Re: About that Belloq eating a fly scene....

Posted by raider from ppp02-204.algx.iadfw.net on October 04, 1999 at 18:58:13:

In Reply to: About that Belloq eating a fly scene.... posted by Brett (Maverick) Lambert on October 04, 1999 at 06:23:34:

Most people believe paul freeman actually ate the fly. I don't think this is true. Remember, a fly is too fast for the naked eye to watch closely. Have you ever swatted at a fly thinking you had killed it only to find it wasn't there after you lifted your fly swatter/rolled newspaper? Have you ever caught a fly in the air with your hand? No, it's too fast for you to see clearly. I believe the fly flew away when freeman spoke. If he had actually swallowed it, i doubt he would've continued with the scene. although, i know i'm in the minority on this. i think 9 out 10 fans believe he ate the fly. maybe, if there had been a wider shot you could've actually seen it fly away like i know it did. :P

: Ok, I'm sure everyone knows about that scene where Belloq eats a fly.
: "You give mercenaries a bad name." hehe. But how long did it take for
: you to notice that he DID indeed eat a fly. It took me like 100
: viewings to notice it, in fact, I only learned about this when I
: started searching for Indiana Jones sites back in September 1998 and I
: came upon this site (among others, of course). So, I'm asking how
: many people noticed it immediately and how many noticed it after a few
: viewings?

: P.S. When I went to a Raiders midnight screening, everyone went "Ewww"
: at that fly scene. I was surprised many people noticed

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