barlow Robs Chicago Pacific." Chicago Pacific is the  name of director Andrew Davis (I) (qv)s company.'),
('105825',' Before shooting the film, Patricia Arquette (qv) did not know how  to ride a horse. She had to learn for her role as Kissing Kate  Barlow.'),
('105826',' In the 1938 remake, Horton, Edward Everett (qv) plays the same  role (Nick Potter) as he does in this version.'),
('105827',' Monroe Owsley (qv), who plays Ned, is the only member of the  plays original Broadway cast to repeat his role on film.'),
('105828',' Horton, Edward Everett (qv) repeats the role of Nick Potter, which  he also played in the previous version of the film,  _Holiday (1930)_ (qv).'),
('105829',' The screenwriter of this version of "Holiday",  Donald Ogden Stewart (qv), played the role of Nick Potter in the  original Broadway production of the play.'),
('105830',' The play originally opened in New York City On 26 November 1928 and  ran 229 performances.'),
('105831',' Katharine Hepburn (qv) understudied the role of Linda Seton  (played by Hope Williams (II) (qv)) in the original Broadway play.  She also performed a scene from Holiday for her first screen test,  which led to her first film role.'),
('105832',' Eighteen months before Clark Gable (qv) in  _Gone with the Wind (1939)_ (qv), Katharine Hepburn (qv) says  "damned" in a Production Code'),
('105833','approved Hollywood movie. The  occurrence isnt gratuitous: Shes recounting her experience in  amateur theatrics and, in camp style, performs a fragment of Lady  MacBeths "Out damned spot" sleepwalking line from Shakespeare.'),
('105834',' Reynolds, Marjorie (qv) singing was dubbed by  Mears, Martha (qv).'),
('105835',' The animated Thanksgiving sequence is a topical reference to  President Roosevelts failed attempt to change the date of the  holiday.'),
('105836',' The script originally called for a Labor Day dance number, "This Is  a Great Country."'),
('105837',' For the "drunk" dance, Astaire, Fred (qv) had two drinks of  bourbon before the first take and one before each succeeding take.  The seventh (last) take was used in the film.'),
('105838',' The firecracker dance sequence required 3 days of rehearsal and took  two days to film. Fred Astaire (qv)s shoes for the dance were  auctioned off for $116,000 worth of war bonds.'),
('105839',' The proceeds from the New York City premiere went to the Navy Relief  Society.'),
('105840',' Irving Berlin (I) (qv) got the idea for the film after writing the  song "Easter Parade" for his 1933 show "As Thousands Cheer", and  planned to write a play about American holidays, but it never  materialized. He later pitched the idea to Mark Sandrich (qv) who  got the ball rolling for this film.'),
('105841',' Some controversy surrounded the history of the song "White  Christmas" when it was reported in a 1960 news item that Berlin  wrote the song in 1938, which would have made it ineligible for an  Academy Award nomination. But a biography and modern sources agree  it was written for this film, and the sheet music has a 1942  copyright date.'),
('105842',' The film marked the debut of "White Christmas", which went on to  become one of the biggest selling songs in the history of music.'),
('105843',' Bing Crosby (qv)s original "Rhythm Boys" partner Harry Barris  plays the orchestra leader in the nightclub scenes.'),
('105844',' When Irving Berlin (I) (qv) won an Oscar for his song "White  Christmas" from this movie, he became the first artist to present  himself with an Academy Award.'),
('105845',' The original title for "Easter Parade" was "Smile And Show Your  Dimple".'),
('105846',' As of 2007, "White Christmas" is the best selling music single ever.'),
('105847',' The debut of George Benson.'),
('105848',' Worldview Entertainment and the Killiam Collection has released a  set of nine early movies about Christmas collectively called "A  Christmas Past," with an original score by Al Kryszak. This movie is  the first one, and has a running time of 5 minutes.'),
('105849',' One of the fourteen shorts in "Holiday in Dirt", this film premiered  at the Bryant Lake Bowl in 2002.'),
