| Modern Romance reference in "Beyond Blunderdome" [message #216050] |
Do, 02 Februar 2006 03:01 |
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I just realised the other week that when Homer and Mel are in the
editing room and they're talking about setting up that the dog is evil
by showing his eyes shifting back and forth, that's a reference to a
scene in *Modern Romance* (directed, written by, and starring
*Simpsons* recurring guest actor Albert Brooks, with a supporting role
by *Simpsons* executive producer James L. Brooks).
Albert Brooks and Bruno Kirby are editing a science fiction movie and
arguing over a plot hole that could be solved by editing. In the
director (James L. Brooks)'s version, the leader is yelling at his
soldiers and saying that they don't have the code (password), and one
of them says "I know that code" and the leader yells back "You know
nothing!" and then later, that soldier *does* have the code, and the
leader is surprised--which is a plot hole. In Brooks' suggested edit,
we only see the soldier's eyes shifting back and forth, suggesting that
he knows something, but isn't saying. The director refuses to go with
the more logical edit because he loves that line "You know nothing!"
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