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TRIVIA---James Cameron's ALIENS is set in 2079, so to get a futuristic watch for Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Cameron got automotive designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, who designed the DeLorean and sports cars for Ferrari and Aston Martin, to design an appropriate watch. Giugiaro chose a Seiko 7A28 watch and modified it, including adding a "control panel" to the right side of the Seiko.
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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John Travolta made his film debut in a minor role. During filming, Travolta converted to Scientology after co-star Joan Prather gave him a copy of the book Dianetics written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard

Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies, Australian film reviewer Michael Adams called The Devil's Rain "the ultimate cult movie ... It's about a cult, has a cult following, was devised with input from a cult leader, and saw a future superstar indoctrinated into a cult he'd help popularize."


TRIVIA---John Travolta's first movie role was a cult member in the 1975 Satanic cult movie THE DEVIL'S RAIN starring Ernest Borgnine, William Shatner, Eddie Albert, Tom Skerritt, Keenan Wynn and Ida lupino. Satanist Anton LaVey was the technical advisor and had a minor roll in the movie.
During filming, co-star Joan Prather gave Travolta a copy of the book DIANETICS by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard which led to Travolta joining the Church of Scientology.
In his book SHOWGIRLS, TEEN WOLVES AND ASTRO ZOMBIES, Australian movie critic Michael Adams said THE DEVIL'S RAIN was "the ultimate cult movie ... It's about a cult, has a cult following, was devised with input from a cult leader, and saw a future superstar indoctrinated into a cult he



I enjoyed your review of ROMAN HOLIDAY, which I've never seen. I agree it is a good palate cleanser from last week's movie (i.e. cannibalism)---a review of THE THING would be a good palate cleanser to last week's movie. You might also check out Gregory Peck in ARABESQUE (which was a quasi attempt to repeat the success of the romantic comedy CHARADE which starred Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn) with Sophia Loren. Peck told the director don't expect too much from his comedic skills because he was not Cary Grant.
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"One of the best Godzilla movies of the century is circling back for another attack. Shin Godzilla will play in select cinemas once again on Aug. 31. Only this time, it's in black and white.
Officially titled SHIN GODZILLA:ORTHOchromatic and distributed by GKIDS, this new re-release promises "starker contrasts and more pronounced blacks," according to the official announcement. If you're wondering, orthochromatic refers to a certain type of film used during the early days of filmmaking."






JACK THE RIPPER miniseries premiered on American television on the exact same day that the movie Without a Clue (1988) was released: October 21, 1988. Both productions featured Sir Michael Caine, Lysette Anthony, and George Sweeney, and were set in Victorian London, and were shot by cinematographer Alun Hume.

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O'Brien married Hazel Ruth Collette in 1925 and they had two sons together, William and Willis, Jr., but the marriage was an unhappy one. O'Brien was reportedly forced into it, and rebelled with drinking, gambling, and extra-marital affairs. The couple had divorced by 1930 and the two boys remained with their mother, who had begun to show unbalanced behaviour. By 1931 Hazel had been diagnosed with cancer and tuberculosis, while William also contracted tuberculosis resulting in blindness in one eye and then the other.

The success of King Kong led to the studio commissioning a hurried sequel Son of Kong (also 1933), which O'Brien described as cheesy. With a limited budget and a short production schedule O'Brien chose to leave the animation work to his animation assistant, Buzz Gibson, and asked the studio not to credit him on the project. While making one of his daily visits to the set, O'Brien, who had remained close to his two sons after his separation from his estranged wife, invited Willis Jr. and the now completely blind William with him to handle the Kong and dinosaur models. A few weeks after this visit O'Brien's ex-wife, Hazel Ruth Collette, shot and killed William and Willis Jr. before turning the gun on herself. The suicide attempt failed and by draining her tubercular lung actually extended her life by another year. A publicity photo of O'Brien taken around this time shows the anguish on his face. Hazel Ruth Collette remained in the Los Angeles General Hospital prison ward until her death in 1934.




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In Too Many Christmas Trees (1965), John Steed received a Christmas card from Cathy Gale, and it was postmarked "Fort Knox". This is in reference to Honor Blackman's appearance as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger


There is a sly reference to Honor Blackman in this episode: as Steed and Emma open his Christmas cards ("And who is 'Boofums'?"), she announces that one of them is from Cathy, and hands it to Steed, who remarks, "Mrs. Gale! Oh, how nice of her to remember me. What can she be doing in Fort Knox?"

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TRIVIA---in the classic British spy tv series THE AVENGERS, Honor Blackman played Cathy Gale and Patrick Macnee played her partner, John Steed. Blackman left the tv series to play Bond Girl Pussy Galore in GOLDFINGER in which Bond Villain Auric Goldfinger plots to explode an atomic warhead and irradiate the entire US gold supply at Fort Knox. Blackman was replaced by Diana Rigg as Emma Peel.
In the Christmas episode "Too Many Christmas Trees", Mrs. Peel opens Christmas cards including one from Cathy Gale which is postmarked "Fort Knox" which leads to Steed saying, "Mrs. Gale! Oh, how nice of her to remember me. What can she be doing in Fort Knox?"





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Jack Nicholson's President Dale watches a television broadcast as some scientists and aides make contact with the Martians in the town of Pahrump, Nevada. It ends with the aliens opening fire and killing a lot of humans with their ray guns. The town's name may seem like some silly-sounding moniker made up by screenwriters seeking a cheap giggle. Pahrump is quite real, however, and there's a very specific reason why it was chosen.

Pahrump is the residence of Art Bell, an author and radio show host. Bell's stock in trade was covering paranormal subjects, including UFO sightings and other unexplainable phenomena. He was also known for loving conspiracy theories -- the more "out there," the better. The show he hosted, Coast to Coast AM, ran overnight and was syndicated to radio stations across the country, where it developed a following of like-minded listeners.

Setting for First Contact: In the movie, Pahrump is chosen as the location for humanity's initial meeting with the Martians.
Filming Location: The scene depicting the Martian landing and subsequent attack was actually filmed on a dry lake bed near Sheri's Ranch in Pahrump.
Art Bell Connection: The choice of Pahrump as a key location is rumored to be a subtle tribute to Art Bell, a radio talk show host who lived in Pahrump and was known for discussing topics related to extraterrestrial life. Bell hosted guests ranging from scientists to individuals claiming encounters with aliens.

TRIVIA---in Tim Burton's MARS ATTACKS!, the first meeting between mankind and the Martians is in Pahrump, Nevada. The Earthlings roll out the benevolent red carpet in greeting the Martians, but the Martians use their ray guns to disintegrate many of the startled Earthlings.
The scene was actually filmed at a dry lake bed in Pahrump, which was chosen because it was the home of Art Bell, who hosted COAST TO COAST AM, a popular late night talk show in which UFOs, alien abductions and Area 51 were frequent topics. The show drew over 10 million listeners per night. Bell was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2008.
In February, 2025, an Art Bell biomovie starring Paul Giamatti was reportedly underway with Warner Bros., Amazon Prime and Universal Pictures bidding for the rights.

In Tim Burton's MARS ATTACKS!, the first meeting between mankind and the Martians is in Pahrump, Nevada.








The scene was actually filmed in Pahrump, which was chosen because it was the home of Art Bell, who hosted COAST TO COAST AM, a popular late night talk show in which UFOs, alien abductions and Area 51 were frequent topics.




In February, 2025, an Art Bell biomovie starring Paul Giamatti was reportedly underway with Warner Bros., Amazon Prime and Universal Pictures bidding for the rights.














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The scripts were unbelievable, and the critics loved the show. Rockford creamed us. We never had a chance."



In Back to the Future, the theater in the background behind the clock tower shows "Orgy American Style" being shown. This is an actual porno from 1973. The male star from that porno played Red the Bum in the film, calling Marty a crazy drunk driver when returns to the present.



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. In the third and final year, despite a growing fan base, Roddenberry was hopelessly fighting low ratings, high production costs, and threats from the network to cancel.

He reportedly couldn’t pay Norman her royalty cut that year.

So after the second season, the theme was re-recording without the vocals.

Norman continued to do studio work, mostly backing vocals for songs like The Tokens version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The papers called Norman “the invisible soprano” for the work behind the scenes. “You’ve heard the voice, even if you’ve never heard the name.”

Even though fame eluded her, Norman acknowledged she would have been uncomfortable with it. “The reason why I didn’t care about being a star is because I saw what happened to stars,” she said in 1995. “I was close enough to see that they were not very happy.”


Loulie Jean Norman was the vocalist for the original STAR TREK theme song and was a member of Mel Torme's The Mel-Tones. Mel Torme's son, Tracy, was a writer/story editor on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


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TRIVIA---the original STAR TREK theme vocal was sung by Loulie Jean Norman, who was also a member of Mel Torme's The Mel-Tones. Ironically, Mel Torme's son, Tracy, was a writer/story editor on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.
Norman's vocal was used in Seasons 1 and 2, but STAR TREK creator Gene Roddenberry was facing low ratings and threats of cancellation, so he removed Norman's vocal for Season 3 because he did not want to pay her royalties. Norman was known as the "The Invisible Soprano" for her vocals on other music, including The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" which hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1961.
In 1995, Norman commented on being known as "The invisible Soprano", “The reason why I didn’t care about being a star is because I saw what happened to stars. I was close enough to see that they were not very happy.”

The original STAR TREK theme vocal was by Loulie Jean Norman, who was also a member of Mel Torme's The Mel-Tones.

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In 1880 Edinburgh, Professor Sir Oliver Lindenbrook, a geologist at the University of Edinburgh, is given a piece of volcanic rock by his admiring student, Alec McEwan, who is in love with Lindenbrook's niece Jenny. Finding the rock unusually heavy, Lindenbrook discovers a plumb bob inside bearing a cryptic inscription. Lindenbrook and Alec discover that it was left by a scientist named Arne Saknussemm, who, almost 100 years earlier, had found a passage to the center of the Earth by descending into the volcano Snæfellsjökull, in western Iceland.


TRIVIA---supermodel Kathy Ireland's first movie role was starring in the sci fi adventure movie ALIEN FROM LA in which she played nerd Wanda Saknussemm, who searches for her missing archaeologist father. Her character was named after archaeologist Arne Saknussemm, the character from the Jules Verne novel JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, who died after discovering the Lost City of Atlantis. The hit 1958 movie based on the novel starred James Mason, Pat Boone and Arlene Dahl.





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TRIVIA---PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW was a 1971 movie in which a serial killer was preying on pretty female students at a California high school. The movie was written by STAR TREK creator Gene Roddenberry, directed by Roger Vadim and starred Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson and Telly Savalas. Later, all three actors were starring in their own hit tv cop shows.
Rock Hudson starred in McMILLAN & WIFE in which San Francisco Police Commissioner Mac McMillan and his wife, Sally, solve crimes. Angie Dickinson starred in POLICE WOMAN in which Los Angeles Police Sgt. Pepper Anderson went undercover to solve crimes. Telly Savalas starred in KOJAK in which he played New York Police Lt. Theo Kojak, who was once ranked by TV GUIDE as number 18 on its "50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time".






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"So I sat down and I thought 'Oh my goodness me.' I felt pain in my bum. I thought 'OK, this is my big moment, my big entrance.' So I stood up and my bottom is on fire at that point..."


Caroline Munro turned down a role in the original SUPERMAN with Christopher Reeve to play Bond villain Naomi in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. In her first scene, she greeted Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in a very revealing bikini. In reality, just before that, she sat on a bee which stung her on her bottom so she was in intense pain during the scene.



Warren Beatty's character, Joe Pendleton, was supposed to live until 10:17 am on March 20, 2025.


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The poster was designed by legendary book cover artist Roger Kastel - he would also go on to create the epic Gone With The Wind-style The Empire Strikes Back poster.

Both beauty and the beast are masquerading as things they are not. Watkins is not Backlinie, and the shark...is not a great white.

For the great white shark, Kastel actually used images of a mako shark, from photos he took at the Museum of Natural History.


And for his rendition of Chrissie Watkins swimming through the water and unaware of what lies beneath, he hired the then 24-year-old model, Allison Maher. The gig was one of her first jobs.


Maher lay across two stools to simulate the swimming motion of the unsuspecting Chrissie, showcasing what we would see in the opening minutes of the film. It's an image you can't shake when Chrissie is being attacked, even though we only see the attack from the surface. Both film and poster are merged.

For her stint on the stools Maher was paid just $35. We don't know if that payment was in cash or check.

The Kastel design was originally for the paperback version of the book, but the publishers, Bantam, allowed it to be used for the film's poster. And so a cinematic icon was born, and with it one of the most famous and oft-imitated film posters in the world.

Speaking to the New York Post, she said: “I knew it was a book cover and that was it. If you know me, you can tell it’s me."

Maher now goes by the name of Allison Maher Stern, after marrying real-estate developer Leonard Stern. He is now a prominent philanthropist, and Allison has an area named for her at the Central Park Zoo, the Allison Maher Stern snow leopard exhibit.

You could say she has gone from supporting a big fish, to supporting the plight of big cats.

Allison may have come a long way since donning that swimming pose on those chairs, but she does have a copy of that iconic Jaws poster. It's made all the more special as it is signed by Steven Spielberg.


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The Jaws poster is arguably one of the most iconic film posters in the history of cinema, showing the great white shark ascending to an unsuspecting Chrissie Watkins, the first victim in the Steven Spielberg film: Behind The Screams: Chrissie’s Attack
Except, it isn't a great white, it is a mako shark. The film poster's artist Roger Kastel didn't head to the ocean for inspiration, instead he paid a visit to the American Museum of Natural History.
There, he took a some photos of stuffed mako sharks waiting to be cleaned. They were laying on their side, but in the finished artwork the shark is positioned as if it is rising through the water.

The great white belongs to the Family Lamnidae (the mackerel sharks), which also includes mako and salmon sharks, so it is a close relative.











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Upon meeting the Joe Don Baker character, Sheree North says, "I didn't figure you for Clint Eastwood." Eastwood had, of course, starred in numerous previous Don Seigel pictures including "Two Mules for Sister Sarah", "The Beguiled" and "Dirty Harry".

When the hit man Molly arrives at Jewell's photo studio and introduces himself, Jewell sarcastically replies, "Yeah, I didn't figure you for Clint Eastwood". The role of Varrick was written specifically for Eastwood, whom, after initially accepting the role, ultimately turned it down, reportedly because Eastwood decided the character had no redeeming features.


TRIVIA---in Don Seigel's CHARLEY VARRICK, Walter Matthau played Charley Varrick, a down-on-his luck crop duster pilot who robbed a bank laundering Mafia money and the Mafia sent hitman Molly (Joe Don Baker) to recover the loot. In the scene where photographer Jewell Everett (Sheree North) met Molly, she said, "I didn't figure you for Clint Eastwood."
In reality, CHARLEY VARRICK was written specifically for Eastwood, who had starred in four Siegel movies, including DIRTY HARRY. Eastwood reportedly withdrew from the movie because the Varrick character had no redeeming qualities, and was replaced by Matthau.
Had Eastwood starred in CHARLEY VARRICK, it would have a reunion for the DIRTY HARRY team of Eastwood, Siegel, Andrew Robinson, John Vernon, Albert Popwell and Woodrow Parfrey.

Clint Eastwood---Inspector Harry Callahan (DIRTY HARRY), Charley Varrick (CHARLEY VARRICK).
Don Siegel---director (DIRTY HARRY), director and cameo as ping-pong player Murphy (CHARLEY VARRICK).
Andrew Robinson---Charles "Scorpio" Davis (DIRTY HARRY), bank robber Harman Sulluivan (CHARLEY VARRICK).
John Vernon---San Francisco mayor (DIRTY HARRY), bank president Maynard Boyle (CHARLEY VARRICK).
Albert Popwell---bank robber (DIRTY HARRY), Rudolph Percy (CHARLEY VARRICK)
Woodrow Parfrey---diner employee Jaffee (DIRTY HARRY), bank manager Harold Young (CHARLEY VARRICK).






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Matheson's last appearance was in the "Kick the Can" segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983).
Murray Matheson is most known for playing The Clown in the memorable 1961 Twilight Zone episode Five Characters in Search of an Exit (1961). Murray was astounding in his role and had most of the screen time. He was a funny and intelligent clown and the audience really cared for his character.



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There was some controversy over the casting. At 54, John Wayne was twice as old as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandevoort had been at the time. At 52, Robert Ryan was 15 years older than Gen. James M. Gavin had been.

After seeing the film, Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort, the character portrayed by John Wayne, said: "I never looked that old. I was 29 then. [Wayne was 55 when he filmed the role.] And no military man ever moved about the way Wayne did. The fact is, I was really scared."


he youngest major general to command an American division in World War II.


TRIVIA---June 6, 2025 is the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France. THE LONGEST DAY was the 1964 epic movie about D-Day based on the Corenlius Ryan book, although some referred to the movie as "The Oldest Day" because some of the actors were too old to be playing their soldier characters. John Wayne was 54 years old when he played 82nd Airborne Division Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort, who was 27 years old on D-Day. Robert Ryan was 53 years old when he played 82nd Airborne Division commander Gen. James Gavin, the youngest major general to command an Army division in World War II, who was 37 years old on D-Day.
By comparison, in A BRIDGE TOO FAR, also based on a Cornelius Ryan World War II book, Gen. Gavin was played by a much younger Ryan O'Neal.















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Although he would eventually obtain some good will with critics thanks to the success of Frenzy and Family Plot, Hitchcock had plans to make a major comeback with the romantic espionage thriller The Short Night, according to Far Out Magazine. With plans to shoot the film in Finland, the ostensibly old-fashioned adventure film would serve as a throwback to the underrated espionage projects he worked on early in his career. However, Hitchcock knew he needed a major star to fund his ambitious new project; at the time, Eastwood seemed like an obvious choice to take the mantle of his next leading man.

Just as he was peaking in popularity thanks to the success of the Dirty Harry movies, Eastwood met with Hitchcock over lunch to discuss the possibility of starring in what was likely The Short Night. While he has never revealed the specifics of their encounter, Eastwood was not enthused by the script and turned down the opportunity to work with Hitchcock. While it was unclear if Eastwood had any interest in working with Hitchcock on another project outside of The Short Night, he unfortunately never had the opportunity; Hitchcock died only four years after his final film, Family Plot, was released in 1976. It's not confirmed which project Hitchcock and Eastwood met for, but the timeline indicates The Short Night was likely the project.

While Eastwood’s refusal had struck a major blow to the film’s production, Hitchcock considered other actors to star in The Short Night. Aiming to find one of the era’s more popular stars that had experience playing tough, non-nonsense characters, Hitchcock approached, as noted in the previously linked Far Out article, Walter Matthau, Sean Connery, and Steve McQueen about taking on the role that was intended for Eastwood. The notion of “The King of Cool” working with Hitchcock is certainly an intriguing one, but unfortunately The Short Night was later shelved entirely and Hitchcock died in 1980.






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Written for a Hitchcock film, it was first recorded by Doris Day. "Que Sera Sera" was written by the legendary team of Livingston and Evans. The title of "Que Sera Sera" was found by Jay Livingston in the film The Barefoot Contessa, where those words are seen carved in stone, translated in the film by Rosanna Brazzi as "What will be, will be." Jay recognized a good title when he saw it, and the team wrote the song, one of their only hits written without an assignment. Two weeks later, a call came from Alfred Hitchcock's office saying the director needed a song for a movie in which Doris Day would sing to a little boy. Livingston, knowing this just-completed song was ideal, waited for two weeks so it appeared they wrote it expressly for Hitch, and went to play it for him. Hitchcock's famous response was, "Gentlemen, I didn't know what kind of song I wanted, and that is the kind of song I want!" It became Doris Day's signature song although, as explained here, she didn't like the song at all at first. Thinking it was all wrong for her. She was wrong, of course, as it became her theme song, and she sang it thousands of times



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TRIVIA---Bill Murray did a parody of Clint Eastwood's spaghetti Western "Man with No Name" in GROUNDHOG DAY. Murray regretted turning down the chance to star with Eastwood a decade before, “A long time ago, I was watching the Clint Eastwood movies of the day, like THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT or whatever the hell those movies he was making then. And I thought, ‘His sidekick gets killed and he avenges [them] but the sidekick gets a great part, a great death scene.’ I was like, ‘I’ve got to call this guy.’
So I called him out of the blue and he said, ‘Would you ever want to do another service comedy?' Because I just made STRIPES. And he had this great idea for an enormous Navy thing, and when he said, ‘would you ever want to do another service comedy?’ like, geez, ‘Would I become like [comedy duo] Abbott and Costello?’ I had to do military movies?'
And I said, ‘Well, God, I guess maybe I shouldn’t.' But it’s one of the few regrets I have is that I didn’t do it, because it was a big-scale thing, and I would have gotten a great…I don’t know if I’d have gotten a great death scene, it was more of a comedy, that one, but it was... He had access to World War II boats and he could have like made a flotilla and stuff, and there was some cool stuff in it.”
"And when I see him, I’m like, ‘I’m sorry, I wish I’d done that, Clint, I’m really sorry.' He's certainly well over it."






