Unanswered Questions
2,448 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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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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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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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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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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Late 80s–early 90s sci-fi cartoon where heroes rescue captives from a hover ship, sending a lady villain back to the age of dinosaurs
Trying to find a sci-fi animated series from the late '80s to early '90s, based on a scene I remember from one episode.
The antagonists captured several of the protagonists' team and held them captive ...
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Why were Erica Albright's male dorm mates following Mark Zuckerberg's blog?
In the movie we see Erica Albright's roommate telling her that Zuckerberg blogged about her. It seems reasonable that she might be following his blog due to him dating (until recently) her roommate ...
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What is the MPAA number of Sunday Night at the Trocadero?
I was just wondering if anyone was able to read/knows the MPAA number listed here for Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)? I can't find it on any lists. (I'm thinking 3683 but not certain.)
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Movie in which two friends find a way to enter a parallel world that is the same as the real one, but without people
I saw this movie probably 20 years ago. So, the movie is from 2000, or the late 90s.
Two friends find a way to enter a parallel world that is the same as the real one, but without people. I think ...
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Short film about a gay young man's affair with a married older man, paralleled with a woman's affair
I watched this short film, likely on Vimeo, but possibly on YouTube or Dailymotion, for free. If not in English, it was subtitled in English. I think it was probably around 10–15 minutes long, but it ...
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Was the “Wilhelm Scream” used in the classic Three Stooges Short, “Movie Maniacs?”
So here I was, minding my own business and watching the classic Three Stooges short titled, “Movie Maniacs” from February 1936 when suddenly I think I hear the classic “Wilhelm Scream” at about 1 ...
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How did Tenet film the shot where Sator is pushed off the boat?
Major spoilers immediately for Tenet.
This shot occurs at precisely 2h 16m 45s in the theatrical cut.
This is the scene on Sator's yacht, when Kat is supposed to keep ...
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Animated movie about a girl rock band entering a music competition and being sabotaged by a boy band
I'm trying to identify this animated movie I watched, I think around 2005–2010, and I saw it on a CD or VHS. The movie was about this girl rock band that were playing in their garage, and they wanted ...
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Is Illya's speech about the Roman steps supposed to be fabricated or true?
In the 2015 movie version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Illya & Gaby go to Rome undercover as architect and wife. The first scene from this trip takes place in some Roman plaza with a bunch of steps ...
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