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Okay, this one has lamed out at about 30 views (but, to be fair, the last question here had extra baggage beyond the matchup of film, song title and performer). 1991's *Switch*, a remake of *Goodbye Charlie*, featured a womanizer shot to death by one of his conquests, learning his lesson by being reincarnated as a woman. Result: Ellen Barkin walking around with Perry King's co-ordination: fumbling with lingerie, falling off of high heels, being hit on by men like he had been in his previous life, etc. Lessons learned, resolutions; again in the afterlife the combined creature ponders the question of whether to enter Eternity as male or female. Paul Young and Clannad perform a duet of Both Sides Now while it/they try to reach a decision. mudskipper's thread; he spotted the song

Correct, skipper. It doesn't surprise me that this excellent number was used more than once. Can you comment on its use in the closing of a 1991 film? It is a good touch that it is performed as a duet on that occasion.

Sneezy -- voiced by Billy Gilbert (uncredited) in *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* (1937)

#5. The Defense Attorney -- U.S Senator, returned to his home state and, like the Prosecutor, planning to run for Governor of the State. The actor in this role -- Not a series star, but a respected long established name in the industry.

Thanks, cujas. The bare facts I gave on that post was just about everything I could find on the subject. Based on a biopic I watched some time last year, I wonder about the nature of that friendship. Next up: This song was an easy listnin' standard for a couple of decades before it was used on the film I have in mind. A middle verse: ♫ Moons and Junes and Ferris Wheels, The laughing, dancing way it feels, ♪ When every fairy tale comes real, I've looked at love that way---♪ But now it's just another show, You leave them laughing when you go, ♫ And if you care don't let them know, Don't give yourself away...♪ ♫ I've looked at love from both sides now, From give and take, and still somehow, It's love's illusions I recall -- I really don't know love, At all...♫ Name of the movie that used this song with the closing credits? With this song, that is uaually recorded as a solo, what artistic point was made by having it performed as a duet in this instance? And who were the singers, by the way?

Thanks, lavender. Next up: Opening scene. Characters walking across a Studio lot are discussing, with admiration, the long tracking shot at the opening of a famous movie. This conversation takes place in a long tracking shot. ???

Thank you, Sixes. Next up: Brian Cox Stephen Lang Joan Allen

Newman, George -- "Wierd Al" Yankovic in *UHF* (1989)

#4. The trial Judge -- Also a current (as of filming) series star. "Judge" was a P.I. on littlescreen, The "proceture" had worked on a series with a Western setting.

Uh, lemesee, lemesee... There's a title character. "Delores" on the birth certificate,.."Dolly" to her friends,.."Lo" when she decided to be sophisticated... *Lolita* *?* And her mother died in the vehicle -- pedestrian accident. ???

Without looking anything up...*The Front* ???

*I Am Curious (Blue)* :_|

*I Am Curious (Yellow)*

Julio -- Erik Estrada in *Airport 1975* (1974)

(78,897) I forgot this was the thread with the numbers. Call this clue #3. The trial prosecutor. Ambitious, smart, up from the slums, a fighter and an attractive candidate for rising higher. Also a current TV series star for the Studio producing the picture

Thanks, metz. Indeed one of the really good ones. The sequence about Joby's (Jaeckel) death was truly harrowing, in spite of not involving an act of violence. Next up: Early 1960s. One of several movies marking changing times in the industry: The sliding-out of the Studio system. A major studio, doing a heavy schedule of series television programs. Also putting out bigscreen features in order to use -- and to widen the exposure of -- the series stars on their payroll. I have one title in mind, but there are others that may fit that description. The one at hand involves a headline-grabbing trial that impacts on a political campaign. ???

My only guess left: *Sometimes A Great Notion* AKA *Never Give A Inch.* Paul Newman, Michael Sazzarin, Lee Rimick, Henry Fonda, Richare Jaeckel et al?

BRIT: Mate AMER: Friend, pal, chum. ... sometimes used as a form of address to show respect and regard and friendliness to people not actually known ---with that in mind: *HAPPY CHRISTMAS, MATES!*

Are they *The Big Trees* (1952) ??

Dancer, Jo Jo -- Richard Prior in *Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling* (1986)

*The Chocolate War*

Buck, Joe -- Jon Voight in *Midnight Cowboy* (1969)

Yo, cujas; Two possibilities: 1. That's a typo reference to "Mack the Knife" from the *Threepenny Opera.* 2. It's a reference to 1948's boxoffice flop *The Pirate*, which starred Garland and Kelly. Cole Porter wrote the score, and, with permission, he changed the name of a character to Estramundo, after a friend of his who was nicknamed "Mack the Black." ???

Correct, lavender. Mr. Robards was still billing himself as "Jr." at that time. lavender's thread.

At 110 Views, retiring the question. *The Law*, first aired 22 Oct 1974, Was a pilot that was followed by a 4-episode miniseries, that failed to generate a series. Star Judd Hirsch went on to play major roles in Taxi, Delvechio and Numb3rs. The space-cadet walkingwounded client was played by Gary Busey. Both very good performances. Maybe the time was not yet right for such a series. Open thread.