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How does a rifle fire backwards?
In the movie, The American, Jack modifies a rifle for a female assassin; later he realises this rifle will be used to kill him so he modifies it further without telling the female assassin.
When the female assassin pulls the trigger, this rifle…
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If Agent Smith is just an AI program, then how could he end up in the real world?
In the movie The Matrix Revolutions, Agent Smith possessed the body of Bane in the real world. But he was just an AI program, nothing but some code that exists in the Matrix, so how could he end up in the real world? Machines can do that using AI,…
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Why do people call Morgan Freeman's character Red?
In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, when Andy first comes to Red (for smuggling a rock hammer), they have this dialogue:
Andy: Thank you... Mr. er...?
Red: Red. The name's Red.
Andy: Red? Why do they call you that?
Red: Maybe it's because I'm…
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Does Mia mistake Vincent's heroin for cocaine because it's in a baggie rather than a balloon?
In Pulp Fiction, when Vincent buys heroin from Lance, he informs Vincent that he only has baggies to hold his heroin:
I'm outta balloons. Is a baggie all right?
Later, Mia mistakes the heroin for cocaine and immediately over doses.
We see Mia use…
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Meaning of the Silence of the Lambs poster
I watched The Silence of the Lambs a couple of years ago. Yesterday I saw its poster online. It has a girl (which I am thinking is Clarice Starling, if I am not wrong) and a moth (or maybe a butterfly) on her mouth. I am just wondering, what does it…
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How do they phrase casting calls when casting an individual with a particular skin color?
This is a bit of a questionable question, but I am curious.
When filmmakers hire actors for a movie/show that has a focus on skin color, and they need actors with a particular skin color to take the role, how do they phrase their casting calls? What…
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How do actors avoid looking into the camera?
When I am watching movies I seem to never catch actor's direct look into the camera. If you ever being filmed you will know how difficult it is to avoid the camera pointed at you and I can only imagine how many of those cameras are involved during…
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How was the DeLorean perceived in 1985?
The DMC DeLorean is now seen as an iconic car. Everyone knows it today because of Back to the Future, but back in 1985, how was it seen?
In 1984, when Back to the Future was filmed, the DMC DeLorean was known as a bad joke. A spectacular failure of…
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What was wrong with John Rambo’s appearance?
In First Blood (1982) when John Rambo first comes into town he’s stopped by Sheriff Teasle. Teasle tells him, “You know, wearing that flag on that jacket, looking the way you do, you’re asking for trouble around here, friend.”
At the time, Rambo was…
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Why does Deadpool say "You're welcome, Canada," after shooting Ryan Reynolds in the end credits?
In the end credits scene, Deadpool goes back in time to change a few things using Cable's time traveling technology. He goes to the apartment building where a 10-year younger Ryan Reynolds sits holding the Green Lantern script in his hands. Deadpool…
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Why wasn't the poltergeist Peeves in the Harry Potter movies?
In the Harry Potter book series, Peeves is a poltergeist that roams the hallways causing trouble. He never really adds anything essential to the plot line, but his scenes are amusing.
Obviously they had to cut out a lot of details to make the…
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Do the actors really go nude in the shooting of the movies?
I often wonder if actors really go nude for certain scenes in films.
I am not talking about those movies where we can see the sexual body-parts or genitals of the actors/actresses, but instead less explicit scenes. Do they also perform nude then to…
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Why was Bruce's silence referred to as a "Walt Disney"?
Early on in Bruce Almighty, Bruce learns that he's been passed over for promotion in favour of Evan Baxter, and immediately afterwards he has to deliver a report on the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls. When the anchors hand over to him, he's still…
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How did Hitchcock enforce the "no late admission" policy for Psycho?
According to Wikipedia, Alfred Hitchcock mandated that movie theaters could not allow late viewers to come into Psycho after it began.
The most controversial move was Hitchcock's "no late admission" policy for the film, which was unusual for the…
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What was the purpose of Saito's presence during the inception job?
In Inception, Saito hires the extraction team to plant an idea or achieve "inception" into the mind of a CEO.
The team consists of trained specialists who each perform a particular task. Saito is also a member of the team, but I couldn't understand…
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