This movie has had two sequels, perhaps better thought of as remakes. I consider them sequels, because the actor who played the title role in this movie played the father of the title role in the second film and the grandfather of the title role in the third. (And, yes, the actor who played the title role in the second played the father of the title role in the third. One, big, happy family.)
An actor/musician auditioned for the lead role. He didn't get it, but he did write the score for the film. The theme song was a BIG hit.
This was one of only three MGM movies in this particular year which turned a profit and helped keep the studio out of bankruptcy.
CORRECTION: This movie has had two sequels, perhaps better thought of as remakes. I consider them sequels, because the actor who played the title role in this movie played the UNCLE of the title role in the second film and the GREAT UNCLE of the title role in the third. (And, yes, the actor who played the title role in the second played the father of the title role in the third. One, big, happy family.)
This (i.e., the first) movie aired in 1971. The other two were in 2000 and 2019.
An actor/musician auditioned for the lead role. He didn't get it, but he did write the score for the film. The theme song was a BIG hit. He was the first African American to win and Academy Award for Best Song.
This was one of only three MGM movies in this particular year which turned a profit and helped keep the studio out of bankruptcy.
Much of the action centers around 125th Street in Harlem. The exterior of the lead character's apartment was at 55 Jane Street, in Greenwich Village, across the street from the (real) "No Name Bar" at 621 Hudson Street. The bar later became a deli.
The character "Bumpy Jonas" was based on Bumpy Johnson, an African American mobster in the 30's.
-Few people seem to notice, but this movie had a titular line (a line in the script where the name of the movie is said.)
-A moment in this movie, remembered by EVERYBODY, inspired a hit rock song.
-The dessert in one scene is better-known as Black Forest Cherry Cake.
-The soundtrack credits include "the Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Ave Maria"
by Schubert, and "the Bridal Suite" from Lohengrin.
-One line makes a passing reference to FIVE previous movies.
Premiere Magazine named the titular character role as 9th in their list
of 100th Greatest Performances of all Time."
Inspector Kemp, in one of his "WHAT????" lines. "We'd better CONFIRM the fact that young Frankenstein is not following in his grandfather's footsteps."
Aerosmith recorded "WALK THIS WAY" after seeing this movie in the theater.
The cake was "Schwarzwalder Kirschtort."
The meeting with the peasants and their elders had one elder mention that they still had nightmares from five times before. That was a reference to the five Universal Frankenstein movies.
This movie was based on episodes of a famous TV show. Three episodes of the show were slightly modified; a fourth segment of the movie touched briefly on another episode. References to several other episodes are strewn throughout.
Three actors (an adult and two children) were killed in an accident on the set. The children were actually under-age and acting without the proper permits. Their scene was removed from the movie and they do not appear in the credits. The accident had a strong effect on the directors. It ended the friendship of wo of them, who had collaborated on a number of well-known films.
George
(Spoiler: if you know the answer to this, it may help you with my current TV Show Mash-up puzzle.)
This movie was based on episodes of a famous TV show. Three episodes of the show were slightly modified; a fourth segment of the movie touched briefly on another episode. References to several other episodes are strewn throughout.
Three actors (an adult and two children) were killed in an accident on the set. The children were actually under-age and acting without the proper permits. Their scene was removed from the movie and they do not appear in the credits. The accident had a strong effect on the directors. It ended the friendship of wo of them, who had collaborated on a number of well-known films.
As the adult was waiting to film what would turn out to be the scene that killed him, he said to a production assistant, "I must be out of my mind to be doing this. I should've asked for a stunt double. What can they do but kill me, right?!"
In the opening sequence, two actors discuss an episode of the show the movie is based on. One said it was from the correct show, the other asserted that it was from a similar series which ran about the same time.
This movie was based on episodes of a famous TV show. Three episodes of the show were slightly modified; a fourth segment of the movie touched briefly on another episode. References to several other episodes are strewn throughout.
Three actors (an adult and two children) were killed in an accident on the set. The children were actually under-age and acting without the proper permits. Their scene was removed from the movie and they do not appear in the credits. The accident had a strong effect on the directors. It ended the friendship of wo of them, who had collaborated on a number of well-known films.
