WordWolf

Yeah, that's not this movie, but you knew that.

BZZT! Samuel L. Jackson was NOT in "Trading Places." (For that matter, Neither was James Earl Jones.) We need a movie Sam Jackson was in.

-There's a title that's shared by 2 movies-which is fair since they're 2 different versions of the same story. -None of the endings of the story were incredibly happy. However, in the original, one of the main characters survives, and in the 2nd, 2 of them do (but their future looks endangered.) The 2nd one had an ending that was trashed and never made it past the test audiences- everybody died, and the Earth was invaded, quite successfully (complete with the theater audience among the casualties, with a 4th wall break.) -Many people forget (or don't know) there was an original version, which was a black-and-white. In that one (made on a shoestring budget of about $30,000 US), they used a clip of a full moon as a cutaway to bridge 2 scenes that didn't link properly. 20 years later, they were shocked to read an 8-page magazine article about the significance of the moon in that movie. -The 80s version had a budget of $25 million US, but was filmed in England. -The original version was filmed over 2 days on an existing set. It is currently in the public domain.

"Naysayers tell me 'You should be embarrassed.' 'You should not be fighting.' 'You look like Marvin Hamlisch.' You know what I say to the naysayers? I say 'Nay! I am not embarrassed. I will fight. And who the hell is Marvin Hamlisch?'" "He wrote the music for The Sting." "That's a good movie." "Who are these clowns?" "KISS? You don't know who KISS is?" "No, never heard of them. They look like idiots to me." "No, no, no, dude, these are four of the smartest guys who ever lived. They're these Jewish guys who grew up in New York, and they put on guitars and makeup to get girls, and all their songs are about f*ing." "I'm listening." "Seriously, this song is called "Love Gun" and it's about Paul Stanley's d* and how this girl's gonna get some of his d*." "Cool. I didn't know Jews could sing like that." "No, no, they couldn't at the time. That's why they had to dress like clowns." "This got them girls?" "Man, why do you bow for that guy?" "Because he's the king, and he rules the entire realm." "Oh, he rules the entire realm? Oh, my bad. Is that when he is or isn't whacking it to The Sims?" "Eight hours down, 142 to go." "This sucks @$$." "Dude, I just spent the afternoon in Middle-earth with glee-glop and the floopty-doos, all right? Give me a .... break." "Hey! Nice cow outfit, homo! Where can I pick one of those up, the gay zoo?" "Oh no, it's not a cow, it's a minotaur. It's a creature of myth. And he got this one out of your mom's closet. " "She let me keep it after I f*ed her."

In this BBC celebration of Shakespeare, they had one scene where an actor in black was delivering Hamlet's soliloquoy. Someone in black interfered, and said he was delivering the line wrong. Then someone in black interfered, and said HE was delivering the line wrong.....Rinse and repeat. The first guy was black, and dressed all in black. The second was a redhead in black, carrying a skull. "That's the wrong scene." "What do you mean? Hamlet ALWAYS has a skull..." One of the guys who interrupted was Benedict Cumberbatch. The guy with the skull was thrilled to meet a celebrity. "It's Eddie Redmayne! I loved you as the Dane- ish girl." And so on. So I remember ONE movie Eddie Redmayne was in. The Danish Girl Amber Heard Justice League (either version) (I think the video, somewhere, of the scene, was called "A Line of Hamlets". )

"Naysayers tell me 'You should be embarrassed.' 'You should not be fighting.' 'You look like Marvin Hamlisch.' You know what I say to the naysayers? I say 'Nay! I am not embarrassed. I will fight. And who the hell is Marvin Hamlisch?'" "He wrote the music for The Sting." "That's a good movie." "Who are these clowns?" "KISS? You don't know who KISS is?" "No, never heard of them. They look like idiots to me." "No, no, no, dude, these are four of the smartest guys who ever lived. They're these Jewish guys who grew up in New York, and they put on guitars and makeup to get girls, and all their songs are about f*ing." "I'm listening." "Seriously, this song is called "Love Gun" and it's about Paul Stanley's d* and how this girl's gonna get some of his d*." "Cool. I didn't know Jews could sing like that." "No, no, they couldn't at the time. That's why they had to dress like clowns." "This got them girls?"

