“Early morning / April 4th
Shot rings out in Memphis sky”
ERRRRNK! That’s incorrect Mr. Bono. King was shot at 6:01 p.m. You are the weakest link goodbye!
I’m telling you this baby’s hard, but in all fairness, Robot Arm was kinda, sorta, in-a-roundabout-way on the pseudo-right track in that the Academy Awards are somehow involved. And remember, the four films have something in common that no other film in the history of cinema can claim.
Pesch…you rock! 
KIRK was the one I was SURE of—SAVAGE was one I THINK. Was he ever in the actual military or just a mercenary? The third one, if it’s who I think it is----comic strip.
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Call me a fool, but are we sure that Kirk won the US" version of the Medal of Honor, and not some “Federation/Star Fleet” version?
For the first time ever, I wanna see a site on this one.
Sir Rhosis
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: thanks hardygirl
Damn that question’s hard! It’s not that the three films were nominated for the major categories (best actor, actress, direction, writing and best picture). Both American Beauty and Shakespeare in Love were, too. And the clue doesn’t imply that it involves the awards themselves, but something surrounding the ceremony, like they were held in the same location (and where would I research that?), or that the power went out when it came time to give the Award for the Best Animated Short by a Hungarian Named Lazlo.
I give up. It’s waaaay past my bedtime. But I’ll be checking in for the answer. Gotta be a doozy.
Right here.
eunola…didn’t see your repsonse but you rock too.
And for the Kevin Smith fans out there:
Name two characters that are mentioned but never seen on screen in Clerks and Mallrats.
In Clerks, when Randal mentions people choosing “the most intellectually void” movies,which movie is used as an example?
And the ultimate question-yes I’ve watched these movies WAY too many times-
In Clerks,what time was the Quik Stop supposed to open and when did Dante actually open it?
Just a little Clerks trivia that I’ll share without asking a question:
The reason why Dante was unable to unlock the store’s security gate was that Kevin Smith got permission to use an actual store during the night, when it was closed. But, there was a window behind the desk which would have showed darkness during the movie, which was supposed to happen during the day. So, he scripted in a reason to keep the gate closed.
Genuis!
[sub]Yes, I meant to spell it wrong. It’s ironic.[/sub]
Randal’s/Brodie’s cousin Walter, and the girl who died swimming laps (I can’t remember her name)
Navy Seals
Well, one of them is the chick who had the aneurysm and died in the swimming pool.
I dunno who the other one is. Dante’s mom?
Archive–Would it totally give the answer away if you told us the fourth movie?
Well, didn’t mean to give that impression. The thing the films have in common indirectly has something to do with winning an Oscar, although the missing film itself (Hint 1) never even got a nomination.
Well, to be honest, if I tell you the film or the thing in common, it makes the answer a whole lot easier, so how about this (Hint 2)–I’ll tell you the year it came out (according to the IMDB): 1986
Protesliaus…very good!
To quote Clerks…“oohhh Navy Seals!”
To everyone who answered Cousin Walter, points, but so far no one has named the other character…yes she died in the pool but I want a name.
Julie Dwyer.
I hereby secede from this thread. Nobody likes me, and hardygrrl keeps mis-spelling my name. The answers to my two questions are:
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[li]Part of Tuco’s last line in the Sergio Leone film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is sampled in the Ministry song You Know What You Are[/li][li]The KMFDM song Godlike steals the riff from the break in Angel of Death by Slayer[/li][/ul]
“These are the kinds of thoughts that kept me out of the better schools” - George Carlin
Enjoyed stumping you.
eunola…please don’t let my inability to spell drive you away…
I’m sorry.
On screen credits notwithstanding, who actually wrote the movie Superman?
In Leon: The Professional what is the assumed name Leon and Matilda use at the hotels they stay in, and to what director is it a tribute?
In the climactic scene of Singin’ in the Rain Debbie Reynolds sings behind the curtain while Jean Hagen lip synchs on stage, and is revealed as a fraud when the curtain is pulled back. The producers, unsure of Reynolds’ voice, in turn had her dubbed on the soundtrack. Who (in real life) dubbed Debbie Reynolds as she (in reel life) dubbed Jean Hagen?
I’ll be damned…
Oh sure – give beagledave all the credit. Just because my correct answer appeared way back on page 1 I get ignored. Nobody calls me a putz. 
I have no idea what the answer is to that one, but I just wanted to say you were correct in the answer to my trivia question. Good show!