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# Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1980)
- Director 'Jamie Uys' (qv) searched for 3 months in the Kakahari, South
  Africa, to find the perfect Bushman ('N!xay' (qv)) who in real life had no
  contact with modern civilization to play the role of Xi.


# Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
- 'Eiji Tsubaraya' (qv) was bedridden during production, so 'Ishiro Honda' (qv)
  took over the effects direction, which resulted in limited special effects
  work and stock footage.  Tsuburaya did not work on the film at all, aside
  from the stock footage, but is credited out of respect.


# Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
- The musical numbers were added to the film after it was already finished
  due to the enormous sucess of 'Busby Berkeley' (qv)'s routines in
  _Forty-Second Street_ (qv).


# Gold Rush, The (1925)
- The 2,500 men playing prospectors were real vagrants who were hired for 
  one day's pay.
- There was 27 times more film shot than appeared in the final cut.
- The scene where The Lone Prospector and Big Jim have a boot for supper took
  three days and 63 takes to suit director 'Charles Chaplin' (qv).  The boot
  was made of licorice, and Chaplin was later rushed to hospital suffering
  insulin shock.


# GoldenEye (1995)
- First James Bond movie where Bond's car is not English.
- 'Pierce Brosnan' (qv)'s first appearance as James Bond.  Other actors
  considered include 'Liam Neeson' (qv), 'Mel Gibson' (qv), 'Sam Neill' (qv),
  and 'Hugh Grant' (qv).   Brosnan was the prefered choice for Bond in
  _The Living Daylights (1989)_ (qv), but was ruled out because of his
  contractual obligations to _"Remington Steele" (1982)_ (qv).
- Brosnan's contract to play James Bond specifies that while contracted as
  Bond he is not permitted to appear in any other film wearing a tuxedo.
- Actresses considered as Bond girls were 'Elizabeth Hurley' (qv) and
  'Elle MacPherson' (qv).  'Paulina Porizkova' (qv) was offered the role as
  Bond's leading lady, but turned it down.
- 'The Rolling Stones' (qv) were offered the chance to sing the title song,
  but declined.
- United Artists tried to get 'Anthony Hopkins' (qv) to play the villian.
- 'Joe Don Baker' (qv) (Jack Wade) played an extremely similar character
  (Darius Jedburgh) in _"Edge of Darkness" (1986)_ (qv).  Baker appeared in
  a previous Bond movie (_The Living Daylights (1987)_ (qv)) as Brad Whitaker.
- ``Goldeneye'' is the nickname of Bond creator 'Ian Fleming' (qv)'s beachfront
  house in Jamaica where (between 1952 and 1964) he wrote the Bond novels and
  short stories.
- Long-standing visual effects supervisor 'Derek Meddings' (qv) died of
  natural causes during the production of the film, hence the dedication
  of the film to him.
- Near the end of the film a computer displays ``Pevsner Communications GmBH'',
  a reference to executive producer 'Tom Pevsner' (qv).


# Goldfinger (1964)
- The budget was $4,000,000 (it eventually grossed $40,000,000).
- 'Margaret Nolan' (qv) (Dink) also appears in the opening credits sequence.
- 'Nadja Regin' (qv) (Bonita the nightclub dancer) previously appeared in
  _From Russia with Love (1963)_ (qv).
- Pussy Galore introduces herself to Bond, who replies ``I must be in heaven.''
  The original script had Bond replying ``I know you are, but what's your
  name?''  This was deemed too suggestive.
- 'Sean Connery' (qv) hurt his back during the fight sequence with Oddjob in
  Fort Knox.  The incident delayed filming and some say that Connery used the
  injury to get a better deal out of the producers for the next 007 film.
- Although he could speak English, 'Gert Frobe' (qv)'s voice was dubbed.


# Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
- 93 cars are crashed in this 97 minute movie.


# Gone with the Wind (1939)
- First scene to be shot was the fires in Atlanta, filmed on December 10 1938.
  If there was a major mistake during the filming, the entire film might have
  been scrapped.  What they actually burned were a whole lot of old sets on
  the studio backlot, including the ``Great Gate'' from
  _King Kong (1933)_ (qv).  113 minutes of footage were shot, the cost of the
  blaze coming to more that $25,000.  The fire was so intense that the
  unwarned public of Culver City jammed the telephones lines, thinking MGM was
  burning down.  Scarlett was doubled by 'Eileen Goodwin' (qv) and
  'Dorothy Fargo' (qv), while Rhett was doubled by 'Yakima Canutt' (qv) and
  'Jay Wilsey' (qv).
- When filming began, the part of Scarlett O'Hara had not yet been cast. 
  'Vivien Leigh' (qv) was introduced to producer 'David O. Selznick' (qv) by
  his brother, 'Myron Selznick' (qv), during filming.  (The actor in the long
  shots during the fire scenes is a double.)  Leigh wanted the role so
  much that she read the novel and several volumes on the Civil War.
- Selznick asked 'Alfred Hitchcock' (qv) for help with the scene in which the
  women wait for the men from the raid on Shantytown and Melanie reads ``David
  Copperfield''. Hitchcock delivered a precise treatment, complete with
  descriptions of shots and camera angles. Hitchcock wanted to show Rhett,
  Ashley etc. outside the house, dodging the Union soldiers. He also wanted an
  exchange of meaning glances between Melanie and Rhett inside the house.
  Virtually nothing of this treatment was used.
- 'Clark Gable' (qv) was so distressed over the requirement that he cry on
  film (during the scene where Melanie is comforting Rhett after Bonnie has
  died) that he almost quit.  'Olivia de Havilland' (qv) convinced him to
  stay on the film.
- The public demanded 'Bette Davis' (qv) for the part of Scarlett, she was
  film tested for the part, and the footage of her as Scarlett still exists.
- Female costumes were made complete with petticoats, although they wouldn't
  have been missed had they not been there.
- 'George Reeves' (qv) is credited as playing the part of Brent Tarleton, and
  'Fred Crane' (qv) is billed as Stuart Tarleton.  This is incorrect: Crane
  played Brent, and Reeves played Stuart.
- The scene where Scarlett digs up a turnip then retches and gives her ``As God
  is my witness'' line, the vomiting sounds were actually made by
  de Havilland since Leigh could not produce a convincing enough
  retch.
- This film had three directors, 'George Cukor' (qv) being the first. The
  official story was that 'Clark Gable' (qv) was uncomfortable with a
  ``woman's director'' (as Cukor was widely regarded).  'Victor Fleming' (qv),
  who had just finished _The Wizard of Oz (1939)_ (qv), was brought in, but
  eventually handed over to 'Sam Wood' (qv).
- Leigh worked for 125 days and receibed about $25,000.  Gable worked for 71
  days and received over $120,000.


# Good Earth, The (1937)
- The only film with on-screen credit given to MGM executive Irving Thalberg.


# Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
- Originally titled ``Good Girls Go To Paris, Too,'' but the censors objected.


# Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
- 'Robin Williams' (qv) ad-libbed all of Adrian Cronauer's broadcasts.
- In order to give the trailers a more military feel, scenes of Cronauer on
  the air in military fatigures were shot specifically for the trailers.


# Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
- The wedding scene, as filmed, included a magnificent 10-minute speech by
  'Monroe Arnold' (qv) as Uncle Leo -- a real tour de force.  But it didn't
  fit the mood of the rest of the picture, and was cut to 45 seconds.  It was
  a bitter blow to Arnold, and helped him decide to retire from acting not
  long afterward.


# GoodFellas (1990)
- Based on the novel ``Wiseguy'' by 'Nicholas Pileggi' (qv), but was renamed
  to avoid confusion with the TV series _"Wiseguy" (1987)_ (qv).
- Director 'Martin Scorsese' (qv)'s mother plays Tommy's mother.
- Tommy ('Joe Pesci' (qv)) kills Billy Batts ('Frank Vincent' (qv)) by beating
  him.  In _Raging Bull (1980)_ (qv), Pesci's character nearly beat Vincent's
  character to death.