As the adult was waiting to film what would turn out to be the scene that killed him, he said to a production assistant, "I must be out of my mind to be doing this. I should've asked for a stunt double. What can they do but kill me, right?!"
In the opening sequence, two actors discuss an episode of the show the movie is based on. One said it was from the correct show, the other asserted that it was from a similar series which ran about the same time.
When Bill Shatner appeared on "3rd Rock from the Sun" as the Big Giant Head, he was asked by John Lithgow ("Dick Solomon") how his flight was. Shatner answers, "It was a horrible flight! There was a man on the wing of the plane!" Lithgow replies, "The same thing happened to me!"
I remember discussing "Wild Kingdom" with the hitchhiker.
This MUST be "Twilight Zone- the Movie." William Shatner's episode with "some...thing on the wing" was redone in the movie with Lithgow seeing the gremlin. This movie redid that episode, and "It's a Wonderful Life", and I forget which was the third.
Vic Morrow and two kids died in a helicopter accident during the filming. The scene was actually supposed to show the redemption of Morrow's bigot character, as he carries two Vietnamese children to safety. The scene was removed in the final cut.
On a lighter note, that "episode" also had an homage to "Animal House," when one of the American soldiers in the swamp says, "I sure wish we hadn't fragged Lt. Niedermeyer!" At the end of "Animal House," where the futures of all the Deltas are briefly mentioned, Niedermeyer was "killed by his own troops in Vietnam."
The opening sequence, Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks talk about a sci-fi episode about a man with a stopwatch which could stop time. Brooks claims it was an Outer Limits episode; Aykroyd correctly identifies it as a Twilight Zone episode ("A Kind of Stopwatch," to be precise).
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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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This movie has had two sequels, perhaps better thought of as remakes. I consider them sequels, because the actor who played the title role in this movie played the father of the title role in the second film and the grandfather of the title role in the third. (And, yes, the actor who played the title role in the second played the father of the title role in the third. One, big, happy family.)
An actor/musician auditioned for the lead role. He didn't get it, but he did write the score for the film. The theme song was a BIG hit.
This was one of only three MGM movies in this particular year which turned a profit and helped keep the studio out of bankruptcy.
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This is a pretty vague concept given so far without a lot of story-lines. Please thicken the plot for me George.
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CORRECTION: This movie has had two sequels, perhaps better thought of as remakes. I consider them sequels, because the actor who played the title role in this movie played the UNCLE of the title role in the second film and the GREAT UNCLE of the title role in the third. (And, yes, the actor who played the title role in the second played the father of the title role in the third. One, big, happy family.)
This (i.e., the first) movie aired in 1971. The other two were in 2000 and 2019.
An actor/musician auditioned for the lead role. He didn't get it, but he did write the score for the film. The theme song was a BIG hit. He was the first African American to win and Academy Award for Best Song.
This was one of only three MGM movies in this particular year which turned a profit and helped keep the studio out of bankruptcy.
Much of the action centers around 125th Street in Harlem. The exterior of the lead character's apartment was at 55 Jane Street, in Greenwich Village, across the street from the (real) "No Name Bar" at 621 Hudson Street. The bar later became a deli.
The character "Bumpy Jonas" was based on Bumpy Johnson, an African American mobster in the 30's.
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I can dig it.
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I was going to ask.
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Hush your mouth!
Is it the Black detective who's a sex machine with all the chicks?
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I certainly hope so!
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Then this is "Shaft."
BTW, "Can you dig it?" to me, was the "Cookie!" song.
https://www.songlyrics.com/sesame-street/cookie-disco-lyrics/
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From the most recent. L-to-R Jessie Usher, Samuel Jackson, Richard Roundtree
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-Few people seem to notice, but this movie had a titular line (a line in the script where the name of the movie is said.)
-A moment in this movie, remembered by EVERYBODY, inspired a hit rock song.
-The dessert in one scene is better-known as Black Forest Cherry Cake.
-The soundtrack credits include "the Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Ave Maria"
by Schubert, and "the Bridal Suite" from Lohengrin.
-One line makes a passing reference to FIVE previous movies.
Premiere Magazine named the titular character role as 9th in their list
of 100th Greatest Performances of all Time."
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"Young Frankenstein"?
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That's it.
