('124353',' The bus driven by Peter Jackson (I) (qv) has two  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv)  posters.'),
('124354',' Available as an extra feature on the DVD release of  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv).'),
('124355',' Bette Davis wanted to play Nana, but Jack Warner, who had just  raised her salary, thought she would be wasted in a relatively small  part. In a Time Magazine article in 1938, hes quoted as saying the  part was "unworthy of a great actress".'),
('124356',' Mina Godenzis character is released from prison dressed in  reference to Linda Thorsens character in "The Avengers", complete  with 60s style suit and haircut'),
('124357',' The most expensive adult film to come out of Hong Kong.'),
('124358',' The first "hentai" film. Hentai films are pornographic Asian'),
('124359','made  animated films.'),
('124360',' Napakapa Nakprasit (qv) submitted her name for consideration for  the "Best Actress" Award at the 2006 Thai Supannahong Awards. To her  surprise, she found herself nominated in the Best Supporting Actress  category when the nominations were announced, despite having the  lead role in the film. Saying she would have preferred considered  for Best Actress and not been nominated at all, she withdrew her  nomination. Five Star Productions boycotted the ceremony in protest  of the category switch.'),
('124361',' No. 7 in the Hong Kong Film Awards List of The Best 100 Chinese  Motion Pictures'),
('124362',' The lady who plays Fu Shengs wife in the movie, was his real'),
('124363','life  wife, Jenny Tseng. They were married from 1976 until his death in  July 1983.'),
('124364',' Jet Li (qv) broke his right wrist during filming, necessitating  some very creative fight choreography in the climactic battle.'),
('124365',' While filming the stunt where he leaps from a wall onto a tree,  Jackie Chan (I) (qv) missed a tree branch and hit his head on a  rock, nearly killing him and leaving him with a permanent  thimble'),
('124366','sized hole on the right side of his head. The fall also left  him hard of hearing in one ear.'),
('124367',' The musical sequence with the band "The Losers" is a spoof of the  Hong Kong rock band "The Wynners". The members of the Wynners  include Alan Tam (qv), Anthony Chan (I) (qv), and  Kenny Bee (qv). All three appear in the film.'),
('124368',' This was the first of the Operation Condor movies, but was entitled  Operation Condor 2 because it was released in the U.S. after the  second film.'),
('124369',' This is the only Jackie Chan (I) (qv)'),
('124370','directed movie to be shot in  1.85 wide'),
('124371','screen. Known for normally filming in 2.35, the reason for  the ratio change was due to the early sequences being shot in 1.85  by first director Eric Tsang (I) (qv). Rather than re'),
('124372','shooting the  1.85 scenes, or "super matting" them to 2.35, Chan decided to film  the rest in 1.85.'),
('124373',' Director Li Xing hopes that this film will be the vehicle to  showcase the beauty of Taiwan'),
('124374','made films and push its  domestically'),
('124375','produced films into the international scene.'),
('124376',' The stilt'),
('124377','walking actors at the festival portray the Ba Xian, the  mythological Eight Immortals: Li Tieh'),
('124378','kuai (iron'),
('124379','crutch Li);  Chungli Chuan (the war man with the fan); feminine Lan Tsai'),
('124380','ho  (patron of florists); old man Chang Kuo'),
('124381','lao; Ho Hsien'),
('124382','ku (the only  true woman; also depicted with flowers or peaches); Lu Tung'),
('124383','pin the  sword'),
('124384','wielding scholar; Han Hsiang'),
('124385','tzu the flute player; and Tsao  Kuo'),
('124386','chiu, patron of actors.'),
('124387',' The torpedo'),
('124388','digging trick Jen Moo uses in the final fight is a  standard trick of all Hong Kong ninja movies made in the 80s.'),
('124389',' When Chee nearly falls off the temple pagoda on his falling line, a  melody is brought in which was used in Raiders of The Lost Ark.'),
('124390',' It took five days to film the barn'),
('124391','burning scene because the sky,  winds, or amount of sunlight were not acceptable to the director.'),
('124392',' Director Martin Ritt (I) (qv) was forever known after this movie  as the man who tamed Orson Welles (qv). During filming Ritt drove  Welles into the middle of a swamp, kicked him out of the car and  forced him to find his own way back.'),
('124393',' Orson Welles (qv) always wore a fake nose when he worked, so when  he would sweat on this film, his fake nose would slip. Make'),
('124394','up  people had to keep applying material to keep the fake nose from  falling.'),
('124395',' This film marks Joanne Woodward and Paul Newmans first cinematic  collaboration.'),
('124396',' Hoots first all sound film.'),
('124397',' In the original cut of the film, the "Breezin Along with Breeze"  musical number had an entirely different backing track  orchestration. However, director Vincente Minnelli (qv) did not  approve of the final cut, and removed the music from the sequence,  leaving only the original vocal overdubs, in which he then ordered  an entirely new orchestral number, and mixed the vocals within the  scene. The original recording, however, was thought to be lost  forever, until recently resurrected from the MGM vaults and compiled  onto a love songs CD by Rhino Music.'),
('124398',' The trailer from the movie was made in Alma, Michigan. One woman,  who made the curtains for the movie, received a piece of the set,  the round table that folds. It is still in the family as an  heirloom.'),
('124399',' The New Moon trailers, produced by The Redman Trailer Co. (as per  original sales brochures & in viewing the actual 1953 models),  didnt come with a "sunken living room" as was highlighted in the  film. This was done to add a reason for Desi Arnaz (qv)s  character to take his pratfall when first entering the trailer. You  can see that the floor of the kitchen is flat with the living room  floor if you look closely when he opens the door for the first time  at the trailer show, as this was simply a regular production coach  in the shot. The interior shots had a "dropped" section in the  living room area and you can see that the vent windows are much  further from the ceiling than they would be as seen from the  exterior. New Moon trailers also had a furnace in the corner between  the front door and the kitchen cabinet. It is assumed this was  removed from the interior mock up for aesthetic reasons.'),
('124400',' Film debut of Karl Lukas (qv).'),
('124401',' Leopold Stokowski (qv) was chosen for Bugss impersonation at the  Hollywood Bowl because he frequently conducted at the Hollywood Bowl  in the 1930s and 1940s and did much work in Hollywood.'),
('124402',' Leopold Stokowski (qv) never conducted with a baton. This is the  reason why Bugs Bunny breaks the baton before conducting.'),
('124403',' Leopold Stokowski is the live action conductor in the opening of  Disneys "Fantasia" (1940).'),
('124404',' Richard Todd (I) (qv) (playing Major John Howard, Officer  Commanding D Company of The 2nd Battalion The Oxfordshire and  Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Air Landing Brigade, 6th Airborne  Division) was himself in Normandy on D'),
('124405','Day, and participated as  Capt. Todd of the 7th Parachute Battalion, 5th Parachute Brigade,  British 6th Airborne Division. His battalion actually went into  action as reinforcements, via a parachute jump (after the gliders  had landed and completed the initial coup de main assault). Capt.  Richard Sweeney Todd was moved from the plane he was originally  scheduled to jump from, to another. The original plane was shot  down, killing everyone on board.'),
('124406',' As a 22'),
('124407','year'),
('124408','old private, Joseph Lowe (qv) landed on Omaha Beach  on D'),
('124409','Day with the Second Ranger Battalion and scaled the cliffs at  Point'),
('124410','Du'),
('124411','Hoc. He scaled those hundred'),
('124412','foot cliffs all over again,  for the cameras, some 17 years later.'),
('124413',' Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) was quoted in an interview as saying that he  didnt think much of actors forming their own production companies,  citing _Alamo, The (1960)_ (qv), produced by John Wayne (I) (qv),  as a failure of such ventures. Wayne found out about this interview  before being approached by Zanuck, and refused to appear in the film  unless he was paid $250,000 for his role (when the other famous  actors were being paid $25,000). Wayne got his requested salary.'),
('124414',' Henry Grace (qv) was not an actor when being cast as  Dwight D. Eisenhower (qv), but his remarkable resemblance to  Eisenhower got him the role.'),
('124415',' Sean Connery (qv), who made his debut as James Bond also in 1962,  acted in the movie along with Gert Fröbe (qv) and  Curd Jürgens (qv) '),
('124416',' two future Bond villains.'),
('124417',' Former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (qv) was considered for  the role of himself in the film, and he indicated his willingness.  However, it was decided that makeup artists couldnt make him appear  young enough to play his WWII self.'),
('124418',' Buttons, Red (qv) was cast in the film after he ran into  Zanuck, Darryl F. (qv) in a Paris cafe.'),
('124419',' Due to the massive cost overruns on the film _Cleopatra (1963)_ (qv)  (which was filming contemporaneously), Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) had  to agree to a fixed filming budget. After he had spent the budgeted  amount he started using his own money to pay for the production.'),
('124420',' When cost overruns on _Cleopatra (1963)_ (qv) threatened to force  20th Century Fox to shut down production of this film,  Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) flew to New York to save his project. After  an impassioned speech to Foxs board, Zanuck regained control of the  company he founded, ultimately finishing this picture and getting  the production of "Cleopatra" under control.'),
('124421',' According to fellow veterans major Werner Pluskat was not at his  command bunker in Omaha Beach when the first wave of the invasion  forces landed, instead he was in a bordello in Caen.'),
('124422',' The theme song to the movie, by Paul Anka (qv), was used as the  Regimental march of the Canadian Airborne Regiment (1968'),
('124423','1995)'),
('124424',' The piper who played the bagpipes as Lord Lovats commandos stormed  ashore is played by the late Pipe Major Leslie de Laspee who was at  the time Pipe Major of the London Scottish Pipe Band, and personal  piper to HM the Queen Mother. The actual man who did this stirring  deed on D'),
('124425','Day is Bill Millin (qv). He recently donated that very  set of pipes to the national war memorial in Edinburgh Castle.'),
('124426',' While clearing a section of the Normandy beach near Ponte du Hoc,  the films crew unearthed a tank that had been buried in the sand  since the original invasion. Mechanics cleaned it off, fixed it up  and it was used in the film as part of the British tank regiment.'),
('124427',' One of producer Darryl F. Zanuck (qv)s big worries was that, as  filming of the actual invasion drew near, he couldnt find any  working German Messerschmitts, which strafed the beach, or British  Spitfires, which chased them away. He finally found two  Messerschmitts that were being used by the Spanish Air Force, and  two Spitfires that were still on active duty with the Belgian Air  Force, and rented all four of them for the invasion scenes.'),
('124428',' An estimated 23,000 troops were supplied by the U.S., Britain and  France for the filming. (Germans only appeared as officers in  speaking roles.) The French contributed 1,000 commandos despite  their involvement in the Algerian War at the time.'),
('124429',' The Spitfire planes needed to be fitted with new Rolls'),
('124430','Royce engines  before being usable.'),
('124431',' No gliders of the sort used in the invasion were available, so  Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) commissioned new duplicates from the same  company that built the originals.'),
('124432',' The fleet scenes were filmed using 22 ships of the U.S. Sixth Fleet  during maneuvers off Corsica between June 21'),
('124433','30, 1961. The cameras  had to avoid shooting the area where the fleets aircraft carrier  was positioned, as there were no carriers in the invasion.'),
('124434',' Just before shooting began in Corsica, Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) was  approached by a man stating he represented the beach owners. He  insisted on a $15,000 payment or else they would drive modern cars  along the beach. Zanuck paid the money, but it was later discovered  to be a scam as there were no private beaches in Corsica. Zanuck  eventually won damages after an eight'),
('124435','year lawsuit.'),
('124436',' As there was a nudist colony two miles inland from the Corsican  beach, it was necessary to post signs warning the colonists not to  approach the water during filming.'),
('124437',' During shooting in Ste. Mère'),
('124438','Eglise, traffic was stopped, stores  were closed and the power was shut down in order not to endanger the  paratroopers who were unused to night drops in populated areas.  Still, the lights and staged fire proved too difficult to work  around, and only one or two jumpers managed to land in the square '),
('124439','  with several suffering minor injuries. One of the initial jumpers  broke both legs in landing. Ultimately, plans to use authentic jumps  were abandoned, opting instead for rigged jumps from high cranes.'),
('124440',' The cameo part of the British Padre was first offered to  Dirk Bogarde (qv).'),
('124441',' Eddie Albert (qv), who played Colonel Thompson, was a World War II  veteran. However, Albert actually served in the Pacific, not in  Europe.'),
('124442',' As would be done again later in the WWII epic, _Patton (1970)_ (qv),  the Twentieth'),
('124443','Century Fox logo is never shown onscreen in this film.'),
('124444',' With a $10,000,000 budget, this was the most expensive black & white  film ever made until _Schindlers List (1993)_ (qv).'),
('124445',' During the filming of the landings at Omaha Beach, the American  soldiers appearing as extras didnt want to jump off the landing  craft into the water because they thought it would be too cold.  Robert Mitchum (qv), who played General Norm Cota, finally got  disgusted with them and jumped in first, at which point the soldiers  had no choice but to follow his example.'),
('124446',' In Italy for the filming of _Cleopatra (1963)_ (qv),  Roddy McDowall (qv) became so frustrated with the numerous delays  during its production, he begged Darryl F. Zanuck (qv) for a part  in this picture just so he could do some work. He ended up with a  small role as an American soldier.'),
('124447',' A number of sources credit Christopher Lee (I) (qv) and  Geoffrey Bayldon (qv) as being in this project but Lee denies  working on the film and Bayldon is nowhere to be seen in the final  print.'),
('124448',' One of the very first World War II films made by an American studio  in which the members of each country spoke nearly all their dialogue  in the language of that country: the Germans spoke German, the  French spoke French, and the Americans and Britishers spoke English.  There were subtitles on the bottom of the screen to translate the  various languages.'),
('124449',' Richard Todd (I) (qv), veteran of the action at the bridge at  Benouville (later renamed Pegasus Bridge) (see Item 1 above), was  offered the chance to play himself but joked, "I dont think at this  stage of my acting career I could accept a part that small." He  played the commander of the actual bridge assault itself, Major John  Howard, instead.'),
('124450',' Leslie Phillips (qv) only has one line in this movie.'),
('124451',' Alec Guinness (qv) was sought for a cameo.'),
('124452',' The role of Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort was actively  sought by Charlton Heston (qv), but the last'),
('124453','minute decision of  John Wayne (I) (qv) to take a role in the film prevented Heston  from participating.'),
('124454',' Four Spitfires were used in the strafing sequence. They were all  ex'),
('124455','Belgian target tugs and all were MK9s. The serial no.s were  MH415, MK297, MK923 and MH434 and all are still extant. The  Spitfires were assembled and co'),
('124456','ordinated by former free French  Spitfire pilot Pierre Laureys who flew with 340 Squadron, a free  French unit in the RAF. The 4 Spitfires were of course re'),
('124457','painted in  340 Squadron markings. Spitfire MK923 was between 1963 and 1998  owned by film actor and Oscar winner Cliff Robertson.'),
('124458',' In his memoirs Christopher Lee (I) (qv) recalls being rejected for  a role in the movie because he didnt look like a military man (he  served in the RAF during WW2).'),
('124459',' Average Shot Length = ~8 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.5 seconds'),
('124460',' The Messerschmitts used to portray Luftwaffe fighters were not  Bf'),
('124461','109s, but were actually Bf'),
('124462','108 Taifuns, a four'),
('124463','seat cabin  monoplane design with a wider fuselage.'),
('124464',' Kenneth More (qv), playing Capt. Colin Maud, carried the  shillelagh Maud had used in the actual invasion. Maud loaned it to  More so the actor could use it in the film.'),
('124465',' Sean Connery (qv) asked that his scenes be filmed quickly so he  could get to Jamaica in time to star in _Dr. No (1962)_ (qv).'),
('124466',' In researching his contribution to the script, Romain Gary uncovered  one of Cornelius Ryans mistakes: the casino at Ouistreham had not  existed on June 6, 1944. Since the casino set had already been  built, however, the scene taking place there was filmed anyway.'),
('124467',' Despite the Cornelius Ryan connection the only stars to appear in  both this film and _Bridge Too Far, A (1977)_ (qv) are  Sean Connery (qv) and Wolfgang Preiss (I) (qv).'),
('124468',' The character who calls the homing pigeons on Juno beach "Traitors"  when they appear to fly east towards Germany is Canadian journalist  Charles Lynch who landed with the Canadians and covered the landings  for Reuters.'),
('124469',' Richard Dawson (I) (qv)s film debut.'),
('124470',' There are some indirect but obvious references to other adventure  games, all of which happen to be from LucasArts. 1.: April has a toy  monkey called "Guybrush"  (_Secret of Monkey Island, The (1990) (VG)_ (qv) and its sequels).  2. and 3.: There is a crossing of two streets in Newport which are  named after two LucasArts protagonists: "Calavera Crossing" (Manny  Calavera from _Grim Fandango (1998) (VG)_ (qv)) and "Threadbare  Lane" (Bobbin Threadbare from _Loom (1990) (VG)_ (qv)). Also  Cortezs, one of the main characters, real name is Manny, like Manny  Calavera from Grim Fandango. His accent is also a reference to that  game...'),
('124471',' As an inside joke, several sentences of the library books  description of the city of Marcuria are taken almost verbatim from  the descriptions of _"Babylon 5" (1994)_ (qv) from that shows first  and second season introductions.'),
('124472',' Supposedly running exactly 48 hours, this is regarded by many as the  longest movie ever made. According to hearsay, the film is  potentially endless as its entirely constructed by progressive  additions of found footage.'),
('124473',' Thought to be the shortest feature ever produced by MGM (the title  notwithstanding!).'),
('124474',' Ray Nitschke (qv), the Green Bay Packer great, played a game  called "Kill the Star" while on the playing field with  Burt Reynolds (I) (qv).'),
('124475',' A number of the actors had previously played professional football.  Burt Reynolds (I) (qv) played for Florida State University and was  drafted by the Baltimore Colts. Mike Henry (I) (qv) (Rasmussen)  played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Rams.  Joe Kapp (qv) (Walking Boss) played quarterback for the Minnesota  Vikings. Ray Nitschke (qv) (Bodaanski) was a middle linebacker for  the Green Bay Packers, and Pervis Atkins (qv) (Mawabe) played for  the Los Angeles Rams, the Washington Redskins and the Oakland  Raiders.'),
('124476',' Anacott Steel is the name of one of the semi'),
('124477','pro football teams  referred to by Captain Knauer when he is talking to his guards. It  is also the name of one of the companies that are in play in  Oliver Stone (I) (qv)s _Wall Street (1987)_ (qv). It is not a  real company.'),
('124478',' The climactic football game takes up 47 minutes of running time.'),
('124479',' Georgia State Penitentiary prisoner Harold Morris (I) (qv), who  had been wrongly convicted of murder and was later given a full  pardon, had a part in the film as an extra. In his book "Twice  Pardoned", he recalled some moments with Burt Reynolds (I) (qv):  '),
('124480',' Although prison officials strongly discouraged it, Reynolds often    sat with the prisoners during meal breaks and socialized with    them.  '),
('124481',' A photographer on the set offered to take souvenir photographs of    the prisoners individually posing with Reynolds. Many of the    prisoners had no money, but Reynolds told the photographer to take    all the pictures they prisoners wanted and he (Reynolds) would pay    for them.  '),
('124482',' One of the prisoners asked Reynolds where he lived. Reynolds told    him he had homes in Florida and California. The prisoner then    asked for his address and when Reynolds asked why, the prisoner    explained a) he was a career criminal about to finally get out of    prison, and b) after a life spent stealing from people who didnt    have money, he wanted to finally burglarize someone who had money.  '),
('124483',' Reynolds and Morris struck up a friendship during the filming, and    at the end Reynolds sent personalized, autograph photos to several    of Morris relatives. He also gave Morris a Book of the Month club    membership.'),
('124484',' According to Hal Needham (qv) in an Atlanta radio interview,  someone was standing by waiting as they filmed the chase, and as  soon as they pulled the Citroen SM out of the river, he paid for it  and took possession.'),
('124485',' According to producer Albert S. Ruddy (qv), the story Crew tells  about his two blind parents is a reference to former NFL quarterback  Jim Plunkett (qv).'),
('124486',' According to Burt Reynolds (I) (qv), the scene photographed from  the stadium tunnel where he matted in darkness is an homage to the  closing scene of _Searchers, The (1956)_ (qv).'),
('124487',' Then'),
('124488','Governor Jimmy Carter (I) (qv) facilitated the production in  Georgia.'),
('124489',' After the decimated Maserati was fished out of the water, producer  Albert S. Ruddy (qv) sold it for $7000 on the strength of it being  the car from the movie.'),
('124490',' According to Albert S. Ruddy and Burt Reynolds on the DVD  Commentary, for reasons unknown, Robert Aldrich didnt like actor  Michael Conrad (Nate Scarborough) and would always insult him by  calling him the "Polish Princess". Finally, when they were filming  the scene between Paul Crewe (Reynolds) and Scarborough (Conrad)  where Nate says "Theres only two things youve got left: Your pride  and your balls..." Aldrich like the scene so much that he rewarded  Conrad with a candy bar, which was the daily award Aldrich would  give out to whomever did the best work that day. Conrad, who had  endured Aldrichs insults throughout filming was actually moved to  tears. And Aldrich actually stopped referring to Conrad as the  "Polish Princess" for the rest of the shoot.'),
('124491',' Producer Albert S. Ruddy says that his inspiration for the film came  from a friend of his who was a promising football player. After a  career'),
('124492','ending injury, his life took a downward spiral. He was  working a minimum wage job at a sandwich shop and he was being  mistreated by his snobbish girlfriend. Ruddy took the scenario from  there.'),
('124493',' Snoop Dogg (qv) was attached to the film but dropped out.'),
('124494',' Gary Oldman (qv) was in talks to play the prison warden but  negotiations fell through.'),
('124495',' Steve Austin (IV) (qv) tore his hamstring while training for the  football scenes.'),
('124496',' Burt Reynolds (I) (qv) and Ed Lauter (qv) are the only two  actors from the original film to appear in this remake.'),
('124497',' This movie was shipped to theaters under the name "Uncle Bill".'),
('124498',' Chris Berman (qv)s play call of "Look at that little Meggett  run!" is a reference to a famous  _"NFL Monday Night Football" (1970)_ (qv) incident.  Howard Cosell (qv)s original call of "Look at that little monkey  run!" in describing Washington Redskin Alvin Garrett (qv) sparked  a controversy and accusations of racism because Garrett was black.  Berman even tries to imitate Cosells voice on the call. Berman also  used this line and voice on ESPN when describing the play of former  New York Giants running back Dave Meggett.'),
('124499',' The movie was filmed in a closed down part of the New Mexico State  Penitentary called "Old Main". It was this part of the prison where  one of the worst prison riots in U.S. history occurred on 2 February  1980. The state offers the building for rent for film purposes.'),
('124500',' Tim Herlihy (qv), Sandlers preferred screenwriter, was brought in  to rewrite some dialog. He didnt receive any credits.'),
('124501',' Was to be filmed in Jefferson City, Missouri at a prison that was  recently closed. However, city workers werent able to prepare the  prison in time for production.'),
('124502',' Edward Bunker (qv)s last film.'),
('124503',' Filming of the football game occured during El Camino Colleges fall  semester. As a result, the stadium set stayed up during El Caminos  home football games. Some of the extras in the crowd during the  stadium scene are El Camino College students.'),
('124504',' Burt Reynolds (qv) wears the same number in both versions of the  movie. Hes #22.'),
('124505',' The video game played by the guards is Halo 2.'),
('124506',' One of the police officers who pulls Paul Crewe  (Adam Sandler (I) (qv)) over is Dan Patrick (I) (qv) from  _"SportsCenter" (1979)_ (qv). Hes the tall officer with the  mustache.'),
('124507',' The cast of the movie includes WWE superstars. They are The Great  Dalip Singh (qv), Stone Cold Steve Austin (IV) (qv),  Kevin Nash (I) (qv) and Bill Goldberg (I) (qv). Also in the  movie are former professional football players  Michael Irvin (II) (qv), Bill Romanowski (qv) and  Brian Bosworth (I) (qv). Singer Nelly (III) (qv) is also in the  cast.'),
('124508',' The numbers that Michael Irvin (II) (qv) and  Bill Romanowski (qv) wore (88 and 53) were the numbers they wore  in the NFL.'),
('124509',' Michael Irvin (II) (qv) played a practical joke on  Bill Romanowski (qv) while filming a scene in the locker room.  Irwin replaced the fake, collapsible locker door that Romanowski  head butts with a real, solid locker door. This can be seen as an  outtake on the DVD.'),
('124510',' The Lynyrd Skynyrd (qv) song "Saturday Night Special" featured in  the early part of the chase scene at the films beginning was the  same song used in the original 1974 version.'),
('124511',' Brian Mann, quarterback of the Arena Football League team the Los  Angeles Avengers, was Adam Sandler (I) (qv)s stunt'),
('124512','double.'),
('124513',' Brian Bosworth (I) (qv) jersey number was 44, which was his  college football number'),
('124514',' Adam Sandler (I) (qv)s character (Paul Krewe) was supposed to  have played college football for Florida State Univesity and Pro  football for Pittsburgh. Burt Reynolds (I) (qv), who starred in  both films, was an All'),
('124515','American running back at Florida State and is  an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.'),
('124516',' To look as much as possible like the real Lord Longford,  Jim Broadbent (qv) wore a prosthetic nose and chin that took two  hours to apply each day. A prison guard who had known the real Lord  Longford was once very startled when Broadbent entered the prison  door in costume. To make himself walk very slowly and lamely when  Longford sees Myra Hindley for the last time in the movie (when the  character is 92 years old), Broadbent put small, painful stones  inside his shoes.'),
('124517',' The Rock(I) (qv)s first movie.'),
('124518',' Britney Spears movie debut.'),
('124519',' DIRCAMEO(Paul Bartel (qv)): the blind man near the end of the  film.'),
('124520',' The title refers to the only way that newspapers at the time would  allow a gay mans lover to be listed in an obituary.'),
('124521',' In the poster art and DVD cover, the image of the guys walking on  the beach has been altered '),
('124522',' some might say censored. In the scene  where the poster/cover image is taken from in the movie, the  character "Fuzzy" is wearing an ACT'),
('124523','UP t'),
('124524','shirt that depicts two  sailors kissing with the tag line that read "Read My Lips", a play  on then President Bushs "Read My Lips, No New Taxes" slogan. In the  cover art, the t'),
('124525','shirt graphic has been removed so that he only has  a blank white t'),
('124526','shirt now.'),
('124527',' Received a commendation for "Outstanding writing" at the 7th Extreme  Filmmaker 48 Hour Film Festival'),
('124528',' Claire Bloom was the first to be cast.'),
('124529',' Alfred Lynch was initially cast in another part.'),
('124530',' Stanley Van Beer worked 2 days.'),
('124531',' Phyliis Nelson'),
('124532','Terry worked 2 days.'),
('124533',' John Dearth shot his part in 5 days.'),
('124534',' SP Kapoor filmed his role in 5 days.'),
('124535',' Jane Eccles shot her part over a period of 6 days.'),
('124536',' Steven Scott worked 2 Days'),
('124537',' Charles Saynor worked 2 days.'),
('124538',' Clem Byam Shaw filmed his part over a four day period'),
('124539',' The first film of Nigel Davenport (qv).'),
('124540',' The film was selected as a film text by the Australian State of  Victorias Curriculum and Assessment Authority.'),
('124541',' Ronny Cox (I) (qv)s TV debut.'),
('124542',' Available on the DVD release of  _Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)_ (qv).'),
('124543',' This documentary is featured on the DVD for  _Intolerable Cruelty (2003)_ (qv).'),
('124544',' This making'),
('124545','of documentary is included on the Forbidden Zone DVD.'),
('124546',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Queer Elopement, A (1913)_ (qv).'),
('124547',' This was the first Harold Lloyd (qv) film to take advantage of the  location of the main studio. It was situated on a hill which was  over the Hill Street tunnel that included a terrace at the top of  the tunnel opening which overlooked Hill Street and the surrounding  cityscape. Hal Roach discovered that as long as the railing facing  the street was kept out of the frame, it appeared that anything shot  on the terrace was up on a dizzying height above the city. Thus  Hal Roach (qv) and Harold Lloyd were able to use this illusion to  stage scenes and stunts that appeared to have the characters up at  great heights in the city, when actually the actors were on  relatively low structures that were a few metres at most above the  terrace floor.'),
('124548',' 20th episode in the Buster Brown 2'),
('124549','reel comedy series'),
('124550',' 30th episode in the "Let George Do It" two'),
('124551','reel comedy series.'),
('124552',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('124553',' Kenneth More (qv)s film debut.'),
('124554',' According to director Amy Heckerling (qv), Bruce Willis (I) (qv)  improvised X'),
('124555','rated voice'),
('124556','over takes.'),
('124557',' Amy Heckerling (qv) was inspired to write the film after her  husband at the time, writer Neal Israel (qv) started playfully  talking in a different voice to pretend what their new baby would  say.'),
('124558',' CAMEO(Debra Chiate (qv)): the little girl in the sandbox scene  with the line, "I dont get it."'),
('124559',' When Kirstie Alley (qv) is working as a mall elf, she says to a  girl waiting in line "No, Im a Vulcan." This is an obvious  reference to her memorable movie debut as Lt.Saavik in  _Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)_ (qv).'),
('124560',' In some early trailers Richard Pryor (qv) did the voice of Eddie'),
('124561',' This program was CBSs only color broadcast of the 1962'),
('124562','1963  television season.'),
('124563',' This featurette is included on the Special Collectors Edition DVD  for _Dead Zone, The (1983)_ (qv), released in 2006.'),
('124564',' This making'),
('124565','of is featured on the Directors Cut DVD for  _Thing Called Love, The (1993)_ (qv), released in 2006.'),
('124566',' This short documentary can be found on the BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE  DOLLS SPECIAL EDITION DVD.'),
('124567',' Kim Carnes recorded her own version of the title song for her album  Voyeur (1982). The title song in the movie was performed by Sue  Saad.'),
('124568',' Filmed in 1980, not released until 1982.'),
('124569',' Jon Voight (qv)s wife and daughter both appear in the film.'),
('124570',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('124571','Disc DVD for  _Hills Have Eyes, The (1997)_ (qv), released in 2003.'),
('124572',' The original play opened on 12 October 1932 in London, England, UK.'),
('124573',' The title of the movie was taken from the book written by President  Franklin Delano Roosevelt (qv) and credited to him onscreen.'),
('124574',' Nigel Davenport (qv) refused the role of Johnson.'),
('124575',' Ian Cullen (qv) was also favored to play Johnson.'),
('124576',' Penelope Horner (qv), Sharon Gurney (qv) and  Juliet Harmer (qv) were favored to play Susan  (Susan George (qv))'),
('124577',' Christopher Jones (I) (qv)s voice was dubbed.'),
('124578',' This was the first ever television musical revue. It featured the  Paramount Astoria dancing girls.'),
('124579',' Broadcast live by the BBC using John Logie Bairds 30'),
('124580','line  mechanical television system, part of this performance was recorded  onto an 7" aluminum disc using a primitive home recording process  called Silvatone. This footage, which runs to just under four  minutes, is the oldest surviving recording of broadcast television.'),
('124581',' The porn actors overheard in the projection room scenes are voiced  by director Michael Melamedoff (qv) and editor  Rebecca Beluk (qv).'),
('124582',' Weller, Peter (qv) was originally offered the part of Gene but  passed on the script because he felt the part was too "racy". The  role eventually went to Bottoms, Sam (qv) who came to the  production office without any notice because he had seen the film  listed in the trades and "liked the title."'),
('124583',' The entire film was shot in only 18 days.'),
('124584',' The part of Andrea was written especially for Essence Atkins (qv),  Jade Henham (qv)s best friend.'),
('124585',' Senator Barton and his son John were named in reference to  Australias first prime minister, Edmund Barton.'),
('124586',' LaPaglia, Anthony (qv)s character, Michael Andretti, lives in  Adelaide, where LaPaglia himself was born.'),
('124587',' The novel "Looking for Alibrandi" is the most stolen book from  Australian high school libraries.'),
('124588',' The firm Michael Andretti works for is called Clayton Utz. Clayton  Utz is a real law firm, one of the biggest national firms in  Australia. One of the scenes was filmed in their Sydney offices.'),
('124589',' Sony Pictures Classics was originally going to distribute the film  in the USA but chose not to, citing controversy over the films  title, which they wanted to change. Warner Independent Pictures then  picked up the film for US distribution.'),
('124590',' During the shooting in Cuba, 3 members of the crew were arrested,  and they spent a night in jail.'),
('124591',' Biograph production number 3212.'),
('124592',' When Connie Francis (qv) ran into singer Elvis Presley (qv) on  the set for this movie, he reportedly told her, "I hear youre using  a lot of guest'),
('124593','stars in your new musical. How about a job for a  hungry folk singer?" This was due to the fact that there were so  many guest'),
('124594','stars scheduled in the film that it was joked anyone  could be in it if they asked.'),
('124595',' TV legend Johnny Carsons first and last film.'),
('124596',' When Teresa meets Tony in the bar, she is reading "The Godfather",  just as she does in the original novel. He comments that he has seen  the movie. Diane Keaton (qv) (Teresa) plays the part of Kay in  _Godfather, The (1972)_ (qv).'),
('124597',' The events depicted in both the book and the movie were inspired by  the events surrounding the brutal real'),
('124598','life 1973 murder of  twenty'),
('124599','seven year old New York City schoolteacher Roseanne Quinn.'),
('124600',' Mary Ellen Mark (qv), a documentary photographer, was asked to go  to bars and take pictures of the bars to play during the opening  credits. The director rejected the pictures because they were "too  realistic."'),
('124601',' The film was shot over four years during and around  Al Pacino (qv)s filming schedule, also while he was not working  on any major film projects. This is visible during the film because  he is seen growing a beard and hair cut for the film  _Carlitos Way (1993)_ (qv) as one example.'),
('124602',' Al Pacino (qv) himself recruited both Kevin Spacey (qv) and  Alec Baldwin (qv) to appear in the film while filming  _Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)_ (qv).'),
('124603',' While making this documentary, Al Pacino (qv) had amassed some  80'),
('124604','plus hours of footage and it took six editors to cut it down to  the films theatrical length.'),
('124605',' All the actors that appear in the film, all worked for scale in  which at one point Alec Baldwin (qv) jokingly admitted during the  film "Here I am working for forty bucks a day and have all the  donuts you can eat".'),
('124606',' Pacino originally wanted to make a straight film of the play, as  opposed to a documentary, but he discovered that he would not be  able to top Laurence Olivier (qv)s 1955 version.'),
('124607',' Recreated the 10 March 1933 Long Beach earthquake during which over  5,000 people were injured or killed.'),
('124608',' The earthquake footage from this film has been used in documentaries  on both earthquakes and filmmaking.'),
('124609',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Her Fallen Hero (1914)_ (qv).'),
('124610',' Actor Eric Fox, who plays the role of Chaucer, is a popular male  model for Vista Video.'),
('124611',' The films translation in Russia is "Fraud"'),
('124612',' The hockey game Chris listens to on the radio was played during the  2005'),
('124613','2006 NHL season between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the  Detroit Red Wings. Players mentioned include Pascal Leclaire, Manny  Malhotra, Mark Hartigan, and Trevor Letowski for Columbus and Robert  Lang, Mikael Samuelsson, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Tomas Holmstrom for  Detroit.'),
('124614',' To be more convincing as a blind man, Jeff Daniels (I) (qv) spent  time at the Michigan Commission for the Blind Training Center in  Kalamazoo, observing and learning some basic skills used by blind  people on a daily basis.'),
('124615',' The set for Ty Lookwells home has a bust of Shakespeare thats a  duplicate of the one in Wayne Manor, concealing the "Access to  Bat'),
('124616','Cave via Bat'),
('124617','Poles" controls, in _"Batman" (1966/II)_ (qv)'),
('124618',' All of the music in this game comes from Tschaikovskys "Swan Lake"  although some is modified; hence, the Weavers turning into swans,  and Bobbin visiting the lake of swans when he ventures outside the  Pattern.'),
('124619',' The instruction manual promises an extra scene if the game is played  through in expert mode. This extra scene occurs when Cobb removes  Bobbins cloak. We can now see what happens to Cobb, rather than it  happening offscreen. In the CD version, this scene is included in  all versions.'),
('124620',' The three Weaver Elders are named after the three Fates in Greek  Mythology: Atropos, Clothos, and Lachesis.'),
('124621',' A CD version was issued, featuring higher quality graphics and  music, plus a 30 minute "audio drama". However, the rights to this  version existed with Mindscape, not Lucas (supposedly, LucasArts did  not have the means to produce a CD'),
('124622','ROM title at the time), and were  lost permanently when Mindscape went bankrupt. While Loom as been  reissued since, it is always as the original floppy version.'),
('124623',' The improved graphics from the CD ROM version became the baseline  for the Turbo Grafx 16 version. The enhanced soundtrack was also  present on the TG16 port. Copies of the TurboGrafx CD are still  found for auction at the usual sites, but require the CD player  component for the Tubo Grafx system.'),
('124624',' Director Joe Dante (I) (qv) nicknamed this project the "Anti'),
('124625','Space  Jam" movie, showing his hate for how _Space Jam (1996)_ (qv) ruined  the characters personalities.'),
('124626',' The black bird statue from _Maltese Falcon, The (1941)_ (qv) can be  seen on a shelf in the Warner Bros boardroom.'),
('124627',' This film started out as a follow'),
('124628','up to _Space Jam (1996)_ (qv). It  was going to be called "Spy Jam" and was going to star  Jackie Chan (I) (qv).'),
('124629',' Brendan Fraser (qv) did such a good job doing an impersonation of  Taz that he was allowed to do the voice.'),
('124630',' The following characters are at Area 52: The flying brains (from  _Fiend Without a Face (1958)_ (qv)), the Metaluna monster (from  _This Island Earth (1955)_ (qv)), a Triffid (from  _Day of the Triffids, The (1962)_ (qv), Robby the Robot (qv) (from  various movies), Daleks (from _"Doctor Who" (1963)_ (qv)), Dr.  Benell with a Pod from _Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)_ (qv),  the Robot Monster from _Robot Monster (1953)_ (qv), Marvin the  Martian, various generic aliens and The Man from Planet X (from  _Man from Planet X, The (1951)_ (qv)).'),
('124631',' Kevin McCarthy (I) (qv)s character is named Dr. Bennell. In  _Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)_ (qv), he played the main  character, Dr. Miles Bennell.'),
('124632',' There is also a reference to _Them! (1954)_ (qv) at Area 52.  "Mother" asks if theyre there about the giant ants. DJ replies,  "What giant ants?" and we hear the noise that the Giant Ants make in  "Them!".'),
('124633',' CAMEO(Matthew Lillard (qv)): in the commissary scene, talking to  the animated Scooby Doo and Shaggy about his performance in the  first Scooby Doo movie.'),
('124634',' John Cleese (qv) made a brief cameo in the film at one point  during the Paris sequence, but his cameo was cut out because it  didnt have anything to do with the film. Also, the reason  Scooby'),
('124635','Doo and Shaggy make cameos in the film, even though they are  not Looney Tunes, was because director Joe Dante (I) (qv) wanted  some non'),
('124636','WB characters in the film like Tom & Jerry, and Droopy, but  WB thought that would be too weird, so they told him a Scooby'),
('124637','Doo  cameo would seem more "appropriate". If one looks closely, the  animation of Scooby and Shaggy is stiffer and more limited than that  of the Looney Tunes characters, referring to the drastically cheaper  budgets of the Hanna'),
('124638','Barbera studio at the time the original Scooby  series was created.'),
('124639',' Elmer Fudd chases Bugs and Daffy through three of the worlds most  famous paintings: "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" by  Georges Seurat (qv) (displayed at The Art Institute of Chicago),  "The Persistence of Memory" by Salvador Dalí (qv) (Museum of  Modern Art, New York) and "The Scream" by Edvard Munch (Oslos Munch  Museum. On August 31, 2006, Norwegian police announced that the  painting stolen in August 2004 had been recovered.).'),
('124640',' In the casino, where D.J. crashes onto the table of dogs playing  poker, the dogs are the Russian dog from _Hare Ribbin (1944)_ (qv),  Charlie Dog from a trio of Porky Pig shorts, Spike and Chester from  _Tree for Two (1952)_ (qv), the farm dog from the Foghorn Leghorn  series, and the twin pit bull puppies Ham and Ex, from the early  cartoon _I Havent Got a Hat (1935)_ (qv) (best known for the first  appearance of Porky Pig).'),
('124641',' In the scene where Bugs Bunny and Kate Houghton are discussing  bringing Daffy Duck back to work Warner Brothers, a photo of  legendary animator Chuck Jones (I) (qv) is seen above Bugs in the  background.'),
('124642',' The sputtering car engine sound effect that Mel Blanc (qv) voiced  in several Warner Brothers cartoons is heard in the background of  DJs AMC Gremlin.'),
('124643',' The name of the ACME Missile that Wile E. Coyote uses is called "Hi  There!" '),
('124644',' which was the name of the bomb that  Slim Pickens (I) (qv) rode to nuclear obliteration in  _Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)_ (qv).'),
('124645',' The car that DJ and Daffy take from Damien Drakes garage is a  Gremlin. When they enter you can hear the theme from the movie  _Gremlins (1984)_ (qv) worked into the score. That film was also  directed by Joe Dante (I) (qv). The theme from "Gremlins" was  composed by Jerry Goldsmith (qv), who also composed the score for  this film.'),
('124646',' In the spoof of the _Psycho (1960)_ (qv) shower scene Bugs pours a  can of Hersheys chocolate syrup down the shower drain, a reference  to the fact that Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv) used Boscos chocolate  syrup in the original scene to better simulate blood in black and  white.'),
('124647',' Porky Pig and Speedy Gonzales are seen in the restaurant discussing  how political correctness has affected their careers. Both  characters have come under fire for insensitivity in recent years.  Porky for his stutter, and the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies  shorts that featured Speedy Gonzales were pulled from the Cartoon  Networks daytime and prime time line'),
('124648','ups. It was alleged that  Speedy was "racially offensive" to Mexican people, a point which  became moot when some representatives of the Latino community  organized a movement to get Speedy back on the air.'),
('124649',' During filming, Brendan Fraser (qv) was completely terrified at  having to hit Bill Goldberg (I) (qv); Goldberg constantly told him  to go ahead and do it, telling him, "Its what I do for a living."'),
('124650',' Lola Bunny, introduced in _Space Jam (1996)_ (qv), does not make an  appearance, but can be seen on several movie posters in the  background of some scenes. The existence of Lolas character,  created as a "politically correct" counterpart for Bugs is spoofed  when Kate suggests that what Bugs needs to "leverage his synergy" is  a "hot female counterpart." (see quotes section)'),
('124651',' Posters for Jerry Lewis (I) (qv)s films  _Which Way to the Front? (1970)_ (qv) and "Smorgasbord"  (_Cracking Up (1983)_ (qv)) can be seen in the Paris scenes.'),
('124652',' The character animation of the Warner Bros. cartoon characters in  this film is traditionally hand'),
('124653','drawn. Computer technology is used  to color the animation drawings in, add tone mattes/shadows to the  characters, and composite them over the correct backgrounds. 3D  Computer animation is used on objects such as the spaceships, Wile  E. Coyotes missile, the robot guard dog at the end, and Bugs  cel'),
('124654','shaded carrots.'),
('124655',' The "supercar" featured is the TVR Tuscan. Around 1,000 are  hand'),
('124656','built in Britain every year, and at the moment there are no  plans to introduce them to the US.'),
('124657',' During the establishing shot of Paris that changes into color you  see a bunch of little girls walking in a line behind a nun. This is  a reference to the childrens book "Madeline".'),
('124658',' Joan Cusack (qv)s character is called "Mother", a reference to  the head of the spy organization on the TV series (and later feature  film) _"Avengers, The" (1961)_ (qv)'),
('124659',' At the end of the movie, Bugs gets into a limousine and is handed  carrots by numerous minor characters from past "Looney Tunes" and  "Merrie Melodies". Among them are Charlie Dog, Heathcliff (from the  Arthur Davis (I) (qv) short _Dough Ray Me'),
('124660','ow (1948)_ (qv)), the  Squirrel (from the Chuck Jones (I) (qv) short  _Much Ado About Nutting (1953)_ (qv)), Gruesome Gorilla (from the  Robert McKimson (qv) short _Gorilla My Dreams (1948)_ (qv)),  Hippety Hopper, Marc Antony, Pussyfoot, and Egghead (the forerunning  character to Elmer Fudd).'),
('124661',' When Bugs enters the conference room at the beginning of the movie  he says "Great nose job Chuck. Good rug Mel, never would have  guessed" '),
('124662',' references to Chuck Jones (I) (qv) and  Mel Blanc (qv).'),
('124663',' In the casino, while D.J. is fighting with Yosemite Sams goons,  Daffy tells him to "bite his ear!" This is a reference to boxer  Mike Tyson (I) (qv), who bit off a portion of  Evander Holyfield (qv)s ear during a match.'),
('124664',' When Mom pulls out the video for the Blue Monkey, the other videos  are "Moon Landing Dress Rehersal", "How Sausage is Made", and  "Congressmen Gone Wild, Vol. 6".'),
('124665',' When Daffy is given the box containing his belongings, it includes a  framed picture of the real Warner brothers, Jack L. Warner (qv)  and Harry M. Warner (qv).'),
('124666',' While Marvin the Martian is changing channels trying to get the  message from Acme, a little singing owl can be seen for a second.  This is from the Warner Brothers cartoon  _I Love to Singa (1936)_ (qv) directed by Tex Avery (qv). There is  a longer version of the very same owl scene earlier in the movie as  Mr. Chairman (Steve Martin) tunes in an aerial view of the gremlin  on the road to Las Vegas (on the view screen in the Acme boardroom).'),
('124667',' Mel Blanc (qv)s "sickly car" sound effect used for the Gremlin  was originally the sound of Jack Benny (qv)s 1912 Maxwell  automobile on his radio show.'),
('124668',' The flying car in this film starts plummeting toward the ground,  only to stop shortly before making contact because it ran out of  gas. This is a reference to the classic wartime cartoon  _Falling Hare (1943)_ (qv), in which Bugs Bunny and the Gremlin are  in a plummeting plane that stops just above the ground at the end of  the cartoon for the same reason. Furthermore, one of the other cars  in the film is a Gremlin.'),
('124669',' Many of the lines spoken by "Mom" are originally used by Willy Wonka  from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.'),
('124670',' During the scene where DJ is trying to forcibly remove Daffy from  the studio lot, among the various people walking around in the  background are some show girls wearing costumes used in the  short'),
('124671','lived TV series _"Nikki" (2000)_ (qv) starring  Nikki Cox (qv). The most noticeable ones are two cockroaches and  two shiny green Godzilla'),
('124672','like costumes.'),
('124673',' Jenna Elfman (qv)s character, Kate Houghton, is named after  Katharine Hepburn (qv). Houghton was Hepburns middle name.'),
('124674',' When Elmer Fudd is chasing Bugs and Daffy through the museum, the  music playing is from the piano suite "Pictures at an Exhibition" by  Modest Mussorgsky (qv), a cycle of piano pieces describing a walk  through an art gallery (by a man with a limp) and the different  paintings he stops to look at.'),
('124675',' WILHELM SCREAM: When Drake is fighting the interpreters in the "TV  in the Painting" Scene.'),
('124676',' WHILHEM SCREAM: When Damian Drake throws the grenade in the picture  video'),
('124677',' The extreme failure of this film discouraged Warner Bros. from  releasing the newer Looney Tunes shorts that Warner Bros. Animation  completed, and canceled those in production.'),
('124678',' The posters that Lola Bunny are featured in are: Hoppin in the Rain  (_Singin in the Rain (1952)_ (qv)), A Hare is Born  (_Star Is Born, A (1954)_ (qv)), and The Bunnys of Broadway  (_Barkleys of Broadway, The (1949)_ (qv).'),
('124679',' Marc Lawrences final film.'),
('124680',' This is the last movie Jerry Goldsmith would score.'),
('124681',' This is Bruno Bozzetto (qv)s first attempt at 3D animation.'),
('124682',' Jonathan Pryce (qv) choose to do this over  _Time Bandits (1981)_ (qv)'),
('124683',' "Loops" screened August 2 '),
('124684',' 8 at the First Avenue Screening Room  (@61st St.), New York City, as per display ad in the Village Voice.  First Avenue Screening Room was not an "adult" venue but featured  early "indie" and cinephile programming until it was converted into  a gay porn house in the mid'),
('124685','Seventies.'),
('124686',' The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 16 August 1926  and had 168 performances. The leads were played by  Kathleen Comegys (qv) and Harold Vermilyea (qv), and friends  Terry and Andy were played by Charles D. Brown (I) (qv) and  Osgood Perkins (qv).'),
('124687',' Copyrighted in 1987'),
('124688',' Ellis and MacArthur approach the Capital Building and go inside. The  interior, however, is actually the interior of the National Museum  of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC.'),
('124689',' The working title of the film was "The Von Metz Incident".'),
('124690',' Andy Dick appears on the cover art and poster but is not in the  movie. At the time Dick was getting a lot of work in print ads.'),
('124691',' Based on a public access series and feature length student film by  Andy Schlachtenhaufens brother, Steffen Schlachtenhaufen.'),
('124692',' Each of the three directors worked with a different cinematographer;  Chad Myers with Kristina Heishman, Mason Compton with Tyler Nutter,  and Christopher Compton with Michael Armstrong.'),
('124693',' The film was originally titled "The Frankie Incident" and revolved  around a cocaine dealer with a mark on his head. Much of the same  cast (with some playing different roles) was included, but due to  production issues, the script was formed into Loose Ends. Original  footage from The Frankie Incident did, however, make it into Loose  Ends (the flashback sequence where Ciaran is discussing the Irish  stigma).'),
('124694',' Production began in September 2005 and wrapped in February 2006.'),
('124695',' Production lasted beyond schedule largely in part to the story being  completely revised.'),
('124696',' The Girl in SUV asks The Cuban, "Whats wrong, baby?" The part was  played by Kaisha Murphy who was a waitress at Hooters when she was  offered the role. When writing the story, Christopher Compton and  Chad Myers felt the stronger lines in the scene where from The Cuban  and almost scrapped parts of the scene because Myers felt it was too  clichéd, but in the end the scene stayed in tact. When they screened  the movie before a 20 member test audience, they loved the line  delivered by Murphy, and touted the scene as one of the best parts  of the movie.'),
('124697',' Several times throughout the movie, The Cuban has to tell several  different characters that he is Cuban. This stems from a real life  debate between writer/director Christopher Compton and another  person where he argued that in Texas, people of Spanish, Latin, and  other Hispanic origins are widely mistaken as Mexican, due to the  proximity between Texas and Mexico. He felt that since the movie  took place in South Texas, he would express this by having The Cuban  continually being mistaken for Mexican.'),
('124698',' Several scenes were cut from the movie for time. They included:  '),
('124699','Mona Lott & Hardbutt 1: 7 minute sex scene between Hardbutt and  Mona Lott in the beginning of the movie. '),
('124700','Mona Lott & Hardbutt 2: 6  minute sex scene between Hardbutt and Mona Lott in the middle of the  movie. '),
('124701','Mona Lott & Hardbutt 3: 4 minute sex scene between Hardbutt  & Mona Lott towards the end of the movie. '),
('124702','Mona Lott & Hardbutt 4: 5  minute sex scene between Hardbutt & Mona Lott after the credits. '),
('124703','A  7 minute sex scene between Nikki and a college guy.'),
('124704',' The movie was filmed in 3 weeks.'),
('124705',' In late 1928, Metro'),
('124706','Goldwyn'),
('124707','Mayer announced that it had bought  Nell Martin (qv)s novel "Lord Byron of Broadway" and would be  turning it into a musical with William Haines (I) (qv) and  Bessie Love (qv). However, it went downscale when actually casting  the central roles, and the lack of star power and the so unappealing  story added up to a flop at the box office. Critics commented about  its lackluster casting, and "Lord Byron Of Broadway" quickly sank at  the box office.'),
('124708',' The only film produced by Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv) that he did  not also direct.'),
('124709',' Intended to be the first of a series, this was curtailed through  lack of box'),
('124710','office success.'),
('124711',' Director/Writer/Producer/Editor Shavar Ross secured a home video  (DVD) and cable/broadcast television rights deal for the project  before a script was ever written. Barry Gordon, Vice'),
