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== Interesting Facts ==
== Interesting Facts ==
The first 30 minutes of the 1985 Martin Scorcese comedy [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088680/| After Hours] plagiarizes the plot setup and portions of woman-in-the-deli segment from "Lies". Joe recounts learning about this plagiarism in the 90 minute version of [[No Show]], and his decision to accept a settlement and remain uncredited on the film.  
The first 30 minutes of the 1985 Martin Scorcese comedy [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088680/| After Hours] plagiarizes the plot setup and portions of woman-in-the-deli segment from "Lies". Joe recounts learning about this plagiarism in the 90 minute version of [[No Show]], and his decision to accept a settlement and remain uncredited on the film.
 
The "fugitive radical women" segment appears to have been inspired by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Edith_Saxe Susan Edith Saxe] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Ann_Power Katherine Ann Power], who committed robberies in 1970.


Coincidentally, [[Larry Block]] appears as a taxi driver in the film, a role that originates with this episode.
Coincidentally, [[Larry Block]] appears as a taxi driver in the film, a role that originates with this episode.