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Why hasn't Lex Luthor used genetic data to uncover Superman's identity?
Superman (2025) spoilers ahead! In the film, Lex Luthor successfully creates a genetic clone of Superman. This process presumably gave him access to Superman's DNA, fingerprints, iris scans, his true ...
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In "Raiders of the Lost Ark", who are the eponymous "Raiders"?
In the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, who are the eponymous "raiders" referenced in the title?
Are they the archaeologists (Indiana Jones and René Belloq) who are searching for the Ark?
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Are there specific USDOT numbers designated for commercial vehicles appearing in movies and TV shows?
When a TV show or movie uses commercial vehicles within the film itself (not equipment used to transport equipment and such to location), much like the old 555 phone number assignment, are there ...
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In "Raiders of the Lost Ark", why did they deviate from the script in describing the length of the Staff of Ra?
This question has been prompted by the answer I received to another question that I asked about Raiders of the Lost Ark ("How tall is Indiana Jones?": How tall is Indiana Jones?)
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TV movie where a woman kills her unseen stalker with a golf club, only to be revealed as a delusion she was enacting on herself
I'm trying to identify an old TV movie where a woman is being stalked by a man no one else can see. The man comes to her apartment, and she kills him with a golf club. A few days later, he shows back ...
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Movie drama about a girl forced to study medicine who makes X-ray art
I'm looking for a movie I saw a few years ago. It’s an American drama from the 2000s or early 2010s.
The Plot:
It’s about a young woman from a wealthy family. Her parents are very strict and push her ...
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WWII movie where besieged French soldier imagines he is eating bread and cheese
Some 2-3 decades ago, I watched a (color) movie set in North Africa during World War II. Summarizing the plot, a small group of Allied soldiers are besieged by the Deutsches Afrikakorps at some desert ...
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How tall is Indiana Jones given the 5-foot Map Room staff looks much taller than him?
I recently watched Raiders of the Lost Ark again, and something jumped out at me.
In the film, one side of the staff headpiece is translated as stating that the staff is "6 kadams high," ...
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Identifying cartoon with dog protagonists
I'm trying to track down a cartoon which I believe is a series, based on one episode I saw just once, but haven't had any luck so far.
The details I can recall:
Mostly likely produced in the 80's or ...
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What's Jonathan Auf Der Heide's nationality?
I was researching a few movies and stumbled upon Van Diemen's Land (2009), directed by Jonathan Auf Der Heide. But I can't find much info about the director anywhere, such as his birthplace. What is ...
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Was the train whistle present in the original theatrical version of Back to the Future?
The first Back to the Future movie was recently on TV, and I noticed that there is a distant train whistle sound effect when Marty arrives at the Twin Pines Mall to record the Delorean's first trips. ...
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Who is Red referring to as "the hardest screw that ever walked a turn at Shawshank"?
In The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Red narrates these lines when he and his fellow inmates are enjoying cold bottles of suds on a rooftop:
RED: And that's how it came to pass that on the second-to-...
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What is the title of this movie? (Song "Il Faut Toujours Un Perdant" by the famous singer Julio Iglesias)
This YouTube video posts the famous song "Il Faut Toujours Un Perdant" by the singer Julio Iglesias.
Here is the link:
This video uses some old movie as the ...
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TV episode, probably of a horror anthology, with a native or voodoo prisoner who mystically escapes while being escorted and hunts down the cop
I'm looking for a TV episode, probably of a horror anthology, with a native or voodoo prisoner who mystically escapes while being escorted and hunts down the cop.
The basic plot as I remember it was ...
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What did Stack snatch here?
In Sinners (2025), Stack, one of the twin World War I veterans, walks with his cousin Sammie through the crowd at the platform beside the idle train, snatches something and pockets it, and Sammie ...
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