('172755',' John Forbes'),
('172756','Robertson replaced Myles Eason'),
('172757',' Norma foster replaced Margeret Nolan as the nurse'),
('172758',' Paul Simon (I) (qv) was asked to write songs for this movie, but  turned down the job.'),
('172759',' The Lionel Jeffries (qv) role was written with  Peter Sellers (qv) in mind.'),
('172760',' A theatrical adaptation of SpyHunter was announced in 2002.'),
('172761',' Like in the original Spy Hunter, the car is called the G'),
('172762','6155  Interceptor. The designation comes from creator George Gomezs  birthday (6/1/1955).'),
('172763',' All train and train yard footage was filmed at the Railway Museum of  Greater Cincinnati.'),
('172764',' Minkey is shown playing Ratchet & Clank (2002) (VG) for the  Playstation 2.'),
('172765',' Hunter The Cheetahs birthday is 24 February 1975, which means he is  24 years old in 1999 (the year of release of the game itself). Even  in the real world, this is a bit old for a cheetah as they usually  only live to 9 years of age.'),
('172766',' At the skateboarding parks, by doing several twisting moves, you  will get these two nearly impossible moves, Gnast Gnorc, and Ragin  Ripto, you get them by doing the same twist repeatedly. The villian  in the original Spyro game, were Gmasty Gnorcs, the second game is  called, Riptos Rage.'),
('172767',' Some of the NCP characters were named after things. e.g some dragons  are named after musicians.  '),
('172768',' Coltrane '),
('172769',' John Coltrane  '),
('172770',' Bruce '),
('172771',' Bruce Springstein  '),
('172772',' Miles '),
('172773',' Miles Davis  '),
('172774',' Dizzy '),
('172775',' Dizzy Gillespie  '),
('172776',' Duke '),
('172777',' Duke Elington  '),
('172778',' John '),
('172779',' John Lenon  '),
('172780',' Mingus '),
('172781',' Charles Mingus  '),
('172782',' Chet '),
('172783',' Chet Atkins  '),
('172784',' Thelonious '),
('172785',' Thelonious Monk  '),
('172786',' Herbi '),
('172787',' Herbi Hancock  '),
('172788',' Frank '),
('172789',' Frank Sinatra  '),
('172790',' Brubeck '),
('172791',' Dave Bruebeck  '),
('172792',' Stuart '),
('172793',' Stuart Copeland (drummer of the Police, wrote music for    Spyro Games)  '),
('172794',' Charlie '),
('172795',' Charlie Parker  '),
('172796',' Al '),
('172797',' Weird Al Yankovic  Several of the baby Dragons are named after other people.  '),
('172798',' Sanders '),
('172799',' Colonel Sanders  '),
('172800',' Cerny '),
('172801',' Mark Cerny, Game Producer and Designer  '),
('172802',' Shemp '),
('172803',' a villain from Spyro 1.  '),
('172804',' Sigfried & Roy  '),
('172805',' Jonah '),
('172806',' From The Bible, swallowed by a big fish (whale).  And two others Tara Croft = Lara Croft of Tomb Raider and Prince  Azrael the Cat Wizard = named after the wizard cat in the Smurfs.'),
('172807',' This is reported to be a lost film; its never re'),
('172808','surfaced either  theatrically or on television since the time of its original  release.'),
('172809',' This is not a feature film but several episodes from the serial  _Ace Drummond (1936)_ (qv) edited together and released to  television as a feature.'),
('172810',' The title refers to .45 caliber, the gun used by protagonist in the  movie. Its shaped like squala, a tool used by carpenters in making  measures.'),
('172811',' The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 11  November 1926 and closed in December 1927 after 444 performances.  The opening night cast included Henry ONeill (qv),  Dorothy Stickney (qv) and Blanche Yurka (qv).'),
('172812',' One of approximately 60 short films produced by Selig for  meat'),
('172813','packers Armour & Co.'),
('172814',' The film debut of Ronald Lewis.'),
('172815',' Eighth episode in The Telephone Girl 2'),
('172816','reel comedy series.'),
('172817',' The lead role was originally offered to Catriona MacColl (qv) who  had previously starred in Fulcis City of the Living Dead, The  Beyond & The House by the Cemetery. She was apparently a little  suspicious and turned the offer down, it would of been her second  time appearing with Paolo Malco.'),
('172818',' Kittys death by razor blade was originally longer and more  gruesomer. Why the extra violence was cut is unsure, but images  found on the Japanese DVD cover confirm that more gore was filmed.'),
('172819',' After the film was rejected for a UK cinema certificate in 1984  chief censor James Ferman (qv) infamously ordered all prints to be  escorted to the airport and deported from the country.'),
('172820',' After many years of being banned in Britain the rights were  purchased by UK company Vipco who issued the film originally as an  export'),
('172821','only VHS version under close censor & police supervision.  When censorship laws were relaxed in the UK it was submitted to the  BBFC for a certificate in 2002 and received 22 secs of cuts to the  razor'),
('172822','blade murder, as well as a strict guideline that the film  could only be released with minimal publicity. The film was then  issued on VHS by Vipco but a DVD release was canceled after some UK  DVD distributors refused to stock it. Consequently it was never  available on UK DVD until 2007 when the movie was released by Argent  Films, and this version contained a further 12 secs of censor cuts.'),
('172823',' The first feature film made in Hollywood, California, then a rural  area. Its inhabitants were not happy about the film being produced  there and attempted to stop it from being made by various methods.  One of these methods included opening fire on director  Cecil B. DeMille (qv) on his way to his office one morning.  DeMille wasnt hurt, but from then on carried a pistol with him at  all times.'),
('172824',' The first film made by (and involving) Cecil B. DeMille (qv).'),
('172825',' The Motion Picture Patents Trust, headed by Thomas A. Edison (qv),  was at that time engaged in an attempt to control all motion picture  production in the U.S., and went to great lengths'),
('172826','often including  destruction of property and physical violence'),
('172827','to do so. The Trust  was based on the East Coast, which is why many independent  producers, such as Cecil B. DeMille (qv), began shooting their  films in California. The Trusts intimidation tactics probably  explain why DeMille'),
('172828','who was one of their most vocal opponents'),
('172829','put  no cast or crew credits on this film.'),
('172830',' The site where most of the interior scenes were filmed, on the  corner of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, is now a bank. A mural on  one interior wall of the building commemorates the production with  four scenes from the film.'),
('172831',' Several one'),
('172832','act versions of the play were produced as early as 1904.  The complete play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA  on 23 October 1905 and closed about 1 April 1906 after 222  performances. The opening night cast included George Fawcett (qv)  and William S. Hart (qv).'),
('172833',' Film debut of Raymond Hatton (qv).'),
('172834',' Only the final reel survives.'),
('172835',' The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 23 October 1905  and closed 1 April 1906 after 222 performances.  William S. Hart (qv) was the title character, and the cast also  included George Fawcett (qv) and Mitchell Lewis (I) (qv) who was  also in this film version. The play had several revivals, the last  in 1926.'),
('172836',' This movie lost nearly $150,000 at the box office.'),
('172837',' In his autobiography, Cecil B. DeMille (qv) wrote "I do not know  whether M'),
('172838','G'),
('172839','M or I was more relieved that my contract had come to an  end." The production was almost halted by the studio, but DeMille  convinced them it would cost just as much to complete it as it would  to stop it.'),
('172840',' First appearance of Henery Hawk.'),
('172841',' Debut of Nigel Bruce (qv).'),
('172842',' Award 2001 Vancouver International Comedy Festival'),
('172843',' Richard Harris (I) (qv) turned down the role of Jim Naboth.'),
('172844',' The song playing in the club is "Blind Before I Stop" sung by Meat  Loaf. Meat plays Titus in this movie.'),
('172845',' Laura Linney was given the script by Eric Stoltz in 2000 while they  were filming The House of Mirth. She agreed to do it immediately.'),
('172846',' The title refers to a prized display of a giant squid fighting a  whale at the American Museum of Natural History, which appears in  the final shot of the film'),
('172847',' Shot in 23 days.'),
('172848',' Bill Murray (I) (qv) was set to star in the main role, but backed  out in the last minute because he wanted to take a break after  filming _Broken Flowers (2005)_ (qv). He was later replaced by  Jeff Daniels (qv).'),
('172849',' The agency which Bernard gets the rejection letter from is ICM  (International Creative Management). This is the agency of  Jeff Daniels (I) (qv), who plays Bernard, and also of  Laura Linney (qv).'),
('172850',' Anna Paquin (qv), who plays a love interest to  Jeff Daniels (I) (qv) in the Squid and the Whale, played his  daughter in _Fly Away Home (1996)_ (qv). Upon the release of the  Squid and the Whale, Jeff Daniels said that this previous experience  made the filming a bit awkward for both of them.'),
('172851',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Tropical Creatures (1912)_ (qv).'),
('172852',' Once in the 1980s, WPIX'),
('172853','TV in New York accidentally showed the film  in black'),
('172854','and'),
('172855','white. Instead of complaining, Jeff Lieberman (qv)  called the station and mentioned how much he loved the way the film  looked. In fact, Lieberman prefers people to watch the film in  black'),
('172856','and'),
('172857','white even though a black'),
('172858','and'),
('172859','white version is not  available. Instead, you should turn the color down all the way on  your television set.'),
('172860',' Kim Basinger (qv) auditioned for the female lead.'),
('172861',' Sylvester Stallone eagerly pursued the casting agents for the part  of Roger, and Martin Sheen was briefly attached to the project to  play Mick.'),
('172862',' It took David Atkins (qv) twelve tries to successfully throw the  molotov cocktail bottle through the shop window.'),
('172863',' Indonesias submission for the Best Foreign Language Film award to  the 2000 Oscars'),
('172864',' This was Molina Devi (qv)s first screen appearance.'),
('172865',' This was the last of Roman Polanski (qv)s short films before he  began work on his first feature, Knife In The Water. It received  awards at Oberhausen and Melbourne.'),
('172866',' Biograph production number 813.'),
('172867',' Andrew McCarthy (I) (qv)s character has several witty lines that  are lifted directly from Ian Shoales, a fictional pop'),
('172868','culture critic  created by Merle Kessler (qv) of the Ducks Breath Mystery  Theater. Ian Shoales appeared on NPRs "All Things Considered," as  well as MTVs _"Cutting Edge, The" (1983)_ (qv). The "St. Elmos  Fire" credits give "special thanks" the Ducks Breath Mystery  Theater.'),
('172869',' The characters all attended Georgetown University together. After  reading the script, Georgetown University administrators refused to  allow producers to film on campus, so the on'),
('172870','campus scenes were  filmed at the University of Maryland. No Georgetown University  buildings appear in the film.'),
('172871',' St. Elmos Bar is based on The Tombs, a popular watering hole with  Georgetown University students. For exterior shots, a full street  set built at Universal Studios in L.A was used.'),
('172872',' The "booga'),
('172873','booga" cheer that the friends do when they are  celebrating or just in a good mood was not originally in the script.  In a later interview, Rob Lowe (I) (qv) stated that the cheer came  out of observing fans whispering about the stars of the movie and  then laughing. The cheer itself makes fun of what these whispered  conversations sounded like from a few feet away.'),
('172874',' Mare Winningham (qv) played a virgin while she was pregnant.'),
('172875',' Demi Moore (qv) had a drug problem, much like her character when  she was cast in the film. One day, director Joel Schumacher (qv)  actually demanded that she leave the set because she was really  high. Moore actually had to go through rehab and promise to stay  clean in order to play a character with a drug problem.'),
('172876',' The bar that was used for St. Elmos was torn down in Washington, DC  with several of the cast members in attendance'),
('172877',' Singer John Parr (II) (qv), who co'),
('172878','wrote and sung the title song  "St. Elmos Fire" for the soundtrack, explained during a speech at  the Childrens choice awards in Sheffield that he was "not  particularly thrilled" to be working on the film and that,  motivation for the song actually came from a young man who had  recently become paralyzed. He said that "the wheels" of the Man in  Motion referenced in the lyrics was popularly thought to mean the  wheels of Demi Moore (qv)s jeep, but actually refers instead to  those of a wheelchair.'),
('172879',' David Jackson is based on real life scientist David Johnston. He  died in the exact same way and uttering the same final words into  his radio before the blast of Mt. St. Helens hit him, "Vancouver!  Vancouver! This is it!"'),
('172880',' Central Oregons Mt. Bachelor was used for the pre'),
('172881','eruption scene of  Mt. St. Helens. Mt. Bachelor and Mt. St. Helens, both volcanoes, are  on the same mountain range known as the Cascades.'),
('172882',' This is the first of nine films that Bronson and J. Lee Thompson  made together.'),
('172883',' The first film that Pancho Kohner produced with J.Lee Thompson and  Charles Bronson.'),
('172884',' Released as a split reel along with the drama  _Question of Seconds, A (1912)_ (qv).'),
('172885',' This short film starring Bessie Smith (qv) was built around the  blues singers song of the same title. It is the only footage of her  in existence.'),
('172886',' W.C. Handys first successful composition was "Memphis Blues" but,  because the producers couldnt obtain the rights to the song, his  first successful song was presented in the film as being "Yellow Dog  Blues", actually written several years later, after Handy had  established himself.'),
('172887',' Nat King Coles only lead role in a major Hollywood Film.'),
('172888',' While the 85'),
('172889','year'),
('172890','old W.C. Handy served as a consultant on this  film, he never lived to see it open.'),
('172891',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the drama  _Favoring Current, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('172892',' Soundtrack composed and performed by avant'),
('172893','garde musical ensemble  The International Novelty Orchestra.'),
('172894',' Alan Bates (qv) was first asked to play Bishop Quentin.'),
('172895',' Orson Welles (qv) was originally picked by director  Roger Corman (qv) to play Al Capone, while Jason Robards (qv)  was to play "Bugs" Moran. Welles was willing, but Fox vetoed the  deal, feeling Welles was "undirectable". Robards took over the role  of Capone and Ralph Meeker (qv) was brought in to play Moran.'),
('172896',' More squib charges were used in this film than in the three'),
('172897','hour war  epic _Longest Day, The (1962)_ (qv).'),
('172898',' The film came in at $200,000 under budget because Corman reused sets  from other movies, including a mansion which served as Capones home  (even though in reality he lived in a modest brick home in a  working'),
('172899','class neighborhood).'),
('172900',' The set used as a brothel also served the same function in Foxs  _Sand Pebbles, The (1966)_ (qv)'),
('172901',' Jack Nicholson (qv) was to play the Bruce Dern (qv) character,  but instead shows up in a bit part as a henchman, loading  garlic'),
('172902','soaked bullets into a Tommy gun.'),
('172903',' For the massacre scene in the garage, the actors playing the slain  gangsters were shown photos and directed as how to fall so their  positions were identical to the real photos of the massacre. Two  actors bumped together on the way down. After studying photographs  they realized they had fallen and collided in the exact way the  slain gangsters had fallen and had landed in the correct positions.'),
('172904',' The real garage where the massacre took place (2122 N. Clark St,  Chicago) was torn down three months after the movie was released.'),
('172905',' Average Shot Length = ~9.2 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~8.4  seconds.'),
('172906',' When "Bugs" Moran is leaving his hotel, just before the massacre,  the clerk stops him and says "You have a call from a Mister  Bernstien in Detroit". "Bernstien" was the last name of the four  brothers'),
('172907','Abe, Joe, Ray, and Izzy'),
('172908','who ran Detroits notorious "Purple  Gang". Both Moran and Al Capone used the Bernstiens to get liquor  shipments from Canada. This fact is evident later when Moran  complains to his bodyguards about Bernstien jacking up the price.'),
('172909',' The names given to the "police officers" in the massacre are the  only fictional names amongst the gangsters involved in this story.  That is because their identities are in debate amongst historians.  Among the many suspects are Fred "The Killer" Burke'),
('172910','a contract  killer for the Chicago and Detroit mobs, Verne Miller'),
('172911','another  Detroit contract killer and professional robber who had robbed banks  with Harvey Bailey, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and the Ma Barker gang, and  1950'),
('172912','60s era Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana. However, the men in the  movie do share the same fates as Burke and Miller. Burke was killed  during a robbery and Miller was found in dead in a ditch (though it  was in Michigan, not Missouri), the victim of a mob hit.'),
('172913',' Although most of the facts in the film are mostly close to the  truth, the only real deviation comes in the fate of Joe Aiello.  While the movie does accurately portray Aiello aligning himself with  Moran and conspiring to kill Mafia chieftain "Patsy" Lolardo, he was  not killed personally by Al Capone on a train (Though Capone was  known to personally kill when seized by a fit of personal rage). As  shown in the film, Aiello, knowing he was marked for death by  Capone, did arrange to have a cousin purchase a train ticket for him  at the last minute so that he could skip town. However, he was  killed by machine gunners from an apartment window opposite his  apartment building as he was leaving to catch the train on October  23rd, 1930: A year and nine months after the massacre, not before.'),
('172914',' SPOILER: The movies mostly historical accuracy also includes some  of the real words spoken by those involved in the massacre. Frank  Gusenburgs dying answer to the police officers inquiry really was  "Nobody shot me. Leave me alone". "Bugs" Moran really did exclaim to  a reporter "Only Al Capone kills like that." To which Capone  responded to the press: "Only Moran kills like that. I mean, they  dont call that guy "Bugs" for nothing!"'),
('172915',' Biograph production number 44.'),
('172916',' The big race was actually the entire 1938 $50,000 Hollywood Gold Cup  race won by Seabiscuit.'),
('172917',' There is a advert on the TV advertising a chainsaw attachment which  you can fit on your hand. Its called "Bruce Campbells Right Hand  2", a reference to Bruce Campbell (I) (qv).'),
('172918',' The task force which goes out to hunt the zombie schoolgirls is  called the "Romero Repeat Kill Troops", a reference to  George A. Romero (I) (qv).'),
('172919',' Based on a Berlin theatre play, written and directed by Rene  Pollesch.'),
('172920',' The premier took place on the 25th of July, 1924 in the city of  Vienna. Members of the National Socialist party threw stink bombs  into the movie theaters. In Linz, the film was banned.'),
('172921',' On March 10, 1925, National Socialist thug Otto Rothstock shot Hugo  Bettauer, the author of the novel. On March 26, Bettauer died.  Rothstock was lionized as a hero. He spent 18 months in prison. When  he was released, he found himself very wealth and resumed his career  as a NAZI.'),
('172922',' The morning of the LaBonte Inn shoot, the heater in the hotel  actually started smoking. The footage from the fire department was  from that fire, and the "I smell a ghost!" Joke was created later by  Ken Stellingwerf.'),
('172923',' The LaBonte Inn is listed as haunted.'),
('172924',' The entire movie was shot without a script except for the opening  scene. Those ten pages of script were sucked up by the wind and  carried miles into the sky. Only three pages were found.'),
('172925',' According to the DVD commentary, many of the scenes containing  Director X had to be cut because it was deemed to racy for the final  film.'),
('172926',' Troy Howe (qv) (Garvis) smashed the windshield of the SUV with his  head during filming.'),
('172927',' Troy Howe (Garvis) cut himself when running with stovepipes on his  legs, but didnt say anything until 3 takes later.'),
('172928',' Although the movie starts out portraying the traditional Elizabethan  style of acting on the stage (ie, stylized non'),
('172929','realistic acting), by  the end of the movie, sequences on the stage are being performed in  the style of realism (ie, what most people think of as modern  acting), which was a style of acting not introduced until the 20th  century.'),
('172930',' Claire Danes (qv) and Billy Crudup (qv) became a couple after  the filming of this movie. Crudup left his long'),
('172931','time girlfriend  Mary'),
('172932','Louise Parker (qv) for Danes.'),
('172933',' Kate Winslet (qv) was originally offered the female lead but she  pulled out shortly before filming started'),
('172934',' Katharine Hepburn (qv) was supposed to star in the original  Broadway play of Stage Door, but producer Leland Hayward (qv),  supposedly jealous of her deepening friendship with  John Ford (I) (qv), gave Margaret Sullavan (qv) the role.  Hayward later married Sullavan. Sullavan was supposed to star in the  film version but was pregnant with their first child.'),
('172935',' Adolphe Menjou (qv)s character was not in the original stage play'),
('172936',' Ann Miller (I) (qv), who was only 14 years'),
('172937','old during casting,  secured her role in the film with a fake birth certificate.'),
('172938',' George S. Kaufman (qv), upset and bemused by the way the  screenwriters had substantially changed the play, suggested that the  title also be changed, to "Screen Door".'),
('172939',' Lucille Ball (qv) always called this movie her big break.'),
('172940',' Hepburn was upset that she was given a diminished role of a  character that she felt was pointless to the script. Hepburn  ultimately asked the director Gregory La Cava (qv) what was the  essential point of her character. He responded "The human question  mark". She then asked what that meant and he replied "Damned if I  know".'),
('172941',' Hepburn, whose box office power had been declining, had been given a  smaller part than what she was used to, and was in fact given second  billing under Ginger Rogers . Hepburn protested to RKO producer  Pandro S. Berman (qv) who told Hepburn "she was lucky to have the  7th role in a star picture". Hepburn persisted and they gave her  more scenes as the movie went along and she eventually got top  billing.'),
('172942',' The famous line delivered by Katharine Hepburn (qv) ("The calla  lilies are in bloom again...") is actually dialog taken from the  play "The Lake", which Hepburn infamously played on Broadway  (Dorothy Parker famously said that Hepburn "ran the gamut of  emotions '),
('172943',' from A to B.").'),
('172944',' Allen Jenkins (qv) who is the MC near the end of the film was the  voice for cartoon character Officer Dibble on the  _"Top Cat" (1961)_ (qv) about 20 years later.'),
('172945',' The films storyline of a G.I.s romance with a Canteen girl named  Irene was inspired by the song, "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door  Canteen", written by Irving Berlin, and recorded in 1942 by singer  Kenny Baker (who appears in this film). The opening lyrics of the  song are, "I left my heart at the Stage Door Canteen / I left it  there with a girl named Irene."'),
('172946',' A modern source lists Billy Gilbert (I) (qv) in the cast, but he  was not seen in the movie.'),
('172947',' Producer Sol Lesser (qv) paid the Stage Door Canteen $50,000 for  the use of its name; they and Allied Charities received the net  profits from the film. Because it was too difficult to film at the  actual Stage Door Canteen on 44th Street in New York City, it was  duplicated at both filming locations (Fox News NY Studios and  RKO'),
('172948','Pathé Studios, Culver City).'),
('172949',' The Screen Actors Guild prohibited free appearances by actors before  this film was made, to prevent actors generosity from being  exploited.'),
('172950',' Just before Bugs second curtain scene, we see a piece of scaffold  that says "Clampett Trained Seals", a reference to artist  Bob Clampett (qv).'),
('172951',' DIRCAMEO(Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv)): turning to look at Eve in her  disguise as Charlottes maid.'),
('172952',' Marlene Dietrich (qv) demanded to be costumed exclusively by  fashion design house Dior. Dior demanded a screen credit and  Paramount demanded and received a 25% discount.'),
('172953',' SPOILER: This movie is significant because it broke a  long'),
('172954','established cinematic convention that flashbacks were always a  true account of earlier events. In this film, though, the opening  flashback turns out to be a lie, a device which at first baffled  then enraged cinemagoers who felt that they had in some way been  cheated.'),
('172955',' Alfie Basss character is called The Electrician in production  papers and on Basss contract.'),
('172956',' Most of Irene Handis performance as Miss Mason, the maid, was  removed in post production editing.'),
('172957',' Miles Malleson (qv) was also working on Golden Salamder at the  same time.'),
('172958',' Graham Chapman (qv) was doing a radio interview in the  Baltimore/Washington DC area and asked a radio staffer what was  happening locally. She replied that she was working on a film and  invited him to the set. He showed up at 3am at the Reed Street set.  Chapman and the director quickly improvised and shot a scene  together. But when the film came back from the lab, a thick emulsion  scratch left his work unusable in the original cut. However, during  a re'),
('172959','edit, the filmmakers discovered that his footage was easily  repaired with current technology and he has been added to the new  cut.'),
('172960',' The movie box office got a big boost when Dick Powell (I) (qv) and  Joan Blondell (qv) were married shortly before its release.'),
('172961',' Warner Bros. suspended Pat OBrien (I) (qv) when he rejected a  role in this film.'),
('172962',' When Dick Powell (I) (qv)s doctor ordered him to rest his throat,  Warner Bros. considered replacing him with Rudy Vallee (qv).'),
('172963',' Debut of Jack Weston (qv).'),
('172964',' Remake of the 1933 classic "Morning Glory".'),
('172965',' Christopher Plummer (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('172966',' Eighth episode in the Confessions of a Chorus Girl 2'),
('172967','reel series.'),
('172968',' Filmed in 1963, not released until 1964'),
('172969',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Trip from Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek, A (1911)_ (qv).'),
('172970',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Accidental Dentist, An (1913)_ (qv).'),
('172971',' Asked why, in the climactic chase scene, the Indians didnt simply  shoot the horses to stop the stagecoach, director  John Ford (I) (qv) replied, "Because that would have been the end  of the movie."'),
('172972',' This was the first of many films that John Ford (I) (qv) filmed in  Monument Valley, Utah. Others were:  _My Darling Clementine (1946)_ (qv), _Fort Apache (1948)_ (qv),  _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)_ (qv), _Wagon Master (1950)_ (qv),  _Rio Grande (1950)_ (qv), _Searchers, The (1956)_ (qv),  _Sergeant Rutledge (1960)_ (qv) and his last western,  _Cheyenne Autumn (1964)_ (qv).'),
('172973',' The first of many collaborations between John Ford (I) (qv) and  John Wayne (I) (qv).'),
('172974',' When the film was being cast, John Ford (I) (qv) lobbied hard for  John Wayne (I) (qv) but producer Walter Wanger (qv) kept saying  no. It was only after constant persistence on Fords part that  Wanger finally gave in. Wangers reservations were based on Waynes  string of B'),
('172975','movies, in which he came across as being a less than  competent actor, and the box office failure of Raoul Walsh (qv)s  _Big Trail, The (1930)_ (qv) in 1930, Waynes first serious starring  role.'),
('172976',' John Wayne (I) (qv)s 80th film.'),
('172977',' John Ford (I) (qv) loved the Monument Valley location so much that  the actual stagecoach journey traverses the valley three times.'),
('172978',' In 1939 there was no paved road through Monument Valley, hence the  reason why it hadnt been used as a movie location before (it wasnt  paved until the 1950s). Harry Goulding (qv), who ran a trading  post there, had heard that John Ford (I) (qv) was planning a  big'),
('172979','budget Western so he traveled to Hollywood, armed with over 100  photographs, and threatened to camp out on Fords doorstep until the  director saw him. Ford saw him almost immediately and was instantly  sold on the location, Particularly when he realized that its  remoteness would free him of studio interference.'),
('172980',' The interior sets all have ceilings, an unusual practice at the time  for studio filming. This was to create a claustrophobic effect in  complete counterpoint to the wide open expanse of Monument Valley.'),
('172981',' David O. Selznick (qv) was interested in making the film, but only  if he could have Gary Cooper (I) (qv) as the Ringo Kid and  Marlene Dietrich (qv) as Dallas.'),
('172982',' John Ford (I) (qv)s first sound Western, and his first in that  genre in 13 years. Westerns had fallen out favor with the coming of  sound as it was tricky to record on location.'),
('172983',' The local Navajo Indians played the Apache. The films production  was a huge economic boost to the local impoverished population,  giving jobs to hundreds of locals as extras and handymen.'),
('172984',' Hosteen Tso, a local Shaman, promised Ford the exact kind of cloud  formations he wanted. They duly appeared.'),
('172985',' John Ford (I) (qv) gave John Wayne (I) (qv) the script, asking  him for any suggestions as to who could play the Ringo Kid. Wayne  suggested Lloyd Nolan (qv), not realizing that Ford was baiting  him with the part. Once filming began, however, Ford was merciless  to Wayne, constantly undermining him. This psychological tactic was  designed to make Wayne start feeling some real emotions, and not to  be intimidated by acting alongside the likes of such seasoned  professionals as Thomas Mitchell (I) (qv).'),
('172986',' In 1939 Claire Trevor (qv) was the films biggest star, and thus  commanded the highest salary.'),
('172987',' The premise of Ernest Haycox (qv)s story comes from  Guy de Maupassant (qv)s famous story Boule de Suif, which takes  place in Normandy during the 1870 Franco'),
('172988','Prussian War.'),
('172989',' Orson Welles (qv) privately watched this film about 40 times while  he was making _Citizen Kane (1941)_ (qv).'),
('172990',' Near the end of the movie, Luke Plummer (Tom Tyler (I) (qv)) has a  pair of black aces and a pair of black eights. This is the notorious  "dead mans hand" supposed to have been held by Wild Bill Hickcock  before he was killed.'),
('172991',' A device known as a "Running W" was used during the sequence where  the Indians are chasing the stagecoach. Strong, thin wires are fixed  to a metal post, then the other end of the wires are attached to the  legs of a horse, and the post is anchored into the ground. The horse  is then ridden at full gallop, and when the wires maximum length is  reached'),
('172992','just when the rider is "shot"'),
('172993','the legs of the horse are  jerked out from underneath it, causing it to tumble violently and  throw the "shot" rider off. The trouble was that the rider knew when  the horse was going to fall but the horse didnt, resulting in many  horses having to be destroyed because of broken limbs incurred  during the falls. The use of the "Running W" was eventually  discontinued after many complaints from both inside and outside the  film industry.'),
('172994',' John Ford (I) (qv) originally wanted Ward Bond (qv) to play Buck  the stage driver but gave the role to Andy Devine (I) (qv) when he  found that Bond couldnt drive a "six'),
('172995','up" stagecoach and there  wasnt time to teach him.'),
('172996',' John Wayne (I) (qv)s salary was considerably less than all of his  co'),
('172997','stars, apart from John Carradine (qv).'),
('172998',' Its believed by many that the famous line "A mans gotta do what a  mans gotta do," widely attributed to a John Wayne (I) (qv)  Western character, is spoken by Wayne in this film, however, it  isnt. His character, The Ringo Kid, instead says "There are some  things a man just cant run away from," when asked why he intends to  stay and avenge his familys murders rather than try to escape to  Mexico.'),
('172999',' Producer Walter Wanger (qv) wanted Gary Cooper (I) (qv) for the  role of Ringo but Coopers fees were too high.  Bruce Cabot (I) (qv) unsuccessfully tested for it before  John Ford (I) (qv) got his wish and cast John Wayne (I) (qv).'),
('173000',' Film debut of Mickey Simpson (qv).'),
('173001',' Bing Crosby (qv)s last cinema movie.'),
('173002',' Willie, Waylon, Johnny, and Kris recorded an album as The Highway  Men.'),
('173003',' Won the Jury Award at the 6th bi'),
('173004','annual Extreme Filmmaker 48 Hour  Film Project'),
('173005',' Was an official selection for the the Third TriggerStreet.com  On'),
('173006','Line short film festival in 2004.'),
('173007',' During production the film was referred to only as "Adobe Station".'),
('173008',' The expensive film, made for the 100th anniversary of the German  railroad, was not shown in 1935! Reichspropagandaminister Goebbels  didnt like it at all, because much of the time is devoted to  English railway pioneers like William Hedley and George Stephenson.  Finally the release came 20 years later.'),
('173009',' The (working) replica of the "Puffing Billy" was built 1906 in  Munich for the Deutsches Museum and has cost 18000 Goldmark. Today  that would be more than 250000 Euro. For the film tracks were layed  on the museums island (where the museum is located) and the whole  Puffing Billy sequence was filmed there.'),
('173010',' 19th episode in the Girl from Frisco 2'),
('173011','reel series'),
('173012',' Film debut of Bara, Theda (qv) in a small supporting role as a  gang moll who makes an important telephone call.'),
('173013',' Creighton Hale (qv)s movie debut.'),
('173014',' Achieved highest ever viewers ratings for a short film on Sky Shorts  Season 2000.'),
('173015',' Elizabeth Taylor (I) (qv) was shooting  _Only Game in Town, The (1970)_ (qv) at the same time as this film  was in production. While that film is set in Las Vegas, Taylor  demanded that director George Stevens (I) (qv) shoot in France so  she could be close to her lover, Richard Burton (I) (qv), who was  filming _Staircase (1969)_ (qv) with director Stanley Donen (qv).  This caused the budget of _Only Game in Town, The (1970)_ (qv) to  grow higher than most large'),
('173016','scale, high'),
('173017','profile films that Fox was  producing at the time. Ironically, the production of  _Staircase (1969)_ (qv) was moved to France to save money.'),
('173018',' Begun in the early 1940s, the film was eventually pieced together,  with musical footage shot and inserted later, and released in late  1946, receiving approval by the New York censorship board in  December 1946. Attempting to take advantage of the current  popularity of Cornel Wilde (qv), it received few bookings and  quickly disappeared.'),
('173019',' Shot on a Nokia N90 mobile phone'),
('173020',' Shot with the Panasonic DVX100 in 24p.'),
('173021',' A fund'),
('173022','raising short for the United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive  in World War I.'),
('173023',' Dreyfuss, Richard (qv) and Estevez, Emilio (qv) were having a  movie trivia contest on the set one day. Estevez asked Dreyfuss to  identify the movie that the line "This is no boating accident" was  from. Dreyfuss didnt recognize the quote, despite the fact that he  was the actor who said it in _Jaws (1975)_ (qv). Deciding that this  was too good to pass up, this incident was re'),
('173024','enacted for the film.'),
('173025',' Leonard Nimoy was considered for the job of director but Leonard  Nimoy had already signed on to direct  _Three Men and a Baby (1987)_ (qv) and was unable to accept the job.'),
('173026',' The movie was shot in sequence (i.e., the scenes were filmed in the  same order theyre shown). Many of the actors were surprised by the  final plot twist.'),
('173027',' The uncredited soldier singing at the Christmas Party is  Ross Bagdasarian (qv), also known as Dave Seville (qv), the  leader/creator/voice of Alvin and the Chipmunks (qv).'),
('173028',' Stalag 17 was not the inspiration for the TV series  _"Hogans Heroes" (1965)_ (qv), despite the presence of a character  called "Sgt. Schultz" and a somewhat put'),
('173029','upon Kommandant. The  creators of "Hogans Heroes" were sued over this very issue and were  victorious.'),
('173030',' The role of Sefton was originally written for  Charlton Heston (qv). But as the role evolved and became more  cynical, William Holden (I) (qv) emerged as the directors choice.  Holden was asked to see the play on which the movie was based. He  walked out at the end of the first act. He was later convinced to at  least read the screenplay.'),
('173031',' William Holden (I) (qv)s acceptance speech for Best Actor was the  shortest in Academy history. He said only two words: "Thank You."'),
('173032',' Charlton Heston (qv) was originally considered for the role of  Sgt. J.J. Sefton, but when the script was altered to make the  character less heroic, he was dropped in favor of someone more  suitable for the role. Kirk Douglas (I) (qv) stated he was next in  line and declined the part, making William Holden (I) (qv) the  third choice.'),
('173033',' William Holden (I) (qv) did not like the part of Sefton at all as  written in the script, thinking him too selfish. He kept asking  Billy Wilder (qv) to make Sefton nicer and Wilder refused. Holden  actually refused the role but was forced to do it by the studio.'),
('173034',' Billy Wilder (qv) filmed the movie at a studio'),
('173035','owned ranch in  Calabasas, California. He wore his best shoes and made sure cast and  crew saw him with those shoes on in the mud. Wilder felt he could  not ask his co'),
('173036','workers to work in the mud unless they saw him do the  same.'),
('173037',' This film was one of the biggest hits of Billy Wilder (qv)s  career. He expected a big piece of the profits. The studio  accountants informed him that since his last picture  _Ace in the Hole (1951)_ (qv) lost money, the money that picture  lost would be subtracted from his profits on this film. Wilder left  Paramount shortly after that.'),
('173038',' CAMEO(Edmund Trzcinski (qv)): the P.O.W. who receives what is  obviously (to everyone but him) a "Dear John" letter.'),
('173039',' To improve the chances for commercial success in the West Germany  Republic (at that time already an important market for Hollywood) a  Paramount executive suggested to Wilder that he should make the camp  guards Poles rather than Germans. Wilder, whose mother and  stepfather had died in the concentration camps, furiously refused  and demanded an apology from the executive. When it didnt come,  Wilder did not extend his contract at Paramount'),
('173040',' Albert William LaChasse Sr., had a bit part in the movie. He was  hired by Paramount Pictures to be in several films after WWII. They  bought him a SAG card and gave him a few lines in each film. Back  then, there was no Screen Extras Guild. The real reason they made  him an actor was a cheap way to use him as an Assistant Production  Designer. He was actually a Prisoner of War for almost three years  in Germany after being shot down in his B'),
('173041','17 by German  Messcherschmidt Fighter pilot, Otto Peter Stammberger. The  production depended heavily on his recollection of how the prison  camp looked. He said it started out as a "B" movie, but after "New  York" saw the dailies they gave Billy Wilder Carte Blanche.'),
('173042',' Kirk Douglas (I) (qv) claimed he was offered the  William Holden (I) (qv) role, but turned it down because he had  not been impressed by the stage play on which the film was based.'),
('173043',' The final day of shooting was of Stalins death at his dacha  (country house). The scenes were shot on 21 December, Stalins  birthday.'),
('173044',' Soviet Army soldiers and officers were extras.'),
('173045',' The original screenplay was written by Christoph Fromm (qv) but  the producers disagreed with his more realistic direction and had it  rewritten. Consequently, Fromm took his name of the film.'),
('173046',' The screenplay for The Harvest was originally written in 2002 when  writer/director Ryan E. Heppe was working for Comedy Central in Los  Angeles.'),
('173047',' A scene from an earlier version of the screenplay was shot in 2004  and called Stalked in the Corn.'),
('173048',' The insignia on the police officers helmet features two letters:  AT, the initials of the director, Andrei Tarkovsky (qv).'),
('173049',' The Zone of the film was inspired by a nuclear accident that took  place near Chelyabinsk in 1957. Several hundred square kilometers  were polluted by fallout and abandoned; of course there was no  official mention of this forbidden zone at the time.'),
('173050',' The original negatives were destroyed by a processing error at the  laboratory, and the film had to be shot again from scratch with a  new director of photography.'),
('173051',' It is said that the rushes of the first version of the film were  kept by editor Lyudmila Feiginova (qv) in her home for years. They  were destroyed by fire that also claimed her life.'),
('173052',' Towards the end of the movie, the Stalkers wife smokes cigarettes  from a carton that bears the same AT (Andrei Tarkovsky (qv))  insignia as the policemans helmet.'),
('173053',' Submitted as an entry to the Bare Bones Script'),
('173054','2'),
('173055','Screen Fest held in  Tulsa, Oklahoma, and won a Bare Bones Script'),
('173056','2'),
('173057','Screen Grand Jury  Honorable Mention Award.'),
('173058',' Was supposed to be a feature length movie, but was cut down to short  film status when the Director decided to delete and change some  scenes.'),
('173059',' Filming was wrapped on 11 September 2001 at 3am. Following the  terrorist attacks on the USA later that day, the film was dedicated  to America and all Americans.'),
('173060',' Shot in five days.'),
('173061',' The role of Rory Teller was intended for Lauren Bacall (qv) who  turned it down and briefly incurred a studio suspension.'),
('173062',' Included on DVD version of Cliffhanger.'),
('173063',' Debut of Leo G. Carroll (qv).'),
('173064',' As the jury at the 1986 Berlin Film Festival was of different  opinions about the controversial movie, jury president  Gina Lollobrigida (qv) announced under protest that it won the  Golden Bear.'),
('173065',' Working title was "Hit and Run".'),
('173066',' One of approximately 60 short films produced by Selig for  meat'),
('173067','packers Armour & Co.'),
('173068',' Originally a radio play first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the UK in  March 2004, starring Sir Tom Courtenay (qv) as Stan Laurel'),
('173069',' The screenplay originated from the short film, "As Yet" that Evald  Johnson wrote and directed.'),
('173070',' Stan Brakhage (qv)s last photographed film, completed in Canada  and printed in Colorado. He never saw it projected.'),
('173071',' This is Gary Giudices first film as director.'),
('173072',' W H Smith refused to stock this video in the UK following a threat  from Manchester United to withdraw all their official videos from  Smiths stores if they did.'),
('173073',' Producers considered Clara Bow (I) (qv) for a major role in the  film before studio head William Fox (I) (qv) fired her after the  flop of her latest film, _Hoop'),
('173074','La (1933)_ (qv).'),
('173075',' Debut of Lurene Tuttle (qv).'),
('173076',' Shirley Temple (qv) was cast in this movie because of a chance  meeting with Jay Gorney (qv) at a movie theater; Gorney noticed  Temple dancing in the lobby and arranged with an audition with her.'),
('173077',' For the "Baby, Take a Bow" number with James Dunn (I) (qv), the  studio felt it would be easier for Shirley Temple (qv) to do the  dance she had done at her audition rather than learn a new one, so  Temple spent her first day on the set giving Dunn dancing lessons.'),
('173078',' The dress that Shirley Temple (qv) wore during the "Baby, Take a  Bow" number (a white organza with red polka'),
('173079','dots and a full skirt  that became her trademark) was her own. Her mother, Gertrude Temple,  thought that she would feel more comfortable wearing one of her own  dresses, rather than one from the costume department.'),
('173080',' Due to a delay in filming the train station sequence and the rest of  the film, almost entirely different crews were used on each scene.'),
('173081',' The role of Bernice was intended for Helen Mirren (qv).'),
('173082',' Edward James Olmos (qv) went through a hair thinning process and  gained an estimated 20 pounds for the role of Jaime Escalante.'),
('173083',' When Ace and Eyeball meet up with Gordie and Chris, the plate glass  window identifies the place they have just exited as "Irbys  Billiards", named after first assistant director Smith, Irby (qv).'),
('173084',' Feldman, Corey (qv) and director Reiner, Rob (qv) tested thirty  different laughs before deciding upon the one for Teddy Duchamp. The  laugh happens to be similar to that described in Kings story.'),
('173085',' Wil Wheaton (qv)s grandfather starred in  _"Wagon Train" (1957)_ (qv), so Wils grandmother asked that Wagon  Train somehow be worked into the dialogue, and it was.'),
('173086',' The actress pictured on the cover of a vintage movie magazine is  Elizabeth McGovern (qv), who was at the time engaged to director  Rob Reiner.'),
('173087',' While filming the scene in which Ace Merrill takes Gordies  brothers Yankees cap, Kiefer Sutherland (qv)s first instinct was  to put it on, rather than hand it to Eyeball Chambers. Reiner told  Sutherland not to put the hat on as a way of showing that Ace was  stealing it just to be cruel to Gordie and not because the hat  itself was at all important to Ace. Sutherland and Wheaton both  confirm in the DVDs behind the scenes documentary that the reason  that Gordie never gets the hat back from Ace is that Ace threw it  away immediately after stealing it from Gordie.'),
('173088',' While practicing his lines, Jerry OConnell (qv) was incredibly  impressed that, as an 11'),
('173089','year old, he was being allowed to swear.'),
('173090',' To keep in character while off'),
('173091','camera, Kiefer Sutherland (qv)  often picked on Wil Wheaton (qv), River Phoenix (qv),  Corey Feldman (qv), and Jerry OConnell (qv).'),
('173092',' The gang sing "I ran all the way home" '),
('173093',' this was the theme tune to,  _All the Way Home (1981) (TV)_ (qv) which starred  Frances Lee McCain (qv), Gordies mother.'),
('173094',' The movie is based on a short story called "The Body" by Stephen  King from a book of short stories called "Different Seasons" which  also includes "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" which became  _Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)_ (qv) and "Apt Pupil"  (_Apt Pupil (1998)_ (qv)).'),
('173095',' At the insistence of director Rob Reiner (qv) (an avid non'),
('173096','smoker  who campaigned for anti'),
('173097','smoking laws in California), the cigarettes  smoked by the boys were made from cabbage leaves.'),
('173098',' Another actor was originally cast as The Writer. After those scenes  were shot, Richard Dreyfuss (qv) was cast in the role and the  scenes were re'),
('173099','shot with him.'),
('173100',' Rob Reiner (qv) had trouble casting the role of "The Writer",  first casting actor David Dukes (I) (qv), then going to Spinal Tap  vet Michael McKean (qv) among others, before finally settling on  high school friend Richard Dreyfuss (qv).'),
('173101',' This is Jerry OConnell (qv)s motion picture debut.'),
('173102',' Mr. Quidacioluo is played by Bruce Kirby (qv), whose real last  name is Quidacioluo.'),
('173103',' Adrian Lyn (qv)e, who was set to direct this film, was forced to  hand it over to Rob Reiner (qv) when _9 Weeks (1986)_ (qv) ran  over schedule'),
('173104',' When they were filming the scene where Gordie and Vern are about to  be run over by the train, Wil Wheaton and Jerry O Connell did not  look scared enough; In frustration Rob Reiner yelled at them to the  point where they started crying and thats when they were able to  film the scene.'),
('173105',' According to Wil Wheaton on the DVD documentary, the scene in which  Verne (Jerry OConnell) cant remember the "secret knock" to the  clubhouse was thought of by Wheaton, Phoenix, and Feldman on the day  it was shot as another way to make Verne look more pathetic.'),
('173106',' All four of the films stars have starred in music videos. Wil  Wheaton and River Phoenix, appeared in Ben E. Kings "Stand By Me"  (made for the movie), Corey Feldman appeared in the video for Cyndi  Laupers "Goonies R Good Enough" (made for the movie The Goonies)  and Jerry OConnell appeared in Mariah Careys music video for her  song "Heartbreaker".'),
('173107',' In an interview by Stephen King in the special features of the DVD  he reveals that the scene with the leaches actually did happen to  him, when he has a child.'),
('173108',' In the Kiefer Sutherland TV show "24" there is a also character  named Milo Pressman played by Eric Balfour.'),
('173109',' The novella and the film take place in the town of Castle Rock  (Maine and then Oregon respectively). Castle Rock became the name of  Rob Reiner (qv)s production company.'),
('173110',' This short film accompanied the theatrical release of  _Tom and Huck (1995)_ (qv).'),
('173111',' Annette OToole (qv) did her own singing as Tammy Wynnette.'),
('173112',' The world premiere on 31 December 1942 took place simultaneously in  7 US cities: Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island;  Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Illinois; Norfolk, Virginia; San Diego,  California and San Francisco, California. Some earlier screenings  may have taken place for naval officers on Treasure Island,  California and Mare Island, California.'),
('173113',' Wenders, Wim (qv) borrowed the entire cast and crew of  _Territory, The (1981)_ (qv) to make this film.'),
('173114',' Samuel Fuller (qv)s character is a cameraman named Joe. Fuller  named him in honor of his friend and longtime cinematographer,  Joseph F. Biroc (qv).'),
('173115',' Katherine Heigls character was Katherine Hepburns stand'),
('173116','in.  Permission was not granted to use Hepburns name, so references to  Rita Hayworth were dubbed in post'),
('173117','production.'),
('173118',' The AKA title "Vaffelbar 3: En vampyrs betændelser" was the original  title the show had when it was performed live on stage in 2003 at  Comedy Zoo in Copenhagen. As the AKA title indicates, there are two  previous "Vaffelbar" stage shows '),
('173119',' none of these have so far been  broadcasted on TV or released on video.'),
('173120',' Available on the R2 DVD of  _Thomas Wivel: Med ryggen mod muren (2005) (V)_ (qv), released in  2005.'),
('173121',' Prince William County provided a free burning building.'),
('173122',' Sean Hagan was struck with a chain and bleeding during filming. The  filmmakers had to cut multiple times in order to wipe the blood from  his neck in order to continue filming.'),
('173123',' SPOILER: Max had to be shot three separate times and wired with  squibs to get his characters death scene just right from each  angle.'),
('173124',' Writter/director Jordan Albertsens mother, sister and godmother all  worked on the film as craft service/catering.'),
('173125',' Jordan originally conceived of the story for this film when he was a  freshman in high school.'),
('173126',' It took the better part of 3 years to secure financing.'),
('173127',' Halfway through filming the lookout scene, the crew was shutdown by  the police for not having permission to be there. 1st AD Jason Brown  went down and distracted them long enough for Jordan to complete the  scene.'),
('173128',' Although shot on 35mm, the movie was edited using Apples Final Cut  Pro system.'),
('173129',' The Standard was filmed in the same High School Director and writer  Jordan Albertson attended.'),
('173130',' Thomas Jane (qv) initially turned down his role.'),
('173131',' The filmmakers got to talk to Allan Heyl, one of Andre Standers  accomplices who was paroled on May 18, 2005; Cor van Deventer, his  police partner; and the warden of the prison where Andre was  incarcerated.'),
('173132',' Written, shot, and cut in 48 hours.'),
('173133',' Midway through the two'),
('173134','day production, the role of the documentarian  (Jonas P. Shunt) had to be re'),
('173135','cast due to the original actor losing  his voice.'),
('173136',' The film had to be quickly reorganized during post'),
('173137','production to fit  into the 48 Hour Film Projects time limit of 8 minutes, prompting  the filmmakers to take an "unscripted documentary" approach to their  "scripted mockumentary."'),
('173138',' The film was shot using Kodak 16mm Reversal to give it a darker,  more ominous visual feel.'),
('173139',' The junkyard used in the fight sequence is the Florida Highway  Patrols crash investigation/storage center for Central Florida.'),
('173140',' The producers were not allowed to use pyrotechnics (as originally  planned) in the junkyard for fear of a gas leak/explosion. So the  shooting gun special effects were added in post'),
('173141','production.'),
('173142',' The arch that is visible in this film collapsed in the 1906  earthquake, and was never rebuilt.'),
('173143',' During the filming in Waterbury, Connecticut, local Vietnam veterans  picketed the production, protesting Jane Fonda (qv)s  controversial anti'),
('173144','war activities of a decade and a half earlier.'),
('173145',' New rating in Finland: '),
('173146','11 (2001)/ Visa # 96718.'),
('173147',' Martin Ritts final film. It is also the last screenplay written by  Ritts favorite author couple Harriet Frank & Irving Ravetch, Jr.'),
('173148',' French censorship visa # 72634.'),
('173149',' Eighth Episode in the Stanley 2'),
('173150','reel series.'),
('173151',' Brower, Otto (qv) and Johnson, Osa (qv) followed Stanleys path  through Kenya, Tanganyika and Uganda with their crew and returned  with 100,000 feet of film for use in the safari sequences.'),
('173152',' The movie was dubbed into Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch.'),
('173153',' Neither Spencer Tracy (qv) nor Walter Brennan (qv) ever actually  went to Africa during the making of this film. Stand'),
('173154','ins for both of  them were used in the long shots during the safari sequences, and  whenever Tracy or Brennan were shown "on safari" in close'),
('173155','up against  African scenery, they were acting in front of a rear projection  screen.'),
('173156',' Seventh Episode in the Stanley 2'),
('173157','reel series.'),
('173158',' Sixth Episode in the Stanley 2'),
('173159','reel series.'),
('173160',' Ninth Episode in the Stanley 2'),
('173161','reel series.'),
('173162',' Fourth Episode in the Stanley 2'),
('173163','reel series'),
('173164',' John Ritter (qv)s final film project.'),
('173165',' Third episode in the Stanley 2'),
('173166','reel series.'),
('173167',' Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best  pictures of 2001 (#09)'),
('173168',' The Latin lines that crop up are from Lucretius De rerum natura.  The full passage reads as follows: "Haec sic pernosces parva  perductus opella; namque alid ex alio clarescet nec tibi caeca nox  iter eripiet, quin ultima naturai pervideas: ita res accendent  lumina rebus. (Lucretius, De Rerum Natura I, 1114'),
('173169','1117) An  (old'),
('173170','fashioned) English translation: "These points, if thou wilt  ponder, Then, with but paltry trouble led along... For one thing  after other will grow clear, Nor shall the blind night rob thee of  the road, To hinder thy gaze on Natures Farthest'),
('173171','forth. Thus things  for things shall kindle torches new."'),
('173172',' Narrator Egon Hoegen (qv) is very well known in Germany as the  voice of the education series _"7. Sinn, Der" (1966)_ (qv) which  gives tips for correct behavior in road traffic. By using this voice  at the beginning, it gives the feeling of an authentic safety video  for people raised in Germany. See also trivia for _Starship  Troopers_ (1997) (qv).'),
('173173',' The first in a series of 10'),
('173174','minute mini movies to be broadcast on  the Internet for BMW.'),
('173175',' Mariel Hemingway (qv) received breast implants shortly before  playing the role of Playboy model Dorothy Stratten (qv), but  denies that was the reason she got them.'),
('173176',' The film gets its title from the personalized license plate of  Paul Snider (II) (qv).'),
('173177',' Hugh M. Hefner (qv) sued the producers after the film was released  because he did not like how he was portrayed.'),
('173178',' The real'),
('173179','life inspiration for fictional character Aram Nicholas is  director Peter Bogdanovich (qv).'),
('173180',' Filmed in the apartment where the real Dorothy Stratten (qv) was  murdered.'),