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Kurt Russell and his son, Wyatt, star in MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS.
Wyatt was named after lawman Wyatt Earp, a character portrayed by his dad Kurt Russell in Tombstone (1993). His grandfather Bing Russell had a small role in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) in which Wyatt Earp was also played by Burt Lancaster.



TRIVIA---Kurt Russell and his son, Wyatt, star in MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Wyatt, born in 1986, was named after lawman Wyatt Earp. Ironically, in 1993, Kurt played Wyatt Earp in the classic Western movie TOMBSTONE, a movie featuring the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Kurt's father, Bing Russell, appeared in the 1957 GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL with Burt Lancaster playing Wyatt Earp.

Kurt Russell and his son, Wyatt, star in MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS.




Wyatt, born in 1986, was named after lawman Wyatt Earp. Ironically, in 1993, Kurt played Wyatt Earp in the classic Western movie TOMBSTONE, a movie featuring the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.




Kurt's father, Bing Russell, played the bartender in the 1957 GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL with Burt Lancaster playing Wyatt Earp.





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For the 1981 Roger Moore Bond film, legendary movie poster art director Bill Gold created a photo illustration of Bond seen in perspective between the legs of a thong wearing femme fatale armed with a crossbow. Gold was well known throughout the industry, particularly for his work on poster key art for Clint Eastwood films, including the “Dirty Harry” series in the 1970s.

Photographer Morgan Kane was hired to shoot the model for Gold’s Bond girl “legs” poster design. For the iconic pose, Kane actually photographed three different models for the poster, leading to confusion about which model was actually used for the final one-sheet. First to be shot was model Nancy Stafford, but her photo was actually used as a “test shoot” to get approval of the movie poster concept. Kane then reshot the poster with British model Jane Sumner, but only her arm and hand holding the crossbow appears in the final movie poster photo composite. The third and final model was Joyce Bartle, who provided the iconic legs for the Bond poster. All three models claimed to be the owner of the legs on the For Your Eyes Only poster, but only Joyce Bartle (confirmed by photographer Morgan Kane) can back up the leggy claim:

“I know the contours of my legs,” she says. “They didn’t retouch a thing.” Kane backs her up. “I have the shoes and the bathing suit,” he says. “In fact, when Joyce put on that suit it came down too low so we asked her to put it on backwards. They’re Joyce’s legs.”

Needless to say, the For Your Eyes Only poster created controversy in some venues, with later versions featuring retouched shorts covering the crossbow wielding model. Newspaper ads for the Bond film covered the leggy assassin even further by painting on a black mini-skirt.



TRIVIA---the movie poster for the James Bond movie FOR YOUR EYES ONLY was too risque and some versions were retouched by adding a black mini-skirt to cover the provocative legs. Nancy Stafford, who co-starred with Andy Griffith on MATLOCK, claimed her legs are in the poster. British model Jane Sumner also claimed the poster used her legs.
However, photographer Morgan Kane, who took the photos for the poster, said Stafford's legs were used only for the "test shot" to illustrate the concept for the poster to get approved. Kane used Sumner's arm and hand holding the crossbow, not her legs. Kane then photographed model Joyce Bartle to provide the legs for the famous poster. Bartle said, “I know the contours of my legs. They didn’t retouch a thing.” Kane supported Bartle, “I have the shoes and the bathing suit. In fact, when Joyce put on that suit it came down too low so we asked her to put it on backwards. They’re Joyce’s legs.”

The FOR YOUR EYRS ONLY poster was considered too risque.




Nancy Stafford, who co-starred with Andy Griffith on MATLOCK, claimed her legs are in the poster, British model Jane Sumner also claimed the poster used her legs, but photographer Morgan Kane said the poster's legs belong to Joyce Batle, "They’re Joyce’s legs.”









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Fearing that Star Wars would flop, the studio made a peremptory decision to grant prints of The Other Side of Midnight—a 2-hour-45-minute-long feature with sex and nudity—only to those theaters that agreed to book Star Wars as well.

Ultimately, The Other Side of Midnight was a disappointment at the box office. It opened nationally the weekend of June 17 to 19, when it grossed $2,031,293 from 431 theaters.[3] Although a modest hit, its success was "nothing like Star Wars": Despite a higher budget, Star Wars ultimately grossed a then-record $221 million in the America and Canada in its first run[4] and eventually spawned a multimedia franchise that continues to this day; The Other Side of Midnight earned $24 million.



TRIVIA---In 1977, 20th Century Fox released the movie THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT starring Marie-France Pisier, Susan Sarandon and John Beck and was based on the best-selling Sidney Sheldon novel. 20th Century Fox expected the 2 hours and 45 minutes-long movie, which had scenes of sex and nudity, would be a big hit and offered it to theaters in a package deal: the theaters could show THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT, but only if the theaters would also show another movie the studio was sure would be a box office bomb. The other movie was STAR WARS. THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT earned $24 million and STAR WARS earned $221 million in 1977 with the STAR TREK franchise earning $11.2 billion to date.












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Anne Baxter was originally offered the role of Amanda Grayson but turned it down. Despite making multiple appearances in Batman, Baxter later complained to the Los Angeles Times, "I don't do comic strips, and Star Trek is six or seven comic strips rolled into one." (Star Trek Magazine issue 171,



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The role went to Jane Wyatt who starred on the tv series FATHER KNOWS BEST.

In the STAR TREK episode "Journey to Babel", Anne Baxter (shown with Charlton Heston in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS) turned down the role of Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, because, "I don't do comic strips, and STAR TREK is six or seven comic strips rolled into one."




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The family, which now included Lisa, John Jr and Jennifer, moved to London, after a chance meeting with Telly Savalas.

Telly opened the door to movies in Europe and in return John arranged, conducted and produced an album with Telly that earned Telly a number one record in Europe. And a life-long friendship developed. Hollywood called Telly to star in the series, Kojak, and John was asked to score the series which ran five years. There was little sleep as prolific Cacavas was also scoring many of the series running at that time, such as Hawaii Five-0, Columbo, Gangster Chronicles and most of the other popular TV series. There was also a multitude of movies of the week and feature films, such as the Airport movies.



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Character actor Bruce Kirby (Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu) and his son, character actor Bruno Kirby (Bruno Giovanni Quiaciolu, Jr.), were both born on April 28. Bruce Kirby appeared on many tv shows including BARNEY MILLER, BONANZA, COLUMBO, HOGAN'S HEROES, IRONSIDE, KOJAK, L.A. LAW and THE ROCKFORD FILES. Bruno Kirby is best known for appearing CITY SLICKERS and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...





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HAWAII FIVE-O "Cocoon" tv pilot---James Gregory (1911-2002) and Khigh Dhiegh (1910-1991) had been cast together six years before these two episodes were aired, and in an espionage film which similarly featured hypnosis and mind control of US American operatives by communist Chinese intelligence: 1962's "The Manchurian Candidate".



TRIVIA---character actor Khigh Dhiegh is best known for playing Communist Chinese villains in Frank Sinatra's THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and Jack Lord's HAWAII FIVE-O. In reality, Dhiegh is of Anglo-Egyptian-Sudanese ancestry and was born Kenneth Dickerson in Spring Lake, New Jersey.

Khigh Dhiegh played Communist Chinese brainwashing expert Dr. Yen Lo in Frank Sinatra's THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE which focuses on a Communist assassination plot to take over the US government.



TRIVIA---character actors Khigh Dhiegh and James Gregory co-starred in two movies involving Chinese-brainwashed assassins. In the original THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, Dhiegh played Communist Chinese Dr. Yen Lo, who brainwashed an American soldier during the Korean War to assassinate the Repubilcan presidentail nominee, so his stepfather, the vice presidential nominee, Senator John Iselin (James Gregory) will become President. In the HAWAII FIVE-O tv movie/tv pilot "Cocoon", Dhiegh played Communist Chinese Wo Fat, who is brainwashing


























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TRIVIA---in Steven Spielberg's MINORITY REPORT, Jessica Capshaw, Spielberg's stepdaughter and the daughter of Spielberg's wife, Kate Capshaw, plays Evanna, the Precrime transport pilot.








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MAGNUM, PI episode "The Hotel Dick" with Phyliss Davis as Cleo will appear in "Murder by Night", "The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company" and "Transitions" and the series finale, XXXXX, where she marries Rick! Phyllis Davis was a regular cast member on Vega$, playing the character Beatrice Travis. She also appeared with Tom Selleck and Roger E. Mosley in the 1973 drive-in, prison film Terminal Island.

Davis continued in the women-in-prison genre the next year with the futuristic drama "Terminal Island" (1973), directed by Stephanie Rothman. In "Terminal Island," Davis plays one of four female prisoners condemned to live out her existence on an island, after the death penalty has been abolished, along with other death row prisoners, both male and female, where there are no guards and no law and the prisoners are free to do as they wish except leave. As with "Sweet Sugar," Davis's character actively participates in a civil war revolt against the tyrannical prisoners who intimidate and enslave the more docile prisoners on the island. However, Davis was purportedly later forced to bring legal action against the producers of a compilation video, called "Famous T & A" (1982), comprised of well-known actresses' nude scenes. To her dismay, Davis learned that those producers had used, without obtaining her consent, unedited footage of Davis in her skinny dipping scene that was much more graphic than what ended up in the final cut of "Terminal Island." On a happier note, the other lasting legacy of "Terminal Island" was that it established a lifelong friendship with co-star Tom Selleck, who later cast her in a recurring role in "Magnum P.I." in the late 1980s.


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After the abolishment of the death penalty, California murderers are dumped on an island to spend the rest of their lives unsupervised.






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ROUGH CUT (1980).

Lesley-Anne Down, "That was the worst Peter Sellers I Have ever heard."
Burt Reynolds, "I wasn't doing Peter Sellers. I was doing Peter Sellers doing Omar Sharif."

Lesley-Anne Down, Peter Sellers and Omar Sharif starred in THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (1976).





TRIVIA---in the 1980 jewel heist movie ROUGH CUT, international jewel thief Jack Rhodes (Burt Reynold)s and his accomplice, Gillian Bromley (Lesley-Anne Down), arrived at the Antwerp airport disguised as Arabs. As they leave, Gillian said to Jack, "That was the worst Peter Sellers I have ever heard." Jack quipped, "I wasn't doing Peter Sellers. I was doing Peter Sellers doing Omar Sharif."
Peter Sellers, Lesley-Anne Down and Omar Sharif co-starred in THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN in 1976.

In ROUGH CUT, international jewel thief Jack Rhodes (Burt Reynold)s and his accomplice, Gillian Bromley (Lesley-Anne Down), arrived at the Antwerp airport disguised as Arabs. As they leave, Gillian said to Jack, "That was the worst Peter Sellers I have ever heard." Jack quipped, "I wasn't doing Peter Sellers. I was doing Peter Sellers doing Omar Sharif."




Peter Sellers, Lesley-Anne Down and Omar Sharif co-starred in THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN in 1976.










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Ellison brought suit against The Terminator production company Hemdale and distributor Orion Pictures for plagiarism[1] of this episode, since both works involve a soldier from the future who goes back in time and saves the life of a present-day woman from an enemy soldier from the future. According to the Los Angeles Times, the parties settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed amount, and an acknowledgement of Ellison's works in the credits of Terminator.[1] The credits were added only to the home video releases of Terminator and read simply, "Acknowledgment to the Works of Harlan Ellison". The credit was also present on the 4k restoration that received a cinematic release and was released on Blu-ray in 2024 for the film's 40th anniversary.[3][better source needed]

Adapted from Ellison's short story "Soldier of Tomorrow," "Soldier" takes place in the far future. A misfiring energy weapon sends a pair of battling soldiers back in time to 1964. One of these soldiers, Qarlo Clobregnny (Michael Ansara) is taken in by psychiatrist Tom Kagen (Lloyd Nolan) and forms a connection with his family, particularly Kagen's wife Abby (Catherine McLeod). But very soon, Qarlo's enemy soldier tracks him down, leaving Qarlo no choice but to sacrifice his life in order to defeat the enemy soldier. Elements of "Soldier" are very similar to what occurs in The Terminator. When Reese is detained by the police, he only states his name and rank, similar to Qarlo and Kagen's first encounter. Likewise, the idea of a future war and soldiers being hurled back in time shapes both stories. Even if the similarities are coincidence, it isn't hard to see how Ellison came to the conclusion that Cameron had ripped him off.

James Cameron denied Ellison's allegations and was opposed to the settlement. He has rarely spoken about the issue, but commented on the addition of acknowledgement credits at the 1991 T2 Convention saying, "For legal reasons I'm not supposed to comment on that, but it was a real bum deal, I had nothing to do with it and I disagree with it.

t in the book The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron:

"It was a nuisance suit that could easily have been fought. I expected Hemdale and Orion to fight for my rights, but they abandoned me. The insurance company told me if I didn't agree to the settlement, they would come after me personally for the damages if they lost the suit. Having no money at the time, I had no choice but to agree to the settlement. Of course there was a gag order as well, so I couldn't tell this story but now I frankly don't care. It's the truth. Harlan Ellison is a parasite who can kiss my ass."


LINK: https://collider.com/the-terminator-lawsuit/


TRIVIA---in THE OUTER LIMITS episode "Soldier", written by Harlan Ellison, two rival soldiers from the future are accidentally sent back in time to 1964. One, Qarlo Clobregnny (Michael Ansara), materializes in a city alley and is taken in by a language expert and his family. The rival soldier then materializes in order to kill Qarlo. Qarlo sacrifices himself in order to save the language expert and his family.
After the success of James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR, Ellison filed a lawsuit against Orion Pictures and production company Hemdale claiming the movie stole the plot from "Soldier" because of many similarities between the tv episode and the movie. The lawsuit was settled out of court and the home video edition of THE TERMINATOR added "Acknowledgment to the Works of Harlan Ellison" on the credits.
James Cameron later commented on the lawsuit in the book THE FUTURIST: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF JAMES CAMERON, "It was a nuisance suit that could easily have been fought. I expected Hemdale and Orion to fight for my rights, but they abandoned me. The insurance company told me if I didn't agree to the settlement, they would come after me personally for the damages if they lost the suit. Having no money at the time, I had no choice but to agree to the settlement. Of course there was a gag order as well, so I couldn't tell this story but now I frankly don't care. It's the truth. Harlan Ellison is a parasite who can kiss my ass."
One confirmed part of "Soldier" being used in a later hit sci fi role was Qarlo's helmet worn by Ansara was worn by Robin Williams in MORK & MINDY.





























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THE DIRTY DOZEN--- When The Dirty Dozen was green-lit by MGM in 1964, before E.M. Nathanson's novel was even published, it wasn’t Robert Aldrich who they first attached to direct. Their preferred man was George Seaton who had over 25 years of experience since working on A Day at the Races with the Marx Brothers in 1937.
Though Seaton had directed war movies, he was best known as the director of Miracle on 34th Street. Aldrich, however, had a pedigree built on war films, Westerns, and gritty crime movies. When he threw his hat into the ring, the studio knew they had the right man.






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According to Randy Roberts and John Olson's "John Wayne: American," MGM and producer Kenneth Hyman gave the Duke first crack as Reisman. Wayne liked the script, and was close to boarding the project. There was just one problem: the original screenplay opened with Reisman carrying on an affair with a woman whose husband was deployed elsewhere in Europe. Wayne was opposed to playing an adulterer regardless of the situation, but he especially abhorred the notion of a man knowingly sleeping with an enlisted man's wife.

Hyman had Reisman rewritten at Wayne's behest, but the star, who engaged in at least three extramarital affairs throughout his life, ultimately turned down the role. Marvin, who, unlike Wayne, served in World War II with valor (he's buried at Arlington National Cemetery), seized the role and further cemented his status as one of Hollywood's baddest motherf******.

To be fair, Wayne walked from "The Dirty Dozen" in part because he wanted to make a morale-boosting Vietnam War movie to combat the declining stateside support for the conflict. This film, "The Green Berets," wound up being the worst of Wayne's career. It's brainlessly jingoistic, shamelessly xenophobic, and less convincing in its portrayal of war than a bad episode of "Combat." Wayne stuck to his right-wing convictions, and was ridiculed for it. And thank god because, really, Marvin was the only man for this grimy job.

Read More: https://www.slashfilm.com/1228160/john- ... rty-dozen/






TRIVIA---in the opening scene of Alfred Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST, the attractive woman who walks in front of Cary Grant is Donna Douglas, who later played Elly May Clampett on the classic tv comedy THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES.

















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William Shatner made the Guinness Book of World Records "Most Expensive Kidney Stone" when he sold his kidney stone for $25,000.

In 2006, the Shat sold his kidney stone to GoldenPalace.com for $75,000. The online casino paid the handsome fee after Shatner drove a hard bargain. GoldenPalace initially offered $15,000, which Shatner politely declined.

"I turned down their initial offer of $15,000," Shatner told CanWest News Service in 2006. "I turned it down knowing that my tunics from Star Trek have commanded more than $100,000. And it went from $15,000 to $25,000, and then, when this thing got to Calgary, I said, 'Look, even Calgary's talking about it, give me $75,000.'"

The figure was no arbitrary sum; William Shatner knew how much it would cost Habitat for Humanity to build a house.

"I said to [GoldenPalace.com], look you're getting more publicity than you ever imagined," said Shatner. "And they upped it to $75,000. It's amazing. And then with the $20,000 that the [Boston Legal] cast had raised as a Christmas gift, it gave us $95,000, which is enough to buy an entire house for Habitat for Humanity, and they're constructing it at the lot. They're going to send us pictures of developments on the way and then eventually of the family that will be residing there."

LINK: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ne ... lar-758220




TRIVIA---William Shatner starred in hit the classic sci fi franchise tv series STAR TREK and other hit tv series including BOSTON LEGAL and TJ HOOKER, but he made it into the Guinness Book of World Records "Most Expensive Kidney Stone" when he sold his kidney stone for a record $75,000 to online casino GoldnPalace.com in 2006 and donated the money to Habitat for Humanity.
Shatner said, "I turned down their initial offer of $15,000. I turned it down knowing that my tunics from STAR TREK have commanded more than $100,000. And it went from $15,000 to $25,000, and then, when this thing got to Calgary, I said, 'Look, even Calgary's talking about it, give me $75,000.'"
He added, "I said to [GoldenPalace.com], look you're getting more publicity than you ever imagined. And they upped it to $75,000. It's amazing. And then with the $20,000 that the [BOSTON LEGAL] cast had raised as a Christmas gift, it gave us $95,000, which is enough to buy an entire house for Habitat for Humanity, and they're constructing it at the lot. They're going to send us pictures of developments on the way and then eventually of the family that will be residing there."









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2025 CHINESE NEW YEAR---DRAGON HOROSCOPE

Detailed Forecast for Dragon (2025)

8/10
Love and relationships

2025 offers favorable romantic prospects for Dragons. Single Dragons will have the chance to meet potential partners, and taking the initiative when someone catches your interest will likely lead to success.

The presence of the Tianxi star indicates this is also a lucky year for Dragons looking to develop their family, making it a great time for deepening relationships or starting new chapters in love.
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Career

The Year of the Snake presents Dragons with steady career opportunities, especially as the negative effects of last year’s Tai Sui influence diminish. Career growth and professional achievements are within reach, but it will take dedicated effort.

You may face changes in your work environment, requiring adaptability, but these adjustments will ultimately lead to better prospects and stability.
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Wealth

2025 brings stronger financial luck for Dragons, particularly with your primary income. Hard work will pay off, providing steady and satisfying rewards throughout the year.

Focus on disciplined efforts and consider long-term financial planning to ensure lasting stability.
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Health

Health will require close attention this year due to the influence of the Bingfu star. Prioritize maintaining a balanced lifestyle with regular exercise, a healthy diet, and stress management.

Be mindful of your home environment, as minor issues could impact your well-being. Regular checkups will help keep potential health concerns in check.




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2024 CHINESE NEW YEAR--DRAGON HOROSCOPE

Detailed Forecast for Dragon (2024)

3/10
Love and relationships

This is a year of conflict and strife in Dragon’s love life, and it doesn’t help that everything else upends at the same time. Try not to take it out on your loved ones, Dragon.

Single Dragons can forget about finding someone this year. Since there will be so much else on their mind already, anyone who comes into their radius will most likely be burned to a crisp.

Stay calm with your significant other, Dragon, if you’re already paired off, because this year, you may be inclined to lose your temper and blame everything on them, who only want the best for you.
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Career

This isn’t going to be a good career year for any Dragon, whether they work for someone else or for themselves. Those in an office may be very frustrated when their opinions are consistently ignored.

You’ll want to hang in there even so, Dragon, as this isn’t the best job-hunting year. You’ll need a steady paycheck to weather the storms of 2024, and new positions won’t be easy to find.

Those in business for themselves may face heavy losses this year, even having to close shop—at least temporarily—in the worst-case scenario. Stand where you fell, Dragon. We know you can rise again.
4/10
Wealth

It won’t be easy to make money this year. Those who are in sales or anything that depends on a bonus will only earn the base pay in 2024, as they’ll face some trouble with clients.

Dragons will face significant increases in their expenses—not that they want to, but because circumstances dictate that they must. For example, they might misplace their wallet or carry out necessary repairs on their house.

Needless to say, don’t invest your paycheck in anything risky or too speculative, Dragon. Stash most of what you earn for a rainy day, as there may well be a few of them in 2024.
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Health

Dragons may not look their best all of this year, as they will be facing considerable problems with weakened immune and digestive systems. Try to boost your health with regular exercise and a healthy diet.

You may have survived on a diet of takeout and energy bars in the past. But Dragon, you’ll need to take care of your body to deal with the emotional and mental health challenges of 2024.

Likewise, this is a great year to take up yoga or meditation because Dragons are already prone to losing their temper or becoming agitated when things go relatively well. Don’t tax your body any more!










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Born in Toledo, Ohio, Pai was a Penthouse Pet of the Month in 1981 and also appeared in a follow-up pictorial in June 1982.[1] She was also featured in the annual Sex in the Cinema pictorial in Playboy magazine





TRIVIA---January 29, 2025 is the Chinese New Year.
Chinese/American model/actress Suzee Pai was the PENTHOUSE Pet of the Month in 1981 and was also featured in PLAYBOY. Pai appeared in two movies which featured her eyes. In Burt Reynolds' SHARKY'S MACHINE, Pai played Siakwan, a blind, high-priced hooker killed by Carlos Scorelli, assassin brother of crime lord Albert Scorelli. In John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, Pai played Miao Yin, a green-eyed Chinese girl kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Lo Pan, who needs to marry a green-eyed girl in order to break the curse placed on him.

In Burt Reynolds' SHARKY'S MACHINE, Suzee Pai played Siakwan, a blind, high-priced hooker killed by Carlos Scorelli, assassin brother of crime lord Albert Scorelli.








In John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, Pai played Miao Yin, a green-eyed Chinese girl kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Lo Pan, who needs to marry a green-eyed girl in order to break the curse placed on him.










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M Squad is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. It was produced by Lee Marvin's Latimer Productions and Revue Studios. Its main sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand; Lee Marvin, the program's star, appeared in its commercials during many episodes.[1][2] Alternate sponsors were General Electric (GE), Hazel Bishop and Bulova watches.
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Set in Chicago, Illinois, the show starred Marvin as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of "M Squad", a special unit of the Chicago Police, assisting other units in battling organized crime, corruption and violent crimes citywide



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Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, and numerous other characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons.[5] Blanc also voiced the Looney Tunes characters Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd after replacing their original performers Joe Dougherty and Arthur Q. Bryan, respectively, although he occasionally voiced Elmer during Bryan's lifetime as well.[5] He later voiced characters for Hanna-Barbera's television cartoons, including: Barney Rubble and Dino on The Flintstones, Mr. Spacely on The Jetsons, Secret Squirrel on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show, the title character of Speed Buggy, and Captain Caveman on Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels and The Flintstone Kids.[5]

Referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices",[6] he is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice acting industry, and as one of the greatest voice actors of all time.


On January 24, 1961, Blanc was driving alone when his sports car was involved in a head-on collision on Sunset Boulevard; his legs and his pelvis were fractured as a result. He was in a coma and completely non-responsive. About two weeks later, one of Blanc's neurologists at the UCLA Medical Center tried a different approach than just trying to address the unconscious Blanc—address his characters instead. Blanc was asked, "How are you feeling today, Bugs Bunny?" After a slight pause, Blanc answered, in a weak voice, "Eh ... just fine, Doc. How are you?" The doctor then asked Tweety if he was there, too. "I tawt I taw a puddy tat", was the reply. Blanc returned home on March 17. Four days later, Blanc filed a US$ 500,000 lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles. His accident, one of 26 in the preceding two years at the intersection known as Dead Man's Curve, resulted in the city funding the restructuring of curves at the location.



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In 1961, Blanc's sports car was hit head-on by another car on Hollywood Boulevard resulting in Blanc suffering fractured legs and pelvis and he was in a coma. At UCLA Medical Center, the unconscious Blanc was unresponsive for two weeks until his neurologist, as a last resort, asked Blanc, "How are you feeling today, Bugs Bunny?" A moment later, Blanc weakly replied, "Eh, just fine, Doc. How are you?" The neurologist then asked if Tweety Bird was there, and Blanc replied, "I tawt I taw a puddy tat". Two months later, Blanc had recovered to the point he was allowed to return home.
Blanc filed a $500,000 lawsuit against Los Angeles because his collision was one of 26 accidents in two years at the same intersection that was known as "Dead Man's Curve". The lawsuit forced the city to correct the dangerous curves at the intersection.





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Mel Blanc provided the voices for the bullets in the trailer for A SHOT IN THE DARK.

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when Elliott lures the alien with a trail of the mini candies, Spielberg originally intended for this iconic moment to involve M&Ms. The only reason they never ended up in the movie was that Mars Incorporated, who own M&Ms, refused to give the filmmaker permission to use the multi-coloured chocolates. As a result, Spielberg chose Reese’s Pieces as a replacement.

Hershey Foods, who own Reese’s Pieces, struck a deal to promote the movie, dedicating $1 million to advertising, all whilst Universal allowed them to feature the titular alien in their visual media. Earning close to $800 million at the box office from a budget of just $10.5 million, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial became a significant hit and, as a result, sales for Reese’s Pieces jumped 85% in the weeks following its release in June 1982.

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I read an article about James Cameron directing ALIENS at England's Pinewood Studios where Cameron and the film crew grew to hate each other. If you haven't seen the article, here are some excerpts:

"Cameron said, “The Pinewood crew were lazy, insolent and arrogant. There were a few bright lights amongst the younger art department people, but for the most part, we despised them and they despised us.”.

"Jim was like a tornado hitting Pinewood Studios," says [Bill] Paxton. "The crew guys, they were used to their breaks at 10 and 2, they'd go to the pub on the lot at lunch, they're ready to knock off by 5." One ritual that was particularly hard for the Americans to understand was a twice daily set-clearing fury that accompanied the union-mandated arrival of a woman pushing a tea trolley. "I was shocked when at a particular time of the morning everybody would be gone," Winston recalled. "Hello? Where is everybody?" In the middle of filming a scene, the giant stage doors swung open, letting the special effects smoke spill out, so the crew could rush the tea lady, with her urn of hot water and plate of cheese rolls."

After a number of disagreements with the film crew, Cameron fired popular Assistant Director Derek Cracknell, which led to a mutiny by the film crew.

"At Cracknell's urging, in the middle of the shooting day, the Pinewood crew downed their tools and stopped work in protest. Cameron and Hurd were in a delicate situation. At the time, England was busy with film shoots and there wasn't another crew they could bring in immediately. They called Twentieth Century Fox and tried to decide what to do. Cameron wanted to move the entire production out of England, but Hurd tried to talk him out of it. "It was, to this day, the most difficult moment of my entire career," says Hurd. Instead of attempting to replace their crew, the young filmmakers gathered everyone together on the set for a summit meeting. Cameron addressed the group with characteristic frankness. "Look, this is a really important movie to me," he said, as Hurd and Paxton remember it. "This is my first studio movie. We have an almost impossible shooting schedule and I need everyone's help. I can't do this on my own. But I also can't have a situation where it seems like the crew is working to prove that the endeavor is gonna be a failure. If you have a problem with that, you've gotta step forward cause we've gotta replace you." The meeting lasted for hours, as crew members aired their grievances about the long hours. At the end of the day, the AD staff agreed to be more supportive of Cameron, and he to be more sensitive to tea time. But no real warm feeling ever developed between the director and his British crew."

When filming was completed, Cameron gave a parting speech to the film crew, “This has been a long and difficult shoot, fraught by many problems. But the one thing that kept me going, through it all, was the certain knowledge that one day I would drive out the gate of Pinewood and never come back, and that you sorry bastards would still be here.”





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TRIVIA---in the COLUMBO episode "Fade in to Murder", William Shatner played actor Ward Fowler, who played Detective Lucerne on a hit murder mystery tv show. Fowler killed his producer, who was blackmailing him. Shatner's STAR TREK co-star, Walter Koenig, played LAPD Sgt. Johnson, who helped Columbo in his investigation of Fowler.




