Steven Spielberg asked Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones to contribute a song for the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Story Book Album. Spielberg was so pleased with their song "Someone in the Dark" that he asked them to make the entire album, which, in spite of the size of the task, they agreed to do. This boxed set included an LP, a book to read along with it and a poster of E.T. and Jackson. Epic Records allowed Jackson to record the album for MCA Records on the conditions that it not be released until after Christmas of 1982 so as to not compete with 'Thriller' and that "Someone in the Dark" not be released as a single. Both of the conditions were breached by MCA Records; they released the storybook in November 1982 and gave promo copies of "Someone In the Dark" to radio stations. MCA Records were forced to withdraw the album and were prohibited from releasing "Someone In the Dark" as a single after court action was taken by Epic against them in a $2 million lawsuit, which MCA settled by paying Epic chief Walter Yetnikoff $500,000. Jones claims neither he nor Jackson received a dime for making the record, in spite of the large cash settlement involved and its considerable success: The audio book earned Jackson a Grammy Award in 1984 for Best Recording for Children. Upon collecting the award, and taking home a record eight Grammys from an unprecedented twelve nominations, the singer stated that of all the awards had gotten that night, he was "most proud of this one".
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Fan of The Fourth Protocol or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Fourth Protocol
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A video game of "The Fourth Protocol" was developed and released in 1985. As such, the video game has the distinction of being made before, and not at the same time, or after, the movie. The computer game was made for the Amstrad CPC 464, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computer platforms.
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Despite their mutual top billing, Pierce Brosnan and Sir Michael Caine share only two brief scenes, and have no dialogue together.
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This is the fourth theatrical movie adapted from a novel by Frederick Forsyth. The first three were "The Day of the Jackal (1973)," "The Odessa File (1974)," and "The Dogs of War (1980)."
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Like "GoldenEye (1995)," none of the major Russian characters are played by Russian actors. Pierce Brosnan (Petrofsky) and Ray McAnally (Karpov) are Irish, and Joanna Cassidy (Vassilievna), Ned Beatty (Borisov), and Alan North (Govershin) are American. Unlike "GoldenEye" (1995), no one in this movie even makes an attempt at a Russian accent.
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Both Michael Caine (John Preston) and Michael Gough (Sir Bernard Hemmings) played the role of Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth.
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Second of three movies that Sir Michael Caine made with director John Mackenzie. The others being "Beyond the Limit (1983)," and "Quicksand (2003)." Pierce Brosnan worked with Mackenzie on "The Long Good Friday (1980)."
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The K.G.B. training facility seen at the beginning of the movie was a group of converted school buildings.
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The radio presenter reading the news broadcast to which Valeri Petrofsky (Pierce Brosnan) is listening for information was Frederick Forsyth.
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Frederick Forsyth: Uncredited, the source novelist as the voice of a radio newsreader.
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The movie featured Matryoshka dolls, a.k.a. Russian nesting dolls, or Russian nested dolls. These had become popularized, and well-known from appearing in the opening title sequence of the television production of John Le Carré's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)."
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The reversed code number of James Bond can be read in the license plate of Pierce Brosnan's motorcycle: C700 OBL.
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Fourth Protocol - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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