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Name of a film that was set in a skyscraper?

Please help me find the name of a film I watched as a boy. I will describe what I remember to you:

- It was on TV in (I am 90% sure) the 1980s, possibly very early 1990s.

- It was set in a skyscraper. The protagonist was male, and was talking (by radio?) with a woman. I believe she was sitting at a computer and giving him guidance. Many times we saw the computer display as she saw it. I don't remember if at any point the woman herself was visible, though.

- Lines I remember: Him: "There is no Level 13" (or words to that effect). Her reply: "Oh yes there is." (The stories of the building were called "levels".)

- The scene I remember best: The man was in an elevator. The elevator raced upward, and the "levels" were counted by a very rapidly advancing flip display, with white characters several inches high on a black background. The man wanted desperately to stop the elevator, and it only stopped around "Level" 120-something. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.44.12.221 (talk) 01:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

I doubt this is what you're thinking of since it was originally a theater release... but is it The Thirteenth Floor per chance? Dismas|^(talk) 06:52, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

This is the f-f-first episode of Max Headroom (1987). Or possibly the earlier UK TV movie for C-C-Channel 4, Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1985). Pepso2 (talk) 09:54, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

computer virus

hai friends i m new in wikipedia.welcome all in wikipeadia.this is my first queastion how find pc virus with out antivirus and how telete.and how stop yahoo booters attack plz, any 1 know tell the answers thanx for all visiters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jocker local (talk • contribs) 04:30, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

It would be better to post this on the Computer Ref Desk. StuRat (talk) 05:03, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Search "Free antivirus" on download.comNByz (talk) 06:28, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

playing chess makes people smarter

many people say playing chess makes people smarter. i would like links to some scientific research on how playing chess makes people smart. also some examples of how schools started chess programmes and the kids had better grades and achievements as a result. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.121.36.232 (talk) 08:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

The article on chess as mental training might be a good place to start. It links to a couple of studies. ---Sluzzelin talk 13:38, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

FIFA ranking

Bonjour,

I've seen that there are 208 countries at the FIFA.

But in the ranking of March, there are only 207 teams.

Do you know why there is this difference?

Thank you.

130.79.229.160 (talk) 08:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

For the benefit of other editors, the OP may be referring to the article FIFA, which states that there are 208 member countries, and looking at the current FIFA World Rankings, which are shown here. The last page of that list shows seven countries tied for 201st place, which would indeed point to a total of 207 countries on the list. Current FIFA members are listed at List of men's national football (soccer) teams#Current FIFA affiliates, but I'm not going to be the one to reconcile the lists, sorry. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 09:19, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

From the FIFA : "L'équipe de São Tomé e Principe n'a pas joué depuis plus de 4 ans. C'est pour ça qu'elle n'est pas classée." 130.79.229.160 (talk) 10:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Confirmed in the article on São Tomé and Príncipe national football team: "It is a member of CAF, but as it has not played a match in more than four years, has been removed from the FIFA World Rankings list." ---Sluzzelin talk 13:35, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

... and before anyone sets out to include this exclusion in the World Rankings article (as I was about to do), the information was already there, tucked away under FIFA_World_Rankings#Assessment_period. Apparently they were removed from the list in December 2007, the point in time at which their last match lay four years back, and now they haven't played in over five years. ---Sluzzelin talk 17:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Name of a film that has Goldie Hawn in it

She is in the role of a woman kidnapped by a bank robber at the beginning of that film. I cannot the name of the movie. Please help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.0.50.157 (talk) 14:34, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

IMDB is your friend. She's appeared in about 30 films it seems so you shouldn't have trouble finding it (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000443/). Without knowing (or looking) based on the film-titles alone my guess would be 'The sugerland express' 194.221.133.226 (talk) 14:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

The film I remember isn't there! I'm not sure what's wrong, but that list is obviously not enough. In that film Goldie Hawn fell in love with the bank robber or something... Anyone remember the name, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.0.50.157 (talk) 14:59, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Would this be the one you are talking about??? BigDunc^Talk 16:22, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

