('105973',' Silent feature'),
('105974','length comedy produced at the end of the silent film  era that received virtually no circulation at the time.'),
('105975',' DIRTRADE: (Woody Allen):[credits]: opening credits are simple white  typeface on black set to early period music.'),
('105976',' Val has a copy of Phil Hardys "The Gangster Film" on his coffee  table.'),
('105977',' Val Waxman is blind while watching the dailies, which is a reference  to the fact Woody Allen (qv), who plays Val, has (deliberately)  never watched himself on film, even during the dailies.'),
('105978',' The film opened the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.'),
('105979',' This short making'),
('105980','of is featured on the Collectors Series DVD for  _From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)_ (qv), released in 2000.'),
('105981',' Included in Warner Home Videos 2006 DVD release of  _Marie Antoinette (1938)_ (qv). This release of  _Marie Antoinette (1938)_ (qv) is also in Warner Home Videos  multifilm DVD collection "Motion Picture Masterpieces", released at  the same time.'),
('105982',' Director Ron Shelton (qv) met co'),
('105983','writer Robert Souza (II) (qv)  on _Dark Blue (2002)_ (qv). A former cop, Souza was an adviser.  Shelton was so impressed, he asked him to help co'),
('105984','write his next  film.'),
('105985',' Joe Gavilans frequently heard cell phone ring is the opening riff  of "My Girl", while K.C. Caldens phone plays "Funkytown".'),
('105986',' Gavilan is based on Robert Souza (II) (qv), who was a homicide  detective in the LAPD Hollywood Division and moonlighted as a real  estate broker in his final ten years on the job. The scene where a  cuffed crook steals the gun from a patrol officers belt and starts  shooting it off in the parking lot actually happened during Souzas  tenure.'),
('105987',' H20Klick is really the 504 Boys, a New Orleans'),
('105988','based hip'),
('105989','hop group  that Master P (qv) produces.'),
('105990',' The subplot of Gavilan trying to sell Jerry Durans house to Julius  Armas is based on Robert Souza (II) (qv)s real'),
('105991','life attempt to  sell Robert Evans (I) (qv) house to Dodi Fayed (qv), who was in  the music business at the time and for whom Souza did bodyguard work  for.'),
('105992',' The hip'),
('105993','hop club was also used as the base of operations in  _Oceans Eleven (2001)_ (qv) according to Ron Shelton (qv).'),
('105994',' According to the DVD'),
('105995','commentary the roles that  Harrison Ford (I) (qv) and Josh Hartnett (qv) play in the movie  are almost reversed in real life. Gavilan (Ford) is a good shoot and  almost a stunt driver. Calden is a lousy shoot and driver. In  reality Ford does not like guns and is a very poor shoot at best  while Hartnett is a very good marksmen, having been through actor  basic training for two other movies (_Pearl Harbor (2001)_ (qv),  _Black Hawk Down (2001)_ (qv)) twice. Hartnett on the other hand  does not like to drive while Ford is, according to  Ron Shelton (qv), "...a maniac behind the steering wheel".'),
('105996',' The film was originally going to be a drama before Marion  Suge Knight (qv) complained to the producers. The film was  subsequently turned into a comedy.'),
('105997',' The actual "Hollywood Hotel" on which this movie is based, was a  Hollywood institution. It was a sprawling building built at the turn  of the century and had formal gardens, grand lobby, 2 towers and a  ballroom. It was the hangout for many stars over the years. It was  finally torn down in 1956. The site today is occupied by the new  Hollywood'),
('105998','Highland shopping complex and Kodak Theater, where the  Oscars are now presented every year.'),
('105999',' The drive'),
('106000','in restaurant where Dick Powells character works is  called "Callahans" in the film. The actual coffee shop in Hollywood  was called "Carpenters" and was located at the southeast corner of  Sunset and Vine Streets. It was one of the earliest "drive'),
('106001','in"  restaurants in the U.S. The uniform worn is based on the actual  uniforms the mostly male waiters wore. They were based on the  uniforms that service station attendants wore. The reason for this  new type of restaurant was to cater to the new younger movie star  who wanted to be seen in their expensive automobiles. The restaurant  was open all night.'),
('106002',' Hollywood Knights is the first major film for Danza, Tony (qv),  Pfeiffer, Michelle (qv) and Wuhl, Robert (qv), all of whom would  go on to achieve their own individual stardom.'),
('106003',' Dukes yellow 57 Chevy was "Popular Hot Rodding" magazines famous  "Project X" test car. The blown 292 cubic'),
('106004','inch small block Chevy was  damaged during filming (you can see the smoke roll over the top of  the car when the engine gets hurt during the race with the Cobra).'),
('106005',' When the crew of Smittys Speed Shop is gathered around the Ford,  Duke (Tony Danza (qv)) asks, "Is this piss yellow?" The answer  given is, "Its Tony Nancy yellow". Tony Nancy (qv), a Southern  California car customizer and drag racer known for his yellow cars,  was involved with the film.'),
('106006',' This 30'),
('106007','minute documentary is featured in the 2002 Anchor Bay DVD  edition of the movie "Frances".'),
('106008',' Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film  Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.'),
('106009',' The first Woody Woodpecker cartoon to use Ben Hardaway as the voice  of Woody instead of Mel Blanc, although a recording of Blancs  "ha'),
('106010','ha'),
('106011','ha'),
('106012','HA'),
('106013','ha" laugh was used in this and all following Woody  cartoons until 1949.'),
('106014',' Included in Warner Home Videos 2006 6'),
('106015','disc DVD release "The Busby  Berkeley Collection".'),
('106016',' Production completed in 1993, but not released before 2002 (on video  by Blue Fox Media)'),
('106017',' Despite the fact that the screenplay was one of the most famous ever  to circulate among insiders of the *real* Hollywood North, the movie  still took an incredibly long time to get filmed '),
('106018',' the screenplay  was originally written in the mid 80s. There was a serious attempt  to film it in 1987, but the plans were ultimately scrubbed.'),
('106019',' The character Lindsay Marshall is based on the well'),
('106020','respected  Canadian author Margaret Atwood (qv). The first film adaption of  one of her novels _Surfacing (1981)_ (qv) had similar problems as  the movie "Road to Bogota" being made in this movie.'),
('106021',' This film was unseen for nearly 60 years until the Vitaphone Disk of  the sound track was found in 2000'),
('106022',' Feature'),
('106023','film screenwriter Paul Tompkins oldest screen'),
('106024','writing  student, Olga Vesta Button, at 85 had survived heart surgery. She  gave him a check for $2,500 and told him, "Make a movie with this."  Thinking it would be impossible and not wanting to hurt her feelings  but afraid it might be too daring for her, he showed her a short  script he had written a few years ago. She read it and said, "Do it.  People will learn from it." Two weeks later the film was shot.'),
('106025',' Interviews with several other B'),
('106026','movie greats like Paul Bartel and  Laurene Landon were shot for this documentary but ended up on the  cutting'),
('106027','room floor for various reasons.'),
('106028',' One of the films cited as contributing to the collapse of  John Gilbert (qv)s career after audiences heard his high'),
('106029','pitching  speaking voice. Apparently, Gilberts Romeo & Juliet sequence  inspired the "talkie disaster" sequence in  _Singin in the Rain (1952)_ (qv).'),
('106030',' First filmed performance of "Singin in the Rain". This sequence  inspired the opening credits of _Singin in the Rain (1952)_ (qv).'),
('106031',' Reportedly features every major MGM star of the day with the  exception of Greta Garbo (qv), Ramon Novarro (qv) and  Lon Chaney (qv).'),
('106032',' During the singing of "Singing in the Rain" Buster Keaton is seen,  but is not singing because he was still a silent star.'),
('106033',' Contains the only known filmed footage of Bessie Smith.'),
('106034',' Is part of the Hollywood Rythm series (Volume 1). Performances date  between 1929'),
('106035','1941.'),
('106036',' Producer/director/star Robert Townsend (I) (qv) put US$40,000 of  the films US$100,000 budget on ten personal credit cards, and  obtained free film stock by splicing together leftovers from the  production of _Odd Jobs (1984)_ and _Ratboy (1986)_ (qv), in which  he had appeared. The 17 days of shooting were spread over two years,  since he had to tour as a stand'),
('106037','up comedian whenever he could not  afford to continue production.'),
('106038',' A headshot of actress Helen Martin (II) (qv) can be seen behind  Robert Townsend (I) (qv) at his big audition.'),
('106039',' Since this movie was shot without permits, the crew all wore UCLA  t'),
('106040','shirts so they could pass themselves off as students learning how  to film in the field.'),
('106041',' Produced by Jack Cohn (qv), the long'),
('106042','running Screen Snapshot  series was the idea that proved so successful it resulted encouraged  Cohn to leave Universal Pictures and, with his brother  Harry Cohn (I) (qv), create CBC Productions which morphed into  Columbia Pictures.'),
('106043',' A six'),
('106044','sheet poster from Gene Autrys 1936 film "Comin Round the  Mountain" is seen on a building while Evelyn Venable and Neil  Hamilton are riding in a taxicab. Republic, more than most studios  were fond of displaying posters from their films on buildings seen  in many of their films, but this one (with its song'),
('106045','title) provided  the clue needed to find and trap the killer in the film.'),
('106046',' There is not one spoken word of dialogue in this entire movie, just  a narration added in over some pre recorded background music'),
('106047',' Featured on the 2 disc DVD version of _Spartacus (1960)_ (qv),  released by the Criterion Collection in 2001.'),
('106048',' This movie is 99% unscripted.'),
('106049',' Trevor Goddard passed out during filming at the sight of fake blood  gushing out of a womans arm that he was to cut. The story made it  into TV Guides Hollywood Grapevine Showbiz Buzz and Celebrity Scoop  October 21'),
('106050','27, 2000'),
('106051',' First feature film of Robin Wright Penn (qv).'),
('106052',' Features musical numbers edited from earlier Warner Bros.  Technicolor shorts: "The Blue Danube" from Gypsy Sweetheart  "Drifting on the Rio Grande" from Swingtime in the Movies "Swinging  Through the Kitchen Door" from Swingtime in the Movies "Annie  Laurie" from The Changing of the Guard "Dancing is the Darndest One"  from Ride, Cowboy, Ride "Beyond the Open Road" from Sunday Roundup'),
('106053',' Vitaphone production reel #A1489'),
('106054',' Available as an extra on the Turner Home Entertainment DVD edition  of _Tycoon (1947)_ (qv).'),
('106055',' First film appearance of Curly Howard as a member of The Three  Stooges.'),
('106056',' First entry in the series of Hollywood on Parade one'),
('106057','reel short  subjects, released once every four weeks from August 1932 through  July 1934.'),
('106058',' Copies of this feature can be found at the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('106059',' Maurice Chevalier (I) (qv) appears via his 1929 Paramount screen  test, in which he sings Louise.'),
('106060',' Groucho, Harpo and Chico Marx appear with their families.'),
('106061',' Marie Dressler (qv) appears via archive newsreel footage of her  November 1933 birthday party.'),
('106062',' Will Rogers (I) (qv) appears via archive footage of the March 1934  Academy Award ceremonies.'),
('106063',' 26th and final entry in the Hollywood on Parade one'),
('106064','reel series.'),
('106065',' The original screenplay by Erna Lazarus (qv) concerned the  adventures of a down'),
('106066','on'),
('106067','her'),
('106068','luck ex'),
('106069','chorus girl and a con man as  they made their way to California. It was conceived as a vehicle for  Shirley Booth (qv) and Humphrey Bogart (qv). By the time  Frank Tashlin (qv) got through re'),
('106070','tooling it for  Dean Martin (I) (qv) and Jerry Lewis (I) (qv), it bore little  resemblance to the original script. Nevertheless, Lazarus retained  the sole writing credit.'),
('106071',' The last film that Dean Martin (I) (qv) and Jerry Lewis (I) (qv)  did together before breaking up as a comedy team.'),
('106072',' Among the casino marquees that the boys pass advertising show  headliners include Joe E. Lewis (qv), Elvis Presley (qv), and  Dean Martin (I) (qv) and Jerry Lewis (I) (qv).'),
('106073',' When they arrive in Hollywood, Anita Ekberg (qv) is starring in a  movie where she plays Napoleons lover. That same year, Ekberg was  featured in _War and Peace (1956)_ (qv), another Paramount release,  which included Napoleon as a character.'),
('106074',' Dan Aykroyd (qv) participated by satellite from Toronto.'),
('106075',' This promotional documentary is featured on Warner Brothers 2002  DVD (re'),
('106076','released in 2005) for _Women, The (1939)_ (qv).'),
('106077',' This documentary can be found on the 2'),
('106078','disc special edition of  _Meet Me in St Louis (1944)_ (qv)'),
('106079',' This movie was purchased in 1995 by Cabin Fever Entertainment, Inc.  and was scheduled for a 1996 release. Screeners were sent to a  number of critics and video buyers. When Cabin Fever went bankrupt  in 1996, however, the film was shelved along with 23 other  unreleased films in their catalog. The movie has resurfaced in the  form of bootlegs and dubs on the underground film scene.'),
('106080',' Former Kansas City Royals/Chicago Cubs outfielder Brian McRae (son  of legendary player Hal McRae) appears in a brief cameo as a golf  caddie.'),
('106081',' Final film appearance of Imogene Coca (qv).'),
('106082',' Hugh Jackman (qv) was originally set to play  George Reeves (I) (qv), but pulled out of the project due to other  commitments.'),
('106083',' Benicio Del Toro (qv) was signed on to play the detective, but  pulled out of the project due to other commitments.'),
('106084',' Joaquin Phoenix (qv) auditioned for the role of Louis Simo, but  Adrien Brody (qv) got it. This is the second time the two have  auditioned for the same role. In _Village, The (2004)_ (qv), both  men auditioned for the role of Lucius Hunt, with Phoenix getting the  role.'),
('106085',' Kyle MacLachlan (qv) screen'),
('106086','tested for the role of  George Reeves (I) (qv).'),
('106087',' George Reeves (I) (qv)s biographer, actor Jim Beaver (qv),  served as historical consultant on this film and was offered a role  in it. He was unable to accept due to conflicts with his  _"Deadwood" (2004)_ (qv) schedule. However, coincidentally, two of  his "Deadwood" co'),
('106088','stars, Molly Parker (I) (qv) and  Larry Cedar (qv), do appear in the film.'),
('106089',' The Alvis automobile George Reeves (I) (qv) is shown washing in  the film is an extremely rare model that was shipped to the location  for use in the movie, as it is one of the few existing examples of  the car Reeves actually owned.'),
('106090',' Ben Affleck (qv) wears a pinkie ring and smokes with a cigarette  holder in the film, just as George Reeves (I) (qv) did in real  life.'),
('106091',' The films producers were forced to shoot a new version of the  opening credits of the TV _"Adventures of Superman" (1952)_ (qv)  when Warner Bros. refused permission for the actual opening credits  to be used within the film.'),
('106092',' George Reeves (I) (qv)s agent, Gus Dembling, was combined in the  film with the character of Reevess manager, Arthur Weissman, who in  actuality did not come into Reeves life until much later than the  film depicts.'),
('106093',' The photo of the dead woman whose demise Louis Simo accuses  E.J. Mannix (qv) of complicity in is actually the death'),
('106094','scene  photo of actress Carole Landis (qv).'),
('106095',' The film was originally entitled, "Truth, Justice, and the American  Way", (after Supermans famous catchphrase). However, DC Comics  (which owns the rights to the Superman character) refused to allow  that. It also did not allow the Superman "S" insignia to be used in  any of the trailers or promotional material of the film, but oddly  enough allowed it to be in the actual movie.'),
('106096',' The famous Hollywood sign originally read Hollywoodland, promoting a  real estate project in the 1920s. The last 4 letters were removed in  1949.'),
('106097',' As of 2006, 13 films produced by Bamforth Studios are known to still  exist.'),
('106098',' This film was commissioned in 1996 by the Mountain States regional  office of the Anti'),
('106099','Defamation League to coincide with the 50th  Anniversary of the arrival of Holocaust survivors to the United  States.'),
('106100',' It debuted on 17 April 1996 in Denver, Colorado at the historic  Paramount Theatre, Denvers last grand movie palace. 1650 attended  the premier in downtown Denver.'),
('106101',' More than a year later, CBS'),
('106102','4 acquired the rights to air the film as  a part of its Hanukkah tribute. It received its broadcast premiere  on December 28, 1997. For this, it received a regional Emmy  nomination in the Informational and Instructional Program category.'),
('106103',' Through its "World of Difference" project, the Anti'),
('106104','Defamation  League distributes the film to classrooms as a tool to teach  tolerance and non'),
('106105','hatred skills to children. The VHS video sells for  $25, and a teachers guide book accompanies the film.'),
('106106',' The "Future Cops" are using the uniforms from _"V" (1984)_ (qv).'),
('106107',' The Scences with the "Future Cops" are Archive Footage from  _Cyber Tracker 2 (1995)_ (qv).'),
('106108',' Designed to be accompanied by the singing of the hymn of the same  name.'),
('106109',' Advertised as costing $3,000!'),
('106110',' Based on true events.'),
('106111',' Visa dexploitation en france : #106379'),
('106112',' This movie was first in development in 1993, with John Candy (qv)  cast as G. It was then put in development hell following the actors  death.'),
('106113',' The film is based on "The Ascent of Mt. Carmel" by St. John of the  Cross and "Mt. Analogue" by Rene Daumal.'),
('106114',' Before filming began, director Alejandro Jodorowsky (qv) spent a  week without sleep under a Zen Masters direction and lived  communally with the films cast for a month.'),
('106115',' At a projected budget of $1,500,000 (in USA dollars), it was to have  been the most expensive Mexican film production to date. The film  reportedly cost only half that amount.'),
('106116',' The Thief has no dialogue except for a single instance of saying  "yes" throughout the film.'),
('106117',' On a fellow actors advice, Winslet, Kate (qv) drank 3  vodka'),
('106118','and'),
('106119','tonics for a scene involving her being drunk.'),
('106120',' According to an interview following the shoot, Kate Winslet admitted  that in the urination scenes there was bag taped to her leg to pull  off the effect. Finally she got frustrated and asked Jane Campion if  she could just urinate herself. Campion did one take this way, but  the urine was harder to control than Winslet had thought, and the  take was scrapped.'),
('106121',' For the scene where Trevino is supposed to smash the TV to pieces  with the baseball bat, the bat (which had been Mosleys as a child)  unexpectedly broke in half, while the TV remained unscathed. This  caused a delay in filming which lasted several hours. The next time  the scene was to be done, Mosley did not tell Trevino that he had  unscrewed the frame so that when the bashing started, the TV front  would literally pop off. When the camera rolled, Trevino assumed he  was going to battling the same strong tv again, so when the  explosion happened, it was more violent than ever, achieving what  Mosley wanted as a "ballet of destruction."'),
('106122',' Father Joe Schumacher, the narrator of the film, is a real'),
('106123','life  priest who presided over St. Matthews Catholic Church where Mosley  attended church and Sunday school growing up. Mosley always loved  his priests voice and wanted as a kid to put his favorite priest  into a film, so he finally got a chance... twelve years later. He  hoped it would provide some realism to the Mass proceedings.'),
('106124',' After directing his actor'),
('106125','godfather in his last short BALLS IN THE  ICEBOX, Mosley vowed to always find a role for John Rainone in every  film. If you look closely, Rainone makes a blink'),
('106126','or'),
('106127','you'),
('106128','miss'),
('106129','it  cameo as a clown in the TV Guide that Trevino is flipping through.  Rainone is dressed as Bonkers the Clown, a character he created for  an after'),
('106130','school kids show made for public television called CLUB  27, that ran successfully through the 1980s.'),
('106131',' The film was shot on 16mm with a Russian camera, a Krasnogorsk'),
('106132','3,  that was literally falling apart as the movie was made, apparently  the fault of a lying seller from whom Mosley bought it off eBay.'),
('106133',' The cross on the wall that fades in and out was an old prop made by  Mosleys old friend from grade school, Nick Blanton, for when they  made vampire movies on Hi'),
('106134','8 in the Mosley backyard. The armchair  belongs to Mosleys friend and collaborator, filmmaker Sai  Selvarajan, for whom he acted in Selvarajans short film, SEPARATED  BY LIGHT.'),
('106135',' Narongrit Tosa'),
('106136','Nga, playing the part of Kun'),
('106137','In is a famous ranad'),
('106138','ek  player in Thailand. When he and Sorn first meet, the music that  Khun'),
('106139','In is playing is actually from a tape recording of Narongrit  performing on television when he was eight years old.'),
('106140',' Was Thailands submission for foreign picture Oscar in 2004.'),
('106141',' Series photography dating from 1877'),
('106142','1885, put together for a special  screening at the University Of Southern California by one David  Hanson, and subsequently released on DVD by Kino Video (Kino  International) in 1994. The sections edited together by Hanson are  as follows: Woman Turning And Walking Upstairs Woman Walking  Downstairs Woman Setting Down Jug Woman Picking Up Skirt Woman  Picking UP Child Woman Pouring From Jug WomanThrowing Baseball Woman  Jumping From Rock To Rock Woman Hopping On One Foot Woman Sitting  Down It is part of Kinos "The Movies Begin" series/box set (located  on "Volume One: The Great Train Robbery And Other Primary Works."'),
('106143',' The film was shot over two rainy evenings in Dublin in early 1990.  The filmmakers wanted to make a short film in the vein of  Hitchcocks thrillers so they called it HOMAGE TO HITCH.'),
('106144',' Filming on "Hombre" coincided with that years Academy Awards.  Co'),
('106145','star Martin Balsam was a Best Supporting Actor nominee for "A  Thousand Clowns" (1965), and not having received permission to leave  the set, Balsam sneaked off to attend the ceremony. He won the  Oscar.'),
('106146',' The shooting of this film lasted almost over an year'),
('106147',' Most of the dialogue was ad'),
('106148','libbed during the shooting of the  picture'),
('106149',' Filmed at the Borda Hospital, a real mental institution located in  Buenos Aires. Some patients appear as extras in the movie.'),
('106150',' Subiela wrote the script in a month.'),
('106151',' Argentinas official selection for the 1987 Oscar Awards, Foreign  Language film category.'),
('106152',' The character Beatriz Dick is named after Philip K. Dick (qv).'),
('106153',' The original Spanish credits make no mention of the Mexican  involvement in the production, and list neither the company Oro  Films nor the name of producer Gonzalo Elvira (qv).'),
('106154',' Film was deemed unwatchable by American producer Sam Sherman (qv).  He opted to reedit it and re'),
('106155','shoot several scenes, cutting it into  his blaxploitation film _Mean Mother (1973)_ (qv).'),
('106156',' In the final scene of the square, when the couple starts to fly, one  of the men who looks up protecting his eyes with the hand (the one  with a green sweater) is the directors brother and journalist,  Enrique Catá.'),
('106157',' Writer'),
('106158','director Ghimire shot quickly, completing the shoot in only  two days.'),
('106159',' Shot in a single day.'),
('106160',' John Candy (qv) filmed his part in only 1 day.'),
('106161',' The concept for this movie originated during the filming of a scene  in _Uncle Buck (1989)_ (qv) in which Culkin, Macaulay (qv) plays a  character who interrogates a would'),
('106162','be'),
('106163','babysitter through a  letterbox.'),
('106164',' The movie that Kevin watches on video tape is not a real film, but  footage especially created. It was called "Angels With Filthy  Souls." Along with other similar era references in the movie, this  is a play upon the movie _Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)_ (qv)  starring James Cagney (qv).'),
('106165',' The role of Uncle Frank was written for Kelsey Grammer (qv).'),
('106166',' Joe Pesci (qv)s character, Harry Lime, is named after  Orson Welles (qv)s character from the film  _Third Man, The (1949)_ (qv).'),
('106167',' Jeffrey Wiseman (qv) who plays the inquisitive neighbor, Mitch  Murphy, auditioned for the role of Kevin McCallister.'),
('106168',' Entered into The Guinness Book of World Records as the "Highest Box  Office Gross '),
('106169',' Comedy", accumulating $533,000,000 internationally.'),
('106170',' The posters and DVD cases for the movie had Culkin with his hands on  his face and screaming, based on the famous painting "The Scream" by  Edvard Munch.'),
('106171',' Joe Pesci (qv) kept forgetting that he was filming a "family"  movie during his characters on'),
('106172','screen outbursts so director  Chris Columbus (qv) advised him to say "fridge" instead of the  "F'),
('106173','word".'),
('106174',' Despite filming a family movie, Daniel Stern (I) (qv) once slip in  the "s'),
('106175','word", which can be heard when he is retrieving his boot  through the letterbox.'),
('106176',' The car that Santa (the guy Kevin talks to about getting his  family back) starts before it stalls out is a 1980 Honda Civic  hatchback.'),
('106177',' The film that the family is watching while in the hotel in France is  _Its a Wonderful Life (1946)_ (qv).'),
('106178',' Although the part was written especially for Macaulay Culkin (qv)  by John Hughes (I) (qv), several hundred other boys were  auditioned by director Chris Columbus (qv) just because he wanted  to confirm that Culkin was right for the part.'),
('106179',' The wax'),
('106180','and'),
('106181','plastic artificial snow used in this film was given to  the Lyric Opera of Chicago when shooting finished. It has since been  used in numerous opera productions.'),
('106182',' Bruce Broughton (qv) originally composed the score to the film but  was replaced by John Williams (I) (qv). His name can still be seen  on some of the early trailers however.'),
('106183',' Robert De Niro (qv) turned down the role of Harry'),
('106184',' Little Neros Pizza is an parody of Little Caesars Pizza. Nero and  Caeser were both Roman emperors.'),
('106185',' Daniel Stern (I) (qv) agreed to have the tarantula placed on his  face for only one shot. His characters scream was dubbed in later  to prevent it from scaring the spider.'),
('106186',' The issue of Playboy that Kevin finds in Buzzs room is from July  1989 with Erika Eleniak (qv) as Miss July.'),
('106187',' In Home Alone, Kevin watches a movie called "Angels with Filthy  Souls." In this sequel, he watches that films sequel, "Angels with  Even Filthier Souls."'),
('106188',' CAMEO(Donald Trump (qv)) makes an appearance in the Plaza lobby  where Kevin asks him for directions.'),
('106189',' Harry and Marvs conversation at the ice rink was shot at Central  Parks Wollman Rink. The Essex House shown is on Central Park South  in Manhattan.'),
('106190',' DIRCAMEO (Chris Columbus (qv)): Holding a child and pointing to a  stack of toys when the camera shows Kevin (Macaulay Culkin (qv))  walking through the toy store.'),
('106191',' Macaulay Culkin (qv) was paid 8 million dollars to star in this  movie, the biggest paycheck ever to a 12 year'),
('106192','old child.'),
('106193',' This movie was actually shot at the Plaza in a Central Park Suite.  The phone number given for the plaza in the movie (was) an actual  working number.'),
('106194',' The Toy store '),
('106195',' "Duncans Toy Chest" '),
('106196',' is named after the Executive  Producer Duncan Henderson (I) (qv).'),
('106197',' Director, Chris Columbus (qv)s daughter, Eleanor Columbus (qv)  appears in this movie as the little girl in the toy store.'),
('106198',' The McCallisters live at 671 Lincoln Blvd. Winnetka, ILL Phone:  555'),
('106199','1658.'),
('106200',' A real'),
('106201','life version of the Talkboy, the tape recorder Kevin plays  with in the movie, was created by Tiger Electronics shortly after  the films release (along with its pink'),
('106202','and'),
('106203','purple counterpart, the  Talkgirl).'),
('106204',' The name of the show Kevin is watching in the first scene is a  fictional game show called Ding Dang Dong. Appropriately, it was  taped on the set of an actual game show called $100,000 Fortune  Hunt'),
('106205',' Illinois original lottery game show. The host in that scene  is Bob Eubanks (qv) from _"Newlywed Game, The" (1966)_ (qv).'),
('106206',' In the trailer when Harry stumbles into the duffel bag trap  containing the tools it shows all the tools falling on him and then  the last one to fall out knocks him to the ground. In the actual  movie itself Harry is immediately knocked to the ground when the  tools fall out.'),
('106207',' The address of the uncles house thats being renovated is 51 W.  95th St. This address is on the Upper West Side, a half block from  Central Park.'),
('106208',' When Kevin is at the Carnegie Music Hall, we see the conductor for a  brief second. It is actually John Williams (I) (qv), the films  composer.'),
('106209',' All of the children who appeared in the toy store scene were allowed  to take their favorite toy home as part of their salary. Even though  it didnt work, Macaulay Culkin (qv) was allowed to keep the  Talkboy.'),
('106210',' The scene in the garage where Jernigan sees a pair of legs dangling  out of the storage attic and he pulls on them which are actually the  legs of a dummy attached to a lawn mower starter which starts and  falls through the door onto Jernigan was derived from the  novelization of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in which the exact  same incident happens to Marv when hes searching the garage for  Kevin.'),
('106211',' The role of Alex was a coveted one, with over 100 kids trying out  for the part. Alex D. Linz (qv) won the part, beating another  child star, Elijah Winwood (qv), who had also tried out for the  part of Sammy in _One Fine Day (1996)_ (qv), a role taken by Alex D.  Linz.'),
('106212',' The role played by Eddie Gutierrez (qv) was initially offered to  Edu Manzano (qv).'),
('106213',' The movie is said to have the most number of special appearances in  Indian Film history.'),
('106214',' Sanjay Dutt (qv) and Boman Irani (qv) have rendered songs for  this film. This is the first time Boman Irani has lent his voice for  a film while Sanjay Dutt has earlier sung for films like  _Kaante (2002)_ (qv) and _Musafir (2004)_ (qv).'),
('106215',' Luke Wilson guest starred on "X Files, The" (1993) in the episode  "Bad Blood," which Gilligan, Vince (qv) wrote.'),
('106216',' Vince Gilligan (qv) originally wrote the screenplay for this film  in 1989, for a screen'),
('106217','writing class he was taking at New York  University.'),
('106218',' In the first half of the film, Angus (Jake Busey (qv)) makes  reference to a story where a wife kills her husband with a leg of  lamb. The story is "Lamb to the Slaughter" from Roald Dahl (qv)s  book "Tales of the Unexpected". Many will recognize this plot from a  classic 1958 episode of _"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)_ (qv).'),
('106219',' Robin Williams (I) (qv) was originally going to play Red Jackson,  but dropped out shortly before filming began.'),
('106220',' Theresa Merritts final film.'),
('106221',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('106222',' Fourth episode in the Great Stars and Authors series of 2'),
('106223','reel all  talking shorts.'),
('106224',' A Jewel Production. Universal, lacking a proprietary theater  network, sought to assign brands to their releases, targeting  independent theater owners to their audiences. Red Feather (low  budget features, largely programmers), Bluebird (mainstream  features) and Jewel (lavish, prestige films). Jewels (and  occasionally "Super" Jewels) were the ones Carl Laemmle (qv)  lavished money on in the hopes of securing special engagements  drawing higher roadshow ticket prices. This 3'),
('106225','tiered system would  end in 1929 after talkies became the norm.'),
('106226',' Shot by students of DePalmas Independent Filmmaking course at Sarah  Lawrence College. Intended to be a "learn by doing" experience for  the students and grad students, the goal was to budget, finance,  shoot, and edit the film using primarily students, with DePalma  overseeing.'),
('106227',' Kirk Douglas was brought on after much debate, mostly concerning  costs, but Douglas ended up becoming an investor in the film as  well.'),
('106228',' From an interview in the January 1979 issue of Take One, DePalma  said the movie was originally budgeted at $50,000, but then went to  $100,000, $150,000 and finally settled at a cost he calls "under a  million".'),
('106229',' Co'),
('106230','Directed by DePalma with a rotating set of student directors; he  defined their contribution of roughly 5 percent of the shots in the  film.'),
('106231',' Included on the 2 disc edition of "Amelie"(2001) released in 2002.'),
('106232',' All of the actors and actresses appearing in this with Buster Keaton  are nonprofessionals and some of them are employees of the John F.  Long Co.'),
('106233',' Vitaphone production reel #2073'),
('106234',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Caterpillar, The (1916)_ (qv).'),
('106235',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Angling in Oregon Waters (1922)_ (qv).'),
('106236',' Monroe, Marilyn (qv) was often expected to provide her own  wardrobe. The sweater with the grey body and black sleeves that she  wears worn previously in _Fireball, The (1950)_ (qv) and in the  final scene in _All About Eve (1950)_ (qv).'),
('106237',' One of the earliest features marketed as "100% all'),
('106238','talking"  following the success of Bryan Foy (qv)s dismal $2,000,000 hit  _Lights of New York (1928)_ (qv).'),
('106239',' Scenes featuring Colin Farrell (I) (qv) nude were cut from the  movie because they were too distracting for test audiences.'),
('106240',' Robert Downey Jr. (qv) publicly admitted to using drugs during the  making of this film, and to having great difficulty filming his  scenes. Jodie Foster (qv) tried to intervene but could not.'),
('106241',' First suggested as a vehicle for Bette Davis (qv) and Clark  Gable .'),
('106242',' Three cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not  appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their  character names, if any): Sam McDaniel (qv) (First Swipe),  Eddy Waller (qv) (Bill) and Joe Bernard (qv). A modern source  also lists Walter Baldwin (qv) (Ed), George Cleveland (qv) (Sam)  and Matt McHugh (qv) (Dave), all of whom were not seen. The  character of "Ed" was played by Francis Ford (qv); Cleveland was  offered a part, but turned it down to appear in another movie.'),
('106243',' Although Lon McCallister (qv) is "introduced" in the credits as  one of the "three young players in their first featured roles," he  was a featured player in _Stage Door Canteen (1943)_ (qv).'),
('106244',' Early showings (from 14 June 1944 through 28 June 1944) occurred at  several locations in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, before the national  release in July 1944.'),
('106245',' The horse racing scenes for this movie were shot on location at the  Sandusky County Ohio Fairgrounds in Fremont Ohio.'),
('106246',' Reshooting took place while Haley Joel Osment was still recovering  from injuries in a car accident that occurred less than two weeks  before.'),
('106247',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Gardeners Ladder, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('106248',' Michael Goldburgs award'),
('106249','winning NYU MFA thesis film. Winner of a  Warner Bros. Production Award, a Craft Award for Excellence at the  New York Magazine First Run Festival, and a Finalist for Original  Screenplay in the Chesterfield Writers Film Project at Paramount  Pictures.'),
('106250',' Walt Disney Feature Animations final traditionally animated feature  film to be released in cinemas (ending the 44'),
('106251','film legacy that began  with _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)_ (qv)).'),
('106252',' Although this film is the last traditionally animated Walt Disney  Feature Animation (WDFA) and number 44 on the list, it is actually  only number 35 of the traditionally animated WDFA that is made up of  a single story. Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 consists of several  animated segments, this is also the case for the so'),
('106253','called "package  films" (made up of smaller shorts, rather than one long narrative),  which were produced during and shortly after the WWII, from 1943 to  1949. These films are Saludos Amigos (1943), The Three Caballeros  (1945), Make Mine Music (1946), Fun and Fancy Free (1947), Melody  Time (1948) and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad (1949).  The same procedure was used once more with The Many Adventures of  Winnie'),
('106254','the'),
('106255','Pooh (1977).'),
('106256',' During its theatrical release (first'),
('106257','run and sub'),
('106258','run) in the United  States, this film reportedly earned less than half of its estimated  production cost. This was one of the final factors that led to the  decision to make this the last traditionally ("hand'),
('106259','drawn") animated  Disney feature for theatrical release. In early 2006, at the urging  of professionals both in and out of Disney, plans were being  considered for resuming traditionally animated features for  theatrical release.'),
('106260',' This film earned its "PG" rating due to one of Maggies lines about  her udders ("Yeah, theyre real. Quit staring.")'),
('106261',' At one point Maggie refers to Buck as the "stallion of the  Ci'),
('106262','moron," a reference to the Dreamworks feature  _Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)_ (qv). Although Dreamworks  features often made fun of Disney films, this is the first time  Disney has returned the favor.'),
('106263',' When Rico sees Mrs Calloway about to crush him, he says "Mother of  Mercy. Is the end of Rico?" This same line was spoken by  Edward G. Robinson (qv) in _Little Caesar (1931)_ (qv).'),
('106264',' The two vultures who appear near the beginning of the movie are  animated in exactly the same way as the vultures in Disneys  _Jungle Book, The (1967)_ (qv).'),
('106265',' During the second song, the duck that is dancing is doing the  "Elaine" dance from _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ (qv).'),
('106266',' Mexican singer/songwriter Ely Guerra was the voice of Grace in the  Spanish language version.'),
('106267',' Alameda Slim is named after Wilf Carter also known as "Montana  Slim". Carter was known as a Country Singer and Yodeler.'),
('106268',' The working title of this film was "Sweating Bullets" and an early  plot idea was about a calf named Bullets who saved his herd from a  band of ghost cattle rustlers called the Willies.'),
('106269',' GOOFY HOLLER: When Junior falls down the elevator shaft.'),
('106270',' Petaluma, California is nicknamed "The eggbasket of the world".'),
('106271',' The nanny who saves Tweety is reading "Amber."'),
('106272',' Blackwell Cottage, where the car was built, was on Cambridge Road  West, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.'),
('106273',' The first movie which was produced by Lietuvos Kinostudija.'),
('106274',' The production initially wanted Vilma Santos (qv) to play Edades  mother. She, however, turned down the offer saying that it was only  a supporting role.'),
('106275',' Director Gil Portes (qv) wanted Carlo Muñoz (qv) to play the  boyfriend of Edades. Portes even asked entertainment editor Ricky Lo  to talk with Munoz management at ABS'),
('106276','CBN for their talent to be  tapped in the movie. ABS'),
('106277','CBN refused saying there is a conflict in  the schedule. Finding it hard to talk with ABS, Portes hired  James Blanco (qv), a talent of the rival GMA Network.'),
('106278',' Has been accepted to 12 Film Festivals worldwide and won the  Platinum Award at the Houston Film Festival'),
('106279',' The Waltons have a time'),
('106280','traveling radio: the story takes place  Christmas of 1933, but they are listening to the Fibber McGee and  Molly radio program, which didnt debut until 1935. Additionally,  the episode of FMG&M they are playing is from 1947.'),
('106281',' Earl Hamners two children Scott and Carrie are in the film as two  of the children listening to the missionary lady. Carrie is the  short'),
('106282','dark'),
('106283','haired girl in a home'),
('106284','made hat and Scott is the boy with  paler hair, also in a hat.'),
('106285',' ARR recorded the first song on 21 October 2002 on the occasion of  the 21st anniversary of Mukta Arts Ltd.'),
('106286',' Received commendations for "Outstanding writing & performances" at  the 7th Extreme Filmmaker 48 Hour Film Festival.'),
('106287',' The video was made in five days as an example for entrants to an  on'),
('106288','line film festival Hopper was to judge, along with Quentin  Tarantino, in 2000, but the festival was canceled. It was instead  shown in an European art museum, playing continuously on a loop for  a year, and was also screened three times at NYCs Whitney Biennial  in 2002. It was later shown, along with 1971s "The Last Movie",  when Hopper won the CineVegas Marquee Award in 2003 and was recently  part of the Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, retrospective "Dennis Hopper:  A Survey" from March'),
('106289','July 2006.'),
('106290',' The unidentified actress playing the homeless woman/exotic dancer  was an actual exotic dancer.'),
('106291',' Original (rejected) title: "Blueprint Bunny".'),
('106292',' Included as a bonus feature in Warner Home Videos 2005 DVD release  of _White Heat (1949)_ (qv).'),
('106293',' Based on the true story of Elizabeth "Liz" Murray. The real Liz  appeared in the movie as a social worker and was also a co'),
('106294','producer  for the production.'),
('106295',' The reason that Liz Murray left Harvard was so that she could be  transferred to another school, which would be less expensive than  Harvard (for which she was only receiving $12,000 a year with her  scholarship) and also closer to her father, who is very ill will  AIDs.'),
('106296',' Pedro Furtado, actor and son of the director Jorge Furtado, is on  the bus that André and Cardoso hop in after the robbery.'),
('106297',' Wilderness Tales documentary series.'),
('106298',' A first edition was incorporated at the Pablos Picasso play, Le  Désir attrapé par la queue", directed by Jean'),
('106299','Jacques Lebel (Gassin,  France, summer 1967).'),
('106300',' Offering an impressive soundtrack for a low'),
('106301','budget film, "Homer" is  especially notable for being the first film to feature a song by  Led Zeppelin (qv). Portions of the song "How Many More Times,"  which was released on the album "Led Zeppelin I" in January 1969,  are played three times during the course of the film.'),
('106302',' Final film of Fritz Feld (qv).'),
('106303',' All cartoons on the DVD were made in Macromedia Flash.'),
('106304',' All Easter eggs that appeared on the website from which these  cartoons originate still work in the DVD version; there is a special  method of accessing them using your DVD player remote.'),
('106305',' Hidden creators commentary is accessible by hitting the select  language button on the DVD control.'),
('106306',' The toon, "Experimental Film", was made for the first single from  They Might Be Giants tenth studio album, "The Spine". The song is  called "Experimental Film". Its appearance on MTV makes it the only  Homestar Runner cartoon to have been played on television.'),
('106307',' As seen in "Strong Bad Sings", three records (LPs) would equal 135  minutes of music (or 2 hours, 15 minutes); seven CDs worth of songs  would equal, at most, 560 minutes of music (9 hours, 20 minutes);  twelve cassette tapes would equal 1080 minutes of music (18 hours);  and 30 8'),
('106308','track tapes would equal up to 1200 minutes of music (20  hours).'),
('106309',' All the cartoons on this DVD were made using Adobe Flash.'),
('106310',' Hidden directors commentary can be found by pressing the audio  button on your remote control.'),
('106311',' Shot in and around Roswell, New Mexico the site of the legendary UFO  crash of 1947. Two shots in the film refer to this incident.'),
('106312',' This was the first feature'),
('106313','length movie made for black audiences.  Stills from this film appear in _Midnight Ramble (1994) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('106314',' 23rd episode in the Girl from Frisco 2'),
('106315','reel series'),
('106316',' Four American bulldogs share the role of Chance, four golden  retrievers share Shadow, and six feline performers carry the part of  Sassy.'),
('106317',' In the final reel, when Miriam is about to go into the house for the  big climax, there was a one minute "Fright Break" in which  producer/director William Castle advised the audience that anyone  too scared to see the climax could go into the lobby and get their  money back. For this gimmick, Columbia shipped a cardboard "Cowards  Corner" to theaters playing the film. Supposedly, audience members  too frightened to see the climax could go to the "Cowards Corner"  and wait there until the film ended and the rest of the audience  filed past.'),
('106318',' SPOILER: In order to carry off the deception, all of Warrens dialog  was actually dubbed in by an (uncredited) male actor.'),
('106319',' This was one of the most successful knock'),
('106320','offs of Alfred Hitchcocks  "Psycho" (1960). William Castle and Columbia had this in theaters a  year after the release of "Psycho" (1960). Part of the reason for  the delay was that, at the time "Psycho" (1960) went into release,  William Castle was still working on "13 Ghosts" (1960).'),
('106321',' SPOILER: The dialog makes repeated references to Emily, Warren and  Helga being in Denmark. At the time this film was produced, the  early 1960s, Denmark was the only place where competent transsexual  operations were being routinely performed.'),
('106322',' SPOILER ALERT: The bathrobe the Justice of the Peace is wearing when  he is stabbed to death in the chest is the same exact bathrobe that  the caretaker is wearing when he is stabbed to death in the back in  _13 Frightened Girls (1963)_ (qv) (same director, same studio) two  years later.'),
('106323',' Mamets script began as an adaptation of his friend William J.  Caunitzs novel "Suspects", but the more Mamet wrote the more his  story diverged from the book until it ultimately became an original  screenplay.'),
('106324',' Although billed as a made'),
('106325','for'),
('106326','TV movie, the Emmy nominated script  pretty much functioned as the final episode of the series  _"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)_ (qv).'),
('106327',' Gary DAddario (qv) (Jasper) is the real'),
('106328','life Baltimore Homicide  Shift Commander on whom "Gee" is based.'),
('106329',' According to Tom Fontana, Ed Begley Jr. is indeed playing his Dr.  Victor Ehrlich character from Fontanas previous show St.Elsewhere.  Hes not mentioned by name to avoid having to get legal clearances.'),
('106330',' SPOILER: Giardellos killer '),
('106331',' Eric Thomas James '),
('106332',' was apparently  named for the scripts writers; Eric Overmyer, Tom Fontana, and  James Yoshimura.'),
('106333',' Jason Priestley (qv) was a big "Homicide" fan, and was  disappointed that he never had the chance to direct an episode of  the series. So Tom Fontana (qv) wrote the part of Det. Hall for  Priestly.'),
('106334',' Ned Beatty (qv) originally refused to reprise the role of Stan  Bolander for the movie. But his agent convinced him to join the  cast.'),
('106335',' Fourth and final release in the "Lucky Strike" 2'),
('106336','reel comedy series.'),
('106337',' Unofficially, this movie was heavily influenced by the Belgian  cartoonist, Hergé and the Tintin adventures which he authored. Many  specific plot points can be traced directly to specific Tintin  books, and the general pacing of the story and certain visuals are  all clearly inspired by Hergés work.'),
('106338',' The plane used for the movie was indeed a plane of the then'),
('106339','existent  "Pan Air do Brasil". Registration was PP'),
('106340','PDS. This plane was flown  later on by a freight airline and is now written off. It remains  more or less wrecked at Iquitos, Peru.'),
('106341',' CAMEO(Ron Fournier): former NHL referee.'),
('106342',' DIRCAMEO(Francois Truffaut (qv)): man outside cemetery at the  beginning of the film.'),
('106343',' The German actor Willy Domgraf'),
('106344','Fassbaender (qv) insisted on  playing in the alternate French version, but his accent was so bad  the film was not exploitable and this version was never released.'),
('106345',' The original soundtrack was composed by Arthur H. (qv) and played  by an ensemble of children from a local music school.'),
('106346',' During a special preview, the soundtrack was played live, featuring  Arthur H. (qv) playing piano and several local musicians.'),
('106347',' The post production lasted 900 days.'),
('106348',' John McGiver (I) (qv)s movie debut.'),
('106349',' This film was mentioned by a 1954 Memorandum of the New York State  Education Department, written with regard to New York State Law  1954, Chapter 620, which added definitions of "immoral" and "incite  to crime" for motion picture censorship purposes. The Memorandum  cited this film as an example of a film about which the EDs Motion  Picture Division had been "beset with inquiries and applications for  reconsideration of motion pictures which heretofore have been  regarded as contrary to the present provisions of the statute." It  stated that One Summer of Happiness "contains a scene where a boy,  nineteen, and a girl, seventeen, spending a vacation together, swim  and embrace in the nude."'),
('106350',' Originally filmed in 3'),
('106351','D.'),
('106352',' Katharine Hepburn (qv) was originally considered for the role of  Mrs. Lowe.'),
('106353',' According to TCM, John Wayne won the well trained dog Sam from his  owner/trainer in a poker game after the movie rapped.'),
('106354',' Wayne was originally to be only the producer of HONDO for his Batjac  company, and wanted Glenn Ford for the title role. But Ford had such  an unpleasant working experience with director John Farrow on their  previous collaboration, PLUNDER OF THE SUN, that he turned down the  offer. So Wayne then took on the role himself.'),
('106355',' In an episode of "Married...With Children," Al Bundy says that Hondo  is his favorite movie of all time, and he spends the entire episode  trying to watch it in peace.'),
('106356',' During the French sequences a town signpost saying "Clement La  Frenais" is visible.'),
('106357',' Second episode in the Everyday Frauds 1'),
('106358','reel and 2'),
('106359','reel dramatic  series'),
('106360',' The title role was originally intended for Aaliyah (qv).'),
('106361',' The tagline was changed from "Her Dream, Her Terms" to "Her Dreams,  Her Terms".'),
('106362',' Honeys dog is played by Jessica Alba (qv)s own dog, Sid.'),
('106363',' Lil Romeo (qv) (Benny) grew two inches and his voice deepened  before shooting completed. In the scene where Benny and Raymond go  to class and Honey says that she has to go to a video shoot, Romeo  had to stand with his legs far apart in order to appear shorter,  because he was as tall as Jessica Alba (qv).'),
('106364',' The filmmakers originally wanted Jennifer Beals (I) (qv) to play  the banker.'),
('106365',' All the bees are real. One criterion for the female lead was that  she should not be afraid of the bees.'),
('106366',' The scene in the beginning with the bee and the mirror was shot in  only one take, claims the director.'),
('106367',' Originally called "Big Baby" and was completely unintended as a  sequel.'),
('106368',' Rosebud from _Citizen Kane (1941)_ (qv) and the Ark of the Covenant  from _Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv) are visible in the  government warehouse.'),
('106369',' The current censored version of this film eliminates the  Mary Stuart (III) (qv) / Bree Anthony (qv) /  Mel White (IV) (qv) sex'),
('106370','plus'),
('106371','bondage scene. This new version runs  only 66 minutes.'),
('106372',' Joseph L. Mankiewicz (qv) first script contained several  novelties that never made it to the screen. Among them was a series  of memos from a theater'),
('106373','chain owner (made to look as though they had  been slipped in front of the projector) that commented on the action  taking place. Also, there was to have been a running argument  (resembling backstage squabbling) between a theater manager and the  actor playing Cecil over such things as lines and cues.'),
('106374',' Three dream sequences were filmed (though ultimately scrapped) of  the women fantasizing Cecils death and their inheritance.'),
('106375',' Anne Bancroft (I) (qv) was originally cast as Merle McGill, but  she turned it down for a stage role.'),
('106376',' This pilot is based on a mock fan site created by  Daniel Knauf (qv) of a fictional 1960s TV show.'),
('106377',' This show is located in Future World at Walt Disneys Experimental  Prototype Community Of Tomorrow (EPCOT). It is also shown in  Discoveryland in the Disneyland park at Disneyland Resort Paris. It  can be viewed in the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland where it is  currently shown in the 3'),
('106378','D theater that once showed Captain Eo  (1986).'),
('106379',' The films original title was "Teenie Weenies", which was rejected  on the grounds that it sounded too much like a kiddies film with no  appeal to adults.'),
('106380',' The titles "Grounded" and "The Big Backyard" were considered and  subsequently dropped during pre'),
('106381','production.'),
('106382',' First appearance of the Honey'),
('106383','Mousers.'),
('106384',' Jackie Gleason (I) (qv) at first tried to block the release of the  cartoon, a spoof of his show _"Honeymooners, The" (1955)_ (qv).  Director Robert McKimson (qv) sent him a print, and upon viewing  it Gleason dropped his objections.'),
('106385',' In her DVD interview/commentary, June Foray (qv) recalls each cast  member recorded all his or her dialog alone. The voice actors were  never in the studio at the same time. Their lines of dialog were  later edited into proper sequence.'),
('106386',' Actual footage of the Hong Kong 1967 wedding of  Amalia Fuentes (qv) and Romeo Vasquez (qv) was used.'),
('106387',' Taking an original idea by L.L. Carney (qv), director  Harry Preston (qv) wrote the script under the name of  Deanne Kelly (qv).'),
('106388',' Shot in two weeks at the Austin Patio Dude Ranch in Grapevine,  Texas, filming was constantly interrupted by jets flying directly  overhead '),
('106389',' the Dude Ranch was built at the head of DFW Airports  main landing strip.'),
('106390',' Made in 1982, this was one of the very first Direct to Video films  purchased by Sony Home Video and released to the then brand new  Video Rental Markets. To this day, this film is unavailable on DVD  or sell through VHS and it grossed for Sony, in the rental markets  alone world wide '),
('106391',' over $22 million dollars. They bought it for  $50,000 from the Texas film makers.'),
('106392',' Warner Brothers first cartoon in color, a Merrie Melody produced in  Cinecolor. The Looney Tunes would continue to be in Black and White  until 1943.'),
('106393',' Originally to be directed by Scorsese, Martin (qv), but he was  replaced after a week of shooting due to creative differences by  Volkman, Donald (qv) who was subsequently replaced by  Kastle, Leonard (qv). Scorsese was fired because he was filming  every scene in master shots and not shooting close'),
('106394','ups or other  coverage, making the film impossible to edit.'),
('106395',' SPOILER: Originally, a "blood man" was brought in for the murder  sequence of Janet Fay. The "blood man" hooked up tubes to Janet  Fays body that would end at her head in which were connected to a  pump full of fake blood. Leonard Kastle (qv) said that "he wasnt  that good of a blood man", whereas the blood would go spurting out  in all directions, overall just doing it wrong. They ended up  purchasing condoms and filling them up with fake blood. They put the  condoms on top of Mary Jane Higby (qv)s head, with a tin plate  over it, with her night cap over that. They also put small nails in  the rubber hammer, so that it would pop the condoms upon impact.'),
('106396',' This movie and _Joe Rock Superstar (1973)_ (qv) were the prototypes  for a genre of cheaply made porn films that became known as "One Day  Wonders".'),
('106397',' John Abraham was originally set to play the role of Arjun Rampal,  but he could not do so since the dates of Ravi Chopras Babul had  gone haywire due to Bachchans health problem. So the role was later  performed by Arjun Rampal.'),
('106398',' Reema Kagti initially approached her mentor and director Farhan  Akhtar for the role being played by Abhay Deol. However, Farhan  couldnt play the part as he was busy with "Don" starring SRK.'),
('106399',' The original play, Goodbye again, opened in New York on 28 December  1932.'),
('106400',' Schoenbaum, Charles Edgar (qv) took over as director of  photography for two days when Tetzlaff, Ted (qv) caught the flu.'),
('106401',' Jack Singers detective agency is on the same floor of the same  building as that of Max Bialystock in _Producers, The (1968)_ (qv).  The door to Maxs office is shown in one scene in the hall; Jack is  just down the hall and to the right of Max.'),
('106402',' The character Chief Orman was inspired by Marlon Brando (qv).  Writer'),
('106403','director Andrew Bergman (qv) worked with Brando on  _Freshman, The (1990)_ (qv).'),
('106404',' Eugene Forde (qv) replaced William Beaudine (qv) as director.'),
('106405',' Second part and sequel to "The Wedding March."'),
('106406',' Only known copy of it was destroyed during a fire in the 1950s. Film  is lost.'),
('106407',' When Ralph tells Alice that he and Norton have to go to the lodge,  Alices says "What, are you Fred Flintstone?"  _"Flintstones, The" (1960)_ (qv) was based on the original  _"Honeymooners, The" (1955)_ (qv).'),
('106408',' Art Carney (qv)s widow, Barbara, visited the set and gave  Mike Epps (qv) an autographed photo of Art. Epps was extremely  flattered by the present.'),
('106409',' The name of the dog that wins the race is "Bahama Mamma".'),
('106410',' Excuse Maker series of 2'),
('106411','reel comedies'),
('106412',' The mother of Amy Irving (qv)s character is played by her real  mother, Priscilla Pointer (qv).'),
('106413',' The first Philippines James Bond'),
('106414','typed movie.'),
('106415',' "Wally", the comedy sidekick, simply disappears about two'),
('106416','thirds  into the movie, and is never heard from nor mentioned again.'),
('106417',' Gordon Liu Chia Hui plays Hong Wen'),
('106418',' Ting, the hero who had defeated  Pai Mei only to go toe'),
('106419',' to'),
('106420',' toe with his twin, who has mastered the  fatal "hundred pace palm" technique. Many years later in Kill Bill  2, Gordon Liu acted the part of the evil Pai Mei, the same white'),
('106421','  haired character with a fatal "five point palm exploding heart  technique."'),
('106422',' In the movie Executioners of Shaolin the white'),
('106423',' haired leader Pai  Mei killed, so when staff penned together a sequel, they decided to  create the character of a twin brother, classmate of the slain Pai  Mei, who enacts revenge for his death.'),
('106424',' The character Priest White Lotus was loosely based on the continuing  Taoist character, Pai Mei. In real life, the Taoist Priest Bak Mei  (translated to mean "White Eyebrows") is said to have been a large  influence for the demise of Shaolin during the Qing Dynasty.'),
('106425',' Tiger style kung fu, practiced and showcased throughout the film is  also called the "White Eyebrow system," based on the characteristics  of the tiger, and was perfected by Taoist Priest Bak Mei. In some  scenes in the movie, the Priest White Lotus seemingly cannot be  touched or harmed. Legend tells that Priest Bak Mei trained so  thoroughly that blows to his body and strikes by weapons actually  caused little or no injury.'),
('106426',' Was released in six parts, over the years 1988'),
('106427','89.'),
('106428',' Gables wife at the time of production, Carole Lombard (I) (qv),  was often on the set, keeping aware of Turners party girl  reputation and her husbands affinity for blondes.'),
('106429',' A part of this movie was filmed in the, at one time very small town  (it is a major city now) of Apopka, Florida, home to legendary  country song artist John Anderson. The filming took place at a now  gone, mini store complex along US Highway 441, across from Trinity  Baptist Church.'),
('106430',' When released, its $24 million budget made it the most expensive  comedy ever produced. It was a major failure at the box office.'),
('106431',' John Schlesingers original cut was somewhere in the range of three  hours.'),
('106432',' The entire town of Mount Dora, Florida, was painted pink for this  picture.'),
('106433',' Clint Eastwood (qv)s then'),
('106434','girlfirend, Sondra Locke (qv) was  Kyle Eastwood (qv)s acting coach for the film'),
('106435',' The script originally called for Kyle Eastwood (qv)s character to  get high from smoking marijuana, but Clint Eastwood (qv), who is  very anti'),
('106436','drug, refused, even with Kyle even using a prop cigarette.  Eastwood finally relented to his sons character getting high from a  contact buzz.'),
('106437',' James Stewart (I) (qv) was first choice for the role of Grandpa  but he was reportedly too ill to perform.'),
('106438',' Veronica Television broadcast an open casting call to find a young  girl to play Honneponnetje from Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam.  Nada van Nie (qv) won the part even though she did not audition at  that time.'),
('106439',' Original lead Kenneth Herdigein (qv) hurt his knees jumping of a  ladder for a scene and had to be replaced at the last minute by  Marc Hazewinkel (qv).'),
('106440',' The entire "Hola E Pae" number of the Hawaiian Medley was inserted  into the movie _I Dood It (1943)_ (qv).'),
('106441',' Sammy Lee (I) (qv) took over as dance director when  Bobby Connolly (qv) got involved as dance director in  _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_ (qv).'),
('106442',' A documentary in the Bruce Scenic Novelties series.'),
('106443',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Hula'),
('106444','Hula (1926)_ (qv).'),
('106445',' Film debut of Jean Harlow (qv).'),
('106446',' The footage of the tanks firing their cannons was filmed in Hubbard,  Ohio at the World War II Vehicle Museum and Learning Center.'),
('106447',' Shot entirely with available light, largely at "magic hour," the  hours between day and night early in the morning and late in the  evening.'),
('106448',' This film is lost.'),
('106449',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Kidnapping the Kid (1914)_ (qv).'),
('106450',' This is a lost film.'),
('106451',' The documentary was accepted, along with only 16 other films, into  the ACR Film Festival in Atlanta where it won the Peoples Choice  Award.'),
('106452',' Aired originally as part of the American Heritage series.'),
('106453',' Best Short '),
('106454',' Special Mention '),
('106455',' Foyle Film Festival 2003'),
('106456',' Pet project of Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova which was never  completed.'),
('106457',' Though set in New York, the movie was filmed in Chicago because it  still has buildings that are of the type that were in Harlem in the  1930s unlike present day New York.'),
('106458',' In Lucky Lucianos introductory scene, in which he pulls up to Dutch  Schultzs office in a limo, he gets out of the car and passes a pet  Chihuahua dog to one of his men saying "Take Bambi for a walk." In  real life, Luciano did own a dog called Bambi. However, he bought  the dog in Sicily after hed been deported from the United States in  1946. Luciano had named the dog after the Disney movie character in  1942s "Bambi". Yet in this movie, he is seen with the dog in the  1934'),
('106459','1935 time period, before the release of that movie and before  he actually bought the dog.'),
('106460',' An old friend of the real Lucky Luciano allowed Andy Garcia to wear  Luckys pinkie ring for one scene. You can see it when Lucky gives  Thomas Dewey the bribe money at the whorehouse. (when the prostitute  takes the cigar out of Luckys hand).'),
('106461',' This is the second film in which Lawrence Fishburne has played  Harlem gangster Elsworth "Bumpy" Johnson. He first played him in  Francis Ford Coppolas "The Cotton Club" as "Bumpy" Jackson in a  small role.'),
('106462',' SPOILER: Although it is not specifically mentioned in the film, the  reason Dutch Schultz was killed was because he planned on  assassinating prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey. Dutch was under indictment  for racketeering and tax evasion charges and was such a volatile  gangster that he was willing to risk unbearable heat from law  enforcement to kill Dewey. When the organized crime syndicate, lead  by Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, and other bosses learned what Dutch  was planning, they ordered his death. Also, Dutch did not die in the  restaurant as seen in the film. He actually lived for nearly a full  day in delirium before dying of peritonitis (inflamation of the  abdominal wall) exacerbated by a staph infection in his gunshot  wound.'),
('106463',' In this film, actor David Darlow portrays Lucky Lucianos  accountant, Johnny. Darlow actually played Lucky Luciano in an  episode of the syndicated series "The Untouchables" (1993).'),
('106464',' Concerned that the critics would not be kind to an actor appearing  in a film he wrote, DON MURRAY penned the screenplay under the  pseudonym "Don Deer", his nickname as a track and field athlete in  High school (Rockaway, NY).'),
('106465',' Brothers Vincent and Johnny Lubeck were played by actual brothers  Lawrence Tierney (qv) and Edward Tierney (qv) (actor  Scott Brady (I) (qv) is also one of the Tierney brothers).'),
('106466',' A new print has been made of this film which received its premiere  at the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences on 21 May 1999.'),
('106467',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _From Jerusalem to the Dead Sea (1912)_ (qv).'),
('106468',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Her Uncle John (1912)_ (qv).'),
('106469',' Edgar Arellano produced this film with only nine cans of 16mm film  and edited it with only nine cuts.'),
('106470',' In the scene where Nicky Flippers, played by  David Ogden Stiers (qv), needs to understand what Twitchy the  squirrel is saying, he uses a tape recorder to slow down Twitchys  speech so that he can find out what Twitchy is saying and save the  day. This is a reference to  _Circle of Children, A (1977) (TV)_ (qv). In that movie, a teacher  named, Dan Franklin, also played by Stiers, needs to understand what  a young boy is saying and uses a tape recorder to slow down the boys  speech so that he can find out what the boy is saying and save the  day. This method (recording and playing back in slow motion) was  also used in _Dick Tracy (1990)_ (qv) to understand what "Mumbles"  (played by _Dustin Hoffman_ (qv)) is saying.'),
('106471',' In the scene where Nicky Flippers, played by David Ogden Stiers,  recognizes the wolf as the reporter who was snooping into the  Rumpelstiltzkins real name the wolf says his guess was Greg  Stillson. Greg Stillson is the name of a recurring creature played  by Sean Patrick Flanery in the TV show The Dead Zone that also stars  David Ogden Stiers as Rev.Gene Purdy'),
('106472',' The scene where Boingo tells Keith to change his name was not  scripted. It was ad'),
('106473','libbed by Andy Dick (I) (qv) while recording  his lines.'),
('106474',' According to Todd Edwards at Anderson Universitys Chapel, this is  the first fully independently'),
('106475','funded computer'),
('106476','animated feature film.'),
('106477',' First appearance of Besser, Joe (qv) as a member of The Three  Stooges.'),
('106478',' In 1985, composer John Williams (I) (qv) and lyricist  Leslie Bricusse (qv) worked on "Hook", being a stage musical, but  the project was scrapped after about ten songs were written. Only  one song from the play, "When Youre Alone," made it to the film.  However, many of the play themes can be heard in Williams  incidental music for the film.'),
('106479',' Hoskins, Bob (qv) bought beer for 300+ extras after a lengthy and  complicated scene was cut.'),
('106480',' There were frequent good'),
('106481','natured "battle of wits" exchanges between  Williams and Hoffman. In one incident, Hoffman was not happy with  his performance and asked for the scene to be re'),
('106482','shot. Williams  quipped "Try acting": a reference to the Hoffman /  Olivier, Laurence (qv) exchange on the set of  _Marathon Man (1976)_ (qv).'),
('106483',' Because Tinkerbell was often in the air, Roberts, Julia (qv) had  an assistant whose sole responsibility was cleaning her feet.'),
('106484',' Smee says "Goooooooood morning Neverland!", a reference to Williams  in _Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)_ (qv).'),
('106485',' When Tootles floats out the window at the end, he says "Seize the  Day", which has significance for Robin Williams (I) (qv), who  starred in _Seize the Day (1986)_ (qv), and  _Dead Poets Society (1989)_ (qv) (in which this was a catchphrase).'),
('106486',' When the Bannings fly to England, the pilots voice is that of  Hoffman, Dustin (qv) (Captain Hook) '),
('106487',' "This is your captain  speaking..."'),
('106488',' The young Peter Pan is played by Hoffman, Dustin (qv)s son.'),
('106489',' Writer James V. Hart (qv) credits the inspiration for his take on  this continuing Peter Pan story to his young son Jake who one day  asked him what would have happened if Peter Pan grew up.'),
('106490',' Carrie Fisher (qv) did some uncredited rewriting on the final  draft of the screenplay.'),
('106491',' Carrie Fisher (qv) was Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)s original  prototype for Tinkerbell.'),
('106492',' Captain Hooks actual hook was largely designed by  Steven Spielberg (I) (qv), production designer  Norman Garwood (qv) and Amblins prop master Mark Wade (I) (qv).  Burbank blacksmith Tony Swatton (qv) was then charged with  physically crafting several versions. Some of them though were made  of rubber for Dustin Hoffman (qv)s fight scenes.'),
('106493',' The teddy bear from Captain Hooks cabin was accidentally given to  Julia Roberts (qv) by Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) when she checked  in to hospital for nervous exhaustion. Spielberg realized his  mistake the night before he was due to shoot a scene in Hooks  cabin, and the prop department had to rustle up a look'),
('106494','alike in a  matter of hours.'),
('106495',' The names of the original lost boys appear on the door to Wendys  house.'),
('106496',' The pirate shut in the chest with the scorpion was played by  Close, Glenn (qv).'),
('106497',' The kissing couple who begin to float when some fairy dust lands on  them are actually Lucas, George (qv) and Fisher, Carrie (qv) in  a cameo.'),
('106498',' One of the pirates who attempts to steal Peters shoes when he first  arrives in Neverland is played by singer Jimmy Buffett.'),
('106499',' Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) admitted to being disappointed with  final result of the movie.'),
('106500',' Both Dustin Hoffman (qv) and Robin Williams (I) (qv)s stunt  doubles were named Keith. When Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) called  for Keith to come to the set, both Keiths showed up. Eventually,  Hoffmans stunt double changed his name from Keith to Keifo.'),
('106501',' Dustin Hoffman (qv)s three children make appearances in the  movie. His youngest son, Maxwell Hoffman (qv) plays 5 year'),
('106502','old  Peter Pan. His daughter, Rebecca Hoffman (qv) plays Jane in the  play at the beginning of the movie, and his oldest son,  Jake Hoffman (qv) plays a little league player in Jacks baseball  game.'),
('106503',' Robin Willams (I) (qv)s upper body and arms were shaved for his  role in the film.'),
('106504',' As he prepares to face Hook, Peter tells his Lost Boys, "Its hook  or me this time." This is the name of one of the chapters in the  play, "Peter and Wendy."'),
('106505',' As Wendy leaves the nursery (before the kids are taken) she recites  a prayer ("Nightlights, watch over my sleeping babes..." etc.) from  the play "Peter and Wendy".'),
('106506',' The original "Peter Pan" included only six Lost Boys (Slightly,  Tootles, Nibs, Curly, and the unnamed Twins).The unnamed twins  appear in the imaginary food scene.'),
('106507',' Jack was the name of one of the boys original author  J.M. Barrie (qv) wrote Peter Pan for (and later became the adopted  father of). The five boys were George, Jack, Nicholas, Peter, and  Michael Davies.'),
('106508',' In the film, Captain Hooks "hook" is where his left hand was before  a crocodile bit it off. In the play, "Peter and Wendy", his hook is  where his right hand used to be.'),
('106509',' DIRCAMEO(Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)): Leads the pirates in march  onto Hooks ship with Michaels watch on a pillow.'),
('106510',' DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)):[stars]'),
('106511',' DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)):[music]'),
('106512',' DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)):[father]: "Old" Peter doesnt  pay attention to his kids.'),
('106513',' Kevin Kline (I) (qv) was originally set to play Peter Pan, but had  to drop out of the film because of _Soapdish (1991)_ (qv) which was  having major reshoots, rewrites and taking much longer than expected  to complete shooting.'),
('106514',' Julia Roberts (qv) was nicknamed "Tinkerhell" because she was  difficult to deal with.'),
('106515',' Sir James M Barrie (qv), at the end of the novel "Peter and  Wendy", says that Wendy had a granddaughter '),
('106516',' named Margaret, not  Moira. However, he has Wendy give her full name as "Wendy Moira  Angela Darling".'),
('106517',' The word bangarang is actually Jamaican slang and is defined as a  hubbub, uproar, disorder, or disturbance'),
('106518',' Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) originally asked  Richard Attenborough (qv) to play Tootles. Attenborough declined,  as he was working on _Chaplin (1992)_ (qv) at the time.'),
('106519',' David Bowie (qv) turned down the role of Captain James Hook.'),
('106520',' Tom Hanks (qv) was considered for the role of Peter Pan.'),
('106521',' Rebecca De Mornay was considered for the role of Tinkerbell.'),
('106522',' Originally slated to be the premier movie for Sony Dynamic Digital  Sound (SDDS) in theatres, but development was delayed. SDDS  premiered with The Last Action Hero instead.'),
('106523',' When Peter first sees Tinkerbell in the nursery, she crashes into  the doll house and falls. He keeps calling her "little bug." In  _Ferngully(1992)_ (qv)he did Battys voiceover and said this to the  main character Crystal, "Oh, youre a strange little bug."'),
('106524',' According to Frank Sanellos biography "Spielberg,"  Nick Castle (I) (qv) was originally attached to direct the film,  and had been developing the screenplay for the film for a long time.  Once Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) expressed interest in being  involved, the producers (and possibly heads of the studio) quickly  gave Nick Castle a six'),
('106525','figure settlement, gross points and a "screen  story" credit so that he could step down and Spielberg could helm  the production.'),
('106526',' This short was filmed as part of the 2005 48 Hour Film Project. As  such it was created in less than 48 hours from writing the script to  burning the DVD.'),
('106527',' First film role of Dan Blocker (qv).'),
('106528',' The house set is the same used for _"Bewitched" (1964)_ (qv).'),
('106529',' This film, along with Amos n Andys  _Check and Double Check (1930)_ (qv), were the most successful of  RKOs 1930 productions.'),
('106530',' An abridged version of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives.'),
('106531',' When Matt goes to his first West Ham game we are told that they are  playing Birmingham, when really the game they are watching was West  ham playing Gillingham'),
('106532',' CAMEO(Cass Pennant): One of the Manchester riot police at the train  station. Cass Pennant was one of West Ham Uniteds Inter City Firms  (ICF) leaders and a notorious hooligan in the late 70s.'),
('106533',' The films British title, "Green Street", comes from the street in  London where the Boleyn Ground (formerly Upton Park) is located.'),
('106534',' West Ham were approached by the film'),
('106535','makers who wanted to shoot  scenes at their Upton Park ground. As they were under the impression  that the film was celebrating the glorious game and its fanatical  supporters, they agreed. Once they realized the films true take on  the subject (after filming had taken place), they disassociated  themselves from the project.'),
('106536',' The films working title was "The Yank".'),
('106537',' To research his role, Charlie Hunnam (qv) met with real members of  the ICF (the Inter City Firm, the name given to West Hams former  hardcore firm of football hooligans).'),
('106538',' The actors playing the Green Street Hooligans had to work out with  the productions trainer for four or five hours every day. The  trainer, Pat Johnson, had most of the actors throwing up, he was  working them so hard. A typical day would involve basic strength and  fitness training for about two hours, followed by choreographing of  the fight sequences. Rehearsals would take place in the afternoon,  and then in the evening they would all go out drinking (which is  probably why most of them were throwing up the next day).  Elijah Wood (qv) was absented from most of this rigorous schedule  to emphasize his outsider status.'),
('106539',' Terrance Jay, who plays Jermey Van Holden, also performs the song  oneblood that plays during the final fight scene.'),
('106540',' This film helped change the rules for how the Academy of Motion  Picture Arts & Sciences hands out Academy Awards for Documentary  work. When this film failed to get an nomination for Best  Documentary, even though it was nominated for Best Film Editing,  Entertainment Weekly magazine ran a story about how the organization  voted for documentary nominations. They discovered that not only  were most of the people voting not documentary filmmakers but that  they actually worked against giving this film a nomination. As a  result, the rules were changed so that documentary filmmakers  actually vote in this category.'),
('106541',' Many of the locations used in the movie are now either gone or  substantially different. The neighborhood of the Cabrini Green  housing project, where one of the players lived, underwent a  "gentrification" shortly after the film wrapped. The baseball field  shown, for example, now has been replaced by luxury condos and a  shopping complex.'),
('106542',' Clara Bow (qv)s final film.'),
('106543',' Stunt man A.J. Bakunas (qv), doubling for  Burt Reynolds (I) (qv), dropped 232 feet, setting a record for the  highest jump without a parachute.'),
('106544',' Hal Needham (qv) said on a radio show that he decided he wanted a  shot from the point'),
('106545','of'),
('106546','view of the stuntman doing the motorcycle  stunt that opens the film but the stuntman had already left for the  day; so Needham put on pads over his street clothes and did the gag  himself. The footage was not used, after all.'),
('106547',' The climactic huge stunt sequence '),
('106548',' referred to by the crew as  "Damnation Alley" '),
('106549',' was staged at a World War II military hospital  in Alabama which had also been used as married'),
('106550','student housing by  the University of Alabama.'),
('106551',' This film was not a tribute to just stuntmen in general, but to  perhaps the greatest stuntman of all, Jock Mahoney (qv). Mahoney  is the stepfather of co'),
('106552','star Sally Field (qv).'),
('106553',' In the scene where Hooper (Burt Reynolds (I) (qv)) and crew are  watching Hoopers "stunt reel" at Hoopers house, the stunt reel  contains scenes of Burt Reynolds in _Deliverance (1972)_ (qv) being  flipped out of the canoe.'),
('106554',' Director Roger Deal (Robert Klein (I) (qv))s last lines '),
('106555',' about  film being "little pieces of time" '),
('106556',' are a paraphrase of remarks by  Peter Bogdanovich (qv). In fact, the director character was based  on Bogdanovich.'),
('106557',' When Hooper is asked to do the final gag while he is on the weight  bench, he wears a Florida State University T'),
('106558','shirt.  Burt Reynolds (qv) attended Florida State University.'),
('106559',' In the scene where BR and JMV are in the Trans Am while the "town"  is blowing up around them BR says "Damn Cliffs been working  overtime" This was an unintentional reference to the Special Effects  Coordinator Cliff Wenger (qv).'),
('106560',' Burt Reynolds (I) (qv) and director Hal Needham (qv) both worked  as stuntmen early in their careers. The film was made as a tribute  to all of their fellow stuntmen.'),
('106561',' The Danish title for this film is "Hård hud over hele kroppen,"  which translates into "Rough Skin over the Entire Body."'),
('106562',' Oliver Hardy (qv) was injured during the filming of the scene in  which Stan keeps nicking him with the pickaxe. A rubber pickaxe was  originally to have been used for the scene, but it was decided that  it looked too fake, in action, so a real one was substituted. Babe  moved a little too close to Stan during the latters backswing, and  received a very real scar from the pickaxe on his rear.'),
('106563',' Edward Pawleys only child, Martin H. Pawley, played one of Mickey  Rooneys classmates in that movie. This was the only movie in which  he ever appeared '),
('106564',' he never got interested in the entertainment  business, and eventually became an accountant.'),
('106565',' The filmmakers had trouble filling the FieldHouse with extras for  the final game, and needed to move people around when shooting  different angles. Extras were given 1950s hairstyles and their  clothing was checked for anachronisms.'),
('106566',' Based on the 1954 Indiana State champs, Milan Indians.'),
('106567',' The announcer at the final game is Hilliard Gates (qv), who  announced the "real" game.'),
('106568',' The actual game was played between the Milan Indians and the Muncie  Central Bearcats. For the movie, the South Bend Central Bears were  the opponent. The true championship took place in 1954, not 1952 as  in the movie, and the score was Milan 32, Muncie Central 30.'),
('106569',' In the locker room before the final game, on the blackboard are the  last names of the players on the opposing team. These are the real  last names of the actors who make up the Hickory team.'),
('106570',' The theater that was closed for the final game burned down in 1998.'),
('106571',' The movie was renamed "Best Shot" in Europe because most Europeans  wouldnt know what a Hoosier was.'),
('106572',' The actor who played Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainis (qv)) was the  only player on the Hickory team not to play high school basketball.  He did play college golf at Purdue his freshman year.'),
('106573',' The theme song played twice in the Hickory/Linton game is the  real'),
('106574','life theme song for the Southport Cardinals, a high school in  Indianapolis, Indiana.'),
('106575',' Wade Schenck (qv), who plays equipment manager/reluctant player  Ollie McClellan, has his real'),
('106576','life sister Libbey Schenck (qv)  encouraging him during the games as a Hickory cheerleader  (credited).'),
('106577',' An actual Milan Indian Guard, Ray Craft (qv), was in the movie.  Craft was the person that greeted the Huskers when they got to the  state finals, and he also was the one that told Coach Dale that it  was time to take the court before the state final.'),
('106578',' Maris Valainis (qv) was told that whether he made the last shot or  not, people were going to rush the floor because of the need for a  wide shot of the court. Luckily, he made it as shown in the movie.'),
('106579',' Steve Hollar (qv) who played Rade Butcher was actually playing  basketball for DePauw University at the time. This caught the  attention of the NCAA. Later it was deemed that he was acting and  not playing and was given a three'),
('106580','game suspension and was charged 5%  of his acting fee.'),
('106581',' The scene with Jimmy and Coach Dale talking while Jimmy shot baskets  was filmed in one take. Maris Valainis (qv) said that he "wasnt  even listening to him." "I was just concentrating on making them and  I made one and they kept going in."'),
('106582',' Jack Nicholson (qv) was the original choice to play Coach Norman  Dale but had a schedule conflict. Told the producers he knew they  were on a tight schedule to shoot, and if they found another actor  to go ahead. If not, he could do it the next year.  Gene Hackman (qv) then signed on for the part. (from the DVD bonus  features)'),
('106583',' For the scene where Dennis Hopper (qv) walks onto the court drunk  in the middle of the game, Hopper wanted a ten'),
('106584','second notice before  calling action. At the ten'),
('106585','second notice, he spun around in circles  until action was called, allowing him to stagger onto the court in  an awkward fashion in order to appear drunk.'),
('106586',' The actor playing Ollie once left the set to watch his high school  basketball team play. He was a junior on the team when he got the  role and was feeling homesick, so he decided to go watch them. The  crew had to contact his mother to get him to return.'),
('106587',' The fine print beneath the newspaper photo showing the spray'),
('106588','painted  police car credits Wil Shriner (qv) as the photographer.'),
('106589',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Human Voice, The (1921)_ (qv).'),
('106590',' Originally, Rudolphs name is never mentioned specifically because  of copyright reasons. Only because of this was its omission then  worked into the plot as a running gag.'),
('106591',' Belgiums first feature film shot on HDCAM.'),
('106592',' Originally shot in color and was later digitally graded in a black  and white look.'),
('106593',' Released as a split reel along with the drama  _Unexpected Review, An (1911)_ (qv).'),
('106594',' First appearance of Hippety Hopper.'),
('106595',' William Boyd (I) (qv) was originally offered the role of Buck  Peters, the Bar 20 ranch foreman, but chose the role of Cassidy.'),
('106596',' All 15 Episodes of this serial survive in the Library of Congress.'),
('106597',' Rumored to have been originally shown in partially hand'),
('106598','tinted  color. What versions exist today do not show any color scenes.'),
('106599',' Minnie Driver (qv) replaced Helena Bonham Carter (qv).'),
('106600',' This documentary is featured on the Two'),
('106601','Disc Special Edition,  Three'),
('106602','Disc Special Edition(in the UK) and the very rare Two'),
('106603','Disc  Deluxe Limited Edition DVDs for  _Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)_ (qv), released by Warner Brothers  in 2004.'),
('106604',' Charley Boorman (qv), who plays the Luftwaffe Pilot, is the son of  the films director, John Boorman (qv).'),
('106605',' Trevor Howard (I) (qv) was replaced by Ian Bannen (qv).'),
('106606',' "News reel" footage shown in the cinemas of the RAF versus the  Luftwaffe is actually from _Battle of Britain (1969)_ (qv)'),
('106607',' Trevor Griffiths later turned his script into a play, re'),
('106608','titled "Who  Shall be Happy...?", which premiered at the Belfast Festival in  1995.'),
('106609',' Endorsed by The ONE Campaign.'),
('106610',' This is a lost film.'),
('106611',' Robert Mitchum (qv)s film debut.'),
('106612',' The Oktoberfest scene at the beginning of the film was not staged.  The filmmakers hid cameras to prevent people from knowing they were  being filmed.'),
('106613',' Walter Matthau (qv), who lost family and friends in the Holocaust,  only agreed to travel to Germany to shoot the opening Oktoberfest  scene on condition that his son, David Matthau (qv), was cast as  Ross.'),
('106614',' After agreeing to be filmed in Germany, Walter Matthau (qv)  resisted filming scenes showing him drinking at Oktoberfest until  his stepdaughter Lucy Saroyan (qv) was given the role of Carla,  the pilot who flies him in her seaplane. After arriving at their  destination and being paid, she tells Matthaus character that he  reminds her of her father. His response is, "Thats always been my  problem."'),
('106615',' Sam Waterston (qv) arrived late to begin filming because his role  in _Heavens Gate (1980)_ (qv) ran much longer than anticipated. By  the time he began his work as Cutter he was exhausted. As a result  people mention how awful he looks two times, and he blames jet lag.'),
('106616',' The photograph of Ned Beatty (qv) on the desk where Matthau is  typing his book is first seen with a smiling face. As the writing  continues throughout the film, the expression gradually changes to  anger and is finally shot off the desk, the bullet hitting the  middle of his forehead.'),
('106617',' The names of the characters "Ludlum" and "Westlake" are taken from  authors Robert Ludlum (qv) and Donald E. Westlake (qv).'),
('106618',' This is the only allowed adaptation of the novel by Julio Cortazar  allowed by the estate. It has been off limits to any form of  adaptation for nearly 40 years.'),
('106619',' One of the pack of computer games given away with the Sinclair ZX  Spectrum 48 at its launch in 1982.'),
('106620',' The Map of the Kingdom of Franzpowanki was painted by Iain McCaig.'),
('106621',' Originally presented in exhibitions that included slides, a  lecturer, hymns, and organ music.'),
('106622',' This film is Ramon Etmans dream project and worked for years on it.  After being almost fatally ill, he managed to recover and still  finish the project.'),
('106623',' Ramon Etman worked together on various occasions with the people  from Stunt Team B'),
('106624','Pro.'),
('106625',' A lot of people had various roles. Renko Koppe (qv) for example  died over 10 times in this film.'),
('106626',' With practically no budget, Ramon Etman managed to cast various  Dutch celebrities, actors, singers, DJs and Lloyd Kaufman.'),
('106627',' The movie was made by almost 1300 volunteers.'),
('106628',' For the rest of his career Jack Benny (qv) used the failure of  this movie as one of his best jokes.'),
('106629',' Adapted as a one'),
('106630','hour radio play for "The Ford Theater".'),
('106631',' Several references erroneously credit John Garfield (I) (qv) with  a cameo appearance as a flutist in the heavenly orchestra sequence.  The flutist in question bears a minor resemblance to Garfield, but  is not he.'),
('106632',' In 1949 Jack Benny reprised his role as Athanael on radio for The  Ford Theaters production of THBAM. Claude Rains also appeared in  the program.'),
('106633',' Jack Benny (qv)s last starring role.'),
('106634',' SPOILER: According to the Hotspurs crew log each man signs before  boarding, Matthewss Christian (first) name is Ben, age 45, and has  served in the British Navy for over thirty years; Styles is 32 and  has served eighteen years. Wolfe (the traitor) has the Christian  name James, age 38, and has only been in the Navy five years.'),
('106635',' One of the ships used for the film was "The Grand Turk" which is a  working replica of a 1880s man'),
('106636','o'),
('106637','war that makes yearly trips  throughout Europe and winters in the city of Whitby, England.'),
('106638',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Cook, The (1917)_ (qv).'),
('106639',' Sylvia Koscina (qv) replaced Sophia Loren (qv).'),
('106640',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Relentless Dalton (1915)_ (qv).'),
('106641',' Features footage of an actual human heart transplant operation in  two separate scenes.'),
('106642',' The train interior sets and the train model used for the exterior  shots were the same sets that the producer/director had just used  for their collaboration _Pancho Villa (1972)_ (qv), which had just  finished production and which also featured Telly Savalas (qv).'),
('106643',' Peter Cushing (qv) arrived in Spain for filming and immediately  told producer Bernard Gordon (qv) that he could not do the  picture, as he felt it was too soon after his wifes death.  Christopher Lee (I) (qv) convinced Cushing to stay on by  reminiscing with him about the previous films theyd worked on  together, much to the relief of Gordon.'),
('106644',' German Import DVD has a Super'),
('106645','8 Version (German language only), as a  special feature on the disc.'),
('106646',' Remake of 1974 original film of the same name.'),
('106647',' Universal, unlike most major studios did not own a theater chain,  and produced this low budget B'),
('106648','programmer as a pre'),
('106649','packaged bill,  along with _Man Made Monster (1941)_ (qv).'),
('106650',' The production was plagued by poor weather. In order to meet the  tight 12'),
('106651','day production schedule, the cast and crew worked until  midnight on several occasions. Star Dick Foran (qv) came down with  a severe cold in the final days of shooting and missed a days work.  Consequently, his final scene was dropped.'),
('106652',' Completed in violation of union rules limiting actors to 8'),
('106653','hour work  days.'),
('106654',' Production wrapped late in the evening of March 15, 1941. Thanks to  journeyman editor Otto Ludwig (I) (qv) cutting the picture during  production, with scoring swiped from earlier Universal pictures  (including _Invisible Man Returns, The (1940)_ (qv)), allowed the  picture to be released just 13 days later.'),
('106655',' Universal released this film only 23 days after shooting began.'),
('106656',' The Carfax Abbey stone staircase seen was originally used in  _Dracula (1931)_ (qv). Many of the remaining sets were recycled from  _Tower of London (1939)_ (qv).'),
('106657',' This film is actually unrelated to the "House" franchise of films.  The producers renamed this film "House 3 (1989)" for the non'),
('106658','US  market. Because of the existence of this title, the owners of the  "House" franchise had to rename their third film  _House IV (1992)_ (qv)'),
('106659',' Brion James (I) (qv) (Max Jenke) has said in several interviews  that of all the roles hes played, this is his favorite.'),
('106660',' This Frankenstein film stands alone and is not a part of Hammers  six film Frankenstein series, starring Peter Cushing as Dr.  Frankenstein. It was, essentially a remake of  _Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957)_ (qv), and it is rumored that a  younger actor, Ralph Bates, was cast to appeal to a younger  audience.'),
('106661',' Assistant director Wayne Tippet (qv) plays one of the two drunks  in the brief scene where the monster gets them.'),
('106662',' A promotional sign was posted at every theater showing this film  which stated: "FOR YOUR PROTECTION! We will not permit you to see  these shockers unless you agree to release the theatre of all  responsibility for death by fright!" Moviegoers actually had to sign  a "Fright Release" before they entered the theater.'),
('106663',' The cavemen footage is from a Filipino movie shot in 1965. The new  US color footage was shot in 1966. The film itself wasnt released  until 1970.'),
('106664',' The title sequence received the "Citation of Excellence" at the 2005  ADDY Awards in the category of "Animation or Special Effects in  Film/Video." Also cited by AdFed were Philip R. Garrett (I) (qv)  (producer), and David Ball (VIII) (qv) and  Robb Dierken (I) (qv), both of Spacejunk Media [us].'),
('106665',' The German armored car is a replica owned by production designer,  Ken Wilson.'),
('106666',' Some of the aircraft in the film are real and others a computer  generated. The real planes were filmed in Conneaut, Ohio in  September 2004, including a P51 Mustang.'),
('106667',' The French Chateau is actually an historic landmark from the turn of  the century horse stable in Mechanicsburg, Ohio built by writer John  Wing who was influenced by European architecture. The interiors were  shot on location, but on the 2nd floor, doubling for the 1st floor.'),
('106668',' Only one actor spoke French (Brandy Seymour) and the others learned  their lines phonetically from her.'),
('106669',' The M3A3 Stuart Tank used in the film was provided by Ian Algie, and  actually saw action in WWII.'),
('106670',' Ohio experienced record high temperatures during the films  principal photography.'),
('106671',' Both werewolf latex masks were molded from actor Daniel Alan Kielys  life cast. Because of this, actor Joseph Shaws mask required  special attention and did not properly fit his face. This was  because Shaw was cast very close to the first day of principle  photography. Shaw wears the mask for the majority of his scenes.  Kiely wore the mask only once, for his last scene. The same was true  of David Carrolls super soldier latex mask. Carroll wears the  makeup in the final battle sequence while several other actors were  required to wear pieces of the mask designed for Carrolls face.'),
('106672',' Actors Daniel Alan Kiely and David Carroll performed all their own  stunts in the final battle sequence in full makeup and costume.  Kiely wore knee pads and a "cockroach pad" to protect his spine.'),
('106673',' Almost all of the weapons used in the film are authentic WW2  weapons, with the exception of the black .45 blank firing pistols,  four M1 Garand resin replicas, and the tommy guns carried by Russo,  Schmidt, and Mitchell which were pellet guns that were modified and  aged to match the actual weapon.'),
('106674',' During the graveyard scene, actors Jon Osbeck and Daniel Alan Kiely  were required to run closely past a headstone that was rigged with  explosives. They were told by special effects supervisor Richard  Fike to keep their mouths open during the take so they wouldnt chip  any teeth when the blast occurred.'),
('106675',' The actors were not allowed to see Joseph Shaw in his werewolf  makeup until the actual scene where he attacks for the first time.'),
('106676',' The "French Chateau" set was populated by a number of farm cats, one  of which can be seen running off camera in an exterior shot of the  building.'),
('106677',' The makeup department had to cover actor Megan Pillars wrist with  flesh colored base to cover a large tattoo. Pillar also had to flip  her Septum nose ring into her nostrils for her scenes.'),
('106678',' Received the "Audience Choice" award at The Rebel International Film  Festival 2006, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.'),
('106679',' A European production, picked up by Pathé for American release. Its  original title and country of origin are unknown.'),
('106680',' This was the first American International release to be in both  color and Cinemascope.'),
('106681',' The movie was first announced on the Today Show by Katie Couric and  Matt Lauer.'),
('106682',' During a French TV Show ,the actress and singer Marie Laforet,  announced her participation to the film, though finally she did not  appear on the movie'),
('106683',' When Marx, Groucho (qv) is broadcasting on the radio, the man next  to him at the typewriter is Grouchos friend/writer  Arthur Sheekman (qv).'),
('106684',' In the last half of the movie Chico Marx (qv) is limping. During  the making of the movie, Chico was in a car accident and his kneecap  was shattered.'),
('106685',' All four Marx Brothers perform their own version of the song  "Everyone Says I Love You". In fact, Harpo Marx (qv) performs it  twice: whistling it once to his horse, and playing it on his  trademark harp. Woody Allen later used the song within his musical  of the same name, which movie had a scene of Woody and others  dressed as Groucho for a costume party.'),
('106686',' A scene in which all four Marx Brothers play a poker game as the  university burns to the ground around them was filmed but cut.'),
('106687',' According to Groucho Marx (qv), when Thelma Todd (qv) fell out  of the boat he kept rowing as she cried for help not knowing she  really couldnt swim. Crew members got her out of the water.'),
('106688',' Zeppo played Grouchos son, but in real life, Zeppo was only 11  years younger than Groucho. Groucho was born in 1890, and Zeppo in  1901.'),
('106689',' Although the present running time (68 minutes) is very close to that  of the original (70 minutes), there are still a few bits and pieces  and lines of dialogue missing, due to re'),
('106690','editing in 1935 in order to  bring the film up to Production Code standards. Apparently the only  surviving material also contained some splices which lop of lines of  dialogue and bits of action, particularly in the sequence in Thelma  Todds apartment involving the blocks of ice.'),
('106691',' Before she became famous, Shirley Temple walked by the set with her  parents at one point during filming. Harpo Marx reportedly  approached her parents with an offer to adopt the child on the spot  for $50,000.'),
('106692',' "Darwin" & "Huxley," the two opposing college football team, are  named after the originator of the theory of evolution, 19th century  naturalist Charles Darwin, and his leading advocate, biologist  Thomas Huxley.'),
('106693',' Due to pressure from Warner Bros., this cartoon was one of 11 pulled  from rotation by the Cartoon Network for its 2001 "June Bugs"  marathon, which was to show the complete chronology of Bugs Bunny  cartoons. This is in addition to the "Censored 11" that have been  withheld from distribution since 1968. The reason given was the  shorts potentially offensive depiction of Native Americans.'),
('106694',' Fifth episode in the Keeping Up with the Joneses 2'),
('106695','reel comedy  series.'),
('106696',' Among the first group of motion pictures to be exhibited  commercially in the world, when the Holland Bros. Kinetoscope  Parlor opened on Broadway in New York City on 14 April 1894.'),
('106697',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('106698',' John Ford (I) (qv) suspended location filming in Louisiana after  Fred Kennedy (qv) was killed performing a riding stunt. The film  was later completed in California.'),
('106699',' The film marked the beginning of mega'),
('106700','deals for Hollywood stars.  John Wayne (I) (qv) and William Holden (I) (qv) received  $775,000 each, plus 20% of the overall profits, an unheard'),
('106701','of sum  for that time. The final contract involved six companies and  numbered twice the pages of the movies script. The film, however,  was a financial failure, with no profits to be shared in the end.'),
('106702',' The story is based on Griersons Raid of April'),
('106703','May 1863.'),
('106704',' The red train engine was created with special effects and miniatures  and intercut with real train footage.'),
('106705',' In the early scenes in New York, the film is presented in a standard  1.85:1 aspect ratio. As the location shifts to Montana, the film  widens the viewing area to a 2.35:1 aspect ratio.'),
('106706',' Natalie Portman (qv) withdrew from the starring role in this movie  to appear in "The Diary of Anne Frank" on Broadway instead.'),
('106707',' Scenes filmed with actress/singer Betty Buckley (qv) were  ultimately cut from the final film.'),
('106708',' Jeanette Nolan (qv)s final film appearance.'),
('106709',' John Barry (I) (qv)s original score for this film was  rejected'),
('106710','it would ultimately become his concept album "The  Beyondness Of Things".'),
('106711',' Lucas Black (II) (qv) turned down a part in this movie as they  wanted him to change his accent.'),
('106712',' Was filmed in the same area as another Robert Redford film, A River  Runs Through it, up the Boulder Valley, south of a small Montana  town called Big Timber.'),
('106713',' In the book, Pilgrim is dark bay, rather than chestnut, and a Morgan  horse. Gulliver (Judiths horse) is the chestnut.'),
('106714',' According to Katherine Hepburn, Harry Cohn head of Columbia Pictures  was going to take out an ad in Variety to try and fight the negative  image of Katherine Hepburn. Hepburn had recently been labeled "box  office poison" by the independent theatre managers and her previous  movie "Bringing up Baby" had bombed. Hepburn declined Cohns offer  and Holiday too was a box office disappointment and facilitated  Hepburn to move back East to try to look towards Broadway to jump  start her career. She would not make another film until 1940.'),
('106715',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _He Had a Guess Coming (1913)_ (qv).'),
('106716',' Mike Morgan (I) (qv) died ten days before the end of shooting.  Some of his lines were dubbed by an unknown actor in  post'),
('106717','production.'),
('106718',' To help raise finance for the production, a short film was shot of  the opening scene. The short film went on to win Best Independent  Drama (10'),
('106719','30mins) at the Queensland New Filmmaker Awards (2006) and  aided the feature length version to move into production.'),
('106720',' DIRCAMEO(Stavros Kazantzidis (qv)): one of the couple talking to a  young skinhead man at Flemington Race Course.'),
('106721',' CAMEO(Allanah Zitserman (qv)): one of the couple talking to a  young skinhead man at Flemington Race Course.'),
('106722',' Because of its tight budget, the producers of the film put an ad in  the paper for extras to work for free.'),
('106723',' Sammi Davis (I) (qv) and director Kurt Voss (qv) married in real  life after meeting on this film.'),
('106724',' The last film of Vic Tayback (qv).'),
('106725',' One Reel of this 2 reel film (Reel 2) survives in Nitrate in the  UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for  preservation, and may therefore be lost if another copy does not  survive elsewhere.'),
('106726',' The Grinch makes a brief cameo appearance as one of the Whos in  Whoville.'),
('106727',' The character now known as Kirby was originally designed as a  blob'),
('106728','like placeholder sprite for the development process prior to  actually being designated the main character.'),
('106729',' The color of Kirby was somewhat controversial during the release of  this game (which featured the characters debut). Nintendo game  designer Shigeru Miyamoto suggested that the character be yellow,  but Kirbys creator, Masahiro Sakurai, insisted that Kirby should be  pink; the latter was soon declared Kirbys official color. The  Japanese packaging for the game presented Kirby as pink, but further  confusion led to Kirby being shown as white on the North American  box art. (It should be noted that the Game Boy system display  technology of the time presented games in four shades of a  yellow'),
('106730','green color.) By the mid'),
('106731','1990s, however, Kirbys pink color  became the worldwide standard in all packaging, concept art, and  game sprites depicting the character.'),
('106732',' The boss at the end of the second world is Lolo and Lala. These  characters were taken directly from another HAL Labs game, The  Adventures Of Lolo.'),
('106733',' The only Kirby adventure game in which he doesnt have the ability  to copy the powers of his enemies.'),
('106734',' The story of this game was later retold in the Spring Breeze  sub'),
('106735','game of Kirby Super Star for the Super Nintendo.'),
('106736',' In the fourth world just above the gate to the Boss Room, you can  push up in front of the moon to access a hidden area. This feature  was copied in similar worlds in Kirbys Adventure for the NES and  Kirby Super Star for the SNES.'),
('106737',' The black, spine'),
('106738','covered enemy with the big eyes featured in the  game also appeared in Super Mario Land 2 '),
('106739',' another Game Boy title  released in 1992.'),
('106740',' Meta Knight makes his first appearance in this game (although he  isnt referred to by name.)'),
('106741',' First game in which Kirby can steal the abilities of his foes.'),
('106742',' The film has two different Japanese voice casts. The original cast  was made up of director Makoto Shinkai and other non'),
('106743','professionals.  The official release version was re'),
('106744','recorded with a professional  cast. Both of these voice tracks are available on DVD.'),
('106745',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Ancient Temples of Egypt (1912)_ (qv).'),
('106746',' Shown on the launch night of the UKs fifth terrestrial TV channel,  Channel Five.'),
('106747',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1995.'),
('106748',' According to TCM host Robert Osborne (II) (qv),  Paddy Chayefsky (qv) passed on having Walter Matthau (qv) or  Burt Lancaster (qv) in George C. Scott (qv)s role, and either  Jane Fonda (qv), Ali MacGraw (qv), or Candice Bergen (qv) in  Diana Rigg (qv)s.'),
('106749',' This short film won the best cinematography "Millie" award in  Australia in 1979. It also won best short film at the Cork Film  Festival and several awards from industrial film festivals and  medical film festivals.'),
('106750',' This film was restored and included on the "Switchblade Sisters" DVD'),
('106751',' Among the DVDs in Kevin Pollaks movie collection is  _Negotiator, The (1998)_ (qv), a film also about a police negotiator  in an intense situation. We also see a copy of  _Nid de guêpes (2002)_ (qv) (The Nest), Florent Emilio Siri (qv)s  previous movie. _S.W.A.T. (2003)_ (qv) is also a movie on the shelf.'),
('106752',' The word "fuck" is used 89 times.'),
('106753',' SPOILER: The immolation scene with Mars was cut because of the  rating. The scene was supposed to have a close up shot of Mars face  melting off the bone. The director said that the scene was too much.'),
('106754',' The on'),
('106755','screen body count is 15; 16 including the dog.'),
('106756',' Bruce Willis (qv)s daughter in the movie, Amanda, was played by  his daughter Rumer Willis (qv). Rumer wanted the part, but Willis  made her audition like everyone else and she got the part.'),
('106757',' This was the first feature length film to be shot in Iowa.'),
('106758',' This was two'),
('106759','time Best Actress Oscar winner Luise Rainer (qv)s  last theatrical film until _Gambler, The (1997)_ (qv).'),
('106760',' SPOILER: The trailers bill the movie as "inspired by true events".  Director Eli Roth (qv) says that he found a Thai website that  advertised itself as a "murder vacation," offering users the chance  to torture and kill someone for the price of $10,000. Roth later  showed the site to Quentin Tarantino (qv) and the two developed  the idea for the film. Tarantino and Roth said later on an Icelandic  talk show that they have no idea if the website was real or not.'),
('106761',' SPOILER: The original ending in the script ended with Paxton  kidnapping the Dutch Businessmans daughter, then as they leave on a  train he covers her mouth to prevent her from screaming (its  unclear whether or not he is helping her or if he is going to hurt  her). This ambiguous ending was changed for the film because test  screenings thought the ending was too dark and not satisfying  enough. Roth then re'),
('106762','shot the ending that made it into the final cut  (Paxton killing the Dutch Businessman). The alternate ending will be  on the DVD.'),
('106763',' SPOILER: The scene which used the cutting of one characters  Achilles tendon used the same prop that was used for an alternate  version of the Achilles tendon cutting scene in the hospital in  _Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)_ (qv).'),
('106764',' Eli Roth (qv) hired real street kids to play the Bubble Gum Gang.'),
('106765',' Over 150 gallons of blood were used in the making of the movie,  nearly three times the amount used on Eli Roth (qv)s first film  _Cabin Fever (2002)_ (qv).'),
('106766',' Eli Roth (qv) wrote the role of Oli for Eythor Gudjonsson (qv)  after he met him doing press for _Cabin Fever (2002)_ (qv) in  Iceland. Roth was so taken with Eythors charisma and charm, he  promised hed make put him in a movie one day. Eythor was surprised  when he saw that Roth had followed through with his promise, and  happily accepted the role.'),
('106767',' The movie was written, produced, directed and released theatrically  all in a twelve month period, which is three times faster than the  average Hollywood film.'),
('106768',' The Czech and Slovak pop songs in the movie were huge hits in  Czechoslovakia between the years 1982 and 1989.'),
('106769',' DIRCAMEO(Eli Roth (qv)): the American customer in a Boston Red Sox  jersey in the Amsterdam coffee shop laughing at his friend  struggling to take a hit off of a bong.'),
('106770',' CAMEO(Takashi Miike (I) (qv)): Businessman at the warehouse.'),
('106771',' When Paxton is in the slaughterhouse with the German, he delivers a  speech in German. He is saying, "If you kill me, itll destroy your  life. Every time you close your eyes, youll see me. Ill be in your  nightmares every night, your whole life. I will ruin it."'),
