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Looking for Abraham Lincoln “cameos“/citations in Films or TV Shows
Hey guys, currently working on a paper where some more examples would come in handy, especially since i might expand on it for a bigger work eventually ... Can be real short sequences and everything ranging from “named for him“ to old photographs or other documents and the material classic/new, mainstream or obscure.
For example Hateful 8 using a (fake) letter of his or the tv series The 100 having a character by the name and the remnants of the Lincoln memorial displayed, that sort of thing. Would be neat if i could get some ideas from you guys
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08-03-2016, 09:15 PM | #2 |
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Family Guy count?
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08-03-2016, 09:24 PM | #3 |
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Would play citations help?
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08-03-2016, 09:26 PM | #4 |
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More than one appearance (in different forms) in Futurama I believe.
And a google out of curiosity mentioned one from Fight Club that you may have already thought of.
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08-03-2016, 09:30 PM | #5 |
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Sure, should work with similar theories/premises
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There's the classic film Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies.
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He was in the Lego Movie:
New 'Lego Movie' Trailer Debuts: Batman, Robots and Abraham Lincoln (Video) | Hollywood Reporter About 1:50 mark |
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Futurama and family guy are new to me ! Fight Club already on the list but thanks figured i'd leave out my list as it might be interesting for you guys as well to browse your memories If theres interest i could list some “cliff notes“ and the english language literature i used after ive finished the paper.
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I think he may have made an appearance in a movie called "Lincoln"
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Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Great movie.
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Definitely look at Topdog/Underdog by Suzan Lori Parks, it features two African-American brothers names Lincoln and Booth and Lincoln works as a Lincoln impersonator that people come to assassinate. On TV, look at The Savage Curtain episode of the original Star Trek. Mr Smith Goes to Washington has an early scene at the memorial and check out this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultur...braham_Lincoln
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The Comedy Central TV series Drunk History has had him pop up a time or two.
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Thanks That play sounds a great fit. yeah, the scene in “Mr Smith ...“ is brillant , the way the recitation/reading of the Gettyburg Address is staged is a goldmine. And yeah, depictions was easy in a way, though the more the merrier. Rather choose 10 out of 100 examples than 10 out of 11 getting “lincoln as idea/remnant/memory“ is the tough part . Ideally more stuff like Hateful Eight would be stellar, use of lincoln memorabilia of sorts as story tool or prop.
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I want to thank you for reminding me of those and curse you for ensuring ill waste time on youtube on catching up on them
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Wayne's World included a reference to "Babe-raham Lincoln"
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The remake of Planet of the Apes includes a notable scene at the memorial.
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Remember these twligh zones well:
The Passersby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Back There - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Also, in Holiday Inn there was a Presidents' Day song, with bing Crosby as Lincoln in black face. |
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I had to go look that one up.....oh, my.
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yeah, tv has been editing out for awhile. "After smearing her face in makeup, Linda, gruff and unnerved, huffs and comments, “For a month and a half I’ve been dreaming how pretty I was going to look tonight. Well, here is my punishment for thinking so well of myself." Last edited by AENeuman : 08-03-2016 at 11:57 PM. |
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He makes an appearance at the end:
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Ben Stiller used to play as Bruce Springsteen on his self-titled show on Fox years and years ago. If you check at the 2:48 mark here (Ben Stiller "Legends of Springsteen" - YouTube), you'll see him as Bruce Springsteen helping Abraham Lincoln with the Gettysburg Address.
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There was some video years ago that showed Lincoln getting his hat shot off, and then he ducks behind his seat for cover and fires back. I can't remember what it was from... It's annoying me a bit. It was like a Naked Gun type of thing.
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It was from the opening credits of POLICE SQUAD!, the TV series those guys did. "With Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln".
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Awesome. My own searches had failed to turn that up.
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