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  to do so.  He tried it with the help of a cable harness, but quickly
  decided it would be safer without the harness.  The landing point was
  not visible from the point where the jump began, so tape was placed on
  the take-off point as a guide.  The jump was completed perfectly by
  'Jackie Chan' (qv) on the first attempt, and was captured by four cameras.
- Filming in Vancouver, Canada on October 6th, 1994, Chan broke his right
  ankle while attempting the scene where he jumps onto the hovercraft.  Despite
  the injury, he was present at the premiere of _Tsui Kun II (1994)_ (qv) at
  the Vancouver International Film Festival that night.  Later in the
  production, Tong sprained his ankle, completing the film on crutches.
  'Francoise Yip' (qv) also broke her leg; while filming the scene where she
  rides a motorbike across the tops of parked cars.  She insisted on returning
  to the set after her leg was bandaged at hospital.  Two stunt women also
  broke their legs during the filming of the motorcycle chase.
- The warehouse fight scene took twenty days to film, with Chan having to
  teach the local stunt players to fight ``Hong Kong style''.


# Honor Among Lovers (1931)
- The working titles were ``Strictly Business'', ``Sex in Business'', and
  ``Another Man's Wife''.


# Hook (1991)
- 'Bob Hoskins' (qv)  bought beer for 300+ extras after a lengthy and
  complicated scene was cut.
- The young Peter Pan is played by 'Dustin Hoffman' (qv)'s son.
- The pirate shut in the chest with the scorpion was played by
  'Glenn Close' (qv).
- In 1985, composer 'John Williams' (qv) and lyricist 'Leslie Bircusse' (qv)
  worked on ``Hook'', being a stage musical, but the project was scrapped
  after about ten songs were written.  Only one song from the play,
  ``When You're Alone,'' made it to the film.  However, many of the play's
  themes can be heard in Williams' film underscore.
- When the Tootles floats out the window at the end, he says ``Seize the Day'',
  which has significance for 'Robin Williams' (qv), who starred in
  _Seize the Day (1986)_ (qv), and _Dead Poets Society (1989)_ (qv) (for which
  this was a catch-cry).
- Smee says ``Goooooooood morning Neverland!'', a reference to Williams in
  _Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)_ (qv).
- [reference to Awakenings, anyone?]
- There were frequent good-natured ``battle of the wits'' exchanges between
  Williams and Hoffman.  In one incident, Hoffman was not happy
  with his performance and asked the scene to be re-shot.  Williams' quipped
  ``Try acting'': a reference to the Hoffman/'Laurence Olivier' (qv) exchange
  on the set of _Marathon Man (1976)_ (qv).
- Because Tinkerbell was often in the air, 'Julia Roberts' (qv) had an
  assistant whose sole responsibility was cleaning her feet.
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [stars]
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [music]
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [father]: ``Old'' Peter doesn't pay attention to
  his kids.


# Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
- 'William Boyd' (qv) was originally offered the role of Buck Peters, the Bar
  20 ranch foreman, but chose the role of Cassidy.


# Hot Shots! (1991)
- Some previews contains this scene, which was not in the movie:
  Lois Lane asks Kent Gregory if there's a cue ball in his pocket, or
  is he just glad to see her, and Kent produces a cue ball.
- Many of the ``Indian'' words spoen in the opening and closing sequences are
  merely the names of cities, counties, and lakes in Minnesota, the home of
  script writer 'Pat Proft' (qv).
- References to: _Top Gun (1986)_ (qv), _Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)_ (qv),
  _Peter Pan (1953)_ (qv), _Gone with the Wind (1939)_ (qv),
  _Superman (1978)_ (qv), _Dances with Wolves (1990)_ (qv),
  _Marathon Man (1976)_ (qv), _The Godfather (1972)_ (qv),
  _The Right Stuff (1983)_ (qv).


# Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
- 'Charlie Sheen' (qv) worked out for eight hours a day to build up his body,
  as he decided that he would have felt embarrassed at the film's premiere if
  he had to sit amongst people laughing while looking at him on screen in a
  singlet.
- 'Richard Crenna' (qv) plays Denton Walters.  In the TV series ``Our Miss
  Brooks'', Crenna played a character called ``Walter Denton''.
- CAMEO(Martin Sheen): man on passing gunboat.
- References to: _Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)_ (qv),
  _Rambo III (1988)_ (qv), _Kickboxer (1989)_ (qv),
  _Basic Instinct (1992)_ (qv), _No Way Out (1987)_ (qv),
  _The Godfather (1972)_ (qv), _Lady and the Tramp (1955)_ (qv),
  _Apocalypse Now (1979)_ (qv), _Missing in Action (1984)_ (qv),
  _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)_ (qv), _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv),
  _Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)_ (qv), _The Wizard of Oz (1939)_ (qv),
  _Casablanca (1942)_ (qv),
  _And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)_ (qv).


# House of Wax (1953)
- Filmed in 3-D by director 'Andr de Toth' (qv) who only had one eye and would
  hence not be able to see the effect.


# House Party (1990)
- Served as the thesis film for director 'Reginald Hudlin' (qv) for his
  Harvard University degree.
# How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
- 'Lauren Bacall' (qv) mentions ``that old man in
  _The African Queen (1951)_ (qv)'', who is her husband
  ('Humphrey Bogart' (qv)), and 'Betty Grable' (qv) does not recognize a
  recording by her bandleader spouse Harry James.


# Howards End (1992)
- The role of Margaret was initally offered to 'Miranda Richardson' (qv).


# Howling, The (1981)
- The following characters are named after werewolf movie directors:
  'George Waggner' (qv), 'Roy William Neill' (qv), 'Terence Fisher' (qv),
  'Freddie Francis' (qv), 'Erle C. Kenton' (qv), 'Sam Newfield' (qv),
  'Charles Barton' (qv), 'Jerry Warren' (qv), 'Lew Landers' (qv), and
  'Jack Molina' (qv).
- CAMEO(John Sayles): morgue attendant
- CAMEO(Roger Corman):
- CAMEO(Forry Ackerman):


# Hudson Hawk (1991)
- The tones that the telephones make are the same as the ones used in
  _Our Man Flint (1965)_ (qv) and _In Like Flint (1967)_ (qv).
  'James Coburn' (qv) appears in all three movies.
- Coburn plays ``George Kaplan'', which is the name of the fake agent from
  _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv).
- Igg and Ook both mutter their own names as their last words.


# Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994)
- In _Raising Arizona (1987)_ (qv) (also directed by 'Joel Coen' (qv)),
  factory workers could be seen wearing a uniform bearing the name
  ``Hudsucker Industries''.
- In _Barton Fink (1991)_ (also co-written by Coen) there was also a character
  called ``Karl Mundt''.


# Hunt for Red October, The (1990)
- 'Kevin Costner' (qv) originally cast as Jack Ryan.
- 'Klaus-Maria Brandauer' (qv) originally cast as Marko Ramius.
- $20,000 spent on 'Sean Connery' (qv)'s hairpiece.
- The teddy bear that Jack Ryan carries with him on a plane at the very end of
  the film is the same one that John McClane ('Bruce Willis' (qv)) is carrying
  with him on the plane at the beginning of _Die Hard (1988)_ (qv), also
  directed by 'John McTiernan' (qv). The end credits list him as ``Stanley
  (as Himself)''


# Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
- 'Barbara Stanwyck' (qv) was originally sought for the role of Jewel Mayhew
  which eventually went to 'Mary Astor' (qv).
- 'Joan Crawford' (qv) had been signed for the role of Miriam, but she took
  sick and was hospitalized as filming began.  Scenes were shot around her,
  but when it became evident that she would have to be replaced,
  'Robert Aldrich' (qv) flew to Switzerland and convinced
  'Olivia de Havilland' (qv) to step in.


# I Confess (1953)
- DIRCAMEO(Alfred Hitchcock): crossing the top of a staircase during the
  opening credits.
- 'Anne Baxter' (qv) was one of the actor tested by Hitchcock for the
  leading role in Rebecca (she was 16 at the time).


# I Do (1921)
- Originally three reels, but cut to two after lukewarm receptions by preview
  audiences.


# I Dood It (1943)
- Footage for the number ``Swinging the Junx Away'' was borrowed from
  _Born To Dance (1936)_ (qv).


# I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
- 'Captain C.W.R. Knight' (qv) was a real life falconer and trained
  the Golden Eagle ``Torquil'' in this film.
- 'Michael Powell' (qv) wanted to make
  _A Matter of Life and Death (1946)_ (qv) at this time but had to wait for
  access to Technicolor Cameras.


# I Like It Like That (1994)
- Originally titled ``Black Out'', director Darnell Martin was forced to
  change it by Columbia.


# I Love You to Death (1990)
- CAMEO(Phoebe Cates): one of Joey's girlfriends.  Joey is played by
  'Kevin Kline' (qv), who is married to Cates.


# I Wanted Wings (1941)
- While 'Veronica Lake' (qv) and 'Richard Webb' (qv) were rehearsing a scene,
  director 'Mitchell Liesen' (qv) filmed a scene which included this rehearsal
  for his later film _Hold Back the Dawn (1941)_ (qv).


# I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
- The working titles were ``Double Furlough'' and ``With All My Heart''.
- Director 'George Cukor' (qv) was replaced by 'David O. Selznick' (qv).


# I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
- References to _Rambo III (1988)_ (qv).


# Ice Pirates, The (1984)
- CAMEO(Max Von Sydow): 


# Idiot, The (1957)
- Filmed as a two-part film, but cut severely by the studio against
  director 'Akira Kurosawa' (qv)'s wishes.  Original unreleased version ran
  265 minutes.


# Ikimono no Kiroku (1955)
- The music score was completed by 'Masaru Sato' (qv) when composer
  'Fumio Hayasaka' (qv) died during production.


# Immediate Family (1989)
- 'Mary Stuart Masterson' (qv) wore an eight-pound sack of bird seed around
  her stomach to simulate being pregnant.


# Immortal Beloved (1994)
- Some extras fainted in the extreme heat during the filming of the funeral
  scene.


# In Country (1989)
- The veterans in the dance sequence are all actual Vietnam veterans,
  and their real family members accompany them.
- Of the five major characters who are Vietnam veterans, only one,
  Earl, is played by actual Vietnam veteran 'Jim Beaver' (qv).


# In the Line of Fire (1993)
- In the UK release of the film, the scene where Mitch Leary
  ('John Malkovich' (qv)) kills the bank clerk and her room-mate was edited so
  the audience did not witness the physical breaking of each of their necks.
  Malkovich also wanted to include the killing of the dog in this scene
  but director 'Wolfgang Petersen' (qv) thought this was a little too much.
- Malkovich improvised the scene where he puts the gun into his mouth.
  Peterson liked it so much he left it in the film.
- The 63-year old 'Clint Eastwood' (qv) (with the help of a safety belt)
  actually did hang six stories above the ground on the ledge scene, although
  stuntmen did the jump and the fall onto the fire escape.
- Original trailer for the film had ``November 22, 1963'' appearing in large
  letters on the screen.  As Leary talks about how he was going to kill the
  president, a clock ticked away in the background, changing the ``1963'' to
  ``1993'', followed by a slam-cut to Horrigan saying ``That's not going to
  happen''.  Bad preview reaction caused this trailer to be dropped.


# In the Name of the Father (1993)
- 'Gabriel Byrne' (qv) had purchased the rights to 'Gerry Conlon' (qv)'s book
  ``Proved Innocent'' and had intended to play Gerry himself but decided to
  let 'Daniel Day Lewis' (qv) play the part and just serve as executive
  producer instead.


# In This Our Life (1942)
- CAMEO(Walter Huston): bartender
- CAMEO(Humphrey Bogart): in the roadhouse scene
- CAMEO(Peter Lorre): in the roadhouse scene
- CAMEO(Sidney Greenstreet): in the roadhouse scene
- CAMEO(Ward Bond): in the roadhouse scene
- DIRTRADE(John Huston): [father]


# In Which We Serve (1942)
- The Hays office tried to delete the words ``god'', ``hell'', ``damn'', and
  ``bastard'' from the American release.  Uproar from England forced the
  office to back down on everything except ``bastard''.


