In another movie with a Seiko and DeLorean connection, in BACK TO THE FUTURE, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) wore a standard Seiko A826 Time Trainer watch, and his time machine was a modified DeLorean.
In ALIENS, automotive designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, who designed the DeLorean, modified a Seiko 7A28 watch for Ellen Ripley.
In BACK TO THE FUTURE, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) wore a standard Seiko A826 Time Trainer watch, and his time machine was a modified DeLorean.
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Thomas Browne Henry--Vice Admiral Enright/Prof. Charles Ruch
Clark Howat---Sgt. Nash/Bert Weatherby
TRIVIA---character actors Thomas Browne Henry and Clark Howat appeared in two aviation movies which inspired later hit movies.
In Ray Harryhausen's EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, Thomas Browne Henry played xxxx and Clark Howat played xxx. EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS has flying saucers attack Washington, DC which inspired the hit sci fi movie INDEPENDENCE DAY in which giant alien spaceships attack Washington, DC.
In AIRPORT, the first of the disaster movies, Henry played xzxxx and Howat played airline supervisor xxx. AIRPORT's huge success led to other disaster movies including THE TOWERING INFERNO, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE and others.
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TRIVIA---character actress Debralee Scott co-starred on the tv series MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN and FERNWOOD FOREVER. Her most prominent movie roles were POLICE ACADEMY and POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING. Scott's first role was in Clint Eastwood's DIRTY HARRY as the corpse of Ann Mary Deacon, a victim of the Scorpio serial killer.
Scott's fiance, John Dennis Levi, was a New York Port Authority policeman who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Unable to cope with his death, Scott's became an alcoholic and may have died of cirrhosis. Scott took a nap and never woke up. An autopsy was inconclusive. Her sister, Jerri, said, "She never did get over Dennis' death." Scott's good friend, actress Anne Lockhart said, "The truth is that sweet soul died of a broken heart. God bless her."
One of Hughes' better-known roles
Scott's fiancé John Dennis Levi, a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, died in the September 11, 2001 attacks.[4]
In 2005, Scott moved to Florida to live with her sister. Shortly after her arrival, Scott fell into a coma and was hospitalized. She recovered and was released from the hospital on her birthday. Three days later, on April 5, 2005, she took a nap and died in her sleep. Her body was cremated.[5]
Her fiancé's mother later stated that Scott had a drinking problem, which led to her developing cirrhosis and, eventually, her death. Her sister Jerri added that "she never did get over Dennis' death"
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TRIVIA---more James Bond movie trivia.
Desmond Llewelyn played Q in a record 17 James Bond movies. For his first appearance as Q in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE in 1963, Llewelyn was paid 400 pound sterling (some reports claim it was only 30 pounds sterling) which would be a paltry $10,180 in 2023.
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