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From: simecekss@rcwusr.bp.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Who from Poltergeist
Date: 26 Jan 93 10:26:21 -0600
Organization: BP Research, Cleveland, OH (USA)

In article <kilborn.728024790@vincent2.iastate.edu>, kilborn@iastate.edu (Scott E Kilborn) writes:
> In <302510d29@ofa123.fidonet.org> Jay.Majer@ofa123.fidonet.org writes:
> 
>>JW>       I was BSing with a friend recently and claimed that a lot
>>JW> of the cast from the original Poltergeist film have died.  But
>>JW> I didn't really know who, so could someone who knows post a list
>>JW> of who's dead, what character they played and how/when they died?
> 
>>Heather O'Rourke, the little girl, died very shortly after POLTERGEIST
>                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
>>III was completed. (The movie was dedicated to her in the credits)
>
>> * Q-Blue v0.7 *
>>--- Maximus 2.01wb
> 
> I just saw this last weekend and I was wondering if she died before
> it was done.  In the final scene, when they all come back to "this side"
> they never show Heather O'Rourke's face.  They just show a back view of
> her Aunt holding her, and it looks like she has much shorter hair than
> she did earlier in the movie (possibly a stand-in after she had died??)
> Also, does anyone remember what she (Heather) actually died from.  Her
> whole face was swollen up really bad in III, but I can't remember what
> she actually had. (My girlfriend and I watched all three back to back 
> this weekend).
> 
> -Scott Kilborn (kilborn@iastate.edu)
> 

 I believe she died from a bowel obstruction.  It was something like
 she wasn't feeling well at home, they took her in to the hospital,
 the doctors weren't sure what it was and she died a few days later.
 At least that is what I remember about it.

Scott

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From: cass@netcom.com (Diana Tenery-Fisher)
Subject: Re: eric stoltz
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:08:55 GMT

lizb@yang.earlham.edu writes:

>In article <129260015@otter.hpl.hp.com>, cn@otter.hpl.hp.com (Colin Needham) 
>writes:
>> In article <1993Jan15.153812.8577@swift.cs.tcd.ie>, mjhowe@swift.cs.tcd.ie 
>writes:
>>>last night i saw "mask" starring cher and eric stoltz for the first time.
>>>i was very impressed with stolz's portrayal of rocky dennis, and wonder
>>>if anyone can post a list of other films he has done, on any theme.
>> 
>> From the r.a.movies actors list (available via anonymous ftp from 
>> boulder.colorado.edu in pub/tv+movies/lists):
>.
>.
>.
>> Say Anything... (1989)
>.
>.
>.
>What part did Eric Stolz play in Say Anything...??  I don't remember it at 
>all and I'm sure you're not mixing him up with John Cusack, right?

 As I posted before, Eric Stoltz and Cameron Crowe (the writer/director
of SAY ANYTHING) are friends. Stoltz played a small part as an 
alumnist having a party that served as the first date for Lloyd (Cusack)
and Diane (Ione Skye). He was the guy in the rooster suit, he had
a goatie and sunglasses on, so may have been hard to recognize. 
As Lloyd enters the house for the party, he introuduces Diane to Stoltz..
"Wow Diane, well, listen man.. I need you to be the keymaster..." 
(blah blah blah..) later he comes out dressed as a rooster and all of the
guests tear his suit off. His final scene at the very end of the party
where he thanks Lloyd for being the keymaster, and they realize that
there is still one set of keys left that need to go back to some unlucky
guest who is sick in a bathroom.  

In the small cameo department, Bebe Neuwirth (Dr. Lilith Crane of CHEERS)
is also in the film as a high school counselor attending the same party.

