From: lee@soda.berkeley.edu (Lee Thompson-Herbert)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.mike-jittlov
Subject: Subliminals FAQ
LAST REVISION: Sept 1994
This is the sporadically posted Subliminals File For "The Wizard of
Speed and Time". This list was done over the course of several days,
using a field-accurate VHS VCR. LaserDisc users should be warned that
since the LD is in long-play format, you will *not* be able to see all
the subliminals unless you have an LD player with frame store capacity.
However, duplicates made from the LD _do_ contain all frames, and you
should be able to step through the subliminals if your VCR has a
sufficiently still pause.
Ordering info for LD and VHS copies *should* be in the regular FAQ, but
I won't make any claims, since I don't run that. Suffice it to say that
_I_ don't know where to order copies, so please don't ask me.
***Since is no longer IS a regular FAQ, I guess you can't look for
ordering info there. Post to the newsgroup. We love traffic here.
I'm sure we only discuss this very subject two or three times a month,
so _someone_ will know. ;}
DISCLAIMER: This is *not* the Official WoSaT Subliminals List! This is
only a list of the subliminals *I* found while watching the movie. The
two exceptions to that are noted [I cheated, Mike pointed them out to me].
The Official List will have to wait until Mike Jittlov has time to look
this one over and make any changes he sees fit. Feel free to point out
things I've missed. I'm sure I missed some.
Revision: All subliminals that were mailed to me have been attributed
to their contributors. [Gack, I'm learning bureacratese.]
Lee Thompson-Herbert lee@crl.com
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The Wizard of Speed and Time _Subliminals_List_
[This only works if you've seen Mike before, but the ongoing subliminal to
_me_ was: "How much hairspray *did* they have to put in Mike's hair for it
to stay down like that?"]
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["Film by Mike Jittlov" blows up]
MIKE
JITTLOV
[blank frames]
MIKE
JITTLOV
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X O X
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HAID
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OO
[with dots to look like crossed eyes drawn in]
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FLIM
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SIMPL
INEDIBLE
LEEDER
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X O
X O X
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X O
O
X O X
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X O
O X
X O X
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NAME
RANK
SERIAL NO.
[written at 90 deg. angle]
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STARM
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[defective clock sweep]
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BEEP
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[Animato]
--There's something written in above the Capital Records sign,
but I can't read it.
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[ticker tape]
READY....TO.....LAUNCH.....ANIMATO.....
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[Control room montage]
- HOT
LINE
- numbers counting down
[view screens]
- Apollo launch, satellite pictures, space walk, saluting astronaut,
something overlaid with lines and "4-52", arial shot of the LA basin,
stage seperation (either Gemini or Apollo), lunar rover, Houston MOCR
(Mission Operations Control Room), "The trench" in MOCR
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cool shot of light source and a reflector
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demon (?) face drawn over lightning bolts
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[sun burst after shot of capsule]
- magnetic sun patterns
- atom symbol
- solar flare patterns (taken in the UV range?)
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[after zoom in on lunar lander]
- astronaut in visor helmet
- flag planting
- profile shot, astronaut in visor helmet, "JITTLOV" written on suit neck
- footprint with "MIKE" written in--looks like Nike logo
- very large crowd
- "JITTLOV" in red LEDs, over photo of chip wiring
- Lunar module takeoff?
- astronaut floating midair, 'zapping' something in what looks like a
fish-eye lens photo of Mike's yard
- greek pillars "CAN"
- night shot of Apollo launch tower "DO"
- microscope picture of crystals?
- night shot, Disneyland?
- nebula "EVERY"
- solar flare (?) "THING"
- eclipse
- smiley face
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[after ANIMATO logo]
- blinking "JITTLOV" sign on top of building
- viking picture in cell holder on Mike's desk
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[Bookman: Don't talk to be about unknowns, I need STARS!]
starburst, title, galaxy picture in cell holder
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[on the Wiz Bike]
basket: SPEED
front piece: EGO
console: SONIC LASER
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[LISTEN to the words of "There's a magic place". Harsh.]
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[Time Tripper]
- pyramid drawn on top of building. (Seen as he blasts off)
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[photo montage]
- lots of impressive landscapes, clever fly-by shots
- spiral of film: MIKE JITTLOV
- interesting abstract: CAN DO
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[Bookman yelling about "You gotta have..."]