('173181',' Bob Fosse (qv) made Paul Snider (II) (qv) the main character in  the film because he identified with his character the most; he even  told Eric Roberts (I) (qv) that when he played Snider, he was  really playing Fosse, if Fosse had not been successful.'),
('173182',' The names of the movies in which Dorothy Stratten (qv) appeared  were changed in the film. The movie called, "Wednesdays Child" is,  in reality, _Autumn Born (1979)_ (qv). The movie referred to as  "Ball Bearings" is actually _Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979)_ (qv). The  movie that Snider says is "a sci'),
('173183','fi film [where] she plays a robot"  is a reference to _Galaxina (1980)_ (qv). The final film which Aram  Nicholas was editing at the time of Dorothys death is supposed to  be _They All Laughed (1981)_ (qv).'),
('173184',' The photographer who takes the initial photos of Dorothy for  submission to Playboy is played by Hugh M. Hefner (qv)s younger  brother, Keith Hefner (qv).'),
('173185',' Second title in Paramounts Musical Parade Featurette Series #2  (1944'),
('173186','1945).'),
('173187',' DIRTRADE(Peter Hyams (qv)): a character named Spota.'),
('173188',' Director Peter Hyams (qv) created lighting innovations to create  the eerie atmosphere of the movie, including a daylight lamp, and  utilizing light beams for the exterior shots.'),
('173189',' The movie features footage of a baseball game being played between  the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.  The footage shows Dusty Baker hitting a home run off of Phil Niekro.  Also, a clip can be seen of a scoreboard during the game showing the  Braves leading 4'),
('173190','3. This places the date of the game at 7 June 1982.'),
('173191',' The console seen up close in 2 scenes is actually a guitar  multi'),
('173192','effects pedal (the small display shows: 1'),
('173193','3 and the word  bank is written underneath).'),
('173194',' Available on the Shark Tale DVD'),
('173195',' The first Super NES game to utilize Nintendos "Super FX"  technology, making 3'),
('173196','D polygonal graphics possible on the system.'),
('173197',' Originally made as a test program for the "Super FX" technology, but  eventually released as a game by Nintendo.'),
('173198',' The first home video game to offer "force feedback" in a home  console game, in which the game sent signals to the special "Rumble  Pak" accessory attached to the controller, causing the controller to  vibrate according to in'),
('173199','game actions.'),
('173200',' If you defeat the Sorcerer on the Katina Mission without shooting  any "Friendlies" (the Corneria Fighters + Bill), youll get a  special ending after the Mission where all of the Allied Fighters  fly in formation and Bill and Fox have different dialogue.'),
('173201',' A remake of the original 1993 Super Nintendo game, not a sequel.'),
('173202',' The snowy world called Fortuna in the final version of the game was  called Fichina in an early beta version. Interestingly enough, with  the release of Star Fox Command for the Nintendo DS, they went back  to using the name Fichina.'),
('173203',' The saucer battle on Katina is a reference to the film Independence  Day. This is particularly noticeable at the end of the mission, win  OR lose.'),
('173204',' If you beat the game successfully, and you had Bill or Katt fighting  alongside you in one of the missions, they will appear in the  ending. Bill will fly over Foxs Arwing, and Katt will fly over  Falcos Arwing. These fly'),
('173205','by sequences occur just after the credits  start rolling.'),
('173206',' SPOILER: There are two endings to the game, depending on what path  you took to Venom at the end of the game. If you took the path from  Bolse and fought Golemech and the mechanical Andross duplicate,  youll get the bad ending with Androsss head at the end as the Star  Fox Team leaves Corneria. If you came in from Area Six and beat Star  Wolf, Andross, and Androsss Brain, youll get the good ending, in  which the text "THE END" appears on the horizon as the team leaves  Corneria.'),
('173207',' The last game developed by Rare Ltd. for a Nintendo system. On the  day of the games release, it was announced that Nintendo sold its  stock in the company back to Rare, which was immediately sold back  out to Microsoft. Several games previously under development for the  Nintendo Gamecube, including "Perfect Dark 0" and "Kameo: Elements  of Power" were redeveloped as X'),
('173208','Box titles.'),
('173209',' Was originally planned to be released as "Dinosaur Planet", one of  the last games for the Nintendo 64.'),
('173210',' The original beta version of the game, simply called Dinosaur Planet  and slated for a Nintendo 64 release, did not feature Fox as the  main character, nor did it include any Star Fox elements.'),
('173211',' SPOILER: General Scales makes five appearances total in the game, an  estimated 6:30 minutes of screen time. He speaks 8 lines in Dinosaur  language, spanning 70 words, and 12 lines in English, spanning 94  words. A combined total of 164 words, and 20 lines.'),
('173212',' Andrews "Mechanical Monkey Head" Boss fights in exactly the same  style as Andross, the Final Boss of the previous Star Fox Games.'),
('173213',' The Aparoid enemies are a reference to The Borg, a mechanical race  in Star Trek with a similar desire to assimilate everything.'),
('173214',' The celebrated final line of the film was an afterthought. The  original scene had Esther arriving at the Chinese Theater and  collapsing in the forecourt sobbing, "Oh, Norman! Norman!" The scene  was reshot two ways: with the familiar "Mrs. Norman Maine" tagline  and the oddly irrelevant "Hello, everybody, this is Vicki Lester."'),
('173215',' The movies line "Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine." was  voted as the #52 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in  2007.'),
('173216',' David O. Selznick (qv) originally rejected the story, as films  about Hollywood had generally failed, but was persuaded to do the  film by his wife Irene Mayer Selznick (qv). Writer'),
('173217','director  William A. Wellman (qv) had alternately suggested a sequel to  _Public Enemy, The (1931)_ (qv), titled "Another Public Enemy".'),
('173218',' The character of Norman Maine was based on several real actors,  including John Barrymore (I) (qv), John Gilbert (I) (qv), and  John Bowers (I) (qv), who drowned off Malibu during the films  production.'),
('173219',' Director George Cukor (qv) suggested the scene in which Oliver  Niles visits Maine to offer him a small role, basing it on a visit  he had once made to John Barrymore (I) (qv) about potentially  appearing in _Camille (1936)_ (qv).'),
('173220',' The funeral scene was inspired by the funeral of  Irving Thalberg (qv), where fans swarmed around his widow  Norma Shearer (qv) outside the church. A similar scene occurred at  Jean Harlow (qv)s funeral two months after the films release.'),
('173221',' Plans were announced in 1938 for a sequel entitled Heartbreak Town,  about a child actor but it was never made.'),
('173222',' Janet Gaynor (I) (qv) was nominated for an Oscar as best actress  and Fredric March (qv) was nominated for best actor. These two  nominations are the first in Academy Awards history for persons  playing roles for which different people would later be nominated  for Oscars: Judy Garland (I) (qv) and James Mason (I) (qv) in  the 1954 remake.'),
('173223',' The Oscar that Janet Gaynor (I) (qv) receives in the film is her  own Oscar, which she won for her role in  _Seventh Heaven (1927)_ (qv).'),
('173224',' Lana Turner (qv)s film debut.'),
('173225',' Because the role of Norman Maine is that of a has'),
('173226','been actor, it was  rejected by Humphrey Bogart (qv), Gary Cooper (I) (qv),  Marlon Brando (qv), Montgomery Clift (qv) and Cary Grant (qv)  (who at first accepted it) before being finally accepted by  James Mason (I) (qv).'),
('173227',' The sequence in which Esther receives a studio makeover was inspired  by Judy Garland (I) (qv)s similar experience early in the filming  of _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_ (qv).'),
('173228',' In the scene after the movie premiere, Matt Libby is at a party  where he passes a man and says, "Hey, Ray! Great score, the best!"  The man is Ray Heindorf (qv), musical director for this film.'),
('173229',' WILHELM SCREAM: during the song "Somewhere Theres a Someone".'),
('173230',' WILHELM SCREAM: In the projection room while playing the western.'),
('173231',' This was George Cukor (qv)s 37th film, his first musical, and his  first full production in color.'),
('173232',' Early tests were made using WarnerScope (Warners own wide screen  format) and WarnerColor. Both were judged to be unsatisfactory. The  film was shot in CinemaScope (licensed from Fox) and Technicolor.'),
('173233',' Filming took 10 months to complete.'),
('173234',' After filming the Academy Award scene where Esther/Vicki is  inadvertently slapped by a drunken Norman Maine, the whole side of  Judy Garland (I) (qv)s face was bruised.'),
('173235',' Hugh Martin (I) (qv), who was hired as vocal arranger, stormed off  the set after a row with Judy Garland (I) (qv) over her  interpretation of "The Man That Got Away".'),
('173236',' The 15 minute "Born in a Trunk" medley was designed by  Roger Edens (qv) and Leonard Gershe (qv). It was inserted into  the film when it was decided that none of the three Arlen/Gershwin  songs submitted supplied an acceptable conclusion to the first half  of the film.'),
('173237',' Humphrey Bogart (qv) (one of the possible candidates for the role  of Norman Maine) can be heard as the voice of the drunk requesting  "Melancholy Baby" in the café.'),
('173238',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 16 seconds.'),
('173239',' Although Amanda Blake (I) (qv) is still listed in the credits, her  role entirely disappeared after the premiere because she appeared in  one of the sequences cut to shorten the films running time.'),
('173240',' Judy Garland (I) (qv) was nominated for an Oscar as best actress  and James Mason (I) (qv) was nominated for best actor. These two  nominations are the first time in Academy Awards history for two  people in the same film playing roles for which different people  were earlier nominated for Oscars: Janet Gaynor (I) (qv) and  Fredric March (qv) in the 1937 version.'),
('173241',' The film was re'),
('173242','edited several times. Premiering at 181 minutes, the  studio (Warner Bros.) cut the film by 30 minutes despite the  objections of director George Cukor (qv) and producer  Sidney Luft (qv) (Judy Garland (I) (qv)s husband). In 1983, all  but 5 minutes of the cut footage was found and re'),
('173243','instated, but some  footage had to be reconstructed using production stills.'),
('173244',' The premiere of the film at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles was  the event of the year with Judy Garland (I) (qv),  James Mason (I) (qv), studio head Jack L. Warner (qv), and  Jack Carson (I) (qv) (who MCed the premiere) and dozens of A'),
('173245','list  stars attending.'),
('173246',' The character "Lettie" from the 1937 version is divided between  "Norman Maine" (early scenes) and "Danny McGuire" (later scenes) in  the 1954 version.'),
('173247',' Barbra Streisand (qv) wanted the part of John Norman Howard to be  played by either Elvis Presley (qv) or Marlon Brando (qv).'),
('173248',' Neil Diamond (qv) was considered for the role of John Norman  Howard but had to turn it down due to his concert commitments.'),
('173249',' Another choice for the role of John Norman Howard was  Mick Jagger (qv).'),
('173250',' Barbra Streisand (qv) insisted that she wanted  Elvis Presley (qv) for the part of John Norman Howard. She even  went to Las Vegas to see Elvis Presley after one of his performances  in 1975 and talked to him directly to convince him to play the part.  Elvis wanted to do it but the Colonel Tom Parker, his manager, was  angry that Streisand did not come to him first. He told the  producers that if they wanted Elvis, Elviss name had to be at the  top of the movie poster, above Streisands name. Moreover, it was  told that he asked them a very large sum of money while Elvis hadnt  been in a movie since 1969 and nobody knew what he could do at the  box'),
('173251','office. Because of all that, Elvis Presley didnt make the movie  although he had been Streisands first choice since the beginning of  the project.'),
('173252',' Kris Kristofferson (qv) almost didnt get the role due to a  conflict over publishing rights.'),
('173253',' The version of "Evergreen" during the recording studio scene is a  live recording, filmed in a single take. This was done at the  insistence of Barbra Streisand (qv): she hates doing lipsync work;  she wanted to be able to have closeups during the scene (which would  expose any flaws in lipsync); and she wanted a more "natural" feel  to that version (as evidenced by the kissing and laughing).  Kris Kristofferson (qv), however, was very reluctant about singing  live on screen, and had to be talked into it. A more formal studio  recording was used for the final credits and soundtrack album.'),
('173254',' According to several Barbra Streisand (qv) bios, she directed a  few minor scenes herself after she and Frank Pierson (I) (qv)  disagreed over the necessity of those scenes.'),
('173255',' When the helicopter is flying above Sun Devil Stadium, you can hear  a brief snippet of the song "Rock Candy" performed by the band  Montrose (qv), which at the time featured future Van Halen (qv)  vocalist Sammy Hagar (qv).'),
('173256',' Director Frank Pierson was so angered by his experience working with  Streisand on this film that he wrote a first person account,  published in both New York and New West magazines, detailing what a  horrible experience it had been. Pierson portrayed his star as  egocentric, manipulative and controlling. The article was published  just prior to the films release in December 1976 and Streisand and  Pierson have never worked together again.'),
('173257',' The second'),
('173258','highest grossing film of 1976.'),
('173259',' In addition to Katharine Hepburn (qv), among the many movie  personalities caricatured are Freddie Bartholomew (qv),  John Barrymore (I) (qv), Joan Blondell (qv),  Edward G. Robinson (qv), Clark Gable (qv), W.C. Fields (qv),  Mae West (qv), Johnny Weissmuller (qv), Charles Chaplin (qv),  Charlie McCarthy (II) (qv) and Dick Powell (I) (qv).'),
('173260',' The science classs pet tarantula is named "Leo G.", a reference to  Carroll, Leo G. (qv), star of _Tarantula (1955)_ (qv). (Also, the  school is called Waverly, which was Carrolls characters name in  "The Man From U.N.C.L.E".)'),
('173261',' In some versions, Peppitas name was Souffle.'),
('173262',' Cathleen Nesbitt (qv)s first film.'),
('173263',' Contemporary reviews said that all the parts were played by  children.'),
('173264',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _His Mother'),
('173265','in'),
('173266','Law (1912)_ (qv).'),
('173267',' No prints of this film can be found. Please check your attic.'),
('173268',' Production began in 1957.'),
('173269','  At Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Star Tours replaced an  attraction known as "Adventure Through Inner Space," in which guests  were notionally shrunk to microscopic size for travel through a  snowflake. Exiting the first scene during the Star Tours film, the  Mighty Microscope from "Adventure Thru Inner Space" can be seen.'),
('173270',' While waiting in line, a voice announcement calls out for an  illegally parked speeder license number THX'),
('173271','1138.'),
('173272',' On the PA system in the waiting area, a voice says, "Mr. Egroeg  Sacul, Mr. Egroeg Sacul."'),
('173273',' On Rex, the robotic pilot of the StarSpeeder 3000, a bright red tag  can be seen attached to his torso. The tag says "Remove Before  Flight".'),
('173274',' REX "has a very bad feeling about this" when the ship flies into one  of the comets. See also: _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv);  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('173275',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv);  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('173276',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv);  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('173277',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv); and  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('173278',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv).'),
('173279',' HIDDEN MICKEY: During the pre'),
('173280','flight video, one of the Ewoks can be  seen holding a Mickey Mouse plushie.'),
('173281',' Anthony Daniels, the voice of C'),
('173282','3PO, speaks fluent French and so  voices the character at Disneyland Paris as well as in the States.'),
('173283',' The game was not sponsored by Paramount, endorsed by Gene  Roddenberry, had no link to the official Star Trek franchise and  resembled it in little or no way.'),
('173284',' SPOILER: Leonard Nimoy (qv)s character, Spock, died at the end of  the previous movie. He agreed to reincarnate the character in  exchange for directing the new movie.'),
('173285',' The villains of the film were originally intended to be Romulans,  but upper studio management wanted Klingons to be used since they  were better'),
('173286','known enemies. By the time the decision was made, the  Romulan ship was already built and they did not want the expense of  replacing it. However, since the TV show had already established  that the Klingons and Romulans had shared technologies and ships in  the past (for exactly the same real'),
('173287','world cost'),
('173288','cutting reasons), the  idea of Klingons using a Romulan'),
('173289','style vessel was not a problem.'),
('173290',' Although not mentioned on'),
('173291','screen, the novelization establishes that  Saavik was half Vulcan and half Romulan. A scene cut from the  previous film, _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv), also  established this but can not be considered canon.  Leonard Nimoy (qv) seemed to have directed Robin Curtis (I) (qv)  to portray Saavik as a full Vulcan.'),
('173292',' Leonard Nimoy (qv) does the turbolift voice in the scene when  Scotty says "Up your shaft", while exiting the Starship Execelsior.  The end credits lists the voice under the alias Frank Force.'),
('173293',' Production was endangered by the great fire at Paramount.  William Shatner (qv) helped fight the fire and rescue a crewmember  before firefighter reinforcements arrived.'),
('173294',' When the Enterprise enters space dock at the beginning of the movie,  just before Uhura comments on the Excelsiors appearance ("Would you  look at that!"), another docked ship can be seen, in shadow, at the  upper left corner of the screen. This ship is one of the alternative  models that was considered for use as the Excelsior. This alternate  model also makes several appearances in  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv), usually as a wrecked  ship or piece of space junk.'),
('173295',' The shot of the Enterprise approaching Spacedock is later re'),
('173296','used in  various episodes of _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv)  with the Enterprise'),
('173297','D overlapping the original Enterprise (Another  cost'),
('173298','saving method often used with Star Trek).'),
('173299',' Grace Lee Whitney (qv), who played Janice Rand, Kirks yeoman in  season one of _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) and returned as transporter  chief in _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv), makes a cameo  appearance during the Enterprises docking sequence. She is the red  haired officer in the spacedock lounge who shakes her head in  disapproval as she sees the ships damage.'),
('173300',' Tribbles, a popular creature from the _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv)  episode The Trouble with Tribbles, make a cameo appearance during  the bar sequence where McCoy tries to hire a ship.'),
('173301',' Gary Faga (qv) plays the security guard who Kirk knocks out; he  also played the airlock technician that Spock gave the Vulcan nerve  pinch to in _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv).'),
('173302',' This is the first Star Trek episode to be directed by a member of  the Star Trek cast. Leonard Nimoy (qv) also directed  _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)_ (qv) and  William Shatner (qv) directed  _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv). This would later  become commonplace on the various Trek TV series:  Jonathan Frakes (qv) directed  _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv) and  _Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)_ (qv) as well as fourteen television  episodes over three Star Trek series. LeVar Burton (qv) directed  twenty'),
('173303','nine episodes over four Star Trek series. Other Star Trek  actors who went on to direct their castmates were  Patrick Stewart (I) (qv), Michael Dorn (I) (qv),  Gates McFadden (qv), Avery Brooks (I) (qv),  Rene Auberjonois (qv), Alexander Siddig (qv),  Andrew Robinson (I) (qv), Robert Duncan McNeill (qv),  Roxann Dawson (qv), Robert Picardo (qv) and Tim Russ (qv).'),
('173304',' The self'),
('173305','destruct codes for the U.S.S. Enterprise apparently havent  been changed in decades, as they are identical to those in the  original series episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".'),
('173306',' SPOILER: Scenes of Spocks final moments and his death from  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv) were reused as the engine  rooms flight recorder. The opening death sequence, funeral  sequence, Spocks caskets landing spot, Spocks opening dialogue  and opening were all reused from Star Trek II where they were all  used at the end of that film.'),
('173307',' Nicholas Meyer (qv), director of  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv) was originally asked to  direct, but refused because he thought that Spocks death should  have remained final. He later directed the final film of the  original series,  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv).'),
('173308',' The Excelsior was supposed to debut in  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv) and be identified as  newly'),
('173309','promoted Captain Sulus first command. This plot line was  dropped and Excelsior saved for this film. Sulu would finally take  command of her in  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv). The ship  design would be reused for the USS Enterprise'),
('173310','B in the  _Star Trek: Generations (1994)_ (qv).'),
('173311',' SPOILER: In the earlier drafts of the screenplay, the Enterprises  auto destruct finished with the ships engine core exploding,  resulting in a massive matter/antimatter explosion, visible from the  planets surface. Harve Bennett (qv) later changed this to the  primary hull exploding, and the secondary being destroyed in the  planets atmosphere, reasoning that an antimatter explosion would  probably destroy the Klingon ship as well. However, a mix'),
('173312','up  resulted in the ILM crew doing the sequence according to the earlier  version. Bennett considered using this version in the final film,  but asked ILM to redo it, this time saying it would make the scene  afterward look too much like the ending of  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('173313',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv). They saved  money by re'),
('173314','using the footage from the initial sequence up to the  point where the primary hull exploded, then started the new sequence  just after.'),
('173315',' The USS Grissom bridge was the USS Enterprise bridge redressed with  pink chairs, and the bar where Dr. McCoy tries to charter  spaceflight is the redressed Enterprise sickbay.'),
('173316',' SPOILER: The scene in which Kirk stumbles into his chair after  hearing of the death of his son was an improvisation by  William Shatner (qv), who was told by Leonard Nimoy (qv) to do  whatever reaction Shatner wanted to do. Shatner has never told  whether he meant to miss the chair and slip to the ground, or if he  had meant to simply hit the seat hard but missed going backwards.'),
('173317',' As in the previous Star Trek film, the movie includes the famous  "Space, the final frontier" monologue, spoken by Spock. As in the  previous film, the words have been changed slightly, referring to  seeking out "new life forms" instead of just "new life". This was  the final use of this modified version of the monologue.'),
('173318',' The few Klingon phrases that James Doohan (qv) introduced in  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv) was used by  Marc Okrand (qv) as the basis for the Klingon language in this  film. Okrands Klingon language became a fully realized fictional  language, and would be the basis for all future Klingon dialogue in  future movies and television shows (as well as an obsession to  become fluent in for hardcore Star Trek fans.)'),
('173319',' The spacedock orbiting Earth is supposed to be five miles tall '),
('173320','  making it easily observable from the surface. The actual model  itself was 6 feet tall.'),
('173321',' Chekov makes a remark in Russian to Scotty about the security breach  in Spocks quarters. Translated, he is saying, Im not crazy! There  it is..'),
('173322',' SPOILER: Michael Eisner (I) (qv) initially refused to let  Leonard Nimoy (qv) direct the film, as he was under the mistaken  impression that Spocks death was part of Nimoys contract from the  previous film and that therefore, Nimoy didnt like the series or  the part. He changed his mind when Nimoy assured him that this was  not true.'),
('173323',' SPOILER: To keep the secrecy, the name "Spock" was never used in the  movie script, but instead the alias "Nacluv" (reverse of "Vulcan")  was used.'),
('173324',' The uniforms worn by the security guards are the same uniforms from  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv), but theyre worn with  the new red Starfleet uniforms, and a dark green turtleneck, which  represents the security division.'),
('173325',' This film marks the first appearances of the Excelsior class vessel,  the Oberth class vessel (namely the USS Grissom), and the Klingon  bird'),
('173326','of'),
('173327','prey. The models were reused as other, similar ships in  numerous episodes of _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv)  and _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv).'),
('173328',' SPOILER: There was a debate during the writing of the script as to  who should be killed by the Klingons '),
('173329',' Saavik  (Robin Curtis (I) (qv)) or David Marcus (Merritt Butrick (qv)).  It was eventually decided that Marcus should die as punishment for  experimenting with protomatter in the Genesis matrix.'),
('173330',' James Goldstone (qv) was considered to direct the movie before  Leonard Nimoy (qv) asked to direct.'),
('173331',' The USS Grissom is evidently named after real life astronaut Gus  Grissom, who was killed after the Apollo 1 spacecraft itself was  destroyed on 27 January 1967.'),
('173332',' Edward James Olmos (qv) was Leonard Nimoy (qv)s original choice  for the role of Kruge. However, executive producer  Harve Bennett (qv) preferred Christopher Lloyd (I) (qv). Nimoy  finally cast Lloyd because he came off more operatic and physically  intimidating.'),
('173333',' One of the boys who plays young Spock, had to wear brown colored  contact lenses to match the color of Leonard Nimoy (qv)s eyes as  the boys natural eye color was blue.'),
('173334',' In the scene where Kirk meets Admiral Morrow for a drink to discuss  taking the Enterprise back to the Genesis Planet, an abstract  hanging sculpture can be seen on the wall behind Morrow. The  sculpture is in fact one of the miniatures of the Epsilon IX station  from _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv), which was made of  acid'),
('173335','etched brass.'),
('173336',' When Dr. McCoy declares his full name, the "H" stands for Horatio.  Horatio Hornblower was Gene Roddenberrys model for Captain Kirk.  David Andrew McCoy is his fathers full name, according to the  novelization of _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv).'),
('173337',' As explained by William Shatner (qv) in  _Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV)_ (qv), there was  tight security on the set to minimize theft, as incurred on Star  Trek II. Picture ID badges, codes and the works were used so much  that Shatner quipped it was like Paramounts real'),
('173338','life  _"Mission: Impossible" (1966)_ (qv).'),
('173339',' The device Dr. McCoy uses to heal Chekovs head injury is part of a  model kit of an AMT movie version Klingon Battlecruiser.'),
('173340',' The punk on the bus is played by associate producer  Kirk R. Thatcher (qv).'),
('173341',' Some shots of the whales were in fact four foot long animatronics  models. Four models were created, and were so realistic that after  release of the film, US fishing authorities publicly criticized the  film makers for getting too close to whales in the wild. The scenes  involving these whales were shot in a pool underneath a Paramount  parking lot. The shot of the whales swimming past the Golden Gate  Bridge were filmed on location, and nearly ended in disaster when a  cable got snagged on a nuclear submarine and the whales were towed  out to sea.'),
('173342',' The film was originally supposed to have Eddie Murphy (I) (qv)  instead of Catherine Hicks (qv). Murphy was supposed to have  played a professor concerned with UFOs who spots the de'),
('173343','cloaking  Klingon ship at the Super Bowl. Apparently, all others are convinced  the ship is a half'),
('173344','time special effect while Murphy believes it is  real. Paramount declined this script for two reasons: Paramount  didnt want to combine their two most profitable franchises  (_"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) and _Beverly Hills Cop (1984)_ (qv)), and  Murphy had signed on to do _Golden Child, The (1986)_ (qv) instead.'),
('173345',' According to George Takei (qv), when McCoy, Scotty and Sulu are  standing in front of the building with Yellow Pages advertisement, a  door opens and an Asian woman appears. The scene in the movie ends  at this point but originally this woman was to begin shouting for a  young boy named Hikaru, who would run into Sulu. Sulu would realize  that this boy was his great'),
('173346','great'),
('173347','(etc.) grandfather. The young boy  hired for this scene began to cry on the set before the shot and  they were unable to get him to do the scene. With no one to replace  him, the scene was never shot.'),
('173348',' Sulu (George Takei (qv)) was supposed to leap into the Huey  helicopter when the pilot was outside, looking the other way, and  make off with it. Takei had just run the San Francisco marathon when  they were supposed to shoot this scene, and was too sore to leap  into the helicopter. They tried having a grip throw him in, but  couldnt get it to look realistic, so the scene was cut. In the  final edit, Sulu is shown talking to the pilot, then shows up flying  the helicopter a few minutes later.'),
('173349',' CAMEO(Bob Sarlatte (qv)): The waiter in the restaurant.'),
('173350',' The Cetacean Institute is actually the Monterey Bay Aquarium in  Monterey, California. The Institutes logo also belongs to the  Aquarium.'),
('173351',' When Kirk, McCoy, and Gillian first enter the hospital and are  walking around trying to locate Chekov, a voice on a loudspeaker in  the background says "Paging Dr. Zober... Dr. Sandy Zober." Sandra  Zober was director/star Nimoy, Leonard (qv)s wife at the time.'),
('173352',' The officer on the Saratoga who announces that the thruster controls  are offline is of the same alien race as the Federation President in  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv). This race has  never been officially named, but some promotional materials identify  the race as the Efrosians (named after Mel Efros (qv), unit  production manager for _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)_ (qv)).'),
('173353',' During Spocks memory tests, the computer speaks very rapidly,  almost too rapidly to discern. The first question it asks Spock is,  "Who said Logic is the cement of our civilization, with which we  ascend from chaos, using reason as our guide?"'),
('173354',' The time'),
('173355','travel method used in the film comes from the  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) episode Tomorrow is Yesterday.'),
('173356',' A scene written for but cut from the film explained why Saavik stays  on Vulcan: she is pregnant with Spocks child, stemming from an  event in _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv). This was  the characters final appearance in a Star Trek film.'),
('173357',' Jane Wyatt (qv)s final cinematic appearance.'),
('173358',' The computer graphic consoles that became standard on the 24th  century Star Trek bridges and also called "Okudagrams" (named for  designer Mike Okuda), make their first appearance on the bridge of  the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC'),
('173359','1701'),
('173360','A. It is also the final appearance of  the entire original Star Trek movie bridge set as only small parts  were reused for _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv).'),
('173361',' Scenes of the Enterprises final moments and its self'),
('173362','destruct were  reused from _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv).'),
('173363',' One early draft script was subtitled The Trial of James T. Kirk.  This script involved Kirk being court'),
('173364','martialed at the request of  the Klingons, who were indignant about the events in  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv). One particularly  interesting facet of this script is that it included the character  of Harry Mudd as a character witness. When the time'),
('173365','travel script  was approved instead, the trial was included as a minor sequence.  The trial'),
('173366','by'),
('173367','Klingons idea (and portions of the dialogue) was later  re'),
('173368','used in _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv).'),
('173369',' CAMEO(Jane Wiedlin (qv)): The Go'),
('173370','Gos rhythm guitarist appears as  the captain of a ship rendered powerless by the Probe. She is seen  on the right of three huge video screens amid a chaotic control room  on Earth. Her line: The condition remains the same. The Probe has  neutralized all power supplies. We are functioning on reserves  only.'),
('173371',' The captain of the USS Saratoga, seen at the start of the film, was  the first female captain ever seen in a Star Trek story. The success  of this film led to offers by several US TV networks to produce a  new Trek TV series with the original cast. Instead, Paramount gave  the green light to produce the syndicated  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) starring an all new  cast.'),
('173372',' The miniature of the Spacedock interior (some fifteen feet across)  had been destroyed at the end of production on the previous film and  had to be rebuilt from scratch.'),
('173373',' As part of a deal with reincarnating Spock in the previous film,  Leonard Nimoy (qv) took the directors chair.'),
('173374',' When Chekov is running through the Enterprise (the aircraft  carrier), trying to get away from the Marines, the words "Escape  Route" and an arrow can be seen on the bulkhead walls.'),
('173375',' The USS Enterprise CVN'),
('173376','65 was actually The USS Ranger CV'),
('173377','61. The  Enterprise was out to sea during filming.'),
('173378',' According to Spocks computer on Vulcan, Kiri'),
('173379','Kin'),
('173380','Thas First Law of  Metaphysics states that "Nothing unreal exists".'),
('173381',' Kirk R. Thatcher (qv) did such extensive work on the film that he  was promoted from "Production Assistant/Visual Effects" to  "Associate Producer" by the end of the film.'),
('173382',' Scenes filmed on location in San Francisco marked the first time any  Star Trek installment had been filmed outside the Los Angeles  region.'),
('173383',' When Nicholas Meyer (qv) was asked to help with the script, the  first thing he wanted to do was change the location from San  Francisco to Paris because he had previously written and directed a  movie about time travel involving San Francisco called  _Time After Time (1979)_ (qv). But since Starfleet is supposed to be  located in San Francisco, he was overruled.'),
('173384',' The scene with the punk music on the bus was written by  Nicholas Meyer (qv) to revive a scene that was cut from his movie  _Time After Time (1979)_ (qv), that had H.G. Wells (qv)  encountering a teenager with music blaring from a boom box.'),
('173385',' The scene with Chekov and Uhura kneeling on rocks looking at the  Aircraft Carriers was shot in San Diego at North Island Naval Air  Station.'),
('173386',' It is often claimed that this is the only Star Trek film where no  weapons are fired. This is incorrect, as Kirk uses his phaser to  weld a door shut, and the whaler fires its harpoon. Chekov also  tries to use his phaser, though it doesnt work. It is also one  which no cast member from this film is killed, as the only deaths  were from the reused footage from  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv).'),
('173387',' The whale hunters speak Finnish. The older Finnish hunter says "What  the hell was that?"'),
('173388',' The film bore the dedication, "The cast and crew of Star Trek wish  to dedicate this film to the men and women of the spaceship  Challenger whose courageous spirit shall live to the 23rd century  and beyond..."'),
('173389',' The computer that Scotty uses to show transparent aluminum was  originally going to be an Amiga, but Commodore would only provide a  computer if they bought it. Apple was willing to loan them the Mac.'),
('173390',' When the alien ship is approaching Earth at the beginning to look  for the humpback whales, there were originally subtitles saying  things like "Where are you? Can you hear us?". The studio wanted to  keep them despite Leonard Nimoy (qv)s objections. In the first  test screening, however, test audiences indicated the subtitles were  unnecessary so they were cut.'),
('173391',' For the shot of Sulu flying the helicopter over San Francisco bay,  the filmmakers tried to get a pilot to fly a Huey, but they were  unable to. The long shot was accomplished using a radio controlled  model from Japan.'),
('173392',' The Probe is modelled after Rama from Arthur C. Clarke (qv)s  "Rendezvous with Rama".'),
('173393',' The scene with Chekov and Uhura asking passerby where Alameda and  the U.S. Enterprise were was completely unscripted, as was the young  ladys clueless response, "Ooh, I dont think I know the answer to  that one '),
('173394',' I think its in the bay, in Alameda." Crew had to chase  her down after the shot was taken to get her to sign a SAG waiver  and permission to use her in the film.'),
('173395',' While attempting to escape from the security agents aboard the USS  Enterprise, Chekov tosses his phaser to one of the agents; although  it is representative of twenty'),
('173396','third century technology, it is never  retrieved.'),
('173397',' After Leonard Nimoy (qv) allowed Kirk R. Thatcher (qv) to play  the punk on the bus, Thatcher expressed displeasure at the music  chosen for his boom box on the bus scene. He then asked to write and  perform a song that he felt would be more representative of his  character than the pre'),
('173398','selected music that was to appear. The result  was the song "I Hate You".'),
('173399',' The original script called for the whales to be intercepted during  aerial transport over the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco Mayor  Diane Feinstein objected, saying that the city already had enough  trouble with jumpers on the bridge, and that the scene would only  encourage more. This led to the scene showing capture of the whales  in Alaska.'),
('173400',' One of the questions Spock is asked by the Computer on Vulcan asks  about the major historical events of 1987. We never see or hear the  answer to that question as the film was made in 1986.'),
('173401',' The sounds of static from the computers heard in the background when  the Bird of Prey comes out of timewarp are the loading sounds of a  Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.'),
('173402',' The location where Dr. Gillian Taylor picks up Kirk and Spock is not  an actual street. Its a parking lot that runs alongside the main  road.'),
('173403',' In order to find the best actress to play Dr. Gillian Taylor, two  prospective actresses were brought out to William Shatner (qv)s  ranch by Leonard Nimoy (qv) to meet with the man himself. It was  Shatner who personally chose Catherine Hicks (qv) saying that she  was "spunky" (According to Shatner and Nimoy in the DVD Commentary).'),
('173404',' The idea of having Spock give the Vulcan nerve pinch to the punk  rocker was inspired by Leonard Nimoy (qv) who was walking down the  street in New York when a punk came out of a store with his boombox  blaring, disturbing everyone around him. Annoyed, Nimoy thought "If  I was REALLY Spock, Id pinch his head off!" (According to Nimoy in  the DVD Commentary).'),
('173405',' This film features the only instance in which Kirk says "Scotty,  Beam me up"'),
('173406',' The name "Sha Ka Ree" is a play on words from the original actor  asked to play the part of Sybok: Sean Connery (qv).'),
('173407',' The surface of Shaka'),
('173408','Ri as viewed during reconnaissance by Captain  Kirk was generated from an electron microscope image of a lobsters  claw.'),
('173409',' One of William Shatner (qv)s daughters, Melanie Shatner (qv),  appears as the yeoman that holds Kirks malfunctioning Captains  log.'),
('173410',' The films special effects were not done by ILM because the members  of ILM were already working on _Ghostbusters II (1989)_ (qv) and  _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)_ (qv). This hindered the  films ending greatly because the ending was to be much longer than  Kirk simply being chased by "God." However, the sequence had to be  cut out as a result of awful'),
('173411','looking special effects. The scenes  were replaced by more shots of George Murdock (I) (qv)s face,  except his eyes glowed.'),
('173412',' Enterprise'),
('173413','D corridor sets from  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) were used as  Enterprise'),
('173414','A corridors in this film. Very few cosmetic alterations  were made so as not to interfere with filming of the TV series,  which was under way at the same time.'),
('173415',' The sick'),
('173416','bay from _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) is  used, unaltered in the film, which marks the first appearance of  Star Treks LCARS computer system.'),
('173417',' Shots of the Enterprise'),
('173418','A in space dock and of space dock itself  were originally produced by Industrial Light and Magic for  _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)_ (qv).'),
('173419',' An entirely new Enterprise bridge, with the single solitary  exception of the Turbolift foyers, was built for this film.'),
('173420',' The mountain James Kirk is climbing in Yosemite is named, aptly  enough, El Capitan.'),
('173421',' Shots of Spock talking to Kirk while he is climbing El Capitan in  Yosemite were actually filmed on a set in a parking lot at a vista  point overlooking the valley. The actual face of El Capitan is just  visible in the background behind Kirk.'),
('173422',' William Shatner (qv) asked Paramount for money to complete the  film the way he originally intended, for release on DVD. Paramount  refused.'),
('173423',' Stuntman Kenny Bates (qv) is credited with the highest descender  fall in the U.S., standing in for William Shatner (qv)s fall from  El Capitan.'),
('173424',' One of the blip sound effects on Enterprise'),
('173425','A shuttlecraft  Copernicus was from _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv). Another, in  the scene where the Galileo makes an emergency landing to avoid a  Klingon attack, is from _2010 (1984)_ (qv).'),
('173426',' Teamsters, or drivers, to transport the crew, cast and equipment to  Yosemite were hard to find due to a strike that was going on at the  time.'),
('173427',' Cut scenes included Kirk being pursued by rock monsters on the God  planet. The rock monsters were men in rubber suits, and also  included a smoking effect. According to William Shatner (qv), in  order to achieve this, cigarette smoke was blown in the suits before  cameras rolled. The rock monsters were scrapped due to lack of  believability and time constraints.'),
('173428',' Final film voyage of the complete original crew of the USS  Enterprise. Although there would be one more film featuring the  original cast, the character of Sulu is no longer a member of the  Enterprise crew in the next movie.'),
('173429',' The name of Dr. McCoys dying father, according to  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv), is David.'),
('173430',' Laurence Luckinbill (qv) (Sybok) is the real'),
('173431','life son'),
('173432','in'),
('173433','law of  Desi Arnaz (qv) and Lucille Ball (qv). Desi and Lucys  production company, "Desilu Productions Inc. [us]" (qv), produced  the first two seasons of _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv).'),
('173434',' This film contains the first confirmed appearance of Starfleet  Marines '),
('173435',' the officers accompanying Kirk and crew down to Nimbus III  have since been said to be Marines.'),
('173436',' Max Von Sydow (qv) was favored for Sybok'),
('173437',' William Shatner (qv), in an interview on E! Entertainment  Television, said that David Warner (I) (qv)s character was going  to have a prop that consisted of a self'),
('173438','lighting cigarette.  According to Shatner, they simply forgot to use it in one of the  scenes even though the prop actually worked and cost thousands of  dollars.'),
('173439',' To achieve the shot of the shuttlecraft crashing onto the landing  deck of the Enterprise, a scale model was placed on a launching pad  connected to garage door springs. A crane was used to move the  catapult into place.'),
('173440',' Originally, the opening of Kirks El Capitan ascent would have been  a galactic shot of the Milky Way, zooming into the solar system, and  finally an aerial view of Yosemite. This was too expensive to film.  But was done years later, on _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv)  during Picards Borg assimilation flashback scenes.'),
('173441',' The malfunctioning log recorder uttering "Good morning, Captain."  was an in'),
('173442','joke for Admiral Kirk and partys sabotage of the USS  Excelsiors bridge computer in  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv) which read the  same thing across the helm screen.'),
('173443',' The instrument panel tones are the original, bridge sound effects  from the series, only more digitally synthesized.'),
('173444',' EASTER EGG: From the "Deleted Scenes" page on disk 2 of the Special  Collectors Edition, scrolling to "Behold Paradise" and pressing the  left arrow highlights a round icon. Selecting this button shows gag  reel footage of David Loughery (qv), Ralph Winter (qv), and  Harve Bennett (qv) integrated with material from the turbo shaft  sequence.'),
('173445',' The on'),
('173446','screen confrontation between William Shatner (qv) (Captain  Kirk) and George Murdock (I) (qv) ("God") is not the first for  these two actors. They went head'),
('173447','to'),
('173448','head in  _Crash (1978) (TV)_ (qv), with Shatner as an air'),
('173449','crash investigator  and Murdock as his excessively bureaucratic superior. This was the  film Shatner made just before returning to the Kirk role in  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv).'),
('173450',' During pre'),
('173451','production meetings, screenwriter David Loughery (qv)  jokingly proposed to have Commander Uhura (Nichelle Nichols (qv))  appear as an erotic dancer in order to lure away the hostage takers  from the Paradise compound. He was surprised to learn that the  producers approved of the idea right away.'),
('173452',' Captain Klaas Klingon Bird'),
('173453','of'),
('173454','Prey "Okrona", as it was named in the  script, was named after linguist and Klingon language co'),
('173455','creator  Marc Okrand (qv).'),
('173456',' Portraits of American president Abraham Lincoln (I) (qv) and  Vulcan ambassador Sarek are visible in the officers mess. The first  is an idol of Kirks (from the TV episode The Savage Curtain) and  the second is an important figure in Vulcans history.'),
('173457',' The subtitle, "The Undiscovered Country," comes from Hamlets famous  "To be or not to be" soliloquy, as do many of General Changs  quotes.'),
('173458',' The welcome speech that Kirk, McCoy, and the others receive on  arriving on Rura Penthe is an homage to the speech made by Colonel  Saito to the British POWs in  _Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)_ (qv).'),
('173459',' The name of the prison planet, Rura Penthe, is a reference to  _20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)_ (qv). It is the name of the  slave labor camp that inspired Captain Nemos rage against society  and that was the location of his death.'),
('173460',' Spock (Leonard Nimoy (qv)) tells the crew, "An ancestor of mine  maintained that if you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains,  however improbable, must be the solution." The "ancestor" Spock  quotes is Sherlock Holmes, another fictional character well'),
('173461','versed  in logic. Nimoy and co'),
('173462','star Christopher Plummer (I) (qv) have both  played Holmes on stage and screen. Also, director  Nicholas Meyer (qv) is the author of several Sherlock Holmes  novels, including "The Seven Percent Solution," considered by many  to be the best Sherlock Holmes story not written by Sir  Arthur Conan Doyle (qv).'),
('173463',' Shatner, William (qv) was distressed when he saw how wide his  bottom was in the scene where he walks across the bridge (away from  the camera). He had them airbrush the entire scene to make his butt  look narrower.'),
('173464',' General Changs eyepatch has three bolts that go into the skull.  They all have the Klingon insignia engraved on them.'),
('173465',' _Frankie and Johnny (1991)_ (qv) was being filmed in the same  studio, and required Pacino, Al (qv) to have a surprised  expression on his face after opening a door. Director  Marshall, Garry (qv) arranged for Kirk and Spock be on the other  side of the door that Pacino opened.'),
('173466',' After filming was through one day nearing the end of production,  Kim Cattrall (qv) posed nude for some steamy photos on the bridge  set, but Leonard Nimoy (qv) happened on scene and seized the film,  destroying it and having studio security toss the photographer out.'),
('173467',' William Shatner (qv) originally wanted Sulu not to command a  starship, but producers overrode his wishes.'),
('173468',' An allegory about the fall of Soviet Communism. When General Chang  demands that Kirk answer a question without waiting for the  translation, it is an allusion to the real'),
('173469','life exchange at the  United Nations between U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson (qv) and  Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin (qv) during the 1962 Cuban  missile crisis.'),
('173470',' The character of Dax in this film (a young crew member questioned  during the search for incriminating evidence) is no relation to the  character of Dax from _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv).  DS9s Dax would, at the time of this film, be in the persona of  Curzon Dax, a Federation ambassador, which is clearly not the case  for the character of this film. The name was a coincidence.'),
('173471',' Kirk makes open references to  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) in his final  Captains Log, by amending "where no man has gone before" in  mid'),
('173472','statement to say "where no ONE has gone before", which is the  opening prologue to The Next Generations TV series. Kirks comment  about "the next generation" was not of the television series but of  the next Enterprise crew or, as it would be, the crew of the  Enterprise B. The next film, of course, was  _Star Trek: Generations (1994)_ (qv), which featured predominantly  the Next Generation cast. The actors signatures at the end were  supposed to be the characters signatures as they signed the final  log.'),
('173473',' The final film appearance for DeForest Kelley (qv);  Merritt Butrick (qv) (who died in 1989 and appears as David Marcus  in a photograph on Captain Kirks desk) and Mark Lenard (qv)  (though he did have one television appearance after this film).'),
('173474',' Originally conceived as a prequel to the original  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) television series. The story was to follow  young Kirk and Spock when they met in Starfleet Academy, with  Ethan Hawke (qv) rumored for the role of Kirk and  John Cusack (qv) rumored for the role of Spock. However, partially  due to poor box office and reviews for  _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv), and because of the  strong desire for a future film involving the cast of  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv), it was decided to do  a final film with the original cast, which would end with their  retirement, and allude to the new cast taking over the franchise. A  prequel series would later appear in the form of the  _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv) television series, and as of 2005, a  prequel feature film involving the Starfleet Academy is in the  works.'),
('173475',' When the Klingons return to their ship after the dinner on the  Enterprise, Chang speaks a Klingon phrase into his communicator  (without English subtitles). Chang says "daHmacheH" which, in  English, means "Ready to return now."'),
('173476',' Nichelle Nichols (qv) objected to the scene in which the crew  desperately searches through old printed Klingonese translation  dictionaries in order to speak the language without the standard  universal translator being used. It seemed more logical to her that  Uhura, being the ships chief communications officer, would know the  language of the Federations main enemy, or at least have the  appropriate information in the computer. However, director  Nicholas Meyer (qv) bluntly overruled her.'),
('173477',' Gene Roddenberry (qv) died within 48 hours of viewing the film. It  was later dedicated to his memory.'),
('173478',' In 1996, _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv) revisited the events on  the Excelsior that took place during this film, and reunited  Excelsior crew cast members George Takei (qv) (Capt. Sulu),  Grace Lee Whitney (qv) (Rand), and Jeremy Roberts (I) (qv)  (Valtrane) in an episode entitled "Flashback." The episode also  featured an appearance by classic Star Trek Klingon  Michael Ansara (qv) as Kang, reused the effects shot of the  Excelsior being struck by a shock wave, and integrated the Voyager  character of Tuvok in the events.'),
('173479',' Michael Dorn (I) (qv) plays Colonel Worf in this film, and  Lieutenant Worf in _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv).  Colonel Worf is meant to be the grandfather of Lieutenant Worf.'),
('173480',' Christopher Plummer (I) (qv) asked that he be allowed to wear less  "severe" Klingon makeup for his role as General Chang.'),
('173481',' Colonel West, the Starfleet Marine officer who conducts the  Operation Retrieve briefing, was meant to be a reference to Colonel  Oliver North (qv), the real'),
('173482','life U.S. Marine accused of shredding  confidential documents associated with the Iran'),
('173483','Contra scandal of  the 1980s ("West", "North," get it?).'),
('173484',' SPOILER: Valeris was originally written to be Saavik, Spocks  trainee from _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv),  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv), and  _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)_ (qv) lending greater impact  to her characters betrayal. However, Gene Roddenberry (qv)  objected to the characters actions, ending up in a battle with  director/screenwriter Nicholas Meyer (qv) (who believed the Saavik  character was his to do with as he pleased). Roddenberry won the  dispute and the character was rewritten into Valeris, who is played  by Kim Cattrall (qv).'),
('173485',' Nicholas Meyer (qv) initially wished to use Gustav Holst (qv)s  "The Planets" as the music for the film, but found that it would  cost far too much in royalties and be far too tedious to edit into  the film. He then asked James Horner (qv), a composer to whom he  gave his big break with _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv),  to return and wrap up the original series. Horner stated his career  had outgrown "Star Trek" and declined. Meyer then went to  Jerry Goldsmith (qv), who flatly refused after the failure of  _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv). Finally, Meyer asked  for demo tapes to be submitted, and he chose the theme of unknown  composer Cliff Eidelman (qv) because it combined the best of "The  Planets" with the styles of Horner and Goldsmith, while still  sounding "fresh and original."'),
('173486',' This films title was originally intended for  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv). It was a reference to  Spocks death. It was changed because the executives at Paramount  wanted Khans name in the title.'),
('173487',' The name "Gorkon" is a blending of the last names  Mikhail Gorbachev (qv) and Abraham Lincoln (I) (qv), two of  director Nicholas Meyer (qv)s models for the character of the  Klingon chancellor.'),
('173488',' The sequence for the explosion of the Klingon bird of prey is the  identical footage, frame for frame, used for the explosion of the  Klingon bird of prey in _Star Trek: Generations (1994)_ (qv) (the  story situations are also very similar in the two movies).'),
