# There Has Been A Change In The Matrix! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614 "2010-06-10T03:00:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/21 "2010-06-10T18:25:39Z")
A few years back, I labored briefly under the misapprehension that [Erik Estrada was a midget.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=83857) It turns out, I was mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/22 "2010-06-10T18:31:10Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Abe Vigoda is my favorite example. [This](http://www.abevigoda.com/) is the best website on the internets, hands down. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/23 "2010-06-10T18:32:42Z")
I could have sworn when I saw Wayne’s World in the theater years ago, there was a scene right after Bohemian Rhapsody finishes where the guys are crying and saying “That was so beautiful.” I’ve seen the movie at least a dozen times since then on VHS and TV and it’s nowhere to be seen. So was I just imagining it, am I thinking of another movie or was it really in there at one point? ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/24 "2010-06-10T19:32:03Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Speaking of Gene Wilder and deleted scenes, I _still_ haven’t seen the deleted scene from **Young Frankenstein**. It’s not among the deleted scenes on the DVD, but many people have sworn to me that they have seen it, including my wife. > > It’s at the theater, just before Wilder as Frankenstein goes onstage to introduce the Monster. He’s standing there with Marty Feldman as Igor, who is conspicuously lacking his characteristic hump. > > Frankenstein: Where’s your…where’s your hump? > Igor: (haughtily) _NEVER_ with a tux! here you go.. > **[The Mel Brooks Collection Blu-ray Review - IGN](https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/17/the-mel-brooks-collection-blu-ray-review?page=2)** > > Mel Brooks is a comedy genius. Sure, over the years he's directed, produced and starred in a few flops as well as some serious stinkers, but his classics like Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles stretch beyond the realm of normal comedy. And even... ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/25 "2010-06-10T19:48:33Z")
I bet you were thinking of filmmaker [Billy Wilder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Wilder)who did die in 2002. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/26 "2010-06-10T20:02:41Z")
from **gonzoron** ’s link: > [@](#): > > Feldman especially shines in these scenes. In the scene where Frankenstein is presenting the creature, he comes out dressed in a cutaway tuxedo to give him a showbiz pep talk. “Where’s your hump?” the doctor asks. Igor responds in a snooty accent: “Never with tails.” This was buried down deep – I wish you’d have quoted it. It’s a relief to see corroboration, at long last. Why the hell wasn’t this among the deleted scenes on the DVD release? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/27 "2010-06-10T20:14:18Z")
Despite the fact that he’s on my death pool list, I’m glad Gene is still kicking and I hope he sticks around a long, happy time. One of my very favorite celebrities. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/28 "2010-06-10T20:43:27Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Abe Vigoda is my favorite example… At his age, he really ought to stop playing football: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Sv\_z9jm8A](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Sv_z9jm8A) ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/29 "2010-06-10T20:47:47Z")
I had the same experience as the OP a few months ago when I discovered that Gene Wilder was still alive. The one I always think is dead now is Mickey Rooney. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/30 "2010-06-11T01:35:51Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > from **gonzoron** ’s link: > This was buried down deep – I wish you’d have quoted it. Sorry 'bout that.. was in a hurry at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/31 "2010-06-11T01:41:53Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > I could have sworn when I saw Wayne’s World in the theater years ago, there was a scene right after Bohemian Rhapsody finishes where the guys are crying and saying “That was so beautiful.” I’ve seen the movie at least a dozen times since then on VHS and TV and it’s nowhere to be seen. So was I just imagining it, am I thinking of another movie or was it really in there at one point? I don’t think you are crazy. I think that footage was in the video for “Bohemian Rhapsody” that came out the same time as the movie. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/32 "2010-06-11T01:44:53Z")
Wait…Gene Wilder’s alive? Hallelujah! No, really, I thought he had died too. _Weird_! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/33 "2010-06-11T01:45:48Z")
I knew Wilder, Vigoda, and Rooney were alive. But just last week I posted a reference to Ben Gazzara and made it in the past tense because I thought he was dead. He’s not and I was able to fix it before the edit window closed. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614/34 "2010-06-11T14:01:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I remember this scene as well from TV broadcast. > > I also remember the other ending to Big, where the girlfriend becomes young and is introduced to his class as a new student. Again, TV broadcast or some weird VHS. That was filmed yes, and may be on some DVD versions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-has-been-a-change-in-the-matrix/542614.md?page=1)