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I haven't seen this film in ages, but I'm absolutely positive that there was a plot thread where a mischievous group of students place a miniature bone-conduction walkie-talkie inside of an enemy's (probably Kent's) dental fillings (after drugging him, of course.) They then used it to convince him that God was talking to him, causing him to go insane.

And I definitely recall a scene where he was at the professor's house, standing in front of the huge thing of popcorn waiting for a sign from above on "God's" orders (maybe he even put it there, I don't remember), when the laser came through the window (accompanied by an angelic "aaaah" in the soundtrack) and set off the popcorn.

Maybe I'm mixing this up with another film, but I'm pretty sure this was it. 208.54.14.1 14:00, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

This scene did occur, I've seen the movie like a zillion times.--Reverend Distopia 20:59, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Is the section on Jordan "technically" committing statutory rape on Mich really necessary? I think someone was trying to make some kind of point about the double standards between women and men who commit statutory rape, which violates neutrality. Not that I'm trying to condone statutory rape, or pederastia of any sort, I'm just saying that it has no real bearing on the discussion of the movie. I'm going to remove it, but I'll retain it here if someone objects.--Reverend Distopia 19:03, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

In many states, Jordan would have committed statutory rape if she made love to Mitch, as he was 15 and she was 19. (However, the relationship is portrayed in the film as largely innocent; also, females are rarely prosecuted for this crime, especially if they are under 21.)=

[edit] Deadlink

The source for the claim that Kilmer wishes to make a sequel is a deadlink. Can someone replace with an existing source, or should the (now unsubstantiated) reference be removed? 12.22.250.4 17:41, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Link updated.K8 fan 22:55, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removing questionable external link

Removing this here, pending some sort of verification.

* Lazlo's partial basis in Caltech Student Myth.

The problem with this link is that it's either horribly inaccurate (and therefore should not be linked here) or is a parody or joke (ditto). The "article" linked is purportedly the transcript of an interview conducted by "Harry Gross" on the NPR programme Fresh Air with somebody called "Chuck of Arabia". There are obvious problems with this, not the least of which is that the host of Fresh Air is TERRY Gross, not "Harry", and Terry is a woman. Her only predecessor as host of the program was also a woman, whose name was also not "Harry". The fact that Terry Gross is nationally acclaimed and reknown suggests that the "author" is making it up without benefit of research or is presenting unverified heresay. The "dialog" attributed to Gross isn't up to her usual literate standards, also suggesting heresay or invention. If someone can verify that TERRY Gross actually conducted such an interview (and that source should probably be NPR itself, not the homemade site of a massage group that runs a coffee shop and makes appearances at Burning Man), then feel free to return this link to the article. 12.22.250.4 23:19, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[EDIT] On closer examination, the originating site belongs to "Chuck of Arabia". The "article" is listed on the site as "an essay by Chuck of Arabia"; other such "essays" include his assertion that his father learned the "secrets of the universe" from "50,000 year old disembodied Lemurians", and a photographic reminiscence of a hiking trip through Utah. This is not encyclopedic, and "Chuck of Arabia" is not a valid source for comment on an encyclopedia article. Please do not return this link to the article. 12.22.250.4 23:54, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

If it helps, I can vouch for the content of the external link above. The "LegendOfLazlo" page pretty accurately describes some events that took place at Caltech during the 71-72 period. I can vouch for these events because "Chuck" was my roommate. We had been assigned a room which had previously been a single room, and neither one of us liked sharing a space so small. This was given as one of his reasons for moving into the tunnels. His other reason was saving money by cancelling his room contract, but keeping his board contract so he could still eat meals with Dabney, and still be considered part of Dabney house. Chuck actually is his real first name, but he's not from Arabia, he was from someplace in Illinois. As has been pointed out, the Lazlo character is a composite of several "legends" or "relics" of Caltech lore. When I first saw the movie, my reaction was, "Hey, I was the guy with the roommate living in the tunnels under campus!" I thought it was pretty funny.

I can also vouch for the similarity of the wall paintings in the movie to actual wall paintings that used to adorn the halls of Dabney House at Caltech. Whether or not the producers actually copied some, or merely made something similar, it is accurate to say the wall paintings or graffiti in the movie are quite similar to those in Dabney House at Caltech in the 1970's. Some of the various college pranks depicted in the movie were also drawn from fact, again, in composite. Someone did actually ride a baby carriage down a flight of stairs, but in real life, the stairs were much higher and scarier. Mediasponge (talk) 01:03, 8 January 2008 (UTC)