# Indecent Proposal (1993)
- Diana is reading _The Firm (1993)_ (qv), which was to be Paramount Pictures'
  next big film.  The secretary at the real-estate office where she works is
  reading ``Backlash'', a book which criticizes director 'Adrian Lyne' (qv)
  for his portrayal of women in previous films.
- John Gage's tale of his encounter with an attractive woman on a NYC Subway
  was taken nearly verbatim from a similar speech in
  _Citizen Kane (1941)_ (qv).


# Independence Day (1996)
- Director 'Roland Emmerich' (qv) got the idea for the film while fielding a
  question about the existence of alien life during promotion for
  _Stargate (1994)_ (qv).
- 'Bill Pullman' (qv) used the memory of a decayed tooth which was pulled from
  his mouth in order to come up with a terrified expression when speaking with
  the alien invaders.


# Indian Summer (1993)
- Filmed at director 'Mike Binder' (qv)'s childhood summer camp.


# Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- Begins with a shot of a rock in Utah which is reminiscent of the Paramount
  Pictures logo.  See also (_Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv), and
  _Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)_ (qv))
- Director 'Stephen Spielberg' (qv) included the opening scenes as a tribute
  to his own experiences as a Boy Scout.
- When describing how he prepared for playing the role of young Indiana Jones,
  'River Phoenix' (qv) explained that he didn't really base his portrayal on
  the Indiana Jones character.  Instead, he decided to do his rendition of
  actor 'Harrison Ford' (qv).  So he observed Ford out of character before
  acting his part.
- Shows origin of Jones' fear of snakes in
  _Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv).
- 'Harrison Ford' (qv) cut his chin in a car accident in Northern California
  when he was about 20.  In the movie, this cut is explained by young Indiana
  Jones cutting his chin with a whip.  See also: _Working Girl (1988)_ (qv).
- When making _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), 'George Lucas' (qv) owned a dog named
  ``Indiana''.
- The dog barking when young Indy passes with the cross in his hand is an
  Alaskan Malamute, the same type of dog the Lucas's owned in the late 1970s.
- Walter Donovan was played by 'Julian Glover' (qv), and Donovan's wife was
  played by Glover's wife.
- Unable to keep his hat on during the scene where he was chasing the tank
  on horseback despite trying glue, tape, and newspaper wedges,
  'Harrison Ford' (qv) stapled the hat to his head.
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [music]
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [father]: Henry Jones Sr. was never around after
  his wife died.


# Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- Begins with a shot of a mountain on a gong which is reminiscent of the
  Paramount Pictures logo.  See also (_Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv),
  and _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)_ (qv))
- Short Round was named after screenwriter 'Willard Huyck' (qv)'s dog, which
  was named after the orphan in _The Steel Helmet (1951)_ (qv).
- The club at the beginning is called ``Club Obi Wan'', a reference to a
  _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) character.
- Shots of mining-car roller-coaster ride done with models and a 35mm camera
  modified to hold extra film.
- Rehash of the ``shooting the swordsman'' joke from
  _Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)_ (qv).
- Suspension bridge only shown from one side, to avoid showing the Grand Coulee
  Dam.
- While filming the whipping scene, the crew played a practical joke on
  'Harrison Ford' (qv).  Chained to a large stone, 'Barbara Streisand' (qv)
  appeared, dressed in a leather dominatrix outfit.  She proceeded to whip
  him, saying ``That's for _Hanover Street (19??)_ (qv), the worst movie
  I ever saw.''  She continued whipping him for _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv), and
  making all of that money.  'Carrie Fisher' (qv) then threw herself in front
  of Ford to protect him, and 'Irvin Kershner' (qv) chided director
  'Steven Spielberg' (qv).  ``Is this how you run your movies?''  This entire
  sequence was filmed.
- CAMEO(Dan Aykroyd): meets Indiana at the airport at the beginning.
- CAMEO(Frank Marshall): a tourist in the background in the
  airport scene at the beginning.
- DIRCAMEO(Steven Spielberg): a tourist in the background in the airport scene
  at the beginning.
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [stars]: when Indy is talking to Short Round
  on the hill above the village.
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [music]


# Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (1990) (V)
- DIRTRADE(David Lynch): [singer]: 'Julee Cruise' (qv).


# Inferno dei morti-viventi (1981)
- Stock footage from the film _The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) (1972)_ (qv)
  were used for the native scenes.