('124712','President of  Acquisitions at Image Entertainment was so impressed with Shavars  35 minute short film entitled, "A Taste of Us", that a full length  feature film was requested. The only thing was, Shavars short was  originally a drama pilot presentation for the new TV ONE Network and  was based on the civil unrest of the 1960s. Shavar simply kept the  title "A Taste of Us" to appease his distributor and came up with a  whole new concept, and storyline, conforming a script into an  inspirational romantic comedy.'),
('124713',' Singer Al Jarreaus first role in a feature film.'),
('124714',' Director/Writer/Editor Shavar Ross and his wife Jacqueline used  their own funds to make the movie.'),
('124715',' From early talks with the films distributor, to final delivery of  the project, the process took 3 years.'),
('124716',' The movie was shot in only 16 days.'),
('124717',' Winner of the Audience Award at the 2006 Nice Shorts Awards.'),
('124718',' "The Lord Is My Shotgun" was the winner of the Best Action Sequence  Short award at the Action on Film Festival, 2007.'),
('124719',' Screenwriter James Kevin McGuinness (qv) placed an ad in the  Hollywood Reporter titled "Facts" breaking down the writing credits  for the script by number of lines, as follows: Himself '),
('124720',' 853;  Walter Ferris (qv) '),
('124721',' 51; Sam Wood (I) (qv) '),
('124722',' 17;  Frank Davis (I) (qv) '),
('124723',' 20; Ferris, Val Burton (qv),  Endre Bohem (qv) and Bradford Ropes (qv) '),
('124724',' 37; Ropes, Burton and  Bohem '),
('124725',' 48; Ropes and Burton '),
('124726',' 4 for a total of 1,030 lines of  dialogue.'),
('124727',' A copy of this film survives in The Library of Congress.'),
('124728',' Dith Pran, the NY Times stringer who was the subject of the movie  "The Killing Fields" worked with the crew as a translator.'),
('124729',' First of five episodes in the series Lord Johns Journal (1915) q.v.'),
('124730',' Episode Titles:  '),
('124731',' 1: Lord John in New York  '),
('124732',' 2: The Gray Sisterhood  '),
('124733',' 3: Three'),
('124734','Fingered Jenny  '),
('124735',' 4: The Eye of Horus  '),
('124736',' 5: The League of the Future'),
('124737',' Several appearances of a microphone dangling over actors heads were  deliberate, intended as satire, but so confused audiences that they  were trimmed out of later release prints.'),
('124738',' Tuesday Weld (qv) told film critic Rex Reed (qv) that this was  her favorite film and that she thought she gave her best performance  in it.'),
('124739',' Debut of William Frawley (qv).'),
('124740',' During rehearsals for the scene where Wimsey  (Petherbridge, Edward (qv)) and Climpson (Cain, Shirley (qv)  have tea together, Wimseys monocle fell into his tea. Despite  numerous attempts, they could not recreate this hilarious incident  for the camera.'),
('124741',' Story based on Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers. This is book  number 5 in the Lord Peter Wimsey Series.'),
('124742',' No prints of this film can be found. Please check your attic.'),
('124743',' With the exception of the shot of Lord Zedd facing directly into the  camera, every bit of this video is stock footage from earlier  episodes of _"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" (1993)_ (qv). The  "Halloween party" is actually Zedd and Ritas wedding reception.'),
('124744',' The scene with Swann (Kevin OConnor) biting his finger and pouring  his blood on the screws in order to drill the mask into Nixs head  was excised from the original cut in order to obtain an R'),
('124745','rating  from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The scene was  later reused for the unrated directors cut edition of the film.'),
('124746',' The scene with Nix getting inside Swanns head in the cultist  compound was excised and never used for the theatrical version of  the film, on the grounds that it slowed the pacing of the story. It  was later inserted into the unrated directors cut.'),
('124747',' When casting for the film began, Clive Barker picked  Famke Janssen (qv)’s photo out of the hundreds of initial  submissions and declared, "This is Dorothea." She remained the only  choice, although the filmmakers auditioned dozens of actresses for  the part.'),
('124748',' The tattoo on DAmours back was included after Scott Bakula (qv)  researched the character.'),
('124749',' According to Andrew Niccol (qv), the filmmakers worked with actual  gunrunners in the making of the film. The tanks lined up for sale  were real and belonged to a Czech arms dealer who had to have them  back to sell to another country. They used a real stockpile of over  3,000 AK'),
('124750','47s because it was cheaper than getting prop guns.'),
('124751',' Yuri Orlov is a composite of five real arms dealers.'),
('124752',' No US studios would back the film. International finances were  secured instead.'),
('124753',' Before shooting the scene where tanks were lined up for sale, the  filmmaker had to warn NATO, lest they think a real war was being  started when they see satellite images of the set.'),
('124754',' The character of Andre Baptiste is loosely based on famous warlord,  and ex'),
('124755','leader of Liberia, Charles Taylor.'),
('124756',' The Antonov An'),
('124757','12 airplane number 9Q'),
('124758','CIH filmed in the movie was  owned by a Russian citizen Evgeny Zakharov. On January 8, 2005, the  plane crashed at Bukalaza, Uganda; all six crew members were killed.  The plane departed Entebbe airport with destination Kinshasa. It was  reportedly carrying humanitarian relief items.'),
('124759',' The "Bombay Theme" music composed by A R Rahman was originally  created for Bombay (1995) (qv).'),
('124760',' Kono, the name which the ship is changed to, is a diamond'),
('124761','rich area  of Sierra Leone as well as the name of a tribe in Sierra Leone.'),
('124762',' The character, Colonel Oliver Southern, is an obvious nod to Lt Col.  Oliver North who was tried, and ultimately pardoned, for selling  arms to Iran to raise money to support the Contra movement in  Nicaragua.'),
('124763',' Visible hanging on the wall in Yuris weapons container is a  nickel'),
('124764','plated AK'),
('124765','47 rifle that was originally used in  _Belly (1998)_ (qv)'),
('124766',' Was originally a stage show performed at Surf Reality in New York  City.'),
('124767',' Once filming began, Peter Brook (I) (qv) largely dispensed with  the script and encouraged his young cast to improvise. He shot over  60 hours of footage which was then edited down into a 90'),
('124768','minute  film.'),
('124769',' Director Peter Brook (I) (qv) saw over 3000 boy actors before  choosing his cast.'),
('124770',' Eleven'),
('124771','year'),
('124772','old Hugh Edwards (I) (qv), who plays Piggy in the  film, landed his role by writing a letter to the director which  read, "Dear Sir, I am fat and wear spectacles."'),
('124773',' Furrh, Chris (qv) was in another movie this same year about a  group of kids stranded alone on an island: _Exile (1990) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('124774',' Balthazar Getty (qv) fell from a tree in Tarzana, California just  a few weeks prior to beginning filming and broke both his wrists.  The director still stood by him and decided to write his injuries  into the script and have his character Ralph in an arm'),
('124775','sling for  half of the film while Getty healed.'),
('124776',' Originally aired at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards. It can be seen as an  easter egg (hidden feature) on the Region 1 (North America) Extended  Edition DVD of  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv) .  To find it, go to the Chapter Selection section of Disk 1, scroll  down past the final chapter (The Council of Elrond), and a golden  ring will appear. Push play to see it, with an introduction by  Peter Jackson (I) (qv).'),
('124777',' Filmed with live actors in black'),
('124778','and'),
('124779','white and rotoscoped, each  animation cel drawn over a film frame of an actor. This was the  first entirely rotoscoped animated feature.'),
('124780',' Many of the actors portraying the physical parts of the characters  in this movie provided the voices. Other characters, such as the  hobbits were portrayed by animators and by Billy Barty (qv) in the  live'),
('124781','action footage, and then voiced by other actors. The actors who  play physical parts but not voices are credited as "Character  Actors."'),
('124782',' Used battle footage from _Aleksandr Nevskiy (1938)_ (qv) for some  rotoscoped animation scenes.'),
('124783',' Rotoscoped action scenes were filmed in Spain.'),
('124784',' Peter Woodthorpe (qv) (Gollum) and Michael Graham Cox (qv)  (Boromir) played the same roles in the BBC radio dramatization in  1981.'),
('124785',' Director John Boorman (qv) originally envisioned making the entire  trilogy as a single 100 minute film. Ralph Bakshi (qv) heard that  he was going to do this, and, as a fan of the "Lord of the Rings"  trilogy, and J.R.R. Tolkien (qv), was horrified. When Boormans  plans to bring Tolkiens novels to the screen fell apart, Bakshi  approached J.R.R. Tolkeins daughter to do the novels as a trilogy  of animated films. Tolkeins daughter loved Bakshis fantasy  _Wizards (1977)_ (qv), so she gave him the rights to The Lord of the  Rings. Bakshi filmed "The Fellowship of the Rings" and "The Two  Towers" (which were collapsed into a single two'),
('124786','and'),
('124787','a'),
('124788','half hour  film), and had planned to film "The Return of the King", but the  trilogy was never completed.'),
('124789',' Director Ralph Bakshi (qv) had originally planned to use music by  Led Zeppelin (qv) in the film, but was unable to get the rights.'),
('124790',' Cel animation was produced and shot for this film, but was cut out  at the last minute. The final product is entirely rotoscoped.'),
('124791',' Tim Burton (I) (qv) worked as an animator on this film. He was not  credited, but worked as an "inbetween" artist. It was his first job  on a film.'),
('124792',' At one point in the films development, studio executives thought  that the names "Saruman" and "Sauron" were too similar, and would  confuse the audience, and decided that Saruman should be renamed  "Aruman". This decision was eventually reversed, but some references  to "Aruman" remain in the finished film.'),
('124793',' During the battle of Helms Deep, a song with non'),
('124794','English lyrics is  heard on the soundtrack. The words Isengard and Mordor can be  clearly discerned. The song is not in any of Tolkiens invented  languages, instead composer Leonard Rosenman (qv) had his choir  sing nonsense lyrics to get the desired effect.'),
('124795',' Along with the ZX Spectrum versions of Back To The Future, Blade  Runner and Rambo (all 1985), this was one of the first movie/game  tie'),
('124796','ins.'),
('124797',' Stuart Townsend (qv) was originally cast as Aragorn, but was  replaced by Viggo Mortensen (qv) after four days of shooting  because Peter Jackson (I) (qv) realized that an older actor was  needed.'),
('124798',' Ian Holm (qv), who plays Bilbo Baggins, was the voice of Frodo  Baggins in the 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of "The Lord of The Rings".'),
('124799',' Sean Astin (qv)s father, John Astin (qv), auditioned for the  role of Gandalf.'),
('124800',' Eight of the nine members of the Fellowship got a small tattoo, the  Elvish symbol for "9" at a tattoo parlor in Wellington, New Zealand,  to commemorate the experience of the movie. The ninth member,  John Rhys'),
('124801','Davies (qv), declined and sent his stunt double in his  place. Elijah Wood (qv)s tattoo is on his lower stomach.  Sean Astin (qv) and Billy Boyd (I) (qv) have the tattoo on their  ankles (to commemorate all those hours in the hobbit feet).  Orlando Bloom (qv), who plays the archer elf Legolas, has his on  his forearm. His tattoo is visible during a fight scene in  _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)_ (qv).Ian McKellen (qv)s  is on his shoulder. Dominic Monaghan (qv)s is on his shoulder.  And the eighth member, Sean Bean (qv), has his tattoo on his right  shoulder.'),
('124802',' Producer Sanders, Tim (I) (qv) left the project after principal  photography had commenced.'),
('124803',' Wood, Elijah (qv) dressed up in breeches and a flowing shirt and  went out into the hills to shoot his audition tape. His friend  Huang, George (qv), directed the video.'),
('124804',' Although David Bowie (I) (qv) was said to be keen on playing Elf  Lord Elrond, the part went instead to Hugo Weaving (qv).'),
('124805',' Day'),
('124806','Lewis, Daniel (qv) turned down the role of Aragorn.'),
('124807',' Howard Shore (qv) used the music of Richard Wagner (I) (qv) as  his primary influence for the films musical scores.'),
('124808',' In the prologue scene, John Howe (II) (qv) and  Alan Lee (II) (qv) can be seen as two of the nine human kings.'),
('124809',' The two most renowned Tolkien artists are Alan Lee (II) (qv) and  John Howe (II) (qv), and so it was important to  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) to have those two on board. Lee was tracked  down to a tiny little village in Dartmoor, England and was FedExed a  package of Jacksons _Heavenly Creatures (1994)_ (qv) and a letter  outlining his intentions. They monitored the progress of the FedEx  package every step of the way, but were somewhat surprised when Lee  rang them only 3 hours after delivery to say hed love to work with  them. Howe meanwhile was living in Switzerland, and because someone  hadnt worked out the time differences between Europe and New  Zealand correctly, was rung about 2am. He says that the biggest  frustration with that phone call was waiting for Jackson to finish  his pitch before he could say yes.'),
('124810',' New Line insisted on a prologue of two minutes. What they got was  one that lasts for seven and a half.'),
('124811',' Originally the narration at the prologue was to be spoken by  Elijah Wood (qv), but it was felt that the information imparted  had little bearing on the character of Frodo. Ian McKellen (qv)  also recorded a narration but once again it was felt that Gandalf  wasnt the right character to speak it. They eventually settled on  Cate Blanchett (qv) as Galadriel, as it emphasizes the  timelessness of the elves.'),
('124812',' The bridge in Hobbiton was built by the New Zealand army out of  polystyrene.'),
('124813',' There were supposed to be 144 Hobbits at Bilbo Bagginss party. Due  to budgetary constraints, there are actually only 100.'),
('124814',' Bilbo Bagginss birthday cake has 111 candles on it and they  eventually set fire to the polystyrene cake.'),
('124815',' Two sets of Bag End, Bilbo Bagginss home, were built. One to  accommodate the Hobbits, the other 33% smaller for the full size Ian  McKellen, right down to smaller versions of the books on the  bookshelves.'),
('124816',' One of the stuntmen dislocated a shoulder in the scene where the  Hobbits tumble down off the road to escape one of the Ringwraiths.  This was also the very first day of shooting.'),
('124817',' Some of the customers in the Prancing Pony are walking around on  stilts to emphasize the height disparity with the Hobbits.'),
('124818',' Although Bill the pony is a feature of the novel, the writers  initially decided not to include him as the Fellowship make their  journey for the simple logistical reason of transporting a horse  deep into the mountains. The problem was solved in the more  difficult shots by using the classic pantomime trick of dressing two  people up as a horse, one at the front and one at the back.'),
('124819',' The big trees in Lothlorien forest are made of rubber.'),
('124820',' The climactic fight scene was shot in the middle of a heatwave, with  temperatures in excess of 100 degrees. Many of the actors playing  the Urukhais had to be carried off the set with heat exhaustion.'),
('124821',' Legolass arrows in the final battle are computer generated. It  would not have been physically possible for the most gifted archer  to fire off so many arrows so quickly.'),
('124822',' Security was tight on the set: at least 3 people were arrested for  attempted break'),
('124823','ins.'),
('124824',' The Tolkien estate was never in favor of Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s  film adaptation but seeing as J.R.R. Tolkien (qv) signed the  rights away in 1968 for $15,000, there was nothing they could do  about it. Tolkiens grandson Simon came out in support of the  production and was disowned by his relatives. Tolkiens son  Christopher later retracted any opposition.'),
('124825',' Production designer Grant Major (qv) personally supervised the  translation of all the writings in Balins tomb into Dwarvish. He  was then horrified to learn that a visiting J.R.R. Tolkien (qv)  scholar had taken great offence at seeing the phrase "Joe was here"  among the writings. They scoured the contents of Balins tomb and  found nothing, only to learn that the scholar '),
('124826',' who was overly  serious about everything to do with Tolkien '),
('124827',' had been told this by  a crew carpenter who has having a joke at his expense. Intrepid fans  later published screen captures and translations of Moria wall  segments where the runes spelled "John was here" and "Made in New  Zealand". During pre'),
('124828','production, Weta artists asked Tolkien expert  Michael Martinez if there were any examples of Orc graffiti in the  book. Martinez found one citation (in the scene where Frodo, Sam,  and Gollum see a defaced statue in Gondor). He used other passages  to argue that the Orcs would have used runes to carve graffiti on  Morias walls.'),
('124829',' It is estimated that filming of the trilogy pumped about  $200,000,000 into the New Zealand economy. The New Zealand  government even created a Minister for Lord of the Rings, whose  remit was to exploit all the economic opportunities the films  represented.'),
('124830',' Fans were offered the chance to have their names in the special  editions hugely lengthy closing credits for $39.95.'),
('124831',' Although the film received a PG rating in the UK, it was with a  disclaimer that some scenes might be unsuitable for young children.  After _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv) and  _Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)_ (qv), it was only the third  film to receive such a disclaimer.'),
('124832',' The film stayed in the US top ten grossing films for 13 weeks.'),
('124833',' In August 2002 the DVD/ video release set a UK record when it  chalked up sales of 2.4 million.'),
('124834',' Hobbiton was made a year before production began to make it look  like it was a natural, lived'),
('124835','in place, complete with real vegetable  patches. The greens department regulated the length of the grass by  having sheep eat it.'),
('124836',' The large tree that stands above Bag End was built especially by the  production department. Every leaf had to be manually attached.'),
('124837',' 1800 Hobbit feet were made for the production.'),
('124838',' 29 Ring Wraith costumes were made in total.'),
('124839',' During the Council of Elrond, leaves are continually falling in the  background to suggest that this is a meeting that is taking place  outside. This meant about half a dozen crew members were positioned  above the set, dropping leaves at various intervals. This also meant  that the production department had to collect sacks and sacks of  leaves during autumn, and of course dead leaves turn brown fairly  quickly. Which also meant that every single one of those leaves had  to be individually painted.'),
('124840',' A rubber puppet with a horrific face was superimposed over Ian  Holms face when Bilbo Baggins catches a glimpse of the ring again  in Rivendell. Holm was so delighted with the puppet that the design  team had a cast iron version of it made for his mantelpiece and gave  it to him as a parting gift when Holm wrapped all his scenes on the  film.'),
('124841',' While the rest of the Fellowship struggle through snow drifts,  Legolas walks on the top of the snow. This is in line with the  information given in the novel, because Elves are so light'),
('124842','weighted  that they are able to walk on top of snow.'),
('124843',' The illuminated door that leads to the Mines of Moria was painted  with the same substance that cats eyes and road signs are made of.'),
('124844',' Galadriels home at Lothlorien was the largest miniature set built  for the trilogy.'),
('124845',' Large amounts of hair had to be imported into New Zealand for all  the wigs. They found some women in Russia who were cutting their  hair and selling it to make money for food.'),
('124846',' The New Zealand government brokered a new tax deal when New Line  threatened to pull the production.'),
('124847',' Although Bilbo Bagginss opening scenes are in Hobbiton, Ian Holm  never actually worked on the location. His scenes were all done  against blue screen.'),
('124848',' The nocturnal screams of possums were used for the screeches made by  the Orcs in the mines of Moria.'),
('124849',' The main sound elements for the cave troll were a walrus, a tiger  and a horse.'),
('124850',' The scripts were essentially being rewritten every day of the 15  month shoot, most of which with the added input from the actors who  were all now heavily involved with their characters.'),
('124851',' The shots that were too visually complex to be conveyed on a  storyboard where rendered digitally on a computer in a stage known  as pre'),
('124852','visualisation. Peter Jackson (I) (qv) received a lot of  pointers on this from George Lucas (qv) and his Star Wars producer  Rick McCallum (I) (qv) at Skywalker Ranch. When he returned to New  Zealand, he hired a lot of recent digital artist graduates to help  him create his previz concepts.'),
('124853',' The total crew amounted to over 3,000 people of which approximately  over 300 were in the art department alone.'),
('124854',' The Weta Workshop produced 58 miniatures which were so large and  detailed they were nicknamed "bigatures".'),
('124855',' The design for the Hobbitss feet took over a year to perfect. Over  1800 feet were produced for the 4 lead Hobbits alone, and each pair  would take about an hour and a half to be put on over the actors  real feet.'),
('124856',' A scene involving the Fellowship escaping the Urukhai via some  river rapids had to be abandoned as extreme flooding in the  Queenstown area had washed the set away.'),
('124857',' John Howe (II) (qv), brought in to work on the production because  of his longstanding reputation as being one of the great artists of  J.R.R. Tolkien (qv)s work, was given the task of designing the  Moria Orcs himself.'),
('124858',' About 28 separate Hobbit holes had to be built for the Shire. Each  one had to be different.'),
('124859',' Its common practice with a high budget feature film to have more  than one unit shooting at any one time, usually two or three. With  "The Lord of the Rings", there were occasions when there would be  between five and seven units shooting at any given time.'),
('124860',' There are 47 chimneys in the Hobbiton location.'),
('124861',' Weta Digital is named after the Giant Weta, the heaviest insect in  the world.'),
('124862',' Usually on a feature film, when the director comes to view the  dailies, theres about 20'),
('124863','25 minutes of footage to be seen. Because  of the number of different units out filming at any one time, the  dailies for "The Fellowship of the Ring" were about 3'),
('124864','4 hours long,  ie, the length of the finished film.'),
('124865',' Composers are usually involved with films for about six to eight  weeks. By the time this film was released, Howard Shore (qv)s  involvement was stretching back for two years.'),
('124866',' For the musical background to the chase in the mines of Moria,  Howard Shore (qv) wanted some heavy chanting, so he cast a Maori  choir.'),
('124867',' The overall budget for all 3 films was $300 million. Add another  $200 million for the publicity and marketing of all 3.'),
('124868',' When Arwen escapes from the Black Riders through the river by  flooding them, the spell she speaks isnt subtitled. According to  the Encyclopedy of Arda (see External Links: Miscellaneous # 58),  she says: "Nîn o Chithaeglir lasto beth daer; rimmo nín Bruinen dan  in Ulaer", which means roughly "Waters of the Hithaeglir, hear the  word of power, rush, waters of Bruinen, against the Ringwraiths"'),
('124869',' During filming, most of the members of the Fellowship took up  surfing in New Zealand in their spare time. Among them was  Viggo Mortensen (qv), who wiped out terribly one day, and bruised  one whole side of his face. The next day, makeup tried to mask the  bruising and swelling, but were unsuccessful. Instead,  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) opted to film Mortenson from one side for  the entire scene. In the scene in the Mines of Moria when they find  the grave of Gimlis relative, Aragorn is only seen from one side in  the whole scene.'),
('124870',' Miramax was the first studio to express an interest in  Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s interpretation of the books but wanted to  do it all in one film. Jackson refused, leaving him with four weeks  to find another studio for funding, touting the project as two  films. Calling upon his friend Mark Ordesky (qv), who was an  executive at New Line, a pitch was set up with New Line President  Robert Shaye (qv). His only quibble with the presentation was that  it had to be three films.'),
('124871',' The chapter titles "A Long'),
('124872','expected Party", "A Short Cut to  Mushrooms", "The Bridge of Khazad'),
('124873','dum", "Lothlorien", and "The  Breaking of the Fellowship" from "The Fellowship of The Ring" are  spoken lines at their respective points in the storyline with the  exception of "The Breaking of The Fellowship" which is foreshadowed  during the scene at "The Mirror of Galadriel". "Riddles In The Dark"  is also mentioned '),
('124874',' the name of a chapter from "The Hobbit". In the  extended version released on DVD, the prologue title "Concerning  Hobbits" was mentioned by Ian Holm (qv) (Bilbo) in the opening  scenes at Bag End '),
('124875',' before the first chapter is named.'),
('124876',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) originally contemplated having the  character of Tom Bombadil, a character that was in the book but  never made it to the movie, incorporated into a cameo scene in which  the Hobbits are walking through the forest and see a man with a  feathered cap dart through the trees, then they hear Tom singing and  begin running through the forest, but ran out of time to film it.'),
('124877',' Bloom, Orlando (qv) originally auditioned for the part of Faramir.  He was called back and subsequently cast, instead, as Legolas.'),
('124878',' New Zealands army was cast as extras for large battle scenes in the  film, but was forced to back out due to having to serve as  peacekeepers in East Timor.'),
('124879',' When the trailer was released on Internet on 7 April 2001, it was  downloaded 1.6 million times in the first 24 hours.'),
('124880',' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001),  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv), and  _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ (qv) were  filmed simultaneously. The back'),
('124881','to'),
('124882','back shoot lasted a  record'),
('124883','equaling 274 days, in 16 months '),
('124884',' exactly the same time as  taken for the principal photography of _Apocalypse Now (1979)_ (qv).'),
('124885',' Tom Baker (I) (qv) was a candidate for the role of Gandalf after  his brief, but praised, cameo as the dying elven king in  _Dungeons and dragons (2000)_ (qv).'),
('124886',' The water used on the Rivendell set was brought in and contained  chlorine. The entire water system had to be water'),
('124887','proof so that the  chlorinated water would not leaked into the ground and contaminate  natural water. After shooting was finished, the water used was  collected back.'),
('124888',' When Christopher Lee (I) (qv) and J.R.R. Tolkien (qv) were in  correspondence, Tolkien gave Lee his blessing to play Gandalf if  there ever was a film version of Lord of the Rings. Years later, Lee  campaigned for the part of Gandalf in this production, but was  offered the part of Saurman instead. Lee, who wanted to participate  in the project anyway he could, accepted the role of Saruman.'),
('124889',' Christopher Lee (I) (qv) reads "The Lord of the Rings" once a year  and has done so since the year it was published, and is the only  member of the cast and crew ever to have met J.R.R. Tolkien (qv).'),
('124890',' Sam Neil was considered for the role of Gandalf.'),
('124891',' John Astin, Sean Astins father, was considered for the role of  Gandalf. He had also worked with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh  before, and came back very excited about their passion for film,  which led to Sean Astin to pursue the role of Sam.'),
('124892',' Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet both turned down roles in the  trilogy.'),
('124893',' During the fight between Lurtz and Aragorn, Viggo Mortensen (qv)  successfully parried the dagger thrown at him on his first attempt.'),
('124894',' For high'),
('124895','tech tasks, a computer program called MASSIVE made armies  of CG orcs, elves, and humans. These digital creations could think  and battle independently '),
('124896',' identifying friend or foe '),
('124897',' thanks to  individual fields of vision. Jacksons team could click on one  creature in a crowd scene of 20,000 and see through his "eyes".  Different species even boast unique fighting styles.'),
('124898',' The Orcs were originally going to be digital creations.'),
('124899',' The original cut ran four hours and thirty minutes.'),
('124900',' The hobbits needed to appear about three to four feet tall '),
('124901',' tiny  compared with the seven'),
('124902','foot Gandalf. This was often accomplished  using forced perspective, placing Ian McKellen (qv) (Gandalf)  consistently closer to the camera than Elijah Wood (qv) in order  to trick the eye into thinking McKellen is towering.'),
('124903',' In order to make "forced perspective" a bit more interesting, the  filmmakers devised a totally new system consisting of a pulley and a  platform. When the camera moved (which is normally impossible as the  forced perspective would become obvious) the actor(s) also moved,  and the perspective (7'),
('124904','foot Gandalf '),
('124905',' 4'),
('124906','foot hobbits) would always  be okay. They also used three differently sized props (large,  medium, small) to interact with the different sized characters'),
('124907',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) chipped a tooth while filming a fight  sequence. He wanted Peter Jackson to superglue it back on so he  could finish his scene, but the director took him to the dentist on  his lunch break, had it patched up, and returned to the set that  afternoon.'),
('124908',' 1,460 eggs were served to the cast and crew for breakfast for every  day of shooting.'),
('124909',' More than 1,600 pairs of latex ears and feet were used during the  shoot, each "cooked" in a special oven running 24 hours a day, seven  days a week. There was no way of removing the feet at the end of the  day without damaging them and so each pair could only be used once.  The used feet were shredded to prevent a black market in stolen  hobbit feet but apparently Monaghan, Dominic (qv) (Merry) kept a  pair.'),
('124910',' During filming, Tyler, Liv (qv) left her pair of prosthetic ears  on the dashboard of her car. When she returned they had melted.'),
('124911',' Dominic Monaghan (qv) (Merry), wore a fat suit made of foam. He  drank three liters of water a day so he would not dehydrate.'),
('124912',' Astin, Sean (qv) gained 30 pounds for his role as Samwise.'),
('124913',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) did his own stunts. He also insisted on using  only the real steel sword, instead of significantly lighter aluminum  sword or safer rubber sword which were manufactured for battle  scenes and stunts.'),
('124914',' Orlando Bloom (qv) (Legolas) did most of his own stunts and broke  a rib in the process.'),
('124915',' Rhys'),
('124916','Davies, John (qv) (Gimli) developed an allergic reaction to  his makeup.'),
('124917',' While filming the scene where Sam rushes through the river after  Frodo, Astin, Sean (qv) stepped on a shard of glass that was  sticking up from the riverbed. It pierced his foot, even through the  prosthetic foot, which bled so much he had to be airlifted to  hospital.'),
('124918',' The map Gandalf picks up in Bilbos study is a reproduction of the  map Tolkien drew for the book "The Hobbit".'),
('124919',' Sean Bean (qv) starred in a UK TV series as a soldier during the  Napoleonic wars by the name of Richard Sharpe. He subsequently  appeared in a series of commercials where he would allude to his  earlier role, saying things like, "Sharpe idea". In this movie he  continues the joke: after touching the Sword of Elendil he says,  "Still Sharpe."'),
('124920',' As well as being the only member of the cast and crew to have met  J.R.R. Tolkien (qv) face to face, Christopher Lee (I) (qv) was  also the first person to be cast in the trilogy because of his  extensive knowledge of the books. He frequently visited the makeup  department and often gave tips about the facial design of the  monsters.'),
('124921',' John Rhys'),
('124922','Davies (qv), who plays Gimli the dwarf, is the tallest  of the actors who play members of the Fellowship. He is 6 1".'),
('124923',' After the New Zealand premiere, director Peter Jackson (I) (qv)  joined the actors who played the nine members of the Fellowship by  getting a commemorative tattoo of his own. While their tattoos were  the Elvish symbol for "9", Jackson received an Elvish "10".'),
('124924',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) gave one of the rings used in the movies to  both Elijah Wood (qv) and Andy Serkis (qv) as gift when the  shoot was finished. They both thought they had the only one.'),
('124925',' The three trolls which were turned to stone in "The Hobbit" are in  the background during the scene where Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, and  Strider/Aragorn are resting after fleeing from Weathertop/Amon Sul.'),
('124926',' During the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, twenty minutes of the film was  shown to a crowd at a nearby castle, including members of the  production '),
('124927',' the first time the films actors had seen any completed  footage.'),
('124928',' Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, changed its name to Middle  Earth for the films opening.'),
('124929',' This film was the first recipient of The American Film Institutes  Movie of the Year Award.'),
('124930',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s two children are listed in the end  credits as "Cute Hobbit Children".'),
('124931',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s first two choices for the role of Aragorn  were Daniel Day'),
('124932','Lewis (qv) and Russell Crowe (I) (qv). Crowe was  excited about the prospect of being involved with a major motion  picture in New Zealand, but couldnt commit due to scheduling  conflicts in America.'),
('124933',' The original plan was to film the trilogy in two movies. Miramax  said that it had to be done in one movie so the producers went to  New Line Cinema. When their presentation was done, one of the people  at New Line told them that they were crazy and that the film had to  be done as a trilogy. This caused the producers to go back and  rewrite the script.'),
('124934',' Blanchett, Cate (qv) joked that she took the role of Galadriel  because, "Ive always wanted pointy ears".'),
('124935',' Ian McKellen (qv) based Gandalfs accent on that of  J.R.R. Tolkien (qv) himself.'),
('124936',' Gandalfs painful encounter with a ceiling beam in Bilbos  hobbit'),
('124937','hole was not in the script '),
('124938',' Ian McKellen (qv) banged his  forehead against the beam accidentally, not on purpose. But  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) thought McKellen did a great job "acting  through" the mistake, and so kept it in.'),
('124939',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) (Aragorn), who is trilingual in English,  Spanish, and Danish, requested the script be revised to let Aragorn  speak more of his lines in Elvish.'),
('124940',' The Orc blacksmiths shown beneath Isengard are actually the WETA  Workshop staff who made the weapons used in the film.'),
('124941',' The Elvish language lines spoken in the film are not just quotes  from the book, they were derived from J.R.R. Tolkien (qv)s own  limited dictionary of that language. Dialect coach  Andrew Jack (I) (qv) used actual recordings of Tolkien reading his  books to guide the actors pronunciation.'),
('124942',' The different colors of blue for the elves eyes revealed what race  they were. The Lothlorien elves had light blue eyes, and the  Rivendell elves were dark blue.'),
('124943',' About 3,100 shots (78% of the Super 35 film) were color graded at  Colorfront in Wellington, NZ using 5D Colossus software after being  scanned by an Imagica XE scanner full 2K resolution (2048*1536). The  color'),
('124944','graded shots were then recorded on Kodak 5242 intermediate  film by two Arri Laser film recorders at 10 bits per channel.  Because only 78% of the film was digital, a digitally squeezed  anamorphic print could not be made for the whole movie. Instead, the  digital shots were recorded on an inter'),
('124945','negative hardmatted at  1.77:1, intercut with the non'),
('124946','digital original negative (which had  been color timed by The Film Unit, NZ), and printed to 2.39:1  anamorphic Kodak film using an optical printer at Deluxe, LA. Fuji  3519'),
('124947','D was used for release prints.'),
('124948',' On the films first theatrical release, a story circulated (and was  reported in the goofs section) that when Sam tells Frodo that he is  now the farthest he has ever been from home, a car is visible  driving by in the background (top'),
('124949','right corner of the screen).  Arguments ensued. Some said it was smoke from a chimney, others said  they saw the glint of sunlight reflected from the windscreen of a  fast'),
('124950','moving vehicle. In the version of the film released on DVD  there is definitely no car, only chimney smoke and a one'),
('124951','frame flash  of light that could conceivably be a car, but not in any sense that  could be considered a goof. Peter Jackson (I) (qv) says (in the  commentary track on the Extended DVD) that he looked at every frame  on a computer and has never seen anything resembling a car and  claims that its nonsense (and certainly the original sighting  remains unconfirmed by IMDb goof spotters). In the documentary of  extended DVD version, editor John Gilbert (IX) (qv) says that  there was a car in the background, but they thought no'),
('124952','one would  notice it. They got rid of it in the DVD version. In a subsequent  magazine interview, Jackson agreed that the car was there.'),
('124953',' Bilbos cake caught fire as he was about to leave the party, but  Ian Holm (qv) gamely finished the scene.'),
('124954',' Over 12.5 million plastic rings were made in order to fabricate  simulated chain mail for the movie. Two crew members spent the  length of the shoot linking the rings by hand into suits of armor.  By the end of production, they had worn the fingerprints off their  thumbs and index fingers.'),
('124955',' Twenty of the 30 minutes of the unusually long credits at the end of  the Extended Edition, are dedicated to listing the Charter Members  of the Official Lord of the Rings Fan Club. Included as Charter  Members are Peter Jackson (I) (qv), Elijah Wood (qv),  Sean Astin (qv), Dominic Monaghan (qv), Billy Boyd (I) (qv),  Ian McKellen (qv), Viggo Mortensen (qv), and many other cast and  crew members.'),
('124956',' The portraits hanging above the fireplace in Bag End are based on  the likenesses of director Peter Jackson (I) (qv) and producer  Fran Walsh (qv).'),
('124957',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) kept his sword with him at all times off set  so that he could remain in character. He was questioned several  times by police after reviewing his training sessions with the sword  and being spotted by members of the public.'),
('124958',' When Frodo falls on the snow and loses the ring, a close'),
('124959','up of the  ring with Frodo in the background is shown. In order to keep both  the subjects focused, a giant ring (6 inches of diameter) was used.'),
('124960',' Bilbo says the words, "Im not at home," when some relatives bang on  his door. "Not At Home" is also a chapter title from The Hobbit.'),
('124961',' The scream of the Ringwraiths is actually Fran Walsh (qv), the  co'),
('124962','writer and co'),
('124963','producer of the film.'),
('124964',' One of the indistinct words that Gandalf whispers to the moth when  he is trapped by Saruman is "Gwaihir", the name of the eagle that  later rescues him from the tower.'),
('124965',' The cast often had to fly to remote shoot locations by helicopter.  Sean Bean (qv) (Boromir) was afraid of flying and would only do it  when absolutely necessary. When they were shooting the scenes of the  Fellowship crossing the snowy mountains, hed spend two hours every  morning climbing from the base of the mountain to the set near the  top, already dressed as Boromir. The crew being flown up could see  him from their helicopters.'),
('124966',' While filming the scenes on the River Anduin, Orlando Bloom (qv)  and John Rhys'),
('124967','Davies (qv) were swept out of their boats.'),
('124968',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) shot many scenes directly from the earlier,  animated adaptation of _Lord of the Rings, The (1978)_ (qv) directed  by Ralph Bakshi (qv).'),
('124969',' At the birthday party, when Bilbo is naming various hobbit families,  he says "Proudfoots" and a hobbit calls back "Proudfeet", with his  large feet in the foreground. The shot was deliberately framed to  imitate the shot used in _Lord of the Rings, The (1978)_ (qv), as an  homage to the film that introduced Peter Jackson (I) (qv) to  Tolkiens works.'),
('124970',' Gollum is different in this movie, because scheduling forced those  scenes to be filmed based on an early design. He is only seen in  brief glimpses, partly due to this discrepancy, and partly to tease  audiences before his entrance in  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv).  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) (jokingly) said in the commentary on the  Extended DVD that sometime in the future he would enjoy creating a  Special Edition (a la Star Wars) where this inconsistency could be  fixed.'),
('124971',' Movie theater prints of The Fellowship of the Ring were labeled  "Changing Seasons" on the film can and the actual reels.'),
('124972',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s original plan was to exclusively hire  British actors for the roles of the hobbits. As it turned out,  Billy Boyd (I) (qv) and Dominic Monaghan (qv) were the only  ones, and one of the tasks he charged them with was to coach  Elijah Wood (qv) and Sean Astin (qv) in the ways of British pub  culture.'),
('124973',' The MTV Council of Elrond spoof easter egg does not appear on the UK  version of the 4'),
('124974','disc set. This is because the BBFC would have  required a "12" certificate for the set had it been included,  instead of a "PG" certificate. For the same reason one of the  documentaries has had some swearing cut out.'),
('124975',' There is a second hidden extra in the 4'),
('124976','disc version of the DVD. It  is the preview of  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv), that was  attached to theatrical prints of Fellowship of the Ring near the end  of its cinema run. You can find it by going to the chapter index of  the second disc, going to the last chapter "Official Fan Club  Credits" and pressing "down". An icon of The Two Towers appears.  Press play and youll see Peter Jackson presenting this feature.'),
('124977',' When Frodo is leafing through Bilbos Book in Rivendell, a page with  dwarven runes is shown. The runes translate thus: "Stand by the grey  stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last  light of Durins Day will shine upon the keyhole." This is a  reference (actually a direct copy) to a map in the book "The Hobbit"  and the runes tell of the secret entrance into The Lonely Mountain.'),
('124978',' While filming the trilogy, Viggo Mortensen (qv) got so into  character that during a conversation, Peter Jackson (I) (qv)  referred to him as "Aragorn" for over half an hour without him  realizing it.'),
('124979',' Christopher Lee (I) (qv) broke his left hand after he slammed it  on his hotel door.'),
('124980',' Sometimes when there is a close'),
('124981','up of the ring you can hear a gruff  voice chanting. This is the voice of Sauron and the words he is  chanting are, "One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one  ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them," in the  language of Mordor.'),
('124982',' When the hobbits are on screen, they always walk from the left of  the screen to the right, never the other way around (because of the  movie convention that West'),
('124983','East travel is represented by left'),
('124984','right  movement)'),
('124985',' During Bilbos party Pippin can be seen in the band playing a  guitar.'),
('124986',' Dominic Monaghan (qv) (Merry) originally auditioned for the role  of Frodo Baggins.'),
('124987',' Jake Gyllenhaal (qv) auditioned for the role of Frodo'),
('124988',' Pregnancy changed Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s vision of "Lord of the  Rings". Originally, he wanted to cast Lucy Lawless (qv) as  Galadriel and Uma Thurman (qv) as Arwen. Unfortunately, both  actresses became pregnant after being asked to read, and the roles  were filled in by Cate Blanchett (qv) and Liv Tyler (qv),  respectively.'),
('124989',' The moth that Gandalf whispers to was born shortly before filming  that day, and died soon after the scene was finished.'),
('124990',' Galadriels opening narration was originally supposed to be provided  by Frodo.'),
('124991',' Dominic Monaghan (qv) suffered from hay fever while filming the  scene in the cornfield.'),
('124992',' When Bilbo finds the Ring at the start of the movie Gollum shouts  "My Precious" however Andy Serkis (qv) wasnt on set that day so  Dominic Monaghan (qv) stood in for him.'),
('124993',' When Bilbo makes his farewell speech at the party,  Dominic Monaghan (qv) read the speech for the reaction shots of  the hobbits.'),
('124994',' When Pippin is being hit with the apples after asking about second  breakfast, it is Viggo Mortensen (qv) himself chucking the apple  at his head. They had to shoot the scene 16 times to get it just  right, and Billy Boyd (I) (qv) says he believes Mortensen enjoyed  himself immensely.'),
('124995',' The voices of the Black Riders (Heard when they reach the shire,  before Gandalf returns, and when Arwen carries Frodo across the  river) were provided by Andy Serkis (qv), the voice of Gollum.'),
('124996',' In the scene in which Merry asks where Aragorn is taking them after  leaving Bree, and he replies "Into the wild," Viggo Mortensen (qv)  accidentally bumps the tip of his bow into the camera.'),
('124997',' In one of the most obscure references to the books, Bilbo states  proudly to Gandalf that Frodo is "... a Baggins, not some  blockheaded Bracegirdle from Hardbottle". Lobelia Sackville'),
('124998','Baggins,  the relative who knocks on the door during this scene, is mentioned  in the books as being born a Bracegirdle from Hardbottle.'),
('124999',' During the council scene in Rivendell when the fate of the Ring is  being decided, when Boromir makes his plea for the Ring to be  brought to Gondor, the "Gondor theme" can faintly be heard; in  "Return of the King", when the characters finally reach Gondor, this  theme is heard as a full orchestral piece. Composer  Howard Shore (qv) didnt plan out that this Rivendell background  music would develop into the "Gondor main theme" by the third film,  but it ultimately did evolve into it.'),
('125000',' Ian McKellen (qv) teased Ian Holm (qv) that his old age make'),
('125001','up  made him resemble Judi Dench (qv)s mother.'),
('125002',' Gimlis line "Nobody tosses a dwarf!" was filmed after the "Toss me"  line in _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv).'),
('125003',' Stuntwoman Lani Jackson (qv) doubled for Arwen for some fight  scenes that were cut from the film. Jackson does appear in the film  trilogy as various stunt orcs.'),
('125004',' In each film in the trilogy, the subtitle of the film is  incorporated as dialogue. In this instance'),
('125005',' Elrond: "So be it. You  shall be the Fellowship of The Ring".'),
('125006',' After much deliberation, it was decided to do away with a prologue  as it would have been so overstuffed with information. It was only  after production had wrapped and Peter Jackson (I) (qv) had flown  to London to start working on the scoring of the film did he get an  instruction from New Line, the films backers. Which said there had  to be a prologue. So, while Howard Shore (qv) was recording the  music track, Jackson and his editor John Gilbert (IX) (qv) would  be huddled in a corner with an Avid machine, compiling the footage  that he had originally dispensed with.'),
('125007',' Wherever possible, costume designer Ngila Dickson (qv) followed  J.R.R. Tolkien (qv)s descriptions of the characters clothing to  the very letter. One such example is Bilbo Bagginss waistcoat which  does indeed sport brass buttons, as referred to in "The Hobbit".'),
('125008',' Ian Holm (qv) was always Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s first choice  to play Bilbo Baggins.'),
('125009',' Every actor in the film wore a wig apart from  Billy Jackson (III) (qv), the directors toddler son, seen  listening wide'),
('125010','eyed to a tale told by Bilbo Baggins at his birthday  party, had the perfect Hobbit hair.'),
('125011',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) has the entire Bag End set in storage,  hopefully for future use.'),
('125012',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) purchased Arwens horse after production and  gave it to Liv Tyler (qv)s riding double.'),
('125013',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) can be glimpsed outside the Prancing Pony  holding a carrot. Originally it was supposed to be a pipe, but after  a couple of puffs, he felt sick and went for the carrot instead.'),
('125014',' Aragorn battling the Ring Wraiths at Weathertop was  Viggo Mortensen (qv)s very first day on set. It was also the  first time that Mortensen had ever handled a sword.'),
('125015',' Boromirs speech at the Council of Rivendell is read from a sheet of  paper sitting on Sean Bean (qv)s lap as it was only given to him  the night before.'),
('125016',' John Rhys'),
('125017','Davies (qv) is 6 foot 3 (which is actually the perfect  proportional height for Gimli in relation to the Hobbits).'),
('125018',' John Rhys'),
('125019','Davies (qv) suffered from a reaction to his prosthetics  '),
('125020',' usually inflammation around the eyes '),
('125021',' that meant that he could  never be shot on consecutive days but would always require at least  a day off for his skin to return to normal. He was never anything  less than 3 hours in the make'),
('125022','up chair.'),
('125023',' When Gandalf has his big stand'),
('125024','off scene with the Balrog,  Ian McKellen (qv) is actually acting to a ping pong ball.'),
('125025',' The ironic part about the Fellowship mourning the loss of Gandalf  was, at that point, none of the cast members had met  Ian McKellen (qv), let alone seen him dressed up as the wizard.'),
('125026',' Sean Astin (qv)s scene underwater didnt really happen. He was  filmed in a dry studio, with fans making his cloak billow. The water  effects were added in afterwards by computer.'),
('125027',' Liv Tyler (qv) had never read any of the books when she was  approached to appear in the film. She quickly boned up on Middle  Earth lore, to the extent of even learning some Elvish.'),
('125028',' Enya (I) (qv)s lyricist Roma Ryan (qv) learned Elvish for the  two songs she contributed to the film.'),
('125029',' When you see Frodo and Gandalf sitting on a cart at the beginning,  forced perspective means that Elijah Wood (qv) is 3 feet behind  Ian McKellen (qv).'),
('125030',' Sean Bean (qv) is wearing a fiberglass bodysuit underneath his  costume for his death scene to stop the arrows sticking out of him  from wobbling.'),
('125031',' Thats a silicon shell of Sean Bean (qv) that goes over the  waterfall at the end.'),
('125032',' Orlando Bloom (qv) landed the role of Legolas two days before he  finished drama school.'),
('125033',' Cate Blanchett (qv)s role as Galadriel required her to film for  only a month.'),
('125034',' Before production began, it had to be determined whether computer  effects could convincingly create battle scenes featuring thousands  and thousands of warriors. Peter Jackson (I) (qv) invested his own  money in the pursuit of this software.'),
('125035',' In the mines of Moria, the battery for Ian McKellen (qv)s  illuminated staff is hidden within the folds of his robes.'),
('125036',' Orlando Bloom (qv) spent two months learning how to use a bow and  arrow.'),
('125037',' Elijah Wood (qv) never wore a full chain'),
('125038','mail Mithril vest, only  the top half.'),
('125039',' Ian McKellen (qv) hadnt read the books when he was first  approached by Peter Jackson (I) (qv) to play Gandalf. It was  Jacksons enthusiasm for the project that won him over.'),
('125040',' Co'),
('125041','producer Rick Porras (qv)s wedding ring was the template for  the One Ring.'),
('125042',' Richard Taylor (III) (qv)s Weta Workshop made over 45,000  individual items from prosthetics to armor for the films.'),
('125043',' Costume designer Ngila Dickson (qv) had 40 seamstresses working  for her, creating over 19,000 costumes.'),
('125044',' John Howe (II) (qv) designed Bag End to resemble a perfectly  English home even though hes never actually been to England.'),
('125045',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) joined the film when it was already shooting,  never having met Peter Jackson (I) (qv) before, nor indeed having  read the Tolkien books either. It was Mortensens 11 year old son  Henry who was the chief instigator in convincing Mortensen to sign  on as Aragorn.'),
('125046',' The four actors playing the young Hobbits would have to go into  make'),
('125047','up at 5am and stand for an hour and a half while their  prosthetic feet were being applied. Sean Astin (qv)s personal  make'),
('125048','up artist doing this was called Sean Foot (qv).'),
('125049',' Sean Astin (qv) reckons that there were 50 separate days of the 15  month shoot were the Hobbits had their prosthetic feet applied and  they were never seen on camera.'),
('125050',' Veteran sword master Bob Anderson (III) (qv) called  Viggo Mortensen (qv) "the best swordsman Ive ever trained".'),
('125051',' The elf theme used in the score originally appeared as a God/Heaven  motif in _Dogma (1999)_ (qv), which was also scored by  Howard Shore (qv).'),
('125052',' DIRCAMEO(Peter Jackson (I) (qv)): As the belching peasant, outside  the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree.'),
('125053',' Warwick Davis (I) (qv), Timothy Spall (qv) and  Robert Trebor (qv) auditioned for the role of Gimli.'),
('125054',' Robin Atkin Downes (qv) and Jason Carter (I) (qv) auditioned for  the role of Aragorn.'),
('125055',' The entire trilogy was voted #9 in Total Films 100 Greatest Movies  Of All Time list (November 2005).'),
('125056',' When he makes tea for Gandalf, Bilbo mentions "cold chicken and  pickles". A line from "The Hobbit" has Gandalf telling Bilbo to  bring out the cold chicken and pickles.'),
('125057',' When the dragon firework goes off at the party, the shriek heard is  Billy Boyd (I) (qv) actually screaming, as he was unaware at the  time that the firework was really going to explode on set (he  thought that it would be put in digitally). It was not scripted, but  that take ended up in the final film.'),
('125058',' In the scene at Bree where you see the Nazgul "kill" the hobbits,  Jackson does a close up reaction shot of Merry, as he pulls back you  can see Frodo come into frame. To facilitate the shot he wanted,  Jackson had Wood sit on the very edge of the bed and then slide in  as the camera pulled back. If you watch carefully you can see he is  in motion.'),
('125059',' There are several close ups of fingers toying with the ring. While  some have lovely cuticles and nails, some look quite ragged (see  goofs). The latter are actually Elijah Woods hands. He has a habit  of biting his nails.'),
('125060',' Body count: 118'),
('125061',' The jeweler that made the different sized rings that were featured  in the movies is in Nelson, New Zealand. Two of the rings (the  biggest and the smallest) are there for public viewing.'),
('125062',' During the Fellowships stay in Lothlorien, Boromir says that his  father is "a noble man." Denethor, Boromirs father, is played by  John Noble.'),
