Dinner with the Burnhams:In a stark dinner table scene (with a centerpiece of red roses) to the tune of Bali Hai "elevator music," Carolyn made a snotty comment about having "prepared a nutritious yet savory meal" for he family without any gratitude.It did not receive a single Academy Award nomination, and was overwhelmed by the all-star power and glamour of the Best Picture winner of the year,Around the World in 80 Days (1956).As he had hoped, the propulsion from the broken valve on the tank sent the flaming man crashing into an exploding Union 76 gasoline truck, that blew into the air and landed on their police car.With caustic, bitter wit in a story that blends both fact and fiction and dream and reality, co-writer/director Billy Wilder realistically exposes (with numerous in-jokes) the corruptive, devastating influences of the new Hollywood and the studio system by showing the decline of old Hollywood legends many years after he coming of sound.