# Innerspace (1987)
- The patients in the doctor's waiting room with Jack are played by
  'Andrea Martin' (qv) and 'Joe Flaherty' (qv), 'Martin Short' (qv)'s co-stars
  from SCTV.
- Repeated rabbit motif: Tuck's apartment, etc [more!]
- The computers in the lab display Apple 2 assembly language listing from the
  ROM monitor.


# Innocent Blood (1992)
- Renamed ``A French Vampire in America'' in some countries, after a bad
  reception in the US (and to cash in on Landis'
  _An American Werewolf in London (1981)_ (qv)). [Australia, and which
  other countries?]
- One scene shows a TV set that is showing 'Alfred Hitchcock' (qv)'s cameo in
  _Strangers on a Train (1951)_ (qv).
- CAMEO(Dario Argento): the nurse in the ambulance.  [credited?]
- DIRTRADE(John Landis): [SYNW]: advertised on the marquee across the
  street from the Melody Lounge exotic dance bar.  The car crash at the
  Shadyside gas station scene was filmed in Squirrel Hill, and the nearby
  multiplex cinema changed its marquee to be ``See You Next Wednesday'' every
  night after closing.  The movie itself featured no footage of that theatre
  (or the street on which it resides), although it is possible that it was
  edited out.
- DIRTRADE(John Landis): [filmmakers] Appearances by directors
  'Dario Argento' (qv), 'Frank Oz' (qv), 'Sam Raimi' (qv), and
  'Michael Ritchie' (qv); ``Famous Monsters of Filmland'' editor
  'Forrest J. Ackerman' (qv); and makeup artist 'Tom Savini' (qv).


# Innocente, L' (1976)
- Director 'Luchino Visconti ' (qv) intendted the titles roles to be
  played by 'Alain Delon' (qv) and 'Romi Schneder' (qv).  Although Delon was
  under long-term obligation, and his producers were willing to releaase him
  for 1,000,000 dollars fee, Romy Schneider was pregnant at the time,
  so Visconti had to work with 'Laura Antonelli' (qv), and little known
  'Giancarlo Giannini' (qv).


# Interview with the Vampire (1994)
- Author 'Anne Rice' (qv) wrote the part of Lestat with 'Rutger Hauer' (qv)
  in mind.  Upon learning that 'Tom Cruise' (qv) had been cast, she was quite
  disappointed and expressed concern that Cruise could not carry the part.
  After attending a screening, Rice wrote a letter of apology, quite pleased
  with Cruise's portrayal.
- 'River Phoenix' (qv) was cast as The Interviewer, but died before
  filming began.  'Christian Slater' (qv) took the part and donated all of
  his earnings from the film to Phoenix' favourite charities.
- Cruise was placed on an elevated platform during some scenes to reduce
  the height difference between his character and other vampires.


# Into the Night (1985)
- Airport scenes in _Into the Night (1985)_ (qv) and
  _Coming to America (1988)_ (qv) have a call over the PA system for a
  ``Mr Frank Ozkerwitz'' to pick up the white courtesy phone.  This is
  'Frank Oz' (qv)'s real name.
- The crew was casted to play the crew of the Kalijak-Movie.  Some crew members
  have other small roles.
- DIRTRADE(John Landis): [ipanema]: the music during the strip scene.
- DIRTRADE(John Landis): [SYNW]: appears on two posters in the office
  where Ed and Diana make the phone call.
- DIRTRADE(John Landis): [filmmakers] Appearances by directors
  'Jack Arnold' (qv), 'David Cronenberg' (qv), 'Jonathan Demme' (qv),
  'Amy Heckerling' (qv), 'Jim Henson' (qv), 'Colin Higgins' (qv),
  'Lawrence Kasdan' (qv), 'John Landis' (qv), 'Jonathan Lynn' (qv),
  'Paul Mazursky' (qv), 'Daniel Petrie' (qv), 'Don Siegel' (qv), and
  'Roger Vadim' (qv); and cinematographer 'Robert Paynter' (qv).


# Intruder (1988)
- The ``head in one hand, sandwich in the other'' speech was previously
  used in _Raising Arizona (1987)_ (qv).
- The song that Randy ('Sam Raimi' (qv)) sings was also featured in
  _Evil Dead, The (1983)_ (qv), directed by Raimi.


