Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2009 August 27

= August 27 =

Dishwasher accident
My wife insists there was a not-too-old movie (1980's or later) in which one of the characters became paralyzed by falling onto the rack of an open dishwasher. Apparently one of the divider prongs severed her spinal cord when she fell down. Did this really happen? What was the film? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.36.216.183 (talk) 02:18, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * My first thought here is Cherry 2000. But it doesn't happen as you describe. Cherry's death scene involves washing dishes, but it's because she's not waterproof. APL (talk) 02:53, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Some creative googling suggests that there's a dishwasher death in "Ghost in the Machine (film)", but I haven't seen that, so I don't know how it goes. APL (talk) 03:00, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I actually saw that scene while channel surfing the other day. It involves a malicious dishwasher leaking, and then bursting open flooding the room. There's an extension cord on the floor with a loose plug in it causing a woman to get electrocuted. Throughout the scene, an LED display on the dishwasher progresses through the various cycles: WASH, AGITATE, EXPLODE, DIE. --Bavi H (talk) 01:19, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Garden State (film) - from googling a review "when Andrew was a wee lad, there was some sort of accident involving him and a faulty dishwasher door, which caused mom to trip and fall, paralyzing her from the waist down". Nanonic (talk) 03:56, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The events in Garden State are never actually shown though. I know, the OP doesn't say whether the fall was seen or just described, but it might make a difference.  Dismas |(talk) 22:13, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * The Mangler was a short story by Stephen King that features a killer clothes washer; it was made into a series of (probably really aweful) films by Tobe Hooper. Our article on the story features links to the IMDB articles on the films.  Perhaps one of the sequels featured a dishwahser or something, or maybe the OP misremembered.  -- Jayron  32  02:56, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Not a film: According to this Snopes article (make sure your popup blocker is on; and don't click anything on the page by any means), at least 3 people have died by falling upon knives stored blade-up in open dishwashers.  Tempshill (talk) 05:51, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I think Garden State is it ... thanks!

Video of the Schapelle Corby verdict and sentencing
Does anybody know where I can access a video of the verdict and sentencing in the Schapelle Corby trial. It seems from the article that it was broadcast live in Australia, but Google and YouTube have failed me in my search. There are plenty of videos that include still images from the court, but I cannot find the actual footage. Thanks in advance for any help. Platinum Pete (talk) 14:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)