Trivia: Screenwriter Etan Cohen has said he considers this movie to now be a documentary.
Phaneron
21st Mar 2022
Idiocracy (2006)
21st Mar 2022
General questions
I remember watching a black and white short film in history class in high school. It featured a man about to be hanged (I recall a closeup of his face with tears rolling down his cheeks, and he had a thick mustache). He managed to escape and lead his captors on a chase, but his escape ended up being either a dream or fantasy, and the act of him dropping or his noose snapping is what brought him back to reality. Anyone know what this was?
Answer: There was a 1962 French short film called "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" with no dialog where a man being hung escapes when his rope breaks and when he makes it home the film cuts to him hanging from the rope because it was all a fantasy. The "Twilight Zone" then bought the rights to the film and included it as a season 5 episode.
21st Mar 2022
General questions
I remember catching part of a movie or TV show in the early-to-mid 90's, and some younger kid was singing a song about diarrhoea, along the lines of "When you're sliding into first, and you feel your pants burst, diarrhea, diarrhea." Anyone know what this was from?
Chosen answer: You're probably thinking of the 1989 Steve Martin comedy "Parenthood." In the movie, a kid sings that song. Google it and you can find a clip of the scene.
Answer: There's also an episode of "Two and a Half Men," Season 5 Episode 8, titled "Is There a Mrs. Waffles?" Charlie becomes a children's singing star. He sings about everything kids do playing, eating and sleeping. One song is about doing "potty." I don't remember the lyrics, but he uses words like "poo poo" and "doody."
21st Mar 2022
American Sniper (2014)
Trivia: As mentioned in another entry, Chris Kyle's book contained a chapter in which he lied about punching out Jesse Ventura at a Navy SEALs reunion. This chapter was not adapted to the film because Ventura threatened the studio with litigation if they included it.
17th Mar 2022
The Punisher (2004)
Trivia: Professional wrestler Kevin Nash, who portrays the Russian, had long hair for several years prior to making this film. At the time he was working for WWE, and he engaged in a mini feud with Chris Jericho, which culminated in the two competing in a hair versus hair match, with the loser having their long locks cut off by the victor. Nash tipped off that he would lose the match prior to the start by having his brunette hair already bleached blonde to match the Russian's look.
9th Mar 2022
Shameless (2011)
Deliberate mistake: When Dominique is creating a Tinder profile for Fiona (an app Fiona admits she doesn't use), she manages to use Fiona's phone to take a picture of her, create a profile, and quickly get three matches, all within a span of 25 seconds. Downloading the app itself would take longer than 25 seconds, much less agreeing to its terms of service, and verifying the email or phone number associated with the account. (00:45:15 - 00:45:39)
9th Mar 2022
Dexter: New Blood (2021)
Trivia: The makeup design worn by the clown that Dexter kills in the flashback is almost exactly the same as Joaquin Phoenix from Joker. Harrison even refers to Dexter being like Batman.
7th Mar 2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Trivia: Following the release of the second trailer, Patrick Stewart jokingly denied his involvement in the film, stating that he was at home watching the trailer, so it couldn't have been him, and insisting that someone was impersonating his voice.
3rd Mar 2022
General questions
I watched a sitcom in the early 90s, and there was a family attending a school raffle, hoping to win a trip to Disneyland. They placed their ticket in either box 6 or 9 just before the drawing, only to realise they were looking at the number upside down, and they ended up winning therapy sessions, which angered a young girl because, as she put it, "I needed that therapy!" I believe this was part of ABC's TGIF lineup, so it could have been "Going Places" or "Camp Wilder." Anyone know the show?
Chosen answer: The show was called "Phenom."
21st Feb 2022
Shameless (2011)
17th Feb 2022
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Deliberate mistake: When Mr. Roboto is offering Austin a mushroom, the subtitles lead Austin to think Mr. Roboto is asking him to eat some shit, until Foxy reveals more of the subtitles to say "Please eat some shitake mushrooms." The correct spelling for this kind of mushroom is "shiitake." They had to cheat on the spelling in order to make the joke work.
17th Feb 2022
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Dick's Ark - S6-E12
Character mistake: Sally tells Dick that he's jealous of her gig as a weather girl because he's never been on TV. However, Dick did appear on TV as a panellist on a talk show highlighting Dr. Strudwick's physics book in the season 4 episode Dick vs. Strudwick. Dick ended up turning the show into a Jerry Springer-like fiasco, and Sally even attended the taping. (00:10:40)
17th Feb 2022
X-Men 3 (2006)
17th Feb 2022
Panic Room (2002)
17th Feb 2022
The Prestige (2006)
17th Feb 2022
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Trivia: During his cameo, Tom Hanks mentions that the U.S. has lost all its credibility and is borrowing some of his. In what can be considered another case of real life mirroring The Simpsons, Joe Biden recruited Tom Hanks in January 2022 to list off his achievements in his first year as President.
17th Feb 2022
Moon Knight (2022)
Trivia: Gaspard Ulliel, who portrays Anton Mogart, was involved in a fatal skiing accident the day after the trailer for this series debuted. The third episode is dedicated to his memory.
17th Feb 2022
Impractical Jokers (2011)
17th Feb 2022
Impractical Jokers (2011)
Trivia: While filming in a department store, Murr was instructed to hold a bra up to another man for a size measurement. The man did not find it funny and attempted to attack Murr before security intervened. Despite being told it was for a hidden camera show, the man's anger was not assuaged, and he waited for Murr outside the store to confront him again. Murr was able to use an alternate exit.
17th Feb 2022
Bloodsport (1988)
Question: Why isn't Chong-Li disqualified for any of the times he puts his hands on the referee?
Answer: In the Kumite contact with the referee is apparently not illegal.
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Answer: I remember it well. This was the Oscar winning, 1962 short French film titled, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," directed by Robert Enrico. Set during the Civil War, there is virtually no dialogue. It was televised two times as a special edited episode of "The Twilight Zone." It is not part of the series syndication, though an edited version (dubbed over with awful music) is on YouTube. It was based on a short story by Ambrose Bierce, who served in the Civil War as a Union soldier.
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