Marianne Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Brigadoon in Brigadoon (1954) is otherworldly, isn't it? I think The Martian (2015) counts! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
GGGGerald Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Far and Away (1992) Hawaii (1966) The Man Who Would Be King (1975) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Excellent examples yesterday! one thousand nine hundred fiftieth category Fairy creatures Puck in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (1935) Tinker Bell in PETER PAN (1953) Ariel in PROSPERO’S BOOKS (1991) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 FairyTale: A True Story (1997) In 1917, two children take photographs, which are soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Peter O'Toole plays Arthur Conan Doyle. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 the twin fairies who sang for Mothra 2 Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Hook The Tempest (Ariel and Calaban) Titania and Oberon in A Midsummer's Night Dream (1999) Careful how you use the term "fairies." It also could refer to Fairy Tales (won't dignify the slang term). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 one thousand nine hundred fifty-first category Inside jokes In THE GROOM WORE SPURS (1951) the director of a movie within the movie is played by the director of THE GROOM WORE SPURS, Richard Whorf. Ida Lupino & Edmond O’Brien take a tour of Hollywood homes in THE BIGAMIST (1953). They see Edmund Gwenn’s home. Edmund Gwenn plays a character in THE BIGAMIST. In OCEAN’S 12 (2004) Julia Roberts’ character Tess Ocean impersonates Julia Roberts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Some Like It Hot George Raft sees someone flipping a coin like he did in old movies. "Why did you learn a cheap trick like that?" 3 Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 In Witness for the Prosecution, Tyrone Power watching himself playing Jesse James on screen. In How to Marry a Millionaire, there are several inside jokes, including one about Harry James (from Betty Grable) In Doc Hollywood (sp?), Woody H. makes a joke about Ted Danson (Cheers reference - his character, who comes out to Hollywood/LA - claims Danson isn't a real celebrity). 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 His Girl Friday ---Walter Burns (Cary Grant) says, " Listen the last man that said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat." What's New Pussycat? Man In Strip Club : [Richard Burton in cameo appearance] Excuse me, haven't *you* seen *me* somewhere before? Michael James : I know the name, but I can't remember the face. Give my regards to what's her name... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GGGGerald Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 In The Rock (1996), Sean Connery's character claims "I was trained by the best… British Intelligence.” In On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), George Lazenby's character says: "This never happened to the other fella" 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 one thousand nine hundred fifty-second category Associated with detective roles Angela Lansbury William Powell Brenda Blethyn 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cinemaman Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 JAMES GARNER BASIL RATHBONE MARGARET RUTHERFORD HUMPHREY BOGART ROBERT MITCHUM STEVE MCQUEEN CLINT EASTWOOD 4 Link to post Share on other sites
shutoo Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Peter Falk, Columbo Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce...Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson William Hopper as Perry Mason's favorite private detective, Paul Drake 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Marianne Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Lloyd Nolan started the Michael Shayne series of films. Hugh Beaumont finished the Shayne series (although it's hard not to picture him as Mr. Cleaver!). Beaumont and Nolan actually appeared in many noirs. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Tom Conway and George Sanders as The Falcon Warner Oland as Charlie Chan 4 Link to post Share on other sites
cinemaman Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 FRANK SINATRA PETER LORRE ALBERT FINNEY PETER USTINOV WILLIAM CONRAD KARL MALDEN ROCK HUDSON ROGER MOORE MIKE CONNORS MICHAEL DOUGLAS PIERCE BROSNAN JACK LORD 2 Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 James Gleason and Edna M. Oliver as Hildegard Withers Essie Davis as P. Fischer Tom Selleck (Magnum), Lance (on Rockford), and Blue Bloods Chris Noth, Jerry Orbach, Ice T., Mariska H., Christopher Meloni (and all those other L&O detectives) Margaret Rutheford (Miss Marple) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
GGGGerald Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Denzel Washington Jack Webb Stacy Keach 4 Link to post Share on other sites
cinemaman Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 ANGIE DICKINSON SUSAN SAINT JAMES KATE JACKSON JACLYN SMITH FARRAH FAWCETT CHERYL LADD TYNE DALY SHARON GLESS ANNE FRANCIS DIANA RIGG 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 one thousand nine hundred fifty-third category Wrestling in the movies THE SPORT PARADE (1932) NO HOLDS BARRED (1989) SULTAN (2016) Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Spider Man (2002) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 The World According to Garp (1982) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Marianne Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 13 hours ago, cinemaman said: ANGIE DICKINSON SUSAN SAINT JAMES KATE JACKSON JACLYN SMITH FARRAH FAWCETT CHERYL LADD TYNE DALY SHARON GLESS ANNE FRANCIS DIANA RIGG To this list I would like to add Nicola Walker, who is the lead detective in the British television series Unforgotten. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GGGGerald Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Paradise Alley (1978) Rocky III (1982) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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