('70357',' not just big boxes with a lot of flashing lights '),
('70358',' the  sound stage underwent extensive modifications: seven gas heaters and  five specially'),
('70359','constructed dehumidifiers kept any dampness away from  the computers, a climate control system maintained the air around  the computers at an even temperature, and the equipment was covered  up at all times except when actually on camera. Brinks guards were  always present on the set, even at night. The studio technicians  were not allowed to smoke or drink coffee anywhere near the  computers.'),
('70360',' Producer Stanley Chase (qv) said that while its frightening to  suppose a computer could take over the world, it was indeed  possible. His technical advisor said that a machine like Colossus  actually existed at that time. The model for Colossus was supposedly  the NORAD system that controlled our national defense systems, and  thats why the computer programming center in the film was located  in the Rocky Mountains, which is also the home of NORAD. The  government wouldnt allow a film crew on the NORAD grounds, so the  exteriors were filmed at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkely,  California. The missile sites were photographed in the California  desert near Palmdale.'),
('70361',' D.F. Jones worked with computers in Britain during WWII and knew  about Colossus'),
('70362',' The many prominent blue and gray "consoles" (the ones with a rotary  knob on the right side) for Colossus are cannibalized console panels  from several IBM 1620 computers remounted on prop "computers".'),
('70363',' Director Brian W. Cook (qv) and writer Anthony Frewin (qv) both  worked with Stanley Kubrick (qv) on several movies.'),
('70364',' The UK heavy metal band Head'),
('70365','On, which is featured in the movie, was  hand'),
('70366','picked from 400 other bands.'),
('70367',' Jim Davidson (V) (qv) met Alan Conway (qv) who pretended to be  Stanley Kubrick (qv). He even bought him dinner at a hotel in  Devon, and was impressed that it took "lots" of takes to get the  opening scene of Full Metal Jacket right.'),
('70368',' David Hemmings (qv) was going to be in this film but died before  his scenes were filmed.'),
('70369',' Ruth Negga, who plays Lolita in the film, also played the lead in  the play of the same name at the Irish National Theatre. It was her  first professional acting role.'),
('70370',' Final Film of William Hootkins (qv).'),
('70371',' Created for the DVD release of  _Matter of Life and Death, A (1946)_ (qv).'),
('70372',' Director Mario Bava (qv) was brought in to salvage the troubled  production after the original director was fired. Bava wound up  scrapping most of the footage that had already been shot, threw out  the old script, and rewrote and reshot virtually the entire film in  six days.'),
('70373',' Biograph production number 172.'),
('70374',' Fifth entry in the 2'),
('70375','reel New Leather Pushers third series.'),
('70376',' Film premiered as Columbia University celebrated its 250th  Anniversary.'),
('70377',' Jeff Goldblum (qv) is an extra in the crowd demonstrating in the  scene outside of the embassy.'),
('70378',' This is one of the few Columbo episodes where the original murder is  a spontaneous act. In most episodes the murder is carefully planned.'),
('70379',' Richard Kiley (qv) and Rosemary Murphy (qv) had not met before  shooting their first scene, where Kileys character Mark Halperin  dives into a swimming pool to pull out his drowned wife, played by  Murphy, and attempt to give her mouth'),
('70380','to'),
('70381','mouth resuscitation. Upon  finishing the scene, Kiley held out his hand to Murphy and said,  "How do you do? Im Richard Kiley."'),
('70382',' We hear Columbo being paged over his cars police radio, and for the  first and only time, Columbos call number is revealed: it is "194".'),
('70383',' In the scene after the car accident a Mexican policeman inspects  Columbos ID. Columbos signature can briefly be seen in close'),
('70384','up,  showing his full name to be Lt. Frank Columbo. This is the only time  in the shows 35 year history that Columbos first name was  revealed.'),
('70385',' Catherine McGoohan (qv) (Rita) is the real life daughter of  Patrick McGoohan (qv) (Eric Prince).'),
('70386',' The only Columbo episode directed by Peter Falk (I) (qv).'),
('70387',' Second appearance by William Shatner (qv) as the villain in an  episode of Columbo.'),
('70388',' The childrens song, "This Old Man" appears in almost every episode  of the Columbo series, sometimes as background music, but more often  Lt. Columbo is seen singing, humming, or whistling the tune. The  episode, "Candidate for Crime" is the only episode where the  murderer (Jackie Cooper (qv), as political candidate Nelson  Hayward) is seen using it, in this case whistling it, as he prepares  to film a campaign commercial.'),
('70389',' Columbos car is a 1959 Peugeot Model 403 convertible.'),
('70390',' The first Columbo episode to air under "The ABC Mystery Movie"  (1989).'),
('70391',' While the first episode of the new series that aired on ABC, this is  the second episode in the Columbo series to feature the world of  magicians, mentalists, and magic guillotines; the first being  Columbo: Now You See Him (1976) TV. There is even a similar scene  with Columbo in a magic shop being given a demonstration of a  guillotine trick where his finger (in the original episode, the  trick was large enough to include his whole hand) appears to be in  danger of being cut off.'),
('70392',' Columbo hasnt been promoted by the Los Angeles Police Department in  several decades. He has been a lieutenant for at least 35 years.'),
('70393',' Only certain location shots, and one interior scene (Columbos visit  to Superintendant Durks gentlemans club) were actually filmed in  Britain. The rest of the studio scenes, and all those taking place  at Sir Rogers country house, were made back in California.'),
('70394',' The exterior building used as the "London Wax Museum" was in fact  the Royal College of Music.'),
('70395',' The phrase "dagger of the mind" comes from the dagger soliloquy in  William Shakespeare (I) (qv)s "Macbeth".'),
('70396',' All scenes involving Wilfrid Hyde'),
('70397','White (qv) had to be shot in  California, as he was then a tax exile and owed thousands of pounds  to the Inland Revenue in Britain.'),
('70398',' When Columbo flashes his badge in this episode, his first name can  be seen, alongside his photo (its Frank).'),
('70399',' The first regular Columbo episode filmed, after two pilot movies. It  was the second episode aired, however.'),
('70400',' In the third scene of the movie, the excerpts from the vintage  musical are taken from _Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)_ (qv).'),
('70401',' SPOILER: The only Columbo episode/movie where for all intents and  purposes, the killer gets away in the end.'),
('70402',' John Payne (I) (qv)s last role.'),
('70403',' Director Patrick McGoohan (qv), also guest starring as an  intelligence agent, inserted many references to his cult TV series,  _"Prisoner, The" (1967)_ (qv), including saying "Be seeing you!"  and, in one scene, wearing an outfit almost identical to that which  had been his standard costume in the earlier program.'),
('70404',' When the Director reveals himself and his Agencys involvement in  the murder to Lt. Columbo, he shows a card identifying himself as  "Phil Corrigan, Secret Agent X'),
('70405','9," which is actually the title of a  vintage newspaper comic strip and the name of its hero, created by  Dashiell Hammett (qv), and filmed twice by the studio responsible  for these "Columbo" telefilms, Universal, as a Saturday matinee  cliffhanger serial, in 1937 and 1945, although the first time they  changed the characters name to "Dexter".'),
('70406',' This is the first Columbo "whodunnit" where the murderer is revealed  at the end of the episode.'),
('70407',' In the third scene of the movie, we get to see excerpts from a  vintage Universal musical. Actually, these selections have been  taken from _When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)_ (qv), in which  Vera Miles made her first movie appearance.'),
('70408',' One of the few episodes where the murderer attempts to kill Columbo.'),
('70409',' One of the few episodes where Columbo admits to disliking the  murderer.'),
('70410',' The inscribed mystery novel that Ken Franklin gives to Miss LaSanka  is titled "Prescription: Murder", the same title as the first  Columbo movie, _Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('70411',' Marcia Wallace (qv) receives a credit for this episode but does  not appear in it. She appears in  _Columbo: Lady in Waiting (1971) (TV)_ (qv) as a spectator at the  inquest, but receives no on'),
('70412','screen credit.'),
('70413',' The mystery writing team of Franklin and Ferris is a reference to  another mystery writing team: Levinson and Link '),
('70414','  Richard Levinson (I) (qv) and William Link (qv), the creators of  Columbo. When preparing to play a scene as mystery  writer'),
('70415','turned'),
('70416','murderer Ken Franklin, Jack Cassidy (I) (qv) would  ask aloud to anyone within earshot, "Who am I playing in this scene,  Levinson or Link?"'),
('70417',' Filmed after "Death Lends a Hand," but aired first. "Murder by the  Book" was the first televised episode of both the "Columbo" series  and the NBC Mystery Movie of which it was one of three rotating  shows.'),
('70418',' Lilly LaSanka states that she was taught to cook by her husband, who  was a cook in the merchant marine. Coincidentally, being a cook in  the merchant marine was one of Peter Falk (I) (qv)’s jobs before  he became an actor.'),
('70419',' Bernie Kubys TV debut.'),
('70420',' Although produced in the US, this TV'),
('70421','movie was broadcast first in  France, dubbed into French.'),
('70422',' One of the very few times that Columbo carries a gun. He does not  use it.'),
('70423',' Unlike other Columbo episodes, no murder takes place in this story,  and Lt. Columbo never meets or talks to the criminal.'),
('70424',' The last episode of the first season of "Columbo" to be filmed,  though it aired before  _Columbo: Blueprint for Murder (1972) (TV)_ (qv)'),
('70425',' Uses footage from an actual Johnny Cash (I) (qv) concert.'),
('70426',' In'),
('70427','joke: Tommy Brown refers to his unseen music arranger as "Nick  Solacanto"; the director of the episode is  Nicholas Colasanto (qv).'),
('70428',' The portrait of Mrs. Melville, the fictional detective of the  Franklin and Ferris mystery novels, makes an appearance on the wall  of the Sigma Society club room in _Columbo: Murder by the Book  (1971) _(TV).'),
('70429',' Final episode of the original "Columbo" series.  Peter Falk (I) (qv) would return to his most famous role in 1989.'),
('70430',' Los Angeles Coliseum stadium shots from the beginning of the show  are from Super Bowl I, 15 January 1967 (you can see the Kansas City  Chiefs graphics painted on the end zone field, as well as some of  the Chiefs cheerleaders)'),
('70431',' The murder victims house is the same used in  _Columbo: Murder by the Book (1971) (TV)_ (qv) where it was the  house of Ken Franklin.'),
('70432',' When Columbo goes to the gallery and has the conversation with  Geraldine Ferguson, Geraldine describes the character Mo Weinberg  (played by Burt Young) and goes on to say "looks like the guy who  played in Rocky". Burt Young (qv) played Paulie in  _Rocky (1976)_ (qv).'),
('70433',' One of the very few times that Columbo carries a gun. He aims it at  a man but doesnt fire.'),
('70434',' Nancy Walker (I) (qv) appeared as herself in this Columbo. At one  point Lt. Columbo recognizes her as the actress from the  "Rock Hudson (qv) Show", a reference to  _"McMillan & Wife" (1971)_ (qv), a series that she regularly  appeared in, and an episode of which contained the original version  of this Columbo story.'),
('70435',' Columbo makes a couple of references to having been in the force 22  years. It was indeed 22 years before this movie that the first ever  Columbo movie was released.'),
('70436',' Steven Bochco (qv) originally wrote this script in 1973 for the  third season but it was not made because Peter Falk (I) (qv) felt  the villain was not interesting enough. A few years later, Bochco  used the story for a 1977 episode of  _"McMillan & Wife" (1971)_ (qv). Falk apparently changed his mind by  the time this episode was filmed.'),
('70437',' Blythe Danner (qv) was about five months pregnant with  Gwyneth Paltrow (qv) during the filming of this episode.'),
('70438',' Val Kilmer  (qv) had to undergo over an hour of daily makeup to  look older for the role. Kilmer insisted on this to increase realism  and even brought in his makeup artist from _Tombstone (1993)_ (qv)  to facilitate the desired "raw" look.'),
('70439',' The building used for the exteriors of the evil medical facility is  actually the former Xerox Lexington, Massachusetts sales office,  located about 10 minutes from downtown Boston at the intersection of  routes 2 and 128.'),
('70440',' Ed Harris (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('70441',' The film was shelved due to frequent protests and threats by  religious extremists. It sold more than 500,000,000 riyals in 5 days  before being shut down.'),
('70442',' Coma is basically a TV show you can download to your mobile phone.'),
('70443',' Shot in 12 days.'),
('70444',' Debut of Parley Baer (qv).'),
('70445',' Filmed in Spain on a miniscule budget while William Shatner (qv)  was on hiatus from playing Captain Kirk on  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv), this film features him playing the dual  role of half'),
('70446','breed twin brothers in the Old West.'),
('70447',' During much of the shooting, director Michael Curtiz (qv) was  seriously ill (he died of cancer shortly after the films release).  On the days when Curtiz was too ill to work, John Wayne (I) (qv)  took over direction of the film, and when it was completed he told  the studio that he did not want credit as co'),
('70448','director and insisted  that Curtiz name alone appear as director.'),
('70449',' When John Wayne (I) (qv) signs the hotel register as "McBain", one  of the names in the register is William H. Clothier (qv), the  films director of photography.'),
('70450',' The last film of veteran cowboy actor Guinn Big  Boy Williams (qv), who died shortly after its completion.'),
('70451',' At the beginning of the movie, when Stone and Castro are strolling  through the corridors, you see Santiago Segura (qv), dressed in  white, standing in front of a group of people.'),
('70452',' Atari Game Program # CX'),
('70453','2601'),
('70454',' Games 1'),
('70455','5: Tank'),
('70456',' Games 6'),
('70457','9: Tank'),
('70458','Pong'),
('70459',' Games 10'),
('70460','14: Invisible'),
('70461','Tank'),
('70462',' Games 15'),
('70463','20: Biplane'),
('70464',' Games 21'),
('70465','27: Jet'),
('70466','Fighter'),
('70467',' For use with joystick controllers'),
('70468',' A peculiar bug exists in the Tank'),
('70469','Pong version of the game. If a  player presses one of the tanks against the top left wall of the  arena and fires at the same time, the tank will fly repeatedly from  left to right across the screen (wrapping around and coming back the  other side).'),
('70470',' In April of 2006, the scene where Marlene Dauden is tied up and  gagged by the Japanese and tries to free herself was posted on the  website YouTube, and as of May 2006 has gotten well over 4,000  viewings.'),
('70471',' DIRCAMEO(Bertrand Blier (qv)): first customer of the prostitute  who wants to go to Seychelles (Muguet).'),
('70472',' Was one of the earliest multi shot fiction films. It is a two shot  film shot entirely on a constructed set and is thought to have been  joined by a simple splice, although the exact transition remains  uncertain.'),
('70473',' DIRCAMEO(Doug McKeon (qv)): the nature show host who appears (with  Spanish overdubbing) when Annie turns on Grandpa Donalds black and  white television. He is credited as "Woodsy Warner" in the end  credits.'),
('70474',' During the dinner scene with Annie and Grandpa, the baseball radio  announcer is Sal Catalano (qv) '),
('70475',' who also played Lance Shoals.'),
('70476',' The final concert scene was filmed over three nights and featured  more than 1,500 extras.'),
('70477',' Cher (qv), Black, Karen (qv), and Dennis, Sandy (qv) reprise  their roles from the stage play that played the Martin Beck Theatre.'),
('70478',' Burt Lancaster (qv) actively campaigned to play the alcoholic  husband in this film, even though he was younger than the character,  Doc, who was in his mid'),
('70479','fifties. Sidney Blackmer (qv), who had  played the part on Broadway in the original production, was 18 years  older than Lancaster, and Shirley Booth (qv) was 15 years his  senior. The role of Doc was coveted by Humphrey Bogart (qv), who  was the right age, but Bogart lost out to Lancaster due to studio  politics, despite the fact that he had just turned in his  Oscar'),
('70480','winning performance in _African Queen, The (1951)_ (qv).'),
('70481',' As with most of his films, Frank Sinatra (I) (qv)s character was  rewritten slightly to best accommodate his talents.'),
('70482',' Lee J. Cobb (qv) is only four years older than his screen son  Frank Sinatra (qv).'),
('70483',' This was Tony Bills film debut.'),
('70484',' Joey Lauren Adams (qv) wrote the part of Lucy for herself, but  gave the part to Ashley Judd (qv) when she decided she would be  unable to direct the film and star in it.'),
('70485',' Hart, Dolores (qv)s last movie before becoming a nun.'),
('70486',' The title came from Christopher Marlowes poem "The Passionate  Shepherd". It begins, "Come Live With me, and be my love..."'),
('70487',' Shot in six days.'),
('70488',' Ran continuously at the Moulin Cinema in Londons West End from 1977  to 1981.'),
('70489',' Film is currently considered lost.'),
('70490',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Papas Baby (1913)_ (qv).'),
('70491',' The first movie to be shown on transcontinental and intercontinental  flights. (See also _By Love Possessed (1961)_ (qv).)  Slezak, Walter (qv) hand'),
('70492','delivered the film to the plane for the  inaugural in'),
('70493','flight'),
('70494','movie flight.'),
('70495',' Bobby Darin (qv) and Sandra Dee (I) (qv) met and fell in love  while filming this movie and shortly afterward got married.'),
('70496',' The movie was filmed mostly on location and due to weather  conditions it took almost 12 months to shoot.'),
('70497',' Author Craig Hamrick writes a fair amount about this film in his  book "Big Lou: the life and career of actor Louis Edmonds." Hamrick  did extensive research about Edmonds for the book, and after months  of searching was able to unearth the only known copy of Come Spy  With Me: a badly scratched, black'),
('70498','and'),
('70499','white, Spanish'),
('70500','dubbed version.  (Stills were included of Hamricks follow'),
('70501','up book, "The Big Lou  Scrapbook.") In "Big Lou," Emdonds comments briefly, and rather  dismissively, about the film '),
('70502',' but it is one of the few published  references to the practically forgotten movie. Immediately after  finishing his work in the film, Edmonds returned to New York City  and joined the cast of the Gothic soap opera "Dark Shaadows" as  Roger Collins.'),
('70503',' This films leading lady, Andrea Dromm, rose to fame (very briefly)  in a TV commercial, playing a sexy stewardess and coining the (very  briefly) popular catchphrase "Is this any way to run an airline? You  bet it is!" (The phrase was often parodied '),
('70504',' and it was referenced  in several reviews of "Come Spy With Me", in the "Is this any way to  make a movie? You bet it isnt" sense. (This info is recounted in  the book "Big Lou," Craig Hamricks biography of Louis Edmonds, one  of this films stars.)'),
('70505',' The first of Max Fleischer (qv)s experimental sound shorts to be  released, made years before both _Jazz Singer, The (1927)_ (qv) and  _Steamboat Willie (1928)_ (qv).'),
('70506',' One of the first Max and Dave Fleischer animation films to be  released in the Song Car'),
('70507','Tune series, which used the DeForest  Phonofilm sound'),
('70508','on'),
('70509','film process, and which became famous for the  slogan "Follow the Bouncing Ball" letting the audience sing along  with the lyrics.'),
('70510',' The director, Jeff Macpherson, didnt know what to name the film. So  he decided while out doing karaoke, to name it after one of the pop  songs in the karaoke book. He picked the Beatles hit "Come  Together".'),
('70511',' This video contains special footage of The Notorious B.I.G. and  Tupac Shakur.'),
('70512',' Director Hawks, Howard (qv) was replaced by Wyler, William (qv)  after Hawks was rude to producer Goldwyn, Samuel (qv).'),
('70513',' Howard Hawks (qv)s take on his being "fired" is that he wasnt.  Rather, he quit, after refusing to agree with Samuel Goldwyn (qv),  who wanted the narrative to stay closer to that of the book. Goldwyn  had been ill and absent for the 42 days of shooting that Hawks  directed and was unaware of Hawks rewrites. Hawks left the  production with only 14 days left to go.'),
('70514',' Howard Hawks (qv) stated that William Wyler (qv)s contribution  was only ten minutes of screen time. However, its generally thought  that Wyler directed the last 30 minutes of the film.'),
('70515',' David Evans was the original lead singer of AC/DC, before Bon Scott.'),
('70516',' "Flying Fists" 2'),
('70517','reel series.'),
('70518',' The role of Linda Everett was offered to Kim Basinger (qv).'),
('70519',' With very few exceptions, all vocal performances heard during the  movie were original recordings of the 1930s group. The old material  was de'),
('70520','noised and digitally enhanced.'),
('70521',' According to a behind the scenes documentary on the production, one  day, Jack Benny (qv) wandered into a rehearsal of a scene where  Mickey Rooney (I) (qv) has to belittle costar Mel Tormé (qv).  Benny actually tried to break up the "argument", not knowing they  were just reciting dialog.'),
('70522',' Mickey Rooney (I) (qv) brought many women to the casting sessions  and got many of them hired as dancers in the show production  numbers.'),
('70523',' To get Elizabeth Taylor (I) (qv) to do the film at a "bargain"  salary, producer/director Peter Glenville (qv) told her that he  had offered it to Sophia Loren (qv). She promptly cut her  customary $1 million salary in half and signed on.'),
('70524',' This is the first film where Richard Burton (I) (qv) was paid more  than his wife, Elizabeth Taylor (I) (qv). Burton got $750,000  while Taylor, the first actor to receive a $1 million fee for a  single picture, settled for a mere half'),
('70525','a'),
('70526','million.'),
('70527',' Average Shot Length = ~11.6 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~11.4  seconds.'),
('70528',' Ray Panthaki (qv) was so enamoured when the project was pitched to  him via email that he called Keri Collins (qv) (writer/director)  at 4am to say yes.'),
('70529',' Last Friars Club Roast to air on Comedy Central. All following  roasts on the network are tagged "The Comedy Central Roast".'),
('70530',' Comedy Central felt this special went so badly that they have  promised never to re'),
('70531','air it.'),
('70532',' This is the first New York Friars Club Roast to be shown on  television.'),
('70533',' Pamela Anderson (I) (qv) donated her honorarium to the charity,  People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.'),
('70534',' Pamela Anderson (I) (qv) was the first woman chosen to be roasted  by Comedy Central.'),
('70535',' Audience members included Jeri Ryan, Brent Spiner, Rene Auberjonois,  Cedric Yarbrough and Carrie Fisher. During the show, Andy Dick  licked the side of Carrie Fishers face, after which she licked his  in return.'),
('70536',' As the seat of honor, William Shatner sat in a replica of the  Starship Enterprises Captains chair.'),
('70537',' The title of Dr. Cohns unauthorized biography of Dr. Evil is, "Hes  Not Heavy, Hes My Nemesis."'),
('70538',' This documentary is featured on the DVD for  _Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)_ (qv).'),
('70539',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Widow from Winnipeg, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('70540',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Corneto Tarquinia, Central Italy (1912)_ (qv).'),
('70541',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Cure for Dyspepsia, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('70542',' Boris Karloff (qv) was originally hired to play John F. Black but  it soon became clear that his severe arthritis would not permit him  to undertake such a strenuous role. Karloff was switched to the part  of Mr. Hinchley, and Basil Rathbone (qv) was brought in to play  Black.'),
('70543',' The final film of Joe E. Brown (qv).'),
('70544',' Comedian Bob "Bobcat" Goldthwait was so upset about being kept  waiting to perform, he made his entrance to the stage with his  private parts exposed through this zipper, while singing the Beatles  hit song, "With A Little Help From My Friends." Bobcat later told  the audience that the producers of the show were so cheap, theyd  never pay to clear the song, which meant his performance could not  be used.'),
('70545',' Stunt man Sheppard, Jim (qv) was killed when a horse that was  dragging him veered from its course and caused him to hit his head  on a fence post.'),
('70546',' John Farrow (I) (qv) took over directing duties when  Busby Berkeley (qv) was hospitalized.'),
('70547',' Used stock footage from _I Found Stella Parish (1935)_ (qv).'),
('70548',' Both William Keighley (qv) and Edmund Goulding (qv) turned down  the job of directing this movie, and Bette Davis (qv) refused to  play the lead. Miriam Hopkins (qv) was originally cast in the  lead, but was replaced by Kay Francis (qv) when she became ill.  Janet Chapman (I) (qv) was originally cast as "Jackie" but was  replaced by Sybil Jason (qv).'),
('70549',' Henry Otho (qv) and Loia Cheaney (qv) are listed in studio  records as actors in this film, but were not seen in the print.'),
('70550',' A copy of this film (lacking the main title) survives at the Library  of Congress in Washington, D.C.'),
('70551',' Knopfler, Mark (qv), lead singer of Dire Straits, wrote the  soundtrack for this film. Lyrics from a previous Dire Straits album  "Love Over Gold" are used as dialogue in the film: "I hear the  terrible twins came to call on you" is similar to: "I hear the seven  deadly sins came to call on you", and "The bigger they are, baby,  the harder they fall on you" are both lyrics from the song "It Never  Rains". Alan Bird says the words "dire straits" in one of the radio  studio scenes shortly after Maddy has left him.'),
('70552',' Inspired by real events in Glasgow.'),
('70553',' At one point, Donald (Mark Hamill ) and the crew ask to sit at a  table with three men, but they are scared away. The three men at the  table are Hamills co'),
('70554','stars from the original Star Wars trilogy:  Peter Mayhew (qv) (Chewbacca), David Prowse (qv) (Darth Vader),  and Jeremy Bulloch (qv) (Boba Fett).'),
('70555',' At the convention, Leo (Billy West (II) (qv)) stands next to a  cardboard cutout of Fry from the show _"Futurama" (1999)_ (qv).  Billy West provides the voice of Fry on the show.'),
('70556',' The characters Donald Swan (played by Mark Hamill (I) (qv)) and  Derek Sprang (Tom Kenny (I) (qv)) are named for two comic book  artists, Curt Swan, who drew Superman in the 1960s, and Dick Sprang,  who drew Batman in the 1950s.'),
('70557',' In a scene in the Comic Book Convention, A man dressed in a Sgt.  Kabukiman outfit says, "Were gonna make our own damn movie!" "Make  Your Own Damn Movie" is a book by Lloyd Kaufman (qv) who wrote and  directed the movie _Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1991)_ (qv)'),
('70558',' Don Swan (Mark Hamill (I) (qv)) interviews Kevin Smith (I) (qv)  in the movie and asks him about Smiths fictional first draft of the  Commander Courage movie. Smith mentions the movies producers  constantly hounding him over adding a giant spider to the Courage  script for no reason, among other problems. The scene is directly  referencing Smiths famous real'),
('70559','life hassles attempting to draft a  Superman script for Warner Bros.'),
('70560',' In the "Feel the Politician" round, Roy Hattersley (qv) is holding  a tub of lard. This is a reference to the infamous and  well'),
('70561','documented third time he pulled out of appearing on  _"Have I Got News for You" (1990)_ (qv) at the last minute in 1993  and was replaced with The Tub of Lard (qv) instead.'),
('70562',' The story was produced to raise money for the charity Comic Relief.  Everyone working on the production was an unpaid volunteer.'),
('70563',' The appearance of Joanna Lumley (qv) is a reference to an infamous  mid'),
('70564','80s rumor that the Doctor would be played by Joanna Lumley.'),
('70565',' Under the Masters cloak, Pryce, Jonathan (qv) wore his costume  from _Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)_ (qv).'),
('70566',' The TARDIS console seen in the film is not actually the BBC prop  (which had been destroyed) but was instead constructed for use in  amateur fan videos based on Doctor Who.'),
('70567',' Rowan Atkinson (qv) had actually been a serious contender for role  of The Doctor in the regular TV series.'),
('70568',' In his autobiography, Carl Reiner (qv) said he intended this as a  vehicle for Dick Van Dyke (qv) who had, on the set of their TV  show, often expressed the wish that he had been working at the same  time as comedy legends such as his hero Stan Laurel (qv).'),
('70569',' The final film of Jerome Cowan (qv).'),
('70570',' Final film of Pert Kelton (qv).'),
('70571',' Pat Morita helped create the storyline for the "Karate Kid'),
('70572','sized"  parody along with the writer/director.'),
('70573',' George Plympton had agreed to appear in a cameo role giving a review  of the movie during the middle of it. He passed away a few weeks  before his scenes were to be shot. His role was then offered to  Roger Ebert, who turned it down due to a conflict of interest if he  were to review the movie in the future.'),
('70574',' Angie Everhart shot her scenes shortly after having surgery  performed on a finger from accidentally almost severing it off while  shooting a TV show in Mexico.'),
('70575',' "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan shot his scene in a little over two hours at a  kick boxing gym. The temperature inside the gym was kept at over 100  degrees at all times, making for a very sweaty shoot.'),
('70576',' This featurette is available on the DVD for  _Coming Home (1978)_ (qv).'),
('70577',' Fonda, Jane (qv) had a body double for her sex scene with  Voight, Jon (qv).'),
('70578',' The role of Luke Martin was originally offered to  Sylvester Stallone (qv).'),
('70579',' Sylvester Stallone (qv), Jack Nicholson (qv) and  Al Pacino (qv) declined the role that went to Jon Voight (qv)'),
('70580',' Jane Fonda (qv) had wanted John Schlesinger (qv) to direct, but  he declined as he felt that the Vietnam experience should be filmed  by an American director'),
('70581',' DIRCAMEO(Hal Ashby (qv)): a passenger in a convertible sports car  passing the one Jane Fonda is driving. He flashes the peace sign at  her just as he passes.'),
('70582',' Jon Voight (qv)s role of Luke Martin was loosely inspired by  paralyzed Vietnam Veteran Ron Kovic, who was making inroads in  Hollywood with his book "Born on the Fourth of July" at the time. Of  course, Kovics book and story was in 1990 put on the screen with  Tom Cruise in the role of Kovic.'),
('70583',' Jane Fonda wanted Meryl Streep for the role of Vi but Streep had  already signed up to appear in a play.'),
('70584',' The opening scene where the vets in the hospital are talking was  totally unscripted. They were real Vietnam vets discussing their own  views about the war. Jon Voight (qv) was supposed to have added to  the dialog, but out of respect stayed silent and listened.'),
('70585',' CAMEO(Haskell Wexler  (qv)): the DP appears as the general during  Captain Hydes medal ceremony.'),
('70586',' Premiered in East'),
('70587','Berlin on 9 November 1989. When the news broke  that the border between East and West had been opened, the film was  stopped and the audience was informed about the event taking place  outside the cinema. The vast majority of the audience demanded to  see the rest of the film before joining the masses outside.'),
('70588',' The first East German film on homosexuality, it was shot on location  in several gay bars and cruising areas in East Berlin.'),
('70589',' Gavin Henson is a real Welsh rugby star.'),
('70590',' One of approximately 60 short films produced by Selig for  meat'),
('70591','packers Armour & Co.'),
('70592',' In the scene in which Victor is walking on the market, most of the  extras were Finnish. Out of the frame we can hear one of them saying  in Finnish: "I almost looked at the camera”.'),
('70593',' DIRTRADE(John Landis (qv)): [SYNW]: Towards the end, a movie title  logo "See You Next Wednesday" is shown amongst title logos for real  films.'),
('70594',' Writer, Producer and Director Sir Tijn Po has served as assistant  director for Jan Svankmajer on OTESANEK (Little Otik) and worked on  the production of SILENI (Lunacy). This is Sir Tijn Pos  feature'),
('70595','length directorial debut.'),
('70596',' Before Coming Soon was fully completed it was shown at the  Festival Finale Plzen (2006) and was immediately granted a Special  Award for "Originality and Support for Suppressed Minorities."'),
('70597',' The film was produced with a cash budget of just over 6,000 USD,  making it one of lowest'),
('70598','budget award'),
('70599','winning features of all time.'),
('70600',' Was chosen for the opening night of the LFS 2007 '),
('70601',' The Czech  Republics largest forum for Independent World Cinema.'),
('70602',' The library in which Alfred and Lily meet is an original Carnegie  Library in Portland, OR. The building now house the Multnomah County  Librarys Used Bookstore, The Title Wave.'),
('70603',' The origami crane which Lily makes for Alfred, was made of a sale  flyer for the Title Wave Used Bookstore. It was folded by a library  employee since no one on the crew could do origami folding.'),
('70604',' The last film being shown at the theatre is _Konga (1961)_ (qv).'),
('70605',' The first film in Welsh (qv) to go on general release.'),
('70606',' Sadly, the bid to re'),
('70607','open the Rex cinema in Aberdare (already closed  at the time of filming) where this film was shot failed, and the  building was demolished two years later.'),
('70608',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress Paper Print  Collection.'),
('70609',' Eddie Murphy (I) (qv) was ordered by a court to give 19% of his  earnings to co'),
('70610','writer Art Buchwald (qv) because Murphy did not  give Buchwald credit for developing the story with him.'),
('70611',' Airport scenes in Into the Night (1985/I) and  _Coming to America (1988)_ (qv) have a call over the PA system for a  "Mr. Frank Oznowicz" to pick up the white courtesy phone. This is  Oz, Frank (qv)s real name.'),
('70612',' The bums that pick up the money that Prince Akeem  (Eddie Murphy (I) (qv)) drops are the "Duke Brothers"  (Ralph Bellamy (qv) and Don Ameche (qv)) from  _Trading Places (1983)_ (qv) (also directed by  John Landis (I) (qv)). In that movie, Billy Ray Valentine (Murphy)  was responsible for The Dukes losing their fortune.'),
('70613',' The predatory woman in the bar was played by Hall, Arsenio (qv).'),
('70614',' All characters in the barber shop (including the Caucasians) are  played by Eddie Murphy (I) (qv), Arsenio Hall (qv),  Clint Smith (I) (qv), and Cuba Gooding Jr. (qv)'),
('70615',' DIRTRADE(John Landis (I) (qv)): [SYNW]: on a movie poster in the  subway station (the movie claims to star Jamie Lee Curtis (qv),  who appeared in Landis _Trading Places (1983)_ (qv)). Another  poster is visible in Ophelias apartment.'),
('70616',' When King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones (qv)) meets Lisas father  in the restaurant, he warns him to keep his presence secret from  Akeem. As King Joffer leaves the restaurant, he says, "Do not alert  him to my presence. Ill deal with him myself," similar to lines  Jones delivered as Darth Vader in  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('70617',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('70618',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('70619',' The IND Hoyt'),
('70620','Schermerhorn subway station in Brooklyn was used for  the scenes at Sutphin Blvd.'),
('70621',' Most of the dance thats performed by the royal dancers before  presenting Prince Akeems queen'),
('70622','to'),
('70623','be is a high'),
('70624','tempo rendition of  the dance from Michael Jackson (I) (qv)s  _Thriller (1983) (V)_ (qv) (also directed by  John Landis (I) (qv)).'),
('70625',' The barbers call Akeem "Kunta Kinte", a reference to  _"Roots" (1977) (mini)_ (qv). John Amos (I) (qv), who plays Cleo  McDowell (Lisas father), played the adult Kunta Kinte in Roots.  Madge Sinclair (qv) (Queen Aoleon), played Kunta Kintes wife and  James Earl Jones (qv) (King Jaffe Joffer) played Alex Haley Jr. in  _"Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) (mini)_ (qv).'),
('70626',' DIRTRADE(John Landis (I) (qv)): [look to camera]: When Patricia  tells Daryl he needs to take off his wet clothes after he tells her  that Lisa dumped him, he looks directly into the camera.'),
('70627',' The "McDowells" restaurant was actually a Wendys on Queens Blvd.  that was scheduled to be closed for a complete renovation. Although  the production had approval from McDonalds corporate headquarters,  they apparently didnt pass the word down to their local outlets. On  the day the "McDowells" sign was erected, the manager of the  McDonalds 1/2 mile further up the road arrived with his lawyer and  proceeded to take photographs while telling the set dressing crew  they were going to be sued for everything they were worth.'),
('70628',' The name of the fictional African country the main characters are  from is called "Zamunda". This name was taken from a  Richard Pryor (qv) routine where he referred to a fictional  African tribe of the same name.'),
('70629',' LOGO GIMMICK: After the stars circle around the Paramount mountain  and "Paramount" and "A Gulf+Western Company" appear, the sky becomes  sunnier (pink to yellow) and the camera zooms in over the mountain  summit. We then see a valley/terrain and the opening credits begin.'),
('70630',' During the McDowell party, they show a painting on the wall of a  woman. This is a spoof on Manets "A Bar at the Folies'),
('70631','Bergere".'),
('70632',' DIRCAMEO(John Landis (I) (qv)): to the right of  Arsenio Hall (qv) (Reverend Brown) and Shari Headley (qv),  listening to Browns non'),
('70633','stop preaching during the McDowell party.'),
('70634',' CAMEO: Michael Tadross(Unit Production Manager) '),
('70635',' Taxi Driver'),
('70636',' The poster and much of the promotional art for the film was designed  by the films script supervisor and still photographer,  Edwin Bailey (qv).'),
('70637',' First appearance of Private Snafu.'),
('70638',' A documentary in the Bray Nature Series.'),
('70639',' In the Laser General Challenge a traffic sign shows twisted names of  places in The Netherlands'),
('70640',' Red Alert was originally planned to be an expansion to Command and  Conquer but ended up so good that Westwood made it into its own  game, Command and Conquer: Red Alert'),
('70641',' The first game in the Command & Conquer series that does not feature  Kane or a reference to his Brotherhood of Nod organization. By this  time, the "Red Alert" storyline had become an entirely different  storyline, and was no longer a prequel to Command and Conquer  proper.'),
('70642',' On one of the newspapers at the end of the Allied campaign, you can  see the date; it is the week of 31 July 1972.'),
('70643',' Originally Harvard Bonin, the associate producer of the game, was  going to use his dog (Ike) for the Attack Dog sounds '),
('70644',' but at the  last minute another dog was used as Ike didnt sound fierce enough  after recording.'),
('70645',' This game featured both the World Trade Center and The Pentagon and  was released in 2001, before the 9/11 Terrorist attacks.'),
('70646',' This was Westwoods last game before EA Games closed them down.  Westwood had planned an expansion pack or a sequel to C&C Renegade.'),
('70647',' The game was originally going to be released under the title "C&C :  Commando"... but was renamed during production'),
('70648',' Command and Conquer: Renegade is the only Command and Conquer game  which isnt a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game.'),
('70649',' While "veinhole monsters" were only in Tiberian Sun as in'),
('70650','game  items, a video in the original C&C game showed not only veinhole  monsters, but "Tiberian Fiends".'),
('70651',' Both GDI and NOD campaign are not taking place simultaneously. The  GDI campaign is canon while NOD campaign is canon until the  destruction of the Philadelphia.'),
('70652',' The scene with the jets that are approaching Alcatraz Island is  reminiscent to the ending scene from The Rock (1996).'),
('70653',' The celebrities that are in Operation: Hollywood and Vain, are the  games version of Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold  Scwarzenegger.'),
('70654',' Westwood Studios and EA Games have merged before Yuris Revenge was  released.'),
('70655',' Since the game has 2 endings (The ending depends on which side you  have chosen). EA Games had decided that Yuris Revenge will be the  last installment of the Red Alert series.'),
('70656',' In Red Alert 2, the war was between The United States and The Soviet  Union. But, the developers of the game had decided to give the  Allies and the Soviets a common enemy. They have chosen Romanovs  advisor Yuri.'),
('70657',' In one of the Soviet missions in the game, Yuri says "All your base  will belong to me". This is a reference to the villain CATS from a  computer game, Zero wing.'),
('70658',' The ship that is the centerpiece of the movie is a Type 23 Frigate,  which was played by the real'),
('70659','life Royal Navy frigates HMS Monmouth  and HMS Montrose.'),
('70660',' At one point the ship fires a Harpoon missile to deal with an  incoming target. You can just make out the missile waver slightly  when it fires. When this sequence was filmed, one of the missiles  veered right off course and actually turned around on a collision  course with the ship; however it fell harmlessly into the sea  several hundred feet short.'),
('70661',' The movie is the centerpiece of a navy'),
('70662','funded tourist attraction in  Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, England. It is designed to demonstrate  what the modern Royal Navy gets up to, and is accompanied by  helicopter, ship and weapons simulators.'),
('70663',' Gable, Clark (qv) had an officers commission of Major in the Army  Air Corps during WWII.'),
('70664',' Cameron Mitchell (I) (qv), who plays bombardier Lt. Ansel  Goldberg, actually was a bombardier during WWII.'),
('70665',' The "Lantze'),
('70666','Wolf 1" referred to in the movie is actually a  Messerschmitt ME'),
('70667','262 "Schwalbe" turbojet fighter, introduced in  combat in 1944.'),
('70668',' Began shooting late July 1953.'),
('70669',' Filmed in two separate versions '),
('70670',' 3'),
('70671','D and CinemaScope '),
('70672',' with  different aspect ratios (1.37:1 for the 3'),
('70673','D, and 2.55:1 for the  CinemaScope print). Only the wide screen version was ever released,  though the 3'),
('70674','D elements still exist in Warner Bros. vault. Also the  first wide screen Western of the 1950s.'),
('70675',' WILHELM SCREAM: As an Indian is shot off of his horse during the  wagon convoy attack.'),
('70676',' The wide'),
('70677','screen version of this film was photographed using Zeiss  anamorphic lenses. The system was to be called WarnerScope, but it  was essentially a straight copy of Foxs CinemaScope process.  However, Warner Bros. realized that the Zeiss lenses were of  inferior quality to the Bausch & Lomb lenses Fox used for  CinemaScope. Ultimately they decided to drop the WarnerScope name,  and instead licensed CinemaScope from Fox so they could use the  superior Bausch & Lomb designed lenses. These were first used by  Warner for the film A Star Is Born (1954).'),
('70678',' This is episode one of three in the "Commander Keen: Invasion of the  Vorticons" saga. Part two is  _Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes (1990) (VG)_ (qv) and third  and final game in the Vorticons saga is:  _Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die! (1990) (VG)_ (qv)'),
('70679',' This is the first episode in the "Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy!"  series. _Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine (1991) (VG)_ (qv)  is the second and last part of the Galaxy series.'),
('70680',' The Dopefish has been featured in many video games, usually as an  easter egg, including most Tom Hall and John Romero games, including  all three Quakes, Diakanta, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, Duke Nukem 3'),
('70681','d, and  Return To Castle Wolfenstien.'),
('70682',' In the manual for the game, the description for the inchworms is  that theyll be "afoot". If you collect 12 in one area (the only  place you can do this is the Pyramid Of The Moon) theyll turn into  the Giant foot from Monty Pythons Flying Circus and take you to the  secret area Pyramid Of The Secrets.'),
('70683',' The green, one'),
('70684','eyed alien that Keen is revealed to have brought back  with him from Mars at the end of the first episode, can be seen tied  to a tree in the yard during the title crawl.'),
('70685',' In the German version Thomas Danneberg (qv) dubbed  Lewis Collins (qv) and therefore himself had to be dubbed by  another actor, Rainer Brandt (qv).'),
('70686',' Most of the action scenes in this film are directly lifted from  _Geheimcode: Wildgänse (1984)_ (qv). Hence there is a loss of  continuity, especially at the end of the film.'),
('70687',' The character David Sperry, called Martin on'),
('70688','screen, is a police  lawyer. The real David Martin Sperry (qv) has been legal advisor  on the "Trial & Retribution" TV'),
('70689','movies, also written by  Lynda La Plante (qv).'),
('70690',' During the scene in the shed, after Matrix cuts the soldiers arm  off, he was originally supposed to hit the victim with it and say  "Need a hand?". This scene was edited out as being too macabre.'),
('70691',' Matrix kills 81 people.'),
('70692',' ACTTRADE(Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv)): "Ill be back, Bennett!"'),
('70693',' Following his success in the Conan movies and  _Terminator, The (1984)_ (qv), producers realized that  Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) was becoming a household name. This was  the first film in which he got true "top" billing: the name  Schwarzenegger was placed at the top of the poster, above the title  of the film. Almost every film he has starred in since has done the  same.'),
('70694',' ACTTRADE(Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv)): "Trust me."'),
('70695',' The shopping mall (Sherman Oaks Galleria) used is the same one that  was used in _Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)_ (qv), also starring  Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv). Since both films wrapped, the mall has  been remodeled.'),
('70696',' John McTiernan (I) (qv) was offered the chance to direct this  film, and turned it down. Later, while editing _Nomads (1986)_ (qv),  his feature debut, he was offered the chance to direct  Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv)s second film for 20th Century Fox,  _Predator (1987)_ (qv), which he accepted.'),
('70697',' The mansion used in the final shoot out between Matrix and Arius is  the same mansion in the final shoot out between Axel Foley and  Victor Maitland in _Beverly Hills Cop (1984)_ (qv).'),
('70698',' Vernon Wells (I) (qv) (Bennett) originally auditioned for the role  of John Matrix.'),
('70699',' Just after Matrix plants the claymore mines, he is seen shooting a  knife into a guards stomach. The knife he used is a Russian  Ballistic knife that uses a spring to launch the knife blade out of  the handle.'),
('70700',' Matrix goes into battle with an Valmet M78 light machine gun, an Uzi  submachine gun, a Remington Model 870 combat shotgun and a Desert  Eagle automatic pistol. He also commandeers an M60E3 belt'),
('70701','fed  machine gun and an M16A1 assault rifle.'),
('70702',' Patria Industries really exists. Its a company in Finland which  makes armored modular vehicles for military purposes.'),
('70703',' Arius (Dan Hedaya (qv)) is said to be a deposed dictator from the  country of Val Verde. Val Verde was a fictionalized South/Central  American country used by Hollywood from the 1980s to early 1990s to  depict a Spanish speaking country similar to Cuba or Panama without  getting encountering diplomatic problems. It is also referenced in  the films _Predator (1987)_ (qv), _Die Hard 2 (1990)_ (qv), and the  made for TV movie _Supercarrier (1988) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('70704',' Director Roland Danes interest in kick boxing is reflected briefly  in the film and in the behind'),
('70705','the'),
('70706','scenes DVD featurette.'),
('70707',' Final film of Marie Windsor (qv).'),
('70708',' The dates and the historic events are based on real ones but have  been adapted for game play reasons.'),
('70709',' The German vehicles featured in several missions from the European  theater are the SDKFZ 231, Truck L3000, Kübelwagen, PanzerKampfwagen  and a Tiger I tank. The Pacific theater features Japanese Type 94  trucks and a Type 97 Chi'),
('70710','Ha tank, which is AI and cannot be  commandeered.'),
('70711',' The U.S soldiers in the game are equipped Lee'),
('70712','Enfield rifles, which  were actually used by British and Commonwealth troops. Americans  wielded M1 Garands.'),
('70713',' The submarine bunkers at La Pallice in La Rochelle, had more than  three hangars. However, the game only shows one.'),
('70714',' The giant Buddhist statue in the Burma mission is actually located  in a temple in Kyoto, Japan.'),
('70715',' The mission The Bridge on the River Kwai is based on the movie of  the same name, and it involves the rescue of Colonel Guinness, who  is based on Colonel Nicholson, portrayed by actor  Alec Guinness (qv) in the movie. The mission also involves  destroying the bridge, which looks very similar to the one seen in  the movie.'),
('70716',' The Japanese patrol boat moored at Savo Island is actually a PBR  (Patrol Boat, River) used by the US Navy. It saw action in the  Vietnam War from March 1966 until the end of 1970.'),
('70717',' Is the first in the Commandos series to use a true 3D engine.'),
('70718',' Although the game features Soviet troops, not a word of Russian is  spoken. Instead they shout in German when they discover an enemy  corpse. They are not even using Russian PPSh'),
('70719','41 submachine guns, but  MP40s, which were used by Nazi infantry.'),
('70720',' The German aircraft shot down by the Green Beret is a Junkers Ju87,  also known as the Stuka.'),
('70721',' In one of the missions of the European campaign, a U.S soldier is  carrying a PIAT anti'),
('70722','tank weapon. American infantry wielded M1A1  bazookas, not PIATs, which were used by British and Canadian  infantry.'),
('70723',' Behind'),
('70724','the'),
('70725','scenes footage made during location filming in Canada is  included in the CBC'),
('70726','TV documentary "Canadas War in Colour" (2005).'),
('70727',' A rejected score was composed by Igor Stravinsky (qv). He  published his unused music as "Four Norwegian Moods"'),
('70728',' The title of this movie comes from the colloquial French expression  con comme la lune, literally dumb as the moon (only  significantly more vulgar), meaning that the person so designated is  an absolute twerp'),
('70729',' This film is a loop 20m in length to be projected for 210 minutes.'),
('70730',' This film contains a clip from _Blood on the Moon (1948)_ (qv).'),
('70731',' Visa dexploitation en France : #107893'),
('70732',' Director Arnaud Desplechin (qv) originally wanted to name the  movie "Comment je me suis disputé avec Éric Barbier" (How I Got Into  An Argument With Eric Barbier), as a dig at former colleague  Eric Barbier (qv), also the basis for movie character Frédéric  Rabier. A justice decision prevented him from using the full title,  hence the ellipsis and the added subtitle.'),
('70733',' Richard Anconina (qv)s first film.'),
('70734',' Was filmed around the different stars schedules over an eight year  period. As new documents were declassified, more scenes were added  to make the film a more complete representation.'),
('70735',' Lloyd Bochner (qv)s final role.'),
('70736',' The entire movie was shot in three 30 minute takes. This was done  for under $10,000 and in just 2 days in the theatre of Mickey  Blaines old high school, Santa Monica High School. Forest Erickson  and Nicole Blaine are also alumni of Santa Monica High School.'),
('70737',' Won Best Feature Film in its first festival at the 2007 Longbaugh  Film Festival.'),
('70738',' Won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007  Sacramento International Film and Music Festival.'),
('70739',' The entire movie takes place in three uncut takes of about 30  minutes each and was shot in just two days.'),
('70740',' Mickey Blaine, Nicole Blaine, Forest Erickson, Nick Kokich and many  other members of the crew all attended Santa Monica High School  where the entire film was shot.'),
('70741',' The producers wanted Strong, Andrew (qv)s father to audition for  one of the roles. He brought his 16'),
('70742','year old son along, who then  landed the lead role.'),
('70743',' One of the audition songs is the title song from _Fame (1980)_ (qv)  (also directed by Parker, Alan (qv)).'),
('70744',' Jimmy is asked if he has brought _Mississippi Burning (1988)_ (qv)  (also directed by Parker) with him on the train. He is also asked if  he has any "Hothouse Flowers", a band in which  Maria Doyle Kennedy (qv) (Natalie) once sang backup for.'),
('70745',' DIRCAMEO(Alan Parker): the record producer in the studio near the  end of the film. A cardboard cut'),
('70746','out of him can also be seen in the  background in a video shop, and cassettes of his films are on the  shelves.'),
('70747',' Jimmy shows Joey a newspaper article about the Commitments, in which  musician Geldof, Bob (qv) is mentioned. Geldof starred in  _Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)_ (qv) which was directed by  Parker, Alan (qv).'),
('70748',' The Corrs, the highly successful Irish band, got their start by  auditioning for the film, and they each won small roles. Andrea Corr  (lead vocals & tin whistle) plays Jimmys little sister Sharon. Jim  Corr (guitar) is part of the Avant'),
('70749','Garde'),
('70750','A'),
('70751','Clue Band. Caroline Corr  (drums) appears in the audience during the performance of "I Never  Loved A Man". Finally, Sharon Corr (violin) can be seen playing  violin with the country & western band that Bernie joins at the end  of the film. John Hughes, the films musical coordinator, became the  bands manager. Director Alan Parker later asked Andrea for a role  in the film/musical _Evita (1996)_ (qv).'),
('70752',' Alan Parker (I) (qv) originally wanted Van Morrison (qv) for the  role of Joey "The Lips" Fagan'),
('70753',' Alan Parker put many people who did not make the initial audition  for the band in bit parts in the movie.'),
('70754',' Colm MacConiomaire, violinist with Glen Hansards band The Frames,  makes a cameo appearance during the auditions as a young violin  player.'),
('70755',' The song Natalie is singing to the baby (before Deco starts banging  on the drums) is called "Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor".'),
('70756',' The kid on the skateboard who appears outside Robert Arkins  (Jimmys) window during the first third of the movie when the band  are recruiting members is the (now grown up) boy from the covers of  U2s "Boy" (1980) and "War" (1983) albums. At the time The  Commitments was filmed, he owned a skate shop in Dublin and was a  champion skateboarder.'),
('70757',' The first of Roddy Doyle (qv)s so'),
('70758','called "Barrytown Trilogy"  about the lives of the Rabbitt family. The remaining two books,  _Snapper, The (1993) (TV)_ (qv) and _Van, The (1996)_ (qv) were also  made into films starring Colm Meaney (qv) as Jimmy Rabbitt, Sr.'),
('70759',' A sequel was proposed for the film which would have reunited the  band in New York City.'),
('70760',' Blaise Smith (qv), who played the pool hall manager in the film,  came close to getting the role of Jimmy Rabbitte'),
('70761',' Johnny Murphy (qv) (Joey The Lips) and Bronagh Gallagher (qv)  (Bernie) were the only ones in the group who had no music experience  before making the film.'),
