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TRIVIA---in STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, Jack Palance had to drop out of the Chancellor Gorkon role due to a schedule conflict (or he wanted too much money or he was hesitant about the role) to appear in CITY SLICKERS, for which he won an Academy Award as Curly Washburn.
Jack Palance dropped out of STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY to appear in his Academy Award-winning role of Curly Washburn in CITY SLICKERS.
David Warner replaced Palance as Chancellor Gorkon in THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.
Jack Palance dropped out of STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY to appear in his Academy Award-winning role of Curly Washburn in CITY SLICKERS.
David Warner replaced Palance as Chancellor Gorkon in THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.
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I re-watched "Them!" last night and it holds up pretty well. Quite a cast with James Arness, James Whitmore, and Fess Parker. Leonard Nimoy and Dick York also make short appearances. Whitmore's character made me laugh. He starts out as a New Mexico police officer, then joins some type of mini-task force that has him firing a bazooka for the military, traveling to DC to meet with the chiefs of staff, and assisting the FBI to interview witnesses. He is ubiquitous in the war against the giant ants while hardly saying anything. Great title. If they had called it something like "Invasion of the Giant Ants" it would have been less memorable.
You just can't leave sugar laying around...it attracts ants of all types. -- Al
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"Make me a sergeant in charge of the booze!!"
This movie is an all timer for me, terrified me as a kid and as you stated, it's held up well over the years.
Great job with the ants in the movie considering when it was made; it would get horrible CGI treatment if it was made today.
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Five million years to earth is one of my favorites, saw it one night as a kid after "Anzio" on some cheeseball local TV station...………...could hardly sleep that night and it had nothing to do with "Anzio"...………..
TRIVIA---special effects legend Willis O'Brien supposedly recycled two models from the famous deleted "Spider Pit" scene in KING KONG (top photo) and touched them up for the cavern scene in THE BLACK SCORPION (two lower photos).
TRIVIA---In THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, Maurice Kauffman played the commander of the mini submarine that killed the Giant Behemoth. Kauffman was married to Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in GOLDFINGER.
In THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, Maurice Kauffman played the commander of the mini submarine that killed the Giant Behemoth.
Kauffman was married to Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in GOLDFINGER.
In THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, Maurice Kauffman played the commander of the mini submarine that killed the Giant Behemoth.
Kauffman was married to Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in GOLDFINGER.
TRIVIA---legendary special effects artist Stan Winston is known for JURASSIC PARK, PREDATOR, TERMINATOR, ALIENS and other movies. He won four Academy Awards and two Emmy awards. Winston's first award was an Emmy for the 1972 tv movie GARGOYLES (Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Bernie Case, Scott Glenn).
Special effects legend Stan Winston is known for JURASSIC PARK, PREDATOR, TERMINATOR and ALIENS.
Winston's first award was an Emmy for the 1972 tv movie GARGOYLES. Bernie Casey played the Gargoyle leader.
Special effects legend Stan Winston is known for JURASSIC PARK, PREDATOR, TERMINATOR and ALIENS.
Winston's first award was an Emmy for the 1972 tv movie GARGOYLES. Bernie Casey played the Gargoyle leader.
TRIVIA---the FORBIDDEN PLANET (Walter Pidgeon, Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis) C-57D star cruiser models and replicas were used in eight episodes of the original THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
In FORBIDDEN PLANET, the C-57D star cruiser lands on Altair IV.
C-57D's commanding officer, Cdr. John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen).
The C-57D appeared in eight episodes of the original THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
1. "Third From The Sun" (Fritz Weaver).
2. "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street" (Claude Akins).
3. "To Serve Man" (Lloyd Bochner).
4. "Hocus-Pocus And Frisby" (Andy Devine)
5. "Death Ship" (Jack Klugman).
6. "On Thursday We Leave For Home" (James Whitmore).
7. The Invaders" (Agnes Moorehead)
8. "The Fear" (Peter Mark Richman)
In FORBIDDEN PLANET, the C-57D star cruiser lands on Altair IV.
C-57D's commanding officer, Cdr. John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen).
The C-57D appeared in eight episodes of the original THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
1. "Third From The Sun" (Fritz Weaver).
2. "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street" (Claude Akins).
3. "To Serve Man" (Lloyd Bochner).
4. "Hocus-Pocus And Frisby" (Andy Devine)
5. "Death Ship" (Jack Klugman).