('125063',' In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #50 Greatest  Movie of All Time. This film was the most recently released entry of  the 100 motion pictures compiled in the AFIs list.'),
('125064',' Then 26'),
('125065','year'),
('125066','old Stuart Townsend (qv) was set to play Aragorn, but  was let go after the six weeks of training and rehearsal and one day  into filming because director Peter Jackson (I) (qv) felt the  character should be played by someone older. He was replaced by  forty'),
('125067','one year old Viggo Mortensen (qv)'),
('125068',' Shelobs shriek is actually the sound of a Tasmanian devil.'),
('125069',' 100,000 people lined the streets of Wellington for the world  premiere. Thats roughly a quarter of the citys population.'),
('125070',' The movie made a 1408% profit for New Line Studios on their initial  outlay.'),
('125071',' While John Gilbert (IX) (qv) was editing  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv) and  Michael Horton (II) (qv) was editing  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv),  Jamie Selkirk (qv) was cutting the final chapter. From the start,  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) wanted his longtime associate Selkirk on  _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ (qv) as he  knew Selkirk would stay focused on the climax of the entire saga.'),
('125072',' The opening scene '),
('125073',' in which Smeagol discovers the Ring and starts  on the slippery slope towards ultimately becoming Gollum '),
('125074',' was  actually directed by Fran Walsh. Originally it was set to appear in  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv), immediately  after Frodo first revealed Gollums real name.'),
('125075',' Andy Serkis was not the film'),
('125076','makers first choice to play the real  Smeagol at the beginning of the film. However, once they started  considering other actors, they realized that Serkis was the natural  choice.'),
('125077',' For the lighting of the beacons sequence, one beacon was  helicoptered up to the top of a mountain and then lit. The rest were  all computer generated.'),
('125078',' The WETA special effects crew felt very challenged when creating  Shelob by how effective the giant spider had been in  _Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)_ (qv).'),
('125079',' After the premiere in Wellington, the city held a party that went on  till dawn, funded by the City Council to the tune of $400,000, with  street performers, outdoor screenings, an introduction from the  Prime Minister and a giant mock'),
('125080','up of a Nazgul flying over the  Embassy Theatre.'),
('125081',' Also on the day of the premiere, New Zealands 2 major TV networks  both suspended regular broadcasts to give over to live coverage of  the event.'),
('125082',' The amount of money that New Line reclaimed in tax breaks on the 3  "Lord of the Rings" films was ten times more than the entire annual  budget of the New Zealand Film Commission, which funds local  film'),
('125083','making.'),
('125084',' Filming was progressing on  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv) in  the location of Queenstown when suddenly the town was hit with  massive floods and exterior filming had to be suspended. The only  available indoor facility that could be used for a studio set was  the squash court in a local hotel. Thus, the next day the next scene  to be filmed was the intense moment from  _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ (qv) when an  obsessed Frodo sides with Gollum and sends Sam on his way. Both  Elijah Wood (qv) and Sean Astin (qv) baulked had having to do  such a pivotal scene without preparation (Andy Serkis (qv) had not  been cast at this point so someone from the crew filled in for  Gollum) but filming went ahead as planned. Astins scenes were all  successfully completed. The next day, however, the sun came out and  the floods abated so exterior filming could resume. The intent was  always to return to the squash court (where the set remained  standing) to do Elijah Wood (qv)s scenes, but, for the next five  weeks there was no rain to interrupt exterior filming. At the end of  that period, the crew had moved to a new location.  Elijah Wood (qv) finally got to do his side of the scene one year  later in the same location '),
('125085',' the squash players of Queenstown had  been without a court for that whole amount of time as the set had  remained in place on the court the entire period.'),
('125086',' The last shot of principal photography was when the newly'),
('125087','crowned  Aragorn bows to the four Hobbits. Although Viggo Mortensen did not  need to be on set for that day, he nevertheless insisted on  attending. He didnt have a crown (it wasnt necessary '),
('125088',' he wasnt  being filmed) so he fashioned one out of paper. With each successive  take, the crown was becoming more ornate and sillier as crew members  kept decorating it, so the four actors playing the Hobbits often had  difficulty suppressing their giggles.'),
('125089',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) is arachnophobic and based the Shelob  design on the types of spiders he feared the most.'),
('125090',' _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv), _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv),  and _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ (qv)  were filmed simultaneously.'),
('125091',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s first two choices for the role of Aragorn  were Daniel Day'),
('125092','Lewis (qv) and Russell Crowe (I) (qv). Crowe was  excited about the prospect of being involved with a major motion  picture in New Zealand, but couldnt commit due to scheduling  conflicts in America.'),
('125093',' Most of the lines Legolas says in the Extended Edition scene of the  Paths of the Dead are direct quotes from the book.'),
('125094',' CAMEO(Howard Shore (qv) (composer of all three films) and  Michael Semanick (qv) (recording engineer)): seen over Legolas  shoulder during the drinking game in the Golden Hall, in the  Extended Edition.'),
('125095',' SDDS 8 channel decoders list the title of the film that it is  decoding on its display. For this film, certain reels were labeled  "Till Death for Glory" whereas others were labeled "Bejing Chicken".'),
('125096',' John Rhys'),
('125097','Davies (qv) provides the voice of Treebeard (uncredited  for this movie, but credited for  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv)).'),
('125098',' A normal major motion picture averages about 200 effects shots. This  film had 1488.'),
('125099',' The final reel of the film to be completed was done so only five  days before the world premiere in Wellington, New Zealand. The  premiere was the first time that Peter Jackson had seen the  completed film.'),
('125100',' When Gandalf rides out, using the light of his staff to ward off the  fell beasts so Faramirs team can get back to Minas Tirith, you see  that Pippin is on the horse with him, even though there would have  been no reason to bring him along. The reason is that this scene was  originally filmed to coincide with Gandalf and Pippins arrival at  Minas Tirith, but was pushed further back as the story evolved.'),
('125101',' Lawrence Makoare (qv), when wearing the Gothmog makeup, was called  "Pimplehead" by extras who didnt know his name.'),
('125102',' EASTER EGGS: On the Extended Edition DVD, Disc 1, as per the first  two movies, go to the scene selection menu, to the last page. Press  down until a ring icon appears next to the "new scene" phrase; Up  comes a satellite "interview" of Elijah Wood (qv), given by  Dominic Monaghan (qv) using a German accent. Do the same thing on  disc 2 to uncover an MTV skit featuring Ben Stiller (qv) and  Vince Vaughn (qv) pitching LOTR sequels to  Peter Jackson (I) (qv).'),
('125103',' In every installment of the trilogy, one character says the subtitle  of the film. In Fellowship during the council scene Elrond refers to  the nine as the "Fellowship of the Ring"; in the Two Towers its  Saruman who says "The Two Towers" during a voiceover; and finally in  this film, Gandalf tells the steward of Gondor and he cant refuse  the Return of the King.'),
('125104',' The first film in the trilogy had 540 computer'),
('125105','generated effects.  "The Two Towers" had 799 and "Return of the King" has 1488.'),
('125106',' The dead oliphant carcass used in this film is reportedly the  largest prop ever built for a motion picture.'),
('125107',' Scenes were re'),
('125108','shot with the Witch King because his helmet was too  similar to Saurons in  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv) and  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) was concerned that audiences would confuse  the two.'),
('125109',' In the Extended Edition, the Mouth of Sauron is played by Australian  actor Bruce Spence (qv). Spences real mouth was digitally  enlarged to underscore his role in Saurons service, as well as  further give the character an un'),
('125110','human aspect.'),
('125111',' According to the cast commentary, although Lawrence Makoare (qv)  was the person in the Witch'),
('125112','Kings costume, his voice was later  performed by Andy Serkis (qv) (also playing Gollum).'),
('125113',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s children appear twice in the film: in  Gondor, when the horsemen leave the city, and in Sams wedding.'),
('125114',' Listed on the first release of the cast list for this film was  Wi Kuki Kaa (qv), who was to have appeared as a character named  Ghân'),
('125115','buri'),
('125116','Ghân. In the book this character is the chieftain of the  Woses, a group of wild men that inhabited the the Druadan Forest of  Gondor who offered their assistance to the Rohirrim as they passed  through. Ghân'),
('125117','buri'),
('125118','Ghân does not appear in either the theatrical or  extended editions the film, nor is any mention of him made.'),
('125119',' The Grey Havens scene had to be shot three times, much to the dismay  of the actors, who had to be crying for most of the scene. On the  first try, it was discovered in viewing the dailies that  Sean Astin (qv) was wearing the wrong shirt under his cloak. After  shooting the scene a second time, the negatives were inadvertently  exposed to light during processing, causing a white haze over the  entire days footage. It was finally captured successfully on the  third try.'),
('125120',' CAMEO(Christian Rivers (qv)): Art Director and Storyboard Artist,  appears as one of the Gondorian soldiers watching the beacon in  Minas Tirith.'),
('125121',' CAMEO(Rick Porras (qv)): The other soldier watching the beacon at  Minas Tirith is the co'),
('125122','producer.'),
('125123',' Additional scenes were filmed in New Zealand in 2003, in much the  same way as new sequences were shot for  _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv) prior to that  films release.'),
('125124',' Sean Astin (qv)s daughter, Alexandra Astin (qv), plays Sam  Gamgees daughter, Elanor. Sarah McLeod (II) (qv)s daughter,  Maisie McLeod'),
('125125','Riera (qv), plays Sam and Rosies son Frodo.'),
('125126',' While filming the trilogy, Viggo Mortensen (qv) got so into  character that during a conversation, Peter Jackson (I) (qv)  referred to him as "Aragorn" for over half an hour without  Mortensens realizing it.'),
('125127',' The battle scenes, which reportedly contain over 200,000 digital  participants, are so huge that an extra room had to be built onto  Weta Digitals effects facility to house all the computer equipment  needed to render the scenes.'),
('125128',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) estimates that, during the course of filming  the entire trilogy and including all takes, he killed every stuntman  on the production at least fifty times.'),
('125129',' Andy Serkis (qv) and Elijah Wood (qv) were given prop rings used  in the movie by director Peter Jackson (I) (qv). They each thought  they got the only one.'),
('125130',' The film was originally going to end with a voice'),
('125131','over epilogue by  Cate Blanchett (qv)s character, Galadriel, detailing the fate of  the fellowship of the ring after the events of the movie.'),
('125132',' The opening scene which tells the origin of Gollum was originally  shot for _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv), to be  shown after Gollum remembers his real name (Smeagol) for the first  time.'),
('125133',' Facts and numbers about the trilogy: Over 6 million feet of film  shot during production; 48,000 swords, axes, shields, and makeup  prosthetics; 20,602 background actors cast; 19,000 costumes made by  the wardrobe department; 10,000 crowd participants at New Zealand  cricket game who made orc army grunts; 2,400 behind'),
('125134','the'),
('125135','scenes crew  members at height of production; 1,600 pairs or prosthetic hobbit  feet created; 250 horses used in one scene; 180 computer  special'),
('125136','effects artists employed; 114 total speaking roles; 100 real  locations in New Zealand used for backdrops; 50 tailors, cobblers,  designers and others in wardrobe department; 30 actors trained to  speak fictional dialects and languages; 7 total years of development  for all three movies.'),
('125137',' The film was shipped to theatres under the name "Till Death For  Glory".'),
('125138',' Theoden touching the spears of his soldiers before they charge into  battle was Bernard Hill (qv)s idea.'),
('125139',' For the scene where Merry and Pippin are smoking their pipes at  Isengard, Dominic Monaghan (qv) (Merry) had to drink a glass of  milk beforehand to keep himself from throwing up while smoking the  pipe.'),
('125140',' Broke the international box office record for an opening weekend,  bringing in nearly $250 million.'),
('125141',' Billy Boyd (qv) (Pippin) sang and composed the tune for the song  in Denethors hall (Tolkien wrote the lyric).'),
('125142',' Andy Serkis (qv)s first scene was on top of Mount Doom near the  Cracks of Doom. His last scene was the scene were Gollum and Frodo  are fighting and fall off the ledge.'),
('125143',' Gollum is missing his left ear lobe. This is due to an air trap in  the casting that was made for Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s approval of  the figure. When looking at the casting, the design team concluded  that it should stay that way since it looked like a battle wound  that might have occurred during Gollums past adventures.'),
('125144',' The last spoken line of the movie '),
('125145',' "Well, Im back." '),
('125146',' is also the  last line of the book.'),
('125147',' John Rhys'),
('125148','Davies (qv) (Gimli) originally auditioned for the role  of Denethor.'),
('125149',' In the crowd shot of the scene of Aragorns ascension you can see  the blue banner with the silver swan of Dol Amroth being waved. The  prince of Dol Amroth, Imrahil, isnt a major character in the story  but is the one who discovers that Eowyn is still alive after her  slaying of the Witch King.'),
('125150',' The Minas Tirith set was built on the same site as Helms Deep,  after the Helms Deep scenes had been shot and pieces of Helms Deep  were altered and built on top and around the existing pieces for the  Minas Tirith set.'),
('125151',' While filming Sarumans death scene (now on the extended DVD),  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) tried to tell Christopher Lee (I) (qv)  how to react and breathe after he was stabbed in the back. Lee, a  WWII veteran with British special forces, assured the director that  he knew what a man sounded like when stabbed in the back.'),
('125152',' The final day of filming on the trilogy actually happened over a  month after this movie was theatrically released, and three weeks  after the 2004 Academy Awards. Peter Jackson (I) (qv) arranged to  film one final shot of skulls on the floor in the tunnel of the  Paths of the Dead, which was included in the Extended Edition of  ROTK. He thought it was funny to be doing filming on a movie that  had already won the Best Picture Oscar.'),
('125153',' The last words exchanged by Elrond and Aragorn are "I give hope to  Men," "I keep none for myself," are taken from Appendix A, in which  the Elvish translation of those lines (Onen i'),
('125154','Estel Edain, u'),
('125155','chebin  estel anim) are the final words of Aragorns mother, Gilraen. Estel,  meaning hope, was also the name given to Aragorn before his true  heritage is revealed to him.'),
('125156',' The Oscar'),
('125157','winning end'),
('125158','title song, "Into The West", while being  directly about Frodos departure, was inspired by  Cameron Duncan (II) (qv)s struggle with death. The first time the  song was ever played publicly was at his funeral.'),
('125159',' The end'),
('125160','credit portraits of each of the lead actors appearing  alongside their name was the suggestion of Ian McKellen (qv). The  sketches were created by production designer Alan Lee (II) (qv)  from production stills, although what is seen on the movie is  actually a slight morph between the sketch and the original  photograph.'),
('125161',' Lawrence Makoare (qv) plays both the Witch King and the orc  Gothmog. At one point the two characters exchange dialogue, and  later Eowyn fights both (she injures Gothmog, who is then killed  trying to attack her, and she kills the Witch King).'),
('125162',' Andy Serkis (qv)s last day of filming was only a few weeks before  the theatrical release. On the carpet of the floor of  Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s house, they filmed the facial reaction of  Smeagol/Gollum when he realizes Frodo intends to destroy the ring.  The resulting video was e'),
('125163','mailed to Weta Digital so the animators  could replicate the shot with the CGI character.'),
('125164',' The "oil" that Denethor pours over himself and Faramir was a  combination of water and glycerin, to achieve an appropriate  glistening effect. Because this soaked the wigs and costumes, this  scene had to be filmed in a single take.'),
('125165',' The "fall of Smeagol" scene had to be digitally touched'),
('125166','up in two  ways. First, Thomas Robins (I) (qv) (Deagol) accidentally blinked  after being strangled. However, Peter Jackson (I) (qv) liked that  particular shot so much better than others that he decided to have  the Weta Digital crew "freeze" the eyes. Second, in the shot where  Smeagol falls on the rocks (just before Gollum begins to narrate),  Andy Serkis (qv) legs were considered to be too muscular and  athletic, and so they were digitally thinned'),
('125167','down.'),
('125168',' In the scene where Faramir is leaving Minas Tirith, he and his  soldiers are riding their horses downhill. Because the streets were  paved with smooth bricks, the usual steel horseshoes proved to be  too "slick" and the horses were all re'),
('125169','shod with rubber horseshoes.'),
('125170',' The model of Shelob was based on a New Zealand tunnel web spider.'),
('125171',' Scenes were shot that involved Aragorn tackling Sauron one'),
('125172','on'),
('125173','one  while outside the Black Gate. In the scene, Sauron would have  appeared taller than the Sauron we see at the start of The  Fellowship of the Ring. Once footage was reviewed, however, it was  decided that to include this scene would pervert Tolkiens ideas.  Footage from the fight remains: Aragorns charge outside the Black  Gate was to take him into the fight. Temp work on this scene can be  seen on the third disc of the Return of the King Extended Edition  DVD.'),
('125174',' In the scene when Denethor burns Faramir on the pyre, the pyre could  not truly be on fire because Gandalfs horse would not go near it.  To solve this, the crew reflected a real fire onto a pane of glass  in front of the camera so that it looks as though the pyre is  burning.'),
('125175',' In the extended cut of the film, the song during the Houses of  Healing sequence is sung by Liv Tyler (qv).'),
('125176',' According to a magazine article, Peter Jackson (I) (qv) hated the  Army of the Dead; he thought it was too unbelievable. He kept it in  the script because he did not wish to disappoint diehard fans of the  book trilogy.'),
('125177',' Dominic Monaghan (qv) was allergic to the elven cloaks the  Fellowship wore. Before scenes were shot, Peter Jackson (I) (qv)  used to joke around and say "Are we ready to go? Does Dom have his  cape on?"'),
('125178',' The confrontation between Saruman and Gandalf from the second book  was filmed but was not included in the final cut for reasons of  length and pacing. The scene will be included on the DVD.'),
('125179',' To create realistic galloping horses for the largely CGI horseback  army, they took some footage of a horse in a motion'),
('125180','capture suit.'),
('125181',' The live'),
('125182','action Rohan army is made up of several hundred New  Zealander extras, who responded to an open casting call for anyone  who could ride a horse.'),
('125183',' When Frodo is writing the book, the top of the page notes that Sam  was elected Mayor of Hobbiton.'),
('125184',' The Lord of the Rings trilogy became the most nominated film series  in Academy Award history with 30 nominations, surpassing both the  Godfather trilogy (28) and the Star Wars franchise (21).'),
('125185',' The first sequel since _Godfather: Part II, The (1974)_ (qv) to win  an Oscar for Best Picture.'),
('125186',' Elijah Wood (qv) was wrapped in a latex'),
('125187','like material that  represented Shelobs webbing. On the DVD, he jokes that it is like  being encased in the worlds largest condom.'),
('125188',' The movie marks the second time in history that the third movie in a  trilogy was nominated for Best Picture, by the Academy Awards and  Golden Globes, after _Godfather: Part III, The (1990)_ (qv) and the  only time that a third movie has won the Best Picture Oscar.'),
('125189',' The movie tied with _Ben'),
('125190','Hur (1959)_ (qv) and _Titanic (1997)_ (qv)  to win the most Oscars (11) in a single year.'),
('125191',' It broke another record by winning all the Oscars for which it was  nominated (11 out of 11). The previous record was nine out of nine  by _Last Emperor, The (1987)_ (qv) and nine out of nine by  _Gigi (1958)_ (qv).'),
('125192',' The deformed orc leader Gothmog is based on the alien leader from  Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s earlier movie _Bad Taste (1987)_ (qv).'),
('125193',' Ian McKellen (qv)s first day of shooting on the trilogy was  Gandalfs first scene, arriving in Hobbiton. His second day of  shooting was Gandalfs final scene of the film, at the Gray Havens.'),
('125194',' In the scene where the Hobbits return to Hobbiton, three of the  hobbits had slight problems during the shoot. Elijah Wood (qv) had  a hard time controlling his pony, Sean Astin (qv) was allergic to  the ponies, and Dominic Monaghan (qv) was in a really bad mood  because of technical aspects revolving around the scene.  Billy Boyd (I) (qv) was "in stitches" during the shoot.'),
('125195',' The London Daily Mail reported (5 December 2003) that the stars of  the Lord Of The Rings trilogy were paid bonuses on top of their  salaries, depending on how long cast members spent on the three  films. The hobbit actors, Elijah Wood (qv), Sean Astin (qv),  Billy Boyd (I) (qv) and Dominic Monaghan (qv) received bonuses  of between 430,000 and 560,000 per film. Bernard Hill (qv) and  Ian McKellen (qv) earned 312,000 per film, with Liv Tyler (qv)  making a little less.'),
('125196',' In February 2004, became second film to break the $1 billion mark in  worldwide box'),
('125197','office revenue (_Titanic (1997)_ (qv) was the first).'),
('125198',' Wilhelm scream: When a Southron/Haradrim is knocked off an  Oliphaunt/Mumakil by Legolas.'),
('125199',' WILHELM SCREAM: At the battle of Minas Tirith as Legolas throws an  enemy off the back of a Mumakil.'),
('125200',' Wilhelm scream: During the Retreat from Osgiliath, when Faramir is  leading his men in a frenzied charge back to Minas Tirith, a fell  beast picks one of the soldiers off his horse.'),
('125201',' The character of Irolas was originally written to be Beregond, a  character who appears in the book. Irolas does not appear in the  book, but he is identified as being Beregonds brother (spelled  Iorlas in the book '),
('125202',' the name "Iorlas" means "Old Leaf", whereas  "Irolas" has no meaning in Sindarin Elvish).'),
('125203',' The scene of the Rohirrim charging the Pelennor had to be filmed 52  times before the crew were satisfied with the take. During this  process, about 60 of the 280 horses participating had to drop out  for various reasons.'),
('125204',' To get enough extras for the Battle at the Black Gate, a few hundred  members of the New Zealand army were brought in. They apparently  were so enthusiastic during the battle scenes that they kept  breaking the wooden swords and spears they were given.'),
('125205',' At 35 letters "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" has  the longest title of any Best Picture Oscar winner in history. It  surpasses the record previously held by  _Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)_ (qv) which has 26.'),
('125206',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) purposely avoided filming Frodos left hand  after the Mordor scenes to avoid conflicts as to the positioning of  the wound on the index finger. It is only seen twice: when the  Fellowship is re'),
('125207','united (the hand is bandaged) and when Frodo is  writing his final pages in the Red Book (before he turns back to add  the title).'),
('125208',' The deformed Orc leader Gothmog is only mentioned once in the  original novel of "The Lord of the Rings" '),
('125209',' identified only as by  name and as the Lieutenant of Morgul. His race is not given; it was  the filmmakers choice to make him an Orc. The name Gothmog is shared  with the leader of the Balrogs in Morgoths army in "The  Silmarillion", Tolkiens history of Middle'),
('125210','Earth centuries before  the events in "The Lord of the Rings".'),
('125211',' Alison Doody (qv) had been asked by Peter Jackson (I) (qv) to  play Eowyn, but had to decline the role due to her pregnancy and to  the 18 months commitment.'),
('125212',' Won the Science Fiction Achievement Award (Hugo Award) for Best  Dramatic Presentation, Long Form in 2004. This makes it the first  work to take the top film honors in both the Oscars and the Hugos.  The "profane acceptance speech" Gollum made for the MTV Movie Awards  won the Hugo for Best Dramatic presentation, Short Form.'),
('125213',' Originally, Aragorn was to have fought the physical embodiment of  Sauron during the climactic battle at the Black Gate, but was not  used in the final film. Aragorns fight with a troll at the Black  Gate uses footage from the Aragorn/Sauron battle.'),
('125214',' Special care was taken to make sure that the destruction of Saurons  tower of Barad'),
('125215','dur did not resemble the destruction of the World  Trade Center. For this reason, it disintegrates from the ground up,  and the sound was made from breaking glass, so that it would not  sound or look as if it were exploding.'),
('125216',' Like Billy Boyd (I) (qv) earlier in the film,  Viggo Mortensen (qv) also composed the tune and sung the part to  the song Aragorn sings at his coronation. The translation of the  Elvish words runs "Out of the Great Sea to Middle Earth I am come.  In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the  world." This is, according to the lore of Middle Earth, the same  verse Elendil sung when he first arrived in Middle Earth from  Númenor.'),
('125217',' A scene was cut from the finished film that showed Eowyn  (Miranda Otto (qv)) stripping away her regular clothes and then  dressing herself in the armor of a Rohan warrior.'),
('125218',' The runes on the helmet worn by the Mouth of Sauron, when  transliterated, say "Lammen Gorthaur". Lammen means voice, and  Gorthaur, which is mentioned in the Silmarillion, means Dread  Abomination, another title by which Sauron was known. The complete  phrase, "Voice of the Dread Abomination", identifies the speaker as  the Mouth of Sauron.'),
('125219',' To get the idea of perspective in the scene where Denethor drags and  throws out Pippin from the burial chamber, Billy Boyd (I) (qv)s  double was dragged and rolled out. When the double hit him in the  back, he popped up.'),
('125220',' The last scene shot during principal photography was a scene where  Aragorn was dressed by Gondorian Soldiers in his armor before his  coronation. The soldiers were played by people from the wardrobe  department but the scene was eventually cut. Some behind'),
('125221','the'),
('125222','scenes  footage of its filming can be seen in the Extended DVD extras.'),
('125223',' During one of the shots filming the charge of the Rohirrim, a horse  rider fell off the back of his horse. All the horses that came  behind him miraculously managed to either miss or avoid him.'),
('125224',' Even though Sarumans demise appears in the Special Extended Edition  of _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ (qv),  Christopher Lee (I) (qv) was (and still is) "not amused" that his  character was cut from the theatrical release. In an interview done  after the release of the Extended Edition, he acknowledged that the  makers gave him several arguments for trimming the scene (pacing and  time constraints), but in his opinion, none of them justified  omitting such an important narrative element.'),
('125225',' The scene where Aragorns army assembles in front of the Black Gate  of Mordor was shot in a desert that was used by the army as a  training field. Because it was still littered with mines and bombs  that hadnt gone off, the army had to sweep the field with metal  detectors to make the danger for the actors and extras acceptable at  least.'),
('125226',' Since John Rhys'),
('125227','Davies (qv) suffered constant rashes from wearing  the Gimli make'),
('125228','up, the make'),
('125229','up department gave him the opportunity  to throw his Gimli mask into the fire on his last day of pick'),
('125230','up  photography. He didnt hesitate a moment to grab and burn it.'),
('125231',' Viggo Mortensen and Billy Boyd were standing off'),
('125232','camera during Sams  wedding scene, pretending to be wedding guests in order to help Sean  Astins performance. After Sarah Mcleod threw her bridal bouquet to  Boyd, Mortensen gave Boyd a passionate kiss. The filming of the  scene (and the kiss) appear on the extended version extras.'),
('125233',' This movie and its two prequels, combined as a trilogy, was voted  the best movie of all time in a 2005 Australian Movie Poll.'),
('125234',' Body count: 836'),
('125235',' Great caution was taken for the scene where Faramir is dragged back  to Minas Tirith on his horse. The filmmakers were afraid that the  horse might suddenly start to run, dragging David Wenham (qv)  behind it so a release system was built into the saddle. Wenham held  a handle in his right hand, and if the horse started to run, he  could simply pull it and be released from the stirrup. Fortunately,  they ended up not needing it.'),
('125236',' This is the second movie featuring Bernard Hill (qv) that earned  eleven academy awards. The first was _Titanic (1997)_ (qv).'),
('125237',' Billy Boyd (I) (qv)s singing scene largely came about because  Philippa Boyens went for a night out at a karaoke bar with the  younger male cast members and she was very struck by the quality of  his voice. Remembering that Denethor asks Pippin to sing him a song  when Faramir heads off to war, she resurrected the lyrics from the  novel and Boyd himself came up with the tune for it.'),
('125238',' For the scene when Frodo gets pierced by Shelob, Elijah Wood (qv)  had 2 Alka Seltzers hidden under his tongue which he chewed up to  create white foam which he then leaked out of the corner of his  mouth.'),
('125239',' SPOILER: Sean Astin (qv) tested for the part of Samwise by playing  the scene where he cradles the apparently dead Frodo after his  encounter with Shelob.'),
('125240',' Orlando Bloom (qv)s big heroic scene atop the Mumakil was shot in  just one day. Bloom was filmed on top of a pile of sandbags.'),
('125241',' SPOILER: For the moment where Eowyn comforts the dying king Theoden,  Miranda Otto (qv) had to play most of the scene without her  co'),
('125242','star as Bernard Hill (qv) had already completed filming all his  scenes and had been given a farewell party. Fortunately, when the  film'),
('125243','makers realized they wanted to do a little more with the scene,  they were able to call on Hill '),
('125244',' who was holidaying on New Zealands  South Island '),
('125245',' to come back for one more day of filming.'),
('125246',' Miranda Otto (qv) had to undergo numerous fittings to finally  settle on a helmet that disguised her face yet revealed enough of it  so that the audience would know who she was.'),
('125247',' The House of the Healing sequence was David Wenham (qv)s first  day of shooting.'),
('125248',' Elijah Wood (qv) is noted for his ability to stare fixedly in  front of him for ages without blinking, which came in very useful  for the scenes where the comatose Frodo was wrapped up in Shelobs  web'),
('125249','like cocoon.'),
('125250',' Director of photography Andrew Lesnie (qv) caught most of his  shots during the intense battle on the Pelennor Fields by putting on  polo armor and wading into the thick of the action.'),
('125251',' For the Special Extended Edition, the scene in which Pippin is  looking for Merry after the battle on Pelennor Fields was digitally  altered so that it appears to be night instead of day. According to  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) on the commentary track, this was done to  make it appear that Pippin has been looking for hours instead of  minutes, underlining the friendship between the two Hobbits. In the  original edit, because it appears that Pippin has only been looking  for a few minutes his reaction to finding Merry seems like hes  overreacting.'),
('125252',' The scene on the extended DVD version of the "Corsairs of Umbar"  being attacked by the army of the dead includes several cameos.  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) is the one hit by Legolas arrow. (In the  commentary, he states that he performed 6 or 7 takes of the hit '),
('125253','  without any padding.) Co'),
('125254','producer Rick Porras (qv) is seen with a  "look of horror" as the ghostly hoard attacks at the very end of the  scene. Also in the scene are WETA supervisor  Richard Taylor (III) (qv), prosthetics supervisor  Gino Acevedo (qv), and director of photography  Andrew Lesnie (qv).'),
('125255',' The first shot of Sams arm coming into frame holding Sting towards  Shelob is actually Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s arm'),
('125256',' Each of the cast members was given a gift on their last day of  shooting, usually a prop that was significant to their roles.  Miranda Otto (qv) received one of Eowyns dresses and her sword,  Liv Tyler (qv) received Arwens "dying dress",  Orlando Bloom (qv) got one of Legolas bows.'),
('125257',' Horses owned by the production company were placed up for auction to  the cast and crew after the film was shot. Viggo Mortensen (qv)  purchased two horses, the one he rode for most of the film, and one  for Liv Tyler (qv)s riding double.'),
('125258',' The original design for the Witch'),
('125259','King featured a helmet that  resembled a bucket with a crown of spikes on top. However, after  watching test footage, the producers thought it looked to similar to  Saurons helmet and that audiences would confuse the two. The  redesign was made to pay homage to the Ringwraith designs. In  addition, they also redesigned the Witch'),
('125260','Kings mace.  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) said the original mace was OK but he wanted  it bigger. Weta workshop enlarged it, but Peter Jackson (I) (qv)  wanted it bigger, so they made it bigger. In the end, it was so  large and heavy, it had lost practical use for the fight scenes, in  which it was replaced by a digital version.'),
('125261',' CAMEO(Royd Tolkien (qv)): (the authors great'),
('125262','grandson) as a  Gondorian Ranger handing weapons to his fellow soldiers when the  orcs are invading Osgiliath.'),
('125263',' On the Extended DVD extras, Peter Jackson (I) (qv) explains that  the head of Gothmog, the Leader of the Orcs during the Siege of  Gondor, was partly derived from the head of John Merrick, also known  as the Elephant Man.'),
('125264',' The first Orc that Aragorn is seen killing on the Pelennor fields is  played by Viggo Mortensen (qv)s son Henry.'),
('125265',' Stuart Townsend (qv) was replaced shortly after shooting began  because Peter Jackson (I) (qv) and the producers realized the  character of Aragorn needed to be older.'),
('125266',' _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv), _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)_ (qv)  and _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ (qv)  were filmed simultaneously.'),
('125267',' The Gollum that is briefly glimpsed in  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv) is  an entirely different creation than the one that appears in this  film. It was during the filming of the second movie that  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) realized that Andy Serkis (qv) physical  performance would have to be employed in the digital creation of  Gollum. So Weta Digital had to alter the design of one of the lead  characters in the film, scanning Serkis face so that they would be  able to incorporate some of his facial characteristics (the fact  that Jackson had also filmed a flashback to be included in "The  Return of the King" with Serkis playing the original Smeagal only  cemented this decision). This ultimately meant, however, that Weta  Digital had only 2'),
('125268','1/2 months to redo two years work. Serkis  himself thought that the final result looked like a combination of  his father and his newborn baby.'),
('125269',' New Line wanted Peter Jackson (I) (qv) to start the film with a  prologue done by Cate Blanchett (qv), something that Jackson  didnt want to do. Ironically, a year earlier New Line had been  opposed to opening  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv)  with a prologue narrated by Blanchett, something Jackson was in  favor of.'),
('125270',' Stephen Sinclair (I) (qv)s screenplay credit stems from when the  film was being proposed to Miramax as a two'),
('125271','parter.'),
('125272',' The design for Gollum took over 100 maquette sculptures and over  1000 drawings to get right.'),
('125273',' Tell'),
('125274','tale signs (grayer hair, blotchy skin) are introduced to show  that the Urukhai are an inbred set of creatures, who are already  starting to erode.'),
('125275',' The dead horses that can be seen at the end of the battle scenes are  all made of polystyrene.'),
('125276',' As the Orcs have black blood, it was only natural that the inside of  their mouths should not be pink but black as well. To achieve this,  the Orc actors had to swill a liquorice'),
('125277','based mouthwash prior to  each of their scenes.'),
('125278',' The animatronic puppet of Treebeard was 14 feet high.'),
('125279',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv) and producer Barrie M. Osborne (qv)  actively campaigned for Andy Serkis (qv) to receive an Oscar  nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Gollum.  Academy regulations. however. forbid an actor to be nominated when  he is not physically to be seen on screen, despite Serkis active  input into the role.'),
('125280',' One of the few films to gross over $100 million in its first week.  It reached the $200'),
('125281','million mark within 12 days  (_Spider'),
('125282','Man (2002)_ (qv)) took nine to do that) and 34 days to  reach $300 million.'),
('125283',' Sean Astin (qv) and Elijah Wood (qv) spent most of their scenes  acting to an orange ping'),
('125284','pong ball, which was turned into Gollum in  post'),
('125285','production.'),
('125286',' 559 people are listed in the end credits. This number is  significantly higher on the Extended DVD Version.'),
('125287',' The miniature of the Black Gates of Mordor was partly made of lead.'),
('125288',' The Helms Deep battle took four months to shoot, all of it at night.'),
('125289',' Originally Liv Tyler (qv)s character Arwen (and love interest for  Aragorn) was to be included in the fighting force of Elves who join  the men in the battle of Helms Deep. This was a relic of the script  treatment for Miramax, which condensed all three books into two  films, and met with fan fury on the internet with its free'),
('125290','and'),
('125291','easy  approach to J.R.R. Tolkien (qv)s work. Tyler had even trained  with swordfighters in preparation for her scenes, when the decision  to remove her was made by the writers, who realized that this  approach wasnt working. Arwen, who doesnt appear in the book of  "The Two Towers", was ultimately reworked into the story by lifting  elements from the Appendices at the back of the novel, utilizing  flashbacks to her and Aragorn at Rivendell. It took the writers  about a year to come up with this solution.'),
('125292',' When Gollum eats a whole fish, its actually Andy Serkis (qv)  chewing on a fish'),
('125293','shaped lollipop.'),
('125294',' The scene where Gandalf calls for his horse and Shadowfax comes  galloping across the fields and straight up his master was achieved  in the very first take.'),
('125295',' Early in pre'),
('125296','production Uma Thurman (qv) and Ethan Hawke (qv)  were set to play Eowyn and Faramir. Scheduling conflicts prevented  this, but it meant that these two parts were finally cast relatively  late into production.'),
('125297',' Andy Serkis (qv) was pitched the role of Gollum by his agent, who  rang him up and asked him if he wanted to do three weeks voiceover  work in New Zealand.'),
('125298',' The theatrical version contains roughly 800 special effects shots.  The DVD Extended Edition adds about another 160 to that total.'),
('125299',' Miniature photography for the trilogy took up a total of 988 days.'),
('125300',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) was so impressed with the horse his character  rides that he purchased him from the owners. The horse was shipped  back to New Zealand for the additional shots that were filmed in  2002.'),
('125301',' Edoras is only ever filmed during the day as it was well nigh  impossible to transport all the necessary night'),
('125302','time lighting  equipment up to the location.'),
('125303',' Most of the Helms Deep set was made of polystyrene.'),
('125304',' The scene where Theoden, Legolas and Gimli arrive at Helms Deep,  having lost Aragorn, was Bernard Hill (qv)s and  Miranda Otto (qv)s first day on set.'),
('125305',' Cate Blanchett (qv) has only three scenes in this film.'),
('125306',' In the wide shots of Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli running after the  Orcs, all three performers are running injured. Orlando Bloom (qv)  had a couple of broken ribs (from a fall off a horse);  Viggo Mortensen (qv) had a broken toe (from kicking the helmet in  the Orcs funeral pyre scene); and Brett Beattie (qv) (Gimlis  stunt double) had a knee injury. Peter Jackson (I) (qv) said that  all three were very dedicated and continued to film the scene, often  yelling "ouch" or "ow" after "cut" was called.'),
('125307',' One of the reasons for the casting of David Wenham (qv) was his  resemblance to Sean Bean (qv), his on'),
('125308','screen brother.'),
('125309',' Elijah Wood (qv)s sister is one of the refugees in Helms Deep, as  is Henry Mortensen (qv), Viggo Mortensen (qv)s son.  Philippa Boyens (qv) son Callum Boyens is the boy who gives  Aragorn his sword, but that isnt his voice in the final cut.  Callums voice had changed by the time it came to do the looping, so  a different voice was cast.'),
('125310',' There were never more than 100 Urukhai at any time; the rest were  all computer generated.'),
('125311',' The 30 foot "bigiature" of Helms Deep was the first of the oversized  miniatures constructed for the trilogy.'),
('125312',' They couldnt recruit enough men in the 6 foot height area to play  Urukhai so men from 5 foot high were cast as well. They were  affectionately nicknamed the UrukLow.'),
('125313',' Instead of being hired out, all the hero horses were actually bought  for the production, to allow them the chance to get used to the  comings and goings of film crews.'),
('125314',' The Battle of Helms Deep features hundreds of spears made of  cardboard tubes so that none of the charging horses would be  injured.'),
('125315',' The swooping camera that pulls back over the thousands of Orc and  Urukhai soldiers is inspired by a similar shot in  Leni Riefenstahl (qv)s _Triumph des Willens (1935)_ (qv).'),
('125316',' One of the main reasons Sean Astin (qv) took the part of Sam was  the advice of his father John Astin (qv), who had previously  worked with Peter Jackson (I) (qv) and Fran Walsh (qv) on  _Frighteners, The (1996)_ (qv) and had been enthused with their  rapport, understanding of film and appreciation of their crew.'),
('125317',' Forced perspective was just one of the tricks used on the Helms Deep  "bigiature" to make it look like the real thing. Parts of the set  that were far away from camera were built to a smaller scale, to  make them look further away. The shots were also always made in  smoke to increase the sense of atmospheric distance.During the  design process, parts of the model were filled with Action Man dolls  to provide a scale reference.'),
('125318',' When Frodo (Elijah Wood (qv)) and Sam (Sean Astin (qv)) are in  Osgiliath, Sam says, "By rights, we shouldnt even be here." This  was a nod to the deviation the screenplay had taken from the books  storyline. In the book, Sam and Frodo never passed through Osgiliath  at all.'),
('125319',' Voted number 19 in channel 4s (UK) "Greatest Family Films" (as  trilogy)'),
('125320',' Rohan armor weighed 22 kilograms dry and 24 wet.'),
('125321',' It was clear to the writers from the very beginning that the entire  final sequence of the novel (Frodo and Sams encounter with Shelob)  would be part of the third film, not this one. This tactical move  meant the battle for Helms Deep became this films natural climax.'),
('125322',' One of Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s inspirations for the battle of  Helms Deep was the epic battle scene at the end of  Cy Endfield (qv)s _Zulu (1964)_ (qv).'),
('125323',' Another problem faced by the writers was that '),
('125324',' unlike "The  Fellowship of the Ring" '),
('125325',' no major characters die in the course of  "The Two Towers", something which could have easily provided them  with an emotional climax.'),
('125326',' The Dead Marshes were actually a water'),
('125327','filled parking lot, the same  one that had doubled up for outside the mines of Moria in  _Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)_ (qv).  Passengers in passing trains on the adjacent railway line were able  to see Elijah Wood (qv), Sean Astin (qv) and Andy Serkis (qv)  performing on set.'),
('125328',' 11,000 sandbags were used for the construction of the Dead Marshes  set.'),
('125329',' The bodies lying underwater in the Dead Marshes were made of  silicone.'),
('125330',' The location for Edoras was in the midst of a national park. The  Conservation Society of New Zealand gave them permission to film  there on the proviso that they returned it in exactly the same  condition that they found it. This meant lifting most of the natural  vegetation and grasses up and storing them in a purpose'),
('125331','built  nursery, as filming in the location would last approximately 18  months.'),
('125332',' Some of the physical inspirations for Gollums wiry frame were  resident artist (and J.R.R. Tolkien (qv) expert)  John Howe (II) (qv) and rock singer Iggy Pop (qv).'),
('125333',' The "big'),
('125334','ature" model of Helms Deep stood 7 feet tall and measured  20 feet square.'),
('125335',' The Orc juice that is poured down Merrys throat is a combination of  peach juice and Sodastream cola concentrate.'),
('125336',' Several members of the cast returned to New Zealand when  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) thought of some more ideas for scenes.'),
('125337',' The Orc battle cries for the Helms Deep battle sequence were  provided by a stadium of 25,000 cricket fans, who screamed the war  chants, spelled out on the Diamond Vision screen, with  Peter Jackson (I) (qv) himself leading the crowd.'),
('125338',' Gollum/Smeagol is a CGI character, but Peter Jackson (I) (qv)  wanted the character to be performer'),
('125339','oriented, so actor  Andy Serkis (qv), the voice of Gollum, played the character in a  motion capture suit. Serkis also played scenes with  Elijah Wood (qv) (Frodo) and Sean Astin (qv) (Sam) on set to  give the actors a focal point. On those occasions when Serkis was  actually in shot Gollum was composited over him in post production.'),
('125340',' The set for the Helms Deep battle scene was built on location in  New Zealand over a period of seven months.'),
('125341',' When arriving upon the set to film the scene in which  Andy Serkis (qv) (Gollum) has to catch a fish, they discovered  that it had snowed overnight. Peter Jackson (I) (qv) had the snow  cleared on the set (which included defrosting the river as well as  the land surrounding it) by 1:00 PM.'),
('125342',' The role of Eowyn, the White Lady of Rohan, was first offered to  Irish actress Alison Doody (qv) in December 1999, who had to  decline the part because she had just given birth to her second  daughter. Miranda Otto (qv) then auditioned for the same role.'),
('125343',' DIRCAMEO(Peter Jackson (I) (qv)): Wearing chainmail at Helms  Deep.'),
('125344',' Sean Astin (qv) shot his short film  _Long and Short of It, The (2003)_ (qv) during a re'),
('125345','shoot in New  Zealand. LucasFilm was demonstrating its new High Definition Digital  Video cameras (used on  _Star Wars: Episode II '),
('125346',' Attack of the Clones (2002)_ (qv)) for  Peter Jackson (I) (qv), and Astin asked the LucasFilm crew if they  could stay an extra day so he could use the camera to shoot his  short film. They agreed, and Astin shot the film in six hours.'),
('125347',' The Warg attack against the Rohirrim was originally supposed to be  set at night, and at Edoras. After working on the Edoras set during  the day, Peter Jackson (I) (qv) decided that it was too windy and  too cold to bring cast and crew back for a night scene, so the scene  was re'),
('125348','written to happen during daylight.'),
('125349',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s first two choices for the role of Aragorn  were Daniel Day'),
('125350','Lewis (qv) and Russell Crowe (I) (qv). Crowe was  excited about the prospect of being involved with a major motion  picture in New Zealand, but couldnt commit due to scheduling  conflicts in America.'),
('125351',' The Main Door of Helms Deep was built so heavily and so well that  the real battering ram that was built to knock down the gates failed  to do so until the door was weakened. Someone had built the door a  little bit too well and Peter Jackson (I) (qv) can heard on the  Extended Edition DVD commenting that if they had to defend a castle,  he would want the WETA workshop guys to build the door.'),
('125352',' On the wall of Helms Deep during the battle, a one'),
('125353','eyed warrior  turns to the camera, revealing his scarred empty socket. The  performer who played him showed up as an extra, wearing an eye  patch; director Peter Jackson (I) (qv) politely asked to see what  was under the patch, and then inquired if the gentleman would be  interested in appearing in the film sans eye patch. The gentleman  was reluctant at first and quite self'),
('125354','conscious, but afterward said  the experience had made him more comfortable with his condition.'),
('125355',' Between takes, Brad Dourif (qv) stayed in character by continuing  to speak with an English accent until all his footage had been  completed. This was so convincing that, at the end, when he spoke  with his normal voice again, Bernard Hill (qv) thought that his  English accent was real and that his American accent must be fake.'),
('125356',' In the Extended Edition, Pippin tells Merry about a dream he had in  which they smoked a large amount of pipeweed, and then Merry got  sick. During filming, Dominic Monaghan (qv), who played Merry, did  indeed get sick when he tried to smoke.'),
('125357',' CAMEO(Barrie M. Osborne (qv)): the executive producer appears as a  Rohirrim soldier throwing a rock down on the Uruk'),
('125358','Hai attacking the  gate at Helms Deep.'),
('125359',' John Rhys'),
('125360','Davies (qv), also provided the voice for Treebeard.'),
('125361',' Peter Jackson (I) (qv)s children appear as "cute Rohan refugee  children".'),
('125362',' The map that Faramir and Madril look at is the map featured in the  books, drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien (qv)s son,  Christopher Tolkien (qv).'),
('125363',' The battle at Helms Deep was edited down from twenty hours of  footage, shot over a three month period with the rain machine  battering down on the cast.'),
('125364',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) broke two toes while kicking the steel helmet  by the orc pyre, and that take is the one that actually appears in  the movie. Peter Jackson (I) (qv) said that was really impressed  with the shout of pain Aragorn cried out for the fate of the two  hobbits, realizing only later that it was pain already, but for his  two toes instead. He was also impressed by the fact that Mortensen  continued acting even if so seriously injured.'),
('125365',' For one shot where Gollum is crawling and splashing down a river  after a fish, Andy Serkis (qv) was actually in the water. It had  been snowing the previous night, and the snow had been melted, but  the water was still freezing cold.'),
('125366',' To increase the number of Rohirrim riders, many of the "men" were  actually women with beards glued on. Peter Jackson (I) (qv) and  others have noted that in many cases they were more skilled riders  than the men.'),
('125367',' Viggo Mortensen (qv)s son, Henry Mortensen (qv) appears as an  extra in some of the Helms Deep sequences.'),
('125368',' Billy Boyd (I) (qv) and Dominic Monaghan (qv) spent so much time  up the tree (TreeBeard) during the making of the the film that they  spent their time between takes writing a screenplay. Additionally,  it was so difficult to get up and down to their "perches" that they  were left there during breaks while the rest of the crew went off to  eat, though someone was kind enough to pass theirs up to them.'),
('125369',' To make the many sparkling lights in Galadriels eyes, the crew put  white Christmas lights behind the camera.'),
('125370',' CAMEO(Alan Lee (qv)): The Concept Designer can be seen as the  Rohan collecting weapons at Helms Deep (to the left when Aragorn  yells "Then I shall die as one of them!")'),
('125371',' Gimlis armor weighed about 30kg (66lb).'),
('125372',' A stuntman broke his leg playing the soldier who is hit by the  "bolt" from the ballista type device used to hoist the ladders.'),
('125373',' Movie theater prints were labeled "Grand Tour" on the film can and  the actual reels.'),
('125374',' CAMEO(Dan Hennah (qv)): the art director is getting suited up in  the armory at Helms Deep. Look over Aragorns right shoulder after  Legolas says "Theyre frightened '),
('125375',' I can see it in their eyes."'),
('125376',' The first sequel to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best  Picture when the original film did not win the award itself, and the  third sequel to be nominated for Best Picture.'),
('125377',' There were so many extras used in the sequences at Helms Deep, and  the filming went on for so many months that almost all the extras  and principal actors got t'),
('125378','shirts reading "I survived Helms Deep".  There were so many of these shirts that extras would often meet  other extras in New Zealands main cities because they would  recognize the shirts.'),
('125379',' General release prints of the film were made from a digital master  that has been digitally noise and grain reduced. As a result there  is less grain but also digital noise reduction artifacts in the form  of smearing of textures (the worst case is in a shot shortly after  Aragorn falls off the cliff).'),
('125380',' Prior to Emiliana Torrini (qv), Bjork (qv) was approached  several times to both co'),
('125381','write and sing "Gollums Song". She refused  them all due to her pregnancy. Although she was not officially  involved, producers did pick three artists with a similar sound, and  asked her to choose. Her pick didnt work out, and after approaching  her one final time to sing, the song went to Torrini.'),
('125382',' Andy Serkis (qv) (Gollum) was ruled ineligible for a Best  Supporting Actor nomination at the 2003 Academy Awards because his  character onscreen was computer generated.'),
('125383',' While filming the trilogy, Viggo Mortensen (qv) got so into  character that during a conversation, Peter Jackson (I) (qv)  referred to him as "Aragorn" for over half an hour without him  realizing it.'),
