Movie Mash-Up

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?

George

[WordWolf]

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?

George

Yes.

Too easy?

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Yes.

Too easy?

Easy enough. :)

I've never seen the movie in its entirety, but my brother used to go to see it frequently, and brought all the required props.

George

[GeorgeStGeorge]

In this movie, the scene where the main character's ex-girlfriend tries to patch up their relationship by buying him a gun rack, is based on some truth. The actor once dated a girl who apparently broke up with him due to his preoccupation with his comedy. A week later, after some thought, she tried to reconcile by buying him a gun-rack. To her, this was an absurd joke that she had hoped he would appreciate. He didn't, and the two remained apart. When the movie was released, and the star's ex viewed the movie with her new steady boyfriend, she was mortified not only to learn that the gun-rack anecdote had been written into the film, but also she was shocked to see that the main characters referred to "her" character as a 'psycho hose-beast'. Some time later, the star telephoned his former girl, attempting to apologize for including a very detracting version of her in the movie.

George

[WordWolf]

I remember this because I knew a guy that had a gun-rack but no longer had A gun,

let alone many guns that would necessitate a gun-rack.

[WordWolf]

This was obviously "Wayne's World."

Oddly enough, the other day, I was multi-tasking and watching the

video from the "Wayne's World" vcr game.

The game was described as uninspired and uninteresting.

Judging from the video, that's probably correct.

So, this was on my mind.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

This was obviously "Wayne's World."

Oddly enough, the other day, I was multi-tasking and watching the

video from the "Wayne's World" vcr game.

The game was described as uninspired and uninteresting.

Judging from the video, that's probably correct.

So, this was on my mind.

It was, indeed, "Wayne's World"

George

[WordWolf]

This movie later had 4 sequels. Actors in it include Claude Rains and

Ralph Bellamy. It also included Bela Lugosi as Bela.

However, nobody ever seems to remember he was in this movie-

most remember it for exactly one actor and one actress

(who do not play "a couple" at any point, neither in this movie

nor real life.)

It also had a remake this century with some recognizable actors.

[WordWolf]

This 1941 movie later had 4 sequels. Actors in it include Claude Rains and

Ralph Bellamy. It also included Bela Lugosi as Bela.

However, nobody ever seems to remember he was in this movie-

most remember it for exactly one actor and one actress

(who do not play "a couple" at any point, neither in this movie

nor real life.) It was written by Curt Siodmak.

It also had a remake in 2010 with some recognizable actors.

[WordWolf]

This 1941 movie later had 4 sequels (all with the same actor).

Actors in it include Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, and Ralph Bellamy.

It also included Bela Lugosi as "Bela." However, nobody ever seems to remember

he was in this movie-

most remember it for exactly one actor and Maria Ouspenskaya

(who do not play "a couple" at any point, neither in this movie

nor real life.) It was written by Curt Siodmak.

It also had a remake in 2010 with some recognizable actors.

"The way you walked was thorny though no fault of your own,

but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea,

so tears run to a predestined end."

[WordWolf]

This 1941 movie later had 4 sequels. (They all with the same actor-

but not his father, also an actor, but already dead. That death freed this

actor to begin an acting career).

Actors in it include Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, and Ralph Bellamy.

It also included Bela Lugosi as "Bela." However, nobody ever seems to remember

he was in this movie-

most remember it for exactly one actor and Maria Ouspenskaya

(who do not play "a couple" at any point, neither in this movie

nor real life.) It was written by Curt Siodmak.

It also had a remake in 2010 with some recognizable actors.

"The way you walked was thorny though no fault of your own,

but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea,

so tears run to a predestined end."

Concerning the main actor, whom I have not named, I have read the following

story, which I will relate using his birth-name. According to the story,

Creighton Tull C. was born stillborn in a cabin. His father grabbed him,

ran to the ice, smashed a hole, and momentarily plunged his son into the

freezing waters, which revived him.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"The Wolfman"?

George

[WordWolf]

"The Wolfman"?

George

That's it- "the Wolf Man."

[WordWolf]

This 1941 movie later had 4 sequels. (They all with the same actor-

but not his father, also an actor, but already dead. That death freed this

actor to begin an acting career).

