document_title: The Parent Trap (1998 film)

question_text: who plays annie and hallie in parent trap

text: The Parent Trap (1998 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: In 1986, American Nick Parker (Dennis Quaid) and Briton Elizabeth James (Natasha Richardson) meet and get married during an ocean cruise on the RMS Queen Elizabeth II. After the birth of their twin daughters—Annie and Hallie (Lindsay Lohan)—Nick and Elizabeth get a divorce. The divorcing couple agrees that each parent will raise one of the twins without telling her about her sister, and thereafter lose contact with one another. Nick raises Hallie in Napa Valley and becomes a wealthy wine grower, while Elizabeth raises Annie in London and becomes a famous and successful wedding gown designer.

text: In 1998, Nick and Elizabeth coincidentally enroll their daughters at the same all-girls summer camp in Maine called Camp Walden. Hallie and Annie first meet at the end of a fencing match, when they remove their masks and see that they look exactly alike. A comical hostility between the two girls leads to a brief prank war that ends when the camp director and her assistant fall into one of Hallie's traps, leading the director to send the girls to the "Isolation Cabin," separating the two girls from the rest of the campers.

text: Living together in the Isolation Cabin, Hallie and Annie discover they were born on the same day, and each has half of a torn wedding photograph of their parents. Realizing with delight they are twins, the girls hatch a plan to meet their previously unknown parents and ultimately reunite them once they decide to reveal their true selves. Each girl trains the other to impersonate her, Hallie cutting Annie's hair and piercing her ears, with the intent to switch places at the end of summer camp.

text: When camp is over, the twins put their plan into action. Hallie, pretending to be Annie, goes to London to meet her mother, her maternal grandfather, Charles, and the James family's butler, Martin (Simon Kunz). Annie, pretending to be Hallie, goes to Napa to meet her father, her dad's housekeeper, Chessy (Lisa Ann Walter), their dog Sammy, and Nick's young, opportunistic fiancée, Meredith Blake (Elaine Hendrix), who is only interested in Nick's money. Distressed by Meredith's deviousness, Annie telephones Hallie and persuades her to bring Elizabeth to California to break up the engagement. However, Charles catches Hallie on the phone, and in California, Chessy figures out that Annie has been there the whole time instead of Hallie. Soon, everyone discovers the girls' identities, except for Nick and Meredith, who all remain unaware of the switch until their newfound family members surprise them.

text: To bring Nick and Elizabeth together, Hallie, Annie, Chessy, Martin, and Charles conspire to have them meet at a hotel in San Francisco by arranging for Nick to meet Meredith's parents and by not telling Elizabeth about Meredith. Nervous about meeting Nick, Elizabeth asks Martin to accompany Hallie and her to San Francisco. After a few comical mix-ups in the hotel, Nick and Elizabeth eventually see each other in an unexpected way. Nick finally learns about the switch, and the girls host a candlelit dinner for their parents, served by Chessy and Martin, on a yacht decorated to recreate their first meeting that was on Queen Elizabeth II. At dinner, Elizabeth mentions that Nick did not follow her after she left him, and Nick responds that he was not sure if Elizabeth wanted him to. They make plans for the girls to spend holidays together, but decide against resuming their relationship.

text: Dismayed, Hallie and Annie force their parents to take them on a camping trip—the annual outing Nick and Hallie take before school starts—while keeping quiet about which twin is which. Elizabeth coaxes Meredith into camping with Nick and the girls in her place, while she stays behind at the Parker residence. During the trip, the girls play various tricks on Meredith. It all boils over after the two execute their final prank of sending a sleeping Meredith and her airbed out on the lake by their camp. Meredith becomes enraged and gives Nick an ultimatum: her or his daughters. Finally seeing Meredith for who she truly is, Nick chooses the girls over her and breaks off the engagement. Although Annie and Hallie are both punished for their shenanigans, they accept it, as they are rid of Meredith for good. After they go inside and to their room, Nick remarks to Elizabeth, "I got to remember to thank them one day".

text: As Chessy has been away with Martin, on a two day picnic, Nick shows Elizabeth his wine collection, which includes the wine they drank at their wedding. Elizabeth is touched at first, but has a change of heart and returns to London with Annie, afraid of what could happen between Nick and herself. However, when Annie and Elizabeth get home, they find Hallie and Nick waiting for them, having flown there on the Concorde. They explain that they had realized they didn't want to lose Annie and Elizabeth again, and Nick finally chased after Elizabeth like he should've done the first time she left. Elizabeth is fearful of remarrying, but she yields to Nick's unwavering confidence, and Hallie and Annie look on happily as their parents embrace. A montage of photographs during the credits show Nick and Elizabeth getting remarried aboard the QE2, with the girls as bridesmaids and Charles, Martin and Chessy all in attendance, Martin and Chessy becoming engaged that same night.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text:
Dennis Quaid, as Nicholas "Nick" Parker, Annie and Hallie's father, a wealthy American man who owns a vineyard.
Natasha Richardson, as Elizabeth "Liz" James, Annie and Hallie's mother, a famous wealthy British wedding gown designer.
Lindsay Lohan, as Annie James and Hallie Parker, 11-year-old twin sisters who were separated after birth. Following their parents' divorce, they were raised separately with no knowledge of each other.
Simon Kunz, as Martin, the James family's butler, who falls for Chessy.
Lisa Ann Walter, as Chessy, the Parker family's housekeeper, who meets and falls in love with Martin. She also discovers that 'Hallie' was actually Annie after noticing her strange behavior.
Ronnie Stevens, as Charles James, Elizabeth's father, Annie's (and Hallie's) maternal grandfather. After he catches Hallie on the phone with 'Annie', she tells him about the switch at camp.
J. Patrick McCormack, as Les Blake, Meredith's father.
Joanna Barnes, as Vicki Blake, Meredith's mother.
Elaine Hendrix, as Meredith Blake, a 26-year-old young publicist who is planning to marry Nick for his money.
Polly Holliday, as Marva Kulp, Sr., the owner and manager of a summer camp.
Maggie Wheeler, as Marva Kulp, Jr., Marva Kulp, Sr.'s daughter and assistant.
Erin Mackey, as the Annie/Hallie acting double.
Molly Mueller as the Lohan double.

text: Lindsay's mother, Dina, and siblings, Michael, Ali and Cody, all appear in uncredited cameos at the airport. Michael also appears in the movie as a boy who accidentally winds up at Camp Walden, mistaking it for a boys' camp.

text: Joanna Barnes appeared in the original 1961 film as Vicki Robinson, the gold digger who is planning to marry the girls' father for his money.

text: The characters of Marva Kulp, Sr. and Marva Kulp, Jr. were most likely named after actress Nancy Kulp, who played the camp counselor in the original 1961 film.

text: The scene where Nick sees Elizabeth and leans over in the elevator is a repeat of Cary Grant and Irene Dunne's classic scene from My Favorite Wife.

text: Production[edit]

text: Principal photography started on July 15, 1997, in London, United Kingdom, and continued in Napa Valley, San Francisco, Lake Arrowhead, and Los Angeles, California.[5]

text: Music[edit]

text: The song used in the opening sequence in which glimpses of Nick and Elizabeth's first wedding is seen is Nat King Cole's "L-O-V-E". The song used in the end credits, in which photos of Nick and Elizabeth's second wedding is seen, is his daughter Natalie Cole's "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)".

text: The instrumental music featured prominently in the hotel scene where the girls and their parents cross paths serendipitously is "In the Mood", which was previously made famous by the Glenn Miller band. Later in the hotel, Hallie sings a few bars of "Let's Get Together", a tune from the first version of the film that was a hit for its star, Hayley Mills. The song is also quoted over the Walt Disney Pictures logo, and at the end of Alan Silvestri's closing credits suite.

text: When Hallie shows up at Annie's poker game at Camp Walden, the music used is "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood and the Destroyers.

text: The background song heard in the campfire scene is "How Bizarre" by the music group OMC.

text: The tune playing as Hallie and Annie are making their way up to the Isolation Cabin is the main theme from "The Great Escape" by Elmer Bernstein.

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
The Parent Trap

Soundtrack album by Various artists

Released
July 28, 1998

Label
Hollywood

text:
"L-O-V-E" – Nat King Cole
"Do You Believe in Magic" – The Lovin' Spoonful
"There She Goes" – The La's
"Top of the World" – Shonen Knife
"Here Comes the Sun" – Bob Khaleel
"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" – Linda Ronstadt
"Soulful Strut" – Young-Holt Unlimited
"Never Let You Go" – Jakaranda
"Bad to the Bone" – George Thorogood & The Destroyers
"The Happy Club" – Bob Geldof
"Suite from The Parent Trap" – Alan Silvestri
"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
"Dream Come True" – Ta-Gana
"Groovin'" – Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution
"Let's Get Together" – Nobody's Angel

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text: Film score[edit]

text:
The Parent Trap

Film score by Alan Silvestri

Released
September 1, 1998

Label
Hollywood

Alan Silvestri chronology

The Odd Couple II
(1998)The Odd Couple II1998
The Parent Trap
(1998)
Practical Magic
(1998)Practical Magic1998

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"The Disney Logo"
"Suite from The Parent Trap"
"Annie and Martin"
"Shake Hands, Girls"
"Like Twins"
"Changes"
"Hallie Meets Mom"
"Annie Meets Dad"
"Vineyard Suite"
"I Am Annie"
"Dad's Getting Married"
"Hallie Breaks the News"
"You'll Kill in It"
"Table for Two"
"She's Gone"
"Where Dreams Have No End"
"We Actually Did It"
"Finale"

