# Guess the movie from the props **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 10, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010 "2009-03-10T22:14:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/1 "2009-03-10T22:14:57Z")
This could be a Cafe Society thread if it didn’t have the guessing game as its main feature. It could be a Game Room thread if it weren’t for all the movie references. It may not even matter. ============================== The idea is to list some props, or some references in the dialog to some peculiar objects, that ought to give those who’ve seen the movie (or at least scenes from it) a good idea of what movie is involved. If more than one movie has such objects, keep naming them until you have a more or less unique movie described. If somebody guesses another movie from the one you have in mind, name some more props in your movie to help distinguish it from the one(s) guessed. ============================== Props #1 a fish wrapped in a bulletproof vest a baptismal font a shotgun in a flower box Props #2 a set of steak knives a pack of sales leads a Cadillac Props #3 an electroshock device a sink a basketball goal Props #4 switchblades a tire iron a compact a milk bottle a painting on the floor Props #5 a telephoto lens flashbulbs an overnight case a dog in a basket a saw ===================== Please use numbers to refer to groups of props, and try to keep them in order. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/2 "2009-03-10T22:18:57Z")
I can get [#2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/) just from the first item. [#5](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047396/). Don’t know the rest. I guess I should add one: Props #6 car battery can of motor oil NERF football lots of cell phones ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/3 "2009-03-10T22:21:49Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > I can get [#2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/) just from the first item. > > [#5](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047396/). Nicely done. Fast and correct on those two. ---
**Author:** ![VanLandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@VanLandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanLandry)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/4 "2009-03-10T23:35:04Z")
Props #6 [#6](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/) #7 cigarettes hamburger patties jar of pennies baseball bat ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/5 "2009-03-11T00:19:06Z")
Props [#3](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073486/movieconnections) Props #8 A prosthetic hand Mirrors An elevator A dinghy ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/6 "2009-03-11T01:05:53Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Props [#3](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073486/movieconnections) Right ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/7 "2009-03-11T01:58:08Z")
[Props # 1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/8 "2009-03-11T04:24:43Z")
_Props #9_ Toenail polish Answering machine Tire iron Coffee can Checkbook ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/9 "2009-03-11T06:03:42Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Props # 1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/) Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Seeker\_of\_Truth\_and\_Beauty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Seeker\_of\_Truth\_and\_Beauty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/10 "2009-03-11T06:34:34Z")
[#4](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/)? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/11 "2009-03-11T06:55:26Z")
> [@Seeker\_of\_Truth\_and\_Beauty](#): > > [#4](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/)? Not the one I was thinking of. More clues: Props #4 ## switchblades a tire iron a compact (with a mirror) a milk bottle (with milk in it) a painting on the floor (resting on the floor, not painted on it) leather jackets comb in the mouth thermos and brown paper bag lunch kid’s toy raygun ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/12 "2009-03-11T06:59:02Z")
Props #10 parking meters eggs boxing gloves shovels mirrored sunglasses lots of pepper string tied to a bush photo in a magazine ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/13 "2009-03-11T12:21:54Z")
[#10](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061512/) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/14 "2009-03-11T14:27:44Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > [#10](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061512/) Right. Was there one prop that would have done for a one-word clue? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/15 "2009-03-11T14:29:57Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Right. Was there one prop that would have done for a one-word clue? Eggs? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/16 "2009-03-11T14:30:42Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Right. Was there one prop that would have done for a one-word clue? Parking meters would have done it for me. Or possibly “tar”. But that might have gotten confusing with: Props #11 tar sewer pipe record player ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/17 "2009-03-11T14:31:46Z")
_Props #11_ Bible Rifle Machine gun Sheet music Blindfold Tuba ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/18 "2009-03-11T14:36:35Z")
Props #12 a chifforobe a rifle a porch swing a quite large ham a rabid dog Props #13 a sled a snow globe Props #14 an umbrella a lamp post Props #15 a package of Huggies hair pomade a hand grenade mugshots balloons a motorcycle pantyhose ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/19 "2009-03-11T14:39:03Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Props #11 > > tar > sewer pipe > record player [#11?](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080455/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-from-the-props/489010/20 "2009-03-11T14:39:33Z")
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