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Oscar Night Connection
"Some people say Citizen Kane (1941) or Casablanca (1942). I say 'Jason and the Argonauts' is the greatest movie ever made."
- Tom Hanks, when giving Harryhausen the Gordon E. Sawyer Award recognizing his contributions to the film industry at the Oscars' Science & Technical Ceremony in 1992
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👂 Listen to Bernard Herrmann's evocative soundtrack for elements of his previous films, such as
The Day the Earth Stood Still
North by Northwest
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Vertigo
The Kentuckian
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If you are watching the DVD, you may see scenes that were cut from other versions, especially regarding skeletons, but no spoilers now.
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👀 Notice that Hercules has a different look in this film. Harryhausen wanted to avoid the Italian "muscleman" stereotype seen in previous films.
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REUSE, RECYCLE
The Argo was built over a fishing boat, but it had three large Mercedes engines to power it. They cost roughly 10% of the film's budget.
Filmmakers sold the ship to 20th Century-Fox after filming, and it was used in Cleopatra (1963).
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Context is Key
Two years prior to tonight's feature, Sergio Leone's The Colossus of Rhodes was released. It famously featured the large statue of Talus.
🤯 So it was wild for audiences to see a couple of years later Talos changed into a living bronze giant. It would become one of Ray Harryhausen's most famous creations.
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Does anyone watching know the answer?
Recall the scene of Talos's head initially coming to life and turning towards Hercules. Ray Harryhausen said it was inspired by a *Japanese film*, but he could not remember its name.
Do you know the Japanese film that inspired this scene?
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