Typically questions about a specific character in a work.
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How accurate was the portrayal of Autism in Rain Man?
In Rain Man, Raymond Babbit has the following attributes:
Eidetic memory
Crazy counting and maths skills
Obsessive compulsive about schedule (ie. meals, TV)
Dislike of human touch
"Random" fears - ...
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Why does John Casey from Chuck have such admiration for President Ronald Reagan?
I'm not an American so someone from the US may be able to explain. Why does John Casey admire and keep photos of ex-President Ronald Reagan, I mean why that specific president, and not any other ...
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Is Katherine Hepburn's shaking real or acted in On Golden Pond?
Throughout the film, Hepburn's character, Ethel Thayer, is wobbling in a fashion that some older people do when they start to lose motor control (sometimes as a result of a degenerative disease).
Was ...
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Why does the Joker always use a knife?
In The Dark knight, except for when the Joker had to use big weapons for different reasons, we always saw him using a small knife.
Why does he prefer a knife?
Like we know Batman does not use any ...
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In the children's show Toopy and Binoo, Is Binoo a boy or a girl?
Help me settling a debate with my 5 year old daughter.
In the children's show Toopy and Binoo, Is Binoo a boy or a girl?
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What kind of make up is used to make Harvey Dent's horryfying face?
Everytime I see The Dark Knight, I am surprised looking at the make up of Harvey Dent (Two Face). What kind of technology is used in such make ups and how are they done? The make up was really scary. ...
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What was Sloth's handicap?
In The Goonies, Sloth was the unwanted son of Mama Fratelli and the hero at the end of the story.
He had an obvious facial deformity, but he was also really strong, could speak and capable of love.
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What does Bob say to Charlotte at the end of “Lost in Translation”?
During the climax of the 2003 movie, Lost in Translation, the central characters, Bob & Charlotte share an emotional moment. During that time, Bob seems to have said something into Charlotte's ...
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Did any character in “A Scanner Darkly” resemble Philip K. Dick himself?
The ends of the book and movie versions of "A Scanner Darkly" list people author Philip K. Dick knew who suffered illnesses due to long-term drug use, and Dick himself is on the list.
Indeed, as wiki ...
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Is Ashley Schaeffer from Eastbound and Down modelled on Ric Flair
The outrageous character Ashley Schaeffer (played by Will Ferrell) from the excellent Eastbound And Down series seems to not only look like Ric Flair but also copy some of his mannerisms, like the ...
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What's on Bane's arms in Dark Knight Rises?
In the underground tunnel scene where Bane and Batman fight, Bane has some odd texture covering the skin of his arms, mostly around the shoulders and upper arms. It almost looks like dry and cracked ...
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Character naming in Synecdoche New York
I recently saw the movie Synecdoche New York. Among other things that intrigued me, the name of the protagonist, Caden Cotard is very interesting.
From the Wikipedia article
The Cotard delusion ...
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How did Tony fix himself by the end of Iron Man 3?
Tony had a shrapnel in him which the electro-magnet in his chest(powered by the miniature arc reactor) kept from reaching his heart. Tony never took any attempts to remove that shrapnel in Iron Man 1 ...
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What is Hawkeye's super power?
In the movie Avengers, Hawkeye seems like a filler character. He isn't in any of the previous movies, and there's no story about him at all. Does he just have super vision? Does he have a back story ...
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What is the book that Emile Hirsch reads in “Into the Wild”?
In the film Into the Wild, Emile Hirsch keeps on reading a book at different times, such as night time. In some scenes, the cover of the book is slightly visible.
What was the book he was reading?
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Can JARVIS be for real?
I know how naive I seem asking this question but was far too fascinated by the character JARVIS in the Iron Man movies to not ask this.
Well JARVIS is nothing but Tony Stark's personal assistant ...
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In Spider-man 2 Why does Parker lose his powers?
