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Is the wife's murder in Fargo a deleted scene?
In the movie Fargo two killers kidnap the wife of a car salesman in a deal that all goes wrong. While one of the killers is away at Twin Cities picking up the ransom his partner stays at the cottage ...
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Identify this movie: Dystopia, Revenge, 1980s
Movie I am thinking of came out in the 1980s, and was on HBO when I saw it in 86 or 87; takes place during some sort of war in the present-day or near future US, one that features rival gangs or ...
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What is the significance of the flashing lights?
In ID4 (Independence Day), there are 3 helicopters sent up to greet the alien craft. One of the copters is fitted with a set of light panels that flash the lights in a specific pattern/sequence. What ...
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Why is the bride's name bleeped in Kill Bill Vol 1
In the movie Kill Bill Vol.1, whenever someone mentions the bride by her name
Beatrix Kiddo
Her name is censored with a beep. Is this explained somewhere in the movie? Or is it just a signature ...
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What rules govern how TV show opening credits are structured?
I've always been curious what decides if a credit is in the opening or closing credits. It seems loosely that cast (in order of today's "big name" significance), directors and financiers get the ...
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Identify this movie: 90s sci-fi movie with invisible prison
I saw this science-fiction movie in the early nineties, perhaps the late nineties. I remember the following highlights:
The main character is sent, mistakenly, to an invisible prison.
The prison ...
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Why does Dr. Cox from Scrubs hate Hugh Jackman?
I distinctly remember at least 2 episodes of Scrubs where Dr. Cox insults Hugh Jackman (implied that Hugh is a bad actor) and does anyone know the reason why?
I haven't been able to find a clear ...
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Was the Janitor real?
I read somewhere that the character of the Janitor was originally only going to be a character in JD's daydream and that for the first season he didn't interact with anyone else?
Is this true?
If so ...
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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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Prometheus: Is it really connected to Aliens and later movies [duplicate]
Okay, here is a theory I have and it is all based on one quote from Ridley Scott who said that his favorite alien based movie he didn't direct was AvP (PWS Anderson).
From there on I remembered some ...
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What was at Utopia?
In the episode of Doctor Who "Utopia" there's a message broadcast from it. The last thing we see is the rocket leaving and the Doctor running off back to Earth.
but what happened to them once they ...
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Lead Actor's Salaries
While thinking about how much "star power" a major name in the title role of a film brings to the production I began to wonder if it was really needed and actually if cheap unknown actors would give ...
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Why does Brody's wife call him by his surname?
I don't think I've ever heard Brody's wife call him "Nicholas" throughout the first two seasons of Homeland. Why does she always call him by his surname?
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What are the open source software tools available for making cartoon films? [closed]
This is my first attempt in the world of movie making. To start with cartoon movies.
Can somebody point me to links for open source softwares for making cartoon films? In the film I want my ...
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24 - Trying to remember a specific character that Jack Bauer tortured
Really hope someone can help with this as it's bugging me to death.
In one specific episode (no idea which season, sorry), either a captured enemy or a person of interest who I think was an arms ...
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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 do TV shows take frequent breaks during a season?
I notice this more when watching American shows - but for example, the Canadian show "Continuum" skipped a week after only four episodes in the current season. This is something I have seen frequently ...
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Why does Jeanie help Ferris out at the end of Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
One thing I have never understood about one of my favorite movies, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off": why does Jeanie decide to help Ferris out at the end of the movie and save him from being busted by Mr. ...
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Of the movies 'Volcano' and 'Dante's Peak', which is more scientifically accurate?
In 1997, two volcano movies were released with big-name actors, Volcano and Dante's Peak.
Both movies were fun to watch, but I'm curious, of the two gems of moviemaking, which were more ...
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In “Mystic River” how come no one mentioned the second murder?
Mystic River is set in a Boston community which is rocked by the fatal shooting of a young woman. Everyone begins to suspect Dave, who was seen with the victim before the murder and then came home ...
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How could Princess Leia remember her “real mother” a “little bit,” when Padmé Amidala died in childbirth?
In The Return of the Jedi, Luke asks Leia what she remembers of her real mother. She replies she remembers her a little bit, as a kind person - 'images, mostly'. Is there a canonical explanation for ...
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TV shows with mystery and a quest like the mentalist [closed]
I have just finished season 5 of the mentalist, and I really liked the show. I would like to start watching a new tv show with the same principles of The Mentalist. By that, i mean, there must be some ...
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Why are the LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. workers Australian?
Call me ignorant to history but after another viewing of Django, it made me question how and why, did these Australians get mixed up in pre-civil war era America?
Just going by the geography itself, ...
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Which song has a music video with a man running to and from work & ends with the house burning down?
The overlong question title pretty much sums it up.
The song had a Gotye-ish feel to it but I don't think that was the artist. It was pretty recent release, maybe in the last couple of years. It ...
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At the beginning of the movie, why did little William and Duke Hammond assume that Snow White was dead?
They really wrote her off rather thoughtlessly, no? Why not work hard to figure out for sure that she's dead?
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How did Ravenna's mom end up with such insane powers?
In Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Who was Ravenna's mom and why did her mom die? With all that power, seems like she should have been in better shape.
