('130315',' This was one of the earliest films of the legendary  Uttam Kumar (qv) and in this film he was credited as Arup Kumar'),
('130316',' More than 10% of the budget went toward a speeding ticket the  director received while picking up lunch for the cast and crew.'),
('130317',' An alternate version exists in which the last scene features one of  the anarchists wearing a diaper. Nobody was entirely sure why, but  the opportunity seemed too good to pass up.'),
('130318',' The first movie entirely produced in Colombia, and therefore, the  first Colombian movie ever.'),
('130319',' Marisa Paredes was considered for the role of Maria Zambrano'),
('130320',' Working script title "The Great Question".'),
('130321',' Filmed during the Iraq'),
('130322','Iran war.'),
('130323',' Agot Isidro (qv) was introduced in this movie.'),
('130324',' This film is based on Vladimir Nabokovs first novel "Mashenka",  which was written in Russia and published in 1926.'),
('130325',' In the October 17'),
('130326','23, 1998 edition of "TV Guide", director  Tim Burton (I) (qv) says this is his favorite horror film.'),
('130327',' A young girl is sent out at night to milk a cow when Javuto  (portrayed by Arturo Dominici (qv)) claws his way out of the grave  nearby. The young girl is played by Dominicis real life daughter  Germana Dominici (qv).'),
('130328',' Both Barbara Steele (qv) and Arturo Dominici (qv) were fitted  with vampire fangs. Mario Bava (qv) decided against using them in  the film. They can be seen in some of the publicity photos.'),
('130329',' Galatea gave Mario Bava (qv) a lavish six weeks shooting schedule  for this film beginning 28 March 1960. The typical Italian  production during this period had only a three to four week shooting  schedule.'),
('130330',' Barbara Steele (qv) didnt see the script in advance. She would be  given pages daily.'),
('130331',' In the Italian language version Princess Asa and Javutich are  brother and sister which hinted at an incestuous relationship. This  relationship is not part of either English language version.'),
('130332',' Good reviews plus word'),
('130333','of'),
('130334','mouth reportedly turned this into American  Internationals highest grossing film up to that time, exceeding  their grosses for _Terrore dei barbari, Il (1959)_ (qv) and  Roger Corman (qv)s _House of Usher (1960)_ (qv).'),
('130335',' The U.S. version released by American International has a  replacement score by Les Baxter (I) (qv). Although Baxter is given  sole credit, his score actually contains themes from  Roberto Nicolosi (qv)s original score.'),
('130336',' Mario Bava (qv) claimed that an American company approached him  about doing a color remake. He refused.'),
('130337',' Italian censorship certificate # 32584 delivered on 5 August 1960.'),
('130338',' Based on a Russian folk tale.'),
('130339',' The film was rejected for UK cinema by the BBFC in 1961. The uncut  version was released (as "Mask of Satan") with a 15 certificate on  the UK Redemption video label in 1992.'),
('130340',' The role of Raja was written with Amitabh Bachchan in mind. Also, it  was first offered to Kamal Hassan before Javed Akhtar recommended  Anil Kapoor.'),
('130341',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _What Is the Use of Repining? (1913)_ (qv).'),
('130342',' Rudy Hatfield (qv) initially refused to star in the movie, but his  girlfriend Rufa Mae Quinto (qv) was hesitant to include him in the  movie.'),
('130343',' Songs by Bob Seger (qv) were substituted in place of those by  Bruce Springsteen (qv) shortly before the films release after a  failure to reach agreement with Springsteen.'),
('130344',' According to Peter Bogdanovich (qv), on Sunday, 14 March 2004, in  a talk at the Cleveland Public Library (Ohio), he has secured the  rights for the Bruce Springsteen (qv) songs and the print will be  re'),
('130345','released with the music chosen the first time around. There was a  possible snag when the studio told Bogdanovich that the negative of  the film had been lost '),
('130346',' they only had positive prints '),
('130347',' but the  negative hadnt really been lost '),
('130348',' Bogdanovich had removed it from  the studio some years prior.'),
('130349',' When Cher (I) (qv) was cast in the film, she wanted her then  boyfriend, Val Kilmer (qv) to play Gar but he was rejected for  being too young for the part.'),
('130350',' Rob Lowe (I) (qv) was nearly cast as Rocky Dennis.'),
('130351',' Eric Stoltz (qv) spent so much time under heavy makeup that when  he arrived for the post production party he had to present I.D. to  security to prove that he was Eric Stoltz. Also, when he got there  he had to introduce himself to some of the cast and crew because  many of them didnt know what he really looked like.'),
('130352',' The poem that "Rocky" reads to "Rusty" was written by the real Rocky  Dennis.'),
('130353',' Bruce Springsteen (qv)s music was chosen for several reasons. It  was the real Rockys favorite music, and it served to denote the  passage of time. Springsteen wanted his music used in the original  release, but the owners of his catalog at that time could not agree  on a royalty rate with the studio. The music was reinstated for the  Directors Cut when Springsteen himself pushed for its inclusion.'),
('130354',' Florence "Rusty" Tullis, the mother of Rocky Dennis, passed away on  November 11, 2006, at age 70 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle  accident on October 14. Ms. Tullis was portrayed by Cher in Mask.'),
('130355',' In real life, Rusty actually had two sons. The oldest boy had died  from complications from AIDS, which he got from a blood transfusion.'),
('130356',' This animation was made by only one person.'),
('130357',' The original music was replaced at the last minute'),
('130358',' Is included as a bonus feature on Come Dionysus debut album "Mask."  [2006]'),
('130359',' The entire film was shot on Super 8mm, but much of the footage was  lost in the development process. Due to time restrictions preventing  a re'),
('130360','shoot, b'),
('130361','roll miniDV footage was substituted. The surviving  Super 8mm footage is visible in the opening sequence.'),
('130362',' The original film was shot in the basement of the house that  Christopher R. Jones (qv) and Adam Phaneuf (qv) were living in  at the time.'),
('130363',' DIRTRADE(Patrick Ferguson (qv)):[Philadelphia Skyline]: The very  last shot in the film, although only a few frames long, is of the  skyline.'),
('130364',' After already suffering the loss of the Super 8mm footage, Ferguson  faced another setback as his computer crashed while editing the  night before the film was to be sent out to be included on the  bands album. The second half of the film was re'),
('130365','cut in time to be  included.'),
('130366',' George Tobias (qv) is supposedly in this film as the character  "Fedor Muishkin" but he was not seen.'),
('130367',' Vidor, Charles (qv) started directing this movie but was fired  after a few days of shooting and replaced by Brabin, Charles (qv).'),
('130368',' It took Karloff, Boris (qv) 2.5 hours every morning to apply  makeup for this role.'),
('130369',' As originally scripted, during the torture sequence, it was planned  to have Von Berg (Jean Hersholt (qv)) suspended over the crocodile  pit and Neyland Smith (Lewis Stone (qv)) about to be impaled by  the walls of spikes. This was reversed when, for reasons unknown, it  was thought that a fat captive would make more sense being impaled  than a thin one.'),
('130370',' A re'),
('130371','titled re'),
('130372','release of an earlier film whose original title is  unknown.'),
('130373',' This is a lost film.'),
('130374',' Captain Love has a severed head in a glass container. In  _Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)_ (qv), also starring  Hopkins, Anthony (qv), Foster, Jodie (qv) finds a severed head  in a glass container.'),
('130375',' Alejandro Murrieta, disguised as Zorro, offers water to an exhausted  worker at the mine in the final sequence of the film. This moment  mirrors a classic moment from _Ben'),
('130376','Hur (1959)_ (qv) when Jesus  offers water to the enslaved Judah Ben'),
('130377','Hur, and in both cases a  "savior" is involved. The dipper used looks remarkably similar in  both films.'),
('130378',' Originally, Anthony Hopkins (qv) refused the part of Don Diego de  la Vega because he had too much pain in his back. A laser operation  made an end on the pain and made it possible for him to accept the  part.'),
('130379',' After watching _Ardilla roja, La (1993)_ (qv),  Stanley Kubrick (qv) advised Steven Spielberg (qv) to hire  Julio Medem (qv) to direct this movie. Spielberg contacted Medem  but the Spanish filmmaker rejected the job and preferred to keep  working in more personal projects.'),
('130380',' While posing as a servant, Don Diego goes by the name Bernardo. In  _Mark of Zorro, The (1920)_ (qv) and in the Disney television  series, _"Zorro" (1957)_ (qv) Bernardo was the name of Don Diegos  mute servant who frequently pretended to also be deaf as a ruse to  help Diego.'),
('130381',' The scene in the church is an homage to  _Mark of Zorro, The (1940)_ (qv) in which Zorro pretends to be a  priest and hears a confession from his lady love who proceeds to  fall for the masked bandit.'),
('130382',' In order to accomplish the effect of Elenas dress falling off from  being sliced up by Zorro, a wire was attached to the dress to pull  the dress off. (See also the goofs section.)'),
('130383',' Izabella Scorupco (qv) was offered the lead female role but turned  it down.'),
('130384',' Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) offered Shakira (I) (qv) the role of  Elena Montero back when he was originally in talks to direct it.  But, she turned the offer down because she felt that not only was  she a bad actress, but her English wasnt good enough.'),
('130385',' Joaquin Murieta, Antonio Banderas (qv)s characters brother, and  Three'),
('130386','fingered Jack were real life bandits in Northern California at  the time of the 1849 Gold Rush. Joaquin Murieta was a Mexican born  in Sonora who moved to California to find his fortune. But after  being beaten and robbed by American gold miners, he swore that he  would avenge his dishonor. He was the lead in a group of bandits in  the California wilderness, killing anyone who stood in their way.  His life was the stuff of legend, used by Mexicans as a source of  patriotism and by Americans as reason enough to hang anyone who  spoke Spanish. Three'),
('130387','fingered Jack was actually a Mexican by the  name of Manuel Garcia, who was Murietas side kick. Murieta was  supposedly killed on July 18, 1853 by Captain Harry Love who  preserved Murietas head in a jar of alcohol, along with  Three'),
('130388','fingered Jacks hand as proof that the bandit was dead.'),
('130389',' Robert Rodriguez (I) (qv) was originally attached to direct, but  the studio didnt agree with his much'),
('130390','more violent and R'),
('130391','rated  proposal.'),
('130392',' The DVD includes an alternate ending where Alejandro and Elena meet  General Santa Anna while walking away from the mine with all the  rescued prisoners. Joaquim de Almeida (qv) plays Santa Anna in  this scene.'),
('130393',' Raul Julia (I) (qv) was originally supposed play Diego de la Vega  but died before he could take the role.'),
('130394',' On the DVD commentary director Martin Campbell (I) (qv) says that  the acrobatic sword'),
('130395','fighting in the film was inspired by the work  done by Gene Kelly (I) (qv), who used his talents as a dancer to  play the role of DArtagnan in the 1948 version of  _Three Musketeers, The (1948)_ (qv).'),
('130396',' The first Canadian film to be widely distributed in the United  States, and the only Canadian 3'),
('130397','D feature.'),
('130398',' According to a piece on the film in Filmfax (issue #25), Slavko  Vorkapichs ideas for the 3'),
('130399','D sequences were ultimately too  expensive to be used, and Julian Roffman did much of the conceptual  work himself. Vorkapichs name remained in the credits because of a  "pay or play" option in his contract.'),
('130400',' A picture of Marion Wormer from _Animal House (1978)_ (qv) is found  in the park. The Mask tells Lt. Kellaway, played by  Riegert, Peter (qv), that it is "a picture of your wife". Riegert  acted in _Animal House (1978)_ (qv) opposite Bloom, Verna (qv)  (Marion Wormer).'),
('130401',' Chuck Russell (I) (qv) has said that The Mask started off as a  very dark horror film based on the old comic books before being  transformed as a vehicle for Jim Carrey (qv)s unique comedy.'),
('130402',' This is Cameron Diaz (qv)s first movie role.'),
('130403',' Prior to Cameron Diaz (qv) landing the role of Tina Carlyle, the  producers had originally suggested a relative unknown but up and  coming blonde Anna Nicole Smith (qv) for the role. Ultimately the  decision was reversed when they found Cameron Diaz (qv) while  leaving a modeling agency.'),
('130404',' The Ripley Auto Finishing building is also used In  _Ghost Busters (1984)_ (qv) and _Ghostbusters II (1989)_ (qv) as  their headquarters.'),
('130405',' The nightclub Jim Carrey (qv) frequents in hopes of attracting  Cameron Diaz (qv) bears the name of the "Coco Bongo". Coco Bongo  was also the name of the bar Peter Appleton (Carrey) went to after  losing his job in _Majestic, The (2001)_ (qv).'),
('130406',' When The Mask goes to get revenge on the mechanics, the sign over  the door reads "Ripleys Auto Finishing". The next day, when the  mechanics are being taken out on stretchers, the sign had been  vandalized, broken and painted, now reading Rip Off on the two  separated halves.'),
('130407',' The part when Jim Carrey (qv) is being chased by the gangsters and  pulls the wet condom out of his pocket and says, "Sorry wrong  pocket," was improvised by Carrey.'),
('130408',' Based on a Dark Horse comic book series of the same name.'),
('130409',' The banana'),
('130410','yellow suit that Jim Carrey (qv) wears is based on a  suit which his mother made for him for his first attempt at stand'),
('130411','up  comedy.'),
('130412',' Jim Carrey (qv) based his character on his father.'),
('130413',' The oversized teeth on the Mask character were originally to be used  only during silent scenes. However, Carrey learned to talk with them  on to make his character that much more wacky.'),
('130414',' An original script idea was for Stanley to meet the street gang that  he later encounters as the Mask earlier in the film, getting mugged  and having them steal his watch. This is why when his landlady asks  him if he knows what time it is, he says, "Actually, no."'),
('130415',' The DVD contains two deleted scenes. One was an introduction with  the Vikings coming to bury the Mask on the shore, while another was  in the warehouse after Peggy turns Stanley over to Dorian; he picks  her up and throws her into the printing press, with a newspaper  printing out that shows her smashed face and says she died that  night.'),
('130416',' As befits Stanleys obsession with cartoons, The Mask acts like  various cartoon characters, most notably the Tazmanian Devil  (traveling as a tornado), Pepe Le Pew (romancing Tina in the park),  Bugs Bunny (dying in the gangsters arms), and Tex Avery (qv)s  Wolf (seeing Tina in the nightclub).'),
('130417',' Many of the moves in Tinas nightclub act are directly taken from  Reds nightclub act in the Tex Avery (qv) cartoon  _Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)_ (qv), a portion of which Stanley  watches at the beginning of the movie.'),
('130418',' Cameron Diaz (qv)s singing voice in the film was dubbed by  Susan Boyd (II) (qv).'),
('130419',' The line "You love me, you really love me!" was originally said by  Sally Field (qv) in an Oscar acceptance speech.'),
('130420',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Opening Flowers (1911)_ (qv).'),
('130421',' From the Regular Kids series of 2'),
('130422','reel comedies with a juvenile  cast.'),
('130423',' Chapter Titles:  '),
('130424',' 1) The Masked Crusader  '),
('130425',' 2) Death Takes the Helm  '),
('130426',' 3) Dive to Doom  '),
('130427',' 4) Suspense at Midnight  '),
('130428',' 5) Murder Meter  '),
('130429',' 6) Exit to Eternity  '),
('130430',' 7) Doorway to Destruction  '),
('130431',' 8) Destined to Die  '),
('130432',' 9) Danger Express  '),
('130433',' 10) Suicide Sacrifice  '),
('130434',' 11) The Fatal Mistake  '),
('130435',' 12) The Man Behind the Mask'),
('130436',' One of the four lead heroes are supposed to be the Masked Marvel,  but it was actually stuntman Tom Steele who played the character,  his voice post'),
('130437','dubbed by announcer Gayne Whitman.'),
('130438',' Although there were two characters that appeared in the comics of  the day that bore the name The Masked Marvel, this character was a  Republic Studio creation.'),
('130439',' This serial was presumed lost until September 2003 when a  near'),
('130440','complete print was discovered amongst a cache of 35mm nitrate  film prints being stored in the residence of a former theater  projectionist in Pennsylvania. The first reel, which contained  material from Chapter 1, had decomposed and was discarded. The  remaining 22 reels (of the original 30 or 31) contain footage from  all 15 of the original episodes, condensed, apparently, by the  original owner of the film so that the serial could be shown as an  extended feature. Boris Karloffs brief part, as a Mexican who  threatens a Texas Ranger in a tavern in Chapter 2, is his earliest  known film appearance. Apparently the Texas Rangers who appear in  the serial were not actors but real'),
('130441','life Texas Rangers, hired by  producer Patrick McGeeney. Marie Treador (Ma Chadwick) was also Mrs.  William Steiner.'),
('130442',' Boris Karloff appears as a rough'),
('130443','and'),
('130444','tumble Mexican in Chapter 2.  This is believed to be his earliest existing film footage.'),
('130445',' The supporting cast for this film all took pay cuts in order to be  in a movie with Bob Dylan.'),
('130446',' The schedule board at the TV station is filled with titles of Dylan  songs, including "Its Alright Ma" and "Hurricane".'),
('130447',' Bob Dylan (qv) and Larry Charles (qv) used pseudonyms for the  screenplay because of the films title.'),
('130448',' In the Midas Judas building where Uncle Sweetheart works, the  listing of offices in that building includes Dr. Benway, the doctor  from William Burroughs Naked Lunch.'),
('130449',' Charlie Sexton, who was sitting to Bob Dylans right, was once Bobs  guitarist while on tour.'),
('130450',' In Dylans first scene, where he is released from prison, he is  wearing a wig. He liked it so much that he continued to wear it for  various occasions, including his appearance at the Newport Folk  Festival in August 2002.'),
('130451',' Filmed in just twenty days. Utilizing digital video, Larry Charles  was able to shoot up to eight pages of script a day.'),
('130452',' Vitaphone production reels #1671'),
('130453','1672'),
('130454','1673'),
('130455',' Ray Milland replaced Sir John Gielgud.'),
('130456',' Freddie Francis worked on this film.'),
('130457',' First picture of George Estregan (qv).'),
('130458',' This unsold television series pilot was filmed in 1975 and sat on  ABCs shelf for two years before it was finally aired on 4 July  1977.'),
('130459',' Dedicated to the memories of the late Guru Dutt and the late Geeta  Dutt.'),
('130460',' Lost when the negative went up in flames with part of the Machelen  studio in February 1923.'),
('130461',' Palance, Jack (qv) was originally signed for the part of Ludwig,  but had to drop out.'),
('130462',' Uses the same sets as _House of Usher, The (1988)_ (qv).'),
('130463',' Roger Corman (qv) and Daniel Haller (I) (qv) were able to make  this film look more opulent than earlier productions by using the  sets left from _Becket (1964)_ (qv).'),
('130464',' This was Roger Corman (qv)s first film shot in England.'),
('130465',' Roger Corman (qv) shot this film in England to take advantage of  British tax laws. By making this a British production with a British  crew, the production got a government subsidy.'),
('130466',' Hop Toads wife, Esmeralda, was played by Verina Greenlaw (qv) who  was only a child at the time. Her dialog was looped by an adult  actress.'),
('130467',' Roger Corman (qv) had originally wanted this to be his second  "Poe" picture following the success of _House of Usher (1960)_ (qv).  He passed it over because he felt that certain plot elements were  too close to Ingmar Bergman (qv)s recent _Seventh Seal, The  (1957)_ .'),
('130468',' Roger Corman (qv) spent five weeks shooting this film. The  previous "Poe" features had a three'),
('130469','week shooting schedule.'),
('130470',' Jane Asher (qv) asked Roger Corman (qv) if a friend could visit  the set and join them for lunch. She explained that her friend was a  musician who was about to about to do his first gig in London that  night. At the end of lunch, Corman wished him good luck with his  concert. Roger Corman had never heard of Paul McCartney (qv) until  he read of the concerts success in the next days newspapers.'),
('130471',' Hop'),
('130472','Toad and Esmeralda were drawn from Poes short story "Hop'),
('130473','Frog".  That story was inspired by an actual incident in 1393, where French  King Charles VI and 5 of his lords dressed and chained themselves as  "wild men" at a masquerade, and their costumes caught fire from a  stray spark. 4 of the lords died, and the incident became known as  the Bal de Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men).'),
('130474',' Average Shot Length = ~7.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~7.5  seconds.'),
('130475',' About thirty minutes in the movie, theres a cut to a night scene on  a beach. Its rumoured that there is a subliminal message (visible  only in widescreen) written on the face of the wave in the lower  right corner of the screen.'),
('130476',' Debut of Crystal Wilder (qv).'),
('130477',' At one point during the movie, James is wearing a t'),
('130478','shirt that says  (in Hebrew) "Jerusalem 2000".'),
('130479',' Edited for theatrical release from a three'),
('130480','part episode of  _"Rat Patrol, The" (1966)_ (qv), "The Last Harbor Raid".'),
('130481',' Writer'),
('130482','director Rene Daalder (qv) was recommended to the producers  by Russ Meyer (I) (qv), for whom Daalder had previously worked for  as a cameraman.'),
('130483',' An episode in the _"Playhouse 90" (1956)_ (qv) television series.'),
('130484',' Best Docudrama "The International Film Festival Hollywood" Jay Stone  from Chapman University, Orange, CA for " Massacre at Shelton  Laurel"'),
('130485',' Philippe Noiret (qv) considers this the worst film hes ever done.'),
('130486',' Suneil Anands Kung Fu fights in the movie were Composed/  Choreographed by Grandmaster Sifu Leung Ting of Hong Kong.'),
('130487',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Compromising Complication, A (1913)_ (qv).'),
('130488',' Created for the DVD release of _Doom (2005)_ (qv).'),
('130489',' Probably the first on'),
('130490','screen portrayal of a robot.'),
('130491',' A novelization of the serial was written by John W. Grey and  then'),
('130492','popular mystery writer Arthur B. Reeve (qv), who also  co'),
('130493','wrote the script. Published in 1919, it contained many stills  from the film.'),
('130494',' 13 of the original 15 episodes of this serial survive in the UCLA  Film and Television Archives, the two missing episodes are chapters  8 and 10. Their whereabouts are unknown at this time and are  presumed lost.'),
('130495',' The film was put together in 4 days from script to final product.'),
('130496',' The last film of June Thorburn.'),
('130497',' Eighth of nine episodes in the series "Perils of the Secret  Service".'),
('130498',' The sound disc for this Vitaphone short survives in the UCLA Film  and Television Archives.'),
('130499',' Filmed as a promotion piece to the then'),
('130500','upcoming MGM film  _Romeo and Juliet (1936)_ (qv).'),
('130501',' Peter Weir (qv) shot footage of an actual typhoon specifically to  be used during the movie.'),
('130502',' The movie contains many elements recognizable from the novels: Two  cannons are shown with the names, ("Jumping Billy" and "Sudden  Death") but the camera pulls up before we see the name of the next  cannon. All fans know the next cannon would have been "Willful  Murder" (Barret Bondens gun), although never mentioned. Killick is  preparing toasted cheese for Jack and Stephen for after their music  sessions.'),
('130503',' The French frigate "Acheron" was modeled after the USS Constitution  ("Old Ironsides"). The film crew spent quite a bit of time taking  pictures and filming the Constitution. The images were then  digitized to make the movie. Originally based in Providence, Rhode  Island, The HMS Surprise was actually the HMS Rose, a reproduction  tall ship built in 1970 at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia by Smith and  Rhuland Ltd. The film crew made several alterations to her design to  match the 1802 design of the HMS Surprise. The Rose/Surprise is  currently docked in San Diego, but in previous years the HMS Rose  was available for tall ship cruises.'),
('130504',' 20th Century Fox bought The Rose, the ship which doubles up as HMS  Surprise in the film, for $1.5 million.'),
('130505',' Two historical advisors were on set at all times.'),
('130506',' The miniatures of the Surprise and the Acheron were built by WETA  workshops in New Zealand who then spent five weeks filming them in  action.'),
('130507',' Ralph Fiennes (qv) was considered for the part of Dr. Maturin.'),
('130508',' Russell Crowe (qv) parked his participation in  _Cinderella Man (2005)_ (qv) to make this film. By the time he  returned to the boxing project, it had lost its original director,  Lasse Hallström (qv), who was subsequently replaced by  Ron Howard (I) (qv).'),
('130509',' Russell Crowe (qv) broke from the production midway through to fly  to London for the funeral of his friend and _Gladiator (2000)_ (qv)  co'),
('130510','star Richard Harris (I) (qv).'),
('130511',' After filming, the HMS Surprise was purchased by the San Diego  Maritime Museum for an undisclosed sum, and with the proviso that  the ship be loaned back to 20th Century Fox for any future film  productions.'),
('130512',' Although the book is set in 1812, the film is set 7 years earlier.  This afforded the writers the chance to make the enemy of the piece  not the United States but France, England at the time having  declared war against Napoleon.'),
('130513',' The first movie to ever film on the Galapagos Islands.'),
('130514',' The production used two ships. One was the replica Rose, dressed up  to be the HMS Surprise, which could be put to sea within 45 minutes  at any time. The other was a replica of the replica, built on a  gimbal in the giant tank at the Baja Studios, Mexico. Construction  of the replica took approximately three and a half months.'),
('130515',' About 27 miles of rope was used on the rigging of the replica Rose.  Most of the rope had to be made especially, as modern day rope has a  right hand lay (the direction the strands run in) whereas it would  have had a left hand lay in Napoleonic times.'),
('130516',' To create an authentic sense of camaraderie among the cast, they  were all housed in special quarters, away from the rest of the crew.  Designed like a gentlemans club, there was no TV, and no crew  member was allowed in without being invited. It was nicknamed "The  Monkey Bar".'),
('130517',' 12 of the extras comprising the crew were drafted in from Poland as  they had a "lived in" look and quite clearly hadnt been enjoying  the life of plenty that most Westerners do. Weir was attracted to  this as it would emphasize the privations and hardships of serving  on a frigate.'),
('130518',' The cast endured a two week boot camp where they literally learned  the ropes, and what to do on board a frigate including the loading  and firing of cannons. They also all learned basic sword skills.'),
('130519',' The production utilized approximately 2,000 costumes.'),
('130520',' Coincidentally, during the films pre'),
('130521','production, the replica of  Captain James Cooks ship, HMS Endeavour, was circumnavigating the  globe. The production was able to fly 2 cameramen to the ship as it  was about to sail round the bottom of South America, a route the HMS  Surprise takes in the film. Thus, the footage of the stormy seas  from that part of the voyage is genuine.'),
('130522',' Shooting took up nearly 100 days at the Baja studios in Mexico, as  well as 10 days at sea.'),
('130523',' The sails for the small scale model version of the Surprise were  woven in Hong Kong. Their weight was calculated to be  proportionately accurate to the real thing (although the real sails  probably didnt contain Lycra).'),
('130524',' Some filming was done in the same tank that was built for the  filming of _Titanic (1997)_ (qv), in Rosarito, Mexico.'),
('130525',' Russell Crowe (I) (qv) had the crew of his ship play rugby  together while they were not filming so they could bond and better  work as a team.'),
('130526',' Russell Crowe (I) (qv) did most of the violin playing on camera.'),
('130527',' Russell Crowe (I) (qv) learned to play violin for the film and  referred to it as the hardest thing hed ever done for a film.'),
('130528',' Over 90% of the film takes place on water.'),
('130529',' Russell Crowe (I) (qv) wanted to form a sense of authority on set,  so he had all the actors wear shirts according to their characters  rank. Officers wore a dark blue, midshipmen wore a light blue, the  marines wore red and everyone else wore white. The actors also had  to sew their own name tags on each shirt, a tank top, a  short'),
('130530','sleeved shirt and a long'),
('130531','sleeved top.'),
('130532',' The name of the French vessel "Acheron" comes from the name of a  river in Hades in Greek mythology.'),
('130533',' When Capt. Jack Aubrey and his crew disguise their ship to lure in  the French frigate "Acheron", the name of The Surprise is changed to  "Syren", a play on the word "Siren", a sea nymph from Greek  mythology, who lured sailors to their doom.'),
('130534',' In Samuel Taylor Coleridge (qv)s famous poem, "The Rime of the  Ancient Mariner", a ship encounters an albatross which the sailors  believe brings the breeze and gives the ship good luck. The Mariner  kills the albatross and he and the ship are cursed with bad luck. In  the film, one of the seamen remarks to Maturin, the doctor, that a  bird flying close to the HMS Surprise may be an albatross. A redcoat  trying to kill this bird of good faith accidentally shoots Maturin,  certainly an omen of bad luck for the crew.'),
('130535',' Paul Bettany (qv) (Dr. Maturin) was one of the only actors who did  not get seasick during filming. This was because he was a member of  Sea Cadets when he was a kid.'),
('130536',' In the original story, the ship that was attacked was American. It  was changed to a French ship by the filmmakers and the studio.'),
('130537',' Russell Crowe (I) (qv) brought in Akiva Goldsman (qv) to polish  up the script.'),
('130538',' In the quest for authenticity, the props team working on the movie,  called on the resources available from luxury watchmaker company  Breguet. The Breguet company designed and supplied the period  timepieces featured in the film.'),
('130539',' The movie combines two novels '),
('130540',' "Master and Commander" and "The Far  Side of the World". Both deal with chasing down a privateer, and the  movie combines the long chase of the latter with the furious  climactic battle of the former.'),
('130541',' Visa dexploitation en France # 109370'),
('130542',' To research for his role, Paul Bettany (qv) went to the Royal  College of Surgeons in London to learn how to use 18th century  surgical instruments.'),
('130543',' At one point, the writers toyed with the idea of adding a love  interest for Russell Crowe (qv)s character. Although this idea  was later rejected, Keira Knightley (qv) was first choice for the  part.'),
('130544',' Heath Ledger (qv) was in talks to join the film, presumably to  play the part later taken by Paul Bettany (qv).'),
('130545',' The original HMS Rose (the replica of which became the HMS Surprise  for the film) was actually a French ship, captured by the British in  1757. When she was in dry dock in Hull, England, she was modified  along British lines and saw action under the British during the  American Revolution. She was scuttled in 1779. The replica, based on  the same plans as the original which were housed at the Admiralty in  Whitehall, London, was built in Nova Scotia in 1970 by Rhode Island  historian John Fitzhugh Millar. It was the only remaining working  frigate in the world when Peter Weir (qv) came across it at a  maritime festival. When he learned that it was for sale, Weir  concluded that he was fated to make "Master and Commander" after  all, a project he had previously turned down.'),
('130546',' Although Russell Crowe (qv) had reservations about the first  drafts of the script that he had been sent, the chance of working  with Peter Weir (qv) was what ultimately convinced him to commit  to the project.'),
('130547',' The real HMS Surprise accompanied HMS Isis up the St. Lawrence river  to relieve Quebec in May of 1776, in the wake of Benedict Arnolds  failed attempt to capture that city. It ended the American rebels  invasion of Canada during the American Revolution.'),
('130548',' Paul Bettany also co'),
('130549','starred with Russell Crowe in the 2001 film "A  Beautiful Mind". As in "Master and Commander", the two are friends  and confidants.'),
('130550',' The most expensive post'),
('130551','Soviet film made. Due to the inflation in  early 1990s and ruble instability, the production company TAMP paid  about $15 million to make the film.'),
('130552',' When the film was finished, producer Vladimir Skorij had banned to  release it, claiming that Yuri Karas (the director) cut was  unacceptable. It was never released till now.'),
('130553',' According to Nicholas Parsons (qv)s Memoirs he was first offered  the David Tomlinson (qv) role but because of other commitments had  to accept an lesser role.'),
('130554',' The first film of Ian Wilson.'),
('130555',' The role of Pistachio Disguisey was originally offered to  Jim Carrey (qv)'),
('130556',' Richard Matheson combined two stories by Jules Verne for this  screenplay: "Clipper of the Clouds" (1886) and its sequel "Master of  the World" (1904).'),
('130557',' American International had planned on doing a sequel to this film.  Concept drawings and even concept models were reportedly made. The  sequel was not produced.'),
('130558',' Was shot and edited in less than a week.'),
('130559',' This film was made in 1969.'),
('130560',' A May 1970 release date was planned for the film, but it was never  released in theatres; it was released on home video in 1999.'),
('130561',' When Patrick Stewart (I) (qv)s character makes his first  appearance, he asks Principal Maloney to call him by his first name,  "Raif," to which she immediately replies "Fine." This is a reference  to the actor Ralph Fiennes (qv), whose name is pronounced "Raif  Fine."'),
('130562',' (2001) Winner of the Canadian Film Centres Worldwide Short Film  Festival production package from Wallace Studios, Panavision, Kodak  and Heenan Blaikie.'),
('130563',' This was the only made for TV movie that Bob Hope (qv) ever made.'),
('130564',' Fred Astaire (qv) and Gene Kelly (qv) were originally announced  as stars of the film'),
('130565',' This is a short video with the Norwegian black metal band Immortal,  playing two songs "Blashyrkh (Mighty Ravendark)" and "Grim and  Frostbitten Kingdoms".'),
('130566',' This feature that was made for the Dr Who the Beginning DVD box set  uses unused footage that was first shot for the Dr Who documentary  30 Years in the Tardis in 1993.'),
('130567',' WINNER '),
('130568',' Evil City Film Fest 2006 '),
('130569',' best action film'),
('130570',' As of February 2007: Official Selection in; Ann Arbor Film Festival,  Delray Beach Film Festival'),
('130571',' Much of the movie, including the music store battle and the scenes  with the villains marching triumphantly down a street, was filmed in  Whittier, California.'),
('130572',' After the credits, Skeletors head pops up from the lake and says,  "Ill be back!" which sets the stage for a sequel that was never  made. However, a script for a "Masters of the Universe" sequel was  written, only to be re'),
('130573','written and become the script for the  Jean'),
('130574','Claude Van Damme (qv) movie _Cyborg (1989)_ (qv).'),
('130575',' Actress Pickles, Christina (qv) (the Sorceress) plays the mother  of Cox, Courteney (qv) (Julie) on the TV show  _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv).'),
('130576',' The character of Gwildor was created to replace Orko from  _"He'),
('130577','Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983)_ (qv).'),
('130578',' Many of the buildings in the downtown areas shown in the film are no  longer standing, having been destroyed during major earthquakes in  the 1990s.'),
('130579',' Dolph Lundgren (qv) does all his own stunts in the movie.'),
('130580',' The original idea was to have the film set on Eternia throughout and  be much more faithful to the cartoon, but due to budgetary reasons  the script was changed to have it set on earth and reduce the amount  of sets, and strange characters they would need to create.'),
('130581',' Sarah Douglas (I) (qv) was originally cast as Evil'),
('130582','Lyn.'),
('130583',' Due to financial difficulties, Cannon Cinema made a decision to  discontinue all filming 3 days before its scheduled end, leaving the  movie in a quandary. All the climactic scenes were completed bar the  final battle and resolution between He'),
('130584','Man and Skeletor. After 2  months, the Cannon Cinema executives allowed director  Gary Goddard (qv) to film the ending in a complete, albeit rushed  manner.'),
('130585',' Dolph Lundgren (qv) was the first to be cast in the film and  Frank Langella (qv) was the last to be cast.'),
('130586',' Sylvester Stallone (qv) was offered the role of He'),
('130587','Man.'),
('130588',' Mattel, the toy company that produced the original He'),
('130589','Man toys, ran  a contest where the winner would get a role in the new He'),
('130590','Man movie.  But since the movie was already under the gun to be finished in time  and over budget, director Gary Goddard (qv) had to squeeze in the  contest winner into the shoot. The winner, Richard Szponder (qv),  is featured as "Pigboy" who hands Skeletor his staff when he returns  from Earth.'),
('130591',' The original budget of $17 million increased to $22 million and this  became Cannon Films most expensive film.'),
('130592',' With Gary Goddard (qv), Dolph Lundgren (qv) worked some changes  from the original script '),
('130593',' adding more action sequences,  strengthening the role of He'),
('130594','Man and working on the choreography of  the battle scenes.'),
('130595',' Was originally meant to be released in America and the UK by TDK  Interactive, but in 2004 they went bankrupt and were later brought  by Take'),
('130596','Two Interactive. This left this game in limbo until in 2005,  when the rights were brought by budget publisher Midas Interactive.  As a result the American release was canceled.'),
('130597',' Kane Kosugi (qv) performs all of his own stunts in this film.'),
('130598',' Ken Lo (qv) nearly suffered paralysis during his fight scene  against Kane Kosugi when he was smacked against a metal cage on a  wire. After 5 minutes of motionless, Lo was okay and continued  shooting the fight scene.'),
('130599',' Masaya Kato was originally to have spoken Japanese in the film.  However, as filming progressed, he learned that his character would  be speaking more English and Cantonese than his native Japanese. In  all his scenes with Kane Kosugi, Masaya speaks English.'),
('130600',' Major Thomas Coulsons 1930 book, "Mata Hari: Courtesan and Spy",  piqued interest in turning it into a movie, but an MGM executive  said that no one book was the basis of their movie. Mata hari  translates to "eye of the day" in Indonesian (and Malay), and is the  most common word for "sun" in those languages. Censors of many  cities required cuts in the movie, which was typical of many  pre'),
('130601','code films. When MGM applied to the Hays Office for a  certificate in 1936 for re'),
('130602','release, it was refused. However, a  certificate was issued in 1939, when the movie was re'),
('130603','released.'),
('130604',' Though the title character was real, the events in the film are  mostly fictional.'),
('130605',' Ramon Novarro (qv) wears internal lifts in his boots so that the  difference in hight between himself and Greta Garbo (qv) was  increased on screen.'),
('130606',' While this film was in production, rumors began circulating that  co'),
('130607','stars Greta Garbo (qv) and Ramon Novarro (qv) were having an  affair. This was untrue, but they did develop a strong friendly  rapport.'),
('130608',' The third and final film in which Ramon Novarro (qv) and  Lewis Stone (qv) both appeared, though they have no scenes  together.'),
('130609',' Unfinished'),
('130610',' Ana Belén (qv) and Charo López (qv) were both considered for the  female lead.'),
('130611',' The film that Maria and Diego stand watching at the cinema is King  Vidors _Duel in the Sun (1946)_ (qv), an equal lurid tale of  wayward passion.'),
('130612',' Hope Davis was pregnant during the filming of the movie.'),
('130613',' The movie was acquired by the Weinstein Company during the Sundance  Film Festival in January 2005.'),
('130614',' The title is a play on words: "Matando Cabos" means "Killing Cabos"  Cabos is the last name of one of the characters. But if the "M" is  removed it becomes "atando Cabos" that means "Tying lose ends".'),
('130615',' Jaque (Tony Dalton) mentions to Mudo (Kristoff) "Being on TV was  never my thing". Both Tony Dalton and Kristoff once starred on "No  te equivoques", a Jackass'),
('130616','like TV show.'),
('130617',' The first feature film in Manipuri language. It was directed by  Deb Kumar Bose (qv), the younger son of the legendary  Debaki Bose (qv).'),
('130618',' The giant mushrooms that the characters eat were created by the  special effects crew from rice pastry. The rice pastry would be  picked up from a nearby shop that specialized in it, and taken to  the studio where it was shaped and cooked. Because Kumi Mizuno was  so well liked, they would add sugar and other flavors.'),
('130619',' The film was nearly banned in Japan due to the fact that the makeup  that some of the cast wore as they were turning into mushrooms was  very reminiscent of how many people looked after the atomic bombing  of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.'),
('130620',' Director disassociated himself from movie due to dissatisfaction  with processing in Argentina that produced faulty soundtrack and  poor definition of sepia sequences.'),
('130621',' Match features original music performed by Matt Wong, Carlos De La  Garza and Dan Regan, the bassist, drummer and trombone player,  respectively, of Reel Big Fish.'),
('130622',' Made as a follow'),
('130623','up to a Harvard Law School paper on U.S.'),
('130624','European  Union film trade and co'),
('130625','production and Jacqueline Wangs outside  counsel work with a studios short film affiliate.'),
('130626',' The film is loosely based on the Swedish industrialist Ivar Kreuger,  who killed himself 9 months before this movie was released.'),
('130627',' The character of Marta Molnar is based on Garbo, Greta (qv).  Warner Bros. tried unsuccessfully to borrow Garbo from MGM for the  role.'),
('130628',' In issue 71 of Your Sinclair magazine in November 1991, this game  was voted the 69th best game of all time.'),
('130629',' This is Woody Allen (qv)s first film to be shot entirely in  Britain.'),
('130630',' At 124 minutes, this is Woody Allen (qv)s longest film to date.'),
('130631',' Kate Winslet (qv) was originally cast in this film as Nola Rice,  but backed out in order to spend more time with her family. Since  this was filmed in England Woody Allen (qv) had to have a certain  percentage of an English cast and crew, apparently he made his quota  before casting Winslet, after she dropped out Woody cast American  actress Scarlett Johansson (qv).'),
('130632',' The film was shown out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film  Festival.'),
('130633',' The painting of a girl with a red balloon on the wall that Chris  walks along was done by Banksy, a graffiti artist from Bristol.'),
('130634',' Originally, the story was set in the Hamptons.'),
('130635',' The musical they see midway through the movie is  Andrew Lloyd Webber (qv)s "The Woman In White".'),
('130636',' Woody Allen (qv)s first film in 19 years to make a profit in  America, following 21 films that havent. (The last was  _Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)_ (qv))'),
('130637',' The haunting recording used several times in the soundtrack,  including over the opening and closing credits, is the  Enrico Caruso (qv) 78 rpm of "Una furtiva lagrima" ("A furtive  tear"), from Gaetano Donizetti (qv)s opera "LElisir dAmore"  ("The Elixir of Love").'),
('130638',' During the time that Chris is waiting across the street for Nola to  finish with her audition, as vehicles busily drive by in the  background, he moves from one position on the base of the statue,  where he is seated, and takes a seat at another position. As he  continues to patiently wait for Nola, a second truck drives by in  the background and, although its a bit fuzzy, the driver "flips the  bird" towards camera.'),
('130639',' Chris is shown reading Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor  Dostoyevsky. Later on, when talking to Mrs. Eastbys ghost, he  refers to the book, by saying that sometimes it is necessary to  sacrifice the innocent in order to succeed.'),
('130640',' This race was run at Gravesend, Brooklyn on 28 Sept 1901. Endurance  by Right with jockey J. Woods won.'),
('130641',' It took 11 years from the start of pre'),
('130642','production until completion.  The film series was funded by a non'),
('130643','profit entity, Christ for all  Nations, and sequences were done as funds became available.'),
('130644',' The production used a Beta version of the Sony HDF900 to shoot  sequences in Nigeria in 2000. The remainder of the series was shot  on HD and 35mm.'),
('130645',' The film series was shot in 17 countries around the world and  covered every continent except for Antartica.'),
('130646',' Became the musical "Hello, Dolly", first on Broadway in 1964 and  filmed in 1969.'),
('130647',' Not an actual feature film, but two episodes of the TV show  _"Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" (1951)_ (qv).'),
('130648',' The airport scenes, which set at Los Angeles International Airport  (LAX), were actually filmed in the main entrance of the Anaheim  Convention Center, a mile south of Disneyland. Due to recent  security measures in the nations airports, liberal filming rights  for movies has been severely restricted on airport property.'),
('130649',' Frank Mercer was named for Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mercer. Roy  Waller is seen playing records by the two.'),
('130650',' SPOILER: Although the major con at the end of the movie is in the  novel, it was left out of the first drafts of the screenplay for  fear that audiences would feel cheated if their hero was left  penniless. At the suggestion of director Ridley Scott (qv),  however, the con was put back into the screenplay and the last "One  Year Later" sequence was added as a wrap'),
('130651','up.'),
('130652',' Roys pills are actually Benadryl, a popular over'),
('130653','the'),
('130654','counter  allergy medicine.'),
('130655',' Alison Lohman (qv) went to the audition dressed and acted like a  14'),
('130656','year'),
('130657','old girl. Ridley Scott (qv) only realized her real age  when she told him. She was 22 at the time.'),
('130658',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Farming: Old and New Methods (1911)_ (qv).'),
('130659',' Mater Dei was the first Brazilian feature film shot entirely in  MiniDv. It was, also, one of the first in the world.'),
('130660',' This animated short film is included as an extra on the DVD of  _Cars (2006)_ (qv).'),
('130661',' When the Sheriff mentions "the hot breath of Zozobra" he is talking  about Zozobra ("Old Man Gloom") the giant marionette effigy that is  burned every autumn during Fiestas de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New  Mexico.'),
('130662',' Written for Mary'),
('130663','Kate and Ashley Olsen.'),
('130664',' Henry named his cat after Clarence Darrow. Darrow was an American  lawyer best known for defending John T. Scopes in the infamous  "Monkey Trial" against opposing prosecutor Williams Jennings Bryan.  Darrow passed away in 1938.'),
('130665',' The film began production on April 18, 2005. On March 31, 2006,  Lukas Haas (Henry), told an entertainment website that the movie  might not find a distributor. On April 6, Box Office Mojo reported  that the movie had been bought by MGm, and would be released in  August. It was released in 1,500 theaters, and flopped.'),
('130666',' Included on the British DVD edition of Max Ophuls The Reckless  Moment released by Second Sight Films in 2006.'),
('130667',' The movie was actually filmed in a town in central West Virginia  known as Thurmond. This town is located on the New River. It is  about 100 miles from the real city of Matewan.'),
('130668',' Thurmond was the site of one of the five offices of the  Baldwin'),
('130669','Felts Detective Agency. Two of the men killed in Matewan  that day were the brothers of agency owner, Thomas Felts. In  retaliation, Felts had the Matewan police chief, Sid Hatfield,  killed when he was tried in Welch, WV. He walked up the steps to the  courthouse and met five detectives waiting for him at the top. He  was filled full of bullets and then detective Hugh Lucas turned and  emptied a gun into the courthouse wall as though Hatfield had shot  at them, then placed the gun in his hand after detective Charley  Lively had shot him behind the ear to make sure he was dead.'),
('130670',' Contains the games Equation Maker, Kitchen Comparisons, and Number  Guesser.'),
('130671',' The math problems arent generated randomly, they are in  pre'),
('130672','programmed sets.'),
('130673',' Made for kids ages 8 to 13.'),
('130674',' Four games made up Math Blaster 2, Number Hunt, Positron Splash,  Maze Craze, and Creature Creator.'),
('130675',' Follows standards set by the National Council of Teachers of  Mathematics.'),
('130676',' The Matia Bazar live performance, at the 2003 Budva International  Summer Music Festival, was voted, by the readers of Montenegro daily  Vijesti, among the top three performances, in the 15 year history of  the Budva Music Festival.'),
('130677',' Harry Holcombes last film.'),
('130678',' The picture of Miss Honeys father, Magnus, is actually a portrait  of Dahl, Roald (qv), the author of the book "Matilda," upon which  the film is based.'),
('130679',' As a child, Miss Honey had a doll named Liccy Doll. One of the  producers of the film is author Roald Dahl (qv)s widow,  Liccy Dahl (qv).'),
('130680',' One of the lunchboxes reads, "Greeting from Asbury Park, New  Jersey", a reference to Danny DeVito (qv)s hometown. "Greetings  from Asbury Park, New Jersey" is also the name of  Bruce Springsteen (qv)s first album.'),
('130681',' At one point in the movie, Matildas brother can be seen wearing a  Napalm Death T'),
('130682','shirt.'),
('130683',' Pam Ferris would often stay in character when the director called  cut in an attempt to actually scare the children on set so that  their fear would be genuine when the camera was rolling.'),
('130684',' Richard Donner (qv) was considered to direct the film'),
('130685',' Sadly, Mara Wilson (qv)s mother died of breast cancer during  filming. Mara pressed on bravely, impressing her adult co'),
('130686','stars.'),
('130687',' Matilda, when describing her love of Charles Dickens (qv) to Miss  Honey, accidentally mispronounces his name as "Dahls Chickens."  This is a nod to another novel by Roald Dahl (qv), "The BFG," in  which the title character continuously mispronounces Charles  Dickens name.'),
('130688',' The opening scene is a shot'),
('130689','by'),
('130690','shot remake of the murder scene of  Kevin Bacon (qv)s character in _Friday the 13th (1980)_ (qv)'),
('130691',' Jesse White (I) (qv)s final film.'),
('130692',' The seat gimmicking used in the film was a real trick actually used  by William Castle (qv) for screenings of  _Tingler, The (1959)_ (qv).'),
('130693',' For "Mant", the movie'),
('130694','within'),
('130695','the'),
('130696','movie, Joe Dante (I) (qv) cast  actors who had actually appeared in 1950s'),
('130697','era science fiction  movies. These included Kevin McCarthy (I) (qv),  Robert Cornthwaite (qv) and William Schallert (qv).'),
('130698',' Cathy Moriarty (qv)s character is named Ruth Corday. This is a  tribute to actress Mara Corday (qv) who starred in the real giant  bug movies _Tarantula (1955)_ (qv) and  _Black Scorpion, The (1957)_ (qv) as well as the infamous  _Giant Claw, The (1957)_ (qv).'),
('130699',' "Woolsley International Pictures" is a homage to American  International Pictures, one of the most prolific producers of low  budget sci'),
('130700','fi and horror movies and home to both Roger Corman (qv)  and Samuel Z. Arkoff (qv).'),
('130701',' The movie theater that was in the film actually exists. It was also  called the Strand theater on Duval Street in Key West. However, the  theater has since gone out of business, and a Walgreens drug store  is located there. The good news is that the original facade for the  theater was restored and is the front of the store'),
('130702',' The character of Lawrence Woolsey is based directly upon the real  Hollywood showman William Castle (qv). The character is introduced  in a recreation of Castles famous trademark of a silhouette of him  in a directors chair with his head turned in profile with his  cigar.'),
('130703',' For "Mant," the movie within the movie, Kevin McCarthy (I) (qv)  plays a character named "General Ankrum." This is a tribute to  character actor Morris Ankrum (qv), one of the most familiar faces  in similar supporting roles in real science fiction films of that  era.'),
('130704',' James Villemaire (qv) plays the hood named Harvey Starkweather.  The name comes from the real life spree killer of the era, Charles  Starkweather.'),
('130705',' WILHELM SCREAM: Can be heard a couple of times in the movie within  the movie "Mant".'),
('130706',' The exterior of the movie theater is an actual theater while the  interior was a set created on the back lot at Universal Studios  Florida.'),
('130707',' A copy of this film survives at The Library of Congress in  Washington, D.C.'),
('130708',' Vitaphone production reel #1021'),
('130709',' Released as a split reel along with  _Wanted: A Fumigator (1922)_ (qv).'),
('130710',' The song the girl hums by the pool is The Beatles (qv) "When Im  Sixty'),
('130711','Four".'),
('130712',' This was the first screen appearance of Amar Choudhury (qv)'),
('130713',' Italian censorship visa #52632 dated 14 November 1968.'),
('130714',' WILHELM SCREAM:'),
('130715',' The English version of the play, by Seymour Hicks, opened in New  York on 12 October 1927 and had 13 performances.'),
('130716',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Lafont and Polas Last Flight (1911)_ (qv).'),
('130717',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Three Suitors and a Dog (1913)_ (qv).'),
('130718',' It is not very clear whether this film was ever completed. What is  sure though is that it was never released.'),
('130719',' The film was filmed in Ferraniacolor, but the colour version is now  lost and is now only shown (including the DVD version) in black &  white.'),
('130720',' Italian censorship visa #15982 delivered on 9 September 1954.'),
('130721',' Turner Classic Movies showed a version with a piano score on the  soundtrack, and running 14 minutes.'),
('130722',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('130723','disc Widescreen and Full  Screen DVD editions for _Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)_ (qv),  released in April 2004.'),
('130724',' Eva Mendes (qv), Samantha Mumba (qv), Brandy Norwood (qv) and  Tatyana Ali (qv) were all rumored to be possible replacements for  the character of Zee, after the initial choice Aaliyah (qv) died  in a plane crash on 25 August 2001. Nona Gaye (qv) (daughter of  late Motown legend Marvin Gaye (qv)) was eventually cast in the  role.'),
('130725',' _Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)_ (qv), _Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG)_ (qv),  and this film were shot back'),
('130726','to'),
('130727','back.'),
('130728',' There are twelve hoverships in Zions fleet, of which ten are shown  or mentioned in the films and video game,  _Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG)_ (qv), and whose names and captains  are as follows: Osiris '),
