# Describe the movie in five words, Take 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 23, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163 "2010-08-23T15:53:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/101 "2010-09-08T13:30:53Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Simple minded everyman lives America I don’t think that really describes _Raiders_… does it? In any event, you should then name another movie for someone else to describe. See earlier in the thread for the pattern. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/102 "2010-09-08T21:19:53Z")
Oops! _Saving Face_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/103 "2010-09-08T21:30:44Z")
Chinese lesbians breaks the rules. - The Night of the Hunter\* ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/104 "2010-09-08T22:10:00Z")
Robert Mitchum Loves and Hates. Of Mice and Men. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/105 "2010-09-08T22:14:17Z")
Rabbits, farmgirl, brute strength, heartbreak. _Trading Places_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/106 "2010-09-08T23:00:27Z")
Breeding? Upbringing? Makes no difference… \* All About Eve\* ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/107 "2010-09-09T04:12:55Z")
Maybe Bette Davis’s finest role. _The Wind in the Willows_ ---
**Author:** ![oddity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/da6949/32.png) [@oddity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oddity)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/108 "2010-09-09T08:28:58Z")
Toad, rat, mole - all friends. _Priscilla: Queen of the Desert_ ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/109 "2010-09-09T09:22:10Z")
Drag queens bus through Australia. _Love Story_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/110 "2010-09-09T13:05:38Z")
Gave us stupidest quote ever. (“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”) _Kick-Ass_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/111 "2010-09-09T14:28:42Z")
Make believe you’re a superhero. \* Kind Hearts and Coronets\* ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/112 "2010-09-09T16:17:38Z")
Must kill all other heirs! _Xanadu_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/113 "2010-09-09T16:32:04Z")
Gene Kelley rollerskates with grace. \* Sweet Smell of Success\* ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/114 "2010-09-09T16:55:32Z")
Fifties columnist plays for keeps. _Buckaroo Banzai_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/115 "2010-09-09T17:05:21Z")
Too cool scientists who Rock! \* Spartacus\* ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/116 "2010-09-09T17:08:32Z")
Roman slave uprising; gay undertones. _Come Back, Little Sheba_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/117 "2010-09-09T17:22:31Z")
Dog never does turn up. _Seven Days in May_ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/118 "2010-09-09T19:51:39Z")
Douglas, Lancaster plot against president. [May](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303361/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/119 "2010-09-09T19:57:00Z")
Strange girl clashes with world. (Incidentally, in _Seven Days in May_, the Douglas character was trying to help the President, while the Lancaster character plotted against him). _The Hangover_ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163/120 "2010-09-09T22:51:59Z")
Avoid Vegas before getting married. \* The Swimmer\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163.md?page=7)