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What is the significance of the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads"?
Because Matthew Vaughn thought he was being clever:
Vaughn thought he was being very clever using John Denver music -- he's not happy he's the fifth movie this year
Mike Ryan: Speaking of music, ...
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Why does Mike replace Jimmy and Kim's fridge?
Because they disposed of Howard's body by taking it away in the old refrigerator.
Back at Jimmy and Kim’s apartment, Jimmy sits on his bed as one of Mike’s men begins clearing out his fridge. Howard’...
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In the film Tootsie, what good does it do Michael to disclose on-the-air that he is a man?
All of the problems identified earlier in the film -- bad business, legal liability and hurt feelings -- all seem as bad as ever.
Yes, and they aren't going to go away unless he does something ...
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Why would Gus get involved with Walt?
Two Reasons
Gus appreciates quality
Gus wants to cut out the cartel because of his history with them--they murdered his partner and love interest. To do so he builds his own lab. You will note that it ...
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How did Mysterio (Quentin Beck) know about the multiverse?
In Ms. Marvel episode 3, we learn that Dr. Erik Selvig has published papers based on his research on inter-dimensional travel.
Kamala (to Bruno): You're good at math. Do you know anything about ...
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Why did Emily draw this at end of Hide and Seek?
Wikipedia is suggesting Emily has a disorder
Emily's drawing of herself with two heads suggests that she might also have dissociative identity disorder
IMDB's Alternative endings also suggesting ...
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How does Thanos know where all the infinity stones are?
This can easily be answered by a line in Guardians of the Galaxy.
The Other talks to Ronan and tells him that Thanos' sources have revealed Gamora's plans to sell the Orb.
This tells the audience that ...
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In Fargo season 2, what does The Undertaker plan to do with Mike Milligan?
Yes: according to the narrator in episode 9 ("The Castle"), the Undertaker is indeed planning to kill Mike. Just over ten minutes in the narrator says:
Mike Milligan, the low-level enforcer ...
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What's Don doing in the woods?
This a question that the film left unanswered.
In an article titled, "Deep Water's Biggest Questions Left Unanswered", one of the questions listed is, "How Did Don End Up at the Gorge ...
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Apparent paradox in time difference between Kate and Alex
There's no actual 'time travel' other than for letters in the mailbox. Everything else is just that we are being show two 'presents', one in 2004 & the other in 2006, unfolding to the audience ...
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Why does Jay steal the pennies of Gloria and Manny?
Because collecting the coins was something he Manny liked to do with his mom. It represented hopes and dreams they had for the future. Finding all the coins meant the end to that special time he used ...
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Why does Jay steal the pennies of Gloria and Manny?
This is because he saw that Gloria and Manny were bonding over the collecting of the pennies. It was more fun for them to find the pennies together then actually reach their goal.
That's why Jay stole ...
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Why was it necessary to shoot them in the head?
To make sure that they're really dead
It's a reference to the scene in the original Scream (1996), where Billy Loomis (Ghostface), who appeared to be dead after being shot by Gale in the chest, ...
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Why do people put up with Alan?
There are different reasons that appeared and disappeared over the seasons.
The first few seasons Charlie was more calm and a normal womanizer, and having Jake in his life was making him feel more ...
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Why did Kim Ki-taek do this in Parasite (2019)?
Smell is an important element in the film. Mr. Park seems to have an aversion to the Kim family's smell, likening it to the smell of poor people. ("People who ride the subway have a special smell....
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Why did Ethan Hunt dream of Solomon Lane with a beard?
Since it took so much effort to catch Solomon Lane, I am gonna assume Ethan would want to keep track of him wherever he goes, furthermore it's certainly possible he saw him in the news or something.
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Is there a specific reason Tony has to have the Arc Reactor inside of him?
He's Tony Stark. A playboy. A crime fighter. It'd be a little odd to basically give him a colostomy bag, no? Have him carry around a big ole car battery like the one Yinsen connected to initially ...
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Does Louise have a choice to change things, or why did she say this?
In the short story form, Louise has full understanding. Also it doesn't read strictly in chronological order, so the
cinematic adaptation may be filmed that way to increase the dramatic effect of a ...
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Audio clip of the Bad Place in The Good Place
Neighbourhood 12358W ≠ The Bad Place; instead
Neighbourhood 12358W ∈ The Bad Place.
Being Neighbourhood 12358W the only piece of The Bad Place that has no classic torture, Good Janet could play the ...
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Who was calling out to the Preacher in Pale Rider?
I think the obvious answer is, it was Stockburn.
While we have no proof of it, the Preacher states, "It's a voice from the past." This happens right after Stockburn and his Deputies come ...
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In Wrath of Khan, what is the meaning of "the word is given" in the scene where the crewman dies in sickbay?
In addition to the examples provided by others here, this phrase is also used in Star Trek 3, when Kirk's skeleton crew assembles in The Enterprise before they steal the ship, where each member of the ...
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