What Movie? And what was she doing? Out in 1967

in Cool Hand Luke

Here’s another one somewhat similar

Who said “He’s in the car?” Who was “in” the car? Why? What movie?

2...Letters From Iwo Jima?

But, I think the 2nd one is Paint Your Wagon. That movie was a financial disaster.
Not Eastwood's fault, though. He was in it but had nothing to do with the production.

I still recall "Wand'rin' Star" being a radio hit in Denver. I just looked into it, and was surprised to see it was released as a 45, b/w "I Talk to the Trees."

It didn't lose money, but it grossed $30 million in a budget of $21 million.
But, distribution costs were high; the long running time eliminated 2nd views; it was a musical when younger audiences had little attraction to musicals; and that $30 million took nearly 4 years to accumulate.
After it's movie run, residuals were pitiful as TV stations didn't think enough of it to tie up 4 hours of airtime.
It made the studio about 3% after fully absorbed cost.
Not a turkey like Ishtar, but pretty bad.

If not, I'll see if I can kick-start my brain.

what color is John Milner's (Paul LeMat) hotrod?

A cross between piss yellow and...

well done Mad_Dem_X!

most nights and had conducted climbing expeditions to the top of the local Holiday Inn sign.
One actor set fire to George Lucas' motel room.
Another night, Le Mat threw Richard Dreyfuss into a swimming pool, gashing Dreyfuss' forehead on the day before he was due to have his close-ups filmed. (Wikipedia)

Bonus points for coming up with both characters and actors.

The title card reads "Reefer Madness, formerly 'Tell Your Children.'"

I Got You Babe

(Martin Sheen ended up playing Capt. Willard)

Yes, a guess!

Besides Steve McQueen, who was Coppola's first choice, Al Pacino also turned down the role of Willard.

Steve McQueen was Coppola's first choice to play Willard, but he didn't want to leave America for three weeks, and Coppola was unwilling to pay his $3 million fee.

for casting. In Butch & Sundance he wanted to play Sundance and wanted the film credits as "The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy". The studio said no, McQueen walked. (supposedly)

Before there was NC-17 rating

Goodfellas to eliminate some scenes to avoid a NC-17 rating.

Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer were all considered. The role ended up going to a relative newcomer, who was it?

I always wanted to be a gangster!

I think Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) uttered that line near the beginning of the movie.

What the real-life name of the actor killed in the office by Anton Chigurh?

Did you see my reply # 47?

Some trivia-In the film There Will Be Blood, it was being filmed at the same area and time as No Country For Old Men. The derrick fire scene caused some much black smoke that NCFOM had suspend some filming.

Steven Root

He was the judge in Idiocracy, and the Swingline stapler guy in Office Space.

in Oh Brother Where Art Thou.

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(He later changed his mind & chose Christopher Waltz, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor)

QT seems to have frequent collaborators/stock players quite often in his films.

Harvey Keitel was in a lot of QT's movies.

I just realized the two films were shot five years apart. I saw the Mouse that Roared on television soon after it was released, but didn’t catch Dr. Strangelove until the early seventies.

MTR as a TV rerun, Dr. Strangelove on a big screen at a university film fest, though I was but a 11 or 12-year-old.

in Boogie Nights?

"Just cause people wanna eat the burger doesn't mean they wanna meet the cow"

Said by Chris Farley.

He was quoting his father, Brian Dennehy (Big Tom.)

What film?

in The Apartment? (based on the olive count)

(Before he died)

(Steve Martin ended up playing the lead role of Vinnie)