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> Scenes had to be added to pad out the runtime to the requisite length. These additional scenes include a lengthy sequence in which Pinback does battle with an
by shoo 3y ago
> Scenes had to be added to pad out the runtime to the requisite length. These additional scenes include a lengthy sequence in which Pinback does battle with an alien in the form of a beach ball with clawed feet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vywgEsuyGEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vywgEsuyGEY
I have a hazy memory of a scene where the beach ball alien is punctured and is propelled about the room like a deflating balloon.
> its most famous scene consists of an existential debate between an astronaut and a sentient bomb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73PsFKtIck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73PsFKtIck
(if you are concerned about spoiling the ending of the movie, you may prefer to watch the entire film from the start rather than clicking the above link)
- cess11 3y ago"Let there be light" is such a good joke.
- senkora 3y agoIt's very well-telegraphed as well. The bomb paraphrases the first few verses of the Book of Genesis beforehand: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=1477 https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=...
- noisy_boy 3y agoOne of my favourite phrases in sci-fi is "talk to the bomb"
- matja 3y ago<ext4> I have no proof it was false data <zfs> YOU HAVE NO PROOF IT WAS CORRECT DATA!