('106772',' In the Unrated DVD version of the film, the word "fuck" is spoken  128 times.'),
('106773',' In the German dub, the German torturer is Spanish, and Paxton speaks  Spanish instead of German to him.'),
('106774',' At the train station near the end of the movie, which probably is  supposed to be in Austria after crossing the border, most of the  signs and print stuff is in German of course. However, you can see  several posters in Czech. One of the German posters is an ad for  some fictitious movie thats "out on DVD now", saying "Jetzt auch am  DVD", where it should read "Jetzt auch auf DVD".'),
('106775',' The porn film the guard at the factory watches on the DVD player is  _Sex Fever (2003) (V)_ (qv), the X'),
('106776','rated parody of Roths first film  _Cabin Fever (2002)_ (qv).'),
('106777',' SPOILER: Eli Roth (qv) initially wanted to do a documentary on the  subject of the "murder vacation". However, as he was doing research,  he found it almost impossible to get into contact with people  involved in such business, and that he could put himself in danger  for asking around. He decided to use the subject for a movie,  instead.'),
('106778',' Milda Jedi Havlas (qv), the movies production assistant, can be  seen as the male desk clerk at the Slovakian hostel. He played the  part to replace an actor who dropped out shortly before his scenes  were to be filmed.'),
('106779',' Oli speaks a little Icelandic in the film. When knocking on the  hotel door Oli yells "Djöfulsins" which literally means "devil", but  in the context it kind of the Icelandic "fuck", also Oli says the  word "snípur" which means "clit". Also when Josh calls Oli and he  gets his voice mail which sounded "Hæ, þetta er Óli, legðu inn  skilaboð og ég hringi í þig." which translates "Hi, this is Oli,  leave a message and Ill call you back". In the subtitles on the DVD  the word "snípur" is misspelled as "sneepur" to avoid people  confusing it with the english word "sniper".'),
('106780',' The #1 Scariest Movie of All Time on Bravos TV Special "100  Scariest Movie Moments: Even Scarier Moments."'),
('106781',' "The American Businessman" (Rick Hoffman (I) (qv)) almost gave  himself a concussion and bruised his head with the butt of his gun  while filming the scene where he decides how to murder his victim.'),
('106782',' Eli Roth (qv) asked the President of Iceland for an official  pardon for making Icelanders look like drunken sex maniacs with the  character of Oli. The president laughed and gave Roth the pardon,  saying it represented a side of Icelanders not shown in movies. Roth  also issued a formal apology to the Icelandic Minister of Culture,  for all the damage _Hostel (2005)_ (qv) may cause to Icelands  reputation.'),
('106783',' Eli Roth (qv) wanted to have the world premiere of the finished  film at the 2005 Iceland Film Festival. During the festival, Roth  and Quentin Tarantino (qv) were made honorary Vikings at Viking  Village, in a ceremony arranged by Eythor Gudjonsson (qv). Roths  Icelandic name is Eli Sheldonsson, and Tarantinos Icelandic name is  Quentin Conniesson.'),
('106784',' The interior of the slaughterhouse was filmed at a functioning  mental hospital in Prague built in 1910, in a wing that had been  closed for over 50 years. Building 10, where many of the scenes were  filmed, was where the craziest patients were taken. The basement was  so creepy that Eli Roth (qv) had a string quartet playing  classical music to make it feel cozier while shooting.'),
('106785',' Eli Roth (qv) put nearly every single crew member in the film,  including production accountant Mark Bakunas (qv), who appears on  a poster in the background of three different scenes for his  fictional rock band, Bakunas and the Essential Elements. The other  members of the band on the poster are producers Mike Fleiss (qv)  and Chris Briggs (I) (qv), Co'),
('106786','Producer Daniel S. Frisch (qv),  Production and Costume Designer Franco'),
('106787','Giacomo Carbone (qv), and  Roth.'),
('106788',' Jan Vlasák (I) (qv) (The Dutch Businessman) didnt speak a word of  English, he learned his lines phonetically.'),
('106789',' SPOILER: After Josh (Derek Richardson (qv)) has his Achilles  tendon sliced, much of his screaming is real. While writhing in  pain, the actor accidentally pulled the chair up and brought it down  on his foot, nearly splitting his toe in half.'),
('106790',' When Josh and Paxton return to the Hostel with the girls after the  disco, the song in the background is "How Do" by the Sneaker Pimps,  a remake of the song Willow sings to seduce Sergeant Howie in  _Wicker Man, The (1973)_ (qv), which is also a film about  townspeople conspiring against an outsider.'),
('106791',' The crate that Paxton hides behind at the train station had to be  painted over, because the production design team put the words "Made  in Slovakia" on it. Eli Roth (qv) thought it would seem strange  for a Slovakian crate to have English words on it.'),
('106792',' This film knocked  _Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005)_ (qv)  off the top spot both at the box office, and when it was released on  DVD. The production budget of "The Chronicles of Narnia" is nearly  50 times the $4 million dollar production budget of  _Hostel (2005)_ (qv), which earned $20 million dollars in its  opening weekend alone.'),
('106793',' Le Monde named this as one of its ten best films of 2006. Only two  other American films made the list: Terrence Malick (qv)s  _New World, The (2005)_ (qv) and Martin Scorsese (qv)s  _Departed, The (2006)_ (qv).'),
('106794',' When Paxton, Josh and Oli first arrive at the Slovakian hostel, the  hostel personnel are watching a movie on TV. This movie is Quentin  Tarantinos Pulp Fiction'),
('106795',' SPOILER: Although many people are murdered at the slaughterhouse,  none of these killings are fully viewed on'),
('106796','screen'),
('106797','the film cuts  away right before the Dutch Businessman murders Josh, we see Oli has  been decapitated, Paxton sees numerous dead bodies, etc. On the  other hand, the movie shows every killing committed by Paxton from  the time when he shoots the German Surgeon to death (includes the  bodyguard, the butcher, the American Businessman, running over the  three people who were paid to turn him over to Elite Hunting, and  finally the Dutch Businessman).'),
('106798',' Eli Roth said that the scenes set in the Amsterdam brothel and the  slaughterhouse when Paxton sees various people being tortured  paralleled each other, with the former being an extreme view of sex  and the latter an extreme view of violence.'),
('106799',' SPOILER: It took a few hours to fully apply Keiko Seiko (qv)s  "burned face/dangling eye make'),
('106800','up". The make'),
('106801','up was so realistic  that when she looked at herself in a mirror for the first time after  it was applied, she began to cry. She said that she would understand  why her character would commit suicide after seeing the effects of  the torture done up on her.'),
('106802',' Luc Merenda (qv) also came out of retirement to play The  Detective. Roth is a huge fan of Merendas 1970s Italian films such  as _Torso (1977)_ (qv) and _Kidnap Syndicate, The (1979)_ (qv), and  asked him to play the role. Merenda called Edwige Fenech (qv) and  asked her how she enjoyed working with Roth, and her response was so  overwhelmingly enthusiastic that Merenda agreed to do it. Now a  successful top dealer, Luc Merenda (qv) last was seen on the 1992  television show _"Edera, L" (1992)_ (qv), starring  Susanna Bequer (qv), who plays The Translator in the scene with  Merenda in _Hostel: Part II (2007)_ (qv).'),
('106803',' Edwige Fenech (qv) came out of acting retirement to play the role  of The Professor. Eli Roth (qv), a huge fan of Fenech, met her in  Rome during his "Hostel" press tour, and asked her if shed ever  consider acting again. Fenech, now a highly successful producer and  film distributor in Italy, told Roth shed only act again for him,  so Roth wrote the part for her.'),
('106804',' In an article for Variety, Eli states, "Weve got actual theme  rooms."'),
('106805',' In the full trailer, you can clearly see in the background on  television that two girls are watching Pulp Fiction, directed by  Quentin Tarantino (qv), executive producer of Hostel and Hostel  II.'),
('106806',' Jay Hernandez (I) (qv)s corpse is reused from Eli Roth (qv)s  Thanksgiving trailer in _Grindhouse (2007)_ (qv).'),
('106807',' Eli Roths severed head can be seen amongst others, including  Tarantinos in one scene.'),
('106808',' When Beth is in Axelles room and is looking around, you can see  Axelle in a photo with Natalya and Svetlana, the two girls from the  _Hostel (2005)_ (qv).'),
('106809',' SPOILER: Mrs. Bathory (Monika Malacova (qv)) who bathes in virgin  blood is based on a real woman. Elizabeth Bathory was the "Blood  Countess" of Hungary who struck terror throughout that region in the  late 1500s and early 1600s, and is said to have killed more than 600  young female servants and peasants throughout her life. The legend  that she bathed in the blood of virgins in order to retain her  beauty, however, has since proven to be fictional.'),
('106810',' During a torture scene, Roger Bart (qv) says, "Im Hercules!".  Roger played Young Hercules in the 1997 Disney movie,  _Hercules (1997)_ (qv).'),
('106811',' Ruggero Deodato (qv), the director of the controversial 1980 film  _Cannibal Holocaust (1980)_ (qv), has a brief cameo as a cannibal in  the film.'),
('106812',' Director Brian Pelletier was an acquaintance of Joanne Jacques when  they were teens in Boston. They were out of contact until working on  this project.'),
('106813',' Captain Britanov filed a suit in 2001, claiming that Warner Bros.  did not seek or receive his permission to use his story or his  character for a movie. He also claimed that the movie did not  portray the events accurately and made him look incompetent. In  September 2004, a court ruled in Britanovs favor. Captain Britanov  declines to state the amount of the award; descriptions range from  "substantial damages" down to tens of thousands of dollars.'),
('106814',' The United States Navy categorically denies that any U.S. submarine  collided with the Russian Yankee submarine (K'),
('106815','219) or that the Navy  had anything to do with the cause of the casualty that resulted in  the loss of the Russian Yankee submarine.'),
('106816',' Star Ed Kemmer (qv), a former World War II fighter pilot and a  licensed private pilot, would not allow a stunt pilot to do his  flying scenes, insisting on doing them all himself.'),
('106817',' Was filmed in 11 days and two overnights in and around New Jersey.'),
('106818',' Ray had wanted producer Gabriel Pascal (I) (qv) to play "Marco  Torino," the King of the Gypsies, but Pascal died before the film  was made. According to modern sources, Ray also considered  Edward G. Robinson (qv) for the role, which eventually was  portrayed by Luther Adler (qv), a veteran of the Group Theater.'),
('106819',' Modern sources also add that choreographer Matt Mattox (qv)  substituted for Cornel Wilde (qv) during the dances.'),
('106820',' The Bongo Player, played by Adam Sandler (I) (qv), is based on a  character from a _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) sketch  featuring Rob Schneider (qv) where he played a store owner who  kept saying, "You put your weed in there."'),
('106821',' When the rival cheerleaders from the Foxes team exits the stores and  get caught by the security guards, one says: "Lets go Wynona". This  is a reference to Winona Ryder (qv) who was convicted of  shoplifting in November 2002.'),
('106822',' This is Ashlee Simpson (qv) and Michelle Branch (qv)s film  debut.'),
('106823',' Previews included on DVD releases before the theatrical release of  the movie, shows the original title of the movie being "Miss  Popularity".'),
('106824',' Rob Schneiders mother Pilar appeared as one of the cheer leading  contest judges.'),
('106825',' The scene with John Holmes is archive footage taken from a 1974 loop  of him playing Johnny Wadd.'),
('106826',' The impersonation that Bugs Bunny does in the wheelchair is of actor  Lionel Barrymore (qv) in _Free Soul, A (1931)_ (qv).'),
('106827',' The film was shot on super 8mm with processing needing to be sent  away and taking a fortnight, but after one roll jammed and was  unusable, a re'),
('106828','shoot was required with the main actor unavailable  and insuring a last minute rush to see the film finished in its 50  day deadline'),
('106829',' The required running time for the "Fast Film" competition for which  the film was initially made was 5 minutes, so with the final edit  running over and with no time to re'),
('106830','edit, and no inclination to  cheat, the whole film was simply sped up approx 5% to fit in the 5  min duration.'),
('106831',' Sixth in a series of seven one'),
('106832','reel Booth Tarkington Juvenile  Stories.'),
('106833',' Vitaphone Production Reel Number 1340. Release Number 5806.'),
('106834',' Fifth in the "Fast Steppers" series of six two'),
('106835','reel stories.'),
('106836',' Dirk Bogarde (qv) was cast at the 11th hour.'),
('106837',' A newspaper headline reads "Ralph Thomas is not a spy". Clearly an  in'),
('106838','joke.'),
('106839',' Had an 11 week shooting schedule.'),
('106840',' Simon Pegg (qv) had weapons training in preparation for his role  as Nick Angel, and also learned how to skid a bicycle properly along  the way.'),
('106841',' Sandford, the "fictional" setting for the film, is the name of the  town used as the setting for all Police training role plays.'),
('106842',' Nick Frost (I) (qv) is in fact a West Ham fan and apparently hated  wearing the Bristol Rovers shirt.'),
('106843',' The combination for the lock of the Evidence Room is 999, the same  as the telephone number of the police (and other emergency services)  in Britain.'),
('106844',' Lead character "Nicholas Angel" was named in homage to  Nick Angel (I) (qv) who worked as music supervisor for this film  as well as _Shaun of the Dead (2004)_ (qv).'),
('106845',' When Timothy Daltons character drives up to Simon Peggs character  after the "traffic collision" involving the actor and actress who  appeared the night before in Shakespeares "Romeo and Juliet," his  car stereo is playing the Dire Straits song "Romeo and Juliet."'),
('106846',' When Simon Skinner passes the blown up house "Fire" by "The Crazy  World Of Arthur Brown" is playing in his car.'),
('106847',' Throughout the film, Sergeant Angel uses a Vauxhall Astra Diesel and  a Subaru Impreza WRX. The Subarus markings are "HF" obviously  referring to the film title.'),
('106848',' In "Shaun of the Dead," Nick Frosts character Ed is said to have  shot his sister in the leg with an air rifle, in this film he shoots  the doctor in the leg with an air rifle.'),
('106849',' Throughout the first half of the film, Danny asks Angel a number of  annoying questions like "Have you ever shot two guns at once while  diving through the air?" to which Angel responds "No '),
('106850',' youve been  watching too many cop movies! The job isnt like that." Then in the  second half of the film, every single thing that Danny has asked  about, Angel has to do. He does shoot two guns while leaping through  the air, etc. The only thing that Nicolas doesnt do is shooting  into the air and screaming. Danny does that.'),
('106851',' SPOILER: When Angel and Butterman are discussing the first four  victims, trying to figure out how they might be connected, Angel  actually says what the ultimate motive was in each killing. The head  of the Drama club was a terrible actor, his young lover had a  "distinctive laugh," the reporter was a bad speller, and the rich  land developer had an ugly house.'),
('106852',' The fruit machine appearing in the village pub is the same "Ooh Ah  Dracula" fruit machine that appeared in The Winchester in  _Shaun of the Dead (2004)_ (qv).'),
('106853',' Simon Pegg (qv) lost over two stone (28 pounds, 13'),
('106854','ish kg) in  preparing for the role of Nicholas Angel.'),
('106855',' Somerfield is a real UK supermarket chain, and all of the scenes  were shot in one of their stores. Edgar Wright (qv) chose to use  it as he worked there as a shelf'),
('106856','stacker as a teenager, and in a nod  to this, he makes a blink'),
('106857','and'),
('106858','miss'),
('106859','it cameo as a shelf'),
('106860','stacker in  the Somerfield store in Hot Fuzz.'),
('106861',' To indicate how behind the times Sandford police station is, the  sound of a very old Apple Macintosh startup tone is heard in the  background. This startup tone hasnt been played by any Mac that has  been released in the last ten years.'),
('106862',' The code name "Dead Right", which the film was shipped to British  cinemas with, is actually the name of a short amateur film that  Edgar Wright (qv) wrote and directed, when he was a student.'),
('106863',' At a Q&A session following a screening of the film in  Newcastle'),
('106864','Upon'),
('106865','Tyne, Edgar Wright (qv) revealed that the film  featured disguised cameos by two Oscar winners:  Cate Blanchett (qv) and Peter Jackson (I) (qv). Jackson appears  as the Santa Claus who stabs Nick Angel through the hand during the  opening montage, and Blanchett appears masked as Angels  ex'),
('106866','girlfriend who is a Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) which is the  Metropolitan Polices term for an officer who collects and processes  Forensic evidence at the scene of a crime. (Roughly analogous to a  CSI)'),
('106867',' The two women judges for the Best Kept Village competition near the  end of the film are played by the mothers of Edgar Wright (qv) and  Simon Pegg (qv).'),
('106868',' For its premiere at the AFI DALLAS film festival, the film was  introduced by action star Dolph Lundgren (qv) who was in town  directing his movie _Missionary Man (2007)_ (qv).'),
('106869',' Bill Bailey (IV) (qv) plays two different characters in the film.  One of the characters reads Complicity by Iain Banks, while the  other reads two novels by Iain M. Banks. They are in fact all  written by the same author (Iain Banks), the "M" simply shows that  the books are science'),
('106870','fiction rather than normal fiction. (One of  the Iain M. Banks books is "The State Of The Art"). This split is  clearly supposed to symbolize differences in the two characters  personalities.'),
('106871',' Although Bill Bailey (IV) (qv) plays two different Sergeant  Turners they both wear a uniform with service number 101 '),
('106872',' even when  they are appearing in the same scene.'),
('106873',' Nicholas Angels service number is 777, this is often seen as the  mark of God just as 666 is seen as the mark of the devil.'),
('106874',' Whilst researching police for the film, Edgar Wright (qv) and  Simon Pegg (qv) discovered that a disproportionate amount of  Police Officers were named either Nick or Andy which led to the  character names of Nicholas Angel and the two Andys. The Angel part  of Nicholas Angel was named after Hot Fuzzs music director and the  joke where the local paper mis'),
('106875','spelled Angels name as "Angle" was  based on several incidences where this has happened to  Nick Angel (I) (qv).'),
('106876',' SPOILER: During the early scene of Nicholas Angel jogging in his  first morning in Sanford, all of the NWA members can be seen  standing in the same positions they later stand in for the final  showdown.'),
('106877',' Sampson the dog (who played Saxon the dog) was not allowed to become  a real police dog as he was considered too friendly.'),
('106878',' The fictional "Norris Avenue" is named after Chuck Norris (qv).'),
('106879',' An early draft of the script included a love interest for Nicholas  named Victoria. She was cut from later drafts, but her dialog was  given to Danny, often without any changes.'),
('106880',' Dannys DVD collection is made up of director Edgar Wright (qv),  his brother Oscar Wright (I) (qv) and friend Joe Cornish (qv)s  entire combined collection.'),
('106881',' The only person in the film to call Nicholas Angel "777", his  service number, is Timothy Dalton (qv), who played Agent 007 in  The _Living Daylights, The (1987)_ (qv) and  _Licence to Kill (1989)_ (qv).'),
('106882',' The names of the townspeople of Sandford are almost all words for  occupations or activities: Cooper, Porter, Turner, Shooter, Prosser,  Hatcher, Paver, Butcher, Skinner, Fisher, Walker, Thatcher, Weaver,  Roper, Tiller, Reaper, Messenger, Staker, Treacher, Cocker, Blower,  Draper, Merchant.'),
('106883',' According to the Director, Actor Paddy Considine (qv) (feted by UK  media as the "DeNiro of the Midlands") snuck two  Robert De Niro (qv) impressions into the movie, the first , a  facial mug in the incident room during Angels "Murder rant", the  second during the final stand off in the pub.'),
('106884',' This is Joseph McManners (qv) first feature film. Unfortunately,  the huge back story behind his character was left out of the final  cut and can only be found in the deleted scenes on the DVD.'),
('106885',' When Danny is putting the DVD back in the supermarket before leaving  to chase the thief, the DVD visible in the basket is called "Zombies  Party" and it is the Spanish release of the  _Shaun of the Dead (2004)_ (qv). Simon Pegg (qv)s face on the  cover is obscured by the price label.'),
('106886',' The blackboard on the bar during the shootout at the pub says "2  shooters 4 the price of one" whilst the couple that run the bar are  behind shooting at Angel and Danny.'),
('106887',' Nick Frost (I) (qv) got so attached to his Winchester shotgun  during filming he named it "Emma".'),
('106888',' The character of Simon Skinner was originally called Stephen  Stockwell.'),
('106889',' When wearing his Reverend?s costume, Paul Freeman (I) (qv) was  approached many times by strangers assuming he was from the  cathedral.'),
('106890',' When in costume Nick Frost (I) (qv) and Simon Pegg (qv) often  were assumed to be police officers. Many strangers asked them for  directions and instead of telling the truth they went along with it.  They claimed it made them feel powerful.'),
('106891',' SPOILER: During the climactic confrontation between Sergeant  Nicholas Angel and the Sandford citizens, Angel walks in slow motion  while surrounded by birds. This is a trademark used by action  director John Woo (I) (qv) in such films as "Mission Impossible  II", "Face Off" and "Hard Boiled", as is the action of diving  through the air whilst firing two guns.'),
('106892',' The desk sergeant is reading Complicity by Iain Banks (qv) which  is about a series of cruel, if rather fitting, killings.'),
('106893',' In their DVD commentary, Edgar Wright (qv) and Simon Pegg (qv)  revealed that they fully expected the intentional misspellings of  newspaper headlines to turn up in the IMDbs Goofs section.'),
('106894',' The "Neighbourhood Watch Association" (NWA) is a reference to the  rap group NWA. At one point, Danny says he thought the group was  just about "rapping people on the knuckles."'),
('106895',' Before Somerfield was chosen to feature in the film, writers  originally made a fictional store chain called "Summeraisles"  referring to the island in _Wicker Man, The (1973)_ (qv) also  starring Edward Woodward (qv).'),
('106896',' In the scene where Timothy Dalton (qv) raises his glass to the  "memory" of Eve and Martin, Dalton very briefly looks into the  camera. Director Edgar Wright (qv) liked it so much he  synchronized the sound of a cash register "ching" at the same time.'),
('106897',' Body count: 29'),
('106898',' This movie was such a box'),
('106899','office flop that  Richard Rodgers (I) (qv) and Lorenz Hart (qv) declined to work  on two additional films for First National Studio (although their  songs were about the only thing the critics liked about this movie).'),
('106900',' Original rough cut of the film was 240 minutes.'),
('106901',' Conan Graham (qv) while performing a stunt, separated his  shoulder. The production quickly hired a stunt double for his  remaining stunts.'),
('106902',' In the film Maggie Smith takes Bob Newhart shopping where she is  seen trying on clothes and buying an outfit for £20 at the Apple  Boutique on Baker Street, London, a boutique owned and operated by  The Beatles. The boutique, which was the first venture of their  Apple Corps Ltd company, and featured a large psychedelic mural on  the external wall, was only operated for several months in 1968  before being closed down and the contents given away to the public  for free. Hot Millions provides one of the few rare filmed glipmses  of the boutiques interior.'),
('106903',' Vitaphone production reel #1290'),
('106904',' The Traci Lords / Raven scene is archival footage from Tracie Lords  (1984) from Cinema Tech.'),
('106905',' A documentary in the Outdoor Sketches series.'),
('106906',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Cry of Winter, The (1927)_ (qv).'),
('106907',' 39th episode in the "Let George Do It" two'),
('106908','reel comedy series.'),
('106909',' First big screen appearance of Jerry Stiller (qv) and  Ben Stiller (qv) together in the same movie. They play father and  son.'),
('106910',' Composer Quincy Jones was so impressed by the performance of his  musicians for the soundtrack of the film, that he requested to  Twentieth Century'),
('106911','Fox and the producers of the film to give them on  screen credit during the opening credits of the film. The featured  performers given credit on screen were (among others): Gerry  Mulligan, Grady Tate, Jerome Richardson, Frank Rosolino, Clark Terry  and the Don Elliott Voices, who were all popular jazz musicians at  the time.'),
('106912',' During the helicopter scene, both towers of the World Trade Center  are shown under construction.'),
('106913',' The weapon they are carrying during the helicopter ride to and the  assault on the Police Precinct is the Swedish 9mm SMG m/45.  Developed during WWII. Still in use within the Swedish Armed Forces  (nowdays in a very small number). Once used by American Special  Forces because of its simplicity and reliability. Also manufactured  in Egypt on license.'),
('106914',' In the Dortmunder novels by Donald Westlake, Murch always steals  cars owned by medical doctors. In the movie, the license plates of  the stolen cars have the letters "MD" as part of the plate number.'),
('106915',' Jorma Taccone (qv), Andy Samberg (qv), and Akiva Schaffer (qv)  made this movie between the 2005'),
('106916','2006 and 2006'),
('106917','2007 seasons of  _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv). The team started rewriting  Pam Brady (qv)s script in June 2006. Filming began on July 24th  and wrapped on September 23rd. The team reported back to SNL on  September 25th.'),
('106918',' The role of Rod Kimble was originally intended for  Will Ferrell (qv).'),
('106919',' The scene where Rod jumps over the fifteen school buses featured  over 1200 background performers ("extras").'),
('106920',' The 1955 Thunderbird that Lori Nelson (I) (qv) drives was actually  her own car. The script called for her to drive a sports car but  there wasnt enough money in the budget to rent one, so she offered  to drive her own car, which the company gratefully accepted.'),
('106921',' Marsha Mason (qv)s film debut.'),
('106922',' Originally made for television in 1966, but released first in  theaters and drive'),
('106923','ins instead.'),
('106924',' Veteran director John Brahm (qv)s final film.'),
('106925',' Some previews contain this scene, which was not in the movie: Ramada  asks Kent Gregory if theres a cue ball in his pocket, or is he just  glad to see her, and Kent produces a cue ball.'),
('106926',' A gag credit at the end of the film, "Things you can do after the  movie", is the same as a gag credit at the end of the  Bruce Lee (I) (qv) send'),
('106927','up in  _Kentucky Fried Movie, The (1977)_ (qv).'),
('106928',' Topper Harleys name comes from Harley'),
('106929','Davidsons 1960s motor  scooter, the Harley Topper.'),
('106930',' In the fake Indian language the English term "curve ball" translates  to "Hershiser", a reference to Los Angeles Dodgers ace pitcher  Orel Hershiser (qv).'),
('106931',' The aircraft carrier on which the movie takes place is actually a  wooden deck built on the edge of a cliff at a deserted Marineland  facility. The film was shot at an angle that made the deck look like  a ship at sea.'),
('106932',' Toppers real first name is Sean. This can be seen on his ID badge  in Ramadas office during their first meeting.'),
('106933',' Lloyd Bridges (qv) replaced George C. Scott (qv)'),
('106934',' When Lloyd Bridges (qv) puts a handkerchief into his ears in order  to show he can bind his two ears through his head, and then swallows  two ear'),
('106935','stoppers instead of putting them in his ears, these are two  references to french comic actor Louis De Funès (qv) who did the  same in two of his films _Folie des grandeurs, La (1971)_ (qv) and  _Zizanie, La (1978)_ (qv) in the 70s.'),
('106936',' The planes used were Folland Fo'),
('106937','145 Gnats, a British fighter/trainer  used by the RAFs Red Arrows aerobatics team until 1979.'),
('106938',' The aircraft used in this movie, the Folland Gnat T.Mk.1 two seat  trainer, were never used in American service, neither were they ever  capable of operating from aircraft carriers although the Indian Air  Force, which used the single seat fighter version, did do a  feasibility study of operating the type from their aircraft  carriers, mainly to due to lack of options for carrier based  aviation at the time. This was the first evidence that the aircraft  carrier used in the movie was not real, but actually a prop. Gnats  were British'),
('106939','made aircraft used by the Red Arrows aerobatic team.  Ironically, the Gnats in Indian service earned the nick "Sabre  Killer" after an unblemished combat record of shooting down  American'),
('106940','made F'),
('106941','86 Sabres in Pakistani service.'),
('106942',' Charlie Sheen (I) (qv) remarks before a particularly energetic  fight sequence, "I learned this one from Paula Abdul."  Paula Abdul (qv) was married to Charlie Sheens brother,  Emilio Estevez (qv), at the time of the films release.'),
('106943',' Some of the previews for the film jokingly claimed that  Saddam Hussein (qv)s role was played by himself.'),
('106944',' The shot of the "S.S. Esses" back lit by the rising sun is stock  footage of the U.S.S. Nimitz from the movie  _Final Countdown, The (1980)_ (qv).'),
('106945',' Several aircraft carrier scenes were taken from the movie  _Flight of the Intruder (1991)_ (qv), including the flyby of 4  planes when the pilots arrive at the aircraft carrier, when the  bombs are loaded onto the planes, and when the planes launched for  their final mission.'),
('106946',' Charlie Sheen (I) (qv) worked out for eight hours a day to build  up his body, as he decided that he would have felt embarrassed at  the films premiere if he had to sit amongst people laughing while  looking at him on screen in a singlet.'),
('106947',' Body count: 114'),
('106948',' Crenna, Richard (qv) plays Denton Walters. In the TV series  _"Our Miss Brooks" (1952)_ (qv), Crenna played a character called  "Walter Denton".'),
('106949',' Crenna, Richard (qv) spoofs his own role in the Rambo films.'),
('106950',' Ryan Stiles (qv) also appeared in the original  _Hot Shots! (1991)_ (qv), but played a different character.'),
('106951',' The original title for this movie was, "Hot Shots, Part Deux! The  Exploitation. Takin it to the Bank".'),
('106952',' All the female characters have the middle name Rodham, a nod to then  first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (qv).'),
('106953',' Saddams refrigerator contains items such as: Hungry Nomad (Hungry  Man) Microwavable Milk carton advertising "2% Camel Milk", "Olde  Iraqi Beer" and "Falafel Helper". When Saddam makes a sandwich he  seals it with, not Saran Wrap, but "Saharanrap".'),
('106954',' At the very end of the credits you can hear a voice speaking  backwards. The voice is that of David Wohl (I) (qv), saying in  reverse, "His boat has been demolished," a line heard earlier in the  film.'),
('106955',' Mike Figgis (qv) was originally scheduled to direct with  Elisabeth Shue (qv) in a lead role. The collaboration was not to  be, however, but Figgis remembered Shue when casting for  _Leaving Las Vegas (1995)_ (qv)'),
('106956',' Larenz Tate (qv)s directorial debut.'),
('106957',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Toad Traits (1913)_ (qv).'),
('106958',' In 1969, National Review magazine chose this film as one of its list  of Top Ten Films of the year.'),
('106959',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Voice from the Deep, A (1912)_ (qv).'),
('106960',' Joe Palma (qv) stands in for Shemp Howard (qv) in scenes filmed  after Shemps death.'),
('106961',' The shot of police cars racing through the night is actually of  Atlanta police cars.'),
('106962',' The then'),
('106963','mayors of Miami and Miami Beach appear as a pair of Mafia  enforcers.'),
('106964',' Tarantino, Quentin (qv) has called this film, "The Best Porno  Ever".'),
('106965',' Director Palmer, Gail (qv) got the idea for this film from a  college paper she had written.'),
('106966',' Shot in three days.'),
('106967',' Not the same film as _Gay Time in Atlantic City, A (1911)_ (qv),  which involved the same personnel and the same location.'),
('106968',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Who Stole the Doggies? (1915)_ (qv).'),
('106969',' Melvyn Douglas (qv) final film.'),
('106970',' The real'),
('106971','life name of the turkey in the film is Genevieve.'),
('106972',' British music hall star Leslie Sarony sings "When Youre Up to Your  Neck in Hot Water (Think of the Kettle and Sing)" in a short film  produced in the DeForest Phonofilm sound'),
('106973','on'),
('106974','film process.'),
('106975',' After _Pee'),
('106976','wees Big Adventure (1985)_ (qv), Tim Burton (qv) was  offered to direct, but declined.'),
('106977',' Nominated in all 13 categories at the 2002 Japanese Academy Awards,  but won nothing.'),
('106978',' Produced concurrently with _Tonari no Totoro (1988)_ (qv). Many of  the animators had trouble remembering what film they were animating.'),
('106979',' The film is based on a true story. Akiyuki Nosaka lost his little  sister during the war to malnutrition and blamed himself for her  death. He wrote Hotaru no haka (A Grave of Fireflies) in 1967 to  come to terms with it.'),
('106980',' This is the only Ghibili theatrical feature film to not be part of  the Disney'),
('106981','Tokuma deal.'),
('106982',' This film was initially distributed with  _Tonari no Totoro (1988)_ (qv) because it was thought that this film  was so depressing that a cheerful companion film was needed to lift  the audiences spirits.'),
('106983',' DIRCAMEO(Isao Takahata): The patient that comes in to see the doctor  after Setsuko.'),
('106984',' From the start of production, director Isao Takahata wanted to cast  appropriately aged children in the roles of Seita and Setsuko.  Because the film takes place in Kobe, the search was limited to the  Kansai region of Japan in order to find children that spoke the  proper dialect. He was introduced to Ayano Shiraishi through a  regional childrens acting company, and decided to cast her as  Setsuko after only hearing two sentences: "My name is Ayano  Shriraishi. I am five years old." He was later told by one of the  companys leaders that they expected Ayano was too young for the  role, and so those were the only lines she had been instructed to  recite in the audition.'),
('106985',' In Korea, the release of the movie was indefinitely postponed due to  the concern that the movie somewhat justifies Japans role in World  War II'),
('106986',' The movie was originally intended as a sort of front act of another  Ghibli movie, _Tonari no Totoro (1988)_ (qv). Ghiblis parent  company reasoned that Totoros tie'),
('106987','in with a movie with more  educational merit would guarantee its inclusion in the list of  summers recommended movies for school children.'),
('106988',' NTV in Japan produced a live'),
('106989','action version of Grave of the  Fireflies, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the end of the  World War II. The made'),
('106990','for'),
('106991','TV movie  _Hotaru no haka (2005) (TV)_ (qv) began airing on November 1, 2005  at 21:00 Japanese time. Like the animated version, the movie focuses  on two siblings and their struggle to survive the final days of  World War II in Kobe, Japan. However, unlike the animated version,  the movie tells the story from the point of view of their aunt, and  deals with the issue of how the war'),
('106992','time environment could change a  kind lady into a cold'),
('106993','blooded demon, and stars the famous Japanese  celebrity and actress Nanako Matsushima (qv) as the aunt.'),
('106994',' The fruit drops that Setsuko eats were made by the Sakuma  Confectionary Company, which in real life was established in 1949  (four years after the events in this movie took place). A few years  ago, Sakuma released limited edition tin cans that resembled the one  seen in the movie. Some variations of these tins also had a picture  of Setsuko looking through her tin for the last drop.'),
('106995',' Takahata was the only living animator involved on the project who  had survived bomb blasts.'),
('106996',' Some early UK Pan film tie'),
('106997','in novels wrongly credited the boxer  Archie Moore (qv) as appearing in this film.'),
('106998',' Rosa Waissnix (qv) is not a professional actress, she actually  runs the hotel where the film was shot. Director  Jessica Hausner (qv) convinced her to take over a part in her  film.'),
('106999',' The script served as the inspiration for the supernatural show  _"Dantes Cove" (2005)_ (qv).'),
('107000',' The third in a series of 12 documentary films entitled Magtens  billeder (Images of Power), developed by Det danske Filminstitut  (Danish Film Institute) and Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting  Corporation). The purpose of the documentary films is to spotlight  power in Denmark.'),
('107001',' Originally, the idea for the series of Magtens billeder came into  being in 1997 when Folketinget (Danish Parliament) set up a research  project entitled Den Danske Magtudredning (the Account of Power in  Denmark). In spring 2003 Danmarks Radio and Det danske Filminstitut  announced an open competition, and received 111 proposals for  documentaries. 12 of these were selected for the series.'),
('107002',' Magtens billeder was originally conceived in 2003 as a series of  12 documentaries. But the documentary entitled Svineriget (written  and directed by Ebbe Nyvold and Christian Schou) was not produced  accordingly to Danmarks Radios ethical programme standards, and  would therefore not officially be part of the series, nor  broadcasted by Danmarks Radio. Svineriget was eventually released  in 2005 on DVD by The Danish Film Institute (together with the other  11 documentaries)..'),
('107003',' Available on the DVD compilation entitled Magtens billeder 4  released in 2005 by The Danish Film Institute '),
('107004',' one of four DVD  releases, collecting all 12 Magtens billeder documentaries.'),
('107005',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for Preservation.'),
('107006',' Actor Milland, Ray (qv) was seriously injured while making this  film. Playing a cavalry officer, Milland was leading a "charge"  through a village. As they rounded a corner he saw that someone had  left a camera on a tripod in the middle of the street. There was no  time to try to pull around it or stop his horse, so Milland, an  experienced horseman, tried to get the horse to jump over it. The  horse cleared the camera, but the straps that held the saddle onto  the horse snapped. Milland was thrown from the saddle, bounced off  the wall of a building and landed in a pile of debris and broken  masonry. He was unconscious for almost 24 hours and was hospitalized  for two weeks.'),
('107007',' Three actresses were cast as Anna. The first,  Marlene Dietrich (qv), was constantly at loggerheads with  then'),
('107008','director Henry Hathaway (qv) '),
('107009',' he wanted to deglamorize her.  After some rewriting by Grover Jones (qv), she finally quit, and  production was frozen. Margaret Sullavan (qv) was then brought in  as Anna and shooting resumed, but while clowning around with  Ray Milland (qv) on the set between takes (she was squirting him  with a concealed water pistol), she fell and fractured her arm. She  refused to do the rest of the film in a sling as the studio heads  demanded, and also quit. At this point Dietrich offered to come  back, but Paramount refused and instead brought in Italian sex  symbol Isa Miranda (qv). However, Miranda knew no English and had  to have all her dialogue supplied phonetically.'),
('107010',' Rob Lowe (I) (qv) broke his nose while filming a fight scene.'),
('107011',' Early in preproduction, the rock band Queen (I) (qv) was asked to  record some songs for the movie. They completed at least one song  for the soundtrack, "Keep Passing The Open Windows", but the  collaboration fell through. The finished film saw no Queen  contribution, but that same year their album "The Works" (1984) did  feature this song.'),
('107012',' The camera that Peter Vadassy uses is a Zeiss Ikon Contax.'),
('107013',' Director Terry George (I) (qv) had Don Cheadle (qv) in mind for  the lead part from the beginning of his involvement. During  pre'),
('107014','production, potential investors and interested studios wanted  Denzel Washington (qv), Wesley Snipes (qv), Mekhi Phifer (qv)  and even Will Smith (I) (qv) because of their suggested bigger  drawing capacity at the box office. But due to ultimately producing  the film independently and coming up with the money himself, George  was able to go back to his original choice.'),
('107015',' Nick Nolte (qv)s character (Col. Oliver) is modeled in part on  Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire (qv), the Canadian commanding officer of  the UN Peacekeeping mission in that country who attempted to  interfere with the Rwandan Genocide despite his superiors  indifference to the atrocity. Dallaire was also the subject of  Sundance audience award documentary  _Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire (2004)_ (qv),  and witnessed such horrible acts in Rwanda that he later suffered  severe post'),
('107016','traumatic stress disorder. Despite these facts, this is  the only fictional character (name and facts) depicted in the film.'),
('107017',' The real Paul and Tatiana went back to Rwanda with the director for  research. Many people came to welcome them at the airport.'),
('107018',' The screenwriter spent one year writing the first draft of the  script. During the process, he called the Rwandan embassy in DC. The  woman who picked up the phone was a survivor who stayed at the  Milles Collines Hotel.'),
('107019',' The real Paul met with Don Cheadle (qv).'),
('107020',' This film was believed lost, but a copy was found and was shown at  the NFT in London in March 2000.'),
('107021',' Robert Guidry (I) (qv), cinematographer of  _Manos the Hands of Fate (1966)_ (qv), died two months before the  filmmakers had a chance to interview him.'),
('107022',' Vitaphone production reels #2070'),
('107023','2071'),
('107024',' A subplot involving Susan (the girl behind the counter) and Matt (a  worker at the hotel) was cut. Matt gives Melissa some boxer shorts  that cost $20. She doesnt have the money, but he lets her go,  saying that she owes him. Throughout the movie, Matt was supposed to  pop up at inopportune moments asking for the $20. It seems Susan  wanted a physical symbol of their love. Matt never gets the $20.  They fight, and by the end of the film, he gets Melissas necklace  from Rick. Director Rosenberg, Craig (qv) cut this subplot because  it was not totally necessary.'),
('107025',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television archives, and is not listed for Preservation.'),
('107026',' Artificial snow had to be ordered in from London because of the mild  winter.'),
('107027',' The aircraft'),
('107028','scenes were filmed with six JAS'),
('107029','39 Gripen fighters,  four helicopters and a C'),
('107030','130 Hercules transport aircraft.'),
('107031',' The Swedish Air Force made two demands of the filmmakers in return  for the loan of the six JAS 39 Gripen Fighter jets. The First was  that all aerial photography would be granted for use in commercials  by the Air Force free of charge. The second was that one of the  military characters was a female and that she had a substantial  role, because the Air Force wants more women to apply for service.'),
('107032',' The helicopter that was blown up was a real Swedish army helicopter  that was to be decommissioned, so the army gave it to the film crew  and they blew it up for real.'),
('107033',' The EW system pod is actually a painted Maverick missile.'),
('107034',' Final film of Strother Martin (qv).'),
('107035',' Harry Houdini (qv)s real name was Weiss, and he is played here by  Tony Curtis (I) (qv), whose real name is Schwartz.'),
('107036',' The movie contains several factual errors, the most telling of which  is the dramatization of his death. In the film he runs into a prop  sword handle and ruptures his appendix, then almost drowns in the  torture tank trick and dies on the stage in the arms of his wife. In  real life he was punched in the stomach by a college boy who had  heard that Houdini could withstand any blow without harm. This did,  indeed, rupture his appendix. He later collapsed on stage, was taken  to the hospital and died there.'),
('107037',' Paul Draper was going to shoot his interview in his office at UNLV  but the week before shooting they found a large amount of asbestos  in the walls and they moved the shoot to the special collections  library.'),
('107038',' Houkutuslintu was a huge success in France, when it was shown there  in the beginning of the 1950s. In France the film is known by the  name ‘LEntoleuse’.'),
('107039',' Pilot was aired once and has not been shown again nor released on  video.'),
('107040',' Ralph Bakshi (qv) disowned the project.'),
('107041',' In the American prints of this film, the butlers name was changed  to Osborne because the famous Barrymore siblings, John, Ethel and  Lionel, were still acting in the U.S.'),
('107042',' The soundtrack for this film is believed to be lost; only the  visuals survive.'),
('107043',' In the original novel, and in all later film versions, the butler is  named Barrymore. In the 1939 version, this had to be changed to  Barryman because the famous Barrymore family was still acting in  films.'),
('107044',' Publicity materials referred to the dog who played the title  character as "Chief". The dogs actual name was "Blitzen" but this  was thought to sound too German.'),
('107045',' The original title "The Hound of the Baskervilles" refers to a dog  that terrorizes a family called "Baskerville". The German title "Der  Hund Von Baskerville", a mistranslation, refers to a hound, which  just lives in "Baskerville", a town, that does not play a role in  the story.'),
('107046',' After being out of circulation for many years, partly because of the  1959 Hammer remake in Technicolor starring Peter Cushing (qv),  this film was restored and re'),
('107047','released to theaters in 1975 with  great fanfare, to the point of having the national evening news do a  story on it. The film was shown at its full 80'),
('107048','minute length, and  newspaper and magazine articles commented on the fact that the line  "Oh, Watson, the needle!", referring to Holmes cocaine habit (and  usually misquoted as "Quick, Watson, the needle!") was put back in  after having been cut by the censors. As an added attraction, the  studio added a rare sound film featurette which showed Sir  Arthur Conan Doyle (qv), author of the Sherlock Holmes books,  talking about his creation.'),
('107049',' The first Sherlock Holmes film of _Basil Rathbone ()_ (qv).'),
('107050',' The first Sherlock Holmes movie to be filmed in color.'),
('107051',' This film was planned to be the first in a series of many Sherlock  Holmes films starring Cushing, Peter (qv), produced by Hammer  Films. The audience disapproved of a Hammer film without any  monsters and failed to turn up. The planned franchise was then  dropped.'),
('107052',' For his role as Sherlock Holmes he of course had to have a pipe but  as Peter Cushing was either a non'),
('107053','smoker or didnt like the taste of  the pipe, he kept a glass of milk always to hand to remove the  taste.'),
('107054',' Feature film debut of Michael Hawkins (I) (qv).'),
('107055',' Cinematographer John Wilcox (I) (qv) became terminally ill during  production and was replaced by Dick Bush (qv).'),
('107056',' The last cinema film of Lucy Griffiths (I) (qv).'),
('107057',' Headlines about the rape scene came out on July 21, 2006, the very  day that the movie wrapped filming.'),
('107058',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('107059',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Manresa et ses environs (1911)_ (qv).'),
('107060',' Prior to production, United Artists had made it quite clear to  director John Sturges (qv) that none of the primary roles were to  be filled by the actors who played the same characters in Sturges  previous Wyatt Earp film, _Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)_ (qv).  Wanting to distinguish this film from the previous one, they  demanded different actors be cast in the roles. However, Sturges  believed that the roles of Virgil and Morgan Earp from the previous  film were small enough that the same actors who played them could do  it again without harming the films uniqueness. The studio agreed  and allowed Sturges to cast John Hudson (I) (qv) (Virgil Earp) and  DeForest Kelley (qv) (Morgan Earp). Unfortunately, Hudson had  retired from acting in the early 60s and was unwilling to do the  role. Kelley, on the other hand, was currently working on the TV  series _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) and was unable to break away to  play Morgan Earp. Thus, both Earp brothers were recast.'),
('107061',' The hotel scenes were filmed at the Avenida Palace hotel in  Barcelona. Incidentally, the Beatles stayed there in the Master  Suite, Rooms 109'),
('107062','110'),
('107063','111, while giving their only concert in  Barcelona 3 July 1965 at the Plaza de Toros Monumental.'),
('107064',' Much of the films background information, such as the story of  Brian being beaten, robbed and blackmailed after soliciting a man at  a mens toilet, is taken directly from the 1983 book "The Love You  Make" by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines.'),
('107065',' CAMEO(Michael Cunningham (III) (qv)): Clarissa  (Meryl Streep (qv)) walks past the author on her way to the flower  shop.'),
('107066',' Allison Janney (qv) was originally chosen for the role of Barbara  in the flower shop but she insisted on taking the role of Sally  Lester, who plays Clarissa Vaughans (Meryl Streep (qv)) lover.'),
('107067',' To make her look like Virginia Woolf (qv), Nicole Kidman (qv)  wore a false nose.'),
('107068',' Nicole Kidman (qv) learned to write with her right hand  (Virginia Woolf (qv) was right'),
('107069','handed).'),
('107070',' The role of Laura Brown was originally intended for  Emily Watson (I) (qv).'),
('107071',' Much concern surrounded the portrayal of Laura Brown in the 2001  segment. Fearing that suitable makeup couldnt make  Julianne Moore (I) (qv) look elderly, and due to scheduling  conflicts, Betsy Blair (qv) was cast to play the role of Old  Laura. Scenes were filmed with Meryl Streep (qv). However,  director Stephen Daldry (qv) was so dissatisfied with the outcome  that Moore was brought in much later in "old" make'),
('107072','up, to re'),
('107073','shoot  scenes with Streep.'),
('107074',' The song "Beim Schlafengehen" (Going to Sleep) that Clarissa plays  in her apartment is one of the Four Last Songs by  Richard Strauss (I) (qv), all dealing with a farewell to life.'),
('107075',' Dan Brown tells his son Richie about falling in love with Laura, but  John C. Reilly (I) (qv) was actually telling Jack Rovello (qv)  the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" so the young actor would  appear interested. The actual dialogue was dubbed in later.'),
('107076',' This film was disqualified by the Academy for the Best Makeup Oscar  because digital touch'),
('107077','ups were done on close'),
('107078','ups of  Nicole Kidman (qv) to make the nose seem seamless.'),
('107079',' Gwyneth Paltrow (qv) was considered for the role of Laura Brown.'),
('107080',' Zeljko Ivanek (qv) actually filmed scenes as Louis Waters with  Meryl Streep (qv), only to be replaced with  Jeff Daniels (I) (qv) later in production. All scenes between  Louis and Clarissa were subsequently re'),
('107081','shot.'),
('107082',' "The Hours" was the original working title of  Virginia Woolf (qv)s "Mrs. Dalloway".'),
('107083',' When the seating chart for Richards party is shown, the name  "Michael Cunningham" is in the middle.  Michael Cunningham (III) (qv) wrote the novel upon which the movie  is based.'),
('107084',' In the beginning of the movie, every house is seen to be having  flowers. Every house has a different color of flowers: red, yellow  and blue '),
('107085',' Virginia Woolf (qv)s trademark.'),
('107086',' Meryl Streep (qv) is actually mentioned in the original novel on  which the film is based.'),
('107087',' Nicole Kidman (qv) is the third person and first actress to win an  Oscar for a role played with a false nose. The other two are  José Ferrer (I) (qv), for _Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)_ (qv), and  Lee Marvin (qv) for _Cat Ballou (1965)_ (qv).'),
('107088',' Although the widely perceived notion was that  Michael Cunningham (III) (qv)s original novel was felt to be  unfilmable, adapter David Hare (I) (qv) actually thought it was  effortlessly cinematic.'),
('107089',' Nicole Kidman (qv) read all of Virginia Woolf (qv)s personal  letters, and found that they gave her greater access to her  character than her novels.'),
('107090',' Ed Harris (I) (qv)s apartment was supposed to be a drafty New  York loftspace. In reality, the studio set in England was stiflingly  hot and both Meryl Streep (qv) and Harris regularly had to have  the sweat mopped off them.'),
('107091',' Meryl Streep (qv) decided not to re'),
('107092','read "Mrs. Dalloway" in  preparation for the film, as she felt that her character Clarissa  would have read it in college and not particularly have understood  it then, much as Streep herself had done when she was at college.'),
('107093',' Meryl Streep (qv)s segment was filmed first, then  Julianne Moore (I) (qv)s, and finally Nicole Kidman (qv)s.'),
('107094',' Julianne Moore (I) (qv)s timeline was bumped up from the novels  austere 1947 setting to the more optimistic and affluent 1952, as  that better served to show Lauras powerless feeling of alienation.'),
('107095',' Meryl Streep (qv) likes to prepare for her characters by selecting  a piece of music that she listens to constantly. Director  Stephen Daldry (qv) liked her selection so much  (Jessye Norman (qv) singing "Four Last Songs" by  Richard Strauss (I) (qv)) that he included it in the scene where  Jeff Daniels (I) (qv)s character visits Clarissas apartment.'),
('107096',' Julianne Moore (I) (qv) was wearing a fake stomach; she wasnt  really pregnant at the time of filming.'),
('107097',' SPOILER: A year after she had wrapped, Julianne Moore (I) (qv) was  recalled to play her final scene as the older Laura. By this time  she was seven months pregnant, having had to wear a fake stomach  when she played the younger version of her character.'),
('107098',' To achieve the effect of Laura becoming submerged in the hotel room,  the set was lowered into a tank of river water.'),
('107099',' SPOILER: Of the three lead actresses, only Meryl Streep (qv) and  Julianne Moore (I) (qv) share a scene together. This occurs at the  end of the film where the older Laura visits Clarissa.'),
('107100',' It took six hours to turn Julianne Moore (I) (qv) into an old  lady.'),
('107101',' Nicole Kidman (qv) loved wearing the prosthetic nose and wore it  in private too, mainly as she was undergoing a divorce from  Tom Cruise (qv) at the time and was attracting a lot of paparazzi  interest. Much to her delight, by wearing her fake nose out and  about, she found she could easily evade the paparazzi as they didnt  recognize her.'),
('107102',' Come Oscar nomination time, the film caused problems for makers  Paramount and Miramax as they werent sure whether to put  Nicole Kidman (qv) forward as Best Supporting Actress (where she  would have been in direct competition with her 2 co'),
('107103','stars, probably  canceling each other out) or as Best Actress (even though from a  screen running time perspective it is a supporting role).  Meryl Streep (qv) is in the film for 42 minutes,  Julianne Moore (I) (qv) for 33 minutes and Kidman for 30.  Obviously the decision to go for Best Actress was the right one.'),