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 86% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10 based on 50 reviews. The website's consensus states: "Writer-director Nancy Meyers takes the winning formula of the 1961 original and gives it an amiable modern spin, while young star Lindsay Lohan shines in her breakout role."[6] Metacritic gave the film a score of 64/100, based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]

text: Siskel and Ebert gave the film "two thumbs up".[citation needed] Critic Kenneth Turan called Lindsay Lohan "the soul of this film as much as Hayley Mills was of the original", going on to say that "she is more adept than her predecessor at creating two distinct personalities".[8]

text: Lohan won a Young Artist Award for best performance in a feature film.[9][10][11]

text: Box office[edit]

text: In its opening weekend, the film grossed $11,148,497 in 2,247 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #2 at the box office, behind Saving Private Ryan. By the end of its run, The Parent Trap grossed $66,308,518 domestically and $25,800,000 internationally, totaling $92,108,518 worldwide.[12] The film was released in the United Kingdom on December 11, 1998, and opened on #3, behind Rush Hour and The Mask of Zorro.[13]

text: Deleted scenes[edit]

text: The scene slots between Hallie and Martin meeting at Heathrow Airport, and Hallie meeting her mother and grandfather. Hallie is in a limo and they come across Buckingham Palace. She gets out and tries to get one of the guards to move. The guards then crowd around in formation as Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom exits Buckingham Palace in a car. The window rolls down and Hallie speaks to the Queen, getting confused with 'Your Highness' or 'Your Majesty' or whether to curtsy. The Queen promises not to tell a soul and moves off. Director Nancy Meyers had a difficult time getting the uniforms, location, and an actress to play the Queen. The scene was deleted due to pacing problems.

text: Another deleted scene appears in the trailer that debuted in 1998. The scene shows Hallie standing out on the deck of her vineyard-estate house. She sees a shooting star and sings the rhyme "Starlight, Starbright". Annie appears standing outside her window, too.

text: In the original draft of the script, many scenes are altered or deleted. An extended ear-piercing scene is in. While putting the needle through Annie's ear, Hallie screams and passes out. Annie gently smacks Hallie in the face, trying to wake her up. After Hallie wakes up, she asks Annie, "Are you bleeding to death? Did it hurt?" Annie tells her no to both questions and shows Hallie the needle again, and tells her to finish with the other because she (Annie) will not go through life with just one pierced ear. Hallie passes out again.[14]

text: In an extended scene, Elizabeth delves further into why she and Nick did not stay together long. She says, "I tried living in California, he tried living in London...". Hallie replies, "So you broke up?" Elizabeth tells Hallie that she and Annie were the best thing about the whole situation and they continue to stroll down the streets of London.

text: There is an extended ending where Hallie tells Annie: "You guys are going to love living in California." To which Annie replies: "California? You guys are going to love living in London." Then Hallie replies "London?" In the front yard, Sammy is barking to the poodle next door as Chessy and Martin are kissing and Charles is getting home.


document_title: Tappan Zee Bridge

question_text: when was the original tappan zee bridge built

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text: Tappan Zee Bridge

text: History[edit]

text: With the increasing demands for commuter travel taxing the existing bridges and tunnels, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had plans in 1950 to construct a bridge across the Hudson near Dobbs Ferry, New York. The proposal was overridden by New York State Governor Thomas E. Dewey, who wanted to construct a bridge to connect the New York State Thruway across Westchester to the New England Thruway. The Port Authority promised its bondholders that it would not allow any other entity to construct a river crossing within its jurisdiction, which reached to a point one mile (1.6 km) south of Nyack on the western shore of the Hudson River and across to Tarrytown[9] on the eastern shore. The bridge was built on a very tight budget of $81 million (1950 dollars), or $796 million in 2014 dollars.[10]

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text: A May 10, 1950 editorial in The New York Times suggested that a site in southern Dobbs Ferry or northern Hastings-on-Hudson, where the Hudson narrowed considerably from its three-mile (5 km) width at Tappan Zee, would be a more appropriate site, and suggested that Governor Dewey work with his counterpart, Governor of New Jersey Alfred E. Driscoll, to craft a compromise that would offer Thruway customers a discounted bridge fare at a more southerly crossing.[11] Two days later, Governor Dewey announced that the Port Authority had dropped its plans to construct a bridge of its own, and that the bridge's location would be close to the Tarrytown-Nyack line, just outside the Port Authority's jurisdiction. Dewey stated that World War II military technology would be used in the bridge's construction.[12]

text: The site of the bridge, at the Hudson River's second-widest point, added to construction costs. The site was chosen to be as close as possible to New York City, while staying out of the 25-mile (40 km) range of the Port Authority's influence, thus ensuring that revenue from collected tolls would go to the newly created New York State Thruway Authority, and not the Port Authority.[13][14][15] A unique aspect of the design of the bridge is that the main span is supported by eight hollow concrete caissons. Their buoyancy supports some of the loads and helps reduce costs.[16]

text: The bridge was designed by Emil Praeger of the Madigan-Hyland engineering firm. Captain Praeger helped develop floating caissons during World War II when the Allied forces needed to create and protect portable harbors for the 1944 invasion of Normandy.[17]

text: Construction started in March 1952 and the bridge opened to traffic on December 15, 1955, along with a 27-mile (43 km) long section of the New York State Thruway from Suffern to Yonkers.[18][19] New York State Governor W. Averell Harriman signed a bill on February 28, 1956, to officially name the structure the Tappan Zee Bridge.[20] In 1994, the name of Malcolm Wilson was added to the bridge's name upon the 20th anniversary of his leaving the governor's office in December 1974, though it is almost never used when the bridge is spoken about colloquially.[21]

text: The bridge is expected to be decommissioned in October 2017.[22]

text: Replacement bridge[edit]

text: The deteriorating current structure bears an average of 138,000 vehicles per day, substantially more traffic than its designed capacity. Unlike other major bridges in metropolitan New York, the Tappan Zee was designed to last only 50 years due to material shortages during the Korean War at the time of its construction.[23] The new bridge is intended to last at least 100 years.[24]

text: The collapse of Minnesota's I-35W Mississippi River bridge in 2007 raised worries about the Tappan Zee's structural integrity.[25] These concerns, together with traffic overcapacity and increased maintenance costs, escalated the serious discussions already ongoing about replacing the Tappan Zee with a tunnel or a new bridge.[26][27] Six options were identified and submitted for project study and environmental review.[28]

text: In 2009, the Tappan Zee Bridge was featured on The History Channel "The Crumbling of America" showing the infrastructure crisis in the United States.[29] Many factors contribute to the precarious infrastructure of the bridge, which has been called "one of the most decrepit and potentially dangerous bridges" in the U.S.[30] Engineering assessments have determined that "everything from steel corrosion to earthquakes to maritime accidents could cause major, perhaps catastrophic, damage to the span," prompting one of the top aides in the New York state governor's office to refer to the Tappan Zee as the “hold-your-breath bridge.”[30] A 2009 state report noted that the bridge was not built with a plan that was "conducive to long-term durability” and that the Tappan Zee’s engineers designed it to be “nonredundant,” meaning that one "critical fracture could make the bridge fail completely because its supports couldn’t transfer the structure’s load to other supports."[31]

text: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) studied the feasibility of either including a rail line across the new bridge or building the new bridge so a new rail line can be installed at a future date. Commuter rail service west of the bridge in Rockland County is limited, and the MTA studied expansion possibilities in Rockland County that would use the new bridge to connect with Metro-North's Hudson Line on the east side of the bridge along the Hudson River for direct service into Manhattan. On September 26, 2008, New York state officials announced their plan to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge with a new bridge that included commuter-train tracks and lanes for high-speed buses. The bridge was estimated to cost $6.4 billion, while adding bus lanes from Suffern to Port Chester was estimated to cost an additional $2.9 billion. Adding a rail line from the Suffern Metro-North station and across the bridge, connecting with Metro-North’s Hudson Line south of Tarrytown, would have added another $6.7 billion. The plan was reviewed for its environmental impacts.[32]

text: In 2013, the New York State Thruway Authority began building the new Tappan Zee Bridge to the north of the old bridge, which will be a double-span bridge (four lanes per span in opposite directions) with designated bus lanes.[33] Construction began as scheduled during 2013, with completion targeted for 2017.[34]

text: The northbound/westbound span opened on August 25, 2017.[35][36] Southbound/eastbound traffic will remain on the old span until fall 2017, when it will be shifted to its respective span.[37] After some delays, the project is currently expected to be completed by June 15, 2018[38] at a cost of $3.98 billion.[39]

text: Suicide prevention[edit]

text: From 1998 to 2008, more than 25 people committed suicide on the Tappan Zee Bridge, according to the New York State Thruway Authority.[40] On August 31, 2007, NYSTA officials added four phones – two each on the Rockland and Westchester sides – that connect callers via the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline crisis hotline to counselors at LifeNet or Covenant House.[41] Signs reading "Life is Worth Living" and "When it seems like there is no hope, there is help" have been placed on the bridge.[42] Suicide fencing and traffic cameras have also been installed along the bridge, and bridge staff have been trained in suicide prevention.[43] On October 14, 2012, Newsday reported that the Tappan Zee Bridge was called the Golden Gate Bridge of the East, and "The new Tappan Zee, which is in the works, will include fencing designed to thwart jumpers."[44]

text: The most famous and notorious suicides on the Tappan Zee Bridge are those of Scott Douglas on January 1, 1994, after murdering his wife, Anne Scripps; and on September 24, 2009, of his stepdaughter Annie Morrell Petrillo, who jumped from that same bridge to her death.[45] A US military employee jumped from the bridge to her death in 2010.[46]


document_title: The Lovely Bones (film)

question_text: who plays the killer in the lovely bones movie

text: The Lovely Bones (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: In 1973, 14-year-old Susie Salmon dreams about becoming a photographer. One day, Ray, a boy she has a crush on, approaches her at school and asks her out. As Susie walks home through a cornfield, she runs into her neighbor, George Harvey, who coaxes her into his underground den. Inside, Susie becomes uncomfortable and attempts to leave; when he grabs her, the scene fades until she is seen rushing past classmate Ruth Connors, apparently fleeing Harvey's den.

