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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Steve203 ⎊❂🐝 HONORARY
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Date: 11/10/26 4:31 PM
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If you mean 12 O'Clock High,

No, "MacArthur", which came out in 1977.

MacArthur (1977) Official Trailer #1 - Gregory Peck Movie HD

YouTube: MacArthur (1977) Official Trailer #1 - Gregory Peck Movie HD (Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers)

As luck would have it, that movie came out when I was finishing up my BBA, and working part time at Radio Shack. One of the other guys working in the store mentioned his dad was in the US diplomatic service, and they had lived in the Philippines for several years. He said that, to that day, MacArthur was a national hero to Filipinos.

Now, you may not have seen any adverts for it, because the "wise" seem to think all the money is in CGI "superhero" movies, but there is a biopic about Jimmy Stewart's WWII service in theaters now. I have read that, when he did the breakdown scene in "It's a Wonderful Life", he let his PTSD out of the box he had learned to keep it in, to produce the shaking and sobbing.

JIMMY Official Trailer 2 (2026) KJ Apa

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