Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story. 2013 (Hallmark TV movie), Starring Michael Shanks as Gordie Howe, Kathleen Robertson as Colleen Howe, Martin Cummins as Bill Dineen, Dylan Playfair as Marty Howe, Andrew Herr as Mark Howe, Emma Grabinsky as Cathy Howe, Ali Tataryn as Mary James, Andrew Kavadas as Doug Harvey, Teach Grant as Smoky McLeod, Lochlyn Munro as Bobby Hull, Donnelly Rhodes as NHL Lawyer, Graham Mayes as Murray Howe, Paul Magel as Ted Taylor, Karl Thordarson as Jack Stanfield, Brad Turner as John Schella, Adam Hurtig as Jim Smith, Erik Berg as Tommy, Bryan Clark as Minnesota Enforcer, Brock Couch as Mike Walton, Gio Tropea as Former NHL Player, Tom Anniko as Bruce Norris, John B. Lowe as NHL Lawyer, Curt Keilback as Houston Sportscaster, Curtis Moore as Houston TV Reporter, Ernie Pitts as Detroit Sportswriter, Candace Smith as Big Houston Woman Fan, James Juce as Bartender, Adam Brooks as Drunk Minnesota Fan, Darren Felbel as Hospital Doctor, Terry Ray as Houston Aeros Player and Gordon Tanner as Ted Lindsay. CBC, May 1, 2013. Soundtrack: "Tip Toe Through The Tulips With Me" - Performed by Tiny Tim (Also performed by Michael Shanks); "Spirit In The Sky" - Written and Performed by Norman Greenbaum. Original Music by James Jandrisch. Storyline: The story of the 1973 hockey season when aging legend Gordie Howe returned to the ice at the age of 44. Trivia: 1. Canadian actor Michael Shanks portrays Gordie Howe. Directed by Andy Mikita; Written by: Malcolm MacRury. Filmed entirely in the Province of Manitoba. 2. The Houston Aeros were the Western Division Champions in the 1973–1974 season, and won the AVCO World Trophy in 1974 over the Chicago Cougars. Among the players for the Aeros were Gordie Howe and his two sons Mark and Marty, who became the first father/son combination to play together in professional hockey. 3. Merger discussions in 1978 between the NHL and the WHA did not include the Aeros in the merger. During the final series of talks, Aeros owner Kenneth Schnitzer proposed to move the Aeros to the NHL as an expansion team independent of a merger, or be allowed to purchase an existing club and relocate it to Houston. Neither came to fruition, and the Aeros folded on July 9, 1978. 4. Bill Dineen was the Aeros head coach during their entire stay in the World Hockey Association. 5. End Title Card: "Dedicated to the loving memory of Mrs. Hockey, Colleen Howe, February 17th, 1933 - March 6th, 2009.
The Dust Bowl. 2012 (documentary), Starring Patricia Clarkson as Hazel Lucas Shaw (voice), Peter Coyote as Himself /Narrator (voice), Carolyn McCormick as Caroline Henderson (voice), Kevin Conway as Ernie Pyle (voice), Amy Madigan as Sanora Babb (voice) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (archive footage). PBS, May 1, 2013, with Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "The Plainsman" - Written by John Owen Lardinois, Performed by Fiddlin' Johnny, From Cowboy Legacy, © 1997 Makoché Music; "Made Up Tune" - Written by Bobby Horton (ASCAP); "Dobro" - Written by Bobby Horton (ASCAP); "Carousel" - Written by Will Duncan (ASCAP); "Blue River" - Written by Alfred Bryan and Joseph Meyer (ASCAP), Used by permission from Larry Spier Music LLC, Warner Chappell Music & Bienstock Publishing Company, on behalf of Redwood Music, Ltd, c/o Carlin America Inc., Performed by Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra, featuring Bix Beiderbecke, Courtesy of Legacy Records, By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "Henry Reed's Breakdown" - Traditional, arranged by Larry Unger (BMI), Performed by Larry Unger, Eden MacAdam-Somer and Sam Bartlett, From Elkins, Courtesy of Black Socks Press; "Northwest Territory" - Written and Performed by Paul A. (Tony) Ellis, From Quaker Girl, Published by Merrywang Music, ASCAP, Courtesy of County Records; "Crossing the Platte" - Written and Performed by Dana Robinson (BMI); "Hymn to the Blue Sky" - Written by Joseph B. Weed (BMI), Courtesy of Jozone Music; "Delbert's Tear" - Written and Performed by Jay Unger & Molly Mason, © 1993 Swinging Door Music/BMI, All rights reserved. Used by permission, From Wailing with You, Courtesy of Angel Records, Under License from EMI Film & Television Music; "Shadows on the Marsh" - Written by Al Petteway and Amy White (BMI), Performed by Al Petteway and Amy White, From The Waters and the Wild, Courtesy of Maggie's Music; "Give To the Wind Thy Fears" - Written by William H. Walter, Performed by Dan Nimmer and Doug Wamble; "Shady Grove" - Traditional, arranged by Al Petteway and Amy White (BMI), Performed by Al Petteway and Amy White and Joe Ebel, From land of the Sky, Courtesy of Maggie's Music; "Dust Storm Disaster (The Great Dust Storm)" - Words and Music by Woody Guthrie, WGP/TRO. © 1960 (Renewed), 1963 (Renewed) Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc., & Ludlow Music, Inc., New York, NY (BMI), Administered by Ludlow Music, Inc., Used by permission, Performed by Woody Guthrie, Courtesy of RCA Records, By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "Dust Bowl Refugee" - Words and Music by Woody Guthrie, WGP/TRO. © 1960 (Renewed), 1963 (Renewed) Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc., & Ludlow Music, Inc., New York, NY (BMI), Administered by Ludlow Music, Inc., Used by permission, Performed by Woody Guthrie, Courtesy of RCA Records, By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "Dust Can't Kill Me" - Words and Music by Woody Guthrie, WGP/TRO. © 1960 (Renewed), 1963 (Renewed) Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc., & Ludlow Music, Inc., New York, NY (BMI), Administered by Ludlow Music, Inc., Used by permission, Performed by Woody Guthrie, Courtesy of RCA Records, By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "I Ain't Got No Home (In This World Anymore)" - Words and Music by Woody Guthrie, WGP/TRO. © 1961 (Renewed), 1963 (Renewed) Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc., & Ludlow Music, Inc., New York, NY (BMI), Administered by Ludlow Music, Inc., Used by permission, Performed by Woody Guthrie, Courtesy of RCA Records, By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing, From Woody Guthrie Library of Congress Vols. 1-3, Courtesy of New Rounder LLC; "Do Re Mi" - Words and Music by Woody Guthrie, WGP/TRO. © 1961 (Renewed), 1963 (Renewed) Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc., & Ludlow Music, Inc., New York, NY (BMI), Administered by Ludlow Music, Inc., Used by permission, Performed by Woody Guthrie, Courtesy of RCA Records, By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going To Be Treated This Way)" a/k/a "Blowin' Down the Road" - Written by Woody Guthrie and Lee Hays, Published by Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc., & TRO-Hollis Music, Inc. (BMI), Performed by Woody Guthrie, Courtesy of RCA Records, By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh (Dusty Old Dust)" - Written by Woody Guthrie, Published by Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc., & TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc., Performed by Woody Guthrie, From Woody Guthrie Library of Congress Recordings Vols. 1-3, Courtesy of New Rounder LLC; "Struggle Blues" - Words and Music by Woody Guthrie, Courtesy of Bug Music, Inc., on behalf of Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. (BMI), From The Arch Recordings, Vols. 1-4, Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, SFW40112 © 1999, Used by permission; "Worried Man Blues" - By Woody Guthrie, From Muleskinner Blues in The Asch Recordings Vols. 1-4, SFW40112 © 1999, Used by permission; "Hard Times" - Written by Stephen Foster (Stephen Collins Foster)0, Performed by Dan Nimmer and Doug Wamble; "After the Buffalo Hunt/Métis" - Written by Peter Ostroushko, From Minnesota: A History of the Land (Red House Records), 2005 Regents of the University of Minnesota, © Sluz Duz Publishing (BMI); "Two Rivers" - Written by Larry Unger, © 1986 (BMI), Performed by Larry Unger, Eden MacAdam-Somer and Corey Dimaro, Courtesy of Black Socks Press; "Dakota Themes" - Written by Peter Ostroushko, From Heart of the Heartland (Red House Records), © 1995 Sluz Duz Publishing (BMI), 1995 Red House Records, Inc.; "Riding the River" - Written by Amy White and Al Petteway (BMI), Performed by Al Petteway and Amy White, From Racing Hearts, Courtesy of Fairewood Studios; "Lyman's Walk" - Written and Performed by Jay Unger & Molly Mason, © 1993 Swinging Door Music/BMI, All rights reserved. Used by permission, From Waltzing With You, Courtesy of Angel Records, Under License from EMI Film & Television Music; "Mountain Medley" - Written by Neal Hellman and Barry Phillips, Performed by Neal Hellman, Shira Kammen, Todd Phillips, Paul Hostetter and Robin Petrie, From Autumn in the Valley, © Good Music 1993; "Pretty Polly" - Traditional, arranged by Bobby Horton (ASCAP); "Shady Grove/I Will Arise" - Traditional, arranged by Bobby Horton (ASCAP); "Claw Hammer Medley" - Traditional, arranged by Steve Martin, Published by Steve Martin LA Films, From The Crow: New Songs For the Five-String Banjo (2010), Performed by Steve Martin, Courtesy of New Rounder LLC; "Medicine Bow" - Written by Peter Ostroushko, From Sacred Heart (Red House Records), © 2000 Sluz Duz Publishing (BMI), 2000 Red House Records, Inc.; "Craggy Pinnacle" - Written by Al Petteway and Amy White (BMI), Performed by Al Petteway and Amy White, From High in the Blue Ridge, Courtesy of Fairewood Studios; "Happy Days Are Here Again" - Written by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen, Published by Robbins Catalog, Inc., Used by permission of BMI; "Impending Menace" - Written by Bobby Horton (ASCAP); "When Tomorrow Comes" - Written by Dayton Duncan; "Higher Ground" - Written by Johnson Oatman, Jr. and Charles H. Gabriel. Music by Craig Mellish. Trivia: It is a documentary film directed by Ken Burns which aired on Public Broadcasting System on November 18 and 19, 2012. The two-part miniseries recounts the impact of the Dust Bowl on the U.S. during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The film features the voices of Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, Kevin Conway, Amy Madigan and Carolyn McCormick. 2. Episodes: "The Great Plow-Up" and "Reaping the Whirlwind". 3. Caroline Henderson (author). Directed by Ken Burns; Produced by Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey; Written by Dayton Duncan; Narrated by Peter Coyote.
The Deer Hunter. 1978, Starring Robert De Niro as S/Sgt. Michael "Mike" Vronsky, John Cazale as Stanley ("Stosh") Stan, John Savage as Cpl. Steven Pushkov, Christopher Walken as Cpl. Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich, Meryl Streep as Linda, George Dzundza as John Welsh, Chuck Aspegren as Peter "Axel" Axelrod, Shirley Stoler as Steven's Mother, Rutanya Alda Angela Ludhjduravic-Pushkov, Pierre Segui as Julien, Mady Kaplan as Axel's Girl, Amy Wright as Bridesmaid, Mary Ann Haenel as Stan's Girl, Richard Kuss as Linda's Father, Joe Grifasi as Bandleader, Christopher Colombi Jr. as Wedding Man, Victoria Karnafel as Sad Looking Girl, Jack Scardino as Cold Old Man, Joe Strnad as Bingo Caller, Helen Tomko as Helen, Paul D'Amato as Sergeant, Dennis Watlington as Cab Driver, Charlene Darrow as Red Head, Jane-Colette Disko as Girl Checker, Michael Wollet as Stock Boy, Robert Beard and Joe Dzizmba as World War Veterans, Father Stephen Kopestonsky as Priest, John F. Buchmelter III as Bar Patron, Frank Devore as Barman, Tom Becker as Doctor, Lynn Kongkham as Nurse, Nongnuj Timruang as Bar Girl, Po Pao Pee as Chinese Referee, Dale Burroughs as Embassy Guard, Parris Hicks as Sergeant, Samui Muang-Intata as Chinese Bodyguard, Sapox Colisium as Chinese Man, Vitoon Winwitoon as NVA Officer, Somsak Sengvilai as V.C. Referee, Charan Nusvanon as Chinese Boss, Jiam Gongtongsmoot as Chinese Man At Door; South Vietnamese Prisoners: Chai Peyawan, Mana Hansa and Sombot Jumpanoi; Phip Manee as Woman In Village; V.C. Guards: Ding Santos, Krieng Chaiyapuk, Ot Palapoo and Chok Chai Mahasoke; Stuntmen: Max Balchowsky, Jerry Bruthsche, Howard Curtis, Ted Duncan, Bob Harris, Troy Melton, Jack Verbois and Chuck Waters; Hilary Brown as Herself (archive footage), Joe Cummings as US Embassy Guard, James Kall as Altar Boy, Tom Madden as Steelworker, Kurtwood Smith as POW in River Cage (uncredited) (unconfirmed) and Joel Thingvall as Steel Worker. Encore Avenue, May 2, 2013. Soundtrack: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (1967) (uncredited) - Written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe, Performed by Frankie Valli, Published by BMI Records, by arrangement with Rhino Records Inc.; "Good Hearted Woman" (1972) (uncredited) - Written by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, Performed by Waylon Jennings; "Tattletale Eyes" (1976) (uncredited) - Written by Jody Emerson, Performed by George Jones and Tammy Wynette; "Cavatina" (1970) (uncredited) (Theme of 'The Deer Hunter') - Music by Stanley Myers, Performed on guitar by John Williams; "Praise the Name of the Lord" (uncredited) Traditional Hymn (Psalm 174) - Adaptated and Arranged by Ken Kovach; "Troika" (uncredited) Traditional Russian folk song - Adaptated and Arranged by Stanley Myers; "Katyusha" - (Matvei Blanter [music] - Mikhail Isakovsky [lyrics]), Adaptated and Arranged by Ken Kovach; "Struggling Ahead" (1978) (uncredited) - Music by Stanley Myers, Part of the score; "Sarabande" (1978) (uncredited) - Written by Stanley Myers, Guitar Solo by John Williams; "Waiting His Turn" (1978) (uncredited) - Music by Stanley Myers, Part of the score; "Memory Eternal (Vechnaya Pamyat)" (uncredited) Traditional Russian song - Adaptated and Arranged by Ken Kovach, Sung after the funeral; "God Bless America" (1918) (uncredited) - Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin, Sung by all in the final scene; "Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Opus 15-3" (1833) (uncredited) - Music by Frédéric Chopin, Played on piano by George Dzundza (probably dubbed); "Korobeiniki" (uncredited) (a.k.a. "Korobuska") Traditional Russian folk song; "Drop-Kick Me, Jesus (Through the Goalposts of Life)" (uncredited) - Written by Paul Craft, Performed by the cast; "Midnight Train to Georgia" (1973) (uncredited) - Written by Jim Weatherly, Performed by Gladys Knight & The Pips; "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (1896) (uncredited) - Music by John Philip Sousa, Played at the wedding reception. Trivia: It is an American war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Russian American steelworkers and their service in the Vietnam War. The film stars Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale, Meryl Streep, and George Dzundza. The story takes place in Clairton, a small working class town on the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and then in Vietnam, somewhere in the woodland and in Saigon, during the Vietnam War. 2. The film was based in part on an unproduced screenplay called The Man Who Came to Play by Louis Garfinkle and Quinn K. Redeker about Las Vegas and Russian Roulette. Producer Michael Deeley, who bought the script, hired writer/director Michael Cimino who, with Deric Washburn, rewrote the script, taking the Russian Roulette element and placing it in the Vietnam War. The film went over-budget and over-schedule and ended up costing $15 million. The scenes of Russian roulette were highly controversial on release. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken, and was named by the American Film Institute as the 53rd Greatest Movie of All Time on the 10th Anniversary Edition of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list. 3. Filming locations: (a) St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral, in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The name plaque is clearly visible in one scene. (b) Lemko Hall, Cleveland, Ohio. Also located in Tremont, the wedding banquet was filmed here. The name is clearly visible in one scene. (c) US Steel Central Furnaces in Cleveland, Ohio. Opening sequence steel mill scenes. (d) Patpong, Bangkok, Thailand, the area used to represent Saigon's red light district. (e) Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. (f) North Cascades National Park, Washington, mountain scenes. (g) Steubenville, Ohio, for some mill and neighborhood shots. (h) Struthers, Ohio, for external house and long-range road shots. Also including, the town's bowling alley is the Bowladrome Lanes, located at 56 State Street, Struthers, Ohio. (i) Weirton, West Virginia, for mill and trailer shots. (j) River Kwai, Thailand, Prison camp and initial Russian roulette scene. (k) The bar was specially constructed in an empty storefront in Mingo Junction, Ohio for $25,000; it later became an actual saloon for local steel mill workers. (l) U.S. Steel allowed filming inside its Cleveland mill, including placing the actors around the furnace floor, only after securing a $5 million insurance policy. (m) Other filming took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. Legacy: The Deer Hunter was one of the first, and most controversial, major theatrical films to be critical of the American involvement in Vietnam following 1975 when the war officially ended. While the film opened the same year as Hal Ashby's Coming Home, Sidney Furie's The Boys in Company C, and Ted Post's Go Tell the Spartans, it was the first film about Vietnam to reach a wide audience and critical acclaim, culminating in the winning of the Oscar for Best Picture. Other films released in the late 1970s and 1980s that illustrated the 'hellish', futile conditions of bloody Vietnam War combat included: Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979); Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986); Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987); John Irvin's Hamburger Hill (1987); Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (1989); Brian De Palma's Casualties of War (1989); Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump (1994). 5. David Thomson wrote in an article titled "The Deer Hunter: Story of a scene" that the film changed the way war-time battles were portrayed on film: "The terror and the blast of firepower changed the war film, even if it only used a revolver. More or less before the late 1970s, the movies had lived by a Second World War code in which battle scenes might be fierce but always rigorously controlled. The Deer Hunter unleashed a new, raw dynamic in combat and action, paving the way for Platoon, Saving Private Ryan and Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima films." 6. During the helicopter stunt, the runners caught on the ropes and as the helicopter rose, it threatened to seriously injure John Savage and Robert De Niro. The actors gestured and yelled furiously to the crew in the helicopter to warn them. Footage of this is included in the film. 7. Director Michael Cimino convinced Christopher Walken to spit in Michael's face. When Walken actually did it, Robert De Niro was completely shocked, as evidenced by his reaction. In fact, De Niro was so furious about it he nearly left the set. Cimino later said of Walken, "He's got courage!" Robert De Niro claims this was his most physically exhausting film. Robert De Niro, who prepared for his role by socializing with actual steelworkers, was introduced by his hosts and new friends as Bob, and no one recognized him. 8. Chuck Aspegren was not an actor when he was cast in the movie. He was the foreman at a steel works visited early in pre-production by Robert De Niro and Michael Cimino. They were so impressed with Aspergen that they decided to offer him the role. He was in fact the second person to be cast in the film, after De Niro himself. 9. The bar was specially constructed in an empty storefront in Mingo Junction, Ohio for $25,000; it later became an actual saloon for local steel mill workers. Robert De Niro visited the homes of steelworkers and went to local bars to prepare for the film. U.S. Steel allowed filming inside its Cleveland mill, including placing the actors around the furnace floor, only after securing a $5 million insurance policy. 10. Robert De Niro and John Savage performed their own stunts in the fall into the river, filming the 30ft drop 15 times in two days. Meryl Streep improvised many of her lines. Jan Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran who became a counselor with the U.S. Department of Labor, thought of the idea of building a National Memorial for Vietnam Veterans after seeing a screening of the film in spring 1979, and he established and operated the memorial fund which paid for it. The cast and crew viewed large amounts of news footage from the war to ensure authenticity. 11. Rutanya Alda actually struck her head quite hard on the doorway during the first take while being carried out of the reception hall; this is why the scene includes John Savage warning her in the take which was used. 12. The deer which Michael allows to get away was actually an elk - the same one often used on commercials for Hartford Insurance. The crew had a very difficult time trying to get the elk to look at them, as it was apparently used to various noises; it finally looked at them when someone in the crew yawned. 13. John Cazale was very weak when filming began, and for this reason, his scenes were filmed first. Michael Cimino knew from the start that Cazale was dying from cancer, but the studio did not. When they found out, they wanted to replace Cazale. When Meryl Streep learned of their intentions, she threatened to quit if they did. Cazale died shortly after filming was completed. John Cazale's last film. The studio wanted to replace John Cazale when he was ruled un-insurable. Robert De Niro put up the money for the insurance. Cazale died shortly after filming was completed. All scenes involving Cazale, who had terminal cancer, had to be filmed first. Because of his illness, the studio initially wanted to get rid of him, but Streep, who he was dating at the time, and Cimino threatened to walk away if they did. He was also uninsurable, and according to Streep, De Niro paid for his insurance because he wanted him in the film. This was his last film, as he died shortly after filming wrapped. Cazale never saw the finished film. 14. Christopher Walken achieved the withdrawn, hollow look of his character by eating nothing but rice and bananas. Christopher Walken was originally supposed to receive $17,000 for his role as Nick, but his salary was raised to $25,000 because filming took longer than was originally planned. 15. During some of the Russian Roulette scenes, a live round was put into the gun to heighten the actors' tension. This was Robert De Niro's suggestion. It was checked, however, to make sure the bullet was not in the chamber before the trigger was pulled. 16. The wedding scene at the church took five days to film. An actual priest was cast as the priest. Roy Scheider was originally cast as Steven but withdrew from the production two weeks before the start of filming due to 'creative differences'. The church used in the wedding sequence was the Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral located in Cleveland, Ohio. One can clearly see the name plaque in one scene. All scenes were shot on location (no sound stages). 17. CBS paid $5 million for the exclusive network television broadcast rights for the film. The network (along with NBC and ABC) later backed out when the content was deemed inappropriate. The film made its television debut on election night, 1980, but not on any major network. 18. The choir featured in the wedding scenes was the actual choir at the church used during filming. They had to sing the hymns more than 50 times. The cast and crew slept on the floor of the warehouse where the Saigon Russian roulette sequences were shot. Scouts for the film traveled over 100,000 miles by plane, bus, and car to find locations for filming. The slapping in the Russian roulette sequences was 100% authentic. The actors grew very agitated by the constant slapping, which, naturally, added to the realism of the scenes. 19. George Dzundza completely blows the toast line when the group arrives in the mountains the first time. His reaction is legitimate, and a few of the other actors can be seen laughing in response. 20. When the movie was being planned during the mid-1970s, Vietnam was still a taboo subject with all major Hollywood studios. It was the English Company EMI (headed by Sir Bernard Delfont) who initially arranged financing. Universal got involved with the picture at a much later stage. 21. Robert De Niro recently explained that the scene where Michael visits Steve in the hospital for the first time was the most emotional scene that he was ever involved with. He broke down in tears while discussing the scene in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro. 22. Pierre Segui, who plays Julien, lost a friend in real life to a game of Russian Roulette. The deaths of approximately twenty-eight people who died playing Russian roulette were reported as having been influenced by scenes in the movie. The wedding sequences were filmed in the summer, but were set in the fall. To accomplish a look of fall, leaves were removed from trees and painted orange. They were then reattached to the trees. In the USA, theatrical posters contained the following warning at the bottom: "Warning: Due to the mature nature of this film, under 17 requires accompanying Parent or Adult guardian. (There will be strict adherence to this policy)". 23. The scene where Savage is yelling, "Michael, there's rats in here, Michael" as he is stuck in the river is actually Savage yelling at the director Michael Cimino because of his fear of rats which were infesting the river area. He was yelling for the director to pull him out of the water because of the rats... it looked real and they kept it in. 24. Michael Cimino spent six months shooting his film, and a further five months mixing the soundtrack. Since this was his first Dolby film, he was eager to exploit the technology to its fullest potential. A short battle sequence, for example, (200 feet of film) took five days to dub. For the re-creation of the American evacuation of Saigon, he accompanied composer Stanley Myers to the location and had him listen to the sounds of vehicles, tanks, and jeep horns as the sequence was being filmed. Myers then composed music for the sequence in the same key as the horns, so that it would blend with the images creating one truly bleak experience. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #53 Greatest Movie of All Time. 25. When the film was first shown at the Berlin festival in 1979, one of the biggest incidents of its history resulted when the Soviet delegation walked out in protest against the way the film portrayed the people of Vietnam. The ensuing domino effect led to the walk-outs of the Cubans, East Germans, Bulgarians, Poles and Czechoslovakians, and two members of the jury resigned in sympathy. 26. The film's screenplay, by Michael Cimino and Deric Washburn, was based, in part, on the script "The Man Who Came to Play", a 1975 screenplay by Louis Garfinkle and Quinn K. Redeker about men who travel to Las Vegas to play Russian Roulette. A pre-release arbitration dispute secured Garfinkle and Redeker a co-"story by" credit on the film, although the two writers had nothing to do with its making. They also later shared an Oscar nomination with Cimino and Washburn. 27. In the commentary for the Special Edition DVD release (as of 2005, only available in the UK, region 2 encoded), director Michael Cimino reveals that Nick is the father of Angela's baby. This was a highly debated issue by fans of the film that was, until now, a mystery. 28. Various critics objected to the Russian roulette sequences, suggesting that such activity never took place in the Vietnam War. Director Michael Cimino was planning on the scenes to cause controversy and simply stated that no one could be certain of the accuracy. Robert De Niro and Cimino reportedly argued as to the realism of the scenes. 29. Each of the six principal male characters in the movie carried a photo in their back pocket of them all together as children so as to enhance the sense of camaraderie amongst them. As well as this, director Michael Cimino had the props department fashion complete Pennsylvania IDs for each of them, complete with driver's licenses, medical cards and various other pieces of paraphernalia, so as to enhance each actor's sense of their character. 30. According to the film's cinematographer - Vilmos Zsigmond - the scene where the deer is shot [by Michael (DeNiro)] was filmed by giving the trained deer a sedative; it took half an hour for the drug to take effect; they had fenced off an area limiting the deer's range and two cameras were used. 31. During the filming of the wedding sequence, director Michael Cimino encouraged the many extras to treat the festivities as a real wedding, so as to increase the authenticity of the scenes. Prior to filming the wedding reception, Cimino instructed the extras to take empty boxes from home and wrap them as if they were wrapping real wedding gifts and bring them to the set the next day. The fake gifts would then be used as props for the wedding reception. The extras did as they were told, however, when Cimino inspected the "props" he noticed that the "gifts" were a lot heavier than empty boxes otherwise would be. Cimino tore the wrapping paper off a few of the packages, only to find that the extras had in fact wrapped real gifts for the "wedding". 32. John Wayne's final public appearance was to present the Best Picture Oscar to The Deer Hunter at The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV). It was not a film Wayne was fond of, since it presented a very different view of the Vietnam War than his own movie, The Green Berets, had a decade earlier. 33. First feature film depicting the U.S. involvement in Vietnam to be filmed on location in Thailand. 34. The deer hunting scene was actually shot in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. The mountain shown in the background is Mount Shuksan. 35. One of very few films whose 70mm prints kept the film in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio (letterboxed within the 70mm 2.20:1 frame), instead of simply being cropped to 2.20:1, as was done with most widescreen films blown up to 70mm. 36. Composer Stanley Myers originally wrote Cavatina, which became the theme music for The Deer Hunter, as a much shorter piece for the piano. Classical guitarist John Williams persuaded him to to expand it and rewrite it for the guitar. Williams' recording of the piece was later used for the film. Cleo Laine has also recorded a vocal version, "He Was Beautiful", accompanied by Williams. 36. In the original script, the roles of Mike and Nick were reversed in the last half of the film. Nick returns home to Linda, while Mike remains in Vietnam, sends money home to help Steven, and meets his tragic fate at the Russian roulette table. 37. The hunting scenes supposedly taking place in the Appalachian Range are obviously filmed elsewhere: The Appalachians are a smooth rolling range, but the scenes show towering, jagged peaks. The scenes were filmed in the Cascade Range, clear across the country. 38. The credits list John D. Rockefeller III as the Governor of West Virginia, when in fact it was his son, Jay Rockefeller, or John D. Rockefeller IV. 39. Producer Deeley pursued De Niro for The Deer Hunter because he felt that he needed De Niro's star power to sell a film with a "gruesome-sounding storyline and a barely known director". "I liked the script, and [Cimino] had done a lot of prep," said De Niro. "I was impressed." De Niro prepared by socializing with steelworkers in local bars and by visiting their homes. Cimino would introduce De Niro as his agent, Harry Ufland. No one recognized him. De Niro claims this was his most physically exhausting film. He explained that the scene where Michael visits Steve in the hospital for the first time was the most emotional scene that he was ever involved with. 40. Christopher Walken's performance garnered his first Academy Award, for Best Supporting Actor. 41. John Savage was a last-minute replacement for Roy Scheider, who dropped out of the production two weeks before the start of filming due to "creative differences"; Universal managed to keep Scheider to his three-picture contract by forcing him into doing Jaws 2. 42. Prior to The Deer Hunter, Meryl Streep was seen briefly in Fred Zinnemann's Julia and the eight-hour miniseries Holocaust.[13] "I've hardly ever seen a person so devoted to someone who is falling away like John was," said Pacino. "To see her in that act of love for this man was overwhelming." In the screenplay, Streep's role was negligible. Cimino explained the set-up to Streep and suggested that she write her own lines. 43. Chuck Aspegren as Peter "Axel" Axelrod. Aspegren was not an actor, he was the foreman at an East Chicago steel works visited early in pre-production by De Niro and Cimino. They were so impressed with him that they offered him the role. He was the second person to be cast in the film, after De Niro. Quotes: 1. Michael: "Every time he comes up, he's got no knife, he's got no jacket, he's got no pants, he's got no boots. All he's got is that stupid gun he carries around like John Wayne." 2. Michael: "Stanley, see this? This is this. This ain't something else. This is this. From now on, you're on your own." Anachronisms: 1. When returning to the bar after the hunting trip, they are singing "Drop Kick Me Jesus (Through The Goalposts Of Life))" a Bobby Bare song released in 1976, long after the Vietnam War had ended. 2. In the wedding dance, we hear the Catsatchok, composed by Russian musician and opera singer Boris Rubaschkin, who was just 13 years old by the end of the war and had not yet composed that song.
