The original 1959 version of "Flight of the Phoenix" has a rather cursory ending with hardly any scenes of the rebuilt plane in the air. This is because it crashed during filming, killing the stuntman/pilot Paul Mantz.
the star wars trench run is entirely based on the bombing sequence in the 1955 film Dam Busters. Much of the dialogue is quoted or paraphrased dialogue from the film.
In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy is faced by two swordsmen and reaches for his gun to shoot them as he did in Raiders of the Lost Ark. But TOD is set before Raiders so he is recalling something that happened to him a year later
the star wars trench run is entirely based on the bombing sequence in the 1955 film Dam Busters. Much of the dialogue is quoted or paraphrased dialogue from the film.
In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy is faced by two swordsmen and reaches for his gun to shoot them as he did in Raiders of the Lost Ark. But TOD is set before Raiders so he is recalling something that happened to him a year later
With a healthy portion of 633 Squadron too.
Still on the Indy theme, Pat Roach, who was killed by Indy twice in Raiders had actually been killed by him a year before in the mines in India.
Steve Mcqueen is also the German soldier on the motorbike during the motorbike chase scene in The Great Escape. Some mean editing means he basically chases himself.
The motorbike McQueen was riding was his own - and was of a type not made until 1961. He insisted on including it.
Trigger from 'Only Fools and Horses' appeared in Fiddler On The Roof - as did Starsky.
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi - leading figure in opposing apartheid in South Africa, then and opponent of Nelson Menadela & F.W.De Klerk's Government in that country in the 1990s - played the Zulu leader in the film 'Zulu'.
Part of the the pay of the Zulu extras (probably all for most of them) was a wristwatch.
Many can be clearly seen wearing these in the film. Rather inappropriate for the time.
And the 'victory' at Rorke's Drift was exaggerated and built up by the British newspaper media to cover up the much larger defeat at Islandlwana. This was believed to be, in large part, to protect a 'favourite' of Queen Victoria whose mistakes were in large part responsible.
Patrick Stewart appeared as a fireman in Coronation Street in the 60's (A pic for proof xD)
Samuel L. Jackson voiced Tenpenny, the antagonist, in GTA San Andreas
In the film Get Carter early on when Jack walks into the bar in Newcastle there's a man drinking at the bar whose hand has five fingers and a thumb. Also the assassin who kills him at the end of the film shares the railway carriage with Jack at the start of the film all the way to Newcastle.
In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy is faced by two swordsmen and reaches for his gun to shoot them as he did in Raiders of the Lost Ark. But TOD is set before Raiders so he is recalling something that happened to him a year later
people probably do know this but...
The famous scene in which Indy shoots a marauding and flamboyant swordsman was not in the original script. Harrison Ford was supposed to use his whip to get the swords out of his attacker's hands, but the food poisoning he and the rest of the crew had gotten made him too sick to perform the stunt. After several unsuccessful tries, Ford suggested "shooting the sucker." Steven Spielberg immediately took up the idea and the scene was successfully filmed.
Although the songs in "Singin' in the Rain" work brilliantly, they weren't written for the film: they were selected from already existing material.
I'm sure I read somewhere that they had trouble getting the rain to show up on film for the iconic dance number so they added a little milk to it so it would show up.
I'm sure I read somewhere that they had trouble getting the rain to show up on film for the iconic dance number so they added a little milk to it so it would show up.
Apparently the set stank for days afterwards.
I'm betting not as much as the stage did during one of the theatre revivals of the film. Apparantly, Tommy Steele was so unpopular backstage, people used to pee in the water tank that rained on him during the iconic title number.
In the film Get Carter early on when Jack walks into the bar in Newcastle there's a man drinking at the bar whose hand has five fingers and a thumb. Also the assassin who kills him at the end of the film shares the railway carriage with Jack at the start of the film all the way to Newcastle.
"Get Carter" is set in Newcastle but hardly anyone has a Geordie accent. The producers thought that US audiences wouldn't be able to understand it.
Steve McQueen originally turned down the roll of Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now. Harvey Keitel was then given the role but fired after 2 weeks and replaced with Martin Sheen.
The scene where Martin Sheen is drunk and ranting and smashes a mirror is real - apparently Coppola was egging him on and Sheen was completely slaughtered - Coppola just kept the camera rolling.
Martin Sheen suffered a heart attack during the making of the film due brought on by his excessive drinking and cocaine use.
Laurence Fishbourne and Harrison Ford also had minor roles.
Michael Douglas won his first Oscar in 1976 for being one of the producers when One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest won best film.
Henry Winkler was originally offered the lead role in Grease, but since he had already found fame playing Fonzie in Happy Days, he declined the part in fear of being type cast. Most of the "teenage" characters in Grease were played by actors/actresses in their 20s and 30s. The sequel to Grease was originally titled Son of Grease. Elvis Presley died on the day the Grease cast filmed one of the songs that mentions his name. The policeman that rides past on his motorcycle at the end of the opening sequence of Grease was supposed to be Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees (who wrote the theme). On the day of filming, Barry was ill, and was replaced by John Travolta. Although filmed in California with actors/actresses with broad New York accents, Grease is supposed to be set in Chicago (according to the original story).