6. "On Thursday We Leave For Home" (James Whitmore).
7. The Invaders" (Agnes Moorehead)
8. "The Fear" (Peter Mark Richman)
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TRIVIA---the original RODAN was the first acting job for George Takei (STAR TREK), who did voice-overs for the US version of the movie. Takei said, "My father noticed an ad in a local paper for voice actors while I was back in L.A. during summer break from the University of California at Berkeley. I auditioned and got the job." Takei, legendary voice actor Paul Frees, Keye Luke and a woman each did the voices of 8-9 different characters in the US movie version.
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THANKs for this. I have just purchased the Twilight Zone series on DVD and have watched a few. I KNEW that I saw that ship somewhere.
---LaRRy
TRIVIA---Sigourney Weaver beat out Meryl Streep for the role of Ellen Ripley in the original 1979 movie. Producer Gordon Carroll said, "We had a casting girl working for us named Mary Goldberg—she told us that there were two women we should see in New York that she thought would be perfect [for Ripley]. One who had done some films, but had not broken through as yet, and the other was a young girl who had not made a movie as yet. The first woman was Meryl Streep. Meryl's long-time companion had just died, and I did not feel that she should be asked to come in from the country. It had just happened the day before ... we could see her another time. The other woman was, of course, Sigourney Weaver."
Prosthetic artists Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff said the ALIEN 3 opening credits facehugger scene is Meryl Streep's face.
Prosthetic artists Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff said the ALIEN 3 opening credits facehugger scene is Meryl Streep's face.
TRIVIA---Bela Lugosi starred in THE PHANTOM CREEPS, a 1939 serial in which he played mad scientist Dr. Zorka, who conspired to conquer mankind with his diabolical inventions which included an eight foot-tall robot. The female star of the serial was Dorothy Arnold, who may be better known as the first wife of baseball star Joe Dimaggio.
THE PHANTOM CREEPS serial starred Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Dr. Zorka, who shown with his deadly eight foot-tall robot.
The serial also starred Dorothy Arnold, the first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio.
THE PHANTOM CREEPS serial starred Bela Lugosi as mad scientist Dr. Zorka, who shown with his deadly eight foot-tall robot.
The serial also starred Dorothy Arnold, the first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio.
TRIVIA---veteran character actor Norman Burton played CIA agent Felix Leiter in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, which saw the return of Sean Connery as James Bond.
Burton also played the Gorilla Leader in the original PLANET OF THE APES with Charlton Heston.
Burton also played the Gorilla Leader in the original PLANET OF THE APES with Charlton Heston.
In OUTLAND (Sean Connery, Peter Boyle), John Ratzenberger played doomed miner Tarlow, and Frances Sternhagen played the mining colony doctor, Dr Lazarus.
In OUTLAND, John Ratzenberger played doomed miner Tarlow.
Frances Sternhagen played Dr. Lazarus with Sean Connery.
Ratzenberger and Sternhagen reunited in CHEERS where Ratzenberger played mailman Cliff Clavin, and Sternhagen played his mother.
In OUTLAND, John Ratzenberger played doomed miner Tarlow.
Frances Sternhagen played Dr. Lazarus with Sean Connery.
Ratzenberger and Sternhagen reunited in CHEERS where Ratzenberger played mailman Cliff Clavin, and Sternhagen played his mother.
In THE NIGHT STALKER tv series (that inspired THE X-FILES), Jack Grinnage played reporter Ron Updike, the foil to reporter Cark Kolchak (Darren McGavin). After retiring from acting, Grinnage became a maker of movie props. His most famous prop was in a Clint Eastwood movie, "If you saw IN THE LINE OF FIRE with Clint Eastwood and remember the rabbit's foot with the bullets in it, well I made that!"
In THE NIGHT STALKER tv series, Ron Grinnage played reporter Ron Updyke (shown with Darren McGavin and Simon Oakland).
Grinnage made the bullet-carrying rabbit's foot in Clint Eastwood's IN THE LINE OF FIRE.
John Malkovich played the assassin who shoots Clint Eastwood, the Secret Service agent who took a bullet for the President.
In THE NIGHT STALKER tv series, Ron Grinnage played reporter Ron Updyke (shown with Darren McGavin and Simon Oakland).
Grinnage made the bullet-carrying rabbit's foot in Clint Eastwood's IN THE LINE OF FIRE.
John Malkovich played the assassin who shoots Clint Eastwood, the Secret Service agent who took a bullet for the President.
