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• Can recognise most quotes from almost any movie/show on first listen; Can recite the entire 12 days of Christmas by memory
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Saturday, January 28, 2006
SomeGuy (1983) [Series 1983-????]
Directed By
The Powers That Be
Writing Credits
James L.
George Lucas
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Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family (more)
Tagline: Given time, anything is possible... (more)
Plot Outline: James L. stars as SomeGuy, an ever-aging young Chinese-Canadian struggling to find his place as an Arts Student in a society of Science, and as a point of hope in a cynical, pessimistic world. (view trailer)
User Rating: awaiting 5 votes. [vote here]
Credited Cast:
James L. .... SomeGuy
Elizabeth C. .... The Mother
Justin L. .... The Aniki
Jessie L. .... The Younger Brother
Edward M. .... Faramir
Jessie Z. .... The Girl
M. Ireland .... Oh Captain My Captain
Li'l Kim .... Shandrial of West Virginia
Milady Molly .... Blades Mulligan
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Also Known As:
A Tale of Tragedy, Turnabout, and Television (Canada) (Production Title)
MPAA: Rated R for coarse language, strong violence, and mature themes.
Runtime: Canada:22 yrs / USA:22 yrs / Hong Kong:154 min
Country: Canada
Language: English / Cantonese / Japanese
Color: Color
Certification: Canada:14A / Netherlands:16 / Portugal:M/12 / Sweden:15 / USA:R
Trivia for "SomeGuy" (1983)
- Project has been in production for over twenty-two years.
- Was originally titled "Jaime" until later events and body parts forced producers to abandon it in exchange for something more suitable.
- Early screenings of "SomeGuy" were cruelly panned by test audiences, who were upset with the crude toilet language and discussion. Nevertheless, most of that original language remains in the finished project.
- Robin L. was originally cast in the role of the husband and father figure until complications with fellow star Elizabeth C. demanded an alternative actor; Ron C. was discovered over a decade later to fill the role.
- Was filmed almost entirely on location, save the "home" set which has been in constant use since the fifth season.
- Inside SomeGuy's room, careful viewers can see a small bookshelf filled with memorabilia. These are all homages to other projects such as Dark Phoenix, Red Tigress, Nightbeck, and Duo among others.
- The "Real-Time Saga" stories that play a prominent role in the sixteenth to eighteenth seasons are all based on real life events from James L's life, though names were changed to avoid legal action.
- All martial art scenes were filmed with the actors themselves, and no stunt doubles were used.
Goofs for "SomeGuy" (1983)
- Anachronisms: The pocket watches worn by SomeGuy from season seventeen and onwards. Such watches were not worn by people for almost a full century before the period depicted.
- Continuity: SomeGuy's hair changes drastically throughout much of the later seasons.
- Factual errors: The Younger Brother, while being vastly larger and more successful than SomeGuy, is in fact younger by a few years.
- Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): SomeGuy's Cantonese is constantly strained and incorrect when speaking with others. This fact is indeed played up to humourous effect throughout the series.
- Plot holes: When The Grandmother moves out of the house, the remaining bedrooms are divvied up amongst the three boys. And yet going against all rules of seniority, The Younger Brother gets The Grandmother's substantially larger room instead of SomeGuy.
- Continuity: From seasons six through sixteen, SomeGuy is shown to be constantly adept and outright brilliant with mathematics. And yet in the seventeenth season all of that ability abruptly and inexplicably disappears.
Crazy Credits for "SomeGuy" (1983)
- The opening starts with a text apology towards viewers, saying "I'm gonna say bathroom-related things, and you'll probably hate me for it, but I'm doing it anyway."
- Aside from the mentioned opening apology, there are no opening credits.
Alternate Versions for "SomeGuy" (1983)
- Widescreen re-release of the earlier seasons once DVDs became commonplace.
- In some translations of the series, SomeGuy is instead referred to as "Emon Kataren" and speaks with an Irish accent.
Movie Links for "SomeGuy" (1983)
- Follows
-Tank (1978)
- Followed by
-Peng the Almighty (1985)
- Spin off
-Cream Filling and Nougat (2003) (V)
- References
-Star Wars (1977)
-Transformers: The Movie (1986)
-"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993)
-"GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka" (1999)
-The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Memorable Quotes from "SomeGuy" (1983)
- SomeGuy: Given time, anything is possible.
- SomeGuy: The internet isn't going anywhere, and neither am I.
- SomeGuy: [upon listening to "Jingle Bell Rock"] What the fuck is a jingle-horse?!
- SomeGuy: I'll give ya three guesses, you'll only need one.
- Faramir: Watashi wa nihon-jin desu.
- The OOT: No you're not!
- Faramir: Sure I am, give me something to translate.
- SomeGuy: Usotsuki.
- Faramir: What? Come on, give me a sentence.
- SomeGuy: Omae wa usotsuki da!
- The Aniki: [farts] Eh, what'di say?
- The Younger Brother: Is Darth Vader a tragic hero?
- SomeGuy: Hmm... I suppose you could make the argument...
- The Younger Brother: Yes... his tragic flaw..... is that he's evil...
- SomeGuy: [unrestrained laughter]
- SomeGuy: G'night darlin', rest well. I'll see ya soon.
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