Friday, February 12, 2016

bullhead o'reilly

Ah, IMDB. As some of you may know, the Internet Movie Data Base has a sub-section devoted entirely to something called "wacky credits". I think i've found the wackiest of all time (and not in the way they mean). In the two-part television episode "The Great Invasion" from 1966's SHANE, actor e.j. andre plays a character named bullhead o'reilly. It's the only time the character ever appears in the series. Simple enough...but wait! As listed on IMDB, in part 1 e.j. receives "credit only". In part 2, e.j. is listed as "uncredited". If that sounds confusing, let me fail to clear it up by explaining that what they mean is that andre DOESN'T appear in part 1 (even though he's given credit), and DOES appear in part 2 (even though he doesn't receive credit). In other words, he wasn't there when he was there, and he was there when he wasn't there. Everybody clear? Aside from violating any number of the laws of time and space, this presumptive mistake is the most fascinating credit snafu i've ever seen. Is it IMDB's error? A boner in the original show credits? Is there any possible way it could be true?? If so, SHANE was decades ahead of its time in terms of post-modern irony. Any fans out there who can clear this up?
Yes, i need to get out of the house more...but scroll down yourself! If you dare...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0029191/?ref_=tt_cl_t8

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