Beasts of the Southern Wild. 2012 (fantasy drama), Starring Quvenzhané Wallis as Hushpuppy, Dwight Henry as Wink, Levy Easterly as Jean Battiste, Philip Lawrence as Dr. Maloney, Gina Montana as Miss Bathsheba, Lowell Landes as Walrus, Jonshel Alexander as Joy Strong, Marilyn Barbarin as Cabaret Singer, Kaliana Brower as T-Lou, Nicholas Clark as Sticks (Boy with Bell), Henry D. Coleman as Peter T, Pamela Harper as Little Jo, Amber Henry as LZA, Joseph Brown as Winston, Hannah Holby as Open Arms Babysitter, Jimmy Lee Moore as Sgt. Major, Jovan Hathaway as The Cook, Kendra Harris as Baby Hushpuppy, Windle Bourg as Herself, Roxanna Francis as Barge Girl, Jay Oliver as Hospital Patient and Paisley Layne Zerangue as Rosasharn. Movie Central, May 2, 2013. Soundtrack: "Valse De Balfa" - Performed by The Lost Bayou Ramblers, Written by Will Balfa, Published by Flat Town Music Company (BMI); "Henry" - Performed by The Lost Bayou Ramblers (as Lost Bayou Ramblers), Written by Louis Michot, OTUT Publishing (BMI), Courtesy of Bayou Perdu Records; "Les Veuves de la Coulee" - Performed by Leroy LeBlanc (as Leroy 'Happy Fats' LeBlanc), Written by Leroy LeBlanc and Oran Guidry, Courtesy of La Lou Music; "La Danse de Mardi Gras" - Performed by The Balfa Brothers, Written by Dewey Balfa, Flat Town Music (BMI), Courtesy of Swallow Records; "Jole Blon" - Performed by Harry Choates, Written by Buddy Dee, Courtesy of D Records; "(It Will Have To Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along" - Performed by Fats Waller and His Rhythm, Written by Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner (as Along Mann Holiner) and Alberta Nichols, Courtesy of RCA Records, By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing. Storyline: Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love. Trivia: 1. It is an American fantasy drama film directed by Benh Zeitlin and adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. After playing at film festivals, it was released on June 27, 2012, in New York and Los Angeles, and later expanded wider. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards at the 85th Academy Awards, in the categories Best Picture, Best Director (Benh Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin), and Best Actress (Quvenzhané Wallis). At age 9, Wallis became the youngest Best Actress nominee in history. 2. Setting and location: The fictional island of the film, "Isle de Charles Doucet" known to its residents as the Bathtub, was inspired by several isolated and independent fishing communities threatened by erosion, hurricanes and rising sea levels in Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish, most notably the rapidly eroding Isle de Jean Charles. It was filmed in Terrebonne Parish town Montegut. 3. Production: The film was shot on 16mm film, and director Benh Zeitlin created the production with a small professional crew, and with dozens of local residents in and around Montegut, Louisiana. The filmmakers call themselves "Court 13" and are the first credited at the end of the film. During the audition, Quvenzhané Wallis (who was five years old, though the casting call had been for girls between six and nine years) impressed the filmmakers with her reading ability, as well as a tremendous scream and her ability to burp on command, both of which are utilized in the film. Dwight Henry, who plays Wink, was not looking for an acting job and had no acting experience. As he explained in an interview with the San Diego Reader: "Before I was cast in the part I owned a bakery called Henry's Bakery and Deli right across the street from the casting agency where Court 13 had their studio. They used to come over and have lunch or breakfast in the morning. After a few months we kinda developed a relationship. They used to put these fliers in the bakery with a phone number to call if you were interested in appearing in one of their movies." During a slow hour, he read for the part, and was chosen. However, at the time, Henry was in the middle of moving to a larger building (which would become the Buttermilk Drop Bakery and Café, in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans), and the film-makers had trouble finding him. He explained that he could not leave a new business, but they were determined to have him. Henry concluded, "I was in Hurricane Katrina in neck-high water. I have an inside understanding for what this movie is about. I brought a passion to the part that an outside actor who had never seen a storm or been in a flood or faced losing everything couldn't have. … I was two-years-old when Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans and my parents had to put me on the roof of the house. An outsider couldn't have brought the passion to the role that I did." More than half of the cast hails from Louisiana bayou country, including the film's star Quvenzhané Wallis, and five others in speaking roles. The 65-member film crew included two residents of south Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, where most of the filming took place: Mike Arcenauax, who helped with special equipment (especially boats), and Barbara Dupre in catering. The film is based on a one-act play called "Juicy and Delicious" by playwright and actress Lucy Alibar, who also makes a cameo appearance in the movie, which she co-wrote with friend and director Benh Zeitlin. The movie was financed, with a reported budget of $1.3 million, by New York-based nonprofit Cinereach and was the first feature-length project of Court 13 Pictures. The film was the recipient of two San Francisco Film Society/Kenneth Rainin Foundation grants-first in 2010 and again in 2011. 4. The film was a 2009 June Screenwriters and Directors Lab participant, a 2010 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award winner, and was officially selected for the US and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The movie was sold to Fox Searchlight Pictures for about $2 million. The film won the Sundance Institute's Indian Paintbrush Producer's Award at the annual Producers' Lunch in 2012, the accompanying $10,000 grant going to Josh Penn and Dan Janvey. 5. "Beasts" was truly a collaboration of director Benh Zeitlin 's circle of family and friends. He was assisted on set by his sister, artist Eliza Zeitlin, and the movie was co-produced by fellow Wesleyan grads Michael Gottwald and Dan Janvey. Zeitlin's hometown neighbor from Westchester county, NY, Crockett Doob--son of filmmaker Nick Doob-contributed as the movie's editor and longtime New York City-area friend Dan Romer co-wrote the music with Zeitlin. 6. Dwight Henry, who plays Wink, owned and operated the bakery across the street from the space from which the crew was working and casting. Director Benh Zeitlin posted a casting flyer with tearaway numbers in Dwight's bakery and, after several weeks, invited Dwight over for a read. Two days later, Dwight moved his shop to a larger space, and when the crew went looking for him to ask for a call back, no one could figure out where he went. Two months later, they located him, but he turned down the offer, as he was investing all his time in the new bakery. Finally, every single person involved with the film at that point showed up at his bakery at the same time and told him he had to do the movie. Dwight agreed, as long as they rehearsed with him during his midnight baker's hours. 7. Quvenzhané Wallis and her mom admit that they fibbed about Quvenzhané's age, claiming she was at least six years old, as required to audition, when she was only five. According to director Benh Zeitlin, Nazie, as she is called, beat out almost 4,000 other area kids considered for the lead role. 8. On the film's very first day of shooting in the fictional "Bathtub" location outside of New Orleans, the BP oil rig explosion and the start of the massive spill occurred. For most of the shoot in nearby waters, Benh Zeitlin and his crew had to maneuver in and around the clean-up operations. 9. With the announcement of the 2012 Academy Award (Oscar) nominations on January 10, 2013, Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest person ever nominated for a Best Actress Oscar (at age 9). She broke the record of the previous youngest-ever Best Actress nominee, Keisha Castle-Hughes, who was nominated for Whale Rider at age 13. The same day that Wallis became the youngest-ever Best Actress nominee, Emmanuelle Riva (age 85) became the oldest-ever Best Actress nominee for her role in Amour. Benh Zeitlin gives considerable credit to Qulyndreia Wallis, mother of the movie's six-year-old star Quvenzhané Wallis who was always on the set and helped Zeitlin explain concepts and draw emotions from her daughter to maximize the quality of her Oscar-nominated performance. 10. Originally, in its Sundance workshop phase , there was no formal script for "Beasts," and co-writers Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar shared "a moment of panic" when they quickly had to combine two separate ideas for the film into one that would work. In the process, they abandoned the idea that the story would be some type of "fable comedy." 11. Toward the end of the movie, Hushpuppy arranges with a small-boat captain to transport her to a floating bar that also appears to be a brothel. A sign identifies the name of the brothel as "Elysian Fields." In Greek Mythology, "Elysium" or "Elysian Fields" was the name for the afterlife of the gods and blessed mortals. Greek mythology also contained a boatman (named Charon) who ferried souls from the world of the living to the world of the dead for a small fee. Aside from the references to ancient myth, the name "Elysian Fields" also is a reference to the movie's southern Louisiana setting. Elysian Fields is the name of a major avenue and thoroughfare in New Orleans, and is a part of one of Blanche DuBois's first lines in Tennessee Williams's New Orleans-set play, "A Streetcar Named Desire": "They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and transfer to one called Cemeteries, and ride six blocks and get off at-Elysian Fields! Quote: Hushpuppy: "I'm recording my story for the scientists in the future. In a million years, when kids go to school, they gonna know: Once there was a Hushpuppy, and she lived with her daddy in The Bathtub."
Tyson. 1995 (television film), Starring George C. Scott as Cus D'Amato, Paul Winfield as Don King, Michael Jai White as Mike Tyson, James Sikking as Bill Cayton, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Rory Holloway, Tony Lo Bianco as Jim Jacobs, Clark Gregg as Kevin Rooney, Holt McCallany as Teddy Atlas, Kristen Wilson as Robin Givens, Sheila Wills as Ruth Roper, Regal Hanley as Young Mike Tyson, Lilyan Chauvin as Camille Ewald, Rebekah Johnson as Desiree Washington, George Murdock as Baranski, Mane Rich Andrew as Young Rodney Tyson, Marta Kuame Boyett as Young Teenage Girl, J.D. Bridges as Carl King, Richard Callender as Johnny Gill, Dayton Callie as Sportswriter #1, Tony Campisi as Sportswriter #2, Reg E. Cathey as Attorney Winston, June Chandler as Barbara Walters, China Chen as Proprietress, Johnnie Cineus as Young Denise Tyson, Richard Kennedy Compton as Michael Hayes, Debra Dusay as Nurse, Sandy Endo as Japanese Girl, Enya Flack as Harlem Girl #3, Al Foster as Rev. Williams, Robert Gould as Sportswriter #3, Chuck Hull as Himself, Michael Jace as Mitch Green, Ian Jackson as Tito, Teresa Marie Jones as Crew Woman, Stogie Amir Kenyatta as Harlem Male, Dan Koji as Japanese Interviewer, David Le Bell as Cornerman, Jennifer Lee as Keisha, Ashlee Levitch as Jamie, Nina Mann as Doris Cayton, Richard Jason Martinez as Young Hairlip, Larry Merchant as Himself, Rashaan Nall as Dog, Greg Joung Paik as Proprietor, Miguel Pérez as Omni Reporter, Nate Reese as Orderly, Ray Reinhardt as Marvin Mitchelson, Lisa Marie Russell as Yvonne, Fred Sanders as Officer O'Neill, Jacqueline Schultz as Lorraine Jacobs, Al Silverstein as Rabbi, L. Paige Simmons as Harlem Girl #2, Lance Slaughter as Cornerman, Peter Spellos, Sportswriter #4, Corey Taylor as King's Limo Driver, Monica Suzette Tolliver as Harlem Girl #1, Scott Waara as Officer Doyle, David Wasson as Tokyo Sportswriter, Tico Wells as Charles Neal, Robert Wynn as Rodney at 20, Jon Zelazny as Collin; Boxers: Duane Davis ... James 'Buster' Douglas, Deandre Whitten as Michael Spinks, Charles Norman as Tony Tucker, Jeff Stephenson as Trevor Berbick, Jim Nickerson as Bobby Stewart, Craig Davis as Jr Olympic Boxer, Rocky Pepeli as Sparring Partner #1, Mark Wills as Sparring Partner #2, Lynn Red Williams as Sparring Partner #3 and Marcus Johnson as Sparring Partner #4; Stunt Fighters: Jeremy Williams, Gregory L. Freeman, Clay Hodges, George O'Mara, Michael Mercy Santos and Ben Bray; Referees: Mills Lane ... Himself, Mickey White as Jr Olympic Referee, Ron D'Ippolito as Referee #1, Lou Filippo as Referee #2 and Gene Le Bell as Referee #3; Stunt Performers: Kiante Elam and Doc Duhame; Ben Bray as Danny Pilar, Marta Cunningham as Lisa, William Duffy as Jury Foreman; Ken Enomoto; Richard Givens as Butch Lewis, Madonna Grimes as Pagent Director, George Edward Saxon III as Cornerman, Lucia Vincent as Charlotte, Tico Wells as Charles Neal, Jon Zelazny as Colin, John Lizzi as Attorney at Fight Deal and Rocky Pepeli as Sparring Partner. HBO, May 3, 2013. Soundtrack: Original Music by Stewart Copeland. Trivia: It is a television film based on the life of American heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. Directed by Uli Edel, it is an adaptation of the 1989 book Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Mike Tyson by José Torres, former boxer and former chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission. The film depicts events from Tyson's troubled childhood in Brooklyn through his conviction in 1992 for the rape of beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington. The film first aired on HBO on April 29, 1995. It stars George C. Scott as boxing manager/trainer Cus D'Amato, Paul Winfield as boxing promoter Don King, and Michael Jai White as Tyson. 2. Tyson was nominated for the 1996 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special. However, the award was given to another HBO film, The Tuskegee Airmen. 3. Title Cards prior to end credits: 1. Mike Tyson was found guilty on charges of rape and criminal deviant conduct and sentenced to six years in the Indiana Youth Center. 2. Robin Givens and Tyson divorced in 1989. Terms of their settlement were sealed. 3. Kevin Rooney filed a civil lawsuit for damages against Tyson in 1989. The lawsuit is still pending. 4. Tyson was released from prison on March 25, 1995. He immediately announced he would resume his boxing career. 5. Don King retained his role as Mike Tyson's promoter. King is scheduled to stand trial for insurance fraud in May of 1995. Quote: [first lines] Mike Tyson: "I was just a kid when I first got to see Muhammad Ali. I saw the way people looked up to him, saw their smiling faces. And I said to myself 'That's what I wanna be, I wanna be champ of the world'." Anachronism: When Cus D'Amato admonishes his live-in tenant trainees for eating his ice cream, a Nutrition Facts label is visible on the side of the box. These were used by the the U.S.D.A. and F.D.A. after 1993, but this was still in the 1980s.
8 Mile. 2002 (hip-hop drama), Starring Eminem as James (Jimmy) "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr., Mekhi Phifer as David "Future" Porter, Brittany Murphy as Alex Latorno, Kim Basinger as Stephanie Smith, Taryn Manning as Janeane, De'Angelo Wilson as DJ IZ, Evan Jones as "Cheddar Bob", Omar Benson Miller as "Sol George", Eugene Byrd as "Wink";
The Shelter: Larry Hudson as Bouncer, Proof as Lil' Tic, Mike Bell as Shorty Mike, DJ Head as Battle DJ;
The Trailer Park: Michael Shannon as Greg Buehl, Chloe Greenfield as Lily Smith, Mary Hannigan as Mrs. Helgeland;
The Free World: Anthony Mackie as Papa Doc (Clarence), Strike as Lyckety-Splyt, Nashawn 'Ox' Breedlove as Lotto, Na'Keya Snoddy as Papa Doc's Girl, Malik Barnhardt as Moochie, Day Golfin as Day, Allen Adams as Omar;
The Chin Tiki: Hom as Parking Lot Rapper #1, Obie Trice as Parking Lot Rapper #2, Njeri Earth as Parking Lot Rapper #3, Jennifer Kitchen as Willing Girl, Kyla Womack as Alex's Friend, Melissa Zaglanikzny as Christine, Rockey Black as Rocky;
New Detroit Stamping: Craig Chandler as Paul, Paul Bates as Manny, Miz-Korona as Female Lunch Truck Rapper (Vanessa), Xzibit as Male Lunch Truck Rapper (Mike), Abdul Salaam El Razzac as Joe Lee Patton, Steven Monroe as Plant Worker;
WJLB: John Smith Jr. as Lobby Security Guard, Venicia Foreman as WJLB Receptionist, Waverly W. Alford II (as King Gordy) as Big O, Bushman as WJLB Disc Jockey, Adam Brook as Roy Darucher;
Dave Daniels as Chin Tiki Club Goer, Karin Dicker as Sarah Jane - Age 8 (archive footage), Brandon T. Jackson as Chin Tiki Club Goer, Jason Jarchow as Bartender, Kei Leong as Shelter Nightclub Goer, Juanita Moore as Annie Johnson (archive footage), Russell Rabb as Bathroom Thug, Jerry Reid as Club Goer, John Singleton as Bouncer, Nickola Shreli as Extra, Grace Stafford as Woody Woodpecker (archive sound), Sara Stokes as Girl in Crowd and Steve Van Hee as Chin Tiki Club Goer. Encore Avenue, May 4, 2013. Soundtrack: "Shook Ones Pt. II" - Written by Prodigy (as Albert Johnson) and Havoc (as Kejuan Muchita), Performed by Mobb Deep, Courtesy of The RCA Records Label, A Unit of BMG Music, Under license from BMG Special Products; "Survival Of The Fittest" - Written by Prodigy (as Albert Johnson) and Havoc (as Kejuan Muchita), Performed by Mobb Deep, Courtesy of The RCA Records Label, A Unit of BMG Music, Under license from BMG Special Products; "Unbelievable" - Written by R. Kelly (as Robert Kelly), DJ Premier (as Chris Martin) and The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace), Performed by The Notorious B.I.G., Courtesy of Bad Boy Records, Contains samples from "Your Body's Callin'" - Performed by R. Kelly, Courtesy of Zomba Recording Corp.; "Times Up" (Bare Bone Instrumental) - Written by Anthony Best and Omar Credie, Performed by O.C., Courtesy of J Corp.; "8 Mile" - Written by Eminem (as M. Mathers) & Luis Resto (as L. Resto), Produced by Eminem, Performed by Eminem, Courtesy of Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records; "Juicy" - Written by James Mtume (as Mtume), Sean Combs (as Sean Combs), The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace) and Jean Claude Olivier, Performed by The Notorious B.I.G., Courtesy of Bad Boy Records, Contains samples from "Juicy Fruit" - Performed by James Mtume (as Mtume), Courtesy of Epic Records, By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "Sweet Home Alabama" - Written by Edward King (as Edward C. King) Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant, Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Courtesy of MCA Records, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "Gotta Get Mine" - Written by M.C. Breed (as Eric Breed), Performed by M.C. Breed featuring Tupac Shakur (as 2Pac), Courtesy of DM Records d/b/a Ichiban Records; "Insane In the Brain" - Written by B-Real, Larry Muggerud and Senen Reyes, Performed by Cypress Hill, Courtesy of Columbia Records, By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "This Is How We Do It" - Written by Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce and Slick Rick, Performed by Montell Jordan, Courtesy of Rush Associated Labels Recordings, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "Gang Stories" - Written by Big Prodeje (as Austin Patterson), Brian West, Patrick Earl Pitts, Cary C. Alvin and Michael Barnett, Performed by South Central Cartel, Courtesy of Def Jam Records, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "Feel Me Flow" - Written by Vin Rock (as Vincent Brown), Anthony 'Treach' Criss (as Anthony Criss), DJ Kay Gee (as Keir Gist), Joseph Modeliste, Arthur Neville, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Performed by Naughty By Nature, Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company, By Arrangement with Warner Special Products; "Players Ball" - Written by André Benjamin, Big Boi (as Antwan Patton), Sleepy Brown (as Patrick Brown), Raymon Murray and Rico Wade, Performed by Outkast, Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc., Under license from BMG Special Products, Inc.; "I'll Be There For You" (Puff Daddy Remix) - Written by Nick Ashford (as Nickolas Ashford), Valerie Simpson, Method Man (as Clifford Smith) and RZA (as Robert Diggs Jr.), Performed by Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige, Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp., By Arrangement with Warner Special Products, Courtesy of Def Jam Records, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "Get Money" - Written by Roy Ayers, Sylvia Striplin, James Bedford, The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace), Lamont Porter and Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones (as Kimberly Jones), Performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A., Contains samples from "You Can't Turn Me Away" - By Sylvia Striplin, Courtesy of Uno Melodic Records; "Flight of the Bumblebee" - Written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (as Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov), Arranged by Walter W. Greene; "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" - Written by RZA (as Robert Diggs Jr.) and Ol' Dirty Bastard (as Russell Jones), Performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard, Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment, By Arrangement with Warner Special Products; "Bring the Pain" - Written by Method Man (as Clifford Smith) and RZA (as Robert Diggs Jr.), Performed by Method Man, Courtesy of Def Jam Records, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "I Love You" - Lyrics by Lee Bernstein, Music - Traditional, Performed by Bernard Sumner (as Barney), Arrangement by Joseph R. Phillips; "Runnin'" - Written by Romye Robinson, Fatlip (as Derrick Lemel Stewart), Imani Wilcox (as Emandy Imani), Rashaan Wilcox, James 'Jay Dee' Yancey (as James Yancey), Luiz Bonfá (as Luiz Bonfa), Maria Helena Toledo (as Maria Toledo) and Tré Hardson (as Trevant Jermaine Hardson), Performed by The Pharcyde, Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company/Delicious Vinyl Records, By Arrangement with Warner Special Products, Contains a sample from "Saudade Vem Correndo" - Performed by Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá (as Luiz Bonfa), Courtesy of The Verve Music Group, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "Who Shot Ya" - Written by Sean Combs (as Sean Combs), Nashiem Myrick, Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel and The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace), Performed by The Notorious B.I.G., Courtesy of Bad Boy Records, Contains a sample from "I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over" - Performed by Bobby Knight, Courtesy of Fantasy, Inc.; "C.R.E.A.M." - Written by Ghostface Killah (as Dennis Coles), RZA (as Robert Diggs Jr.), The GZA (as Gary Grice), U-God (as Lemont Hawkins), Isaac Hayes, Inspectah Deck (as Jason Hunter), , Ol' Dirty Bastard (as Russell Jones), David Porter, Method Man (as Clifford Smith) and Raekwon (as Corey Woods), Performed by Wu Tang Clan, Courtesy of The RCA Records Label, A Unit of BMG Music, Under license from BMG Special Products, Contains samples of "As Long As I've Got You" - Performed by Charmels, Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp., By Arrangement with Warner Special Products; "Temptations" - Written by George Clinton (as George Clinton Jr.), Easy Mo Bee (as Osten S. Harvey, Jr.), Shirley Murdock (as Shirley J. Murdock), Tupac Shakur (as Tupac Amaru Shakur), Garry Shider (as Garry M. Shider), Redman (as Reggie Noble), Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman and David L. Spradley, Performed by Tupac Shakur (as 2Pac), Courtesy of Interscope Records, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises, Contains a sample of "Watch Your Nuggets" - Performed by Redman, Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises, Contains samples from "Computer Love" - Performed by Zapp, Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, By Arrangement with Warner Special Products; "Next Level" (Nyte Time Mix) - Written by Rodney Lemay and Andre Barnes, Performed by Showbiz & AG, Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "Player's Anthem" - Written by Rodolfo Franklin, Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones (as Kimberly Jones), James Lloyd, The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace), Harvey Fuqua and Lottie Wiggins, Performed by Junior M.A.F.I.A., Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp., By Arrangement with Warner Special Products, Contains samples from "You Are What I'm All About" - Performed by The New Birth, Courtesy of The RCA Records Label, A Unit of BMG Music, Under license from BMG Special Products; "Last Dayz" - Written by Sticky Fingaz (as Kirk Jones), Earl Klugh, Sonee Seeza (as Tyrone Taylor) and Fredro Starr (as Fred Scruggs), Performed by Onyx, Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises, Contains samples from "Love Lips" - Performed by Earl Klugh and Bob James, Courtesy of Tappan Zee Records; "Lose Yourself" - Written by Eminem (as M. Mathers), Jeff Bass (as J. Bass) & Luis Resto (as L. Resto), Produced by Eminem, Performed by Eminem, Courtesy of Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records; "Feel Me Flow" - Naughty By Nature Sampled "Find Yourself" - Written by Joseph Modeliste(as Joseph Modeliste, Jr.), George Porter (as George Joseph Porter, Jr.), Art Neville(as Arthur Lanon Neville) and Leo Nocentelli, Performed by The Meters. Movie and TV clips: "Imitation of Life" - Directed by Douglas Sirk, courtesy of Universal Pictures; "Little Skeeter" featuring Woody Woodpecker, courtesy of Universal Pictures; "Barney" courtesy of Lyons Partnership, L.P. Trivia: 1. It is an American hip-hop drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Taryn Manning, and Kim Basinger. The film is an account of a young white rapper named Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. (Eminem) living in inner city Detroit, Michigan set in 1995, and his attempt to launch a rap career in a genre dominated by African Americans. 2. Filmed mostly on location in Detroit and its surrounding areas, the film was a critical and financial success. Eminem won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself," the song which was iconic to this film. A decade after its release, Vibe magazine called the film a "hip-hop movie masterpiece." Filmed on location in the 313. 8 Mile opened to relatively positive reviews, with much of the praise going to Eminem's performance. It holds a 76% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film a 3 out of 4 stars. He praised Eminem's performance, as well as Basinger's. He said he wanted to see a sequel where Rabbit actually made it as a famous rapper. 3. The song "Lose Yourself", with music by Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto and lyrics by Eminem, won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and Grammy Awards for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song. "Lose Yourself" also placed 93rd on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list. The song was later included on Eminem's greatest hits album Curtain Call: The Hits. 4. Scary Movie 3 heavily parodied many elements of this film, most notably the characters Jimmy and Future who were parodied as "George" and "Mahalik" (a pun on Mekhi Phifer's first name), portrayed by Simon Rex and Anthony Anderson respectively. "Weird Al" Yankovic did a parody of "Lose Yourself" entitled "Couch Potato" that appeared on his 2003 album Poodle Hat. 5. The title is a reference to an actual road in Michigan that separates Detroit proper from seven northern suburbs. Eminem grew up near 8 Mile Road and also filmed parts of his "The Way I Am" video on 8 Mile. 6. The sheet of paper that Jimmy writes on on the bus is the real sheet that Eminem wrote "Lose Yourself" on. The sheet of paper sold for $10,000 on an eBay auction. One of the extras, Ali Miyzaan, was shot outside a Detroit theater on the film's opening night. 7. The group 3 1/3 is a reference to Detroit's area code: 313. The suburbs on the other side of 8 mile, in 1995, had the area code 810, hence certain people being called "eight tens" in the film. Detroit landmark, the Penobscot Building, was used for exteriors for the WJLB scenes, although interior scenes were filmed in the Book Building in Detroit. The cans in which prints of the movie were transported to theaters were labeled "Mars Project". 8. The first film to have a rap/hip-hop song win an Academy Award. 9. Scenes that take place at the "Shelter", an actual club in Detroit located in the basement of St. Andrews Hall, were actually filmed in an empty warehouse because the actual "Shelter" looked too dressed up for shooting. 10. Future is based almost entirely on Eminem's best friend Proof (everything from hosting the battles to the story of how he got his name). Proof also plays Lil' Tic, the rapper Rabbit faces in the first battle, where he chokes. Proof manages to sneak his name as an acronym when he raps, "I'll (P)unish (R)abbit (O)r (O)bsolete (F)uture." 11. Quentin Tarantino, Alan Parker, Danny Boyle and Stephen Daldry were all considered to direct. Tarantino reluctantly declined as he was in the middle of production for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2. In the last battle against Papa Doc, Rabbit says, "...he's shook 'cause ain't such thing as halfway crooks." This is a reference to the instrumental playing in the background which is taken from the rap duo Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Pt. II", in which the chorus is "There ain't no such thing as half-way crooks, scared to death, they scared to look, they shook..." The same song was playing in the opening scene of the film, where Jimmy is practicing in the bathroom. 12. In the Rap Battle sequence, after Jimmy wins the first round, we hear Future call for "Ox and Strike" to come to the stage for the next round of battling. Ox and Strike are the real life rap aliases of the two rappers Jimmy faces before winning the contest. They play Lotto and Lyckety-Splyt respectively. 13. The DVD made $40 million on its first day of release, at that time a record for any R-rated film. 14. Eminem's character boards a public bus actually on 8 Mile. He walks from a real trailer park which is situated a block off of 8 Mile, to the real 8 Mile road and boards a bus. The route the bus takes is improper though. During filming, Eminem could be spotted in between takes writing in a notebook as that was his only chance to compose the film's soundtrack. 15. As the rap battle scenes took days to film, and the 300 extras were starting to get bored, Curtis Hanson initiated an improv freestyle rap battle among them, where the three best rappers would be filmed going head to head with Eminem. 134 volunteers signed up, each getting 15 seconds in front of the judiciary panel to make an impression. This was then whittled down to 20. Ultimately the jury couldn't decide on just three and chose four instead, all of whom had a one-shot one-take-only scene with the film's star, who had to mime his responses to save his voice for the scripted scenes which remained to be shot. However, Eminem couldn't resist the challenge by staying silent (especially as the crowd was taunting him), and took on his opponents in his inimitable style. The rap contests are set in a club called The Shelter. When Eminem lived in Detroit, he first started performing at this very same club. 16. Curtis Hanson asked Eminem to dye his hair back to his natural colour so that the audience would relate him to as Jimmy Rabbit, instead of his Eminem persona. Eminem lost 24 pounds for the role. In the final battle, B Rabbit says that Papa Doc went to Cranbrook, this is a reference to an exclusive private school outside Detroit, whose features include its own on-site science museum and planetarium. The films poster shows Rabbit (Eminem) writing on his hand, if you look closely enough, you can see they are the opening lyrics of Eminem's "Lose Yourself", the song that won the film an Oscar. 17. Cameo - Sara Stokes: a member of the hip-hop group Da Band from MTV's Making the Band 2 can be seen in the final rap battle scenes as a crowd extra. Quotes: 1. Alex: "Are you asking me out on a date Jimmy Smith Jr?" B. Rabbit: "Yeah, as a matter of fact, I am." Alex: "Why don't you take me somewhere now?" 2. Paul [Jimmy's gay co-worker, as Alex is looking at Jimmy and Paul] "She ain't waiting for me." Anachronisms: 1. Set in 1995, later model cars are seen driving by in many scenes. 2. When Rabbit and his crew are driving through Detroit at night before they shoot the pintails, they pass a CVS Pharmacy store. These stores were known as Arbor Drugs in 1995 before they were bought out and turned into CVS. 3. Mentions Detroit's casinos, which weren't built until 1999, 4 years after the movie's setting.
