Guess the Movie From the Scene

[biomed1]

I'll give someone else a chance this time

[bluffcityguy]

Originally Posted by bluffcityguy

Well, let's stay in the holiday mood, with a cult horror classic:

Ok. It's been well over 24 hours and so far no guesses (though biomed's kinda implied that he knows what the film is)...

I'm at work and it's not convenient for me to post another scene right now, so I'll leave this open until at least 5:00 PM Central Time. Anytime after that I reserve the right to close it and post another one. So if you even think you know, feel free to post your guess anytime until then (or I close it, whichever comes first.

Cheers,

bcg

[Johnnytricks]

Kinda looks like the vampire chicks in Van Helsing.

[biomed1]

Manos: The Hands of Fate

A True Classic seen on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K)

[bluffcityguy]

I meant to close this last night, but life interfered (I came down with a bad chest cold, and pretty much decided to haul my sorry ass to bed as soon as I got home).

Originally Posted by biomed1

Manos: The Hands of Fate

A True Classic seen on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K)

Of course. The Best Brains (the MST3K production company) are pretty much agreed that Manos was the worst film they ever riffed (I think it was Trace Beaulieu who actually apologized to fans for any pain inflicted on them).

Your turn.

Cheers,

bcg

[biomed1]

[biomed1]

Answer - Those Magnificent Men in their flying machines or How I flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

New Film

[bluffcityguy]

Originally Posted by biomed1

Answer - Those Magnificent Men in their flying machines or How I flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

New Film

Sidney Poitier did only one film that I know of where his character interacted with nuns in pre-Vatican II habits, so I'm going to go with that one.

Lilies of the Field

Cheers,

bcg

[biomed1]

Correct - Simple story line - charming movie and I believe he won the Oscar that performance

[bluffcityguy]

Two possible answers; of course I'll accept either.

Cheers,

bcg

[biomed1]

Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies.

He did 2 auto race themed movies.

In the other movie he didn't wear glasses.

[bluffcityguy]

Originally Posted by biomed1

Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies.

He did 2 auto race themed movies.

In the other movie he didn't wear glasses.

I'd mentioned that there were two titles that I'd accept. Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies was the release title in the US (and since the US release date was in May of 1969, while the UK release was in June, I'll count that as the "original" release title), because this film was a sequel (at least of sorts) to Those Magnificent Young Men in Their Flying Machines, and Paramount (the US distributor) wanted to give the film a title reminiscent of the earlier film.

In the UK, the working title during filming was Monte Carlo and All that Jazz, though when released in the UK the title became Monte Carlo or Bust!.

Among the various cast members who appeared in both movies (Flying Machines and Jaunty Jalopies) was German actor Gert Fröbe, whose breakthrough role was as James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger in the eponymous Goldfinger.

Cheers,

bcg

[biomed1]

[biomed1]

Answer - The Red Violin

There are 2 possible Titles for this film.

I will accept either

[bluffcityguy]

Originally Posted by biomed1

Answer - The Red Violin

There are 2 possible Titles for this film.

I will accept either

How about four?

The original (and ultimately best known) title is, of course, The Great Santini, adapted from the Pat Conroy novel of the same name (a great book, incidentally; I highly recommend it).

On its initial release in the Carolinas (I guess because most of the movie was set there) the film basically bombed. Warner Brothers (distributor for production studio Orion Pictures) thought that the title was the problem--basically it sounded like it was a circus film--so they did some test marketing in the Midwest, releasing the film as Sons and Heroes in Fort Wayne, IN, as Reaching Out in Rockford, IL, and as The Ace in Peoria, IL. None of the test screenings were rousing successes, but the Peoria screening did a bit better than the others, so they tried a wider release under the title The Ace. That didn't work too well, so Orion Pictures cut their losses, sold the cable rights to HBO, and the airline screening rights, and settled for that.

The producer (Charles A. Pratt) still had faith in the movie, so he talked Orion into kicking in some seed money, raised a bit more, and arranged for a New York release under the original title (Santini). After that release, the film got great reviews, but did only so-so business, which dried up after the film came out two weeks later on HBO (under the title The Ace). Still, based on the great critical reception and good word of mouth (fueled in part by the HBO release), I recall it got another chance at a wide release (in the early 1980s, I think). Never was a hit (and I think it's generally described as a box office failure), but it's popular enough to qualify as a cult classic, I think. One of my favorite movies, and it earned Oscar nominations for Robert Duvall (as Lt. Col Wilbur "Bull Meechum, the titular "Great Santini") for Best Actor, and for Michael O'Keefe (as Ben Meechum) for Best Supporting Actor.

I presume the two titles that you'll accept are The Great Santini and The Ace.

Cheers,

bcg (confident I'm right, but wouldn't it be hilarious if after all that trivia I was wrong? )