('173489',' The Klingon Language Institute, an organization dedicated to the  Klingon language as formulated by Marc Okrand (qv), took it upon  themselves to translate William Shakespeare (I) (qv) into Klingon  based on David Warner (I) (qv)s line about hearing Shakespeare in  the original Klingon.'),
('173490',' According to the producers, the Klingon blood was purple to avoid an  "R" rating. Also, the use of purple blood was to serve as a visual  symbol both metaphorical (showing the vast differences between  Klingon and Human values and ideals) and literal (showing the  differences between our anatomies; slamming home why McCoy could  never have saved the Chancellors life). Klingon blood has always  been red in the television series.'),
('173491',' In several drafts of the script, there was an early scene where Kirk  learns that Carol Marcus (from  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv)) has died. Although the  scene was eventually cut (it is included in the film novelization),  the result of this fresh grief remained in the final film: Kirks  renewed blame of the Klingons for Davids death.'),
('173492',' The Klingon trial concept was originally introduced in a draft  script for _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)_ (qv).'),
('173493',' The official Star Trek Chronology suggests this film takes place in  the year 2293, or 27 years after the events of the first episodes of  the TV series, which the chronology suggests occur in 2266. This is  taken from a line by McCoy stating he has served on the Enterprise  for 27 years. According to the Chronology,  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv) therefore takes  place about six years after the events of  _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv), and some 22 years  after the events of _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv).'),
('173494',' "To be, or not to be" in Klingon is "taH pagh, taH be".'),
('173495',' First Star Trek production to officially establish that Kirks  middle name is Tiberius and Sulus first name is Hikaru. Tiberius  had been mentioned in an episode of the animated Star Trek series,  however by this point the cartoon was no longer considered  canonical. No first (or last) name is offered for Uhura in this  film, which is taken as confirmation of Gene Roddenberry (qv)s  contention that she has no other name.'),
('173496',' Christopher Plummer (I) (qv)s character, General Chang, was  originally to have had hair, but as his makeup was being applied for  the first time, Plummer liked the bald look and had the makeup  technician omit the hair.'),
('173497',' Whoopi Goldberg (qv) was invited to play her  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) character but  declined.'),
('173498',' Jack Palance (qv) was offered the part of Chancellor Gorkon, but  passed because the filming dates clashed with  _City Slickers (1991)_ (qv).'),
('173499',' According to Nicholas Meyer (qv), Brock Peters (qv) found  Admiral Cartwrights words during the briefing scene to be so  offensive he needed several takes to get them all out. In a similar  vein, Nichelle Nichols (qv) refused to utter the joke line "Guess  whos coming to dinner?" '),
('173500',' an intentional reference to the famous  film about racism which is heard prior to the Klingons visit to  Enterprise. The line was instead given to Chekov.'),
('173501',' In earlier screenplay drafts, the character of Maltz from  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv) appeared at the  trial as one of Changs witnesses, answering questions about Kirks  killing of the Klingon crew from that film. The scene was dropped as  it was deemed extraneous, and John Larroquette (qv) was  unavailable to reprise the part.'),
('173502',' A subplot to this movie was to show that even in the 23rd century  humans hadnt totally shed their bigotry and prejudices.  James Doohan (qv) had a line about "that Klingon bitch", but  Nichelle Nichols (qv) refused to say it, in reference to the  Klingons "Yeah, but would you let your daughter marry one of them?"  The line was dropped.'),
('173503',' The Klingon translating Changs words into English is Klaa, the  renegade captain from the previous film. Though it isnt said in the  film, several sources state the character was demoted to translator  duty as punishment for his unsanctioned attack on Kirk.'),
('173504',' The chorus heard in the background of many scenes, mainly those on  Rura Penthe, says "To be, or not to be" in Klingon.'),
('173505',' Nicholas Meyer (qv) was worried that William Shatner (qv) would  be upset at some of the lines written for the scene where Martia,  disguised as Kirk, fights him (I cant believe I kissed you! Must  have been your lifelong ambition(!)). However, Shatner reportedly  loved it.'),
('173506',' SPOILER: Kim Cattrall (qv) says that she was allowed to choose the  name of her character and decided on "Valeris," integrating "Eris,"  the name of the Greek goddess of strife and subtly hinting at her  characters part in the grand scheme of the movie.'),
('173507',' Theatrical trailer features different/additional footage: the wide  shots on Rura Penthe show Kirk, McCoy and Martia escaping during  daylight while in the film they escape during dusk or dawn, the  arrival of the president of the Federation and Azetbur on Camp  Kitomer, and when Martia (disguised as Kirk) is shot, you see a  close'),
('173508','up of her, not the wide shot that was used in the film.'),
('173509',' The casting director was Mary Jo Slater (qv), mother of  Christian Slater (qv). Thus his small role as a Communications  Officer aboard the Excelsior, and is only on'),
('173510','screen in silhouette  when he wakes Sulu.'),
('173511',' At the end, when Chekhov asks Kirk for a course heading, Kirk smiles  and says, "Second star to the right and straight on til morning."  That is a reference to the directions Peter Pan gives to get to  Neverland in the classic story "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie (qv).  This was originally intended to be the last line of  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv); however. that scene was  edited down and ended before reaching those lines.'),
('173512',' Christian Slater (qv) wore the trousers made for  William Shatner (qv) in  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv). "It was an honor to get  into Shatners pants," he quipped during a BBC interview.'),
('173513',' The painting in Spocks is a copy of "Adam et Eve chassés du  Paradis" by Marc Chagal (1961)'),
('173514',' From the _Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV)_ (qv) the  contents for the food props during the dinner scene aboard USS  Enterprise'),
('173515','A: plastic sperm whale, hardboiled "Klingon" egg,  unspecified flower species, chicken a'),
('173516','la'),
('173517','king, and blue Kool'),
('173518','Aid for  the Romulan Ale.'),
('173519',' The banquet hall used for the formal dinner between the Enterprise  Senior staff and the Klingon Delegation is a redress of the  Observation Lounge from the Enterprise'),
('173520','D.'),
('173521',' The transporter room is a redress of the Enterprise'),
('173522','Ds transporter  room from _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv)'),
('173523',' Running almost constantly since its opening in 1998, it is the  longest running show in the Star Trek franchise.'),
('173524',' Cast members from _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv)  have been amazed at the Enterprise'),
('173525','D bridge recreation, as theyd  never seen it in one piece before due to the mechanics of filming  the TV show.'),
('173526',' The makers of this game ran into a problem when they used the  character of Harry Mudd in one of the stories that make up the game.  Because there was no time to go through the channels to get approval  to use his likeness, his dialogue was tweaked and he was placed in  shadow where the perfect likeness of his image was obscured.'),
('173527',' The Intro videos for Star Trek Armada 1 and 2 both end in the  destruction of a Borg Cube. In the first Armada intro, the Cube was  destroyed by the Enterprise E and its clone. In the second Armada  intro, the Borg Cube is destroyed by a Federation minefield.'),
('173528',' David Graf (qv)s final project before his death.'),
('173529',' With the exception of Murray Rubinstein (qv) and some minor  players, the entire cast has appeared on one or more of the Star  Trek TV series.'),
('173530',' The starship bridge seen in this game was originally used in  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv) as the USS Excelsior bridge, in  the episode "Flashback".'),
('173531',' The character Zefram Cochrane was first seen in the original series  episode _"Star Trek" (1966) {Metamorphosis (#2.9)}_ (qv) played by  Glenn Corbett (I) (qv). There are differences between the original  Cochran and this character, most notably Kirks identification of  "Zephram Cochrane of Alpha Centauri?" but they are both noted space  flight pioneers. This Zefram Cochrane role was actually written for  James Cromwell (I) (qv). Tom Hanks (qv) was also considered for  the role, but was unavailable as he was filming  _That Thing You Do! (1996)_ (qv). Glenn Corbett (I) (qv) could not  reprise the role, he died from lung cancer in 1993.'),
('173532',' For inspiration prior to filming, director Frakes, Jonathan (qv)  says he viewed the films _Alien (1979)_ (qv), _Aliens (1986)_ (qv),  _Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)_ (qv),  _Blade Runner (1982)_ (qv), and _Jaws (1975)_ (qv).'),
('173533',' The Borg makeup and suits had to be constantly touched up. Several  of the Borg actors lost a considerable amount of weight while in  costume due to the heat of the sets and temperature in L.A. during  the shooting.'),
('173534',' At the end of filming, actor/director Frakes, Jonathan (qv) got  the nickname: "Two takes Frakes" because of the efficiency of his  style.'),
('173535',' The deflector dish is labeled AE35, the name of a component of a  satellite dish in _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv).'),
('173536',' Moby Dick is alluded to in this movie and in  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv).  Patrick Stewart (I) (qv) contemporaneously starred as Captain Ahab  in _Moby Dick (1998) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('173537',' CAMEO(Ethan Phillips (I) (qv)): The actor who plays Neelix in  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv) is the MaitreD of the holodeck  scene club.'),
('173538',' CAMEO(Ronald D. Moore (qv)): The screenwriter appears in the  holodeck club scene.'),
('173539',' Earlier drafts of the script called for the USS Defiant to be  destroyed in the battle with the Borg, but screenwriter  Ronald D. Moore (qv) objected to the needless destruction of the  ship from _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv) in a story that  didnt even involve the DS9 characters (apart from Lt. Commander  Worf). It would also prove to be inconvenient for the television  show, so the Defiant was eventually allowed to survive the battle.'),
('173540',' The USS Defiant introduced in  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv) was built for the sole  purpose to fight and defeat the Borg. This movie features the only  time the ship fights the Borg.'),
('173541',' CAMEO(Ronnie Rondell Jr. (qv)): The films stunt coordinator  appears in the Holodeck nightclub scene as the man who warns Picard  that he is about to take his actions personally.'),
('173542',' Dwight Schultz (qv) (Reg Barclay) was three hours late when  arriving to the set because he got lost and a crew member had to  come get him.'),
('173543',' The Special Collectors Edition DVD trivial track mentions that  someone with a sense of humor at ILM slipped the Millennium Falcon  from _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) into the battle with the Borg cube.'),
('173544',' CAMEO(Brannon Braga (qv)): The screenwriter appears in the  holodeck club scene.'),
('173545',' CAMEO(Dwight Schultz (qv)): reprises his role as Lt. Barclay from  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv).'),
('173546',' The program menu in the holosuite depicts various holodeck programs  from previous episodes of  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv). Specifically: Cafe  Des Artistes is from "Well Always Have Paris". Charnocks Comedy  Cabaret is from "The Outrageous Okona". The Big Goodbye is from "The  Big Goodbye", "Manhunt", and "Clues". Emerald Wading Pool is from  "Conundrum." Equestrian Adventure is from "Pen Pals".'),
('173547',' James Cromwell (I) (qv) becomes the first actor in Star Trek  history to actually utter the phrase "star trek" (although in the  final TV episode  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {All Good Things... (#7.25)}_ (qv),  John de Lancie (qv) (as Q) said, "Its time to put an end to your  trek through the stars").'),
('173548',' When Dr. Crusher says "In the 21st century, the Borg are still in  the Delta Quadrant", it was intended as a teaser for upcoming  episodes of _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv), in which The Borg  were featured prominently.'),
('173549',' CAMEO(Robert Picardo (qv)): reprises his role as the Emergency  Medical Hologram from _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv).'),
('173550',' In an earlier draft of the script, the character of Lily was  originally named Ruby. In the theatrical version, Ruby is now a  holographic character in "The Big Goodbye" holonovel. Additionally,  the Enterprise'),
('173551','E was initially depicted as being a Nova Class  starship instead of a Sovereign Class starship. The Nova Class ship  was later introduced in the _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv)  episode "Equinox" as the USS Equinox.'),
('173552',' The Enterprise E is a Sovereign class starship. The previous ship,  the Enterprise'),
('173553','D, was a Galaxy class starship.'),
('173554',' The Enterprise'),
('173555','E Observation Lounge is a revamped version of the  same Observation Lounge set used on  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv). It was one of the  few TNG sets that was not "destroyed" when filming the Enterprise'),
('173556','D  crash scenes in the previous film,  _Star Trek: Generations (1994)_ (qv).'),
('173557',' Robert Picardo (qv) doesnt just reprise his character from  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv), but there is a very subtle  reference to the joke that made him earn "The Doctor" role: During  his Voyager audition, he was asked to say, "Somebody forgot to turn  off my program." He did that, then added, "Im a doctor, not a light  bulb," and got the part. In this movie, he says, "Im a doctor, not  a door'),
('173558','stop." See Voyager trivia.'),
('173559',' The eyepieces of the Borg flash the Morse code of the names of  people associated with the production.'),
('173560',' The opera that Picard is listening to is Berlioz "Les Troyens". The  song is "Hylas Song" from the beginning of Act V. Hylas is a  homesick young sailor being rocked to sleep by the sea as he dreams  of the homeland he will never see again.'),
('173561',' Barclay shows LaForge a coil of copper wire to ask if it would work  to fix the plasma coil. It is the same prop used in  _Forbidden Planet (1956)_ (qv) where a crew'),
('173562','member asks Commander  Adams if it would work in building the transmitter.'),
('173563',' Certain USS Enterprise bridge set pieces from previous Star Trek  movies were built into parts of the Enterprise'),
('173564','E bridge. These  pieces include the turbolift foyers, which are the only surviving  parts of the set from the first Star Trek movie,  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv), and the aft master  display station, which was a piece of the Enterprise'),
('173565','A bridge set  originally built for _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv).'),
('173566',' The Enterprise'),
('173567','E sickbay is a redress of the sickbay from  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv)'),
('173568',' Is the first Star Trek film in which none of the original  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) principal cast members appear (although  Majel Barrett (qv), who provides the voice of the Enterprise  computer, was a regular as Nurse Chapel).'),
('173569',' The Teaser Trailer features scenes from "The Best of Both Worlds",  the _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) episode that  leads to this film. Other scenes in the trailer include the  destruction of the USS Pasteur from the final episode of the Next  Generation, "All Good Things...", and other stock effects shots  produced for the TNG and _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv)  television series. In addition, a quick shot of the USS Voyager can  be seen in the teaser.'),
('173570',' The display cases in the Enterprises briefing room contain gold  models of all six Federation starships to bear the name Enterprise.'),
('173571',' The first Star Trek movie to receive an MPAA rating higher than PG.'),
('173572',' In an early draft of the screenplay, the character Lt. Hawk  (Neal McDonough (qv)) was gay, and therefore was to have been the  first openly gay character in any Star Trek series or movie;  however, any reference to his sexual orientation was excised from  later drafts of the screenplay.'),
('173573',' The titles "Star Trek: Borg" and "Star Trek: Resurrection" were  considered. The Resurrection title was almost a lock until the  studio realized Fox had earlier registered the name for their  upcoming _Alien: Resurrection (1997)_ (qv) movie. First Contact is  also the title of the TV episode  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {First Contact (#4.15)}_ (qv).'),
('173574',' The Teaser Trailer, included on the DVD, uses score from  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv) and various  shots from other Star Trek movies. It also shows a different take of  the shot when Picard says, "The line must be drawn here," than the  one used in the movie.'),
('173575',' The "first contact" in this movie takes place at a "missile silo in  Montana". Montanas missile base is Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls,  Montana, site of many of the more famous "UFO" sightings over the  past few decades.'),
('173576',' ILM animators created several new classes of Federation ships for  the huge CGI animation sequence against the Borg. Classes include  the Akira, Sabre, Steamrunner and others.'),
('173577',' Footage of the Warp Ship Phoenixs launch was later reused in the  opening sequence for the new Star Trek series  _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv). James Cromwell (I) (qv) reprised his  role of Zefram Cochrane in the pilot episode  _"Enterprise" (2001) {Broken Bow: Part 1 (#1.1)}_ (qv), where he is  seen as a recording from the dedication of the "Warp 5 Complex".'),
('173578',' All the scenes filmed inside the silo and of the "Phoenix" were  taken at the "Titan Missile Museum", located in Green Valley, 20  miles South of Tucson, Arizona. This site is the only  Intercontinental Missile (ICBM) silo complex in the world that is  open to the public. The 110 foot tall Titan II rocket has been  "de'),
('173579','militarized" (no fuel or nuclear payload) and, per the SALT  treaty and SMART (Strategic Missile Arms Reduction Treaty), one of  the two silo doors must remain blocked open for Russian satellite  verification.'),
('173580',' Actor Michael Zaslow (qv), the first actor to have been killed off  in the Star Trek universe, has an uncredited appearance as Eddie,  the bartender'),
('173581',' Cochrane asks La Forge, "Dont you people in the 24th Century ever  pee?" This is a reference to the fact that toilets are never shown  in the series.'),
('173582',' Once the creative team decided they were going to make a time travel  movie two of the time periods they considered the Enterprise and her  crew visiting included The American Civil War and Medieval Europe  (which gives the alternate title "Renaissance" more meaning), and  would have included a castle that would have partially been  assimilated by the Borg.'),
('173583',' The Norway'),
('173584','class starship is seen for the first (and only) time in  this film; the CGI "model" of the ship was subsequently lost due to  a computer glitch, and so the class never appeared again in any  other Trek show or film.'),
('173585',' Was released the same day that Mark Lenard (qv) (Sarek) died.'),
('173586',' 5th April, 2063 '),
('173587',' First Contact day '),
('173588',' will be a Thursday.'),
('173589',' The moon phase and position shown through the Phoenix windscreen  (just prior to half full) are reasonably close to what they will  actually be on April 5, 2063.'),
('173590',' A scene filmed that did not make the final cut featured Deanna Troi  attempting to communicate with the abrasive Zefram Cochrane. Fed up  of his attitude she pushes him off an embankment, fully aware that  he will land on a force field which breaks his fall.'),
('173591',' The Borg Queen was created because the writers were having  difficulty in writing dialogue for what was intended to be the  Borgs central computer.'),
('173592',' The character of "Ensign Lynch" is a reference to Internet critic  Timothy W. Lynch, who watched and reviewed every episode of  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) and  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv).'),
('173593',' In earlier versions Picards character was supposed to be the one  helping Zefram Cochrane on Earth, with Riker fighting the Borg on  the Enterprise. The main story was also focused on the happenings on  Earth. After Patrick Stewart (I) (qv) objected to that, the  characters of Riker and Picard were swapped. This also resulted in  making Picard more of an action hero and the story more focusing on  happenings on the Enterprise.'),
('173594',' Whilst _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv) is the only Star Trek  film to actually feature the Borg, they are mentioned in both  _Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)_ (qv) and  _Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)_ (qv).'),
('173595',' Whenever a scene features the Borg, the music score includes an  instrument called the Blaster Beam, the instrument used in  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv) whenever Vger is shown.  Both films were scored by Jerry Goldsmith (qv).'),
('173596',' The Borg Sphere, the Cubes smaller counterpart, makes its first  on'),
('173597','screen appearance during this movie.'),
('173598',' William Shatner (qv) has stated that his line "Who am I to argue  with the Captain of the Enterprise?" was the hardest line he ever  had to deliver.'),
('173599',' SPOILER: Kirks death scenes were re'),
('173600','shot after preview audiences  reacted badly to the original version, wanting a more "heroic"  death. Kirk originally died after being shot in the back by Soran.'),
('173601',' The horse that Shatner, William (qv) rides is his, as are the home  and farm where the sequence takes place.'),
('173602',' Toys based on the popular "Aliens" toy line are apparently still  around and doing well in the 24th century. In the scene where Picard  enjoys Christmas with his Nexus family, one of his children is  playing with his Christmas gift '),
('173603',' a slightly modified Aliens "Evac  Fighter."'),
('173604',' In the movie, Soran comments on La Forges response to his  interrogation by saying "His heart just wasnt in it." This is a  reference to the form of torture used in a deleted scene in which  Soran used a nanoprobe to stop and start La Forges heart. This is  also reference in a later scene in which Dr. Crusher mentions that  she had removed the nanoprobe.'),
('173605',' In the film, Riker, played by Frakes, Jonathan (qv), says that he  plans to live forever. In the television series  _"Gargoyles" (1994)_ (qv), Frakes plays David Xanatos, a ruthless  billionaire who is obsessed with becoming immortal.'),
('173606',' In the opening scenes on board the Enterprise'),
('173607','B, three different  news networks (each with a reporter and a cameraperson) are  represented. They are: the Federation News Network, Starfleet  Broadcasting, and the Earth Broadcasting Service.'),
('173608',' The Enterprise'),
('173609','Bs science station shows the names of both ships  stranded in the Nexus: SS Robert Fox and SS Lakul.'),
('173610',' Patrick Stewart (I) (qv) was aided in his portrayal of Picards  grief by the script for _Jeffrey (1995)_ (qv), which he was reading  on the set. It touched him so deeply he cried reading it.'),
('173611',' The redesigned bridge of the Enterprise'),
('173612','D that is used in in this  film was inspired by the "alternate'),
('173613','history" bridge of the  Enterprise'),
('173614','D from  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Yesterdays Enterprise (#3.15)}_ (qv).'),
('173615',' SPOILER: Most of the Enterprise sets were destroyed during filming  of the crash sequence. What was not destroyed, such as crew  quarters, transporter rooms, and parts of engineering was integrated  into the sets of the USS Voyager from  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv). The frame from Datas Lab on  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) can be seen among the  wreckage at the Armagosa Observatory. Worfs tactical console was  all that remained of the Enterprise'),
('173616','D Bridge after filming.'),
('173617',' A new set of Starfleet uniforms was intended to be introduced in the  film to be worn by the Enterprise'),
('173618','D crew. These new uniforms would  have been similar to the television ones, except the collars would  have been the same department color as the rest of the tunic and the  rank pips would have been worn on the shoulder with a corresponding  rank braid on the wrists. The uniforms were eventually nixed by  producer Rick Berman (qv). The decision was then made to use both  the uniforms from _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) as  well as the uniforms from  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv). However, Playmates had  already made an action figure line for the film with the  Enterprise'),
('173619','D crew wearing the aborted uniforms. It was too late to  retract the figures, which is the only place the aborted uniforms  can be seen.'),
('173620',' Patrick Stewart (I) (qv) and Brent Spiner (qv) were the only  cast members to have custom "colour'),
('173621','top" uniforms (as used in  seasons 1'),
('173622','5 of _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv) and later  on in _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv)) made for use in the film.  Jonathan Frakes (qv) had to borrow Avery Brooks (I) (qv)  uniform and LeVar Burton (qv) had to borrow Colm Meaney (qv)s  uniform from _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv), neither of  which fit the actors very well (Frakes had to roll up the sleeves  and Burtons is obviously too big for him.)'),
('173623',' The redesigned bridge of the Enterprise'),
('173624','D that is used in in this  film was inspired by the "alternate'),
('173625','history" bridge of the  Enterprise'),
('173626','D from the episode "Yesterdays Enterprise" from  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv).'),
('173627',' CAMEO(Whoopi Goldberg (qv)): reprising her role as the  Enterprises bartender Guinan from  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv), but is not credited  in the cast list.'),
('173628',' This is William Shatner (qv)s only "Star Trek" appearance without  Leonard Nimoy (qv).'),
('173629',' The model of the Enterprise'),
('173630','B is simply the Excelsior with a few new  front details. These hull additions were made so that the "damage"  caused by the Nexus ribbon would not require cutting into the actual  model. This miniature was seen first in  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv) and was used in  several episodes of _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv)  and _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv).'),
('173631',' The Starfleet phaser and the dedication plaque on Captain Kirks  cabinet wall are the only surviving relics from the original USS.  Enterprise that was destroyed in  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv).'),
('173632',' In Captain Kirks house, a wall cabinet features some interesting  items, including: a Klingon batleth, a picture of the U.S.S.  Enterprise (from _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv)), various pistols, a  phaser from _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv), an  unknown futuristic weapon, a JemHadar weapon from  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv), and a photo of the  original crew of the Enterprise. (From  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv))'),
('173633',' The sequence for the explosion of the Duras sisters Klingon bird of  prey is the same footage used for the explosion of General Changs  Klingon bird of prey in  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv).'),
('173634',' The only "Star Trek" film featuring "The Next Generation" cast that  had to use props and styluses (phasers, tricorders, PADDs, etc.)  from the television series. In  _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv), the props had been subtly  updated. (and were eventually used on both  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv), and  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv)).'),
('173635',' The Enterprise'),
('173636','B bridge is a redress of the Enterprise'),
('173637','A bridge as  seen in _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv). After  filming, it was heavily modified to become the Armagosa Observatory  control center.'),
('173638',' Some of the modifications to the Enterprise'),
('173639','D bridge, namely the  raised command platform, were originally made for the "Future  Enterprise" as seen in the Next Generation series finale.'),
('173640',' The Enterprise'),
('173641','B turbolift foyer, turbolift, and doors were saved  and became part of the Enterprise'),
('173642','E bridge set in  _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv). The doors and foyer were  originally built for the Enterprise bridge in  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv) and are the only  surviving pieces of that set.'),
('173643',' SPOILER: James T. Kirks final two words, "Oh, my..." are a  spontaneous ad lib made by William Shatner (qv). Shatner later  explained it was Kirks reaction to eternity and truly going where  Kirk had never gone before.'),
('173644',' Tim Russ (qv), who appears as Tuvok in  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv), has a small role as a member of  the bridge crew of the Enterprise B.'),
('173645',' Sets used for the Enterprise'),
('173646','D bridge scenes are supposedly  identical to those used in the television series, upon closer  examination however there are two extra crew stations in the movie,  one on either side and just to the aft of the main part of the  bridge.'),
('173647',' SPOILER: Malcolm McDowell (qv) received death threats from  obsessed Star Trek fans after his character killed Captain Kirk.'),
('173648',' SPOILER: Partially because of the fans negative reaction to Kirks  death, William Shatner (qv) later wrote a Star Trek novel titled  "The Return" in which the Romulans and the Borg have formed an  alliance. They bring Kirk back to life using Borg nano'),
('173649','technology  and turn him against Picard and the  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) crew. Spock (Who  would live to appear in the TNG episode "Unification"), Scotty (Who  made it into the 24th Century from the TNG episode "Relics"), and  McCoy (Who sent the Enterprise'),
('173650','D off in the TNG pilot episode  "Encounter At Farpoint) were to appear. One of the plot points  wouldve been the ultimate revelation that the Borg was the "machine  planet" that sent the Voyager VI/VGer probe back to Earth in  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv).'),
('173651',' Malcolm McDowell (qv) was so taken with the line "Time is the fire  in which we burn" he had it engraved on the pocket watch he uses in  the film.'),
('173652',' The second transport ship in the Nexus is named the "SS Robert Fox",  a link to the original series. Fox was the ambassador in  _"Star Trek" (1966) {A Taste of Armageddon (#1.23)}_ (qv) whom  Scotty refers to as a "popinjay" when he insists on beaming down to  the planet Eminiar VII, where he and his aide are taken prisoner and  set for execution.'),
('173653',' In the holodeck scene, Troi (when she goes to help Picard) hands  over the sailing ships helm to an elderly man. This man is, in real  life, the captain of the boat (the Lady Washington, owned by Grays  Harbor Historical Seaport in Aberdeen, Washington) which was used in  filming this scene.'),
('173654',' Leonard Nimoy (qv) was originally asked to act in and direct this  film, but he declined after reading the script and being told there  was not time to fix the parts with which he had problems. According  to Nimoy, there was a character named Spock in the script, but the  lines were so bland they could have been spoken by anyone (those  lines were given to Doohan, James (qv) as Scotty; Nimoy later  pointed to this as proof he was right).'),
('173655',' During the battle with Klingons, Troi, played by  Marina Sirtis (qv), takes the helm when the conn officer is  injured after a computer station explodes. The director wanted this  action sequence done in one take in order to fully capture the  genuine reactions of the actors. During the filming, however, Sirtis  burned her bottom after she sat on a burning piece of debris that  had landed on the conn station chair. This was the take used for the  movie, however, it cuts away right as Sirtis sits on the chair.  Sirtis was not badly injured and continued filming the scene  afterwards.'),
('173656',' SPOILER: Although Data is the owner of Spot, the cat,  Brent Spiner (qv) who plays Data in fact hates cats and objected  to the scene where Data finds Spot in the wreckage of the  Enterprise, saying "Does he have to find the cat? Cant he find,  like, Geordi or something?"'),
('173657',' One of the reasons for destroying the Enterprise'),
('173658','D was that it was  designed for the narrow aspect ratio and low resolution of  televisions. Destroying the ship allowed the creation of a  theater'),
('173659','friendly ship for subsequent movies.'),
('173660',' The six'),
('173661','foot, two'),
('173662','part Enterprise model from the original pilot was  taken out of storage and refurbished to meet the demands of the big  screen. This was because it had to stand up to the glare of motion  picture lighting.'),
('173663',' Fifty days before shooting began, the captains chair on the bridge  set was stolen. A new one had to be used, one made of fiberglass  around foam on an old first season frame.'),
('173664',' Original versions of the script called for Kirk to take command of  the battle bridge of the Enterprise and lead it into combat against  the Klingons, thus dying onboard the Enterprise.'),
('173665',' Kelley, DeForest (qv) was set to appear in this movie as Dr.  Leonard "Bones" McCoy, but due to his declining health, he could not  get on'),
('173666','set insurance (a union requirement for anyone on a film set).  His lines were then given to Walter Koenig (I) (qv) as Chekov.'),
('173667',' Patrick Stewart (I) (qv) had little experience with horses. He  spent some time training with William Shatner (qv), a passionate  equestrian. One of the tips that Shatner passed on was to wear  pantyhose under his trousers, to reduce chafing.'),
('173668',' SPOILER: In the original version of the ending, Captain Kirk dies  when Soran shoots him in the back, and Soran then dies when Captain  Picard shoots him with his own disruptor pistol. The first edition  of the films novelization told the story this way, but was later  edited and re'),
('173669','published. Months before the film was released, this  ending was leaked. So the producers came up with a new ending and  called back the principal actors for the revised scenes.'),
('173670',' Many of the recording devices used by the news crews on the  Enterprise B are actually hand'),
('173671','held video games.'),
('173672',' This movie was to have started with Captain Kirk making an orbital  skydive and Chekov and Scotty running to meet him when he lands on  the ground to inform him that he has to be on the new Enterprise'),
('173673','B  for its launching ceremony. This scene was shot but cut from the  final film.'),
('173674',' The producers asked George Takei (qv) to come back and play Sulu  one more time, and take the helm of the Enterprise'),
('173675','B. But Takei  refused because if Sulu had taken the helm, it would have meant  temporarily reducing Sulus rank, so that he could serve under  Captain Kirk again. He felt that Sulu had worked too hard to earn  his command to allow even a temporary reduction.'),
('173676',' SPOILER: Originally, there was a scene in the script for Captain  Kirks funeral. In the scene Spock was to be standing at the  entrance of the church, hesitant to enter (And therefore admitting  to himself that his friend was REALLY dead). He was supposed to be  overwhelmed and slightly revealing his emotional side as he was  being urged into the service by Doctor McCoy  (DeForest Kelley (qv)) and Scotty (James Doohan (qv)). But  Leonard Nimoy (qv) ultimately passed on the film and Kelley was in  declining health and couldnt get insured, so the scene was never  filmed, but it does appear in the novelization.'),
('173677',' In the opening sequence showing life in the Baku village, the  "alien" knife used to cut bread dough is actually an Alaskan Ulu  knife.'),
('173678',' The manual control column that Riker uses to steer the Enterprise is  a modified Gravis Thunderbird PC joystick.'),
('173679',' Zerbe, Anthony (qv)s character is stretched to death. In License  to Kill, his character expands to death (inside a decompression  chamber).'),
('173680',' So far, this is the only Star Trek movie in which absolutely no  scenes take place on or near Earth.'),
('173681',' The Enterprise'),
('173682','E crew quarters, transporter room, and sickbay were  redressed forms of the sets used on  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv). The quarters had originally been  built for _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv), and  portions of sickbay date back to  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv). In addition, the bay  where Picard and the Baku are held by the Sona, is a redress of  Voyagers cargo bay, and the shuttlecraft used by Picard and Worf is  a redress of the Runabout set from  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv). Datas shuttle interior  in this film is a redress of the Voyager shuttlecraft interior.'),
('173683',' The Sonas plastic'),
('173684','surgery room was recycled into the Museum of  Kyrian Heritage in the TV episode  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) {Living Witness (#4.23)}_ (qv).'),
('173685',' First Star Trek movie where all the space shots are  computer'),
('173686','generated.'),
('173687',' Many of the shots used in the Teaser Trailer, such as when the crew  are grabbing the phaser rifles, and when the Enterprise E is making  a turn to engage, and when other ships are lining up to fight, the  Enterprise is firing quantum torpedoes, are shots used for  _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv). There is also a shot of the  Enterprise'),
('173688','D from Star Trek Generations during this trailer, from  the scene in that movie when it is being attacked.'),
('173689',' Its network television premiere had been scheduled for September 16,  2001 on NBC, but was scrapped because of the September 11th attacks.'),
('173690',' The character Gallatin was named for Gallatin county Montana, where  the town of Bozeman is located, birth place of Star Trek writer  Braga, Brannon (qv).'),
('173691',' The scene where Data walks into the lake was shot at Convict Lake in  Mammouth Lakes Park (very close to Mammouth, CA).'),
('173692',' In the original ending to the film Adhar Ruafo was to escape in a  craft that fell into the rings that surrounded the planet, where he  would get younger and younger. After it was changed the director  sent F. Murray Abraham (qv) a tape of the original ending to see  how it had turned out anyway.'),
('173693',' One of the sound effects used during the "skin stretching" scenes is  that of a recharging camera flash.'),
('173694',' All the Baku buildings were created using a foam'),
('173695','like material cut  by computer.'),
('173696',' When Data is malfunctioning, Picard gets him to recite Gilbert and  Sullivans "H.M.S. Pinafore". In the Isaac Asimov story "Runaround"  a malfunctioning robot recites Gilbert and Sullivan while evading  capture by his human masters. Much of Datas character is taken from  Asimovs writings (such as Datas "Positronic Net", adapted from  Asimovs "Positronic" brains).'),
('173697',' Scenes involving Quark (Armin Shimerman (qv)) from  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv) were filmed, but cut.'),
('173698',' Voice heard in the opening mission log and etc. as Chief Engineer  Scott in Fall 1998s "Secret of Vulcan Fury" computer game by  Interplay.'),
('173699',' The game was originally supposed to involve elements from the Star  Trek The Next Generation episode "Contagion" and the Star Trek Deep  Space Nine episode "To the Death" in order to facilitate the  generational crossover. However, these were dropped for an  unannounced more unique way of implementing the crossover.'),
('173700',' Wil Wheaton (qv) (Wesley Crusher) was invited back to the cast by  executive producer Rick Berman (qv) after Wheaton spoke with  LeVar Burton (qv) (Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge) on a special  Star Trek edition of NBCs _"Weakest Link, The" (2001/II)_ (qv).  Wheaton remains in the end titles although all of his scenes were  cut from the final version of the film and he can only be seen as a  non'),
('173701','speaking extra during the wedding scene.'),
('173702',' The final film featuring the cast of  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) according to key cast  members (as well as the low box office returns).'),
('173703',' Is the lowest grossing "Star Trek" film in the history of the  franchise.'),
('173704',' The title "Nemesis" was originally considered as one of the titles  of the previous film of the series,  _Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)_ (qv).'),
('173705',' The Enterprises Sickbay in _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv)  and _Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)_ (qv) is a redressed sickbay  from _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv). Now that Voyager had  wrapped, the Enterprise'),
('173706','E suddenly got a different sickbay.'),
('173707',' CAMEO(Kate Mulgrew (qv)): Admiral Kathryn Janeway, from the series  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv).'),
('173708',' The ships backing the Enterprise in Federation territory according  to Data (Brent Spiner (qv)) and Picards  (Patrick Stewart (I) (qv)) meeting in stellar cartography are, USS  Intrepid, USS Valiant, USS Galaxy, USS Aries, USS Nova, USS Hood and  USS Archer (named for the Captain in the Star Trek series  _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv)).'),
('173709',' CAMEO(Whoopi Goldberg (qv)): reprising her role as the  Enterprise'),
('173710','Ds bartender Guinan from  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv).'),
('173711',' There is a persistent rumor that Michelle Forbes (I) (qv) can be  seen reprising her _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv)  character Ro Laren (who defected to the Maquis) during the wedding  reception. It is claimed that she is the dark haired woman seen  smiling behind Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg (qv)) during Picards  speech. This actress is not Forbes.'),
('173712',' Jeri Ryan (qv) (Seven of Nine) had a cameo in the earliest draft  of the movies script. It was scrapped when Ryan got a part on  _"Boston Public" (2000)_ (qv). The cameo was given to  Kate Mulgrew (qv) (Captain/Admiral Janeway).'),
('173713',' In one deleted scene, in which Picard and Data discuss the concept  of family (and emotions toward family), Data cradles a small flute.  The flute is a treasured item of Picards from  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {The Inner Light (#5.25)}_ (qv),  widely considered as one of the best of the series. In it, Picard  lives out another life and raises a family of his own in a  condensed, simulated reality.'),
('173714',' At one point, the script would have called for Shinzon to be an  exact clone of Captain Picard, where Patrick Stewart (I) (qv)  would have played both roles. But the idea of his clone coming to be  from  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Unification: Part 1 (#5.7)}_ (qv)  and  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Unification: Part 2 (#5.8)}_ (qv)  wasnt seen as valid.'),
('173715',' The Enterprise Bridge, Ready Room, observation lounge, engine room  and some of the corridor sets are the only pre'),
('173716','existing sets to  remain from previous films, as sets such as the transporter room,  sickbay, and crew quarters were reused from  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv). For this film, new crew quarters  sets similar to the ones seen in the previous film but more  detailed, were built, along with a new sickbay and science lab set.'),
('173717',' The Engineering lab, Engine Room, and Stellar Cartography sets were  all the same set just redressed multiple times.'),
('173718',' The Romulan Warbird Bridge set in this film is an extensive redress  of the Enterprise'),
('173719','E bridge. After the Enterprise scenes were shot,  the set was refurbished to meet the needs.'),
('173720',' The Enterprise'),
('173721','E observation lounge is an extensive redress of the  Enterprise'),
('173722','D Observation lounge as seen on  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv). The sets aft video  wall and console were refurbished for the third season of  _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv), and the set as a whole was restored to  its "Next Generation" appearance in the "Enterprise" series finale.'),
('173723',' The knife used by Shinzon, featured prominently in the posters and  used briefly in the film is known as "The Jackal" and was forged by  United Cutlery.'),
('173724',' Jude Law (qv) was originally considered for the role of Praetor  Shinzon.'),
('173725',' Actor Michael Shanks (qv) read for the role of Praetor Shinzon.'),
('173726',' Denise Crosby (qv) discussed with executive producer  Rick Berman (qv) the possibility of using her  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) character Sela in the  film, but they could not work out a way to properly fit the  character into the movie.'),
('173727',' Every previous Star Trek series gets some sort of mention or  reference. Theres a maneuver named for Captain Kirk from  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv). There is mention of the Dominion War from  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv). Captain Janeway from  _"Star Trek: Voyager" (1995)_ (qv) has a cameo. And one of the ships  that the Enterprise was to rendezvous with is the USS Archer, named  for the captain in _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv).'),
('173728',' The wine that the crew drinks at the end of the movie is from  Chateau Picard. This is a reference to the Picard vineyard seen in  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Family (#4.2)}_ (qv) and  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {All Good Things... (#7.25)}_ (qv).'),
('173729',' Riker comments that he first saw Data on the Holodeck trying to  whistle a tune, but cannot remember which tune. This refers to the  pilot  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Encounter at Farpoint (#1.1)}_ (qv),  and the tune was "Pop Goes the Weasel".'),
('173730',' This film was originally slated to be a direct sequel to  _Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)_ (qv).'),
('173731',' Midway during shooting, the captains chair from the bridge set  disappeared, apparently stolen. While the film crew scrambled to  find a way to work around the problem, the  _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv) cast and crew shooting in the soundstages  next door decided to have a little fun at their franchise'),
('173732','mates  expense: Scott Bakula (qv) visited Patrick Stewart (I) (qv)s  trailer to present him with a makeshift wooden "replacement" chair  with the letters K'),
('173733','A'),
('173734','P'),
('173735','T'),
('173736','I'),
('173737','N painted on it.'),
('173738',' Datas cat Spot, and Picards family album both make an appearance.  The last time they were seen was in  _Star Trek: Generations (1994)_ (qv).'),
('173739',' Instead of choreographing actors throwing themselves across the sets  to simulate impacts, sets like the Enterprise'),
('173740','E bridge were built on  gimbals to provide the shudder.'),
('173741',' The flowers behind Captain Picard at the wedding party are stargazer  lilies. Picards first command was the USS Stargazer.'),
('173742',' The Reman Viceroys (portrayed by Ron Perlman (qv)) look is  inspired by Count Orlok from the film  _Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)_ (qv). The Viceroys  name was Vkruk, according to the writers.'),
('173743',' Shinzon is an actual Chinese name, chosen by writer  John Logan (I) (qv) as it continues the trend of Chinese names for  Romulan characters (as well as the new Reman characters). Logan  admitted that he has absolutely no idea what the name actually  means.'),
('173744',' Shinzon is loosely adapted from Xingzong which in Mandarin means  "inside ones heart".'),
('173745',' The Remans, who debut in this film, are a side species of the  Romulans. According to Roman legend, the founders of the city of  Rome were two brothers names Romulus and Remus.'),
('173746',' In an early draft of the script Judd, Ashley (qv), was supposed to  briefly reprise Robin Leffler, her recurring role from the TV'),
('173747','series  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv).'),
('173748',' The farewell scene in Picards ready room, near the end of the  movie, had to be re'),
('173749','shot after Patrick Stewart (I) (qv)  unintentionally started crying.'),
('173750',' The first Star Trek movie not to name the cast in the opening  credits.'),
('173751',' Jonathan Frakes (qv) refused to shave his back for the love scene  turned rape with Troi. The hair on his back was digitally removed by  an effects house.'),
('173752',' The knives used by Shinzon were all designed by Gil Hibben, an  American knife'),
('173753','designer who also designed the  _Rambo III (1988)_ (qv) knife for example. The knives used in  Nemesis were not designed for the movie in particular, as all of the  designs used are at least 10 years old.'),
('173754',' The "stylus" prop Captain Picard uses briefly on his PADD is a mini  butane torch.'),
('173755',' Aside from the explosions, the ramming of the Scimitar by the  Enterprise is not computer'),
('173756','generated. The filming crew actually ran  a model of the forward saucer into a buildup of the Scimitar, shot  it in slow motion, and hung it upside down to give the illusion of  the hull flotsam drifting into space.'),
('173757',' Patrick Stewart (I) (qv) was paid nearly as much for this movie as  he made in the entire run of  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv)'),
('173758',' Shinzons ship, the Scimitar, resembles a lionfish when extending  its tines to use its radiation weapon. Picard, for many years, had a  lionfish in an aquarium in his Enterprise'),
('173759','D ready room.'),
('173760',' Patrick Stewart (I) (qv) and Brent Spiner (qv) both accepted  acting salary cuts in order to keep the films budget under control.'),
('173761',' In a deleted scene near the begining of the film, it is mentioned  that Dr. Crusher is preparing to leave for Starfleet Medical. This  further adds to the sense of the ship emptying, and further cements  this as the final TNG film.'),
('173762',' Scenes deleted from the end of the film would have introduced actor  Steven Culp (qv) as Commander Madden, Rikers replacement as the  Enterprises first officer.'),
('173763',' In order to get the job of directing the film, Stuart Baird (qv)  did uncredited re'),
('173764','editing work on two other Paramount films,  _Mission: Impossible II (2000)_ (qv) and  _Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)_ (qv).'),
('173765',' CAMEO(Bryan Singer (qv)): guest appearance by the man who directed  Patrick Stewart (I) (qv) in _X'),
('173766','Men (2000)_ (qv) and  _X2 (2003)_ (qv).'),
('173767',' Nicholas Meyer (qv) was originally hired to direct the film, but  when he requested a rewrite, he was fired from the project.'),
('173768',' This was the first official _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) video game.'),
('173769',' Created in response to a drop in demand for  _Star Trek the Experience: The Klingon Encounter (1998)_ (qv).'),
('173770',' Viewing Spocks mind meld with VGer frame by frame shows images of  the Klingons, Ilia, Epsilon IX, and the Voyager VI space probe.'),
('173771',' Paramount then announced that they would be creating a new TV  network, initially operating one night a week showing Paramount  TV'),
('173772','movies and a new "Star Trek" series about the Enterprises second  5'),
('173773','year mission, with most of the original cast and the title "Star  Trek Phase II". It soon became clear that they could not make a go  of the new network, but Paramount continued work on the new series  in the hope of selling it to one of the existing networks.'),
('173774',' For a previous unproduced TV series of his called "Genesis II",  Gene Roddenberry (qv) had created a story he called "Robots  Return". This was now rewritten for "Star Trek" by  Alan Dean Foster (qv) under the title "In Thy Image", and proposed  as the two'),
('173775','hour premiere episode of "Star Trek Phase II". However,  Paramount executive Michael Eisner (qv) responded, "Weve been  looking for the feature for five years and this is it", and made the  final decision to forget the new series and produce the story as a  movie.'),
('173776',' The decision was made in August 1977, but in order to keep the team  together during the necessary renegotiation of contracts, Paramount  kept it secret until March 1978; when Barrett, Rona (qv) broke the  secret in December 1977, they denied it. Meanwhile, they pretended  that the TV series was still going to happen, even soliciting  scripts for episodes that would never be made. Sets built for the TV  series were used in the movie, but modelwork had to be redone after  the changeover was made public, due to the need for finer detailing  in a movie.'),
('173777',' Director Robert E. Collins (I) (qv), whose background was mostly  in television, was hired to direct the two'),
('173778','hour premiere, but after  the change to a movie, Paramount wanted a more experienced director  and replaced him with Robert Wise (I) (qv).'),
('173779',' Gene Roddenberry (qv) wanted Alan Dean Foster (qv)to write the  final script for the film, but Harold Livingston (qv) thought him  too inexperienced and tried to hire Steven Bochco (qv), who was  unavailable; Michael Cimino (qv), who wasnt interested; and  Bill L. Norton (qv), who initially accepted but found it beyond  his capabilities. In the end Livingston did the job himself. He  disagreed repeatedly with Roddenberry over rewrites and other  matters, and quit and returned several times.'),
('173780',' The TV series was to have three new regular characters. Paramount  was concerned that William Shatner (qv) might ask for too much  money to continue playing Kirk if the run of the series was extended  beyond the initial order of 13 episodes; the character of Decker was  created so that if Kirk had to be written out, Decker could become  the series new lead role. Decker was played in the movie by  Stephen Collins (I) (qv).'),
('173781',' Nimoy, Leonard (qv) declined to return as Spock for the series, so  a new Vulcan character "Xon" was created to be the new science  officer. An employee of an agent was dating a young actor,  Gautreaux, David (qv), who had no agent of his own; she suggested  him for the part and he got it, then was told that it was actually  for a movie. When Nimoy finally agreed to do the movie, Spock  replaced Xon in the script and Gautreaux was given the smaller part  of Commander Branch.'),
('173782',' The character of Lieutenant Ilia, played by  Khambatta, Persis (qv), was also intended as a continuing role in  the TV series.'),
('173783',' The original version of the "Space Walk" sequence had both Spock and  Captain Kirk travelling through Vger. Because it complicated the  flow of the film, the scene was reshot with Spock alone, and thats  whats seen in the final cut. However, a fraction of this alternate  scene remains in the longer version, where Kirk says, "I have him in  sight".'),
('173784',' The Vger prop was so large and involved so much work that one end  of it was being used in scenes while the other end was still being  built.'),
('173785',' In the scene where Kirk addresses the crew prior to launching, much  of the crew were extras who were noted Star Trek fans, including Bjo  Trimble, co'),
('173786','organizer of the letter'),
('173787','writing campaign that kept the  original _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) alive for a third season.'),
('173788',' It was understood in the script, but not in the movie, that  Commander Will Decker was the son of Commodore Matthew Decker, the  half'),