This has always bothered me. In the comics and cartoons Spider-man started to lose his powers because his mutation started changing him. In the movie it seemed like it was his self-esteem which makes ...
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Who is the daughter of John Spartan in Demolition Man?
In Demolition Man is it revealed what happened to John Spartan's(Sylvester Stallone) daughter? I know his wife died while he is frozen. But what happened to his daughter? Is she Lenina Huxley(Sandra ...
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What is Max Detweiler's relationship with the other characters?
In The Sound of Music, who is Max Detweiler, a.k.a. Uncle Max? I know he mooches off rich people. That much is obvious. But how does he know the Captain and the Baroness, and why do all the children ...
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The Wire - Detective Leander Sydnor - What was the point?
You'd be hard pressed to find a bigger fan of 'The Wire' than me. The writing was superlative; amongst the very best ever.
Having said that, I always struggled with Detective Leander Sydnor's ...
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Why did Marcellus Wallace throw Tony Rocky Horror out of a window?
In Pulp Fiction, Jules and Vincent discuss the rumour that Marcellus Wallace has thrown Tony Rocky Horror out of a window (causing Tony to develop a speech impediment). It's rumoured that Marcellus ...
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What was the impetus behind making Steve Austin “better than before”?
It seems at multiple points in the series itself, and in the opening credits for that matter, it was strongly emphasized that Steve was rebuilt "better than before". Now, certainly, it makes for ...
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What inspired Elaine's dance moves?
In one of the most memorable jokes from Seinfeld, Elaine dances at a company party in "The Little Kicks" (S8E4), and again briefly in "The Slicer" (S9E7).
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Has Julia Louis-Dreyfus ever ...
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Plot behind Ros and Joffrey
At the end of Season 3 Episode 8, we see the prostitute Ros tied to the bedpost, her body riddled with arrows and Joffrey seated on a couch holding the long-bow.
Although we are well aware of ...
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Why does Walt sell the Aztec for a mere $50?
Walter sells his Pontiac Aztec in S05E04 Fifty_One. The same day he "leases" himself and Walt Jr. new cars.
First of all, I don't understand Walt's motivation to sell the car.
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Why all the hate towards Cherita?
On a recent reviewing of Donnie Darko, while understanding most of what is going on, one bit always seems a bit extreme for me, the blatant hate of Cherita Chen by a lot of the schoolchildren.
While ...
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What are Walter and Donny's occupations (when the events in the movie are unfolding)?
The only detail I can remember that can give a hint on what Walter's job was, is that he works in Security, as written in his van:
Can't remember anything for Donny. Is there another hint in the ...
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Is there a special significance to the cat in The Closer?
When Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson moves into a new house in season one (two?), she discovers a cat that has been living in the home already, whom she names "Kitty".
"Kitty" is a she, but Brenda ...
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Why did the truck driver shoot Selene?
During her escape from the research facility, Selene jumps onto a driving truck.
The truck driver notices her, makes a full stop and she flies over the vehicle. The driver then steps out with a gun ...
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Is the female “Ralph” character in So I Married an Axe Murderer playing along?
In "So I Married an Axe Murderer", Harriet (Nancy Travis) cries out for "Ralph!" in her sleep, which Charlie (Mike Myers) correctly attributes to one of her "missing" fiancés.
In trying to cover for ...
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What kind of pills was Tommy Riordan taking?
In the movie 'Warrior', we see Tommy taking pills and he is later forced to give them up by his father after requesting his help in the training for the tournament 'Sparta'.
So, what are these pills ...
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Why does Leon remain in “Curb Your Enthusiasm”?
I was re-watching "Curb your enthusiasm" 6 (end) & 7(beginning). In end of season 6, Loretta and Larry David are dating (the precise exact season isn't the issue; apologize if i have this ...
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At which university does Professor Moriarty teach?
In the movie Sherlock Holmes and Game of Shadows, it is never mentioned which university Professor Moriarty teaches at. Did I miss it? Does the story have any clue?