('107104',' Producer Scott Rudin (qv) had to do battle with Miramax head  Harvey Weinstein (qv) over Nicole Kidman (qv)s prosthetic nose  and Philip Glass (qv)s score, both of which Weinstein hated.'),
('107105',' Originally, Nicole Kidman (qv) was supposed to be nude beneath her  dress at the beginning of the film when she drowns herself. Kidman  objected to this, and the studio provided her with a flesh'),
('107106','colored  rubber suit. She doesnt throw herself into the real river Ouse '),
('107107','  its current has dramatically changed since 1941 '),
('107108',' but into another  river in which they had to place huge fans to alter the current.  Director Stephen Daldry (qv)s chief concern during this scene was  not that Kidman might drown but that she be sucked into the fans.'),
('107109',' The book that we see Leonard Woolf (qv) printing is  T.S. Eliot (qv)s "The Wasteland".'),
('107110',' During the editing stages, producer Scott Rudin (qv) received a  call from author Michael Cunningham (III) (qv) requesting to see  some of the footage. Cunninghams mother (on whom the character  Laura Brown was originally based) was entering into the final stages  of terminal cancer and Cunningham dearly wanted his dying mother to  see something he had written committed to film. Rudin hastily  assembled 20 minutes of footage and had it sent over to the  Cunninghams.'),
('107111',' Leonard and Virginias dramatic railway station scene was filmed at  Loughborough Station in Leicestershire over three days, over 100  miles from the train station depicted at Richmond. The genuine 1920s  steam train came from the Isle of Wight and was taken by truck to  Loughborough.'),
('107112',' From the outset, Nicole Kidman (qv) had always been  Stephen Daldry (qv) and Scott Rudin (qv)s first choice to play  Virginia Woolf (qv).'),
('107113',' The spaceship fabric that can be seen in young Richard Browns room  is the same that one of the blankets is made from that older Richard  wraps around him when he is ill.'),
('107114',' Hitchcock shot some scenes involving actors Pidgeon and Bennett in a  plane. They state he did this as a favor to this films producer  Walter Wanger, with whom Hitchcock had worked on  _Foreign Correspondent (1940)_ (qv).'),
('107115',' June Knight (qv)s last movie.'),
('107116',' The song that Walter Matthau (qv) is attempting to sing in the  shower is Cherubinos song from Act II of Mozarts "Nozze di Figaro"'),
('107117',' One of the time'),
('107118','lapse shots required the erection of a weather'),
('107119','proof  tower; they filmed one frame every ten seconds, ten hours a day, six  days a week, for over six weeks. At the beginning of the shot, all  you could see was a vacant lot; at the end of the shot, you could  see two completed houses.'),
('107120',' Turner Classic Movies showed a version with a piano score on the  soundtrack, and running 13 minutes.'),
('107121',' Although it was only William Wyler (qv)s third all talking film,  Walter Huston (qv) had already appeared in two talking short  subjects and 10 talking feature films.'),
('107122',' Bette Davis (qv) was screen tested for this film.'),
('107123',' This film is actually the third movie in the "House" franchise. When  the Unrelated Horror Show, The (1989) adopted the title "House 3  (1989)" in both the UK and Australia the producers opted to call the  third film House IV to avoid confusion.'),
('107124',' The movie was invited and world'),
('107125','premiered at Cannes Film festival  Official Selection 2006'),
('107126',' Julianne was awarded The Fencer Statuette for Best Actress for the  feature film, "The House Is Burning"'),
('107127',' Although Raquel Welch (qv) and Edy Williams (qv) both received  billing as call girls and appeared in some publicity stills, it is  impossible to spot either of them in the finished film.'),
('107128',' Served as the thesis film for director Hudlin, Reginald (qv) for  his Harvard University degree.'),
('107129',' House Party was originally written for DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh  Prince, a.k.a. Jeffrey A. Townes (qv) and Will Smith (qv).'),
('107130',' DIRCAMEO(Reginald Hudlin): one of the two burglars that are chased  by the dog.'),
('107131',' CAMEO(Warrington Hudlin): one of the two burglars that are chased by  the dog.'),
('107132',' During the party at Plays house, all of the dance sequences were  done with no music. A.J. Johnson choreographed her and Tisha  Campbells routine for the battle. The toe'),
('107133','touch and kicks were  actually signature moves for Kid'),
('107134','N'),
('107135','Play. They had become very  popular as back up dancers for Salt'),
('107136','n'),
('107137','Pepa using these and more  acrobatic stunts. The music was added after the dancing had been  shot.'),
('107138',' Chris Tuckers film debut.'),
('107139',' This was the first feature film credit for British television  director Peter Duffell (qv).'),
('107140',' Vincent Price (I) (qv) was first offered the part of Paul  Henderson.'),
('107141',' In the "Waxworks" segment one of the figures Peter Cushing passes  (several times) is of Christopher Lee as Dracula.'),
('107142',' Horror movie star Paul Henderson (Jon Pertwee (qv)) says he misses  the "old, great" horror movies, and mentions "Dracula". He then  adds: "the one with Bela Lugosi of course, not this new fellow",  obviously referring to Christopher Lee, whos also in the film.'),
('107143',' Christopher Lee (I) (qv) can be seen reading his favourite book,  "The Lord of the Rings", over 30 years before he would appear in the  films based on it.'),
('107144',' Peter Cushing (qv) tried to get out of his contract so that he was  not away from his sick wife, but he had to carry on.'),
('107145',' On the films initial UK release, the British censor wanted to give  it an A rating (equivalent to PG) because its lack of gore. Fearing  that this would harm box'),
('107146','office returns, the distributors asked for  it to be re'),
('107147','rated X or they wouldnt release it. The censor  concurred.'),
('107148',' Originally director Peter Duffell wanted to have the title "Death  And The Maiden" but producer Milton Subotsky decided finally for the  title "The House That Dripped Blood"'),
('107149',' The segment by the Marx Brothers, a promotion for their film  _Monkey Business (1931)_ (qv) is a re'),
('107150','working of the first act of  their first successful Broadway play "Ill Say She Is". Except for a  few name changes and additional gags, the scene is almost completely  the same as the script used for the stage production.'),
('107151',' Frank Lackteen (qv) probably played Jennison;  William Bailey (I) (qv), Dan Winterslip; and Allene Ray (qv),  Carlota Egan.'),
('107152',' The title of the first episode was "The Spite Fence". Each episode  was two reels (about 20 minutes) in length.'),
('107153',' Believed to be lost.'),
('107154',' CAMEO(Jim Vines (qv)): the screenwriter appears as a police  officer near the beginning of the movie'),
('107155',' CAMEO(David Oman (qv)): the producer appears as a police officer  near the beginning of the movie'),
('107156',' Fritz Lang (I) (qv) originally wanted a black woman to play the  role of Emily Gaunt but the producers refused.'),
('107157',' The part of Reggie Henderson was first intended for  Hugh Griffth (qv).'),
('107158',' Like its better known predecessor, _Berkeley Square (1933)_ (qv),  this film is tied up in rights entanglements that prevent it from  being shown on cable (Fox Movie Channel would be the place to see  it), or released commercially on DVD.'),
('107159',' The framing story which takes up the first two reels (2000 feet),  and the last reel (1000 feet) is in black and white; the rest of the  film is in Technicolor.'),
('107160',' Universal pictures (original production company) refused to release  the film, believing it would be given an "NC'),
('107161','17" rating by the MPAA.'),
('107162',' Filmed in 2000, and not released until three years later.'),
('107163',' Several characters are named directly after characters in five Marx  Brothers films: Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding from  _Animal Crackers (1930)_ (qv), Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff from  _Horse Feathers (1932)_ (qv), Rufus T. Firefly from  _Duck Soup (1933)_ (qv), Otis B. Driftwood from  _Night at the Opera, A (1935)_ (qv), and Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush from  _Day at the Races, A (1937)_ (qv) (all portrayed by  Groucho Marx (qv)); and, Signor Emanuel Ravelli from  _Animal Crackers (1930)_ (qv) (portrayed by Chico Marx (qv)).  Babys real name, Vera'),
('107164','Ellen may also have a Marx Brothers  connection, as actress Vera'),
('107165','Ellen (qv) portrayed character Maggie  Phillips in their film _Love Happy (1949)_.'),
('107166',' The robbers line about "grease paint" and "brains" is a reference  to the song "Grease Paint And Monkey Brains" by Rob Zombie (qv)s  former band, White Zombie.'),
('107167',' Rob Zombie (qv)s directorial debut.'),
('107168',' Rob Zombie (qv) considered appearing a few seconds into the film  as Dr. Wolfenstein. However, after deciding that he would look  "normal" no matter what make'),
('107169','up effects were used, he chose not to.  Instead, he took on the brief role as Dr Wolfensteins assistant  (for about 2 seconds) and can be seen in the background and then  smashing a pumpkin with a sledgehammer.'),
('107170',' During its box office run, the movie encountered two instances of  the number 666: At the beginning of its run, when its opening  weekend was $3,460,666, and at the end of its run, when its  per'),
('107171','theater'),
('107172','average (the weekend gross divided by the number of  theaters) was $666 per theater.'),
('107173',' The actual house is the same used in  _Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The (1982)_ (qv), which can be  viewed during Universal Studios tram ride. However, during filming,  Universal refused to cease the tram tours, which delayed filming  during many scenes.'),
('107174',' Most of the cutaway scenes (Otis torturing cheerleaders, Baby  masturbating with the skeleton, etc) were filmed in  Rob Zombie (qv)s basement after filming wrapped. He would invite  cast members over to his house on the weekends and shoot the footage  himself with a 16mm hand'),
('107175','held camera. With the exception of the shot  of a setting sun, he created the opening credits the same way.'),
('107176',' When Officer Wydell is showing Mother Firefly the pictures of the  missing kids, the picture of Jerry is a picture of Chris Hardwick,  the actor that played Jerry, on the set of the movie.'),
('107177',' Dedicated to Dennis Fimple (qv).'),
('107178',' Inside Captain Spauldings gas bar/fast food/museum of horror,  behind the cash on the wall are reproductions of Aleister Crowleys  paintings of demonic figures which were later discovered under  whitewash in his former Abbey of Thelema, in Cefalu, Italy.'),
('107179',' When Denise is lowered in Dr Satans lair, a tape player is also  sent down and it keeps repeating a slowed down version of Aleister  Crowleys poem "The Poet", read by himself (found on CD called The  Great Beast Speaks which is the only known recording of Crowley).  The line from the poem that gets repeated over and over is: "Bury me  in a nameless grave".'),
('107180',' Harrison Young (qv) is wearing an almost identical outfit to the  one he wore while playing older Ryan in  _Saving Private Ryan (1998)_ (qv).'),
('107181',' In the DVD Commentary, Rob Zombie (qv) revealed that  Jake McKinnon (qv) (The Professor) couldnt see very well in his  costume. In the scene where he swings a real axe at Denise his  vision was so bad he could have seriously injured  Erin Daniels (qv) if she didnt move fast enough. Rob says in his  commentary, "We just assumed she would get out of the way."'),
('107182',' There is more than one instance where you see a poster for 2 missing  young boys. Those boys were actually pictures of Rob Zombie (qv)  and his brother (the lead singer of Powerman 5000) as children.'),
('107183',' Dennis Fimple (qv)s last film.'),
('107184',' When Denise calls her father, there is a Missing Dog Head poster in  the phone booth. The exact origin is unknown, but the poster is a  very strange "real" item that was spotted in New York City.'),
('107185',' Rob Zombie has said that he was constantly shooting two versions of  the gorier scenes to appease Universal. For instance, a shot at the  start of the film in which the robber who was stabbed with the Axe  is on the floor was shot two ways: with blood and without blood.'),
('107186',' The films script was constantly changing throughout filming,  leading to an entirely different ending at one point. Originally  Grandpa Hugo was going to be revealed as the mad doctor (who in the  rough cut was not even called Dr. Satan).'),
('107187',' Otis and Babys bizarre rants during the "home movie" segments are  inspired by the Manson familys supposed home movies.'),
('107188',' Near the beginning of the film, Captain Spaulding tells Bill that he  took over the shop "right after The Duke nabbed Oscar," speaking  about John Wayne (I) (qv) winning the award. Later in the film,  Captain Spaulding tells Wydell "Dont get all true grit on my ass."  This is a reference to his previous comment, as  _True Grit (1969)_ (qv) was the first (and only) time John Wayne  ever won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role.'),
('107189',' According to Samuel Fuller, originally, Gary Cooper (I) (qv) was  to play the role of Eddie Spanier. But because he was too well known  in Japan he could not act incognito among passers'),
('107190','by without being  recognized so Robert Stack (qv), a less popular actor at the time,  was chosen instead. However, according to STEP BY STEP sheet by  script writer Harry Kleiner written in November 1954, the names of  Robert Stack and Victor Mature were listed.'),
('107191',' The first Hollywood film (other than travelogues) to be shot on  location in Japan.'),
('107192',' Francis Urquharts catchphrase "You might very well think that; but  I couldnt possibly comment" (meaning "Yes, but Ill deny everything  if challenged") has become part of the English political language.  "Urquharts Avoidance" is as widely known as real'),
('107193','life political  euphemisms such as "he wants to spend more time with his family"  ("hes been sacked or resigned in disgrace") and "hes been  economical with the truth" ("hes told blatant lies to save his own  skin").'),
('107194',' Ian Richardson said he based his performance of the scheming Francis  Urquhart on the way Shakespeare portrayed Richard III.'),
('107195',' SPOILER: Michael Dobbs had a different ending in his original novel.  It was Francis Urquhart, not Mattie Storin, who fell to his death  from the tower of the Houses of Parliament. The BBCs ending was  fortunate because it allowed Dobbs to write the sequels  _To Play the King (1993) (TV)_ (qv) and  _Final Cut, The (1995/II) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('107196',' By complete chance, the first BBC showing of the series exactly  coincided with the real life Tory leadership contest and the removal  from office of Margaret Thatcher.'),
('107197',' The french half'),
('107198','glasses which Urquhart wears were bought personally  by Ian Richardson, as he thought they would be perfect for his  character. He didnt send the receipt to the BBC after the series as  he wanted to keep them.'),
('107199',' Marks the film writing and directing debut of David Duchovny (qv).'),
('107200',' David Duchovny (qv) claims to have written the screenplay in six  days.'),
('107201',' CAMEO(George Melachrino (qv)): as a composer.'),
('107202',' A print of this film survives in the Museum of Modern Art, New York.'),
('107203',' SPOILER: Shots of the Frankenstein Monster stumbling around the  exploding laboratory at the films climax were actually lifted from  the film _Ghost of Frankenstein, The (1942)_ (qv). In the long  shots, stuntman Eddie Parker (I) (qv) doubles for  Lon Chaney Jr. (qv) (who played the Monster in that film).'),
('107204',' Footage of Boris Karloff (qv) as the Frankenstein Monster from  _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv) appears during a dream sequence,  intermixed with footage of Glenn Strange (qv) in the same role.'),
('107205',' This is the only film in which the character Lawrence Talbot sports  a mustache.'),
('107206',' SPOILER: According to the Universal Film Script series entry for  "House of Dracula", the film grew out of an earlier script, "The  Wolf Man vs. Dracula", a proposed follow'),
('107207','up to  _Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)_ (qv) in which Talbot  (Lon Chaney (qv)) would do battle with Dracula  (Bela Lugosi (qv), to be doubled (as in "Frankenstein Meets the  Wolf Man") as a "giant bat" by Eddie Parker (I) (qv). At the  climax, villagers attack the house and the Wolf Man kills a large  number of them. The Hays Office flat'),
('107208','out rejected the script as too  violent, so a more toned'),
('107209','down version was written, and eventually  became this rather tame film (although Lionel Atwill (qv) does get  electrocuted again, this time by Dr. Edelmann.)'),
('107210',' Shot in 1968, this film didnt receive a mainstream theatrical  release until 1978.'),
('107211',' Glenn Strange (qv) became the fourth actor to play the Monster in  Universals Frankenstein series. The actor who played the original  Monster, Boris Karloff (qv), was also present on the film playing  the role of Dr Niemann. Being on the set Karloff, was able to  personally coach Strange in the way the Monster should be played.'),
('107212',' Despite the title, this is the first of the Universal Frankenstein  films in which a member of the Frankenstein family does not appear.'),
('107213',' Bela Lugosi (qv) was passed over the role of Dracula, partly  because of negotiations, partly because the studio was unhappy with  his performance in _Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)_ (qv)  where he portrayed the Frankenstein Monster; and the executives  decided to edit out all the Monsters dialogue from the final  version.'),
('107214',' The title "House of..." refers to the ruins/house owned by Ludwig  Frankenstein, the 2nd son of Henry Frankenstein (portrayed by Cedric  Hardwicke) in "The Ghost of Frankenstein". Its also the same  house where Lawrence Talbot discovers the Monster in ice in  "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman"; and, of course, where Neiman  discovers the Wolfman and the Monster in this film.'),
('107215',' Originally Kharis the mummy, another Universal "classic monster",  was to be in the movie but was removed because of budget  restrictions.'),
('107216',' The numeral 187 appears in the film in different instances. A  license plate reads "HSX 187". Also it is the number of the airport  locker used at the end. 187 is the police code for murder.'),
('107217',' The hotel room that Mike takes Margeret to is room #1138 which is  yet another reference to George Lucas (qv)s  _THX 1138 (1971)_ (qv).'),
('107218',' This was originally intended to be a larger'),
('107219','budget film with many  "name" actors, but David Mamet (qv) chose to direct on his own  with his wife (Crouse) and friends (Mantegna) in the cast.'),
('107220',' The red and white Cadillac convertible used by the con artists in  this film also appears in the car dealers showcase room in  David Mamet (qv)s _Spanish Prisoner, The (1997)_ (qv)'),
('107221',' Ricky Jay is a sleight'),
('107222','of'),
('107223','hand artist and an acknowledged authority  on the art of the con. In an NPR interview, Jay related that when  David Mamet needed a short'),
('107224','change scam to be explained in "House of  Games", he asked Jay for details of an authentic short'),
('107225','change  hustle. However, Jay did not want to betray the confidence of the  hustlers he knew who still used various short'),
('107226','change cons for their  "livelihood". The envelope switch you see in the final film is an  original switch invented by Ricky Jay specially for the film. Later,  it was reported that an amateur thief had been caught attempting to  use the switch as he had learned it from the film.'),
('107227',' Except for the first two episodes, no surviving copies of this film  are known to exist. Please check your attic.'),
('107228',' This film, and many other Pearl White serials, were shot on the  Palisades of Fort Lee, New Jersey, at a time when most movies were  filmed on the East Coast. In fact, Fort Lee is the birthplace of the  Motion Picture Industry.'),
('107229',' A complete copy was recently found in the Moscow Film Archive in  Russia, in great condition. It still has the Russian title cards.  Apparently Russian film director Sergei M. Eisenstein was a big fan  of star Pearl White, and managed to acquire a copy.'),
('107230',' Seven Sound discs for this film survive in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, but the survival of the film is unknown.'),
('107231',' Film debut of Blair Brown (qv).'),
('107232',' Shooting angles for some outdoor scenes had to be changed because  groups of X'),
('107233','Files fans congregated in the background to see Gillian  Anderson.'),
('107234',' Director Terence Davies whenever possible used actual period  dresses, some so fragile with age that they ripped off of the  actresses during scenes, and period corsets, which caused some of  the actresses great pain, but made them understand better the  constraints put on women of the period.'),
('107235',' Due to the bankruptcy of German distributor Kinowelt back in 2001,  the movie never had an officially release in Germany (neither in  cinema nor on DVD) although there was already a German dub version  created.'),
('107236',' According to a book on Peter Walker by steve Chinball, Lee J Cobb  and Richard Greene were on the ideas list for the lead'),
('107237',' Originally Peter Cushing (qv) was offered to play Father Xavier  Meldrum and at the time there were some rumours that Cushing hated  the script. In 1983, when Cushing acted in Walkers final film, The  House of Long Shadows, Walker learned that Cushing actually liked  the script, but had other film commitments.'),
('107238',' Last film of Mervyn Johns.'),
('107239',' George Arliss (qv) asked Warner Bros. to buy the play on which  this film was based while he was under contract there in 1931.  Warners bought the play but did not make the film. When Arliss left  Warners, he convinced Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) to purchase the play  from Warners for 20th Century Pictures, where it was eventually  made.'),
('107240',' Director Alfred L. Werker (qv) was briefly taken ill and  Sidney Lanfield (qv) filled in as director for a few days.'),
('107241',' Darryl F. Zanuck (qv)s sheepdog is seen in the film.'),
('107242',' David Torrence (qv) was at one time cast as the Prime Minister,  but did not appear in the film.'),
('107243',' George Hembert Westley (qv)s play was unpublished, but  copyrighted 11 May 1932.'),
('107244',' Author Andre Dubus III (qv) received more than 100 offers from  film studios who wanted to make his book into a feature.'),
('107245',' In the scene near the end of the movie where Kathy pulls into her  driveway and tries to shoot herself, Jennifer Connelly (qv)  accidentally put the car in "reverse" instead of "park", and almost  severely damaged the camera positioned in the car door. After  Connelly apologized profusely, she was urged by the director to  continue the scene, and it ended up being one of the best takes.  This is the take shown in the final print.'),
('107246',' Ben Kingsley (qv) was given a copy of the novel "House of Sand and  Fog" by author Andre Dubus IIIs wife, before he was ever approached  to star in the movie.'),
('107247',' The "House" of the title is located at "34 Bisgrove Street" in the  fictional "Pacific County", California.'),
('107248',' Numerous location shots in Northern California establish the action  as occurring in the San Francisco Bay Area. The actual house was  over 400 miles away, in Malibu.'),
('107249',' In the scenes on the rooftop porch, telephone poles and wires are  prominently visible. These were added by the production crew, to  make the neighborhood where filming occurred seem more middle'),
('107250','class.'),
('107251',' Episode 12 of 29 of the series "Grant, Police Reporter."'),
('107252',' This was a 10 chapter cliffhanger serial made by William M. Pizor  Productions. The title of chapter 4 was "Out of the Night," chapter  5 was "Perilous Trails," chapter 6 was "Secret Passage" and chapter  8 was "Revenge." Virtually nothing more is known of this film.'),
('107253',' Chapter Titles: 1. Missing Men 2. 3. 4. Out of the Night 5. Perilous  Trails 6. Secret Passage 7. 8. Revenge 9. 10.'),
('107254',' Episode 6 of 29 of the series "Grant, Police Reporter."'),
('107255',' Don Messick (qv)s first project.'),
('107256',' This film marked a major change in the career of  Roger Corman (qv). Instead of producing two low'),
('107257','budget  black'),
('107258','and'),
('107259','white films for release as a double feature, American  International agreed that he could use the budget to produce one  higher'),
('107260','budget movie, in Cinemascope and color, instead.'),
('107261',' Some of the footage from the fire sequence would be reused in later  films. Roger Corman (qv) never expected the audience to recognize  this footage.'),
('107262',' The stark landscape that Mark Damon (qv) rides through was the  site of a forest fire in the Hollywood hills. Roger Corman (qv)  had heard of the fire on the radio and went to the location the next  day with his crew to do the shots of Damon.'),
('107263',' Roger Corman (qv) learned that there was an old barn in Orange  Country that was about to be demolished. He was able to strike a  deal that would allow him to burn the barn at night and film it. The  resulting footage was so good that it was used not only in the  climax of this film but in later "Poe" films as well.'),
('107264',' The main title theme (which is also played several times thorughout  the movie) is actually the main title theme from Gary Changs score  for John Frankenheimers film _52 Pick'),
('107265','Up (1986)_ (qv).'),
('107266',' Judy Allan Poe, a descendant of Edgar Allan Poe (qv)s family,  took part in the funeral scene.'),
('107267',' Warner Bros. first 3'),
('107268','D movie, filmed by director  André De Toth (qv) '),
('107269',' who was blind in one eye and hence could not  see the effect.'),
('107270',' The scene where Paul Picerni (I) (qv) is rescued from the  guillotine by Frank Lovejoy (qv) seconds before the blade came  down was filmed in one take, using a real guillotine blade. Picerni  and director André De Toth (qv) got into a heated argument when  Picerni, on advice from the films stuntmen, refused to do the scene  as too dangerous (a prop man was to hold up the blade off camera and  tell the actors when he dropped it so they could yank Picerni away).  De Toth threw him off the picture, but several days later, on orders  from studio head Jack L. Warner (qv), De Toth recalled him, and  had the prop department modify the guillotine to make it less  dangerous. After examining the guillotine, Picerni said he would do  one take and no more, which is exactly what happened.'),
('107271',' Nedrick Young (qv), who plays the alcoholic assistant Leon, was  uncredited because he had been blacklisted during the McCarthy "Red  scare" era in Hollywood.'),
('107272',' According to the "Guinness Book of World Records", while this film  is far from being the first 3'),
('107273','D film, nor the first in sound or  color, it IS the first 3'),
('107274','D film released with a stereophonic  soundtrack.'),
('107275',' This was reportedly Warner Brothers biggest success since  _Life with Father (1947)_ (qv).'),
('107276',' When Vincent Price (I) (qv) is showing the wax sculpture of his  former business partner (whom he killed), he says, "Foul deeds will  rise, though all the world oerwhelm them, to mens eyes." This is a  quote from "Hamlet", Act I, Scene 2.'),
('107277',' On 26 June 2004, a sound stage being used for the film burned to the  ground during a test of special effects equipment. The fire was  started by a candle destroying a studio where this movie was being  filmed at Warner Bros Movie World on Australias Gold Coast. One  crew member was treated for burns to his arm no one else was  injured. The smoke from the fire also crossed onto a nearby heavily  used Highway which caused health concerns for driving motorists, the  Highway was not shut down during this incident.'),
('107278',' Paris Hilton (qv) did not have to audition '),
('107279',' she was the  directors only choice for her role. The rest of the cast was built  around her.'),
('107280',' Throughout the movie, several characters can be heard saying  Paris Hilton (qv)s (Paige) "Thats hot" catch phrase.'),
('107281',' The main villains name is Vincent, a reference to  Vincent Price (I) (qv) who starred in the original  _House of Wax (1953)_ (qv).'),
('107282',' SPOILER: Warner Brothers granted Paris Hilton (qv) permission to  sell t'),
('107283','shirts that read "On May 6th, Watch Paris Die" in order to  promote the film before its release.'),
('107284',' SPOILER: In the script, the name of the third brother is Lester.'),
('107285',' Although Chad Michael Murray (qv)s character and his sister are  listed to have the last name "Jones", no actual last name was given  for them. Chad, in a radio interview, was shocked to hear his  character finally had a last name, and said that it was an ongoing  debate on set.'),
('107286',' Jared Padalecki (qv) is one foot taller than co'),
('107287','star  Elisha Cuthbert (qv). To make herself appear taller in scenes  where she and Padalecki would be filmed together, Cuthbert taped  two'),
('107288','inch blocks of wood to the bottoms of her boots. This was only  done during scenes where they would be shot from the knee and up.'),
('107289',' While filming the abandoned sugar mill chase, Paris Hilton (qv)  was embarrassed by her scream, so the first three times she screamed  she had the whole cast and crew scream along with her.'),
('107290',' SPOILER: The death of Paris Hilton (qv)s character was originally  longer and featured more gore but it was cut for the theatrical  release.'),
('107291',' In the movie theatre where Carly and Nick are hiding, most of the  wax figures were actually extras wearing masks.'),
('107292',' The character of Mrs. M. Wakehurst alludes to the British "moral  reformer" Mary Whitehouse (I) (qv).'),
('107293',' Peggy Cummins (qv) auditioned for the role of Mrs. Wakehurst, but  didnt get the role because Pete Walker (I) (qv) thought she  looked too attractive and hence was wrong for the part.'),
('107294',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('107295',' The movie is set before the events of the first House of the Dead  video game.'),
('107296',' The are 32 video clips from the original game inserted in several  parts of the movie. From which 26 are inserted during the  10'),
('107297','minute'),
('107298','long battle in front of the house. The remaining 6 are  used as transitions to change scenes prior to the battle.'),
('107299',' At the end of the film the survivors are rescued by a helicopter. As  it is landing two men dressed in trench coats get of the helicopter.  This is a reference to the original House of the Dead video game in  which the protagonists are two special agents in over coats.'),
('107300',' The fisherman with the hook (gaff) at the beginning of the movie is  a reference to the killer in  _I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)_ (qv).'),
('107301',' At the beginning of the movie, Greg says, "Whos the U'),
('107302','boat  captain?" when he sees Capt. Viktor Kirk (Jürgen Prochnow (qv)).  Prochnow was the captain in _Boot, Das (1981)_ (qv)'),
('107303',' During the rave, the Sega logo is displayed in the background. Sega  is the company that produced the game this movie is based on.'),
('107304',' On the second day of shooting, Jonathan Cherry burned 30% of his  hand. This is the reason he has a bandage on it. They shot the scene  on the bridge later where he hurts his hand.'),
('107305',' Received such bad reviews that no Danish cinemas bought the movie.'),
('107306',' House of the Dead is the last film that uses the turn'),
('107307','table  technique for 360° shots. It became clear the danger of actors  getting killed or seriously injured by the fast'),
('107308','moving camera is too  high.'),
('107309',' Based on the video game series by Sega'),
('107310',' Director Uwe Boll (qv) did not return to the sequel due to his  commitment to _BloodRayne (2005)_ (qv). When asked about the "Dead"  sequel during its production, Boll himself wished the crew "good  luck."'),
('107311',' This is one of the very few zombie movies where the word "zombie" is  spoken. "Zombie" is said about 15 times.'),
('107312',' Like the bosses in the first, third, and fourth titles, this games  bosses get their names from tarot cards (Judgment, Hierophant,  Tower, Strength, Magician, Emperor).'),
('107313',' Elsa Lanchester (qv) was going to play Victoria Quimby/Grisbane,  but was too ill make the trip to London.'),
('107314',' This is the final film in which both Christopher Lee (I) (qv) and  Peter Cushing (qv) appear.'),
('107315',' George M. Cohan (qv)s play opened on Broadway in New York on  September 22nd, 1913.'),
('107316',' Shot in a single take.'),
('107317',' Vincent Price (I) (qv) was brought in at the last minute to  substitute for Robert Cummings (I) (qv), who had become indisposed  through illness.'),
('107318',' Originally budgeted at $161,625, the production wrapped two days  over schedule with the cast and crew typically working until 10pm.  Final cost: $178,000.'),
('107319',' Many of the bit roles in this film were played by real FBI agents,  and this was their only film.'),
('107320',' The film is loosely based on the case of Duquesne Spy Ring headed by  Frederick Joubert Duquesne and the work of real life double agent  William G. Sebold.'),
('107321',' First film of E.G. Marshall (qv).'),
('107322',' First film of Paul Ford (I) (qv).'),
('107323',' The man who is killed by the car near the beginning of the film is  based on a real life incident. He was identified as Julio Lopez Lido  but was in actuality Capt. Ulrich von der Osten, a Nazi army officer  in the Abwehr. He was hit by a car on March 18, 1941 and his body  went unclaimed for a time. The man who ran from the scene was  actually Kurt Frederick Ludwig, known as Joseph K, and eventually  sentenced to Alcatraz Island. He was deported in 1953. The cab  driver who hit Lido was a man named Sam Lichtman.'),
('107324',' The story is also based on aspect of the Ludwig Spy case, involving  German agent Kurt Frederick Ludwig, known as Joseph K.'),
('107325',' Vincent Gardenia (qv)s film debut.'),
('107326',' Originally made for cinemas, it was cut by nearly 30 minutes and  went straight to ABC'),
('107327','TV on January 11, 1970 where is was a big  ratings grabber.'),
('107328',' Used a gimmick called "Emergo" in theaters. When the skeleton rises  from the acid vat in the film, a lighted plastic skeleton on a wire  appeared from a black box next to the screen to swoop over the heads  of the audience. The skeleton would then be pulled back into the box  as Vincent Price (I) (qv) reels in the skeleton in the film. Many  theaters soon stopped using this "effect" because when the local  boys heard about it, they would bring slingshots to the theater;  when the skeleton started its journey, they would pull out their  slingshots and fire at it with stones, BBs, ball bearings and  whatever else they could find.'),
('107329',' The large grosses for this film were noticed by  Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv). This led him to create his own  low'),
('107330','budget horror film'),
('107331','_Psycho (1960)_ (qv).'),
('107332',' This would be the last of only five films for Julie Mitchum (qv),  the sister of Robert Mitchum (qv).'),
('107333',' The Ennis Brown House in Los Angeles, designed by  Frank Lloyd Wright (qv) and built in 1924, and now listed on the  National Historic Register, was used for the exterior shots of the  haunted house during the films opening sequence.'),
('107334',' William Castle (qv) had related the story of meeting  Vincent Price (I) (qv) on a day when Price had learned that he had  been passed over for a part. Over coffee, Castle described the  premise of this picture. Price liked the idea and it led to a  two'),
('107335','picture collaboration, this and _Tingler, The (1959)_ (qv).'),
('107336',' The popular theme music originally had haunting lyrics by  Richard Kayne (qv), but only the orchestral version was used in  the final film. For the record, the lyrics went as follows: Theres  a house on Haunted Hill / Where evrythings lonely and still /  Lonely and still / And the ghost of a sigh / When we whispered  good'),
('107337','bye / Lingers on / And each night gives a heart broken cry /  Theres a house on Haunted Hill / Where love walked theres a  strange silent chill / Strange silent chill / There are memries  that yearn / For our hearts to return / And a promise we failed to  fulfill / But well never go back / No, well never go back / To the  house on Haunted Hill!'),
('107338',' Geoffrey Rush (qv)s characters last name is Price. This is a  reference to the original _House on Haunted Hill (1959)_ (qv) in  which Vincent Price (I) (qv) played the main character.'),
('107339',' The rollercoaster in the beginning of the movie is The Incredible  Hulk at Universals Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida.'),
('107340',' The directors of both the original version and the remake are named  William.'),
('107341',' The only character in both the original and the remake of this film  is the owner of the house, Watson Pritchet. However all the other  characters are loosely based on characters from the original.'),
('107342',' The names William Malone, Gilbert Adler and Vlademar Tymrak appear  on Prices guest list before it is deleted.  William Malone (I) (qv) and Gilbert Adler (qv) are respectively  the director and producer of the film. Vlademar Tymrak was a  serial'),
('107343','killer and evil spirit in an episode of  _"Tales from the Crypt" (1989)_ (qv) (episode "Report from the  Grave") which was also directed by Malone.'),
('107344',' The first person to be killed in the movie is screenplay writer  Beebe, Dick (qv).'),
('107345',' The inscriptions on the walls and doors in the hospital are all in  German, but do not make any particular sense when translated. The  inscription "Gehirn Hygiene" for example is a rough translation of  the English "brain sanitation" into German. Maybe the German  inscriptions were just supposed to add a more gothic atmosphere to  the movie, but quite certainly they are also a reference to an old  German Horror movie _Schloß Vogeloed (1921)_ (qv) directed by  F.W. Murnau (qv), which also deals with a haunted manor.'),
('107346',' Cindy Crawford (I) (qv) was considered for the role of Melissa  Margaret Marr.'),
('107347',' Famke Janssen (qv) performed her own stunt when the glass ceiling  breaks. It was extremely important for Janssen to remain where she  was and very still, yet even with her basically glued to the spot,  the shard hit with so much impact that it bounced her head off the  table as you can see on close inspection of the scene.'),
('107348',' William Malone (I) (qv) got the idea to set the movie in a former  insane asylum when he was filming an episode of  _"Tales from the Crypt" (1989)_ (qv) in a former asylum and noticed  that crew members were running scared out of the basement, not  wanting to film there.'),
('107349',' Co'),
('107350','producer Terry Castle (qv) is the daughter of  William Castle (qv), who directed the 1959 version of the film.'),
('107351',' Geoffrey Rush (qv) was never meant to look like Vincent Price  (star of the original film). The original screenplay described  Stephen Price as a regular looking businessman. Rush didnt care for  this, so he suggested that his character look like the film director  John Waters. The director agreed to test this look out. After his  transformation, he ended up looking so much like Vincent Price the  director decided to keep the look.'),
('107352',' Marc Blucas (qv) and Ivana Milicevic (qv) filmed a short "movie  in a movie" sequence which was cut from the theatrical release, but  appears in the deleted scenes section of the DVD release.'),
('107353',' When creating the black "evil" that attacks the surviving cast at  the end of the film, the animators used images of nude women. They  took film of nude women dancing, mirrored the image, and then  repeated that image hundreds of times at different sizes to make the  spidery shape you see in the finished movie. If you pause the DVD  and look closely, you can make out some of the women.'),
('107354',' Elizabeth Hurley (qv) was considered for the role of Evelyn  Stockard'),
('107355','Price.'),
('107356',' Lois Kelso Hunts performance is entirely dubbed. Her voice was  decided to not be "scary" enough for the role.'),
('107357',' SPOILER: There was an alternate ending shot for the film. It would  have followed right where the film currently ends, cutting to the  police taking the dead bodies out of the swimming pool. The upside  down body of a person in the clown costume was to be floating in the  pool and when turned over it would reveal Katherine in the suit.  This ending was rejected as being to down beat, the distributors  also insisted more gore be added to the film.'),
('107358',' Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film  Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996.'),
('107359',' Other actors considered for the Richard Basehart role include James  Mason, Hugh Marlowe, Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, John Lund, and  Richard Conte'),
('107360',' Furnishings and props for the mansion interior were acquired by  property master Tom Little from the estates of the Aga Khan and  David Belasco.'),
('107361',' Other actresses considered for the Fay Baker role of Margaret  include Andrea King, Jayne Meadows, Audrey Totter, Nancy Davis,  Mercedes McCambridge, Marsha Hunt, Ann Savage, and Uta Hagen.'),
('107362',' During the scene where David is driving in the rain, the song  playing is "(Im Not Your) Stepping Stone," which originated on the  TV series _"Monkees, The" (1966)_ (qv),which Bob Rafelson (qv)  created. The version in the film is performed by his son,  Peter Rafelson (qv).'),
('107363',' When Newton first enters his house and finds Gwen there, she is  singing "The Name Game". She uses the names Ollie and Kate, both  names of her children in real life.'),
('107364',' The house was built as a standing set in Concord, Massachusetts. It  was torn down soon after filming ended.'),
('107365',' Original screenplay was written by Betsy Drake (qv), Cary Grants  wife. Grant originally wanted it to star her but his extra'),
('107366','marital  affair with Sophia Loren (qv) complicated the project. Drakes  script was drastically re'),
('107367','written by two other writers to  accommodate Loren and bears little resemblance to Drakes concept.'),
('107368',' DIRCAMEO(Ollie Martin): ambulance man who comforts victims.'),
('107369',' The McDonalds that Kevin Franklin is seen visiting in Sewickley is  actually a hardware store. The small town of Sewickley, in which  most of this movie was filmed, does not have a McDonalds, so they  had to build a fake front.'),
('107370',' John Candy was apparently considered to be the top choice to play  the character Kevin Franklin but died before filming began.'),
('107371',' Shot in 1987, not released until 1989.'),
('107372',' SPOILER: When Theresa dies and her father notes he "smells flowers",  this is in fact a sign of a miracle or being in the presence of a  saint, according to the teachings of the Catholic church.'),
('107373',' Victor Mature (qv)s first film.'),
('107374',' Diane Keaton (qv) was originally cast as Sylvie but left due to  creative differences.'),
('107375',' The fictional public school, Marbledown, was based on Durham School,  where Ian Hay (I) (qv) had been junior science master, and coached  the rugby and rowing crews.'),
('107376',' Phillips Holmes (qv)s last movie.'),
('107377',' Sixth episode in the "Who Pays?" series of three'),
('107378','reel dramas.'),
('107379',' After its first showing at the State Theater in Kalamazoo, Michigan  the movie was never shown again. It sits on a shelf somewhere.'),
('107380',' A documentary in the Bray Magazine series.'),
('107381',' Movie includes actual radio transmissions from the Apollo 13 flight  (thats actually Jim Lovell (qv) and crew you hear), intercut with  the actors reading Mission Controls lines.'),
('107382',' Apart from stock footage at the beginning there is no on'),
('107383','board  footage or special effect shots.'),
('107384',' Jack Swigert (qv) (CMPilot) is quoted in NASA transcripts as  saying "...weve got a problem here." When CAPCOM Jack Lousma asks  the crew to repeat the transmission, Lovell actually does say  "Houston, weve had a problem."'),
('107385',' Astronaut Jim Lovell (qv) called this movie "fictitious and in  poor taste". He "resented the mixing of fact and fiction" and said  that if NASA wanted publicity they should have endorsed a story of a  fictitious space flight.'),
('107386',' Tropfest Australia finalist film 2002'),
('107387',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Glimpse Into the Yellowstone National Park, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('107388',' The second film in the "Bill the Office Boy" series.'),
('107389',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Towns of Tunis, The (1916)_ (qv).'),
('107390',' Biograph production number 539.'),
('107391',' "The man in the gas mask" is the movies cinematographer,  Ion Zubizarreta (qv). The full scene, shot while the crew were  experimenting with variations to the original story was subsequently  cut, but they left a short fragment in the end credits sequence.'),
('107392',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Kittys Holdup (1912)_ (qv).'),
('107393',' Released as a split reel along with the documentaries  _This Wonderful World (1920)_ (qv) and  _Vandals of the Forest (1920)_ (qv).'),
('107394',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1990.'),
('107395',' Plans to film in Wales were abandoned due to WWII; an 80'),
('107396','acre set  was built in the Santa Monica Mountains at Brents Crags, near  Malibu. The design of the village was based on the real Cerrig  Ceinnen and nearby Clyddach'),
('107397','cum Tawe in Wales.'),
('107398',' The film was shot in black and white because the color of flowers in  Southern California did not match those found in Wales.'),
('107399',' Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) originally intended the film to be a  four'),
('107400','hour epic to rival _Gone with the Wind (1939)_ (qv).'),
('107401',' William Wyler (qv) was all set to direct on location in Wales, and  Laurence Olivier (qv), Katharine Hepburn (qv) and  Tyrone Power (I) (qv) were all being courted for parts in the  film.'),
('107402',' Two major factors entered into the decision to shoot the film in  Southern California: (1) the continuous bombing of Britain by the  Nazis; (2) the nervousness of Fox executives about the films  pro'),
('107403','union storyline. These factors, and William Wyler (I) (qv)s  reputation for perfectionism, swayed Fox to keep the filming done in  the U.S.'),
('107404',' William Wyler (qv) went off to make  _Little Foxes, The (1941)_ (qv) instead.'),
('107405',' It only took two months to make the film.'),
('107406',' Donald Crisp (I) (qv) and Sara Allgood (qv) were always first  choice to play the father and mother.'),
('107407',' Alexander Knox (qv) was Foxs first choice for the part of Dr  Gruffyd, later played by Walter Pidgeon (qv).'),
('107408',' John Ford (I) (qv) referred to Philip Dunne (qv)s script as  "nearly perfect a script as could be possible".'),
('107409',' For the scene where the miners greet their women by putting their  earnings in baskets, actress Maureen OHara (qv) stopped the  scenes filming once she noticed that her basket was a modern Kraft  basket and not a basket of the movies period. Director  John Ford (I) (qv) was so upset by being corrected in front of the  cast and crew that he closed down the set and told OHara to wait on  a nearby hill until he called for her. Fuming, OHara waited an hour  before an assistant came to retrieve her but was satisfied to see  that the basket had been changed upon her return.'),
('107410',' The songs sung by the male voices are all authentic Welsh. The song  sung at the opening is "Men of Harlech".'),
('107411',' Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) paid $300,000 for the rights to the novel.'),
('107412',' Cyfarthas final line, "Tis a coward I am, but I will hold your  coat," was added by Ford himself over the objections of screenwriter  Philip Dunne.'),
('107413',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Marshall P. Wilder (1912)_ (qv).'),
('107414',' According to director Elia Petridis (qv), the role of Mr. Darly  was originally slated to be played by British star  David Suchet (qv) who had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts.  After hurried casting sessions, the role went to  Benton Jennings (qv).'),
('107415',' The films sequences at "Harvard" were actually shot at UCLA.'),
('107416',' In creating the sound for the mystical pot plant (Ivory), sound  designer Andrew Somers (qv) (uncredited) used a Theremin and a set  of Obsidian Chimes. For the sound of the giant bong, (and the sound  of Ivory appearing) they recorded inhaling through an actual bong.'),
('107417',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoons  _Pierrette Plays Carmen (1921)_ (qv),  _Hints for Saturday Night (1921)_ (qv),  _Fashion Follies (1921)_ (qv) and _Ink Slinging (1921)_ (qv).'),
('107418',' The original director, Jan Eliasberg (qv) was fired during  production and replaced by Savage Steve Holland (qv).'),
('107419',' The marching band that chases Marlon through the college fair is the  Matador Marching Band of California State University, Northridge.'),
('107420',' The house featured in the Ngong Hills in Kenya is the house of Karan  Blixen. It is the same house featured in "Out of Africa".'),
('107421',' Kim Poirier (qv) had to take a break from  _"HypaSpace" (2002)_ (qv) to film this movie. However, whilst  filming she got some behind'),
('107422','the'),
('107423','scene interviews with the cast for  HypaSpace and the _07 Spaceys (2007) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('107424',' In the film, Katee Sackhoff (qv)s character says "Starbucks  cannot take over the world". This is a humorous reference to Katee  Sackhoffs role in the series _"Battlestar Galactica" (2004)_ (qv)  (she played a space pilot called Starbuck).'),
('107425',' Evalyn Knapp is introduced as part of the celebrity gallery along  with Cook, Cagney, and Bushell. Right after the introduction, Louise  Fazenda suddenly arrives late by taxi, and Knapp mysteriously  disappears for the remainder of the short. The focus of the  remaining time remains on Fazenda, whose marriage to Warners  production head Hal Wallis was possibly not co'),
('107426','incidental.'),
('107427',' According to a newspaper article written by Bobby Jones Boswell,  O.B. Keeler, Frank Craven actually made the final 30 foot putt on  the first take and actually won a true bet from Joe E. Brown.'),
('107428',' The officers were actual Pasadena motor cops. The officer who talks  to Bobby is an Officer Greffoz who landed the part while asking a  question about his hook while watching the filming on the sidelines.'),
('107429',' This was the third episode in the "How I Play Golf" series of  instructional shorts. The series was filmed at Lakeside and  Flintridge Country Clubs in Hollywood, CA, where many movie stars  were members. None of the actors were paid (except  Bobby Jones (III) (qv)) to appear in these film shorts; to be  alongside Jones was renumeration enough. Jones appeared in another  six similar episodes in 1933, in the "How to Break 90" series. He  was paid $120,000 for the first 12 episodes plus a percentage of the  gross ticket sales if the sales exceeded $360,000, which they did.  He received another $60,000 for the six episodes in 1933.'),
('107430',' John Lennon (I) (qv) wrote "Strawberry Fields Forever" while  shooting this movie in Spain.'),
('107431',' John Lennon (I) (qv) found the Spanish location quite boring, so  Ringo Starr (qv) flew out to keep him company.'),
('107432',' This was the first time John Lennon (I) (qv) wore his  soon'),
('107433','to'),
('107434','be'),
('107435','trademark granny glasses in public.'),
('107436',' The intended concept of the film was that archival black and white  footage of each battle was to be tinted specific colors. The  soldiers who died in that battle continue to accompany the unit  silently with their uniforms now the color of the battle they died  in. However, when the final answer print was sent from the principal  lab in England to the labs in Los Angeles subcontracted out to make  the release prints, the LA labs assumed that the tinted footage was  a mistake, and graded it back to black and white without notifying  anyone until the whole batch was struck. As a result, according to  DP David Watkin (qv), it has "never been properly seen anywhere '),
('107437','  even on DVD, where it would have been relatively easy to re'),
('107438','grade it  back in".'),
('107439',' In the final mallet hit, the two actors fall to the ground, one was  actually hurt badly and rushed to the hospital.'),
('107440',' This documentary is featured on the Volume 1 (seasons 1 & 2) DVD set  for _"Seinfeld"(1990)_ (qv), released in 2004.'),
('107441',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  archives.'),
('107442',' The dialogue is subtitled throughout as the sound used to represent  the voices of the animated characters is that of EVP (Electronic  Voice Phenomena). The subtitled dialogue is the scripted dialogue,  the EVP is stock sound and is the prime audio technique to make the  films eerie feel more effective.'),
('107443',' Made through the 2003 DV Shorts Scheme.'),
('107444',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Accidents Will Happen (1912)_ (qv).'),
('107445',' A finalist in MovieFest, a nationwide digital short movie  competition, run in New Zealand annually.'),
('107446',' The Film also won the "Overall Hobbyist Category Viewers Choice" in  the nationwide digital short movie competition, MovieFest 2004.'),
('107447',' Winner of Best Comedy at Tropfest Film Festival 2006, and (also at  Tropfest 2006) Rob Carlton won Best Male Actor for his two roles in  this film and another short Carmichael & Shane.'),
('107448',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoons  _Girls We All Know (1921)_ (qv) and  _Fable of the Egg and the Yokel, The (1921)_ (qv).'),
('107449',' Released as a split reel along with the dance short  _Dream Dances (1912)_ (qv).'),
('107450',' The scene where Donnita and Shawn talk after meeting at the club was  shot on a parking lot inside the directors gated community. The  scene ended up becoming shorter than intended because an elderly  neighbor complained loudly and threatened to call the police.'),
('107451',' This film was funded off the directors credit card.'),
('107452',' The entire film was shot over the course of one weekend.'),
('107453',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Siberia, the Vast Unknown, No. 6 (1916)_ (qv).'),
('107454',' Angela Bassett was planning her nuptials with then'),
('107455','fiancé Courtney  B. Vance when cast in the lead role. The start of production kept  being pushed back by producer Deborah Schindler which was a blessing  and a curse for Bassett. The continued delay of production gave her  ample time to get her body in perfect shape for the film but it also  prevented her from being able to set a definite date for her  wedding. Determined to get married in the fall of 1997, Bassett and  Vance stood their ground and set a firm date for the ceremony,  October 17, 1997, by that point Bassett had been filming for about a  month on "Stella."'),
('107456',' Originally cast as the old man who hits on Stella during her initial  stay in Jamaica, all of Danny Glovers scenes were deleted from the  final cut of the film. Hes seen briefly in the film during the  scene where Stella, submerged in a pool, is talking to Winston  (whos standing poolside), and points out an older man whos been  hitting on her during her stay. In a quick long shot, Glover can be  seen in old age make'),
('107457','up holding a flower he intends to give to  Stella.'),
('107458',' This short film is featured on the DVD for Work of Director  _Spike Jonze, The (2003) (V)_ (qv).'),
('107459',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Yosemite National Park and Big Trees of California (1913)_ (qv).'),
