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I wonder if the word duanming was the origin for the name of Short-Round in Indiana Jones.
by lotsofmangos 12y ago
I wonder if the word duanming was the origin for the name of Short-Round in Indiana Jones.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agoThat's a little more sophistication than I'm willing to credit Spielberg and Lucas, especially given the rest of that film.
- cafard 12y agoIn military terms, a short round is a projectile that falls short of the target, particularly if enough so as to harm one's own troops. The book on which Full Metal Jacket was based had a lieutenant nicknamed Short Round for his stature.
- lotsofmangos 12y agoWell, I found the source, was a doggie - "Like Indiana Jones and Willie Scott, the character is named after a pet dog: Short Round was the dog of the film's writers, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck."