What's His Movie Line?
Mr. Self-Professed Un-Movie -- Andy -- has kicked off 2011 with a new feature on his blog, akin to Name That Tune, 'cept it's where he quotes a line from a movie, and you name it.
First, an unsolicitied and unpaid promo: check it out.
Next...I'm kinda thinkin' the inaugural episode hadda be rigged, 'cuz one of the least likely to watch a chick flick -- Mr. Sensitivity Hisself, Paul "Mean Ol' Meany" Mitchell -- nailed the quote from...a chick flick.
The 'fix' hadda been in.
A current and former co-worker of mine can tell you, from many of their discussions about movies, that when it comes to movies, I am...uh...out of sync or any other kitchen or bathroom appliance-sounding device. Fer instance: I saw the movie Twister --you'd think a natural for me -- six years after it came out. And the uber classic of all time, Mars Attacks!!? I saw it for the first time on DVD...10 years after it came out.
But if Andy ever quotes a line from that movie, I am so all over "rack rack ACK rack ACK!".
I haven't seen many of what Hollyweird considers the "classics": I never saw Ben Hur. I never saw 1,000,000 BC, even with Raquel Welch. I never saw -- and thus, never cried at the conclusion of -- Ol' Yeller. I did not see Police Academy III thru whatever sequel it crapped out at. I haven't seen From Here To Eternity, though I felt like I'd lived it with the flu a few times.
This will be rank heresy to say, but I have never seen any of the Godfather series. Did order a couple of their pizzas, but I reckon that doesn't count.
As for chick flicks....well, I do have to admit to having seen You've Got Mail, 'cuz I think the Hanks/Ryan duet are a hoot together, and I hadda crush on ol' Meg ever since Top Gun.
But when it comes right down to it, I suck at guessing which quote came from which movie. For example...if I were running this feature instead of Andy, here's a famous movie quote I'd use:
"Hi, man!"
Now, which movie did that come from? Please pick from the choices below:
All About Eve*
How Sally Screwed Harry**
10,000,000 BC**
The Lost World
The Learning Of English 1-2-3**
Lost In Translation*
Serpico*
Team America: World Police
Sleepless In Toledo**
A Hamster Runs Through It**
A Fish Called Sushi**
Anzio
The Greatest Story Never Told**
The Wizard Of MSNBC**
Gone With The Review**
Suppose They Gave A War And Nobody Came?
The Shawshank Resolution**
The Green Mile Scam****
The San Franciscan Candidate**
The Longest Date***
Wuthering Carrots**
Indiana Jones And The Final Prostate Exam**
Rocky MCVXXXVIIII*****
Islamic Porkys**
Kelley's Heroes
Toy Story V: Buzz Goes Porn**
Miracle On Pahrump Street**
Winner of my one-time contest wins...*drum roll...thwap...cheap drum broke*...nuthin', but the knowledge that you knowd something that absolutely nobody cares about. And that should be good for...uh..shopping cart circles, or nuthin' related.
Seriously, check out Andy's page as his new feature pits movie buffs against the anti-ESPN, MoM******. As for me, I'm sure that I will be a perfect 0-for-how-many-ever-times Andy runs it ;-)
"Have a little faith, baby...have a little faith". I do..as little as anyone who knows me...
* since I never seed it, I think you can count it out...
** I think I made these up...
*** Been on a few of those...
**** AlGore's favorite fraud, since 2000 didn't work out...
***** not sure if the series ain't gone that many or not...
****** visit MoM's page during one of his college footbaw posts, and this will make 110% sense
Labels: Andy's Place, Andy's Redneck Ramblings, humor, made-up movie trivia, Mean Ol' Meany, movie quotes
posted by Skunkfeathers at 00:41
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12 Comments:
I can't believe you have been sheltered all your life from all those great movies!
Skunkfeathers, first, I saw Ben Hur because it came on every year when I was growing up, plus I have seen all the Godfathers, but the classics have never appealed to me.
BUT!
I like movies that would be considered chick flicks because I do not like watching the blood and gore thingies and action movies are just to mind-numbing for me.
My favorite movie of all time is Legends of the Fall, followed by Reign Over Me, A River Runs Through It, The English Patient, and Things We Lost in the Fire.
NOT KIDDING.
Message in a Bottle was not a good movie by any stretch, but you remember stuff that has Robin Wright and Paul Newman in them. The fact that Robin Wright was so stupid that she married Sean Penn kinda put a damper on her hawtness for me, though.
First, that image is way too scary, ha.
Second, as to 'classics' coming out of Hollywood these days, I don't know of any. They seem to love doing remakes, as if there is nothing new in the world, no new ideas or writing.
As to actresses, Rachael Welch is beautiful, still, but no telling how much plastic surgery she has had done. I met Jayne Mansfield when I was a little kid.
I always thought Sophia Loren was the most beautiful and classy.
Debbie
Right Truth
http://www.righttruth.typepad.com
I don't even have television and the majority of movies I'll never see. I did see Inception on Christmas. I usually watch two movies a year. One at Thanksgiving and one at Christmas. So I can outdo you in not knowing a thing about movies.
Have a terrific day. My best to Seymour. :)
Hey Skunks, I'm sure you set a new record for linking my joint in one post. In fact, since I've never been linked in 3 years of blogging (unless I begged Two Dogs, and acted pitiful).
I'm pretty sure, "Hi, man!" is from Every Which Way But Loose, starring Crint Eastrood!
Do I win?
It coulda been Serpico, though. Maybe True Grit (the original one with Glenn Campbell). But, I'm really just guessing.
My favorite: "I'll have what she's having."
LMM: watch for Andy to have that one at some point (but be faster on the 'trigger' than Paul).
Andy: *BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZER*
Hint: the movie it comes from is listed with all the stuff I throwd in there.
It has got to be Kelly's Heroes. But, I have not seen it. I looked up every one of the ones that ain't got no asterisk.
I do know that the quote you have is dangerously close to a John Hiatt song.
@Paul: *DING DING DING DING DING*
*WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER*
Dang, Andy, he's good at this sh**.
You gave really good clues. Research trumps everything.
I think this was rigged.
Teh Gooble prolly has Paul hooked up, what with how he's in their pocket these days ;-)
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