-diana

>lizb@yang.earlham.edu
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Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:05:59 CST
From: <U15289@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,rec.games.trivia,bit.listserv.cinema-l,rec.arts.tv
Subject: Film/TV Trivia Quiz Answers: All Actors Big- and Small-Screen, Part 6


LIST 1:  Television Series                  LIST 2:  Feature Films

 1. He and She (Paula Prentiss) /           J. Where The Boys Are (original)
    Ellery Queen (Jim Hutton)

 2. Knots Landing (Lisa Hartman) /          F. Where The Boys Are (remake)
    It's a Living (Wendy Schaal)

 3. The Powers That Be                      I. The Trouble With Harry
                                               (John Forsythe) /
                                               Amadeus (Elizabeth Berridge)

 4. Magnum, P.I.                            B. Leadbelly (Roger E. Mosley) /
                                               The Third Man (Orson Welles) /
                                               Her Alibi (Tom Selleck)

 5. He and She (Richard Benjamin) /         G. Goodbye Columbus
    Quincy (Jack Klugman)

 6. Arrest and Trial (Ben Gazzara) /        E. The Young Doctors
    Green Acres (Eddie Albert) /
    American Bandstand (Dick Clark)

 7. Leg Work                                H. Something Wild (Margaret Colin) /
                                               Missisippi Burning
                                               (Frances McDormand)

 8. Thirtysomething                         D. Girl Friends (Melanie Mayron) /
                                               K-9 (Mel Harris) /
                                               Field of Dreams
                                               (Timothy Busfield)

 9. Dynasty (Catherine Oxenberg) /          A. Lair of the White Worm
    L.A. Law (Amanda Donohoe) /
    Homefront (Sammi Davis)

10. Covington Cross (Ione Skye) /           C. Gas Food Lodging
    Marcus Welby, M.D. (James Brolin) /
    Arresting Behavior (Chris Mulkey)

SCORING:  A simple, straightforward 1 point per correct match.  Actual scores
for the five replies ranged from a perfect 10 down to 5.  This fortnight's
kudos goes to perfect scorers Bob Crawford, Anish Bhimani and Mark Vincent.

                                                 Mitch Pravatiner
                                                 U15289@uicvm.uic.edu
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From: anish@pearl.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Anish Bhimani)
Subject: Re: Bridget Fonda
Organization: Bellcore, Piscataway, New Jersey
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 15:01:16 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.000234.655@cs.ucla.edu>, reiher@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Peter Reiher) writes:
|> In article <1993Jan19.160204.9331@news.duc.auburn.edu> harshec@mail.auburn.edu writes:
|> >
|> >The American version of _La Femme Nikita_ starring Bridget Fonda will be titled _The Specialist_. I'm not sure when it is going to be released.
|> 
|> I saw a trailer for it over the weekend, and the title wasn't "The 
|> Specialist".  I wish I could remember what it was - it was one of those
|> generic, meaningless action film titles. 

This morning's McPaper has the title listed as "The Point of No Return".

Incidentally, USA Today has a whole section on upcoming films today.


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From: lazlo@triton.unm.edu (Lazlo Nibble)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: The Abyss .. again
Date: 25 Jan 1993 22:48:28 GMT
Organization: Mr. Lazlo's Temple Of The Mighty Rude-Boy Skank
Distribution: rec
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wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes) writes:

> while the "liquid air" does not exist, it is possible and even somewhat
> plausible.

...except that the "liquid air" *does* exist, and was, in fact, being breathed
by the rat during the filming of that particular sequence.

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Lazlo (lazlo@triton.unm.edu)
From: ac717@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeffry L. Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: PEEVES at MOVIE THEATERS !
Date: 28 Jan 1993 06:35:55 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Reply-To: ac717@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeffry L. Johnson)
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<1993Jan8.003719.25125@Princeton.EDU> <1jl9e3INN7cm@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)

In a previous article, spencer@der.Princeton.EDU (S. Spencer Sun) says:

>In article <1jl9e3INN7cm@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, ac717@cleveland.Freenet.Edu 
(Jeffry L. Johnson) writes:
>>
>>In a previous article, spencer@der.Princeton.EDU (S. Spencer Sun) says:
>>
>>>If it clearly isn't intended (i.e. what obviously was intended to be a
>>>sunny day looks like twilight) then it could be something wrong with the
>>>equipment.  Bring it to someone's attention and ask them to
>>>investigate... (although if the staff is on their toes they ought to
>>>notice it themselves)
>>
>>Right. The xenon lamp is probably being used well past its warrenteed life. 
>>This is fine if it provides enough light on the screen (16 foot lamberts is 
the 
>>minimum recommendation). The lamp naturally darkens with age from the 
>>depositing of tungsten from the electrodes onto the quartz envelope.
>
>... although if I remember correctly you're supposed to rotate the lamp
>180 degrees around the axis of projection, about halfway through the
>rated life of the lamp to minimize this effect.

This is the minimum recommendation. It is better to rotate the lamp a quarter
turn at each quarter half life. At the same time you should increase the
current 5%. The manufacturers recommend starting to use a new bulb at 85%
of its nominal rating. For example, you install a new 3000 watt lamp (105 amps 
nominal rating) that is warrenteed for 1200 hours. Start the current at 89-90 
amps. At 300 hours, rotate 1/4 turn and increase current to 95 amps. At 600 
hours, rotate another 1/4 turn (total of 1/2 turn at half life) and increase 
current to 100 amps. At 900 hours rotate a final 1/4 turn (3/4 from original 
position) and increase to nominal current rating of 105 amps. At the end of 
warranty life you can decide if the lamp is still useful, no flicker (or at 
least minimal flicker) and illuminating the screen with at least 16 foot 
lamberts.
-- 
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Technologist, HLA Lab, Institute of Pathology, CWRU/Univ. Hosp. of Cleveland
Projectionist, Centrum Theatre;      IATSE Local 160  Officer: Examining Board
Freenet: ac717 (Internet: ac717@cleveland.freenet.edu)   CompuServe: 71117,527
From: kaz@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Karen Fegley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Well known actors as punks
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:18:25 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
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In article <1993Jan23.011247.29809@madnix.uucp> zaphod@madnix.uucp (Ron Bean)  
writes:
> bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (Greg Bole) writes:
>  
> >Wow!  I think you have something going here Kurt, I can add four more:
> >
> >3.      Willem Defoe as a punk in _The Hunger_ harassing Susan Sarandon.
> >
> >4.      Matt Frewer (Max Headroom) as a punk that tries to bother  
_Supergirl_.
> >
> >5.      Bill Paxton (Aliens) lends some clothes to Arnie in _The  
Terminator_.
> >
> >6.      Daniel Day Lewis as a gay street punk in _My Beautiful Laundrette_.
>  
> 7. Henry Winkler as a punk in "The Lords of Flatbush".
>  
> ==================
> zaphod@madnix.UUCP (Ron Bean)
> uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!zaphod

Well, not perhaps technically a punk, but certainly a nasty...

  8. Pierce Brosnan as a vicious young IRA killer who murdered
     a man in a shower stall in "The Long Good Friday".

Karen Fegley
Sbratus Computer, Inc.
kaz@vineland.pubs.stratus.computer
From: quinlan@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Carol Quinlan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Need Terminator Quotes
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:05:53 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu

Whew... been a while since I've been around the 'net...

anyway, I am looking for the exact text of the introductory text
to both Terminator Movies... that is, the part about the machines
rising up and overthrowing the men...  

I would like to use the quotes to start a book review on Kurt 
Vonnegut's Player Piano.... I thought they might be appropriate.

The problem is the book review is due tomorrow, 1/27/93, so after
that time, any responses will not be useful. 

Thanks in advance.

