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...Flatbed Annie And Sweeteipie Never Steal Anything Small. Dazed And Confused & Down And Out In Beverly Hills, They Came To Rob Las Vegas. It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time. Wrong Turn...

The "Wolf" character from Avery's work = The Mask, AKA Jim Carey ???

> {quote:title=mr6666 wrote:}{quote} > did you mean Jules Sylvester (of "Psycho" '98) ? Right. This resourceful Brit, who grew up in Kenya, Has quiet a career in renting and training and handling various animals for the film industry. Snakes are another of his resources. In the film where I first ran across that billing, there is a scene where Holly Hunter almost absent-mindedly swats and squashes a spider that is crawling on her leg. Then she wipes away a gooshy mess, and the event is never mentioned.. Then the end credits, where I first saw that term. And at the very end of "the song at the end", the vocalist announces that "No spiders or cheerleaders were killed in the making of this film!" All this happened in The Positively True Adventures Of The Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom. Next up.

> {quote:title=mr6666 wrote:}{quote} > can't be "Anachraphobia", right? Correct, not that title. But (giving away everything here), the spider wrangler on the movie I have in mind did the same job for Psycho.

The Red Shoes PETE KELLY'S BLUES or THE SILVER CHALACE

The Keep, 1983 ???

> {quote:title=rohanaka wrote:}{quote} > Finally (it took me long enough)... > > My Big Fat Greek Wedding: The Wedding Planner; The Wedding Singer; 27 Dresses; A Catered Affair; Honeymoon in Vegas. Father of the BrideDesperate. ...Measures &Deadline At Dawn. The Arrival -- Nick Of Time. The Preacher's Wife, Uncle Buck & Donnie Brasco, They All Laughed, & They All Kissed The Bride...

Mike Nichols has directed an impressive number of prestigious films, including Catch-22, which includes one of the few film appearences by Art Garfunkle.

Additional Info on the "Spider Wrangler" credit: 1. The movie is based on an actual event -- it made headlines when it happened, and, in fact, another movie was based on the same true story. 2. The movie has a lot of fun with the facts, and with itself. A female vocalist sings a song behind the closing credits about the tradition of "having a song at the end." 3. The spider wrangler has done similar jobs with for other productions -- some with titles that most movie fans would recognize. Message was edited by: cmvgor

...The Unbearable Lightness Of Being John Malkovitch, Kissing Jessica Stein & Leaving Las Vegas; It All Starts Today From Noon Till Three At The Circus... The Magnificent Seven Sisters, That Hamilton Woman, Manny And Lo & The Lady From Shanghai, They Knew What They Wanted: Chocolat, Hard Candy, Chicken Every Sunday Christmas In July, Champagne For Caeser & That Championship Season For The Boys...

East Of Eden SOUTH PACIFIC or BORN IN EAST L.A.

Emma Thompson had a lead role in Primary Colors, which included a strong support role for Kathy Bates.

This question doesnn't have "legs", so I'll close it out. 1988's Memories Of Me stars Alan King as Abe Polan, a man who has made a living for decades as a crowd-scene extra in Hollywood. Getting re-acquainted with his adult son (heart surgeon Billy Crystal), he boasts that he invented the phrase "hummala hummala hummala" for use when a crowd -- court room, congregation, lynch mob -- needed to make a subdued rustle to punctuate what the stars of the scene were saying. Also, he has selected his own epitaph: "Here lies Abe Polan, King of the Extras. 19th man to yell I'm Spartacus." Next up. Message was edited by: cmvgor

Dan; I've seen Mulholland Dr. twice, but I didn't recognize it from your description. I had different interpretations. I thought, instead of the actresses exchanging roles, that the blonde and the brunette were in Coco's (i.e. Ann Miller's) favor at different times. And, basically, I had reached the conclusion that the whole thing was a dream, probably of the blonde actress (Naomi Watts?), who had no control of where her dreams were taking her. But, Lordy knows, your take on anything in Cinema is to be respected, and I'll take another look at it when I can do so without renting or buying it. I would also like to put a question to you that I have been unable to get answered elsewhere. On the Information Please! Forum I got some sympathy and incouragement, but no final answer: Its a movie that I saw on TV in the early-to-mid 50's, so it probably dates from the 30's or 40's. A college setting: I think Law School, but the course may be in Civics or Ethics. A student has written a well-received (thesis? term paper? article?) with the title "Man Above The Law", and people keep congratulating him about it. Also, he has killed a man, I think in the course of stealing some money. (Cash-strapped students are a fixture in American life.) At one point, while sleeping in his room, he is awakened by a knock at the door. He rises and answers the door -- and the whole story collapses. The body of the story has all been a dream; the man at the door is the man that the student -- and the audience -- thought he had killed. I saw this about age 12, and never again. At this point I am not even sure if that brilliant thesis was a part of the dream, or of the "real" world. Do you recognize any of this, and can you suggest a way to help me find the title? I would appreciate any help you can give. And, to make sure I leave an actual Trivia question here; try this one: A River Runs Through It, on TCM yesterday, had several credit listings for fish handlers and trout experts. Can anyone name a movie (Cable, I'm afraid) that has a credit for a "Spider Wrangler?" Regards, cmvgor cmvgor

Pennies From Heaven PENNY SERENADE or THE NICKLE RIDE

"This isn't going to work. It'll be years before this kid is old enough for the Man Who Knew Too Much remake. Hitch will just have to make changes. Uh, nothing personal, but you might have to go, too. Can you fake a good rendition of Que Sera, Sera[i/]?' (#18)

The Money Pit WHERE THE MONEY IS or I LIKE MONEY

...Or would it be somewhere in the 1939 version of The Women ??

Yo, metz; I don't know the actor, of course, but something about the face and the scrap of costume that can be seen prompts a question: Is this from one of the films that were made about the life of the Mad Monk Rasputin? That's all I can come up with.

(Trying something new: Frustrated by the lack of transition words, I will try using an ampersand (&) where there isn't a natural overlap or transition.) Two Rode Together; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance & The Man From Snowy River. They Came To Cordura, Where The Sidewalk Ends Under The Rainbow. The Mission: Ride The High Country Together To Catch A Spy, & If He Hollers Let Him GO. Is this variation acceptable?

It's a 1998 film; the central theme is Family. A father-son conflict.

Correct. If you get a chance to see Carried Away, I think it is worth the viewers' time. As I mentioned earlier, the confrontation between Gary Busey and Dennis Hopper -- dealing with that situation -- was a revelation in take-no-prisoners acting. What seemed to be a setup for bloodshed was taken over by mature and intelligent men behaving maturely and intelligently. I admired it. Next up.

Negative re Kennedy. I'm not sure I made it clear: The person under discussion is the character, not the performer. I think its clear from the material that it is a story about the film industry.

Negative re Gleason. This question is developed out of movie scenes. The quote is similar to the way Ralph reacted to frustration, but the question is not from a TV source.

Yo, Dan; I have similar problems some times when dealing with a title that impressed me, and that I thought others would remember. Most people around here have some adeptness with Trivia, but you, Dan, sometimes show a flair for Minutiae. Here's one that may be easier. By film, character, and actor, name a person who had these two causes for pride: 1) He invented the phrase "hummala hummala hummala" for use in movie crowd scenes. 2) He was the 19th man to shout "I am Spartacus!"