('130729',' Thadeus; Logos '),
('130730',' Niobe; Nebuchadnezzar  (Neb) '),
('130731',' Morpheus; Mjolnir (Hammer) '),
('130732',' Roland; Caduceus '),
('130733',' Ballard;  Gnosis '),
('130734',' Ice; Vigilant '),
('130735',' Soren; Icarus '),
('130736',' Ajax; Brahma '),
('130737',' Kali;  Novalis '),
('130738',' Tirant. Concept artwork reveals the names of the remaining  two ships: the Ganesha and the Vishnu.'),
('130739',' Lara Dutta (qv) was offered a role in this film as well as  _Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)_ (qv), but turned the part down  because she didnt like the script.'),
('130740',' The 1.4'),
('130741','mile, three'),
('130742','lane loop highway was built specifically for the  chase scene on the decommissioned Alameda Point Navy Base. It was  destroyed when filming was complete.'),
('130743',' It was reported that Keanu Reeves (qv) volunteered to give up a  claim to a share of ticket sales amounting to around $38 million  when producers feared that the film would never recoup the cost of  the special effects.'),
('130744',' The special effects cost $100 million U.S.'),
('130745',' The script for the movie (while in production) was code'),
('130746','named The  Burly Man. The Burly Man is the title of the script Barton Fink is  working on in the film _Barton Fink (1991)_ (qv). While shooting the  freeway sequence, the directors watched rushes etc. in a vehicle  referred to by the crew as the Burly Van.'),
('130747',' GM donated 300 cars for use in the production of the movie. All 300  were wrecked by the end.'),
('130748',' There were several injuries on the set: Carrie'),
('130749','Anne Moss (qv)  broke her leg training for a wire stunt, Laurence Fishburne (qv)  fractured an arm in another training incident and  Hugo Weaving (qv) put out a disc in his neck while being pulled  back on a wire.'),
('130750',' The films highway chase sequence took almost three months to shoot  (longer than many films entire shooting schedule).'),
('130751',' When Trinity hacks the Power Stations computer, the password she  uses is Z1ON0101.'),
('130752',' Trinity uses a genuine hack to get into the Matrix. She uses Nmap  version 2.54BETA25 (an actual port scanning tool) to find a  vulnerable SSH server, and then proceeds to exploit it using the  SSH1 CRC32 exploit from 2001.'),
('130753',' CAMEO(Bill Pope (I) (qv)): The director of photography makes an  appearance as a security guard who gets paid to count sheep.'),
('130754',' Only a few of the Smith clones were actually played by  Hugo Weaving (qv). Open casting calls for males with similar body  shapes and structures took place, and Weavings head was  superimposed on them later.'),
('130755',' Professional Taekwondo instructors were used for some of the stunts,  including WTF silver medalist Master Timothy Connelly.'),
('130756',' The red chair Morpheus is sitting in when he is expounding his plan  to access the source is the same red chair he was sitting in when he  offered Neo the red and blue pills in _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv) and  when he explained to Neo what the Matrix was.'),
('130757',' The two freeways referenced in the movie were the 101 and the 303.  These are also the numbers of Neos apartment and the Heart o the  City hotel room respectively in _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv).'),
('130758',' The tractor'),
('130759','trailer used in the freeway chase scene has Big Endian  Eggs written on its side. This is a reference to Swifts Gullivers  Travels: The Lilliputians, being very small, had correspondingly  small political problems. The Big'),
('130760','Endian and Little'),
('130761','Endian parties  debated over whether soft'),
('130762','boiled eggs should be opened at the big  end or the little end, (Big'),
('130763','endian has also been adopted as computer  terminology.)'),
('130764',' There are 1,943 names in the credits.'),
('130765',' Historical reference: the Merovingians were the ruling class of  France in the 7th Century A.D. It is also the name of a type of  Gnostic Church (many elements of Gnosticism appear in the Matrix  films) and it is also the name given by the Knights Templar to the  supposed bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.'),
('130766',' Because the twins Cadillac Escalade EXT was not in production at  the time of the movies filming, General Motors had to graft  together fiberglass Cadillac parts with prototype Chevrolet  Avalanche pickup trucks, to create the black truck seen in the  freeway chase. The Lincoln Continental from  _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv) makes a brief cameo appearance toward the  beginning of the film. The underground garage where the characters  select a car is populated with all Cadillacs, including a classic  1950s El Dorado and prototype of the 2004 XLR.'),
('130767',' There are many references to number 101.'),
('130768',' When Smith pulls up in an Audi at the beginning of the film, his  license plate is IS 5416. In the King James Bible, Isaiah 54:16  says, Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the  fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have  created the waster to destroy.'),
('130769',' One of the freeway signs during the freeway says Whipple Ave,  Woodside Rd, Marsh Rd '),
('130770',' which are three real consecutive freeway  exits on the 101 freeway south of San Francisco.'),
('130771',' The freeway exit sign (the one listing Whipple Ave, Woodside Rd,  Marsh Rd) passed during the freeway chase is the same sign that you  would pass on the real'),
('130772','world highway 101 if you had just left the  headquarters of Oracle Corporation and were heading southbound on  101.'),
('130773',' Larry Wachowski (qv) and Andy Wachowski (qv) have been  approached to direct _Batman Begins (2005)_ (qv) but turned down for  doing the Matrix sequels.'),
('130774',' According to Oakland city officials who worked with the filmmakers  on the downtown Oakland shots, all red and blue colors had to be  removed, so sidewalk curbs were painted over. Also, there could be  no greenery or other plant life, so filming was done over the winter  before tree leaves sprouted in the spring.'),
('130775',' Carrie'),
('130776','Anne Moss (qv) did some of her own driving on the  motorcycle in the highway scene.'),
('130777',' The role of Seraph was originally written specifically for  Jet Li (qv). When Li declined, the role was then changed to a  female and offered to Michelle Yeoh (qv), who turned it down due  to scheduling conflicts.'),
('130778',' It took Carrie'),
('130779','Anne Moss (qv) six months just to get the Scorpion  Kick in the beginning of scene correctly.'),
('130780',' Lambert Wilson (qv)s French accent as The Merovingian is  intentionally exaggerated at the directors demand. Wilson speaks  English very well and said it was his only deception towards the  movie.'),
('130781',' The fight sequence of Neo versus Smith and his clones (a.k.a. The  Burly Brawl) took 27 days to shoot.'),
('130782',' When Neo is fighting the Smith clones (The Burly Brawl), some  unconventional sound effects were used. When Neo is kicked and flies  through and knocks over the group of Smiths, dominoes toppling over  was used. At the end of the fight when Neo throws Smith by the leg  into his clones, the sound of a bowling ball knocking over pins was  used.'),
('130783',' During the Burly Brawl, there are four totally computer'),
('130784','animated  sequences, with no live action whatsoever.'),
('130785',' For the burly brawl scene, certain sections of the fights used a  digital versions of Neo and Smith. The VFX team used Sony HDR'),
('130786','900  High Definition cameras to scan their images as to generate digital  sequences and Smith clones. For live action, sequences were shot in  18 second intervals as to change camera angles and because Neo has  more than 250 moves to perform'),
('130787',' Laurence Fishburne (qv), Jada Pinkett Smith (qv), and  Anthony Wong (I) (qv) all signed on to the film without having  read the script.'),
('130788',' Martial arts training for the lead actors started in November 2000  and lasted eight months.'),
('130789',' At the freeway chase, a signboard has the exit to a place called  Paterson Pass (which is a road between Livermore and Tracy  California, east of the Alameda freeway production site '),
('130790',' the exit  is off of Interstate 5). This was a reference to the production  designer, Owen Paterson (qv).'),
('130791',' The switch'),
('130792','bladed weapons that the Twins use are actually  old'),
('130793','fashioned straight'),
('130794','edged shaving razors.'),
('130795',' The monitors appearing in the Architects room are exactly the same  as those appearing in _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv), when agents capture  Neo for interrogation and insert a bug in him.'),
('130796',' Laurence Fishburne (qv) suggested that his character remove his  sunglasses for the fight with the agent on board the  tractor'),
('130797','trailer, to remind the audience of Morpheus fight with an  agent in _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv) (during which he wears no  sunglasses), and to better express his characters vulnerability.'),
('130798',' The gun that Persephone uses is a COP .357. It is also used by the  Replicant Leon Kowalski (Brion James (I) (qv)) in  _Blade Runner (1982)_ (qv).'),
('130799',' The pen the Architect holds is a Lamy Swift rollerball.'),
('130800',' To prepare for his role in both Reloaded and Revolutions, Keanu  Reeves was asked to read three books: Simulation and Simulacra, Out  of Control and Evolution Psychology.'),
('130801',' The freeway in Akron, Ohio was initially the first choice for the  location to shoot the freeway chase scene but the crew decided not  to shoot there as it will take one hour to back up all cars as to  prepare for the start of a take.'),
('130802',' The film playing on the TV behind Persephone when she shoots the  Merovingians thug is _Brides of Dracula, The (1960)_ (qv).'),
('130803',' Though you must have the DVD subtitle option to ON to discern the  dialogue, Neos alter egos displayed on the screens in the  Architects chamber make the following outbursts: You cant control  me! Im going to smash you to bits! Im going to fucking kill you!  You cant make me do anything you Old White Prick!'),
('130804',' Commander Lock is the only rebel that has a first name in the real  world.'),
('130805',' Andy and Larry Wachowski cast Monica Bellucci (qv) as Persephone  after seeing her performance in _Malèna (2000)_ (qv).'),
('130806',' The movies codename, The Burlyman, is the title of the first  screenplay that the Wachowski Brothers developed for Four Corners  Productions.'),
('130807',' The Ship referred to as the Hammer is labeled (and actually named)  Mjolnir, a difficult name to pronounce. This explains why nobody  calls it by its real name. Mjolnir is the name for the famous Hammer  of Thor, the Nordic God of Thunder.'),
('130808',' Originally banned in Egypt because of the films religious themes,  but later released after approval of the censorship bureau.'),
('130809',' In the fight with the three agents at the beginning of the film, Neo  kicks one of the agents into the lamppost made by Darrow Industries,  a reference to the Matrix films conceptual designer,  Geofrey Darrow (qv).'),
('130810',' The original plan for releasing The Matrix Reloaded and  _Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)_ (qv) was to release them weeks  apart, not months.'),
('130811',' Entered into The Guinness Book of World Records as The Widest Film  Print Run which means that it has a run of 8,517 copies sent out at  the same time.'),
('130812',' The book Persephone moves to open up the bookcase is Arthur  Schopenhauers "Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung". The book  immediately to its left is "Parerga and Paralipomena", also by  Schopenhauer.'),
('130813',' The idea of all programs being born from The Source, an entity of  pure light, and returning there after their purpose is fulfilled is  a philosophy borrowed from the Hindu belief in Brahman, which is a  god composed of pure life energy. This god created all things, and  it is mans destiny to return to Brahman after his/her destiny is  fulfilled.'),
('130814',' The key of the beginning theme you hear at the beginning of every  Matrix movie (rousing strings and horn blasts) ascends by one  semitone with each movie. The Matrix starts in the key of E, Matrix  Reloaded in F and Matrix Revolutions in the key of F'),
('130815','sharp.'),
('130816',' Canadian actress and model Brendalee Doen was cast as the "Beautiful  Woman at Le Vrai", but was unable to play the role as she was  deported by Australian immigration authorities for attempting to  work on an expired visa. The role was given to Mussett, Tory (qv).'),
('130817',' Earning in excess of $735,000,000 at the worldwide box'),
('130818','office, this  is the most commercially successful R'),
('130819','rated movie in history.'),
('130820',' In the architect scene, many of the monitors are showing scenes from  Ron Fricke (qv)s _Baraka (1992)_ (qv).'),
('130821',' Gloria Foster (qv) also died before the end of shooting the second  Matrix film. She had done most of her scenes for this film but had  not done any for the third film,  _Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)_ (qv), as well as  _Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG)_ (qv). Mary Alice (I) (qv) was  chosen as her replacement.'),
('130822',' In the car chase scene, right before they enter the freeway, the  word "steak" can be seen on a building in the background. "Steak"  was the password given out at the end of the credits of the first  movie.'),
('130823',' Samsung produced 10,000 cell phones like the one seen in the film  (model SPH'),
('130824','N270) which sold out quickly.'),
('130825',' _Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)_ (qv) promotional material was in such  high demand, that distributors were extremely worried about it being  stolen. To combat this, standees and banners were sent out with the  code names of "Caddyshack 2" and "The Replacements". Several cinemas  thought they had not received the materials due to these names, and  as such, did not display them until the last minute.'),
('130826',' The Wachowski brothers contract for doing the  _Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)_ (qv), and  _Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)_ (qv), included a stipulation that  would not have to do any media interviews.'),
('130827',' When Neo confronts the Architect, the Architect tells him " [the  perfect Matrixs] doom is apparent to me now as a consequence of the  imperfection inherent in every human being...” Images flashing on  the monitor screens during these two lines include Israeli Prime  Minister Ariel Sharon (qv), Adolf Hitler (qv), a nuclear bombs  explosion, Saddam Hussein, George W. Bush (qv) and United States  Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (qv).'),
('130828',' Sean Connery (qv) was originally picked to play The Architect, but  turned it down because he couldnt understand the concept of the  movie. Connery mentions this in an interview on the  _League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003)_ (qv) DVD.'),
('130829',' The Matrix Reloaded is a highest grossing film in the series.'),
('130830',' When Morpheus ship the Nebuchadnezzer is destroyed, the line he  states "I had a dream, but now the dream is gone from me" is alluded  to in the Book of Daniel, where King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream of  the Golden image that Daniel interprets for him.'),
('130831',' When the Merovingian swears in French, he says, "Nom de Dieu de  putain de bordel de merde de saloperies de connards denculis de ta  mire." This is just a string of curses strung together, and means  "Goddamn Whore Filthy Shithouse Jerk Bugger."'),
('130832',' Although it was available as a stand'),
('130833','alone release, the disk was  also part of a new "The Matrix Collectors Edition" DVD set. The  idea was that owners of the existing Matrix DVD could get the new  extras without paying for the film a second time.'),
('130834',' Eva Mendes (qv), Samantha Mumba (qv), Brandy Norwood (qv) and  Tatyana Ali (qv) were all rumored to be possible replacements for  the character of Zee, after the initial choice Aaliyah (qv) died  in a plane crash on 25th August 2001. Nona Gaye (qv) (daughter of  late Motown legend Marvin Gaye (qv)) was eventually cast in the  role.'),
('130835',' Gloria Foster (qv) died before she could complete any scenes for  the third film as well as _Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG)_ (qv).  Mary Alice (qv) took the role of the Oracle for both the third  movie and the game. In "Revolutions", the initial conversation when  Morpheus and Trinity meet the "new" Oracle was adapted to reference  her changed appearance. The alternative was to have Morpheus and  Trinity pretend not to notice, which perhaps would have been even  more awkward.'),
('130836',' The first film to premiere in the brand new Walt Disney Concert Hall  in downtown Los Angeles.'),
('130837',' In an unprecendented simultaneous global release, this film opened  at exactly the same moment in every major city in the world on  November 5: 6am in Los Angeles, 9am in New York, 2pm in London, 5pm  in Moscow, 11pm in Tokyo, 1am in Sydney and at corresponding times  in over 50 additional countries worldwide.'),
('130838',' The special effects crew spent two months designing the apparatus to  make the perfect rain drop.'),
('130839',' The final showdown, between Smith and Neo is based on the final  fight from the Korean film  _Injeong sajeong bol geot eobtda (1999)_ (qv).'),
('130840',' The street corner where Neo and Smith fight in the crater is the  same corner from which Neo made his phone call at the end of  _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv) '),
('130841',' the corner of Pitt, Hunter and OConnell  Streets in Sydney, Australia. You can see the phone booth to the  right when they hit the ground.'),
('130842',' In the scene where Morpheus, Trinity, and Seraph are chasing the  Trainman, an advertisement for Tastee Wheat can be seen. Tastee  Wheat was mentioned in _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv) when Mouse was  trying to describe the food in the real world.'),
('130843',' When Neo goes to see The Oracle in her apartment, the jazz standard  "Im Beginning to See the Light" is playing in the background; a  different version of the same song also plays in the corresponding  scene in _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv).'),
('130844',' The ship referred to as the Hammer was actually named the Mjolnir,  after Thors hammer. The hammer in the Norse legends always returned  to its master, sparking lightning and thunder along the way. Like  the hammer, the ship returned to its master (Zion), with its own  lightning and thunder.'),
('130845',' CAMEO(John Gaeta (I) (qv)): An APU operator.'),
('130846',' The brand of cigarettes the Oracle smokes is "Double Destiny".'),
('130847',' While Trinity is chasing the Trainman in the subway, an  advertisement for Powerade can be seen. When  _Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)_ (qv) was released in theatres,  Matrix'),
('130848','based commercials for Powerade aired on US television.'),
('130849',' _Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)_ (qv), _Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG)_ (qv),  and this film were shot back'),
('130850','to'),
('130851','back.'),
('130852',' The black cat at the end of the film is the same one in the  "déjà'),
('130853','vu" scene from _Matrix, The (1999)_ (qv). It even meows in the  same way.'),
('130854',' During the final fight sequence between Neo and Agent Smith and also  during the credits, the following Sanskrit sloka is recited in a  westernised style: "Asatoma Sat Gamaya, Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya,  Mrityorma Anritam Gamaya", which means "Lead me from the unreal to  the Real, Lead me from the darkness to the Light, Lead me from the  temporary to the Eternal".'),
('130855',' Sati is the ancient Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on  her husbands funeral pyre. This practice is now illegal in India.  According to Hindu mythology Sati is the name of a Hindu goddess who  burns herself as she could not bear the insult heaped upon her  husband Lord Shiva'),
('130856',' Composer Don Davis (I) (qv) thought it would be wasteful for the  choir to be singing simple "ooohs" and "aaahs" during the climactic  battle cue, "Neodämmerung". He asked that the Wachowski Brothers  (Andy Wachowski (qv) and Larry Wachowski (qv)) bring him some  sort of text appropriate to the movie, which the choir would sing.  They returned with extracts from the Upanisads which reflect the  themes of the trilogy. The full lyrics of Neodämmerung are available  on Daviss website.'),
('130857',' Ian Bliss (I) (qv) was cast as Bane in part because of his dead'),
('130858','on  impression of Hugo Weaving (qv) (Agent Smith), and for his partial  resemblance to Weaving.'),
('130859',' The face of the "Deus ex Machina" was modeled after photographs of  Andy Wachowski (qv)s infant nephew.'),
('130860',' There are 804 special effects shots, almost all of them containing  some kind of a live'),
('130861','action element.'),
('130862',' A machine called "The Tuning Fork" (rotatable at 360 degrees) was  specially constructed for the effect of Neo and Smith fighting in  the air, heading upwards into the sky'),
('130863',' The name of the station between the Machine World and The Matrix is  called Mobil Ave. Mobil is an anagram of Limbo, the traditional  station between Heaven and Earth.'),
('130864',' The key of the beginning theme you hear at the beginning of every  Matrix movie (rousing strings and horn blasts) ascends by one  semitone with each movie. The Matrix starts in the key of E, Matrix  Reloaded in F and Matrix Revolutions in the key of F'),
('130865','sharp.'),
('130866',' Only one full'),
('130867','size APU was ever built. It was completely rendered in  Auto'),
('130868','CAD and parts were made detachable so that for scenes involving  different pilots/APUs, the detail work could be altered. The full  model weighted around 2 tons.'),
('130869',' Many of the "raindrops" in the final fight between Neo and Smith are  actually single lines of Matrix code, similar to those on displays  seen in the "real world" throughout the trilogy. This subtle effect  was added to imply the Matrix was beginning to destabilize. This  visual trick was easily seen on IMAX and larger movie theaters, but  can be seen on smaller televisions as banded rain that seems to  "jump" like static during close ups of the fight scenes.'),
('130870',' In the score for the first film, some cues were given names which  were anagrams of "The Matrix" or "Wachowski Brothers". Here, the cue  backing Neo and Trinitys approach the machine city is named "Saw  Bitch Workhorse".'),
('130871',' The last scene of the movie set in the park is the only time in all  three movies that greenery and a blue sky are seen inside the  Matrix.'),
('130872',' Seraph is the singular of Seraphim, a Hebrew word that literally  means in English: "the burning ones". However, the word in Hebrew is  another name for "Angels"'),
('130873',' Merovingian refers to the first Frankish dynasty reigning from about  A.D. 500 to 751.'),
('130874',' Zion, from Hebrew, refers to the citadel in Palestine which was the  nucleus of Jerusalem, or the Jewish homeland that is symbolic of  Judaism or of Jewish national aspiration.'),
('130875',' The twin handguns Seraph uses in the coat check shootout are  Browning BDM pistols.'),
('130876',' In the last scene of the film, the bench the Oracle sits on has a  small metal dedication plate on it that says "in Memory of Thomas  Anderson"'),
('130877',' In the combat training program before Keanu Reeves (qv) starts his  furious attacks on Morpheus, he rubs his nose with his thumb and  finger, a similar mannerism of Bruce Lee (I) (qv) before he  attacks on his opponents. The move was improvised by Reeves.'),
('130878',' According to weapon provider John Bowring (I) (qv), guns for  Keanu Reeves (qv) in the lobby sequence and the elevator sequence,  where actually plastic lightweight weapons. They made a very  faithful cast of MP5K, which weighs about 150'),
('130879','200 grams, so that  Keanu could carry them quite easily without worrying about the  weight. Heavy versions of the same thing were also made, if it gets  dropped on the ground.'),
('130880',' Ewan McGregor (qv) was offered, but turned down, the part of Neo.  Leonardo DiCaprio (qv) was also considered for the role of Neo.'),
('130881',' Will Smith (I) (qv) was approached to play Neo but turned it down.  He later admitted in an interview with Wired magazine that, at the  time, he "wasnt smart enough as an actor".'),
('130882',' Before filming, the principal actors spent four months with martial  arts experts learning the fight moves, from October 1997 to March  1998. The actors had originally thought that it would take just a  few weeks.'),
('130883',' Carrie'),
('130884','Anne Moss (qv) twisted her ankle while shooting one of her  scenes but decided not to tell anyone until after filming, so they  wouldnt re'),
('130885','cast her.'),
('130886',' Sets from the film _Dark City (1998)_ (qv), including rooftops,  buildings and others exteriors sets, were used in this film. The  rooftops that Trinity runs across at the beginning of the film are  the same ones that John Murdoch runs across in Dark City.'),
('130887',' There are many who might legitimately claim to have invented the  time'),
('130888','freezing photographic technique used in the movie. It might  have been French director Michel Gondry (qv) who used it for the  first time in a commercial (for an insurance company) and then in a  video clip for Björk (qv). It might have been architectural  graphics artist Matthew Bannister who, in his academic work,  suggested that motion and time in video could be separated, and  proposed an apparatus for doing it much like that used for the film  (but who was unable to make it work with then'),
('130889','available technology).  Or even artist Tim MacMillan (qv) who demonstrated the technique  on British television in 1993. It may be that each of them, and  others, invented it independently.'),
('130890',' The scene in which Neo meets the gifted children in the Oracles  apartment is an homage to the similar scene at the end of  _Akira (1988)_ (qv). Larry Wachowski (qv) and  Andy Wachowski (qv) acknowledged the influence of anime films in a  brief USA Today interview a few days after the films release.'),
('130891',' There are numerous references to the books "Alices Adventures in  Wonderland" and "Through the Looking'),
('130892','Glass and What Alice Found  There".'),
('130893',' When Tank is uploading the Martial Arts training to Neo, there is a  shot of the computer screen as it scrolls through the various  Martial Arts styles. The graphics have a computer image of a person  and the title of the style below. The first one on the screen is  entitled "Drunken Boxing". Woo'),
('130894','ping Yuen (qv), the fight  choreographer for this movie, was director and fight choreographer  for Jackie Chan (I) (qv)s early hit, _Jui kuen (1978)_ (qv) in  which Jackie Chans character masters the style of Zui Chuan, or  Drunken Boxing.'),
('130895',' When Neo is calling to get extracted from the Matrix, he says, "Mr.  Wizard get me out of here." '),
('130896',' a reference to the 1960s cartoon  Tooter Turtle. Each episode, Tooter would yearn to be something he  wasnt and have his friend Mr. Wizard (a lizard) wave his magic wand  and make him an astronaut or a scientist or whatever. Inevitably,  Tooter would quickly get himself into trouble and call out, "Help Mr  Wizard," and the lizard would say, "Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle,  drome, time for this one to come home." Tooter would be transported  back to his old self and be chided by Mr Wizard to "be happy with  what you are".'),
('130897',' When Neo fights Morpheus in the construct, the three pieces of music  that play on the score are termed the "Bow Whisk Orchestra" by  composer Don Davis (I) (qv). It consists of a semi'),
('130898','improvisational  piece with Asian instruments by Davis, the song "Leave You Far  Behind" by Lunatic Calm, and another piece by Davis called "Switch  or Break Show". Both "Bow Whisk Orchestra" and "Switch Or Break  Show" are anagrams of "Wachowski Brothers". Also, when Neo,  Morpheus, and Trinity return to the building after visiting the  Oracle, the piece of music that plays is called "Threat Mix". Later,  when in the same building Morpheus fights Agent Smith, the musical  piece is called "Exit Mr. Hat". Both "Threat Mix" and "Exit Mr. Hat"  are anagrams of "The Matrix".'),
('130899',' After the encounter with Trinity in the nightclub, Neo awoke at  0918.'),
('130900',' According to Morpheus, the human body generates more bioelectricity  than a 120V battery, and more than 25000 BTUs of body heat.'),
('130901',' In the military controlled building where Morpheus is being held,  Neo stops the elevator on the 41st floor.'),
('130902',' To escape from the military building where Morpheus is being held,  Trinity pilots a B212 helicopter.'),
('130903',' Neos call to the Matrix at the end of the movie was logged at  14:32:21 on 18th September 2199.'),
('130904',' Wachowski Bros. approached Hugo Weaving (qv) to play Agent Smith  after seeing his performance in the movie _Proof (1991)_ (qv).'),
('130905',' According to Don Davis (I) (qv), Johnny Depp (qv) was Larry and  Andys first choice for Neo, but Warner Bros. wanted  Brad Pitt (qv) or Val Kilmer (qv). After Kilmer and Brad Pitt  said no, Warner Bros. was willing to consider Johnny Depp, and then  it came between Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves (qv), who Warner  Bros. was pushing. Keanu was always really tuned in to the concept  and made a big difference in the casting.'),
('130906',' Gary Oldman (qv) was considered as Morpheus at one point, as well  as Samuel L. Jackson (qv).'),
('130907',' For the cell phone conversation scene between Neo and Morpheus in  the Meta Cortechs office Keanu Reeves (qv) actually climbed up the  window without a stuntman, which was 34 floors up.'),
('130908',' Wachowski Bros. simply described Trinity as a woman in black leather  in the script, but it was interpreted tremendously by costume  designer Kym Barrett (qv).'),
('130909',' According to Larry Wachowski (qv), for the slow'),
('130910','mo bullet ripple  effects, Sound Designer Dane A. Davis (qv) put bullets on strings  and whirl them around his studio. Also he digitized raindrops  against window panes to create the sound of the Matrix code.'),
('130911',' When Neo is in the elevator on his way up to see the Oracle, to his  right one can see "KYM" carved into the wall. This apparently refers  to Kym Barrett (qv), costume designer.'),
('130912',' As Neo runs through the old ladys apartment near the end of the  film, we see an image on the TV of a menacing man in a black suit  coat. The image is that of one of the Number 2s from the TV show  _"Prisoner, The" (1967)_ (qv).'),
('130913',' The glyphs on the computer screens, with the exception of the call  traces, consists of reversed letters, numbers, and Japanese katakana  characters.'),
('130914',' All of the references to street corners (e.g. Wells and Lake) are  real intersections in Chicago, USA, the Wachowski brothers  hometown. The subway train has signs for "Loop," another Chicago  reference. The film however is quite obviously not set in Chicago or  any other real city (though it was filmed in Sydney).'),
('130915',' The first trace program gives a view of the Citys area code, but  the camera zooms in before it can be completely determined, leaving  the phone number as (3?2) 555'),
('130916','0690. Three locations exist in the  United States with similar codes: Chicago (312), Delaware (302), and  the northwestern Florida peninsula (352). Since there are other  numerous other references to Chicago in the film, we can assume that  the area code is 312.'),
('130917',' The filming of the helicopter scene nearly caused the film to be  shutdown because they flew the helicopter through restricted Sydney  airspace. Laws in the state of New South Wales in Australia were  changed to allow the film the Matrix to proceed.'),
('130918',' The powerful sidearm used by the Agents in all 3 Matrix films is the  Magnum Research/Israeli Military Industries Desert Eagle .50 AE.'),
('130919',' The last thing shot was Neo getting flushed into the lake when he  gets unplugged for the first time.'),
('130920',' In the Oracles waiting room, the television is showing white  rabbits (which, at the beginning of the film, Neo was instructed to  follow) from _Night of the Lepus (1972)_ (qv).'),
('130921',' Some personal information can be seen on Thomas Andersons "criminal  record" that Agent Smith glances at when he interrogates Neo: The  last update to the file was July 22, 1998 Neos date of birth is  "March 11, 1962" Neos place of birth is "Lower Downtown, Capitol  City" Neos mothers maiden name is "Michelle McCahey" Neos  fathers name is "John Anderson" Neo attended "Central West Junior  High" and "Owen Paterson (qv) High" (named after the films  production designer). Seconds later a photocopy of his passport can  be seen. There the place of his birth is CAPITAL CITY USA, his date  of birth is the 13th of September 1971, the passport was issued on  the 12th of September 1991 and will expire on the 11th of September  2001.'),
('130922',' The motorcycle Trinity rides is a jet black Triumph Speed Triple.'),
('130923',' "Know thyself", the phrase in the kitchen of the "oracle", was the  inscription above the entrance of the Delphic Oracle.'),
('130924',' The car used while inside the matrix is a black 1965 Lincoln  Continental.'),
('130925',' The name of the company Neo works for is Metacortex. The roots of  this word are meta'),
('130926',', which according to Websters means "going  beyond or higher, transcending," and '),
('130927','cortex, which is "the outer  layer (boundary) of gray matter surrounding the brain." Thus,  Metacortex is "transcending the boundaries of the brain," which is  precisely what Neo proceeds to do.'),
('130928',' Neos room number is 101. Room 101 was the place in  George Orwell (qv)s book "1984" where people were sent to be  tortured and would end up believing something that wasnt true.'),
('130929',' Principal photography wrapped at 1:01 AM with the scene where the  characters are inside the wall, climbing down. Principal photography  took 25 weeks/118 days'),
('130930',' This is the second time that Laurence Fishburne (qv) plays a  captain of a ship. He was Captain Miller in  _Event Horizon (1997)_ (qv).'),
('130931',' Neo is often referred to as the "One". One is an anagram of Neo.'),
('130932',' The book Neo hides his computer discs in is called "Simulacra and  Simulation". The chapter where theyre hidden called Nihilism.  Nihilism often involves a sense of despair coupled with the belief  that life is devoid of meaning.'),
('130933',' The blocking moves Neo uses against Agent Smith upon his realization  of being "the One", are the exact same techniques Daniel LaRusso  uses against Mr. Miyagi upon his realization that he has in fact  been karate training in _Karate Kid, The (1984)_ (qv). Sand the  floor, paint the fence, wax on, wax off...'),
('130934',' Keanu Reeves (qv) was recovering from neck surgery while training  for this film. During the four months of training, he had to wear a  neck brace.'),
('130935',' By the middle of 2002, the famous "Bullet Time" sequence had been  spoofed in over 20 different movies.'),
('130936',' In the early stages of developing what was to become the famous  Bullet Time sequence, visual effects supervisor  John Gaeta (I) (qv) and director of photography  Bill Pope (I) (qv) constructed many gimbals and dollies in the  hope of creating the effect the old fashioned way. The original  dolly they created for the camera would be lead around the action at  a tremendous speed, but after many failed tests and broken dollies,  they opted for computer graphics, which meant writing an entirely  new program for the effect. However, the Bullet Time sequence does  still use one very old fashioned technique: still photography.'),
('130937',' The windows that Trinity crashes the helicopter into are apparently  those of the Columbia Pictures screening room in Sydney, Australia.'),
('130938',' The date stamp on the phone trace program in the opening sequence  reads "2/18/98". The date stamp on the phone trace program in the  closing sequence reads "9/18/99". This means that the events in the  movie take place over exactly 19 months.'),
('130939',' Before his characters final speech at the end, Keanu Reeves (qv)  never has more than five sentences in a row to speak.'),
('130940',' When Morpheus is explaining "What the Matrix is" to Neo, he uses the  phrase, "Welcome, to the desert of the real." This is a paraphrase  from Jean Baudrillards "Simulacra and Simulation", the hollowed'),
('130941','out  book where Neo keeps his illegal software. The quote can be found in  Chapter One '),
('130942',' The Precession of Simulacra, Page one, Paragraph 2,  "It is the real, and not the map, whose vestiges persist here and  there in the deserts that are no longer those of the Empire, but  ours. The desert of the real itself." NB: The American title of  Baudrillards book is Simulations. It was published by Semiotext(e)  in 1983.'),
('130943',' Numerous sets of identical twins were cast as extras in the "Woman  in Red" scene '),
('130944',' in which Morpheus takes Neo through a computer  simulation of The Matrix '),
('130945',' to create the illusion of a repeating  program. Example: the tall man with slicked'),
('130946','back hair and sunglasses  in the opening shot is seen seconds later as a police officer  writing a parking ticket.'),
('130947',' Shot almost entirely in Sydney, Australia, the location scouts found  it very difficult to find burned'),
('130948','out, American'),
('130949','ghetto'),
('130950','looking  locations. Many of the urban'),
('130951','decay locations had to be created from  scratch.'),
('130952',' Carrie'),
('130953','Anne Moss (qv) was a cast member of the short'),
('130954','lived  television show _"Matrix" (1993)_ (qv).'),
('130955',' The climactic subway fight scene between Neo and Agent Smith went  ten days over schedule.'),
('130956',' "Tastee Wheat", which is mentioned when Mouse is trying to describe  the food in the real world, was replaced by "Sex Crispies" in the  German version of the movie.'),
('130957',' Warners gave the green light to the movie fairly late during  preproduction. For a long time artists working on preproduction were  not sure whether the film was ever going to be made.'),
('130958',' The iconic sunglasses worn by the Matrix characters are from the  cult'),
('130959','ish label Blinde, which prides itself on producing handmade  glasses. The companys founder, Richard Walker, had to tender  against large companies such as Ray'),
('130960','Ban and Arnette to win the  films sunglasses contract, and set himself apart by  scratch'),
('130961','designing pairs of glasses based purely on the characters  unusual names. When his tender was successful, Walker was flown into  Sydney where he spent the duration of the Matrix shoot  custom'),
('130962','designing sunglasses for the cast in the back of an Oxford  Street optometrist.'),
('130963',' When Mouse is cornered by the SWAT team during the raid, the guns he  pulls out are a pair of cam'),
('130964','operated, electrically'),
('130965','driven 12'),
('130966','gauge  automatic shotguns with 25'),
('130967','round drum magazines, capable of firing  at 900 RPM. They were built specially for the movie by  John Bowring (I) (qv), the films key armorer.'),
('130968',' The spring'),
('130969','loaded cell phones used in the film were Nokia Stilletos  or 8110s. These phones were produced in limited quantities and were  only available in Europe and in Australia.'),
('130970',' The key of the beginning theme you hear at the beginning of every  Matrix movie (rousing strings and horn blasts) ascends by one  semitone with each movie. The Matrix starts in the key of E, Matrix  Reloaded in F and Matrix Revolutions in the key of F'),
('130971','sharp.'),
('130972',' The first day of shooting was the scene where Neo receives the phone  from Morpheus in the office and attempts to flee from the agents.'),
('130973',' All of the maps shown are of Chicago, where the Wachowski are from.  Also, in the scene in the subway station the train features a sign  that says "Loop", in Chicago Brown Line "L" trains have this sign.'),
('130974',' The name of the Citys subway network is CityRail, which also  happens to be the name of Sydneys suburban rail network.'),
('130975',' When Neo gets in the car with Trinity for the first time, Switch  refers to him as "coppertop". Coppertop is a slang for the Duracell  Battery, which is the battery Morpheus shows to Neo as he explains  how the human race became an energy sources.'),
('130976',' Author Sophia Stewart has a case pending against the Wachowski  Brothers and others alleging copyright infringement based on a claim  that parts of The Matrix as well as the entire Terminator series  were based on a 35 page screen play treatment she wrote in 1983  called The Third Eye which was based on The Book of Revelation.'),
('130977',' For the "Ultimate Matrix Collection" DVD re'),
('130978','release, the film was  given a totally new, clean DVD transfer to replace the grainy one  that had been on DVD since 1999, and give it the clear, sleek look  of the sequels, which had not been seen since the theatrical  release.'),
('130979',' Jean Reno (I) (qv) was approached to play Agent Smith. He turned  it down and took a role in _Godzilla (1998)_ (qv) instead.'),
('130980',' When Neo is meeting with the Oracle, the music playing in the  background in her apartment is Django Reinhardts "Minor Swing".'),
('130981',' According to costumer Gloria Bava (qv), Neos original coat was  silver gray leather. It was changed because the directors wanted  something that was able to billow and float. There is a reference in  the script to "liquid sky"; a coat that would liquefy with the  surroundings and billowy. Even putting a wind machine under the coat  didnt move because leather was too heavy. Costumers finally changed  the fabric.'),
('130982',' According to costume designer Kym Barrett (qv), Trinitys costume  was made with cheap PVC because of much tighter budget. Similarly,  Neos coat wasnt actually a very expensive fabric. It was a wool  blend got for three dollars a yard.'),
('130983',' According to Wachowski Bros, all animals in the Matrix universe are  computer generated images.'),
('130984',' The idea for the movie was created when Wachowski Bros were thinking  for some new story for a comic book series. They wrote the entire  script before their first directorial venture _Bound (1996)_ (qv),  and worked on it up until the time of production.'),
('130985',' According to producer Barrie M. Osborne (qv), Wachowski Bros  originally wanted the Trinity chase on real rooftops rather than on  a stage.'),
('130986',' The Wachowski Brothers approached Warner with the idea of the Matrix  and Warner balked at the budget they had submitted. Over eighty  million dollars. Warner instead agreed to give them ten million. The  Wachowski Brothers took the money and filmed the first ten minutes  of the movie (the opening scene with Carrie Ann Moss) using the  entire ten million. They then showed the executives at Warner the  opening scene, and Warner was so impressed, they green lighted the  entire asking budget.'),
('130987',' Body count: 39'),
('130988',' Sean Connery (qv) was originally offered the role of Morpheus. He  turned down the role saying he couldnt understand the script.'),
('130989',' During the Trinity rooftop chase at the films beginning, two  distinctive city skylines are noticeable. Nashville, Tennessees  BellSouth Building and L & C Tower are visible behind the agents.  San Franciscos TransAmerica and Coit Towers can be seen behind  Trinity after she jumps past the Guns & Ammo billboard.'),
('130990',' This race was run at Morris Park race track on 9 Oct 1901. Winner  "Heno" was also filmed in "Match Race Endurance By Right vs Heno" a  month earlier.'),
('130991',' Released in India in six languages: Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil,  Gujarati and Bhojpuri.'),
('130992',' The title, Matryoshka, refers to Russian nesting dolls. This is  appropriate, given the film within a film nature of the movie.'),
('130993',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Engineering Feats in Oregon (1916)_ (qv).'),
('130994',' Acting debut of Lynne Cormack (qv).'),
('130995',' The werewolf teeth were made by Fangs FX.'),
('130996',' The film was shot in three and a half days and using money saved  from _Divine Inspiration (2002)_ (qv), another film by  Ana Torres'),
('130997','Alvarez (qv)'),
('130998',' Included on the DVD of the film _LovecraCked! The Movie (2006)_ (qv)'),
('130999',' Sam Worthington won the Best Actor Award at the 2001 Tropfest  Filmfestival for his role in this film.'),
('131000',' For the table tennis scene, Kim Hunter (I) (qv) and  Roger Livesey (qv) were trained by Alan Brooke, the British  champion who played many games with International Champion Victor  Barna. During a visit to Denham Studios the two champions played a  couple of games before an admiring audience of artists and  technicians. For luck, Hunter borrowed one of Brookes tournament  bats for her film game.'),
('131001',' Betty Field (qv) was one of the many American actresses considered  for the part of June. But Powell and Pressburger never actually got  to see her.'),
('131002',' The huge escalator linking this World with the Other, called  "Operation Ethel" by the firm of engineers who constructed her under  the aegis of the London Passenger Transport Board, took three months  to make and cost 3,000 pounds (in 1946). "Ethel" had 106 steps each  20 feet wide and was driven by a 12 h.p. engine. The full shot was  completed by hanging miniatures.'),
('131003',' The backcloth of the High Court scene, suggesting tiers of seats  stretching into infinity, measured 350 feet long and 40 feet high.  Altogether 8 backcloths of similar large dimensions were used in  Other World scenes, and 29 elaborate sets were constructed. In all  these vast scenes 5,375 crowd artistes were used, including real  R.A.F. crews, Red Cross nurses and W.A.A.C.s.'),
('131004',' The inspiration for Peters medical condition came from the  semi'),
('131005','autobiographical novel "A Journey Round My Skull" by Hungarian  novelist Frigyes Karinthy (qv). More precise medical detail came  from Emeric Pressburger (qv)s research in the British Library and  consultations with Michael Powell (I) (qv)s brother in law, Dr.  Joe Reidy, who was a plastic surgeon in London.'),
('131006',' It was during a visit to Hollywood in 1945 that director  Michael Powell (I) (qv) decided to cast the then'),
('131007','unknown  Kim Hunter (I) (qv) as June, the American servicewoman, largely  upon the recommendation of Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv), who had done  a series of screen tests of actors and actresses auditioning for  parts in his upcoming production, _Notorious (1946)_ (qv). The  trouble was that in these tests, Hunter was not seen but, rather,  heard off'),
('131008','camera, feeding lines and cues to the actors Hitchcock was  actually testing. But Hitchcock assured Powell that he would arrange  a "face'),
('131009','to'),
('131010','face" with Hunter and her agent, so that he could see for  himself whether she fit the requirements of the "all'),
('131011','American" girl  Powell had envisioned opposite David Niven (I) (qv). And upon  first encountering Hunter, Powell agreed with Hitchcock that she  indeed was a perfect choice for the role.'),
('131012',' The first scene shot was David Niven (I) (qv) washing up on the  beach. Originally planned to fade in from black,  Michael Powell (I) (qv) decided on the spot that the effect would  be too cheesy. When Jack Cardiff (qv) told him to look through the  camera, Cardiff then deliberately breathed right onto the lens,  which fogged the glass for a few seconds until it evaporated. Powell  loved the idea and had him use it for the shot.'),
('131013',' SPOILER: Richard Attenborough (qv) only has one line.'),
('131014',' Robert Coote (qv)s character is called "Bob" in the credits, but  referred in dialog as "Trubshawe", after Nivens friend  Michael Trubshawe (qv), the source of numerous references and/or  character names in Nivens films.'),
('131015',' The voice of the Introduction Narrator was that of  John Longden (qv), and the voice of the Cricket Match Commentator  was that of Howard Marshall (qv).'),
('131016',' The film has been adapted for the stage twice. First, in 1994 as a  musical by Thomas Morgan and Kevin Metchear, at the Kings Head  Theatre, London, England, UK, and then again in 2007, as a play, by  Tom Morris (VII) (qv) and Emma Rice (qv) at the National Theatre  (Olivier), London, England, UK.'),
('131017',' Lois Maxwell (qv)s debut.'),
('131018',' Michael Powell (I) (qv)s golden cocker spaniels Erik (II) (qv)  and Spangle (qv) make their fourth and final appearance on film in  Dr. Reeves Camera Obscura.'),
('131019',' The entire film was shot with a single take.'),
('131020',' This is the only film in which both Ingrid Bergman (I) (qv)  (Countess Sanziani) and her daughter Isabella Rossellini (qv)  (Sister Pia) appear together.'),
('131021',' Charles Boyer (I) (qv)s last film.'),
('131022',' Last film of Vincente Minnelli (qv).'),
('131023',' Released for Apple II, Commodore 64 and DOS computers.'),
('131024',' Won the "Movie Maker Breakthrough Award" at the New Orleans film  festival. It was also the first movie to feature the Pussycat Dolls.'),
('131025',' Joseph Mazzello put in $20,000 of his own money into the film and  raised a further $30,000 from fans.'),
('131026',' Based on the life of Matti Nykänen (qv) with also fiction scenes.'),
('131027',' Best grossing Finnish film of 2006.'),
('131028',' Seppo Pääkkönen (who plays Mattis father) is a real'),
('131029','life father of  Jasper Pääkkönen (who plays Matti).'),
('131030',' This television commercial is featured on the 2'),
('131031','disc DVD of  _Punch'),
('131032','Drunk Love (2002)_(qv), released in June 2003.'),
('131033',' Vitaphone production reel #9858'),
('131034',' The films title is derived from a statement Dan Sonney (qv) makes  while discussing the film _Mau'),
('131035','Mau (1955)_ (qv).'),
('131036',' Director Jürgen Böttcher, also known as Strawalde, announced shorty  after finishing this movie that it would be his final film and that  he would now focus exclusively on painting'),
('131037',' While Böttcher does not comment the events captured in the film  directly, he did set up a cinematograph to project onto the remains  of the wall historical scenes connected to it (e.g. tanks and  soldiers near the Brandenburg Gate)'),
('131038',' A scene which has become famous for its irony is when a group of  adolescents celebrating New Years Eve in the now re'),
('131039','united Berlin  begin chanting "Gorbi! Gorbi!" while holding up a bottle of Wodka  Gorbatschow'),
('131040',' Sam Elliott (qv)s first film project.'),
('131041',' Passwords:  '),
('131042',' Level 2 Password ININJA  '),
('131043',' Level 3 Password ILVMUD  '),
('131044',' Level 4 Password ITSHOT  '),
('131045',' Level 5 Password GETHIM  '),
('131046',' Level 6 Password YOHOHO  '),
('131047',' Level 7 Password UNDEAD  '),
('131048',' Level 8 Password GDLUCK'),
('131049',' Passwords:  '),
('131050',' Level 2: ININJA  '),
('131051',' Level 3: ILVMUD  '),
('131052',' Level 4: ITSHOT  '),
('131053',' Level 5: GETHIM  '),
('131054',' Level 6: YOHOHO  '),
('131055',' Level 7: UNDEAD  '),
('131056',' Level 8: GDLUCK'),
('131057',' This is the first ever appearance in any capacity in any film for  Luis Buñuel (qv).'),
('131058',' The film was made as part of the Seattle Intl Film Festivals  annual "Fly Filmmaking Challenge" where filmmakers have five days  for production and five days for post'),
('131059','production to complete a short  film for the festival. The Fly Film program is always one of SIFFs  most popular programs.'),
('131060',' One of the country house locations, Wilbury Park, was owned by the  actress Maria Britneva (qv).'),
('131061',' Kings College, in England, permitted the production to film there  after much consideration. This was not over the films subject  matter, but due to the fact that many scholars consider it an  inferior work.'),
('131062',' Julian Sands (qv) was chosen for the title role but was delayed on  another movie, Siesta. . Wilby had previously been passed over for a  smaller role because it was felt his height and blond hair were too  close to Sands appearance.'),
('131063',' Just before filming the nude bed scene in the hotel, the bed that  Rupert Graves (I) (qv) and James Wilby (qv) were in collapsed.'),
('131064',' Roy Dupuis also played the part of Maurice Richard in an episode of  Heritage Minutes '),
('131065',' a series of short sixty'),
('131066','second films depicting  events or characters from Canadian history.'),
('131067',' The outdoor scene where Maurice Utrillo meets André Utter, is  actually just right around the corner of the artists original birth  place and atelier. Also, the square where they look out over Paris,  is actually a street named rue Maurice Utrillo.'),
('131068',' Selected for the Miami "France Cinema" festival (10'),
('131069','11/12'),
('131070','11'),
('131071','2006).'),
('131072',' First film directed by Billy Wilder (qv).'),
('131073',' Meg Ryan (I) (qv) was the original choice for Annabelle.'),
('131074',' Mel Gibson (I) (qv) had special lessons to learn how to draw a gun  from a holster.'),
('131075',' The name of James Garner (qv)s character, Zane Cooper, is taken  from novelist Zane Grey (qv) and actor Gary Cooper (I) (qv),  both of whom worked almost exclusively in the Western genre.'),
('131076',' A scene in which Hunt, Linda (qv) played a magician who nursed  Maverick back to health following his near hanging was cut due to  running time constraints.'),
('131077',' CAMEO(Danny Glover (qv)): bank robber. Glovers and  Mel Gibson (I) (qv)s characters appear to almost recognize each  other. This is a reference to _Lethal Weapon (1987)_ (qv),  _Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)_ (qv), and _Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)_ (qv),  all of which were also directed by Richard Donner (qv). During  their appearance on screen, the Lethal Weapon theme song can be  heard, and as Glover departs he says "Im too old for this shit", a  line his character used frequently in the Lethal Weapon series.'),
('131078',' This film is loaded with cameos by famous country singers, such as  Carter, Carlene (qv) (playing a waitress on the riverboat),  Ketchum, Hal (qv) (bank robber), Gill, Vince (qv) (spectator at  the poker game), Black, Clint (qv) (gambler who gets thrown off  the boat for cheating), Jennings, Waylon (qv) and  Mattea, Kathy (qv) (two people with guns on the riverboat).'),
('131079',' Garner, James (qv), who plays Zane Cooper, was the original Bret  Maverick in _"Maverick" (1957)_ (qv).'),
('131080',' Leo Gordon (I) (qv), who plays a poker player here, wrote episodes  of the original _"Maverick" (1957)_ (qv) TV series.'),
('131081',' The large rock formation in the distance behind Maverick when he is  playing the "sick injun" hunted by the Russian archduke, is Half  Dome in Yosemite National Park, California. Its partially visible  first when Maverick is attempting to ride the bicycle and again  later when Maverick leaves the Indian village.'),
('131082',' Final film of Leo Gordon (I) (qv).'),
('131083',' CAMEO(Steve Kahan (qv)): The dealer on the riverboat as Maverick  wins his way into the final round. Kahan was Mel Gibson (I) (qv)  and Danny Glover (qv)s captain in the Lethal Weapon series.'),
('131084',' The initials of the stagecoach line in the movie are "GMC" which  continued the use of GMC trucks in the  Richard Donner (qv)/Mel Gibson (I) (qv) Lethal Weapon series.  GMC trucks have been driven by Gibsons character in every Lethal  Weapon movie.'),
('131085',' After Bret Maverick escapes from his botched hanging, he is shown  plodding through the desert, dragging a tree limb behind him as the  sand swirls around him. This mirrors a situation from  _Mad Max 2 (1981)_ (qv), when The Gyro Captain is chained to a log  by Max, also played by Mel Gibson (I) (qv), and forced to find his  way out of the desert.'),
('131086',' CAMEO (Margot Kidder (qv)): Margret Mary, one of the villagers  robbed of their mission money. Kidder starred as Lois Lane in  Richard Donner (qv)s _Superman (1978)_ (qv).'),
