In an ironic twist, the engineering officer, played by the ship's real-life commander Walter R. Smith, is seen reading a "Little Orphan Annie" comic while, in the same scene, an enlisted sailor is reading Edward Gibbon's classic "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The instruments the Oneders were playing before becoming successful are all common budget instruments in 1964. Lenny plays a Silvertone guitar sold by Sears Robuck and TB Player plays a Danelectro bass.
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The Major Motion Picture director is played by Jonathan Demme, who directed Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993).
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The four actors playing The Wonders rehearsed as a band for eight weeks to get the feel of performing - but most of their performances in the film were dubbed by other musicians.
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In real life, no film producer would ever allow a group like the Wonders with a hot hit record to appear in a teen-oriented movie under a fake name, such as 'Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters'. The Frankie and Annette Beach Party movies of the era, as well as all their many imitators, always included hit recording artists in abundance. Little Stevie Wonder, the Supremes, the Righteous Brothers, the Animals, Sonny & Cher, and many more appeared in period beach party movies, increasing the marquee value of such films.
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The Last Tycoon 1976
F.Scott Fitzgeralds novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.
The Last Tycoon features stylized, realistic, captivating, sentimental and serious style.
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Chaplin 1992
With the use of flashback an elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs while journeying through his poverty-stricken childhood closest ...
Chaplin features silent film, sentimental, serious, emotional and touching style.
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The Big Picture 1989
Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature but once ...
The Big Picture features suspense, humorous, semi serious, realistic and light style.
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Cantinflas 2014
Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico Mario Moreno a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. ...
Cantinflas features serious, captivating, sentimental and realistic
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Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 2004
A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected a love triangle forms between the girl the celebrity and the girls best friend.
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! features feel good, sexy, humorous, romantic and sweet style.
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Rio 2 2014
Its a jungle out there for Blu Jewel and their three kids after theyre hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel and meets the most fearsome adversary ...
Rio 2 features exciting, colourful, funny, entertaining and scenic style.
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Zambezia 2012
Set in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic Victoria Falls quotZambeziaquot is the story of Kai - a nave but high-spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of quotZambeziaquot where he discovers the truth about his ...
Zambezia features exciting, humorous, sincere, feel good and semi serious
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Happy Feet 2006
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins who find their soul mates through song a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce
Happy Feet features exciting, feel good, touching, humorous and sweet style.
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2008
Alex Marty and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers ...
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa features humorous, not serious, feel good, cult film and funny style.
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Trolls 2016
Lovable and friendly the trolls love to play around. But one day a mysterious giant shows up to end the party. Poppy the optimistic leader of the Trolls and her polar opposite Branch must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the ...
Trolls features sweet, colourful, light, humorous and entertaining style.
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The Smurfs 2011
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple the Smurfs ...
The Smurfs features humorous, entertaining, exciting, funny and not serious style.
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Zootopia 2016
Determined to prove herself Officer Judy Hopps the first bunny on Zootopias police force jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Zootopia features witty, feel good, funny, allegory and clever style.
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Ice Age 2002
With the impending ice age almost upon them a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters Manny the woolly mammoth Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. ...
Ice Age features touching, humorous, road movie, not serious and sentimental style.
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The Wild 2006
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
The Wild features humorous, feel good, captivating, exciting and light style.
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Open Season 2 2008
After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle Elliots road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.
Open Season 2 features humorous, feel good, colourful, funny and not serious style.
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
That Thing You Do! - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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