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Inspector Kemp, in one of his "WHAT????" lines. "We'd better CONFIRM the fact that young Frankenstein is not following in his grandfather's footsteps."
Aerosmith recorded "WALK THIS WAY" after seeing this movie in the theater.
The cake was "Schwarzwalder Kirschtort."
The meeting with the peasants and their elders had one elder mention that they still had nightmares from five times before. That was a reference to the five Universal Frankenstein movies.
George is up!
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This movie was based on episodes of a famous TV show. Three episodes of the show were slightly modified; a fourth segment of the movie touched briefly on another episode. References to several other episodes are strewn throughout.
Three actors (an adult and two children) were killed in an accident on the set. The children were actually under-age and acting without the proper permits. Their scene was removed from the movie and they do not appear in the credits. The accident had a strong effect on the directors. It ended the friendship of wo of them, who had collaborated on a number of well-known films.
George
(Spoiler: if you know the answer to this, it may help you with my current TV Show Mash-up puzzle.)
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This movie was based on episodes of a famous TV show. Three episodes of the show were slightly modified; a fourth segment of the movie touched briefly on another episode. References to several other episodes are strewn throughout.
Three actors (an adult and two children) were killed in an accident on the set. The children were actually under-age and acting without the proper permits. Their scene was removed from the movie and they do not appear in the credits. The accident had a strong effect on the directors. It ended the friendship of wo of them, who had collaborated on a number of well-known films.
As the adult was waiting to film what would turn out to be the scene that killed him, he said to a production assistant, "I must be out of my mind to be doing this. I should've asked for a stunt double. What can they do but kill me, right?!"
In the opening sequence, two actors discuss an episode of the show the movie is based on. One said it was from the correct show, the other asserted that it was from a similar series which ran about the same time.
George
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This movie was based on episodes of a famous TV show. Three episodes of the show were slightly modified; a fourth segment of the movie touched briefly on another episode. References to several other episodes are strewn throughout.
Three actors (an adult and two children) were killed in an accident on the set. The children were actually under-age and acting without the proper permits. Their scene was removed from the movie and they do not appear in the credits. The accident had a strong effect on the directors. It ended the friendship of wo of them, who had collaborated on a number of well-known films.
As the adult was waiting to film what would turn out to be the scene that killed him, he said to a production assistant, "I must be out of my mind to be doing this. I should've asked for a stunt double. What can they do but kill me, right?!"
In the opening sequence, two actors discuss an episode of the show the movie is based on. One said it was from the correct show, the other asserted that it was from a similar series which ran about the same time.
When Bill Shatner appeared on "3rd Rock from the Sun" as the Big Giant Head, he was asked by John Lithgow ("Dick Solomon") how his flight was. Shatner answers, "It was a horrible flight! There was a man on the wing of the plane!" Lithgow replies, "The same thing happened to me!"
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I remember discussing "Wild Kingdom" with the hitchhiker.
This MUST be "Twilight Zone- the Movie." William Shatner's episode with "some...thing on the wing" was redone in the movie with Lithgow seeing the gremlin. This movie redid that episode, and "It's a Wonderful Life", and I forget which was the third.
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Correct.
Vic Morrow and two kids died in a helicopter accident during the filming. The scene was actually supposed to show the redemption of Morrow's bigot character, as he carries two Vietnamese children to safety. The scene was removed in the final cut.
On a lighter note, that "episode" also had an homage to "Animal House," when one of the American soldiers in the swamp says, "I sure wish we hadn't fragged Lt. Niedermeyer!" At the end of "Animal House," where the futures of all the Deltas are briefly mentioned, Niedermeyer was "killed by his own troops in Vietnam."
The opening sequence, Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks talk about a sci-fi episode about a man with a stopwatch which could stop time. Brooks claims it was an Outer Limits episode; Aykroyd correctly identifies it as a Twilight Zone episode ("A Kind of Stopwatch," to be precise).
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And Kick the Can was the episode we all seem to have forgotten.
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I liked the episode. I just forgot it was THAT episode. There were so many good episodes from the original series.
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And...WW is still up.
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Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
Herb Alpert
John Carradine
Vincent Price
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Vincent Price was in one of those beach-blanket movies. Is this
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine?
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