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Its rumored that Sean Connery's character in the 1996 movie The Rock is actually an older, imprisoned version of James Bond. Matching age ranges, timelines, and skill sets help line up this theory. In The Rock, the FBI states that John Mason was a British operative jailed in Alcatraz in 1962 who escaped in 1963. 1962 is also the year of the movie Dr. No. In the 1963 sequel From Russia with Love, dialogue even mentions Bond was missing for months, possibly imprisoned before his escape. He was allegedly recaptured for good in 1971, the last year Connery was in an official Bond role. John Mason is a master escape artist, excels in weapons and hand to hand combat, and highly trained by British Intelligence. James Bond is just a code name and would explain why there are multiple people who go by James Bond, and why the Bonds use it so openly. Mason even uses exact dialogue from Connery's Bond era: "But of course you are" When Mason reunites with his estranged daughter in The Rock, it is revealed she was conceived during a one night stand, which would match Bond's history. Bond returned to the United States on a rogue mission to steal microfilm containing state secrets to use against the United States. His mission was a success and he hid the film in a church, but was then captured by U.S. authorities. Because the British government denied his existence, he was wiped from all records and locked away without trial. James Bond began a new era with a new agent, and John Mason ceased to exist.
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James Cameron had already seen more than 20 actors for the role of Gib in movie True Lies. Tom Arnold’s agent got him a meeting, but Tom expected nothing and barely prepared. Cameron had him read, then brought Schwarzenegger in. The chemistry was immediate. Cameron decided Tom was perfect. Fox hated the idea. Tom was in the middle of a very public divorce from Roseanne Barr and the studio saw him as a risk. When Cameron announced the casting they said it was terrible. Cameron said he didn’t read the tabloids, he wrote the character, and Tom was his choice. When they still refused, he threatened to take the movie to another studio. Fox backed down. Tom got the role.
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In 1997, MTV ran a promotion tied to the Scream sequel. The prize was a small on-screen role in Scream 2. Fans were able to enter the contest via a 900 number or by sending in a postcard. The prize was a credited part in the movie: the theater usher who hands Ghostface masks to Maureen and Phil during the opening Stab screening. The winner was Paulette Patterson. She appears in that opening scene and is credited as “Usher Giving Out Costumes.” She even has her own IMDB page as a result.
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Post a 90s movie that starts with the letter O? Only The Strong
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Honestly, this might be better than anything Seth Rogen has done...
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Singles - 1994 Written & Directed by Cameron Crowe Singles Facts -Alice in Chains refused to do a playback for their concert in the film. They were allowed to perform live (which is featured at the end of the video below). -Cameron Crowe wrote an early version of Singles in 1984 set in Phoenix. After Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood died in 1990, Crowe was inspired by Seattle’s music community coming together and rewrote the script, moving it to Seattle. -When Steve is buying pregnancy tests and talks with the cashier, "Mr. Deegan's class" is mentioned. Mr. Deegan is a teacher in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, which Crowe also wrote. -Crowe originally wanted Chris Cornell to play Cliff Poncier, played by Matt Dillon. Crowe has said he worked with Cornell on the part and practiced scenes together, that Cornell was a natural. Unfortunately the filming commitment conflicted with Soundgarden’s achedule and he couldnt commit. -Eddie Vedder played the drummer in Citizen Dick, and also supplied the vocals for Cliff, on the song "Touch Me I'm Dick". -Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) made up a list of fake song titles for the fictional band Citizen Dick in the movie. One of those titles was “Spoon Man.” -Chris Cornell liked the titles and wrote real songs based on them as a fun project. He recorded an early version of “Spoonman.” -That rough version plays in the background of Singles during the scene where someone is posting Citizen Dick fliers. -Check out the other cameos below, some great talent.
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Rookie of the Year July 7, 1993 Facts of the Year: -This is the only film directed by Daniel Stern. -Henry's "wrong" names: Rulingfurter, Gardenhoser, Raviboozer, Rosinbagger, Runnamucker, Rowengartner, Rulengruder, Rosenburger. -The scene featuring live shots of the crowd at Wrigley Field chanting "We want Henry" was filmed in September 1992, between games during a double header between the Cubs and their division rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals. -Gary Busey was clean-shaven during production and the mustache he is seen wearing is fake. -Jake Gyllenhaal was offered the starring role but turned it down to pursue more serious dramatic parts. -In both little league games, Henry wears jeans instead of normal uniform pants. He is the only one wearing them. -In 1993, Rowengartner would have been making $109,000 minimum as a rookie baseball player.