('70762',' The performers first had to show musical talent, then they were  given parts for which to read. After they were cast, there was a  very long rehearsal period both for the music and the dramatic  scenes.'),
('70763',' Alan Parker said that the reason he chose this project was because  it combined two elements that make him the most comfortable: staging  musical scenes and working with young people.'),
('70764',' The film runs for 113 minutes. In that time, the word "fuck" is used  145 times.'),
('70765',' The pool hall in this movie was a place called Ricardos (now called  Camden Deluxe) on Camden Street south of Temple Bar. It is now a bar  and the upstairs junk room where the band rehearse is Poolhall. The  scene outside the hotel where Wilson Pickett was supposedly staying  was filmed outside the Mansion House, which is the official  residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin.'),
('70766',' A poster featuring Parkers earlier _Birdy (1984)_ (qv) can be seen  in the video store.'),
('70767',' Director Alan Parker (I) (qv) cites this movie as the most  personally enjoyable production experience of his career.'),
('70768',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('70769','Disc Collectors Edition DVD  for _Commitments, The (1991)_ (qv), released in 2004.'),
('70770',' Patricia Velazquez received an "introducing" credit (as Patricia  Velasquez) even though this was her seventh feature film.'),
('70771',' The stars of this project were married in late'),
('70772','2005. They had been  living with one another as a couple for years and were engaged  during shooting.'),
('70773',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('70774','Disc Commemorative Edition DVD  for _World Trade Center (2006)_ (qv).'),
('70775',' Joe Palma (qv) stands in for Shemp Howard (qv) in scenes filmed  after Shemps death.'),
('70776',' Jacob Christner (qv) had originally tried out for the Reverend  Lewis Conquest role. While on the set, he would follow Blair Peery  around while repeating, "Im Lewis."'),
('70777',' Paula E. Sheppard who played 12'),
('70778','year'),
('70779','old Alice was nineteen during  the making of the film.'),
('70780',' When Father Tom stands in the rain watching Mrs. Tredoni check the  mail, a poster for the film _Psycho (1960)_ (qv) can be seen in the  background.'),
('70781',' Father Tom drives a 1957 Ford Fairlane.'),
('70782',' Linda Miller was injured while filming the scene in the hospital and  production had to be halted for a month. Fortunately, she didnt  have to go far for medical help since they were filming in a  hospital.'),
('70783',' The knife used in the film was created by Alfred Soles neighbor who  was an engineer, and was designed with a retractable blade. It was  the only knife used in the film, the filmmakers never made any  duplicates.'),
('70784',' SPOILER: In the scene where Dom is attacked by the killer in the  stairway at the abandoned building, it was required for the killer  to drop the knife after stabbing Dom once, and have it land directly  on the handrail below, sticking straight up. Director Alfred Sole  only had one knife, and had to drop it repeatedly, then have a crew  member run back down the stairs to retrieve it, and try it all over  again. Finally, after twenty'),
('70785','something tries, the knife landed  directly on the handrail, giving the filmmakers the shot that was  needed.'),
('70786',' Was partially inspired by the film _Dont Look Now (1973)_ (qv),  especially the usage of the yellow raincoats.'),
('70787',' Brooke Shields (qv) first movie.'),
('70788',' CAMEO(Whitley Strieber and son): in the museum sequence near the  end.'),
('70789',' While serving as executive producer, author Whitley Strieber, whose  experiences serve as the basis of the film, expressed concerns about  Christopher Walkens abilities in portraying him. When Strieber  finally told Walken that he might be portraying him as a little too  crazy, Walken replied "If the shoe fits."'),
('70790',' Not wanting to use CGI, or any other green screen or digital  effects, the film was shot entirely on location on the freeways, in  traffic. The filmmakers drove over 1000 miles during the course of  the shoot to get the shots needed.'),
('70791',' On the day of the scheduled for the helicopter/aerial photography,  the crew had to wait for pilot Lance Strumpf to fly Los Angeles  Laker Kobe Bryant from LAX to Orange County Airport, for a last  minute charter.'),
('70792',' The films directors, Dave Cohen and Marc Wasserman met the films DP  Ford Austin on the festival circuit a year earlier, at the Bare  Bones International Film Festival (where they took home Best Picture  Awards for there respective films). The three filmmakers both had  ideas for films that take place in cars on the freeway and decided  to collaborate on COMMUTE.'),
('70793',' Dave Cohen and Marc Wasserman have been friends since they were 8  yrs old and had always dreamed of making movies together.'),
('70794',' The Producers are planning to take to the road and "Commute" from  Los Angeles to Oklahoma, in April 2008, starting with a kick off  premiere in LA and driving along historic route 66 while stopping in  several small towns to screen the film, ending up at the Bare Bones  International Film Festival. The entire road trip will be part of a  documentary surrounding the commuting problems that plague Americans  throughout the United States.'),
('70795',' The Commuter Talk Show with Marc Wasserman was spun off to cross  promote the films release.'),
('70796',' Almost all the dialogs is in an Indian language called Tupi.'),
('70797',' Using double exposure, Crane Wilbur played two characters on screen  at the same time.'),
('70798',' Story loosely based on the rift between real life dons Dawood  Ibrahim and his protege Chhota Rajan. Mohanlals character based on  Real Life Police Commisioner of Bombay Dhanushkodi Sivanandan.'),
('70799',' Vivek Oberoi (qv) is wearing special makeup in the film which  makes his complexion several shades darker than it really is.'),
('70800',' The scene where a Bollywood director is shown on his set is clearly  a parody of Karan Johar (qv) and his film  _Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)_ (qv).'),
('70801',' Ram Gopal Varma once admitted in a interview that he was inspired by  the 1980 release Kalyug starring Shashi Kapoor & Rekha.'),
('70802',' Rinke Khanna (qv) was the original choice for Saroja.'),
('70803',' Baryshnikov, Mikhail (qv) hated this movie so much that he refused  to do publicity for it.'),
('70804',' During post'),
('70805','production, the Soviet Union ceased to exist.'),
('70806',' Director Nicholas Meyer (qv) was reputedly so annoyed at the  studios interference with this films East vs West plot, that he  recycled it on his next film,  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv).'),
('70807',' When Gene Hackman steals the shirts from the railway station  display, the shirts have pictures of Superman on them. Quite a nice  little tribute to his role as Lex Luthor.'),
('70808',' Bill Murray (qv) had a cameo in the film, but his appearance was  cut.'),
('70809',' Feature film debut of Jeff Bridges (I) (qv). His older brother,  Beau Bridges (qv), and their mother, Dorothy Dean Bridges (qv),  also appear in the film.'),
('70810',' Originally intended as a TV movie named "The Protectors", but  released theatrically with this new name.'),
('70811',' This movie is based upon one short story (of the same name "Company  of Wolves") in the book "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter.'),
('70812',' Terence Stamp (qv) shot his cameo in a day.'),
('70813',' Terence Stamp (qv) worked for free.'),
('70814',' The exact age of Sarah Patterson (I) (qv)s character, Rosaleen,  is not mentioned in the film. However, a deleted scene from the film  is included in the DVDs promo trailer, in which Rosaleen says that  her age is 12'),
('70815','and'),
('70816','three'),
('70817','quarters.'),
('70818',' Robert Altman (qv) turned down numerous offers to the movie, but  Campbell continued to insist and Altman eventually gave in.'),
('70819',' Whilst developing the screenplay with Barbara Turner (qv),  producer'),
('70820','star Neve Campbell kept referring to it as "Altmanesque".  She didnt for a minute think that Altman would be interested,  especially as he was just coming off the back of the successful  _Gosford Park (2001)_ (qv). She was very surprised then to learn  that Altman was a personal friend of Turners for many years.'),
('70821',' Altmans first foray into High Definition Video.'),
('70822',' Altman shot 10 ballets in full specially for the film.'),
('70823',' Ballets Shown :  '),
('70824',' Light Rain: Choreography by Gerald Arpino  '),
('70825',' Tensile Involvement: Choreography by Alwin Nikolais  '),
('70826',' Suite Saint'),
('70827','Saëns: Choreography by Gerald Arpino  '),
('70828',' My Funny Valentine: Choreography by Lar Lubovitch  '),
('70829',' Creative Force: Choreography by Laura Dean  '),
('70830',' Trinity: Choreography by Gerald Arpino  '),
('70831',' Strange Prisoners: Choreography by Davis Robertson  '),
('70832',' La Vivandi È Re Pas De Six: Choreography by Arthur    Saint'),
('70833','Léon;transcribed by Ann Hutchinson Guest  '),
('70834',' White Widow: Choreography by Moses Pendleton and Cynthia Quinn  '),
('70835',' Momix The Blue Snake: Choreography by Robert Desrosiers'),
('70836',' Neve Campbell (qv), a trained ballet dancer, went through four  months of ballet training (8 hours a day) to get in shape for this  movie.'),
('70837',' Robert Altman (I) (qv) was initially not interested in doing a  film set in the world of ballet, but his curiosity was piqued and he  subsequently relented.'),
('70838',' Neve Campbell (qv) lost thousands of dollars of her own money to  ensure that her fellow cast members received their wages.'),
('70839',' As screenwriter Barbara Turner (qv) knew next to nothing about the  world of dance, she hung out with the Joffrey Ballet Company for  several weeks, during their rehearsals and while they were out  socializing.'),
('70840',' Malcolm McDowell (qv) and James Franco (qv) both leapt at the  chance to work on a film with Altman.'),
('70841',' James Franco (qv), who plays a sous chef in the film, studied for  his part by working at the upscale Chicago bistro, Marche.'),
('70842',' This film features Neve Campbell (qv)s first semi'),
('70843','nude scene.'),
('70844',' The spikes on Neve Campbell (qv)s bizarre blue costume for one of  the dances she performs were made out of Styrofoam.'),
('70845',' First independent film to use a Flash Mob for buzz generation (at an  exclusive screening at Stanford University).'),
('70846',' Promotional Title: G2G'),
('70847',' Highlights from the classic "You play to win the game" Herman  Edwards press conference from October 30th, 2002 is included in the  Herman Edwards bonus feature.'),
('70848',' Wayne Chrebets meteoric rise from anonymity to all'),
('70849','time Jet  favorite are noted in the Wayne Chrebet bonus feature. It includes  archive footage of Chrebet wearing jersey #3 trying to make the team  during a preseason game in 1995 with QB Boomer Esiason and Head  Coach Rick Kotite verbalizing that they did not know his name and  thus called him "kid" during the game.'),
('70850',' The bonus feature "Kings of New York" highlights the first time the  New York Jets played the New York Giant during an exhibition game at  the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut on August 17th, 1969.  Several New York Jets that wanted to retire after the historic Super  Bowl III victory waited until after this game several months later  in order to participate. The New York Jets won 37'),
('70851','14.'),
('70852',' The Curtis Martin bonus feature notes that Curtis Martin was the  tenth RB taken in the 1995 draft. Curtis Martin went on to become  one of the greatest running backs in the history of the game.'),
('70853',' Head Coach Bill Parcells is heard on archive footage calling #28  Curtis Martin "One Game Wonder" early in 1995. Martin became one of  Parcells favorite players and followed him to the New York Jets  when Parcells vacated his post with the New England Patriots.'),
('70854',' Archive footage includes images of Joe Namaths surgically repaired  knees.'),
('70855',' Archive footage at Shea Stadium in New York during the early 1980s  shows fans cheering so passionately that the bleachers are literally  shaking and bouncing.'),
('70856',' The New York Jets named an award in honor of #90 Dennis Byrd who is  highlighted in this film. The Dennis Byrd Award for Most  Inspirational Player is presented each year and voted upon by  members of the New York Jets.'),
('70857',' Several different uniform versions are evidenced in this film  including the original Titan blue and gold, the famous Super Bowl  III white helmet and green and white livery, the green "Jets" helmet  with block numbers, and a return to the Super Bowl III inspired  uniform with an updated white helmet with green and white jersey.'),
('70858',' The music played by Adam Long (qv) as he plays the guitar during  the epilogue of the Romeo and Juliet sketch is the main theme from  _Romeo and Juliet (1968/I)_ (qv), directed by  Franco Zeffirelli (qv).'),
('70859',' The full'),
('70860','length, 87'),
('70861','minute documentary is featured on the 1997  laserdisc for _One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)_ (qv).'),
('70862',' The 47'),
('70863','minute, edited down version is featured on the Two'),
('70864','Disc  Special Edition DVD for  _One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)_ (qv), released in 2002.'),
('70865',' Released on DVD in 2000.'),
('70866',' Features three live performances taken from Dennis Locorrieres one  made show live on stage in Oxford (recorded in 1992 especially).'),
('70867',' The code on the knife is the birthday of the Director’s daughter.'),
('70868',' Vitaphone Production Reels #1094'),
('70869','1095.'),
('70870',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Master Jefferson Green (1913)_ (qv).'),
('70871',' Susan Sarandon (qv) was pregnant during production and it was  agreed upon by all parties that the best way to work around it was  to incorporate loose'),
('70872','fitting clothes into her characters wardrobe  which worked out fine since she was playing a former investigative  journalist turned suburban stay'),
('70873','at'),
('70874','home mom.'),
('70875',' Susan Sarandon (qv) has stated that money was a big factor  regarding her decision to make this film. Not terribly enamored by  her character, she agreed to do the film because she was pregnant  with her first child at the time and it would allow her to take time  off after giving birth.'),
('70876',' The closing arguments monologue was the longest in film history.'),
('70877',' Although the story was obviously a thinly'),
('70878','disguised recreation of  the Nathan Leopold (qv) and Richard Loeb (qv) murder case, the  legal department of 20th Century Fox was still concerned about a  possible lawsuit from the still'),
('70879','living Leopold. A great effort was  made not to mention Leopold or Loeb in the movie, press releases,  and interviews. However, there was apparently poor communication  with the advertising department, since when the movie came out,  newspaper ads stated, "Based on the famous Leopold and Loeb murder  case." Leopold sued the filmmakers. He did not claim libel, slander  or anything false or defamatory about the film. Instead, he claimed  an invasion of privacy. The court rejected his claim in part because  Leopold had already published his own autobiography "Life Plus 99  Years", publicizing essentially the same facts.'),
('70880',' Because Orson Welles (qv) was having tax problems during the  production, at the end of shooting his salary for the movie was  garnisheed by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. This  upset Welles so much that just before he finished looping his  dialogue in post'),
('70881','production, he stormed off the studio and left the  country. All that was left to be looped was the last 20 seconds of  his end speech in the courtroom. Incredibly, editor  William Reynolds (II) (qv) fixed this problem without needing  Welles. Reynolds took words and pieces of words Welles had spoken  earlier in the movie, and pieced them one by one into those 20  seconds.'),
('70882',' The original play included what was then a modern'),
('70883','day sequence. This  was omitted from the film. It showed several of the characters  thirty years after the story took place.'),
('70884',' Average Shot Length & Median Shot Length = ~11 seconds.'),
('70885',' In his 1948 treatment of the Leopold'),
('70886','Loeb case, Hitchocock used his  famous "ten minute takes" and segued from one to the other with a  "natural wipe" generally focusing on the back of one of the  characters suit jackets. Perhaps as a lhomage to The Master,  "Compulsion" director Richard Fleischer uses a "natural wipe"  focusing on the front of Bradford Dillmans suit to end a scene.'),
('70887',' For some reason the appropriately gravelly voice of actor/wrestler  Henry "Bomber" Kulky, playing the part of a speakeasy waiter, is  dubbed by another actor.'),
('70888',' Originally screened as part of a series of tele'),
('70889','moves called  "Tomorrows News".'),
('70890',' Produced for the IBM Corporation pavilion at Hemisfair, the 1968  Worlds Fair in San Antonio, Texas.'),
('70891',' The first computer arcade game.'),
('70892',' The "campus" shown outside the window of the Deans office is  actually a photograph of buildings in the Walt Disney Studios. This  very same backdrop was used during the run of the "Disneyland"  television show for scenes shot on the set that served as Walt  Disneys "office" when he hosted segments of the program. One oddity  is that the building seen in the backdrop was actually the one that  housed the real location of Walts office.'),
('70893',' DIRTRADE(Francis Veber (qv)): [François Pignon]: features a  likeable idiot called François Pignon.'),
('70894',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('70895',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Park of Sans Souci, The (1910)_ (qv).'),
('70896',' Trevor Howard (I) (qv) was offered the role of Mr. Pitt  (Michael Hordern (qv))'),
('70897',' The part of the traitor Legg was to have been played by  Stephen Archibald (qv), who played Jamie in the Bill Douglas  Trilogy, but he was in jail at the time this movie was shot.'),
('70898',' Two'),
('70899','act opera first performed in 1828, based on a one'),
('70900','act  comédie'),
('70901','vaudeville written by Delestre'),
('70902','Poirson and Scribe in about  1816.'),
('70903',' Originally issued as a serial between 1917 and 1919 in fifteen  episodes in the following order: Edmond Dantes; The State Prisoner;  Abbe Faria; The Secret of Monte Cristo; The Crime ant the Inn; The  Vendetta; The Philanthropist; The Grottoes of Monte Cristo; The  Conquest of Paris; Haydees Story; Haydees Revenge; The Day of  Reckoning; The Last Exploits of Caderousse; Villeforts Punishment;  The Triumph of Dantes.'),
('70904',' Originally issued as a serial between 1917 and 1919 in fifteen  episodes in the following order: Edmond Dantes; The State Prisoner;  Abbe Faria; The Secret of Monte Cristo; The Crime ant the Inn; The  Vendetta; The Philanthropist; The Grottoes of Monte Cristo; The  Conquest of Paris; Haydees Story; Haydees Revenge; The Day of  Reckoning; The Last Exploits of Caderousse; Villeforts Punishment;  The Triumph of Dantes.'),
('70905',' Originally issued as a serial between 1917 and 1919 in fifteen  episodes in the following order: Edmond Dantes; The State Prisoner;  Abbe Faria; The Secret of Monte Cristo; The Crime ant the Inn; The  Vendetta; The Philanthropist; The Grottoes of Monte Cristo; The  Conquest of Paris; Haydees Story; Haydees Revenge; The Day of  Reckoning; The Last Exploits of Caderousse; Villeforts Punishment;  The Triumph of Dantes.'),
('70906',' Originally issued as a serial between 1917 and 1919 in fifteen  episodes in the following order: Edmond Dantes; The State Prisoner;  Abbe Faria; The Secret of Monte Cristo; The Crime ant the Inn; The  Vendetta; The Philanthropist; The Grottoes of Monte Cristo; The  Conquest of Paris; Haydees Story; Haydees Revenge; The Day of  Reckoning; The Last Exploits of Caderousse; Villeforts Punishment;  The Triumph of Dantes.'),
('70907',' Originally issued as a serial between 1917 and 1919 in fifteen  episodes in the following order: Edmond Dantes; The State Prisoner;  Abbe Faria; The Secret of Monte Cristo; The Crime ant the Inn; The  Vendetta; The Philanthropist; The Grottoes of Monte Cristo; The  Conquest of Paris; Haydees Story; Haydees Revenge; The Day of  Reckoning; The Last Exploits of Caderousse; Villeforts Punishment;  The Triumph of Dantes.'),
('70908',' Originally issued as a serial between 1917 and 1919 in fifteen  episodes in the following order: Edmond Dantes; The State Prisoner;  Abbe Faria; The Secret of Monte Cristo; The Crime ant the Inn; The  Vendetta; The Philanthropist; The Grottoes of Monte Cristo; The  Conquest of Paris; Haydees Story; Haydees Revenge; The Day of  Reckoning; The Last Exploits of Caderousse; Villeforts Punishment;  The Triumph of Dantes.'),
('70909',' Originally issued as a serial between 1917 and 1919 in fifteen  episodes in the following order: Edmond Dantes; The State Prisoner;  Abbe Faria; The Secret of Monte Cristo; The Crime ant the Inn; The  Vendetta; The Philanthropist; The Grottoes of Monte Cristo; The  Conquest of Paris; Haydees Story; Haydees Revenge; The Day of  Reckoning; The Last Exploits of Caderousse; Villeforts Punishment;  The Triumph of Dantes.'),
('70910',' Originally issued as a serial between 1917 and 1919 in fifteen  episodes in the following order: Edmond Dantes; The State Prisoner;  Abbe Faria; The Secret of Monte Cristo; The Crime ant the Inn; The  Vendetta; The Philanthropist; The Grottoes of Monte Cristo; The  Conquest of Paris; Haydees Story; Haydees Revenge; The Day of  Reckoning; The Last Exploits of Caderousse; Villeforts Punishment;  The Triumph of Dantes.'),
('70911',' The film was presented to the French public in two parts: "Edmond  Dantès" and "Le châtiment" released respectively on 21st January and  26th February 1943. Similarly, it was also presented in two parts in  Italy. They were called "Il conte di Montecristo" and "La rivincita  di Montecristo" and respectively released on 12th and 17th November  1943.'),
('70912',' In the Italian version, the part of Haydée is played by Bianca Della  Corte; whereas it is played by Lise Delamare in the French one. The  rest of the cast is identical in both versions.'),
('70913',' For 20 years the elfin Eykel, Marie (qv) starred on French  language TV in Quebec and Ontario in the title role of the  award'),
('70914','winning kids show "Passe'),
('70915','Partout." In this film she does a  surreal cameo, at age 50, as a customer at Rex Princes restaurant  "Chez Mon Papa" in a mink coat with bare breasts. Her character  (called, in parody, "Passe'),
('70916','par'),
('70917','là") complains that she is "just  another actress, thats all."'),
('70918',' Towards the last third of the film, when Julia is searching a way to  exit the building, she skips through the dead rich mans diaries and  several maps of the house can be seen. But one of the last ones, on  the left page, is a drawing of the comic book "13, Rue del Percebe"  by Spanish artist Francisco Ibañez.'),
('70919',' Body Count: 6'),
('70920',' This film has been nominated to the Selection of the "Festival des  films sur lArt" at Knokke'),
('70921','le'),
('70922','zoute in Belgium, in competition.'),
('70923',' Italian censorship visa #31202 delivered on 28 December 1940.'),
('70924',' The Las Vegas scenes were filmed at the legendary Sands Hotel  immediately prior to its demolition in late 1996. When the  production team heard about the citys intentions to raze the  historic landmark, they immediately scheduled a multiple camera  setup to take advantage of the rare event, which is what you  actually see in the movie.'),
('70925',' According to the letter Cameron Poe received from his daughter,  Jailbird flight took place on 14 July. In France, 14 July is  Bastille Day, commemorating the liberation of seven inmates from a  prison called Bastille.'),
('70926',' Colm Meaney (qv)s key chain has a Star Trek Communicator ornament  on it, a reference to his role as Chief Miles OBrien on  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) and  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv).'),
('70927',' The writer Hensleigh, Jonathan (qv) did a uncredited re'),
('70928','write on  the script.'),
('70929',' The song "How Do I Live" was nominated for both an Oscar as Best  Original Song and a Razzie as Worst Original Song. It did not win  either award.'),
('70930',' The sight of the planes flying in low formation over the Strip  during filming caused a number of Las Vegans to call the police.'),
('70931',' The movie was inspired by a newspaper article about a plane that  transports convicts.'),
('70932',' In an alternate version, shown on ABC three years ago, an extended  scene of Malloys tirade after learning that fellow DEA Agent Simms  was killed is featured. Malloy went on to explain how he met Simms  early in his career and explained the motivation to shoot the plane  down with no questions asked.'),
('70933',' While "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (qv) is playing in  the background, Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi (qv)) says: "Define  irony: a bunch of idiots dancing around on a plane to a song made  famous by a band that died in a plane crash." On October 20, 1977  Lynyrd Skynyrds plane crashed. It was the model Convair 240.'),
('70934',' This is the first film that Jerry Bruckheimer (qv) produced  without the late Don Simpson (I) (qv). The new Jerry Bruckheimer  Films logo was featured for the very first time in front of this  film.'),
('70935',' In the trailer for this movie, the flying scene where the 2 AH'),
('70936','1  Cobras escort Jailbird 1 during their landing in the Las Vegas strip  included the dialog "Where are they going to land this thing?"  spoken by one of the Cobra pilots, and the response by John Cusacks  character: "How about the blackjack tables". Neither dialog was  included in the final cut.'),
('70937',' Dave Chappelle (qv) improvised most of his lines.'),
('70938',' This documentary was used to promote the soundtrack of the movie  _Puños rosas (2004)_ (qv) and the movie itself.'),
('70939',' Included in the special features of the DVD of Puños rosas.'),
('70940',' Yul Brynner  (qv) and Barbara Bouchet (qv), who play lovers in  the film, did not get along. Bouchet, horrified at Brynners  treatment of the crew, got revenge on him by sending him a bouquet  of carnations, a flower he was extremely phobic about being exposed  to.'),
('70941',' This documentary is featured on both the Collectors Edition and  Franchise Collection DVDs for _Conan the Barbarian (1982)_ (qv).'),
('70942',' Although Conan and Valeria are shown together frequently throughout  the movie, he only speaks five words to her in the entire film '),
('70943',' and  theyre all in the first thirty seconds after they meet: "Youre not  a guard", and "No".'),
('70944',' Conans response to the Mongol General is an abbreviation of a real  quote attributed to Gengis Khan: "The greatest pleasure is to  vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of  their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears, to ride  their horses and clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters."'),
('70945',' Conans opinion of what is best in life is not all that links him to  Genghis Khan. Subotai (or Subedei Baghadur) was also the name of  Great Khans general. The fact that Conan is not only chased but to  some extent orphaned by dogs also recalls Genghis Khans  well'),
('70946','documented fear of that particular animal. Finally, the  writers preoccupation with steel seems oddly coincidental, given  that Genghis Khans birthname, Temujin, is frequently translated as  "finest steel."'),
('70947',' Schwarzenegger, Arnold (qv) and Bergman, Sandahl (qv) did their  own stunts, as suitable body doubles couldnt be found.'),
('70948',' To give the characters costumes a more authentic and "lived'),
('70949','in"  look, Dino De Laurentiis (I) (qv) had the cast members wear their  costumes both during rehearsals and the actual scene shoots.'),
('70950',' Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) had to tone down his workout, as his  arm/chest muscles were so big that he couldnt wield a sword  properly.'),
('70951',' The swordmaster was played by Kiyoshi Yamasaki (qv), swordmaster  for the actors in the film.'),
('70952',' The fake blood used in the film came in the form of a concentrate,  which had to be mixed with water prior to use. Due to the cold  weather, it was mixed with vodka (as an anti'),
('70953','freeze) instead. In the  scenes in which the actors were supposed to spit the blood, they  would swallow it instead, then go back to the special effects man  for more.'),
('70954',' The script called for Conan to throw a torch into the palaces  central window/balcony. Schwarzenegger missed on the first attempt,  but no retake was possible as the set proceeded to burn to the  ground, as intended.'),
('70955',' There is an enduring urban legend about the so'),
('70956','called "Conan toy  line". The story is that the Mattel Toy Company started to make some  Conan action figures, but after viewing the film, the executives  realized that they couldnt afford to be associated with a film with  such graphic sex and violence. They gave their doll blonde hair,  called him "He'),
('70957','man", and thus created  _"He'),
('70958','Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983)_ (qv). The legend  is most likely false though since the first He'),
('70959','man action figures  were published in 1981.'),
('70960',' The name "Valeria" comes from the heroine of the novella "Red  Nails." The theft of the tower in Zamora is from "The Tower of the  Elephant." The speech King Osric gives about the throne room  becoming a prison echoes a similar passage in "The Mirrors of Tuzun  Thune," a King Kull story. The scene where Conan is crucified and  kills a vulture with his teeth is from "A Witch Shall Be Born."  Finally, the scene where Valeria vows to come back from the dead to  save Conan and then does so is from "Queen of the Black Coast."'),
('70961',' During the scene when Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones (qv)) points  to one of his priestesses and she jumps to her death, a womens free  fall record was set at 182 feet by stunt woman Corrie Jansen (qv).'),
('70962',' Thulsa Doom and his warriors are patterned after the Teutonic  knights from _Aleksandr Nevskiy (1938)_ (qv). The similarities  between the two are very striking. From the helmets, body armor,  weapons and mannerisms. Thulsa Dooms even has the same pageboy  haircut has the Teutonic Knights commander. Milius even went on to  use the same Prokiev score for the work prints and pre'),
('70963','release  trailers while Poledouriss score was still being worked on.'),
('70964',' When the Wizard is ritually painting Conan to try to save his life,  all symbols and runes are black, except for a certain symbol, shown  once in the hands and a few times in his face, which is red. Such  symbol, a small man whose arms join over his head in a semicircle,  is called "Indalo", and is a very common symbol in the region of  Almeria (Spain), in whiich most of the movie was shot.'),
('70965',' The scene of the crucifixion on the dead tree was shot in Almeria,  Spain. When the body of Conan is being magically treated, we can see  mysterious magical figures drawn all over his face. One of them is  the "indalo" (a red symbol resembling a man with his arms over his  head), a traditional symbol of the province of Almería used since  ancient times by the local inhabitants to expel witches and  lightning. Now it has become a symbol and tourist trademark icon for  the province and its tourism industry.'),
('70966',' The dynamic score by Basil Poledouris (qv) has been frequently  used by other filmmakers as temp tracks in other films. It has also  been frequently used in advance trailers and TV spots for other  films.'),
('70967',' Oliver Stone (I) (qv)s script placed the Conan story in a  post'),
('70968','apocalyptic future rather than the distant past. This was  abandoned and the original timeline was restored.'),
('70969',' The runes on Conans fathers sword are translated as; "Suffer no  guilt, ye who wield this in the name of Crom."'),
('70970',' The life of Conan oddly mirrors that of  Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv). Conans formative years are spent in a  small village, then spent in hard manual labor as a slave. Then  Conan gains fame and wealth through his physical prowess. Although  at first given to wine and women, he eventually abandons his  hedonism and uses his skills for acts of heroism. Eventually, Conan  becomes a king. In real life, Schwarzenegger was born in a small  Austrian village and spent his life bodybuilding. He then becomes  famous and wealthy through bodybuilding competitions and  action/adventure movies. Schwarzenegger engaged in drug use and  womanizing in his past, but gave those up later in life and then  campaigned for social causes. Eventually, he was elected Governor of  California.'),
('70971',' Conan is mentioned to be a Cimmerian. The Cimmerians were a people  who inhabited lands north of the Black and Caspian Seas, in modern  day Ukraine and southern Russia, in approximately 8th century to 9th  century B.C. (give or take a few centuries. They were mentioned in  the writings of Homer and Herodotus, who considered them barbarians  who lived on the edge of the known world. Their territory were the  lands of "Gomer" in the Old Testament. Herodotus writes that the  Cimmerians were later displaced by the Scythians, horse'),
('70972','riding  people against whom the unmounted Cimmerians were no match. After  the Scythian invasion, it is believed that the Cimmerians spread out  along sea coasts, but may have fled as far away as Northern Russia  and Scandanavia. Even Irish and Welsh peoples claim ethnic affinity  with the Cimmerians.'),
('70973',' The scene with Conan practicing using his sword again after being  resurrected by the old wizard, was inspired by the movie  _One'),
('70974','Eyed Jacks (1961)_ (qv), where Marlon Brando (qv)s character  practices wielding his weapon of choice, this time a gun, after a  near death experience.'),
('70975',' More spoken dialogue is added for Conan in the German DVD version.  In the beginning, when his life is told after being released from  the wheel, he is offered a woman to sleep with him. In the original  he doesnt say a word, but in the German version you hear him saying  "Dont be afraid. I wont hurt you." Obviously, this was only  possible, because Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) had his face turned  away from the camera.'),
('70976',' Sterling Hayden (qv) was first choice for the role of King Osric  but became ill before shooting began.'),
('70977',' Director John Milius (qv) says in the documentary  _Frazetta: Painting with Fire (2003)_ (qv) that more than a few  scenes were dedicated to legendary artist Frank Frazetta (qv) and  based on his artwork, including the scene in the orgy chamber,  Thulsa Doom turning into a snake, a girl chained to a pillar and a  climactic fight scene.'),
('70978',' Conans response to the Mongol Generals question, "What is best in  life?" are the main characters very first lines of dialog and it is  a full twenty minutes into the movie before he delivers them.'),
('70979',' The Friedrich Nietzsche quotation that opens the movie, "That which  does not kill us makes us stronger", is a loose translation of "Was  mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker", which more properly  translates as "What does not destroy me, makes me stronger." Its  from "Twilight of the Idols", Maxims and Arrows, 8.'),
('70980',' Sandahl Bergman (qv) says she had the tip of one finger cut off  while shooting a swordfight for the picture.'),
('70981',' Some scenes were filmed in the same location and at the same time as  scenes from _Dune (1984)_ (qv).'),
('70982',' CAMEO(André the Giant (qv)): the resurrected horned giant.'),
('70983',' The part of Malak was originally assigned to David L. Lander (qv).  Due to both his deteriorating health from the onset of Multiple  Sclerosis, and difficulties with the director, Lander was let go,  and the part was recast with Tracey Walter (qv).'),
('70984',' Writers Roy Thomas (I) (qv) and Gerry Conway (I) (qv), who wrote  the original story treatment for this movie, were deeply displeased  by the final screenplay by Stanley Mann (I) (qv) and the finished  film, so they made their story into the graphic novel CONAN: THE  HORN OF AZOTH, published in 1990, with art by Mike Docherty. The  names of the characters were changed to untie the graphic novel from  the movie: Dagoth became Azoth, Jehnna became Natari, Zula became  Shumballa, Bombaata became Strabo, Toth'),
('70985','Amon became Rammon, and the  characters of Queen Taramis and The Leader were combined into  sorcerer Karanthes, father of Natari.'),
('70986',' Wilt Chamberlain (qv)s first and only film role.'),
('70987',' This animated feature is based on the story written by  Robert E. Howard (qv) of the same name published by the pulp  magazine "Weird Tales" between July and October 1936. It was the  last Conan story published by "Weird Tales" stories before Howard  committed suicide in 1936 (four of his Conan stories were left  unpublished, and would be published much later).'),
('70988',' A directors statement in the films production notes says that the  film was "structured around the idea of a double helix". "Every  scene," the notes say, "was structured and shot using a DNA image as  a model for actors placement and camera movement."'),
('70989',' This documentary is featured on the DVD for  _Seed of Chucky (2005)_ (qv).'),
('70990',' This film was written, filmed and edited in 48 Hours.'),
('70991',' First fiction film made using the Eastman Kodaks Kodachrome  process.'),
('70992',' Although the George Eastman House lists this as fictional film, it  also secretly served as an advertisement of the simplicity of use of  their black and white amateur still camera. It also covertly  demonstrates the new Kodachrome process Kodak had developed'),
('70993',' DVD restored copy of the preserved print was copied at 19 frames per  second from a 35mm print; preserved at the George Eastman House.'),
('70994',' In addition to being shot on the grounds of George Eastmans gardens  at his home, several scenes were shot in a makeshift studio on the  roof of the Kodak Research Labs.'),
('70995',' At this concert Eric Clapton (qv) plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar  designed by Nashville guitarists Hank Garland (qv) and  Billy Byrd (qv).'),
('70996',' This was the first time that Paul McCartney (qv) and  Ringo Starr (qv) performed together on stage since the breakup of  The Beatles.'),
('70997',' This concert aired on over 20 different US TV channels: NBC, ABC,  CBS, FOX, PBS, PAX, USA, TV Guide, Cinemax, TBS, Turner South,  Lifetime TV, Soap Net, MTV, VH1, and a few others.'),
('70998',' This is the only film ever shot in 3D Showscan (5'),
('70999','perf, 70mm, 60  fps).'),
('71000',' Piquer performs a dance number titled "From Far Seville" in a film  shown with 17 other short films made in the DeForest Phonofilm  process, and premiered at the Rivoli Theater in New York City on 15  April 1923.'),
('71001',' "The Concoction" received the Grand Jury Award at the Wizard World  Texas Film Festival.'),
('71002',' At the Wizard World Los Angeles Film Festival, "The Concoction" was  awarded Best Comedy by audience vote.'),
('71003',' The Concorde featured in the film first flew as F'),
('71004','WTSC on 31 Jan  1975, and was the 7th Concorde built. It was re'),
('71005','registered as F'),
('71006','BTSC  (serial number 203)in May 1975, and it appears with this  registration in the film. The Concorde was leased from Aerospatiale  (France) for the movie, and was sold to Air France in October 1980.  This Concorde was the same aircraft which crashed after tyre bust  caused a fule tank to rupture and the leaking fuel catch fire on  July 25th 2000, while taking off from Charles De Gaulle Airport in  Paris.'),
('71007',' The film was renamed upon its release in the UK because it reached  theaters there a year later.'),
('71008',' When this film was greeted with derisive laughter by American  audiences, Universal decided to market it as a comedy, with the  tagline: "Fasten your seatbelts, the thrills are terrific... and so  are the laughs!"'),
('71009',' In its initial screening for industry members and press on the  Universal studio lot, this film was laughed off screen.'),
('71010',' This is first of eight films on which both Samuel Goldwyn (qv) and  Sidney Howard (I) (qv) worked. The last was _Raffles (1940)_ (qv).'),
('71011',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('71012',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Wool Industry of Hungary, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('71013',' Uses same music and sets as _Vampire Bat, The (1933)_ (qv).'),
('71014',' Shot in ten days.'),
('71015',' Reuses some costumes and set dressings from  _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv).'),
('71016',' Steve Austin was originally offered the part Vinnie Jones plays, but  after WWE decided to make the movie in their WWE Films department,  they gave Steve Austin the lead role.'),
('71017',' One of the first release for the X'),
('71018','Box 360.'),
('71019',' The original title was "Critical Condition", which was the same as a  Richard Pryor (qv) comedy. The boom operator  (John Hays (I) (qv)) came up with the title '),
('71020',' simply reversing the  words '),
('71021',' after the producers solicited ideas from the cast and crew.  Hays also titled the Jean'),
('71022','Claude Van Damme (qv) movie  _Death Warrant (1990)_ (qv), which was called "Dusted" while in  production.'),
('71023',' The huge fortress of El Condor, built in Spain for this movie, was  subsequently featured in many other films, including  _Ragione per vivere e una per morire, Una (1972)_ (qv) and  _Conan the Barbarian (1982)_ (qv).'),
('71024',' The producers had built the El Condor fort, then found they  werent happy with the original script, so had Larry Cohen re'),
('71025','write  it to have the story focus more on the impressive set.'),
('71026',' During one take, when Condorman falls into the River Seine,  Michael Crawford  (qv)nearly drowned after the strength of the  current was miscalculated. He was dragged five to ten feet under the  water before two lifeguards pulled him out just in time. Crawford  was willing to do the stunt again but director  Charles Jarrott  (qv)refused to allow it, and put a trained  stuntman in his place.'),
('71027',' This documentary is featured on the Limited Edition DVD for  _Opera (1987)_ (qv), released in 2001.'),
('71028',' Scenes featuring Camp, Colleen (qv), Cleghorne, Ellen (qv),  Doyle'),
('71029','Murray, Brian (qv), and OBrien, Conan (qv) were filmed  but cut.'),
('71030',' Dan Aykroyd took his daughter (Danielle) to see the film being made,  and she was so fascinated by the conehead costumes she asked for one  of her own. She was cast as Connie age 3 so she could get her own  cone.'),
('71031',' Toward the end when Beldar asks Ronnie if he could have 55 words  with him, he does, in fact, say 55 words.'),
('71032',' The fireworks scene at the football stadium was filmed on the  football field of Paramus High School.'),
('71033',' The French representatives of UIP took great exception to the  Coneheads disguising their extra'),
('71034','terrestrial origins by passing  themselves off as being French, and insisted that all such mentions  be removed from the dialog. This demand was declined.'),
('71035',' Laraine Newman (qv) who portrayed Laarta was the original Connie  Conehead on _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv).'),
('71036',' The shiny card with the Alien Symbols on it that Michael McKeans  character finds in the Coneheads trailer is a diagram showing the  escape'),
('71037','routes out of a Conehead Craft in the event of an emergency  landing.'),
('71038',' Grable, Betty (qv) starred in this as well as its 1950 remake,  _Wabash Avenue (1950)_ (qv).'),
('71039',' A print of this film is held by the Library of Congress.'),
('71040',' One of the 50 films in the 4'),
('71041','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 George Eastman House.'),
('71042',' Director Joe May (I) (qv) was so determined to make this a close  remake of the German film _Mazurka (1935)_ (qv) that he kept a print  of "Mazurka" on the set and frequently ran sections of it, to the  annoyance of the new films cast. In addition to copying the German  original shot'),
('71043','by'),
('71044','shot in many scenes, this film also reuses the  original score and songs.'),
('71045',' Filmed in 1954.'),
('71046',' Inspired by Alfred Hitchcocks "I Confess," as well as Jonathan  Meyers experiences living in an all boys Catholic prep school.'),
('71047',' The director shot this film in his early'),
('71048','20s from a script he wrote  as a 14'),
('71049','year'),
('71050','old freshman in high school.'),
('71051',' There is a scene where Luther is arguing with his roommate and he  uses perfect Latin (which is not subtitled). Later in the film, when  Luther again uses Latin with Fr. Kelly (this time subtitled), the  director disclosed he did not have the time to translate the  dialogue, as the scene was improvised on set. Therefore, the actual  subtitled Latin that Luther speaks in the second scene is gibberish.'),
('71052',' In the original script, Luthers girlfriend Jamie was a figment of  his imagination.'),
('71053',' Shot in three days.'),
('71054',' Nominated for a Tinny Award at the Swansea Film Festival 2007  (Best Short Film).'),
('71055',' Original director Stoloff, Victor (qv) was fired and replaced by  Dieterle, William (qv).'),
('71056',' Elliott Gould (qv)s film debut.'),
('71057',' Film was unfinished, footage only survives in  _Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)_ (qv).'),
('71058',' In order to film the fire scene on the rooftop in NYC the filmmakers  had to break through a hatch and climb a ladder to gain access. The  fire marshal was not amused.'),
('71059',' This movie, including some of the more sexually explicit scenes, was  filmed in an actual church: San Vincenzo, just outside of Rome. The  pastor, Father Paolo Ferrini told reporters the film crew told him  they were just filming a wedding scene. As a result, services at the  church were suspended until the building was reconsecrated. All  services performed since the filming '),
('71060',' weddings, christenings,  funerals, etc. '),
('71061',' were invalidated until re'),
('71062','blessed by the bishop.'),
('71063',' Presented at the Göteborg International Film Festival (Sweden) in  1996.'),
('71064',' This is the first film as a movie director by Robert Lepage, a famed  Canadian play director.'),
('71065',' Dedication: "To the memory of my father."'),
('71066',' Based on the Philip K. Dick novel "Confessions Of A Crap Artist."'),
('71067',' Filmed at a genuine holiday camp out of season during February and  March.'),
('71068',' The voice of Blackbird, played by Nicola Blackman (qv), was  provided by an uncredited Miriam Margolyes (qv).'),
('71069',' In the closing scenes the next film Confessions of a Plumbers Mate  is signposted by the dialogue. However the Confessions series was  terminated following poor takings for Holiday Camp'),
('71070',' David Fincher (qv) and Bryan Singer (qv) were both considered to  direct. Singer initially accepted, but had to withdraw when the  entire cast of _X2 (2003)_ (qv) became available for production to  begin on that film. Mike Myers (I) (qv), Ben Stiller (qv), and  Johnny Depp (qv) were all considered for the role of Chuck Barris.'),
('71071',' Julia Roberts (I) (qv) worked on the set for six days.'),
('71072',' Both Julia Roberts (I) (qv) and Drew Barrymore (qv) worked for a  scale salary of $250,000 as a favor to their friend, director  George Clooney (qv). Brad Pitt (qv) and Matt Damon (qv)  cameoed for free.'),
('71073',' The clip from the _"Newlywed Game, The" (1966)_ (qv) is a real clip.  It was long thought to be an urban legend and at one time even the  host came to believe it was not real.'),
('71074',' A tour guide says that her favorite television show stars  Rosemary Clooney (qv), aunt of director George Clooney (qv).'),
('71075',' The car Chuck Barris uses in East Germany is Soviet VAZ 2102.'),
('71076',' Most of the scenes were done in one take. The NBC lobby scene, and  the Dating Game montage are done completely in one take; the actors  ran around to get into position.'),
('71077',' The movie tie'),
('71078','in edition of the book credited Johnny Depp (qv) as  an executive producer.'),
('71079',' The music during the target shooting practice scene is John Barrys  "Wednesdays Child", the main theme from  _Quiller Memorandum, The (1966)_ (qv), a Cold War'),
('71080','era spy thriller  set in West Berlin. Chuck Barris is later sent on a mission to West  Berlin around the same time this movie was released in West Germany  (1967).'),
('71081',' During a montage, we see Patricia and Chuck dancing in a bedroom  next to a bed where we see a mans legs sticking up. These legs  belong to director George Clooney (qv).'),
('71082',' Hitler reportedly planned to execute the makers of this film upon  winning the war.'),
('71083',' This was the first anti'),
('71084','Nazi movie made in Hollywood before the  start of World War II.'),
('71085',' The movie is based on an actual spy'),
('71086','ring trial in New York in 1938,  which convicted four individuals of spying for the German  government.'),
('71087',' Some well'),
('71088','known actors (including Sten, Anna (qv) and  Dietrich, Marlene (qv)) refused to be in the movie fearing  reprisals against relatives living in Europe. Many who did appear  changed their names for the same reason, accounting for large number  of akas in the cast list.'),
('71089',' Warner Bros. increased security throughout the production and some  actors slept on the Warners lot. Sabotage was suspected when a boom  holding one of the cameras collapsed, narrowly missing director  Litvak, Anatole (qv).'),
('71090',' Haller, Ernest (qv) took over as director of photography when  Polito, Sol (qv) fell ill.'),
('71091',' The film did record'),
('71092','breaking box office business around the world  despite being banned in Germany, Japan and 18 Latin American  countries.'),
('71093',' Libel suit for $75,000 was filed on Monday, July 3,1939 in U.S.  Federal Court against Warner Bros. by Katherine Moog, in which she  claimed that the picture "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" and its  advertisements defamed her character. Plaintiff alleged that  Warners, without her consent, used her name to exploit the picture  and connected her with the character "Erika Wolf," played by Lya  Lys.'),
('71094',' On Manday, July 3, 1939, Warners legal department advised companys  theaters that "Confessions of a Nazi Spy" must not be publicized as  "based on the book written by Leon Turrou."'),
('71095',' The film was planned under the working title "Confessions from the  Pop Scene".'),
('71096',' The only Confessions film to be written as an original script,  rather than being based on one of Christopher Wood (I) (qv)s  books, it was created to cash in on the pop scene and replaced  _Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)_ (qv) as the planned  sequel. Driving Instructor was finally made the following year.'),
('71097',' The "high tech" hardware in the record shop seduction scene includes  props scavenged/recycled from Gerry Andersons UFO series shot a few  years earlier.'),
('71098',' Following an injunction by Columbia Pictures, makers of the  "Confessions" series, it was re'),
('71099','issued under the title "The Man Who  Couldnt Get Enough"'),
('71100',' When Gatekeeper asks Katya if she received her message last night,  Katya responds that after she watched "Last Call" she stayed up all  night to work on the advertisement. This is a reference to "Last  Call with Carson Daily" a talk show starring the ex'),
('71101','MTV veejay who  also happens to be Jennifer Love Hewitts ex'),
('71102','boyfriend.'),
('71103',' The role of Lola Stepp was first offered to Hilary Duff (qv).'),
('71104',' The mall scene, where Lola and her friend are handing out  flyers/paper was shot in Erin Mills Town Center, Mississauga,  Ontario.'),
('71105',' This wartime exploitation film was mostly made up of scenes from  earlier exploitation films. New footage features  Willy Castello (qv) as a prisoner about be be executed who  dictates the the story of his life of crime. This provides the  framework for the use of scenes from earlier films.'),
('71106',' Michael Cashman (qv) was strongly favored for the lead at one  time.'),
('71107',' Among those who turned down the lead role were  Dennis Waterman (qv), Richard Beckinsale (qv), Richard  OSullivan (I) (qv) and, according to his own account,  Nicky Henson (qv).'),
('71108',' The last film of Richard Wattis (qv)'),
('71109',' For the DVD release, a US print of the film was used. The only  difference between this and the UK print is one reference Timmy  makes to his "ass" in the American version. In the UK version he  says "bum."'),
('71110',' Henrietta (II) (qv) was cast in this movie but did not show up on  location so Zora Banks (qv) was called in as last'),
('71111','minute  replacement.'),
('71112',' The film was acted out as an improvisation and was shot entirely in  chronological order. The actors were not even given call'),
('71113','sheets in  order to increase the films sense of unknowing and the  improvisational style. Director of photography, Dewald Aukema  explains that "The film is very versatile, as there is no strict  script, it is interesting that anything could happen in a particular  take, and it could be used effectively in production, its really up  to the actors how they develop the scene and their characters."'),
('71114',' On the DVD, one of the special features is Choose Your Own Winner,  where you get to watch a scene with your preferred winner.'),
('71115',' One of the deleted scenes was an alternate ending, where the house  that Matt and Sam receive as their prize is a log'),
('71116','cabin in  North'),
('71117','western Canada, and that Sams mother was soon to join them.  In consideration that the scenes were improvised, you can see Martin  Freemans look of surprise at the end of the scene.'),
('71118',' The word "fuck" is said 130 times.'),
('71119',' Early in the movie, Lily leaves a scene in a blue 70s VW Karmann  Ghia cabriolet (recognizable by the large taillights).'),
('71120',' Fifth episode in the Everyday Frauds 1'),
('71121','reel and 2'),
('71122','reel dramatic  series'),
('71123',' This is famously the movie where Howard Hawks said Bacall let her  voice get high again, and as a result no'),
('71124','one liked her in it.  Curiously enough there is no sign of this in the actual movie. If  no'),
('71125','one liked her in it maybe she was just miscast as an  Englishwoman.'),
('71126',' Archie Mayo (qv) replaced Fritz Lang (I) (qv).'),
('71127',' Originally, Ann Petersen (qv) was to play Gerda. Unfortunately,  Petersen died before shooting had begun. She was replaced by  Viviane de Muynck (qv), and old student of hers at theatre school.'),
('71128',' The Latin phrase recited by Clerici on his way to kill the Quadris  was "Animula, vagula, blandula, hospes comesque corporis", the first  line of a poem attributed to the Roman emperor Hadrian.'),
('71129',' When Clerici asks the operator to connect him with Prof. Quadri, the  telephone number he gives is the (one'),
('71130','time) telephone number of  Bertoluccis idol Jean'),
('71131','Luc Godard. When Quadri answers the phone,  Clerici recalls one of his lectures in which Quadri said "The time  for reflection is over. Now is the time for action." This is the  opening line in Godards film Le Petit Soldat.'),
('71132',' Bertolucci proposed the film adaptation of the novel to Paramount,  without ever reading it himself. Within a month, he started the  screenplay.'),
('71133',' Visa dexploitation France : #97174'),
('71134',' Director Frank Marshall (I) (qv) originally intended to use the  computer work pioneered on _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv) for the  gorillas, but opted for models as the computers werent capable of  reproducing hair.'),
('71135',' The "diamonds" used for the scenes during the climax of the movie  were actually Herkimer Diamonds borrowed from the Herkimer Diamond  Mines of Middleville, New York. They are doubly'),
('71136','terminated  (two'),
('71137','ended) quartz crystals that are found in only two places in the  world. They were the only gems that would look enough like diamonds  and be that large.'),
