# Movie scenes recalled by a single word **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 18, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112 "2025-01-18T17:51:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/441 "2025-02-14T01:18:59Z")
_ **Young Frankenstein** _ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/442 "2025-02-14T22:16:04Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Sedagive?! Also: “Woof!” ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/443 "2025-02-19T00:48:12Z")
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/444 "2025-02-19T04:39:08Z")
Pork bellies ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/445 "2025-02-19T06:02:08Z")
_ **Trading Places** _? ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/446 "2025-02-19T09:52:12Z")
Napalm Snakes ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/447 "2025-02-19T11:27:07Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > Napalm _Apocalypse Now_ > [@Tibby](#): > > Snakes Either _Raiders of the Lost Ark_, or _Snakes on a Plane_ ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/448 "2025-02-19T11:36:36Z")
Correct. I was thinking _Snakes on a Plane_, but _Raiders_ works, too. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/449 "2025-02-19T18:14:00Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > _ **Trading Places** _? Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/450 "2025-02-19T18:44:31Z")
“Pork bellies” is _Trading Places_? To me, those words only remind me of _For Pete’s Sake_. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/451 "2025-02-20T14:15:04Z")
1. Daffodil 2. Infamy (They’re both British and quite old, but interesting to see if anyone recognises them) ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/452 "2025-02-20T15:28:12Z")
2 is _Carry on Cleo_ Not sure about 1. If I hear ‘daffodil’ I just think of _Futurama_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rjzhs7gWueQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Bender's Top 10") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzhs7gWueQ) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/453 "2025-02-20T15:33:06Z")
Does “Daffodil” refer to the flower being, um, inserted, in place of a thermometer? ETA: I recall the movie being a British comedy, maybe 1960s? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/454 "2025-02-20T18:47:07Z")
- submarine (sure, more than one film obviously had them, but I’m thinking of a _singular_ one.) - “organazize” - fingertips - “squeal!” - “…communicate” - sperm - bulldozer - “hiss-to-ree” - backwards - “obtuse” - hedge-maze (heh, not one word?) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/455 "2025-02-20T19:00:24Z")
Obtuse - _The Shawshank Redemption_ Maze - _The Shining_ ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/456 "2025-02-20T19:03:56Z")
Indeed. ✅ ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/457 "2025-02-20T19:10:07Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > - “squeal!” > - “…communicate” Deliverance Cool Hand Luke, but it should be _comuncate_. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/458 "2025-02-20T19:12:11Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > sperm The first scene that popped into my mind was the song “Every Sperm is Sacred” from Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. Then I remembered the “hair gel” scene from There’s Something about Mary. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/459 "2025-02-20T19:15:48Z")
Submarine — My first thought is _The Hunt for Red October._ My second though is _Yellow Submarine._ Bulldozer — _The Milagro Beanfield War_. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/460 "2025-02-20T19:17:45Z")
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