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TRIVIA---former PLAYBOY Playmate of the Month and two-time cover girl Kym Herrin made her first movie appearance as the novel character Angelina in ROMANCING THE STONE. Herrin's most famous role was Dan Aykroyd's Dream Ghost in GHOSTBUSTERS.
Former PLAYBOY Playmate Kym Herrin's first movie role was the novel character Angelina in ROMANCING THE STONE.
Herrin's most famous role was Dan Aykroyd's Dream Ghost in GHOSTBUSTERS. While being fitted for a body mold which required the special effects men to put Vaseline over her body, Herrin thought the process was taking too long, so she grabbed the hand of one of the special effects men and placed his hand on her breast saying, 'Let's get on with this!"
Former PLAYBOY Playmate Kym Herrin's first movie role was the novel character Angelina in ROMANCING THE STONE.
Herrin's most famous role was Dan Aykroyd's Dream Ghost in GHOSTBUSTERS. While being fitted for a body mold which required the special effects men to put Vaseline over her body, Herrin thought the process was taking too long, so she grabbed the hand of one of the special effects men and placed his hand on her breast saying, 'Let's get on with this!"
TRIVIA---in the B sci fi movie BEGINNING OF THE END, giant grasshoppers are invulnerable to tanks, cannons, flamethrowers and machine guns as they head to Chicago. But later, the movie's hero, scientist Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves), easily kills a behemoth grasshopper with a single submachine gun.
In BEGINNING OF THE END, giant grasshoppers are invulnerable to tanks, cannons, flamethrowers and machine guns.
The movie's hero, scientist Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves), easily kills a behemoth grasshopper with a single submachine gun.
In BEGINNING OF THE END, giant grasshoppers are invulnerable to tanks, cannons, flamethrowers and machine guns.
The movie's hero, scientist Dr. Ed Wainwright (Peter Graves), easily kills a behemoth grasshopper with a single submachine gun.
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I remember him best as Dragos from "Jason of Star Command", which aired Saturday mornings when I was a kid.
Prost!
Brad
TRIVIA---on the 40th anniversary of TIME AFTER TIME, September 28, writer/director Nicholas Meyer said Warner Bros. wanted him to hire Mick Jagger as Jack the Ripper, "I thought no one would lose themselves in the movie [if Jagger were cast]. We’d be watching Mick Jagger, not the Ripper." Meyer chose David Warner to play Jack the Ripper/Dr. John Leslie Stephenson.
In TIME AFTER TIME, Warner Bros. wanted Nicholas Meyer to hire Mick Jagger to play Jack the Ripper.
Meyer chose David Warner, shown with Mary Steenburgen, to play Jack the Ripper.
In TIME AFTER TIME, Warner Bros. wanted Nicholas Meyer to hire Mick Jagger to play Jack the Ripper.
Meyer chose David Warner, shown with Mary Steenburgen, to play Jack the Ripper.
TRIVIA---in STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, deleted scenes show Chekov seeing Khan's young son through the window of the Botany Bay cargo container on Ceti Alpha V. The son appears again at the end of the movie when he is drawn to the Genesis Device as it is about to detonate on the transporter pad of the USS Reliant.
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Early in the development of "A Clockwork Orange", too, there was an idea to cast Jagger as Alex, and the rest of the band as his droogs. But the idea was discarded. Good thing, too. McDowell is far, far better than Jagger ever could have been.
Prost!
Brad
TRIVIA---actor/stuntman Frankie Darro was not seen in his two most famous movie roles: he was the voice of Lampwick in PINOCCHIO, and he was inside the Robby the Robot suit in FORBIDDEN PLANET.
Frankie Darro was the voice of Lampwick in PINOCCHIO.
Darro was inside the Robby the Robot suit in FORBIDDEN PLANET.
Frankie Darro was the voice of Lampwick in PINOCCHIO.
Darro was inside the Robby the Robot suit in FORBIDDEN PLANET.
TRIVIA---James Spader explained why he co-starred in the sci fi movie that he did not particularly like, "Acting, for me, is a passion, but it's also a job, and I've always approached it as such. I have a certain manual-laborist view of acting. There's no shame in taking a film because you need some f****** money."
TRIVIA---on the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott's classic ALIEN, a casting sheet dated March 22, 1978 was released listing the candidates for some of the Nostromo's crew.
Dallas (Tom Skerritt)---Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Martin Sheen, Scott Wilson, Sam Elliot and Cliff Robertson.
Ash (Ian Holm)---Christopher Lloyd, John Heard, Tom Conti, John Hurt.
Brett (Harry Dean Stanton)---Tracey Walter, James Whitmore, Jr.
Parker (Yaphet Kotto)---Joe Don Baker, Harry Dean Stanton, William McKinney, Lou Gossett.
Dallas (Tom Skerritt)---Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Martin Sheen, Scott Wilson, Sam Elliot and Cliff Robertson.
Ash (Ian Holm)---Christopher Lloyd, John Heard, Tom Conti, John Hurt.
Brett (Harry Dean Stanton)---Tracey Walter, James Whitmore, Jr.
Parker (Yaphet Kotto)---Joe Don Baker, Harry Dean Stanton, William McKinney, Lou Gossett.
TRIVIA---in the sci fi movie THEM!, star James Whitmore had to battle both giant ants and a giant co-star. The 5' 8" Whitmore wore shoe lifts and used various body movements to prevent from being overshadowed by his 6' 7" co-star, James Arness.
