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February 18

Residuals for actors / directors

The recent Writer's Strike got me thinking about this. I assume that this question / topic is very specific to each and every unique actor's or director's contract. But, in general, I am curious. Let's say that I am watching a very old TV show (a 1970's Happy Days or a 1980's Family Ties or Cosby Show ) ... or let's say that I go out a rent/buy an old film on VHS/DVD (a 1970's Jaws or a 1980's Back to the Future) ... etc. Are those actors and directors still getting money / residuals for that 25- or 30-year-old stuff? I mean, the cash flow must end at some point, no? Any ideas how all of this works? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 02:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC))[reply]

See Residual (entertainment industry). Union actors in movies produced after 1960 still get money when the movies are shown or sold; same goes with TV shows made after the mid-1970s. Just heard a radio interview with actor Mark Metcalf the other day: he still gets a check every year for his work in 1978's Animal House, about $800 each year, if I remember right. Often residual checks are ridiculously low: there's a bar called Residuals in Studio City where you get a free drink if you bring in a residual check for less than one dollar, which they put on the wall. —Kevin Myers 04:59, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That's pretty funny about the bar taping the measly residual checks on the wall. I never heard of that. Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 00:53, 24 February 2008 (UTC))[reply]

Can't name this song

It's an Irish punk song by Flogging Molly or somebody similar. Don't remember any words. I've tried all those tapping and humming song ID sites with no luck, so I'm hoping that somebody can identify it. I'm linking to Melody Hound where if you enter this tune in the long blank (minus parentheses): (c'8 d'8 f'4 f'8 g'8 f'4 f'8 g'8 a'4 a'8 g'8 a'8 c'-'8 a'8 c'-'8 d'-'4 c'-'8 a'8 d'-'4 c'-'8 a'8 g'8 a'8 g'8 f'8 d'8 f'8), delete all the hyphens, and click play, it should play the tune. If one of you can get this, it'll make my week. Thanks, Sashafklein (talk) 04:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Sashafklein. We haven't forgotten you. I wasn't able to work out the play-click-thingy, but I'm assuming "8" stands for eighth note and "4" stands for quarter note. Humming the tune, it only reminded me of two tunes (one Irish, one Scottish), but neither really fit. Is your notation an exact or an approximative reproduction of the melody? ---Sluzzelin talk 05:49, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Song identification

I am trying to identify some songs on a elctronica/indie mix CD i have. One electronica piece samples the speech from Legend of the Rangers that goes like this: "They do not have a name as you understand the concept. They are called the Hand. The hand of God, the hand of death, the hand that reaches forth and blots out whole suns. They have left a thousand worlds in their wake, blackened cinders that were once thriving planets. For millions of years they have been outcast, hungrily staring out across the darkness between the stars, searching for a way back. And now they have found it." Another, which is more jazz or funk, but still slightly electronica tinged, which I seem to remember being called something like "On the 1 and the 3" has a sample in the middle that sounds like Duke Ellington (maybe) talking about how he used to laugh at the people "bopping" on the 1 and 3." Any help is appreciated. --Evan ¤ Seeds 08:22, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it's "Technical Itch - The Hand (Dungeonmaster Exclusive Mix)"?

SpongeBob

What is Mister Krabs's nickname for SpongeBob in English? I've only ever seen the show in German (where he calls him "Mignon"). 62.145.19.66 (talk) 13:43, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think he usually just calls him 'Boy'. I can't think of anything else. Skittle (talk) 20:02, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All I have ever heard Krabs call Spongebob is Spongebob, boy and lad. I can't think of anything else right now though.--Dlo2012 (talk) 00:34, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not "Mignon" (would be curious, wouldn't it?) but low german "mien Jung", which means "me boy", and that's actually, what Krabs calls him in english.

1990

how many American actors and actresses were born in 1990? I want to talk to them as part of my talk show in Canada. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.14.118.200 (talk) 17:01, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Take a look at 1990#Births. —An gr ^{If you've written a quality article...} 17:12, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

possibly more useful: http://www.imdb.com/BornInYear?1990 —Tamfang (talk) 07:16, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jack Nicholson?

Theres a movie quote I remember where someone says "sweetheart" like something something something something, SWEET-HEART!

What are the somethings? :[ And who says it? :D\=< (talk) 17:14, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Humphrey Bogart? Casablanca? -- JackofOz (talk) 21:30, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't think so.. it's someone shouting, almost barking out SWEET-HART :D\=< (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 05:08, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Something by Al Pacino maybe? He's one of our shoutiest actors. (also Samuel L. Jackson) --tcsetattr (talk / contribs) 07:11, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How about this, from As Good As It Gets: Melvin Udall: Never, never, interrupt me, okay? Not if there's a fire, not even if you hear the sound of a thud from my home and one week later there's a smell coming from there that can only be a decaying human body and you have to hold a hanky to your face because the stench is so thick that you think you're going to faint. Even then, don't come knocking. Or, if it's election night, and you're excited and you wanna celebrate because some fudgepacker that you date has been elected the first queer president of the United States and he's going to have you down to Camp David, and you want someone to share the moment with. Even then, don't knock. Not on this door. Not for ANY reason. Do you get me, sweetheart? -- JackofOz (talk) 11:42, 19 February 2008 (UTC) (no relation)[reply]

Never heard of the movie, but it's jack nicholson.. I think that may be it! Thanks :D\=< (talk) 15:40, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, but please tell me either you're kidding when you say you've never heard of it, or you were too young when it came out. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:00, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was 8 :D\=< (talk) 03:28, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gah, that wasn't it I found a clip of that on youtube and he wasn't shouting at all :[ I guess I'll never know :D\=< (talk) 03:31, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

most deaths in one movie?

After seeing that Rambo has over 200 deaths in the whole movie, i started wondering. Which is the movie that has the most deaths in it?--Dlo2012 (talk) 19:56, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? The entire human population of Earth is killed. (Less 2) Skittle (talk) 20:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Our article nuclear weapons in popular culture has a good list of movies where millions of people die, although like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, nuclear war movies tend to have a low on-camera body count. --M@rēino 20:21, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- As I recall, Hot Shots! Part Deux made a point of having more on-screen deaths than Rambo. —An gr ^{If you've written a quality article...} 21:15, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

oh wow. i think i should rephrase the question. What i meant was, which movie has more on-screen deaths?--Dlo2012 (talk) 21:27, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On the 1986 Guiness Book of Records, Red Dawn was the most violent movie. I don't know about progress in this area of human endeavour, but probably Guiness is good for you. --Error (talk) 22:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From the article:

At one time, Red Dawn was considered the most violent film by the Guinness Book of Records and the The National Coalition on Television Violence, with a rate of 134 acts of violence per hour, or 2.23 per minute.

--Error (talk) 22:47, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to take a look at this website [1]...though I can't vouch for it's accuracy or anything else, just happened to have heard of it. -Azi Like a Fox (talk) 05:23, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Voyna i Mir ? --Dr Dima (talk) 13:34, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kill Bill? 80.254.147.52 (talk) 16:20, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rambo series? Die Hard series? --Ouro (blah blah) 17:41, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I second Azi Like a Fox's reference to moviebodycounts.com. The site seems to take its work seriously. Its conclusion that LotR: Return of the King (extended version) is the hands-down winner is very plausible, too -- few movies have such massive, well-detailed battle scenes. --M @r ē ino 20:13, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]