Peter Cook is (AFAIK) only Peter Cook. You might be confusing him with another Peter (O'Toole) who also starred in the same movie, which was, in fact "Supergirl." (I was mistaken, by the way. The "new" costume had a miniskirt, not shorts.)
I had no idea just HOW MANY outfits Supergirl has sported over the years. Check THIS out.
At one of the earlier stages of its development, this movie was going to be a stage musical. That idea was scrapped, but one song survived and is sung by a significant supporting character.
The actor who plays the title character has another small role in the movie: He's the unseen pilot of the airplane that carries the hero from one continent to another. While most of the title actor's lines are not audible, you can hear him clearly say, "This is your captain speaking..." over the plane's loudspeaker.
The lead actor, who recently died, did not play the title character.
The movie is technically a sequel, but it's a sequel to a well known story, not to any particular adaptation of it.
There is no lead actress, but a prominent actress in the movie had an assistant whose entire job was making sure the bottom of the actress' feet stayed clean. And that was reasonable.
The hero and the villain were both played by Oscar winning actors. One won his Oscar before, the other after.
Peter Bart's book "The Gross" covered the film's unfolding disaster in great detail. Among other facts: Warner Brothers greenlit the film largely on the strength of a star-packed cast and their appreciation of Jeremiah Chechik's work on Diabolique (1996) and were horrified when seeing what the first cut was like. The first screening took place in front of a "largely Spanish-speaking, working class" audience in Phoenix, AZ who hated the film; the studio then forced Chechik to cut many of his favorite scenes and conduct reshoots; and the final cut went from 115 to 89 minutes and was completely incoherent. The studio even refused to hold further test screenings, or to have an official premiere before the film's August 1998 release.
Mel Gibson was originally considered for the male lead.
Gwynneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman turned down the female lead.
The movie was based on a popular TV series. One of the series stars declined a role in the film. The other is in the film, but you can't see him.
A major star had a prominent role in the film. The poor box-office of this film and his next one induced him to quit show business.
Peter Bart's book "The Gross" covered the film's unfolding disaster in great detail. Among other facts: Warner Brothers greenlit the film largely on the strength of a star-packed cast and their appreciation of Jeremiah Chechik's work on Diabolique (1996) and were horrified when seeing what the first cut was like. The first screening took place in front of a "largely Spanish-speaking, working class" audience in Phoenix, AZ who hated the film; the studio then forced Chechik to cut many of his favorite scenes and conduct reshoots; and the final cut went from 115 to 89 minutes and was completely incoherent. The studio even refused to hold further test screenings, or to have an official premiere before the film's August 1998 release.
Mel Gibson was originally considered for the male lead.
Gwynneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman turned down the female lead.
The villain's name was originally to be Sir August Merriweather, but it was changed to Sir August DeWynter.
The movie had several elements from the old TV show, especially from the episodes "The House That Jack Built," "A Surfeit of H2O," "The Town of No Return," and "False Witness."
The movie was based on a popular TV series. One of the series stars declined a role in the film. The other is in the film, but you can't see him.
A major star had a prominent role in the film. The poor box-office of this film and his next one induced him to quit show business.
Peter Bart's book "The Gross" covered the film's unfolding disaster in great detail. Among other facts: Warner Brothers greenlit the film largely on the strength of a star-packed cast and their appreciation of Jeremiah Chechik's work on Diabolique (1996) and were horrified when seeing what the first cut was like. The first screening took place in front of a "largely Spanish-speaking, working class" audience in Phoenix, AZ who hated the film; the studio then forced Chechik to cut many of his favorite scenes and conduct reshoots; and the final cut went from 115 to 89 minutes and was completely incoherent. The studio even refused to hold further test screenings, or to have an official premiere before the film's August 1998 release.
Mel Gibson was originally considered for the male lead.
Gwynneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman turned down the female lead.
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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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Does "Cook" go by another name?
Because this sounds like Supergirl
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Now that you mention it, it does sound like it.
Supergirl wore the new outfit during Crisis on Infinite Earths, IIRC.
(She didn't wear it after because she died in CoIE.
But, decades later, she got better, apparently.)
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Peter Cook is (AFAIK) only Peter Cook. You might be confusing him with another Peter (O'Toole) who also starred in the same movie, which was, in fact "Supergirl." (I was mistaken, by the way. The "new" costume had a miniskirt, not shorts.)
I had no idea just HOW MANY outfits Supergirl has sported over the years. Check THIS out.
George
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Ok, if this can wait til Monday, great. Otherwise, free post.
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At one of the earlier stages of its development, this movie was going to be a stage musical. That idea was scrapped, but one song survived and is sung by a significant supporting character.
The actor who plays the title character has another small role in the movie: He's the unseen pilot of the airplane that carries the hero from one continent to another. While most of the title actor's lines are not audible, you can hear him clearly say, "This is your captain speaking..." over the plane's loudspeaker.
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Another clue would be appreciated.
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Let's see:
The lead actor, who recently died, did not play the title character.
The movie is technically a sequel, but it's a sequel to a well known story, not to any particular adaptation of it.