('71138',' The diamond that was thrown out of the balloon at the end of the  movie was lost, and so could not be returned to Herkimer Diamond  Mines.'),
('71139',' Dylan Walsh (qv) plays Dr. Peter Elliot, a primatologist whos  returning a gorilla to the wild. The real Peter Elliot is a gorilla  choreographer and ape performer in many movies, including this one.'),
('71140',' Fred Dalton Thompson (qv) turned down a key role'),
('71141',' The volcano is an actual active volcano called Volcan Arenal, in  Costa Rica. Some shots where filmed at Volcan Irazu, an inactive  volcano.'),
('71142',' Bruce Campbell (I) (qv) auditioned for the role of Dr. Peter  Elliot. He was given the small part of Charles Travis instead.'),
('71143',' Hugh Grant (I) (qv) and Robin Wright Penn (qv) both declined  leading roles'),
('71144',' Feature'),
('71145','length film. Compilation of Gourdinnes short documentaries.'),
('71146',' French visa #112296 delivered on 20 October 2006.'),
('71147',' Created for the DVD release of  _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)_ (qv).'),
('71148',' When Donkey Kong got his own video game on the SNES, Diddy Kong was  the side'),
('71149','kick. Diddy got a videogame on the N64, called Diddy Kong  Racing. In this, two other playable characters were Conker and  Banjo. Banjo was the first of the two which got his own game,  Banjo'),
('71150','Kazooie. In Conkers Bad Fur Day, in the Pub where the main  screen is, Banjos head hangs as a trophy above the fireplace, and  Kazooies head is in the "Chapter" room at the end of an umbrella.'),
('71151',' At the beginning of the "Its War!" Chapter, we see a newspaper with  a squirrel soldier on it, called "The Midday Federal", headline  "WAR". it also reads "In other news:" '),
('71152',' "King Bees Love Triangle"  and "Ugas Die In Boulder Tragedy".'),
('71153',' When the big hayball loses a part of his face to show hes a  terminator, he sees conker in terminator'),
('71154','style and scrolls a list of  things he can say to conker. These are just three options repeated a  couple of times. The three options are: "Buff you, asshole", "F***  you, scum" (this is not censored for the site, it is this way in the  game) and "Blow it out your ass".'),
('71155',' When Rare began developing a Nintendo 64 title based around their  Conker the Squirrel character in 1998, it was to be known as  "Conkers Quest" (which was later changed to "Twelve Tales: Conker  64"), and would have followed a gameplay style similar to their  massively successful platformer _Banjo'),
('71156','Kazooie (1998) (VG)_ (qv).  However, early previews of the game drew a lukewarm response from  videogame critics, who felt it was too similar to "Banjo'),
('71157','Kazooie" to  make any impact in the industry. Rare quietly went back to the  drawing board and virtually began working on the game from scratch  again, leading many observers to believe that "Conker 64" had been  canned. However, in January 2000, Rare announced its forthcoming  releases for the year, which surprisingly included a revamped Conker  title, now retitled "Conkers Bad Fur Day", a game which turned out  to be completely antithetic of its earlier builds.'),
('71158',' Birdy the scarecrow was based on a programmer at Rare nicknamed  "Beardy" (hence Conker initially thinking that he said his name was  Beardy). He asks for Mepsipax because Beardy likes to drink  Pepsi'),
('71159','Max, but they had to juxtapose the letters for copyright  reasons.'),
('71160',' SPOILER: The original ending was very dark, it involved Conker going  to a mirror in the pub, bursting into tears and putting a gun to his  head, the screen would fade out, and a gunshot would be heard,  showing that Conker had committed suicide, the ending was scrapped  for a more The End? sort of ending so they may be a sequel.'),
('71161',' When you enter the morgue on the war level theres a tube on your  right that holds one of the original Tediz from the N64 version of  the game.'),
('71162',' The game started life as Conkers Quest on the Nintendo 64 in 1997.  It was then renamed Twelve Tales Conker 64 before eventually getting  released as Conkers Bad Fur Day. Then when Rare was sold to  Microsoft in 2002 it was announced then a remade version of Bad Fur  Day would be released on the Xbox under the name Conker Live and  Uncut. The game was then later renamed Conker Live and Reloaded for  its release.'),
('71163',' In its original two forms the game was a platform game suitable for  children and Conker appeared in two other games in this form. The  first was Diddy Kong Racing and the second was his own adventure  Conkers Pocket Tales for the Game Boy Color. The only characters to  survive the transition from Pocket Tales to Live and Reloaded are  Conker and his girlfriend Berri, although she changed greatly in  appearance.'),
('71164',' Despite that the game was originally called Conker Live and Uncut,  several Parts of the Nintendo 64 game were cut from from the xbox  release. These include: Many swear words that were able to be heard  in the N64 version have been bleeped out. An area near the beginning  of the N64 game where Conker falls down a waterfall isnt in the  Xbox version. Instead when Conker falls he just appears back at the  top again. The cheats screen of the original game is gone, an  umbrella with Kazooie from the Banjo games that could be seen in the  chapter select screen is no longer visible, Also on the N64 original  Conker spun around in mid air when he jumped which he doesnt do in  the remake.'),
('71165',' Changes from the original to the remake include the design of the  Tediz, the entire control scheme of using weapons and swimming is  now more like a first person shooter compared to a traditional  platformer. Conker gets a baseball bat to replace the frying pan he  used in the original. On the game select screen, inside one of the  rooms it appears that Cooper from Rares Grabbed by Ghoulies game is  possibly being sick in a sink or toilet.'),
('71166',' Other changes include that Conker no longer wears gloves. He now  also wears shorts which he didnt in the original, Conker also gets  full outfits that fit in with the Spooky and Its War levels. There  are many extra bad guys situated around the game, The Great Mighty  Poo echos as he sings, The hay stacks now have noses, The Spooky  level has many graphical changes including that the early part of it  is now within a town setting, the water is now blood and a small  hole Conker swims through has been replaced by a large vampire face  where you have to swim into the mouth.'),
('71167',' In the multi'),
('71168','player level, Castle Von Tedistien, there are barrels  that say CLR'),
('71169','BFD. CLR stands for Conker Live and Reloaded.  BFDstands for Bad Fur Day as in Conkers Bad Fur Day.'),
('71170',' In the "Its War" chapter, Conker wields only one single sub'),
('71171','machine  gun, while in BFD, he wields two.'),
('71172',' Visa dexploitation # 105771 du 11 juin 2004.'),
('71173',' Award : Prix de la Qualité du CNC 2005.'),
('71174',' The role of "The Yankee" was originally offered to  Fairbanks, Douglas (qv), who turned it down.'),
('71175',' The footage of the solar eclipse was taken during an actual eclipse.'),
('71176',' Mark Twain (qv) got his idea for Hank Martin to use the eclipse  for his benefit from Christopher Columbus. Columbus actually used an  eclipse knowingly to perhaps alter history. Stranded in Jamaica in  1503, on his fourth voyage, Columbus and his crew were wearing out  their welcome with the natives, who were feeding them. Columbus knew  a lunar eclipse was coming, so he "predicted" the Moons  disappearance. The natives begged him to bring it back and, of  course, he did, in due time.'),
('71177',' The scenes calling for Davis, Bette (qv) character to play the  cello used close'),
('71178','ups of the hands of British classical cellist  Amaryllis Fleming (1925'),
('71179','1999).'),
('71180',' Roscoe Lee Browne (qv)s movie debut.'),
('71181',' Boris McGiver (qv), who plays Tibor, goes around searching for the  girls in almost every dinner theater in the country and seems to  always be catching a production of "Mame", is the son of  John McGiver (I) (qv), who plays Mr. Babcock in  _Mame (1974)_ (qv).'),
('71182',' Nia Vardalos real life husband plays the owner of the club.'),
('71183',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('71184','Disc Anniversary Edition DVD  for _Apollo 13 (1995)_ (qv), released in 2005.'),
('71185',' Director Walsh, Raoul (qv), declaring himself "tired of redskins  with blue eyes", hired 30 Sioux tribesmen from South Dakota to play  Cherokees (or at least the ones nearest the camera in the scene).'),
('71186',' No copy of this film is known to exist. Please check your attic.'),
('71187',' Filmed near the site of contemporaneous nuclear testing grounds, the  set was contaminated by nuclear fallout. After location shooting,  much dirt from the location was transported back to Hollywood in  order to match interior shooting done there. Scores of cast and crew  members developed forms of cancer over the next two decades, many  more than the normal percentage of a random group of this size.  Quite a few died from cancer or cancer'),
('71188','related problems, including  John Wayne (I) (qv), Susan Hayward (I) (qv),  Pedro Armendáriz (qv) (who shot himself to death soon after  learning he had terminal cancer), Agnes Moorehead (qv),  Thomas Gomez (qv), John Hoyt (I) (qv) and director  Dick Powell (I) (qv). People magazine researched the subsequent  health of the cast and crew, which it published in November 1980. By  the time of the articles publication, 91 of the 220 members of the  films cast and crew had contracted cancer, and half of these had  died from the disease. The figures did not include several hundred  local American Indians who served as extras on the set. Nor did it  include relatives who had visited cast and crew members on the set,  such as the Dukes son Michael Wayne (I) (qv). The People article  quoted the reaction of a scientist from the Pentagons Defense  Nuclear Agency to the news: "Please, God, dont let us have killed  John Wayne (I) (qv)".'),
('71189',' Filmed in 1954.'),
('71190',' Photographs exist of John Wayne (I) (qv) holding a Geiger counter.'),
('71191',' Wayne took his role very seriously, went on a crash diet, and took  Dexedrine tablets 4 times a day.'),
('71192',' Eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes (I) (qv) provided the  financial backing for this film and later paid an extra $12 million  (estimated) for every existing print of it from a sense of guilt '),
('71193','  it was he who paid for the shipping of 60 tons of radioactive dirt  to Hollywood for retakes (see above). He kept a jealous hold on the  film, not even allowing it to be seen on television, for 17 years  until 1974, when Paramount managed to secure the rights to reissue  it.'),
('71194',' Sometimes referred to as "An RKO Radioactive Picture".'),
('71195',' The screenplay was written before John Wayne (I) (qv) became  involved in the project. The writer had Marlon Brando (qv) in mind  for the role.'),
('71196',' According to Harry and Michael Medveds 1984 book "The Hollywood  Hall of Shame", John Wayne (I) (qv)s casting in this film came  about during a conversation with director Dick Powell (I) (qv).  Wayne was about the make the last film of a three'),
('71197','picture deal for  RKO Radio and Powell had been assigned to direct. They were going  over various scripts in Powells office when the latter was called  away for a few minutes. When Powell returned, he found Wayne  enthusiastically looking over a script that Powell had intended  throwing in the waste basket. It was the screenplay for "The  Conqueror". Powell tried to talk him out of it, but Wayne insisted  that this was the film he wanted to make. As Powell later summed it  up, "Who am I to turn down John Wayne?"'),
('71198',' Average Shot Length = ~8.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.5  seconds.'),
('71199',' This became the final motion picture project for billionaire Howard  Hughes, ending his thirty year involvement with the industry.  _Jet Pilot (1957)_ (qv), a film he produced in 1949, would finally  be released the following year.'),
('71200',' This film lost more money for MGM than any other of its films during  the period from 1920 to 1949.'),
('71201',' The lavish ballroom set where Napoleon dances with Marie Walewska is  actually identical to that used in MAYTIME '),
('71202',' the Jeanette  McDonald/Nelson Eddy operetta released in March 1937. It has simply  been redressed and given a different floor covering and shot from a  different angle.'),
('71203',' The scene at the beach originally asked the actors to roll around  the sand to recreate the classic scene from  _From Here to Eternity (1953)_ (qv). but the actors were worried  that they might get to much sand in their eyes and mouths.'),
('71204',' The last scene between Jenna Jameson (qv) and Vince Voyeur (qv)  was shot in a beach in Hawaii. The section of the beach where the  scene was shot had to be surrounded with a large curtain for decency  reasonsbut shooting still had to be stopped several times because of  the unwanted visitors watching.'),
('71205',' It was the biggest and most expensive adult movie made at the time  of its release.'),
('71206',' Original German title undetermined.'),
('71207',' The spaceship design was taken from Wernher von Braun (qv)s  actual designs that appeared in a 1954 issue of Colliers.'),
('71208',' After a dispute over how to depict the surface of Mars, Chesley  Bonestell claimed never to have seen the final movie'),
('71209',' The footage of Earth destroyed by Cylons is actually from the film  _Earthquake (1974)_ (qv) with some Cylon fighters superimposed.'),
('71210',' At one point some of the main characters are watching  _This Island Earth (1955)_ (qv).'),
('71211',' In _"Galactica 1980" (1980)_ (qv) (the TV series from which this  movie is pieced together) the character of Dr Zee was played by  Robbie Rist (qv) in the pilot, but was subsequently replaced by  James Patrick Stuart (qv). However, footage of both actors turns  up in this movie. To get around this continuity issue, some lines  have been re'),
('71212','dubbed to split Dr Zee into two separate characters.  Rist remains Dr Zee, whilst Stuart becomes "Dr Zen".'),
('71213',' The final scene in which Caesar is giving his "equality" speech was  added after the films completion. This is why the final shot is  only of Caesars eyes and is of a grainy quality; the shot was just  a cropped piece of footage from earlier in the film.  Roddy McDowall (qv) was brought in the read the final lines, which  were then edited into place and the film re'),
('71214','released.'),
('71215',' This is the only film from the original  _Planet of the Apes (1968)_ (qv) series that was not rated G.'),
('71216',' This marked Natalie Trundy (qv)s first appearance in ape make'),
('71217','up.  In her previous appearances in the series she appeared as a human.'),
('71218',' Throughout the film, the apes have human'),
('71219','looking feet, and not the  ape'),
('71220','shaped feet as in the earlier films. This is most apparent when  the apes are strapped to the electrical torture device, to which the  feet are visibly bound.'),
('71221',' The jumpsuits worn by the apes were leftover costumes from the  1964'),
('71222','68 Fox TV series  _"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964)_ (qv).'),
('71223',' Much of the film was shot in and around the University of  California, Irvine campus, which was designed by futurist architect  William L. Pereira (qv), and was only six years old at the time of  filming. Much of the production centered around the Social Science  complex, which was designed by A.C. Martin & Associates and was  still under construction during filming.'),
('71224',' Of the five original films, Conquest... is the only Ape entry  released without a pre'),
('71225','title sequence. Reason: the opening was  deemed too violent that showed police on night patrol shooting an  escaped ape and discovering his body covered with welts and bruises  that are evidence of severe abuse (in a later scene while Armando is  being interrogated, Governor Breck refers to the ape that physically  assaulted his master to which McDonald retorts that the attack must  have been the result of severe mistreatment). That; and many other  bloody images were deleted after a pre'),
('71226','release print was shown to a  preview audience. Plus; the violence was scaled back to avoid an R  rating. The scene survives in the novelization and the comic book  adaptation of the movie.'),
('71227',' Most of the computer and electronic cabinets of Ape Management came  from the Irwin Allen (I) (qv) series,  _"Time Tunnel, The" (1966)_ (qv). Also, note that insignia patches  worn by the workers at Ape Management were also from "The Time  Tunnel" (Hourglass logo cleverly flipped on its side).'),
('71228',' The large set that comprised Ape Management Center (where apes are  processed and trained to become docile servants) is a re'),
('71229','dressed set  of Adm. Matthews office and the Triton Control complex from  _City Beneath the Sea (1971)_ (qv).'),
('71230',' It is interesting to note that Governor Breck observes the Ape  Auction from a chair that was first used in Taylors spaceship in  _Planet of the Apes (1968)_ (qv). The same style chair is also used  by passengers on the space'),
('71231','plane in  _"Land of the Giants" (1968)_ (qv).'),
('71232',' Conrack is Los Angeles Clippers great Elgin Baylors favorite  movie.'),
('71233',' In a 2007 interview on the Dennis Miller (I) (qv) Radio Show,  Voight recalled a reunion that was held 20 years after the release  of the movie, with all of the available actors. Of the 21 actors who  portrayed students, at the time of the reunion, 18 of them were  teachers.'),
('71234',' Included as a supplement on the Criterion Collection DVD of Kicking  and Screaming.'),
('71235',' This production used an almost theatrical performance style during  shooting. The performers stayed in costume and character from the  start to the end of each day of filming. A set was used with solid  (non'),
('71236','moving) walls and ceilings, to reinforce the reality of the  setting, and eliminate any delays for changing camera or lighting  setups. The action was filmed in extremely long sequences, sometimes  20 pages or more of script at a stretch, which is unusual in this  type of production. However many of the actors have a Shakespearean  background, and having to memorize this amount of dialogue was not a  new experience for them. The production style required the use of  the Super 16 film format. This was needed because of the longer film  magazines available for those cameras, and also the smaller size,  allowing the cameras to get in very close to the performers sitting  around a conference table, the setting used for the bulk of the  story.'),
('71237',' Since detailed records of the Wannsee Conference did not survive  World War II, minor details of the film (such as the seating  arrangement at the conference table, what was actually served for  lunch, and who was wearing a uniform compared to who wasnt) were  totally up to the guess of the films producers and not based on any  historical evidence.'),
('71238',' Apart from the record Eichmann plays at the end there is no music in  the entire film.'),
('71239',' The opening and closing of the film have Heydrich flying to and from  the Wannsee Conference, which took place on January 20, 1942.  However, Heydrich was officially grounded by Heinrich Himmler after  he was shot down by Russian anti'),
('71240','aircraft in late 1941.'),
('71241',' The Wannsee mansion where the conference took place was the  headquarters of Interpol in 1941. As Heydrich was president of  Interpol at that time, he was practically at home there, and not, as  Kenneth Brannaghs comments at his arrival suggest, for the first  time.'),
('71242',' This feature film employed over 70 local New Mexicans.'),
('71243',' The movie was funded in conjunction with New Mexicos Film  Investment Program.'),
('71244',' Val Kilmer, who owns and lives on a New Mexico ranch, agreed to  participate in this film secondary to his work with New Mexicos  Film Investment Program.'),
('71245',' The film was formally announced at a press conference by the  Governor of New Mexico.'),
('71246',' Several members of the cast were non'),
('71247','professionals at the time.'),
('71248',' Foster, Jodie (qv) was initially offered the role of Alice.'),
('71249',' Jerrys cab license is issued in the name of "Raffi Paloulian," a  script clearance researcher on the film and friend of screenwriter  Helgeland, Brian (qv). Paloulian also appears as an extra.'),
('71250',' Jerry runs into a theatre showing _Ladyhawke (1985)_ (qv), also  directed by Donner, Richard (qv).'),
('71251',' Director Donner, Richard (qv) is an animal'),
('71252','rights and pro'),
('71253','choice  activist. The newsstand where Jerry picks up his newspapers has an  anti'),
('71254','fur slogan on it. See also _Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)_ (qv).'),
('71255',' DIRCAMEO(Richard Donner): Jerrys cab passenger in the opening  credits.'),
('71256',' According to director Richard Donner, Mel Gibson improvised the  opening scenes in which his character expounds his conspiracy  theories to a succession of passengers.'),
('71257',' Jerrys cab is numbered 1S48. The bus that Jerry hooks up to the  fruit cart is 1648. This is a tribute to stuntman  Harry Wowchuk (qv) who worked on this movie and who was born on  October 16, 1948 and who has worked with Richard Donner (qv) and  Joel Silver (I) (qv) on three movies.'),
('71258',' The doctor who lets Roberts, Julia (qv) into the restricted area  to see Mel Gibson handcuffed to the bed is Mel Gibsons younger  brother Gibson, Donal (qv).'),
('71259',' All of the scenes at the horse farm were shot at Lionshare Farm in  Greenwich, CT, which is owned by United States Equestrian Team  member Peter Leone. Leone coached Julia Roberts through the scene at  the end where she rides her horse across a field at a gallop.'),
('71260',' The character names "Dr. Jonas" (Patrick Stewart), and "Agent Lowry"  (Cylk Cozart), were both named after British character actor  Lowry, Morton (qv), who portrayed the school teacher Mr. Jonas in  _How Green Was My Valley (1941)_ (qv).'),
('71261',' In the original script, the theme song was to be "Blue Moon".'),
('71262',' When Alice Sutton returns to Jerry Fletchers torched apartment,  looking for clues on his conspiracy wall, the mugshot of Ezekiel  Walters is played by a shot of Brian Helgeland (qv), the writer.'),
('71263',' When Jerry is in the hospital for the first time (where he writes  the word Geronimo on the wall), the room number on the hospital door  is briefly visible: 322. This number is well'),
('71264','known in conspiracy  circles as being the address of the Skull & Bones society at Yale  University, which is said to have the skull of Geronimo in its  possession.'),
('71265',' Jerry Fletchers grave marker lists his date of death as 10'),
('71266','9'),
('71267','1997  or October 9th. John Lennon, who is referenced in dialogue and image  several times in the film, was born on October 9th.'),
('71268',' The screenplay was derived entirely from the transcript of the real  "Chicago 8" trial. A message appears before the opening credits that  reads "Everything you are about to see and hear actually happened."'),
('71269',' A few of the original Chicago 8 have passed away since its original  airing, but all were alive and present for the production of this  drama. Interviews are shown with the actual participants of the  trial, and a photo session is shown, in which the actors portraying  the participants are photographed with their real'),
('71270','life counterparts.'),
('71271',' The actual defendants and their lawyer were on hand for interviews  during the making of the film. Bits of these interviews can be seen  interspersed with the dramatized scenes. During the end credits, a  photo session is shown with the men portrayed in the film and their  actor counterparts.'),
('71272',' A modern source lists Marcel Dalio (qv) in the role of "Croupier,"  but the only croupier seen in the movie was Alphonse Martell (qv).'),
('71273',' Mike Newell (qv) was originally set to direct, but he dropped out  after being offered  _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)_ (qv).'),
('71274',' Marcus Lorbeer (played by Pete Postlethwaite (qv)) wears a  baseball cap that has a yellow equal sign (=) inside a blue square.  This is the logo of Human Rights Campaign, a non'),
('71275','profit organization  that lobbies for equal rights based upon sexual orientation and  gender identity. It is the largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and  transgender advocacy organization in the United States.'),
('71276',' Director Fernando Meirelles (I) (qv) lobbied to have the movie  shot in Kenya (where the story is supposed to take place) instead of  in South Africa (where most of the film industry is located).'),
('71277',' Ralph Fiennes (qv) held and operated the camera for Justins  point'),
('71278','of'),
('71279','view shots in the film.'),
('71280',' After filming, the Constant Gardener Trust was set'),
('71281','up to help the  inhabitants of the slums near Nairobi where the crew had been  filming.'),
('71282',' The scene where Tessa (Rachel Weisz (qv)) walks through the slum,  numerous children ask her "How are you?" and she responds "Im fine,  how are you?" was unscripted. The children are actual children who  live in Kibera and not extras.'),
('71283',' The novel was originally banned in Kenya because it depicts corrupt  Kenyan officials.'),
('71284',' The makers installed water tanks, a new bridge and a classroom in  Kibera, the slum at which the film was shot. They also built a  secondary school in the desert of northern Kenya where the final  scenes were photographed.'),
('71285',' Danish actress Iben Hjejle (qv) was originally cast as the German  woman Birgit and was signed on. When the German money men discovered  a Dane had been cast as German, they made sure a German actress,  Anneke Kim Sarnau (qv), was cast instead.'),
('71286',' CAMEO (Jeffrey Caine (qv)): the writer appears as the The Liberal  clubs porter.'),
('71287',' The character Tessa Quayle was based on famous social activist and  charity worker Yvette Pierpaoli, who was killed in 1999 with two  other social workers when their truck crashed in Albania. The book  was written in her memory.'),
('71288',' Producer Simon Channing'),
('71289','Williams bought the rights of the book in  advance before the books release in 2001 with intention of bringing  it to screen. In order to get John Le Carres permission to do so,  he wrote a letter to Le Carres attorney Michael Rudell informing  him of the intention and flew to New York on the same day. This is  the second time that Le Carre has worked on the screenplay of a  film; the first was _Tailor of Panama, The (2001)_ (qv). To ensure  total accuracy, Nairobi'),
('71290','based molecular biologist Dr. Bonnie Dunbar  was brought in as the films consultant.'),
('71291',' To prepare for the film, Fernando Meirelles studied Brian Woods and  Michael Simkins BBC documentary Dying for Drugs.'),
('71292',' Swedish actress Pernilla August (qv) originally participated in  the film, playing an employee at the Canadian company that was  responsible for the drug research. Her character gave Justin Quayle  information that led him to Dr. Lorbeer. Moments after doing this,  she is killed in a mysterious hit'),
('71293','and'),
('71294','run car accident. The scene  was deleted in the final cut but appears on as a feature on the DVD.'),
('71295',' Justins cars license number is 22CD 20K. The letters CD denote  that the car belongs to a diplomat.'),
('71296',' First shown in the United States on NBC television, 7 November 1955.  This was the first time that a feature'),
('71297','length film premiered in the  United States before reaching the theaters.'),
('71298',' Until recently it was thought that no prints of this film survived.  The film has recently been shown at the National Film Theatre in  London, England.'),
('71299',' This film is no longer available because the rights to Margaret  Kennedy and Basil Deans play, Margaret Kennedy (I) (qv)s novel  and the original film rights owned by Gaumont British all became  separated at different times in the late 1950s and eventually  expired. The script and screen version used in 1943 was a  combination of novel and play. Separate contracts had to be  negotiated at that time with both authors. The Kennedy Estate have  no objection to the film being shown, but it would require expensive  legal intervention to resolve the contractual situation so this is  unlikely to happen.'),
('71300',' A Nitrate Print of the film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives, and is not listed for Preservation.'),
('71301',' Peter Stormare (qv) originally auditioned for the role of  Balthazar.'),
('71302',' It was really Rachel Weisz (qv) in the scene where her character  flies backwards through the building. This was achieved by  suspending her a few meters high by pulling her vertically. The  image is turned 90 degrees in the movie, giving the effect that she  is actually pulled back horizontally. The shooting was quite  painful. The surrounding office was a miniature, not generated on  computer, to achieve the scene.'),
('71303',' A life'),
('71304','size replica of Rachel Weisz (qv) was made and used as the  corpse of Angela Dodsons twin sister Isabel who committed a  suicide.'),
('71305',' Originally, Tarsem Singh (qv) was attached to direct with  Nicolas Cage (qv) to star. However, the director said that "With  Cage, I can not make the film I had wanted to". Soon after Singh  left the picture, Cage did as well.'),
('71306',' In the comic book "Hellblazer" on which the movie is based, the  character of John Constantine is from Liverpool. In the movie, the  character is from Los Angeles.'),
('71307',' Ravenscar Hospital is named for a mental institution that features  in the Hellblazer comic book series. John Constantine spent four  years in and out of Ravenscar after he had a nervous breakdown due  to a botched exorcism.'),
('71308',' Constantines line in which he says that he doesnt want Angela to  be another ghost following him around is a reference to the comics,  where he is haunted by the ghosts of friends who have died because  of him.'),
('71309',' Shia LeBouef (qv) was recommended to producer  Akiva Goldsman (qv) for the role of Chaz by Will Smith (I) (qv)  following his impressive performance in I, Robot. The three of them  worked in that film, with Smith and Goldsman as producers.'),
('71310',' The look of hell was based on old footage of nuclear tests,  specifically the sudden shock wave immediately after the blast that  disintegrated anything in its path, hence the crumbling landscape of  hell.'),
('71311',' Although the movie Constantine is based on the comic book  Hellblazer, the movie title was changed because it was too similar  to _Hellraiser (1987)_ (qv). The comic book itself was actually  meant to be called Hellraiser, but Clive Barker (qv) came up with  the title first.'),
('71312',' When the possessed girl crawls on the ceiling early in the movie she  says, "Papatayin natin sila!" This is a Tagalog (Filipino) phrase  meaning "Well kill them all!"'),
('71313',' Aside from John Constantine, the only characters to survive the  transition from comic to movie are Ellie (a demoness mostly cut from  the original theatrical release), Papa Midnite, Chaz Chandler and  Gabriel. All of the other characters were invented for the movie.'),
('71314',' Rachel Weisz (qv) went to the morgue as a part of the research  into her character.'),
('71315',' The character of Father Hennessy is a mixture of three of  Constantines allies from the comic book. They are Nige Archer who  was a psychic, Rick the Vic who was a priest, and Header who was a  portly substance abuser. And, like Hennessy, all are killed for  being associated with Constantine.'),
('71316',' Constantine slit his wrists, starting with his left wrist, and Satan  reaches out to claim him with his left hand, in keeping with the  traditional depiction of the left ("sinister") side being associated  with evil.'),
('71317',' The tattoo on Constantines arms is the alchemical symbol of the Red  King, which was worn (by him) for protection. It is "the fire  triangle with three radiating arrows below represents the Perfect  Red King, the Sulfur of the Philosophers."'),
('71318',' The "Spear of Destiny" prop is the same one as used in  _Hellboy (2004)_ (qv).'),
('71319','  CAMEO(R.A. Rondell (qv)): (the stunt coordinator) as Man in Land  Cruiser.'),
('71320',' A character named Ellie, who was a demon Constantine dealt with  early on, was almost completely cut from the film. Director  Francis Lawrence (II) (qv) stated that she was left on the cutting  room floor because he wanted Constantine to be completely alone when  he meets Angela. Ellie was played by Michelle Monaghan (qv). Her  scenes can be seen in the deleted scenes section of the DVD. In the  theatrical cut, she can be seen briefly in the hospital scene; when  Constantine sets off the sprinkler system, shes the one who  exclaims, "Holy Water!"'),
('71321',' Keanu Reeves (qv) bought the Holy Shotgun prop and gave it to  director Francis Lawrence (II) (qv) as a gift.'),
('71322',' The appearance of John Constantine in the comics was based on the  singer Sting (qv).'),
('71323',' The character of John Constantine was originally created by  Alan Moore (III) (qv), during his run on DC Comics "Swamp Thing".  However, following his negative experience with  _From Hell (2001)_ (qv) and  _League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003)_ (qv), Moore decided  to reject all money and credit from Hollywood on any adaptations of  his work. Thus, he gave all the money he wouldve gotten to the  artist who drew the character with him, and rejected his own  "created by" credit from the film.'),
('71324',' On the movies local premiere at Bergen Cinema, Norway, it had 666  visitors.'),
('71325',' The cigarettes that Constantine smokes in the movie are not real  Chinese made cigarettes. The name means "Yangtse River" and the  package was a special design for the film.'),
('71326',' Keep watching after the end credits for an extra scene.'),
('71327',' In the original script Hennessy was supposed to die of overeating  and get thinner the more he eats. The scripted death was inspired by  a character in the first issue of Hellblazer who died the same way.'),
('71328',' The original script had the opening in Istanbul, Turkey but had to  be changed to the present location because of budget restraints.'),
('71329',' The "Holy Hand Grenades" were actually Christmas ornaments filled  with water.'),
('71330',' The original script had hell as a black void with a floor covered  with oil slick.'),
('71331',' According to the Directors Commentary on the DVD, the rag that  Constantine lights on fire to defeat the flying demons is a piece of  Moses shroud, given to him by Beeman.'),
('71332',' According to the Directors Commentary on the DVD, Constantines  brass knuckles are made from gold that was blessed by a bishop  during the crusades.'),
('71333',' The Nazi flag used to wrap the Spear of Destiny was destroyed after  shooting, to prevent it from falling into the hands of Neo'),
('71334','Nazis.'),
('71335',' In the lower right'),
('71336','hand corner of Isabels toe tag, theres the  number 616. Whilst some people interpret the Mark of the Beast to be  666, others interpret it to be 616, hence its appearance on the toe  tag.'),
('71337',' It is widely believed that the character of John Constantine was  changed to an American so that Keanu Reeves (qv) could play the  role. The truth is the original script retained his nationality but  got no response from producers. So the writer changed him to an  American and the script quickly gained attention.'),
('71338',' The score credit in the film was originally only  Brian Tyler (IV) (qv), but Klaus Badelt (qv) was brought in by  producers late in post'),
('71339','production to help enhance the comedic  aspects of the film. Tyler and Badelt share a dual credit in  composing the score.'),
('71340',' On the side walls of Beemans bowling alley there is a logo of three  balls each having a line that juts off from them, looking more like  [666] than anything. This can be seen at the beginning of the scene  where Beeman discovers the truth to the demons trying to pass over.'),
('71341',' Domino Harvey (qv), the late bounty hunter, makes a cameo as Papa  Midnights Bar. She is seated at a table as an angel, with a demon  nibbling her ear. Harvey died in June 2005, just months before the  film Domino was released, which was about her life and starred  Kiera Knightley (qv).'),
('71342',' The Spear of Destiny has featured in many DC titles such as The  Spectre, but oddly enough has never been prominently featured in the  Hellblazer series.'),
('71343',' Besides being addicted to smoking cigarettes, Constatine is seen  drinking "Ardbeg" '),
('71344',' A Scotch single malt, with a powerful smoked  flavour.'),
('71345',' The first level is called Hellblazer, which is the name of the comic  Constantine is based on.'),
('71346',' Part of the Nazi film series "Die Frontschau" (The Front Show),  produced for and shown only to German troops, supposedly to prepare  them for the 1941 assault on Soviet troop positions. Numer 9 in that  series.'),
('71347',' Never shown to the German public during WWII. The whole film series  was censored from public screening.'),
('71348',' Full title is "Construction of Positions and Shelters for the  Fighting Troops or Those in Rest Areas."'),
('71349',' The idea for the film came from the painting "The Extraction of the  Stone of Madness" by Hieronymous Bosch.'),
('71350',' Juanillo Esteban (qv) based his performance as mad Dr. Natalio on  a real'),
('71351','life unlikable dentist he met.'),
('71352',' Foster, Jodie (qv) was interested in this movie as early as 1995.  After initially deciding to drop out, her interest was resparked by  a new revision of the script.'),
('71353',' Fiennes, Ralph (qv) was considered for a role, but not cast.'),
('71354',' George Miller (II) (qv) was slated to direct until Warner Bros.  offered him the rights to _Mad Max 2 (1981)_ (qv) and  _Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)_ (qv) to pull out and let  Robert Zemeckis (qv) take his place.'),
('71355',' Coppola, Francis Ford (qv) filed breach'),
('71356','of'),
('71357','contract suits against  Sagan, Carl (qv)s estate and Warner Brothers, halting the film.  He claimed that Sagan had developed the "Contact" premise for  Zoetrope Studios (possibly for a Childrens Television Workshop  program). The suit alleged that Sagan had not paid the required  $250,000 when he had turned the concept into a novel, and in any  event was prohibited from selling the film rights to the story.'),
('71358',' Author and producer Sagan, Carl (qv) died during production of the  film. He was reportedly taking great care to ensure that "science"  was accurately depicted in the film.'),
('71359',' The dish at the beginning of the movie is the Arecibo radio  telescope in Puerto Rico.'),
('71360',' Through the entire filming of the scenes at the Very Large Array,  the array was actually collecting data.'),
('71361',' William Fichtners character in the film, a blind astrophysicist  with enhanced hearing as a result of his condition, is named Kent  Clark, a play on the name of Supermans alter ego, Clark Kent. The  character is based on a real'),
('71362','life blind SETI scientist, Kent  Cullers.'),
('71363',' Actors John Hurt (Hadden) and Tom Skerritt (Drumlin) also starred in  the 1979 film Alien, about a hostile extraterrestrial intelligence.'),
('71364',' Ann Druyan, Carl Sagans widow, makes a short cameo appearance,  along with former United States Vice Presidential candidate  Geraldine Ferraro.'),
('71365',' The character of Dr. Arroway was modeled after two of the pioneering  radio astronomers of the 1930s and 1940s, Grote Reber and John  Kraus; both men were ham radio operators at an early age.'),
('71366',' The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (featured in the film) has  a club station which, with the permission of Reber, had acquired his  old call sign "W9GFZ" earlier in 1997. Zemeckis, learning of this  tribute, planned to use the same call sign for Arroway in the movie.  However, in the end "W9GFO" was used instead. While viewing the film  after release, David Wilson of the Internet recognized this call  sign as that of his father Robert (Bob) Wilson from the late 1930s.  W9GFO and K4WLD are currently assigned to ham radio operators in the  USA.'),
('71367',' The sounds heard during the films opening shot include: '),
('71368','  "Semi'),
('71369','Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind '),
('71370',' "Angry Days" by Lagwagon '),
('71371','  "Wannabe" by The Spice Girls '),
('71372',' "God Shuffled His Feet" by Crash Test  Dummies '),
('71373',' "Obviously a major malfunction..." (Challenger Shuttle  disaster quote) '),
('71374',' The theme to_"Dallas" (1978)_ (qv) '),
('71375',' "Sometimes  You Feel Like A Nut..." (chocolate bar commercial) '),
('71376',' "Funkytown" by  Lipps Inc. '),
('71377',' Richard Nixon (qv)s "I am not a crook" speech '),
('71378','  Walter Cronkite (qv) announcing the assassination of President  Kennedy '),
('71379',' Neil Armstrongs "One Small Step" speech '),
('71380',' "Yellow Polka  Dot Bikini" by Brian Hyland '),
('71381',' "I Have A Dream..." a Martin Luther  King Jr. speech '),
('71382',' Theme from "The Twilight Zone" '),
('71383',' Transition music  from "Seinfeld" '),
('71384',' "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister '),
('71385',' Senator McCarthys  infamous interrogation question ("Are you now or have you ever  been...") '),
('71386',' Douglas MacArthurs "Old soldiers never die..." quote '),
('71387','  Franklin Roosevelts 8 December 1941 address to Congress ("a date  that will live in infamy") '),
('71388',' "The Gold Diggers Song (Were in the  Money)" by Al Dubin and Harry Warren '),
('71389',' Opening speech by Adolf  Hitler at the German Olympics, being the first transmission in  history that was aired with sufficient power to escape the Earths  atmosphere. '),
('71390',' "White Bird" by Its A Beautiful Day '),
('71391',' "Nel blu  dipinto di blu" also known as "Volare" by Domenico Modugno '),
('71392',' "Boogie  Oogie Oogie" by Taste of Honey '),
('71393',' "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" sung  by Judy Garland '),
('71394',' Theme to "The Andy Griffith Show" '),
('71395',' "Please, Mr.  Postman" by the Marvelettes'),
('71396',' Argus Project, featuring 100+ radio telescopes, is named after a  monster with a hundred eyes from Greek mythology.'),
('71397',' The Dynamics officer, addressed only as "Gerry" in dialogue, is  Gerry Griffin, who in real life was a Flight Director at Mission  Control in Houston during the Apollo program.'),
('71398',' The succession of colors in the space tunnel match the colors of the  chakra points as described in the New Age "religion", starting with  red (materialism) and reaching gold (enlightenment). The SFX crew  deliberately inserted contradicting images in the Pensacola scene at  the end, to create a dreamlike feeling. So the beach is brightly lit  with no sun in sight, the waves move backwards and the shadows  slowly change from one scene to the next.'),
('71399',' During one of the most intense scenes in the pod ("I had no  idea...") Jodie Foster (qv) shows a wide range of conflicting  emotions. Director Robert Zemeckis (qv) had asked her to repeat  the scene six times, each time with a different expression (intense  joy, fear, sadness and so on) and then the SFX crew quickly morphed  her face from one take to the next. For a brief moment they also  used the face of Dr. Arroway as a child. When Dr. Arroway starts  receiving the alien signal, we follow her from the parking lot to  the lab in what appears to be a long, continuous shot. Actually the  scenes were shot in two different locations, and then digitally  composed to make them appear seamless.'),
('71400',' Jena Malone (qv), who played the young Ellie Arroway, has brown  eyes. Her eyes were colored blue (to match Jodie Foster (qv)s) by  computer for the opening shot, which zooms into her eye.'),
('71401',' Young Ellies father calls her "Sparks". Sparks is a nickname given  to early radio operators who used spark'),
('71402','gap transmitters.'),
('71403',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) did some visual effects for this film,  repaying the favor to Robert Zemeckis (qv), who executive'),
('71404','produced  his film _Frighteners, The (1996)_ (qv).'),
('71405',' Arroways remark at the end that if humans were the only life in the  universe it would "be a terrible waste of space" is a famous quote  by author Carl Sagan (qv).'),
('71406',' Footage of a press conference by President Bill Clinton was  re'),
('71407','edited and altered to make it appear as if he was speaking about  alien contact. This manipulation of news footage caused some  controversy. A few years later, CNN would ban the use of its logo in  fictional movies, as well as bar its reporters from doing cameo  appearances (although Larry King does appear from time to time).'),
('71408',' People in the crowds at the end of the movie seem to be wearing the  same exact shade of blue. According to the DVD commentary with the  director and producer, that shade is the "machine consortium blue"  (a blue used in the film by the corporate ID of the consortium which  builds the huge travel devices). It is supposed to suggest that  those people believe in Dr Arroways story as the main theme of the  movie is "belief".'),
('71409',' Dr. Arroway hypothesizes that the message could be an "Encyclopaedia  Galactica", a concept envisioned by Carl Sagan (qv) as well,  featured prominently in the TV series _"Cosmos" (1980)_ (qv) and  meant to be an planetary database for all the worlds within the  Milky Way Galaxy. The term originates from Isaac Asimov (qv)s  science fiction novel, Foundation.'),
('71410',' At the time of filming, Conroy Chino (qv) was, in fact, a reporter  for KOB'),
('71411','TV, the NBC affiliate in Albuquerque, New Mexico.'),
('71412',' Sidney Poitier (qv) was announced for this film but was replaced  before filming.'),
('71413',' The "UFO ABDUCTION INSURANCE" banner across an RV is from a real  company that was paid by Warner Bros to use their novel idea in the  movie.'),
('71414',' The long shot of Ellie as a child running up the stairs to get  medicine for her father starts off on the stairs and rounds a  corner, down the hall, into the bathroom and out of the medicine  cabinet mirror a shot that is practically impossible. The shot was  actually filmed as a normal shot would have been and then flipped  and placed in the mirror which, at the time of shooting was a blue  screen placement in the cabinet.'),
('71415',' CAMEO(Michael John Fedun (qv)): man being smashed aside when  special forces walk down the stairs'),
('71416',' In an early draft of the script Mohammed would be accidentally shot  by Jack during the interrogation scene. When it was revealed to Jack  that Mohammed was not the assumed terrorist but an innocent student  Jack would try to remove the bullet with his bare hands.'),
('71417',' DIRCAMEO(Mark Wallaard Tim Treurniet (qv)): both directors  appear more then once as extras, on the stairs, at the subway  station and in the metro train.'),
('71418',' Budgeted at under $30k '),
('71419',' Red Glass Films first jump from Commercial  Advertising to Film.'),
('71420',' The "cast/crew" that could be seen in the background in most shots  was done on purpose. To support the plot, RGF purposefully placed  creatures in the background/reflections of many shots to aid in the  fact that this character was constantly under surveillance. Only 2  of the reflection shots are actual mistakes. This information was  available in the commentary, which was cut by the distribution  company.'),
('71421',' Festival selections:  '),
('71422',' Animafest, Zagreb, Croatia (12'),
('71423','6/17'),
('71424','6'),
('71425','2006)  '),
('71426',' Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens, Sao Paulo, Brazil    (24'),
('71427','8/2'),
('71428','9'),
('71429','2006)  '),
('71430',' FICFA Film Festival, Moncton, Canada (15'),
('71431','9/22'),
('71432','9'),
('71433','2006)  '),
('71434',' Festival Jean Carmet, Moulins, France (4'),
('71435','10'),
('71436','2006)  '),
('71437',' Murphys International Film Festival, Cork, Ireland    (8'),
('71438','10/15'),
('71439','10'),
('71440','2006)  '),
('71441',' Festival Nouveau Cinéma, Montréal, Canada (18'),
('71442','10/28'),
('71443','10'),
('71444','2006)  '),
('71445',' 28ème Festival Cinéméd, Montpellier, France (27'),
('71446','10/5'),
('71447','11'),
('71448','2006)  '),
('71449',' Documentary and Animation Film International Festival, Leipzig,    Germany (30'),
('71450','10/19'),
('71451','11'),
('71452','2006)  '),
('71453',' Festival dAmiens (10'),
('71454','11/19'),
('71455','11'),
('71456','2006)  '),
('71457',' Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands (24'),
('71458','1'),
('71459','2007)  '),
('71460',' Melbourne International Animation Film Festival (19'),
('71461','6/24'),
('71462','6'),
('71463','2007)'),
('71464',' It took over two years to shoot this 25'),
('71465','minute film. If you look  hard enough, you can see the aging differences in Michael Rocco.'),
('71466',' The Christmas Tree scene was actually stock footage of Michael Rocco  and Kristina Frammosa.'),
('71467',' Michael Rocco and Kristina Frammosa are really married. They met in  a play production they both acted in where they also played husband  and wife.'),
('71468',' Jeff Bridges (I) (qv) plays a bowling President of the USA. He  also plays a bowler in _Big Lebowski, The (1998)_ (qv). Both movies  also feature Sam Elliot (qv).'),
('71469',' The regulations against jogging in Arlington Cemetery (see also  Goofs) were well known to the filmmakers. But the scenes were still  shot guerilla'),
('71470','style in the cemetery, and the filmmakers managed to  avoid getting caught.'),
('71471',' Rod Lurie (qv) wrote this film specifically so that  Joan Allen (I) (qv) could play Laine Hanson.'),
('71472',' This "making'),
('71473','of" featurette is included as an extra on the Columbia  TriStar Special Edition DVD of _On the Waterfront (1954)_ (qv)'),
('71474',' This making'),
('71475','of is featured on the DVD for  _Contender, The (2000)_ (qv)'),
('71476',' The pilot that motivated the extended production, which now takes  the form of the first 3 minutes of the film, took less than 18 hours  to write, cast, produce, and distribute.'),
('71477',' The mugger who attempts to rob Kirk Hohsfield (qv) is in fact  played by Evan Moseley (qv) and re'),
('71478','dubbed by  Craig Ormiston (qv), the films directors.'),
('71479',' The composition heard during the last minute in which  Jon Watson (IV) (qv) is on screen was originally composed by  Rich Douglas (qv) for Craig Ormiston (qv)s film, So It Goes.'),
('71480',' Partially funded with David Franklin (qv)s winnings from  _"Jeopardy!" (1984)_ (qv).'),
('71481',' John Belushi (qv)s character "Ernie Souchak" is loosely based on  popular, now deceased Chicago columnist Mike Royko, whose writings  on political corruption in the Windy City, first for the Chicago  Daily News, briefly for the Chicago Sun'),
('71482','Times and then to the end of  his life for the Chicago Tribune, were legendary.'),
('71483',' SPOILER: The column on the front page of the Sun'),
('71484','Times, under the  title "Room Wanted '),
('71485',' Quiet Tenant" starts like this: "A new  apartment is needed by this reporter after a bombing attempt was  made on my life late last night. It is a strange coincidence that  this attempt came while I am investigating the activities of City  Alderman Yablonowitz." The rest of the article is cut'),
('71486','and'),
('71487','paste  gibberish.'),
('71488',' The title of the column immediately following "Room Wanted '),
('71489',' Quiet  Tenant" is "Yablonowitz Finger Holds The Trigger". It is briefly  shown while Nell Porter browses Souchaks columns collection.'),
('71490',' The only sword fight ever to be allowed on the Stawamis Chief  mountain peak.'),
('71491',' The name Contra was chosen as the American title because symbols on  the side of the Japanese arcade cabinet formed the sound "Kon Tra"  when spoken aloud.'),
('71492',' Michael Powell (I) (qv)s golden cocker spaniels Erik and Spangle  make their first appearance on film at the house of the aunt of Mrs.  Sorensen.'),
('71493',' When Powell and the crew went on location to Ramsgate (Eastgate in  the film) they sent all their luggage and equipment in cases boldly  marked CONTRABAND. Luckily the local wartime Contraband Controllers  saw the funny side and when they arrived at the hotel they found  their cases had stamps and stencils all over them saying things like  EXPLOSIVES, EXAMINED, CONDEMNED.'),
('71494',' Deborah Kerr (qv)s film debut.'),
('71495',' Filmed in 1931, but not released until 1933.'),
('71496',' Filmed outside of Big Bend National Park, inside Big Bend State  Park, Texas. The movie set is still there.'),
('71497',' Jack has only two lines in the game.'),
('71498',' J.A.C.K. stands for Just Another Contract Killer.'),
('71499',' Dedicated to Coline Serreau.'),
('71500',' The German tanks in the climactic battle scene were U.S. M'),
('71501','41 Walker  Bulldog light tanks, built in 1951.'),
('71502',' Ray Liotta (qv) replaced Matt Dillon (I) (qv) in the lead role.'),
('71503',' One tattoo in the opening credits shows the name "Karsen". This is  the name of Ray Liotta s child in real life.'),
('71504',' Because the music of Joy Division (qv) is quite easy to play, the  actors learned how to play the songs by themselves. So the scenes  where the band is playing live is not from tape but actually the  actors playing live.'),
('71505',' The main characters name '),
('71506',' Lance Bishop '),
('71507',' is a combination of actor  Lance Henriksen (qv)s first name and the name of the character he  played in _Aliens (1986)_ (qv) and _Alien3 (1992)_ (qv) '),
('71508',' Bishop.'),
('71509',' Azita Zendel (qv) was Oliver Stone (qv)s executive assistant.'),
('71510',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _When Wifey Holds the Purse Strings (1911)_ (qv).'),
('71511',' No copies of this film can be found. Please check your attic.'),
('71512',' In the original senario, Elmer the Goat was a sheep.'),
('71513',' Tony Torns in'),
('71514','laws, Bob and Dora Lee Brown, appear as plastic  wrapped victims stored in a crawlspace during the flashback  sequence.'),
('71515',' Johnny Rosenthal wrote the script as a birthday present for Michael  McCartney'),
('71516',' This documentary was done with no planning. The film maker was in  Venezuela for vacations. "When I met JR, I felt the impulse to  follow him. The whole story started to develop as we got to know  each other." It is an ongoing project.'),
('71517',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('71518','Disc Legacy Series DVD for  _To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)_ (qv), released in 2005.'),
('71519',' Created for the DVD release of  _Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)_ (qv).'),
('71520',' This segment is featured on the 2'),
('71521','disc Collectors Edition DVD for  _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)_ (qv).'),
('71522',' Available on disc 4 of the 4'),
('71523','disc European R2 DVD release of the  Europa Trilogy (collecting _Forbrydelsens element (1984)_ (qv),  _Epidemic (1987)_ (qv) and _Europa (1991)_ (qv)), distributed in  2005.'),
('71524',' The film will only have one public showing and will never be seen  again in public. Parisen said he is releasing it this way to make  the film more of an event for the viewing audience, and to this day,  he has kept his word: the film has never been screened again.'),
('71525',' Included in the 2004 Miramax DVD for  _My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2003)_ (qv).'),
('71526',' This exclusive interview is featured on the DVD for  _Nashville (1975)_ (qv).'),
('71527',' This interview segment is featured on the 2003 DVD release for  _Believer, The (2001)_ (qv).'),
('71528',' Reportedly Hackman, Gene (qv)s favorite of his movies.'),
('71529',' CAMEO(Robert Duvall (I) (qv)): the director who hires Harry Caul.'),
('71530',' Opening aerial shot taken from atop what was then the City of Paris  department store. Today (2000) its a Neiman'),
('71531','Marcus.'),
('71532',' The Jack Tarr Hotel, site of the grisly murder scene in room 773, is  today (2000) the Cathedral Hill Hotel located on Van Ness Avenue at  Geary.'),
('71533',' Hackman, Gene (qv)s character was to have been named Harry Call,  but a typing error led to his being name Harry Caul and the name  stuck.'),
