Movie stuff you only just realised... - Page 66

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Originally Posted by Virtanen 

Tony Scott was a visionary artist or a lunatic.

These are not mutually exclusive choices.

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Originally Posted by Virtanen 

I did the "steps to Kevin Bacon" search engine and found out that Marisa Tomei is in the first TOXIC AVENGER. I've rewatched the clip she's in wearing only a towel for nine hundred times and still fail to recognise her. Which makes me either someone with a neurological problem or a sad creep.

 

 Heh.  A very good friend of mine (and regular cast member in my production co) playe "Boy Hero" in the original Toxie.

HOLY SHIT.

I'm watching Peter Hyams' Outland for the 5th time and JUST realized that the young, evil black sergeant cop who goes toe to toe with Sean Connery at the end is none other than Clarke Peters from The Wire & Treme.

Safehouse  is trying so hard to show Ryan Reynolds and Denzel are in such serious shit that they kill Jean Reno and Robert Patrick within the first 20 minutes of the film.

They kill T-1000 and Leon.

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Originally Posted by Art Decade 

HOLY SHIT.

I'm watching Peter Hyams' Outland for the 5th time and JUST realized that the young, evil black sergeant cop who goes toe to toe with Sean Connery at the end is none other than Clarke Peters from The Wire & Treme.

 

I just saw Mona Lisa for the first time, and I thought the pimp Anderson looked strangely familiar. Turns out that was Cool Lester Smooth as well.

Also, I recently saw The Vicious Kind (a.k.a. "Adam Scott Goes to Indietown"), and I could swear the score was made up of unused melodies that Beck wrote for Sea Change.

Somehow, Ian McShane is seventy. What the fuck?

Was watching one of the new Metalocalypse episodes, and it struck me that the softly-spoken German voice over narration sounded very familiar. Checked teh credits: Werner Herzog. Mind fucking blown.

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Originally Posted by Curiosity Cosby 

 

I just saw Mona Lisa for the first time, and I thought the pimp Anderson looked strangely familiar. Turns out that was Cool Lester Smooth as well.

 

Also, I recently saw The Vicious Kind (a.k.a. "Adam Scott Goes to Indietown"), and I could swear the score was made up of unused melodies that Beck wrote for Sea Change.

From wikipedia:

I need a time machine, and I need it now. How awesome would this have been?

Damn.  That would have been something to see.
 

Save me a seat on that time machine. 

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Originally Posted by MrTyres 

Safehouse  is trying so hard to show Ryan Reynolds and Denzel are in such serious shit that they kill Jean Reno and Robert Patrick within the first 20 minutes of the film.

 

They kill T-1000 and Leon.

That was Liam Cunningham, quite obviously not Jean Reno.

Maybe not "only just," but a little while ago I was surprised to find that John Hurt is not only heterosexual but has been married four times.

In one of the articles about the whole Ariel Winter mess, it turns out her brother played Puggsley in the Addams Family Movie is the 90s.

I was watching The Office at my girl's place the other night, when I realized that Charles Miner was played by Idris Elba.

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Originally Posted by D.T. 

I was watching The Office at my girl's place the other night, when I realized that Charles Miner was played by Idris Elba.

Always loved the casting there. Charles isn't exactly the sort of bad-ass Elba is known for, but he's corporate-world bad-ass.

My Wife pointed out that in The Man with the Golden Gun  you can clearly see the film crew in the reflection of the mirror during fight in the Belly Dancer's room.

She aint wrong...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUFiqqgtEy8

it at about 5 minutes 30 seconds on this clip.

It's probably been pointed out before, but if you watch Titanic in reverse, it's about a magical ship that rises from the water, and takes several drowning people safely to Southampton.

"... safely to Southampton."

That's no small contradiction in terms. Have you been to Southampton? Nothing safe about it. Frankly, I'd rather drown in the Atlantic next to a fat girl.

When I watched some of the JCVD classic Death Warrant last night, I was reading the opening credits and noticed that David Goyer, the co-writer of the Blade movies and the last three Batman movies, wrote the screenplay. It's been a long time since I've seen the movie, so that's why I didn't realize that sooner.

Death Wish was scored by Herbie Hancock.

And Death Wish 2 and 3 by Jimmy Page.

The Clash appear in The King Of Comedy as "Street Scum".

I just learnt this from Art Decade and I've watched the movie about three times. I'm also a minor Clash fan. Obviously really minor.

The Boys from Brazil opens with an actor named "Stephen Guttenberg" as a young Jewish activist who uncovers notorious Nazi Joseph Mengale.