('125384',' WILHELM SCREAM: An Elvish warrior falls off the Deeping Wall and  screams.'),
('125385',' The sound of the fell beasts that the ringwraiths ride is actually  the noise of a donkey.'),
('125386',' When Frodo (Elijah Wood (qv)) and Sam (Sean Astin (qv)) are in  Osgiliath, Sam says, "By rights we shouldnt even be here." In the  original novel, Frodo and Sam never go to Osgiliath as prisoners of  Faramir.'),
('125387',' The scene where Gamling (Bruce Hopkins (qv)) and Theoden  (Bernard Hill (qv)) get ready for the battle (speech from  Gamling), Hopkins sons, Tom and Joe, are sitting at the entrance of  the room, their backs to the camera, as refugees.'),
('125388',' EASTER EGG: In the extended DVD version on the first movie disc, go  to chapter 29'),
('125389','30 under the scene selection. Press down under chapter  30 and a gold ring will appear. Its a hidden extra of the MTV  awards for Andy Serkis (qv) receiving best virtual performance.'),
('125390',' Rendering Gollum would often take six hours for one shot, so WETA  would leave the shot to render over night and check the results in  the morning. Every now and again a computer glitch would occur, for  instance, one morning the team woke up to find every hair on  Gollums head standing upright in a sort of punk looking afro, or  his eyes would pop in and out of his head as he spoke.'),
('125391',' One frame of Gollum would take around eight minutes to render, while  one frame of Treebeard could take up to 48 hours to render.'),
('125392',' The Deeping Wall blowing up and the boulder smashing into a tower in  Osgiliath werent created digitally, but by destroying the  miniatures'),
('125393',' Andy Serkis (qv) did the voices for the three orcs arguing with  each other at the Fangorn Camp scene'),
('125394',' In an earlier version of the script, Arwen was to have fought  alongside Aragorn at Helms Deep. Footage of Arwen fighting some  Uruk'),
('125395','Hai was shot, but was not used in the final film.'),
('125396',' The scene with the Uruk'),
('125397','hai before the Battle for Helms Deep starts,  where they stomp their spears into the ground, was inspired by the  same act the stuntmen would do between takes to pass time. After  seeing it, Peter Jackson (I) (qv) liked it, and put it in the  movie.'),
('125398',' Andy Serkis (qv) said that he based Gollums voice on the sound of  a cat coughing up a hairball.'),
('125399',' The Lembas Bread that Sam and Frodo eat in the beginning of the film  was actually shortbread cookies made by the art department'),
('125400',' Early trailers included a brief scene of Eowyn waiting to attack an  Uruk'),
('125401','hai from behind a pillar; this scene is not included in either  the theatrical version or the extended edition.'),
('125402',' Gollums pupils signal his frame of mind. "Treacherous Gollum" has  narrow pupils; "friendly Gollum" has slightly wider pupils. This is  most obvious in the scene when the two sides of his personality  struggle with each other.'),
('125403',' John Rhys'),
('125404','Davies (qv) (Gimli) had lost the tip of his left middle  finger in a farm accident when he was younger, so special prosthetic  fingertips were made from a cast of his right middle finger.'),
('125405',' Bernard Hill (qv) was originally considered for the role of  Gandalf.'),
('125406',' Bernard Hill (qv) cracked his sternum while riding his horse.'),
('125407',' In the cave scene where Faramir lifts the Ring from under Frodos  shirt, David Wenham (qv) was afraid of accidentally stabbing  Elijah Wood (qv) so a swordsman was called on to do the scene.'),
('125408',' During one take while filming the scene when Aragorn is floating  down the river, Viggo Mortensen (qv) was dragged under water for  many seconds. He managed to kick himself back up off a rock, perhaps  saving his life. A safety team then rescued him and took him to  shore.'),
('125409',' Dedicated to Carla Fry (qv), Brian Bansgrove (qv) and  Brent Robb (qv).'),
('125410',' Many of Treebeards lines come from the book, but were spoken by Tom  Bombadil in the first volume.'),
('125411',' On Miranda Otto (qv)s first day of shooting, Liv Tyler (qv) was  said to have welcomed her with enthusiastic open arms, saying, "Im  so glad theres another woman in this film."'),
('125412',' The dawn shot of Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas pursuing the orcs came  about when Viggo Mortensen (qv) persuaded the second unit team to  camp out on location. Mortensons efforts in organizing the  overnight trip were so effective that actors and crew from the other  film units, including Miranda Otto (qv), came out to join him.'),
('125413',' In each film in the trilogy, the subtitle of the film is  incorporated as dialogue. In this instance'),
('125414',' Saruman: "Who now has  the strength to stand against the armies of Isengard and Mordor, and  the union of the two towers?"'),
('125415',' The scene of Denethor was removed in the theatrical version, which  made his first appearance in  _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ (qv).  However, he appeared in the Extended Edition.'),
('125416',' While the three hunters are surrounded by the Rohirrim, three or  four cameras were used at once to get a more realistic shot.'),
('125417',' The "miniature" of Orthanc tower ended up being 27 feet tall.'),
('125418',' Viggo Mortensen (qv) lost a tooth during the shoot.'),
('125419',' Andy Serkis (qv) said he based Gollums desperation and cravings  on the withdrawals of heroin addicts.'),
('125420',' Orlando Bloom (qv) originally auditioned for the role of Faramir.'),
('125421',' A new technique for creating realistic translucent materials was  developed for the creation of Gollum. The so'),
('125422','called technique called  "subsurface scattering", allowed the 3D'),
('125423','artists at Weta Digital, to  simulate light casting into objects and bouncing around underneath  the surface and casted back out again. This has been used ever since  in the vfx production to create realistic skin.'),
('125424',' Body count: 468'),
('125425',' The movies line "My precious" was voted as the #85 movie quote by  the American Film Institute (out of 100).'),
('125426',' The movies line "Precious" was voted as the #93 of "The 100  Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.'),
('125427',' Kate Winslet (qv) was offered the role of Eowyn.'),
('125428',' Sean Bean (qv) had finished shooting his scenes and had returned  to England, when he was asked to return to New Zealand to film an  elaborate flashback scene. Unfortunately, this scene did not make it  into the theatrical cut of the movie, although it is included in the  Extended Edition.'),
('125429',' Brad Dourif (qv) had to shave his eyebrows off, and because he was  recalled several times during the trilogys filming, he ended up  doing that five times over the course of three years.'),
('125430',' Bernard Hill (qv) would spend up to nine hours in make'),
('125431','up to  become the aged Theoden. He wore contact lenses to give his eyes the  milky look that very old people can have, but it wasnt sufficiently  successful so his eyes were later tinkered with digitally.'),
('125432',' Once Andy Serkis (qv) was cast as Gollum, the designers had to  alter their concepts of the character that they had been working on  for about three years to marry up with Serkis features.'),
('125433',' When Merry and Pippin are being carried off on the back of the  Urukhai, Billy Boyd (I) (qv) and Dominic Monaghan (qv) are in  reality being carried on the backs of two stuntmen wearing oversized  costumes and a false enormous head to give the impression of height  disparity.'),
('125434',' A scene of a fresh'),
('125435','faced Aragorn meeting Arwen for the first time  was filmed, but Peter Jackson (I) (qv) was unable to find a  suitable place for it.'),
('125436',' Conceptual artist John Howe (II) (qv) was the model for Gollums  sinewy arms.'),
('125437',' David Wenham (qv) hadnt read the books when he joined the  production as Faramir.'),
('125438',' Andy Serkis (qv) hobby of rock'),
('125439','climbing came in very handy for  his mainly on'),
('125440','all'),
('125441','fours performance as Gollum.'),
('125442',' When Gollum spits in disgust at Sams cooking of rabbits, that is  Andy Serkis (qv) very own spittle flying through the air.'),
('125443',' Andy Serkis (qv) drank bottles and bottles of "Gollum juice" (a  mixture of honey, lemon and ginger) to keep his throat lubricated  for his intense vocal performance.'),
('125444',' In the wide shots of Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli running after the  Orcs, John Rhys'),
('125445','Davies (qv) character (played by his stunt double  Brett Beattie (qv)) drops something as he runs.'),
('125446',' One time while Bernard Hill (qv) was in England, a woman came up  to him and told him about how one of her children had died shortly  before then, and that parents shouldnt have to bury their child.  His confrontation with this woman affected him so much that he asked  to have a line put in about it.'),
('125447',' About 200'),
('125448','300 horses were used in the trilogy. Because most of the  scenes involving horses are intense battle scenes where the horses  could likely be harmed, a horse and rider were fitted with the same  type of suit that Andy Serkis (qv) wore for his role, and were  filmed in the studio doing typical "battle" things, like galloping  and rearing up, so the footage could be inserted digitally into the  battle scenes. In that way, no horses were hurt.'),
('125449',' In the scene where Aragorn has washed up on the shore of the river  that he fell in when the warg dragged him off the cliff and Arwen  comes to him in a dream to revive him, the dialogue was originally  in English. But Liv Tyler (qv) was entranced by the Elvish  language, and since both characters and actors knew how to speak it,  she talked Peter Jackson (I) (qv) into letting them translate the  script for that scene. Everyone agreed that it turned out much  better her way than the way it had been originally planned.'),
('125450',' When Miranda Otto (qv) arrived on set, she was introduced first to  the people shed be working with the most. When she met  Viggo Mortensen (qv), she commented about her character falling in  love with his: "Its going to be SO easy to fall in love with this  man!"'),
('125451',' When Legolas is talking to Aragon before the Battle of Helms Deep,  he refers to 300 against 10,000. It is a reference to Thermopolyae  where 300 Spartans killed 10,000 Persian soldiers.'),
('125452',' Was jokingly called "The Two Hours" by some gamers, since most  people were able to finish the game in a matter of hours.'),
('125453',' This was the first national television documentary to be made with  portable video recording devices.'),
('125454',' Shortly after his interview, Abbie Hoffman (qv) went into hiding  for several years.'),
('125455',' Stallone, Sylvester (qv) stated that his payment for his role was  25 free t'),
('125456','shirts.'),
('125457',' Sylvester Stallone (qv) was allowed to rewrite and improvise some  of his characters dialogue.'),
('125458',' Henry Winkler (qv) stated that when he was creating the character  of the Fonz in _"Happy Days" (1974)_ (qv), he based his performance  on Sylvester Stallone (qv)s portrayal of Stanley.'),
('125459',' When the film wrapped production, it took over a year to edit and  score because the producers needed to secure additional financing.'),
('125460',' The title on screen is actually a shot of the back of the jacket of  one of the gang members, and the ungrammatical "The Lords of  Flatbush" is exactly how it is rendered, to show that these guys may  be lords of Flatbush, but theyre not lords of English grammar.'),
('125461',' Richard Gere (qv) was originally cast as Chico. According to  Sylvester Stallone (qv), he and Gere fought constantly including  physically and he demanded Gere to be fired.'),
('125462',' Chicos real name is David.'),
('125463',' When Sylvester Stallone was making Rocky(1976), the producers showed  the studio this film so they could see who Stallone was. The studio  mistook Perry King for Stallone and was excited about him playing  Rocky. When the producers pointed out that the guy playing Stanley  was really Sylvester Stallone the studios excitement faded.'),
('125464',' The film was originally intended to be filmed on location at the  Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. It was shifted to production  in England following the veto of the Citadel leaders, who had been  warned about the time consuming delays of film production from the  commandant of Valley Forge Military Academy, the scene for the 1981  military school film _Taps (1981)_ (qv). The school and its alumni  also believed that the novel was derogatory to the school (the story  was set in Charleston at a "fictional" military college that was  obviously based on The Citadel) and that the movie would do the  same.'),
('125465',' Originally David Fincher (qv) and the other producers hired  Fincher "protege" Fred Durst (qv) to direct "Dogtown," with  Fincher helping out with the second unit skateboarding scenes. As  Dursts participation came into doubt, Fincher then became the  director, even going as far as having sets built, doing extensive  pre'),
('125466','visualizations for the feature and hiring Roger Avary (qv) to  rewrite the script. Fincher then left to take on another feature,  paving the way for former Production Designer  Catherine Hardwicke (qv) to sign on based on the success of her  first feature _Thirteen (2003)_ (qv).'),
('125467',' Brian Vaughan (IV) (qv) was considered for the role of Sid.'),
('125468',' Was shipped to theaters under the code name "Extreme".'),
('125469',' This Mitch Hedberg (qv)s final on screen appearance.'),
('125470',' To prepare for his role as young Jay Adams, Emile Hirsch (qv) flew  to Hawaii to spend time with Jay Adams (V) (qv) who had just been  released from jail for assault and drug charges and had just gotten  married.'),
('125471',' Emile Hirsch (qv) claims the hardest trick he performed for the  film was bombing down Bicknell Hill in Venice because he had to do  the trick fast, shirtless, and with the camera car alongside him.'),
('125472',' Emile Hirsch (qv) already had some experience as a street skater  from Southern California prior to appearing in this film.'),
('125473',' The real Skip Engblom (qv) wanted Heath Ledger (qv) to play him.'),
('125474',' CAMEO(Stacy Peralta (qv)): The real Stacy Peralta (qv) plays the  director of the _"Charlies Angels" (1976)_ (qv) episode during the  montage of the boys rising to fame.'),
('125475',' CAMEO(Skip Engblom (qv)): The real Skip Engblom (qv) appears as  a race starter at the Del Mar Event.'),
('125476',' CAMEO(Tony Alva (qv)): The real Tony Alva (qv) is at the party  in Jay Adamss house, telling his mother about Oregon.'),
('125477',' The band playing during the fight scene is mainstream punk band,  Rise Against.'),
('125478',' Many parts of the dilapidated pier set (e.g. the big dipper) were  added using CGI to keep costs down. However, the derelict ferris  wheel was real and had been purchased on eBay for a few thousand  dollars.'),
('125479',' While filming a scene in an empty pool, director  Catherine Hardwicke (qv) fell and was knocked unconscious for two  minutes. Many of the cast and crew thought she had died. When she  came to, the pro'),
('125480','skaters there said "Now you know how it feels.  Welcome to the club."'),
('125481',' The cameraman'),
('125482','skater for the pool scenes was 1980s skateboarder  Lance Mountain (qv), a Powell Peralta rider.'),
('125483',' The real Jay Adams (V) (qv) makes a cameo appearance during the  scene of the party at Jay Adamss mothers house.'),
('125484',' During the scenes of Alva and Peralta traveling, the Astronaut who  asks to try to ride the skateboard is skateboarding legend Tony Hawk'),
('125485',' Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism were hired as extras  for this film, because they could supply their own costumes. They  taught the stars to sing "The Ball of Carranmore".'),
('125486',' In issue 73 of Your Sinclair magazine in January 1992, this was  voted the 13th best game of all time.'),
('125487',' CAMEO(Roger Corman (qv)): Corporate executive.'),
('125488',' The design of the I'),
('125489','507 submarine is based upon a real one : the  french submarine Surcouf, launched in 1929, was the biggest  submarine ever launched at the time.'),
('125490',' Took 8 years to complete.'),
('125491',' It garnered strong reactions due to its depiction of the public  suicide performed by R. Budd Dwyer, a friend of Fullers  great'),
('125492','grandfather.'),
('125493',' Was the feature film debut of 21'),
('125494','year'),
('125495','old filmmaker Chris Fuller,  who began writing the project at the age of 15.'),
('125496',' Features a scene taking place at the house where Beat Generation  poet Jack Kerouac died.'),
('125497',' Shot in 1986, the film was only shown in public in 2003.'),
('125498',' Lorenzos actual secretary (Rita Chapman, née Fussey) had an  uncredited walk on part in the film.'),
('125499',' Although a medical drama might seem an odd choice for the director  of the "Mad Max" movies, George Miller (II) (qv) is in fact a  qualified doctor.'),
('125500',' Michelle Pfeiffer (qv) was originally cast as Michaela Odone but  dropped out in order to play Catwoman in  _Batman Returns (1992)_ (qv) a role that Susan Sarandon (qv) also  expressed interest in. The script for "Lorenzos Oil" was given to  Sarandon but she steadfastly refused to read it until she knew that  Pfeiffer was no longer participating in the film.'),
('125501',' Laura Linney (qv)s movie debut.'),
('125502',' Dustys make'),
('125503','up took over six hours to apply.'),
('125504',' The sculptures featured in the film are the works of producer Katie  Lynn.'),
('125505',' Body parts were donated by Rob Zombie (qv) and Universal Studios.'),
('125506',' Production company, Wallace House Productions, is named after the  Wallace House in _Halloween (1978)_ (qv).'),
('125507',' First British five'),
('125508','reel feature.'),
('125509',' Don Powell plays a character called "Dapple Rose" '),
('125510',' Dapple Rose was  a track on the "Play It Loud" Album by rock group Slade, of which  Don is the drummer.'),
('125511',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('125512',' Walter Brennan (qv)s film debut.'),
('125513',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Scenes in Korea (1912)_ (qv).'),
('125514',' Thomas F. Wilson (qv)s movie debut.'),
('125515',' A week and a half later, on 7 February 1913, Mutual Film Corporation  released a second Thanhouser production with exactly the same title,  Los Angeles the Beautiful, comprised of additional similar but  different views of the Southwest Metropolis.'),
('125516',' A performance by Los Lonely Boys of their song, Cottonfields and  Crossroads, in Austin Texas was the inspiration for the film for  producer/director Hector Galan.'),
('125517',' Hector Galan and Los Lonely Boys share the same hometown '),
('125518',' San  Angelo in West Texas.'),
('125519',' The day Hector Galan interviewed the band for the documentary, is  the day the band first heard their song "Heaven" on the radio.'),
('125520',' The character of Dora Diamond is in part inspired by  Franz Kafka (qv)s girlfriend late in his life, Dora Dymant. Kafka  is mentioned in the English class scene in the movie.'),
('125521',' The scene featuring David Spade was filmed in Torontos first  specialty video store Revue Video. Since the store specializes in  films (Foreign Language and Classics) other than the ones feature in  the scene, the whole look of the store had to be changed.'),
('125522',' The script is loosely based on the first story arc from "The Losers"  comic, collectively called "Ante Up". The story appeared in issues  1'),
('125523','6 of the DC Vertigo comic, written by Andy Diggle and drawn by  artist Jock.'),
('125524',' In between takes, a make'),
('125525','up girl accidentally scratched  Berry, Halle (qv)s corneas while applying eye drops, resulting in  much pain and missed work for Ms. Berry.'),
('125526',' Losing Isaiah was originally shot for TV but ended up getting a  theatrical release.'),
('125527',' Based on the real'),
('125528','life experiences of writer Paul Mendelson (qv),  who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1989.'),
('125529',' Joe Dietrich, who provides the voice of Toby, is one of the extras  in the party scene.'),
('125530',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Some Tropical Birds: Parrots (1916)_ (qv).'),
('125531',' The film was made on an extremely low budget and scenes supposedly  set amidst the "red soil" of Nigeria were actually filmed in the  Northumbrian countryside, near Morpeth (UK)'),
('125532',' For Leslies second scene in the film (where the camera seems to  float down the stairwell) the camera was hung upside down from its  support and the image was flipped in post'),
('125533','production.'),
('125534',' Every member of the crew has a small cameo (usually as an extra) in  the film, with the exception of cinematographer Daniel Grant,  assistant camera Maryam Ghorbankarimi and boom operator Nick  Sidorkewicz. Nicks elbow was featured in one now'),
('125535','discarded take,  but this was almost certainly only an accident.'),
('125536',' On a technical scout to Allen Gardens (a downtown Toronto park),  Campbell, Grant and Gaffer Danjiel Margetic were approached by a man  first offering them drugs, then underage prostitutes, and then  employment with him. Security was hired for the shoot in the park  the next evening.'),
('125537',' The part eventually played by Artie Lange was originally written for  Chris Farley.'),
('125538',' The dog is a Norwich Terrier.'),
('125539',' Winner, Best Student Cinematography, 2000 Canadian Society of  Cinematographers awards'),
('125540',' The final film for Sandra Dee (qv).'),
('125541',' The second of Michael Howards "Suicide Trilogy" '),
('125542',' a collection of  short films dealing with suicide in three different ways. The first  and third are entitled "Pushed" and "Love", respectively.'),
('125543',' With the exception of the performance by Sarah Bousquet (qv) this  was completely a one'),
('125544','man film. Howard would set up the camera and  focus with the use of monitors and then record himself acting on  screen.'),
('125545',' The film was shot mute, in one day, using 18 minutes of stock and  was shot in almost exact reverse order. The budget was £250.'),
('125546',' As much as possible, the enactment of the events were made with the  original people who survived. Actual maps and documents were used in  the film, which was authorized by the U.S. Government. Some footage  by the U.S. Signal Corps was also used in the film.'),
('125547',' The name "Mulcahy" is carved above the Majors office in the trench.  The director of the film was Russel Mulcahy (qv).'),
('125548',' At one point, there is an exchange to the effect of: "Youre never  gonna make it to Corporal." "I just want to make it to civilian."  This dialogue is taken almost verbatim from the WWII film  _Walk in the Sun, A (1945)_ (qv).'),
('125549',' Based on the lives of Albert and Thyra Johnston, who lived in New  Hampshire in the 1930s and 40s.'),
('125550',' The title of the film is a reference to the companions of Peter Pan,  who remained forever young.'),
('125551',' The original screenplay written by Janice Fischer (qv), and  James Jeremias (qv) was originally about a bunch of "Goonie'),
('125552','type  5th'),
('125553','6th grade kid vampires", with the Frog Brothers being "chubby 8  year old cub scouts", and Star being a boy instead of a love  interest. Joel Schumacher (qv) hated that idea and told the  producers he would only sign on if he could change them to  teenagers, as he thought it would be more much sexier and  interesting.'),
('125554',' The names of the Frog brothers, Edgar and Alan, are a reference to  Edgar Allan Poe, the well'),
('125555','known writer of horror fiction.'),
('125556',' Both Feldman, Corey (qv), who plays Edgar Frog, and  Hughes, Barnard (qv), who plays Grandpa, share the same birthday,  July 16th.'),
('125557',' David(Kiefer Sutherland) is impaled on a pair of antlers and  doesnt disintegrate like the other vampires. Despite what Max later  says, he is not really dead. This was intended to be picked up in  the sequel, "The Lost Girls", which was scripted but never made.'),
('125558',' This movie invented the phrase "vamp out", which has passed into  common usage on _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ (qv).'),
('125559',' Keenan Wynn (qv) and John Carradine (qv) (a veteran of vampire  films) were both original choices for Grandpa. Wynn died right  before filming and Carradine was too ill.'),
('125560',' The movie didnt originally end on a joke. After the scene with  Grampa at the refrigerator, it was supposed to cut to the surviving  Lost Boys regrouping in the sunken hotel. The last shot was of a  mural on the wall, made in the early 1900s, with Max in it '),
('125561','  looking exactly the same as he did today. All of this appeared in an  early draft of the script, but ultimately was never filmed.'),
('125562',' Executive producer Richard Donner (qv) originally intended to  direct the movie himself, but as production languished, he moved  onto _Lethal Weapon (1987)_ (qv) and eventually hired  Joel Schumacher (qv) for the job.'),
('125563',' After Richard Donner (qv) passed on directing,  Mary Lambert (I) (qv), was brought in, but left due to "creative  differences".'),
('125564',' Kiefer Sutherland (qv) was only meant to wear the black gloves he  wears as David when riding the motorbike. However, while messing  around on the bike behind'),
('125565','the'),
('125566','scenes, he fell off, breaking his arm  so he had to wear the gloves through the whole movie to cover his  cast.'),
('125567',' Though almost all of Kelly Jo Minter (qv)s scenes are deleted  from the film, and the only true appearance she makes is over Lucys  shoulder in the video store, she still received billing the films  opening credits. Her scenes can be viewed in the 2004 Lost Boys DVD  special features.'),
('125568',' Sam (Corey Haim) has a poster of Rob Lowe on the outside of his  closet door. On the DVD commentary, Joel Schumacher says that it was  there because had recently directed Rob Lowe in St. Elmos Fire.'),
('125569',' This documentary is featured on the Two'),
('125570','Disc Special Edition for  _Lost Boys, The (1987)_ (qv), released in 2004.'),
('125571',' George Reeves (I) (qv) included this film among his credits in  publicity material, and he made several other films in this series  around the same time. However, he is not credited and close  examination of the film shows no sign of him.'),
('125572',' Allegedly based on a "recent" incident of the era.'),
('125573',' Sing Them Again series.'),
('125574',' Atwill, Lionel (qv) became sick during filming and died from  pneumonia. Sorel, George (qv) filled in for him in many scenes.'),
('125575',' Chapter titles are:  '),
('125576',' 1 THE LOST PRINCESS  '),
('125577',' 2 THE CITY OF HANGING GOURDS  '),
('125578',' 3 THE FLAMING TOWER  '),
('125579',' 4 JUNGLE DEATH  '),
('125580',' 5 THE PUMAS VICTIM  '),
('125581',' 6 THE MAN'),
('125582','EATERS PREY  '),
('125583',' 7 THE BRIDE OF DEATH  '),
('125584',' 8 A TRAGEDY IN THE SKY  '),
('125585',' 9 IN THE PALACE OF BLACK WALLS  '),
('125586',' 10 THE TUG OF WAR  '),
('125587',' 11 IN THE LIONS JAW  '),
('125588',' 12 THE JUNGLE FIRE  '),
('125589',' 13 IN THE CAVE OF ETERNAL FIRE  '),
('125590',' 14 EAGLES NEST  '),
('125591',' 15 THE LOST CITY'),
('125592',' The Lost City of the African Jungle was a landmark serial.'),
('125593',' It claimed to be the first production to be filmed in Africa, but  was actually filmed at the Selig Polyscope Studios in Los Angeles,  with animals from the Selig Zoo.'),
('125594',' It was the first to use wild animals in action sequences.'),
('125595',' It was the first Jungle queen and the first lost city movie.'),
('125596',' It was the first million dollar serial.'),
('125597',' Racing to complete their serial before Mascot finished  _Phantom Empire (1935)_ (qv), producer Sherman Krellberg used three  production units, thereby slicing production time from the scheduled  35 to 21 days.'),
('125598',' Chapter Titles:  '),
('125599',' 1. Living Dead Men  '),
('125600',' 2. Tunnel of Death  '),
('125601',' 3. Dagger Rock  '),
('125602',' 4. Doomed!  '),
('125603',' 5. Tiger Prey  '),
('125604',' 6. Human Beasts  '),
('125605',' 7. Spider Man  '),
('125606',' 8. Human Targets  '),
('125607',' 9. Jungle Vengeance  '),
('125608',' 10.The Lion Pit  '),
('125609',' 11.The Death Ray  '),
('125610',' 12.The Mad Scientist'),
('125611',' Some of the electric gizmos created by Ken Strickfaden (qv) had  been used at Universal for _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and  _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv).'),
('125612',' Two different feature versions of this serial were released  theatrically in 1935. See _Lost City, The (1935/II)_ (qv) and  _Lost City, The (1935/III)_ (qv). One of the feature versions was  condensed from the entire serial, the other was condensed from just  chapters 1'),
('125613','4 with some added wrap up scenes tacked on. A few years  later, yet another feature version of this serial was released  theatrically, titled _City of Lost Men (1940)_ (qv).'),
('125614',' This is the second of two feature version of the serial "The Lost  City (1935), with both versions bearing the serials title and  released to theaters in 1935 along with the serial. Two additional  feature versions were also made from the serial later on. This  version encompasses material from the first four and last four  chapters of the serial, omitting all material involving Arab slaver  Ben Ali, the Spider People, and Queen Rama, but with the same  beginning and ending as the serial. The serial and this feature  version were among the first films sold to television in the late  1940s.'),
('125615',' Took 16 years to get made.'),
('125616',' Shot in 35 days.'),
('125617',' Garcias first draft of the script was 306 pages. It was later  trimmed to 120 pages.'),
('125618',' It took writer/producer Rafael Jordan just over three years to get  the project greenlit and completed.'),
('125619',' During the sparring match between Ananias (Adrian Paul) and George  (Rhett Giles), actor Rhett Giles accidentally smacked Adrian Paul  with a wooden sword twice '),
('125620',' once on the foot, and once in the face,  which left a small bruise for several days.'),
('125621',' The language spoken by Ananias at the end of the film is Icelandic,  the closest living language to Old Norse.'),
('125622',' Torrential downpours on the very first day of shooting delayed  production nearly 5 hours.'),
('125623',' The very first shot filmed was the colonists arrival on the beach.  The very last shot filmed was Ananias inscription of the word  "Croatoan" on a tree near the same beach.'),
('125624',' During the scene in Manteos hut where it was supposed to be raining  heavily with water dripping down on them, it was actually raining  heavily with water dripping down on them.'),
('125625',' During the scene where a British soldier is attacked by several  natives, one of the natives axes had a nail sticking out of it. The  stuntman playing the soldier would have been seriously injured as he  was hit repeatedly with the axe, but his chainmail armor actually  protected him.'),
('125626',' Adrian Paul was actually hit accidentally by an arrow with a plastic  tip. Luckily, it just bounced off.'),
('125627',' Some sequences were originally tinted green on the original release  prints.'),
('125628',' Shot in 11 days.'),
('125629',' In the first interior boat scene, the Doctor is reading "Uncharted  Seas" by Dennis Wheatley (qv), the book on which the film is  based.'),
('125630',' Leslie Norman (qv) started as director but was replaced'),
('125631',' In interviews Eddie Powell (qv) claimed that  Christopher Lee (I) (qv) was going to play the part Powell played'),
('125632',' Benjamin Frankel (qv) composed a rejected score.'),
('125633',' Though the cartoon was released in 1949, it carries a 1948  copyright.'),
('125634',' Originally to have been filmed in 3'),
('125635','D.'),
('125636',' Loosely based on the story from classical Chinese Literature  "Journey to the West".'),
('125637',' Uses several visual ideas from "The Monkey King" television series  from the 1960s.'),
('125638',' The semi'),
('125639','circular scar over Carson Grants left eyebrow was  inflicted by the lens of a 16 mm Bolex camera in the hands of Emad  Beshay during a hand'),
('125640','held move'),
('125641','in close'),
('125642','up, but while still bleeding  he finished the shot.'),
('125643',' Received a brief theatrical showing in New York City in 1971 with a  G rating.'),
('125644',' The interior shots were filmed at the Amargosa Hotel in Death  Valley, which is said to be haunted.'),
('125645',' The house that Fred Madison lives in, along with most of the  furniture in it, belongs to, and was designed by David Lynch .'),
('125646',' Freds phone number ends in the digits 666. This is revealed when he  dials it at the prompting of the mystery man.'),
('125647',' Some scenes that were filmed but edited from the final version:  '),
('125648',' more conversation between Fred/Renee and the police officers  '),
('125649',' a scene where an M.E. brings two girls to the autopsy of Renees    corpse, and chats with them about the murder '),
('125650',' more prison scenes  '),
('125651',' a scene in which Pete stands in front of his parents, but they are    unable to see him  '),
('125652',' a scene in which Pete cannot be seen by Sheila, his girlfriend.'),
('125653',' After Siskel and Ebert gave the film a negative review, David Lynch  issued a new poster calling the thumbs'),
('125654','down verdict "two more  reasons to see Lost Highway." Asked for his opinion, Gene Siskel  said, "I found it petty."'),
('125655',' DIRTRADE(David Lynch (qv)):[highway at night]'),
('125656',' DIRTRADE(David Lynch (I) (qv)):[Red curtains]'),
('125657',' DIRTRADE(David Lynch (qv)):[singers]: Henry Rollins (qv) and  Marilyn Manson (qv)'),
('125658',' David Lynch (I) (qv) said he has only recently (2002) realized  what subconsciously inspired the film: the O.J. Simpson (qv)  trial. He said that the trial was a major influence on his mind  during the stage of writing this script, which deals with a man who  killed his wife. Curiously enough, Lynch cast  Robert Blake (I) (qv) to play the Mystery Man, who is a major  character in the film '),
('125659',' years later, Blake would be put on trial for  killing his own wife.'),
('125660',' The Mystery Man never blinks during the entire film.'),
('125661',' Robert Loggia (qv) only appeared as Mr. Eddy because of his former  desire to play Frank Booth in _Blue Velvet (1986)_ (qv). He showed  up for an audition, unaware that Dennis Hopper (qv) had already  been cast, and proceeded to wait for three hours, growing  increasingly agitated. Upon seeing Lynch and learning of Hoppers  casting, Loggia proceeded to give an extremely profane rant, which  remained in Lynchs head for years as what would eventually become  Mr. Eddys road rage scene. Loggia, years later, received a phone  call from Lynch requesting his performance for this movie.'),
('125662',' CAMEO(Marilyn Manson (qv)): famous shock'),
('125663','rocker appears near the  end of the film in a pornographic movie, rolling on the floor.'),
('125664',' CAMEO(Jeordie White (qv)): Former bassist for Marilyn Manson  appears in the pornographic movie with Manson at the end of the  film.'),
('125665',' In a recent interview, director Lynch confessed that Lost Highway  and Twin Peaks take place in the same world.'),
('125666',' The opening scene of the film is inspired by a similar real  situation, that director David Lynch experienced himself.'),
('125667',' According to director David Lynch (I) (qv), the first scene in the  film is based upon an incident which occurred in his own life. He  says that early one morning, his intercom buzzed, and when he  answered it a voice he didnt recognize said, "Dick Laurant is  dead." However, by the time he got to the front of the house to look  out the window, there was no'),
('125668','one outside.'),
('125669',' Robert Blake (I) (qv) told director Lynch he was not going to give  him a hard time about the script because Blake did not understand  it. Blake also said he felt his character was the Devil.'),
('125670',' David Lynch (I) (qv) wrote the script with Barry Gifford (qv),  who wrote the book _Wild at Heart (1990)_ (qv). Lynch said that he  got the name for this project from a page in Giffords book. He said  that on that page he saw the words "Lost" and "Highway" and the  words clicked with him.'),
('125671',' Freds detestation of camcorders (and the motive behind) is really  David Lynch (I) (qv)s own.'),
('125672',' According to the script for this film, the scene with Mr. Eddy and  the tailgater takes place on Mulholland Drive.  David Lynch (I) (qv) would go on to direct a film of the same name  (_Mulholland Dr. (2001)_ (qv)), which also has a motor accident take  place in the same spot.'),
('125673',' The chromed gun that Mr. Eddy/Dick Laurent uses, is a IMI Desert  Eagle pistol .357 Magnum.'),
('125674',' This was the last on screen performance by Jack Nance (qv). He  died before the film was released.'),
('125675',' The back of the region 4 DVD has a "Welcome to the universe of David  Lynch" sign. It states: '),
('125676',' 1. Dont look for it, there is no exit...  '),
('125677',' 2. Forget it, there is no way out... '),
('125678',' 3. Forget it, its a  deadlock...'),
('125679',' Richard Pryor (qv)s last feature film appearance.'),
('125680',' Frank Capra (qv)s first cut of the film ran for 6 hours. The  first public preview took place in Santa Barbara when the film ran  for 3 1/2 hours. Re'),
('125681','shooting and re'),
('125682','cutting followed immediately  after this disastrous preview.'),
('125683',' Its budget was $1.5 million and the film ultimately cost almost  twice as much as that, a sum significantly higher than most of  Columbias other output combined.'),
('125684',' Columbia first handed over the tattered original film negative to  the American Film Institute in 1970.'),
('125685',' John Howard (I) (qv) was tested for his part two days before  production began. David Niven (I) (qv) and Louis Hayward (qv)  had both already tested for the role.'),
('125686',' The film took 10 months to make in total, though in between gaps in  filming Capras crew managed to squeeze in  Richard Boleslawski (qv)s _Theodora Goes Wild (1936)_ (qv).'),
('125687',' Many scenes were shot at the Los Angeles Ice and Cold Storage  Warehouse where Capra had 13,000 square feet of refrigerated space  at his disposal. Nearly four miles of ammonia piping cooled the  soundstage. Cinematographer Joseph Walker (I) (qv) experienced a  lot of problems in this location as the extreme cold created static  electricity which damaged his film stock.'),
('125688',' The California State Censor Board insisted on having two signed  affidavits from Columbia that the model doubling for  Jane Wyatt (qv) in her nude bathing scene had her breasts covered.  The affidavits were duly supplied though the model in question  apparently was indeed bare'),
('125689','breasted, though as the scene is in long  shot its virtually impossible to tell.'),
('125690',' Studio head Harry Cohn (I) (qv) didnt like Sam Jaffe (I) (qv)s  performance as the High Lama and insisted that Capra shoot it with  another actor. Capra had to submit to this request and a test with  Walter Connolly (qv) was made, with Cohn even insisting on an  expensive new set being built specially for it. Despite loading the  dice in Connollys favor, the consensus was that his test wasnt  anywhere near as good. So Jaffe won the part back, though he still  had to re'),
('125691','shoot all his scenes as they were deemed to be far too  lengthy and wordy.'),
('125692',' According to assistant director Andrew Marton (I) (qv), a lot of  the footage of Ronald Colman (qv) making his own way through the  Himalayas is stock footage taken from two German mountaineering  films.'),
('125693',' Originally there was an opening prologue in which a weary  Ronald Colman (qv) on a cruise ship is prompted to tell his  amazing story of the land of Shangri'),
('125694','La. Although alluded to in the  closing passages of the film, no footage of this prologue has ever  been found. Capra claims he burned it.'),
('125695',' Bleached corn flakes were used for the blizzard sequences.'),
('125696',' Designing the numerous elaborate sets took over a year.'),
('125697',' After initial reservations about Frank Capra (qv)s method of  directing, Ronald Colman (qv) would eventually come to rely on him  and the two would experiment with improvisations.'),
('125698',' Frank Capra (qv) hated screen tests; scripts were developed with  specific actors in mind. Ronald Colman (qv) was first choice to  play Conway from the very beginning. It was only over who should  play the High Lama that he had problems and had to resort to screen  tests.'),
('125699',' The Aircraft shown in the movie is a Douglas DC'),
('125700','2.'),
('125701',' Filmed in 1936, not released until 1937.'),
('125702',' The Lamasery set was, at the time, the largest single standing set  in terms of square feet built for a motion picture of the sound era.'),
('125703',' This film did so poorly at the box office, that many in film  circles, its known as "Lost Investment". It is one of the few  mainstream American films of the 1970s that has never been released  on home video in the United States.'),
('125704',' Both Jean Arthur (I) (qv) and Barbara Stanwyck (qv) turned down  the role of the teacher.'),
('125705',' The castle set from _Camelot (1967)_ (qv) was recycled and used as  the lamasery. This was the first motion picture that Columbia  Pictures filmed after it moved onto the Warner Bros. Studio Lot in  1972, creating The Burbank Studios to facilitate both production  companies. For "Lost Horizons" mythical setting of Shangri'),
('125706','La, the  medieval turrets of the Camelot castle on the studios main back'),
('125707','lot  were removed and replaced with Tibetan gables to simulate Himalayan  Buddhist monasteries. Most of the lower levels of the castle  remained intact, and the courtyard was replaced with layered steppes  and fountains. This set remained on the studios back'),
('125708','lot for  several years before it was torn down to make way for a new office  building, and it can be seen in many episodes of "Kung Fu," in which  it was often used as an exterior set.'),
('125709',' Michael York (I) (qv) has said that despite  Ross Hunter (I) (qv)s reputation for lush productions, York  actually found the decor rather tacky. Since the lamasery scenes  were filmed in Burbank during a hot summer, he began to call the  location "Shangri'),
('125710','La in the Smog".'),
('125711',' Pierre Cardin put out a line of costume jewelry, watches and belts  "inspired by Lost Horizon". Likewise, Marrakech, Ltd. had a line of  "Lost Horizon" shirts for men, Periphery a line of womens attire,  Rijir a line of colognes and soaps, and Brown Jordan a line of  rattan furniture all designed for that Shangri'),
('125712','La look. Craft  Masters even put out a paint'),
('125713','by'),
('125714','number set and Saalfield marketed a  "Lost Horizon" coloring book.'),
('125715',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Mr. Inquisitive (1911)_ (qv).'),
('125716',' Chapter Titles:  '),
('125717',' 1. Noahs Ark Island  '),
('125718',' 2. Nature in the Raw  '),
('125719',' 3. Hypnotic Eye  '),
('125720',' 4. Pit of Crocodiles  '),
('125721',' 5. Gorilla Warfare  '),
('125722',' 6. Battle of Beats  '),
('125723',' 7. Tigers Prey  '),
('125724',' 8. Lions Brood  '),
('125725',' 9. Eyes of the Jung;e  '),
('125726',' 10.Human Hyenas  '),
('125727',' 11.The Gorilla  '),
('125728',' 12.Take Them Back Alive'),
('125729',' Fourth release in Kalems American Girl series.'),
('125730',' This documentary is featured on the 1'),
('125731','disc Collectors Edition and  2'),
('125732','disc Anniversary Edition DVDs for _Apollo 13 (1995)_ (qv),  released in 1998 and 2004.'),
('125733',' Robert Hyatt (qv) is the first American director to make an all  Vietnamese cast and language film in the United States.'),
('125734',' Cyril McLaglen, who plays The Sergeant, is the brother of Victor  McLaglen, who plays The Sergeant in the 1934 remake of this film.'),
('125735',' Victor McLaglen (qv), who plays The Sergeant, is the brother of  Cyril McLaglen (qv), who played The Sergeant in the earlier 1929  version of this film.'),
('125736',' McLaglen actually served with the Irish Fusiliers in Mesopatamia  (Modern Iraq) during World War I at the same time this story takes  place. He eventually rose to be Provost Martial of Baghdad.'),
('125737',' Although listed in the screen cast, the following actors did not  appear in the final release: Eddie Parker (I) (qv),  Michael Ferro (qv), Buddy Roosevelt (qv).'),
('125738',' This movie is a shortened version of the 1949 12'),
('125739','episodes serial  King of the Rocket Men.'),
('125740',' The main character Wayne Holden is modeled after South Korean actor  Byung'),
('125741','hun Lee (qv).'),
('125742',' This film was shot in ten and half days in and around the L.A. area.'),
('125743',' Filmed in "Skeletorama", a tribute to 50s horror movies.'),
('125744',' To mimic the classic B&W look, they filmed in color using a miniDV  camera and stripped the color in postproduction.'),
('125745',' Most errors in continuity and acting are purposeful and are part of  the gag in recreating the 50s B movie experience. For example  during the cabin sequence, Dr. Flemings jacket disappears between  shots immediately after Ranger Brad arrives, and Animala suddenly  sprouts furry gloves without explanation during the last half of her  appearance in the film.'),
('125746',' While most of the actors were experienced, some even having lots of  credits on stage and film, they had to work hard to give an honest B  movie performance.'),
('125747',' Most of the props were purchased on eBay. Others were inexpensive  props made of household items like toilet paper tubes, candle  holders and caulk guns. A number of props were obtained by looking  around the cabin in which part of the film was shot, including the  mashed potatoes the cast are seen eating.'),
('125748',' The homages to classic science fiction and horror films extend even  to the poster, which references the posters for The Day The Earth  Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, Destination Moon, The House on  Haunted Hill, Cat Women of the Moon, and Earth Vs. The Flying  Saucers'),
('125749',' Principal filming was done at Bronson Canyon, which was also used in  filming many movies to which Cadavra paid homage (the site permit  was the single largest expense in the films entire budget). Among  the 50s science fiction and horror films shot at Bronson Canyon are:  Attack of the Crab Monsters, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Earth  vs. The Spider, It Conquered the World, The Brain from Planet Arous,  King Dinosaur, Invisible Invaders, Night of the Blood Beast, The  Return of Dracula, Robot Monster, Teenage Caveman, and Teenagers  from Outer Space. The canyon gained additional fame from the 1960s  Batman TV series for the exit of the Bat Cave (which was actually  used in filming Cadavra).'),
('125750',' Sam Robards (qv) was originally to have played Kro'),
('125751','bar but had to  drop out in order to appear in a Steven Spielberg (qv) film.'),
('125752',' Larry Blamire (qv) is the uncredited voice of the Skeleton.'),
('125753',' "Deuteronomy Book 17" is not a reference to the Bible.'),
('125754',' The film was initially supposed to be released in October 1999. Its  trailer was in theaters in Summer 1999. However, due to a flood of  "End of the World" movies coming out at the exact same time  (_End of Days (1999)_ (qv), _Stigmata (1999)_ (qv), etc...), the  decision was made to delay the film. Its new date was 4 February  2000. However, that date was canceled after the very popular  "Scream" franchise staked out that date for its final installment,  _Scream 3 (2000)_ (qv). The final release date of 13 October 2000,  was finally decided upon, which also happened to be the same exact  day as the re'),
('125755','release of _Exorcist, The (1973)_ (qv).'),
('125756',' Chapter Titles:  '),
('125757',' 1. The Lost Special  '),
('125758',' 2. Roaring Death  '),
('125759',' 3. The Red Lantern  '),
('125760',' 4. Devouring Flames  '),
('125761',' 5. The Lightning Strikes  '),
('125762',' 6. House of Mystery  '),
('125763',' 7. Tank Room Terror  '),
('125764',' 8. The Fatal Race  '),
('125765',' 9. Into the Depths  '),
('125766',' 10.Jaws of Death  '),
('125767',' 11.Flaming Forest  '),
('125768',' 12.Retribution'),
('125769',' The original ending was deemed unclear and unbelievable, so a new  ending was shot. As a result, Eric Linden (qv), who was borrowed  from Warner Bros. for a small part, was edited out of the film.'),
('125770',' This short is featured on the DVD for  _Dawn of the Dead (2004)_ (qv).'),
('125771',' During the tapes end credits there is a special thanks to Max  Brooks. Max Brooks is the author of a book called "Zombie Survival  Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead" in which Brooks  describes very seriously how one should deal with the sudden  outbreak of the living dead.'),
('125772',' Martin Johnsons South Sea Adventures series.'),
('125773',' The first film featuring a "theremin" on the soundtrack '),
('125774',' a musical  instrument which produces a strange "wailing" sound that later  became familiar to 1950s science'),
('125775','fiction film audiences.  Rózsa, Miklós (qv) used it in composing the score for the  nightmare sequences.'),
('125776',' The outdoor filming was done in New York City and the interiors were  done in Hollywood. The latter included an exact duplicate of a Third  Avenue bar, P.J. Clarkes, on Stage 5 at Paramount Pictures,  complete down to the dusty stuffed cat on the top of the payphone.  Ray Milland (qv), who starred in the film, tells that for one week  every afternoon at five oclock the door of the set would open, a  man would walk up to the bar (whether filming was going on or not),  order a straight bourbon, chat about the weather, plunk down fifty  cents, and stroll out. It was the writer Robert Benchley (qv), who  was homesick for New York.'),
('125777',' Billy Wilder (qv) claimed the liquor industry offered Paramount $5  million to not release the film; he also suggested that he would  have accepted, had they offered it to him.'),
('125778',' Cary Grant (qv) and José Ferrer (I) (qv) were candidates for the  lead role.'),
('125779',' Paramount were very nervous about releasing a film with such an  adult theme and very nearly buried it when it didnt do too well  with preview audiences. Ultimately, of course, it went on to become  a major hit and Academy Award winner.'),
('125780',' Studio advisers warned Ray Milland (qv) that this would be the  death of his career. Milland himself was initially reluctant to take  the part, as it had been turned down by many other leading actors of  the day. However, Paramount was convinced that the only way they  could sell such a film was with a matinée idol in the lead.  Billy Wilder (qv) acquiesced to this only when it became clear  that his first choice, José Ferrer (I) (qv), would not land the  part.'),
('125781',' This was the first time that any film crews had been given  permission to film in Bellevue Hospital.'),
('125782',' In 1944 Billy Wilder (qv) was traveling from New York to Hollywood  by train and stopped off at the Chicago train station to buy some  reading matter for the journey. One of these books was "The Lost  Weekend". By the time hed reached Hollywood, Wilder knew this would  make the ideal basis for his next film.'),
('125783',' Paramount paid $50,000 for the rights to Charles R. Jackson (qv)s  novel.'),
('125784',' Upon completion, Billy Wilder (qv) confidently predicted that  Ray Milland (qv) would win an Oscar for his performance. He was  right.'),
('125785',' To prepare for the part, Ray Milland (qv) spent one night in  Bellevue Hospital as a patient. He also stopped eating as much, as  most alcoholics forget to do so.'),
('125786',' As well as the alcohol industry badgering Paramount Pictures into  not releasing the film, the studio was also besieged by temperance  groups lobbying that the film shouldnt be released, as it would  only encourage drinking. It was released on a limited engagement at  Billy Wilder (qv)s behest. Reviewers fell all over themselves in  their praise of it, thus prompting Paramount to take the plunge and  give it a wide release.'),
('125787',' During Don Birnams flashback to the opera, the piece that is being  sung on stage is the "Drinking Song" from La Traviata.'),
('125788',' Earle Hyman (qv) began his fifty'),
('125789','plus year career as a 17'),
('125790','year'),
('125791','old  extra in this film.'),
('125792',' When Don Birnam searches for a pawn shop to hock his typewriter, the  Third Ave Elevated is in the background. The last train on the "el"  ran May 12,1955 and the structure was torn down later that year.'),
('125793',' Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".'),
('125794',' This film was such a success that there were plans to do a sound  remake. In possible preparation for this, Aileen Rothacker reached  an agreement with First National to withdraw this film from  distribution. First National was to destroy all release prints and  the foreign negative but the domestic negative was to be retained.  It is not known if the original negatives decomposed or if they were  mistakenly disposed of.'),
('125795',' In July 1929, the Kodascope Libraries acquired the 16mm rights to  this film. The original lavender protection positive itself was  edited down to five reels to create the abridged 16mm Kodascope  version. This abridged Kodascope version was the only one widely  known to survive in the U.S. until a more extensive (but still  incomplete) original tinted, toned and hand'),
('125796','colored 35mm print was  found in 2003 in the hands of a private collector and purchased by  Film Preservation Associates.'),
('125797',' Is the first in'),
('125798','flight movie, shown on an Imperial Airways flight in  a converted Handley'),
('125799','Page bomber from London, UK, to Paris, France,  in April 1925.'),
('125800',' While filming one of the stop'),
('125801','motion scenes, the cameraman spotted a  pair of pliers in the picture. So as not to draw attention to them  by having them suddenly disappear, he moved them a little at a time  until they were out of the shot.'),
('125802',' This was the first full length feature film to utilize stop motion  animation to create its creatures.'),
('125803',' When the explorers return to London, there is a shot of the London  Pavilion with a flashing sign advertising a showing of  _Sea Hawk, The (1924)_ (qv), a movie in which two of the films  stars, Wallace Beery (qv) and Lloyd Hughes (qv), had also  appeared.'),
('125804',' Irwin Allen used real'),
('125805','life lizards to portray the dinosaurs in this  film, horns and spikes were attached to the lizards to make them  look a bit like more like dinosaurs'),
('125806',' Recorded live at the Variety Arts Center, Los Angeles, California.'),
('125807',' The Dinosaur effects were created by the same team that had just  completed the now'),
('125808','legendary "Walking With Dinosaurs" (1999) (qv) TV  series.'),
('125809',' Of all the movie versions of "The Lost World", this is the only one  set at an earlier time than Doyles original novel. The book took  place in 1912, and this movie is set in 1911.'),
('125810',' Director Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) had to attend an early  screening for _Swingers (1996)_ (qv) in order to give approval for  the use of the _Jaws (1975)_ (qv) theme. There he was so impressed  by Vince Vaughn (qv) that he offered him a part in this film.'),
('125811',' One ship at the San Diego docks is called "The Venture," the same  name as the ship that brought the giant ape in  _King Kong (1933)_ (qv) to New York.'),
('125812',' In the San Diego video store, there is a poster advertising a movie  with Schwarzenegger, Arnold (qv) as King Lear. This is a reference  to Schwarzeneggers playing "Hamlet" in  _Last Action Hero (1993)_ (qv) '),
('125813',' the movie that was practically  wiped out at the box office by the first  _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv).'),
('125814',' At least five scenes were cut from the film before release, and some  appeared in the trailer:  Peter Ludlow talking to the InGen committee about their expenses.  Roland and Ajay talking in a bar.  T'),
('125815','rexes trying to attack Kelly, who was left alone in the High Hide  The Raptors and T'),
('125816','rexes fighting in the rexs nest.  Pteranodons attacking the rescue helicopter'),
('125817',' When the T'),
('125818','rex bites the traffic signal in San Diego, a street sign  on the right edge of the screen reads in part "NO DINOSAURS".'),
('125819',' The man that is eaten by the T'),