('71534',' Robert Shields (qv), who plays the mime in the Union Square  sequences, actually was a street mime in Union Square at the time.'),
('71535',' The blue Mercedes limousine that Cindy Williams (qv) is sitting in  near the end of the film was won by Francis Ford Coppola (qv) on a  bet with Paramount Pictures. Coppola had complained about the  station wagon he shared with five other passengers during the  filming of _Godfather, The (1972)_ (qv) and studio execs told him if  Godfather grossed a certain amount they would spring for a new car.  After Godfather was a huge hit, Coppola and George Lucas (qv) went  to a dealer and picked out the Mercedes, telling the salesman to  bill Paramount.'),
('71536',' Gene Hackman (qv) later plays an expert in surveillance in  _Enemy of the State (1998)_ (qv)'),
('71537',' Timothy Carey (qv) was originally cast as Bernie Moran. Production  was shut down until he was replaced with Allen Garfield (qv).'),
('71538',' Coppola had written the outline in 1966 but couldnt get financing  until _Godfather, The (1972)_ (qv) became a success.'),
('71539',' Due to creative differences on this shoot, veteran cinematographer  Haskell Wexler (qv) was replaced by DP Bill Butler (I) (qv)'),
('71540',' In the original script, Harry Caul was the owner of the building in  which he lived. There was a deleted scene where he had a meeting  with the other tenants. One of the people there was Mrs.  Evangelista. Now, we only know of her character when Caul speaks to  her on the phone after she leaves him a birthday present.'),
('71541',' The part of Martin Stett, played by Harrison Ford (I) (qv), was  originally intended by Francis Ford Coppola (qv) to be a minor  cameo but Fords performance convinced Coppola to make the character  an integral part of the movie.'),
('71542',' Originally envisioned as a horror movie with Marlon Brando (qv).'),
('71543',' The meaning of Harrys last name, Caul, is a fetal membrane  sometimes present at birth. This ties in strongly with both Harrys  transparent rain jacket, which he wears for the majority of the  film, and also the fact that Harry is occasionally viewed through a  translucent sheet of plastic when threatened, such as by his rival  during the party scene.'),
('71544',' Francis Ford Coppola (qv)s personal favorite of his movies.'),
('71545',' Harry Caul tells Amy that he is 42. The birthday card with the  bottle of wine says Happy 44th Birthday. Gene Hackman (qv) was 44  when the movie came out.'),
('71546',' Francis Ford Coppola (qv) cited his conversation with fellow  director Irvin Kershner (qv) about surveillance as the basis and  theme of the film.'),
('71547',' David Shire (qv)s original music was composed prior to production  and played for the actors prior to their scenes to get them into the  proper moods.'),
('71548',' SPOILER: Extra scenes needed to complete the movie, including the  one where Hackman discovers that the tape is gone, were filmed on  the set of _Chinatown (1974)_ (qv).'),
('71549',' Gene Hackman (qv) learned to play the saxophone especially for the  film.'),
('71550',' As Harry refines and re'),
('71551','refines the recording, he interprets what he  hears in different ways. In fact, the dialog was recorded multiple  times with different readings to get this effect.'),
('71552',' This is the first film to have been shot on Panasonics new SDX'),
('71553','900  DVCPro 50 camera system.'),
('71554',' Neale Donald Walsch laid the ground rule for the script: "None of  Neales multiple wives and none of his nine children will be  portrayed in this film" in order to protect their identity.'),
('71555',' The crew had foggy mornings just on the days they needed them, and  the fog lingered only so long as it was needed to complete the  scenes. Snow was written in the script for one sequence, never  really thinking that it would actually happen. It normally snows  hard enough to actually be visible on film 4 or 5 times a year. When  they needed it, the snow came down in huge flakes just until the  director said "Cut" on the last take, and then it stopped.'),
('71556',' With the exception of 3 brief moments, Neale (Henry Czerny) is  present in every scene in the film.'),
('71557',' The sun shining through the apartment window is generated by an  18,000'),
('71558','watt movie light mounted on the platform of a 126'),
('71559','foot high  Condor crane.'),
('71560',' The bus used to take Neale out of the park in the movie was a  decommissioned local bus purchased at auction. This specific bus was  in service 1991'),
('71561','2 and on the same route that Neale had to travel to  get to work, and was thus almost certainly one of the very buses  that Neale had taken during the real events depicted in the movie.'),
('71562',' Five cameras were used to capture the Ashlands 13th consecutive  Christmas Parade. Nearly half the town of Ashland '),
('71563',' about 10,000  people '),
('71564',' lined the main streets.'),
('71565',' Neale Donald Walsch in real life was 50 years old with a broken neck  when he first started living homeless.'),
('71566',' This title is featured on the DVD of  _Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)_ (qv), released December 2000.'),
('71567',' Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter shot 82 pages of dialogue in  only 12 days of principal photography.'),
('71568',' 3 apparent B'),
('71569','roll shots of the supporting characters in a ballroom  full of dancers were actually created using visual effects. When the  Line Producer asked the Director the minimum number of extras needed  for these shots during principal photography, the Director requested  50 extras. When only 7 extras showed up on the ballroom shoot days,  an alternate solution became necessary. The Visual Effects  Supervisor found takes which included empty sections of the  ballroom. Taking several high resolution stills from those takes, he  created 3 background plates. During a day of additional photography,  both the supporting characters who would appear in the foreground  and pairs of dancers who would appear in the middle ground were shot  against a greenscreen. The Visual Effects Supervisor then composited  up to a dozen elements to create shots which appear to contain the  bride, her bridesmaids and the young man and young woman characters  in the midst of a ballroom full of dancing couples.'),
('71570',' The film contains 117 visual effects shots, all of which are  designed to be "invisible". When the Visual Effects Supervisor,  Kwesi Collisson, solicited bids from VFX houses, he received an  initial estimated VFX budget of over $1 million, followed by a  $400,000 "low budget" estimate. Mr. Collisson decided to execute all  of the effects himself, spending four months using Adobe After  Effects and Shake software to complete the necessary shots.'),
('71571',' A potential continuity error was fixed with visual effects. Due to  the short shooting schedule and lack of control of the sound stage,  the soles of the actors bare feet became soiled while shooting on  the hotel room set. Shots captured included views of the actors  dirty feet as they got into and out of a clean bed, which would be  unlikely in a carpeted hotel room. An error that was not caught by  the Script Supervisor on set. During post production, the  Director/Editor discovered that 5 shots included in the final edit  would include dirty soles. In order to address the problem, the  visual effects supervisor rotoscoped the bottom of the actors feet  to delineate the parts of the frame that needed to be replaced.  Since shooting replacement soles against green screen in the precise  size and angles necessary to fill the rotoscoped sections would be  cost prohibitive, the digital compositor searched the Internet for  replacement feet photographs. He discovered that the best and  highest resolution images of feet were on foot fetish websites. Thus  the replacement feet in those five shots are "pornographic feet".'),
('71572',' The hotel room, the interior of the elevator and the interior of the  cab(s) in the final shot were shot on a sound stage in Culver City,  CA.'),
('71573',' The hotel ballroom scenes were shot in the ballroom of the Park  Plaza Hotel, adjacent to MacArthur Park near downtown Los Angeles,  CA.'),
('71574',' Many scenes were shot in the the Los Angeles Herald'),
('71575','Examiner  building, which has been used almost exclusively as a film location  since the notorious Los Angeles newspaper, once owned by William  Randolph Hearst, closed down in 1989.'),
('71576',' For the sex scene, the director asked the actors to stay in bed  while the crew quickly changed camera positions to get all of the  coverage. The entire scene, including 10 camera setups and a complex  dolly shot, was completed in 45 minutes.'),
('71577',' Aaron Eckhart wore his own Armani suit and Calvin Klein underwear as  part of his costume, while Helena Bonham Carter wore her own Prada  shoes.'),
('71578',' This is the first movie in which the Apple Final Cut Pro logo  appears in the end credits.'),
('71579',' An editor was initially hired to cut the movie. After putting  together an assembly, the editor quit, citing the difficulties of  editing for the two frames. The director, who had never cut a film  before, learned to use Final Cut editing software and became the  editor.'),
('71580',' The final shot in the movie was the only one captured with a single  camera. Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter were shot in the back  of one taxi on set. In post production, the shot was digitally  divided in two; digital movement was added for each car and two  separate background plates were composited to create the illusion of  different taxi interiors.'),
('71581',' The director cut a single'),
('71582','frame version of the movie for television.'),
('71583',' After filming was completed, Sammy Davis Jr. (qv) asked for and  received permission to put on a show for the inmates. The warden set  two conditions: no racial jokes (which could start a riot) and no  sex jokes (for obvious reasons). Four thousand inmates attended the  show, Davis told no racial or sex jokes, and the show went off with  no trouble.'),
('71584',' Writer/Director Tennyson, Pen (qv) was in the RNVR (Royal Navy  Volunteer Reserve) and was granted an exemption to service while he  made this film. To gain some experience of convoy life he served on  HMS Valourous on convoy duty.'),
('71585',' Judy Campbell (qv) was forced to play all her scenes with  Clive Brook (qv) in carpet slippers, in order to reduce their  relative height.'),
('71586',' The first film of Anton Diffring (qv).'),
('71587',' The name of the company on the door of Young, Burt (qv)s truck is  "Paulie Hauling." "Paulie" is the name of Youngs popular character  in _Rocky (1976)_ (qv).'),
('71588',' Director Peckinpah, Sam (qv) allowed actor and long'),
('71589','time associate  Coburn, James (qv) to work on the movie as a second'),
('71590','unit director  to get his DGA card, and rumour has it that Coburn actually directed  some scenes when Peckinpah was "unwell."'),
('71591',' The Mack truck in the shootout scene on the Bridge was actually  damaged so badly that it broke down just moments before filming the  scene and had to be pushed across the bridge by a bulldozer to  complete the scene.'),
('71592',' In Bill L. Norton (qv)s second draft of the screenplay dated  January 1977 the trucker stadium funeral takes place at the  beginning instead of the end.'),
('71593',' DIRCAMEO(Sam Peckinpah (qv)): a sound engineer aboard a mobile  unit, wearing his trademark mirror sunglasses.'),
('71594',' Although the movie was inspired by the 1976 song of the same title,  the song really didnt have much of a plot. So after the screenplay  was written, Bill Fries (qv) (aka CW McCall) recorded a new  version of the song, with lyrics that incorporated the characters  and events of the film. This is the version that is played during  the final credits.'),
('71595',' The song had been written by Bill Fries in 1974 for a series of  bread commercials and the result was a popular trend with CB radios  and trucker lingo. By the time the movie went into production in  1977, the trend had already faded but that didnt stop it from being  a box office hit.'),
('71596',' This film was the subject of a civil case in the United States,  Smith v. Montoro, 648 F.2d 602 (1981). In the case, actor Paul Smith  alleged that he had acted in the leading role, and had a contract  granting him star billing. However, when the film was distributed in  the U.S. his name was stripped from the film, and "Bob Spencer" was  listed as the star in advertising and the film credits. Though a  federal court of appeals (Ninth Circuit) granted Smith standing to  sue the filmmakers, it is unknown how the case was finally settled.'),
('71597',' The caricatured celebrities are, in order of appearance: Ben Birdie:  Ben Bernie; Walter Windpipe: Walter Winchell; Happy man: Hugh  Herbert; Pig: W.C. Fields; Horse (Miss Heartburn): Katharine  Hepburn; Grouchy man: Ned Sparks; Tarzan and date: Johnny  Weissmuller and Lupe Velez; The "Profile": John Barrymore; Man  chasing woman: Harpo Marx; Turtle and Chickadee: George Arliss and  Mae West; Monkey and Pig: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; Old lady  dancer: Edna May Oliver; Man with big ears: Clark Gable;  "Pixillated" man: Gary Cooper; Singing children: the Dionne  Quintuplets; "Woman" being chased: Groucho Marx; Torch Singer: Helen  Morgan; Man eating banana: Wallace Beery; Tough guys: Edward G.  Robinson and George Raft; In crowd scenes: Charles Laughton, Joe E.  Brown, Fred Astaire, Greta Garbo.'),
('71598',' When Coogan is searching the New York nightclub, the large screen  plays a scene from _Tarantula (1955)_ (qv), a "B" sci'),
('71599','fi film that  Clint Eastwood (qv) made early in his career in which he had an  uncredited role.'),
('71600',' DIRCAMEO(Don Siegel (I) (qv)): man in an elevator.'),
('71601',' Was the inspiration for the TV series _"McCloud" (1970)_ (qv)  starring Dennis Weaver (I) (qv),'),
('71602',' In the final chase, Coogan (Clint Eastwood (qv)) rides a 650cc  Triumph TR6 motorcycle whilst Ringerman (Don Stroud (I) (qv))  rides the 500cc Triumph T100 R Daytona upon which he appears with  Linny (Tisha Sterling (qv)) in the picture displayed in  Ringermans mothers flat.'),
('71603',' This documentary features on the  _Cruise of the Gods (2002) (TV)_ (qv) DVD'),
('71604',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _He Wanted Work (1914)_ (qv).'),
('71605',' The dog excrement was actually chocolate mousse.'),
('71606',' Peter Greenaway uses specific colors to represent each set of the  film. The exterior of La Hollandaise is predominantly blue. The  kitchen is mostly green. The seating area of the restaurant is red  and the restrooms are stark white. Georginas dress colors and the  sashes that Albert and his associates wear change colors to match  this scheme as they move from room to room. Another thing that  changes is the color of Georginas cigarettes.'),
('71607',' The car that Albert Spica drives is listed in the credits as a  Valentine Lindsay AT V12. It is in fact a modified early'),
('71608','70s Dodge  Dart Swinger. Valentine Lindsay is the name of a British car  enthusiast and racer who works with the V12 Team of Harrier Racing,  and most likely loaned the car to the production.'),
('71609',' In Michaels book depository, a marker can be seen bearing the label  "Death in the Seine." This was the name of a short film by  writer'),
('71610','director Greenaway, Peter (qv), made the previous year.'),
('71611',' The four title characters are named for the actors writer'),
('71612','director  Peter Greenaway (qv) originally wanted to play them. Richard (The  Cook) is for Richard Bohringer (qv), the only one of Greenaways  original choices retained in the final film. Albert (The Thief) is  named after Albert Finney (qv), while Georgina (His Wife) is for  Georgina Hale (qv). Michael (The Lover) is named, interestingly  enough, for Michael Gambon (qv), whom Greenaway eventually re'),
('71613','cast  as Albert.'),
('71614',' The mural on the back wall of the dining room is "The Banquet of the  Officers of the St. George Militia of Haarlem" (1616) by Frans Hals.  It became the basis for Peter Greenaway (qv)s set decoration &  costuming in the dining area.'),
('71615',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Athletic Carnival (1911)_ (qv).'),
('71616',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Hornets of the Sea, The (1917)_ (qv).'),
('71617',' Considered lost for several years. A surviving print was found and  shown, for the first time in over 70 years, in Venice 1999. The  surviving print was found in the attic of a former hospital in  Norway. Apparently, the director of the hospital in the 1920s and  30s felt that laughter and comedy helped soothe mentally challenged  patients and kept a collection of short films by Buster Keaton,  Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin on hand. None of the other short  films found were considered lost.'),
('71618',' Hospital scenes filmed on 3rd Floor of "Scrubs" Sacred Heart  hospital set.'),
('71619',' Actor, director, and founder of the Magnolia Film Festival, Ron  Tibbet met Shane Ballard for the first time during this films  production. He would go on to make a documentary on Ballard called  "Citizen Shane". They both died within the year.'),
('71620',' Patricia Neal (qv)s first film in 10 years. Her scenes took two  weeks to film.'),
('71621',' The films Southern setting is very close to writer Anne Rapps  heart '),
('71622',' she grew up in the Texas panhandle and also lived in Oxford,  Mississippi.'),
('71623',' Robert Altman felt that Liv Tyler had been too glamorous in previous  films so he asked her to cut her hair short for for this movie.'),
('71624',' Robert Altman hired a local theater group to stage a scene from  Oscar Wildes "Salome". He then copied their staging for the  rendition of that same scene in the film.'),
('71625',' Anne Rapps association with Robert Altman began when she met him  through her ex'),
('71626','husband who was one of Altmans racetrack buddies.  The two clicked and started writing scripts together. Their first  collaboration was one of the segments for the "Gun" (1997)  mini'),
('71627','series. This was their second and they both enjoyed the  experience so much that they reunited the following year for "Dr T  and the Women".'),
('71628',' Shortlisted in the Drama category, Real To Reel Film Festival, June  2002'),
('71629',' There are no spoken words in the film'),
('71630',' The script originally had the film set during the day in an open car  park, however as the filmmakers knew working with such a small  budget meant time was crucial they opted to shoot at night in a  multi'),
('71631','storey car park. This gave them complete control over the  lighting, and also made sure there was no risk of the weather  disrupting the shoot.'),
('71632',' Most of the films £80 budget was spent on food for the cast and  crew.'),
('71633',' Some erroneous sources credit actor Leon Ames as Dr. Fields. Ames  does not appear in the film. Dr. Fields is played by Robert Shayne.'),
('71634',' First appearance of Cool Cat.'),
('71635',' The animated Looney Tunes opening and closing sequence gets an  update here; all regular Warner Bros. references is replaced with  the then'),
('71636','current Warner Bros.'),
('71637','Seven Arts logo and bylines, and the  opening music is redone a bit.'),
('71638',' Davis, Bette (qv) was first offered the role of Lukes mother, but  refused the bit part.'),
('71639',' Lukes prison number (37) is a reference to the Bible '),
('71640',' Luke 1:37.  ("For with God nothing shall be impossible.")'),
('71641',' The music cue where Luke gets the men to work faster on the road was  used later for many years by many ABC television stations as their  "Eyewitness News" theme.'),
('71642',' The movies line "What weve got here is failure to communicate."  was voted as the #11 movie quote by the American Film Institute'),
('71643',' The lines "What weve got here is... failure to communicate. Some  men you just cant reach. So you get what we had here last week,  which is the way he wants it... well, he gets it. I dont like it  any more than you men." can be heard in the intro of the song "Civil  War" by Guns N Roses.'),
('71644',' Film was produced by Jalem Productions, Jack Lemmon (qv)s own  production company.'),
('71645',' Truckloads of Spanish moss was shipped from Louisiana to the set in  California to hang in the trees around the prison.'),
('71646',' Anthony Zerbe (qv)s film debut.'),
('71647',' Based upon a story director Pete Walker (I) (qv) read in the "News  of the World".'),
('71648',' Adapted from "The Mikado" by William S. Gilbert (qv) and  Arthur Sullivan (I) (qv), at the first opportunity after copyright  expired, 50 years after Gilberts death.'),
('71649',' Ed Bishop (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('71650',' Based on a true story.'),
('71651',' In the German dubbing of this movie, the German'),
('71652','speaking Swiss  bobsledders ("eins, zwei, drei"), have been re'),
('71653','dubbed with a strong  Swiss accent ("ace, zwoo, droo"). When the other characters imitate  them, they also imitate the accent. In the original English version  Hochdeutsch (standard German) is spoken.'),
('71654',' Contrary to the story in movie, the Jamaican team was met with open  arms by the international Bobsledding teams. One of the other teams  even when so far as to lend the Jamaican team their back'),
('71655','up sled so  they could qualify.'),
('71656',' During the opening ceremonies scene, Blitzer is seen wearing a white  Smithbilt cowboy hat. The white Smithbilt is a trademark of the City  of Calgary, where the XV Winter Olympics were held in 1988.'),
('71657',' Ralph Bakshi (qv) originally wanted Drew Barrymore (qv) to play  the sultry Holli Would .'),
('71658',' The movie was originally sold as an animated/live action horror film  about a cartoonist that sleeps with a cartoon and fathers a child  that can travel between both worlds.'),
('71659',' The original script was scrapped and re'),
('71660','written without  Ralph Bakshi (qv)s knowledge.'),
('71661',' In Ralph Bakshi (qv)s original script, Holli Would was named  Debbie Dallas, after the porn film _Debbie Does Dallas (1978)_ (qv).'),
('71662',' As a publicity stunt, Paramount placed a huge cut'),
('71663','out of Holli Would  on the D of the HOLLYWOOD sign in Los Angeles. Although they didnt  have to pay any fees, the studio still had to make a donation of  $27,000 to the signs maintenance fund, another $27,000 to the  Rebuild L.A. fund (this was just after the L.A. riots), and the cost  of two park rangers to guard the sign 24 hours a day.'),
('71664',' Ralph Bakshi (qv) wanted Brad Pitt (qv) to play Jack Deebs.'),
('71665',' Traci Lords (qv) was in contention for the role of Holli Would but  lost out to the more widely recognized Kim Basinger (qv).'),
('71666',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1994.'),
('71667',' First'),
('71668','ever film credit for legendary documentary director  Frederick Wiseman (qv), who served as producer of this  non'),
('71669','documentary feature.'),
('71670',' Creator Erle Stanley Gardner introduces the Cool & Lam pilot episode  on the Perry Mason office set. He wrote a total of 29 Cool & Lam  novels under the name A. A. Fair. The pilot is based on his 1940  book "Turn on the Heat".'),
('71671',' The first, and to date, only feature'),
('71672','length live'),
('71673','action,  non'),
('71674','rotoscoped film directed by Ralph Bakshi (qv).'),
('71675',' Ralph Bakshi (qv) wrote the screenplay before he became famous  with the intention to produce it as his first feature film. It was  originally titled "When I Catch Her Ill Kill Her." The studio  Bakshi approached found the material to be "too hot." According to  Bakshi, "A story about women cheating on their husband was too far  out at that time for some reason." Years later, Bakshi handed in the  same script, with a few changes, and it was approved by the studio  that eventually produced the film.'),
('71676',' Bakalyan, Richard (qv) and Dickie Jones (qv) were arrested by  Kansas City police for vagrancy as they stood on the street between  takes. The police saw their long hair and leather jackets and wanted  to get them off the street before they "infected" the local youth.'),
('71677',' Lisa Marie (I) (qv) was offered the role of Kathy Winslow, but  declined.'),
('71678',' Johnny Van Owens jacket has the following phrases/words/symbols  embroidered on it: DANGER, DEEP, Down by law, FREEZE, HYPE, ICE,  Lust, ah yeah!, ROLLIN, sex me up, yep yep, ? (question mark), DOPE  and the letters "JK" surrounded by a star.'),
('71679',' In the VH1 _"Behind the Music" (1997)_ (qv) episode that featured  Vanilla Ice (qv), it was stated that Robert Van Winkle was paid a  cool $1,000,000 for his role as Johnny Van Owen.'),
('71680',' The movie was really filmed at Glenn Mills, the juvenile detention  facility featured. Some of the actors, such as Fouad Mourigh,  Farhane El Hamchaoui and Steve Hooi were real juvenile delinquents.  They were cast as part of a program to get juvenile delinquents back  on the right path through work, in this case acting. Several of them  also appeared in Theo van Goghs _06/05 (2004)_ (qv) and have since  pursued an acting career.'),
('71681',' William H. Macy (qv) said that when the film was shown in European  film festivals, afterward people mostly discussed the script and the  characters, but when the film was shown at American film festivals,  people mostly discussed how good Maria Bello (I) (qv) looked in  her nude scenes.'),
('71682',' Johnny Capella dedicates a song to Brianna. Joey Fatone (qv), who  plays Johnny Capella, has a daughter named Brianna.'),
('71683',' The casinos demolished in the closing credits are: the Aladdin, the  Sands, the Landmark, and the Dunes. The Dunes was bought and  demolished in a giant pyrotechnic display begun by Steve Wynn when  he fired a mock cannon from Treasure Island; in part he did it to  insult The Dunes former owners; the property became the Bellagio;  Wynn has since sold all of his Mirage Resorts properties to MGM  Grand and bought the Desert Inn, which he demolished to build Wynn  Las Vegas. The Sands was where the Rat Pack held The Summit, a  series of shows they did for fun while filming the original  _Oceans Eleven (1960)_ (qv), an epoch that helped to define the Las  Vegas that Shelly Kaplow mourns in The Cooler; The Venetian now  stands on the Sands lot. The Aladdin was rebuilt, but has performed  poorly due to its similarity to all the other megacasinos,  overbuilding in Vegas, and the slower economy. The Landmarks  demolition can be seen in _Mars Attacks! (1996)_ (qv); the property  was used to expand parking for the Las Vegas Convention Center.'),
('71684',' According to the directors commentary, William H. Macy (qv) was  given three suits to wear during the film. During scenes where his  character Bernie was hapless and unlucky, he wore a suit that was  two sizes too big for him. During scenes where his luck was starting  to turn around, he wore a suit that was one size too big for him.  After he falls in love and is extremely lucky, he wears a perfectly  tailored suit. Also, as Bernies luck improves, the lighting  surrounding him gets brighter, and his shirt and tie go from dark  and subdued to bright and colorful.'),
('71685',' The entire film was shot in Reno over three weeks, mainly inside a  Reno Hotel Casino, The Golden Phoenix, that was being remodeled. The  Golden Phoenix is on Sierra Street. The hotel was previously the  Flamingo Hilton Reno, and prior to that was Del Webbs Sahara Reno  Hotel.'),
('71686',' Bernies Room 104 is located at the Town House Motor Lodge, 303 West  Second Street, in Reno, Nevada. The film crew put another motel sign  ("Bettor Life" over the Town House sign for filming the movie. The  EZ Mini Market where Bernie shops is also at the Town House Motel.  The Room 104 interiors were shot at the studio. The pool is still  empty, even in the summers. The Town House is a quarter mile from  the Golden Phoenix, at Second Street and Arlington in Reno.'),
('71687',' The back alley scenes were filmed in Fulton alley, behind the  Nugget. The directors commentary talks about the alleys graffiti,  which is still there today, and was not added for the movie.'),
('71688',' The movie is based near Fremont street, which is now known as the  Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. Its the original Las Vegas  casino area before the strip was developed. Only the aerial exterior  shots were filmed in Las Vegas. The majority of the location shots  were all filmed in Reno, Nevada.'),
('71689',' SPOILER: According to the directors commentary, the scene where  Shelly breaks Larrys arm had to be re'),
('71690','shot. Director Wayne Kramer  said the scene was shot out of focus. After having reviewed the  footage, they had to re'),
('71691','shoot the scene, but actor Ron Livingston  was already back in Los Angeles. Livingston flew back to Reno,  Nevada just to re'),
('71692','shoot that one scene.'),
('71693',' SPOILER: When Buddy is discovered dead in his room, the movie  playing on his TV is _Lost Horizon (1937)_ (qv), a film about the  mythical land of Shangri'),
('71694','La, also the name of the casino.'),
('71695',' This film originally received an NC'),
('71696','17 rating and was re'),
('71697','cut to  achieve an R. The details of the rating dispute are documented in  the film "This Film is Not Yet Rated", which shows some of the  deleted footage.'),
('71698',' According to writer Eric Monte (I) (qv), ABC had planned to do a  TV version of this project. After a poorly received pilot, ABC  retooled it completely. _"Whats Happening!!" (1976)_ (qv) was the  result.'),
('71699',' While filming an action scene, Amitabh Bachchan (qv) was doing his  own stunts. He had to fall onto a table and then on the ground. But  when he jumped towards the table, the corner of the table hit his  abdomen. He had a splenic rupture and lost a large amount of blood.  He was flown out and needed urgent operation (splenectomy) and was  critically ill for a while. A rumor spread that he had died from the  accident. The nation (most of it anyway) mourned. Later there were  mile'),
('71700','long queues of well'),
('71701','wishing fans outside the hospital where he  was recuperating.'),
('71702',' SPOILER: Manmohan Desai (qv) originally proposed a sad ending for  the film. Amitabh was to die in the climax, but it was decided that  after Amitabhs real'),
('71703','life fight with death during the shoot, the  audience would not accept his death in the movie. So the climax was  changed and a happy ending was shot.'),
('71704',' During the fighting scene where Amitabh Bachchan was injured, the  moment is marked with a freeze frame, and a message is displayed in  English, Hindi, and Urdu '),
('71705',' "This is the shot in which AMITABH  BACHCHAN was seriously injured".'),
('71706',' Although the movie had been opposed by the Congress of Racial  Equality, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of  Colored People) had written a letter describing the film as a  difficult satire, but supported it. C.O.R.E.s protest led to the  films eventual disappearance.'),
('71707',' This is a parody of _Song of the South (1946)_ (qv) and a spoof of  blaxploitation flicks.'),
('71708',' DIRCAMEO(Ralph Bakshi (qv)): as the white cop who speaks through a  megaphone before being shot by Maddigan.'),
('71709',' In researching this film, director Ralph Bakshi (qv) went into  Harlem with a tape recorder and asked various people "Whats it like  being black in America?"'),
('71710',' The working title was "Harlem Nights." _Harlem Nights (1989)_ (qv)  was later used as the title of a film starring Richard Pryor (qv),  who was a fan of Ralph Bakshi (qv)s film. Both films feature the  crime racket in Harlem as a plot point.'),
('71711',' In 2005, Ralph Bakshi stated in interviews that he along with  hip'),
('71712','hop group Wu Tang Clan (qv) and producer  Albert S. Ruddy (qv) planned on producing a sequel.'),
('71713',' The film was subject to numerous protests by the Congress of Racial  Equality led by Al Sharpton (qv). After the group disrupted the  premiere screening, Ben Gage (qv) was hired to re'),
('71714','record some of  Barry White (II) (qv)s voice track, in order to remove "racist  references and vulgarity".'),
('71715',' When Martin Scorsese (qv) was filming _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv)  near Times Square, he captured footage of people running out of a  theater showing this film due to protesters setting off a smoke  bomb. He sent this footage to Bakshi who said "I didnt know whether  to laugh or cry".'),
('71716',' At one point in the movie Lloyd (James Woods (I) (qv)) rings a  doorbell to an apartment building. One of the names of the residents  is Gene Rudolf (I) (qv), which is the name of this films  production designer.'),
('71717',' Steve Frankens film debut.'),
('71718',' Stallone, Sylvester (qv) gained 40 pounds to add realism to his  portrayal of the police officer. He also was only paid SAG minimum  wages. By the time that reshoots were required, he had lost the  weight again.'),
('71719',' Stallone, Sylvester (qv) gained the necessary weight for the role  by eating a steady diet of giant pancakes served at a local pancake  house.'),
('71720',' Peter Berg (I) (qv) plays Officer Randone. In  _Very Bad Things (1998)_ (qv), directed by Berg, the same character  appears, played by Steve Fitchpatrick (qv).'),
('71721',' At the end of the film, when Freddy and Gary are bringing in Murray  Babitch to the NYC authorities, there is one shot of Moe Tilden  coming out of a building. In this one shot, his mustache is  noticeably longer. Director James Mangold (qv) wanted to get a  shot of Robert De Niro (qv)s character walking out of the  building. De Niro had already completed his scenes and was already  working on another film, _Jackie Brown (1997)_ (qv). De Niro agreed  to return and appear in the shot, but could not trim his longer  mustache as it was required for his character, Louis Gara, in Jackie  Brown.'),
('71722',' Many of the cast subsequently appeared in  _"Sopranos, The" (1999)_ (qv) which is also set in New Jersey.'),
('71723',' Father William Kalaidjian (qv), who presided at outdoor funeral  set, was an N.Y.P.D. chaplain for many years and now ministers to  veterans through the Bronx VA hospital.'),
('71724',' Deborah Harry (I) (qv) acted in the movie but was edited out in  the final cut. She explained on a live television special that  although she was cut, she still got paid.'),
('71725',' All the actors in the film worked for scale due to the films  budget.'),
('71726',' The long shots of Garrison, New Jersey featuring the water tower was  added in post'),
('71727','production and was one of the first CGI shots  according to director James Mangold (qv).'),
('71728',' In the scene in which Ray Liotta (qv) confronts  Robert Patrick (I) (qv) in the bar, the dart that Liotta shoves up  Patricks left nostril was made out of rubber.'),
('71729',' Robert Patrick (I) (qv) got the part after running into actor  Peter Berg (I) (qv) and the films producer and music supervisor,  Meryl Poster (qv), who were staying in the same hotel in New York.  He got the script and then read for director James Mangold (qv) a  few days later.'),
('71730',' Arthur J. Nascarella (qv) (Frank), was an NYPD officer in real  life.'),
('71731',' There is a disclaimer in the credits which explains that Garrison,  New Jersey could not be the residence of the policemen as depicted  because there is a NY statute which states that it is a requirement  that NYPD officers must reside within New York State.'),
('71732',' Joeys motorcycle is a 900cc Hinckley Triumph Thunderbird'),
('71733',' The sandwich scene in Robert De Niro (qv)s office was Stallones  first day shooting. The sandwiches, which were an afterthought for  the actors lunch, were improvised into the scene by De Niro.'),
('71734',' Fifth release in the Broadway Star "O. Henry Stories" series.'),
('71735',' Was produced out of the same film school in Wales that spawned the  UK clubland movie _Human Traffic (1999)_ (qv).'),
('71736',' Actor Darren Jamieson (qv) had a double for all of the driving  scenes in the film because he didnt know how to drive a car.'),
('71737',' Thanks to a very positive audience reaction and an award for  "Excellence in Art Direction", the film spawned a sequel: "Copain De  Paix", which is due for release in 2006.'),
('71738',' Shot in and around Los Angeles on a low budget, this was a labor of  love. The cast and crew put everything they had into making this a  successful film despite some very serious challenges. The camera  broke down twice causing us to lose two locations, but we made up  for it with much creative thinking and by combining some interesting  guerrilla tactics in with "proper" ways of production.'),
('71739',' Filmed in 1981, not released in the US until 1983.'),
('71740',' Jim Carrey (qv)s first movie.'),
('71741',' If this story line sounds familiar, its because this was a  B'),
('71742','version rewrite of the Bogart/Hepburn hit "African Queen", albeit  in a different setting.'),
('71743',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1997.'),
('71744',' The movie was shoot with a digital video camera. After filming, all  images had been manipulated in the computer, printed with a regular  laser printer (about 18,000 single pages) and then filmed with a  35mm film camera.'),
('71745',' SPOILER: Serial killer Peter Foley, although not yet identified to  the audience, appears in two early scenes in the film. Hes sitting  in Dr. Hudsons lecture audience and is also in the police station  after the "Boston Strangler" murder and says "Hi!" to Nicoletti.'),
('71746',' Weaver, Sigourney (qv) is almost a foot taller than  Hunter, Holly (qv), thus for many scenes Weaver would be sitting  down to make their heights appear more equal.'),
('71747',' SPOILER: As well as the real'),
('71748','life serial killers that Foley is  identified as copying, his dressing up as a dead cop is a homage to  a trick used by the fictitious serial killer Hannibal Lector in  _Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)_ (qv).'),
('71749',' SPOILER: In climactic bathroom reenactment scene,  Sigourney Weaver (qv) actually spat in William McNamara (qv)s  face without his prior knowledge from rehearsals. The reaction of  anger and shock in his face is quite real due to his surprise.'),
('71750',' The climactic bathroom scene took 8 days to film.'),
('71751',' To research her role, Sigourney Weaver (qv) consulted with leading  forensic psychiatrist Park Deitz (qv), who had interviewed serial  killer Jeffrey Dahmer (qv).'),
('71752',' Holly Hunter (qv) hung about with several homicide detectives in  downtown L.A. to help her get into her character.'),
('71753',' SPOILER: Sigourney Weaver (qv)s stuntwoman had her nose broken in  the fight scene with William McNamara (qv).'),
('71754',' In earlier versions of the script, the character of M.J. Monahan was  written as a man and a romance would develop between Monahan and  Helen Hudson.'),
('71755',' SPOILER: In one scene, serial killer Peter Foley uses the name  "Peter Kurten". This is also a copycat reference to the so'),
('71756','called  "Vampire of Dusseldorf", on whose activities Fritz Lang (qv)s  _M (1931)_ (qv) was based.'),
('71757',' The film was originally written with Anthony Hopkins (qv) in mind,  for the role of Ludwig van Beethoven (qv).'),
('71758',' In an interview with The Guardian on August 11, 2007,  Ed Harris (I) (qv) stated that his biggest disappointment has been  "The distribution of Copying Beethoven in the US." He also claimed  the most important lesson life has taught him is "Dont let MGM  distribute a film you care about."'),
('71759',' This film was the opening movie at the prestigious White Night of  Les Rendez'),
('71760','Vous du Cinéma québécois in 2006.'),
('71761',' The hand that knocks on the door in close'),
('71762','up is the directors hand  standing in for Pascal Michaud.'),
('71763',' Even though the action of the movie takes place at the same place,  it was shot in five different locations and in three different  cities.'),
('71764',' The play originally opened in New York on 8 November 1927 with  Helen Hayes (I) (qv) in the title role.'),
('71765',' Mary Pickford (qv)s first Talkie.'),
('71766',' The British Board of Film Censors banned this film in the UK in  1927, saying, "This film is so obscure as to have no apparent  meaning. If there is a meaning, it is doubtless objectionable."'),
('71767',' At the films premier, writer Antonin Artaud, who was obviously not  pleased by what director Germain Dulac did to his screenplay,  shouted at the screen insulting her as a cow.'),
('71768',' Based on Terry Johnstons play "Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick",  performed in the Royal National Theatre in London, UK. Many members  of the original cast '),
('71769',' including the three leads Samantha Spiro,  Geoffrey Hutchings and Adam Godley '),
('71770',' reprised their original stage  roles for this adaptation.'),
('71771',' Five new species of fish were discovered during filming.'),
('71772',' Part of the "Australian Theatre Festival" series of telemovies'),
('71773',' Neil Gaiman (qv) told the audience at a reading in Hamburg  (Germany) on March 21st 2007 that the music will be by  They Might Be Giants (qv).'),
('71774',' This was Argentinas first sound film.'),
('71775',' The screenplay is based on a true story which took place in Tulle  (Corrèze, France) in the 1920s.'),
('71776',' Because he worked for Continental Films,  Henri'),
('71777','Georges Clouzot (qv) was barred from working in the film  industry for two years.'),
('71778',' Apart from Henri'),
('71779','Georges Clouzot (qv), several other cast and crew  members were also barred from work once France was liberated from  the Germans because they had worked for Continental Films: The  actress Micheline Francey (qv) was suspended for a year;  Noël Roquevert (qv) for 3 months; production designer André  Andrejew for a total of 9 months.'),
('71780',' The 62mm film stock was first specially designed to record the  fight.'),
('71781',' In the early 1980s, world class sports athlete and fight film  collector, Jim Jacobs acquired surviving original nitrate print  elements of this 63mm film. He took these elements to ASC  cinematographer and film restoration specialist, Karl Malkames who  designed and built a printer to copy the film to standard 35mm and  16mm formats. Its because of Jacobs and Malkames that these  fragments of the film are viewable today.'),
('71782',' Possibly the first widescreen film ever made.'),
('71783',' 19th century historical figure Wyatt Earp (III) (qv) was a referee  at this event. William Barclay ‘Bat’ Masterson (qv) also attended  and is oft identified in existing footage as the man wearing a  bowler hat sitting ringside at the center of the frame who appears  to be manning the bell.'),
('71784',' Completed as part of the 2006 48 Hour Film Project Fall Shootout,  sponsored by Samuel Adams.'),
('71785',' The film was shot in 48 hours during the "48 hour film Project '),
('71786','  Paris".'),
('71787',' After the crash of the space shuttle Columbia, trailers for the film  were recalled to remove a brief scene of a space shuttle making an  emergency landing, but the producers stated that the sequence  wouldnt be removed from the actual film.'),
('71788',' Rats demands changed three times during the progression from  trailers to final film. In the original trailer, he demands "I want  Star Trek tapes and Hot Pockets." In the recent trailer, he  demands "I want Sponge Bob tapes and Hot Pockets." In the final  film, he settles for "I want Xena tapes and Hot Pockets."'),
('71789',' "Unobtainium" (sometimes spelled "Unobtanium") is a term used by  science fiction fans (and some authors) for a substance with magical  properties necessary for the plot to work.'),
('71790',' On 16 March 2002, some scenes were filmed on board the USS Abraham  Lincoln (CVN'),
('71791','72) while it was in Everett, Washington.'),
('71792',' One of the scientific experts consulted for the making of the movie  was Dr. David Stevenson of Caltech. After talking to the producers,  he thought of a scientifically possible way to send an unmanned  probe to the core. His idea was published in the prestigious science  journal Nature on 15 May 2003.'),
('71793',' At almost exactly 9 minutes into the film, near the end of the  "birds" scene, a trout is seen smashing into a window instead of a  pigeon. This was a joke left in by the team that did the CG pigeons.'),
('71794',' At the beginning of the movie when the birds are shattering windows  on Trafalgar Square in London, scared tourists are waiting in front  of the "Theatre du Maurier"... which is in Toronto. This is a  reference to Daphne du Maurier who wrote the story "The Birds".'),
('71795',' At the University of British Columbia, Canada, an Earth and Ocean  Science course (EOSC 310) uses this film as a learning tool by  showing the film to students and then analyzing the bad science  behind it. Ironically, at least one of UBCs professors was  consulted during the shoots that were done in Vancouver.'),
('71796',' When Beck is piloting Virgil around the diamonds, the control stick  shes using is a Logitech Attack 3 joystick.'),
('71797',' DESTINI stands for Deep Earth Seismic Trigger INItiative.'),
('71798',' The film was shot over the course of several years, mostly during  weekends at Jean Cocteau (qv)s country house at Milly'),
('71799','la'),
('71800','foret  outside Paris. The filming was done by Henri Filipacchi (qv) with  his amateur 16'),
('71801','millimeter camera. There is no negative since the  film used was Kodak 16 millimeter "inversible" (translated from  French). The principal actors where Jean Marais, Josette Day and  Jean Cocteau himself but certain friends who where invited to his  country house on those weekends are visible at the beginning of the  film. They include Paul Morhien, Jean Genet, George Mathis, the  owner of the restaurant "Le Catalan" whose name is forgotten as well  as Henri Filipacchi himself among others. Le film was silent and  there was no crew other then Henri Filipacchi the cameraman. Henri  Filipacchi showed the movie several times in his apartment on rue d  Assas in Paris to guests on Sundays: they included, Roberto  Rosselini, Hughes Panassie, Simone Signoret and Micheline Presles.  Henri Filipacchi kept the original and only copy of this film and at  his death in 1961 passed it on to his son Daniel who is its current  owner. Since then, the film has never been shown since Jean Cocteau  and Henri Filipacchi had cleared instructed that this movie never be  shown to anyone other then close friends. Jean Cocteau and Henri  Filipacchi said: "It is our Chef d Oeuvre Inconnu" (Unknown  Masterpiece).'),
('71802',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Too Many Caseys (1912)_ (qv).'),
('71803',' The play and the film tell the true story of playwright Emlyn  Williams and his schoolmistress Miss Cooke.'),
('71804',' Richard Waring, who created the role of Morgan on stage in America  was signed by Warner Bros. but he was drafted before shooting began  and had to be replaced by John Dall. Veteran actor Gareth Hughes was  then living in a monastery. An agreement was found with his  religious superior so that he could serve as the Welsh dialect  coach.'),
('71805',' The scene in which Katharine Hepburn (qv)s character is riding up  a hill on a bicycle was intended to be shot with a stunt double, but  Hepburn insisted on doing it herself. After falling off the bicycle  several times, however, she overheard a crewmember say, "God, she  got old." She approached the man and said, "Youre right. I have."  Hepburn then signaled for the stunt double to take over, and went  back to her hotel.'),
('71806',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Night in New Jersey, A (1915)_ (qv).'),
('71807',' This race took place on 30 May 1901; Columbia won.'),
('71808',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1994.'),
('71809',' One of the first films that Griffith used the technique of parallel  editing on (a technique he pioneered). It was used to create the  effects in the wheat suffocating scene.'),
('71810',' The vintage car driven by Bourvil is a 64 DeVille Cadillac'),
('71811',' Next to _Grande vadrouille, La (1966)_ (qv) this was  Louis de Funès (qv) biggest success in France.'),
('71812',' For some reason, the identity of the black duckling in this short  has prompted much debate among cartoon fans as to whether or not it  is in fact Daffy Duck. Supporters of the idea claim it is Daffy due  to the characters similar color design (such as the white collar  around the neck), while naysayers say that if it was supposed to be  Daffy then it would have been made a little more clearer in design  or by having him speak. It should be noted that the books about  Warner Bros. animation history has never addressed this, nor has it  ever been confirmed either way. However, in the Looney Tunes Golden  Collection DVD commentary Michael Barrier clearly states that it is  Daffy after all.'),
('71813',' The only cartoon in which Porky Pig hunts Bugs Bunny (not counting  _Porkys Hare Hunt (1938)_ (qv), the first cartoon to feature the  rabbit character eventually known as Bugs).'),
('71814',' Massimo Girotti plays two different roles in the film: Licinio and  Arminio; his voice is dubbed over for both parts. As Licinio is  dubbed by Augusto Marcacci (qv) and by Gualtiero De Angelis (qv)  when appearing on screen as Arminio.'),
('71815',' Méliès signed a contract with the Warwick Trading Company to produce  a reenactment of the coronation ceremony for Edward VII and was  required to have it ready by 26 June, the scheduled date of the  coronation. Méliès and Urban, his English partner, visited  Westminster Abbey in order to ensure accurate measurements. The sets  were then built at Méliès studios at Montreuil in France. Urban,  the financing partner, insisted that his own camera be used during  filming. The filming was completed on time, but the coronation was  postponed until 9 August. The film was delayed as well, premiering  as the headliner act at the Alhambra music hall in London, then  beginning a long tour of the rest of the UK and the world.'),
('71816',' As a means of focusing on the solemnity of the occasion, the cast  was chosen for their similarity to the actual figures they portrayed  and not their degree of fame or talent. The man who enacted the part  of the new King was, in real life, a washroom attendant.'),
('71817',' The antique train used in the movie is from the Ferrovia Centro  Atlântico company.'),
('71818',' This movie is dedicated to the memory of Francisco Milani (qv) who  plays "Doutor Serapião".'),
('71819',' The film was highly censored in English language countries. Because  of this, parts of the English dub do not exist for the film. On  uncut DVDs, these scenes are played with their original Italian  language track and English subtitles.'),
('71820',' During production, none of the cast was told who the killer was. And  because of the high amount of red herrings in the film, many of the  actresses were convinced it was someone else doing all the murders.'),
('71821',' SPOILER: An alternate ending was shot with the killer surviving in  the end.'),
('71822',' Aishwarya Rai (qv) was considered for the lead role but the role  eventually went to Bipasha Basu (qv).'),
('71823',' Sold out its film festival screenings in its native Canadian cities  of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.'),
('71824',' It took three and a half years to raise the money to make the film,  three years to shoot it and a year and a half to do the  post'),
('71825','production.'),
('71826',' The films 70 interviews were conducted in front of a blue screen.  Only 40 of them made it into the movie.'),
('71827',' Bento Box, a graphics company, produced animations to take place  behind the interviewees but they ended up distracting audience  attention and so were dropped.'),
('71828',' The current running time is distilled down from 450 hours of footage  and 100 hours of interviews. The first cut ran to 33 hours.'),
('71829',' Sam Gibara, the Chairman of Goodyear, would only agree to be  interviewed in the Waldorf Astoria. As the film'),
('71830','makers were very  keen to have him on film, they rented a room at the Waldorf.  Unfortunately the Waldorf only rents its rooms for the night, so 3  crew members took the opportunity to overnight in one of the worlds  most famous hotels.'),
('71831',' A lot of the footage is downloaded off the Internet from  www.archive.org, a website dedicated to free film footage within the  public domain.'),
('71832',' Mikela J. Mikael was called in to lay down a temp track for the  narration. Despite repeated efforts, the film'),
('71833','makers were unable to  come up with anyone better for the real narrative track, so they  stuck with Mikaels.'),
('71834',' One of the "subplots" that didnt make the final cut was about a  childrens festival where the Canadian singer/ childrens  entertainer Raffi was due to give a concert. Upon entering the  festival, parents were greeted by a mocked'),
('71835','up KIA car showroom that  would inevitably get the children excited as they were allowed to  play in the cars, whilst being given KIA merchandise. The presence  of this corporate employment of children pester power to be directed  at their parents so disgusted Raffi that he pulled out of the  concert. One of the reasons this segment was not included was that  the film'),
('71836','makers were denied the opportunity to film the KIA  showroom, and the handheld footage that they shot secretly wasnt  good enough to be used in the final film.'),
('71837',' The puppets were made from stainless steel armatures covered with  silicone skin.'),
('71838',' The first stop'),
('71839','motion feature to be edited using Apples Final Cut  Pro.'),
('71840',' This is the first feature to be made with commercial digital still  photography cameras (31 Canon EOS'),
('71841','1Ds MARK II SLR cameras with Nikon  Lenses) instead of film cameras.'),
('71842',' The film is dedicated to the memory of Joe Ranft (qv).'),
('71843',' When Victor plays the piano, he leans back and the nameplate says  "Harryhausen", a reference to stop'),
('71844','motion animator  Ray Harryhausen (qv).'),
('71845',' The puppets used neither of the industry standards of replaceable  heads (like those used on  _Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)_ (qv)) or replaceable mouths  (like those used by Aardman Studios in  _Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were'),
('71846','Rabbit (2005)_ (qv)) but  instead used precision crafted clockwork heads, adjusted by hidden  keys. This allowed for unprecedented subtlety, but was apparently  even more painstaking than the already notoriously arduous  animation. One animator even reported having recurring nightmares of  adjusting his own facial expression in this fashion.'),
('71847',' The maggots voice, mannerisms and facial appearance are an  impersonation of Peter Lorre (I) (qv).'),
('71848',' The puppets were two feet tall and some of the stages were so large  that animators could actually fit through the set doors with minimal  crouching.'),
('71849',' This is the first major release of the newly'),
('71850','formed Laika Studios in  Portland, Oregon (formerly Vinton Studios) now owned by  Phil Knight (I) (qv).'),
('71851',' At one point, Lord Finnis Everglot mistakenly calls Victor  "Vincent", a reference to Tim Burton (I) (qv)s first stop'),
('71852','motion  animated short.'),
('71853',' Albert Finney (qv) was the leading choice to play Grandpa Joe in  _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)_ (qv) but when  Tim Burton (I) (qv) was attached he nixed the idea because the  only big name he wanted in the movie was Johnny Depp (qv). So Tim  cast Albert in this movie to apologize. Tim Burton reportedly  offered a role to Sam Neill (qv), who turned it down.'),
('71854',' Had a 55'),
('71855','week shoot, during which 109,440 individually animated  frames had to be set up and filmed.'),
('71856',' The skeletons in the underworld perform several of the routines from  _Skeleton Dance, The (1929)_ (qv).'),
('71857',' Small moving elements, such as candle flames, were photographed in  MiniDV.'),
('71858',' Multiple, identical puppets had to be created so that more scenes  could be accomplished in a shorter period of time. In all, fourteen  puppets of the Bride and Victor were created, and thirteen were  created of Victoria.'),
('71859',' There is a character named "Elder Gutknecht." Translated from German  to English, his name means "Elder Good Servant."'),
('71860',' Mr. Bonejangles and his skeleton band are partly inspired by the  cartoon "Skeleton Dance" but also heavily influenced by  Cab Calloway (qv) and his band as they appeared in rotoscoped form  in several Betty Boop cartoons. The piano player wears shades like  Ray Charles (I) (qv), and his movements are based on Charless  mannerisms.'),
