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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDescribe your favorite movies as vaguely as possible and see if others can guess them
I'll start:
A burn victim and his 2 children explore a lot of places
A sailor and his pet chase a con artist
A guy goes on a treasure hunt in order to overthrow a dictator
A bunch of easily offended people pick a fight with their closest neighbor
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Duck Soup? Still working on the first two...
Rocknrule
(5,697 posts)#3 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
#4 - South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
rug
(82,333 posts)You only get seven guesses.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)Rocknrule
(5,697 posts)Oh wait, "two females"
sarge43
(28,941 posts)Sky Masterson
(5,240 posts).
aidbo
(2,328 posts)aidbo
(2,328 posts)Sky Masterson
(5,240 posts).
betsuni
(25,544 posts)Sky Masterson
(5,240 posts)aidbo
(2,328 posts)Last edited Thu Dec 24, 2015, 02:33 AM - Edit history (1)
..capitalize on the foibles of a former co-star by blackmailing ransoming her to her husband.
An imbiber of caucasians is hired and double-crossed by the husband.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)I really should get around to seeing that whole movie one day.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)aidbo
(2,328 posts)A farm boy sets out on adventures with his father's old colleague from the war.
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)aidbo
(2,328 posts)Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)The last scenes begin at twilight on the day that Macario shared the turkey with Death. He has not come home, and his wife and some villagers are looking for Macario out in the woods only to find him peacefully dead, next to a turkey divided in halves: one of which is eaten, the other being intact, as if he died not fulfilling his dream of eating a complete turkey for himself.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Star Wars.
How about: Man hires gumshoe, but his daughters sidetrack the investigation.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)This movie's a bit older than Chinatown.
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cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)Probably at least a dozen more in that genre.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I think what distinguished The Big Sleep is that it was daughters - plural - who interfere with the detective's investigation; usually it's just one dame who monkeys up the gig.
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Ptah
(33,032 posts)BEN: It's a simple question. What was your father eating!
VITTI: (after a long pause) Penne.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)dystopian location. One of them survives the ordeal and discovers the real truth of the future.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)I was a pre-schooler, the youngest child, and we were on vacation and it was raining. The family went to the movies. Of course I had no idea what was going on and fell asleep (I think that was the plan) anyway, around that time the Apollo moon missions were going on. I think it was Apollo 8 in which they orbited the moon, but it took three more missions before they figured out how to land on the moon. Every time Apollo 8 was said by Walter Cronkite, I thought he was saying "Apollo Ape."
aidbo
(2,328 posts)Response to aidbo (Reply #63)
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aidbo
(2,328 posts)Never saw Planet of the Apes in theater, just on TV. My step-father was into films and film-making though and as such I was exposed to movies of all sorts as a young one. From Disney classics to the Marx Brothers and WC Fields to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I first Saw Star Wars on a boot-legged VHS tape. First movies I can remember seeing in the theater are ET and Bladerunner.
It is fascinating how mundane things can trigger memories on top of memories.
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davidpdx
(22,000 posts)1) kid graduates from college
2) moves to the big city for a job but the kid finds out there is no job
3) kid goes to work for uncle
4) finds a way into management and starts dating
5) takes over the company, fires uncle, and falls in love
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)I think I needed to make it harder.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Fix The Stupid
(948 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)Rocknrule
(5,697 posts)Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Angleae
(4,487 posts)#1: Two women fight over a pair of shoes.
#2: Wealthy man assaults the mentally ill.
#3: Redneck trucker kills chinese immigrants.
#4: Ship fails to deliver cargo, crew doesn't get bonus.
#5: Celebrity jock thinks rules don't apply to him, is right.
#6: Alcoholic rich man with technology fetish goes vigilante.
#7: American yahoo murders soldiers and desecrates religious artifacts for money.
#8: Disgruntled veteran protests taxes.
#9: Religious extremist terrorists destroy government installation, killing thousands.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)1, Wizard of Oz?
3, Big Trouble in Little China?
6, Batman?
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)6 is actually Iron Man. The 'alcoholic' part gives it away.
2 is Batman though.
9 could also be Star Wars
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)jmowreader
(50,560 posts)OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)#5:The OJ Story?
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)I found your "cheat sheet"!
Rocknrule
(5,697 posts)N/t
OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)DFW
(54,412 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)jakeXT
(10,575 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Although I suppose the description could apply to Porky's as well, and possibly others.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Iggo
(47,558 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)A couple of them, as a matter of fact.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)1. a really mean/persecuted enemy and a persistent guy with a cigarette
2. road trip? yaaaaaa and last season prada shoes
betsuni
(25,544 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)Shrek
(3,981 posts)And is forced to undertake a perilous quest for a despotic ruler.
jmowreader
(50,560 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)jmowreader
(50,560 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Last edited Thu Dec 24, 2015, 05:25 PM - Edit history (1)
Clue: most quotable film is often misquoted.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)That's gotta be it, right?
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Ptah
(33,032 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Still a lot of fun after all these years.
jrandom421
(1,005 posts)1) A family in the South
2) A lot of guys on the beach
3) Unwelcome guests
4) A mechanic and metal
jrandom421
(1,005 posts)1) The Great Santini
2) The Longest Day
3) The Avengers
4) Iron Man 3
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)finds a lot to watch through his camera lens
FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)n/t
Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)another guy meets really young girl, guy breaks up with girl, guy runs into ex girlfriend, guy chases but never gets to speak with really beautiful girl, guy who broke up with girl gets back together with girl.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)It does feature a lot of popular songs from decades ago.
betsuni
(25,544 posts)CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)It was the guy chases but never meets beautiful girl that tipped it.
Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)Sorry I was away from the computer for so long.
FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)But he doesn't want any bacon.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)Last edited Thu Dec 24, 2015, 06:02 AM - Edit history (1)
A man meets his god and kills him.
later he meets his god again and this time one of his friends kill him and he stays dead.
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)every summer with her 2 kids and mother-in-law.
Meets a really hot guy who opens her up to things she has never experienced.
They go to Woodstock and do acid.
Teenage daughter sees her there with her lover.
Shit hits the fan.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)I LOVE that movie. Great cast. The Blouse Man!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. Storyteller miraculously recovers from lifelong disability.
3. Hitchhiker gets picked up by scary trucker.
4. Nerd punches bully, wins girl's heart.
5. Young guy gets career advice.
6. Threesome takes sea voyage.
7. Guy driving fast car listens to radio.
8. Family patriarch is disarmed, gives enemies the finger.
9. Guys in search of drugs strip car.
10. Prey becomes hunter, gets air during chase.
This is fun!
oberliner
(58,724 posts)5. The Graduate
That's all I got. Either one right?
Scuba
(53,475 posts)I thought number 1 would be the easiest, followed by number 10.
Not sure anyone will get number 7.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Hopefully other folks will come up with the right answers!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. New guy provides garnish for martinis. = M*A*S*H
2. Storyteller miraculously recovers from lifelong disability. = The Usual Suspects
3. Hitchhiker gets picked up by scary trucker. = PeeWee's Big Adventure
4. Nerd punches bully, wins girl's heart. = Back To The Future
5. Young guy gets career advice. = The Graduate
6. Threesome takes sea voyage. = Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
7. Guy driving fast car listens to radio. = Vanishing Point
8. Family patriarch is disarmed, gives enemies the finger. = Sometimes a Great Notion
9. Guys in search of drugs strip car. = The French Connection
10. Prey becomes hunter, gets air during chase. = Bullett
I can't believe nobody got PeeWee's Big Adventure
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Hilarity ensues.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Should have scrolled through the thread.
Ah well.
sakabatou
(42,159 posts)1. Cowboys try and stop a terrorist.
2. A wizard, and an old woman get into hijinks.
3. A lost girl looks for her greedy parents.
4. A boy witnesses the end of the world he created.
5. A girl wants to be a writer.
6. Steampunk creation is sought.
Tikki
(14,557 posts)Last edited Fri Dec 25, 2015, 02:10 AM - Edit history (1)
flies there later.
Tikki
betsuni
(25,544 posts)Tikki
(14,557 posts)Well done..
Tikki
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)1. Reluctant youngest son follows father in family business, tries not to take it personally.
2. Man who runs nightclub is stalked by his ex and her new man.
3. Little boy who never grows up dies wanting his simpler childhood.
4. Idiots chase fake relic in San Francisco.
5. Fake federal agents have no credentials to show prospectors.
6. Women with shoe fetish trying to kill each other.
7. Lawyer turned politician makes political career on a lie and steals the girl.
8. Some cowboys don't have the guts to kill their own niece.
9. Educator can't marry rich and learns to teach.
betsuni
(25,544 posts)The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)you got it
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...I *think*...:-/
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)you got them both!
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)5 is Treasure of the Sierra Madre
3 is Citizen Kane
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)Three for three!
betsuni
(25,544 posts)#6 is really bugging me. Another little hint please?
