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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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 Posted - 03/11/2009 : 11:11:33
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I just discovered that Carol Burnett stared in all three versions of the TV movies "Once Upon A Mattress" - 1964, 1972 and 2005.
I'm wondering - aside from movies with sequels, is that a singular achievement or can anyone think of someone else who appeared in three different versions of the same movie. I know of a couple of times where the same actor appeared in two different versions - Burt Reynolds in both "The Longest Yard" films, and Michael Caine in both versions of "Sleuth". But has anyone else appeared in three versions besides Carol?
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 03/11/2009 : 12:44:06
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Wondering if you could find something like that in Shakespeare. I'm thinking Derek Jacobi played Hamlet for the BBC, and then Claudius for Kenneth Branagh.
(after IMDB)
.... got one. John Gielgud was in Hamlet three times - twice as the Ghost (Chamberlain's and Burton's) and then the briefest of pointless cameos as Priam in Branagh's. It must have stung a bit that he never got to play the part on screen given his rivalry with Olivier. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 06:23:03
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Wow! Well done in finding that.
So... would this make a good accolade? The three "Once Upon a Mattress" versions and the three "Hamlet" versions? If so, just tell me which are the three "Hamlet" versions so I can add them.
Thanks!
(And if anyone knows of any other triple crown actors, please let me know. Hm... Triple Crown - yes, that's what I'll call the accolade!)
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 07:46:08
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| Have you considered actors who played characters in series films, like Warner Baxter in the Crime Doctor films? I think he played the character in 10 films. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 09:30:55
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Originally posted by wildheartlivie
Have you considered actors who played characters in series films, like Warner Baxter in the Crime Doctor films? I think he played the character in 10 films.
There are TONS of those, so I don't think I'd want to make an accolade with all those. I really like the idea of remakes of the same story where one actor appeared in all three (or more) of them.
But if that's not a big enough accolade to do, we could add people who appeared in two versions of the same film. Like I said, there's "The Longest Yard" as well as "Sluth", but I don't know of many others.
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benj clews 
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 10:24:40
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 11:46:26
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
But if that's not a big enough accolade to do, we could add people who appeared in two versions of the same film. Like I said, there's "The Longest Yard" as well as "Sluth", but I don't know of many others.
Cape Fear?
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demonic
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demonic
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 13:38:58
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| I'd stick to threes if you can, but there are plenty of doubles - just check out the slew of remakes and there often some cast cross over... look at "Get Carter" for example (Michael Caine has no shame) |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/13/2009 : 05:36:06
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
But if that's not a big enough accolade to do, we could add people who appeared in two versions of the same film. Like I said, there's "The Longest Yard" as well as "Sluth", but I don't know of many others.
Cape Fear?
Yes - Gregory Peck is in both of those. Good one!
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/13/2009 : 05:36:48
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Originally posted by benj clews
I believe the entire cast of Police Academy have starred in the same film with the same jokes 7 times.
Ah, but those are technically sequels and not remakes, so they're out.
(Yes, I know you were joking!)
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 03/13/2009 : 08:34:25
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Originally posted by benj clews
I believe the entire cast of Police Academy have starred in the same film with the same jokes 7 times.
And didn't I make the most of that special dispensation for my series of reviews.  |
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MguyXXV
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 03/13/2009 : 16:34:40
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I don't know what this thread is about, because I didn't read any of the posts, but I thought this would be a good place to note that I am only three reviews away from bronze.
Oh yeah, I've been bronze before, but that got taken away from me when we switched to the new value system. That was kind of mean. I've been in therapy about that, because I'm afraid they're going to do it again. You know: "them".
I think I'm going to switch to a monochrome monitor, on account of that way I won't really notice when "they" do something, you know, colorful to me again. This ways, I won't get all crushed or nothing. Like that really sucky feeling you get when somebody hijacks a thread with really banal chatter. Gaa! That irks me. |
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 03/13/2009 : 16:47:58
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Originally posted by benj clews
I believe the entire cast of Police Academy have starred in the same film with the same jokes 7 times.
Don't you mean 'same joke' ? |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/15/2009 : 12:32:20
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
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Originally posted by benj clews
I believe the entire cast of Police Academy have starred in the same film with the same jokes 7 times.
Don't you mean 'same joke' ?
Actually, he meant 'same lame joke'.
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/22/2009 : 07:53:07
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Originally posted by dem9nic
Here are the Hamlet's -
Burton
Chamberlain
Branagh
I tried to put this together, but I find that the 1970 one that you have here is the Ian McKellen version that Gielgud doesn't appear in, and isn't the Chamberlain one at all, which doesn't seem to be on the site, but I found here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065811/ but I can't seem to get this one to upload as a new movie.
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