《《Be Up to Date (Short 1938)》》Storyline
On the deck of theHMS Providence, Barbossa announced their destination to the fearful crew - Whitecap Bay, home of mermaids ("sea ghouls, devil fish, dreadful in hunger for flesh of man"), and urged them to have courage for he King""s mission.Rocky, Adrian, brother-in-law Paulie (Burt Young), and Tony flew home from Moscow to the US (on a Soviet Aeroflot plane), where he was greeted on the tarmac by US flags and a band playing "Gonna Fly Now," and his young son Robert/Rocky Jr.A gladiator""s like a stallion, he must be pampered.You""ll be oiled, bathed, shaved, massaged, taught to use your heads.A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself.You""ll be given your ceremonialcaudas(a ail-like appendage of hair)....On certain special occasions, those of you who please me will even be given the companionship of a young lady.Before the tank went over a steep cliff edge (killing Vogel) in an exciting sequence, Indy rescued both Marcus and his father.2 million (domestically), from a budget of only $35 million.Comic book fans sent thousands (50,000) of letters o Warner Bros.to protest Michael Keaton""s casting as Batman.Jack Nicholson, portraying the Batman""s arch-enemy he Joker in Tim Burton""s comic-book blockbuster, took a stake in he film""s profits (and merchandising).