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Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	This is either going to be really, really difficult, OR someone will post the correct answer instantly, and then this "thread" will sink faster than that big boat we all watched awhile back. NAME THE ACTRESS: She has appeared in: One Ray Harryhausen movie. One Elvis Presley movie. TWO James Bond movies! An episode of Boris Karloff's "Thriller" Here is a list of the men she has appeared in movies with: Woody Allen Charles Bronson Victor Buono Peter Cushing Sammy Davis, Jr. John Derek Robert Duvall Christopher Lee Jack Lord Dean Martin Laurence Olivier (TWICE!) Peter O'Toole Jack Palance George Peppard Maximilian Schell George Segal Peter Sellers Omar Sharif Frank Sinatra and Orson Welles. WHO IS SHE?
posted 07-18-2000 09:21 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Well, let me see. Ursula Andress was in Once Before I Die with John Derek. A real classic. She was in Dr. No. She played with a lot of those guys in various films. Blue Max and so on. I don't know. John.
posted 07-19-2000 04:09 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Your last sentence gave it away. She was Ursula in the film with Cushing. JW.
posted 07-19-2000 04:12 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Name the actor who played these roles same person) l. wimpy husband 2. space traveler who goes insane 3. British officer 4. Russian officer 5. the antichrist There you go. An easy one. JW.
posted 07-19-2000 04:16 PM PT (US)

Observer Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by John C Winfrey: Name the actor who played these roles same person) l. wimpy husband 2. space traveler who goes insane 3. British officer 4. Russian officer 5. the antichrist There you go. An easy one. JW. Gary Oldman?
posted 07-19-2000 07:45 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	Oh, John..I haven't laughed this hard for a very long time... "Your last sentence gave it away. She was Ursula in the film with Cushing." I didn't even think about She when I wrote that. Oh, well. That was too easy. My guess on your questions is Sam Neill.
posted 07-19-2000 08:36 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	I suppose it's my turn to ask another trivia question...here's a pretty TRIVIAL one: As the resident Ray Harryhausen fan (along with Timmer, of course) I'd like to put this one to you trivia buffs... Oscar-winner Peter Finch (Network) and Oscar-nominated Robert Shaw (The Sting, Jaws) each appeared in cameo roles in different Ray Harryhausen films! Name the films that they appeared in, and who they portrayed.
posted 07-19-2000 08:47 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Peter Finch was a...postman?...in First Men In The Moon. He just happened to be on the set at the time. And Robert Shaw was in...nope, can't think.
posted 07-20-2000 02:00 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	I've just thunk! I just got an eerie supernatural chill as Robert Shaw's grizzled mug appeared before my eyes, all dressed up as if for...The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad!
posted 07-20-2000 02:31 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	Graham, you are ON FIRE, MAN! Two for two! Excellent! Now you ask one...
posted 07-20-2000 07:13 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Sam Neill is correct. Yes, the last sentence was a clue. Go get 'em, Chris. Next question: The original version of Ghost and the Darkness was called what? It was really bad. Bad acting and stuffed lions getting thrown around. Who starred in it? Clue: he is on TV all the time now. John.
posted 07-20-2000 08:12 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	OH, NO! I didn't know there was an ORIGINAL version of The Ghost And The Darkness!!! CALLING ROCCO! CALLING ROCCO!
posted 07-20-2000 08:40 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	God, this is bizarre ... I'd only read about the "original" version two days ago! How fortunate that I did ... The movie is BWANA DEVIL (1952), written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler, better known for various lunatic radio shows including "The Chicken Heart That Ate The World" (I know that sounds weird, but I'm going by Stephen King's immortalization of Oboler in his book "Danse Macabre.") The star was Robert Stack. NP: ONE LITTLE INDIAN (short suite, downloaded from DECONSTRUCTING GOLDSMITH -- wouldn't it be cool if FSM put this out on a double bill with, say, RIO LOBO? Or a shorter score from the same period, like Frank DeVol's EMPEROR OF THE NORTH? I can dream, can't I?)
posted 07-20-2000 11:18 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	H. Rocco is correct. The worst scene in the movie is when a bunch of natives are standing in a group screaming when they start throwing stuffed lions at them. Best, John.
posted 07-21-2000 05:30 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Chris, the best I can come up with at the moment is this (and I'm not even sure if my facts are correct, so it's a bummer of a question): What's the ironic connection between Jack Hawkins and Charles Gray?
posted 07-21-2000 12:42 PM PT (US)

John Maher Standard Userer	She - Sailed to "Hawaii" - Wasn't anywhere near as good as Rosiland Russell - Looked like the cleaning lady had arrived to perform "We Are The World" Who is she? [This message has been edited by John Maher (edited 21 July 2000).]
posted 07-21-2000 01:56 PM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	John, I'll guess Bette Midler, solely on the strength of the first question.
posted 07-21-2000 03:46 PM PT (US)

Gae Standard Userer	Chris, does "Casino Royale" count as a "proper" James Bond movie? Just a thought! John, are you talking about Julie Andrews? Here's my teaser "another woman who appeared in 2 Bond movies (no not Miss Moneypenny!!) and she also appeared in one, even two Hammer films (although I cant remember the title of one of the movies!!) Who is she? The connection between Charles Gray and Jack Hawkins? hmmmm (apart from the uncanny resemblance to each other...were they related?)or is it to do with their voices? Jack Hawkins had throat cancer and lost his voice didn't he?...did the same happen to Charles Gray? Gae
posted 07-21-2000 05:35 PM PT (US)

John Maher Standard Userer	Yes SBD! Bette Midler it is. Good job.
posted 07-21-2000 07:05 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Gae, about Jack Hawkins and Charles Gray: you're getting there, but I'll wait a few more hours to see if anyone can come up with the really ironical bit. If not, I'll spill the beans.
posted 07-22-2000 05:53 AM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	It's a little known fact that not only is The Divine Miss M FROM Hawaii, but she also had a bit part in the 1966 film of the same name, but those last two parts were mean. About that last question: when did Sam Neill play a British officer? My own query coming soon.
posted 07-22-2000 09:24 AM PT (US)

John Maher Standard Userer	Why were the last two parts mean? She wasn't anywhere near as good as RR, in Gypsy; and she DID look like a cleaning lading when she arrived for the WATW recording.
posted 07-22-2000 11:56 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	OK, Gae nearly got it, but the irony was that... Jack Hawkins lost his voice in 1966. His subsequent film appearances were all dubbed by Charles Gray. Jack Hawkins then died of throat cancer. Charles Gray then died of throat cancer. I THINK I'm right about their fatal illnesses... If not, here's something I DO know (or THINK I know): Who have all the following scores got in common? In alphabetical order: Airport 1975 (John Cacavas) Chinatown (Jerry Goldsmith) Earthquake (John Williams) Farewell, My Lovely (David Shire) The Gauntlet (Jerry Fielding) Hawaii (Elmer Bernstein) The Hellstrom Chronicle (Lalo Schifrin) In Cold Blood (Quincy Jones) The Omega Man (Ron Grainer) Planet Of The Apes (Jerry Goldsmith) The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (David Shire) 10 (Henry Mancini)
posted 07-22-2000 12:25 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	It's going to be an instrument, isn't it? The only obvious one I can think of is "prepared piano." I don't know a lot of the scores on that list.
posted 07-22-2000 01:42 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Sam Neill played the British Officer in Jungle Book. JW.
posted 07-22-2000 04:12 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	Gae, you asked me: quote: Chris, does "Casino Royale" count as a "proper" James Bond movie? Well, it IS about James Bond... It IS based upon an Ian Fleming novel about James Bond... Ian Fleming himself declared that he envisioned Bond being portrayed in films by David Niven, so in a manner of speaking, this is really the ONLY James Bond picture! So what if Albert Broccoli didn't produce it?
posted 07-22-2000 07:55 PM PT (US)

