I'm looking for the title of a film I once saw, a few years ago. I can only remember a couple of scenes/details from it though. All I remember is that the main character is on the run from the police. In one scene, he is racing down a street in a truck and he crashes into a baby's pram. He is mortified, thinking he's killed a baby, but in fact it turns out that all that was in the pram was cans of beer. The only other scene I can remember is a scene where he goes into a shop, and the shopkeeper agrees to hide him from the police. When a female officer enters the shop and asks the shopkeeper if he has seen the main guy, the shopkeeper says no and then makes some comment about why female police officers aren't called 'officeresses' (the shopkeeper guy is quite a creepy character). That's all I can remember of the film I'm afraid, other than the fact the main guy ends up pretty badly battered at the end of the film. It's not much to go on I know, but if anyone could tell me what film this is I'd be really grateful. Thanks.
The Doctor
27th Jul 2005
General questions
14th Apr 2005
Matilda (1996)
Question: Can anyone tell me what the music is that plays in the scene when Matilda is making all the cards and gambling chips fly about?
Answer: The song is "Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris.
Answer: Mara Wilson, who plays Matilda, said in an interview that during filming, they actually danced to Harry Belafonte's song entitled "Matilda" but decided to change it to "Little Bitty Pretty One" in the final cut.
30th Mar 2005
Mr. Bean (1989)
Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean - S1-E13
Revealing mistake: After Mr. Bean crashes into the van with the feathers in it, and then goes inside, he coughs, and feathers supposedly come out of his mouth. However, from the way he does it, you can see the feathers were in his hand to start with.
29th Mar 2005
Robots (2005)
Trivia: Not a mistake as such, but interesting to note. When Rodney and Fender are in Fender's room, lying in the hammocks, look behind Fender on the wall. Behind him is a "robot" version of the 'American Gothic' painting from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
25th Mar 2005
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Revealing mistake: After King Arthur cuts off both the Black Knight's arms and both his legs, as Arthur rides away and the Knight is struggling on the ground, as he turns sideways you can see both his hands, held behind his back, and the depression in the ground where he is standing in a hole. This is how the effect was achieved.
23rd Mar 2005
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Trivia: Dr. Scott crashes through the wall of the lab because the filmmakers forgot to add a door to the room, so he had to crash through the wall in order to get in.
23rd Mar 2005
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Trivia: After they come to the conclusion about weighing the witch to see if she weighs the same as a duck, and then the scales balance, watch the scales after they drag her off to be burnt. The side which contained the duck is obviously loaded to start with, as it sinks lower than the other pan when there is supposed to be nothing on the scales. Hence the witch weighing 'the same' as the duck, and seemingly proving the villagers rigged the whole thing.
21st Mar 2005
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Question: Does anyone know what that thing is that Dr. Scott examines intently while he's sitting in the Zen room?
Chosen answer: It's a joint that is clipped in a "roach clip."
16th Mar 2005
Little Britain (2003)
Trivia: Series 1 Episode 1 - in the sketch with Kenny Craig on his date, the couple sitting on the table in the background are Matt Lucas' mother and stepfather.
13th Mar 2005
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Trivia: Originally, the cast were going to ride horses, but then they realised they didn't have the capital to do so. They therefore came up with the idea of artificially creating the sound effect using empty coconut halves. They then decided that it would be a good idea to actually include the coconuts in the film, hence the film's long-running joke - it was never meant to be included.
5th Mar 2005
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Trivia: Charles Gray (The Narrator/Criminologist) filmed his scenes in one day, completely separate from the rest of the film. He never met the other cast members during the making of the film and never watched it in its entirety.
28th Jan 2005
Little Britain (2003)
11th Jan 2005
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Question: I think that this is the case, I just want to check. At the start, the church attendants are Riff-Raff and Magenta (and, I presume, Columbia). Is the vicar really Frank-N-Furter?
Chosen answer: Yes, this is alluded to by the Criminologist (narrator) circling their heads on a big picture from the wedding.
2nd Jan 2005
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Question: Why, when Betty and Ralph drive off on honeymoon at the start does the car say 'Wait till tonight - she got hers now he'll get his'? Am I missing something or am I just being naive and innocent?
Chosen answer: It means they are going to have sex. The bride got her groom and the groom is going to get laid.
She got her ring, he'll get his ring... I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
1st Jan 2005
Serendipity (2001)
Other mistake: Why, when they are on the ice rink, and it is snowing heavily, does very little snow actually land on them, at least to start with?
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Chosen answer: That is Falling Down with Micheal Douglas and Robert Duvall.
Grumpy Scot