('131087',' Near the movies beginning, Maverick asks the young man wearing the  bowler hat at the poker table who claims to be a gunfighter what his  name is. He answers, "Johnny Hardin," and Maverick fumbles his chips  pretending to be scared, but then clowns around pointing his own gun  at the youth. The real John Wesley Hardin (qv) was a notoriously  fast, volatile and deadly gunfighter of the old west who shot and  killed over 40 men before being shot in the back of the head and  killed in 1895.'),
('131088',' CAMEO(Vilmos Zsigmond (qv)): The cinematographer appears as  landscape painter Albert Bierstadt.'),
('131089',' A number of stars of classic television westerns play in the poker  tournament: Denver Pyle (qv) from  _"Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The" (1955)_ (qv),  William Smith (I) (qv) from _"Laredo" (1965)_ (qv),  Doug McClure (I) (qv) from _"Virginian, The" (1962)_ (qv),  Henry Darrow (qv) from _"High Chaparral, The" (1967)_ (qv) and  Robert Fuller (I) (qv) from _"Wagon Train" (1957)_ (qv) and  _"Laramie" (1959)_ (qv).'),
('131090',' Final film of Denver Pyle (qv).'),
('131091',' Linda Hunt (qv) and western actor Clint Walker (I) (qv) both had  cameo roles in this film, Hunt playing a magician and Walker playing  a sheriff. However, the film itself ran too long, so their parts  were cut from the theatrical release.'),
('131092',' The steamship "Lauren Belle" is named for  Lauren Shuler Donner (qv), wife of director Richard Donner (qv).  She also appears in the movie as the bathhouse maid.  James Garner (qv)s character calls her "Mrs. D" as she is  leaving.'),
('131093',' The $25,000 needed to enter the poker tournament in the 19th century  America would be about $600,000 in 2004 terms.'),
('131094',' Another Lethal Weapon reference arises when Annabelle shrinks  Mavericks "Lucky Shirt", in the same way that Leo shrinks Riggss  shirt in _Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)_ (qv).'),
('131095',' James Garner (qv)s role was first offered to  Paul Newman (I) (qv) who turned it down.'),
('131096',' Final film of Dub Taylor (I) (qv).'),
('131097',' The running gag about Bret Mavericks name being mispronounced as  Bart comes from the fact that early in the original TV series Brets  younger brother Bart was introduced and would often star in episodes  independent of the main character in order to film more episodes of  the series at the same time.'),
('131098',' In the stagecoach chase sequence, stuntman Mic Rodgers  (double  for Mel Gibson (qv)) had to go under the coach and get up at the  back. This is a direct nod to Yakima Canutts similar stunt in  _Stagecoach (1939)_ (qv). Coincidentally, second unit director  Terry Leonard , a former stuntman himself, performed this in the  truck chase in _Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv).'),
('131099',' First picture in Naturama, Republics widescreen process.'),
('131100',' Shot with the Panasonic DVX'),
('131101','100 camera.'),
('131102',' October 28, 2006: "Finalist, Too'),
('131103','Short Films, Independent Film  Festival of North Texas"'),
('131104',' January 2007 '),
('131105',' "Winner, Silver Medal For Excellence, Park City Film  Music Festival"'),
('131106',' This is one of several films made to cash in on the success of the  Black Emanuelle film series created by Bitto Albertini (qv) and  continued by Joe DAmato (qv) and Bruno Mattei (qv). Though the  film stars Laura Gemser (qv) (the star of the Black Emanuelle  series) and she plays a character named Emanuelle (Emmanouella), it  has nothing to do with the photojournalist character Emanuelle from  the original series.'),
('131107',' To help get this controversial movie financed, producer/star  John Cusack (qv) took no salary for acting in the lead role.'),
('131108',' Writer/director Menno Meyjes (qv) reports that before the script  was written, Steven Spielberg (qv)s Amblin company was interested  in the project. But Spielberg told Meyjes he couldnt bring himself  to help make a movie he thought would dishonor Holocaust survivors.  Nevertheless, he considered the script an excellent one and  encouraged the director to push for its realization, but without  Amblin.'),
('131109',' Directed by Samuel Bayer, the short is part of the Sony Dreams  project.'),
('131110',' The first of only two times (as of October 2006) that  Donald Sutherland (qv) and his son Kiefer Sutherland (qv) have  appeared together in a dramatic film project; the other is  _Time to Kill, A (1996)_ (qv).'),
('131111',' Matthew Broderick (I) (qv)s first movie.'),
('131112',' Julien Schoenaerts (qv) was supposed to play Max Havelaar, but was  dropped when he refused to shave off his beard. Another contender  was Rutger Hauer (qv), who eventually got a supporting part.'),
('131113',' Peter Faber (qv) got a new set of dentures during filming, but  director Fons Rademakers (qv) insisted he put the old ones back in  because the new pair made his face look different.'),
('131114',' The film is set "20 minutes into the future".'),
('131115',' Remade almost scene'),
('131116','for'),
('131117','scene as the first episode of  _"Max Headroom" (1987)_ (qv). Only Frewer, Pays and Sheppard  appeared in both versions.'),
('131118',' Originally, Alex D. Linz (qv) wanted to make the swirly scene seem  more severe than it was intended to be.'),
('131119',' Larry Miller (I) (qv) suggested that Jindraike dress in louder  clothes reminiscent of Mickey Rourke (qv)s character from  _Pope of Greenwich Village, The (1984)_ (qv).'),
('131120',' Superintendent Bobby "Crazy Legs" Knebworths nickname was taken  from real life former Chicago Rockets/Los Angleles Rams halfback  Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch.'),
('131121',' Above the desk, just outside the bedroom in the Payne residence,  there is a diploma that says: "The College of Killing".'),
('131122',' In Part 3, Chapter 5 ("Providing A Service" Playstation 2 level): In  the small room after Alfred Wotens office (where you find the Aesir  building plans), there is a small picture that you can shoot off the  wall (behind the desk), revealing a button. Pressing it will raise  the couch on the other side of the room, revealing a staircase down  to a "private area". In it there is a big screen TV you can use to  play a 3DRealms'),
('131123','themed parody of Star Trek. In the adjoining room  there is a bed with chains next to a closet full of bondage gear.'),
('131124',' In Part 1, Chapter 3 ("A Few Hundred Bullets Back" Playstation 2  level): If you walk past Rico Muertes room (Room 313) to the end of  the hall, you can shoot away a boarded'),
('131125','up door. From this room you  can walk across the ledge and shoot away a boarded up window to find  a dead body with a stake in it lying next to the word "Buff" in  blood (as in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), as well as some ammo.'),
('131126',' In Part 3, Chapter 4 ("Backstabbing Bastard" Playstation 2 level):  At the entrance ramp to the car park (from where you start), there  is a stack of barrels and an air conditioning unit that you can jump  on to reach the roof of the garage. Shoot the off'),
('131127','color panel of the  shed there and it will fall away. Inside, you can jump on a grate to  fall into a room with the graffiti "R* Thanks", a radio you can  "use" to hear audio from the production team, and a sniper rifle  with ammo.'),
('131128',' In Part 1, Chapter 2 ("One Way Or The Other" Playstation 2 level):  Right at the beginning, there is a hole in the bricks in the wall.  Cheat yourself a grenade and throw it in. Your mission objectives  now say "I had declared a war against rats" (the Playstation 2  version has no Mission Objectives screen, but if you chuck a few  grenades in the hole the trick will still work). A bit later, after  walking through some water and taking out a few enemies on a train  platform, walk up the wide stairs. In the room at the top are a  bunch of rats with Desert Eagles fused to their bodies! In the PC  version, you can apparently do the following: Shoot one of the  ceiling lamps, hit the base of the lamp and it will fall. The rats  will now battle each other. If "your" side wins, the remaining rats  will take up defensive positions around you. If your side loses, the  remaining rats will come after you.'),
('131129',' Finish the game on the Dead On Arrival difficulty level to reach The  Last Challenge ("End Combat" on Playstation 2) stage right after the  end cinematic. Complete this stage to open up the Remedy "Art  Gallery" room in the back.'),
('131130',' The license plate on Vladimirs car is VODKA.'),
('131131',' Max Payne was modeled after the writer of the game Sam Lake. Sam  Lake also dressed up and played the part of Max Payne for the  graphic novel cut scenes that are shown through out the game.'),
('131132',' Max Payne kills literally hundreds of people in this game. In one  official count, the death toll stood at 625.'),
('131133',' SPOILER: The death of Alex in Chapter 1 Part 2 was the longest and  most difficult cut'),
('131134','scene for the Remedy team to accomplish. After  many different attempts they could not make the death look  convincing enough from any exterior angle. Finally, in a shot of  brilliance one of the developers decided the death should be  witnessed from Alexs perspective as he fades away (a nod to "The  Professional"). This was the only way they couldve gotten the scene  to work.'),
('131135',' SPOILER: Originally the scene of the death of Max Paynes wife was  to be witnessed through a cut'),
('131136','scene, but the developers could not  get the effect they wanted with the technology available. Instead,  since they had excellent voice work, they decided not to shift  perspective from Max, and have him listen only to her screams as she  died. The sound files for the scene are still present in the final  version of the game, but are not used.'),
('131137',' SPOILER: Originally Max was supposed to hear a news report over the  radio about Alexs death and Maxs involvement before Alexs murder.  Alex was intended to be assassinated shortly after the transmission.  This was cut from the final version of the game and Alexs murder is  a surprise.'),
('131138',' In Maxs apartment, a Poets of the Fall CD can be seen sitting on  Maxs coffee table. Poets of the Fall is the band that performs  "Late Goodbye," the song which plays over the end credits.'),
('131139',' "Late Goodbye", which is the song that plays over the end credits,  is sung by different characters at key points in the game. Among the  characters who sing the song are the janitor from whom Max obtains  the code to the penthouse, Mona while she is in the shower, and the  cleaner in Maxs nightmare. The song is also played on the piano by  two cleaners when Max is in the penthouse suite.'),
('131140',' Monas line, "I turned out to be such a damsel in distress" is a  reference to the previous game, in which she informed Max upon their  first meeting that though her twin sister was a "damsel in  distress," Mona herself was a professional.'),
('131141',' The engraving above the door to Alfred Wodens manor reads, "Omnia  Vincit Amor." This is Latin for "Love Conquers All."'),
('131142',' The writer Sam Lake (II) (qv) acted as the model for the  characters in the TV shows Dick Justice, Lords and Ladies and  Address Unknown. Sam was also previously the model for the lead  character Max Payne in _Max Payne (2001) (VG)_ (qv) before  Timothy Gibbs (I) (qv) took over the role.'),
('131143',' During the early stages of the first games development, one of the  suggested names for the main character was Dick Justice. The Dick  Justice TV show in Max Payne 2 is a parody of the first game, Max  Payne (2001) (VG). Also in the first game, one of the conversations  you over hear at Cold Steel is a soldier saying that he calls his  rifle "Dick Justice."'),
('131144',' The first thing Mona says to Max in the game ("Weve gotta stop  meeting like this") is one of the last things that she said to him  in the previous game.'),
('131145',' In Part 1, Prologue: In the hospital, you will see a nursery with  little kids pictures on the window in a row from right to left. The  pictures depict Maxs familys murder. The first picture is of a  police car driving home (Max driving home). The second picture if of  a happy family, Max, his wife, and their child. The third picture is  of an evil green monster face probably symboling V (the drug which  played a major part in the murder of the wife and child). The fourth  picture is the wife and the child dead covered in blood. And the  fifth picture is of Max crying.'),
('131146',' In Part 1, Chapter 3: In Maxs dream, on the table next to him is a  picture of his wife. Next to that is his wedding ring, which isnt  in his apartment in the real world.'),
('131147',' In the third dream sequence (Part 3, Chapter 6) there is an easel in  Maxs office. In the real world (Part 2, Prologue) it details the  plot points of his case, but in the dream it says, "Wake up! You are  in a computer game!" The "wake up" message can also be seen  fleetingly in an earlier dream (Part 3, Prologue), but you need to  see it quickly before the dream ends. It is also a reference to the  first game, where Max received the same message in a dream sequence.'),
('131148',' In Part 1, Chapter 4 ("Continued" on Playstation 2): When you ask  the janitor for the keycode he says "667. The neighbor of the beast,  you get it?" and Max says "Yeah, I get it." In the first game, when  Max gets the keycode 665 he remarks "Neighbor of the beast."'),
('131149',' In Part 1, Chapter 4 ("Continued" on Playstation 2): When you go  outside onto the ledge of the building from the window of the  apartment with the dead woman inside, you will see a black'),
('131150','colored  "M" on the wall immediately after the first metal pipe you  encounter. It is very hard to see because its so dark. Press the  Action/Use button while facing the "M" and you will see Max move his  arms. Wait for them to stop moving then press the button again.  Repeat a third time and four mysterious sets of flames will appear  as you walk along the ledge. When you encounter the first set, Max  will say "Thats odd." If you touch the flames, you will die so  avoid them as they move up and down. Remember to jump over the gap  where the first flame is.'),
('131151',' In Part 1, Chapter 7 ("Continued" on Playstation 2): After you make  your way down the scaffolding, walk along the ledge of the building  and go past the open window on your right. Jump around the metal  scaffolding pipe and enter the window on your right to find the  secret memorial to Miika Forsell (1983'),
('131152','2003).'),
('131153',' In Part I Chapter 7 ("Continued" on Playstation 2): After killing  Kaufman and all the cleaners with him, head back into the suite (the  one you came in from the scaffolding outside) and turn on the  flat'),
('131154','screen TV (with the six speaker surround sound system) for a  secret Grand Theft Auto tribute video. This video only appears AFTER  Kaufman and all of the cleaners are dead (and the elevator doors  open for you to exit the level). Be sure not to destroy the TV on  your first trip through the suite otherwise you wont be able to  view the video.'),
('131155',' In Part 1, Chapter 6: The posters at the fun house give the website  address www.addressunknown.tv (its impossible to see in the  Playstation 2 version as the graphics are not razor'),
('131156','sharp,  photo'),
('131157','realistic like in the PC version). Typing it into your web  browser takes you to the official Max Payne 2 website.'),
('131158',' In the level where Max gets a visit from Mona at his apartment,  whenever you go into the basement the janitor (who gives you the  code for the upper floor) is trying to wipe out graffiti that says  "Stay Frosty Baskinator". This is a reference to a 3DRealms forum  member.'),
('131159',' In Wodens manor near the end of the game, Vlad mentions he would  rather "reign in Hell then serve in Heaven." This is a quote from  "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. Coincidently Paradise Lost is among  the books Max finds in the Ragna Rock nightclub in the first game.'),
('131160',' In the second dream sequence, Max runs through the holding cells at  his precinct, several of which contain Max muttering to himself. One  of them says "I didnt used to look like this...", a reference to  the fact that Maxs appearance has been significantly altered from  the first game.'),
('131161',' First announced at the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Along  with the announcement was the press release that the Max Payne  rights had been sold to the publisher.'),
('131162',' Orignally producer 3D Realms did not want the number 2 to appear in  the title and wanted to call it simply "Max Payne: The Fall of Max  Payne". However after the Max Payne rights were sold to Take 2, they  no longer had active control over the IP and the title was restored  to "Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne".'),
('131163',' During one of Maxs dreams/nightmares, you see Vinnie Gognitti and  Vlad on a Captain Baseball Bat Boy game show. If you wait a while,  Vinnie says, "Yeah, I know, it was the writer of show, Sammy  Waters." This is referring to Sam Lake, the writer of Max Payne.'),
('131164',' In Part 3, Chapter 3 ("A Mob'),
('131165','War"), one of Vinnie Gognittis who  teams up with you says, as they leave the apartment complex to enter  the rainy night, "Cause Im a Rain Dog, too." This is is a reference  to the title track Tom Waits (qv) 1985 album, "Rain Dogs".'),
('131166',' Max Q is indeed the point of maximum dynamic pressure on a vehicle  during launch. Its also the name of the rock band whose members are  all astronauts.'),
('131167',' Voted the top U.S. film by audiences at the 2004 Seattle  International Film Festival.'),
('131168',' Screenings include: Tribeca Film Festival, Seattle International  Film Festival, Salento International Film Festival (Salento, Italy),  HBO New York International Latino Film Festival, Childrens Film  Festival (Cologne, Germany), Seoul International Youth Film Festival  (Seoul, Korea), Hannover Childrens Film Festival (Hannover,  Germany), Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and the Staten  Island Film Festival.'),
('131169',' Winner of the Audience Award at the Schlingel International Film  Festival for Children in Chemnitz, Germany.'),
('131170',' Selected for exclusive American Express and Citigroup screenings at  the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.'),
('131171',' This film was previously thought lost, but a print has since been  discovered.'),
('131172',' This short film is included in Maud Linders documentary The Man in  the Silk Hat.'),
('131173',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the comedy  _Runaway Motor Car, The (1910)_ (qv).'),
('131174',' This film was previously thought lost, but a print has since been  discovered.'),
('131175',' Composer Martin Böttcher also was responsible for the track "Hawaii  Tattoo" featured in the movie in an performance by the group "The  Waikikis". Böttcher released the track with the alias "Michael  Thomas" (and so it still stands on the single), as he felt it didnt  harmonize with the other music he at that time composed.  Nevertheless, "Hawaii Tattoo" became the very first German  music'),
('131176','track to be listed in the American Bill Board Charts and also  stayed for several month in German hitparades.'),
('131177',' The screenplay was based on a recurring dream the director had at  the age of 12. The screenplay was largely written on the same beach  in LA that _Xanadu (1980)_ (qv) was filmed on.'),
('131178',' The film was originally called "Max". The title was extended to  avoid confusion with the John Cusack (qv) film of the same name,  which was screening at the time of its first release.'),
('131179',' Actor Robert Walden sings the title theme (Maxie).'),
('131180',' During the scene with the ferry bridge, a van can be seen with the  AC/DC bands logo. AC/DC performed "Who Made Who" for the movie.'),
('131181',' The head on the main truck is based on that of Marvel Comics Green  Goblin.'),
('131182',' DIRCAMEO(Stephen King): man at whom the ATM swears.'),
('131183',' The "Dixie Boy" truck stop was a set constructed 10 miles outside of  Wilmington, North Carolina. It was convincing enough that several  truckers tried to stop in, and eventually the producers had to put  announcements in local papers saying that the "Dixie Boy" was just a  movie set.'),
('131184',' The Dixie Boy Truck Stop was indeed a real Truck Stop in Columbus  County, North Carolina. The Truck Stop was torn down in the  late'),
('131185','1980s'),
('131186',' An accident occurred on 31 July 1985 during shooting in a suburb of  Wilmington, North Carolina where a radio'),
('131187','controlled lawnmower used  in a scene went out of control and struck a block of wood used as a  camera support, shooting out wood splinters which injured the  director of photography Armando Nannuzzi (qv); as a result, he  lost an eye. Nannuzzi sued Stephen King (I) (qv) on February 18,  1987 for $18 million in damages. The suit was settled out of court.'),
('131188',' If you listen closely you can hear the ice cream trucks tune is  "King of the Road".'),
('131189',' While shooting the scene where the steamroller rampages across the  baseball diamond, Stephen King (I) (qv) requested that the SFX  department place a bag of fake blood near the dummy of a young  player who would be ran over by it. The desired effect would be that  a smear of blood would appear on the steamroller and be re'),
('131190','smeared  on the grass over and over, like a printing press. While filming the  scene, however, the bag of blood exploded too soon and sprayed  everywhere, making it appear as if the boys head had also exploded.  King was thrilled with the results, but censors demanded the shot be  cut.'),
('131191',' AC/DC was selected to make the music for the movie by  Stephen King (I) (qv) himself.'),
('131192',' The trailer for this film used the  John Carpenter (I) (qv)/Alan Howarth (qv) score from  _Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)_ (qv).'),
('131193',' While filming the scene where the ice cream truck flips over the  stunt didnt go according to plan. A telephone'),
('131194','pole size beam of  wood was placed inside so it would flip end over end but it only  flipped once and slid on its roof, right into the camera. Gene  Poole, dolly grip on the film, pulled the cameraman out of the way  at the last second.'),
('131195',' The Happy Toyz truck is a 1981 Western Star 4800 (supposedly).'),
('131196',' In the movie trailer, Stephen King said he decided to direct the  film himself after writing several because he wanted to see Stephen  King done right. "If you want it done right, you have to do it  yourself."'),
('131197',' The now'),
('131198','renowned directors Quentin Tarantino (qv) and  Roger Avary (qv) got their first Hollywood jobs in 1986 as  production assistants on this workout video. The director  John Langley (I) (qv) knew them from the video store where  Tarantino was working. Not until Quentin Tarantino (qv) had  arrived on location, however, did the future director receive his  assignment: cleaning dog feces from the front lawn of the house in  which the video was being shot.'),
('131199',' This was Jean'),
('131200','Claude Van Damme (qv)s first starring film under  his contract with Sony Pictures.'),
('131201',' It was Jean'),
('131202','Claude Van Damme (qv)s idea that Asian action  director Ringo Lam (qv) direct this film, as his American  directorial debut.'),
('131203',' Combines 65 minutes of new film footage with 35 minutes of film  footage acquired from five separate full motion video computer  games. In a similar manner to the original Raymond Burr Godzilla,  all scenes with Yasmine Bleeth (qv) and Walter Koenig (qv) were  originally shot for computer games that never made it to market in  1998. It weaves together a new story and plot connecting the various  games together.'),
('131204',' In a wide shot of the plane dragging the purple lightening ball over  a mountain, you can spot down in the bottom left corner of the  screen, for the first three frames, a tiny image of "The Grinch".  Artists snuck it in as a joke, because the mountain looked similar  to the mountains from the Ron Howard film.'),
('131205',' At one point you can barely hear someone in a crowd of background  voices yelling "This movie sucks. It really sucks."'),
('131206',' Maxwell was originally written by Kerwin, Rainy (qv) and  Mulle, Bru (qv) to audition for the Hollywood talent agency  Gold/Marshak/Liedtke.'),
('131207',' DIRCAMEO(Lucky McKee (qv)): The man with his girlfriend in the  elevator, both times.'),
('131208',' Originally the film opened with a lengthy introduction to May as a  child. But when the film appeared to be taking too long to get to  its point, most of those scenes were cut. The opening with the adult  May, specifically the first scene with her and her doll, were shot  quickly and only to make the point that May was lonely as quickly as  possible.'),
('131209',' The scene where Blank and May meet was a re'),
('131210','shoot. In the original  scene, May was not cold and vague, but angry, and insulted people as  they walked by on the street. The scene ended with the two of them  in the park. That scene is still in the film but entirely replaced  and reedited. It is now the scene where Adam and May meet and have  there final talk in the park. The scene is told only through close  ups, with both May and Adam glancing off camera. They were  originally looking at Blank who was sitting beside her. But he was  edited out of the scene completely.'),
('131211',' The Man In Black character from "May I Come In?" was derived from a  Johnny Cash (I) (qv) song entitled, "When The Man Comes Around."'),
('131212',' Vitaphone Production Reel #2239.'),
('131213',' The 16th anniversary presentation of Regal Films [ph].'),
('131214',' Bhumika worked on this film after a long gap in Telugu industry.'),
('131215',' Emma Thompson only worked a day.'),
('131216',' Hugh Laurie (qv) directed some scenes when Ben Elton (qv) had to  go to hospital for the birth of his children. Elton and his wife had  been undergoing IVF treatment.'),
('131217',' The cast includes members of the 1928 and 1929 All'),
('131218','American football  teams. The "Stuart Erwin" who plays Brown of Harvard is a football  player, not the actor of the same name; Ray Montgomery is also a  football player, and not the actor of the same name.'),
('131219',' The original play, Saturdays Children, opened 26 January 1927 in  New York.'),
('131220',' A poster of Bob Saget can be seen among the wrapped gifts under the  tree. This was done deliberately.'),
('131221',' Based on an animated short directed by Michael Storch.'),
('131222',' The film was actually shot during the week of Christmas.'),
('131223',' The woman who played the mother in this movie was actually the  directors mother.'),
('131224',' The final shot of the movie, the closet scene, was shot in the same  apartment that was used for Shadys home in Buttermilk and  Cigarettes, the first movie by Klown Films. All of the other shots  of the Christmas themed home were shot in the directors mothers  house.'),
('131225',' There were outside shots of the house, but the scenes were cut  because there was hardly any snow on the ground during the day of  shooting. The filmmakers felt it didnt look very Christmas'),
('131226','like.'),
('131227',' There are two alternate endings that were shot, both of a twisted  and comedic nature.'),
('131228',' The film was hand tinted in France in Pathécolor.'),
('131229',' Was theatrically released in France.'),
('131230',' Trade paper news item: "New York, Thursday, April 25, 1940: All  prints of "Mayerling" will be withdrawn from circulation and further  distribution (in the U.S.), according to I.E. Lopert, president of  Pax Films, Inc."'),
('131231',' Originally planned as a starring vehicle for the husband'),
('131232','and'),
('131233','wife  team of Mel Ferrer (I) (qv) and Audrey Hepburn (qv), who had  performed Mayerling for TV in 1957.'),
('131234',' Jay Ilagan (qv) was supposed to play the role of Julio Madrigal.  But due to his increasing weight problem, he had to quit. The role  went to the newcomer Bembol Roco (qv).'),
('131235',' The first film made entirely on location in Britain.'),
('131236',' Thomas Hardy (qv) was on hand to advise on locations, but thought  that motion pictures were something of a fad.'),
('131237',' After making its world premiere as the Centerpiece Film of the 2003  IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival the movie sold to First Look Media and  Lakeshore Entertainment for $1.3 million, making it the second  highest selling documentary of all time, next to  Michael Moore (II) (qv)s _Bowling for Columbine (2002)_ (qv).'),
('131238',' A print of this film was rediscovered in 1997.'),
('131239',' Roger Wilko was thrown out of a business group meeting when he tried  to get business owners to speak.'),
('131240',' One of the city council members replied that they would not be able  to take a 15 minute interview because they were busy for the next 30  days.'),
('131241',' Rain played a major role in solving the street performer issues.'),
('131242',' This was not the first time the city had tried to pass the law.'),
('131243',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('131244',' Unlike the 1937 Nelson Eddy'),
('131245','Jeanette MacDonald film, this version of  "Maytime" uses the plot and characters of the original stage  production.'),
('131246',' One of MGM mogul Irving Thalberg (qv)s personal projects, this  originally began filming in Technicolor, with Paul Lukas (qv) as  Nikolai Nazaroff and Frank Morgan (I) (qv) as August Archipenko.  When Thalberg died, production was halted. When it was able to  resume, black and white was selected as a more economical format.  Lukas and Morgan were no longer available, so  John Barrymore (I) (qv) and Herman Bing (qv) took over their  roles.'),
('131247',' The original operetta opened on Broadway in New York on 16 August  1917. It was so popular a second production was added to run  simultaneously.'),
('131248',' When filming of began in color, in 1936, the original opera finale  was also recorded, staged and shot. This was to have been Act II of  Puccinis TOSCA '),
('131249',' one of the few operatic works with major roles for  baritone (Scarpia) and soprano as equals (Tosca). It also allowed  McDonald to sing the famous aria Vissi Darte. By the time shooting  recommenced in black and white, this idea was scrapped and replaced  with an elaborate fake Russian opera "Czaritza" created by Herbert  Stothart to music by Tschaikowsky, presumably to allow for a big  Love Duet (in Tosca, she murders Scarpia by stabbing him through the  heart!). The rewritten story of MAYTIME presumably demanded it.  Sadly, the Technicolor Tosca sequence does not appear to have  survived which is a pity as it would have been fascinating to see  McDonald & Eddy in a major operatic sequence and in color.'),
('131250',' This was to be the second 3'),
('131251','D film designed and directed by  William Cameron Menzies (qv). Contrary to some opinion, there is  no evidence to substantiate that his previous film,  _Invaders from Mars (1953)_ (qv), was designed nor planned for for  3'),
('131252','D, and certainly was not shot in this process. Menzies, who was  known as a director with a very "dimensional" style (eg. many shots  are focused in layers), only directed one other 3'),
('131253','D film previous to  this: "Fun in the Sun," a short that was shot for the aborted  Sol Lesser (qv) production, "The 3'),
('131254','D Follies". This would be his  final film as production designer and director.'),
('131255',' Created for the two'),
('131256','disc DVD release of  _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)_ (qv).'),
('131257',' Made in Dallas, Texas over six nights during the most violent  weather season Texas had seen in years. Troy Duncan, ABC Channel 8  News, called out to the set each net to give an up to date weather  report to help the crew find shelter when hail and excessive  lightening came. Soon after the crew would return to shooting.'),
('131258',' Although Pola Negri did her own singing in the cabaret scenes, the  higher (soprano) lines in the operetta scenes were dubbed by Hilde  Seipp.'),
('131259',' Italian censorship visa #30032 delivered on 28 February 1938.'),
('131260',' Nintendo of America had planned to release this game in 1991 under  the title "Earth Bound." However, the release was canceled when the  game was deemed unprofitable (the Super NES had already been  released, and NOA didnt think gamers would pay attention to a new  NES game). In 1998, a prototype cartridge surfaced, and the ROM file  was made available (illegally) on the Internet. This version is  referred to by fans as "Earthbound Zero," a reference to its sequel  (Mazâ 2: Gîgu no gyakushû (1994) (VG) (qv)) being released in the  United States as "Earthbound."'),
('131261',' There are various references to the British pop band  The Beatles (qv) throughout the game. Shigesato Itoi, the games  creator, has stated that he was a huge fan of the Beatles, and APE,  the company that created the game, cited John Lennon as an  inspiration for the games music. Here are some examples:  '),
('131262',' A man in Onett gives you a pop quiz: fill in the blank of a    Beatles song, "XXXterday". He gives you a yes'),
('131263','or'),
('131264','no answer choice.    If you respond "yes," hell say "Thats correct! Im impressed."  '),
('131265',' Various people in Moonside will say "Hello! And... goodbye!", a    reference to the song "Hello, Goodbye".  '),
('131266',' In the Japanese version, John (for Ness), Paul (for Jeff), George    (for Poo), and Ringo (for King the dog) are included as "suggested    names" (included by the developers if you dont want to create    names yourself).  '),
('131267',' Yoko (as in Yoko Ono, the widow of John Lennon) is also a    "suggested name" for Paula.  '),
('131268',' Additionally, "honey pie" is a suggestion for your favorite food,    and "love" is a suggestion for your favorite thing.  '),
('131269',' A yellow submarine can be seen inside Dungeon Man.  '),
('131270',' One of the Runaway Five members can be heard singing "Money    (Thats What I Want)" to himself.  '),
('131271',' Bits of Beatles melodies are scattered in the games music. For    instance, part of the opening to "All You Need is Love" can be    heard in the Cave of the Past, and part of Tessies song    references "Strawberry Fields Forever."'),
('131272',' Although the game is set in a fictional modern'),
('131273','day type universe,  numerous pop culture references appear.  '),
('131274',' Numerous references to the Beatles (see the entry above)  '),
('131275',' References to classic glam rock band T. Rex. One of Nesss weapons    is called the T. Rex bat, and one of Jeffs weapons is called the    Zip Gun, a reference to their album title Bolans Zip Gun.  '),
('131276',' The Casey Bat is a reference to the classic American folk tale,    Casey At The Bat. In the story, the title character struck out.    Reflecting the legend, the bat is horribly inaccurate.  '),
('131277',' A snake being an enemy early in the game is a reference to the    Biblical book of Genesis, in which a snake tempts Adam and Eve.'),
('131278',' In the original Japanese version of the game, Ness is naked in  Magicant. The American version edited this so that he appeared to  have his pajamas on.'),
('131279',' The name Ness is a play on NES, the abbreviation for the Nintendo  Entertainment System.'),
('131280',' Diamond Dog, one of the bosses in the game, was named for the David  Bowie album Diamond Dogs.'),
('131281',' A sequel was slated for release on the Nintendo 64, but never  completed and the project was ultimately canceled.'),
('131282',' Was reissued on Game Boy Advance in Japan.'),
('131283',' "Das Maß der Dinge" was nominated for the Student Oscar 2006 by the  ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES in the category "foreign  film".'),
('131284',' Jules Berry (qv)s last screen appearance.'),
('131285',' An English language version of this film does exist and was produced  for the BBC circa 1987.'),
('131286',' It is claimed that Parisian masochists didnt merely volunteer for  treatment in the Dungeon scenes, but actually paid for the  privilege.'),
('131287',' Baltasar Kormákur (qv) was cast, but had to pull out due to  scheduling conflicts.'),
('131288',' TV movie exhibited during the cycle Nathán Pinzóns Viaje a lo  inesperado'),
('131289',' Although the Simpsons character of McBain predates this film,  _"Simpsons, The" (1989)_ (qv) were forced to drop the characters  name for a number of years, due to difficulties created by the  release of an action film called "McBain". The Simpsons kept the  character in the show, but referred to him by his "actual" name,  Rainer Wolfcastle, until the difficulties with the film "McBain"  passed.'),
('131290',' Many of the people playing small parts, bit roles, and extras were  allowed to create their own characters for the movie.'),
('131291',' Robert Altman (qv)s initial preference for the role of McCabe was  Elliott Gould (qv), whom the studio producing the film refused to  accept.'),
('131292',' Warren Beatty (qv) loved to perform multiple takes of his scenes.  Once, when Altman was ready to wrap shooting for the day, Beatty  insisted on more takes. Altman left and had his assistant shoot them  and Beatty did over thirty takes of the scene. Altman got his  revenge by ordering Beatty to do 25 takes of a scene involving  Beatty in the snow.'),
('131293',' Editor Lou Lombardo (qv) complained that the soundtrack was too  "muddy" and asked Altman fix it. Altman refused and later claimed  the bad soundtrack was Lombardos fault.'),
('131294',' The original title of this film was "The Presbyterian Church Wager".  It was rejected due to complaints by the church to Warner Bros.'),
('131295',' At the beginning of the film, there is a shot of McCabe lighting a  cigarette before crossing the bridge. According to Robert Altman,  Stanley Kubrick loved that shot and called him up asking him: "How  did you know you had it?"'),
('131296',' First motion picture to shoot in the "Austin City Limits" studio.'),
('131297',' The film features a number of Austin rock musicians in cameo  appearances. The filmmakers turned down a cameo from  Willie Nelson (qv) (who had reportedly already consented to  appear) on the grounds that he was too "country" for a rock and  roll'),
('131298','themed movie.'),
('131299',' SPOILER: On August 25, 1954, while testing the fifth production  F'),
('131300','86H (serial number 52'),
('131301','1981), at Edwards Air Force Base, Joseph C.  McConnell, Jr. was killed in a crash following a control  malfunction. The crashs cause was attributed to a missing bolt.  Then Major Chuck Yeager was assigned to investigate the crash and  replicated the malfunction at a much higher altitude, recovering  before he hit the desert floor. The end of this movie had to be  changed to reflect this event.'),
('131302',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Aunts, Too Many! (1913)_ (qv).'),
('131303',' Based on an article originally published in "This Week" magazine.'),
('131304',' Fictional husband'),
('131305','and'),
('131306','wife characters Dan and Kitty McGarry were  played by real'),
('131307','life husband'),
('131308','and'),
('131309','wife Michael OShea and Virginia  Mayo.'),
('131310',' In his 1966 interview with director'),
('131311','film critic,  François Truffaut (qv), Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv) said: It might  be a Scottish name, taken from a story about two man in a train. One  man says "Whats that package up there in the baggage rack?" And the  other answers, "O thats a McGuffin." The first one asks "Whats a  McGuffin?" "Well" the other man says, "Its an apparatus for trapping  lions in the Scottish Highlands." The first man says, "But there are  no lions in the Scottish Highlands," and the other one answers "Well  then thats no McGuffin!" A McGuffin is nothing at all. Hitchcock  used the term to describe a device or plot element that catches the  viewers attention or drives the logic of the plot, especially in  suspense films. According to Hitchcock, the McGuffin can be ignored  as soon as it has served its purpose. Examples are the mistaken  identity at the beginning of _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv) and  the entire Janet Leigh (qv) subplot of _Psycho (1960)_ (qv).'),
('131312',' Borgnine, Ernest (qv), who plays Cobra in the movie, played McHale  in the original TV series.'),
('131313',' The song "Working On My Tan" can be heard towards the beginning of  the movie. It was sung by Curry, Tim (qv), who plays Vladikov.'),
('131314',' According to his book "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B'),
('131315','Movie  Actor", Bruce Campbell mentioned that McCales crew were rarely  given specific instructions in many scenes other than to follow Tom  Arnold around. He and French Stewart were not given any direction at  all for their sequence in the talent show, so they scripted out a  vaudeville act using Naval and nautical terms all by themselves.  Despite this, most of their sequence ended up playing in the  background while the camera focused on Arnold and Debra Messing.'),
('131316',' The TV behind Armando in the shop was showing the 1960s TV show  "The Munsters."'),
('131317',' Joe Flynn (I) (qv) actually served in the Army during World War  II.'),
('131318',' The "mudhole" in which the famous brawl took place wasnt actually  made of mud. It was made of a material called bentonite, which is  used in the drilling of oil wells and has the consistency of  chocolate syrup. According to actor Gordon, Leo (I) (qv) (the  first one to be knocked down it), that scene took a week to shoot.'),
('131319',' Promotional events were postponed for a week following the  assassination of John F. Kennedy (qv).'),
('131320',' Although Stefanie Powers (qv) claims that John Ford (I) (qv)  came to the set to direct the movie for a week,  Andrew V. McLaglen (qv) the director says that it never happened.  He says he was there for the entire shoot of the movie.'),
('131321',' Sneak previewed in Seattle, Washington, where the production was  filmed, on 4 January 1974.'),
('131322',' This is the only movie that western'),
('131323','director John Sturges (qv) and  cowboy'),
('131324','actor John Wayne (I) (qv) made together.'),
('131325',' John Wayne made this movie because he regretted turning down  _Dirty Harry (1971)_ (qv).'),
('131326',' The film is noted for introducing the infamous MAC'),
('131327','10 submachine gun  to the general public and creating a demand for it.'),
('131328',' This was John Wayne (I) (qv)’s first movie playing a Police  Officer.'),
('131329',' Kim Sanford (qv) is dubbed.'),
('131330',' This, the first film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('131331',' Although in the book on which the film is based, McVicar was in  prison with many infamous criminals of his day, the majority of  characters in the film have fictitious names. For example, the  character of Cody is based on the notorious Moors Murderer Ian  Brady, and his girlfriend, mentioned during the riot scenes (as  McVicar and others read the transcription from Codys trial), is  Myra Hindley.'),
('131332',' Mercer, Jack (qv), the voice of Popeye, provided the voices of  Popeyes nephews by having his voice sped up.'),
('131333',' While filming, Michelle Williams (I) (qv) had to constantly fly  back and forth between the UK and the North Carolina, USA to work on  her television series _Dawsons Creek (1998)_ (qv).'),
('131334',' Anna Friel (qv) originally auditioned for the role of Holly.'),
('131335',' Sam Shepard (qv)s film debut.'),
('131336',' While at USC Film School, Roland spent his rent money on processing  the film, and was evicted from university housing.'),
('131337',' Filmed with a two'),
('131338','man crew in under two hours.'),
('131339',' The Bruce Springsteen (qv) song "My Fathers House" was the  inspiration for this film.'),
('131340',' Any time someone in the department store asks for a shoe, they  request an 8 1/2.'),
('131341',' Christines white loafers are actually Miranda July (qv)s own  shoes. Theyre visible in a photo in the soundtrack CD.'),
('131342',' The performance piece that Christine Jesperson submits to the  museum, in which she admits her failings to a cheering crowd, was  also one of several vignettes in a sound'),
('131343','based art project by  Miranda July. This project was played on a loop in the elevators of  the Whitney Museum of American Art, as part of the museums 2000  biennial exhibition.'),
('131344',' Characters refer to "Laurelhurst" (misspelled on the computer screen  as "Laurelhearst") and "Burnside". Both are notable areas in  Portland, Oregon, where writer/director Miranda July used to live.'),
('131345',' Miranda July shot with 50'),
('131346','minute tapes so she could have longer  takes and would not have to break the flow of the child actors.'),
('131347',' In the scene where Hank is enraged by the softball player carelessly  littering, all of the softball players shirts say Cerrone. This is  a reference to the writer who assisted the Farrelly brothers,  Cerrone, Mike (qv).'),
('131348',' Neely, Cam (qv) reprises his Seabass character from  _Dumb & Dumber (1994)_ (qv).'),
('131349',' Farrelly, Bobby (qv) played the priest on the other side of the  confession booth talking to Charlie, and Farrelly, Peter (qv) made  the cows dying gurgling sounds.'),
('131350',' The glasses that Whitey wears are in fact his real life glasses,  including the little microscope on the end.'),
('131351',' Jim Carrey (qv) ad'),
('131352','libbed the moment when he asks his sons to kiss  him before he leaves; one of them looks obviously surprised.'),
('131353',' In the scene where Charlie and Irene are pushing the car off the  cliff, Jim Carrey says "On nine" and counts to nine very fast. This  was ad'),
('131354','libbed and for a moment Reneé Zellweger looks obviously  surprised.'),
('131355',' CAMEO (Anna Kournikova): the bust at the motel scene.'),
('131356',' In the original English version, Charlys sons say that the  helicopter manual is German and they try to speak it. In the German  dubbed version this manual is Japanese and they even speak it.'),
('131357',' In the scene where Jim Carrey is fighting with himself, Hank grabs  Charlies finger and says "Beg me or Ill break it off." Charlies  reply of "I beg I die" is taken from the movie  _Things to Do in Denver When Youre Dead (1995)_ (qv) ", with Jim  Carrey even imitating the tone of Andy Garcias voice.'),
('131358',' The scene where Rene Zellwegger kicks Jim Carrey over the railing  and down the hill was done by Jim Carrey himself (instead of a stunt  double) after many pleadings. He did a few takes but they used the  first one. A mattress was used for him to pop back into frame.'),
('131359',' Director Peter Farrelly was and is a huge fan of the band, Orpheus,  whose 1968 hit single "Cant Find The Time" is covered by Hootie &  The Blowfish for the movies soundtrack. According to an interview  which appeared in the Milford Daily News, while in college, Farrelly  even dated an Orpheus members ex'),
('131360','wife who was the inspiration for  Amy Smarts character in the film, _Outside Providence (1999)_ (qv).'),
('131361',' When Peter Farrelly chose the group, Hootie & The Blowfish to  re'),
('131362','record the Orpheus classic "Cant Find The Time", the sheet music  that was provided by the songs publisher contained errors in the  lyrics. Hootie recorded the song mistakes and all '),
('131363',' and it was not  until the band invited the songwriter on stage during a show that  they learned they had been singing the wrong lyrics.'),
('131364',' At one scene in the motel, a smashed watermelon is visible by the  bed with no explanation as to why or how it got there. This is  because the scene involving the watermelon gag was cut, but the  smashed watermelon is still in the shot. The gag was going to be  that he was having sex with the watermelon. But shortly before its  release, American Pie came out and it no longer seemed appropriate  due to using the same joke.'),
('131365',' The scene where Charlie throws himself out of the car was done in  only one take.'),
('131366',' The movie was dedicated to the memory of film critic  Gene Siskel (qv)'),
('131367',' Director Trademark: The film is set in Rhode Island.'),
('131368',' Director Trademark: The Farrelly Brothers often use Boston  professional athletes (Cam Neely, Boston Bruins; Roger Clemens in  Kingpin, Boston Red Sox)'),
('131369',' Peter and Bobby Farrely has said that they came up with the title  before they thought out the plot.'),
('131370',' This was Al Pacino (qv)s film debut.'),
('131371',' The names that Martini says during shooting practice are all names  of various cast and crew members.'),
('131372',' In the truth or dare scene, when asked about his fantasy, Rocky says  he fantasized about a girl named Susan Johnson (I) (qv). One of  the producers of the film is called Susan Johnson.'),
('131373',' When Rory Culkin (qv) tries to coax Trevor Morgan (I) (qv) to  call off the prank, we eventually see Josh Peck (qv)s character  interrupt him and then scratch his head. Scratching his head was  Scott Mechlowicz (qv)s cue to say his line.'),
('131374',' When Rocky jumps into the water to save George, you can catch a  glimpse of a blue wetsuit under Rockys t'),
('131375','shirt. The actor playing  George was also wearing a wetsuit under his long sleeve shirt, due  to the fact that the river water was 49 degrees.'),
('131376',' The case # is 3668543.'),
('131377',' The trailer shows part of a scene that is not included in the  theatrical release, in which Damien helps Cady booby trap a table in  the school cafeteria in an attempt to make Regina spill food all  over herself. Of course, its Karen who sits at the table and  inadvertently becomes the victim of the prank. This is shown in its  entirety as one of the DVDs deleted scenes.'),
('131378',' Nearly earned an R rating for explicit, risqué gags and jokes which  were subsequently cut.'),
('131379',' In the book upon which the movie is based, the most popular girl in  a school is given the title "Queen Bee". In the movie, the character  who fits that description is named Regina '),
('131380',' "queen" in Latin.'),
('131381',' The goth girl Janis Ian was named after the singer of the same name,  who wrote the song "At Seventeen" which can be heard playing in the  background when the girls were fighting at Reginas house.'),
('131382',' Amy Poehler (qv) who plays Mrs. George is only five years older  than her on screen daughter Rachel McAdams (qv) (Regina George).'),
('131383',' Although the movie was not filmed in the rich north suburbs of  Chicago known as the North Shore (where it is said to take place),  several real places in the area are mentioned. These include Old  Orchard Mall in Skokie, Il (although the scene was filmed at Sherway  Gardens in Etobicoke,ON ),Walker Brothers Pancake House (the gift  certificates at the end have the restaurants real logo), and  Northwestern University. In addition, a deleted scene featured on  the DVD mentions Heckys, a real barbecue restaurant in Evanston,  IL. School scenes were filmed at Licoln Park High School, Chicago.  Exterior shots of the school were of Etobicoke Collegiate Institute,  Etobicoke, as well as hallway scenes. Some scenes also filmed at a  lake front park in Lincoln Park, Chicago.'),
('131384',' Kevin Gnapoors phone number on his business card uses the North  Shores real area code, 847.'),
('131385',' Tim Meadows (qv) makes a reference to a  _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) character he created. During the  gymnasium confessional, he begins the talk by asking, "Is there  anyone here with a lady problem?" '),
('131386',' the catchphrase of talk show  host Leon Phelps, aka "The Ladies Man".'),
('131387',' Amanda Seyfried (qv), who plays Karen in the film, was initially  supposed to play Cady, but producer Lorne Michaels thought she may  be better as the "dumb girl".'),
('131388',' Initially, Lindsay Lohan (qv) was cast as Regina, but decided to  play the "nice girl" so the public wouldnt base her real  personality on Reginas. Rachel McAdams (qv) was chosen to play  the "mean girl" because "only nice girls can play mean girls"  according to the producer.'),
('131389',' Tim Meadows (qv) broke his hand before shooting and had to wear a  cast, so the explanation that his character Mr. Duvall had carpal  tunnel was added.'),
('131390',' Lacey Chabert (qv) was the first and only choice for the role of  Gretchen.'),
('131391',' Rachel McAdams (qv) was told to partly model the character of  Regina George after Alec Baldwin (qv)s performance in  _Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)_ (qv).'),
('131392',' In the scene where Cady was asked if her "muffin was buttered", the  line was originally going to be, "Is your cherry popped?" The same  goes for the girl who "made out with a hot dog" this was going to be  "masturbated with a hot dog". These were omitted in order for the  film to gain a PG 13+ rating instead of a R'),
('131393',' This movie is based upon the book "Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping  Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other  Realities of Adolescence" by Rosalind Wiseman (qv), even though it  is a non'),
('131394','fiction parental self'),
('131395','help guide with no narrative at all.'),
('131396',' In the scene where Christmas candy canes are being distributed in  the classroom Damien, dressed in a Santa suit, reads out the name  "Glenn Cocco". Glenn Cocco (qv) is a good friend of  Tina Fey (qv).'),
('131397',' The song played while Janis and Damien are explaining the cafeteria  setting is Fatboy Slims remix of Pierre Henrys "Psyche Rock". It  also served to inspire (and sounds similar) to the theme song of the  television show _"Futurama" (1999)_ (qv).'),
('131398',' Tina Fey (qv) and Amy Poehler (qv) coached Rajiv Surendra (qv)  on how to rap for his on'),
('131399','screen performance in the schools Winter  Talent Show.'),
('131400',' Cadys mom gets tenure at Northwestern, which is  Ana Gasteyer (qv)s alma mater in real life.'),
('131401',' Producer Tina Fey (qv) confessed that, when casting the film, she  liked Jonathan Bennett (qv) (Aaron Samuels) because "he looked  like Jimmy Fallon (qv)".'),
('131402',' The skirts for the Christmas talent show are made of plastic; the  costume designer says they were made of that fabric to "represent  the Plastics".'),
('131403',' The character Mrs. Norbury was named after a French teacher at Upper  Darby High School, where Tina Fey attended.'),
('131404',' The scene in which Cady walks in on Jason and Gretchen kissing at  her party is much different in the first draft of the script.  Originally, she walks in on Gretchen performing oral sex on Jason  (no nudity, nothing graphic), but this was subsequently cut from the  final print in order to achieve a PG'),
('131405','13 rating'),
('131406',' The teacher talking German in the beginning of the movie speaks  French in the German dubbed version.'),
('131407',' Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams play characters who attend the same  school, and are presumably in the same grade, in spite of the 10  year age difference between the two actresses.'),
('131408',' In the math class Kevin gives Cady his card. It says, KEVIN GNAPOOR  MATH ENTHUSIAST/BAD'),
('131409','ASS M.C. 847'),
('131410','555'),
('131411','2148'),
('131412',' Ashley Tisdale (qv) auditioned for Karen Smith.'),
('131413',' At the end of the movie the match commentators give the following  speech: "Guards of Pentonville, guards of Wandsworth, Walton nick in  Liverpool, policemen of Britain, traffic wardens and parole  officers, wheel clampers, your boys have taken a hell of a beating  today! A hell of a beating!" This speech is a direct reference to  Norwegian sports commentator Bjørge Lillelien who made British  headlines, when in 1981, Norway beat England during the 1982 World  Cup qualifiers and he gave the following emotional response: "[In  Norwegian] We are the best in the world! We are the best in the  world! We have beaten England 2'),
('131414','1 at football! It is totally  incredible! We have beaten England! England, home of giants:  Looooord Nelson, Looooord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir  Anthony Eden, Clement Atlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana. We have  beaten them all, we have beaten them all! [In English] Maggie  Thatcher, can you hear me? [In Norwegian] Maggie Thatcher, I have a  message to you during the election: We have beaten England out of  the World Championship in football! Maggie Thatcher, as they say in  your language in the boxing'),
('131415','bars around Madison Square Garden: [in  English] Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell  of a beating!" However, despite the loss, England continued on to  qualify for the World Cup finals, while Norway did not.'),
('131416',' David Kelly replaced Warren Mitchell'),
('131417',' Incorporates material from  _Hombre que vino del odio, El (1970)_ (qv).'),