Every single shot Bookman yells about, sync'd with the diatribe.
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on would-be bike thief's arm: ON
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"Magic" photo shop
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Dora Belaire's office number: 666
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Background: poster of her in costume from Star Trek pisode "Gamemasters
of Triskellon."
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[As Mike is running from union to union, city shot]
- on top of building: UNION LAND
- top of smaller building: UGL
- further down same building: UNION GUILD LABOR
- written down side of building on far right: UNION
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[As Mike is riding home, voice-over]
WESTERN UNION
EASTERN UNION
SOVIET UNION
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[Mike's "So many things I could do..." sylliloquy]
pencil next to the script with _very_ small letters says:
TRUSTY
[thanks to Howard A. Landman (landman@hal.com)]
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[at the garage sale]
sign: GREEN WIZARD
MONETARY SUPPORT
HEADQUARTERS
ALL DENOMINATIONS
ACCEPTED
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[Mike's memories]
Way too many to list. Frame step them yourself to see Jittlov family
photos, Mike's photos, production shots from various shorts and other
oddities
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[IRS gets its share--with some interest!]
(written on bicycle basket)
SUBLIMINAL
INSPIRATIONALS
4 THOSE WITH
FREEZE FRAME
THE SUREST WAY FOR EVIL TO PREVAIL
IS FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO DO NOTHING
SHOCKING YET TRUE
SO I AM DOING SOMTHING NOW
COMMUNICATING AND ILLUMINATING
NEVER FEED A MONSTER
LEST WE BECOME ITS DESSERT
TO WHAT AM I ALLUDING?
--QUESTION AUTHORITY
-QUESTION NATURAL LAWS AND RULES
QUESTION ANYONE AND ANYTHING
DEMANDING YOUR TRIBUTE, YOUR
EARNINGS, YOUR FREEDOM, YOUR LIFE
REMEMBER
IT'S YOUR LIFE
AFTER
ALL
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[Mike meets Cindy and Tina in park]
Page's (Cindy's) school photos
Mike's school photos
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[Pizza shop]
read pizza list! items include Thai Curry Pizza, Green Crab Pizza
[Seth Cohn (scohn@nyx10.cs.du.edu)]
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[Written on white board behind tape recorder]
TUNA SATAY PIZZA
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[Film cans back at garage...]
s- on film cans: World's greatest effects and mud wrestlers from Mars.
Note that these cans are supposed to be from the dumpster... :)
[Seth Cohn (scohn@nyx10.cs.du.edu)]
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All of the titles on Bookman's board of film footage
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[signs at studio]
HOLLYWOD NO TALENT
STUDIOS THROUGH
THIS GATF
HOLLYWOD'S
GREATEST
DEFECTS
Closed Set
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Doorbell is Mike's belt buckle
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[Bookman trashes the set]
in the sparks:
a picture of a pheonix
A WORD
[lots of other words that I just can't read]
*Credit to Mike. I wouldn't have even looked here if he hadn't said
something.
in the flames on Bookman:
a dragon
devils
people arguing?
unicorn
pegasus
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[arial shot of studio lot]
- bullseye on top of building with IT'S A HIT!
- side of building in foreground: LET'S DO LUNCH
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[in the camera viewfinder]
WIZ
VIZ
TV SAFE [rotated 90 deg]
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[Bronson Film Cave signs]
NO HIKING
NO CAMPING
NO FILMING
NO FOOLING
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[curcuitry inside Cindy's heart necklace]
- little hearts drawn into curcuitry
- window frame: V-METER JITTLOV PATENT 681948
- scrolling in window frame: ENDLESS POWER
BRILLIANT
- pan shot over cucuitry: Mike's hands and reflection on the plastic cell
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[Mike jumping on wall]
- sign: INFERNAL REVINUE SERVICE
- impact flashes on wall:
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAS FOUGHT OVER A FIVE
PERCENT INCOME TAX! WHAT ARE YOU PAYING NOW?
AND WHAT ARE YOU PAYING FOR?
IT'S YOUR MONEY
AFTER ALL!
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GUYS, IS IT REALLY A SUBLIMINAL IF IT'S THIS
HARD TO READ??!
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[Mike on way to deliver film]
"Good Luck" in many languages on sidewalk.