TRIVIA---character actor Perry Lopez is best know for playing Lt. Lou Escobar, the former Los Angeles Police partner of Jakes Gittes (Jack Nicholson) in the classic CHINATOWN. One of Perry's first movie roles was the second victim, Tomas, in THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. Perry's other sci fi role was Lt. Esteban Rodriguez in the STAR TREK episode "Shore Leave". Perry co-starred with Clint Eastwood, playing Petuko, in KELLY'S HEROES.
Perry Lopez's most famous role was Lt. Lou Escobar in CHINATOWN starring Jack Nicholson.
One of Lopez's first movie roles was the second victim, Tomas, in THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.
Perry played Lt. Esteban Rodriguez in the STAR TREK episode "Shore Leave".
Perry co-starred with Clint Eastwood in KELLY'S HEROES.
Perry Lopez's most famous role was Lt. Lou Escobar in CHINATOWN starring Jack Nicholson.
One of Lopez's first movie roles was the second victim, Tomas, in THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.
Perry played Lt. Esteban Rodriguez in the STAR TREK episode "Shore Leave".
Perry co-starred with Clint Eastwood in KELLY'S HEROES.
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TRIVIA---veteran character actor James Best, best known for playing Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, had uncredited roles in three classic movies. In THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (the inspiration for GODZILLA), he played a radar man. In THE CAINE MUTINY, Best played Lt. Jorgensen. In FORBIDDEN PLANET, Best played a crewman on the starship C-57D.
James Best's uncredited role was a radarman in Ray Harryhausen's THE BEAST FROM 20,00 FATHOMS which inspired GODZILLA.
Best's uncredited role was Lt. Jurgensen (blue robe) in THE CAINE MUTINY which starred Humphrey Bogart.
Best's uncredited role in FORBIDDEN PLANET was a crewman on the starship C-57D commanded by Cdr. John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen).
James Best's uncredited role was a radarman in Ray Harryhausen's THE BEAST FROM 20,00 FATHOMS which inspired GODZILLA.
Best's uncredited role was Lt. Jurgensen (blue robe) in THE CAINE MUTINY which starred Humphrey Bogart.
Best's uncredited role in FORBIDDEN PLANET was a crewman on the starship C-57D commanded by Cdr. John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen).
TRIVIA---Keanu Reeves has said, "Whoa!" 113 times in movies.
BABES IN TOYLAND--2 times.
THE NIGHT BEFORE--11 times.
THE PRINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA--1 time.
BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE--27 times.
I LOVE YOU TO DEATH--1 time.
TUNE IN TOMORROW--1 time.
POINT BREAK--7 times.
BILL & TED'S BOGUS ADVENTURE--27 times.
THE MATRIX--6 times.
SWEET NOVEMBER--11 times.
KNOCK KNOCK --13 times.
THE NEON DEMON--5 times.
TOY STORY 4--1 time.
BABES IN TOYLAND--2 times.
THE NIGHT BEFORE--11 times.
THE PRINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA--1 time.
BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE--27 times.
I LOVE YOU TO DEATH--1 time.
TUNE IN TOMORROW--1 time.
POINT BREAK--7 times.
BILL & TED'S BOGUS ADVENTURE--27 times.
THE MATRIX--6 times.
SWEET NOVEMBER--11 times.
KNOCK KNOCK --13 times.
THE NEON DEMON--5 times.
TOY STORY 4--1 time.
Credit the writers for not taxing Keanu's abilities.:rolleyes2: -- AlTRIVIA---Keanu Reeves has said, "Whoa!" 113 times in movies.
BABES IN TOYLAND--2 times.
THE NIGHT BEFORE--11 times.
THE PRINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA--1 time.
BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE--27 times.
I LOVE YOU TO DEATH--1 time.
TUNE IN TOMORROW--1 time.
POINT BREAK--7 times.
BILL & TED'S BOGUS ADVENTURE--27 times.
THE MATRIX--6 times.
SWEET NOVEMBER--11 times.
KNOCK KNOCK --13 times.
THE NEON DEMON--5 times.
TOY STORY 4--1 time.
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TRIVIA---Kevin Bacon starred in the sci fi movie TREMORS and was supposed to return for the sequel, TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS. However, he left the sequel and chose to co-star in Ron Howard's APOLLO 13 which received nine Academy Award nominations. After Bacon's departure, AFTERSHOCKS was released as a direct-to-video movie with a limited theatrical release.
Kevin Bacon starred in TREMORS and was returning for the sequel, TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS.
Bacon left AFTERSHOCKS and chose to co-star in Ron Howard's APOLLO 13 which received nine Academy Award nominations.
Kevin Bacon starred in TREMORS and was returning for the sequel, TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS.
Bacon left AFTERSHOCKS and chose to co-star in Ron Howard's APOLLO 13 which received nine Academy Award nominations.
HALLOWEEN TRIVIA---in the 1998 GODZILLA remake, soldiers search the taxi company's log and discover the taxi is assigned to cabby Len Wiseman, who is really the movie's property assistant. Wiseman went on direct the UNDERWORLD movies starring his ex-wife Kate Beckinsale and the DIE HARD sequel, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD.
In the 1998 GODZILLA remake, the taxi is assigned to cabby Len Wiseman, who was really the movie's property assistant.
Wiseman later directed the UNDERWORLD horror movies starring his ex-wife Kate Beckinsale and LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD starring Bruce Willis.
In the 1998 GODZILLA remake, the taxi is assigned to cabby Len Wiseman, who was really the movie's property assistant.
Wiseman later directed the UNDERWORLD horror movies starring his ex-wife Kate Beckinsale and LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD starring Bruce Willis.