('105850',' One of several films in which a young Fidel Castro (I) (qv)  appears as an extra, mostly in crowd scenes.'),
('105851',' One of series of 2'),
('105852','Strip Technicolor one reel shorts featuring an  ensemble of children known as The Vitaphone Kiddies. The Three Gumm  Sisters, Mary Jane, Virginia, and Frances (later known as  Garland, Judy (qv)) were featured members of this group.'),
('105853',' The all'),
('105854','girl group that performs at the party are Swedish pop group  Play.'),
('105855',' This film was written specifically with actors Cameron Diaz (qv),  Kate Winslet (qv), Jude Law (qv), and Jack Black (I) (qv) in  mind.'),
('105856',' When Kate Winslet is browsing Cameron Diazs movie collection, you  can see very clearly on the shelf the film "Enigma", which Winslet  starred in.'),
('105857',' The interior sets for Amandas house were built on a sound stage and  cost approximately $1 million, without exterior walls, a roof,  plumbing, heating and electricity.'),
('105858',' Amanda mentions that she doesnt want "Scorsese'),
('105859','Red" for one of the  movie trailers. Cameron Diaz (qv) was directed by  Martin Scorsese (qv) in _Gangs of New York (2002)_ (qv)'),
('105860',' On an episode of _"Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The" (1992)_ (qv),  Dustin Hoffman (qv) said that his cameo in the film was not  scripted and unplanned. He was driving by the Blockbuster shown in  the film and saw all of the cameras and equipment so he decided to  stop in and see what was happening. Because he knew director  Nancy Meyers (qv), they worked up a scene which ultimately made  the final cut.'),
('105861',' When Iris and Miles are browsing in the video store there is a cameo  by Dustin Hoffman (qv) just after Jack Black (I) (qv) performs  the theme from _Graduate, The (1967)_ (qv) and in the next shot the  movie cover right between Iris and Miles is  _Marathon Man (1976)_ (qv) both starring Hoffman.'),
('105862',' Jude Law (qv) has a real'),
('105863','life daughter named Iris. His character  Grahams sisters name is Iris.'),
('105864',' In the Special Features, Cameron Diaz (qv) claims this movie is  her most physical due to all the running she had to do.'),
('105865',' Amandas stack of books on the plane to England are: "The Kite  Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (qv), "The Power of Now" by  Eckhart Tolle (qv), "Atonement" by Ian McEwan (I) (qv), "Team of  Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by  Doris Kearns Goodwin (qv), "Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone"  by J.K. Rowling (qv), "Bob Dylan Chronicles" by Bob Dylan (qv),  "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen (qv), "Runaway" by  Alice Munro (qv), "The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Journeys  and Conversations" by Dalai Lama (qv) and Chan Victor.'),
('105866',' When Amanda first arrives at Rosehill Cottage in Surrey, she buys  lots of food and drink and settles down to watch the TV. The program  she is watching is _"Little Britain" (2003)_ (qv).'),
('105867',' Miles hums the score for _Driving Miss Daisy (1989)_ (qv) at the DVD  store and says, "Hans. Very unexpected." Hans Zimmer (qv) wrote  this and that films score.'),
('105868',' This concert features two former _"American Idol" (2002)_ (qv)  contestants. Jordan Segundo (qv) (2001) and Jose  "Sway Penala (qv) (2006).'),
('105869',' Irma Laxamana (qv) is one of the singers from female R&B group  PINAY.'),
('105870',' Jose Penala (qv) performed in this concert before he appeared on  “American Idol” in 2006.'),
('105871',' Loosely based on the myth The Pied Piper of Hamelin'),
('105872',' Surviving footage is held by Netherlands Audiovisual Archive in The  Hague.'),
('105873',' On the surgeons tray of equipment, you can see a red rubber ball.  The object was placed on there in reference to  Terry Gilliam (qv)s _Brazil (1985)_ (qv), where the end sequence  of the film has a tray of torture devices, which contains a rubber  ball along with it. Not many people notice the rubber ball sitting  there and the director added it to the surgeons tray because its  incongruity amused him.'),
