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[> [> [> [> [> [> I can't get the scene from The Hitchhiker's Guide out of my head. -- Grim ,_,_), 14:20:17 02/04/04 Wed (66.95.229.84)

Arthur Dent: (picks up some unidentified substance) What's this?

Ford Prefect: Whale meat.

Arthur Dent: EW! (Drops the whale meat)

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Did you see -- SteffiG, 14:24:44 02/04/04 Wed (209.6.181.81)

that they're turning that into a movie?

(The book, I mean, not the whale meat scene in particular.)

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> They've been talking about it for nearly 20 years. -- Grim ,_,_), 08:53:45 02/05/04 Thu (66.95.229.84)

First the budget was too big.
Then it got shelved because nobody was interested.
Then the budget was too big.
Then nobody could do the effects they wanted.
Then the budget ws too big.

I wish they'd make up their minds. I'd like to see what a competent producer could do with it.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> For what it's worth, -- SteffiG, 09:25:10 02/05/04 Thu (209.6.181.81)

the bit in the paper that I saw said Mos Def (think he was in The Italian Job) had signed on to play Ford Prefect, and Zooey Deschanel (sp?) had signed on to be Trillian. But then again they might have gotten that far with the previous projects too.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Here's what IMDB has to say. -- Grim ,_,_), 10:38:58 02/05/04 Thu (66.95.229.84)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/

They list April 19th as the start date for filming. They also confirm your information.

Here's hoping it's done and it's done right.

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[> [> [> [> [> The Vespa in the foreground is a nice touch. -- SteffiG, 14:16:21 02/04/04 Wed (209.6.181.81)


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[> [> [> [> [> I thought you were talking about the Oregon whale incident at first... -- Anthony, 21:52:54 02/04/04 Wed (67.160.214.245)

...which, personally, is a far better exploding whale story for you buck. Plus, I have the video of the exploding whale, it is the FUNNIEST SHIT EVER.

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