Gae Standard Userer	Chris, just testing you!! The only reason I really said what I said was because "Casino Royale" is a bit of a spoof of Bond isn't it? Surely we cant say that it has the same graphic realism of the other bond movies does it? I mean, all the bond movies are totally believable and mirror the real world of course as we all know whereas Casino Royale is really far fetched and comic-strip like (I'm kidding of course!!) Gae
posted 07-23-2000 04:58 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	H. Rocco, it IS an instrument, in a way, but it isn't prepared piano. And who played it/them?
posted 07-23-2000 01:31 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	Gae, I happen to find the explosion in Casino Royale that kills John Huston (and blows off his toupee) to be the single most spectacular, realistic and completely believeable explosion in ANY Bond film! So there!
posted 07-23-2000 03:59 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	Mr. Watt, you have me flummoxed. Anyone ELSE know the answer? NP: FIRST BLOOD (I bet that instrument isn't in here, Goldsmith or not! You're not thinking of the cuika, are you? I wouldn't know who played it, in any event.)
posted 07-23-2000 08:00 PM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	I'm afraid that I don't know the answer to that one, but here's my query: This actor's played: a. the President b. a corrupt sheriff c. an Amish man d. a mad circus owner Who is he? Hint: The President he played actually existed. Also, one of these characters wasn't necessarily in a film.
posted 07-24-2000 09:57 AM PT (US)

Ron Pulliam Standard Userer	Re: Bette Midler First, she WAS Mama Rose. Rosalind Russell did NOT sing her songs. A fantastic comedienne though she was, her songs were dubbed. Second, how would you have dressed for WATW if you knew you had to stand in a back row beside LaToya Jackson? I'd sure as hell slouch in, too.
posted 07-24-2000 01:14 PM PT (US)

Observer Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by SBD: I'm afraid that I don't know the answer to that one, but here's my query: This actor's played: a. the President b. a corrupt sheriff c. an Amish man d. a mad circus owner Who is he? Hint: The President he played actually existed. Also, one of these characters wasn't necessarily in a film. Is it Randy Quaid? He was a mad freak show owner in Freaked...
posted 07-24-2000 02:51 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	Good one! I hadn't thought that hard about it, but it MUST be Randy Quaid! Corrupt lawman: HARD RAIN Amish man: KINGPIN Circus owner: FREAKED Pres. Lyndon Johnson: LBJ THE EARLY YEARS What British actor has portrayed two Caesars? One from history; one is fictional.
posted 07-24-2000 03:22 PM PT (US)

John Maher Standard Userer	Ron - To me, Midler was completely mediocre in that role - even if she did do her own singing (which I found mediocre, as well). Many people were dubbed in Hollywood. It didn't necessarily have any bearing on their acting performance. Of course, I find the orginal theatrical version of that film, to be the TV versions superior in every way. Just a matter of opinion. I saw it on stage with Angela Lansbury, and she put both of them to shame. Also, whether she was standing next to one of the Jackson's or not, she looked like the cleaning lady. I never said it was inappropriate, or that she should have dressed differently; I just said that she looked like the cleaning lady. I don't think that Midler needs defending, or my support of her, in any way.
posted 07-24-2000 09:09 PM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	Absolutely right, Observer and H.
posted 07-25-2000 12:02 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Looks like nobody's going to get the connection between all those scores I mentioned a while back. Who do they have in common? And the answer is...EMIL RICHARDS! Who's he? one of THE great jazz/experimental percussionists! He played on all these soundtracks I listed. Come to think of it, he might not actually have played on The Omega Man, but the waterchime heard throughout was his invention.
posted 07-25-2000 12:59 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Standard Userer	... and nobody answered my two-Caesars question ... c'mon, this one's VERY simple! (Hint: one of the Caesars might not be human.)
posted 07-25-2000 04:30 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Roddy McDowall as Augustus Caesar(Octavius) in a film and the monkey in the Apes series. John.
posted 07-25-2000 05:27 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Standard Userer	Excellent, John! WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT? Cleopatra and Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes! Even though Rocco hasn't said it yet, I'm certain that you are correct. [This message has been edited by Chris Kinsinger (edited 25 July 2000).]
posted 07-25-2000 07:34 PM PT (US)

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