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Why did Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane abandoned kings landing in middle of batte?
Why did Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane abandon Kings Landing in the middle of the siege from Stannis.
If behaviour of Joffrey is reason behind his action then he should have left earlier. But he left ...
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From where does Detective Bobby Goren draw his wealth of knowledge?
Detective Robert Goren of Law and Order: Criminal Intent is often compared to Sherlock Holmes and draws on experience in the US Army as a criminal investigator.
He knows facts from a huge variety ...
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Why is there no sign of facial hair in Pi's face?
In Life of Pi, we can see the changes in Pi's physique like being slim, lengthening of his hair etc. But surprisingly he is clean shaved in that state too. How is that possible? In his age, as shown, ...
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Numb3rs character John Buckley mentions game season 6 episode 9
On season 6 episode 9 John Buckley mentions a game that he played in prison. What was the game that he mentioned, and is it a real game?
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Why did Richard Coyle leave 'Coupling'?
In Coupling, Richard Coyle (Jeff Murdock) left the series before the 4th season. Does anybody know the reason?
I looked at the IMDb and Wikipedia pages but couldn't find any useful information.
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Is Victor Creed from “X-men Origins: Wolverine” actually Sabretooth?
First of all, I have limited knowledge about X Men Comics and that too is from watching the movies.
Is there any relation between this character and Sabretooth from X Men (2000)? And if yes, how ...
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If Jiraiya is so rich, why does he keep taking Naruto's money?
Jiraiya is a legendary Sannin, so he must have made legendary money. Also he's a book author.
So why does he keep taking Naruto's money?
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Why did they change the relationship between Hellboy and Liz Sherman?
In the Hellboy film series (1& 2), Liz has a romantic relationship with Hellboy, becoming pregnant with his twin children. However, in the Hellboy comic books Liz and Hellboy are just friends; ...
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Who's the dead girl at the end of Catch-22?
Towards the end of Catch-22, we see Yossarian confront his friend Aarfy in a room where the latter confesses to raping and murdering a girl by throwing her out of the window.
Who is the dead girl? ...
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Is there a symbolic reason for the rotating lab assistants on Bones, or was it a production decision?
After the main lab assistant, Zack Addy, was found to be in cahoots with an evil character a few seasons ago, the role of the lab assistant on Bones has been played by a rotating set of actors and ...
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Does Natsu Dragneel retain his ability to utilize some of the non-dragonfire elemental magic he eats?
Does Natsu retain his ability to utilize some of the non-dragonfire elemental magic he eats?
Natsu has eaten Etherion, Black Flames, and Lightning.
Does his consumption of other magics give him a ...
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Why was a female selected for M's character in James Bond?
Detailed review of M's character in Wikipedia showed that Ian had different real life people in mind while portraying M. Wikipedia states:
Fleming based much of M's character on Rear Admiral John ...
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What were the Halloween costumes that Leslie and Ann used in Parks & Rec episode 'Halloween Surprise'?
In the Parks and Recreation episode 'Halloween Surprise' (season 5, episode 5), Leslie and Ann don two distinctive costumes (see screen grabs), Is Leslie supposed to be from some wartime effort poster ...
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Where does the huntsman come from in the story of Snow White?
In Snow White and the Huntsman, Huntsman is the major character and his addition made the story as a love triangle. But my question is that is Huntsman part of the real Snow White's fairy tale or its ...
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What kind of job three friends do in Pyaar Ka Punchnama?
Rajat, Nishant and Vikrant are the friends whose love-life is shown in the Pyaar Ka Punchnama movie. We have seen them doing work and in their office also. But I got no clue to find any instance of ...
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Who's Tom Bishop's support in China? Is it the same guy he worked with in 'Nam?
In Spy Game, when Tom Bishop was a sniper in Vietnam, he had a partner (his spotter) who, as far as I can tell, is named Tran, played by Benedict Wong:
Later, he does a "rogue" operation in China, ...
