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Why doesn't Andy have a dad in Toy Story?
Despite the diversity of characters filling out the cast in Toy Story, Andy's dad wasn't created. It can't be especially difficult for the filmmakers to create a dad character because they've created ...
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Why the police do not keep an eye on Jessie after Hank is attacked?
In Breaking Bad season 3, Hank gets shot after encounter with two mexicans.
A few days ago, he is summoned for his actions against Jessie and his badge and gun are taken. Following the attack ...
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Which movie has the quote “when you gaze long into an abyss…”
Which movie has this famous Nietzsche quote: "And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
I remember watching it, can't remember which movie. It's driving me crazy.
It's ...
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Origin: Spirits of the Past - Any ideas on who makes the 'phone call'
In Origin: Spirits of the Past, Toola at the beginning receives a (what can only be called) a phonecall which she doesn't end up answering.
From memory, Shunack claims he didn't make the call, but ...
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K-Pax ending explanation
In K-Pax, there are two possible explanations:
Prot is crazy.
He is truly an alien.
There are facts that indicate 1, but also 2.
Examples:
He seems to respond to hypnosis, has a sort of phobia ...
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What 70s or 80s scifi movies had cyborgs?
I've been looking for a movie that I saw when I was growing up. What I remember from it was there was a cyborg and I think he was supposed to be bad but he was helping out the good guys or something ...
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Horror movie with Blind Ghosts
Posting for a friend. He saw this movie featuring "blind ghosts" on American broadcast television late at night sometime in the '70s. The ghosts were transparent, and had some sort of "film" over ...
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Does the ageing theme in Skyfall contradict the rebooting of the Bond franchise?
At the start of the rebooted series, in Casino Royale, we see Bond gain his 00 status, and through that film and Quantum of Solace Bond goes on his 'first' adventure. Skyfall continues this 'firsts' ...
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Why does Dexter use the same outfit for killing?
Dexter dresses in this outfit every time he commits a killing. Why does he use the same clothes? Is it some kind of signature?
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What's the accent of Don Self in Prison Break? [closed]
What's the accent of the Homeland security agent Don Self in Prison Break? It sounds different from the rest, and is cool.
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Russian spy movie with the tagline “What would you do if your best friend was a Russian spy?”
1990s movie about a group of people who are convinced that someone in their group is a Russian spy. They go on a retreat together and somewhere in the movie, a pet cat is found dead in the kitchen. In ...
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How was the space station fly-through in 2001: A Space Odyssey filmed?
In the sequence set to the Blue Danube Waltz, we see a Pan Am orbital shuttle docking with a partially-completed space station. Here is a clip from that sequence on YouTube. There are good views of ...
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Why do the machines keep humans alive if they have nuclear reactors?
The machines are keeping humans alive for their body heat, right? But they also have nuclear fusion reactors, and (while I haven’t run the numbers) I’d be willing to bet that a single fusion reactor ...
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Why did the federal police come to arrest Quaid and why was the operator at Recall killed?
Why did the federal police come to arrest Quaid suddenly? They should not have arrested him because everything was going according to their plan. First I thought, the man in the Recall might have ...
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1answer
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Did The Doctor use a full regeneration cycle?
In The Stolen Earth we witness The Doctor get fatally wounded by a Dalek's blast while reuniting with some of his companions.
They bring him into the TARDIS where he starts to regenerate. However, ...
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Wasn't River crossing her own timeline?
In several episodes of Doctor Who (The Runaway Bride and the Wedding of River Song spring to mind) the Doctor says that he cannot cross his own timeline for fear of creating a paradox... it's ...
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Why wasn't Miles Dyson disarmed?
In Terminator 2, they break into Miles Dyson's workplace (can't remember the name of it) and begin to plant explosives in order to destroy all the work he had been doing
When the police get to the ...
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Why didn't Lord Coward spot the origin of the sound while Sherlock was hiding in the smoke?
When Sherlock blocks the chimney in Lord Coward's office in order to hide in the smoke, he decides to continue talking to Lord Coward who could have simply spotted the origin of the sound and shoot ...
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Is Nebula 9 a real (or maybe inspired) show?
In Episode 6 of Season 5 of Castle ('Final Frontier'), there is a murder, wherein the body is placed inside a fake spaceship designed for the 'Nebula 9 Fan Experience'.
I Googled Nebula 9 and all ...
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British/English show about a dozen martial arts fighters
Think it was like 10 years ago the first time i saw on the tv.
Their were like around 12 fighters with all different martial arts styles
Every episode they had to do a challenge, the winner and the ...
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How does Tokyo Drift fit into the time line?
In the third Fast and Furious movie - Tokyo Drift, one of the main characters in the story is Han Lue. Near the conclusion of the movie, he dies when his car explodes in a huge fireball after being ...
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The Illusionist (animation) closing song [closed]
Does anyone know the Illusionist (animation) closing song? I am looking for lyrics please!!
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A horror movie from the 60s, egg-like object
My mother asked me to help her identify a movie she would like to rewatch. Her memory of it is sketchy at best though.
The movie was released sometime in the 60s, it was in color and it was probably ...
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Car chase and a grenade stuffed into a helmet
I can never forget one scene from it, where some guy on a motorcycle is chasing a car full of bad people. Then he gets too close and is partially pulled in the window. As he's wearing a helmet, the ...
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In “Flight” could the early trouble with turbulence have led to the crash?
