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March 10

bruce dern

why does'nt bruce dern's name apear in the credits of mulholland falls, and what does uncredited mean? thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.182.3.126 (talk) 01:03, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

"Uncredited" means an actor is in a movie or TV show but their name doesn't appear in the credits shown in the show itself (although other sources may confirm they were in fact in the show). Those whose names do appear are "credited". As for why Dern is uncredited in Mulholland Falls, others can answer if they know. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 01:11, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Dunno about this movie, but in The Natural, Darren McGavin went uncredited due to a money issue. Credits are typically a matter of contract negotiations. That's why, in Superman, Brando and Hackman were listed ahead of Reeve, the real star - because they had better star power, were getting paid more money, and probably had better agents. Which reminds me of this one, which Reeve told in his autobiography: Reeve was fresh out of Juliard. Hackman was a seasoned veteran. Reeve asked Hackman a Juliard-like question, "What's your 'motivation' in this film?" and Hackman answered, "You mean besides the million dollars?" ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:22, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

I assumed (on the basis of WP:WHAAOE) that we would have something on the subject of uncredited actors and other participants. After going down numerous dead ends, I finally tracked it down to Billing (filmmaking)#Unbilled appearances. It's a start, but there's a lot more detail we could give, and it deserves its own article, imo. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 20:19, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

It's a good start, anyway. Since it would be kind of tricky trying to cover everyone who's unbilled, grouping them by "reason" and then providing examples, could be good, although it's nearly always about money, one way or another. I don't recall the reason, but the voice of James Earle Jones was not originally credited in the first couple of Star Wars films. That may have been changed in subsequent releases, along with other tinkering that Lucasfilms did with them. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:12, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Pakistani films starring Murad Ali

Is there a website that allows free downloading of Pakistani films starring Murad Ali?--Donmust90 (talk) 01:30, 10 March 2013 (UTC)Donmust90

Did Javier Zanetti play a single match for Argentina during 2012?

I searched his article's content, only to find the amount of games he played for ARG during 2011 (7). Does anyone know if he played a match for them during 2012? Nicholasprado (talk) 04:01, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

You might get an informed response by reposting your question at WT:FOOTY. --Dweller (talk) 10:51, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Can Anyone Tell Me What The Name of This Tv show Was?

Or was a television show about a horror story writer. Each episode would flash back between the plot of the story he was writing and his relationship with his family in each episode. NO it was not castle, fear itself, or Masters of Horror. I believe it came on for either Fox family or Showtime. There was an episode where he was writing about a queen ant who used pheromones to control a guy and he was killing people. Alas, I don't know much more, I just really wanted to find out what it is so I can find it online. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.84.239.42 (talk) 07:21, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Do you remember what year this was on? Is it a recent show, one year old, five, ten...??? RudolfRed (talk) 19:30, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Explanation of something in a movie

In the movie 21, why did Kevin Spacey call Laurence Fishburne, the guy who has been chasing him all these years, to give him a tip to get the kids, from whom he recently split? 67.163.109.173 (talk) 14:58, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

If there's nothing about it in 21 (2008 film), and nothing about it in Google otherwise, then you'll probably have to watch the film to try to figure it out. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:11, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

It's been a while since I saw the movie but... Revenge? Dismas|^(talk) 02:34, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Bob Ross's military service?

I'm asking a question about Bob Ross - the TV/YouTube artist guy with a beard, afro and peaceful demenour.

Is it true that he was involved in frontline operations (special ops or something?) during the Vientnam war and had over 30 confirmed kills? I heard that his outward calmness came from his hearing the screams of the wounded and dying in 'Nam at first hand, and later on, just thankful that he'd made it home in one piece when so many didn't, vowing that he would never raise his own voice unless there was a very good reason. --46.208.181.192 (talk) 20:59, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

I've heard the same thing over the years, and always assumed it to be true. Our article mentions a brief tenure in the Air Force, but doesn't specify whether or not he ever saw action. Working backward from his age, that would have been during Vietnam, but if he spent all his time at that Alaska air base, I doubt he was ever involved in combat operations. Evanh2008 ^{(talk|contribs)} 21:13, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

OTOH, ex military guys don't generally make a big deal about how many guys they killed and the various battles they were in. AFAIK, anyway. Could have have been a bomber pilot or something? Though I suppose that you'd amass more than 30-something kills if you were flying over and dropping bombs on enemy positions. --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 21:31, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

You hear this same sort of thing for Fred Rogers or John Denver or anyone who seems unusually calm. Adam Bishop (talk) 01:30, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

A 1991 New York Times article states he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in Alaska,But that's all it says. His NYT obituary says he took up painting while in the Air Force, and give no further details. And article in Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine says 'In Ross' words, being a first sergeant meant "I was a mean guy. I had to yell at people a lot. I got sick of it, and I told myself that if I ever got out of the service I would never tell anybody what to do. . . ever again."' and cites a May 1990 interview in Egg magazine, which I couldn't find. I also found a reference to a book by a different Bob Ross, a retired Air Force colonel who was in Vietnam, which I wonder whether that might be the source of some confusion.

---some jerk on the Internet (talk) 14:59, 11 March 2013 (UTC)