So I made another Time Travel trade with Matt. A bit of a delay on my part, as I've already received mine and I finally got down to the post office yesterday morning to send his. Had them ready to go but then they sat on the table near my door for several days. Meh.
Anyway...
Six degrees of Jason Voorhees.
Written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez.
Released in 1999.
- $248 million box office on a budget of $750,000.
Based on a play (and written) by Tracy Letts.
Directed by William Friedkin.
Released in 2006.
- It takes place in Oklahoma, but the Sierra Nevada mountains are visible in certain scenes.
Based on a novel by Stephen King.
Directed by Rob Reiner.
Released in 1990.
- The only film based on a King novel to win an Oscar - Kathy Bates for Best Actress.
Directed by Wes Craven.
Released in 1996.
- Includes cameos from Henry Winkler, Linda Blair, and Craven.
If I could save only one: Scream
Last week's answer: Misery
This week's question: I associate horror movies with Halloween, yet none of these were released in October. Which Christmas movie released in July made the Elliptical 100?
Leaderboard
Brett Alan - 6
Jon - 4
Fuji - 2 1/2
Based on a novel by John Fowles.
Directed by Wiliam Wyler.
Released in 1965.
- Eggar was temporarily fired.
Based on a novel by Winston Groom.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Released in 1994.
- Dick Cavett as himself. All other celebrities were played by actors or seen in archival footage.
Based on "Memento Mori", a short story by Jonathan Nolan.
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan.
Released in 2000.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar because the short story hadn't been published yet.
Based on a novel by James Leo Herlihy.
Directed by John Schlesinger.
Released in 1969.
- Originally rated X.
Based on a novel by Ken Kesey.
Directed by Milos Forman.
Released in 1975.
- Kirk Douglas played McMurphy in the 1960s Broadway version.
Directed by Steven Shainberg.
Released in 2002.
- Quite different from the story.
Directed by Martin Scorsese.
Released in 1976.
- Filmed during a heat wave and a sanitation strike, while NYC was on the brink of bankruptcy.
If I could save only one: Taxi Driver
Last week's answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
This week's question: I botched it, as Brett Alan pointed out. So just guess which Elliptical 100 film Kathy Bates stars in.
Leaderboard
Brett Alan - 5
Jon - 4
Fuji - 2
- Figured out how to make a tab, thanks to Fuji.
- I'm out of nine-pockets. My dealer was out of them last I checked, but I guess I should check again.
- Still working on my collection of pre-1980 Gold Glove winners.
- I don't know why I keep starting new projects without finishing my current ones, but there are a few others I might do: other country pages to go with my Cuba page - Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Dominican Republic. Players before they switched positions - I already have Biggio (C), Delgado (C), and Yount (SS). I have Rose as a 3B, but not as an OF. I'm also working on a mini hockey frankenset, but I'm not taking it as seriously as my football one.
- My godmother died. Her husband's family is nationally prominent and she was quite active in charitable causes, so there was a big article about her in my hometown newspaper. But I hadn't seen her since my childhood.
- My favorite cable news lady has moved on to other things.
- Waiting for the Chinese rocket to land. Not saying I'm more tech savvy than they are, but I can make blog tabs and they can't control their rockets.
- That's a lot of text, so here's a random picture of Lake Bell:
- I've made some progress on my want list since the last time I posted it. Willie McCovey as a Padre, Gaylord Perry as an Indian, a few 1982 Diamond Kings.
- I'd be interested in making that a tab so I don't have to keep posting it and boring people to death. But only if it's easy to do.
- There's a new oldest card in my collection, courtesy of Jon Penny Sleeves (per Julie). A 1954 Bowman of catcher Toby Atwell, who served three years in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was an All-Star in 1952.
- Got a binder page worth of old school Cubans. Proof your work, kids.
- Made another Time Travel trade with Matt:
Hall of Fame RB Floyd Little with a better cut than this TCDB photo. Mine has a bit of a border on the right side.
A Lenny Dykstra / Dale Murphy combo card from 1991 Donruss.
- Sponsored an NFL draft contest. The Lost Collector won with a correct prediction of Ja'Marr Chase to he Bengals.
- Made some progress on Chris's music challenge. Might have it done by the end of June.
Jon: http://pennysleevethoughts.blogspot.com
Matt: http://diamond-jesters.blogspot.com
The Lost Collector: http://thelostcollector.blogspot.com
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee.
Released in 2013.
- Adam Dunn appears as a bartender.
Based on Proved Innocent, by Gerry Conlon.
Directed by Jim Sheridan.
Released in 1993.
- The feature film debut of Saffron Burrows.
Based on a Vanity Fair article by Marie Brenner.
Directed by Michael Mann.
Released in 1999.
- Crowe's transformation into the older Jeffrey Wigand included daily applications of wrinkles and liver spots.
Based on The Death and Life of Dith Pran, by Sydney Schanberg.
Directed by Roland Joffe.
Released in 1984.
- Haing Ngor (Pran) spent four years in a Khmer Rouge labor camp and had never acted before this film.
Directed by Ramon Menendez.
Released in 1988.
- Olmos and LDP had appeared together in a Miami Vice episode and the former helped the latter get cast in this film.
Directed by Sam Green and Bill Siegel.
Released in 2002.
- The son of Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert, Chesa Boudin, is currently the District Attorney of San Francisco. He was raised mostly by Dohrn and Ayers due to his parents' prison terms.
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Released in 2012.
- Bigelow was married to James Cameron.
If I could save only one: In the Name of the Father
Last week's answer: Stand and Deliver
This week's question: There are eight films in the Elliptical 100 that I classified as biographical instead of true story. Name the only woman who is a featured subject.
Leaderboard
Jon - 4
Brett Alan - 3
Fuji - 1
