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Manchurian Candidate
There is a movie called "Manchurian Candidate" in the group a.b.m.d. None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the title called Manchurian Candidate?
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d. [/nq] Are you talking about the silly remake with Denzel Washington, which I saw on an airplane not long ago? They had to adapt the plot to the post-Cold-War era, so they replaced the Communists with some multinational corporation called "Manchurian Global", without explanation.
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- [/nq] Are you talking about the silly remake with Denzel Washington, which I saw on an airplane not long ago?
- They had to adapt the plot to the post-Cold-War era, so they replaced the Communists with some multinational corporation called "Manchurian Global", without explanation.
- Actually, I didn't read the original novel and I don't think the original film explains why "Manchurian" is used, but I'm guessing that it's supposed to suggest the Soviet/Red-Chinese bloc and all that sort of thing.
- The silliest thing about the remake was that they kept the "El Dorado 5-9970".
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[nq:1]There is a movie called "Manchurian Candidate" in the group a.b.m.d. None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the title called Manchurian Candidate?[/nq]
Are you talking about the silly remake with Denzel Washington, which I saw on an airplane not long ago? They had to adapt the plot to the post-Cold-War era, so they replaced the Communists with some multinational corporation called "
Are you talking about the silly remake with Denzel Washington, which I saw on an airplane not long ago? They had to adapt the plot to the post-Cold-War era, so they replaced the Communists with some multinational corporation called "
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} There is a movie called "Manchurian Candidate" in the group } a.b.m.d. None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the } title called Manchurian Candidate?
There ought to be two movies so named, more or less. Different reasons. Watch them and find out.
R. J. Valentine
There ought to be two movies so named, more or less. Different reasons. Watch them and find out.
R. J. Valentine
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[nq:1]There is a movie called "Manchurian Candidate"[/nq]
"The Manchurian Candidate"
[nq:1]in the group a.b.m.d.[/nq]
Let's see, alt.bananas.monkeys... no, never mind.
[nq:1]None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the title called Manchurian Candidate?[/nq]
No, the movie* is called (or titled, or some would say "entitled") "The Manchurian Candidate". The title *is "T
"The Manchurian Candidate"
[nq:1]in the group a.b.m.d.[/nq]
Let's see, alt.bananas.monkeys... no, never mind.
[nq:1]None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the title called Manchurian Candidate?[/nq]
No, the movie* is called (or titled, or some would say "entitled") "The Manchurian Candidate". The title *is "T
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} Actually, I didn't read the original novel and I don't think the original } film explains why "Manchurian" is used, but I'm guessing that it's } supposed to suggest the Soviet/Red-Chinese bloc and all that sort of } thing.
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I think they flew them to Manchuria for the brainwashing in TOM. It doesn't say in IMDB?
R. J. Valentine
} Actually, I didn't read the original novel and I don't think the original } film explains why "Manchurian" is used, but I'm guessing that it's } supposed to suggest the Soviet/Red-Chinese bloc and all that sort of } thing.
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I think they flew them to Manchuria for the brainwashing in TOM. It doesn't say in IMDB?
R. J. Valentine
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[nq:1]} Actually, I didn't read the original novel and I don't think theoriginal } film explains why "Manchurian" is used, but I'm guessing that it's I think they flew them to Manchuria for the brainwashing in TOM. It[/nq]
In the first half of the 20th century Manchuria was controlled by Japan as a vassell state via a puppet emperor. Maybe the analogy is that China wants to control the US as a
In the first half of the 20th century Manchuria was controlled by Japan as a vassell state via a puppet emperor. Maybe the analogy is that China wants to control the US as a
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[nq:1]There is a movie called "Manchurian Candidate" in the group a.b.m.d. None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the title called Manchurian Candidate?[/nq]
Because it's a remake of an earlier movie which was (i think) based on a book
Because it's a remake of an earlier movie which was (i think) based on a book
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[nq:1]There is a movie called "Manchurian Candidate" in the group a.b.m.d. None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the title called Manchurian Candidate?[/nq]
The title is actually called "Ways and means". The name of the title is called "A-sitting on a gate".
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
The title is actually called "Ways and means". The name of the title is called "A-sitting on a gate".
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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[nq:1]There is a movie called "Manchurian Candidate" in the group a.b.m.d. None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the title called Manchurian Candidate?[/nq]
In the 1960s novel and film, this refers to a brainwashing organization based in Manchuria. In the 21st century film the villain is something called Manchurian Corporation.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Ca
In the 1960s novel and film, this refers to a brainwashing organization based in Manchuria. In the 21st century film the villain is something called Manchurian Corporation.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Ca
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[nq:2]There is a movie called "Manchurian Candidate" in the group a.b.m.d. None of the roles are Manchurian, so why is the title called Manchurian Candidate?[/nq]
[nq:1]The title is actually called "Ways and means". The name of the title is called "A-sitting on a gate".[/nq]
And the tune is "My Own Invention."
[nq:1]The title is actually called "Ways and means". The name of the title is called "A-sitting on a gate".[/nq]
And the tune is "My Own Invention."
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