('131418',' The actual City of Miami Police Departments SWAT Team appeared in  the movie as the City of Miami Police Departments SWAT Team in a  scene where Kurt Russell (I) (qv)s character enters the house of  a victim. Many interiors were also filmed inside the City of Miami  Police Department Headquarters.'),
('131419',' While many consider this to be the quintessential New York film,  very little of it was actually shot there. Many scenes, including  the famous pool hall sequence, were shot in Los Angeles.'),
('131420',' DIRCAMEO(Martin Scorsese (qv)): The director appears a further two  times in addition to his credited appearance as Jimmy Shorts: first,  he is visible in a "portrait" with Harvey Keitel (qv) (for one  frame) in the opening home movies/main title sequence. Second, his  voice appears as narration: "Father Im not worthy of your flesh."'),
('131421',' CAMEO(Catherine Scorsese (qv)): the woman who comes to Teresas  aid when she has an epileptic fit.'),
('131422',' DIRTRADE(Martin Scorsese (qv)):[mother]: the woman who comes to  Teresas aid when she has an epileptic fit.'),
('131423',' The leader of the super'),
('131424','8 home movie which runs under the opening  credits reads: "DATE: 12/8/69 TITLE:[illegible] w/ baptism Processed  by KODAK"'),
('131425',' Original the financial backers wanted Voight, Jon (qv) to play  Charlie but he turned them down.'),
('131426',' For the soundtrack music Martin Scorsese (qv) sourced much of his  own personal record collection'),
('131427',' The production was pretty much made on'),
('131428','the'),
('131429','run from the Teamsters,  as it would have been financially impossible to make the film had it  been a union shoot.'),
('131430',' After the release of his previous film, _Boxcar Bertha (1972)_ (qv),  both John Cassavetes (qv) and John Milius (qv) advised  Martin Scorsese (qv) to do a more "personal" project next. That  encouragement led Scorsese to finish this script and get it  produced.'),
('131431',' Marks the first film collaboration between director  Martin Scorsese (qv) and star Robert De Niro (qv).'),
('131432',' The voice over narration in the opening of the movie ("You dont  make up for your sins in Church; you do it on the street; everything  else is bullshit and you know it...") is actually not said by  Harvey Keitel (qv) (the character we are intended to believe is  thinking these thoughts), but director Martin Scorsese (qv).  Scorsese felt that using a separate voice to make the distinction  between Keitels thoughts and actions was necessary. Scorsese  borrowed this technique from Federico Fellini (qv), who used it in  _Vitelloni, I (1953)_ (qv).'),
('131433',' When raising money for the film, Martin Scorsese (qv) was offered  a healthy sum by his mentor Roger Corman (qv) on the condition  that he shoot the movie with an all'),
('131434','black cast. Scorsese had to turn  Corman down.'),
('131435',' Based on a script which Martin Scorsese co'),
('131436','wrote with Mardik Martin  in the 1960s, entitled "Season of the Witch".'),
('131437',' The innovative use of the hand'),
('131438','held camera was largely down to the  fact that the films meager budget didnt stretch to laying down  lots of tracks for all the tracking shots.'),
('131439',' To really get inside Harvey Keitels drunken scene, the camera was  actually strapped to the actor while he swayed about, and  under'),
('131440','cranked to give it a woozy, drunken feel.'),
('131441',' The schedule for the movie was 25 days (according to director  Martin Scorsese (qv)s commentary for Alice doesnt Live Here  Anymore).'),
('131442',' The title change from SEASON OF THE WITCH to MEAN STREETS was  inspired from a Raymond Chandler line, "Down these mean streets a  man must go." Film critic Jay Cocks suggested the change to  Scorsese, who thought it pretentious at first but eventually came to  agree it was effective.'),
('131443',' The very last shot of the movie is Catherine Scorsese (Martins  mother) closing a window.'),
('131444',' [SPOILER] This is the first of two Martin Scorsese/Robert DeNiro  collaborations where DeNiros character is shot in the neck at the  end'),
('131445',' The couple Alexis and Annie were named in tribute of the classic TV  adventure series from Japan whose main characters were Alexis and  Annie.'),
('131446',' The character Elvie was wearing a short pink skirt at the first day  of shoot. This was changed to the long white skirt that she hikes up  to her chest to make it shorter. Mamons 7th day report was shot on  the first day. Frames where Elvies pink skirt showed were edited  out.'),
('131447',' The character Godo was wearing slippers at the first day of shoot.  This was changed to black shoes. Mamons 7th day report was shot on  the first day. Frames where Godos slippers showed were edited out.'),
('131448',' Every time the scene the character Trixie would supposedly trip and  fall on her face would be shot, it would rain'),
('131449',' so much that it  affected the audio recording.'),
('131450',' Ritas child was originally a son. And he and his wife and own kid  were the ones who was supposedly going to visit Rita near the end of  the movie but since there was no one available to play the son, it  was changed to a daughter.'),
('131451',' On the last day of shoot, there were no videographers available.'),
('131452',' The names of companies owned by the Very Big Corporation of America  (listed on the wall in the board room and being added to by the sign  painter) are a repeating list, some of which are puns or in'),
('131453','jokes  having to do with events in the rest of the movie. They are:  '),
('131454',' Acme Construction Company  '),
('131455',' Payne, Bickers and Dogood Ltd.  '),
('131456',' Stn. Pendons Ltd.  '),
('131457',' V. Rich and Son  '),
('131458',' Doneys (Florence)  '),
('131459',' Mirage Land Co.  '),
('131460',' Arctic Geo. Lab. Co.  '),
('131461',' Liver Donors Inc.  '),
('131462',' World Wide Wine Corp.  '),
('131463',' Universal Amalgamations Ltd.  '),
('131464',' Consolidated Steel Co.  '),
('131465',' Micro Computer Inc.  '),
('131466',' Moonscape Products Ltd.  '),
('131467',' Rubber Goods Incorporated  '),
('131468',' D.Odgey Enterprises Ltd.  '),
('131469',' Money Factor Printers Ltd.  '),
('131470',' Better Plastics Corps.  '),
('131471',' D. Crepid Holdings  '),
('131472',' Super Big Ltd.  '),
('131473',' Space Propulsion Lab  '),
('131474',' Interstellar Travel Corp.  '),
('131475',' Dawkings Mining Co.  '),
('131476',' Lange and Sons (International)  '),
('131477',' Coopers (Purveyors)  '),
('131478',' Dickinson Kincain Association  '),
('131479',' The All Enveloping Co. Ltd.  '),
('131480',' O. Verpaid Associates Ltd.  '),
('131481',' E. Normons and Sons  '),
('131482',' A. Maze and Lee  '),
('131483',' Huge Horace Mann and Yure Ltd.  '),
('131484',' R. Devious Inc.  '),
('131485',' Wakefeld and Daughter  '),
('131486',' Vast Holdings (Europe) Ltd.  '),
('131487',' Phil Thevich Consortium  '),
('131488',' Fastness and Vast Co. Ltd  '),
('131489',' Star Bright Merchandise Org.  '),
('131490',' X. Tortion World Wide Ltd.  '),
('131491',' Cartwright Tutorials  '),
('131492',' Black and White Picture Co. Ltd.  '),
('131493',' R. J. McArthur Parks Ltd.  '),
('131494',' Walker, Walker and Jones Bros.  '),
('131495',' Data Travel and Experiments  (list repeats)'),
('131496',' Originally called "Monty Pythons Fish Film".'),
('131497',' Python refused to show Universal Studios a film script, figuring, as  Eric Idle (qv) said, "If we couldnt work out how to make a Monty  Python film, they couldnt tell us." Instead they showed them a  poem, which was a summary of the film, and a budget projection. "And  to their credit," says Idle, "they paid for the film on that." Idle  recites the poem on the DVD version of the movie.'),
('131498',' According to Terry Gilliam (qv), before the Pythons decided to  make a sketch movie about the meaning of life, two ideas were  considered for the movie. The first one was "Monty Pythons World  War III", where they would all be soldiers wearing military uniforms  full of advertisements, and the Armies would be sponsored. Another  idea that was under consideration was a trial movie, where the  Pythons are judged to be making not a movie, but a tax dodge. They  spend the entire movie trying to prove theyre making a proper  movie, trying to make an adaptation of "Hamlet" in the Caribbean. At  the end, theyre found guilty and sentenced to execution, and each  one of them gets to decide how theyre going to die. This idea was  used in "The Meaning of Life" in the death sketch, where Arthur  Jarrett (Graham Chapman (qv)) has chosen to die while pursued by  naked girls.'),
('131499',' Michael Palin (qv)s line, "Hey, but I didnt eat the mousse," is  a rare Python ad'),
('131500','lib and was not in the script.'),
('131501',' During an interview to promote the film when it was first released,  one of the members of the team said the meaning of life concept was  the only way they could think of to tie together a lot of unrelated  sketch material.'),
('131502',' While writing this film, the Python troupe decided to take a break  and put on some shows at the famous Hollywood Bowl, which were  filmed and released as  _Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)_ (qv).'),
('131503',' Jane Leeves (qv) is one of the dancers in the "Christmas in  Heaven" number. It was early in her career and her first film  appearance.'),
('131504',' For "The Crimson Permanent Assurance" segment, the real building  that was briefly used for the location shoot was The Lloyds of  London Maritime Insurance Building.'),
('131505',' The score for "The Crimson Permanent Assurance" segment was inspired  by the works of Erich Wolfgang Korngold (qv), especially his score  for the pirate epic _Sea Hawk, The (1940)_ (qv).'),
('131506',' The only character to appear in all three Python films  (_Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)_ (qv), this one, and  _Life of Brian (1979)_ (qv)) is God.'),
('131507',' The bizarre "Find The Fish" sketch was filmed in the main control  hall of Battersea Power Station, London. It was supposed to  represent the weird dreams that we all experience from time to time.  Terry Gilliam (qv) later expressed his regret that this aspect  wasnt given a little more explanation.'),
('131508',' Terry Jones (I) (qv) wrote the "Mr Creosote" sketch with  Terry Gilliam (qv) in mind to play the title character, but  Gilliam then convinced Jones that he should do it himself.'),
('131509',' Sensitive to the young actors in the "Every Sperm is Sacred" scene,  Michael Palin (qv) actually says "... those little rubber things  on the end of my sock" '),
('131510',' the word "cock" was dubbed on later.'),
('131511',' During the opening sequence, the title is struck by lightning on the  bottom of the final "e". The resulting words, "The Meaning Of Liff",  is also the title of a book written by Douglas Adams (qv) and  John Lloyd (I) (qv), published in 1983. The coincidence was  discovered shortly before either movie or book were released, but  too late in production to change either.'),
('131512',' In the Find The Fish sketch, Terry Jones (I) (qv) and  Graham Chapman (qv) are joined by a green, elephant'),
('131513','like waiter  creature that was a left over (unseen) costume from  Terry Gilliam (qv)s _Time Bandits (1981)_ (qv).'),
('131514',' "The Crimson Permanent Assurance" segment was filmed as if it were a  completely separate project. Terry Gilliam (qv) got his own  soundstage, crew and cast. This segment continued to expand because,  according to Gilliam, nobody told him to stop.'),
('131515',' Written by Terry Jones (I) (qv), the "Mr. Creosote" scene was  roundly rejected by the group on its initial read'),
('131516','through. It was  saved from oblivion several weeks later by John Cleese (qv), who,  Jones said, "had realized the waiter was the funniest part."'),
('131517',' As Terry Gilliam (qv) was filming  _Crimson Permanent Assurance, The (1983)_ (qv) with his own crew and  sound stage, he enlarged the project and went way over budget, and  what was supposed to be a 5 minute scene became a short movie  between 20 and 30 minutes long. The group later decided that they  couldnt use the sequence in chronological order as featured in the  script, right after the staff meeting of the Very Big Corporation of  America, because it would make the movie go slower. So they came up  with the idea of using it at the beginning as a special  presentation, and the scene as we see at the proper movie works sort  of an alternative ending for that sequence. Even though they  introduced the sequence as a special presentation, they edited it to  be only 16 minutes long.'),
('131518',' After "Every Sperm Is Sacred", we cut to the Protestant neighbors,  Harry and Mrs. Blackitt. Looking through the window, you can count  sixty'),
('131519','three children leaving the house across the road during the  course of the scene. Actually not this many children took part in  this scene. So several children are walking out of the house more  than once, after invisibly returning into it.'),
('131520',' The kids who sang in the "Every Sperm is Sacred" sketch later said  they had no idea what they were singing about.'),
('131521',' Unknown to the rest of the team until later, director  Terry Jones (I) (qv) spent most of the budget for the film on the  "Every Sperm Is Sacred" sequence.'),
('131522',' At the end of the "Mr. Creosote" scene, after he has exploded and  everyone is running amok, an extra on the right side of the screen  can be scene vomiting. This was not in the script. The extra became  so nauseated from the mess and the stench (which was reportedly very  foul) that he actually threw up during the filming.'),
('131523',' Don Hertzfeldt single'),
('131524','handedly animated and photographed tens of  thousands of drawings for the film, over the course of four years.'),
('131525',' Many of the films complicated animation and visual effect sequences  required several months of work just to produce a few seconds worth  of finished screen time.'),
('131526',' Over 60 actors recorded vocal performances for over 150 individual  animated human characters. These intense first three minutes of the  film alone '),
('131527',' "the crowd scenes" '),
('131528',' took around two years to complete.'),
('131529',' Over 45 minutes of footage was reportedly photographed for the  films final 12 minute running time. This is an enormous shooting  ratio for any animated film, due to the unprecedented amount of  special effects and experimental lighting techniques that required  multiple takes.'),
('131530',' All special effects were done "in camera", no CGI was used in the  production of this film.'),
('131531',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('131532','disc Special Edition DVD for  Monty Pythons _Meaning of Life, The (1983)_ (qv), released in  September 2003.'),
('131533',' Won best horror short on Fangoria Magazines 2005 Blood Drive 2 DVD,  released by Koch Entertainment.'),
('131534',' Won Best Extreme Horror at 2005 Dragon Con International Film  Festival in Atlanta.'),
('131535',' Won "Best Short Film" and "The Audience Choice" awards at 2005s  Rhode Island International Horror Festival.'),
('131536',' The film is the last film work of Sir Alan Bates (qv) before his  death.'),
('131537',' This is a lost film.'),
('131538',' SPOILER: Because Andy McQuade (qv) (the actor playing the  cannibal) vegetarian, guts and innards were made out of veggie  sausages.'),
('131539',' 24'),
('131540','year'),
('131541','old first time director Aiden Dillard funded his movie with  money he saved while washing dishes at a BBQ restaurant and  delivering pizzas.'),
('131542',' Bill Murray (I) (qv)s feature film and starring role debut.'),
('131543',' The movie was filmed at an actual summer camp, Camp White Pine, in  Haliburton, Ontario (a few hours north of Toronto). Many of the  extras in the film were actual campers and counselors of the camp;  most if not all locations were actual camp facilities (basketball  courts, mess hall, swim docks, cabins, etc.). The "Visitors Day"  scene/montage was actually filmed during the camps Visitors Day;  White Pine also had a similar yearly event to the "Olympiad" '),
('131544','  although rather than being a inter'),
('131545','camp competition, it was an  intra'),
('131546','camp relay'),
('131547','type competition that was just part of an overall  all'),
('131548','day themed event. These competitions were nicknamed "Mohawk  Relays", perhaps serving as inspiration for the name of the rival  camp in the movie.'),
('131549',' According to one of the featurettes on the DVD, several of the shots  in the movie were added after initial filming ended. These included  the scenes of Rudy and Tripper at the bus station and of them  playing blackjack for peanuts. During the time off,  Chris Makepeace (qv) had entered puberty and had the beginnings of  a mustache. Bill Murray (I) (qv) decided that it had to go so he  took Makepeace over to a sink, lathered him up with soap and shaved  off his mustache. So Chris received his first shave from Bill  Murray.'),
('131550',' The film was originally entitled "Happy Campers" but just before its  scheduled release, the producers changed the name to "Meatballs 4"  in an effort to cash in on the popularity of the "Meatballs"  franchise.'),
('131551',' Acting debut of future television hostess Caroline Rhea (qv). She  can be seen in an uncredited role as Beach Girl #4 playing beach  volleyball in a red bikini.'),
('131552',' Cheryl (Richards, Kim (qv)) is asked if she comes from another  planet (due to her lack of experience with boys). Cheryl replies  that she sort of is. Richards played a young alien girl, marooned on  earth, in two Disney movies: _Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)_ (qv),  and _Return from Witch Mountain (1978)_ (qv).'),
('131553',' The horror film that the kids watch is _Shock Waves (1977)_ (qv),  also directed by Ken Wiederhorn.'),
('131554',' Misty Rowe (qv) says that the role of Fanny is her favorite role.'),
('131555',' There are several deleted scenes, totaling 7 minutes and 25 seconds.  The scenes comprise 4 explicitly detailed sex scenes between Jamie  (Archie Hahn) and Fanny (Misty Rowe), and a shower scene featuring  Fanny (Misty Rowe) completely nude. Producers removed the scenes to  lower the MPAA rating.'),
('131556',' Misty Rowe wore a heavily padded bra in order to play the top heavy  Fanny.'),
('131557',' The role of Fanny was offered to several actresses including Leslie  Easterbrook, Lee Meredith, Carol Wayne, Robyn Hilton, and Jennifer  Cooke. All of them turned it down due to the graphic sex and nudity.  Robyn Hilton is the only actress who tested for the film before she  turned it down. Her screen test consisted of taking off her top and  waving pom'),
('131558','poms in the air. According to Hilton, "I loved the script  but the nudity was too much. I wanted to move away from all of  that."'),
('131559',' Several scenes that were cut to lower the MPAA rating:  '),
('131560',' A sex scene with Jamie and Fanny in Jamies cabin. 1 minute 13    seconds. In this scene, Fanny is dressed as a cheerleader and    performs a strip tease for Jaime. Then, as they have sex, Fanny    performs a cheer. They are interrupted when Boomer clumsily opens    the door to the cabin.  '),
('131561',' A sex scene with Jamie and Fanny in Fannys cabin. 2 minutes. In    this scene, Fanny is on top of Jaime while wearing a cowboy hat.    They are interrupted when Albert bursts into the cabin and makes a    wise crack.  '),
('131562',' A sex scene with Jamie and Fanny in the woods. 45 seconds. They    are interrupted when Giddy spots them.  '),
('131563',' A sex scene with Jamie and Fanny in Fannys cabin. 3 minutes. In    this scene, Jamie and Fanny have sex while 2 campers secretly tape    them.  '),
('131564',' A shower scene featuring Fanny full naked. 27 seconds. In this    scene, Fanny is showering. Jamie is watching through a peephole.    As Jamie watches, Fanny masturbates with the shower'),
('131565','head.'),
('131566',' More deleted scenes that were cut and never used. They were deemed  very racy and most were cut by after they were shot. They are:  '),
('131567',' A short scene when Fanny goes into the wrong cabin: 2 minutes. In    this scene, Fanny tries to surprise Jamie by sneaking into his    cabin. She surprises Boomer instead.  '),
('131568',' Fanny finding pictures: 1 minute. In this scene, Fanny finds    topless pictures of herself selling at camp for $1.  '),
('131569',' Fanny and Jamie in a closet. 3 Minutes. Jamie and Fanny kissing in    a closet. Flash interrupts them. He asks Fanny is shell sign a    topless picture for him.  '),
('131570',' Fanny and Jamie in the woods. 2 minutes 22 seconds. Jamie and    Fanny make out in the woods. Sgt. Paladin sees them. He salutes    Jamie and keeps walking.  '),
('131571',' A Flashback sequence. 3 minutes. Jamie and Fanny make out in the    woods. They are photographed by several kids. This scene was    deemed too graphic and was cut immediately after it was shot.  '),
('131572',' An extended make out scene: 2 minutes. This is an extended version    of the make out scene between Jamie and Fanny.  '),
('131573',' Jamie and Fanny in Fannys cabin. 3 minutes. Jamie and Fanny make    out but are caught when Tula and Sally come into the cabin.'),
('131574',' Actor Lee, Christopher (qv) has said that he had no idea he was  appearing in this film. He said that he was hired by a different  producer to narrate an entirely different film, and that the  producer apparently sold Lees footage, without his permission, to  the producers of this film, who then advertised it as "starring  Christopher Lee". He initiated legal action against this films  producers, but withdrew it when he was advised that it would be a  long, drawn'),
('131575','out and expensive procedure.'),
('131576',' Voice actor Cy Kendall (qv) based his performance on animator  _Tex Avery_ (qv)s voice. It was so good that, years later, Avery  became convinced that he had done the voiceover.'),
('131577',' Animated in Flash.'),
('131578',' The Refusal War, the events covered in this game, occur roughly five  and a half years after the events mentioned in "Battletech" (1995).'),
('131579',' The events in this game and _Mech Commander (1998) (VG)_ (qv) happen  at roughly the same time, though on two different planets '),
('131580',' both are  parts of Operation Bulldog.'),
('131581',' The engine for this game was derived from the engine that was  intended for Mechwarrior III, but it was not ready for the release  of that game. Zipper Interactive developed a new engine for  Mechwarrior III, and the original engine was heavily modified and  used for Mechwarrior IV and expansions.'),
('131582',' The beginning of the film is completely free of dialogue. Nobody  speaks a word until after the 16'),
('131583','minute mark.'),
('131584',' Cliff Robertson (qv) was originally cast in the lead role.'),
('131585',' The film was shot in one 9'),
('131586','hour day.'),
('131587',' Selected for Competition at Venice Film Festival 2005, Rotterdam  Film Festival 2006, Palm Springs Film Festival 2005.'),
('131588',' Contains extracts of several films, especially  Vsevolod Pudovkin (qv)s _Mekhanikha golovnogo mozga (1926)_ (aka  Mechanics of the Brain).'),
('131589',' When Dolph Lundgren approached NU image films with the wish of  directing a second movie, NU image agreed, as long as two rules were  followed: Lundgren must play the leading man, and the movie must  incorporate locations under ownership of NU image. This second rule  meant Lundgren had to write the entire script based fully on the  locations given to him by NU image.'),
('131590',' Director of photography Ross W. Clarkson was awarded Gold in  Australia at the 2006 Queensland A.C.S Awards for best  cinematography in a feature film for this movie.'),
('131591',' Principal photography took place during 32 days.'),
('131592',' The Norwegian censorship board passed the film on 8 February 1940,  but banned it after the German occupation of Norway on 9 April 1940.'),
('131593',' Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) got the idea of making this game while  filming _Saving Private Ryan (1998)_ (qv).'),
('131594',' By the time you get to the later levels, the Nazis are familiar with  your character, Lt. Jimmy Patterson. So much so that when they see  you, they will occasionally yell "Its him! Its Patterson!"'),
('131595',' According to your character, Lt. James "Jimmy" Pattersons bio, your  characters middle name is "Steven" which is a reference to the  games creator, Steven Spielberg.'),
('131596',' The submarine pen where the player must destroy a prototype German  submarine is an exact replica of the pens in the beginning of the  movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark".'),
('131597',' In the initial training mission, look in the back of one of the  trucks: you will find a box with a number on it. This number is the  same as the number found on the box holding the Ark of the Covenant  in _Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv).'),
('131598',' Enemies dont bleed when shot; this is done to get a T rating.'),
('131599',' When you go to Holland in the third mission, you come across a  paratrooper named Corporal Langteau from the 82nd Airborne. Langteau  is the surname of one of the writer/directors.'),
('131600',' When you dress up as a cook and sneak into the mansion, look at the  paintings on the wall. One of them is the Girl With A Pearl Earring.'),
('131601',' In the "On Track" mission, in the town square there is wanted poster  for Jimmy Patterson in a German disguise, complete with reward for  his capture.'),
('131602',' A dead pig can be found during the start of the Guadalcanal level.  It was put in there as an inside team joke as the team had more rib  dinners over the course of development than on any project.'),
('131603',' The airfield alone in the Guadacanal level is bigger than most maps  from Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.'),
('131604',' The airfield in the Guadacanal level had to be completely updated  over 10 times to match the airfield changes in later levels of the  mission.'),
('131605',' Once the truck asset was completed, it was realized they couldnt  fit every member from Conlins squad, so they purposely forced a  member to run off during a Japanese artillery attack, and  subsequently die moments later.'),
('131606',' WILHELM SCREAM: By Chief Mc Afee as he is killed by an explosion  during the Pearl Harbor attack.'),
('131607',' The gag at the end of the Guadalcanal level where Frank Minoso pulls  the player up, took over a month to animate and line up correctly.'),
('131608',' In order to make the Japanese soldiers fight more intelligently,  there are over 520 cover nodes placed in Tarawa.'),
('131609',' The M92 HMG found in many places in the game actually used 30'),
('131610','round  stripper clips. However, the team found that the gun ate through  that many bullets too fast, so they doubled the clip to improve  gameplay.'),
('131611',' There are 43 placed soldier bodies used throughout Tarawa.'),
('131612',' A particle effect called "Battle Smoke" is used throughout Tarawa to  bring the scenes to life.'),
('131613',' The original design of the Makin Atoll level called for a different  infiltration location than the ex'),
('131614','filtration beach used in the final  level. This was changed to promote a better sense of continuity  across the mission.'),
('131615',' An L6 Grasshopper couldnt have actually reached the Makin Atoll  from friendly airstrips in 1942, but was visually the best choice  for the developers crashed patrol plane.'),
('131616',' The Rookie tripping in the Makin Atoll level refers to a historical  account of an accidental discharge of a US weapon soon after landing  on Makin. It alerted the Japanese troops and blew the Marine  Raiders chance of surprise.'),
('131617',' From 6 January 2003 to 8 October 2004, the game took 642 days to  create.'),
('131618',' When originally laying out the Makin Atoll level, the "Pathnode"  limit was exceeded due to the enormous size of the level.  "Pathnodes" are a series of markers placed by designers. Together  they form a network of information which tells the characters where  they can navigate and any special moves they can perform at each.'),
('131619',' There are well over 4,000 unique character animations in this game,  from AI to scripted gags.'),
('131620',' According to tour guides at Dublin Castle in Ireland,  Jackie Chan (I) (qv) hopped onto the throne during filming of  _Medallion, The (2003)_ (qv). This made him the first person to sit  on the throne since King George V.'),
('131621',' The original title for this film was "Highbinders".'),
('131622',' WILHELM SCREAM: First heard from Eddie when Snakehead grabs his  chest in their fight in the forest. Heard a second time when Eddie  sees Snakeheads face on the medallion.'),
('131623',' 16th release in Essanays Is Marriage Sacred? 2'),
('131624','reel series.'),
('131625',' According to Richard Burton (I) (qv)s diaries,  Maria Callas (qv) very much wanted him to play Jason. Callas was  despondent after her long'),
('131626','time lover, shipping tycoon  Aristotle Onassis (qv), had dumped her for  Jacqueline Kennedy (I) (qv), and while Burton was sympathetic, he  declined the role, thinking it "thankless".'),
('131627',' The film was shot in three days.'),
('131628',' This making'),
('131629','of is featured on both the Collectors Edition and  Ultimate Edition DVDs for _Patch Adams (1998)_ (qv).'),
('131630',' Sean Connery (qv)s hairstyle in this movie was based upon  composer Jerry Goldsmith (qv)s. The producers, and even Connery  himself, felt as if the "pulled back ponytail" fit the character of  Robert Campbell very well.'),
('131631',' Sean Connerys salary for this film was $10 million.'),
('131632',' Tom Schulman was paid $3 million for his script.'),
('131633',' The film, not being a feature film (only 55 minutes) was released  combined with the short film _Cortile(1931)_ (qv).'),
('131634',' Many of the scenes of the film were improvised during the workshops  held in preparation. Most notable is the scene where Ali (B. Samra)  and his friends were drinking on the Nile. Samra saw this in real  life and thought it fit well with the film.'),
('131635',' Basem Samra (qv) (Ali) learned French especially for this film in  the French Cultural Centre in Cairo.'),
('131636',' Edward James Olmos (qv) was originally slated to star as Mr.  Amaya, but backed out shortly before filming began.'),
('131637',' This film was the first to be put together and crewed mainly by  staff and students of the film department of the University of  Nevada, Las Vegas. The second such work is the feature'),
('131638','length film  Primo (2005) (qv). With many of the same cast and crew members.'),
('131639',' Anthony Gaudioso was originally offered the role of William, which  he turned down so as to focus on directing, his twin James Gaudioso  then campaigned for the role however the directors felt he was  better suited to portray Williams disturbed bother Jobe, a choice he  later thanked his brother for.'),
('131640',' In the psychedelic nightclub sequence, the band seen performing on  the stage is The Litter, a Minneapolis'),
('131641','based group. However, in the  original release version, their music is not heard; instead, we hear  a piece by Frank Zappa (qv)s Mothers of Invention (qv).'),
('131642',' Film was originally rated "X", but re'),
('131643','rated "R" after an appeal.'),
('131644',' The main character was originally called "John Cassavetes" and was  in fact going to be played by actor'),
('131645','director John Cassavetes (qv).  When he withdrew from the film due to a scheduling conflict, the  characters name was changed to "John Cassellis" and  Robert Forster (I) (qv) was cast in the role.'),
('131646',' When the film was released on video, Paramount was sued by the  copyright holders of the song "Merry'),
('131647','Go'),
('131648','Round". Under their 1969  agreement, Paramount had rights to the song for showing the film in  theatres and on television. Paramount argued that video release was  the same as television broadcast. The courts ruled that the  copyright holder in 1969 could not have considered videocassettes to  be like television broadcast, as home videocassettes were not  invented.'),
('131649',' The line "Watch out, Haskell, its real!" was actually dubbed in  after the shooting. It was supposedly what Haskell Wexler (qv) was  thinking to himself and he wanted to include it. Verna Bloom (qv)  literally stands out in the film because of her yellow outfit. Bloom  said she picked the outfit because she thought her character, a  woman of modest means, would wear something like that. It just  happened to contrast with what everyone else was wearing, so you  notice her.'),
('131650',' Some of the background intercom chatter playing during the first  scenes shown of the television station that John Cassellis works at  is the same intercom chatter used in George Lucas (qv) student  film _Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967)_ (qv).  Paul Golding (IV) (qv), who served as an editorial consultant for  this film, had also been a collaborator on some of Lucas other  student films.'),
('131651',' Inspired by the work and theories of Marshall McLuhan.'),
('131652',' Was filmed in only two and a half weeks with a tiny budget.'),
('131653',' Yehoram Gaon (qv) originally turned down the role of Moshe  Weinstok, saying its too small for someone who hadnt acted for  quite a while. He changed his mind after director  Joseph Cedar (qv) sent him a long list of Hollywood stars who made  short appearances in various movies.'),
('131654',' Yehoram Gaons first apperance in the movie comes shortly after a  clip from the movie _Mivtsa Yonatan (1977)_ (qv) is shown '),
('131655',' a clip  where Yehoram Gaon is giving a speech.'),
('131656',' This movie features _Mivtsa Yonatan (1977)_ (qv).'),
('131657',' The South African Publications Control Board ruled that this film  could only be released in that country if "the ending where evil is  seen to triumph" were cut from the release print.'),
('131658',' The Boeing 747 model used was a 9ft long former travel agents window  model made out of perspex by Space Models of Feltham. The model was  suspended 20ft above the floor of Shepperton Studios, for its 50  yard run to the Office block.'),
('131659',' The tower block in the plane crash sequence was made out to be  "Centre Point", a tower which had been empty since it was built in  1964. It still exists today by Tottenham Court Road and New Oxford  Street. It is one of the tallest concrete towers in Britain (117m)  and nominated as one of Londons ugliest structures. It has been  home to the Confederation of British Industry since 1980.'),
('131660',' The special DVD release features a 10 minute deleted'),
('131661','scenes montage  with new commentary recorded by "Medusa" detailing the making of the  "documentary".'),
('131662',' Among the various items seen only briefly are:  '),
('131663',' A poster for the movie "Whos That Pretty Bad Lady?" (A Spoof of    Madonnas "Whos That Girl")  '),
('131664',' A poster for the movie "Desperately Seeking Sushi" (A spoof of    Madonnas "Desperately Seeking Susan")  '),
('131665',' A framed record award for the album "Like a Video" (A spoof of    Madonnas "Like a Virgin")'),
('131666',' Co'),
('131667','director Shira Geffen (qv) gave birth a day after the last day  of shooting.'),
('131668',' The ice'),
('131669','cream vendor is played by the father of co'),
('131670','director  Etgar Keret (qv).'),
('131671',' Artist and director M.F. Hussain (qv) had originally envisaged  Madhuri Dixit (qv) for the titular role, but as she was unavailable,  Tabu (I) (qv) was approached next for the role of the enigma and she  accepted it.'),
('131672',' During the making of the film, director M.F. Hussain (qv) painted  several portraits of Tabu (I) (qv).'),
('131673',' Trouble arose for the film when the All'),
('131674','India Ulema Council objected  to the qawalli "Noor'),
('131675','un'),
('131676','ala'),
('131677','Noor" from the film. The Council  objected about the use of the phrase "Noor'),
('131678','un'),
('131679','ala'),
('131680','Noor," which meant  "light and more light" '),
('131681',' the phrase, normally used in the holy Koran  to praise the Prophet Mohammed, was used to illustrate the beauty of  women in Hussains film. In response, Hussain decided to withdraw  the film from cinema halls.'),
('131682',' A kissing scene was to be shot for the film in the swimming pool of  a plush Jaisalmer hotel. The water was very cold '),
('131683',' however, Tabu, an  actress experienced in such shots, got into the pool half an hour  before the shot was to be taken, while Kunal Kapoor (qv) lingered  outside. Although Tabu shivered for about fifteen minutes, she was  completely prepared for the shot after twenty minutes. Then Kunal  got in the pool just before the shot was to be taken '),
('131684',' and when  "Action!" was called, the young actor just shivered.'),
('131685',' While working on the film, cinematographer Santosh Sivan (qv) made a  short film about Leonardo da Vinci, starring director M.F.  Hussain (qv) as da Vinci. Before this film released, the cast and  crew went to see a private screening of the short and each member  took a copy home.'),
('131686',' The song "Rang Hai" was inspired from the traditional Sufi qawwali  "Aaj Rang Hai" by Hazrat Amir Khusrao.'),
('131687',' This film marked the screen debut of "Boston Blackie," and was  sufficiently popular to spawn 13 more hour'),
('131688','long "Blackie" pictures.'),
('131689',' Received a significant sales boost, as this was one of the first  films the trailer for  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('131690',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv) was attached  to. This resulted in the near legendary occurrence of people paying  full fare just to see the trailer, as well as a projected boost of  those who stayed through the movie.'),
('131691',' The most expensive film without special effects during its time.'),
('131692',' The trailer borrows music from the score of _Apollo 13 (1995)_ (qv).'),
('131693',' Director Capra, Frank (qv) tested the film in different areas of  the US with four different endings to determine which one to keep.  In one, John Willoughby commits suicide. In another, Ann Mitchell  persuades him not to leap from City Hall. Inspired by a letter  signed "John Doe," Capra filmed a fifth and final ending in which  Mitchell talks some sense into Willoughby and then faints into his  arms.'),
('131694',' The tune that the main characters constantly play on their sweet  potatoes is "Hi'),
('131695','Diddle'),
('131696','Dee'),
('131697','Dee (An Actors Life for Me)" from  _Pinocchio (1940)_ (qv)'),
('131698',' Frank Capra (qv)s first choice for the role of Ann Mitchell was  Ann Sheridan (qv). However, she was vetoed by Warner Bros. in a  contract dispute.'),
('131699',' Contrary to popular belief, there is no "longer" version of this  film. The film has always run 123 minutes. However, the original  publicity erroneously stated it was 132 minutes; the publicist  accidentally flipped the last two numbers. For years, historians  assumed that all reissue prints had been cut by 9 minutes, until an  original fine grain master was uncovered, and also turned out to run  123 minutes. This is the only running time for the film.'),
('131700',' Frank Capra (qv) didnt want anyone to play John Doe except  Gary Cooper (I) (qv), who agreed to the part (without reading a  script) for two reasons: he had enjoyed working with Capra on  _Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)_ (qv) and he wanted to work with  Barbara Stanwyck (qv).'),
('131701',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('131702',' Producer'),
('131703','lyricist Freed, Arthur (qv) dubbed the singing for  Ames, Leon (qv).'),
('131704',' Van Johnson (I) (qv) was supposed to play John Truett, but  Tom Drake (I) (qv) took over.'),
('131705',' "Boys and Girls Like You and Me" was a song left over from  "Oklahoma!" and set to be used in this film, but was cut after  Judy Garland (I) (qv) recorded it. It was then supposed to be used  in _Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)_ (qv) but was dropped again.  The film footage of Judy singing the song to Tom Drake (I) (qv) no  longer exists, but the original audio recording can be heard on  certain editions of the VHS/DVD. Only about two or three seconds of  footage from this sequence may be seen on the trailer in which Tom  Drakes name is screened. It shows a medium shot of Tom Drake; and  in the background, you can see some buildings supposedly under  construction as they would appear in the blue hour before nightfall.  Actually, it was just a backdrop for the scene that was filmed on a  sound stage.'),
('131706',' Vincente Minnelli (qv) and Judy Garland (I) (qv) met on this  movie, and married soon afterwards.'),
('131707',' Director Vincente Minnelli (qv) worked hard to make the movie as  accurate to the times as possible. Not only did its novelist,  Sally Benson (I) (qv), give explicit directions as to the decor of  her home down to the last detail, but the movies costume designer  took inspiration for many of the movies costumes right out of the  Sears & Roebuck catalog from the time period.'),
('131708',' "The Trolley Song" was shot in one take.'),
('131709',' The movie was based on the real'),
('131710','life experiences of novelist  Sally Benson (I) (qv). The character of Tootie was based on her  own childhood; she was called Tootie as a little girl.'),
('131711',' "The Trolley Song" was inspired by a childrens picture book. The  book had a page with a picture of a trolleycar, captioned "Clang!  Clang! Clang! went the jolly little trolley."'),
('131712',' The book on which the film is based originally ran as a weekly  feature in the New Yorker Magazine in 1942. For the film many of the  actions attributed to Tootie were actually done in real life by  Bensons sister Agnes. Also in reality Bensons father moved the  family to NYC and they never did come back for the Worlds Fair.'),
('131713',' The success of the film had encouraged MGM to create further movies  involving the Smith family and was to be based on further tales of  Sally Bensons family. MGM wanted to make sort of a deluxe color  group of serials in the spirit of the popular Andy Hardy series. A  sequel named Meet Me in Manhanttan was in the works in which the  Smith family actually moved to New York. This happened in real life  to Sally Bensons family. However, the movie never got out of  planning stages and was never made.'),
('131714',' Judy Garland (I) (qv) scoffed at the idea of portraying yet  another teenager (she was 21 when filming began) and wanted nothing  to do with the film. Her mother even went to MGM chief  Louis B. Mayer (qv) on her behalf. However,  Vincente Minnelli (qv) convinced her to play the part of Esther  Smith, and Judy later fell in love with the story. In her later  years she considered it one of her favorite roles.'),
('131715',' "The Trolley Song" was ranked #26 and "Have Yourself a Merry Little  Christmas" was ranked #72 by the American Film Institute in 2004 on  the 100 Greatest Songs in American Films list.'),
('131716',' In "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", Judy Garland (I) (qv)  refused to sing the grim original line, "Have yourself a merry  little Christmas, it may be your last" to little Margaret  OBrien (I) (qv). The version she sang is the one everyone knows  today.'),
('131717',' Judy Garland (I) (qv) missed 13 days of work causing the  production taking 70 days to complete from the original budgeted 58  days.'),
('131718',' Margaret OBriens mother wanted more money for her to play "Tootie"  in the film. The studio then cast the young daughter of lighting man  working on the film, going so far as to even fit her with costumes.  They then changed their minds and decided to go ahead and cast  Margaret OBrien. She was playing a scene when that lighting man  intentionally dropped a heavy spotlight to the sound stage, narrowly  missing the young actress. He was taken away and actually admitted  to a mental institution for a time for his deed.'),
('131719',' The Halloween sequence on the street outside of the Smith home was  primarily filmed from a low angle, so that the movie audience would  experience the Halloween night on screen as though they were seeing  it through the eyes of a child. When Tootie (Margaret OBrien)  embarks on her adventure to the Braukoff home, the houses appear to  be large and looming.'),
('131720',' The street on which the Smith home stood was built specifically for  "Meet Me in St. Louis." Located on MGMs vast Backlot #3 that was at  Jefferson and Overland Boulevards in Culver City,it was known at the  studio as "St. Louis Street" and all of the houses that were on it  were used in various film and television shows throughout the next  27 years, until Lot 3 was demolished to make way for an apartment  and condominium project. Even in 1970, the last year of Lot 3s  existence, the Smith home still looked like it did in 1944, minus  the set dressings, of course.'),
('131721',' Hugh Martin (I) (qv) of Martin and Blaine '),
('131722',' composers of the  films original songs, did not enjoy his MGM experience. Although  Martin greatly admired Garland and the talent of those he was  working with, he did not appreciate Producer Arthur Freed (qv)s  volatile temperament, or the one'),
('131723','upsmanship and self important  attitudes shared by the MGM hierarchy. He has said that he found all  that showing off and competing for attention "depressing". A devout  Christian, in later years he adapted “Have yourself a Merry Little  Christmas” into “Have yourself a "Blessed" Little Christmas” for a  popular Gospel singer.'),
('131724',' After Tootie crashes Johns going'),
('131725','away party, Esther asks her if she  would like to recite "Did You Ever See a Rabbit Climb a Tree?" for  the company. This is a nonsense poem by L. Frank Baum, author of  "The Wizard of Oz" (from "Father Goose: His Book", 1899).'),
('131726',' This TV Pilot is featured on Warner Brothers "Two'),
('131727','Disc Special  Edition" DVD for _Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)_ (qv), released in  2004.'),
('131728',' According to executive producer Alan D. Courtney (qv), the network  decided not to option the series because one CBS executive said that  he "didnt want anything on his network with an ice wagon rattling  down the street".'),
('131729',' This documentary is featured on the "Two'),
('131730','Disc Special Edition" DVD  for _Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)_ (qv), as well as the 1994  Laserdisc and VHS.'),
('131731',' The sets, costumes, dancers, choreography, and even Marjorie  Reynolds voice double (Martha Mears) are all recycled from  _Tonight and Every Night (1945)_ (qv)'),
('131732',' This interview session is featured on the 2'),
('131733','disc JFK: Special  Edition, released on DVD in 2001.'),
('131734',' Available on the Shrek 2 DVD'),
('131735',' Created for the two'),
('131736','disc DVD release of  _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)_ (qv).'),
('131737',' Director Peter Jackson (I) (qv) couldnt locate blank rounds, so  the M'),
('131738','60 used in the movie is firing live ammunition.'),
('131739',' When "The Feebles Variety Hour" finally goes live, one of the  audience members is wearing the alien costume from director  Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s previous movie, _Bad Taste (1987)_ (qv).'),
('131740',' All puppets, no humans.'),
('131741',' If you look closely at the audience of "The Feebles Variety Hour",  it can be seen that most of the audience members are actually  cardboard cutouts. Only a few are puppets or people in costume.'),
('131742',' (Directors trademark) All of the vehicles in this movie are based  on Morris Minors.'),
('131743',' Not all characters in this movie are puppets. Among those that are  played by actors in suits are Heidi (hippo), Bletch (walrus),  Cederic (wart hog), Sid (elephant), Daisy (cow) and Barry (bulldog).'),
('131744',' This film was shot with standard 16mm color film stock, which has a  TV'),
('131745','Monitor aspect ratio of 4:3 (or 1.33:1). So all VHS and DVD  editions that look like they are "pan and scan" are really  fullscreen.'),
('131746',' Alanna Ubach (qv), who plays Greg Fockers former nanny, Isabelle,  is actually 10 years younger than Ben Stiller (qv).'),
('131747',' The horn on the Byrnes RV plays the tune of "Puff the Magic  Dragon", about which Greg and Jack had a conversation in  _Meet the Parents (2000)_ (qv).'),
('131748',' During production, the proposed title of "Meet the Fockers" was  thought by the studio to be too vulgar. The spelling was briefly  changed to "Meet the Fokkers", but that would have upset the  franchises continuity, so it was changed back.'),
('131749',' The flight attendant is Kali Rocha (qv) the same actress from  _Meet the Parents (2000)_ (qv). Thats why Greg gives her an odd  look when she offers to take his bag and be helpful.'),
('131750',' The MPAA would not allow the movie to use the title unless they  found a family with the name "Focker".'),
('131751',' Gregs full name is Gaylord Myron Focker.'),
('131752',' Teri Polo (qv) accidentally called Barbra Streisand (qv) "Boob",  which ended up becoming her on'),
('131753','set nickname.'),
('131754',' The rum bottle that the Fockers have in their house is Mount Gay  Rum.'),
('131755',' James Brolin (qv) was originally approached for the role of Bernie  but turned it down. When director Jay Roach (qv) went to approach  Dustin Hoffman (qv) for the role, Hoffman was talking non'),
('131756','stop and  even out of the point which made him the instant choice for Bernie.'),
('131757',' When visiting the Focker household, Pam is seen looking at a vinyl  record. The album is Make It Big, released by Wham! in 1984.'),
('131758',' Anne Ramsey (qv)s last film.'),
('131759',' When the urn breaks, Mr Jinks the cat runs and urinates on the  ashes. In _Untouchables, The (1987)_ (qv), Robert De Niro as Al  Capone says he wanted Eliot Ness dead so he could go to his house in  the middle of the night and "piss on his ashes."'),
('131760',' Mr. Jinks the cat was played by Mishka.'),
('131761',' Mr Jinks the cat is, of course, named after the Hanna'),
('131762','Barbera  cartoon series of the 50s'),
('131763','60s.'),
('131764',' Gregs prayer is an excerpt from the song "Day by Day" from  _Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St Matthew (1973)_ (qv).  In a previous scene set at Oyster Bay Drug and Sundry, an  elevator'),
('131765','music version of the song can be heard playing in the  store.'),
('131766',' At one time Carrey, Jim (qv) was slated to star as the lead and  even contributed jokes to the screenplay, such as the main character  being named Focker.'),
('131767',' Before offering a dinner blessing, Stiller, Ben (qv) says, "...  its not like Im a rabbi or anything." In his previous movie,  _Keeping the Faith (2000)_ (qv), he plays a rabbi.'),
('131768',' Writer Jerry Stahl, whom Stiller, Ben (qv) portrayed in  _Permanent Midnight (1998)_ (qv), co'),
('131769','wrote the "cat milking" scene.'),
('131770',' Spencer Breslin (Disneys "The Kid") can be seen as one of "Pams"  students.'),
('131771',' the home video footage of Teri Polo (qv) during the opening  credits was filmed by her husband Tony Moore.'),
('131772',' Westchester County Regional Airport in New York State was used to  portray OHare and LaGuardia.'),
('131773',' The Victor Talbots tuxedo store in the film is located in  Greenvale, New York.'),
('131774',' The scenes at the "Surf and Turf" restaurant were filmed at a Port  Washington, NY restaurant called "Louies". The car racing scenes  between Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were also filmed in downtown  Port Washington. Also, the scene where Ben Stiller and Robert De  Niro go shopping is in Port Washington at Salem Drugs.'),
('131775',' As Greg is holding the cat on the roof, the soundtrack pays homage  to the theme of _Vertigo (1958)_ (qv).'),
('131776',' According to the DVD commentary, the car chase scene was originally  meant to be a spoof of _Ronin (1998)_ (qv). When the filmmakers go  to the location, they saw how quickly the lights changed, realized  it would be a funnier joke, and rewrote the scene (the lights really  do change from green to red as fast as they are shown in the movie).'),
('131777',' Christopher Walken (qv) was the second choice for Jack Byrnes.'),
('131778',' According to Teri Polo, in the scene where she and Ben Stiller are  making out on her bed and he fondles her breast, she stuffed cookies  into her bra as a gag.'),
('131779',' Pams fathers Thai is extremely poor and he is constantly repeating  the word "What?" making it seem like its a longer conversation than  it is. Thais applaud De Niros effort however.'),
('131780',' John Hamburg (qv), Ben Stillers preferred screenwriter, did an  uncredited rewrite during production.'),
('131781',' Gregs MCAT scores are (out of 15): 14 Verbal reasoning, 13 Physical  Sciences, 15 Biological Sciences, and an R on the Writing Sample  (very high).'),
('131782',' Julia Stiles (qv) auditioned for the part of Pam, but dropped out  due to filming “10 Things I Hate About You”.'),
('131783',' The MPAA would not allow the name Focker unless the film makers  could find an actual person with that surname.'),
('131784',' In a radio interview, Jones, Spike (qv) stated that the ape that  plays Hitler is the same ape that appears in the Tarzan movies.'),
('131785',' The play initially was performed in Los Angeles. It opened on  Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 25 December 1940, and  closed on 10 May 1941 after 160 performances. The opening night cast  included Jack Albertson (qv), Nanette Fabray (qv),  Jack Gilford (qv), Peggy Ryan (qv) and Doodles Weaver (qv).'),
('131786',' Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not  appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their  character names): George Lloyd (I) (qv) (Heckler),  Creighton Hale (qv) (Hotel Clerk), Kay Deslys (qv) (Landlady)  and Lee Phelps (I) (qv) (Workman). Several actors announced as  cast members in contemporary news items also did not appear in the  movie: Victor Borge (qv), Lena Horne (qv),  Nancy Walker (I) (qv) and Dewey Robinson (qv).'),
('131787',' This movie was shown overseas to servicemen before it was released  in the United States.'),
('131788',' Daws Butler, the voice actor for Hanna Barbera cartoon characters,  patterned the voice of the lion Snagglepuss after Bert Lahr, who  played the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. Butler took  Snagglepusss catchphrase "Heavens to Mergatroid" from Bert Lahrs  having said it in the movie Meet the People.'),
('131789',' Characters from the film (Frankie the frog and his band playing "I  Heard it Through the Grapevine") were used in an anti'),
('131790','cell'),
('131791','phone  commercial to encourage movie audiences to turn their cell phones  off and behave appropriately.'),
('131792',' After a test screening for John Lasseter (qv), chief creative  officer of animation at Disney, he suggested a lot of changes to  director Stephen J. Anderson (I) (qv). In the next 10 months prior  to the release, nearly 60 percent of the movie was re'),
('131793','shot (or  re'),
('131794','rendered), adding new story elements and action scenes as well as  a diabolic sidekick.'),
('131795',' Will play on over 600 REAL D digital 3D screens.'),
('131796',' When Wilbur is revealing his family, he says his dad (who is not  pictured) looks like Tom Selleck (qv). Tom Selleck indeed provides  the voice for Wilburs Dad.'),
('131797',' Walt Disney Feature Animation wanted to assert themselves as being  separate from Pixar, renaming themselves "Walt Disney Animation  Studios." This is the first film to show the new Walt Disney  Animation Studios logo.'),
('131798',' In a scene, we find the camera cutting to zoomed'),
('131799','up images of the  Robinson family portraits, which appear to be hand'),
('131800','painted. In many  of those shots the signature Ruppel 2005 can be found in them,  referring to Robh Ruppel, who was the Art Director of the film and  was part of the Art Department in past Disney films.'),
('131801',' The Brain Scanner on the "Brain Scanners from Mars" poster on the  building next to the orphanage looks almost exactly like Doris the  Hat.'),
('131802',' Jim Carrey (qv) had a choice of voicing the Bowler Hat Guy or play  Walter Sparrow in the film The Number 23 (2007), he chose the  latter.'),
('131803',' In the science fair scene near the beginning of the movie there is a  presentation on 3'),
('131804','D in movies, "Fad or Favorite". The movie itself  is shown in 3'),
('131805','D in select theaters.'),
('131806',' In the background, as Goob is playing baseball, two faded  advertisements on the outfields fence can be seen. One is for The  Jungle Book, and another is for Toy Story 2.'),
('131807',' Doris name is actually DOR'),
('131808','15, as is evident on her hat band.'),
