The 2002 TV documentary on the making of the film, The Tramp and the Dictator, presented newly discovered footage of the film production ( shot by Chaplin's elder half-brother Sydney ) which showed Chaplin's initial attempts at the film's ending, filmed before the fall of France.

The film's TV rights were picked up by A & E IndieFilms after a well-received screening at Sundance.

The film's visual style has also been imitated in many TV commercials and fashion photography.

The film's Producer is Tim Major, who has worked on ' The Scar Crow ', ' Not Alone ' and ' Kill Keith ' and is also a very successful Film and TV actor in his own right.

The film's editor Mary Sweeney said, " They so badly wanted it to be like the TV show, and it wasn't.

Since Mel Gibson was not well known to American audiences at the time, trailers and TV spots in the USA emphasised the film's action content.

The film's score, composed by John Debney, was left off the commercial release but was later issued as a promotional album with his score for the TV film Jonny's Golden Quest.

* A Face in the Crowd creator Budd Schulberg maintained his story was actually inspired by contrasts between the public image and private personality of Will Rogers, Sr. Also, the film's protagonist, Lonesome Rhodes, with his combination of country singing and country storytelling, superficially resembled popular TV host Tennessee Ernie Ford.

The film's soundtrack was composed by Kentaro Haneda, featuring new orchestral tracks and some music from the original TV series.

In an interesting move, two Swedish filmmakers sued the TV4 Group over copyright infringement in November 2004 for placing commercials during their film's TV broadcasts.

Krenwinkel was portrayed by actress Christina Hart in highly acclaimed made for TV film Helter Skelter ( 1976 ), and 28 years later in the film's remake by actress Allison Smith.

Susan Atkins was portrayed by actress Nancy Wolfe in the highly acclaimed made for TV film Helter Skelter ( 1976 ), and 28 years later in the film's remake by actress Marguerite Moreau.

In Leonard Maltin's annual publication TV Movie Guide, the film receives a " BOMB " rating, stating " title tells all in hackneyed disaster epic ... Marjoe as a sex deviate and Gardner as Lorne Greene's daughter tie for film's top casting honors.

The film's success inspired two sequels, an animated TV series, and an NHL team was named after the first film.

The film's amphitheatre court scene was rendered by BT in a TV advertisement c. 2002 as a metaphor for communication technology, especially the Internet.

TVT Records released a soundtrack album on March 31 1998, featuring eleven tracks of Bruce Broughton's original score ( which makes no reference to either of the TV themes composed by John Williams ) and eight tracks of techno music ( most of which is only heard over the film's lengthy end credits ).

The TV spots for the film's theatrical release mentioned this rating.

When the film was released in theaters, it was re-rated G by the MPAA, so the TV spots for the film's theatrical release currently mentioned this rating instead of its original rating.

Numerous TV and magazine interviews of the film's authors have been published, both in Finland and abroad.

* In the aftermath of the series a remake was done starring Dicky Cheung and Wong Jing using the film's setting as a template for a TV series also titled Project A ( 2007 ).

However, later, Gil Stratton Jr, who played " Mouse " in the film, advertised Triumph motorcycles in the 1960s when he was a famous TV sports announcer ( ironic given his antics mocking this activity at the film's opening ).

Though the original film's producer, George Pal, conceived of a TV series from the same film sometime in the seventies, it was not until the late eighties that a series was finally realized, this time by television producer Greg Strangis.

Wish You Were Here is similar in to the TV series ' 7th season episode Last Respects in that both borrow plot elements from W. W. Jacobs's classic story " The Monkey's Paw " and both are directed by the original film's director Freddie Francis.

Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide commented that " the film's mealy-mouthed messages about feminine empowerment will almost certainly fall on deaf ears, since even 11-year-olds know Spears's power resides largely in her taut torso ".

In one of the film's most notable scenes, Ferris leaps on a parade float and sings.

The music video version of " Wild Wild Life " that debuted on MTV is largely a scene taken from the film, in which many of the film's characters ( including John Goodman ) lip-synch to the music in a night club ; the video version is more risque and features more pop music references / parodies than seen in the film ; the Prince and Billy Idol parodies remain in the film version.

* The Witch With Flying Head ( Fei taugh mo neuih, literally " Flying Head Devil Woman "), 1977 film by Lian Sing Woo ( Though from Hong Kong, bootlegs are usually of the Thai-dubbed version, which also is rescored with Basil Poledouris music from Conan the Barbarian, which debuted several years after this film's first release.

Woolfson came up with the idea of making an album based on developments in the film industry, where directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick were the focal point of the film's promotion, rather than individual film stars.

According to activist writer Naomi Klein, ironic enjoyment of the film initially arose among those with the video before MGM, the film's chief marketer, capitalized on the idea.

In an interview around the film's DVD release in 2001, Elwes said, " The studio didn't know how to sell itas an adventure, fantasy, comedy or love story, it had to rely on word of mouth ".

Cahiers du Cinema authors also championed the work of directors Jean Renoir, Roberto Rossellini, Kenji Mizoguchi, Max Ophüls, and Jean Cocteau, by centering their critical evaluations on a film's mise en scène.

The film's setting proved to be a potential problem for Carpenter, who needed to create a decaying, semi-destroyed version of New York City on only a shoe-string budget.

He and the film's production designer Joe Alves rejected shooting on location in New York City because it would be too hard to make it look like a destroyed city.

At the film's wrap party, the crew held a talent contest, where Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell sang The Byrds ' " Eight Miles High ", with Nicotero on guitar.

Although a moderate box-office success, grossing $ 58 million domestically on an estimated $ 45 million budget, it was panned by critics, many of whom disliked the film's abrupt contrast between actual comedy and tragic melodrama.

The DoP makes decisions on lighting and framing of scenes in conjunction with the film's director.

After the film's success, a soundtrack album was produced which was supposed to be made up of music one of the characters had on her walkman when she " disappeared ", although the film itself has little music in it.

8, which states in the film's plot synopsis, A spectacular duel is arranged on the summit of Mt.

The American version was released on VHS by GoodTimes Entertainment ( which acquired the license of some of Universal's film catalogue ) in 1987, and then on DVD to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the film's U. S release in 1998.

Since the film's success abroad, most Ghost in the Shell media has been translated and released in English-speaking territories, including the anime series, which aired on the Sci-Fi Channel, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, and the United Kingdom's AnimeCentral.

She eventually falls in love with Fred and joins him in the film's epilogue as a cast member on the revived television series.

In the film's final scene, Veronica, covered in ash and bleeding slightly, confronts Heather Duke in the halls, takes Heather Chandler's red scrunchie, says " Heather my love, there's a new sheriff in town " and invites Martha Dunnstock to hang out on prom night and watch movies with her, a final display that the Heathers ' reign is over.

Robinson had always had top billing over Bogart in their previous films together but for this movie, Robinson's name appears to the right of Bogart's, but placed a little higher on the posters, and also in the film's opening credits, to indicate Robinson's near-equal status.

Three months before the film's release, Bogart as Queeg appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, while on Broadway Henry Fonda was starring in the stage version ( in a different role ), both of which generated strong publicity for the film.

Spacey provided his own vocals on the Beyond the Sea soundtrack and appeared in several tribute concerts around the time of the film's release.

A common workflow for film editing involves edge-coding printed film simultaneously with the film's synchronized audio track, on 35mm magnetic film, so that a foot of film and its synchronized audio have identical edge numbers.

Again on the film's DVD commentary, Cleese also spoke up for religious people who have come forward and congratulated him and his colleagues on the film's highlighting of double standards among purported followers of their own faith.