text: The Salmons become worried when Susie fails to return home from school. Her father, Jack, searches for her, while her mother, Abigail, waits for the police. In town, Susie sees Jack, but he does not respond to her when she calls. Susie runs home to find Harvey soaking in a bathtub. After seeing her bracelet hanging on the sink faucet near a bloody shaving razor, Susie realizes she never escaped the den and was murdered by Harvey. Screaming, she is pulled into the "In-Between", that is neither Heaven nor Earth. From there, Susie watches over her loved ones, unable to let go despite the urging of her new afterlife friend, Holly.

text: Investigating Susie's disappearance with Detective Fenerman, Jack thinks Susie was murdered by someone she knew. He researches neighbors and comes to think Harvey is the killer. Fenerman is unable to find any evidence pinpointing Harvey as a suspect, as Harvey cleaned up. Susie's sister, Lindsey, agrees with Jack's suspicions, but their casework takes a toll on Abigail, and Jack invites Abigail's alcoholic mother, Lynn, to move in with them. Feeling alienated from her husband, Abigail leaves for California. Susie, in her afterlife, learns that Harvey, who has now targeted Lindsey as his next victim, has murdered six other girls, including Holly, and that he stuffed Susie's body into a safe in his basement.

text: One night, Jack, carrying a bat, trails Harvey into the cornfield. However, Jack accidentally stumbles across Susie's friend, Clarissa. Her boyfriend, who mistakenly thinks his girlfriend is being assaulted, nearly bludgeons Jack to death as Harvey watches from a hiding spot. As Jack recuperates, Lindsey breaks into Harvey's house looking for evidence that he killed Susie. Upstairs, she finds a notebook containing a sketch of the den, a lock of Susie's hair, and news articles about Susie's disappearance. Harvey returns home and almost catches Lindsey in his house, but she escapes and rushes home to discover that her mother has returned. Not wishing to spoil her parents' reunion, she gives the book to her grandmother, who contacts the police. Harvey has already fled, having seen Lindsey running from his home – he takes the safe containing Susie's remains with him.

text: Susie's afterlife begins expanding into a larger heaven, and she is greeted by Harvey's other victims—now showing nine, including Susie. She resists Holly's urging to enter Heaven along with the others, claiming she has one final thing to do. Meanwhile, Susie's classmates Ruth and Ray are present when Harvey drives up to dispose of the safe at a sinkhole dump site. Susie returns to Earth and enters Ruth's body, causing Ruth to faint. Ray rushes to Ruth's aid only to realize she has become Susie. They kiss, completing Susie's last wish, and she returns to Heaven. Meanwhile Harvey dumps the safe in a sinkhole, leaving it to disappear in the muddy water as he drives away.

text: Sometime later, Harvey meets a young woman outside a diner and offers her a ride, but she rejects him and leaves. A large icicle falls from an overhead branch, hitting Harvey on the shoulder. He loses his balance on the ice and falls backward over a cliff to his death. Time passes, and Susie sees that her family is healing, which Susie refers to as "the lovely bones" that grew around her absence. As the film concludes, Susie finally enters Heaven, telling the audience: "My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name Susie. I was 14 years old when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. I was here for a moment and then I was gone. I wish you all a long and happy life."

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon, the main character and narrator.[5] She is a 14-year-old girl who is killed by her neighbor. Ronan was 13 years old at the time of her casting and filming. Ronan and her family were originally reluctant for Ronan to accept the role because of the film's subject matter, but agreed after meeting with Jackson.[6]

Evelyn Lennon as Susie (Age 3)

Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon, Susie's father, who becomes obsessed with his daughter's murder case.[7][8] Wahlberg stated that his role in the film encouraged him to be a more cautious parent with his three children and to talk to them more about "not talking to strangers."[9] Before Wahlberg's casting, Ryan Gosling was set to play the role but dropped out of the film in October 2007, one month before filming.[10] Gosling had gained weight and grown a beard for the role, but said, "The age of the character versus my real age [of twenty-six] was always a concern of mine. Peter [Jackson] and I tried to make it work and ultimately it just didn't. I think the film is much better off with Mark Wahlberg in that role."[7][11] Gosling later admitted that the real reason for his firing was that he had arrived for filming 60 lbs. overweight and sporting a beard, without having discussed the physical change with Jackson.[12]
Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon, Susie's mother. After Susie's murder, her mother despairs and abandons the family.[8][9] Weisz stated that playing the character and the film and novel's "uplifting theme" made her look at life as a "treasure" and the film gave her a "positive feeling" rather than a "depressed" one.[9]
Susan Sarandon as Grandma Lynn, Susie's grandmother.[13][14] Sarandon stated that her character is like a "comic relief" and that her character deals with the pain of Susie's death by drinking, smoking and shooting guns.[13][14][15]
Stanley Tucci as George Harvey, a serial killer who murders Susie.[16][17] Tucci stated that he had researched his role by watching documentaries and reading books by criminal profiler John E. Douglas about catching serial killers.[18] Tucci stated that his wife, Kate, had strongly urged him not to accept his role in the film because she felt, after reading the novel, that the subject matter was "too harrowing."[16]
Michael Imperioli as Detective Len Fenerman, the detective in charge of investigating Susie's death.[19]
Rose McIver as Lindsey Salmon, Susie's younger sister. She is the first to suspect that Harvey was involved in Susie's death.[9][20] Jackson cast McIver particularly because she was an unknown actress.[20] Mclver stated that she had read and been a fan of the novel before having been cast in the film.[9]
Christian Thomas Ashdale as Buckley Salmon, Susie's younger brother.[8]
Reece Ritchie as Ray Singh, Susie's love interest and friend who is strongly affected by Susie's death.[21]
Charlie Saxton as Ronald Drake, one of the murder suspects.[22]
Amanda Michalka as Clarissa,[23] Susie's best friend. Michalka was better known as a musician prior to her casting.[23]
Carolyn Dando as Ruth Connors, a classmate of Susie's.[20][24] Jackson stated that, after he had searched all over the world for the role, he ultimately chose to cast Dando, a relatively unknown actress, who was working as a waitress before her casting.[20]
Nikki SooHoo as Denise "Holly" Le Ang, Susie's best friend in Heaven and another of Harvey's victims.
Jake Abel as Brian Nelson
Thomas McCarthy as Principal Caden
Andrew James Allen as Samuel Heckler

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text: Production[edit]

text: In May 2000, Film4 Productions acquired feature film rights to Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones,[25] when it was a half-written manuscript. Producer Aimee Peyronnet had sought to attract studio interest to the manuscript, and an insider informed Film4's deputy head of production, Jim Wilson, of the project.[26] The company attached Luc Besson and Peyronnet's production company Seaside to the project, two years before the novel's release.[25] By February 2001, Lynne Ramsay was hired to direct and write the film adaptation of the novel.[27] In July 2002, Channel 4 shut down Film4, causing Hollywood studios and producers to pursue acquisition of feature film rights to The Lovely Bones, which had spent multiple weeks at the top of the New York Times Best Seller list. The film adaptation, which had been estimated at a budget of $15 million, remained with Channel 4 under its newly developed inhouse film unit, with Ramsay still contracted to write and direct. By October 2002, Ramsay was writing the script with fellow screenwriter Liana Dognini, with filming planned for summer 2003.[26] Author Sebold was invited by the producers to provide input on the project.[28]

text: Ramsay, who had read the novel in manuscript prior to publication, said in 2012 that her adaptation departed from it significantly. The scenes with Susie in heaven would have been depicted purely as her father's imagination. He would have become friends with Mr. Harvey, never suspecting him of having killed his daughter. "I really didn't like the My Little Pony, she's-in-heaven, everything's-O.K. aspect", she told The New York Times in 2012.[29]

text: In July 2003, the studio DreamWorks negotiated a first look deal with producer Peyronnet,[30] after DreamWorks co-founder Steven Spielberg expressed interest in the project.[31] DreamWorks did not acquire the rights to the novel, and Ramsay was eventually detached from the project as, she says, FilmFour wanted a version more faithful to the novel.[29] In April 2004, producers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens entered negotiations to develop the project.[32] Jackson described the book as "a wonderfully emotional and powerful story. Like all the best fantasy, it has a solid grounding in the real world."[33] By January 2005, Jackson and Walsh planned to independently purchase film rights and to seek studio financing after a script had been developed. The producers sought to begin adapting a spec script for The Lovely Bones in January 2006, with the goal of script completion and budget estimation by the following May.[34]

text: Jackson explained he enjoyed the novel because he found it "curiously optimistic" and uplifting because of the narrator's sense of humor, adding there was a difference between its tone and subject matter. He felt very few films dealt with the loss of a loved one.[35] Jackson foresaw the most challenging element in the novel to adapt was the portrayal of Susie, the protagonist, in her heaven, and making it "ethereal and emotional but not hokey."[33] Saoirse Ronan explained Jackson chose to depict the afterlife as depending on Susie's emotions. "Whenever Susie feels happy, Heaven is sunny and there's birds and everything. Whenever it’s not so great, it's raining or she’s in the middle of an ocean."[36] Jackson described the book's description of "heaven" as being an "In-Between" rather than a true heaven and said he was not trying to paint a definitive picture of Heaven itself.[35] "[W]hen Jackson created Susie's heaven, in a 1973 world, he went through the Partridge Family television show archives as a reference."[37]

text:
"[I] basically [added] more violence and suffering, [the audience] wanted far more violence [...] They just weren't satisfied [...] We got a lot of people telling us that they were disappointed with this death scene, as they wanted to see [the character] in agony and suffer a lot more, we had to create a whole suffering death scene just to give people the satisfaction they needed."

