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August 6

Constrution of Tin Man costume from 1939 "The Wizard of Oz"

I've always wondered how he got in and out of the costume how it was made and what it was made out of — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.176.137.161 (talk) 01:34, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

According to this, it was "constructed mainly of silver-painted buckram cloth". Unlike the other main costumes, "only pieces remain". Clarityfiend (talk) 03:28, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Buddy Ebsen was the original actor to portray the Tin Man, but he had to drop out because he had an allergic reaction to the metallic makeup. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 23:21, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

It wasn't exactly an allergic reaction, it's just that they had used a silvery powder makeup, and he ingested so much of it that it was coating his lungs and he nearly died from it. When Haley was brought in to replace him, they switched to a paste makeup. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:17, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification, Bugs. The Mark of the Beast (talk) 18:30, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

International Beer Day and The Simpsons

Hello entertained-learned people ! I saw in yesterday's Main Page that 5th of August was International Beer Day , & in your article that it was an event which begun in 2007 in California. Can a simpsonologist tell me if in The Simpsons exists any reference to that main cultural event ? I'd be astonished if Homer had not heard of it ... BTW, seems "International Wine Day" simply does not exist ? What are we thinking of, here around in southern Europe ? Thanks a lot, & t.y. Arapaima (talk) 14:21, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

But, but . . . shurely every day ish Beer Day? :~} {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195) 90.197.66.72 (talk) 17:07, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

I've seen every episode (make of that what you will) and from memory I can't remember it ever being mentioned--Jac16888 ^Talk 14:56, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks a lot folks ! Arapaima (talk) 09:38, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

A Film about Old Pirates today

There is a film about a forgotten island where old-time pirates have lived on. It is controlled by a modern guy who discovered them and gives them information about which boats to attack. They attack a boat/ship with the hero on it and after loads of fun film action, he defeats them. Oh yes, and one of the pirates likes to scare people with lighted tapers in his beard. Oh, and early on in the film they attack a boat that has a karate expert on it who puts up a great fight but gets killed.

Any ideas of the film title please? Gurumaister (talk) 19:07, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Haven't seen it, but maybe The Island (1980)? Clarityfiend (talk) 20:34, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

That's the one!! Many thanks, clarityfiend. Gurumaister (talk) 20:38, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

What film is this?

I am trying to ientify a film for a friend who can only remember the following:

• An old film: probably a talkie but probably in black and white.
• Film has only three main characters, a husband and wife and a thief who is trying to burgle their house.
• Plot tells the story of the same encounter between these characters three times through: once from the perpective of each of them.

Any thoughts? AndyJones (talk) 19:52, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

There's no house, but your friend wouldn't be thinking of Rashomon by any chance? Clarityfiend (talk) 21:41, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

No, definitely not that, although I can see the multiple-retellings of the same story is common to both. AndyJones (talk) 09:21, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

The Outrage[1] was an American remake of Rashomon, set in the West with a Mexican bandit the robber. I've not seen it, but from IMDb it seems quite distinctive (also, William Shatner is in it). TV Tropes has other examples of this style of storytelling[2]. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:30, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Is your friend from the UK? The BBC did a drama on this subject many years ago....probably based on the same inspiration as the two films. Can't for the life of me think what it was called though --Elen of the Roads (talk) 13:17, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

two movies?

can anyone tell me what these two movies are?

the first is in black and white (an older film?), I saw two guys go through around a corner and through a doorway, each holding a stick, before hiding on each side of the doorway. A guy followed by a woman ran through the same doorway and the two guys from earlier hit the woman in the back. The third guy turns around (in astonishment?) sees the woman on the ground, then sees the first two guys. The first two guys hit him but I think the third guy hit them too, as they all colaps on the ground or against the wall.

The other one made me think of "planet of the apes". There was a group of people in a jungle/civilisation setting, where they were fighting off apes who (when killed?) would turn into humans. There were also dinosaurs in the movie too, I think a female character encountered a triceratops at one point...

any help appreciated... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.241.16.91 (talk) 20:39, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

The second one sounds very vaguely like One Million Years B.C.. --Jayron32 21:15, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Op here. I'm pretty sure that the second film was made more recently; it was in color and the ape-human transformations looked kinda like those aging simulations...70.241.16.91 (talk) 13:33, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

The first one sounds like any number of Three Stooges episodes. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:45, 7 August 2011 (UTC)