('131809',' After Tiny takes a bite out of the Robinsons spaceship, the teeth  marks leave the initials W D. Another subtle Walt Disney  reference.'),
('131810',' One of the pictures on Lewis wall in his room in the orphanage is  of Nikola Tesla.'),
('131811',' The "Todayland" park is a tribute to the original "Tomorrowland",  the futuristic section of the Disney theme parks. Immediately  visible are Space Mountain and the the original (and no longer in  service) Rocket Jets.'),
('131812',' Prior to the film, theaters showing the film in Disney Digital 3'),
('131813','D  (RealD) show the 1953 Chip and Dale short Working for Peanuts (which  is also projected in 3'),
('131814','D), while theaters showing the standard  version show the 1938 Mickey Mouse short Boat Builders'),
('131815',' Based on a book called "A Day With Wilbur Robinson".'),
('131816',' The Robinson home is located on a landscape similar to the Windows  XP default wallpaper, Bliss.'),
('131817',' The character of Lewis was voiced by both Daniel Hansen and Jordan  Fry.'),
('131818',' Daniel Hansen voiced Lewis 5'),
('131819','6 years ago, and when Lewis needed  things changed, they had Jordan Fry come in and re'),
('131820','dub a few things.  It is noticeable in some parts of the movie.'),
('131821',' Space Mountain, the Rocket Jets, and the classic People Mover  attractions from Disneyland both make a cameo in the film. Space  Mountain is the large cone shaped structure that looks like a  futuristic or other worldly non'),
('131822','organic mountain (thus giving the  name Space Mountain). The Rocket Jets next with Space Mountain as  the classic version of spinning rocket attraction. Both Space  Mountain and the Rocket Jets appear in a place called "Todayland".  The People Mover is the series of inter'),
('131823','connected bubble transport  vehicles that appear in the city.'),
('131824',' A picture of Walt Disney is seen in the orphanage.'),
('131825',' This was the first Walt Disney motion picture in decades to include  a classic character animated short before the start of the film.  This was once standard practice for the Walt Disney Studios in  theatrical exhibition.'),
('131826',' The science fair that Wilbur attends is held at Joyce Williams  Elementary school. This is a nod to the author of the original  story, William Joyce.'),
('131827',' A nitrate print of this short survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('131828',' Two nitrate prints of this short survive in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and neither one is listed for preservation.'),
('131829',' A nitrate print of this short survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives.'),
('131830',' Announced, but never released entry in the Meet the Stars series.'),
('131831',' Last film of Lloyd Bridges (qv) who died in 1998.'),
('131832',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Rubes Mistake (1912)_ (qv).'),
('131833',' Shot in an experimental style that called on actors to memorize  scenes just before shooting them.'),
('131834',' No. 1 in "The Skippers Mate" series.'),
('131835',' No. 12 of 15 in "The Perils of Our Girl Reporters" series.'),
('131836',' A movie made by a film critic (Verhavert, Roland (qv)), a writer  (Michiels, Ivo (qv)) and an amateur film'),
('131837','maker  (Kuypers, Rik (qv)). The film introduced aesthetics into Flemish  film and heralded the beginning of a serious fully'),
('131838','formed cinema.'),
('131839',' The movie was held back by New Line who were busy working on  _Rush Hour 3 (2007)_ (qv).'),
('131840',' The only two Mega Man I (NES) Robot Leaders who do not appear in  this game are Bomb Man and Guts Man.'),
('131841',' The Robot Leaders you fight against in this game are Cut Man, Elec  Man, Fire Man, and Ice Man. In Dr. Wilys fortress, teleporting  hatches take you to battles with Bubble Man, Heat Man, Quick Man,  and Flash Man.'),
('131842',' First appearance of Enker, one of Dr. Wilys Mega Man Killer robots.  He also appears in Mega Man V (Game Boy) and Mega Man Soccer (Super  Nintendo.)'),
('131843',' First and only appearance of the Carry item, which lets you  materialize platforms beneath you.'),
('131844',' Capcom was developing a Game Boy Advance game called Mega Man Mania,  which was to include this title along with the four other original  Game Boy Mega Man games. Despite ads for it appearing in magazines,  the compilation was never released.'),
('131845',' Actually filmed in Southern Nevada using M48A5 tanks of 1/221 Armor  Battalion of the Nevada National Guard'),
('131846',' Producers approached military officials for cooperation in the  design of the vehicles used in the battle scenes; the officials  refused. When the film was released, those same officials were so  impressed with the vehicles, they asked the producers for the plans.  The producers cooperated.'),
('131847',' The "missiles" were actually model rockets manufactured by a company  in Raytown, Missouri. The filmmakers were so impressed with their  accuracy over distance that they restaged some of the battle scenes  to take advantage of this.'),
('131848',' When the Project Heaven screen comes up, after it is shut down, It  contains a bunch of seemingly nonsense text in a box. This nonsense  text includes the main characters names (Eiji and Ryo) written  backwards, the names of the directors of Macross II and Moldiver,  Kenichi Yatagai and Takeshi Aoki respectively, the original  Japaneses names for Bahamut (Bahamoud) and Won Dai (Wang Dai) and  the titles of around 3'),
('131849','4 of Eves songs mixed in with terms used in  the anime. Other weird things is the fact that USAGI is part of  the number codes at the top, and the box in the top corner reads  Southern A. Stars.'),
('131850',' The shot showing Air Force One in flight is taken from  _Air Force One (1997)_ (qv).'),
('131851',' Lajos Kovács (qv) was set to play Gáspár Lakatos.'),
('131852',' The idea for the movie was concocted by director Dejan Zecevic and  writer/producer Gordan Mihic during the shoot of their  collaboration in Kupi mi Eliota (1998). Zecevic was attached to  direct at first but then he turned down the project. Mladen  Maticevics attachment followed but he resigned after  writer/producer Mihic declined to change the script and shape it  like Corneaus work. Djordje Milosavljevic was the third director  to get attached and eventually he made the picture.'),
('131853',' It was during the shooting of this movie that Madhubala fainted and  was diagnosed as having a congenital heart problem. Madhubalas  sister, Chanchal, then stepped in place of Madhubala and completed  some of the remaining scenes for the movie.'),
('131854',' Until 2005 this film was never released on any home video format.  Only then the film was released on DVD by Turbine Medien as part of  their "Dieter Hallervorden Collection".'),
('131855',' The film is the first feature film collaboration between Singapore  and new York filmmakers. There was a previous feature shot in  Singapore in 1979, consisting of a mostly American crew, using  Singaporean extras. That film was Saint Jack which was banned for  many years in Singapore. The connection between Saint Jack and  Singapore Dreaming is that Martina Radwan (qv) started out  assisting Robby Müller (qv), the cinematographer of Saint Jack.  Martina Radwan (qv) was thrilled to discover she was retreading  the path of one of her mentors.'),
('131856',' While shooting the film in Singapore, director of photography  Martina Radwan (qv) was so taken by the plastic drawstring bags  that Singaporeans drink out of that she bought several hundred back  to New York. "They make perfect sense for film crews," she said.  "You can hang them on C'),
('131857','stands and other equipment."'),
('131858',' All the herbal tea supplied to the crew and featured in the film was  brewed by mother of director Yen Yen Woo (qv).'),
('131859',' As preparation for their roles as fiancées, Dick Su (qv) and  Serene Chen (qv) conducted a fake SMS and e'),
('131860','mail romance for weeks  before the shoot. To Serenes chagrin, Dick gave her the nickname  "milky pig".'),
('131861',' To distract curious onlookers when shooting on in the city,  director/producer Colin Goh (qv) and 1st assistant director  Stephen Chin staged a mock fight.'),
('131862',' In one scene, Yann Yann Yeo (qv) hit her screen'),
('131863','husband  Yu Beng Lim (qv) so hard that he was left with hand'),
('131864','print bruises  on his chest for several days.'),
('131865',' In the film, the on'),
('131866','screen illegitimate son of Richard Low (qv) is  played by Ollie, the very legitimate son of executive producer  Woffles Wu.'),
('131867',' Before the directors, Yen Yen Woo (qv) and Colin Goh (qv) even  knew Yann Yann Yeo (qv) the actress who plays Mei, they used her  photograph on her agents website as the visual to craft Meis  character.'),
('131868',' The idea for the film originated from the directors essay "Paved  with Good Intentions" which was published in the book "Singaporeans  Exposed" (2001). After the book was published, they received  countless e'),
('131869','mails from other Singaporeans about their frustrations  and powerlessness in pursuing their own "Singapore Dream".'),
('131870',' When the directors circulated the script of this film among New York  film industry acquaintances for feedback, celebrated cinematographer  Martina Radwan (qv) called up to say she wanted to be involved.  The directors first response was, "Were very honored, but cant  afford you." But she said, "Try me." They did up a budget, and  amazingly, she said yes.'),
('131871',' The Hokkien song Bong Chun Hong" (Pining for the Spring Breeze"  serves as a recurring motif in the film. The song is very popular in  Taiwan, where its almost their unofficial second national anthem.  When the directors were writing the script in New York, they wanted  a song to evoke the past, and also illuminate the characters of the  parents. Yen Yen Woo (qv) called her mother in Singapore to ask  for songs from the days when she was dating her father. The first  song she came up with was "Bong Chun Hong", which unlocked a flood  of memories in the old lady about many places in Singapore that have  either disappeared or have changed beyond recognition. The directors  picked the song and incorporated Woos mothers memories into the  script.'),
('131872',' Only shown at the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo, Japan.'),
('131873',' Kanjuro Arashi (qv)s performance as the Meiji Emperor is  considered the first instance of an actor portraying a Japanese  Emperor in a Japanese film.'),
('131874',' The title is inspired by a holiday camp song. The lyrics are : The  best way to walk, after all, is ours. Its to put a foot in front of  the other and then doing it again.'),
('131875',' Klaus Maria Brandauer (qv) was considered for the role of Prof.  Adolf Israel Grünbaum.'),
('131876',' Director Dani Levy (qv) himself is from a Jewish family.'),
('131877',' Ulrich Noethen (qv) also played Heinrich Himmler (qv) in  _Untergang, Der (2004)_ (qv).'),
('131878',' The photographs being developed in one scene show the famous  Austrian conductor von Karajan, Herbert (qv).'),
('131879',' Several extras were killed during shooting the final battle sequence  when they stepped on a live land mine. The film was released with  this footage included.'),
('131880',' Francesca Bertini (qv) played the part of Odette in three versions  of the film : _Odette (1916)_ (qv), _Odette (1935)_ (qv), and this  film.'),
('131881',' Based on the true story of a Nazi'),
('131882','psychiatrist at the infamous  Heil'),
('131883',' und Pflegeanstalt "Am Steinhof" where experiments and  euthanasia were performed on so'),
('131884','called "unworthy life", who made a  career as a court'),
('131885','psychiatrist in post'),
('131886','war'),
('131887','Austria, and one of his  victims.'),
('131888',' The director Boese, Carl (qv) made a film in 1940 with the same  title, but with a complete different plot.'),
('131889',' The first Flemish operetta specially written for the Flemish  television.'),
('131890',' Titanosaurus was originally supposed to be two smaller creatures  called the Titans which would fuse together into Titanosaurus.'),
('131891',' This, the 15th film, was the last film of the original Godzilla film  series. _Gojira (1984)_ (qv), filmed nine years later, was the first  of a new series of films (called the "Versus Series" in Japan, or,  alternatively, the "Heisei Series"), which returned Godzilla to his  destructive original roots (Toho was apparently ashamed of their  "hero" Godzilla).'),
('131892',' This is not only the last Godzilla film directed by  Ishirô Honda (qv), it also marks the last time Godzilla is  portrayed as a hero.'),
('131893',' This was Akihiko Hirata (qv)s final appearance in the series.  However, he was scheduled to appear in first film in the  Versus/Heisei series, but died from cancer just before production  began.'),
('131894',' The original U.S. release was quite faithful to the original  Japanese version. Broadcasters requested that the film be edited due  to scenes involving the suicide of a character. This was at a time  when there were a rash of teen suicides in the United States.  Broadcasters began requesting that story elements involving suicide  be removed from motion pictures, television programs and even  cartoons.'),
('131895',' One of the only Godzilla films with nudity. The scene occurs when  Katsura is being operated on, at which point Katsuras breasts are  exposed (although the body is actually a mannequin). This scene was  cut from the US, both the theatrical and TV, version of the film.'),
('131896',' Final role of character Ikio Sawamura (qv). He died shortly before  the films release.'),
('131897',' This making'),
('131898','of is featured on the 2000 DVD release of  _Braveheart (1995)_ (qv).'),
('131899',' Karisma Kapoor (qv) was the other choice for the role of Roopa.  Dharmesh Darshan (qv) chose Twinkle Khanna (qv) because he  thought she fit the role better. Ironically, critics and audiences  panned Twinkle endlessly in this movie.'),
('131900',' To make this film, Pirjo Honkasalo had to sneak in Chechnya as  Russian authorities have restricted foreigners access to the  troublesome region.'),
('131901',' This documentary is featured on the 4'),
('131902','disc Collectors Edition DVD  for _Gone with the Wind (1939)_ (qv), released in 2004.'),
('131903',' Robert Downey Jr. (qv) was cast, but dropped from the film,  because the actors insurance premium was too costly to meet.'),
('131904',' Radha Mitchell (qv) received her role without an audition.  Woody Allen (qv) saw her in _Ten Tiny Love Stories (2001)_ (qv)  and liked it so much that he decided to cast her.'),
('131905',' During filming, Radha Mitchell (qv) was the only actor who had the  entire script. The other actors just had their storyline.'),
('131906',' Due to the limited budget, Radha Mitchell (qv), an Australian,  couldnt have a dialect coach for her role as an American.'),
('131907',' Winona Ryder (qv) was originally cast as Melinda, but was forced  to drop out because no agency would insure her due to her famous  arrest for shoplifting. Woody Allen stated in the book  "Conversations with Woody Allen" that he wanted to cast Ryder, but  he couldnt get a bonding on her.'),
('131908',' Woody Allen (qv) wrote the screenplay in a month.'),
('131909',' This film was the most award winning graduation film from The Danish  Film School ever, with its p. t. 13 international awards, including  an Oscar '),
('131910',' a Student Academy Award '),
('131911',' for Best Foreign Film.'),
('131912',' Mellins Food was a leading brand of infant milk formula.'),
('131913',' This is the last work of Aliki Vougiouklaki (qv).'),
('131914',' Sing Them Again series.'),
('131915',' First animated short ever presented in 3'),
('131916','D.'),
('131917',' Features the song "The Bird and the Cricket and the Willow Tree" by  Paul Francis Webster and Sonny Burke.'),
('131918',' Originally there was to be an entire series of "Adventures in Music"  shorts but in fact, only one other was made: the Academy  Award'),
('131919','winning "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom."'),
('131920',' Footage from this short and it sequel "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and  Boom" was given a new vocal track and used to present the songs in  the "Sing'),
('131921','Along Songs" video series.'),
('131922',' Phil Harris (I) (qv) first film.'),
('131923',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('131924',' This movie was shot in one week with a rented Fox Movietone  equipment.'),
('131925',' Universals first 100% talking musical.'),
('131926',' The Melody Ranch set built for this film consisted of a long, one  story house and a much larger gambrel'),
('131927','roof barn with a practical  interior. The house portions exterior was revamped after filming,  and the set was a fixture on Republics back lot for several years.  It was featured in the show "My Three Sons."'),
('131928',' Because of the controversy about smoking the "Pecos Bill" segment  was heavily edited for release to DVD. In the original film Bill is  seen smoking a cigarette in several sequences. The cigarette was  edited out in each case resulting in the removal of almost the  entire tornado sequence and some odd hand and mouth movements for  Bill throughout.'),
('131929',' Donald OConnors first movie.'),
('131930',' Sixth and final episode in the Musical Memories one'),
('131931','reel series.'),
('131932',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('131933',' Universals first sound feature.'),
('131934',' Historically significant as Universals first 100% talkie, the  production suffered from having a tight shooting schedule. Carl  Laemmle was only able to rent Foxs Movietone recording system for  one week.'),
('131935',' A Jewel Production. Universal, lacking its own theater chain,  devised a 3'),
('131936','tiered branding system to target independent theater  owners: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream  releases) and Jewel (prestige pictures made to command higher  roadshow ticket prices). The studio would end this marketing system  in late 1929.'),
('131937','  One of three films starring J. Warren Kerrigan shot at Lake Tahoe,  California, in the summer of 1915, for which Shipman wrote the  scripts. In her autobiography, Shipman claims to have acted in at  least one, as well as directing it, when the director and star took  off for Nevada. She claims they were shot in 1914; she further  claims her son Barry, three years old in 1915, played a role in the  film (as the young Kerrigan character).'),
('131938',' A story making the rounds says that this film was originally written  by John Carpenter (I) (qv) in the late 70s, and the script lay in  limbo until the early 90s, when it was set to star  Dolph Lundgren (qv). Eight days before filming, legal issues  between distribution companies supposedly caused it to shut down.  However, according to writer/director Rick Drew (qv), he developed  the story from scratch and had never heard of the alleged Carpenter  script when he wrote it, and in fact received sole credit from the  WGA for the script.'),
('131939',' One of the extras in the wedding scene was named Jonathan Demme (no  relation to the director of the film).'),
('131940',' At the beginning of the film, Melvin Dummar sings a song that he has  penned, "Santas Souped Up Sleigh." He tells Howard Hughes that he  sent the words '),
('131941',' along with a sum of money '),
('131942',' to the Hollywood Music  Company, an outfit that puts its customers song lyrics to music for  a fee. Although Melvin doesnt realize it, the tune that the company  used is not an original one: they paired his lyrics with the melody  of "Wabash Cannonball."'),
('131943',' Herbie Fayes final movie.'),
('131944',' The green Porsche seen in a part of the movie was owned by one of  the crew. The Editor lent it to the production for a day.'),
('131945',' Julie Harris, Ethel Waters, and Brandon De Wilde all repeated their  roles from the original Broadway production.'),
('131946',' Julie Harris (I) (qv) was 27, when she played 12 year'),
('131947','old Frankie  Addams.'),
('131948',' The movie was filmed in Southern California, in and around the  Sunland/Tujunga area. Other driving scenes were filmed in Burbank on  Victory Blvd.'),
('131949',' The film took 25 days to shoot.'),
('131950',' Teddys phone number, 555'),
('131951','0134, is the same as Marla Singers number  in _Fight Club (1999)_ (qv).'),
('131952',' Tobolowsky, Stephen (qv) would later play another man with a  memory problem in an episode of _"Lone Gunmen, The" (2001)_ (qv).'),
('131953',' The medical condition experienced by Leonard in this film is a real  condition called Anterograde Amnesia '),
('131954',' the inability to form new  memories after damage to the hippocampus. During the 1950s, doctors  treated some forms of epilepsy by removing parts of the temporal  lobe, resulting in the same memory problems.'),
('131955',' The tattoo parlor in the movie is named after Emma Thomas (qv),  who is writer/director Christopher Nolan (I) (qv)s wife and the  movies associate producer.'),
('131956',' The camera Leonard Shelby uses is a Polaroid 690.'),
('131957',' Christopher Nolan (I) (qv)s white Honda Civic can be seen parked  next to Leonard Shelbys Jaguar at the motel.'),
('131958',' SPOILER: In the scene where Sammy Jankis is sitting in a chair in  the mental hospital an image of Leonard flashes in the place where  Sammy is supposed to be sitting.'),
('131959',' Christopher Nolan (I) (qv)s screenplay was based on his brother  Jonathan Nolan (I) (qv)s story "Memento Mori". But the screenplay  is still considered original (rather than adapted) because  Jonathans story wasnt published until after the film was  completed.'),
('131960',' Christopher Nolan (I) (qv)s first choice for the role of Leonard  was Alec Baldwin (qv).'),
('131961',' In the reversed opening scene, the footage of the shell casing  reversing is really writer/director Christopher Nolan (I) (qv)  blowing on it, since it would have been too difficult to try to get  the shell casing in a close'),
('131962','up view as it hit the ground, while  keeping the camera still. In order to get a better looking scene in  reverse, they didnt simply film it forward and reverse it in  editing. They actually fed the film through in reverse, making a  crisper picture. However, this specific shot was not meant to be  filmed in reverse. It was done accidentally, and so they had to, in  editing, reverse it. That means its a shot of a simulated reversal,  recorded backwards, and then manually reversed to get the desired  effect.'),
('131963',' Although the opening scene is literally shown backwards every single  sound effect is in fact a "normal" forward'),
('131964','played sound effect. The  only sound played backwards is Teddy screaming, "No!"'),
('131965',' Lennys wifes stuff that he has the hooker put around the motel  room included a clock that was stolen by Bill from the Blonde in  Christopher Nolan (I) (qv)s film _Following (1998)_ (qv)'),
('131966',' EASTER EGG: in the Limited Edition DVD (and in the standard Region 2  edition) allows the movie to be watched in the exact chronological  order of the events in the film. The first couple scenes of the  regular cut of the movie appear normal in this version, meaning they  are not reversed. However, this version of the movie is on Disc 2,  is quite difficult to reach (the user must answer several questions  and solve a puzzle), and forward, reverse and chapter skip  capabilities are disabled.'),
('131967',' SPOILER: Before filming the scene where Leonard kills Jimmy,  Larry Holden (I) (qv) told Guy Pearce (I) (qv) to really attack  him. A former bodybuilder, Pearce complied and left Holden covered  in bruises after the scene.'),
('131968',' "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead was originally going to be used in  the closing credits, but Christopher Nolan (I) (qv) decided that  the royalties needed to use this song (owned by Capitol Records)  would be too great for this low'),
('131969','budget film.'),
('131970',' According to an August 2007 article in The LA Times, the MPAA gave  this movie an R rating in part because of what it said was its "drug  content," even though the only scenes remotely resembling drug use  show diabetics receiving insulin.'),
('131971',' Consists of two DVDs: A portrait and a live concert'),
('131972',' Based on the play "Delias Song" by Joe Camareno'),
('131973',' Shooting was made difficult by the extreme heat in Chicago at the  time of shooting. Room temperatures neared 100 degrees Fahrenheit on  some days'),
('131974',' The rain in the scene at the Leymore house was not scripted or  pre'),
('131975','planned, the first shot completed at the house facing the  windows was Mrs. Leymores medium shot sitting against the window  and the production team felt it would be a good backup to shoot a  hose against the window in case it did rain the next day (as the  weather forecast called for). In fact, it never rained, and the  production team was then locked into keeping the rain continuity  throughout the rest of the scene'),
('131976',' In order to create the other'),
('131977','worldly quality of the "nerve rays,"  the production utilized galactic noise from NASA space probes. The  detailed drawings depicted in Schrebers journal were hand drawn by  Mays.'),
('131978',' Steven Spielberg (I) (qv), Brett Ratner (qv), Spike Jonze (qv)  and Kimberly Peirce (qv) all considered directing this film.'),
('131979',' Julyana Soelistyo (qv) was once considered for the role of  Pumpkin.'),
('131980',' Maggie Cheung (qv) was once considered for the role of Mameha.'),
('131981',' It took a lot of negotiating to get Rob Marshall (qv) to direct  this film. Since he directed the hit film _Chicago (2002)_ (qv) for  Miramax, he owed his next film to them. This is a DreamWorks film.  It was only because Miramax and DreamWorks have a long history of  borrowing talent from each other that they were able to work out a  deal.'),
('131982',' The filmmakers decided that the Gion district of modern'),
('131983','day Kyoto  (the Geisha district where Arthur Goldens novel is set) looked much  too modern to evoke the 1920s and 30s. So, a large set of the Gion  district was constructed outside of Los Angeles in Thousand Oaks,  California. The detailed set had real cobblestone streets, bridges,  a river, period buildings and antique props which evoked the period  described in the novel.'),
('131984',' Yunjin Kim (qv) turned down a leading role.'),
('131985',' John Williams (I) (qv) passed on scoring the fourth Harry Potter  movie, _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)_ (qv) in favor of  scoring this film.'),
('131986',' The rights to the novel were bought a month after the book came out  in 1997 by husband'),
('131987','and'),
('131988','wife producers Douglas Wick (I) (qv) and  Lucy Fisher (qv).'),
('131989',' The playwright Doug Wright (II) (qv) stayed on set during the  shoot to rewrite lines that actors found too difficult to pronounce.  He also polished up the shooting script.'),
('131990',' The rickshaws used in this movie are from the  _Last Samurai, The (2003)_ (qv). Ornamentation was added to make  them look right for the period.'),
('131991',' The Sumo Wrestler who won the match is retired Sumo Wrestler  Mainoumi who reached the rank of Komosubi (Junior Champion). He  retired in November 1999 and is now a Sumo Announcer for NHK among  other things.'),
('131992',' According to Colleen Atwood (qv), the costume designer, 250  hand'),
('131993','tailored kimonos were made for the film. She also said that  their prints, patterns and colors are bigger and bolder than  traditional kimonos.'),
('131994',' The actresses had a six'),
('131995','week crash course on geisha culture.'),
('131996',' Mari Iijima (qv) auditioned for one of the roles in this movie  during the first round of pre'),
('131997','production in 1998.'),
('131998',' The sumo wrestlers depicted in the film all had character and sumo  names for the film. It was decided in the final credits to just call  them sumo wrestlers.'),
('131999',' A huge silk screen was used to mask the sun during the shoot in  California to create a more misty atmosphere.'),
('132000',' The film was banned in China because Chinese actresses play Japanese  geisha. The national film board and the Office for the  Administration of Radio, Film and Television claimed that it was  banned because the storyline is "too sensitive".'),
('132001',' Ziyi Zhang (qv) was allergic to the contact lenses that she had to  wear for her role as Sayuri.'),
('132002',' The film was heavily criticized by Asian critics for having Chinese  actresses portraying the geishas. In reality, according to producer  Lucy Fisher (qv), the producers held an open day for audition for  Japanese actresses to audition for those roles. None turned up and  they had to turn to other Asian actresses for casting.'),
('132003',' The films winter light effect was discovered incidentally days  before production. With the silk rigged to prevent rain water from  damaging the set, the rigging crew attempted to emulate daylight  during night. Gaffer John Buckley (III) (qv) threw 3/4 lights from  top to bottom of the set through the silk. Thus was the result and  it was what Dion Beebe (qv) got which he went on to win Best  Cinematographer of 2005.'),
('132004',' Neither Li Gong (I) (qv) or Suzuka Ohgo (qv) could speak English  at the time of filming.'),
('132005',' Nick uses the alias Harvey '),
('132006',' the name of the invisible rabbit in  _Harvey (1950)_ (qv).'),
('132007',' DIRCAMEO(John Carpenter (I) (qv)): One of the SWAT team members  flying the helicopter chasing Halloway.'),
('132008',' Composer Jack Nitzsche (qv) who previously worked with Carpenter  on _Starman (1984)_ (qv) was the first choice of composer but he was  unavailable. Producer Chevy Chase (qv) remembered seeing  Shirley Walker (I) (qv) conducting the orchestra when he was  attending the scoring stage to his film  _Christmas Vacation (1989)_ (qv) so he suggested that they use  Walker to score this film.'),
('132009',' The soundtrack by Shirley Walker (I) (qv) was the first major  Hollywood studio picture with a complete orchestral score written by  a woman.'),
('132010',' DVD contains some deleted scenes, ie. some guys going into the  Magnatronic building or another of Nicks dream sequences.'),
('132011',' William Goldman (qv) originally wrote several drafts of the  screenplay, all of which were rejected, as he wrote it as a simple  comedy, and the producers preferred to use the film to "explore the  loneliness of invisibility". Eventually, he left the project, though  he still receives a screenplay credit. He claims never to have seen  the movie, and thus cannot say for sure how much of his material is  actually in the film.'),
('132012',' The newscast seen on TV is from an actual TV station in San  Francisco with one of its real anchors. It is KTVU Channel 2 with  anchor Elaine Corral.'),
('132013',' DIRCAMEO(Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (qv)): the director that Sergio is  talking to at the ICIAC about the college film'),
('132014',' Vikki Carr first female Mexican'),
('132015','American to be nominated for a  Grammy in 1964'),
('132016',' This featurette is included on the Special Collectors Edition DVD  for _Dead Zone, The (1983)_ (qv), released in 2006.'),
('132017',' This documentary is featured on the Special Edition DVD for  _Professionals, The (1966)_ (qv), released in 2005.'),
('132018',' This documentary is featured on the Two'),
('132019','Disc Special Edition DVD for  _Giant (1956)_ (qv), released in 2003.'),
('132020',' This documentary is featured on the Special Edition DVD for  _Bodyguard, The (1992)_ (qv), released in 2005.'),
('132021',' Abe introduces Abbie to Connery, Sean (qv), who happens to walk by  dressed as a U.S. Army officer. Connery was actually in costume for  the filming of _Presidio, The (1988)_ (qv), and did the cameo  appearance in between takes.'),
('132022',' The screenwriter came up with this films concept when he was still  a sophomore in high school.'),
('132023',' The initial setting was in Ocean County, New Jersey along the coast  of Barnegat Bay.'),
('132024',' The sisters surname was originally Velasquez.'),
('132025',' Both Madera Verde (Spanish for "green wood") and Greenwood County  are fictional locations created by the screenwriter. He chose to  name both locations after the street that his parents lived on in  East Islip, New York when they first got married.'),
('132026',' The screenwriter met his creative writing partner  Sharon Whetstone (qv) on Yahoo! Messenger.'),
('132027',' The name of Clairs restaurant, St. Clairs Shore Club, is a  reference to St. Clair Shores, Michigan, co'),
('132028','writer/star  Sharon Whetstone (qv)s hometown.'),
('132029',' Michael and Heather, the names of Katrina and Irenes cousins, are  the names of co'),
('132030','writer/star Sharon Whetstone (qv)s son and  daughter.'),
('132031',' The role of the Sheriff was written with Jerry Orbach (qv)  specifically in mind. Since his passing, the character was renamed  Jerry Driscoll in his honor.'),
('132032',' Brian Dennehy (qv) was offered the role of Sheriff Jerry Driscoll.'),
('132033',' In its early stages, the cast included Lee Horsley (qv) as Sheriff  Jerry Driscoll, Louise Robey (qv) as Grace Whedon,  Merrin Dungey (qv) as Hope Davis and Brennan Elliott (qv) as  Special Agent Cole Turner.'),
('132034',' An early draft of the screenplay featured supporting characters  Adrienne Shaw and Brigitte Douglas to be played by  Cindy Morgan (qv) and Ryan Starr (qv) respectively. The script  was later rewritten eliminating these characters altogether.'),
('132035',' Jennifer Paige (qv) had signed on as Sarah Carter, but later  backed out due to schedule conflicts.'),
('132036',' Ali Larter (qv) was offered the role of Clair Pruitt, but could  not accept due to her commitment to the series  _"Heroes" (2006/II)_ (qv).'),
('132037',' Goldie Hawn (qv) was offered the role of Mayor Taquette.'),
('132038',' Eydie Layne, the radio DJ, is an homage to Stevie Wayne. The sultry  voiced character Adrienne Barbeau (qv) played in  _Fog, The (1980)_ (qv).'),
('132039',' Wanda Sykes (qv) and Amy Sedaris (qv) were both offered the role  of Channel 10 "First Impact" reporter Jackie Thurman.'),
('132040',' Mike Erwin (II) (qv) was the first choice for the role of Mark  Halliwell.'),
('132041',' Eliza Dushku (qv) turned down the role of Paige Matthews.'),
('132042',' Being a favorite of the screenwriter, the role of Clair Pruitt was  written with Holly Marie Combs (qv) expressly in mind. Naturally,  she was the first actress who was offered the part. She liked the  script, but would later pass on it due to her desire to devote more  time to her family.'),
('132043',' Channing Tatum (qv) was offered the role of Allan Harding, but was  forced to turn it down, as he already attached to six films in  various stages of production.'),
('132044',' The movie was shot over 20 days on weekends spread across 5 months,  since the cast and crew were working for free and were pursuing  daytime jobs during the week.'),
('132045',' To capture one of the crucial moments in the movie, the director,  the lead actor and the DOP shot the scene at 7.00 AM on Christmas  day, which meant that there was no necessity to shut off roads to  get the shot.'),
('132046',' Benji (the editor) sold off his car and computer, so that he could  buy an air ticket to come to New Zealand to edit the movie'),
('132047',' This featurette is featured on the _Twelve OClock High (1949)_ (qv)  Special Edition DVD, released in 2007.'),
('132048',' This interview segment is featured on the Directors Cut DVD for  _Requiem for a Dream (2000)_ (qv), released in 2001.'),
('132049',' Fourth episode in "The Book of Psalms" series of six two'),
('132050','reel short  subjects.'),
('132051',' Based on Leo Buscaglias short story of the same name, which was  meant to be made as a gift for every elementary school in the USA.  It is believed to have been seen by at least fifteen million  children in its first year of being placed into the school system  via satellite. The musical score is said to be  Henry Mancini (qv)s last.'),
('132052',' The book in which this film is based, was helped into publication by  author Stephen King, who first wrote about the book in his column  for Entertainment Weekly in 2003.'),
('132053',' A bigger hit in Japan than the original Ghost in the Shell.'),
('132054',' The poem Sgt. Danny Daly (Eric Stoltz (qv)) reads is "An Irish  Airman Foresees His Death", by Irish poet  William Butler Yeats (qv) (but a stanza referring to Ireland is  left out).'),
('132055',' Producer Catherine Wyler (I) (qv) is the daughter of  William Wyler (qv), who directed the wartime documentary  _Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, The (1944)_ (qv),  which this movie was based on.'),
('132056',' There are only five real B'),
('132057','17 flying in the movie. Two were flown in  from the US, two came from France, and one was already based in  England. One of the French airplanes crashed during filming.  Although everyone onboard survived, the aircraft was a total loss in  the post crash fire. Only one of the airplanes was a genuine  F'),
('132058','model, like the real Memphis Belle, accurate to the time the story  is set. All others were G'),
('132059','models, that came later in the war. Two  different airplanes played "Memphis Belle" during the movie, one of  which is in real life named Sally B.'),
('132060',' The plane which portrayed the Belle in the movie is actually a  converted B'),
('132061','17G, while the real Belle is an F Model. The G Model has  a chin turret, which was removed for the film and for the subsequent  appearances made at airshows around the United States. The plane is  owned by David Tallichet, who has repainted the plane to match the  real Memphis Belle (the Warner Bros. paint scheme is not accurate,  thus avoiding any legal concerns over duplicating the earlier  scheme). Forgotten in the post'),
('132062','war rush to disarm, the real "Belle"  was rescued off a salvage yard at Altus, Oklahoma in 1946 by an  alert Memphis citizen who convinced the city fathers to reclaim the  bomber before it was scrapped. The "Belle" was displayed at several  locations in Memphis from 1948 to 2003, and was then transported to  Wright'),
('132063','Patterson Air Force Base in October 2005 for restoration and  eventual display at the National Museum of the United States Air  Force.'),
('132064',' The pilot of the real Memphis Belle was Robert K Morgan. After  reaching the rank of Lt. Col. he lead the first B'),
('132065','29 formation over  Tokyo.'),
('132066',' The co'),
('132067','pilot of the real Memphis Belle was James Verinas. Col.  Morgan always referred to him as the "other" pilot of the "Belle"  since he was such an important part of the crew'),
('132068',' The top turret gunners of the real Memphis Belle were Leviticus  "levy" Dillon, Eugene Adkins, and Harold Loch.'),
('132069',' The left waist turret gunner of the real Memphis Belle was Claence  "Bill" Winchel. The right waist gunners of the real Memphis Belle  were E. Scott Miller and Casimer Nastel.'),
('132070',' The tail gunner of the real Memphis Belle was John Quinlan. He was  also awarded 3'),
('132071','kills in the pacific theater after his tour when he  was assigned to B'),
('132072','29s'),
('132073',' The Radio Operator of the real Memphis Belle was Robert Hanson'),
('132074',' The real Memphis Belle has been restored and was displayed at  Memphis, Tennessee from 1987 to the present. In 2004, it was to be  sent to the Air Force Museum outside Dayton, Ohio to be part of its  WWII display, but several congressmen from Tennessee put a hold on  the move. In September 2005 it was decided to move the Belle to  Dayton as originally planned after the organization that took care  of it decided they could no longer afford to do so.'),
('132075',' The navigator of the real Memphis Belle was Charles Leighton. From  Flint Michigan, he retired as a teacher and counselor. He saved the  Belle and more B'),
('132076','17s after identifying false German radio beacons  designed to lure unwary B'),
('132077','17s into harms way.'),
('132078',' The bombardier of the real Memphis Belle was Vince Evans. Hollywood  writer for Bogart, friend of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Stewart, June  Allyson. Restaurant operator, race car driver. Completed 2nd tour of  duty aboard B'),
('132079','29s with Morgan in the Pacific.'),
('132080',' The ball turret gunner of the real Memphis Belle was Cecil Scott.  From Altoona, PA. "From down there I could see everything." He fired  at a great many German fighters and achieved one "Damaged" credit.  Retired from Ford Motor Company after 30 years.'),
('132081',' Joe Giambrone was the crew chief of the "Belle". He kept the Belle  Flying through six months of combat. Replaced nine engines, both  wings, two tails, both main landing gear, and more. From Hulneville,  Pennsylvania, he retired as Construction Co. Office Manager.'),
('132082',' The church seen in the movie isnt actually there. It was apparently  made out of cardboard and used to create a more "English  countryside" look.'),
('132083',' There was originally a part written for the Memphis Belles ground  flight engineer called "Les". He had a number of scenes with the  Captain detailing the condition of the plane etc. The actor remains  in the film, and is listed in the credits, but keeps only one line:  "Its only got one wheel down." He is not specified as the flight  engineer of the Belle at any time in the finished cut, meaning his  one line makes him look like a glorified extra.'),
('132084',' Some of the footage was lost and portions of the film are actually  recreations shot over Santa Monica, California.'),
('132085',' In order to better portray writer Graciliano Ramos,  Carlos Vereza (qv) learned how to smoke. After the filming was  done, it took him six months to quit smoking.'),
('132086',' Filmed in chronological order, so Carlos Vereza could lose 11 kilos  through the film.'),
('132087',' Features 1935 original Hughes H'),
('132088','1 RACER, Transcontinental non'),
('132089','stop  speed record 1937'),
('132090','01'),
('132091','19, 2,490 miles at avg. speed 332 mph over 7  hr.,28min.,25 sec., currently located at National Air & Space Museum  and also featured in the recent movie "The Aviator."'),
('132092',' The play opened on Broadway, New York City, New York, USA on 5  February 1924 and had 571 performances. In the cast were Guy  DEnnery (qv) (Frank Hyland), Helen Lowell (qv) (Mrs. Fisher),  Lee Tracy (qv) (Joe) and Francis Pierlot (qv). The popular play  had 6 Broadway revivals, the last in 1992.'),
('132093',' This is featured on both the 2 disc and 1 disc DVD releases of  _Army of Darkness (1993)_ (qv), put together by Anchor Bay in  December 1999.'),
('132094',' Two former Presidents and the widow of Lyndon Johnson asked for an  inquiry into this episode which accused Lyndon Johnson of being a  major force behind the assassination.'),
('132095',' In April 2004, The History Channel ran a special program rebutting  this episode. The History Channel also announced that this episode  would not be aired again nor released on video.'),
('132096',' This episode premiered in the United States in November 2003 during  the week marking the 40th anniversary of the assassination of  President Kennedy.'),
('132097',' First episode in the Dane/Arthur 2'),
('132098','reel comedy series'),
('132099',' The only extant sound version is actually from a work print for the  International version. Its held by the Museum of Modern Art.'),
('132100',' It is sometimes stated, incorrectly, that this picture was based on  the play "Submerged" by Clay Shaw (qv), who was later acquitted of  conspiring to assassinate President John F. Kennedy (qv). When  this picture was released Shaw was about 17 years old.'),
('132101',' James (Estevez, Emilio (qv)s) locker contains a sticker for "The  Circle Jerks", who starred with him in _Repo Man (1984)_ (qv).'),
('132102',' The Japanese garbage collectors union demanded that the film be  banned from video shelves as it disparaged trash collectors,  portraying them in a poor light.'),
('132103',' The sanitation company where Carl and James work is called Shoreline  Waste '),
('132104',' their motto is "Your friendly efficient garbage experts".'),
('132105',' The restaurant where Carl and James eat lunch is called Good Stuff.  There are three locations in the Los Angeles area '),
('132106',' they filmed at  the location in Hermosa Beach on The Strand, which James mentions  during lunch as a desired location for the surf shop he and Carl  dream of opening.'),
('132107',' The bizarre medical terminology used by the Stooges was ad'),
('132108','libbed.'),
('132109',' Howard, Curly (qv)s famous line "Woo'),
('132110','woo'),
('132111','woo'),
('132112','woo" was used when  he forgot his lines, but soon became a standard.'),
('132113',' The third Columbia short for the Stooges and their only short to be  nominated for an Academy Award. They lost to the animated short  _La Cucaracha (1934)_ (qv).'),
('132114',' Title is a spoof of _Men in White (1934)_ (qv).'),
('132115',' ODonnell, Chris (I) (qv) was first offered the role of J.'),
('132116',' David Schwimmer (qv) was asked to play the role of J before  Will Smith (I) (qv), but turned it down.'),
('132117',' Clint Eastwood (qv) was offered the role of K but turned it down.'),
('132118',' Quentin Tarantino (qv) was originally offered the chance to  direct, but turned it down.'),
('132119',' The "known aliens" visible on the screen include Al Roker (qv),  Isaac Mizrahi (I) (qv), Danny DeVito (qv), director  Barry Sonnenfeld (qv), Chloe Sonnenfeld (qv) (Barrys daughter),  Sylvester Stallone (qv), Dionne Warwick (qv),  Newt Gingrich (qv), Anthony Robbins (qv), George Lucas (qv),  and executive producer Steven Spielberg (I) (qv).'),
('132120',' The joke told by K at the restaurant that ends in the ambiguous  punchline, "...yeah, but this ones eatin my popcorn!" is the same  strange joke told by the stand'),
('132121','up comic at the burlesque show in  _Sting, The (1973)_ (qv).'),
('132122',' Director Barry Sonnenfeld (qv) replaced Les Mayfield (qv)  shortly before production began.'),
('132123',' John Turturro (qv) was offered the role of Edgar, but had to  decline due to other commitments.'),
('132124',' After Fiorentino, Linda (qv) "won" her role in Men in Black in a  poker game with director Sonnenfeld, Barry (qv), he warned her  that she would not be in any nude scenes.'),
('132125',' In the scene where K takes J through the arrivals and customs area,  there is an alien father and son. The actress who played the father  is Debbie Lee Carrington (qv), who went on to play Mini Mimi on  _"Drew Carey Show, The" (1995)_ (qv), while the son was played by  Verne Troyer (qv), who went on to play Mini Me in  _Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)_ (qv).'),
('132126',' After both agents shoot down the alien ship near the end of the  film, K arrests the alien, citing his violation of the "Tycho  Treaty". Tycho was the crater on the Moon (named after 16th century  Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe (who had a false nose made of a  copper alloy, incidentally)) where the monolith was found in  _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv).'),
('132127',' When J accidentally throws the "ball" in the MIB office, the ball  briefly flies past the green alien "Wak" from the  Joe Dante (I) (qv) movie _Explorers (1985)_ (qv). Explorers  featured an almost identical scene with a flying sphere that goes  out of control and smashes through things.'),
('132128',' Will Smith (I) (qv), after reading the script, did not want to  accept the role. It was his wife Jada Pinkett Smith (qv) that  convinced him to take the part.'),
('132129',' When Jeebs grows a new head, his crossed eye switches sides.'),
('132130',' The housewife being named "Beatrice" is a reference to the  Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (qv) novel "The Sirens of Titan," first  published in 1959.'),
('132131',' When K reveals there are about 1500 aliens on Earth and most of them  are on Manhattan just trying to make a living, James asks "Cab  drivers?". In "So long and thanks for all the fish" (part of the  "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" series), Ford Prefect submits an  entry to the Guide hinting that driving a cab is a good way to make  a living for aliens visiting New York.'),
('132132',' According to the computer when his identity is being erased,  Will Smith (I) (qv)s character James D. Edwards III had the  social security number 905'),
('132133','80'),
('132134','5406.'),
('132135',' Visual references made to the movie  _E.T. the Extra'),
('132136','Terrestrial (1982)_ (qv)  '),
('132137',' During the opening credits, the dragonfly flies over the moon a la    Elliot  '),
('132138',' Laurel Weaver is dropped into the pine tree as the Bug attempts    escape, there is a shot of the alien ships lights as seen through    the pine boughs. Similar shot to the shot of the alien ship    landing at the end of ET.'),
('132139',' A further reference to "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" is the  final sequence, where our universe is revealed to exist in a gaming  marble. Ford Prefect told Arthur Dent he knew of a planet that got  used in a game of inter'),
('132140','galactic bar billiards and was potted into a  black hole ("only scored 30 points, too").'),
('132141',' Producer Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) hired  _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv) and  _Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)_ (qv) collaborator  David Koepp (qv) to do an uncredited rewrite.'),
('132142',' Through an apparent lab error, at least portions of the release  prints used in the U.S. were not hard matted for spherical  widescreen projection. This meant that if the projectionist did not  properly frame the projected image, the audience would be able to  see lens shades, microphones and other things not normally visible  in the frame area.'),
('132143',' The Stadium the ship flies over during the baseball games is Shea  Stadium in Flushing, Queens NY. The player that gets hit on the head  with the fly ball is then NY Mets outfielder Bernard Gilkey (qv).'),
('132144',' The examination room of the MIB headquarters was modeled on the TWA  terminal at JFK International Airport (note the  Arne Jacobsen (II) (qv) Egg chairs).'),
('132145',' The films climax takes place on the site in Flushing Meadows, New  York, where the 1964 Worlds Fair was held.'),
('132146',' The MIB headquarters are located in the ventilation tower of the  Brooklyn'),
('132147','Battery Tunnel, which connects Manhattan with Brooklyn.'),
('132148',' To make them into credible flying saucers, the CG renditions of the  towers at Flushing Meadows, Corona Park, where the finale takes  place, are substantially different from the actual buildings.  Primarily, there are actually three structures of varying height,  not two as shown in the film. Additionally, the saucer dish of the  shortest tower intersects with the poles of the taller ones, and the  dish of the mid'),
('132149','sized tower intersects with the pole of the largest  one. Therefore, there is really only one complete saucer '),
('132150',' on top of  the tallest building. Moreover, the dish atop the highest tower is  double the thickness of the shorter tower, not equal as depicted in  the film.'),
('132151',' The line Will Smith (I) (qv) says after jumping on the  double'),
('132152','decker bus, "It just be raining black people in New York",  was improvised on the set, but the producers like it so much that  they kept it.'),
('132153',' When Kay tells EdgarBug that he is in violation of section 4153 of  the Tycho Treaty, this is a reference to director  Barry Sonnenfeld (qv)s birthday, 1 April 1953.'),
('132154',' Originally there were going to be two huge alien spaceships looming  over Earth: an Arquillian ship and a Baltian ship, with  representatives of both species staking claim of the galaxy. Mr.  Rosenberg (the "little dude in the big dudes head") was a Baltian  (confirmed by the novelization of the film), while the tall alien  (Carel Struycken (qv)) he met at the restaurant was an Arquillian  (and is so listed in the end credits). After some choice editing and  rewriting, Rosenberg became an Arquillian.'),
('132155',' During the opening credits they were originally going to use the  song, "Over the Rainbow".'),
('132156',' Yasushi Nirasawa (qv) worked on some designs for the Edgar Bug  which ultimately went unused. One of his takes on the Edgar Bug was  a creature more humanoid in form, with two heads and very long arms  which resembled the forelegs of a praying mantis.'),
('132157',' The photo of Will Smith (I) (qv)?s character when K  (Tommy Lee Jones (qv)) is erasing the data is an old high school  photo of Will.'),
('132158',' Bruce Campbell was set to appear in a small role, but he backed out  to star in the television film Tornado! (1996).'),
('132159',' Located at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. It is in the area  World Expo, about two minutes from  _Back to the Future... The Ride (1991)_ (qv)'),
('132160',' Janssen, Famke (qv) was originally cast as Serleena, and even  completed some of the filming, but was forced to drop out of the  project due to a death in the family. Boyle, Lara Flynn (qv) was  then cast in her place.'),
('132161',' The original ending of the film included a scene in which the World  Trade Center towers opened up, releasing a swarm of UFOs into the  air. Following the towers destruction, the films ending was  changed.'),
('132162',' The original pug from _Men in Black (1997)_ (qv) was used to play  Frank again, but since the pug was now seven years old, they used  makeup to hide the gray fur around its nose.'),
('132163',' The locker which Agents J. and K. are led to has the number C18.  That number also appears on a locker in _Get Shorty (1995)_ (qv),  also directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (qv).'),
('132164',' You can see Edgar the Bugs flying saucer (from the first film) on  top of the roof of the restaurant where J takes Laura for a piece of  pie.'),
('132165',' The steering mechanism in the car when flying near the ending scene  is a silver'),
('132166','colored DualShock, the controller used for Sonys  Playstation and PS2 consoles. This leads to Js joke about a  "Gameboy".'),
('132167',' DIRCAMEO(Barry Sonnenfeld (qv)): The husband in the family  watching TV when Jay, Kay and the Worm Dudes walk in to collect some  guns.'),
('132168',' Cameos include: Tommy Lee Jones (qv) daughter (as the daughter in  Ks old apartment) and Will Smith (I) (qv)s sons (the two boys  who look up as J and K fly overhead).'),
('132169',' CAMEO(Rick Baker (I) (qv)): Alien makeup effects master Rick Baker  appears in the MIB Headquarters at the Alien Registration counter,  his trademark hair gives him away.'),
('132170',' The little girl at the post office who wants to buy Rugrats stamps  is Sonnenfeld, Chloe (qv), daughter of director  Sonnenfeld, Barry (qv).'),
('132171',' CAMEO(John Andrew Berton Jr. (qv)): Films Special Effects  supervisor appears as the split alien guy at the mail post.'),
('132172',' The hotel where the worms were staying was the Hotel Earle from  _Barton Fink (1991)_ (qv).'),
('132173',' When J and K go to the Worms apartment, they are speaking Huttesse  to each other. Huttesse is the language of the hutts from the Star  Wars films.'),
('132174',' When J & K are watching the Light of Zartha video in Newtons room,  J comments on the corny video, saying "Looks like Spielbergs work".  The films executive producer is Steven Spielberg (qv).'),
('132175',' During a scene in MIB headquarters, two aliens in black bodysuits  can be seen walking around on all fours with their limbs straight,  bobbing their heads up and down. The two aliens are played by Osseus  Labyrint, an interpretive dance duo who toured with the band Tool  and appeared in the bands video for "Schism". During the video,  they perform the same move.'),
('132176',' When Agent J first "kills" Serleena and after a quick cut, Serleena  grows back and says, "Feed Me." This is a reference to the musical  _Little Shop of Horrors (1986)_ (qv).'),
('132177',' The stickers on Scrads/Charlies fridge door: "LOSER" "MY OTHER CAR  '),
('132178',' IS A SKATEBOARD '),
('132179',' ALTERNATIVE PRESS" "HARASSING ME ABOUT MY  SMOKING MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH" "Your Kids An Honor  Student '),
('132180',' But Youre A Moron" "The Truth is NOT out There!" "BARTHAT  '),
('132181',' *SUCKS* '),
('132182',' TIGERMASK '),
('132183',' ..." "NEW YORK '),
('132184',' MAFIA" "Greetings from New  York City" (on postcard showing a heist)'),
