# Five-word movie summary game !! SPOILERS !! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2002, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985 "2002-08-08T16:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Green\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Green\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Fool)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/21 "2002-08-09T01:17:44Z")
Down Periscope: Up chuck! ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/22 "2002-08-09T04:45:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Finagle \* > \*\*Damnit! Some of us still haven’t seen that movie. Thanks just fucking lots, Juanita. \*\* Okay, how about: **The Usual Suspects** : The movie’s SEVEN YEARS OLD. (I don’t see how you could _not_ have heard the twist of that movie unless you’ve been living in a damn Skinner box for the past 10 years.) ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/23 "2002-08-09T06:03:28Z")
**The Dead Zone** : Walken’s ideal for this role. **Memento** : Be kind, rewind. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/24 "2002-08-09T06:10:37Z")
**The Importance of Being Earnest** – The importance of being Ernest. ---
**Author:** ![Gopher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gopher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/25 "2002-08-09T07:54:26Z")
**Black Hawk Down** - Playing counterstrike for two hours ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/26 "2002-08-09T08:21:27Z")
You’re all very good at this, aren’t you? Particular favourites: _The Importance_ (you **clever** bastard), “Be kind, rewind”, and “Heroin addict”. **rastahomie** , alas your Willy Wonka entry is disqualified (six words). [aside] **rexnervous** - _Swimming…_ is one of my top 5 movies ever. Not many people have heard of it. Have you seen the sequel _Monster in a Box_?[/aside] ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/27 "2002-08-09T08:21:37Z")
**Apocalypse Now** : Kurtz is nuts. The horror. **Full Metal Jacket** : This sucks. | This _really_ sucks. **Blade Runner** : Deckard’s a replicant. Or not. ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/28 "2002-08-09T10:03:59Z")
**Fight Club** : Fighting fills empty man **The Matrix** : Soylent Green is people!, or Read _The Invisibles_ instead **Edward Scissorhands** : Love cuts like a knife **My Beautiful Laundrette** : Punk and Pakistani partner **Hombre** : Save your lives? Why, man? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/29 "2002-08-09T10:16:11Z")
**Life of Brian:** Messiah? No. Very naughty boy. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/30 "2002-08-09T10:43:32Z")
**Titanic:** The era’s wonder. Oops! Garbage. ---
**Author:** ![jinty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jinty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jinty)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/31 "2002-08-09T12:31:23Z")
Chicken run: **The Great Escape with chickens**. I believe these are the exact words Aardman Animations used to sell the idea to some attention-deficient big-shot Hollywood financiers. I’m not kidding. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/32 "2002-08-09T12:37:18Z")
\*\* Jesus Christ Superstar \*\* The Messiah rocks. \*\* Evita \*\* She’s the New World Madonna (actually lyric in the show’s song “The Rainbow Tour” written in 1975 by Tim Rice. Changed in the movie) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/33 "2002-08-09T13:18:21Z")
Can I amend one of those, **Annie**? **Jesus Christ Superstar** The Messiah rocks. Judas swings. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/34 "2002-08-09T13:42:13Z")
**Snatch** Diamond gets swallowed and stuff. **The Last Temptation of Christ** The Disciples are from Manhattan. **Heavy Metal** Green globes and cartoon sex. **Bride of Chucky** Puppets kill and have sex. **Eraserhead** Weird hair fathers giant sperm. **The Sixth Sense** He sees dead people. **Castaway** He sees no people. **A Beautiful Mind** He sees nonexistant people. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/35 "2002-08-09T13:48:16Z")
**Snatch** Diamond gets swallowed and stuff. **The Last Temptation of Christ** The Disciples are from Manhattan. **Heavy Metal** Green globes and cartoon sex. **Bride of Chucky** Puppets kill and have sex. **Eraserhead** Weird hair fathers giant sperm. **The Sixth Sense** He sees dead people. **Castaway** He sees no people. **A Beautiful Mind** He sees nonexistant people. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/36 "2002-08-09T14:08:25Z")
**Snatch** Diamond gets swallowed and stuff. **The Last Temptation of Christ** The Disciples are from Manhattan. **Heavy Metal** Green globes and cartoon sex. **Bride of Chucky** Puppets kill and have sex. **Eraserhead** Weird hair fathers giant sperm. **The Sixth Sense** He sees dead people. **Castaway** He sees no people. **A Beautiful Mind** He sees nonexistant people. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/37 "2002-08-10T04:29:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SolGrundy \* > \*\* > Okay, how about: > **The Usual Suspects** : The movie’s SEVEN YEARS OLD. > > (I don’t see how you could _not_ have heard the twist of that movie unless you’ve been living in a damn Skinner box for the past 10 years.) \*\* Well, they let me out of the house occasionally but I’ve never seen it, and until I was grading 10th graders “recommend a book or movie” essay questions this summer, I hadn’t had it spoiled for me, either. It’s just one movie on a list of a dozen or so I’ll never bother to see now because every single plot point was decribed. That one didn’t bother me so much as **A Beautiful Mind** which I was planning to rent that week. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/38 "2002-08-10T10:38:00Z")
**elfkin477** , that information is secondary to the plot and has been in the TV previews (unless you’re being ironic). Mods - this thread has caused some [controversy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=129824) re. spoliers, so I wonder if you would mind adding “spoilers” to the thread title. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/39 "2002-08-10T12:39:10Z")
**The Exorcist** Green puke turns heads. **The Godfather (Trilogy)** It’s a family affair. **The Sound of Music** The sound of Julie Andrews. **Wizard of Oz** Dorothy goes head over heels. **The Graduate** Anne Bancroft dusting Hoffman. **Midnight Cowboy** A hustler, not a rustler. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/40 "2002-08-10T13:33:01Z")
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