# another "What movie was this?" thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597 "2008-04-16T15:33:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597/1 "2008-04-16T15:33:35Z")
This ones been bugging me for a long time now. The few details I remember: -Plot: A comedy where two brothers happen upon a small New England town and try to solve a murder mystery. -Title: I thought it was something like “The \_\_\_\_\_\_ Brothers” -A few key scenes: One of the running gags was to have an old man from the town ride his bike past the brothers saying “You’re doomed” and the crashing on his bike. Another scene involved a character with a lisp. They were hot on the trail of some clue that sent them to the town library. Next scene they are at the front door of the library and the guy says “Oh thit, the libraryth clothed on thundayth.” ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597/2 "2008-04-16T16:24:54Z")
Not New England, but Oregon Not a murder mystery, but a ghost story. The movie is **Hysterical** starring the Hudson Brothers. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597/3 "2008-04-16T17:45:34Z")
Yup, Hysterical. I must have watched that movie a hundred times on HBO when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597/4 "2008-04-16T18:03:40Z")
Yeah, that was the one I was thinking. Seems as kids we were always forgetting the library was closed on Sundays as we never turned down an opportunity to use that line. ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597/5 "2008-04-16T22:11:48Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] Yup, Hysterical. I must have watched that movie a hundred times on HBO when I was a kid. [/QUOTE] You and me both. I didn’t actually like it that much. It was like islands of funny in an ocean of suck. Bud Cort was OK, and the Exorcist scene cracked me up, but the rest of it was just stupid. As comedians, the Hudson Brothers are good musicians. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597/6 "2008-04-17T02:32:35Z")
Since that’s been answered, can I ask for another one. Old black and white In Boston (they showed a lot of landmarks) Story about a cop who is introduced as a rookie and works his way up Has a stool pigeon whom he befriends. Stoolie gives info about other heists, but does not do heists in the cops neighborhood. Stoolie has huge bank robbery, they close the bridges in Boston. Cop finds his friend, gives him what-for about stealing, stoolie wants to mend his ways. Gets shot by rival gang, dies in cops arms. It was on one of those TCM channels years ago, but I cannot for the life of me think of the title. And I want it. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597/7 "2008-04-17T03:45:24Z")
My guess for **HubZilla** ’s movie: [Six Bridges to Cross](http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=90335&category=Full%20Synopsis). ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-movie-was-this-thread/445597/8 "2008-04-17T08:26:15Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] My guess for **HubZilla** ’s movie: [Six Bridges to Cross](http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=90335&category=Full%20Synopsis). [/QUOTE] Thank you pinkfreud!!! I certainly am impressed. Is this the best message board or what?