# Invaders from Mars (1986)
- A remake of _Invaders from Mars (1953)_ (qv).  The alien from the first film
  appears as a prop in the school basement, and 'Jimmy Hunt' (qv) reappears as
  a middle-aged cop, saying ``I haven't been here since I was a kid''.


# Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- CAMEO(Don Siegel): taxi driver.  Siegel directed the original film, of
  which this film is a remake.
- CAMEO(Kevin McCarthy): man asking for help.  McCarthy was the star of
  the original film, of which this film is a remake.
- CAMEO(Robert Duvall): the priest on the swing.


# Ipcress File, The (1965)
- 'Christoper Plummer' (qv) was originally considered for the lead role, but
  dropped out to star in _The Sound of Music (1965)_ (qv).
- In the 'Len Deighton' (qv) novels the name of the lead character is never
  revealed.  'Michael Caine' (qv) suggests ``Harry'' and the film's executives
  put forward ``Palmer''.
- Palmer is the first action hero to wear glasses (Caine is short sighted in
  real life).


# Irma la Douce (1963)
- The pimps' union is called the ``Mec's' (tough guy's) Paris Protective
  Association'' (MPPA), which also stands for ``Motion Picture Producers
  Association'', an organization which had given director 'Billy Wilder' (qv)
  some trouble.
- CAMEO(James Caan):


# Iron & Silk (1990)
- Uschu teacher 'Qingfu Pan' (qv) and 'Mark Salzman' (qv) play themselves.


# Iron Eagle (1986)
- Stunt pilot 'Art Scholl' (qv) was killed during the filming of the canyon
  scene.


# Ironweed (1987)
- 'Jack Nicholson' (qv)'s contract included a clause which allowed him to
  leave the shooting location to attend all Los Angeles Lakers' basketball
  games.


# Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) (TV)
- DIRCAMEO(Ken Russell): a one-legged man who saves Isadora from drowning, and
  her chauffeur in Russia.


# Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1996)
- 'Marlon Brando' (qv) wore a small radio receiver to aid him remembering his
  lines.  Director 'David Thewlis' (qv) claimed ``He'd be in the middle of
  a scene and suddenly he'd be picking up police messages and Marlon would
  repeat, `There's a robbery at Woolworths'.''



# It (1927)
- CAMEO(Gary Cooper): a reporter.


# It Had to Be You (1947)
- The main set with the sweeping staircase had been previously used in
  _Holdiay (1938)_ (qv).
- Producer 'Don Herman' (qv) attempted to rent the Hope Diamond for
  'Ginger Rogers' (qv) to wear but was unsuccessful.


# It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
- 'Kurt Russell' (qv) (in his screen debut) kicks Elvis' shins.
  'Goldie Hawn' (qv) was also in this film, and they became a de facto couple
  much later.


# It Takes Two (1995)
- First draft of the script by 'Deborah Dean Davis' (qv) was never read by
  director 'Andy Tennant' (qv). Second writer 'Jeff Schecter' (qv)'s draft made
  this a ``go'' picture with [?] Rysher. Tennant was hired, and offered help
  for the pictures problems.  He and his writing partner, 'Rick Parks' (qv)
  rewrote Schecter's draft.  Tennant and Parks were re-written by producers [?]
  Orr and [?] Cruickshank. The studio preffered Tennant and Parks' draft with
  notes, so Tennant & Parks took another pass.  The WGAW ruled against any
  other writer's credits due to biased by-laws which disallowed
  Writer/Directors with partners to receive credits on features unless in
  extreme circumstances. Davis' dialogue never appears on screen.