Lincoln. 2012 (historical drama), Starring
Lincoln household
Daniel Day-Lewis as President Abraham Lincoln[10]
Producer Kathleen Kennedy described Day-Lewis's performance as "remarkable" after 75% of the filming had been completed, and said, "Every day you get the chills thinking that Lincoln is sitting there right in front of you." Kennedy described Day-Lewis's method acting immersion into the role: "He is very much deeply invested and immersed throughout the day when he's in character, but he's very accessible at the end of the day, once he can step outside of it and not feel that – I mean, he's given huge scenes with massive amounts of dialogue and he needs to stay in character, it's a very, very performance-driven movie."[11] His performance as Abraham Lincoln earned him his third Academy Award for Best Actor.
Sally Field as First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln[12]
Field was first announced to join the cast as early as September 2007, but officially joined the cast in April 2011.[13] Field said, "To have the opportunity to work with Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis and to play one of the most complicated and colorful women in American history is simply as good as it gets."[14] Spielberg said, "she has always been my first choice to portray all the fragility and complexity that was Mary Todd Lincoln".[15] Her performance as Mary Todd Lincoln earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Gloria Reuben[16] as Elizabeth Keckley
Keckley was a former slave who was dressmaker and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Robert Todd Lincoln[17]
Robert Lincoln had recently left his studies at Harvard Law School and was newly named a Union Army captain and personal attendant to General Grant. He returned to the White House on April 14, 1865 to visit his family. His father was assassinated that night.[18]
Gulliver McGrath as Tad Lincoln[19]
Stephen Henderson as Lincoln's valet William Slade[20]
Elizabeth Marvel as member of the public petitioning Lincoln, a Mrs. Jolly[20]
White House
David Strathairn as Secretary of State William H. Seward[21]
Bruce McGill as Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton[22]
Joseph Cross as Major John Hay, Lincoln's military secretary
Jeremy Strong as John George Nicolay, Lincoln's private secretary[23] [20]
Grainger Hines as Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles[24]
Richard Topol as Attorney General James Speed[20]
Dakin Matthews as Secretary of the Interior John Palmer Usher[23][20]
Walt Smith as Secretary of the Treasury William P. Fessenden[24]
James Ike Eichling as Postmaster General William Dennison[24]
House of Representatives
Tommy Lee Jones as Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania,[17]
A leader of the Radical Republicans and a fervent abolitionist, Stevens feared that Lincoln would "turn his back on emancipation."[18] His performance as Stevens earned Jones a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Lee Pace as Democratic Congressman and fiery orator Fernando Wood of New York
Peter McRobbie as Democratic Congressman George H. Pendleton of Ohio, leader of the Democratic opposition
Bill Raymond as Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax of Indiana, a Republican
David Costabile as Republican Congressman James Ashley of Ohio[23]
Stephen Spinella as radical Republican Congressman Asa Vintner Litton[20]
Michael Stuhlbarg as Democratic Congressman George Yeaman of Kentucky[20]
Boris McGiveras Democratic Congressman Alexander Coffroth of Pennsylvania[23]
Walton Goggins as Democratic Congressman Clay Hawkins of Ohio,[25]
A composite character based on the 16 Democrats who broke with their party to cast decisive votes in favor of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery.[26]
David Warshofsky as Congressman William Hutton, whose brother died in the war[23]
Michael Stanton Kennedy as Republican Congressman Hiram Price of Iowa
Christopher Evan Welch as Clerk of the House Edward McPherson
Republican Party
Hal Holbrook[23] (who won an Emmy portraying Lincoln in the 1976 mini-series Carl Sandburg's Lincoln and played him also in 1985 & 1986, in the North and South mini-series) as Francis Preston Blair[20]
Blair was an influential Republican politician who tried to arrange a peace agreement between the Union and the Confederacy
James Spader as Republican Party operative William N. Bilbo
Bilbo had been imprisoned but was freed by Lincoln, and then lobbied for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.[16]
Tim Blake Nelson[27] as lobbyist Richard Schell
John Hawkes as Republican operative[23] Colonel Robert Latham
Byron Jennings[23] as Conservative Republican Montgomery Blair[20]
Julie White as Elizabeth Blair Lee: Lee was the daughter of Francis Preston Blair, and wrote hundreds of letters documenting events during the Civil War[20]
S. Epatha Merkerson as Lydia Smith: Smith was Thaddeus Stevens's biracial housekeeper.[20]
Wayne Duvall as Radical Republican Senator Benjamin "Bluff Ben" Wade
John Hutton as Senator Charles Sumner[24]
Confederate States
Jackie Earle Haley as Confederate States Vice President Alexander H. Stephens[28]
Stephens had served with Lincoln in Congress from 1847 to 1849. He met with Abraham Lincoln on the steamboat River Queen at the unsuccessful Hampton Roads Conference on February 3, 1865
Gregory Itzin as John Archibald Campbell[20]
Campbell was a former Supreme Court Justice who had resigned at the start of war and then served as Assistant Secretary of War in the Confederate government. He was also a member of the Confederate delegation that met with Lincoln at the Hampton Roads Conference.
Michael Shiflett as the third Confederate delegate to Hampton Roads, Senator Robert M. T. Hunter
Christopher Boyer (non-speaking role) as Robert E. Lee
Union Army
Jared Harris as Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant[20]
Colman Domingo as Private Harold Green[20]
David Oyelowo as Corporal Ira Clark[29]
Lukas Haas as First White Soldier[20]
Dane DeHaan as Second White Soldier[20]
Adam Driver as Lincoln's telegraph operator, historically Grant's operator, Samuel Beckwith.
Daniel Day-Lewis ... Abraham Lincoln
Sally Field ... Mary Todd Lincoln
David Strathairn ... William Seward
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Robert Lincoln
James Spader ... W.N. Bilbo
Hal Holbrook ... Preston Blair
Tommy Lee Jones ... Thaddeus Stevens
John Hawkes ... Robert Latham
Jackie Earle Haley ... Alexander Stephens
Bruce McGill ... Edwin Stanton
Tim Blake Nelson ... Richard Schell
Joseph Cross ... John Hay
Jared Harris ... Ulysses S. Grant
Lee Pace ... Fernando Wood
Peter McRobbie ... George Pendleton
Gulliver McGrath ... Tad Lincoln
Gloria Reuben ... Elizabeth Keckley
Jeremy Strong ... John Nicolay
Michael Stuhlbarg ... George Yeaman
Boris McGiver ... Alexander Coffroth
David Costabile ... James Ashley
Stephen Spinella ... Asa Vintner Litton
Walton Goggins ... Clay Hawkins
David Warshofsky ... William Hutton
Colman Domingo ... Private Harold Green
David Oyelowo ... Corporal Ira Clark
Lukas Haas ... First White Soldier
Dane DeHaan ... Second White Soldier (as Dane Dehaan)
Carlos Thompson ... Navy Yard - Shouting Soldier
Bill Camp ... Mr. Jolly
Elizabeth Marvel ... Mrs. Jolly
Byron Jennings ... Montgomery Blair
Julie White ... Elizabeth Blair Lee
Charmaine White ... Minerva - Blair's Servant (as Charmaine Crowell-White)
Ralph D. Edlow ... Leo - Blair's Servant
Grainger Hines ... Gideon Welles
Richard Topol ... James Speed
Walt Smith ... William Fessenden
Dakin Matthews ... John Usher
James 'Ike' Eichling ... William Dennison (as James Ike Eichling)
Wayne Duvall ... Senator Bluff Wade
Bill Raymond ... Schuyler Colfax
Michael Stanton Kennedy ... Hiram Price
Ford Flannagan ... White House Doorkeeper - Tom Pendel
Robert Ayers ... White House Petitioner (as Bob Ayers)
Robert Peters ... Jacob Graylor
John Moon ... Edwin LeClerk
Kevin Lawrence O'Donnell ... Charles Hanson
Jamie Horton ... Giles Stuart
Joe Dellinger ... Nelson Merrick (as Joseph Dellinger)
Richard Warner ... Homer Benson
Elijah Chester ... Union Army Officer
Dave Hager ... Captain Nathan Saunders - River Queen
Sean Haggerty ... Officer in Peace Commissioners Exchange
Mike Shiflett ... Senator R.M.T. Hunter (as Michael Shiflett)
Gregory Itzin ... Judge John A. Campbell
Stephen Dunn ... Petersburg Siege Lines - Confederate Officer
Stephen Henderson ... William Slade (as Stephen McKinley Henderson)
Chase Edmunds ... Willie Lincoln
John Hutton ... Senator Charles Sumner
Robert Ruffin ... Major Thompson Eckert
Drew Sease ... David Homer Bates
John Lescault ... Gustavus Fox
Scott Wichmann ... Charles Benjamin
Adam Driver ... Samuel Beckwith
Jean Kennedy Smith ... House of Representatives - Woman Shouter (as Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith)
Shirley Augustine ... House of Representatives - Woman Shouter
Sarah Wylie ... House of Representatives - Woman Shouter
Margaret Ann McGowan ... House of Representatives - Woman Shouter
Hilary Montgomery ... House of Representatives - Woman Shouter
Asa-Luke Twocrow ... Ely Parker
Lancer Dean Shull ... Union Soldier - Bodyguard (as Lancer Shull)
Robert Wilharm ... Wounded Soldier
Kevin Kline ... Wounded Soldier
John Jones ... Wounded Soldier (as Sgt. John Jones)
Paul Gowans ... Wounded Soldier
Joseph Miller ... Wounded Soldier
John Bellemer ... Faust
Mary Dunleavy ... Marguerite
Christopher Evan Welch ... Clerk - Edward McPherson
Alan Sader ... Sergeant At Arms
Gannon McHale ... Aaron Haddam
Ken Lambert ... Augustus Benjamin
Thomas K. Belgrey ... Arthur Bentleigh (as Tom Belgrey)
Ted Johnson ... John Ellis
Don Henderson Baker ... Walter Appleton
Raynor Scheine ... Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton
Armistead Wellford ... Nehemiah Cleary (as Armistead Nelson Wellford)
Michael Ruff ... Harold Hollister
Rich Wills ... House of Representatives - Soldier One
Stephen Bozzo ... House of Representatives - Soldier Two
Christopher Alan Stewart ... Sergeant - Grant's HQ
Teddy Eck ... Corporal - Grant's HQ
Todd Fletcher ... Walter H. Washburn
Charles Kinney ... Myer Strauss
Joseph Carlson ... Joseph Marstern
Michael Goodwin ... Chilton A. Elliot
Edward McDonald ... Daniel G. Stuart
Jim Batchelder ... Howard Guillefoyle (as James Batchelder)
Gregory Hosaflook ... John F. McKenzie
Joe Kerkes ... Andrew E. Finck
William Kaffenberger ... John A. Casson
Larry Van Hoose ... Avon Hanready
C. Brandon Marshall ... Rufus Warren
David Russell Graham ... House of Representatives - Rebel Shouter (as David Graham)
Benjamin Shirley ... House of Representatives - Rebel Shouter
Henry Kidd ... House of Representatives - Rebel Shouter
Joseph Frances Filipowski ... House of Representatives - Rebel Shouter
Thomas Aldridge ... House of Representatives (as Tom Aldridge)
Sidney Blackmer Jr. ... House of Representatives (as Sidney Blackmer)
Billy Caldwell ... House of Representatives
Glenn T. Crone ... House of Representatives (as Glenn Crone)
Martin Dew ... House of Representatives
Theodore Ewald ... House of Representatives
Todd Hunter ... House of Representatives
Joe Inscoe ... House of Representatives
Raymond H. Johnson ... House of Representatives (as Raymond Johnson)
Gary Keener ... House of Representatives
Randolph Meekins ... House of Representatives
Frank Moran ... House of Representatives
Charley Morgan ... House of Representatives
Chad Pettit ... House of Representatives
Barry Privett ... House of Representatives
Leslie Rogers ... House of Representatives
Marcello Rollando ... House of Representatives
Keith Tyree ... House of Representatives
Kevin J. Walsh ... House of Representatives
Robert Wray ... House of Representatives
S. Epatha Merkerson ... Lydia Smith
Christopher Boyer ... General Robert E. Lee
Stephen Dunford ... Actor Swordsman
David Doersch ... Actor Demon Affrit
Christopher Cartmill ... Leonard Grover
Robert Shepherd ... Dr. Joseph K. Barnes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randy Allen ... Violinist (uncredited)
Walker Babington ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Logan Bennett ... Republican Representative (uncredited)
Ryland Breeding ... U.S. Congressman (uncredited)
Leon Addison Brown ... Harold Green (uncredited)
Paul W. Carroll ... Republican Representative #21 (uncredited)
Skye Dennis ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Brian Elder ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Dennis Farrell ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
David Foster ... Representative (uncredited)
Terry Menefee Gau ... Grover's Theater Patron (uncredited)
Katherine Gray ... Petitioner (uncredited)
Israel David Groveman ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Lucas N. Hall ... Grover's Theater Patron (uncredited)
Vonn Harris ... Contraband Man (uncredited)
Jack Hoke ... Radical Repulican Rep (uncredited)
Bob Hurley ... Workman (uncredited)
Kevin Inouye ... Union Cavalry (uncredited)
Shaun Irving ... Gen. Grant's Staff (uncredited)
Shawn Everett Jones ... Clerk (uncredited)
James Judice ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Stephen L. Kolb ... Radical Republican (uncredited)
T. Alloy Langenfeld ... White House Doorman (uncredited)
Jon Michael Lawrence ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
J. Emerson McGowan ... 3rd Contraband Man (uncredited)
Alexander McPherson ... Extra (uncredited)
Jim Meisner Jr. ... Radical Republican (uncredited)
Adrian Nanney ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Lucas Nelson ... Radical Republican (uncredited)
Dakota Oher ... Color Gaurd (uncredited)
Matthew Pabo ... Page (uncredited)
Ken Peebles ... Drunk Contraband Slave (uncredited)
Melondy Phillips ... Grover's Theater Patron (uncredited)
Leigh Spofford ... Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Stephen Szibler ... Journal Clerk (uncredited)
Ryan Wick ... Democratic Delegate (uncredited)
Philip N. Williams as 5th Contraband Man and Jim Ed Wills as Clerk. DVD, May 4, 2013, with Connie Luther and Katherine Zelinsky. Soundtrack: "We Are Coming, Father Abra'am" - Traditional; "Quintet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 174, III. Menuetto Ma Allegretto" - Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; "Quintet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 174, I. Allegro Moderto" - Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; "Three Forks of Hell" - Performed and Arranged by Jim Taylor, Courtesy of Gourd Music; "Last of Sizemore" - Performed and Arranged by Jim Taylor, Courtesy of Gourd Music; "O Nuit d'Amour! From Faust" - Written by Charles Gounod; "Battle Cry of Freedom" - Traditional; "Overture to Egmont Op. 84" - Written by Ludwig van Beethoven; "They Swung John Brown to a Sour Apple Tree" - Performed and Arranged by Jim Taylor, Courtesy of Gourd Music.
Trivia: 1. It is an American historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg. Filming took place in Petersburg, Virginia. The film is based in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, and covers the final four months of Lincoln's life, focusing on the President's efforts in January 1865 to have the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed by the United States House of Representatives. 2. Lincoln premiered on October 8, 2012 at the New York Film Festival. The film was released theatrically on November 9, 2012, in select cities and widely released on November 16, 2012, in the United States by DreamWorks through Disney's Touchstone distribution label in the U.S. The film was released on January 25, 2013, in the United Kingdom, with distribution in international territories, including the U.K., by 20th Century Fox. 3. Lincoln received widespread critical acclaim, with major praise directed to Day-Lewis' performance. In December 2012, the film was nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director for Spielberg and winning Best Actor (Motion Picture – Drama) for Day-Lewis. At the 85th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for twelve Academy Awards including Best Picture; it won for Best Production Design and Best Actor for Day-Lewis. The film was also a commercial success, having grossed more than $266 million at the box office. 4. John Logan and Paul Webb wrote earlier drafts of the screenplay before Tony Kushner was hired. Steven Spielberg was reportedly impressed with Kushner's work on Munich, which led to his hiring. 5. Abraham Lincoln's "Bixby Letter" was an indirect plot device in an earlier Steven Spielberg film, Saving Private Ryan. Additionally, his "Gettysburg Address" is recited by a schoolboy in the opening scene of another Spielberg film, Minority Report. 6. Liam Neeson, who was attached to play Abraham Lincoln since the project began development, decided to drop out. According to Neeson, he felt he was too old to play the part after waiting so many years for the project to get the go-ahead. Incidentally Daniel Day-Lewis is only five years Neeson's junior, though still closest in age to Lincoln, who was 55 and 56 years of age at the time portrayed in the film. 7. Harrison Ford was rumored to appear in the film in a role as V.P. Andrew Johnson at one point during the development of the film but the rumor has since become completely unsubstantiated after all the delays & turnarounds on the film's development over the years. Ultimately, there is no mention or sign of Johnson's character in the final version of the film, with the possible exception of the inauguration scene. 8. Steven Spielberg was already developing this film when he met with Doris Kearns Goodwin and confided in her that he wanted to make a film about Lincoln. She told him that she had just finished her book Team of Rivals. Spielberg obtained a copy and read it, and immediately decided to use it as the basis for the film. 9. Hal Holbrook, who plays Francis Preston Blair, won an Emmy for playing Abraham Lincoln in the 1974 TV mini-series Lincoln. He also played Lincoln in the North and South mini-series, and in an appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Steven Spielberg expressed interest in Remo Vinzens playing the part of the revolutionary leader in Lincoln. 10. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis previously portrayed Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, a character who opposed Lincoln's political plans. David Strathairn (playing William Seward) previously played Lincoln in the LA Theatre Works 2008 production of Norman Corwin's The Rivalry, which dramatized the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Once Daniel Day-Lewis decided on the voice that he would use to portray Lincoln, he sent an audiotape of it to Director Steven Spielberg in a box with a skull & crossbones on it so no one but he would hear it first. 11. The great-grandfather of Michael Stanton Kennedy was a newspaperman from the town where his character, Hiram Price, lived. When filming the scene where the 13th Amendment passes, Kennedy started to cry and couldn't explain why until later, when he told Steven Spielberg "We're in this room recreating one of the most important moments in American history... and up there [in the balcony] with the press sat my great-grandfather."
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Steven Spielberg spent 12 years researching the film. He recreated Lincoln's Executive Mansion office precisely, with the same wallpaper and books Lincoln used. The ticking of Lincoln's watch in the film is the sound of Lincoln's actual pocket watch. Lincoln's watch is housed in the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky (not the Lincoln Presidential Library.) It is the watch he carried the day of his assassination.
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Describing his experience playing Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis said, "I never, ever felt that depth of love for another human being that I never met. And that's, I think, probably the effect that Lincoln has on most people that take the time to discover him... I wish he had stayed [with me] forever."
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During the three and a half months of filming, Steven Spielberg addressed his actors in character: he called Daniel Day-Lewis "Mr. President," and Sally Field "Mrs. Lincoln," or "Molly." Additionally, he wore a suit every day on set: "I think I wanted to get into the role, more than anything else, of being part of that experience - because we were recreating a piece of history. And so I didn't want to look like the schlubby, baseball cap wearing 21st century guy; I wanted to be like the cast."
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During production, the part of Abraham Lincoln is listed on the call sheet as being played by Abraham Lincoln, not Daniel Day-Lewis.
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Sally Field was so determined to play Mary Todd Lincoln, she begged Steven Spielberg for the chance to screen test alongside Daniel Day-Lewis. Spielberg believed she was too old to play the part, but Field was adamant. She recalled, "I'm 10 years older than Daniel and 20 years older than Abraham Lincoln's wife was and Steven told me he didn't see me in the role. But I knew I was right for this part and begged him to let me audition for it. He was kind enough to do that and Daniel is such a sweetheart that he flew over from his home in Ireland to screen test with me. I'll love him forever for that."
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Steven Spielberg told a preview audience in Manhattan that screenwriter Tony Kushner spent about six years working on the movie. Originally it was conceived of as a bio film exploring Lincoln's entire life story, but eventually was whittled down to the events surrounding the passage of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery in the U.S. detailed in Doris Kearns Goodwin 's book "Team of Rivals".
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According to Steven Spielberg, it was actor James Spader's idea to have his character seen as indulging in hand-carving a wooden duck, a preoccupation that Spader's personal research revealed to be one of the major hobbies of Civil War-era America.
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Steven Spielberg has explained that during the movie's climactic scene in which the names of House of Representative members are being called to vote on the 13th Amendment, the names of many of the men who voted 'No' --for various reasons--were actually changed in the film so as not to embarrass the living descendants of these men whose reputations might have been stained by their negative vote-casting.
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Abraham and Mary have one of their famous fights, in which he threatens to have her committed to a mad house. In the case of this film, the issue they fight over is Robert's enlistment in the army. Coincidentally, it would be Robert who ultimately did commit her to an insane asylum, tragically leading to their permanent estrangement.
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At one point in the movie, Lincoln scornfully references Tammany Hall. In Daniel Day-Lewis's earlier work, Gangs of New York, Day-Lewis's character is in a quasi-alliance with Boss Tweed, who ran Tammany Hall during the Civil War.
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Lobbyist William N. Bilbo's (James Spader) appearance was created from scratch because not a single photo of him exists. His eccentric presence was taken from various sources.
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In several scenes in the Cabinet Room, a tube can be seen hanging between the ceiling and the table. This is a rubber hose carrying natural gas (methane) from the overhead gas lighting system to the table lamp. The hose occasionally moves slightly, seemingly on its own, due to fluctuations in the pressure of the natural gas system.
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After 10 years of development, director Steven Spielberg finally decided he would only "make 'Lincoln' if Daniel Day-Lewis decided to play him, and I would not make 'Lincoln' had Daniel decided not to play him."
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After Liam Neeson dropped out, Steven Spielberg returned to his original choice for the titular role, Daniel Day-Lewis. Day-Lewis declined because he didn't know if he could play such an iconic role. It was Leonardo DiCaprio who convinced him to take the role after Spielberg told him that Day-Lewis declined. It is unknown how DiCaprio convinced Day-Lewis to take the role.
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Asa-Luke Twocrow, who plays Lt.Col. Ely Parker was a member of the Lincoln rigging crew. His resemblance to the Seneca sachem was so uncanny, he was approached by the casting department to play the role. He would change into his costume as Grant's secretary, shoot the scene, and then change back into his crew gear and return to work as a rigger.
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Bill Camp and Elizabeth Marvel, who play Mr. and Mrs. Jolly (the couple who comes to Lincoln to have him arbitrate a toll-booth dispute) are also married to each other in real life.
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In this movie, Lincoln occasionally refers to his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, as "Molly." This was a real-life term of endearment that Lincoln sometimes called her; it was a family nickname from her childhood.
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While giving a fiery speech against Lincoln, Fernando Wood calls him "King Abraham Africanus The First." This epithet is based on a real pamphlet from 1864 titled "Abraham Africanus I: his secret life, revealed under the mesmeric influence; mysteries of the White House." This pamphlet, printed by the "Copperheads" (a group of Democrats from outside the Confederacy who were nonetheless sympathetic to the Confederate cause and opposed to Lincoln), claimed that Lincoln had signed a contract with Satan to enable him to seize the US presidency for life and to "subvert the liberties of the American people and debauch their civic aspirations; to impose upon them in every imaginable form of low cunning, and cheat them with words of double meaning and with false promises, until by these, and kindred means, that end is accomplished, and his dynasty firmly established." The real Fernando Wood was a Copperhead.
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According to producer Kathleen Kennedy, the film commission in Richmond (VA) was able to accommodate the production's pursuit of historical authenticity by granting extensive access to government buildings while they were out of session.
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Sally Field gained 25 pounds in order to more accurately portray Mrs. Lincoln.
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Every major character in the film was a real person or at least a composite of real figures and the film strives to reflect the actual actions or thoughts of the historical figures.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gulliver McGrath who play Lincoln's sons Robert and Tad, have both played the character of "Dark Shadows" David Collins. Levitt in the 1991 Dark Shadows revival and McGrath in Tim Burton's 2012 Dark Shadows film.
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Although some viewers were surprised by the usage of the word "fuck" in the movie, the Oxford English Dictionary dates the word back to (at least) the early 1500s, around 350 years before the American Civil War and Lincoln's presidency. In the movie, the word is used only twice, both times by the vulgar and rough Bilbo character as a way of demonstrating his uncouthness. Viewers who thought they also heard Lincoln using the term to describe "Tammany Hall hucksters" during a monologue actually misheard the then-common word "pettifogging."
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Daniel Day-Lewis originally turned down the role of Lincoln, sending Steven Spielberg this letter: "Dear Steven. It was a real pleasure just to sit and talk with you. I listened very carefully to what you had to say about this compelling history, and I've since read the script and found it -- in all the detail of which it describes these monumental events and in the compassionate portraits of all the principle characters -- both powerful and moving. I can't account for how at any given moment I feel the need to explore one life as opposed to another. But I do know that I can only do this work if I feel almost as if there's no choice; that a subject coincides inexplicably with a very personal need and a very specific moment in time. In this case, as fascinated as I was by 'Abe,' it was the fascination of a grateful spectator who longed to see a story told rather than that of a participant. That's how I feel now in spite of myself, and though I can't be sure this won't change, I couldn't dream of encouraging you to keep it open on a mere possibility. I do hope this makes sense Steven. I'm glad you're making the film. I wish you the strength for it and I send both my very best wishes and my sincere gratitude to you for having considered me. Daniel."
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James Spader was personally instructed by Daniel Day-Lewis to be "as nasty as possible" to portray William N. Bilbo.
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This film marks Sally Field's first Academy Award nomination since 1985 for "Places In The Heart". This is also Field's very first nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category.
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The baton used by the conductor (Mark Ian Holt) in the Faust Opera scene with the president and Mrs. Lincoln was owned by William Kushner (screenwriter Tony Kushner 's father), who was a clarinetist, and for 40 years, the conductor of the Lake Charles (Louisiana) Symphony Orchestra. It is an authentic 19th century baton, ebony with an ivory handle, that Tony asked to be used to honor his dad, who died in March 2012.
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In the title role, Daniel Day-Lewis sports Lincoln's iconic stovepipe hat, a style of headgear he coincidentally wore in Gangs of New York.
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The ticking heard from Lincoln's pocket watch as he sits at his desk and plays with it is the actual ticking sound from the watch he carried in his pocket. An Audio engineer went to the museum in Kentucky where the watch is kept to get sound bites from it.
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In February 2013, numerous news sources reported that this movie led to the final, official 50-state ratification of the 13th Amendment, nearly 150 years after it was ratified by three-fourths of the US states. In November 2012, Dr Ranjan Batra, a (non-historian) academic at the University of Mississippi, saw the movie Lincoln. He did an Internet search to find out more about the 13th Amendment, and, along with his colleague Ken Sullivan, discovered that although Mississippi voted to ratify the amendment in 1995, a clerical oversight caused that vote to remain unacknowledged officially: the Mississippi Secretary of State never sent the vote's result to the US Office of the Federal Register. Sullivan also went to see the film, and then the two men urged the office of the Mississippi Secretary of State to file that paperwork, which they did on January 30, 2013; on February 7, 2013, the director of the Federal Register responded that the resolution had been received and that the State of Mississippi had finally ratified the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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The second film directed by Steven Spielberg where an American president is portrayed by a British actor, in Amistad Martin Van Buren and John Quincy Adams are portrayed by Nigel Hawthorne and Anthony Hopkins, respectively
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Daniel Day-Lewis became the first actor to receive an Oscar for working with Steven Spielberg, the first actor to win three Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role (presented to him by Meryl Streep,), the first actor to receive an Oscar for playing Lincoln, but the second to receive a nomination for playing him. Previously, Raymond Massey was nominated for the role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois.
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By winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film, Daniel Day-Lewis became the first actor or actress to win an acting Oscar of any kind for a movie directed by Steven Spielberg.
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Towards the end of the film, Thaddeus Stevens and his black housekeeper Lydia Hamilton Smith are portrayed as romantic partners. Although there is no officially documented evidence in real life that the two had anything more than an employer/employee relationship, the two were the object of much speculation and rumor during and after their many decades of cohabitation. Some unusual aspects of their living arrangements that contributed to the contemporary rumor that they were romantically involved included the facts that she moved from separate servants' quarters behind the house into Stevens's main house; she frequently served as the hostess for events held at his house; and several of his family members referred to her in terms usually reserved for spouses in their correspondence. Stevens and Smith were also depicted as lovers in the 1915 silent film The Birth of a Nation, although contrary to this film's reasons for inclusion of a romantic relationship between them, that movie's director, D. W. Griffith, used their relationship as racist propaganda and as supposed "proof" of the North's degeneracy.
Quotes: 1. Abraham Lincoln: "Do you think we choose the times into which we are born? Or do we fit the times we are born into?" 2. Abraham Lincoln: "I am the president of the United States of America, clothed in immense power! You will procure me those votes!"
