Which actor did Raymond Chandler think gave the best performance as Detective Philip Marlowe?
Raymond Chandler thought Dick Powell, in Murder, My Sweet (1945), gave the best performance as Detective Philip Marlowe.
Four of William Goldman’s novels have been adapted for the screen: Marathon Man (1976), Magic (1978), Heat (1987), and The Princess Bride (1987).
Princess Leia Organa’s (Carrie Fisher’s) home planet in Star Wars (1977) was Alderaan.
Duane Jones played the black hero Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1968).
Professor Julius Ferris Kelp was the nutty professor. Buddy Love was his suave, lounge-singing alter ego in the movie.
Originally, the “stone” tablets in The Ten Commandments (1956) were made of stone, but these were too heavy for Charlton Heston (playing Moses) to carry. A new pair made of wood was used in the movie.
Four directors worked on Twilight Zone The Movie (1983): John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller.