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Per Wikipedia: <i>Person of the Year (called Man of the Year or Woman of the Year until 1999) is an annual issue of the American news magazine and website Time featuring a person, group, idea, or object that <b>"for better or for worse</b> ... has done the most to influence the events of the year".</i>
Since Time Magazine started naming this Man, Woman and, ultimately, Person of the year in 1927 every U.S. president except, Coolidge, Hoover and Gerald Ford have been named Man of the Year.
So was Hitler. So was Stalin. So was Khrushchev. So was Putin. So was Ayatollah Khomeini.
To call it a, "coveted award," is a bit of a stretch. It does not necessarily mean the recipient has accomplished some great achievement that benefits all mankind.
<blockquote>It’s set in Cape Cod...</blockquote>
Nantucket, not Cape Cod.
One would think she has heard, just because of the speed at which information travels and how many people it reaches. Still, who knows? She may have missed it. But even so it seems like someone would bring it to her attention.
I looked for and found what must be the clip to which you refer. Tarantino does mention a flickering candle. A birthday candle no less, not even a regular candle, I guess just to diminish Janet even further.
I don't know how old that interview is but I'm guessing it predates the 80th Golden Globe Awards at which both Jamie Lee and Tarantino were presenters. I wonder if they ran into each other in the green room.
They had no reason or desire to kill Michael. He was considered a 'civilian' up until the time he kills Sollozzo and McCluskey. That's why Sollozzo asked for Michael to represent the Corleone family at the meeting . He was just supposed to hear Sollozzo out and deliver the message to Sonny. Sollozzo never suspected it would be a hit because it was known that Michael was not directly involved in the family business. He was thought to be incapable of cold blooded murder in spite of the fact he was a war hero and was wounded in combat.
Also, there was a 'negotiator' which was a bit of a misnomer. It's not explained in the film but in the book there is an Italian family named Bocchicchio that basically acts as hostages when a meeting such as the one between Sollozzo and Michael take place during a mob war. The Corleone family holds the hostage and if Sollozzo should for some reason kill Michael the Corleones would then kill the hostage. Then the Bocchicchios would go after Sollozzo, not the Corleones.
Meeting in a public place so Michael would feel 'safe' was just a ruse to be able to plant the gun. In fact, it was Michael's idea.
According to the host intro of a recent showing on TCM, Liz suggested Liz. Burton explained to her that the part called for someone younger.
Actually he had a few film parts before Trading Places. I particularly remember him in <i>Taps</i> which was a couple of years before TP. But you might not recognize him if you don't already know who it is.
As I see it, these so-called linkages are no more than you might find with other producers and actors. David Chase wrote only one episode of Northern Exposure and, yes, I know he became the show runner.
Jerry Adler was in three episodes of Northern Exposure. Richard Romanus was in one episode as was Bogdanovich. How is this taking them with him? Actors need work. Producers need actors. Maybe they have used the same actors in previous productions. Maybe they haven't.
<blockquote>Did the show appreciably change when Chase took over? Did it decline?</blockquote>
Yes it did. But I think the ship was already sinking. Rob Morrow wanted out. They had already replaced his character with another doctor. After the last Fleischman episode the show, which was already on the slippery slope, really went downhill. Chase was only doing it for the money. As we know, he had other ideas. It's just as well. Northern Exposure had run it's course.
<blockquote>Dream sequences</blockquote>
<blockquote>Did he maybe "borrow" the concept FROM NX?</blockquote>
It had been done to death by the time Northern Exposure was first aired. I recall whole episodes of <i>The Dick Van Dyke Show</i> that were dream sequences. I never watched <i>The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd</i> but I recall hearing from a friend that the dream sequence was a frequent device on that show. There are many other examples. I'd wager Chase would have used dream sequences even if he'd never heard of Northern Exposure.
<i>The Hallelujah Trail</i>
I have just realized that the 1 point safety I referred to has only been in the NFL rules since 2015. Prior to that it was not possible.
The original post was submitted 18 years ago which was obviously before the rule change. So the OP was correct <i>at that time</i>.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/sports/football/a-1-point-score-in-the-nfl-now-its-possible.html
That is not a Rolls Royce logo. Also the vehicle lacks the distinctive RR grille. Not to mention the hood ornament is that of a Cadillac from the time period.
Here is a link to the page at IMCDb.org
https://www.imcdb.org/v009637.html Please read the comments.
xergan's reply below is correct.
After checking IMCDb.org, the only ambulance listed is a Cadillac which was not uncommon for ambulances at the time depicted.
I don't know but I think probably not.
Peter Bonerz
From IMDb
<i>According to The Making of 'Jaws' (1995) documentary, the shooting star that appears during the night scene at 1:36:05 as Brody loaded his revolver was real, not an optical effect. <b>However years later it has been shown that it indeed was added in post.</b> The scene where they are visible was shot during the day with a filter over the lens to make it look like night and therefore would not have shown a shooting star. In addition to this, a shooting star has been one of Spielberg's calling cards in numerous movies.</i>
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
No. The shark very delicately plucked it out with one of his shot glass sized teeth.
Go troll someone else, idiot.
Obviously the shark had something to do with it but what, exactly, is not revealed.
I'd say the other guy got eaten whole like most of the other victims and Ben died of fright.
Ben's corpse is pretty much intact in the film. Are we supposed to believe the shark chomped Ben through the relatively small hole and he died?
The whole sequence is only included for the jump scare.
In the book Brodie and Hooper find the boat but there's no trace of Ben. That being the case you know the shark got him. But no Ben, no jump scare.
I said in my original post, it's not clear.
I also wondered and I still wonder, what happened to the other guy on his boat?
None.
No, I don't think so. And I don't think it really matters. The jump scare is more effective with the missing eyeball. It's not important how it happened.
If you really need an answer, ask Steven Spielberg.
Well, he did have a witness.
And, inasmuch as the townspeople wanted the shark dead, why would they not believe him?