# It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
- The following famous people have small roles:  'Jimmy Durante' (qv),
  'Moe Howard' (qv), 'Larry Fine' (qv), 'Joe DeRita' (qv),
  'Joe E Brown' (qv), 'Buster Keaton' (qv), 'Sid Caesar' (qv),
  'Buddy Hackett' (qv), 'Jim Backus' (qv), 'Eddie Anderson' (qv),
  'Ben Blue' (qv), 'Alan Carney' (qv), 'Barrie Chase' (qv),
  'William Demarest' (qv), 'Andy Devine' (qv), 'Norman Fell' (qv),
  'Paul Ford' (qv), 'Sterling Holloway' (qv), 'Edward Everett Horton' (qv),
  'Marvin Kaplan' (qv), 'Don Knotts' (qv), 'ZaSu Pitts' (qv),
  'Carl Reiner' (qv), 'Madlyn Rhue' (qv), 'Arnold Stang' (qv),
  'Jessie White' (qv), 'Peter Falk' (qv), 'Stan Freeberg' (qv),
  'Chic Chandler' (qv), 'Lloyd Corrigan' (qv), 'Louise Gwen' (qv),
  'Leo Gorcy' (qv), 'Charles Lane' (qv), 'Mike Mazurki' (qv),
  'Roy Roberts' (qv), 'Cliff Norton' (qv), 'Sammy Tong' (qv),
  'Nick Stewart' (qv), 'Selma Diamond' (qv).
- Melville Crump was originally to be played by 'Ernie Kovacs' (qv).  Kovacs
  died in a one-car accident before principal shooting and was
  'Edie Adams' (qv)' (Mrs. Crump's) husband in real life.
- Keaton had a longer, earlier scene (cut after premiere).  In it, Culpepper
  discusses his plans to use Jimmy's boat to escape.
- CAMEO(Jerry Lewis): deliberately drives over Culpepper's hat.
- CAMEO(Jack Benny): stops to offer help


# It's a Small World (1935)
- DIRCAMEO(William Castle): cop


# It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
- 'Cyd Charisse' (qv)'s singing was dubbed by Carole Richards,
  'Michael Kidd' (qv)'s by 'Jud Conlin' (qv).
- Co-director 'Gene Kelly' (qv) wanted to use the same stars as he did in
  _On the Town (1949)_ (qv): 'Frank Sinatra' (qv), 'Jules Munshine' (qv),
  and himself.


# Italian Job, The (1969)
- Paramount Pictures originally wanted 'Robert Redford' (qv) to play the part
  of Charlie.
- The ending was changed to leave open the possibility of a sequel.


# J. Lyle (1994)
- During the setup for the scene with Skip on skid row, the crew was attacked
  by a scissors-wielding transvestite who accused them of being on his turf.
  Before he was subdued by the police, he managed to cut 'Bill Plympton' (qv)'s
  elbow and seriously damage a Steadicam.
- DIRCAMEO(Bill Plympton): guest in the wedding scene.


# Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- All SFX were filmed live, with no post-production.
- CAMEO(Macaulay Culkin): dead son of Jacob Singer.


# Jagged Edge (1985)
- Visible in David and Jenny Barnes' bedroom is a poster for
  _Return of the Jedi (1983)_ (qv), also directed by 'Richard Marquand' (qv).


# Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
- It took 'Ray Harryhausen' (qv) 4 months to produce the skeleton scene,
  a massive amount of time for a scene which lasts at the most 3 minutes.


# Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
- References to: _The Evil Dead (1983)_ (qv), _Creepshow (1982)_ (qv),
  _A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)_ (qv).


# Jaws (1975)
- 'Sterling Hayden' (qv) was the original choice for the role of Quint.
  Hayden, however, was in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service for unpaid
  tax. All Hayden's income from acting was subject to a levy by the IRS, so
  there was an attempt to circumvent that:  Hayden was also a writer, so one
  idea was to pay him union scale for his acting, and buy a story from him (his
  literary income wasn't subject to levy) for a large sum.  It was concluded
  that the IRS would see through this scheme, so 'Robert Shaw' (qv) was cast
  instead.
- Quint's tale of the USS Indianapolis was written by Shaw following a
  disagreement between screenwriters 'Peter Benchley' (qv) and
  'Carl Gottlieb' (qv).  Shaw presented his text, and Benchley and Gottlieb
  agreed that this was exactly what was needed.
- The live shark footage was shot at Seal Rocks, Australia.  A real white
  pointer was cut up and ``extended'' for the close-up shots.
- The helicopter used for flying patrol is an Enstrom ``Tigershark''.
- A midget in a miniature cage and a real shark were used to get some shots
  correct.
- Apparently, technicians lost control of one of the mechanical sharks, and it
  was lost at sea.
- During the filming of some scenes, 'Roy Scheider' (qv),
  'Richard Dreyfuss' (qv), and Shaw had to look in amazement off camera at
  a non-existant shark.
- Preview audiences screamed when the head of a shark victim appears in the
  hole in the bottom of the boat.  Director 'Steven Spielberg' (qv) re-shot
  the scene in editor 'Verna Field' (qv)'s swimming pool because he wanted
  them to ``scream louder''.
- A real shooting star can be seen during a shot of the boat on the water
  at dusk.
- Video version is missing some scenes:
 - Hooper describing an obscene phonecall he made, while cutting open the
   shark.
 - Quint humiliating a young clarinet player as he buys piano wire.
- Author 'Peter Benchley' (qv) was thrown off the set after objecting to
  the climax.
- CAMEO(Peter Benchley): reporter on the beach.
- CAMEO(Steven Spielberg): voice on Quint's marine radio when Mrs. Brody tries
  to contact her husband on the Orca.
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [music]
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [stars]
- DIRTRADE(Steven Spielberg): [father]: Ms. Kinter is a single mother.


