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Imagining "I am serious. And don't call me Shirley" in the voices of Vincent Price or Christopher Lee. Johnny ad libbed all his lines in the original. WW is up

oh thank god

Suppose you're right. What movie do you know that COULD have been an episode of KFM but worked much better as a novie on its own. WHO WROTE KFM?

Not as prominent a role for the gay guy. More "on screen, deliver a one liner at someone else's expense, off screen." Huge hint in one of my previous replies. Previously discussed: was conceived as an episode in a separate movie by the sane writers. Not previously discussed: that movie was a recent answer to a question on this forum. Not saying it was THIS thread. Not saying it wasn't.

Confession: I find it tempting, constantly, to answer every objection to every point I make, until every point is exhausted. i'm deliberately avoiding that temptation here. Truth is, I have no idea what to say to Rocky's post. I'm not even sure what is being asserted there. But sometimes "arguments" (for lack of a better word) don't need to be "won." Sometimes the victory is in realizing you've made your point and you do not need the last word to succeed in your original endeavor. I am grateful to everyone who participated in this thread.

One actor ad-libbed literally all of his lines. His character was notable for being conspicuously effeminate (read: gay) yet not being the target of the film's jokes. Instead, he made the audience laugh at other people/situations.

And seriously, Harrison Ford? Not the actor.

This movie was originally conceived as an "episode" in a separate movie with the same writers. They decided to make it separately instead. Same overall tone, though. Most certainly NOT Star Wars. But not many years off.

Not a horror film. Not a baseball film. Not a film you would associate with any of the stars I mentioned... except the one who eventually got the role, and then only AFTER he got the role. At which point it is the ONLY kind of film you would associate with him.

Vincent Price and Christopher Lee both turned down the same role for this film. That role changed the career trajectory of the actor who eventually took it. For what it's worth: Pedro Borbon and Manny Mota never played on the same baseball team. The latter could never have pinch hit for the former.

Scrap it. It was called The Bishop's Wife. It was nominated for Best Picture the same year as Miracle on 34th Street. Both lost. New clue coming up.

The remake was called The Preacher's Wife. The original starred Cary Grant as the angel and David Niven as the husband.

IThe lead character is an angel. The tv series it inspired was Highway to Heaven. The angel is not a title character. Remade in the 1990s as a movie starring Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. Denzel played the angel.

So anyway... correct

"My name is Robert Hawkins. It's 6:42 AM on Saturday, May 23rd. Approximately seven hours ago, some thing attacked the city. I don't know what it is. If you found this tape, I mean if you're watching this right now, then you probably know more about it than I do.”

It is not Alien or any movie in that franchise

Ariana DeBose was the other actress. WW is up.

Repeating a hint you all glossed right over: If you know where she likes to be, you will figure out the movie with ease. Maybe the role, likely one of the two actresses. I don't even remember the second. Where does she like to be?

no and no. English is a second language for the character.

you are taking my clues way too figuratively

I am fairly certain the patty duke version was made for television

It means what we want it to mean when we want it to mean it. In this case, no one else was gonna jump in. :)

The bonus round again: Two women in Oscars history have been awarded for playing the same character. Unlike the other characters we discussed, this was a case of one movie being a remake of the other. Not a reboot. Not a prequel. Not an older version of a younger character or vice versa. Same character in the same story. Name the movie, the character or either actress.

We have a 3 way tie. Give me either. The movie, the role, or one of the actresses from the bonus round to take this round.