With Margaret Dumont, I suspect that the Marx Brothers were involved. Unfortunately, never having seen a movie of theirs in its entirety, I couldn't name either of these.
David Alan Grier appears as singer "No Soul" Simmons. In the later "Titan Man" segment of the film, "No Soul" can be heard on the car radio.
The "Video Pirates" booty includes a video of "Reckless Youth," the movie's final segment.
Segments which appear in the full cut but not in the theatrical release are "Peter Pan Theater","The Unknown Soldier", "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy"
Next to "Traxx," I may have referenced this movie more than any other.
David Alan Grier appears as singer "No Soul" Simmons. In the later "Titan Man" segment of the film, "No Soul" can be heard on the car radio.
The "Video Pirates" booty includes a video of "Reckless Youth," the movie's final segment.
Segments which appear in the full cut but not in the theatrical release are "Peter Pan Theater","The Unknown Soldier", "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy"
The movie featured a bunch of actors. Most portrayed fictional characters, but the following portrayed themselves: BB King, Henry Silva, Steve Allen, Slappy White, Rip Taylor, Jackie Vernon, Charlie Callas, and Henny Youngman.
The "Titan Man" skit (about "Titans" condoms) featured the USC Trojan Marching Band.
Next to "Traxx," I may have referenced this movie more than any other.
David Alan Grier appears as singer "No Soul" Simmons. In the later "Titan Man" segment of the film, "No Soul" can be heard on the car radio.
The "Video Pirates" booty includes a video of "Reckless Youth," the movie's final segment.
Segments which appear in the full cut but not in the theatrical release are "Peter Pan Theater","The Unknown Soldier", "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy"
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Why didn't you say that 2 days ago Mr. Wolf? Your right Rottie, They are pretty good. Makes it tough on me to get my 2 cents in.
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I was way off going with "The Terminal", except that it didn't have any articles of clothing in the title. I assume WordWolf is correct, but I'm not familiar with it. But that's not unusual.
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Stallone. Also well-known for reprising his Rocky role. I can't see him in Eddie Murphy's role in BHC, though... George
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Stars include: Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Anna Kendrick.
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Matthew Patel
Lucas Lee
Todd Ingram
Roxy Richter
Kyle Katayanagi
Ken Katayanagi
Gideon Graves
Stars include: Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Anna Kendrick,
Michael Cera, Mary Winstead.
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"Stephen Stills" and "Young Neil"? Demon Hipster Chicks? Vegan Police?
At least they got Beck to do some of the music.
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1. Matthew Patel
2. Lucas Lee
3. Todd Ingram
4. Roxy Richter
5. Kyle Katayanagi
6. Ken Katayanagi
7. Gideon Graves
Stars include: Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Anna Kendrick,
Michael Cera, Mary Winstead.
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"Stephen Stills" and "Young Neil"? Demon Hipster Chicks? Vegan Police?
At least they got Beck to do some of the music.
Although this movie leans heavily on video game imagery,
it was based on a series of comic books.
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At least I recognize one actor.
Now I recognize two. Actually, WordWolf I haven't viewed this thread for a while now. But this doesn't sound like my cup of tea anyway. (The movie).
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Another case of the disappearing posts.
I know Raf got this "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."
I don't know if he posted a follow-up.
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Yes, I posted "Scott Pilgrim v. All his Girlfriend's Ex-Boyfriends," which I think is what WW said the movie was titled in Peronistaville.
"Scottie, help me! I'm gonna die!"
Stars include Judd Nelson and Ice-T (as a cop without an Italian-sounding name).
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The local name translates to
"Scott Pilgrim vs the Exes of the Girl of His Dreams."
(IMDB can confirm that.)
No need to get unkind in our regionalisms, though.
I don't buy into the stereotypes of South Florida, nor do I think I should.
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South Florida totally deserves it
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Judd Nelson plus Ice-T should equal "New Jack City."
(At least if I use "the new math.")
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Yes
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This movie marked a turning-point in the careers of four actors.
They were under contract for 5 movies, and this was the 5th.
Bitter disputes resulted in them and the studio parting ways.
This movie itself was not considered a success (although it was not
a flop, it underperformed at the box office.) It is now considered
a classic, and gained a lot of fans among college students decades
later. One of the actors decided to quit after this movie. This
was a shame- the next movie the others did was a tremendous success
and is still considered a classic.
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Ok, I'll make this about both movies. Name either to take the round.
The first movie marked a turning-point in the careers of four actors.
They were under contract for 5 movies, and this was the 5th.
Bitter disputes resulted in them and the studio parting ways.
