Trivia: To help keep Heston from hurting his feet when running, he was fitted with rubber soles molded to look like bare feet.
Nicki
18th Mar 2005
Planet of the Apes (1968)
7th Mar 2005
The Jerk (1979)
Trivia: "Cat Juggling" was a bit in Steve Martin's stand-up acts in the late 70's.
4th Mar 2005
Carrie (1976)
Trivia: The voice of the little boy on the bike who yells "Creepy Carrie. Creepy Carrie." is Betty Buckley's voice.
21st Jan 2005
Goldfinger (1964)
Trivia: At the beginning of the movie, Bond is in 'Miami' at the Fountainbleu Hotel, then is later in 'Kentucky' at Fort Knox and the Goldfinger estate. Despite all this, Sean Connery never filmed any scenes of "Goldfinger" in America.
28th Dec 2004
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Trivia: As a diminutive reference to the large gay population in San Francisco, Abe Vigoda's character refers to a particular street corner as "Third and Bulldike".
28th Dec 2004
The Firm (1993)
28th Dec 2004
2010 (1984)
Trivia: While it's well-known the voice of HAL in "2001: A Space Odyssey" is Canadian actor Douglas Rain, who returned to reprise his role in this film, it's less known that the voice of SAL is credited to "Olga Mallsnerd" which is a false name used by none other than Candice Bergen. (00:14:05)
28th Dec 2004
Boogie Nights (1997)
Trivia: A neat coincidence. The actor Robert Ridgely (The Colonel) who finances all of Jack Horner's porno films, also plays a restroom pervert who propositions Mel Brooks in 'High Anxiety', some 20 years ago.
28th Dec 2004
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
27th Dec 2004
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Trivia: All the outdoor scenes at Camp's party and the asylum were filmed at the Vizcaya estate in Miami. Watch 'Any Given Sunday' and you'll see much of the same estate.
25th Dec 2004
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Trivia: The reporter speaking into the tape recorder just before the atom bomb is used is Paul Frees. Even today (though he passed away years ago) Frees is still the voice of the 'ghost host' in the Haunted Mansion rides at the Disney parks, as well as Ludwig Von Drake and many other cartoon characters.
22nd Dec 2004
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Trivia: Though Phil Silvers is shown prominently in the credits, he has only about 2-3 seconds of screen time at the end of the movie. Silvers suffered a stroke in the early 70's; "The Cheap Detective" was made in 1978. His speech had become slurred and likely affected his performance abilities.
21st Dec 2004
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Trivia: Paul Frees is the apparent "spokesperson" for the aliens. His voice is heard throughout the movie. He's also the voice visitors hear in "The Haunted Mansion" rides at the Disney parks.
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