('125820','Rex next to the video store (in San  Diego) is David Koepp (qv), one of the writers of The Lost World.  He is credited as "Unlucky Bastard".'),
('125821',' DIRCAMEO(Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)): Reflected in the TV  broadcasting the CNN story about the return of the dinosaurs,  sitting on the couch next to Jeff Goldblum (qv) and eating  popcorn.'),
('125822',' Held the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for four and a  half years, May 1997 to November 2001.'),
('125823',' Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) originally approached  Juliette Binoche (qv) about playing the role of Sarah Harding. She  supposedly replied that she would appear in the film only if she  could "play the dinosaur". The part went to  Julianne Moore (I) (qv) instead.'),
('125824',' The tyrannosaur scratching its head as it approaches the residential  area of San Diego is a nod to _King Kong (1933)_ (qv) in which the  tyrannosaur makes the same gesture before encountering the ape.'),
('125825',' In the San Diego video store, there is a window poster for Robin  Williams in Jack and the Beanstalks using artwork from the  _Hook (1991)_ (qv) poster (also directed by  Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)). Further inside the store is a floor  display for Tom Hanks (qv) in Tsunami Sunrise.'),
('125826',' According to Michael Crichton (qv)s Jurassic Park novels, Sarah  Harding is the daughter of Gerry Harding, the vet who treated the  sick triceratops in the first film. In the book, Sarah was a  zoologist, not a paleontologist; the paleontologist who Malcolm went  to Isla Sorna to save was a man named Richard Levine, a character  who only made it to the film as certain aspects of the Sarah  character.'),
('125827',' Originally, Dr. Ian Malcolms team included a fifth member, a  paleontologist named Dr. Juttson. He was obviously inspired by the  character Richard Levine from the novel. Dr. Juttson was dropped due  to an already overcrowded cast, and most of his lines were given to  Dr. Sarah Harding.'),
('125828',' When Dieter Stark, played by Peter Stormare (qv), is first  attacked by the Compys (Compsognathus), he starts yelling and  throwing stones at them, then he mumbles parts of various curses in  Swedish, however he doesnt complete any of them.  Steven Spielberg (I) (qv) thought it was excellent and kept the  take in the final cut.'),
('125829',' The Japaneese tourists running from the rampaging T'),
('125830','Rex in the San  Diego scene (an obvious homage to "Godzilla" movies) are saying in  Japanese: "I left Japan to get away from this?!"'),
('125831',' As T'),
('125832','rex turns to walk between houses in residential San Diego, he  glances at the basketball hoop in the driveway, then makes a  distinct dribbling motion with his right arm as he passes behind the  house.'),
('125833',' In Early Drafts of the Script, Lex and Tim were kept in for much  longer. Some even had the kids going back to the park and  encountering the dinosaurs again.'),
('125834',' Turning a profit without even opening, the FOX television network  paid $80 million for the broadcast rights to the $73 million  production weeks before it opened. To date (2004) neither this  movie, nor it predecessor, _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv) have ever  aired on premium cable (HBO, Showtime), but have had numerous  airings on basic cable and network stations. However, the following  sequel, _Jurassic Park III (2001)_ (qv), did air on the premium  cable network Starz!.'),
('125835',' The alpinist Tembo mentions as the first man to climb the Mt.  Everest without oxygen bottles is Reinhold Messner (qv)'),
('125836',' The five islands in Las Cinco Muertes are: Isla Matanceros, Isla  Muerte, Isla Sorna, Isla Tacano, and Isla Pena.'),
('125837',' The name "The Lost Island" was originally considered for  _Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)_ (qv), with the studio  thinking the public may confuse it with the Sir  Arthur Conan Doyle (qv) classic.'),
('125838',' SPOILER: The prop used as a tranquilizing gun at the end of the  movie was originally used as a high powered weapon by  Michael Gross (I) (qv) in  _Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) (V)_ (qv).'),
('125839',' Thirteen stunt performers worked on _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv),  while 50 were used for this sequel.'),
('125840',' The film introduced the new Universal Logo.'),
('125841',' Initially, three Mercedes ML'),
('125842','320s were modified for the trip to Isla  Sorna. The third, which was said to have a "mobile observatory"  welded onto the roof, was never brought along.'),
('125843',' Art Malik (qv) turned down the role of Harvey Jason.'),
('125844',' Joe Johnston (I) (qv) lobbied for the directors job but schedule  problems during the post'),
('125845','production of _Jumanji (1995)_ (qv) forced  him out.'),
('125846',' DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg (I) (qv)):[father]: Malcolm admits hes  a bad father.'),
('125847',' Writer David Koepp (qv) said that when he was writing the script  to this movie, he taped a fan letter next to his computer screen.  The letter was from a viewer of the original  _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv) film who complained he "waited too long"  to show the dinosaurs in that film.'),
('125848',' SPOILER: The script called for a scene where the Velociraptors got  on board the Venture as it was about to set sail. As chaos ensued,  the T'),
('125849','Rex also got loose, and killed everything else aboard. This  explains why many of the crew members are dead in places the Rex  cannot reach. The scene was never filmed.'),
('125850',' SPOILER: WILHELM SCREAM: Not the classic Wilhelm, but "the second  scream" is heard as Eddie is being eaten by the Mother and Father  Tyrannosaurs.'),
('125851',' The Male Hunter in the game is the same replica of the Peter Stomare  action figure that is used in the Arcade Version of The Lost World.'),
('125852',' Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary  _Brest, a Fortified Harbor of France (1911)_ (qv).'),
('125853',' This film, like Capra’s _Dirigible (1931)_ (qv), is also loosely  based on the crash of the airship Italia, flown by Umberto Nobile,  around May 25, 1928 near the North Pole, and the international  rescue effort that cost early Polar explorer Roald Amundson his  life. The Pilot who rescued Nobile also crashed when returning to  rescue more survivors and had to be rescued himself.'),
('125854',' The labels of two bottles read GRIB and BROEK respectively '),
('125855',' the  surname of Robert Gribbroek, who was a layout man and background  artist at Warner Bros. Cartoons.'),
('125856',' "Lost at Sea" is Film 1 of the "Full Flame Film series"'),
('125857',' Much of "Lost at Sea" was shot on the back lot at Universal Studios  Florida.'),
('125858',' This film was financed by the Duke of Northumberland, who had a  small part in it.'),
('125859',' In his autobiography, Garry Marshall (qv) (who played the casino  manager) wrote that he was initially exasperated by  Albert Brooks (I) (qv) demanding take after take of their scene.  But once he saw the rushes and realized that his frustration made  his character funnier, he acknowledged to Brookss comic sense.'),
('125860',' The Jupiter 1 (the booster stage for the Jupiter 2 craft) bears a  strong resemblance to the craft in the original TV series.'),
('125861',' Originally, all surviving cast members of the TV show were meant to  have cameo appearances. Mark Goddard (I) (qv), the original Major  Don West, plays the General. June Lockhart (qv), the original  Maureen Robinson, plays Will Robinsons principal.  Marta Kristen (qv) and Angela Cartwright (qv), the original  Robinson girls, play reporters. Ironically, Bill Mumy (qv) and  Jonathan Harris (I) (qv), the two actors most supportive of the  idea of a new movie (as well as the two most popular characters on  the show), did not appear in it. Mumy *wanted* to play the older  Will Robinson but the director thought it would be too distracting  from the plot to have the original Will play the older Will. Harris  was to have played the man who hired, then betrayed, Dr. Smith. In  an interview for "TV Guide" prior to the films release, it was  mentioned that Jonathan Harris bluntly stated, "I will have you know  I have never done a walk'),
('125862','on or bit part in my life! And I do not  intend to start.", He announced that if he could not play his own  role in the movie, he wanted nothing to do with it. He did return as  Dr. Smith in a one'),
('125863','hour TV special  _Lost in Space Forever (1998) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('125864',' ! Ib Melchior (qv) was given screen credit and worked as special  advisor to Mark Koch in _Lost in Space (1998)_ (qv) because he was  the creator of the original "Space Family Robinson," (1960) '),
('125865',' a  screenplay, which became Irwin Allens _"Lost in Space " (1965)_ TV  series. Melchior was never credited for the creation, until the  details were exposed in Ed Shifres "Space Family Robinson: The True  Story" (Windsor House '),
('125866',' 1996) and re'),
('125867','published as "Lost in Space:  The True Story" (Windsor House '),
('125868',' 1998). The book was extremely  controversial and earned Melchior a monetary settlement and  recognition as the creator of what became Lost in Space. The book  was critically acclaimed with excellent reviews from Hollywood  notable writers.'),
('125869',' Tufeld, Dick (qv) reprises his role from the TV series as the  voice of the Robot.'),
('125870',' SPOILER: At the very end of the movie, when the planet collapses in  on itself, becoming a black hole, the scene cuts to the robot for  the last time, who has developed a pair of square eyes, reminiscent  of the robot in the movie, _Black Hole, The (1979)_ (qv).'),
('125871',' Both actresses that have appeared on the big and little screen as  Penny Robinson have both also lent their talents to two separate  versions of Babes in Toyland.'),
('125872',' The TV series (_"Lost in Space" (1965)_ (qv)) was set in the future  of 1997 '),
('125873',' the year the film began production.'),
('125874',' The Jupiter 2 control room has computer displays by Silicon  Graphics.'),
('125875',' In the original script and movie adaptation, it wasnt Silicon  Graphics who co'),
('125876','sponsored the Jupiter mission, it was Coca'),
('125877','Cola.'),
('125878',' Matt LeBlanc (qv) filmed his role while _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv)  was still shooting, and had to fly back and forth between sets  several times per week in order to do both projects at the same  time.'),
('125879',' It was reported in "Entertainment Weekly" that the entire cast was  only signed to this movie when they agreed to do at least two  sequels. The sequel plans have since been canceled, as the film  failed to recoup its budget in North America.'),
('125880',' Gary Oldman (qv) is listed twice in the ending credits, credited  as "Dr. Smith" and again as "Spider Smith".'),
('125881',' Ib Melchior (qv) was given screen credit and worked as special  advisor to Mark Koch (qv) in _Lost in Space (1998)_ (qv) because  he was the creator of the original "Space Family Robinson," (1960) '),
('125882','  a screenplay, which became Irwin Allens  _"Lost in Space " (1965)_ (qv) TV series. Melchior was never  credited for the creation, until the details were exposed in Ed  Shifres "Space Family Robinson: The True Story" (Windsor House '),
('125883','  1996) and re'),
('125884','published as "Lost in Space: The True Story" (Windsor  House '),
('125885',' 1998). The book was extremely controversial and earned  Melchior a monetary settlement and recognition as the creator of  what became Lost in Space. The book was critically acclaimed with  excellent reviews from Hollywood notable writers.'),
('125886',' All principals actors were contracted to a three picture option, but  as the film failed to recoup its budget in North America, plans for  a new franchise were scrapped.'),
('125887',' Despite opening in theaters on April 3, _Lost in Space (1998)_ (qv)  was the first new film of 1998 to open at #1 at the box office. This  was due to the incredible 15'),
('125888','week reign of _Titanic (1997)_ (qv) at  the top spot, which began in late December. Since finally knocked  "Titanic" out of the #1 spot on the box office charts, for a short  time after its release the movie was given the nickname "The  Iceberg".'),
('125889',' Sean Patrick Flanery (qv) was originally cast as Don West, but he  was let go while the project was still in rehearsal because it was  thought that he too closely resembled William Hurt (I) (qv). The  part, played by Matt LeBlanc (qv), was also previously offered to  Matthew Perry (I) (qv).'),
('125890',' The voice of Bobs wife is provided by Nancy Steiner (I) (qv), the  films costume designer.'),
('125891',' Sofia Coppola (qv) designed many of the shots for the film by  taking a series of photographs throughout Tokyo and then recreating  them with the cast and crew, using the photos as references.'),
('125892',' Filmed in 27 days.'),
('125893',' Francis Ford Coppola (qv), Sofia Coppola (qv)s father, urged  her to shoot the movie in High Definition Video because "its the  future", but she chose film because "film feels more romantic".'),
('125894',' Sofia Coppola (qv) wrote the lead role specifically for  Bill Murray (I) (qv), and later said that if Murray turned it  down, she wouldnt have done the movie.'),
('125895',' Sofia Coppola (qv) wrote a lot of the film based on her life. The  character of John (Giovanni Ribisi (qv)) was loosely based on her  husband Spike Jonze (qv). Rumor has it that the Anna Faris (qv)  character, Kelly, was supposedly Cameron Diaz (qv), with whom  Spike Jonze worked with on _Being John Malkovich (1999)_ (qv),  though Coppola denied the connection in an Entertainment Weekly  interview.'),
('125896',' SPOILER: The kiss between Bill Murray (I) (qv) and  Scarlett Johansson (qv) at the end of the movie was not in the  script, but was an "in the moment" ad'),
('125897','lib between the performers.'),
('125898',' Some dialogue was improvised, including Bill Murray (I) (qv)s  lines in the photo shoot and his conversation with  Scarlett Johansson (qv) about his Shiatsu massage.'),
('125899',' The painting in Charlottes hotel room in Tokyo was done by  John Kacere (qv) called "Jutta" (1973). Kacere is a famous  photorealist who specialized in photographing women in lingerie.'),
('125900',' DIRTRADE(Sofia Coppola (qv)): Filming the sun coming through  leaves of trees.'),
('125901',' The inspiration for having Bob Harris do a Suntory whisky commercial  was partially inspired by the fact that Sofia Coppola (qv)s  father, Francis Ford Coppola (qv), made a real Suntory commercial  with Akira Kurosawa (qv) in the 1970s.'),
('125902',' The TV camera used in the scene where Bob appears on the Japanese  show is an Ikegami HK'),
('125903','388W with a Fujinon Ah24x lens, mounted on a  Vinten Vector 700 pan and tilt head '),
('125904',' typical studio equipment.'),
('125905',' The views of Shibuya were filmed from the 2nd floor window of  Starbucks.'),
('125906',' DIRTRADE(Sofia Coppola (qv)) [car window]: Filming from the  outside of a car window looking in as the car moves.'),
('125907',' SPOILER: In the hospital, the question that the elderly man with the  cane tries to ask Bob (in Japanese) is: "How many years have you  been in Japan?" Meanwhile, the diagnosis that Charlotte receives  from the doctor (in Japanese) is that her toe is fractured, but  taping is enough.'),
('125908',' The hotel where Charlotte and Bob are staying is the Park Hyatt  Tokyo.'),
('125909',' Bob and Charlotte never introduce themselves to each other.'),
('125910',' SPOILER: For years, no one other than Bill Murray (I) (qv),  Scarlett Johannson (qv) and Sofia Coppola (qv) knew what Bob  whispered to Charlotte in the final scene, but according to BBC2s  _"Culture Show, The" (2004)_ (qv) in October 2006, where special  sound equipment was used to make the conversation audible, Bob most  likely said: "I love you. Dont forget to always tell the truth."'),
('125911',' Bob was asked to channel Roger Moore (I) (qv) when shooting the  Suntory commercial, but he said he liked Sean Connery (qv) better.  In the real world, Sean Connery (qv) actually did commercials for  Suntory.'),
('125912',' When Charlotte goes to the arcade she sees the games Taiko no  Tatsujin, (the game with the big drum) by Namco, GuitarFreaks by  Konami, and Popn Music by Konami. The latter two are part of  Konamis Bemani music game series which is very popular in Japan.'),
('125913',' Sofia Coppola (qv) wasnt sure if Bill Murray (I) (qv) was  actually going to show up for the film, going by only, according to  Coppola, a verbal confirmation. It was on the first day of filming,  that Murray showed up.'),
('125914',' The films Spanish title in South America, "Perdido en Tokio", and  its Hebrew title in Israel, "Avudim be'),
('125915','Tokio", both mean "Lost in  Tokyo", meaning that the titles themselves were literally lost in  translation. The reason being that there is no Hebrew phrase "Lost  in Translation". An Israeli wouldnt understand the phrase.'),
('125916',' The ring tone on Bobs cell phone is Frédéric Chopin (qv)s  "Fantaisie Impromptu" in C sharp minor, Opus 66.'),
('125917',' The movie Bob and Charlotte watch together at the hotel when neither  one of them can sleep is _Dolce vita, La (1960)_ (qv) La Dolce Vita  also has an end scene in which the viewer cannot hear the  conversation and this conversation is also between a young woman and  an older man.'),
('125918',' Charlie Brown, the singer of God Save the Queen in the Karaoke  scene, is Sofia Coppola (qv)s long'),
('125919','time friend and guide in  Japan. His real name is Fumihiro Hayashi (qv).'),
('125920',' The host of the show Bob Harris attended is  Takashi Fujii (I) (qv), the real host of a variety show called  Matthews Best Hit TV in Japan. He is credited as Matthew Minami,  but that is only the name of the personality he plays on that show.  The show as depicted in the movie is accurate to its real life  counterpart.'),
('125921',' The crew faced threat of arrest while filming in the subway of Tokyo  and at Shibuya Crossing.'),
('125922',' At the New York Grill in the Park Hyatt hotel two "Lost in  Translation" themed drinks (the L.I.T and the Sofia) are available.'),
('125923',' The conversation between the two men in the Sauna (near the end of  the film) goes something like this: '),
('125924',' "I can hardly eat papayas  anymore!" '),
('125925',' "At first I was really happy ... at first, I thought ...  well I thought..." '),
('125926',' "At the beginning, yes." '),
('125927',' "In Germany, I was  looking forward to it, but in the meantime..." '),
('125928',' "Yeah. Now,  something German..." '),
('125929',' "Hmmmm." '),
('125930',' "After this, well go out and get  something German to eat here!"'),
('125931',' The television footage of a younger Bill Murray (I) (qv) was taken  from a performance on _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv).'),
('125932',' The entire budget for the film was $4 million. It grossed over $6.5  million (over 1 1/2 times its budget) at the US box office after  becoming available commercially on DVD.'),
('125933',' The dish that Bill Murray (I) (qv)s character complains about  saying who goes to a restaurant where you have to cook your own food  is called Shabu Shabu. It is very thinly sliced raw meat along with  various vegetables that the consumer dips in boiling water.'),
('125934',' The plastic flowers/leaves that Charlotte is arranging to hang in  her room are commonly used as decorations in shops in Tokyo. The  fact that they are pink means it is springtime.'),
('125935',' Most or all of the game audio heard in the arcade is not the  original audio from the games shown.'),
('125936',' Catherine Lambert (II) (qv), the redheaded lounge singer, wasnt a  professional actress, but rather the real life lounge singer at the  Hotel where the cast and crew were staying and they thought her  performance of the Scarborough Fair fit the theme of the film so  well they asked her to be in the movie.'),
('125937',' In 1999, Bill Murray (I) (qv) replaced his talent agency with an  automated voice mailbox that can be reached with an 800 number he  gives out sparingly. Sofia Coppola (qv) reportedly left hundreds  of messages on Murrays mailbox before he finally called back to  discuss her offer to cast him as the star.'),
('125938',' The opening shot of Scarlett Johansson (qv) is actually influenced  by a painting by John Kacere (qv), whose painting shows up later  in the hotel.'),
('125939',' Scarlett Johansson (qv) said that she was reluctant to be filmed  in panties until Sofia Coppola (qv) modeled the panties herself to  show her how they would look.'),
('125940',' The BB'),
('125941','gun the angry bartender used to drive out Bob, Charlotte and  Charlottes friends is an Airsoft MP5 with a Tokyo'),
('125942','Marui tracer  adapter, firing plastic phosphor'),
('125943','luminescent BBs. The adapters  strobe light makes the BBs glow.'),
('125944',' The song in the arcade where the young boy is playing guitar is by  the Japanese punk band "The Blue Hearts".'),
('125945',' The close up camera lens on the crane/jib camera, in the TV game  show is a Fujinon 5.5mm wide angle lens; it gives a fishbowl, almost  distorted look, when physically very close to an object or person.'),
('125946',' Bill Murray (I) (qv)s favourite film of his own.'),
('125947',' Second in the poll for FIPRESCI GRAND PRIX OF THE YEAR 2004.'),
('125948',' The film is based on Joe Hansards former real life occupation as a  baggage handler at BWI International Airport during the 80s.'),
('125949',' The producers did not have permission to film at BWI, so the Gannett  building in Arlington Virgina doubled as the "airport" location  because of its remarkable architectural resemblance to an authentic  airport terminal. Later, posing as tourists, the crew snapped up  some quick pickup footage at the real BWI International Airport.'),
('125950',' Won First Place in the comedy category of the 2006 Mid Atlantic Film  Festival.'),
('125951',' First film cut on AVID Film Composer.'),
('125952',' Based on Neil Simon (qv)s Pulitzer Prize'),
('125953','winning play.'),
('125954',' Bella mentions having seen a film starring William Holden and Jean  Arthur. The only film they starred in together was "Arizona" which  came out in 1940.'),
('125955',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Noted Men (1911)_ (qv).'),
('125956',' Originally titled "Enemy Within".'),
('125957',' Released as a split reel along with the cartoon  _Joe Boko in a Close Shave (1915)_ (qv).'),
('125958',' All the characters that appear in the documentary are rappers from  Jane'),
('125959','Finch.com'),
('125960',' This documentary is featured on the DVD for  _Lost in Translation (2003)_ (qv).'),
('125961',' Nominated for two 2002 "Gay Chicago Magazine" Grabby Awards: Best  Sex Comedy and Best Solo Performance (Drew Peters)'),
('125962',' A record'),
('125963','winning soundtrack for having the largest number of indie  bands featured on one movie soundtrack, 26 musical groups and  artists from nine countries.'),
('125964',' Last film project of Yul Brynner (qv).'),
('125965',' Shot between 1949 and 1963.'),
('125966',' The underwater camera case used in this film is actually a fish  tank.'),
('125967',' The film was shot completely in 48 hours.'),
('125968',' The film was inspired by Peter Kaynes poem, No White Peaks, which  is in protest to the Vietnam war.'),
('125969',' With limited time and resources Make'),
('125970','up Designer Jodie Jones created  high volumes of fake blood by mixing washing up liquid with red food  colouring.'),
('125971',' Actor Joe Daniels was called in at the last minute by Producer  Yuen'),
('125972','Wai Liu, the part of Maitland was originally going to be played  by Richard Bond (RISEN). However when Bond was forced to pull out  for valid reasons, Neil Jones requested Joe Daniels for the part.'),
('125973',' The screenplay was only twenty pages in length, lots of  improvisation went on while shooting.'),
('125974',' Neil Jones and DOP Louis Fonseca hid small explosives at the  location and set them off during filming as Jones wanted to see real  fear on the actors faces.'),
('125975',' At a test screening, several people walked out after the first seen,  stating it was too violent.'),
('125976',' Composer Alan Deacon scored and laid the entire sound track in one  weekend.'),
('125977',' Stuart Brennan, Joe Daniels and Edward E White slept rough the night  before filming, to get them into the characters.'),
('125978',' The forest in which the filming took place in Winchester was so  thick, that on several occasions crew and cast members actually did  get lost.'),
('125979',' It is rumoured that Neil Jones attached a small explosive device to  his coat, as he played a German soldier in the back ground. He  wanted the death of the soldier to look as realistic as possible and  look like a grenade had hit him.'),
('125980',' Stuart Brennan did two weeks of military training before filming to  become familiar with a soldiers lifestyle.'),
('125981',' The recording of Peter Cushing (qv)?s voice reading the poem "No  White Peaks" was previously released on CD and 12" single in the UK  as a club/rave record. It did not chart.'),
('125982',' The conversation between Brennan and Daniels in the last scene was  completely improvised on the spot.'),
('125983',' Neil Jones storyboarded most scenes just before they were filmed.'),
('125984',' The heart that Daniels character holds near the end was a real  pigs heart.'),
('125985',' The film received a standing ovation at its UK Premiere at the  Swansea Bay Film Festival.'),
('125986',' All night time scenes were shot in day light and graded to night in  post by Ian Grey.'),
('125987',' Nominated for The Supreme Award For Best Film at the AMRITSA  Everglades International Film Festival 2007.'),
('125988',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Getting His Own Back (1911)_ (qv).'),
('125989',' The movie was shot on weekends over a 6 month period in 1999.'),
('125990',' The scene where Emily and Oliver are standing naked behind the car  and Oliver says to her that she just "looked" (at his genital area)  hadnt primarily been shot for the movie. It was actually a real  moment between Amanda Peet (I) (qv) and Ashton Kutcher (qv),  which the director decided to use for the film afterwards.'),
('125991',' Oliver (Ashton Kutcher (qv)) tells his sister Ellen  (Taryn Manning (qv)) in a phone conversation at a party that he  has just ran into her favorite rapper Eminem (qv). Taryn Manning  played Eminems ex'),
('125992','girlfriend in the movie _8 Mile (2002)_ (qv).'),
('125993',' Based on the book "De loteling" written by the 19th century Flemish  writer Hendrick Conscience.'),
('125994',' Second episode, third series, of The Gumps 2'),
('125995','reel comedy series'),
('125996',' Available as supplementary show on the R2 DVD release of  _Lotte Heise: Damer, duller & drengerøve (2004) (V)_ (qv).'),
('125997',' Part of the Encyclopaedia Britannicas "Short Story Showcase"  series, this movie has been ranked by the Academic Film Archive "as  one of the two bestselling educational films ever". It has an  accompanying ten'),
('125998','minute commentary film, "Discussion of The  Lottery" by USC English professor Dr. James Durbin.'),
('125999',' The first film ever to be completely filmed at the Disney'),
('126000','MGM  Studios theme park in Florida. The film was used to demonstrate  general filmmaking, the use of exterior sets and soundstage sets,  special effects and stunts.'),
('126001',' Frances McDormand (qv) and Joel Coen (qv) came to the set to  sled on the virgin snow of hill the crew was shooting on. They crew  hated to ask them to wait, but they did... to which the sledders  replied, "Dont worry about it, believe us... we really understand."'),
('126002',' The first film to be filmed almost entirely in Pen Argyl,  Pennsylvania.'),
('126003',' Due to Cailin McDonalds allergy to animals, the filming location  for Susies House changed from a house in Saylorsburg to a hotel in  Wind Gap.'),
('126004',' This is the third film adaptation of Shirley Jacksons short story.  Larry Yusts 1969 short film version and Daniel Sackheims  Made'),
('126005','for'),
('126006','TV version are the other two.'),
('126007',' At the behest of DP Andy Sparaco, umbrellas were used by the  rear'),
('126008','most extras in the lottery scene not only to serve as a shield  from the constant rain '),
('126009',' but also to block out the many cars in the  parking lot that were anachronistic with the period of the film.'),
('126010',' Filming took only two days, with each day being approximately 9  hours of shooting. The shooting ratio was a (comparatively) meager  6:1.'),
('126011',' Augustin Kennady and Anthony Rando were in their 12th grade English  class when they decided they would eventually make an adaptation of  the original 1948 short story.'),
('126012',' Approximately 100 extras are used in the crowd scene, filmed in a  local parking lot.'),
('126013',' The entire film is shot indoors in either Josies house or Mitchs.'),
('126014',' The shot where Vesa'),
('126015','Matti Loiri arrives at the bar had to be taken  28 times because Vesa'),
('126016','Matti Loiri and Titta Jokinen started to  laugh. Seven of these takes are included in the movie.'),
('126017',' Only the fifth reel of this seven reel film is known to survive.  Please check your attic.'),
('126018',' Possibly the only film from this silent'),
('126019','era Chinese American  production company to (partly) survive.'),
('126020',' The surviving reel (reel 5 of 7 total) was preserved by the UCLA  Film and Television Archive. To release it on DVD, it was copied at  20 frames per second from the 35mm print.'),
('126021',' No copies of this film are known to exist. Please check your attic.'),
('126022',' A modern Frankenstein tale, filmed on location in Lisbons central  hospital, and superior court.'),
('126023',' TV adaptation of the play "Loucos por Amor", by Sam Shepard (qv)  played at Teatro Aberto in Lisbon in 1990.'),
('126024',' Dedicated to filmmaker Paul Lundahl (qv) who supplied the title  which prompted the film.'),
('126025',' The film was photographed with a digital still camera. 16,000 photos  were taken on the EOS Canon 1D mark II, 20D, and 30D. The frames  were put together in After Effects, Photoshop, and Premiere.'),
('126026',' This film was shot in one night.'),
('126027',' The two buildings that were used to shoot the film are in Pedion  Areos in Athens. The first one is the headquarters of the Hellenic  Army Geographical Service and it used to host the facilities of the  Military Broadcasting Service, and the second one is the building of  the Hellenic National Defense College.'),
('126028',' Louie the Moon is based on true stories as told by Catherine Owenss  Great Uncle Louie. His real nickname is Moon. No one knows how he  got this nickname and he is not telling.'),
('126029',' A poster for Universal'),
('126030','Internationals Harvey (1950) is quite  evident outside a movie theatre in this film.'),
('126031',' Piper Laurie (qv)s debut.'),
('126032',' Filmed in an abandoned factory which was about to be demolished.'),
('126033',' This documentary is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for  _Büchse der Pandora, Die (1929)_ (qv).'),
('126034',' Stars on the Shreveport, LA, premiere junket included  Gale Storm (qv), June Preisser (qv), John Gallaudet (qv),  Roddy McDowall (qv), Freddie Stewart (qv), Dottye Brown (qv)  (a Shereveport girl in her first film) and producer  Lindsley Parsons (qv).'),
('126035',' This was Elvis Presley (qv)s first television appearance. No  surviving footage exists.'),
('126036',' This was a pilot for a local television show. It was to be a  televised version of "Louisiana Hayride", a local radio show on  which Elvis Presley frequently performed.'),
('126037',' Irene Bordoni (qv) and Vera Zorina (qv) both repeated their  roles from the original Broadway stage version.'),
('126038',' Barbara Britton (qv) replaced Frances Gifford (qv).'),
('126039',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of  Congress, in 1994.'),
('126040',' Financed by Standard Oil Company with a budget of $258,000.'),
('126041',' Photographed with new, lighter 35mm cameras used by Nazi  propagandists during the war years.'),
('126042',' The score for this film, by Virgil Thomson (qv), marks the only  occasion that film music has won the Pulitzer Prize for Best  Composition.'),
('126043',' Julian Conde served as more than actor and A.D. on the film. He  printed official'),
('126044','looking film school t'),
('126045','shirts to help prevent police  or park workers from interfering with the shoot since there was no  film permit. It worked. Park rangers pulled up to the shoot, saw the  t'),
('126046','shirts and continued on.'),
('126047',' A "more authentic" looking bench was used for the shoot after the  existing park benches were deemed too modern.'),
('126048',' As luck would have it the stylists mother had just opened a vintage  clothing store giving the film its authentic period look.'),
('126049',' This short documentary is featured on the Double Feature DVD for  _Psych'),
('126050','Out (1968)_ (qv) and _Trip, The (1967/II)_ (qv).'),
('126051',' Filmed using miniature digital cameras.'),
('126052',' The autobiographical script took five years to get produced.'),
('126053',' The lead actors rehearsed for five days before shooting.'),
('126054',' First film made in Cuba by American filmmaker since Fidel Castros  revolution.'),
('126055',' Made by the filmmakers without the permission or creative influence  from the Cuban or U.S. Government.'),
('126056',' Screened at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, Newport  International Film Festival, Waterfront Film Festival, Long Island  Film Festival, and the Dances With Films Festival (LA) (winner '),
('126057','  Best Screenplay)'),
('126058',' Since both Laurel and Hardy appear in the film it is considered an  early Laurel and Hardy film despite the fact that Hardys role is  just a bit part, and they barely share any scenes in the film at  all.'),
('126059',' Paul E. Gierucki (qv) of Laughsmith Entertainment produced the  reconstruction of this film in 2004/2005 from the only surviving  elements which were foreign release versions provided by The Danish  Film Institute and La Cineteca Del Friuli. The final result appears  on the DVD collection, "The Forgotten Films of Roscoe "Fatty"  Arbuckle" with an original score by Rodney Sauer.'),
('126060',' MGM reportedly filmed both happy and unhappy endings for the film.  The happy version was for American audiences, and the tragic version  was distributed internationally. Both endings are shown in the  Turner Classic Movies alternate version.'),
('126061',' Those involved in the film remembered John Gilbert (I) (qv) as  having been the primary director on this film. Greta Garbo (qv)  would refuse to continue filming unless he approved a scene. Only  Edmund Goulding (qv) is credited as director in the final version.'),
('126062',' The film was originally filmed with Dimitri Buchowetzki (qv) as  director, Merritt B. Gerstad (qv) at camera, and  Ricardo Cortez (I) (qv) playing opposite Garbo. Producer  Irving Thalberg (qv) was not satisfied with the completed film, so  he disposed of it, and attempted reshoots with Norman Kerry (qv).  Even with a new director, Edmund Goulding (qv), Thalberg still  disliked the new footage. So Kerry was replaced with  John Gilbert (I) (qv), replaced Gerstad with his favorite  cameraman, William H. Daniels (qv). Finally, Thalberg was  satisfied.'),
('126063',' The title was changed, from "Anna Karenina", so that advertisements  could read "Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in LOVE".'),
('126064',' This is the thesis project of Chuck Gutierrez (qv) in film school.'),
('126065',' SPOILER: For her one'),
('126066','minute cameo, Claudia Schiffer (qv) received  a reported £200,000 sterling.'),
('126067',' Portuguese actress Lúcia Moniz (qv), who plays the maid Aurelia,  got the part as a result of a joke by a friend of hers who is a  casting director and sent her photos to the movies casting  director. Lúcia went to the casting and ended up being chosen.'),
('126068',' The scene where Kris Marshall (qv)s character Colin  (accidentally) insults the caterers food to her face, was  originally written as a scene for Hugh Grant (I) (qv)s character  in _Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)_ (qv), but was cut from that  film.'),
('126069',' When David arrives at No. 10 Downing Street, his tie changes 11  times between shots when meeting Natalie. Apparently,  Hugh Grant (I) (qv) had changed his tie after a post'),
('126070','lunch nap and  no one noticed at first. They decided to "play with it" and went all  out and changed the tie 11 times just for the heck of it.'),
('126071',' CAMEO(Rebecca Frayn (qv)): Daniels dead wife, Joanna, in  slideshow during the funeral scene.'),
('126072',' Although Karen refers to David as her "big brother",  Emma Thompson (I) (qv) is actually 17 months older than  Hugh Grant (I) (qv).'),
('126073',' When David (Hugh Grant (I) (qv)) addresses his speech to the  press, after the meeting with the President, he candidly mentions  Harry Potter. His sister, Karen and brother'),
('126074','in'),
('126075','law Harry are  played by Emma Thompson (qv) and Alan Rickman (qv) who both  appeared in the Harry Potter movies as teachers, Sybil Trelawney  and Severus Snape.'),
('126076',' When Sam is running to say goodbye to Joanna at the airport, he sees  her at the gate and taps a glass window calling out her name. This  is a clear reference to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate.'),
('126077',' Richard Curtis directorial debut.'),
('126078',' One of the working titles is "Love Actually is All Around" taken  from the Troggs song "Love is All Around", written by Troggs lead  singer Reg Presely. This song is featured in this film in the very  beginning, but the lyrics are changed by Bill Nighys character, who  turns it into a Christmas song.'),
('126079',' Rowan Atkinson (qv)s character was initially supposed to be an  angel and disappear as he walked away from Liam Neeson (qv)s  character in the airport scene.'),
('126080',' The airport greeting footage at the beginning and end of the film is  real. Richard Curtis (I) (qv) had a team of cameramen film at  Heathrow airport for a week, and whenever they saw something that  would fit in they asked the people involved for permission to use  the footage.'),
('126081',' Olivia Olson (qv) (Joanna '),
('126082',' Sams crush), does all her own singing  in "All I Want for Christmas is You" at the Christmas concert. She  had such an amazing voice that the director had it edited so it  sounded more like a child singing.'),
('126083',' When Hugh Grant (I) (qv) answers the phone in the scene following  his showing up of the President of the USA, he ad'),
('126084','libs that he is  "very busy and important". Renée Zellweger (qv) types the same  thing to Grant in _Bridget Joness Diary (2001)_ (qv).'),
('126085',' Simon Pegg (qv) was considered for the role of Rufus.'),
('126086',' Kate Ashfield (qv) was considered for the role of Sarah.'),
('126087',' In France, the film was mainly distributed dubbed in French. The  sequences where Jamie goes to France and speaks French wouldnt have  worked. So strangely, Eleonore and Jamie speak Italian when he  arrives to his holiday house.'),
('126088',' Is the most rented DVD in the UK in 2004.'),
('126089',' "Christmas is All Around", the tacky joke theme song sung by  Bill Nighy (qv) was actually released in Britain in hopes that it  would be "Number 1 for Christmas 2003".'),
('126090',' The song "Christmas Is All Around" is a cover of The Troggs (qv)  "Love Is All Around". The version by Wet Wet Wet featured in  _Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)_ (qv) was at number one in the  UK charts for 15 weeks in 1994, and Richard Curtis (I) (qv)  thought it would be amusing to start this film with the same song  that had driven everyone to distraction nine years earlier.'),
('126091',' The property surrounding the house in which Colin Firth (qv)s  character stays in France, including the dock that was specially  built for the film, were heavily damaged by fire during the 2003  heat wave, but the house survived.'),
('126092',' The video for Billy Macks "Christmas is All Around" single is a  clear reference to the Robert Palmer (II) (qv) video for "Addicted  to Love".'),
('126093',' The idea for Marks surprise of the band singing "All You Need Is  Love" at Peter and Juliets wedding came from  Jim Henson (I) (qv)s funeral (which Richard Curtis (I) (qv)  attended) where all the puppeteers brought their Muppets and sung a  song.'),
('126094',' Most of Edward Hardwicke (qv)s role was removed from the final  print.'),
('126095',' The school used for the Nativity Concert at the end of the film is  Elliott School, Putney, South West London and is where  Pierce Brosnan (qv) went to school until he was 15.'),
('126096',' The word "actually" is spoken 22 times by various characters in the  film'),
('126097',' Anne Reid (qv)s and Frances de la Tour (qv)s scenes were  deleted. Reid played the school headmistress and de la Tour her  lover. The clips feature as DVD extras.'),
('126098',' Thomas Sangster (qv) didnt know how to play the drums when he was  cast. Fortunately for him, his father, Mark Sangster (qv), plays  the drum and taught Thomas how to play them. Thomas discusses this  in the DVD commentary.'),
('126099',' With the exception of Sams running through the airport scenes and  the footage of people greeting each other, all airport scenes were  filmed on a built set, which cost most of the budget for the movie.  Some of these scenes include Colin leaving for and arriving in  "Wisconsin" and Sam shouting at Joanna through the glass, and all  footage of the actors at the "airport".'),
('126100',' The vicar used for Peter and Juliets wedding is a real vicar.'),
('126101',' According to Richard Curtis (I) (qv) in the DVD commentary, they  had to put Emma Thompson (I) (qv) in a "fat suit" to make her  appear heavier because she is actually a very thin woman.'),
('126102',' The lake that Lúcia Moniz (qv) and Colin Firth (qv) are  "swimming" in was actually only eighteen inches deep and they had to  kneel down and pretend to be in deeper water. It was also over'),
('126103','run  by mosquitoes and Colin Firth (qv) was badly bitten and his elbow  swelled up to the size of an avocado, requiring medical attention.'),
('126104',' When casting the part of Sarah, Richard Curtis (I) (qv) auditioned  a great many British girls, but kept saying, "I want someone like  Laura Linney (qv)..." The casting director eventually snapped and  said, "Oh, for fucks sake, get Laura Linney (qv) then." She then  auditioned and got the part.'),
('126105',' Kris Marshall (qv) returned his pay check for the scene where the  three American girls undress him. He said he had such a great time  having three girls undress him for 21 takes, that he was willing to  do it for free, and thus returned his check for that day.'),
('126106',' When Richard Curtis (I) (qv) was in college, his girlfriend left  him for a man named Bernard. In each of his screenplays, there is a  fairly unpopular character named Bernard. In this case, the  character is Emma Thompson (I) (qv) and Alan Rickman (qv)s  "horrid son".'),
('126107',' Richard Curtis (I) (qv) and other members of the production had a  45 minute meeting to determine what color underwear Lucias  character would wear for the lake scene.'),
('126108',' The dolls that Emma Thompson (I) (qv) holds up are Ken dolls  dressed in drag. Richard Curtis (I) (qv) just asked the prop  people to take Ken and put him in dresses. Emma Thompson (I) (qv)  had such a difficult time with the scene, saying she just could not  lift the dolls knowing that they were Ken in drag, but in the end  she gave in and shot the scene.'),
('126109',' Number 10 Downing Street in the movie is not, of course, the actual  Prime Ministers residence, but a replica. The exterior was created  in the Shepperton Studios car park and the interior is a set. In  preparation for the movie, writer'),
('126110','director Richard Curtis (I) (qv)  and his production designer Jim Clay (qv) were escorted on a  two'),
('126111','hour tour of the actual Number 10 by Chancellor of the Exchequer  Gordon Brown (VI) (qv) (who became Prime Minister in June 2007).  They were not permitted to take photographs or make sketches of the  interiors, and throughout the entire tour they were flanked by  security. The "Number 10" that appears in the movie was designed by  Clay, solely from memory.'),
('126112',' All 4 leading stars of Sense and Sensibility (1995), technically  appear in this film, with Grant, Thompson and Rickman playing  leading roles, and Kate Winslet appearing in stock footage of James  Camerons Titanic (1997).'),
('126113',' When looking at the casting of the Prime Minister,  Anthony Hopkins (qv), Michael Gambon (qv) and  Michael Crawford (I) (qv) had been three possible candidates. But  all three had been unavailable at the time of filming (Hopkins was  working on _Human Stain, The (2003)_ (qv), Gambon on  _Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban (2004)_ (qv) and Crawford  had returned to Broadway to star in the English version of Dance of  the Vampires).'),
('126114',' Katharine Hepburn (qv)s last feature film.'),
('126115',' Warren Beatty (qv) personally lobbied Katharine Hepburn (qv) to  come out of retirement and appear in this film. Though he personally  rented a house for her in Los Angeles and had her referred to a  special dermatologist (Hepburn was suffering from skin cancer at the  time), she wouldnt give a definitive answer until the day of  filming.'),
('126116',' This movie is the only time that Katharine Hepburn (qv) ever said  the word "fuck" on'),
('126117','screen.'),
('126118',' Carrie Fisher (qv) was an uncredited script doctor on the film.'),
('126119',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Artistic China and Japan (1917)_ (qv).'),
('126120',' Filmed in 1977 but not broadcast until 1978.'),
('126121',' This film was to have premiered in October 1977 but was preempted  for the World Series.'),
('126122',' A pastiche of Audrey Hepburn (qv)s earlier films  _Charade (1963)_ (qv) and _How to Steal a Million (1966)_ (qv), with  dialog references to some of her other films.'),
('126123',' This was Audrey Hepburn (qv)s first TV movie since a 1957  production of Mayerling, and the last feature'),
('126124','length production in  which she would take a starring role. According to biographies of  the actress, she reportedly agreed to do this obscure telefilm just  for the fun of it.'),
('126125',' Originally intended as a vehicle for Alfred Lunt (qv) and  Lynn Fontanne (qv).'),
('126126',' At that time (1975), this movie, which marked the television debut  of George Cukor (qv), was the most expensive two'),
('126127','hour film ever  made for TV.'),
('126128',' Although Faith Baldwin (qv) is credited onscreen as writer of a  novel, it was actually just a short story in a magazine. No novel  was ever published.'),
('126129',' Lester Dorr (qv) (Attendant), Earl Eby (qv) (Entertainer) and  Robert McKenzie (I) (qv) are in studio records/casting call lists  as actors in this movie but they never appeared. Eby may have been  the pianist at Dubins, but he is never shown. Bert Roach (qv) is  listed as "The Host" in the onscreen credits and may possibly be  seen in long'),
('126130','shot in one of the party scenes, but for all practical  purposes he was deleted from the final print. Some of the other  actors can be briefly seen but have no lines. There may have been  extensive editing, since it is listed in studio records as an 8'),
('126131','reel  production, but only runs 70 minutes.'),
('126132',' The play originally opened in New York on 5 November 1929 and ran  for 178 performances. Bette Davis (qv) (in her theatrical debut)  and Donald Meek (qv) were in the cast.'),
('126133',' The backdrop in the race scenes is of the Riverside International  Raceway.'),
('126134',' Dean Jones (I) (qv) who plays Jim Douglas in the movie, also plays  the role of the hippy in the drive'),
('126135','in scene.'),
('126136',' The only existing "trick" Herbie from the movie which can do  everything that Herbie is known for, like squirting oil and opening  his doors by himself, is owned by Dean Jones (I) (qv).'),
('126137',' When beginning production of the film, Disney set up a casting call  for about a dozen cars, and kept them outside the studios for the  crew to examine during their breaks. Among the lineup were Toyotas,  Volvos, and of course, the pearl white Volkswagen Beetle. When the  crew walked by to inspect the cars, they would kick the tires and  grab the steering wheel to see how it handled. However, when they  came across the Volkswagen, they began to pet it, and so the Beetle  got the job.'),
('126138',' Herbie got his name when the crew of the film was watching one of  Buddy Hackett (qv)s skits about a ski instructor with a funny  accent. Then Hackett said, "If you aint got a herbie [pronounced  hoy'),
('126139','bie], I aint goin." The name stuck.'),
('126140',' Herbies license plate is OFP'),
('126141','857; his number is 53.'),
('126142',' The yellow "Thorndike Special" was an Apollo GT. Apollos were built  in Pasadena, California. The body shells were fabricated in Italy  and shipped to the US, where aluminum Buick 215 CID V8 engines were  installed. The same company later made another sports car called the  Intermeccanica Italia. One of these appears in the 1971 Disney movie  Million Dollar Duck.'),
('126143',' Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan  painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances,  the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior  was painted a special non'),
('126144','reflective grey color so the camera and  studio lights would not reflect.'),
('126145',' During the exchange between Jim Douglas and Mr. Wu while hanging  from Herbies rear bumper: "Car very strong." "And very fast." "The  strength of forty horses." The stock Volkswagen Beetle engine did  have forty horsepower.'),
('126146',' Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan  painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances,  the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbies interior  was painted a special non'),
('126147','reflective grey color so the camera and  studio lights would not reflect.'),
('126148',' The film was one of the original 74 video nasties in the UK and  consequently banned. When the film was eventually submitted to the  BBFC in 2002 it was refused a certificate with the statement as  follows '),
('126149',' The BBFC has refused a classification to the video of  LOVE CAMP 7. LOVE CAMP 7 is an exploitation film set in a Nazi love  camp during the second World War. The film contains numerous scenes  of women prisoners being abused, tortured and humiliated by their  Nazi captors. Indeed the whole purpose of the work is to invite male  viewers to relish the spectacle of naked women being humiliated for  their titillation. LOVE CAMP 7 contains both eroticised depictions  of sexual violence and repeated association of sex with restraint,  pain, and humiliation. These sequences were in clear contravention  of the Boards strict policy on depictions of sexual violence, which  prohibits scenes that eroticise or endorse sexual assault. The  possibility of cuts was considered. However, because the sexual  violence runs throughout the work cutting was not considered to be a  viable option.'),
('126150',' Originally, this was intended to be a made'),
('126151','for'),
('126152','television film. When  the producers saw how well Amy Madigan (qv) played the title role,  they released it in theatres so that Madigan had a chance at an  Academy Award nomination (she wasnt nominated for this film but  years later, she was nominated for  _Twice in a Lifetime (1985)_ (qv)).'),
('126153',' Amy Madigan (qv)s first film.'),
('126154',' The last feature film of Percy Herbert.'),
('126155',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and television  Archives.'),
('126156',' Katherine Heigl (qv) had to learn how to milk a cow for her role  as Marty Claridge.'),
('126157',' Characters last names have been taken from Serbian language '),
('126158','  Prigusivac means silencer, Bauk is boogyman, and Cetnik is a  nickname for Serbian military during WW2 or paramilitary units  during Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. However, these are never really  used as surnames in Serbia or anywhere else.'),
('126159',' Serial killer Chick Prigusivac (Jeremy Renner (qv)) has a  life'),
('126160','sized poster of Jeffrey Dahmer on his cell wall. Renner played  the title character in _Dahmer (2002)_ (qv).'),
('126161',' Shown in Philippine theaters as added attraction to  _Here Comes the Bride (1989)_ (qv), which starred the newly wed  couple, Ramon Christopher (qv) and Lotlot de Leon (qv).'),
('126162',' William Powell (I) (qv) had a mustache for the entire length of  his career, but shaved it off when dressed as a woman.'),
('126163',' Vitaphone release #1837'),
('126164','1838.'),
('126165',' Two of the participants, Luda Apinys and Ken Doyle, tried to prevent  this films release as they objected to the "pornographic" elements  in what they were told was a documentary.'),
('126166',' Like many of the Hal Roach shorts of the 1930'),
('126167','1931 period, Love  Fever has spoken rather than written introductory titles.'),
('126168',' David Sharpe, who was to become one of Hollywoods leading stunt  men, gets a chance to show off some of his acrobatic work in  Thelmas apartment.'),
('126169',' At one point, Mickey Daniels refers to Thelma Todd as Hot Toddy, her  real life nickname.'),
('126170',' Sixth episode in the Boy Friends 2'),
('126171','reel comedy series'),
('126172',' The license plate on one of the main vehicles in the film is BDR529,  the same as the license plate of the Bluesmobile in  _Blues Brothers, The (1980)_ (qv).'),
('126173',' Dennis Haysbert (qv) replaced Denzel Washington (qv) at the last  minute.'),
('126174',' Although made in 1990, this sat on a shelf until a recently  resuscitated Orion Pictures released the film in December 1992 to  qualify it for Academy Award consideration.'),
('126175',' Eriq la Salle (qv) was also in contention for the male lead.'),
('126176',' Writer Don Roos based the character of Lurene on his own mother.'),
('126177',' The husband drives a Ford Edsel 1959'),
('126178',' Shot on a 19'),
('126179','day production schedule with an additional week  allotted for Judy Garland (I) (qv)s production numbers. Released  a mere two months after production wrapped.'),
('126180',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('126181',' Griffith and crew experienced a perilous voyage from Miami to the  Bahamas during the making of this film, with two washed overboard,  and no food for the crew for three days.'),
('126182',' The first digital feature transferred to 35mm to screen at the  Sundance Film Festival.'),
('126183',' Groucho Marx told an anecdote '),
('126184',' both on a 60s Today Show segment  and in print '),
('126185',' that the movies producer asked three aspiring  actresses to walk seductively past Marx. Whomever Marx decided was  the best walker would play opposite him in the film. When the third  girl walked past, Marx asked the producer, "How could you possibly  choose anyone but that last one?" Marx had chosen Marilyn Monroe for  the film.'),
('126186',' Chico Marx (qv) says "Tootsie frootsie ice cream", a nod to his  routine in _Day at the Races, A (1937)_ (qv).'),
('126187',' The last official Marx Brothers film.'),
('126188',' This is the only Marx brothers movie in which Groucho Marx (qv)  has a real mustache. In the others, greasepaint was used.'),
('126189',' At first, the story for this movie revolved around Harpo Marx (qv)  alone (he gets a story credit here) and was initially titled  "Diamonds in the Basement". But the film couldnt get backing unless  Groucho Marx (qv) and Chico Marx (qv) appeared as well, so they  did. Harpos 650'),
('126190','page autobiography makes no reference to this movie  intended to showcase him.'),
('126191',' A grunion is a fish.'),
('126192',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Casey at the Bat (1913)_ (qv).'),
('126193',' Unlike the TV series and the first two OVAs, the character designs  closely resembled the original manga created by Ken Akamatsu.'),
('126194',' In the movie, the blade Motoko uses is not her usual polished steel  Katana, but instead a very dark colored blade. Closer inspection of  the swords hilt reveals it is the Cursed Blade of Hina from the  previously unreleased 25th Episode of the Love Hina TV series (this  episode can now be found on the Love Hina Christmas Movie DVD). In  Episode 25, it is revealed that her blade was broken in a duel with  her older sister, but Keitaro gives her the cursed blade. Assumedly,  Motoko kept the sword as her own since it appears in the movie.'),