('132185',' Jays line on the "driver airbag" ("Actually it came with a black  dude, but he kept getting pulled over.") was not written in the  script as Will Smith (I) (qv) improvised it at the time. The  producers liked it so much it even made the theatrical trailer. The  Director however was not happy, it was played over and over in the  month of June prior to the films release, making the joke old and  tired by the time people saw it in the movie.'),
('132186',' In the final battle versus Serleena, J says, "Im bout to lay the  smackdown on your candy ass." This phrase was coined by  The Rock (I) (qv) when he was a full'),
('132187','time professional wrestler.'),
('132188',' The extra head attached to Johnny Knoxvilles character is called a  symbiote, and was first developed in the Men In Black animated  series. It is the only development of the animated series to be  carried over into the movies.'),
('132189',' When Charlie faints at the MIB HQ you can see Martha Stewert on the  big screen TV.'),
('132190',' The Worm Guys speak a similar language as Watto in StarWars (Episode  I); Huttese. They say "Boota da nolia" and "Coona tee'),
('132191','tocky malia?"  (What took you so long?) when Jay enters their room with Laura.  Steven Spielberg always put these kind of easter'),
('132192','eggs in his movies  as a tribute to George Lucas, and vice versa.'),
('132193',' The video store J and K visit has several Oliver Stone (I) (qv)  sections, and a large Oliver Stone cardboard figure near the  check'),
('132194','out counter.'),
('132195',' Title spoofs the MGM feature _Men in White (1934)_ (qv).'),
('132196',' The original play opened in New York on 26 September 1933.'),
('132197',' When the film was released, the play was still being performed in  Los Angeles and New York. Release for those cities was delayed until  the end of the run of the play.'),
('132198',' Because of the suggested illicit romance and the suggested abortion  in the movie, it was frequently cut. The Legion of Decency cited the  movie as unfit for public exhibition.'),
('132199',' As the Men in White test the alien weapon you can see the charge  blow up next to a blue Power Ranger. Karim Prince (qv) played the  blue Power Ranger in the series.'),
('132200',' Mona Zaki (qv) was pregnant while filming'),
('132201',' William Boyd directed the scenes in which director Ralph Ince acted.'),
('132202',' By 1971, Woody Allen (qv) had sworn off doing television work but  decided to do this special as a contribution to PBS. When this  special was yanked before airing, Allen cited the incident as an  example of why he "sticks to movies".'),
('132203',' In Russian the title of this movie is, "Military Diver".'),
('132204',' The library that Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr. (qv)) goes to  study in is an original Carnegie Library built in Portland, Oregon.  It now houses the Multnomah County Library Used Bookstore, The Title  Wave.'),
('132205',' In the hearing to determine if Senior Chief Brashear can remain a  diver, his insignia is gold and Chief Sundays is red. Chief Sunday  has had a record of bad conduct. Gold chevrons are used if an  enlisted man has a good conduct record of at least 12 years.'),
('132206',' This picture was made with the blessing and cooperation of the U.S.  Department of the Navy.'),
('132207',' Carl Brashears nephew is NHL bruiser Donald Brashear of the  Washington Capitals.'),
('132208',' Included on the newly re'),
('132209','mastered complete Mr. Arkadin edition  released by Criterion in 2006.'),
('132210',' Hammer Studios first film in colour'),
('132211',' The first film of Douglas Wilmer (qv).'),
('132212',' Was to be directed by John Frankenheimer (qv).'),
('132213',' When Dolph shoots the RPG at the enemy camp he says, "Spring era  jävla," which is Swedish for, "Run, you fucks".'),
('132214',' The production notes tell that director Perry Lang co'),
('132215','wrote the  script with his friend John Sayles. It was later re'),
('132216','written by Cyrus  Voris and Ethan Reiff.'),
('132217',' After orchestrating five piano pieces by Rossini for this  documentary, Benjamin Britten published "Soirées Musicales", opus 9  (1936) which was used to accompany a ballet, "Soirée Musicale" in  1938.'),
('132218',' In the early days of sound'),
('132219','films, before dubbing was perfected,  foreign language versions were made of many early talkies. The  Spanish'),
('132220','English version of this movie had Gilbert Roland in the role  of "Louis LeBey," while the character was played by (future  director) John Reinhardt for the German version, and Andre Luguet in  French and Franco Corsaro in the Italian version.'),
('132221',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('132222',' In an attempt to help make this Canadian'),
('132223','made film successful,  Alliance Atlantis put on an advertising campaign that was on par  with a campaign for a Hollywood'),
('132224','made film.'),
('132225',' The Tragically Hip, one of Canadas most popular rock bands, appear  in this film as team Kingston. All five members hail from Kingston,  and four still reside there permanently.'),
('132226',' Stars 49 of the men from Birmingham Veterans Administration  Hospital.'),
('132227',' Marlon Brando (qv)s screen debut. He is reported to have prepared  for his role as an embittered paraplegic by lying in bed for a month  in a veterans hospital.'),
('132228',' This film features the first public games of the Paralyzed Veterans  Associations water polo and wheelchair basketball team members.'),
('132229',' To accustom himself to his role as a paraplegic, Brando remained in  a wheelchair on and off the set for the duration of the shoot. He  reluctantly made an exception to this "method" in order to attend a  Hollywood party where he wanted to meet Charlie Chaplin. His date,  Shelly Winters, through whom he had access to the party, insisted he  come dressed nicely and sans wheelchair or not come at all.'),
('132230',' Jay Kantor (qv), a mail'),
('132231','room clerk at Lew Wasserman (qv)s  talent agency Music Corp. of America in 1949, was sent to pick up  Broadway actor Marlon Brando (qv) and drive him to the agency.  Impressed by the young man, Brando promptly appointed Kantor his  agent. Kantor got Brando his first film role, that of the paraplegic  Army officer in this film, for $50,000 (approximately $400,000 in  2006 money).'),
('132232',' Rapper Tupac Shakur (qv) was originally attached to play Sharif,  but was fired after a fight with director Allen Hughes (qv).'),
('132233',' Samuel L. Jackson (qv) wears the same jeri'),
('132234','curled Afro wig he wore  in _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv).'),
('132235',' This is a lost film.'),
('132236',' Episode 9 of 29 of the series "Grant, Police Reporter."'),
('132237',' Completed in September 1938 under the title Cinq jours dangoise,  the film was partially destroyed by fire a few months later, before  it was released, requiring many of the scenes to be refilmed.'),
('132238',' Mend evolved from the real life suicide of J.R. Marks, a young man  who relocated to New York in hopes of starting a new life. After a  year of struggling to find work in the city, he moved back to his  hometown in Virginia Beach. Years of depression, repressed emotions,  and financial stress culminated into a night of heavy drinking. He  ended his life on April 15, 2004.'),
('132239',' Four months into production, another tragedy occurred. On December  29, 2004, Chris Alexander, a close friend and artistic collaborator  died in a violent murder/suicide. He was only 19 years old. As the  intensity of the scenes progressed, the bonds and camaraderie  between the cast and crew did as well.'),
('132240',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('132241',' The director and everyone in the crew were in high school when the  film was made.'),
('132242',' The film was produced thanks to the Winthrop Bean Award for Theater  Arts, a local grant organization which awarded the director two  years worth of the award at once in order to make the film.'),
('132243',' Menestyjä (Opportunist) was awarded as the best film in the fiction  category at Helsinki Kettupäivät Film Festival)'),
('132244',' The film was awarded the prize of the youth jury award at Tamprere  Film Festival 2006.'),
('132245',' Last movie to be filmed in the actual Roman Colosseum.'),
('132246',' Part of the music in this film is actually originally from the Ennio  Morricone score for the Sergio Leone western  _Cera una volta il West (1968)_ (qv).'),
('132247',' The whole thing was shot without sound, with the actors looping  their lines in post'),
('132248','production.'),
('132249',' Was billed "Return of the Dragon" during its western release in  order to cash in on the success of "Enter the Dragon" as its  "sequel".'),
('132250',' Bruce Lee (I) (qv) dubbed almost all of the English speaking  characters in this film including one line for the boss. That line  is: "Take him out, but be careful with that gun in public".'),
('132251',' Bruce Lee (I) (qv) wrote the death threat note which the mafia  gave to Uncle Wang.'),
('132252',' Nemloh is the name of the character played by Gudmund Holmen (qv).  If you reverse the position of the letters, it spells "Holmen".'),
('132253',' The movie took six years to complete (1999'),
('132254','2004), mostly due to  problems with scheduling as most of the people involved were working  on the movie as volunteers.'),
('132255',' More than 120 hours of interviews were shot.'),
('132256',' The film was a major hit when it was released in Germany in 1930.  Five of the people who worked on the film who went on to direct  films in Hollywood: Curt Siodmak (qv), his brother  Robert Siodmak (qv), Edgar G. Ulmer (qv), Fred Zinnemann (qv)  and Billy Wilder (qv).'),
('132257',' Hungarian'),
('132258','born, multi'),
('132259','lingual director Paul Fejos, working at MGM at  the time, was assigned to direct both German'),
('132260',' and French'),
('132261','language  "parallel versions" of "The Big House," using different actors but  the same costumes and sets at MGM.'),
('132262',' The role of Giuseppe (boy) was promised to the winner of a Swiss  shooting competition for teenaged boys, which Flavio Zanolari (then  age 16) won.'),
('132263',' All that has remains of this film is a 7'),
('132264','minute fragment, owned by  the Dutch Filmmuseum.'),
('132265',' Cinematographer Lars Klevberg and Director Joakim Andersen got into  an argument during the shoot. Lars wanted to use a big living room  to create distance and coldness to the scene. Joakim wanted the  scene to be warm and close. They agreed upon using a big living room  and playing the scene warm.'),
('132266',' Without anyone cast as the role of Linda, Joakim was forced to use  one of his crew members. Elen Sonja Klouman, originally the casting  director had to step in and play the lead.'),
('132267',' The razor blade cutting in the final climax scene is not real, based  on popular belief.'),
('132268',' Filmed entirely on weekends over the course of 8 weeks.'),
('132269',' This was the first role for Casper Van Dien (qv). He played a life  guard and had one or two lines.'),
('132270',' Movie was based on the book "Menuet en andere verhalen" written by  the Flemish novellist Louis Paul Boon, on which book the movie  _Daens (1992)_ (qv) was also based.'),
('132271',' Based on the book "Menuet" written by the Flemish writer Louis Paul  Boon.'),
('132272',' Based on the novel "Mephisto" by Klaus Mann (qv), which obviously  portrays his former brother'),
('132273','in'),
('132274','law Gustaf Gründgens (qv).  Therefore, it was banned in Germany until 2000.'),
('132275',' Has the singular distinction of being the only theatrical film  produced by Twentieth Century'),
('132276','Fox during the entire calendar year of  1970, this due to financial reversals incurred by the studio when  several of its recent films failed at the box office.'),
('132277',' The "Life" magazine that Rajoo (Raj Kapoor) reads on the flight to  Mumbai has the same picture on the cover as the one issued in the US  on 16 September 1966. The cover shows the famous picture of Sophia  Loren in her lingerie by Alfred Eisenstaedt beside the headline "The  Face of Our Time". The magazine held by Rajoo is an Asia edition  whose other headline ("Election surprise in Vietnam") is different  to the US editions "Assassination in South Africa" suggesting that  it must have been published later.'),
('132278',' This one of three films that Lux was going to produce starring  Steve Reeves (qv) (they had co'),
('132279','produced  _Ercole e la regina di Lidia (1959)_ (qv)). They were able to get  Reeves for the other two productions,  _Ladro di Bagdad, Il (1961)_ (qv) and  _Morgan il pirata (1961)_ (qv).'),
('132280',' Produced not at the Disney Studio but at the Harman'),
('132281','Ising Studio.  Hugh Harman (qv) and Rudolf Ising (qv), who worked for  Walt Disney (qv) in the 1920s, had been let go of their contract  with MGM and needed work. Disney, in turn, needed help finishing  _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)_ (qv). So Harman and Ising  lent Disney their facilities, and in turn produced this cartoon for  release under the Disney banner.'),
('132282',' Director Juan Antin (qv) hired students of his class to work on  the movie.'),
('132283',' The original ending of the film showed Julián in the space ship with  Mercano and his friend going to Mars. Director Juan Antin (qv)  thought than this ending was too Hollywood'),
('132284','style and opted to use  the current ending showed on the final cut.'),
('132285',' Based on animated shorts with the same name showed in the  Argentinean TV channel version of MUCHMUSIC during commercials.'),
('132286',' Han Solo and Indiana Jones are in the game as hidden characters.  Although early rumors suggested that only one of them appears in  each version, they have been confirmed for both versions.'),
('132287',' Banned in Korea.'),
('132288',' In the scene leading up to the fight between Curry and Henlein  alongside the train, the German is dubbed by Paul Frees (qv).'),
('132289',' According to actor Richard Kiel (qv) in his autobiography "Making  it Big in the Movies", he only turned down four roles in his whole  life and the part that Peter Fonda (I) (qv) plays in this movie is  one of them.'),
('132290',' First feature film directed by a woman.'),
('132291',' During the live telecast of the play, Robert Adams (I) (qv) forgot  one of his lines, panicked and fainted.'),
('132292',' This Welles, Orson (qv) production of Merchant of Venice was  filmed in Europe but never completed when the negatives were  mysteriously lost.'),
('132293',' The film is missing only a small portion of the end and a soundtrack  reel. It now exists in a 40 minute print in possession of the Munich  Filmuseum.'),
('132294',' The complete film was reportedly only screened once, for actress  Oja Kodar (qv) and her mother.'),
('132295',' When film of the Shylock monologue was lost, Welles rerecorded it  years later in the Arizona desert wearing a modern'),
('132296','day trench coat.'),
('132297',' Was intended as an episode of the unreleased Orson Welles tv show,  Orsons Bag. When that was scrapped, Welles intended to release it  with other of his unfinished films in an autobiographical film  called One Man Band.'),
('132298',' Ian McKellen (qv) was set to play Antonio, but had to drop at the  last minute due to scheduling conflicts.'),
('132299',' Cate Blanchett (qv) was set to play Portia, but had to drop out at  the last minute after discovering she was pregnant.'),
('132300',' Dustin Hoffman (qv) was interested in playing Shylock; however,  when he contacted director Michael Radford (qv) about it,  Al Pacino (qv) had already been cast.'),
('132301',' The bare'),
('132302','breasted prostitutes were not put in the film to make it  more risqué, but rather to add a note of historical authenticity.  Venetian law at the time required all prostitutes to bare their  breasts because the Christian authorities were concerned about  rampant homosexuality in their city.'),
('132303',' At the time this movie was shot, the house was owned by  David Bowie (I) (qv) who was trying to sell it.'),
('132304',' The wine that Art opens in Kudrows basement is Chateau Petrus from  Pomerol (identifiable by the red seal at the bottom left corner of  the label), probably the most expensive Bordeaux red wine, and  contrary to what Art said in the movie, even young Petrus costs much  more than $75 per bottle.'),
('132305',' The film was shot over a 16 day period in an actual house located in  Berkley, California.'),
('132306',' For the duration of the shoot, the cast and crew also resided at the  location, literally sleeping on the sets for the shoot.'),
('132307',' On the first day of filming, the power in Berkley actually went out  due to a rolling black out.'),
('132308',' The entire cast and crew consisted of only five people.'),
('132309',' There was no sound person present on location. Sound was gathered  with a shotgun mic attached to a mic stand. Consequently the sound  recorded on location was nearly useless and everything was  re'),
('132310','recorded in post production.'),
('132311',' The 5.1 sound mix that appears on the final DVD was completed using  only a personal computer.'),
('132312',' There are over 102 visual effect shots in the film which were  completed by the visual FX artist, Jon Whisman on his personal  computer.'),
('132313',' After three days of being in the old house, the DP had to sleep in  his car due to his asthma. He slept there for two more nights until  he purchased a tent at a local Costco. He pitched the tent in the  courtyard where he slept the remainder of the shoot. He wouldnt  have been able to continue on the film if it had not been for a  last'),
('132314','resort miracle drug.'),
('132315',' The film was shot in 16 days, finishing two days ahead of schedule.'),
('132316',' Dan Molloy, who plays Jasper Garrett (a forty year old man) is only  24.'),
('132317',' Ryan Dillon, who played the struggling writer Roman Bennett, spent a  total of about 18 hours at the typewriter to film all the sequences  that depict him writing his novel.'),
('132318',' To create the rain effects, a combination of a simple hose with a  spray nozzle and rain wave sprinkler were used. In addition, rain  was added digitally to most of the windows in the house as well as  to the view from the dining room window.'),
('132319',' The "flicker" given off by the candles during all the night scenes  is not a practical effect, rather a complex, multi'),
('132320','layered image  matting process completed in post production'),
('132321',' Near the end of the movie, where Jay finally lands his airplane and  everyone at the airport is cheering, the camera focuses on two men,  one a bit taller than the other, hugging and slapping each other in  celebration of Jays landing. These are the real Jay and Gordon  Vette, as this movie is based on a true story.'),
('132322',' The movie was inspired by a real'),
('132323','life event which occurred on  December 21 1978, and which involved Air New Zealand flight 103 (and  not 308) on a DC'),
('132324','10 (and not a 767). The airliner captains name  (Gordon Vette) was preserved, but Jays last name was changed from  Prochnow to Parkins. Most other names were changed for the movie.'),
('132325',' In real life, after Frank crashed on take'),
('132326','off from Pago Pago, Jay  landed back in the airport to check on his friend and then resumed  his journey. In the movie, Jay stays in the air even after the  crash.'),
('132327',' The mandolin Uday Chopra (qv) uses is the same one  Shahrukh Khan (qv) uses in  _Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)_ (qv).'),
('132328',' In the beginning of the song "Hum Dono Jaisa," you see different  winners from different years starting at 1988. The names came from  the following Yashraj films: Rohit(Rishi Kapoor (qv)) &  Chandini(Sridevi (qv)) from the movie _Chandni (1989)_ (qv)  Viren(Anil Kapoor (qv)) & Pooja(Sridevi (qv)) from the movie  _Lamhe (1991)_ (qv) Rahul(Shahrukh Khan (qv)) &  Kiran(Juhi Chawla (qv)) from the movie _Darr (1993)_ (qv)  Raj(Shahrukh Khan (qv)) & Simran (Kajol (qv)) from the movie  _Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)_ (qv)  Rahul(Shahrukh Khan (qv)) & Nisha (Karisma Kapoor (qv)) from the  movie _Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)_ (qv) (Raj)  Aryan(Shahrukh Khan (qv)) & Megha(Aishwarya Rai (qv)) from the  movie _Mohabbatein (2000)_ (qv) also for future references:  Aditya(Vivek Oberoi (qv)) & Suhani(Rani Mukherjee (qv)) from the  movie _Saathiya (2002)_ (qv) Raj(Hrithik Roshan (qv)) &  Tina(Kareena Kapoor (qv)) from the movie  _Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002)_ (qv).'),
('132329',' The last film project of David White (II) (qv).'),
('132330',' One of the six TV Movies presented under the title of  "Amores/Desamores" in May and June 2005, on Portuguese public  broadcasting company Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP).'),
('132331',' The film was previously to be directed by Ramesh Sippy as  "Shatranj", with Amitabh Bachchan and Amjad Khan in the lead roles  played by Anil Kapoor and Amrish Puri.'),
('132332',' Original production shot September 1997 in 16 days near Peebles,  Scotland. Additional material with Morgana and Corey Haim filmed in  Toronto the following year was not directed by David Winning.'),
('132333',' Actors Nickolas Grace (qv) and Robert Addie (qv), best known for  their roles as the Sheriff of Nottingham and Sir Guy of Gisburne in  the TV series _"Robin of Sherwood" (1984)_ (qv), have a cameo scene  together in this miniseries '),
('132334',' a nod to fans of the beloved 80s  fantasy show.'),
('132335',' Sir John Gielgud (qv) was the voice of Sir Rupert, the horse.'),
('132336',' Isabella Rosselini (qv)s voice was dubbed over  Agnieszka Koson (qv)s for young Nimue.'),
('132337',' Although based on a true story, this film takes several liberties  from the actual event. The most notable is the fact that, in real  life, the image on the balloon was of none other than Ariel from  Disneys _Little Mermaid, The (1989)_ (qv).'),
('132338',' We dont see this until the ship runs aground at the mer'),
('132339','peoples  breeding ground, but her name, painted on a wooden plaque, is "Marie  Celeste".'),
('132340',' Christopher Lee (I) (qv) was offered the cameo role of Mr  Woolrich.'),
('132341',' According to David F. Friedman (who handled the movies small  theatrical release), there are no known surviving prints.'),
('132342',' The role of Charlotte initially went to Emily Lloyd  (qv), who  went to receive $435,000 and 2.5% of the net profits from the film.  When Cher (I) (qv) complained that the fair'),
('132343','haired Lloyd could not  look like her daughter, she was cast out of the film and replaced by  Winona Ryder (qv). Lloyd then sued Orion Pictures Corporation and  Mermaid Productions, reaching a settlement on the second day of the  trial, 30 July 1991.'),
('132344',' Emily Lloyd (qv) had actually started shooting when  Winona Ryder (qv) became available and Lloyd was unceremoniously  dumped. (She later won a sizeable cash settlement from the  production company for being booted off the film). Original director  Frank Oz (qv) was also replaced, reputedly at Cher (I) (qv)s  insistence.'),
('132345',' In the scene where Charlotte and her mother fight about Kates  accident, Charlotte gets angry and breaks a plate. The scene ends  with her mother slapping her in the face after a rude comment. The  exact same things happened in Cher (I) (qv)s film  _Mask (1985)_ (qv).'),
('132346',' This was to be the American film debut for director  Lasse Hallström (qv), until he repeatedly clashed with lead  actress Cher (I) (qv) and was replaced first by Frank Oz (qv)  and then by Richard Benjamin (qv).'),
('132347',' Christina Ricci (qv)s debut.'),
('132348',' The films star, Hugues'),
('132349','Lambert, Robert (qv), was absent from the  premiere '),
('132350',' because he was in a Nazi concentration camp. A few weeks  before the end of the shooting, Lambert had been arrested by the  Gestapo in a gay bar and sent to Drancy concentration camp, just  outside Paris. Without its main actor, the production was forced to  close down. Tranché, André (qv), the producer, now facing  bankruptcy, tried to have Lambert released, but in vain. After  several agonizing and costly weeks, a replacement was found in the  person of the newcomer Vidal, Henri (qv), who looked uncannily  like Lambert '),
('132351',' but didnt sound like him. The production shut down  once again. Tranché managed to get in touch with Robert  Hugues'),
('132352','Lambert in Drancy and begged him to record the dialogues from  behind the camps barbed'),
('132353','wired fence. Lambert accepted and a sound  engineer, a boom, and a microphone were secretly dispatched to  Drancy where all the remaining dialogue was recorded with the  complicity of one of the camps guards. The film was finally  completed on schedule and released in November 1943. Despite several  other attempts to have him freed or transferred to another prison,  Lambert died in a German concentration camp in 1944.'),
('132354',' Bannister, Merrills Aide de camp, was played by Lt. Col. Samuel  Vaughan Wilson (credited as Vaughan Wilson (qv)), who was actually  one of "Merrills Marauders" and a survivor of the campaign.'),
('132355',' DIRTRADE(Samuel Fuller (qv)): [Lemchek]: A recurring character  name in Fullers films.'),
('132356',' This movie was released in 1962. At the end of the movie there is a  parade review that features the 101st Airborne Division at Fort  Campbell, Kentucky.'),
('132357',' In the battle at Myitkina, the huge triangular sets of concrete  blocks in the rail yard, where the close'),
('132358','in fighting took place,  were originally built to support huge fuel tanks used to fill up the  engines as they were leaving the yard.'),
('132359',' Jeff Chandlers final film.'),
('132360',' Although not credited onscreen or noted by reviewers or the SAB,  this film is so similar to _What a Man (1930)_ (qv) (same plot and  even many of the same character names) that the source of the  screenplay must surely be the same for both films. Both the 1924  novel "The Dark Chapter; a Comedy of Class Distinctions" by  E.J. Rath (qv) and the play "They All Want Something" has been  added to the writers section. The play opened on Broadway in New  York City, New York, USA on 12 October 1926 and closed in December  1926 after 62 performances.'),
('132361',' Winner of 2001 SKYY Vodka short film award'),
('132362',' Official selection during the "Inspired By" adaptation series held  at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE (Egyptian Theatre) in Hollywood, CA'),
('132363',' The actors playing POWs use their actual names in the hospital  roll'),
('132364','call scene.'),
('132365',' From interview with Yuya Uchida (qv) and lecture by  Nagisa Oshima (qv): Singer/actor Kenji Sawada (qv) was first  choice for captain Yonoi. After he suggested David Bowie (qv) for  Celliers, Sawada dropped out due to his touring schedule.  Tomokazu Miura (qv) was then considered for Yonoi briefly, before  Oshima saw a photograph collection and noted the similar androgyny  Ryuichi Sakamoto shared with Sawada. Shintaro Katsu (qv),  legendary chambara star already causing discord on the set of  Akira Kurosawa (qv)s Kagemusha (qv), was first choice for Sgt.  Hara. Oshima conceived Yonoi in the image of Yukio Mishima (qv).  Celliers was fashioned after Peter OToole (qv) played in  Lawrence of Arabia (qv).'),
('132366',' First English language movie to feature Takeshi Kitano (qv)'),
('132367',' Tom Conti (qv) does not speak a word of Japanese. He learned his  Japanese dialog phonetically.'),
('132368',' Produced in only 48 hours for the NYC 48 Hour Film Project 2006.'),
('132369',' The entire film was written and performed in iambic pentameter.'),
('132370',' The film was created entirely in two days as part of a 48 hour  filmmaking contest. It won the award for best screenplay.'),
('132371',' Ninth in a series of twelve Pacemaker Comedies, each title a  wordplay on one of the popular feature films of the era.'),
('132372',' Clark Gables participation in this film is confirmed by his visible  presence in an original 11x14 lobby card.'),
('132373',' The first film of Patrick Barr.'),
('132374',' Filmed in Niles, California, USA.'),
('132375',' This film has 20 song/dance numbers of at least two minutes each.  This leaves 31 minutes for plot developments, which is enough.'),
('132376',' This is the first Lantz, Walter (qv) cartoon to be nominated for  an Academy Award.'),
('132377',' This short film is one out of six shorts about the character Quark.  apparently, it was planned to make14 such films, originally  contracted by German television. Swan Film Production was shut down  shortly after the release of the Quark cartoons, due especially to  the deficit of the production of _Valhalla (1986)_ (qv).'),
('132378',' Author Scott Eyman, in his book "Lion of Hollywood: The Life and  Legend of Louis B. Mayer", says that May Murray was "abusive,  borderline delusional, and served as the primary inspiration for the  character of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard." When she was later  in difficulties, Mayer "refused to add her to his list of  pensioners."'),
('132379',' Erich von Stroheim (qv) did not want to have John Gilbert play  Danilo and they two got into a big fight when filming began. Soon  afterward, they made up and became close friends.'),
('132380',' While filming the climactic ballroom scene,  Erich von Stroheim (qv) noticed an extra whose costume was not  adjusted to his liking. He stepped of the high camera platform on  which he was standing, fell and broke his leg. He directed the rest  of the film from a reclining chair, while his leg healed.'),
('132381',' Joan Crawford and Clark Gable (qv) both appear as extras in this  film. According to author William J. Mann, in his book Behind the  Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood 1910'),
('132382','1969, future  costume designers Irene (I) (qv) and Walter Plunkett (qv) also  appear as dance partners.'),
('132383',' About one'),
('132384','fifth of the films running time constitute the plot of  the original operetta. The preceding storyline was concocted by  Erich von Stroheim (qv) and Benjamin Glazer (qv).'),
('132385',' During filming, Mae Murray (qv) would frequently visit the front  office to complain that director Stroheim was making a dirty movie.  The two of them fought constantly during production.'),
('132386',' Erich von Stroheim (qv) wanted his friend Norman Kerry (qv) to  play Prince Danilo. The two had previously worked together on  _Merry'),
('132387','Go'),
('132388','Round (1923)_ (qv).'),
('132389',' One of the most expensive scenes to be filmed, a champagne'),
('132390','fueled  orgy with numerous under'),
('132391','dressed chorus girls, was cut for  censorship reasons.'),
('132392',' Supposedly, during a day of viewing rushes, Irving Thalberg (qv)  asked Erich von Stroheim about a particular behavioral aspect of the  character Baron Sadoja, played by Tully Marshall (qv). That is a  foot fetish replied Stroheim. Thalberg is said to gave replied  You, Von, have a footage fetish!'),
('132393',' Because the contracts of Richard Rodgers (I) (qv) and  Lorenz Hart (qv) contained a clause stating they were a team, they  both got on'),
('132394','screen credit for the lyrics of the songs, even though  only Hart wrote them.'),
('132395',' MGM hired at least 500 extras for the "Merry Widow" dance number.'),
('132396',' It took four months and 12 seamstresses to make Adrian (I) (qv)s  two dozen designs for Jeanette MacDonald (qv)s gowns.'),
('132397',' The 1,000 gas chandeliers on the sets took two hours to turn on.'),
('132398',' Clark Gable (qv) appears in the film as an extra.'),
('132399',' When Turner, Lana (qv)s millionaire husband Bob Topping left her  in 1951, she slashed her wrist and had to wear a bracelet during  this shoot to cover the scar.'),
('132400',' A Merry Widow is a short, strapless corset or corselette with  half'),
('132401','cups for the breasts and long garters. It was first made by the  foundations company Warners of Bridgeport, CT in 1952, to coincide  with the release of this movie.'),
('132402',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('132403',' During production, Erich von Stroheim (qv) was fired and replaced  by Rupert Julian (qv). Julian re'),
('132404','shot most of the scenes that had  already been filmed, and the story was altered from von Stroheims  original vision. The only scenes filmed by von Stroheim that survive  in the film are the opening scenes with the count arising and  dressing and his conversation with Gisella, the wild loving cup  party, and the count bringing Agnes to Madame Elviras parlor and  her seeing a piano and music about how she wanted to play but could  not afford lessons. The entire footage accounts for less than ten  minutes.'),
('132405',' A Super Jewel Production. Universal, lacking a proprietary theater  chain, used a 3'),
('132406','tiered branding system to market its feature product  to independent theater owners: Red Feather (low'),
('132407','budget programmers),  Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige productions). As  one of the few "Super Jewels", this film was virtually assured  special treatment by exhibitors who would normally demand higher  roadshow ticket prices. Universal would cease to brand its films by  late 1929.'),
('132408',' Third in a series of twelve Pacemaker Comedies, each title a  wordplay on one of the popular feature films of the era.'),
('132409',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('132410',' This was Virginia OBriens final starring role and the last film  she made for MGM. After this she had small roles in two later films  but otherwise retired from the screen.'),
('132411',' The short film is a feature on the German DVD release of  _Sous le sable (2000)_ (qv).'),
('132412',' The film was originally begun by Herbert Tevos (qv) as "Lost Women  of Zarpa", but a variety of factors'),
('132413','funds running out and neither  the producers nor the cast being able to get along with  Tevos'),
('132414','resulted in the production being shut down and then  abandoned. A few years later Ron Ormond (qv) bought the film, shot  some new footage and released it as "Mesa of Lost Women".'),
('132415',' At one point, Gábor Máté (qv) was attached to star and  Tamás Sas (qv) to direct.'),
('132416',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Libary of  Congress, in 1990.'),
('132417',' The final cinema film of Harry Andrews.'),
('132418',' This making'),
('132419','of documentary is featured on the DVD for  _Hotel Rwanda (2004)_ (qv).'),
('132420',' Appears as extra material on the Criterion Collection Edition of  "Ikiru"'),
('132421',' This short film is a sequel to the TV series  _"Space: 1999" (1975)_ (qv) and was produced specifically for a  special convention held in 1999 to mark the year the Moon left orbit  in the series. At the time, the film was shown with the  understanding that it would be shown only once (due to licensing  restrictions). However, in 2002 A&E announced it would include the  film in a DVD release of "Space: 1999" episodes. Although not  broadcast, the this short film is considered canonical with the  "Space: 1999" (1975) TV series.'),
('132422',' This was the first film released by Electragraph.'),
('132423',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Priscillas Capture (1912)_ (qv).'),
('132424',' The producers originally planned to film on Tangier Island,  Virginia, USA, but some members of the town council objected to the  drinking, cursing and sex in the movie and demanded script revisions  in exchange for shooting permission. Warner Brothers then tried  Marthas Vineyard near Chilmark, Massachusetts, USA, but the  Chilmark Conservation Commission turned down a request to build a  temporary 3,000'),
('132425','square'),
('132426','foot house on stilts in the dunes near  Chilmark Pond.'),
('132427',' Two of the rental cars had nearly sequential license plates: RZ'),
('132428','1551  and RZ'),
('132429','1553.'),
('132430',' When Garret arrives at Theresas apartment, the show playing on the  TV that she turns off is _"Perfect Strangers" (1986)_ (qv) The two  main characters in that show worked at a Chicago newspaper, just as  Theresa does.'),
('132431',' This was the first major appearance of  Emerson Lake and Palmer (qv).'),
('132432',' The release of this film was held up for nearly 27 years due to the  fact that the promoters had declared bankruptcy and didnt have the  finances to help cover the expenses of editing.'),
('132433',' The scenes where the French anarchists try to tear down the iron  fence actually occured on the first night of the festival.'),
('132434',' Kris Kristofferson (qv) performed twice during the festival. The  footage of him performing "Me and Bobby McGee" was from his first  performance.'),
('132435',' Among the artists who were invited to perform but didnt were  James Taylor (I) (qv) and The Beach Boys (qv).'),
('132436',' This was the last major performance of Jimi Hendrix (qv) in  England.'),
('132437',' According to the companion book on the festival,  Neil Young (I) (qv) was originally supposed to accompany  Joni Mitchell (qv) during her performance, but he was unable to  arrive on time.'),
('132438',' Among the bands that performed at the festival but were not in the  film were Supertramp, Chicago (qv),  Sly and the Family Stone (qv) and Procol Harum (qv).'),
('132439',' In accordance with Muslim beliefs, Mohammed could not be depicted on  screen nor could his voice be heard. This rule extended to his seven  wives, his daughters and his sons'),
('132440','in'),
('132441','law. This left Mohammeds uncle  as the central character (played by Quinn, Anthony (qv)). In the  completed film, actors speak directly to the camera and then nod to  un'),
('132442','heard dialogue.'),
('132443',' Ali, Muhammad (qv) expressed interest in playing the role of  Bilal, but producer Akkad, Moustapha (qv) refused, stating that  such casting "would smack of commercialism."'),
('132444',' Production stopped when the financeers withdrew their support,  leaving cast and crew stranded for two weeks in Morocco (in a hotel  with broken air conditioning; they slept under wet towels).  Financing was eventually supplied by none other than Libyan leader  Muammar al'),
('132445','Gaddafi.'),
('132446',' The University of Al'),
('132447','Azhar in Cairo and the High Islamic Congress of  the Shiat in Lebanon were involved in approving the accuracy of the  film.'),
('132448',' At its initial release, this movie was banned from many  Middle'),
('132449','Eastern countries because the religious leaders didnt like  the idea of having the Prophet Mohammeds story being made into a  motion picture.'),
('132450',' This film was made in both English and Arabic with two different  casts. Scenes were shot back to back in both languages.'),
('132451',' 300 of the extras also helped with the construction of the sets.'),
('132452',' It took 4 ½ months to build the ancient city of Mecca.'),
('132453',' The film is dubbed into 12 languages.'),
('132454',' The production recycled virtually all of the sets, costumes, props  and extras from _Caligola (1979)_ (qv), when it was feared that the  former film would never be released due to numerous pending lawsuits  and the $20 million dollars worth production value would go to  waste.'),
('132455',' Principal photography was completed in just seven days.'),
('132456',' Director J. Lee Thompson (qv) fell ill during the making of this  film, the picture was finished the 2nd unit director.'),
('132457',' This film is not the last Cannon Film that Charles Bronson did but  the last one for The Cannon Group Inc. since Kinjite: Forbidden  Subjects (1989) was made by Cannon Entertainment.'),
('132458',' Part of a collection of short films(Jam Films). The other films are  Kendama, directed by Tetsuo Shinohara, Coldsleep by George Iida,  Pandora by Rokuro Mochizuki, Hijiki by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Justice by  Isao Yukisada and Arita directed by Shunji Iwai.'),
('132459',' The trial scenes were based on transcripts and records of the actual  trial.'),
('132460',' Giles de Rais (Vincent Cassel (qv)s character) was a real person  who after the war and Joans death retired to his lands. Years  later, he was arrested for the murder of more than a hundred young  boys and was executed. Some historians believe that his crimes  became the basis for the French fairy tale "Bluebeard" about a rich  man who murders his wives and hides their bodies in his grand house.'),
('132461',' The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, where the films climax  takes place, is the largest fully steerable single aperture antenna  in the world.'),
('132462',' At the film premiere in Minot, North Dakota, when Bobby said  "Welcome to North Dakota," the audience broke out in laughter.'),
('132463',' Scout Taylor'),
('132464','Compton (qv) auditioned for the role of Jess.'),
('132465',' SPOILER: Michael Rollins the murdered boy, is played by  Jodelle Ferland  (qv) '),
('132466',' a female child actress.'),
('132467',' CAMEO(Boris Starling): The victim who is skinned alive and found  sitting in a chair.'),
('132468',' Michelle Forbes (qv) had to learn sign language for her part and  did so within six days.'),
('132469',' The character of Solid Snake is based on Snake Plissken,  Kurt Russell (I) (qv)s character in  _Escape from New York (1981)_ (qv) (which is reportedly one of  Hideo Kojima (qv)s favorite movies).'),
('132470',' Hideo Kojima (qv) came up with the stealth'),
('132471','based gameplay with the  MSX2s hardware limitations in mind. Since the MSX could barely  handle conventional action games (due to the fact that the screen  would flicker when too many animated objects were present, and the  hardware couldnt handle scrolling very well), Kojima decided to  make a game where the player had to avoid contact with the enemy  instead of fighting. Kojima got the idea from  _Great Escape, The (1963)_ (qv) and originally wanted to make the  game about a POW escaping from the enemys prison. However, Kojimas  co'),
('132472','workers advised him that a game based solely on avoiding the  enemy wouldnt work by itself and that the player would need to have  something to defend themselves with whenever the player is  discovered. As a result, the original escape premise was replaced by  an infiltration premise. Kojima took the infiltration premise from  _Guns of Navarone, The (1961)_ (qv).'),
('132473',' The whole Metal Gear series has sold over 14 million units worldwide  to the start of 2004.'),
('132474',' The codename of Snakes mission (Operation: Intrude N313) is  actually an inside joke regarding the development of the game. After  Hideo Kojima (qv)s earlier game, "Lost Warld," was cancelled, he  was assigned to work on a nearly cancelled military'),
('132475','themed game  bearing the working title of "Project N312." Kojima departed from  the games original premise and gradually turned the game into what  eventually became Metal Gear. In the game, Grey Foxs failed mission  was titled "Operation: Intrude N312."'),
('132476',' Hideo Kojima, the games designer, originally didnt have plans to  do a Metal Gear sequel himself after the lackluster sales the game  had in Japan. It was only after he became acquainted with one of the  game designers behind Snakes Revenge (a sequel to Metal Gear made  with the western market in mind, where Metal Gear was a surprise  hit) that Kojima was inspired to develop a sequel himself.'),
('132477',' The games instruction manual features a fictional document  outlining Snakes mission to the reader. The document was actually  based on a similar mission sheet featured in the J.C Pollock novel,  Crossfire. Moreover, other aspects of the game (such as the romantic  relationship between an American solder and a Czech skater) were  also based on aspects in Pollocks book. J.C Pollock is reportedly  one of Hideo Kojimas favorite authors.'),
('132478',' The first boss in the game, a member of the space ninja unit Black  Color, was based on the titular characters from Timothy Zahns  novel, The Blackcollar. In Japanese, Blackcollar and Black Color are  pronounced the same way.'),
('132479',' During the game, Kessler tells Snake a rumor about Big Boss being  given cybernetic implants by Dr. Petrovich after reportedly losing  his limbs during the events of _Metal Gear (1987) (VG)_ (qv). While  certain fans interpreted this as a jab directed at  _Snakes Revenge (1990) (VG)_ (qv) (in which Big Boss is a cyborg),  in reality this is a reference to Kojimas previous game  _Snatcher (1988) (VG)_ (qv). In Snatcher, the Dr. Petrovich Madnar  character was the head of original snatcher project.'),
('132480',' Another boss, the close'),
('132481','quarter assassination specialists known as  Ultra Box, were named after synth'),
('132482','pop band Ultravox, one of Kojimas  favorite bands.'),
('132483',' In North America, this documentary is featured on a DVD that was  available as a bonus gift to those who pre'),
('132484','ordered  _Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005) (VG)_ (qv) from certain  retailers. In several European countries, the DVD was available with  the "Platinum" re'),
('132485','release of  _Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('132486',' You can manipulate the colors of the Title Screen by moving the  direction arrows and fooling around with the analog sticks'),
('132487',' During the battle with Psycho Mantis if you go into First Person  mode, youll actually see the game through his eyes.'),
('132488',' When you first discover Meryl in the Prison cell, there are four  different positions she can be in. All involve her doing some sort  of exercise'),
('132489',' When Meryl attacks the guard near the beginning of the game and  takes his clothing off, in the Japanese version you can see the  guard knocked'),
('132490','out in his underwear, while in the American version  his butt is blurred.'),
('132491',' The first names of Otacon and Solid Snake are Hal and Dave (David),  the same names of the computer and the principal character in  _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv). The chief of Foxhounds medical  staff is Dr. Naomi Hunter, this was also the name of one of the  scientists in _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv). The submarine  that Snake is launched from is the Discovery '),
('132492',' the name of the ship  in 2001. Dave was also the first name of Meryls partner in  _Policenauts (1994) (VG)_ (qv), which was one of Kojimas previous  games. The character of Meryl Silverburgh appeared in both games,  although neither game are actually related by plot.'),
('132493',' Meryl shares her name with a character from Kojimas earlier game  Policenauts.'),
('132494',' If you reach the last stall of the womens bathroom in less than  five seconds after Meryl runs into the bathroom, she wont be  wearing any pants in the next scene.'),
('132495',' 43 hidden "ghosts" of people who worked on the game can be found by  taking pictures at specific locations. Some examples are:  Hideo Kojima (qv), Yoji Shinkawa (qv),  Tomokazu Fukushima (qv), Motoyuki Yoshioka (qv),  Scott Dolph (qv), So Toyota (qv), Yoshikazu Matsuhana (qv) and  Kazunobu Uehara (qv).'),
('132496',' The production team came up with the principal designs of the games  areas by building miniatures out of Lego.'),
('132497',' Most of the American voice actors used aliases because they were not  sure if the project was Union'),
('132498','sponsored or not.'),
('132499',' The PlayStation version of this game has sold 6.6 million copies  worldwide.'),
('132500',' The Japanese version included a hidden message from Kojima during  the Psycho Mantis battle that could only be unlocked with a memory  card containing Snatcher and Policenauts save data.'),
('132501',' The character of Hal Emmerich was named after  Roland Emmerich (qv), one of Hideo Kojima (qv)s favorite  directors.'),
('132502',' Hal Emmerich was originally conceived by Kojima to be a fat man who  eats a lot of chocolate. It was character designer Yoji Shinkawas  idea to make him thin.'),
('132503',' Yoji Shinkawa originally envisioned Meryl as a preteen girl similar  to Natalie Portmans character, Matilda, in _Léon (1994)_ (qv).  However, when Shinkawa read script and realized that Meryl wielded a  Desert Eagle pistol, he couldnt imagine a young girl holding such a  large gun and redesigned her as an adult.'),
('132504',' According to character designer Yoji Shinkawa (qv), Mei Ling was  modeled after the image of actress Shinobu Nakayama (qv).'),
('132505',' According to an interview with Hideo Kojima, Solid Snake was  designed after Christopher Walkens face with Jean'),
('132506','Claudde  Van'),
('132507','Dammes physique.'),
('132508',' Snakes alias, Pliskin, comes from Russell, Kurt (I) (qv)s  character, Snake Plissken, in _Escape from New York (1981)_ (qv) and  _Escape from L.A. (1996)_ (qv).'),
('132509',' The unspoken first names of Otacon and Solid Snake respectively are  Hal and Dave, the same names of the computer and the principal  character in _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv).'),
('132510',' The name of the oil tanker Snake infiltrates is the Discovery '),
('132511','  another reference to _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv). See also  trivia for _Metal Gear Solid (1998/I) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('132512',' The Marine Commandant is named after Scott Dolph (qv), who is  Konamis international translation manager. He was integral to the  success of this game and _Metal Gear Solid (1998/I) (VG)_ (qv) in  the US.'),
('132513',' Posters for _Policenauts (1994) (VG)_ (qv),  _Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (2000) (VG)_ (qv), and _Zone of the Enders  (2001) (VG)_ are visible in Emmas lab. See also trivia for  _Metal Gear Solid (1998/I) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('132514',' Harry Gregson'),
('132515','Williams (qv) worked on the games music for just  six weeks.'),
('132516',' Posters of Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (2000) and Z.O.E. (Zone of  Enders) (2001) can be seen in the Shell 1 core B2 Computer Room,  also, a Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty poster can be seen in  the room outside the torture room.'),
('132517',' The programmers, artists, and game designers had to undergo a series  of lectures and real'),
('132518','world counter'),
('132519','terrorism mission simulations in  order to perfect the artificial intelligence routines for the enemy  soldiers.'),
('132520',' In order to cover up the character Raiden, the promotional trailers  for the game showed several scenes with Solid Snake in different  scenes. In the final game, Raiden is involved in the same scenes,  but in Snakes place. Kojima, Hideo (qv) used computer tricks to  cover up Raiden and no one knew of his existence until the game was  released.'),
('132521',' Many characters represent playing cards. Solidus is a "King",  Fortune is a "Queen", Raiden is a "Jack", and Solid Snake is an  "Ace" in the hole.'),
('132522',' The real Scott Dolph appears in a cameo voice role as a Hostage in  The conference room. He previously had a cameo in the original Metal  Gear Solid.'),
('132523',' The names of the characters Jack and Rose were taken from the main  characters of _Titanic (1997)_ (qv). This film also influenced the  decision to set the first chapter of the game on a sinking tanker.'),
('132524',' There are many (more than a dozen) special occurrences that can be  found throughout the game. Some include: Pervert Troopers when they  discover Hidden Books Nature Calls: A Solider taking a leak Easter  Island Statues Seagull Splatter: watch Seagulls poop'),
('132525',' One of the few Japanese made games to be released in North America  before being released in Japan.'),
('132526',' Vamp was originally supposed to be a woman. However, with the  introduction of Fortune into the game, Vamp had to be changed to a  man.'),
('132527',' The fictional "Dead Cell" organization used in the game is in fact a  thinly veiled imitation of the real'),
('132528','life "Red Cell" naval team. As  in the game, they functioned to test naval security and were  involved in counter'),
('132529','terrorist activities before they were disbanded.'),
('132530',' Hideo Kojima (qv) supposedly rushed to have the game finished  before the end of 2001, because 2001 is the Year of the Snake on the  Chinese calendar (hence the tagline).'),
('132531',' Towards the (very strange) last part of this game, the Colonel  begins acting very erratically and speaking nonsensically. Many of  the things he says are what his character has said in previous Metal  Gear games.'),
('132532',' The character design of Vamp was based on  Joaquín Cortés (II) (qv), a famous Spanish flamenco dancer. Vamp  dances in the flamenco style during the fight with Raiden in Shell  2.'),
('132533',' In order to get the whole production team more involved in the  incorporation of ideas into the game, Hideo Kojima produced  notebooks for the whole team to write their ideas in. After each  day, Hideo would see which idea he liked and tested it out to see if  it could be programmed in. The Coolant spray and the sneak peak move  are just a few of these successful ideas.'),
('132534',' Solid Snakes arrival on the tanker containing Metal Gear Ray is  similar to the Terminators arrival in  _Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)_ (qv); both Snake and The  Terminator get up from kneeling on one knee, and both arrive in a  flurry of electrical beams.'),
('132535',' When Emma is first discovered in the game, she wets herself from  fright. Her brother, Hal (aka "Otacon"), did the same thing in the  original game.'),
('132536',' Some of the exchanges of dialogue between Jack and Rose are based on  those between Kojima, Hideo (qv) and his wife. For example, before  they got married, she would always ask him what day it was. Once,  when they had a date, he completely forgot about it. This is what  Roses continuous asking Jack "what day tomorrow is" is taken from.'),
('132537',' Almost all of the dog tags that can be collected in the game have  names of people who entered their names in a "dog tag contest" on  Konamis website. Other such contests were held for  _Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (2002) (VG)_ (qv) and  _Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('132538',' Seconds before the start of the final Boss Fight, a flock of doves  suddenly flies up behind Solidus. This is a reference to  John Woo (I) (qv); in his films, doves are usually shown flying  when a battle/shootout begins.'),
('132539',' The name and information (birthdate/birthplace/blood type) you enter  into the node at the beginning of the Plant Chapter will appear on  Raidens dog tags at the end. If you enter the name of key members  of the games development (Hideo Kojima (qv),  Yoji Shinkawa (qv), etc.), their information will automatically  appear.'),
('132540',' During a visit to a New York City Police Station in 1999,  Yoji Shinkawa (qv), dressed up in a bomb suit, a piece of  equipment which later served as the inspiration for the design of  the Character Fatman.'),
('132541',' The script, written by Hideo Kojima (qv), was over 800 pages long.'),
('132542',' At a time when they wanted someone to compose a "Hollywood" score  for MGS2, Hideo Kojima (qv) and Kazuki Muraoka (qv) went to see  _Replacement Killers, The (1998)_ (qv). They were extremely  impressed by its score, and sent its composer,  Harry Gregson'),
('132543','Williams (qv), a CD containing pieces of music hed  composed for movies, such as _Rock, The (1996)_ (qv) and  _Enemy of the State (1998)_ (qv), as a job offer. As  Gregson'),
('132544','Williams hadnt worked on a video game before, he accepted  the offer.'),
('132545',' The voices for the English version were recorded in the summer  months of 2001, in Los Angeles.'),
('132546',' Quinton Flynn (qv) was not allowed to talk about his role as  Raiden, to maintain complete security.'),
('132547',' Hideo Kojima (qv) originally wanted to use the title "Metal Gear  Solid III" for the immediate sequel to  _Metal Gear Solid (1998/I) (VG)_ (qv). According to the original  Japanese "Game Plan" featured in  _Document of Metal Gear Solid 2, The (2002) (V)_ (qv), the idea of  using the number III was based on the New York skyline, and Kojima  wanted to confuse his public a bit by skipping a number. This idea  was immediately discarded.'),
('132548',' The voice of Earl Boen (qv) as Col. Gurlukovich can be heard on  the Soldiers radio on the Tanker. Boen also played the part of the  commander on the Big Shell, also appearing on the radio '),
('132549',' but is  uncredited for this role.'),
('132550',' Use the directional microphone to listen in on Emma crossing the  bridge, for such things as her complaints, views on Raidens hair,  and her encounter with a certain diharrea'),
('132551','plagued guard from MGS'),
('132552',' The character of Peter Stillman was originally written to be a  younger version of the Ed Brown character from  _Policenauts (1994) (VG)_ (qv), one of Hideo Kojima (qv)s earlier  games. In Policenauts, Ed used to be a bomb disposal expert similar  to Stillman before being transferred over to the Narcotics division  to work with Jonathan. Shôzô Îzuka (qv), who voiced Stillman in  the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid 2, previously voiced Ed in  Policenauts.'),