# Goofy Movie, A (1995)
- During the Powerline Concert, Mickey Mouse can be spotted in the crowd in
  the lower left portion of the crowd shot immediately after the Stage manager
  is thrown into the DiamondVision screen.


# Goonies, The (1985)
- Many sequences were shot but removed from the film:
 - Mikey discovers that the map has a ``fold-in'' similar to Mad Magazine.
 - The Goonies stop at the ``Stop and Snack'' store (which can be seen in the
   opening credits) where they are harassed by Troy, who steals the map. The
   Goonies escape when Brand arrives.
 - The Goonies make Andy a Goonie by having her recite the Goonie oath. At
   the end of the oath, she screams ``leech!'' and the group discovers that
   they are covered with leeches. Data removes them by elecrifying a puddle
   with a battery.
 - Further sequences with Chunk and Sloth following the rest of the Goonies
   were filmed.
 - While using his ``slick shoes,'' Data slips on the log. Mouth and Mikey
   attempt to rescue him and hold themselves down while being drenched by a
   wave.
 - While swimming to the Spanish boat, the group encouters an octopus. The
   octopus is driven away when Data throws his radio into its mouth.
   The octopus is mentioned to the reporters in the scene on the beach in the
   finished film, even though the scene was cut.  
 - When Stef and Mouth are tied together to walk the plank, Stef offers to
   share her breath with Mouth. In the finished film, he thanks her for this,
   even though the scene was cut.
- One scene of Chunk and Sloth following the trail of the other Goonies was
  added to the NBC TV showing of the film, even though twenty mintues were cut.
- References to _Gremlins (1984)_ (qv).
- The original poster art (not used on the video tape box) featured the cast
  dangling from the feet of another with the top one hanging on a rock. Some of
  the newspaper ads featured slightly different artwork with the characters 
  drawn in a different order from top to bottom.
- The model ship seen sailing at the film's end has a miniature R2-D2 (from 
  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv)) hidden on the deck.


# Gothic (1987)
- DIRTRADE(Ken Russell): [snake]
- DIRCAMEO(Ken Russell): [with family] on the tour boat at the end of the film.


# Grace Quigley (1984)
- Original ending had Seymour Flint drowning in an attempt to save Grace's
  life when she walks into the ocean.  After a negative reaction from a
  preview audience, the ending was changed to a happier one.


# Grand bleu, Le (1988)
- DIRTRADE(Luc Besson): [reno]
- DIRTRADE(Luc Besson): [music]
- DIRTRADE(Luc Besson): [intro]


# Grand Canyon (1991)
- DIRCAMEO(Lawrence Kasdan): tries to interest Davis in a film.


# Great Dictator, The (1940)
- The German spoken by the dictator is complete nonsense.  The language in
  which the shop signs, posters, etc in the ``Jewish'' quarter are written
  is Esperanto, a language createdin 1887 by Dr L.L. Zamenhof, a Polish Jew.


# Great Escape, The (1963)
- Actor 'Donald Pleasence' (qv) was actually a POW during WWII.
- Hilts ('Steve McQueen' (qv)) strings a wire across the road to obtain a
  motorcycle.  McQueen himself performed the stunt where the rider hits the
  wire.


# Great Expectations (1974)
- Filmed as a musical, but the songs were deleted prior to release.


# Great Lie, The (1941)
- The working title was ``Far Horizon''.


# Great Moment, The (1944)
- Originally a much more serious film.  After picking up some confused reviews
  Paramount insisted that it be recut.


# Great Mouse Detective, The (1986)
- When this film was originally released it's title was ``The Great Mouse
  Detective.''  When Disney re-released it years later they gave it the title
  of ``The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective.''  When the film was
  released on video a few months later, the title on the box was back to ``The
  Great Mouse Detective'' but the title on the film itself read ``The
  Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective.''


# Great Muppet Caper, The (1981)
- Re-released on video in 1993, with changes to the soundtrack.
- CAMEO(Jim Henson): the man that Gonzo takes a photo of in the
  restuarant.
- CAMEO(Richard Hunt): Cab driver.
- CAMEO(Jerry Nelson): man with daughter in the park.


# Great Rock and Roll Swindle, The (1980)
- 'Julien Temple' (qv) replaced original director 'Russ Meyer' (qv) as a
  result of creative differences.


# Great Train Robbery, The (1979)
- 'Sean Connery' (qv) spent several days running on top of a moving train.
  The train was supposed to be travelling at 35mph, Connery argued it was
  going faster. The train driver was counting telegraph poles to measure the
  speed. A helicopter pilot confirmed Connery's suspicion - the train was
  travelling at over 55mph.
- Writer and director 'Michael Crichton' (qv) was frustrated at the pace of
  filming with an Irish and British crew. They had no respect for such a young
  director, until he ordered a copy of his latest film, _Coma (1978)_ (qv);
  after watching it, the crew decided he was a good director and they began
  working harder for him.
- Crichton had his hair catch fire when the steam loco he was filimg from
  spewed burning embers.
- The steam engine originally used in the film was not powerful enough to
  pull the train, so a diesel locomotive was disguised as a goods van and
  used for extra power.


# Great White Hype, The (1996)
- The Sultan ('Samuel L. Jackson' (qv)) greets a man with shoulder length
  black hair and a black suit with ``Hey Vincent, Vincent, where's Jules
  man,'' a reference to Jackson's character in _Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv).


# Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952)
- CAMEO(Bob Hope): circus spectator
- CAMEO(Bing Crosby): circus spectator


# Greed (1925)
- The original version was 42 reels, and ran for 8 hours.


# Greedy (1994)
- ``McTeague'' is the name of the novel by 'Frank Norris' (qv) that
  _Greed (1925)_ (qv) was based on.


# Green Goddess, The (1930)
- Filmed in 1929 and completed before _Disraeli (1929)_ (qv), but was held out
  of release until later at Arliss' request, because he felt the other film
  was a better vehicle for his talkie debut.


# Greenwich Village (1944)
- ``The Revuers'' ('Betty Comden' (qv), 'Adolph Green' (qv),
  'Judy Holliday' (qv), 'John Frank' (qv), 'Alvin Hammer' (qv)) received
  billing (as a group), but their one musical number ``The Baroness Bazooka''
  was cut from the final print.  Their remaining roles are little better than
  extras.
- 'Carmen Miranda' (qv)'s performance of ``I Like to Be Loved By You'' is
  actually an outtake from _Springtime in the Rockies (1942)_ (qv).


# Gregory's Girl (1981)
- Dubbed with local accents for the original American release.

# Gremlins (1984)
- In the first scene, Mr. Peltzer walks in front of a broken down
  American Motors Company ``Gremlin'', left in front of the old man's shop.
- The theatre marquee is showing a double bill: ``A Boy's Life'' (the working
  title for 'Steven Spielberg' (qv)'s
  _E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)_ (qv)), and ``Watch the Skies'' (the
  working title for Spielberg's
  _Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)_ (qv)).
- 'Zack Galligan' (qv) had a crush on 'Phoebe Cates' (qv) during filming.
- Billy crosses the street and calls ``Hello'' to the town's doctor -- Doctor
  Moreau, from the 'H.G. Wells' (qv) story of the same name.
- Robby the Robot is in a couple scenes.  In one, he's talking on a phone in
  a phone booth wearing a hat.  His lines are his end of the conversation with
  the cook of the C57-D in _Forbidden Planet (1956)_ (qv) where Cookie is
  trying to get him to produce booze.
- A subplot about Mrs. Deagle trying to buy some homes in Kingston Falls to
  build a nuclear plant was shot but cut.
- A scene where Billy and Kate discover Gerald in the bank vault was added to
  the NBC TV showing.
- Billy says he bought a comic at Dr. Fantasy's. Dr. Fantasy is a nickname for
  executive producer 'Frank Marshall' (qv).
- The old lady in the bank is a homage to the Wicket Witch of the East from
  _The Wizard of Oz (1939)_ (qv).
- While the father is talking on the phone from the inventor's convention, the
  machine from _The Time Machine (1960)_ (qv) can be seen in the background
  winding up to full power. The scene cuts to the house, and when we cut back
  again, the machine has gone, leaving only a wisp of colored smoke.
- CAMEO(George Lucas): at the inventor's convention, riding a bicycle.
  [rumor]
- CAMEO(Steven Spielberg): the man in the electric wheelchair with a TV
  monitor.
- CAMEO(Chuck Jones): The man who looks at Billy's cartoon in the bar.
  There is a Warner Brothers cartoon playing on the TV.


# Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
- Two different versions of this film: one for the theatre, one for video.  The
  difference is that in the theatrical version, it appears that the film begins
  to burn, however, in the video version, this segment is replaced by a segment
  which simulates a broken VCR machine.
- Dr Catheter can be seen carrying a pod from
  _Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)_ (qv).


# Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
- 'Andie MacDowell' (qv)'s voice was dubbed by 'Glenn Close' (qv).


# Groundhog Day (1993)
- In one scene, Phil Connors throws himself from the bell tower of a high
  building.  This building is actually an opera house in Woodstock, Illinois.
  Local legend has it that a young girl once committed suicide by throwing
  herself from the same bell tower.  Her ghost is supposed to haunt the opera
  house.
- 'Bill Murray' (qv) was bitten by the groundhog twice during the filming of
  this movie.


# Gulliver's Travels (1939)
- An early plan was to have the role of Gulliver written for Popeye.


# Gun Fury (1953)
# Gun Fury (1953)
- 'Rock Hudson' (qv) suffered an attack of appendicitis on the last day of
- Originally filmed in 3D.

  filming.



# Gunga Din (1939)
- The ``bridge over the deep chasm'' scene where Annie, the elephant, shakes a
  rope bridge trying to cross was actually filmed on a bridge 8 feet off the
  ground.  The background was a realistic painting of a chasm.
- The battle between the Thugees and the British Indian army was filmed
  when RKO considered the ending too bland.


# Guns of Navarone, The (1961)
- 'Anthony Quayle' (qv) spent part of WWII in Albania organizing guerilla
  forces.


# Guns of the Clackamas (1995)
- This film was inspired by the story of _Saratoga (1937)_ (qv) which was
  finished after its star died.
- DIRCAMEO(Bill Plympton): as anonymous crew member (in silhouette).


# Guyver, The (1991)
- 'Jeffrey Combs' (qv), plays ``Dr. East''.  In _Re-Animator (1985)_ (qv), he
  played a character named ``Dr. East''.  His boss here is played by
  'David Gale' (qv), who played the villian in _Re-Animator (1985)_ (qv).
- ACTTRADE(Jimmie Walker): his last line: ``Dyn-o-miiiiiite!''


# Habit of Happiness, The (1916)
- In the skid row section, director 'Allan Dwan' (qv) used real indigents who
  did not respond correctly to actor 'Douglas Fairbanks' (qv)' attempts to
  make them laugh.  Fairbanks thus told extremely off-color stories, which
  finally got the desired response.  When the film was initially released,
  complaints from lip-readers caused new shots of Fairbanks to be made to
  replace the profane close-ups.


# Hackers (1995)
- ``Emmanuel Goldstein'' is a pseudonym of 'Eric Corley' (qv), publisher of
  the print magazine ``2600, The Hacker Quarterly'' who was a consultant for
  this film.


# Hairspray (1988)
- DIRCAMEO(John Waters): the psychiatrist.


# Hajen Som Visste Foer Mycket (1989)
- The team wasn't allowed to record outside the stock exchange market of
  Stockholm, so they had to build a whole new one in Gothemburg.



# Half Moon Street (1986)
- When Dr Slaughter ('Sigourney Weaver' (qv)) walks to the answering machine,
  there is a photo next to the phone, which shows Weaver and her real-life
  father Pat Weaver.


# Hallelujah Trail, The (1965)
- During location shooting in New Mexico the crew was confronted with
  the heaviest rainfalls in that region since 50 years. They washed
  away the tents as well as the set decoration.