—Jackson to Reuters on re-shooting Harvey's death scene, November 2009[38]

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text: A 120-page draft of the script was written by September 2006.[39] In April 2007, the script was completed by Jackson, Walsh and Boyens; Jackson intended to direct. The three producers began seeking a studio partner to finance the film adaptation. Besides the major studios, smaller companies including United Artists were also contacted. New Line Cinema was excluded from negotiations because of Jackson's legal dispute with the studio over royalties from his The Lord of the Rings trilogy.[40] Jackson sought a beginning $65 million budget for The Lovely Bones, also requesting from studios what kind of promotional commitments and suggestions they would make for the film adaptation.[41]

text: By May, four studios remained interested in the project: DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Sony, and Universal.[42] The Lovely Bones was sold to DreamWorks for $70 million.[43] Paramount Pictures received the rights to distribute the film worldwide. Production began in October 2007 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and New Zealand.[5][44] Shooting in parts of Delaware, Chester and Montgomery counties, including Hatfield,[45] Ridley Township, Phoenixville, Royersford, Malvern and East Fallowfield,[46] lasted a few weeks, and most of the studio shooting was done in New Zealand.[39]

text: In December 2008, Brian Eno signed on to compose the film's score. Fran Walsh, a big fan of his work, suggested him to Jackson.[47] Jackson had called Eno to request use of two of his early tracks to evoke atmosphere for the 1970s scenes in the film. When Eno asked if he could compose the whole score, Jackson was surprised, since he had heard Eno did not like working on films. For the film's ending, Eno uncovered a demo he had done in 1973 and reunited with the vocalist to create a proper version for the film, commenting: "That song from 1973 was finally finished in 2008!"[48] In November 2009, Jackson stated that he re-shot new footage of Harvey's death scene after test audiences said it was not violent enough and wanted to "see more of Harvey in pain."[10][38] Jackson said it was important to him that the movie receive a PG-13 rating so that the film could appeal to the widest possible audience, despite the necessarily violent nature of some scenes.[10]

text: Release[edit]

text: Strategy[edit]

text: The Lovely Bones was originally scheduled for release on March 13, 2009, but it was delayed to December 11, 2009, as the studio became interested in releasing the film for "awards season," which gave Jackson an opportunity to make some effects shots larger in scope.[49] The film then received a limited theater release on December 11, 2009, in the United States.[50] The film was originally set to have a wider United States theater release on December 25, 2009 (Christmas Day),[51] as part of a campaign to build its momentum into January 2010.[52] In early December it was confirmed that the United States release date had been pushed back by three weeks to January 15, 2010.[51][53] Paramount and DreamWorks did not give a reason for the change of the release date.[51] The film premiered in New Zealand on December 26, 2009, and was released in the United Kingdom on January 29 and in other countries in January 2010.

text: According to the Los Angeles Times, Paramount invested $70 million in production and an additional $85 million in worldwide marketing and distribution.[53] In December 2009, the Los Angeles Times described the marketing and promotion of The Lovely Bones as having been a "heavy advertising campaign."[52] In late July 2009, as part of the promotion, Jackson talked about the film and screened a 4 1⁄2 minute clip at the San Diego Comic-Con International film festival.[37]

text: As part of marketing for the film, in August 2009, people were allowed to enter a contest to win a trip to Wellington, for the film's New Zealand premiere on December 14, 2009.[54] The offer included, if the winner lived outside of Wellington, one night’s accommodation and a voucher for flight or petrol to Wellington.[54] A teaser trailer was released in August 2009, days before the film's official trailer.[55] The official trailer debuted on the television series Entertainment Tonight and was released online shortly afterwards.[37][56] In August 2009, Jackson offered a "behind-the-scenes look" at the film and discussed elements (mainly violence) in the film's plot line.[57]

text: The Los Angeles Times reported that Paramount had originally expected the film to appeal to a "sophisticated, adult audience," but after poor revenue and average reviews, the studio decided to redirect the film to an audience in another age group.[52] Surveys showed that the film was favored more by females aged 13–20 than by any other demographic. Paramount began to screen the movie "aggressively for high school- and college-age girls" during its three-screen limited release.[52]

text: Box office[edit]

text: On December 11, 2009, the film was released on three screens in Los Angeles and New York. As of January 4, 2010, the film had grossed over $389,000 in the US.[3] Claudia Eller and Ben Fritz of the Los Angeles Times felt that it did poorly at the box office in the first few weeks of its release because of average reviews and negative word-of-mouth.[52] During its opening-weekend release on three screens, it earned over $116,616, an average of estimated $38,872 per-theater revenue.[3] The film's revenue placed it at thirtieth place on the box office chart.[3] In the film's second and third weeks of release, the film saw a decrease; in the fourth week, it had a 54.3-percent increase.[58]

text: When put into wide release on January 15, 2010,[15] it grossed $17,005,133 that weekend, ranking number three at the domestic box office. By the end of its run, The Lovely Bones had made $44,114,232 domestically, and $49,507,108 overseas, for a worldwide total of $93,621,340.

text: Home media[edit]

text: The film was released in the US on DVD and two-disc Blu-ray April 20, 2010 and in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2010.[59]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The Lovely Bones received mixed reviews from critics, although Ronan and Tucci were praised for their performances.[60] On review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 31%, based on 233 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It's stuffed full of Peter Jackson's typically dazzling imagery, but The Lovely Bones suffers from abrupt shifts between horrific violence and cloying sentimentality."[61] Metacritic gave the film a score of 42 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[62]

text: Ian Freer of Empire gave the film 4/5 stars.[63] Freer emphasized the "bold, daring original filmmaking, with arguably more emotional and intellectual meat to chew on than either the Rings trilogy or Kong."[63] Freer noted that, like The Lord of the Rings, the film "does a fantastic job with revered, complex source material" and that, since it is "as terrific on terra firma as it is audacious in its astral plane", it is "doubtful" that there would be a "more imaginative" and "courageous film" in 2010.[63]

text: Richard Corliss of Time wrote that "through [Peter] Jackson's art" and Ronan's "magic" the "obscenity of child murder has been invested with immense gravity and grace" and "like the story of Susie's life after death, that's a miracle."[64] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone felt that the film was "conveyed" in a "remarkable performance" by Ronan and described Tucci as being "magnificent as a man of uncontrollable impulses" to "help Jackson cut a path to a humanity that supersedes life and death."[65] Travers praised Jackson for building "jolting suspense." Despite praising the film, however, Travers noted that while the book "never flinched," the film does, and while the "business is being transacted" by Jackson with a "Lord of the Rings fantasy" the film "attunes himself to a family tragedy."[65]

text: Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film 2/4 stars, remarking that while "[Peter] Jackson gets the thriller scenes right", the "conceit of Susie trapped in a DayGlo world between the one she left and her final resting place, imparting lessons on coping with death, feels preachy."[66] Puig also described the film as having 'strike' "clashing tones" that veer from "lightheartedness to heavy-handedness."[66] Puig also criticized the film's computer-generated imagery, describing it as being "cheesy" and felt that it broke "no ground."[66] Kirt Honeycutt, of the Hollywood Reporter, described the film as telling "a fundamentally different story" which is "one that is not without its tension, humor and compelling details", but that "it's also a simpler, more button-pushing tale that misses the joy and heartbreak of the original."[67] Honeycutt also described Jackson as having transformed Sebold's "startling, unique novel about the aftermath of a terrible murder" into a story that's more "focused on crime and punishment."[67]

text:
"[Alice] Sebold's book would've had a tough leap to the multiplex no matter who guided it. But [Peter] Jackson is too enamored with the idea of mixing heaven and the heebie-jeebies, so he's made the skeevy equivalent of a Mitch Albom book with some pulp fiction pressed between its covers."

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News[68]

text: Stephanie Zacharek, of Salon.com, viewed the film as being "an expensive-looking mess that fails to capture the mood, and the poetry, of its source material" because "good actors fighting a poorly conceived script, under the guidance of a director who can no longer make the distinction between imaginativeness and computer-generated effects."[69] Todd McCarthy, of Variety, felt that Jackson had undermined the "solid work from a good cast" with "show-offy celestial evocations" that "severely disrupt the emotional connections with the characters."[70] McCarthy stated that he felt that the film, overall, was a "significant artistic disappointment."[70] Joe Neumaier, of New York Daily News, described Jackson as having "siphoned out all the soulfulness" that made the author's "combination thriller/afterlife fantasy a best-seller" and that the film was "a gumball-colored potboiler that's more squalid than truly mournful."[68] Neumaier also wrote that the film and Jackson "wasted" a "good cast."[68] Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 1.5 stars out of 4, calling it "deplorable", and criticizing the apparent message that Susie's murder eventually made her happier. He was also critical of the film's portrayal of Heaven, which he compared to "happy gathering of new Facebook friends". However, he praised the acting, stating that "this whole film is Jackson's fault".[71]

text: According to the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), the rating given to The Lovely Bones received 24 objections, more than any other movie in 2010. The BBFC report states, "Many found the film to be a shocking and upsetting experience. The scene in which young Susie is entrapped by the killer, and the subsequent sequence in which the killer soaks in a bath after the murder, were compared by some complainants to scenes in ‘18’ rated horror films." The BBFC rated the movie a 12A, and many complained that the movie was upsetting for a younger audience. Nevertheless, the BBFC defended its rating: "The Lovely Bones lacked any explicit detail of the murder and any sexual elements were downplayed. The audience’s sympathies remain entirely with the family and the film had many positive messages about life."[72][73][74][75][76]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award
Category
Nominee
Result

