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In a funeral scene in Four Weddings and a Funeral, a character reads a beautiful poem about the anger at a friend's death. Who is the author and what is the title of the poem?
While watching an old Roy Rogers TV series last weekend, my husband and I started a contest matching "heroes" names with the names of their horses. We were able to match just about everyone, but neither of us can remember who rode a horse named "Koko." Can you help us?
I can't remember the title of the movie that includes the following scene: Jack Nicholson is in a restaurant and he orders a plain sandwich, but the waitress says it's not on the menu. So he orders something else and says "hold this" and "hold that" until he gets what he wants. Can you help me?
What is the list of movies that have made the most money at the box office?
Did Humphrey Bogart really say "Play it again Sam"? And what movie was it in?
Could you please tell me the first film John Wayne appeared in? I believe it was in 1933.
Would you know the number of how many domestic theatrical tickets for the movies were sold in 1979 vs. 1998?
What percentage of movies have been rated R?
When and where was the first movie theater?
The Disney movie Mulan is supposed to be based on an ancient epic legend. Where can I read that legend in its original context, but in English?
Where did the phrase "and that's what dreams are made of" come from? Who said it?
How do you say "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" backwards?
Was The Wizard of Oz the first color film?
In the movies, what's a gaffer and what's a grip?
What's a "best boy" in film credits, and why is there never a "best girl"?
What dialect are the characters in Guys and Dolls speaking?
What movie has made the most money at the U.S. box office?
I would like to start a John Wayne newsletter and/or fan club. I am a collector and have 158 movies. Does either of these things already exist?
Did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid really exist?

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