I saw part of what I think was an 80s movie. It was about aliens who look like humans or can take on a human appearance. One alien woman had a cage of birds, and she ate one. The birds used for the scene appeared to be Blue-Masked Lovebirds. There was also a young human woman who was pregnant and found out that her boyfriend was one of the aliens. He claimed that he really loved her and wanted to raise their child together. If I remember correctly, she didn't believe him.
kayelbe
1st Dec 2024
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Answer: Not sure about the birds (a long time ago), but 80s + Aliens + Alien Baby sounds a lot like "V."
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27th Feb 2024
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I know there may not be a standard answer for this, but, in general, are actors supposed to say lines exactly as written in the script? Or is there a lot of ad-libbing/improvising? I once read that Natalie Portman blamed her performance in the "Star Wars" movies partially on herself because she was not good at ad-libbing then.
Answer: It really boils down to the director whether the actors are allowed to improvise or must perform to the script verbatim (or anywhere in between).
14th Jun 2023
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Why do people in some movies/TV put a blob of sunscreen on their nose? In real life, I typically see people rub sunscreen into their skin, all over themselves.
Answer: The sunscreen you are asking about is likely zinc oxide. It sits on the surface of the skin and scatters the sun's rays. The sunscreen rubbed into the skin, as you describe, doesn't contain zinc oxide, but rather contains chemicals that absorb the solar radiation and converts that energy to heat, which is then released from the body.
Answer: From what I recall, older sunscreens were much weaker than what we have now. And it was common to apply extra to certain areas of the body, like the nose since it sticks out from your face and is more likely to get sun damage. And the extra sunscreen created the white "blob" around the nose. So it just sort-of became a visual shorthand in films and TV for showing that someone is wearing sunscreen. And since people became used to it, it stuck around. It's currently also a good way to show that a character is rigid, set in their ways or old-fashioned, since it's not something you see too much anymore.
28th Aug 2022
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Trying to remember what product or service this 1990's infomercial was for. It started (in narration form) with a man about to board a plane in Chicago who then stops, changes his mind and walks away from getting on the plane - then the plane goes down in flames. Next was about a prediction from a woman that had to do with crying children in another part of the world. I forgot the rest of the commercial but does anyone remember it or remember what this was advertising for?
6th May 2021
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I remember seeing a "Star Wars" knockoff on TV years ago. I believe it was from the late 70's or early 80's. I don't remember much about it other than a scene that was copying the Death Star trench-run scene, where a couple spaceships were flying down this sort-of mechanical tunnel with really iffy special effects. I seem to remember the scene being overly red/orange tinted. I also think this may have been a foreign film (like Japanese), but I'm not 100% sure. Ring anyone's bell?
Answer: There is a Japanese one called Message from Space.
I looked it up on YouTube. This is the closest answer at this point because there is a somewhat similar scene, but I'm still pretty sure that's not it... it doesn't really match up perfectly with what I remember.
Answer: In 1978 there was a short film parody titled, "Hardware Wars," made on a very low budget and used carpenter tools as space ships.
Answer: OP here. Another detail of the scene that I remember is that the scene looked kinda like it was done with cut-outs. Like pictures of the spaceships instead of models, if that makes any sense. Like the ships all looked "flat." And most of the camera angles seemed to be either POV's of the "hero" ship, or shots from behind. If memory serves, there were also some enemy ships. The tunnel was more of a cylinder than a trench. Like it went completely around all the ships. And like I said, the entire scene had kind of a red/orange tint.
Answer: If it was blue light instead of red/orange, you may be thinking of Starcrash. Although I would think you would have remembered Caroline Munro wearing what the Mystery Science Theater crew described as "vampire lingerie."
I don't believe it was "Star Crash." I scanned through a couple movies looking for the scene in question before posting this and couldn't find it in that movie.
Answer: This could be "Spaceballs," the 1987 Mel Brooks film that parodies "Star Wars."
Definitely not "Spaceballs." This movie was probably made before it and wasn't a parody from what I can remember.
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Answer: It definitely is "V," the original series from the 1980s. I remember these scenes vividly. Marc Singer was a TV cameraman who snuck on board the alien ship. He went into a ventilation duct and observed them in their quarters. He found the leader's room, Diana, talking with someone. They would move in and out of his view, each time taking a hamster from a cage, disappearing and returning to get another. Finally, he saw them swallow them whole. Later, it was birds. The young human was a teenage girl who made friends with a young alien boy. She was taken to their ship and observed. Diana ordered the boy to seduce the girl to learn about human sex. After the girl is released, she learns the aliens are reptilian and pregnant. In the sequel, "V: The Final Battle," the teenage girl gives birth to a hybrid girl. The resistance fighters capture the alien boy. The girl shows him their daughter. He says he loves her and wants to be a family, but the girl knows he's lying to save himself.
Thank you, I think it was "V."