7th Irish Film and Television Awards
Best Leading Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Won

63rd British Academy Film Awards[77]
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Saoirse Ronan
Nominated

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Stanley Tucci
Nominated

82nd Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor

67th Golden Globe Awards[78]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

16th Screen Actors Guild Awards[79]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

36th Saturn Awards

Best Supporting Actress
Susan Sarandon
Nominated

Best Supporting Actor
Stanley Tucci
Nominated

Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Saoirse Ronan
Won

2009 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards[80]
Best Supporting Actor
Stanley Tucci
Nominated

Best Art Direction
The Lovely Bones
Nominated

2009 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[80]
Best Actress
Saoirse Ronan
Nominated

Best Young Actor/Actress
Won

Best Supporting Actor
Stanley Tucci
Nominated

Best Art Direction
The Lovely Bones

Best Cinematography

Best Visual Effects

tag: table


document_title: Lil Wayne albums discography

question_text: when did lil wayne drop his last album

question_tokens: when did lil wayne drop his last album

text: Lil Wayne albums discography

text: Studio albums

text:
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title

Album details

Peak chart positions

Sales

Certifications

US[5]

USR&B[6]

USRap[7]

AUS[8]

CAN[9]

FRA[10]

IRL[11]

NZ[12]

SWI[13]

UK[14]

Tha Block Is Hot

Released: November 2, 1999[15]
Label: Cash Money, Universal
Formats: CD, LP, cassette

3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

US: 1,402,000[16]

RIAA: Platinum[1]

Lights Out

Released: December 19, 2000[17]
Label: Cash Money, Universal
Formats: CD, LP, cassette

16
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

RIAA: Gold[1]

500 Degreez

Released: July 23, 2002[18]
Label: Cash Money, Universal
Format: CD, LP, digital download

6
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

RIAA: Gold[1]

Tha Carter

Released: June 29, 2004[19]
Label: Cash Money, Universal
Format: CD, LP, digital download

5
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

US: 878,000[20]

RIAA: Gold[1]

Tha Carter II

Released: December 6, 2005[21]
Label: Cash Money, Universal
Formats: CD, LP, digital download

2
1
1
—
26
—
—
—
—
—

US: 1,400,000[22]

RIAA: Platinum[1]

Like Father, Like Son(with Birdman)

Released: October 31, 2006[23]
Label: Cash Money, Universal
Formats: CD, LP, digital download

3
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

RIAA: Gold[1]

Tha Carter III

Released: June 10, 2008[24]
Label: Cash Money, Universal Motown
Format: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
1
47
1
25
34
10
17
23

US: 3,800,000[25]

RIAA: 3× Platinum[1]
BPI: Gold[26]
MC: 2× Platinum[27]

Rebirth

Released: February 2, 2010[28]
Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown
Format: CD, LP, digital download

2
1
1
51
5
86
45
33
15
24

US: 778,000[29]

RIAA: Gold[1]

I Am Not a Human Being

Released: September 27, 2010[30]
Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Motown
Format: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
1
60
4
167
84
—
46
56

US: 953,000[29]

RIAA: Gold[1]

Tha Carter IV

Released: August 29, 2011[31]
Label: Cash Money, Young Money, Universal Republic
Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
1
9
1
14
19
8
9
8

US: 2,296,000[32]
World: 3,500,000[33]

RIAA: 2× Platinum[1]
BPI: Silver[26]

I Am Not a Human Being II

Released: March 26, 2013[34]
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
Formats: CD, LP, digital download

2
2
1
43
5
24
85
—
35
29

US: 529,000[35]

RIAA: Gold[1]
MC: Gold[27]

Free Weezy Album

Released: July 4, 2015[36]
Label: Young Money, Republic
Formats: Streaming audio

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

Tha Carter V

Released: September 28, 2018
Label: Young Money, Republic, Universal
Formats: CD, LP, digital download

1
1
1
6[37]
1
—
5[38]
3[39]
12
5

US: 141,000[40]

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

text: Compilation albums

text:
List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title

Album details

Peak chart positions

Certifications

US[41]

USR&B[42]

USRap[43]

We Are Young Money(as part of Young Money)

Released: December 21, 2009[44]
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
Formats: CD, digital download

9
3
1

RIAA: Gold[45]

Rich Gang(as part of Rich Gang)

Released: July 23, 2013[46]
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
Formats: CD, digital download

9
2
2

Rise of an Empire(as part of Young Money)

Released: March 11, 2014[47]
Label: Young Money, Cash Money, Republic
Formats: CD, digital download

7
4
2

text: Extended plays

text:
List of extended plays

Title

EP details

The Leak

Released: December 25, 2007[48]
Label: Cash Money
Formats: Digital download

In Tune We Trust

Released: July 5, 2017[49]
Label: Young Money
Format: Streaming audio

text: Mixtapes

text:
List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions

Title

Album details

Peak chart positions

US[5]

USInd.[50]

USR&B[6]

USRap[7]

SQ1(with Sqad Up)

Released: 2002[51]
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

SQ2(with Sqad Up)

Released: 2002[52]
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

SQ3(with Sqad Up)

Released: 2002[53]
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

SQ4(with Sqad Up)

Released: 2002[54]
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

SQ5(with Sqad Up)

Released: 2003[55]
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

SQ6(with Sqad Up)

Released: 2003[56]
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

SQ6: Tha Remix(with Sqad Up)

Released: 2003[57]
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

SQ7 (10,000 Bars)(with Sqad Up)

Released: 2003[58]
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Da Drought

Released: 2003[59]
Label: Cash Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Da Drought 2

Released: 2004[60]
Label: Cash Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

The Prefix

Released: February 2004[61]
Label: Cash Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Young Money: The Mixtape Vol. 1(with Young Money)

Released: October 6, 2005[62]
Label: Young Money
Format: Digital download

—
—
—
—

The Suffix

Released: November 20, 2005[63][64]
Label: Cash Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

The Dedication

Released: December 13, 2005[65]
Label: On the Low
Formats: Digital download

—
—
93
—

Dedication 2

Released: September 4, 2006[66]
Label: BCD
Formats: Digital download

—
30
85
—

Da Drought 3

Released: May 11, 2007[67]
Label: Young Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Dedication 3

Released: December 16, 2008[68]
Label: Aphilliates
Formats: Digital download

111
12
28
9

No Ceilings

Released: October 31, 2009[69]
Label: Cash Money, Young Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Sorry 4 the Wait

Released: July 13, 2011[70]
Label: Cash Money, Young Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Dedication 4

Released: September 3, 2012[71]
Label: Young Money, Aphilliates
Formats: Digital download

—
—
56
—

Dedication 5

Released: September 1, 2013[72]
Label: Young Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Sorry 4 the Wait 2

Released: January 20, 2015[73]
Label: Young Money
Formats: Digital download

—
49
47
—

No Ceilings 2

Released: November 26, 2015[73]
Label: Young Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

T-Wayne(with T-Pain)

Released: May 18, 2017[74]
Label: Nappy Boy
Format: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Dedication 6

Released: December 25, 2017[75]
Label: Young Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

Dedication 6: Reloaded

Released: January 26, 2018[76]
Label: Young Money
Formats: Digital download

—
—
—
—

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.


document_title: Battlefield (video game series)

question_text: what is the newest battlefield game for ps4

text: Battlefield (video game series)

text: Gameplay[edit]

text: Battlefield series games usually focus on large, online multiplayer battles (with the exception of Battlefield Hardline). Playing in squads has become a major element of games in the series.

text: Since Battlefield 2, the series centrally record online stats for each player, allowing the players to receive rank promotions and weapon unlocks based on their stats as well as awards such as medals, ribbons and pins.

text: A class system has been present within all the Battlefield games. Each class features a different type of primary weapon along with different equipment, differentiating roles on the battlefield.

text: The ability to engage other players in melee combat with a knife has been present in Battlefield games. Since Battlefield 2142, the series has included an award of dog tags for each player killed using a knife.[2]

text: Games[edit]

text:
Titles in the Battlefield series

Year
Engine
Title
Platform(s)

Win
macOS
PS2
Xbox
PS3
X360
PS4
XONE

2002
Refractor 1
Battlefield 1942
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No

2003
■ Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No

■ Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No

2004
Battlefield Vietnam
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

2005
RenderWare
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No

Refractor 2
Battlefield 2
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

■ Battlefield 2: Special Forces
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

2006
■ Battlefield 2: Euro Force
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

■ Battlefield 2: Armored Fury
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Battlefield 2142
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No

2007
■ Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

2008
Frostbite 1.0
Battlefield: Bad Company
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

2009
Refractor 2
Battlefield Heroes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Frostbite 1.5
Battlefield 1943
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

■ Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

Refractor 2
Battlefield Online
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

2011
Battlefield Play4Free
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Frostbite 2
Battlefield 3
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

■ Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

2012
■ Battlefield 3: Close Quarters
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

■ Battlefield 3: Armored Kill
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

■ Battlefield 3: Aftermath
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

2013
■ Battlefield 3: End Game
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No

Frostbite 3
Battlefield 4
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield 4: China Rising
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

2013/2014†
■ Battlefield 4: Second Assault
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

2014
■ Battlefield 4: Naval Strike
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield 4: Final Stand
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

2015
■ Battlefield 4: Weapons Crate
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield 4: Night Operations
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield 4: Community Operations
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Battlefield Hardline
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield Hardline: Robbery
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield Hardline: Blackout
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

2016
■ Battlefield Hardline: Getaway
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield Hardline: Betrayal
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Battlefield 1
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

2017
■ Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

■ Battlefield 1: Turning Tides
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

2018
■ Battlefield 1: Apocalypse
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Battlefield V
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Win
macOS
PS2
Xbox
PS3
X360
PS4
XONE

Notes:
■ DLC located directly below the title it was released for.
† Was released exclusively for Xbox One in 4th quarter 2013, then was released for the remaining platforms in 1st quarter 2014.[3]

text: Development history[edit]

text:
Aggregate review scores

Game
Year
Metacritic

Battlefield 1942
2002
89/100[4]

Battlefield Vietnam
2004
84/100[5]

Battlefield 2
2005
91/100[6]

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
2005
PS2: 80/100[7]
X360: 77/100[8]
XBOX: 80/100[9]

Battlefield 2142
2006
80/100[10]

Battlefield: Bad Company
2008
PS3: 84/100[11]
X360: 83/100[12]

Battlefield Heroes
2009
69/100[13]

Battlefield 1943
2009
PS3: 83/100[14]
X360: 83/100[15]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2010
IOS: 64/100[16]
PC: 87/100[17]
PS3: 88/100[18]
X360: 88/100[19]

Battlefield Play4Free
2010
68/100[20]

Battlefield 3
2011
PC: 89/100[21]
PS3: 85/100[22]
X360: 84/100[23]

Battlefield 4
2013
PC: 81/100[24]
PS3: 80/100[25]
PS4: 85/100[26]
X360: 79/100[27]
XONE: 81/100[28]

Battlefield Hardline
2015
PC: 71/100[29]
PS4: 73/100[30]
XONE: 71/100[31]

Battlefield 1
2016
PC: 88/100[32]
PS4: 89/100[33]
XONE: 87/100[34]

text: Battlefield 1942 was released on September 10, 2002, using the Refractor game engine, also introducing the "Conquest" gameplay mode, in which players fought for "control points" throughout the map. Two expansion packs were released in 2003, Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome and Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII.

text: Battlefield Vietnam, released in 2004, moved the setting to the Vietnam War, and was built on an updated Refractor engine with various gameplay improvements, such as the ability to fire personal weapons while seated in vehicles, and supporting dense foliage.

text: The 2005 release Battlefield 2 takes place in the modern day, depicting a war between the United States fighting China and the fictional Middle Eastern Coalition (MEC). Despite requiring numerous patches due to a large number of bugs and glitches in the game upon its release, it was a large commercial success, selling more than 2,250,000 copies worldwide, by July 2006.[35] One expansion pack, Special Forces, which added Russia, exclusive missions, and new weapons and gadgets, and two booster packs, Armored Fury (adding three new battles in the USA) and Euro Force (adding the European Union), were also released. A similar game called Battlefield 2: Modern Combat was released for consoles, with a larger single player mode but limited online play.

text: Battlefield 2142 was released in 2006, taking place during a global ice age in the 22nd century. While most of it is graphically similar to Battlefield 2, it introduced a variety of equippable items to unlock and battles between two giant "Titan" airships. The Northern Strike expansion pack was later released, adding new maps, vehicles, and a new game mode. Its use of in-game advertising was controversial among players.[36]

text: Battlefield: Bad Company, released in 2008, followed the "B" Company's escapades and their search for hidden gold. This new Battlefield game had a variety of vehicles for land, air and sea. It had a new destruction system that allowed the player to break and destroy environments, based on a new game engine named Frostbite, which replaced the Refractor engine used in earlier releases (with the exception of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, which used RenderWare).

text: In 2009, EA released two download-only games, Battlefield Heroes, a free-to-play Refractor 2 engine game, supported by advertising and micropayments and Battlefield 1943, a Frostbite engine game, released in July 2009, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and was scheduled for release in Q1 2010, for PCs, but was cancelled.[37]

text: In 2010, a sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, was released, involving "B" Company's search for an EMP weapon. It features a larger multiplayer than its predecessor Bad Company, with updated graphics and realistic effects (e.g. bullet-drop). The game introduced the rush game mode and brought in weapons such as the AN-94 and As-Val. It features a "VIP" system of content distribution where player with VIP codes gain early access to new maps. DICE also released an expansion for Bad Company 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, setting the game in the Vietnam War.

text: Battlefield 3 was announced in 2009,[38][39] and in 2010 it was confirmed that gamers who pre-ordered Medal of Honor Limited Edition would receive Battlefield 3 48 hours before the open beta was released. On February 4, 2011, the first teaser trailer for the game was revealed, with a preliminary release in the Fall of 2011.[40] Among the features that remain in the game are Jets and the ability to go prone. The game allows 64 (on the PC) players as in all previous Battlefield titles, though the consoles allow for 24 player matches. The Battlefield 3 Beta was released on September 29, 2011.[41] Battlefield 3 was released on October 25, 2011 and has received high review scores and has received awards from IGN.

text: On November 5, 2010, EASY Studios announced a follow-up to its free-to-play Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield Play4Free. EASY develops the free-to-play variants of Battlefield. Its latest offering gives players the same free-to-play pricing structure of Heroes, while still offering a more serious, core Battlefield experience (as opposed to Heroes' lighthearted, cartoon-styled environment).[42] Battlefield Play4Free went into open beta on April 4, 2011.[43]

text: On July 17, 2012, an advertisement appeared on EA's Origin webpage that players who pre-order Medal of Honor: Warfighter, would receive access to a Battlefield 4 Beta. Battlefield 4 was announced on March 26, 2013. A Beta for the game began on October 1 and ended on October 15. It was released on October 29, 2013.

text: Information about the next entry in the series, Battlefield Hardline, was leaked on May 27, 2014, and officially unveiled on June 9, 2014, during E3. The game was developed by Visceral Games and, unlike previous installments in the franchise, is centered around a cops-and-robbers theme.

text: In July 2015, CFO of EA Blake Jorgensen announced a new Battlefield title would be released in 2016.[44][45][46] This was followed up by Dan Vaderlind, EA DICE Development Director, announcing that since Star Wars Battlefront has been released, he will now be focused on the upcoming Battlefield title.[47] On May 6, 2016, Battlefield 1 was officially announced, with an official reveal trailer on YouTube, and was released on October 21, 2016.[48][49]

text: The next game in the series is also in production and was officially revealed on May 23, 2018. The live reveal event confirmed that it will be a WW2 game after several leaks suggested it would be set during this period [50], its title is Battlefield V.

text: TV series[edit]

text: In October 2012, Fox Broadcasting Company announced their intentions to make a one-hour-long television show based on Battlefield: Bad Company. The show would be written by executive producer John Eisendrath and co-produced by Patrick Bach and Patrick O'Brien of Electronic Arts, and Doug Robinson of Happy Madison.[51]

text: In July 2016, Paramount Television announced that it will adapt the game series for television. Anonymous Content's Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta will executive produce.[52]


document_title: History of rail transport in India

question_text: when was the first railway track built in india

text: History of rail transport in India

text: 1832–1852: Industrial railways[edit]

text: The first proposals for railways in India were made in Madras in 1832.[1] The first train in India ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837, and was called Red Hill Railway. It was hauled by a rotary steam engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery. Built by Sir Arthur Cotton, it was primarily used for transporting granite stones for road building work in Madras.[1] In 1845, a railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry called Godavari Dam Construction Railway. It was also built by Arthur Cotton and was used to supply stones for construction of a dam over Godavari.[1] On 8 May 1845, Madras Railway was incorporated. In the same year, the East India Railway company was incorporated. On 1 August 1849, Great Indian Peninsular Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament. The "Guarantee System", providing free land and guaranteed rates of return (5%) to the private English companies willing to work on building railways, was finalized on 17 August 1849. In 1851, a railway called Solani Aqueduct Railway was built in Roorkee. It was hauled by steam locomotive Thomason, named after a British officer in-charge of same name. It was used for transporting construction materials for building of aqueduct over Solani river.[1] In 1852, the "Madras Guaranteed Railway Company" was incorporated.

text: 1853–1924: Passenger railways and expansion[edit]

text: The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on 16 April 1853. The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan. It ran for about 34 kilometers between these two cities, and carried 400 people. The line was built and operated by GIPR.[2][3] This railway line was built in 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, which became the standard for the railways in the country. The first passenger railway train in eastern India ran from Howrah, near Calcutta to Hoogly, for a distance of 24 miles, on 15 August 1854. The line was built and operated by EIR.[4] In May 1854, the Bombay-Thane line was extended to Kalyan by building a bridge over the "Dapoorie viaduct" on the Ulhas river.[5] This was also the first railway bridge in India. In the same year GIPR started its first workshops in Byculla. In 1855, BB&CI Railway was incorporated.[6] In August 1855, EIR 'Express' and Fairy Queen steam locomotives started hauling trains.[7] The first passenger train in South India ran from Royapuram / Veyasarapady (Madras) to Wallajah Road (Arcot) on 1 July 1856, for a distance of 60 miles. It was built and operated by Madras Railway.[8] In the same year, the first workshop was set up by the Madras Railway at Perambur, near Madras. The Bombay-Thane line was extended to Khopoli in that same year. In 1858, Eastern Bengal Railway was incorporated.[9] On 24 February 1873, the first tramway (a horse-drawn tramway) opened in Calcutta between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street, a distance of 3.8 km.[10] In 1874, GSIR and Carnatic Rly. merged to form the South Indian Railway. On 9 May 1874, a horse-drawn tramway began operations in Bombay between Colaba and Parel. In 1880, Calcutta Tramways Company was incorporated.[11] In 1890, East Coast State Railway was incorporated. In 1897, lighting in passenger coaches was introduced by many railway companies. In 1902, the Jodhpur Railway became the first to introduce electric lights as standard fixtures. In 1920, electric lighting of signals was introduced between Dadar and Currey Road in Bombay.

