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CharlieCharlie
edited May 2014 in Trivia and Games
New game... Do you really know your film memorabilia history? Post interesting trivia about facts on movie memorabilia history...

To start:

Why are trailers called trailers?


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  • DavidDavid
    I always understood it was because they used to follow the main feature 'trailed'?
  • CharlieCharlie
    Ding, ding, ding....
  • DavidDavid
    No?
  • CharlieCharlie
    That means you got it right. ;)
  • DavidDavid
    This is good.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    Wizard of Oz...
    Reports suggest each Munchkin earned $50 per week, while Toto bagged $125 per week. Ref
  • rdavey26rdavey26
    True or False?
    Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in five days. It is rumoured he had a loaded gun by his desk for “inspiration and motivation”.
  • CharlieCharlie
    True?
  • DavidDavid
    Charlie said:

    True?

    Seems to made up to be false, agree with Charlie

  • rdavey26rdavey26
    Correct one of you guys post something.
  • CharlieCharlie
    This actor could hardly complete the final dance/parade number "The Twist" at the end of the movie. Interesting sub-fact was that the big parade scene was to have happened earlier in the film. Name the actor and why he couldn't do "The Twist"...
  • rdavey26rdavey26
    Matthew Broderick. He was in a car accident.
  • DavidDavid
    Mel, you guy read the smalls far too much
  • CharlieCharlie

    Not a car accident... But the actor is right.  

  • CharlieCharlie

    Oh and it should have been  'Twist and Shout"...

  • rdavey26rdavey26
    Okay it is because he injured his knee when he was doing the backyard scene of running through backyards.
  • rdavey26rdavey26
    This actor killed two people in a car accident in Ireland and was hospitalized for four weeks in Belfast. Who is the actor?
  • JedgeJedge
    edited May 2014
    Let me let Ben Stein answer that one
  • CharlieCharlie
    Blow jobs kill...


  • DavidDavid
    That sucks...
  • rdavey26rdavey26
    LOL go Jason. It must have been some good head he recieved from Jenifer Grey.
  • CharlieCharlie
    Why are pre-1980s 1 sheets 41 inches?
  • DavidDavid
    No idea. Metrics?
  • CharlieCharlie
    Pride... Let's see if anyone else knows and I'll tell you the story I got from Ed...
  • DavidDavid
    Pride? Really?

    Going to be interesting I am sure...
  • CharlieCharlie

    Nothing?

  • PaulPaul
    To tie in with us Brits, they changed to 27x40...
  • DavidDavid
    You guys followed the Brits? Go figure.
  • CharlieCharlie
    edited May 2014
    OK this is not exactly a short story. Most motion pictures were coming from France in the early 1900s and Edison lead an effort to raise tariffs on and place quotas on films coming from outside the US. With this in place he created a need for more film and up rose multiple small production companies within the US. To put a stop to this, Edison (whom made most of the earliest motion picture films in the US) attempted to corner the market and began developing alliances with other motion picture companies. He tried to legally develop an Association that would grant licenses and establish rules for the industry but that failed with one hold out. After that attempt Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC)... The most important member to Edison was Eastman Kodak whom produced the actual film. Edison the formed the General Film Company (GFC) to distribute the films of the MPPC this is what became known as the "Trust"...

    So why is this important? Edison leading the "Trust" wanted his poster to be the best in the business and of the highest show quality. So the One Sheets from the "Trust" were sized at 41" which was 1" larger than standard printing presses and cost more to produce. To keep up with the "Trust" independent distributors matched the size which lasted until the studios retook control of poster distribution looking for ways to lower cost.

    This is very important to realize where posters were printed. If a poster is not 41" and not cut - most likely it was printed at a local shop and not an official poster for a film.... and etc....

  • PaulPaul
    But posters were only 27" the other way so would easily fit in a printing press... B)
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