('173789','crazed starship captain who committed suicide in the Star Trek  television episode "The Doomsday Machine."'),
('173790',' Jerry Goldsmith (qv)s Academy Award'),
('173791','nominated score featured a  special musical instrument called "The Blaster Beam", an instrument  15 feet long, incorporating artillery shell casings and motorized  magnets. It was used as part of any scene featuring Vger. Said  instrument was invented by former child star turned New Age musician  Craig Hundley (qv) who, in his youth, had portrayed Captain Kirks  nephew in an episode of the original _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv)  television series.'),
('173792',' Roddenberry, Gene (qv) so loved the main theme from the score that  he reused it for _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv).'),
('173793',' The voice of actress Majel Barrett (qv) (who plays Dr. Christine  Chapel and was Gene Roddenberry (qv)s wife) was used for the  computer of the Enterprise in the  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) series. Her voice in  this picture is already very recognizable although she doesnt have  a lot of lines.'),
('173794',' Because of the need to re'),
('173795','build sets and models when the production  switched from a television series to a big'),
('173796','budget feature film, the  production was already ten weeks behind schedule before a single  frame was shot. Director Robert Wise (I) (qv) repeatedly  considered quitting the production, and at one point even suggested  that Paramount cancel the project altogether.'),
('173797',' Robert Wise (I) (qv) was convinced to accept the position as  director by his wife, who was a huge fan of the original  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) television series. His wife was also  instrumental in convincing Wise to campaign for  Leonard Nimoy (qv)s return to the project.'),
('173798',' Prior to production, Gene Roddenberry (qv) joked that he wanted  Richard Burton (I) (qv) for the role of Kirk and  Robert Redford (I) (qv) to play Spock. The joke was reported as  fact by some media. The role of Decker wasnt cast until days before  production started. Actors considered included:  Andrew Robinson (I) (qv) (later to play Garak on  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv)),  Jordan Clarke (I) (qv), Richard Kelton (I) (qv),  Lance Henriksen (qv), Tim Thomerson (qv),  Stephen Macht (I) (qv), Art Hindle (qv) and  Frederic Forrest (qv).'),
('173799',' This film marked the first appearance of the "ridged'),
('173800','forehead"  Klingons. In the original TV series Gene Roddenberry (qv) wanted  the Klingons to look alien, but budget constraints prevented this  from being done beyond giving the actors dark mark'),
('173801','up and fake  eyebrows. The change in the Klingons appearance was addressed in  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)Trials and Tribble'),
('173802','ations (#5.06)_ (qv)  establishing the existence of smooth'),
('173803','forehead Klingons. However,  ridged'),
('173804','forehead Klingons appeared in the prequel series  _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv) prompting a satisfactory explanation to  the brief existence of smooth'),
('173805','forehead Klingons. The episodes  "Affliction" and "Divergence" showed their existence resulted from a  viral mutation caused by Klingon experimentation with enhanced human  DNA.'),
('173806',' The only Star Trek film where phasers are never fired.'),
('173807',' Marcy Lafferty (qv), who plays DiFalco, was married to  William Shatner (qv) at the time.'),
('173808',' James Doohan (qv)s twin sons, Montgomery Doohan (qv) and  Christopher Doohan (qv), appear as extras in the movie.'),
('173809',' Uhuras communications earpieces are the only original props from  the original TV series. They were dug out of storage when it was  realized someone had forgotten to make new ones for the movie.'),
('173810',' Persis Khambatta (qv) became very emotional about having her head  shaved for her role. She kept her shorn hair in a box for a time and  asked Gene Roddenberry (qv) to take out insurance in case her hair  didnt grow back. It did.'),
('173811',' The Klingon words spoken by the Klingon ships captain were actually  invented by actor James Doohan (qv) (Scotty). Later, linguist  Marc Okrand (qv) devised grammar and syntax rules for the  language, along with more vocabulary words, and wrote a Klingon  dictionary.'),
('173812',' All of the extras were Star Trek fans called upon to appear in the  film. Most of their checks went uncashed; Bennett, Harve (qv) said  that they were probably framed as souvenirs by the fans.'),
('173813',' Post'),
('173814','production went on right up until the day before the films  world premiere. Because time was so short, all the prints of the  film were shipped "wet" '),
('173815',' fresh from the duplication lab '),
('173816',' and were  airlifted directly out from a warehouse on the Paramount lot as they  were assembled. Rewrites took place daily during filming, most of  them on the order of William Shatner (qv) or Leonard Nimoy (qv)  dropping lines that were superfluous ("My character wouldnt say  that"). The logistics of the very end of the film '),
('173817',' Decker merging  with VGer '),
('173818',' was devised more or less on the spot.'),
('173819',' When Spock mindmelds with the giant Ilia, a number of images are  reflected across his spacesuits visor. Viewing the sequence in slow  motion, you can see pictures foreshadowing Vgers identity.'),
('173820',' Among the extras in the crew briefing sequence was writer  David Gerrold (qv), who had created the Tribbles for the original  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) series.'),
('173821',' SPOILER:Chekov was originally going to be killed by an exploding  console during VGERs attack on the Enterprise. It was later  changed so that he was just injured and Ilia uses her  telepathic/empathic ability to stop the pain in his burned hand.'),
('173822',' Many story ides were considered during the early planning stages,  including the Enterprise meeting God, preventing Kennedys  assassination, becoming the Greek Titans, and trying to prevent a  black hole from swallowing the galaxy.'),
('173823',' Roddenberry, Gene (qv) had asked Barrett, Majel (qv) if she  would don fur and a tail to "reprise" the role of Lieutenant MRess  from the animated _"Star Trek" (1973)_ (qv). Barrett refused.'),
('173824',' The original TV series theme by Alexander Courage (qv) can be  heard briefly during Kirks log entry after Spock rejoins the crew.  Except for the opening fanfare which became a regular part of later  Trek films and a small excerpt heard at the end of  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv), and a significant  reference toward the end of  _Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)_ (qv), this is the only time  in the film series that the television theme is heard in a major  fashion.'),
('173825',' For the DVD release, the producers toyed with the idea of digitally  inserting a shot of the NX'),
('173826','01 Enterprise (Jonathan Archers ship  from the prequel series _"Enterprise" (2001)_ (qv)) into the rec  room scene where Decker shows Ilia a display of previous ships named  Enterprise. The idea was eventually dropped, possibly since the shot  would not be able to be seen clearly anyway (the pictures were not  easily legible onscreen). The NX'),
('173827','01 would have replaced the shot of  the ringed S.S. Enterprise '),
('173828',' which eventually appeared on  "Enterprise" anyway (in the bar scene in the episode "First  Flight").'),
('173829',' Leonard Nimoy (qv) agreed to appear in the film only after  Paramount agreed to a settlement of his lawsuit against them for  allowing his TV series likeness to be used by advertisers.'),
('173830',' The producers and the cast were very worried about their appearance  after being away from _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) for over ten years.  Special lighting and camera tricks were used to hide the casts  aging, and William Shatner (qv) went on a near'),
('173831','starvation diet  prior to filming. However, in all subsequent Star Trek movies it was  decided to make the aging of the crew part of the story.'),
('173832',' WILHELM SCREAM: In Engineering when Enterprise is attacked by the  VGER blast ("Special Edition" only).'),
('173833',' So far, this film still has the longest running time of any Star  Trek movie. In fact, its the only one to break the two'),
('173834','hour mark.'),
('173835',' Jerry Goldsmith (qv)s famous theme for the movie almost didnt  happen. One of the first scenes Goldsmith scored was the scene when  Kirk and Scotty do a flyover of the refit Enterprise.  Robert Wise (I) (qv) liked the music that Goldsmith composed, but  in the end, he rejected it, saying it didnt fit the movie because  it lacked a theme/motif. Goldsmith went back to the drawing board  and composed the famous theme that has become a staple of the Star  Trek universe.'),
('173836',' James Doohan (qv) also devised the Vulcan words heard during the  Kolinahr sequence. The scenes were originally shot in English, and  when it was decided to change the dialogue to Vulcan, Doohan wrote  lines that fit the existing lip movements. Some of the subtitles  were rearranged to make this less obvious.'),
('173837',' Orson Welles (qv) narrated trailers for the film.'),
('173838',' SPOILER: In the original version of this story, "In Thy Image",  Captain Dylan Hunt goes up into space to confront a probe that has  been enhanced by an alien civilization. When the probe realizes that  Dylan is a member of NASA, the group that created it, it shuts down,  having received its answers. This basic premise was retained for the  finished film, with the exception that in ST:TMP, Commander Decker  merges with VGer when he gives the probe the signal, and VGer  transforms into a higher state rather than shuts down. "Dylan Hunt"  never became part of the Star Trek universe, but later got his own  as captain of the Andromeda Ascendant in Gene Roddenberrys  Andromeda.'),
('173839',' After the original _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) TV series proved a  success in syndication, Paramount became interested in making a  "Star Trek" movie. Writers who contributed ideas or draft scripts in  1975'),
('173840','77 included Gene Roddenberry (qv), Jon Povill (qv),  Robert Silverberg (qv), John D.F. Black (qv),  Harlan Ellison (qv), Theodore Sturgeon (qv), and  Ray Bradbury (qv). A story called "Star Trek: Planet of Titans"  was selected; Chris Bryant (I) (qv) and Allan Scott (II) (qv)  wrote a script, which was then rewritten by  Philip Kaufman (I) (qv). At this point _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv)  burst upon the world, and Paramount reacted by canceling "Star Trek:  Planet of Titans" before pre'),
('173841','production started. Allegedly they  thought there wasnt a sufficient market for another big  science'),
('173842','fiction film.'),
('173843',' Visual effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull (qv) claims that  although the models built for the film were quite large, they were  in fact not large enough to facilitate shooting many of the desired  camera angles. The production had to commission a special periscope  lens system from Panavision which allowed the shots to be  accomplished. To achieve maximum depth'),
('173844','of'),
('173845','field, many of the shots  also required very long exposure times of up to several minutes per  frame.'),
('173846',' The images of the interior of the Vger cloud were created using  airbrush paintings. Led by animation supervisor Alison Yerxa (qv),  a team of animators created thousands of air'),
('173847','brushings using white  paint on black paper. These were then photographed, made into  transparencies, and used as positive and negative masks on a special  multi'),
('173848','plane animation camera. Color tints were then added using  filters during the optical composting process. The sequence was  inspired by a Canadian documentary called _Universe (1960)_ (qv),  which visual effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull (qv) had seen  during the making of _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv).'),
('173849',' At one time, according to the Guinness Book of Records, this was the  most expensive film ever made with a total production cost of US$46  million.'),
('173850',' The clothing worn by the alien members of the starship Enterprise  crew during the briefing scene were leftover costumes from  _Ten Commandments, The (1956)_ (qv)'),
('173851',' Director Robert Wise (I) (qv)s wife, Millicent, is also part of  the crew in the Rec Room scene. She can be seen in front, close to  David Gerrold (qv).'),
('173852',' In the DVD "making'),
('173853','of" documentary, there is archival behind the  scenes footage of tests for make'),
('173854','up, costumes, and sets. Among the  footage shown is an early screen test for Persis Khambatta (qv) as  Lt. Ilia. In the test, she is wearing a female uniform from the  original TV series: A gold one'),
('173855','piece mini'),
('173856','skirt dress with a  Lieutenant stripe, black pantyhose, and black boots.'),
('173857',' SPOILER: Originally, Captain Kirk was supposed to receive the VGer  mission assignment in Admiral Noguras office in Starfleet  Headquarters, but that scene was scrapped from the shooting order  and never filmed.'),
('173858',' The amazing popularity of _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) had a definite  impact on the storyline, pacing and even marketing of  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv). Many hardcore sci'),
('173859','fi  fans (including prominent sci'),
('173860','fi writers) viewed Star Wars as mere  fantasy, an updating of Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon level matinee  fluff. Gene Roddenberry (qv) always saw Star Trek as a more  serious endeavor, and did not want Star Trek: The Motion Picture to  be seen as "cashing in". So the story for Star Trek: The Motion  Picture was pushed toward more sophisticated and complex ideas, the  decision was made to have no battle scenes of any type. In fact, the  earliest Presskit promotional material for newspaper ads had as the  main line, "There Is No Comparison".'),
('173861',' Almost all of the dialogue in the Enterprise bridge scenes had to be  overdubbed by the actors in post'),
('173862','production. This was due to the  fact that the animation/graphics seen on the bridge station display  monitors was projected from behind the bridge set walls by dozens of  16 mmm projectors (one for each display screen), as computer  technology was not advanced enough at the time to use real computer  monitors on a practical basis. As a result, the clattering sound of  the noisy projectors nearly drowned out the voices of the actors,  and their dialogue had to be dubbed over later at considerable added  time and expense.'),
('173863',' Director Nicholas Meyer (qv) envisioned the film as the ultimate  extension of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry (qv)s idea of  "Horatio Hornblower in space". Therefore, prior to filming he had  the cast watch _Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)_ (qv) for  inspiration.'),
('173864',' Producer Harve Bennett (qv) viewed all the original  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) episodes and chose 1967s "Space Seed" as  the best candidate for a sequel. This is the first time a movie was  made as a sequel to a specific television show episode.'),
('173865',' In the original _"Star Trek" (1966) {Space Seed (#1.22)}_ (qv),  approximately 80 genetically'),
('173866','engineered supermen were left behind on  Ceti Alpha V by the Enterprise. By the time of this film, only 15  (including Khan) are left. 20 were killed by Ceti Eels, the rest  through other means (presumably as a result of the explosion of Ceti  Alpha VI).'),
('173867',' This is the only Star Trek film that features no appearances by  Klingon characters.'),
('173868',' The Enterprise Torpedo Room and Spacelab transporter sets were  originally parts of the Klingon bridge built for  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv). In order to save money,  shots of the Enterprise departing from dock, and in space, were  taken from the first Star Trek movie. The Spacelab model is that of  the orbiting space office turned upside down and with some cosmetic  changes from the first Star Trek movie. This movie was produced by  the Paramount Television division and released by the feature film  division, in order to avoid the $43 million cost of the first  feature film.'),
('173869',' In a Starlog interview titled "The Man Who Killed Spock", after the  movie was released, Harve Bennett (qv) said that: '),
('173870',' 1. He wrote a  scene where Chekov, on the Reliant, calls up data for the Ceti Alpha  system, and remembers Khan and tells Terrell. That was written out  and became the "you never told your captain the tale" sequence on  the planet. '),
('173871',' 2. The Ceti system was always a binary star system,  hence the Alpha. The idea was for planets V and VI to have varying  orbits similar to Neptune and Pluto where they would cross in and  out of each others orbits. Thus the confusion. "You thought this  was Ceti Alpha VI." The unstable orbits caused the explosion of Ceti  Alpha VI. Again, written out. '),
('173872',' 3. Khan and Kirk were to have fought  in the Genesis cave foyer. Khan and his supermen were to have had  PSI powers similar to the Talosians, and Kirk beats them by simply  not believing in it. Khan then beams out with the Genesis torpedo. '),
('173873','  4. Radiation causes blood vessels to burst and Spock was written to  be covered in green blood. Leonard Nimoy (qv) objected, and the  result was what you see.'),
('173874',' Montalban, Ricardo (qv) watched his original 1967 performance to  recall the character of Khan.'),
('173875',' Due to budget limitations, sets and props were re'),
('173876','used wherever  possible. Space Station Regula 1 was the space station from  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv)... turned upside'),
('173877','down.'),
('173878',' Terrell and Chekovs environmental suits were also used in  _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv).'),
('173879',' For this film Gene Roddenberry (qv) was given a consultant  position and replaced as executive producer by Harve Bennett (qv).  Apparently, Paramount blamed the constant production delays and  budget overruns for _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv) on  Roddenberrys constant meddling and demanding script re'),
('173880','writes.'),
('173881',' The shot of the three Klingon ships in the Simulator room is from  the opening sequence of _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv).'),
('173882',' The sets of Reliant were actually the Enterprise with different  lighting, camera angles, and different seat covers.'),
('173883',' The "Genesis" sequence called for a long and massive explosion. ILM  rented the Cow Palace in San Francisco for the effect. They covered  the ceiling with a black cloth and placed the camera on the floor  looking up at it. The explosion would occur directly above the  camera so the fall'),
('173884','out would appear to rush directly towards the  point of view. A special high'),
('173885','speed camera was constructed which ran  at 2,500 frames per second. One of its components was a spinning  prism, which bent the image onto the film as it rushed past, which  increased exposure time without having to slow the frame rate.'),
('173886',' The software that generated the computer image of the Genesis probe  approaching the planet placed mountains on the planet at random, and  one of these happened to be right in the probes path. Each frame  took so long to create with the systems then available that when the  problem was spotted, it was not considered reasonable to discard the  seconds of footage already made. Hence a canyon was introduced: see  the goofs entry.'),
('173887',' When Spock and Saavik speak to each other in Vulcan,  Leonard Nimoy (qv) and Kirstie Alley (qv) actually spoke in  English and then the sound people created the Vulcan words to match  the movements of the actors mouths, which Nimoy and Alley later  overdubbed.'),
('173888',' SPOILER: Leonard Nimoy (qv) was persuaded to return as Spock when  he was promised a death scene, an early draft of the script called  for the death scene to take place at the beginning of the film.  However, this information got out to the fans (possibly from  Gene Roddenberry (qv)) who became highly upset. So the "Kobayashi  Maru" scenario was invented to allow Spock to "die" in the opening  as rumored and throw off the audience for the drama of Spocks  actual death at the end of the film.'),
('173889',' SPOILER: During the three'),
('173890','day filming of Spocks death sequence, no  visitors were allowed on the set.'),
('173891',' There are several books in the container that shelters Khans  followers on Ceti Alpha V. Two of the titles are "Moby Dick" and  "King Lear", and a lot of Khans lines are directly taken from those  books. In particular, the final monologue of Khan is identical to  the last words of Captain Ahab from Melvilles book. Other titles  visible are "The Inferno" by Dante, an anthology of "Paradise Lost"  and Paradise Regained" by Milton, a single copy of "Paradise Lost,"  the Holy Bible, and one where the title is partially obscured called  "Statute Regulating ... Commerce".'),
('173892',' The word SNAVE appears under NCC 1864 RELIANT in the final computer  generated tactical display around Regula. Snave is the nickname of  the CG star field programmer, Stephen McAllister (qv).'),
('173893',' The main viewer display during the opening sequence indicates that  the Kobayashi Marus captain is Kojiro Vance and that the ship is  registered out of the planet Amber (Tau Ceti IV).'),
('173894',' SPOILER: The shot of Spocks coffin on the Genesis Planet was a  last'),
('173895','minute addition, filmed in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park.'),
('173896',' Film debut of Kirstie Alley (qv).'),
('173897',' SPOILER: Joachims death scene was originally intended for an alien  called Moray, and the scene where Khan appears onscreen was intended  for her husband Sojin. Sojin and Moray, in one draft of the script,  were monsters who were exiled from another dimension and who were  found on Ceti Alpha Five.'),
('173898',' The original title was to be "The Vengeance of Khan", but this was  changed because the second sequel to _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) (then  titled "Revenge of the Jedi") was to be released near the same time.  In the end both movie tiles were changed.'),
('173899',' All of Khans men were Chippendale dancers at the time.'),
('173900',' An early draft of the script had Dr. Janet Wallace from the original  series episode "The Deadly Years" as Kirks long'),
('173901','lost lover in the  role that eventually became Dr. Carol Marcus.'),
('173902',' Star Trek fans have speculated that Dr. Carol Marcus could have been  the "little blonde technician" Gary Mitchell admitted to  collaborating with to distract Kirk with a romance in the pilot  episode, Where No Man Has Gone Before.'),
('173903',' Originally subtitled "The Undiscovered Country", but that subtitle  eventually went to  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv).'),
('173904',' Kim Cattrall (qv) was Nicholas Meyers first choice for the role  of Saavik, but eventually proved unavailable. She did, however, get  the role of Vulcan officer Lieutenant Valeris in  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv).'),
('173905',' Scott, Judson Earney (qv)s lack of screen credit for his very  large part as Joachim (Khans right'),
('173906','hand man) was the fault of his  then'),
('173907','agent, who mistakenly opted to waive Scotts credit believing  that that would allow them to negotiate better credit placement  later.'),
('173908',' 65% of the film was shot on the same set.'),
('173909',' The computer ship diagram when the shields are being raised are  actually from the aborted 1978 Star Trek: Phase II TV show.'),
('173910',' The "No Smoking Is Permitted On Bridge" sign from the first scene  was removed in later bridge scenes when Gene Roddenberry (qv)  complained that smoking would not exist in the future.'),
('173911',' One of Admiral Kirks antiques is a Commodore PET computer.'),
('173912',' The silver container with the pressure tanks was actually a  spaceship model from _Conquest of Space (1955)_ (qv).'),
('173913',' The huge background painting of San Francisco seen through the  window of Admiral Kirks apartment was initially used for  _Towering Inferno, The (1974)_ (qv).'),
('173914',' One of the Reliants crew '),
('173915',' Mr. Kyle, played by  John Winston (I) (qv) '),
('173916',' was a recurring member of the Enterprise  crew in the original TV series.'),
('173917',' The famous "Space, the final frontier" monologue is heard for the  first time since the original TV series, now narrated by  Leonard Nimoy (qv), however it has been changed slightly. Instead  of saying, "Its five'),
('173918','year mission..." and "to seek out new life,"  it now says, "her ongoing mission..." and "to seek out new life  forms".'),
('173919',' SPOILER: The script originally called for McCoy to say, "Hes dead,  Jim." at Spocks death. DeForest Kelley (qv) feared the line would  draw unintentional laughs and insisted it be changed. In the film,  it is Scotty who says, "Sir, hes dead already."'),
('173920',' The vector'),
('173921','based computer graphics used on the Tactical displays and  viewing screens, and also starfield effects in the Control Rooms of  both the Reliant and the Enterprise and the Bridge Simulator, were  rendered using computers by Evans and Sutherland Computer  Corporation.'),
('173922',' In the beginning when Kirk and Spock are talking in the hallway, the  black building directory in background lists key Starfleet Command  personnel including Admiral Gene Roddenberry (qv) (Also  Joseph R. Jennings (qv), Michael Minor (I) (qv),  Lee Cole (I) (qv) and other art department members).'),
('173923',' SPOILER: Spocks mind meld with McCoy wasnt in  Nicholas Meyer (qv)s original script, nor did he direct the  scene. It was added after test audiences said they wished there was  hope that Spock could be revived. When Paramount ordered the change,  Meyer threatened to have his name taken off the film.'),
('173924',' The different colored turtlenecks worn by Starfleet officers  indicate what division they belong to. White '),
('173925',' Command; Gold '),
('173926','  Engineering; Gray '),
('173927',' Science; Light Green '),
('173928',' Medical; Red '),
('173929',' Cadets and  Trainees; and Black '),
('173930',' Enlisted.'),
('173931',' Kirk and Khan never meet face to face during the movie. All of their  interaction is through viewscreens or communicators. In the  directors commentary on the special edition DVD, mention was made  of the difficulties both William Shatner (qv) and  Ricardo Montalban (qv) had in displaying proper emotions to lines  being fed to them by a script girl, so it might be assumed that  Shatner and Montalban did not interact face'),
('173932','to'),
('173933','face during the  production of the film either.'),
('173934',' In a scene deleted from the original release, Scotty explains that  Peter Preston, the young Engineering ensign who dies during Khans  first attack, was his nephew.'),
('173935',' CAMEO(James Horner (qv)): running down a corridor during the  preparation for the final battle, just before the torpedoes are  loaded into the launch bay.'),
('173936',' Star Trek "technobabble" seen on walls throughout the Regula space  station includes: Geoplastics, Gravitronics, Thermowave Multiplexer,  JBK Sensors Synthostasis, Thermonics, Wave Matrix ETM Storage, and  Bellus.'),
('173937',' It has been widely debated that Ricardo Montalban (qv)s chest was  actually a prosthetic piece that he wore during the film. In the  directors commentary in the special edition DVD,  Nicholas Meyer (qv) is quoted as saying that it was, in fact,  Montalbans actual chest and that he was a very muscular man who  worked out.'),
('173938',' The battle of wits between Kirk and Khan in the Mutara Nebula  sequence was inspired by the battle between destroyer captain  Robert Mitchum (qv) and U'),
('173939','boat commander Curd Jürgens (qv) in  _Enemy Below, The (1957)_ (qv), which was was also the inspiration  for the _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) episode Balance of Terror.'),
('173940',' This film marks the first appearance of the Miranda class starship,  namely the USS Reliant. The model was reused several times in  _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) and in  _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv), as other vessels of the  same class, or Soyuz class.'),
('173941',' The model of the USS Reliant is actually upside down. The original  design was for a ship that was a similar configuration to the  Enterprise (engines above the fuselage). When the producers reviewed  the design of the Reliant they did it with the sketches upside down.  The special effects team noticed this but decided that theyd just  go ahead and produce a model with their expectations instead of  sending it back.'),
('173942',' This is the only "original series" movie in which a Federation ship  actually fires phasers. In  _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv), a Klingon  Bird'),
('173943','of'),
('173944','Preys phasers are used to destroy a vessel, and in  _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv), the Klingons are seen  testing their phasers.'),
('173945',' SPOILER: William Shatner (qv) claims to have created the idea of  Spock dying in the engine room, separated from Kirk by a sheet of  glass and trying to touch hands. However, he says that unlike the  movie, his idea was enhanced by the glass being more opaque, leaving  Spock as simply a silhouette to Kirk.'),
('173946',' Director Michael Rotman and Editor Adam Schenck stood in line with  the fans at night and then would go back to the bay and edit an  episode the next day.'),
('173947',' The original members of Mystery Science Theater 3000'),
('173948',' Josh, Joel and  Trace got together for the first time in 18 years to do an MST3K  commentary like track on the DVD.'),
('173949',' William Katt (qv) auditioned for the role of Luke Skywalker.'),
('173950',' The weapons the stormtroopers used were essentially the Sterling  L2A3 9mm SMG (sub'),
('173951','machine gun) a military weapon developed in the  late 1940s in the UK and adopted by the British and Canadian Armies  in the 1950s. The curved left entry side mounted magazine was  removed. And that was as much as it was modified for the film. The  longer sandtrooper weapon was the MG'),
('173952','34 machine gun from Germany.'),
('173953',' WILHELM SCREAM: when the storm trooper falls into the chasm after  being blasted by Luke'),
('173954',' Later in his life, Alec Guinness (qv) always recalled the  experience of making the movie as a bad one and consistently claimed  that it was his idea to have his character killed in the first film,  so he "wouldnt have to carry on saying these rubbish lines".  Guinness also recalled an occasion when he was confronted by a fan  who claimed to have watched the film many times. He said that he  asked the fan to do something for him, and that when the young man  eagerly answered that he would do anything for Obi'),
('173955','Wan Kenobi, he  said, "I want you to promise me that you will never watch it again."  Contrary to this George Lucas (qv) has said he made the decision  to kill Obi'),
('173956','wan and that Guinness (who seemed to enjoy filming the  movie at the time) was "less than happy" that his character was  being killed earlier than planned. Also contrary to this, Guinness  wrote in his journal after seeing the film at its premiere: "Its a  pretty staggering film as spectacle and technically brilliant.  Exciting, very noisy and warm'),
('173957','hearted. The battle scenes at the end  go on for five minutes too long, I feel, and some of the dialogue is  excruciating and much of it is lost in noise, but it remains a vivid  experience."'),
('173958',' In the scene where Luke and Han are taking Chewbacca to the prison  cells, Luke says that he is a prisoner transfer from cell block One  One Three Eight (1138), which comes from the short film by George  Lucas by the name of "Electronic Labyrinth: THX'),
('173959','1138 4EB."'),
('173960',' Derived from (among other things) the Akira Kurosawa (qv) film  _Kakushi toride no san akunin (1958)_ (qv) (The Hidden Fortress) '),
('173961','  mostly in the characters of R2D2 and C3P0. and C'),
('173962','3PO and R2'),
('173963','D2 are  derived from the characters of Matakishi and Taihei, two  farmers/neer'),
('173964','do'),
('173965','wells Mifunes character, a samurai general,  conscripted to help ferry his princess out of enemy territory. Two  characters in the Japanese film were split to produce four in "Star  Wars": aspects of Toshirô Mifune (qv)s samurai character became  Ben Kenobi and Han Solo; and aspects of the Princesss character  became Luke and Leia (early production art exists showing a female  lead character rather than Luke).'),
('173966',' For the special edition version, in the Cantina the close'),
('173967','up shot of  the wolfman was removed. He was replaced with a close'),
('173968','up shot of a  CGI dinosaur'),
('173969','type man. However in additional frames, you can still  see the wolfman in the background.'),
('173970',' Some unused footage shot for the film was used in ?The Star Wars  Holiday Special?.'),
('173971',' Following principal photography, new scenes had to be filmed for the  Cantina scene, to give it more diversity and add more aliens to the  scene. However, the reshoot set was very small. If you look at the  close'),
('173972','up scenes of most of the aliens when Luke and company enter,  you can see the same window in the background.'),
('173973',' George Lucas (qv) planned to score the film with existing  classical music like Stanley Kubrick (qv) had done on  _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv) before  Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) introduced him to composer  John Williams (I) (qv).'),
('173974',' George Lucas (qv) and John Williams (I) (qv) agreed on a  classical 19th'),
('173975','century Romantic music style with liberal use of  leitmotif for the score. Since the movie would show worlds never  seen before, the music had to serve as an "emotional anchor" for the  audience to relate.'),
('173976',' The film revived and re'),
('173977','popularized the "Wilhelm Scream" sound  effect, first used in _Distant Drums (1951)_ (qv).'),
('173978',' In earlier drafts, including the ones that were used for audition  readings, the planet Alderaan was known as Organa Major. Although  the name was changed, the "Organa" was retained and became Leias  adoptive family name.'),
('173979',' Before Alec Guinness (qv) was cast as Obi Wan, George Lucas  briefly considered using Peter Cushing (qv), who plays Tarkin.'),
('173980',' James Caan (qv), Al Pacino (qv) and Burt Reynolds (I) (qv)  turned down the role of Han Solo.'),
('173981',' Peter Mayhew (II) (qv) worked as an orderly in a Yorkshire  hospital prior to being cast as Chewbacca.'),
('173982',' Peter Mayhew (II) (qv) and David Prowse (qv) were both given a  choice as to which giant character they wanted to play, Chewbacca or  Darth Vader. Mayhew wanted to play a good guy and Prowse wanted to  play a bad guy, so they ended up playing the matching characters.'),
('173983',' Stunt doubles were not used for the scene in which Luke and Leia  swing to safety. Carrie Fisher (qv) and Mark Hamill (I) (qv)  performed that stunt themselves, shooting it in just one take.'),
('173984',' Interested in creating a modest line of colorful space toys, Kenner  Toys signed on for the merchandising shortly before Star Wars  opened, although they did not believe the movie would be a hit. When  Star Wars became a hit, they were unprepared to handle the demand  and produce enough Star Wars toys to handle the demand for  Christmas. Instead, they sold boxed vouchers for various toys. The  toys sold in the "Empty Box" campaign during December were not  delivered until the following March.'),
('173985',' At one point, George Lucas (qv) planned for the characters of Luke  Skywalker and his aunt and uncle, to be dwarves.'),
('173986',' At one point, George Lucas (qv) had planned the character of Han  Solo to be a huge green'),
('173987','skinned monster with no nose and gills.'),
('173988',' George Lucas (qv) based the character of Han Solo on his friend,  director Francis Ford Coppola (qv).'),
('173989',' Kurt Russell (I) (qv), Nick Nolte (qv),  Christopher Walken (qv), Al Pacino (qv) and Perry King (qv)  were all candidates for the role of Han Solo, as George Lucas (qv)  wanted to stay away from any actors he had previously used in his  films. Harrison Ford (I) (qv) (who had played Bob Falfa in Lucass  _American Graffiti (1973)_ (qv)) read the part of Han Solo for  screen tests of other characters but wasnt originally considered  for the part. During these tests George Lucas (qv) realized  Harrison Ford (I) (qv) was perfect for the role.'),
('173990',' According to the commentary track on the 2004 DVD, Lucas and the  production team apparently had a series of running battles with the  studio cleaning service, which would continually clean and buff the  floors on set, even though Lucas had requested that they leave them  scuffed and dull '),
('173991',' part of his idea that the world the characters  inhabit should look "lived in".'),
('173992',' George Lucas (qv) at one time considered making Han Solo black. He  auditioned several black actors and even musicians (including  Billy Dee Williams (qv)) until finally settling on  Glynn Turman (qv). But after this he decided to make the role  white and went with Harrison Ford (I) (qv).'),
('173993',' When the film was re'),
('173994','released in theaters after it became so  successful, the Daffy Duck cartoon  _Duck Dodgers in the 241/2th Century (1953)_ (qv) was run preceding  the feature at the request of George Lucas (qv).'),
('173995',' Due to the limited budget the American cast members and crew  (including George Lucas (qv)) all decided to fly coach class to  England, rather than first class. When Carrie Fisher (qv)s mother  Debbie Reynolds (I) (qv) heard about this she called  George Lucas (qv), complaining about how insulting it was for her  daughter to be flying coach. Carrie Fisher (qv) was in the room  with George Lucas (qv) when he took the call, and after a few  minutes asked if she could talk to her mother. When  George Lucas (qv) handed her the phone she simply said, "Mother, I  want to fly coach, will you f*** off," and hung up.'),
('173996',' Most of the Stormtroopers are left'),
('173997','handed. That is because of how  the weapons are constructed. Their weapons are based on a real  weapon, where the magazine is on left side of the weapons. This  construction caused it to hit the troopers in the chest. Therefore  they have to switch grip of the weapon, which made them look  left'),
('173998','handed.'),
('173999',' This is the only film in the series where David Prowse (qv) did  the lightsaber fighting on his own; he was doubled in the sequels  because he kept breaking the poles that stood in for the blades.  This switch might explain why Vader pivots on his feet in this film,  but not in the others.'),
('174000',' According to Mark Hamill (I) (qv), studio executives were unhappy  that Chewbacca has no clothes and attempted to have the costume  redesigned with shorts.'),
('174001',' The studio was unhappy with Star Wars as a title after negative  market testing. A competition was held during shooting for cast and  crew to come up with a better one but nothing stuck.'),
('174002',' George Lucas (qv) started writing the screenplay in 1974.'),
('174003',' Details of Obi'),
('174004','Wan Kenobis youth were well'),
('174005','guarded by  George Lucas (qv), who thought of writing on the subject later on.  Before the prequels were released, Marvel Comics was allowed to  print a 1978 issue of the film, telling of one of Obi'),
('174006','Wans earlier  adventures, but no other publication detailing Obi'),
('174007','Wans earlier  exploits was ever made until after  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174008',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv) was  released.'),
('174009',' The "TIE" in TIE Fighter is an acronym. It stands for "Twin Ion  Engines".'),
('174010',' Over 60% of this film was shot with a film that was so prone to  fading, it was discontinued in the early 80s.'),
('174011',' Terri Lynn (qv) and Cindy Williams (qv) auditioned for the role  of Princess Leia.'),
('174012',' Terri Nunn (qv) of the band Berlin was in the running for the role  of Princess Leia and had readings with Harrison Ford (I) (qv) and  Mark Hamill (I) (qv).'),
('174013',' Was originally scheduled for a Christmas 1976 release, but was  pushed back five months as post'),
('174014','production (especially special  effects) took longer than expected. Studio executives were concerned  that the new 25th May 1977 release date would put the films box  office chances at risk as _Smokey and the Bandit (1977)_ (qv) would  come out that same week. However, by the end of its initial  theatrical run in the U.S., Star Wars had grossed over twice as much  as _Smokey and the Bandit (1977)_ (qv).'),
('174015',' George Lucas (qv) had not originally intended to use  Anthony Daniels (qv)s voice for the voice of C'),
('174016','3PO. He only  changed his mind after a suggestion by Stan Freberg (qv), one of  the actors considered for Anthony Daniels (qv)s replacement.  Anthony Daniels (qv)s voice was altered in post'),
('174017','production.'),
('174018',' 20th Century Fox promoted the film at the San Diego Comic Con,  believing the attendees of that event to be the films main target  demographic.'),
('174019',' When 20th Century Fox attempted to distribute the film in the U.S.,  fewer than 40 theatres agreed to show it. As a solution, Fox  threatened that any cinema that refused to show Star Wars would not  be given the rights to screen the potential blockbuster  _Other Side of Midnight, The (1977)_ (qv) (which ended up grossing  less than 10% of what Star Wars did).'),
('174020',' Prior to the release of this movie, the greatest profit 20th Century  Fox had every made in one year was $37,000,000. In 1977, because of  the film, their year'),
('174021','end profit was $79,000,000.'),
('174022',' Initial research from 20th Century Fox using the title and a brief  synopsis came back with the results that only males under 25 were  interested in seeing the film. Fox then deliberately marketed the  film with a view to attracting older and female cinemagoers by  pushing images of humans (including Princess Leia) centerstage and  referring to the film in more mythic tones, rather than science  fiction.'),
('174023',' The movie opened in May 1977 and by November had dethroned  _Jaws (1975)_ (qv) as the all'),
('174024','time box'),
('174025','office champ. It then was  beaten by _E.T. the Extra'),
('174026','Terrestrial (1982)_ (qv), but was back on  top when it was re'),
('174027','released in 1997. It held that position until  _Titanic (1997)_ (qv).'),
('174028',' When writing the script, George Lucas had terrible trouble  remembering how to spell all the odd names he had invented for his  universe. This explains why there is such inconsistency over the way  Wookiee is spelled.'),
('174029',' Lucas originally prepared a 14'),
('174030','page story treatment for his space  opera. The major studios all rejected it because they viewed it as  science fiction which was very difficult to market at the time.  Lucas did find one sympathetic ear '),
('174031',' Alan Ladd Jr, the then new head  of 20th Century Fox, who had been impressed with Lucass efforts on  "American Graffiti" (1973). It was Ladd who eventually greenlit the  movie, to the tune of an $8,000,000 budget.'),
('174032',' At one point in the scripting process, the Force was a large crystal  or galactic holy grail.'),
('174033',' Lucass script evolved into a mammoth 200 page screenplay. Having  spent a full year writing it, he was reluctant to condense it so  instead he chose to concentrate on the first third, with a view to  expanding the remaining two thirds into two additional films.'),
('174034',' 20th Century Fox bought the screenplay largely because Lucas had  hired conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie to create paintings of a  number of scenes to help sell it in.'),
('174035',' On the first day of filming in the deserts of Tunisia, the country  experienced its first major rainstorm in 50 years.'),
('174036',' The day before he began filming as C'),
('174037','3PO, Anthony Daniels tried on  his costume for the first time. Within two steps, the left leg  shattered down into the plastic of the left foot, beginning to stab  the actor every time he took a step.'),
('174038',' Carrie Fisher found the dialog to be very difficult, later saying,  "You can type this stuff, but you cant say it".'),
('174039',' The actors found George Lucas to be very uncommunicative towards  them, with his only directions generally being either "faster" or  "more intense". At one point, when he temporarily lost his voice,  the crew provided him with a board with just those three words  written on it.'),
('174040',' Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) spent most of the production period  in chaos, attempting to create special effects that had never been  created before. They blew half their budget on four shots which  Lucas rejected. Ultimately, around $5,000,000 of the $8,000,000  budget was spent by ILM.'),
('174041',' Alan Ladd Jr was very anxious when he attended the premiere in  Japan, only to be met by total silence at the end. What Ladd didnt  realize was that silence is the greatest honor that a Japanese  audience can bestow on a film.'),
('174042',' The first film to make over $300,000,000.'),
('174043',' David Prowse, the actor in the Darth Vader suit, was still  disgruntled more than 20 years after the films release about the  fact that his voice was replaced by James Earl Jones. In an  interview with the Canadian press, Prowse claimed that he was a  victim of reverse racism. As there were no black members in the  cast, the studio was worried that they would lose a significant size  audience.'),
('174044',' The first feature film to be screened in Dolby Stereo.'),
('174045',' Mules were used as the main basis for the sound that the Tuskan  Raiders make.'),
('174046',' When Darth Vader crushes the neck of one of his officers, the actual  sound you hear is of walnut shells being crushed.'),
('174047',' The cast and crews nickname for Dave Prowse was Darth Farmer,  because of his heavy Bristol accent.'),
('174048',' Carrie Fishers breasts were taped down with gaffer tape as George  Lucas had not considered the possibility of people wearing underwear  in space.'),
('174049',' R2'),
('174050','D2s vocal patterns largely contain sound designer Ben Burtts  own voice. In trying to create the beeping, whistling noises of the  droid, Burtt found that he was vocalizing a lot of what he was  trying to achieve, so he recorded his voice '),
('174051',' mainly making baby  noises '),
('174052',' and then fed it through a synthesizer.'),
('174053',' The film was initially budgeted at $8 million but production  problems forced the studio to contribute an additional $3 million.'),
('174054',' Within three weeks of the films release, 20th Century Foxs stock  price doubled to a record high.'),
('174055',' The following characters "have a bad feeling about this": Obi Wan  (Episode I), Anakin (Episode II), Obi Wan (Episode III), Luke  (Episode IV), Han (Episode IV), Leia (Episode V), C3'),
('174056','PO (Episode  VI). See also  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174057',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174058',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174059',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv).'),
('174060',' During production, Anthony Daniels (qv) and all other actors  playing "C'),
('174061','3PO"'),
('174062','type droids had to lean against a board to rest, as  his costume was not flexible enough to allow them to sit. In scenes  where C'),
('174063','3PO is required to sit, Daniels costume had to be partially  disassembled to allow him to sit down. This was hidden by using  camera angles, and by having C'),
('174064','3PO sit behind things. This  inflexible costume problem was also experienced by actor  Jack Haley (qv) who played the Tin Woodsman in  Wizard of Oz, The (1939) (qv).'),
('174065',' The famous Darth Vader suit was designed by production designer  Ralph MacQuarrie, who was concerned about the character being able  to breathe while he was traveling from his spaceship to Princess  Leias spaceship. It was not explained why Darth Vader wears the  suit at all times until  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174066',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv). The  look of the Darth Vader suit was based on robes worn by Beduin  Warriors.'),
('174067',' George Lucas (qv) had ILM watch archival footage of World War II  dog fights as reference material for the final battle over the Death  Star. This method would evolve into Pre'),
('174068','Visualization "animatics" in  common use today.'),
('174069',' Voted number 9 in Channel 4s (UK) "Greatest Family Films"'),
('174070',' Malcolm Tierney (qv)s (Lt. Shann Childsen) voice was dubbed over.'),
('174071',' Originally, C3PO, physically inhabited by Anthony Daniels (qv) was  supposed to have his voice dubbed by another actor, since his  character was supposed to be like a "used'),
('174072','car salesman". Ultimately,  though, George Lucas (qv) was won over by the charisma of Daniels  reading of the part as a "snooty British butler" and so Daniels has  done the voice for C3PO ever since.'),
('174073',' According to Ben Burtt (qv), the sounds Chewbacca makes have been  made from a compilation of large mammals, mostly bears (he said one  particular zoo'),
('174074','kept Grizzly Bear was an invaluable source of  Chewbacca sounds). R2'),
('174075','D2s sounds are various people (mostly Burtt)  making baby'),
('174076','like sounds or sometimes actually recordings of babies  electronically manipulated to sound mechanic.'),
('174077',' At 121 minutes (special edition runs 125 minutes) this is the  shortest of the six "Star Wars" films.'),
('174078',' SPOILER: Darth Vaders breathing was originally meant to be much  more labored and raspy. The sound of this labored, raspy breathing  would be used later on in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174079',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv) after Vader  has killed the Emperor.'),
('174080',' C'),
('174081','3PO loses an arm when attacked by the Sandpeople. Ben cuts off a  creatures hand in the Cantina (see also  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174082',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174083',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv)). The scene  in which Ben cuts off the bad guys arm is a direct reference to  _Yojimbo (1961)_ (qv); the same scene was the basis for  Clint Eastwood (qv)s "My mule doesnt like to be laughed at"  scene in _Per un pugno di dollari (1964)_ (qv) (A Fistful of  Dollars); in the original Japanese film, one of the bad guys tells  Sanjuro (Toshirô Mifune (qv)) how bad he is and how hes a  convicted murderer. Sanjuro taunts the bad guys into attacking him  ("Are you sure you want me to kill you? Itll *hurt* you know...")  and leaves two dead and one with his arm chopped off.'),
('174084',' The planet Tatooine is never referred to by name throughout the  entire showing of "A New Hope". It doesnt appear on the scroll at  the beginning of the movie. When C'),
('174085','3PO says he doesnt know what  planet theyre on, Luke responds by saying "If theres a Bright  Center to the Universe, youre on the planet that its farthest  from". In the original trilogy, Tatooine isnt mentioned by name  until Episode V, "The Empire Strikes Back". It is referred to by  name and visited in all subsequent movies and prequels.'),
('174086',' The hilt of the lightsaber given to Luke Skywalker is a Graflex 3  Cell Camera flash tube with some rubber grips and a loop attached to  the base, these flash tubes can still be bought today but cost  around the same as an official replica hilt.'),
('174087',' During the scene where Han Solo and the others emerge from the  Millennium Falcons secret compartments, John Williams (I) (qv)  wrote a 3'),
('174088','note motif for the accompanied soundtrack. This 3'),
('174089','note  motif is a cue from _Psycho (1960)_ (qv). As a friend and colleague  of Bernard Herrmann (I) (qv), who wrote the music for  _Psycho (1960)_ (qv), John Williams (I) (qv) included this  particular cue as an homage to Bernard Herrmann (I) (qv). SOURCE:  The Making of Psycho documentary which can be found in the Bonus  Materials section on the Psycho (1960) Collectors Edition DVD.  The 1:16 mark of the documentary reveals this information.'),
('174090',' The opening crawl for this movie was co'),
('174091','written by  Brian De Palma (qv).'),
('174092',' Jabba the Hutt was originally supposed to appear in the film,  dropped in optically on top of a stand'),
('174093','in actor. However, the effect  was not acceptable and the scene was cut until CGI allowed it to be  completed for the 1997 Special Edition.'),
('174094',' The pulsating engine sound of the Star Destroyer is a manipulated  recording of a broken air conditioner.'),
('174095',' David Prowse (qv) was not the only on'),
('174096','screen actor to have his  voice overdubbed by another. In the early rough'),
('174097','cut of the Cantina  sequence, Wuher, the barkeep is speaking in a very pronounced  Cockney accent, one that was overdubbed by an American actor before  the films release. The same also happens with the character of Dr.  Evazan ("I have the death sentence in 12 systems!") for much the  same reason.'),
('174098',' In Italy, R2'),
('174099','D2 was renamed C1'),
('174100','P8 while Darth Vader became Dart  Fener, the reason being that "Vader" in Italian sounds too close to  the common noun for the toilet bowl (the "water", clearly from the  English "water closet"). The "clones" mentioned by Obi'),
('174101','Wan Kenobi  became "quotes" (Italian: "cloni"/"quoti").'),
('174102',' According to an interview with George Lucas (qv), originally Luke  was a girl, Han Solo was an Alien, the wookiees were called Jawas,  and R2'),
('174103','D2 and C'),
('174104','3PO were called A'),
('174105','2 and C'),
('174106','3.'),
('174107',' In the scene where Luke is attacked by a Tusken Raider, the moment  where the raider waves his weapon over his head with both hands in  an up'),
('174108','and'),
('174109','down motion was actually created from a shot of him  thrusting his weapon up once, run backwards and forward several  times.'),
('174110',' The origin of R2'),
('174111','D2 can be found in the "drones" Huey, Dewey, and  Louie from the film _Silent Running (1972)_ (qv). Upon meeting  Douglas Trumbull (qv), director and special effects chief on  _Silent Running (1972)_ (qv), George Lucas (qv) commented on how  much he liked the designs of Douglas Trumbull (qv)s two'),
('174112','footed  robots in the film (which were operated by bilateral amputees). Four  years later, a functionally similar design appeared as R2'),
('174113','D2 in  "Star Wars". Universal Studios, the distributor of Silent Running,  noted the similarity between the robots (and the similarity of "Star  Wars" to the _Buck Rogers (1939)_ (qv) serials of the 30s), and  promptly sued 20th Century Fox for infringement. The lawsuit was  eventually settled when Fox countersued over  _Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV)_ (qv), which bore a striking  resemblance to "Star Wars".'),
('174114',' Though the only thing Chewbacca can say from start to finish is a  Wookiee growl, he has the last line in the film.'),
('174115',' The term "Moff", used to describe some Imperial characters (such as  Tarkin) is used to mean a regional governor of a specific sector of  space. Military officers can also be Moffs '),
('174116',' Tarkin, for example, is  listed in the script as an Admiral in the Imperial fleet.'),
('174117',' Luke went through several changes. He started out as a woman, then  he was a dwarf, then he was a 60 year'),
('174118','old general then his name was  changed from Luke Starkiller to Luke Skywalker.'),
('174119',' Production was so laden with problems that George Lucas (qv)  worked himself into poor health. He had to be checked into the  hospital after suffering from hypertension.'),
('174120',' Mel Blanc (qv) auditioned for the voice of C'),
('174121','3PO.'),
('174122',' 7 foot 2 Peter Mayhew (II) (qv) got the role of Chewbacca 10  seconds after he met George Lucas (qv). All he did was stand up.'),
('174123',' During the scene on the Death Star right after Ben leaves to shut  down the tractor beam, Chewbacca barks something to Luke to which  Han says "Boy, you said it Chewie". Backstage footage reveals that  what Chewie says is "The old mans gone mad".'),
('174124',' Darth Vader was the first character that George Lucas (qv) created  for the story.'),
('174125',' The lightsaber sound effect is a combination of the hum of an idling  35mm movie projector and the feedback generated by passing a  stripped microphone cable by a television.'),
('174126',' Jodie Foster (qv) was George Lucas (qv)s second option for  Princess Leia.'),
('174127',' James Earl Jones (qv) supplied the voice of Darth Vader, but  specifically requested that he not be credited. At the time, the  reason he cited was that he felt he had not done enough work to get  the billing, but he later admitted that he didnt want his name  associated with the film because he was still an up'),
