That’s all, folks.
November 18th, 2008 at 03:34pm Will Pfeifer
Here’s a fun set of Flickr images showing the “THE END” title from a variety of movies, TV shows and cartoons. Can anyone guess which five movies these are from?
 
The last one is probably the toughest, but I’ll just say that the “X” motif in the image plays a part in the film as well (and no, it’s not THE X-MEN). For a bonus point, tell us what the joke is in the Cagney image.
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1. Mack | November 18th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
ONE, TWO, THREE
DR. STRANGELOVE
THE APARTMENT
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
PUBLIC ENEMY
2. Mack | November 18th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Crap, I forgot the bonus point question. Cagney plays a Coke executive but I forget the exact circumstances of how he ended up with the Pepsi bottle. This is an awesome movie though. I’m glad my daughter introduced me to it.
3. Brian M | November 18th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
from imdb:
Joan Crawford (then on the board of PepsiCo) telephoned director Billy Wilder to protest the movie’s Coca-Cola connection. Wilder then added a final scene in which James Cagney buys four bottles of Coke from a vending machine. The last bottle out of the machine isn’t Coke - but another brand… of Pepsi.
4. Will Pfeifer | November 18th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Nice work Mack, and thanks for the head’s up on the Joan Crawford connection, Brian — I didn’t know that.
But that fifth movie — it’s not PUBLIC ENEMY, though you’re close.
5. Jerry | November 19th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Scarface - Made in 1931 but not released until 1932. Great film. The letter X is all over that one.
Some of the most interesting stories are in how it got made in the first place. Hughes poured a bunch of his own cash into a fight with the censors for over a year to get it released exactly the way he wanted.
It was also directed by one of my favorites, Howard Hawks. A great Director who transcended all styles. I think he made a great film in just about every genre.
6. Will Pfeifer | November 19th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Jerry — SCARFACE is it! Every time someone dies in that movie, an X appears onscreen somewhere. Scorsese loved that touch so much he (sort of ) used it in the departed.
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