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Why does Zootopia have an intentional Breaking Bad reference?
When Judy is looking up on the case she finds, along with Nick, that there's a laboratory in a vehicle which processes a blue chemical to be sold in the market. While the chemist is making the preparation, he receives some other characters at his…
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What were all the references in Deadpool?
I recently watched Deadpool and it was full of references and Easter Eggs. I was able to pick many of them like Green lantern, X-Men Origins, etc., but my friend was not able to understand many of them and it made me doubt if I got them all.
So what…
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Why did the Joker take the risk of placing a gun in Harvey Dent's hand?
After Harvey Dent's face got burned and his fiancée was killed in The Dark Knight, the Joker goes to the hospital and gives Harvey Dent a gun to give Dent an opportunity to kill the Joker. Why was The Joker so sure that Harvey would not pull the…
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How far back do I need to watch Doctor Who for it to still make sense?
Doctor Who is a pretty old series going back to 1963.
I have not watched any of it, but it looks very promising. The age of this series is slightly scary and I am thinking about watching later series only.
How far back do I need to watch for the…
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What do actors actually inhale when their characters snort cocaine or smoke crack?
While film scenes where an actor injects something into his/her arm can perhaps be faked with edits and maybe prosthetics, how do actors manage to snort cocaine or smoke crack? Are there approved safe alternatives that are used?
Also, considering…
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How is this practical and very old scene shot?
Saw a Reddit post talking about this scene from 1937's Sh! The Octopus:
It is 82 years old and a great practical effect. How was it shot, though?
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Does the T-1000 know that the "big guy on a bike" is a T-800 before he meets him?
In the movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991), after the terminators had arrived from the future to 1995, they are both trying to acquire John Connor.
The T-1000 arrives at John Connor's address and interrogates his foster parents:
Janelle: There…
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How did Sherlock survive the fall?
In Sherlock, BBC Series, Season 2 Episode 3 - The Reichenbach Fall, how did Sherlock survive the fall? I've read some theories online regarding this, but in this interview, Steven Moffat says "There is a clue everybody's missed". He also says "Yes.…
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Switch in *The Matrix* - Two Actors?
Recently I found an article quoting an IMDb Factoid that the character Switch in The Matrix was supposed to be played by two actors, one male and one female:
When Belinda McClory auditioned for the role of "Switch", she was only going for half the…
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How do they get very young child actors to cooperate?
In films and TV episodes where the script calls for very young (toddler/pre-school aged) child actors in various scenes (doesn't matter the genre, I'm just asking generically), how do the studios or film crew get the kids to cooperate for the…
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Why do studios use Roman numerals in the copyright notice in the end credits?
© Time Warner Studios MCMXCVIII
Something like this is almost always used at the very end of the credits creep in movies (and TV shows). But why the cumbersome use of Roman numerals? Why not just say 1998 and be done with it?
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Was the dragon prowess intentionally downplayed in S08E04?
In some previous cases in Game of Thrones, like
In S08E04, we noticed, that Euron attack with about 11 ships and manages to kill one dragon and Dany had to escape riding another one. They had the element of surprise - but still Dany did not chase…
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How can I find tv shows/films similar to one I like?
As a general case, how can I find movies or TV shows similar to an existing movie or TV show that I like?
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Why does Thanos need *all* the infinity stones?
A large part of the events surrounding Avengers: Infinity War involve Thanos acquiring all six of the infinity stones to enact his one goal.
The six are (relevant excerpts from the wiki):
Power: increases the user's physical abilities and allows…
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Why is the 'You talking to me' speech from the movie 'Taxi Driver' so famous?
So I recently watched the movie Taxi Driver after hearing a lot about it, and I have one question. Why is the 'You talking to me'? speech so famous?
I've heard this dialogue so many times in other movies and in scenes where people either mimic…
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