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Apparently the submersible did not have an emergency locator trasmitter - sometimes called a safety beacon. It may be very difficult to ever find if it did not land close to the Titanic.
An actor named Jon Hexum accidentally killed himself with a gun that fired blanks.
I don't remember it being a problem without ATM's. If you went into a bank in the '70s or '80s there were tellers at every window. They had a lot more people helping customers, so you could cash your check and be on your way in just a few minutes.
The first time I visited NY city was in the late '70s. I was 15 years old on a school field trip. Yeah - it was really that gritty - at least in some areas. In hindsight I'm surprised they let us wander around Times Square a bit before seeing a play.
It's been showing on cable TV again. I recently caught the show's final episode where Maude was elected to Congress. Maude was arguing and alienating everyone. It didn't seem like a good way to wrap-up the series.
<blockquote>I would probably have to watch this film again to come to any final conclusion on who really loved who but at the end of the day, you can make a decent argument either way and that's probably where the beauty of this film lies.</blockquote>
This is the kind of film you watch multiple times and keep seeing things from a different perspective. Almost every scene has some meaning behind it that is impossible to catch while viewing it the first time.
I place the time period as about May-June 1946. There are a number of clues the war has been over for some time. The airplane 'bone yard' has been filling up with no-longer-needed planes for some time. The Boone City baseball team (I think it was the Beavers) has been playing for a little while and the returning GI's are curious how they are doing. Homer's family has a conversation about the economy now that the war is over and lots of veterans are coming home. Rob's professors have apparently been discussing the after affects of 'the bomb' for some time. The weather is warm - probably spring or summer.
I don't think the Marines knew much at all about the Xenomorph. During Gorman's briefing Ripley starts to explain about her experiences on LV426. Vasquez interrupts her and says she just wants to know 'Where They Are' and pretends to point a weapon downward. Any previous alien encounters must have been much smaller beings.
We recently watched it (April 2022) on AMC. Some swear words were removed and possibly some hand gestures. But otherwise seemed to be complete.
I think it depends on what happened to Buck in succeeding years if he was the survivor. What if Buck underachieved in college and later in a career? He apparently had lots of girlfriends - lots of opportunities for unplanned/embarrassing situations there. If Beth's golden child didn't turn out real great, she would have had problems dealing with it.
Agree. I saw the movie when it first came out. We didn't know hardly anything about it except some movie reviewers said the film was really scary. I vaguely remember a TV commercial showing an egg-like object cracking open and making that screeching noise. Seeing the metal teeth/jaws for the first time was terrifying.
Reminds me a bit of Robert Reed. He saw his best acting roles as being in Shakespearian plays or serious TV dramas. Instead he is best remembered for being the father in the Brady Bunch. It's no secret that he hated the TV show.
So much has changed this then. I have seen pictures of my parents' first apartment in the 1950s. Very little furniture. No A/C, no dishwasher, no microwave. The black & white TV got 4 channels and then went off the air after 11PM. They had to burn their trash in an incinerator out back.
I saw a new episode in the middle of 2020 with the Assantis. Steven had lost some weight but was still around 600 lbs. He looked pretty bad - his hair was falling out in spots and he had a skin infection. And Dr. Now said his body odor was horrendous (some office employees were nearly throwing up from his smell). Justin had lost a couple hundred pounds and was focusing on his hobby shop back in Rhode Island. He and Steven rarely had any contact with each other.
The flickering candle when going down into a dark basement where they hear strange noises.
Yep - had this happen earlier this week. The customer and worker kept talking back-and-forth too. What on earth were they discussing? The line of cars waiting was getting longer and longer. Since the dining area was closed sitting in line was the only option.
Underneath his name on IMDB there is a link that says Camera and Electrical Department. He has a long list of credits for films he worked on behind the scenes - mostly as Key Grip. Under the Actor link it only list A League of Their Own. They must have given him a bit part in this movie for some reason. He continued working as Key Grip until the year 2000.
I thought the apartment's concierge (guy at front desk) was an interesting point in the film. He had no deference to Al for being a returning war veteran. It was almost an annoyance to let Al into the building. Perhaps the concierge did not serve in the war for whatever reason, and had some antipathy toward returning servicemen.
I don't think Beth would return since she could not handle the emotional events within the family. I can see Beth finding a divorced business executive type who wants a pretty wife who is content to run the household and be pampered a bit. They would hob-nob with an upper-class crowd that, like her, do not discuss unpleasant family business. Conrad could then be kept at arm's length.
Also-
Margaret - Peggy
Edward - Teddy
William - Billy
Dorothy - Dottie
Alexander - Sasha
Some nicknames are a stretch for the original.