Your favorite Charlton Heston movie

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by JWS

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What's the red car?

You never heard about it??

I found in the weball of these movie mistakes about Ben Hur, but not sure if they are true. I have never found that red car when I saw (many times) Ben Hur.
(but I did find the guy in blue jeans at the beginning of Gladiator).

In the chariot scene, in the shots where the chariots are shown coming towards the camera, tire tracks can be seen in the sand in front of the chariots.
* Right before the start of the chariot race, one of the trumpeters can be seen wearing a watch.
* During the chariot race, you can see a shadow of an airplane go by.
* During the chariot race, a red car can be seen through the arcs in the back of the coliseum.
* In several shots during the chariot race, a bottle of Coke can be seen.
* The number of chariots that start the race is one fewer than the number that finish or crash.

[JWS]

Originally Posted by Villavic

You never heard about it??

I found in the weball of these movie mistakes about Ben Hur, but not sure if they are true. I have never found that red car when I saw (many times) Ben Hur.
(but I did find the guy in blue jeans at the beginning of Gladiator).

In the chariot scene, in the shots where the chariots are shown coming towards the camera, tire tracks can be seen in the sand in front of the chariots.
* Right before the start of the chariot race, one of the trumpeters can be seen wearing a watch.
* During the chariot race, you can see a shadow of an airplane go by.
* During the chariot race, a red car can be seen through the arcs in the back of the coliseum.
* In several shots during the chariot race, a bottle of Coke can be seen.
* The number of chariots that start the race is one fewer than the number that finish or crash.

I never knew about these. It's odd that William Wyler (director) wouldn't have caught these (coke bottle) and edited it out. I read they shot several hours fo retakes for that 15 minute scene. Seems like they could have used a another retake.

[Steviefan49]

Originally Posted by gretchen

The Ten Commandments...but I also loved Ben-Hur.

As an aside, Yul Brynner as Ramses is just too good in the TC.

I'm with you Gretchen... I LOVE The Ten Commandments, with Charlton Heston. He's truly going to be missed.. RIP

[TrueFaith77]

Great topic! His greatest film has to be Touch of Evil (Welles being the MAN!!!!!). He's smokin' hot in Ruby Gentry. I second and third those who appreciate The Greatest Show On Earth. In some ways, that's the sort of thing Hollywood used to do best. I don't think it's a work of art like, say, The Quiet Man (which it beat for best picture, right? -- memory is failing me), but it is the sort of movie that should win Oscars. A serious entertainment that doesn't offend. Full of good stuff.

[Villavic]

BTW, I loved it when he appeared as himself in FRIENDS. Joey entered to his room and got a shower because "he stinks". And Charlton gave him some advice. It was so funny

I'll miss Mr. Heston.

[GoldDustOrphan]

Stevie's tribute to Charlton Heston...

[Tango]

Originally Posted by Villavic

You never heard about it??

I found in the weball of these movie mistakes about Ben Hur, but not sure if they are true. I have never found that red car when I saw (many times) Ben Hur.
(but I did find the guy in blue jeans at the beginning of Gladiator).

In the chariot scene, in the shots where the chariots are shown coming towards the camera, tire tracks can be seen in the sand in front of the chariots.
* Right before the start of the chariot race, one of the trumpeters can be seen wearing a watch.
* During the chariot race, you can see a shadow of an airplane go by.
* During the chariot race, a red car can be seen through the arcs in the back of the coliseum.
* In several shots during the chariot race, a bottle of Coke can be seen.
* The number of chariots that start the race is one fewer than the number that finish or crash.

I was just reading an interview done with Charlton Heston, Villavic, and apparently the story of the red car is just a myth, and he clears up other stories as well. You can read it here:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20189905_2,00.html

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by GoldDustOrphan

Stevie's tribute to Charlton Heston...

I knew it! I knew it! You can't keep a good Stevie alteration down!

[bretonbanquet]

Soylent Green is people!!!

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

Soylent Green is people!!!

That was my #2, but I didn't know how to spell it.

[GoldDustOrphan]

Betsy, I'm an idiot. I posted in the unfinished version. There's an addition to the strange graphic at the top of the poster, Stevie's the same color as Charlton Heston on the original poster, some work around her hand and the obvious title change.