('107460',' A copy of this film survives at The Museum of Modern Art in New York'),
('107461',' May be the same as  _How Would You Like to Be the Ice Man? (1899)_ (qv).'),
('107462',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Island of Malta, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('107463',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _He Swore Off Smoking (1912)_ (qv).'),
('107464',' Biograph production number 608.'),
('107465',' Biograph production number 592.'),
('107466',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Intelligent Camera, An (1912)_ (qv).'),
('107467',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Binks Vacation (1913)_ (qv).'),
('107468',' Author Theodore Seuss Geisel and (after his death) his widow had  been approached previously to authorize a live'),
('107469','action version of the  story. After the success of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" at the  Old Globe Theater in San Diego, Mrs. Geisel saw the potential of a  live'),
('107470','action interpretation.'),
('107471',' Hopkins, Anthony (qv) recorded all the narration for the movie in  one day.'),
('107472',' Everything in the film revolves around a swirl, the same as in the  original drawings of the book. This includes the clouds. If you look  closely at in several scenes, several times the initials "C.H.",  "J.C.," and "R.H." briefly form as the clouds move. This stands for  actor Clint Howard (qv) (Whobris), actor Jim Carrey (qv) (The  Grinch), and director Ron Howard (I) (qv).'),
('107473',' Some statistics:  '),
('107474',' Make'),
('107475','up appliances used during production: approximately 8,000  '),
('107476',' Props created for the film: over 300 '),
('107477',' Number of ornaments: 8,200  '),
('107478',' Number of candy canes: 1,938  '),
('107479',' Crushed marble used for snow on Who suburbs exterior sets: 152,000    lbs  '),
('107480',' Outfits created by wardrobe: 443  '),
('107481',' Number of sound stages used: 11  '),
('107482',' Make'),
('107483','up artists used on busiest days: 45  '),
('107484',' Styrofoam used to build sets: 2 million linear feet (or 6 miles,    if it was cut into standard board length)'),
('107485',' The sound stage for the Whoville set measured around 30,000 square  feet.'),
('107486',' The prosthetic make'),
('107487','up Jim Carrey (qv) wore took 3 hours to apply.  Carrey felt so horribly confined and uncomfortable in the latex skin  he needed counseling from a Navy SEAL who taught him  torture'),
('107488','resistance techniques.'),
('107489',' One morning, director Ron Howard (I) (qv) came in at 3:30 to put  on the Grinch suit with full make'),
('107490','up and directed the entire day  with the suit on.'),
('107491',' Suss Cousins, an L.A. based sweater designer (whose first name is  pronounced just like Dr. "Seuss"), along with two other knitters,  produced 250 pieces of original knitwear for this movie (including 8  identical red'),
('107492','striped sweaters for Carrey, Jim (qv)) in four  months. That works out to 83.3 sweaters a person in just 120 days  which is quite amazing as all were hand'),
('107493','knit.'),
('107494',' Jim Carrey (qv)s yellow contact lenses proved to be so  uncomfortable that he was unable to wear them at times during  filming. This required that some shots of his eyes be colored in  post'),
('107495','production.'),
('107496',' Jim Carrey (qv) also used the football play call "Blue 42! Blue  42! Hutt hutt!" in _Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)_ (qv).'),
('107497',' The photo of The Grinch in the Whoville newspaper has The Grinch in  the same pose as an infamous alleged photo taken of the "Yeti" or  "Sasquatch."'),
('107498',' The inscription on the coins in the store is "E Pluribus Whonum."'),
('107499',' The Navy cap the Grinch wears when pretending to be a director with  Max reads "WSS Whoville WVN'),
('107500','70."'),
('107501',' DIRCAMEO(Ron Howard (qv)): one of the startled Whos while the  Grinch rants in the city square.'),
('107502',' When the Grinch is pretending to be a director, he is imitating  Howard, Ron (qv).'),
('107503',' Jim Carrey (qv) said that when he first saw Ron Howard (qv) in  full Grinch outfit, he was angered, mistaking the director for a  stunt double who looked nothing like him.'),
('107504',' Top'),
('107505','selling movie ticket of 2000 '),
('107506',' 50 million sold.'),
('107507',' Eddie Murphy (I) (qv) was at one time considered to play The  Grinch.'),
('107508',' Jack Nicholson (qv) was at one time considered to play The Grinch.'),
('107509',' The Whoville set was built mostly on the backlot of Universal  Studios behind the still'),
('107510','standing Bates Motel. During a break in  filming Jim Carrey surprised and scared tourists on the Universal  Backlot Tour by running out of the hotel wearing a dress and  brandishing a knife. Nobody recognized him, and the tour guide at  Universal Studios will tell you the story when you pass by the hotel  on the Backlot Tour.'),
('107511',' Ron Howard (qv)s family shows up in several spots in the movie:  his father is the elder Who that shouts "Put him in the Chair of  Cheer!"; his daughter shows up as the red'),
('107512','head Who in the quick shot  after the Grinch turns the lights in Whoville back on; his wife can  be seen holding hands with the Elder Who when all the Whos gather  around the tree.'),
('107513',' The song the Whos sing at the end is the same song used in the  animated version of  _How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('107514',' For a while, Tim Burton (I) (qv) was considering to direct, but  could not due to a conflict with another movie'),
('107515',' CASTLE THUNDER: Heard when the rocket'),
('107516','sleigh turns on for the first  time.'),
('107517',' Audrey Geisel (qv) came to the set of "Man on the Moon" to see if  Carrey was right to play the Grinch. He was so deep into the  character of Andy Kaufman (qv), however he had to essentially do  an impression of himself doing an impression of The Grinch, and that  was what got him the gig.'),
('107518',' The line "6:30 p.m. "Dinner with me" I cant cancel that again." was  improvised by Jim Carrey (qv).'),
('107519',' Jim Carrey (qv) accepted the role of The Grinch when he heard a  tape of a kids choir singing the song "Youre A Mean One Mr.  Grinch"'),
('107520',' Ravenscroft, Thurl (qv) is perhaps better known as the voice of  Tony the Tiger in TV commercials.'),
('107521',' Dr. Seuss (qv) was initially uninterested in animating this or any  of his books, but Chuck Jones (I) (qv) managed to persuade him.'),
('107522',' Dr. Seuss (qv) disputed casting Boris Karloff (qv) for fear that  he would make the Grinch too scary.'),
('107523',' Dr. Seuss (qv) wrote the lyrics to all the songs.'),
('107524',' Thurl Ravenscroft (qv) received no screen credit for his singing,  an oversight Dr. Seuss (qv) attempted to rectify by sending  letters to every major columnist in America identifying Ravenscroft  as the singer on "Youre a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". He is also part of  the chorus on the other two songs.'),
('107525',' Boris Karloffs voice changes when he speaks for the Grinch.  Originally he spoke in his "Narrator" voice throughout. After  recording was complete, the highs in his voice were mechanically  removed for the Grinch, giving him the gravelly voice heard in the  finished version.'),
('107526',' The lyrics to the song "Fahoo Forays" were made to imitate classical  Latin. After the special aired, the studio received letters asking  for a translation from people who believed them to be real Latin.'),
('107527',' The Grinchs green color was decided by director Chuck Jones  experiences renting cars in the Washington'),
('107528','Baltimore area which he  claimed always turned out to be the exact shade.'),
('107529',' After the Grinchs "change of heart", his pupils change from red to  blue.'),
('107530',' Has not be seen on TV since the host of the special,  Phil Hartman (qv), was murdered.'),
('107531',' Clips of interviews were later rolled into another special hosted by  Tom Bergeron.'),
('107532',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _In and Around Havana, Cuba (1911)_ (qv).'),
('107533',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Sleepy Tramps, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('107534',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Fairies Banquet, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('107535',' Some stock footage from other (non'),
('107536','Cinerama) epics were used. The  Mexican army marching past the Alamo came from  _Alamo, The (1960)_ (qv) and a civil war battle was taken from  _Raintree County (1957)_ (qv). The final scenes of the modern U.S.  were from _This Is Cinerama (1952)_ (qv).'),
('107537',' No ordinary "single'),
('107538','camera" version was filmed simultaneously with  the Cinerama version, resulting in two noticeable dividing lines on  the non'),
('107539','Cinerama theater prints, video, TV and DVD versions  (indicating the three synchronized film strips originally used). The  same problem occurred with the other Cinerama film in release at the  time, _Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, The (1962)_ (qv),  which had not been shot in a "single'),
('107540','camera" version either. Both  were MGM films.'),
('107541',' Since the three lenses of the Cinerama camera sat at angles to each  other on the camera itself, it was very problematic for actors to  film a scene as they would in front of a single'),
('107542','lensed camera. When  their images were projected onto the three panels of the Cinerama  screen, it would appear as though the actors were looking either  slightly up'),
('107543','screen or slightly down'),
('107544','screen, and not directly at  their fellow actors. This is very evident in a few scenes in the  previous Cinerama film,  _Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, The (1962)_ (qv). However,  by the time this film went into production, this problem was solved  somewhat. In order to compensate for the lens angles, actors would  have to look one'),
('107545','third of the way in and toward the camera, and  pretend that they were looking at their fellow actors. Hence, when  their images were projected onto the Cinerama screen, it would  appear as though they were looking at each other. It was a very  difficult process for actors, which is one of the reasons that  three'),
('107546','panel Cinerama was abandoned for narrative films after this  film was released.'),
('107547',' The first non'),
('107548','documentary Cinerama film, it was also one of the last  to use the old three'),
('107549','camera technique, resulting in two very  visible, somewhat distracting, dividing lines in the non'),
('107550','Cinerama  print and all TV and home video versions.'),
('107551',' Lange, Hope (qv) was cast as a love interest for  Peppard, George (qv)s character, but her scenes were cut from the  final print of the film.'),
('107552',' Stuntman Bob Morgan (I) (qv) was seriously injured, and almost  died, while performing a stunt in this picture. Toward the end of  the film, there is a gunfight on a moving train between the sheriff  and a gang of train robbers. Morgan was one of the stuntmen playing  a robber and was crouched next to a pile of logs on a flatcar. The  chains holding the logs together snapped, and Morgan was crushed by  the falling logs. He was so badly hurt it took him five years to  recover to the point where he was able to move by himself and walk  unaided.'),
('107553',' Due to the detail that would have been shown via the Cinerama  process, the costumes had to be sewn by hand, rather than with a  sewing machine, as they would have been during the time periods  depicted in the movie.'),
('107554',' Debbie Reynolds (I) (qv) and George Peppard (qv) are the only  cast members who appear in three of the five sequences in the film.'),
('107555',' One of the few American films to have its world premiere in London,  England.'),
('107556',' Because the 2 dividing lines that separate the 3 separate  projections could not be totally edited into a seamless match, the  directors skillfully used camouflage techniques to disguise the  lines. Some of the objects used for this were trees, lamp posts,  window edges, porch rails, building corners, doorways and wooden  crates which were positioned at these points.'),
('107557',' This was one of only two films made in true Cinerama which were  shown in regular theatres after their first runs. None of the  previous Cinerama films were ever shown in regular theatres because  they were travelogues and documentaries made only to show off the  process, as opposed to telling a story, and it would have been  pointless to show these in a "regular" format.'),
('107558',' The train station in the film at "Gold City" was shot at  Perkinsville, Arizona, and is still standing, although in a state of  disrepair. It is now the mid stopping point of the Verde Canyon  Scenic Railroad. The train station, the town sign and several other  smaller buildings still exist.'),
('107559',' A comic book version of this film was published in conjunction with  the films release, as was the practice back then with all family  and childrens films. In the comic book, when Sheriff Ramsay  (Lee J. Cobb (qv)) tries to prevent Zeb Rawlings  (George Peppard (qv)) from going after the outlaw Gant  (Eli Wallach (qv)), Rawlings whacks Ramsay over the head with his  rifle and knocks him unconscious, which explains the bandage on  Ramsays forehead in the next scene. No such explanation is offered  in the film; it is as if somebody had edited something out.'),
('107560',' Features more than 12,000 extras, including several Indian tribes.'),
('107561',' Director Jordan Wood cast David Allen Pratt (from a number of  possible voice artists) through casting agent Anthony Reece. The  animation was being produced in England but the voice  actor/recording studio was in the US; as a result all discussions  between the director and actor happened via the Internet. The  dialogue was recorded before animation production began, and in just  two takes.'),
('107562',' "How To Animate" is dedicated to the late Jack Kinney (29th March  1909 '),
('107563',' 9th February 1992) who directed many of the Goofy cartoons of  the 1940s & 50s.'),
('107564',' The inbetweener number on the front of the desk in the final scene  is director Jordan woods date of birth (#11041984 '),
('107565',' 11th April  1984).'),
('107566',' In the final shot each star on the walk of fame shows the name of  one of director Jordan Woods course mates from university (where he  studied animation).'),
('107567',' The nurse in the hospital scene is the same woman who adorns the  centerfold of the gentlemans magazine in the breakfast sequence.'),
('107568',' As the camera pans across Hollywood in the final shot its passes  by a restaurant named Pips; this is a reference to a restaurant  (of the same name) owned by director Jordan Woods aunt throughout  his childhood.'),
('107569',' The instructional narrator technique used in "How To Animate" is a  traditional writing approach seen in many classic cartoons of the  1940s and 50s, for example "How To Dance" (1953).'),
('107570',' The part of Curly was written for Marilyn Monroe (qv). She was  placed on suspension by the studio before she could do it.'),
('107571',' Final feature film of Betty Grable.'),
('107572',' In Dres apartment, there is a poster of the movie The Mack.  Max Julien (I) (qv), who portrayed Dres Uncle Fred, starred in  _Mack, The (1973)_ (qv) as Goldie.'),
('107573',' CAMEO(Solveig (qv)): Near the end of the movie when Bill Bellamy  is running through the house, the porn star Solveig has a cameo sex  scene.'),
('107574',' An extended version of the seduction scene between Dre and Amber was  shot but cut for time. The scene was over 7 minutes long.'),
('107575',' There is an extended version of the opening sex scene between Dre  and Amber. The scene was edited down for time. It ran over 5  minutes.'),
('107576',' A deleted sex scene between Amber and Dre was cut. The scene was  meant for the end of the film. Producers felt the scene was  unnecessary and cut it. The scene ran 3 minutes 45 seconds.'),
('107577',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Pas Trip to Mars (1923)_ (qv) and the color documentary  _Batik (1923)_ (qv).'),
('107578',' Vitaphone production reel #5819'),
('107579',' Vitaphone production reel #5820'),
('107580',' Vitaphone production reel #5821'),
('107581',' Vitaphone production reel #5822'),
('107582',' Vitaphone production reel #5823'),
('107583',' Vitaphone production reel #5824'),
('107584',' There is no title frame for this movie. The title used is one which  Ray Harryhausen (qv) called it when it was shown to  Frank Capra (qv), then heading a film unit in the U.S. Army. It  helped Harryhausen get transferred to the unit for the duration of  the war. The opening frame mentions "Three dimensional animation,"  which Harryhausen pioneered.'),
('107585',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Leap Year (1916)_ (qv).'),
('107586',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _From Bordeaux to Pauillac, France (1911)_ (qv).'),
('107587',' Last theatrical movie appearance of Jane Wyman (qv).'),
('107588',' The Firehouse Five Plus Two Dixieland band consists of  Ward Kimball (qv) and, for the most part, other Disney animators.  Not only is their music on the soundtrack, but their likenesses are  caricatured in the dance animation sequence. The band made many  record albums over the years for Good Time Jazz and often performed  at Disneyland.'),
('107589',' Is a combination of the Sarah Dessen novels "Someone like You" and  "That Summer"'),
('107590',' Mandy Moore cut her hair short because she felt it suited the role;  the movie producers werent happy about it. In the end they  compromised and had her wear hair extension for some of the movie  and then have her having her hair cut put into the film.'),
('107591',' First film to be completed by the newly incorporated Coffee Films  company after 7 years as underground filmmakers.'),
('107592',' On 9 July 2005 there was a call for extras. The casting crew and the  Holiday Inn that hosted the call only expected 200'),
('107593','400 people to  show up. Instead 4,000 people arrived.'),
('107594',' According to Club House magazine, Luke Benward almost did not make  the part. Because of traffic, a train and becoming lost, Luke and  his mother arrived 20 minutes after FedEx had closed. Fortunately, a  benevolent employee agreed to mail the audition tape. After Luke got  the part as Billy, Luke and his mother returned to FedEx to thank  and give roses to the kind employee.'),
('107595',' On the very first day of shooting, while the boys (minus Luke  Benward) were trying out their new bikes, Philip Bolden accidentally  hit the back tire of Austin Rogers bike and crashed, hitting his  mouth on the curb and breaking his front teeth. His teeth had to be  replaced. The accident left marks on his face that the makeup crew  attempted to cover, but are still visible on camera. As the marks  healed, they had to be drawn in to maintain continuity.'),
('107596',' The director shot this film during his day job, as a news camera  Operator at the BBC.'),
('107597',' The editor had to cut 23 hours of material into 73 Minutes, with  only 70% of the actual script shot.'),
('107598',' The Producer took over post'),
('107599','production once the film arrived in Los  Angeles, CA for the picture cut.'),
('107600',' On the crew board shown at the beginning of the film is the name of  a bomber crewman Kumin. This is a reference to casting director  Irving Kumin.'),
('107601',' The computer sound from the movie was reused numerous times in  Universals "Six Million Dollar Man" series, whenever Steve Austin  faced an angry robot.'),
('107602',' The outside front of the courthouse where much of the action takes  place is the same courthouse that was later used in "Back to the  Future"'),
('107603',' Shot over two days in Manchester.'),
('107604',' Troy Garity (qv) appears uncredited as the singer Donovan.'),
('107605',' A Jewel Production. Universal Pictures did not own a theater chain  and from its earliest days utilized a 3'),
('107606','tiered branding system to  market its product to independent theater owners: Red Feather  (low'),
('107607','budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel  (prestige pictures considered to be worthy of potential higher  roadshow ticket prices). Universal would cease to brand their  productions after 1929.'),
('107608',' In this special, John Cleese (qv) coins the term "Pepperpot" which  means "a certain type of middle'),
('107609','aged woman who uses irritation as a  way of life; its the only thing shes really good at." This is the  word for the little old ladies portrayed by Cleese and his  colleagues on _"Monty Pythons Flying Circus" (1969)_ (qv)'),
('107610',' The "Silly Job Interview" sketch was recreated by John Cleese (qv)  and Graham Chapman (qv) for  _"Monty Pythons Flying Circus" (1969)_ (qv).'),
('107611',' The "Car Salesman" sketch was written by Graham Chapman (qv) and  inspired by a real encounter hed had with a dealer who flatly  refused to admit that the car was broken. John thought that there  was something funnier to it and, when the time came for "Monty  Pythons Flying Circus" the basic framework of the sketch was  adapted for the now infamous "Parrot Sketch".'),
('107612',' Gwyneth Paltrow (qv) was originally going to star.'),
('107613',' One of the films at the chick flick marathon is  _Mystic Pizza (1988)_ (qv) also by director Donald Petrie (qv).'),
('107614',' The basketball footage was taken at the 6 November 2002 game between  the Knicks and the Kings (the Knicks won 96'),
('107615','88).'),
('107616',' Kate Hudson (I) (qv) improvised plastering  Matthew McConaughey (qv) with kisses during the scene where she  introduces the new dog. This is why McConaughey looks genuinely  surprised.'),
('107617',' The motorcycle used by Matthew McConaughey is a Triumph Bonneville.'),
('107618',' A lot of the scenes were improvised e.g. the scene with the "family  album".'),
('107619',' Andis friends, Michele and Jeannie, are named after the authors of  the book.'),
('107620',' Much of the scene where Andie crashes Bens "boys night" was  improvised. Kate Hudson (I) (qv) had the idea to toss the platter  of veggies at the guys seated at the poker table.  Donald Petrie (qv), the director, knew she was going to do this,  the actors in the scene were truly surprised.'),
('107621',' The dress Andie wears to the Warner Advertising gala was designed  around the 84'),
('107622','carat yellow diamond pendant which she wears at the  gala. It was designed by the films costume designer,  Karen Patch (qv).'),
('107623',' Andie wears a Harry Winston (qv) diamond wreath necklace with an  84'),
('107624','carat yellow diamond pendant (called the "Isadora") attached,  valued at approximately $5,280,000 and a pair of 5'),
('107625','carat radiant cut  yellow diamond stud earrings worth approximately $125,000.'),
('107626',' Lanas dress at the Warner Advertising gala is by Chanel, and her  diamond tiara is real.'),
('107627',' Bens tuxedo at the Warner Advertising gala was custom'),
('107628','made by  Brioni (qv).'),
('107629',' There were an estimated $14,200,000 worth of jewels lent to the  film.'),
('107630',' The filmmakers used a loft in SoHo New York City, NY for Bens  apartment.'),
('107631',' The Conde Nast office building was used for the Composure Magazine  office building.'),
('107632',' The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House, in the financial district  of New York City, NY was used for the Astor Museum of Art, where the  Warner Advertising Agency hosts a gala in honor of the DeLauers.'),
('107633',' This short film is featured on the 2'),
('107634','Disc Chaplin Collection DVD for  _Kid, The (1921)_ (qv)'),
('107635',' This was advertised with the tagline "See the Ghastly Ghouls in  Flaming Color!" However, most of the movie was in black and white  with only the final two reels in color.'),
('107636',' Samuel Z. Arkoff (qv) wanted Bela Lugosi (qv) for the lead in  this film. Lugosi was an influence to Arkoff years before.  Unfortunately, Lugosi had died in 1956.'),
('107637',' Edward D. Wood Jr. (qv) claimed that the idea for this film was  originally his.'),
('107638',' In one scene the visitors to the studio are told that they are going  to be taken to the set of _Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)_ (qv).  This was an advanced plug for what would be the next film to be  produced and written by Herman Cohen (II) (qv).'),
('107639',' In the film, theres a poster of the video game  _Evil Dead: Hail to the King (VG)_ (qv), and a pinball machine of  Tales from the Crypt.'),
('107640',' In the scene where Hardcore is looking around for the Capture Suit,  he wields two swords. The sword he carries in his right hand, with  the spiked hand guard, is a replica of the sword Julie Strain uses  in "Heavy Metal:2000".'),
('107641',' In the background of the office, there are many game boxes. Two of  the games, Baldurs Gate & Baldurs Gate 2, had several characters  and items voiced by Jason Marsden'),
('107642','Bug.'),
('107643',' On the plane, Pola is reading a book called "Murder By  Strangulation" which is how Monroe, Marilyn (qv)s character met  her demise in _Niagara (1953)_ (qv).'),
('107644',' This was the first film shown on "NBC Saturday Night at the Movies",  23 September 1961, the first television program to exclusively  broadcast relatively recent theatrical films on US network  television, most of them, like this one, in pan/scan versions (there  was no television "letterboxing" back then). The idea proved so  successful that NBC soon followed it up with another series with the  identical format, "Monday Night at the Movies", and it wasnt long  before the format was taken up by both CBS and ABC.'),
('107645',' This is 20th Century Foxs first CinemaScope feature, however it  wasnt released until after _Robe, The (1953)_ (qv).'),
('107646',' Lauren Bacall (qv)s character, Schatze, says, "Ive always liked  older men... Look at that old fellow whats'),
('107647','his'),
('107648','name in  _African Queen, The (1951)_ (qv). Absolutely crazy about him." She  is referring to Bacalls real'),
('107649','life husband, Humphrey Bogart (qv).'),
('107650',' Betty Grable (qv)s character makes a pointed reference to  Harry James (I) (qv) while listening to the radio at the lodge.  Grable was once married to James.'),
('107651',' One of the first films to have its score recorded in stereo.'),
('107652',' This film features approximately 254 shots over 88 minutes of  action. Thus on average each shot lasts about 21 seconds. This is  quite high, even for 1953.'),
('107653',' The on'),
('107654','screen orchestra at the beginning plays music that was  composed by Alfred Newman for the 1931 film "Street Scene". The  music was also used in 20th Century Fox Studios "I Wake Up  Screaming", also with Betty Grable (qv), and in  _Gentlemans Agreement (1947)_ (qv)'),
('107655',' When listening to Harry James (I) (qv) on the radio in Maine,  Betty Grable (qv)s then husband, the song playing is "Youll  Never Know," which later becomes a large portion of the films  score. The song was one of Grables many hits from her peak in the  1940s.'),
('107656',' Before becoming a major Hollywood success, Lauren Bacall (qv)  worked as a model for several years of her teenage life while  auditioning for roles on Broadway. The modeling she did is exactly  like that of her character Ms. Paige, showing pieces for clients.'),
('107657',' In one scene the three women are talking to each other about who  they would like to marry. Marilyn Monroe (qv)s character says she  wouldnt mind marring Mr. Cadillac. Lauren Bacall (qv)s character  replies "No such person, I checked". There was a Mr. Cadillac. He  was the French governor of Canada (founded the city of Detroit and  in 1710 was named the governor of Louisiana). The Cadillac was named  for him and his surname lives on in the form of his descendants.'),
('107658',' In the Italian version Virna Lisi (qv)s character is Greek.'),
('107659',' During a taping of "The Tonight Show", Jack Lemmon told this  story. Prior to filming _How to Murder Your Wife (1965)_ (qv),  co'),
('107660','star Virna Lisi (qv)s husband made her promise that she would  not be talked into doing a nude scene in her first American film.  She assured him that she would not, signed the contract and traveled  to Hollywood. While filming the revelation scene, where Lemmon  awakes to discover in horror that he got married at the bachelor  party, Virna had to disrobe and lay in the bed nude but discreetly  covered with a bedsheet. However, it was this day that her husband,  an architect, arrived unannounced at the set to surprise his wife.  When he walked into the scene, he became very upset. He focused his  anger toward her co'),
('107661','star. Lemmon, realizing that discretion was the  better part of valor, exited the set at full run with Virnas  husband in tow. Running past several sound stages on the MGM lot, he  quickly found a garbage dumpster, jumped in and closed the cover. He  waited there until security officers found him.'),
('107662',' Rushed into production to be released with  _Pride of the Yankees, The (1942)_ (qv), this short was completed in  12 weeks.'),
('107663',' The tango on the beach was choreographed by Brett Mathews.'),
('107664',' The underwater photography was filmed by director Drew Warner.'),
('107665',' Aaron Archer is Nick Capras real'),
('107666','life boyfriend.'),
('107667',' Wyler, William (qv) first considered making this film as a follow  up to _Roman Holiday (1953)_ (qv); as in that film,  Peck, Gregory (qv) would have played the male lead opposite  Hepburn, Audrey (qv). At that time he had a darker mood in mind  and approached Kubrick, Stanley (qv), who had recently made  _Killing, The (1956)_ (qv), to contribute.'),
('107668',' George C. Scott (qv) was originally cast as Leland, but was fired  by William Wyler (qv) when he showed up late on his first day of  work. He was replaced by Eli Wallach (qv).'),
('107669',' This last U.N.C.L.E. motion picture was made up of both parts of  "The Seven Wonders of the World Affair" (1/8 & 15/1968), the series  finale to _"Man from U.N.C.L.E., The" (1964)_ (qv).'),
('107670',' Features the only big screen appearance by The Kingsmen (qv),  famous for their hit version of "Louie Louie". Decked out in  matching yellow blazers, the band did not perform that song and  instead performed "Give Her Lovin".'),
('107671',' The last "Beach Party" film to feature Frankie Avalon (qv) and  Annette Funicello (qv). Because Frankie Avalon asked producers  Arkoff and Nicholson for more money his role was cut down to what  amounts to a small cameo of about six minutes of screen time.'),
('107672',' Annette Funicello (qv) was pregnant during filming and was mostly  shot from the waist up.'),
('107673',' Frankie Avalon (qv) asked the producers of the film for a raise.  Their punishment for him was to reduce his screen time to roughly 6  and half minutes.'),
('107674',' Elizabeth Montgomery (I) (qv) made her cameo appearance as the  witch doctors daughter as a favor to her then husband,  William Asher (I) (qv).'),
('107675',' First Walter Lantz "Cartune" to feature typeset crew credits with  job titles in Lydian Cursive and staff names in Dom Italic. This  credit style lasted until the end of the studio in 1972.'),
('107676',' The Broadway version of Finch had a lot more "edge" to him. The  movie producers felt they had to make him nicer for the movie in  order to be more likeable to the audience.'),
('107677',' Many of the actors, notably Robert Morse (qv) and  Rudy Vallee (qv), reprised their Broadway roles in this film.'),
('107678',' All of Rosemarys songs (including "Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm"  and "Paris Original") were cut from the movie version, so she was  given the song "I Believe In You". In the stage play, she does not  sing this to him, and the first time we hear it is during the scene  where Finch sings it to himself in the executive washroom (she does  feature in a brief reprise of the song after this scene).'),
('107679',' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying won the Pulitzer  Prize in Drama in 1962. Only six musicals have won the Pulitzer  Prize in drama'),
('107680','one per decade from the 1930s to the 1990s. They are  as follows: _Of Thee I Sing (1972) (TV)_ (qv) from the 1930s,  _South Pacific (1958)_ (qv) from the 1940s, Fiorello from the 1950s,  _How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)_ (qv) from  the 1960s, _Chorus Line, A (1985)_ (qv) from the 1970s,  _Sunday in the Park with George (1986) (TV)_ (qv) from the 1980s,  and _Rent (2005)_ (qv) from the 1990s.'),
('107681',' The song "Coffee Break" was filmed, but the footage was later deemed  unusable, leaving a somewhat obvious cut when the coffee cart  arrives.'),
('107682',' This can be found on Disc 2 of the Monty Python and the Holy Grail  (1975) DVD set. Select "Sacred Relics" and then "Coconuts."'),
('107683',' Vitaphone Production Reels #1580'),
('107684','1581.'),
('107685',' This documentary is featured on the Special Edition DVD for  _Truman Show, The (1998)_ (qv), released in 2005.'),
('107686',' In May 1987, the Fox Network ordered five pilots for a nightly  talk'),
('107687','show starring Howard Stern (qv) which was slated to replace  _"Late Show, The" (1986) _ (qv). The show was not picked up.'),
('107688',' Popular vocalist Tori Amos (qv) auditioned for the part of Beverly  Switzler, eventually played by Lea Thompson (I) (qv).'),
('107689',' Howard landed on Earth on 8 September. It was on that date in 1966  that _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) premiered on NBC.'),
('107690',' Phoebe Cates (qv) auditioned for the role of Beverly that  eventually went to Lea Thompson (I) (qv).'),
('107691',' The ultra light aircraft used in the movie was a Quicksilver MX.'),
('107692',' Widely considered one of the biggest movie bombs, with an overall  budget of $37 million and a box office gross of $16 million, a loss  of $21 million.'),
('107693',' Executive producer George Lucas (qv) spent $2 million on Howards  duck suit, and eight different actors worked inside the costume.'),
('107694',' Shortly after the movie was released, Frank Price (I) (qv) quit  his job as the head of Universal Pictures, the studio that funded  the film. "Variety" reported the story with the headline, "Duck  Cooks Prices Goose."'),
('107695',' WILHELM SCREAM: When Howard knocks the duck hunter out of his boat  and shouts "Banzai!"'),
('107696',' Jay Leno (qv) was up the role of Phil Blumburtt.'),
('107697',' In a 1986 interview in "Star Hits" magazine, singer  Belinda Carlisle (qv) stated that she auditioned for a role in the  film.'),
('107698',' According to reports at the time of the movies release,  George Lucas (qv) was heavily in debt (having just built the  $50'),
('107699','million Skywalker Ranch complex) and was counting on this film  to get him back in the black. When it bombed, he was forced to start  selling off assets to stay afloat. His friend Steve Jobs (qv), the  CEO of Apple Computer, offered to help by buying Lucasfilms  newly'),
('107700','launched CGI animation division for a price well above market  value, and Lucas, in desperate straits and thankful for the  assistance, agreed. That division eventually become Pixar Animation  Studios.'),
('107701',' Lea Thompson (I) (qv) actually did the singing for all of the  songs of her characters band.'),
('107702',' One of a series of filmed vaudeville acts produced by Powers Picture  Plays in 1915'),
('107703','1916.'),
('107704',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Wild Bird Life (1915)_ (qv).'),
('107705',' After playing Thompson, Emma (qv)s sister in this film, Helena  Bonham Carter went on to play the love interest of Thompsons  husband, Branagh, Kenneth (qv), in Frankenstein. It is rumored  that Carter was one of the main reasons for the subsequent  Branagh/Thompson divorce. The next woman to play Thompsons sister  on film (Winslet, Kate (qv) in Sense and Sensibility) also  followed that role by playing Branaghs love interest (in Hamlet).'),
('107706',' One of the many locations used was The Baltic Exchange, St. Mary  Axe, London. Soon after filming there it was bombed by the IRA.'),
('107707',' Anthony Hopkins (qv) accepted the part of Henry Wilcox without  reading the script (he was already familiar with the part from  reading the novel and had sufficient trust in the Merchant Ivory  partnership to do the book justice).'),
('107708',' Miranda Richardson (qv) was offered the Emma Thompson (qv) part.'),
('107709',' Ismail Merchant (qv) had to pay $250,000 for the rights to the  E.M. Forster (qv) novel to the trustees of Forsters estate,  Kings College in Cambridge. Merchant considered this an exorbitant  sum but he had to match a Hollywood offer that the college was also  considering at the time.'),
('107710',' Tilda Swinton (qv), Phoebe Nicholls (qv) and  Joely Richardson (qv) were also considered for the part of  Margaret Schlegel, but Emma Thompson (I) (qv) was cast after being  suggested by Simon Callow (qv).'),
('107711',' The Howling (1981) (qv) and  Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (qv) are both based on the same  novel by Gary Brandner. Interestingly,  Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (qv) actually represents the  more faithful adaptation of the book than The Howling (1981) (qv).'),
('107712',' Harker was named after Jonathan Harker, from "Dracula".'),
('107713',' The following characters are named after werewolf movie directors:  Waggner, George (qv), Neill, Roy William (qv),  Fisher, Terence (qv), Francis, Freddie (qv),  Kenton, Erle C. (qv), Sam Newfield (I), Charles Barton (I),  Warren, Jerry (qv), Landers, Lew (qv), and  Molina, Jacinto (qv).'),
('107714',' CAMEO: John Sayles (qv): morgue attendant'),
('107715',' CAMEO: Roger Corman (qv): scrabbling for coins in a coin slot, an  in'),
('107716','joke referring to his famed penny'),
('107717','pinching movie'),
('107718','making style.'),
('107719',' CAMEO: Forrest J Ackerman (qv): a customer in the book store  scene. Hes holding a few issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland, for  extra humor. The cover which is visible is issue #24, featuring  Henry Hull (qv) in _Werewolf of London (1935)_ (qv).'),
('107720',' In the scene where Terri is calling Christopher from Dr. Waggners  office, we see a picture of Lon Chaney Jr. (qv) on the wall.  Chaney played the Wolf Man in five movies  (_Wolf Man, The (1941)_ (qv),  _Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)_ (qv),  _House of Frankenstein (1944)_ (qv), _House of Dracula (1945)_ (qv)  and _ Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)_ . He is the only  actor that played a universal monster in the original and all of its  sequel.'),
('107721',' To add to the hidden puns throughout this film, there is a book  placed near a phone during one scene, Allen Ginsbergs "Howl".'),
('107722',' The Howling (1981) (qv) and  Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (qv) are both based on the same  novel by Gary Brandner. Interestingly,  Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (qv) actually represents the  more faithful adaptation of the book than The Howling (1981) (qv).'),
('107723',' In line with other "wolf" puns in the film, the book Bill is reading  in bed is "You Cant Go Home Again" by Thomas Wolfe.'),
('107724',' Sveinn M. Eidsson (qv) appears in every of the three viking films,  never cast in the same role.'),
('107725',' Is the first Icelandic feature film to use post'),
('107726','production sound.  All sound effects were created by Pétur Hjaltested (qv).'),
('107727',' First in an unofficial Viking triology (remaining two being Í skugga  hrafnsins & Hvíti víkingurinn).'),
('107728',' The movie was forbidden for public screening in the Soviet Union.'),
('107729',' DIRCAMEO(Lee, Ang (qv)): a guest at the wedding banquet.'),
('107730',' Ang Lee wrote the film six years before it was made, and five years  before his first film, Pushing Hands'),
('107731',' Ang based the first half of the movie on the true story of a friend,  Neil Peng'),
('107732',' This was the most financially profitable film of 1993, earning $23.6  million from a budget of $1 million. This gave it a cost'),
('107733','to'),
('107734','return  ratio of 23.6, considerably higher than 1993s biggest money'),
('107735','maker  "Jurassic Park" whose ratio was 13.8.'),
('107736',' No. 9 in the Hong Kong Film Awards List of The Best 100 Chinese  Motion Pictures'),
('107737',' This film was produced by Chang Cheh but was uncredited as he was  contracted to the Shaw Brothers at the time'),
('107738',' Shot in wide'),
('107739','screen black and white on a shoestring budget, the  movie marks the screen debuts for many. Not only is this title his  first pure masculine based hyper'),
('107740','realistic heroic bloodshed action  feature themed outside of theatrical Chinese opera traditions,  legendary director Chang Cheh also debuts Shaw studios young  Magnificent Trio: Jimmy Wang Yu, Lo Lieh and Cheng Lei, three  teen'),
('107741','aged star athletes who would become Changs first of many  martial arts star protégés that would define a whole generation of  Mandarin dialect Hong Kong action films.'),
('107742',' Shot in mid'),
('107743','1964, the experimental "Tiger Boy" was shelved by Run  Run Shaw for a delayed 1966 release after the critical box office  success of King Hu"s "Come Drink With Me".'),
('107744',' This movie features the first and (so far) only sex scene in which  Jackie Chan (qv) has done on film. This is also the only movie he  has ever done in which there wasnt a single fight or stunt  sequence.'),
('107745',' Parody of _burbs, The (1989)_ (qv).'),
('107746',' The book that Chang Ching (Chow Yun Fatt) gives to Mei (Chien'),
('107747','lien  Wu) is "Shanghai Bund", a novel that based on the TV drama series  that Chow Yun Fatt found fame in. Chow Yun Fatt played the character  of Hui Man Keung which was mention by Mei in this movie.'),
('107748',' This short film is featured on the 2'),
('107749','Disc Criterion Collection DVD  for _Fa yeung nin wa (2000)_ (qv).'),
('107750',' The theme songs in the movie were sung by Anita Mui.'),
('107751',' The movie is not often viewed in China because most citizens do not  understand the film.'),
('107752',' The film was filmed near YanAn, which is considered the motherland  of the Chinese cultural revolution.'),
('107753',' No. 4 in the Hong Kong Film Awards List of The Best 100 Chinese  Motion Pictures'),
('107754',' Possibly the French film “Le revail de la mariée”.'),
('107755',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Gertie Gets the Cash (1914)_ (qv).'),
('107756',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Sandy and Shorty Work Together (1913)_ (qv).'),
('107757',' The title is taken from page 103 of Selbys novel "The Demon". The  slash is included in Selbys typography.'),
('107758',' The final film of Jonathan Harris (I) (qv).'),
('107759',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Spider and the Fly (1922)_ (qv).'),
('107760',' The novel upon which this film is based was itself inspired by a  real'),
('107761','life exposé in "The Saturday Evening Post". The four'),
('107762','part  article, entitled "The Star Spangled Octopus," was a look at how the  talent and promotional agency MCA had managed to monopolize most  areas of popular entertainment by the mid'),
('107763','1940s. In the novel, the  character of Dave Lash is based directly on MCA founder and  president Jules C. Stein (qv) and his right'),
('107764','hand'),
('107765','man is based on  Lew Wasserman (qv). The movie version retains these elements of  the books form but is otherwise fairly sanitized. The one  exception: the exterior of the fictional agency Talent Ltd. is shown  once during the movie '),
('107766',' and the building in the shot is  unmistakably MCAs Beverly Hills headquarters.'),
('107767',' This picture marked the American film debut of British actress  Deborah Kerr (qv).'),
('107768',' MGM had paid close to $200,000 for the motion picture rights to  Frederic Wakeman (qv)s national bestselling novel, of which the  film is based on.'),
('107769',' In preparation for his title role, Paul Newman (I) (qv) worked on  a Texas cattle ranch for several weeks acquiring genuine calluses  and a cowboys lope.'),
('107770',' The novel "Exodus" is briefly but clearly visible on the paperback  rack in the pharmacy scene. Paul Newman (I) (qv) had starred in  the film of the novel (_Exodus (1960)_ (qv)) three years earlier.'),
('107771',' Paul Newman played the part of Hud as a villain. He was later  stunned that so many young moviegoers had a poster of Hud and viewed  him as their hero.'),
('107772',' The tones that the handcuffs make are the same as the tones used in  _Our Man Flint (1966)_ (qv) and _In Like Flint (1967)_ (qv) for the  telephones. James Coburn (qv) appears in all three movies.'),
('107773',' Coburn plays "George Kaplan", which is the name of the fake agent  from _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv).'),
('107774',' Igg and Ook both mutter their own names as their last words.'),
('107775',' Bruce Willis (qv) says, "Directions even your brother can  understand," to co'),
('107776','star Frank Stallone (I) (qv). On the script,  this jab is directed at the character of Antony Mario, but it  doubles as an off'),
('107777','screen jab at Stallones real brother  Sylvester Stallone (qv).'),
('107778',' Nintendo humor abounds in this movie. "New Jerseys third'),
('107779','largest  crime family" is known as the Mario Brothers. Additionally, Hudson  Hawk has been in prison so long he does not know what a Nintendo is.'),
('107780',' Rossellini, Isabella (qv) was originally cast as Anna Baragli, but  when the movie was delayed because of scheduling issues, the part  was re'),
('107781','cast with Detmers, Maruschka (qv). However, due to back  problems, she had to leave after a few days of shooting, and was  finally replaced with Andie MacDowell (qv).'),
('107782',' Michael Ballhaus (I) (qv) was the original Cinematographer on the  project, but due to delays and overruns in principal photography he  left the project and was replaced by Dante Spinotti (qv).'),
('107783',' In the bar, Bruce Willis (qv) talks about  "Reindeer'),
('107784','goat'),
('107785','cheese'),
('107786','pizza", which he also mentions in  _Last Boy Scout, The (1991)_ (qv).'),
('107787',' Released as a split reel along with the documentaries  _People Youd Like to Know (1920)_ (qv)and  _Aristocrat of the Flower World (1920)_ (qv).'),
('107788',' Linda Fiorentino (qv) had been in negotiations for the female lead  role for a long time but a deal was never made.'),
('107789',' In _Raising Arizona (1987)_ (qv) (also directed by  Coen, Joel (qv)), factory workers could be seen wearing a uniform  bearing the name "Hudsucker Industries". The Chief also says "Yeah,  and if a frog had wings, it wouldnt bump its ass a'),
('107790','hoppin", just  as Nathan Arizona Sr did.'),
('107791',' The song Waring Hudsucker sings as an angel is the same song Gale  and Evelle sing after theyve kidnapped Nathan Jr. in  _Raising Arizona (1987)_ (qv).'),
('107792',' In _Barton Fink (1991)_ (qv) (also by the Coens) John Goodman played  a character who used the alias "Karl Mundt". In this film, John  Goodman appears in a cameo as the announcer during the newsreel, and  is credited as "Karl Mundt".'),
('107793',' Norville describes Smitty (Bruce Campbell (I) (qv)) as a  "smooth'),
('107794','talking heel," which is actually a description of the  character that Campbell played in _Crimewave (1985)_ (qv). Also,  several scenes in Crimewave are set in "Hudsucker Penitentiary".  Both films were co'),
('107795','written by the Coen Brothers and Sam Raimi in the  same summer (though Hudsucker Proxy took almost ten years to get  made).'),
('107796',' "Hudsucker Proxy" was one of the incantations in the Book of the  Dead in an early draft of  _Evil Dead II (1987)_ (qv).'),
('107797',' The published script is introduced with a fake interview with  "producer" Joel Silver (I) (qv) (who is uncredited in the film).  In this interview Silver claims that the Coens were difficult to  work with and among other things wanted Ethan to play  Tim Robbins (I) (qv)s part and Jeanne Moreau (qv) to play  Jennifer Jason Leigh (qv)s (despite of the age difference of 30+  years).'),
('107798',' A sign on the wall in the Manhattan Argus pressroom reading "It must  be fit to print. It must be accurate. Is it interesting?" is a close  adaptation of one painted onto the wall of the pressroom in  _Finger Points, The (1931)_ (qv).'),
('107799',' Both products made by Norville Barnes (the Hula'),
('107800','Hoop, and the  Frisbee) are products of the Wham'),
('107801','o company.'),
('107802',' Jennifer Jason Leigh (qv) was instructed to play Amy Archer in the  same fast'),
('107803','talking, no'),
('107804','nonsense way as Rosalind Russell (qv) did in  _His Girl Friday (1940)_ (qv).'),
('107805',' The death of Waring Hudsucker was inspired by a real'),
('107806','life incident.  On February 3, 1975, Eli Black, the CEO of the United Fruit Company,  smashed an office window with his briefcase and jumped to his death  from the 44th floor of the Pan Am Building in New York City.'),
('107807',' Dr. Hugo Bronfenbrenner, the psychiatrist who evaluated Norville for  the board, was likely named after famous developmental psychologist  Urie Bronfenbrenner.'),
('107808',' The bus which "Joe Kirby" jumps onto after buying a copy of The  Trump is registration JJ4377. The same bus is seen twice later in  the film, passing outside the publishers of The Trump. Obviously  hired from London Transport for the exterior shots.'),
('107809',' The first film of Dandy Nichols (qv).'),
('107810',' Harry Fowler (qv) later married fellow actress  Joan Dowling (qv), but sadly she committed suicide in 1954, aged  just 26.'),
('107811',' Paul Naschy (qv) omitted his name as an actor from all the  promotional material for this movie (centering it around  María José Cantudo (qv) and Ágata Lys (qv)), to prevent the  audiences from thinking this was the usual Naschy spook stuff. He,  however, appears on it as a director under his real name, Jacinto  Molina.'),
('107812',' The Traci Lords / Christy Canyon / Tom Byron scene is archival  footage from Tracy in Heaven (1985).'),
('107813',' The last appearance of Richard Haydn (I) (qv).'),
('107814',' Documentary was filmed from 1992 to 2002.'),
('107815',' Unlike most Three Stooges shorts, this one was shot at Darmour  Studios. While they were filming, they were presented with the  Exhibitors Laurel Award for being the top two'),
('107816','reel moneymakers of  1948.'),
('107817',' Hans Clarin (qv)s final movie. He died shortly after shooting was  completed.'),
('107818',' For more than 20 years, Hans Clarin (qv) provided the voice of Hui  Buh in a series of radio plays which became an important trademark  of the series.'),
('107819',' The film is dedicated to Eberhard Alexander Burgh (qv) and  Hans Clarin (qv).'),
('107820',' In response to the effort of the Philippine government against the  spread of communism in the country, LVN Productions produced three  anti'),
('107821','communist film. This is the third film, following  _Kontrabando (1950)_ (qv) and _Korea (1952)_ (qv).'),
('107822',' This is Hungarys first'),
('107823','ever film with a Dolby Digital soundtrack.'),
('107824',' In September 2006, the film was selected as the official submission  from Japan in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 2007  Oscars.'),
('107825',' None of the actresses had any dance training prior to the film, so  they trained for three months.'),
('107826',' Maricel Soriano (qv) was the first choose to play the female lead  role. But she could not do the movie since she is working on  _Mano po (2002)_ (qv)'),
('107827',' A documentary in the Bruce Scenic Novelties series.'),
('107828',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Honolulu Nights (1926)_ (qv).'),
('107829',' Upon the initial meeting of Ajay Devgan (qv) and Kajol (qv),  Kajol (qv) was angry at the Producer for bringing an actor like  Ajay and not an actor like "Shahrukh Khan (qv)". Ironically  Ajay Devgan (qv) and Kajol (qv) would date for five years and  eventually get married.'),
('107830',' Juliana Palermo (qv), tapped to star in the movie since she is  from Davao where part of the film was shot, backed'),
('107831','out from the  production due to financial problem.'),
('107832',' Bembol Roco (qv) dropped the project despite filming portions of  the movie. Financial problem in production also forced him to quit  the project.'),
('107833',' The production has to re'),
('107834','shot the movie after the original main cast  backed'),
('107835','out from the movie due to financial problem.'),
('107836',' Racing against time, the movies post production was completed just  hours before its premiere last November 23 at the Cinema One  Original film festival.'),
('107837',' Director Sanchez spent months immersing in a Mandaya community in  Maragusan, Compostela Valley researching about the balyan or a  Mandaya tribal priestess whose practices is slowly disappearing in  the advent of modernity.'),
('107838',' Jordan Herrera (qv) was supposed to be in the cast. But his old  feud with Maui Taylor (qv) over the production of  _Gamitan (2002)_ (qv) forced producers to look for another actor.  Maui Taylor (qv) earlier vowed never to work with  Jordan Herrera (qv) after _Gamitan (2002)_ (qv), a promise he  failed to keep as they starred together in  _Bugbog sarado (2003)_ (qv).'),
('107839',' The role of Ara Mina (qv) is originally intended to  Assunta de Rossi (qv).'),
('107840',' Lou Ferrigno (qv) who plays the Head of Security in this film, was  The Hulk in the original TV series  _"Incredible Hulk, The" (1978)_ (qv).'),
('107841',' Mychael Danna (qv) was originally hired to write the musical  score, but later replaced by Danny Elfman (qv).'),
('107842',' Ang Lee (qv) turned down  _Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)_ (qv) to direct this  film.'),
('107843',' Nick Nolte (qv) was always the producers first choice to play  Bruce Banners father.'),
('107844',' David Banner being bombarded by radiation and taking on the  properties of anything he touches is a reference to another classic  Hulk villain known as the Absorbing Man.'),
('107845',' In development for 12 years, sufficient time for CGI to become  sophisticated enough to render the special effects needed.'),
('107846',' The computer'),
('107847','generated Hulk required 100 layers of skin, 1165 muscle  shapes, nearly 200 ILM employees and over 2.5 million computer hours  in the one and a half years it took for him to reach fruition.'),
('107848',' One of the rules that the costume design team were set was "no lab  coats".'),
('107849',' Stan Lee (I) (qv) improvised his lines in the cameo he shares with  Lou Ferrigno (qv).'),
('107850',' Eric Bana (qv) was cast on the strength of his vicious performance  in _Chopper (2000)_ (qv).'),
('107851',' Danny Elfman (qv)s score is intended as a homage to  Bernard Herrmann (qv)s work with Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv).'),
('107852',' Sam Elliott (qv) had his doubts about wearing a mustache as the  army doesnt encourage facial hair, but he relented to  Ang Lee (qv)s wishes as General Ross sports a mustache in the  comic books.'),
('107853',' Eric Bana (qv)s first rage'),
('107854','filled transformation into Hulk took  four takes. He was on the verge of collapse after that.'),
('107855',' It was a deliberate decision to withhold showing Hulk in daylight  until much later into the film, giving the audience the chance to  get used to seeing him.'),
('107856',' The amount of CGI involved in the scene where Hulk battles the three  mutant dogs was one of the hardest, most complicated scenes ILM had  ever done. Ultimately what ended up on screen was only a third of  what was originally storyboarded. To have filmed all of it would  have been simply too expensive.'),
('107857',' The graphic map of the military complex took three months to  perfect.'),
('107858',' ILM wanted to study a human performing the actions Hulk does in  order to create his movements. Initially they tried this using  body'),
('107859','builders but found them to be too cumbersome. Instead they  settled for personal trainers.'),
('107860',' The first production to be filmed in the Mountain Home Demonstration  State Forest within the Sequoia National Forest in California.'),
('107861',' Costume designer Marit Allen (qv) had to come up with  unflattering, nerdy clothes for obsessive scientist Bruce Banner to  disguise the fact that Eric Bana (qv) is actually in perfect  shape.'),
('107862',' Gammaspheres do exist in the real world but are incapable of  performing the functions we see in the film.'),
