The Flowerpot Men's most successful and well-known song was featured in a film directed by who?
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The Flowerpot Men The Flowerpot Men were a British electronic music group that surfaced in the 1980s. This group featured electronic musician Ben Watkins (of Juno Reactor), Paul N. Davies (of Naked Lunch), and cellist Adam Peters. They recorded several EPs including "Alligator Bait", "Jo's So Mean" and "Walk on Gilded Splinters". Their most successful and well-known song, "Beat City", was featured in the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced and directed by John Hughes, and co-produced by Tom Jacobson. The film stars Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, a high-school slacker who spends a day off from school, with Mia Sara and Alan Ruck. Ferris regularly "breaks the fourth wall" to explain techniques and inner thoughts.
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Manjil Virinja Pookkal Manjil Virinja Pookkal (English: "Flowers That Bloomed In The Snow" ) is a 1980 Indian Malayalam musical romantic thriller film produced by Navodaya Appachan, written and directed by Fazil. It stars Mohanlal, Shankar, Poornima Jayaram . The original soundtrack was composed by Jerry Amaldev and cinematography was done by Ashok Kumar.
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Lizzie (1957 film) Lizzie is a 1957 drama film directed by Hugo Haas. The film is based on the novel "The Bird's Nest" by Shirley Jackson and stars Eleanor Parker, Richard Boone and Joan Blondell. The popular songs "It's Not for Me to Say" and "Warm and Tender" were written for this film, and performed by Johnny Mathis, who played a piano player/singer in the film. (Both songs were subsequently included in Mathis' fifth album, "Johnny's Greatest Hits"). The film was produced by MGM Studios.
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Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical-romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies".
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Hasu no Hana "Hasu no Hana" (Japanese: 蓮の花 , "Lotus Flower") (] ) is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction. The song was used as the theme song of the film "Close Range Love" (2014) starring Tomohisa Yamashita and Nana Komatsu. The version used in the film was given an initial release on October 8, 2014 digitally, followed by a single release featuring a different mix of the song on October 29, where it was paired with the song "Sayonara wa Emotion" as a double A-side single.
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Chattanooga Choo Choo (film) Chattanooga Choo Choo is a 1984 comedy film starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson and Joe Namath, directed by Bruce Bilson which was released on May 25, 1984. The film is inspired by the popular 1941 song "Chattanooga Choo Choo" originally recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra and featured in the 20th Century Fox film "Sun Valley Serenade".
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North to Alaska (song) "North to Alaska" is a 1960 hit song recorded by Johnny Horton which featured in the movie of the same name. Though Horton had sung several popular movie tie-in songs, this was the first one that was sung over the opening titles.
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Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (film) Painting the Clouds with Sunshine is the title of a Technicolor musical film released in 1951, directed by David Butler and starring Dennis Morgan and Virginia Mayo (singing voice was dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams). The film is a musical adaptation of the 1919 play "The Gold Diggers" by Avery Hopwood. It is the fourth film adaptation of the play, after "The Gold Diggers" (1923), "Gold Diggers of Broadway" (1929) and "Gold Diggers of 1933" (1933). The film features two songs from "Gold Diggers of Broadway": the title song and "Tiptoe Through the Tulips"; as well as a song from "Gold Diggers of 1933", "We're in the Money".
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Trapped in the Closet Chapters 13–22 Trapped in the Closet is a 2007 musical comedy-drama film directed by R. Kelly and Jim Swaffield and written by Kelly based on the song of the same name. Released in August 21, 2007, the film follows protagonist Sylvester, a man who in order not to get caught cheating decides to hide in his affair's closet.
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That's the Way of the World (film) That's the Way of the World is a 1975 film produced and directed by Sig Shore, starring Harvey Keitel, and features the music of R&B/Funk group Earth, Wind & Fire (who also appear in the picture as a fictionalized version of themselves). The film depicts the music business and the life of record executives. A soundtrack by Earth, Wind & Fire released in the same year eventually became one of the group's landmark albums.