('126195',' The faces on the hull of Akamatsus boat are Hitoshi and Thirty,  characters from A.I. Love You, a manga he worked on prior to Love  Hina.'),
('126196',' Jonathon Demme (qv) was initially attached to the project but he  left when he couldnt get any interest or backing, especially when  Demmes first choice for lead was Nick Nolte.'),
('126197',' CAMEO(Gene Kelly (I) (qv)):'),
('126198',' In 1951 star Larry Parks (I) (qv) was among the first Hollywood  personalities to admit that he had been a member of the Communist  Party, in testimony before the House Un'),
('126199','American Activities  Committee. He was subsequently among those blacklisted in Hollywood,  and the release of this film was delayed as a result.'),
('126200',' According to an interview in the Italian publication "Io Emanuelle,"  director Bartlett, Hall (qv) insisted that actress  Gemser, Laura (qv) use a pseudonym because of her background in  erotic films. She reluctantly accepted the name "Moira Chen." Such  was the insecurity about the reputation of the film that Bartlett  apparently forbade the cast and crew from calling Gemser "Laura," so  she was dubbed "Rosalie."'),
('126201',' Ed Waterstreet (qv), Phyllis Frelich (qv) and Lou Fant (qv)  are veteran actors from, and founding members of, the National  Theater of the Deaf.'),
('126202',' Comprised of two episodes of the TV series  _"Sons and Daughters" (1974)_ (qv).'),
('126203',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('126204',' Jennifer Jones (I) (qv), who was married at the time to studio  mogul David O. Selznick (qv), complained constantly during the  filming of the movie, often yelling, "Im going to tell David about  this!" After complaining about William Holden (I) (qv), the two  stars barely spoke to each other on the set. Finally, Holden tried  to negotiate a peace, offering Jones a bouquet of white roses. She  tossed them back into his face.'),
('126205',' For his beach scene with Jennifer Jones (I) (qv),  William Holden (I) (qv) shaved the hair from his chest in order to  get that "clean'),
('126206','cut" look supposedly favored by female moviegoers.'),
('126207',' Jennifer Jones allegedly chewed garlic cloves before her love scenes  with Holden to deter her notorious womanizing co'),
('126208','star.'),
('126209',' The film was made as part of the 48'),
('126210','Hour Film Project Los Angeles in  2006. Although it did not make it to the finals of the contest it  went on to air three times on the Independent Film Channel (IFC TV)  in October 2007 on. Select scenes from the film were later chosen to  air on IFCs special program, Media Lab Shorts Uploaded.'),
('126211',' The five leading performers from the film (Sean Ross, Melissa  Pollard, Nicole Sessions, Alan Pietruszewski, Kimberly Crandal) were  selected because they had recently finished shooting another short,  Broken Hearts Club (2006) with writer/director Angelo Bell.'),
('126212',' John Harron (qv) is in studio records/casting call lists, but did  not appear in the movie.'),
('126213',' Several of the extras, including Daniel Farson (qv) and  Sandy Fawkes (qv), were real'),
('126214','life acquaintances of Francis Bacon.'),
('126215',' Scenes set in Kobe were actually shot in Otaru. Kobe gets very  little snow, whereas Otaru being farther north (on the island of  Hokkaido) gets considerable snowfall. In the scene under the opening  credits of the film, Hiroko walks through deep snow to a group of  houses downhill. She actually starts walking along the lowermost  portion of a ski run on Mt. Tengu that terminates in the street  where the houses are found. Otaru stretches out below the houses,  with Ishikari Bay of the Sea of Japan on the horizon.'),
('126216',' Itsuki works in the Otaru library in the film. The building used for  both exterior and interior library scenes was originally an office  of the Nippon Yusen Co. Ltd., a major shipping company. This  two'),
('126217','story European Renaissance stone structure was completed in  October, 1906, and shortly after its completion, the commission to  determine the Russo'),
('126218','Japanese border on Sakhalin Island met in the  second floor meeting room in accordance with the Portsmouth Treaty  following the conflict between the two countries. The building was  bought by the city of Otaru in 1955 and became a museum. In March,  1969 it was designated as a National Heritage Structure due to being  an important late Meiji period stone structure.'),
('126219',' Most of the film was shot in the Otaru area on the island of  Hokkaido. The only exception among the exterior scenes is near the  end of the film as Hiroko faces the mountain where her ex'),
('126220','fiance  Itsuki died in a climbing accident two years earlier. Although the  house where she spent the night is actually on Hokkaido, the view  from it in the film is of Mt. Yatsugadake. She is standing before it  on the Nobeyama Highland at sunrise. Yatsugadake literally means  "eight peaks" and the peak she is addressing is named "Aka'),
('126221','dake" or  "red peak" which is the highest of the eight peaks at 2896 meters.  This volcanic peak lies about 120 kms northwest of Tokyo and is in  fact frequented by climbers. There is a magnificent view of Mt. Fuji  from the summit.'),
('126222',' Near the end of the film Itsuki recalls the time of her fathers  funeral in flashback. The music playing under this scene is called  "A Winter Story" and begins with a piano solo. The piano for this  piece is played by eight year old Yui Makino.'),
('126223',' Shot in four days.'),
('126224',' Shot entirely on a Sony Ericsson mobile phone'),
('126225',' Finalist in the Angel Film Festival Competition'),
('126226',' Finalist in the ICM/London Consortium Betting on Shorts Festival  Competition'),
('126227',' Finalist in the Supershorts Festival Competition'),
('126228',' WINNER of the Paramount Comedy Smalls awards'),
('126229',' Stephen Wallace (I) (qv) found in a number of letters in a Sydney  flat and drew from these to write and direct this short film.'),
('126230',' The last "small" film produced by Village Road Show before it was  bought out by Warner Brothers. The script was written by director  Richard Rushs son, Tony and was co'),
('126231','produced by the Austrailian  legend Wally Lake, and Argentinian producer Ricardo Freixa.'),
('126232',' CAMEO(Jaqueline Suzanne (qv)): TV reporter, covering the death of  one of the characters.'),
('126233',' John Phillip Law (qv) was a last'),
('126234','minute substitute for  Brian Kelly (I) (qv), who had originally been cast as "Robin  Stone", and who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident just  prior to shooting. Law, considerably taller than Kelly, was  compelled to wear some of Kellys original wardrobe, and the  too'),
('126235','short clothes are apparent in the final film.'),
('126236',' Based on actual events.'),
('126237',' Al Molinaros movie debut.'),
('126238',' Title was changed from "The Reno Brothers" to promote the title song  sung by Elvis.'),
('126239',' Of all the movies starring Elvis Presley (qv), this is the only  one in which he didnt get top billing. He was billed third, after  Richard Egan (I) (qv) and Debra Paget (qv).'),
('126240',' The footage of Elvis singing "Love Me Tender" at the end was shot  after preview audiences reacted badly to his characters fate. This  new footage created a continuity error as Elvis had dyed his hair  black by the time of the additional shooting, while in the movie his  hair color was closer to blonde.'),
('126241',' Elvis real life backing musicians Scotty Moore (II) (qv),  Bill Black (IV) (qv) and D.J. Fontana (qv) were not allowed to  play the roles of the band in the movie because according to the  casting crew they didnt look like country musicians.'),
('126242',' Fox contract players Robert Wagner (I) (qv) and  Jeffrey Hunter (I) (qv) were offered Elvis Presley (qv)s part  before Presley got it on loan to Fox from Hal B. Wallis (qv), to  whom he was under contract.'),
('126243',' Elvis Presley (qv) is credited as co'),
('126244','writer of the films four  songs, but in fact had nothing to do with writing them; it was just  for purposes of royalties.'),
('126245',' SPOILER: This is the only movie in which the character played by  Elvis dies on'),
('126246','screen.'),
('126247',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 9.5 seconds'),
('126248',' A record number of prints of "Love Me Tender" were struck in 1956 to  accommodate the demand for Elvis Presley (qv)s movie debut.'),
('126249',' Extra scenes and lines were added for Elviss character, which was  originally supposed to be a minor role before he got the part.'),
('126250',' In premieres of the film, fans were screaming so loud that you  couldnt hear any of Elvis Presleys lines.'),
('126251',' In its opening weekend film went number 2 in Varietys list. Only  James Dean (I) (qv) film "Giant" had more viewers.'),
('126252',' Film was produced by 20th Century Fox but still the premiere was in  Paramount Theater in Broadway. Thousands of fans were outside of the  building on the night of premiere. Huge paperboard with image of  Elvis were on outside of the building.'),
('126253',' Made over 1 million dollar in its opening weekend.'),
('126254',' Elvis Presley (qv) was later offered to star in director  Robert D. Webb (qv)’s another film called The Way to the Gold  (1957), but Fox refused to pay the $250,000 plus 50 percent of the  profits that Elvis manager asked (they had offered $150,000 plus 50  percent).'),
('126255',' This short documentary can be found on the LOVE ME TENDER SPECIAL  EDITION DVD.'),
('126256',' This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Libary of  Congress, in 1990.'),
('126257',' For its post Production Code re'),
('126258','release (after 1934), this film was  trimmed down to 96 minutes. Those missing minutes have never been  restored and are presumed lost.'),
('126259',' According to her autobiography, Myrna Loy (qv) was originally  going to wear white empire'),
('126260','style dress for the party sequence, but  Jeanette MacDonald (qv) was jealous of how she looked insisted  that she had to wear it herself instead. Loy surrendered the dress,  but then went down the to the costume room and, with a friends  help, put together the black lace outfit she wears in the final  film. She stole the scene.'),
('126261',' It was James Cagney (qv) who suggested to producer  Joe Pasternak (qv) that he cast Doris Day (I) (qv) in the role  of Ruth Etting (qv). They had worked together previously in  _West Point Story, The (1950)_ (qv).'),
('126262',' According to an interview with Ruth Etting (qv), she never  actually worked as a dance hall hostess. This was dramatic fiction,  to underscore the song "Ten Cents a Dance".'),
('126263',' This was the only time, after becoming a star in the 1930s, that  James Cagney (qv) ever accepted second billing for a major role.  He thought that Doris Day (I) (qv)s character was more central to  the films plot, and so ceded top billing to her.'),
('126264',' The character James Cagney (qv) played, Martin Snyder (aka "Moe  the Gimp"), was portrayed in the film as a small'),
('126265','time hood.  Ironically he ended up working in the license department in  Chicagos City Hall.'),
('126266',' Jane Russell (qv) turned down the opportunity to play  Ruth Etting (qv) in hopes of landing the role of  Lillian Roth (qv) in _Ill Cry Tomorrow (1955)_ (qv). That role  ended up going to Susan Hayward (I) (qv), leaving Russell with  neither part.'),
('126267',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 15 seconds'),
('126268',' Ava Gardner (qv) desperately wanted the role of Ruth Etting (qv)  but MGM went with James Cagney (qv)s suggestion of casting Doris  Day instead.'),
('126269',' It was Doris Day who started her career with dancing acts. She had  to quit her desire to become a ballerina after she had a car  accident. Then she switched to singing.'),
('126270',' Jane Powell (I) (qv) was originally supposed to star in this  movie, but the studio had a hard time seeing Powell as a nightclub  performer and in a serious role. Before Ruth Etting (qv) died, she  told an interviewer she wished Powell was given the role.'),
('126271',' The final appearance of Toots in a Tom and Jerry cartoon.'),
('126272',' This was June Haver (qv)s only film in black & white. All of her  other films were made in three'),
('126273','strip Technicolor, making hers a  near'),
('126274','record.'),
('126275',' Because the bathing suit Marilyn Monroe (qv) wears was so risqué  (for the time) and caused such a commotion on the set, director  Joseph M. Newman (qv) had to make it a closed set while she was  filming.'),
('126276',' Final film appearance for both Frank Fay (qv) and  Leatrice Joy (qv).'),
('126277',' This was Buster Keatons final silent short film.'),
('126278',' Melissa Sagemiller and Desmond Harrington performed most of their  own stunts.'),
('126279',' Melissa Sagemiller twisted her ankle while running towards the door  during the embalming scene.'),
('126280',' During the kidnapping scene, Melissa Sagemillers fall was real.'),
('126281',' The kidnapping scene was the first to be shot.'),
('126282',' The film was shot in 18 days.'),
('126283',' One of the six TV Movies presented under the title of  "Amores/Desamores" in May and June 2005, on Portuguese public  broadcasting company Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP).'),
('126284',' Eleventh episode in the Boy Friends 2'),
('126285','reel comedy series'),
('126286',' The first film project of Ida Lupino (qv).'),
('126287',' The Swedish censors banned the movie on 5 December 1967, but passed  it, though heavily cut, on 14 December 1967.'),
('126288',' Film currently considered lost. A novelization of the film with  copious production stills was published in 1967 as part of the  Olympic Foto'),
('126289','Reader series. Working title was "Virgin Desire".'),
('126290',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('126291',' The production ran into budgetary problems halfway through. Several  background extras were brought to a New Orleans location, fitted for  costumes, fed dinner, and then sent home without pay because their  scene had been cut. Some New Orleans retailers complained that  thousands of dollars worth of clothes were returned unused because  the scenes they were bought for were never filmed.'),
('126292',' Writer/director Shainee Gabel (qv) adapted the screenplay from the  previously unpublished novel "Off Magazine Street" by Ronald Everett  Capps. Capps son, Grayson Capps, appears in the film and  contributed six songs to its soundtrack.'),
('126293',' Seventh episode in the Sandy McDuff 2'),
('126294','reel comedy series'),
('126295',' Peter Bloomstein makes a rather snide comment about NBC. Peter is  played by Warren Littlefield, who used to be the president of NBC.'),
('126296',' Film produced in both Mandarin and English at the same time as two  separate versions.'),
('126297',' Awards: Directors Choice, Black Maria Film Festival; 16 Best  Documentary, New Orleans Film Festival; Third Place Documentary, Big  Muddy Film Festival. Also screened: Pacific Film Archive; Montreal  International Film Festival; Madrid Experimental Week New York  Underground Film Festival; Seattle International Film Festival;  Dutch National Television VPRO Broadcasting, Holland; Onion City  Festival; Dresden Film Festival; Interfilm Festival, Berlin,  Germany; Leipzig Documentary Festival, Germany; St. Johns  International Film Festival; Viper International Film Festival; San  Francisco Cineatheque; Filmforum (Los Angeles).'),
('126298',' Both the Cornell and Dartmouth hockey teams were played by  Dartmouths actual team. Cornell hockey coach Ned Harkness only  allowed Cornell jerseys to be used in the film on the condition that  Cornell win the game with Harvard.'),
('126299',' Author Erich Segal (qv) wrote the screenplay first, then adapted  it into a novel '),
('126300',' which was published before the films release and  became a runaway bestseller.'),
('126301',' Eight up'),
('126302','and'),
('126303','coming actors including Michael Douglas (I) (qv),  Jon Voight (qv) and Peter Fonda (I) (qv) turned down the role of  Oliver, despite being offered 10% of the gross.'),
('126304',' Barbara Parkins claimed recently that she turned down the lead role.'),
('126305',' According to Robert Evans in his memoirs the 8 actors who declined  the role of Oliver were Beau Bridges (qv), Jon Voight (qv),  Michael Sarrazin (qv), Michael Douglas (I) (qv),  Michael York (I) (qv) (who turned it down because he didnt  believe it would be a hit), Peter Fonda (I) (qv),  Jeff Bridges (I) (qv) and Keith Carradine (qv).'),
('126306',' Incoming freshman at Harvard University, where the movie takes  place, are traditionally shown a screening of the film at which they  indulge in ritualized mass heckling.'),
('126307',' The first television showing on this film, on ABC'),
('126308','TV in 1972, marked  the shortest time span up to then between a films theatrical  release and first showing on television.'),
('126309',' The scenes with Oliver walking alone through a snowy New York were  added after principal photography was completed. The production was  almost out of money and did not have the necessary funds for permits  to shoot in New York City again '),
('126310',' so all the shots were grabbed  "illegally" using a skeleton film crew and Ryan ONeal (qv).'),
('126311',' The most famous line from the film, "Love means never having to say  youre sorry", was actually misspoken from the script. Originally  the line was supposed to be: "Love means not ever having to say  youre sorry."'),
('126312',' The movies line "Love means never having to say youre sorry." was  voted as the #13 movie quote by the American Film Institute'),
('126313',' This movie marked Ray Milland (qv)s first film appearance without  the hairpiece he had worn for decades.'),
('126314',' Director Arthur Hiller (qv)s first choice for Oliver was  Beau Bridges (qv), who turned it down.'),
('126315',' Christopher Walken (qv), David Birney (qv) and  Ken Howard (I) (qv) screen'),
('126316','tested for the role of Oliver. Despite  Arthur Hillers preference for Walken Robert Evans preferred Ryan  ONeal, describing him as a reactor rather than an actor.'),
('126317',' Film debut of Tommy Lee Jones.'),
('126318',' Jon Voight originated the role of Robert Harmon in the stage play  and was originally slated to reprise his role in the film, but left  the production due to scheduling conflicts and "creative  differences" with Cassavetes.'),
('126319',' This film was believed lost, but a copy was found and was shown at  the NFT in London in March 2000.'),
('126320',' A print of this film survives at George Eastman House.'),
('126321',' The first appearance of Tyke (called "Pup" in this cartoon).'),
('126322',' This film was an extension of, and a way of milking, the mock feud  between Jack Benny and Fred Allen. Both were top radio stars with  their own programs who were engaged in a "feud" in which each would  make comments about the other, and included guest appearances on  each others show.'),
('126323',' EASTER EGG: The DVD has one easter egg, but two ways to get to it.  From the "Bonus Stuff" menu, select "Teasers" and go right so Sids  paddle is highlighted. Or, from the "Art Gallery" menu, select  "Character Design" and go left so Lennys net is highlighted. Either  way, press Select, and view a teaser short with Lenny and Sid  "backstage" discussing their marquee sign.'),
('126324',' The screenplay was inspired by two true stories.'),
('126325',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives and is not listed for preservation.'),
('126326',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Youll Find Out (1915)_ (qv).'),
('126327',' Third episode in the Drugstore Cowboy one'),
('126328','reel comedy series.'),
('126329',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives.'),
('126330',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('126331',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('126332',' Stuart Rosenberg (I) (qv) replaced John Huston (I) (qv) as  director.'),
('126333',' The wheat scene with towards the end of the film is a direct visual  parody of Bergman, Ingmar (qv)s classic _Persona (1966)_ (qv).  The juxtaposition of faces is an homage to Bergmans trademark  shots.'),
('126334',' The soundtrack was originally scored with the music of  Igor Stravinsky (qv), but Woody Allen (qv) thought it made the  scenes "unfunny". He discovered Sergei Prokofiev (qv)s  lighthearted music worked far better.'),
('126335',' The shots of the lion statues edited into the love scene between  Boris and the Countess are parodies of similar statues in  _Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)_ (qv), shown during the Odessa Steps  massacre scene.'),
('126336',' Allen claims that of all the movies hes done, this is his favorite  and most personal.'),
('126337',' When Woody Allen (qv) leaves for the army, he is shown carrying  preserved butterflies and a butterfly net as homage to Russian'),
('126338','born  author Vladimir Nabokov (qv).'),
('126339',' Filmed mainly in Hungary, with some scenes done in Paris. It  wouldnt be until 1996 and "Everyone Says I Love You" that Allen  would make another film outside of the New York area.'),
('126340',' The philosophical "babble" between the characters (eg, "subjectivity  is objective") actually comes from the writing of Russian  philosophers George Gurdjieff and Peter Ouspensky, as does the title  "Love and Death".'),
('126341',' Boris is in his cottage writing poetry. He reads, "I should have  been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent  seas," and promptly balls up the writing and throws it into the  fire. The line is from T.S. Eliots "The Love Song of J.Alfred  Prufrock".'),
('126342',' When Boris father visits him in his prison cell, near the end of  the movie, he tells him about Raskolnikow killing two women and  about getting told by the brothers Karamazow. Raskolnikow is the  protagonist in Dostojewskis classic Crime and Punishment, in  which he Raskolnikow commits murder and how he deals with the moral  consequences afterwards. The Brothers Karamazow is another epic  book by the same Russian writer.'),
('126343',' Woody Allen was so concerned about the quality of Budapests food  that he consumed only canned food and bottled water that he had  brought with him from America. As a result, Allen was one of the few  of his movies cast and crew who did not suffer dysentery while  filming.'),
('126344',' It took more than 20 years to make (the longest production time for  any movie) after running into a series of difficulties, including  the deaths of lead actor Dutt, Guru (qv) in 1964 and director  Asif, K. (qv) in 1971. The film was abandoned, then revived by  Asifs widow, Asif, Akhtar (qv), and finally released in  incomplete form.'),
('126345',' Tenth episode in The Telephone Girl 2'),
('126346','reel comedy series.'),
('126347',' This documentary is featured on the Columbia Pictures DVD for  _Remains of the Day, The (1993)_ (qv), released in 2001.'),
('126348',' Anica Dobra should have had a stunt double for the car crashing  scene, but at the end decided to do the stunt scene herself.'),
('126349',' In the retirement home scene, some of the extras are the real  residents of the retirement home Karaburma where the scene was shot.'),
('126350',' First production of Henry Lehrmans L'),
('126351','KO Kompany. The L'),
('126352','KO stood for  "Lehrmans Knock'),
('126353','Out" 2'),
('126354','reel comedies.'),
('126355',' Film school thesis project.'),
('126356',' When Watty and Starlene dash out of a used TV store, they run past a  white wall, painted with the words, "Free Tex Watson." This is an  homage to John Waters (I) (qv). This slogan appears spray'),
('126357','painted  on a wall behind Divine as he prances through Baltimores ghetto  streets in Waters _Pink Flamingos (1972)_ (qv).'),
('126358',' The patches on the uniform and hat of Officer Fletcher are Space  Shuttle Mission patches for mission 51'),
('126359','C, which flew in January of  1985.'),
('126360',' The left shoulder patch of the border guard is a Space Shuttle  Mission Patch for mission STS'),
('126361','29, which flew in March of 1989.'),
('126362',' Vergil Cheatham says, "Im hip about time." This is one of  Peter Fonda (I) (qv)s few lines in _Easy Rider (1969)_ (qv).'),
('126363',' This movie had the same make'),
('126364','up artist as _Dracula (1931)_ (qv).'),
('126365',' For his role as Renfield, Arte Johnson (qv) is doing an  impersonation of Dwight Frye (qv)s performance, especially the  laugh, from the classic Universal version of _Dracula (1931)_ (qv).'),
('126366',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('126367',' Harrys car is a 1974 AMC Ambassador. Stellas car is a 1964 1/2  Plymouth Barracuda (which has the largest backlight ever fitted to  an American'),
('126368','made car).'),
('126369',' Harrys revolver is a nickel'),
('126370','plated Colt Detective Special.'),
('126371',' During filming of the lunch scene, Which was done at the Rock Creek  Tavern West of Portland, Oregon. Tom Berenger (qv) was to eat a  burger. After several takes with Berenger trying to take bite of the  burger he could not keep a straight face because the burger was made  by craft services and was terrible. The cook from the Rock Creek  Tavern heard of the situation and made a "real" burger that Berenger  could sink his teeth into. After that, filming wrapped for the day.'),
('126372',' DIRCAMEO(Shane Edelman (qv)): the restaurant employer.'),
('126373',' Both Leonardo DiCaprio (qv) and Ashton Kutcher (qv) were  considered for the role of Dr. Niel Gardners, but the producers  later decided they were too young for the role. Finally, the choices  were narrowed down to Ken Marino (qv), Zach Braff (qv), and  Mark Feuerstein (qv). The producers loved Ken Marinos sense of  humor and chose him.'),
('126374',' Actress and singer Martita Roca (qv) was the first cast member to  be cast.'),
('126375',' Roselyn Sanchez (qv) and Patricia Velasquez (qv) were considered  for the role of Sofia Garcia.'),
('126376',' Martita Roca (qv) was first cast to play the leading role of  Sofia, but then producers thought she would be better as Monica,  Sofias cousin.'),
('126377',' Sofia Vergara (qv) was one of the first to audition for the role  of Sofia.'),
('126378',' Famous jazz trumpeter Henry Lowther plays on the soundtrack recorded  for the film.'),
('126379',' Despite claiming to have had "1000'),
('126380','plus" applications from real  couples, the makers of the film recruited all the participants from  acting school.'),
('126381',' The participants were all real couples who were recruited through  newspaper advertising, not acting school. Their names do not appear  in the cast list, but include Sharon Ridout and Andrew  George'),
('126382','Perutz.'),
('126383',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Troublesome Baby, The (1910)_ (qv).'),
('126384',' The original ending of the film just showed the two lovers departing  together on a train, which threatened to land the film on the  Catholic Legion of Decencys "Condemned List." As a result,  Maurice Chevalier (I) (qv) was called back to do the voice'),
('126385','over  heard at the close of the film, in which he reports that the couple  are "now married and serving a life sentence in New York City."'),
('126386',' Cary Grant (qv) was offered the part of Frank Flannigan but turned  it down because of the age difference between him and  Audrey Hepburn (qv).'),
('126387',' Yul Brynner (qv) was also considered for the lead role, which was  going to be a more exotic character.'),
('126388',' The recurring line "Pepsi Cola hits the spot" refers to the  then'),
('126389','current jingle for the soft drink.'),
('126390',' Audrey Hepburn (qv)s character (Ariane) and  Maurice Chevalier (I) (qv)s character (Claude) are named after  the films scriptwriter, Claude Anet (qv).'),
('126391',' To dispel any impression that Audrey Hepburn (qv) and  Gary Cooper (I) (qv) actually have sex in their many afternoon  meetings in his hotel room, a line was dubbed into the release  print. When his back is turned to the camera in Chevaliers office,  Cooper is heard to say, "I cant get to first base with her."'),
('126392',' Audrey Hepburn (qv) filmed this back'),
('126393','to'),
('126394','back with  _Funny Face (1957)_ (qv).'),
('126395',' Debut of John McGiver (I) (qv).'),
('126396',' The play, "Spring Fever," opened on Broadway in New York City, New  York, USA on 3 August 1925 and closed in September 1925 after 56  performances. The opening night cast included James Rennie (qv) in  the lead.'),
('126397',' Biograph production number 1632.'),
('126398',' For the days of shooting in Cartagena, Giovanna Mezzogiorno was  given an entire beautiful old house to live in. One night, she heard  some strange noises behind a closet and thought it was a ghost. When  help arrived and investigated, they encountered with an owls nest.  Two owls were found and later named after the main characters of the  movie, Florentino and Fermina.'),
('126399',' Producer Scott Steindorff spent over 3 years courting Gabriel Garcia  Marquez for the rights to the book telling him that he was  Florentino and wouldnt give up until he got the rights.'),
('126400',' Inspired by "Reigen" by Arther Schnitzler'),
('126401',' This film premiered at the grand opening of the Roxy Theater in New  York City on 11 March 1927.'),
('126402',' Featured in the film are a pair of ski and skating champion  comedians, possibly Swiss, billed as Bull and Buster, about whom  nothing further is known at this time.'),
('126403',' Edgar sings "O Sole Mio" while serenading Florence.'),
('126404',' Premiering at the Vancouver International Film Festival under the  Canadian Images Program.'),
('126405',' Initially banned in the UK because its imagery was "too Freudian."'),
('126406',' Unclear whether this a bizarre coincidence or inside joke, but when  character played by Natalie Wood  (qv) is taking taxi home from  the abortionist, cab passes a large billboard advertising a movie  starring Woods former (and future) husband Robert Wagner (qv).'),
('126407',' Tom Bosley (qv)s movie debut.'),
('126408',' The play was originally produced off'),
('126409','Broadway, New York City, on 11  October 1994, by the Manhattan Theatre Club, with funds provided by  ATandT.'),
('126410',' Jason Alexander (I) (qv)s role was not in the original play, but  was added for the film.'),
('126411',' January Jones (I) (qv) is actually 10 months older than  Katherine Heigl (qv), who plays her step'),
('126412','mother.'),
('126413',' First episode in the Excuse Maker 2'),
('126414','reel comedy series'),
('126415',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Camping with the Black Feet (1916)_ (qv).'),
('126416',' The actors did their own singing.'),
('126417',' The actors had three weeks to rehearse.'),
('126418',' A print of the German version of this film survives in the UCLA Film  and Television Archives.'),
('126419',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Stern Papa (1912)_ (qv).'),
('126420',' A Dippy Doo Dad comedy with an all'),
('126421','animal cast.'),
('126422',' This documentary is available on the Special Edition DVD for  _Wild at Heart (1990)_ (qv).'),
('126423',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('126424',' Rhys Ifans (qv) and Denise Van Outen (qv) are the only members  of the main cast to play characters whose names are different from  their own real names.'),
('126425',' Based on a true story. '),
('126426','Based on the book "If You Really Loved Me"  by Ann Rule'),
('126427',' Based on a true story.'),
('126428',' The filmmakers built the sets according to the floor plans of the  house where the actual murder occurred.'),
('126429',' No prints of this film can be found. Please check your attic.'),
('126430',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Bluebeard, the Second (1914)_ (qv).'),
('126431',' 90% of this film was shot in the Town of Manhasset on Long Island.  David Eigenberg was born in Manhasset but moved away before he was a  year old.'),
('126432',' Screenwriter David Paterson (IV) (qv) built the set where most of  the film takes place. Myras apartment. The set was built in the  basement of a Church in Long Island.'),
('126433',' The film was originally a play about how people respond to being  trapped in a small place '),
('126434',' Myras apartment. The play was later  expanded to include scenes in outdoor places.'),
('126435',' DIRCAMEO(David Paterson (qv)): man in elevator'),
('126436',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Dollar Down, Dollar a Week (1913)_ (qv).'),
('126437',' Director Elias original short film "LovecraCked!" was the  inspiration and basis for what would later become "LovecraCked! The  Movie".'),
('126438',' The opening swamp scene of the movie was originally intended to take  place in a marsh in the south of Germany. When the location fell  through it was decided that it would be more in keeping with the  films often self'),
('126439','deprecatory style of humor to change the setting  of the scene to a kiddie pool in someones backyard.'),
('126440',' The makeshift dummy (fondly nick'),
('126441','named "Gary Oldman" for his  unwavering commitment to his role) was constructed primarily out of  a department store bouncy ball, a basket ball, a couple of water  noodles, some juggling balls (for joints) and a lot of duct tape.  While the dummy was being thrown over the lookout railing of the  Walhalla temple in Germany, a group of Austrian tourists were  watching off camera and shouting encouragement as attempt after  attempt was made to hurl poor Gary over the edge without "hurler"  Elias arms being caught on camera. Ultimately his arms could still  be seen in the footage, so they were removed digitally in post. Gary  the Dummy eventually immigrated to the United States in a cardboard  box and now resides safely in Elias closet.'),
('126442',' Ruth Gordon (I) (qv) and Jayne Mansfield (qv) were both cut from  the released print of the film.'),
('126443',' After WWII, Evelyn Waugh (qv) came to Hollywood to work on a movie  adaptation of his novel "Brideshead Revisited". While in Hollywood  he went to a funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Waugh was  offended by the pretense of both the American film industry and the  American funeral industry, and wove the two together into the novel  on which this film was based.'),
('126444',' Sir Francis Hinsley drives a Talbot drophead coupé.'),
('126445',' During the studio canteen scene between Robert Morse (qv) and  John Gielgud (qv), an extra can be seen in the background wearing  the monster mask from _"Outer Limits, The" (1963)_ (qv) episode "The  Sixth Finger".'),
('126446',' The first working title for the film was "My Needle Has Got Rusty",  which is a Robert Johnson quote, but which made people think the  film was about drug use. The second was "Waiting For Da Ho", a play  on Samuel Becketts "Waiting For Godot". This second title is  mentioned in the end credits.'),
('126447',' The school that Susie attends is based on General Wayne Middle  School in Malvern, Pennsylvania (now known as General Wayne  Elementary School), which Alice Sebold (qv) attended in the 1970s.'),
('126448',' In an interview Alice Sebold said that she would want Susie to be  played by someone unknown.'),
('126449',' Helen Hunt (I) (qv) was reportedly considered for the role of  "Abigail Salmon".'),
('126450',' During a party scene, Al Marsh (Red Skelton (qv)) does an "Irish  tenor" skit, intermingling comedy and song. As the audience laughs,  he comments "Well, you knew I wasnt Howard Keel when I came out  here." Howard Keel (qv), of course, co'),
('126451','starred in the movie as  "Tony Naylor."'),
('126452',' The plot of the original Broadway show "Roberta", on which the movie  is based, was almost entirely changed for this film, except for the  situation of somebody inheriting a dress shop. But the two songs  written for the 1935 film version of "Roberta" were retained for  this film. Several of the songs from the show which were omitted  from the 1935 film were brought back for Howard Keel (qv) to sing.'),
('126453',' Howard Keels character was named "Tony Naylor". During the 1950s  and 60s, one of the most popular hang'),
('126454','outs for the stars in to meet  after the filming was called "Tiny Naylors". It was located in  Hollywood at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine Streets. Keels  characters name was a nod to that famous coffee shop.'),
('126455',' Jack Oakie (qv)s final movie appearance.'),
('126456',' At Sandra Bernhard (qv)s request, writer'),
('126457','directors  Lisa Addario (qv) and Joe Syracuse (qv) removed her nude scenes  from the script.'),
('126458',' Was the first "official movie" to be shot and edited on High  Definition at Columbia College Chicago (not counting cinematography  class tests).'),
('126459',' The love scene where Jack and Angela are "superimposed" over the  city of Chicago was not a digital effect, and was done on set. The  scene was initially to take place in front of the skyline at night,  but when the lighting crew was working to block equipment  reflections in the window, Chait saw the actors blue reflections  over the city and immediately worked it into the scene.'),
('126460',' The gunfight beneath the city on Lower Wacker Drive was originally  much longer, but time constraints and a lengthy setup for the  choreographed intersection fight scene forced the crew to cut  filming short. The pyrotechnics (bullet and gun effects) already  wired on a block long section of pillars, which took an entire  morning to set up, had to be removed without part of the scene being  shot.'),
('126461',' The dinner scene, filmed at Kizoku Sushi, had to be lit, shot and  wrapped in just 3 hours while the restaurant was closed between  lunch and dinner.'),
('126462',' The opening train station sequence was shot at the METRA  "Millennium" Station underneath North Michigan Ave. and Randolph St.  Because of time constraints, and having to beat the early morning  crowds, filming on the train platform took just five minutes, with a  single take for each shot.'),
('126463',' Filming on the already cramped North Michigan Ave. Bridge was  further complicated by large buses that would shake the entire  bridge and drowned out actors voices at least once a minute.'),
('126464',' Dean, Erin J. (qv) played both Mandy Anderson and her own mother  Harriet. "Ann Jeider," the actress credited with playing Harriet  Anderson, is an anagram of "Erin J. Dean."'),
('126465',' Anne Meara (qv)s husband, Jerry Stiller (qv) and daughter,  Amy Stiller (qv), make a cameo appearance at the wedding  reception.'),
('126466',' Even though Anne Meara plays Cloris Leachmans daughter in the film,  there is only a six year age difference between the two of them.'),
('126467',' Richard S. Castellano (qv) repeated his role from the Broadway  play.'),
('126468',' Sources differ as to whether Phil Rosen (qv) or  William Beaudine (qv) directed this film. Many sources list Rosen,  but the AFI catalog and advertisements at the time list Beaudine.'),
('126469',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('126470',' When Shona is talking to Darcy about topics for the show, as she  walks away she says (to the group of men she is going to talk too)  "Mr. Grosso! Mr. Jacobson!"( Those are the names of the actual  producers of the movie itself.'),
('126471',' Rita Hayworths father, Eduardo Cansino, worked as a choreographer  on the film. Also one of her brothers played a Dragoon soldier.'),
('126472',' Hamer, Robert (qv) took over as director (uncredited) when  Frend, Charles (qv) was ill for a time.'),
('126473',' The love theme by Ralph Vaughan Williams was later used in his 6th  Symphony (1947).'),
('126474',' In its original release, "The Loves of Ondine" was part of ****  (Four Stars), Andy Warhol (qv)s "24 Hour Movie" that was  approximately 25 hours long. After one showing, **** was cut down  into different films, including this one, which was originally 85  minutes long. length.'),
('126475',' The footage of "The Loves of Ondine" primarily was shot in the  summer of 1967. After appearing as part of **** (Four Stars), it was  edited and shown at the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre in New York  Citys Greenwich Village on August 1, 1968.'),
('126476',' This was the first film that both Viva (I) (qv)  and Joe Dallesandro (qv) made for Andy Warhol (qv), although  "Bike Boy" starring Viva has been released ten months before "The  Loves of Ondine." Shooting was about to start on "Flesh" by the time  it was released.'),
('126477',' Joe Dallesandro (qv) started working at Andy Warhol (qv)s The  Factory after shooting "The Loves of Ondine," whereas Ondine himself  was eventually "banned" from the factory because of his terrible  temper. Dallesandro told his biographer, Michael Ferguson, that  Ondine was one of the people he was told not to allow into the  Factory after he started working there.'),
('126478',' Although Viva (I) (qv) and Joe Dallesandro (qv) got some good  reviews, the film was not considered one of Andy Warhol (qv)s  best. The show'),
('126479','business trade paper "Variety" called it a "dull and  rambling Andy Warhol comedy about a homosexual half'),
('126480','trying to go  straight."'),
('126481',' Paul Morrissey thought of the title. Ondine was an opera fan and  there was an Italian movie called "Loves of Bellini" at the time, so  Paul changed Bellini to Ondine'),
('126482',' Continuity problems and strange leaps of narrative logic seems to  indicate that this was a synthetic creation, cobbled together from a  variety of reels shot by Andy Warhol (qv) (who typically aimed a  camera at his actors and shot continuously for the approximately  33'),
('126483','minutes of a 1,200'),
('126484','ft. reel of 16'),
('126485','mm film), some of which  obviously were originally intended for other of his films.'),
('126486',' This movie is credited with creating the "tinfoil hat" for paranoid  conspiracy people.'),
('126487',' This was originally intended as a project for Peter Sellers (qv)  before his death in 1980.'),
('126488',' A Dippy Doo Dad comedy with an all'),
('126489','animal cast.'),
('126490',' This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('126491',' During a production lunch break, Friedman spotted a hippie vagrant  mooching from the food line, and Friedman threw him out. That  hippie, Tobe Hooper, then wandered to Austin where he filmed "The  Texas Chansaw Massacre", and completed it before "Lovin Molly" was  even released.'),
('126492',' The tune performed repeatedly by Henry Armetta (qv) on the violin  is "Youre Always in My Arms" from _Rio Rita (1929)_ (qv), an RKO  Radio release of a few months earlier.'),
('126493',' The play, "I Love You," opened on Broadway in New York City, New  York, USA on 20 April 1919 and had 56 performances. The opening  night cast included Richard Dix (I) (qv),  Robert Strange (I) (qv) and Ruth Terry (qv). It is not known if  Dix originated his movie role in the play.'),
('126494',' Halfway through the film, George Segals character enters an actual  construction site in New York City. The complex being constructed  was the World Trade Center.'),
('126495',' Working title was "Brooks Wilson, Ltd."'),
('126496',' Elvis Presley (qv)s parents Vernon Presley (qv) and  Gladys Presley (qv) were cast as audience members in this film.  After Gladys died Elvis never watched it again, saying it hurt too  much to see his mother on screen.'),
('126497',' Was re'),
('126498','released with King Creole (1958) while Elvis Presley (qv)  was in the army.'),
('126499',' Poster of Jerry Lewis (I) (qv) film "The Sad Sack" (1957) is seen  on the film.'),
('126500',' Dolores Hart (qv) sings song "Detour" in the film. The song was  originally a hit sung by Patti Page (qv). Her husband worked as an  choreographer for this film.'),
('126501',' It was director Hal Kanter (qv)’s idea to use Elvis parents as an  extra on the film.'),
('126502',' Was 7th on Varietys list in its opening weekend.'),
('126503',' In this movie, Jana Lund (qv) gave Elvis his very first screen  kiss.'),
('126504',' The Italian title of the movie, "Amami Teneramente", literally  translates as "Love Me Tender", which is of course the title of  Elvis first movie (known in Italy as "Fratelli Rivali" i.e. "Rival  Brothers").'),
('126505',' Elvis Presley dyed his brown hair to black to celebrate his first  color film.'),
('126506',' Elvis Presley lodged in Hollywoods Knickerbocker hotel while  filming in Paramount Studios.'),
('126507',' Derek Sanderson was initially credited, but he may have been taken  off credits if the scenes filmed with him were deleted, as he was  being too shy for the films context. Sanderson, then 24'),
('126508','y'),
('126509','o, was  "The Turk", Canadian National Hockey League player.'),
('126510',' Due to the improvisational nature of the shoot, there were over 60  hours of footage that had to be edited down to the current runtime  of 83 minutes.'),
('126511',' Principal photography lasted two weeks, but there were two days of  additional photography two months later and six days of re'),
('126512','shoots  and new scenes six months later.'),
('126513',' Shame tells the bodyguard/thug (played by Sven'),
('126514','Ole Thorsen (qv))  to "say hello to Arnold for me" before hitting him with the gun.  Thorsen has appeared on screen in nine different  Arnold Schwarzenegger (qv) movies, did stunts and training for  actors and stuntmen in many others, and was actually introduced to  the movie business by Arnold, who knew him from when they used to do  bodybuilding competitions together.'),
('126515',' The characters of Nicky G. and Tony G. are actually the real names  of the producers of the film, Nicholas Guccione (qv) and  Anthony Guccione (qv).'),
('126516',' The scenes where the character of Bruce is holding Amber Smith  hostage were shot in a warehouse in Chelsea Piers on the West Side  of New York City.'),
('126517',' This was Amber Smith (qv)s film debut.'),
('126518',' The film is dedicated to Clayton Brooks who passed away after the  film was completed.'),
('126519',' The scene where Peter Greene walks around downtown was actually shot  at the Canyon of Heroes, as the New York Yankees celebrated their  World Championship defeating the Atlanta Braves in October of 1996.'),
('126520',' DIRCAMEO(Demian Lichetenstein (qv)):'),
('126521',' CAMEO(Miklos Wright (qv)):'),
('126522',' Bruce Payne (qv), the executive producer of the film was  originally going to play the villain, Bruce, but had a scheduling  conflict.'),
('126523',' Is available on the DVD of _Uptown Girls_ (2003) (qv).'),
('126524',' Probably photographed between the 19 and 25 July 1897.'),
('126525',' The Lowrider was entirely cast of Los Angeles actors, filmed in L.A.  and intended to be a short version of the feature film, which takes  place in and around Venice Beach.'),
('126526',' The original title for the film was "LSD 25: Crystals Trip", but  subject (who originally wanted to remain anonymous) decided once she  screened the finished film that she really wanted to have her own  name associated with the project and not the pseudonym "Crystal"  which she very much disliked.'),
('126527',' This was Andrei Kraskos last role in film, he died just before  post'),
('126528','production, so his character was dubbed by another actor.'),
('126529',' In the first month after release in Russia the film was seen by 2  million viewers.'),
('126530',' This is Winona Ryders debut film.'),
('126531',' Ellen Degeneres (qv) was the other actress up for the part of  Elise, which went to Courtney Thorne'),
('126532','Smith (qv).'),
('126533',' The chorus featured in the rehearsal scene was the Viking Choir from  Homewood'),
('126534','Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, though the  picture was filmed at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn,  Illinois. There was an additional scene that was cut of the chorus  performing in the outdoor amphitheater and featuring an original  song written for the film, "Learning How to Love", also cut.'),
('126535',' Homewood'),
('126536','Flossmoor High School Viking Choir is the choir in the  singing section (Uncredited)'),
('126537',' Although almost completed, this animated short was abandoned by Bill  Plympton and never finished.'),
('126538',' The first and last reels are missing from all surviving copies of  this film.'),
('126539',' Lucha Villa only full length solo live convert video recorded before  her accident.'),
('126540',' Italian censorship visa #30284 delivered on 03 September 1938.'),
('126541',' Filmed in 1976 but never released to theaters, going directly to TV  in 1978.'),
('126542',' Lucifer was originally played by Chris Jagger (I) (qv), but  squabbling between he and Kenneth Anger (qv) led to Jagger  returning to London and Anger taking over the role.'),
('126543',' The score for the movie was composed by the incarcerated killer  Bobby Beausoleil (qv), one of the infamous Charles Manson (qv)  family killers. He was in jail when he made the score.'),
('126544',' This movie was originally to have been a two'),
('126545','reel Western, but was  converted into a serial.'),
('126546',' Episodes 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13 and 14 survive in the Library of  Congress Moving Image Collection.'),
('126547',' Although Alice Day is listed in the role of Langdons wife in the  scenario, examination of surviving stills confirms that the role was  played by Marceline Day.'),
('126548',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('126549',' A video copy of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('126550',' Mickey Rourke (qv) originally had a role, but he walked off the  set when the producers refused to let him include his pet chihuahua  in the movie.'),
('126551',' The basketball sequence was filmed at Juan Diego Catholic High  School, in Draper, Utah, where Ryan Merriman, the actor who played  Kyle Johnson, was a student (I happened to be a student at Juan  Diego while the movie was being shot, and saw the completed  feature).'),
('126552',' This documentary is featured on the 2'),
('126553','disc Criterion Collection DVD  for _Short Cuts (1993)_ (qv).'),
('126554',' The producer destroyed all of the negatives after the film was  finished, so finding a completely uncut copy is very difficult.'),
('126555',' Originally, the film was much longer, but due to the negatives being  destroyed, it has been difficult for director  Johan Vandewoestijne (qv) to scrounge together the original for a  release. Before, the plot was different, with a journalist  investigating the main character, John Lucker, before his rampage in  the current release. The journalist becomes intrigued by Lucker, and  seeks to take up his mantle. Lucker discovers this, kills the  journalist, and continues his rampage.'),
('126556',' A poster for  _Star Wars: Episode VI '),
('126557',' Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv) is visible  on the counter in the video rental store.'),
('126558',' Released over a year after its predecessor, Purity Squad (1945),  this was the final episode in the long and successful Crime Does Not  Pay 2'),
('126559','reel series.'),
('126560',' Original French title is undetermined.'),
('126561',' Official entry of the HBO Aspen Comedy Film Festival.'),
('126562',' Oscar shortlist 2007 (last 10). Winner of 36 international awards  including 18 in Best Short Film category. Prizes from AFI, Huesca,  Clermont Ferrand, Nashville, Asiana Film Fest (Grand Jury), Foyle,  Athens Ohio, Cinequest, Hollywood International, Hollyshorts, Aspen  Shortsfest and many others.'),
('126563',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Ten Acre Gold Brick, A (1913)_ (qv).'),
('126564',' The film was kept in the can for a full year after it was completed.  By the time of its March 1936 release, Scotty Beckett (I) (qv) had  successfully made the transition to feature films and had become a  major child star.'),
('126565',' Third title released in the Musical Parade Series #1 (1943'),
('126566','1944).'),
('126567',' Lucky Days is the first project in which Angelica Torn (qv) will  appear on screen with her father, Rip Torn (qv).'),
('126568',' This is Angelica Torn (qv)s first feature that she  wrote/directed/produced/stars.'),
('126569',' A copy of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives'),
('126570',' Writer Rose, Bob (II) (qv) was a stuntman in Hollywood.'),
('126571',' The first time Laurel, Stan (qv) and Hardy, Oliver (qv) were in  a film together. In the film, Hardy was a robber who robbed Laurel  at gun point.'),
('126572',' This film was already made in late 1919, but shelved for several  years.'),
('126573',' Released as a split reel along with the comedy  _Village Hero, The (1911)_ (qv).'),
('126574',' John Boulting (qv) replaced Charles Crichton (qv).'),
('126575',' Director Stanley Donen (qv) had such a hard time filming the boat  sequences that he vowed to never work with boats again.'),
('126576',' Robby Benson (I) (qv) had to wear a wig on this film because he  had shaved his head for a previous film,  _Death Be Not Proud (1975) (TV)_ (qv) and his hair had not grown  back yet.'),
('126577',' Fresh from his success with _Jaws (1975)_ (qv),  Steven Spielberg (qv) was originally offered the chance to direct,  but he declined.'),
('126578',' Gene Hackman (qv) replaced George Segal (I) (qv) in the role of  Kibby after a leg injury sidelined Segal.'),
('126579',' The original ending had Kibby Womack and Walker Ellis gunned down by  government agents with Claire watching, and was followed by scenes  ten years later of Claire, now married to her wealthy but dull  boyfriend and with a son, reminiscing about her romantic youth.  Director Stanley Donen (qv) felt the finished film was too comedic  in tone for such a downbeat ending so Donen, Hackman and Reynolds  went to Rome where Minnelli was shooting  _Matter of Time, A (1976)_ (qv) and filmed a new ending. The trio  were shown with "old age" make'),
('126580','up still together in bed at age 70.  This ending wasnt satisfactory to the actors involved, so footage  shot earlier of the threesome young and happy was substituted  instead. Some of the unused ending footage ended up on the  syndicated Fox TV show _"Thats Hollywood" (1976)_ (qv).'),
('126581',' Shot in six days.'),
('126582',' This making'),
('126583','of is featured on the DVD for the 1st season of  _"Lucky Louie" (2006)_ (qv).'),
('126584',' Terence Hill (qv) dedicated this to his two sons Ross (1973'),
('126585','1990)  and Kevin'),
('126586',' Awarded Honorabale Mention at the After Hours Film Society Student  Festival'),
('126587',' Finalist, 2007 PlanetOut Short Film Awards'),
('126588',' Nominated, Best Gay & Lesbian Short, Great Lakes Film Festival'),
('126589',' SPOILER: An alternate scene was filmed in which Slevin kills Lindsey  but was considered too dark.'),
('126590',' Josh Hartnett (qv) (Slevin) lived with writer  Jason Smilovic (qv) and his girlfriend in New York while the  script was being written. Smilovic said that he thought of having  Slevin wear a towel a lot of the time because he saw Hartnett in one  so often. More so it added a vulnerable quality to Slevin.'),
('126591',' The hand X'),
('126592','ray in the coroners office is the directors hand.'),
('126593',' SPOILER: (Warning! Also contains a spoiler for  _House of Sand and Fog (2003)_ (qv)): It is the second movie in  which Ben Kingsley (qv) dies by having a plastic bag over his  head. The other one was _House of Sand and Fog (2003)_ (qv),  although in that case, he did it to himself.'),
('126594',' SPOILER: In the end, the pseudonym alias of Slevin; "Kelevra" which  is Hebrew for bad dog ties with Bruce Willis (qv)s character,  Smith/Mr. Goodkat.'),
('126595',' The name of the film comes from an episode title of  _"New Shmoo, The" (1979)_ (qv). Shmoo is also referenced by  Morgan Freeman (I) (qv) in the movie.'),
('126596',' On promotional material for the film, Ben Kingsley (qv)s credit  included his KCVO title. At first, the actor was singled out for  some criticism as such things are usually omitted from professional  credits. It transpired that this was a mistake by a studio  executive, who was unfamiliar with the British honours system.'),
('126597',' According to the commentary, Lisa Kudrow (qv) did her own stunt  when her characters car goes through the glass at the station  (although it didnt look that dangerous anyway).'),
('126598',' This film was based on a true'),
('126599','life scandal involving the  Pennsylvania Lottery Commission in 1980. Employees of a local  television station in Pittsburgh actually were convicted and served  jail time in the "666" drawing. Some of the balls were weighted down  by injecting them with paint, insuring that only 6s would remain  air borne and captured in the lottery machine.'),
('126600',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _In the Beef and Butter Country (1917)_ (qv).'),
('126601',' Ginger Rogers (qv) turned down the role of Hildy Johnson  (eventually played by Rosalind Russell (qv)) in the  Howard Hawks (qv) comedy _His Girl Friday (1940)_ (qv) so she  could co'),
