# Things you learned from movies. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785 "2013-09-27T06:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/141 "2013-10-04T16:28:54Z")
It’s never a problem finding a spacious, trendy loft in Manhattan to live in, even if you’re unemployed. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/142 "2013-10-05T04:21:06Z")
A significant percentage of men who die violently will scream _identically_. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/143 "2013-10-05T05:15:11Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sounds like a good one. I’ll have to check it out sometime. > > I saw Tarantino’s _ **Django** _ last winter, and I understood it was a take on Spaghetti Westerns, but the Franco Nero connection went completely over my head! D’oh! :smack: I wouldn’t tout the 1966 Django as a “good” movie, exactly, though I could see why it was so influential to so many filmmakers. The dubbing, even the Italian dubbing, was absolutely atrocious and it kept distracting me, but the story and characters were interesting and I liked it a lot. I’m glad I saw it. It certainly made me appreciate Tarantino’s respectful homages, such as Nero’s appearance in **Django Unchained** (2011 Django: “The D is silent.” 1966 Django: “I know.”). Plus the [opening credits](http://youtu.be/MQKKOjXIwuA) gave me a better appreciation of the title theme, which Tarantino [also used](http://youtu.be/IAooXLAPoBQ). I’ve become a bit obsessed with the song for the past week or so, and it 's not the kind of music I usually listen to at all. (The 2nd link sounds much better, but the 1st link is cool to watch.) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/144 "2013-10-05T05:17:35Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > A significant percentage of men who die violently will scream _identically_. And they’re all named “Wilhelm” too. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/145 "2013-10-05T09:09:14Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > It’s never a problem finding a spacious, trendy loft in Manhattan to live in, even if you’re unemployed. You left out “affordable.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/146 "2013-10-05T09:12:16Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > And they’re all named “Wilhelm” too. Not necessarily! At least 99.999% of the German soldiers killed in WWII were named “Hans.” ---
**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:** [October 5, 2013, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/147 "2013-10-05T09:31:01Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Not necessarily! At least 99.999% of the German soldiers killed in WWII were named “Hans.” [Psst.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/148 "2013-10-05T09:39:22Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [Psst.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream) Irrelevant. Watch _ **Combat!** _ and _ **Rat Patrol** _ sometime and you’ll see almost every one of them was named “Hans.” ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/149 "2013-10-05T14:36:46Z")
In the future space ships will be giant works of sculpture, built with no regard for the utility of the space enclosed by their hulls. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/150 "2013-10-05T16:36:46Z")
Looking through binoculars results in seeing the same visual display through two circles side-by-side. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/151 "2013-10-05T18:01:34Z")
Bullets often ricochet off into the distance with that cool doppler-shift “bweeyow” sound… _indoors_. ---
**Author:** ![fuchsiagroan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@fuchsiagroan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuchsiagroan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/152 "2013-10-05T19:11:32Z")
I learned from Swordfish that you can hack into the most secure of secure servers if you clap your hands over a keyboard whilst pulsing techno music blares behind you. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/153 "2013-10-05T21:42:13Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Bullets often ricochet off into the distance with that cool doppler-shift “bweeyow” sound… > _indoors_. And squealing car tires as a driver brakes or speeds around corners on sand, gravel and dirt. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/154 "2013-10-06T01:26:58Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > It’s never a problem finding a spacious, trendy loft in Manhattan to live in, even if you’re unemployed. > [@terentii](#): > > You left out “affordable.” 😉 They’re _all_ affordable. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/155 "2013-10-06T02:10:47Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > My grocery sells only celery. Do you find that your underwear falls down if you wear a short skirt? Planes and helicopters all used to explode if they flew behind a mountain; they fixed that in the 80’s. Speaking of exploding, that’s what burning cars do. If you happen to be in an animated GI Joe plot, the safest place to stand if people are shooting at you is right out in the middle of the corridor, firing at the bad guys. If you try to hide behind cover, the bad guys will hit the cover, causing you to have to flinch and duck. Sometimes people have sex with their underwear & pajama bottoms on. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/156 "2013-10-06T04:36:10Z")
I’ve learned that, no matter how crowded a restaurant is, it is possible to curse, argue, talk about ultra-sensitive topics, or even pull out a firearm without getting the slightest notice from the surrounding tables. They might as well be 50 miles away. Only the most truly outlandish behavior will get noticed. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/157 "2013-10-06T04:56:13Z")
> [@LC\_Strawhouse](#): > > I’ve learned that, no matter how crowded a restaurant is, it is possible to curse, argue, talk about ultra-sensitive topics, or even pull out a firearm without getting the slightest notice from the surrounding tables. They might as well be 50 miles away. In addition, it’s perfectly acceptable for CIA agents to discuss ongoing covert ops in a crowded restaurant (also known as the Zero Dark Thirty Rule.) All jailhouse visiting rooms have those little phone booths separated by a glass wall. Conversations are never monitored, so inmates can freely discuss criminal activities with their buddies on the outside. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/158 "2013-10-06T05:01:41Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > That’s…actually very true. Yes, but, in the movies, the trail usually leads from there to Wall Street, Washington, DC, or Langley (you know who I mean!). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/159 "2013-10-06T07:50:07Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Planes and helicopters all used to explode if they flew behind a mountain; they fixed that in the 80’s. Exception: In _ **From Russia with Love** _, the bad guys’ helicopter actually exploded on-camera … but you could see the cable it was suspended from. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-movies/669785/160 "2013-10-06T11:32:06Z")
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