Talk:Miracle Mile (film)

message: This is a very tricky film to handle in terms of spoilage... so tricky in fact that the movie was completely unpromotable when it was new...  however, an uninformed "blind" viewing of the movie has far greater impact than one which is padded in advance with knowledge of the film`s main plot.  DeJarnatt went to some lengths to orchestrate a handy little fakeout which is quite thoroughly spoiled--EVEN BY MENTIONING THAT THERE`S A MAJOR PLOT TWIST.  If you`re expecting nukes--or if you`re expecting ANYTHING, the fakeout is blown.  I realize that this is a damn near impossible situation but would like to see SOME attempt at avoiding the whistle-blow on this movie.24.165.210.213 09:44, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I like this movie because of this unexpected twist, and because of its uniqueness on the point of view it shows on a nuclear war: right on the moment it happens. Most movies go on the aftermath, with little or no detail of what happened. 148.244.43.170 01:32, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Spoiler avoidance

message: I have not found anything online, but perhaps there is something in print to back up the theory that the entire plot of this film is nothing more than a manifestation of Harry`s pessimistic attitude about love (ME get a girl?  THAT`LL be the day!).  It`s just a thought really, but is partially backed up by the fact that Harry is seen at the very start of the film practicing his trombone--in the dark--with Julie`s photo affixed to the end of it.  Harry`s encounter with Julie and his subsequent going to sleep takes place entirely in daylight, and upon wakening Harry is immediately rushed and hurried.  The scene with him practicing trombone cannot have taken place in the film`s plot!  But I am not going to add this to the article without some backup.24.165.210.213 09:44, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Harry the Doomsayer

message: "They are fated to become fossils." How did the originator of the article come up with THAT? 68Kustom (talk) 22:53, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beg pardon? 

message: I heard a story that this film did not receive wide release due to the Steve De Jarnatt refusing to change the ending to something happy. Are there any stats on the box office receipts for Miracle Mile?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.78.39 (talk) 12:34, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Release & Distribution 

message: As the helicopter sinks and the cabin fills with natural asphalt tar, ... It appears that the helicopter cabin is filled with water, not with tar.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.64.51.171 (talk) 22:30, 8 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tar/Water 

message: I can't say for sure myself, where exactly the helicopter was meant to crash, but I just saw the movie and watched again the end... the actors don't get black from the tar, besides the typical melting point from tar (at least the one I remember working with) was too high to form a proper conversation if you are half way inside of it...  but maybe the director just didn't think through the thing.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.115.130.161 (talk) 16:49, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tar/Water 

message: Stub article that should be merged with main film article. FamblyCat94 (talk) 00:12, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Miracle Mile (soundtrack)]] 

message: Movie was finally released just months before the Berlin Wall came down, after everybody had already stopped being afraid of a nuclear holocaust. If this had been released even 5 years earlier, it would have terrified people. In 1989, when it got distribution, it was just a footnote to a bygone era. 1.159.58.220 (talk) 22:31, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  End of the Cold War - 1989