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Who was director Barry Sonnenfeld's first choice to play the part of Chili Palmer in his 1995 film
"Get Shorty"? (answer is Danny DeVito)
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(29,199 posts)just a guess
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(27,797 posts)MatthewHatesTrump2
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(27,797 posts)The only reason DeVito didn't play the part is that he previously had signed on to do another movie.
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(27,797 posts)But he was advised to take the part by a famous friend...who was it?
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(27,797 posts)(First name will do)
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(27,797 posts)Joey "The Lips" Fagan?
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(27,797 posts)2) How many did it win?
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(27,797 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...as I recall, it came up against "Tombstone", and got clobbered. It was three hours, too, which didn't help. It's not a bad film--but "Tombstone" is better.
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(27,797 posts)"Wyatt Earp" cost $63 Million to make and until now has only made $25 million
Tombstone, on the other hand, cost $25 Million to make & has made over $56 Million
(I like both "Tombstone" and "Wyatt Earp", but Kurt Russell is better playing Wyatt Earp, imo)
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(4,858 posts)Last edited Tue Sep 7, 2021, 01:41 AM - Edit history (1)
...brownie points if you can name them in order, #1 thru #12...
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(14,015 posts)Martin Balsam
John Fiedler
E.G. Marshall
Lee J. Cobb
Jack Klugman
Edward Binns
Jack Warden
Henry Fonda
(argh...) John Sweeney?
Ed Begley
George Voscovek
Robert Webber
I'm pretty sure I only have 11, and that makes me number 12!
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...that's exactly it. The characters weren't named, so it was the actors I was after. Has any film had so many great character actors in it?
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(14,015 posts)I always have trouble with the oldest juror - but reviewing the ending on my head screen, the old fellow and Fonda's characters exchange names. Fonda's character name will keep me up late, but Mr. Sweeney said, "mine's McCardle!"
Thanks for the fun!
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(27,797 posts)[Not "Blair Witch Project"]
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(27,797 posts)(Harrison Ford the hippie?)
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(7,605 posts)I vaguely remember hearing something about him not wanting to cut his hair for that movie. I believe that's why he wore the big hat.
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(27,797 posts)a poem by what Irish poet?
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(7,488 posts)Ozymandias (from Breaking Bad)?
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(27,797 posts)(It was filmed in the U.S. written & directed by an American, but produced by a Canadian company)
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(27,797 posts)(He produced it, directed it, wrote it, and starred in it)
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(27,797 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...and not in absolute numbers, or it would obviously be a modern film. (Maybe *Titanic*.) If it's the former, my guess would be *Intolerance*, Griffith's massive silent film...
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(27,797 posts)(Not Titanic)
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(7,488 posts)Bang the Drum Slowly.
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(7,488 posts)Clint Walker
Charles Bronson
Ernest Borgnine
Telly Savalas
George Kennedy
Robert Ryan
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(27,797 posts)(Not using any search engine?)
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(7,488 posts)and trivial bits.
What was Pinkley's crime?
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(27,797 posts)i only names I remember are Major Reisman, Posey and Maggot
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(7,488 posts)Pinkley was gay.
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"Very nice, Major, but can they fight?"
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(27,797 posts)Charles Bronson
James Brown
Maggot
Clint Walker
John Cassavetes
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(7,488 posts)racism toned down, that didn't fly so Palance declined.
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(7,488 posts)want to be played the Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles?
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(27,797 posts)(The role Lee Marvin played)
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(27,797 posts)Last edited Sun Oct 24, 2021, 05:53 PM - Edit history (1)
(First name will do)
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(27,797 posts)(The Commitments played there too)
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(4,482 posts)"You don't talk about Fight Club!"
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(3,491 posts)One of the goats.
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(27,797 posts)(Telly Savalas ended up getting the role)