I just saw the movie on dvd rental and at the end where it shows the Columbia logo (the lady holding a torch-I think) it showed her without a head! Anybody else notice this? I don't ever recall seeing this in any other Columbia movie..or maybe it's just my eyes playing tricks on me or did they do this just for this movie?
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It was done for this movie since you know, Lucy chopped off two people's heads, and three more people lose their heads.
shareThe Columbia symbol has done all sorts of things, including tearing off her gown to reveal herself dressed like Jane Fonda during the opening to "Cat Ballou". I'm not sure if all of these are noted anywhere, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone has already.
Strait-Jacket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhyk6-eABbg&feature=related
Cat Ballou
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNVZAWxFNXo&feature=related
Stealth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TM18n6s4k0&feature=related
EDIT: Darn! They took down all three!
It's all stated on wikipedia.
I discovered this movie because I was researching on the Columbia logo.
The logo has sometimes been used in special ways for some movies. The Mouse That Roared (1959) had a live action logo who was shown being frightened by a mouse, and in Cat Ballou (1965) she became a cartoon Jane Fonda with a six-shooter in each hand.[26] She also danced before the opening credits of Thank God It's Friday (1978).[25]
Director-producer William Castle, whose films were noted for their gimmicks, had fun with the logo in two of his films. In Zotz! (1962), Castle, in a director's chair, shouts "Zotz!" at the Columbia symbol, who responds "Zotz? What's Zotz?," while at the end she announces "Zotz all!"
Then, in 1964, she appeared decapitated with her head resting at her feet at the end of Strait-Jacket.
William Castle also "messed" with the Columbia lady in the opening for "Zotz!".
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I almost missed the headless Columbia logo at the end, as I was just getting out of my chair and had the finger on the "off" button. I caught a glance just in time, however, and thought it was pretty cool.
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I saw this movie in the cinema when it was first issued. I though that joke was the most memorable part of the movie. I loved it!
shareI was dyin' over the headless Columbia lady. Castle was one of a kind, what a showman. People who say this is a "bad" movie just don't know William Castle.
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Films back then rarely do that kind of thing with the logos like they often do today, but yes, I noticed it.
It was funny.
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