text:
Railway map of India in 1865

Railway map of India in 1871

Railway map of India in 1893

Railway map of India in 1909

text: 1925–1950: Electrification and further expansion[edit]

text: On 3 February 1925, the first electric passenger train in India ran between Victoria terminus and Kurla. It ran on 1500V DC overhead traction.[12] Cammell Laird and Uerdingenwagonfabrik companies provided the locomotives for this train. In the same year, VT-Bandra section was also electrified and electric services began there, with an elevated platform at Sandhurst Road.[12] In the same year, the Oudh and Rohilkhund Railway was merged with EIR. The first railway budget was also presented in 1925.[13] East Indian Railway Company and Great Indian Peninsular Railway were taken over by the state in the same year.[14] In 1926, Kurla-Kalyan section was electrified with 1500 V DC. Electrification to Poona and Igatpuri (both 1500V DC) over the Bhore and Thal Ghats was also completed in the same year.[12] Charbagh railway station in Lucknow was built in the same year. On Jan 1928, Bandra-Virar section was electrified with 1500V DC. In the same year, the Frontier Mail made its inaugural run between Bombay VT and Peshawar.[15] The first automatic color-light signals became operational in India, on GIPR's lines between Bombay VT and Byculla.[16] In the same year, Kanpur Central and Lucknow stations were inaugurated. In 1929, the Grand Trunk Express began running between Peshawar and Mangalore,[17] while the Punjab Limited Express began running between Mumbai and Lahore. Automatic color-light signaling was extended to the Byculla-Kurla section in the same year. On 1 June 1930, the Deccan Queen began running, hauled by a WCP-1 (No. 20024, old number EA/1 4006) and with 7 coaches, on the GIPR's electrified route from Bombay VT to Poona (Pune).[18] In the same year, Hyderabad Godavary Valley Raillway was merged into Nizam's State Railway. In the same year, the route of the Grand Trunk Express was changed to Delhi - Madras.

text: 1951–1983: Zonal Re-Organisation and Further Developments[edit]

text: The re-organisation of railways in India into regional zones began in 1951.[19] On 14 April 1951, Southern Railway was created. On 5 November, Central Railway and Western Railway were created.[20] In the same year,the post of Chief Commissioner of Railways was abolished and the Railway Board adopted the practice of making the seniormost member Chairman of the board.[20] In the same year, the government of West Bengal entered into an agreement with the Calcutta Tramways Co. to take over its administrative functions. On 14 April 1952, Northern Railway, Eastern Railway and North-Eastern Railway were created.[20] In the same year, fans and lights were mandated for all compartments in all classes of passenger accommodation and sleeping accommodation was introduced in coaches. On 1 August 1955, Eastern Railway was split to form new South-Eastern Railway. In 1956, divisional system of administration was set up for the various regional zones. Also in 1956, the first fully air-conditioned train was introduced between Howrah and Delhi.[21] In 1957, after successful trials in France, SNCF proposed 25kV AC electrification for railways. Railways took a decision to adopt 25kV AC electrification and chose SNCF as technical consultant.[22] An organisation, Main Line Electrification Project (which later became the Railway Electrification Project and still later the Central Organization for Railway Electrification) was established in the same year.[23] In 1958, the North-Eastern Railway split to form a new Northeast Frontier Railway.[20] In 1959, the Raj Kharswan - Dongoposi section became the first section to be electrified with 25kV AC traction.[22] The first scheduled train using 25kV AC traction ran on Raj Kharswan - Dongoposi section on 11 August 1960.[22] In 1966, first containerized freight services were started, between Bombay and Ahmedabad. In the same year, electrification of several suburban tracks around Delhi, Madras and Calcutta was completed with the 25 kV AC system. In 1979, Main Line Electrification Project was reconstituted into Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE).

text: 1984–Present: Rapid Transit and Later Developments[edit]

text: On October 24 1984, first metro train ran in India between Esplanade to Bhowanipur (now the Netaji Bhawan station) in Calcutta.[24] Thus Calcutta Metro became the first metro in the country.[25] In 1986, computerized ticketing and reservation was introduced in India, for the first time, at New Delhi.[26] In 1988, The first Shatabdi Express was introduced in the country between New Delhi and Jhansi (later extended to Bhopal), and also became the fastest train at the time.[27] In 1990, first Self-Printing Ticket Machine (SPTM) was introduced, at New Delhi. In 1993, AC 3-tier coaches were introduced for the first time in India. In the same year, Sleeper Class was introduced on IR for the first time, separate from Second Class. On 16 January 1995, first regularly scheduled services on trains hauled by locos using the 2*25kV system of traction started on Bina-Katni. In September 1996, CONCERT system of computerized reservations was fully deployed at New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. In 1998, Coupon Validating Machines (CVMs) were introduced at Mumbai CST. The complete networked nationwide CONCERT system became operational on 18 April, 1999. In the same year, South East Central was constituted. Credit cards were started being accepted for booking tickets and reservations in some stations also in 1999. In February 2000, Indian Railways web site was deployed.[28] On 6 July 2002, the East Coast, South Western, South East Central, North Central, and West Central zones were created.[29] On 3 August 2002, IR began online train reservations and ticketing over the Internet. On 1 Dec 2002, Internet ticket booking was extended to many cities.[30] On 5 February 2012, WR switched completely to 25kV AC traction, ending its use of 1.5kV DC traction.[31] On 26 September 2013, Tatkal system of ticketing extended to ordinary trains. On 5 April 2016, Gatiman Express, India's fastest train with the maximum speed of 160 km/h, made its maiden journey from Delhi to Agra.[32] On 11 April 2016, CR completely switched to 25 kV AC traction, ending the use of DC traction completely in Mumbai area as well as on entire main-line rail network in the country.[33] On 31 March 2017, IR announced that the entire rail network in the country will be electrified by 2022.[34]


document_title: Kiss Him, Not Me

question_text: kiss him not me who does kae choose

question_tokens: kiss him not me who does kae choose

text: Kiss Him, Not Me

text: Plot[edit]

text: Kae Serinuma is a fujoshi, a female manga and anime geek who loves reading yaoi (boys love) material and imagining men together in romantic relationships, both fictional and real. When one of her favorite anime characters is killed off, Kae is so shocked that she locks herself in her room for a whole week. When she eventually comes out, she discovers that she has lost a lot of weight. She becomes a beautiful girl that catches the eye of four boys at her school: Yūsuke Igarashi, Nozomu Nanashima, Hayato Shinomiya, and Asuma Mutsumi. Despite learning about Kae's bizarre tendencies, the four boys, along with another fujoshi girl named Shima Nishina, all fall for Kae and begin competing with each other for her affection, much to Kae's frustration as she wants them to get along with each other.

text: Characters[edit]

text: Main characters[edit]

text: Secondary characters[edit]

text: Others[edit]

text: Media[edit]

text: Manga[edit]

text: The original manga by Junko began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine from May 2013. The series has been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of October 13, 2016. Crunchyroll began releasing the manga online as it is published from September 5, 2014, holding a contest to determine the series' official English title.[12][13] Kodansha Comics began publishing the physical edition in English from October 13, 2015.[14]

text: Volume list[edit]

text:
No.
Japanese release date
Japanese ISBN
English release date
English ISBN

1
October 11, 2013[15]
ISBN 978-4-06-341879-8
October 13, 2015[16]
ISBN 978-1-63-236202-5

2
February 13, 2014[17]
ISBN 978-4-06-341903-0
December 15, 2015[18]
ISBN 978-1-63-236203-2

3
June 13, 2014[19]
ISBN 978-4-06-341919-1
February 2, 2016[20]
ISBN 978-1-63-236206-3

4
September 12, 2014[21]
ISBN 978-4-06-341939-9
April 5, 2016[22]
ISBN 978-1-63-236207-0

5
January 13, 2015[23]
ISBN 978-4-06-341960-3
June 7, 2016[24]
ISBN 978-1-63-236264-3

6
June 16, 2015[25]
ISBN 978-4-06-341988-7
August 16, 2016[26]
ISBN 978-1-63-236265-0

7
October 13, 2015[27]
ISBN 978-4-06-392010-9
October 25, 2016[28]
ISBN 978-1-63-236298-8

8
March 11, 2016[29]
ISBN 978-4-06-392030-7
December 20, 2016[30]
ISBN 978-1-63-236299-5

9
July 13, 2016
ISBN 978-4-06-392050-5
February 21, 2017[31]
ISBN 978-1-63-236343-5

10
October 13, 2016
ISBN 978-4-06-392081-9
April 18, 2017[32]
ISBN 978-1-63-236344-2

11
January 14, 2017
ISBN 978-4-06-392098-7
June 20, 2017[33]
ISBN 978-1-63-236437-1

12
June 13, 2017[34]
ISBN 978-4063921182
September 5, 2017[35]
ISBN 978-1-63-236493-7

text: Anime[edit]

text: A anime television adaptation of the manga was announced in the Bessatsu Friend magazine's April 2016 issue. Brain's Base produced the anime, with Hiroshi Ishiodori directing, Michiko Yokote handled the series composition and Kazuhiko Tamura designed the characters.[5] The series aired in Japan between October 6, 2016 and December 22, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll,[36] and Funimation streamed an English dub.[37] The opening theme is "Prince×Prince" by From4to7 (Yūki Ono, Keisuke Koumoto, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, and Nobunaga Shimazaki), while the ending theme is "Dokidoki no Kaze" (ドキドキの風, Heart-pounding Wind) by Rie Murakawa.[38] Anime Limited has licensed the series in the UK.[39]

text: Episode list[edit]

text:
No.
Official English title[a]
Original air date

1
"Can She Do It? A Real Life Otome Game"
"Dekiru ka na? Riaru Otogē" (できるかな？リアル乙女ゲー)
October 6, 2016

Kae Serinuma is a chubby fujoshi who enjoys shipping boys together in yaoi pairings. One night, as Kae watches the latest episode of the Mirage Saga anime, she becomes horrified after her favorite character, Shion, is killed off. After spending an entire week locked up in her room due to shock, Kae emerges to find she has lost all of her weight. Kae's new-found beauty quickly attracts the attention of her male schoolmates; Yūsuke Igarashi, Nozomu Nanashima and Hayato Shinomiya who all invite her to watch a movie with them. While trying to deal with all the new attention, Kae ends up giving into her repressed urges when an anime shop has limited goods on sale, revealing to the boys that she is an otaku. Despite this, the boys decide to accept Kae as she is and spend the rest of the day doing what she wants.

