A bit of Googling turns up a 2006 ABC News piece in which he admits he
didn't try to track down the men he beat. Do you have a source for your claim that he attempted to locate them?

Las Cruces woot!

Also, his doctor was named Doctor Bliss. Dr. Doctor Bliss.

Wasn't there a movie called Ma vie en rose that dealt with this theme (perhaps in a less blunt manner)?

I got a strong M:I vibe too.

And a Robert Redford movie.

No, you're thinking of Victoria Justice.

Also, possible BBT crossover ….?

What the hell are you talking about?

Perhaps you've never had to hear dozens of anti-intellectual film majors tell a variation on the following story: "Some famous professor/critic had an in-depth analysis of a film, including why red was in a certain shot. But then someone told the filmmaker about it, and the filmmaker said, 'That's not what I was…

"… the only people with a problem with her are sniveling neocolonialist Brits, Hindus who despise the idea of deathbed involuntary conversion, people who care more about alleviating suffering than memorializing it, people who don't considering abortion a threat to world peace, and in general people who value human…

Fun fact: New Coke continued to be sold for several years after the classic formula for Coke was restored. It was called "Coke II."

The celery stalks at midnight, indeed.

There are several intentionally visible cuts in Rope.

Birdman law in this country is not governed by reason.

You are aware that Nebraska has several rivers that flow through it, right? It's not a desert.

He was in The Towering Inferno, Capricorn One, and the Naked Gun movies. I don't think he was in Roots.

You mean, Darrin Stephens?

Field hockey is still apparently the official sport of India, though cricket dwarfs it in popularity. The national men's field hockey won six straight gold medals at the early Olympics, but has fallen off a lot since then, finishing 12th in 2012 and not even qualifying at the Olympics before that.

I'm guessing you're not a fan of the The Sopranos. That scene was a direct parody of the Sopranos final scene, and the Bon Jovi song was a reference to the Sopranos use of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."