Packet 9: Tossup 22

This film depicts the death of a businessman by dollying towards his bloody face, after a shot looking down at his body sprawled on an escalator in a metro station. In this film, one of the people who laugh at a punchline about a Mexican being shoved out of an airplane is played by Rik Mayall (15[1])(“MAY-all”). This film’s end credits congratulate Princess Diana on her marriage (15[1])to Prince Charles. In November 2018, Joe Rogan posted an Instagram photo of a replica of this film’s most notable prop placed next to his golden (*) retriever. All the songs on this film’s soundtrack are titled for the same object, such as the Van Morrison (10[1])song that plays over its sex scene and the doo-wop song that plays over its ridiculously (10[1])abrupt end credits. The inaugural Oscar for Best Makeup went to this film’s artist Rick Baker, whose effects (10[1])for the (10[1])“Thriller” music video by this film’s (10[1]-5[1])director recreate (10[1])its (10[1])“transformation scene.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this John (10[1])Landis (10[1])comedy horror film about (10[1])a lycanthrope. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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