Is it the most sensational inspirational celebrational motivational?
[you can count that as a guess.]
That rang a bell faintly, but I got the reference eventually. Yes, this is what we'd call that.
BTW,
I found it frustrating that this movie included a character who was misnamed but never included his correct name. "Hi, Jack." "Jack not name- Jack JOB!" However, when not trying to guess this round, it's easy to look up his name.
This movie could TECHNICALLY be described as an exploration of the path to stardom, with glimpses of the drawbacks on the way there.
One character abruptly abandons the lead at a phone-call from their agent, another expresses the loneliness of the road and having to leave home behind, and the lead must continually face the prospect of selling out rather than following his dream of making millions of people happy.
Oddly enough, a different character's dream was totally possible- to go to Bombay India (as it was called) to become a movie star. The other method ( Hollywood) isn't necessarily "the easy way."
Despite it being technically possible to sign a contract and then become rich and famous, I highly doubt anyone actually has a boilerplate for a "STANDARD rich and famous" contract.
This movie had cameos by a remarkable number of stars including Telly Sevalas, Milton Berle, and Richard Pryor.
In the movie, they screened a movie that was based on the real story. ("It's sort-of approximately how it happened.") We follow Kermit from the swamp to Hollywood, and all the others who join him, in pursuit of his dream of making millions of people happy. There were many obstacles they overcame.
Miss Piggy got a call from her agent, and abruptly left the party at one point. In the desert, Gonzo sang a song about the road. Kermit was repeatedly offered a role as mascot for Doc Hopper's fast food chain of french fried frogs legs. Gonzo's original goal was to become a movie star by moving to Bombay, which is actually possible if you want to star in Bollywood content.
"Send in the standard rich-and-famous contract." This line is referred to in the movie "The Muppets" decades later!
Among the cameos were Telly Sevalas as a heavy in the El Sleazo Cafe, Milton Berle as the used car salesman (they traded to get a vehicle they could all fit in), and Richard Pryor was the balloon salesman.
It has something unusual in common with ONE other Best Picture winner.
What was the movie, and what feature does it share with Wings and no other Best Picture winner?
It was a 21st century movie.
It was decidedly NOT a favorite to win.
Its screenwriter holds the distinction of writing two consecutive Best Picture winners. This was the first. He directed it. Clint Eastwood directed the second.
The screenwriter/director later said this movie didn't deserve to win. A lot of people agreed with him. One notable exception: Roger Ebert.
The Eastwood movie won Best Picture first. Then this movie, which was made first and released first, but due to Oscar rules was not eligible until the following year.
Even after you ID the film, you may not figure out what the "thing in common" is.
Every other hint is more revealing than the Wings clue. Especially the one I hid in response to WordWolf's first guess.
So let me clarify something else: Eastwood did not direct the movie I'm thinking of. He directed the Best Picture winner from the year before. The one Eastwood directed was written by the same person.
The problem I have is that I probably can't name more than five Best Pictures from this century. I haven't paid attention to the Oscars for about 40 years. The only reason I know last year's winner is because I actually watched the movie,
Ezra Miller may have some personal problems, but he did a great job in this film. And the effects were excellent, in that you really feel that there are two Barrys working together. Michael Keaton as an older Bruce Wayne/Batman was great, too. As the Barrys keep going back in the past to try to fix things, the multiverse starts to collide with itself. We get glimpses of Earth-Reeves and Earth-Reeve, and Earth-Cage, along with Earth-West. etc. (There are no interactions between any of the Earths, but it was a nice nostalgic touch.)
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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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Is it inspirational?
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That's up the the viewer, I think. Personally, I thought it was special and memorable. Then again, at the time, I was in their target audience.
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"Yesterday"?
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Actually, that would be rock star, not movie star. Never mind...
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Is it the most sensational inspirational celebrational motivational?
[you can count that as a guess.]
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That rang a bell faintly, but I got the reference eventually. Yes, this is what we'd call that.
