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regarding scene in Little Shop Of Horrors, the 1986 movie

In one scene of Little Shop of Horrors, as Steve Martin is singing "Dentist!" he goes into a closet that is set up like a shrine to his mother. We are shown a brief shot of the picture of his mother. Whose picture was used for that shot? I have looked at the wikipedia page and the info is not there, nor is there any info in the screen credits either on the film or at IMDB.com 75.219.237.225 (talk) 01:23, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

It don't know who the mom is. Here's a clip for anyone else who wants to try and figure it out: [1], the mom is at about 2:08 in that clip. (And the movie is from 1986) RudolfRed (talk) 02:20, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

It's such a fleeting glimpse, and such a dim photo, that I doubt whether her(?) identity is noted anywhere. I'm sure it's common for a photo of someone's real mother to be used in such circumstances, but to me that photo looks like it's a man. Thanks for the clip by the way; I had forgotten that particular number, even though my sig contains a quote from the movie.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 14:23, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

It's either a man or a rather masculine-looking woman, and for all we know it might be some kind of inside joke. Has the OP checked with any internet forums to see if anyone has a clue? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:42, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

obscure R&B singer

Saxophonist Kim Waters' single, "Stay," features R&B singer Juanita Dailey on vocals. Years later, Juanita released her own album, "Free." I'm trying to get into contact with her. Where's a good place to start? Anyone know?24.90.204.234 (talk) 07:47, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

According to this, she is now a Christian minister. You could try contacting her producer Norman Connors, whose last record was issued by Shanachie Records. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:39, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Good spoiler warning-free anime website with full episode summaries

Is anyone here aware of any anime website that has full episode summaries of several, recent anime, but does not have any spoiler warnings? Sometimes I find blogs that have episode reviews/summaries, but either they don't cover a lot of anime, or/and they have spoiler warnings. On the other hand, here in the English Wikipedia, we don't have spoiler warnings on our episode summaries, but they are usually rather short or incomplete. Are there any good active sites with spoiler warning-free episode summaries out there? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 11:59, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Why does The Joker care who Batman is in TDK?

I'm rewatching The Dark Knight, and I don't get why The Joker demands that Batman remove his mask. He stresses later in the film that he loves chaos and anarchy, but he doesn't want the mob taking over the city which is the likely outcome of the end of Batman. So what gives? 130.88.172.34 (talk) 16:27, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

This is a work of fiction. Unless the author has explicitly explained a character's motivation, there is no recourse for finding out what those motivations are. In otherwords, if the movie doesn't explain it, there is no way anyone else can either, so it is left up to you, as a viewer, to make up your own explanation. --Jayron32 19:20, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

"I don't have a motive. I'm just plumb loco." "Ah, a loco motive." (not from Batman in any form) —Tamfang (talk) 21:26, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Fair point, I guess I'm asking if anyone thinks I've missed something from the film where the motive is explained or implied. 130.88.172.34 (talk) 21:51, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Sometimes particular incidents or lines in movies can be mysterious because they refer to something that was not kept in the final print. I suppose the witch's reference to the "little insect" (the "Jitterbug") in The Wizard of Oz is one of the most famous of those, but it's also well-documented. Have you tried any Batman or Superhero internet forums? There could be better speculation there, and someone might even have the correct answer. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:40, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Surely it would give the Joker a huge advantage to know Batman's real identity. Plus who wouldn't be curious? Clarityfiend (talk) 19:43, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Don't they know the first rule of secret identities in these stories? If someone finds out the superhero's identity, they must die. So the Joker must ask himself, "Is it worth dying for?" ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:59, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Although, for another take on this notion, go to about the 2:00 mark of this audio clip:[2] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:03, 25 May 2012 (UTC)