The first movie itself was not considered a success (although it was not
a flop, it underperformed at the box office.) It is now considered
a classic, and gained a lot of fans among college students decades
later, especially those critical of the US's involvement in the Vietnam War.
One of the actors decided to quit after this movie. (Later viewers seem
to forget he ever WAS with the others, and refer to an actress they worked
with as being the fourth in their troupe, instead.) (One scene, in particular,
is famous and has been copied since then in different formats.)
This was a shame- the next movie the others did was a tremendous success
and is still considered a classic. One of the actors had a chance meeting
with that moment's big director, Irving Thalberg. Thalberg explained what
the deficiencies were in the first movie- not enough substance, too much
farce, so the audiences didn't know what to make of it. He recommended a
movie with a more linear plot, to which they could add all the humor,
and suggested he direct it. They all agreed.
One misgiving one actor had was that the previous movies had been adapted
from existing live shows, where they had worked out the kinks in a sort-of
1.0 version, and the best material was then made into a movie. So the director
consented to let them take selected scenes from the upcoming movie and go on
the road with them. Between performances, jokes that didn't work were written
out and replaced by new jokes-except for one scene. It failed on a big stage,
but was sure to work on a movie-and it became a very famous scene and a big
success.
Name either comedy.
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Ok, I'll make this about both movies. Name either to take the round.
The first movie marked a turning-point in the careers of a group of
four actors. They were under contract for 5 movies, and this was the 5th.
Bitter disputes resulted in them and Paramount parting ways.
The first movie itself was not considered a success (although it was not
a flop, it underperformed at the box office.) It is now considered
a classic, and gained a lot of fans among college students decades
later, especially those critical of the US's involvement in the Vietnam War.
One of the actors decided to quit after this movie. (Later viewers seem
to forget he ever WAS with the others, and refer to an actress they worked
with-Margaret Dumont-as being the fourth in their troupe, instead.)
One scene, in particular, is famous and has been copied since then in
different formats, including by one of the actors in a television show.
The departure of one was a shame- the next movie the others did was a tremendous
success and is still considered a classic. One of the actors had a chance meeting
with that moment's big director at MGM, Irving Thalberg. Thalberg explained what
the deficiencies were in the first movie- not enough substance, too much
farce, so the audiences didn't know what to make of it. He recommended a
movie with a more linear plot, to which they could add all the humor,
and suggested he direct it. They all agreed.
One misgiving one actor had was that the previous movies had been adapted
from existing live shows, where they had worked out the kinks in a sort-of
1.0 version, and the best material was then made into a movie. So the director
consented to let them take selected scenes from the upcoming movie and go on
the road with them. Between performances, jokes that didn't work were written
out and replaced by new jokes-except for one scene. It failed on a big stage,
but was sure to work on a movie-and it became a very famous scene and a big
success.
The opening scenes in the second movie take place in ITALY. This is obvious in
the original print, but was cut from the film and the negatives and the original
opening scene is now lost. The known version begins a bit abruptly. The only
surviving reference to Italy after the cuts was a view of a bill from the
"Hotel Milano."
The male and female leads did all their own singing.
When played backwards, the moment of supposed gibberish in another language is exactly
what one would expect to have been said at that moment-
"Did you hear what he said? He said you boys are imposters and you absolutely don't belong here at all."
"Did he say that about us? I've never been so insulted!"
They filmed it in English and reversed it in post-production.
Name either comedy.
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With Margaret Dumont, I suspect that the Marx Brothers were involved. Unfortunately, never having seen a movie of theirs in its entirety, I couldn't name either of these.
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Ok, I'll make this about both movies. Name either to take the round.
A) The first movie marked a turning-point in the careers of a group of
four actors. They were under contract for 5 movies, and this was the 5th.
Bitter disputes resulted in them and Paramount parting ways.
The first movie itself was not considered a success (although it was not
a flop, it underperformed at the box office.) It is now considered
a classic, and gained a lot of fans among college students decades
later, especially those critical of the US's involvement in the Vietnam War.
One of the actors decided to quit after this movie. (Later viewers seem
to forget he ever WAS with the others, and refer to an actress they worked
with-Margaret Dumont-as being the fourth in their troupe, instead.)
One scene, in particular, is famous and has been copied since then in
different formats, including by one of the actors in a television show.
The reason for the name of this film has never been given, but a
tongue-in-cheek explanation was once given as a recipe for the title
as a food dish.