Anachronisms: 1. Mary Lincoln worries that Robert will be killed by a sniper. The term sniper was not used in the US until well after the Civil War. The equivalent term was sharp shooter. 2. During a scene after one of the House sessions, the camera pans to the Washington statue in the Virginia Presidents room at the Virginia State Capitol. Shots from the front include the bust to the right, President Woodrow Wilson, who was born in 1856. 3. Near the beginning of the film, Thaddeus Stevens leaves his office. He opens a door, and it closes via an automatic door closer, which was invented in the 1880s. 4. William Bilbo mentions that Lincoln's face is on the 50-cent piece. Lincoln appeared on the 50-cent fractional currency piece (paper currency that was issued instead of silver coins during the Civil War), but not until the fourth series, which started in 1869. 5. Shortly after Thaddeus Stevens tell the full House that he's not for racial equality, he walks outside into the rotunda area and sits down. He is quickly joined by an angry fellow Representative. The shot of him sitting on a bench in the rotunda shows a modern electrical outlet in the wall below him. 6.
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Early in the movie there is a military band playing. There is a clarinetist who's using a modern Boehm-fingering clarinet. Until the 1930s or so clarinets were made with the Albert fingering keys. The curved register key is the Albert giveaway, which is not seen in the band's clarinet.
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When Robert Todd Lincoln meets his father after the visit to the wounded soldiers there is a section of electric conduit emerging from the building in the background.
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Filming took place in the Virginia State Capitol. On the wall behind the Speaker of the House is an inscribed marble tablet which reads: "Erected by THE SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA 1916". Additionally, the society itself was not formed until 1890.
At the beginning of the film, a young soldier tells Lincoln that he'd heard Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address two years earlier. The scene is set in December 1864 or early January 1865. Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, 13 months earlier.
Several characters refer to The White House. At the time, it was officially called "The Executive Mansion," but was informally known as the White House. Teddy Roosevelt made the name official in 1901.
Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies. 2012 (horror/action), Starring
Bill Oberst Jr. as Abraham Lincoln
Jason Hughley as Wilson Brown
Jason Vail as John Wilkinson/John Wilkes Booth
Don McGraw as General Stonewall Jackson
Christopher Marrone as Pat Garrett
Canon Kuipers as young Theodore Roosevelt
Kent Igleheart as Thomas Lincoln
Rhianna Van Helton as Nancy Lincoln
David Alexander as Edward Everett
Bernie Ask as Edwin Stanton
Debra Crittenden as Mary Todd Lincoln
Brennen Harper as Child Abe Lincoln
Ronald Ogden as Robert Chamberlin
Nathaniel Grauwelman as William Harvey Hawkins
Sean Freeland as Hunter Longfellow
Baby Norman as Mary Owens
Hannah Bryan as Sophia Owens
Eric Galloway as Chris Pike
Shane Gray as Francis Dunbar
Chris Hlozek as Major John McGill
Kennedy Brice as child zombie
Claire Weinstein as Chasity
Chip Lane as Joshua Kearney
Chris Whitley as Alexander Pinn
Stephen Shane Martin as Miles Kelley
Ronald Ogden as Robert Chamberlin
Anthony Paderewski as Phillip Shaw
Phil Parham as Daniel Hopkins
Anna Fricks as Annika
David Harland Rousseau as Ainsley
Richard Schenkman as Doctor Malinoff (Also Director and Screenplay Writer),
Bill Oberst Jr. ... Abraham Lincoln
Kent Igleheart ... Thomas Lincoln
Rhianna Van Helton ... Nancy Lincoln
Brennen Harper ... Young Abe Lincoln
Josh Sinyard ... Aide (as Joshua Sinyard)
Debra Crittenden ... Mary Todd Lincoln
Bernie Ask ... Edwin Stanton
Chris Hlozek ... Major John McGill
Richard Schenkman ... Dr. Malinoff (Also Director and Screenplay Writer),
Jim E Chandler ... Eckert
Corey Seawell ... Union Soldier
Jason Vail ... John Wilkinson/John Wilkes Booth,
Jason Hughley ... Wilson Brown
Eric Galloway ... Chris Pike
Ronald Ogden ... Robert Chamberlain
Shane Gray ... Francis Dunbar
Raed Ali ... Henry Lee Barton
Anthony Paderewski ... Phillip Shaw
Chip Lane ... Joshua Kearney
Phil Parham ... Daniel Hopkins
Nathaniel Grauwelman ... William Harvey Hawkins
Stephen Shane Martin ... Miles Kelly (as Stephen S. Martin)
Chris Whitley ... Alexander Pinn
Sean Freeland ... Hunter Longfellow
Christopher Marrone ... Pat Garrett
Don McGraw ... General Stonewall Jackson
Baby Norman ... Mary Owens
Hannah Bryan ... Sophia Owens
Anna Fricks ... Annika
Canon Kuipers ... Teddy Roosevelt
David Harland Rousseau ... George Ainsley (as David Rousseau)
Christopher Deel ... The Butcher Zombie
David Alexander ... Edward Everett
Muki Aledori ... Zombie
David Anderson ... Zombie
Jim Anderson ... Zombie
Steve S. Barach ... Zombie
Steve Baisden ... Zombie
Melissa Balazs ... Zombie
Craig Michael Beck ... Zombie
Morgan Beem ... Zombie
Lounie Benton ... Zombie
Brian Bird ... Zombie
Sherry Bishop ... Zombie
Jared Boswell ... Zombie
Angie Bosworth ... Zombie
Megan Bosworth ... Zombie
Jason Boyd ... Zombie
Caden Boyette ... Zombie
Crew Boyette ... Zombie
Amy Brice ... Blonde Zombie
Kennedy Brice ... Little Zombie Girl
Bryce Broussard ... Zombie
Tyler Burgett ... Zombie
Corey Carr ... Zombie
Thomas A. Carter ... Zombie
Therese Cavegn ... Zombie
Richard Cheely ... Zombie
Dennis Clark ... Hero Zombie
John K. Clark ... Zombie
Lydia Clark ... Zombie
Melanie Conzchi ... Zombie
Jorge Corona ... Zombie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rich Lane Disco ... Hatchet Zombie
Rebecca Etheridge ... Hero Zombie
Rob Fletcher ... Zombie Killed by Garden Rake
Susie Hohenstein ... Zombie
Jon M Hudson ... Beheaded Zombie
Gwen Kasprzycki ... Zombie
Tyler Marion ... Zombie
EmmaRose Orthman ... Little Girl Zombie #1
Ronald "RP" Pickens ... Zombie Decapitated by Teddy Roosevelt
Kenneth Prawat ... Hero Zombie #1
Robin Reynolds ... Hero Zombie #2
James Troutman ... Zombie on Stairs
'Meme' Mary Elizabeth Etheridge Walton ... Little Zombie Girl
Ryan Watterson ... Union Soldier Zombie
Laura Yacso ... Zombie
William R. Brock as Soldier Zombie. Space Network, May 5, 2013. Soundtrack: "Reveille" - Performed by Russel J. Courter; "Abe and Mary" - Written and Performed by Chris Ridenhour; "Black Ice Lake" - Written and Performed by Tina Guo. Storyline: While the Civil War rages on, President Abraham Lincoln must undertake an even more daunting task - destroying the Confederate Undead. Trivia: 1. It is an American horror/action film directed by Richard Schenkman, with a screenplay by Schenkman based upon the story concept of Karl Hirsch and Lauren Proctor. Produced by The Asylum, and starring Bill Oberst Jr., the film was released direct-to-video on May 29, 2012, following its May 28 theatrical premiere screening at the Telfair Museum of Art Jepson Center in Savannah, Georgia. 2. In the tradition of The Asylum's catalog, the film is a mockbuster of the 20th Century Fox film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. 3. Production: Casting took place in January, 2012. Using mostly local talent, filming began on January 28 in Savannah, Georgia. Originally the script was set to shoot at a fort in Tennessee, but Savannah and Fort Pulaski were subsequently chosen for location shooting of scenes where Lincoln confronts zombies who had overrun a Confederate stronghold. 4. Critical response: The choice of Bill Oberst Jr. in the lead role of Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies has been praised, with criticisms otherwise aimed at the film's plot, supporting cast members, character development and historical inaccuracies. 5. Starburst generally panned the film, noting that Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies was "a sluggishly directed film from a weak script".[11] They also made note of the fictional film's historical inaccuracies, listing as examples: Confederate Fort Pulaski being attacked by Lincoln and his secret servicemen had actually been under Union control since 1862; the secret service used by Lincoln was not actually created until after Lincoln's real-world death in 1865 and did not have the duty of protecting the president until after the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley; General Stonewall Jackson, depicted in the film as healthy, had actually been accidentally shot by his own men in 1863, losing an arm and dying of complications soon thereafter; and Pat Garrett is depicted as a Confederate Corporal although he was not a combatant in real life. To underscore their point they wrote that "continuity, historical facts or the laws of physics don't apply here at the Asylum".[11] They made further note of the poor makeup for the zombies, but explained it as a likely result of the film's $150,000 budget. In what they considered one of the film's few positive points, they noted that the director's use of Civil War reenactment groups from the Savannah area enhanced the film's production values in their scenes with authentic-appearing costumes. After stressing the film's flaws, they concluded that "aside from all the historical inaccuracies, laborious direction and bad script, it’s Bill Oberest Jr's stand out performance as Abe Lincoln that steals the show. He's worth watching and he's what saves the picture." 6. The Colt Navy revolver used by the characters Hawkins, Chamberlin and Pike in "Abraham Lincoln Versus Zombies" were all the same gun which is owned by Nathaniel Grauwelman (Hawkins) and bought for the grind house film he wrote. 7. Bill Oberst Jr. (Abraham Lincoln) plays two different zombies in the 2011 TV series Death Valley. Quotes: 1. Abraham Lincoln [to a young Theodore Roosevelt] "As you go, walk softly, and carry this big stick." 2. Abraham Lincoln: "Emancipate this!" Anachronisms: 1. When Garrett gets up from the ground after Pinn has left the fight (01:03) when you look behind him you can see traffic through the gate. 2. At one point, Lincoln steps out of a warehouse window on to a lower roof. The lower roof has asphalt shingles, which didn't exist until well into the 20th century. 3. Toward the end of the movie, the South Portico of the White House is shown with the semi-circular balcony in place. That balcony was not added until the following century. President Truman had it installed during his term in office. It is still referred to as "The Truman Balcony". 4. While clearing the town of zombies, a small tanker trailer with rubber tires is seen in the background in several scenes. 5. Teddy Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858 and would have only been 5 years old at the time of the story (based on the reference to the Gettysburg Address), not the teen boy shown in the film. 6. Stonewall Jackson was dead before the battle of Gettysburg.
The Campaign (formerly known as Dog Fight and Rivals). 2012, Starring
Will Ferrell as Camden "Cam" Brady
Zach Galifianakis as Martin "Marty" Huggins
Jason Sudeikis as Mitch Wilson
Katherine LaNasa as Rose Brady
Dylan McDermott as Tim Wattley
John Lithgow as Glen Motch
Dan Aykroyd as Wade Motch
Brian Cox as Raymond Huggins
Sarah Baker as Mitzi Huggins
Grant Goodman as Clay Huggins
Kya Haywood as Dylan Huggins
Karen Maruyama as Mrs. Yao
Taryn Terrell as Janette
Josh Lawson as Tripp
P.J. Byrne as Rick
Tzi Ma as Mr. Zheng
Jack McBrayer as Mr. Mendenhall
Kate Lang Johnson as Shana
Steve Tom as Rep. Ben Langley
Seth Morris as Confession Husband
Nick Smith as Courtroom Cameraman
John Goodman as Scott Talley (Uncredited)
Cameos as themselves
Wolf Blitzer
Piers Morgan
Bill Maher
Chris Matthews
Dennis Miller
Lawrence O'Donnell
Joe Scarborough
The Miz
Mika Brzezinski
Willie Geist
Ed Schultz
Bachman & Turner
Uggie
Rob Mariano
Will Ferrell ... Cam Brady
Zach Galifianakis ... Marty Huggins
Jason Sudeikis ... Mitch
Dylan McDermott ... Tim Wattley
Katherine LaNasa ... Rose Brady
Sarah Baker ... Mitzi Huggins
John Lithgow ... Glenn Motch
Dan Aykroyd ... Wade Motch
Brian Cox ... Raymond Huggins
Karen Maruyama ... Mrs. Yao
Grant Goodman ... Clay Huggins
Kya Haywood ... Dylan Huggins
Randall D. Cunningham ... Cam Jr. (as Randall Cunningham)
Madison Wolfe ... Jessica Brady
Thomas Middleditch ... Travis
Josh Lawson ... Tripp
Heather Lawless ... Diane
Jack McBrayer ... Mr. Mendenhall
Elizabeth Wells Berkes ... Mrs. Mendenhall
Billy Slaughter ... Dermot
Aaron Jay Rome ... Intern Jason
Kate Miner ... Shana (as Kate Lang Johnson)
Amelia Jackson-Gray ... Becky
Bobby Tisdale ... Huggins Supporter
Wolf Blitzer ... Himself
Piers Morgan ... Himself
Bill Maher ... Himself
Chris Matthews ... Himself
Dennis Miller ... Himself
Lawrence O'Donnell ... Himself
Joe Scarborough ... Himself
Mika Brzezinski ... Herself
Willie Geist ... Himself
Ed Schultz ... Himself
P.J. Byrne ... Rick - Ad Agency Guy
Patrick Weathers ... Old Councilman
Gerry May ... Carter Baines
Tzi Ma ... Mr. Zheng
Bill Martin Williams ... Senator Lloyd
Danny Vinson ... Elder Dan
John D. Reaves ... Banker
Scott A. Martin ... Wes - Cam Brady Supporter
Rob Mariano ... Boston Rob
Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin ... The Miz
Randy Bachman ... Bachman & Turner
Mick Dalla-Vee ... Bachman & Turner
Marc Lafrance ... Bachman & Turner
Brent Howard Knudsen ... Bachman & Turner
Charles Frederick Turner ... Bachman & Turner
Danny Hanemann ... Hunter
Jason Kirkpatrick ... Hunter
Taryn Terrell ... Janette
J.D. Evermore ... State Official
Matt Borel ... Rainbowland Moderator
Millard Darden ... Moderator Carl Terry
Mikki Val ... Town Hall Moderator
Ramona Tyler ... Reporter Brenda Britton
Steve Wilkins ... Reporter Darren
Rowan Joseph ... Reporter Gary
Dane Rhodes ... Working-Class Man
Trey Burvant ... Man at Debate
Joe Chrest ... Rainbowland Audience
Cranston Clements ... Pentecostal Band
John Vidacovich ... Pentecostal Band
Tommy Malone ... Pentecostal Band
Sion Daneshrad ... Rabbi
Peaches Davis ... Mrs. Cutler
George Young ... Choir Director
Stephanie Dotson ... Choir Soloist
Dylan DePaula ... Young Cam
Seth Morris ... Confession Husband
Tara Copeland ... Confession Wife
Frank Drank ... Biker Guy
Luka Jones ... Biker Guy
Paul Zies ... Biker Guy
Early Whitesides ... Elderly Man
Leslea Fisher ... Election Night Girl
Steve Tom ... Congressman
Catherine Shreves ... Anchor Rachel
Amber Dawn Landrum ... Punched Baby's Mother
Dustan Costine ... Police Officer
Tim Hickey ... Patriotic Passerby
Loriel Hennington ... Dancer
Tyne Stecklein ... Dancer
Krystal Ellsworth ... Dancer
Kayla Radomski ... Dancer
Brittany Perry-Russell ... Cam Brady Cheerleader
Colleen Craig ... Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Goodman ... Congressman Scott Talley
Julia Adams ... Doctor (uncredited)
Rhonda Floyd Aguillard ... (uncredited)
John L. Armijo ... Migrant Worker / Bandito (uncredited)
Kevin Beard ... Cam Supporter (uncredited)
Kristen Beevers ... Cam Supporter (uncredited)
Nick Blady ... Snake Worshipper (uncredited)
Tom Bubrig ... Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Cain ... State Trooper (uncredited)
Grant Case ... Campaign Staffer (uncredited)
John Cenatiempo ... Security Guard (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Charboneau ... Shiek #2 (uncredited)
Felder Charbonnet ... Police Officer #1 (uncredited)
Lee Christian ... Photographer (uncredited)
Rebecca Collins ... Martys campain staffer (uncredited)
Kylie Creppel ... Girl Eating Snowball (uncredited)
Hunter Cudini ... Boy on Playground (uncredited)
Paige Cudini ... Girl on Playground (uncredited)
Jennifer Culicchia ... Woman in Bed (uncredited)
John F. Daniel ... Giant Marty (uncredited)
Christy B. Devarauxx ... Teacher (uncredited)
Kasey Emas ... Reporter (uncredited)
Jerry Esslinger Jr. ... Businessman (uncredited)
Cy Fahrenholtz ... Synagogue Attendee (uncredited)
Dacia Fernandez ... Cam Brady Cheerleader (uncredited)
Elizabeth Foley ... Young Cam's Friend (uncredited)
Leni Ford ... Staff Member (uncredited)
Claire Frederiksen ... Reporter (uncredited)
William G. Gil ... Air Force Oficer (uncredited)
Paul Gunawan ... Cam Brady Supporter (uncredited)
Russell M. Haeuser ... Farmer / Temple Goer / Political Supporter (uncredited)
Emily D. Haley ... Crowed (uncredited)
Bruce Henry ... City Official (uncredited)
Tymberlee Hill ... African American Woman (uncredited)
Timothy Hinrichs ... Snake Church Dancer (uncredited)
Glen Hobgood ... Naked Guy (uncredited)
Robert Hotalen ... (uncredited)
Leslie A. Hughes ... Campaign supporter (uncredited)
Christian M. Jones ... Cam Brady Supporter (uncredited)
Karen Wright Jones ... Cam Brady Supporter (uncredited)
Mark Joyce ... City Official (uncredited)
Sara Kenley ... Blonde Cam Shot Girl / Cheerleader (uncredited)
John C. Klein ... (uncredited)
Arabella Landrum ... Baby (uncredited)
Ever Eloise Landrum ... Baby (uncredited)
Robert Larriviere ... Photographer (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc ... Snake Church Dancer (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc ... Snake Church Elder (uncredited)
Parker Lovein ... Jared Mendenhall (uncredited)
Avon Maser ... Political Rally Spectator (uncredited)
Brian Matney ... Preacher (uncredited)
Harlon Miller ... Security Guard (uncredited)
Dustin Milligan ... College Frat Guy (uncredited)
Mark Mills ... Kid at Table (uncredited)
Lance E. Nichols ... Denning Mayor (uncredited)
Anjolie Nieman ... Mendenhall daughter (uncredited)
Jeffery Nowell ... Debate Attendee (uncredited)
Jay Oliver ... Cam Brady Supporter (uncredited)
Terry Dale Parks ... (uncredited)
Catherine Kim Poon ... (uncredited)
Philippe Radelet ... Paparazzi (uncredited)
Jonathan Ray ... City Official (uncredited)
Christine Craft Regusa ... Teacher (uncredited)
Annette Doucet Sharpe ... Anti-Huggins Housewife in Robe (uncredited)
Chaz Smith ... Reporter (uncredited)
Terry Lee Smith ... Reporter (uncredited)
Tyler Soerries ... Amusement Park Kid (uncredited)
Jim Sojka ... Reporter (uncredited)
Marco St. John ... Husband (uncredited)
Jordan Sudduth ... Photographer Garrett Jacobs (uncredited)
Christine Tonry ... Cam Brady Supporter (uncredited)
Michelle Torres ... Reporter (uncredited)
Uggie ... Uggie (uncredited)
Joseph Uzzell ... Senator (uncredited)
Daniel Vincent ... Rowdy Supporter at Political Debate (uncredited)
Carl J. Walker ... Accountant (uncredited)
Glen Warner ... Roadie (uncredited)
David Michael Warren ... Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Michael Warren ... Campaign Supporter (uncredited)
Timothy Wyant ... Hunter. Movie Central, May 6, 2013. Soundtrack:
1. “Gold On The Ceiling” – Written by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney and Brian Burton, Performed by The Black Keys
2. “On The Franches Mountains” Written by Walter Wild
3. “That Happy Feeling” Written by Guy Warren, Performed by Bert Kaempfert
4. “Push It” Written by Herby Azor and Raymond Davies
5. “Azz And Tittiez” Written by Delmar Lawrence, Jordan Houston and Paul Beauregard, Performed by Hypnotize Camp Posse
6. “Groovy Grubworm” Written by Bob Warren and Harlow Wilcox, Performed by Harlow Wilcox and The Oakies
7. “Salute Your Solution”, Written by Brendan Benson and Jack White, performed by The Raconteurs
8. “Scuttle Buttin’” Written and performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan
9. “Bye And Bye” - Performed by Stephanie Dotson; 9A. "Sugar Sugar" - Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim, Performed by The Archies; 9B. "Do Lord" (Traditional) - Performed by Cranston Clements and others;
10. “These Dreams” Written by Bernie Taupin and Martin Page, Performed by Heart
11. “Barracuda” Written by Ann Wilson, Michael DeRosier, Nancy Wilson and Roger Fisher, Performed by Heart
12. “Spring Is Here” Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Performed by Cal Tjader
13.”Takin’ Care Of Business” Written by Randy Bachman, Performed by Bachman & Turner
14. “99 Revolutions” Written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt, Performed by Green Day
"Takin' Care of Business"
Written by Randy Bachman
Arranged by Jay Weigel
Produced by Jay Weigel
Performed by Pittsburg State University Marching Band
"Bye and Bye"
Produced by Jay Weigel
Performed by The Greater St. Stephens Choir
"Do Lord"
Arranged by Jay Weigel
Produced by Jay Weigel
Performed by The Guys
"99 Revolutions"
Written by Billie Joe Armstrong/Green Day
Performed by Green Day
"These Dreams"
Written by Martin Page and Bernie Taupin
Performed by Heart
"Barracuda"
Written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Michael DeRosier, and Roger Fisher
Performed by Heart.
Trivia: It is an American comedy film starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two Southerners vying for a seat in Congress. The screenplay for the film was written by Eastbound & Down writer Shawn Harwell, and by Chris Henchy, and the film was directed by Jay Roach.
Production
Principal photography began November 14, 2011, and continued through February 2012 in New Orleans, Hammond, and on the West Bank.[5]
Music
Green Day played the song '99 Revolutions', from their ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! trilogy, in the end credits.
Themes
The film lampoons modern American elections and the influence of corporate money.[6] It directly satirizes John Edwards as well as the Koch brothers with another pair of ultra-wealthy siblings: the Motch brothers.[7] The film also alluded to the British Conservative Party's New Labour, New Danger campaign.
WWE wrestler Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin had filmed a scene where he would introduce Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) but the scene was later dropped before the movie's premiere. However he can be still seen in the background in a later scene.
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Zach Galifianakis has an uncle who was a Congressman in North Carolina, the location of the film.
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Despite a scene where Brady appears on Piers Morgan Tonight where its revealed he is backed by a Tobacco company appearing in many trailers, the scene was cut from theatrical release.
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Zach Galifianakis' uncle Nick had been a North Carolina Congressman who lost the 1972 Senate election to Jesse Helms.
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Although the poster depicts the two lead characters facing off in from Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., almost the whole film is set in and around North Carolina where the two characters live and are campaigning. There is a single post-credit sequence set in Congress.
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All cigarettes that characters in the film smoke are Newports, which are manufactured by Lorillard Tobacco Company of Greensboro, North Carolina.
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The car parked in front the Huggins' household bears the vanity license plate number GEN-0101, a reference to the first verse in the Bible ("In the beginning, God created the heaven and earth").
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This film is set in the state of North Carolina. Cast member Zach Galifianakis actually was born in North Carolina.
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During the end credits when Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis) is mentioning the aliases used by Tim Wattley (Dylan McDermott), one of the names he says is Dermot Mulroney. In real life, McDermott is sometimes confused with Mulroney due to the similarities in their names.
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Cam is a member of the Democratic Party. Marty runs for Congress as a Republican.
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Note the the size of Cam Brady's US Flag lapel pin. As he begins to flounder in the polls the flag grows until it is at least 4 to 5 times larger than the original.
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Though Marty's campaign managers suggests a Chocolate Lab and a Golden Retriever as "American" dogs, the breeds originated in Canada and the UK, respectively.
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Though not directly referenced, the Motch brothers are based on the real life Koch brothers. David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch are major contributors to conservative policy and advocacy groups in the U.S.
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Marty is shown drinking a can of Cheerwine, a soda made in North Carolina and available only in the Southeastern United States.
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Cameo
Jack McBrayer: The religious husband who receives the disturbing phone message from Cam Brady.
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John Goodman: The corrupt congressman on television at the end of the film.
At the very beginning of the movie, an on-screen quote is attributed to H. Ross Perot ("War has rules. Mud wrestling has rules. Politics has no rules"), and refers to him as a 1988 Presidential candidate. Perot ran for President twice: first in 1992 and again in 1996, the year he made the comment used in the film. He did not run in 1988.
The Apparition. 2012 (supernatural horror), Starring Ashley Greene as Kelly, Sebastian Stan as Ben, Tom Felton as Patrick, Julianna Guill as Lydia, Luke Pasqualino as Greg, Suzanne Ford as Mrs. Henley, Rick Gomez as Mike, Anna Clark as Maggie, Tim Williams as Office Executive, Marty Matulis as Apparition, Melissa Goldberg as Fast Food Girl, John Grady as Apparition and Meena Serendib as Veterinarian. Movie Central, May 6, 2013. Soundtrack: "Get Up" - Written by Kevin W. Buchholz and Jessie Shapiro, Performed by Kevin W. Buchholz and Jessie Shapiro. Trivia: 1. It is an American supernatural horror film written and directed by Todd Lincoln and starring Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill and Luke Pasqualino. 2. Production: In May 2009, Todd Lincoln was named as the director and screenwriter of the project. Joel Silver cast Twilight actress Ashley Greene for the lead role of Kelly on November 5, 2009. On December 9, Lincoln announced via Twitter that pre-production had begun on the project, which is being financed by Dark Castle Entertainment. On January 26, 2010, Friday the 13th actress Julianna Guill was cast for the role of Lydia. Harry Potter star Tom Felton was cast on February 8, and was joined one week later by Romanian Captain America: The First Avenger actor Sebastian Stan and British actor Luke Pasqualino. Filming began on February 26, 2010 in Berlin, Germany, with other scenes being shot in Los Angeles. On March 25, Greene shot some scenes in Palmdale, California. The project marks Lincoln's directorial debut. 3. The Apparition was heavily panned by critics, and has an overall approval rating of 4% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 2.2/10. The consensus says, "The Apparition fails to offer anything original, isn't particularly scary, and offers so little in the way of dramatic momentum that it's more likely to put you to sleep than thrill you." On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 18/100, indicating "Overwhelming dislike". Brian Orndof from Blu-Ray.com said, "The trailer for 'The Apparition' contained more story than the picture it was promoting. In fact, I think the trailer for 'The Apparition' is actually more of a movie than 'The Apparition.'" Mark Dujsik agreed, saying, "It's so terrible that there might actually be more tension in the numbing first act of monotonous chores than there is in anything that follows." IndieWire called the film a "hauntingly inept chiller," saying that the film "makes no attempts to transcend or even enliven its genre." RedEye Chicago called the film "hilariously non-scary." 4. The Apparition is a box office bomb. The film only came in at #12 on its opening weekend at the box office, with a gross of $2.84 million. According to Box Office Mojo, "With the unusually-low theater count and a practically non-existent marketing effort, it's clear Warner Bros. was trying to bury this movie, and they appear to have succeeded." As of November 2012, it grossed $4.9 million domestically and $9.6 million worldwide. The film still had international release dates throughout December 2012; however, it appears not to have recouped its budget. 5. Delayed for over two years after Warner Bros. ended its relationship with production company Dark Castle Entertainment before finally releasing the film in August 2012. Warner Bros. gave the film the smallest wide-release it has given a major motion picture in its distribution history. 6. Ending to the actual film is exactly the same as what is shown near the end of the theatrical trailer. Quote: Maggie: [to Kelly] "Your house killed my dog."
