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Ah.

The Hunger Games

That's it.

Supposedly, in the books, the people in the districts are starving when they're not trying

to get more food, and starvation continues to be a problem for the contestants during

the games. Someone questioned whether Katniss in the movie looked starving- but never

questioned if the other contestants from starving districts did, so that complaint

didn't get far. It does explain how she knows archery and woods lore- experience in

getting food that way.

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The original plan for this movie was to turn it into a weekly HBO series. A pilot was shot, starring Kiefer Sutherland. But HBO passed on it.

Not that it wouldn't have been great, but the film was a major critical and box office success, launching the careers of two Australian actors who, until then, had been relative unknowns.

It was nominated for Best Picture and lost to a juggernaut, but it won best adapted screenplay and best supporting actress.

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The genre is crime.

One of the plot devices, a brothel with a particular set of offerings, was actually modeled after a real brothel. But before you insult one of their offerings, it would be wise to make sure she's not really who she claims to be.

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One of the stars of the film, relatively unknown at the time, would go on to play Superman's father.

Another, better known than the first then, about as well known now, would go on to play Superman's human arch-enemy.

A third, fairly well known but not nearly as well known as the first two, would go on to play an Iron Man villain.

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One of the stars of the film, relatively unknown at the time, would go on to play Superman's father.

Another, better known than the first then, about as well known now, would go on to play Superman's human arch-enemy.

A third, fairly well known but not nearly as well known as the first two, would go on to play an Iron Man villain.

I'm guessing Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, and Mickey Roarke (or maybe Jeff Bridges); but no movie comes to mind.

George

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I'm guessing Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, and Mickey Roarke (or maybe Jeff Bridges); but no movie comes to mind.

George

Kevin Spacey as bald Lex Luthor, Jeff Bridges as bald Obadiah Stane, lots of bald villainous

masterminds. (Of course, this may have referred to Roarke or Rockwell, even.)

Was this "the Big Lebowski"? I think Bridges, and maybe Spacey, was in that. Maybe.

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Add another comic book movie villain then. One of the stars played a Batman villain. Another, the one who one the Oscar, played a Batman love interest. Both well before this movie was made.

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Ok, other work by the stars of this movie.

One, a minor character, went on to star in a hit TV series about a charmingly obnoxious know it all who fights crime while tracking down the serial killer who offed his wife and daughter.

One previously helped humanity advance in the space race to the point of initiating our first known visit from an alien race.

One was not Lana Turner, and not a hooker, but she played Lana Turner in the movie, but not a hooker.

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Ok, other work by the stars of this movie.

One, a minor character, went on to star in a hit TV series about a charmingly obnoxious know it all who fights crime while tracking down the serial killer who offed his wife and daughter.

Tony Shaloub

One previously helped humanity advance in the space race to the point of initiating our first known visit from an alien race.

James Cromwell

One was not Lana Turner, and not a hooker, but she played Lana Turner in the movie, but not a hooker.

Still no idea.

George

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