('132553',' In the during the end credits, around the time Raiden looks at his  dogtags, the camera will pan to reveal a taxi in the background.  Vamp is visible in front of the taxi if the zoom function is used.'),
('132554',' The games plotline was inspired by a newspaper article Hideo Kojima  read about the US Government shutting down the popular music sharing  site Napster. The S3 Plan was also inspired by George Orwells  "1984".'),
('132555',' During the conversation between Snake and Raiden in Arsenal Gear,  Snake points at his bandana and says, "Infinite ammo." This is a  reference to the first Metal Gear Solid, where you received a  bandana if you managed to complete the game with Meryl still alive.'),
('132556',' Emmas nickname (E.E.) and full name (Emma Emmerich'),
('132557','Danziger) are  references to E.E. Danziger, a character in Jack Finney (qv)s  novel "Time and Again".'),
('132558',' Dead Cells bomb expert is called Fatman. The character was named  after "Fat Man", the codename of the atomic bomb that was detonated  over Nagasaki, Japan in 1945.'),
('132559',' The VR Missions were created by the "Script Team", series creator  Hideo Kojima only produced the title.'),
('132560',' In late 2000, Konami announced the development of "Metal Gear Solid  X" for the Xbox. It was initially thought that it would be a version  of _Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)_ (qv), but Konami later announced  that it would be a combination of Metal Gear Solid and  _Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (VG)_ (qv) (which was  still in development at the time). Eventually the project became an  updated port of Metal Gear Solid 2, was renamed, and was released on  multiple platforms.'),
('132561',' The Xbox version was planned to be released in Japan, but Konami  cancelled it in September 2002, due to low Japanese Xbox sales  numbers.'),
('132562',' Dead Cells bomb expert is called Fatman. The character was named  after "Fat Man", the codename of the atomic bomb that was detonated  over Nagasaki, Japan in 1945.'),
('132563',' After the release of  _Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (VG)_ (qv),  Hideo Kojima (qv) said that he would not direct this game. He  wanted a member of his team at Konami to replace him, but none of  them wanted to, so he was forced to change his mind and direct after  all.'),
('132564',' In an interview, Harry Gregson'),
('132565','Williams (qv) jokingly said that he  might return to compose this games music "if its set in the  Amazon". At the time, Hideo Kojima (qv) actually was planning to  set it in the jungle. Kojima decided to use this as a way to get  Gregson'),
('132566','Williams to return; he told him that what he said had been  the inspiration for the games setting. He didnt tell  Gregson'),
('132567','Williams the truth until the music was nearly finished.'),
('132568',' The codename of the character "Major Tom" is a reference to the 1969  song "Space Oddity" by David Bowie (I) (qv), which is about an  astronaut called Major Tom. In the game, Major Tom is even asked  "Can you hear me, Major Tom?" This phrase is part of the songs  lyrics. Major Tom explains later in the game that his codename was  taken from the movie The Great Escape. In the movie the prisoners  had three names for the three tunnels they built, Tom, Dick and  Harry. Major Tom explains that he mistakenly identified the tunnel  named Tom as the one the prisoners escaped from. Tom and Dick were  the tunnels that were discovered by the Nazis. Instead of asking  Snake to call him Major Harry, he just shrugs it off and changes his  codename back to Major Zero.'),
('132569',' The date of the "Virtuous Mission", 24 August 1964, was  Hideo Kojima (qv)s first birthday. It was originally 24 August  1963 (his exact birth date), but was moved up a year because he  wanted the 22 November 1963 assassination of President  John F. Kennedy (qv) to factor into the story.'),
('132570',' When Snake talks with Director Granin in his office, the theme  playing on the radio is the Metal Gear Solid theme. Also, the  specifications he shows to Snake are of Metal Gear REX from  _Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)_ (qv). There are also figurines of  Metal Gear REX, Metal Gear RAY from  _Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (VG)_ (qv) and Jehuty  from _Zone of the Enders Z.O.E (2001) (VG)_ (qv) visible in the  background, along with a photograph of Granin with his American  friend (the grandfather of Hal Emmerich, Metal Gear REXs chief  engineer in the original Metal Gear Solid).'),
('132571',' In the mini'),
('132572','game "Snake vs. Monkey", Snake asks Colonel Campbell to  ask "Gabe" or "Sam" to carry out his assignment. This is a reference  to Gabe Logan, the main character of  _Syphon Filter (1999) (VG)_ (qv), and Sam Fisher, the main character  of _Splinter Cell (2002) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('132573',' Leave the transmitter in your body for an interesting cutscene  behind the waterfall'),
('132574',' Johnny Sasakis (the inept jail guard from the original Metal Gear  Solid) grandfather appears in the game as the guard assigned to  watch Naked Snakes cell during his capture. He wears a balaclava  with the letter "J" written over it.'),
('132575',' Ocelot is visible in the final cutscene if you hold R1'),
('132576',' The character of Raikov is a parody of Raiden from MGS2. There are  numerous jokes made to the poor audience reaction and androgynous  look and feel of the character. At one point of the game, Snakes  balls is grabbed by Volgin while disguised as Raikov, a reference to  a similar scene involving Raiden and the US President in the  previous game.'),
('132577',' There are many magazines hidden throughout the game. Most of them  are videogame'),
('132578','related but there is a Playboy hidden in the game.'),
('132579',' The character of Naked Snake in the game was designed after Sean  Connerys portrayal of James Bond. This was done, since in Metal  Gear 2: Solid Snake, the character design of Big Boss himself was  also originally modeled after the older Sean Connery.'),
('132580',' The character of "The End" (as well as the concept of The Boss being  Naked Snakes mentor) was based on a scrapped member of Dead Cell  from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty called Old Boy (sometimes  referred as Oldman). Old Boy (according to the MGS2 gameplan) was a  100'),
('132581','year old former Nazi general who wielded a Panzerfaust as his  weapon of choice and was also a mentor to several soldiers,  including Big Boss himself. His character was written out of the  Metal Gear Solid 2 script because they could not find a way to fit  it into the story.'),
('132582',' If you call Para'),
('132583','Medic(SAVE) in the cave, you will eventually get on  the topic of the 007 film "From Russia With Love." You will be  interrupted by Major Tom, who is evidently a big fan of the film.  Hell even suggest a few hilarious Bond'),
('132584','esque gadgets to Naked  Snake.'),
('132585',' Motion capture was used extensively in producing the movie scenes.  This technique allows the movements of real actors to be recorded  and applied to computer models. The previous game also used this  technique.'),
('132586',' When Ocelot does his trick with his two revolvers the same thing was  done by a real human during capturing.'),
('132587',' Volgins chant when he first meets Snake ("Kuwabara, kuwabara") is  an old chant believed to help ward off thunderstorms.'),
('132588',' In late 2002, Hideo Kojima (qv) and other members of the staff  planned to visit the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC for  research purposes. They ended up canceling the trip because of the  Beltway sniper attacks.'),
('132589',' SPOILER: The medal awarded to Snake at the end of the game is the  Distinguished Service Cross. The Distinguished Service Cross is  awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the  Army, distinguishes himself or herself by extraordinary heroism not  justifying the award of a Medal of Honor; while engaged in an action  against an enemy of the United States; and/or while engaged in  military operations involving conflict with an opposing/foreign  force. The act or acts of heroism must have been so notable and have  involved risk of life so extraordinary as to set the individual  apart from his or her comrades. The main difference between this  award and a MoH is the number of witnesses required to verify the  incident; a MoH requires statements from 7 witnesses, a DSC only 3,  in this case Para'),
('132590','Medic, Major Zero, and Sigint.'),
('132591',' The Kerotan frogs in the game are based on little frog figures that  are sold in Japan.'),
('132592',' When the torture scene was filmed, A possible "Yes" or "No" sort of  mini game was going to be incorporated into the game, but was  dropped based on its already graphic content.'),
('132593',' When the torture scene was filmed, the motion capture actor playing  Snake had to take breaks frequently because his shoulders hurt and  could have dislocated because of the strain of holding them up at an  uncomfortable position for so long.'),
('132594',' One of Hideo Kojimas colleagues told him about and advised him to  listen to stellastarr*, but Kojima heard "Starsailor". He liked the  song "Way To Fall" and chose it as an ending theme.'),
('132595',' Additions to the original Snake Eater include:  '),
('132596',' Team'),
('132597','based online deathmatch game  '),
('132598',' Features only available in European and Japanese releases  '),
('132599',' Third'),
('132600','person  '),
('132601',' 3D camera view  '),
('132602',' Demo Theater and Boss Survival modes  '),
('132603',' In'),
('132604','game cutscenes edited into three'),
('132605','hour movie (only available in    the first edition)  '),
('132606',' "Secret Theater" containing gag movies created by the development    team  '),
('132607',' New Snake vs. Monkey levels  '),
('132608',' Fully ported and translated versions of the original MSX Metal    Gear games, Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake  '),
('132609',' Duel Mode with new special rules  '),
('132610',' New difficulty: "European Extreme"'),
('132611',' As a joke, the games director was originally announced as  Alan Smithee (qv), a pseudonym commonly used by directors who want  to disown their films. Eventually, "Smithee" was revealed to be  Shuyo Murata (qv).'),
('132612',' During a press conference promoting the European release of  _Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)_ (qv),  Hideo Kojima (qv) said he would not direct this game.  Shuyo Murata (qv) was set to direct instead. However, after  receiving intense fan feedback (some in the form of death threats)  and requests from his staff to return, Kojima changed his mind and  decided to co'),
('132613','direct the game with Murata. He later said that this  will be the last Metal Gear game he directs.'),
('132614',' "Bande dessinée" is "comic strip" in French.'),
('132615',' Ryuhei Kitamura (qv) created many of the games cut scenes to look  almost identical to the ones in _Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)_ (qv).  Hideo Kojima (qv) had him redo them, to make sure that they would  all be in Kitamuras own style (thus keeping up the concept that  this game would be a complete "re'),
('132616','imagination" of MGS).'),
('132617',' Although the game is a remake of  _Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)_ (qv), it has been redesigned from the  ground up to use play mechanics introduced in  _Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (VG)_ (qv), such as  first'),
('132618','person perspective aiming and the ability to tranquilize  enemies.'),
('132619',' The three portraits in the Commanders Room are of  Ryuhei Kitamura (qv), Hideo Kojima (qv), and Denis Dyack (qv).'),
('132620',' When Dr. Emmerich talks about his interest in anime, there are brief  clips from _Anubis: Zone of the Enders (2003) (VG)_ (qv), a Konami  video game with anime'),
('132621','style cut scenes and character designs. There  is also a poster for the game on the wall in Emmerichs lab, though  the name of the game is missing (the Zone of the Enders games are  only available on Sonys PS2 hardware, while Twin Snakes is a  Nintendo Gamecube title).'),
('132622',' Silicon Knights, which co'),
('132623','developed the game with Konami, previously  made _Eternal Darkness: Sanitys Requiem (2002) (VG)_ (qv). Several  references to Eternal Darkness appear in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin  Snakes. Among them are a poster inside a locker in the Armory, the  image of Alex Roivas (Eternal Darknesss main protagonist) in the  "Book" item, and visual psych'),
('132624','outs during the encounter with Psycho  Mantis that are reminiscent of the "Sanity Effects" used in Eternal  Darkness. Furthermore, several voice actors and actresses played  roles in both the Metal Gear Solid series and Eternal Darkness,  including David Hayter, Kim Mai Guest, Jennifer Hale, Cam Clarke,  Paul Eiding and Greg Eagles.'),
('132625',' As the title screen music begins, a rising cymbal note can be heard.  When Otacons character is sighted across a wall, a similar note can  be heard, which opens into a shimmering harp sound before fading  away. Both are used as sound effects when an object is picked up in  Silicon Knights  _Eternal Darkness: Sanitys Requiem (2002) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('132626',' Beating the game and earning Meryls ending gives you the infinite  ammo bandana for use in future games, while earning Otacons ending  gives you a stealth camouflage device. By starting a third new game  after earning both endings, Snakes outfit will be changed to a  James Bond'),
('132627','like tuxedo, while Meryl will be dressed in Snakes usual  stealth suit (fit to her proportions, of course).'),
('132628',' Before the battle against the villain Psycho Mantis he comments on  his ability to read minds and sees that in Snakes (your) free time  you like to play Nintendo games and that you save frequently, he  also names games that have been saved on you memory card (Legend of  Zelda: The Wind Waker and Super Mario Sunshine) and then asks the  player to place the controller flat on the ground and makes it move  using his "power".'),
('132629',' After the fight with the ninja you talk with Dr. Emmerich and he  tells you about Metal Gear, behind him on top of a computer monitor  are Mario and Yoshi statues from Super Mario Land among others.'),
('132630',' After the completion of a project the crew of Silicon Knights (the  game developer) hang a sword on the wall.'),
('132631',' After defeating Sniper Wolf in the field, you can see the parachute  Liquid used to escape the Hind tangled in a tree. Unless you look  directly at it you will not trigger the codec conversation with  Campbell.'),
('132632',' In the original Playstation version of Metal Gear Solid, Colonel  Campbell tells Snake (and the player) to look for Meryls codec  frequency on the back of the CD case, obviously referring to the  case that the game came in. In The Twin Snakes, Campbell instead  says to look on the "back of the package". Many gamers that hadnt  played the original Playstation game were confused by this, as it  wasnt obvious that he was referring to the DVD'),
('132633','style case that Twin  Snakes came packaged in.'),
('132634',' Just as in the original version of the game, in the Otacon ending,  Hal Emmerich asks what Snakes real name is, and Snake replies  "Dave". The names Hal and Dave are obvious references to  _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv), further referenced by Snakes  suggestion that they "should fly to Jupiter".'),
('132635',' If you shoot the Mario doll in Otacons lab, a "1UP" sign appears  above Marios head, and your health will increase.'),
('132636',' The credits refer to a character named Johnny Sasaki. This is  actually the name of the guard that has his uniform stolen by Meryl  and who later reappears with a bad case of diarrhea (thus the name  "Johnny").'),
('132637',' Although the English language script and dialogue remained mostly  the same as first written in _Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)_ (qv), a  few lines and references were adjusted for better grammatical  clarity, as well as lines referencing the Nintendo Gamecubes  in'),
('132638','game controls (as opposed to the Sony Playstation version). Also,  references made to Zanzibar in the original version of Metal Gear  Solid were corrected to "Zanzibar Land", the ficticious nation that  served as the setting for Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990).'),
('132639',' The design of Metal Gear was based on one of Yoji Shinkawa (qv)s  unused sketches of Metal Gear REX from  _Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('132640',' The first "official" Metal Gear game not directed by  Hideo Kojima (qv).'),
('132641',' Upon completing the game, a CODEC frequency can be seen in the  closing credits. Tuning in during a new game will then launch a  radio serial, with one episode available in each chapter. See also:  Alternate Versions.'),
('132642',' Unlike the Metal Gears from other games in the series, the name of  this games Metal Gear is never disclosed. However, promotional  material reveals that it is called Metal Gear GANDER.'),
('132643',' Originally to be called "Speed" however was changed due to the Keanu  Reeves film of the same name being released in the same year.'),
('132644',' Jane Usher edited most of the film whilst Bill Murphy only edited  the final nail biting car chase. The difference in styles in  alarmingly striking and genuinely added fuel to the high octane  film.'),
('132645',' The main boss is based on Saddam Hussein. His symbol is based on the  Nazi swastika.'),
('132646',' Former Metallica (qv) members Jason Newsted (qv) and  Dave Mustaine (qv) of Megadeth (qv) make appearances in this  film.'),
('132647',' According to James Hetfield (qv)  _Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)_ (qv) was originally to be a  6 part mini'),
('132648','series for VH1 inspired by the success of MTVs  _"Osbournes, The" (2002)_ (qv). However, after seeing much of the  footage the band felt this was not a direction they wanted to take  their careers and bought out VH1s rights to the material and made  the film as you see it today.'),
('132649',' All the footage for the film was comprised of 1600 hours of footage  and was cut down to 2 Hours and 20 minutes.'),
('132650',' Featured on the 2 disc Limited Edition DVD of Men in Black (1997)  released in 2000.'),
('132651',' The technique used here by Caroline Leaf (qv) consists of  animating beach sand on a piece of glass.'),
('132652',' Originally entitled (and filmed as) "Deadly Spawn 2: The  Metamorphosis", intended to be a sequel to  _Return Of The Aliens: The Deadly Spawn (1983)_ (qv)'),
('132653',' Production started in 1987, but due to the abundant stop'),
('132654','motion  creations and special effects, production took years longer than  planned and after several lawsuits involved with the distributors,  Vidmark entertainment was given distribution rights. The film was  released in 1993 to film festivals and shortly after onto video.'),
('132655',' This was the last film directed by King Vidor (qv). At the time,  it was a record for the longest directorial career of any director,  having made his first film, also a short documentary, in 1913.'),
('132656',' Re'),
('132657','rated "PG" on appeal after originally being rated "R" by the  MPAA.'),
('132658',' Some of the background radio chatter in the Hercules control room is  taken from recordings of Apollo missions.'),
('132659',' Some of the avalanche footage (the skier in red) is from the movie  _Avalanche (1978)_ (qv)'),
('132660',' Premiered on the floor of Meteor Crater in Arizona. This is also the  site where the astronauts practiced their moonwalk and where the  mother ship picked up Jeff Bridges (I) (qv) in the movie,  _Starman (1984)_ (qv).'),
('132661',' The "spaceship" the astronauts were in was actually a model of  NASAs first manned space station "Skylab".'),
('132662',' Brian Keith (I) (qv) was an 11th hour casting choice replacing an  actor who dropped out'),
('132663',' Laurence Rosenthal (I) (qv) replaced John Williams (I) (qv) as  the music composer.'),
('132664',' Re'),
('132665','rated "PG" on appeal after originally drawing a "PG'),
('132666','13" rating  from the MPAA.'),
('132667',' The movie is rumored to have gone through many re'),
('132668','writes and changes  while in production, resulting in many plot holes including the  exact abilities Meteor Man has as well as sub plots involving Jeff  his fears and his personal life'),
('132669',' Many scenes appeared in the script and possibly could have been  filmed but did not appear in the final film. These scenes include  Simon asking Meteor Man to join him while they are both trying to  get to the meteor, with Meteor Man saying never. A scene where  Jeff,losing his powers, attempts to save a cat but cant fly. When  he finally gets off the ground he catches the cat but falls. This is  witnessed by Squirrel and Dre who are about to tell this information  to the Golden Lords but is then stopped by Jeff. Also a scene where  Jeff gets over his fear of heights and a sub plot involving Jeffs  relationship with his ex Stacy is missing'),
('132670',' The original ending had a more confident Jeff standing up for  himself and his community and using his role as a teacher to better  everyones life. He then gets approached by Michael who tells him  that an even bigger piece of the meteor that hit him was found in  Arizona. The two then agree to buy plane tickets so that Jeff can  get his powers back and once again become Meteor Man. This is  followed by Michael trying to talk him into letting him get some  power from the meteor so he can be his sidekick. It then ends with  Michael throwing out names to him, such as Comet Boy, Chocolate  Thunder, and the Flying Wonder.'),
('132671',' The community the film takes place in is called Castle Hills'),
('132672',' Robert Townsend named his characters real identity, Jefferson Reed,  after one of his childhood heroes, his favorite teacher.'),
('132673',' This is found on the DVD of _Salton Sea, The (2002)_ (qv) released  in 2002.'),
('132674',' In the UK this went straight to DVD. No theatrical release.'),
('132675',' Damien Colletti (qv) who plays the Junkie in the film would run  around the set to pump himself up before doing his scene.'),
('132676',' For her fall in the climax of the film, Niki Notarile (qv) refused  to have a stunt double. She rehearsed the fall twice then did two  takes of it.'),
('132677',' Tina Krause (qv) was considered for the role of Lisa Matthews.'),
('132678',' Number 6 in Murat Özers book series on the films of Ali Özgentürk.'),
('132679',' First Metroid game to use a battery for saving game data.'),
('132680',' First Metroid game to feature a primary antagonist other than Mother  Brain.'),
('132681',' First appearance of the Spazer Beam, Plasma Beam, Spider Ball, and  Spring Ball.'),
('132682',' Reissued as a "greatest hits" title during the later years of the  original Game Boy.'),
('132683',' The ending of this game ties into the beginning of Super Metroid.'),
('132684',' When the robot'),
('132685','girl Tima remembers and first reveals her name to the  human boy Kenichi, on the wall behind her there is a map of Lake  Ontario showing the coastline with Toronto and neighboring towns,  but turned 90 degrees to the left.'),
('132686',' Director Rintaro says that Tezuka, Osamu (qv) probably wouldnt  have let him make the film if Tezuka were still alive.'),
('132687',' Osamu Tezuka claimed that he received inspiration for his Metropolis  manga from seeing the poster for Metropolis (1927), but never  actually saw the film.'),
('132688',' Ponkotsu (literally meaning "punch'),
('132689','crumble") is the Japanese word  for "lemon" in the automotive sense.'),
('132690',' Initially delayed, due to concern that its images of crumbling  skyscrapers would shock people traumatized by 9/11, it actually did  well enough for Sony to extend its theatrical run for a few more  months.'),
('132691',' Rock is the only character who didnt originate from the original  manga. He was added to this movie to make the story more interesting  to watch.'),
('132692',' It was in production for 5 years.'),
('132693',' A total of 150,000 animation cells were used.'),
('132694',' Supt. Notarlins name is a joke based on the Japanese slang term  "nôtarin" ("idiot," literally: "brain is insufficient").'),
('132695',' Filming the cable car chase sequence using real SF cable cars would  have required closing down a major thoroughfare for several days, so  instead fake cable car tracks were painted on quieter Jones Street  and most of the shots filmed there using motorized cars.'),
('132696',' The final scene was filmed at Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo,  California one year after the naval base had closed down.'),
('132697',' Originally made in 2002, however it took two years to fully  complete. This is because there was no original music made at the  time. Instead, a temp. track was used for the 2004 festival  screening. When it was picked up for distribution, the film could  not get a official release for the fact it needed original music. It  then took a good two years to find a composer to create a original  score to get that release.'),
('132698',' Tara Lipinski (qv) would skate several times per week during the  filming of the movie.'),
('132699',' The wrap party was a dinner cruise down the Seine.'),
('132700',' This was the first in a series of Metro Movietone Revues, featuring  vaudeville acts and other specialties.'),
('132701',' Several of the Movietone Revues, including this one, are now out on  DVD, among the extras packaged with The Broadway Melody (of 1929).'),
('132702',' The second boss of the game, Ridley, was named in honor of  Ridley Scott (qv), the director of _Alien (1979)_ (qv).'),
('132703',' When it was first released, Metroid held a secret about its  armor'),
('132704','clad protagonist, Samus Aran. When the game was beaten in  under two hours, the player was presented with an image of Samus,  whose armor then disappeared, revealing that the character is  actually a woman. Samus Aran has since gone on to be recognized as  one of the earliest and most famous female video game protagonists  ever.'),
('132705',' Only Metroid game to use a password system. All subsequent games  used batteries for saving.'),
('132706',' By entering the password "JUSTIN BAILEY" (with the second line all  dashes) Samus would start the game fully armed, and not be wearing  her space suit.'),
('132707',' By completing this game and using the GBA/GCN link cable, one could  unlock the original NES Metroid game.'),
('132708',' Although this game and Metroid Prime were released on the same day,  this is generally regarded as the fourth release and Metroid Prime  as the fifth. This is because the opening credits of this game refer  to the game as "Metroid 4."'),
('132709',' This game takes place between the first and second Metroid games in  terms of story.'),
('132710',' Nintendo gave the development of Metroid Prime to the U.S. based  Retro Studios in part due to the fact that the Metroid series, while  being incredibly popular in the United States, has never sold as  well in Japan.'),
('132711',' Not only did Retro Studios work on this game but another game for  Gamecube called "Raven Blade", which was to have been an RPG game,  and it was shown in video form in E3 2001. However, in late 2001, it  was announced that "Raven Blade" was cancelled under orders from  Nintendo so more focus would be on "Metroid Prime", as Retro Studios  is a second'),
('132712','party developer for Nintendo. As a result, an  unspecified amount of workers were laid off as a result of the  cancellation and it seems that the cancellation was a price gamers  had to pay for the brilliance and effort of "Metroid Prime".'),
('132713',' According to the planetarium in the Observatory, Tallon IV, the  planet where this game takes place, is within the same system as  planet Zebes (the planet where _Metroid (1986) (VG)_ (qv),  _Sûpâ Metoroido (1994) (VG)_ (qv) and  _Metroid: Zero Mission (2004) (VG)_ (qv) take place). Both worlds  are neighbouring planets.'),
('132714',' The music that is played in the Magmoor Caverns is the same music  that was played in Ridleys lair in  _Sûpâ Metoroido (1994) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('132715',' A copy of the Metroid Prime: Hunters demo, entitled Metroid Prime  Hunters: First Hunt, was included as a packaged bonus in the North  American and European releases of the Nintendo DS handheld.'),
('132716',' The games storyline is a retelling of that of the original NES  Metroid. However, the game does add in additional storyline elements  following the defeat of Mother Brain. The planet setting is also  expanded.'),
('132717',' Film included more than 37,000 extras including 25,000 men, 11,000  women, 1,100 bald men, 750 children, 100 dark'),
('132718','skinned people and 25  Asians.'),
('132719',' Reportedly one of Adolf Hitler (qv)s favorite films.'),
('132720',' An original version, according to Fritz Lang (I) (qv) himself, has  not existed since the middle of 1927. Being one of the most  expensive movies of the time, around 5,000,000 marks, it nearly sent  UFA (Universum Film) into bankruptcy.'),
('132721',' Around one quarter of the original film has been lost.'),
('132722',' The restored version of 2001 is based on a digital restoration at 2K  resolution from the best available sources. The image quality far  surpasses anything seen since the original release of the film.'),
('132723',' No optical printing system existed at the time, so to create a matte  effect, a large mirror was placed at an angle to reflect a piece of  artwork while live footage was projected onto the reverse. To expose  the projected footage, the silvering on the back of the mirror had  to be scraped off in strategically appropriate places. One mistake  would ruin the whole mirror. This was done for each separate shot  that had to be composited in this manner. This procedure was  developed by Eugen Schüfftan (qv) and is known as the "Schufftan  Process."'),
('132724',' This was the first film ever to be registered in the "Memory of the  World'),
('132725','Register" of the UNESCO in 2001.'),
('132726',' When Rotwang shows Fredersen the robot, it is Brigitte Helm (qv),  not a stunt performer, inside the robot costume.'),
('132727',' All that survive of the original "Metropolis" are an incomplete  original negative and copies of shortened and re'),
('132728','edited release  prints. Over a quarter of the film has to be considered lost.'),
('132729',' The multiple'),
('132730','exposed sequences were not created in a lab but right  during the filming on the set. The film was rewound in the camera  and then exposed again right away. This was done up to 30 times.'),
('132731',' This film took 2 years to shoot.'),
('132732',' Adjusting for inflation, the budget for Metropolis ran around $200  million (June, 2007).'),
('132733',' 20th Century Foxs first production (following the merger of 20th  Century Pictures and Fox Film Corp).'),
('132734',' Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not  appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their  character names): William Billy Benedict (qv) (Hotel Bellboy),  Ruth Donnelly (qv) (Marina), Sarah Edwards (I) (qv) (Old  Dowager), Tom Herbert (I) (qv) (Throat Specialist in Theatre),  Hector Sarno (qv) (Italian Proprietor), Lee Phelps (I) (qv)  (Ghitas Chauffeur) and Hank Mann (I) (qv) (Bartender). Since the  film is listed as a 10'),
('132735','reel movie, there must have been extensive  cutting to pare it down to the final 79 minutes, which would  normally require only 8 reels.'),
('132736',' The female lead of Audrey was cast after the directors wife ran  into Carolyn Farina (qv) while shopping at the Macys store where  Farina was working at the perfume section. She had no previous  acting experience.'),
('132737',' Winner of first prize for a documentary short at the 2000 Balticum  Film Festival in Denmark and the Best Documentary Award at the 2000  Blue Sea Film Festival in Finland.'),
('132738',' The movie Ducas father describes to Isa is  _Name der Rose, Der (1986)_ (qv).'),
('132739',' Deborah Secco (qv)s character was originally called Fátima, but  it was changed to Soraia to fit the song "Soraya Queimada".'),
('132740',' Amongst the pirate CDs Duca buys are Oasis (qv)s "(Whats the  Story)Morning Glory?", Legião Urbana "Como Se Diz Eu Te Amo" and a  unnamed Bob Marley (I) (qv) album.'),
('132741',' Visa dexploitation en France # 113558.'),
('132742',' The first of two appearances of Speedys cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez;  the other is in _Mexican Boarders (1962)_ (qv).'),
('132743',' The second of two appearances of Speedys cousin, Slowpoke  Rodriguez; the other is in _Mexicali Shmoes (1959)_ (qv).'),
('132744',' Slowpokes rendition of "La Cucaracha" includes the often'),
('132745','censored  phrase, "Marihuana que fumar."'),
('132746',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Panama Canal Today, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('132747',' Jesus Perez (I) (qv) had to shave off the moustache he had had for  30 years to play the role of Ajileo Barajas.'),
('132748',' DIRCAMEO(Gustavo Hernández Pérez (qv)): the immigrant that sleeps  in the back of the truck, with his mouth wide open.'),
('132749',' The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 28 January 1944  and ran for 481 performances, closing 17 May 1945. The stars were  June Havoc (qv) and Bobby Clark (V) (qv), and included  Luba Malina (qv), who is also in this movie. Because  Bud Abbott (qv) and Lou Costello (qv) fans expressed annoyance  about so many musical numbers in their films, none of  Cole Porter (qv)s music was used in this picture.'),
('132750',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Sammie Johnsin Gets a Job (1916)_ (qv).'),
('132751',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('132752',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Coaching in Devonshire, England (1910)_ (qv).'),
('132753',' Notorious as the main feature on the double bill which also featured  the original release of the Orson Welles (qv) classic  _Magnificent Ambersons, The (1942)_ (qv). "Ambersons" was therefore  relegated to "second feature" status, something usually reserved for  B pictures.'),
('132754',' Released as a split reel along with the drama  _Right or Wrong (1911)_ (qv).'),
('132755',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Mr. Pepperie Temper (1915)_ (qv).'),
('132756',' James Gandolfini (qv) reportedly lost 35 pounds for his role as  Winston, all of which he had to gain back before shooting  re'),
('132757','commenced on the upcoming season of _"Sopranos, The" (1999)_ (qv)  because producer David Chase (II) (qv) believe that The Sopranos  audience would not like a "skinny" Tony (Soprano).'),
('132758',' It was on the set of this movie that Julia Roberts met her husband,  cameraman Daniel Moder.'),
('132759',' As a birthday present for the leading actress Kirsten Nehberg, the  voiceover was done by the German actress Daniela Hoffmann, the  German voice of Julia Roberts (qv).'),
('132760',' The film was believed to be lost, but it was discovered in the  Netherlands film archives titled "Sally geht auf Reisen".'),
('132761',' The film was created for Expo 2005s (Aichi, Japan) "Mountain of  Dreams" pavilion'),
('132762',' The film consists of three acts; Act I: Sho'),
('132763','Ho (Remembrance of  Water), Act 2: Hyakkin (Hundred'),
('132764','Bird: Across Time) and Act 3: Ku'),
('132765','Nu  (Dog Being: Remembrance of Seedling)'),
('132766',' For the scene where the sheep appear, six shepherds were needed in  order to manage the animals. But they were removed digitally, for  the story told only one shepherd owned all the sheep.'),
('132767',' In 1996, members of the Yugoslavian Board of the Academy of Film Art  and Science (AFUN) voted this film the ninth best Serbian movie in  1947'),
('132768','1995 period.'),
('132769',' Vladimir Mancic was hired to conceive and produce "a making of"  documentary as one of the most promising students of the faculty of  the dramatic arts in Belgrade. His script included cast members  doing testimonials sitting on the shrinks (Zoran Cvijanovic) couch.  However, producer and director found the material too intellectual  and not mainstream enough and requested Mancic to insert more of  the lowbrow humor, dirty jokes and swearwords from different  outtakes. Failing to do so, Mancic found himself uncredited both on  the movie cast list and on the documentary cast list.'),
('132770',' The names on the wooden shoe molds used by Milan (Miki Manojlovic)  for beating his children are Srdjan, Dusan and Mateja, which stands  for Srdjan Dragojevic (director), Dusan Joksimovic (DP) and Srdjans  son Mateja.'),
('132771',' While shooting the fight between the Devil and the Angel in the  graveyard scene, Devil (Zika Todorovic (qv)) not only lost several  pieces of jewelry in the muddy pond, but his gold tooth as well.'),
('132772',' Based on Srdjan Dragojevics story "Dan kad je crko Marsal".'),
('132773',' Main actress is also mother of the director of the film.'),
('132774',' Jason Lee (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('132775',' Italian censorship visa #30032 delivered on 28 February 1938.'),
('132776',' The film was shot in two versions, one Italian and one German. All  non'),
('132777','Italian actors are dubbed in the German version are dubbed and  vice'),
('132778','versa.'),
('132779',' The German version (Unsere kleine Frau (1938) (qv)) was shot  simultaneously in Cinecittà. The cast is identical in both versions  except for Elli Parvo (qv) in the role of Yvonne; it is played by  Jola Jobst (qv) in the German version. Similarly,  Osvaldo Valenti (qv)s character is played by Rudolf Platte (qv)  in the German version.'),
('132780',' Methinee Kingpayom (qv) received firearm and fight training for  one month prior to filming.'),
('132781',' Suzanne Vega (qv) was up for the role of Susie Waggoner. She  dropped out to make her third album "Days of Open Hand".'),
('132782',' Pamela Anderson (I) (qv) was originally cast in the lead role, but  backed out after learning how gratuitous the nudity and sex was  going to be. She was unsuccessfully sued for $US5 million for breach  of contact in 1997. Her role was taken by Kathy Ireland (qv).'),
('132783',' This is featured on the New Line Platinum Series DVD for  _All About the Benjamins (2002)_ (qv).'),
('132784',' Some scenes were written and organized spontaneously by director,  Melvin James (qv). The scene between Sommore and the two bums  played by Dexter Angry (qv) and Henry Clay (qv), for instance,  was written moments before shooting because James wanted to capture  the three comedians in a scene and there was no scene written  including the three of them together.'),
('132785',' Filming in Dominican Republic was suspended during October 2005 due  to raucous behavior from the public and a shooting where the  aggressor was injured.'),
('132786',' Edward James Olmos (qv) was given a chance to reprise his role as  Castillo, but turned it down.'),
('132787',' Jan Hammer was asked to do a different type of score, but turned it  down.'),
('132788',' The quotes in the theatrical trailer, "We get down, if the play  calls for it bud" [Crockett], and "We can close each others eyes  real fast, but then nobodys gonna make any money" [Tubbs], were  both lines from the Smugglers Blues episode of the original  series.'),
('132789',' Gunshots heard outside of the films Dominican Republic set on 24  October 2005 caused the crew to delay filming for three days.'),
('132790',' The RZA was hired to do the films score, but was later replaced with  Organized Noize.'),
('132791',' The sunglasses worn by Colin Farrell are the "Slam" model made by  Sama Eyewear.'),
('132792',' Several of the firearms used in the film include the Barret M82A1  .50 sniper rifle, the Heckler & Koch G36C and G3A3 assault rifles, a  Heckler & Koch HK69 40mm grenade launcher, a Benelli M4 Super 90  12'),
('132793','gauge semiautomatic shotgun, a Sig 556 carbine, a Remington M24  sniper rifle, and a Colt M4A1 carbine.'),
('132794',' The boat taken to Cuba by Sonny and Isabella is a Skater 40  powerboat. The boat Sonny & Rico race in at the beginning of the  movie is an MTI 39 foot powerboat. Top speed: ~115 miles per hour.'),
('132795',' For a short time before its release, the official website hosted the  first teaser trailer for download as a High'),
('132796','Definition WMV download.'),
('132797',' Crocketts car in the film is a Ferrari F430 Spider, which according  to Ferrari of North America, has a top speed of 193 mph and can go  from 0'),
('132798','60 mph in just 3.9 seconds.'),
('132799',' Crocketts car in the film is a Ferrari F430 Spider. In the TV  series he also drove Ferraris: a 1974 Daytona Spyder and a 1985  Testarossa.'),
('132800',' The FBI computer shows Sonnys birthday is 7/2/1970 (2 July, 1970)'),
('132801',' The false background for Sonny Burnett shows his birthday is  09/16/62, 58", 147 lbs (Colin Farrell is really 511")'),
('132802',' Just before the climactic shoot'),
('132803','out, "In the Air Tonight" by  Nonpoint can be heard. The original Phil Collins version was  featured prominently in the TV series.'),
('132804',' The twin engine pusher/puller airplane is an Adam Aircraft A500.'),
('132805',' The following boats are used by Crockett & Tubbs to transfer the  load from the cargo ship into Miami: Donzi 38 ZR, Donzi 43 ZR, Donzi  38 ZF Daytona. Sonny also drives a white Skater 40 in daytime shots.'),
('132806',' The watches, which Jamie Foxx (Ricardo Tubbs) wears, are a  "Portuguese Chrono'),
('132807','Automatic" and an "Aquatimer Split Minute  Chronograph" from the swiss watch manufacturer IWC (International  Watch Company).'),
('132808',' Michael Mann had his actors train with real'),
('132809','life undercover law  enforcement officers. Both Foxx and Farrell observed undercover  operations from a safe distance. Colin Farrell was told hed learned  so much, he was welcome to participate in a real sting operation.  During the operation (caught on video, excerpts of which are shown  in the DVD extra), guns were drawn and the officers identities  questioned. Farrell reports being scared for his life. He  spontaneously ripped open his shirt to demonstrate he wasnt wearing  a wire, an act the agent'),
('132810','in'),
('132811','charge later commended for being  realistic, quick'),
('132812','witted improvisation. After suffering anxiety and  insomnia that night, Farrell contacted the agent'),
('132813','in'),
('132814','charge and was  told that the sting operation was staged and that Farrell was never  in any danger; he was to be told the next morning during a debrief.'),
('132815',' During filming in Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) the crew came across  bootleg and other illegal merchandise for sale in a similar fashion  to that of the films theme. Michael Mann purchased a copy of  Collateral for two dollars while he was there.'),
('132816',' The newspaper Mendoza is reading is El Mundo, from Spain.'),
('132817',' Naomie Harris (qv) was working back to back on this picture and  _Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest (2006)_ (qv). All of her  scenes were shot on weekdays. She would take a shuttle airplane to  St. Vincent and shoot her scenes as Tia Dalma on weekends.'),
('132818',' The scenes filmed in Isabellas aunt house were actually filmed in  Atlantida, Uruguay. The scene filmed outside a Geneva bank was  actually filmed in the Old City in Montevideo, Uruguay'),
('132819',' When Crockett and Tubbs are updating their situation to Agent  Fijima, he responds by saying: "Whats this have to do with the  price of tea in China?" That exact phrase is also said by Russell  Crowe in Michael Manns earlier film The Insider (1998)'),
('132820',' In all European advertising for the film, Colin Farrell got top  billing, but in all American advertising, Jamie Foxx got top  billing.'),
('132821',' Body Count: 23'),
('132822',' Despite the very low budget, more than 900 extras were on the set  during filming.'),
('132823',' In the movie, the Ono family uses the modern "biohazard" symbol as  their mon (family symbol).'),
('132824',' The title "Mibu gishi den" literally means "Story of the Righteous  Samurai of Mibu," and alludes to the "Ako gishi," better known in  the West as the 47 Ronin.'),
('132825',' Robert Zemeckis was originally slated to direct, but due to an  illness was replaced with Director Jerry Rees.'),
('132826',' Despite containing several brutal scenes of violence, the film was  given a very lenient PG rating in Ireland mainly because of its  historical context. The censor issued a press statement defending  his decision claiming the film was a landmark in Irish cinema and  that he believed "because of the subject matter, parents should have  the option of making their own decision as to whether their children  should see the film or not". The Film subsequently became the second  most successful movie ever released in Ireland.'),
('132827',' Tom Cruise (qv) was offered the Jonathan Rhys'),
('132828','Meyers (qv) cameo  of the Assassin'),
('132829',' This was originally going to be a Kevin Costner (qv) feature.'),
('132830',' The final piece of score by Elliot Goldenthal (qv) in the film,  "Funeral/Coda," is actually Goldenthals rejected finale for  _Heat (1995)_ (qv), which director Michael Mann (I) (qv) replaced  with an existing Moby piece.'),
('132831',' The character Ned Broy, played by Stephen Rea in the film, is in  fact a composite of the historical figures Ned Broy, who was a  double agent in the police, and Dick McKee, who was Commandant of  the Dublin Brigade of the IRA and hence a central figure in planning  intelligence operations with Collins. Broy survived the war, but  McKee was captured the night before the attack on British agents,  tortured and shot.'),
('132832',' Director Jordan shows an armored vehicle with a machine gun turret  shooting at players and spectators during the Croke Park Massacre in  Dublin during a Gaelic Football match. In reality the Black and Tans  only used trucks and rifles.'),
('132833',' The second part, a tribute to Harry Warren with Gogi Grant, aired  June 23, 1995.'),
('132834',' Filmed in two simultaneous versions, one in German and one in  English.'),
('132835',' Director Michael Wilson (XV) (qv) has stated that the films title  "is not a thesis". Instead, its meant to be a satirical comment on  what he calls "the shrillness that has engulfed the American  conversation". Wilson singled out Michael Moore (II) (qv),  Al Franken (qv) and Ann Coulter (qv) as culprits.'),
('132836',' On the films official website, under his own film'),
('132837','makers journal,  Mike Wilson states that the original cut ran three hours.'),
('132838',' Many of the interview subjects featured in the film were  purposefully not informed by Michael Wilson what type of documentary  he was making. As seen in the film, some people were not even told  the title for fear they wouldnt talk to Wilson or would gossip  openly about Michael Moore because of the films negative slant.'),
('132839',' First in a series.'),
('132840',' Coincidently Larry Kincaid is the name of the character whose murder  is a key plot point in both "Michael Shayne, Private Detective" and  "The Ox'),
('132841','Bow Incident." Ironically, three actors, George Meeker, Paul  E. Burns, and Dick Rich, appear in both films.'),
('132842',' The film was originally to be directed by Jeremy Quist (qv).'),
('132843',' Director Greg Stechman (qv) originally wanted Colin Hanks (qv)  to play the role of Brett Starken. Stechman ended up playing the  role himself.'),
('132844',' Most of the lead characters are named after popular pop stars of the  1980s.'),
('132845',' During production, it rained every day except on the day of the rain  scene was shot.'),
('132846',' Director Andrew Juncker discussed the script and its ideas so much  with actor Matt Coughlan that he cast him as Micheal, knowing that  they had already communicated so much. Coughlan was the last actor  cast.'),
('132847',' 4,000 soldiers, including cavalrymen, were loaned by the Latvian  army to portray the Russian and Tartar armies, and the battles were  filmed outside Riga on large plains, which simulated the Siberian  steppes.'),
('132848',' The film was partly shot during the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race in  June 2002. Event organizers added two cars to the field specifically  to accommodate the filming but the production had to hire 6  professional drivers to drive the cars during the actual race.'),
('132849',' The character Michael Vaillant started in 1957 as a series of comics  by French author Jean Graton, later continued by his son Philippe  Graton. It was also adapted into television series and several  animated pictures.'),
('132850',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('132851','Disc Criterion Collection DVD  for _Avventura, L (1960)_ (qv).'),
('132852',' A deleted scene from _Avventura, L (1960)_ (qv) is featured in this  documentary, where the two lead characters play a game with a  stranger who approached their car on the side of the road.'),
('132853',' Selected as opening night short film for 32nd New York Film  Festival, screening with the US premiere of Pulp Fiction'),
('132854',' This was Universal'),
('132855','Internationals first Western.'),
('132856',' The photo of the "other man" that Mia is sticking to her photo wall  towards the end of the film is a photo of director, Rik  Swartzwelder.'),
('132857',' The suspension bridge at the cabin was originally built by a man  that was legally blind.'),
('132858',' The river at the cabin is the Chippewa River.'),
('132859',' This was Aleksandr Dovzhenko (qv)s first film in color.'),
('132860',' Because of a misidentified still from _Molly O (1921)_ (qv)  credited to this film on page 162 of Daniel Blums "Pictorial  History of the Silent Screen", Jack Mulhall (qv) is sometimes  erroneously listed among the cast members. He does not appear in  this film.'),
('132861',' During the filming, Mabel was in very bad mental health. A year  earlier she, who at that time was engaged to producer Mack Sennett,  discovered that he had an affair with Mae Busch. Busch threw a vase  in Mabels head, and she was obliged to take an operation to  survive. She never fully recovered. Her friend and colleague Minta  Durfee supported her.'),
('132862',' One of the mobsters names is "Tony Two'),
('132863','Toes," which is the name of  a mobster in _Eraser (1996)_ (qv). The two films share several cast  members, including Viterelli, Joe (qv), who was Tony in Eraser.'),
('132864',' The band in the steak house plays a revised version of the main  theme from Fellini, Federico (qv)s La Strada.'),
('132865',' The movie features most of the main cast of  _"Sopranos, The" (1999)_ (qv).'),
('132866',' Vincent Pastore (qv) showed up late one day. When costar  James Caan (qv) angrily asked why, Pastore replied that the other  film he was shooting that day ran late. When Caan realized Pastore  was doing two films at the same time, he backed off.'),
('132867',' First Mickey Mouse cartoon to feature someone other than  Walt Disney (qv) as Mickey. Shortly before this cartoon was made  Walt chose sound'),
('132868','effects'),
('132869','wiz James MacDonald (II) (qv) as the new  Mickey Mouse voice.'),
('132870',' Originally, this show aired on TV as a 1968 episode of "Walt  Disneys Wonderful World of Color".'),
('132871',' Mike Jittlov produced three shorts for this TV special: "The  Collector", "Rat Race" and "Mouse Mania".'),
('132872',' Three names are hidden in the short film "Mouse Mania". On the  Company Psychiatrists office door is the name "Ekim Voltij", a  reversed form of animator and actor Mike Jittlov. During the toy  parade at the end, a rolling drum is labeled "Christopher Barczak  Cameraman" and a group of toys on the floor spell out "A.D. Deven  Chierighino".'),
('132873',' "Mouse Mania" was released as a bonus feature in the Walt Disney  Treasures DVD set, "Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume 2".'),
('132874',' Ann Marshalls TV debut.'),
('132875',' This is one of a handful of cartoons played constantly on a special  television channel at Walt Disney World resorts.'),
('132876',' In the Mouse Mania stop'),
('132877','motion sequence, the name of the company  psychiatrist is Ekim Voltij. This is Mike Jitlovs name spelled  backwards, much like Walt Disney used to use his name  backwards(Retlaw Yensid) on film credits, etc.'),
('132878',' The Mouse Mania stop'),
('132879','motion sequence in this broadcast features one  of the few (if not the only) appearances of a clay animated Mickey  Mouse.'),
('132880',' At the end of the Mouse Mania sequence, youll see a couple credits.  Painted on a drum is "Christopher Barczak Cameraman" and arranged in  toys "A.D. Deven Chierighin".'),
('132881',' This is the last film where Clarence Nash (qv) provides the voice  of Donald Duck and the first where Wayne Allwine (qv) provides the  voice of Mickey Mouse.'),
('132882',' This is also the first time that Alan Young provides the voice of  Scrooge Mc. Duck. Bill Thompson, whod done the voice in SCROOGE  MCDUCK AND MONEY (1967), had already passed away, and Alan Youngs  voice is noticeably softer than Thompsons was, with a stronger  Scots accent.'),
('132883',' The first animated short with Mickey Mouse since  _Simple Things, The (1953)_ (qv).'),
('132884',' The theatrical release of this film was as part of the reissue of  _Rescuers, The (1977)_ (qv).'),
('132885',' Based on a Disney record which was co'),
('132886','written by Alan Young  (Scrooge).'),
('132887',' Voice actor Will Ryan came up with the idea to recreate Willie the  Giants (The Ghost of Christmas Presents) flub of the word  "pistachio" from _Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)_ (qv).'),
('132888',' Minnie Mouse plays Mrs. Cratchit, though she doesnt say a single  word.'),
('132889',' The opening scene is apparently modeled on a Carl Barks painting  called "The Season To Be Jolly", which features Uncle Scrooge  walking down the street with a bag of money on his back.'),
('132890',' Developed for both Apple II and DOS computers.'),
('132891',' Mickeys Crossword Puzzle Maker and Mickeys Memory Challenge were  bundled together at one time.'),
('132892',' This would be the final short with Mickey Rooney (I) (qv) as  "Mickey (Himself) McGuire," a series that lasted about nine years,  going from silents into the sound era. Rooney was about be begin  another long running series playing the character "Andy Hardy".'),
('132893',' The tune the fire creatures play on the piano is "Whos Afraid of  the Big Bad Wolf" from _Three Little Pigs (1933)_ (qv) which Disney  had released two years earlier.'),
('132894',' Introduces "Minnies Yoo Hoo", the first original song for a Disney  film.'),
('132895',' This cartoon was the last thing to be broadcast on BBC television on  1 September 1939, two days before the United Kingdom declared war on  Germany. It was thought that the VHF signal from the broadcast would  serve as a homing beacon for the enemy planes closing in on London.  This cartoon was also the first thing broadcast when BBC television  resumed broadcasting on 7 June 1946. The continuity announcer,  Jasmine Bligh (qv), introduced the cartoon by saying, "Now then,  as we were saying before we were so rudely interrupted."'),
('132896',' Disneys last black'),
('132897','and'),
('132898','white cartoon.'),
('132899',' Hal Smith (qv)s final performance.'),
('132900',' In the segment "A Very Goofy Christmas", one of the ornaments Goofy  puts on the tree is Angelique, from  _Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (V)_ (qv).'),
('132901',' The warehouse Minnie works at in the Mickey and Minnie'),
('132902','section is  named "Mortimers". Mortimer is the name Walt Disney originally  intended to give to Mickey Mouse.'),
('132903',' Most of Donalds voice in the show was created out of classic  performances by Clarence Nash (qv), the original voice of Donald  Duck. There were only four lines quacked by his current voice,  Tony Anselmo (qv).'),
('132904',' The city of Agrabah, as seen in the show, represents the largest 3'),
('132905','D  environment ever created by Walt Disney Feature Animation.'),
('132906',' The show is in the same theater as the Mickey Mouse Revue, in which  Mickey made his Magic Kingdom debut as an orchestra conductor.'),
('132907',' Replaced the Magic Kingdoms "Legend of the Lion King" puppet show  attraction.'),
('132908',' Features the one of the largest seamless screens in the world.'),