-There's a title that's shared by 2 movies-which is fair since they're 2 different versions of the same story. -None of the endings of the story were incredibly happy. However, in the original, one of the main characters survives, and in the 2nd, 2 of them do (but their future looks endangered.) The 2nd one had an ending that was trashed and never made it past the test audiences- everybody died, and the Earth was invaded, quite successfully (complete with the theater audience among the casualties, with a 4th wall break.) -Many people forget (or don't know) there was an original version, which was a black-and-white. In that one (made on a shoestring budget of about $30,000 US), they used a clip of a full moon as a cutaway to bridge 2 scenes that didn't link properly. 20 years later, they were shocked to read an 8-page magazine article about the significance of the moon in that movie.

Ok. I'm not sure if we've ever done this one before. "Naysayers tell me 'You should be embarrassed.' 'You should not be fighting.' 'You look like Marvin Hamlisch.' You know what I say to the naysayers? I say 'Nay! I am not embarrassed. I will fight. And who the hell is Marvin Hamlisch?'" "He wrote the music for The Sting." "That's a good movie."

"FLASH GORDON." Light movie, with a heavy cast, and a soundtrack by QUEEN.

Thank you. I'm thinking.

I'm not sure of the third quote, but I'd get the first 2 quotes anytime. Mrs Wolf's response, upon seeing this movie, was not what I'd expected. "Is that Ornella Muthy? What's she doing there?"

Ok, I'll end this round. This was Nena's "99 Red Balloons." She was a German singer who wrote "99 Luftballons" in German. It was such a hit that she wrote an English version of the song. It was a hit, but not as big as the original song. (Technically, the English version didn't "chart", but it got a LOT of airplay.) This was from 1983, so I didn't break my rule for myself of not picking anything after 1985. For now, FREE POST.

*lightbulb* "WONDER WOMAN 1980-something"

So, it is T-Bone's turn to post a still-shot from a movie, and for us to guess the movie.

"You and I in a little toy shop Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got. Set them free at the break of dawn 'Til one by one, they were gone. Back at base, bugs in the software Flash the message, "Something's out there!" "Panic bells, it's Red Alert. There's something here from somewhere else. The war machine springs to life, opens up one eager eye, Focusing it on the sky" "99 Decision Street. Ninety-nine ministers meet to worry, worry, super-scurry. call the troops out in a hurry! This is what we've waited for. This is it, boys, this is war! The president is on the line" "99 knights of the air ride super-high-tech jet fighters. Every one's a super-hero, every one's a Captain Kirk. "With orders to identify, to clarify and classify. Scramble in the summer sky" "It's all over and I'm standin' pretty In this dust that was a city." This is a clue. It would definitely tell me a lot, but I'm not sure it will jog your memory. It depends on if you've heard this song before.... "Neunundneunzig Luftballons Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont Hielt man für UFOs aus dem All Darum schickte ein General 'Ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher Alarm zu geben, wenn's so wär Dabei waren dort am Horizont Nur neunundneunzig Luftballons Neunundneunzig Düsenflieger Jeder war ein großer Krieger Hielten sich für Captain Kirk Es gab ein großes Feuerwerk Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht Dabei schoss man am Horizont Auf neunundneunzig Luftballons."

YES. The first quote was about V, and the third quote was V. As for the 2nd, that's too hard to explain without giving away a lot of the movie.