B) The departure of one was a shame- the next movie the others did was a tremendous
success and is still considered a classic. One of the actors had a chance meeting
with that moment's big director at MGM, Irving Thalberg. Thalberg explained what
the deficiencies were in the first movie- not enough substance, too much
farce, so the audiences didn't know what to make of it. He recommended a
movie with a more linear plot, to which they could add all the humor,
and suggested he direct it. They all agreed.
One misgiving one actor had was that the previous movies had been adapted
from existing live shows, where they had worked out the kinks in a sort-of
1.0 version, and the best material was then made into a movie. So the director
consented to let them take selected scenes from the upcoming movie and go on
the road with them. Between performances, jokes that didn't work were written
out and replaced by new jokes-except for one scene. It failed on a big stage,
but was sure to work on a movie-and it became a very famous scene and a big
success.
The opening scenes in the second movie take place in ITALY. This is obvious in
the original print, but was cut from the film and the negatives and the original
opening scene is now lost. The known version begins a bit abruptly. The only
surviving reference to Italy after the cuts was a view of a bill from the
"Hotel Milano."
Kitty Carlysle and Alan Jones did all their own singing.
When played backwards, the moment of supposed gibberish in another language is exactly
what one would expect to have been said at that moment-
"Did you hear what he said? He said you boys are imposters and you absolutely don't belong here at all."
"Did he say that about us? I've never been so insulted!"
They filmed it in English and reversed it in post-production.
The name of this movie is self-explanatory for anyone who's seen it, especially for
anyone who saw the last scenes of the movie. It's also been used as an album name
by more than one band-Queen being the more famous of those bands.
Name either comedy.
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The first must be "Duck Soup,"
I think the second would be "A Night at the Opera."
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Those are both correct.
Depending on who you ask, one of those 2 is their best movie.
"Duck Soup" was the quintessential zany, madcap farce of the Marx Brothers' early period.
"A Night At The Opera" is considered by far their best movie by people who aren't Marx Brothers fans.
(It was written to appeal to a broader audience.)
The next movie was "A Day At The Races." Irving Thalberg died during production,
so those 2 movies have a tighter structure than other movies of theirs.
The "famous scene" in Duck Soup I mentioned was the famous mirror scene.
In A Night At The Opera, the famous stateroom scene failed on stage, but was a smash
onscreen-due to the limitations of both media.
Your turn!
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I know the famous "Mirror Scene," as I saw Harpo do it with Lucille Ball on "I Love Lucy."
I don't know what the famous "Stateroom Scene" is.
New movie shortly.
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A set-up for this scene:
Otis Driftwood (Groucho) was put in a tiny cabin in a steamship. When he opens his steamer trunk,
Chico, Harpo and Alan all come out (Harpo is asleep, folded up in the bottom.)
Groucho already arranged to have Mrs Teasdale (Margaret Dumond) show up shortly,
so he wants the stowaways to leave-but they won't leave until they get something to eat.
Groucho agrees to order them something as long as they agree to stay silent-
they're stowaways. "We no say nothing."
Groucho calls for the steward. When the steward arrives, this video clip begins.
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David Alan Grier appears as singer "No Soul" Simmons. In the later "Titan Man" segment of the film, "No Soul" can be heard on the car radio.
The "Video Pirates" booty includes a video of "Reckless Youth," the movie's final segment.
Segments which appear in the full cut but not in the theatrical release are "Peter Pan Theater","The Unknown Soldier", "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy"
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Next to "Traxx," I may have referenced this movie more than any other.
David Alan Grier appears as singer "No Soul" Simmons. In the later "Titan Man" segment of the film, "No Soul" can be heard on the car radio.
The "Video Pirates" booty includes a video of "Reckless Youth," the movie's final segment.
Segments which appear in the full cut but not in the theatrical release are "Peter Pan Theater","The Unknown Soldier", "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy"
George
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The movie featured a bunch of actors. Most portrayed fictional characters, but the following portrayed themselves: BB King, Henry Silva, Steve Allen, Slappy White, Rip Taylor, Jackie Vernon, Charlie Callas, and Henny Youngman.
The "Titan Man" skit (about "Titans" condoms) featured the USC Trojan Marching Band.
Next to "Traxx," I may have referenced this movie more than any other.
David Alan Grier appears as singer "No Soul" Simmons. In the later "Titan Man" segment of the film, "No Soul" can be heard on the car radio.
The "Video Pirates" booty includes a video of "Reckless Youth," the movie's final segment.
Segments which appear in the full cut but not in the theatrical release are "Peter Pan Theater","The Unknown Soldier", "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy"
George
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Must be "Amazon Women On the Moon."
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