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00:00 - The video discusses the challenges director Richard Donner faced working with the child actors on the set of the 1985 film The Goonies. Donner was frustrated by the constant rewrites, unpredictable weather, and managing the rowdy group of young actors.

02:05 - The child actors, including Shawn Astin, Corey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, and Josh Brolin, were able to bring a lot of spontaneity and genuine camaraderie to their performances. Donner encouraged them to improvise and react naturally.

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00:37 The film "Jacob's Ladder" tackles themes of the aftermath of the Vietnam War, with the protagonist Jacob Singer, a traumatized Vietnam veteran, haunted by his dark and confusing past.

01:49 Jacob experiences distorted realities and hallucinations, leading him to question whether he is alive or dead.

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There are great movies, and then there’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit. This one-of-a-kind masterpiece seamlessly blends film noir with animated cartoons, earning its place as a timeless classic that redefined animation techniques still influential today. But the road to its creation was anything but smooth. The production sparked a rift between two powerhouse studios, sent the budget into a freefall, and left several key figures blacklisted in Hollywood amid escalating tensions.

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Here is a summary of the key points from the video "When the greatest film opening is actually a remake":

00:21 The opening scene in Inglourious Basterds, considered one of cinema's all-time greats, is actually a remake of a nearly identical scene that appeared over 40 years earlier in Sergio Leone's film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Joaquin Phoenix is laughing, and only he's in on the joke. Enigmatic, mysterious, misunderstood -- Joaquin doesn't care about what's expected of him, and he's led a unique career in Hollywood by following his own path. Before iconic roles in Gladiator, Joker and Her, Phoenix's un...

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