('132909',' Originally, Will Rogers (I) (qv) was to be one of the polo  players, but died in a plane accident before principal photography  began.'),
('132910',' Many caricatures of Hollywood stars appear in this movie, both as  players and spectators. Below is a list of when the caricatures  first appear. The times are based on "Mickeys Polo Team" which  appears on the DVD "Walt Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse in Living  Colour": About 37 seconds into the DVD, Jack Holt appears. About 50  seconds into the DVD, you can see, among the spectators, Shirley  Temple with the Three Little Pigs. 1 minute 15 seconds: Stan Laurel  appears on horseback. 1 minute 25 seconds: we have a stand  containing: at the back, Charles Laughton (dressed as Henry VIII)  and Eddie Cantor; In the middle is W.C. Fields. Sitting at the front  are Harold Lloyd and Greta Garbo. 1 minute 35 seconds: the other  players following Laurel include Oliver Hardy, Harpo Marx (on an  ostrich) and Charlie Chaplin. 1 minute 57 seconds: Edna May Oliver  is seated next to Max Hare. Then, Clark Gable is kissed by  Clarabelle Cow.'),
('132911',' The first appearance of a character named Dippy Dawg, who would soon  evolve into Goofy.'),
('132912',' Mickeys rival that swoons Minnie is named Mortimer Mouse. When Walt  Disney created Mickey, he originally named his brainchild Mortimer  Mouse, but his wife insisted that he be named Mickey, since  "Mortimer" is too fancy a name for a cartoon character.'),
('132913',' The last Walt Disney animated short in black and white.'),
('132914',' Produced for the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) to show at the  1939 Worlds Fair.'),
('132915',' Michelle Kwan (qv) was a model for the animators, for the Belles  on Ice section.'),
('132916',' First CG "appearances" of Minnie, Daisy, Goofy, Max, Scrooge, Huey,  Duey, and Looie. (Mickey has appeared in CG in  _Muppet*vision 3'),
('132917','D (1991)_ (qv) and  _Mickeys PhilharMagic (2003)_ (qv), and Donald has appeared in CG  in Philharmagic)'),
('132918',' The first feature length movie starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,  and Goofy together.'),
('132919',' When Disney was trying to develop a Mickey Mouse feature film in the  early 1940s, one of the ideas considered was "The Three Musketeers",  but it was abandoned because the original novel requires four main  characters (the titular musketeers and DArtagnan) and the  filmmakers found it difficult to come up with a good combination of  established characters to fill the parts. Sixty'),
('132920','plus years later,  the problem was solved by having Mickey, Donald and Goofy not play  the original Three Musketeers and thus tell a story that parallels  the original but is not strictly an adaptation of it. The original  Musketeers, incidentally, are the ones who saved the gang in the  beginning of the film, and their autographs are in the hat they give  Mickey.'),
('132921',' Pete sports his once'),
('132922','trademark peg leg for the first time since the  1930s.'),
('132923',' Based on the comic book of the same name.'),
('132924',' One Reel of this five'),
('132925','reel film (reel 1) survives in nitrate in the  UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for  preservation.'),
('132926',' The original director was David DeCoteau, who departed the project  on the fourth day of shooting.'),
('132927',' Release as a split reel along with the comedy  _Sufferin Baby, The (1915)_ (qv).'),
('132928',' A documentary in the Bruce Scenic Novelties series.'),
('132929',' Released as a split reel with the documentary  _River of Suds, The (1927)_ (qv).'),
('132930',' This movie was produced as part of a rally, in which five competing  teams had to shoot and edit a five'),
('132931','minute short in a maximum time of  24 hours.'),
('132932',' Paid for by Westinghouse, its a promotional effort for that company  and its exhibit at the New York Worlds Fair of 1939.'),
('132933',' The writer Daragh Carville can be seen briefly drinking a pint in  one of the bar scenes.'),
('132934',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Going to Meet Papa (1913)_ (qv).'),
('132935',' The film was made in the style of Ruttmann, Walter (qv)s movie  _Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927)_ (qv).'),
('132936',' Stanwyck, Barbara (qv) was originally slated for the role of Eve  Peabody, but was replaced by Colbert, Claudette (qv) because of  scheduling problems.'),
('132937',' Astor, Mary (qv)s pregnancy caused some filming problems.'),
('132938',' When Billy Wilder (qv) and Charles Brackett (qv) turned in their  script, the studio liked it, but felt it needed some work. The  writers they hired to rewrite the script were: Billy Wilder and  Charles Brackett. The studio sent them their own script to rewrite  without knowing it. Wilder and Brackett simply retyped their  original script and the studio loved the "rewrites" so much, they  produced it with no further "changes".'),
('132939',' After Wilder and Brackett fought with director  Mitchell Leisen (qv) to make sure as much of their work made on  the screen as possible, Wilder was convinced he had to direct the  scripts they wrote and Brackett was convinced he had to produce.'),
('132940',' On Thursday, September 28, 1939, Robert L. Buckner filed a  plagiarism suit demanding an injunction against exhibition of the  film, "Midnight," and an accounting and damages, in the U.S. Federal  Court, against Paramount Pictures, Inc. and Charles Beahan.  Plaintiff (Buckner)claims that in 1933 he and Beahan wrote a play  entitled, "Dearly Beloved," and delivered a manuscript to Paramount.  The complaint charges Paramount with infringing the play in the  picture, "Midnight," and states that Beahan is named a defendant  because he refuses to join the suit as a plaintiff.'),
('132941',' The film was shot over the course of one weekend.'),
('132942',' Due to financial constraints, the film took over two years to  complete.'),
('132943',' The films two directors commuted an hour to Boston and back for  rehearsals, three days a week for two months, while simultaneously  attending their last year of college.'),
('132944',' Had been sold both individually and as party of a "Young Filmmakers  Career'),
('132945','Starting Package" along with John A. Russo (qv)s book  Cheap Thrills, legal forms, and the four volume videotape set "John  Russos Filmmaking Seminar".'),
('132946',' Milton Kibbee (qv) is listed in studio records as "First  Reporter", but he did not appear in the movie.'),
('132947',' This is a live'),
('132948','action, full'),
('132949','length feature film based on the popular  role'),
('132950','playing game and publishing line of products by Fantasy Flight  Games.'),
('132951',' The producers considered the French/German border and Poland as  filming locations before settling on Utah, as it was the least  expensive place to shoot.'),
('132952',' Filming took place during the coldest winter in Utah in 83 years.  The temperature dropped about thirty degrees during the night, when  much of the action takes place.'),
('132953',' The interiors of the mansion were built in the gymnasium of a local  high school. The attic set was constructed on the stage of the  schools theater.'),
('132954',' The mansion was actually a three'),
('132955','wall set, constructed in a remote  area in the Utah hills.'),
('132956',' Film debut of Gary Sinise (qv).'),
('132957',' This is the first game from Rockstar Games to feature licensed  vehicles.'),
('132958',' 619 Motors gets its name from San Diegos area code, similar to 310  Motoring and 702 Engineering.'),
('132959',' The graffiti in the L.A. River reads "MC2" (the games title  abbreviated), "Rockstar" (for the game company, Rockstar Games), and  "Vice City" (another game by Rockstar).'),
('132960',' If the player has a save file for _Smugglers Run (2000) (VG)_ (qv)  on their memory card, the Buggy from Smugglers Run becomes  playable.'),
('132961',' This short film has been exhibited at over 25 film festivals in  nearly 10 countries. Because of the minimal dialogue, it has never  needed to be translated into other languages.'),
('132962',' The film was originally shot as a thesis film for the Film School at  the University of Central Florida. It was the first film shot in  Digital Video at the film school.'),
('132963',' All the actors performed their own stunts. Actor Michael Dunn  sustained a severe back injury on the last take of the staircase  fall.'),
('132964',' According to producer Jerome Hellman (qv) on the two'),
('132965','disc DVDs  commentary, the famous line, "Im walkin here!", contrary to all  other accounts, was actually scripted. The cab driver was, in fact,  an actor hired to almost drive into Dustin Hoffman (qv). The  production team made the take look as though it was an ad'),
('132966','lib.'),
('132967',' Dustin Hoffman (qv)s performance as "Ratso" Rizzo is ranked #7 on  Premiere Magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.'),
('132968',' Hoffman, Dustin (qv) kept pebbles in his shoe to ensure his limp  would be consistent from shot to shot.'),
('132969',' Bob Dylan (qv)s song "Lay Lady Lay" was written for inclusion in  the film but missed the deadline.'),
('132970',' Lee Majors (I) (qv) was originally cast as Joe Buck, but had to  pull out when his TV series, _"Big Valley, The" (1965)_ (qv), was  renewed for another season.'),
('132971',' Michael Sarrazin (qv) was cast as Joe Buck but shortly before  filming he pulled out over a wage dispute. Jon Voight (qv) was  then brought in to replace him.'),
('132972',' Robert Blake (I) (qv) was offered the part of Ratso, but declined.'),
('132973',' Before Dustin Hoffman (qv) auditioned for this film, he knew that  his all'),
('132974','American image could easily cost him the job. To prove he  could do it, he asked the auditioning film executive to meet him on  a street corner in Manhattan, and in the meantime, dressed himself  in filthy rags. The executive arrived at the appointed corner and  waited, barely noticing the "beggar" less than ten feet away who was  accosting people for spare change. At last, the beggar walked up to  him and revealed his true identity.'),
('132975',' One studio executive sent director John Schlesinger (I) (qv) a  memo stating, "If we could clean this up and add a few songs, it  could be a great vehicle for Elvis Presley (qv)."'),
('132976',' Dustin Hoffman (qv) was originally chosen for the role of Ratso on  the basis of an off'),
('132977','Broadway one'),
('132978','man show called "Eh!" in which  producer Jerome Hellman (qv) saw him in 1965.'),
('132979',' The only X'),
('132980','rated film ever to win a Best Picture Oscar.'),
('132981',' Bette Davis (qv) appears in this film via a clip from  _Dark Victory (1939)_ (qv) seen in a television montage sequence.'),
('132982',' The film was rated "X" (no one under 17 admitted) upon its original  release in 1969, but the unrestricted use of that rating by  pornographic filmmakers caused the rating to quickly become  associated with hardcore sex films. Because of the stigma that  developed around the "X" rating in the ratings systems early years,  many theaters refused to run "X" films and many newspapers would not  run ads for them. The film was given a new "R" (children under 16  must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian) rating in 1971,  without having anything changed or removed.'),
('132983',' This was the first film to have been released with an X rating to be  shown on prime time network television. The films rating had been  changed to R by the time of the films television premiere.'),
('132984',' The only X rated movie shown to a US President while in office.'),
('132985',' Teenage girl fans of _Graduate, The (1967)_ (qv) would scream when  they saw Dustin Hoffman (qv) filming in the streets of New York,  even though he was in his filthy costume as Rizzo.'),
('132986',' John Schlesinger (I) (qv) once said that the inspiration for this  film came from a little'),
('132987','known Yugoslav movie,  _Kad budem mrtav i beo (1967)_ (qv)'),
('132988',' Andy Warhol (qv) was originally scheduled to appear in the Factory  sequence. His appearance was cancelled when he was shot by  Valerie Solanis (qv).'),
('132989',' Dustin Hoffman (qv) put in so much effort portraying one of  Ratsos coughing fits that one time he actually ended up vomiting.'),
('132990',' Charles Durning (qv) was going to act in this film but dropped  out.'),
('132991',' Stuart Cooper (III) (qv) was considered for the Jon Voight (qv)  part.'),
('132992',' Jon Voight (qv) replaced Kiel Martin (qv).'),
('132993',' This film contains the first recorded use of the word "scuzzy", as a  description of Ratso Rizzo. At its root, "scuzzy" is apparently a  combination of "scummy" and "fuzzy".'),
('132994',' Harry Nilsson (qv) wrote the song, "I Guess the Lord Must Be In  New York City" specifically for this film, but  John Schlesinger (I) (qv) preferred a Fred Neil (qv) song,  "Everybodys Talkin at Me". He did have Nilsson sing it, though.'),
('132995',' Warren Beatty (qv) was very interested in playing Joe Buck but  John Schlesinger (I) (qv) thought he was too famous to be  believable as a naive street hustler.'),
('132996',' John McGiver (I) (qv) played the religious fanatic, Mr. ODaniel,  with Jon Voight (qv) as Joe Buck, whod been led to believe that  ODaniel is a bigtime pimp. McGiver had also played "Sen. Thomas  Jordan" in _Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)_ (qv). In the remake of  that film 42 years later (_Manchurian Candidate, The (2004)_ (qv)),  Voight played "Sen. Thomas Jordan".'),
('132997',' In one particular scene, Ratso and Joe get into an argument over  cowboys. Ratso states that "Cowboys are fags!" Joes response is  "John Wayne (I) (qv) is a cowboy! Are you calling John Wayne a  fag?" Coincidentally, Dustin Hoffman (qv) and Jon Voight (qv)  were nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for their roles as Ratso and  Joe, respectively. They lost out'),
('132998','to John Wayne for his role in  _True Grit (1969)_ (qv).'),
('132999',' Al Stetson (qv), the Florida bus driver, was an electrician on the  movie. He filled in at the last minute when the extra failed to show  up.'),
('133000',' In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #43 Greatest  Movie of All Time.'),
('133001',' Although the movie is supposed to be based on and has been credited  as a "true story", it has been clearly indicated by  Billy Hayes (I) (qv) himself 20 years after its release, that what  is presented in the movie is a very exaggerated and fictional  version of what happened to him in the prison in Istanbul, Turkey.'),
('133002',' Both Richard Gere (qv) and John Travolta (qv) were considered  for the part of Billy Hayes (I) (qv).'),
('133003',' According to his book, Brad Davis (I) (qv) had a drug problem of  his own while promoting this film.'),
('133004',' Although set in Turkey the movie was actually filmed at Fort St Elmo  in Valetta in Malta.'),
('133005',' There is a shot in the opening airport sequence where we see a long  haired, darkly dressed man quickly walk off camera. That man looks  very much like director Alan Parker (I) (qv) at the time.'),
('133006',' First movie to win an Oscar for "Best Original Score" featuring a  totally synthesized music score.'),
('133007',' Filmed on location in Malta after permission to film in Istanbul was  denied'),
('133008',' Turkish government officials greatly resented the portrayal of their  country in the movie, and made this known to the media in general  after the films release.'),
('133009',' SPOILER: Billy Hayes courteously declines the amorous advances of  one of his fellow inmates. In actuality, the real  Billy Hayes (I) (qv) had an ongoing affair with this person, not  just a brief encounter in the shower.'),
('133010',' The scene in which Brad Davis (I) (qv) character bites out the  tongue of a fellow inmate upset the crew so much that they all  walked off the set, leaving Alan Parker (I) (qv) to shoot it with  his two actors. For the scene, Davis carried a pigs tongue around  in his mouth.'),
('133011',' Oliver Stone (I) (qv)s original script detailed  Billy Hayes (I) (qv) escape over the mountains, but the the small  budget did not allow for the filming of these scenes.'),
('133012',' In a scene at the airport, the customs officer (played by the late  Joe Zammit Cordina) supposedly speaks Turkish. However in reality,  he is speaking Maltese after he forgot his lines in Turkish and  decided to use Maltese.'),
('133013',' SPOILER: At the end of the movie, Billy Hayes killed the head guard,  Hamidou, by pushing him into a clothes rack and impaling him. In  real life, it wasnt Billy Hayes that killed the head guard but a  recently paroled prisoner, where he spotted Hamidou drinking tea at  a café outside and shot him eight times, killing him.'),
('133014',' According to Alan Parker (I) (qv), this was the most grueling  shoot of his career '),
('133015',' 53 days with cast and crew working 6'),
('133016','day  weeks.'),
('133017',' In an attempt to really get into character, John Hurt (qv) stopped  bathing for most of the 53'),
('133018','day schedule and reeked so badly in time,  most of his colleagues avoided being close to him.'),
('133019',' Ted King (II) (qv)s TV debut.'),
('133020',' The white gown that Doris Day (I) (qv) wears is the same dress she  wore to the Oscar ceremony for her nomination in  _Pillow Talk (1959)_ (qv)'),
('133021',' In her autobiography, Doris Day (I) (qv) says that during the  filming of one of the more emotional scenes, she used a "sense  memory" of being abused by ex'),
('133022','husband Al Jordan while she was  pregnant in real life. It worked too well. "I wasnt acting  hysterical," she said. "I *was* hysterical!" Production was  temporarily halted while she recovered.'),
('133023',' One nitrate reel of this film (reel 4) survives in the UCLA Film and  television archives and it is not listed for preservation.'),
('133024',' In the scene in which Harolds team interrogates Scott in the van,  Tennant, Andy (qv), who played "Melio," was sick with the flu and  had a fever of over 103 degrees F.'),
('133025',' The movie inspired Joe Belfiore, a high school junior in Clearwater,  Florida, to create a similar game. He took the game with him to  Stanford University, then ultimately to Microsoft. The Game, as it  came to be called, in turn, inspired the movie  _Game, The (1997)_ (qv).'),
('133026',' David Naughton (qv) drinks from a very conspicuously placed Dr  Pepper bottle. He starred in the "Im a Pepper, Youre a Pepper"  commercials.'),
('133027',' Feature film debut of Michael J. Fox (I) (qv).'),
('133028',' Disney released this film, its second to be rated "PG" by the MPAA  (the first being _Black Hole, The (1979)_ (qv)), without any mention  of its involvement, in hopes that teenage audiences might be more  likely to see it if they didnt know that it was a Disney picture.'),
('133029',' Originally titled "The All Night Treasure Hunt", the title was  changed to avoid confusion with _Scavenger Hunt (1979)_ (qv)'),
('133030',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Help Wanted (1911)_ (qv).'),
('133031',' Patrick Tatopoulos (I) (qv) was once attached to direct this film.'),
('133032',' Nitrate prints of this film are held by the UCLA Film and Television  Archives, and none are listed for preservation as they should be, as  thats what the UCLA Archives are there for.'),
('133033',' Filmed in 1984, not released until 1988.'),
('133034',' The cast list includes "Frank Terry (I) (qv) (as Walter Plinge)".  This draws on an old theatre tradition: When one actor has to play  two separate parts, the credit for the second part is given to a  fictitious actor named "Walter Plinge".'),
('133035',' Paramount Pictures originally wanted to cast Cher (I) (qv) in the  role of Madrukas. Director Martin Brest (qv) refused so Paramount  then suggested Robin Williams (I) (qv). Williams was eager to play  the part and was willing to screen test. But Brest was so impressed  with the way that Charles Grodin (I) (qv) and Robert De Niro  worked together that he cast Grodin against the wishes of the  studio. Paramount dropped out and Universal Studios stepped in to  produce the film.'),
('133036',' De Niro spent time with bounty hunters as part of his preparation  for this role.'),
('133037',' Grodin changed a line in the screenplay from "As an accountant" to  "As your accountant" to show the growing bond between the two  characters.'),
('133038',' Grodin has permanent scars resulting from the real handcuffs he had  to wear for a great deal of the film.'),
('133039',' Grodins line "Have you ever had sex with a chicken" was an  unscripted line he improvised on the spot to prepare De Niro for the  scene.'),
('133040',' Bruce Willis (I) (qv) was considered for the role that went to  Charles Grodin (I) (qv). When Willis was turned down, he did  _Die Hard (1988)_ (qv) instead. Both films opened the same week in  most areas.'),
('133041',' The scene where the two leads ended up in the river was actually  shot in New Zealand because at that time of year, that was the only  place in the world with the appropriate scenery where the water was  warm enough in which to swim.'),
('133042',' The famous "Litmus Configuration" scene was mostly improvised.'),
('133043',' Danny Elfman (qv) wrote lyrics for the end credits theme "Try to  believe". He sang the lead and recorded it with his band Oingo  Boingo under the guise of "Mosley & the B'),
('133044','men". This version only  appears on the soundtrack album. It was mixed by  Brian Foraker (qv)'),
('133045',' Dennis Farina (qv) shot all of his scenes in Las Vegas because he  was also shooting the TV show _"Crime Story" (1986)_ (qv) there as  well.'),
('133046',' Actor John Ashton (I) (qv) said that De Niro got into the part so  much that during the fight scenes on the train, De Niro actually hit  him.'),
('133047',' The word "fuck" is used exactly 119 times in the movie.'),
('133048',' The character played by Jack Kehoe (qv) in the bail bonds office  was named after a Hollywood attorney in the 1940s, Jerry Geisler.  Geislers clients included Errol Flynn (I) (qv) and  Marilyn Monroe (qv).'),
('133049',' Only Midnight Run movie to be set out of the United States.'),
('133050',' Marvin Dorfler makes no appearance in this film.'),
('133051',' Fifth title in Paramounts Musical Parade Featurette Series #4  (1946'),
('133052','1947).'),
('133053',' The eye in the close up scene belongs to director Shawn Hunt.'),
('133054',' Producer David Passine had to fill in for his brother, actor Michael  Passine during the attack scene.'),
('133055',' William Hanna (I) (qv) and Joseph Barbera (qv) originally had  the cat named Jasper and the mouse was Jinx, in 1940s  _Puss Gets the Boot (1940)_ (qv) cartoon. This is the first cartoon  with their names, Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse.'),
('133056',' Sixth release in the "Bill Grimms Progress" 2'),
('133057','reel comedy series.'),
('133058',' DIRCAMEO(Jason Contino (qv)): a body in the opening sequence,'),
('133059',' CAMEO(Rober Harari (qv)): the producer/editor appears as the man  in the hazmat suit.'),
('133060',' Producers Jason and Robert wanted to shoot exteriors of a "post  apocolyptic nature" but there wasnt enough money in the budget to  create any. So instead they took a small crew to the town of  Centralia, Pennsylvania, which was damaged by an underground coal  mine fire which started burning in the 1960s and still burns today.'),
('133061',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('133062',' This film was shot back'),
('133063','to back with _Bullet to Beijing (1995)_ (qv)'),
('133064',' Lady Chablis (qv), the transvestite from Savannah featured in  John Berendt (qv)s book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and  Evil", plays herself in the movie adaptation of the book.'),
('133065',' The judge is played by Sonny Seiler (qv), the attorney for Jim  Williams during the trials.'),
('133066',' The English bulldog Uga in the film is actually Uga 5 rather than  Uga 4 (former mascot of the University of Georgia). Uga 4, who was  the bulldog in the book, died shortly before filming, so his son,  Uga 5, took his place. Uga is owned by Sonny Seiler who appears in  the film and was the real life attorney for Jim Williams.'),
('133067',' The Mercer House, the house Jim Williams lived in, was originally  built for Hugh Weedon Mercer. Hugh Mercer was the great'),
('133068','grandfather  of Johnny Mercer (qv), who co'),
('133069','wrote most of the songs included in  the movies soundtrack. The movies opening shot, by the way, is of  Johnny Mercers gravestone.'),
('133070',' CAMEO(Emma Kelly (I) (qv)): the Lady of 6000 Songs, as herself.'),
('133071',' John Cusack (qv)s performance in  _Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)_ (qv) had been the basis for  Clint Eastwood (qv)s decision to cast him.'),
('133072',' For the Christmas party scene at Mercer house, they actually invited  a large number of people who had previously been at Jim Williams  parties, including several members of his family. These extras  praised the movie party because, not only was the atmosphere  correct, but Kevin Spacey perfectly played Jim and how he meandered  through his parties.'),
('133073',' Edward Norton (I) (qv) was offered the role of John Kelso and  turned it down.'),
('133074',' The poster in Annas room is a movie poster for the Swedish film  _Ronja Rövardotter (1984)_ (qv)'),
('133075',' Dedicated to David Brostoff, a focus puller, who was killed during  the making of the film.'),
('133076',' Feature film debut of John Mills (I) (qv).'),
('133077',' Not released until 1951 in the USA, its distributor Astor  commissioned a new music score from Raoul Kraushaar.'),
('133078',' The mock accordion which Charley is playing is boldly identified as  a "Hatley", named after composer/musician Marvin Hatley, no doubt.'),
('133079',' Mickey Rooney (I) (qv) broke his leg during filming, and was  wheeled around behind bushes on a bicycle during filming.'),
('133080',' Mickey Rooney (I) (qv) is usually thought to have been eleven when  he made this film. He was actually 14 during filming.'),
('133081',' Olivia de Havilland (qv) was cast in the film after successfully  playing Hermia in the Hollywood Bowl production.'),
('133082',' Dieterle, William (qv) had full charge as director for about a  week because of a breach'),
('133083','of'),
('133084','contract suit filed against  Reinhardt, Max (qv) by a French film company. The judge found in  favor of Reinhardt, and lifted the restraining order.'),
('133085',' The movie was banned in Germany by the Nazi government because  Max Reinhardt (qv) and Felix Mendelssohn'),
('133086','Bartholdy (qv) were  Jews and considered undesirable.'),
('133087',' The first stage production of this play was in London, about in  1595.'),
('133088',' None of Ernest Haller (qv)s photography is in the finished film;  he was fired and replaced by Hal Mohr (qv), who re'),
('133089','did everything  that Haller had shot.'),
('133090',' When the forest that Max Reinhardt (qv) designed could not be lit  properly, cinematographer Hal Mohr (qv) thinned the trees  slightly, sprayed them with aluminum paint and covered them with  cobwebs and tiny metal particles to reflect the light. As a result,  he became the first (and only) write'),
('133091','in winner of an Academy Award.'),
('133092',' This film went straight to television in the US, where it did not  receive a theatrical release.'),
('133093',' Don Henderson (qv)s first film role.'),
('133094',' Take a look at what some of the other performers are rehearsing  while the Mechanicals are waiting for word from the Duke. One group  of players is rehearsing the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex and another  pair of players are rehearsing a scene from Shakespeares play  Othello.'),
('133095',' Nominated for Best Screenplay at 2006 Hermosa Shorts Film Festival'),
('133096',' Based on _Sommarnattens leende (1955)_ (qv), which in turn inspired  Stephen Sondheims A Little Night Music.'),
('133097',' Mendelssohn music was also used in Reinhardt, Max (qv)s version  of Shakespeares _Midsummer Nights Dream, A (1935)_ (qv).'),
('133098',' Woody Allen (qv) wrote the role of Ariel for Diane Keaton (qv),  but she couldnt take the part because she was busy promoting her  film _Reds (1981)_ (qv) and preparing for Alan Parker (qv)s  _Shoot the Moon (1982)_ (qv).'),
('133099',' The first time Woody Allen (qv) appeared in one of his own films  as part of an ensemble cast. Prior to this, he was either the main  character or not in the film at all.'),
('133100',' The first time Mia Farrow (qv) appeared in a Woody Allen film.'),
('133101',' Woody Allen wrote the screenplay in 2 weeks.'),
('133102',' This was Woody Allen (qv)s first movie for the fledgling Orion  Pictures, whose executives had run United Artists and produced  Allens movies for that company. Allens first Orion film was to  have been _Zelig (1983)_ (qv) which was held up because of technical  problems. When Orion insisted upon a sooner movie, Allen obliged by  quickly writing the screenplay for "Sex Comedy."'),
('133103',' This was the second film to be presented in "Sensurround", a special  low'),
('133104','frequency bass speaker setup consisting of four huge speakers  loaned by distributors to select theatres showing the film. This  system was employed only during the quake sequences of the film, and  was so powerful that it actually cracked plaster at some movie  theaters. "Sensurround" was employed in only three other films  released by Universal: _Earthquake (1974)_ (qv),  _Rollercoaster (1977)_ (qv), and the theatrical release of  _Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('133105',' Most dogfight sequences come from 1942 newsreels, with considerable  cropping due to the need to adapt the image to the Panavision  framing.'),
('133106',' Most sequences of the Japanese air raids on Midway are stock shots  from 20th Century Foxs _Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)_ (qv) (for  instance, the jeep thrown into a wall by a bomb blast).'),
('133107',' Several action scenes, including the one were a Zero slams into the  Yorktowns bridge, were taken from _Away All Boats (1956)_ (qv).'),
('133108',' Scenes of Dolittles Tokyo raid at the beginning of the movie are  from _Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)_ (qv).'),
('133109',' Toshirô Mifune (qv)s voice is dubbed by American actor  Paul Frees (qv).'),
('133110',' Jack Smight (qv) replaced John Guillermin (qv) as director.'),
('133111',' Almost all the on'),
('133112','board scenes were filmed on the USS Lexington.  Lexington was an Essex'),
('133113','class "fast carrier" commissioned in  February, 1943. Even some of the "Japanese carriers" shown in  birds'),
('133114','eye views were actually Lexington (with the film reversed to  put the island superstructure on the port side whereas all US  carriers had them on the starboard side) Lexington, decommissioned  in 1991, was the longest serving carrier in history. Lexington is  now a museum ship at Corpus Christi, Texas.'),
('133115',' The credits at the end of the movie play over a loop of film. The  sailor on the flight deck railing repeats the same movements several  times over.'),
('133116',' The clip showing "Tom Garths" plane crashing and breaking in two is  one of the most used crash sequences from WWII. In the actual crash,  the pilot was hardly even shaken up and immediately climbed out on  his own.'),
('133117',' When Matt Garth was making his landing approach after the battle,  the number 34 can be clearly seen on the carriers stern. This is  the U.S.S. Oriskany (Big O). The Oriskany was sunk off Pensacola, FL  in May, 2006 to become an artificial reef and dive site. The cost  was $20,000,000 and is expected to generate revenues, as a  tourist/dive site, of over $9,000,000 per year.'),
('133118',' Robert Mitchum (qv) filmed his cameo in a day.'),
('133119',' Henry Fonda (qv) played Admiral Chester Nimitz twice, in this film  and in _In Harms Way (1965)_ (qv). In the earlier film, Fondas  character is never referenced by name, only as "CINCPAC", the  acronym for his post'),
('133120','Commander'),
('133121','in'),
('133122','Chief Pacific Fleet. It is an old  Naval tradition that a captain, and by extension any commanding  officer, is not just himself, he is his command and, on certain  occasions, such as when arriving or departing a naval warship, is  always identified as the command, never by name.'),
('133123',' While most games were converted from arcade games, San Francisco  Rush 2049 and Hydro Thunder are Dreamcast ports since they feature  extra options that are not in the arcade original.'),
('133124',' Biograph production number 2993.'),
('133125',' The synopsis was awarded a prize in EBUs young script writers  competition 1997.'),
('133126',' This film was Veli'),
('133127','Matti Saikkonen (qv)s last work before  retirement.'),
('133128',' Won the GRAND PRIX at the International Film and TV School Festival  2005 in Lodz, Poland.'),
('133129',' The second part of Aki Kaurismäkis "Finland" trilogy, following  _Kauas pilvet karkaavat (1996)_ (qv).'),
('133130',' This film won the London Evening Standards "Palm Dog" award at the  Cannes Film Festival for the best animal role. The winning dogs  name, aptly, is Tähti ("Star" in Finnish).'),
('133131',' In the bar scene there is a portrait photo of Matti Pellonpää (qv)  on the wall. He played in numerous Kaurismäki films before his  sudden death in 1995.'),
('133132',' Chosen by "Telerama" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2002  (#01, tied with "Hable con ella")'),
('133133',' In a 2005 interview with Vanity Fair, Woody Allen stated that even  after their bitter and much'),
('133134','publicized breakup, Allen considered  casting Mia Farrow as his wife Amanda, citing that he believed she  would be the best actress for the role. In response to this, his  casting director Juliet Taylor responded "What, are you nuts?"'),
('133135',' Claire Bloom only has 10 lines'),
('133136',' Filmed on the last two nights of the Booshs Nationwide tour'),
('133137',' Number 10 on the Ducks rival team, the Hawks, is named Herek. The  film was directed by Herek, Stephen (qv).'),
('133138',' Some of the young actors who claimed when they auditioned that they  could play hockey were in fact lying and had to be trained before  filming began.'),
('133139',' The scene amid the ice sculptures was filmed during the St Paul  Winter Carnival, in Rice Park where the ice sculpture contest  occurs. It was originally planned for the ice palace that had been  built by the Mississippi for the carnival, but an unseasonably warm  January was melting the palace, making it unsafe to film inside.'),
('133140',' When The Anaheim Mighty Ducks were added as an expansion team to the  National Hockey League they were named after the movie because the  team was owned by Disney.'),
('133141',' Film was shot under the title "Bombay" at the North Star game used  in the film.'),
('133142',' Brian Hohlfeld (qv) did an uncredited re'),
('133143','write.'),
('133144',' Elden Ratliff, who played Fulton, and Garrette Ratliff Henson, who  played Guy, are brothers. Elden had to die his hair and change his  name so he would be cast as Fulton.'),
('133145',' The courtroom scenes (filmed in St. Cloud, Minnesota) were "dressed  up" to give it a more "hockey feel" this included adding small black  circles that looked like hockey pucks near the ceiling architecture.  Instead of taking them down, the "hockey pucks" still remain today.'),
('133146',' Bill Murray (I) (qv) was deemed too old to play Gordon Bombay.'),
('133147',' Adam Banks is often referred to as a "Cake Eater" this term is  actually well known throughout Minnesota and refers to people who  live in the city of Edina, a suburb of Minneapolis. The term refers  to one being rich and stuck up. "They buy their cake and eat it  too."'),
('133148',' Based on the memoir "A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life & Death of My  Husband Danny Pearl" by Mariane Pearl (qv).'),
('133149',' Brad Pitt (qv) became inspired to capture Pearls memoir on screen  when he saw her interview on CNN while the search for her husband  was going on.'),
('133150',' Initially, the film was financed by Warner Brothers. After it backed  out, Paramount Vantage stepped in.'),
('133151',' Bollywood actor Irfan Kahn (I) (qv) who plays Captain could not  obtain a visa to enter Pakistan.'),
('133152',' Jennifer Aniston (qv) was originally slated to play the Mariane  Pearl.'),
('133153',' Terry Moore (I) (qv) claims that another actress was already hired  for the role of Jill. She claims that she got the role by running to  the end of the RKO lot and back after Ernest B. Schoedsack (qv)  asked her, and claims that she was then hired on the spot.'),
('133154',' Though Willis H. OBrien (qv) gets top special'),
('133155','effects billing,  Ray Harryhausen (qv) actually did 85%'),
('133156','90% of the stop'),
('133157','motion  animation for this film, although the animation is based on  OBriens designs and storyboards.'),
('133158',' This was the first feature film for which Ray Harryhausen (qv)  used his newly created stop'),
('133159','motion technique.'),
('133160',' This film was stop'),
('133161','motion animator Pete Peterson (I) (qv)s first  animating job. He was hired as a grip but became so enamored with  stop'),
('133162','motion while watching Ray Harryhausen (qv) work that Willis  H. OBrien (qv) allowed him to try his hand at animating some  scenes.'),
('133163',' The night club set was based on a real'),
('133164','life night club called the  Cocoanut Grove, which was located at the famous Ambassador Hotel in  Los Angeles, California.'),
('133165',' The "cowboys in Africa" sequence in this film used footage  originally shot to be used in a planned but not completed follow'),
('133166','up  to _King Kong (1933)_ (qv), "The Valley of Gwangi". That film (as  _Valley of Gwangi, The (1969)_ (qv)) was eventually made by  Ray Harryhausen (qv).'),
('133167',' When Mighty Joe Young gets frustrated, he pounds the ground with his  fist. Ray Harryhausen (qv) was inspired to do this by the scene  from _King Kong (1933)_ (qv) where Kong pushes open the gates, then  forcefully brings his hand down.'),
('133168',' A sequel called "Joe Meets Tarzan" was planned in 1950 and would  have had Mighty Joe Young team up with Tarzan, played by Lex Barker,  who had just filmed "Tarzan And The Slave Girl" that same year. The  film was canceled due to the disappointing box office of "Mighty Joe  Young".'),
('133169',' Cinematographer Peterman, Donald (qv) was rushed to hospital after  a camera crane snapped, causing the platform holding the camera and  operator Ray Delamotte to fall on him. Peterman suffered a broken  leg and minor head injuries while de La Motte received minor chest  and back injuries.'),
('133170',' CAMEO(Terry Moore): she played the role of Jill in the original 1949  release.'),
('133171',' CAMEO(Ray Harryhausen): he did most of the stop'),
('133172','motion animated  effects in the original movie in 1947.'),
('133173',' The melody being played on the boardwalk is "Beautiful Dreamer," the  favorite of Joe in the original film.'),
('133174',' Original cinematographer Don Peterman (qv) injured himself in a  fall from a scaffold during shooting, necessitating his replacement  by Oliver Wood (qv).'),
('133175',' Bill Paxtons character name is a combination of the Ben Johnson and  Robert Armstrong characters from the original version.'),
('133176',' Originally filmed as "The Sacred Idol," the film was co'),
('133177','produced by  Edward Nassour (I) (qv), actor Jeffrey Hunter (I) (qv) and  David DaLie (qv). The original direction was by DaLie,  Ismael Rodríguez (I) (qv)and Edward Nassour. After Nassours  death, his brother William sold the film to producer  Robert Patrick (II) (qv) who had additional scenes filmed with  actor Marshall Thompson (I) (qv). In the original version, the  music score was composed by Les Baxter (I) (qv) and is retained in  the later version. A Stereo LP of the score was released on Capital  Records (Capital ST1293) and lists Nassour as the films producer on  the cover of the album jacket.'),
('133178',' Dudley Moore (qv)s last film.'),
('133179',' Included as a bonus feature in Warner Home Videos 2003 DVD release  of _Kiss Me Kate (1953)_ (qv).'),
('133180',' The TV shows are known for using the action scenes from the Super  Sentai series in Japan, but MMPR:The Movie was the first Power  Rangers feature to use 100% new and original material.'),
('133181',' Catherine Sutherland originally auditioned for the part of Dulcea,  but was turned down because the producers felt that she was too  young for the part. However, she would later be cast on the TV  series third season as Katherine and would take over the role of  the Pink Ranger when actress Amy Jo Johnson left the show.'),
('133182',' Walter Emmanuel Jones, Thuy Trang, and Austin St. John (the original  Black, Yellow and Red Power Rangers) were originally set to star in  the movie, but ultimately werent included because they were let go  due to their contract dispute with the TV show.'),
('133183',' Johnny Yong Bosch actually did all of his own stunts in the movie,  including the morphed fight scenes. His stuntman was injured at the  time and couldnt do any work for the film, so Bosch gratefully  accepted their offer to replace him.'),
('133184',' Each of the Power Rangers new movie costumes weighed 40 pounds and  the actors had to film sometimes as long as ten hours a day in their  Power Ranger uniforms.'),
('133185',' Due to the long hours of filming for the movie, the 40 pound Power  Rangers that the actors had to wear caused back pain to co'),
('133186','stars  Amy Jo Johnson (qv) (Kimberly Ann Hart/The Pink Ranger) and  Karan Ashley (qv) (Aisha Campbell/The Yellow Ranger) after filming  their scenes.'),
('133187',' In order for the purple tongue to match the purple body, Paul  Freeman had drank black currant juice, held it in his mouth and spit  it out before each take.'),
('133188',' Mariska Hargitay originally replaced Gabrielle Fitzpatrick during  filming and several weeks of Hargitays filming had taken place at  the Chinese Gardens at Darling Harbour. When the crew thought that  Hargitay didnt seem right for the role after filming her scenes,  she was fired and Fitzpatrick got the part back.'),
('133189',' Originally, the crew felt that the total covering of the Power  Rangers faces removed any ability to express emotion, so initial  shooting took place using the actors in costume with no visors on  the helmets. However, they realized that this was a mistake and  realized that the Power Rangers in Morphed Mode are not supposed to  show emotion, but rather were supposed to be a powerful fighting  force. To correct the error, the action scenes were re'),
('133190','shot the next  month with the visors added back.'),
('133191',' Except for some occasions, such as the moments when they are in  costume with their helmets removed, stunt men were actually in the  Power Rangers uniforms when they were morphed instead of the actors.  The following stunt men and women played as the Power Rangers, but  were not credited with doubling the actors: Hien Nguyen (White  Ranger), Sophia Crawford (Pink Ranger), David Wald (Blue Ranger),  Bridget Riley (Yellow Ranger), Danny Stallcup (Black Ranger) and  Stuart Quan (Red Ranger). During filming, the stunt men were  nicknamed "Ranger Actors" by the crew.'),
('133192',' The Temple of the Great Power set was the largest set constructed  for the movie. The set, which included a functional waterfall, pool  and the huge door that reveals the Great Power pyramid, took up an  entire sound stage at the Warner Roadshow Movie World Studios on the  Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia.'),
('133193',' The set for the ancient ruins of the Ninjetti Temple, also referred  to as Dulceas Palace, was built eight feet off the ground and was  so large that it took up the combined space of both the Command  Center set and the set of Lord Zedds palace.'),
('133194',' Several of the sets, including Lord Zedds throne room (a.k.a. the  Chamber of Command) and Dulceas Palace, were made up of aluminum  foil over constructed wood framings.'),
('133195',' The Power Rangers Command Center set used for this film was built  in the Commemorative Pavilion at the Showgrounds in Sydney,  Australia.'),
('133196',' In an original script, the Rangers were supposed to fight giant Rat  Monsters that Ivan Ooze created. Because the suits didnt work well  enough and looked "too low budget" for the movie, the Rat Monsters  were instead replaced by the Ooze Creatures that Ivan creates in the  film. However, the Rat creature suits didnt go to waste either.  Instead, they would later appear in the "Return of the Green Ranger"  storyline of the Power Rangers television series.'),
('133197',' This was the first Mighty Mouse Cartoon to feature Oil'),
('133198','Can Harry and  to have dialogue sung rather than spoken.'),
('133199',' Originally entitled "Finding Maubee", the title of the novel by AHZ  Carr on which it was based.'),
('133200',' "The Folksmen" was originally a sketch performed on  _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) during the 1984'),
('133201','85 season, when  Christopher Guest (I) (qv) and Harry Shearer (qv) were cast  members and Michael McKean (qv) was the host.'),
('133202',' In an early'),
('133203','90s, and again in late 90s/ early 2000s, Spinal Tap  tour, Michael McKean (qv), Harry Shearer (qv) and  Christopher Guest (I) (qv) opened for themselves as "the Folksmen"  and were booed during the first act, as people did not know (or  care) that the two bands had the same musicians.'),
('133204',' Real'),
('133205','life folk musician Robyn Rosenkrantz (qv) (of the popular duo  Bright Blue Gorilla) appears as an uncredited extra'),
('133206',' According to an interview on NPR, a number of real folksingers from  the 60s, including Arlo Guthrie (qv), wanted to be in the movie,  but the producers thought that would detract from the satire value  and declined.'),
('133207',' All of the songs were written by Eugene Levy (qv),  Christopher Guest (I) (qv) and other actors in the cast who also  played all their own instruments.'),
('133208',' In September 2003, much of the cast did a brief three city tour of  Philadelphia, New York and Washington D.C. They appeared in  character, recreating the "reunion concert" as seen at the end of  the film.'),
('133209',' Mickeys new husband is a model train enthusiast with only one  train. This is because when the filmmakers went to the home which  supposedly contained an impressive train setup, all of the trains  themselves were broken or otherwise unusable. The engine seen moving  in the movie is being pulled by dental floss through "Crabbe Town".'),
('133210',' In addition to the four film cameras used to film the concert, a few  TV cameras were used. They filmed the entire concert as it would  have appeared on television.'),
('133211',' The cover of Mitch and Mickeys record "Meet Mitch and Mickey" is a  reference to the cover of "Meet the Beatles".'),
('133212',' The moaning woman heard through Mitchs (Eugene Levy (qv)s)  hotel'),
('133213','room wall was voiced by Christopher Guest (I) (qv).'),
('133214',' The "Folksmen" are a parody of "The Kingston Trio", right down to  some of the "album covers", the uniforms, and the way they perform  their songs.'),
('133215',' One of the Special Features of the DVD is footage of the concert in  its entirety as it would have appeared if broadcast for TV.'),
('133216',' According to an interview with Michael McKean (qv)s wife Annette  OToole (qv), the songs were written by her and McKean during a car  journey to Vancouver from their home in LA. Planes were grounded  following the terrorist attacks on the USA on 11 September 2001 and  OToole had to get to Vancover to film her TV show  _"Smallville" (2001)_ (qv).'),
('133217',' John Michael Higgins (qv) wrote all of the vocal arrangements for  The New Main Street Singers. Originally the group was going to be a  nine'),
('133218','piece ensemble that sang in unison (everyone singing the same  part) but it was decided to give Higgins free reign with it.'),
('133219',' Trailer features two scenes not used in the final film: Max playing  with one of Kevins toys and Kevin gets a computer on Christmas.'),
('133220',' Ian Michael Smith (qv) was considered for the role of Kevin.'),
('133221',' Jukka Rajala (II) (qv)s diploma work in Kemi'),
('133222','Tornio Polytechnic.'),
('133223',' Scenario was written by a 13 year old boy.'),
('133224',' Based on the book "Mijn vriend de moordenaar" written in 1959 by the  Flemish writer and diplomat Marnix Gijsen during his stay in the  United States.'),
('133225',' This is the first three'),
('133226','color Technicolor feature to be released by  Universal Pictures.'),
('133227',' This movie is introduced by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (qv).'),
('133228',' William S. Gilbert (qv) appears in the introduction, in the form  of a still photograph.'),
('133229',' Arthur Sullivan (I) (qv) appears in the introduction, in the form  of a still photograph.'),
('133230',' The full title of the production is "Gilbert & Sullivans The Mikado  or The Town of Titipu".'),
('133231',' Two parts with enlarged edition'),
('133232',' Two parts with enlarged edition'),
('133233',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('133234',' During the film it shows that English F.A. is based at Lancaster  Gate, they moved away to Soho Square several months ago during the  filming, and Wembley Stadium has been shut down for almost 7 months  upon the release of the film.'),
('133235',' Most of the England Footballers are in Sky Ones hit show Dream  Team. The whole of the Wembley pitch was re'),
('133236','laid for the film and  80,000 extras were hired to fill seats.'),
('133237',' There was originally a scene where Bassett goes to visit Phil Cope  in hospital, hence the credit for Malcolm Terris.'),
('133238',' There were only a maximum of 300 extras used at Wembley Stadium. The  Moving Picture Company were responsible for all the visual effects,  which included crowd replacement/replication at Wembly and the  Maracana. Thanks for the compliment.'),
('133239',' The Moving Picture Company visual effects team created full looking  Wembley and Maracana Stadiums using just a handful (Maximum of 600)  of extras.'),
('133240',' The Irish players in the Rio airport are all (except one) actually  native Brazilians. The Scottish team is made up of few Scots on  holiday (who the film makers some how managed to find) and rest are  local extras and filming crew.'),
('133241',' At the end of the film, Brazil win the World Cup. The next year,  Brazil actually did win the World Cup.'),
('133242',' Thirteenth episode in the Girl Detective 2'),
('133243','reel series.'),
('133244',' Won Best Director Short Film New York International Independent Film  and Video Festival in 2001'),
('133245',' This is the first (and probably last) concert staged at Horse Guards  Parade in London.'),
('133246',' One thing Dog says between matches is "Join the Nintendo fun club  today, Mac!" The Fun Club was a subscription newsletter service the  company offered in the eighties. They offered advice, game  strategies, and more. The Fun Club was replaced by Nintendo Power  magazine in 1988.'),
('133247',' Nintendo had very stringent censorship morals in this period.  Accordingly, the character called Vodka Drunkenski in the arcade  version had his name changed to the (less offensive) Soda Popinski.'),
('133248',' The original "Mike Tysons" version of the game is somewhat of a  collectors item. It was pulled from shelves relatively early since  Tysons contract with Nintendo expired. It is not because of his  rape charge as many people think.'),
('133249',' When starting round 2 or 3 in a fight, hold select as you push  start, and dont let go of select until the round begins. You will  get a slight health recharge. You can only do this once per fight.'),
('133250',' Mario makes a cameo appearance as the referee.'),
('133251',' When the Mike Tyson version of the game was pulled from shelves, he  was replaced by a new final boss character called Mr. Dream. Mr.  Dream was EXACTLY the same as Tyson, they just pallet'),
('133252','swapped his  skin to make him look white.'),
('133253',' Punch Out stories were featured in Valiant Comics short'),
('133254','lived  Nintendo Comics System series in the early nineties.'),
('133255',' A list of the fighters in the game:  '),
('133256',' MINOR CIRCUIT: Glass Joe, Von Kaiser, Piston Honda '),
('133257','MAJOR CIRCUIT:    Don Flamenco, King Hippo, Great Tiger, Bald Bull  '),
('133258',' WORLD CIRCUIT: Piston Honda (again), Soda Popinski, Don Flamenco    (again), Mr. Sandman, Super Macho Man  '),
('133259',' THE CHAMPION: Mike Tyson in old versions, Mr. Dream in later    copies'),
('133260',' King Hippo from this game appeared on Nintendos cartoon series,  Captain N: The Game Master (though they made his skin blue.)'),
('133261',' Writer/director James Bridges originally wrote and edited the film  so that the story played chronologically backward, similar to what  Memento and Irreversible did 16 years later. However, the studio got  nervous, thinking it was too complicated and hard to follow, and had  the film re'),
('133262','edited in chronological order for release.'),
('133263',' This was the first project Debra Winger did after  _Officer and a Gentleman, An (1982)_ (qv). After a poor reception  from preview audiences, the ad campaign was changed, the soundtrack  music was replaced and the film was re'),
('133264','edited. It was eventually  released in 1984 after Winger had a hit with  _Terms of Endearment (1983)_ (qv).'),
('133265',' Included on the collectors edition of _Monsters, Inc. (2001)_ (qv)  is this short with commentary by "Gould and Docter", leading us to  believe that it is by the directors. In fact, it is their young sons  who provide the amusing commentary.'),
('133266',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Captivating Widow, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('133267',' In a scene at one of the local Milagro stores where  John Heard (qv)s lawyer character is dropping off his newspapers,  a woman is shopping for Newmans Own salad dressing. The store owner  tells her, thats no good, buy something else '),
('133268',' an obvious in'),
('133269','joke  in which director Robert Redford (I) (qv) tweaks his longtime  friend and frequent co'),
('133270','star Paul Newman (I) (qv).'),
('133271',' Chosen as Philippine entry to the Best Foreign Language Film  Category in the 1998 Oscars.'),
('133272',' The world premiere for this movie was dubbed as "A Trail To A New  Dream".'),
('133273',' Got B rating from Cinema Evaluation Board (Philippines).'),
('133274',' In 2006, a clip from this movie (Moschin comes back to the disco  where Barbara Bouchet is dancing) has been used by group Vinylistic  as video'),
('133275','clip for their song "Record Player".'),
('133276',' Fernando Di Leo admitted that, with a critical eye, the scenes at  the Police Station among the "fascist" Commissioner and the  "communist" Mercuri should be taken off because they take strength  out of the main story. But the work of actors Frank Wolff and Luigi  Pistilli was so good that he couldnt absolutely cut it off.'),
('133277',' Many of the people who plays minor character like the men of Rocco  Musco werent actors but people really taken from the street.'),
('133278',' Seventh release in the "Racing Blood" 2'),
('133279','reel comedy series.'),
('133280',' Eighth episode, fourth and final series, of The Gumps 2'),
('133281','reels comedy  series'),
('133282',' Bette Davis (qv) and Rosalind Russell (qv) turned down the title  role, and Barbara Stanwyck (qv) was very keen to take it, but  Joan Crawford (I) (qv) got in first and it earned her an Academy  Award.'),
('133283',' Rosalind Russell (qv) turned down the title role.'),
('133284',' Joan Crawford (I) (qv) had been under contract with Warner  Brothers for two years before starring in this movie. To get the  role, she had to submit to a screen test after years of flops at  MGM'),
('133285','her previous studio'),
('133286','and turning down several scripts at Warner  Brothers.'),
('133287',' Temple, Shirley (qv) was originally considered for the part of  Veda Pierce.'),
('133288',' Shooting the early scenes, director Michael Curtiz (qv) accused  Joan Crawford (I) (qv) of needlessly glamorizing her working  mother role. She insisted she was buying her characters clothes off  the rack, but didnt mention that her own dressmaker was fitting the  waists and padding out the shoulders.'),
('133289',' William Faulkner (I) (qv) contributed to the script, but his  additions were not used. He wrote a scene that had  Butterfly McQueen (qv) consoling Joan Crawford (I) (qv) while  singing a gospel song.'),
('133290',' Montys Beach House, used in the key opening scene and several  others, was actually owned by the films director,  Michael Curtiz (qv). It was built in 1929 and stood at 26652  Latigo Shore Dr. in Malibu. It collapsed into the ocean after a week  of heavy storms in January 1983.'),
