# Guess the movie from the plot outline **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862 "2003-01-11T00:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/61 "2003-01-13T18:33:07Z")
Young woman travels to a foreign country and accidentally kills someone, then gets hired as a contract killer to murder the victim’s sister. ---
**Author:** ![WonTon\_Sean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WonTon\_Sean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonTon_Sean)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/62 "2003-01-14T00:34:22Z")
1. Peasant meets wizard, traveling knight, princess; Wizard defeats evil king. 2. Army guys find Nazi gold. 3. Man stuck in small town on a holiday. 4. Man and imaginary fight people, blow up buildings. 5. Man, woman and boy find computer genius and prevent nuclear war. ---
**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 14, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/63 "2003-01-14T01:05:46Z")
dougie\_monty–Your #14 is “The Shaggy Dog.” WonTon Sean–Your # 2 is “Kelly’s Heroes” and your #5 is “Wargames.” Now, for some of mine: NDP 1 - After surviving a gunfight and fire, a man tells a story of the events leading up to said incident that may not be true. NDP 2 - An injured man spies on his neighbors, becomes suspicious about one of them, and almost gets killed for his curiosity. NDP 3 - An alcoholic middle-aged lawyer takes a dog of a malpractice case and, despite obstacles thrown in his way by the opposing counsel, ends up triumphing over the deep-pocketed defendant. ---
**Author:** ![WonTon\_Sean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WonTon\_Sean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonTon_Sean)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/64 "2003-01-14T01:06:34Z")
Oh, and another one: Family goes to amusement park. ---
**Author:** ![WonTon\_Sean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WonTon\_Sean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonTon_Sean)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/65 "2003-01-14T01:12:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\*dougie\_monty–Your #14 is “The Shaggy Dog.” > > WonTon Sean–Your # 2 is “Kelly’s Heroes” and your #5 is “Wargames.” > \*\* Good job, Kelly’s Heroes is one of my favorite movies. I am surprised you got it this soon as it is not particularly famous or well known movie. At least in my neck of the woods. I was looking for something else on #5. NDP 2 - Rear Window. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/66 "2003-01-14T01:28:47Z")
1. Man and imaginary fight people, blow up buildings. _Fight Club_ NDP 1 - After surviving a gunfight and fire, a man tells a story of the events leading up to said incident that may not be true. _The Usual Suspects_ Family goes to amusement park. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/67 "2003-01-14T05:12:43Z")
This type of game works better if you follow the “trivia rules” of 1.) Wait your turn 2.) The person who answers correctly gets to go next. Otherwise, you’ve got what we’ve got here, a plethora of plots and very few answers, not to mention, answers that don’t contains quotes of the original plotline etc. Kind of confusing. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/68 "2003-01-14T05:56:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WonTon Sean \* > \*\* > 3. Man stuck in small town on a holiday. > \*\* Groundhog day. ---
**Author:** ![23skidoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f04885/32.png) [@23skidoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/23skidoo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/69 "2003-01-14T06:23:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WonTon Sean \* > **1. Peasant meets wizard, traveling knight, princess; Wizard defeats evil king.** Star Wars? ---
**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 14, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/70 "2003-01-14T06:24:09Z")
NDP 1 (“The Usual Suspects”) and NDP 2 (“Rear Window”) have been correctly guessed. A new one: NDP 4 - The owner of a record store obsesses over music trivia and struggles to commit to his girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/71 "2003-01-14T06:27:13Z")
NDP 4 - “High Fidelity” ---
**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 14, 2003, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/72 "2003-01-14T07:15:44Z")
Right. Too Easy. ---
**Author:** ![WonTon\_Sean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WonTon\_Sean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WonTon_Sean)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/73 "2003-01-14T13:13:11Z")
Correct, Jack Batty, 23skiddo and HPL. Maybe I should think of some harder ones. My #5 remains unanswered. ---
**Author:** ![raygirvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@raygirvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raygirvan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/74 "2003-01-14T16:20:35Z")
Still pending: 1. With the help of an eccentric friend, a man tries to encourage his parents to have sex, by such plans as staging his own attempted rape of his mother. 2. With the help of a gourmet cook, a woman looks for a clothing manufacturer. 3. A murderous elderly aristocrat pursues an obsession with the fiancee of the real estate agent negotiating his house purchase. 4. During an international crisis, a man is torn between careers as a rescue worker and a journalist. 5. An unwanted travelling companion sparks off life-changes that make a couple reassess their relationship. 6. A con-man experiences the fury of a rural community after he impersonates the son of a rich local celebrity. (I’ve edited some to give slight clues). ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/75 "2003-01-14T16:37:33Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. With the help of an eccentric friend, a man tries to encourage his parents to have sex, by such plans as staging his own attempted rape of his mother. Back To The Future. ---
**Author:** ![raygirvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@raygirvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raygirvan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/76 "2003-01-14T21:24:06Z")
_Kinsey: Back To The Future._ Yes. ---
**Author:** ![kawliga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@kawliga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kawliga)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/77 "2003-01-15T09:16:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by raygirvan \* > \*\*3. A murderous elderly aristocrat pursues an obsession with the fiancee of the real estate agent negotiating his house purchase. > \*\* Bram Stoker’s Dracula ---
**Author:** ![raygirvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@raygirvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raygirvan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/78 "2003-01-15T13:52:16Z")
_kawliga: Bram Stoker’s Dracula_ Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/79 "2003-01-15T14:56:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by raygirvan \* > \*\*5. An unwanted travelling companion sparks off life-changes that make a couple reassess their relationship. > \*\* Kalifornia? Also pending: Young woman travels to a foreign country and accidentally kills the first person she meets, then gets hired as a contract killer to murder the victim’s sister. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/80 "2003-01-15T15:07:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by raygirvan \* > \*\*Still pending: > 4. During an international crisis, a man is torn between careers as a rescue worker and a journalist. > \*\* Welcome to Sarajevo? Okay, here’s one more: LFL #1 - It’s a movie about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping its speed over fifty. And if its speed dropped, the bus would explode! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862.md?page=5)