('71861',' In the scene in the woods where the Corpse Brides arm breaks off,  it crawls across the floor towards Victor. This is a nod towards the  similar scene in  _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)_ (qv),  in which Johnny Depp (qv) starred.'),
('71862',' The phrase "a murder most foul" is taken from Shakespeares play  "Hamlet," in which it is spoken (rather fittingly, considering  "Corpse Bride"s cast of dead characters) by the ghost of Hamlets  dead father.'),
('71863',' Produced in 1973 by Lawrence Zazalenchuk, who owned "The 69  Drive'),
('71864','In" on route 69 outside of Sudbury, Ontario. He had saved  $36,000 from working at a nickel mine and decided to write and  produce a horror film to screen at his own drive'),
('71865','in. Director Donald  Passmore was hired, then fired four days and replaced by Klaus  Vetter. Once finished, Zazalenchuk found he could not afford the lab  costs to have film developed, but finally saved enough in drive'),
('71866','in  proceeds. The film premiered at "The 69 Drive'),
('71867','In" in 1974 and went  on to a long local run before it was bought and shelved by a New  York distributor in the market for a tax write'),
('71868','off.'),
('71869',' Released in the U.S. as the main attraction in a triple'),
('71870','feature  package with _Mostro di Venezia, Il (1965)_ (qv) (US title: The  Embalmer) and _Undertaker and His Pals, The (1967)_ (qv)'),
('71871',' Originally, Director Wilbur Scott (qv) was to star as the funeral  home director. However, upon seeing Timothy C. Arthur (qv)s new  look, he decided to give him the role instead.'),
('71872',' All of the Interior mortuary scenes were filmed inside a real  mortuary. A few of the caskets you see in the film have actual  corpses inside them.'),
('71873',' The hotel scene between the hooker zombie and Jeff Fayhey takes  place in two different locations. The production was shut down for  having expired permits so the scene was shot a few days later with  The hooker zombie and an actor to double for Jeff Fayhey.'),
('71874',' Lead actress Tiffany Shepis suffered severe physical injury the  night before shooting.'),
('71875',' The film took two years to make.'),
('71876',' Feature film debut of Christopher Lee (I) (qv).'),
('71877',' Although the film was not released until 1962, it was actually shot  in 1958.'),
('71878',' Two Scenes in the Theatrical trailer do not appear in the film'),
('71879',' Don Ameche (qv)s final film. He completed his scenes just before  his death.'),
('71880',' The ship in the film is the Great Lakes grain carrier "S.S. Canadian  Mariner." Not really suited for crossing the ocean.'),
('71881',' Kim Chan (I) (qv) plays a crime'),
('71882','lord named Benny Wong nicknamed  Uncle Benny. Chan also played a crime'),
('71883','lord nicknamed Uncle Benny in  _Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)_ (qv).'),
('71884',' In the original script when Nick Chen walks in on Henry Vu being fed  grapes in the bath, she was supposed to be giving him oral sex.  Yun'),
('71885','Fat Chow (qv) said that Chen would not continue a relationship  with May after witnessing this act, and the grape'),
('71886','feeding was  suggested.'),
('71887',' The car chase sequence was trimmed down by censors and is available  as a feature on the New Line DVD.'),
('71888',' SPOILER: In the bathroom scene, where Yun'),
('71889','Fat Chow (qv) reacts to  finding out that Mark Wahlberg (I) (qv) is working undercover, the  script called for him to break mirrors and knock a hand'),
('71890','dryer off  the wall. Ths was decided to be an American response with physical  violence, and the breathing technique was used.'),
('71891',' The close'),
('71892','ups of Yun'),
('71893','Fat Chow (qv) shooting a criminal at point  blank range with a small revolver (as in the opening, and massage  parlor raids) were directly inspired by the famous photograph of a  Vietnamese soldier committing an execution.'),
('71894',' Roland West (qv)s last film. He took a few years off from the  industry and planned to return in the late 1930s, but in 1935 his  girlfriend, actress Thelma Todd (qv), was murdered in a restaurant  that she and West ran in Santa Monica. He vowed never to return to  Hollywood and for the remainder of his life (he died in 1952), he  never did.'),
('71895',' This show was hailed by one of the best shows of Fall 2002, but ABC  thought it was "too smart" for viewers and did not pick it up for  the 2002 Season.'),
('71896',' Using double exposure, George Lessey played both Corsican brothers  on screen at the same time.'),
('71897',' Second episode in the Social Pirates 2'),
('71898','reel series'),
('71899',' Based on an audio sketch by the famous Canadian humorist François  Pérusse.'),
('71900',' This film was believed lost until Torino Cinema Museum restored it.'),
('71901',' Was released combined with the medium'),
('71902','length feature film  _Medico per forza (1931)_ (qv).'),
('71903',' Was released combined with the medium'),
('71904','length feature film "Medico  per forza".'),
('71905',' Filmed on the cinematographe, an invention of Louis Lumiere, which  focused on projecting images. It also tripled as a camera, printer  and projection device.'),
('71906',' Originally entitled "Stingray" until another movie with the same  title was released first, probably to cash in on the advanced hype  of Mark Hamill (I) (qv)s first post'),
('71907','_Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) movie  role. Both flopped.'),
('71908',' The Corvette was a 1973 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray converted to  right hand drive so that Mark Hamill (I) (qv) could hang out of  the curbside window looking at the ladies.'),
('71909',' Mark Hamill (I) (qv) was badly injured in an automobile wreck in  Malibu, California immediately prior to production. He bares the  scars through  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('71910',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('71911',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv)'),
('71912',' 70mm blow'),
('71913','up version released in Spain.'),
('71914',' Mindful of the American aversion to dubbed foreign films, the  production team decided that the shooting would be exclusively made  in English language despite the accent of the actors. Consequently  the English looping coincided so well with the lip movements of the  actors that no one in the U.S. noticed the film was dubbed.'),
('71915',' Bonet, Lisa (qv) was the only prominent cast member from "The  Cosby Show" who did not make an appearance.'),
('71916',' Censorship visa #16164 dated 9 March 1954.'),
('71917',' The cast originally included actor Bruno Lawrence (qv), but during  shooting he was taken to the hospital suffering from chest pains and  was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. He died a few months  later.'),
('71918',' This was the final film work for editor Richard C. Currier, ending a  career that included over 300 shorts and features going back to the  silent era. His associate on this film, veteran editor Helene  Turner, also retired after completing this film.'),
('71919',' This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("The  Metamorph" and "Space Warp") of the TV series  _"Space: 1999" (1975)_ (qv).'),
('71920',' The title is taken from a song by funk legend  George Clinton (qv)s band, Funkadelic.'),
('71921',' DIRCAMEO(Teale Failla (qv)): sneezy girl on train'),
('71922',' The movie was filmed entirely in the New York subway system using  the then'),
('71923','new L train cars. It had to be a covert operation since the  crew was shooting with no permits in a post'),
('71924','911 subway system. The  director was almost arrested in the Bedford Ave. stop for possible  terrorist activity.'),
('71925',' Prize for best leading actor to Francesco Cabras at 1997 Roma  Sacherfestival by Nanni Moretti'),
('71926',' The film led to a free'),
('71927','speech controversy in February 2006, when  five members of the Costa Rican CAFTA delegation menaced channel 15,  part of the University of Costa Rica, with severe legal actions if  the channel re'),
('71928','aired the documentary. The University has since aired  regularly the film without legal consequences.'),
('71929',' DIRCAMEO(Alberto Lattuada (qv)): the homeless man begging for a  cigarette while Giulio is trying to make a phone call.'),
('71930',' Despite winning the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, Gianni  Amelio still had to wait over three years before he saw his film  released in the US.'),
('71931',' The title refers to the back page of a popular 1950s Italian  magazine which had a section devoted to old jokes that were no  longer funny but still evoked a sense of nostalgia. One such joke is  repeated throughout the film: "How do you get four elephants in a  Fiat?" The answer: "Two in front and two in back".'),
('71932',' This short film is located on the Criterion Collection DVD for  _Posto, Il (1961)_ (qv).'),
('71933',' Fishburne, Laurence (qv)s character, Bumpy Rhodes, was based on  real'),
('71934','life Harlem gangster Bumpy Johnson. Fishburne played Bumpy  Johnson thirteen years later in Hoodlum.'),
('71935',' At one point, relations were so strained between director  Francis Ford Coppola (qv) and producer Robert Evans (I) (qv)  that Coppola had Evans banned from the set.'),
('71936',' Pulitzer'),
('71937','Prize winning novelist William Kennedy (II) (qv) was  brought in to do a quick draft on the script to polish it. He ended  up doing over 20 drafts.'),
('71938',' The relationship in the film between the characters played by  Gregory Hines (qv) and Maurice Hines (qv) was partly based on  their real lives.'),
('71939',' The Nicolas Cage (qv) character "Mad Dog" Dwyer was based on an  actual Irish gangster named "Mad Dog" Coll. (Cage is also the nephew  of director Francis Ford Coppola (qv).)'),
('71940',' Although the film features several fictional murders, it is  associated with one real'),
('71941','life murder. When Robert Evans (I) (qv)  was raising money for the film, he became associated with a promoter  named Roy Radin. Radin was reportedly murdered on May 13, 1983 but  his body was not found for several weeks. Evans was not accused of  murder but was implicated in the investigation because he was  dealing with Radin and Karen Jacobs'),
('71942','Greenberger who introduced Radin  to Evans. She was convicted of ordering the murder of Radin and is  now serving a life sentence for this crime.'),
('71943',' In this film, Ed ORoss (qv) plays one of Dutch Schultzs  bodyguards. In _Hoodlum (1997)_ (qv), his character kills Schultz.'),
('71944',' Sylvester Stallone (qv) was originally offered a part.'),
('71945',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the drama  _True to Their Trust (1912)_ (qv).'),
('71946',' John Williams Burns Junior has the same prison number (74'),
('71947','74'),
('71948','505'),
('71949','B)  as Jake Blues in _Blues Brothers, The (1980)_ (qv).'),
('71950',' CAMEO(Chevy Chase (qv)): in television commercial while Aykroyd is  in limo with Dixon.'),
('71951',' Harold Gould (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('71952',' Actress Valérie Lemercier played the role of Frénégonde de  Pouille/Béatrice de Montmirail in the original "Les visiteurs"  (another actress was cast in this role for the sequel). She has a  small uncredited cameo as the mother of a boy who is watching  television instead of doing his homework. When Godefroy and  Jacquouille, disguised as two "flics" walk past her house, she  convinces them that they must come scold her son and scare him so  that he will return to his homework. It is a brief scene, about  midway through the film.'),
('71953',' The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 6  November 1931 and closed in July 1932 after 232 performances. Many  of the cast originated their movie roles in the play:  John Hammond Dailey (qv), Malka Kornstein (qv),  Marvin Kline (qv), T.H. Manning (qv), John Qualen (qv),  Angela Jacobs (qv), Elmer Brown (qv) and  Conway Washburne (qv). Also in the opening night cast was  Paul Muni (I) (qv) (who turned down his role of George Simon for  the movie) and Ned Glass (qv). Vincent Sherman (qv) was in a  Chicago production of the play.'),
('71954',' Although Victor Adams (I) (qv) was cast in the role of David Adams  and that character is mentioned in the movie, his scenes were cut  from the film before release.'),
('71955',' Although this film is frank about some matters, the Production Code  of the Hays Office'),
('71956','i.e., censorship'),
('71957','was still in effect. In one  16mm print there is a curious moment of dead air at the end of  Lillian Larues parting speech to George Simon. She says  (approximately), "Well, for Gods sake, what do they expect for  fifteen thousand dollars?" John Barrymore (I) (qv) keeps looking  at Larue (Thelma Todd (qv) as if she is still speaking, and she  must be, but there is no sound. Her last words in the text of the  play are, "A virgin?"'),
('71958',' Film debut of Donald MacBride (qv).'),
('71959',' The characters of Quincy P. Morris and Arthur Holmwood from the  novel have been combined here into one character: Quincy P.  Holmwood.'),
('71960',' While Joanne Woodward had appeared in numerous television  productions prior to this, this movie marked her debut in film.'),
('71961',' The movie was originally conceived as a low'),
('71962','budget soft'),
('71963','core porno  movie. At this stage the title was "The Loves of Count Iorga,  Vampire!" but at some stage the decision was taken to film it as a  straight horror film. The title was changed accordingly to the less  erotic "Count Yorga, Vampire!" which explains the poor animation of  the phrase "Count Yorga" in the title (as it now appears on'),
('71964','screen).'),
('71965',' The working script was titled "Count Yorga, Vampire" and nothing  even remotely close to soft'),
('71966','core was in the script or shot.'),
('71967',' SPOILER: The scene involving Villefort trying to kill himself and  Monte Cristo asking him: "Did you think Id make it that easy for  you?" was shot in two versions. Director Kevin Reynolds (I) (qv)  thought the other version, where the gun was actually loaded, worked  better and put it into the original cut. However, some test  audiences, without the knowledge of the existing footage, indicated  it would be better if the gun was not loaded, so the scene in the  final cut was inserted.'),
('71968',' SPOILER: During one of the fencing scenes between  James Caviezel (qv) and Guy Pearce (I) (qv), a move was  performed incorrectly and Pearce was actually stabbed through the  skin on his side. They took him to a hospital, and after he was  patched up, he was bragging about the wound proudly, while Caviezel  apologized profusely the whole time.'),
('71969',' Guy Pearce (I) (qv) was originally offered the lead role of Edmond  Dantes.'),
('71970',' A Jewel Production. Universal, lacking its own theater network,  devised a 3'),
('71971','tiered branding system to sell its product to  independent theater owners: Red Feather (low budget programmers),  Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures designed  to command higher roadshow ticket prices). This branding system  (with some modifications) was used by the studio through late 1929.'),
('71972',' SPOILER: During the scene in the alley where The Alley Kid, played  by Ademi Adeniji, is shot down, a special blood effects rig was  attached to Ademi Adenijis back underneath his sweatshirt to  produce the gunshot exit wounds. Because of the time'),
('71973','consuming  process of re'),
('71974','rigging the blood effects rig on Ademis back, the  shots of Ademi being wounded took 3 hours to shoot with only five or  six takes being completed.'),
('71975',' Greg Trudell who plays the veteran cop was really an undercover  narcotics policeman for 12 years with the Quad'),
('71976','Cities Metropolitan  Enforcement Group (QCMEG), an elite undercover unit within the  Illinois State Police, and the Bettendorf Police Department. He  personally trained Matt Brewbaker in weapon safety, tactical  maneuvers, and undercover police work.'),
('71977',' Ashley Guffey who plays the female cop or Sox Cap, is a police  officer for the Bettendorf Police Department in Iowa and is Josh  Guffeys sister.'),
('71978',' Matt Brewbakers closing piece of voiceover is inspired by the  writings of Marcus Arelius in his famous collection Meditations.'),
('71979',' Executive Producer Conrad, William (I) (qv) supplied the TV  announcers voice.'),
('71980',' This film centers on a flight to the Moon in a Gemini spacecraft  modified for a lunar landing. In fact, there were several proposals  in the mid'),
('71981','1960s to use modified Gemini craft for lunar orbital and  even lunar landings, in lieu of or complementing the Apollo flights.  They were rejected for various technical, budgetary, and political  reasons.'),
('71982',' The film is part of the bonus material on the January 2003 German  DVD release of "Die Verurteilten"  (_Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)_ (qv)).'),
('71983',' On the level "Downed Pilot" in the deleted scenes campaign if you  look on the computers they are playing this game.'),
('71984',' Official Selection, 48th Annual Rochester International Film  Festival, 2006'),
('71985',' Official Selection, 2007 Sapporo Short Fest, Japan'),
('71986',' Official Selection, 2007 Moondance International Film Festival,  Hollywood'),
('71987',' Official Selection, 2007 Stony Brook Film Festival'),
('71988',' Official Selection, 2007 Wine Country Film Festival'),
('71989',' Official Selection, 2007 Real to Reel Film and Video Festival'),
('71990',' Official Selection, 2007 Long Island Film Festival'),
('71991',' Official Selection, First Place Winner, 2007 Johnstown Film Festival'),
('71992',' Official Selection, 2007 deadCENTER Film Festival'),
('71993',' Official Selection, Best of Fest, 2007 Austin Womans Film, Music, &  Literary Festival'),
('71994',' Official Selection, 2007 Sacramento International Film Festival'),
('71995',' Official Selection, 2007 Sedona International Film Festival'),
('71996',' Official Selection, 1st Prize, 2006 Indie Producer Short Film  Contest'),
('71997',' Official Selection, Student Award, 2006 Redemptive Film Festival'),
('71998',' Official Selection CA Independent Film Festival'),
('71999',' Jury Award at Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival'),
('72000',' Semi'),
('72001','Finalist Angelus Student Film Competition'),
('72002',' Official Selection, 8th Annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival,  2006'),
('72003',' Official Selection, 7th Annual Big Bear Lake International Film  Festival, 2006 '),
('72004',' Jury Award'),
('72005',' Official Selection, 7th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival'),
('72006',' Opening song "Loretta" was written and performed by Laurens  brother, Jonathan Wagner.'),
('72007',' Recipient of first ever awarded "Redemptive Storyteller Award".'),
('72008',' This picture was the opening'),
('72009','night feature at the new Vogue Theatre  in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 15th, 1923.'),
('72010',' This documentary is featured on the Special Edition DVD for  _To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)_ (qv), released in December 2003.'),
('72011',' Filmed as part of the Philadelphia segment of the 48hr Film  project(2002).'),
('72012',' No. 11 of 15 in "The Perils of Our Girl Reporters" series.'),
('72013',' Wendy Hiller (qv)s final film.'),
('72014',' Re'),
('72015','release of an earlier film, original title unknown.'),
('72016',' Pitt, Ingrid (qv)s voice was dubbed. Supposedly, she was so  furious at director Sasdy, Peter (qv) that she vowed never to  speak to him again.'),
('72017',' Countess Dracula was based on Hungarian Countess Erzsebet (our  modern day "Elizabeth") Bathory who lived from 1560 to 1614.  Countess Bathory was allegedly responsible for the deaths of  approximately 600 virgin girls, all of which involved torture and  gruesome methods of killing. Her atrocities are mostly speculation.  She is credited for influencing our modern day concept of Dracula as  an entity depending on human blood for youth and vitality.'),
('72018',' The picture that appears behind the opening credits is an 1896  painting by Hungarian artist Istvan Csok. It shows the real Countess  Bathory enjoying the torture of some young women by her servants. In  an inner courtyard of one of her castles, the naked girls are being  drenched with water and allowed to freeze to death in the snow.'),
('72019',' Ingrid Pitt (qv) replaced Diana Rigg (qv) who turned the role  down.'),
('72020',' Although cuts were requested by the BBFC (and the film remains  listed as cut on their website) the edits were never made following  an appeal by Hammer to chief censor Stephen Murphy.'),
('72021',' During the filming of "Countess" in 1966 at Pinewood Studios, the 77  year old Chaplin was walking around outside discussing ideas when  his foot got caught in a grate and he broke his ankle. It was the  first serious injury that he ever sustained.'),
('72022',' It was the first film by Chaplin to be not only in widescreen (which  he disliked '),
('72023',' see _King in New York, A (1957)_ (qv)) but in colour  as well.'),
('72024',' Last film directed by Charles Chaplin (qv).'),
('72025',' At the premiere in 1967 in London, the film being shown before had  been using a special spherical lens. The projectionist had forgotten  to take it off for the 35mm "Countess". The result was a distorted  spherical image. The critics instantly blamed it on Chaplins tired  directing techniques. This was obviously not the case, but the film  still did badly at the box office and Chaplin himself went into deep  depression.'),
('72026',' Charles Chaplin (qv)s final acting appearance is in a cameo as an  old steward. Since nearly all of the characters he portrayed in  films prior to the 1940s were not identified by name, it is  appropriate that his final character also be nameless.'),
('72027',' The only feature film by Charles Chaplin (qv) to be funded by a  major studio, Universal. Also, Chaplin had the largest budget of all  his films on this film, $2 Million.'),
('72028',' The role of Ogden Mears was offered to Rex Harrison (qv) who  turned it down. Brando assumed the role and spent much of the film  disagreeing with Chaplin.'),
('72029',' Although some literary sources claim the film was shot in the  anamorphic CinemaScope process with the aspect ratio of 2,35:1, the  lack of a CinemaScope logo or credit in titles and promotional  material such as posters and the total lack of anamorphic  compression artifacts in the print indicate that the film was shot  in spherical 1,85:1 hard matte format. Widescreen DVDs of the film  have also been presented in 1,85:1 aspect ratio.'),
('72030',' The film was shortened by approximately 15 minutes since its  premiere. In an interview, Chaplin said he felt the shortened  version (which is the version currently available on home video and  DVD) almost did not feel like his film and that he preferred the  longer version.'),
('72031',' Charles Chaplin (qv) originally conceived the idea for this movie  30 years previously (and was titled "Stowaway"), as a starring  vehicle for his then'),
('72032','wife Paulette Goddard (qv).'),
('72033',' Patrick Cargill (qv) was only cast as Hudson only after a number  of big'),
('72034','name UK performers had passed on the role.'),
('72035',' Norma Foster (qv), Penelope Horner (qv) and Juliet Harmer (qv)  were all considered for the role of The Young Society girl.'),
('72036',' Petula Clark (qv) had a major hit with her recording of "This is  My Song", an adaptation of a piece of music Chaplin wrote for this  film. Chaplin reportedly did not care for Clarks version, though it  ultimately turned out to be the only successful aspect of the film.'),
('72037',' This was Chaplins final film, although in his early'),
('72038','1970s memoir,  "My Life in Pictures" he mentions plans to film a movie entitled  "The Freak", starring his daughter, Victoria. The film was  ultimately never made but costume test photos exist.'),
('72039',' Michael Wong had his whole family in the cast: his wife and his  three children, including 12'),
('72040','year'),
('72041','old Kayla, the protagonist of the  movie.'),
('72042',' Filming was completed in Hong Kong in just four weeks. Work on set  was for 16 hours a day. Rain scenes were shot in real thunderstorms.'),
('72043',' First release produced by Touchstone Pictures.'),
('72044',' After Tennessee and Trixies performance in the bar, a bar patron  comments that it was better than The Eagles. The patron is Don  Henley who once performed with The Eagles and who provided the  singing voice for Tennessee. The female companion he says it to is  Bonnie Raitt, who provided the voice for Trixie.'),
('72045',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('72046',' Negotiations with Jeff Bridges (I) (qv) and  Robert Blake (I) (qv) to play the role of Bobby Lee broke down  because of budget limitations, so Jack Conrad (III) (qv) had the  choice of canceling the shoot or playing the role himself.'),
('72047',' Most of the comedy bits for Dub Taylor were improvised by the actor.  He was having a good time, as he rarely got so much screen time.'),
('72048',' This film, which is presumed lost, contains the earliest known  appearance of the legendary Erich von Stroheim, who appears as an  extra in a restaurant scene, proving he began his career at least  two months before he appeared in "The Birth of a Nation."'),
('72049',' Transfer for restoration and DVD release was copied at 18 frames per  second from a 35mm print which was preserved by the Museum of Modern  Arts film department.'),
('72050',' It is thought that the final pan shot across the landscape was  originally tinted blue, but as yet, no restoration has included the  technique.'),
('72051',' Music for the DVD release on More Treasure From American Film  Archives 1894'),
('72052','1931 lists as follows Pastorle, 1920 by George West  (who was a noted silent film composer) My Faith Up to Thee by Lowell  Mason (fragment only) Nearer My God to Thee (fragment only) There Is  A Happy Land by Lowell Mason Scene music by composers J. S. Zamecnik  and Harry Norton'),
('72053',' In the middle of the background for both indoor sets (the country  doctors home and the poor mothers shack), the American Biograph  Companys logo is prominently incorporated into the "decoration."  Apparently this is because at the time the film was made motion  pictures were still not covered by copyright laws, but trademark  logos were. By incorporating the trademark logo into every interior  shot, the company had an easier time "copyrighting" the work.'),
('72054',' A condensed 400 foot version of this film survives in the UCLA Film  and Television Archives.'),
('72055',' This film was written, shot, edited, posted, and scored in less than  48 hours.'),
('72056',' Winner of Best Superhero Film, Nashville 48 Hour Film Festival 2005'),
('72057',' A copy of this film survives at George Eastman House (Rochester,  NY).'),
('72058',' Changes to Canadian video ratings standards in the late 1980s  resulted in this classic being slapped with an R rating, making it  illegal to rent or sell it to anyone under the age of 18. No reasons  were ever suggested for this rating (which was later changed),  though it is possible it may have been confused with a porn film of  the same name.'),
('72059',' Film adaptation based on and including most of the cast of  Blakemore, Michael (qv)s National Theatre production of "Uncle  Vanya".'),
('72060',' The scene involving the late Hank Williams (I) (qv) was taken from  one of his television performances '),
('72061',' on Perry Como (qv)s  television show.'),
('72062',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Weary Starts Things in Pumpkinville (1912)_ (qv).'),
('72063',' The movie is based on Diane Kurys parents and the woman that came  between them.'),
('72064',' According to director Bertrand Tavernier (qv),  Philippe Noiret (qv) washed his characters red undershirt until  he judged it was the exact shade of Robert Mitchums faded red  flannel undershirt in _Rio Bravo (1959)_ (qv).'),
('72065',' Some of the secondary music (like the theme we hear in the  answer'),
('72066','phone, or the one we hear on the radio) are taken from  _Grand blond avec une chaussure noire, Le (1972)_ (qv).'),
('72067',' Visa dexploitation en France: #110116'),
('72068',' Ads on billboards in background were created by the directors  friend photographer Oliviero Toscani.'),
('72069',' CAMEO(Donald E. Westlake (qv)): old man in employment office.'),
('72070',' Released as a split reel along with the western  _Eighth Notch, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('72071',' The main actors: Todd Wall, Aaron Fiore, and Kahil Dotay were all  found via the internet. They all had short hair and were clean  shaven when initially cast from their audition tapes.'),
('72072',' Kahil Dotay (qv) did the much talked about "interview" scene in  one take.'),
('72073',' Director Darin Beckstead and producer Guillermo Suescum met with  Rodney Dangerfield at his home. Dangerfield initially planned on  playing one of the producer characters in the film. Ultimately he  was unable to appear in the film due to health complications.'),
('72074',' Re'),
('72075','made in 1938 with the title; "My Bill."'),
('72076',' US Army declined to support the film, citing the "Dont Ask, Dont  Tell" policy.'),
('72077',' Three cast members are Bronze Star recipients: Donald Irwin (Ret.  Lt. Col., US Air Force), John Patrick McCaffrey (former Lt. US Army,  Viet Nam), and William Smith (former Sgt., US Army, Iraq I) '),
('72078',' all of  whom were gay and serving when their medals were awarded.'),
('72079',' The tanks are British Centurions with sheet metal added to make them  look like M1A1 Abrams tanks; they were shipped from Australia when  the US Department of Defense withdrew their cooperation.'),
('72080',' The White House rose garden set was destroyed twice: once by a  tornado, and once by a sandstorm.'),
('72081',' The basic concept of the movie is borrowed from  _Rashômon (1950)_ (qv).'),
('72082',' In some of the background scenes in the training camp, cadets from  Texas A&M University were used as extras.'),
('72083',' The Iraqi battle scenes were filmed at the Indian Cliffs Ranch,  located just outside El Paso, Texas. Many of the props were left  there and became a tourist attraction.'),
('72084',' Damon, Matt (qv) lost 40 pounds for his role in the movie.'),
('72085',' This was the first movie produced by Fox 2000 Pictures to be  released in theatres.'),
('72086',' Loosely inspired by the 3 October 1993 incident in Mogadishu,  Somalia, where a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down and two Delta  Force operatives sacrificed their lives to save the pilot, later  receiving the Medal of Honor. The story of the incident is told in  detail in _Black Hawk Down (2001)_ (qv)'),
('72087',' In order to lose the required amount of weight for the present day  scenes, Matt Damon (qv) went on a strict regimen of food  deprivation and physical training. This caused his health to become  so frail that he was put on medical supervision for several months  after the shoot. However, his efforts didnt go unnoticed: director  Francis Ford Coppola (qv) was so impressed by Damons display of  method acting, that he offered him the leading role in  _Rainmaker, The (1997)_ (qv).'),
('72088',' To prepare for his part in the film, Denzel Washington met with two  combat veterans from the Gulf War to ask about their experiences  there and any particular memories that had stuck with them since the  war'),
('72089',' Steve Zahn (qv) was auditioned for a role that eventually went to  Matt Damon (qv).'),
('72090',' Although the title of the film suggests it, there is no mention of  the character Lassie anywhere in the movie.'),
('72091',' At the end of the climactic battle sequence, a radio can be heard in  the background. This was, in fact, the Atlantic Station security  preparing to kick Nick Justicz and his crew out for filming without  a permit.'),
('72092',' This title is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for  _Playtime (1967)_ (qv), released in 2001.'),
('72093',' Unimpressed with him in tights, producers of the film made  Kaye, Danny (qv) wear leg falsies to improve the shape of his  legs.'),
('72094',' Danny Kayes daughter, Dena Kaye (qv), said for the rest of his  life, when people recognized Danny in a restaurant, they would walk  up and spout the entire "brew that is true" speech.'),
('72095',' Basil Rathbone (qv) was a world'),
('72096','class fencer and it was due to his  efforts that the hilarious fencing scene was filmed without injury.  He later admitted that several times he was almost skewered by Danny  Kayes sword.'),
('72097',' But then again... In the famous "snapping" swordfight between Kaye  and Rathbone, Kayes sword movements were too fast for Rathbone, as  he was 63 at the time of filming. The films fight choreographer  dressed up as Rathbones character and was filmed from behind for  the fast sections. If you look, you can see that most of the fight  consists of "Rathbone" from the back, then shots of the real  Rathbone standing "en garde".'),
('72098',' The "Now I can shoot and toot" speech during "The Maladjusted  Jester" was previously said by Danny Kaye (qv) in his first  feature role in _Up in Arms (1944)_ (qv)'),
('72099',' Some songs that were written but not heard in the film are "I Live  To Love" (sung by Kaye to Angela Lansbury when he swings into her  bedroom) and an extended "Pass the Basket" number when Kaye appears  before the King (Just prior to the famous "Maladjusted Jester").  Both songs were, however, recorded and released on the films  companion record.'),
('72100',' "The American Legion Zouaves of Richard F. Smith Post No. 29,  Jackson, Michigan" were a U.S. Civil War reenactment group. They  performed the intricate high speed marching maneuvers during the  knighting ceremony. The United States Army adopted the Model 1863  Zouave rifle, a percussion or "cap'),
('72101','and'),
('72102','ball" muzzle'),
('72103','loader, which  was manufactured by Remington. Obviously the marching knights could  not be armed with Civil War'),
('72104','era rifles in the movie. The original  Zouave units were North African regiments of the French Army,  beginning earlier in the 1800s and serving through both World Wars.'),
('72105',' This film was based on a true story.'),
('72106',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Picturesque Waterfalls of Northern Spain (1911)_ (qv).'),
('72107',' The Mitchell family was very unhappy with the film, especially the  casting of the tall, laconic Gary Cooper (I) (qv) in the lead  role. The real Billy Mitchell was short with an explosive temper.  The family thought James Cagney (qv) would have been ideal.'),
('72108',' The UCLA Marching Band appeared as the soldiers marching in  formation on the drilling field.'),
('72109',' Featured as an extra in Anchor Bay UKs Pete Walker DVD box set'),
('72110',' The first film role of Robert Raglan.'),
('72111',' In Norman Joness (Jerry Van Dyke (qv)s) radio studio, there are  black'),
('72112','and'),
('72113','white publicity photos of various celebrities on the wall.  One of the pictures is of Jerry Van Dykes real'),
('72114','life brother,  Dick Van Dyke (qv), who was starring in  _"Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1961)_ (qv) at the time the film was  made.'),
('72115',' The film that Eddie and his father see at the cinema is  Sam Peckinpah (qv)s M.G.M Western  _Ride the High Country (1962)_ (qv).'),
('72116',' The movie Tom watches briefly and somewhat wistfully on TV before  Eddie comes in to say he feels "real terrible" is  _Mogambo (1953)_ (qv), starring Clark Gable (qv) and  Grace Kelly (I) (qv).'),
('72117',' The log cabins built for this film were moved to Rustic Canyon in  Pacific Palisades. At this writing (January 2001), the largest, once  owned by Hannah, Daryl (qv), is the center of some controversy  over whether it should be demolished, as it has seriously  deteriorated. The other two are still being used as residences.'),
('72118',' Producer'),
('72119','star Charles Ray (qv) sank most of his fortune into this  movie which was a catastrophic failure and permanently damaged his  career.'),
('72120',' This is considered a lost film. No prints are known to exist.'),
('72121',' A full'),
('72122','scale reproduction of the Mayflower was constructed on a  sound stage located at 1725'),
('72123','1735 Fleming Street (now Hoover) in the  Silver Lake district of Hollywood. The site, originally home to the  Lubin and Kalem film companies, has been acquired by Charles Ray in  1922 and he had constructed a state'),
('72124','of'),
('72125','the'),
('72126','art sound stage with a  tank specifically for this film. When Rays company went bankrupt,  the studio changed hands several times (Monogram purchased it in  1942) and is now owned by KCET, a Los Angeles Public Broadcasting  Station.'),
('72127',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _On the Frontier of Tripoli (1911)_ (qv).'),
('72128',' Features a special guest appearance by child actor  Scotty Beckett (I) (qv), who had been a full'),
('72129','fledged Our Gang kid  from 1934'),
('72130','1935.'),
('72131',' In the "elevator sequence", Tom Dallace (qv) is actually wearing  his own drivers license on his medical lab coat instead of the  standard hospital identification badge. Dallace was initially  considered for the lead role in the movie, but was ultimately deemed  to be "too good looking" for the part.'),
('72132',' After actor Tom Dallace delivers his lines in the "elevator  sequence", a noticeably different voice is heard saying the line,  "Hey, thanks a lot, man." The line was added in post production to  fill in a moment of dead silence. Dallace was in Los Angeles  shooting another movie and was unable to record the line himself, so  an uncredited crew member dubbed the line instead.'),
('72133',' Pilot for a never'),
('72134','aired prime'),
('72135','time supernatural soap opera.'),
('72136',' Shipped to cinemas under the code name "Full Power".'),
('72137',' The spider that Chase stepped on is CG, as were all the spiders.'),
('72138',' The outdoor shots of Spenser Academy were made at Bishops  University, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, filmed in the spring of 2006. The  director had to compromise on many of the shots as it rained for  much of the duration of filming.'),
('72139',' In the movie there are 5 Brothers of Ipswich. The time when Caleb  ascends on his birthday is 11:12 PM. 1+1+1+2 equals 5, maybe  connecting to the fact that there are 5 Brothers.'),
('72140',' Tyler is a year younger than the rest of the boys.'),
('72141',' Calebs parents are Evelyn and William Danvers III, Pogues parents  are Beatrice and Wayne Parry, Reids parents are Meredith and Joseph  Garwin, and Tylers parents are Rosalind and Glenn Sims.'),
('72142',' Renny Harlin is known for putting tidbits of Finnish culture to his  movies. In the Convenant he has hung a famous Finnish painting to  Sarahs wall. It is painted by Hugo Simberg and its called  "Haavoittunut enkeli" ("Wounded Angel"). It has an angel in it and  there are two boys carrying her away.'),
('72143',' The party in the beginning of the film is supposed to happen at the  end of summer in New England. Filming, however, took place at the  end of October in Montreal. The cast and crew had to endure the cold  during the shoot.'),
('72144',' Despite the popular misconception, The Covenant is not based on a  novel, graphic novel or any comic'),
('72145','book title. The confusion comes  from the fact that Sony had a comic'),
('72146','book of the same name created  for the purposes of promoting the movie. Just prior to the release  of this movie, Top Cow Comics printed a four part comic'),
('72147','book  miniseries by Aron Coleite and Tone Rodriguez entitled The Covenant.  Neither the authors of the comic'),
('72148','book miniseries nor Top Cow Comics  is mentioned in the movies credit sequences, so the comic'),
('72149','book  miniseries is not regarded as source material by the makers of this  movie.'),
('72150',' During the shooting of the police chase early in the film, the  camera crane got caught on the roof lights of the police car as the  vehicle was swerving under it. Nobody was injured, but the car and  crane were damaged and the camera was destroyed, along with a light  rig on top of the camera.'),
('72151',' According to the DVD commentary, the filming of the beach party took  place in December. The original location was flooded shortly before  the scene was shot, and the scene had to be rescheduled at a new  location at the last minute. The location that ended up in the film  was a sand quarry.'),
('72152',' About 200 extras appear in the party scene that opens the film. The  were recruited about two days before shooting, partially through the  help of local club and radio DJs in Montreal. They worked for two  nights in freezing weather.'),
('72153',' The outside Danvers mansion, which is always seen from far away, is  really a derelict water purification facility, with some window  lighting and greenery added by the production team.'),
('72154',' Columbia Pictures gave Gene Kelly almost complete control over the  making of this film, and many of his ideas contributed to its  lasting success. He removed several of the soundstage walls so that  he, Rita Hayworth, and Phil Silvers could dance along an entire  street in one take. He also used trick photography so that he could  dance with himself in one sequence.'),
('72155',' Rita Hayworth (qv)s singing voice was dubbed by  Martha Mears (qv).'),
('72156',' As she stated in her autobiography, Lauren Bacall (qv) had been  wanted by Columbia to appear in this film as Harpers Bazaar cover  girl (as she had appeared on Harpers Bazaar cover in March 1943),  but instead filmed _To Have and Have Not (1944)_ (qv) at Warner  Bros. and became a star.'),
('72157',' The song "Put Me To the Test" was a complete reworking of an  instrumental used in the 1937 Fred Astaire musical "A Damsel in  Distress". The lyrics for it had already been written by Ira  Gershwin, and the original melody by his brother George, but because  the song had already been heard only as an instrumental in that  film, George Gershwins melody was discarded in favor of a new one  by Jerome Kern when "Cover Girl" was made, and Ira Gershwins lyrics  to the song were finally heard.'),
('72158',' This film was shot in parallel with the CD'),
('72159','ROM interactive  film/video game Blue Heat.'),
('72160',' Director Noel Black (qv) described making this film as a series of  compromises made in order to please 20th Century Fox. Black  originally planned to cast a young, unknown Al Pacino (qv) as Tony  Hall, but this was just one of the things he had to forsake. Black  also disagreed with the ethical issues about filmmaking brought up  in the script, wanted to change them but couldnt.'),
('72161',' Writer William Tannen was originally attached to direct the film.'),
('72162',' Since he thought the original screenplay was too much of an average  action movie, Dolph Lundgren supervised William Tannens re'),
('72163','writing  of the script.'),
('72164',' This was the very first film to be broadcast over the BBCs new  higher definition television channel from the Alexandra Palace in  November 1936.'),
('72165',' Sixth in a series of twelve Pacemaker Comedies, each title a  wordplay on one of the popular feature films of the era.'),
('72166',' In an early cut of this film prior to its release, director  James Cruze (qv) appeared in a brief cameo heavily disguised as an  Indian. Screenwriter Jack Cunningham (I) (qv) wrote him a memo  saying that, even if viewers didnt recognize him from his days as  an actor, he looked too "white" alongside the genuine Indians who  appeared in the film. Cunningham prevailed, and the scene was  deleted.'),
('72167',' J. Warren Kerrigan (qv) had fallen out of favor with the industry  by the time he was cast in this film. James Cruze (qv), with who  he had a long friendship and professional relationship, cast him  more or less as a favor.'),
('72168',' A recording of the music for this film was made using the DeForest  Phonofilm sound'),
('72169','on'),
('72170','film process. Some sources say the entire film  was scored and recorded in this process, but other sources say only  a couple of reels were recorded as an experiment. See also  _Bella Donna (1923)_ (qv).'),
('72171',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Frappe Love (1913)_ (qv).'),
('72172',' Over 5.8 million viewers tuned in on its premiere night.'),
('72173',' Alyson Michalka (qv) got her permit just to do the driving scenes.'),
('72174',' Shot in nine days in Mendocino. The Reichmuth brothers improvise  most of their dialogue.'),
('72175',' Originally presented as a gallery installation at the International  Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2003, and then two months later  at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, in which  viewers watch the movie through ten peepholes lining a wall, each  one revealing a different six'),
('72176','minute chapter of the film.'),
('72177',' Alice Krige was Maddins first choice to play Liliom, but was unable  to appear in the film due to an illness.'),
('72178',' This film takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the series'),
('72179',' The full English title of the film is "Cowboy Bebop: Knockin on  Heavens Door". However, supposedly due to copyright disputes over  the subtitle "Knockin on Heavens Door" (after a Bob Dylan song of  the same name), Columbia Tristar, who is releasing the film in the  United States, shorted the name to just "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie".'),
('72180',' The character, Vincent, is based on singer/song writer Bob Dylan who  wrote the song that the title of this film is based.'),
('72181',' In the shots showing the T'),
('72182','shirt salesman, the T'),
('72183','shirt in the very  lower left says "Bones", which is the production studio for Cowboy  Bebop, the series and the movie.'),
('72184',' In the scene where the vintage airplanes are spreading the vaccine  over the city, one of the old coots says (in the English subtitles)  "This reminds me of the sinking of the Bismarck!" The airplane hes  in is a Fairey Swordfish (a WWII'),
('72185','vintage biplane torpedo bomber),  and Swordfishes were instrumental in sinking the Bismarck during the  famous WWII naval battle. The red space ship Spike flies in the  movie and the series is also called Swordfish II.'),
('72186',' The mysterious Rasheed is based on the Moroccan guide who  accompanied the movie'),
('72187','staff while they were scouting locations.'),
('72188',' The animation is sufficiently detailed to identify some of the guns  used; the pistol used by Vincent Volaju on the train is identifiable  as a Strayer Voigt Infinity, chambered in either .45 ACP or .380  Browning, and the submachine gun fired into the weather control  center ceiling by Faye Valentine is identifiable as a Heckler & Koch  MP5K, chambered in 9mm. Fayes pistol is a Glock 30: the model  number is clearly visible when Faye shoots the game in the arcade.  (The Glock 30 is chambered for .45 ACP.) Spikes pistol is a IMI  Jericho 941, though the movie does not give enough clues to identify  what round the pistol was chambered for. Jets pistol appears to be  a Walther P99, but lack of detail makes identification and  chambering difficult.'),
('72189',' When Faye kills the arcade game Lee Samson is playing, he becomes  very upset that he didnt get to meet a character in the game. The  name varies depending on the source of the translations and  subtitles, but the characters name has been referred to as Spokey  Dokey, Spooky Donkey and, in the Columbia Tristar distributed  version, Sporky Donkey. Although the reason for the different  translation is negligible, the Spokey Dokey translation is a  reference to a song of the same name in the original series composed  by Yoko Kanno, which is heard, amongst other times, at the beginning  and end of the first episode, Asteroid Blues.'),
('72190',' The Israeli'),
('72191','made Jericho 941 that Spike carries in both the series  and the movie came originally in 9mm with a second barrel in .41 AE.  However, the .41 AE round failed to catch on and it was discontinued  as an option. Later models are available in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45  ACP.'),
('72192',' The movie playing at the drive'),
('72193','in where Jet and Bob meet is  _High Noon (1952)_ (qv).'),
('72194',' Much to the chagrin of fellow staff members, half way through  production, the movie changed from a ninety minute film, to a two  hour film.'),
('72195',' Although having been involved in numerous dubs for Japanese games,  Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira marks the first time voice actor  Jennifer Hale has been involved in an anime dub. In a recent  interview, she has stated that voicing Electra in the movie is one  of her most favorite experiences.'),
('72196',' The look of Electra Ovilo is based on actress Gina Gershon (qv).'),
('72197',' Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira began production as soon as the  final episode of Cowboy Bebop was aired.'),
('72198',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Whose Wife Is This? (1913)_ (qv).'),
('72199',' The first film released by the Centaur Film Manufacturing Company of  Bayonne, NJ.'),
('72200',' Shot on a shoe'),
('72201','string budget in only 9 days.'),
('72202',' In the background of several scenes, you will find "the man with the  wheel." Thats the directors youngest brother, Thomas, who happened  to be in town for the shoot, and so a part was created for him on  the spot. The symbolism of the characters Sisyphusian exploits was  realised sometime later.'),
('72203',' Much of the music is provided by The Tremolo Beer Gut, a hybrid rock  and roll, surf, performance art band legendary to Copenhageners.  Yebo, their manager, is also their drummer, and his label, Crunchy  Frog, also manages The Raveonettes. Additionally, Helsinkis own  all'),
('72204','women band, Thee Ultra Bimboos, are prominently figured in one  track. Branded Women from Finland also contribute a song.'),
('72205',' Three cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not  appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their  character names): Cliff Saum (qv) (Field Announcer),  Eddie Graham (I) (qv) (Photographer) and Jeffrey Sayre (qv)  (Photographer).'),
('72206',' The play, "Elmer the Great," opened on Broadway in New York City,  New York, USA on 4 September 1928 and closed in October 1928 after  40 performances. The opening night cast included  Walter Huston (qv) as Elmer.'),
('72207',' Although the onscreen credits list the plays writers as  Ring Lardner (qv) and George M. Cohan (qv), the plays opening  night production credits list Lardner as the writer and Cohan as the  producer.'),
('72208',' The movie was suppose to be released in 2000, then in early 2001.  Eventually, it went straight to video.'),
('72209',' The films Braxton Ranch is actually the home of Rodeo Hall of  Famer Gary Leffew.'),
('72210',' The interview with Author Jeff Coplon was conducted on September 11,  2001 in Brooklyn, New York, just after the second tower collapsed.'),
('72211',' Production took exactly one year from March 2001 to March 2002.'),
('72212',' The Song played at the end, "Whirlwind Ride" was sung by a then  unknown Nashville singer named Buddy Jewell (qv). Buddy laster won  the Nashville Star contest and is now a major country music star.'),
('72213',' Interesting shot of a Boeing 247 taking off. This was superannuated  by 1941. The first modern airliner, it entered service with United  Air Lines just before the far superior Douglas DC'),
('72214','3 revolutionized  air travel. This was Boeings last attempt at a commercial airliner  until after WW2.'),
('72215',' William Wyler (qv) began as director of this movie, but walked off  the picture after an argument with Samuel Goldwyn (qv) about  extensive retakes he wanted. Goldwyn suspended Wyler, who did not  return as director. However, he and Goldwyn settled their  differences, and he did direct Goldwyns next picture,  _Wuthering Heights (1939)_ (qv).'),
('72216',' Several trade papers and national magazines noted that the film set  a record for the number of screenwriters who worked on the script.  Beside the 4 given credit onscreen, at least 13 others were  involved.'),
('72217',' David Niven (I) (qv) played the role of a "British Diplomat"  during filming, and Benita Hume (qv) also was "Mary Smiths  Stepmother." However, both roles were eliminated before release.'),
('72218',' Arthur Hoyt (qv) is in studio records/casting call lists as  "Valet," but he did not appear in the movie. Modern sources also  list Billy Wayne (qv), Ernie Adams (I) (qv) and  Jack Baxley (qv) as Rodeo Riders, but they did not appear or were  not identifiable in the movie.'),
('72219',' During the films production, news items listed  Iron Eyes Cody (qv), Silver Tip Baker (qv),  Steve Clemente (I) (qv), John Judd (I) (qv) and  Danny Borzage (qv) in the cast. None of these actors, however,  have been confirmed.'),
('72220',' Twelfth and final episode in the Franklyn Farnum 2'),
('72221','reel Western  series produced by Canyon Pictures Corporation.'),
('72222',' Approximately 25% of this films original running time landed on the  cutting room floor when it was mutilated (i.e. shortened) for  television release fifty years ago. This shortened version is in  wide circulation but the complete version does survive.'),
('72223',' First on'),
('72224','screen teaming of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.'),
('72225',' Released as a split reel along with the drama  _His Best Little Girls Brother (1911)_ (qv).'),
('72226',' The radio amateur hour was a spoof of radio program "Major Bowes  Original Amateur Hour", which was very popular at the time. It is  chiefly noted for the discovery of Sinatra, Frank (qv).'),
('72227',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _He, She and It (1912)_ (qv).'),
('72228',' The film was made on virtually no budget. People pitched in money  for food and drinks, thats it.'),
('72229',' This is Rusted Sun Films and Bevan Bell (qv)s first feature film.  The two came together after working on the short film  _Visitor, The (2003/II)_ (qv)'),
('72230',' It took Bell nine years to find a group of people willing and  dedicated enough to get the movie made.'),
('72231',' There is a point where a body double was used for the girl in red.  They are the only scenes where the girls face is not shown.'),
('72232',' The premiere at Indie Memphis was a sell'),
('72233','out, the first sell'),
('72234','out in  the seven year history of the festival.'),
('72235',' The rooftop scene production was delayed because of five trains  continually passing below the warehouse. Memphis is the distribution  capital of the world after all.'),
('72236',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Jam Closet, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('72237',' Writer/director David Gleeson (I) (qv) had worked in the  Department of Agriculture office where the scenes in the movie were  filmed. Some of the extras are the people with whom he used to work.'),
('72238',' The small peninsula of Ekkerøy outside Vadsø on the far outskirts of  Norway, where parts of this was filmed, had never before been the  host of a large film production. This small community with only  about 40 inhabitants is however, where actress  Renée Zellweger (qv)s mother grew up.'),
('72239',' Director Egil Pedersen (qv) combined his Christmas vacation at his  parents with test'),
('72240','filming to cast the important part of the two  boys. Despite it originally being "only" a student film the response  from interested children was so overwhelming he didnt have a chance  to get through everybody who contacted him.'),
('72241',' Filmed on the outskirts of Northern Norway some days of shooting saw  temperatures as low as '),
('72242','10 Fahrenheit. Combined with raw wind it was  at times a grueling shoot and many of the actors had a hard time  doing their outdoor scenes.'),
('72243',' SPOILER: Shortly after the films release, Bruce Dern (qv)  received death threats for his character killing  John Wayne (I) (qv) by shooting him in the back.'),
('72244',' SPOILER: When John Wayne (I) (qv) informed Bruce Dern (qv) that  Derns character would shoot Waynes, he told Dern that audiences  would hate him for it. Dern responded by saying, "Yeah, but theyll  sure love me in Berkeley."'),
('72245',' Mark Rydell (qv) originally sought George C. Scott (qv) for the  role of Wil Andersen because he despised John Wayne (I) (qv)s  views on the Vietnam War and other aspects of U.S. foreign policy.  Ironically, some critics in 1972 believed that the way in which  Waynes character drafts the children out of school was a pro'),
('72246','war  allegory for Vietnam.'),
