# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/61 "2002-08-14T03:45:09Z")
**Signs** : Asthma. I kid you not. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/62 "2002-08-14T04:13:07Z")
11 and 12 are, I believe, _Best In Show_ and _Con Air_. This looks fun, lemme try some: 1. Gwyneth-in-the-box. 2. Kill or be killed, Josephine. 3. Hauling nitroglycerine through jungle, blows. ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/63 "2002-08-14T14:11:24Z")
Max, Correct on #11 but wrong on #12 (you were on the right track though) If the clue works for Con Air then I am sorry. I never seen the movie. No idea on yours. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/64 "2002-08-14T18:09:53Z")
Aw, hell, I can’t believe I did that. I was thinking _Con Air_ when I really meant _The Rock_. Something jammed between brain and fingers. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/65 "2002-08-14T18:35:42Z")
Things jamming between brain & fingers? That sounds messy, \*\* max torque \*\* . Makes me think of fingers being jammed into brains… Oooh, gooey! I’m still puzzled, so I’m not making any guesses. BUT, I’ll provide s’more grist for the mill: 16: \* Deutche Frau läuft schnell \* 17: \* Mujeres con problemas mentales \* ---
**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 14, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/66 "2002-08-14T18:45:21Z")
I didn’t expect #13 to last this long. It’s _Seven_, unless I miss my guess. How about: 1. Adopted child accepts skin color. ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/67 "2002-08-14T19:48:58Z")
Doh! I should have gotten #13. #18 - The Jerk? ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/68 "2002-08-16T01:00:15Z")
I wanna play! Executive Decision: Seagal dies half way through Contact: Alien looks like Jodie’s dad Shawshank Redemption: All this time, Andy’s digging Lord of the Rings: Gollum bites Frodo, destroys ring ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/69 "2002-08-16T01:03:50Z")
I wanna play! Executive Decision: Seagal dies half way through Contact: Alien looks like Jodie’s dad Shawshank Redemption: All this time, Andy’s digging Independence Day: Old Roswell craft transmits virus Lord of the Rings: Gollum bites Frodo, destroys ring ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/70 "2002-08-16T02:21:50Z")
The _Meatballs_ series: -Hilarious antics at summer camp. -Painful antics at summer camp. -peripherally related to summer camp. -Corey’s in it, 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![TalkingHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TalkingHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TalkingHead)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/71 "2002-08-16T06:36:04Z")
**Casablanca:** She played me again, Sam. **Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon:** Fading Subtitles, Sleeping Crowd. **Phantom Menace:** Darth maul the senses. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/72 "2002-08-16T07:40:35Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Kn_ckers \* > \*\*I’m still puzzled, so I’m not making any guesses. BUT, I’ll provide s’more grist for the mill: > > 16: \* Deutche Frau läuft schnell \* > 17: \* Mujeres con problemas mentales \* \*\* 16: _Run, Lola, Run_ 17: _Mi Vida Loca_ ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/73 "2002-08-16T12:08:59Z")
\*\* kaylasdad99 \*\* - you got 16, not 17. Sorry if 17’s description applies to \* Mi Vida Loca \* (never saw it)… It ALSO applies to another film (with a title similar to my summary. Hint, hint…). Love, Kn\*ckers ---
**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/74 "2002-08-16T14:09:35Z")
8 1/2: Turn the lens on thyself, Freddie! ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/75 "2002-08-16T14:45:15Z")
1. _Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown_? ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/76 "2002-08-16T14:45:15Z")
1. _Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown_? ---
**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 16, 2002, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/77 "2002-08-16T14:52:17Z")
Way to push the envelope, **Sofa**. 🙂 1. Loner fixates on underage hooker. 2. Quint, crew need bigger boat. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/78 "2002-08-16T15:04:53Z")
**Doom Generation** Rose MacGowan’s tits; otherwise **SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT!!!** (it counts as one word if I string it together like that, right?) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/79 "2002-08-16T15:08:27Z")
**sofa king** , **mojo** - you’re both disqualified. Five words. ---
**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 16, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985/80 "2002-08-16T15:14:55Z")
I couldn’t agree more, **El Elvis Rojo**. First non-porn movie I’ve ever watched 98% of in fast forward. That 2% was spec **tac** ular, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985.md?page=5)