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From: pleasant@topaz.ARPA (Mel Pleasant)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Great opening and closing film credits
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Date: Mon, 8-Apr-85 01:40:21 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  8 01:40:21 1985
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> From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
> There are some films over the years that have made a unique art
> form out of opening and/or closing credit sequences.  In some
> cases, they turn out to be even more creative than the rest
> of the film.  I'm curious as to which films the community 
> has found to be the most memorable when it comes to credit
> sequences (at either the beginning and/or the end).

Back when I was an undergraduate, a group of us, all from the Music
Department, went to see a movie called "Kentucky Fried Movie".  As far as we
were concerned, the movie bombed.  However, as the crowd left during the
closing credits, we sat there doubled over in laughter at the performance of
the closing music behind the credits.  If I remember correctly, a woman was
performing her version of "At the Copa Cabana".  It was an exceptional
performance when you consider that she was purposely making mistakes;
dropping lines, forgetting words, singing out of key, etc...  To top it off,
her pianist did a great job staying with her while making mistakes of his
own.  The next time you see the movie around go see it, if only for the
closing credits......
-- 

-Mel Pleasant
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