('72247',' John Wayne (I) (qv) actually pleaded with the director  Mark Rydell (qv) to allow him to play Wil Anderson.'),
('72248',' Roscoe Lee Browne (qv) was urged by his friends not to work with  the right'),
('72249','wing John Wayne (I) (qv). He ignored them and the two  actors refrained from discussing politics during filming.'),
('72250',' Richard Farnsworth (qv) plays a member of Asa Wattss gang, one of  the first roles in which his face is actually seen on screen.  Farnsworth had been a stuntman and extra since the 1930s.'),
('72251',' The film debut of Robert Carradine (qv).'),
('72252',' All actors were friends or family of the production team and had no  previous professional acting experience'),
('72253',' This documentary originated because of the work done by the Shaw  family herding cattle for a short western film entitled "Just Due".'),
('72254',' The NJ Turnpike tollbooth scenes were actually shot at the  Tollbooths of the Atlantic Beach Bridge on Long Island, NY.'),
('72255',' The slang term "coyote ugly" refers to the feeling of waking up  after a one night stand and discovering that you are beside someone  who is so physically repulsive that you would gladly gnaw off any of  your limbs that he or she is sleeping on just so you can get away  without being discovered.'),
('72256',' Piper Perabo (qv) (Violet Sanford) tells Adam Garcia (qv),  (Kevin ODonnell) the stage fright she has is genetic. He says,  "Stage fright DNA. Yes, I saw that on _ER (1994)_ (qv) last week."  Maria Bello (qv) (Lil) was on "ER" as Dr. Anna Del Amico.'),
('72257',' In one bar scene Johnny Knoxville (qv) from MTVs  _Jackass (2000)_ (qv) can be seen.'),
('72258',' The ad for Violets big night at the Bowery Ballroom also lists Eve  6 and Vertical Horizon as acts playing that evening.'),
('72259',' Everytime Violet passes the bouncer at Coyote Ugly, he is reading a  book about college.'),
('72260',' CAMEO: (Director Michael Bay) a photographer.'),
('72261',' Piper Perabo (qv) actually sang the songs herself, but the  decision was made to dub in the voice of LeAnn Rimes singing  instead.'),
('72262',' The bands in the ad for the "songwriter showdown" are The Skank  Honkies, Papa Vegas, The Suicide Machines, Vertical Horizon, Eve 6,  Verbena, Edwin McCain, Beth Hart, Excel, The Pietasters, Joy Drop,  Bis Train, and Pennywise. The ad also has the lines "to be  appearing: Violet Sanford" and "My Scarlet Life and Kottonmouth King  next week").'),
('72263',' When Violet goes to the club where Kevin works, the group The  Calling is performing.'),
('72264',' Kevin Smith (I) (qv) revealed on the _Dogma (1999)_ (qv)  commentary track that he did uncredited work on the script. He has  also said that the one story element of this movie that most would  believe could be attributed to him (Adam Garcias character being  into comic books) wasnt his idea at all.'),
('72265',' The soundtrack album of this movie was on the Billboard Top 40 album  chart for over a year. It has sold over three million copies.'),
('72266',' Jessica Simpson (I) (qv) went through many auditions for the lead  character, but dropped out when filmmakers refused to take out the  sex scene. Most of the sex scene was cut from the finished film  anyway.'),
('72267',' After test screening, the filmmakers discovered from the audience  that they wanted to see more of John Goodman (I) (qv). New scenes  with him were filmed and added in to the final cut.'),
('72268',' The bar above the counter on which the Coyotes swing had to be  raised once the set designers saw actress Bridget Moynahan (qv).  Being taller than they originally thought, the bar was raised so she  wouldnt hurt herself during dance scenes.'),
('72269',' Writer Gina Wendkos (qv) said she was actually surprised that  action producer Jerry Bruckheimer (qv) wanted to produce the  movie. She did not think the film was his style at all.'),
('72270',' Izabella Miko (qv) (Cammy) originally auditioned for the role of  Violet.'),
('72271',' When Violet goes to play at the open mic night, the band performing  is "Unwritten Law." They are performing the song "Cailin."'),
('72272',' In the movie, Kevin played by Adam Garcia (qv) hails from  Australia. This is, in fact, true as he was born in New South Wales,  Australia.'),
('72273',' The book seen on in the couples house is La Leche Leagues  breastfeeding handbook, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.'),
('72274',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Actor in a New Role, An (1911)_ (qv).'),
('72275',' The only known prints to survive were the English dubbed version.  The original French version is presumed lost.'),
('72276',' The manual had words from the game (Dockyard, Atari, Bio'),
('72277','bot etc)  printed on each of the four edges of each page. The copy protection  scheme asked questions from these words.'),
('72278',' At the end of scene 2 act. 2. There is a machine that produces  electrical sparks. On top of the machine can be read : s'),
('72279','4635  system24. This is a reference to the arcade board this game runs  on.'),
('72280',' Eugene Lourie (qv) had two models of the gantry built. The second  was made of balsa wood for the explosion scene. This insured  complete destruction of the gantry while avoiding the danger of the  set being sprayed by shrapnel.'),
('72281',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('72282',' The original cinematography was shot on Kodaks now discontinued  film stock, Kodachrome, giving the picture the look and feel of a  1950s home movie.'),
('72283',' A majority of the archival images come from the Florida State  Archives in Tallahassee, Florida.'),
('72284',' Koszulinski made numerous visits to the Florida Photographic  Archives, ultimately viewing a majority of the 900 plus films in the  collection.'),
('72285',' Scott Camil, a Vietnam Veteran and founding member of Vietnam  Veterans Against the War, narrates the chapters pertaining to the  Seminole Wars. Historians often refer to the Seminole Wars as  Americas "first Vietnam."'),
('72286',' Osceola was a war leader and a member of the Miccosukee band of  Indians. Lee Tiger, who is also a Miccosukee Indian, narrates the  dialogue spoken by Osceola.'),
('72287',' The scenes set at "Cityside Bowls Club" were shot at Melbourne  Bowling Club in the inner'),
('72288','city suburb of Windsor. Founded in 1864,  Melbourne Bowling Club is Australias oldest lawn bowls club.'),
('72289',' During the "stoned old people" scene, one of the old men says (off  camera) "Id kill for an Iced'),
('72290','VoVo." This was originally said by a  character in Mick Molloy (I) (qv)s radio program named Norm who  was 85 and still "pulling them".'),
('72291',' Boggera Bowls Club is actually the Corowa Bowling Club in New South  Wales; the largest bowls facility in the southern hemisphere.  (Theres actually no such suburb of Boggera in Melbourne.)'),
('72292',' The Wheel of Cheese incident actually happened. While the writers  were visiting various bowls clubs for inspiration, one of them  explained the sordid story of a club investigation into a member  using the cheese for a sandwich instead of the regulation cheese and  biscuits.'),
('72293',' Michael McKean (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('72294',' The title was changed to "Cracking Up" so late that when the  characters go to see this movie, the marquee of the theater still  has the original title "Smorgasbord".'),
('72295',' This "movie" is a compilation of two episodes of  _"Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974)_ (qv): "Firefall" and "The  Energy Eater."'),
('72296',' The two nuns featured in the documentary were the filmmakers  elementary school teachers.'),
('72297',' The casting of Mark Dacascos (qv) was the result of a poll on  Jet Li (qv)s website where fans were asked who they would like to  see him fight next.'),
('72298',' Real life UFC competitors Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell were  recruited by producer Joel Silver for the cage fight sequence with  Jet Li'),
('72299',' A Nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives.'),
('72300',' Cast members of the television soap opera _"Guiding Light, The"  (1952)_ reprise their roles in this TV'),
('72301','movie.'),
('72302',' Director Tim Robbins (I) (qv) co'),
('72303','wrote the song "Cobbler in  Despair" and co'),
('72304','produced the song "Croon Spoon". "Croon Spoon" was  sung by Susan Sarandon (qv) and Eddie Vedder (qv) from the rock  group Pearl Jam.'),
('72305',' Cary Elwes (qv) plays the producer of the play,  John Houseman (I) (qv), which is the same John Houseman (I) (qv)  who later became an award winning actor.'),
('72306',' The three'),
('72307','toned art'),
('72308','deco console radio seen in an office sequence is  a Midwest Radio Model B'),
('72309','16 from 1936.'),
('72310',' Tim Robbins (I) (qv) considered playing Orson Welles.'),
('72311',' Last film of Barnard Hughes (qv).'),
('72312',' In the end credits Dani Filth is credited as both Dani Filth and  Dani Davey.'),
('72313',' The doctor that Nick visits is Dr. H. West, a probable reference to  H.P. Lovecrafts "Herbert West'),
('72314','Reanimator." H.P. Lovecraft was also  responsible for writing other Gothic works such as Call of Cthulhu  which were inspirations to Cradle of Filth.'),
('72315',' Features over 3,000 snakes including pythons, boas, water snakes,  garter snakes, rat snakes, and a 10 foot Amazon constrictor '),
('72316',' even  rare albino snakes.'),
('72317',' Tunney, Robin (qv) wore a wig in this because she had shaved her  head for _Empire Records (1995)_ (qv).'),
('72318',' The ground where Skeet Ulrich (qv) falls seems to be the same used  on the scene where Alex falls from the window on  _Clockwork Orange, A (1971)_ (qv).'),
('72319',' The Connie Francis (qv) song playing on the jukebox when the girls  visit their newly rich friend Nancy is "Fallin".'),
('72320',' Though all of the actresses playing teenagers were far past teenage  years, at the time of filming Rachel True (qv) was almost 30 years  old.'),
('72321',' The shots of Nancy being covered in bugs were created by wrapping a  life'),
('72322','cast of Fairuza Balks head and torso in green screen material.  The bugs were filmed crawling all over the casting and then  digitally composited on top of a live action plate of Balk.'),
('72323',' On the special edition DVD of this film, Andrew Fleming states in  the commentary that the production was geared toward earning a PG'),
('72324','13  rating from the MPAA. They followed all of the guidelines to earn  that rating, but in the final outcome the film was rated R because  the film dealt with teenage girls using witchcraft.'),
('72325',' Although the name of the Catholic high school is never mentioned in  the film, it was referred to as St. Bernards Academy in the films  trailer.'),
('72326',' The concert was recorded with a black'),
('72327','and'),
('72328','white video camera and a  single microphone on June 13, 1978.'),
('72329',' Recorded live at the London Astoria 2 on 14 January 1994. For some  unknown reason, the performance of "Sunday" was edited out of this  video (and all the other "Live" videos). Also, on the opening screen  in the video, there is a mistake: The date is listed as 14 February  1994 (it is actually 14 January).'),
('72330',' The guy in the hospital pharmacy that tells Chev about the nasal  spray is Chester Bennington (qv), one of the lead singers from  Linkin Park (qv).'),
('72331',' Directors Mark Neveldine (qv) and Brian Taylor (V) (qv) operated  both "a" and "b" cameras, where one would get a wide shot and the  other would get a closeup shot.'),
('72332',' In the restaurant scene, when Jason Statham (qv) was explaining to  Amy Smart (qv) what he did, her hiccups were genuine.'),
('72333',' The hooded terrorist in the "Fear, Excitement, Danger" segment is  Guillaume DeLouche (qv), the weapons master on the film.'),
('72334',' The watch Chev wore was a Tag Heuer Aquaracer Automatic Chronograph.'),
('72335',' Crank has a number of references to 80s arcade games. In the  opening credits there are flashes of arcade boot up sequences and  the high score table of Robotron: 2084 (1982) is briefly displayed.  Veronas sidekick is seen playing Berzerk (1980) in the car. The  humanoid graphic of Berzerk is also displayed on the male toilet  door Chev enters.'),
('72336',' The phone Chev is using is a Nokia 8800 Chirokko Edition'),
('72337',' Michael Closes card tricks were filmed nonstop, in just one take.'),
('72338',' Bob Crane (qv) '),
('72339',' actor from Hogans Heroes '),
('72340',' was originally cast  in this movie, but was murdered before filming commenced.'),
('72341',' Because Vaughans car becomes increasingly battered over the course  of the film, the production required six vintage Lincolns: three for  driving, one for smashing, one cut in half for studio shots and one  converted into a pickup truck on which to rear mount the camera to  capture driver and passenger POVs.'),
('72342',' Sex scenes between Ballard and his secretary were filmed but cut  because director Cronenberg, David (qv) felt the actors chemistry  was too good, contravening the nature of all the other relationships  in the film.'),
('72343',' DIRCAMEO(David Cronenberg (qv)): The voice of the man  watching/operating the car yard towards the end of the film.'),
('72344',' Vaughans "benevolent psychopathology" speech ("The car crash is a  fertilizing, rather than a destructive event...") is taken  word'),
('72345','for'),
('72346','word from a passage in J.G. Ballards 1970 book "The  Atrocity Exhibition", published three years before the novel  "Crash".'),
('72347',' Director Cronenberg claimed that the entire film was shot within a  half hour of his house in Toronto, Canada.'),
('72348',' Michael Hutchence (qv) was offered the role of Vaughan.'),
('72349',' Was voted the #1 movie of 1996 by "Les Cahiers du Cinéma".'),
('72350',' In the UK this film is banned from sale or theatrical exhibition  within the city of Westminster (London), although it is possible buy  the DVD in greater London and (in theory) see the film at a cinema  outside of Westminster (this was true at the time of cinematic  release). Also, similar theatrical bans were placed in other parts  of the UK cities (including Chester, Cardiff and Durham to name a  few...)'),
('72351',' Despite the films hugely controversial subject matter and its  subsequent banning from cinemas in the Westminster area of London  the full NC'),
('72352','17 version was passed completely uncut by the BBFC.'),
('72353',' In the UK the Daily Mail newspaper led the calls for the film to be  banned with a front page headline reading "Ban This Car Crash Sex  Film". To cover themselves against possible prosecution the BBFC  consulted a QC to determine whether the film contravened the Obscene  Publications Act, a psychologist to see if it could potentially  incite copycat behavior, and a group of disabled people to see if  the character played by Rosanna Arquette (qv) would be considered  offensive to them. After all 3 consultations proved to be successful  and the BBFC were able to pass the full unrated version completely  uncut.'),
('72354',' Before Ryan Phillippe (qv) signed on, Heath Ledger (qv) was in  talks for the role of Hansen.'),
('72355',' One of the things that inspired the movie was that  Paul Haggis (qv) was carjacked himself.'),
('72356',' Sandra Bullock (qv) was so committed to appearing in this film,  that she bought her own plane ticket to fly to the set.'),
('72357',' The role of the TV director was originally offered to  Forest Whitaker (qv) who turned it down to finish  _First Daughter (2004)_ (qv).'),
('72358',' The Cabot house is actually director Paul Haggis (qv)s own house.'),
('72359',' With only a budget of $6m for this film, director Paul Haggis (qv)  had to cut the costs by using his own house for scenes and even his  own car for other scenes.'),
('72360',' A total of 130,000 screeners were sent out to AMPAS and the various  guilds and critics.'),
('72361',' Although originally released in 2004, it did not qualify for the  following years Academy Awards as it did not play at least one week  in L.A. (as Academy Awards rules require for eligibility). When it  finally opened in L.A. the following year, the film did qualify for  Oscar consideration for 2005, and it went on to win the Best Picture  Oscar for that year.'),
('72362',' Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) makes an appearance in the film. Not as  an actor, but as the Governor of California '),
('72363',' his photo in a frame  hangs on the wall of Lt. Dixons office (Ryan Phillippe (qv)s  boss).'),
('72364',' John Cusack (qv) was the original choice for the role of District  Attorney Rick Cabot, which eventually went to Brendan Fraser (qv).'),
('72365',' The script was written in 2001.'),
('72366',' Lions Gate bought the distribution right to the film for $4 million  at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.'),
('72367',' First film bought in a film festival (Toronto) to win best picture  at the Oscars.'),
('72368',' First Best Picture film since _Rocky (1976)_ (qv) to win only three  Oscars (they usually win four or more).'),
('72369',' The first movie to be set primarily or entirely in Los Angeles and  win a Best Picture Oscar.'),
('72370',' Bird York, who wrote the song "Into the Deep" for the film, makes a  cameo appearance as the police officer giving the report to Don  Cheadle at the officer shooting crime scene.'),
('72371',' During a heated argument, Christine (Thandie Newton) tells Cameron  (Terrence Howard) that the closest hes ever been to being black was  watching "The Cosby Show." Terrence Howards first professional  acting role was on "The Cosby Show" at age 19.'),
('72372',' Although this is named Crash Bandicoot 2: N'),
('72373','Tranced, it is in fact  the 7th game in the Crash Bandicoot franchise. The 2 is because it  is the 2nd hand'),
('72374','held Crash Bandicoot game.'),
('72375',' The "Drivers Ed. film" the class watches is actually a series of  clips from _"CHiPs" (1977)_ (qv).'),
('72376',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('72377','Disc DVD for  _Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)_ (qv).'),
('72378',' The PT boats seen at the beginning (and for a brief moment, at the  end) of the film are Elco 77'),
('72379','foot PTs, the type of boat that saw  intense combat against the Japanese Navys "Tokyo Express" in the  Guadalcanal area early in World War II. The wartime second'),
('72380','series  Elco 77'),
('72381','footers, which were the same type as PT 59, John F.  Kennedys second command after PT 109 was rammed and sunk, are  seldom seen on film, and hardly ever in color.'),
('72382',' The Three Stooges (qv) regular Bud Jamison (qv)s final short.'),
('72383',' During the filming of this short, Curly Howard (qv) suffered one  of his first "small strokes". This is evident in the opening outdoor  sequence in which Curlys face looks worn and his voice sounds  scratchy. However, the reason why Curly appears more lively in the  follow'),
('72384','up sequences is because the opening outdoor sequence was  filmed last. All of the other sequences were filmed on sets, prior  to his early stroke.'),
('72385',' When the airplane is shown crashing, the real crash of the real  flight 232 is shown as shot by amateur camera'),
('72386',' Was aired as part of Nicktoons Summer Film Festival 2004.'),
('72387',' This was intended to be the pilot episode of a "Crash Nebula"  television show for Nickelodeon, but the station decided not to pick  the show up.'),
('72388',' Some of the action sequences of this picture had been taken at least  from another 3 action films: The crash plane is from  _Cliffhanger (1993)_ (qv), helicopter and car chase from _Narrow  Margin (1990)_qv and the final action sequence (truck crash and the  bridge explosion) are from _Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996)_ (qv).'),
('72389',' Sometimes, when Cocos car is demolished, shell cry out "Oh,  derryberries!", which is a reference to Cocos voice actress  Debi Derryberry (qv).'),
('72390',' Second entry in the Hollywood Girls series.'),
('72391',' The original play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 14  August 1922, but closed after only 12 performances.'),
('72392',' This was the first film that Leo Gorcey (qv) made after the death  of his father Bernard Gorcey (qv) (who played Louis). Leo left the  series and this became his last starring role.'),
('72393',' Last of the "Renfrew of the Mounted Police" series.'),
('72394',' Created for the DVD release of _Severance (2006)_ (qv).'),
('72395',' This film was based on one of the twenty'),
('72396','five tales in the vetAla  paJcaviMzati (transliterated Sanskrit '),
('72397',' translates as "Vetala  Twenty'),
('72398','Five"), by way of Thomas Manns Die vertauschten Köpfe  (a.k.a. The Transposed Heads).'),
('72399',' Released as La Cravate with The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky  box'),
('72400','set from Anchor Bay in 2007. Digitally remastered to HD from a  print found in a German attic in 2006.'),
('72401',' Delphine Brooker, who plays the mother, was anorexic as a teenager  and eight months pregnant at the time of filming.'),
('72402',' The final scene was filmed three weeks after the birth of Delphine  Brookers daughter, Eliza, who appears in the final scene.'),
('72403',' Ford, John (qv) is often credited with co'),
('72404','directing this film, but  Ford denied it in interviews with Bogdanovich, Peter (qv),  crediting his brother Ford, Francis (qv) as the director.  Universal Studios documents bear out that the film was directed by  Francis, not John.'),
('72405',' Burt Reynolds (I) (qv) screen'),
('72406','tested twice for the role as teen  character Paul Lawrence, but reportedly performed so woodenly that  he was not chosen.'),
('72407',' 2005 MPSE Nomination for Best Sound in Student film; Merit Award,  Student Computer Animation Section '),
('72408',' ComGraph 2004: Asia'),
('72409','Pacific  Digital Art & Animation Competition, Singapore'),
('72410',' Biograph production number 3295.'),
('72411',' It took a day to shoot Trevor Howard (I) (qv)s cameo'),
('72412',' Filmed in Evans City, Pennsylvania. Many of the movies bit players  were locals; several of the white'),
('72413','suited soldiers were actually  high'),
('72414','school students.'),
('72415',' The burning house at the beginning of the film was a bit of  serendipity for the films crew. The local fire department was  burning down an old house to practice putting out the fire, and  agreed to let the filmmakers set up and film the event.'),
('72416',' Sibel Gerhardt, stepsister of Jan Lehmann (IV) (qv), auditioned  for the role of Marie and was one of the favorites. She was rejected  only because she was too young to play some of the love scenes in  the movie.'),
('72417',' Based on the life of Nashville guitar player Hank Garland (qv).'),
('72418',' Andy Dick was personally approached by director John Birmingham to  make a cameo role, but he had to turn it down due to union  regulations.'),
('72419',' Don Vito, Rake'),
('72420','Yohn and Brandon DiCamillo from Viva La Bam and  Jackass were in talks to make cameo appearances, before Ron Jeremy  took their roles.'),
('72421',' David Lee Roths agent, Jack Blacks agent, Pauly Shores agent and  Corey Feldmans agent all turned down cameo roles for their stars.'),
('72422',' The script was sent to Glenn Danzig via his agents request, but  Glenn refused to make a cameo.'),
('72423',' Professional skateboarder Tony Trujillo was considered for the role  of Ricky before director John Birmingham decided to cast himself.'),
('72424',' The entire movie was shot in four days, on a budget of only $120 US.  There are no women in either The Crazy Cartoon II or III.'),
('72425',' SPOILER: Anthony was killed off because he couldnt make the filming  dates.'),
('72426',' Working title: "A Murder in the Family."'),
('72427',' A quickie shot at the Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles from August  7'),
('72428','12 1944.'),
('72429',' The entire film is one shot'),
('72430',' Won in every category at Instant Films Festival #14.'),
('72431',' Won a Best of Festival placement at Palm Springs International Short  Film Festival in 2004.'),
('72432',' All the female characters are named after characters on  Simpsons, The (qv). This is a trademark of the writer.'),
('72433',' Dennis Quaid (qv)s film debut.'),
('72434',' The Crazy Monkey team started out as four guys having fun with a  video camera, making fun of extreme culture.'),
('72435',' The film was inspired by a series of spots made for MTV as idents to  go between music videos. The team behind the project first made them  in the hope that MTV would air them at least once, but MTV loved  them. They were soon picked up by all the MTV regions in Europe,  Canada, South America, Australia and Asia. They even dubbed the  spots into German. It wasnt long before they commissioned more  spots, and even flew the guys to London to shoot some "Crazy Monkey  in the UK".'),
('72436',' Shot in six days.'),
('72437',' Some scenes differ slightly from those in the trailer:  '),
('72438',' The line "You cant tell the truth, you idiot" from the trailer    has "asshole" instead of "idiot" in the movie.  '),
('72439',' The text of the Jaguar ad reads "for men who want special    attention" in the trailer and "for men who want hand jobs" in the    movie.'),
('72440',' John Malkovich (qv) was originally cast in part of Emory Leeson,  but walked off the set due to personal problems.'),
('72441',' Writer Mitch Markowitz (qv) was originally also hired as director  but was replaced by Tony Bill (qv) after three weeks of shooting.'),
('72442',' At his first appearance, the East German border guard is reading the  comic MOSAIK no. 1986/4 (April).'),
('72443',' Richard Donner wanted to make this game into a movie, but quickly  gave up on the idea.'),
('72444',' Included in the Rhino Home Video compilation "Bambi Meets Godzilla  and Other Weird Cartoons".'),
('72445',' The final film of George Marshall.'),
('72446',' Producer Hugh Hefner insisted that Barbara Hersheys $50,000 fee be  cut in half when she insisted on being billed as "Barbara Seagull"  as the new name reduced her box office clout.'),
('72447',' John Ritter (qv)s first film project.'),
('72448',' Two of Lucilles children are played by Melanie Griffith (qv)s  real'),
('72449','life children: Dakota Johnson (qv) and  Stella Banderas (qv).'),
('72450',' Second release in the "Crackerjack" 1'),
('72451','reel comedy series.'),
('72452',' The band playing during the house party is punk band Osker.'),
('72453',' Maddys jeep license plate, 2GAT123, was also used in  _Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)_ (qv), _Traffic (2000)_ (qv),  _Pay It Forward (2000)_ (qv), _Mulholland Dr. (2001)_ (qv),  _L.A. Story (1991)_ (qv), _"Two and a Half Men" (2003)_ (qv),  _S.W.A.T. (2003)_ (qv), and _Go (1999)_ (qv)'),
('72454',' Dunst, Kirstens character Nicole was originally supposed to have a  nude scene. When Carlos comes to Nicoles house and they plan to  have sex, Nicole leaves the bedroom in a cut off shirt and her  underwear and walks into the kitchen past the maid to retrieve some  condoms, then returns to her bedroom. In the script she was supposed  to do this nude.'),
('72455',' Many of the high school scenes where shot at a real high school. The  director wanted actual students to be extras in the film...most had  no acting experience.'),
('72456',' The scene in which Nicole buries Carlos in a hole in the sand, with  only his head above ground, and takes a picture, the original  caption for the photo was "In Nicoles Hole". It was changed to "I  Love Nicole" in order to maintain a PG'),
('72457','13 rating.'),
('72458',' Jay Hernandez (qv) had to learn many of his Spanish lines  phonetically because he does not speak fluent Spanish.'),
('72459',' Crazy/Beautiful was originally inspired by a book of Lauren  Greenfeld photos called Fast Forward.'),
('72460',' The first Tim Sims (qv) Encouragement Fund/Cream of Comedy award  show.'),
('72461',' The only year in which there were four nominees. In all subsequent  years, five nominees were chosen.'),
('72462',' The only year in which there was a tie between two acts for the  award.'),
('72463',' Katie Crown was nominated both as a solo artist and as a member of  "Knock Knock. Whos There? Comedy!", the first time anyone has been  nominated twice for the Tim Sims Award.'),
('72464',' This making'),
('72465','of documentary is featured on the DVD for  _Upside of Anger, The (2005)_ (qv).'),
('72466',' This short featurette is on the 2'),
('72467','disc Special Edition DVD for  _Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)_ (qv).'),
('72468',' The movie came about after director Jill Wisoff, seeking a  writing/acting partner to help contribute to an original script with  out of the ordinary womens parts, met Carol Lee Sirugo while they  were doing extra work on a Richard Benjamin film,  _Marci X (2003)_ (qv), in Brooklyn. The script got going right away  after they hit upon the idea of taking on the roles of sisters.'),
('72469',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Jitney Jack and Gasolena (1916)_ (qv).'),
('72470',' This making'),
('72471','of documentary is featured on the Special Edition DVD  for _Nicholas Nickleby (2002)_ (qv).'),
('72472',' This documentary is featured on the Ultimate Edition DVD for  _Legend (1985)_ (qv), released in 2002.'),
('72473',' This documentary was produced in 2000, but not released on DVD until  2002. Originally, it was to be featured on a Collectors Edition DVD  for _Legend (1985)_ (qv), but an elaborate two'),
('72474','disc Ultimate Edition  DVD was then put into production instead, and released two years  later.'),
('72475',' This featurette is on the DVD for _Twisted (2004/I)_ (qv).'),
('72476',' This is found on the 2000 DVD of _Perfect Storm, The (2000)_ (qv).'),
('72477',' Found on the DVD of "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The"  Platinum Series Special Extended Edition Collectors Gift Set.'),
('72478',' Created for the DVD release of  _Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)_ (qv).'),
('72479',' While this film was never completed (it was scrapped so that  _King Kong (1933)_ (qv) could be made instead), some scenes were  indeed filmed:  '),
('72480',' A shot of the island and various animals (a chimpanzee, a jaguar    and a heron) interacting in the foliage. You then see a mother    Triceratops and her two babies, who are playing a game of    "tug'),
('72481','of'),
('72482','war" with a small tree. After this one of the babies    wanders off into the jungle (chasing a possum into a cave) and is    found by one of the men who is marooned on the island and looking    for food. He shoots the baby in the eye, killing it. Suddenly the    enraged mother comes charging after him and runs him down finally    goring him to death with its horn. Parts of this sequence were    almost grafted into a scene in King Kong but the idea was scrapped    because it didnt match up well with the King Kong footage.  '),
('72483',' A shot of the volcanic island rising from the sea during a fierce    storm. And a yacht being smashed by the waves of the stormy sea.    This footage is apparently lost.  '),
('72484',' There is also a still from this movie featuring an Arsinoitherium    chasing some Chilean sailors through a jungle. But apparently this    was a staged photo and not actual film footage.  '),
('72485',' Several models were constructed for this project such as a    Triceratops (with babies), a Tyrannosaurus Rex (with baby), an    Arsinoitherium, a Pteranodon, a Stegasaurus, a Brontosaurus, a    Agathaumas and a Styracosaurus. A lot of these models would be    used for King Kong.'),
('72486',' This documentary is included on the 4'),
('72487','Disc Directors Cut DVD for  _Kingdom of Heaven (2005)_ (qv), released in 2006.'),
('72488',' Several "flashback" scenes were filmed at the Santa Cruz Beach  Boardwalk, but they were cut from the final print.'),
('72489',' While filming a scene where Harry (Peter OToole (I) (qv)) rides  his bicycle on a downtown street, an extra stepped out from a  building too early and caused him to have a minor crash.'),
('72490',' At the beach house, Harry tells Boris that Lucy was a former Miss  New Jersey. Karen Kopins (qv), who plays Lucy, was a former Miss  Connecticut.'),
('72491',' Based on a comic strip created by Carl E. Schultz.'),
('72492',' Used sets from the currently'),
('72493','running musical based on the comic  strip.'),
('72494',' Some of the classic sci'),
('72495','fi props and gizmos in the movie are from  _Forbidden Planet (1956)_ (qv). Director/producer  William Malone (I) (qv), a sci'),
('72496','fi fanatic, owns a collection of  "Forbidden Planet" items (including Robby the Robot (qv)), and  thought it would be fun to use some of them in his film.'),
('72497',' This is based on the Peter Benchley Novel "White Shark". After the  TV Movie "Creature" went into production, "White Shark" was  re'),
('72498','titled and re'),
('72499','released under the name "Creature" to cash in on  the Movie.'),
('72500',' The films soundtrack is a mixture of actual interviews with  shut'),
('72501','ins and zoo attendees, and semi'),
('72502','acting. The leopard was a  Brazilian friend of director Park, Nick (qv)s who hated England.  Park told him to pretend he was a leopard in the zoo for the  interview.'),
('72503',' Commissioned by Channel 4 as part of a 5'),
('72504','part series of Aardman  animations called "Lip Synch". The five films in the series were  _Creature Comforts (1989)_ (qv), _Going Equipped (1987)_ (qv),  _Ident (1989)_ (qv), _Next (1989)_ (qv) and _War Story (1989)_ (qv).'),
('72505',' Sequel to _Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)_ (qv) and  _Revenge of the Creature (1955)_ (qv), and the only one of the three  not made in 3'),
('72506','D.'),
('72507',' While the shots of the shuttlecraft were achieve with a scale model,  most of the shots of the Vertigo were achieved with animation.'),
('72508',' The original voice of the computer belonged to Broderick Crawford'),
('72509',' Browning, Ricou (qv), a professional diver and swimmer, was  required to hold his breath for up to 4 minutes at a time for his  underwater role as the "Gill Man." The directors logic was that the  air would have to travel through the monsters gills and thus not  reveal air bubbles from his mouth or nose. Thus, the costume was  designed without an air tank. In the subsequent films, this detail  was ignored and air can be seen emanating from the top of the  creatures head.'),
('72510',' In this film, the eyes of the Creature were a fixed part of the  rubber construction of the suit. The actors who played the part of  the "Gill Man" could barely see, if at all. In the second film, the  eyes have been, somewhat ludicrously, replaced with large, bulbous  fish'),
('72511','eyes to assist in the actors vision.'),
('72512',' Jenny Clack (University of Cambridge) discovered a fossil amphibian,  found in the remnants of what was once a fetid swamp and named it  Eucritta melanolimnetes '),
('72513',' literally "the creature from the black  lagoon".'),
('72514',' When William Alland (qv) was a member of Orson Welles (qv)  Mercury Theatre, he heard famed Mexican cinematographer  Gabriel Figueroa (I) (qv) tell of a legend about a humanoid  creature that supposedly lived in South America. That legend became  the origin of this film.'),
('72515',' The Creature, using the name "Uncle Gilbert", appeared in an episode  of the TV series _"Munsters, The" (1964)_ (qv) The episode is titled  "Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights."'),
('72516',' SPOILER: Before the script was finished, plans had already been made  to leave the Creatures fate uncertain at the end of the picture, in  order to leave an opening for a sequel.'),
('72517',' The physical appearance of the Creature was modeled after a likeness  of the Oscar, the figurine awarded annually by the Academy of Motion  Picture Arts and Sciences.'),
('72518',' Two different stuntmen were used to portray the creature and  therefore two different suits were used in the movie.  Ricou Browning (qv) played the creature when it was in the water  and wore a lighter suit. Ben Chapman (III) (qv) played the  creature when it was out of the water with a darker suit.'),
('72519',' Milicent Patrick (qv) created the design of the Creature, although  Bud Westmore (qv), who was the head of Universals makeup  department at the time, would take credit publicly for the  Creatures design.'),
('72520',' When the Creature attacks Zee, the script called for him to pick him  up and throw him into the camera for the 3'),
('72521','D effect. Unfortunately,  the wires used to lift Zee up to make it appear as though he was  actually being picked up by the Creature kept breaking. After two  tries, Jack Arnold (I) (qv) decided to just have Zee get strangled  to death.'),
('72522',' The Creatures appearance was based on old seventeenth'),
('72523','century  woodcuts of two bizarre creatures called the Sea Monk and the Sea  Bishop. The Creatures final head was based on that of the Sea Monk,  but the original discarded head was based on that of the Sea Bishop.'),
('72524',' This was one of a group of remakes that was shot in 16mm and color  and used to pad out one of American Internationals television  syndication packages.'),
('72525',' To keep the budget low, like many directors of the period, Edward L.  Cahn chose to shoot the film with in as few breaks and edits as  feasible, so that the characters are constantly standing, sitting,  and pacing to avoid the tedium of talking'),
('72526','head shots. Even when  characters move from room to room, there are very few cuts. The  effect is both impressive and amusing, once the viewer becomes aware  of it, and could inspire a Drinking Game based on spotting the  edits!'),
('72527',' One of the first films to use squibs to simulate gunshot wounds'),
('72528',' Columbia booked this across the United States as a standard double  bill with IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.'),
('72529',' Advertising posters showing a bloody hand sliding down a London  Underground train window were banned from the Underground as being  in bad taste, even though scenes had been filmed with permission in  disused stations on the Underground. Producer Julie Baines (qv)  found this "highly amusing" and "a bit ludicrous", noting that the  film is "not based on real events '),
('72530',' if it is, we are all in  trouble." The ban was later removed, although not in time for the  films British opening.'),
('72531',' The image of the bloody hand on a carriage window was allowed to be  displayed in London Underground stations for the DVD release, unlike  the poster for the theatrical release.'),
('72532',' In the scene with Jimmy and Kate on one of the trains, theres a  dead guy (the train driver) lying on the floor. If you look closely  you see he has a mustache. It was actually added on later using CGI  so he wasnt confused with the previously killed security  supervisor.'),
('72533',' The villain, Craig was named after the director Chris Smiths  friend, Craig Fackrell who played a homeless guy by the cash machine  in the film.'),
('72534',' When they were filming Franka running through a tube train, the  cameraman behind her ran straight into one of the posts on the  train.'),
('72535',' Titles that didnt make it: "Runt", "Cellar Dweller", "Horunder",  "Here Kitty Kitty", "One Track Mind" and "Piccadilly Nightmare".'),
('72536',' They bought six yellow dresses for Franka, each one had a varying  degree of dirtiness because her dress got more grubby throughout the  film.'),
('72537',' Freddie Francis (qv) took over from Don Sharp (qv) at short  notice'),
('72538',' Larry Taylor (I) (qv) is dubbed by Michael Ripper (qv).'),
('72539',' The last film of George Benson.'),
('72540',' The final film of Harry Locke.'),
('72541',' According to rumors, a more impressive looking monster was  originally designed and built for the movie. However, only a few  days before shooting was to begin, the monster was stolen. Pressed  for time and out of money, director Arthur Nelson (I) (qv) and his  crew hastily threw together the infamous "pile of carpets" monster  that appears in the film.'),
('72542',' Filmed in Genuine Field'),
('72543','Sequential 3D: The movie was shot in 35mm  using Chris Condon Stereovision lenses. These lenses utilize a 3'),
('72544','D  filming technique called "over and under." During filming, a normal  35mm film frame is exposed by two lenses (one for each eye view)  instead of one. The top half of the film frame is exposed by one  lens and the bottom half of the frame by the other lens. Hence, the  name "over and under."'),
('72545',' Stephen King (I) (qv) carried a toy figure of the character  "Greedo" from _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) on the "Creepshow" set for  good luck.'),
('72546',' CAMEO(Joe King (III) (qv)): (son of Stephen King (I) (qv)) The  young boy featured in the beginning of the film (avid reader and  collector of "Creepshow" comic books).'),
('72547',' Rice Krispies were used as maggots on the corpses eyes in the first  story, "Fathers Day". In addition, real maggots were also utilized.'),
('72548',' The marble ashtray (which plays a major role in Creepshows first  story, "Fathers Day") is featured in all five of the films stories  if you look closely.'),
('72549',' The wrestling match Jordy Verrill is watching on TV in the second  segment, "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill", was being called by  Vince McMahon (qv) (Chairman of the WWF '),
('72550',' now WWE). The wrestlers  in the ring were then'),
('72551','current WWF Champion Bob Backlund (qv) and  The Samoan No. 1.'),
('72552',' A sign leading to "Castle Rock" (Stephen King (I) (qv)s trademark  fictitious town) appears at the very end of the segment "The  Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill", among other signs.'),
('72553',' Ted Danson (qv), who played Harry Wentworth in "Something to Tide  You Over", said in a T.V. interview that his daughter was on the set  during the scene where his character returns from the dead encased  in rotting flesh and seaweed. He purposely tried avoiding his young  daughter out of fear of scaring her. Finally, despite his best  efforts, she went up to him, looked at him and simply said, "Oh, hi  Dad."'),
('72554',' It is rumored that Max von Sydow (I) (qv) was originally slated to  play Upson Pratt in Creepshows final story, "Theyre Creeping Up On  You!".'),
('72555',' In a “Creepshow” special feature from the pages of "Cinefantastique”  magazine around the time of “Creepshow”’s release,  Stephen King (I) (qv) (screenwriter) and  George A. Romero (I) (qv) (director), revealed that if the films  final story ("Theyre Creeping Up On You!") had proven to be too  difficult and ambitious to film, it would have been substituted with  the King short story "The Hitch'),
('72556','Hiker", which ended up being the  final story of the films sequel, _Creepshow 2 (1987)_ (qv),  directed by George A. Romeros cinematographer on the original  Creepshow, Michael Gornick (qv).'),
('72557',' Originally, in Stephen Kings first draft 142'),
('72558','page screenplay for  the film, the stories "The Crate" and "Something to Tide You Over"  switched places. Making “The Crate” story number 3 and “Tide” story  number 4. This is also how the Berni Wrightson Creepshow graphic  novel adaptation turned out.'),
('72559',' In Stephen Kings original script for the film, the final story,  "They’re Creeping Up On You!", originally took place in a lush,  carpeted penthouse apartment. However, because with roaches this  would have been unworkable, Romero opted for a more empty almost  hospital room'),
('72560','like set for the story.'),
('72561',' Two of the characters featured in the film, Tabitha and Richard (The  new professors at the faculty reception at the beginning of the  fourth segment, "The Crate"), were named after Tabitha King (qv)  (Stephen King (I) (qv)s wife) and Richard Bachman (his  ghostwriting name), according to the author.'),
('72562',' In the films second segment, "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill",  the film playing on Jordys television in the background is  _How Green Was My Valley (1941)_ (qv).'),
('72563',' The prop 10'),
('72564','cent "CREEPSHOW" comic book featured in the film was  drawn and inked by veteran artist Jack Kamen (qv), one of the  artists for the original E.C. crime and horror comics of the 1950s.  Creepshow was a tribute to these comic books. Jack Kamen also  created the comic book'),
('72565','style poster for the film, which was also  featured on the front of the Plume "Creepshow" comic book adaptation  (which Bernie Wrightson, another prolific horror comic artist, drew  and inked the interiors for). Originally, (Stephen King (I) wanted  Graham Ingels, another EC artist (famous for his work on the title  "The Haunt of Fear") to do the artwork for the films poster, but he  refused. It was head of EC comics William M. Gaines who then  suggested Jack Kamen do the assignment. Kamen accepted.'),
('72566',' A screen capture of the "Creepshow" comic book featured in the film  reveals that the letters page has letters from "Brian Hall of Ann  Arbor, Mich." and "David Graves of Spruce, Maryland", among others.'),
('72567',' The on'),
('72568','set nickname for the monster in the crate in Creepshows  fourth story was "Fluffy", as named by director  George A. Romero (I) (qv). The creatures creator (and makeup  artist on the entire film), Tom Savini (qv), was the shorter  garbageman featured near the end of the film.'),
('72569',' During the second segment, "The Raft", Laverne is wearing a shirt  from Horlicks University, the same university stenciled on the  crate from the original Creepshow.'),
('72570',' At the beginning of the final segment, "The Hitch'),
('72571','Hiker", several  Stephen King novels are visible in the bedroom, on the headboard of  the bed.'),
('72572',' Deke and Randy call each other by the nicknames "Poncho" (Randy) and  "Cisco" (Deke). These two character names are borrowed from "The  Cisco Kid", the TV show playing in the background during the films  first story, "Old Chief Woodnhead".'),
('72573',' Although the film consists of only three short horror stories '),
('72574',' and  the wrap'),
('72575','around animation story, there were, just like the original  Creepshow, originally five stories written. One of these, "The Cat  From Hell", was later used in the the similar anthology film "Tales  From The Darkside: The Movie", released in 1990, and directed by the  original Creepshows composer, John Harrison. The other story  originally intended to be in Creepshow 2 was the Stephen King short  story, "Pinfall", about ghostly rival bowling teams.'),
('72576',' David Holbrook appears in Segment "Old Chief Woodnhead". His  father Hal Holbrook (qv) starred in the original  _Creepshow (1982)_ (qv).'),
('72577',' When Andy Cavanaugh, one of the three young punks in the first  story, "Old Chief Woodnhead", is checking out the comic book and  magazine rack at Spruces General Store, several issues of  "Creepshow" can be seen with the same cover as the graphic novel  adaptation of the original 1982 Creepshow. The artwork is by famed  E.C. artist, Jack Kamen (qv).'),
('72578',' Barbara Eden (I) (qv) was originally cast as the hit'),
('72579','and'),
('72580','run  driver Annie Lansing during Creepshow 2s last story, "The  Hitch'),
('72581','Hiker"; but had to drop out prior to filming due to her mother  falling ill. Lois Chiles (qv) was later re'),
('72582','cast in the role.'),
('72583',' Dorothy Lamours last film.'),
('72584',' According to one of Professor Daytons wedding invitations, the  neighborhood in which all of Creepshow 3s stories take place is  called "CREEPYVILLE".'),
('72585',' Creepshow 3 is the first entry in the "Creepshow" series of films to  have no involvement from either Stephen King (I) (qv) or  George A. Romero (I) (qv) '),
('72586',' the series creators.'),
('72587',' There is a young female character in the film named Dusty Rhodes  (specifically, the segment "Haunted Dog"). Dusty Rhodes was also the  name of a WWF (now WWE) professional wrestler in the 1980s. The  original Creepshow also had wrestling references in the segment,  "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill".'),
('72588',' "Creepshow 3" is the first film in the “Creepshow” series to feature  computer'),
('72589','generated animation (aka CGI). The original two  installments featured traditional animation.'),
('72590',' The first film in the series to NOT take its tales from a fictional  "Creepshow" comic'),
('72591','book.'),
('72592',' "My Lover, My Ripper" was shot on location at and around buildings,  a tavern, and hotel which were original from the late 1800s.'),
('72593',' Everything in "My Lover, My Ripper" was intended. Nothing in this  story was done by accident. (Example) a small jump in the film gave  it the feel of the original classic black and white movies.'),
('72594',' The names of the prostitutes were the actual names of the real  victims. However, the names were re'),
('72595','arranged out of respect to them.  The events, places, and companies mentioned by the actors in this  movie were taken from actual case files on Jack the Ripper.'),
('72596',' This was the first film from director Michael P. Russin (qv).'),
('72597',' This is the first documentary work of Federico Peretti (qv)'),
('72598',' Originally planned to be Michael Reeves (qv)s next project after  _Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (1968)_ (qv).'),
('72599',' The entire film, largely improvised, was written, shot, and edited  in one week.'),
('72600',' The music that Pete listens to in his car features director Sean  Gill on the saxophone.'),
('72601',' The brief images of the Young Charlie are actually of the actress as  a young girl.'),
('72602',' Includes an animated sequence produced by Disney featuring the Three  Little Pigs for the song "Los Cochinitos Dormilones".'),
('72603',' The paintings by Felipe Ehrenberg were created especially for the  film.'),
('72604',' The film contains excerpts from 3 plays: "Confraria Libertina", a  collage of varied texts by anonymous authors, directed by Maurício  Paroni de Castro; "Leonor de Mendonça", by Gonçalves Dias, directed  by Cibele Forjaz; and "Woyzeck o Brasileiro", an adaptation by  Fernando Bonassi from the play "Woyzeck" by Georg Büchner, directed  by Maurício Paroni de Castro.'),
('72605',' Fans of the Three Stooges may recognize the same cheap studio sets  and on'),
('72606','the'),
('72607','quick lighting we associate with their B&W shorts.  Typical of the "B" Pictures Harry Cohns Columbia Pictures Gower  Street lot ground out in the 1940s, "Crime Doctor," and many of the  best Stooges shorts were shot during the same World War II years.  "Crime Doctor" is one of the first films directed by Michael Gordon  who was the Yale Drama School and The Group Theater with Elia Kazan,  and who, after many years on the blacklist, eventually directed  "Pillow Talk."'),
('72608',' In this movie, Gloria Dickson is married to a man, played by Jerome  Cowan, who is habitually starting fires with carelessly discarded  smoking materials. There are two scenes in the movie, including the  final scene, in which he starts such fires. Her character comments,  "Im practically cremated." when describing living with him.  Ironically, just two short years after this movie was released  Gloria was killed in a house fire, suspected to have been caused by  a carelessly discarded cigarette.'),
('72609',' Several cast members listed in contemporary news items did not  appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were  Paul Guilfoyle (I) (qv), Jack Carson (I) (qv) and  Phyllis Kennedy (qv).'),
('72610',' The main crime scene is the same set used in  _Living Dead Girl (2003)_ (qv).'),
('72611',' Marcel and Zero are respectively played by Johnny Hallyday and  Renaud, two of the most famous French rock singers. In the scene  where the two are fighting to decide which radio station theyll  listen to, they each want to listen to their own song '),
('72612',' Marcel wants  to listen to some Johnny Hallyday, and Zero wants to listen to some  Renaud.'),
('72613',' The jewel robbery using the underwater cutting bar is based on a  real jewel robbery masterminded by John Santucci (qv) who was a  "Technical Consultant" as well as playing Paulie.'),
('72614',' Although the movie was completed in 1952, it was not released until  1954.'),
('72615',' Reportedly Director De Toth was offered a 35 day shooting schedule,  but he told the studio he could complete the film in 15. He finished  in 13 days.'),
('72616',' Many of the extras in the movie were students at the American School  of Lima, Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The large building  figuring prominently is the present site of the Museo de la Nacion,  on Avenida Javier Prado, in Lima.'),
('72617',' Josef von Sternberg (qv) was contractually obligated to make this  film, and he disliked it, saying in his autobiography that it was  "no more related to the true text of the novel than the corner of  Sunset Boulevard and Gower is related to the Russian environment."'),
('72618',' Since the film was shot using many Hungarian actors, the  non'),
('72619','Hungarians were taught to speak their English lines with a  Hungarian accent to add uniformity to the dialogue.'),
('72620',' The movie was released about 18 months after it was finished, but  the cause of the delay is not known.'),
('72621',' The plot to the film is loosely based on a 1949 murder case that  resulted in the execution of a friend of writer Lemelins.'),
('72622',' Set the record for the highest gross opening weekend for a  Portuguese movie at Portugals domestic box'),
('72623','office. (November 2005)'),
('72624',' The most successful Portuguese movie of all time in Portuguese box  office history. (January 2006)'),
('72625',' Originally produced to be a 180'),
('72626','minute mini'),
('72627','series with four  episodes, was then re'),
('72628','edited to become a feature with a theatrical  release.'),
('72629',' Filmed with the cooperation of the Childrens Motion Picture League  of Greater New York to highlight the subject of factory safety.'),
('72630',' The film, known as "The Mercy Killer" during production, was renamed  and released under the title "The Crime of Dr. Forbes". The film,  based on recent news stories on "mercy killing", was passed by the  Hays office for the screen on agreement that the killer in the film  was convicted of the crime.'),
('72631',' Inspired by a federal civil rights class action suit known as Doe v.  Burwell, which challenged the incarceration of children in the  Lawrence County jail in Ironton, Ohio.'),
('72632',' "Bugs" Kelley is obviously inspired by Bugsy Siegel (qv)  (1906'),
('72633','1947), especially when he reacts to his nickname with "Dont  call me "Bugs!"'),
('72634',' Winner '),
('72635',' BEST FICTIONAL FILM '),
('72636',' Open Apperture Film Festival, Boone,  NC '),
('72637',' April 1'),
('72638','2 2005'),
('72639',' This movie began creating controversy even before it was released.  Several groups, most of them related to church, tried to ban the  movie. They did not succeed; instead, tickets were sold out on  opening weekend.'),
('72640',' This movie is based on the 1875 novel of the same name by Eça De  Queiroz.'),
('72641',' In 2002, this film became the highest'),
('72642','grossing Mexican film of all  time (at Mexicos domestic box office), when it surpassed previous  record holder, _Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999)_ (qv), with a total  gross of US$ 16.3 million.'),
('72643',' Visa dexploitation en France : #111798'),
('72644',' In last scene, several of the clowns and journalists were really  fans of Álex de la Iglesia (qv). They were invited by the director  himself for supporting him through his official website.'),
('72645',' In a 2005 interview, director Alex de la Iglesia said that the name  of the movie "Crimen Perfecto" ("Perfect Crime") is an homage to  _Dial M for Murder (1954)_ (qv), which in Spain its known as  "Crimen Perfecto" ("Perfect Crime"). Also, when Rafael bought the  movies to plan the crime, "Dial M for murder" is one of them'),
('72646',' CAMEO(Daryl Hannah):'),
('72647',' One third of the film had Woody Allen (qv)s character shooting a  documentary on old vaudevillians, with Mia Farrow (qv) as the head  of the institute to which they belonged. Allen didnt like the  scenes in the final cut. During postproduction he cut an entire  third of the film, then rewrote and re'),
('72648','shot the third of the film  from scratch. As a result, Sean Young (I) (qv)s scenes were cut  out, and Daryl Hannah (qv)s role was reduced to a brief cameo.'),
('72649',' Role of Prof. Louis Levy, subject of Cliff Sterns documentary in  this film, is played by non'),
('72650','actor and therapist friend of Woodys,  world renowned Martin S. Bergmann, clinical professor of psychology  of New York University post'),
('72651','doctoral program.'),