2
"The Strange Room And The Four High School Boys"
"Fushigi na o Heya to Yonnin no DK" (不思議なお部屋と4人のDK)
October 13, 2016

Kae is asked to fill in for the school's Soccer Club, only to quickly discover she has no idea how to play soccer. Irked by some of the bad words said behind her back, Nozomu decides to help Kae with her practise, and she ultimately manages to win the match by turning her flaw into an advantage. Later, the group get together at Kae's house to help her study for the exams, much to the ire of her brother, Takuro, who tries to shoo them away by revealing Kae's fujoshi hobby.

3
"The Clear and Blue Autumn Sky, and Passionate Otome"
"Tentakaku Otome Moe Yuru Aki" (天高く乙女萌ゆる秋)
October 20, 2016

Upon the arrival of the culture festival, the boys make an agreement to each spend thirty minutes alone with Kae without interference from the others. As a result, Kae ends up having her picture taken with Nozomu, eating lunch with Asuma, watching a play with Yūsuke, and going to a haunted house with Hayato. As Kae becomes overwhelmed by everyone hitting on her, she becomes harassed by some other students, prompting the others to come to her aid. When the fight becomes violent, Kae urges them to stop, explaining that she is not used to having so much attention. As the boys agree to take things more slowly with Kae, they dance knowing that Kae will enjoy seeing them do so.

4
"Christmas in the Holy Land"
"Kurisumasu wa Seichi de" (クリスマスは聖地で)
October 27, 2016

Come Christmas Eve, the boys end up joining Kae to Comiket, unprepared for how packed the event is. While the boys are sent to buy dōjinshi, Kae is harassed by a photographer but is rescued by someone cosplaying as a butler character. Upon returning to school, Kae discovers that the cosplayer she met is actually a female underclassman named Shima Nishina. After being introduced to the boys, Shima invites everyone to her place to act as models for her dōjinshi. When Kae offers her own advice for poses, Shima suddenly takes the initiative, and Kae's first kiss.

5
"Back to My Original Self! What Should I Do?"
"Moto ni Modotte Dōsunda" (元に戻ってどうすんだ)
November 3, 2016

When a Valentine's Day event is announced allowing fans to give chocolate to Mirage Saga characters, Kae struggles with trying to craft a 3D chocolate sculpture of Shion. Although Shima offers to let her submit the one she made, Kae realises that feelings are the most important thing and sends in her avant-garde creation, winning a special prize. However, as a result of eating all of the leftover chocolate, Kae ends up putting on all the weight she had lost. Wanting Kae to go back to her more beautiful self, Nozomu and Hayato try and get Kae to lose her weight, only to discover that their methods are doing more harm than good. As Yūsuke comes to realise that he loves Kae regardless of her weight, the boys come up with a reward system, awarding Kae with yaoi fanservice for every weight goal reached. Thanks to this, Kae quickly goes back to her normal weight and is treated to the sight of Yūsuke and Nozomu kissing.

6
"Let The Shipping Wars Begin!"
"Kappuringu Sensō Boppatsu!" (カップリング戦争勃発！)
November 10, 2016

While obsessed with a new anime titled Kanchu Ranbu, Kae and Shima fall out with each other when they get into a heated argument over which of the two male leads should be the more dominant one. After the boys fail in an attempt to get them to make up with each other, Shima challenges Kae to a fanfiction writing competition to determine which pairing is superior. Shima wins the contest in the end, but doesn't feel happy with her victory. Recalling how she came to fall in love with Kae in the first place, Shima properly apologises to Kae and the two compromise by declaring their ship to have a reversible dynamic.

7
"On A Journey to the Holy Land of Kachu☆Rabu"
"Seichi Junrei Kachu☆Rabu no Tabi" (聖地巡礼かちゅ☆らぶの旅)
November 17, 2016

Wanting to attend a requiem mass for the samurai that Kanchu Ranbu's main character was based on, Hyakki Sametora, Kae and the others end up spending the night at an inn, where Yūsuke lands on top of Kae during a pillow fight. The next day, the gang attend the mass, look at a museum, and visit Sametora's grave. While taking swan boats to an island where Sametora's head was buried separately, the group gets swept up by a whirlpool and stranded on the island, with Kae and Asuma becoming separated from the others. As the two groups struggle to find each other due to an alleged curse surrounding the island, Asuma is forced to take drastic measures when Kae comes down with a fever. After Kae recovers, she and Asuma come up against the alleged ghost of Sametora, managing to use charms bought at the shrine to bring him to peace. Afterwards, the gang learn that the curses they saw were apparently hallucinations caused by poisonous mushrooms they had for lunch, though Asuma suspects there is some truth to what he and Kae experienced.

8
"I'm at a Disadvantage!"
"Ore wa Adobantēji Mainasu!" (俺はアドバンテージ・マイナス！)
November 24, 2016

While Nozomu worries that everyone has been making progress with Kae except him, Kae reveals she is working part-time at an amusement park, performing as part of a Puri Puri Moon stage show. As everyone else ends up getting various roles at the park as well, Nozomu, having experience with Puri Puri Moon due to watching the TV series with his little sister Kirari, gets a part in the show alongside Kae. On the first day of practise, Nozomu comes down with a cold, so Kae comes over to his house to look after him. Delirious from the fever, Nozomu forces himself upon Kae and kisses her before Yūsuke stops him. As Kae ends up catching his cold and becoming afraid as a result, Nozomu apologises for his actions and encourages Kae to get better in time for the stage show. When rowdy otakus cause a disturbance during the show, Nozomu puts on an ad-lib performance to drive them off before filling in for one of the other girls in the dance number.

9
"The Beach! Bathing Suits! Time to Get Serious!"
"Umi da Mizugi da Honki dasu!" (海だ水着だ本気出す!)
December 1, 2016

During a trip to the beach, Hayato's attempts to impress Kae keep either backfiring or getting upstaged by the others. After an attempt to save Kae from a snake ruins barbecue preparations, Hayato becomes depressed and runs off into the forest, prompting the others to search for him. While the others end up having to take another path after a bridge collapses, Kae catches up to Hayato and takes shelter in an abandoned hotel, which turns out to be the hideout of some delinquents that the other boys shooed away. With Kae in danger, Hayato manages to overcome his fear and deliver a swift kick to one of the delinquents, helping Kae to reunite with the others.

10
"Brother Invasion"
"Ani, Shūrai" (兄, 襲来)
December 8, 2016

As the gang go on a treasure hunt near Mount Fuji after Asuma finds a map in the History Club, they become curious as to whether or not Asuma actually has any romantic feelings for Kae. After encountering a group of bats, Kae becomes separated from the others alongside Asuma, who she discovers is afraid of the dark. As Kae helps him get through the darkness and reunite with the others, Asuma starts to realise his own feelings for her before discovering the treasure to be a prank set up by his older brother, Kazuma. The next day, Kazuma begins working as the school's new student teacher, who acts flirtatious with both the boys and Kae. Later, Kazuma invites Kae to lunch to talk about Asuma, hearing about how much of an impression he has left on her. The following day, Kazuma attempts to make his own move on Kae only to be stopped by Asuma, who claims that Kae is his girlfriend.

11
"Forward! Guard the Castle!"
"Iza Shutsudō!! Shiro Gādo!" (いざ出動!! 城ガード!)
December 15, 2016

Asuma's lie fails to pass with Kazuma, who throws himself into the running for Kae's affections to the annoyance of everyone else. As everyone tries to do their part to protect Kae, Kazuma keeps hitting them back by exploiting their weaknesses. When Asuma tries to reason with him, Kazuma traps him in a locker, reminding him of when Kazuma trapped him in a storehouse when they were kids. The next day, Kazuma challenges Asuma to a duel of the Guard the Castle card game, with Kae as the prize, leading Asuma to realise this is the one thing he cannot let his brother have. With the support of his friends, Asuma manages to win the duel and realises his true feelings for Kae.

12
"Kiss Him, Not Me"
"Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda" (私がモテてどうすんだ)
December 22, 2016

Following Asuma's declaration of his feelings, the others take extra measures to keep him from properly confessing to Kae. After Asuma makes a public broadcast asking Kae to meet him on the roof after school, he prompts the others to also come to the rooftop and properly reveal their feelings, leading to everyone confessing to Kae at the same time. Feeling she can't make a decision without knowing everyone better, Kae decides to spend each day of the holiday going on dates with each of her suitors. As such, she goes to an aquarium with Yusuke, an amusement park with Nozomu, and alpaca farm with Hayato, a trip to Okinawa with Shima, and a treasure hunt with Asuma. After remaining uncertain following the dates, Kae ends up rekindling her love for Shion upon learning that he might be revived for a second season of Mirage Saga, leaving everyone's confessions unanswered.

text: Notes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Volume 3 of the manga reached the 44th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of June 15, 2014, has sold 17,994 copies;[40] volume 4 reached the 43rd place and, as of September 14, 2014, has sold 22,107 copies;[41] volume 5 reached the 17th place and, as of January 18, 2015, has sold 41,112 copies.[42]

text: The manga won Best Shōjo Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards.[43] It was number four on the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[44]