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TRIVIA---Renny Harlin (DIE HARD 2) was the original director for ALIEN 3 and commented on his concept for the sequel, "I was working on ALIEN 3 in '89, which was before JURASSIC PARK and all those movies. So the concept of having these creatures on Earth for the studio, it felt scary and unattainable. For me, it was the natural evolution. We've had the ALIEN with the truck drivers in space, we've had ALIENS with the Marines in space, and where do we go next? Let's bring the aliens on Earth and have them going through the cornfield. I had the poster already in my mind with the farmhouse and the cornfield in moonlight, and they are going through the cornfield. To this day, I think it would've been a ginormous hit movie because it would've been the first time anything like that was done. But for whatever reason, the studio felt like, 'Ah, the audience won't buy that.'"
He also commented on the final version, directed by David Fincher, which was set on a prison ship in space, "So, let's put the aliens on a prison ship. A prison ship? How am I going to relate to a prison ship? But that's ancient history. I'm not blaming anybody, but for those who don't know, I worked for a year on ALIEN 3, and I quit politely, respectfully, because I couldn't stand the idea of, after Ridley Scott and Jim Cameron, coming up with a movie that is just not going to live up to what the audience is expecting and give them that experience. The key to me, just to say again about the 'Alien' movies, was that they have to be relatable. They might be in outer space, but the characters are you and I, in outer space, and that's what makes them tick."
Harlin added, "And they, for some reason, had this idea that they wanted it to take place on a big prison ship. And I didn’t get it. I said, 'Who cares about a prison ship? The whole basic idea of the ALIEN movies is that, in the first one, it is a bunch of blue collar guys and women who could be truck drivers. It’s totally relatable. And in the second one, it’s a war movie, and it’s these soldiers with Ripley going to battle these aliens, and there’s this little girl who represents humanity there. So again, very relatable. But if you do ALIENS in prison, it’s like, 'Who cares about the prisoners, let them die.'"






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TRIVIA---Marcy Lafferty, William Shatner's wife, appeared in the 1980 low budget sci fi movie THE DAY TIME ENDED which starred Jim Davis and Dorothy Malone. Lafferty was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, but she lost out to Veronica Cartwright, who played Lambert in ALIEN.

William Shatner as Captain Kirk and his wife, Marcy Lafferty (left), as Chief DiFalco in STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE.




Marcy Lafferty appeared in the 1980 low budget sci fi movie THE DAY TIME ENDED which starred Jim Davis and Dorothy Malone.






Lafferty was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, but she lost out to Veronica Cartwright, who played Lambert in ALIEN.











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Working in partnership with Jacobs by February 1964, Edwards was scheduled to direct the project when it looked likely to be made by Warner Bros., and screenwriter Serling was reporting directly to the two men. The iconic 'Statue of Liberty' ending to the eventual Planet of the Apes movie appeared in Serling-authored scripts from late 1964; Jacobs claimed that he and Edwards had been inspired by a Statue of Liberty on the wall of a delicatessen where they were discussing the movie, and that they suggested the idea to Serling;[2] Edwards himself claimed that he came up with the ending with artist Don Peters, stating "As I recall it was pretty much Don";[3] Don Peters claimed that it was his idea alone, because he first introduced the ruined Statue of Liberty scenes when he did the original publicity paintings for Jacobs; [4] associate producer Mort Abrahams maintained the idea came from Serling;[5] Serling himself said variously: "The book's ending is what I wanted to use in the film, as much as I loved the idea of the Statue of Liberty. I always believed that was my idea." "That's very possible [that the ending was a combination of about four or five people thinking the same thing at about the same time],"[6] but also that it was "In collaboration with Jacobs. Yes, it was a wild cinematic scene."



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TRIVIA---countdown to Halloween.
The classic THE TWILIGHT ZONE episode "Nightmare At 20,000 Feet" starred William Shatner and was written by Richard Matheson. Shatner played a man who has recovered from a nervous breakdown and is flying home with his wife when he sees a gremlin on the airliner's wing that no one else sees. The gremlin was played by stuntman Nick Cravat. Ironically, Cravat later played an airliner passenger in the hit movie AIRPORT which started the disaster movie craze.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE episode "Nightmare At 20,000 Feet" starred William Shatner as the airliner passenger who sees a gremlin, played by Nick Cravat, on the airliner's wing that no one else sees.




Nick Cravat is fitted with the gremlin mask.




Ironically, Cravat later played an airliner passenger in the hit movie AIRPORT which started the disaster movie craze.







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Spielberg had approached Cameron about working on his anthology series, Amazing Stories. As the two talked about the possibility, Spielberg had an idea that, while interesting, was not exactly in line with Cameron’s dark script. During the conversation, Cameron reminded Spielberg: “We were talking about Amazing Stories… and you said, ‘Oh, I know what to do, I know what to do... because the first Alien was bad, have this one — the alien — be misunderstood, and the humans are trying to kill it, and running around the ship.”


“Thank goodness you didn’t do that,” Spielberg responded. Cameron went on to explain that Spielberg’s enthusiasm was incredible to watch, so much so that Cameron decided not to do Amazing Stories. As Cameron said: “You know, I love that, you know, just sort of creative process. Watching it in action. And that’s why I knew I wasn’t doing Amazing Stories, because there’s no way I wanted to be that close to that bright of a light at that point. I was still trying to get my candle lit, you know.” While the partnership never happened, the two directors continued to admire each other. And, though Cameron was impressed by Spielberg’s creative process, the inclusion of such a storyline would have not only affected Aliens, but the series as a whole.


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James Cameron was developing ALIENS when he was visited by Steven Spielberg, who wanted Cameron to direct an episode of Spielberg's AMAZING STORIES tv series, and Spielberg suggested a plot idea for the sequel, “We were talking about AMAZING STORIES… and you said, ‘Oh, I know what to do, I know what to do... because the first Alien was bad, have this one — the alien — be misunderstood, and the humans are trying to kill it, and running around the ship.”
Cameron then explained why he rejected Spielberg's AMAZING STORIES offer, “You know, I love that, you know, just sort of creative process. Watching it in action. And that’s why I knew I wasn’t doing AMAZING STORIES, because there’s no way I wanted to be that close to that bright of a light at that point. I was still trying to get my candle lit, you know.”




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Co-director Chad Stahelski said the original script had only four people killed instead of 77 in the actual movie,

"I hadn't talked to Keanu in a few months and then got a call from him. He said, "I came across this script, it's not quite there yet, but I'd love for you to take a read. It's something I'm thinking about doing." So he sends it over. I read it. It was originally called SCORN, but the script I got was after Keanu did one pass on it.
It was a very short script. It was only 65-75 pages. I think at that point only four people die in the whole story. It did have the dog. It had a version of The Continental. But Derek Kolstad, who wrote it, gave it a feel of the Cold War. The guy was a retired vet from the Cold War. It was very, very grounded. Very serious."




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Gene Barry chops off and damages Martian eye probe, but at Cal Tech, the eye probe is in excellent condition.




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TRIVIA---British actress Wanda Ventham is best known to sci fi fans as Colonel Virginia Lake on the cult classic tv series UFO. She was in PEOPLE magazine's 2014 "Most Beautiful People in the World". Ventham's son is Benedict Cumberbatch, who played Sherlock Holmes on the SHERLOCK tv series. Ventham and her husband, Timothy Carlton, appeared on SHERLOCK playing the parents of Holmes.

British actress Wanda Ventham is best known to sci fi fans as Colonel Virginia Lake on the cult classic tv series UFO.




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Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women is a 1968 American science fiction film, one of two films whose footage was taken from the 1962 Soviet SF film Planeta Bur (Planet of Storms) for producer Roger Corman. The original film was scripted by Alexander Kazantsev from his novel and directed by Pavel Klushantsev. This adaptation, made by Peter Bogdanovich, who chose not to have his name credited on the film, included new scenes added that starred Mamie Van Doren. The film apparently had at least a limited U.S. release through American International Pictures

This is actually a re-edited version of a film previously released in the U.S. as Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965), which itself was an edited and dubbed version of the Soviet film Planeta bur (1962). For this version the already dubbed Russian footage was re-used but the American insert shots of Basil Rathbone and Faith Domergue were removed and new insert shots featuring Mamie Van Doren and other actresses (as inhabitants of Venus) were inserted. Director Peter Bogdanovich did the narration as if he were one of the cosmonauts telling the story in flashback. Some additional special effects shots from another Soviet production, Battle Beyond the Sun (1959), were also added. For this version, the famous shot of the Venusian reflected in the pool of water was removed.
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TRIVIA---Peter Falk played LAPD homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo in the COLUMBO tv series that won 13 Emmy Awards and ran from 1968-2003. However, Columbo first appeared on tv in the 1960 NBC anthology tv series THE CHEVY MYSTERY SHOW episode "Enough Rope" with character actor Bert Freed playing Columbo. It was written by Richard Levinson and William Link, who later resurrected Columbo into the hit tv series eight years later starring Falk.








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George Roubicek, "I don't think anyone knew [what STAR WARS was], except maybe George Lucas, and I'm not sure he knew all the time! We certainly didn't know. I wouldn't say this was just another job – there's no such thing as just another job – but I didn't realize how special it was going to be at the time."

THE DIRTY DOZEN---Private Arthur James Gardner
STAR WARS---Commander Praji
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE---NASA astronaut
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME---Stromberg One submarine commander



TRIVIA---character actor George Roubicek had brief appearances in movies that were huge box office hits. Roubicek played a NASA astronaut in the James Bond movie YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. He played Private Arthur James Gardner, who is hanged in THE DIRTY DOZEN. Roubicek played Stromberg One submarine commander in the James Bond movie THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. However, Roubicek is most famous for playing Imperial Military Commander Praji in STAR WARS. He said about STAR WARS, "I don't think anyone knew [what STAR WARS was], except maybe George Lucas, and I'm not sure he knew all the time! We certainly didn't know. I wouldn't say this was just another job – there's no such thing as just another job – but I didn't realize how special it was going to be at the time."