Lon Chaney Jr only began acting when his father died- Lon Chaney Sr,

the "Man of a Thousand Faces." There were 4 sequels where LC Jr played

Talbot again.

Actors in it include Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, and Ralph Bellamy.

It also included Bela Lugosi as "Bela." However, nobody ever seems to remember

he was in this movie-

most remember it for exactly one actor and Maria Ouspenskaya

(who do not play "a couple" at any point, neither in this movie

nor real life.) It was written by Curt Siodmak.

Bela is the gypsy who's a werewolf at the beginning, who infects Talbot

with the curse. Maria Ouspenskaya says the often-quoted line about the

wolfsbane blooming.

It also had a remake in 2010 with some recognizable actors.

Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt.

"The way you walked was thorny though no fault of your own,

but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea,

so tears run to a predestined end."

The second-most memorable lines. Maleva, the gypsy, says them to both Bela

and Talbot when both are killed by silver.

Concerning the main actor, whom I have not named, I have read the following

story, which I will relate using his birth-name. According to the story,

Creighton Tull C. was born stillborn in a cabin. His father grabbed him,

ran to the ice, smashed a hole, and momentarily plunged his son into the

freezing waters, which revived him.

Lon Chaney Jr's legal name was Creighton Tull Chaney.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

This was the first (originally) full-length movie about this particular character, although some serials from 1940 were combined to make a full-length feature.

29 copies of the hero's car were cobbled together from old '64, '65, and '66 Chrysler Imperials. Three of them survived the movie's production.

George

[WordWolf]

That's the Adam West "Batman" movie, isn't it?

[GeorgeStGeorge]

That's the Adam West "Batman" movie, isn't it?

No. No version of the Batmobile was an Imperial.

This was the first (originally) full-length movie about this particular character, although some serials from 1940 were combined to make a full-length feature.

29 copies of the hero's car were cobbled together from old '64, '65, and '66 Chrysler Imperials. Three of them survived the movie's production.

The star, more well-known as a comedic actor, dropped 30 pounds to play this role.

Nicolas Cage was initially cast as Chudnofsky, but dropped out. He intended to play the role with a Jamaican accent, much to director Michel Gondry's dismay.

George

[WordWolf]

"The Green Hornet"?

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"The Green Hornet"?

Yes!

George

[GeorgeStGeorge]

WW is up...

George

[WordWolf]

This movie's been lambasted quite a bit, at least some of it fairly.

The director decided to use a lot of "shaky camera work". According to

him it reflected "the urgency of what was going on." Most of the first

1/2 of the movie (or more) was not "urgent" and had no action scenes

but still had the shaky cam. Another complaint is that the title makes

no sense if you miss a single line in the dialogue- but in the

source-book it seems to be a major plot point about how the characters

live and what they have to do to survive.

It's also been seen as derivative of "similar" movies- of different

categories that don't resemble each other.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"Plan 9 from Outer Space"?

George

[WordWolf]

"Plan 9 from Outer Space"?

George

No.

And you're way, way off.

[WordWolf]

This movie's been lambasted quite a bit, at least some of it fairly.

The director decided to use a lot of "shaky camera work". According to

him it reflected "the urgency of what was going on." Most of the first

1/2 of the movie (or more) was not "urgent" and had no action scenes

but still had the shaky cam. Another complaint is that the title makes

no sense if you miss a single line in the dialogue- but in the

source-book series it seems to be a major plot point about how the

characters live and what they have to do to survive.

It's also been seen as derivative of "similar" movies- of different

categories that don't resemble each other.

All of that having been said, some critics actually LIKED the movie.

They said it was well-cast and well-acted, which it was, given the script.

I suspect critics liked it as much for touching on political subjects,

and how well they weren't handled didn't change their rating.

The expected violence was toned down a LOT, and the described potential

suffering was glossed over. This allowed the movie to get a PG-13

rating and target a much bigger (younger) audience than it otherwise

would have. At least 2 characters were described as being black, and the

surprise of some viewers at having them appear as black in the movie

is a bit confusing, but can be chalked up to poor reading comprehension

since their skin colour was actually mentioned in the book.

[Raf]

Ah.

The Hunger Games