"My fellow Englishmen: tonight, our country, that which we stand for, and all we hold dear, faces a grave and terrible threat. This violent and unparalleled assault on our security will not go undefended. Or unpunished. Our enemy is an insidious one, seeking to divide us and destroy the very foundation of our great nation. Tonight, we must remain steadfast. We must remain determined. But most of all, we must remain united. Those caught tonight in violation of curfew will be considered in league with our enemy and prosecuted as a terrorist without leniency or exception. Tonight, I give you my most solemn vow: that justice will be swift, it will be righteous, and it will be without mercy!" "I remember how the meaning of words began to change. How unfamiliar words like "collateral" and "rendition" became frightening, while things like Norsefire and the Articles of Allegiance became powerful. I remember how different became dangerous. I still don't understand it, why they hate us so much. They took Ruth while she was out buying food. I've never cried so hard in my life. It wasn't long till they came for me. It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years, I had roses and apologised to no-one. I shall die here. Every inch of me will perish. Every inch but one. An inch … it is small, and it is fragile, but it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must never let them take it from us. I hope that, whoever you are, you escape this place. I hope that the world turns and that things get better. But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that, even though I do not know you, and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you, I love you. With all my heart, I love you. Valerie." "Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of everyday routine, the security of the familiar, the tranquillity of repetition, the totality of television. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, whereupon important events of the past, usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, are celebrated with a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the 5th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. There are, of course, those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well, certainly, there are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable. But again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. They were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic, you turned to the now high chancellor, Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent."

"Panic bells, it's Red Alert. There's something here from somewhere else. The war machine springs to life, opens up one eager eye, Focusing it on the sky" "99 Decision Street. Ninety-nine ministers meet to worry, worry, super-scurry. call the troops out in a hurry! This is what we've waited for. This is it, boys, this is war! The president is on the line" "99 knights of the air ride super-high-tech jet fighters. Every one's a super-hero, every one's a Captain Kirk. "With orders to identify, to clarify and classify. Scramble in the summer sky"

Next movie. "My fellow Englishmen: tonight, our country, that which we stand for, and all we hold dear, faces a grave and terrible threat. This violent and unparalleled assault on our security will not go undefended. Or unpunished. Our enemy is an insidious one, seeking to divide us and destroy the very foundation of our great nation. Tonight, we must remain steadfast. We must remain determined. But most of all, we must remain united. Those caught tonight in violation of curfew will be considered in league with our enemy and prosecuted as a terrorist without leniency or exception. Tonight, I give you my most solemn vow: that justice will be swift, it will be righteous, and it will be without mercy!" "I remember how the meaning of words began to change. How unfamiliar words like "collateral" and "rendition" became frightening, while things like Norsefire and the Articles of Allegiance became powerful. I remember how different became dangerous. I still don't understand it, why they hate us so much. They took Ruth while she was out buying food. I've never cried so hard in my life. It wasn't long till they came for me. It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years, I had roses and apologised to no-one. I shall die here. Every inch of me will perish. Every inch but one. An inch … it is small, and it is fragile, but it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must never let them take it from us. I hope that, whoever you are, you escape this place. I hope that the world turns and that things get better. But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that, even though I do not know you, and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you, I love you. With all my heart, I love you. Valerie."

"Panic bells, it's Red Alert. There's something here from somewhere else. The war machine springs to life, opens up one eager eye, Focusing it on the sky" "99 knights of the air ride super-high-tech jet fighters. Every one's a super-hero, every one's a Captain Kirk. "With orders to identify, to clarify and classify. Scramble in the summer sky"

Not James Cromwell.

*looks all of that over* This definitely looks up my alley. Perhaps "justifieth" is more apt than "avengeth". in this instance.

"99 knights of the air ride super-high-tech jet fighters. Every one's a super-hero, every one's a Captain Kirk. "With orders to identify, to clarify and classify. Scramble in the summer sky"

" Instead of participating?" In this round, if you posted his entire filmography and what role he played in each movie, I'd have been forced to throw up my hands, unable to answer. I've heard of Joe Kennedy (the family patriarch, if I have the correct Joe, JFK's dad, and so on), and "Tom Buchanan" is a character in "The Great Gatsby" (assigned reading in high school.) BTW, I'm not THAT young, and we've all seen movies that the others here have NOT seen. I prefer to focus on what I think the other players can answer- which, of course, is no guarantee is what the other players CAN answer. Hollywood alone has had many, many actors, with most fading into obscurity over time without 1 or 2 roles to anchor them to fame and collective memory.

Next song. 99 knights of the air ride super-high-tech jet fighters. Every one's a super-hero, every one's a Captain Kirk."