# Guess The Movie From The Closing Line **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2002, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965 "2002-12-20T03:41:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/141 "2003-01-01T03:48:16Z")
I thought someone would’ve picked these off by now: NDP 17 - “M: Are you in pictures? F: Don’t be silly.” NDP 18 - “It’s a strange world, isn’t it?” A new one: NDP 19 - “: Liar. F: Thief.” ---
**Author:** ![marinwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@marinwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marinwood)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/142 "2003-01-01T05:20:55Z")
> [@](#): > > NDP 19 - “: Liar. F: Thief.” Oceans 11? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/143 "2003-01-01T06:11:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\*I thought someone would’ve picked these off by now: > > NDP 17 - “M: Are you in pictures? F: Don’t be silly.” > > SNIP \*\* * * * That’s gotta be from **Barton Fink**. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/144 "2003-01-01T09:11:27Z")
NDP 17 IS _Barton Fink_ NDP 19 IS [Ocean’s 11\* (the 2001 version). ---
**Author:** ![kawliga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@kawliga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kawliga)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/145 "2003-01-02T08:40:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SuperNelson \* > \*\*SN1: “Hey, you Bastards! I’m still here!” \*\* Papillon ---
**Author:** ![I\_am\_Sparticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@I\_am\_Sparticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_am_Sparticus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/146 "2003-01-02T10:46:19Z")
IAS1: He was some kind of a man. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/147 "2003-01-02T18:04:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scuba\_Ben \* > \*\*I think I have this one right: “But the law doesn’t allow me to do that. Turn around.” \*\* Nobody got this: _Les Miserables_ Ben2: “Did you set this up? DID YOU SET THIS UP?” ---
**Author:** ![Realhoops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@Realhoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Realhoops)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/148 "2003-01-02T18:13:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by I am Sparticus \* > \*\*IAS1: He was some kind of a man. \*\* I think that’s from the end of [Touch of Evil](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0052311), but IIRC there were actually a few words spoken after it. I could well be wrong, though… it’s been a good long time. ---
**Author:** ![Realhoops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@Realhoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Realhoops)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/149 "2003-01-02T18:17:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scuba\_Ben \* > \*\*Nobody got this: _Les Miserables_ > > Ben2: “Did you set this up? DID YOU SET THIS UP?” \*\* Is it [The Thomas Crown Affair](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0155267)? ---
**Author:** ![Realhoops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8dc957/32.png) [@Realhoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Realhoops)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/150 "2003-01-02T18:31:39Z")
… and since I guessed two of them, I know I should post one for others to guess… RH1: “Open your eyes.” ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/151 "2003-01-02T18:52:26Z")
P1: “Sorry, wrong number.” ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/152 "2003-01-02T19:30:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Realhoops \* > \*\*RH1: “Open your eyes.” \*\* _Vanilla Sky_ PR2: “I think he’s attempting re-entry, sir.” ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/153 "2003-01-02T19:52:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by plnnr \* > \*\*P1: “Sorry, wrong number.” \*\* umm - I’ll guess “Sorry, Wrong Number” 😃 seriously, I just saw that film the other night for the first time in years. Barbara Stanwyck is just great chewing up the scenery!! ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/154 "2003-01-02T22:05:45Z")
Slacker was wrong, the closing line in The Truman Show was, “Where’s the TV Guide?” ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/155 "2003-01-02T22:47:02Z")
With Swann, you give a lot, ya know? I know. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/156 "2003-01-02T22:48:51Z")
Er, _forgive_ a lot. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/157 "2003-01-02T22:53:30Z")
notcynical: _My Favorite Year_ PR2: _Moonraker_ IAS1: _Being There_ ? ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/158 "2003-01-02T22:56:21Z")
Bravo, **SuperNelson,** Bravo. You’d have known it if I didn’t include “Swann”, right? ---
**Author:** ![scablet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@scablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scablet)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-closing-line/143965/159 "2003-01-02T23:10:37Z")
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