Mel Brooks was 1 of the executive producers of the film "The Elephant Man".He deliberately left his name off the credits, as he knew that people would get the wrong idea about the movie if they saw his name on the film.He was responsible for hiring David Lynch to direct the film.
Mel Brooks was 1 of the executive producers of the film "The Elephant Man".He deliberately left his name off the credits, as he knew that people would get the wrong idea about the movie if they saw his name on the film.He was responsible for hiring David Lynch to direct the film.
Steve McQueen originally turned down the roll of Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now. Harvey Keitel was then given the role but fired after 2 weeks and replaced with Martin Sheen.
The scene where Martin Sheen is drunk and ranting and smashes a mirror is real - apparently Coppola was egging him on and Sheen was completely slaughtered - Coppola just kept the camera rolling.
Martin Sheen suffered a heart attack during the making of the film due brought on by his excessive drinking and cocaine use.
Laurence Fishbourne and Harrison Ford also had minor roles.
Michael Douglas won his first Oscar in 1976 for being one of the producers when One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest won best film.
Just to add to that, Kirk Douglas played McMurphy on Broadway in the 60's and retained the rights to make a movie of OFOTCN which he turned over to his son (Michael) in the 70's.
Also the 'Head of the hospital' was not an actor and was infact the 'Head of the hospital' where they shot the movie.
In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy is faced by two swordsmen and reaches for his gun to shoot them as he did in Raiders of the Lost Ark. But TOD is set before Raiders so he is recalling something that happened to him a year later
Grabbing his gun when faced by swordsmen might always be his reaction. Therefore when it occurs in TOD, he just doesn't have his gun. A year later when it happens in ROTLA, he does have it.
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In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy is faced by two swordsmen and reaches for his gun to shoot them as he did in Raiders of the Lost Ark. But TOD is set before Raiders so he is recalling something that happened to him a year later
With a healthy portion of 633 Squadron too.
Still on the Indy theme, Pat Roach, who was killed by Indy twice in Raiders had actually been killed by him a year before in the mines in India.
Just love the idea of "Cliff Clavin" in the Death Star bar buttonholing Darth Vader with one of his 'theories'
"Well, ahhhhhh, of course, the penguin has 'the force' in a stronger measure than any other creature......."
Or as Vader walks into the Bar - everyone shots "Darth!!!!!!"
The motorbike McQueen was riding was his own - and was of a type not made until 1961. He insisted on including it.
Trigger from 'Only Fools and Horses' appeared in Fiddler On The Roof - as did Starsky.
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi - leading figure in opposing apartheid in South Africa, then and opponent of Nelson Menadela & F.W.De Klerk's Government in that country in the 1990s - played the Zulu leader in the film 'Zulu'.
Part of the the pay of the Zulu extras (probably all for most of them) was a wristwatch.
Many can be clearly seen wearing these in the film. Rather inappropriate for the time.
And the 'victory' at Rorke's Drift was exaggerated and built up by the British newspaper media to cover up the much larger defeat at Islandlwana. This was believed to be, in large part, to protect a 'favourite' of Queen Victoria whose mistakes were in large part responsible.
D'you think Pat was getting a bit fed up with this?
Samuel L. Jackson voiced Tenpenny, the antagonist, in GTA San Andreas
If, in Copenhagen, you see a film featuring a certain giant ape the title will include the name "Kong King".
QI rules OK.
Ha ha, not a proper Indy film without Pat Roach.
I'm sure I read somewhere that they had trouble getting the rain to show up on film for the iconic dance number so they added a little milk to it so it would show up.
Apparently the set stank for days afterwards.
I'm betting not as much as the stage did during one of the theatre revivals of the film. Apparantly, Tommy Steele was so unpopular backstage, people used to pee in the water tank that rained on him during the iconic title number.
"Get Carter" is set in Newcastle but hardly anyone has a Geordie accent. The producers thought that US audiences wouldn't be able to understand it.
The scene where Martin Sheen is drunk and ranting and smashes a mirror is real - apparently Coppola was egging him on and Sheen was completely slaughtered - Coppola just kept the camera rolling.
Martin Sheen suffered a heart attack during the making of the film due brought on by his excessive drinking and cocaine use.
Laurence Fishbourne and Harrison Ford also had minor roles.
Michael Douglas won his first Oscar in 1976 for being one of the producers when One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest won best film.
Okay, so I like Grease
Just to add to that, Kirk Douglas played McMurphy on Broadway in the 60's and retained the rights to make a movie of OFOTCN which he turned over to his son (Michael) in the 70's.
Also the 'Head of the hospital' was not an actor and was infact the 'Head of the hospital' where they shot the movie.
he filmed another fight with Indy in the 3rd movie but it got cut .
Grabbing his gun when faced by swordsmen might always be his reaction. Therefore when it occurs in TOD, he just doesn't have his gun. A year later when it happens in ROTLA, he does have it.