BTW,
I found it frustrating that this movie included a character who was misnamed but never included his correct name. "Hi, Jack." "Jack not name- Jack JOB!" However, when not trying to guess this round, it's easy to look up his name.
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So.
The Muppet Movie
Featuring Sweetums
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CORRECT!
Sweetums is a big suit Muppet, and he worked in the used car lot as a living jack. But his name comes up if you watch the show sometimes.
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In the movie, they screened a movie that was based on the real story. ("It's sort-of approximately how it happened.") We follow Kermit from the swamp to Hollywood, and all the others who join him, in pursuit of his dream of making millions of people happy. There were many obstacles they overcame.
Miss Piggy got a call from her agent, and abruptly left the party at one point. In the desert, Gonzo sang a song about the road. Kermit was repeatedly offered a role as mascot for Doc Hopper's fast food chain of french fried frogs legs. Gonzo's original goal was to become a movie star by moving to Bombay, which is actually possible if you want to star in Bollywood content.
"Send in the standard rich-and-famous contract." This line is referred to in the movie "The Muppets" decades later!
Among the cameos were Telly Sevalas as a heavy in the El Sleazo Cafe, Milton Berle as the used car salesman (they traded to get a vehicle they could all fit in), and Richard Pryor was the balloon salesman.
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Raf is up.
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So Wings was the first Best Picture winner.
It has something unusual in common with ONE other Best Picture winner.
What was the movie, and what feature does it share with Wings and no other Best Picture winner?
It was a 21st century movie.
It was decidedly NOT a favorite to win.
Its screenwriter holds the distinction of writing two consecutive Best Picture winners. This was the first. He directed it. Clint Eastwood directed the second.
The screenwriter/director later said this movie didn't deserve to win. A lot of people agreed with him. One notable exception: Roger Ebert.
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Minor correction:
The Eastwood movie won Best Picture first. Then this movie, which was made first and released first, but due to Oscar rules was not eligible until the following year.
I still haven't sorted that out.
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Taking one of my wild swings here.....
"Letters From Iwo Jima", with the shared characteristic of neither movie being released with English audio??
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Nope.
It's a more mundane thing in common than that.
How many movies won Best Picture where the writer/director conceded later some other movie should have won? Can't be a long list.
It'll hit you.
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I was thinking black and white films, but there were several Best Pictures like that...
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It's not black and white.
Even after you ID the film, you may not figure out what the "thing in common" is.
Every other hint is more revealing than the Wings clue. Especially the one I hid in response to WordWolf's first guess.
So let me clarify something else: Eastwood did not direct the movie I'm thinking of. He directed the Best Picture winner from the year before. The one Eastwood directed was written by the same person.
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The problem I have is that I probably can't name more than five Best Pictures from this century. I haven't paid attention to the Oscars for about 40 years. The only reason I know last year's winner is because I actually watched the movie,
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More help?
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Ok, the thing it had in common with Wings was that these were the only two best picture winners with exactly one syllable in the title.
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I suppose I could google 21st century Oscars and look for the monosyllabic one, but it's not coming to me.
George
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Crash
Free post on every thread I've left hanging.
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As one actor portrays two characters throughout most of the film (and facing the camera), this was the best "green-screening" I think I've ever seen.
Pleasant "cameos" of George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, and Nicolas Cage as Superman appear near the end.
George
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Ok, taking a swing here.... "FLASH???"
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Yes. Go see it.
Ezra Miller may have some personal problems, but he did a great job in this film. And the effects were excellent, in that you really feel that there are two Barrys working together. Michael Keaton as an older Bruce Wayne/Batman was great, too. As the Barrys keep going back in the past to try to fix things, the multiverse starts to collide with itself. We get glimpses of Earth-Reeves and Earth-Reeve, and Earth-Cage, along with Earth-West. etc. (There are no interactions between any of the Earths, but it was a nice nostalgic touch.)
George
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