('107863',' CAMEO(Stan Lee (I) (qv)): Leaving the BioTech Institute when we  first see Bruce Banner going to the lab.'),
('107864',' When the project was in the works in the mid'),
('107865','90s,  Johnny Depp (qv) was the top choice to play Bruce Banner.'),
('107866',' Ang Lee (qv) performed the Hulk himself using motion capture  technology.'),
('107867',' The computer model of the Hulk created by ILM used 12,996 texture  maps and required 1,165 muscle movements. It was the work of 69  technical artists, 41 animators, 35 compositors, 10 muscle action  animators, 9 CG modellers, 8 supervisors, 6 skin painters, 5 motion  capture wranglers and 2.5 ILM art directors.'),
('107868',' When Bruce Banners dad first bombards himself with gamma rays, the  "mimic" powers he displays are a homage to "The Absorbing Man", a  villain from the Hulk Comics.'),
('107869',' Ang Lee (qv)s son designed the "hulk dogs" that attack the Hulk.'),
('107870',' According to Ang Lee (qv)s DVD commentary, the dogfight scene in  the woods was originally envisioned with the Hulk fighting the  monster dogs while naked. However, this was thought to be too  difficult for a PG'),
('107871','13 movie, and so the Hulk doesnt appear naked  until the very end of the fight.'),
('107872',' The house used by Betty Ross was also used in  _To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)_ (qv).'),
('107873',' To show the cast where Hulk would be standing (after being added by  CGI), a cardboard cutout was used. The cut'),
('107874','out was nicknamed "Elvis  on a stick" by the cast and crew.'),
('107875',' When Betty first meets David Banner, they discuss a man named  "Benny". This is a reference to a soldier named Benny from the Hulk  comics "Dogs of War" story arc, which introduced the concept of  Hulk dogs used in this film.'),
('107876',' During a scene early in the movie while Betty is on the phone you  can see a poster for "Eat Drink Man Woman"  (_Yin shi nan nu (1994)_ (qv)) in the background, also directed by  Ang Lee (qv).'),
('107877',' While the films first weekend gross was $62,128,420, its second  weekend gross was $18,847,620, 30% of the first weekend.'),
('107878',' SPOILER: The Hulk doesnt show up in his full form until 42 minutes  into the movie.'),
('107879',' David Banners transformation into the giant electrical being near  the end of the movie is a homage to the classic Hulk villain Zzzax.'),
('107880',' Holds the record for largest second weekend box office drop for a  film that opened at #1, with a '),
('107881','69.7% drop.'),
('107882',' During the opening credits when the Marvel logo appears, pages from  a Hulk comic book are quickly flipped in the background. These pages  are from the Hulk graphic novel Dogs of War.'),
('107883',' When the first Hulk'),
('107884','out (transformation of Banner into Hulk) occurs  the color of the Hulk is either gray or greenish'),
('107885','gray. This is in  homage to the first appearance of Hulk when he was actually gray in  his first comic book appearance (Hulk #1, May 1962). The publisher  couldnt do gray very well so Stan Lee (I) (qv) changed the color  to green, simply because green hadnt been used much by other  characters. From the second Hulk'),
('107886','out he maintains his prominent  emerald hue.'),
('107887',' Creating the CGI Hulk was the most complex task ever undertaken by  ILM to date. Actually there are not just 1 but 3 distinct Hulks in  the movie. As Hulk gets angrier he gets bigger. The first (angry)  Hulk is 9 feet tall, the second (angrier) Hulk is 12 feet and the  third (angriest) Hulk is 15 feet tall. Moreover they also had to  make him move at a top speed of 300 mph and be able to leap 3'),
('107888','4  miles in a single bound. Other dimensions on the Hulk include:  weight 3452 lbs, chest 208 inches, waist 130 inches, foot 51 inches,  wingspan 240 inches and neck 81 inches. He is also able to push 100  tons with ease.'),
('107889',' When General Ross heads towards San Francisco to intercept the Hulk  his helicopter is codnamed T'),
('107890','Bolt. This is a homage to the  nickname by which he is usually referred to in the Hulk comics '),
('107891','  General Thunderbolt Ross because of his quickfire temper.'),
('107892',' David Banner works as a janitor in the film. This is a reference to  the comic book character Samuel Sterns, a janitor who would  eventually become the Hulks arch'),
('107893','enemy, The Leader.'),
('107894',' Steve Buscemi (qv), David Duchovny (qv) and Jeff Goldblum (qv)  were tested for the role of Bruce Banner.'),
('107895',' Tom Cruise (qv) was offered the role of Bruce Banner.'),
('107896',' According to ILM the Hulk would be able to exert 14 tons of pressure  per square inch and thus smash through almost anything in his path.  His skin is 10 times as strong as Kevlar. And if he wore shoes they  would be size 87.'),
('107897',' The use of the name "David Banner" for Bruces father is a reference  to _Incredible Hulk, The (1977) (TV)_ (qv), in which the main  characters real name was David Banner. In the original comics,  Bruces fathers name was Brian.'),
('107898',' When confronting the soldier at the end of the film, Bruce says, in  Spanish, "Dont make me angry. You wouldnt like me when Im angry."  This is a reference to the line made famous in the pilot and opening  sequence of _Incredible Hulk, The (1977) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('107899',' The helicopters that attack the Hulk in the desert are RAH'),
('107900','66  Comanches. The jets he fights near the Golden Gate Bridge are F/A'),
('107901','22  Raptors. At the time of the films release, neither aircraft were in  active service with any branch of the US military. The RAH'),
('107902','66  program has subsequently been scrapped (on 23 February 2004), with  no helicopters ever entering active service.'),
('107903',' Nick Nolte (qv) had his hair grown wildly for this movie when he  was arrested on drunk driving charges and photographed for his now  infamous mug shot.'),
('107904',' During production in San Francisco, filming had to be stopped for  about 2 hours because some college students from UC Berkley were  playing a prank and systematically urinating in port'),
('107905','a'),
('107906','poties,  creating very loud peeing sounds which distracted the actors on set.  It took about 2 hours to round up all of the students.'),
('107907',' The gamma generator that turns Bruce Banner into the Hulk is a  replica of the gamma detector located in ATLAS (Argonne Tandem  Linear Accelerator) at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne,  Illinois. The actual device has no gamma generating capabilities.'),
('107908',' The actual gamma'),
('107909','sphere in the film belonged to Argonne National  Laboratory in Illinois.'),
('107910',' Billy Crudup (qv) was reportedly Ang Lee (qv)s first choice to  play Bruce Banner, but the actor declined the offer.'),
('107911',' One of the scenes deleted from the final cut was a cameo by  Willie Brown (I) (qv), at the time the mayor of San Francisco,  playing himself and talking to General Ross on the phone.'),
('107912',' The Abrams tanks that confront the Hulk in the desert are in'),
('107913','fact ex  British Army Chieftain tanks that have been dressed to represent the  Abrams. The mock'),
('107914','ups are very convincing and quite difficult to  spot. The Chieftain has 6 wheels per side whereas the Abrams has 7.'),
('107915',' Both Sam Elliott (qv) and Rebecca Romijn (qv) have played major  and supporting roles as different characters throughout the Marvel  Universe. Sam Elliott (qv) played a major role as General Ross in  Hulk, and a supporting role as the Caretaker in Ghostrider.  Rebecca Romijn (qv) had a major role as Mystique in all 3 X'),
('107916','Men  movies, and played a supporting role as Joan (Franks neighbor) in  _Punisher, The (2004)_ (qv).'),
('107917',' The idea of having Nick Noltes character named "David Banner" and  Eric Banas character named "Bruce Banner" comes from some name  confusion due to the television series starring Bill Bixby and Lou  Ferigno. In the comic books, the character is named Bruce Banner.  However, when the comics were adapted into a television series,  director and developer Kenneth Johnson (as he states in his pilot  episode DVD Commentary released separately from the series DVDs), he  didnt like the name Bruce, so he changed it into David. Marvel  Comics adapted this into their series by releasing the Hulks  profile with his full name as David Bruce Banner (or Bruce David  Banner...it seems to vary over the years).'),
('107918',' Pay attention to Bruces dreams: The colors green and purple play a  prominent role. Green is the Hulks skin color and purple is always  the color of the Hulks pants in the comics.'),
('107919',' When Bruce Banner is sneaking into the military facility, there is a  message over the PA system saying that a dog has escaped, and  ordering a containment crew to "Sector 7G". Sector 7G is the sector  of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant where Homer Simpson works in  _"Simpsons, The" (1989)_ (qv).'),
('107920',' The robot guards occasionally say "Alternate Power Source Located"  when fighting The Hulk. This is a phrase that appeared on the  T'),
('107921','800s readout in a crucial scene of Terminator 2.'),
('107922',' Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not  appear or were not identifiyable in the movie . These were (with  their character names): M.J. Frankovich (qv) (Golf broadcaster)  and Charles Lacey (qv) (Golf pro).'),
('107923',' Frank Morgan (I) (qv) supposedly does voice imitations of  Al Jolson (qv), Ted Lewis (I) (qv), Wallace Beery (qv),  Robert Taylor (I) (qv), Mickey Rooney (I) (qv) and  Hedy Lamarr (qv). However, Rooneys and Lamarrs voices were  dubbed by other actors, and Taylors voice was so perfect it was  probably from the soundtrack of one of his films or the actor  himself. Morgan also impersonates Clark Gable (qv),  Claudette Colbert (qv) and Spencer Tracy (qv) in a scene from  _Boom Town (1940)_ (qv) which opened 3 months earlier. Again, the  voices were so perfect they undoubtedly came from the soundtrack of  that movie.'),
('107924',' The radio broadcast of "The Battle of the Planets" which caused such  a panic in this movie was clearly based on Orson Welles (qv)  broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" on 30 October 1938, which did  cause a national panic.'),
('107925',' Available on the R2 DVD En aften med John & Aage/Huller i suppen.'),
('107926',' In the wedding scene, Sameer says that Aishwarya Rais chracter,  Nandini, acts as if she is Miss World. Aishwarya Rai (qv),  actually was Miss World in 1994.'),
('107927',' Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ismail Darbar spent two years on the music  of the film.'),
('107928',' After Khamoshi: The Musical, Bhansali was looking for a new film  concept. Around this time, a Gujarat fan of his named Pratap Karwat  began to pester him on the phone, claiming he had an interesting  story for him. Bhansali kept fobbing him off until the man flew into  a rage and forced him to listen to his story on the phone '),
('107929',' and  Bhansali loved it enough to want to meet him the next day.'),
('107930',' The bridge shown in the movie was set in Budapest, Hungary, but  Bhansali felt that names like Budapest or Hungary would not connect  with the masses, so the Hungarian scenes were shown as Italian in  the film.'),
('107931',' Bhansali and art director Nitin Desai toured Gujarat, Bhuj and Kutch  to get the perfect locales and research the lifestyles and culture  extensively. Due to this research, the sets designed were so good  that Desai claims he got a letter from a filmmaking team in Canada  asking which part of the country the location was in.'),
('107932',' For the lit'),
('107933','up acrylic floor in the garba song, Nitin Desai placed  marigold flowers, which are traditionally offered in temples, under  the acrylic sheets.'),
('107934',' Samirs strange habit of looking at the sky and talking to his  deceased father comes from director Bhansalis childhood, when he  had done the same thing.'),
('107935',' Since it wasnt possible that Kareena Kapoor (qv) could play the  lead in _Khamoshi: The Musical (1996)_ (qv),  Sanjay Leela Bhansali (qv) offered her the role of Nandini in this  movie.'),
('107936',' This movie also resulted in a real life romance between Salman Khan  and Aishwarya Rai, the most publicized love affair in the history of  Indian Cinema.'),
('107937',' Veterans Dharmendra (I) (qv) and Amitabh Bachchan (qv) team up  after 23 years. Their last movie was _Ram Balram (1980)_ (qv) in  1980.'),
('107938',' Amitabh Bachchan dubbed his own lines for the Bengali version "Ora  Kara", even though he has very little understanding of the language.'),
('107939',' Amitabh Bachchan (qv) only committed to this project because his  old friend Tito (of Tito'),
('107940','Tony duo) son Soni Juneja wanted him to be  part of the movie and he couldnt decline because of his association  with his father.'),
('107941',' Salman Khan (qv) was the original choice to play the role of Raja.'),
('107942',' Sanjay Dutt wanted director Mahesh Manjrekar to remake this movie  after viewing _Analyze This (1999)_ (qv), Mahesh Manjrekar didnt  feel too keen with the idea. Then Sanjay approached David Dhawan who  decided to direct the movie.'),
('107943',' Aishwarya Rai (qv) was offered a role in this movie, but wasnt  able to fulfill it.'),
('107944',' Madhuri Dixit (qv) was initially offered Tabu (I) (qv)s role,  but refused.'),
('107945',' Rishi Kapoor (qv) plays Saifs father and sings a song while at  the Paris airport. The song, "Mai Shyer To Nahin" (I am not a poet)  is from his famous movie _Bobby (1973)_ (qv), as are many other  inside jokes in the movie.'),
('107946',' When Rishi Kapoor (qv) meets Kiron Kher (qv), she says her  nickname is Bobby. He says, "Why dont I call you Dimple?" The  eponymous female lead in _Bobby (1973)_ (qv), was played by  Dimple Kapadia (qv).'),
('107947',' The film is based in part on the plot of When Harry Met Sally.'),
('107948',' Saif is wearing his own camo'),
('107949','printed pants in the "Ladki Kyon Na  Janne Hai Ladke Se Nahin Ho Tahi" (why are girls not like boys)  song.'),
('107950',' Vivek Oberoi (qv) was chosen to play Karan Kapoor, but he  declined.'),
('107951',' When Saif was trying many different hair styles for this movie, one  of the assistants said for one hairdo, "This looks like a Tom Cruise  style". Director Kunal Kohli heard this and included it in the  script. Saif thought that it was too childish, but later Kunal was  able to convince him'),
('107952',' During the car ride after Mihir (Jimmy Shergill (qv)) picks up  Bobby (Kiron Kher (qv)) and Rhea (Rani Mukherjee (qv)) from the  airport, you can hear the song Andekhi Anjaani in the background.  The song is from director Kunal Kohli (qv)s debut movie  _Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002)_ (qv) which also starred Rani  Mukherjee.'),
('107953',' The film was eight years in the making '),
('107954',' a very long time, even for  Bollywood.'),
('107955',' The movie went through many different titles. The original title  finally became "Hum Aapke Hain Sanam", but the producers thought it  was too similar to _Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994)_ (qv).'),
('107956',' Karisma Kapoor (qv) was the initial choice for Suman, the special  appearance played by Aishwarya Rai (qv).'),
('107957',' Fritz Lang (I) (qv) wanted to film the movie in Jasper, Alberta,  Canada.'),
('107958',' Gloria Grahame (qv)s part was originally intended for  Rita Hayworth (qv).'),
('107959',' Fritz Lang (I) (qv) had desperately wanted Peter Lorre (qv) to  play Jeff Warren, but Lang had treated Lorre so abusively during the  making of _M (1931)_ (qv) that the actor refused.'),
('107960',' It is alleged that all cast members and crew were not paid for this  film because of cash problems.'),
('107961',' Sir John Gielgud (qv) only worked a day on this film.'),
('107962',' Otto Preminger (qv)s last film.'),
('107963',' The last feature film of Adrienne Corri (qv).'),
('107964',' According to the cinematographer, at one point the production ran  out of money. Director Otto Preminger (qv) had to fly home to  Hollywood to sell some of his art collection to fund the rest of the  production.'),
('107965',' Originally was a docudrama, but the dramatized Balkan restaurant and  nomad odyssey scenes were deleted.'),
('107966',' Roma singer Esma Redzepova requested $2000 to appear in the film,  but the producers declined the offer, and instead interviewed "King"  Naat Veliov of the world'),
('107967','famous Roma group Kocani Orkestra.'),
('107968',' This was the first of the eight finalists films to be screened on  Foxtels "Movie Extra" Channel as part of Project Greenlight  (Australia) in 2006.'),
('107969',' Many of the scenes in the forest are allusions to or recreations of  scenes in the Björk (qv) music video "Human Behavior", also  directed by Michel Gondry (qv).'),
('107970',' Steven Soderbergh  (qv) was first interested in directing  Charlie Kaufman (qv)s script back in late 1996, when Kaufman was  still trying to get _Being John Malkovich (1999)_ (qv) produced.  Soderberghs considerations for casting were for  David Hyde Pierce  (qv) in the role of Nathan Bronfman,  Chris Kattan  (qv) in the role of Puff (likely due to his  character Mr. Peepers on Saturday Night Live at the time), and  Marisa Tomei  (qv) in the role of Lila Jute. He was about to go  into pre'),
('107971','production when he was offered _Out of Sight (1998)_ (qv)  and after much deliberation he left the project.'),
('107972',' The studio originally wanted Spike Jonze (qv) to direct the film  because of the success of _Being John Malkovich (1999)_ (qv). He  considered it, but opted to produce, and suggested  Michel Gondry (qv), instead.'),
('107973',' Hilary Duffs first feature film.'),
('107974',' All interior scenes were shot in the directors house.'),
('107975',' Available on the DVD release of _"Human Remains" (2000)_ (qv).'),
('107976',' This film was made in part of the 48 hour film project. It was  written, shot & (initially) edited in 48 hours.'),
('107977',' To prepare for her role, Nicole Kidman (qv) visited womens  shelters and talked to former victims of abuse for inspiration.'),
('107978',' The racist white man on the train who berates the porter is played  by Allison Davis (IV) (qv), a Chicago attorney who is black.'),
('107979',' The mole on the side of Anthony Hopkins head was added, due to the  fact that Wentworth Miller has a mole on the side of his head.'),
('107980',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Samoan Brevities (1920)_ (qv).'),
('107981',' When Jip first picks up Koop in his car you here the radio broadcast  of BBCs Radio One. The MC is Pete Tong (qv), who is the movies  Music Supervisor. Pete Tong actually does have a weekly radio show  on Radio One.'),
('107982',' There is another cut of film called Human Traffic Remixed. According  to The Guardian there were rumors that Justin Kerrigan (qv) wasnt  involved with edited version but the producer Allan Niblo (qv)  was. There are also rumors that they had fallen out during the  shoot. It is available on DVD in the UK'),
('107983',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Hoot, Mon! (1921)_ (qv).'),
('107984',' Bergman also recorded an audio version of this play for release on  LP.'),
('107985',' This movie was produced by actress Dorothy Davenport (qv) (AKA  "Mrs. Wallace Reid") as a drug prevention film after the death of  her husband, silent superstar Wallace Reid (qv), from morphine  addiction. No print of the film is known to exist.'),
('107986',' While not based on a true story, the movie is inspired by an  incident involving a powerful mayor who was arrested and later  convicted of the crime.'),
('107987',' Filmed in 1914, not released until 1916.'),
('107988',' The green monster footage and fairground destruction were re'),
('107989','shoot  material filmed during several very rainy nights in Malibu. Gore  video guru Larry Wessel has a bit part murdering a Humanoid in the  crowd scenes.'),
('107990',' As the film was being finished up, producer Roger Corman (qv) felt  that the picture needed more sex, and ordered scenes shot that  showed the "humanoids" attacking '),
('107991',' and, of course, ripping the  clothes off of '),
('107992',' nubile young women. Director Barbara Peeters (qv)  refused to shoot the scenes, protesting that they were inserted  purely to show gratuitous nudity. Corman fired her and hired another  director to shoot the additional footage.'),
('107993',' Bobby E. Goins (qv) was almost hurt during the bathroom bomb  scene, when he used too much butane in the toilet bowl, nearly  causing an explosion when he ignited it with a match.'),
('107994',' This film was inspired by a true story.'),
('107995',' A print of this film Survives in the Library of Congress Film  Archives.'),
('107996',' Filmed in Fort Lee, New Jersey.'),
('107997',' This film was previewed once and not released. Legend has it that  Groucho hated the film so much that he burned the negative.'),
('107998',' The film is believed to be lost. Please check your attic.'),
('107999',' John Garfield (I) (qv)s violin "performances" are actually played  by two professional violinists standing on either side of him, one  to bow and one to finger. The actual music was performed by  Isaac Stern (I) (qv).'),
('108000',' Historians generally cite this as the first animated cartoon.'),
('108001',' "Spooning in a Spoon" is repeated twice in this cartoon and is the  only song Carl Stalling wrote for this cartoon. Its lyrics go,  "Were spooning in a spoon, / We dont need a moon. / Rainy side  down or sunny side up, / Were spooning in a spoon!"'),
('108002',' Haley Joel Osment (qv) was 9 years old when he made this movie and  turned 14 years old when the movie was released.'),
('108003',' Poor quality transfers of the film are due to the fact that the film  only survives in 16mm form, mainly through Universals  "Show'),
('108004','At'),
('108005','Home" film rental library. About 10'),
('108006','15 minutes of footage  still remains missing.'),
('108007',' Lon Chaney (qv)s make'),
('108008','up was his most extreme yet. A knotted wig,  nose putty on the cheeks, some false teeth, and fake eye made up his  visage. The final touch was a plaster hump which, contrary to  popular opinion, was only about 10'),
('108009','15 lbs and did not cause Chaney  any back problems.'),
('108010',' A competition was held in 1923 through Universal through various  Photoplay music (stock silent music) companies to come up with a  theme song for the film. The winner was Maurice Baron (qv), whose  characteristic reverie "The Chimes of Notre Dame" was used as the  main theme. The original cue sheet to the film came with a copy of  the piece for piano, with the suggestion that it be used  imperatively.'),
('108011',' Many scenes of the Hunchback climbing down were actually stuntman  Joe Bonomo (qv), who specialized in stunt work for Universal and  later was a prominent bodybuilder.'),
('108012',' The myth that Irving Thalberg (qv) came up with the idea for the  movie was broken when it was discovered through telegrams and  contracts in the colleciton of Alfred Grasso, Lon Chaney (qv)s  manager, that Chaney himself suggested not only the story, but who  would be cast and who would direct. Chaneys original pick for  director was actually Frank Borzage (qv), not  Wallace Worsley (qv) (who had directed several other pictures for  Chaney). Erich von Stroheim (qv), Allen Holubar (qv),  Chester Withey (qv), and Emile Chautard (I) (qv) were all  considered as well.'),
('108013',' Lon Chaney (qv)s salary on the film was $2,500 a week. Shooting  began in December of 1922, and was completed in June of 1923. Chaney  ended up making close to $60,000 plus contract bonuses from the  picture, which was the longest shoot in his career.'),
('108014',' In order to prepare himself for the role of Quasimodo,  Lon Chaney (qv) held interviews with people who suffered from  various physical deformities. His makeup was so masterful for its  time that many film patrons believed that the actor playing the  title character truly appeared in real life as he did on film.'),
('108015',' Strict confinement to the brace that held his legs together  reportedly caused Lon Chaney (qv) to suffer severe pain for the  rest of his life.'),
('108016',' This film was the first to use intercom technology to act as a  communication device between the director and his assistants during  production. Western Electric provided the wireless communication.  This is standard equipment on large'),
('108017','scale films today.'),
('108018',' Over 750 technicians worked on this film, including 105  electricians. Carpenters and masons constructed the cathedral set,  which remained standing until destroyed by fire in 1967.'),
('108019',' The only movie screened at the very first Cannes Film Festival (the  remainder of the festival was canceled when Adolf Hitler (qv)s  Nazi forces invaded Poland on 1 September 1939).'),
('108020',' Charles Laughton (qv)s makeup took two'),
('108021','and'),
('108022','a'),
('108023','half hours to apply  each day.'),
('108024',' The film required the use of 2,500 wigs.'),
('108025',' At a cost of $1.8 million, this was one of the most expensive films  ever made by RKO Pictures. The Notre Dame replica alone cost  $250,000.'),
('108026',' Irving Thalberg (qv) first presented the project to  Charles Laughton (qv) in 1934. But plans didnt materialize until  Laughton signed with RKO and chose this film as his first assignment  at that studio.'),
('108027',' Having worked with her in London, Charles Laughton (qv) insisted  that Maureen OHara (qv) would be the perfect Esmeralda for the  film.'),
('108028',' RKO specifically wanted to outdo the 1923 silent version of the  story, so a vigorous campaign that spared no expense was undertaken.  Much attention was given to advance publicity; no pictures of  Charles Laughton (qv) in full Quasimodo makeup and costume were  allowed to be seen so that a first'),
('108029','time viewing would be a  guaranteed shock. Also, the studio hired (at Laughtons request)  leading makeup artist Perc Westmore (qv) to supervise makeup.  Unfortunaely, Westmore and Laughton had heated quarrels before a  final image for Quasimodo was agreed upon.'),
('108030',' This was noted Shakespearean actor'),
('108031','manager Walter Hampden (qv)s  first sound film.'),
('108032',' This was RKOs last release for 1939 (and second costliest in its  history, next to _Gunga Din (1939)_ (qv)). Although it premiered  about the same time as _Gone with the Wind (1939)_ (qv), it held its  own at the box office, grossing an impressive $3.155 million.'),
('108033',' Pandro S. Berman offered Basil Rathbone (qv) a principal part in  this film but Universal refused to release him.'),
('108034',' Last film part for Alan Webb (qv).'),
('108035',' Belle (from _Beauty and the Beast (1991)_ (qv)) can be seen while  Quasimodo is singing "Out There", as can a street merchant shaking  out the magic carpet from _Aladdin (1992)_ (qv).'),
('108036',' Pumbaa (from _Lion King, The (1994)_ (qv)) can be seen with an apple  in his mouth, about to be roasted.'),
('108037',' The gargoyles are named "Victor" and "Hugo", after  Victor Hugo (I) (qv). The third gargoyle, Laverne, is named after  Laverne Andrews (qv), one of The Andrews Sisters (qv).'),
('108038',' For the scene where Judge Frollo sings "Hellfire" and sees Esmeralda  dancing in the fire before him, the MPAA insisted that the Disney  animators make Esmeraldas clothing more well'),
('108039','defined, as she seemed  nude.'),
('108040',' This film was the final screen credit for veteran actress  Mary Wickes (qv), who died before finishing all her lines. A vocal  "stand'),
('108041','in" (Jane Withers (qv)) recorded her remaining lines.'),
('108042',' During the song "A Guy Like You", the gargoyles put a wig on  Quasimodo, similar to wigs that actor Tom Hulce (qv) wears in  _Amadeus (1984)_ (qv).'),
('108043',' Directors Kirk Wise (qv) and Gary Trousdale (qv) cast actor  Tony Jay (qv) as Frollo because they loved his voice when they  worked with him on _Beauty and the Beast (1991)_ (qv), in which he  played a character named Monsieur DArque.'),
('108044',' The Latin chants heard throughout the movie are adapted from actual  Gregorian chants, including the Dies Irae. A portion of the Dies  Irae music can be heard in the scene where Frollo kills Quasimodos  mother.'),
('108045',' The old heretic is Jafar in his old man disguise from  _Aladdin (1992)_ (qv).'),
('108046',' GOOFY HOLLER: as the soldiers fall after Quasimodo pulls the rope  they were climbing.'),
('108047',' In the novel, Frollo is actually the Archdeacon. The filmmakers  decided to change the character to a judge because they felt it  would make him more sinister to have control over the city and  therefore would not be questioned in his attempts to destroy the  Gypsies.'),
('108048',' After the films initial release a limited edition printing of  Victor Hugos novel was also released. It contained original artwork  and an introduction by producer Don Hahn.'),
('108049',' According to the audio commentary on the DVD, the gargoyle that  resembles a warthog (which can be seen during the climactic battle  atop Notre Dame Cathedral) is actually not Pumbaa from "The Lion  King," but is the actual gargoyle that can be seen in that location  on the real Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.'),
('108050',' The film had its premiere on June 19, 1996, at the Superdome in New  Orleans, utilizing six enormous screens, and was preceded by a  parade through the French Quarter. The song "Someday" was sung over  the credits by the group All'),
('108051','4'),
('108052','One, but the European version  replaced them with the British band Eternal.'),
('108053',' The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the 34th full length animated film  from Walt Disney.'),
('108054',' CLASSIC MOVIE REFERENCE: During the "Rescuing Esmerelda/Battling  Frollo" scene, Laverne sends all the pigeons she complains about  earlier in the film to do her bidding in a manner similar to the  Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz." She even says "Fly  my pretties! Fly!" and cackles like the witch. The music heard in  the background is the music associated with the Witch.'),
('108055',' CLASSIC MOVIE REFERENCE: After Laverne has sent her pigeons to do  her bidding, they attack the French soldiers in a manner similar to  that of the crows from Alfred Hitchcocks famous film, "The Birds."'),
('108056',' According to the audio commentary on the DVD, Frollos horses name  is Snowball.'),
('108057',' This was Mary Wickes (qv) last movie.'),
('108058',' Print exists in the Gosfilmofond film archive.'),
('108059',' According to the book "The Sherlock Holmes File" by Michael Pointer,  a print of this film survived in a Russian film archive.  Unfortunately, no additional information has surfaced since the  books publication in the 1970s, so the film is officially  considered "lost".'),
('108060',' One of two films found in Adolf Hitler (qv)s bunker by the Allies  in 1945. The other film was  _Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war, Der (1937)_ (qv).'),
('108061',' Originally, Jeanette Biedermann (qv) was cast as Wolke Hegenbarth,  but an illness (eyes) prevented her from taking part.'),
('108062',' Laurene Landon performed almost all of her own stunts in the movie.  The only stunt she didnt perform was a backwards fall from a 180  foot tower.'),
('108063',' This feature'),
('108064','length documentary is featured on the 2'),
('108065','Disc  Collectors Edition DVD for  _Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)_ (qv).'),
('108066',' Second in the poll for FIPRESCI GRAND PRIX OF THE YEAR 2002.'),
('108067',' DIRTRADE(Chia'),
('108068','Liang Liu (qv)): Opening credits show a  demonstration of martial arts against an empty backdrop.'),
('108069',' The script called for a leap from the top of a parking lot to a fire  escape on the floor below on the building across the street. As is  his custom, director Tong, Stanley (qv) attempted the stunt before  asking any actors to do so. He tried it with the help of a cable  harness, but quickly decided it would be safer without the harness.  The landing point was not visible from the point where the jump  began, so tape was placed on the take'),
('108070','off point as a guide. The jump  was completed perfectly by Chan, Jackie (qv) on the first attempt,  doing his own stunts as is his custom. The jump was captured by four  cameras.'),
('108071',' Filming in Vancouver, Canada on October 6th, 1994, Chan broke his  right ankle while attempting the scene where he jumps onto the  hovercraft. Despite the injury, he was present at the premiere of  _Jui kuen II (1994)_ (qv) at the Vancouver International Film  Festival that night. Later in the production, Tong sprained his  ankle, completing the film on crutches. Yip, Françoise (qv) also  broke her leg while filming the scene where she rides a motorbike  across the tops of parked cars. She insisted on returning to the set  after her leg was plastered at hospital. Two stunt women also broke  their legs during the filming of the motorcycle chase.'),
('108072',' The warehouse fight scene took twenty days to film, with Chan having  to teach the local stunt players to fight "Hong Kong style".'),
('108073',' Andrew Johnston (VII) (qv) was approached to play the role of  Danny but he rejected the part deciding to focus on his education  first.'),
('108074',' David Bowie (I) (qv) said that, in order to make his voice  suitably hoarse for when he aged so drastically in the movie, he  stood on the George Washington Bridge every night and screamed all  the punk rock songs he knew.'),
('108075',' Alan Parker (I) (qv) was Richard Shepherd (I) (qv)s first  choice to direct, but Parker convinced Shepherd to hire  Tony Scott (I) (qv) after seeing his commercials.'),
('108076',' Faisal Qureshi was bought in to do a re'),
('108077','write of the script which  was originally was all about a man visiting a freak show. He added  the "Fondle A Foetus" exhibition as a homage to Tom Stern/Alex  Winter movie _Freaked (1993)_ (qv). In that film, the film makers  were forced to cut the sequence after a protest from female crew  members. This short film had no such problem.'),
('108078',' Released as a split reel along with the drama  _Bugler of Battery B, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('108079',' Ethel Kaye (qv) was originally cast as Sara, but the resulting  footage proved so disappointing that she was replaced.'),
('108080',' For the role of Sara, Helen Ferguson (qv) spent several weeks  working in a Jewish butcher shop and living with the family that ran  it. The bump on her nose was always something she hated '),
('108081',' she was  always regected by casting directors '),
('108082',' but it was the main reason  she got the part.'),
('108083',' Mary Alden (qv) was considered for the role of Hanneh.'),
('108084',' Several well'),
('108085','known Jewish actresses were rejected for the role of  Sara because they were believe to look too American. Among them were  Alma Rubens (qv), Leatrice Joy (qv) and Carmel Myers (qv). The  part eventually went to Helen Ferguson (qv), who was of Irish  extraction.'),
('108086',' Anzia Yezierska (qv) recommended Sonia Marcelle (qv) for the  part of Hanneh, and several scenes were filmed with the actress,  before she was replaced. The crew was also apparently somewhat  disappointed with Helen Ferguson (qv) but she was retained since  replacing her would be too expensive.'),
('108087',' Anzia Yezierska (qv) was involved in much of the production, but  her reputation for stubbornness made relations with the studio  complicated. She later disowned the finished product.'),
('108088',' Augusta Burmeister (qv) was one of several actresses suggested for  the part of the mother, Hanneh. Mathilde Cottrelly and  Anna Thomashefsky (qv) were apparently considered as well.'),
('108089',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Swat the Fly (1911)_ (qv).'),
('108090',' The Hunley was located and salvaged by Clive Cussler (qv) and the  National Underwater & Marine Agency.'),
('108091',' The story about the gold coin carried by Lt. Dixon is true. At the  Battle of Shiloh, the gold coin saved his life by blocking a bullet;  the dented coin, engraved with the date of the battle, was found in  his remains, which had a leg wound.'),
('108092',' Though many details of Lt. Dixons life and military service are  taken from fact, most of the other crew have uncertain identities.'),
('108093',' The U.S.S. Housatonic was the first ship ever sunk by a submarine.  The second was the H.M.S. Pathfinder, sunk by the German U'),
('108094','boat,  U'),
('108095','21, in the fall of 1914.'),
('108096',' "Lt. Cmdr. Mike Hewitt" is the torpedo operator on the surface ship  who calls out the range of the torpedo fired on the Red October,  only for it to be remotely detonated by James Greer  (James Earl Jones (qv)) just prior to impact (to fool the Red  Octobers crew being rescued on the surface). He is not referred to  by name in the movie, but his character and the actors name is  listed in the credits. "Mike Hewitt" is a real person, although at  the time of filming he was Captain Michael Hewitt (III) (qv) (now  retired '),
('108097',' he was Captain of the USS Fulton, a "sub'),
('108098','tender" ship  stationed at the Naval Base in Groton, CT). He was a technical  advisor on the film and they gave his name to the character as thank  you.'),
('108099',' After being faxed the script, Sean Connery (qv) initially turned  the role down on the basis of the plot being unrealistic for the  post'),
('108100','Cold War era. Whoever sent the fax neglected to include the  foreword explaining the movie as historical; once he received the  foreword, Connery accepted the role.'),
('108101',' Robert Garland (I) (qv), John Milius (qv) and  David Shaber (qv) all did uncredited work on the script.'),
('108102',' Costner, Kevin (qv) was originally cast as Jack Ryan.'),
('108103',' Klaus Maria Brandauer (qv) was originally cast as Marko Ramius'),
('108104',' $20,000 was spent on Connery, Sean (qv)s hairpiece.'),
('108105',' During filming, several of the actors portraying USS Dallas crewmen  took a cruise on a real submarine. To train for his role as the  Dallas commander, Glenn, Scott (qv) was installed as the  "commander" of the real sub and gave orders to the crewmen as the  real captain would.'),
('108106',' The crew of the U.S.S. Dallas adopted the tagline "The Hunt Is On"  as an unofficial ships motto.'),
('108107',' The dual'),
('108108','beeping sound effect of the Red October moving on the USS  Dallas sonar screen was also used in _Patriot Games (1992)_ (qv) as  the sound of Jack Ryans EKG.'),
('108109',' The ship escorting the Red October out of port is the USCGC Blackhaw  (WLB'),
('108110','390), a buoy tender stationed in San Francisco California at  that time.'),
('108111',' The frigate shown when the Red October surfaces is not the real USS  Reuben James, an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate with hull number  57. USS Gary, hull number 51, portrayed Reuben James and also  provided some of the engine room shots of Red October. The crew also  participated on some scenes.'),
('108112',' The underwater model of the Red October has never been in the water.  This effect was achieved using smoke on the underwater set and a  few digital touch'),
('108113','ups. The sub was hung by 12 wires from an overhead  grid which gave the ability to tilt and turn the model as needed.'),
('108114',' For the purposes of filming the underwater model of the Red October,  only the left side of the sub was detailed to appear as an authentic  submarine. The effect of showing the right side of the boat was  achieved by simply turning the frame and reversing the image.'),
('108115',' DIRTRADE(John McTiernan (I) (qv)): [teddy bear] Jack Ryan takes a  teddy bear home with him at the end of the film. McClane has one at  the start of _Die Hard (1988)_ (qv) (its the same bear).'),
('108116',' Sean Connery (qv) joined the cast after turning down the role of  The Player in Tom Stoppard (qv)s  _Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)_ (qv).'),
('108117',' Rip Torn (qv) was announced for this film'),
('108118',' When the movie was first released on VHS in 1991, the tapes were  red.'),
('108119',' While preparing for his role in the film, Scott Glenn (qv) met the  captain of the U.S.S. Salt Lake City. Glenn then composited the  captain into Bart Mancuso.'),
('108120',' Two torpedoes are dropped from the air at the Red October. One from  a Bear'),
('108121','Foxtrot bomber and the other from a Seahawk helicopter. There  was only one actual torpedo drop which was incorrectly reported here  as: "filmed from two different angles for the attacks". By watching  carefully the two sequences, played at the same time, it can be  easily seen that the splash pattern around the torpedo of the second  sequence is just the mirror image of the first sequence.'),
('108122',' To help the audience quickly grasp which subs interior they were  seeing as the movie jumped from scene to scene and sub to sub, the  filmmakers created a subtle lighting scheme: red for Dallas, blue  for Red October, and green for the other Russian sub, the Alfa class  "V. K. Konovalov".'),
('108123',' During filming in 1989, the USS Houston, which was used as the USS  Dallas in the movie, snagged the tow cable between the commercial  tugboat Barcona and a barge sinking the tugboat, 10 miles off Long  Beach, California. One crewman drowned and two more were rescued.'),
('108124',' Most of Gates McFadden (qv)s role as Cathy Ryan was deleted from  the final print.'),
('108125',' Due to his obligation to this film, director  John McTiernan (I) (qv) had to pass up the opportunity to direct  _Die Hard 2 (1990)_ (qv), the sequel to his big hit  _Die Hard (1988)_ (qv).'),
('108126',' The bible verses that Putin reads at the beginning of his  conversation with Ramius come from Revelation 16:16'),
('108127','17.'),
('108128',' Several employees that designed and built submarines from the  Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (now known as  Northrup/Grumman Newport News) were set design advisors for the  submarine interiors on the Dallas and Red October. Some of the  interiors actually contain real submarine items '),
('108129',' mostly things like  hatches, lights, etc, to add realism.'),
('108130',' Director John McTiernan (I) (qv) replaced his original editor,  Peter Zinner (qv), because Zinner found McTiernans shooting  approach difficult to work with given his classical, more  traditional film background. However, Zinner has a bit part in the  film as a Soviet admiral.'),
('108131',' Richard Jordan (I) (qv) was second choice for Dr Jeffery Pelt, the  national security adviser. The role was first offered to an Irish  actor.'),
('108132',' In the opening credits, Red October is escorted by two tugs and a US  Coast Guard 180 foot class bouytender, clearly seen off its  starboard quarter.'),
('108133',' Average Shot Length = ~7.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.9  seconds.'),
('108134',' The Hunt for Red October was released in March 1990, just as Major  League Baseball was entering spring training. Lou Pinella and the  rest of the Cincinnati Reds used this movie all season for  motivation and swept the Oakland As in the World Series that  October.'),
('108135',' In the scene with the frigate "Ruben James", a second frigate was  used during the filming. The USS Wadsworth FFG'),
('108136','9 was also used to  depict the Ruben James. The Wadsworths hull number 9 is clearly  visible in a couple of scenes.'),
('108137',' The scene where Jack Ryan was lowered onto the USS Dallas was filmed  in the parking lot of the Mole Pier at Long Beach Naval Station on a  beautiful sunny day. Editing made it look like it was the ocean.'),
('108138',' A US Navy yard oiler was used to escort the sub at the beginning of  the movie. It was in Long Beach CA, and the Red October was built to  look like it submerged by using two articulated barges and flooding  the front one while being towed.'),
('108139',' Alec Baldwin (qv) was succeeded in his role by  Harrison Ford (I) (qv); with whom he appeared in  _Working Girl (1988)_ (qv); and Ben Affleck (qv); with whom he  appeared in _Pearl Harbor (2001)_ (qv).'),
('108140',' Kim Poirier (qv) played a girl who had an affair with Ira Einhorn  however her scenes were deleted.'),
('108141',' Exterior shots of the train were filmed on location on Japan,  however, the interior shots were filmed on a set at Bridge Studios  in Vancouver, B.C. The scenery rushing by outside the windows was  simulated using large rotating drums with "blurred" scenery painted  on it.'),
('108142',' Many scenes were filmed in Portland, Oregon because they needed  rain. Unfortunately, during the weeks they were filming, it didnt  rain in Portland.'),
('108143',' Benicio Del Toro (qv) broke his wrist while filming a fight scene  with Tommy Lee Jones (qv), halting production for four months and  pushing back the release date.'),
('108144',' Tommy Lee Jones (qv) character is based on a the real life  tracker/survival expert Tom Brown Jr. , who was also a technical  advisor on the movie.'),
('108145',' Both Aaron and L.T. use a form of martial arts called Sayoc Kali  which is mostly knife fighting, and originated in the Philippines.'),
('108146',' The men were hunting elk, not deer.'),
('108147',' The knife used by Hallam (Benicio Del Toro (qv)) throughout most  of the movie is a Beck Wilderness Survival Knife, designed by  Tom Brown Jr. (qv) (a tracker/survival expert who was a technical  advisor on this feature) and constructed by David Beck (II) (qv).'),
('108148',' The Metro Area Express (MAX) light rail train used on the Hawthorne  Bridge scene was actually two articulated buses joined together at  the rear ends, with the frontal portion of the "train" to look like  the actual older Bombadier MAX trains.'),
('108149',' Throughout the film both Tommy Lee Jones (qv) and  Benicio Del Toro (qv) wear custom made buffalo leather moccasins  by Catskill Mountain Moccasins of Woodstock, New York.'),
('108150',' A few of the characters have been given surnames of famous rock  musicians: Bonham (John Bonham (qv), Led Zeppelin), Kravitz  (Lenny Kravitz (qv)), Van Zandt (Steve Van Zandt (qv)), Zander  (Robin Zander (qv), Cheap Trick), Powell (Cozy Powell (qv)) and  Richards (Keith Richards (II) (qv), The Rolling Stones).'),
('108151',' The Portland skate park featured in the final race is Burnside, the  same park used in Tony Hawk (qv)s _Pro Skater (1999) (VG)_ (qv)  game.'),
('108152',' Filmed in 1971 but not broadcast until 1973.'),
('108153',' Shot in 6 days in 6 different locations in May 2006.'),
('108154',' This short documentary is featured on the 2 Disc Criterion  Collection DVD for _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)_ (qv),  released in 2003.'),
('108155',' Billy Bob Thorton (qv)s first film project.'),
('108156',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Diver, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('108157',' Seventh release in the "Crackerjack" 1'),
('108158','reel comedy series.'),
('108159',' LeVar Burton (qv)s role was not in the original script.  Steve McQueen (I) (qv) liked his work and figured there should be  more roles for him, so the role of Tommy Price was written in.'),
('108160',' Steve McQueen (I) (qv)s final film.'),
('108161',' Steve McQueen (I) (qv) came up with the idea of going against his  famous car racing abilities by portraying Papa Thorson as a terrible  driver.'),
('108162',' When Steve McQueen (I) (qv) arrived at one of locations used for  the film, he was checked into a really nice hotel with all the  amenities available at the time. When he found out that the crew was  staying in a cheaper motel nearby, he checked out of the hotel and  stayed in the motel with the crew.'),
('108163',' According to numerous biographies and documentaries on Steve  McQueens life, one of the first signs of problems relating to the  cancer in his lungs (which would claim his life) occurred when  shooting a scene in which McQueen is running down the street and  turns a corner. When the director yelled, "Cut!," McQueen didnt  come back around the corner. McQueen was found leaning against a  wall trying desperately to catch his breath.'),
('108164',' The real Ralph Thorson (qv), portrayed by Steve McQueen in The  Hunter, was killed by a car bomb in 1994.'),
('108165',' SPOILER: The Real "Papa" Thorson plays the bartender at the bar  where McQueen drinks after Spotas suicide.'),
('108166',' This conversation is featured on the Special Collectors Edition DVD  for _Payback: Straight Up '),
('108167',' The Directors Cut (2006)_ (qv).'),
('108168',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('108169','Disc Special Edition DVD for  _Predator 2 (1990)_ (qv), released in 2005.'),
('108170',' This is the Distributor Corporation of Americas first release.'),
('108171',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 9 seconds'),
('108172',' The Aircraft playing the role of the North Korean or Mainland  Chinese MIG 15s were actually US F'),
('108173','84 Thunderjets.'),
('108174',' Funded by the director himself and made possible by the hard work of  friends and family, final numbers came to approximately $4000 which  mainly went towards equipment.'),
('108175',' Premiered on 12 March 2005 at the Erie Art Museum Annex in Erie,  Pennsylvania USA. Told by other local venues that they would never  get 200 people to see an independent short a second Encore screening  had to be added for the following night as the Premiere sold'),
('108176','out two  weeks in advance. Over 400 people attended the weekends event.'),
('108177',' Awarded "Best of the Fest" honors at the 47th Annual Rochester  International Film Festival (Rochester, NY May 2005) based on  audience exit polls.'),
('108178',' Without the resources (crew and money) to put together a lighting  kit of any kind the filmmakers utilized existing lighting in nearly  every scene.  Selected for inclusion on "The Best of TromaDance" compilation DVD  (2006).'),
('108179',' Filmed in India on the A. S. Vernay expedition under the auspices of  the American Museum of Natural History.'),
('108180',' According to the advertisements in the newspapers, this was  supposedly shown to First Lady Mrs. Hoover in the White House  theater.'),
('108181',' Billed as "the first all'),
('108182','talking nature picture".'),
('108183',' The lotus pond scene was filmed in a lake two hours out of Shanghai,  and that lake had no lotus. Over 200 lotus plants was air shipped  from Hang Chow to ensure they will flower during filming.'),
('108184',' Huo Yianjia is portrayed as having no surviving offspring after the  murder of his daughter. In fact, he has been followed by seven  grandchildren and, as of 2006, eleven great'),
('108185','grandchildren.'),
('108186',' Nathan Jones (I) (qv) took a fall badly during filming and almost  lost several teeth. He refused medical attention and kept filming.'),
('108187',' During filming when Nathan Jones (I) (qv) was to pick up one of  the extras and toss him to the floor, Jones got too into the spirit  and the extra ended up going to the hospital with cracked ribs.'),
('108188',' Nathan Jones (I) (qv) is so large (he is 6 10"), and the beds in  Chinese hotels so small, he had to fit three beds together.'),
('108189',' Several moves planned by Woo'),
('108190','ping Yuen (qv) for Jet Li (qv) were  deleted by Li for aesthetic and cultural reasons, including cheek  slap, and back'),
('108191','of'),
('108192','head slap. Li felt that those moves were too  impolite to Westerners.'),
('108193',' Shido Nakamura (qv) does not speak Mandarin, but he needed to in  the film, so he found a tutor, even though the director told him to  just memorize and recite the sounds. He also tried watching TV  channels in Shanghai, but it wasnt a week later until one of the  film crew noticed that he was watching a Cantonese channel, which of  course, speaks Cantonese, not Mandarin.'),
('108194',' Anthony De Longis (qv) and Jet Li (qv) broke at least six swords  during their sword fight just for the first take.'),
('108195',' Anthony De Longis (qv) gave Jet Li (qv) a genuine Spanish sword  the day after filming was finished.'),
('108196',' Brandon Rhea (qv) fainted during one of the takes. Apparently the  costume he wore was a bit too restricting.'),
('108197',' Brandon Rhea (qv) insisted that the long stick weapon, known as  "mao", be equipped with a proper sharp point, else itll look  strange. He demonstrated his accuracy by having one of the extras  hold a stack of newspaper three meters away from him. He did one  lunge and thrust the point straight through the middle of the stack.  Even Woo'),
('108198','ping Yuen (qv) was impressed.'),
('108199',' Nathan Jones (I) (qv), in order to keep his physique, eats six  meals a day, gulps down mineral water by the liter, and does 150  push'),
('108200','ups whenever he gets a break.'),
('108201',' Betty Sun (qv) was scared by the leeches in the rice paddy. She  originally tried to wrap her feet in cellophane, but it showed on  camera. Director Ronny Yu (qv) had to order her to take it off.'),
('108202',' The character played by Brandon Rhea (qv) in the film, was based  upon a German military attaché who was based in China at the turn of  the 20th Century and had a background in German fencing and weapons  techniques.'),
('108203',' Michelle Yeoh (qv) had in a small role which was cut to ease the  films running time from over two hours down to a more  audience'),
('108204','friendly 106 minutes.'),
('108205',' Huo Yuan Jia, the founder of the Jin Wu School, was the deceased  master that Bruce Lees character, Chen Zhen, seeks to avenge in the  film "Jing wu men" or "The Chinese Connection".'),
('108206',' The characters of Referee Randall and Bell Boy Dante are Director  Ronny Yus take on both the gravediggers Rozencratz and Guildenstein  from "Hamlet" who observe the goings on, as well as a reference to  Kevin Smiths characters in "Clerks" and "Clerks 2"'),
('108207',' With Fearless, Jet Li has now been filmed as all of the "big three"  amongst the historical martial artists in Qing Dynasty (1645'),
('108208','1911)  China, whose exploits has been novelized and dramatized many times.  They are 1) Fang Shiyu (c.1700s) in the Fong Sai Yuk series, 2) Huo  Yuanjia (1868'),
('108209','1910) in Fearless, and 3) Huang Feihong (1847'),
('108210','1924) in  the Wong Fei Hung series.'),
('108211',' Originally produced with a mammoth running time of 27 hours, making  it possibly the longest film ever produced. It was never exhibited  in its entirety. Instead, it was split up and released as 18  features between 1928 and 1931, of which Burning of the Red Lotus  Monastery is one.'),
('108212',' The role of the emperor was the first feature film role for  Tony Leung Ka Fai (qv) (aka Tony Leung) which started a career  that included over 80 feature films in only 20 years.'),
('108213',' The title means "custody" in English.'),
('108214',' This film is banned in China. However, there are a number of pirate  copies you can buy on the street.'),
('108215',' This movie was made immediately after  _Tomten är far till alla barnen (1999)_ (qv) with only 18 days of  filming.'),
('108216',' Last film directed by Luis Buñuel (qv) until  _Gran Casino (1947)_ (qv), with the exception of compilation films  he made while working at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City,  such as El Vaticano de Pio XII (1940).'),
('108217',' This film was banned from being shown in Spain by the Spanish  government from 1933'),
('108218','1936.'),
('108219',' Luis Buñuel (qv) was not above slaughtering several animals to  deliver his message; he ordered the ailing donkey to be spread with  honey so he could film it being stung to death by bees. Nor was the  mountain goat falling off the mountain an accident, shot by Buñuels  crew for the desired sequence.'),
('108220',' Bugs final line, "I sure hope Petrillo doesnt hear about this,"  refers to James C. Petrillo, then president of the American  Federation of Musicians, and his disapproval of recorded music.'),
('108221',' The cast of the Chicago stage premiere in 1984:  William Hurt (I) (qv) as Eddie; Christopher Walken (qv) as  Mickey; Sigourney Weaver (qv) as Darlene; Harvey Keitel (qv) as  Phil; Jerry Stiller (qv) as Artie; Cynthia Nixon (qv) as Donna;  Judith Ivey (qv) as Bonnie. On Broadway, Ron Silver (I) (qv)  replaced Christopher Walken (qv).'),
('108222',' This was the final film Frank Sutton (qv) did. He died shortly  after it was finished.'),
('108223',' The dates given for the hurricane are Monday and Tuesday, 17'),
('108224','18  August. Those dates coincided with those days in 1964, when an  actual Hurricane Hilda struck.'),
('108225',' Roman Polanski (qv) was set to direct this film until he was  charged with statutory rape, then fled the country.  Jan Troell (qv) replaced him.'),