-- 
Carol Quinlan
quinlan@wpi.wpi.edu
From: rhogan@phakt.usc.edu (Ron Hogan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Rumor: _American Psycho_
Date: 21 Jan 1993 13:54:35 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: phakt.usc.edu

jlpicard@austin.ibm.com (Craig Becker) writes:


>I saw a RUMOR (over on rec.arts.books) that Bret Easton
>Elliot's _American Psycho_ was being made into a movie.
>Furthermore, it was to feature Johnny Depp as Patrick
>Bateman (!).

>Is any of this true? Anybody out there know more?

It's bullshit--as far as I know, nobody's bought the rights
to the novel, and frankly, it's probably still too controversial
to film right now--anyone who tried would find him or herself the
brunt of an attaack that would make the fooforah around LAST
TEMPTATIOn look like a picnic.

Ron
From: bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (Greg Bole)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: buscemi = god
Date: 26 Jan 93 16:12:34 GMT
Organization: HHMI/Human Genetics, Univ of Pa.

In article <1k23b1INN8kv@morrow.stanford.edu>, FA.TJM@forsythe.stanford.edu 
(Thom McKean) writes:

> If Steve Buscemi's in it, it's damn good.  So far, here's what I've seen:
 
> Miller's Crossing
> Barton Fink
> Resevoir Dogs

Name sounds familiar, but which characters did he play in the above films?

Greg Bole                             "We're talking about a religious 
bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu           experience here.  I might say 'doth'
                                       or 'thou' or alot of things."
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From: citrin@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Wayne Citrin)
Subject: Re: Where's the director?
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:30:08 GMT

After Hours - Martin Scorsese shining a spotlight from a platform in the
	after-hours club.

Taxi Driver - Martin Scorsese is the guy in Travis Bickle's cab who tells him 
	all about the .357 Magnum.

The Doors - Oliver Stone is Jim Morrison's film professor.

Wayne

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From: garretso@girch301.med.uth.tmc.edu (Leon Garretson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Who will be famous
Date: 28 Jan 1993 19:19:12 GMT
Organization: UT Health Science Center Houston

>>   Are there any relative unknowns that you've seen recently and 
>>   feel will become famous for his or her performance and
>>   those that it will lead to? 
>
>I can think of three actors that I saw this year who seem (or should IMHO)
>destined for greater things:
>
>Sadie Frost (Lucy in Bram Stoker's Dracula)
>Chris O'Donell (Scent of a Woman)
>Unknown Canadian who's name slips my mind (The kid in Unforgiven)
>
>Greg Bole                             

	I absolutely agree, especially with the latter two. Ask an actor how
	hard it is to be still and listen to another actor who gets all the
	good lines, and one comes to appreciate Mr. O'Donell's performance as
	being a great piece of work. I actually thought he deserved more
	credit than Pacino, who mostly took one pose and held it throughout.

	Also thought (The kid in Unforgiven) was the best in a cast of
	giants. Hackman will probably win the Oscar and Richard Harris
	was wonderful too, but this kid .....  Again, another piece of
	flawless, transparent naturalistic acting. I suppose Clint
	Eastwood deserves some of the credit, too.


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From: glink@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Gary Link)
Subject: Re: Info on "In the Mind's Eye"
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:42:37 GMT

Yes, I've seen it several times, it's available for rent at several
stores here in my area, but also for sale.  And reasonably priced...I
believe under $20.  

It is excellent.  There is a second one, 'Beyond The Mind's Eye', is the
title, I think.

I saw them at ...sorry to say the word...Blockbuster.  

The title is just 'The Mind's Eye' I believe, without the 'In'.

It is worth seeing.

