# Movies that have just disappeared

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 24, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-just-disappeared/497472 "2009-05-24T17:09:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-just-disappeared/497472/61 "2009-05-30T02:43:27Z")

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Has **The Life of Brian** ever been on TV? If it has I’ve never seen it. I’ve always found that kind of odd being that it’s (arguably of course) Monty Python’s best movie.

My wife and I are still waiting for **Porgy and Bess** (Sydney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge) to come out on DVD.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-just-disappeared/497472/62 "2009-05-30T09:00:06Z")

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> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> [_Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441785/). … If it weren’t for that IMDb entry, I’d think I dreamed it.

You weren’t [dreaming](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_TXnBDHWr0&feature=related).

CMC fnord!

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