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Question: Ruth wrote "GONE BACK 2RV.XR" on Graeme's forehead in the forest scene. I can see she means she went back to the RV. What about the "XR" at the end? What does it mean? (01:05:00 - 01:05:50)

Bunch Son

Chosen answer: X" in a written letter typically represents "kiss," or a way to say with love (or some variation of that). R is her initial. She's just signing the note "Love, Ruth.

Bishop73

Question: When Rooster and Lily went to Oliver Warbucks to claim Annie as their "daughter," why were they wearing a disguise? No one who lives in the mansion even knows what Annie's parents looked like.

Answer: They're disguised because they are committing a crime by falsely claiming the reward.

raywest

Show generally

Question: According to the last Doctor Strange movie, possessing a dead body is forbidden by the souls of the damned, as it's trespassing, and Dr. Strange was quickly attacked and forced out. If that is the case, however, isn't Billy trespassing by possessing the dead body of William Kaplan? Where are the souls of the damned?

lionhead

Answer: Wanda's children were created through hex magic, so perhaps that rule only applies to humans who are conceived through conventional means.

Phaneron

Question: Did Jane have any legal right to sell Adam and Barbara's house after they died? Both of them had no interest in selling the house at all and even told Jane as such.

Answer: Given they had no known next-of-kin, whoever was appointed the executor of their estate likely just had Jane sell the house since she was friendly with Adam and Barbara and expressed interest in selling it even before they died.

TedStixon

Question: Where are the other members of the Warriors? When they get back to Coney Island, it's just them, the ones who went to Bronx. Was their gang that small? 10 guys.

Answer: How would the rest of the Warriors know where to show up? The members on the run all night couldn't exactly stop to make a phone call.

Answer: As mentioned in an answer to a different question: In a deleted scene, Cleon mentions there are over 100 members in the Warriors.

kayelbe

Answer: That's the entire gang. They are a small gang but well-respected due to their toughness.

BaconIsMyBFF

Question: Before the Jackal makes an impression of the Paris apartment key, he deliberately rubs the key against his chin. Why?

Answer: Chins have sebaceous glands (natural oils). He rubs the key on his chin to lightly coat the metal key as a lubricant, so it does not stick to the mould. It will make a perfect impression in the mould to create a flawless cast.

Super Grover

Question: How could the police car still work without any issues after Pops literally crushed its front by falling onto it?

Answer: Question already asked and answered. Depending on what exactly was damaged when he landed on the hood, it may still be able to run for a while before the damage destroys the engine beyond use.

Rebirth of Planets - S3-E26

Question: What happened to Chris after he returned to his world? Did he become an adult again, or did he remain a child?

Answer: Hallmark is a fairly common greeting card brand that is known for being extremely good-natured. He's basically saying she's acting almost unnaturally... perhaps even annoyingly... sweet and kind.

TedStixon

Question: Why does the fuel tanker truck not explode or burst into flames after it crashes down the mountainside?

Answer: Vehicles do not typically explode in collisions, even a fuel tanker, which may have been empty. Car and truck impact explosions are mostly an overused movie trope. The Mythbusters covered this in a movie myths episode. Spielberg avoided a clichéd fiery ending by instead showing the truck's destruction with close-up interior shots and focusing on Mann's quiet reflection in the aftermath. Also, this was a low-budget, made-for-TV movie. Explosive special effects are expensive, dangerous, and do not always go as planned, requiring multiple takes.

raywest

Show generally

Question: What is the episode where a man discovers that the computer he created has fallen in love with him?

Answer: "From Agnes—With Love" (s05e20). However, the man (James Elwood) didn't create the computer (Agnes); he was just brought in to fix a problem with it.

Bishop73

Answer: There is an Outer Limits episode, "Mind Over Matter," S02E05. Sam Stein invents an AI computer which allows a person's mind to connect to another person in a VR world. The AI, named CAVE, learns about human emotions each time Sam's mind is connected. It learns he is in love with co-worker, Dr. Rachel Carter. After a traffic accident, she is in a coma. Dr. Stein hooks her mind into the machine and observes her in the VR. He also enters the VR to calm her and explain what happened. Each time they are together, another Rachel Carter figure appears and tries to get between them. Stein and Carter theorize it's CAVE. The AI has developed a jealousy emotion. They believe killing AI Carter would end the infatuation. When she attacks again, Stein strangles her to death. At that moment, Carter's real body dies. CAVE explains she has been the Carter talking to him and the Carter chasing them was the real one. CAVE tricked him so he could get rid of her competition and have Stein to herself.

Answer: Adding to the other answer, it was a trip to Paris for more than 9 people, it was for a total of 15 people. Also, it was Peter's brother Rob (he got a job promotion with transfer to Paris) who actually paid for those 15 plane tickets to Paris. Tickets for 2 of Uncle Rob's kids: Heather and Rod, who were still in school in the States (3 younger siblings are in Paris with parents, Rob and Georgette). Six tickets for Uncle Frank, Aunt Leslie, and their 4 kids. Seven tickets for Peter, Kate, and their 5 kids: Buzz, Megan, Linnie, Jeff, and Kevin (his unused ticket was accidentally tossed in the trash during the pizza dinner mess).

Super Grover

Answer: It's never revealed in the film, but director Chris Columbus recently did an interview in which he said that he and John Hughes had discussions about it and imagined Kate is a "very successful fashion designer," and Peter worked in advertising (though Columbus said he couldn't remember if they had a specific job in mind for him).

Question: What is the liquor that Jack finds (and drinks) in his office desk drawer at Big Al's Tires?

Answer: Ego clash. Schwarzenegger was put off by Stone's strong personality. Stone was not interested in trying to placate him. However, they were generally friendly with each other.

raywest

Question: Why did the bald guy in the subway put a beer bottle on Peter's head when he was snoozing?

Answer: For fun. It's common to prank people who are sleeping in public to see if they'd wake up.

lionhead

Question: If the opening villains were part of Ben's plot, why did they seem mad at him?

Question: Why did George's money all disappear when he went back to Panama to get it?

Answer: When George became a fugitive, his bank account was left under Noriega's protection, who later seized it.

raywest

Answer: To see what kind of men they are, especially Ned Glass. They held on to the sub against the harshness of the ocean. They did not scream, cry, or beg for mercy.

Question: In the cave, why did Sam yell for Edgar not to stake the vampire?

Answer: Because he feared it would wake the other vampires, which it did. They barely got out alive.

raywest

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