('108226',' Trevor Howard’s diary for the year of production goes into much  detail about the troubled production.'),
('108227',' The original title was "Hurricane". The title was changed to  "Hurricane Streets" after a print of the film was requested for a  screening, and the film that was delivered was  _Hurricane (1979)_ (qv).'),
('108228',' Chapter Titles:  '),
('108229',' 1. The Wrecker  '),
('108230',' 2. Flying Pirates  '),
('108231',' 3. The Masked Menace  '),
('108232',' 4. Buried Alive  '),
('108233',' 5. Danger Lights  '),
('108234',' 6. The Airport Mystery  '),
('108235',' 7. Sealed Lips  '),
('108236',' 8. Outside the Law  '),
('108237',' 9. The Invincible Army  '),
('108238',' 10. The Wreckers Secret  '),
('108239',' 11. Wings of Death  '),
('108240',' 12. Unmasked'),
('108241',' Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Hare and Hounds'),
('108242',' Shot in 1949, not released until 1954.'),
('108243',' Made for television and shown on Magnavox Theatre in 1950, released  to theatres in 1954'),
('108244',' First film directed by King Vidor (qv) (qv). Vidor had a personal  connection with the film in that he survived the infamous storm that  devastated Galveston, TX, in 1900.'),
('108245',' According to Life Magazine, special effects wizard  James Basevi (qv) was given a budget of $400,000 to create his  effects. He spent $150,000 to build a native village with a lagoon  200 yards long, and then spent $250,000 destroying it.'),
('108246',' The native village set was on 2½ acres of United Artists back lot.'),
('108247',' Doubles were not used for Mary Astor (I) (qv) and  Dorothy Lamour (qv) when they were lashed to a tree during the  hurricane. In her autobiography, Astor said that the sand and water  whipping their faces sometimes left pinpricks of blood on their  cheeks.'),
('108248',' Director Jewison, Norman (qv) showed the film uncompleted at the  1999 Toronto International Film Festival, without credits or proper  color. He had been working on the movie the night before it was  shown, and submitted it to the festival with the film still splinted  together in hundreds of pieces. Before showing the movie he said to  the eager audience, "Im so nervous that the splints may fall  apart."'),
('108249',' Some of the plot and character points fictionalized or ignored  include:  '),
('108250',' Carter was actually convicted of three muggings prior to his    murder trial  '),
('108251',' Carter eventually married one of his Canadian saviors, Lisa Peters  '),
('108252',' In reality, there was no Javert'),
('108253','like Della Pesca character  '),
('108254',' There was no Carter speech in Federal court  '),
('108255',' Carter was actually released from prison for 4 years between his    two trial convictions  '),
('108256',' Lesra was tossed out of Canadian "commune" for breaking some    social dating rules'),
('108257',' Washington, Denzel (qv) trained for over a year with a boxing  coach.'),
('108258',' Rubin Hurricane Carter (qv) was actually discharged from the  military after four courts martial (after just 21 months service),  though the movie shows him as a returning hero.'),
('108259',' The real Rubin Hurricane Carter (qv) is only 58" and 155  pounds, being about 4 inches shorter and nearly 40 pounds lighter  than Denzel Washington (qv) (even when the actor slimmed down to  play Hurricane). In actuality, Washington (and the actors who play  his opponents in the ring) classify as heavyweights.'),
('108260',' The picture of Malcolm X (qv) in Hurricanes cell is actually a  picture of Denzel Washington (qv) as Malcolm X from the movie  _Malcolm X (1992)_ (qv).'),
('108261',' Was the first major motion picture film with black actor to ever be  shot on location in the South. The cast and crew received death  threats from the Ku Klux Klan, had their car tires slashed, and had  to be protected by armed state troopers.'),
('108262',' National Catholic Office of Motion Pictures gave the movie a "C"  (condemned) rating, saying "superficial and patronizing in its  treatment of racial attitudes and tensions, this melodramatic  depiction of life in a small Southern town during the 1940s is also  prurient and demeaning in its approach to sex."'),
('108263',' Footage from this film of a young Michael Caine (qv) was later  used in the film _Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)_ (qv).'),
('108264',' Michael Caine (qv)s first attempt at an American accent. He was  taught by Vivien Leigh (qv).'),
('108265',' Then'),
('108266','Governor George Wallace refused permission to allow  Otto Preminger (qv) to shoot the film in his state of Alabama.'),
('108267',' Film critic Rex Reed interviewed Otto Preminger and the cast during  the filming in the summer of 1966 and was given a bit part in the  film as a farmer.'),
('108268',' A disagreement on the set lead the actress to buy her way out of her  existing 5 picture contract with the director.'),
('108269',' A failed effort to ban the film in California helped trigger a  statewide investigation of state hospitals that uncovered the deaths  of more than 1,100 mental patients. Then news reporter Taylor  Hackford said the film stirred the biggest news story of the year.  It was featured in a story on CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.'),
('108270',' Governor Jerry Brown watched the film at midnight on July 4, 1976  and vowed to make a surprise investigative visit to Metropolitan  State Hospital. A few months later, the Los Angeles Herald  newspapers headlines read "Brown makes commando visit at Norwalk".'),
('108271',' One of the pharmaceutical companies offered the film director  upwards of $180,000 to change the film in order to promote their own  product over Thorzine. He told their representative to stop calling  him.'),
('108272',' Film premiered March 1972 at the Forum Theatre located at 46th  Street and Broadway in Manhattan. During the screening a bomb hoax  was called in by a disgruntled crew member and the theatre had to be  evacuated temporarily.'),
('108273',' A truly international crew is behind Hurt: Producers Eduardo Levy  and James Martin are from Brazil and Canada, respectively. Director  Barbara Stepansky is from Poland, Cinematographer Ralph Kaechele  from Germany, Editor Rita DaSilva from Portugal, and Line Producer  Nikolette Orlandou from Greece. And the actress Sofia Vassilieva  (Sarah) is a first generation American of a Russian origin. Also  adding American flavor, are Co'),
('108274','Writer Alison Lea Bingeman and  Production Designer Scott Enge.'),
('108275',' A "Cruelywed Comedy".'),
('108276',' This short uses considerable footage from the earlier short  _Brideless Groom (1947)_ (qv)'),
('108277',' 13th episode in the Mike and Ike 2'),
('108278','reel comedy series.'),
('108279',' The never'),
('108280','seen narrator/interviewer is played by the films costume  designer, Kurland, Jeffrey (qv).'),
('108281',' Emily Lloyd (qv) was originally cast in the role of Rain, and  footage was shot. Woody Allen (qv) decided it wasnt working, and  replaced her with Juliette Lewis (qv).'),
('108282',' Hoping to piggyback on the scandal surrounding Woody Allen (qv)s  break'),
('108283','up with Mia Farrow (qv), TriStar opened the film on 865  screens, the largest amount ever given over to a Woody Allen  picture. They were rewarded with an opening weekend of $3.52  million, the biggest ever for an Allen film.'),
('108284',' This was the 25,000th film to be granted a certificate from the  British Board of Film Classification for its 1993 video release.'),
('108285',' Woody Allen (qv) said in an interview that the reason he shot the  film the way he did was that he wanted to break the usual rules of  filmmaking. He cut scenes right in the middle of dialog, he used  hand held cameras for no particular reason and did not care if he  showed the side or the back of a performers head during a scene.  Allen said for this reason, he felt this film was one of his best.'),
('108286',' Sydney Pollack (qv) stated that although he liked working on the  film, he did not like the character he played.'),
('108287',' Contrary to general perception, Mia Farrows role is not  autobiographical. Indeed, Woody Allen originally wrote the Judy  Davis part with the idea of Farrow playing it. Farrow chose to take  on the role of the cuckolded wife instead as it meant less shooting  time for her.'),
('108288',' Hugh Herbert (qv)s first movie.'),
('108289',' The movies six'),
('108290','year'),
('108291','old star, Audrey, came up with the basic  premise of the film '),
('108292',' a little girl having the ability to jump in  and out of TVs to kill a monster '),
('108293',' after seeing a Freddy vs Jason  DVD commercial.'),
('108294',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('108295',' Barbara Stanwyck (qv) was originally sought for the role of Jewel  Mayhew which eventually went to Mary Astor (I) (qv). It was to be  Astors last film.'),
('108296',' Mary Astors last film.'),
('108297',' Joan Crawford (I) (qv) took sick and was hospitalized as filming  began (see above) so scenes were shot around her, but when it became  evident that she would have to be replaced, her role was offered to  Katharine Hepburn (qv) and Vivien Leigh (qv). Hepburn didnt  return the studios call, while Leigh declined, saying, "No, thank  you. I can just about stand looking at Joan Crawford (I) (qv)s  face at six oclock in the morning, but not Bette Davis (qv)."  Eventually, Robert Aldrich (qv) flew to Switzerland and convinced  Olivia de Havilland (qv) to step in.'),
('108298',' When Miriam Deering (Olivia de Havilland (qv)) is preparing to  close up the house in anticipation of moving out, she is packing a  box which is stenciled "Sam Strangis Storage & Transfer, Baton  Rouge, LA.". Sam Strangis (qv) was the assistant director on this  picture.'),
('108299',' Loretta Young (qv) was also offered the role of Miriam when  Joan Crawford (I) (qv) became ill but turned it down, saying the  role was totally wrong for her.'),
('108300',' The film was shot at Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, outside  the towns of Darrow and Burnside, Louisiana (just south of Baton  Rouge). The home and grounds are open to tours, and the tour guide  points out several bits of trivia pertaining to the film on the  tour, including the bedroom where Bette Davis (qv) slept while  filming and the spot where her character pushes the potted vase onto  Olivia de Havilland (qv) and Joseph Cotten (I) (qv).'),
('108301',' Until his death in 1959, Joan Crawford (I) (qv) had been married  to Alfred Steele (II) (qv), the president of Pepsi'),
('108302','Cola. In an  effort to spite her co'),
('108303','star, Bette Davis (qv) installed a  Coca'),
('108304','Cola machine on the set.'),
('108305',' Song lyrics heard over the opening titles: "Chop chop, sweet  Charlotte / Chop chop till hes dead / Chop chop, sweet Charlotte /  Chop off his hand and head / To meet your lover you ran chop chop /  Now everyone understands / Just why you went to meet your love chop  chop / To chop off his head and hand."'),
('108306',' Although she was replaced by Olivia de Havilland (qv) midway  through production, Joan Crawford (I) (qv) (then on the Pepsi  board of directors) was notorious for demanding that product  placement shots of her companys soft drink appear in all her  pictures of that era. Perhaps to spite her, theres a shot of a  rival Cola'),
('108307','Cola truck barreling through town just before Miriam sees  Jewel Mayhew on the street.'),
('108308',' Weather and travel delays, as well as Joan Crawford (I) (qv)s  departure, forced director Robert Aldrich (qv) to cease location  filming and move to a $200,000 replica of Houmas House at Fox  Studios Soundstage 6.'),
('108309',' When the taxi pulls up with cousin Miriam inside and stops at the  foot of the steps, if you look closely before Miriam gets out you  can just for a split moment see it is fact Joan Crawford (I) (qv)  in the back and not Olivia de Havilland (qv). You cant see  Crawfords face but you can tell its her by the black dress and  dark sunglasses that she is wearing. When de Haviland as Miriam is  seen in the taxi before she arrives she is wearing a white hat and  her clothing is light colored.'),
('108310',' The painting of young Charlotte is of Bette Davis (qv) in her role  as Julie in _Jezebel (1938)_ (qv).'),
('108311',' An incomplete print of this film (missing reel 1 out of 2 reels)  survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('108312',' The entire short film was originally performed in Craig Geraghtys  stand up act.'),
('108313',' While filming in Memphis, Tennessee, Anthony Anderson (I) (qv) and  assistant director Wayne Witherspoon (qv) were arrested and  charged with sexual assault on a woman who Witherspoon allegedly  lured to a production trailer. Charges against Anderson were later  thrown out by the presiding judge.'),
('108314',' Distribution rights were sold to Paramount Pictures/MTV Films at the  2005 Sundance Film Festival for a festival record $9 million.'),
('108315',' The film was financed by Singleton, John (I) (qv).'),
('108316',' Won the Audience Award also at the 2005 Nashville Film Festival'),
('108317',' The film is dedicated to Sam Phillips (IV) (qv), the man who  discovered Elvis Presley (qv) and founded Sun Records. Philliips  do'),
('108318','it'),
('108319','yourself aesthetic inspired Craig Brewer (qv) to write the  film.'),
('108320',' The gold watch DJay wears that belonged to his late father actually  belonged to Craig Brewer (qv)s late father and mentor, Walter.'),
('108321',' There are numerous references to Memphis'),
('108322','based musicians in the  film: The character of Shelby was named after Shelby Bryant (qv),  a singer'),
('108323','songwriter from Memphis. In one scene, Shelby is wearing a  T'),
('108324','shirt with the logo of Sam Phillips (IV) (qv)s Memphis  Recording Service studio. In another scene, Shelby wears a T'),
('108325','shirt  of Lucero (III) (qv), a local country'),
('108326','rock band. Many of the  studio musicians who played for Stax Records, the legendary  Memphis'),
('108327','based record label, play on the original score.  Isaac Hayes (qv), who plays Arnel, recorded for Stax Records. The  cover of the 1974 Stax album "Victim of the Joke?" by Memphian  David Porter (VII) (qv) is stapled to DJays work table.  Otis Redding (qv), who also recorded for Stax Records, is  mentioned in one scene. Al Green (II) (qv)s song "Jesus is  Waiting" is heard during one scene. Memphis native Josey Scott of  the band Saliva, appears as a store owner. Members of the popular  rap group Three 6 Mafia (qv) appear in the film.  Paul Beauregard (qv) plays DJays neighbor and  Jordan Houston (qv) plays Skinny Blacks brother. Haystak, Free  Sol and Al Kapone are local rappers who appear in the film.'),
('108328',' Al Kapone (qv)s involvement in the film came from a case of  mistaken identity. Director Craig Brewer (qv) was expecting a  phone call from DJ Paul (Paul Beauregard (qv)) because he wanted  to hire Paul to write the songs that DJay would perform. Kapone, who  knew Brewer from the Memphis music scene, decided to call him at  that very same time. He told Brewer that the movie needed to have  his music in it and Brewer immediately agreed. After a few minutes  of small talk, Brewer realized he was talking to the wrong person.  Too embarrassed to back out of the deal, Brewer told Kapone that he  could audition with one song. Kapone had only 24 hours to write a  song for DJay. He was sent the script by courier and was given  Terrence Howard (qv)s phone number to discuss the character. The  next day, Kapone performed "Hustle & Flow (It Aint Over)" for  Brewer and producer John Singleton (I) (qv). They loved the song  so much, they used an additional three of Kapones songs for the  soundtrack.'),
('108329',' Although there are numerous references to famous Memphis'),
('108330','based  musicians in the film, Craig Brewer (qv) deliberately avoided any  direct references to Elvis Presley (qv). In an interview, Brewer  said: "That was a rule. No Elvis."'),
('108331',' The filmmakers convinced star Terrence Howard (qv) to live in  Memphis for a while before production started to learn the dialect  and get the feel of the place.'),
('108332',' Craig Brewer (qv) added several touches from his personal life in  the script: his wife worked in a strip club, then got pregnant, he  would have to turn off the air conditioning to edit or the fuse  would blow out and he actually saw a black pimp with a white  braids'),
('108333','wearing hooker in a car trying to hustle up some business  near a local hotel.'),
('108334',' Terrence Howard (qv) interviewed 123 pimps and 78 prostitutes over  a period of two and a half years. This process included living with  four separate pimps for various periods, including a month'),
('108335','long  stint in a Memphis bordello.'),
('108336',' The movie was produced by Robert Aldrich (qv) and  Burt Reynolds (I) (qv), hence the "RoBurt" credit in the "company  credits" link.'),
('108337',' When Fast Eddie prepares for his first matchup against Minnesota  Fats, his manager sits down in front of a poster depicting  Mosconi, Willie (qv), 14'),
('108338','time world champion in billiards from  1941 to 1957. About ten minutes later, Willie himself makes a cameo  as the guy who holds onto the bet money. His character name is also  Willie.'),
('108339',' All the pool shots in the movie are performed by the actors  themselves (Paul Newman (I) (qv) and Jackie Gleason (I) (qv))  except one: the massé shot (cue ball sends two object balls into the  same pocket), performed by Willie Mosconi (qv).'),
('108340',' SPOILER: In the first big game, Eddie uses massé to change the cue  ball direction and pocket two balls on a single shot. In the final  game of the movie, he does it again. This is actually the same shot  filmed from different angles. Although the shot is impressive, it is  very risky and would give Eddie no discernible advantage.'),
('108341',' Fast Eddie is from Oakland, California.'),
('108342',' When first approached to play the role of Fast Eddie Felsen,  Paul Newman (I) (qv) couldnt accept it because he was scheduled  to begin filming _Two for the Seesaw (1962)_ (qv) with  Elizabeth Taylor (I) (qv). When Taylor was held up with the  filming of _Cleopatra (1963)_ (qv), "Seesaw" was postponed and Paul  was able to do this film.'),
('108343',' Cliff Robertson (qv) lost the role that went to  Paul Newman (I) (qv), Jack Lemmon (qv) having already declined  the part.'),
('108344',' While at the Kentucky Derby, the race announcer lists some of the  horses racing. One of the horses named is "Stroke of Luck". "Stroke  of Luck" was one of the titles considered for the film as a result  of studio fears that the title "The Hustler" would create negative  connotations with prostitution.'),
('108345',' Kim Novak (qv) told Larry King (I) (qv) on his television show  that she turned down the role of Sarah Packard eventually played by  Piper Laurie (qv).'),
('108346',' The words Sarah writes on the mirror are "perverted", "twisted" and  "crippled".'),
('108347',' Theres a misconception that the character Minnesota Fats is based  on the real Minnesota Fats (Rudolf Wanderone Jr. (qv)). Actually,  the character appeared in the book and the film before Wanderone,  who up until this time had called himself "New York Fats",  appropriated the name.'),
('108348',' This documentary is featured on the DVD of  _Hustler, The (1961)_ (qv), released in 2002.'),
('108349',' The last film made by Savannah (I) (qv) before her death.'),
('108350',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Other Fellow, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('108351',' First movie of Chichay (qv).'),
('108352',' The title is taken from a famous line of the inaugural speech of  Philippines president Joseph Estrada (qv), himself an actor, in  1998. "Huwag ninyo akong subukan" (Dont challenge me), Estrada  declared as he assumed the countrys highest government post.'),
('108353',' Launching movie of Beth Bautista (qv).'),
('108354',' Included in the TV series "Danmark under besættelsen" (1987) by  Danmarks Radio, which reflects the German occupation of Denmark  during WWII.'),
('108355',' Featuring in the VHS compilation "Danmark under besættelsen" Vol. 5,  distributed by Danmarks Radio in 1987. Available at the Danish  Public Libraries (De Danske Folkebiblioteker).'),
('108356',' Winner of best short film, 49 Mannheim '),
('108357','Heidelberg Int. Filmfestival'),
('108358',' The seventh in a series of 12 documentary films entitled Magtens  billeder (Images of Power), developed by Det danske Filminstitut  (Danish Film Institute) and Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting  Corporation). The purpose of the documentary films is to spotlight  power in Denmark.'),
('108359',' Originally, the idea for the series of "Magtens billeder" came into  being in 1997 when Folketinget (Danish Parliament) set up a research  project entitled "Den Danske Magtudredning" (the Account of Power in  Denmark). In spring 2003 Danmarks Radio and Det danske Filminstitut  announced an open competition, and received 111 proposals for  documentaries. 12 of these were selected for the series.'),
('108360',' Magtens billeder was originally conceived in 2003 as a series of  12 documentaries. But the documentary entitled Svineriget (written  and directed by Ebbe Nyvold and Christian Schou) was not produced  accordingly to Danmarks Radios ethical programme standards, and  would therefore not officially be part of the series, nor  broadcasted by Danmarks Radio. Svineriget was eventually released  in 2005 on DVD by The Danish Film Institute (together with the other  11 documentaries).'),
('108361',' Available on the DVD compilation entitled Magtens billeder 2  released in 2005 by The Danish Film Institute '),
('108362',' one of four DVD  releases, collecting all 12 Magtens billeder documentaries.'),
('108363',' The fourth in a series of 12 documentary films entitled Magtens  billeder (Images of Power), developed by Det danske Filminstitut  (Danish Film Institute) and Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting  Corporation). The purpose of the documentary films is to spotlight  power in Denmark.'),
('108364',' Originally, the idea for the series of Magtens billeder came into  being in 1997 when Folketinget (Danish Parliament) set up a research  project entitled Den Danske Magtudredning (the Account of Power in  Denmark). In spring 2003 Danmarks Radio and Det danske Filminstitut  announced an open competition, and received 111 proposals for  documentaries. 12 of these were selected for the series.'),
('108365',' Magtens billeder was originally conceived in 2003 as a series of  12 documentaries. But the documentary entitled Svineriget (written  and directed by Ebbe Nyvold and Christian Schou) was not produced  accordingly to Danmarks Radios ethical programme standards, and  would therefore not officially be part of the series, nor  broadcasted by Danmarks Radio. Svineriget was eventually released  in 2005 on DVD by The Danish Film Institute (together with the other  11 documentaries).'),
('108366',' Available on the DVD compilation entitled Magtens billeder 4  released in 2005 by The Danish Film Institute '),
('108367',' one of four DVD  releases, collecting all 12 Magtens billeder documentaries.'),
('108368',' The film was shot over 28 consecutive days, during July/August 2001.'),
('108369',' The film spent three years in development hell. It was originally  scheduled to be filmed in September 1999 but funding fell through  and it was re'),
('108370','scheduled for summer 2000. Once again funding fell  through so it was shelved until 2001 when the director decided to  partly fund it himself with the help of other film funding sources  in Cornwall and it was finally shot summer 2001. It was released a  year later.'),
('108371',' Through out filming so many things went wrong (boom problems,  camera, sound problems), the producer tried to lighten the mood by  bringing in copies of the film Living In Oblivion by Tom DiCillo and  distributing them through out the cast and crew, instructing them  that it was a "self help" guide to making a film. Later director  Antal Kovacs would refer to Hwerow Hweg as the living proof of  Living in Oblivion.'),
('108372',' In the original draft the end involved a long car chase with Jack  eventually catching up with Becky on a beach, raping and murdering  her, then driving his car back to his bedsit where he had built a  secret shrine. Unfortunately due to budget and other problems with  censorship the final scene was completely re written. Instead a  scene having Jack attacking Becky was added in the middle to help  with the explanation of Beckys hatred for Jack.'),
('108373',' Hwerow Hweg wasnt originally going to be made as a Cornish language  film. It went through several names: Kill The Bitch, Robert 4 Helen  before it was finally titled as Bitter Sweet. The producers made the  decision for it to be shot in Cornish came about from the directors  interest in the language.'),
('108374',' The three lead characters were assisted by a film coach and a  Cornish language dialogue coach. A camera man followed them through  out the shoot, documenting their progress from college students to  film actors.'),
('108375',' Rule, Helen and Williams XVI, Robert were discovered by the director  when he saw a video tape of their final college performances. He was  impressed and cast them. The final script was written for them.'),
('108376',' The clapperboard boy featured as an extra in one of the pub scenes.'),
('108377',' There were two clapperboard boys, the first was subsequently fired  for failing to turn up.'),
('108378',' The movie was filmed entirely on location in various towns Cornwall  in England'),
('108379',' Extras were paid £1 sterling.'),
('108380',' Was premiered at The Houses of Parliament in the UK, a first for any  feature film made.'),
('108381',' The APC in this film is the "Landmaster" from Damantion Alley  (1977). The Landmaster really does have a working "tri'),
('108382','star" wheel  system, and cost $300,000 to build in 1976.'),
('108383',' Originally planned as a sequel to  _Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('108384',' Is available in Japan only.'),
('108385',' The English title is Hydlide 3: The Space Memories.'),
('108386',' A VHS video for use with Worlds of Wonders Action Max video game  system, which overlays graphics on the video.'),
('108387',' Pekka Parikka (qv) was original choice to direct but died before  production began. Producer Jörn Donner (qv) replaced him with  Lauri Törhönen (qv).'),
('108388',' Director Peter R. Hunt (I) (qv) replaced Michael Wadleigh (qv)  after Wadleigh dropped out.'),
('108389',' Keenan Wynn (qv)s last movie.'),
('108390',' "Lord Buckethead" attempted to promote his movie in the UK by  standing as a prospective MP for Parliament in both the 1987 and  1992 General Elections. Representing the "Gremloid" party (by which  this movie is known in the UK) he stood against Margaret Thatcher in  her Finchley constituency and somehow got 131 votes. Five years  later in 1992 he stood against the then PM John Major in Huntingdon  and got 107 votes.'),
('108391',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('108392',' In a small role as a "hospital doctor" is Fred Demara (qv),  otherwise known as Ferdinand W. Demara, whose own life story was  being depicted that same year in _Great Impostor, The (1961)_ (qv)  starring Tony Curtis (I) (qv).'),
('108393',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _American Tourists Abroad (1912)_ (qv).'),
('108394',' Biograph production number 3300.'),
('108395',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Slight Mistake, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('108396',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Over the Hills to the Poorhouse (1912)_ (qv).'),
('108397',' The majority of the cast and crew from Hypnotized left Ensenada,  Mexico, aboard the SS Emma Alexander on July 24, 1932, and arrived  in Los Angeles, California, the same day, according to the ships  List of United States Citizens. The ships manifest lists them as  "Movie Company" and contains 42 members of the cast and crew already  identified as working on Hypnotized, including Mack Sennett, Hattie  McDaniel, Marjorie Beebe, Wallace Ford, Spec ODonnell and many  others. Eleven persons are listed on the ships papers who were with  the cast/crew, but who have not yet been identified as having worked  on the film.'),
('108398',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Fickle Freak, The (1913)_ (qv).'),
('108399',' According to the storyboard (included as a bonus feature on the  "Looney Tunes" DVD set), this cartoon originally was to have had one  more scene at the end. As Clyde the cat floats via balloon to "Cat  Heaven," the mice are shown inside the house, in front of the  fireplace, roasting cheese clumps (shaped like marshmallows) on  toothpicks. Clyde is seen through the window, blissfully drifting  skyward.'),
('108400',' Although the nudity was tastefully done (it was passed by The  National Board of Censors), it was still banned in Ohio and caused  riots in New York. The mayor of Boston demanded that every frame  displaying the naked figure of truth be hand'),
('108401','painted to clothe the  unidentified actress who portrayed her. One historian suggested that  Weber herself played the part.'),
('108402',' The movie Terka is watching in her room is the original Hippolyt  movie, _Hyppolit a lakáj (1931)_ (qv).'),
('108403',' The exterior of the bar is actually an apartment building in  Paterson, New Jersey. Beer signs and background actors were placed  in the windows (which themselves were altered to match the windows  at the interior bar location) to create the appearance of a bar. The  interiors were filmed at a closed'),
('108404','down bar/restaurant in Bayonne,  New Jersey.'),
('108405',' During filming at the Bar exterior, a freight train rumbled right  through the set, shutting down filming for several minutes and  igniting a reflective light screen, which had been blown onto a  light by the wind from the passing train.'),
('108406',' The scene in Rick (Justin Chambers (qv))s house '),
('108407',' where Debbie  (Uma thurman (qv)) offers to make breakfast had to be shot that  way because the house actually had no kitchen. It had been gutted  for renovation prior to being selected as a location for the film.  The filmmakers contemplated building a fake kitchen, but the  homeowner refused.'),
('108408',' When the location of the shot of Beth (Juliette Lewis (qv))s car  pulling away from behind her house '),
('108409',' followed by a crane up to the  overpass in the background '),
('108410',' was scouted, the foliage only a few  feet tall. But when it came time to shoot the scene, the stalks had  grown so high that they obstructed the view of the overpass, and had  to be pruned down. When the filmmakers could not identify the legal  property owner, they went ahead and pruned it without permission.'),
('108411',' The plastic'),
('108412','covered couch seen in Beth (Juliette Lewis)s house was  actually the property of the homeowner. When director  Mira Nair (qv) saw it on a scouting trip, she decided it should  stay as part of the set dressing.'),
('108413',' The director came up with the story when he was on vacation at the  same cabin used in the film.'),
('108414',' The film was never released. After filming, the filmmakers didnt  have enough money to send negatives to the nearest laboratory in  Copenhagen. After over a year of waiting, the film material was  spoiled.'),
('108415',' One of the first three films that were planned to be the first  full'),
('108416','length Finnish features, made by same filmmakers one after  another in the summer of 1911. Others were "Sylvi" and "Anna'),
('108417','Liisa".  Of these three, only "Sylvi" was released.'),
('108418',' TV adaptation of theater play "Há Petróleo no Beato", one of the  greatest hits of actor Raúl Solnado (qv) in the 1980s.'),
('108419',' Actors Samuli Edelman, Teemu Lehtilä, Juha Veijonen and the  producer, Markus Selin, promised to stop smoking if the film was  seen by 200,000 viewers in Finland. That number was reached on  February 15th, 1999.'),
('108420',' Considered to be lost for a long time, the movie was rediscovered in  Germany in an edited German version in 2003.'),
('108421',' Was made for the 8mm rental market'),
('108422',' Upon its first US release in the 1950s, this film was banned  entirely by the city of Chicago.'),
('108423',' Haxan Films, the creators of the movie  _Blair Witch Project, The (1999)_ (qv) took their name from this  movie.'),
('108424',' Director Benjamin Christiansen (qv) originally planned to write  the script with the help of historical experts, but that plan fell  through after he discovered that most of the experts he had in mind  were against the making of the film.'),
('108425',' To achieve the scene in which the witches are flying over the roofs  of the town, Christiansen and his cameraman  Johan Ankerstjerne (qv) photographed a miniature town (with each  house about 2 meters in height) on an enormous turntable, which  operated manually and took the strength of 20 men to operate. Then,  several costumed actors were photographed on broomsticks against a  black background. To make the heavy costumes ripple in the "wind"  Christiansen brought in an airplane motor. A total of 75 witches  were photographed, each individually, and a special optical printer  was built by Ankerstjerne to put them together (only about three of  four appear on the screen at one time). The construction of a model  town was decided upon after test footage proved the original idea of  shooting from a movie train was a bad one, as too many modern  structures, not to mention telephone poles and wires, were  unavoidable. The test footage survives and is superimposed with  Christiansen seated in a chair, acting out the part of a witch.'),
('108426',' Although financed by Swedish backers, the film was shot entirely at  Benjamin Christiansens old studio in Denmark.'),
('108427',' Since he felt that the actors performances would be best influenced  by a more dark and ominous atmosphere, most of the film was shot at  night, almost unheard'),
('108428','of at the time.'),
('108429',' At the time, the most expensive film produced in any Scandinavian  country.'),
('108430',' Maren Pedersen (qv), the accused old witch, was discovered by  Benjamin Christensen (qv) impoverished and selling flowers. She  claimed to have been the first red cross nurse in Denmark.'),
('108431',' To get dramatic skies for the scenes where actors are shown outside,  in silhouette, Benjamin Christiensen dispatched a cameraman to  Norway to photograph the dramatic, cloudy skyscapes that appear in  the finished product.'),
('108432',' In addition to playing the devil, director  Benjamin Christensen (qv) also has a brief appearance as Christ.  He also appears as himself in the very first shot of the film.'),
('108433',' When the film was re'),
('108434','released in Demark in 1941, Benjamin  Christiensen considered removing the modern'),
('108435','day sequences from the  film. Inevitably, the film was released with the modern scenes  intact.'),
('108436',' Due to the type of emulsion of the film stock used, the blue in many  of the actors blue eyes did not register, giving their eyes a  glazed, unnatural appearance.'),
('108437',' This was the last film that Henry Koster (qv) directed in Berlin  before having to leave due to Nazis. He left Berlin, having knocked  out an SS officer, one day before filming was finished on the movie.  The Nazis removed his name from the credits and substituted the name  of "Hasse Preiss", the lyricist.'),
('108438',' The Nazi censors omitted a shot from the film for reasons of taste.  In the scene in which the characters are so drunk that they see  everything double, there originally was a shot of a dog urinating  against a wall. This was seen in double also by the drunken  characters. This shot was edited out of the final film by order of  the Nazi government.'),
('108439',' Josef was originally scripted to be a guinea pig but was changed to  a turtle during pre'),
('108440','production. Swedish effects house Fido Film  thought a turtle would have more options when it came to facial  animation.'),
('108441',' First Swedish film which contains a CG character.'),
('108442',' The cast and crew agreed not to reveal anything about the film until  one week before its premiere (17 September 2004 in Sweden).'),
('108443',' This movie was first supposed to be filmed in the US.  Christina Aguilera (qv) was the first choice of playing  Sanna Bråding (qv)s character "Tess" and  Sylvester Stallone (qv) would be offered to play  Thorsten Flinck (qv)s character "Rickard".'),
('108444',' Had a "disturbing images" warning by the Swedish censors, on the  movie posters in Swedish theaters. That had not happened since  _ Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1976)_ (qv) was released.'),
('108445',' Thorsten Flinck (qv) revealed in the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet  that he used drugs during the production of the film to cope with  some difficult scenes.'),
('108446',' The documentary features excerpts of original film recordings of a  number of dance performances, including "Ildfuglen" (1974), "Leg med  ild" (1974), "Pakhus 13"/"13 landskaber" (1975'),
('108447','1976), "I tangoens  skygge" (1988), "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (1984, 1999), "Ofret"  (1999), "Narredans" (2000), "Spion i Kærlighedens Hus" (2001), and  "Øjeblikkets perler" (year not given). In addition, excerpts of the  instruction video "Kroppens træning og udtryk", vol. I and II  (1974), are used. Graphic designs by Palle Nielsen (qv) are shown,  portraying Orfeus and Eurydike.'),
('108448',' Included in the TV series "Danmark under besættelsen" (1987) by  Danmarks Radio, which reflects the German occupation of Denmark  during WWII.'),
('108449',' Featured in the VHS compilation "Danmark under besættelsen" Vol. 20,  distributed by Danmarks Radio in 1988. Available at the Danish  Public Libraries (De Danske Folkebiblioteker).'),
('108450',' Stella Soto (qv) provided the production team with the main  location for this film.'),
('108451',' Originally shot as a 16mm short film in 1995, with a different cast  and crew, and later reworked as a feature film.'),
('108452',' Károly Eperjes (qv) refused to do the suicide scene as it is  against his Catholic religion.'),
('108453',' Károly Eperjes (qv) refused to do the suicide scene because it is  not proved that Széchenyi took his own life.'),
('108454',' This is the first 100 percent digital movie created by Studio  Ghibli. No traditional "cels" were used for this film.'),
('108455',' In 2007 RTL released a new version of the movie, in which  Thomas Lang (I) (qv) '),
('108456',' the host of the TV series "Höllische  Nachbarn" '),
('108457',' commentated the story before each commercial break.'),
('108458',' Real telephone threats are used as the narration of the movie.'),
('108459',' Shot in Norway, during Ingmar Bergman (qv)s exile from Sweden due  to an accusation of tax evasion.'),
('108460',' Ingrid Bergman (I) (qv)s final theatrical film appearance.'),
('108461',' While Ingrid Bergman portrays Charlotte the pianist, the person we  really see and hear playing is Ingmar Bergmmans ex'),
('108462','wife Käbi  Laretei, an acclaimed concert pianist. She even acted as Ingrids  body double at the keyboard.'),
('108463',' The only time Ingrid Bergman acted in a film directed by Ingmar  Bergman.'),
('108464',' Director Sienna, Pedro (qv) selected the cast from people that he  found on the street.'),
('108465',' Writer/Director Jason Connell can be seen in the film as an extra at  the Santa Monica Peer montage scene.'),
('108466',' Based on the real life Dr. John Schneeberger, a Canadian doctor  convicted of using drugs to rape two patients.'),
('108467',' The first film of Charles Gray (I) (qv).'),
('108468',' The cast contains over 30 lookalikes, including Winston Churchill,  Madonna, Queen Elizabeth II, Elton John, Mother Theresa, Tina  Turner, Margaret Thatcher and Ghandi.'),
('108469',' With a budget totaling 144 million Norwegian kroner (about US$21  million) this was the most expensive movie to date in Norway.'),
('108470',' Co'),
('108471','star Gérard Depardieu (qv) brought 500 bottles of wine from his  own farm and winery to the location in Kjerringøy (northern Norway)  "to keep the spirits up", as he himself put it.'),
('108472',' Gørild Mauseth (qv) was considered for the role of Dina.'),
('108473',' Was originally going to be made in the 1990s with  Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) starring and Ridley Scott (qv)  directing. The budget became too expensive and they both left the  project to pursue other projects.'),
('108474',' Picture Cars East was doing stunt tests on the 2008 Mustang Shelby  GT500 to test the new car showroom stunt. They had a 27 foot run up  to the ramp, and are jumping the Shelby through a plate glass  window. In the test they were doing the landing on boxes to not harm  the fairly rare car. On the first test they ripped out the radiator,  and radiator support. They had to cannibalize a regular Mustang for  parts to continue the test.'),
('108475',' Cameron Monaghan (qv) auditioned for the part of Ethan.'),
('108476',' Will Smith (I) (qv) left the production for a couple of days to  attend Tom Cruise (qv)s wedding to Katie Holmes (qv) in Rome,  Italy.'),
('108477',' Warner Bros. Pictures has owned the rights to the book since the  1970s. The studio first attempted adapting it in 1994 with director  Ridley Scott (qv), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv), which  fell through when the production went over'),
('108478','budget. And then in 2002,  Michael Bay (qv) was set to direct Will Smith (I) (qv), but they  decided to make _Bad Boys II (2003)_ (qv) instead.'),
('108479',' Guillermo del Toro (qv), Will Smith (I) (qv)s first choice,  turned down the offer to direct this film.'),
('108480',' The scenes at the Brooklyn Bridge involved over 1000 extras and  various military vehicles and aircraft.'),
('108481',' Much of this film was shot on location in New York Citys Washington  Square Park during fall and winter 2006'),
('108482','2007, causing holiday  decorations to be taken down and replaced tumultuously for over  three months.'),
('108483',' The studio spent an estimated $5,000,000 for a 6 night shoot in New  York involving the Brooklyn Bridge. To film in this location, the  producers needed the approval of up to 14 government agencies. The  producers had to bring in a crew of 250, plus 1,000 extras,  including 160 members of the National Guard in full combat gear.'),
('108484',' The lead actress in this film was in a car accident and had to be  replaced eight hours before the first day of shooting.'),
('108485',' The Japanese Bunkacho (Agency for Cultural Affairs) helped to  finance and sponsor the film.'),
('108486',' The title for the film was inspired by the character from the Dr.  Seuss book "Green Eggs and Ham".'),
('108487',' As preparation for his role, Sean Penn (qv) visited L.A. Goal, a  center in Los Angeles for Mentally Handicapped persons.'),
('108488',' Dakota Fanning (qv)s little sister, Elle Fanning (qv) played  her at age 3.'),
('108489',' The scene where Sam, Lucy, and Sams friends are walking across the  street with the balloons is a tribute to famous photograph of The  Beatles crossing the street from the cover of "Abbey Road".'),
('108490',' There was originally to be a line where Brad  (Brad Silverman (I) (qv)) asks Rita (Michelle Pfeiffer (qv))  "Are you wearing a Wonder Bra, because you look wonderful today...".  Silverman thought the line was offensive to David E. Kelley (qv)  (Pfeiffers husband) and refused to say it.'),
('108491',' Sean Penn (I) (qv) wanted the soundtrack to be all Beatles music,  but was unable to get the rights, so he asked various artists to  cover the Beatles songs he wanted to use. And in order for the  re'),
('108492','recorded music to fit into the movie, each of the artists had to  use the same tempo as the original Beatles songs.'),
('108493',' French visa # 105275.'),
('108494',' Dakota Fanning (qv)s character is named Lucy Diamond from  The Beatles (qv) song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".  Michelle Pfeiffer (qv)s characters name is Rita Harrison, from  the song "Lovely Rita" and the last name of Beatle  George Harrison (I) (qv).'),
('108495',' A 35mm copy of this film survives at the Museum of Modern Art in New  York. A 16mm copy is held by Eastman House in Rochester, New York.'),
('108496',' The film was highly inspired by the music of a band called  Witchfinder General.'),
('108497',' The movie was shot over the course of 5 years. It went through two  casts before finding the cast that would see it through to  completion.'),
('108498',' The experiences/impressions gathered from working with the original  two casts of this film provided the inspiration to Richard R.  Anaskys second film, the independent film'),
('108499','making mockumentary  _Actress Apocalypse (2005)_ (qv).'),
('108500',' The film was conceived, scripted, shot and edited during August 2006  in spare time. It was filmed entirely on the 11th August 2006. The  final draft of the script was written after the film was shot, as  new voice over dialogue was added.'),
('108501',' The film was made on a "no budget" budget, The sequel was similarly  no'),
('108502','budget, but the third and final film in the series will have a  much improved production value, to give the series a proper send off  (while still staying true to the no budget roots of the series).'),
('108503',' The mask, which acts as Zombie Mans void'),
('108504','of'),
('108505','flesh head, cost £8  and was bought in Norwich (UK) from a novelty shop a couple of years  prior. The mask ended up being used in I Am Zombie Man because it  lent to the cheap'),
('108506','as'),
('108507','chips aesthetic, which was part of the joke  of the film, as well as the style of the film itself.'),
('108508',' Appears as an extra feature on the American/Canadian Tempe DVD  release of Gary Ugareks "Deadlands: The Rising", on the Splatter  Rampage label, with an introduction to IAZM by the Writer/Director  Nick Thomson.'),
('108509',' This documentary is featured on the DVD for _Domino (2005)_ (qv).'),
('108510',' The film was based on the true story of Robert E. Burns (qv). It  sticks basically to the facts except for two instances: Burns  actually did steal the $5.29 in order to eat, and he finally  succeeded in evading the Georgia legal system with the help of three  New Jersey governors. Burns actually slipped into Hollywood and  worked for a few weeks on the film, but ultimately the stress and  risk were too much, and he fled back to the safety of New Jersey.  The book and film helped bring about the collapse of the brutal  chain gang system in Georgia. Warner Bros. took a big chance on the  film, as social commentary was not normally done in Hollywood  pictures. However, this film was a critical and financial success  and helped establish Warners as the studio with a social  conscience'),
('108511','it also helped save the financially ailing company. Even  though Georgia was never specifically named in the film, numerous  lawsuits were filed against the studio, the film was banned in  Georgia, and the studios head and the films director were told  that should they ever find themselves in Georgia they would be  treated to a dose of the "social evil" they so roundly denounced.'),
('108512',' The final fade came as an accident. Director Mervyn LeRoy (qv) had  planned to go to a blackout after the final line. During rehearsals,  a light blew, taking the fuse with it. The resultant slow fade,  starting just before the final line, was so powerful that Leroy  decided to shoot the film exactly that way.'),
('108513',' Atlanta, Georgia '),
('108514',' Monday, October 10, 1939: Action bought by Vivian  Stanley, a member of the Prison Commission of the State of Georgia,  against Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., Vitagraph, Inc. and local  exhibitors, Wilby and Holden, was won by the defendants when a  verdict was rendered in the latters favor in the Superior Court of  Fulton County here. Plaintiff brought the suits trial of which  commenced some three weeks ago, for $100,000 charging libel because  of the content of the (1932)Warner feature, "I Am a Fugitive from a  Chain Gang."'),
('108515',' The film took 15 years to make. Seven years of footage had to be  dumped after a tenant trashed Zahedis Los Angeles apartment, one of  the movies primary locations.'),
('108516',' When the completed project was rejected by Sundance, Zahedi tried to  distribute the film himself. It was only after he won the Gotham  Award, for "Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You," that  producers began returning his calls, and IFC picked up the film.'),
('108517',' Actress Rebecca Lord (I) (qv) was deported to France  mid'),
('108518','production, requiring a weekend dash to Paris to film her final  scenes. The rest of the film was completed in San Francisco.'),
('108519',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('108520',' The White Swan pub in Henley'),
('108521','on'),
('108522','Arden, which provided accomodation  and catering for the film, is owned and run by actor  Elphick, Michael (qv) (Inspector Cleaver in the film).'),
('108523',' The location that was used for Noddy and Kims house is the same one  that was used in Series 3 of _"Boon" (1986)_ (qv) for the offices of  "Texas Rangers."'),
('108524',' The vampire motorcycle is a 750cc Norton Commando'),
('108525',' In order to get distribution for his film, Scorsese was told to add  nude scenes so it could be promoted as a sexploitation film. So he  shot the fantasy scene showing J.R. imagining encounters with  prostitutes.'),
('108526',' There is no question mark in the title "Whos That Knocking at My  Door". Having a question mark in the title of a movie is considered  bad luck in the industry.'),
('108527',' Richard mentions that his favorite sandwich is the number 26. This  was true. The real place was Togos and Richard describes the real  number 26 "turkey, ham and cheese".'),
('108528',' Rose Byrne did all of her own piano playing.'),
('108529',' Award winning Writer/Director J. Swain had been gathering  information regarding the City College Stampede since 1992.'),
('108530',' Dirk Swain, older brother of Writer/Director J. Swain, was killed at  the City College stampede hosted by Rappers Heavy D and Puff Daddy  (now known as P. Diddy). After Dirks death, Swain dedicated his  life to telling his brothers story.'),
('108531',' DIRCAMEO(Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv)): crossing the top of a  staircase during the opening credits.'),
('108532',' In the original play, the priest was hung. This scene had to be  eliminated and replaced with another scene to avoid the wrath of the  censor.'),
('108533',' Walking through the town, priest Logan pass in front of a cinema  which is showing _Enforcer, The (1951)_ (qv).'),
('108534',' In his interview with François Truffaut (qv),  Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv) said he was so impressed with the  performance of Anita Björk (qv) in _Fröken Julie (1951)_ (qv) that  he hired her for this movie. However, when she arrived in Hollywood,  Bjork brought her lover, writer Stig Dagerman (qv), and their baby  daughter. Since they were not married, Warner Bros. insisted that  Hitchcock find another actress for the role of Ruth Grandfort, in  this case Anne Baxter (qv).'),
('108535',' Judy Garland (I) (qv)s children, Lorna Luft (qv) and  Joey Luft (qv), were extras in this film.'),
('108536',' Judy Garland (I) (qv)s final film.'),
('108537',' The original title for the movie was "The Lonely Stage".'),
('108538',' Michelle Pfeiffer (qv)s first movie after a 5'),
('108539','year break from  acting.'),
('108540',' This film is a feature'),
('108541','length compilation of several episodes of the  short'),
('108542','lived television series "Blue Light".'),
('108543',' During the filming of a scene in which Jack Palance strangles  Shelley Winters, Jack actually cut off Shelleys air and she passed  out. The director and cast all thought everyone was acting, only her  then boyfriend, later husband, Tony Franciosa, noticed the  difference and was able to break the scene and save her'),
('108544',' When this film was originally shown in theaters, patrons were given  free paper "Up Chuck Cups" when they purchased their tickets.'),
('108545',' Originally three reels, but cut to two after lukewarm receptions by  preview audiences.'),
('108546',' United Artists announced in 1969 that a film version of this show  would be directed by Gower Champion (he directed the stage show) and  starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Champion was dissatisfied  with the original ending from the Broadway show and wrote a  screenplay that changed the ending to have the couple adopt twelve  Korean children and remain in their home. The film was canceled in  the spring of 1970 due to the then recent financial failure of  musicals at the box office.'),
('108547',' In June of 1988, actors C.J. Byrnes (I) (qv) and Cathy  DArcy (qv) parents of actress Darcy Rose Byrnes (qv) were  married on stage during a live production of "I Do! I Do!" on  Broadway...in Astoria Queens NY. Their union was reported in local  newspapers and carried on ABCs "Eyewitness News."'),
('108548',' Popeye does not eat his spinach in this cartoon.'),
('108549',' I Dont Speak German premiered nationally on The Independent Film  Channel in December 2006.'),
('108550',' Footage for the number "Swinging the Junx Away" was borrowed from  _Born to Dance (1936)_ (qv).'),
('108551',' Eleanor Powell (I) (qv) reportedly knocked herself out cold during  rehearsals for the lariat dance.'),
('108552',' Footage of the "Hawiian Medley" number was taken from  _Honolulu (1939)_ (qv).'),
('108553',' This film was intended to be a pilot for a proposed series (which  was never produced) that would have updated the characters from the  original 60s series; this explains the continuity error between  this film and its successor, "I Still Dream of Jeannie".'),
('108554',' Larry Hagman (qv) declined to do the film because he was too busy  with _"Dallas" (1978)_ (qv).'),
('108555',' Hayden Rorkes last role.'),
('108556',' The scary, ugly face seen on the movie posters for this film was  originally part of the poster art for the US/British monster film,  _It! (1966)_ (qv), starring Roddy McDowall (qv).'),
('108557',' This was the first film ever to be rated X by the MPAA based on  violence alone.'),
('108558',' A cut version was briefly released on the Media video label in the  UK in the early 1980s, before the passing of the Video Recordings  Act. Although the film was never listed as an official video nasty  it was one of the movies which featured on Mary Whitehouse (qv)s  compilation tape which was shown at the Conservative Party  conference in 1984, and has yet to receive a UK certificate.'),
('108559',' The Bolex film camera used by Lloyd (13) and Stinky is the actual  camera the director used to make his first short when he was in High  School. Rented from a local camera store for the project, it was  returned at the end of the summer. 36 years later the director found  the camera on eBay.'),
('108560',' This film was written, shot, edited, and completed in just 48 hours  for a competition, "The 48 Hour Film Project".'),
('108561',' Winner, "Best of L.A" 48 Hour Film Project 2004.'),
('108562',' Winner, tied for first place "Peoples Choice Award" 48 Hour Film  Project 2004.'),
('108563',' Official Selection, Imperial Beach International Film Festival 2004.'),
('108564',' Official Selection, New York City Horror Film Festival 2004.'),
('108565',' Official Selection, SHRIEKFEST The Los Angeles Horror/Scifi film  festival 2004.'),
('108566',' Official Selection, Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival.'),
('108567',' Third Place, 15 Minutes of Fame Film and Video Festival.'),
('108568',' First appearance of Porky Pig.'),
('108569',' Was conceived as an attempt to create a cartoon equivalent of  Hal Roach (qv)s "Our Gang" shorts. Only a handful of cartoons  were made with the new characters before the concept was dropped.  Although there was an effort to make Beans the cat the newest Looney  Tunes/Merrie Melodies star, that role eventually went to Porky Pig.'),
('108570',' This is Dustin Hoffman (qv) and Lily Tomlin (qv)s first movie  together, although the two of them were the original choices for  Popeye and Olive Oyl in the Robert Altman (I) (qv) film  _Popeye (1980)_ (qv).'),
('108571',' Gwyneth Paltrow (qv) was originally attached to star as Dawn  Campbell, but dropped out due to the death of her father.  Nicole Kidman (qv) then attached herself to the project, but could  not fit the movie in due to her schedule for  _Stepford Wives, The (2004)_ (qv). At that point,  Jennifer Aniston (qv) was looked at for the part until finally  Naomi Watts (qv), director David O. Russell (qv)s original  first choice, was a lock.'),
