Scrooge, 1951... genius casting..genius story too
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always reminds me of blackadder and tiny tom :D
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Scrooge, 1951... genius casting..genius story too
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...1xp0af1rGlcpph
always reminds me of blackadder and tiny tom :D
earlier... The Curse of the Black Pearl
now..
Dead Man's Chest, 2006...
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Shooter, 2007... Mark Wah
lberg stars..
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The large caliber rifle that Swagger owns, with which he is framed, is a Cheyenne Tactical M200 Intervention. It fires a .408 caliber projectile accurately out to and beyond two thousand meters. The CheyTac M200 is also available with a Long Range Rifle System, which consists of a laser range finder, magnifying scope with night vision capability, and a weather-sensing module, all of which interface with a PDA running ballistics calculation software.
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, 1942... classic rathbone/bruce.
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington, 1943... a year later and a ending speech now that the USA are in the great fight..
[last lines]
Sherlock Holmes: Yes, but this is a great country, Watson.
Dr. John H. Watson: It certainly is, my dear fellow.
Sherlock Holmes: Look, up there ahead, the Capitol, the very heart of this democracy.
Dr. John H. Watson: Democracy, the only hope for the future, hey, Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes: "It's not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future... but, in the days to come, the British and American people will, for their own safety and for the good of all, walk together in majesty, and in justice, and in peace."
Dr. John H. Watson: That's magnificent. I quite agree with you.
Sherlock Holmes: Not with me, with Mr. Winston Churchill. I was quoting from the speech he made not so long ago in that very building.
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Joe Versus the Volcano, 1990...Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star...
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The movie was re-shot to change the ending, which was unpopular with test audiences. In the original ending, after Joe and Patricia are expelled by the volcano, they are rescued by the Tweedle Dum (the sister of the yacht that was sunk, the Tweedle Dee.) On board are the rescued crew of the Dee, as well as Graynamore and "Dr. Ellison", who turns out to be Graynamore's tax accountant (and hatchet man) by the name of Kenneth Hindmick. Graynamore reveals he had Hindmick pose as a doctor to make Joe think he had a fatal disease. Hindmick pulls a gun on Joe to protect Graynamore from Joe's anger, and to allow Graynamore to keep the yacht. Joe, having stared into the mouth of a volcano, calmly swipes the gun from Hindmick, then announces to Graynamore that he and Patricia had gotten married by the Chief. They both banish Graynamore and Hindmick to the boat's dinghy in the middle of the ocean. Graynamore tells Hindmick that he likes Joe, and admits being banished in a small dinghy in the middle of the ocean is his price for being too greedy, and tells Hindmick to help him row home. Back at the Tweedle Dum, Joe and Patricia see the four steamer trunks popping to the surface, with the Chief riding the last one, brandishing his Tobi, happily telling them he didn't lose his soul after all. Joe replies he didn't lose his either. The only remnant from the original ending is that in the end credits, you see an artist's rendition of the Tweedle Dum sailing off into the distance.
Peggy Sue Got Married, 1986...
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Blow Out, 1981... Stars John Travolta and Nancy Allen..
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While on the way to the airport, the driver of the van containing two reels of footage of the Liberty Parade sequence stopped at a Dunkin' Donuts, leaving the van unattended. It was stolen while he was inside, and the footage was never seen again. The crew had to return to Philadelphia just to re-shoot the entire scene, at a cost of $750,000. Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond was no longer available, so he was replaced by László Kovács.
The box office failure of this film greatly damaged John Travolta's career, especially for more serious roles. Ironically Quentin Tarantino's love of this film is what led him to cast John Travolta for a key part in Pulp Fiction, the movie which gave him a major career come back.
The Bedford Incident, 1965...
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The live-action images of the fictitious Bedford, outside and inside, are of and from British frigates. The modelers created a miniature replica based on the US Navy Farragut-class Frigate (later destroyer) Leader. When Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) and Lt. Cmdr. Potter (Martin Balsam) are flying out to the destroyer, they are aboard an H-19 helicopter, which was called the Whirlwind by the British. The ship they fly by and eventually land on is a Type 15 frigate. The ship's pennant number F159 can be seen. F159 was the H.M.S. Wakeful.
As the actions of the captain become more obsessive, Munceford (Sidney Poitier) tells him, "You're not chasing whales now!" This is a reference to Ahab, the single-minded whaling captain in "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville, whose obsession leads to the destruction of his crew and on whom the character of Capt. Finlander (Richard Widmark) ultimately was based.
For Dr. Potter's (Martin Balsam) insults made against Capt. Finlander (Richard Widmark), the Captain technically could charge the physician for violations of UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) Article 89, Disrespect toward a superior commissioned officer and, possibly, Article 133, Conduct unbecoming an officer and gentlemen, as well as the catch-all Article 134 General article. The charges would be judged at a Special or General Court-martial. However, in real world practice, Lieutenant Commanders, especially a physician, would have other less public career adverse actions taken. Only in a very public and extremely egregious situation would an actual charge leading to a court-martial and even then a diversion would occur.
The cameras seen hanging around reporter Sidney Poitier's neck are a Nikon Model F "anvil-head" and a Pentax. The tape recorder Munceford uses is a 1964 Philips EL3300 - the world's first commercial compact cassette recorder.