Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 March 8

= March 8 =

american movie actors
why do you not have the famous Bruce Lee listed on the list; or Jean-Claude Van Dam but you have porno stars (Sasha Grey) and WWE wrestlers that ain't worthy enough to be here on your site? hears some that should be listed but ain't;;;;;; Bruce Lee, Jean-Claude Van Dam, Bolo Yeung, and Richard Grieco. Please do something because if I need to know anything about Sasha Grey all i need to do is rent a porno or log onto black monster terror.com and watch her get banged for free!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.89.199.58 (talk) 01:31, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Bruce Lee isn't American, he's Hong Kong Chinese. Jean-Claude Van Damme also isn't American, he's Belgian.  -- Jayron  32  01:50, 8 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Bruce Lee was raised most of his childhood in China (Hong Kong), but was born in the United States and claimed his citizenship when he was 18. So, he is American both by birth and by choice. -- k a i n a w &trade; 03:02, 8 March 2011 (UTC)


 * It would help if the OP had told us specifically which list they were referring to. Bruce Lee has a number of "American..." this or that categories in his article.  And as for why Sasha Grey has an article, see WP:BIO and WP:PORNBIO for our notability requirements.  Dismas |(talk) 03:07, 8 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I think the OP is referring to Category:American film actors. It did lack all 4 including Bruce Lee until it was added by Kainaw and Richard Grieco until it was added by me. It still lacks Jean-Claude Van Damme but it's not clear he belongs. Ditto with Bolo Yeung. Nil Einne (talk) 18:56, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Didn't anyone see the shameless plug for a website in the OP's question? I am not clicking on it, but really...this is obvious spam or website solicitation. 10draftsdeep (talk) 23:35, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

rumors or not
There may or may not have been talks about a movie in the works. The movie would be about US Airways Flight 1549. Has there been a pick for an actor to play Chesley Sullenberger? Who is being considered to play Jeffrey Skiles, Sheila Dail, Donna Dent and Doreen Welsh? Are any of the movie talks true or are they just rumors?24.90.204.234 (talk) 22:16, 8 March 2011 (UTC)


 * This page from Variety a few months ago says that someone has optioned the film/video rights to the (ghostwritten) memoir of Captain Sully. It's a company or partnership that pays screenwriters to write scripts.  At the time of the article, the scriptwriting was about to begin, which would mean it's too early to make casting decisions.  Also, the fact that an option was sold doesn't mean the movie will get financed or produced at all &mdash; I'm under the impression that most books get optioned these days, and nothing ever comes of it for a very large majority.  (Well, I'm under that impression for fiction books.  For memoirs I assume it'd be fewer.)  Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:53, 8 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Unless they go into a lot of the history of Sullenberger and the crew, it's going to be a very short movie. After all, the flight was only 6 minutes long.  Dismas |(talk) 23:54, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

But wait a minute. In early 1990, CBS broadcast a two-hour TV movie. It was based on the events surrounding Aloha Airlines Flight 243. Was that actual flight two hours or less long?24.90.204.234 (talk) 03:33, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * It was 33 minutes. So, that's a third of a two hour TV movie (allowing for commercials and credits).  My point was that they would have to draw on more than just the flight itself since it was so short.  Dismas |(talk) 04:22, 9 March 2011 (UTC)


 * To be fair, I'm sure they'll be focusing on the landing and rescue more than the 6-minute flight. Though there will doubtless be plenty of "human drama" too, as in most airplane-themed movies (even Airplane!). --Colapeninsula (talk) 11:19, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

But wait a moment. In the TV movie about Aloha Airlines Flight 243, there was some focus on the captain, the first officer, and the flight attendant who kept the survivors cool and calm during that dramatic flight. That TV movie never depicted the death of C.B. Lansing, out of respect for her family. After that flight landed, there were rescue evacuation efforts, right?24.90.204.234 (talk) 21:21, 9 March 2011 (UTC)


 * The accident report, available here, says that "a sea search was unsuccessful", if that's what you mean by "rescue evacuation efforts". Comet Tuttle (talk) 21:22, 10 March 2011 (UTC)


 * More detail from that report: "At 1430, the FAA notified the U.S. Coast Guard that an Aloha Airlines B-737 was diverting to Maui airport due to an "inflight explosion." A Coast Guard helicopter, airborne on a training mission, was assigned to search the area for debris and the flight attendant. The Coast Guard cutter CAPE CORWIN was also directed into the search area as was a Marine Corps helicopter. A full search effort by ships, helicopters, and fixed-wing aircraft continued for 3 days without success."  Elsewhere in the report it repeats that not even the debris that the aircraft had shed was found.  Comet Tuttle (talk) 21:28, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

No, I'm not referring to a sea search. I'm actually referring to rescue evacuation efforts on the tarmac shortly after the damaged airplane landed.24.193.90.61 (talk) 08:08, 11 March 2011 (UTC)