# Jaws 2 (1978)
- Original director 'John D. Hancock' (qv) was fired and replaced by
  'Jeannot Szwarc' (qv).


# Jazz Singer, The (1927)
- First movie with audible dialogue.
- 'Georg Jessel' (qv), star of the stage version of ``The Jazzsinger'' was
  asked to play the role in the film, but refused.  'Eddie Cantor' (qv) was
  also asked, and also refused.


# Jeanne Dore (1915)
- Filmed to avoid showing 'Sarah Bernhardt' (qv)'s amputated leg.


# Jewel of the Nile, The (1985)
- The arabic speech in the climactic ``stage'' scene are actually the
  Arabic names of 'Kirk Douglas' (qv)'s movies.  [rumor]


# JFK (1991)
- The real 'Jim Garrison' (qv) plays Earl Warren.
- In _Bull Durham (1988)_ (qv), 'Kevin Costner' (qv)'s character stated ``...I
  believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone...''.


# Jigsaw (1949)
- CAMEO(Marlene Dietrich):
- CAMEO(Henry Fonda):
- CAMEO(John Garfield):
- CAMEO(Burgess Meredith):
- CAMEO(Fletcher Markle):
- CAMEO(Marsha Hunt):
- CAMEO(Leonard Lyons):



# Jimmy the Gent (1934)
- Working title: ``Always a Gent''.


# Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
- The company logo appears frequently, each time representing a path to
  destruction: the path leading up to the factory, the product that the
  company makes (a rectal probe), the bolt of lightning which sinks the ship,
  the path up the side of the mountain, the lava flow down the side of the
  volcano, the crack in Joe's apartment, and a constellation.
- The lamp that Joe brings into his office displays tropical images, including
  a volcano.
- Joseph Banks was the name of Captain Cook's chief botanist on his expeditions
  to the south pacific in the 18th century.
- The books that Joe shows to Mr. Waturi describe the plot of the film:
  ``Romeo and Juliette'', ``Robinson Crusoe'', and ``The Odyssey''.
- When Joe and DeDe leave the restuarant, there is a billboard on the left
  with a picture of an erupting volcano and the words ``Fire in Paradise''.
- There are at least three references to losing one's soul:
 - Joe responds to DeDe's question in the factory while inspecting his
   damaged shoe
 - Patricia's reference to being soul sick the first night on the yacht
 - several lines involving the Waponi's Tobi Chief such as when Joe states
   that he hopes the chief will not lose his Tobi (soul).
- The mask worn by the Waponi who is representing the evil spirit resembles
  the factory where Joe used to work.


# John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965)
- Notre Dame University got a court injunction to delay the release of the film,
  claiming the studio had "knowingly and illegally misappropriated, diluted and
  commercially expolited for their private profit the names, symbols, football
  team, prestige, high reputation and goodwill" of the university.  After three
  months of court battles, the studio won out.



# Jordan is a Hard Road (1915)
- Director 'Allan Dwan' (qv) hired famed evangelist 'Billy Sunday' (qv) to
  preach a real-life revival meeting in a tent in Hollywood.  He filmed the

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