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unusual facts about Opening credits


Vic Roby

But his chief claim to fame was announcing on network promos, bumpers and program introductions, most notably a variation of the shortened 1968 version of the "Laramie Peacock" bumper on which he intoned, "Now, a special program in living color on NBC," which ran on television specials aired on the network through 1975.



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A Dispatch from Reuter's

-- It's spelled "Reuter's", not "Reuters", in the opening credits, despite the poster and lobby card. !--> is a 1940 biographical film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name.

Angel: Live Fast, Die Never

In addition it also contains an extended version of the opening credits by Darling Violetta, performances from actors Andy Hallett, and Christian Kane, as well as Kim Richey's "A Place Called Home" which is featured in the episode "Shells" and VAST's "Touched" which was featured in the second episode "Lonely Hearts".

Baby the Rain Must Fall

The title song, with music composed by Elmer Bernstein and lyrics written by Ernie Sheldon, was performed by Glenn Yarbrough during the opening credits.

Bo Duke

(Actor Tom Wopat had trouble mastering the high-pitched yell early on, and on the opening credits and many examples within the episodes, it is actually a recording of John Schneider's version used twice to represent both Duke boys' yell).

Brookville Reformed Church

In the 1969 movie The Out-of-Towners starring Jack Lemmon, a short clip of the church is featured during the opening credits.

Chalk's International Airlines

The television show Miami Vice, a symbol of both Miami and the 1980s, featured a Chalk's seaplane in its opening credits.

Colchester Garrison

The large parade ground of the Cavalry barracks served as the backdrop for the opening credits of Blackadder Goes Forth and in a scene in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.

Dartford Crossing

It also appears in the opening credits of the police drama Thief Takers, and in a 2010 television advertisement for Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cereal.

Dentist on the Job

The studio logos, opening credits and a brief portion of this film's opening scene is an "Easter egg" in the special edition DVD of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Development of Bugs Bunny

Elmer's Pet Rabbit, originally intended and meant to be the final experimental cartoon, bore a title card shoehorned in between the opening credits and the start of the story reading, "Starring Bugs Bunny" (the first on-screen use of that name), but nevertheless featured the same initial off-model versions of Elmer and the hare seen in ...Camera.

Elegy for a Pig

Also, the opening credits are spoken aloud by the voice of series co-creator Jack Webb, who finishes with, "For the next 30 minutes, Elegy for a Pig." There is also no dialogue, only voice-over narration from Martin Milner.

Elvis Sings Flaming Star

The "Texas" medley and "All I Needed Was the Rain" appeared in Viva Las Vegas (1964) and Stay Away, Joe (1967), respectively, while "Wonderful World" appeared over the opening credits to Live A Little, Love A Little (1968).

Floyd Cramer

("On the Rebound" was later featured during the opening credits of the 2009 Oscar-nominated film An Education, which was set in England in 1961).

Fountain square

The fountain square in Cincinnati, Ohio has continued to be a popular tourist attraction for more than 100 years; its famous Tyler Davidson Fountain is shown in the opening credits of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati.

Hour 25

Ellison opened each program by reading vignettes of his own composition while music from the opening credits of Dark of the Sun played in the background.

Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night…

An edited version of the song plays over the opening credits of their video compilation Film Risky, while the B-side, a re-recorded version of "Guitar Kids Rhapsody" from their second album, Off the Lock, is one of the featured videos.

Kenneth Richmond

Though he made a memorable appearance as the wrestler Nikolas in Jules Dassin's Night and the City, Richmond was most recognizable as the shirtless gongman banging the enormous gong preceding the opening credits for J. Arthur Rank's famed British productions of the Rank Organisation (movies such as Great Expectations, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, and Kind Hearts and Coronets).

Let's Get Out of This Country

"Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken" was played over the opening credits of the film P.S. I Love You and Over Her Dead Body.

Lilias, Yoga and You

The music in the show's opening credits are "Valley of the Bells" from Maurice Ravel's Miroirs

Little Green Bag

The song is included on the soundtrack of the 1992 Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs and appears in the famous intro scene that leads into the opening credits.

Louis Leterrier

Although the US release lists him as artistic director and Corey Yuen as director, the opening credits of the European release grant him directorial credit and list Yuen as action director.

Medium Cool

Wexler has said the scene under the opening credits with the bike messenger delivering film to the television station was inspired by the film, Black Orpheus (1959).

Motion picture credits

Some opening credits are built around animation or production numbers of some sort (such as the James Bond films).

MV Plassy

She is visible in the opening credits of the television series Father Ted.

Pacquiao: The Movie

The film starts with the opening credits with clips from the first fight between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales.

Pigs in a Polka

Short clips from this cartoon can be seen in the opening credits of the Futurama episode Mars University; in the Everybody Hates Chris episode "Everybody Hates Gretzky"; and in the movie Training Day.

Pocket Size

Their track, "Human Touch", was used on the opening credits of an episode of Charmed and a British film, Virtual Sexuality.

Queen of the Slipstream

It was a favorite song of actress Farrah Fawcett and was played during the opening credits for the documentary Farrah's Story shown on NBC on May 15, 2009.

Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Clint Eastwood's 1985 film Pale Rider was filmed in the SNRA, mostly in the Boulder Mountains in the fall of 1984.
The opening credits scene was shot south of Stanley in front of the Sawtooth Mountains.

Sebastian Leone

The opening credits of the television show Welcome Back, Kotter, which was set in Brooklyn, began with the image of a sign that read, "Welcome to Brooklyn, 4th largest city in America, Hon Sebastian Leone Borough President".

Slowdive

"Golden Hair" is played during the opening credits of Mysterious Skin; "Dagger" and "Catch the Breeze" are also played in the film.

The Ilikai

This same sequence is used in the opening credits of the 2010 remake, with Alex O'Loughlin in the lead role.

The Prats

More recently, their track "General Davis" was featured in the opening credits of Jonathan Demme's 2004 film, The Manchurian Candidate.

The Romance of Betty Boop

The film opens with a New York montage, as a voiceover in mock period style introduces the story of "a romantic hardworking New Yorker, an independent girl who wants nothing more than to put her feet up and marry a handsome millionaire." Desirée Goyette sings "Just Give 'Em Your Boop-Oop-a-Doop" over the opening credits.

The Slammer

Making three appearances in the opening credits of the first four series is British Illusionist Andrew Van Buren, presenting his version of the Miss Made Girl illusion, a flower production & "featured backstage" behind a piece of falling scenery.

The Surgeon

Kid You're A Dreamer by Perth band The Panics from their first album A House on a Street in a Town I'm From was used as the opening credits theme music for the series.

The World Is Hot Enough

In addition to the James Bond-like opening credits and theme song, the movie contains references to Back to the Future and Terminator.

Thomas Middleton

The Revenger's Tragedy was adapted into Alex Cox's film Revengers Tragedy, the opening credits of which attribute the play's authorship to Middleton.

Tumbleweed

(One example is in the opening credits of the film The Big Lebowski.)

Where Are We Runnin'?

Where Are We Runnin'? is used in the opening credits for the German TV series Heldt.

Worker and Kolkhoz Woman

It can be seen in the opening credits of the film Red Heat, as well as many of the Russian films released by the Mosfilm studio itself.

Yogi Rock

Images of Sojourner approaching Yogi used in the opening credits of Star Trek: Enterprise made that television program the first science fiction television or film production in history to use footage taken on another planet.

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

The film uses many elements from Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat", and acknowledges this influence in the film's opening credits.