('72652',' One third of the film was discarded, rewritten and re'),
('72653','shot by  Woody Allen (qv).'),
('72654',' Originally, Alan Alda (qv) was only supposed to appear in the  opening party scene with Daryl Hannah (qv). Woody Allen expanded  Aldas part after he asked Alda to improvise and Allen liked the  improvisation. Allen wrote Aldas part as they went along.'),
('72655',' Allen felt that he had been too "nice" to the characters in the end  of _Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)_ (qv), so he wrote this film as a  response to those feelings.'),
('72656',' Lester is based on Larry Gelbart (qv), whom both  Woody Allen (qv) and Alan Alda (qv) worked with and reportedly  disliked because of his despotic way. Lesters various comments such  as "Comedy is tragedy plus time" and "If it bends, its funny; if it  breaks, its not funny" were actual Gelbart quotes.'),
('72657',' Martin Landau (qv) was originally cast as Jack Rosenthal.'),
('72658',' 10 minutes and 10 seconds into the film, the lady that says: "Hello  Lester...Thank you so much for inviting me...its a beautiful party"  is Wanda Toscanini Horowitz.'),
('72659',' Wakeman, Rick (qv)s soundtrack is based entirely on  Dvorák, Antonín (qv)s "New World" Symphony; partly an in'),
('72660','joke on  the releasing company, New World Pictures; partly as director Ken  Russells "take" on America.'),
('72661',' Cher (qv) was considered for the role of Joanna Crane.'),
('72662',' Alec Baldwin (qv) and Patrick Swayze (qv) auditioned for the  role of Grady.'),
('72663',' Jeff Bridges (qv) was offered the role of Grady, but was not cast  over salary disputes.'),
('72664',' In the original screenplay, Peter Shayne is a shoe salesman. At the  suggestion of Anthony Perkins (qv), writer Barry Sandler (qv)  changed the role to a minister to better satirize American sexual  mores.'),
('72665',' Jessica Lange (qv) was pregnant during shooting.'),
('72666',' Disowned by director Raimi, Sam (qv), incensed at not being  allowed to use Bruce Campbell (I), and having editor Kaye Davis and  composer LoDuca, Joseph (qv) removed by the producers.'),
('72667',' DIRTRADE(Sam Raimi (qv)): [3'),
('72668','stooges]: many, including the bowling  balls rolling off the shelf onto the mans head.'),
('72669',' DIRTRADE(Sam Raimi (qv)): [Oldmobile Delta 88]'),
('72670',' During the filming, Bruce Campbell (I) (qv) had Sam Raimis Delta  88 gutted and substituted it for the stunt car in the chase  sequence, but Raimi noticed before the scene was filmed and had the  car restored.'),
('72671',' The car in the climactic chase scene is Sam Raimis 1973 Delta 88  Oldsmobile, also known as "The Classic".'),
('72672',' During the storm scene, a newspaper proclaiming "STORM! City in  Chaos" is shown. A smaller headline reads "Military seal off  Tennessee murder site. Time'),
('72673','space disturbance discovered." This is a  reference to Raimis previous film "The Evil Dead" and its sequel  "Evil Dead II", which Raimi was writing at the time.'),
('72674',' Vics cries "Tally'),
('72675','Ho!" before jumping from car to car. Sam Raimi  later had heroes yell "Tally'),
('72676','Ho!" before jumping in two later films:  "Army of Darkness" and "Spider'),
('72677','Man". Vic asks Nancy if shed like to  "have lunch some evening". Raimi reused this joke in "Spider'),
('72678','Man" in  a scene between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson.'),
('72679',' Producer Rob Tapert can be seen sitting at the bar in the Rialto.'),
('72680',' Cowriters Joel Coen and Ethan Coen appear as newspaper photographers  during the prison scenes.'),
('72681',' The role of Vic Ajax was originally intended for  Bruce Campbell (I) (qv)'),
('72682',' Boris Karloff (qv) had previously played the role of Galloway in  the stage production.'),
('72683',' Ramier Sellers (qv) was cast as the Drug Dealer while he was  hanging around the set visiting his girlfriend, Rosie Perez (qv).'),
('72684',' The musical score contains a sample from "The Rhythm of the Heat" by  Peter Gabriel.'),
('72685',' Most of the cars in Criminal Xing were purchased at police auctions.'),
('72686',' Most of the film was shot with a three'),
('72687','man crew using an Arriflex  16mm BL camera. Jake Roquemore and Alberto Rodriguez behind the  camera and Manny Hernandez in front of the camera, serving as stunt  double, body double, or as a multitude of characters.'),
('72688',' The film started off as a student project with several of the scenes  used in class. It grew from that and to the surprise of the  filmmakers, it got picked up for distribution.'),
('72689',' On the cover art of the film, next to the title, there is a street  sign with a figure holding a gun and a briefcase. This figure is  actually DP Jake Roquemore. A picture was taken, and worked with in  photoshop in order to create the sign.'),
('72690',' The film debut of Murray Melvin (qv).'),
('72691',' The first film of Roy Dortice (qv).'),
('72692',' The first film role of Patrick Wymark (qv).'),
('72693',' While filming, a crack in the pool while filled with "blood"  originated a leak, so people in the neighborhood suddenly saw  blood'),
('72694','like red'),
('72695','colored water coming out from their taps'),
('72696',' _Criminali della galassia, I (1965)_ (qv), _Diafanoidi vengono da Marte, I (1966)_ (qv),  _Pianeta errante, Il (1966)_ (qv) and  _Morte viene dal pianeta Aytin, La (1967)_ (qv) (the "Gamma One  Quadrilogy") were filmed all at the same time, in order to save  money.'),
('72697',' The Criminally Inept is Ryan and Nelsons first feature film. The  films original budget was $2,000.'),
('72698',' Nelson just got off of working on Superman Returns when Ryan wrote  the script on an airplane ride from Germany to the USA.'),
('72699',' The first half of this movie is built up almost entirely out of  flashback footage from part one.'),
('72700',' Hayworth, Rita (qv)s name change came between the preview (where  she was credited as "Rita Cansino") and the release print.'),
('72701',' Original Italian title unknown.'),
('72702',' Official selection for the 2005 Melbourne Underground Film Festival'),
('72703',' Fourth of nine episodes in the series "Perils of the Secret  Service".'),
('72704',' When Henry Blankfort testified at a 9/18/51 HUAC hearing, he was  "belligerent and strident" (according to HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) and,  when mentioning his movie "The Crimson Canary," wryly pointed out  that the title had nothing to do with politics.'),
('72705',' Series #2, Episode #1 of The Collegians.'),
('72706',' Bud Geary (qv) wore the robes of the Crimson Ghost, but the voice  that came out of the stationary skeletal mouth was that of  I. Stanford Jolley (qv), who was billed fourth in the cast.  Another actor dubbed Jolleys characters response on the radio.  Finally, a fourth actor played the Crimson Ghosts alter ego.'),
('72707',' The first Canadian feature'),
('72708','length "talkie”.'),
('72709',' Released as a secondary feature to support  _Meaning of Life, The (1983)_ (qv).'),
('72710',' Ojo (Cravat, Nick (qv)) is mute because Cravat had a thick East  Coast accent.'),
('72711',' Captain Skip Beard (qv), listed as a Technical Advisor, served as  the Commanding Officer of the real USS Alabama (SSBN 731). He can be  seen in the Board of Inquiry scene. He is the man with no hair  sitting next to Jason Robards (qv).'),
('72712',' Al Pacino (qv) was originally offered the role played by  Gene Hackman (qv). Warren Beatty (qv) was also interested in the  movie and producers Don Simpson (I) (qv) and  Jerry Bruckheimer (qv) went through a long period trying to  convince him to sign on, before all parties moved on.'),
('72713',' The name of the submarine is the "Alabama." The University of  Alabamas football team is called "The Crimson Tide," once led by  famous coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. In the film, "Bear" is the name of  the Alabamas captains dog.'),
('72714',' Quentin Tarantino (qv) was brought in to do uncredited "punch'),
('72715','ups"  of the dialogue. His major contribution was the comic book  bickering. The character name "Russell Vossler" is a reference to  Rand Vossler (qv), with whom Tarantino used to work at a video  store. See also _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv).'),
('72716',' Towne, Robert (qv) and Zaillian, Steven (qv) also contributed  key scenes. Towne wrote the "Von Clausewitz" scene, having to do  with the essential nature of war.'),
('72717',' CAMEO(Jason Robards (qv)): The Admiral.'),
('72718',' Jason Robards (qv), who plays the admiral in the inquiry scene,  actually served in the Navy during World War II and received the  Navy Cross.'),
('72719',' There is another USS Alabama, a WWII battleship, permanently docked  at Mobile Bay, Alabama, that serves as a museum.'),
('72720',' The set used for the bridge of the USS Alabama was also used as the  USS Georgias bridge in _Independence Day (1996)_ (qv)'),
('72721',' The dockside scene where Captain Ramsey (Gene Hackman) addresses the  crew shows the USS Alabama in the background and, after his speech,  the crew runs onboard. The sub was actually USS Barbel (SS'),
('72722','580), a  conventionally'),
('72723','powered (i.e. non'),
('72724','nuclear) attack submarine  originally commissioned in 1959. The sail ("conning tower") is a  plywood mock'),
('72725','up that generally matched the real Alabamas. Barbels  original sail not only looked different but had already been removed  (the Barbel was about to be scrapped).'),
('72726',' Before the crew loads the submarine, they do the "Roll Tide Roll"  which is done before and during all the Alabama Crimson Tide games.'),
('72727',' Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer originally offered Val Kilmer one  of the headlining roles but he declined. Years later Kilmer noted it  was one of the few films that he wished he had agreed to be in. The  role offered to Kilmer by Simpson and Bruckheimer was never formally  specified.'),
('72728',' Reportedly Tony Scott (I) (qv) used four cameras simultaneously  for at least a few scenes.'),
('72729',' The scene in which the USS Alabama is diving for the first time out  of dock, the footage is of the real submarine submerging. Director  Tony Scott was following along in a helicopter attaining shots of  the ship, herself. When the captain of the Alabama requested that  the helicopter cease filming, they submerged, which is what director  Tony Scott was hoping for anyway.'),
('72730',' The "Sonar" panels constantly depicted in the film are completely  false. The movie versions off a dumbed down pseudo radar screen,  complete with a sweeptrack and bears absolutely no resemblance to a  broadband passive sonar display. This was done to give the audience  a more visual feel for the otherwise auditory science of Sonar  operation.'),
('72731',' When Lt. Hunter is relieved of duty, Cpt.Ramsey says "Get Lt. Zimmer  in here!" Hans Zimmer composed the films soundtrack and his name was  added to the script to pay him honor.'),
('72732',' According to a Don Simpson interview, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise were  also considered for the role that went to Denzel Washington.'),
('72733',' Andy Garcia was one of the early choices for the role later taken by  Denzel Washington.'),
('72734',' Tommy Lee Jones (qv) passed on the part later taken by  Gene Hackman (qv).'),
('72735',' Ryan Phillippes feature film debut.'),
('72736',' The film lasted one minute, had no action, and the role of a barmaid  was played by a man.'),
('72737',' The book that Aubrey is reading when she has to go in the woods is  "Murder: A Family Affair" by former FBI agent Ernie Dorling. The  book is the non'),
('72738','fictional account of a murder in the same wooded  area of Connecticut as the filming location for Crippled Creek. The  murderers were part of a devil worshiping cult and are now serving  life sentences in a Connecticut prison.'),
('72739',' Originally banned in Mexico, Central and South America.'),
('72740',' Highly Commended in Turner Classic Shorts Awards (2002)'),
('72741',' Official Selection, 2006 Sedona International Film Festival'),
('72742',' Official Selection, 2005 World of Comedy Film Festival'),
('72743',' Official Selection, 2005 Kitty Flicks Film Festival'),
('72744',' Official Selection, 2004 Hollywood DV Film Festival'),
('72745',' Official Selection, 2004 Palm Springs International Festival of  Shorts'),
('72746',' Official Selection, 2004 Open Air Film Fest, Weiterstadt, Germany'),
('72747',' Official Selection, Newport Beach Film Festival'),
('72748',' The scene at the Halloween dance in which a boy begins to dance with  one of the paper witches hanging from the ceiling was an ad'),
('72749','lib by  the extra (the late Lance Bircher).'),
('72750',' Italian censorship visa #30235 delivered on 18 August 1938.'),
('72751',' Vito Scottis first film appearance.'),
('72752',' David Arnott was only 12 years old when he did his nude scene in  this film.'),
('72753',' Italian censorship visa #9499 dated 10 March 1951.'),
('72754',' Biograph production number 3140.'),
('72755',' The film was released as part of a massive advertising campaign for  the Guinness beer brand in Africa, where the lead character, Michael  Power (played by Cleveland Mitchell), features in numerous Guinness  advertisements. In Africa, such is the popularity of "Michael  Power", that many people do not realize that he is a fictional  advertising character.'),
('72756',' The is one of four documentaries about R. Buckminster Fuller.'),
('72757',' Winner of Best Short Film at Horror Fest UK '),
('72758',' Nov 2006 '),
('72759',' over 100  films submitted'),
('72760',' Steve Buschemi (qv) was strongly considered for the part of Chef  Bernie by writer/producer Larry Riggins (qv), and casting  associate Charlie Firus (qv), but they were overruled by director  Ernie Mirich (qv).'),
('72761',' Shot back to back with _Critters 4 (1991) (V)_ (qv)'),
('72762',' Leonardo DiCaprio (qv)s feature film debut.'),
('72763',' All external space scenes and many sets are lifted from one of  Don Keith Opper (qv)s earlier films, _Android (1983)_ (qv).'),
('72764',' The footage of the cargo retrieval ship, and docking with the  spaceship are from _Android (1983)_ (qv) but the footage of Ugs  ship at the end are taken from  _Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)_ (qv).'),
('72765',' Terrence Mann (qv) and Don Keith Opper (qv) have appeared in all  four films in the series.'),
('72766',' In the scene where mob boss Dadan (played by Srdjan Todorovic) talks  about his father spinning in his grave the picture on the wall is of  his real life father Bora Todorovic who played a mob boss in  Kusturicas Time of the Gypsies.'),
('72767',' The movie that Grga is watching on and on is the final seconds of  _Casablanca (1942)_ (qv).'),
('72768',' Bundled with the original Apple iMac'),
('72769',' The wild and ferocious buffalo that Mick Dundee pacified was  drugged.'),
('72770',' The "quotes" around "Crocodile" in the title were added for the  American release to ensure people didnt think that Dundee was a  crocodile.'),
('72771',' After Mick chases off a group of drunken kangaroo poachers by  assuming a kangaroos carcass and firing a rifle at them from behind  it, he turns to the dead kangaroo and says "Good one, Skippy." This  is a reference to the 1960s Australian childrens show  _"Skippy" (1966)_ (qv)'),
('72772',' The abandoned lower level of the BMT Ninth Ave. station in Brooklyn  was used for the subway scene near the end of the film. The route  information signs were correct for service at 59th St.'),
('72773','Columbus  Circle; however, double letter route markings had been dropped by  the time the movie was released. The AA marking, for instance, had  become the K.'),
('72774',' In one scene Mick is in the bathroom in his hotel room and a film is  playing on the TV in the other room. The film is  _Major Dundee (1965)_ (qv).'),
('72775',' When Paul Hogan (I) (qv) gave an interview for  _Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)_ (qv), he put to rest the  myth that there was a real Crocodile Dundee. He assured the  interviewer that there was not, and that the idea for the character  came from his own head. Hogan admitted that on a trip to New York he  felt like a complete fish'),
('72776','out'),
('72777','of'),
('72778','water and the idea began to form in  his head.'),
('72779',' The Sydney Harbor Bridge is shown in the beginning of the movie from  the hotel window while Sue is on the phone to New York.  Paul Hogan (I) (qv) helped paint this bridge before he started his  life as an actor and was said to have kept is co'),
('72780','workers laughing a  good bit of the time.'),
('72781',' Mick Dundee drives a Subaru Outback, the same car that actor  Paul Hogan (I) (qv) had been the spokesman for.'),
('72782',' Producer/performer Anthony Begonia (qv) is in the Venice beach  scene as an angry volleyball player in the background.'),
('72783',' Cameo: Mike Tyson, man in park.'),
('72784',' Brozzies husband in her wedding photo on the mantle and other  pictures in her house is Wes Mannion, Steve Irwins best friend and  Director of Australia Zoo.'),
('72785',' There were no scripts used in this movie, whatever Steve and Terri  said was off the top of their heads. All stunts were performed, just  like the TV show, by Steve himself'),
('72786',' The crocs used in the film are all live wild caught crocs caught by  Steve himself.  '),
('72787',' "Bindi": scene where Brozzie falls from the tree into the lake  '),
('72788',' "Monty": when Steve first discovers the croc on land  '),
('72789',' "Charlie": boat in the middle of the lake prior to capture  '),
('72790',' "Graham": final capture scene.'),
('72791',' Certain scenes were planned to be filmed in color but the project  fell through.'),
('72792',' Tony Caunter (qv) was cut out of this film'),
('72793',' George A. Cooper (II) (qv) was cut out of the film.'),
('72794',' Peter Bennett  (qv) was cut out of this film'),
('72795',' It was casting director Maud Spector that first suggested Timothy  Dalton For Prince Rupert.'),
('72796',' The final version of Cromwell at one stage was 180 minutes long, but  it was cut down to 141 minutes, deleting a number of featured roles  in the process.'),
('72797',' Antonioni wanted Gene Tierney for the part of Paola but since he was  an unknown European director he could not get her.'),
('72798',' Director Rosi, Francesco (qv) was so appalled with  Everett, Rupert (qv)s Spanish accent that he had his voice dubbed  for the final print.'),
('72799',' The film met with vehement opposition from the Italian government  and was banned from export after it received the Special Jury Award  at Cannes.'),
('72800',' This interview segment is featured on the Image Entertainmene DVD  release for _Shivers (1975)_ (qv).'),
('72801',' Mechanical objects and special effects were carried out by  Guillermo del Toro (qv)s own monster and make up FX company  "Necropia" (The company no longer exists, but was functional for 15  years).'),
('72802',' The film went over budget from the orignal $1,5 million to $2  million (the highest budget for a Mexican movie at the time). del  Toro himself got the half million through loans and bank debts. In  order to complete the film, changes had to be made, among those  changes were Ron Perlman (qv), who agreed to a heavy salary cut.  Perlman and del Toro has been good friends ever since, working  together frequently.'),
('72803',' Guillermo del Toro (qv) started writing on the script as early as  1984, where it was titled "Vampire of the Grey Dawn".'),
('72804',' Guillermo del Toro (qv) met with Universal in late 93, where they  told him they wanted to buy to rights to this film so they could  remake it. del Toro responds was "Who wants to see  Jack Lemmon (I) (qv) lick blood off a bathroom floor?".'),
('72805',' DIRCAMEO(Guillermo del Toro (qv)): In the begining of the film,  walking a dog in front of Jesús Gris house with his real life wife.'),
('72806',' DIRTRADE(Guillermo del Toro (qv)): [insects] The cockroaches in  the statue and the Cronos Device.'),
('72807',' DIRTRADE(Guillermo del Toro (qv)): [clockwork] Various shots from  inside the Cronos Device.'),
('72808',' First film directed by William Wyler (qv).'),
('72809',' A print of this short survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('72810',' The first television showing of this film was on Tuesday night, June  18, 1940 in NYC over NBCs W2XBS station.'),
('72811',' Shot entirely on green screen.'),
('72812',' Rosalind Russell (qv)s final performance.'),
('72813',' Some small part actors are dubbed by Robert Rietty (qv).'),
('72814',' A print of this film survives in the Library of congress.'),
('72815',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Riveter, The (1921)_ (qv).'),
('72816',' The film is loosely based on lives of Spike Lee (qv) and his  siblings (who co'),
('72817','wrote the script).'),
('72818',' The "disorienting" view when the family is in the country was  created by shooting in widescreen without anamorphically adjusting  the image.'),
('72819',' None of the children on set had any idea how to play any of the  street games their characters engage in '),
('72820',' Lee had to personally  instruct them.'),
('72821',' Although no specific year is specified at any point in the movie,  the events in the movie were most likely intended to take place in  the spring and summer of 1973 for the following concrete reasons:  1.) The son who wore the glasses and was the Knicks fan chose to  attend the final game of the NBA Finals instead of his fathers  concert. He half'),
('72822','heartedly told his family afterwords that the  Knicks won, and the only years the Knicks won in the 70s were 1970  and 1973, but . . . 2.) "Soul Train", which the kids were seen  dancing to towards the end of the film, made its debut in 1971,  eliminating the possibility that the child attended the 1970 NBA  Finals.'),
('72823',' Diana Dors (qv) was first choice for the role of Bikini.'),
('72824',' The extra scene during the credits where Eddie and Angus are trying  to rob the lady in the Mini Van was not scripted or planned, it  happened at a stop light while filming.'),
('72825',' The idea for the movie came about when Duane and Kray were  discussing idiot criminals after a failed robbery attempt at the  computer store Kray was working at. The criminal boxed himself up  and got delivered to the store in a large cardboard box.'),
('72826',' The cast and crew all volunteered their time for this project.'),
('72827',' The entire film was shot over a two day period. The cast and crew  had to race against rain clouds, dying batteries and closed liquor  stores to get the day.'),
('72828',' The director/producer (George Butiri) makes his cameo appearance as  the ACE2 pilot.'),
('72829',' Complete re'),
('72830','make announced for 2007. It’s been stated that Oliver  Krekel will hire the 2002 cast and crew for the remake again.'),
('72831',' 31st episode in the "Let George Do It" two'),
('72832','reel comedy series.'),
('72833',' Series #4, Episode #5 of The Collegians.'),
('72834',' CAMEO(Malcom McDowell): Maxwell Perkins'),
('72835',' CAMEO(Norman Baskin): giving directions to Rawlings.'),
('72836',' Remembered as the very first box'),
('72837','office disaster of Philippine  megastar Sharon Cuneta (qv).'),
('72838',' According to an Erik Estrada (I) (qv) biography published in 2004,  the film is shown in roughly 500 youth centers every week.'),
('72839',' According to Nicky Cruzs autobiography (Run Baby Run), the Mau Mau  gang actually wore black leather jackets with crimson double Ms on  the back as apposed to Red jackets with white double Ms in the film.'),
('72840',' The ending wasnt the original ending in the script. At the time the  film had run out of money so Sam Peckinpah (qv) got  James Coburn (qv) to improvise.'),
('72841',' The lyrics to the famous Kinderlied which is played over the  montage at the beginning of the movie are, in German: Hänschen klein  Geht allein In die weite Welt hinein. Stock und Hut Steht im gut,  Ist gar wohlgemut. [first verse] Which, translated, means: Little  John He has gone Out to see the world alone Staff and hat, Look at  that, Hes one happy cat. But his mommy cries a lot Now she has no  Johnny got. "Fortune find, But you mind, Come back to your kind."  Seven years, Joy and tears, John in many lands appears. Then he  thought That he ought To go home and got '),
('72842',' But now hes no Johnny  small, No, he is now big John tall. Tall and tanned, Face and hand.  Will they know this man? One, two, three Pass and see, Dont know  who this man might be. Even Sis: "Who is this?" Knows not who he is.  Then along comes mother dear, Barely sees his eyes so clear, Says:  "My son, Welcome home, God bless you my son." [all verses]'),
('72843',' Filmed in Yugoslavia with money put up by a West German porn  producer.'),
('72844',' Steiner carries a Russian PPSh'),
('72845','41 submachine gun originally  chambered for 7.62x25 Tokarev, a round the Germans did not  (officially) use. But the 41 was easily rebarrelled for 9 millimeter  parabellum round, which the Germans did use, and the weapon was, in  fact, adopted by the Germans as the MP717(r). While the drum  magazine worked with 9mm ammo, the Russian curved stick magazine did  not. If the Germans chose to use stick magazines with this gun, they  had to modify the magazine housing to accept German issue MP38/40  magazines. However, doing this would prevent the use of the drum  magazines. So Steiners weapon, therefore, may be in the original  caliber, or may have been rebarrelled for 9mm parabellum, but had  not been modified for German stick magazines.'),
('72846',' The pistol Stransky draws to shoot the teenage Russian prisoner at  the first meeting with Steiner is a Model 1934 Beretta.'),
('72847',' The German general who visits the hospital is dubbed by Robert  Reitty.'),
('72848',' Sgt. Steiner, as an officer at the hospital notes, "has been highly  decorated." His awards: the Iron Cross 2nd Class, Iron Cross 1st  Class (rarely awarded to enlisted men), the Silver Wound Badge (3  separate times wounded), the Infantry Assault Badge (combat in 3  separate battles) and the rare Gold Close Combat Bar.'),
('72849',' On the day of the Strip Club shoot one of the actresses called in  sick. Tina Krause the star of the film disguised as a dancer leaves  the shot through one door and enters as Detective Barnett through  another.'),
('72850',' The 80 percent of the cast and crew were all found on the social  networking website MySpace.com'),
('72851',' The character Teale came from an earlier script director Peter Hearn  was working on called "Fish Swim in the Sky" about a waterlogged  town.'),
('72852',' The last non'),
('72853','special'),
('72854','event movie to play Radio City Music Hall in  NYC.'),
('72855',' The focus of the novel dealt with homophobia, but the subject was  changed to anti'),
('72856','Semitism for the film.'),
('72857',' This documentary is featured on the Two'),
('72858','Disc Special Edition DVD for  _Departed, The (2006)_ (qv).'),
('72859',' Suzzy Roche (qv), who plays Izzys friend, is also a singer in the  group which do much of the background music (The Roches).'),
('72860',' The movie concludes with a dedication to "My friend,  Charles Bukowski (qv). I miss you, S.P." Sean Penn (qv) was a  close friend of the writer and poet.'),
('72861',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the comedy  _Bébé à la ferme (1911)_ (qv).'),
('72862',' Director Fatih Akin also acted as camera operator on the film.'),
('72863',' The project began when Alexander Hacke worked on the soundtrack to  Akins "Head'),
('72864','On". The film has a strong Turkish connection that  Hacke drew on for his score. He was bewitched by these new sounds he  was being exposed to. For "Head'),
('72865','On", Hacke recorded with Selim  Seslers orchestra. As neither artist had a common language, they  had to communicate through music.'),
('72866',' Fatih Akin shot over 150 hours of material and spent seven months  cutting the film.'),
('72867',' Rivalry amongst various Turkish musicians as to who was going to be  in the film was very intense. Percussionist Burhan Ocal told the  press that he was featured heavily. His remarks led to several other  musicians pulling out of the project as they didnt want Ocal to get  more time than them. Ironically, Ocal didnt make the final cut at  all.'),
('72868',' Sezen Aksu refused to give an interview for the film. Nevertheless,  she and Akin became such good friends that she allowed him to use  her songs in his films any time, and even offered to write him a  soundtrack. She also invited Akin to direct her next video.'),
('72869',' In one scene Adrian Pasdar (qv)s character mentions the music  group Dixie Chicks (qv) as one of his favourite bands. In real  life Pasdar is married to the Dixie Chicks singer  Natalie Maines (qv).'),
('72870',' This is a companion piece to the award winning original series The  Line by Brian Tilley.'),
('72871',' Made for a 48 hour film challenge.'),
('72872',' Produced as a pilot for a TV series. At least one of the lead actors  found it difficult to draw his pistol because of advanced arthritis.'),
('72873',' Reginald Owen (qv) (Concierge), George Davis (I) (qv) (Clerk)  and Grace Hayle (qv) (Patient) are in studio records for those  roles, but they were not seen in the film.'),
('72874',' Since John H. Kafka (qv) was in Hollywood in the 1940s and even  wrote some MGM films, it is not known if his onscreen credit for  original story is based on his direct contribution to this film, or  was due solely to his work on the original 1938 French version.'),
('72875',' The only known 35mm print of the film was taken out of circulation  in June 2005 after being shown as part of the Eye and Ear Controlled  festival that took place at Anthology Film Archives, a renowned  venue for avant'),
('72876','garde films, in New York City.'),
('72877',' Steve Vai (qv) played both sides of the guitar duel, while acting  as Jack Butler, the devils guitarist. Ry Cooder (qv) recorded the  slide parts and produced the soundtrack.'),
('72878',' After the guitar dual, Eugene plays "Big Bad Moon" by  Joe Satriani (qv). FALSE. The riff is similar to Big Bad Moon  but the Satriani piece wasnt written and recorded until 1989, the  movie came out in 1986!'),
('72879',' "Eugenes Trick Bag", the updated classical piece at the climax of  the film, is largely based on Niccolo Paganinis Caprice #5.  Paganini, as the pervading myth has it, sold his soul to the devil  for his musical skills. Steve Vai (qv), as Jack Butler,  replicates Paganinis legendary rolling eyes, long unkempt hair and  gaunt stature.'),
('72880',' Though the blues guitar sounds arent truly coming from Ralph  Macchios fingers, the actor is actually playing note for note the  music of Steve Vai and Ry Cooder. His fingering, slides and bends  are precise until the "main" solo, which incorporates Paganinis 5th  Caprice, in which it is obvious he is not fingering the correct  location on the guitar, as well with the patterns, this can be seen  since he uses mainly the same pattern (scale on the top frets, then  another one in the bottom frets) and all the scale portion of it,  the scales are shifting and changing sound, but his patterns remain  the same.'),
('72881',' The Fender Telecaster Ralph Macchio carries along his hobo trek in  the second half of the film is a 1970s CBS Fender with block  lettering on the headstock. Very realistic for the film because not  only were they affordable and easy to acquire (in the 1980s, that  is), their heavy polyurethane finish made them near impervious to  the tests of the road, as seen when Macchio and Seneca are walking  through the rain, sleeping in barns, abandoned shacks and the  outdoors. You could take a CBS Telecaster covered with snow, plug it  in and it would play perfectly.'),
('72882',' When Lucys Dad is talking to Lucy in the hospital, a picture of  Britney Spears can be seen on a copy of USA Today that a man is  reading in the waiting room.'),
('72883',' No Coca'),
('72884','Cola products are ever used. Instead, Pepsi products are  featured prominently, e.g. Mimi drinks from a Pepsi can in the hotel  room after their karaoke win. Britney Spears, of course, endorses  Pepsi'),
('72885','Cola.'),
('72886',' At one point in the movie, the girls sing "Bye Bye Bye," which was a  hit song by NSync. This was an inside joke referencing the  well'),
('72887','publicized romance between NSync member Justin Timberlake and  Britney Spears.'),
('72888',' Bens car is a Buick Skylark custom convertible.'),
('72889',' Aykroyd, Dan (qv) created a detailed back'),
('72890','story for his character  and his life in the navy. He even had a friend draw a navy tattoo on  his arm (which can be seen in the scene where he is working on the  car in the garage.)'),
('72891',' Anson Mount threw up after the scene in the diner.'),
('72892',' During the celebration scene in hotel room in New Orleans, the song  that is playing on the radio which the girls danced to is entitled  "Crazy Love" by Boomkat, A.K.A. Taryn Manning (qv).'),
('72893',' The pictures in Lucys locket are actual pictures of Britney Spears  when she was younger.'),
('72894',' Lucys last name comes from casting director  Kim Davis'),
('72895','Wagner (qv).'),
('72896',' Anson Mount (qv) was originally reluctant to play Ben, but was  encouraged by Robert De Niro (qv), with whom he was working at the  time on _City by the Sea (2002)_ (qv), who turned out to be a huge  Spears fan. They went over scenes on break from "Sea", with Mount  reading his role and De Niro reading Britneys.'),
('72897',' When Lucy gets out of the shower in the first hotel room, a bottle  of Herbal Essences shampoo is visible inside the shower.  Britney Spears (qv) endorses Herbal Essences shampoo.'),
('72898',' The band Bowling for Soup is playing at the party the group attends.'),
('72899',' Bowling For Soup, the band who features in the film and have 3 songs  in the film, belong to Spears record company, Jive Records, as do  *Nsync (the band featuring Spears then boyfriend Justin Timberlake)  who also have a song that features in the film.'),
('72900',' The Britney Spears songs in the film all went on to become singles  and were featured on her third album, "Britney", which was released  shortly before the film.'),
('72901',' One of the most highest grossing movies in Japan, due to  Britney Spear (qv)s popularity in Japan.'),
('72902',' This entire feature film was produced without a written script. It  was actually written a scene at a time over 4 years. The lead  actress, Holly Janoff was 15 years old when she was cast and was 20  years old when her last pick up shot.'),
('72903',' Mack Sennett  (qv) intended _Crossroads of New York (1922)_ (qv)to  be Keystone’s first entry into the making of drama movies. When it  was previewed (as Heart Balm), however, the audience howled with  laughter, much to Sennetts embarrassment. Not one to let  embarrassment stand in the way of making a buck, he altered the  titles, did some judicious editing and changed the titles and  released it as a comedy. The changes were a bad move as it proved to  be a flop.'),
('72904',' Notable as the first live'),
('72905','action Gerry Anderson (qv) production  and the only one to date without some form of fantasy element in it.'),
('72906',' Received an EMMY nomination in the instructional special programming  category.'),
('72907',' The office scene (the first shots of the film) took place at One PPG  Plaza. A day before shooting, security decided to cut the originally  allotted time from 8 hours to 4 hours. Regardless, all shots were  taken, and cast and crew made it out of the building on time.'),
('72908',' After filing on two separate occasions, at the time of shooting,  none of the Pittsburgh permits were honored. All Pittsburgh city  shots were "stolen", often with 65", 210 lb., DP (Randy Beightol)  jumping into the open door of the Corvette as the facility security  people would chase the crew off location.'),
('72909',' The Corvette in the movie, belongs to Harry Gerhardt ("Greys") after  the originally scripted and secured Porsche Boxter was withdrawn  less than a week before shooting.'),
('72910',' With actual footage to prove it, during the same day of shooting,  and standing in one place (outside the Wilhelm Winery location), the  camera was tilted 180 degrees'),
('72911',' 72°, clear, and blue skies on one  side to 36°, grey, and snowing sideways on the other'),
('72912',' typical NW PA  weather.'),
('72913',' Jhonnie Marie Sims ("Sara Marsh") was not prepared as the police and  EMS were told to treat her first as an armed assailant, then as a  gunshot victim.'),
('72914',' The entire police shootout and EMS scene was performed in one take.'),
('72915',' This pilot was never picked up.'),
('72916',' Stuart Wilson wears a Crossworlds baseball cap in Second Sight.'),
('72917',' The film is a "flipbook animation", pencil drawn by hand on yellow  Post'),
('72918','It notes. Shot in one take as the animation artist and story  writer (13 year old Aidan OlHara) hand holds and flips the pages as  he and his father Michael OHara supplied ninja fight grunting  voiceovers and daughter / sister Madeline OHara played piano  accompaniment. It was and all shot in a single take with one simple  digi video camera, one domestic house lamp, and a real dog barking  on cue. First entered into a ZeDTV CBC web competition and ended up  winning and being aired on Canadian National TV in January 2003.  Since then it has been invited to numerous world wide animation and  childrens festivals and has been nominated at 2003 Sprockets  '),
('72919','Toronto International Childrens film festival and was nominated  and won an Honourable Mention at SAFO 2003 '),
('72920',' Otttawa International  Student Animation Festival 2003.'),
('72921',' Disqualified from the Academy Awards after being shown on Dutch  television.'),
('72922',' Paul Mayersberg (qv) was inspired by Akira Kurosawa (qv)s  _Kakushi'),
('72923','toride no san'),
('72924','akunin (1958)_ (qv).'),
('72925',' Clive Owen (qv), Kate Hardie (qv) and many actors who played  croupiers were trained by professional croupiers.'),
('72926',' Cameron Diaz (qv) was offered the role of Shelly, but turned it  down because she didnt like the script.'),
('72927',' Brandon Lee (I) (qv) died during a mishap on the set. A scene  required a gun to be loaded, cocked, and then pointed at the camera.  Because of the close'),
('72928','range of the shot, the bullets loaded had real  brass caps, but no powder. After the cut, the props master (not the  arms master '),
('72929',' he had left the set for the day) dry'),
('72930','fired the gun to  get the cock off, knocking an empty cartridge into the barrel of the  gun. The next scene to be filmed involving that gun was the rape of  Shelly. The gun was loaded with blanks (which usually contain double  or triple the powder of a normal bullet to make a loud noise). Lee  entered the set carrying a bag of groceries containing an explosive  blood pack. The script called for Funboy (Michael Massee (qv)) to  shoot Eric Draven (Lee) as he entered the room, triggering the blood  pack. The cartridge that was stuck in the barrel was blasted at Lee  through the bag he was carrying, killing him. The footage of his  death was destroyed without being developed. Lee is the son of  martial arts legend Bruce Lee (I) (qv), who died in mysterious  circumstances before completing _Game of Death (1978)_ (qv). See  also _Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)_ (qv).'),
('72931',' The following scenes were completed after Lees death:   '),
('72932',' Draven first enters the apartment after digging himself out of  his grave: footage of Lee walking through an alley in the rain was  digitally composited into the scene where he walks through the  doorway. Computer technology added drops of water to the door frame  to make the water on his back not seem out of place.  '),
('72933',' The shot of Draven falling from the window was made by digitally    compositing Lees face (complete with simulated blood) onto a body    double.  '),
('72934',' The scene where Draven puts on his make'),
('72935','up was filmed using a    double. The face in the smashed mirror was Lees, computer'),
('72936','altered    to fit the shards. The image of Draven walking towards the window    with the crow on his shoulder was a double with Lees face added    during lightning flashes.  '),
('72937',' When Sarah visits the apartment, we never see Dravens face as it    is a double.'),
('72938',' According to the biography of Bruce Lee, Brandon Lees death was  predicted by his father Bruce Lee after awaking from his coma. His  death was foreseen before Brandon Lee even considered taking up  acting as a career.'),
('72939',' Scenes featuring Berryman, Michael (qv) as the Skull Cowboy were  cut.'),
('72940',' The poem that Eric Draven misquotes when he breaks into Gideons  shop is "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe (qv). Draven says "Suddenly  I heard a tapping..." while Poes poem actually reads "Suddenly  there came a tapping."'),
('72941',' T'),
('72942','Birds final words are from Book IV of Miltons "Paradise Lost".  When Lucifer is found in Paradise by two Cherubs, he rebukes them  for not recognizing him. They rebuke right back saying that his  appearance has changed from being in Hell. "So spake the Cherub; and  his grave rebuke, Severe in youthful beauty, added grace Invincible:  Abashed the Devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is, and saw  Virtue in her shape how lovely; saw, and pined His loss"'),
('72943',' CAMEO(James OBarr (qv)): stealing a TV set after Gideons shop  was blown up.'),
('72944',' During the first day of shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina, a  carpenter suffered severe burns after his crane hit live power  lines. On subsequent days, a grip truck caught fire, a disgruntled  sculptor crashed his car through the studios plaster shop, and a  crew member accidentally drove a screwdriver through his hand.'),
('72945',' James OBarr modeled the comic book Erics Face on an amalgam of Ian  Curtis and Daniel Ash. Iggy Pop served as the model for comic Erics  torso and more importantly, the comic Funboys overall look and  attitude. Iggy was slated to star as Funboy in the film however he  was forced to decline the role due to touring/recording conflicts.  To make up for his cancellation he agreed to be in the sequel.'),
('72946',' Top Dollar, Myca, and Grange are never referred to by name in the  movie.'),
('72947',' Set in Detroit (evidenced by references to "Devils Night" (the  traditional arson and vandalism "holiday") and "motor city").'),
('72948',' The order in which Draven hunts down the four killers is the same  order in which they attack and rape Shelley.'),
('72949',' One of the villians in this movie is named Skank. "The Wraith",  another movie about an avenger whos back from the dead, also has a  villain named Skank.'),
('72950',' CAMEO(David J. Schow (qv)): the writer is one of the first men to  get killed during the boardroom fight. You see him fall and then  abruptly disappear under the table.'),
('72951',' In the scene where T'),
('72952','Bird, Fun Boy, Tin'),
('72953','Tin and Skank destroy the  arcade, T'),
('72954','Bird says, "You know, Lake Erie actually caught on fire  once from all the crap floating around in it. I wish I couldve seen  that." Something like this did actually happen, but it wasnt Lake  Erie, it was the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio.'),
('72955',' The latter part of the scene in Albrechts apartment was ad'),
('72956','libbed  by Brandon Lee (I) (qv) and Ernie Hudson (qv). The line about  Shelley ("Believe me, nothing is trivial") was not in the script.'),
('72957',' Eric Mabius (qv), who played in the lead for  _Crow: Salvation, The (2000)_ (qv) auditioned for the role of  Funboy.'),
('72958',' One of the crows used in this film, Magic, was used in all of the  following movies.'),
('72959',' Linda Lee Cadwell, the widow of Bruce Lee and mother of Brandon Lee,  filed a negligence case against producer Edward R. Pressman, actor  Michael Massee and 12 other defendants over the death of her son  on'),
('72960','set. She settled out of court to the tune of $3 million.'),
('72961',' James OBarr constantly listened to the songs of Joy Division and  The Cure while shaping and creating The Crow. He was delighted when  Robert Smith of The Cure agreed to write an original song for the  movie. Although a hugely popular song, introducing legions of new  fans to The Cure, theyve never performed "Burn" live, even though  its often requested. When a fan asked if theyd play the song at a  concert, bassist Simon Gallup replied, "Did we do that one for a  soundtrack? I dont remember it."'),
('72962',' Perez, Vincent (qv), who played Ashe, did use a stuntman for some  scenes; however, he insisted on doing the stunts at the final scene  of the movie himself, including falling from a building from five  stories up, being beaten with a whip, and begin hung from a  streetlight.'),
('72963',' Originally, the main characters name was going to be "Michael  Corvin"'),
('72964',' The rhyme about crows comes from the original comic book "The Crow"  by James OBarr.'),
('72965',' The following were in the original version of the film, but cut from  the theatrical version by Miramax in order to make The Crow: City of  Angels more like The Crow: '),
('72966',' Before Ashe runs from Sarahs  apartment, he does not believe he is alive so Sarah stabs him with a  kitchen knife. '),
('72967',' When Ashe is going after Spidermonkey at the  Trinity Drug Plant. Ashe takes Spidermonkeys gun and says, "Dont  try this at home, kids!" and shoots himself. Then as Spidermonkey  approaches, Ashe gets up, scaring Spidermonkey. '),
('72968',' After Nemo is  killed, Ashe confronts Holly Daze, the stripper he was with and  tells her not to come here while tugging on her at the same time. '),
('72969','  When Ashe builds Dannys grave, he does not burn his painting. '),
('72970','  Kali and Curves deaths are the other way around. '),
('72971',' In the fight  scene between Ashe and Kali, Kali uses a Katana instead of a knife  and gets her arm broken. '),
('72972',' When Kali is thrown out of the window,  there is a shadow of a giant crow morphing into Ashe showing that  the Crow and Ashe are one '),
('72973',' Kali is still alive, though crippled and  unable to move, after being thrown out of the window. Ashe then  comes out of nowhere and Kali commands him to kill her. Ashe refuses  and leaves her to die slowly as the crow symbol appears in blood  around her. '),
('72974',' Judah tells the captured Sarah about himself nearly  drowning as a child and visiting hell before he was revived, which  he enjoyed, leading to him becoming the way that he is. '),
('72975',' When the  specter of Danny is at the Day of the Dead festival, he says to Ashe  that it is time to go. Ashe says that he must protect Sarah and  Danny disappears. Ashe looks for him in the crowd and turns a drunk  guy around, believing it was Danny. '),
('72976',' During the Judah fight scene,  Dannys painting falls from Ashes coat. Judah rips it up. '),
('72977',' In this  version, Sarah and Ashe talk to each other just before Sarah dies.  In which Ashe says he stayed on earth for her. '),
('72978',' The ending is  different. Because Ashe chose to go after Sarah which led to her (an  innocent person) being killed, he must remain on Earth forever as  part of the undead without her or Danny. '),
('72979',' Ashe puts on Sarahs ring  to remind him of her. '),
('72980',' When Ashe brings Sarah to the church, the  priest asks Ashe, "What will you do now, my son?" Ashe replies that  he cant let another shadow take over Los Angeles...'),
('72981',' This was Thuy Trang (qv)s final movie.'),
('72982',' Jon Bon Jovi (qv) auditioned for the lead role.'),
('72983',' Tori Amos (qv) was considered for the role of Sarah, but refused  because she did not like the character.'),
('72984',' Alex Corvis was the name used on the tombstone for the teaser  trailer to _Crow: City of Angels, The (1996)_ (qv).'),
('72985',' Was released direct'),
('72986','to'),
('72987','video after poor test screenings.'),
('72988',' Rob Zombie (qv) was originally set to write, direct and supervise  the music for the movie, but he was fired because of creative  differences with the producers. Zombies song "Living Dead Girl" was  used for the film.'),
('72989',' Actress Alexa Havins was scheduled to appear in the movie but was  unable to film her scenes due to scheduling conflicts after joining  the ABC daytime soap opera, _"All My Children" (1970)_ (qv)'),
('72990',' While filming a scene requiring a sunset on a beach in Utah, a group  of high schoolers nearly delayed the shoot. Apparently, the students  were driving on the sand, and got their van stuck in the middle of  the shot.'),
('72991',' Dimension gave this film a token one week release on one screen  before being released on DVD.'),
('72992',' The paraphrased line "you dont win wars by dying for your beliefs,  but by making other bastards die for theirs" was said by General  Patton in Patton (1970) (qv).'),
('72993',' Most of the shots of The Crow were taken from the previous Crow  films.'),
('72994',' The main character is called Jimmy Cuervo, Cuervo means Crow in  Spanish.'),
('72995',' Stock footage was temporarily removed from this one to be used in  the remake, Indianapolis Speedway (1939); when it was replaced back  into The Crowd Roars (1932) negative, some of the Indianapolis  Speedway (1939) footage got mixed in with it, so that you now see  1939 footage in a 1932 film, including shots of newer than 1932  automobiles and racing announcer John Conte.'),
('72996',' Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not  appear or were not identifiyable in the movie . These were (with  their character names, if any): Leona Roberts (qv) (Laura McCoy),  Mickey Rentschler (qv) (Jim McCoy), Charles Williams (I) (qv)  (Brady), Charles Sullivan (I) (qv) (Chief timekeeper),  Roger Moore (II) (qv) (Cains chauffeur), Lee Phelps (I) (qv)  (Bartender), Jack Pennick (qv) and Joe Caits (qv).  Leona Roberts (qv) was apparently replaced by Emma Dunn (qv),  who was listed in a news report as a cast member.'),
('72997',' Oliver T. Marsh (qv) was listed as the photographer in production  charts at the start of the film, but only John F. Seitz (qv) is  credited onscreen and in reviews.'),
('72998',' Victor Fleming (qv) directed two retake scenes in July 1938  because Richard Thorpe (I) (qv) already had been assigned to  direct another production.'),
('72999',' The first American film to show a toilet.'),
('73000',' King Vidor (qv) filmed many scenes in New York City streets using  real crowds instead of extras, real buses and trains, and even real  traffic cops. In one scene, a police officer is looking toward the  camera, admonishing someone to "move along". In fact, he was  actually addressing Vidor and his disguised film crew. Vidor  cleverly incorporated it into the scene.'),
('73001',' King Vidor (qv) shot nine different endings before settling on the  one used in the finished film, because MGM did not like to release  films without a positive ending.'),
('73002',' Filmed in front of 250,000 fans on the steps of Sydney Opera House,  Sydney Harbour on 24 November 1996.'),
('73003',' Last project for Richard Basehart (qv).'),
('73004',' While Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (qv) and Troy Donahue (qv) are talking  in the airport coffee shop, the music playing in the background is  "Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith and His Orchestra (qv),  taken from a movie in which Donahue starred:  _Summer Place, A (1959)_ (qv).'),
('73005',' A National Airlines DC'),
('73006','6 was repainted with fictional "Trans States"  titles and insignia for a majority of the ground and aerial scenes,  with the exception of a few scenes where models were used instead of  the real aircraft.'),
('73007',' The two businesses featured most prominently in this film,  Adventureland Video of Lebanon, Indiana, and Joe Wall Jewelry Store,  both went out of business less than a year after the film was made.'),
('73008',' This entire project was completed by Crown Fan and film maker Ben  Isaac, working with very limited imagery and old, low visual quality  footage. Every frame of footage required color correction and clean  up to achieve the desired look. Ben directed from a Johan Lindstrand  script, edited, composed the score, color corrected and supplied  live action fx footage and titles.'),
('73009',' Loosely based on the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, the black American  educator.'),
('73010',' Was exhibited on a private pass on 10 April 1941 in the Ministerio  de la Marina (Ministery of the Navy) (Madrid). Its release,  announced for 12 April 1941, was prohibited by the Franco  authorities, who ordered the destruction of the film, so it was  never publicly released.'),
('73011',' Melanie Lynskey (qv) auditioned for the role of Abigail Williams.'),
('73012',' Drew Barrymore (I) (qv) auditioned for the part of "Abigail  Williams".'),
('73013',' Sarah Michelle Gellar (qv) auditioned for the part of "Mary  Warren".'),
('73014',' Kirsten Dunst (qv) auditioned for the role of Abigail Williams.  She impressed everyone and was asked back to several callbacks and  even did a screen test, but the producers and director ultimately  decided that she was too young.'),
('73015',' Daniel Day'),
('73016','Lewis (qv) met his wife Rebecca Miller (I) (qv),  daughter of Arthur Miller (I) (qv), while filming The Crucible.'),
('73017',' The open casting call for this movie was held at the abandoned  Danvers State Hospital in Danvers Massachusetts, where the movie  Session 9 was filmed, the auditions were held in the auditorium of  the abandoned hospital which is prominently featured in Session 9.'),
('73018',' Kenneth Branagh (qv) was originally slated to direct.'),
('73019',' Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film  Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.'),
('73020',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _What Is Your Body Worth? (1920)_ (qv).'),
('73021',' Kurtz, Swoosie (qv) also appeared in  _Dangerous Liaisons (1988)_ (qv) which, like this film, is based on  the Choderlos de Laclos novel "Les liaisons dangereuses".'),
('73022',' The magazine in which Valmont finds the article that Annette wrote  on virginity has Hewitt, Jennifer Love (qv) on the cover. Both  Phillippe, Ryan (qv) and Gellar, Sarah Michelle (qv) starred  with her in _I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)_ (qv)'),
('73023',' The pool in the movie, at the time of filming, was only about 40  degrees Fahrenheit.'),
('73024',' Toward the end of the film when Kathryn tells Ronald that Sebastian  had hit her, the actual scene of Sebastian striking her was filmed,  but it was deleted afterwards because the dialogue from Sebastian  during this part didnt fit his character.'),
('73025',' John Ottman (qv)s score was originally used during the trailer,  however his score was rejected shortly before the film was released  and was replaced by Ed Shearmur (qv).'),
('73026',' Porn star Alisha Klass (qv) appeared as a cheerleader, but her  brief scene was cut. You can see a glimpse of her in the lower right  hand part of the screen when Sebastian is talking to Annette on the  phone.'),
('73027',' Sebastian sitting in a wheelchair by the pool and listening to  Ludwig van Beethovens 9th Symphony is a reference to  Stanley Kubrick (qv)s _Clockwork Orange, A (1971)_ (qv). In the  end of the movie the old man in a wheelchair (Mr. Alexander), whose  wife Alex and his droogs raped, is torturing Alex by playing the 9th  Symphony as Alex is upstairs locked up in a room.'),
('73028',' The scene in which Annette slaps Sebastian was also unscripted.  Reese Witherspoon (qv) and Ryan Phillippe (qv) were so into  their scene that she slapped him unexpectedly, and Phillippes  reaction is genuine. He was so into the scene that right after the  director said cut, he went behind the set and threw up. The director  left the scene in the final cut.'),
('73029',' Despite previous reports, Reese Witherspoon (qv) was not pregnant  during filming. The movie filmed from 9 June 1998 '),
('73030',' 15 July 1998,  and Witherspoon had her daughter Ava on 9 September 1999. A full  year after filming the movie. She was, however, pregnant, when they  did the press tours for the film.'),
('73031',' SPOILER: One version of Roger Kumble (qv)s screenplay had an  ending where Annette, instead of publishing the journal and crushing  Kathryn, keeps it to herself and announces her cruel intentions to  play games on Kathryn under the threat of revealing the contents.'),
('73032',' According to the DVD commentary, Neal H. Moritz (qv) contractually  agreed to the film being rated R, and nothing less. Sony (the  studio) agreed.'),
