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'Yeah but it's a dry heat' - reference to another film?
In Aliens when the marines first encounter the aliens, they head into the 'nest' and one of them says 'it's hot in here' and Hudson (Bill Paxton) says 'Yeah, but it's a dry heat'.
This line has always made me think that he is paying homage to…
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What does Mr Bean have against the three-wheeled car?
One of Mr Bean's quirks is that he hates this particular three-wheeled car:
My question is then, do we know why he hates this car? Has Atkinson or any of the writing staff ever commented regarding this hatred?
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What is the meaning of Teddy's last dialogue in Shutter Island?
In Shutter Island, at the end of the movie Teddy had a chat with Chuck, in that scene Teddy told to Chuck as,
Which would be worse: To live as a monster, or to die as a good man?
What's the implicit meaning of this dialogue? Who's the monster as…
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Why does Bane protect the girl?
In the final twist of the movie, it is revealed that Talia is actually the one to have climbed out due to Bane helping her get up the hole.
However, Bane's pure motivation during the events of the movie lead the audience to believe that his only…
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Why are trailers called "trailers"?
Why are trailers called "trailers"? Considering the verb "to trail" means "to follow behind", why would something that is shown before the main movie be called a trailer?
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What format do movie theaters now use?
I know that in earlier times, feature films were distributed on large format tape, and these were what were distributed to theaters for showing. A given feature film would have several reels. The theater would have two projectors and a projectionist…
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What was the first crossover movie like The Avengers, using only movie franchises?
The Avengers is taking 4 separate movie franchises (Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America) and combining them all into one huge movie with all the main characters from each movie.
Doing some preliminary research, I have not found anything in…
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Why the stoic acting style in 2001 Space Odyssey?
One of the things that I have always found striking about 2001 A Space Odyssey is the almost mechanical acting of the human characters, especially the radio operator. I'm pretty sure it's a conscious choice on part of Kubrick, but what is it…
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Ending of Donnie Darko
I never understood the movie Donnie Darko. In order not to keep the question vague, what happens in the end?
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Did Roger Rabbit exist prior to the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
I seem to remember seeing Roger Rabbit in some cartoon shorts before the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" came out, but I can't seem to find out where I saw them. Was Roger Rabbit an established cartoon character prior to that film and were there any…
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How were Opening Titles and End Credits created before Computers?
I've always wondered how Opening Titles and End Credits in the movies were created before Computers existed?
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Does Babyface Nelson represent anyone from The Odyssey?
It's common knowledge (and stated in the movie) that O, Brother, Where Art Thou? is based on the Greek Epic The Odyssey by Homer.
Most of the O, Brother characters have parallels in The Odyssey. But I can't find anyone who seems to match the bank…
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Did the Fresh Prince producers ever consider reshooting the title sequence?
The theme and title sequence to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air quickly became an iconic part of the show. However, when you watch it in the context of the show's later success it's painfully obvious that it was almost certainly shot on a shoestring budget…
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Why did the Predator not kill Dutch immediately as it killed everybody else?
In the movie Predator
(1987), near the climax, when the Predator finds Dutch, it did not try to kill him immediately. Instead, it goes near him and checks his head and removes its helmet (I am assuming that it would be its helmet).
Why did it not…
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How do they make tattoos in movies?
I've recently watched Point Break, and I was astonished by the number of tattoos worn by the principal characters, as well their thickness... How do they manage to do this?
But in general, what technique do they use to make fake-but-real-looking…
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