Yes, that Stephen Guttenberg.

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Originally Posted by Cylon Baby 

The Boys from Brazil opens with an actor named "Stephen Guttenberg" as a young Jewish activist who uncovers notorious Nazi Joseph Mengale.

 

Yes, that Stephen Guttenberg.

If only I'd known the career to come, I'd have savored the death scene more. 

The Limey is a almost scene-for-scene reinterpretation of Get Carter.

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Originally Posted by Lightning Slim 

The Limey is a almost scene-for-scene reinterpretation of Get Carter.

Wow. Really? I've only just realised this too, then!

In a movie where a kiss from Superman = instant amnesia and Supes has takes out baddies with his magic "S" web, a snakebite doesn't seem quite so stupid.

In the Office Space printer beatdown scene, after the first couple of kicks by Samir, you don't actually see the actors whaling on the printer. It's all cutaways to feet or a bat, and then the actors hitting something below frame. Either Mike Judge only had the budget to destroy one printer, or it was done that way for safety reasons (wanting to avoid bits of the printer flying up into an actor's eyes, say, with the real destruction being done by guys with padding and protective goggles).

I'd seen Alfred Hitchcock's STRANGERS ON A TRAIN two times. Watched it the third time recently and finally realised that the woman who

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Robert Walker strangles in the amusement park is pregnant. And after the crime no one cares. That's... harsh and sick, mr. Hitchcock. 

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Originally Posted by Martin Blank 

In the Office Space printer beatdown scene, after the first couple of kicks by Samir, you don't actually see the actors whaling on the printer. It's all cutaways to feet or a bat, and then the actors hitting something below frame. Either Mike Judge only had the budget to destroy one printer, or it was done that way for safety reasons (wanting to avoid bits of the printer flying up into an actor's eyes, say, with the real destruction being done by guys with padding and protective goggles).

Yeah, the last time I watched that, I was disappointed that they didn't wail on it more. I don't think they ever even use the bat, just their feet, until Michael punches it a few times at the end (as he's dragged away). The punching was funny, but I wanted to see them take the bat to that sumbitch hardcore.

I just rewatched Adaptation and Punch-Drunk Love, in both cases for the first time in several years (thank you, Netflix Instant), and I realized that those two movies are cinematic soulmates:

• They were released about a month apart, in the fall of 2002.
• Their respective protagonists are both about 40 years old or so and live in L.A.
• They both suffer from social anxiety and self-loathing; on paper they shouldn't make for very compelling or relatable protagonists, but they end up being very sympathetic and interesting.
• They're both played by actors whose movies generally aren't exactly high art, but their respective performances here are considered perhaps the best of their careers, in material starkly different from their usual fare.
• Their love interests are both English blondes.
• They both have obnoxious siblings.
• They're both featured masturbating at least once. (Charlie jerks off repeatedly over the course of Adaptation. Barry is shown jerking off only once, but that one time proves to be very important for the rest of the movie.)
• They both get into car accidents when the car they're driving is hit by a pickup, injuring a loved one in the passenger seat.
• Both movies have a cameo by someone I didn't recognize until seeing his name in the closing credits (in Adaptation, one of Susan's dinner guests is played by David O. Russell; in Punch-Drunk Love, Barry's dentist brother-in-law is played by Robert Smigel).
• Spike Jonze and Paul Thomas Anderson were born less than a year apart, and they're generally considered two of the greatest filmmakers of their generation.

As you most of you probably will won't recall, I started a thread inspired by Veronica Cartwright, who I think of as 'The Queen of Freaking Out On Screen", because it seems like every time I see her in a movie or TV series, I can be sure that before long, she'll be screaming, moaning, and/or sobbing in fear, anguish, or pain.

I watched "The Birds" a few hours ago, and in doing so, discovered that she's been doing this shit since she was a kid! She was about 14 years old in that picture and already spending most of her time on screen scrunching up her face into extreme grimaces and weeping under extreme duress! It's like she was born to do that...already warming up for "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "Alien", and "The X-Files" (among other perfectly acted quivering, terrified roles) in her future. Nobody screams like V.C.!

