Question: Who played the blonde "Miss Talent Show" meter girl, who hands the band the trophy near the beginning of the movie?
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Question: Charles and Caroline are shown living alone in their house in Iowa. Although now in 1890 and presuming 20-year-old Carrie is on her own somewhere (college, married, etc.), Grace would only be 13 and should still be living with them but is not seen and never mentioned, as if she never existed. All other daughters were living with them at 13, so what happened to Grace?
Question: When did a shot to the head ever kill a werewolf? I always thought in their lore only silver bullets could do it.
Answer: Different pieces of media have different rules and lore. Media isn't required to stick by classic rules, and this movie in particular toys with the classic rules a bit. For example, earlier in the film, Jimmy mentions that one of the ways to kill a werewolf is by severing the connection between the heart and brain, which would normally mean decapitation. However, blowing its brains out would also certainly accomplish that. Another example is the excellent werewolf movie "Ginger Snaps", in which pretty much anything can kill a werewolf as long as it inflicts enough damage.
Answer: As with other creatures of lore, there are different versions in different stories. I read a book in which most werewolves were male. The main character, a woman, was rare for being a woman werewolf. Other werewolf stories are not like that. In this movie, a shot to the head can kill a werewolf.
Question: Does this movie take place in the Victorian or Edwardian period?
Answer: It starts out in the late 1890s when Tarzan is an infant and would be in the Victorian era, though the main story shifts forward about 15-20 years. Queen Victoria died in 1901. King Edward reigned from 1901 to 1910. It would probably have been just after the Edwardian era and the early years of George V's reign.
Question: Mr Freeze wasn't arrested, nor did Batman take him in, so how did the police get hold of his gun from Arkham City?
Answer: In Batman: Arkham City, Mr. Freeze's gun was taken by the Penguin, which he used in an attempt to stop Batman. After beating the Penguin and the eventual closing of Arkham City, the gun was then sent to the GCPD evidence room.
But Mr Freeze got it back for his fight with Batman, remember?
Question: Given these are the Looney Tunes, why did this movie bomb while its predecessor, Space Jam, did great at the box office?
Answer: It's hard to nail down exactly why, but I think it was a combination of a few factors. The biggest of which was that it was released within a week of three other high-profile family films, including the surprise sleeper hit "Elf." It simply had fierce competition. It was also known at the time that the film had a somewhat troubled production, which could have impacted audience perception. I think it's also worth noting that, on the whole, Looney Tunes theatrical films tend not to draw huge box office numbers. "Space Jam" was their only real hit out of four theatrical films. One could argue that the popularity of Michael Jordan in the sporting world is what gave "Space Jam" a leg up over the other Looney Tunes films, as he brought in a wider audience.
Question: Why is Supergirl a brunette here when she has always been a blonde?
Answer: Some possible reasons gleaned from the Internet: Filmmakers wanted a different vision of Supergirl to reflect a darker, grittier personality and to show her refugee-like experience. Her dark short hair symbolizes her harsher journey from her home world. Also, it gives her a more androgynous look, reflecting both her feminine and masculine traits. Adopting a radically different look for an established character also shakes up viewers' expectations and generates more publicity and interest in the film.
Question: When Ricky's told about Lucy's scheme, what does he say in Spanish?
Question: Is it practical to have a shack with a living tree growing through it? I imagine the roots would eventually disturb the floor, and rain would get in at the 'exit hole'. A storm may also move the tree so much that it damages the roof. Additionally, does the tree get enough water with the ground around it covered?
Answer: In Texas, I've seen trees grow through fences. Uproot concrete sidewalk slabs. On another website, I saw a picture of a bicycle that had been chained to a tree and forgotten. Twenty years later, the tree grew around it, enclosing it in the tree trunk.
Question: Why don't they even think of pretending the victim just drunkenly tripped in the kitchen while getting a sandwich, and his sister-in-law reflexively tried to catch him, unfortunately holding a knife? He thought he would live a few more minutes, so he could have backed up the story. Instead, everybody (victim and police) just takes it as given that the stabbing will reveal their relationship.
Question: In the opening scene, right before the crime is discovered, what did one of the nurses say to the housekeeper in Spanish?
Question: Wasn't sending Emile in that space capsule futile considering that the inmates had activated the guns? Wouldn't the guns have fired at her?
Question: Why did they order the space station blown up at the end? I was under the impression it was already heading towards Earth, which would have made it burn up in the atmosphere?
Answer: An exploding bomb ensures immediate and total destruction and lessens the chance that others could escape like Snow and Emilie did or that the station could somehow be prevented from falling into Earth's atmosphere. Also, while a large object would burn up re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, there would still be significant debris that could hit land, possibly killing people on the ground.
Answer: Rita Wilson.
No, it isn't. Rita Wilson plays Marguerite, the waitress at The Blue Spot jazz club.
Fair enough, that answer will be deleted.