Iron Man 3 (stylized onscreen as Iron Man Three). 2013. Starring
Robert Downey Jr. ... Tony Stark
Gwyneth Paltrow ... Pepper Potts
Don Cheadle ... Colonel James Rhodes
Guy Pearce ... Aldrich Killian
Rebecca Hall ... Maya Hansen
Jon Favreau ... Happy Hogan
Ben Kingsley ... The Mandarin
James Badge Dale ... Savin
Stephanie Szostak ... Brandt
Paul Bettany ... Jarvis (voice)
William Sadler ... President Ellis
Dale Dickey ... Mrs. Davis
Ty Simpkins ... Harley Keener
Miguel Ferrer ... Vice President Rodriguez
Xueqi Wang ... Doctor Wu
Shaun Toub ... Ho Yinsen
Matt Nye ... Annoying Conference Guy (as Matthew Sterling Nye)
Pat Kiernan ... Himself
Josh Elliott ... Himself
Megan Anderson ... Herself
Thomas Roberts ... Himself
Bill Maher ... Himself
Joan Rivers ... Herself
George Kotsiopoulos ... Himself
Bronte D'Esposito ... Neptune's Net Girl
Noah Visconti ... Neptune's Net Boy
Ashley Hamilton ... Taggert
Brooke Jaye Taylor ... Happy's Nurse
Kim Dean ... Hospital News Reporter
Glenn Foster ... Pushy Tabloid Reporter
Anthony Reynolds ... Helicopter Pilot #1
Kendrick Cross ... Helicopter Pilot #2
Tom Clark ... Reporter at House Wreckage
Brian Schaeffer ... Mandarin Studio Technician
John Eddins ... Mandarin Look-Out
Spencer Garrett ... Rose Hills Sheriff
Rockey Dickey Jr. ... Rose Hill Deputy
Drew Michael Hershner ... Rose Hill Christmas Tree Shopper
Sarah Burkhardt ... Junior Technician
Jan Broberg ... Senior Technician
Andrew Lauer ... Satellite Technician
Nate Bynum ... Technical Director
Andrew Lander ... Vice President's Analyst
Tom Virtue ... Thomas Richards
Roy McCrerey ... President's Aide
Serdar Kalsin ... Sacred Instrument
Demetrios Hodges ... Laughing Insurgent
Bobby Tisdale ... Pageant Emcee
Yvonne Zima ... Miss Elk Ridge
Stan Lee ... Pageant Judge
Adam Pally ... Gary the Cameraman
James Rackley ... Chad Davis
Cullen Moss ... Extremis Candidate
Jacob Dewitt ... Room Service Waiter
Rebecca Mader ... Sweat Shop Agent
Kevin Arnold ... Mandarin Guard
Juan Bofill ... Mandarin Guard
David Anthony Buglione ... Mandarin Guard
Adam Lytle ... Mandarin Guard
Paul Andrew O'Connor ... Mandarin Guard
Felipe Ortiz ... Mandarin Guard
Gwendalyn Barker ... Sleepy Mandarin Girl
Steve Wilder ... Annoyed Mandarin Guard
Luciana Faulhaber ... Mandarin Party Girl #1
Kary Musa ... Mandarin Party Girl #2
Mike Massa ... Tony's Guard
Mark Kubr ... Ponytail Express
Si-Fu Eric Oram ... Reluctant AIM Guard
Naomi Parshin ... AIM Ping Pong Girl
Aurelia Rose ... AIM Ping Pong Girl
Johanna Yunda ... AIM Ping Pong Girl
Wesley Thompson ... Secret Service Agent
Jenna Ortega ... Vice President's Daughter
Chad Kurtz ... Iron Patriot Fan #2
Cal Johnson ... Air Force One Officer
Corey Hawkins ... Navy Op
Linden Ashby ... Commander
Sarah Farooqui ... Heather
Sala Baker ... Extremis Soldier
Kial Butler ... Extremis Soldier
Nick Brandon ... Extremis Soldier
Dan Brown ... Extremis Soldier
Funan Chien ... Extremis Soldier
Ilram Choi ... Extremis Soldier
Brycen Counts ... Extremis Soldier
Kiante Elam ... Extremis Soldier
Dane Farwell ... Extremis Soldier
Mark Fichera ... Extremis Soldier
Colin Follenweider ... Extremis Soldier
Aja Frary ... Extremis Soldier
Mark Ginther ... Extremis Soldier
Adrian Gonzales ... Extremis Soldier
Dennis Keiffer ... Extremis Soldier
Samuel Le ... Extremis Soldier
Tara Macken ... Extremis Soldier
Billy Morts ... Extremis Soldier
Jade Quon ... Extremis Soldier
J.C. Robaina ... Extremis Soldier
Mark Rounthwaite ... Extremis Soldier
Philip J Silvera ... Extremis Soldier
Brian Simpson ... Extremis Soldier
Mark Aaron Wagner ... Extremis Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya ... Iron Patriot Fan #1
Meghan Aruffo ... NYE Party Girl (uncredited)
Laura Avery ... Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Ric Bagoly ... Photographer (uncredited)
Logan Bennett ... Onlooker (uncredited)
Sharika Blockett ... Onlooker at Hospital (uncredited)
Rustam Branaman ... Agent Danbury (uncredited)
Lorraine Caporaso ... Aristocrat Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Stephen L. Cohen ... Mandarin Guard (uncredited)
Christopher Cozort ... Pageant Guest / Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Todd Davis ... Townsman (uncredited)
Christopher De Stefano ... Neptune's Net Bar Patron - Man in Hat (uncredited)
Brenden Donovan ... Stark Security Guard (uncredited)
Steve Earnest ... White House Photographer (uncredited)
Bingbing Fan ... Dr. Wu's Wife (uncredited)
Carolyn Foland ... Waitress (uncredited)
William Frasca ... LA Local (uncredited)
Gregory French ... Insurgent (uncredited)
Chris Gethard ... Juan (uncredited)
Cindy Goudie ... Waitress (uncredited)
Randy Grazio ... Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Jim Gunter ... Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Trevor Hammonds ... Hollywood Tourist (uncredited)
Joshua Harto ... CAOC Analyst (uncredited)
Joseph Milton Hodges Jr. ... Townsperson (uncredited)
Joseph Milton Hodges Sr. ... Townsperson (uncredited)
Nancy Rouse Hodges ... Christmas Tree Saleswoman (uncredited)
Dean Allen Jones ... EMT (uncredited)
Tanner Lagasca ... A.I.M. Employee (uncredited)
Noa Lindberg ... Michele Cusick (uncredited)
Michael Lovern ... Executed Pakistani Villager (uncredited)
Keri Maletto ... Convention Photographer (uncredited)
Kenneth Manos ... FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jen McPherson ... East Coast Technical Director (uncredited)
Keith Middlebrook ... Agent Adams (uncredited)
Jeffrey M. Miller ... Videographer (uncredited)
Brian Patrick Moize ... Rose Hill Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Jessica Montville ... Neptunes Net Bar Patron (uncredited)
Anna Nalepka ... Beauty Pagent Guest (uncredited)
Marcus Natividad ... Villain #2 / Biker (uncredited)
Kimberly Parker ... White House Press (uncredited)
Indra Patel ... Jan Georgoh (uncredited)
Shannon Plummer-White ... Pagent Guest (uncredited)
Stacy Rabon ... The Nanny (uncredited)
Keith Rafalko ... Townsman (uncredited)
Diezel Ramos ... Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Maiya Reaux ... Jessica (uncredited)
Ray Remillard ... VP Senior Staff (uncredited)
Jonathan G Rivera ... Neptune Net Bar Patron (uncredited)
Mindy Robinson ... Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Mark Ruffalo ... Bruce Banner (uncredited)
Frank Scozzari ... Security Council Advisor (uncredited)
John L. Smith Jr. ... Townsman (uncredited)
Ron Stafford ... Pagent Guest (uncredited)
Jason Talmadge ... Extreme Soldier (uncredited)
Mark Guy Thompson ... White House Secret Service (uncredited)
Gina Travis ... Judge 1 (uncredited)
Denise Vasquez ... Vice President Family Member (uncredited)
Joseph Velez ... Villain / Biker (uncredited)
Millie Wannamaker ... Pagent Guest / TownResident (uncredited)
Kenny Waymack Jr. ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Memi West ... Pageant (uncredited)
Justin Wheelon ... Alex Matthews (uncredited)
Lawrence Whitener ... Key West Codger (uncredited)
Ebony Wilson ... Stark Employee (uncredited)
Mitchell Yee ... Mandarin Soldier (uncredited)
Lauren York ... Miss Johnson City (uncredited)
Bridger Zadina ... Richie. IMAX Calgary, May 7, 2013, with Bethany Luther and Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Written by Gianfranco Randone, Maurizio Lobina and Massimo Gabutti
Performed by Eiffel 65
Courtesy of Republic/Universal Records and Bliss Corporation
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises and Bliss Corporation
"Mambo No .5 (A Little Bit of Monika)"
Written by Perez Prado, Lou Bega and Zippy
Performed by Lou Bega
Courtesy of SME Germany GmbH
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"Auld Lang Syne"
Traditional
"Jingle Bells (Bombay Dub Orchestra Remix)"
Written by J .S . Pierpont
Performed by Joe Williams
Courtesy of Christmas Chill, Inc .
"Some Kind of Joke"
Written by Aaron R . Bruno
Performed by AWOLNATION
Courtesy of Red Bull Records
"Jingle Bells"
Written by J .S . Pierpont
Arranged by Vinnie Zummo
Performed by Vinnie Zummo
Courtesy of The Music Playground
"Santa Claus Is Back in Town"
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Dwight Yoakam
Courtesy of Warner Bros . Records Inc .
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
"Jingle Bells"
Written by James Pierpont
Arranged by Herb Alpert and John Pisano
Performed by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Courtesy of Almo Music Corp .
"Anderlecht Champion aka Ole Ole Ole (We Are the Champions)"
Written by Armath and Deja
"O Christmas Tree"
Arranged by Lennie Moore
Courtesy of APM Music.
Trivia: 1. It is an American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.1 It is the sequel to Iron Man and Iron Man 2, and the seventh installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, being the first major release in the franchise since the crossover film The Avengers. Shane Black directed a screenplay he co-wrote with Drew Pearce, which is loosely based on the "Extremis" story arc by Warren Ellis. Robert Downey, Jr. reprises his role as the title character, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle reprising their roles as Pepper Potts and James Rhodes, respectively. Jon Favreau, who directed the first two films, serves as an executive producer and reprises his role as Happy Hogan. Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, and Ben Kingsley round out the film's principal cast.
After the release of Iron Man 2 in May 2010, Favreau decided not to return as director, and in February 2011 Black was hired to rewrite and direct the film. Throughout April and May 2012, the film's supporting cast was filled out, with Kingsley, Pearce, and Hall brought in to portray key roles. Filming began on May 23, 2012 in Wilmington, North Carolina. The film was shot primarily in North Carolina, with additional shooting in Florida, China and Los Angeles. The film's visual effects were handled by 17 companies, including Scanline VFX, Digital Domain, and Weta Digital.
Iron Man 3 was converted to 3D in post-production.
Paul Bettany reprises his role from previous films as JARVIS, Stark's AI system.[25] Ashley Hamilton portrays Jack Taggert, one of the Extremis soldiers.[38] William Sadler plays President Ellis,[39][25] and Miguel Ferrer plays Vice President Rodriguez. Shaun Toub reprises his role as Yinsen from the first Iron Man film in a brief cameo, and Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance as a beauty pageant judge.[40] Wang Xueqi briefly plays Dr. Wu in the general release version of the film.[41] A cut of the film produced for release exclusively in China includes additional scenes featuring Wang and an appearance by Fan Bingbing as one of his assistants.[42][43] Mark Ruffalo makes an uncredited cameo appearance in a reprisal of his role as Dr. Bruce Banner from The Avengers in a post-credits scene. Joan Rivers, Thomas Roberts, Josh Elliott and Bill Maher have cameo appearances as themselves on their respective real-world television programs.
Disney bought the distribution rights from Paramount for $115 million. This deal also included The Avengers. However, as with The Avengers, under the conditions of the deal, Paramount will be the studio logo to appear and not Disney's. It is expected that no reference to Disney will be made until the very end of the closing credits, "Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures."
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Originally, Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures were looking to shoot this movie in Michigan due to the tax incentives. However, due to North Carolina guaranteeing a $20 million tax credit, the producers decided to shoot there instead.
Including the bonus post-credits scene in The Incredible Hulk, this will be Downey's fifth portrayal of Tony Stark/Iron Man.
This will mark the first time Samuel L. Jackson does not appear in an "Iron Man" related movie as Nick Fury.
Cameo
Stan Lee: The Iron Man creator plays the beauty pageant judge.
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Director Trademark
Shane Black: [Christmas] Except for the prologue, the whole film is set at Christmastime.
With Mark Ruffalo's cameo as Dr. Bruce Banner in the post-credit scene, this marks the first time that an actor has played the character in more than one theatrical film (Eric Bana and Edward Norton only played him one time a piece.)
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The Mandarin/Trevor Slattery is shown to be watching Liverpool playing Chelsea in a game of football on television. The goal was scored by Daniel Agger, making the scoreline 3-0. It is suggested that the character is a Liverpool fan as he cheers the goal. While the events of the movie happen at Christmas time, the game took place in real-life on 8th May 2012.
Quotes: 1. Tony Stark: [trying to come up with something witty to say after realizing Pepper survived her fall, glowing from Extremis, and saved him from Killian] "I got nothing." 2. Mandarin's Guard: [after Tony Stark incapacitates almost all Mandarin guards, the last one quickly surrenders] "Don't shoot! Seriously, I don't even like working here. They are so weird!"
Sparkle. 2012 (musical), Starring
Jordin Sparks as Sparkle Anderson
Whitney Houston as Emma Anderson
Derek Luke as Stix
Mike Epps as Satin Struthers
Carmen Ejogo as Tammy "Sister" Anderson
Tika Sumpter as Delores "Dee" Anderson
Omari Hardwick as Levioas Larry Robinson
Terrence J as Red
Cee Lo Green as Black
Tamela Mann as Mrs. Sarah Waters
Brely Evans as Tune Ann Waters
Michael Beach as Reverend Bryce
Kem L. Owens as Buddy
Jordin Sparks ... Sparkle
Whitney Houston ... Emma
Derek Luke ... Stix
Mike Epps ... Satin
Carmen Ejogo ... Sister
Tika Sumpter ... Dolores
Omari Hardwick ... Levi
CeeLo Green ... Black (as Cee-Lo Green)
Curtis Armstrong ... Larry
Terrence Jenkins ... Red (as Terrence J)
Tamela J. Mann ... Ms. Sara Waters (as Tamela Mann)
Michael Beach ... Rev. Bryce
Brely Evans ... Tune Ann (as Bre'ly Evans)
Linda Boston ... Sister Clora
Sidi Henderson ... Mr. Bell
Erika Hoveland ... Larry's Secretary
Debra Port ... Receptionist
Kem ... Buddy (as Kem L. Owens)
Sarah Hansen ... Heckler
Doug Mingo ... Goofy Guy
Mark Rademacher ... Filmore Manager
David Regal ... Stage Manager
Cory Pritchett ... Ham
Howard Rosenman ... Landlord
Robert Forte Shannon III ... Stix's Opponent (as Robert Forte Shannon)
Margaret Scott ... Church Saint
Goapele Mohlabane ... Girl Group - Lead Singer
Fatima Morris ... Girl Group - Back Up Singer #1
Keeley Morris ... Girl Group - Back Up Singer #2 (as Keely Morris)
Brittany Perry-Russell ... Sparkle's Back Up Singer #1
Charmaine Jordan ... Sparkle's Back Up Singer #2
Dalibor Stolevski ... TV Host
Tiffany Alexander ... Prison Guard
Stephanie Moseley ... Rehearsal Dancer
Temecha Myers ... Rehearsal Dancer
Ruth E. Carter ... Sugar
Melora Rivera ... Hussy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arnold Agee ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lynn Anderson ... Columbia Records Executive (uncredited)
Delaney Baynham II ... Church Member (uncredited)
Toya D. Brazell ... Woman With Wig (uncredited)
Michael Stephen Bryant ... Orchestra Trumpeter (uncredited)
Michael W. Campbell Jr. ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Michael B. Clark ... Officer Rapp (uncredited)
Deborah Claybaugh ... Cliff Belles Patron / Prisoner (uncredited)
Andrew Dow ... Detective (uncredited)
Sabrina Dungan ... Record Store Patron (uncredited)
Tiffani Elise Edwards ... Comedy Club Patron (uncredited)
Helena Ellison ... Audience Member (uncredited)
James Feaheny ... Columbia Records Executive (uncredited)
Jacqueline Forton ... Violinist (uncredited)
Steve Gast ... Officer McKenzie (uncredited)
Pam German ... Neighbor (uncredited)
David Glahn ... Police Officer (uncredited)
Ron Heisler ... County Coroner (uncredited)
Tim Jenkins ... Guitarist (uncredited)
Krystal Katz ... Kissing Couple (uncredited)
Abe Larkin ... Couple (uncredited)
Norine Marsh ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Ralph H. Meyer ... Coney Island Cook (uncredited)
Mikal ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Da'Ron Mitchell ... Valet Worker / Bartender (uncredited)
Jill Opal Oliver ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Terri Partyka ... Orchestra Timpanist (uncredited)
Krishawn Peace ... Church Girl (uncredited)
Ryan Pearson ... Club Patron (uncredited)
Vincent Pelligrino ... Orchestra Violinist (uncredited)
DaJuan Rippy ... Driver (uncredited)
Nicholas Ritz ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Julie Ariane Russell ... Comedy Club Patron (uncredited)
Stephanie Schaberg ... Columbia Records Employee (uncredited)
Kristyn Shelley ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gary Lee Simpson ... Lawyer (uncredited)
Nikki Smith ... Extra (uncredited)
Eric Adam Swenson ... Businessman (uncredited)
Eric Tuchelske ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Mark Allan White ... Taxi Driver 3 (uncredited)
Mozi Zhuli ... Columbia Employee. Movie Central, May 8, 2013. Soundtrack: "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" - Written by Civilla Martin (as C.D. Martin) and 'Charles H. Gabriel' (av) (as Charles Gabriel)Produced by The Underdogs, Performed by Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston appears courtesy of Arista Records/RCA Records; "Celebrate" - Written and Produced by R. Kelly, Performed by Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston appears courtesy of Arista Records/RCA Records, Jordin Sparks appears courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited/RAC Records; "I'm A Man" - Written by CeeLo Green (as Thomas DeCarlo Callaway), Kevin Risto, Waynne Nugent & Charlie Gambetta, Produced by The MIDI Mafia, Performed by CeeLo Green, Ceelo Gren's vocals courtesy of Eight Entertainment/Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc.; "Yes I Do" - Written by Guordan Banks, Warren Felder & Andrew Wansel, Produced by 'Oak', Performed by Carmen Ejogo; "Soul Finger" - Written by James Alexander, Ronnie Caldwell, Ben Cauley, Carl Cunningham, Phalon R. Jones & 'Jimmy King' (av), Performed by The Bar Keys\Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Griup, By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licnsing; "We're Back" - Written by Peter Nashel and Andy Farber, Performed by Andy Farber & His Orchestra, Courtesy of duotone audio group; "'Sunshine Of Your Love' From 'The Glenn Campbell Goodime Hour' - Written by 'Jack Bruce', '\Pete Brown and Eric Patrick Chapton, Performed by 'Cream', Courtesy of Research Video Inc.; "Hooked On Your Love" - Written by Curtis Mayfield, Produced by Pop Wansel, Performed by Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter and Jordin Sparks, Jordin Sparks appears courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited/RCA Records; "Sing a Simple Song" - Written by Sylvester Stewart, Performed by Sly and the Family Stone, Courtesy of Epic Records, By arrangement with Sony Music Licnsing; "If I" - Written by Aloe Blacc, Leon Michels, Nicholas Anthony Movshon and 'effrey Scott Silverman, Performed by Aloe Blacc, Courtesy of Stones Throw Records, LLC; "Love Makes A Woman' - Written by Carl Davis, 'Eugene Record' (qc), 'William Nelson Sanders' & Gerald Marvin Sims, Performed by Barbara Acklin
Courtesy of Brunswick Record Corporartion, "Moanin'" - Performed by Art Baker & The Jazz Messingers, Courtesy of Blue Note Records, Under license from EMI Film & Television Music; "Shadow Of A Memory" - Written by Theodore Goodloe, Kenneth Goodloe and 'oe C. Jones, Performed by The Silver Stars, Courtesy of Lee Silver Productions, By arrangement with pigFACTORY USA LLC;
"You Taught Me To Love Again"
Written by 'Tommy Dorsey' (av), 'Henri Woode' (av) and 'Charles Carpenter'
Performed by ;Sarah Vaughan'
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
"Sweet Thing"
Written by Frankie Brown and Robert Lee
Performed by Frankie & Robert
Courtesy of The Numero Group
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music
"Special Occasion"
Written by Al Cleveland and Smokey Robinson
Performed by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"Running"
Written by Charlie Harmon and Claude Kelly
Produced by 'Chuck Harmony' (av) and Claude Kelly
Performed by Goapele Mohlabane (as Goapele)
Music courtesy of Carousel Music Et./Harmony House Ent.
Goapele appears courtesy of Skyblaze Records
"Jump"
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Produced by Pop Wansel & 'Oak'
Performed by Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter and Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks appears courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited/RCA Records
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"
Written by Joseph Zawinul (as Josef Zawinul)
Performed by Cannonball Adderley
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
"Please Accept My Prayer"
Written by Shirley Ann Lee and James L. Lee
Performed by Shirley Ann Lee
Courtesy of The Numero Group
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music
"You'rre All I Need To Get By"
Written by Nick Ashford (as Nickolas Ashford) and Valerie Simpson
Performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"Something He Can Feel"
Written by Curtis Mayfield\Produced by R. Kelly and 'Bigg Makk' (av)
Performed by Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter and Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks appears courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited/RCA Recoirds
"Night Life"
Written by Willie Nelson, Paul Buskirk and Walter M. Breeland
Performed by Aretha Franklin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording corp./Rhino Entertainment Company
By arrangement with Warner Music Group FGim & TV Licensing
"When You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven;t Cut Your Process Yet)"
Written by Hank Ballard, James Brown and Buddy Hobgood
Performed by Hank Ballard
Courtesy of Universal Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"These Boots Are Made Fir Walkin'"
from "The Hollywood Palace"
Written by Lee Hazlewood
Performed by Nancy Sinatra
Courtesy of Disney ABC Domestic Television
"Feling Good"
Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Performed by Nina Simone
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
"Look Into Your Heart"
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Performed by Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks appears courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited/RA Records
"One Wing"
Written by R. Kelly
Produced by R. Kelly and Bigg Makk
Performed by Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks appears courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited/RAC Records
"Love Will"
Written and produced by R. Kelly
Performed by Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks appears courtesy of 19 Recordings Limited/RCA Records.
Storyline: Set in the 1960s, three sisters form girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.
Trivia: It is an American musical film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Stage 6 Films, It was released on August 17, 2012 by TriStar Pictures. Inspired by The Supremes, Sparkle is a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, which centered on three singing teenage sisters from Harlem who form a girl group in the late 1950s. The remake takes place in Detroit, Michigan in the 1960s during the Motown era. The film stars Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, Whitney Houston, Mike Epps, Cee Lo Green, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Tamela Mann, Cory Pritchett and Omari Hardwick. Sparkle features songs from the original film written by soul musician Curtis Mayfield as well as new compositions by R&B artist R. Kelly.[6][7] This film is the debut of R&B/pop singer and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks as an actress. Sparkle also marks Whitney Houston's fifth and final feature film role before her death on February 11, 2012, three months after filming ended.[8] The film is dedicated to her memory.
Whitney Houston's last film - she died during post production. The picture was to be an acting comeback for the singer, who had not appeared in a theatrical release since The Preacher's Wife in 1996.
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Whitney Houston was also one of five executive producers on the movie, having acquired remake rights around the year 2000. Her original plan was to have singer Aaliyah star as Sparkle, until the singer died in a plane crash in August 2001.
Filmed in Michigan.
The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story. 2011 (TV Episode/ESPN/Documentary), Starring Condredge Holloway as Himself, Kenny Chesney as Narrator, Bill Battle as Himself, Ray Trail as Himself, Stanley Morgan as Himself, Larry Seivers as Himself, Haskel Stanback as Himself, Valerie Holloway-Devore as Herself, Dorothy Hollway as Herself, Keith Wilson as Himself, Jerry Dugan as Himself, Paul Parvin as Himself, Randy Davidson as Himself, Terry Greer as Himself, Paul Pearson as Himself, Tom Clements as Himself. TSN, May 8, 2013. Soundtrack: Original Music by Joel Beckerman. “Get Ready” – Performed by Rare Earth; “I Gotcha” – Performed by Joe Tex; “War” – Performed by Edwin Starr; “On My Way” – Written and Performed by John Bohlinger; Additional Music by Super Sonic Noise. Trivia: Director and Writer: Shaun Silva. Taken from Year of the Quarterback: Season 1, Episode 4 (February 20, 2011)
Step Up Revolution (also known as Step Up 4: Miami Heat, and previously titled Step Up 4Ever). 2012, Starring
Ryan Guzman as Sean Asa, Emily's love interest and the leader of the MOB.
Kathryn McCormick as Emily Anderson,Sean's love interest,a gifted dancer
Misha Gabriel as Eddy, Sean's best friend who co-leads the MOB with Sean. He and Sean work as waiters at Dimont Hotel during the day, but he gets fired for being late to work one day.
Peter Gallagher as William "Bill" Anderson, a real-estate tycoon and Emily's father, as well as Sean and Eddie's boss.
Stephen "tWitch" Boss as Jason, a member of the MOB and The Pirates as he was in the 3rd movie and had returned to Miami after being in New York.
Chadd "Madd Chadd" Smith as Vladd
Tommy Dewey as Trip, Bill's protege
Cleopatra Coleman as DJ Penelope
Megan Boone as Claire, Sean's sister who is a single mother with a young daughter
Sean Rahill as Iris
Seyfo in the MOB
Adam Sevani as Robert "Moose" Alexander III. He makes a cameo in the film, Moose gets a call from Jason to come to Miami and help him and The MOB which he does and brings some of The Pirates.
Mari Koda as Kido. She makes a cameo, her character appears with the rest of The Pirates along with Moose.
Brendan Morris as Neighborhood Kid/Dancer (also part of the MOB)
Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb in The Mob
Justin "Jet Li" Valles in The Mob
Glenn Mataro in The Mob
Celestina Aladekoba in The Mob
Angeline Fioridella Appel in The Mob
Mia Michaels as Olivia
Bebo in the MOB
Darlene Vee De Ocampo as Vee, Member of AUSS
Cleopatra Coleman ... Penelope
Misha Gabriel Hamilton ... Eddy (as Misha Gabriel)
Ryan Guzman ... Sean
Michael 'Xeno' Langebeck ... Mercury
Stephen Boss ... Jason (as Stephen 'tWitch' Boss)
Claudio Pinto ... Francisco
Nicole Dabeau ... Newscaster
Chris Charles ... Lamborghini Driver
Katie Peterson ... People by the Ocean
Alejandro Posada ... People by the Ocean
Marc Macaulay ... Uniformed Cop
Tommy Dewey ... Trip
Mario Ernesto Sánchez ... Ricky
Sabina V. Gomez ... Ricky's Mother
Dominique Bell ... Sarah
Megan Boone ... Claire
Peter Gallagher ... Mr. Anderson
Kathryn McCormick ... Emily
Mia Michaels ... Olivia
Tangi Colombel ... Tommy
Claudia Rocafort ... Curator
Jordana DePaula ... Cute Salesperson
Tiger Kirchharz ... Female Curator
Kevin A. Walton ... Bob Cooper (as Kevin Anthony)
Steve Zurk ... Councilman Casey
Chadd Smith ... Vladd
Mari Koda ... Jenny Kido
Adam G. Sevani ... Moose (as Adam Sevani)
Celestina ... Mob Dancer
Justin Valles ... Mob Dancer (as Justin 'Jet Li' Valles)
Phillip Chbeeb ... Mob Dancer (as Phillip Assaad Chbeeb)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karelix Alicea ... Dancer
Angeline Appel ... Mob Dancer
Pearce Blair ... Campaign Support
Maria F. Blanco ... Dancer
Tallie L. Brinson ... Dancer (as Tallie Brinson III)
Johnny Caicedo ... Alto Sax Player - Rickey's Club Band
Samantha Lynn Chase ... Hot Girl
Danielle Dominguez ... Vera
Emiliano Díez ... Mayor Fernandez
Patrick Fox ... Business Executive
Juan Gamero ... Business Man
Daniel Graham ... Mob Dancer
Edian Ibarrola ... Upright Bass Player - Ricky's club band
Juliet La Rosa ... Dancer
Brandy Lamkin ... Brittany / MOB Dancer
Yuliya Madsen ... Waitress
Angela Randle Elgani ... Dancer
Robb Ross ... Bartender
Sheri Shea ... Commissioners Trophy Wife
Ron Shimshilashvili ... SuperModel
Kyle Standiford ... Beach Party Guest
Brittny Sugarman ... Mob Dancer
Giovanni Velazquez ... Dancer
Cristhian Andrews ... Neighborhood Dancer (uncredited)
Abigail M. Bradley ... Hot Girl (uncredited)
Brandon Bryant ... (uncredited)
Katia Buendia ... Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
Gail Byer ... Neighborhood Dancer (uncredited)
Victor Centofanti ... Neighborhood Dancer (uncredited)
Kaleina Cordova ... Herself (uncredited)
Anthony Correa ... Cigar Roller (uncredited)
Christopher De Stefano ... Male Clubber (uncredited)
Danny Debs ... Bartender / Dancer (uncredited)
Terence Dickson ... The Ticks (uncredited)
Todd Allen Durkin ... Bugatti Driver (uncredited)
Caleb Emery ... Business Man (uncredited)
Aja George ... The Ticks (uncredited)
Joseph giambrone ... Local News Camerman (uncredited)
Barry Greco ... Ritzy Art Collector Museum Patron (uncredited)
Jessica Guadix ... Dancer (uncredited)
Mike Guzman ... Chef (uncredited)
Angel Luis Hernández ... Chef (uncredited)
Tamara Jones ... Receptionist (uncredited)
Nelli Kowalik ... Lifeguard (uncredited)
David W. LeBlanc ... Museum Patron (uncredited)
John Archer Lundgren ... Neighborhood Dancer (uncredited)
Alexis Martinez ... Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Mila McConaughey ... Dancer (uncredited)
Stephanie McLane ... Gala Guest (uncredited)
Ruth Nuñez ... Business Woman (uncredited)
Susan Pages ... Business Person (uncredited)
Robert Paget ... Security Guard (uncredited)
Indra Patel ... Hot Beach Girl / Upscale Euro Travellor / Business Patron (uncredited)
Heidi Rae ... Hip Hop Dancer (uncredited)
Kimberly Ross ... Gala Party Guest (uncredited)
Tony Saiz ... Cook (uncredited)
Christopher Scott ... Hair (uncredited)
Julia Shure ... Anderson Employee (uncredited)
Veronica Viruet Simpson ... Rick's Girl / Dancer (uncredited)
Tony D Sims ... Dancer (uncredited)
Morgane Slemp ... Dancer (uncredited)
Straphanio 'Shonnie' Solomon ... The Ticks (uncredited)
Lynn Telzer ... Dancer (uncredited)
Mark Alan Ziegler as Flash Mob and Carmela Zumbado as Waitress. Movie Central, May 8, 2013. Soundtrack: "Monday (The Glitch Mob Remix)" - Performed by Nalepa & The Glitch Mob (First song during opening credits); "Ocean Blvd" - Performed by Zombie Bank; "Let's Go (feat. Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes and Lil Jon)" - Performed by Travis Barker (They mob dance on top of the cars at the start of the movie);
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Get Loose
Ricky Luna, Sohanny And Vein
First song at the beach party.