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Originally Posted by Curiosity Cosby 

I just rewatched Adaptation and Punch-Drunk Love, in both cases for the first time in several years (thank you, Netflix Instant), and I realized that those two movies are cinematic soulmates:

• They were released about a month apart, in the fall of 2002.
• Their respective protagonists are both about 40 years old or so and live in L.A.
• They both suffer from social anxiety and self-loathing; on paper they shouldn't make for very compelling or relatable protagonists, but they end up being very sympathetic and interesting.
• They're both played by actors whose movies generally aren't exactly high art, but their respective performances here are considered perhaps the best of their careers, in material starkly different from their usual fare.
• Their love interests are both English blondes.
• They both have obnoxious siblings.
• They're both featured masturbating at least once. (Charlie jerks off repeatedly over the course of Adaptation. Barry is shown jerking off only once, but that one time proves to be very important for the rest of the movie.)
• They both get into car accidents when the car they're driving is hit by a pickup, injuring a loved one in the passenger seat.
• Both movies have a cameo by someone I didn't recognize until seeing his name in the closing credits (in Adaptation, one of Susan's dinner guests is played by David O. Russell; in Punch-Drunk Love, Barry's dentist brother-in-law is played by Robert Smigel).
• Spike Jonze and Paul Thomas Anderson were born less than a year apart, and they're generally considered two of the greatest filmmakers of their generation.

Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's theatre, John F Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln Continental, manufactured by Ford. 

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Originally Posted by Naisu Baddi 

As you most of you probably will won't recall, I started a thread inspired by Veronica Cartwright, who I think of as 'The Queen of Freaking Out On Screen", because it seems like every time I see her in a movie or TV series, I can be sure that before long, she'll be screaming, moaning, and/or sobbing in fear, anguish, or pain.

Sort of the proto-Amanda Plummer in that respect.

For people who are into the whole "hate fuck a hot right wing lady" thing, did you know Helen Mirren played Ayn Rand once?

www.imdb.com/title/tt0140447/

Giancarlo Esposito, Gus Fring to most of us I would wager, was Cellmate #2 in Trading Places.  He is the one standing with his back to the bars when Billy Ray is arrested early in the film.

A cool article about recurring film locations: http://www.cracked.com/article_20173_6-places-youll-recognize-from-background-every-movie.html

I'm pretty sure the entry about Greystone Mansion is incorrect. That's clearly a different white fireplace in 'I Want Love' and 'Spider-Man' (even the wood panelling on the walls is different), and I'm pretty sure X-Men was shot entirely in Vancouver.
 

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

George Bailey designed the pool under the gymnasium.

I can't find this info anywhere BUT his brother tells him "We're going to use that new floor of yours tonight"  GEORGE "I hope it works"

and when George arrives, the first thing the principal says to him is "Putting a pool under this floor was a great idea, saved us another building."

I've seen this movie dozens of times and didn't realize.

Then frickin Alfalfa opens the floor. 

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Originally Posted by Naisu Baddi 

As you most of you probably will won't recall, I started a thread inspired by Veronica Cartwright, who I think of as 'The Queen of Freaking Out On Screen", because it seems like every time I see her in a movie or TV series, I can be sure that before long, she'll be screaming, moaning, and/or sobbing in fear, anguish, or pain.

 

I watched "The Birds" a few hours ago, and in doing so, discovered that she's been doing this shit since she was a kid! She was about 14 years old in that picture and already spending most of her time on screen scrunching up her face into extreme grimaces and weeping under extreme duress! It's like she was born to do that...already warming up for "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "Alien", and "The X-Files" (among other perfectly acted quivering, terrified roles) in her future. Nobody screams like V.C.!

 

You forgot one...

I had assumed that the French title of the 1995 Bad Boys, Flics de Choc meant "Chocolate Cops".  It does not.  It means "Shocking Cops".

I'm a big fan of the original Total Recall and I've watched all of Breaking Bad but it took this gif to make me realise something:

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Originally Posted by Dr Harford 

A cool article about recurring film locations: http://www.cracked.com/article_20173_6-places-youll-recognize-from-background-every-movie.html

I'm really surprised they didn't include the 2nd Street Tunnel in Los Angeles. That thing is in EVERYTHING.

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Originally Posted by Fafhrd 

I'm pretty sure the entry about Greystone Mansion is incorrect. That's clearly a different white fireplace in 'I Want Love' and 'Spider-Man' (even the wood panelling on the walls is different), and I'm pretty sure X-Men was shot entirely in Vancouver.
 

I have no clue where Xavier's mansion in the first was filmed(it's a different mansion), but the 2nd and 3rd movies used a building near Victoria. I have tons of photos of it from when I was there a couple years ago.

The Wizard of Oz. The roles of Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman and Cowardly Lion are uncredited. Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr are listed only as playing the farmhands from the Kansas sequences.