Paul Pepiton
24th Dec 2012
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Other mistake: Tony Danza's character introduces himself as "Tony." When the credits are rolling at the end of the movie, we see that his character's name is Terry, not Tony.
Paul Pepiton
24th Apr 2010
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Question: When Slugworth is trying to bribe Charlie into bringing him the Everlasting Gobstopper, he says that his reward will be "10,000 of these" as he shows Charlie a bunch of money. Does anyone know what "those" were and how much "they" were worth? They look too big to be American dollars.
Paul Pepiton4th Jan 2010
Vegas Vacation (1997)
Question: How much money did the family win after playing Keno?
Paul PepitonChosen answer: $25,000. Given to the Griswalds by Sid Caesar's character just before he passed away.
3rd May 2009
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Trivia: Bruiser's mother is portrayed by the dog from the Taco Bell commercials.
Paul Pepiton26th Jun 2008
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Question: When Marty is in the bar at the morning of the showdown, Seamus shows up there saying something told him that he should be there, as if his future depended on it. Was he right? Did what happened that morning affect Seamus' future?
Paul PepitonChosen answer: Seeing as how Seamus is one of Marty's ancestors and something significant to Seamus' future DID happen that day (Marty didn't get killed), Seamus was definitely right.
Guy6th May 2008
General questions
I remember a movie that had a cameo appearance by three brothers of celebrities. One was Frank Stallone, brother of Sylvester. One was Don Swayze, brother of Patrick. Does anyone remember this movie and who the third brother was?
Paul PepitonChosen answer: According to the IMDB, the only film those two have appeared in together was "W.A.R: Women Against Rape" from 1987. And if I'm correct, the third brother was Dick Van Dyke's brother Jerry. Alternatively might you be thinking of the recent "Fred Claus", which featured a group for overlooked brothers of celebrities, including cameos from Frank Stallone, Roger Clinton (brother of Bill) and Stephen Baldwin?
Cubs Fan12th Nov 2007
Airplane (1980)
Trivia: Director Jim Abrahams has two roles in this movie. The first role was that of the bicycle rider that yells back at Kramer after Kramer hits him on the road. He also plays a role as a solicitor at the airport. He is the one who pauses after seeing how Kramer is treating the other solictors. (00:52:10 - 00:54:55)
Paul Pepiton19th Sep 2007
The World According to Garp (1982)
Trivia: The man who plays the part of the wrestling referee is John Irving. He wrote the book on which the movie is based.
Paul Pepiton11th Jul 2007
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Question: After they search Leary's hotel room, they find a piece of paper that says "SW SKELLUM LA." We learn that the SW stands for Southwest (a bank he was using) and SKELLUM is a phone number. What does the LA mean?
Paul PepitonChosen answer: LA is short for Los Angeles, which refers to the city Leary attempts to assassinate the president in.
Jason Riley22nd Mar 2005
Shrek 2 (2004)
Question: When the guards appear at Shrek's door, they are all lined up and blowing their trumpets. When they are finished, one of them on the end starts playing a tune. The leader goes to him, slaps him and says, "Quiet, Reggie." Does anyone know what this refers to?
Paul PepitonChosen answer: The music he's playing is the main them from the seventies television serie "Hawaii Five-0". The name is just a random one.
Dr Wilson7th Mar 2005
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
The Rass'lin' Clampetts - S6-E22
Other mistake: When Granny throws the Boston Strong Girl out of the ring at the end, you can tell that the Boston Strong Girl is jumping to get over the ropes.
Paul Pepiton13th Dec 2004
Grounded for Life (2001)
Factual error: In one show, Sean and Claudia are in Las Vegas. Sean is doing well at the craps table and starts showing off. One time he even throws the dice around his back onto the table. However, when players are playing craps, they have to keep the dice above the table at all times. People working at a craps table would not have allowed Sean to do what he did.
Paul Pepiton6th Dec 2004
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Audio problem: After Captain Lasard delivers his inspiring speech to "Nail these punks," one of the cops stands up and yells "Let's kick ass." even though his lips aren't moving.
Paul Pepiton5th Dec 2004
Ghost (1990)
Other mistake: Willie is killed after being hit by the cars in the alley; however, in the closeup shot, you can see that he is still breathing.
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Chosen answer: The story itself is purposely set in a fictional European country (accordingly to the DVD's audio commentary), so no real town or city can be identified (keeping the cities anonymity). Coupled with the fact that Willy Wonka IS a fantasy, the money offered to Charlie by Slugworth is of a non-descript denominational currency used in that country. It can be safely assumed that it was a very large sum of money.
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