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The Movie Cliches List, part 1

The Movie Cliches List, part 1
Piston-engine airplanes in the movies are unusually subject to engine failure. This failure mode is unique to filmdom - engine coughs, keeps running. Hero doesn't notice. Then it stutters, catches again. Hero notices, taps gas gauge, turns lever. Then it stutters exactly three times and stops immediately, including propeller. Only men are alcoholics. If there is more than one or two of an alien race, they are always roughly the same size as humans. Bad guys will always get killed by a snake, while the hero simply reaches out and picks it up with his bare hands. If the hero listens to his answering machine and one important message is unexpected then he usually has two very short messages on the tape before, one spoken by a man, one by a women. (this section courtesy of Keith Lynch) Here are the fundamental principles of movie asteroid science, as derived from the NBC miniseries "Asteroid": Asteroids travel through space making a noise like a powerful but subdued engine. .

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10 Disney Movies With Horrific Origins Weird Stuff As many people know by now, some of Disney’s much loved animated musicals, beloved and enjoyed by so many happy little children for the past eighty years, have truly horrific origins involving rape, cannibalism, torture and other very nasty happenings. Some people believe Disney improved the original stories, making them more accessible and enjoyable to the general public, others are of the opinion that Disney mauled them, or at least failed completely to do them justice. Here are ten examples of some of the lesser-known origins of Disney’s movies, some going back in history to sources that many people are unaware of, others revealing origins that haven’t previously been discussed in such detail on the internet.

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