# Name that movie... depicted with office supplies! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787 "2006-12-19T16:00:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/1 "2006-12-19T16:00:55Z")
This is greatness: [http://www.stationerymovies.com/](http://www.stationerymovies.com/) I got 12 out of 20. šŸ˜ƒ Hint: Donā€™t forget the word ā€œTheā€ in your titles. For the record, I was able to get numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, and 20. Also for the record, Iā€™m an idiot for missing a couple that I did (itā€™s always the easy ones that stump me in these little games). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/2 "2006-12-19T16:16:52Z")
8 Piranha 19 The Spy Who Loved Me ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/3 "2006-12-19T16:37:14Z")
I got 14/20, missing 5, 8, 9, 14, 17, 19. 1: Alien 2: Bridget Jones Diary 10: Saturday Night Fever ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/4 "2006-12-19T16:47:51Z")
I canā€™t figure out 5, 9, 14, or 17. Got the rest. Little help? ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/5 "2006-12-19T16:56:50Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] I canā€™t figure out 5, 9, 14, or 17. Got the rest. Little help? [/QUOTE] 5- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. 17 - Titanic.Number 19 also accepts Moonraker. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/6 "2006-12-19T17:07:20Z")
[QUOTE=Revenant Threshold] 5- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. [/QUOTE] I still donā€™t quite see that one, but thanks. I see the shovel, and I see what looks like a border(?) but I donā€™t see what else gives it away. ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/7 "2006-12-19T17:07:35Z")
Got 16 on my first pass. Still missing 9, and 14 I thought 5 was a race scene. ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/8 "2006-12-19T17:09:20Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] I still donā€™t quite see that one, but thanks. I see the shovel, and I see what looks like a border(?) but I donā€™t see what else gives it away. [/QUOTE] I missed it too, but I see it now. Itā€™s the bridge scene. The tape is the bridge, and the staple removers are crocs. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/9 "2006-12-19T17:13:26Z")
With 14: If Iā€™m seeing it right it appears to represent someone being crushed under the wheels of a vehicle. Not sure what movie that would be. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/10 "2006-12-19T17:15:05Z")
Got it. 14The Terminator ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/11 "2006-12-19T17:35:25Z")
Got 17 out of 20. Missed #2, 9 & 19. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/12 "2006-12-19T17:39:17Z")
I got 13. A couple have been listed, still donā€™t have 9, 11, 14, 18. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/13 "2006-12-19T17:44:31Z")
Am I the only one who couldnā€™t get 2? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/14 "2006-12-19T17:47:14Z")
#11The Birds#18American Beauty ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/15 "2006-12-19T17:49:09Z")
Besides 9 and 14, what are 12, 15, and 16? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/16 "2006-12-19T17:54:55Z")
Still canā€™t get #9. ---
**Author:** ![motomoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@motomoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motomoon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/17 "2006-12-19T18:13:24Z")
[QUOTE=Eutychus] Still canā€™t get #9. [/QUOTE] Reservoir Dogs The colors of the characters, I donā€™t get the white lines thoughā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![twopiecesofeight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5e9695/32.png) [@twopiecesofeight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twopiecesofeight)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/18 "2006-12-19T18:19:44Z")
Got 17/20. Stuck on #9, #13, and #16. Spoilers for what I have alreadyā€¦ 1: Alien 2: Bridget Jones Diary [it works without the apostrophe] 3: Edward Scissorhands 4: ET 5: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 6: Jaws 7: The Wizard of Oz 8: Piranha 9: no idea 10: Saturday Night Fever 11: The Birds 12: Hunt for Red October 13: no idea 14: Terminator 15: The Usual Suspects 16: no idea 17: Titanic 18: American Beauty 19: The Spy Who Loved Me [took me a while to get that it was ā€˜Jawsā€™] 20: Star Wars ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/19 "2006-12-19T18:20:31Z")
#12The Hunt for Red October#15The Usual Suspects#16This is Spinal Tap#14ā€™s already been listed. And as for #9ā€¦ **WEAK**. I assume itā€™s depicted that way because of the opening credits. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787/20 "2006-12-19T18:21:44Z")
#13The Shining [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-movie-depicted-with-office-supplies/384787.md?page=2)