('126602','star with Ronald Colman (qv) in this movie.'),
('126603',' The church used in the proposal scene is the same church used in  Buster Keatons 1925 movie "Seven Chances."'),
('126604',' The statue used in the scene where Luckless hides from the Masked  Bandits is the same statue used in Buster Keatons 1920 short "The  Scarecrow" located in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CA.'),
('126605',' The statue used in the scene where Luckless hides from the Masked  Bandits is the same statue used in Buster Keatons 1921 short "Hard  Luck" located in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CA.'),
('126606',' At the end of the movie, Luckless mouths "Damfino" to The Girl. This  is a homage to Buster Keatons 1921 movie "The Boat" where he mouths  it to actress Sybil Seely.'),
('126607',' The scene where Luckless finds the flyer of The Girl was shot on the  location of the original Buster Keaton studios.'),
('126608',' Visa dexploitation en France: #84719.'),
('126609',' Although a fictional story, the film is based on actual facts.'),
('126610',' According the Netherlands Film Museum, which restored "Lucky Star",  the film was originally a part talkie, with some dialog and effects,  but the soundtrack has been lost.'),
('126611',' In the intro, Elliott is standing next to some paintings under a  bridge; these are known as the Lovejoy Columns in Portland, Oregon.  Made in the early 50s and torn down in 2005.'),
('126612',' The short film was shot in three days (hence the title Lucky Three);  all of which was shot in Portland, Oregon (Pearl District, South  East and North East).'),
('126613',' Released as a split reel along with the documentary  _Scenes in Iceland (1916)_ (qv).'),
('126614',' Was initially scheduled for a release date of September 8, 2006. It  was then pushed back to March 16, 2007. It was pushed back once  more, before finally being released on May 4, 2007. Several posters  were already made up for the film that still had its original  release date of September 8, 2006 on it.'),
('126615',' SPOILER: Although the film takes place during a fictitious World  Series of Poker Tournament in 2003. Some of the events depicted and  referenced in the movies tournament are remarkably close to real  life. In 2003, the World Series of Pokers Main Event had 839  players, like in the movie. It was eventually won by an amateur  playing in his first live tournament, who qualified on'),
('126616','line,  Chris Moneymaker (qv) in real life, Jason Keyes  (Evan Jones (I) (qv)) in the film. The eventual winner would go on  to defeat veteran pro poker player to win the tournament, Sam Farha  in real life, L.C. Cheever (Robert Duvall (I) (qv)) in the film.  And the tournaments winner would go on to win the top prize of $2.5  million.'),
('126617',' If you wait until the end of the credits there is another one minute  clip.'),
('126618',' The female lead role was initially assigned to Riddhima Kapoor, the  daughter of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, however, her parents  decided to get her married to a Delhi'),
('126619','based industrialist in 2006  instead.'),
('126620',' Sneha Ullal (qv)s parents let her go to Russia only because they  knew she was in good hands with Salman Khan (I) (qv).'),
('126621',' You can see a poster of the movie _Buffalo 66 (1998)_ (qv), hanging  in Lidda Doyles (Kirsten Dunst) room.'),
('126622',' Lucie Arnaz (qv) was very much outraged by the portrayal of her  parents in this movie believing that the makers of it didnt really  go into explaining the reasons behind the couples tumultuous  marriage. This prompted Arnaz and her husband,  Laurince Luckinbill (qv), to create the Emmy Award'),
('126623','winning,  _Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993) (TV)_ (qv), in 1993 which gave a  lot of insight into the Ball'),
('126624','Arnaz marriage.'),
('126625',' This was the last time Ball, Lucille (qv) and Vance, Vivian (qv)  appeared on screen together. During filming, Vance was already  suffering from the cancer that would lead to her death two years  later.'),
('126626',' This was the very first time that Lucille Ball left the USA to film  a TV Special'),
('126627',' Originally to be filmed in Paris (with Mitzi Gaynor (qv)), which  was changed to Saudi Arabia, before finally London.'),
('126628',' Originally supposed to costar Laurence Olivier (qv).'),
('126629',' A continuation of _"Lucy Show, The" (1962)_ (qv) episode "Lucy Flies  to London".'),
('126630',' A special feature on the _Shaun of the Dead (2004)_ (qv) DVD.'),
('126631',' Some of the most sexual explicit content was made by doubles, not by  the main actors.'),
('126632',' The movie is divided in two chapters: "Lucía" and "El Sexo" which  gives its title to the movie.'),
('126633',' Romy Schneider (I) (qv) played again Elisabeth of Austria only as  a favor to Luchino Visconti (qv). Only years before she made it  very clear that she didnt want to have something to do with that  "damn princess" anymore. She believed the character ruined her  career as an actress because everyone wanted to see her in such  over'),
('126634','romantic roles.'),
('126635',' The aircraft that was used for the exterior shots is a Tupolev  Tu'),
('126636','154M with the registration OM'),
('126637','AAC. In reality its a Slovak  Airlines plane.'),
('126638',' For more than a decade, this film held the box office record in  Portugal, for a Portuguese film.'),
('126639',' "Lugar do Morto" has a double meaning in Portuguese language: it  means, literally, "the dead mans seat", but it also means "the  passenger seat", the seat beside the drivers.'),
('126640',' This is the only film in the history of the Academy Awards to have  been nominated for an Oscar and then removed from the ballot. The  director Adolfo Aristarain (qv) had intended this to be  Argentinas official entry for Best Foreign Language Film. When he  took it to the Argentinean committee for submission he was told that  Argentina had already decided on another film (Eliseo Subielas The  Dark Side of the Heart). Undaunted he went next door to the  Uruguayan committee and offered it as Uruguays official entry. This  went against the academys rule which states that the film must be  directed, written, produced and cast with people from the country of  the films submission. The board submitted "A Place in the World" as  Uruguays official entry despite the fact that it was directed by an  Argentinean, written by an Argentinean, produced by Argentineans,  cast mostly with Argentineans and told the story of an Argentinean  rancher facing off against an Argentinean hydroelectric plant in  Argentina. Aristarain knew the rules but decided to submit the film  because his wife was a native Uruguayan who had been the films  costume designer and had a hand in co'),
('126641','writing the screenplay. When  the 1992 Oscar nominations came out, A Place in the World was among  the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film (ironically, the film  that Argentina submitted was not). The Academys board of governors  learned that the film was in violation of the rule after the  nominations had come out and decided to remove it from the official  ballot. Aristarain felt that the board was out of line and after  failing the convince them to change their minds, he tried to sue on  the grounds of "breach of contract". He lost the suit on the ruling  that the Academy "has the complete, untrammeled ability to base the  awards on whatever it wants". Angry at the ruling, Aristarain made  the decision not to release the film in the United States. He  relented and it did get a minor release in early 1995 (where it  grossed $100,986). As for the Academy, in an effort to avoid this  kind of problem again, they rewrote their official rules to make the  submission process more mathematically sound.'),
('126642',' One of the 50 films in the 4'),
('126643','disk boxed DVD set called "Treasures  from American Film Archives (2000)", compiled by the National Film  Preservation Foundation from 18 American film archives. This film  was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy of Motion Picture  Art and Sciences. This version has an uncredited piano music score  and runs 26 seconds.'),
('126644',' Film shot on location during making of _Cool Hand Luke (1967)_ (qv).'),
('126645',' Film was released unedited, exactly as it was shot in the camera.'),
('126646',' This film was intended to be shown at 5fps with a soundtrack  consisting of side one of "Sketches of Spain" by Miles Davis.'),
('126647',' "Hero for hire" Luke Cage is the superhero from which actor Nicolas  Cage took his last name. Cage is the nephew of renowned director  Francis Ford Coppola, and didnt want any special treatment when  coming up in the movie business so he chose the name from one of his  favorite comic books.'),
('126648',' The shipboard scenes were shot on a navy battleship on a day it was  open to the public. In some scenes, sailors from the ship are  visible loitering in the background, watching the action.'),
('126649',' A print of this film survives in the Museum of Modern Art, New York.'),
('126650',' This is the first time that any of Luke Kellys live performances  have been released on DVD/film for general distribution.'),
('126651',' A print of this film survives in the Archives of the British Film  Institute.'),
('126652',' A print of this film survives in the Museum Of Modern Art, New York.'),
('126653',' The film playing in the theater near the end of the film is The  Longest Yard. The film ran with the sound off, and the cast and  crew were only allotted the length of the film to complete the long  scene. The darker shots are that way because they were shot during  the end credits.'),
('126654',' One snow globe was destroyed in the spoof of Citizen Kane. It was a  Winnie the pooh snow globe that belonged to the professor whose  office the scene was shot in. The snow globe was later replaced by  the more relevant Orson Wells snow globe.'),
('126655',' Whenever a sheet of paper was needed for a scene, a page from the  script was used. This included Wades fliers, Lous manager  booklets, and Summers principles.'),
('126656',' The Lou/Wade bathroom scene was entirely improvised on the day. A  crew member used the bathroom and suggested shooting a scene there  because it looked interesting.'),
('126657',' The film playing in the projection room is a 16 mm copy of the  original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It was given as a gift to  director of photography, Chris Porto.'),
('126658',' Simona Wakefields mother, Adona, was cut from the final version of  the film, but can still be seen in one shot. When Rocky leaves the  theater after getting fired, a blonde woman is standing near a  bench. Thats her.'),
('126659',' The DVD collection in Rockys room is actually the DVD collection  and room of the director of photography on the film. The script on  the table, titled Finding Direction, is a feature script written  by director Zach Dehm.'),
('126660',' The cop cookie jar in Lous office is a nod to the BBC comedy The  Office. A second nod to the show can be seen when Lou gives Rocky  the stack of books. The author of the top manual is Ricky Brent. The  main character and co'),
('126661','creator of the office is Ricky Gervais. His  character is named David Brent.'),
('126662',' A print of this film survives in the International Museum of  Photography at George Eastman House, New York.'),
('126663',' This interview is featured on the 2'),
('126664','Disc DVD for  _Büchse der Pandora, Die (1929)_ (qv).'),
('126665',' Juliette Binoche (qv) was originally cast in the  Mira Sorvino (qv) role. She had to pull out at the last minute.  She is thanked in the movie credits.'),
('126666',' The character of Dr. Van Horn was originally written for novelist  Salman Rushdie (qv), a good friend of Paul Auster (qv). Because  the fatwah issued against Rushdie by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in  1989 had not been lifted, production costs would have exploded  because of the necessary security to guard Rushdie. The part  eventually went to Willem Dafoe (qv).'),
('126667',' The only Warner Bros. cartoon filmed in 3D.'),
('126668',' This cartoon was intended for release with  _House of Wax (1953)_ (qv), which was also filmed in 3D.'),
('126669',' Based on a science fiction performance poem by Alan Denman.'),
('126670',' Visa dexploitation en France # 86742.'),
('126671',' The final script is the result of documentary research. Another  source is "Une saison au Congo", a play by Aimé Césaire.'),
('126672',' Raoul Peck had already made a film about Lumumba in 1992: "Lumumba,  la mort du prophète", but it was a documentary.'),
('126673',' The original public release in Soviet Union was cancelled after  Americans had landed on the moon.'),
('126674',' An entire brick village was built for the making of the film,  including street, canals and the harbor, and had to be rebuilt after  a flooding.'),
('126675',' This film was produced using the Ives'),
('126676','Leventhal stereoscopic (3'),
('126677','D)  process.'),
('126678',' When this was released on the ZX Spectrum, it only required 16  kilobytes of memory to run. It was one of the last popular games  that didnt need 48K.'),
('126679',' On 17 June 1980, Ataris "Asteroids" and "Lunar Lander" were the  first two video games to ever be registered in the Copyright Office.'),
('126680',' The character of Dark Rose also appears in a feature made several  years earlier. She is played by a different actress. The actress  portraying Rose in this film was able to do the physical scenes  herself and even devised the method of making Rose appear to leap  several yards without costly or dangerous cable work.'),
('126681',' Much of the spoken dialogue used in the new version of Lunar Eternal  Blue for the Playstation actually reuses dialogue from the Sega CD  version, even in cases in which a different actor is performing a  characters voice.'),
('126682',' After the epilogues credits roll, the system will begin playing a  series of sound clips revealing the voice actors flubbing their  lines.'),
('126683',' Was re'),
('126684','released in 1999 on Playstation as Lunar: Silver Star Story  Complete.'),
('126685',' For 17 months, this was the best selling game in Japan'),
('126686',' Billy Drago injured himself while filming the fight between him and  Michael Pare.'),
('126687',' George Tobias (qv) first movie.'),
('126688',' Bruce Campbell (I) (qv) (Ray) also plays the Brain Surgeon who  appears in Hanks nightmares'),
('126689',' Shot in 1989, not released until 1991.'),
('126690',' The boy on the tricycle was played by the directors brother.'),
('126691',' The dubbawallas, many of whom are illiterate, have received a Six  Sigma Award, alongside GE and Motorola for achieving an error rate  of less than one in six million.'),
('126692',' This was the first'),
('126693','ever co'),
('126694','production between major trading partners  Hong Kong and Canada,'),
('126695',' Bertice Reading ("Lola") spoke no French and had to learn her dialog  phonetically.'),
('126696',' This short movie is edited in the movie released in 1991.'),
('126697',' A punching bag constructed for the film, measuring about 8 feet  high, 5 feet wide and weighing about 400 pounds was certified as the  worlds largest by Guinness World Records.'),
('126698',' Tony Wong (Yuk Long Wong (qv)), the creator of Oriental Heroes,  the manhua (Hong Kong comic) on which Dragon Tiger Gate is based on,  makes a cameo appearance as Master Qi.'),
('126699',' When Dragon and Tiger fight, Tiger does a Thai Boxing ritual called  "Wai Khru Ram Muay" which is a ceremonial dance and stretching  routine often performed by Thai Boxers before a fight. The actor  that plays Tiger (Ken Lo) is a former Muay Thai Champion.'),
('126700',' Dragons love interest in this movie is played by Miki Yeung '),
('126701',' a  member of the Hong Kong pop band "Cookies". In the previous Dragon  film ("Dragon Loaded 2003"), Dragons love interest was played by  Stephy Tang who is also a member of the all'),
('126702','girl pop band.'),
('126703',' Giuliano Gemma is credited as Robert Wood on the Finnish theatrical  poster'),
('126704',' Selected by Quentin Tarantino for the First Quentin Tarantino Film  Fest in Austin, Texas, 1996. Tarantino had actually never seen the  picture before he screened it. He loved it so much that all  subsequent Quentin Tarantino Film Fests had a surprise movie added  to the end of each all'),
('126705','nighter known as the "Wolf Woman" selection;  defined as an outrageous exploitation film sure to wake the audience  up. "Wolf Women" selections over the years have included The Blood  Spattered Bride and Mighty Peking Man.'),
('126706',' Shot in 51 days, over 50 actors worked in this film, over 1300  extras and other people in non'),
('126707','speaking roles were used, had a crew  of 80 '),
('126708',' all figures much larger than in a common Finnish film.'),
('126709',' Producer Dino De Laurentiis was star Silvana Manganos husband.'),
('126710',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('126711',' Third entry in the Hollywood Girls comedy series.'),
('126712',' Reels 1 to 4 of this 5'),
('126713','reel film survive in the Library of Congress.'),
('126714',' The first film made in Kansas City.'),
('126715',' Sedgwick, Eileen (qv) replaced Malone, Molly (I) (qv), who had  starred in the first five chapters, when Malone had to have an  emergency appendectomy.'),
('126716',' Chapter titles:  '),
('126717',' 1. The Big Tent  '),
('126718',' 2. The Giants Leap  '),
('126719',' 3. Beaten Back  '),
('126720',' 4. The Message on the Cuff  '),
('126721',' 5. The Lip Reader  '),
('126722',' 6. The Aerial Disaster  '),
('126723',' 7. The Charge of the Elephant  '),
('126724',' 8. The Human Ladder  '),
('126725',' 9. The Flying Loop  '),
('126726',' 10. A Shot for Life  '),
('126727',' 11. The Dagger  '),
('126728',' 12. A Strange Escape  '),
('126729',' 13. A Plunge for Life  '),
('126730',' 14. Flames  '),
('126731',' 15. The Stolen Record  '),
('126732',' 16. The Knockout  '),
('126733',' 17. A Race with Time  '),
('126734',' 18. The Last Trick.'),
('126735',' Walter Brennan (qv) and Sherman Sanders (qv) originated their  roles a decade earlier in Jean Renoir (qv)s  _Swamp Water (1941)_ (qv)'),
('126736',' The title was changed to "Personal Column" midway through the  original U.S. theatrical release because staff at the Production  Code Administration thought the word "lured" sounded too much like  "lurid". Director Douglas Sirk felt the title change confused  potential audiences and led to the films box'),
('126737','office failure.'),
('126738',' Jon Finch (qv)s entire performance was re'),
('126739','looped by another  actor.'),
('126740',' Was originally to be made by producer Charles Band (qv)s earlier  company Empire Pictures and to be directed by  Stuart Gordon (I) (qv).'),
('126741',' Available at the Danish Public Libraries (De danske  Folkebiblioteker).'),
('126742',' The musicians seen on screen throughout the film are actual Los  Angeles musicians who perform and record film scores, with the  exception of actors Jeff Goldblum (qv), Forest Whitaker (qv),  Don Cheadle (qv) and Alex Desert (qv). Everette Harp seen early  in the film at a recording session is an actual jazz saxophonist  with a complete discography. Forest Whitaker also starred in another  film based on jazz, "Bird" in which he played late jazz saxophonist  Charlie "Bird" Parker who is refernced in this film several times  and plays the trumpet in reference to another great jazz musician,  Clifford Brown. Lennie Niehaus, the films composer and arrangers  voice can be heard counting down the orchestra in the opening  recording session that Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker open the  film with. Jack Sheldon who plays Norman, was a jazz trumpet player  performing with the likes of Johnny Mandel and Stan Getz.'),
('126743',' The title for the film comes from a famous tune written by Billy  Strayhorn.'),
('126744',' The little container that contained Forest Whitakers "suicide  pills" was actually an empty camera film holder.'),
('126745',' Kathy Bakers singing in the film was dubbed by Sue Raney.'),
('126746',' The musicians featured throughout the film are members of the  Hollywood Studio Symphony orchestra.'),
('126747',' Filmed concurrently with  _Witches of Breastwick, The (2005) (V)_ (qv).'),
('126748',' The movie contains not one single word of dialogue. An early draft  did contain the word "no" but it was cut.'),
('126749',' Director Vincente Minnelli (qv) had a portion of a field  spray'),
('126750','painted yellow to closer resemble Vincent van Gogh (qv)s  painting.'),
('126751',' The color process used for the film (Ansco color, but labeled in the  credits as Metrocolor) is supposedly unsuitable for long term color  preservation. As a result, many prints have lost the extraordinary  brightness of the movies images.'),
('126752',' Anthony Quinn (qv) won an Oscar for a 12 minute performance.'),
('126753',' Average Shot Length (ASL) = 15 seconds'),
('126754',' Many of the locations used for filming were the actual locations  Vincent van Gogh (qv) visited in his life.'),
('126755',' Parts of the film were shot in Auvers'),
('126756','sur'),
('126757','Oise where Van Gogh lived  and died. Kirk Douglas (I) (qv) had had his hair cut specially in  the style of the artist and had it dyed in a similar reddish tint.  This was enough to make some of the older inhabitants of the town  believe that Van Gogh had returned.'),
('126758',' Jimmy Sangster (qv) replaced Terence Fisher (qv) at very short  notice.'),
('126759',' Ralph Bates (qv) was cast at very short notice.'),
('126760',' Ingrid Pitt (qv) turned down the lead because she thought the  script was terrible.'),
('126761',' Peter Cushing (qv) was originally intended to play the lead but  asked to bow out so that he could continue to look after his ailing  wife'),
('126762',' Mike Ravens voice was dubbed by Valentine Dyall.'),
('126763',' The title comes from the famous production nickname of  _Duel in the Sun (1946)_ (qv).'),
('126764',' John Waters (I) (qv) was asked to direct the film but refused  because he did not write the script.'),
('126765',' Edith Massey (qv) auditioned for the part of Big Ed, but  Paul Bartel (qv) did not want her in the film because he thought  it would look too much like a John Waters (I) (qv) film without  John Waters.'),
('126766',' The 2002 video version is totally uncut.'),
('126767',' Filmed on the streets of New York over the 12 months following Sept.  11.'),
('126768',' Robert Parrish (qv) directed for several days when  Nicholas Ray (qv) fell ill.'),
('126769',' Julian Glover (qv) created the part of the Knight in the original  stage production.'),
('126770',' Stephan Schwartz (qv) is the German Voice of Luther.'),
('126771',' There are many instances when actual quotes are used by the  characters. This includes Friar Tetzels "Coin in the coffer rings a  soul from Purgatory springs" as well as Luthers "Here I Stand"  speech.'),
('126772',' Sir Peter Ustinov (qv)s final film.'),
('126773',' The special effects artist who did the make'),
('126774','up for the film refused  credit.'),
('126775',' The old woman that Luther kills outside the grocery store is  actually a young actress in old age make'),
('126776','up'),
('126777',' In real life Edward Terry (qv) only stands 57" and weighs 160  pounds, but clever camerawork made him loom much larger and more  fearsome.'),
('126778',' Eili Wallach was first offered Harry Berlin.'),
('126779',' First computer animated short nominated for an Academy Award.'),
('126780',' This film was the movie debut of the popular theater actor  Narciso Ibáñez Menta (qv).'),
('126781',' This was the first movie shot in "Super 16". Director of photography  Rune Ericson invented this cinematographic process and was honored  for it with a technical Oscar in 2002.'),
('126782',' This is a lost film.'),
('126783',' World premiere at Port'),
('126784','au'),
('126785','Prince, Haiti, June 1952.'),
('126786',' This feature film was shot for the low budget of $17,000 and without  a crew. In the opening scene of Armageddon, a car explodes and flips  in the air. This one act was the movies entire budget.'),
('126787',' The Danish title translated directly to English means "Happiness  Street".'),
('126788',' The script was developed at the 2002 Sundance filmmakers lab and  was one of the focal points of the Robert Redford (qv) '),
('126789','produced  documentary _Sundance 20(2002)_ (qv), which is an inside look at the  labs process.'),
('126790',' The role of Mickey Bartlett was written with Alec Baldwin (qv) in  mind.'),
('126791',' Emile Hirsch (qv), Ryan Gosling (qv) and Kieran Culkin (qv)  were originally cast in the film. By the time the funding was  complete Emile and Kieran had become too old for their respective  roles and were re'),
('126792','cast, while Gosling had become too big a star to  do a supporting role.'),
('126793',' The film is loosely based on the Martinis own childhood  experiences.'),
('126794',' While the film was being developed at the Sundance filmmakers lab,  Kieran Culkin (qv) played the role of Scott in all of the  experimental scenes the Martinis shot. When it came time to make the  film for real, Kierans younger brother, Rory Culkin (qv) was  offered the role because Kieran had become too old to play it. After  reading the script and watching the experimental scenes from the  lab, Rory said yes.'),
('126795',' This production was the last time actress Lynda Carter (qv) donned  the Wonder Woman costume for film cameras.'),
('126796',' The club shown during the "Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling" number  is titled "Mister S". This is in reference to Lyndas then husband  Ron Samuels (qv) who was also the programs executive producer.'),
('126797',' Lynda explained to audiences during her May 5, 2007 cabaret show in  San Francisco that when she filmed this special and sang the song  "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" that she did not have time to rehearse  with the military soldiers that were to be used during that specific  performance. While filming the segment various soldiers began  twirling real bayonets directly behind Lynda as she moved closer to  the camera. She said that a few of the sharp edges made contact with  her dress and many of sequins stitched onto the back of the dress  were scattered all over the floor.'),
('126798',' This film is composed entirely of film footage that has been  preserved by the Nederlands Filmmuseum, Amsterdam.'),
('126799',' All actors perform naked. This was due not simply to the budget  being too small to accommodate the appropriate costumes and regalia;  the director also intended to use his particularity to heighten the  impact of Aristophanes anarchistic ideas.'),
('126800',' The author of the novel on which the film is based, Manuel Rivas,  has a cameo in the film. When Daniel is first taken to the beach and  lined up with other prisoners to be shot, Rivas appears to the right  of him in a grey jumper.'),
('126801',' Available at the Danish Public Libraries (De danske  Folkebiblioteker).'),
('126802',' The dining room of Palais des Thermes (Ostend) with the coloured  glass wall representing the sea with seagulls, where Valerie and  Stefan are eating the first evening and where countess Bathory sees  them for the first time, still exists but the trinkhall (300 meters  from the hotel) with the seduction scene between countess Bathory  and Valerie ("little Edelweis") is no longer there. The entrance  hall is at Hotel Astoria (with the conversation with Pierre and  where countess Bathory is knitting), but the rooms and windows are  shot at the Grand Hotel des Thermes. If countess Bathory has been  there 40 years ago, this is not probable because the hotel is build  only in 1932 and the action takes place in 1970...'),
('126803',' The book which appears in the movie is "Lavalée des avalés"  (translated as "Swallow of the Swallowed") by Canadian writer Réjean  Ducharme.'),
('126804',' Natalie Portman (qv) was originally turned down for her role due  to being too young, but she came back and gave such a brilliant  performance that Luc Besson (qv) had to give her the role.'),
('126805',' DIRCAMEO(Luc Besson (qv)): in the "version longe" hes one of the  guys shooting back when Leon and Matilda are doing an assignment for  Tony.'),
('126806',' During the filming involving all of the police cars on the street, a  man ran from a store he had just robbed. When he encountered the  movie set by accident, he saw all of the "police" and gave himself  up to a bunch of uniformed extras.'),
('126807',' Stansfield says he and his goons will show up at noon. At Leóns  house we see a clock that shows 11:58. The following sequence takes  exactly two minutes, and they show up exactly at noon.'),
('126808',' Matilda checks herself and Leon in under the name "MacGuffin".  "MacGuffin" is a movie term coined by Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv)  for a trivial element in a movie which serves no other purpose than  to drive the plot forwards.'),
('126809',' The potted plant Leon nurtures, and which Matilda replants at the  end of the movie, is an aglaonema, pronounced "ag'),
('126810','leon'),
('126811','ema".'),
('126812',' The original script had more scenes with "awkward sexual tension"  between Matilda and Leon. These scenes were later cut out for the  American release dubbed "The Professional", but were included in the  1996 European release, as well as in the deleted scenes of the  special edition DVD.'),
('126813',' The pistols that Leon uses are Beretta 92s with compensators added  on.'),
('126814',' According to Luc Besson (qv)s first script'),
('126815','draft, Léons full  name is Leone Montana.'),
('126816',' DIRTRADE(Luc Besson (qv)): [reno]'),
('126817',' DIRTRADE(Luc Besson (qv)): [music]'),
('126818',' DIRTRADE(Luc Besson (qv)): [intro]'),
('126819',' Liv Tyler (qv) was considered for the part of Mathilda but was  deemed too tall at the time.'),
('126820',' When the villains are turning Mathildas home upside down, the crook  with the dreadlocks finds a reggae album in the record collection.  The record he is holding up and referring to as "Cool" is "Marcus  Children" by Burning Spear from 1978.'),
('126821',' This is Natalie Portman (qv)s motion picture debut.'),
('126822',' Natalie Portman (qv) at first had reservations about smoking on  screen due to the adverse effect of that on teens (she was then only  eleven years old). Only after Luc Besson (qv) convince her that  Mathilda later quits smoking because she wants to impress Leon and  this shows that smoking is a bad habit she agreed to do the smoking.'),
('126823',' Léon Gaumont (qv) was a French inventor developing cinematographic  techniques in the late 19th century alonside with the Lumière  brothers. Gaumont is the name of the production company that made  Léon.'),
('126824',' Filming was delayed when the roof of the set collapsed, but  fortunately no one was hurt.'),
('126825',' This Christmas special featured characters from the most popular  programs the network (Antena 3) had at the time.'),
('126826',' The first Hungarian movie filmed in color. Because of the lack of  money filmmakers used Gevacolor reels, which were found by the  police at smugglers on the Romanian border. This caused that all  color prints of this movie paled down to black and white in a few  years, and the sound also heavily damaged.'),
('126827',' Some of the mansions in the movie were actually residents of  Communist party officials.'),
('126828',' The original story was written by Mihály Fazekas in 1816. The story  is known to more than 20% of the Hungarian population.'),
('126829',' Like some other German comedies of that era (such as  "Kuddelmuddel"), this films title consists of a rhyming word'),
('126830','play,  "Luegen auf Ruegen," corresponding in English to "Distorting at a  Resort." '),
('126831',' Prof Steven P Hill, University of Illinois.'),
('126832',' This short movie was selected at the Cannes Film Festival on 1972,  in the Section: "La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs".'),
('126833',' This short movie was selected in the national Toulon Film Festival  in 1972 and won a Special Mention for the best short movie.'),
('126834',' Lorre, Peter (I) (qv)s whistling was dubbed by director  Lang, Fritz (I) (qv).'),
('126835',' The tune that Peter Lorre (I) (qv)s character whistles is "In the  Hall of the Mountain King," from the "Peer Gynt" suite, by  Edvard Grieg (qv).'),
('126836',' Peter Lorre (I) (qv) was Jewish and fled Germany in fear of Nazi  persecution shortly after the movies release.  Fritz Lang (I) (qv), who was half Jewish, fled two years later.'),
('126837',' Contrary to popular belief, Fritz Lang (I) (qv) did not change the  title from "The Murderers are Among Us" to "M" due to fear of  persecution by the Nazis. He changed the title during filming,  influenced by the scene where one of the criminals writes the letter  on his hand. Lang thought "M" was a more interesting title.'),
('126838',' Fritz Lang (I) (qv) asserts that he cast real criminals for the  court scene in the end.'),
('126839',' Fritz Lang (I) (qv)s cruelty to his actors was legendary here.  Peter Lorre (I) (qv) was thrown down the stairs into the cellar  over a dozen times.'),
('126840',' Based on an article Fritz Lang (I) (qv) read about the serial  killer Peter Kuerten from Duesseldorf. Details have been changed but  some things resemble reality.'),
('126841',' In Germany, the Nazis banned the movie in July 1934.'),
('126842',' The extras playing the members of the criminal gang were real life  delinquents: before the end of the turning 24 of them were put into  jail.'),
('126843',' Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 25 Most Dangerous Movies".'),
('126844',' Chosen by the Association of German Cinémathèques as the most  important German film of all times.'),
('126845',' MGM studio head Irving Thalberg assembled his writers and directors  for a private screening of this film, telling them that they needed  to be making films of this power and caliber. He also admitted that  if anyone had brought a story of a child killer to him, he would  have rejected it.'),
('126846',' Director Fritz Lang made this film in an effort to claw back his  artistic standing after the double failure of his two previous  films, "Metropolis" (1927) and "Woman in the Moon" (1929).'),
('126847',' The use of voiceover narration was a groundbreaking new technique at  the time.'),
('126848',' Jack Lord (I) (qv)s final film project.'),
('126849',' Moe Keale (qv) plays the same character (Truck Kealoha) that he  did in _"Hawaii Five'),
('126850','O" (1968)_ (qv).'),
('126851',' Peter Weir (qv) passed on the chance to direct.'),
('126852',' The Chinese opera being performed by Song near the beginning is  called "Gui Fei Zui Jiu", aka "The Drunken Concubine", aka "Yang Gui  Fei Gets Tipsy".'),
('126853',' The title M.A.N.T.I.S. stands for: Mechanically Augmented  Neuro'),
('126854','Transmitter Interception System.'),
('126855',' Sam Raimi (I) (qv)s television directorial debut'),
('126856',' DIRTRADE(Sam Raimi (I) (qv)): [Oldsmobile Delta 88]: The 1973  Oldsmobile Delta 88 appears in the movie as the M.A.N.T.I.Ss  camouflage'),
('126857','mode vehicle.'),
('126858',' Dr. Miles Hawkins is named after physicist Stephen Hawking (qv).'),
('126859',' The riot where Dr. Hawkins was shot is based on the riots that  erupted in Los Angeles after the acquittal of the police officers  involved in the Rodney King (qv) beating incident.'),
('126860',' As soon as the film was completed and even before it was released,  the young Mario Giannini (qv) died in a plane crash at the  Falconara airport.'),
('126861',' Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best  pictures of 2000 (#06)'),
('126862',' The opening title sequence has a text that identifies the place as  Korea. This was added at the insistence of the studio after director  Robert Altman (I) (qv) had removed every reference to Korea,  intending it to be mistaken for Vietnam, which would reinforce the  anti'),
('126863','war statement.'),
('126864',' G. Wood (qv) (General Hammond) played the same character in the  movie and first three episodes of the TV series  (_"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv).)'),
('126865',' The 14'),
('126866','year'),
('126867','old son of Robert Altman (I) (qv), Mike Altman (qv),  wrote the lyrics to the theme song (and reportedly made more money  from the movie than his father did as a result).'),
('126868',' This and _Catch'),
('126869','22 (1970)_ (qv), two films satirizing recent  American wars, were released in the same year. "Catch'),
('126870','22," based on  a best'),
('126871','selling novel, featuring a huge cast, and boasting director  Mike Nichols (I) (qv) fresh from his success with  _Graduate, The (1967)_ (qv), was expected to be the more successful  film. When the reverse proved true, Robert Altman (I) (qv) hung a  banner in his office reading, "Caught'),
('126872','22."'),
('126873',' Although set on the front lines of the Korean War, the only gunshots  heard throughout the movie are from the referees pistol during the  inter'),
('126874','camp football game.'),
('126875',' This film was among the first to be released on home video. In 1977  20th Century Fox licensed 50 of its titles to a fledgling video  duplication company called Magnetic Video Corp. Fox purchased the  company in 1978, laying the groundwork for its current successful  video operation.'),
('126876',' Robert Altman (I) (qv) cast so many unknowns that after the few  known actors (Tom Skerritt (qv), Elliott Gould (qv), etc.), the  opening credits are entirely "Introducing...".'),
('126877',' Robert Altman (I) (qv) says that during filming,  Elliott Gould (qv) and Donald Sutherland (I) (qv) together went  to the studio and complained that Altman was filming too much of the  secondary characters. They requested that he be removed from the  film, but the studio refused. After the film was completed and  received its accolades, only Gould confessed the matter to Altman.  As a result, he received parts in other Altman pictures, whereas the  director never again used Sutherland.'),
('126878',' Speaking about the troubles he had with the studio,  Robert Altman (I) (qv) now says, "This film wasnt released '),
('126879',' it  escaped."'),
('126880',' Burt Reynolds (I) (qv) turned down the role of Trapper John.'),
('126881',' Robert Altman (I) (qv) originally wanted Elliott Gould (qv) to  play Duke Forrest. It was only at Goulds request that he got the  role of Trapper John.'),
('126882',' In the opening titles when a soldier is dropped on a stretcher and  hits the ground it wasnt scripted It was actually an accident by  the actor who tripped over something.'),
('126883',' Writer Ring Lardner Jr. (qv) was the only Academy Award winner out  of the movies five nominations. Lardner practically disowned the  movie when he saw that very little of his original script made it  into the final cut.'),
('126884',' The first take of the shot where Hot Lips is revealed in the shower  didnt work because Sally Kellerman (qv) anticipated the reveal  and was already lying on the floor when the tent flap went up. To  distract her, Robert Altman (I) (qv) and Gary Burghoff (qv)  entered the shower tent and dropped their trousers while the shot  was rolling outside. While Kellerman was staring at them, the tent  flap was raised, resulting in her genuine surprise and shock when  she realized what had happened. In the special double disc dvd they  say that Radar is standing naked beside the camera and that thats  the reason why Sally Kellerman looks so surprised when she the flap  was raised'),
('126885',' In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #54 Greatest  Movie of All Time.'),
('126886',' The accounting department claimed shooting was 4 days behind  schedule on only the second day.'),
('126887',' Tom Skerritt (qv) recalled that the dialogue was about 80%  improvised. In order to create a different kind of atmosphere,  Altman cast some of the parts from improvizational clubs who had no  previous movie experience.'),
('126888',' Robert Altman (I) (qv) didnt want Sally Kellerman (qv)  initially because "she was too attractive" and he wanted  unattractive actors.'),
('126889',' This was John Schuck (qv)s film debut, and he was cast as Capt.  Walter Kosciusko Painless Pole Waldowski, the MASH dentist,  because of his very pronounced under bite.'),
('126890',' Reportedly the first major studio release to use the word "fuck" in  its dialogue.'),
('126891',' The operating scenes were almost cut out do to their graphic nature.  However, two women who were visiting the set told the producers that  the operating scenes were what made the movie, and should be kept  in.'),
('126892',' Robert Altman (I) (qv) was originally promised five "points" (a  percentage) of the films profits. After a disagreement between  Altman and one of the Fox executives, the offer of points was taken  back before production began. When the film became a big hit,  Altmans agent asked for the points back; the studio was considering  it when Altman was quoted in the press saying how much he hated  working for Fox. He was never given the points back.'),
('126893',' All of the characters, based on the characters from  Richard Hooker (I) (qv)s novel, are composites of people Hooker  knew, met casually, worked with, or heard about. In Hookers novel,  Frank Burns was only a Captain.'),
('126894',' The loudspeaker shots and announcements were added after the editing  process had begun and the filmmakers realized that they needed more  transitions. Some of the loudspeaker shots have the Moon visible and  were shot while the Apollo 11 astronauts were on the Moon.'),
('126895',' The scene where Father Mulcahy is blessing the jeep was improvised.  Actor Rene Auberjonois (qv) found the blessing in a copy of the  Army Chaplains Handbook, and thought it would be a good addition to  both the story and to his character. The director agreed, and the  scene was shot in one take.'),
('126896',' The story goes that Robert Altman (I) (qv) was editing the movie  with his editor, Danford B. Greene (qv); they had nude pinups on  the walls of the editing room. The head of postproduction came by  and tried to stop Altman from using the editing machine, as he  wasnt a designated editor, and Altman threw him out of the editing  room. The next day a memo came down from the Fox front office,  stating a new policy that there were to be no pinups on the walls of  editing rooms. Altman took the memo to the sound recording studio  and added it as one of the loudspeaker announcements during the  film.'),
('126897',' This was not the first Korean War'),
('126898','based movie to carry the title  "MASH." In 1953, Humphrey Bogart (qv) starred in a film also about  a MASH unit by the same title. But the studio thought the title  might make audiences think it was about potatoes, so the title was  changed to _Battle Circus (1953)_ (qv).'),
('126899',' Elliott Gould (qv) and Donald Sutherland (I) (qv) kept calling  each other "Shirley" on the set. Gould did it in one shot, cracking  Sutherland up, and Altman decided to keep it in the film.'),
('126900',' Robert Altman (I) (qv) felt that he was able to get away with so  much during shooting because the officials at 20th Century Fox were  keeping a closer watch on their two massively expensive projects,  also war films, _Patton (1970)_ (qv) and  _Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)_ (qv).'),
('126901',' The beer the surgeons are drinking throughout the movie is Pabst  Blue Ribbon.'),
('126902',' M.A.S.H. stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. They remained in  US Army service until 2006 when the last one was donated to  Pakistan.'),
('126903',' When studio execs first saw the dailies, they complained to  Robert Altman (I) (qv) that the soldiers looked dirty compared to  the soldiers in _Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)_ (qv) and  _Patton (1970)_ (qv). Altman replied that soldiers in war are dirty.  The next day the execs told the producers of those two films to make  their soldiers look dirtier.'),
('126904',' The initial scene of the suicide of "Painless" is a mimic of "The  Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci (qv).'),
('126905',' With its initial box'),
('126906','office take of $41 million, "M*A*S*H" at the  time was the second biggest grossing comedy, coming in just below  _Graduate, The (1967)_ (qv).'),
('126907',' When Donald Sutherland (I) (qv)s parents went to see the film,  his father stood up and said "Hi, Donny!" after the scene where  Hawkeye says "Hi, Dad" to the camerawoman in the Jeep.'),
('126908',' Rene Auberjonois (qv) and John Schuck (qv) later worked together  again on _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv).'),
('126909',' Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All  Time" in 2006.'),
('126910',' When Hawkeye arrives at the first camp, we hear the PA call several  men to the departure area. Of these men one of them is named "Robert  A", a homage to the films director Robert Altman.'),
('126911',' The studio sent Robert Altman (I) (qv) a memo in post'),
('126912','production  that he found condescending and in retaliation he recorded the memo  and played out over the movie on one of the loudspeakers.'),
('126913',' This contest was originally planned to air on 1 March 2003.  Auditions were to be held on 24 February 2003. Only the first 1,000  applicants who showed up were to be picked. Thousands of eager  applicants showed up but overcrowding led to pushing and shoving on  the streets outside of the MTV Studios in Times Square. Two police  officers were injured and four people were arrested for disorderly  conduct. The contest was then postponed until May.'),
('126914',' Shot in a single day.'),
('126915',' Shot in the offices of the Negro Ensemble Company, which was  producer David Smith and associate producer, Kenard Bunkely, former  acting company.'),
('126916',' The item which causes a cow to drop on an enemy is an Earthworm Jim  icon.'),
('126917',' In the original game, the letters MDK stood for Murder Death Kill.  However in MDK2 they (apparently) stand for Max Doctor Kurt.'),
('126918',' Winner 2004 National Association of Black Journalists Salute to  Excellence Award'),
('126919',' The main section of this promotional documentary for  _Die Another Day (2002)_ (qv) was filmed on day 69 of the  production.'),
('126920',' The 1st ever "Virtual World Shooter" (shooting inside the virtual  world of Second Life) was hired during production for the show. The  first footage of virtual gold farms is aired on TV during this show,  with help of documentary filmmaker Ge Jin.'),
('126921',' Aaliyah (qv) was supposed to perform on the show, but died 11 days  earlier.'),
('126922',' This was the 20th annual MTV video awards ceremony. The first was  held in 1984.'),
('126923',' This was Madonnas 6th performance in the MTV VMAs. She has  previously performed in the 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, and 1998  telecasts.'),
('126924',' Pamela Anderson (I) (qv)s ex'),
('126925','husbands Tommy Lee (VI) (qv) and  Kid Rock (qv) got into a fistfight during the ceremony.'),
('126926',' The opening act was Britney Spears (qv) much talked about  comeback.'),
('126927',' Shia LaBeouf (qv) revealed during his appearance the official  title for  _Fourth Installment of the Indiana Jones Adventures (2008)_ (qv).'),
('126928',' Cancelled due to hurricane Wilma.'),
('126929',' This was produced for the 2003 MTV Movie Awards.'),
('126930',' The movie is made of still images: one roll of thirty'),
('126931','six exposures  of Kodak film. It was shot as still images because the Padaung are  completely surrounded by the armed Thai military. To get the images  desired the filmmaker pretended to be a tourist.'),
('126932',' It cost four hundred bahts to enter the Padaung village in Mae Hong  Son, Thailand.'),
('126933',' The symbol on the back of the cart that is unveiled midway through  the film is the word "Ma", the main characters surname.'),
('126934',' According to actor Chen Kuan'),
('126935','tai, most of the Shaw Brothers films  took roughly two months to work on, but due to a tight schedule,  this had to be shot in one month. With this cramped schedule,  director Chang Cheh was only able to direct during the night shoots  while uncredited director Pao Hsueh'),
('126936','li directed during the day  shoots.'),
('126937',' The famous final fight when Ma Yong Zhen takes on the hatchet gang  took 10 days to complete.'),
('126938',' The fight with the European challenger, played by Mario Milano, took  roughly 5 days to complete.'),
('126939',' Similar to when Bruce Lee starred in Tang shan da xiong (1971), star  Chen Kuan'),
('126940','tai was a Cantonese speaker, but Ma yong zhen was a  Mandarin production. However, unlike Lee, who spoke Cantonese during  shooting and was dubbed in Mandarin later on, Chen actually learned  how to say his lines in Mandarin, even though he wasnt completely  sure what they meant. Ironically, actor Cheung Pui San was the  Mandarin voice actor for both Lee and Chen.'),
('126941',' This marked the final appearance of Richard Long (I) (qv) as the  eldest, and college educated, son Tom. In later films the character  would be referred to in dialog but not seen.'),
('126942',' This was the last acting role for Percy Kilbride (qv).  _Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)_ (qv), which was filmed several  years earlier, was not released until 1955.'),
('126943',' This is the last film in the series to feature  Percy Kilbride (qv).'),
('126944',' Although not released until 1955, this movie was actually filmed in  1952, so, although it was the last released film of the series, it  was not the last filmed.'),
('126945',' The Schine Theatre circuit held the world premiere of this film in  50 of its theatres located in 5 states.'),
('126946',' Because this film was actually made earlier, Richard Eyer (qv),  who played youngest son Billy in  _Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)_ (qv), is not present in this film  but returns in the next released film,  _Kettles in the Ozarks, The (1956)_ (qv).'),
('126947',' In this episode it is revealed that Mas proper first name is  Phoebe.'),
('126948',' Final film appearance of Percy Kilbride (qv).'),
('126949',' In one scene Geoduck and Crowbar make references to Abbott and  Costello. Director Charles Barton (I) (qv), and especially writer  John Grant (I) (qv), are veterans of the Abbott and Costello  features which were also being made at Universal.'),
('126950',' An animated trailer was created for this film by  Walter Lantz (qv).'),
('126951',' His direction of the second unit became the final feature credit for  action specialist Breezy Eason (B. Reeves Eason (qv)).'),
('126952',' We find out that Pas first name is Franklin.'),
('126953',' The title is inspired by a song by The Rokes, a rock group of the  1960s.'),
('126954',' Lucia Sardo portrayed her character, Gabriella, inspired by the look  of Italian stylist Donatella Versace.'),
('126955',' The movie was big hit in Russia, a Warner Bros release in France,  and was selected in 18 Gay and Lesbian film festivals in North  America, staring with Philadelphia.'),
('126956',' When nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,  it was nominated under the title "My Night with Maud" because at the  time it had no US distibutor.'),
('126957',' The shooting was completed in only 36 days.'),
('126958',' Alys Robi (qv), whose life this movie is based upon, saw the  completed movie during a private screening prior to release and was  very enthusiastic about the accuracy of the events of her life  depicted, public as well as private.'),
('126959',' Filmed simultaneously in Russian, Rumanian and English'),
('126960',' This movie was based on the story sent by Marilyn Acierda (qv) for  the TV series, _"Maalaala mo kaya" (1992)_ (qv). Acierda filed a  case before the trial court after learning that her contributed  piece was made into movie without giving any credit to her.  Producers agreed for an out'),
('126961','of'),
('126962','court settlement in which Acierda  received P50,000 (around 1,000 US dollars at that time) and a  contract with ABS'),
('126963','CBN to contribute to its TV series.'),
('126964',' Andy On was supposed to take on one of the leading roles of the  film, but due to his tight schedule couldnt make it. He does make a  cameo appearance in the film.'),
('126965',' It was the first film from the United Republic of Tanzania to ever  be submitted as entry to the Oscars.'),
('126966',' Lead Actress, Amandina Lihamba sprained her ankle while hiking up  Mt. Kilimanjaro to shoot a scene for the film. Despite her injury  she continued up the mountain and finished all her scenes.'),
('126967',' For filming the scene "at the door to hell" in Bagamoyo, local  extras were used. After filming of the scene was complete, the  extras were paid. Immediately after some of the extras were beaten  up and robbed of their pay by people who watched the filming.'),
('126968',' Director Martin Mhando and several other cast and crew became ill  with malaria while filming in Bagamoyo.'),
('126969',' This film is missing.'),
('126970',' The first Tamil 70mm film.'),
('126971',' Banned by Swedish censors, who found it "brutalising" because of the  amorous scenes.'),
('126972',' The entire film is shot in one take.'),
('126973',' The Filming took four years due to Abdel Halim Hafez (qv) illness.'),
('126974',' Director/screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto (qv) was given carte  blanche to make this film based on his three'),
('126975','decade record of  success, including being a screenwriter for Akira Kurosawa (qv)s  _Rashômon (1950)_ (qv). This movie was greenlighted sight unseen by  the studio. When it failed, Hashimoto retired permanently from film.'),
('126976',' This film is part of the Yuri Morozov Archive.'),
('126977',' This featurette is featured on the Home Alone Family Fun Edition  DVD, released in 2006.'),
('126978',' The scenes of Mac running from the backyard into the hills were  filmed in Hacienda Heights, California.'),
('126979',' Coca Cola and McDonalds backed the movie, thus the numerous  references to both of those products.'),
('126980',' This film ends with a freeze frame and the superimposed title "Well  be back!" But it proved to be such a dismal box office failure that  its proposed sequel never got made.'),
('126981',' The scenes in the McDonalds were all shot in City of Industry in  California (just outside Los Angeles). The set was an actual  McDonalds that was built specifically for filming television  commercials and for crew member training. It has never been open to  the public! When McDonalds (or movies, etc.) isnt using the  location for filming, it is locked up behind a chain link fence.  Everything works in the restaurant, but from its construction until  it was torn down it never served a single paying customer.'),
('126982',' Scenes on board the USS Missouri (BB'),
('126983','63) were filmed while the ship  was in mothball at the Bremerton Navy Yard.'),
('126984',' At the start of filming, Gregory Peck disliked MacArthur. After  filming he changed his mind, understanding the challenges MacArthur  had faced.'),
('126985',' At the time of filming of the "Duty, Honor, Country" speech, Marj  Dusay was only the third woman in history to occupy the West Point  Cadet Mess "Poop Deck" while the Corps of Cadets was assembled. The  first two were Queen Elizabeth II and the real Mrs. MacArthur.'),
('126986',' This film marked the second biopic of a World War II General that  Jerry Goldsmith (qv) would score. The first was  _Patton (1970)_ (qv).'),
('126987',' Filmed in 20 days.'),
('126988',' Near the beginning, MacGyver and the professor escape from a shed  using a rocket propelled Land Rover. The large derelict building is  clearly Battersea Power Station in London.'),
('126989',' This is Richard Dean Anderson (qv)s final performance as MacGyver  (although he did reprise the role in a MasterCard commercial aired  during Super Bow XL in 2006.'),
('126990',' The movie has exactly the same plot as the "Escape Route" episode of  _"Saint, The" (1962)_ (qv) (episode 85, 30 December 1966), which had  Roger Moore (I) (qv) in Newmans role, and  Donald Sutherland (I) (qv) in Bannens role. Actor  Eric Mason (II) (qv) has small parts in both the film and the TV  episode. Desmond Bagley (qv) is not credited on "The Saint"  episode, and his novel "The Freedom Trap" did not appear until 1971.'),
('126991',' During a break in filming, James Mason took a evening stroll around  Dublin. He noticed that he was being followed by a woman, obviously  someone who recognized him. Eventually she approached him and asked  "Excuse me sir, but would you be Mr. James Mason in his later  years?"'),
('126992',' The last film of Noel Purcell (qv).'),
('126993',' The last cinema feature of Niall MacGinnis.'),
('126994',' The first of William Castle (qv)s "gimmick" films. In this one,  admission included an insurance policy against "death by fright"  issued by Lloyds of London.'),
