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What significance does Mike Yanagita have in Fargo?
In the Coen brothers' movie Fargo (1996), the detective Marge Gunderson gets called by and meets an old schoolmate, Mike Yanagita. He tells her that he is widowed and tries to make a move on her.
Later she finds out that he lied about being married…
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Why do movies still have credits?
I asked my friends and none of them remembers having ever watched the credits after a movie to the end, except where the movie still continues after credits start rolling (short comic pieces or "what happened to the characters afterwards" short…
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Why the greenish tint in the Matrix trilogy?
All the movies of the Matrix trilogy have this distinct greenish tint during most of the scenes. Though it can inferred that the greenish tint denotes the matrix, but I want to know why "greenish"? What is distinct about green that makes it suitable…
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How was this scene shot without hurting Charlie Chaplin?
In a scene from City Lights (1931), a man tries to commit suicide before Charlie Chaplin comes and saves him.
But the man accidentally ties a rope to Chaplin's neck and throws the rock into the water with some force.
How was this scene shot safely…
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Why are the railings in Rivendell so low?
Rivendell is an Elven city. Frodo is a Hobbit, and much shorter than the Elves. The railing should appear much higher than it is. Was this simply a production gaffe, or is there an in-universe reason for the railing being so low?
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What is going on in Mulholland Drive?
I know that David Lynch's movies are all very deep and hard to grasp and that probably there is no simple answer to this question, as there are different ways to interpret the movie.
Still I would like to know, what is the main story behind…
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Does this room exist in the Simpsons' house?
I found this cutaway of the ground floor of the Simpsons' house:
But, I don't remember the top right room in any episode. Does it really exist, or is it made for the cutaway?
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Why are the books in the Game of Thrones citadel library shelved spine inwards?
How do they know the title of each book in the citadel library in Game of Thrones if the book's back faces the wall?
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How accurate is this computer hardware in the movie Wall Street?
In the movie Wall Street, there are two monitors that look like some kind of computers with funny looking keypads. What are they? Did they really use this kind of equipment back then?
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What really happened in Memento?
So I watched Memento, and I felt like I understood the story pretty well, however, some things don't make so much sense to me. As far as I know:
Leonard, the main character, did in fact see his wife being raped in
the middle of the night by two…
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How far did Forrest Gump run?
One day, Forrest just started running. He ran for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days and 16 hours. He slept, when he needed to, he ate when he was hungry and he went to, you know, when he needed to.
How far did he run during this time?
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Why does Firefly include a scene with a missing yoke?
In the first episode of Firefly (Serenity), there's a scene where Serenity escapes from a pursuing Reaver ship. After they get away, there's a brief shot of Wash and Zoey while the other crew members express relief at their escape.
In this shot, the…
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Do Sheldon's equations reflect real math/physics research?
In the first season of the Big Bang Theory, the equations on Sheldon's whiteboard change over time and in each episode there's a different equation; so they put someone in charge to show that there's actually a progress in that board.
But it's a…
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Is it true that none of the cast knew what to expect in the famous "chestburster scene" in Alien?
According to legend John Hurt's fellow cast members did not know what to expect in the famous "chestburster scene" in Alien.
That seems hard to believe, considering this scene must have been in the scenario; moreover there would need to have been…
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Alice growing effect in 1972 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" - how was it done? It's not green screen
How was this scaling effect done?
My first assumption would have been green screen, but it's clearly not - she's taking on all the light and shadow from the scene around her. Even modern green screen probably doesn't look that good. Well maybe…
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