('174128','and'),
('174129','coming  actor, and didnt want to be typecast. Jones does receive billing in  the 1997 "Special Edition". David Prowse (qv) was reportedly very  annoyed at not being told that his voice would be dubbed.'),
('174130',' George Lucas (qv) originally wanted Orson Welles (qv) to do  Darth Vaders voice, but decided against it, feeling that Welles  voice would be too recognizable.'),
('174131',' Before casting Alec Guinness (qv) as Obi'),
('174132','Wan Kenobi,  George Lucas (qv) considered casting Japanese actor  Toshirô Mifune (qv).'),
('174133',' Mayhew, Peter (II) (qv), who portrayed Chewbacca, was given the  option of playing either Chewbacca or Darth Vader '),
('174134',' he opted to be  the Wookiee because he wanted to play a good guy.'),
('174135',' Director George Lucas (qv) had trouble getting funding for this  movie, most studios (including Universal and United Artists)  thinking that people wouldnt go to see it.'),
('174136',' 20th Century Fox was so sure Star Wars was going to be a disaster  that they came within a matter of days of selling off their stake in  the film as a tax shelter. Positive feedback from an advanced  screening made them change their minds, and the profits from the  film ended up saving the studio from bankruptcy.'),
('174137',' At one point when the prospects for the movies release seemed  bleakest, the idea came up that perhaps the effects could be removed  from the movie and recycled into a TV show.'),
('174138',' C'),
('174139','3PO was originally scripted as a "used car salesman" type, and  designed after the robot from _Metropolis (1927)_ (qv).'),
('174140',' Chewbacca was modeled after George Lucas (qv)s dog, Indiana. See  also _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)_ (qv).'),
('174141',' A great deal of the film was shot by vintage 1950s VistaVision  cameras, because they were of higher quality than any others  available. After the film was released, the prices of these cameras  skyrocketed.'),
('174142',' The shot where the escape pod leaves Leias ship was the first ever  done by ILM.'),
('174143',' The Tatooine scenes were filmed in Tunisia. There is a town in  Tunisia called "Tataouine". Some of the interiors and the courtyard  of Lukes house were filmed in a hotel in Matmata, Tunisia. One can  visit this 2 stars hotel and see some pictures and the painted  ceiling in the room used for the dining room in the film. When Luke  goes out of the farm, he appears in a flat deserted area, while the  reality when you get out of the hotel show a lot of other houses,  small stone hills and a lot of prickly peartrees (a variety of  cactus very common in Tunisia).'),
('174144',' Came fourth in the UKs Ultimate Film, in which films were placed in  order of how many seats they sold at cinemas'),
('174145',' After the sets were constructed, George Lucas (qv) went through  them and had every single one of them "dirtied up". The R2'),
('174146','D2s were  all rolled in the dirt, nicked with a saw, and kicked around a bit.'),
('174147',' The sounds of the lasers were made by striking one of the suspension  wires of the original Severn Bridge. The longer ones were used for  the ships while the shorter ones were used for the hand guns.'),
('174148',' There is a rumor that Anthony Daniels (qv) (C'),
('174149','3PO) was having  trouble timing his conversations with R2'),
('174150','D2, as R2'),
('174151','D2s dialogue was  to be dubbed in later. Supposedly, Anthony Daniels (qv) asked  George Lucas (qv) to make some kind of noise to help him, but when  George Lucas (qv) forgot, the matter was dropped.'),
('174152',' The Millennium Falcon was originally modeled after a hamburger with  an olive next to it.'),
('174153',' Two different basic designs were created for the Millennium Falcon.  The rejected one became the Rebel Blockade Runner seen at the start  of the film.'),
('174154',' Han Solos blaster was manufactured from a "Broomhandle" Mauser  Pistol.'),
('174155',' According to the exhibit at the Smithsonian, the sound of a TIE  fighter is created by combining the squeal of a young elephant with  the sound of a car driving by on a rain'),
('174156','slicked highway.'),
('174157',' Ford, Harrison (I) (qv) deliberately didnt learn his lines for  the intercom conversation in the cell block, so it would sound  spontaneous.'),
('174158',' When the storm troopers enter the room where C'),
('174159','3PO and R2'),
('174160','D2 are  hiding, one of them "accidentally" bumps his head on the door,  complete with sound effects.'),
('174161',' The Chewbacca suit retained a bad smell for the duration of filming  after the trash'),
('174162','compactor scene.'),
('174163',' Cardboard cutouts are used for some of the background starfighters  in the Rebel hanger bay.'),
('174164',' Mark Hamill (I) (qv) held his breath for so long during the trash  compactor scene that he broke a blood vessel in his face. Subsequent  shots are from one side only.'),
('174165',' Most of the crowd watching the heroes receive their medallions are  cardboard cutouts.'),
('174166',' Portions of the sound effects for the Millennium Falcons engines  were recorded at an air show at the Experimental Aircraft  Associations annual convention in Oshkosh, WI. In a gesture of  thanks, Lucasfilm donated a model of the Falcon to the EAA Air  Museum.'),
('174167',' The model used for the rebel blockade runner (the first ship seen in  the first scene of the film) has a tiny Star Wars movie poster and a  tiny Playboy centerfold in its cockpit. These arent visible on  screen, though.'),
('174168',' The famous opening title sequence of the Star Wars series was first  used in the _Phantom Creeps, The (1939)_ (qv) series which began in  1939.'),
('174169',' The piece of equipment used to fire the Death Stars weapon is  actually a Grass Valley Group 1600'),
('174170','7K television production  switcher.'),
('174171',' The targeting grid used for the Millennium Falcons canon is based  on a paperweight Lucas saw on Clarke, Arthur C. (qv)s desk.'),
('174172',' The language spoken by the Jawas was created by recording speakers  of the African Zulu language and electronically speeding it up.  Greedos language is the Peruvian Indian language Quechua, played  backwards. (Lucas, George (qv) would later feature Peruvian  Indians again in _Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv)).'),
('174173',' George Lucas (qv) shot the opening sequence of the Storm Troopers  bursting through the blockade runner door, and the ensuing battle  against rebel troops, in two takes. While the action on set was over  very quickly, Lucas used six cameras to capture it, thereby  extending the length of the scene on screen. Since some cameras were  in very tight and others wide, it is difficult to tell the various  actions that were duplicated.'),
('174174',' Peter Cushing (qv) found the boots that came with his costume  extremely uncomfortable to wear because they were too small for his  feet. Thus he only wore them in the few shots in which Tarkins feet  could be seen. In all other shots, Peter Cushing (qv) wore a pair  of fuzzy slippers.'),
('174175',' The final battle has been described as borrowed from  _Dam Busters, The (1954)_ (qv), but much more closely resembles one  in _633 Squadron (1964)_ (qv).'),
('174176',' The final medal scene parallels shot'),
('174177','for'),
('174178','shot a sequence in  _Triumph des Willens (1935)_ (qv).'),
('174179',' Leia was imprisoned in cell number 2187, perhaps a reference to the  Canadian documentary _21'),
('174180','87 (1964)_ (qv), which may have influenced  Lucas, George (qv) and his filmmaking style.'),
('174181',' The sequence where Luke returns to the farm is identical to  _Searchers, The (1956)_ (qv), when the farm has been burned by  Indians'),
('174182',' Lawson, Denis (qv), who played Wedge Antilles (his name is  misspelt in the credits as "Dennis Lawson"), is the uncle of  McGregor, Ewan (qv), who plays Obi'),
('174183','Wan Kenobi in the prequels. See  also _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174184',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174185',' Han and Luke "transfer" Chewbacca from cell block 1138, a reference  to Lucas earlier film _THX 1138 (1971)_ (qv). "THX'),
('174186','1138" was going  to be the serial number of the guard with the faulty transmitter on  the Death Star, but this was changed.'),
('174187',' A small pair of metal dice can be seen hanging in the cockpit of the  Millennium Falcon as Chewbacca makes preparations to depart from Mos  Eisley. They dont appear in subsequent scenes.'),
('174188',' George Lucas (qv) waived the normal writer/director fee and asked  for a mere $175,000 plus 40% of the merchandising rights. Studio  executives, seeing little if any profit from such merchandise,  agreed. Star Wars related merchandise has since generated many  millions of dollars in sales, allowing Lucas to make movies  completely independent of the studio system he decried.  Merchandising rights are now a major part of any film contract.'),
('174189',' The MPAA originally rated the film G, but studio execs had it  changed to PG before release because it might turn off teenagers  from seeing it, considering it a "kids movie".'),
('174190',' Several scenes were filmed showing Luke on Tatooine, such as  interacting with his friends on Tatooine (before Biggs leaves for  the Rebellion), and seeing the rebel space battle through his  macrobinoculars. The inclusion of these scenes in other versions of  the story (e.g. comic books, "Story of Star Wars" kids book,  novel), sometimes with stills from the footage, has led many fans to  swear they saw them on film. Officially, those scenes have never  appeared in any release of the movie but new evidence suggests that  they were incorporated in prints released specifically for drive'),
('174191','in  theaters. It is, or at least was, common practice to release special  prints just for the drive'),
('174192','in market because the lighting conditions  are so different.'),
('174193',' The original draft featured additional scenes with Biggs Darklighter  talking with Luke on Tatooine. While these scenes were filmed, they  were never in any version of the movie. The "Luke and Biggs reunion"  scene prior to the Death Star battle was put into the Special  Edition, but none of the older scenes were restored, leaving  audiences of the Special Edition wondering how the two knew each  other.'),
('174194',' The rescue of the Princess '),
('174195',' and Obi'),
('174196','Wan Kenobis duel with Darth  Vader '),
('174197',' were originally intended to take place on Alderaan.'),
('174198',' In an earlier version of the script, the Millennium Falcon lands on  not the Death Star but at a Cloud City that floats above the gaseous  surface of the planet Alderaan. The rescue of Princess Leia and  Obi'),
('174199','Wan Kenobis duel with Darth Vader take place at this base, not  on the Death Star. A cut in the budget for the movie forced George  Lucas to bring in the Death Star early, and in the finished film the  scenes that would have take place in the Cloud City take place  there, instead.'),
('174200',' David Prowses Darth Vader mask had to be padded with foam because  it was much too large to fit over his face properly.'),
('174201',' In early drafts of the script, R2'),
('174202','D2 could speak standard English,  and had a rather foul vocabulary. Although all of Artoos English  speech was removed, many of C'),
('174203','3POs reactions to it were left in.'),
('174204',' In some scenes that were filmed but never used, the filmmakers had  to use multiple models of R2'),
('174205','D2, since he had a hard time keeping up  with the other characters. When one could no longer keep up, a  second one hidden behind a corner or wall would "sneak" back into  the main group. As this charade wasnt very convincing, none of  these scenes made the final cut.'),
('174206',' In the original draft, Luke made a failed Death Star Trench bombing  attempt before making his shot that ultimately destroyed the  station. While all footage of the first trench run was eliminated  from the final movie, one line that referenced the first run  remained '),
('174207',' "Theyre coming much faster THIS TIME."'),
('174208',' Shortly before production began, George Lucas (qv) brought in his  film school pals Gloria Katz (qv) and Willard Huyck (qv) to  polish some of the dialogue.'),
('174209',' The name Wookiee came about as a result of an accident. When San  Francisco DJ Terry McGovern (qv) was doing voice'),
('174210','over work on _THX  1138 (1970)_ for George Lucas (qv), he made a blunder and  exclaimed, "I think I ran over a wookiee back there."  George Lucas (qv), confused, asked what he meant by the term.  Terry McGovern (qv) admitted that he didnt know and added that he  simply made it up. George Lucas (qv) never forgot the cute word  and used it years later in Star Wars.'),
('174211',' Ben Burtt (qv) created the sound of Darth Vaders breathing by  placing a small microphone in the second stage (mouthpiece) of a  scuba regulator, and then recording the sound made by his breathing  through the regulator.'),
('174212',' The word "Jedi" is derived from the Japanese words "Jidai Geki"  which translate as "period adventure drama." A period adventure  drama is a Japanese TV soap opera program set in the samurai days.  George Lucas (qv) mentioned in an interview that he saw a "Jidai  Geki" program on TV while in Japan a year or so before the movie was  made and liked the word.'),
('174213',' Scenes featuring Luke and his Tatooine friend "Biggs" were cut from  the film. Biggs was a young pilot who left the Imperial Academy to  join the Rebellion. Luke mentions him to his "aunt" and "uncle"  during the breakfast scene, and the character later shows up as a  Rebel pilot who accompanies Luke down the final run on the Death  Star trench.'),
('174214',' In the infamous "Biggs" scenes that were ultimately cut from the  film, Biggs tells Luke he and some friends plan to go to the  Imperial Academy and then desert the Empire to join the Rebellion.  Although these early scenes were cut from the film, sure enough,  Biggs DOES show up at the Rebel base and during the Death Star  fight.'),
('174215',' In the Blockade Runner scenes at the beginning of the film, with the  shootout in the white hallways, only a single white hallway was  built. It was filmed from multiple angles to give the impression  that the "ship" was bigger than it really was, and so that the best  parts of the battle footage could be used more than once.'),
('174216',' In earlier versions of the script, the line "There will be no escape  for the Princess this time" was "There will be no escape for the  Captain this time." (A reference to Captain Antilles, who Vader  later strangles to death.)'),
('174217',' In the early mono mix of the film, a few lines are slightly  different, or completely different vocal takes. For instance, a  different actress dubbed Aunt Berus lines in the earlier mono mix.  Likewise, Lukes line "Blast it Biggs, where are you" in the Death  Star battle was "Blast it Wedge, where are you" in the mono version.  Although the mono mix is less common, the version of the latter line  in it makes more sense, since Wedge was the one helping Luke in that  point of the battle.'),
('174218',' X'),
('174219','Wings, Y'),
('174220','Wings, and TIE Fighters are never referred to by name in  this film.'),
('174221',' George Lucas (qv) came up with the name R2'),
('174222','D2 during  post'),
('174223','production of _American Graffiti (1973)_ (qv). One of the sound  crew wanted Lucas to retrieve Reel #2 of the Second Dialogue track.  In post'),
('174224','production parlance, this came out as "could you get R2'),
('174225','D2  for me?". Lucas liked the sound of that and noted it down for future  use.'),
('174226',' Actress Koo Stark (qv) had a brief appearance as a Tatooine woman  named Cammie in the Biggs scene but her role ended up on the  cutting room floor.'),
('174227',' DIRTRADE(George Lucas (qv)):[1138]: in honor of his earlier movie  _THX 1138 (1971)_ (qv).'),
('174228',' SPOILER: "Vader" is Dutch for "father".'),
('174229',' For reasons that are unclear, Denis Lawson (qv) does not appear in  the scene taking place in the Yavin 4 briefing room. Wedges lines  in this scene are delivered by a stand'),
('174230','in actor, Colin Higgins .  Lucasfilm has confirmed that Denis Lawson (qv) was indeed not  present for the shooting of that scene. Despite speaking his lines,  the character in the scene is not considered to be Wedge Antilles.'),
('174231',' On opening weekend in 1977, the movie earned $1.554 million on fewer  than 40 screens. In 1997, it made over $36 million on over 2,000  screens.'),
('174232',' Chewbaccas "voice" is a combination of several animals including  bears, badgers, walrus and camels.'),
('174233',' Lucas acknowledges his debt to Akira Kurosawa (qv)s  _Kakushi toride no san akunin (1958)_ (qv) "Hidden Fortress" in the  first conference room scene on the Death Star. Just as an Imperial  Officer is saying the line "...the Rebels hidden fort..." he is  telekinetically strangled by Darth Vader, shutting him up before he  can say the full title.'),
('174234',' When the blasters are cocked they have a clicking/clunking sound.  This is a recording of a parking meter handle being turned.'),
('174235',' While filming, a fierce sandstorm destroyed several of the Tatooine  sets in the desert outside Tozeur, Tunisia, and filming resumed two  days later. The same thing would happen to George Lucas (qv) 22  years later while filming  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174236',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv)'),
('174237',' George Lucas (qv) said in an interview that Darth Vader was based  on Hakaider, a villain from the superhero TV series,  _"Jinzô ningen Kikaidâ" (1972)_ (qv), which he saw while he was in  Japan.'),
('174238',' While Lucas was filming on location in Tunisia, the Libyan  government became worried about a massive military vehicle parked  near the Libyan border. Consequently, the Tunisian government,  receiving threats of military mobilization, politely asked Lucas to  move his Jawa sandcrawler farther away from the border.'),
('174239',' The original name of the main character in this film was Luke  Starkiller. It was changed to Skywalker on the first day of filming.  All early drafts of the script still bear the name "Starkiller".'),
('174240',' Dan OBannon (qv) and John C. Wash (qv) animated the Death Star  schematics seen on the computer screen as R2D2 searches the Death  Stars computer memory. They were influenced by similar sequences  they produced for the film_Dark Star (1974)_ (qv).'),
('174241',' This is the opening sentence for a 13'),
('174242','page treatment  George Lucas (qv) wrote in 1972: "...the story of Mace Windu, a  revered Jedi'),
('174243','bendu of Opuchi who was related to Usby C.J. Thape, a  Padawaan learner to the famed Jedi..." George Lucas (qv) spent  nearly three years rewriting before he completed the script for Star  Wars.'),
('174244',' The filming of the special effects sequences at ILMs studio was  interrupted at one point by a visit by representatives from the  local camera operators union who were insisting that ILM hire union  camera operators. Someone programmed the Dykstraflex camera to  perform a complex series of moves that ended with the camera being  pointed at the faces of the union reps. At this point the union reps  were told, "Send us someone who can operate *that*." The union reps  left and were not heard from again.'),
('174245',' In the Italian version of the trilogy, the Death Star is called  Morte Nera (Black Death).'),
('174246',' The terms "X'),
('174247','wing" and "Y'),
('174248','wing" and "TIE fighter" were used by ILM  effects guys to distinguish the fighters. These terms are not used  in this film, though they were incorporated into the sequels. They  also became popular with the public after the toys and the Making of  special aired on tv. In addition, ILMs special effects staff  nicknamed the Millennium Falcon "The Porkburger" but this never  caught on.'),
('174249',' When Ben Kenobi is turning off the tractor beam, the set  Alec Guinness (qv) was on was only six feet above the ground.'),
('174250',' The humorous moment when Chewbacca frightens a skittish mouse droid,  was improvised on set and not scripted.'),
('174251',' The reason the screen "whites up" as Ben and Luke carry C'),
('174252','3P0 to  repair him after the Sand People attack is that  Anthony Daniels (qv) was only wearing black tights below the  waist.'),
('174253',' George Lucas (qv)s original choice for cinematographer was  Geoffrey Unsworth (qv), but Unsworth was committed to  _Bridge Too Far, A (1977)_ (qv). Gilbert Taylor (I) (qv) was hired  instead, but hated working on the project. Producer Gary Kurtz  became concerned that Taylor was slowing production down and  attempted to replace him with Harry Waxman (qv), but the camera  crew made it clear they would not work under Waxman, and Lucas told  Kurtz that replacing Taylor would probably delay the film even  further.'),
('174254',' James Earl Jones (qv) and David Prowse (qv) have never met.'),
('174255',' Perry King (qv) screen'),
('174256','tested for the role of Han Solo. Though he  lost the part to Harrison Ford (I) (qv) for the film, he got to  play Solo in the National Public Radio adaptations of the original  "Star Wars" trilogy.'),
('174257',' During filming, Peter Mayhew (II) (qv) actually spoke English  dialogue for Chewbacca so that his characters conversations with  the actors would seem more natural. In post production; his dialogue  was dubbed into what we see now Chewies growls and barks. A clip of  Chewbaccas voice before dubbing in the Death Star control room  scene is shown on the documentary included in the new 2004 DVD  release.'),
('174258',' Willard Huyck (qv) and Gloria Katz (qv) did uncredited rewrites  on George Lucass screenplay. Lucas also consulted with  Joseph Campbell (III) (qv) for each new draft.'),
('174259',' The movies line "May the Force be with you" was voted as the #8  movie quote by the American Film Institute'),
('174260',' In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #13 Greatest  Movie of All Time.'),
('174261',' The movies line "May the force be with you." was voted as the #22  of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.'),
('174262',' Upon receiving the script prior to her audition,  Carrie Fisher (qv) read it aloud with her friend, actor  Miguel Ferrer (qv). Struck by how unique the story was, Fischer  decided to lobby hard for the role of Princess Leia'),
('174263','a decision  which paid off.'),
('174264',' The original teaser trailer was narrated by Malachi Throne. In the  documentary Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy  (2004), he is given a "special thanks" credit.'),
('174265',' Was voted the #1 film score of the last 100 years by the American  Film Institute.'),
('174266',' CASTLE THUNDER: Heard various times in the film whenever laser bolts  or other various weapons are fired. Its most well'),
('174267','known use in the  film is when the Death Star blows up.'),
('174268',' Upon its original release, the opening crawl did not include  "Episode IV: A New Hope." According to Lucasfilm, this was added  upon its re'),
('174269','release in 1978 or as late as 1981. The later print was  the first one to be released on video, and all video, laserdisc or  DVD releases have featured the subtitles. The theatrical cut DVDs,  set to be released in September 2006, will be the first time that  the original opening crawl, without subtitle, has been released on  home video.'),
('174270',' George Lucas (qv) said in an interview with Leonard Maltin (qv)  that the Ewoks in "Return of the Jedi" were originally supposed to  be Wookiees. However since he doubted hed get to make the third  film in the series he decided to make a wookiee Hans co'),
('174271','pilot  (Chewbacca.)'),
('174272',' All of the dialogue by Shelagh Fraser (qv) (Aunt Beru) was dubbed.'),
('174273',' This is the only "Star Wars" movie to be nominated for the Best  Picture Academy Award.'),
('174274',' Held a 20 year record from 1977'),
('174275','1997 as one of the highest box  office film in movie history receiving $460 million until James  Camerons Titanic (1997) beat the record receiving $600 million  ($140 million more).'),
('174276',' First of 18 consecutive films with Dolby'),
('174277','encoded soundtracks to win  Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Sound.'),
('174278',' Despite the first half of the film taking place primarily on  Tatooine, this is the only film (out of all six Star Wars films)  that never refers to the planet by name.'),
('174279',' This collection of music videos is featured on the Bonus DVD  included with the Score CD for  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174280',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv).'),
('174281',' While playing in Conquest Mode as Han Solo, you can occasionally  hear one of the Imperial Troopers say, "Hey! Solo shot first! Thats  not fair!" while Han is killing other troopers. This is a reference  to a difference between the Special Edition version of  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and the original version. Specifically, the  scene where Greedo confronts Han in the Mos Eisley cantina was  edited, featuring a laser bolt from Greedos weapon that barely  misses Hans head just before Han kills Greedo. In the original  version, Han did indeed shoot first, killing Greedo before Greedo  had a chance to shoot (the in'),
('174282','game remark about unfairness  presumably referring to the fact that, in the Special Edition movie  version, Han clearly killed in self'),
('174283','defense, while the killing of  Greedo in the original version was a more questionable use of  pre'),
('174284','emptive self'),
('174285','defense).'),
('174286',' The time line is set just after the events of Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174287','  The Phantom Menace.'),
('174288',' Planets and locations include:  '),
('174289',' An orbital space station  '),
('174290',' Coruscant  '),
('174291',' Ovoo IV  '),
('174292',' Bogden  '),
('174293',' Tatooine  '),
('174294',' Malastare'),
('174295',' WILHIEM SCREAM used throughout the game.'),
('174296',' The player character was originally meant to be Luke Skywalker, and  the events of the game were originally meant to follow the events of  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). The game designers instead decided to  create a unique character and set the stage before the first film.'),
('174297',' According to developer interviews, one of the weapons in the game,  the Packerd Mortar Cannon, got its name as an homage to the teams  devotion to the office equipment made by the Hewlett'),
('174298','Packard  company.'),
('174299',' According to pre'),
('174300','release developer interviews, the games  protagonist Kyle Katarn was named after the Katarn Commandos, a team  of renowned soldiers featured in several Star Wars'),
('174301','based books and  comics and although his bio says he was a member of that team prior  to the games events, he has nothing to do with its name. The  original idea was that the team was named after a widespread  creature of the Star Wars world, named "Katarn", which is also  featured on the teams insignia.'),
('174302',' Sets were built only as high as the tops of the actors heads and  computer graphics filled in the rest. But Neeson, Liam (qv) was so  tall that he cost the set crew an extra $150,000 in construction.'),
('174303',' Qui'),
('174304','Gon Jinns communicator is a redecorated Sensor Excel Razor for  Women.'),
('174305',' Queen Amidalas throne'),
('174306','room dress took eight weeks to design.'),
('174307',' The design of Queen Amidalas starship, in which she escapes Naboo  with Qui'),
('174308','Gonn and Obi'),
('174309','Wan, was inspired by the Lockheed Martin SR'),
('174310','71  "Blackbird" reconnaissance jet.'),
('174311',' The special effects teams creating the podrace studied NASCAR crash  footage extensively to assure accuracy in the crashes.'),
('174312',' The first film to be recorded in Dolby Digital Surround EX.'),
('174313',' Director Lucas, George (qv) has said that there are a couple of  shots in the movie that were "filmed" on digital video instead of 35  mm film. He also said that he dares anyone to try and figure out  which shots these were.'),
('174314',' In earlier drafts, the name of the planet where Queen Amidala comes  from was called Utapau. This name was also used and abandoned in the  early'),
('174315','1970s drafts of _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), and was finally used  for the sinkhole planet where Obi'),
('174316','Wan confronts General Grievous in  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174317',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv).'),
('174318',' Qui'),
('174319','Gons description of Mos Espa is almost the same, if not the  same word for word, as Obi'),
('174320','Wans description of Mos Eisley in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv).'),
('174321',' Dates in Star Wars are based around the Battle of Yavin (in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv)):  '),
('174322',' _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174323',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv) plays 32    years BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin),  '),
('174324',' _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174325',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv) is 22    BBY,  '),
('174326',' _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174327',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv) is 19    BBY,  '),
('174328',' _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv): Episode IV '),
('174329',' A New Hope in 0 BBY,  '),
('174330',' _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174331',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) is 3    years ABY (After the Battle of Yavin),  '),
('174332',' _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174333',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv) is 4 ABY.'),
('174334',' George Lucas (qv) made a similar deal as he did in the original  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). Both Lucas and Fox Studios agreed that he  would forego his salary as a director provided he owns the entire  negative of the final cut of the film as well as ancillary rights of  all toys and commercial tie'),
('174335','ins.'),
('174336',' The core'),
('174337','plot of the movie came from George Lucas (qv) first  draft of _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), which he wrote in 1975.'),
('174338',' The sound effect when Obi'),
('174339','Wan Kenobis lightsaber is kicked down the  reactor shaft towards the end of the movie, is the same sound effect  heard when Luke Skywalker throws his lightsaber away in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174340',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv) when he  tells the Emperor that he is a Jedi.'),
('174341',' Tests were conducted to see if Yoda could be realized digitally but  it was determined that the technology was not up to scratch. A CG  model of Yoda was nevertheless created, but only used in one shot, a  long shot incidentally, during the scene on Naboo near the end where  Obi'),
('174342','Wan Kenobi and Yoda discuss Anakins future.'),
('174343',' There is only one shot in the film to which no visual effects were  added at all: the shot of the dioxis gas pouring out of the vent in  the meeting room.'),
('174344',' SPOILER: Ray Park (I) (qv), whose swordsmanship is showcased in  Darth Mauls lightsaber battle against Obi'),
('174345','Wan Kenobi and Qui'),
('174346','Gon  Jinn, worked as the Headless Horsemans fight double in  _Sleepy Hollow (1999)_ (qv), and also choreographed the sword  fighting scenes in that film. Parks Headless Horseman kills  Casper Van Dien (qv)s character Baron van Brunt by cutting him in  half at the waist, the same way Parks Darth Maul was killed in  Phantom Menace.'),
('174347',' During filming Ewan McGregor (qv) made lightsaber noises as he  dueled. It was noted and corrected during post production.'),
('174348',' In a scene in the Skywalker home, George Lucas (qv) digitally  altered Jake Lloyd (I) (qv)s eyes to look in a different  direction momentarily.'),
('174349',' Portman, Natalie (qv)s voice was digitally enhanced to  distinguish between Padme and Queen Amidala.'),
('174350',' The sound of the underwater monsters growling near the beginning of  the film was made by the main sound technicians three'),
('174351','year'),
('174352','old  daughter. The sound of her crying was recorded, and the frequency  lowered to obtain the sound heard in the film.'),
('174353',' The sound of the hovering battle tanks used by the battle droids was  created by running an electric razor around a metal salad bowl and  then digitally lowering the pitch.'),
('174354',' In scenes where Padme and Queen Amidala appear together,  Natalie Portman (qv) is Padme, while Keira Knightley (qv) is  Sabe, one of the handmaidens disguised as the Queen.'),
('174355',' The "water" cascading over the falls in the Naboo capital city was  actually salt.'),
('174356',' The Naboo Palace setting was also the ballroom set for the  Frankenstein family mansion in Geneva used in  _Frankenstein (1994)_ (qv). Celia Imrie (qv) appears in both  movies.'),
('174357',' The sound of the "force field" in the lightsaber duel with Darth  Maul began as a recording of the audio supervisors neighbors  ceiling fan.'),
('174358',' In the original trilogy, lightsaber activations and deactivations  happened off'),
('174359','screen most of the time to prevent the "jumps" that  would occur when the film was stopped to allow the "activated"  lightsaber props to be substituted for the deactivated handles. This  no longer poses a problem and every activation/deactivation occurs  on'),
('174360','screen in Episode I.'),
('174361',' Anakins theme is a musical variation on the Imperial March (a.k.a.  Darth Vaders Theme) from  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174362',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).'),
('174363',' The parade music at the end of the film is melodically related to  the Emperors Theme from  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174364',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174365',' When Palpatine lands at Naboo at the end of the film, hes  accompanied by Senate Guards dressed in blue. The guards costumes  are similar to those of the red Emperors guards seen in  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174366',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174367',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv), and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174368',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv), and are,  in a way, predecessors to the later red guards.'),
('174369',' Qui'),
('174370','Gon Jinn identifies the Queens starship as a Nubian model  J'),
('174371','327. "327" was the number of the landing bay where the Millennium  Falcon landed on the first Death Star in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) as  well as the number of the landing platform in Cloud City in  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174372',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).'),
('174373',' A pod from the Discovery in _2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)_ (qv) can  be seen behind Qui'),
('174374','Gon in Wattos junkyard.'),
('174375',' A group of aliens resembling E.T. (from  _E.T. the Extra'),
('174376','Terrestrial (1982)_ (qv)), and a group of creatures  resembling the aliens from _Alien (1979)_ (qv), can be seen in the  Galactic Senate chamber shortly after Queen Amidala calls for a vote  of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum.'),
('174377',' Jar Jars antics during the climactic battle echo scenes from  classic silent comedies. Ball rolling down hill after Jar Jar:  _Seven Chances (1925)_ (qv). Gun tied to foot firing:  _Navigator, The (1924)_ (qv). Hanging from gun turret:  _Girl Shy (1924)_ (qv). An animals flatulence right in Jar Jars  face before the pod race: Charlie Chaplin'),
('174378',' Many details of the pod race resemble the Norwegian animation  classic _Flåklypa Grand Prix (1975)_ (qv), including the sabotage,  the late start, the engine trouble, the dirty tricks and even  elements of the camerawork. And they both resemble the opening race  from _Grand Prix (1966)_ (qv).'),
('174379',' The video and sound effect of Queen Amidalas message when she  contacts the federation ship at the beginning of the movie via video  transmission is a reference to the Flash Gordon serials of the 1930s  (_Flash Gordon (1936/I)_ (qv),  _Flash Gordons Trip to Mars (1938)_ (qv) and  _Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)_ (qv)), where video  transmissions always start with the same video and sound effect.'),
('174380',' Ewan McGregor (qv), who plays Obi'),
('174381','Wan Kenobi, is the nephew of  Denis Lawson (qv), who played Rebel pilot Wedge Antilles in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174382',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv), and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174383',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174384',' Queen Amidala protects herself by posing as one of her own  underlings. The same ploy was used by the President of the United  States in _Superman II (1980)_ (qv) to conceal his identity from  General Zod, played by Stamp, Terence (qv) '),
('174385',' who plays Chancellor  Valorum in this film.'),
('174386',' George Lucas (qv) reportedly wrote The Phantom Menace in the same  binder of yellow ruled paper in which he wrote the original  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) as well as _American Graffiti (1973)_ (qv).'),
('174387',' Obi'),
('174388','Wan has "a bad feeling about this" quite often. See also  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174389',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv), and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174390',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174391',' After the films end credits finish rolling, the sound effect of  Darth Vaders breathing can be heard.'),
('174392',' Proops, Greg (qv) and Capurro, Scott (qv)s credits are  reversed. Proops plays Beed Annodue, the red, English'),
('174393','speaking  pod'),
('174394','race announcer, and Capurro plays Fode Annodue, the green,  Huttese'),
('174395','speaking announcer.'),
('174396',' During the first week of the first trailers release, many theatres  reported up to 75% of their audiences paying full price for a movie,  then walking out after the Star Wars: Episode I trailer was shown.'),
('174397',' The first Star Wars film to be released on DVD (more than a year  after its release on VHS).'),
('174398',' Before Samuel L Jackson (qv) expressed his interest in joining the  cast, Mace Windu was to be an animatronic character. This alien, was  later identified as an Anx and can be seen sitting in Wattos box  during the pod race (as Graxol Kelvyyn) as well as during the senate  scenes (as Senator Horox Ryyder).'),
('174399',' Adrian Dunbar (qv) was originally cast as Bail Organa and made a  brief appearance in the senate sequence. When his performance was  cut, the characters name was changed to Bail Antilles (mentioned on  screen by Captain Panaka). A picture of Dunbar still appeared in two  publications: The Ultimate Star Wars Episode I Sticker Book (as  Senator Bail Organa) and Star Wars Episode I Whos Who (as Bail  Antilles).'),
('174400',' The Battle Droids were originally supposed to be as white as the  Stormtroopers from the original trilogy. During pre production  George Lucas (qv) decided to change them to beige.'),
('174401',' This is the only Star Wars picture in which Anthony Daniels (qv)  does not provide the movements of C3P0. Instead they were performed  by puppeteer Michael Lynch (V) (qv)'),
('174402',' C3P0 was originally only supposed to appear in scenes set in and  around the slave quarters. During post production  George Lucas (qv) decided to optically add the droid to several  outside scenes.'),
('174403',' The Jedi Counsil set was too large to be saved, only the chairs were  put in storage. For Episode II and III, backgrounds plates from The  Phantom Menace were reused.'),
('174404',' To fill all the Senate Pods, teams of extras (mostly Lucasfilm  employees) were filmed separately. Some of them were shot on digital  video. Enough library footage of Senators was gathered to populate  the Senate scenes of both Episode II and III.'),
('174405',' The Neimodians were originally to be computer generated creatures,  but to save costs were changed into men wearing masks. Animatronic  model designerJohn Coppinger (qv) quickly recycled animatronic  masks from _Fifth Element, The (1997)_ (qv) to use as the basis for  their facial movement.'),
('174406',' Among the props in the background aboard the ship as the group  leaves Tatooine are three Hewlett'),
('174407','Packard Inkjet cartridges.'),
('174408',' Portman, Natalie (qv) (Queen Amidala) missed the premiere party in  New York because she had to go home to study for her high school  final exams.'),
('174409',' The name used by the Queen while in disguise (and, later, after her  term as Queen ends), "Padme", is the Sanskrit word for "lotus".  "Yoda" is also derived from the Sanskrit word for "warrior".'),
('174410',' SPOILER: The film contains no acting credit for the character of  Darth Sidious, although he is played by Ian McDiarmid (qv), who  also plays Senator (and then later, Chancellor) Palpatine'),
('174411',' Theatres receiving the first trailer and posters were warned in  writing to return them to the distributor (Twentieth Century Fox) on  time or risk not receiving further media, and possibly the film  itself. This was done to attempt to prevent the "black'),
('174412','market" sale  of the incredibly popular trailer.'),
('174413',' In the German language version of the film, the collaborating Trade  Federation leaders have a French accent, while in the Italian  language version they have heavy Russian accents. They also have  Russian accents in the Czech version, except for the Viceroy, who  speaks fluent Czech for reasons unknown.'),
('174414',' Anakin has two model ships on his bed in Tatooine. These are models  of early designs considered for the Naboo Starfighters. In the  documentaries on the DVD, we see these models being rejected by  George Lucas (qv).'),
('174415',' Darth Maul rarely blinks throughout the film. This is mostly because  the contact lenses that Ray Park (I) (qv) wore made it difficult  to blink and Park liked the idea of a villain who never stops  staring.'),
('174416',' Ray Parks didnt say any lines that made the final cut.  Peter Serafinowicz (qv), who played Shauns employed roommate in  Shaun Of The Dead was the Voice for Darth Maul in Episode I.'),
('174417',' Darth Maul has a total of ten horns on his head.'),
('174418',' CAMEO(Sofia Coppola (qv)): as handmaiden Saché.'),
('174419',' This is the only Star Wars film where no'),
('174420','one (not counting droids)  loses an arm or hand to a lightsaber.'),
('174421',' At the time of the films release, the producers ran a  disinformation campaign to suggest that Natalie Portman (qv)  played both Padme and The Queen at all times. In fact, they are not  always the same person. For many sections of the film, notably those  where The Queen is wearing the black outfit with the huge feather  headdress, she is actually a decoy, played by  Keira Knightley (qv). The real queen, Portman, is actually  disguised as a handmaiden. Various conflicting public statements  make it extremely difficult to figure out who is who. Whole websites  are devoted to figuring out which actress is playing which  handmaiden or The Queen at any given point.'),
('174422',' George Lucas (qv)s very first draft of _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv)  began, "This is the story of Mace Windu, a revered Jedi'),
('174423','bendu of  Opuchi who was related to Usby C.J. Thape, a padawan learner of the  famed Jedi." Both the character of Mace Windu and the concept of  padawan learners make their first appearance in  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174424',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv).'),
('174425',' While Liam Neeson (qv) did the majority of his own stunts, he did  have three stunt doubles on hand to do everything else.  Andrew Lawden (II) (qv) doubled for Neeson for part of the Darth  Maul duel on Tatooine, while Joss Gower (qv) played Qui'),
('174426','Gon for  some shots in the main duel near the end. Rob Inch (qv) did  everything else.'),
('174427',' Andrew Secombe (qv) based his vocal performance of Watto on  Alec Guinness (qv) performance as Fagin in Oliver Twist. So  essentially, Anakin is passed from one Alec Guinness impersonator at  the beginning of the film to another one at the end.'),
('174428',' George Lucas (qv) asked Lawrence Kasdan (qv) to write the script  (and possibly for  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174429',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174430',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv) as well),  but he turned it down because he thought with  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174431',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174432',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv), Lucass  relationship to the movies had taken one step back and that he alone  should take responsibility and make exactly the movie he wanted to  make.'),
('174433',' Frank Darabont (qv) was originally slated to be writing the script  at one point, as was Carrie Fisher (qv), who was said to be  helping out as a script doctor.'),
('174434',' It appears that the other head of the podrace announcer is simply  saying the same thing as the first head, but in Huttesse instead of  English. This isnt so. Originally what the second head said was  supposed to be subtitled, and the screenplay of the movie contains a  translation of all of his dialogue.'),
('174435',' Two Wookiees can be seen in the Galactic Senate meeting. For the  first time in 21 years, Star Wars Wookiees were played by someone  other than Peter Mayhew (II) (qv).'),
('174436',' After the first lap of the podrace, Watto and Sebulba speak Finnish  saying, "Thank You" and "Youre Welcome".'),
('174437',' Fox released the first trailer with strict instructions that it not  be shown before a certain date. When a Canadian movie theatre  accidentally showed it a day early, they lost the rights to show the  movie.'),
('174438',' Palpatines line "There is no civility, there is only politics" is a  corruption of part of the Jedi Code which consists of a negative  assertion followed by a positive one. For example: "There is no  fear, there is only calm. There is no death, there is only the  Force."'),
('174439',' Star Wars Insider magazine publisher Dan Madsen (I) (qv) is seen  doing his bit as an extra grabbing the reins of a "Kaadu" at the  celebration scene. Hes short and wearing a light green outfit.'),
('174440',' CAMEO(Warwick Davis (I) (qv)): Davis, who played Wicket in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174441',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv), is sitting  next to Watto during the pod race scene.'),
('174442',' Best, Ahmed (qv), who supplies the voice of Jar Jar Binks, also  appears as a Jedi Knight when the newly appointed Chancellor  Palpatine arrives on Naboo.'),
('174443',' CAMEO(Rick McCallum (I) (qv)): producer appears on the right in a  floppy wide'),
('174444','brim hat when Queen Amidala meets Senator Palpatine.'),
('174445',' CAMEO(Ben Burtt (qv)): sound engineer appears to the left of  Rick McCallum (I) (qv) (with goatee).'),
('174446',' Michael Angarano (qv) auditioned for the role of young Anakin, and  was one of the three finalists along with Jake Lloyd (I) (qv), who  won the role.'),
('174447',' Colored Q'),
('174448','Tips were photographed on a miniature stadium set in order  to provide the background spectators during the pod race sequence.'),
('174449',' DIRTRADE(George Lucas (qv)): [1138]: The Droid killed by Jar Jar  Binks at the end has serial number 1138 on his back.  (_THX 1138 (1971)_ (qv) was Lucas first film and starred  Robert Duvall (I) (qv).)'),
('174450',' The name "Jar Jar" was created by George Lucas (qv)s son.'),
('174451',' CAMEO(John Knoll (qv)): The visual effects supervisor at ILM plays  the Naboo pilot who gets killed during the space battle with the  Trade Federation. It happens after Ric Olié says, "The deflector  shield is too strong."'),
('174452',' The Republic Cruiser seen at the beginning of the film is based on  an early concept design for the Rebel Blockade Runner from  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv).'),
('174453',' Ewan McGregor (qv) studied many of Alec Guinness (qv) films,  including the original Star Wars, to ensure accuracy in everything  from his accent to pacing of his words'),
('174454',' The word lightsaber is never used in the film. When Anakin talks to  Qui'),
('174455','Gon he calls it a "laser sword".'),
('174456',' Every film in the series begins with a shot of a star field moving  to a ship. This movie opens with a transport ship headed for a Trade  Federation ship.'),
('174457',' The words chanted during the "Duel of the Fates" are from  Robert Graves (II) (qv) poem "The White Goddess". "The White  Goddess" is a translation of the original version, "Cad Goddeu" or  "The Battle of Achren", an early Celtic work of great antiquity also  known as "The Battle of the Trees," which was originally composed by  Gwion and is found in the "Book of Taliesin", a Thirteenth Century  Welsh manuscript . John Williams (I) (qv) had the lines "Under the  tongue root a fight most dread, and another raging, behind, in the  head" translated into Sanskrit. The translation sung in the movie is  as follows: "Korah Matah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Rahtamah Yoodhah  Korah Korah Syahdho Rahtahmah Daanyah Korah Keelah Daanyah Nyohah  Keelah Korah Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah  Korah Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah Korah Rahtahmah Nyohah Keelah Korah  Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Korah Rahtahmah Korah Korah Matah Korah  Rahtahmah Korah Daanyah Korah Rahtahmah Nyohah Keelah Korah  Rahtahmah Syadho Keelah Korah Rahtahmah Korah"'),
('174458',' The dress Amidala is wearing when she addresses the Senate is  modeled after a Mongolian garment worn by nobility.'),
('174459',' Toward the end of the scene where Qui'),
('174460','Gon, Anakin, Anakins Mother,  etc. are eating dinner, Anakin turns his head to the left... these  are two shots of actor Jake Lloyd (I) (qv) morphed together.'),
('174461',' EASTER EGG: If you highlight the THX logo in the Language Selection  page on the DVD and press 1138 with the remote you will access a  hidden blooper reel.'),
('174462',' Of this films 133 minute running time, only 10 to 15 minutes  contain no special effects.'),
('174463',' "Phantom Menace" was the name of a villain in the "Flash Gordon"  comics.'),
('174464',' Ron Magid (qv) commented that "its easier to spot the few hundred  shots that dont feature any CG work at all than the nearly 2,000  shots that do."'),
('174465',' Earlier drafts of the script placed more emphasis on the character  of Obi'),
('174466','Wan Kenobi. Originally he was already a fully trained Jedi by  the start of the movie and also the only Jedi negotiator sent to  Naboo at the start of the movie. In this same draft, the character  of Qui'),
('174467','Gon Jinn was not introduced until the characters reached  Coruscant, and that character was of the same age of Obi'),
('174468','Wan, not  his mentor.'),
('174469',' In the summer of 1998, the movie _Godzilla (1998)_ (qv) was released  amongst a whirlwind of media hype as part an ambitious studio  campaign called "Size Does Matter", featuring massive signs and  banners meant to emphasize the size of the monster. After its  release, the movie was the subject of an intense backlash by both  critics and audiences. The programmers of www.StarWars.com put up a  temporary webpage with mocking the "Godzilla" campaign with a poster  lettered with the green glow reading "Plot Does Matter '),
('174470',' May 1999",  in reference to "The Phantom Menace".'),
('174471',' The two scenes recorded digitally were: Qui'),
('174472','Gon taking Anakins  blood sample and the promotion of Obi'),
('174473','Wan to the level of Jedi  Knight.'),
('174474',' Jabba the Hutts full name is Jabba Desilijic Tiure.'),
('174475',' The last film to be released on laserdisc.'),
('174476',' While referred to numerous times by other characters, Yoda is only  clearly identified at the very end of the film. Mace Windu is never  identified at all.'),
('174477',' WILHELM SCREAM: during the shooting in the hangar when a guard is  shot'),
('174478',' The movie was shipped to theaters as "The Doll House" to thwart  piracy attempts.'),
('174479',' The look of the Trade Federation Battle Droids is partly inspired by  African tribal sculpture. The appearance of the Naboo Star Fighters  is loosely based upon a hairpin.'),
('174480',' EASTER EGG: In the "Options" menu, key in 11 enter 3 enter 8 enter  you will see blooper mostly of R2'),
('174481','D2 falling during various takes of  the film.'),
('174482',' Scenes of straightforward dialog maybe comprised of up to 6 layers  of computer'),
('174483','composited imagery as the following example shows. In  one scene, Natalie Portman (qv)s best take had been take seven  while Jake Lloyd (I) (qv)s was take one. The two takes were  spliced together. However, Lloyds mouth at the end of the scene is  still gaped open, so the same segment from take fifteen (in which  his mouth is closed) is patched in. Furthermore, when Portman  appears to look down from Lloyd instead of up, those few seconds  were run backwards, which unexpectedly caused steam in the  background to rise in reverse. The problem was fixed by flipping the  steam backwards. All these fixes resulted in a seamless scene. This  technique prompted Liam Neeson (qv), upon the films release, to  complain thus, "We are basically puppets. I dont think I can live  with the inauthenticity of movies anymore."'),
('174484',' In 1997, a fierce sandstorm destroyed several of the Tatooine sets  in the desert outside Tozeur, Tunisia. Filming resumed two days  later. George Lucas (qv) considered this a good omen, as the very  same thing had happened during filming of the original  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv).'),
('174485',' When fully dressed and in make'),
('174486','up, Natalie Portman (qv) and  Keira Knightley (qv) resembled each other so much, that even  Knightleys mother, who visited the set, had trouble identifying her  own daughter.'),
('174487',' Benicio Del Toro (qv) was originally set to play Darth Maul. Del  Toro left the film after George Lucas (qv) took most of Mauls  lines out of the film.'),
('174488',' Liam Neeson (qv) convinced George Lucas (qv) to keep a scene  where Qui'),
('174489','Gon Jinn puts his hand on Shmi Skywalkers shoulder. Lucas  felt this might be out of character for the monk'),
('174490','like Jedi, but  Neeson thought there should be an emotional connection between the  characters. In an interview with Premiere magazine, Neeson defended  his action, saying, "It may be Star Wars, but weve got to have  something in there for the adults."'),
('174491',' To create the sounds of the spectators during the pod race scene,  sound designer Ben Burtt (qv) took a recorder to a San Francisco  49ers game and recorded the crowds reactions.'),
('174492',' Actors auditioning for the part of Anakin included  Ryan Phillippe (qv), Paul Walker (I) (qv), and  Colin Hanks (qv). In the end Hayden Christensen (qv) got the  part, primarily because he and Natalie Portman (qv) "looked good  together".'),
('174493',' Australian actress Claudia Karvan (qv) was cast as Amidalas  (Natalie Portman (qv)) sister and shot a scene involving the whole  family, but the scene was cut. It is included as an extra feature on  the DVD.'),
('174494',' Like Ewan McGregor (qv) did in  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174495',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv),  Hayden Christensen (qv) made "lightsaber noises" the first time he  was handed one in rehearsal. After chuckling at the young stars  antics, George Lucas (qv) informed him that they probably had  people in Sound Effects who could do a better job in post  production.'),
('174496',' The Tatooine garage in which Luke cleaned the droids in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) was rebuilt for this movie, but not  completely: while the foreground and background were complete sets  in the original film, only the foreground was rebuilt for Episode  II; the background is digital.'),
('174497',' This was the first film to have an "on'),
('174498','location" film shown once a  week to document the shooting process. After the success of this  feature, other films adopted the same process.'),
('174499',' Shot onto digital video using a new 24'),
('174500','frame High'),
('174501','Definition  Progressive Scan camera, developed by Sony and Panavision Inc. The  cameras worked flawlessly even in temperatures of 125°F (51°C).'),
('174502',' Was shot on exactly the same stages as _Moulin Rouge! (2001)_ (qv),  also starring McGregor, Ewan (qv)'),
('174503',' C'),
('174504','3PO Anthony Daniels (qv) was originally to have made his first  appearance still in skeletal form. In post'),
('174505','production,  George Lucas (qv) decided to have C'),
('174506','3PO be complete throughout the  film.'),
