No Such Thing As A Fish 534: No Such Thing As The SS Enterprise
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Jun 6, 2024 Topics include cinema parodies, Hanks family nepotism, Britain's gigantic manhole cover, London's super sewer project, evolution of the spaceman term, and unique animal behaviors in East Africa.
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Parody Precedes Film
- Jurassic World Dominion had its parody, The Bubble, released before it.
- This unusual order is due to pandemic-related delays.
First Film Parody
- The first film parody was The Little Train Robbery (1905), spoofing The Great Train Robbery (1903).
- Director Edwin S. Porter parodied his own film, starring children in the same scenes.
Dinosaur Movie Precursor
- Carnosaur (1993), about a scientist replacing humans with dinosaurs, predates Jurassic Park.
- The film was greenlit due to Jurassic Park's production, starring Laura Dern's mother, Diane Ladd.