# 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:** 10\ **Page:** 24
**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, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/461 "2025-02-20T19:18:51Z")
Ah - forgot about the Python one (so much for my stupid avatar) Yeah, was thinking “Mary” ---
**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, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/462 "2025-02-20T19:22:53Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > My first thought is _The Hunt for Red October._ > My second though is _Yellow Submarine._ Never considered those ones (especially “YS” 🤦‍♂️) Try another singular one! > [@mbh](#): > > Bulldozer — _The Milagro Beanfield War_. Again - that one escaped me (and shouldn’t have). But no. hint - made-for-tv movie, also - a wonderful band named themselves after it ---
**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 20, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/463 "2025-02-20T20:01:15Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > 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. The first that came to my mind is from _The Right Stuff_; Gordo is asked to provide a sample as part of the medical screenings before being selected as an astronaut. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/464 "2025-02-20T20:14:48Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > obelisk …maybe you meant _monolith_? ---
**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, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/465 "2025-02-20T20:16:45Z")
Submarine = _Das Boot_ ? ---
**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, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/466 "2025-02-20T20:18:07Z")
Ah, thanks. ---
**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, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/467 "2025-02-20T20:18:55Z")
Correct. A nice, claustrophobic flick if ever there was one. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/468 "2025-02-20T20:20:24Z")
But the clue was good enough to get a correct reply. :^) ---
**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, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/469 "2025-02-20T20:28:23Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > 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? Bingo! _Carry On Nurse!_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DfKE7I-UtlA/maxresdefault.jpg "Carry on Nurse - and a Daffodil") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfKE7I-UtlA) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-recalled-by-a-single-word/1013112/470 "2025-02-21T00:44:53Z")
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