That's not it. :( I think she's older in the film I'm trying to find. At the end of the film her husband taught her to drive a car I think. Has anyone watched this film before? :( —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.0.50.157 (talk) 16:27, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

The Out-of-Towners? ---Sluzzelin talk 16:28, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

No, not it. :( The driving lesson was only a small detail I remember at the end of that film. Her husband didn't appear during most of the film. The main content is that she and a bank robber ran away. He was the bad guy at first but she turn him into a good guy. something like that. more help please, 117.0.50.157 (talk) 16:35, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Seems Like Old Times (film)? --Elliskev 16:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Still not it. :( I checked all the films on the list of her article. The film I mentioned seems to be missing. I don't know why. :( 117.0.50.157 (talk) 17:03, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Bird on a Wire (film)? DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

The questioner has repeated that the movie in question is not in the list of movies that Goldie Hawn was in. Therefore, it is highly likely that the questioner is confusing Goldie Hawn with another actress. -- kainaw™ 19:55, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, generally speaking, if it's not listed on IMDB, it doesn't exist -- it's not perfect, but it seems highly unlikely to me that IMDB wouldn't have data on a Goldie Hawn movie. (The other likely option is that it is Goldie Hawn, but the original poster is confusing two films with each other or otherwise misremembering. That's certainly happened to me -- and looking for a film that doesn't exist because I've pretty much made it up in my head can drive me nuts...) -- Captain Disdain (talk) 09:55, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

That reminds me of an episode of Little Britain, where a customer goes to a video store, describes a movie in great detail (except for the name), and asks if they have it in stock. When the clerk replies that no such movie has ever been made, the customer elects to wait in the video store, until it is made. StuRat (talk) 19:21, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

So who looks like Goldie Hawn? Well there's always Kate Hudson (her daughter). Is she the actress you're thinking of? She's been in a handful of films. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005028/ ny156uk (talk) 20:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

The question reminded me of Overboard. Kurt Russell wasn't exactly a bank robber, but he did keep Goldie Hawn confined for a while by takign advantage of her amnesia; he considered she was the bad guy, but love conquered all in the end. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:34, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

With Bandits, you get not one, but two bank robbers falling in love with their kidnap victim (Cate Blanchett). Clarityfiend (talk) 01:54, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

After a bit of Googling, I spotted The Secret Life of Archie's Wife, also known as Runaway Heart. The details on that are a little scarce, and I'm pretty sure it's not a very good movie, but the IMDB plot summary seems to fit your description reasonably well. Furthermore, it stars Jill Eikenberry, who looks kind of like Goldie Hawn. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 10:19, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Click, the movie -- can't understand word

Question: I can't understand a certain word in the film Click. Adam Sandler says something to his son, "Ben," played by Jonah Hill. Ben replies something that sounds like this:

"Maybe if you would take me like to Pilottie's like you said you would, people wouldn't think I was Rosie O'Donnell."

My question is: what is Pilottie's," or Bilottie's? What is that word? Is it the name of a gym or health club, perhaps?

Here is the relevant clip on YouTube: [1]. It is at about 4.5 or 5 minutes into the 10 minute clip. Bus stop (talk) 15:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

See pilates. -- kainaw™ 15:47, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh, great! Thank you. I didn't know it was pronounced: [2] Bus stop (talk) 15:55, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

song in commercial

In 2007 or 2008, I saw this commercial for Pringles Select chips. The music featured on the commercial sounded like it was Latin. The singer was sounding like, "Eeyah, under the sun." What's the real name of the song, and who sings it? Anyone know?72.229.135.200 (talk) 23:01, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Here it is: [3]. I don't know anything about it. But somebody else was also curious about it: [4]. Bus stop (talk) 23:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

There is someone claiming to have sung it on adtunes and whatsthatcalled agrees with adtunes that it was a commission track made specifically for the advert, whether this is true or not I don't know. Nanonic (talk) 23:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)