Question: What piece of music did Dewey first teach Lawrence on the keyboard?
Cubs Fan
6th Jan 2005
School of Rock (2003)
6th Jan 2005
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Question: What brand of sunglasses does Rufus wear?
Chosen answer: Oakley.
6th Jan 2005
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
Question: What song is played during the opening credits? It sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it. What other movies has it been used in?
Chosen answer: It's Carl Orff's classic composition "Carmina Burana". It's most prominent use was in Excalibur (1981), other movies to feature it include Detroit Rock City and General's Daughter (both 1999).
4th Jan 2005
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Trivia: Michael Madsen was extremely reluctant to film the torture scenes, especially when he was required to hit Kirk Baltz.
1st Jan 2005
Manhunter (1986)
Trivia: In the final confrontation between Dollarhyde and Graham, Tom Noonan had to lie in a pool of stage blood for several hours as the crew worked on other shots. After all this time, the stage blood dried into a thick, cement-like adhesive that all but fused Noonan to the carpet.
1st Jan 2005
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
1st Jan 2005
Never Say Never Again (1983)
1st Jan 2005
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
31st Dec 2004
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Other mistake: In the ending credits, Denis Lawson's name is misspelled "Dennis." The filmmakers made the same mistake in "Star Wars."
Suggested correction: And in the Star Wars corrections page, you will find that mistake with the explanation that Lawson has used both Denis and Dennis in his career.
31st Dec 2004
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
30th Dec 2004
Chasing Amy (1997)
30th Dec 2004
Chasing Amy (1997)
30th Dec 2004
La Confidential (1997)
Trivia: Had the film been successfully adapted into a TV series, Jack Vincennes would have been played by Kiefer Sutherland. Coincidentally, one of Sutherland's co-stars in The Sentinel (2006) is Kim Basinger, who won an Oscar for her role in this film; James Cromwell played his father in season six of "24."
30th Dec 2004
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Trivia: During the film's production, while Anthony Hopkins was playing Hannibal Lecter, Brian Cox (who played the character in "Manhunter") was playing King Lear at the National Theater. Ironically, during the production of "Manhunter" five years earlier, Hopkins was playing King Lear at the same theater.
30th Dec 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Trivia: Book author J.K. Rowling wanted former Monty Python member Terry Gilliam to direct. However, Warner Bros. chose Chris Columbus, who had experience directing child actors (most notably, Macauly Culkin in the "Home Alone" films). Interesingly, John Cleese, who was in Python with Gilliam, appears in the film as Nearly Headless Nick.
30th Dec 2004
Star Wars (1977)
Trivia: According to the documentary "Empire of Dreams," as well as interviews on the "Revenge of the Sith" DVD, George Lucas originally wrote the "Star Wars" trilogy as one long serial titled The Tragedy of Darth Vader, which ran about 200 pages. He then broke it into three separate stories, and focused solely on the first part, which became "Star Wars."
28th Dec 2004
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Trivia: Even though he plays Reese's younger brother, Frankie Muniz is actually about three months older than Justin Berfield.
28th Dec 2004
Die Hard (1988)
Trivia: The teddy bear that Bruce Willis brings to his son is the same bear Alec Baldwin brings home to his daughter at the end of "The Hunt for Red October," which is another John McTiernan film.
28th Dec 2004
24 (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Jack is outside Dunlop Plaza, talking to Nina on the phone, he says, "Nina, it's Jack." But the transcript Tony looks at a few seconds later reads, "Nina, it's me, Jack." (00:17:15 - 00:18:00)
28th Dec 2004
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001)
Trivia: The character of Ira Chuvney is a composite of Jewish comedian Mel Brooks, who was also a writer for Sid Caesar.
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Chosen answer: It's "Touch Me" by The Doors.
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