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Date:         Wed, 12 Aug 1992 09:42:14 EDT
From:         Pam Tyrrell <AVFILM3@WATDCS.UWATERLOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: viewer survey/Lethal Weapon 3

On Wed, 12 Aug 1992 12:17:33 BST Kerr Avon said:

In reply to Kerr Avon's request for information on films whcih have somet
happening during or after the closing credits, I can think of two films
in particular--TRACK 29 and BEING THERE.  In Track 29 the lead screams
after the credits (I found this out when I projected the film and, as
usual, closed the dowser after the credits.  To my surprise there was
sound coming from the lead character, Gary Oldman, but I had already
killed the light by closing the dowser.  Needless to say, on the
following screening I held off long enough to see just what the last
group of theatre patrons had missed out on.  Talk about a projectionist
faux pas.  Its bad enough when people get in your way of seeing the
screen let alone when the projectionist cuts the film too soon.
In Being There the credits are filled with some of the most hilarious
outtakes I have ever seen.  Gives one a different perspective on Peter
Sellers and his personality.  A must see.  Well if I think of any more
I will let you know.  Hope this message gets through.  Oh one other that
I haven't seen but was told about is Ferris Buehler's Day Off.  I guess
he comes back to address the audience after the credits. All for now.

>>
>>In regards to people leaving during the credits.
>>
>>Not only do they prevent you from reading the credits (which I
>>like to do - a great benefit of videos, by the way) but in the
>>case of Lethal Weapon 3 they and you may miss anything the
>>director decided to put after the credits.  The first time I
>>saw the movie I left because I couldn't see anything anyway
>>and when I went again I found that there was a small scene tacked
>>on after the credits finished. It may not have been essential, but
>>I certainly enjoyed it when I finally got a chance to see it.
>
>Really?  Rats.  I saw a preview of _LW3_ over here on Saturday night,
>but everyone always leaves, and I start to feel self-conscious if
>the theatre's almost empty and the attendants are waiting for you to
>leave.  What was the extra scene, then?
>
>What other movies have stuff going on during or after the credits?
>Two that come to my mind:-
>	_Gremlins 2_ : Bugs and Daffy etc appear while the credits are
>			rolling.
>	_Wayne's World_: Wayne and Garth wonder what they should do while
>			 the credits are rolling.
>
>The _Airplane!_ (and other ZAZ) movies have jokes in the credits, as
>do Monty Python movies.
>			   Liam.
>			   ====-
>                                   *"Are you in fact Australian, by
>                                   *   any chance, may I ask?"
>     KERR AVON    |   Work: ICL,   *"Oh dear, is my accent that
> aka Liam Cairney |Reading, England*   strong?"
>  All e-mail to:- | Home: Glasgow, *"Oh no, no, no, it's just that
>lcc@win.icl.co.uk |    Scotland    *   you're quite tall, so I
>                                   *   thought..."
>     "I belong to Glasgow..."      * -- Basil Fawlty (to female guest)


Pam Tyrell                             | Tel: (519) 888-4070
Media Library                          | Fax: (519) 888-6197
Audio-Visual Centre                    |
University of Waterloo                 | Net: avfilm3@watdcs.Uwaterloo.ca

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