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)you will kick yourself.
And no on the other one. Hint: It's got John Wayne in it.
betsuni
(25,544 posts)OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)5=Treasure of the Sierra Madre?
6=The Wizard of Oz
mopinko
(70,135 posts)when a shock from outerspace stuns astronauts.
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)Lost In Space!
20001: A Space Odyssey
Silent Running
Dark Star
Alien
Event Horizon
The Black Hole
The Fifth Element
mopinko
(70,135 posts)but not the one i was thinking of.
this movie actually didnt do that well at the box office, in spite of a top shelf cast.
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)I dunno
mopinko
(70,135 posts)one of the reasons i like it is that it was shot in chicago, mostly.
but it is supposed to be set in new york. there is a scene where they decked out an el station entrance to look like the ny subway, but the calder in the federal plaza is clearly visible, reflected in a window.
i'm sure that doesnt help.
also contained one of my favorite jokes.
older sister to younger sister with the prize husband-
dating at my age is tough. men are like parking places. all the good ones are taken and all the available ones are handicapped.
i'm sure that doesnt help, either.
mopinko
(70,135 posts)the astronaut's wife w charlize theron and johnny depp.
spell binding movie, imho.
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)But thanks!
CBHagman
(16,986 posts)...Dad's sleeping with eldest son's fiancee, eldest son is forced out of the closet by houseguest, Mom engages in an epic battle of wills with Dad, and absolutely nobody gets his or her way the entire holiday.
betsuni
(25,544 posts)Shadows and zithers
Library books can be very bad for your health
Bad artist stalks young shop clerk
Sailors visit museums
CBHagman
(16,986 posts)1. The Third Man
2. This is the one I can't guess.
3. I'll hazard a guess. Portrait of Jennie
4. On the Town
betsuni
(25,544 posts)OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)CBHagman
(16,986 posts)...The Princess Bride.
OrwellwasRight
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IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)CBHagman
(16,986 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)malthaussen
(17,205 posts)2: New sheriff defeats government plot, rides off into sunset.
-- Mal
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)My favorite movie soundtrack ever!
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)Barbara is a young woman who faces an incredibly stressful situation...
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)You left a big clue!
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002650/bio
Joe Shlabotnik
(5,604 posts)I just thought the 'ya think?' factor was funny.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)P.S. I found and used this for only one of my answers above!
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,184 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,184 posts)begin_within
(21,551 posts)Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)A civil engineer builds a bridge for the enemy then doesn't want to see it blown up.
A cowardly man takes a dare to spend the night in a haunted house.
An hour-long acid trip with lots of '60s songs and bizarre characters who hate color and music.
British fop saves a lot of people from certain death.
petronius
(26,602 posts)2) Bridge over the River Kwai
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)5 Lawrence of Arabia?
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)Lawrence of Arabia is a good guess for #5, although I'm not sure that Lawrence would have been considered a "fop", that is, a wealthy man who is excessively concerned about clothes and fashion-- like the man in the Kinks song "Dedicated Follower of Fashion". In fact, that song opens with a phrase that was used in the movie (and book of the same name) I'm thinking about
petronius
(26,602 posts)eccentric British archaeologist.
2) Three laid-off government workers travel home to find that things aren't what they used to be.
3) Railroad construction triggers demographic change, missed appointments, and economic opportunities in a small town.
4) Three men go on a fishing trip in a comically undersized boat.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)petronius
(26,602 posts)on whittling (before stuff happens) and amateur harmonica performances...
kentauros
(29,414 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,078 posts)Line is said by Jimmy Chitwood.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,078 posts)"Going in the game!" "Sit Down!" "Gotta have 5 players, coach". "My team is on the floor." "Ok, you know what you're doing, i guess."
As you can see, i love this movie, too.
ProfessorGAC
(65,078 posts). . ."i don't know if it'll make a difference, but i think it's time for me to start playing ball" Much applause.
Then your line.
BTW: He does have one more line when he tells the one kid's dad "I've got something to say."
OK: I'm a freak about that movie.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)Last edited Tue Jan 12, 2016, 04:26 PM - Edit history (1)
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)A violent movie, but good. Saw it last week
Initech
(100,081 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)I don't remember what kind of robbery it was from the movie that went bad
Initech
(100,081 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)This is one of my favorite films.
A man who is good with his fists only wants to enter the medical profession and win the heart of a beauty with reddish hair. He is thwarted by his best friend who sets him up to take the fall for his crime. Also a woman speaks about radical ideas.