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White Men Can't Jump White Men Can't Jump is a 1992 American sports comedy film written and directed by Ron Shelton, starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as streetball hustlers. The film was released in the United States on March 27, 1992, by 20th Century Fox.
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The Magic of Lassie The Magic of Lassie is a 1978 American musical drama film directed by Don Chaffey, starring Lassie, James Stewart, Stephanie Zimbalist, Pernell Roberts, and Michael Sharrett, with cameo appearances by Mickey Rooney and Alice Faye (in her final film appearance). James Stewart is featured in one of only three musical film roles that he played: the first was "Born to Dance" (1936) in which he introduced the Cole Porter standard "Easy To Love" and the second was "Pot O' Gold" (1941). This was also his final onscreen appearance in a live-action film. The screenplay and song score are supplied by the prolific Sherman Brothers of "Mary Poppins" fame. Their song "When You're Loved" was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Original Song" and was sung by Debby Boone. It is also the only musical film featuring Lassie.
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Rain or Shine (film) Rain or Shine is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Frank Capra and starring Joe Cook and Louise Fazenda. The film was adapted from a hit Broadway musical of the same name and was originally planned as a full-scale musical. Due to the public backlash against musical films (beginning in the latter part of the summer of 1930), all musical numbers were discarded before release. This move proved to be prudent as the film was a box office success, continuing the streak of hits Capra directed for the young Columbia Pictures studio.
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Norman (film) Norman is a 2010 drama film directed by Jonathan Segal. It stars Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Adam Goldberg, and Richard Jenkins. The film features an original score and songs by multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird. "Norman" began its theatrical release at various U.S. locations on October 21, 2011.
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He's a Woman, She's a Man He's a Woman, She's a Man (金枝玉葉) is a 1994 Hong Kong romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Peter Chan and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Carina Lau, Eric Tsang and Jordan Chan. Its many awards garnered include Best Actress at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards for Yuen and Best Original Song for 'Chase' by Cheung. The film was followed by a sequel, "Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?", released in 1996. The theme song is 'Chase' (追) was recorded in Cheung's 1995 album, "Most Beloved".
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Good as Gold (Red Rockers album) Good As Gold is the second full-length album from the Red Rockers, released in 1983 on Columbia/415. It contained the single "China," which peaked at number 53 on the "Billboard" 200. Other singles from the album were "Til It All Falls Down" and the title track, "Good As Gold." The music video for the song "Good As Gold" was filmed at the Alamo Village - the same location where John Wayne shot the film, "The Alamo".
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White Men Can't Jump (soundtrack) White Men Can't Jump is the soundtrack to the 1992 comedy film, "White Men Can't Jump". It was released on March 24, 1992 through EMI and consists of a blend of R&B, hip hop, and pop music. The soundtrack peaked at 92 on the "Billboard" 200 and 48 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and featured the single "White Men Can't Jump" by Riff, which peaked at 90 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
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The Man I Love (song) "The Man I Love" is a popular standard, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin. Originally part of the 1924 score for the Gershwin government satire "Lady, Be Good" as "The Girl I Love", the song was deleted from the show as well as from both the 1927 anti-war satire "Strike Up the Band" (where it first appeared as "The Man I Love") and 1928 Ziegfeld hit "Rosalie" after tryouts. It is the basis for the 1947 film "The Man I Love" starring Ida Lupino and Bruce Bennett and featured prominently throughout.
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Patch Adams (film) Patch Adams is a 1998 semi-biographical comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bob Gunton. Directed by Tom Shadyac, it is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book, "Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter", by Adams and Maureen Mylander. Despite being poorly received by critics and Dr. Adams himself, the film was a box-office success, grossing over twice its budget in the United States alone.
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Pete Kelly's Blues (song) "Pete Kelly's Blues" is a popular song featured in the movie of the same name. The music was written by Ray Heindorf, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song was published in 1955.
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Trainspotting (film) Trainspotting is a 1996 British black comedy crime film directed by Danny Boyle, and starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, and Kelly Macdonald in her acting debut. Based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 23 February 1996.