# Halloween (1978)
- Director 'John Carpenter' (qv) was raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  In
  one scene, the subtitle on the screen depicts the location as ``Smiths
  Grove, Illinois.'' Smiths Grove, Kentucky is a small town of about 600
  people 15 miles from Bowling Green.  In another scene, a man mentions going
  to Russellville, which is another town near Bowling Green.
- Due to its shoestring budget, the prop department had to use the cheapest
  mask that they could find in the costume store:  a 'William Shatner' (qv)
  mask.  They later spray-painted the face white, and teased out the hair.
- The kids watch the opening of _The Thing From Another World (1951)_ (qv) on
  TV.  Carpenter would later re-make this film himself in 1982 as
  _The Thing (1982)_ (qv).


# Handmaid's Tale, The (1990)
- CAMEO(David Dukes): a doctor


# Hanging Out Yonkers (1973)
- Never completed.


# Hanky Panky (1982)
- 'Richard Pryor' (qv) was to appear in this film, but his character was
  replace by Kate Hellman, played by 'Gilda Radner' (qv).


# Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- CAMEO(Tony Roberts):
- CAMEO(Sam Waterston):


# Hans Brinker (1979)
- CAMEO(Cyril Ritchard)


# Happy New Year (1987)
- CAMEO(Claude Lelouch): ???.  Lelouch is the director of
  _Happy New Year (1973)_ (qv), of which this film is a remake.


# Hard Day's Night, A (1964)
- Norm and Shake are loosely based, respectively, on the Beatles' real-life
  road managers 'Neil Aspinall' (qv) and 'Mal Evans' (qv).
- The people chasing the Beatles into the train at the beginning of the film
  are real fans.
- The song ``You Can't Do That'' was cut from the concert scene at the end of
  the film, but the scene in which it is performed is still intact.
- The title song was written after the movie was filmed.
- 'Ringo Starr' (qv) is invited to ``Le Cercle'' gambling club, the same club
  where James Bond makes his first appearance in _Dr. No (1962)_ (qv).
- DIRCAMEO(Richard Lester): seen briefly at the back of the stage while
  the Beatles perform ``Tell Me Why''.


# Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951)
- CAMEO(Robert Ryan):
- DIRCAMEO(Ida Lupino):


# Harder They Fall, The (1956)
- Loosely based on the career of fighter 'Primo Carnera' (qv).


# Harvey Girls, The (1946)
- 'Marion Doenges'(qv) dubbed 'Cyd Cahrisse'(qv)' singing.


# Hasty Hare, The (1952)
- The astronomer is a caricature of cartoon director 'Friz Freleng' (qv).


# Hats Off (1927)
- This film is believed to be lost.  Please check your attic.


# Haunted Gold (1932)
- 'Edgar Washington' (qv) also appeared in _The Phantom City (1928)_ (qv),
   of which this film is a remake.


# Haunted Spooks (1920)
- Filming was interrupted when 'Harold Lloyd' (qv), posing for publicity
  photos, had a prop bomb explode in his hand.  He lost two fingers, his face
  was badly burned and he was temporarilly blinded.  In subsequent films, he
  is usually seen wearing gloves.


# Havana (1990)
- CAMEO(Raul Julia): Lena Olin's husband.


# He Ran All the Way (1951)
- Director 'John Berry' (qv) and co-scripter 'Hugo Butler' (qv)'s names were
  removed from the credits for a time after release, due to the blacklisting
  of supposed Communist sympathizers at the time.  Assistant director
  'Emmett Emerson' (qv) is thus often as the film's director.


# He Walked by Night (1948)
- Part of the film was directed (uncredited) by 'Anthony Mann' (qv).


# Head (1968)
- CAMEO(Jack Nicholson): after [Peter Tork] punches a guy in drag.


# Heart of the Golden West (1942)
- 'Smiley Burnett' (qv) joined 'Roy Rogers' (qv) in this movie because the one
  actor regularly ``sidekicked'' for, ('Gene Autrey' (qv)), had enlisted in the
  service.


# Heathers (1989)
- Friends Veronica Sawyer and Betty Finn are named after other fictional
  friends Veronica and Betty from the comic strip ``Archie'', and Tom Sawyer
  and Huckleberry Finn.
- The highschool is named ``Westerberg High''.  'Wynona Ryder' (qv)'s favourite
  band at the time was ``The Replacements'', whose lead singer is named
  'Paul Westerberg' (qv).


# Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- All locations used for filming were the genuine locations where the events
  occurred.  The tea shop where Honora Parker ate her last meal was knocked
  down a few days after the shoot ended.
- DIRCAMEO(Peter Jackson): bum kissed by Juliet outside the theatre.


# Heerak Rajar Deshe (1980) (TV)
- Filmed for cinematic release, but released on TV.


# Hell's Angels (1930)
- Director 'Howard Hughes' (qv) had all of the prints tinted and hand-colored
  before releasing them for general distribution.


# Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
- Dr. Channard's name in the script was Dr. Malahide.  ``Channard'' is
  derived from 'Christian Bernard' (qv), who performed the world's first
  successful heart transplant.


# Helldorado (1946)
- Though the title of the movie in the opening credits is ``Heldorado,''
  signs all through the movie say ``Helldorado''.  This was clearly an effort
  to avoid displaying the world ``Hell'' on the marquee.


# Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
- CAMEO(Peter Atkins):  the barman
- CAMEO(Anthony Hickox): a soldier in Vietnam, as well as brief segment on a
  TV chat show.


# Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
- SMITHEE(Kevin Yagher): disowned the version with cuts made after release to
  reduce running time.


# Helpmates (1932)
- 'Stan Laurel' (qv) gives his real phone number (OXford-0614).


# Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)
- There is a very gruesome scene, shot on videotape, where Henry and Otis kill
  a family in their home.  After filming the scene, the actor who plays the
  mother went into shock.


# Her Friend the Bandit (1914)
- This is the only 'Charles Chaplin' (qv) film for which there is no known
  copy.


# Herbstmilch (1988)
- The title refers to a mixture of herbs which was used to abort pregnancies.


# Hero (1992)
- CAMEO(Chevy Chase): owner of the TV station.


# Hexed (1993)
- 'Mark Fickert' (qv) was cast as Man in Bed and was filmed in a short, comic
  love scene.  However, because the actress with him [?] was unwilling to show
  her breasts, the scene was edited from the final version.


# Hiding Out (1987)
- Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina using the school name of Topsail High
  School.  There is a real Topsail High School near Wilmington and most of
  the props for the school were taken from there.


# High Anxiety (1977)
- Tribute to 'Alfred Hitchcock' (qv).  References to:
  _Spellbound (1945)_ (qv), _Vertigo (1958)_ (qv), _Psycho (1960)_ (qv),
  _The Birds (1963)_ (qv), _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv),
  _Suspicion (1941)_ (qv) [others?]


# High Noon (1952)
- Director 'Fred Zinneman' (qv) claims that the black smoke billowing from
  the train is a sign that the brakes were failing. He and the cameraman
  didn't know it at the time, and barely got out of the way.  The camera
  tripod snagged itself on the track and fell over, smashing the camera, but
  the film survived and is in the movie.


# High Sierra (1941)
- 'Humphrey Bogart' (qv)'s part was originally intended for
  'George Raft' (qv), who didn't want (or perhaps was persuaded by Bogart not
  to want) yet another ganster role.  It was then offered to 'Paul Muni' (qv)
  and perhaps to other actors before Bogart was cast.


# High Society (1956)
- 'Gracy Kelly' (qv), recently engaged to Prince Ranier of Monaco, wore
  her actual engagement ring for her character's engagement.


# Highlander (1986)
- 'Christopher Lambert' (qv) spent time with a dialog coach, developing an
  accent which sounded unspecifically foreign.
- MacLeod says ``It's a kind of magic'', which is the name of the Queen album
  which contains songs from the film.  The Vietnam vet who tries to machine-gun
  Kurgan has the Queen song ``Hammer to Fall'' playing in his car.
- The castle where Connor MacLeod lived is the same castle used for the
  interior shots for _Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)_ (qv).
- Non-American versions of this film include a WWII flashback sequence showing
  MacLeod rescuing Rachael, where he tells her ``It's a kind of magic''.


# Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
- Grossly contradicts _Highlander (1986)_ (qv), its prequel.
- 'Christopher Lambert' (qv) normally wears glasses, as his eyesight is very
  poor.  During one of the sword fights, Lambert (sans glasses) nearly
  severed 'Michael Ironside' (qv)'s right thumb.


# Hills Have Eyes, The (1978)
- There is a ripped poster of _Jaws (1975)_ (qv) visible.  See also:
  _The Evil Dead (1983)_ (qv), _A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)_ (qv).


# Himmel ueber Berlin, Der (1987)
- CAMEO(Jeanette Patterson-Pollock)


# Hiroshima mon amour (1960)
- This film pioneered the use of jump cutting to and from a flashback, and of
  very brief flashbacks to suggest obtrusive memories.


# His Girl Friday (1940)
- Walter Burns ('Carey Grant' (qv)) refers to some horrible fate suffered by
  the last person who crossed him: Archie Leach.  Grant's real name is Archie
  Leach.  See also _Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)_ (qv).
- Burns tries to describe a character played by Ralph Bellamy.  He ends up
  saying that he ``looks like that film actor, Ralph Bellamy''.


# His Kind of Woman (1951)
- 'John Farrow' (qv) finished the film, but 'Howard Hughes' (qv) brought in
  'Richard Fleisher' (qv) to add a few shots.  Fleisher ended up reshooting
  the entire film.



# History of the World: Part I (1981)
- 'Richard Pryor' (qv) was originally cast in the part eventually taken by
  'Gregory Hines' (qv).  Just before filming was to begin, Pryor had is now
  famous drug-related accident, catching fire and getting severely burnt.


# Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
- Iscovescu appears at the Paramount soundstage to peddle his life story to
  director 'Mitchell Leisen' (qv).  'Veronica Lake' (qv) and
  'Richard Webb' (qv) are shown rehearsing a scene from
  _I Wanted Wings (1941)_ (qv) (also directed by Leisen).  This scene was
  actually filmed during the production of ``I Wanted Wings''.


# Holiday Inn (1942)
- 'Marjorie Reynolds' (qv) singing was dubbed by 'Martha Mears' (qv).
- For the ``drunk'' dance, 'Fred Astaire' (qv) had two drinks of bourbon before
  the first take and one before each succeeding take. The seventh (last) take
  was used in the film.
- The animated Thanksgiving sequence is a topical reference to President
  Roosevelt's failed attempt to change the date of the holiday.
- The script originally called for a Labor Day dance number, ``This Is a Great
  Country.''


# Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)
- The UK video release was not allowed to have the word ``chainsaw'' in the
  title, the video cover has the words ``Hollywood Hookers'' with a large
  silluette of a chainsaw inbetween.


# Hometown Story (1951)
- [Marilyn] was often expected to provide her own wardrobe.  The sweater with
  the grey body and black sleeves that she wore in Hometown Story had been
  worn previously in The Fireball and in the final scene in All about Eve.


# Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
- Four American bulldogs share the role of Chance, four golden retrievers
  share Shadow, and six feline performers carry the part of Sassy.


# Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
- Rosebud from _Citizen Kane (1941)_ (qv) and the Ark of the Covanent from
  _Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv) are visible in the government
  warehouse.


# Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
- Reference to _The Wizard of Oz (1939)_ (qv).


# Honeymoon Killers, The (1969)
- Originally to be directed by 'Martin Scorsese' (qv), but he was replaced
  due to creative differences by 'Donald Volkman' (qv) who was subsequently
  replaced himself.


# Hong Faan Kui (1995)
- The script called for a leap from the top of a parking lot to a fire escape
  on the floor below on the building across the street.  As is his custom,
  director 'Stanley Tong' (qv) attempted the stunt before asking any actors

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