('174507',' While on location in Tunisia, George Lucas (qv) made one shot  intended for  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174508',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv). He  claimed he would not be returning, and if he needed another shot, he  wouldnt get it. The nature of the shot was unknown, although it is  widely rumored to be the so'),
('174509','called "Harry Potter" scene, in which  Obi'),
('174510','Wan Kenobi delivers the infant Luke Skywalker to his aunt and  uncle. This was confirmed with the release of "Revenge of the Sith".'),
('174511',' The librarian at the Jedi Archives says "If an item doesnt appear  in our records, it does not exist!" This is a variation of the  slogan of the Pacific Bell Yellow Pages.'),
('174512',' The Jedi Archives are modeled on the Trinity College library in  Dublin, Ireland.'),
('174513',' With an estimated budget of $120 million, this is the most  expensively'),
('174514','made of all the Star Wars films'),
('174515',' Instead of creating a new C'),
('174516','3PO suit for the film, the designers  repainted and "aged" one used in the original trilogy.'),
('174517',' There is no mystical significance in the color of Mace Windus light  saber. Samuel L. Jackson (qv), after a jokey conversation with  stunt coordinator Nick Gillard (qv), asked George Lucas (qv) if  he could have a purple light saber to match his favorite color, and  George Lucas (qv) agreed. In an interview on UK TV, Jackson said  he "thought it would be cool".'),
('174518',' This is the first "Star Wars" film in which Yoda (Frank Oz (qv))  is entirely computer'),
('174519','generated. After tests to see if a CG Yoda was  possible failed during pre'),
('174520','production of  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174521',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv),  Rob Coleman (I) (qv) and his team came back three years later and  presented a reel to George Lucas (qv) showing him a CG Yoda  performing the scene in  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174522',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) where  he explains the nature of the Force to Luke Skywalker. Lucas was  impressed and decided the technology was right for a CG Yoda.'),
('174523',' According to visual'),
('174524','effects supervisor John Knoll (qv), a big  cow'),
('174525','like creature that Anakin and Padmé frolic around in the fields  with, can be seen in the asteroid belt that Obi'),
('174526','Wan flies through.  One asteroid has legs.'),
('174527',' When Obi'),
('174528','Wan (Ewan McGregor (qv)) and Anakin  (Hayden Christensen (qv)) enter the sports bar on Coruscant to  search for the assassin Zam Wesell (Leeanna Walsman (qv)), several  actors from the "Star Wars" movies (whose faces are not seen  on'),
('174529','screen due to costumes, make'),
('174530','up or CGI) can be spotted, including  Ahmed Best (qv), (voice of Jar Jar Binks) whom Anakin touches on  the shoulder, and Anthony Daniels (qv) (C'),
('174531','3P0).'),
('174532',' The final shot of Padmé and Anakin looking out on the lake in Naboo  with R2'),
('174533','D2 and C'),
('174534','3PO to their right is a reproduction of the final  shot of  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174535',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv), where  Luke and Leia are looking out into space from the ship with R2'),
('174536','D2  and C'),
('174537','3PO to their right.'),
('174538',' In the arena, Senator Amidalas gun makes the distinctive sound of a  .44 Magnum, a reference to this sound accidentally being left in the  sound mix when Princess Leia shoots over the chasm in the special  edition of _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv)'),
('174539',' The only Star Wars film that was not the top box'),
('174540','office earner the  year of its release.'),
('174541',' Just before Anakin goes to search for his mother on Tatooine, he has  a conversation with Senator Amidala. The camera pans to their  shadows as they talk, and Anakins resembles that of Darth Vader.  According to the DVD commentary, the Vader'),
('174542','like shadow that Anakin  casts was not a special effect but a coincidence.'),
('174543',' The yellow speeder that Anakin and Obi'),
('174544','Wan use while chasing Zam  Wesell appears to be inspired by the yellow 32 Ford coupe from  George Lucas (qv) _American Graffiti (1973)_ (qv).'),
('174545',' George Lucas (qv)s daughter Katie Lucas (qv) appears as a  dancer in the nightclub scene. Likewise, his son Jett Lucas (qv)  appears as a young Jedi in the Jedi Archive scene with Obi Wan  Kenobi and the librarian Jocasta Nu.'),
('174546',' Every movie in the series closes with a scene with no dialogue. This  movie ends with a ceremony with the main characters looking at one  another, then out over the lake.'),
('174547',' In the final battle nearly 90% of the music heard is temp'),
('174548','tracked  from John Williams (I) (qv) score of  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174549',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv). The music  originally written for the battle between the clones and the droids  was not used.'),
('174550',' The Separatist Droid army is made up of Trade Federation Battle  Droids and Droidekas first seen in  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174551',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv) as well as  the introduction of rapid'),
('174552','firing Super Battle Droids. The large  Homing Spider Droids and the Dwarf Spider Droids belong to the  Commerce Guild, while the missile'),
('174553','firing Hailfire Battle Droids  belong to the IG Banking Clan.'),
('174554',' The character Aayla Secura, played by Amy Allen (II) (qv), was not  created by George Lucas (qv). Aayla Secura first appeared in the  nineteenth issue of Dark Horse Comics "Star Wars: Republic" series  (part one of "Star Wars: Twilight"). Lucas was so impressed with the  character that he decided to have her in the film.'),
('174555',' Jar Jar Binks, standing in for Senator Amidala, puts forth the  motion that gives Palpatine supreme powers. This means that Jar Jar,  the most hated character in the Star Wars canon, is indirectly  responsible for the fall of the Old Republic and the  near'),
('174556','annihilation of the Jedi order.'),
('174557',' The Republic flying gunships used in the climactic battle were  LAAT/I used to transport troops from the assault ships while larger  LAAT/C gunships carried AT'),
('174558','TE Armored Walkers. The Republic  artillery was SPHA'),
('174559','T'),
('174560','class used to bring down a Trade Federation  core ship.'),
('174561',' Christopher Lee (I) (qv) did not do all his own stunt work, being  78 years old and all, although he was able to do most of his own  sword work during the climactic light saber duels. At times, they  used a stunt man whose face was replaced digitally with Lees own.'),
('174562',' According to Rick McCallum (I) (qv), a scene was shot with Obi'),
('174563','Wan  and Amidala swinging from one area to another, much like Luke and  Leia in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), but the scene was cut.'),
('174564',' CAMEO(Anthony Daniels (qv)): a human customer in the bar when  Anakin and Obi'),
('174565','Wan hunt Senator Amidalas would'),
('174566','be assassin '),
('174567','  visible just after Obi'),
('174568','Wan draws his lightsaber'),
('174569',' DIRTRADE(George Lucas (qv)):[1138]: The LED lights on the back of  the clone trooper helmets display a serial number. Although  illegible, they all read "THX 1138".'),
('174570',' When Jango Fett gets into his ship after his fight with Obi'),
('174571','Wan, he  bangs his head on the partially open door. This was intentional, and  is a reference to a famous goof from _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), where  a storm trooper accidentally bangs his head on a door.'),
('174572',' Some of the stunt work was computer generated and was performed by  "digital stand'),
('174573','ins".'),
('174574',' The CG models of the Republic attack gunships had to be extremely  detailed to withstand viewer scrutiny during closeups. ILM even  crafted a version with a fully decked out interior, which was used  as the background for new bluescreen elements of the actors aboard  the gunships shot during additional photography in London. The real  life gunship interior sets were left in Sydney, so these new shots  required digital gunship interiors.'),
('174575',' To efficiently deliver a realistic explosion for the gunship that  gets shot out of the sky, ILM built a mandrill of the vessel. A  mandrill is an all'),
('174576','blue practical miniature. It was rigged with  pyrotechnics and blown up. The properly shaped explosion was  digitally extracted, interacting with the properly shaped wreckage,  and digital artists replaced the blue gunship with the  computer'),
('174577','generated one.'),
('174578',' Many of the explosions of the final ground battle were real ones  rather than digital fireballs. They were shot in the backlot at ILM.  Explosions were such in demand that the compositors dipped into the  library of explosions built for the Naboo plains battle from  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174579',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv) to fill out  the shots.'),
('174580',' Yodas command center was a 1/6th scale miniature.'),
('174581',' Though the Republic AT'),
('174582','TE walkers were computer'),
('174583','generated, at least  one 1/10th scale miniature was constructed for pyrotechnic purposes.  The walker that gets blown apart by an armor'),
('174584','busting Hailfire  missile was first shot as a miniature against greenscreen. This  provided valuable reference for the animators, though the scale of  the resulting miniature explosion proved unusable as a final  element. Also, the miniature was shot with a static camera while the  finished shot had a swooping camera move that followed the rocket: a  CG walker was needed to properly move with the perspective of the  shot.'),
('174585',' A number of subtle visual clues were incorporated into the design of  the shots to help audiences keep track of whos who. The good guys '),
('174586','  the Republic Clones Troopers '),
('174587',' always move from screen right to  screen left, while the Separatist Battle Droids moved from screen  left to screen right. The sun is behind the clones, resulting in a  gloomier sky behind the Separatists. Finally, the missile contrails  were color'),
('174588','coded to denote allegiance: the Republic rockets leave  clean white trails, while the villains launch missiles that leave  noxious black/purplish exhaust.'),
('174589',' To efficiently communicate the damage sustained by the Trade  Federation core ship blasted out of the sky, two versions of the  computer'),
('174590','generated vessel were made. One bore its standard paint  job. The other was the "distressed" version, with carbon scoring  damage painted across the surface. Both were animated performing the  same movement, and the compositors used animated mattes to gradually  reveal the damaged ship from "behind" the intact one, covering the  transitions with composited fire and explosion effects.'),
('174591',' Most of the clone troopers wear plain white armor; some of the more  senior troops armor has added colored trim on the helmet and arms.  The colors denote rank as follows: Green = sergeants, Blue =  lieutenants, Red = captains, Yellow = commanders (the Jedi serve as  the Clones generals). Note that pilots also wear yellow trim, but  their armor design differs from other Clones.'),
('174592',' Cans (containing reels) were shipped to theaters under the code name  "Cue Ball".'),
('174593',' The shot of Anakin and Padme walking and talking about her serving  as senator when they first arrive on Naboo is shot in the same way  and outside the same building as the last conversation between  General Allenby and Dryden before the intermission of  _Lawrence of Arabia (1962)_ (qv).'),
('174594',' Since the FX model of Boba Fetts Slave I was on loan to the  Smithsonian at the time of filming, a computer'),
('174595','generated version of  the ship (with a different color scheme) had to be created.'),
('174596',' The design for Anakins lightsaber was based on Darth Vaders  lightsaber prop as seen in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). Count Dookus  lightsaber prop is curved and is based on a rapier, with an Arabian  flare. Obi'),
('174597','Wan Kenobi uses a lightsaber prop that is a duplicate of  the one he lost in battle at the end of  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174598',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv).'),
('174599',' Where Luke Skywalkers T'),
('174600','16 Skyhopper sat in the garage of the Lars  homestead in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), a smaller ship with a similar  design sits parked there in this film. Also, Lukes landspeeder is  visible in the garage in this film.'),
('174601',' Due to much of the animosity aimed towards Jar'),
('174602','Jar Binks in  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174603',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv), the working  title of Episode II was "Jar'),
('174604','Jars Big Adventure".'),
('174605',' Hugh Quarshie (qv) was originally slated to reprise his role as  Capt. Panaka from  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174606',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv). However, he  turned down the offer after Lucasfilm refused to let him read the  whole script, so his character was written out and replaced with a  newly created chief of Security Captain Typho, portrayed by Jay  Lagaaia (qv).'),
('174607',' Hayden Christensen (qv) became the only actor in any Star Wars  movie who didnt get to choose the design of his lightsaber. It had  been a tradition, but Christensen was stuck using a saber of the  same design that Obi'),
('174608','Wan gives Luke in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv).'),
('174609',' During the scene set in the Lars homestead dining room, Owen Lars  asks Anakin "where are you going?" as he is the first one to leave  the table. This is a reference to a similar scene in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) when Luke becomes anxious to leave and Aunt  Beru asks where hes going.'),
('174610',' EASTER EGG: On the special features disc of the DVD, go to Dexs  Kitchen from the Still Galleries menu (its listed as "Dexs Kitchen  and Still Galleries" in the main menu). Then in the menu that  follows, use your remote to select the flier on the wall behind Dex.  This will take you to a reel showing "flyers" made by college  students to promote the film. They contain links to web sites which  you can access if you put the disc in your computer.'),
('174611',' In the Jedi Archives, many of the busts you can see are actually of  members of the "Star Wars" staff, including George Lucas (qv) and  animation director Rob Coleman (I) (qv).'),
('174612',' During the Speeder chase on Coruscant, when Zam heads straight down  the cityscape you can see an X'),
('174613','Wing being chased by three Tie  Fighters in the bottom left of the shot.'),
('174614',' The Senate votes to give the Supreme Chancellor sweeping emergency  powers to go to war against the Separatist forces. This is the same  ploy Adolf Hitler (qv) used to gain similar dictatorial power in  mid'),
('174615','1930s Germany.'),
('174616',' The Clone Troopers rifle design is based on the German MG'),
('174617','42  machine gun.'),
('174618',' The droid factory chase sequence was not in the original script.  Anakin and Padme were originally captured as soon as they arrived on  Geonosis. George Lucas (qv) wrote an additional action sequence  based in the droid factory to lead up to their capture that was  filmed in March 2001.'),
('174619',' According to the official web site, one of the many considered ideas  for the character who eventually became Dooku was a female sith. The  rejected concepts for this later found their way into creating a new  character, Asajj Ventress, who appeared extensively in the Clone  Wars comics, cartoons and novels.'),
('174620',' The fight between Yoda and Dooku was envisioned quite differently.  Originally, Yoda was to come in and immediately have the fight with  Dooku, but many of the creative team felt that was too quick a  transition for Yoda, and the audience needed to feel the power of  good and evil going against each other, so George Lucas (qv) added  in the preamble to the fight with the blue lightning and rock falls,  because it showed how powerful Yoda was. The light saber battle was  a culmination of all that energy.'),
('174621',' The scene where Count Dooku visits the captive Obi'),
('174622','Wan Kenobi and  tries in vain to recruit him was not in the original shooting  script. This scene was shot during reshoots in early 2001, and was  designed to confuse the audience into thinking that Dooku may not be  evil after all. This new scene replaced two other scenes, discarded  during postproduction where Count Dookus true allegiance was  clearly stated; a brief meeting where Padme and Anakin meet the  character in a conference room and refuse an offer to join him, and  their subsequent trial where they are sentenced to death, which  would have led directly to the scenes in the execution arena in the  film.'),
('174623',' The look of the Republic Clone Troopers is a cross between the  Mandalorian armor worn by Jango Fett (later Boba Fett) and the armor  worn by the Imperial Storm Troopers of episodes IV, V and VI.'),
('174624',' According to George Lucas (qv), Obi'),
('174625','Wans hiding in Geonosis  asteroid field teaches young Boba Fett a lesson that he uses to his  advantage during adulthood. Having learned how Obi'),
('174626','Wan hid from him  and his father, Boba Fett knows the trick Han Solo is using to hide  in _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174627',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  is able to find him.'),
('174628',' Jonathan Brandis (qv) auditioned for Anakin.'),
('174629',' Senator Amidala is the best shot; she almost never misses. This is a  reference to her daughter, Leia, who also almost never misses.'),
('174630',' Jedi Council members Eeth Koth and Adi Gallia, though recast, were  originally supposed to make appearances in this film. In the role of  Eeth Koth, Hassani Shapi (qv) was replaced by  Tux Akindoyeni (qv); and Gin Clarke (qv) was replaced by  Lily Nyamwasa (qv). Shapi and Clarke still appear in this film,  though they were not involved in its production: a scene in the Jedi  Council chamber features a recycled background from  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174631',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv). Akindoyeni  and Nyamwasa played Koth and Gallia, respectively, during the battle  of Geonosis. However, it was decided during post'),
('174632','production that  they looked different enough to be designated as different  characters. Eeth Koth was therefore changed to Agen Kolar, and Adi  Gallia became Stass Allie. The Episode I characters and cast members  are still the only ones credited.'),
('174633',' WILHELM SCREAM: Not the "classic" Wilhelm, but what is known as the  "third scream" can be heard at the beginning of the film as  Amidalas ship explodes.'),
('174634',' The Neimoidian seen with Nute Gunray on Geonosis was originally  intended to be Rune Haako. However, Runes mask was lost shortly  after the first film completed shooting. The production crew gave  uncredited actor David Healey the mask of Daultay Dofine instead.  Although the "new" Neimoidian had no official name during filming  (the character was only referred to by the crew as "Nutes friend"),  he was eventually named Gilramos Libkath, after costume supervisor  Gillian Libbert (qv) and production controller  Kathryn Ramos (qv). Unfortunately a mix'),
('174635','up in the end credits not  only erroneously lists Alan Ruscoe (qv) in the part, but also says  the Neimoidian is Lott Dod (the Trade Federation senator seen  briefly in Episode I). Much confusion has surrounded whether Nutes  companion should be considered Rune Haako, Gilramos Libkath, or Lott  Dod. The official LucasFilm word is that its Rune Haako "for all  intents and purposes," but many fans are unsatisfied with this  decision based on the fact the character neither looks nor sounds  anything like Rune, who is back to his old Episode I self by Episode  III.'),
('174636',' According to Animation Director Rob Coleman (I) (qv), not a single  clone trooper suit was ever built. Every single clone trooper seen  in the film is computer generated, with motion capture performed by  ILM employees, wearing only the helmet and sometimes the footwear of  the suit. The rest is complete CG.'),
('174637',' The scene where Jango Fett hits his head on the closing door of the  Slave I wasnt only an homage to a stormtroopers scene in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). George Lucas (qv) has stated that it  meant to imply that the Imperial stormtroopers, being altered clones  of Jango Fett, have also inherited some of his faults as well.'),
('174638',' EASTER EGG: In the "Options" menu, key in 11 enter 3 enter 8 enter,  and you will see bloopers, mostly of Hayden Christensen (qv)  falling during various takes of the film.'),
('174639',' Running at 142 minutes; this is the longest of the "Star Wars"  films.'),
('174640',' Padmé (Natalie Portman (qv)) is supposed to be a few years older  than Anakin (Hayden Christensen (qv)). In real'),
('174641','life, Christensen  is almost a year older than Portman.'),
('174642',' At the beginning of the movie when Obi'),
('174643','Wan goes to visit Dex in the  diner, Sebulba, the champion podracer from Episode 1, is visible in  the background. When they both sit at the booth and discuss the  poison dart, Sebulba is visible on the left side of the screen  getting up and walking, after a short camera changes, he is again  visible walking out the door.'),
('174644',' This film marks the first time Yoda uses a lightsaber. Previously  the puppet had problems grasping his own lightsaber and making it  look realistic.'),
('174645',' George Lucas initially said that no characters from the original  movies would appear in  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174646',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv) apart  from a baby Luke and Leia. However, the final movie also has Yoda,  Obi'),
('174647','Wan, Darth Vader, Palpatine, Chewbacca, Grand Moff Tarkin, Mon  Mothma, R2'),
('174648','D2, and C'),
('174649','3PO all of whom had appearances in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174650',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) or  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174651',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174652',' The medical droid (FX'),
('174653','7) that had repaired Luke Skywalkers hand in  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174654',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) is very  similar to the droid (FX'),
('174655','9) shown working on Darth Vader in the  Imperial rehabilitation center.'),
('174656',' Composer John Williams (I) (qv) added to his opening score an  homage to composer Joel McNeely (qv)s work from the score to  "Shadows of the Empire", which was a set of books, toys, and a video  game written to take place between  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174657',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174658',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv). It can be  heard briefly during the battle scene over Coruscant.'),
('174659',' The Clone Trooper vehicles featured during the battle on Kashyyyk  are the ten'),
('174660','wheeled HV6 Juggernaut armored personnel carriers, while  the mini two'),
('174661','legged AT'),
('174662','RT light walkers, and the AT'),
('174663','AP pod walkers  are forerunners to the Imperial AT'),
('174664','ST mini walkers featured in  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174665',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174666',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174667',' The name of the lizard that Obi'),
('174668','Wan rides is Boga. Boga is the name  of a popular soft drink in Tunisia, which Lucas has also filmed  scenes in. He even named a planet after a city in this country  (Tatooine)'),
('174669',' Tom Stoppard (qv) did a "script polish" for the film. Something  that hes done on many Lucasfilm productions.'),
('174670',' Bail Organas ship at the end is a real set. No blue screen work was  used for those scenes.'),
('174671',' After the opening battle, as the transport lands at the senate  building in the bottom right'),
('174672','hand corner of the screen the  Millennium Falcon (or a ship of similar model, Corellian Engineering  Corporation YT series YT'),
('174673','1300 Transport) can be seen landing.'),
('174674',' Every clone trooper in the film is a CGI. Not a single clone costume  or helmet was created.'),
('174675',' Silas Carson (qv) has two death scenes in this movie. One as  Ki'),
('174676','Adi Mundi and the other as Nute Gunray. This is the third time  hes died in a Star Wars movie. He was killed at the beginning of  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174677',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv) where he  played the pilot blown up in the Trade Federation hanger.'),
('174678',' Ewan McGregor (qv) had Lucasfilm make him a looped reel of all of  Alec Guinness (qv)s scenes from the original movies so that he  could study them.'),
('174679',' Ewan McGregor (qv) apparently asked if he could also play one of  the Emperors red'),
('174680','robed Imperial Guards. However its not known  whether he did or not.'),
('174681',' George Lucas (qv) originally intended have Peter Cushing (qv)  reprise his role as Tarkin, years after his death, through the use  of stock footage and digital technology. However, the idea was  scrapped when the footage of Cushing was deemed unusable.'),
('174682',' In the battle duel scene with Count Dooku, the imprisoned Palpatine  originally had more dialog which he was to shout at Anakin. One of  his lines pertained to  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174683',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv) in which  Palpatine exposed Dooku as paying the Tusken Raiders to kidnap,  torture and kill Shmi Skywalker.'),
('174684',' The very last scene of the movie (where Obi Wan hands away Luke) was  the first shot to be filmed. Background plate photography for the  sun setting over the Lars Homestead set in Tunisia was filmed during  production of  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174685',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv) in 2001.'),
('174686',' Body count: 115'),
('174687',' Has the highest body count of any of the Star Wars films.'),
('174688',' The newest addition to Separatist army are the Crab Droids seen at  the battle on Utapau, as well as the flying droid gunships and the  NR'),
('174689','N199 Tank Battle droids at the battle on Kashyyyk which are in  fact amphibious versions of the Corporate Alliance Tank Battle  droids first mentioned in  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174690',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv).'),
('174691',' Liam Neeson (qv) has said that he recorded a cameo as Qui'),
('174692','Gonn  Jinn, which was to feature in a scene with Yoda, further explaining  the concept of a Jedi communicating from beyond the grave. In the  script, the dialog (in which Qui'),
('174693','Gonn is heard, not seen) appeared  in the scene in which Yoda is meditating on the secret asteroid base  just before Bail Organa informs him of Obi'),
('174694','Wans return with Padme.  The scene does not appear in the deleted scenes section of the DVD,  nor does it appear in any known release of the film.'),
('174695',' In the opening sequence when the second Separatist ship is  destroyed, a piece of debris flies into the Clone Star destroyer  that shot it. That piece of debris is a Kitchen Sink. It was it put  in there by ILM as a joke from someone saying, "Were throwing  everything in the sequence but the kitchen sink."'),
('174696',' The images of the volcanic eruption on Mustoufar was real footage of  Mt. Etna in Italy which was erupting at the time of production'),
('174697',' The squadron of blue'),
('174698','striped clone troopers that Darth Vader leads  into the Jedi Temple is called the 501st Legion, named after an  organization of costume fans, also known as Vaders Fist.'),
('174699',' As the Darth Vader mask is being lowered onto Anakins face at the  end, there is a shot from his P.O.V. of the inside of the mask.  There is a triangular silver item between the eyes of the mask. This  item is the actuator (read'),
('174700','write mechanism) from a computer  hard'),
('174701','disk drive.'),
('174702',' When the film was premiered at Cannes 2005, European critics would  parallel the film with the events in the current Bush  administration. For instance, Padmes line, "This is how liberty  dies with a thunderous applause," is a reference to President George  W. Bushs push for the enforcement of the 2002 Patriot Act. Later in  the film, Anakins line, "If youre not with me, then youre with  the enemy." is a direct paraphrase spoken by Bush, "If youre not  with us, then youre with the terrorists!" Although writer/director  George Lucas  (qv) acknowledged such similarities, he denied  writing that intention saying "The framework was written during the  Vietnam War and the Nixon administration '),
('174703','Iraq doesnt exist at that  time. But the story still has relevance today, he said, and is part  of a pattern he has noticed in his readings of history."'),
('174704',' Clone Trooper Commander Cody was named in honor of the old comic  hero Commando Cody.'),
('174705',' EASTER EGG: On the Options menu, press "11 Enter 3 Enter 8 Enter"  (1138). Yoda will dance to hip'),
('174706','hop music.'),
('174707',' Christopher Lee (I) (qv) filmed all his scenes in two days.'),
('174708',' The original cut of the film ran nearly four hours. The opening  battle/Palpatine rescue alone ran over an hour.'),
('174709',' C'),
('174710','3PO has the last words in this movie ("Oh, no!") and the first  words in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) ("Did you hear that? Theyve shut  down the main reactor.")'),
('174711',' Bail Organas Corellian Corvette (the one with the white interior  walls) is the same ship as Princess Leias, which is captured in  during _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). Leias was just painted red.'),
('174712',' Members of starwars.coms "Hyperspace" determined the look of  Obi'),
('174713','Wan Kenobis new astromech droid R4'),
('174714','G9 by entering a poll on  starwars.com between July and August of 2003. Presented with four  different color schemes, they picked the bronze and copper design  (not unlike the red domed R4'),
('174715','P17 from  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174716',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv)).  Naturally this droid became one of the earliest action figures  released for  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174717',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv).'),
('174718',' In the Wookiee army scene, there are only 10 guys in Wookiee suits.  The rest were computer duplicated.'),
('174719',' WILHELM SCREAM: Early on in the film during the dogfight, as a laser  cannon is destroyed one of the clone troopers is sent flying from  the explosion and screams a Wilhelm.'),
('174720',' DIRCAMEO(George Lucas (qv)): The sound of General Grievous  coughing is George Lucass own coughing. After developing a bad  cough during production, Lucas had it recorded and used as Grievous  own cough.'),
('174721',' Anthony Daniels (qv) (C'),
('174722','3PO) and Kenny Baker (I) (qv) (R2'),
('174723','D2)  are the only actors to appear in all six "Star Wars" films. In  second place is Frank Oz (qv) (Yoda) who appeared or performed a  voice in five of the films and in third place are  James Earl Jones (qv) (voice of Darth Vader),  Peter Mayhew (II) (qv) (Chewbacca) and Ian McDiarmid (qv)  (Supreme Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious) who all appear in four  of the films (unless one counts McDiarmid appearing in the 2004 DVD  Special Edition in which he replaces the old actor and reprises his  role as Palpatine in  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174724',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv)). The  character of Obi'),
('174725','Wan Kenobi also appeared in all six films but was  played by two different actors, Sir Alec Guinness (qv) and  Ewan McGregor (qv).'),
('174726',' Its the only one of the six “Star Wars” movie which has no  subtitled parts due to the use of another language.'),
('174727',' SPOILER: This is the only Star Wars film that does not contain R2'),
('174728','D2  in the final shot.'),
('174729',' SPOILER: During the lightsaber duel scene with General Grievous, it  is briefly shown that the second hand that Obi'),
('174730','Wan cuts off is  holding a duplicate of Obi'),
('174731','Wans lightsaber.'),
('174732',' The movie was originally supposed to feature a sub'),
('174733','plot with Padme  and the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance, then led by Bail Organa  and Mon Mothma. In the interest of time and the need to focus on  Anakins seduction by Palpatine, these scenes were deleted. They  can, however, be seen in the DVD "Deleted Scenes" sequence.'),
('174734',' There are over 2,200 visual effects shots in this film, more than  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174735',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174736',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv) combined.  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) only had 350 such shots.'),
('174737',' This is the only Star Wars movie that did not receive an Academy  Award nomination for Best Visual Effects. The films only nomination  was for its make'),
('174738','up, which it lost to  _Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005)_ (qv)'),
('174739',' Anthony Daniels (qv) (without C'),
('174740','3PO costume), George Lucas (qv)  and his daughters Katie Lucas (qv) and Amanda Lucas (qv) all  have cameo appearances in the Opera scene, as well as several  members of the special effects team (Rob Coleman (I) (qv) and  John Knoll (qv) amongst others) and a number of characters from  earlier Star Wars movies.'),
('174741',' The young Jedi that rushes from the Temple towards Bail Organas  speeder during the Jedi Purge is played by George Lucas (qv) son  Jett Lucas (qv).'),
('174742',' When Vader is being fitted with the helmet and subsequently breaks  free of the shackles, George Lucas (qv) decided at the last minute  to change the position of Vaders arms from up to down by his side  (the original shot can be seen in the trailers). This is why, after  breaking free from the bonds, Vader appears to raise his arms, when  in fact it is the necessary transition from computer'),
('174743','generated arms  to live action arms.'),
('174744',' When writing the story for  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174745',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv),  George Lucas (qv) named the Emperor Palpatine as an homage to his  friends Martin Scorsese (qv) and Paul Schrader (I) (qv) and  their film _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv), in which a politician is named  Palatine. In this film, Palpatine draws his lightsaber from his  sleeve, another sly reference to _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv), in which  Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro (qv)) draws his gun from his sleeve.'),
('174746',' The cans containing reels of the film were appropriately but falsely  marked with the title "The Bridge" for at least one pre'),
('174747','release  screening.'),
('174748',' Shaak Ti had two death scenes filmed. One where General Grievous  kills her aboard the Federation Cruiser and another where Anakin  Skywalker kills her during the raid of The Jedi Temple. Both scenes  were cut from the film.'),
('174749',' The final scene on Tatooine, where Obi'),
('174750','Wan Kenobi delivers the  infant Luke to his aunt and uncle, is often referred to as the  "Harry Potter scene". Composer John Williams (I) (qv) included a  small 11'),
('174751','tone musical cue in the scene reminiscent of his score for  _Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2001)_ (qv). It can be heard  when Obi'),
('174752','Wan arrives at Owen and Berus house.'),
('174753',' As Anakin settles into Palpatines viewing box, take a look at box  adjacent to the Chancellors. It is filled with notable names from  Industrial Light & Magic. Seated from left to right (first row) are  Visual Effects Producer Jill Brooks (qv), Animation Supervisor  Rob Coleman (I) (qv), Visual Effects Producer Janet Lewin (qv),  (and back row) Visual Effects Supervisor Roger Guyett (qv), Visual  Effects Producer Denise Ream (qv), and Visual Effects Supervisor  John Knoll (qv). If you look at the shots that favor Palpatine  during his wistful retelling of the Darth Plagueis yarn, youll see  Knoll sitting over his shoulder.'),
('174754',' Hyperspaces Set Diarist and Star Wars Insider columnist  Pablo Hidalgo (II) (qv) appears in the establishing shot of the  interior of the Opera House, walking down the aisle dressed in a  long green robe as Janu Godalhi.'),
('174755',' After their climactic duel, Obi'),
('174756','Wan can be seen picking up Anakins  lightsaber, which he later gives to Anakins son Luke in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv).'),
('174757',' Yoda rubs his head while deep in thought. George Lucas (qv)  requested this of the animators as an homage to  Takashi Shimura (qv)s signature gesture in  _Shichinin no samurai (1954)_ (qv)'),
('174758',' The hot rod speeder car driven by Sen. Bail Organa  (Jimmy Smits (qv)) is based on the front of a Tucker that is  parked at Skywalker Ranch.'),
('174759',' This film marks Peter Mayhew (II) (qv)s first return to the big  screen since  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174760',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv). Between  the two films, the only other movie he has done was  _Dragonball GT: Gokû gaiden! Yûki no akashi wa sû'),
('174761','shin'),
('174762','chû (1997) (TV)_ (qv),  made for TV in which he voices one of the characters.'),
('174763',' DIRCAMEO(George Lucas (qv)): The blue skinned Baron Papanoida who  appears just outside the entrance to Palpatines private box at the  Galaxies Opera House.'),
('174764',' Clone Commander Bacaras number is 1138, in reference to  George Lucas (qv) _THX 1138 (1971)_ (qv).'),
('174765',' As Yoda has been created digitally since  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174766',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv), one of  the puppets of Yoda created for the filming of  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174767',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv) was used as  a reference point for the ease of actors on'),
('174768','set during re'),
('174769','shoots in  late summer 2004. Time in the Lucasfilm archives had not been kind  to the puppet, which had acquired an incidentally comically  contorted look on its face.'),
('174770',' Originally, a young Han Solo was going to make an appearance in the  film, living among the Wookies on Kashyyyk.'),
('174771',' George Lucas (qv) allowed his friend Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)  to help design some sequences during pre'),
('174772','production. This was partly  because Spielberg wanted the experience of using the  pre'),
('174773','visualisation techniques pioneered by ILM as he was going to  use them for _War of the Worlds (2005)_ (qv). It was also because  Lucas felt that his roles as Writer, Director, Executive Producer  and Financier were taking up too much of his time and he needed  another director to bounce ideas off. Spielbergs main contribution  was in the climactic lightsabre duel between Obi'),
('174774','Wan and Anakin.'),
('174775',' Ling Bai (qv) had filmed several scenes for the movie that were  later cut. There was a rumor that George Lucas cut these scenes  after Bai Ling posed for Playboy. He has, however, denied this rumor  and has said that her scenes were cut 8 months before she posed for  Playboy, and the photos had nothing to do with his decision.'),
('174776',' The Darth Vader mask for this film was rebuilt from scratch, using a  new digital design to computer'),
('174777','lathe the base master, from which  molds were made to cast the on'),
('174778','screen costume masks. The resulting  masks are, for the first time in Star Wars history, truly  symmetrical.'),
('174779',' The role of Captain Antilles was originally offered to  Denis Lawson (qv), who played Wedge Antilles in the original  trilogy.'),
('174780',' All shots of C'),
('174781','3PO had the entire green screen set reflecting in his  shiny gold armor, so digital effects artists in post'),
('174782','production had  to digitally repaint C'),
('174783','3POs armor frame by frame to remove any  traces of the set.'),
('174784',' The battle with Wookiees dates back to the earliest screenplays of  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). Originally, the Wookiees were supposed to  help the Rebels conquer an Imperial bunker. This idea was the basis  for the Battle of Endor in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174785',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv), but  instead of using Wookiees, George Lucas (qv) decided to use a  smaller furry race and call them Ewoks.'),
('174786',' The planet name "Utapau" appears in the early drafts of two previous  Star Wars films. In Lucass first draft of the very first movie,  Utapau was the home planet of Kane, Anakin and Deak Starkiller. The  planets desert terrain eventually became the planet Tatooine.  Utapau was also the original name for Naboo in the first draft of  the screenplay for  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174787',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv).'),
('174788',' Actors Ewan McGregor (qv) and Hayden Christensen (qv) trained  for two months in fencing and fitness in preparation for their fight  sequences.'),
('174789',' SPOILER: Samuel L. Jackson (qv) (Mace Windu) said he knew that he  must die in this film, so he told George Lucas (qv) he would only  do the film if Mace Windu goes out in a blaze of glory and not "like  some sucka". On an American late'),
('174790','night talk show, he confirmed that  he did indeed have a meaningful death scene; and he does not go out  like "some punk".'),
('174791',' A subscription service offered by Lucasfilm offered fans the chance  to watch various stages of the production via a webcam.'),
('174792',' Although no live'),
('174793','action location filming was done during principal  photography, post'),
('174794','production filming was done in Thailand,  Switzerland and China to represent background plates for the Wookiee  planet of Kashyyyk.'),
('174795',' One of the early concepts for General Grievous was a small child  sitting on a floating chair, guarded by two IG88 droids from  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174796',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).  George Lucas (qv) rejected this look as a child would not be taken  seriously as the deadliest hand to hand fighter the galaxy has seen,  which is how he wanted Grievous to be portrayed. Instead, part of  the final look for General Grievous face was inspired by the shape  of a bathroom detergent spray nozzle.'),
('174797',' The Wookiee costumes from this film sport a new arterial system that  pump ice cold water to help cool down the actor wearing the suit.'),
('174798',' In August 2004, a rumor started floating around the Internet that  George Lucas (qv) had decided to make Episodes VII, VIII and IX  after all, after the supposed discovery that Lucasfilm employees had  signed non'),
('174799','disclosure agreements barring them from speaking about  the films. Lucas later refuted the rumor, stating he still has no  intention of making a third trilogy. Lucas has said in interviews he  plans on making a live action TV series and a cartoon series.'),
('174800',' A process of applying chrome to rubber was developed during  production, allowing lightsaber hilts to be made of rubber and used  in stunts without hurting the actors.'),
('174801',' The first teaser trailer (released on 5 November 2004) was  code'),
('174802','named "Sand Dogs".'),
('174803',' In _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174804',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv), The  look of the Clone troopers was a cross between the Mandalorian  armour worn by Jango Fett and the storm troopers of  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174805',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174806',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv). In this  movie, the look of the clone troopers edges a bit more towards the  look of the stormtroopers, but still retains a few elements of the  Mandalorian armour.'),
('174807',' The character Mas Amedda is played by two actors in this film:  Jerome Blake (I) (qv) and David Bowers (II) (qv). Blake played  the role previously in  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174808',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv). Likewise,  Bowers played the role previously in  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174809',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv). In this  film, For the scenes shot in Australia during principal photography,  Bowers played the part. For new scenes/pickups shot in England,  Blake reprised the role.'),
('174810',' Francis Ford Coppola (qv) suggested Christopher Neil (II) (qv)  to George Lucas (qv) to be the dialog coach. Lucas said that given  the emotional intensity of  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174811',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv), and the  fact that he rarely has time to converse with the actors, it would  be ideal for someone else to be there to get the strongest  performances possible.'),
('174812',' Hayden Christensen (qv) gained 24.2 pounds (11 kilograms) for this  film. He did so by eating six meals a day.'),
('174813',' Obi'),
('174814','Wan Kenobi says the series trademark line, "I have a bad  feeling about this," during one of the first scenes of the film. See  also _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174815',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174816',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv),  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174817',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv), and  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174818',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv).'),
('174819',' George Lucas (qv) deliberately made the Darth Vader suit top'),
('174820','heavy  (for instance adding weight on the helmet) to make  Hayden Christensen (qv) not appear "too accustomed" to it in the  movie.'),
('174821',' Gary Oldman (qv) had agreed to be the voice of General Grievous,  but pulled out of the film because it was being made using actors  who are not part of the Screen Actors Guild, of which Oldman is a  member. The role was read by Duncan Young (I) (qv) on set, and  finally voiced by Matthew Wood (I) (qv), who, being a Lucasfilm  employee, submitted his reading under the name of  Alan Smithee (qv).'),
('174822',' During production the Mon Calamari opera was nicknamed "Squid Lake".'),
('174823',' Ian McDiarmid (qv) is doubled by a trained stuntman for his  light'),
('174824','saber battles and more physically demanding shots, such as  when Palpatine scrambles away from Mace Windu. As with  Christopher Lee (I) (qv), computer effects were quite sloppily  used to put the actors face over the face of the stunt double.  McDiarmid stated in numerous interviews that he was pleased that his  character, even if not himself personally, was finally involved in  some action sequences. For the sword fight between Windu and  Sidious, however, the demands for camera angles and close'),
('174825','ups meant  that stunt coordinator Nick Gillard (qv) had to teach the two  actors the entire fight sequence, which was then shot partly with  the stunt performers, and partly with Jackson and Mcdiarmid.'),
('174826',' Deleted scenes that are included in the DVD include: Shaak'),
('174827','Tis  execution by General Grievous, followed by the subsequent escape of  Obi'),
('174828','Wan and Anakin by swimming through a fuel tank they get to by  cutting a hole in the floor with their light'),
('174829','sabers, and Yodas  arrival in Dagobah.'),
('174830',' SPOILER: The first draft of the script also explained the mystery  surrounding Anakins conception. In the confrontation scene between  Anakin and Palpatine (where Palpatine confesses to Anakin he is  Darth Sidious), he would also explain that he used the power of the  Force to will the midichlorians to start the cell divisions that  created Anakin. This explanation was later deemed unnecessary by  George Lucas (qv) and subsequently cut.'),
('174831',' Apart from Gary Oldman (qv) being one of the runners from the role  of General Grievous, John Rhys'),
('174832','Davies (qv) was also considered for  the role.'),
('174833',' The opening shot of the film lasts 76 seconds after the  disappearance of the opening crawl, the longest of any Star Wars  film.'),
('174834',' There was originally slated to be a scene in the film in which the  spirit of Qui'),
('174835','Gon communicates with Yoda. However,  Liam Neeson (qv) was too busy filming _Batman Begins (2005)_ (qv),  so this was never done.'),
('174836',' During the production of this film, Lucas also filmed a scene for  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174837',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).  Ian McDiarmid (qv), who first played Emperor Palpatine in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174838',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv), was filmed  in prosthetic make'),
('174839','up for use in the characters first appearance as  a hologram in Empire, replacing the unknown woman and the voice of  Clive Revill (qv).'),
('174840',' Aiden Barton (qv), the toddler who portrayed the infant Luke  Skywalker and Leia Organa, is the son of crew member  Roger Barton (qv).'),
('174841',' In the first draft of George Lucas (qv) screenplay, the movie was  to open with a huge montage sequence showing the end of various  battles of the Clone Wars on seven different planets across the  Galaxy. Each planet was to be distinctly different from the other  and was described as "Bridge world", "Ring World", "Crystal world"  and "Kelp world" amongst others. This idea evolved into the sequence  where we see various Jedi dying at the hands of the Clones on  different planets. Four planets made it into this montage: Mygeeto  (Crystal world), Felucia, Saleucami and Cato Neimoidia (Ring World).'),
('174842',' Steven Spielberg (I) (qv), Francis Ford Coppola (qv),  Robert De Niro (qv), Elijah Wood (qv), Dean Devlin (I) (qv)  and Liam Neeson (qv) are all known to have visited the set of the  last ever Star Wars movie during filming.'),
('174843',' Stunt coordinator Nick Gillard (qv) has a cameo as Cin Drallig, a  Jedi Anakin kills in the video recording Obi'),
('174844','Wan watched.'),
('174845',' The entire movie was shot on the Sony HDC'),
('174846','F950 High Definition  camera, using Sonys HDCAM SR digital video format. The Camera  itself retails for about US$150,000. George Lucas (qv) has said  that he plans to never shoot a movie on film again.'),
('174847',' When Obi'),
('174848','Wan finds General Grievous on Utupau, his first words are,  "Hello, there." In _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), when Obi'),
('174849','Wan is first  introduced, his words to R2'),
('174850','D2 are, "Hello, there."'),
('174851',' The colour pallete of the movie was inspired by the paintings of  Mark Rothko (qv). _George Lucas_ (qv) is a big fan of the painter.'),
('174852',' General Grievouss breathing problems in this film, as well as his  exposed gut'),
('174853','sack (later exploited by Obi Wan) are caused by his  brief encounter with Mace Windu in  _"Star Wars: Clone Wars" (2003)_ (qv). Mace Windu "force'),
('174854','gripped"  Grievous as the General was making off with Palpatine, crushing the  cyborgs chest panel.'),
('174855',' At the time it was filmed, the prop representing Bail Organas  speeder was built from the windshield to the rear. It wasnt until  post'),
('174856','production that the front of the vehicles design was chosen.  Lucas based the hood and front of the speeder on the design of the  Tucker automobile. Unlike the Tucker, Bails speeder only has the  cyclops eye headlamp, and not the outer two headlamps.'),
('174857',' Total number of screen wipes: 40'),
('174858',' According to the extra material, the climactic fight between Vader  and Kenobi took upwards of 70,000 man hours to create '),
('174859',' doing the  math, this constitutes the work of one man for more than 25 years,  given roughly normal hours per day (which probably no one ever did  working on this production).'),
('174860',' In the asteroid scene, one of the asteroids is actually a shoe. The  rumor is that Lucas, George (qv) asked the SFX people to redo the  scene so many times that they got annoyed and one of them threw in  their shoe.'),
('174861',' Another of the asteroids is actually a potato. It appears just as  the Millennium Falcon first enters the field. Two asteroids travel  from the top left to the bottom right corner of the screen. Just  after the second asteroid leaves the screen a third one appears in  the top left corner. This is the potato.'),
('174862',' Lighting for SFX was so strong that several models melted.'),
('174863',' The AT'),
('174864','ATs were inspired by the walking machines in  H.G. Wells (qv)s "War of the Worlds" and their appearance was  based on gantry cranes which are used in most shipping ports in the  USA. Walking patterns of elephants were studied to make the  movements seem as realistic as possible.'),
('174865',' Further scenes with the Wampa were shot, and later cut. R2'),
('174866','D2  encountered one within the Rebel base, where it was killed by  troopers. Later, the beasts were lured into a prison within the  complex. In the completed film, a medical droid is seen examining  the wounds of a tauntaun killed by a Wampa, and Princess Leia  mentions the "creatures" while discussing the Imperial probe droid.  A scene filmed but cut had Han, Leia and C'),
('174867','3PO running through a  corridor. Han went to take a short'),
('174868','cut through a door with a sign on  it, but Leia warned him "thats where those creatures are kept".  They run off, but not before C'),
('174869','3PO rips off the sign, hoping that  the stormtroopers will enter the room. They did.'),
('174870',' A few seconds of C'),
('174871','3PO ripping off the warning sign from the cut  "wampa pen" scene can be seen in the theatrical trailer on the DVD'),
('174872',' The blasters used by the stormtroopers were constructed from  Sterling L2A3 Mk 4 submachine guns.'),
('174873',' SPOILER: Security surrounding this movie was so intense that  George Lucas (qv) had regular reports about "leaks" from actors.  George Lucas (qv) was so determined that the ending be kept secret  that he had David Prowse (qv) (Darth Vader) say "Obi'),
('174874','Wan killed  your father", and dubbed it later to be "I am your father". In fact,  only six people knew about the ending: George Lucas (qv), director  Irvin Kershner (qv), writers Leigh Brackett (qv) and  Lawrence Kasdan (qv), Mark Hamill (I) (qv), and  James Earl Jones (qv).'),
('174875',' There seems to be many stories behind Alec Guinness (qv) and his  role as Obi'),
('174876','Wan Kenobi. In George Lucas (qv)s original treatment  (When it was ALL one story instead of a trilogy), Obi'),
('174877','Wan lives  throughout the whole story (A fact confirmed by Lucas in the DVD  Commentary). However, Obi'),
('174878','Wan ends up getting killed off in the  first film (_Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), Episode IV: A New Hope). There  are many stories as to why Lucas changed it. There are some stories  that either Guinness demanded that Obi'),
('174879','Wan was killed off so he  wouldnt have to appear in any sequels or Lucas did it on his own  much to the bitterness of Guinness. In the Episode IV DVD  Commentary, Lucas says that he felt it was a waste of Guinnesss  talents to have him stand beside Leia in the control room during the  Death Star battle (as it was scripted) and too outlandish to have  the elderly Obi'),
('174880','Wan join the dogfight. So he killed off Obi'),
('174881','Wan in  order to spur Luke on to going into Jedi training and defeat the  Empire. In any event, when it came time to make "Empire Strikes  Back", in which Luke begins his training, Lucas drew from the "ugly  creature with mystical powers" mythological archetype (as he did  when creating Star Wars) and created Yoda as Lukes new Jedi master.  Eventually, Alec Guinness (qv) was lured back into the role of  Obi'),
('174882','Wan when he was promised more money. Therefore creating the  "force spirit" motif that remains throughout the rest of the films,  including the new trilogy.'),