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Horror movie where people get drunk on and forced to drink blood
This is a horror movie that I can't remember the title of. All I can remember is that the action happened in a castle or mansion. The people of this place got seemingly drunk on blood for some reason. ...
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Why does Dan feed and play with the monkeys?
In Zero Dark Thirty, the audience observes Dan playfully interacting with monkeys in a cage on the base in Pakistan. He jokes with them and feeds them ice cream.
While I think this may be character ...
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Where was the Hulk during the events of Iron Man 3?
After the Avengers, Tony Stark drives off with the Hulk, hinting at them working together. There were references in between the movie where Stark offers Bruce Banner a chance to work with him. Also ...
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What happened to Agent K to make him so grumpy and emotionless?
After seeing Men in Black III, I still don't understand why K became such a cranky, stoical figure. It is a question even Agent J was puzzled about!
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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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Explanation of the ending of Frozen Day
I recently watched Frozen Day, an Israel movie where a woman survives a suicide bombing. She later visits the hospital and identified her friend who is in a coma. She started living in his apartment ...
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Does Bane's voice change in this scene because of plot?
There's a part in The Dark Knight Rises that's stumped me - it sounds like Bane's voice is suddenly and significantly changed (beyond his normal post-production mask-speak). It sticks out to me so ...
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Why does deliberately causing a coolant leak in main engineering NOT result in catastrophic destruction of the ship?
In Star Trek: Generations, it was this very thing that destroyed the stardrive section of the Enterprise-D. As soon as LaForge recognized that a coolant leak had occurred, he evacuated Engineering ...
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Why is a casino token used as payment in Skyfall?
In Skyfall movie Bond fights an assassin and captures a casino token in the assassin's stuff which he later cashes out. Clearly the token is used as payment for the assassination. Note that ...
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Did McGee and Abby ever get into a relationship?
In season two of NCIS, there seems to be a "thing" between Abby and McGee although this is never specifically stated.
In the season two episode "Twilight", Abby says that "McGee didn't just sleep in ...
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Why was SHIELD noticeably missing from Iron Man 3?
I thought Iron Man 3 'felt' a little odd without any presence from SHIELD (Director Nick Fury and company). The US President is kidnapped and they're not concerned? So why didn't they appear?
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Why did Gus kill Victor in Breaking Bad?
In Season 4 episode 1 "Box cutter", Gus kills Victor. Why does he do this? What does he gain from it other than scaring Walt and Jessie? Or is making them fear him his only motive?
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Why did the pipe explode in The Shawshank Redemption?
I have a question regarding the end of The Shawshank Redemption when Red is narrating Andy's escape - can some one explain why the pipe erupts when Andy breaks it when he is escaping from Shawshank?
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In Primer, did they really need to do the time travelling themselves?
Is there any reason given either in the movie, or by any of its many analysts, why Abe and Aaron must make the 6 hour trip backwards themselves?
Could they not have designed an intelligent device, ...
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Where does Skyfall take place in the Bond timeline?
The first two movies of the rebooted Bond-franchise were at the start of Bond's career (when he was likely in his late twenties/thirties), but when does Skyfall take place in relation to other things ...
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Daniel Day Lewis Quote in Last of the Mohicans
In The Last of the Mohicans, Hawkeye, played by Daniel Day Lewis, appears out of the forest to save the Major from a raiding party of Indians. When the Major grabs a gun and is about to fire at one of ...
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Help identifying a very old children's VHS?
I don't have a whole lot to go on here, but I am trying to identify a very old children's VHS. I would have seen the VHS in the very early 90's, but I believe the actual short films were from the 50's ...
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Movie where jury gets swapped just before a trial begins?
I was having a chat this morning about jury duty and I thought of a scene from a film.
The set up is that whoever is being tried in this case has the jury paid off, and the prosecutor or cops ...
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Movie with word play in the beginning?
I have seen this clip a very long time ago and I think it was actually from the beginning of a comedy.
There is a man (called Jack) sitting in a car and a few guys walk by saying "hi". Then another ...
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Did Adam Sandler name the film 'Little Nicky' after the character in Twin Peaks?
In the year 2000, Adam Sandler, Tim Hirlihy an Steven Brill wrote the film 'Little Nicky', in which the title character was the son of the Devil.
A character in the TV series Twin Peaks was also ...
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In 10000 BC, is the Persian-like civilization connected to any real history?
I have watched 10,000BC and have understood the story. But I am curious as to whether the Persian-like Pyramid-building civilization has any link to a real civilization that have existed during those ...
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Are there different endings to Cloverfield?
In particular, I'm talking about the scene at the very end, where the camera is on the happy couple in the ferris wheel. The first time I watched it, my friend pointed out the faint streak that ...
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Why doesn't Joey move back to the bigger apartment in Friends?
In the very popular TV Series Friends, the character Joey Tribbiani moves out from his small apartment (where he lived with Chandler) to a very big and expensive place when he gets a role in the soap ...
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Is John Keating to blame for Neil's suicide?
At the end of the movie John Keating is accused of making Neil come up against his father and outing his own dreams ("Carpe diem!") which ultimately leads to him commiting suicide.
Was Keating really ...