('126995',' During its initial theatrical release, attendees were given a small  badge that said, "Im no chicken. I saw Macabre."'),
('126996',' The beginning of David Boreanaz (qv)s career as a vampire.'),
('126997',' The house that the "vampire sequence" was filmed in was David  Boreanazs house at the time.'),
('126998',' The majority of the film was shot inside the Panavision building in  Tarzana, California, weeks before it was completely gutted and  remodeled for a new company (Panavision was located in this spot for  decades before it moved to Woodland Hills). The movie documented  every room in this cinematically historical building before it was  destroyed.'),
('126999',' This was the first solo directing credit on a feature film for  Lamberto Bava (qv).'),
('127000',' Producer Howard Hughes (I) (qv) fired director  Josef von Sternberg (qv) about a third of the way through and shot  the rest with Nicholas Ray (qv).'),
('127001',' Filmed in 1939 as "Macao, lenfer du jeu" with Erich von Stroheim  but released in 1942 as "Lenfer du jeu" WITHOUT von Stroheim. His  films were banned in all German'),
('127002','occupied countries, so Delannoy, the  director, could not release the film. Instead of shelving it, all  scenes with von Stroheim were reshot with Renoir, Pierre (qv). The  von Stroheim version was rereleased in 1945.'),
('127003',' This film is presumed lost, although its believed that a print may  exist the International Museum of Photography and Film at George  Eastman House film archive.'),
('127004',' Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (qv) was signed onto the project so that  his performance as Macbeth would be immortalized. Sadly, the film is  now lost.'),
('127005',' Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree had played Macbeth on the stage and was  well known for it. He also liked to have everything go his way. Sir  Herbert did not see why the cameramen had to keep moving the camera  around, interrupting his dialogue. Also, he insisted on speaking all  his words of dialogue verbatim from the play. Often, when sufficient  footage was taken, the film would be removed from the camera and the  cameraman would continue to crank away while Sir Herbert continued  with his lines. Apparently, he never knew that he was wrenching his  performance to an empty camera.'),
('127006',' One of the witches is played by Duffield, Brainerd (qv), a man.'),
('127007',' The original 107'),
('127008','minute version with Scottish accents was completely  withdrawn after the disastrous world premiere and did not resurface  again until the 1980s.'),
('127009',' Although the film was a critical and commercial disaster in both the  USA and England, it was a huge success in many non'),
('127010','English speaking  countries, especially France, where critics could not understand how  the American and British press failed to appreciate the highly  stylized and surrealistic approach Orson Welles (qv) took to the  play. Today it is very highly regarded in English'),
('127011','speaking  countries.'),
('127012',' Orson Welles (qv) had planned to take his company and put on the  play at the Utah Centennial Festival in Salt Lake city. With  costumes and props at his disposal, Welles rehearsed his company and  shot this film in 21 days.'),
('127013',' Shot in 21 days on a budget of $700,000.'),
('127014',' The dialog was pre'),
('127015','recorded, leaving the actors to mime their lines.'),
('127016',' Judith Anderson (I) (qv), who had achieved great personal success  as Lady Macbeth onstage opposite Maurice Evans (qv), was one of  the few actresses that Orson Welles (qv) did not test for the  role. He wanted a seductive Lady Macbeth, and tried to get  Vivien Leigh (qv) for the role, but Laurence Olivier (qv),  Leighs then'),
('127017','husband, refused permission.'),
('127018',' Orson Welles (qv) assigned some of the lines spoken by characters  in the play to different characters in the film. He invented the  character "A Holy Father" for the film to emphasize what he believed  was the struggle between religion and witchcraft in the play, and  many of Ross lines in the play are spoken by the Holy Father. The  very minor character of the Old Man was omitted from the film, and  his lines were also given to the Holy Father. Welles also gave Lady  Macduff an extra speech which William Shakespeare (I) (qv) had  assigned to another character.'),
('127019',' Laurence Olivier (qv) wanted to follow up  _Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944)_ (qv)  with a film version of "Macbeth", but decided against it because  Welles version would reach theatres first. Olivier opted to make  his film of _Hamlet (1948)_ (qv) instead, which went on to win him  Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor.'),
('127020',' Jeanette Nolans film debut.'),
('127021',' In 1963, this 1960 television production was released to some  theatres in the US.'),
('127022',' This was filmed on a circular stage.'),
('127023',' The film is comprised of two uninterrupted shots, the first a  5'),
('127024','minute segment preceding the credits and the remainder a 67'),
('127025','minute  segment shot largely in close'),
('127026','ups.'),
('127027',' This film was the televised version of the sellout stage show,  starring Anthony Sher as Macbeth and Harriet Walter as Lady Macbeth.  It had an enormously successful run in England, Japan and the USA.  It was filmed exclusively at the Roundhouse theatre in Chalk Farm,  London, where Nicol Williamsons Hamlet had been filmed over 20  years before.'),
('127028',' First Swedish feature film in Saami.'),
('127029',' Billys line "Just call him The Scottish Chef" is a sly reference  to the superstition in the theatre that it is bad luck to mention  the title "Macbeth" '),
('127030',' instead it is usually referred to  euphemistically as "The Scottish Play".'),
('127031',' Matthew Snowball received a concussion on the first day of filming,  when on the scene required a steel bucket to be dropped on his head.  He was the only cast member to receive a serious injury during  filming.'),
('127032',' As a "guerrilla filmmaking" production, the production team  encountered every type of suburban police during filming, including  K'),
('127033','9, SWAT, and over 20 incidents with regular police forces.'),
('127034',' Nominated for Best Sound, Best Score, and Best Special Effects at  the Youngcuts Film Festival in 2005. The trailer won Best Trailer  from the sponsor, "Razor Channel".'),
('127035',' This film was shown on TV together with Werner Schroeter (qv)s  version of _Macbeth (1970) (TV)_ (qv).'),
('127036',' Lead actor Pablo Esparza (Machete) had never ridden a horse before.'),
('127037',' Actor Antonio Mendoza (who plays the devil) is blind in real life.'),
('127038',' Actor Jose Menjarez had to repeat his running scenes 12 times  (chased by a pickup truck). The temperature was close to 100  degrees.'),
('127039',' Danny Trejo (qv)s first leading role.'),
('127040',' Originally produced for the National Film Challenge 2006'),
('127041',' One of approximately 60 short films produced by Selig for  meat'),
('127042','packers Armour & Co.'),
('127043',' Actor Dick Miller (I) (qv), a Roger Corman (qv) regular, was  scheduled to play the title role, but writer  R. Wright Campbell (qv) kept pushing for his brother,  William Campbell (I) (qv), to get it and began tailoring the  script to emphasize his brothers strengths. To avoid internal  squabbling, Corman assigned the role to Charles Bronson (qv).'),
('127044',' This was released as one of American Internationals double features  when is was paired with the non'),
('127045','Corman  _Bonnie Parker Story, The (1958)_ (qv).'),
('127046',' This documentary is featured on the DVD for  _Maquinista, El (2004)_ (qv), released in 2005.'),
('127047',' The US distributor used the English language track that was recorded  in Italy. This resulted in this film being one of the few in which  the heros name, Maciste, was used in the English dubbed version.  For other films involving Maciste, when the English language track  was recorded in the US, his name would usually be changed to a more  familiar name such as "Goliath" or "Samson."'),
('127048',' With the massive exterior sets, lavish interior sets and a multitude  of Asian extras left over from _Marco Polo (1961)_ (qv), Panda  Productions had writers Oreste Biancoli (qv) and  Duccio Tessari (qv) fashion a sword'),
('127049','and'),
('127050','sandal/mythological  muscleman epic'),
('127051','a genre that had become highly popular around the  world'),
('127052','placing hero Maciste in a Chinese setting. Genre specialist  Riccardo Freda (qv) was brought in to direct,  Gordon Scott (I) (qv) was cast as Maciste (renamed "Samson" for  the U.S. version) and Yoko Tani (qv) was kept on as the female  lead.'),
('127053',' This would be the final film project for director  Giacomo Gentilomo (qv). He left the film industry to pursue a  career as a full'),
('127054','time painter.'),
('127055',' The symbolic design on the large rayed solar disk which can be seen  on a wall in the queens palace imitates the font and spiral design  found on the mysterious Phaistos disc (~1700 B.C.), which remains  yet to be deciphered.'),
('127056',' In addition to his on'),
('127057','screen role, Andrea Fantasia also taught the  other actors how to use the weapons and choreographed the fight  scenes.'),
('127058',' According to director Michael Campus (I) (qv), screenwriter  Robert J. Poole (qv) started developing the treatment and script  on toilet paper while he was in prison.'),
('127059',' According to Max Julien (I) (qv) on the DVD commentary, producer  Harvey Bernhard was against casting Richard Pryor in the film  because of Pryors notorious behavior. Pryor had become notorious in  Hollywood for urinating on Shelley Winters (qv) while filming  _Wild In the Streets (1968)_ (qv). The box'),
('127060','office success of The  Mack (1973) helped Pryor to get work in film again.'),
('127061',' The canyon was purchased as unsafe by the movie company, and  actually destroyed on film.'),
('127062',' One of George Lucas (qv)s projects while a student in film school  was documenting the making of this film. While he was on set, he  actually made suggestions (which were used) on how to rehearse and  shoot some scenes.'),
('127063',' Acording to a 1996 biography, Clint Eastwood (qv) was first  offered the lead role, but turned it down to make  _Hang Em High (1968)_ (qv) instead'),
('127064',' For the African scenes, Reginald Denny (I) (qv) invented the first  radio'),
('127065','controlled model airplane and, with Osmond Borradaile (qv),  put a camera on board in 1946.'),
('127066',' It was one of the highest grossing independently financed movies of  1974. The success of the film inspired the sequel  _Return to Macon County (1975)_ (qv).'),
('127067',' Lead actor Dan Haggerty actually spent only 2 days on set, whereas  fellow lead Benton Jennings (portraying Haggertys younger brother)  spent over 4 weeks shooting on the film. The pick'),
('127068','up truck Jennings  good'),
('127069','guy character uses as the family farm vehicle was the same  truck Jennings psychotic character Toby Gilmore jacks in "Highway  to Hell" by shooting a farmer and then rampages across the  countryside in. More vehicle trivia: The little red Toyota from  which a gunman shoots Haggerty was Jennings own personal car at the  time. The same red Toyota also had a brief appearance in "Highway to  Hell".'),
('127070',' This OAV and _Macross 7 (1994) (TV)_ (qv) were the result of Big  West giving Shoji Kawamori (qv) an unlimited budget in return for  him finally making another Macross production. Kawamori set only one  condition: he would not revisit the original main trio of the first  TV series (Hikaru, Misa and Minmay).'),
('127071',' The competition between General Galaxy and Shinsei Industry is meant  as a parallel to the real'),
('127072','life competition that was held between  Lockheed and Northrop to determine the newest tactical air fighter,  the YF'),
('127073','22 or YF'),
('127074','23. The YF'),
('127075','19 valkyrie in macross plus retains  several design features of earlier craft, as did the real YF'),
('127076','22,  while being cutting'),
('127077','edge. The YF'),
('127078','21 valkyries design was heavily  influenced by the real YF'),
('127079','23, and both share the stigma of being  grand departures from what is considered "standard" aeronautical  design in both real and animated worlds.'),
('127080',' The song Kate sings at the holographic karaoke bar is "Watashi no  kare wa PAIROTTO" (My Boyfriend is a Pilot), which was one of Lynn  Minmays signature songs from the original TV series Chohjikuu Yosai  Macross.'),
('127081',' This is the first Macross series to feature real world planes and  real world companies other than in in'),
('127082','jokes, references or cameos.'),
('127083',' The anime series Earth Girl Arjuna (also directed by Kawamori and  animated by Satelight) makes a cameo on episode 3.'),
('127084',' On episode 3, when Aries is filming Sara on a lake, the companies  Satelight and Tin House (animation companies behind the series) are  labeled on her camera.'),
('127085',' Real world equipment is seen for the first time. The Carrier  destroyed in Episode 1, is in fact a US Navy Kitty Hawk Aircraft  Carrier named Illustria, in homage to the HMS Illustrious Aircraft  Carrier of the Royal Navy. The Merlin Helicopter and F'),
('127086','14 Tomcat are  both seen in this episode, (used by the Royal Navy and US Navy). The  Russians are represented by the MiG'),
('127087','29 Fulcrum, the French and  Israelis by two different types of assault rifles. Studio Nue has  tried to use NATO equipment versus Warsaw pact equipment to better  reflect todays world conflicts.'),
('127088',' Animation from the original series, along with new animation sits  beside real video and photo footage of recent real world conflicts  in the first few minutes to set the background.'),
('127089',' This movie was the 5th biggest Hungarian box'),
('127090','office hit in the  1980s. (The first was another animated film, _Vuk (1981)_.)'),
('127091',' With the price of your ticket, you were given a "Voodoo Charm" to  ward off evil: a packet of sugar (the same sort that restaurants  use) with the film logo on it.'),
('127092',' The song that the main characters band plays was written and  performed by Collective Soul'),
('127093',' Part of this film survives at UCLA.'),
('127094',' Angelique Pettyjohn (qv) claimed that the love scene with  John Ashley (I) (qv) was not simulated. In any case, it was edited  for television and now the uncut version cannot be found. Please  check your attic.'),
('127095',' As a promotional gimmick, packets of green "blood" were distributed  to cinema patrons, who were instructed to drink it at a certain  point in the film.'),
('127096',' This was Gene Hackman (qv)s film debut.'),
('127097',' Telly Savalas (qv) first feature film.'),
('127098',' Joey Bishop (I) (qv) plays a character named Mr. Gottlieb.  Bishops real name is Joseph Abraham Gottlieb.'),
('127099',' SPOILER: According to producer Steven A. Jones (I) (qv), the  original filmed ending has Milo beating Mad Dog in their fight. But  test audiences could not accept seeing Robert De Niro (qv) getting  beaten up by Bill Murray (I) (qv). Universal insisted that the  fight scene be reshot and the film was delayed by for year. De Niro  and Murray had taken the roles specifically because they were  different than the type of roles audiences expected of them. The  test audiences also felt Glory was an unsympathetic character so  further reshoots were done to portray her as a victim of Milos  control.'),
('127100',' The repeating musical motif on sax can also be heard in John Fords  "Seven Women", also arranged by Elmer Bernstein.'),
('127101',' Robert De Niro (qv) was initially offered the role of gangster  Frank Milo, but he insisted on playing the timid Wayne instead.'),
('127102',' 62 hours of footage were shot for the film.'),
('127103',' Joe Cocker found himself in the unusual position of having no band  and several concert dates to play when his group Grease Band  returned to England ahead of him. He then recruited over 40 of his  friends and family to help out, and, for the next six weeks,  effectively created a touring commune.'),
('127104',' The Drug Squad officer was originally to be called MacKenzie but was  renamed Stringer at a late stage because there was a real'),
('127105','life  MacKenzie at Scotland Yard.'),
('127106',' Although Sewell, Tim (qv) is credited with writing the screenplay  from an original story by director Cole, Henry (qv), shortly  before the start of principal photography, Cole himself rewrote some  sections of the script to bring out the British upper'),
('127107','class  eccentricity which he felt was missing.'),
('127108',' CAMEO (Patrick Lichfield (qv)): the photographer taking a family  portrait of the Dyer family at their country seat.'),
('127109',' A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and  Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.'),
('127110',' Film debut of Douglas Fowley (qv).'),
('127111',' The play opened in Great Neck, New York, USA in 1929, and never made  it to Broadway.'),
('127112',' Cinematographer Claudia Raschke held the camera at stomach level to  keep it in line with the childrens faces.'),
('127113',' The three schools that the film follows are: PS 150 from the  affluent Tribeca area; PS 112 from the primarily Italian and Asian  area of Bensonhurst; and PS 115 from Washington Heights, a Dominican  neighborhood where over 97% of the residents live below the poverty  line.'),
('127114',' Released as a split reel along with _Javanese Tid'),
('127115','Bits (1922)_ (qv).'),
('127116',' Peter Lorre (I) (qv) was under contract to Columbia Pictures. He  agreed to be loaned out to MGM for this film if Columbia would do a  film version of _Crime and Punishment (1935/I)_ (qv) with him in the  role of Raskolnikov.'),
('127117',' The close'),
('127118','ups of the wax statue are actually Frances Drake (qv) in  makeup.'),
('127119',' Easily recognized actors who are supposed to be in this movie  according to studio records and/or casting call lists include  Harold Huber (qv), Isabel Jewell (qv), George Davis (I) (qv),  Billy Dooley (qv) and Leo White (I) (qv). However, they were not  seen.'),
('127120',' The Hays Office cautioned the studio about showing scenes of the  dead, injured or dying after the train wreck. Some countries banned  the film altogether, while others cut the scenes of torture,  guillotining and strangulation.'),
('127121',' The line "Each man kills the thing he loves" comes from Oscar  Wildes poem, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol".'),
('127122',' Peter Lorres first American film.'),
('127123',' May Beattys declaration about the wax figure, "It went for a little  walk!" is a clear echo of a similar line from 1932s "The Mummy,"  also written by John Balderston and directed by Karl Freund.'),
('127124',' The original titles were to contain a spoken warning in a manner  similar to 1931s "Frankenstein," also written by Balderston, but  that was abandoned in favor of the more original idea of the titles  on a window climaxed by a fist smashing it.'),
('127125',' Charles Chaplin called Lorre the screens best actor after seeing  his performance in "Mad Love."'),
('127126',' SPOILER: In the original script the little girl dies in surgery  because Gogol is so distracted. In the finished film, his mental  distraction causes him to leave the operation and it is successfully  completed by Dr. Wong.'),
('127127',' A film with this title survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives, but the original release title is unknown.'),
('127128',' This was a pilot that never aired. Network executives deemed the  humor too crude and adult to air on television.'),
('127129',' The first movie to be broadcast on television in 3'),
('127130','D.'),
('127131',' Director George Miller (II) (qv) was inspired by  _Boy and His Dog, A (1975)_ (qv).'),
('127132',' Mel Gibson (I) (qv) didnt go to the audition for this film to  read for a part, he actually went along with a friend who was  auditioning. But because he had been in a bar fight the night before  and his head looked like "a black and blue pumpkin" (his words), he  was told he could come back and audition in three weeks time  because "we need freaks!". He did return in three weeks time,  wasnt recognized (because his injuries had healed well), and was  asked to read for a part.'),
('127133',' The car that Max drives (the "last of the V8 interceptors") is a  production car, the Ford "XB Falcon Coupe", sold in Australia from  December 1973 until August 1976. The car in the film had a standard  351 cubic inch (5.75 litre) V8 motor.'),
('127134',' Only two original Interceptors were used in the Mad Max movies. The  one that was used in the first film was modified and reused in all  of the interior and close up car shots in Mad Max 2: the Road  Warrior. After filming was over, this Interceptor was bought and  restored by Bob Forsenko and is currently on display in the "Cars of  the Stars Motor Museum" in England. Another car was built for the  chase scenes in the second movie but that one was destroyed when the  script required it to be pushed off the road and blown up. The  wreckage used to be viewable at Broken Hill, Australia but due to  thefts it cant be found there any longer. The Planet Hollywood  Interceptor is a replica and was never used in any of the films.'),
('127135',' The stolen interceptor driven by the Nightrider in the opening  scenes is another production vehicle; it is a "HQ Holden Monaro",  which was sold in Australia in the early 70s with a variety of  motors including large capacity V8s. Also, the other police  vehicles in the movie were sedan versions of the XB, although one  was the previous model "XA". They also had 351 cubic inch motors and  are a common car on Australian roads.'),
('127136',' Maxs yellow interceptor car, a Ford Falcon XB sedan, was originally  a police car from the Australian state of Victoria.'),
('127137',' Gooses motorcycle is a 1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000.'),
('127138',' One of the yellow interceptors, a Ford Falcon XA GCI, was a  decommissioned taxi cab.'),
('127139',' Some of the cars used as police interceptors were being constantly  repainted for other scenes to pass as different cars. Often they  were driven while the paint was still wet.'),
('127140',' Some of the things Nightrider says over the radio are lyrics from  the AC/DC song "Rocker."'),
('127141',' The van that is smashed in the opening chase was  Miller, George (II) (qv)s own vehicle, as the production was  running out of money. About 20% of the chase scenes scheduled were  not shot due to lack of money.'),
('127142',' Maxs MFP (Main Force Patrol) number is 4073, Jim Gooses is 2241,  Charlies is either 3840 or 3842.'),
('127143',' Early in the film there is a brief shot of 2 road signs. They read:  "Anarchie" (Anarchy), and "Bedlam". This Road sign actually exists  in Australia'),
('127144',' Because he was relatively unknown in the US, trailers and previews  did not feature Mel Gibson (I) (qv), instead focusing on the car  crashes and action scenes.'),
('127145',' Because of the tight budget, actual decommissioned police cars were  used in the film. Only Mel Gibson (I) (qv) was wearing real  leathers. All the other police officers were wearing vinyl costumes.  The motorcycles, all late model demonstration units, were donated by  Kawasaki. Many of the bikers kept them after the shooting was  completed.'),
('127146',' This was the first Australian film shot in anamorphic widescreen.'),
('127147',' The blue van that was wrecked in the films opening chase had the  engine removed and was pushed into the path of the oncoming cars by  off'),
('127148','camera assistants. The lack of the engines weight caused the  van to spin uncontrollably, adding to the spectacular crash.'),
('127149',' The bearded man wearing an apron in front of the roadside diner  watching the police cyclists and tow trucks drive away is  James McCausland (qv), the films co'),
('127150','writer.'),
('127151',' The auto accident scene was made as realistic as possible, thanks to  directors George Miller (II) (qv)s experience as a medical  doctor.'),
('127152',' The voice of Robina Chaffey (qv), the singer of the Sugartown  Night Club, was the only voice left undubbed in this films original  USA release.'),
('127153',' George Miller (II) (qv), paid a truck driver $50 to run over the  bike at the final scene. However, the truck driver didnt want to  damage his rig; thus the crew had to install a shield painted to  look like the front of the rig.'),
('127154',' Hugh Keays'),
('127155','Byrne (qv) modeled his performance of Toecutter after  historical records written about Mongolian warlord Temujin, also  known as Genghis Kahn.'),
('127156',' In one scene, Max eats a can of "Dinki'),
('127157','Di" dog food. "Dinki'),
('127158','Di" is  Australian slang for "genuine, real." (Ill leave you to draw your  own conclusion.)'),
('127159',' Renamed "The Road Warrior" for North American distribution because  at the time, the original _Mad Max (1979)_ (qv) had only been  released there on a limited basis, so calling it Mad Max 2 would  have confused viewers.'),
('127160',' The logo on the tank truck is "7 Sisters Oil", reference to a  conspiracy theory, popular before OPEC'),
('127161','conspiracy theories took  over, that Standard Oil and six other companies controlled the world  oil market and bought up and suppressed 200'),
('127162','MPG carburetor and so on  to keep oil prices up.'),
('127163',' Reasons for Maxs silly outfit: Right arm of jacket missing'),
('127164',' He had  his arm run over by a bike in the first movie and medics would have  cut the sleeve off rather than pull it over a damaged limb. Squeaky  leg brace'),
('127165',' He had his kneecap shot through in the previous movie.  Harness with spanners and stuff dangling off it'),
('127166',' To do running  repairs on the V8. First two fingers of each driving glove missing'),
('127167','  To enable easy insertion/ retrieval of shotgun shells from gun.'),
('127168',' Because he was relatively unknown in the US, the trailers did not  feature Mel Gibson (I) (qv), but instead focused on the chases and  action scenes.'),
('127169',' Director/Co'),
('127170','Writer George Miller (II) (qv) was given the rights to  this and _Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)_ (qv) to get him to step  aside as the director of _Contact (1997)_ (qv).'),
('127171',' Only two original Interceptors were used in the Mad Max movies. The  one that was used in the first film was modified and reused in all  of the interior and close up car shots in Mad Max 2: the Road  Warrior. After filming was over, this Interceptor was bought and  restored by Bob Forsenko and is currently on display in the "Cars of  the Stars Motor Museum" in England. Another car was built for the  chase scenes in the second movie but that one was destroyed when the  script required it to be pushed off the road and blown up. The  wreckage used to be viewable at Broken Hill, Australia but due to  thefts it cant be found there any longer. The Planet Hollywood  Interceptor is a replica and was never used in any of the films.'),
('127172',' After _Mad Max (1979)_ (qv) was finished, all of the cars were  supposed to be destroyed, including the black interceptor. But  someone thought the interceptor was too good to lose, so they saved  it from the crusher. This was before the film was even released.  When was in its planning stage, someone found out the interceptor  had somehow survived, so they tracked it down, and bought it back.'),
('127173',' The black Interceptor driven by Mel Gibson is a 1973 Ford Falcon XB  GT Coupe, a car exclusive to Australia. A limited number of these  cars were exported by Ford to New Zealand and the United Kingdom,  but never to North America. Since only 949 of that particular model  Falcon were ever produced, they have become highly sought after by  car collectors on six continents; there are over 100 of them that  have been brought over to the United States so far, primarily by  importing/replica car companies like www.madmaxcars.com (The largest  importer and builder of mad max replicas in the USA) along with  several Interceptor replicas assembled from "non'),
('127174','GT" & "GT" Falcon  coupes.'),
('127175',' The dog used in the film, named simply "Dog", was obtained from a  local dog pound and trained to perform in the film. Because the  sound of the engines upset him (and in one incident, caused him to  relieve himself in the car), he was fitted with special earplugs.  After filming was complete, he was adopted by one of the camera  operators.'),
('127176',' Like George Lucas (qv) with _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), screenwriters  Terry Hayes (I) (qv), George Miller (II) (qv) and  Brian Hannant (qv) were inspired by both Akira Kurosawa (qv)s  samurai films and Joseph Campbells book "The Hero With a Thousand  Faces."'),
('127177',' It was the most expensive Australian film produced up to that time.'),
('127178',' Contributing to the cost of production was the most expensive set  ever constructed for an Australian film: the desert compound built  in the desert of Broken Hill, New South Wales. The production also  boasted the largest explosion ever created for an Australian film,  which destroyed that very set.'),
('127179',' Both Mad Max 2 & 3 contain quotes from former Australian Prime  Minister Gough Whitlam (1972 '),
('127180',' 1975) These are the lines "We"re  going to either crash, or crash through" from Mad Max 2 and "One day  cock of the walk, next a feather duster" from Mad Max Beyond  Thunderdome'),
('127181',' The nude woman on the vertical stabilizer of the gyro is Karen  Elaina Price, Playboys January, 1981 centerfold. (She is most  noticeable when Max first approaches the machine while the Gyro  Captain is hiding under the sand.)'),
('127182',' The script called for Aunt Entity (Turner, Tina (qv)) to drive a  vehicle. All of the vehicles were stick'),
('127183','shifts, which Turner  couldnt drive, so a special automatic had to be constructed.'),
('127184',' One of the restaurants in the post'),
('127185','apocalyptic city is The Atomic  Cafe, a reference to _Atomic Cafe, The (1982)_ (qv), a documentary  about the Cold War, nuclear fear and propanganda films from the  government.'),
('127186',' When introducing Max to the Thunderdome crowd, Dr. Dealgood calls  him "The Man with No Name". This is a reference to  Clint Eastwood (qv)s character in Sergio Leone (I) (qv)s  "spaghetti westerns", particularly  _Per un pugno di dollari (1964)_ (qv), where his character also  enters a town as a drifter and plays the two ruling factions against  each other for profit.'),
('127187',' The character of "Captain Walker", the absent  father'),
('127188','figure/savior/pilot, is clearly a reference to "Captain  Walker" from the film _Tommy (1975)_ (qv). Also, the presence of  Tina Turner (qv) (who protrayed the "Acid Queen" in "Tommy")  strengthens the connections between the two movies.'),
('127189',' Director/Co'),
('127190','Writer George Miller (II) (qv) was given the rights to  this and _Mad Max 2 (1981)_ (qv) to get him to step aside as the  director of _Contact (1997)_ (qv).'),
('127191',' Two directors were hired so that George Miller (II) (qv) could  concentrate on the stunts and action scenes, while  George Ogilvie (qv) handled the performances of the large cast of  actors.'),
('127192',' Originally, the film was supposed to be about a group of children  living without parents in the wild. They were trying to decide what  adult character would find them, when someone thought of Max. After  that suggestion, it became a "Mad Max" film.'),
('127193',' The film references a novel by Russell Hoban (qv) called "Riddley  Walker" about a hero traveling in post'),
('127194','apocalyptic England.'),
('127195',' The possible outcomes on the Wheel are: '),
('127196',' Death '),
('127197',' Hard Labour '),
('127198','  Acquittal '),
('127199',' Gulag '),
('127200',' Auntys Choice '),
('127201',' Spin Again '),
('127202',' Forfeit Goods '),
('127203','  Underworld Amputation '),
('127204',' Life Imprisonment'),
('127205',' Maxs eyes are different; the pupil in his left eye is permanently  dilated. This is a nod to "Mad Max 2": When his car is forced off  the road by Wez and Max crashes, he suffers a severe injury to,  among other body parts, his left eye. The disparity is easier to see  in close'),
('127206','ups, and VERY easy to see in HD versions of the film. In  the regular version, its most prominent when Max first looks down  on the Thunderdome.'),
('127207',' The first screen teaming of Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck.'),
('127208',' The dialog at the very end of this movie is a take'),
('127209','off on the final  scene of _Some Like It Hot (1959)_ (qv)'),
('127210',' The gypsy costume of the werewolf is a reference to "The Wolf Man",  in which the werewolf who bit Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) was a  gypsy (played by Bela Lugosi).'),
('127211',' Krankheit (the last name of the pharmacist Felix works for) is  German for "sickness".'),
('127212',' The heads of the "Boris" and "Monster" figures are the same basic  shape, appropriately enough, with Boriss fine'),
('127213','tuned for a more  human appearance and the Monsters for that monsterish look (look at  the figures heads when theyre in the same shot, both more or less  in profile, during the "greeting the guests" scene!)'),
('127214',' Clocking in at 77 minutes, it ranks as the longest B'),
('127215','picture made on  “poverty row” in the 1940s.'),
('127216',' Released along with the cartoon _Hesanut Buys an Auto (1914)_ (qv)  to fill out the second reel.'),
('127217',' Although made by independent Liberty Pictures, Paramount bought the  film and distributed it as a Paramount production. According to  director William Beaudine (qv), Paramount recut the film so badly  that it made little if any sense, contributing to the generally bad  reviews it received.'),
('127218',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress.'),
('127219',' Willy Castello (qv), from the Netherlands, was billed as the  Clark Gable (qv) of Europe and the heartthrob of the entire  continent.'),
('127220',' Orchestra and all acts by courtesy of La Golondrina Cafe, Los  Angeles.'),
('127221',' Betty Atkinson (I) (qv) was named Worlds Champion Majorette while  with the University of Southern California Marching Band.'),
('127222',' Ethelreda Leopold (qv) was named Most Popular Chorus Girl in all  of Hollywood.'),
('127223',' The surreal cloudy background that appears in the final dream  sequence (as well as the video cover) was painted by director Akira  Kurosawa himself.'),
('127224',' Final film of both Akira Kurosawa (qv) and Ishirô Honda (qv).'),
('127225',' Tatsuo Matsumura was 79 years old when he played the Professor,  portraying the professor between the ages of 58 and 77. Matsumura  was older than his character throughout the movie, almost twenty  years older than the Professor he portrayed for most of the picture.'),
('127226',' At one point, Madonna (I) (qv), Jennifer Lopez (I) (qv) and  Gwen Stefani (qv) were considered for the voice of Gloria the  Hippo before Jada Pinkett Smith (qv) signed on.'),
('127227',' Harry Gregson'),
('127228','Williams (qv) was originally attached as the films  composer, but was replaced by Hans Zimmer (qv). A few weeks  earlier, the opposite had occurred for another film:  Gregson'),
('127229','Williams replaced Zimmer for the scoring duties of  _Kingdom of Heaven (2005)_ (qv).'),
('127230',' Early on, the plot was based on a group of activists who liberate  the animals from their cages.'),
('127231',' Director Tom McGrath (VII) (qv) based his voice of one of the  penguins on the voice of friend and composer Shawn Patterson (qv);  known for his Charlton Heston (qv) impressions and frequent failed  use of the "Jedi mind trick".'),
('127232',' The penguins originated from a film director Eric Darnell (I) (qv)  was developing, called "Rockumentary", about a Beatles'),
('127233','like rock  quartet. When that project was canceled and Darnell was moved to  this movie, he incorporated the penguins into the script, changing  them from musicians to military commandos.'),
('127234',' The shot of Times Square after Marty asks the police horse for  directions prominently features a Hewlett'),
('127235','Packard logo.  Hewlett'),
('127236','Packard is the official computer provider for Dreamworks  Animation.'),
('127237',' None of the main character animals (lion, zebra, giraffe or hippo)  are actually housed at the Central Park Zoo. There are penguins.'),
('127238',' WILHELM SCREAM: as the large crowd of people come charging up the  stairs at Grand Central Station, thinking that Alex is chasing them.'),
('127239',' When Melman accidentally burns the wooden statue that Alex created,  Alex is shown on the ground yelling: "You burned it! Darn you all to  HECK!" This is a reference to Charlton Heston (qv)s line at the  end of _Planet of the Apes (1968)_ (qv).'),
('127240',' Skipper the penguins line in Grand Central Station ("Weve been  ratted out, boys.") is almost identical to Jack Nicholson (qv)s  line in _Batman (1989)_ (qv) when the crew of thugs opens a safe to  find it empty ("Weve been ratted out here, boys").'),
('127241',' The scene where Alex is dreaming about steaks floating down around  him is similar to the scene in _American Beauty (1999)_ (qv) where  Kevin Spaceys character dreams about rose petals falling around a  young woman.'),
('127242',' When Alex is creating the wooden statue, he talks to a soccer ball  that he calls Spalding. This is a reference to Tom Hanks  _Cast Away (2000)_ (qv).'),
('127243',' During the scene in the plane, the king refers to the foosa and  all the animals panic. One lemur comes into frame, pointing to a  book titled To Serve Lemur and says "Its a cookbook!". This is a  reference to the _"Twilight Zone, The" (1959)_ (qv) episode of 1962,  entitled To Serve Man.'),
('127244',' During the scene where "Private" is attempting to gain access to the  oil tanker controls, "WHATApiece OFworkIsPenGuin" can been seen on  the computer screen behind him. This is a reference to the  Shakespeare quote, "What a piece of work is man!" from “Hamlet”.'),
('127245',' Alexs line, "Its like billions and billions of helicopters", is a  nod to the astronomer Carl Sagan (qv) who endeared the phrase  "billions and billions" to popular culture during the award winning  PBS series _"Cosmos" (1980)_ (qv).'),
('127246',' According to the patch the captain is wearing, the name of the boat  is the "S.S. Act II."'),
('127247',' Sacha Baron Cohen (qv) improvised the line "Its got a gecko on  it", and all of the following dialog related to the gecko. The  filmmakers found it so funny that they went to the extra work of  creating a CG gecko for the shot.'),
('127248',' The look of the jungles in Madagascar is based on the paintings of  Henri Rousseau (qv).'),
('127249',' Melman the giraffe wears tissue boxes on his feet. This is a  reference to Howard Hughes (I) (qv) who was also a hypochondriac  and suffered OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). In his later  years, Hughes wore tissue boxes on his feet believing this would  keep away germs.'),
('127250',' This short was played in theaters with the feature film,  _Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were'),
('127251','Rabbit (2005)_ (qv).'),
('127252',' The Taxi the elderly lady gets into has the license plate  "I8BIGAPEL."'),
('127253',' Available on DVD with _Madagascar (2005)_ (qv)'),
('127254',' When Skipper, Rico, and Kowalski find the Private, they see him in a  sidewalk cart with the old lady inspecting its merchandise. Skipper  then dons a pair of night'),
('127255','vision goggles to zoom in and view Private  and subsequently the old lady purchasing him as a toy. When the  action is shown as if the viewer was looking through the goggles,  red text on a HUD very quickly scrolls above the green night vision  image with the following text:  '),
('127256',' Initializing penguin tracking system I/O....... Successfully    booted. Welcome to penguin threat interaction system. Acquired    potential danger: Granny aka blue hair searching database for    personal file. Done. Warning: Psychotic subject, behavior out of    whack. Proximity to Private 30 ft and closing. Looking for similar    subject matches to subject "Blue Hair" for [ The scene switches    back to the penguins inspecting the situation ] Indexing database    of known humanoid perpetrators for pattern match...... done.    Feeding boolean matches to query engine: Psychotic & neurotic Nice    & bluehi Full matches: None. Listing partial matches in that    incripted [sic] super secret penguin code,    /amandafrancois/nicolas/guy/jacqueline/pierre/finarricangrace/carlosakydri/alexadidem/davidarwra/pavel/sasha/joaquim/cheannelson/alex/duff/jasmine/cole/carter&amya&emily/amanda/gary/ben&owen/    ... Partial match ignored.. No user input. Flushing 5K memory.    Attempting to access web for search on blue hair through local    coffee shop wi'),
('127257','fi network. Connecting... Connecting... Connection    established. Booting flipper v0.001 web browser........ Fatal    error... Core dumped. System message to user: An unknown fatal    error has occurred please reboot. Shutting down network services    and switching to failsafe. [ The penguins march behind nuns, and    then take cover behind a trash can. "Skipper" brings out the    goggles one last time to examine the action ] warning: target    "blue hair" has intercepted penguin "private", searching for    alternate course of action. Submitting case id of penguin    abduction to internal systems. potential danger for penguin    imminent. recommend immediate course of action. abnormal penguin    stretching detected. penguin "private" height to width ration    decreased by 3. That cannot feel good! Hailing all other penguins    within proximity for assistance. No reply. Potential danger for    penguin [ The penguins then discuss the situation and their    options ]'),
('127258',' The stars (Vougiouklaki, Aliki (qv) and  Papamichael, Dimitris (qv)) were married 5 years later on 22  January 1965. They divorced on 1975.'),
('127259',' Seventh in a series of twelve Pacemaker Comedies, each title a  wordplay on one of the popular feature films of the era.'),
('127260',' Five out of seven reels survive in the Library of Congress.'),
('127261',' The Breen Office opposed the movie, saying that it had too many  controversies and innuendo; everything from the makeup to the  kissing scenes had be washed down a bit to pass the censors.'),
('127262',' Director Vincente Minnelli wanted Lana Turner (qv) for the role of  Emma, but was convinced that a more dignified actress like  Greer Garson (qv) or Jennifer Jones (I) (qv) was needed for the  audience to understand the character more.'),
('127263',' Director Mervyn LeRoy (qv) replaced Albert Lewin (I) (qv), who  was fired shortly before production began.'),
('127264',' This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.'),
('127265',' The movie was placed on the Catholic Churchs "condemned list."'),
('127266',' Extra guards were posted on the set to watch over the valuable  jewelry and antiques used in the film.'),
('127267',' A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television  Archives.'),
('127268',' There exists a one'),
('127269','reel version of this film running approximately  ten minutes, making it one of the very few Theda Bara (qv) films  to survive the silent era, even in fragmented form.'),
('127270',' Dennis Luciani spoofs his "Average Joe" persona by appearing as a  reality show contestant.'),
('127271',' The book Rachel is reading is "The River of Dreams" by Mandy Rosen.  This fictional author was a character in writer Sahag Gureghians  film For Petes Wake, in which, not only did the character of  Mandy say the book was about to come out, but she had advanced  copies which she was handing out at the wake.'),
('127272',' Look closely in the background to see Jim Carreys hat from The  Mask.'),
('127273',' The film was shot in 6 hours with a budget of only $300.'),
('127274',' Original Italian title is undetermined.'),
('127275',' Earliest known version of "Madame Sans'),
('127276','Gêne", filmed many times  after. Another version of this play in 1912 also starred  Gabrielle'),
('127277','Charlotte Réjane as the title character.'),
('127278',' This film was presented in the Photo'),
('127279','Cinema'),
('127280','Theatre sound system,  which used Lioretographe cylinders to provide the sound.'),
('127281',' According to Sam Staggs "CLOSE'),
('127282','UP ON SUNSET BOULEVARD", "All copies  of the film have vanished."'),
('127283',' Shirley MacLaine (qv) won a Golden Globe for Best Actress (Drama)  for her performance, but failed to be nominated for a Best Actress  Academy Award. As of 2004, this is the only time the Golden Globe  Best Actress winner was not even nominated for the Oscar.'),
('127284',' This was the first film to receive the 12 certificate, introduced by  the British Board of Film Classification in 1988.'),
('127285',' The last cinema film of Peggy Ashcroft (qv).'),
('127286',' A print of this film survives in George Eastman House.'),
('127287',' The play originally opened in Paris, France, on 15 December 1908. An  English translation of the play by John Raphael opened in New York  City, New York, USA on 2 January 1910 and had 125 performances.'),
('127288',' Weld, Tuesday (qv) replaced Blakely, Susan (qv).'),
('127289',' This was the first all'),
('127290','sound Japanese film.'),
('127291',' Eddie George of the Tennessee Titans fumbled a pass in a Divisional  Playoff loss after appearing on the cover of the game, thus  beginning the "Madden Curse".'),
('127292',' Daunte Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings suffered a season ending  knee injury and his team missed the playoffs in 2001 after appearing  on the cover of the game, thus continuing the "Madden Curse".'),
('127293',' Recorded combined sales of 2 million units sold in three weeks.'),
('127294',' Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams injured his ankle and had a  sub'),
('127295','par season after appearing on the cover of the game, thus  continuing the "Madden Curse".'),
('127296',' Was the best selling video game of 2003.'),
('127297',' Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons missed 11 games in the 2003  season due to a broken leg after appearing on the cover of the game,  thus continuing the "Madden Curse".'),
('127298',' Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens had a sub'),
('127299','par season in 2004 and  his team missed the playoffs after appearing on the cover of the  game, thus continuing the "Madden Curse".'),
('127300',' Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles missed seven games in the  2005 season due to injury and his team failed to make the playoffs  after appearing on the cover of the game, thus continuing the  "Madden Curse".'),
('127301',' According to Roy Harper (qv) other candidates who auditioned for  the lead role were Marc Bolan (qv), Kris Kristofferson (I) (qv)  and Tony Joe White (qv).'),
('127302',' Jons grandmother Joan Favreau (qv) cameos as a field trip guide  in a scene in Central Park Zoo. In another reference to  _Swingers (1996)_ (qv), Vaughns character Ricky asks Favreaus  Bobby if he could pick up the "vibes" a girl was sending him.'),
('127303',' The Production company is "Cardiff Giant," the same name that Bobby  is assigned to give when asked who he works for.'),
('127304',' Vince Vaughn (qv)s character makes derogatory comments about the  film _Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)_ (qv) while on their flight to New  York. That movie (also a mob comedy) featured  Vincent Pastore (qv), the actor playing their driver in New York.'),
('127305',' Several cast members from the show, _"Sopranos, The" (1999)_ (qv),  make cameos in _Made (2001)_ (qv). These include  Vincent Pastore (qv) as "Jimmy", Drea de Matteo (qv) as "Hot  Girl 2" and Federico Castelluccio (qv) as "The Bouncer".  Jon Favreau (qv) guest'),
('127306','starred in an episode of  _"Sopranos, The" (1999)_ (qv) where he was pitched an idea by  Christopher for a movie based on New Jersey "Made Men".'),
('127307',' When Bobby goes to pick up Chloe, she is watching a news story on  fires. Ricky started this fire at the beginning of the movie when he  threw is matchbook out the window. There is a reference to Ricky  (Vince Vaughn (qv)) shoving a shiv (knife) into someones neck.  This is a reference to his part in _Psycho_ (qv).'),
('127308',' The film was shot entirely in the United States (California and New  York), although they were urged to shoot some portions in Canada to  save money.'),
('127309',' Jason Delgado (qv), the man who is using the payphone while Ricky  and Bobby wait impatiently, was Sean Combs assistant at the time.'),
('127310',' In one scene, Sean Combs (qv) commented on Vince Vaughn (qv)s  character getting all "21 Jump Street"... Vaughn was in an episode  of _"21 Jump Street" (1987)_ (qv).'),
('127311',' The word "fuck" is used 274 times in the 90.5 minute film. Thats  3.03 times per minute. Total profanities are 343 or 3.79 per minute.'),
('127312',' There is reference to a company, "Cardiff Giant". The Cardiff Giant  was a hoax conceived by George Hull, a confirmed atheist, after  having an argument with a fundamentalist minister about the  existence of "Giants in the Earth" as referenced in the book of  Genesis. In 1868 he built a 10 foot carved statue, treated to look  ancient and buried it. A year later, when workers were hired to dig  a well on his property in Cardiff, NY the statue was discovered. A  great public discussion ensued as Christian Fundamentalists defended  the statue as proof of the giants. The debate went on long enough  for Hull to make over $20,000 '),
('127313',' charging 50 cents to peek at the  "historic artifact".'),
('127314',' After the movie was released, the first known purple frog was  discovered in western India. (see memorable quotes)'),
('127315',' Bobby Ricigliano drives a 1977 Black Pontiac Trans Am as an homage  to _Smokey and the Bandit (1977)_ (qv) a movie that  Jon Favreau (qv) admires.'),
('127316',' The license plate of Jimmys Limo reads "DBLDN11." This is a  reference to a blackjack strategy articulated in  _Swingers (1996)_ (qv) that one should always double down on an 11.'),
('127317',' The Luna Restaurant where Bobby and Ricky meet Ruiz is at 112  Mulberry St in New York. Sean Combs (qv) has a group called "112"  on his label, Bad Boy Entertainment.'),
('127318',' Vince Vaughn (qv)s dad Vernon Vaughn makes a cameo as the  Hollywood High School football coach.'),
('127319',' David O. Selznick (qv)s experience of trying to have life'),
('127320','saving  serum flown in for his critically ill brother was the basis for the  flying sequences ending the movie.'),
('127321',' Special effects technician Edmund E. Fellegi (qv) was killed when  he fell from a 40'),
('127322','foot catwalk while releasing balloons for the New  Years Eve party scenes.'),
('127323',' Seven actors listed in records for this movie were not seen in the  final print. They are (with their character names)  Jack Mulhall (qv) (Rock Springs Radio Operator),  Arthur Gardner (I) (qv) (Iowa City Radio Operator),  John M. Sullivan (I) (qv) (John Hopkins Chemist), John Austin  (Allentown Radio Operator), and the three doctors,  Robert Strange (I) (qv), Perry Ivins (qv) and  Gladden James (qv).'),
('127324',' Paul Sorvino (qv), who plays Giggies father, is actually five  years younger than Joseph Bologna (qv) (Giggie).'),
('127325',' Joseph Bologna (qv)s film debut.'),
('127326',' The African Craft Shop is in the same street as a cinema advertising  "A Paula Prentiss Retrospective". Prentiss is the wife of director  Benjamin, Richard (qv).'),
('127327',' Carrie Fisher (qv) was an uncredited script doctor on the film.'),
('127328',' The story goes that Tim Roth (qv) got the lead part by accident.  He stumbled into the theater where auditions were being held as he  was looking to borrow a bicycle pump.'),
('127329',' CAMEO(Debra Winger): Emmert, the apparently male entity who "runs  things" in heaven.'),
('127330',' Jan Lehmann (IV) (qv) spent his early days in Fraenkisch Crumbach,  the town where the Rodenstein legend was founded. You can see some  parts of the town like the Rodenstein figure in the documentary.'),
('127331',' The documentary is part of a short'),
('127332','film double feature paired with  the movie _Stockflame (2005)_ (qv). It is also included on the 2006  limited DVD.'),
('127333',' Jan Lehmann (IV) (qv) was randomly selected to shoot some of the  B'),
('127334','Roll Footage. The Director Christopher M. Peckham (qv) asked him  at his second day to assist Joachim Schmidt (II) (qv). The final  documentary features not much of his Footage.'),
('127335',' The producers make no mention of budget in the documentary. They  just talk about a small amount of money for the production. Its like  an insider'),
('127336','joke because the real budget was a secret even on the job  for curious crew members.'),
('127337',' John Miljan (qv) is in studio records/casting call lists for the  role of "Tucker," but he did not appear in the movie.  Raymond Hatton (qv) was reported to be in the cast by Film Daily,  but he was not seen either.'),
('127338',' Originally a one'),
('127339','woman played written and performed by  Lynne Adams (qv), called "Two Faced". She wanted her sister,  Brooke Adams (qv), to play the leading role in the movie, so she  wrote in a role for herself. She also created a role for her  brother'),
('127340','in'),
('127341','law, Tony Shalhoub (qv), who directed the film.'),
('127342',' Filmed at the home of Lynn Adams in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts.'),
('127343',' After the first week record'),
('127344','breaking release of the first "Madea"  film by Tyler Perry (qv), Lions Gate Entertainment acquired a  seven'),
('127345','picture deal of the remaining Madea films.'),
('127346',' The poem read by Maya Angelou (qv) is her own "In and Out of  Time".'),
('127347',' Maya Angelou (qv)s character is named May, her childhood  nickname.'),
('127348',' The first Canadian fiction feature film to be directed by a woman.'),
('127349',' The last film that Pancho Kohner produced'),
('127350',' During the costume party Robert Quarry is dressed in his outfit from  the film "Count Yorga, Vampire" (in which he played the title role).'),
('127351',' Peter Cushing dresses as Dracula, an in'),
('127352','joke as he frequently played  Van Helsing in Hammers Dracula series.'),
('127353',' Dennis Miller (I) (qv)s feature film debut.'),
('127354',' The building seen at the very end of the film is "Stites Mental  Facility", obviously named after Todd Stites (qv), the  post'),
('127355','production supervisor and the actor who played the "Trannie".'),
('127356',' This film is considered lost as the BBC wiped its own archive copy.  Start looking now.'),
('127357',' There are audio tapes of all fours songs Dylan performed in the  programme in existence, made by fans at the (only) time of broadcast  using microphones next to the television speaker.'),
('127358',' A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress Film  Archives.'),
('127359',' SPOILER: Widmarks character was later given his own ongoing  television series, in spite of the fact that he appears to die at  the end of the original film.'),
('127360',' Sat on the shelf for nearly five years following its completion  before being given a limited release in April 2005. It ended up  being the last film ever released by MGM as an independent company.'),
('127361',' Based on the novel "The Build Up Boys" by Jeremy Kirk (qv).'),
('127362',' Camera movements were created afterwords with computer effects  programs, making nearly every shot in the movie a special effect.'),
('127363',' Filmed around the world in Death Valley, San Fransisco, London,  Spain, Thailand, New York.'),
('127364',' The original credits published during production were a series of  fictitious names, created to protect the secret one'),
('127365','man aspect to  the movie.'),
('127366',' The movie is based on a play by Alan Bennett (I) (qv) called "The  Madness of George III". The popular story in the UK is that the  movies title is different from that of the play because it was  thought the American audience might mistake it for a sequel. While  not wholly true, director Nicholas Hytner (qv) has confirmed that  it was "not wholly untrue" and it is now widely held that this  almost certainly did play a part in the titling of the film. In the  UK it would be obvious to anyone that "George III" referred to King  George III, but it was felt that elsewhere this might not be so  clear and that adding "King" to the title might help. While this  explains part of the title change, it glosses over the dropping of  the "III", adding renewed weight to the original theory.'),