The pivotal airplane voyage in the movie Flight includes an early interlude in which the airplane encounters some extreme turbulence. To get out of the turbulence, the senior pilot (played by Denzel ...
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How is naming done in MI6?
Bond is 007. WE have seen 006 and 008 in Bond movies. My question is how is this naming done to the agents in MI6? Does the number signify the serial no of an agent or the aptitude or the seniority? ...
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Why doesn't the Clock in Hill Valley work in BTTF2?
I just watched the first movie of the trilogy (Back to the Future), and now I wondered, why does the Clock Tower still not work in 2015? From what I understand, in 1955 Doc and Marty pretty much built ...
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Season 5: Why does Nurse Jackie keep calling Charlie?
In Season 5, why does Nurse Jackie keep calling Charlie?
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What year was “Flight” supposed to have taken place?
At least one part of the movie "Flight" suggests its story takes place before September 11, 2001:
About 30 minutes into a flight, the pilot played by Denzel Washington exits the cockpit, goes part ...
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1990s sci-fi tv show with invading humanoids and dull crosshatched eyes
I am remembering a sci fi tv show from probably around the 90s in which the enemies had strange eyes. The eyes were dull and had either a cross or a line through them.
Weaponry was like assault ...
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Why are the festivals misordered in the movie Baghban?
Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini are separated right after Holi (remember Amitabh singing Holi khele Raghubeera?). They are said to be separated for six months, ie from March to September.
Within ...
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What was under the sink in A Tale of Two Sisters?
In A Tale of Two Sisters, during a seizure, a woman happens to see something (someone?) under the sink, and she tells her husband about it.
We later see a hand come out from under the sink, but due ...
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What's the name of the TV series with an Army guy who can control electronic devices signals with his mind?
I was wandering about the name of the series where a guy in the Army controls Electronic devices signals with his brain (sort of like talking to them).
It was so cool, like he can tell a mobile phone ...
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Did Officer Jim Kurring know that Claudia was a drug addict?
A while back I had a small debate with someone about whether Jim knew Claudia was addicted to drugs and needed help. My interpretation was that he did know and felt he could be her "knight" because ...
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in 1980s “Scarface” was Omar really an informant?
"Scarface" with Al Pacino as Tony Montana features a scene where Bolivian kingpin Sosa kills Tony's colleague Omar, saying Omar was an informant.
Later, back in Miami, an angry Frank Lopez tells Tony ...
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Why is the death star in “Star Wars” shaped like a sphere?
Is there any mention in the Star Wars movies about why a sphere-shape was chosen? It would seem that that shape in unreasonably hard to make. Molding perfectly all the outher plates does seem to ...
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Did Thomas Jefferson really shoot a man for treason?
In the movie Swordfish, the antagonist Gabriel Shear states to Senator James Reisman just before executing him that "Thomas Jefferson once shot a man on the White House lawn for Treason".
Is this ...
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In the movie Panic Room how did the police know to come back?
In the movie Panic Room, how did the police know to come back? The police arrive at the house the first time as a result of Stephen Altman calling them. Meg Altman convinces them that there is ...
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Why not use drones to repair attack drones in Oblivion?
(Trying to avoid spoilers with my wording)
It seems like a lot of work to have humans repair the drones in Oblivion. If tet is advanced enough to make intelligent drones, why not some sort of repair ...
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What was wrong with Buck after his return?
In Band of Brothers, Episode 5 "Crossroads", shortly before the Battalion is called to the Ardennes, there is a scene where the soldiers are sitting a tent watching a movie.
Cpt. Winters enters and ...
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Statue of Liberty neuralyzer color
In Men in Black (1997), the neuralyzer devices employ a red flash.
A few years later, in Men in Black II (2002), the neuralyzers have apparently been upgraded or modified, and now use a blue flash.
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How was Daniel Lugo able to go to the Bahamas on a boat?
In the movie Pain & Gain, How was Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) able to reach the Bahamas using only a boat?
We can see clearly in the scene where the cops chase Lugo that he jumps into his boat ...
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How was Daniel Lugo able to withdraw Victor Kershaw money from the bank?
In the movie Pain & Gain, How was Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) able to impersonate Victor Kershaw personality when he went into the bank in the Bahamas?
I find it hard to believe that any bank ...
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What wrong did Tobie Frost do?
By the end of Safe House, I was led to think that Tobie Frost (Denzel Washington) was the good guy. That believe was challenged when he asked the other (good) guy to be better than him. Now, I am not ...
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How close to the Sookie Stackhouse books is True Blood?
I know there are a lot of IP's out there that start in different media(Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, etc) when they switch to TV that they try to follow the source material, in this case the ...
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How are Vince and Drama exactly related?
In the TV series Entourage, we know that Vince & Johnny Drama are half brothers, but it is not clear that whether they have same mother or same father.
According to Wikipedia there are certain ...
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Why was Romeo + Juliet set in modern times?
Why was the Romeo + Juliet (1996) movie set in modern times?
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Couples exchange partners; man regrets decision
I am looking for a movie I saw in the last few years. I only remember part of the plot. A couple have another couple over who are friends of theirs. The man insists on doing a couple exchange with ...
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Discovery Channel show on brave people saving other people's life?
I remember there used to be a show on which they used to show real life heroes who risked their life to save someone. Like a teenager who saved two kids from a running train. I think it used to be on ...
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Why didn't Oliver Queen rescue Walter sooner than he did?
In the television series "Arrow", how come Oliver Queen doesn't rescue Walter sooner than he did?