('73033',' In the original script, the scene where Sebastian and Annette meet  at the pool there is a reference to Ayn Rand (qv)s "The  Fountainhead". When Sebastian asks Annette what she is reading she  replies, "The Fountainhead." And when Sebastian compliments the  book, she is surprised he knew the novel. Sebastian goes on to say,  "I think the scene where Howard Roark makes love to Dominique  Francon is the most romantic work in all literature." Annette  replies, "Romantic? He rapes her." And Sebastian finishes with,  "Thats a matter of opinion."'),
('73034',' According to the DVD commentary, Roger Kumble (qv) initially wrote  the script in 12 days.'),
('73035',' According to the DVD commentary, the final straw in snagging  Christine Baranski (qv), who only had to work three days, was that  her daughters were big Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans and were giddy  that she could work with Sarah Michelle Geller (qv).'),
('73036',' The scene with Sebastian and Annette in the car was partially  unscripted. During takes, with the camera still rolling, Reese  Witherspoon (Annette) began making faces at Ryan Phillippe  (Sebastian). He tells her, "Stop, its distracting," and she  replies, "Are you laughing? Its okay. I wont tell anyone." The  director loved the chemistry in the scene and after realizing the  conversation fit into the movie, he decided to keep it.'),
('73037',' The music near the very end of the movie during the funeral eulogy  is "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve.'),
('73038',' In the scene where Sebastian has to tell Annette what he was doing,  Annette hits him, which is unscripted. Ryan Phillipe said that doing  that the scene was particularly hard for him and Reeses performance  upset him so much he threw up later in the day.'),
('73039',' Ryan Phillippes character is named Sebastian Valmont. Valmont is  the name of the previous film adaptation by Milos Forman of De  Laclos "Les Liaisons Dangereuses."'),
('73040',' SPOILER: After her public humiliation, Kathryn Merteuils cross gets  pulled open and her cocaine falls out, referencing the scene in  Dangerous Liaisons (1988) in which the similarly disgraced Marquise  de Merteuil (Glenn Close) sweeps a cloud of white powder off her  dressing table.'),
('73041',' Selma Blair who plays the role of the young freshman Cecile is older  than both Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Philippe by 5 and 3 years  respectively'),
('73042',' This film was originally a TV series based on  _Cruel Intentions (1999)_ (qv) titled "Manchester Prep". It was  scheduled to premiere on the Fox network in the fall of 1999 but it  was canceled before any episodes aired. The scene where Cherie has  orgasms on the horse reportedly outraged Fox chairman  Rupert Murdoch (qv). Two episodes had already been filmed. New  explicit scenes and dialogue were added to footage from the two  episodes to make this film. The plot was reworked to serve as a  prequel to Cruel Intentions.'),
('73043',' Sebastian says "God, we sound like a canceled television series" and  thats exactly what happened.'),
('73044',' The trailer (thats included with the DVD release) features a lot of  scenes that were originally recorded for the TV series and never  show up in the movie.'),
('73045',' DIRCAMEO(Roger Kumble (qv)): The limo driver at the end.'),
('73046',' Lifts footage from Steven Spielberg (qv)s _Jaws (1975)_ (qv),  Jeannot Szwarc (qv)s _Jaws 2 (1978)_ (qv), Joe DAmato (qv)s  _Deep Blood (1989)_ (qv), and mostly from  Enzo G. Castellari (qv)s The Great White  (_Ultimo squalo, L (1980)_ (qv)).'),
('73047',' The Compass Rose was played by ex'),
('73048','HMS Coreopsis. She was given the  number K49 in the film which was the number of HMS Crocus (sometimes  wrongly thought to have been used in the film). The real number of  the Coreopsis was K32.'),
('73049',' Dirk Bogarde (qv) claimed to have been offered a bit part in this  film.'),
('73050',' The film debut of Alec McCowen (qv)'),
('73051',' On boarding the castle class frigate, Ericson and Lockhart question  whether there is actually a castle called Saltash Castle. There is  a castle in Saltash but it is more correctly called Trematon Castle.'),
('73052',' The actress playing the maid, sometimes identified as Alice  Davenport, has been confirmed as Eva Nelson (II).'),
('73053',' Some sources erroneously credit Chester Conklin and Alice Davenport  in the roles of Chaplins butler and Durfees maid respectively;  reliable sources now confirm that Edgar Kennedy plays the butler and  Eva Nelson plays the maid.'),
('73054',' The dog show itself was started in 1891 by Charles Cruft.'),
('73055',' Biograph production number 3217.'),
('73056',' An extra on the Region 2 release of  _Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)_ (qv)'),
('73057',' Brian De Palma (qv) really wanted to direct this film but his  producers could not obtain the rights to the material, so he made  _Dressed to Kill (1980)_ (qv) instead.'),
('73058',' The plot of the film, about murders in gay nightclubs, caused many  to protest the release of the film. In fact, organized protests by  gay groups were planned for the date of the release of the film. The  public largely ignored the protests.'),
('73059',' The LA punk band The Germs recorded five or so songs expressly for  the soundtrack to this movie, although in the actual event, only  "Lions Share" was actually used. During the recording sessions,  director William Friedkin (qv) was so energized by the Germs  playing that he took to doing the "pogo" dance around the engineers  booth.'),
('73060',' Rumor has it that William Friedkins original cut ran 140 minutes.  There is an increasing demand for a home video release of this  version, if it exists. Apparently, Friedkin delivered this cut to  the studio and this cut was condemned by the MPAA for  ultra'),
('73061','provocative content.'),
('73062',' In an effort to make the scenes of gay "leather bars" as real as  possible, actual gay bars were used in the film that existed in New  York City at that time. These locations are still in the meat  packing district of New York. Movie extras in full black leather and  chaps, including other provocative sexual attire were actual gay  patrons of the bar recruited for the scenes a few days before  filming began. And, extras were instructed to act as they would  normally act in gay bars but to tone down sexually'),
('73063','oriented  activities because of the likelihood these acts would give the film  an "X" rating.'),
('73064',' Karen Allen (I) (qv) was never shown a complete script before she  worked on this film. Director William Friedkin (qv) deliberately  kept the actress in the dark about the events of the film since her  character Nancy wasnt supposed to be aware of what was happening to  Al Pacino (qv)s cop as he explored the gay underworld.'),
('73065',' Media reports following the film sad that Robert Crumb (I) (qv)  later told Terry Zwigoff (qv) that he hated the film. According to  Zwigoff, however, this never happened and the two still speak on a  regular basis.'),
('73066',' During his years'),
('73067','long, money'),
('73068','starved struggle to make this  documentary, director Terry Zwigoff (qv) was laid up in bed with  crippling back pain and was suicidally depressed.'),
('73069',' Winner for "Best Film", 64 Hour Film Shoot'),
('73070','Out 2004'),
('73071','Asian American  Film Festival'),
('73072',' Director DeMille, Cecil B. (qv) used the same sets from  _Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935)_ (qv) in this film.'),
('73073',' Stuntman Jack Montgomery (I) (qv), who played a Christian  cavalryman in the film, recalled in an interview the tension that  existed between director Cecil B. DeMille (qv) and the dozens of  stuntmen hired to do the battle scenes. The stuntmen resented what  they saw as DeMilles cavalier attitude about safety, especially as  several stuntmen had been injured, and several horses had been  killed, because of what the stuntmen perceived as DeMilles  indifference. At one point DeMille was standing on the parapets of  the castle, yelling through his megaphone at the "combatants"  gathered below. One of them, who had been hired for his expertise at  archery, finally tired of DeMilles screaming at them, notched an  arrow into his bow and fired it at DeMilles megaphone, the arrow  embedding itself into the megaphone just inches from DeMilles head.  DeMille quickly left the set and didnt come back for the rest of  the day. For the rest of the picture, he never yelled at the  stuntmen again.'),
('73074',' Loretta Young (qv) was pregnant with her daughter  Judy Lewis (I) (qv) during the shoot.'),
('73075',' Although Cecil B. DeMille (qv) states in his autobiography that  the film failed to be a financial success when released, it was  listed as the box'),
('73076','office champion of 1935 in the 1936'),
('73077','37 issue of  the Motion Picture Almanac.'),
('73078',' A Paramount prop man, Daniel Ulrich (II) (qv), had his right leg  crushed by the 35'),
('73079','ton siege tower used in the battle of Acre.'),
('73080',' When the movie was edited for TV, Alicia Silverstone (qv)s  characters name changed from Darian to Adrian. Screenwriter  Alan Shapiro (I) (qv) had based the film on actual events that  happened to him and ended up being sued by the girl he wrote about,  who had the same name as his "fictional" character.'),
('73081',' Although the main characters name is changed in the second version  of the film including in the end credits, "Darian" (the original  name) still appears on the letters she sends to Nick at the end of  the film.'),
('73082',' Alicia Silverstone (qv) became an "emancipated minor" at age 15  during the shooting of the film meaning she was legally on her own  and not a dependent of her parents. This way she could avoid child  labor laws, which would have restricted how many hours she could  work on the film.'),
('73083',' The DVD shows two scenes cut from the film: In the faded background  of the DVDs introduction before the menu display, Adrian is seen  diving into a swimming pool. In the Special Features section, Adrian  and Cheyenne are rollerblading while Nick fixes his car.'),
('73084',' The films theatrical release in 1993 contained Alicia Silverstones  original character name Darian. VHS and laserdisc versions also kept  the name Darian. DVD and cable television versions were later dubbed  and credited as Adrian.'),
('73085',' The name Adrian was dubbed. The dubbing was done by unknown actors  because the studio could not afford to bring back the original  actors, which explains the slight voice differentiation. Some words  preceding the name Adrian were also dubbed for a more unnoticeable  voice transition.'),
('73086',' The Fox Networks televised version of the film edits the word  "cocksucker" which Adrian defaced Nicks car with; to "bastard".'),
('73087',' 34th episode in the "Let George Do It" two'),
('73088','reel comedy series.'),
('73089',' This was the last film of prolific director John Gilling (qv). He  hadnt planned to make it, but he was on vacation in Spain when he  was asked by his friend, actor/director Paul Naschy (qv), to  direct it for him.'),
('73090',' The play originally opened in a small theater in Hollywood,  California, USA in late September 1942, with the title "Cry Havoc".  It opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 25 December  1942 with the title "Proof Through the Night", but changed the title  back to "Cry Havoc" on 30 December 1942, probably because of bad  notices. However, it closed on 2 January 1943 after only 11  performances. The opening night cast included Carol Channing (qv)  and Ann Shoemaker (qv).'),
('73091',' During the Hollywood run, MGM purchased the rights to the play for  $20,000 and later paid an additional $15,000 for the rights to the  Broadway production.'),
('73092',' Although Karl Freund (qv) is credited on screen as director of  photography, Hal Rosher (qv) is listed for this job in all  Hollywood Reporter production charts.'),
('73093',' Morris Ankrum (qv) is in studio records for playing "Chaplain" in  this film, but he did not appear in the released print.'),
('73094',' This was Jack Nicholson (qv)s film debut.'),
('73095',' In an interview with Tom Weaver (I) (qv), Jean Porter (I) (qv)  said the film was "directed by Dick Powell (I) (qv), and he wasnt  given director credit. Dick gave Robert Parrish (qv) the  directors credit, but Dick did all the directing."'),
('73096',' Often shown in two 80'),
('73097','minute parts, allowing for a convenient  intermission in cinemas and for the two parts to be shown, for  example, a week apart on television.'),
('73098',' According to Richard Attenborough (qv), a number of cast members  are South African exiles'),
('73099',' Denzel Washington was cast for the role of Biko after Richard  Attenborough saw him in an episode of _"St. Elsewhere" (1982)_ (qv).'),
('73100',' While filming a scene in a subway tunnel, Inger Stevens (qv) and  Rod Steiger (qv) were nearly asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes.  Steiger said years later that when they were being given oxygen,  Stevens tried to refuse it. She said at the time she wanted to die;  Steiger and the crew had to convince her otherwise.'),
('73101',' Official selection 2005 Sundance Film Festival.'),
('73102',' Maria Potts, or "Xochitl," during one of her many nude horse riding  scenes, fell off of her horse. Though not severely hurt, during a  scene filmed soon after where she wrestles with Cliff Potts, many of  her reactions of pain are real, the result of her injuries.'),
('73103',' The outfit that Harry Dean Stanton wears was modeled from a tintype  photograph of one of his actual relatives, taken during the time  period in which the story is placed.'),
('73104',' To prepare for the role of Bicycle Pete the abductor, actor David  Morse visited and spent some time in an institution for the  criminally insane.'),
('73105',' This was the movie playing on a double'),
('73106','bill at the Texas Theater  when Lee Harvey Oswald (qv) was arrested there on 22 November 1963  for the murder of a police officer and assassination of President  John F. Kennedy (qv), The other half of the double feature,  _War Is Hell (1963)_ (qv), was the movie playing during the arrest.'),
('73107',' A documentary in the Outdoor Sketches series.'),
('73108',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Hot Place, The (1927)_ (qv).'),
('73109',' According to Gordon Hessler in his interview on the DVD version of  this movie, the whole film was shot "at the mansion of Gilbert and  Sullivan" '),
('73110',' that is, of Arthur Sullivan (I) (qv) and  William S. Gilbert (qv). As they did not live together, he is  probably referring to the country residence of W.S. Gilbert.'),
('73111',' The first film of Stephen Rea.'),
('73112',' Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film  Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.'),
('73113',' The title sequence was designed and animated by future Python  Terry Gilliam (qv).'),
('73114',' Vito Scottis first film.'),
('73115',' The film was shot in South Africa. Since the country was ruled by  strict apartheid (enforced racial separation) laws, stars  Sidney Poitier (qv) and Canada Lee (qv) and producer/director  Zoltan Korda (qv) cooked up a scheme where they told the South  African immigration authorities that Poitier and Lee were not actors  but were Kordas indentured servants; otherwise, the two black  actors and the white director would not have been allowed to  associate with each other while they were in the country.'),
('73116',' To find a young actor for the role of Wade "Cry'),
('73117','Baby" Walker, Waters  bought $30 worth of teen magazines, all of which showed  Johnny Depp (qv) of _"21 Jump Street" (1987)_ (qv) on the cover.  Depp thought the script was funny and strange, and took the offbeat  role to avoid being typecast as a TV teen idol.'),
('73118',' Waters first "major studio" film, with a week of re'),
('73119','shoots and six  months of postproduction done in California.'),
('73120',' James Intveld (qv) and Rachel Sweet (qv) did the singing for  Johnny Depp (qv) and Amy Locane (qv).'),
('73121',' While although the tattoo of the name "Cry'),
('73122','Baby" on Johnny Depps  arm is a fake, the Native American tattoo above it is real.'),
('73123',' The original musical director of this film was Al Kooper (qv).  When he was dismissed from the movie he was replaced by  Dave Alvin (I) (qv).'),
('73124',' Originally, the squares show at the beginning was going to feature  a child contortionist. The scene was filmed in its entirety with the  contortionist, but the scene was later cut for the premiere. The  contortionist was at the premiere, but no'),
('73125','one had thought to tell  her that they cut her scene.'),
('73126',' Tom Cruise (qv), Robert Downey Jr. (qv) and Jim Carrey (qv)  were all considered for the role of Cry'),
('73127','Baby until  Johnny Depp (qv) was cast.'),
('73128',' Chosen for the official selection at the 2005 Soho Rushes Film  Festival in London.'),
('73129',' When Owen is in Walkers Office near towards the end of the film,  there is a reflection of Michael Myers Mask in the window behind  him whilst he is on the phone to dodger.'),
('73130',' The book that falls on the ground when Owen and Dodger are in the  library is the play "NO EXIT" by Jean'),
('73131','Paul Sartre.'),
('73132',' Certain shots of the high school campus are actually the University  of Richmond in Richmond, VA.'),
('73133',' This short film is the only surviving example of Leon Schlesingers  "Spooney Melodies" series, the precursor to the animated "Merrie  Melodies".'),
('73134',' Mark Dacascos (qv) and Christophe Gans (qv) choreographed the  end sword fight.'),
('73135',' Mark Dacascos does all his own stunts in the film.'),
('73136',' Julie Condra (qv) and Mark Dacascos met and co'),
('73137','starred in this  film, and then they married in real life.'),
('73138',' Jason Scott Lee was originally wanted for the role but he had a  three'),
('73139','picture obligation for Universal Pictures and could not commit  to the project. Mark Dacascos lobbied for the part and eventually  went on to became Christophe Gans actor of choice for future and  upcoming films.'),
('73140',' Based on the manga Crying Freeman. There is also an anime based on  the same manga, "Kuraingu furîman".'),
('73141',' The film was turned down by all the studios because they thought  "the twist" in the film would turn viewers off; in fact it became  why many went to the movie.'),
('73142',' The film was shot on such a shoestring budget it actually came very  close to running out of funds.'),
('73143',' The film gets its title from a 1960s hit British pop song.'),
('73144',' Jaye Davidson (qv) was found for the role of Dill while in a bar.'),
('73145',' The casting of Dil proved extremely difficult for the filmmakers  (Stanley Kubrick (qv) had at one point warned  Neil Jordan (I) (qv) the role was probably uncastable) until the  casting director (Susie Figgis (qv)) received a tip'),
('73146','off from  director Derek Jarman (qv) about Jaye Davidson (qv). Davidson  was later "discovered" by the films casting agents at a wrap party  for Jarmans film _Edward II (1991)_ (qv), and was offered the  opportunity to try out for the role of Dil. Davidson was (by his own  admission) very drunk and not particularly enthusiastic (he thought  it was just a joke at first) but eventually took the role in order  to pay for a pair of hand'),
('73147','made leather riding boots he had seen in a  copy of Vogue magazine.'),
('73148',' Neil Jordan (I) (qv) originally intended to title the film "The  soldiers wife", however he was advised by his friend  Stanley Kubrick (qv) to change it. Kubrick recommended this change  because he believed that films with either religious or military  titles usually deterred audiences and were often financial failures  (something that Jordan had experienced when his religiously titled  movies _Miracle, The (1991)_ (qv) and _Were No Angels (1989)_ (qv)  flopped at the box office).'),
('73149',' Producer Stephen Woolley (qv) owned a repertory cinema in London  called the "Scala", when there were funding issues with the film  Woolley ended up borrowing money from the Scala to keep the  production afloat.'),
('73150',' A few weeks into filming, Jaye Davidson (qv) got ill from flu. A  doctor was called to the set to take a look at him. The doctor  entered Jayes tiny trailer, examined him and came out to talk to  director Neil Jordan (I) (qv). The doctor asked Neil "Have you  considered the possibility that she might be pregnant?". To which  Neil and the other crew began to laugh. The doctor looked bemused,  and was only let in on the secret a few minutes later. He felt very  foolish.'),
('73151',' Although producer Stephen Woolley was immediately taken with  Jordans script, he met with zero interest in America. The general  consensus was that the Jaye Davidson role was uncastable, and the  films mix of sex and terrorism would prove unpalatable with  audiences. And that the press would divulge the films big twist.  Eventually Woolley was able to drum up the necessary budget from  British, European and Japanese sources, but then had to contend with  the financial collapse of his production company, Palace Pictures.  When Miramax, who had initially rejected the script, saw the  finished product, they immediately made an offer to distribute the  film in the USA, with a clause in the contract that they would push  the film for Oscar consideration.'),
('73152',' DIRCAMEO(Mark Meily (qv)): The fireman who talks to Stella in the  fire scene.'),
('73153',' Was submitted by the Philippines as its official entry to the  Academy Awards Foreign Language Film category in 2005.'),
('73154',' Tony Gloria (qv) offered Sharon Cuneta (qv) the chance to  co'),
('73155','produce the film. She lacked the money since she was then  repairing her house but did not hesitate to take the lead role in  the movie since Tony Gloria was her long'),
('73156','time friend.'),
('73157',' Nida Blanca (qv) was supposed to play the role of the former star,  Aling Doray. Blancas sudden death paved the way for  Hilda Koronel (qv) to have the role.'),
('73158',' Near the start of the film, Goddard, Paulette (qv) whistles the  tune "Ive Got Spurs That Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" '),
('73159',' a hit  introduced in her movie The Forest Rangers.'),
('73160',' One of several Paramount Pictures productions purchased by United  Artists for theatrical release in 1942'),
('73161','1943.'),
('73162',' Debut of Candie Evans (qv).'),
('73163',' One unique feature of this game is that the initials entered after  obtaining a high score are used as part of one of the levels of the  next game played.'),
('73164',' On 24 October 2005, Apogee released a maintenance patch to fix a bug  in the game. The bug sets the users system clock backwards 100  years after running any of the three episodes on some systems using  Windows XP. As the game was released 14 years and one day earlier,  it is believed that Apogee now holds the record for longest time  between an initial game release and a maintenance patch.'),
('73165',' Producer Brad Theissen, is a newspaper reporter who was one of the  first to cover Crystal Meth and its role in the surge of HIV+  diagnosis in the late 1990s / early 2000s.'),
('73166',' The off camera interviewer Brad Theissen, is a newspaper reporter  who was one of the first to cover Crystal Meth and its role in the  surge of HIV+ diagnosis in the late 1990s / early 2000s.'),
('73167',' The final film role of Sydney Bromley.'),
('73168',' The part of Juan was originally intended for Demián Bichir (qv).'),
('73169',' Dedicated to Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (qv).'),
('73170',' Argentinas entry for 2007 Golden Globes Awards for the category of  Best Foreign Language Film.'),
('73171',' This was Colombian actor John Leguizamos first film in Spanish. As  all of his projects have been in English, he felt awkward talking in  Spanish while acting. He felt he didnt know the language.'),
('73172',' Elemér Ragályi (qv) was set to be the cinematographer, but he left  the project as he decided to make his directoral debut  _Csudafilm (2005)_ (qv) instead. Tamás Babos (I) (qv) was set to  be his replacement, but finally Buda Gulyás (qv) was selected as  the DOP.'),
('73173',' European rockabilly band Mistery Gang are playing at the wedding  party.'),
('73174',' Filmed in two days.'),
('73175',' This is the first time Miklós Jancsó (qv)s DOP was  János Kende (I) (qv). The two already knew each other since Kende  worked in _Csillagosok, katonák (1967)_ as an assistant cameraman.  Jancsó was unsatisfied with Kendes work, reshoot the entire first  day and wanted to fire him. Finally, the two made it up, and their  friendship is legendary.'),
('73176',' Jancsós former DOP, Tamás Somló was busy filming _Eltávozott nap  (1968)_, the first feature film of Márta Mészáros (qv) (Jancsós  wife). Mészáros and Jancsó agreed that she would work with the  experienced DOP, and Jancsó would work with János Kende (I) (qv).'),
('73177',' Zygmunt Malanowiczs Hungarian dubbing voice was Kertész, Péter'),
('73178',' This short was made for free. The shooting happened on the Celluloid  Workshop, at the Cinefest 2004, Miskolc. The director got a 16mm  cam, cam. assistant, and 1,5 reel b&w film, editing platform for  free for one day. For the dogfight action scene forty extras from  the local secondary school, six dogs from the local dog school come  absolutely for free and fun. The shooting looked like in the golden  era of the film making: No lightning, no video assists. It took six  hours to shot the whole 4:30 minutes movie, with dogs and the thugs  fights.'),
('73179',' The movie is set in the actual "Ki Mit Tud?" talent contest in 1962.  In reality the contest in dance music category was won by an army  brass band. "Omega" which later became one of the most successful  Hungarian rock bands came out in the second place.'),
('73180',' The bands set'),
('73181','up is the following: Attila '),
('73182',' vocals, lead guitar;  Félix '),
('73183',' vocals, bass guitar; Jenõ '),
('73184',' rhythm guitar and Ede '),
('73185',' drums.  Although during the late'),
('73186','night rehearsal in the bar Attila has the  rhythm guitar, Félix the solo guitar and Jenõ the bass.'),
('73187',' Irén Psota (qv) was set to appear in the film.'),
('73188',' In the scene at the dock, watchful viewers will notice the stern of  the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert as the camera pans toward Russ  and Zadok. The Alert just happened to be docked where the scene was  shot, and the cinematographer lined up the shot so the name of the  boat was visible, but no one noticed until editing that the name of  the cutter was the same as the ship in H.P. Lovecrafts story The  Call of Cthulhu.'),
('73189',' On the crews last day shooting in Astoria, a storm began which took  out all the power in the city for several hours, and ruined three of  the films locations: the windows were blown out of the net shed,  ruining thousands of dollars worth of materials stored within: the  house where Tori Spelling (qv)s character Susan lives was  partially destroyed by the fall of the hundred'),
('73190','year'),
('73191','old tree in the  driveway (visible in the film); and the entire cul'),
('73192','de'),
('73193','sac on which  Julias house stands came down the hill in a mudslide.'),
('73194',' Screenwriter/executive producer Grant Cogswell (qv) sold his house  and everything he owned to help finance Cthulhu.'),
('73195',' The part of Ralph, Susans husband, was written specifically for  actor Ian Geoghegan (qv).'),
('73196',' In the dock scene, when Zadok is gesticulating at the rail, he  actually knocked the Object into the 40'),
('73197','foot'),
('73198','deep Columbia River!  This one'),
('73199','of'),
('73200','a'),
('73201','kind piece had to be retrieved by divers for shooting  the following morning.'),
('73202',' "Cuadecuc" is Catalan for "worm tail", so the title translates as  "Worm Tail, Vampire".'),
('73203',' Shot in 22 days'),
('73204',' Riccardo Gabrielli R. financed the movie by writing a business plan  where family and friends would invest between US$100 to US$1500. In  return they would get that investment back and received an Associate  Producer credit.'),
('73205',' Cast and Crew worked donated part of their salaries'),
('73206',' it only cost US$47,000'),
('73207',' Riccardo wrote, directed, produced, acted and edited the movie. He  sometimes even cooked breakfast for the crew.'),
('73208',' The original title of the script was "El Diputado (The  Congressman)," which was later changed to "Cuando Sea Diputado (Once  He Gets To Congress)."'),
('73209',' Olga Armirez (qv) submitted her story idea as part of New Medias  scriptwriting competition in late 2004. She won and the film was  produced by New Media in early 2005.'),
('73210',' This short film is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for  _Sólo con tu pareja (1991)_ (qv).'),
('73211',' The role of Alexandra was offered to Diana Ross (I) (qv) who  turned it down.'),
('73212',' The last film of screen idol Errol Flynn (I) (qv).'),
('73213',' Biograph production number 484.'),
('73214',' Features performances of Himno Nacional Cubano and Viuda Alegre (The  Merry Widow).'),
('73215',' Shot on a single 14x14 set, made to look like many different cubes  through the use of different'),
('73216','colored panels.'),
('73217',' All of the characters are named after prisons: Quentin (San Quentin,  California), Holloway (England), Kazan (Russia), Rennes (France),  Alderson (Alderson, West Virginia), Leaven and Worth (Leavenworth,  Kansas).'),
('73218',' Not only are the characters named after prisons but they reflect the  prisons themselves. Example: Kazan (the mentally challenged  character), in Russia is a disorganized prison. Rennes (the  "mentor") was a jail that pioneered many of todays prison policies.  Quentin (the detective) is known for its brutality. Holloway is a  womens prison, and Alderson is a prison where isolation is a common  punishment. Leavenworth runs to a rigid set of rules (Leavens  mathematics), and the new prison is corporately owned and built  (Worth, hired as an architect).'),
('73219',' To show their support for the Toronto film industry, the special  effects company C.O.R.E. did the digital effects for free.'),
('73220',' Director Vincenzo Natali (qv) directed a follow'),
('73221','up short film in  which we see what is outside the cube. Natali has made a solemn vow  never to reveal what was outside the cube, and destroyed the video  years ago.'),
('73222',' One of the earlier drafts of the script had the characters finding  bizarre alien food. The idea was subsequently lost after it gave too  clear a definition as to who was responsible for the cube.'),
('73223',' The handles on all the hatches are industrial die holders used for  cutting threads on rods and available in any hardware shop.'),
('73224',' When Colonel Maguire is killed, the effect of the wall of energy  crashing into him is actually just created with a vacuum cleaner  stuck on exhale (to blow his clothes around) and CGI, for the wall  itself.'),
('73225',' There is an extended ending (featured on the DVD) in which Kate is  told that the total time in the cube was around seven minutes.'),
('73226',' The "mercury" at the end of the movie was generated with the  software Real Flow and Real Wave.'),
('73227',' In the monitor room at the beginning of the movie, there is a  blurred shot of a controller for an Atari 2600 as the CD of Ryjkins  demise is being collected.'),
('73228',' When Rains, Haskell and Meyerhold enter the cube with a dead body,  Haskell suggests he starved to death, with Rains replying "God, Im  hungry". This is a reference to Cube 2: Hypercube where a character  complained of hunger and killed a fellow captive and ate him.'),
('73229',' The coffee mug on Wynns desk says "Think Outside the Box". It can  be seen when he is drawing the picture of Rains.'),
('73230',' Shot on location in an empty office in Scranton PA long before the  NBC series the office decided to use Scranton as its backdrop.'),
('73231',' As detailed as it appears, the set used for the location was built  from scratch on an empty office floor. Every set decoration, right  down to each piece of paper, was carefully selected for the  production.'),
('73232',' This film was almost completely improvised, with a one line  synopsis, which also happens to be the plot.'),
('73233',' The suits that the main characters wear in the film belong to the  dead husband of the owner of the house.'),
('73234',' This film was written in one hour and shot in two.'),
('73235',' Croatias official selection for the 1998 Academy Awards.'),
('73236',' Several scenes were shot at Sagrado Corazón University in San Juan.  _Paging Emma (1999)_ (qv) was shooting there at the same time.'),
('73237',' Rather than resort to dubbing or subtitling for release to other  countries, the actors recorded lines in both French and English.'),
('73238',' The film is dedicated to the memory of Belgian director  Rémy Belvaux (qv) (1967'),
('73239','2006).'),
('73240',' To make the St. Bernards attack the car, animal trainers put the  dogs favorite toys inside the car so the dogs would try to get  them.'),
('73241',' Five St. Bernards were used, one mechanical head, and a guy in a dog  costume.'),
('73242',' "Cujo" is an ancient Indian word meaning "unstoppable force."'),
('73243',' Stephen King (I) (qv) contributed substantially to the script but  eventually declined Writers Guild credit'),
('73244',' Stunt double Jeannie Coulter was in the car and had the one of the  toys used by the dogs trainers as a "lure". The window was  partially down, the dog jumped up and put his paws on the window,  forcing it down and he reached in for his toy. Jeannies reaction  was to lower the toy and the dog bit her nose. She was treated at  the hospital and released. There was also the rumor at the time that  she was bitten by a rabid dog which was entirely incorrect.'),
('73245',' They used five different dogs as Cujo.'),
('73246',' The foam around Cujos mouth was made of a concoction of egg whites  and sugar. The dogs caused problems on the set by constantly licking  the tasty stuff off.'),
('73247',' Lewis Teague took over from Peter Medak'),
('73248',' The used a Rottweiller for some of the scenes because they couldnt  get the St. Bernard to look mean enough.'),
('73249',' Has one of the longest continuous sequences in cinematic history (at  the time of release) at 7 mins 28 secs (the beach scene).'),
('73250',' Roman Polanski (qv) shot 16 takes of the scene in which  Lionel Stander (qv) drinks a pint of milk.'),
('73251',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the comedy  _Heart Breaker by Trade, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('73252',' Although the box cover says that Kenzi Kenner (qv) is in this  video, she does not appear in it.'),
('73253',' Currently unavailable due to problems with music rights clearance.'),
('73254',' "Dashwood Fox" was not the characters original name; in both the  original novel and the opera he was Zlatohrbitek, which translates  to, according to the source, "Goldenstripe" or "Goldenback". It is  unknown why his name was changed in the animated film.'),
('73255',' Rudolf Tesnohlidek was approached to write the libretto for the  adaptation of his novel, but refused; he agreed only to write lyrics  for one song.'),
('73256',' Janacek was so moved by the final scene upon seeing its first  production that he asked the conductor to perform it at his funeral;  when he died three years later, in 1928, the Brno opera company did  perform it.'),
('73257',' Virna Lisi (qv) was the first choice for the role of Eleonora but  declined due to prior commitments.'),
('73258',' Italian censorship visa #31001 delivered on 18 May 1940.'),
('73259',' The first film to be made at Film Studios Manchester'),
('73260',' Based on the book "Cupid & Diana."'),
('73261',' The only film produced by the Douglass National Color Film  Corporation (based in Marin County, California) in their color  process called Natural Color.'),
('73262',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Navigation in China (1917)_ (qv).'),
('73263',' An old nitrate copy of this comedy short, without any credit titles  at the start, was recently identified in the collection of the  Danish Film Museum. The movie turns out to have been re'),
('73264','used in  three later feature'),
('73265','length compilations,  _Birth of a Star (1945)_ (qv), _Sound of Laughter (1962)_ (qv), and  "Danny Kaye" [biography] in the "American Masters" series for PBS'),
('73266','TV  (1997). After the latter inclusion, Maurice H. Zouarys Movietronics  company sued PBS, claiming that PBS had included footage from  "Cupid" in its Kaye biography without obtaining a license from  Movietronics (which claimed ownership of "Cupid").'),
('73267',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Widows Kids, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('73268',' There is no reliable documentation that Harold Lloyd (qv) appears  in this film.'),
('73269',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _People of the Arabian Desert, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('73270',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Misplaced Jealousy (1911)_ (qv).'),
('73271',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Smoked to a Finish (1913)_ (qv).'),
('73272',' Eleventh of twelve episodes in the Franklyn Farnum 2'),
('73273','reel Western  series produced by Canyon Pictures Corporation.'),
('73274',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Gus and the Anarchists (1915)_ (qv).'),
('73275',' Won Best Picture/Short at the Zoie International Film Festival in  2000.'),
('73276',' Writer Sandrone Dazieri always thought of the actor Claudio Bisio  while describing the main character in the books.'),
('73277',' The character called "Gipi" has another name in the original book.  Gipi is a completely different character which appears in the third  book of the Gorillas saga.'),
('73278',' Maricel Soriano (qv) and Aga Muhlach (qv) were first considered  as lead actors.'),
('73279',' The title roughly translates to "The Healer".'),
('73280',' The Gecko brothers from _From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)_ (qv) are  depicted as fugitives on a crime TV show spotlighting the "Blue  Blood Killer".'),
('73281',' After the film was completed, Smith, Robert (III) (qv) viewed it,  and dissatisfied spent three months in the editing room re'),
('73282','cutting  everything in order to make it the way he felt it should be in order  to capture the style of The Cure.'),
('73283',' Shot with 16 cameras over the course of two nights at the Palace  arena in Detroit.'),
('73284',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Comedy of Misunderstanding, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('73285',' This is the longest movie ever made at a total running time of 87  hours. It premiered in its entirety at The School Of The Art  Institute in Chicago, Illinois from 31 January to 3 February 1987 in  one continuous showing.'),
('73286',' A print of this film survives in the Worldview Entertainment Film  Library.'),
('73287',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Hes a Lawyer (1913)_ (qv).'),
('73288',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Ragtime Romance, A (1913)_ (qv).'),
('73289',' Outtakes show that the original premise was to have  Charles Chaplin (qv) play one of the employees at the clinic, but  switched the roles with John Rand (I) (qv) (who was to play the  inebriate) after an uninspired performance. Chaplin himself  specialized in drunken characters in the English music hall where he  grew up.'),
('73290',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Priscillas April Fool Joke (1911)_ (qv).'),
('73291',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Knight of Cyclone Gulch, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('73292',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('73293',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Little Delicatessen Store, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('73294',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Dutch Gold Mine (1911)_ (qv).'),
('73295',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Biter Bitten, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('73296',' The film was inspired by a real event. The director found a DVD on a  lamp post in the East Village of Manhattan. He took it home and  watched it. The DVD was a homemade music video of a local musician.'),
('73297',' DIRCAMEO(Scott Peehl (qv)): the long haired guy in the baseball  cap that notices the DVD on the lamp pole and walks away just before  the victim finds it.'),
('73298',' Winner of the Dojo 48 Hour Film Challenge 2006'),
('73299',' Winner "Best of Fest" at Palm Springs Film Festival '),
('73300',' Palm Springs,  CA 2007'),
('73301',' Filmmakers worked closely with Levis to obtain clothing items from  their Levis Vintage Clothing collection to authenticate various  time periods captured throughout the film.'),
('73302',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Steak and Onions (1913)_ (qv).'),
('73303',' The ship that brings George to America is the HA Rey in honor of the  books author.'),
('73304',' When Clovis, the contractor inventor for the museum, comes to Teds  office for his payment, Ted quickly comes out into the hall and  closes his door in order to prevent George being discovered. On the  wall is a museum display of arrow points. Clovis is also the name of  a famous prehistoric arrowhead manufacturing site.'),
('73305',' Was originally going to be made into a live action film in the early  the 1990s.'),
('73306',' The final image was shot on Jerhico Beach by building an island  around a constructed shower tree while the tide was out. When the  tide came back, the island illusion was created for about 20 minutes  to get the shots. No digital effects were used.'),
('73307',' Steve Carrell (qv)s feature film debut.'),
('73308',' When Edward sings "Curly Top" to Elizabeth, he says that her eyes  "make the heavens proud to be blue." Shirley Temple (qv)s eyes  were brown.'),
('73309',' This movie is basically an updated version of the Bette Davis 60s  movie Pocketful of Miracles. The story is adapted to Spanish culture  and attitudes of the time, jazzed up to make it funnier, but  basically the same.'),
('73310',' Released as a part of the "Space Quest Collectors Edition" CD'),
('73311','ROM.  It is a mock documentary with Barry T. Smith (qv) interviewing  several game designers and Sierra employees about the Space Quest  series.'),
('73312',' The scene where interviewer has the door slammed on his head was not  originally written, but the impact was deemed funny, and so was kept  in the final film.'),
('73313',' For many years this held the distinction of being the most  profitable film to be produced in England by a British studio.'),
('73314',' The first Frankenstein movie to be filmed in color'),
('73315',' The idea originated with Milton Subotsky (qv), who went on to  co'),
('73316','found Amicus Films, Hammers main rival during the 1960s and  early 1970s. The script was revised several times to avoid repeating  any elements from the Universal Frankenstein series. As part of this  effort, new monster make'),
('73317','up had to be devised especially for this  film.'),
('73318',' Christopher Lee (I) (qv)s monster make'),
('73319','up was almost literally  done at the "last minute". After previous attempts to design a  monster make'),
('73320','up using a cast of Lees head had failed, make'),
('73321','up  artist Philip Leakey (qv) made the final design the day before  shooting began, directly onto Lees face, using primarily cotton and  other household materials. Since he didnt use any latex or molds,  the make'),
('73322','up had to be recreated from scratch every day.'),
('73323',' The original concept for this film was a black'),
('73324','and'),
('73325','white feature  with Boris Karloff (qv) as Baron Frankenstein. Universal  threatened a lawsuit if Hammer copied any elements from the classic  Universal version. Hammer had Jimmy Sangster (qv) completely redo  the script and had Jack Asher (qv) shoot it in Eastmancolour.'),
('73326',' This is not the first time Peter Cushing (qv) and  Christopher Lee (I) (qv) starred together. Lee had a small role in  Laurence Olivier (qv)s _Hamlet (1948)_ (qv), in which Cushing  played Osric.'),
('73327',' Bernard Bresslaw (qv) was considered for the role of the Creature,  on account of his height.'),
('73328',' Patrick Troughton (qv) appeared in a brief role as a mortuary  attendant. Although his name is credited on some early publicity  material his scenes were cut from the finished film.'),
('73329',' Most of the exterior shots of the town were actually shot in Forney,  Texas (The current home of Darlene Cates). The towns signature  Jackrabbit, an ornament atop a Lions Club sign, was adorned with  antlers and called the Jackaloupe for the purposes of the movie.  Signs to downtown businesses were also covered up with fake signs,  hiding the real names of the businesses.'),
('73330',' Filming started with Ian Mcshane (qv) as Howard Carter but he was  injured in a freak car crash, Robin Ellis (qv) was cast at very  short notice.'),
('73331',' Tom Baker (I) (qv) has stated in interviews that a great deal of  his role was cut.'),
('73332',' Silvia Colloca (qv) was originally offered the role of Azelia, but  had to pull out because the dates were clashing with  David Leland (I) (qv)s _Decameron: Angels & Virgins (2006)_ (qv).'),
('73333',' When Guybrush knocks over the silent patron of the chicken  restaurant on Plunder Island, it is revealed to be Manny Calavera,  star of _Grim Fandango (1998) (VG)_ (qv), another Lucasarts game. He  even has a button that reads "Ask me about Grim Fandango."'),
('73334',' The character Guybrush Threepwood ranked #3 in Computer Gaming  Worlds November 1996 listing of the 15 most memorable game heroes.'),
('73335',' There used to be a department somewhere within Industrial Light and  Magic, that was tasked with writing screenplays for animated films  based on Lucasfilms intellectual property from other media. One  such screenplay was a Monkey Island movie, entitled "The Curse of  Monkey Island", likely loosely based on the game of the same name.  In the big reorganization of Lucasfilm that occurred a couple of  years ago the department was killed and the MI movie (still in  preproduction) with it.'),
('73336',' While in the Goodsoup Family Crypt, Guybrush can crawl up a hole in  the ceiling. His head will come out of a tree trunk in the forest  from _Secret of Monkey Island, The (1990) (VG)_ (qv), completely  with nineties'),
('73337','style PC graphics.'),
('73338',' In the Goodsoup Family Crypt, Guybrush can stick his hand in the  crack in the wall, next to Minnie Goodsoups coffin. He will do an  impersonation of Ludger Brink, getting his hand trapped in a crack  in the LucasArts game _Dig, The (1995) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('73339',' When LeChuck says that he will never be forgotten, Guybrush asks him  "Remember Bobbin Threadbare?", to which LeChuck doesnt know the  answer. Bobbin Threadbare was the main hero from the LucasArts game  _Loom (1990) (VG)_ (qv), the game that was also advertised in  _Secret of Monkey Island, The (1990) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('73340',' The Commodore 64 version was no more than an exact port of the ZX  Spectrum release, with the exact same color schemes and graphics.'),
('73341',' The very next year after this was aired, the Red Sox "reversed the  curse" and won their first World Series in 86 years.'),
('73342',' This mockumentary was produced for airing on The Sci'),
('73343','Fi Channel as a  promotional prelude to the release of  _Blair Witch Project, The (1999)_ (qv). It was subsequently given a  separate home video release. It was also included as a bonus feature  on the special edition of "The Blair Witch Project" DVD.'),
('73344',' The book titled "The Inner World of Childhood" mentioned by Miss  Callahan, Amys teacher, is a real work written by American  psychologist Frances Wickes around 1930. It was admired greatly by  Carl Jung, who wrote an introduction for it in 1931.'),
('73345',' The painting, featuring cats and a child, shown in the Reeds home  and described as Irenas favorite piece of art, is the Goya work,  "Don Manuel Osorio".'),
('73346',' The house used in the film is Grims Dyke House (now a hotel) in  Harrow Weald, Middlesex. The house was formerly the home of "William  S. Gilbert" (qv) (aka WS Gilbert) of Gilbert & Sullivan fame.'),
('73347',' In its U.S. laser disc edition from the 1990s, the music track of  the film was totally modified in favor of a more modern tone score.'),
('73348',' On its initial release, the standard co'),
('73349','feature with this movie was  IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE.'),
('73350',' Vincent Price (I) (qv) is missing from this, the third and final  installment of the series. By this time this was produced, Price was  under contract to American International Pictures.'),
('73351',' Woody Allen (qv) is very secretive with his scripts when he is  working. Helen Hunt (I) (qv) was allowed to read the entire script  when she was offered the part, but she had to read it in one sitting  and then give it back to the courier who was waiting to take it  back.'),
('73352',' In its opening weekend, the film played at slightly over 900  screens, the largest opening engagement for any Woody Allen film.  However, the box office take that weekend was only $2.5 million.'),
('73353',' For her audition, Elizabeth Berkeley (qv) had her hair done in a  Veronica Lake 1940s'),
('73354','style. Unfortunately on the way to the audition,  she got caught in a rainstorm and her hair was ruined.'),
('73355',' With its production budget of $26 million, this is Allens most  expensive film.'),
('73356',' Candace Hilligoss (qv) was five and a half months pregnant while  she was making this film.'),
('73357',' Film debut of Roy Scheider (qv)'),
('73358',' Michael Carreras screenwriting pseudonym "Henry Younger" was a play  on fellow Hammer producer Anthony Hinds nom de plume "John Elder."'),
('73359',' During the Egyptian flashback scenes Franz Reizenstein (qv)s  theme from Hammers original _Mummy, The (1959)_ (qv) can be heard.'),
('73360',' David Niven (I) (qv) was close to death during filming and could  not speak. His voice at times was dubbed by Rich Little (I) (qv).'),
('73361',' This film began production immediately after principal photography  on _Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)_ (qv) wrapped.'),
('73362',' The film continues where Trail of the Pink Panther leaves off.'),
('73363',' The film marked the last appearance of the "Pink Panther" jewel  until _Pink Panther, The (2006)_ (qv) was released 23 years later.'),
('73364',' The film was intended to spin off the character of Clifton Sleigh as  the next Inspector Clouseau in series of new Pink Panther movies,  but it never took off. Ten years later, the series was revisited  with Clouseaus son instead picking up the mantle in  _Son of the Pink Panther (1993)_ (qv).'),
('73365',' Roger Moore (I) (qv)s scenes were filmed all in one day outside  London at the same time _Octopussy (1983)_ (qv) was filmed.'),
('73366',' Capucine (qv) resumes her role from the first Pink Panther Movie,  as Charles Littons lover.'),
('73367',' Roger Moore (I) (qv) uses the pseudonym "Turk Thrust II", a nod to  his friend Bryan Forbes (qv), who often used the name "Turk  Thrust" when playing cameos in his own movies.'),
('73368',' The final film of Harold Kasket.'),
('73369',' The story originally took place in Egypt, where the puppets face off  against a mummy, but the idea was dropped.'),
('73370',' Shot in 18 days.'),
('73371',' Producer Lisa McQuiston appears several times throughout the film as  different characters ("Sticks wife", "great Dane Girl #1",  "nightclub patron", "vagrant wolf")'),
('73372',' The silver bracelet that appears on Leon Souths wrist in one scene  is engraved with the word "KillerWolf"'),
('73373',' The film played in front of a standing room only crowd at the  Roadhouse Theatre in Erie, Pennsylvania, for the 2006 Great Lakes  Film Festival. The film also took home the "Best Horror Film" award  at the festival.'),
('73374',' The last scene shot for the film, was the "Stick and Star" sex  scene. Initial filming had been completed for about a month, when  Editor Austen and Director Kabasinski decided that there was not a  smooth enough transition between two of "dakota"s scenes. To easy  the "jump", this scene was added.'),
('73375',' Special effects artists Larry Liggett, Gary Barickman, and Adam  Dunhoff all appear as "vagrants". Liggett and Barickman also play  "vagrant wolves" in the barn sequence versus Stick. There were  actually 3 scaled miniatures of the "barn" that were built by  Barickman, it took several attempts to make the barn(s) "explode".  editor Dustin Austen came in and supplemented the explosion with  some green screen effects.'),
('73376',' All actors performed their own stunts in this production. Todd Humes  and Renee Porada are both multiple time martial arts champions in  Tang Soo Do. Leon South also has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do/Tang  Soo Do. Todd Humes experienced a hamstring injury during the final  confrontation between him and "Dakota". Leon South developed a case  of elbow tendinitis from his fight sequence with Blue Meanie. Pamela  Sutch is also advanced in Northern Shaolin Kung'),
('73377','Fu and performed all  her fight scenes.'),
('73378',' The stains on Blue Meanies underwear were rigged with melted  chocolate bars and a yellow mustard supplied by the films producer  Lisa McQuiston. Special Effects artist Adam "chainsaw" Dunhoff taste  tested the underwear in a segment on the dvd "bonus" features.'),
('73379',' Wheaton, Wil (qv) and Wheaton, Amy (qv) are real'),
('73380','life brother  and sister.'),
('73381',' Wil Wheaton (qv) once said that the only good thing about the  movie was that his sister got a job on it.'),
('73382',' Plagued by production problems and script issues, this films  release was delayed for over a year. Over half of the movie had to  be re'),
('73383','shot with many cast members being replaced due to scheduling  conflicts.'),
('73384',' Mandy Moore (II) (qv) was originally cast as Jenny and even filmed  her scenes, but was replaced by Mya (I) (qv) when the production  was halted so the script could be rewritten.'),
('73385',' When the production was stalled, many cast members were cut,  including Illeana Douglas (qv), Heather Langenkamp (qv),  Scott Foley (I) (qv), Omar Epps (qv), Robert Forster (I) (qv)  and Corey Feldman (qv). All of these actors even filmed their  scenes which were cut when the movie was re'),
('73386','written and re'),
('73387','shot.'),
('73388',' Skeet Ulrich (qv) originally had a role as the third lead,  Christina Ricci (qv)s love interest, however when the film was  re'),
('73389','scripted and preparing to re'),
('73390','shoot, he was unsatisfied with his  characters changes and chose to drop out of the film. His character  was then written out altogether.'),
('73391',' Props of Freddy Krueger and the Elm Street house from  Wes Craven (qv)s earlier film  _Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)_ (qv) can be seen in the  background at Tinseltown during the first scene.'),
('73392',' Some footage used in the previews was used only in brief flashes  during a dream sequence. This footage is seemingly unrelated to the  rest of the film.'),
('73393',' The original plot line had three strangers brought together by a car  accident in the Hollywood Hills and the subsequent attack of a  werewolf. The three characters were named Ellie Hudson  (Christina Ricci (qv)), Vince Winston (Skeet Ulrich (qv)) and  Jimmy Myers (Jesse Eisenberg (qv)). When the script was  re'),
('73394','written, the plot changed and focused on two estranged siblings  who had to fight a curse after a werewolf attack.  Skeet Ulrich (qv)s character was totally re'),
('73395','written and renamed  Jake. Since Ellie and Jimmy became brother and sister, Ellies  surname was deleted and became Myers.'),
('73396',' The original plot had a final sequence shot on a wax museum in  Hollywood. When the screenplay was re'),
('73397','written, the final scenes took  place on a movie'),
('73398','oriented club. Art Department supervisors had the  ability to use the same props and sets for both the shootings.'),
('73399',' Most of the scenes involving Milo Ventimiglia (qv) and  Kristina Anapau (qv) were kept from the original shooting,  including the Hollywood Boulevard scene, the high school scenes and  the dog'),
('73400','attack scene.'),
('73401',' In the original version, the film opened with the benefit party by  PETA on the hotel roof. Parts of the scene were kept from the  original shooting but in the final cut, that scene is at about 50  minutes from the beginning. Mya (I) (qv) replaced  Mandy Moore (II) (qv) in this scene.'),
('73402',' The cane on display in the beginning of the movie is the same one  used in Storm of the Century by Stephen King.'),