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On his birthday, what was your introduction to Ben Affleck? August 15, 1972
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Watching Die Hard one more time Did you know... The line, "Hans, bubby..." was ad libbed by actor Hart Bochner, which explains Alan Rickman's confused expression after the line. Bonus: Bochner also directed the 1990s comedies PCU and High School High
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Terminator 2: Judgment Facts -Director James Cameron asked Stan Winston to direct a teaser trailer. Cameron did not want the trailer to just be early footage, and so with a budget of $150,000, Winston created a trailer that showed a futuristic assembly line churning out copies of Terminators, all of which looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Cameron was pleased with this trailer, as he had fears about audience reactions to trailers showing Schwarzenegger returning as a Terminator (after the Terminator in the first film was clearly destroyed). The teaser ran over a year in advance of T2's release and was shown before another Schwarzenegger hit film, Total Recall (1990). -This is the only "Terminator" film to win or be nominated for an Oscar. It won four out of the six it was nominated for. -There was concern as to how realistic CGI would look when it came to the helicopter going under the bridge, so the pilot did it for real. -According to director James Cameron, Linda Hamilton suffered permanent hearing damage in one ear during the elevator shootout because she did not insert her earplugs after removing them between takes. -Lots of Edward Furlong's voice had to be re-dubbed by Furlong again in post-production, because it changed during shooting. -Industrial Light & Magic's computer graphics department had to grow from six artists to almost thirty-six to accommodate all the work required to bring the T-1000 to life, costing US $5.5 million, and taking eight months to produce, which ultimately amounted to 3.5 minutes of screen time. -Michael Biehn was first considered for the role of the T-1000, in a complete reversal of roles with Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was now a hero. -Linda Hamilton's then twenty-month-old son, Dalton, played an infant John Connor in a playground dream sequence. -The sound used for Arnold Schwarzenegger's shotgun was actually two cannons. -Over one million feet of film was shot and printed. -Over one million feet of film was shot and printed. -Denzel Washington turned down the role of Miles Bennett Dyson
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In the middle of baseball season, here are some Major League Major Facts: -Dennis Haysbert actually hit multiple home runs on camera while filming. In the final game when he hit his final home run, he was so excited he forgot to drop the bat and ran the bases with it despite that not being in the script. -For many of the wide crowd scenes of the climactic playoff game, there were over 20,000 extras in the stands. When the team first ran onto the field with the crowd roaring, Haysbert admitted to being emotionally overwhelmed by the experience. Former Major Leaguer and technical advisor Steve Yeager noticed Haysbert's reaction and said to him, "That's what it's like 162 times a year." -In the scene where Jake invades Lynn's party, one of the guests asks how much Jake makes in the Majors. He replies, "I make the league minimum." At the time (1989) the MLB salary minimum was $68,000. Average household income in 1990 was roughly $30,000. -The opponent slugger known as Yankees' home run threat Haywood was played by former pitcher of the Milwaukee Brewers, Peter Vuckovich. Vuckovich never hit a single home run in his entire 11-year major league career. In fact, during 8 of those 11 years he never made a single plate appearance since he was pitching in the American League, which uses a designated hitter to bat for the pitcher. -At the start of the "pennant race" montage, Willie Hayes is shown with 16 pairs of gloves nailed on his bedroom wall, indicating that he had stolen 16 bases in the first 101 games. At the end of the montage, he has at least 78 pairs on the wall, having stolen 62 additional bases in fewer than 60 games. -Haywood's line of "How's your wife and my kids?" was completely improvised by Pete Vuckovich. Ward couldn't think of a good insult that Haywood could say to Taylor, and Vuckovich, assured Ward that he could come up with something on the spot, which was what was caught on camera. -Chelcie Ross (Eddie Harris) played baseball in high school. He was a three-sport star, also playing football and basketball. -Wesley Snipes was not very skilled at baseball in real life, never having played much before. Ward said Snipes was so awful there were no scenes of hom throwing. -The vehicle that Willie Mays Hayes drives to opening day of spring training is a customized VW Beetle with a Rolls Royce grill, replacement trunk and hood ornament. The "Elegant Beetle" kit, as one was called, was popular in the mid-70s to the mid-80s until Rolls Royce sued a company responsible for one of the conversion kits. -Charlie Sheen admitted to Sports Illustrated that he took steroids to prepare for his role. He believed the steroids he took caused him to increase his fastball to 85 MPH. -Former Major-League catcher Steve Yeager served as a coach for the actors in training for the movie, also serving as a stunt double for Tom Berenger in many scenes when Jake Taylor would make a throw from home plate or be in a home plate collision, as well as play third-base coach Temple. -While not particularly specified, many of the players in the movie seem to be based on, or inspired by, former Major League stars. Pedro Cerrano, according to author/director David S. Ward, is based on Orlando Cepeda and Wade Boggs, who would superstitiously eat chicken before every game. Willie Mays Hays is based on Rickey Henderson. Ryne Duren was the inspiration for the character Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn, according to Ward. Eddie Harris appears to be inspired by Gaylord Perry, who was well known for using outside substances to enhance his pitches. Jake Taylor may be inspired by Carlton Fisk, a catcher who had a long career with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. Lou Brown mentions early on that Taylor was an All-Star in Boston.
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Remembering Jason Robards July 26, 1922 - December 26, 2000
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