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Offline Boroda

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« on: March 01, 2002, 09:52:30 AM »
Wooohooo!!!

Just bought a DivX CD with that beautifull movie! Was looking for it here in Moscow for almost 10 years! Saw it in the movies when I was in college, but never saw it on a tape...

Is it true that it was the most unsuccessfull Spielberg's film?
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Offline Mickey1992

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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2002, 10:10:33 AM »
I think that although Empire of the Sun was a far superior film, 1941 probably did better money wise.  With John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and some other big names, 1941 I would think made more money at the box office.  Eventhough it didn't do well, Empire of the Sun is still one of my favorite movies.

I checked out 1941 at the IMDB and it says the film's runtime is 118 minutes, but that the director's cut is 146 minutes.  I never knew there was a director's cut of this movie.  Is that what you purchased?
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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2002, 10:25:27 AM »
1941 was a horrible movie IMHO. An attempt to mix Animal House with a splash of Blues Brothers set during the War.........way bad.

Boroda....there is an old movie called "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming". About a Russain submarine that accidently runs aground at a small town in New England. Very funny and well done. Alan Arkin plays the Russian sub commander. Probably made in the mid 1960's.

It was 1966 and the Director was Norman Jewison.
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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2002, 10:38:46 AM »
Ah those twin-engined Zeros :D
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2002, 11:57:24 PM »
Er Midnite, Alan Arkin played Lt. Rozanov, in command of the shore party to steal a boat to pull the sub off the shoal. The sub commander was played by Theodore Bikel:D
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"P-51 Mustang! Cadillac of the Skies!"
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2002, 03:52:08 AM »
I love that scene in Empire of the Sun, when the kid finally gets to see a Mustang as it buzzes the prison camp in the late afternoon light.  The flash of silver and the sound of the Merlin has that indescribable effect on the hairs on the back of your neck.

It really does kinda fly like a Cadillac.
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2002, 06:32:06 PM »
Empire of the Sun Trivia:

The Japanese Zero fighters are in fact North American built Harvard trainers modified to
look like the Zero.

Tom Danaher, who flies one of the Japanese "Zeros" in the movie, was credited with the last U.S. aerial kill when he was a pilot in U.S. Navy at the end of World War II.:cool:
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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2002, 12:31:15 AM »
TY Weave....been a long time since I saw the Movie.
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« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2002, 01:10:05 PM »
The one I bought is a 2:26 minutes, must be a director's cut.

I have seen that movie about a sub crew, but it was more then 10 years ago, so I don't remember much. Gave me an idea of how Americans view Russians ;)
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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2002, 01:19:55 PM »
More "Empire of the Sun" trivia:  Saw a documentary of the making of this film.  Did you know a lot of the shots were of radio controlled model airplanes, including some of the P-51 shots?  Although the "P-51 flyby" scene is real.  

Does anybody know the name or where a copy of this documentary can be bought?

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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2002, 02:48:58 PM »
The film "The Russians are coming" was one of the funniest I ever saw.

Brian Keith is playing the Sheriff and I like this actor very much because of his sarcasm.
I was very sad when I heared that he committed suicide some years ago.

But anyway - if you havent seen the film - check out for it. You will laugh very often :D :D :D
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« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2002, 07:54:40 AM »
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Originally posted by bowser
More "Empire of the Sun" trivia:  Saw a documentary of the making of this film.  Did you know a lot of the shots were of radio controlled model airplanes, including some of the P-51 shots?  Although the "P-51 flyby" scene is real.  

Does anybody know the name or where a copy of this documentary can be bought?


The documentary "A China Odyssey" is included as an extra on the DVD and laserdisc versions of the film.  It doesn't appear to be available as a standalone video.

Mark Hanna and his dad, Ray Hanna did the Mustang flyby scenes.

You may have heard agbout the death of Mark Hanna in 1999 from injuries sustained in an airshow crash of a Spanish-built "Buchon" Messerschmitt.  

Mark Hanna's Obituary

His dad's most recent cinematic appearance was flying Spitfires in the recent Czech film "Dark Blue World."
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« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2002, 11:51:42 AM »
You guys are shamans!!!

Went home yesterday night, turned on my TV - and what do I see!? Russians are Coming!!! On Channel 1 (ORT)!

Very nice film :) Thanks! ;)
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