Coleman Francis: Difference between revisions

 

* [[Book Ends]] - Almost certainly unintentional, but his first film, ''The Beast of Yucca Flats'' starts with {{spoiler|Lanell Cado's character being killed by the mutated Dr. Javorsky}}, and his last film, ''Red Zone Cuba'' ends with {{spoiler|another character played by Cado being fatally wounded in a shoot-out}}.

** Francis himself narrates ''Beast'', appears as a gunman at the end of ''Skydivers'', is in the plane with the sniper in ''Beast'', and plays the lead in ''Cuba''--a performance only enjoyable due to his [[Celebrity Resemblance|physical resemblance]] to [[The Three Stooges|Curly Howard]].

* [[Dull Surprise]] - A disease endemic among Coleman Francis' casts.

* [[Leave the Camera Running]] - Used far too many times to count - the scene where Griffin tries to put up the roof of the convertible in ''Red Zone Cuba'' comes to mind.

{{quote|'''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Servo]]''': "Ok, I'm just a bush, you can pan away from me now."}}

* [[Prop Recycling]] - Alleged actor Eric "I ''like'' coffee!" Tomlin's white Ford Ranchero appears in both ''Yucca Flats'' and ''Skydivers''.

** In ''[[Red Zone Cuba]]'', the above-mentioned convertible shows up again later (this time with its top up) as a police car.

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