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Credits for People Not Involved in the Movie
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorAndyEN
Registered: May 24, 2007
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One thing that I couldn't find in the rules is how best to cover cases where someone is listed in credits but actually isn't. My feeling is to leave them out/remove them but note confirmed cases in the Contribution Notes.

For example, in one of the bonus features for Basket Case that I recall watching a couple decades ago the director admitted to padding the credits. Also, for Terror Firmer, there's a section called Other Festival Heads We Would Have Liked to Have in the Movie But Were Unable To. In addition, unfortunately, Barbra Streisand, who's not in the movie, is credited as Bitch. More amusingly but still fake, Hollywood Reporter is listed as played by Better Than Variety.

Do people concur that the best way to handle such cases (where you're certain they're not in the move/are just made up names) is as a reverse of the Uncredited Cast rule, i.e,, leaving them out but explaining why in the Contribution Notes?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorGSyren
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Registered: March 14, 2007
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Quoting the rules:
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Do not list actors and crew who appear only in special features, or whose scenes were deleted from the main feature, even if they appear in special features.

It seems to me that fake credits are comparable to credits for deleted scenes, and therefore should be left out.
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Registered: March 29, 2007
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Quoting GSyren:
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Quoting the rules:
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Do not list actors and crew who appear only in special features, or whose scenes were deleted from the main feature, even if they appear in special features.

It seems to me that fake credits are comparable to credits for deleted scenes, and therefore should be left out.

I agree with this.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorSpikyCactus
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This is similar to the problem with TV series, when the initial opening credits are fixed and list the main, on-going characters, but the latter don't always appear in every episode.  It just adds another layer of complexity to doing contributions and I'm personally not sure I want to sit with a notepad so I can tick them all off for each episode as I watch it.
Do you ever find yourself striving for perfection with an almost worthless attempt at it?  Guttermouth "Lemon Water".  Also, I include in my Profiler database VHS tapes, audio DVDs, audio books (digital, cassette and CD), video games (digital, DVD and CD) and 'enhanced' CDs with video tracks on them, as well as films and TV I've bought digitally.  So I'm an anarchist, deal with it.  Just be thankful I don't include most of my records and CDs etc in it too; don't think I haven't been tempted...
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