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by Boy With A Problem » Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:36 pm
....and the man with the plague?
Everyone just needs to fuckin’ relax. Smoke more weed, the world is ending.
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by noiseradio » Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:09 pm
Ok I waited long enough:
Walter Jack Palance.
But I couldn't begin to say who should get to ask the next question.
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by Richard » Sun Aug 29, 2004 8:58 pm
I wouldn't presume to be the entitled to ask...but I'll throw out an easy question to keep the ball rolling:
Name the three movies that have been released this year that were remakes of well-known old movies.
One from the 50s, one 60s & 1 70s.
Not TV remakes but movies. There may be more than 3, but name the three that are in my mind!
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by Tim(e) » Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:35 pm
The Stepford Wives
The Ladykillers
Around the World in 80 Days
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by El Vez » Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:55 pm
Tim(e) wrote:
Around the World in 80 Days
Which is another strong candidate for worst film to ever win Best Picture! I'm tempted to break my blood oat and spill the beans here on Richard's question because both The Ladykillers and Around The World In 80 Days are both from the 50's.
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by Tim(e) » Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:22 pm
El Vez wrote: I'm tempted to break my blood oat and spill the beans here on Richard's question because both The Ladykillers and Around The World In 80 Days are both from the 50's.
It may well be that Richard has different remakes in mind? Silly me actually didn't pay too much attention to his decades (doh!).
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by noiseradio » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:01 am
The other one is The Exorcist.
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by El Vez » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:14 am
noiseradio wrote: The other one is The Exorcist.
Actually, Renny Harlin's film is a needless prequel to The Excorcist.
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by noiseradio » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:20 am
well so there you go. Had I known Reny Harlin was involved, I would have skipped this one.
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by Richard » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:50 am
Yes - The Ladykillers (1955)
Yes - The Stepford Wives (1975)
The third one I was thinking of has still not been mentioned. I hadn't even thought of 'Around the World..'
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by martinfoyle » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:53 am
Manchurian Candidate from 1963
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by Richard » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:58 am
Yes - Manchurian Candidate!
Now who gets to ask?
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by martinfoyle » Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:43 am
Since Tim(e) got 2 he may ask the next.
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by Tim(e) » Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:21 pm
martinfoyle wrote: Since Tim(e) got 2 he may ask the next.
Why thank you Martin... very decent of you old chap
Ok, what I would consider a fairly easy question: which famous (read infamous) "heiress" had her acting debut alongside the likes of Johnny Depp, Ricky Lake and Iggy Pop in the sublime John Waters film "Cry Baby"?
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by invisible Pole » Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:10 pm
Now, that's my territory.
It was Tracie Lords.
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by martinfoyle » Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:42 pm
I do believe the fair Tracie 'acted' in a number of adult films before Cry Baby. Patty Hearst is the "heiress" who made her acting debut in that film.
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by Tim(e) » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:26 pm
martinfoyle wrote: I do believe the fair Tracie 'acted' in a number of adult films before Cry Baby. Patty Hearst is the "heiress" who made her acting debut in that film.
We have a winner... indeed, it was Patty Hearst who went on to make a clutch of movies with the divine Mr Waters.
Ask away Martin.
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by martinfoyle » Tue Aug 31, 2004 5:50 am
Name the Schwartzeneger film John Sayles did script work on.
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by Tim(e) » Tue Aug 31, 2004 5:00 pm
martinfoyle wrote: Name the Schwartzeneger film John Sayles did script work on.
Could it have been Total Recall? (although I doubt it somehow)
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by selfmademug » Tue Aug 31, 2004 5:17 pm
I have no frikkin idea but I like John Sayles a lot and the best Governator flick I can think of is T2, so I'll guess that....
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by noiseradio » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:05 pm
I love John Sayles, but this one has me stumped.
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by martinfoyle » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:32 pm
Hints:Like his contributions to Apollo 13, it was uncredited and it was one of Arnies more recent films.
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by noiseradio » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:32 pm
Sixth Day?
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by martinfoyle » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:46 pm
Right, Noise. I seem to recall mentions of his contributions before the film came out. I suspect a lot of Robert Duvalls lines came from John's pen. Desperate film all the same, slept through most of the middle, waking to find 2 Arnies running around the place and not caring which was which.
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by noiseradio » Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:04 pm
Yeah, forgettable film. And total guess (thanks for the hint).
What was the name of the short film that Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell made to raise money for the making of The Evil Dead ?
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