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Hear Me Coming
Yung Joc
Second song at the beach party as they dance off.
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Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber and Redfoo)
Far East Movement
Song by the hotel pool when Mr. Anderson arrives.
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Feel Alive (feat. Pitbull and DJ Poet)
Fergie
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Undone
Haley Reinhart
Emily dances to this song when Sean comes in.
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How You Like Me Now
The Heavy
They start planning the next mob dance.
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Dancing
Elisa
Emily auditions for winwood.
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Aquarium
Nosaj Thing
Emily goes to the art museum as per Sean\'s request.
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MOCA
Clark
Background music at the art gallery.
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Prituri Se Planinata
Stellamara
The mob dance at the art gallery.
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Bad Girls
M.I.A.
Sean brings Emily along to introduce her to the mob.
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String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto
Eder Quartet
Classical music at the restaurant.
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String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major, K. 458, "Hunt": IV. Allegro
Petersen Quartet
Classical music at the restaurant.
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Dance Without You
Skylar Grey
Song during the flash dance at the restaurant.
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Wait
M83
Sean and Emily kiss
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In This Shirt
The Irrepressibles
Emily is training in her dance class.
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Ants
EdIT
First song the mob dance to in the office building.
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Pyramid Song (Zed's Dead Remix)
Radiohead
Second song they dance to in office building
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Let It Roll
Flo Rida
Montage as their video climbs to 10million views
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To Build a Home
The Cinematic Orchestra
Emily and Sean are dancing on the beach
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U Don't Like Me (feat. Lil Jon)
Diplo
The mob sabotage Mr. Anderson\'s presentation.
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Words I Never Said (feat. Skylar Grey)
Lupe Fiasco
After they are disqualified from the youtube competition. Emily performs her solo.
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Fortune Days
The Glitch Mob
They start training for their new flash mob with bungee rope.
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Jungle Ship
Jagg
The mob crash the Anderson ceremony at the waterfront and dance on the shipping containers.
1:18
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Bring It Back
Travis Porter
Second song when the mob crash the ceremony.
1:19
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Death Metal
MJ & iRok
They start their trampoline routine on the containers.
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Robo Cop
Ricky Luna
The cops do their routine.
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Buyou (Ricky Luna Remix)
Keri Hilson & J Cole
The girls run out of the container and do their routine.
1:22
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Drup It
Ricky Luna
Breakdance and bungee routine outside the containers.
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Shut the Lights
Ricky Luna
Final routine as Moose joins in and they all dance.
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To Build a Home
The Cinematic Orchestra
Sean and Emily dance together at the end of the movie.
1:27
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Hands In the Air (feat. Ne-Yo)
Timbaland
First song during end credits.
1:31
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Goin' In (feat. Flo Rida)
Jennifer Lopez
Second song during end credits.
1:33
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I Don't Like You (Nick Thayer Remix)
Eva Simons
Third song during end credits.
1:34
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Atmos 126
Zombie Bank
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Gimme Some
Zombie Bank
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AM Prelude
Zombie Bank
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Secrets
Alexa Woodward
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Hotel 1
Zombie Bank
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Martini Zone
Lunch
"Goin' In"
Performed by Jennifer Lopez featuring Flo Rida
"Hands In The Air"
Tim Mosley (as Timbaland) ft. Ne-Yo
"Wait"
Written and Performed by M.8.3
"Let's Go (Ricky Luna Remix)"
By Travis Baker ft Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes & Lil' Jon
"Live My Life (Party Rock Remix)"
By Far East Movement ft Justin Bieber & Stefan Gordy (as Redfoo)
"Bad Girls (Nick Thayer Remix)"
By Maya Arulpragasam (as M.I.A.)
"Get Loose..."
By Sohanny and Vein
"Feel Alive (Revolution Remix)"
By Stacy Ferguson (as Fergie) ft. Pitbull & 'DJ Poet'
"U Don't Like Me (Dastik Remix)"
By Diplo ft Lil' Jon
"This Is the Life"
By My Name Is Kay
"Bring it Back"
By Travis Porter
"Dance Without You (Ricky Luna Remix)"
By Skylar Grey
"I Don't Like You (Nick Thayer Remix)"
By Eva Simons
"Hear Me Coming"
Written by Yung Joc
Performed by Yung Joc
"Undone"
Written by Haley Reinhart
Performed by Haley Reinhart
"Dancing"
Written by Elisa Toffoli
Performed by Elisa Toffoli
"How You Like Me Now"
Written by Artester Christian, Kevin Swaby, Dan Taylor, Spencer Page, and Chris Ellul
Performed by The Heavy
"Let It Roll"
Written by Earl King, Raphael Judrin, Pierre-Antoine Melki, Axel Hedfors, Tramar Dillard, Mike Caren, Antonio Clarence Mobley, and Breyan Isaac
Performed by Flo Rida
"Words"
Written by Alex da Kid, Skylar Grey
Performed by Skylar Grey
"Buyou"
Written by Matthew Burnett, J. Cole, Keri Hilson, Polow da Don, Matthew Samuels, and Bei Maejor
Performed by Keri Hilson
"Ocean Blvd"
Written by Daniel Prima and Alex Marlowe
Performed by Zombie Bank
"Ropa Vieja"
Written by Steve Linsey and Daniel Freiberg
Performed by Steve Linsey and Daniel Freiberg
"Whip My Hair"
Written by Ronald Jackson and Janae Ratliff
Performed by Ronald Jackson and Janae Ratliff
"Atmos 126"
Written by Daniel DiPrima and Alex Marlowe
Performed by Zombie Bank
"Gimme Some"
Written by Daniel DiPrima and Alex Marlowe
Performed by Zombie Bank
"Secretes"
Written by Alexa Woodward
Performed by Alexa Woodward
"Aquarium"
Written by Jason Chung
Performed by Nosaj Thing
"Hotel 1"
Written by Daniel DiPrima and Alex Marlowe
Performed by Zombie Bank
"String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110"
Written by Dmitri Shostakovich
"String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major, K.458 Hunt"
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Moca"
Written by Chris Clark
Performed by Chris Clark
"Prituri Se Pianinata (Nit Grit Remix)"
Written by Sonja Drakulich and Danny Beall
Performed by Stellamara and Nit Grit
"Aqui Esta La Clave"
Written by Steve Linsey and Daniel Freiberg
Performed by Steve Linsey and Daniel Freiberg
" Este Mi Ritmo"
Written by Steve Linsey and Daniel Freiberg
Performed by Steve Linsey and Daniel Freiberg
"In This Shirt"
Written by James McDermott
Performed by The Irrepressibles
"Ants"
Written by Edward Rudoff
Performed by ediT
"To Build a Home"
Written by Jason Swinscoe, Phil France, Stella Page, and Patrick Watson
Performed by The Cinematic Orchestra
"Martini Zone"
Written by Daniel DiPrima and Alex Marlowe
Performed by Lunch
"Forune Days"
Written by Edward Ma, Justin Boreta, and Josh Maye
Performed by The Glitch Mob
"Jungle Ship"
Written by Donald Ray "Jagg" Dantzler Jr.
Performed by Jagg
" Death Metal"
Written by Mark Jackson and Ian Scott
Performed by MJ and iRok
"Robo Cop"
Written by Ricky Lane
Performed by Ricky Lane
"Drup It (Instrumental)"
Written by Ricky Luna
Performed by Ricky Luna
"Shut the Lights"
Written by Ricky Luna
Performed by Ricky Luna.
Trivia: It is an American 3D dance film produced by Step Up 3D director Jon M. Chu and directed by Scott Speer. The fourth installment in the Step Up film series was released on July 27, 2012, and stars Ryan Guzman and Kathryn McCormick, the latter from the sixth season of So You Think You Can Dance. The film features choreography by Jamal Sims, Christopher Scott, Chuck Maldonado and Travis Wall. The production design was created by Carlos A. Menendez. Unlike the first three films, produced by Touchstone Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, this film was produced and distributed by Summit Entertainment without Disney's involvement. Adam G. Sevani/Moose, Mari Koda/Kido, Chadd Smith/Vladd make a cameo and have their own dance scene on this film.
Goin' Down the Road. 1970 (Canadian), Starring Doug McGrath as Peter McGraw, Paul Bradley as Joey Mayle, Jayne Eastwood as Betty, Cayle Chernin as Selina, Nicole Morin as Nicole, Pierre La Roche as Frenchie La Roche, Boys At The Plant: Don Steinhouse, Ted Sugar and Ron Martin; Max Jones; Dennis Bishop as Loblaw's Clerk; Fred Zimmerman; Stuart Marwick; Mary Black as Peter's Aunt; Sheila White as Girl in Record Shop; Ivor Jackson; Stan Ross and Ralph Stroh. Movie Central, May 11, 2013. Soundtrack: "Goin' Down The Road" and "Another Victim of the Rainbow" - Written and Performed by Bruce Cockburn; "Trois Gymnopédies 1" - Composed by Erik Satie; "My Nova Scotia Home" (performed by singer in Toronto bar). Storyline: Story of desolation as two friends travel from Nova Scotia to Toronto in hope of finding a better life. Drifting from job to job: bottling plant, car wash, bowling alley, newspaper delivery, and in between enjoying the night life of the big city. Their previous life is looking better all the time. This movie is a time capsule of Toronto's Yonge Street - record stores (defunct A&A's), bars, and old neighbourhood side streets. Trivia: 1. It is a Canadian film directed by Donald Shebib and released in 1970. It chronicles the lives of two men from the Maritimes who move to Toronto in order to find a better life. It starred Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood and Cayle Chernin. Despite a lack of production expense, it is generally regarded as one of the best and most influential Canadian films of all time and has received considerable critical acclaim for its true-to-life performances. 2. Social relevance: (a) The film reflected an important social phenomenon in post-war Canada as the economy of the eastern provinces stagnated and many young men sought opportunities in the fast growing economy of Ontario. Although the men in the film come from Nova Scotia, the "Newfie" as an unsophisticated manual labourer was a common stereotype starting in the early 1950s as many Atlantic Canadians moved to the cities looking for work, only to find widespread unemployment and jobs that may have seemed to have attractive salaries, but made living in large cities marginal at best. Many of Toronto's early housing developments (particularly Regent Park) were built to handle the influx of internal immigrants before they were eventually replaced by external immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean and Asia starting in the 1960s. (b) The film is well known to Canadians and was parodied in an episode of SCTV, with John Candy and Joe Flaherty as a Maritime lawyer and doctor (respectively) seeking a better life in Toronto after hearing about the job openings there. Eastwood reprised her role as the pregnant girlfriend, and Andrea Martin expanded the list of characters as a French-Canadian nuclear physicist who was also seeking better opportunities outside her native province of Quebec. As in the original, the men are entranced by the big city appeal of Yonge Street, a primary commercial thoroughfare in downtown Toronto. The parody ends on a happier note, with the characters leaving Toronto to seek better opportunities in Edmonton. 3. Production and significance: (a) Many of the film's sequences were improvised on the spot. For example, the scene in Allan Gardens where Pete and Joey interact with some musical tramps: according to Donald Shebib, McGrath saw the men and called Shebib who hurried down with his camera and other cast members in tow. Shot on 16mm reversal stock, the near-documentary look of the movie impressed a number of critics who appreciated the film's honesty and its refusal to pander to the audience. Pete and Joey are not depicted as being punished for a moral failure, and there is no happy ending. The film builds on such works as The Grapes of Wrath but it puts the story into the present, and the story itself is not dated – the flight from rural to urban areas continues throughout the world today. (b) Quebec cinema also was influenced by the realistic look of Goin' Down the Road, and many successful Quebec films based on real life experiences were also critical and often commercial successes. Other Canadian filmmakers have also taken advantage of the cost savings that realism can mean to a production (such as shooting on less expensive film stock). (c) This film has been designated and preserved as a "masterwork" by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada’s audio-visual heritage. (d) The Toronto International Film Festival ranked it in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time three times, in 1984, 1993 and 2004.[4] In 2002, readers of Playback voted it the 5th greatest Canadian film of all-time. (e) The up and coming singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn composed several songs for this film including "Goin' Down the Road" and "Another Victim of the Rainbow". Cockburn refused to release the songs commercially as they did not reflect his experience, but those of the characters in the film. Director Donald Shebib was introduced to Cockburn, who was then playing in coffee houses in Toronto, by journalist Alison Gordon. (f) Shebib subsequently directed the 1981 film Heartaches, which starred Margot Kidder and Annie Potts in a thematically similar story about two women. 4. In 2010, Shebib announced that a sequel film was in production. Down the Road Again was released in October 2011. 5. The car that Peter and Joey drive is a 1960 Chevrolet Impala convertible. The supermarket at Christmas is a Loblaws. 6. Initially, Jayne Eastwood had some misgivings about her brief nude scene. Eastwood was not aware until the day of filming that she had to do one and refused; the very thought of it disgusted her. After coaxing from her co-stars and director Donald Shebib, she agreed, laughing later about her experience: "Then it came to Paul Bradley, who had been razzing me about being such a chicken. I think he left his underwear on or close by, so he could get them back on again. They said 'cut! Okay, Paul, you can put your underwear back on.' And Paul pulled his underwear up so fast it just rolled into a little ball and didn't even cover his private parts!" 7. Despite its humble beginnings, Goin' Down The Road started a new movement of feature film in Canada. Besides directly influencing such pictures as The Hard Part Begins (1974), The Rowdyman (1972) and Paperback Hero (1973), Goin' Down The Road was able to create a purely Canadian film style and subject, combining social commentary, the travel narrative and documentary realism in a way that still affects the shape of Canadian film today. http://www.canuxploitation.com/review/downroad.html Quote: Betty: "Don't be too long; I'm going to make some sandwiches."
The Saint. 1997 (espionage thriller), Starring Val Kilmer as Simon Templar, Elisabeth Shue as Dr. Emma Russell, Rade Šerbedžija as Ivan Petrovich Tretiak, Valery Nikolaev as Ilya Tretiak, Henry Goodman as Dr. Lev Naumovich Botvin, Alun Armstrong as Chief Inspector Teal, Michael Byrne as Vereshagin - Tretiak's Aide, Yevgeni Nikolayevich Lazarev (as Evgeny Lazarev) as President Karpov, Irina Apeximova as Aleksa "Frankie" Frankeyevich, Lev Prigunov as General Leo Sklarov, Charlotte Cornwell as Inspector Rabineau, Tommy Flanagan as Scarface, Adam Smith as Young Simon Templar, Roger Moore as Car Radio Announcer Voice, David Schneider as Bar Waiter (Rat Club Comedian), William Hope as State Department Official, Emily Mortimer as Woman on Plane, Lucija Serbedzija as Russian Prostitute, Velibor Topic as Skinhead, Yegor Pozenko as Scratchface, Pat Laffan as Catholic Priest, Verity Dearsley as Agnes, Michael Marquez as Boy in Orphanage, Lorelei King as TV Reporter, Alla A. Kazanskaya as Old Russian Lady, Ronnie Letham as Old Russian Man, Tusse Silberg as Prostitute's Mother, Peter Guinness as Frankie's Curator, Stefan Gryff as President's Aide, Malcolm Tierney as Russian Doctor, Stephen Tiller as Russian Policeman, Christopher Rozycki as Russian Chief of Police, Etela Pardo as President Karpov's Wife, Nikolai Veselov as Red Square Tramp, Oxana Popkova as Ilya's Girlfriend, Agnieszka Liggett as Rat Clubparty Girl, Lydia Zovkic as Rat Club Beauty, Alexander Tutin as Russian Colonel, Vadim Stepashkin as Russian Soldier, Ravil Isyanov as Tretiak Guard, Alexander Kadanyov as Tretiak Security Guard, Petar Vidovic as Tretiak's Builder, Susan Porrett as Orphanage Nun, Cliff Parisi as Pub Waiter, Richard Cubison as Customs Officer, Tony Armatrading as Customs Officer, Benjamin Whitrow as Chairman at Oxford, Julian Rhind-Tutt as Young Student, Kate Isitt as Student #2, Barbara Jefford as Academic Woman, Sean O'Kane as Running Student, Lucy Akhurst as Policewoman, Nigel Clauzel as Marine Guard, Eric Loren as Embassy Official, Michael Cochrane as Cold Fusion Broker, Ginny Holder as Jamaican Video Girlfriend, Akiko as Japanese Video Girlfriend, Melissa Knatchbull as English Video Girlfriend, Caroline Lee Johnson as Private Hotel Receptionist, Pentti Halonen as Russian State Treasurer and Yana Yanezic as Drug Addict. Encore Avenue, May 13, 2013. Soundtrack: "Dead Man Walking" - by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels, Performed by David Bowie, Courtesy of Jones Music/Virgin Records America Inc./BMG Music; "A Dream Within A Dream" - by Greg Roberts and Herman Ezekiel Williams, Performed by Dreadzone, Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.; "Da Funk" - by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, Performed by Daft Punk, Courtesy of Virgin Records America Inc.; "In The Absence Of Sun" - Written and Performed by Duncan Sheik, Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp., By Arrangement with Warner Special Products; "Polaroid Millenium" - by Su Goodacre (as Sue Goodacre) and Lee Knott, Performed by Superior, Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.; "6 Underground (Nellee Hooper Edit)" - by Liam Howe (as Liam Coverdale-Howe), Chris Corner and Ian Pickering, Performed by Sneaker Pimps, Courtesy of Clean Up Records/Virgin Records Ltd., Embodies portions from "Golden Girl" by John Barry, Performed by John Barry, Under license from EMI Records; "Roses Fade (Mojo Mix)" - by Jill Cunniff, Performed by Luscious Jackson, Courtesy of Grand Royal Records/Capitol Records Inc.; "You're All I've Got Tonight" - by Ric Ocasek, Performed by the Smashing Pumpkins, Courtesy of Virgin Records America Inc.; "Oil 1" - by Moby (as Richard M. Hall), Performed by Moby, Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group/Mute Records Ltd.; "Pil" - Written and Performed by Fluke, Courtesy of Circa Records Ltd.; "Shatritsa" - Performed by Faina Zinova, Ludmila Borisova, Yurii Borisov and Mikhail Fiskovich, Produced by Graham Walker; "Atom Bomb" - Written and Performed by Fluke, Courtesy of Circa Records Ltd.; "Setting Sun" - by Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons and Noel Gallagher, Performed by The Chemical Brothers, Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd., Noel Gallagher appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.; "Pearl's Girl" - by Richard Smith, Karl Hyde and 'Darren Emerson', Performed by Underworld, Courtesy of Wax Trax! Records/TVT Records/Junior Boys Own Recordings; "Ayrylsa" - Traditional, arranged by A. Tsarykuliev, Performed by Ashkhabad, Courtesy of Real World Records Ltd.; "Before Today" - by Ben Watt, Performed by Everything But The Girl, Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd. and Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp., By Arrangement with Warner Special Products; "The Saint" - by Edwin Astley, Performed and produced by Orbital, Orbital performs courtesy of FFRR; "Out Of My Mind" - by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo, Performed by Duran Duran, Courtesy of Capitol Records Inc.; "The Anthem Of The Soviet Union" - by Aleksandr Aleksandrov (as A.V. Alexandrov), Gabriel Ureklyan (as G.A. El-Registan) and Sergei Mikhalkov (as S.V. Mikhalkov); "Data News" - by Matthew Cang, Courtesy of KPM Music. Trivia: 1. It is a film espionage thriller, starring Val Kilmer in the title role, with Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija, directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley Strick. The title character is a high tech thief and master of disguise, that becomes the anti-hero while using the moniker of various saints while paradoxically living in the underworld of international industrial theft. The film has a cult following and was a financial success with a worldwide box office of $169.4 million, rentals of $28.2 million, and continuous DVD sales. 2. It is loosely based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint", which ran until 1983. The Saint character has also featured in a series of Hollywood movies made between 1938 and 1954, a 1940s radio series starring Vincent Price (and others) as Templar, a popular British television series of the 1960s which starred Roger Moore, and a 1970s series starring Ian Ogilvy. 3. The Saint featured the Volvo C70, a nod to the Volvo P1800 of the original series. 4. The saint pin that Elisabeth Shue's character gives to Val Kilmer's character is a recreation of the original TV series' logo. 5. At the end when Simon Templar is driving and listening to the radio news announcer state that $3 billion was donated to the American Red Cross and other charities, the reflection of sunlight in the windshield creates a halo around Simon's head. The voice of the radio announcer at the end of the film is Roger Moore, who played the Saint on British television in the 1960s before going on to greater fame as James Bond in the 1970s. At the end of the film news is played over the radio and features the voice of Roger Moore. 6. While filming in Oxford, England, the producers had the Bodleian Library (the main library of The University of Oxford) closed to the public for several days. This caused much complaint in the University, as a large proportion of the students were studying for exams. 7. The poetry written by Simon Templar's long-haired artist character, Thomas Moore, was actually written by Val Kilmer himself. 8. Val Kilmer refused to return to the Batman franchise after the box office smash Batman Forever in order to headline this film. The nickname "Boris The Spider" used by Ivan Tretiak to communicate with the Saint is a reference to a 1966 song by The Who, written by bassist John Entwistle. 9. This film uses the classic 'Saint' theme tune that, though often thought of as starting with the 1960's television show, actually began in the 1930's and 1940's RKO Saint films and appeared in the radio show with _Vincent Price (I)_. This theme tune, having appeared in numerous post 1960's television adaptations of the Saint, serves as one of the most frequently and longest lasting theme tunes of a media franchise. 10. Simon uses a Nokia 9000 Communicator cell phone. This phone was very cutting-edge when it was introduced in 1996, as it functioned as both a handheld phone and a clamshell pocket computer, complete with a mini-QWERTY keyboard and several built-in apps. 11. A Volvo P1800 can be seen parked directly outside the Saint's apartment building in London. This was the type of car driven by the original Saint in the 1960s TV series. 12. Filmed on location in The Russian Federation, London and Oxford, and at Pinewood Studios, London, England. 13. "Shelley: The Pursuit" by Richard Holmes - HarperCollins. Quotes: 1. Simon Templar: "If you think that by giving cold fusion to the world and giving up unimaginable wealth you'll make us happy, you're right." 2. Dr. Emma Russell: "What is your name?" Simon Templar: "I don't have a name." Dr. Emma Russell: "Sad. Will you have a name when we get home?" Simon Templar: "I don't have a home." Anachronism: Near the end of the movie when Tretiak is on the stage in Red Square to show that cold fusion is not possible, many citizens in the rioting crowd are shown waving Ukrainian national flags. Tretiak refers to all of these people as Russians so this would not make sense. Not only that, but the Soviet Union broke up well before the shooting of this movie and the time the film is set. Ukraine is an independent country and you would never see multiple Russian citizens waving Ukrainian flags.
The Jackal. 1997, Starring Bruce Willis as The Jackal, Richard Gere as Declan Mulqueen, Sidney Poitier as FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston, Diane Venora as Major Valentina Koslova, Mathilda May as Isabella Zanconia, J.K. Simmons as FBI Agent T. I. Witherspoon, Richard Lineback as FBI Agent McMurphy, John Cunningham as FBI Director Donald Brown, Jack Black as Ian Lamont, Tess Harper as The First Lady, Leslie Phillips as Woolburton, Stephen Spinella as Douglas, David Hayman as Terek Murad, Sophie Okonedo as Jamaican Girl, Steve Bassett as George Decker, Yuri Stepanov as Victor Politovsky, Walt MacPherson as Dennehey, Ravil Isyanov as Ghazzi Murad, Maggie Castle as Maggie the 13-Year-Old Hostage, Karen Kirschenbauer as Speaker, Terrence Currier as Surgeon General, Daniel Dae Kim as Akashi, Michael Caton-Jones as Man in Video (Also Director and Producer), Laura Viederman as Woman in Video (Producer in some other movies, and received thanks in credits in this film), Peter Sullivan as Vasilov, Richard Cubison as General Belinko, Jim Grimshaw as Green Beret Colonel, Greg Miller as Paramedic, Bob Kingdom as Ambassador Koldin, Murphy Guyer as NSC Representative, Philip Le Maistre as Bored Teenage Clerk, Serge Houde as Beaufres, James McCauley as CIA Representative #1, Terry Loughlin as Davis, Victor Sobchak as Doctor, Serge Christiaenssens as Immigration Officer, Boris Boscovic as Interrogator, Ewan Bailey as Prison Guard, Danette Alberico as Woman with Champagne #1, Debra Gano as Woman with Champagne #2, John Bland as Dave, Pamela Poitier as Law Clerk, Jonathan Aris as Alexander Radzinski, Eddie 'Bo' Smith Jr. as Washington Cop, Larry King as Himself, Daniel Ziskie as CIA Representative #2, Gayle Jessup as Reporter, Bill Collins as Medic, David Gene Gibbs as Pilot, James M. Helkey as Co-Pilot, Brian J. Williams as stunt double for Richard Gere, Allen Altman as Car Salesman, David Barrass as Bolitonov, Caryn Cheever as Yacht Club Gala Patron, Jim Clark as Narrator on TV (voice), Tom Delmar as Postman Hitman, Sam Feuer as Highway Patrolman, Harry Fielder as American Cop on Roof, Reese Foster as Injured Person, Mikhail Gorbachev as Himself (archive footage), Eric Hoziel as Hitman, Raymond H. Johnson as Doctor, Jeff Johnston as Highway Patrolman, Tim Krueger as Sailor, V.I. Lenin as Himself (archive footage), Lee Litas as Bathing Beauty, Robert Minkoff as Bit, Jarmo Mäkinen as Ghazzi's Bodyguard, Frank Principe as Sick Person, Ronald Reagan as Himself (archive sound), J. Christoffer Slotte as Russian Policeman Outside Nightclub, Tim L. Smith as Construction Worker, Chax Stern as Attorney, Dominic Testa as Party Attendee, Rick Touhy as Cop, Tsar Nicholas II as Himself (archive footage), Tsarina Alexandra as Herself - with the Tsar (archive footage), Emma Willis as Gina and Boris Yeltsin as Himself (archive footage). Encore Avenue, May 13, 2013. Soundtrack: "Star" - Written by Bobby Gillespie (as B. Gillespie), Robert Young (as R. Young), Martin Duffy (as M. Duffy) and Andrew Innes (as A. Innes), Performed by Primal Scream, Courtesy of Creation Records Ltd./Sony Independent Network Europe/Reprise Records, By Arrangement with Warner Special Products; "Wonderwall" - Written by Noel Gallagher, Performed by The Mike Flowers Pops, Courtesy of London Records, Ltd., By Arrangement with Polygram Film & TV Licensing; "The Western" - Written by Mike Bolton and Conrad Thompson p/h/s MC Conrad, Performed by Mike Bolton p/h/s PFM featuring MC Conrad, Courtesy of Good Looking Records; "Going Out Of My Head" - Written by Pete Townshend, Performed by Fatboy Slim, Courtesy of Caroline Records, Inc., Under license from Skint Records, Ltd., Contains sample of Yvonne Elliman's "I Can't Explain" - Courtesy of MCA Records/Purple Records; "It's Over, It's Under" - Written by Graham Edwards, Charlie Midnight, Nick Trevisick and Sierra Swan, Performed by Dollshead, Courtesy of Refuge Records, J.V., Under license from Universal Music Special Markets; "Shineaway" - Written by Richard Butler, BT (as Brian Transeau), Performed by BT featuring Richard Butler, Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.; "Swallowed (Goldie/Toasted On Both Sides Mix)" - Written by Gavin Rossdale, Performed by Bush, Courtesy of Trauma/Interscope Records, Under license from Universal Music Special Markets; "Red Tape" - Written by John Gosling, Cleo Matthews and Matthew Ashman, Performed by Agent Provocateur, Courtesy of Epic Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd., By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing; "Get Higher" - Written by Shaun Ryder (as S. Ryder), Danny Saber (as D. Saber) and Manmade, Performed by Black Grape, Courtesy of Radioactive Records J.V., By Arrangement with Universal Music Special Markets; "Warsovienne" - Performed by Red Army Chorus, Courtesy of BMG Classics/RCA Victor; "Jackalmouse" - Written by Goldie, Rob Playford (as R. Playford), S. O'Keefe and S. Colbrook, Performed by 2 Bad Mice featuring Goldie, Goldie appears courtesy of London Records, 2 Bad Mice appear courtesy of Moving Shadow Record Company Limited; "Demon's Theme" - Written by Dan Williamson, Performed by L.T.J. Bukem, Courtesy of Good Looking Records; "Sunray 2" - Written and Performed by Goldie and J. Majik, Courtesy of London Records; "Endtrack" - Written by Grant Marshall (as Marshall), Robert del Naja (as Del Haja), Mushroom Vowles (as Vowles), Sara Jay and Schwartz, Performed by Massive Attack, Courtesy of Circa Records Limited; "Superpredators (Metal Postcard)" - Written by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Kenneth Morris and John McKay, Performed by Massive Attack, Courtesy of Circa Records Limited; "Wild Jackal" - Written and Performed by James Lascelles, Nicolas Atkin, Danny Stiles and Nick Lloyd, Courtesy of Barefoot Productions (U.K.) Limited; "Quedale Aqui" - Written by Jose Luis Cervantes, Performed by Mariachi Ameca. Trivia: 1. It is an American thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones, and starring Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, and Sidney Poitier. It is a loose remake of the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal, although the director of that film, Fred Zinnemann, fought with the studio to ensure that this remake did not share the first film's title, and Frederick Forsyth, the author of the novel asked for his name to be removed from the credits of this film. To date, it is the last appearance of Sidney Poitier in a theatrical release. 2. Production: Fred Zinnemann, director of The Day of the Jackal, fought with Universal Pictures to change the title of the movie so it wouldn't share the original's name. Frederick Forsyth, who wrote the novel on which the first film was based, also publicly distanced himself from the remake. As a result, the title of the film was shortened and Forsyth's name was removed from the credits; it is instead credited as being "based on the motion picture screenplay The Day of the Jackal by Kenneth Ross." 3. Critical response: The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called it a "glum, curiously flat thriller"; Ruthe Stein of the San Francisco Chronicle called it "more preposterous than thrilling";[4] and Russell Smith of the Austin Chronicle called it "1997's most tedious movie". The Jackal currently holds a 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 27 reviews. 4. Box office: The Jackal premièred on November 14, 1997 with an opening weekend totaling $15,164,595. It would go on to gross $159,330,280 worldwide. Against its $60m budget, the movie was a financial success. 5. At age 91, just months before his death, Fred Zinnemann, director of the original The Day of the Jackal, on which this film is based, fought with Universal to change the title of the film. He said the original had stood the test of time and did not want the remake to have the same title. 6. The "Hotel Porvoo" is the old town hall (it's nowadays a museum) in Porvoo. The "Porvoo Post Office" is a furniture restoring service. 7. "Endtrack" by Massive Attack, the song that plays over the end credits, is actually an alternate remix of their song "Dissolved Girl". 8. Both Richard Gere and Diane Venora worked with language coaches to develop their accents. Brendan Gunn as Mr. Gere's Dialogue Coach and Lilene Mansell as Ms. Venora's Dialect Coach. 9. Because Richard Gere and Bruce Willis filmed many of their scenes separately, they would often ask each other "How's your movie going?" when they'd meet. After the filming of this movie, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere reportedly vowed to never work with each other again. 10. The large, remote-controlled machine gun is a mock-up of the Soviet-designed KPV (Krupnokaliberniy Pulemyot Vladimirova) Heavy Machine Gun. The weapon used for the mock-up is actually an American M2HB .50BMG Heavy Machine Gun with a lot of parts added to it to make it look like a KPV. The name "Polish ZSU-33" is fictional. 11. The pursuit scene in the metro was not shot in Washington D.C. but in the temporarily re-branded Montréal metro. One of the stations has been identified as being Radisson metro station. 12. The Canadian Postal Code for The Jackal's Montreal delivery address is in an incorrect format. The correct format is letter-number-letter number-letter-number (e.g., A1B 2C3). The postal code in the movie was letter-letter-letter number-number-number (e.g., ABC 123). 13. Filmed on location in Chicago, Illinois; Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Virginia; Wilmington, North Carolina; Cherokee Plantation, South Carolina; Helsinki, Finland; Montreal, Quebec; Moscow, Russia; and London, England. Studio shooting at Carolco Studios, Inc. and Screen Gems Studios, Wilmington, North Carolina and Pinewood Studios, London, England. Quote: Declan Mulqueen: "A man like this doesn't make mistakes." Valentina Koslova: "No? They always make one somewhere. Isn't that how you were caught?" Carter Preston: "Ouch." Anachronism: The bandwidth available in cellular telephony at the time the movie was made was not sufficient to transmit high-quality video images in real time.
