This is the only Hollywood film to make the Vatican approved film list in the category of religion.
The production cost MGM a massive $15 million and was a gamble by the studio to save itself from bankruptcy. The gamble paid off, with the film earning $75 million. (Gives you a hint about the time frame.)
The desert sequences were all set to be filmed in Libya until the Muslim Libyan authorities realized that the film was promoting Christianity. The government ordered MGM out of the country, forcing the studio to shift filming to Spain, which has the only desert in Europe.
This movie features two American actors who were acting together for the first time. Collectively they have been in over 150 different movies before this, but never together.
In the film, a bank heist takes place, where a shootout ensues and some consider this action sequence the best action scene in the history of american cinema.
Like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, the two leading actors in this film actually were only on film together in the same scenes a total of less than 10 minutes. Jack Nicholson only appeared in AFGM a total of less than 20 minutes.
The word fluck is used in the movie 52 times. Mostly by one of these actors.
The shootout scene is shown to Marine recruits as an example of the proper way to retreat while under fire.
Was this "Heat"? I think that was the first time DeNiro and Pacino were in the same movie.George
Yes.
Second time they were in the same movie. First time they were in the same scene/frame.
and yes Raf, if you want to be technical, they were in the same movie before acting together in Heat both of them in the same scenes. Pacino and De Niro were in Godfather II but never acted on scene together. Which if you think about it shouldn't count.
This was the first feature film with a completely digital sound track. Disney's The Black Hole (1979) would have been the first, but only had its score recorded digitally.
One of the stars initially declined credit for the film and wanted to work under a pseudonym. The Topps souvenir magazine credits his role to "Guido Frascatti."
It's only the same genre if you're REAL flexible about it.
When do we eat?
Knock it off, Kid.
This was the star's highest-grossing film.
Translating from another medium meant that the make-up crew had to do a LOT of interesting work.
This was the first feature film with a completely digital sound track. Disney's The Black Hole (1979) would have been the first, but only had its score recorded digitally.
One of the stars initially declined credit for the film and wanted to work under a pseudonym. The Topps souvenir magazine credits his role to "Guido Frascatti."
The writers' main inspiration for the character of Professor Stephen Falken was Cambridge Professor Stephen Hawking. Hawking was originally approached to appear in the movie, but he declined because he didn't want the producers exploiting his disability.
This movie inspired congress to create and update the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984.
During their extensive research for the film, writers Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes made friends with many 'hackers' and security experts. They later wrote Sneakers (1992) another film featuring 'hackers' and security experts.
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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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That's it!
I mean Scary Movie. That's it.
The genre is horror. Informally, scary movie. Scary Movie was the working title of Scream. Scream spawned three sequels. Scary Movie spawned 4.
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Remember when "Friday the 13th, Part 4" was "The Final Chapter"? Followed by six more sequels. :lol:
A new one, soon.
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This is the only Hollywood film to make the Vatican approved film list in the category of religion.
The production cost MGM a massive $15 million and was a gamble by the studio to save itself from bankruptcy. The gamble paid off, with the film earning $75 million. (Gives you a hint about the time frame.)
The desert sequences were all set to be filmed in Libya until the Muslim Libyan authorities realized that the film was promoting Christianity. The government ordered MGM out of the country, forcing the studio to shift filming to Spain, which has the only desert in Europe.
George
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I remember Ben Hur put the studio MGM in some financial bind or something at the time.
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"Ben-Hur" is correct. It's quaint to think that $15M was all the money MGM had at the time. Most A-list actors get more than that per film, now.
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Nowadays, the tickets cost a lot more in the theaters.
And that doesn't count DVD sales, Pay-Per-View, and syndication payments
for networks to air them. Nor the overseas markets.
If a film nowadays makes $15M domestically at the box office, it's a tiny
indie film made for reasons other than making money
(like impressing judges at Cannes or Sundance and generating buzz for
the director.)
By contrast, the Blair Witch Project made that in the first 3 weeks
only counting the US box office. (And progressively more in the 16 weeks
that followed.)
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Which means it's Human's turn.
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Go ahead if someone's got one. Otherwise I'll post something by tomorrow.
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Ok, let's try this.
This movie features two American actors who were acting together for the first time. Collectively they have been in over 150 different movies before this, but never together.
In the film, a bank heist takes place, where a shootout ensues and some consider this action sequence the best action scene in the history of american cinema.
Like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, the two leading actors in this film actually were only on film together in the same scenes a total of less than 10 minutes. Jack Nicholson only appeared in AFGM a total of less than 20 minutes.
The word fluck is used in the movie 52 times. Mostly by one of these actors.
The shootout scene is shown to Marine recruits as an example of the proper way to retreat while under fire.
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Was this "Heat"? I think that was the first time DeNiro and Pacino were in the same movie.
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Second time they were in the same movie. First time they were in the same scene/frame.
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and yes Raf, if you want to be technical, they were in the same movie before acting together in Heat both of them in the same scenes. Pacino and De Niro were in Godfather II but never acted on scene together. Which if you think about it shouldn't count.
Good job George.
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This was the first feature film with a completely digital sound track. Disney's The Black Hole (1979) would have been the first, but only had its score recorded digitally.
One of the stars initially declined credit for the film and wanted to work under a pseudonym. The Topps souvenir magazine credits his role to "Guido Frascatti."
George
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Was this "TRON"?
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No. Wrong decade (either one); I'd say wrong genre, too, but there are those who might disagree.
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It's only the same genre if you're REAL flexible about it.
When do we eat?
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Knock it off, Kid.
This was the star's highest-grossing film.
Translating from another medium meant that the make-up crew had to do a LOT of interesting work.
This was the first feature film with a completely digital sound track. Disney's The Black Hole (1979) would have been the first, but only had its score recorded digitally.
One of the stars initially declined credit for the film and wanted to work under a pseudonym. The Topps souvenir magazine credits his role to "Guido Frascatti."
George
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Dick Tracy
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Correct. Al Pacino originally wanted to use a pseudonym.
Some might consider sci-fi and comics the same genre. I wouldn't, but some would.
George
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The lead actor on this movie still owns the 1948 Ford Super Deluxe that he waxed during an unwitting training sequence in the middle of the film.
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"The Karate Kid"?
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Yup
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The writers' main inspiration for the character of Professor Stephen Falken was Cambridge Professor Stephen Hawking. Hawking was originally approached to appear in the movie, but he declined because he didn't want the producers exploiting his disability.
This movie inspired congress to create and update the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984.
During their extensive research for the film, writers Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes made friends with many 'hackers' and security experts. They later wrote Sneakers (1992) another film featuring 'hackers' and security experts.
George
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I never knew that about Professor Falken.
I'll always remember him and "Joshua" chatting together at the end of
"WAR GAMES", however.
How about a nice game of chess?
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