(Mike would know...)
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[Bank Scene]
ATM - producers bank of mutual trust
[Seth Cohn (seth@scohn@nyx10.cs.du.edu)]
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[sky clears as Mike takes off with the film]
- viking face in the clouds
- another face [A statue? I think I've seen the original photo...]
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turn arrow points *right*, towards money billboard
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[Wizard short]
- WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES
OVER 7,000,000 SOULED
- Hollywood sign changes to WHOLLY ODD
- Wall phase thru uses sparkly letters: S H A Z W?
[Seth Cohn (scohn@nyx10.cs.du.edu)]
my guess would be "SHAZAM" here --Lee
- mailbox says STARVING FILMMAKERS
- Road signs:
+ an international NO symbol over a MacDonald's M.
+ WATCH OUT
JITTLOV AT WORK
- He manages to fold the map automagically!
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[on the walls of what looks kinda like Tiannamen Square]
TAXES BUILD OUR WALLS
[something I can't read at all]
TAXES
[in the flare]
NOTHING STOPS THE
CREATIVE SPIRIT!
- bright spot in the middle becomes a heart
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[On (Berlin?) wall]
NEVER FEED A MONSTER!
[a bunch of stuff I can't read]
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[montage of clocks]
USE
YOUR
LIFE
TIME
WISELY
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[photo montage]
HONOR
THY
PLANET
HELP
MAKE
THIS
WORLD
WONDERFUL
HERE
COME
THE
SUBLIMINALS!
CLIFF WATER
HANG ON I'M THINKING EM UP
MAY
ALL
YOUR
GOOD
DREAMS
AND
FINE
WISHES
COME
TRUE
[ballons] BUT WAIT--THERE'S MORE!
[sky divers] ENJOY LIFE
[jumping out of a ballon] DARE TO HAVE FUN
[Lincoln memorial]
THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
THERE IS NO PRESENT LIKE THE TIME
[liberty bell] ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT
[somthing I can't read]
FEELINGS
ARE EVERYWEHRE
BE GENTLE
AND HEALING
HEAL
QUEST FOR THE BEST
CREATIVE ARE CONSTANT SURVIVORS
BELIEVE AND KNOW YOUR HEALTH, WEALTH, WISDOM, LUCK, TALENTS,
LOVE AND HAPPINESS GROW BETTER WITH EACH HOUR
CREATIVITY IS OUR REASON FOR BEING
CREATION IS OUR HERITAGE
WILL POWER
SUPER CHARGED
THE JOURNEY OF 10,000 MILES BEGINS WITH BUT A SINGLE
GENEROUS DONATION
HERE IT COMES
CONCENTRATE AND ILLUMINATE
[Oscar photo] HI MOM + DAD!
[sphinx] LOVE AND LAUGHTER GOOD MAGIC FOREVER
[parthenon] DISCOVER YOUR GENIUS
CHERISH AND MAINTAIN YOUR FREEDOMS!
LOVE [more I can't read]
[statue of liberty] JOY TO YOUR WORLD
[paris] ADVANCE THE HUMAN SPIRIT
AND OF COURSE
HEAL
[diamond and rainbow] HAVE A GREAT DAY!
[fireworks] AND NIGHT!
[jewels] INFINITE GOOD LUCK
NOW
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[bottom of shuttle]
REACH FOR THE STARS!
SPACE AVAILABLE
- Enterprise! (the shuttle that never took off...)
[Seth Cohn (scohn@nyx10.cs.du.edu)]
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[in the torch flames]
- dragon
- wizard and girl with heart between them
- wizard and girl kiss
*Another credit to Mike. I didn't see these 'til he showed them to me.
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Mike is the low-scoring judge
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When Mike comes down a glitter-rainbow, he formes the letters (one at a time):
F-O-L-L-O-W-Y-O-U-R-D-R-E-A-M-S
[Thanks to John Huebner (jhh@world.std.com)]
- halo and wings on mike after rainbow...
[Seth Cohn (scohn@nyx10.cs.du.edu)]
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Just read the credits. [grin]
Added note: The voiceover at the end is *not* as amusing as the original.
What you hear over the credits is R.Kaye's fault, and it's a lot more smug
and self-congratulatory than Mike's original.
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