Sky Captain time frame (spoiler)

March 1940?
Considering The Wizard of Oz was released fall of 1939, and Joe asks
for the date and Polly says "March 2nd", wouldn't that put it at 1940?
Of course, this could be an alternate universe., and The Wizard of Oz
could have been released in, oh, let's say 1936.
(and if they go into this in the commentary I'll find out in the
morning)

Dyuob Poltice

In article <>,
Dyuob Poltice <> wrote:

> March 1940?
> Considering The Wizard of Oz was released fall of 1939, and Joe asks
> for the date and Polly says "March 2nd", wouldn't that put it at 1940?
> Of course, this could be an alternate universe., and The Wizard of Oz
> could have been released in, oh, let's say 1936.
> (and if they go into this in the commentary I'll find out in the
> morning)

Somewhere in the film, the year is pegged at 1938 (e.g. something happened in
1907, and somebody says "31 years ago"). Given that the Hindenburg disaster
occurred in '37, and the Empire State Building was completed in '31 (with
dirigible docking originally intended - see
http://history1900s.about.com/librar.../aa090700b.htm ), it's fair to say
that the film is a view of the '39 future as filmed in, say, 1930, with '40s
color, and 2004 fx (something like that is stated in the extras). Add "Oz" and
it's solidly in the realm of alternate universe.

What a great flick!

Sam Rouse

"Sam Rouse" <> wrote in message
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> In article <>,
> Dyuob Poltice <> wrote:
>
> > March 1940?
> > Considering The Wizard of Oz was released fall of 1939, and Joe asks
> > for the date and Polly says "March 2nd", wouldn't that put it at 1940?
> > Of course, this could be an alternate universe., and The Wizard of Oz
> > could have been released in, oh, let's say 1936.
> > (and if they go into this in the commentary I'll find out in the
> > morning)
>
> Somewhere in the film, the year is pegged at 1938 (e.g. something happened
in
> 1907, and somebody says "31 years ago"). Given that the Hindenburg
disaster
> occurred in '37, and the Empire State Building was completed in '31 (with
> dirigible docking originally intended - see
> http://history1900s.about.com/librar.../aa090700b.htm ), it's fair to
say
> that the film is a view of the '39 future as filmed in, say, 1930, with
'40s
> color, and 2004 fx (something like that is stated in the extras). Add
"Oz" and
> it's solidly in the realm of alternate universe.
>
> What a great flick!

Couldn't agree more. Did you see the crowns on the cap devices of the
zeppelin's officers? Suppose the Kaiser never abdicated?

Raúl Bloodworth

Underwater there's the wreck of the ship King Kong was on. So when was
that supposed to happen?

- Jordan

Jordan

Jordan wrote:
> Underwater there's the wreck of the ship King Kong was on. So when was
> that supposed to happen?
>
> - Jordan
>

I would imagine that would be the year King Kong was released, 1933.

ALV

Andrew Venor

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:15:37 GMT, Andrew Venor <>
wrote:

>Jordan wrote:
>> Underwater there's the wreck of the ship King Kong was on. So when was
>> that supposed to happen?
>>
>> - Jordan
>>
>
>I would imagine that would be the year King Kong was released, 1933.
>
>ALV


Anybody heard when Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong is going to hit
theatres?

E. Barry Bruyea

On 31 Jan 2005 11:32:32 -0800, "Jordan" <> wrote:

>Underwater there's the wreck of the ship King Kong was on. So when was
>that supposed to happen?
>
>- Jordan

I thought that was the Titanic, with 4 funnels

Dyuob Poltice

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:27:00 -0800, Derek Janssen
<> wrote:

>Dyuob Poltice wrote:
>
>>>Underwater there's the wreck of the ship King Kong was on. So when was
>>>that supposed to happen?
>>
>> I thought that was the Titanic, with 4 funnels
>
>Didn't see the Titanic (heard it's there, though), but the Venture is
>clearly featured in the underwater-sub maneuvers...
>
>Derek Janssen (so THAT'S what that in-joke was!--Wondered why the camera
>hung on it for so long)
>

Ahh found it.
Venture at ~1:08:15. Titanic at~1:09:24-1:09:32
cool.

Dyuob Poltice

E. Barry Bruyea wrote:

> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:15:37 GMT, Andrew Venor <>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Jordan wrote:
>>
>>>Underwater there's the wreck of the ship King Kong was on. So when was
>>>that supposed to happen?
>>>
>>>- Jordan
>>>
>>
>>I would imagine that would be the year King Kong was released, 1933.
>>
>>ALV
>
>
>
> Anybody heard when Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong is going to hit
> theatres?
>

December 14, 2005 in the United States and Canada. For other countries
click here. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0360717/releaseinfo

ALV

Andrew Venor

Dyuob Poltice wrote:

>>Underwater there's the wreck of the ship King Kong was on. So when was
>>that supposed to happen?
>
> I thought that was the Titanic, with 4 funnels

Didn't see the Titanic (heard it's there, though), but the Venture is
clearly featured in the underwater-sub maneuvers...

Derek Janssen (so THAT'S what that in-joke was!--Wondered why the camera
hung on it for so long)

Derek Janssen