('105874',' Would have included more footage, including having the surgeon  placing the carved out facial parts onto the tool tray; the surgeon  pulling pumpkin goo out of the creations head; and a scene where  the patient mimics the movements of his creator like a mirror image,  but due to limited production time those extra shots were never  created.'),
('105875',' Pre'),
('105876','production lasted about eight months prior to CGI production,  which then lasted another six months.'),
('105877',' An award ceremony for this film led to the director meeting his  future wife, in London.'),
('105878',' Was inspired by the works of Mary Shelley, Tim Burton, Terry  Gilliam, David Fincher, and Orson Welles.'),
('105879',' Shooting was delayed while actress Shue, Elisabeth (qv) recovered  from an torn Achilles tendon sustained during filming.'),
('105880',' An anatomically correct, totally working computer model was created  of Kevin Bacon (qv)s entire body '),
('105881',' down to the last capillary.  The 3D model has since been donated to scientific researchers.'),
('105882',' The tranquilizer guns used in the beginning are in fact PGPs, an  early model paintball gun.'),
('105883',' A scene depicting the invisible Sebastian brutally raping his  neighbor, then climbing off her as she wept was deleted because test  audiences, still identifying with Sebastian, seemed to feel it was  too early in the movie for him to have descended to that level of  evil. Other deleted scenes included Sarah discussing with Linda and  Matt the possibility that Sebastian had fondled her, Sarah  confronting Sebastian about the death of the dog, and Linda being  stalked by Sebastian. The latter two scenes contain footage that was  used in the promotional trailers.'),
('105884',' During filming, Bacon, Kevin (qv) wore skin'),
('105885','tight costumes in  green, blue, grey or black, to assist with the adding of special  effects. Some of his cast mates said that the hardest part of the  role was not laughing at someone painted in black, green, blue or  grey, pretending to be mean.'),
('105886',' For the climatic final scene between Linda and Sebastian, four  elevator shafts were constructed with the following purposes:  '),
('105887',' 1. One of the shafts is a small scale shaft with an inoperable    elevator used for dramatic part of the scene with floor and    ceiling covered with green screen. This shaft was used where    Sebastian got up from the lift, Linda was kissing Sebastian before    saying "Go to hell"  '),
('105888',' 2. The second shaft was a ceiling shot of the elevator going up to    the top and coming down again. It was composited to the ceiling of    the small scale shaft for a height illusion effect.  '),
('105889',' 3. The third shaft was used for the floor shot a elevator going up    and the flames erupting and spreading from below the lab. It was    composited with the floor section of the small scale shaft.  '),
('105890',' 4. The last shaft was used in a shot where the elevator was moving    and passes by Linda. Also this shaft was also used when Sebastian    plummets down into the flames. The floor section was covered with    green screen and has the flame effects composited into the floor.'),
('105891',' In the scene where the crew carries a half'),
('105892','invisible Sebastian back  to the operating table, a metal skeleton was used. It was made of  metal in order to make it heavy so the actors would give the  impression of carrying a human body.'),
('105893',' This is the first Hollywood movie of Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv) that  got an R'),
('105894','rating in its first submission to the MPAA. His previous  American films, _RoboCop (1987)_ (qv), _Total Recall (1990)_ (qv),  _Basic Instinct (1992)_ (qv), _Showgirls (1995)_ (qv) and  _Starship Troopers (1997)_ (qv) initially received X and NC'),
('105895','17  ratings, of which all except for Showgirls were re'),
('105896','cut to receive an  R'),
('105897','rating.'),
('105898',' Creature effects supervisor Tom Woodruff Jr. (qv) played the  gorilla Isabel, similar to the alien roles he played in the movies  _Aliens (1986)_ (qv), _Alien³ (1992)_ (qv) and  _Alien: Resurrection (1997)_ (qv). To obtain a picture in the  heat'),
('105899','sensitive infrared light, crew members warmed up the fur of the  gorilla suit with hair dryers.'),
('105900',' Director Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv) was investigated by the ASPCA  because of the scene in which Sebastian kills the dog. Verhoeven  showed them the raw footage which showed Kevin Bacon (qv) handing  the real dog to a vet and taking a dummy from a crew member.'),
('105901',' Because of the graphic nature of the invisibility transformation  scene, one trailer that included the transformation was given Mature  Audiences rating by the MPAA and was allowed to be played only  before R'),
('105902','rated films.'),
('105903',' To achieve convincing visibility underwater in the pool scene, the  effects crew made countless experiments with transparent objects and  transparent molds of body parts underwater. In the end, the entire  body of Kevin Bacon (qv), including hair, was painted black for  the scene because black gave the best contrast underwater.'),
('105904',' Besides the full body suits in different colors for special effects  scenes, Kevin Bacon (qv) also had to wear full'),
('105905','eye contact lenses  the same color as the suits for most scenes.'),
('105906',' Because of the graphic nature of the layer'),
('105907','by'),
('105908','layer invisibility  transformation, some production publicity photos indicated a  different type of transformation. One particular publicity photo had  Kevin Bacon (qv) invisible from the chest down, with the remainder  of his body being fully visible, which contradicted with the  transformation in the movie where one layer of his body become  invisible exposing the underneath layer.'),
('105909',' To get the right reaction from the cast, Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv)  had speakers put in different places on the set, and had  Kevin Bacon (qv)s voice come from different speakers so the cast  would genuinely react to the invisible character moving around. For  the scene with the invisible gorilla, the director screamed to the  microphone imitating gorilla noises.'),
('105910',' Two'),
('105911','thirds of the 560 special effects shots were completed by Sony  ImageWorks effects house, while the remainder was done by  Phil Tippett (qv) Studios.'),
('105912',' The small two'),
('105913','way radios the crew uses toward the end of the movie  are Alinco "ham" radios, possibly DJ'),
('105914','C5Ts.'),
('105915',' Three of the Elevator Authorization codes were:  '),
('105916',' Caine, 0'),
('105917','0'),
('105918','2'),
('105919','7  '),
('105920',' McKay, 1'),
('105921','Delta'),
('105922','8'),
('105923','3'),
('105924','5  '),
('105925',' Kensington, 2'),
('105926','Romeo'),
('105927','1'),
('105928','5'),
('105929','9  '),
('105930',' At first the elevator replies, "Confirmed", but, later, when Dr.    Sebastian Caine erases everyone elses codes, the elevator    replies, "Authorization Invalid'),
('105931','Request Denied."'),
('105932',' The defibrillator used on the set is a MedTronic Physio'),
('105933','Control  LifePak 8 defibrillator.'),
('105934',' Most special effects shots involved up to seven different plates. In  most cases one plate consisted of an empty shot of the scene  background where the movements of an invisible Kevin Bacon (qv)  were later matched.'),
('105935',' In order to use the title, producers bought the rights to  Dan Simmons (II) (qv) novel "Hollow Man". The novel has nothing  to do with invisible men.'),
('105936',' The prescription bottle Frank Turner places on Det Harrisons desk  is labeled "Kindasortacyn" and its generic equivalent,  "Somethinesleacyn".'),
('105937',' The newspaper photo of one of the killed doctors is of  Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv). The photo was taken on location while  filming _Starship Troopers (1997)_ (qv), but has been altered for  its use in this film.'),
('105938',' The flashback scene in which Christian Slater (qv) is becoming  invisible re'),
('105939','uses footage from the original  _Hollow Man (2000)_ (qv).'),
