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    Nobody wants to watch people live next to nuclear waste. They can see that in New Jersey.

    This is a coast New York is a coast too George.

    Don't forget Kevin Kline winning Best Supporting for A FISH CALLED WANDA, despite being billed above the title along with the other three stars.

    The movie was significantly restructured in post. Apparently there was more time spent on Willis' character originally. The picture at his character's funeral, of him climbing a mountain in happy later years, is all that remains of a full sequence that was shot and Tracey Ullman, who played the woman Willis finally

    "…but on her TERMS!"

    Don't don't don't don't don't panic.

    Durning's slow take in the bar, gradually shading from relaxed to furious, is one of the best pieces of screen acting I've ever seen.

    AND she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress but lost to Lange.

    I can't wait to see if Christina Applegate can still get a lusty WOOOOOOO out of a live studio audience.

    The effect is, of course, sadly temporary.

    I've always heard that the first film was inspired by rioting during the gas shortages of the late '70s. The idea was, that was enough to cause society to crumble. It was only with MAD MAX 2 (or, THE ROAD WARRIOR to us Yanks) that a prologue suggesting world war was introduced, and it's only in THUNDERDOME that

    Re-read that there. "Getting fired OVER". As in she should be the object of desire all the guys are fighting about, not Pam.

    Re-read that there. "Getting fired OVER". As in she should be the object of desire all the guys are fighting about, not Pam.

    If I was on the writing team, I'd be pretty pissed that the cast member who took over the lead spot at the top of the season left to shoot a movie in the middle of it.

    If I was on the writing team, I'd be pretty pissed that the cast member who took over the lead spot at the top of the season left to shoot a movie in the middle of it.

    In the truth-serum scene, Law subtly coached her on what her reaction would be (if the drug was real).

    "Some users of Ablixia have reported racing thoughts, sleepwalking, shortness of breath and long prison terms."

    "Some users of Ablixia have reported racing thoughts, sleepwalking, shortness of breath and long prison terms."

    I haven't done the math but I always felt Spaced was more stoned than drunk.

    That was actual stop-motion, courtesy of Henry Selick.