George Roubicek played a NASA astronaut in the James Bond movie YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE.




Roubicek played Private Arthur James Gardner, who is hanged in THE DIRTY DOZEN.




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TRIVIA---the World War II action movie WHERE EAGLES DARE starred Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood and was a big hit as the No. 7 movie in England and No. 13 in the US in 1969. Steven Spielberg gave the movie its ultimate compliment by saying WHERE EAGLES DARE is his favorite war movie.
The movie's origin began after Burton married Elizabeth Taylor, "I decided to do the picture because Elizabeth's two sons said they were fed up with me making films they weren't allowed to see, or in which I get killed. They wanted me to kill a few people instead." Burton consulted producer Elliott Kastner "and asked him if he had some super-hero stuff for me where I don't get killed at the end." Kastner contacted novelist Alister MacLean (THE GUNS OF NAVARONE), who wrote the screenplay (and novel) in six weeks with the title CASTLE OF EAGLES. Kastner did not like the "Awful f*****g title," and changed it to WHERE EAGLES DARE, a line from William Shakespeare's RICHARD III.
Ironically, Burton and MacLean are both buried in the tiny cemetery, Vieux Cimitiere, in Celigny, Switzerland.




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Retired from acting in 2001 to focus on her art career. She came out of retirement once, to do the TV movie Battledogs (2013).




TRIVIA---Ariana Richards is best known for co-starring in two sci fi movies. She played Lex Murphy in JURASSIC PARK and Mindy Sternwood in TREMORS. Richards retired from acting in 2001 to concentrate on her career as a graphic artist. In 2006, she said she was thinking about returning to acting and did return in 2013 to co-star in the Syfy tv movie BATTLEDOGS in which she played photojournalist Donna Voorhees, who is bitten by a wolf in the Yukon. While in JFK Airport, Voorhees turns into a werewolf and attacks others in the airport resulting in a werewolf plague. The military wants to use the werewolf plague to create an army of werewolf soldiers, but the plague gets out of hand and threatens all of New York.






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Fade in to Murder (1976), Murder Under Glass (1978), Murder, a Self Portrait (1989), Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991), Undercover (1994) and, finally, A Trace of Murder (1997).




TRIVIA---Peter Falk's wife, Shera Danese, appeared in six COLUMBO tv movies: FADE TO MURDER; MURDER, A SELF PORTRAIT; COLUMBO AND THE MURDER OF A ROCK STAR, UNDERCOVER and A TRACE OF MURDER.




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In the original graphic novel, Cliff Secord's girlfriend is called Betty Page, not Jenny Blake. Dave Stevens (the creator of the comic novel) based the character "Betty Page" upon his real-life friend, 1950's pin-up girl Bettie Page. She would not allow her name to be used in the film.

It was not until late in 1992 that Dave Stevens finally met Bettie Page. It was not until two years later that she finally saw THE ROCKETEER. In the December, 1995 issue, PLAYBOY reported (and so it has been frequently repeated in print ever since) that “she saw the film for the first time – and loved it – at a screening at the Playboy Mansion for her, Stevens, and a small group of friends.”

In fact, only four of us saw THE ROCKETEER that evening: Bettie Page, her trusted friend Dave Stevens, Hugh Hefner, and me. We met her together, for the first time, at the same time. She asked not to be photographed. She signed a still for me. And she answered every question we had for her, but in a low, soft-spoken monotone voice, and with a Southern drawl, all of which did not seem to match up with the playful personality one would guess at from her thousands of pinup photos.

A dozen years later, in 2006, Bettie Page recalled that screening. It may be a curse, that in fact she remembers everything she has done and seen in her long life, beginning with the first movie she ever saw. It happened to be James Whale’s classic thriller THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932) – she slept with the lights on for weeks.

“I enjoyed seeing THE ROCKETEER that day at Hugh Hefner’s house, I really did,” Page said in 2006, “but I liked the house even better than the movie! I liked all the animals, and the secret panels, too. That’s a man who knows how to live!”




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LINK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_(dog)



TRIVIA---in George C. Scott's PATTON, Gen. George S. Patton introduces his new dog, William, named after William the Conqueror. When a local Englishwoman's little dog barks at William which sends him scurrying for cover, the Englishwoman apologies to Patton, and Patton says to to William, "Your name isn't William---it's Willie."
In realty, the dog was a bull terrier named Punch whose owner was an RAF pilot who was lost on a mission and whose family then sold the dog to Patton. Patton named the dog Willie after a boy he met during the Great Depression, not William the Conqueror.
After Patton died in an auto accident shortly after World War II ended, Willie stayed with the Patton family until his death in 1955. Willie is buried on the Patton family property.

In George C. Scott's PATTON, Gen. George S. Patton introduces his new dog, William, named after William the Conqueror.




When a local Englishwoman's little dog barks at William which sends him scurrying for cover, the Englishwoman apologies to Patton, and Patton says to to William, "Your name isn't William---it's Willie."




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TRIVIA---in the first round of the 1962 NFL draft, the Los Angeles Rams had the second and third picks and chose quarterback Roman Gabriel and defensive tackle Merlin Olsen. Gabriel was the NFL's MVP in 1969 and played in four Pro Bowls. Olsen played in a then-record 14 Pro Bowls and was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Gabriel and Olsen appeared together in the Western movie THE UNDEFEATED which starred John Wayne and Rock Hudson. Gabriel played former Union Army and Indian scout Blue Boy, and Olsen played former Confederate soldier Little George.




TRIVIA---quarterback Roman Gabriel was the second player chosen in the first round of the 1962 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Defensive tackle Merlin Olsen was the third player chosen in the first round, also by the Rams. Gabriel was the NFL's MVP in 1969 and played in four Pro Bowls. Olsen played in a then-record 14 Pro Bowls and was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Gabriel and Olsen appeared together in the Western movie THE UNDEFEATED which starred John Wayne and Rock Hudson. Gabriel played former Union Army and Indian scout Blue Boy, and Olsen played former Confederate soldier Little George.


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TRIVIA---two Peter Hyams sci fi movies are set on Jupiter's moon, Io. In OUTLAND, Marshal William O'Neil arrives on the Con-Am 27 mining outpost on Io and investigates why miners are committing suicide in horrific ways. In 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT




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JOHN McTIERNAN---John McTiernan, the director of DIE HARD, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and PREDATOR, saw his career crash after a series of box office bombs and being sent to prison for lying to an FBI agent after he hired a private investigator to illegally wiretap a producer. McTiernan said he wants to resurrect his career and still receives offers, but he said "none of them are for good films."
McTiernan said he is working on three scripts, “I have continued to write and I believe I have strength, years left. I am just as angry now as when I was 19.”




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The traumatised Japanese nation instantly took to the 'destroying cities' genre, and 1954's Godzilla was born. 'Oh, the Godzilla stuff was a direct ...' Harryhausen bites his tongue as he says it. 'I don't like to use that word. But that was a filch from The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.'

During the production of Godzilla, its pre-published story was very similar to The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and was titled The Giant Monster From 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Tomoyuki Tanaka, a producer for the Toho Motion Picture company, found himself flying back from an unsuccessful attempt to negotiate the filming of a movie in Indonesia. The cancellation of the film left a hole in Toho's production schedule that Tanaka needed to fill as quickly as possible. Tanaka had an interest in monster films and had been reading in a trade magazine about the production of an American movie called The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. The film told the tale of a dinosaur frozen in the Arctic which was resurrected by an atomic blast. The creature then swam south and laid waste to New York City.

Tanaka realized that he could use the H-bomb tests in the Pacific as the backdrop for his own monster story. He quickly wrote an outline about a prehistoric creature that emerges out of the sea to assault Tokyo. He gave it the working title of The Giant Monster from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.


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2005 unsold tv pilot.
Director--John Woo (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2, FACE/OFF)
Writer--Douglas Petrie (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER)
CAST: Brad Johnson (ALWAYS)--John Robinson, Jayne Brook (CHICAGO HOPE)--Maureen Robinson, Adrianne Palicki (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, THE ORVILLE)--Judy Robinson.
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When the pilot failed to generate a series, the set of the Jupiter 2 spacecraft was sold to the production of Battlestar Galactica (2004) for use as the set of the Battlestar Pegasus.








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Navigator C-2A: What's the matter Commander? You don't like flying, huh? Aw, this is nothing! You should've been with us five, six months ago! Whoa! You talk about puke! We ran into a hailstorm over the Sea of Japan. Everybody's retching their guts out! The pilot shot his lunch all over the windshield, and I barfed on the radio! Shorted it out completely! And it wasn't that lightweight stuff either, it was that chunky industrial weight puke!
[offers him the candy bar he's been eating]
Navigator C-2A: Hey, you want a bite?

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TRIVIA---Ridley Scott commented on BLADE RUNNER's original ending and its connection to Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING after studio executives hated the original ending, "I’d just finished BLADE RUNNER. And the film is essentially a film noir. He walks out, you’re going to walk away with his love, and on the floor. And there’s this origami unicorn. He picks it up and nods. This is a confirmation that he may be a replicant. He goes into the elevator and boom, finished. They f*cking hated it.
They say, 'You can’t do this. We’ve got to preview it again with a happy ending.' I said, 'Why a happy ending?' They said, 'Driving into mountains or something.' I go, 'What are you talking about? Why would you live in a city if there was a mountain range just around the corner? You go live in the f*cking mountains. They say, 'We need a preview with a happy ending.' I called Stanley [Kubrick], I said, 'Hey, I know you’ve just done THE SHINING last year, and I know you hate flying. You must have six weeks of helicopter footage in those mountains. Can you let me borrow it?' So I’ve got 70 hours of footage the next day, and that footage went into the movie. That was Stanley, that was his material."


SCREENRANT: The last line of the theatrical version is Rachael saying to Deckard, "You and I were made for each other," a much more heavy-handed and less clever confirmation of Deckard being a replicant that also removes any ambiguity about their future together. The final line in the unicorn ending is Deckard remembering Gaff (Edward James Olmos) telling him "It's too bad she won't live – but then again, who does?" Gaff's final words are far more thought-provoking and well-aligned with the themes of Blade Runner, as is the rest of the unicorn ending.