('174883',' In the DVD commentary, Carrie Fisher (qv) relates that during some  of the London filming, she stayed a house rented from  Eric Idle (qv). Idle and the Pythons were filming  _Life of Brian (1979)_ (qv) at the time. One evening, Idle had a  small party, including Harrison Ford (I) (qv) and  The Rolling Stones (qv), and served a potent liquor (which the  Pythons had been distributing to extras on their film, to help boost  morale) that he referred to as "Tunisian Table Cleaner". They stayed  up most of the night drinking and having fun. The first scenes shot  the next day were the arrival at Cloud City, which she says helps  explain why she and Ford were so happy in those scenes. Idle is said  to be pleased that he had a small hand in how the finished film  turned out.'),
('174884',' SPOILER: The films most famous line is often misquoted. While many  believe that Darth Vader says; "Luke, I am your father." He actually  says; "No, I am your father." Even James Earl Jones (qv), who  provided the voice for Darth Vader, misquoted the line when  referring to it on the  _Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) (TV)_ (qv)  documentary. The misconception probably came about as the result of  the fact that in the comic book adaptation of THE EMPIRE STRIKES  BACK, Vader tells Luke: "No, Luke. I AM your father."'),
('174885',' In the scene where Lukes near'),
('174886','death after escaping the Wampa on  Hoth, he sees Obi'),
('174887','Wan. In the scene Obi'),
('174888','Wan tells Luke to seek out  Yoda on Dagobah, calling him "The Jedi master who instructed me."  Yet in _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('174889',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv),  Obi'),
('174890','Wan is the apprentice to Qui'),
('174891','Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and reaches  knighthood by the blessing of the council. Hes never seen  throughout the films tutored by Yoda (although Yoda does give  teachings to the youngest of Jedi apprentices, as can be seen in  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174892',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv)).'),
('174893',' The films title was spoofed in the James Bond film  _Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)_ (qv) by the villain, Eliot Carver who,  as a megalomaniacal media mogul, creates a news headline about a  pending war between Great Brittian and China that read: "The Empire  WILL Strike Back!" He even jokes "I like this line... and it isnt  even mine!"'),
('174894',' Originaly, the scene where Han rescues Luke on Hoth was to have been  filmed at Elstree studios, and only Mark Hamill (I) (qv) was  needed on location in Norway. But when a glacier made it impossible  to film anywhere but near the hotel, Harrison Ford (I) (qv) was  summoned to Finse, anyway. Unable to travel by train, he arrived in  the engine compartment of a snow clearance vehicle.'),
('174895',' Carrie Fisher (qv) traveled to the filming location of Finse,  Norway, even though she was not scheduled to take part in any  outdoor scenes.'),
('174896',' The Dagobah set needed to be elevated to give Frank Oz (qv) and  three other puppeteers room to control the Yoda puppet from below.  For proper interaction, Mark Hamill (I) (qv) was given an earpiece  so he could hear Frank Oz doing Yodas voice. Mark Hamill reportedly  had a hard time concentrating on his dialogue, since his earpiece  occasionally picked up a radio frequency playing the Rolling Stones.'),
('174897',' Original start date of shooting at Elstree was slated to start in  March 1979 but was delayed for three months because at that time,  set 3 of the studio which was used for The Shining was burned down  and had to be rebuilt at a higher scale'),
('174898',' About twenty minutes into the movie there is a shot in the Hoth base  control room in which we hear Hans voice over radio describing  whats left of the probe droid. One of the background sound effects  in this shot was taken from the Canadian shortwave time signal  station CHU, which can be heard at 3.330 and 7.335 MHz.'),
('174899',' Director Irvin Kershner (qv) provided the voice of Darth Vader  himself in the temporary mix of the film, before  James Earl Jones (qv) recorded the final version.'),
('174900',' For the 2004 DVDs, the scene with Darth Vader and the Emperor were  redone replacing Clive Revill (qv) with Ian McDiarmid (qv) who  played the Emperor in the rest of the series. The dialogue was  re'),
('174901','recorded with Ian McDiarmid (qv) and James Earl Jones (qv).  Some additional dialogue was added.'),
('174902',' The scene in the Cloud City apartment where Han Solo enters to tell  Princess Leia that the repairs on the Millennium Falcon are almost  complete played out differently in the finished film than it did in  the original script. There, Han Solo (Harrison Ford (I) (qv)) is  lounging around in the apartment when Princess Leia  (Carrie Fisher (qv)) enters, having changed from the white combat  clothes she wore on Hoth to the brown dress and having her hair done  up differently. In surprised reaction to how shes dressed, Solo  attempts to flatter her ("You look beautiful. You should wear girls  clothes all the time.") and Leia teases him by mentioning Luke; the  scene ended with them sharing a kiss. The film was originally shot  this way, but director Irvin Kershner (qv) felt it wasnt coming  out right, so he re'),
('174903','shot it to appear as it does in the finished  film. Excerpts of how the scene was originally filmed can now be  seen on the special edition DVD.'),
('174904',' Having Han Solo frozen in carbonite was (at least in part) due to  the fact that they were not sure that Harrison Ford (I) (qv) would  return for a third film. When the original _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv)  was made Carrie Fisher (qv) and Mark Hamill (I) (qv) were signed  for a three picture deal, but Harrison Ford (I) (qv) refused. Ford  even requested George Lucas (qv) to kill off Solo, since the  character had played its part already, but Lucas refused, saying  that he still had a heroic part for Han Solo to play in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174905',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174906',' Production difficulties meant that the film went over budget by $10  million.'),
('174907',' The biggest grossing film of 1980.'),
('174908',' Second unit director John Barry (III) (qv) (who came on board  after quitting _Saturn 3 (1980)_ (qv) following a dispute with that  films star, Kirk Douglas (I) (qv)) died of meningitis during  production.'),
('174909',' Director Harley Cokeliss (qv), who was a friend of Frank Oz (qv)  having worked with him on _"Muppet Show, The" (1976)_ (qv), visited  the set towards the end of filming when the production team were  struggling to get everything in the can before they ran over  schedule. Cokeliss was hired on the spot as an additional director  and is credited as one of the Second Unit Directors.'),
('174910',' Irvin Kershner (qv) initially turned down the opportunity to  direct the film as he felt that it would be too difficult to top the  success of _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). He took the job when his agent  convinced him that he shouldnt pass on the opportunity to make a  sequel to one of the most popular movies in history.'),
('174911',' Principal photography lasted over 170 days, the longest shoot of any  of the "Star Wars" movies.'),
('174912',' Several crates of simulated snow as seen on the Hoth Hangar set were  taken along to Finse, Norway, just in case there was not enough real  snow lying about.'),
('174913',' The entire Millenium Falcon was built live size for the first and  only time for this installment (only half of the spacecraft was  constructed for _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and just part of it was used  for the deleted sandstorm scene in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174914',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv)). It  measured 65 feet in diameter and 16 feet in hight with a mandible  giving it an overall length of 80 feet. The Falcons weight was 23  tons.'),
('174915',' The Millenium Falcon was constructed in a hangar at Pembroke Docks  where great flying boats were made in the 1930s. It was brought to  Elstree studios, London in sixteen interlocking sections by a convoy  of trucks. After reassembly, the Falcon was floated into position on  the then brand new Star Wars stage by means of compressed air pads  similar to those used on hovercraft.'),
('174916',' Eight Artoo Detoos were used in the making of  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('174917',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).  Kenny Baker (I) (qv) used two that were lighter and more  comfortable than the ones from _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). Three were  dummy versions which could be damaged and another three were remote  controlled.'),
('174918',' A total of 16 sets of Lukes combat outfit (aka "Bespin fatigues")  were made.'),
('174919',' Producer Gary Kurtz (I) (qv)s wife Meredith organized a picnic on  the Dagobah set for the wrap party on Friday, August 31 1979.'),
('174920',' During principal photography it remained unclear if Sir  Alec Guinness (qv) would return as Obi Wan Kenobi. Guinness was  suffering from an eye infection at the time and was still a bit  upset about the last minute decision of his character being killed  off in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). He finally did agree and worked one  day on the film: Wednesday September 5 1979'),
('174921',' In order to avoid sharing creative rights, George Lucas (qv)  decided to avoid using a major studio to finance this film. Instead,  he bankrolled the $33 million production himself, using a  combination of his profits from _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and a bank  loan. Although the move was risky, it paid off several times over.  Lucas then showed gratitude far beyond the Hollywood norm, by  sharing the profits with his employees (nearly $5 million in  bonuses).'),
('174922',' To preserve the dramatic opening of the Star Wars movies,  George Lucas (qv) insisted on moving all the credits to the end of  the film. However, although the Writers Guild and Directors Guild  had begrudgingly allowed this on _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) (because  that film wasnt expected to be very successful), they resented the  trend being continued on this film. First they tried to pull Empire  from release, but were unsuccessful. They then fined Lucas heavily,  and tried to fine Irvin Kershner (qv), but Lucas paid all the  fines himself (nearly $250,000). Lucas then bitterly dropped his  membership in the Writers Guild, Directors Guild, and the Motion  Picture Association of America, a move that has hindered his hiring  choices on later films (see also  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174923',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode III '),
('174924',' Revenge of the Sith (2005)_ (qv)).'),
('174925',' The carbon freezing chamber is the only time in the original trilogy  that Darth Vader and C3PO are in the same scene together.'),
('174926',' A total of 64 sets were constructed for the movie.'),
('174927',' Irvin Kershner (qv)s involvement in the movie lasted a total of  two years and nine months from start to finish.'),
('174928',' The sound of Darth Vaders shuttle door opening is reportedly a  recording of a whole block of Alcatraz cell doors slamming shut.'),
('174929',' The scene where Solo was hit by the toolbox as well as hitting the  control panels were improvised on the set. At first, the crew were  afraid of shooting it, but Irvin Kershner (qv) finally persuaded  them to do so, saying "Come on, thats fun. Lets do it!"'),
('174930',' The two other scenes, which are the swamps of Dagobah; and the  asteroids creature (which has the Millenium Falcon) was done on the  same sound stage used for the interior backgrounds of the Echo base  in Hoth'),
('174931',' The scenes where R2'),
('174932','D2 is submerged in the mud pool were shot in  George Lucas (qv) unfinished swimming pool. Most of the crew were  hidden under the water and the entire sequence was shot by  George Lucas (qv) himself.'),
('174933',' On Hoth, General Rieekan says, "Send Rogues 10 and 11 to sector 38,"  a veiled reference to _THX 1138 (1971)_ (qv).'),
('174934',' Luke cuts off the Wampas arm. C'),
('174935','3PO loses an arm when blasted by  the Stormtroopers. Darth Vader cuts off Lukes hand. See also  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174936',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174937',' A scene where Darth Vaders shuttle lands in his Star Destroyers  landing bay, after his light saber fight with Luke, was added to the  Special Edition. This was actually an unused scene from  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174938',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv)'),
('174939',' SPOILER: When Luke and Han say their goodbyes before the Battle of  Hoth, it is the last time the two are onscreen together until they  meet up in Jabba the Hutts palace in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174940',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174941',' More scenes of the AT'),
('174942','ST Imperial "chicken walkers" were filmed, but  George Lucas (qv) decided that the larger AT'),
('174943','ATs were more  menacing and impressive. He later realized that the AT'),
('174944','STs would  work better in close quarters, which led to using them extensively  in the forest battle in  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174945',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174946',' Billy Dee Williams (qv) had previously auditioned for Han in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv).'),
('174947',' The incident where R2'),
('174948','D2 accidentally electrocutes himself by  mistaking a power outlet for a computer terminal was taken from the  novelization for _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv).'),
('174949',' For the Special Edition, Vaders "Bring my shuttle" line has been  replaced with, "Alert my Star Destroyer to prepare for my arrival."  Sound designer Ben Burtt (qv) has confirmed that this is actually  a line performed by James Earl Jones (qv) that was recorded for  use in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), but never used.'),
('174950',' The following characters "have a bad feeling about this": Leia. See  also: _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174951',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174952',' Bulloch, Jeremy (qv), who plays Boba Fett, is producer  Watts, Robert (II) (qv)s half'),
('174953','brother.'),
('174954',' Denis Lawson (qv) plays Wedge Antilles. Wedge was not originally  scripted to appear in this film, but intense fan interest prompted  George Lucas (qv) to include him. See also  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('174955',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv).'),
('174956',' Brackett, Leigh (qv) succumbed to cancer shortly after completing  her first draft of the script of the film.'),
('174957',' The voiceover line "The first transport is away" during the Rebel  evacuation is delivered by Mark Hamill (I) (qv).'),
('174958',' Mark Hamill (I) (qv)s wife gave birth to their first son  (Nathan Hamill (qv)) early one morning, and Mark went straight  from the hospital to shooting. This was the day they filmed the  shots of Luke hanging by the weather vane below Cloud City, on  Bespin.'),
('174959',' After an extra fell sick, Jeremy Bulloch (qv) (Boba Fett) was  called in as a replacement to the Imperial Guard who escorts  Princess Leia and pulls her into the elevator after she screams  "Luke! Its a trap!". Hes the same Imperial Guard who is captured  by Lando Calrissians men.'),
('174960',' In the original script when Lando is about to lead Han, Leia, and  Chewie into the trap set by Darth Vader, Lando offers his arm to  Leia, as a gesture to lead her down the hallway and she accepts it.  Harrison Ford (I) (qv) ad'),
('174961','libbed Han coming up behind Leia and  offering his arm to her at the exact same moment to imply that Han  was jealous.'),
('174962',' Carrie Fisher (qv) stood on a box for many of her scenes with  Harrison Ford (I) (qv) in order to make up for the height  difference and have her appear in the frame with him.  Carrie Fisher (qv) is about a foot shorter than  Harrison Ford (I) (qv).'),
('174963',' Luke is upside'),
('174964','down at the beginning (Wampa cave), in the middle  (training on Dagobah), and at the end (below Cloud City). He uses  the Force each time.'),
('174965',' The shots where Luke uses his Jedi powers to retrieve his lightsaber  from a distance were achieved by having Mark Hamill (I) (qv) throw  the lightsaber away and then running the film in reverse.'),
('174966',' Darth Vaders costume was more detailed in this film, including the  flashing red lights on his chest box. A new Millennium Falcon  (32'),
('174967','inches long) was built for this film and has two additional  landing gear boxes on its underside. As a result, the original  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) model (5'),
('174968','foot long) was modified and given  the extra landing gear bays and was used for all FX scenes of the  Falcon in a landed position.'),
('174969',' The concept design for Cloud City was originally created for  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) (as a floating Imperial prison), but was  never used. The design was recycled for use in this film.'),
('174970',' The lightsaber fight scenes set in the carbon freezing chamber tend  to focus on Luke. This is because during many of the shots,  Bob Anderson (III) (qv) (Vaders fight double) was not wearing the  Darth Vader helmet, as it made it difficult for him to breathe.'),
('174971',' Mark Hamill (I) (qv) had to bang his head 16 times on the ceiling  of Yodas hut before the director was satisfied.'),
('174972',' During the filming of the Battle of Hoth, the Echo Base troops were  actually Norwegian mountain'),
('174973','rescue skiers. In exchange for  participation in the film, Lucasfilm made a donation to the  Norwegian Red Cross'),
('174974',' George Lucas (qv) was so impressed by Frank Oz (qv)s  performance as Yoda that he spent thousands of dollars on an  advertising campaign to try and get him an Oscar nomination for Best  Supporting Actor.'),
('174975',' Han Solo is the only non'),
('174976','Jedi/Sith in the entire trilogy to ever use  a lightsaber when he cuts open the tauntauns belly.'),
('174977',' For the Dagobah scenes, Mark Hamill (I) (qv) was the only one  listed on the callsheets as an actor. Everyone else was listed as  crew.'),
('174978',' George Lucas (qv) decided that a battle on an ice planet was  necessary because he felt that it was easy to "cheat" in space,  because the background was black and you could hide errors easily.  With a white background, the effects crews would have to work much  harder, and the effects would be much more impressive.'),
('174979',' The book "Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays" reveals that, when  the script for this movie was first written, the idea of it being  "Episode V" of a 6 (or 9) part serial had not yet been established,  and it was at one point called Episode II.'),
('174980',' The AT'),
('174981','AT Imperial walkers were all animated through classic  stop'),
('174982','motion techniques, except for the scenes where they fall, for  example the walker which is "tripped up" by cables and falls on its  face, or the one that Luke throws a grenade into, which falls on its  side. These were filmed in real'),
('174983','time with precision'),
('174984','timed  mini'),
('174985','pyrotechnic charges.'),
('174986',' Most of the rebel ground troops in the Hoth battle were Norwegian  extras. Because they didnt speak any English, Irvin Kershner (qv)  had to "act out" what he wanted them to do, by pointing in the  direction of the "enemy" (which wasnt visible during shooting) and  demonstrating the recoil motion he wanted for the blaster rifles.'),
('174987',' With the exception of being sucked out of a Cloud City window,  Mark Hamill (I) (qv) did all of his own stunts.'),
('174988',' Most of the extras in the snowy battle scenes on the ice planet Hoth  (shot at Finse, Norway) were Norwegians. One of the extras '),
('174989','  Tom Egeland (qv) '),
('174990',' would later become the chief news editor for  one of Norways largest TV networks, as well as a critically  acclaimed mystery writer, one of the others '),
('174991',' Arve Juritzen (qv) '),
('174992','  would become one of Norways best known TV'),
('174993','personalities (hosting  eg. _"Vil du bli millionær?" (2000)_ (qv),  _"Big Brother Norge" (2001)_ (qv)).'),
('174994',' Yaphet Kotto (qv) was offered the role of Lando Calrissian, but  turned it down because he believed he would be killed off and it  would be difficult for him to find work after that.'),
('174995',' Producer Gary Kurtz (qv) came up with the title for the movie.'),
('174996',' Producer Gary Kurtz (qv) directed the scene in which Luke flees  the Wampa ice cave. Kurtz took over John Barry (III) (qv)s second  unit duties after he suddenly died on the set until his replacement  Harley Cokeliss (qv) arrived.'),
('174997',' Temuera Morrison (qv) who played Jango Fett in  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('174998',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv) re'),
('174999','dubbed  Boba Fetts lines for the 2004 DVD.'),
('175000',' As Yoda and Obi'),
('175001','Wan urge Luke to stay on Dagobah to finish his  training, Luke pulls a snake from his spaceship.  Irvin Kershner (qv) assured Mark Hamill (I) (qv) that the snake  was harmless, though it did bite him during one take.'),
('175002',' George Lucas (qv)s campaign to have Frank Oz (qv) nominated for  a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award was ultimately rejected  because it was felt that a puppeteer wasnt an actor.'),
('175003',' The only Star Wars Original Trilogy film that does not take place on  the desert planet Tatooine (although it is mentioned by name at the  end of the film). Tatooine also appears in Episodes I, II, and III,  making it the only planet that appears five times in the entire  saga.'),
('175004',' At 30, has the lowest body count of the entire Star Wars saga.'),
('175005',' One of the first ideas for Lando Calrissian was to have him as a  clone who survived the Clone Wars who leads legions of clones on a  planet they settled on. Another idea had Lando as the descendant of  survivors of the Clone Wars, born into a family who reproduced  solely by cloning. Originally, his name was "Lando Kadar".'),
('175006',' One of the bounty hunters that Darth Vader hires to find Han Solo,  IG'),
('175007','88, can be seen in the Cloud City. IG'),
('175008','88 is a droid, and his dead  body is sitting next to a furnace in the room where C'),
('175009','3PO is  dismantled.'),
('175010',' Milton Johns (qv) is dubbed'),
('175011',' WILHELM SCREAM: Heard twice in the film. Once during the battle on  Hoth as a rebel soldier and his laser gun dish explodes. And right  before Han is going to frozen in the carbonite. As Chewie, in a fit  if rage, throws a stormtrooper of the ledge (barely audible).'),
('175012',' The sound of R2'),
('175013','D2 moving was produced by recording the sound of a  car window motor in operation.'),
('175014',' The sound of the Tauntauns was produced by recording the sound of an  Asian sea otter named Moda.'),
('175015',' The sound of the snow swirling on Hoth was produced by recording  surf sounds and then alternately increasing and decreasing the  volume.'),
('175016',' The entire sequence with the Wampa attack was designed to explain  the difference in appearance of Mark Hamill (I) (qv), who had been  in involved in a car accident in between shooting and had a large  chunk of his nose missing. Noticeably, Kershner does not show much  of Hamills nose before the Wampa attack.'),
('175017',' Voted #8 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list  (November 2005).'),
('175018',' David Prowse (qv) was given lines to say in the I am your father  sequence. They werent recorded but on set he said "You dont know  the truth, Obi'),
('175019','Wan killed your father".'),
('175020',' Kurt Russell (I) (qv) auditioned for the role of Han Solo.'),
('175021',' Darth Vader was ranked #3 on the AFIs list of 50 Greatest Villains'),
('175022',' This is the first film to have a 5.1 surround sound mix.'),
('175023',' The background of "Boba Fett" character is related to Han Solo and  this is reflected in his own name: Harrison Ford (I) (qv) played a  character named "Bob Falfa" in _American Graffiti (1973)_ (qv). In  the Special Edition of "A New Hope" Boba makes an appearance and  nods to Solo insinuating they are old known.'),
('175024',' Frank Oz (qv) (Yoda) was beneath the set floor doing Yodas voice.  On numerous occasions, George Lucas (qv) would give a direction to  Yoda by mistake and Frank Oz would have to remind him who to talk  to.'),
('175025',' Production was stopped at one point following the death of  production designer John Barry (III) (qv). Norman Reynolds (qv)  took over Barrys duties.'),
('175026',' Yodas appearance was originally designed by British makeup artist  Stuart Freeborn (qv), who based Yodas face partly on his own and  partly on Albert Einstein (qv)s, as his eyes are supposedly  inspired by the latter. Yoda is voiced by Frank Oz (qv). In the  original Star Wars trilogy, he is realized as a puppet (controlled  by Oz).'),
('175027',' In an interview with Cinescape magazine, director  Irvin Kershner (qv) said that he thought the first film was trashy  and how he had no interest in films with special effects. However,  he was won over by George Lucas (qv), although Kershner was  determined to make the film more about characterizations than  hardware. Kershner spent several months working on the script,  pushing the writers into humanizing the characters more (something  that Lucas has often been criticized for failing to do).'),
('175028',' Gary Kurtz (I) (qv) was initially reluctant for Lucas to hand over  the reins to another director. It was only because Lucas trusted  Kershner, his former teacher at USC, that Kurtz agreed to the move.'),
('175029',' In the famous scene right when Han is frozen, he replies "I know" to  her "I love you". Originally, the scene was shot with Han replying  "I love you, too", however, Harrison Ford (I) (qv) didnt think  that it fit Hans personality. George Lucas (qv) agrees, and Ford  ad'),
('175030','libbed his now famous line.'),
('175031',' Despite having his dialogue rerecorded by Ian McDiarmid (qv) for  the DVD release of the film, Clive Revill (qv) is still credited  as "Voice of Emperor" in the DVD versions credits.'),
('175032',' The chasm deep in the heart of Bespin in which Luke and Vader have  their lightsaber duel was created using a matte painting. The same  strategy was used in the original film in the scene where Luke and  Leia blast Stormtroopers across an inactive bridge.'),
('175033',' When shooting on location in Norway, a fierce snow storm hit the  hotel where cast and crew were staying. This would have normally  halted filming, but director Irvin Kershner (qv) thought these  weather conditions were an excellent opportunity to film the scene  where Luke wanders through the snow after escaping the Wampa cave.  He did this by sending Mark Hamill (I) (qv) outside into the cold,  while he and the cameraman stayed and filmed inside the hotels  front hall.'),
('175034',' When Han Solo is about to be frozen, Princess Leia says, "I love  you." In the original script, Han Solo was supposed to say, "Just  remember that, Leia, because Ill be back," but at the time of  filming, Harrison Ford (I) (qv) wasnt entirely certain he did  want to come back for a third film. There is a recurring legend that  his line, "I know", was ad'),
('175035','libbed; however Alan Arnold (qv)s book  "Once Upon A Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes  Back" includes a transcription of the discussion between Ford and  Kershner in which Ford suggested the line.'),
('175036',' George Lucas (qv) recovered his $33 million investment within  three months of the films release.'),
('175037',' Howie Weed, an ILM staffer who assisted in designing the Wampa  costume for the Special Edition, was cast as the Wampa for the film  after he was used as the model for the costume. As he is 6 feet  tall, the ice cave set for the re shoots was built with a height of  4 1/2 to 5 feet to create the illusion of the Wampa being closer to  8 or 9 feet in height.'),
('175038',' David Lynch (I) (qv) was originally offered the chance to direct  this episode of the series. He turned it down because he believed it  was "Lucas thing."'),
('175039',' Director Cronenberg, David (qv) was offered the chance to direct.'),
('175040',' The dual stripes painted on rebel A'),
('175041','wing fighters were originally  blue, but were changed to red because the blue made it a problem  when filming blue'),
('175042','screen effects.'),
('175043',' SFX crew claim to have included a "sneaker" as one of the spaceships  in a complex dog'),
('175044','fight scene (see also trivia for  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175045',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv)).'),
('175046',' Co'),
('175047','producer Robert Watts (II) (qv) has stated before that his  cameo is actually General Veers, who was played by Julian Glover in  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175048',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv). Watts  character, however, is credited as "Lieutenant Watts."'),
('175049',' Denis Lawson (qv), who played Wedge Antilles in  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175050',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) plays  Wedge in this film, despite the rumors to the contrary which were  caused by his name being misspelt ("Dennis Lawson") in the credits  of _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). Intense debate on Usenet prompted Jarod  Nash to write a letter to Lawson, asking for clarification. Lawson  confirmed that he indeed played in all three movies.'),
('175051',' David Prowse (qv) has said that he did not take part in any of the  lightsaber'),
('175052','fighting sequences. As with  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175053',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv), the  films sword master, Bob Anderson (III) (qv) played Darth Vader  during the duel sequence, wearing platform shoes and careful filming  to make up for the height difference.'),
('175054',' Lukes mechanical hand gets shot. Leia gets shot in the shoulder.  Luke cuts off Darth Vaders hand. See also _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv)  and _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175055',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).'),
('175056',' Princess Leia is the best shot. She almost never misses. See  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv).'),
('175057',' According to the documentary "Empire of Dreams",  Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) was George Lucas (qv)s first choice  to direct, but Spielberg had to decline because he is a member of  the Directors Guild (Lucas dropped his Guild membership over  disagreements about _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175058',' The Empire Strikes Back  (1980)). As a result, Lucas hired the relatively unknown (and at the  time non'),
('175059','union) Welsh director Richard Marquand (qv).'),
('175060',' According to a magazine interview with Irvin Kershner (qv) in May  2004, Kershner states that Richard Marquand (qv) didnt direct all  of _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('175061',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv), it was  Kershners assistant director and Lucas who took over after the  actors didnt respond very well to Richard Marquand. The  relationship between Marquand and Lucas was said to be bad. On the  DVD commentary, however, Lucas claims he worked quite well with  Marquand.'),
('175062',' The Huttese language spoken by Jabba the Hut was inspired by the  Incan language Quechua. The lines were conceived by linguist Larry  Ward, who also provided Jabbas voice (although enhanced  electronically).'),
('175063',' Characters who have "a bad feeling about this": C'),
('175064','3PO, Princess  Leia, and Han Solo. See also _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175065',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).'),
('175066',' Luke and Hans meeting in Jabbas palace is the first time the pair  have been onscreen together since saying their goodbyes in  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175067',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).'),
('175068',' Jabbas sail barge was filmed in Yuma, Arizona. The film crew had  problems avoiding the 35,000 dune buggy enthusiasts in the area. To  preserve secrecy, the producers claimed to be making a horror film  called "Blue Harvest" with the tagline "Horror beyond imagination",  and even had caps and t'),
('175069','shirts made up for the crew. A chain'),
('175070','link  fence and a 24'),
('175071','hour security service could not prevent die'),
('175072','hard fans  from entering the set and sneaking some photographs.'),
('175073',' The main chamber of Jabbas palace is connected to the entrance by a  short flight of steps. When filming the scene where R2'),
('175074','D2 enters the  chamber it was discovered that the droid could not roll down the  stairs. In the movie we see R2'),
('175075','D2 approaching the stairs, then the  camera moves to the left past the steps and the droid re'),
('175076','enters the  field of view, having been manually hauled down the stairs.'),
('175077',' The Endor shots were filmed near Crescent City, California. Forest  work was especially hard on the Ewok actors. Production Assistant  Ian Bryce (qv) arrived on the set one day to find a note from the  Ewok actors saying that they had all had enough and they were on  their way to the airport. Bryce tried to drive to the airport, but  got a flat tire not far from the set. He found another car and was  about to leave when the Ewoks bus pulled up, and all the Ewok  actors got off wearing "Revenge of the Ewok" t'),
('175078','shirts.'),
('175079',' The primitive warrior tribe at the end of this film was originally  supposed to be a tribe of Wookiees. In pre'),
('175080','production, though, the  decision was made to go to short creatures with short fur rather  than very tall creatures with longer fur and, hence, the Ewoks were  created (Ewok may very well have been created by rearranging the  sounds in the word "Wookiee").'),
('175081',' Among the aliens in Jabba the Hutts entourage are ones named  "Klaatu," "Barada" and "Nikto," after the command given to the robot  Gort in _Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)_ (qv). The aliens are  not referred to by name in the film, nor do they have any lines.'),
('175082',' At the time, the climactic battle in outer space featured more  optical effects in one scene than had ever been previously committed  to film.'),
('175083',' In the DVD 2004 release, Sebastian Shaw (I) (qv) (older Anakin  Skywalker) is replaced in the celebration scene by  Hayden Christensen (qv).'),
('175084',' The raspy, labored breathing heard from Darth Vader after he kills  the Emperor was originally meant to be how his breathing sounded  when he was first introduced in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). The sound  of this labored breathing was kept and used for this film.'),
('175085',' Several Ewok lines are in the Filipino (Tagalog) language. Most Ewok  lines, however, were inspired by the Kalmuck language, spoken by  nomadic tribes living in Central China.'),
('175086',' The film originally included a sandstorm scene that occurred after  Hans rescue. It was cut because it was unnecessary and was hectic  to shoot.'),
('175087',' The dancer that Jabba drops into the Rancor pit loses her top as she  falls in.'),
('175088',' Fisher, Carrie (qv)s birthmark (near the small of her back) is  visible in the desert scene where she turns her back to the camera  to swing around a mounted laser gun.'),
('175089',' Nien Numb, Landos co'),
('175090','pilot, speaks a Kenyan dialect called Haya.  According to sound designer Ben Burtt, the lines were delivered by a  Kenyan student living in the US, and are actually correct Hayan  translations of the English text. Audiences in Kenya were reportedly  very thrilled to hear their language spoken in proper context.'),
('175091',' It is rumored that a different ending was shot, but discarded later  on. It featured the (long awaited) marriage between Leia Organa and  Han Solo. Dark Horses Comic "Dark Empire" is based on that fact and  presents Han and Leia as a married couple.'),
('175092',' David Prowse (qv) only portrayed Darth Vader completely for the  first half of the movie. In the second half of the movie, the  character was played by Bob Anderson (III) (qv) (stuntman) during  the fight sequence, and Sebastian Shaw (I) (qv) after the  character is unmasked. James Earl Jones (qv) voiced the character  throughout, with the exception of the unmasking scene.'),
('175093',' In addition to the pilot of the "chicken walker",  Richard Marquand (qv) also performed the voice of the droid in  Jabbas slave yard.'),
('175094',' Director Richard Marquand (qv) did the voice for the interrogator  droid EV 9D9. His voice was run through a ring modulator to give the  proper mechanic'),
('175095','sounding effect.'),
('175096',' Pat Welsh (qv) performed the voice of the Bounty Hunter Boush  (Princess Leia in disguise)'),
('175097',' In the familiar theatrical one'),
('175098','sheet poster advertising the film,  forearms assumed to belong to Luke Skywalker are shown raising an  ignited light'),
('175099','saber upward toward the starry sky. But the  unidentified arms pictured are not those of actor Mark Hamill; the  arms pictured belong to George Lucas.'),
('175100',' George Lucas had a script policy which was carried over to the  novel'),
('175101','writing policy today: Any characters from the trilogy cannot  be killed off by any means '),
('175102',' which explained the reason he overruled  Harrison Fords suggestion of killing Han Solo off. However, he  consented Robert Salvatores idea of killing Chewbacca off in the  novel Vector Prime (set 21 years after Episode VI).'),
('175103',' Following the success of Boba Fett (appearing in comics and being a  popular supporting character), George Lucas considered adding a shot  of Boba Fett escaping the Sarlacc for the 2004 DVD release.  Ultimately, he decided against it as he does not want viewers to be  detracted from the intended storyline.'),
('175104',' According to Anthony Daniels (qv), it only took him less than 10  minutes to put on the C'),
('175105','3P0 outfit, unlike the last two films were  it took him two hours.'),
('175106',' One of the songs that the Ewoks sing sounds like: "Det luktar  flingor här", which is Swedish for "It smells of cereal here." (In  fact, that lines lyrics are supposedly, "Gnoop dock fling oh ah.")  Another song sounds identical to a song sung in  _Caveman (1981)_ (qv).'),
('175107',' Portions of the partially completed Death Star model resemble the  San Francisco skyline.'),
('175108',' At the end, when Luke cremates Darth Vader, he starts the fire at  big toe of his right foot. He also apparently walks around the pyre.  Those details and the style of the pyre correspond to Hindu  tradition.'),
('175109',' David Prowse (qv), who played Darth Vaders body in three films,  was unaware of the planned unmasking scene in which a different  actor, Sebastian Shaw (I) (qv), played Vaders face.'),
('175110',' Michael Carter (I) (qv) was cast as Bib Fortuna in this movie  after casting director Mary Selway (qv) saw him appearing in the  play "The Streets of London" in 1981. It took over eight hours of  make'),
('175111','up to first transform him into Jabba the Hutts Twilek  advisor. By the end of his five'),
('175112','week shoot, make'),
('175113','up artist  Nick Dudman (qv) had streamlined the process down to 58 minutes.  Removing the make'),
('175114','up took another 25 minutes.'),
('175115',' The Millenium Falcons used for this movie were either models or  matte paintings. The full'),
('175116','sized mock up used for the other films was  only used for the deleted sandstorm scenes and therefore doesnt  make an appearance in this movie'),
('175117',' When Vader throws the Emperor into the shaft, the brief image of a  skull can be seen superimposed on his visor.'),
('175118',' In the part where Paploo was barely hanging onto the speeder bike,  Paploo was played by stuntman Tony Cox (I) (qv).'),
('175119',' CAMEO(Ben Burtt (qv)): the Imperial officer in the bunker who says  "Freeze!" and gets knocked into the generator room by a thrown  satchel. When he falls over the edge, he attempts to emulate the  Wilhelm scream, which he made famous.'),
('175120',' The growls and sounds of the Rancor in Jabbas Palace were actually  made by a dachsund.'),
('175121',' Ernie Fosselius (qv), creator of the _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) spoof  _Hardware Wars (1977)_ (qv), appears as the voices of the rancors  keepers.'),
('175122',' Caroline Blakiston (qv) (Mon Mothma) had to re'),
('175123','record her dialog  after it was discovered that her microphone had picked up the sound  of pigeons roosting in the set ceiling.'),
('175124',' Chris Parsons (I) (qv) played C'),
('175125','3PO in 3 or 4 scenes, including  the part where 3PO was carried on the chair by the Ewoks.'),
('175126',' Billy Dee Williams (qv)s stunt double was Julius LeFlore (qv).  LeFlore wears black gloves in the Sarlacc fight. Williams does not.'),
('175127',' Peter Mayhew (II) (qv) had a stunt double for the part of the  Sarlacc fight in which the skiff jolted, causing Han Solo to hang  upside down.'),
('175128',' Ian McDiarmid (qv) (The Emperor) and David Prowse (qv) (Darth  Vader) have never met. Vader was played by Bob Anderson (III) (qv)  for all of the camera shots in which Vader and the Emperor appeared  at the same time.'),
('175129',' The name Palpatine was based on the name Palatine in the film,  _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv). It was changed to avoid legal problems.'),
('175130',' Lawrence Kasdan (qv) and George Lucas (qv) initially wanted to  include the "victory over the Empire" shots on the imperial city.  However, they were unable to get a satisfactory name for the capital  planet of the Empire. In May 1991, author Timothy Zahn wrote a Star  Wars spin'),
('175131','off book, Heir to The Empire, and came out with the  capital planets name as Coruscant. Lucas was happy with the name  and as the result, CG shots of victory celebration sequences of  other cities, including Coruscant (where the statue collapsed) was  included in the 1997 Special Edition.'),
('175132',' Watts, Robert (II) (qv), a co'),
('175133','producer of the film, doubles as the  scout walker driver who is thrown out of the scout walker by  Chewbacca.'),
('175134',' One of the words C'),
('175135','3PO uses to communicate with the Ewoks is "naboo"  which is the name of Queen Amidalas planet in  _Star Wars: Episode I '),
('175136',' The Phantom Menace (1999)_ (qv).'),
('175137',' The victory trumpet call that the Ewoks used at the end of the  Battle Of Endor was the same as the trumpet call that was used in  _Ten Commandments, The (1956)_ (qv) (1955). It can be heard when the  Jews are about to leave Egypt for the Promised Land.'),
('175138',' The sounds of the "speederbikes" were used in  _Daisenki (1993) (V)_ (qv) in the final battle as the UFOs sounds.'),
('175139',' Before filming began, it was discovered that all of Darth Vaders  lightsaber props had either been lost or stolen. Thus, one of Luke  Skywalkers "stunt" saber props from  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175140',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv) had to  be quickly cannibalized into a "Vader'),
('175141','esque" saber for this film.'),
('175142',' At one point during the battle on Endor, Leia turns towards a Scout  Walker and shoots a man who is either standing on or leaning out of  the top. This man is rumored to be none other than the director,  Marquand, Richard (qv).'),
('175143',' The design of Lukes new lightsaber is directly based on the one  used by Obi'),
('175144','Wan Kenobi in _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). In fact, one of  Obi'),
('175145','Wans "stunt" saber props was reused in Return of the Jedi as  Lukes.'),
('175146',' Stuntwoman Tracey Eddon (qv) wore a rubber replica of C'),
('175147','3PO for  the tumble off of the sail barge. She then donned a metal bikini to  swing with Mark Hamills stunt double onto the escaping skiff.'),
('175148',' Jabba the Hutts death was inspired in part by a scene in  _Godfather, The (1972)_ (qv), in which Luca Brasi is choked to death  with a garrote.'),
('175149',' Darth Vaders funeral pyre was added at the very last minute, long  after principle photography and pick'),
('175150','ups had wrapped. The scene was  thrown together and shot near the hills of Skywalker Ranch.'),
('175151',' The radiating shafts making up the floor of the second Death Stars  reactor core are actually 1,500 fishing rods.'),
('175152',' The shot of Paploo the Ewok riding a stolen speeder bike, the crew  propped the bike up vertically and filmed the actor dangling from  the handlebars, then simply rotated the camera.'),
('175153',' Unlike other Star Wars installments, Episode VI was shot and  completed in less than one year. Photography was done within June  1982'),
('175154','September 1982'),
('175155',' When preparing to work on the special edition one of the ILM  employees was talking to a friend and mentioned in passing that they  were extending the musical number in Jabbas palace. The friend  happened to be the brother of Femi Taylor (qv), the dancer that  played Oola (the slave girl/dancer who is fed to the Rancor) and  suggested that they get in contact with her as she was in even  better shape than she was when they originally shot the scene. They  ended up using her, and the scene is a combination of footage that  they already had and the new footage recorded 15 years later.  Femi Taylor (qv) also has the distinction of being the only cast  member from the original movies to reprise her role for the special  edition.'),
('175156',' The deleted sandstorm scene involving all the actors was the first  scene shot on the first day of shooting. This made  Mark Hamill (I) (qv) the only Star Wars actor to work the first  full day of shooting on all three Star Wars movies.'),
('175157',' Another reason for filming under the guise of nondescript horror  movie title, "Blue Harvest" was partly to put off any snoopers and  also because the production found that if they mentioned they were  working on the next Star Wars film, suppliers would automatically  ramp up their prices, assuming that money was no object for  Lucasfilm.'),
('175158',' Sydney Greenstreet was used as one of the models for Jabba the Hutt.'),
('175159',' Whilst clambering over Jabba the Hutt, one of the high heels that  Carrie Fisher was wearing accidentally punctured the latex casing  and pierced the dwarf technician who was operating the tail inside.'),
('175160',' The only film in the original trilogy in which Denis Lawsons name  is spelled correctly in the end credits.'),
('175161',' The Ewoks are never referred to by name.'),
('175162',' George Lucas fired his friend and producer of the previous two Star  Wars movies, Gary Kurtz, before production began as Kurtz disagreed  with Lucas assertion that audiences didnt care for the story but  for the spectacle.'),
('175163',' The biggest grossing film of 1983.'),
('175164',' The inside of Jabba the Hutts palace is deliberately styled to  resemble the Mos Eisley cantina in the first film. George Lucas  wanted to redo the scene but with a bigger budget and without having  to rely on stock masks.'),
('175165',' Darth Vaders footsteps were recorded in underground tunnels by the  Golden Gate Bridge to help create an ominous effect.'),
('175166',' The slithery noises made when Jabba the Hutt moves were created by  sound'),
('175167','man Ben Burtt running his hands through a cheese casserole.'),
('175168',' As the Californian forest location the production was using was due  for logging, the special effects crew were allowed to knock trees  down in the Battle of Endor.'),
('175169',' It took six people to work the full'),
('175170','sized animatronic of Jabba the  Hutt.'),
('175171',' The film grossed more than $250 million from a $32 million budget in  1983, and then another $40 in its 1997 re'),
('175172','release.'),
('175173',' Before the Millenium Falcon leaves for the final battle with the  Death Star, Han says, "I just got a funny feeling, like Im not  gonna see her again." This would seem to foreshadow the Falcons  demise in battle. But it doesnt. Researchers have looked into the  matter from the first scripts of this movie, and have found that in  all drafts of the script, Lando and the Falcon survive. All claims  that the Falcon would not survive are urban legends, forgeries, or  mistaken assumptions.'),
('175174',' Endor is the name of a place in the Bible; its a village found in  Biblical Israels territory of Isaachar, where king Saul went on the  eve of his final battle with the Phillistines and came across "The  Witch of Endor". It also the Elvish name for Middle'),
('175175','Earth in J.R.R.  Tolkiens "Lord of the Rings".'),
('175176',' Originally, George Lucas (qv) was disapproving of  Richard Marquand (qv)s choice in casting Ian McDiarmid (qv) as  The Emperor. The choice eventually grew on Lucas, as he eventually  went on to cast McDiarmid as the younger version of the same  character in the next three episodes of the Saga.'),
('175177',' Cinematographer Alan Hume (qv) had a falling'),
('175178','out with the  producers late in production, mainly owing to the fact that he felt  they were mistreating Richard Marquand (qv). Hume was never  officially sacked, but most of the photography in the last month of  production was supervised by camera operator Alec Mills (qv).'),
('175179',' For security reasons, when the film was sent to the lab, it was sent  under the title "Blue Harvest". The title was inspired by the  Dashiell Hammett (qv) story "Red Harvest", which was the  inspiration for _Yojimbo (1961)_ (qv), directed by  Akira Kurosawa (qv), one of the favorite directors of  George Lucas (qv). When you go to www.blueharvest.com, youll get  the official Star Wars website.'),
('175180',' As seen in the theatrical trailers, Lukes new light saber had a  blue laser blade instead of the green that appears in the finished  film, as it had been in the first two movies. The blade was changed  to green as being blue, it was difficult to make out against the sky  during the attack on the sail barge scene.'),
('175181',' Kenny Baker (I) (qv)s Ewok character, Paploo, was supposed to  find Princess Leia unconscious after the speeder bike sequence, but  Baker got a case of food poisoning before the scene was going to be  filmed so Warwick Davis (I) (qv)s character, Wicket to be the  Ewok that finds Leia'),
('175182',' Harrison Ford (I) (qv) suggested that Han Solo sacrifice his life  to save his friends, but George Lucas (qv) disagreed with him.'),
('175183',' Carrie Fisher (qv) complained about her costumes in the previous  two movies. She said they were so long, you could not tell "she was  a woman". Those complaints led to the skimpy outfit she wore as  Jabbas prisoner. The costume became something of a running joke  among the crew, because the metal framework that held the top  together meant that the costume didnt move well with her. Since  Fisher didnt like the industry standard solution of using  double'),
('175184','sided tape, it became necessary before each take to have a  wardrobe person check to ensure that her breasts were still snug  inside the costume top (and several scenes had to be re'),
('175185','shot when  "wardrobe malfunctions" occurred).'),
('175186',' When sound designer Ben Burtt (qv) was working on the sound  effects for the speeder bike chase, he tried to emulate  Treg Brown (qv)s sound effect work on the Road Runner cartoons as  closely as possible.'),
('175187',' In the DVD 2004 release, George Lucas explained the reason behind  why Yoda told Luke that Darth Vader was his father. Lucas had  consulted with a child psychologist during the making of the film.  The psychologist said that unless it was unequivocally stated that  Vader was Lukes father, moviegoers age 12 and under would dismiss  Vaders claim to be Lukes father as a lie.'),
('175188',' In a personal letter to friend actor Henry Dibling,  Lindsay Anderson (qv) said that a role in this movie was offered  to him (a "Prince of Evil" role, in his own words). He turned it  down because he was busy with his own movie,  _Britannia Hospital (1982)_ (qv), by then.'),
('175189',' WILHELM SCREAM: As Luke slashes an enemy with his lightsaber and he  falls into the Sarlacc pit. It can also be heard again a second time  as Luke slashes another enemy into the pit soon after, but it is  barely audible. Additionally, in the Special Edition, a Wilhelm can  be heard during one of the huge celebration scenes, on Coruscant,  after the Death Star is destroyed (an Imperial Stormtrooper is crowd  surfing and the Wilhelm is heard as he passes to the right of the  film frame; since this is a celebration scene rather than a fight  scene, the Wilhelm was presumably included as a joke).'),
('175190',' During the shot in which Salacius Crumb (the small, annoying,  rat'),
('175191','like thing that sits with Jabba in his palace) is chewing off  C'),
('175192','3P0s eye, Anthony Daniels (qv) had a panic attack while in the  C'),
('175193','3P0 suit. While filming, he didnt actually say his lines (all his  lines were dubbed in post'),
('175194','production anyway), but repeated "Get me  up. Get me up." over and over. This take is the take used in the  final film.'),
('175195',' Sound designer Ben Burtt got the opportunity to operate the mike  boom in the dialogue scene between Luke and Leia on Endor. He didnt  know the entire scene would take almost 3 minutes to shoot, so he  got very tired holding up the microphone, and nearly dropped it on  Carrie Fishers head.'),
('175196',' Ian McDiarmid (qv), a prolific stage actor, based his characters  unusual voice on the Japanese method of using your stomach to  project yourself. The result was a strange, guttural croak that  Lucas decided was perfect for the character of Palpatine.'),
('175197',' Elephants were used as inspiration for the All Terrain Armored  Transporters (AT'),
('175198','AT) characteristic walk.'),
('175199',' The point'),
('175200','of'),
('175201','view shots for the speeder bike sequence were achieved  by having a camera operator walk through the forest at normal speed  with a camera filming at one frame per second. When the footage was  played back at twenty four frames per second, it gave the appearance  of flying through the forest at high speeds.'),
('175202',' There were several versions of Carrie Fishers slave costume. One  was made of metal form'),
('175203','fit to her body. Another was made of rubber  and was used for stunt scenes because it was more comfortable.'),
('175204',' Costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers says that the inspiration for  Leias slave outfit came from the artwork of Frank Frazetta, which  often focused on the female form.'),
('175205',' This is the only the second film in the entire series to use  American locations for live'),
('175206','action location filming.'),
('175207',' The roofs of the "Chicken Walkers" bear an uncanny resemblance to  the roofs of the gun turrets on WWII German Tiger tanks'),
('175208','especially  the small railings that these tanks had.'),
('175209',' The first appearance of the Death Star was originally supposed to be  in this episode. Lucas changed the Death Star in this movie to the  Death Star Two after having been forced to introduce the Death Star  in the first STAR WARS movie due to budget cuts imposed by the  studio.'),
('175210',' Endor scenes were filmed on a sound stage in London, and then on  location in a Redwood forest. According to Warwick Davis (I) (qv),  Lucas decided to spotlight six of the Ewoks, and to have the same  British actors play those parts in England and America. All the  others were replaced with Americans for the location shoot.'),
('175211',' The timeline of the game takes place somewhere between  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and  _Star Wars: Episode V '),
('175212',' The Empire Strikes Back (1980)_ (qv).'),
('175213',' Various things from the Star Wars movies can be found in the game  such as R2'),
('175214','D2 and C3POs Escape Pod, t5he charred remains of Uncle  Owen and Aunt Berus home on Tatooine, the Massassi Temple and  Pieces of the Death Star on Yavin IV and the Theed Palace and the  Gungan Sacred Place on Naboo among others. Also, there are places  like Lok, Rori and Dathomir and characters like Grand Admiral Thrawn  and The Spacetroopers that come from "Expanded Universe" the Star  Wars saga outside the films.'),
('175215',' The first "Expansion Pack" was released on 24 October 2004 called  "Jump to Lightspeed" it offered players a chance to build spaceships  and have adventures in a space atmosphere. Also included were  several new professions and two new species that the player could  play, The Ithorian and the Sullutian. This expansion pack satisfyed  many complaints that players had in the beginning that there were  not vehicles or spaceships available in the game.'),
('175216',' At key points in this game the player was asked to make a series of  choices that would determine if his character gradually becomes a  Jedi Knight or a Sith.'),
('175217',' The first Star Wars game to feature a fully functional lightsaber,  one that could be used as much for attack as for defense. (Blocking  lasers and such.)'),