-Gary

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From: sgccrjh@citec.oz.au (Robert Howlett)
Subject: Re: Looking for
Organization: CITEC
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 01:28:58 GMT
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rcosby@bcm.tmc.edu (Randy C. Cosby) writes:
: In article <1993Jan19.161401.10479@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, mgrimes@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Michael Grimes) writes:
: > In article <1993Jan19.114920.21888@discus.technion.ac.il> ronenp@tiger5.technio
: > n.ac.il (Ronen Perets) writes:
: > >    The first part of "New-York Stories" (by Martin S.) is
: > >about a painter that his girlfriend leaves him... The film begins when
: > >the painter puts a cassette and plays it and there's a great song playing.
: > >Does any body know which song is it and where can I find it (disk, album), and
: > >the words of the song ?
: > 
: >   You probably mean WHITER SHADE OF PALE.  There is also a great scene with 
: > Nolte painting as he listens to the great live version of Dylan's LIKE A 
: > ROLLING STONE.
: 
: 
: The song "Whiter Shade of Pale" is by Procol Harum.. circa 1971 from the
: album entitled "Conquistador"....
: 
: It is quoted in "The Committments".....
:       "We skipped(or tripped) the light fandango.
: 	Turned cartwheels across the floor..
: 	I was feeling kinda seasick..
: 	When the crowd called out for more"
: 
: A Great song... from a tremendous album.... should not talk to much about
: this.... this is not alt.rock-n-roll...
: 
: Coz...
: 

Just to bring this thread back in line with the movies,
the same song was also on the soundtrack for The Big Chill.
From: climiepd@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Delbert ( Peter Climie ))
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Rumor: _American Psycho_
Date: 22 Jan 93 14:39:08 GMT
Organization: Glasgow University Computing Science Dept.

mattm@apple.com (Matthew Melmon) writes:

>In article <1jn62rINN9cl@phakt.usc.edu>, rhogan@phakt.usc.edu (Ron Hogan)
>wrote:

>> It's bullshit--as far as I know, nobody's bought the rights
>> to the novel, and frankly, it's probably still too controversial
>> to film right now--anyone who tried would find him or herself the
>> brunt of an attaack that would make the fooforah around LAST
>> TEMPTATIOn look like a picnic.

I heard after Silence of the Lambs was a hit, they got stuck into writing
a screenplay.

Surely, oh surely Patrick Bateman IS James Spader!!!!
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From: zarthac@bradley.edu (Matt Simmons)
Subject: Re: THE FIRM (Who's in it?)
Organization: J. Random Misconfigured Site
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 07:15:29 GMT
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arlene.m.osborne (amo@cbnews.cb.att.com) wrote:
: I am in the middle of reading THE FIRM and am interested
: in knowing the cast of the movie.  So far, I've heard it's:

: Mitch McDear :  Tom Cruise
: Ollie Lambert:  Hal Holbrook
: Tamy Hemphill:  Holly Hunter
: Avery:          Gene Hackman
: Wayne Torrence: Ed Harris

: Any know any others?

I thought Julia Roberts was supposed to be in this movie... What has she
been up to lately, and what's her latest movie?

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From: lyon@egr.msu.edu (Scott Lyon)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Movie scripts?
Date: 28 Jan 93 19:23:31 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
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Originator: lyon@frith.egr.msu.edu

I know this has been asked before, but I didn't see whether there was a public
response when it was, so here goes again.

Does anyone know of *ANY* movie scripts that are available electronically, via
anonymous FTP sites?

I know that the Star Wars movies are available at WPI.WPI.EDU, but that's all
that I know. Does anyone else know of any others?

Please respond via Email, as I don't always have the time to keep up on most
the usenet newsgroups.

Thanks in advance!
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"May the Force be with us..."
From: spinaa@rpi.edu (Matt Garretson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Are distributors stupid?
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:29:21 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

In article <1993Jan25.185756.21822@cs.ucla.edu> reiher@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Peter Reiher) writes:
>
> [lots of good stuff about film distribution deleted]

Yes, I guess you're right. I guess art films rely on their audiences to come
to them, while mainstream movies are (relatively speaking) thrown right
in everyone's faces.  And since the big companies have fewer financial
worries than the indies, over-saturation of their market isn't as big a
disaster for them. 

Thanks for the info!

-Matt