In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution. 2012 (36 min/Documentary/Short/USA), Starring Mohamed Abdel Koddous as Himself, Sharif Abdel Kouddous as Himself and Hosni Mubarak as Himself (archive footage). HBO, May 13, 2013. Soundtrack: Original Music by Nicholas Pike. Music Department: Eileen O'Neill - music supervisor. Storyline: Shot in the center of Egypt's Tahrir Square from the beginning of the battles to the climax of the celebration, 'In Tahrir Square - 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution' helps audiences experience first-hand the people-powered revolt that brought down a dictator and changed Egypt forever. Trivia: Directed by Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill. Produced by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill and Jacqueline Soohen; Cinematography by Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill and Jacqueline Soohen.
9.79*. 2012 (TV Series/Sport Documentary), Starring Dr. Don Catlin as Himself, Linford Christie as Himself, Robson da Silva as Himself, Joe Douglas as Himself, David Harewood as Himself - Narrator, Dr. John Hoberman as Himself, Angella Issajenko as Herself, André Action Jackson as Himself, Ben Johnson as Himself, Carl Lewis as Himself, Dennis Mitchell as Himself, Mary Ormsby as Herself, Dick Pound as Himself, Calvin Smith as Himself, Raymond Stewart as Himself, Dr. Robert Voy as Himself, Dr. Astaphan (archived footage), Charlie Francis (archived footage) and Desai Williams as Himself. TSN, May 13, 2013. Soundtrack: Original Music by Tim Atack; "Break It Up" - Performed by Carl Lewis. Trivia: 1. October 9, 2012 as part of ESPN Series 30 for 30 (2009–2013); Overall #45; Number 2 in series (Season 2, Episode 2). Directed and produced by Daniel Gordon. 2. A profile of the Men's 100 meter final at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the lives of the 8 men who participated, including Ben Johnson (whose world-record run of 9.79 seconds was scrubbed after he tested positive for anabolic steroids) and Carl Lewis (who was awarded the gold medal after Johnson's disqualification). 3. Title Card at beginning of final credits: Dr. Astaphan died in 2006; Charlie Francis died in 2010, Ben Johnson was a pallbearer at the funeral; In 1999 Carl Lewis was voted Sportsman of the 20th Century by the IOC. Storyline: In the history of the Olympics, there's never been a controversy quite like what ensued over the 100 meter race at Seoul in 1988. The match brought together Carl Lewis (USA) and Ben Johnson (Canada) who had been fierce competitors. Lewis was known as a savvy careerist who became an American hero at the previous Los Angeles Olympics. Johnson was his chief rival, considered an underdog due to his recovery from a pulled hamstring. In less than 10 seconds, Johnson edged out in front of Lewis to win the Seoul race. But that wasn't the end. Three days later, in a reversal of fortune, the Olympic committee announced that Johnson had failed a drug test, losing his medal to Lewis in disgrace. A mystery still shrouds the race. Was Johnson exceptional in his drug usage or merely the fall guy for a widespread practice? Six of the eight finalists in the 1988 race have since been implicated for drugs, although some still deny any wrongdoing. Filmmaker Daniel Gordon, digs into the controversy.
Rebelle. (aka War Witch) (French: Rebelle). 2012 (Canadian), Starring Rachel Mwanza as Komona, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien as Commandant-rebelle, Serge Kanyinda as Magicien, Mizinga Mwinga as Grand Tigre Royal, Ralph Prosper as Boucher, Jean Kabuya as School camp coach, Jupiter Bokondji as Royal Tiger sorcerer, Starlette Mathata as Komona's mother, Alex Herabo as Komona's father, Dole Malalou as Coltan dealer, Karim Bamaraki as Biker, Diane Uwamahoro as Komona - Narrator (voice), Sephora Françoise as Butcher's mother, Jonathan Kombe as Kind policeman, Marie Dilou as Exorcist, Gauna Gau as Brawny albino, Renate Wembo as Clinical nurse, Alexi Sabwé as Clinical frightning man, Nicolas Fransolet as ONG man, Kazadi Zadio as Strong man, Bonaventure Kabamba as Cheerful granger, Angèle Okito as Cheerful man's wife, Agnes Mujinga as Old woman truck, Moïse Ilunga as Hearse driver, Jordan N'Tunga as Jordan, Diplome Amekindra as Royal Tiger's guard #1 and Papa Michel as Child soldier school camp #1. Movie Central, May 15, 2013. Soundtrack: "Tia"; "Fazer Bem"; "Kibela Klame"; "Muxima"; "N'Zambi"; "Eme N'Gongo lami". Trivia: 1. It is a Canadian drama film written and directed by Kim Nguyen. It was primarily filmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2. The film was in competition for the Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. At Berlin, Rachel Mwanza won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. She also won the award for Best Actress at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. The film was Canada's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 85th Academy Awards, and became one of the five nominees. Mwanza was granted a visa to allow her to attend the Academy Awards. The film was the top winner at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards, winning 10 awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor. 3. Casting Department: Josa Maule - casting: Canada; Kiripi Katembo Siku - casting: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Barrymore. 2011 (83 min/Drama/Australia), Starring Christopher Plummer as John Barrymore and John Plumpis as Frank. Movie Central, May 15, 2013. Soundtrack: Original Music by Michel Corriveau; "I've Got A Girl In Kalamazoo" and "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" - Performed by Christopher Plummer; "Dancing In The Dark" and "Stardust" - Performed by Bing Crosby; "When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabama" - Performed by Tommy Dorsey; "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" - Performed by Ross Morgan and His Orchestra; Music Department: Kevin Banks - music editor; Sylvain Lefebvre - score mixer: score recordist. Storyline: As John Barrymore reckons with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III. Trivia: 1. Directed by Erik Canuel. Writing credits: Erik Canuel - screen adaptation; William Luce - play. 2. Barrymore is a two-person play by William Luce which depicts John Barrymore a few months before his death in 1942 as he is rehearsing a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph as Richard III. Barrymore's attempted revival of his Richard III never actually took place and was a device that was invented for the play, but it served as a dramatic framework for the actor to reminisce about various episodes in his life and about his career downslide due to alcoholism. 3. Though classified as a one-person play, Barrymore actually makes frequent use of a second character, Frank the stage manager, who interacts with Barrymore over the theatre loudspeaker. 4. The play was originally produced at the Stratford Festival of Canada in 1996. The play was produced on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre, running from March 25, 1997 to November 2, 1997. Directed by Gene Saks, Christopher Plummer played Barrymore, and won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. 5. Ben Brantley, in his review for The New York Times, wrote "Mr. Luce's script has a lurching quality that isn't just a matter of its subject's alcoholic disjunctiveness. And even for a work about a man whose life was a long-running performance, the play is overstuffed with one-liners...impersonations (of everyone from W. C. Fields to John's regal siblings, Ethel and Lionel, marvelously rendered) and the sort of stories that show up in books with titles like Amusing Theatrical Anecdotes. Yet Mr. Plummer and Mr. Saks have turned this fragmented material into something as fluid, stinging and warming as the cocktail (a Manhattan?) Barrymore mixes for himself onstage. And the evening (starting with the frayed lushness in autumnal colors of Santo Loquasto's backstage set) takes on an affecting shimmer of twilight, even as Mr. Plummer's Barrymore delights you with his own delight in his silly, ribald jokes." 6. Filmed at The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, Toronto, Ontario with the assistance of the Ontario Heritage Trust; With Production Assistance From The Stratford Shakespeare Festival. 7. Title Card at start of end credits: "On May 29th, 1942 John Barrymore collapsed while appearing on Rudy Vallee's radio show. His final words were... 'Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.'"
American Experience: Henry Ford. 2013 (TV Movie/Documentary/PBS), Starring Oliver Platt as Narrator. PBS, May 18, 2013, with Connie Luther. Soundtrack: Original Music by John Kusiak and P. Andrew Willis. Summary: An absorbing life story of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century, Henry Ford offers an incisive look at the birth of the American auto industry with its long history of struggles between labor and management, and a thought-provoking reminder of how Ford's automobile forever changed the way we work, where we live, and our ideas about individuality, freedom, and possibility. Quotes: 1. "His automobile represented this modern notion that happiness lay not in self denial, not in self restraint, not in scarcity, bit it lay in self fulfillment." 2. "What Henry Ford saw, and what he committed himself to, in terms of producing a durable, affordable, effective automobile, changed American life, changed American business, and changed Americans one by one, as if continues to affect us today."
Star Trek Into Darkness. 2013, Starring Chris Pine as Commander/Captain James T. Kirk - commanding officer and former first officer of the starship Enterprise, Zachary Quinto as First Officer Spock - commander and science officer, Leonard Nimoy has a cameo appearance as Spock Prime, Zoe Saldana as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura - communications officer, Anton Yelchin as Ensign Pavel Chekov - navigator and Scott's temporary replacement as Chief Engineer, Karl Urban as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy - chief medical officer, Simon Pegg as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott - second officer and chief engineer, John Cho as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu - third officer and helmsman, Benedict Cumberbatch as Commander John Harrison - later revealed to be Khan - a genetically enhanced human (or augment) who has spent the past 300 years in suspended animation, Bruce Greenwood as Rear Admiral Christopher Pike - Kirk's predecessor as captain of the Enterprise and mentor, Peter Weller, as Starfleet Admiral Alexander Marcus - Dr. Carol Marcus' father, Alice Eve as Dr. Carol Marcus/ Science Officer Carol Wallace, Noel Clarke as Thomas Harewood - a Starfleet employee working within Section 31, Nazneen Contractor as Rima Harewood - Thomas' wife, Joseph Gatt as Science officer 0718 aboard the Enterprise, Amanda Foreman as Ensign Brackett, Jay Scully as Lieutentant Chapin, Jonathan H. Dixon as Ensign Froman, Aisha Hinds as Navigation Officer Darwin, Jeremy Raymond as Lead Nibiran, Tony Guma as Nibiran, Kimberly Broumand as Madeline, Sean Blakemore as Klingon, Nick Tarabay as Klingon, Beau Billingslea as Captain Abbot, Deep Roy as Keenser, Anjini Taneja Azhar as Lucille Harewood, Jack Laufer as Doctor, Katie Cockrell as Girl, Kellie Cockrell as Girl, Jason Matthew Smith as Cupkace, Chris Hemsworth as George Kirk, Jennifer Morrison as Winona Kirk, Seth Ayott as Enterprise Shuttle Ensign, Marco Sanchez as Torpedo Security, Lee Reherman as Uniformed Security, Scott Lawrence as U.S.S. Vengeance Officer, Usman Ally as U.S.S. Vengeance Officer, Nolan North as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer (Vengeance helmsman), James Liao as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer, Rob Moran as U.S.S. Vengeance Ensign, Berit Francis as Starfleet Admiral, Akiva Goldsman as Starfleet Admiral, Benjamin P. Binswanger as Starfleet Admiral, Christopher Doohan as Transport Officer; U.S.S. Enterprise Bridge Crew: Andy Demetrio, Gianna Simone, Rene Rosado, Jacqueline King, James L. Tran (as Long Tran), Ningning Deng and Jodi Johnston; Colleen Harris as Lady V, Jeffrey Chase as U.S.S. Enterprise Security, Monisola Akiwowo as U.S.S. Enterprise Nurse, Paul K. Daniel as Shuttle Pilot, Ser'Darius Blain as U.S.S. Enterprise Red Shirt, Heather Langenkamp as Moto, David C. White as U.S.S. Enterprise Crew, Melissa Paulo as Bar Girl, Cynthia Addai-Robinson as San Francisco Woman, Drew Grey as San Francisco Bar Patron, Douglas Weng as U.S.S. Vengeance Security; San Francisco Residents: Charles Haugk, Max Chernov, Mark Primiano and Jesper Inglis; Jacob Rhodes as Nibiru Child, Kentucky Rhodes as Nibiru Child, Anthony Wilson as Shaku; Starfleet Ceremonial Guards: Eric Greitens, Melissa Steinman, Adam McCann and Jon Orvasky; Gerald W. Abrams as Starfleet Memorial Admiral, James McGrath as Starfleet Memorial Admiral; Additional Voices (voice): Arlen Escarpeta, Chris Gardner, Joe Hanna, Joe Moses, Kevin Michael Richardson, David Sobolov, Fred Tatasciore, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Julianne Buescher, Candice Renee, Audrey Wasilewski, Emily Towers and Bill Hader; Chloe Act as Nikicha Tomser, Tom Archdeacon as Ensign Spyke, Alexandra Aristy as Starfleet HQ Staff #2, Melissa Baldridge as Deck Crew, Paris Benjamin as Enterprise Crew Engineer, Jon Lee Brody as Enterprise Crew Security, Mike Dalager as Enterprise Crew Security, Leni Ford as Cosmoe, Gary-7 as The Nibirian Elder, Mark Alexander Herz as Enterprise Security #1, Ryan T. Husk as Starfleet Officer, Britanni Johnson as NYU Nurse, Mike Kalinowski as Starfleet Officer, Elly Kaye as Star Fleet Officer, Hina Khan as Cadet, Dave Kim as Starfleet Enlisted Soldier, Ariel D. King as Starfleet Civilian, Kasia Kowalczyk as Grasia Alien, Bryan Lee as Starfleet Cadet, Andrew Maiorano as Starfleet HQ Staff #3, Brent McGee as Enterprise Crew Engineer, Teebone Mitchell as Starfleet HQ Staff #1, Peet Montzingo as Bar Patron 2, Hiram A. Murray as Bar Patron, Westley Nguyen as Civilian, Brendan Norman as Enterprise Crew Engineer, Thomas W. Stewart as Enterprise Crew Engineer; John Tomkins; Kyle Valle as Starfleet Civilian, David C. Waite as Star Fleet Command, Felicity Wren as Starfleet Officer and Omid Zader as Meter maid. IMAX ScotiaCentre Cinemas, May 20, 2013, with Bethany Luther and Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Theme from Star Trek" - Written by Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry; "Body Movin' (Fat Boy Slim Remix)" - Written by Mario Caldato Jr., Mike D, Adam Horovitz, Tito Puente and Adam Yauch, Performed by Beastie Boys, Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC, Under License from Universal Music Enterprises; "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" - Written by Don Nix, Performed by Albert King, Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.; "The Growl" - Written by J.J. Abrams, Charles Scott, Anne Preven and Kassia Conway, Produced by Charles Scott, Performed by Conway, Courtesy of Pulse Recordings. Storyline: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. Trivia: 1. It is an American science fiction action film. It is the twelfth installment in the Star Trek franchise and the sequel to 2009's Star Trek. J. J. Abrams directed a screenplay written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof, based on the series of the same name created by Gene Roddenberry. Lindelof, Orci, Kurtzman and Abrams also serve as producers, along with Bryan Burk. Chris Pine reprises his role as Captain James T. Kirk, with Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, John Cho, and Bruce Greenwood reprising their roles from the previous film. Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller and Alice Eve round out the film's principal cast. 2. After the release of Star Trek, Abrams, Burk, Lindelof, Kurtzman and Orci signed up to produce the film. In 2011, the supporting cast was rounded out with Cumberbatch, Weller and Eve brought in to portray key roles. Filming began in January 2012. The film was shot entirely in California. Filming took place on location in Los Angeles, California, and around the area at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore. Additional locations included Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, and the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove. The film's visual effects were handled by Industrial Light & Magic. 3. The film was converted to 3D in post-production. Star Trek Into Darkness premiered at Event Cinemas in Sydney on April 23, 2013, and was released on May 9, 2013 in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and parts of Europe and Peru, with other countries following. The film was released on May 16, 2013 in the United States and Canada, opening at IMAX cinemas one day earlier. This marks the first time a Star Trek film has shot outside the United States, with shooting in Iceland for special effects sequences. John Harrison gives James T. Kirk the space coordinates 23174611. These are the coordinates orbiting one of the moons of Jupiter. 4. On Admiral Marcus' (Peter Weller) desk a model of The Phoenix can be seen. This was the first ship to reach warp drive which was created and piloted by Zefram Cochran (James Cromwell) in Star Trek: First Contact. 5. The film is dedicated to post-9/11 veterans. This is due to director J.J. Abrams' connection to The Mission Continues, a nonprofit organization that serves as a framework for United States military veterans to do community service work when they return home from overseas. The organization's founder and CEO Eric Greitens makes a cameo appearance alongside other veterans at the end of the film as one of the flag folders. A section of the film's official website is dedicated to The Mission Continues. 6. Leonard Nimoy makes his 8th appearance as Spock in the movies. That breaks the tie with William Shatner for most appearances in the Star Trek Universe. 7. One of San Francisco's signature cable cars is visible in a shot of the city. 8. Cameo - Christopher Doohan: The son of the original Scotty James Doohan, makes a cameo appearance in the film as a Transport Officer alongside the current Scotty Simon Pegg. Quote: John Harrison: "I am better." James T. Kirk: "At what?" John Harrison: " Everything."
Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II (Also known as Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story). 2010 (biographical television mini-series), Starring Jared Keeso as Don Cherry, Sarah Manninen as Rose Cherry, Stephen McHattie as Eddie Shore, Jared Keeso as Don Cherry, Sarah Manninen as Rose Cherry, Tyler Johnston as Young Don Cherry, Aidan Devine, Gord James as Danny Gallivan, Gordon Tanner as Ralph Mellanby, Jason Deline as Additional Voices, Barclay Hope, Rick Roberts, John Boylan, Booth Savage as Harry Sinden, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie as Eddie Shore, Rory O'Shea as Brian Williams, Curtis Moore as Dave Hodge, Judah Katz as Alan Eagleson, Tom Amiko as Ray Miron, Graham Ashmore as Speech Coach, Eric Blais as Barry, B. Pat Burns as Abe Jolley, Ace Burpee as Fan #1, Dominic Caliguri as Big Man #2, Ernesto Griffith as Denver Reporter #1, Kristen Harris as Denver Reporter #2, Garrett Hnatiuk as Rick, Ann Hodges as Mabel Emms, Adam Hurtig as Hardy Astrom, Curt Keilback as Sports Show Host, Ryan Kindret as Randy Pierce, Wendy Lyon as Maude Cherry, Alan MacPherson as Dick, Rylan Mayberry as Little Boy #1, Graham Mayes as Tim Cherry (Teenager), Stephen McIntyre as Jake, Garth Merkley as Teddy, Tim Nhlazane as Paul, Terry Ray as Harry's Assistant, Dylan Roberts as Guy at Bar, Reena Shah as Pa, Christopher Sigurdson as Joe Crozier, Jeff Skinner as Gerry Patterson, James Smith as Big Man #1, Anders Strome as Callaghan, Blake Taylor as Red, Karl Thordarson as Mike McEwen, Jeff Wahl as Murray, Jason Wishnowski as Mike Christie, Jon Ted Wynne as Harold Cotton and Tyhr Trubiak as Barclay Plager (unknown episodes). CBC, May 20 and 21, 2013. Soundtrack: Series Original Music by Jack Lenz. Songs: "The Hockey Song" - Performed by Stompin' Tom Connors; "Blue Moon" - Performed by The Marcels; "Best Of My Love" - Performed by The Emotions; "I Feel Good All Over" - Performed by The Marcels, "Hockey Night In Canada Theme Music". Trivia: 1. It is a two-part biographical television mini-series about Don Cherry. The mini-series was directed by Jeff Woolnough and written by Don Cherry's son, Tim Cherry. It originally aired March 2010 on CBC Television. It took six years for Tim Cherry to get permission from his father to film the series. It covers Cherry's life mainly from his lengthy career as a minor-league hockey player through the end of his tenure coaching the Boston Bruins, ending with a brief montage of more recent events. 2. Sequel: In 2011, CBC filmed a two-part mini-series, The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II, a sequel to Keep Your Head Up, Kid. It was also directed by Woolnough and written by Andrew Wreggitt, with all of the main cast reprising their roles. It aired in March 2012. 3. Booth Savage and Judah Katz, who played Harry Sinden and Alan Eagleson in the CBC mini-series Canada Russia '72, reprise their roles in this film. 4. Shot entirely on location in the Province of Manitoba, Canada. 5. Series Writing credits: Tim Cherry.