('105940',' When Jack and Maggy are walking on the sidewalk, a man is heard  shouting "Bacon is murder!" The part of the homicidal invisible man  in the original _Hollow Man (2000)_ (qv) was played by  Kevin Bacon (qv).'),
('105941',' The characters name "Michael Griffin" is a direct reference to the  character of "Griffin" from H.G. Wells (qv) 1897 serial novel  "The Invisible Man". In Wells story, Griffin was driven insane by  his invisibility '),
('105942',' much like the character in this movie.'),
('105943',' Debut of Thomas Browne Henry (qv).'),
('105944',' Director Kyle Newman (qv) joined the production four days into  shooting.'),
('105945',' Melissa Schuman and Shelley Bennett auditioned for the role of  Karen.'),
('105946',' Tom Sizemore (qv) was originally slated to play Freddie but after  being arrested for failing several drug tests, he was dropped from  the production and replaced by Chris Penn (qv).'),
('105947',' Winner Best Short at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2004'),
('105948',' Winner Best Short at the Shooting People Uk Film network Festival  2004'),
('105949',' Winner Best Comedy Portobello Film Festival UK 2004'),
('105950',' Winner Best Screenplay Leicester LineOut Festival UK 2004'),
('105951',' Winner Kodak Prize Raindance East Film Festival 2004'),
('105952',' Shares its title with the movie being filmed in  _Body Double (1984)_ (qv).'),
('105953',' The name of the main female character, Holly Body, is the same name  of the character portrayed by Melanie Griffith  (qv) in  _"Body Double" (1984)_ (qv).'),
('105954',' So many major stars appeared in cameos as themselves that it was  necessary to find unknowns for the lead roles.'),
('105955',' One of the films few serious moments is a cameo by Roscoe  Fatty Arbuckle (qv), whose career was essentially ended in 1921  by criminal charges (even though he was acquitted). He makes a rare  appearance here as a sadly unemployed actor, whose name is not  mentioned.'),
('105956',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('105957',' CAMEO(Clare West (qv)): the films costume designer has a cameo  part, though her professional name was misspelled.'),
('105958',' Snixis is a rat.'),
('105959',' The film was shot in 14 hours.'),
('105960',' Although one of the players is identified by the narrator as being  director Richard Thorpe, it is not Thorpe we see on screen, but an  uncredited, unidentified actor filling in for him.'),
('105961',' Gary Cooper (I) (qv) did the cameo appearance as "man at bar" as a  favor to his friend John Halliday (I) (qv), whos career was  sinking at the time .'),
('105962',' Filmed in ten days in October 1975 for less than $60,000.'),
('105963',' Miller, Dick (I) (qv)s character is named for his character in  _Bucket of Blood, A (1959)_ (qv).'),
('105964',' The plot was inspired by the film _Death Kiss, The (1932)_ (qv),  which directors Joe Dante (I) (qv) and Allan Arkush (qv)  happened to catch on television one night.'),
('105965',' The name Patrick Hobby is a reference to  F. Scott Fitzgerald (qv)s Pat Hobby stories (concerning a hack  writer).'),
('105966',' Ricos line, "Is this the end of Rico?" is  Edward G. Robinson (qv)s last line in  _Little Caesar (1931)_ (qv).'),
('105967',' In september 2004 the poster of the film, depicting director/star  Philippe Caland sitting on the head of a giant Buddha statue, caused  a public outcry in Thailand and a request from Thai Buddhist leaders  to Thai consul in Los Angeles to lodge a formal protest.'),
('105968',' This was the first film which combined black'),
('105969','and'),
('105970','white and color  film stocks.'),
('105971',' The UK video release was not allowed to have the word "chainsaw" in  the title, so the video cover has the words "Hollywood Hookers" with  a large silhouette of a chainsaw in between.'),
('105972',' While on location in Lone Pine, California, director  Ewing Scott (qv) was injured in a car accident and assistant  director George Sherman (I) (qv) took over. A Republic crew  shooting in the area saw Sherman at work, was impressed with his  craftsmanship and offered him a job directing the "Three  Mesquiteers" series.'),
