# 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:** 7
**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 16, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/121 "2003-01-16T21:47:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HPL \* > \*\*Tomb Raider \*\* Correct!! (Did the revised clue help?) Ben6: Several detectives at a country house, one or several murders… or possibly no murders at all. ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/122 "2003-01-16T22:29:16Z")
**smiling bandit** : > [@](#): > > I Thoguht I’d made it harder than that. I don’t think it would have come to me that fast if I hadn’t been watching the thing as I read your post. Well, listening to it, but you get the idea. That, and I was thinking of a way to summarize the flick, at the same time. SKEE5: A cop is recruited by a secret orginization, and uncovers corruption in the military. SKEE6: A jack-of-all-trades must stop a madman, and prevent a war, with the help of some musicians and a surgeon. SKEE7: A former military man returns to his home town, shoots up a biker bar, and saves the day by winning a street fight. SKEE8: A couple of good ole’ boys run into trouble with the local wildlife, and solve thier problems with the proper application of high explosives. SKEE9: Some soroity sisters buy a new house and have a party, but run into trouble with the previous owner. L4L #7 - I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship… ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/123 "2003-01-16T22:32:05Z")
And Ben6: Clue? ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/124 "2003-01-16T23:05:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skeezix \* > \*\ ***smiling bandit** : > > SKEE8: A couple of good ole’ boys run into trouble with the local wildlife, and solve thier problems with the proper application of high explosives. > \*\* tremors ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/125 "2003-01-16T23:14:21Z")
**HPL** : Ding! Havva cee-gar. ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/126 "2003-01-17T00:33:56Z")
Mrs. Skeezix pointed out to me that Ben6 could quite possibly be Murder By Death. Yeah? ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/127 "2003-01-17T00:53:32Z")
L4L#7: _Casablanca_? ---
**Author:** ![ShadowKatmandu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@ShadowKatmandu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowKatmandu)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/128 "2003-01-17T06:06:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HPL \* > \*\*Wizard of Oz? \*\* Yeppers! I heard some where that some local newpaper had something similar to my clue for a description of TWoO when it was going to play on a local channel. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/129 "2003-01-17T13:59:06Z")
L4L - #7 - **Skeezix** , you are correct, but since you only gave a quote, we’ll have to share your points with **Jabba**. ---
**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 17, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/130 "2003-01-17T13:59:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skeezix \* > \*\*Mrs. Skeezix pointed out to me that Ben6 could quite possibly be Murder By Death. > > Yeah? \*\* Yeah! 🆒 SKEE6: _Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension_? ---
**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 17, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/131 "2003-01-17T14:03:27Z")
SKEE7: _First Blood_? ---
**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 17, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/132 "2003-01-17T14:19:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scuba\_Ben \* > \*\*SKEE7: _First Blood_? \*\* No, I’m guessing _Billy Jack._ That wasn’t Rambo’s home town, he didn’t shoot up a bar, and he “won” by shooting the sheriff on the roof of the police station. ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/133 "2003-01-18T04:30:40Z")
**Scuba\_Ben** : SKEE6 was indeed ole’ Bucky Banzai SKEE7 wasn’t First Blood, nor Billy Jack Well, don’t think I’ve ever seen Billy Jack, actually, but it’s not what I was thinking of. A hint: He also knocks back some tequila, and steals a car, while he’s home. ---
**Author:** ![raygirvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@raygirvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raygirvan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/134 "2003-01-19T20:28:39Z")
As it’s been a week or so, here are the answers to my unsolved clues: a). With the help of a gourmet cook, a woman looks for a clothing manufacturer. b). During an international crisis, a man is torn between careers as a rescue worker and a journalist. c). An unwanted travelling companion sparks off life-changes that make a couple reassess their relationship. d). A con-man experiences the fury of a rural community after he impersonates the son of a rich local celebrity. a). The Silence of the Lambs. b). Superman II. c). The Fly. d). The Man who would be King. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/135 "2003-01-19T21:00:04Z")
Some more: RJ1: Two East Coasters attempt to return lost property to a woman who’s also lost her husband. RJ2: With the assistance of trained professionals, a freight transportation expert must deal with a pest problem. RJ3: A livestock herder, who now works in the juvenile entertainment business, must recruit his coworkers in an effort to help a lost astronaut. RJ4: A coat hangar salesman finds his domicile being taken over by a transient. RJ5: A police officer attempts to solve his own murder. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/136 "2003-01-19T21:01:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RickJay \* > \*\*Some more: > > RJ2: With the assistance of trained professionals, a freight transportation expert must deal with a pest problem. > > \*\* ALIENS ---
**Author:** ![Duncan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@Duncan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duncan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/137 "2003-01-19T21:19:16Z")
RJ1 Dumb and Dumber RJ3 Toy Story 4 and 5 have me baffled though. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/138 "2003-01-19T21:39:35Z")
A fellow is bumped off the promotion trail in favor of bosses son and makes a new career in spectator sports. Valiant policeman tracks a craven criminal on the run who associates with left-wing radicals. ---
**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 21, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/139 "2003-01-21T17:02:12Z")
Great thread, all! I’m going to send some of the clues into my club’s newsletter. Still pending: **Fiat Lux** : A New York book dealer takes a working holiday trip to Europe and finds love. **WonTon Sean** : Man, woman and boy find computer genius and prevent nuclear war. (Not _War Games_.) **NDP** : 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. **lost4life 6** : A worker starts thinking for himself, is mistaken for a soldier, falls in love with royalty, then finds himself defending the working class from being destroyed by the military. (Not _A Bug’s Life_.) **Scuba\_Ben 5** : Government official’s son suffers amnesia, remembers how to kick butt, joins up with a street rat. (Hint: This is a foreign film, dubbed into English.) **Skeezix 5** : A cop is recruited by a secret orginization, and uncovers corruption in the military. **Skeezix 7** : A former military man returns to his home town, shoots up a biker bar, and saves the day by winning a street fight. (A hint: He also knocks back some tequila, and steals a car, while he’s home.) (Not _First Blood_ or _Billy Jack_.) **Skeezix 9** : Some soroity sisters buy a new house and have a party, but run into trouble with the previous owner. Plus RJ4, RJ5, Kan1, and Kan2. ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862/140 "2003-01-21T19:24:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scuba\_Ben \* > **Fiat Lux: A New York book dealer takes a working holiday trip to Europe and finds love.** Long shot, but…_Possesion_? ~Ferry [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-plot-outline/147862.md?page=8)