The Expendables 2. 2012, Starring Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross, Jason Statham as Lee Christmas, Jet Li as Yin Yang, Dolph Lundgren as Gunnar Jensen, Chuck Norris as Booker, Jean-Claude Van Damme as Vilain, Bruce Willis as Church, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Trench, Terry Crews as Hale Caesar, Randy Couture as Toll Road, Liam Hemsworth as Billy The Kid, Scott Adkins as Hector, Yu Nan as Maggie, Amanda Ooms as Pilar, Charisma Carpenter as Lacy, Nikolette Noel as Billy's Wife, George Zlatarev as Bojan, Alexander Moskov as Stephan, Denis Vasilev as Jarek, Nikola Dodov as Sick Man, Wenbo Li as Hostage - Dr. Zhou, Borislav Zahariev as Sang Leader/ Sang Foreman, Penka Kodova as Bartender, Arkanay Boonsong as Rebel Leader, Dimo Alexiev as Sang Soldier, Velislav Pavlov as Sang, Liubo Simeonov as Talking Sang, Anton Trendafilov as Miner #1, Marii Rosen as Miner #2, Julian Stanishkov as Miner #3, Velimer Velev as Miner #4, Irina Krichely as Village Woman 1, Lyudmila Slaneva as Village Woman 2, Silvia Petkova as Village Woman 3, Alexandra Spasova as Village Woman 4, Juliana Saiska as Village Woman 5, Sanya Borisova as Village Woman 6, Biliana Petrinska as Village Woman 7, Diana Dobreva as Village Woman 8, Liubomir Simeonov as Giant Sang, Niki Stanchev as Miner #5, Antoaneta Yordanova as Rebel Soldier and Novak Djokovic as Himself (uncredited). Movie Central, May 21, 2013. Soundtrack: "Don't Want To Fight With Me" - Written by Frank Stallone, Performed by Frank Stallone; "I Just Want To Celebrate" - Written by Dino Fekaris and Nick Zesses, Performed by Rare Earth; "The Wanderer" - Written by Ernie Maresca, Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion), Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets; "Burning In The Skies" (uncredited) - Performed by Linkin Park; "Gangsta Walk" (uncredited) - Written by Sergio Fertitta, Performed by Coolio featuring Snoop Dogg, Produced by Battlecat & Sergio Fertitta; "Mustang Sally" - Written by Bonnie Rice, Performed by Mack Rice; "Crystal Blue Persuasion" - Written by Tommy James, Mike Vale, Gray, Eddie Morley - Performed by Tommy James; "Tochno Sega" - Written by Ustata, Performed by Ustata; "Lip Smackin'" - Written by Harmonica Blues Band, Performed by Harmonica Blues Band; "Beautiful Morning" - Written by Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati, Performed by Felix Cavaliere; "Rip it Up" - Written by Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell and John Marascalco, Performed by Little Richard; "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" - Written by Ennio Morricone; "Groovin" - Written by Felix Cavaliere and Edward Brigati, Performed by Felix Cavaliere. Trivia: 1. It is an American ensemble action film directed by Simon West, written by Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone and based on a story by Ken Kaufman, David Agosto and Wenk. Brian Tyler returned to score the film. It is a sequel to the 2010 action film The Expendables, and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The story follows the mercenary group known as "the Expendables" as they undertake a seemingly simple mission which evolves into a quest for revenge against rival mercenary Jean Vilain, who murdered one of their own and threatens the world with a deadly weapon. 2. Principal photography took place over 14 weeks on an estimated $100 million budget. Film locations included Bulgaria, Hong Kong and New Orleans. Controversy arose over the accidental death of a stuntman and environmental damage caused during filming in Bulgaria. 3. The film was released in Europe on August 16, 2012 and in North America the following day. The Expendables 2 grossed over $312 million worldwide, with its greatest success outside North America. Critics generally considered the film an improvement over its predecessor (citing an increased use of humor and action scenes), but its plot and dialogue received negative reviews. A tie-in downloadable video game was released on July 31, 2012 as a prequel to the events of the film. A sequel, tentatively titled The Expendables 3, is in development as of November 2012. 4. Van Damme redesigned his and Stallone's final fight, with Stallone's approval. Van Damme was unhappy with the scripted fight, which had his character running away and only a brief confrontation between the pair. He felt that the audience wanted a longer fight scene between the two actors. 5. Filming: On a budget of $100 million, the shooting of The Expendables 2 began on September 29, 2011 and took 14 weeks. Filming took place largely in Bulgaria: at the Nu Boyana Film studio in Sofia, the city of Plovdiv and the town of Bansko. One of the film's larger set pieces took place at Bulgaria's second-largest airport (in Plovdiv), including gunfights, explosions and car chases throughout the terminal. On October 27, 2011, while the second-unit stunt team was filming at the Ognyanovo reservoir 15 miles (24 km) from Sofia, stuntman Kun Liu was killed and another (Nuo Sun), was critically injured in a staged explosion on a rubber boat. Sun underwent a five-hour operation, which left him in stable condition. Filming also took place at Devetashka Cave in Lovech Province. As part of the cave shoot, BGN600,000 ($408,762) was spent rebuilding a 114 metres (125 yd) bridge from the cave over the Osam River; only the concrete bridge columns remained from the original structure. Nu Boyana Film Studios announced that the bridge would remain after filming, as a gift to Bulgaria. Other filming locations included Hong Kong and New Orleans. 6. Controversy: On November 16, 2011, the production received a fine (between $343–$3,440) from the Bulgarian environmental protection agency for unlawfully removing shrubs and small trees from the entrance of Devetashka Cave. Although permits had been obtained allowing sets to be built in the area (including a bridge to the cave), environmentalists complained that filming could damage the cave (home to about 40 endangered species). To avoid further problems, the producers agreed not to film explosions, car chases and fires near the cave. However, later that month Bulgarian environmentalists stated that the bat population in the cave had been reduced by up to 75% (from about 30,000 in 2010 to 8,000 in 2011). Nikolay Simov of the Center for Bat Studies and Protection at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences blamed The Expendables 2's production for the reduction. On January 16, 2012, the Veliko Tarnovo Appellate Prosecutor's Office overturned a ruling by its Lovech equivalent to prevent an investigation of what environmentalists stated to be an "excessive" number of dead bats found in the cave after filming (including several endangered species). The European Commission became involved, contacting the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Waters for information about the dead bats; the Bulgarian Ministry and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences conducted their own probe, stating that the bat kill was within normal parameters. The Veliko Tarnovo Appellate stated that the Lovech Environmental Ministry failed to investigate violations made by The Expendables 2's crew. On February 23, 2012, a Bulgarian court ruled that the crew had violated its filming license. 7. A stuntman died and another was left in a critical condition while filming an action scene for the movie in Bulgaria, that included an explosion on a rubber boat. In July 2012 the family of Kun Liu (the stuntman killed during filming) filed a wrongful-death suit against the producers of the film, Nu Image and Millennium Films, and stunt coordinator Chad Stahelski. The suit alleged that conditions for the stunt were unsafe. The Expendables 2 credits contain a dedication to Liu's memory. 8. The sequel was considered months before the original movie was completed and released in theaters. The return of Dolph Lundgren's character in the final scene was likely added into the script (whereas he was killed in the first draft) with the possibility of a sequel in mind. 9. A real railway bridge over the river Osam in Bulgaria was built for the film, and will remain as part of the railway network. 10. Arnold Schwarzenegger shot his role in 5 days, one week prior to beginning work on The Last Stand. 11. Sylvester Stallone wrote and starred in this installment, unlike his duties in the previous installment as an actor, co-writer, co-producer and director. While filming in Bulgaria, Arnold Schwarzenegger went in his role of a politician and met with the Bulgarian prime-minister awarding him with the sword of Conan the Barbarian. The latest version of that film starring Jason Momoa as Conan was also shot in Bulgaria. This is Jean-Claude Van Damme's fourth time working with both Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins. 12. The name of Chuck Norris's character (Booker) is a nod to Good Guys Wear Black in which Norris portrayed a character named John T. Booker. In both films Norris plays a retired military operative in a rescue mission to help his old comrades. 13. Liam Hemsworth was originally cast in the first movie (The Expendables) but when the script was re-written, his role was cut out. He later got a call from Sylvester Stallone to be in this movie. Sylvester Stallone canceled his promotional tour for this film after his son Sage was found dead July 13th, 2012. Sylvester Stallone asked Chuck Norris to include a reference to The Chuck Norris facts (a popular internet meme) in the screenplay. Norris's wife Gena suggested him the one with the cobra. ("Chuck Norris was bitten by a cobra, and after five days of excruciating pain... the cobra died.") 14. The film reveals that Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren) has an advance degree of chemical engineering. This is a reference to Ludgren himself, who has a master's degree in chemical engineering. The character abandoned his career a scientist to work as bouncer in order to impress a girl. In real life, Ludgren turned it down to work as bodyguard for his then girlfriend Grace Jones. 15. Tennis player Novak Djokovic filmed a cameo for the airport shootout for free. However, his scene was cut, which involves him attacking terrorists with his racket. In the final scene, Arnold Schwarzenegger is wearing a vintage Hawaiian style Planet Hollywood Jam shirt under his jacket. Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis were founding partners in the Planet Hollywood chain. Chuck Norris is the pop culture subject of countless larger than life "Chuck Norris facts" created by fans. The film's cast and crew jumped on the bandwagon when Norris arrived in Bulgaria, coining a new one: "Chuck Norris doesn't visit Bulgaria, Bulgaria visits Chuck Norris." 16. Stallone's character is named Barney Ross in memory of decorated WWII hero and World Lightweight, Light Welterweight, and Welterweight Boxing Champion, Barney Ross (i.e. three-divisional champion). This is the 4th time Jason Statham and Jet Li have co-starred in a film together (following "The One", "War", and "The Expendables"). In the German version of the movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone's characters have the same voice actor. All of Jet Li's scenes were filmed in Hong Kong because he was working on another movie at the same time. The title screen doesn't appear till the 14:09 mark in the movie. Liam Hemsworth's Character Billy the Kid's back story is based on the real story of Dakota Meyer's experience in Afghanistan as told in his book "Into the Fire". 17. This film marks Sylvester Stallone's first time in 10 years to star in a movie (as the lead) not also directed by him. The previous was Avenging Angelo. The Expendables' leader; Stallone insisted on performing his own stunts, ignoring his doctor's advice after several surgeries to repair a broken back and neck injury he received while filming The Expendables. In an interview with BBC Radio, Sylvester Stallone confirmed that he named Jean-Claude Van Damme's character 'Vilain' to make it similar to the name of 19th Century French poet Paul Verlaine. This was to set up an extremely obscure in-joke where the final showdown between Van Damme and Stallone, could be seen as a fight between Vilain/Verlaine and Rambo/Rimbaud. Rimbaud being another French poet with whom Verlaine had a tempestuous affair. Van Damme was intentionally distant from the cast and crew during filming to stay in character. The fountain pen that Barney Ross pulls out to write on the napkin is a Montegrappa Chaos limited edition pen that Sylvester Stallone, a long time Montegrappa aficionado, helped design. It includes a skull and other symbols inspired by The Expendables. 18. The cast is rounded out by Charisma Carpenter (reprising her role as Christmas's girlfriend, Lacy), Swedish actress Amanda Ooms as Pilar, opposition leader in the enslaved village and Nikolette Noel as Sophia, Billy's girlfriend. Bulgarian mixed martial artist Lyubomir Simeonov has a cameo as one of the Sangs. Tennis pro Novak Djokovic filmed a cameo as himself (after being invited to participate by producer Avi Lerner), but his scenes were cut from the film. Quotes: 1. Barney Ross: "I've heard another rumor, that you were bitten by a king cobra?" Booker: "Yeah, I was. But after five days of agonizing pain, the cobra died." 2. Barney Ross: [seeing their new plane] That thing belongs in a museum." Trench: "We all do." Anachronism: A US Postal Service mail drop-box on the "New York" Soviet training grounds has the Post Office logo adopted in 1993, which is post-Cold War.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. 1982, Starring William Shatner as Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as McCoy, James Doohan as Scotty, Walter Koenig as Chekov, George Takei as Sulu, Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, Bibi Besch as Carol, Merritt Butrick as David, Paul Winfield as Terrell, Kirstie Alley as Saavik, Ricardo Montalban as Khan, Ike Eisenmann as Preston, John Vargas as Jedda, John Winston as Kyle, Paul Kent as Beach, Nicholas Guest as Cadet, Russell Takaki as Madison, Kevin Sullivan as March, Joel Marstan as Crew Chief, Teresa E. Victor as Bridge Voice (voice), Dianne Harper as Radio Voice (voice), David Ruprecht as Radio Voice (voice), Marcy Vosburgh as Computer (voice), Laura Banks as Khan's Navigator, Steve Bond as Khan's Crewman #1, Brett Baxter Clark as Khan's Crewman #2, Tim Culbertson as Khan's Henchman, John Gibson as Khan's Crewman #4, James Horner as Enterprise Crewman, Dennis Landry sa Khan's Crewman #5, Cristian Letelier as Khan's Crewman #6, Jeff McBride as Khan's Crewman, Roger Menache as Khan's Crewman #7, Judson Earney Scott as Joachim Deney Terrio as Khan's Crewman #11. DVD, May 23, 2013, with Bethany Luther and Connie Luther. Soundtrack: Original Music by James Horner. Trivia: 1. It is an American science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures. The film is the second feature based on the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The plot features James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise facing off against the genetically-engineered tyrant Khan Noonian Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), a character who first appeared in the 1967 Star Trek television series episode "Space Seed". When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the Enterprise must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. The film concludes with the death of Enterprise crewmember Spock (Leonard Nimoy), beginning a story arc that continues with the 1984 film Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and concludes with 1986's Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. 2. After the lackluster critical and commercial response to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, series creator Gene Roddenberry was forced out of the sequel's production. Executive producer Harve Bennett wrote the film's original outline, which Jack B. Sowards developed into a full script. Director Nicholas Meyer completed the final script in 12 days, without accepting a writing credit. Meyer's approach evoked the swashbuckling atmosphere of the original series, and the theme was reinforced by James Horner's musical score. Leonard Nimoy only reprised his role as Spock because the character's death was intended to be irrevocable. Negative test audience reaction to Spock's death led to significant revisions of the ending over Meyer's objections. The production used various cost-cutting techniques to keep within budget, including utilizing miniatures from past projects and re-using sets, effects footage and costumes from the previous movie. Among the film's technical achievements is that it is the first feature film to contain a complete sequence created entirely with computer-generated graphics. 3. Producer Harve Bennett viewed all the original Star Trek episodes and chose Star Trek: Space Seed as the best candidate for a sequel. Spock even remarks in the script that it would be interesting to return in a hundred years or so to see what type of civilization had grown there. This is the first time a movie was made as a sequel to a specific television show episode. In Star Trek: Space Seed approximately 80 genetically-engineered supermen were left behind on Ceti Alpha V by the Enterprise. By the time of this film, only 15 (including Khan) are left. 20 were killed by Ceti Eels, the rest through other means (presumably as a result of the explosion of Ceti Alpha VI). 4. The Wrath of Khan was released in North America on June 4, 1982. It was a box office success, earning US$97 million worldwide and setting a world record for first-day box office gross. Critical reaction to the film was positive; reviewers highlighted Khan, the film's pacing, and the character interactions as strong elements. Negative reaction focused on weak special effects and some of the acting. The Wrath of Khan is generally considered to be the best film of the Star Trek series and is credited with the creation of substantial renewed interest in the franchise. 5. The famous "Space, the final frontier" monologue is heard for the first time since the original Star Trek TV series, now narrated by Leonard Nimoy, however it has been changed slightly. Instead of saying, "...its five-year mission..." and "to seek out new life," it now says, "her ongoing mission..." and "to seek out new life forms". 6. This movie officially establishes the 23rd-century time line as the time period for Star Trek and for its movies. Prior to this movie, it had never been officially established which century the original series took place. According to Gene Roddenberry, the original series could've easily taken place between the 21st and 31st centuries, and Stardates were used to allow for this ambiguity in the time line. 7. In the DVD bonus feature "The Captain's Log", Ricardo Montalban says that once he committed to this film, he realized that he had trouble getting back into the character of Khan. After years of playing Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, he found that he was "stuck" in that character. He requested a tape of Star Trek: Space Seed from Paramount, and proceeded to watch it repeatedly. By the third or fourth watching, he had recaptured the essence of Khan's character. 8. After reluctantly being convinced to appear in the first film, Leonard Nimoy initially had no interest in a second. Harve Bennett finally convinced Nimoy to sign onto the film with the offer of having a death scene. Madlyn Rhue was to reprise her role as Marla McGivers from Star Trek: Space Seed. But Rhue had suffered with multiple sclerosis and was confined to a wheelchair so the role was written out of the script by explaining she had died during the years of exile. 9. Khan's muscular chest seen throughout the film is actually Ricardo Montalban's real chest and not a prosthetic as is often reported. 10. Cameo - James Horner (Composer): running down a corridor during the preparation for the final battle, just before the torpedoes are loaded into the launch bay.
Quote: "Khan: I've done far worse than kill you, Admiral. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her; marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet... buried alive! Buried alive...!"
Kirk: "KHAAANNNN!"
[echo] Kirk: "KHAAANNNN!"
Savages. 2012, Starring Taylor Kitsch as Chon, Aaron Johnson as Ben, Blake Lively as Ophelia "O" Sage, Salma Hayek as Elena Sánchez, Benicio del Toro as Miguel "Lado" Arroyo, John Travolta as Dennis, Demián Bichir as Alex, Joaquín Cosio as El Azul, Emile Hirsch as Spin, Sandra Echeverria as Magdalena "Magda" Sánchez, Diego Cataño as Estéban, Joel David Moore as Craig, Ralph Echemendia as Wiley (Paul), Shea Whigham as Chad, Jake McLaughlin as Doc/Sniper, Alexander Wraith as Sam/Sniper, Antonio Jaramillo as Jaime, Sean Stone as Eric/Marijuana Grower,
Uma Thurman as Paqu
Jana Banker as Volleyball Girl
Candra Docherty as Grow House Girl
Nana Agyapong as Bicycle Delivery Girl
Gary Stretch as Bad Ass Biker
Karishma Ahluwalia as Chad's Girlfriend
Jonathan Carr as Valet
Anthony Cutolo as Billy/Sniper
Kurt Collins as Waiter
Amber Brenner as Sophia/Cartel Girl, Mía Maestro as Dolores/Lado's Wife, Savannah Aguirre as Angela,
Leonard Roberts as Hayes/'O' Security
Ali Wong as Claire
Sala Baker as Motorcycle Cop
Tara Stone as Mall Shopper
Matthew Saldivar as Cartel Technician
Wilfredo Lopez as Cartel Enforcer #1
Marco Morales as Cartel Enforcer #2
Lucinda Serrano as Myrna/DEA Translator
Charles Haugk as DEA Agent
Sam Medina as Cartel Heist Driver
Ben Bray as Cartel Heist Passenger
Gonzalo Menendez as Hernando/Cartel Associate
Maya Merker as Elena's Maid
Donnabella Mortel as TV News Reporter
Trevor Donovan as Matt/Magda's Boyfriend,
Leana Chavez as Gloria/Mexican Girlfriend
Gillian Zinser as Beach Girl,
Florine Deplazes as Beach Girl,
Kaj Mollenhauer as Sarah/Dennis' Daughter #1
Lexi Jourden as Hannah/Dennis' Daughter #2, Schae Harrison as Dennis' Wife,
Charles Ingram as Cartel Sniper
Akima Castaneda as Indian Chief
Dennis Garcia as Tribal Cop
Eddie Follis as DEA Agent
Holly Follis as DEA Agent
Christian Baha as DEA Agent (uncredited)
Bill Blair as DEA Agent (uncredited)
Tatjana Bluchel as Beachgoer (uncredited)
Craig Cole as Hot Beach Guy (uncredited)
Robbie Corbett as Drug Courier (uncredited)
Sarah B. Downey as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Stephen Dunham as Six (uncredited)
Paris Dylan as Beach Guy (uncredited)
Roberto C Escobar as Elena's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Micah Femia as Hippie (uncredited)
Patrick Fourmy as Marijuana Distributor (Growhouse Manager) (uncredited)
Freedom as DEA Agent (uncredited)
Chuy Garcia as Gardener (uncredited)
Jade Grace as Volleyball Girl #1 (uncredited)
Olesya Grushko as Sun Worshiper (uncredited)
Erin Hammond as Mall Shopper (uncredited)
Ami Haruna as Annie (uncredited)
Nick Hermz as Lado Cartel #2 (uncredited)
Mylo Ironbear as Tribal Officer Padden (uncredited)
Brett Johnson as Hot Beach Guy (uncredited)
Ron Kari as Biker on Bike (uncredited)
Neko Kelly as Roler Blader (uncredited)
Sun Jae Kim as Hot Beachgoer (uncredited)
Aaron Kunitz as Young Chon (uncredited)
Julio Leal as Beheading Victim (uncredited)
Jessica Lee as Li (uncredited)
Anthony Martins as Cartel Guy #2 (uncredited)
Livia Milano as Woman on Escalator (uncredited)
Jonathan Patrick Moore as Beach Guy (uncredited)
TJ Myers as Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
Brett Nichols as Eric's Associate #2 (uncredited)
Dominic Prampin as Lado's Crony (uncredited)
Alan D. Purwin as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Matt Riedy as Seven (uncredited)
Tony Sagastizado I as Neighbor (uncredited)
Tatiana Sarasty as Annie's Friend (uncredited)
Mauricio Solis as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Elena Varela as Maria (uncredited)
Sal Velez Jr. as Cartel Member and Robson Vieira as Brazilian Translator Diego Santos. Movie Central, May 26, 2013. Soundtrack: "Go Hawaii" - Written by Erik Paul Kowalski, Performed by Casino Versus Japan;
"Neptune's Net"
Written by M. Ward
Performed by M. Ward
"The Elephant Never Forgets"
Written by Harry Breuer, Gary Carol, and Jean-Jacques Perrey
Performed by Jean-Jacques Perrey
"Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68"
Written by Johannes Brahms
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
"Where I'm Going"
Written by Tim Hoey and Dan Whitford
Performed by Cut Copy
"Legalize It"
Written by Peter Tosh
Performed by Peter Tosh
"Mandala"
Written by Rob Garza, Eric Hilton, Anoushka Shankar
Performed by Thievery Corporation
"Bubblin' In The Cut"
Written by Justin Boreta
Performed by Boreta
"Quien Es El Patron"
Written by J. Primera, A. Corpas, JC. Pellegrino, D. Broderick
Performed by Systema Solar
"Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider Go!!!"
Written by Anders Trentemøller
Performed by Anders Trentemøller
"Drive"
Written by Paul Kelly
Performed by Paul Kelly
"Romance In Durango"
Written by Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy
Performed by Bob Dylan
"Psycho Killer"
Written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth
Performed by Bruce Lash
"Si Tu Me Quisieras"
Written by Alberto Cervantes Gonzalez, Rueben Fuentes Gasson
Performed by Pedro Infante
"Iguazu"
Written by Gustavo Santaolalla
Performed by Gustavo Santaolalla
"Borges Y Paraguay"
Written by Daniel Horacio Martin, Gustavo Santaolalla
Performed by Bajofondo
"Miles De Pasajeros (Omar Remix)"
Written by Guillermo Fervenza, Marcello Gamboa, Luciano Supervielle
Performed by Supervielle
"Turmoil"
Written by Paul Kelly, Carmen Yates, Thor Jonsson
Performed by Paul Kelly, Carmen Yates, Thor Jonsson
"Sappho: Lyrical Fragments"
(uncredited)
Written by Patricia Rozario, Julia Gooding, Paul Goodwin & The Academy of Ancient Music
Performed by Patricia Rozario, Julia Gooding, Paul Goodwin & The Academy of Ancient Music
"Eternity's Sunrise"
(uncredited)
Written by Patricia Rozario, Julia Gooding, Paul Goodwin & The Academy of Ancient Music
Performed by Patricia Rozario, Julia Gooding, Paul Goodwin & The Academy of Ancient Music
"Here Comes The Sun"
Written by George Harrison
Performed by Yuna
"Do Ya"
Written by Jeff Lynne
Performed by Jeff Lynne
"Romantic Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Adam Peters
Performed by Adam Peters
"Hijack In The Desert"
(uncredited)
Written by Adam Peters
Performed by Adam Peters
"Whipping"
(uncredited)
Written by Adam Peters
Performed by Adam Peters
"Dust Bowl"
(uncredited)
Written by Adam Peters
Performed by Adam Peters
"Savages...Force Of Nature"
(uncredited)
Written by Adam Peters
Performed by Adam Peters
"Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto Remix)"
Written by Daniel Brown, Robert del Naja, Stewart Jackson, Grantley Marshall, Hope Sandoval
Performed by Massive Attack
"Cartel Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Adam Peters
Performed by Adam Peters
"Miles De Pasajeros (Mightysphnix Transpo Remix)"
Written by Gustavo Santaolalla, Bajofondo, Supervielle
Performed by Gustavo Santaolalla, Bajofondo, Supervielle.
Trivia: 1. American crime thriller film directed by Oliver Stone. It is based on the novel of the same name by Don Winslow. The screenplay was written by Shane Salerno, Winslow and Stone. The film was released on July 6, 2012, and features an ensemble cast including Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Demian Bichir, Benicio del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Travolta, and Emile Hirsch.[3] Jennifer Lawrence was originally cast as O, but pulled out in order to star in The Hunger Games. Oliver Stone instructed Blake Lively to take firearm training for her role. Despite not being experienced at the gun range, she hit center mass in her first three shots. Taylor Kitsch received training from real Navy SEALs as a part of his preparation for the film. Oliver Stone cast Taylor Kitsch after watching his performance in footage from Battleship, which was still in post-production at the time. Taylor Kitsch performed his own stunts. For legal reasons, all the marijuana plants in the film are artificial. The production designers visited legal medical marijuana growers to get the details right. Director Cameo - Oliver Stone: appears as a dancer on the France cardboard skit. Quotes: 1. [first lines] O: [voice-over] Just because I'm telling you this story doesn't mean I'm alive at the end of it. This could all be pre-recorded and I could be talking to you from the bottom of the ocean. Yeah, it's that kind of a story. Because things just got so out of control. 2. Chon: You're already dead. You're dead from the moment you're born. If you can accept that, you can accept anything.
When Seattle Invented The Future. 2012 (Documentary), Starring Joe Gandy as Himself (archived footage), Elvis Presley as Himself (archived footage) and John F. Kennedy as Himself (archived footage), and many others. PBS, May 26, 2013, with Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Meet Me In Seattle At The Fair"; "Welcome To Tomorrow".
How the 1962 World's Fair shaped Seattle's future.
Cosmopolis. 2012 (Canadian), Starring Robert Pattinson as Eric Packer, Paul Giamatti as Benno Levin, Samantha Morton as Vija Kinsky (Eric’s chief of theory), Sarah Gadon as Elise Packer (née Shifrin), Mathieu Amalric as André Petrescu aka The Pastry Assassin, Juliette Binoche as Didi Fancher (Eric's art consultant), Jay Baruchel as Shiner, Kevin Durand as Torval, Philip Nozuka as Michael Chin, K'naan as Brutha Fez, Emily Hampshire as Jane Melman (Eric's chief of finance), Patricia McKenzie as Kendra Hays (Eric's bodyguard), Abdul Ayoola as Ibrahim Hamadou, Bob Bainborough as Dr. Ingram, Zeljko Kecojevic as Danko, Ryan Kelly as Rat Man #1, Nadeem Umar-Khitab as Rat Man #2, Alberto Gomez as Counterman, Gouchy Boy as Kosmo Thomas, David Schaap as Arthur Rapp, Warren Chow as Arthur's Attacker, George Touliatos as Anthony Adubato, Jadyn Wong as Cathy Lee (Money Channel Interviewer), Inessa Frantowski as Woman Holding Rat, Jonathan Seinen as Man on Fire, Milton Barnes as Videographer #1, John Batkis as Photographer #1, Saad Siddiqui as Photographer #2, Anna Hardwick as Photographer #3 - Jenn and Paulette Sinclair as Bag Lady. Movie Central, May 28, 2013. Soundtrack: "I Don't Want to Wake Up" - Written by Emily Haines, James Shaw and Howard Shore, Performed by Metric; "Mecca" - Lyrics by Don DeLillo and K'Naan, Performed by K'Naan; "Long to Live" - Written by Emily Haines, James Shaw and Howard Shore, Performed by Metric. Trivia: 1. It is a Canadian drama film written, produced, and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Robert Pattinson. It is based on the novel of the same name by Don DeLillo. David Cronenberg wrote the script in six days. 2. On May 25, 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, drawing mixed early critical reactions. It is Cronenberg's first foray into sci-fi cinema since 1999's eXistenZ. 3. A film about a day in the life of a young billionaire financier who, over the course of a traumatic day, loses all his wealth. 4. Principal photography took place in Toronto. 5. Music: The soundtrack reunited composer Howard Shore and the Canadian indie rock band Metric who had previously collaborated on a song for Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack (which had also starred Robert Pattinson). While writing the score for Cosmopolis, Shore desired a particular live sound and invited Metric to perform the score and co-write three songs. The music was recorded in November 2011 at the band's own Giant Studios in Toronto, produced by Howard Shore and Metric guitarist Jimmy Shaw, and mixed by John O'Mahony at Liberty Studios in Toronto and Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The Cosmopolis soundtrack also features "Mecca" by Somali Singer/Rapper K'naan with lyrics by the K'naan and Don DeLillo. Film Music Magazine's Daniel Schweiger praised the soundtrack as "an environment of hallucinatory beauty. There’s a real intelligence to the rock-alt. material here that goes beyond many indie star-composer collaborations." James Christopher Monger of Allmusic.com lauded Emily Haines for her "strong vocal performances on the ghostly "Long to Live" and "Call Me Home," switching to a full-on banshee wail for the pulsating "I Don't Want to Wake Up."" and wrote the score was "one of the most engaging soundtracks of the year." 6. In one scene you see an electric sign shows, "A SPECTER IS HAUNTING THE WORLD. CAPITALISM." This is a take-off on "A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism." which is the opening line of "The Communist Manifesto." Quote: Elise Shifrin: "Where is your office? What do you do exactly? You know things, I think this is what you do. I think you acquire information and turn it into something awful."
Looper. 2012 (science fiction), Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joe, Bruce Willis as Old Joe, Emily Blunt as Sara, Paul Dano as Seth, Noah Segan as Kid Blue, Piper Perabo as Suzie, Jeff Daniels as Abe, Pierce Gagnon as Cid, Summer Qing as Old Joe's Wife, Tracie Thoms as Beatrix, Frank Brennan as Old Seth, Garret Dillahunt as Jesse, Nick Gomez as Dale, Marcus Hester as Zach, Dikran Tulaine as Officer Timothy Kennedy (deleted scene), Jon Eyez as Gat Man, Kevin Stillwell as Gat Man, Thirl Haston as Gat Man, James Hebert as Looper, Kenneth Brown Jr. as Looper, Cody Wood as Looper, Adam Scott Boyer as Tye, Jeff Chase as Tall Gat Man, Ritchie Montgomery as Bodega Owner, David Jensen as Apt Super, Kamden Beauchamp as Daniel, Josh 'The Ponceman' Perry as Farm Vagrant, David Martinez as Old Dale, Wayne Dehart as Seth Vagrant, Ian Patrick as Beggar Kid, Craig Johnson as Big Craig, Robert Harvey as Parking Attendant, Stuart F. Wilson as Stunt Double Bruce Willis, Rhonda Floyd Aguillard as Vagrant, Garrett Allain as Looper, Jay Amor as Gatman, Brett Beoubay as Police Officer, Cameron M. Brown as Boy in Field/ Hand Model, Haylie Creppel as Girl Blowing Bubbles, Jared DePasquale as Gat Man, Emily D. Haley as People on the Street, Gene Kevin Hames Jr. as Gatman, Brittany Holt as Club Girl, Robert Hotalen as Police Officer, Sylvia Jefferies as Neighbor Girl, Amy Le as Chinese Waitress, Cynthia LeBlanc as Homeless Person, Elton LeBlanc as Homeless Person, Miles Marmolejo as Young Joe, Avon Maser as Future Cycle Vagrant, Sam Medina as Chinese Thug, D.J. Mills as Cold Homeless Boy, Kennedy Morgan as Suzie's Daughter, Wayne Douglas Morgan as Bouncer, Brian Oerly as Geo, B.J. Parker as Club Patron, Ty Parker as Child Vagrant, Malik Peters as Child Vagrant, Jeff Pope as Vagrant, James Rawlings as Gat Man, Sean Reynolds as Vagrant, Dane Rhodes as Gatman, Joe Rohaley as Pedestrian, Bailey Celeste Sacco as Vagrant Kid, Suzanne Severio as Neighbor, Logan Douglas Smith as Can Can Club Owner, Han Soto as Chinese Bar Owner, James Lesley Taylor as Stage Hand/ Club Guy, Lauren Thomas as Waitress, Kristyl Dawn Tift as Madame, Michelle Torres as Club Girl, Dikran Tulaine as Canady, John T. Wilson Jr. as Father on Train and Michael Wozniak as Gatman. Movie Central, May 29, 2013. Soundtrack: "Fear Makes a Man Do Funny Things" - Written and Performed by The Mashnotes, Courtesy of Glimmerfed Records; "Mambo Café" - Written by Franck Sarkissian & Inor Estaban Sotolongo, Courtesy of APM Music; "Powerful Love" - Written by Aubrey Wallace, Performed by Chuck & Mac, Courtesy of Numero Group; "Slinky" - Written and Performed by Kid Koala, Courtesy of Kid Koala Productions; "Weapons" - Written by Ryan Lott, Performed by Son Lux, Courtesy of Anticon Records; "Street Legal (The Face in the Crowd)" - Written by Nathan Johnson, Performed by The Cinematic Underground, Courtesy of Choplogic Music; "Tender Is the Night" - Written by Bert Weedon (as Burt Weedon), Courtesy of APM Music; "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" - Written by Richard Thompson, Performed by Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson, Courtesy of Island Records Limited, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "Carmelita" - Written and Performed by Warren Zevon, Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group, By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing; "Someday He'll Break Your Heart (The Way He Broke Mine)" - Written by Ellen Vanderslice, Performed by Rebecca Kilgore, John Standefer, James Mason, Harley James and Dick Titterington, Courtesy of Cherry Pie Music; "Help Me Pick Up the Pieces" - Written by Shelley Dane, Performed by Buddy Stewart (as Buddy Stuart), Courtesy of Lee Silver Productions, By arrangement with Songs for Film & TV. Trivia: 1. It is an American science fiction action-thriller film. The film stars Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt. The film was directed and written by Rian Johnson. The film's tag line reads: "Hunted by your future. Haunted by your past." In Looper, time travel is invented by the year 2074 and, though immediately outlawed, is used by criminal organizations to send those they want killed into the past where they are killed by "loopers", assassins paid with silver bars strapped to their targets. Joe, a looper, encounters himself when his older self is sent back in time to be killed. 2. Looper was selected as the opening film of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released to positive reviews in Australia on September 27, 2012, and in the US and the UK on September 28, 2012 by TriStar Pictures and Alliance Films. Filmed in New Orleans and Thibodaux, Louisiana, and Shanghai, China. 3. A diner was built in the small town of Thibodaux, LA (about an hour west of New Orleans) where all of the diner interior/exterior scenes were shot. Locals saw the diner set and kept asking the film crew on when the new diner was going to open. Director Rian Johnson was later told that the diner set was still standing after Hurricane Isaac moved through in September 2012. 4. Emily Blunt revealed that she agreed to star in the movie after reading half of the script. She didn't even know what her character was. 5. Bruce Willis fires two modern-looking Personal Defense Weapons in one scene. These are examples of the FN P90, designed and manufactured by FN Herstal in Belgium. Though somewhat futuristic looking, these weapons would have been virtually antiques by the time of the film's setting, having been first produced in 1990. This is the third time Bruce Willis' character time travels and encounters his younger self. The first was Twelve Monkeys and the second was The Kid. 6. In the future, the Rainmaker's henchmen dress in black overcoats and wide-brimmed cowboy hats. During shots of Cid's boyhood room, you see a poster for "Bad Bob" and an action figure on his desk wearing the same black overcoat and wide-brimmed cowboy hat. 7. Joseph Gordon-Levitt had prosthetics to make him look more like Bruce Willis in order to play his younger self. He also watched a lot of Bruce Willis films in preparation for the role so that he could impersonate some of his mannerisms. 8. The script originally called for Joe to move to Paris when he got older, hence why he tries to learn French. However, Rian Johnson realized they didn't have the money to shoot in Paris. The story was changed so that he goes to Shanghai because the Chinese distributor for the film offered to pay for the crew to film there. Johnson accepted because his best alternative to set the scenes in Paris was to shoot them in New Orleans, which he didn't want to do, and because he felt Shanghai better reflected the future setting of the movie. Quotes: 1. Older Joe: "I don't want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we're going to be here all day talking about it, making diagrams with straws." 2. Sara: "This is a Remington 870. One blast could cut you ... in half." Joe: "In half. Yeah, that's telling. You're holding a gun, I say I'm not afraid, so you describe the gun to me. It's not the gun I'm not afraid of."
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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