('108572',' Talia Shire (qv) makes a cameo as Alberts mom in the film. She is  Jason Schwartzman (qv)s real'),
('108573','life mother.'),
('108574',' Britney Spears (qv) also auditioned twice for the role of Dawn  Campbell.'),
('108575',' Many theater managers mistakenly wrote the films title on marquees  and in showtime listings as "I Love Huckabees". This is most likely  because on all promotional material and in the film itself the title  is written with a heart symbol instead of the word "heart".'),
('108576',' Bernard Jaffe (Dustin Hoffman (qv))s watch face has no hands and  no numbers; it is completely blank.'),
('108577',' Jason Schwartzman (qv)s Albert is loosely based by director  David O. Russell (qv) on himself and the themes of the film were  inspired by Russells mentor, Robert Thurman (I) (qv),  Uma Thurman (qv)s father. In fact, Dustin Hoffman (qv)s  character, Bernard, was modeled directly after Thurman.'),
('108578',' In Albert Markovskis "Open Spaces" office, there is a picture of  Henry David Thoreau, the American Transcendentalist philosopher.'),
('108579',' Videos have cropped up on the Internet of director David O. Russell  losing his cool on the set, especially towards Lily Tomlin during  the office scene. Tomlin was annoyed at the direction she was  receiving and Russell snapped, calling Tomlin several foul names and  even went so far as to destroy parts of the set. Dustin Hoffman can  be seen walking away, hoping not to get involved.'),
('108580',' Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee did not  care for the movie, stating "It was as if somebody forgot to give  the actors a script and said, for the next two hours, just go out  there and do something."'),
('108581',' In the card playing scene, the lyrics of the Finnish song sum up  what has happened up till that point.'),
('108582',' DIRCAMEO(Aki Kaurismäki (qv)): the man who sells the sunglasses to  Henri.'),
('108583',' The film is dedicated to the memory of Michael Powell.'),
('108584',' Joe Strummer (qv) performs a song in a pub.'),
('108585',' Christian Slater (qv) (as Peter), Stephen Dorff (qv) (as Simon  Cable), and Jennifer Love Hewitt (qv) (as Anna Cable) were  originally set to star.'),
('108586',' This short film was made while Affleck, Ben (qv) studied at  Occidental College in 1993.'),
('108587',' The real Steven was paid $30,000 for the movie, but died in a  motorcycle accident aged 24, shortly after this movie was released.  He had two children with his wife.'),
('108588',' CAMEO(Steven Stayner): appears briefly as a policeman'),
('108589',' The group goes to "Dawsons Beach". This is a reference to  _"Dawsons Creek" (1998)_ (qv), also written by  Kevin Williamson (I) (qv).'),
('108590',' The original trailer for the movie described Kevin Williamson and  the movie as "from the creator of _Scream (1996)_ (qv)". Miramax,  owners of the "Scream" franchise successfully sued Columbia Pictures  for "false advertising" and the phrase was removed.'),
('108591',' Sarah Michelle Gellar (qv) auditioned for the role of Julie.'),
('108592',' Jennifer Love Hewitt (qv) auditioned for the role of Helen.'),
('108593',' The film originally had a different ending, where Julie James is  chatting with Ray online, she gets the pool party invitation, and  then another person starts a chat with her typing in, "I still  know." Then the killer jumps out on her. This ending was used as a  teaser trailer for the sequel.'),
('108594',' Lois Duncan (qv) has stated openly that she hates the movie,  because the filmmakers turned her book into a slasher film. She  especially detested it in the wake of her 18'),
('108595','year'),
('108596','old daughters  murder in 1989.'),
('108597',' SPOILER: Maxs Murder was added in re'),
('108598','shoots. It was decided that  the killer, who remained mostly in shadows for the first half of the  film, worked on a suspense level; but never provided a tangible  threat to the main characters. The murder was then filmed to show  the audience that, indeed, this character was a deadly threat to the  four leads.'),
('108599',' Kevin Williamson wrote this script before Scream, but was unable to  sell it. Following the big screen success of his next screenplay,  Scream, Columbia Pictures immediately bought I Know What You Did  Last Summer.'),
('108600',' The short story the movie was based on can be found in the Stephen  King collection of short stories, "Night Shift".'),
('108601',' Lindsay Lohan (qv)s DUI arrest in late July 2007 prevented her  from doing promotion for this movie.'),
('108602',' Available on the 2'),
('108603','disc Danish R2 DVD (disc 1) for "Riget II" (1997)  (mini) (Zentropa Kollektion No. 000015), released 3 May 2004 by  Electric Parc ApS [dk].'),
('108604',' Available on the 2'),
('108605','disc Danish R2 DVD (disc 1) for  _"Riget" (1994) (mini)_ (qv) (Zentropa Kollektion No. 000005),  released May 3, 2004 by Electric Parc ApS [dk].'),
('108606',' Originally titled "Black Out", but director Darnell Martin was  forced to change it by Columbia.'),
('108607',' Topol (qv)s film debut.'),
('108608',' Caricatures of popular personalities of the period include Eddie  Cantor, Will Rogers, Ed Wynn, Edward G. Robinson, George  Arliss, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and King Kong.'),
('108609',' Ivan F. Simpson (qv) (Butler) and Paul Porcasi (qv) (The patron)  are in studio records/casting call lists with those roles, but they  are not in the print shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM)  channel.'),
('108610',' The opening scene is missing in the TCM print, according to synopses  reported in contemporary reviews. In that scene, the  Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (qv) character is a bookworm who goes to  Central America when advised to do so by a fortune'),
('108611','teller. The  missing scene may account for the TCM print being shorter than the  reported running time.'),
('108612',' A 1931 news item in Film Daily indicated the story was to be  dramatized for the stage, but no performance of it has been found.  However, a 1932 play with the title "I Like Your Nerve" was written  by Katharine Kavanaugh and published in Chicago by The Dramatic  Publishing Company. It is not known if this play was based on this  movie.'),
('108613',' A number of exterior scenes were filmed on the grounds of the  Panama'),
('108614','California Exposition (1915'),
('108615','1916) in San Diego. The buildings  seen in the film still stand today in Balboa Park.'),
('108616',' The woman identified as Joyce Farhat, who is interviewed during the  program, in real life was married to "The Sheik" (Edward Farhat).'),
('108617',' A different ending was shot for the British release, which toned  down the behavior of Brian Aherne (qv) at the wedding.'),
('108618',' Jane Froman (qv) is in studio records/casting call lists but did  not appear in the movie. A modern source lists many actors in the  cast, but the following were not seen: Betty Farrington (qv),  Bess Flowers (qv), Mary Marsh (II) (qv), Gertrude Astor (qv)  (all as Interviewers), Bill Elliott (qv) (Friend) and  Florence Fair (qv) (Dowager). It is probable that these were cut  from the final release print, since it is listed as an 8'),
('108619','reel film,  yet it is also listed for only a 64'),
('108620','minutes running time.'),
('108621',' This film consisted of three episodes edited together: "The Benefit"  (ep. #1.13), "Breaking the Lease" (ep. #1.18) and "The Ballet" (ep.  #1.19). New scenes were filmed to help connect the three episodes  into one cohesive whole. Also, new wraparound segments were filmed.  The opening segment shows the studio audience filing in for the  filming. Desi Arnaz (qv) welcomes the audience and introduces the  cast as he typically did before every filming. In the closing  segment, Arnaz thanks the audience and the cast take their final  bows.'),
('108622',' The only public theatrical screening of the film was a showing in  Bakersfield, California. The screening was a tremendous success and  Desilu Productions prepared to release the film nationwide. But MGM  Studios wanted to promote _Long, Long Trailer, The (1954)_ (qv)  (which Lucille Ball (qv) and Desi Arnaz (qv) had already signed  to do) as Lucy and Desis return to feature films. MGM demanded that  _I Love Lucy (1953)_ (qv) be shelved.'),
('108623',' After the film was shelved, it was pretty much forgotten about and  had been considered lost. But in 1996, editor Dann Cahn (qv) began  searching for it. In 2001, he found it in a mislabeled film can in a  vault. Clips of it can be briefly seen in  _I Love Lucys 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)_ (qv)'),
('108624',' This episode was eventually nicknamed "The Lost Episode" because it  was not included in the syndication package. It was not included  because of its Christmas theme and because it mostly consists of  flashbacks to previous episodes. This episode remained unseen until  December 18, 1989 when CBS aired a colorized version.'),
('108625',' This unaired pilot was considered lost until Pepito Pérez (qv)s  widow notified CBS that she owned the sole copy. It had been given  to Pepito by Desi Arnaz (qv) and Lucille Ball (qv) as a show of  gratitude for his friendship.'),
('108626',' Lucille Ball (qv) was six months pregnant with Lucie Arnaz (qv)  at the time of the filming of the pilot.'),
('108627',' After the pilot, the characters original last name, Lopez, was  changed to Ricardo to avoid confusion with Vincent Lopez (I) (qv).'),
('108628',' When the film was found, the opening and first few seconds of the  pilot were damaged beyond repair. This scene was reconstructed for  DVD in 2002 with a re'),
('108629','recorded narration by Bob LeMond (qv), 50  years after he originally recorded it.'),
('108630',' The trained cat would hyperventilate when scared during filming  instead of running away.'),
('108631',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('108632',' For the scene with the "wild goose chase", production staff had 500  geese imported from Iowa to Wisconsin.'),
('108633',' Made with a cast of deaf actors. Due to their schedules '),
('108634',' their day  jobs '),
('108635',' the film had to be shot over a period of nights. Over the  shoot Clayton Jacobson (qv) began to learn how to sign. As the  film is subtitled, and required no on'),
('108636','set recording, the noise on  set was said to be incredibly loud. It is said that there has never  been a deaf film made before where there wasnt any emphasis on the  cast being deaf.'),
('108637',' Andrew Bergman was originally set to adapt this screenplay for New  Line in 2004.'),
('108638',' Many members of the cast and crew, including three producers, the  director, an actor, the soundman, the publicist and the casting  director, are past or current employees of the Museum of TV and  Radio in Los Angeles, California.'),
('108639',' Was made for the reality show "On The Lot"'),
('108640',' This movie is inspired by the television advertisement of Jolibee, a  fastfood'),
('108641','chain in the Philippines, which carried the jingle, "I Love  You, Sabado" (literally meaning, I Love You, Saturday). The ads  reflect that children are awaiting for the weekend '),
('108642',' particularly  Saturday '),
('108643',' since their parents are bringing them to the burger  store.'),
('108644',' CAMEO (Phoebe Cates): One of Joeys girlfriends. Joey is played by  Kevin Kline, who is married to Cates.'),
('108645',' Loosely based on the true story of Frances Toto and her four  unsucessful attempts to kill her cheating husband, Anthony Toto, in  Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1984. Anthony spent four days in bed  after being drugged and shot by Frances and her friends; who spent  four years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder.'),
('108646',' The films title is a tribute to Gertrude Stein (qv)s lifelong  partner, Alice B. Toklas (I) (qv), who published a cookbook in  1954 that contained the first printed recipe for hash fudge. In one  of the movies most famous scene Harold Fine unknowingly serves some  marijuana'),
('108647','laced cookies baked by Nancy to his parents and fiancée'),
('108648',' CAMEO(Paul Mazursky (qv)): as one of the hippies on the sidewalk  at the half'),
('108649','way point and in the final scene.'),
('108650',' Director Hy Averback (qv) said in an interview that one day,  Peter Sellers (qv) refused to shoot a scene until a crew member  standing off camera changed clothes. The superstitious Sellers  claimed the outfit was the "wrong color". Shooting had to stop while  they went to wardrobe and got a different color outfit for the  crewmember.'),
('108651',' Julia Stiles (qv) movie debut.'),
('108652',' The end credits say "There was no lip'),
('108653','syncing in this film." Thats  the literal truth'),
('108654','the performers spoke and sang their lines live on  the set, a capella, without any on'),
('108655','set playback. Music was created  organically around the performances in post'),
('108656','production.'),
('108657',' Harry Lauder sings his song "I Love a Lassie" in a short film made  in the Chronophone sound'),
('108658','on'),
('108659','disk process.'),
('108660',' Filmed in 1966 but not broadcast until 1973.'),
('108661',' This was supposed to have been the first talking picture version of  "Hotel Imperial", but clashes between star Marlene Dietrich (qv)  and Henry Hathaway (qv) (over how glamorous her character is  supposed to be), and other production difficulties caused the  cancellation of the film. It was ultimately made in 1939, as  _Hotel Imperial (1939)_ (qv), with an entirely different cast.'),
('108662',' Although a novel by David Karsner (qv) is credited onscreen as the  source, none has been located; it may not have been published.'),
('108663',' Morgan Wallace (qv) is listed in studio records in the role of  "Pollock", but he doesnt appear in the final print.'),
('108664',' Ross Martin (qv)s final performance.'),
('108665',' Filmed in 1981 but not broadcast until 1983.'),
('108666',' Based on the real'),
('108667','life romance and marriage of Playboys Miss April  1982, Linda Rhys Vaughn. The scenes of Debras video profile on the  "Centerfold Channel" are remarkably like Lindas Playmate Video  Profile without the nudity.'),
('108668',' According to Daniel Mainwaring, author of the beloved noir "Out of  the Past," RKO head Howard Hughes used the film "I Married a  Communist" to get rid of a lot of writers, directors and actors. If  you refused to work in this project, you got fired from the studio.'),
('108669',' William Talman (qv)s first movie role.'),
('108670',' The play opened in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on 18 July 1921 and  moved to Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 5 October 1921.'),
('108671',' 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): Frank Sully (qv) (Assistant Butcher),  Tom Wilson (I) (qv) (Farmer), Lottie Williams (qv) (Maid) and  Jacqueline Saunders (qv) (Maid).'),
('108672',' Tom Tryon (qv) and Gloria Talbott (qv), who starred in the  original _I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)_ (qv) as  newly'),
('108673','weds Bill and Marge Farrell, appear as the parents of the  groom in this remake, and keep the names that they had in the  original film.'),
('108674',' Near the end of the film (a Paramount production) take a good look  at the hand weapon the Aliens are using. It looks remarkably like  the one the Klingons used on the Original Star Trek, minus the  longer barrel. Coincidence or reuse of props?'),
('108675',' The 1960s TV show _"Bewitched" (1964)_ (qv) was based on this movie.'),
('108676',' Several cast members listed in studio records did not appear in the  movie. These were (with their character names): Reed Hadley (qv)  (Young Man), Jan Buckingham (I) (qv) (Young Woman),  Florence Gill (qv) (Woman Playing Chess) and  Walter Soderling (qv) (Man Playing Chess).'),
('108677',' Dalton Trumbo (qv) was a contributing writer, but left because his  interpretation of the novel differed from producer  Preston Sturges (qv). Sturges also left the production (and  declined onscreen credit) because of artistic differences with  director René Clair (qv)'),
('108678',' Joel McCrea (qv) was initially cast as the lead, but declined the  role because he didnt want to work again with  Veronica Lake (I) (qv), his co'),
('108679','star in  _Sullivans Travels (1941)_ (qv).'),
('108680',' Veronica Lake (qv) and Frederic March (qv) did not like one  another, due in part to some disparaging remarks that March made  about her. During filming, Lake delighted in playing pranks on  March, such as hiding a 40 pound weight under her costume when March  had to carry her in his arms. In another scene in which the two were  photographed only from the waist up, Lake stuck her foot in Marchs  groin.'),
('108681',' One of several Paramount Pictures productions purchased by United  Artists for theatrical release in 1942'),
('108682','1943 during a product surplus  of the former company, and a product shortage of the latter.'),
('108683',' They had to start over many scenes because of Veroniaca Lake,  Frederick March, her co'),
('108684','star, found it annoying and started to call  the movie "I Married a Bitch"'),
('108685',' Originally planned as a vehicle for Jeanette MacDonald (qv) 10  years earlier, but the somewhat racy content put the musical on hold  at MGM, until it was a hit on Broadway in 1938.'),
('108686',' The musical play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA  on 11 May 1938 and closed 25 February 1939 after 338 performances.  The opening cast included Dennis King (I) (qv),  Vivienne Segal (qv), Walter Slezak (qv), Vera Zorina (qv),  Audrey Christie (qv) and Charles Walters (qv).'),
('108687',' Director Roy Del Ruth (qv) was replaced by W.S. Van Dyke (qv) on  4 November 1941, after several weeks of production.'),
('108688',' Because the Hays Code had taken effect in the years since this  project was first suggested to MGM, the shows "racy" content (the  idea of an angel having sex with a mortal) had to be considerably  toned down for the film.'),
('108689',' Paramount leased the land owned by a local Sun Valley silver  prospector, Gus Anderson, for 500 dollars and built a movie set  complete with a Swiss'),
('108690','like lodge the Andersons moved into after  filming was completed.'),
('108691',' CAMEO(Hal Mohr): the cinematographer appears as a college boy at the  beginning of the movie.'),
('108692',' The film was listed in the UK as an official video nasty. It was  eventually released (as "Drop Dead Dearest") in 1986 by Heron Video  after 1 min 6 secs of BBFC cuts to edit shots of head blows and  clubbings, and to shorten a scene of a womans dead body being  sexually caressed.'),
('108693',' The film was written by Frankie Frain and William Forte in 2000 when  they were fourteen years old. The film was completed two months  before Frankies 20th birthday.'),
('108694',' There were no professional actors in the film. The film was shot on  the Panasonic 24p digital camcorder and edited on Adobe Premiere  6.0.'),
('108695',' Director Frankie Frain wrote the lyrics and melodies to the musical  numbers, which were digitally orchestrated and arranged by score  writer/executive producer Jonathan Hunt.'),
('108696',' Natalie Wood (I) (qv) had planned to produce as well as star (in  the role of Deborah which was eventually played by  Kathleen Quinlan (qv)) in this film, but those plans never  materialized.'),
('108697',' The lead character was offered to Patty Duke (qv) in the late  60s. But she turned it down because she wanted to be married and  not work at the time.'),
('108698',' Mel Gibson (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('108699',' Steve Buscemi (qv) was actually a New York City Firefighter before  he became an actor.'),
('108700',' It represents Adam Sandler and Universals fourth collaboration  and their first movie together in eleven years. It is also Sandlers  first major film not released by Columbia Pictures since  _Little Nicky (2000)_ (qv), which was released by New Line Cinema.'),
('108701',' Kevin James (III) (qv) characters name is Larry Valentine. His  real life brother is named Gary Valentine (I) (qv).'),
('108702',' During the parade when Chuck and Larry are quizzing each other on  different aspects of each others personalities,  Adam Sandler (I) (qv) and Kevin James (III) (qv) each give their  real birthdays when asked.'),
('108703',' The book that Chuck (Adam Sandler (I) (qv)) reads the kids as a  bedtime story is "The Puppy Who Lost His Way", the same book Billys  1st Grade teacher reads at story time in  _Billy Madison (1995)_ (qv).'),
('108704',' Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title "Apple  Bottom".'),
('108705',' Included in Warner Home Videos 2006 6'),
('108706','disc DVD release "The Busby  Berkeley Collection".'),
('108707',' Dinah Manoff (qv) reprises her Tony Award winning role.'),
('108708',' The last Universal Joker comedy, with a title that tells it all!'),
('108709',' Producer Harriet Parsons (qv) initially brought in director  George Cukor (qv), hoping he could persuade Greta Garbo (qv) to  come out of retirement. Marlene Dietrich (qv) sought the lead  role, but was regarded as not maternal enough. Parsons then tried to  cast recent Oscar'),
('108710','winner Katina Paxinou (qv), even considering  changing the familys origins to Greek. When RKO took over the  project, Irene Dunne (qv) was cast, and she recommended  George Stevens (I) (qv) as director.'),
('108711',' Jessica Tandy (qv) was cast as Aunt Trina, but dropped out to do  _Womans Vengeance, A (1948)_ (qv).'),
('108712',' The previous play was produced on Broadway by  Richard Rodgers (I) (qv) and Oscar Hammerstein II (qv). The  films producers purchased the rights for $2500 for each week of the  plays run, up to $150,000, on the condition that the film would not  be made until the play closed. The stage version ended up running  for nearly two years.'),
('108713',' Oskar Homolka (qv) was the only member of the Broadway cast to  reprise his role.'),
('108714',' Despite garnering the best reviews of any RKO film released in  years, the movie failed to turn a profit due to its high production  cost ($3.068 million). It spawned a long'),
('108715','running CBS TV series that  ran from 1949'),
('108716','57.'),
('108717',' Barbara Bel Geddes (qv), Irene Dunne (qv), and  Oskar Homolka (qv) recreated their roles on the Lux Radio Theatre.'),
('108718',' "Peter Thorkelson", a characters name in this film, is the real  name of Monkee Peter Tork (qv).'),
('108719',' Greta Garbo (qv) turned down the role of Martha around the same  time she also rejected the lead in Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv)s  _Paradine Case, The (1947)_ (qv). She is reputed to have commented,  "No murderesses, no mamas."'),
('108720',' Was the basis for the last musical ("I Remember Mama"'),
('108721',' 1979) that  Richard Rodgers (I) (qv) wrote, starring Liv Ullmann (qv) and  George Hearn (qv).'),
('108722',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Bachelors Bride, The (1912)_ (qv).'),
('108723',' Joan Crawford (qv) was paid $50,000 for four days work.'),
('108724',' After Joan Crawford (qv) joined the cast her role was meant to be  a cameo, although she was given top billing.'),
('108725',' Joan Crawford (qv) was approached for a role in this film one  month after her being fired off the film  _Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)_ (qv) for her "ailment" that  prevented her from working. Therefore, William Castle (qv)  requested her doctors sign that she was completely well before  giving her the role.'),
('108726',' During its original theatrical release some theaters installed  seat'),
('108727','belts so you couldnt be "shocked out of your seat".'),
('108728',' Grayson Hall (qv) was originally offered the role that was given  to Crawford.'),
('108729',' This Emmy winning TV movie is a remake of  _I Saw What You Did (1965)_ (qv). Both projects were based on the  practical joke where one calls a total stranger, says "I saw what  you did" and hangs up.'),
('108730',' Albert Sharpes film debut.'),
('108731',' Mary Harron was inspired to write the movie after reading the SCUM  Manifesto, the anti'),
('108732','men rhetoric Valerie Solanas published in the  1960s.'),
('108733',' The film was originally planned as a documentary, but the filmmakers  found almost no footage of Solanas or anyone to speak about her.'),
('108734',' The filmmakers were given permission to reproduce some of Andy  Warhols paintings and silk screens for the set, but they had to  destroy them after filming.'),
('108735',' The band "Yo La Tengo" appears briefly (along with their friend Tara  Key of the band Antietam) as the Velvet Underground in the film.'),
('108736',' Director Samuel Fuller (qv) said that he wanted to make this  picture because, unlike many filmmakers in Hollywood, he did not see  Jesse James as a "folk hero" or someone to be admired. Fuller saw  him as a cold'),
('108737','blooded psychopath who shot down women, children, the  elderly, the helpless (his gang once stopped a Union hospital train  and executed every wounded federal soldier on it) and, in Fullers  words, Bob Ford "did something that should have been done quite a  bit earlier in the life of Jesse Woodson James".'),
('108738',' Shot in ten days.'),
('108739',' The skilled gunman who attracts younger opponents who want to defeat  him is very commonplace in the world of westerns. This movie is said  to be the one that started this trend.'),
('108740',' The title comes from Canadian poet Milton Acorns 1958 poem.'),
('108741',' Was shot in only 8 days. Was banned in Germany.'),
('108742',' This is the first Hollywood movie where Budapest "stars" as Budapest  and the great part of the plot takes place there. (Budapests  previous screen appearances include the part of Buenos Aires in  _Evita (1996)_ (qv), and Berlin in _Spy Game (2001)_ (qv).)'),
('108743',' The characters from the TV series are reversed in this film version.  In the original TV series, Kelly Robinson (not Alexander Scott) was  the white guy and the athlete, while Alexander Scott was the black  guy and the non'),
('108744','athlete. In both cases, however, the  Bill Cosby (qv) /Eddie Murphy (I) (qv) character was a less  experienced spy than the Robert Culp (qv) /Owen Wilson (qv)  character.'),
('108745',' Malcolm McDowell (qv)s characters palace is actually the  Hungarian Royal Palace, sometimes called Buda Castle, which had been  home to generations of Hungarian royalty for centuries.'),
('108746',' When making a reservation at the Hotel Gellert, Owen Wilson (qv)s  character supposedly speaks in Hungarian; however, his pronunciation  is so poor that few if any Hungarians would understand what he is  saying.'),
('108747',' There is a scene where the agents are sneaking behind the bad guys  using a tracking device. They start in the hotel and get into the  bath house. In reality, the hotel and the bath are in the same  building.'),
('108748',' The dog in the final scene is Famke Janssen (qv)s dog Licorice.'),
('108749',' BNS stood for the Bureau of National Security.'),
('108750',' The original script had Kelly Robinson as a basketball player, but  due to Eddie Murphys stature it was decided to change him to a  boxer. The interchange about the Harlem Globetrotters remained,  however.'),
('108751',' At the request of Director Betty Thomas (I) (qv), Actor  Darren Shahlavi (qv) lost 30 pounds to be the same size as  Eddie Murphy (I) (qv) in the boxing scenes.'),
('108752',' Winner of Silver Plaque, INTERCOM, Chicago International Film  Festival, Oct. 9, 2005'),
('108753',' Winner of Silver Award, Chicago International Film Festival, Oct. 9,  2005'),
('108754',' Silver Award winner (top prize) '),
('108755',' 27th Annual Telly Awards (2006),  "Film/Video, Non'),
('108756','Broadcast, Cultural" category.'),
('108757',' Lana Morriss last film.'),
('108758',' At the end of the movie, the in'),
('108759','joke is that Hagman, Larry (qv)s  arch'),
('108760','enemy from _"Dallas" (1978)_ (qv), Kercheval, Ken (qv),  becomes Jeannies new master.'),
('108761',' Early promotional material, including the theatrical trailer, credit  Stephen Gaghan as co'),
('108762','writer of the screenplay. In the final credits,  only Trey Callaway is credited.'),
('108763',' SPOILER: The fate of Nancy (Jennifer Esposito (qv)) and Karla  (Brandy Norwood (qv)), in the scene where they retrieve the first  aid kit, initially was reversed with Karla dying and Nancy  surviving.'),
('108764',' interviews/Documentary for Barricade .. made for DVD extras and for  broadcast on TV'),
('108765',' This was the first release from PRC.'),
('108766',' After its release, the original nitrate negative and fine grain  prints were given to Rinehart, Mary Roberts (qv). She had a 16mm  saftey print made from the 35mm negative so she could see the film.  Over the years, all original material was destroyed, and to date,  only that one 16mm print is known to have survived. Please check  your attic. Its owner is hoping to get the funding to restore and  re'),
('108767','issue this "lost" classic, but is so far without luck.'),
('108768',' Production of the film started in October 1938 and had a troubled  history. Director Josef von Sternberg (qv) quit because of  artistic differences. Director Frank Borzage (qv) took over, but  the production was shelved in early January 1939 for more than 10  months, when W.S. Van Dyke (qv) took over and practically re'),
('108769','shot  the whole film, with many different cast members. One contemporary  reviewer quipped the film should have been called "I Re'),
('108770','Take This  Woman".'),
('108771',' Jack Carson (I) (qv) is credited onscreen but has only one short  scene yelling in a subway. His voice is clearly dubbed, probably  because he couldnt be at the retakes.'),
('108772',' First appearance of Hector the Bulldog.'),
('108773',' On the pantry there is a red bottle '),
('108774',' presumably hot sauce '),
('108775',' labeled  "Chivo Rabioso." In Spanish this means "Rabid Goat."'),
('108776',' Charles Stone III (qv) was originally slated to direct but dropped  out of the project.'),
('108777',' This movie is adapted from the Eric Rohmers French film "Chloe in  the Afternoon".'),
('108778',' The law firm in the film, Pupkin & Langford, is a reference to  Martin Scorseses "The King of Comedy," in which Robert De Niro  plays aspiring comedian Rupert Pupkin and Jerry Lewis plays late  night talk show host Jerry Langford'),
('108779',' "I Thirst" was first performed in Seattle in 2001.'),
('108780',' At the Adelaide World Premiere, the audience was asked to wear  "Spike" masks back'),
('108781','to'),
('108782','front on their heads. A photo from the rear of  the auditorium showed an audience full of grimacing Spike Milligans.'),
('108783',' Kiefer Sutherland (qv) was Rocco DeLuca & the Burdens tour  manager. After the tour (and documentary) were over, however, he was  sacked as their tour manager.'),
('108784',' The world premiere for this music documentary was held at the  Nashville Film Festival.'),
('108785',' Immediately before shooting, a bottle of silver nitrate was  accidentally spilled onto Carole Landis lips by her dentist. As a  result, her lips were blue for more than three weeks, posing an  added challenge for the makeup crew.'),
('108786',' When Laird Crager went on a ride'),
('108787','along with L.A. police during the  shoot, he was caught up in a real shooting. Cregar also reported for  work shortly after an emergency appendectomy, against his doctors  orders.'),
('108788',' During most of the shooting, the production was called "Hot Spot".'),
('108789',' The background music and recurring theme during a large portion of  this film is the tune from Over the Rainbow made famous in THE  WIZARD OF OZ...'),
('108790',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 8 seconds'),
('108791',' Val Lewton did not like the article "I Walked With A Zombie" by Inez  Wallace that had been optioned so he adapted the story to fit the  novel "Jane Eyre" because he felt the articles plot was too cliché.'),
('108792',' Edith Barrett, who played the mother, was only 3 years older than  James Ellison, who played her younger son, Wesley. She actually was  2 years younger than Tom Conway, who played her older son, Paul.'),
('108793',' Film debut of Porsche Lynn (qv).'),
('108794',' This film has never been released... Only a handful of demo DVD  copies survive.'),
('108795',' The film was shot over two nights with five High Definition cameras  at the Broadway Studios in San Francisco. It captures the final  performances of the live, touring version of the Kinseys I WANNA BE  A REPUBLICAN stage show which they developed during the 2004  election season.'),
('108796',' Will Jordan (I) (qv), as Ed Sullivan (I) (qv), announces next  weeks acts after The Beatles (qv) finish their segment. He says  that a young man will appear who does an impersonation of him (Ed  Sullivan), named Will Jordan.'),
('108797',' Although the movie takes place in 1964, the titles of three of  The Beatles (qv) songs from later on in their career are  mentioned: "Helter Skelter" (woman in hotel elevator says, "Things  are all Helter Skelter"), "Get Back" (what the police tell the  teenagers as they attempt to save Janis and Peter), and "909" (as in  "The One After 909") '),
('108798',' 909 is the room number of the man who wants a  call girl.'),
('108799',' Eddie Deezens character is named in part after someone Bob Gale  worked with in St. Louis during an amateur film shoot.'),
('108800',' This was the first Warner Bros. cartoon to begin and end with  concentric circles behind the logos and titles. However, the now  famous "zooming shield" was not present in this film. It was  introduced in a later cartoon (unknown due to Blue Ribbon reissues),  and it was initially used without the zooming sound effect.'),
('108801',' Biograph production number 2362.'),
('108802',' There are two scenes in this movie where the song "My Foolish Heart"  is played in the background. Both Dana Andrews and Robert Keith were  in the film titled "My Foolish Heart" several years earlier.'),
('108803',' Paul Smiths film debut.'),
('108804',' The telescript was transcribed from Schulzs strips.'),
('108805',' Linuss line about big sisters being "the crabgrass on the lawn of  life" was originally Snoopys opinion of cats in the comic strip.'),
('108806',' While the ending credits are filmed outside of the actual San  Quentin prison, the gas chamber scene was filmed on a replica set  constructed on a soundstage.'),
('108807',' Based on the life of Barbara Graham (I) (qv), whose murder trial  and controversial execution in 1955 made her a cause celebre.'),
('108808',' A woman named Betsy Ann Smith from Wakefield, Virginia, won a bit  part in this film as a prize on "The Price is Right" (1956)'),
('108809',' The close'),
('108810','up of fake label on sulfuric acid bottle identifies  Gidding Chemical as manufacturer. Nelson Gidding (qv) was the  screenwriter.'),
('108811',' Jason Priestley and Emma Cauldfield starred together in "Beverly  Hills 90210". Caulfield was Susan Keats, a love interest for Brandon  Walsh.'),
('108812',' While Veronica Lake (I) (qv) and Richard Webb (I) (qv) were  rehearsing a scene, director Mitchell Leisen (qv) filmed a scene  which included this rehearsal for his later film  _Hold Back the Dawn (1941)_ (qv).'),
('108813',' Milland, Ray (qv) was in a plane which was being test flown for a  shot in the film. Sensing an opportunity, Milland (an amateur  skydiver) was about to jump out of the plane to parachute for free,  when the pilot informed him of engine trouble. Upon returning to the  ground, Milland related the tale to the horrified film crew, one of  whom was the costumer who informed him that the "parachute" on his  back was merely a non'),
('108814','functional prop.'),
('108815',' The screenplay omits David Niven (I) (qv)s part in the real  operation.'),
('108816',' Producer Sidney W. Pink (qv) took a 1947 PRC film,  _Linda Be Good (1947)_ (qv), shot some new footage in 3'),
('108817','D with some  chorus girls, then released it as a "new" 3'),
('108818','D movie called "I Was a  Burlesque Queen".'),
('108819',' Completed as Passport to Heaven in 1941, but unable to find a  distributor due to the outbreak of World War II, which made its  German settings and characterizations unpalatable to the American  public; eventually picked up by Film Classics in 1945, but received  few bookings, probably for the same reason; the only review it ever  received was in Exhibitor Magazine in July 1946, who also commented  on this same problem; eventually picked up for television release by  NTA in the 1950s, but only infrequently shown.'),
('108820',' The film was born during a return trip to a northern Japanese  community where writer/director Jason Whiton lived for many years.'),
('108821',' The film made its debut at the 2005 Palm Springs Festival of Short  Films.'),
('108822',' Howard Hawks first film to be shot in Europe, it was beset with  problems. The German winter was unbearably cold and most of the cast  and crew fell ill. Ann Sheridan caught pleurisy, and Cary Grant  contracted hepatitis.'),
('108823',' Edward Platt (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('108824',' Ann Robinson (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('108825',' Filmed as part of the 48 Hour Film Project. All work on the film,  from the conception of the idea through the shoot and  post'),
('108826','production, was completed between Friday, July 14, 2006,  7:00pm, and Sunday, July 16, 2006, 7:00pm. The genre of each entry  was determined at random. (This film represented the Detective/Cop  Genre.) Three items, determined by the 48 Hour Film Project, had to  be included in the film. They were a character (Joe or Joanne  Murphy, Phys'),
('108827','Ed Instructer); a prop (Medicine), and a line of dialog  ("Just give her some time to figure it out.")'),
('108828',' Audience Award Winner '),
('108829',' 48 Hour Film Project (2006/Baltimore/Group  A)'),
('108830',' Best Film '),
('108831',' 48 Hour Film Project (2006/Baltimore)'),
('108832',' Best Directing '),
('108833',' 48 Hour Film Project (2006/Baltimore)'),
('108834',' Best Writing '),
('108835',' 48 Hour Film Project (2006/Baltimore)'),
('108836',' Best Acting '),
('108837',' 48 Hour Film Project (2006/Baltimore)'),
('108838',' Best Sound Design '),
('108839',' 48 Hour Film Project (2006/Baltimore)'),
('108840',' Got B rating from Cinema Evaluation Board (Philippines).'),
('108841',' The DVD release includes five songs which were not included in the  previous VHS release.'),
('108842',' The movie has sound and some off'),
('108843','screen narration, but no dialogue.'),
('108844',' The second film with no dialogue that Ron Perlman (qv) has acted  in. The first was _Guerre du feu, La (1981)_ (qv).'),
('108845',' Bob Dishy was a last minute replacement to star in the Mickey Rose  screenplay when the producer was unable to insure Peter Sellers, due  to his heart condition.'),
('108846',' The success of the remake of _Father of the Bride (1991)_ (qv) was  the inspiration for this cartoon in which Pebbles and Bamm Bamm  finally tie the knot.'),
('108847',' Bill and Joe, speaking at the bar at the end, are William Hanna and  Joseph Barbera, creators of the Flintstones.'),
('108848',' Gjergj Xhuvani (qv) dedicated this movie to his grandfather. The  character of "Harun Bonata" is based on him.'),
('108849',' This film shows for the first time in Bulgarian cinema mass  execution without sentence just after 9 September 1944. Three  directors '),
('108850',' Eduard Sachariev, Plamen Maslarov and Panteley Pantaleev  '),
('108851',' and one painter '),
('108852',' Ivan Kozhucharov played the four main  characters.'),
('108853',' The leading stars of this film were well'),
('108854','known Norwegian stage  actors.'),
('108855',' This film was originally set up by Lars von Trier and his interest  in the psychological aspects of arctic expeditions. Unfortunately he  never found time to direct it and ended up as the executive  producer.'),
('108856',' As preparation, Stefan Sauk (qv) went two or three nights a week  during three months with a patrolling police car.'),
('108857',' The movie was criticized by the Swedish Police Force for its  portrayal of bad cops.'),
('108858',' The story is loosely based on the well known "Basebollligan"  (baseball gang) '),
('108859',' a bunch of brutish policemen from Norrmalm (City  of Stockholm) who where known to beat up criminals. The group was  split up after the death of a drug addict in the beginning of the  1980s. According to one source, they actually played marching music  during their beatings.'),
('108860',' The character of Liv Kraft, the young doctor who helps the children  escape, is made up of several real'),
('108861','life women. The real events took  place in Nazi'),
('108862','occupied Norway in November 1942. The title "I slik en  natt" (In a night like this) is from the poem "Jøden" (the jew) by  Norways popular poet Henrik Wergeland (1808'),
('108863','1845).'),
('108864',' The main character is named Liv Kraft. In Norwegian liv means  life and kraft means force.'),
('108865',' The soundtrack consists only of music by Ludwig Van Beethoven  (arranged and adapted for the movie by Øivin Fjelstad).'),
('108866',' Mikhail Romm died before he was able to complete the film. His  former students Elem Klimov and Marlen Khutsiev finished the film'),
('108867',' When the producers needed a vintage automobile for the film, they  scouted in the shooting area and found Otis Mason in Westminster,  South Carolina, who had restored a 1912 Overland to running  condition that he had recovered from a barn. His vehicle was hired,  and as no one else knew how to operate it, he appeared in the movie  as the driver, with one line, "Yes, Maam."'),
('108868',' Damon Santostefano (qv) was once set to direct.'),
('108869',' Originally entitled "The Hook".'),
('108870',' The movie was announced in 2000, and was originally meant to star  Jennifer Love Hewitt (qv), Brandy Norwood (qv) and  Freddie Prinze Jr. (qv) again. However, the movie was left alone  for a while and the original script, which involved Jennifer, Brandy  and Freddie, was scrapped and a whole new script was written.  Despite the script being scrapped, Hewitt was rumored to have a  cameo appearance in the new movie, but never made it.'),
('108871',' Alessandra Toreson (qv) was originally set to play Zoe, but when  Alessandra left the project, Torrey DeVitto was given the role.'),
('108872',' Director Cukor, George (qv) was replaced by  Selznick, David O. (qv).'),
('108873',' American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, 1941'),
('108874','1950,  erroneously gives the release date as 5 January 1944 instead of 5  January 1945.'),
('108875',' Joan Fontaine (qv), who was to play the female lead, was forced to  withdraw due to previous commitments.'),
('108876',' Many of the extras in the rock gig scene were staff and members from  "The Pit" '),
('108877',' a genuine rock club, which on Saturday nights occupied  the John Bull public house where it was filmed, but has since moved  to a nearby location in Richmond upon Thames.'),
('108878',' The character who offers Paul Kerr his sobriety chip at the AA  meeting reoccurs in the bar scene and was played by the Boom  Operator, Arthur Turner (I) (qv)'),
('108879',' Craig Ferguson (qv) was in a motorbike accident shortly after  filming began. He broke several ribs and his collarbone. All scenes  throughout the movie where you see him using his left hand while his  right hand hangs nearly useless were done shortly after the accident  when he couldnt move the right side of his body without  considerable pain.'),
('108880',' In the summer of 1997 writer/director Paul Francis Sullivan (qv)  co'),
('108881','hosted the short lived radio show "The Frank Dell Comedy Hour"  with Ritch Duncan (qv). The show was cancelled and replaced with  traditional Jewish music. The radio show was the basis for this  movie.'),
('108882',' DIRCAMEO(Paul Francis Sullivan (qv)): the doctor at the ambulance.'),
('108883',' CAMEO(Ted Sullivan (I) (qv)): an orderly smoking at the ambulance.'),
('108884',' Writer Sean McPharlin plays an orderly.'),
('108885',' The Agents, Cheswick and Bancini, are named after inmates from  _One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975)_ (qv).'),
('108886',' When Senna lists the strange robberies in town, he mentions Mr.  Endicott. This refers to a scene in the script that was never shot'),
('108887',' According to actress Patty Duke (qv), she made one of her very  first movie appearances in this film as a non'),
('108888','speaking extra eating  a pretzel. She and Susan Hayward (I) (qv) were infamously teamed  years later in _Valley of the Dolls (1967)_ (qv).'),
('108889',' Filmed as a musical with eight songs by Prince (I) (qv), but  ironically test screenings indicated they should be removed.'),
('108890',' In the beginning of the film, we see a reference to  Powers Boothe (qv) showing up at the Emmy Awards ceremony to  collect the award he had won for playing Jim Jones in the middle of  a Screen Actors Guild strike. Although Nick Nolte (qv) was not  nominated for an Emmy that year, everything else shown about the  incident really happened in September, 1980.'),
('108891',' The principal dancers in the songs eventually cut from the film  included Tony Azito (qv), Hinton Battle (qv),  George De La Pena (qv), and Scott Wise (qv).'),
('108892',' London, Jeremy (qv)s twin brother Jason played the role of  Nathaniel for the 2'),
('108893','hour movie conclusion of the TV series because  Jeremy was working on another project at the time of filming.'),
('108894',' The set used for the Martin sisters apartment is the identical set  used that same year by Fox for Margo Channings apartment in  _All About Eve (1950)_ (qv).'),
('108895',' The film was denied a MPAA seal of approval due to a scene between  Oliver Reed (I) (qv) and Carol White (I) (qv) that implied oral  sex. Universal distributed the film through a subsidiary that was  not a signatory to the MPAA. Along with a similar scene in  _Charlie Bubbles (1967)_ (qv), this helped to bring about the end of  the Production Code and its replacement with a ratings system.'),
('108896',' Often named as the first film to use the word "fuck" in its dialogue  (see quotes). Another contender is _Ulysses (1967)_ (qv) released  the same year.'),
('108897',' The only Three Stooges sequel.'),
('108898',' Four of the five "Axel" leaders pictured were official or  semi'),
('108899','official Axis members in real life: Germany, Japan and Italy  (all of whom had signed the Pact of Steel between 1936 and 1940) and  the USSR (represented by the Russian'),
('108900','looking character, who at the  time shared a non'),
('108901','aggression pact with Germany). Bay of Rum was  supposed to be from Rumania (Rum'),
('108902','Rumania). Rumania was an Axis  partner from 1940 '),
('108903',' 1944.'),
('108904',' During filming for this Short, Moe was running late for his  daughters birthday, so he was rushed home in full costume, much to  the surprise of his neighbors. He went through his daughters entire  birthday dressed like Hitler, stopping traffic and ending up with  numerous calls to the police about it.'),
('108905',' A print of this short survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('108906',' Alan North (qv)s last film.'),
('108907',' This Movie had been proposed to director James Foley (I) (qv)  before going to Jack Folsiss (qv).'),
('108908',' Between them, the four producers (who are also writers), have worked  on some of Britains top TV shows including Coronation Street,  Emmerdale, Bad Girls, Hollyoaks, Brookside, Linda Green  and As If.'),
('108909',' The original title was going to be "The Re'),
('108910','Invented Process" to tie  it more closely in to the name of the tour it depicts '),
('108911',' The  Re'),
('108912','Invention Tour.'),
('108913',' Jonas Akerlund  (qv) reportedly shot over 350 hours of footage.'),
('108914',' CAMEO (Angelo Moore (qv)): standing to the left of the doorway  with the rest of the L.A. ska band Fishbone (qv) when Flyguy comes  out and struts down the street.'),
('108915',' Producer Peter McCarthy (qv) persuaded John Cusack (qv), with  whom he had worked before, to appear in the last big shoot'),
('108916','out scene  as a delivery boy. He was shot multiple times and was burned by  several of the nearly twenty squibs attached to his body. They  didnt use the scene.'),
('108917',' When Slammer (Jim Brown (I) (qv)) asks Jack Spade  (Keenen Ivory Wayans (qv)), "What makes you think you can be a  black hero?", Spade responds by saying, "Im an ex'),
('108918','football player"  then Slammer backs off. Jim Brown played football for the Cleveland  Browns from 1957'),
('108919','1965 and is in the NFL Hall of Fame.'),
('108920',' Fred Williamson (qv) was offered a part in the film, but was  against parodying the screen persona he created during his career of  the cool hero.'),
('108921',' In the scene where Kalingas wife (Eve Plumb (qv)) meets Jack  Spade and the kids want to watch TV after finishing their homework,  the theme song to _"Brady Bunch, The" (1969)_ (qv), in which Plumb  played Jan Brady, can be heard in the background.'),
('108922',' While Isaac Hayes (qv) and Jim Brown (I) (qv) were on their way  to the garage for their meeting, "Grazing In The Grass" by  Friends of Distinction (qv) was playing on the car radio. In real  life, Jim Brown managed Friends Of Distinction in the late 1960s.'),
('108923',' One of the 50 films in the 4'),
('108924','disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures  from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film  Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film  was preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This version  has an uncredited piano music score and runs 3 minutes.'),
('108925',' This documentary was released on DVD in the _King Kong (1933)_ (qv)  Two'),
('108926','Disc Special Edition the same day it was aired on Turner Classic  Movies, Nov. 22 2005.'),
('108927',' In the USA, this cartoon was shown before _Thumbelina (1994)_ (qv)  theatrically.'),
('108928',' When Rajah the Fortune Teller gives Tira (West, Mae (qv)) her  horoscope, he gives her birthday as August 17, which is Wests  actual birthday.'),
('108929',' Considerable problems arose with the censors, mostly about the  suggestive lines in some of the songs. The song "Nobody Loves Me  Like a Dallas Man" was originally "Nobody Does It Like a Dallas  Man". After the songs were toned down, the Hays office approved the  film, and it was passed by the National Board of Review.'),
('108930',' In 1935 and 1949, the production code was more rigorously enforced,  and the film was not approved for re'),
('108931','release.'),
('108932',' Mae West (qv)s famous line in this film, "Beulah, peel me a  grape," was inspired by Wests pet monkey, Boogie. The monkey loved  grapes, and one day West noticed that although he would eat grapes  by the dozens, he would always peel the skin off each one before  popping it into his mouth.'),
('108933',' Because Mae West (qv) didnt get along with Cary Grant (qv), all  of their "love scenes" were filmed using single isolated takes with  her acting and dialog filmed on one day and his on the next day,  later edited together to appear as if they were actually filmed  together. Grant vowed never to appear with West again in a movie  because of the insulting way he was treated by her. And he never  did.'),
('108934',' It is confirmed that Stephen Malkmus (of 90s indie band Pavement,  and his current Jicks solo'),
('108935','project) has loaned his voice to the  project, providing Dylan covers for the soundtrack and to have his  voice dubbed over one of the characters.'),
('108936',' 48 participants are credited for this short film, many of whom are  just heard in voice, or seen in pictures or artworks.'),
('108937',' The zorse used in the film is a half zebra and half horse. His  daddy is the zebra.'),
('108938',' Schuyler Fisk and Blu Sanders co'),
('108939','wrote "From Where Im Standing" and  "On Your Arm" for IM REED FISH. Schuyler performs the two songs in  the film.'),
('108940',' Written, shot, edited, and scored all in a 48 hour period as part of  the 48 Hour Film Project.'),
('108941',' Actress Helen Twelvetrees (qv) sued, claiming that the film was  based on her life story. She won her case.'),
('108942',' Has been donated to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Simon  Wiesenthal Center to be screened as a part of their permanent  collection.'),
('108943',' Brandon Williams (IV) (qv) is actually playing the piano in  opening scene.'),
('108944',' In the opening title sequence, Brandon Williams and Ian Douglas are  walking around Columbus Circle and Central Park. Filming on top of  The World Trade Center was discussed but abandoned due to time  constraints the day of filming.'),
('108945',' The scenes of Nick Ray directing scenes from "We Cant Go Home  Again" were filmed at his rented farmhouse in Vestal, New York in  March 1973, and at the Maxwell Anderson Theatre in New York City in  January 1974.'),
('108946',' Billy Franey (qv) was listed as a cast member in a Hollywood  Reporter production chart, but he was not seen in the film.'),
('108947',' Eleventh episode, third series, of The Gumps 2'),
('108948','reel series'),
('108949',' There is no serial killer in the novel the film is based upon.'),
('108950',' Movie directorial debut of Lino Cayetano (qv).'),
('108951',' The ending, with Blondell, Joan (qv) in bed, was filmed in her  home. She was recovering from an emergency appendectomy and her  doctor would not let her travel to the studio.'),
('108952',' Included in Warner Home Videos 2006 6'),
('108953','disc DVD release "The Busby  Berkeley Collection".'),
('108954',' The title is a reference to a line in T.S. Eliot (qv)s poem "The  Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" that reads: "I have heard the  mermaids singing each to each / I do not think that they will sing  to me."'),
('108955',' Considered by its makers as being a troubled production, it was  reworked with the same principal cast members  (James L. Edwards (qv), Ariauna Albright (qv)) and  director/writer (Matthew Jason Walsh (qv)) into a full length  feature entitled _Bloodletting (1997)_ (qv).'),
('108956',' Laughton, Charles (qv), despite giving a splendid performance, had  a great deal of difficulty getting into the role, and director Von  Sternberg was not very sympathetic or helpful. So when co'),
('108957','star  Oberon, Merle (qv) was injured in a car crash during filming, he  used it as an excuse to abandon the film, which was nowhere near  completion. All the filmed footage survives, however.'),
('108958',' In this unfinished film, Charles Laughton (qv) plays the Roman  emperor Claudius. In _Sign of the Cross, The (1932)_ (qv) he played  Nero, Claudius great'),
('108959','nephew, adopted son and successor.'),
('108960',' "Declan Gunn" is an anagram for Glen Duncan (qv).'),
('108961',' Peter Duffell (qv) refused the offer to direct this project.'),
('108962',' Attempts (and is mostly successful) to exploit the Pulfrich effect  to provide a 3'),
('108963','D experience. To see this, use a pair of glasses with  the right lens much darker than the left. These are available for  other videos or can be made by removing the left lens from a pair of  sunglasses. Some clever camera work and choreography that keeps the  foreground moving to the right and the background moving left makes  this possible.'),
('108964',' This is the first ever video or arcade game to use 3'),
('108965','D polygon  filled graphics.'),
('108966',' Wil Wheaton (qv) and Emilio Estevez (qv) auditioned for the part  of Sonny the suspect robot.'),
('108967',' Another "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" reference is that  the only good day of Spooner was a "Thursday". In the "Guide", this  is the day of the week that Arthur Dent "never could get the hang  of..."'),
('108968',' When Spooner opens the door in the beginning, the robot on his  doorstep has the number 42 on his head. Many SF movies contain the  number 42, a reference to the ultimate answer to life, the universe  and everything according to Douglas Adams (qv) "The Hitch Hikers  Guide to the Galaxy".'),
('108969',' In the display window of an antique robot store is Sonys AIBO  robotic dog.'),
('108970',' The movie originally started as a screenplay entitled "Hardwired", a  classical'),
('108971','style murder mystery that read like a stage play, and was  very much in the spirit of Asimovs "three laws" mysteries. When the  original "Hardwired" script eventually reached Fox, after being  developed at Disney with director Bryan Singer (qv), new director  Alex Proyas (qv) and writer Jeff Vintar (qv) opened up the story  to fit a big'),