There is no lead actress, but a prominent actress in the movie had an assistant whose entire job was making sure the bottom of the actress' feet stayed clean. And that was reasonable.
The hero and the villain were both played by Oscar winning actors. One won his Oscar before, the other after.
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Those clues say a lot more, and I'd like to give you a hand for making this a challenging round.
I'm waiting a little to see if anyone else can answer it.
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Maybe they can't.
So,
"HOOK."
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I do believe WW is up...
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This movie was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, and won one.
Its musical score includes a song so famous and so connected to the movie that
many people could name the movie in THREE NOTES (others would need more),
or just the drums. Fans of classical music could do as well with other
music from the movie.
The critics were sharply divided as to whether it was a major breakthrough
or sterile and banal, although it did win a Hugo Award.
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This movie was nominated for 4 Academy Awards, and won one.
Its musical score includes a song so famous and so connected to the movie that
many people could name the movie in THREE NOTES (others would need more),
or just the drums. Fans of classical music could do as well with other
music from the movie.
The critics were sharply divided as to whether it was a major breakthrough
or sterile and banal, although it did win a Hugo Award.
In its premiere screening, 241 people walked out on it, with one actor
saying "Would someone tell me what the hell this is about?"
One of the writers said outright they wanted to raise more questions
than answers.
In the first 25 minutes and the last 23 minutes of this movie, there is
no dialogue- just musical score.
This movie's theatrical run had a rare incidence of people going to see
the movie multiple times- in this case, taking psychotropic drugs and
watching later parts of the movie while under their influence.
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"Tommy"?
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Not Tommy, but the two m's are close...
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It is not "Tommy."
"Tommy" wouldn't have been a choice for a Hugo Award because science fiction fans
are not guaranteed to be fans of The Who or rock and roll.
And the two M's would indeed be close, but not exact.
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I didn't pay close enough attention. I know that a Hugo Award is for Sci-Fi.
As I recall, "2001: A Space Odyssey" began and ended with music, and I sure didn't know what it was about when I saw it.
The first three notes of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" are recognizable, and probably better known as the theme to 2001.
If that IS the answer, I don't get the two M's reference.
George
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That's the movie.
In Roman numerals, "MM" would be "2000", which is ALMOST 2001.
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:lol:
George (new one shortly)
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Peter Bart's book "The Gross" covered the film's unfolding disaster in great detail. Among other facts: Warner Brothers greenlit the film largely on the strength of a star-packed cast and their appreciation of Jeremiah Chechik's work on Diabolique (1996) and were horrified when seeing what the first cut was like. The first screening took place in front of a "largely Spanish-speaking, working class" audience in Phoenix, AZ who hated the film; the studio then forced Chechik to cut many of his favorite scenes and conduct reshoots; and the final cut went from 115 to 89 minutes and was completely incoherent. The studio even refused to hold further test screenings, or to have an official premiere before the film's August 1998 release.
Mel Gibson was originally considered for the male lead.
Gwynneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman turned down the female lead.
George
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Wild swing in lieu of other clues: "Ishtar"?
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No.
The movie was based on a popular TV series. One of the series stars declined a role in the film. The other is in the film, but you can't see him.
A major star had a prominent role in the film. The poor box-office of this film and his next one induced him to quit show business.
Peter Bart's book "The Gross" covered the film's unfolding disaster in great detail. Among other facts: Warner Brothers greenlit the film largely on the strength of a star-packed cast and their appreciation of Jeremiah Chechik's work on Diabolique (1996) and were horrified when seeing what the first cut was like. The first screening took place in front of a "largely Spanish-speaking, working class" audience in Phoenix, AZ who hated the film; the studio then forced Chechik to cut many of his favorite scenes and conduct reshoots; and the final cut went from 115 to 89 minutes and was completely incoherent. The studio even refused to hold further test screenings, or to have an official premiere before the film's August 1998 release.
Mel Gibson was originally considered for the male lead.
Gwynneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman turned down the female lead.
George
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The villain's name was originally to be Sir August Merriweather, but it was changed to Sir August DeWynter.
The movie had several elements from the old TV show, especially from the episodes "The House That Jack Built," "A Surfeit of H2O," "The Town of No Return," and "False Witness."
The movie was based on a popular TV series. One of the series stars declined a role in the film. The other is in the film, but you can't see him.
A major star had a prominent role in the film. The poor box-office of this film and his next one induced him to quit show business.
Peter Bart's book "The Gross" covered the film's unfolding disaster in great detail. Among other facts: Warner Brothers greenlit the film largely on the strength of a star-packed cast and their appreciation of Jeremiah Chechik's work on Diabolique (1996) and were horrified when seeing what the first cut was like. The first screening took place in front of a "largely Spanish-speaking, working class" audience in Phoenix, AZ who hated the film; the studio then forced Chechik to cut many of his favorite scenes and conduct reshoots; and the final cut went from 115 to 89 minutes and was completely incoherent. The studio even refused to hold further test screenings, or to have an official premiere before the film's August 1998 release.
Mel Gibson was originally considered for the male lead.
Gwynneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman turned down the female lead.
George
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Still trying to figure this out.
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Another clue. WordWolf used this movie as part of a "Before and After" a few months back.
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