('175218',' During the games many live action sequences, fans of Star Wars are  treated to many new colors of lightsabers. (At this point in the  franchise, only red/blue/green lightsabers had been seen.) Among the  new sabers are yellow and purple ones.'),
('175219',' The character of Jaden Korr was originally meant to be a human male  but Lucas Arts decided to have a variety of choices to customize the  characters decision and appearance. So the many compositions are  possible.'),
('175220',' Jaden Korrs name was originally meant to be Atton Rand. The  character Atton Rand was instead added to the game  _Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II '),
('175221',' The Sith Lords (2004) (VG)_ (qv).'),
('175222',' POSSIBLE SPOILER: There are two possible ends made, depending on  whether Jaden Korr chooses the light side or the dark side of the  Force.'),
('175223',' Originally Kyle was to have killed Tavion after his battle with her.  However the developers thought that it would be much cooler to have  Kyle spare her, leaving her open for appearance in a sequel.'),
('175224',' THX 1138 reference: when the transport from Bespin arrives at the  Cairn installation, the ships call sign is 1138.'),
('175225',' Bastila Shans character was originally meant to be Vima Sunrider, a  young heroine from Dark Horse Comics "Tales of the Jedi" series who  is instructed in the ways of the Jedi in the series "Redemption".'),
('175226',' The name Bastila was originally given to the Cathar character. When  Bastila became one of the primary characters, the Cathar Jedi was  named Juhani.'),
('175227',' The Ebon Hawk is modeled in part after the Millennium Falcon from  the original "Star Wars" trilogy.'),
('175228',' T3'),
('175229','M4 is modeled in part after R2'),
('175230','D2 from the original six episodes  of "Star Wars".'),
('175231',' Darth Malak was modeled in part after Darth Vader from the original  "Star Wars" trilogy. The game programmers wanted to create a Dark  Lord of the Sith who would instill images of Vaders character  without being a near'),
('175232','complete carbon copy; thus, Malak was given a  cybernetic vocal implant, and the rest of his body was left alone.'),
('175233',' There are two different endings, based on the choices your main  character makes.'),
('175234',' Probable ancestors of characters seen in the films can be seen in  this game or at least spoken of in literature. Examples include:  Galduran Calrissian '),
('175235',' Probable ancestor of Lando Calrissian; Cassus  Fett '),
('175236',' Probable ancestor of Jango and Boba Fett; Komad Fortuna '),
('175237','  Probable ancestor of Bib Fortuna; Admiral Forn Dodonna '),
('175238',' Probable  ancestor of General Jan Dodonna. The wealthy Organa family is also  mentioned early on in the game.'),
('175239',' Despite the nature of Hutts seen in the "Star Wars" films and  various "Star Wars" literature, none of the Hutts met in  _Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (VG)_ (qv) is a  kingpin of organized crime, and most have almost nothing to do with  criminal activity.'),
('175240',' Zaalbar is an homage to Chewbacca from four of the "Star Wars"  films.'),
('175241',' Mission Vao says, "I have a bad feeling about this," at least twice.  This is an homage to a repeated line in each of the "Star Wars"  films.'),
('175242',' The name "Starkiller" was originally supposed to be the name of Luke  Skywalker, and is given to character Bendak Starkiller as an homage.'),
('175243',' When captured by the Sith, you are asked the location of the Jedi  Base. You can lie and say Alderaan while the base is actually on  Dantooine. In Episode 4 of the Movies, while Princess Leia is  captured by the Sith, she is questioned about the location of the  rebel base. She lies and says Dantoonie to try and save Alderaan.'),
('175244',' This game chronologically takes place five years after the original.  The events of the original game are relayed from the player to  another character, giving the player the option to base the sequal  on either ending the original game offered.'),
('175245',' Was given a 12 month development timeline by LucasArts, an extremely  short development time for a computer game.'),
('175246',' SPOILER: There was originally meant to be a factory for HK'),
('175247','50 units  which the player was to infiltrate and destroy. Footage was created  for parts of the game, but it was eventually removed due to time  constraints.'),
('175248',' Atton has "a bad feeling about this".'),
('175249',' Pressure from LucasArts to release the game in time for the  Christmas season forced Obsidian (Developers) to abbreviate the  ending. Things from the ending include:  '),
('175250',' 1. Atton and Mira arguing whether or not to kill Kreia while she    is meditating in the Trayas Core.  '),
('175251',' 2. Kreia killing Handmaiden/Disciple.  '),
('175252',' 3. Kreia killing Visas and Mira. 4. Scion wounding Atton. 5. Atton    dying after talking to player.  '),
('175253',' and more...'),
('175254',' It was originally planned to have download content over XBOX Live  but the final version of the game is not Live aware.'),
('175255',' The Bespin arena features John Williams (I) (qv)s alternate,  unused version of Sail Barge Assault from the soundtrack of  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('175256',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv)'),
('175257',' Delta Three'),
('175258','Eights full "name" is RC'),
('175259','1138, a reference to  George Lucas (qv)s first film _THX 1138 (1971)_ (qv).'),
('175260',' The first Return of Jedi game.'),
('175261',' Factor 5 was given an early prototype of a Dolby Prologic II audio  decoder from Dolby Labs and they discovered a way to get full  positional audio going '),
('175262','"something not even Dolby expected to be  possible" '),
('175263',' Julian Eggebrecht Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron  2 is thus the first game ever to take full advantage Dolbys new  Prologic II decoder enabling the game take advantage of future 5.1  surround sound receivers.'),
('175264',' The only actor to reprise his role from the films is Denis Lawson,  who plays Wedge Antilles.'),
('175265',' Representatives from Lucasfilm first approached  John Williams (I) (qv) to provide an original score. Williams  declined, but instead personally recommended Joel McNeely (qv) for  the job.'),
('175266',' WILHELM SCREAM: Often when you kill a storm trooper and they fall  off a cliff, they will perform the Wilhelm Scream.'),
('175267',' There is a type of Mercenary ship know as "Dianogas". In an early  draft of the original Star Wars script, the Jedi Knights were known  as the "Dai Nogas".'),
('175268',' This was the very first Star Wars video game ever made.'),
('175269',' This game has no end.'),
('175270',' Chic Sale is only 10 months older than his "daughter," Frances  Starr in this movie.'),
('175271',' There never was a first Star Worms movie.'),
('175272',' The film was produced mainly by a team of five friends and took  seven years to complete.'),
('175273',' The ray guns used in the movie were water guns painted black. The  particular model used for P'),
('175274','Fleets hand twinklers was no longer  sold, they were donated by fans.'),
('175275',' This is actually the seventh Star Wreck movie. The first one was  made in 1992. It was a crude four'),
('175276','minute animation inspired by the  game Star Control. The later episodes grew longer and more  sophisticated by every episode.'),
('175277',' The footage of a deserted Helsinki appearing in P'),
('175278','fleet propaganda  was shot late at night when traffic was slow. The shoot was arranged  during the "nightless nights" of Finnish summer when the sun sets  only for a few hours, so the footage appears to be shot during  daytime.'),
('175279',' Shooting for the scene where P'),
('175280','fleet soldiers march towards the  Finnish parliament was interrupted by the police. They were checking  reports of a group of armed men gathering at the parliament. They  were relieved to find out that they were armed with water guns. All  permits were in order and the shoot could continue.'),
('175281',' The riot scenes were shot during one of the coldest days of 2003.  The temperature was below '),
('175282','20 Celsius. Nearly 100 people had  volunteered to as extras. Even though the shoot required them to  stay out in the cold for the entire day most of them turned up for  the shoot.'),
('175283',' No practical sets were used in the movie. All scenes are either shot  on location or use virtual sets.'),
('175284',' The CGI were rendered using standard home computers. In some scenes  a single frame could take over ten hours to render and in one second  of footage there are 25 frames. Overall, the CGI seen in the movie  took five years to render.'),
('175285',' The registration of the ship parked in handicap space is actually  the Finnish registration of director of photography Sami  Aho'),
('175286','Mantilas 1989 Ford Fiesta.'),
('175287',' Although this film was produced and released prior to  _Easter Carol, An (2004) (V)_ (qv), that story was actually written  first. The two were written as a matched set of "bookends" for the  two most important holidays in Christianity.'),
('175288',' Real'),
('175289','life playwrights William S. Gilbert (qv) and  Arthur Sullivan (I) (qv) (a.k.a. Gilbert and Sullivan) are  referenced in several ways: o Cavis and Millward are loosely  inspired by Gilbert and Sullivan o On the wall of Cavis office are  framed posters for "H.M.S. Pinafore" and "The Mikado", two of  Gilbert and Sullivans most famous works o The Asparagus family  becomes the Gilbert family o Also, The Mikado was later used as the  basis for the final segment of  _VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera (2004) (V)_ (qv).'),
('175290',' Phil Vischer (qv) originally wanted to use  Rebecca St. James (qv) recording of O Come, O Come Emmanuel for  the end titles for this video, but was unable to acquire the rights  (a new recording was used instead, but with a similar musical  arrangement). However, because of the contact he had with St. James  during the negotiations, he was able to arrange for her to do the  character voicework as Hope in the sequel,  _Easter Carol, An (2004) (V)_ (qv).'),
('175291',' EASTER EGG: From the Features menu, select "Progression Reel", then  go left. You will see a large Star. Press Enter to see  Tim Hodge (I) (qv) discussing playing the harmonica in the film.'),
('175292',' EASTER EGG: From the Fun! menu, select "Family Fun Activity", then  go right. You will see a large Star. Press Enter to hear and read  about an advertising jingle Cavis and Millward wrote early in their  careers, for "Goldies Hogbottom Lard".'),
('175293',' William Powell has framed 8x10 photos of RKO actresses Irene Dunne  and Ann Harding prominently displayed in his bedroom suite.'),
('175294',' This is a lost film'),
('175295',' Andrews, Julie (qv) wardrobe (designed by Donald Brooks) set a  record for the largest number of costume changes for an actress in  one film.'),
('175296',' After this musical flopped at the box office, Fox decided to  substantially cut and re'),
('175297','market the film. They did some primitive  market research, and tested audience response to three titles:  "Music For The Lady, Star!" and "Those Were The Happy Days". The  latter got the best response, but (possibly to avoid confusion with  a couple songs about happy days) the final title was "Those Were The  Happy Times". Robert Wise didnt believe revamping the the film  would work but he didnt interfere. He declined to be involved in  the re'),
('175298','cutting and asked that his credit "A Robert Wise Film" be  removed. William Reynolds, the films original editor, was hired to  cut down the film based on instructions from Richard Zanuck. The  cuts were a bad idea but they were very adeptly done. They hired the  same artist who did the poster for "Sound Of Music" and every  attempt was made to make audiences think this 120 minute version was  a similar film. The original title was tucked into a corner of all  the ads, so audiences were not fooled and this desperate effort only  convinced people who hadnt seen the original that it really was a  bad film. By the time it debuted on American television, the  original title was restored, but the picture was still cut. At  almost the same time, it debuted on TV in England, but in the full  original version, missing only the overture and entracte.'),
('175299',' Apart from Richard Aldrich, a certain amount of dramatic license was  taken with the men in Gerties life. In the movie, her first, stage  manager husband is called Jack Roper and is shown as not much older  than her. In real life, his name was Frank Gordon'),
('175300','Howley and he was  twenty years her senior. Her upper'),
('175301','class, Guardsman boyfriend was  not called Sir Tony Spencer, but Captain Philip Astley; he later  married Madeleine Carroll (qv). And the Wall Street banker she met  while on Broadway was named Bert Taylor, not Ben Mitchell as  depicted here.'),
('175302',' Ballard Berkeley (qv) is credited by several sources as having  been in the movie, but does not actually appear.'),
('175303',' This film grew out of a massive attempt by Twentieth Century'),
('175304','Fox to  duplicate its earlier success with "The Sound of Music" by producing  three expensive, large'),
('175305','scale musicals over a period of three years,  "Doctor Dolittle" and "Hello, Dolly!" being the others.  Unfortunately, tastes in popular entertainment were beginning to  change and all three films box'),
('175306','ofice performance reflected this.  All were released amidst massive pre'),
('175307','release publicity and all lost  equally massive amounts of money for the studio. The result was that  several top studio executives lost their jobs, and the studio itself  went into such dire financial straits that it only produced one  picture for the entire calendar year of 1970. In truth, it would  never recoup its losses until a highly successful theatrical reissue  of "The Sound of Music" in early 1973.'),
('175308',' Peter Cook and Robert Stephens were in the running for Noel Coward  (Daniel Massey).'),
('175309',' Daniel Massey (I) (qv) plays Noel Coward (qv), his own  godfather.'),
('175310',' Judy Cornwell was offered a key role.'),
('175311',' In the scene where a drunken Margaret Elliot takes her Oscar for a  ride in her car, Davis, Bette (qv) used one of her own Oscars.'),
('175312',' Fox starlet Barbara Lawrences presence is felt even though her  actual screen time is brief. Besides her fleeting cameo appearance,  she is referred to at least five other times as the young nemesis to  Bette Davis aging star. She is mentioned as an up'),
('175313','and'),
('175314','coming  prospect by an agent, a drunken Davis drives by her house in a mock  tour of stars homes, her image appears in a drugstore ad that  confronts Davis, Davis stops to stare at a huge portrait of Lawrence  before entering her prospective producers office, and she  spitefully uses Lawrences vacant dressing room to change alter her  make'),
('175315','up before her screen test. For added Hollywood verisimilitude,  references are made to other contemporaneous Fox stars including  Victor Mature, Debra Paget, Mitzi Gaynor, and Jeanne Crain.  Curiously there is a reference to an actor named Ralph Bellows,  whos playing the rich, stuffy second lead. This is an obvious  reference to the screen persona of Ralph Bellamy, who was not under  contract to Fox at the time.'),
('175316',' The games Easter Egg also consists of some secret voices on some  units, for example; The Science Vessel sounds like Mr. Burns from  _"Simpsons, The" (1989)_ (qv). Also, other units say funny lines,  for example; Science Vessel: "Ship? Out of danger?" Once quoted by  Spock in _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv).'),
('175317',' The Zerg facial structure is derived from dental x'),
('175318','ray scans of  human skulls.'),
('175319',' The Reavers may have been based on Hayao Miyazakis,  _Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984)_ (qv), thus his credit at the end  of the game.'),
('175320',' When you click on the drop'),
('175321','ship unit, all of its responses are from  the movie _Aliens (1986)_ (qv) except for the phrase, "Would you  like fries with that?" spoken by the drop'),
('175322','ship pilot.'),
('175323',' The hero for Terrans firebat is named "Gui Montag". This is a  reference to Ray Bradbury (qv)s _Fahrenheit 451 (1966)_ (qv), in  which the main character, who is a fireman, is called "Guy Montag."'),
('175324',' The Goliath hero, Allen Schezar, is named after a Guymelef (mecha)  pilot from the anime _"Tenkû no Esukafurône" (1996)_ (qv).'),
('175325',' Starcraft first made use of the word "pwned", which is popular with  Internet users. It came about when a map designer misspelled the  word. Then the game was published with the error. When a player had  been beaten, the message "______ has been pwned" appeared. This was  corrected using patches but remained in the vocabulary of 1337 or  leet speakers.'),
('175326',' Durans beret is the same color, and has the same insignia, as the  ones worn by soldiers in the ARVN Airborn during the Vietnam War.'),
('175327',' Clicking on the units reveals various humorous phrases. One of note  is by a Protoss hero unit, Artanis. He states that, "This is not  WarCraft in space!"'),
('175328',' "Starblanket: A Spirit Journey" includes archival footage of Noel  Starblanket from the 1973 CBC documentary "Starblanket" directed by  Donald Brittain.'),
('175329',' Originally produced in 3'),
('175330','D. The first ever animated feature made in  3'),
('175331','D.'),
('175332',' Only David Hasselhoff (qv) and Christopher Plummer (I) (qv) have  their own voices in the English dubbed version of the film. Everyone  else was dubbed by different people.'),
('175333',' Marjoe Gortner also provides his own voice.'),
('175334',' New World Pictures producer Roger Corman picked up the film to see  if the market was viable for a low budget space opera. This  influenced his decision to go ahead with "Battle Beyond The Stars".'),
('175335',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives.'),
('175336',' Originally filmed in an unidentified color process, results were so  unsatisfactory (described in Variety film review 25 May 1938), that  the film was released in black and white.'),
('175337',' Ringo Starr (qv) turned down the chance to reprise his role of  Mike from _Thatll Be The Day (1973)_ (qv).'),
('175338',' Martin Balsam (qv) was first choice for the role of Porter Lee  Austin.'),
('175339',' Alex Pettyfer (qv) auditioned for the role of Tristan Thorn.'),
('175340',' Sarah Michelle Gellar (qv) turned down the lead role to spend more  time with her husband.'),
('175341',' Miramax originally had the option on ‘Stardust’, but after it  expired, Neil Gaiman (qv) felt uncomfortable giving up the rights  to the film to just anyone. After turning down numerous directors  and young actresses who wanted it as a starring vehicle, Gaiman  finally gave Stardusts option for free to Matthew Vaughn (qv).  This was largely due to the fact that Gaiman trusted Vaughn both as  a friend and as someone "who stuck to his word," something Gaiman  considered a rarity in Hollywood.'),
('175342',' After initial conversations between Neil Gaiman (qv) and  Matthew Vaughn (qv) about how to make the film, Gaiman found that  Vaughn was most comfortable with all the action sequences and  adventure bits but needed help with the romance side of the story.  To complement Vaughns style and better capture all the aspects of  the book, Gaiman introduced him to writer Jane Goldman (I) (qv),  and the two hit it off and wrote the screenplay.'),
('175343',' Terry Gilliam (qv) was offered the job of directing the movie, but  having just finished _Brothers Grimm, The (2005)_ (qv), wanted a  break from fairy tales.'),
('175344',' Septimus, the seventh son, wears a vest with the number 7 on each  button. The pattern of the fabric spells out VII '),
('175345',' seven in Roman  numerals.'),
('175346',' The last film of Mark Burns (I) (qv) who plays Bishop, he died  before the film came out.'),
('175347',' Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title  Rusty.'),
('175348',' Allen, Woody (qv) has said many times that, along with  _Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985)_ (qv), this is his favorite of the  movies hes made.'),
('175349',' An homage to Fellini, Federico (qv)s film _8 1/2 (1963)_ (qv).  Aspects of the homage are the black and white cinematography, the  opening scene of Woody on a train, the seaside locations, the  emphasis on a director hounded by critics and fans, and  relationships with multiple women.'),
('175350',' Working title for this film was "Woody Allen No. 4". Allen told an  interviewer that "I am not even half of the Fellini of 8 1/2".'),
('175351',' Woody Allen (qv) has always strenuously denied that the film is  autobiographical.'),
('175352',' This film largely stemmed from a riposte by Woody Allen (qv) to a  hostile article written about him by novelist Joan Didion (qv),  and to the Academys seeming indifference to his "serious" film  _Interiors (1978)_ (qv). This explains the films relatively sour  mood towards the critical community and indeed the movie'),
('175353','going  public.'),
('175354',' The character of Dorrie was modeled on Allens own ex'),
('175355','wife  Louise Lasser (qv), who took an uncredited cameo in the film.'),
('175356',' Feature film debut of Brent Spiner (qv).'),
('175357',' Feature film debut of Sharon Stone (I) (qv).'),
('175358',' The movie is based on weekend film festivals that were hosted by  movie critic Judith Crist, who can be seen in a cameo in Sandy  Bates magician fantasy.'),
('175359',' Tony Roberts character makes reference to his dating a Playboy  Playmate. In his final shot in the movie, Roberts is shown talking  to Candy Loving, who was indeed Playboys 25th'),
('175360','Anniversary Playmate.'),
('175361',' Woody Allen (qv)s final film for United Artists. The UA  executives who had worked with Allen for a decade quit UA to form  Orion Pictures, where Allen joined them for another decade.'),
('175362',' In the scene where the movie execs criticize Sandys film, two of  the execs are Andy Albeck (a real'),
('175363','life executive who worked with  Woody Allen at United Artists) and Jack Rollins (one of Allens  long'),
('175364','time managers).'),
('175365',' In 1978, Laraine Newman (qv) was quoted in Rolling Stone as having  been told by Woody Allen (qv) that she was the only member of the  original "Saturday Night Live" cast who seemed like a genuine actor.  She was given the uncredited role of the only female movie  executive.'),
('175366',' When Woody Allen edited his films, he would play old music records  in the cutting room to help him establish the rhythm of a scene  being edited. This was the first movie in which Allen used the old  music on his movies soundtrack.'),
('175367',' The paperback Sandy Bates (Woody Allen) autographs for the boy while  having lunch with the new studio heads is the Monarch Notes version  of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".'),
('175368',' This film won the award for BEST DOCUMENTARY in the Elevate Films 48  Hour Film Festival. This film was produced, shot and edited in 48  hours.'),
('175369',' The movie is loosely based on the novel "Orbit" by Thomas H. Block,  from 1982. In the novel, a hypersonic plane on a cruise from New  York to Sidney excesses its cruise altitude due to sabotage by a  revenge'),
('175370','seeking company engineer.'),
('175371',' Conceived by director Emmerich, Roland (qv) during film school in  1979.'),
('175372',' Many of the crowd scenes feature mannequins, as they were cheaper  than extras.'),
('175373',' The language spoken by the archeologists at the Egyptian dig site  when the Stargate is found is Swedish: "Herregud, vad är det?" (Oh  my God, what is it?) "Skulle önska jag visste det." (I wish I knew.)  (Although Norwegians say its poorly'),
('175374','pronounced Norwegian.)'),
('175375',' Dr. Jackson (James Spader (qv)) says disdainfully that the  translators have obviously been using Budge, and wonders why "they  keep reprinting him". He is referring to noted Egyptologist Sir E.A.  Wallis Budge (1857 '),
('175376',' 1934).'),
('175377',' DIRTRADE(Roland Emmerich (qv)):[44]: The probe is a model "44"'),
('175378',' Wardrobe and cinematography had to work around  Jaye Davidson (qv)s nipple rings '),
('175379',' he refused to remove them.'),
('175380',' Costume designer Joseph A. Porro (qv) was jokingly referred to as  "The evil Joseph Porro" after the film was scored because the music  turns ominous at the same time his name appears in the opening  credits.'),
('175381',' Jaye Davidson (qv) despised the costumes he wore so much, on the  last day of shooting his scenes, after hearing the final "cut", he  stripped naked on the set without going to his trailer. Moreover,  Davidson retired from acting after completion of this film. He has  not appeared in a movie since.'),
('175382',' The mountain entrance to the place where the giant ring is kept on  Earth is the same entrance that was used to enter NORAD in the movie  _War Games (1983)_ (qv).'),
('175383',' Theatrical trailer and promo reel found on the European DVD  (distributed by Kinowelt/Momentum) include extensions or snippets of  additional scenes which are neither included in the theatrical cut  nor in the special edition version of the film:  '),
('175384',' one of the guards appears behind Shauri and Daniel. This is    presumably from the scene where Shauri gets shot  '),
('175385',' when Shauri is in the sarcophagus, Ra holds his hand above her;  '),
('175386',' a different take of the scene where Ra punishes his guard. Here Ra    is seen from the side;  '),
('175387',' village scene at the beginning is longer;  '),
('175388',' longer entrance of Ra at the assembly. ONeill and his men are    pushed down by the guards;  '),
('175389',' extended entry to the control room. Daniel gets an explanation of    how things work. You see that the conference room is directly    above the control room  '),
('175390',' extended activation of the Stargate. You see more of the two    technicians operating the Stargate. General West orders final    evacuation. The two technicians leave the control room. ONeill    looks back at West. West leaves the conference room and the    shutters close.'),
('175391',' Roland Emmerich (qv) and Dean Devlin (qv) were sued for stealing  the storyline from someone who submitted the story to them about ten  years before the movie was made (they "rejected" the story at the  time). The person that sued the men (a student of Egyptology) even  had a well'),
('175392','respected Egyptologist from Johns Hopkins University  vouch for him, since he put his own theories into the story. The  only differences between the story and the movie are slight name  variations. The issue was finally settled out of court.'),
('175393',' This was the first movie to ever have an official website. It was  set up by Dean Devlin (qv) in 1994 and featured images, trailers  and behind the scenes clips and actor information.'),
('175394',' Special effects footage for the explosion of Ras ship is a re'),
('175395','use  of the visual effect seen in the opening scene of  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv). This effect is  often referred as the "Praxis Effect" or "Praxis Explosion Effect".  Controversially, a similar effect was added to the detonation of  both Death Stars in the 1997 Special Edition releases of the  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv). trilogy.'),
('175396',' Jaye Davidson (qv)?s dislike of the attention that he received  after _The Crying Game (1992)_ (qv) made him reluctant to take the  role of Ra in _Stargate (1994)_ (qv). He didnt want to just turn  the offer down so made what he expected to be an unacceptable demand  of $1 million. This was accepted and he appeared.'),
('175397',' According to the DVD commentary, the group of scantily'),
('175398','clad youths  which surround Ra were intentionally included to create unease in  the audience.'),
('175399',' Been in the works for five years'),
('175400',' The original script for the SG'),
('175401','1 Movie was to be the season 7 final  Lost City, which would lead into the spin'),
('175402','off show Stargate  Atlantis.'),
('175403',' 3D Realms officially released the game as freeware on 22 June 2005.'),
('175404',' Starhops was originally rated PG. In order to reach a different  audience, the distributors added more explicit language and the film  was re'),
('175405','rated as an R.'),
('175406',' Won the "Best Horror Short Film" award at 2005 Screamfest LA.'),
('175407',' Beverly Garland (I) (qv) says this is her least favorite of all  the movies shes made. She also said that first'),
('175408','time director  Ned Hockman (qv) walked off the set after disagreements with the  cast and producers, and that co'),
('175409','star Skip Homeier (qv) finished  directing the picture.'),
('175410',' Filmed entirely with a non'),
('175411','professional cast. The two leads, Forrest  James and Helen Mundy, were from Knoxville, Tennessee, but the rest  were authentic mountain people from Virginia. Despite their  involvement as actors, these isolated people had no interest in  films, and never saw the movie when it was finished.'),
('175412',' The film was shot, whenever possible, using natural light, even at  night, which was practically unheard'),
('175413','of at the time. None of the  cast ever wore make'),
('175414','up, which was also a rarity.'),
('175415',' Helen Mundy, then a sixteen'),
('175416','year'),
('175417','old high school student from  Knoxville, was later described by Karl Brown as "the most difficult  person I ever had anything to do with." He recalled her as being  very demanding and frequently threatened to walk off the film. The  film was being shot in the mountains, far from civilization, and  when she did occasionally wander off angrily, Helen would come back  after an hour or two. Forrest James, however, seems to have caused  no trouble at all.'),
('175418',' The original ending included a climax where a character forces  himself sexually on Barbara. The scene was cut and another scene,  the flood, was shot instead.'),
('175419',' Karl Brown stated years later that he regretted not waiting to make  the film for a few more years. By then, he reasoned, sound and color  film technology would have advanced enough for him the preserve the  landscape of the shooting environment, and record the voices of the  local people, who spoke Elizabethan English'),
('175420',' Series 3, episode 8 of The Mishaps of Musty Suffer one'),
('175421','reel comedy  series.'),
('175422',' Producer Douglas, Michael (qv) considered several directors,  including Rydell, Mark (qv), Lyne, Adrian (qv),  Badham, John (qv) and Scott, Tony (qv), before settling on John  Carpenter.'),
('175423',' Jeff Bridges (I) (qv) character (Starman) walks in and buys a  Cadillac "cash". In the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Bridges  character (Lightfoot) exclaims that one day he would like to walk up  and buy a Cadillac with cash.'),
('175424',' This script was being developed at Columbia at the same time as  another script about an alien visitation. The studio did not want to  make both, so the head of the studio had to choose which film to  make; he decided to make this one and let the other script go to a  rival studio. The other script was for  _E.T. the Extra'),
('175425','Terrestrial (1982)_ (qv).'),
('175426',' The only John Carpenter (I) (qv) film to have an Academy Award  nomination (Jeff Bridges (I) (qv), Best Actor).'),
('175427',' The role of Starman originally went to Kevin Bacon (qv).'),
('175428',' When Jeff Bridges (I) (qv) walks outside the house naked and uses  a marble his hair seems to stand on end. This effect was actually  created by shooting Bridges hanging upside'),
('175429','down and then matting the  shot onto the background the right way up to give him a surreal  look.'),
('175430',' The footage in the alien video at the beginning showing a man with  his brain exposed and the close'),
('175431','up of a needle being pushed into a  brain were borrowed from the film _Brain Dead (1990)_ (qv).'),
('175432',' Made in late'),
('175433','1957/early'),
('175434','1958, the unsold pilot sat on the shelf for  more than seven years before being released in the summer of 1965.'),
('175435',' Kensuke Sasaki pinned One Man Gang to retain The WCW United States  Championship. However, the match had previously been restarted after  a controversial pinfall win by One Man Gang over Sasaki. On  television, the PPV actually ended with the first pinfall, so One  Man Gang left Starrcade with the title, even though he actually lost  the match.'),
('175436',' Hulk Hogan had originally pinned Sting after a leg drop, but Bret  Hart came out and claimed that referee Nick Patrick had made a fast  count. Hart then restarted the match with himself as ref.'),
('175437',' First WCW appearance of Bret Hart.'),
('175438',' Bret Hart defeated Bill Goldberg by submission when Roddy Piper came  out and called for the bell as soon as Hart locked in the  Sharpshooter, similar to the Montreal Screwjob. This match is also  notable for the multiple concussions Hart received, which ultimately  led to Harts retirement the next year and subsequent stroke in  2002.'),
('175439',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('175440','Disc Limited Edition DVD for  _Final Countdown, The (1980)_ (qv), released in 2004.'),
('175441',' This musical was Rosemary Clooney (qv)s film debut, two years  after she had a big hit singing "Come'),
('175442','On'),
('175443','A'),
('175444','My'),
('175445','House", which she  sings in this movie.'),
('175446',' Two cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear  or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their  character names): Patsy Flick (qv) (The Greek) and  Phil Regan (qv) (Romeo). Regan had a production number with  Jane Froman (qv) that was cut from the final print. A Modern  source lists many other actors in the cast, two of which were not  seen: Craig Reynolds (I) (qv) (Announcer) and  Bill Elliot (III) (qv) (Young Man).'),
('175447',' Film debut of William Fawcett (qv).'),
('175448',' Film debut of Hal Smith (qv).'),
('175449',' A rejected score was composed by Elmer Bernstein (qv)'),
('175450',' The event itself was also broadcast live on the Internet to 1.5  million viewers.'),
('175451',' Recorded and filmed live at The Donmar Wharehouse, London, August 31  and September 1, 2000.'),
('175452',' Final film of Alan Hale (I) (qv).'),
('175453',' The film’s title is based on the hymn "Will There Be Any Stars in My  Crown?" (originally titled "Will There Be Any Stars"); music by John  R. Sweney, lyrics by Eliza E. Hewitt, circa 1897.'),
('175454',' Prints of this short film survive in the Pacific Film Archives  California, and the UCLA Film and Television Archives.'),
('175455',' Vitaphone production reel #1107A'),
('175456',' Director Mark Racop met John Astin after Astins Edgar Allen Poe  Recital performance. Racop invited Astin to a local Pizza Hut, and  the two hit it off so well that Astin encouraged Racop to keep in  touch and contact his agent to work together on upcoming projects.'),
('175457',' The full size saucer was actually an inflatable prop.'),
('175458',' The voice of the bomb (which is credited to "Kim Bread") is actually  the voice of John Cleese (qv), according to Douglas Adams (qv).  Adams said that Cleese was working for scale and they could not put  his real name in the credits. Cleese had previously (and  unsuccessfully) tried to get his name credited under this pseudonym  in _"Doctor Who" (1963) {City of Death: Part Four (#17.8)}_ (qv),  also written by Adams.'),
('175459',' Browsing the CD'),
('175460','ROM of the game reveals three endings, yet only two  seem to be attainable. Many believe this is a joke played by The  Digital Village on those who would "nose around" the disc in this  way.'),
('175461',' The Special Thanks section of this game includes nods to the entire  cast of Friends.'),
('175462',' The idea for the story originated in Douglas Adams 1982 novel  "Life, the Universe and Everything". The original reference said  that the Starship was one of the first large ships built with an  Infinite Improbability Drive, so that it could have a safe journey.  There it is said that the Starship actually exploded, and there is  no reference to the "Sudden Massive Existence Failure".'),
('175463',' A video message from Douglas Adams (qv) telling the player to  "...Get on with it..." can be found at the begining of the game by  clicking on the T.V. in the opening room.'),
('175464',' Director Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv) and cinematographer  Jost Vacano (qv) shot one take of the co'),
('175465','ed shower scene in the  nude themselves (on a dare from star Dina Meyer (qv)).'),
('175466',' More ammunition was used in this film than in any previous movie.'),
('175467',' In the German version the news commentator you hear all the time was  dubbed by Egon Hoegen (qv). This results in additional comic  relief because he is the man who, with his rather dry and sarcastic  voice, narrates every episode of _"7. Sinn, Der" (1966)_ (qv) (a  very well known traffic education show).'),
('175468',' The German dubbing of this film, although changing a lot of the  political issues of the story, is partly regarded as cult especially  due to lines like "Das ganze Gehirn weggelutscht" ("They sucked his  brains out") as performed by Joachim Kerzel (qv).'),
('175469',' The fort defense scene contains many references to  _Zulu (1964)_ (qv): "Were all gonna die!", "Fire at will" and "Fall  back into the compound", along with some similar camera angles.'),
('175470',' Cyrano, Carls pet, was originally scripted as being a frog.'),
('175471',' The screen of Ricos computer in the classroom shows the word  "fedpaint" at the lower border.'),
('175472',' The band at the graduation party plays a David Bowie (I) (qv) song  called "I Have Not Been To Oxford Town". The lyrics are reworked a  bit to refer to the 23rd century rather than the 21st.'),
('175473',' CAMEO(Jon Davison (qv)): the owner of the dog killed in the  destruction of Buenos Aries: "The only good bug is a dead bug!"'),
('175474',' CAMEO(Edward Neumeier (qv)): appears as the criminal sentenced to  death during one media break'),
('175475',' The scenes involving explosions and fire after the destruction of  Buenos Aires were actually videos taken from the Oakland Hill fires  in October of 1991.'),
('175476',' Casper Van Dien (qv) (Johnny) broke a rib during a stunt involving  jumping off a "tanker bug".'),
('175477',' SPOILER: During the scene where Michael Ironside (qv)s character  falls into the hole and gets his legs bitten off, Dina Meyer (qv)  hit her head, was knocked unconscious, and suffered a concussion.'),
('175478',' SPOILER: Michael Ironside (qv)s character has both legs bitten  off by a tanker bug. During a fight with  Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) in _Total Recall (1990)_ (qv) (also  directed by Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv)) Ironsides character has both  arms severed.'),
('175479',' When Carmen Ibanez is taking the starship out of dock the first  time, she flicks a switch to release the hoses attached to the  docking platform. That switch is the power switch from a 1982 era  IBM PC, the very first PC to see widespread use in home and office.'),
('175480',' A miniature Millenium Falcon can be seen on the backside of one of  the starships bridges.'),
('175481',' Most of the arachnids appearing on film are CGI but a few  life'),
('175482','sized, robotic models were built. However, during the battle  scenes, the actors wound up looking at director  Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv) himself who would stand in front of them  and jump and scream to elicit their reactions.'),
('175483',' The song, "I Have Not Been to Paradise", (a cover of the  David Bowie (I) (qv) song "I have not been to Oxford Town") is  sung by Zoë Poledouris (qv), the eldest daughter of  Basil Poledouris (qv), the films composer.'),
('175484',' Director Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv) admits to never finishing the  novel, claiming he read through the first few chapters and becoming  both bored and depressed.'),
('175485',' Some of the walls were reused from _Total Recall (1990)_ (qv)  (another film directed by Paul Verhoeven (I) (qv)).'),
('175486',' The film is dedicated to Gavin Gharrity (qv) and Tom  OHalloran (qv).'),
('175487',' The rifles featured in the movie are built off of Ruger Mini'),
('175488','14s  with a hero version for the under barrel firing sequence including a  modified Ithaca 37.'),
('175489',' SPOILER: In the original script, Capt. Deladier was originally  supposed to have her brains sucked out instead of Zander Barcalow.'),
('175490',' The base which houses the Fleet Academy is named "Tereshkova" after  Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.'),
('175491',' During the scene at Whiskey base where the general is discovered in  a "closet". The prop used for the closet was actually an industrial  refrigerator found very commonly in the kitchens of most  restaurants.'),
('175492',' In the movie, Jonny Rico and some of the characters nationalities  have been significantly altered from the original novel. In  Heinleins novel, the story focuses on the first'),
('175493','person narrative of  Juan "Jonnie" Rico, a son of a wealthy Filipino family who enlisted  in to the Mobile Infantry '),
('175494',' a highly futuristic military unit  equipped with powered armor and an arsenal of advanced weaponry. The  movie, instead of an elite fighting force equipped with Powered  Suits, they are a conventional army armed with conventional weapons  '),
('175495',' but apparently without armored vehicles, artillery, most heavy  weapons, and other vital equipment.'),
('175496',' In the movie credits, Amy Smart (qv)s character is identified as  "Pilot Cadet". However, the FedNet announcer refers to her as  "Lieutenant Stack Lumbrezer" '),
('175497',' (which is likely) an homage to one of  the movies co'),
('175498','producers, Stacy Lumbrezer (qv).  .'),
('175499',' SPOILER: Ricos career in the mobile infantry looks something like  this: Cadet, Cadet '),
('175500',' squad leader, wash out, Cadet, Private,  Corporal, acting Sargent, Corporal, Lieutenant.'),
('175501',' Clancy Brown (qv) was asked to reprise his role of Sgt. Zim from  the first movie, but he was unavailable due to his commitment to  _"Carnivàle" (2003)_ (qv). The part of Zim was then re'),
('175502','written as a  new character, Capt. Dax, played by Richard Burgi (qv).'),
('175503',' When Clancy Brown (qv) was unavailable for the film, the character  of Zim was changed to Pike, named for Pike Bishop in  _Wild Bunch, The (1969)_ (qv). But Pike sounded too similar to the  character of Peck, so the name was changed to Dax.'),
('175504',' The character of Captain Dax is named for Col. Dax in  _Paths of Glory (1957)_ (qv), played by Kirk Douglas (I) (qv).  Both men are officers who become disenfranchised and feel betrayed  by their own military.'),
('175505',' The character of Kobe was originally written as an Indian named  Haji. Sony, the studio behind the film, requested an East Asian  character for the eastern markets, so Haji became Kobe.'),
('175506',' The storm clouds are actually toilet paper tubes with cotton stuck  to them, slowly rolled forward. They were darkened and layered  digitally.'),
('175507',' Richard Burgi (qv) took the large banner featured in the end  sequence.'),
('175508',' The statue of Dax was six inches tall.'),
('175509',' Shot in just 26 days.'),
('175510',' Made for 5% of the cost of _Starship Troopers (1997)_ (qv).'),
('175511',' With the exception of stock footage used for the Fed'),
('175512','Net opening, no  visual effects shots were recycled from the previous film; they were  all newly created by Tippett Studio.'),
('175513',' Portions of Pvt. Saharas dream sequence were filmed with the then  new Apple iSight firewire video camera.'),
('175514',' Started as an adaptation of the novel rather than the film. During  the production, a decision was made to merge the plots and elements  of both the book and the movie in the game.'),
('175515',' The producers asked Dede Allen (qv) to edit the film. She met once  with director Todd Phillips (I) (qv) to discuss it, but eventually  declined the offer.'),
('175516',' "Dont Give Up On Us Baby", sung by Ken Hutchinson  (Owen Wilson (qv)) in this movie, was released in 1977 and sung by  David Soul (qv), who played Ken Hutchinson in the TV version of  _"Starsky and Hutch" (1975)_ (qv).'),
('175517',' The band that sings dirty songs at Reeses daughters bat mitzvah is  the same band that sang dirty songs at the wedding reception in  director Todd Phillips (I) (qv)s previous film,  _Old School (2003)_ (qv).'),
('175518',' When filming the yacht scenes with Vince Vaughn (qv), director  Todd Phillips (I) (qv) became very seasick and mentioned that he  hated boats. When asked why he included one in his screenplay, he  vowed never to write/shoot a scene on boats again.'),
('175519',' Also up for the part of Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg (qv)) were  Don Cheadle (qv) and Chris Rock (I) (qv).'),
('175520',' The map on the wall in the police chiefs office is a map of Los  Angeles turned 90 degrees counter'),
('175521','clockwise.'),
('175522',' One of the outtakes shown during the closing credits (the scene with  the undressing cheerleader) has Starsky (Ben Stiller (qv)) blowing  on Hutchs (Owen Wilson (qv)s) face to get his attention off the  nude girl. This was a reference to a scene from the TV series in a  strip club. The scene was later used in the opening credits of the  TV series.'),
('175523',' Seven 1975'),
('175524','76 Ford Gran Torinos were either destroyed or damaged  beyond repair during the production of the movie. This includes two  that went into the water trying to jump onto the yacht.'),
('175525',' About 10 Torinos were totalled during production. Only two Torinos  from the film were intact '),
('175526',' one of them is a genuine 1976 Gran  Torino with the Starsky and Hutch paint job, and the other was a  base 1974 Torino which had been in storage. In reality, the 76  Torino (and 74 Torino) which was used in the film was repainted with  the white stripe resembling the one used on the TV show. All of the  movie Torinos used 15 inch slot mag rims '),
('175527',' a majority of them were  scavenged from swap meets, salvage yards, and from eBay since these  rims are not available new.'),
('175528',' Will Ferrell (qv) did all of his scenes in one day.'),
('175529',' Vince Vaughn (qv)s character originally had a scene where he sung  to his daughter, but it was not allowed in the film because of song  rights.'),
('175530',' When Vince Vaughn (qv) slaps Snoop Dogg (qv) during the golfing  scene, it was actually unexpected the first time.  Todd Phillips (I) (qv) said, "Snoop went on with the scene and  then when it ended he said, What the hell was that??."'),
('175531',' Vince Vaughn (qv) accidentally had his face smashed into fake  glass during one take where Ben Stiller (qv) arrests him while  being dressed as a mime.'),
('175532',' 8'),
('175533','10 seconds of the three'),
('175534','way kiss had to be cut to secure a PG'),
('175535','13  rating.'),
('175536',' Originally, Todd Phillips (I) (qv) wanted the knife'),
('175537','throwing scene  to feature ninja stars instead. But the idea was scrapped when  learning that any scene featuring ninja stars would automatically  get an 18 Rating in the UK.'),
('175538',' Ben Stiller (qv) actually went to stunt'),
('175539','driver school and did  well, but he still wasnt approved to do all of the driving stunts.'),
('175540',' Todd Phillips (I) (qv) was having a hard time finding a blueish  1976 Lincoln for Huggy Bear. When he revealed this to  Snoop Dogg (qv), he was surprised to learn that Snoop actually  owned a car of the right color and its his car that appears in the  movie.'),
('175541',' The scene where Ben Stiller (qv) and Owen Wilson (qv) are  wearing their shoulder holsters and the little towels came straight  from a _"Starsky and Hutch" (1975)_ (qv) poster of  Paul Michael Glaser (qv) and David Soul (qv) doing the exact  same thing.'),
('175542',' Paul Michael Glaser (qv) and David Soul (qv) (the original  Starsky & Hutch) have cameos at the end of the movie, but even  though Antonio Fargas (qv) (the original Huggy Bear) also  expressed an interest at making some sort of cameo, he was not used.'),
('175543',' Thomas Lennon (III) (qv) and Ben Garant (qv) did uncredited work  on the screenplay for this film.'),
('175544',' Starskys Finkle character/disguise at the auction was actually  something Ben Stiller (qv) had intended on using in his movie  _Zoolander (2001)_ (qv). Originally Derek Zoolanders agent Maury  was to emulate this "Do it, do it" character, especially in the  final Derelicte fashion show, when Maury admits his involvement with  the conspiracy to murder the Malaysian prime minister.'),
('175545',' The Finkle character that Starsky (Ben Stiller (qv)) portrays  originated in _"Ben Stiller Show, The" (1990)_ (qv). In the show,  Finkle would walk up to celebrities and try to convince them to come  say hello to his wife by saying, "Do it. Come on. Do it."'),
('175546',' Vince Vaughn (qv) was originally set to play Hutch.'),
('175547',' Film was dedicated to the Still Photographer, Elliott Marks, who  died on the last day of principal photography.'),
('175548',' Sixth episode in the Keeping Up With the Joneses 2'),
('175549','reel comedy  series.'),
('175550',' May be part of _Life of a Fireman (1901)_ (qv).'),
('175551',' Gene Wilder (qv) chose to do this film over  _Catch'),
('175552','22 (1970)_ (qv).'),
('175553',' Orson Welles (qv) did his narration in two days.'),
('175554',' This film was dedicated to the Directors Grandfather LEO TOFFOLO  who died in early 2005 at the age of 90 and was the inspiration for  making the film.'),
('175555',' The shower of Valium pills was based on an actual incident that  happened to Burt Reynolds (I) (qv).'),
('175556',' One of the locations was an actual apartment building in New York  City. Tenants were upset because they were forbidden from entering  or leaving their apartments while scenes were shot in the hallway.'),
('175557',' Midway through the game, the player becomes stuck on an island, and  the only way to coninue on is by entering a three digit code into  the Sub'),
('175558','Cs computer. However, in order to access the code, the  player was required to lightly wetten a specific page in the games  instruction manual, revealing it. Naturally, if the instruction  manual had been lost, damaged or otherwise rendered unusable, then  the only way to continue was through frustrating experimentation  until the proper code was input: 747.'),
('175559',' Noujaim, Jehane (qv), the videographer and producer, began the  project when she was the roommate of the documentarys principal  character, Kaleil Tuzman. She was previously a producer at MTV.'),
('175560',' "The Competitor" who is donning the govWorks.com cap, Bryan R. Mundy  of ezGov.com, died in a house fire six days before the movie  premiered at Sundance.'),
('175561',' Richard Wallace (I) (qv) replaced original director  James W. Horne (qv).'),
('175562',' Shortly before the shoot of the musical number, two actors suffered  leg injuries. Director Piper, Allan (qv) re'),
('175563','choreographed the  dance, putting all of the actors on crutches.'),
('175564',' While most big budget movies use product placement, Starving Artists  practiced person placement, putting the name of everyone who donated  even a dollar somewhere in the movie. Names appear in graffiti,  newspaper headlines, and other surprising spots. "People get really  happy when the find their names," says director Piper, Allan (qv),  "except for one woman whose name turned up on a porno mag."'),
('175565',' This making'),
('175566','of is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for  _Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (2004)_ (qv).'),
('175567',' The success of the two previous Starzan movie prompted Joey de  Leon to co'),
('175568','produce this final episode and formed the Starzan Films.'),
('175569',' Holds the record as part of the only trilogy in the Philippines that  was produced in one single year, so far.'),
('175570',' Italian censorship visa #29872 delivered 30 November 1937.'),
('175571',' Director Henry King (I) (qv) and crew were invited to the 1932  State Fair and Exposition in Des Moines, Iowa to film background  material, including the racing scenes and midway. After the fair,  they purchased three hogs, including the grand champion, Dike of  Rosedale, who was cast as Blue Boy.'),
('175572',' Jeanne Crain (qv)s singing voice was dubbed by  Louanne Hogan (qv).'),
('175573',' Dana Andrews (qv) was a trained opera singer but did not actually  sing in the movie. Instead his voice was dubbed because the studio  was unaware he was a trained singer. He later explained that he  didnt correct their mistake because he felt the singer dubbing him  probably needed the money and he didnt want to put anyone out of  work.'),
('175574',' A reprise of the song "Isnt It Kind Of Fun?" was sung by Dick  Haymes in the movie as his character takes a shower. The number was  cut before the film was released, however, the footage still  survives intact to this day.'),
('175575',' The role of Emily was originally intended for Alice Faye (qv).  However she did star in the 1962 remake.'),
('175576',' The lady who won all the ribbons in the pickles/mincemeat category  in the previous year was "Mrs. Edwin C. Metcalfe". Presumably, this  was in honor of Edwin C. Metcalfe, saxophonist for Spike Jones  legendary band. His real'),
('175577','life wife Margaret was known as "Tootie".'),
('175578',' Barbara Eden (I) (qv) and Andy Williams (I) (qv) tested for  roles.'),
('175579',' This was Ann'),
('175580','Margret (qv)s very first feature film; it was shot  before _Pocketful of Miracles (1961)_ (qv). The latter is now  considered her first film because it was released before State Fair.'),
('175581',' Wally Cox (I) (qv)s first film.'),
('175582',' The race scene takes place in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma State  Fair Raceway. You can almost make out the bottling facility on  Pennsylvania that stands to this day. The raceway is still there and  races take place year round. There is talk of demolishing the stands  in order to make more parking.'),
('175583',' Television pilot that did not go to series'),
('175584',' The word "fuck" is used about 270 times'),
('175585',' This was another early example of Warner Brothers adjusting to the  Vitaphone. A part'),
('175586','talkie, it benefited from being another one of  Edward T. Lowe Jr. (qv)s on'),
('175587','going adaptations of  Darryl F. Zanuck (qv)s ubiquitous ghostwritten stories.'),
('175588',' The Waterford Huskies logo is a replica of the University of  Connecticut Huskies logo.'),
('175589',' In one scene, a character makes reference to SquiggleVision, which  was an animation style used in the show,  _"Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" (1995)_ (qv), which was created  by State and Main co'),
('175590','star, Jonathan Katz (I) (qv).'),
('175591',' David Paymer (qv), as producer Marty Rossen speaks a line of  dialogue that is a direct homage to his work in  _"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992)_ (qv) playing the overly  enthusiastic PR flack Norman Litkey when he says, "Im wetting  myself."'),
('175592',' The movie, set in Vermont, was shot primarily in a seaside town in  Massachusetts.'),
('175593',' The reason for the Crazy Credit "A complete list of associate  producers is available on request" is that, throughout the film,  anyone who could help make the film'),
('175594','within'),
('175595','the'),
('175596','film was given an  associate producer credit.'),
('175597',' In the movie, the fictional internet company that wants to advertise  in the movie'),
('175598','within'),
('175599','a'),
('175600','movie is Bazoomer.com. To this day, if you go  to www.bazoomer.com, you will see a white page with the phrase "Go  You Huskies". This is a reference to a line said by several  townspeople throughout the movie.'),
('175601',' The plot summary on the back of the play Joe has written reads:  "Daniel Dan, a young electrician traveling in North Dakota, has his  shoes shined by a veteran of World War II, also named Daniel Dan.  The two strike up a quick friendship and decide that fate has  brought them together. Tragically, Daniel (the veteran) is  electrocuted when Daniel (the electrician) asks him to be his helper  on a small residential rewiring. The guilt that Daniel feels over  his mistake haunts him for the rest of his life. Adding insult to  injury, the rewiring customer never made his final payment due to  financial difficulties totally unrelated."'),
('175602',' This is the second movie in which Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a  character that uses his poor eyesight in order to avoid having to  identify a person. The first is Scent of a Woman.'),
('175603',' The scene where Jackie introduces his girlfriend to Terry, music by  the band U2 (qv) can be heard playing in the background. Director  Phil Joanou (qv) previously directed their live concert film  _U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)_ (qv) and, later, their music video for  the single "One."'),
('175604',' David Rabe (qv) did some uncredited work on the script.'),
('175605',' Several incidents in the film are based on actual testimony given by  captured mobsters. The meeting in the restaurant with the Italian  mobster and the dead mans hand sequences are based on the  recollections of various New York gangs.'),