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According to a report published in the scientific journal Salamandra, the newly discovered species of slender snake was found in Peru’s Andes Mountains last spring. The species has been dubbed Tachymenoides harrisonfordi.

“These scientists keep naming critters after me, but it’s always the ones that terrify children. I don’t understand. I spend my free time cross-stitching. I sing lullabies to my basil plants, so they won’t fear the night.“

Harrison Ford continued, “In all seriousness, this discovery is humbling. It’s a reminder that there’s still so much to learn about our wild world — and that humans are one small part of an impossibly vast biosphere. On this planet, all fates are intertwined, and right now, one million species are teetering on the edge of oblivion. We have an existential mandate to mend our broken relationship with nature and protect the places that sustain life.” Tachymenoides harrisonfordi measures 16 inches in length and is pale yellowish-brown with scattered black flecks, a black stomach, and black stripes.



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But he had already established his fiendish and villainous bona fides well before that in big movies like horror the classic The Omen where he played intrepid photographer Keith Jennings, or in Tron as Sark the ruthless Master Control Program, or as Evil in Terry Gilliam's epic odyssey Time Bandits. But the role that very likely piqued Craven's interest in the lanky and often times haggard looking character actor was when he played Jack the Ripper in the 1979 British hit Time After Time which also starred Mary Steenburgen and Malcolm McDowell as the time-traveling H.G. Wells.








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The film marked the first film appearance of actor Tom Hanks, who played a relatively small part.[9] In fact, it was said that Hanks' character was originally written to be killed off with Nancy's character, but because the filmmakers liked him so much, they omitted filming his death scene for the film.



TRIVIA---countdown to Halloween.
Tom Hanks's first movie role was in the 1980 slasher horror movie HE KNOWS YOU'RE NOT ALONE in which a young woman is stalked by a serial killer who preys on new brides. Hanks played Elliot, who was supposed to be killed off, but he was so charismatic onscreen, his life was spared.




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DiCaprio made his film debut later that year as the stepson of an unscrupulous landlord in the low-budget horror sequel Critters 3 – a part he later described as "your average, no-depth, standard kid with blond hair".[34] DiCaprio has stated that he prefers not to remember Critters 3, viewing it as "possibly one of the worst films of all time" and the kind of role he wanted to avoid in the future

Scott Grimes (BAND OF BROTHERS, THE ORVILLE)---first movie role was CRITTERS and CRITTERS 2.


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TRIVIA---Amy Adams has received six Academy Award nominations, but early in her career, she co-starred in a Fox tv series, MANCHESTER PREP, a tv prequel to the movie CRUEL INTENTIONS. However, it was cancelled in 1999 before it aired and was released direct-to-video as movie titled CRUEL INTENTIONS 2 with sexual content and nude scenes added.


LINK: https://www.slashfilm.com/815919/cruel- ... ver-aired/


Cruel Intentions 2 (also known as Cruel Intentions 2: Manchester Prep or simply as Manchester Prep) is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble, starring Robin Dunne, Sarah Thompson, Keri Lynn Pratt, and Amy Adams. It is a prequel to Cruel Intentions (1999) and was released direct-to-video on March 13, 2001. Both films are based on Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos.

Originally planned as a television series called Manchester Prep, a re-imagined prequel series to the first film, it was picked up by Fox, but was cancelled prior to broadcast in September 1999. Due to the cancellation, the two completed episodes were edited together into a film retitled Cruel Intentions 2, and sexual content scenes involving nudity were added for the DVD release. This film is about how Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil met and how they started their reign of terror.[1][2] The film would be followed by a sequel, Cruel Intentions 3.

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David Lynch's DUNE Production Office Assistant Craig Campobasso said Val Kilmer was the original favorite to play Paul Atreides, "We screen-tested Michael Biehn, Kevin Costner, Lewis Smith. There were a few others. Val Kilmer, of course, because Val was actually the number one choice up until Kyle did his screen test. Paul-Muad’Dib is not an easy character. Kyle made it look easy, but if you saw all the other actors struggling… Michael Biehn did not live up to it. Kevin Costner did not. It’s not that they’re bad actors; they just didn’t fit the criteria for Paul-Muad’Dib because you’re looking for this inner strength. Kevin Costner wasn’t known at that time, and I do remember him being nervous because I helped him get into the costume of Paul-Muad’Dib and I could feel his sense of













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James Lanphier  ...  Hungarian Maitre D' with Larrabee

In 1957 Lanphier made his feature film debut in an uncredited role in The Deadly Mantis (1957). Several other minor roles followed including small roles in Blake Edwards' The Perfect Furlough (1958), Operation Petticoat (1959) and High Time (1960), then two appearances on Edwards' Peter Gunn television series. On the third season of the show Lanphier became a regular where he played Leslie, a former mobster and gourmet.

He played a landlord in Edwards' Experiment in Terror (1962) then acted as a dialogue coach on Edwards' Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and The Pink Panther (1963) where he played Saloud, one of his many roles where he played a Middle Eastern or Indian gentleman. He made minor appearances in more of Edwards' films, including What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) as an Italian villager, The Party (1968) as Harry, and his final role in Darling Lili (1970) as a Hungarian maître d'hôtel, released after his death.


Thomas George Lanphier Jr. (November 27, 1915 – November 26, 1987) was a colonel and fighter pilot during World War II who was first given sole credit, then later partial credit, for shooting down the plane carrying Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander in chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy.[1] Most modern historians discount his version entirely, giving Rex T. Barber credit for the kill.




TUESDAY, JULY 18

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY---Lucasfilm released a featurette for the sequel.

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmRtTJrz5k







TRIVIA---character actor James Lanphier is best known for appearing in Blake Edwards movies and tv shows such as THE PINK PANTHER, PETER GUNN, DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, THE PARTY and others.
Lanphier's first role was US Air Force Col. Harvey in the prehistoric monster movie THE DEADLY MANTIS. His last role was in BLAKE Edwards' DARLING LILI as the maitre d' for a World War I fighter ace played by Rock Hudson and a famous British entertainer, who is really a German spy, played by Julie Andrews.
Ironically, Lanphier's older brother was fighter pilot Colonel Thomas Lanphier, Jr., who was officially credited with shooting down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor which led to the United States entering World War II. Most military historians doubt then-Captain Lanphier shot down Yamamoto, and they credit Lanphier's wingman, Lieutenant Rex Barber, with the kill. The US Air Force refused to to accept the almost-unanimous verdicts that Barber deserved sole credit and later credited Lanphier and Barber with the shared kill.

James Lanphier (left) is best known for appearing in Blake Edwards movies and tv shows such as THE PINK PANTHER.




James Lanphier's first role was US Air Force Col. Harvey in the prehistoric monster movie THE DEADLY MANTIS with Craig Stevens (middle photo) starring as Colonel Joe Parkman, the Air Force fighter pilot who killed the Deadly Mantis. Stevens starred in Blake Edwards' PETER GUNN tv series with Lanphier co-starring as ex-mobster Leslie.









Lanphier's last role was in BLAKE Edwards' DARLING LILI as the maitre d' for a World War I fighter ace played by Rock Hudson and a famous British entertainer, who is really a German spy, played by Julie Andrews.







Ironically, Lanphier's older brother was fighter pilot Colonel Thomas Lanphier, Jr. (left), who was officially credited with shooting down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor which led to the United States entering World War II. Most military historians doubt then-Captain Lanphier shot down Yamamoto, and they credit Lanphier's wingman, Lieutenant Rex Barber (right), with the kill.




Painting of Lieutenant Rex Barber in his P-38 Lightning "Miss Virginia" shooting down the Japanese bomber carrying Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.













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Paul Birch was one of the first men to be killed by the Martians in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. Birch was also the first Marlboro Man.

". In the mid fifties, the cowboy image was popularised by actor Paul Birch in 3 page magazine ads and in TV ads."

In the mid 1950s he appeared in magazine and TV ads as the first widely publicized "Cowboy" Marlboro Man


The proposed campaign was to present a lineup of manly figures: sea captains, weightlifters, war correspondents, construction workers, etc. The cowboy was to have been the first in this series. Burnett's inspiration for the exceedingly masculine "Marlboro Man" icon came in 1949 from an issue of Life magazine, whose photograph (shot by Leonard McCombe) and story of Texas cowboy Clarence Hailey Long caught his attention. Within a year, Marlboro's market share rose from less than one percent to the fourth best-selling brand. This convinced Philip Morris to drop the lineup of manly figures and stick with the cowboy. In the mid fifties, the cowboy image was popularized by actor Paul Birch in 3 page magazine ads and in TV ads.



TRIVIA--in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, Paul Birch played Alonzo Hogue, one of three men who were the first people to be vaporized by the invading Martians. A few years later, Birch became the first "Cowboy" Marlboro Man in TV and magazine ads.









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In Alfred Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST, Cary Grant's attorney, Victor Larrabee, was played by Edward Platt. A decade later, Platt played the Chief on the tv spy spoof GET SMART, and the chief's assistant was named Larabee. Larabee was played by Robert Karvelas, who was star Don Adams' cousin.





























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Producer Ilya Salkind, “One of the conditions with DC Comics was I had to make a list of actors to play Superman that they had to approve. I had made a list … that was absolutely hilarious because they had approved people like Cassius Clay then, they had approved Al Pacino, they had approved Dustin Hoffman. They had approved them, they could play Superman.”


Neil Diamond, scrawny, gigantic haired singer of "Sweet Caroline" could be a good choice... Diamond supposedly worked hard for the role, despite the fact that he looked and sounded suspiciously like Neil Diamond - which in itself should have given him an indication of how badly suited he was to the role. Ilya Salkin later spoke at the Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con to admit that Diamond had seriously been under consideration:

 



TRIVIA---over 200 actors auditioned for the starring role in the 1978 SUPERMAN, including producer Ilya Salkind's wife's dentist. Neil Diamond lobbied intensely for the role and Salkind later admitted, "After meeting a lot of actors, such as Jon Voight, we even met Neil Diamond, don't ask me why - I knew in my heart of hearts it had to be an unknown."














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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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Im waiting for this one THE LORD PF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER

[Luftpanzer1]

Im waiting for this one THE LORD PF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER