# Name the movie/TV show from the minor occurrence **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902 "2006-06-16T08:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cmosdes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/21 "2006-06-16T18:09:05Z")
T7: True Lies ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/22 "2006-06-16T18:12:05Z")
[QUOTE=cmosdes] T5: Airplane! T7: True Lies [/QUOTE] That’s amazing! How did you do that? You managed to get BOTH of them wrong! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/23 "2006-06-16T18:20:16Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] T4: A woman tells children that they will make their parents sick. T5: A girl’s Jello jiggles. [/QUOTE] T4 sounds like an ep of Law and Order. T5–“Airplane”? Here’s a few: W1: A scary man offers a guest a sardine W2: A bystander enthusiastically praises the lead character’s outfit. W3: A man mashes his hands in a plate of food. W4: A man runs several miles to his motel room naked. W5: A glass of water vibrates. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/24 "2006-06-16T18:23:46Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] T4 sounds like an ep of Law and Order. T5–“Airplane”?. [QUOTE] Nope. Don’t think of a BIG girl with tits a-jiggling. We’re talking about a little girl here. She’s underage. Clean it up, folks! W5: A glass of water vibrates. Yes, it does. ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/25 "2006-06-16T18:40:07Z")
W3 - Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind? W5 - Jurassic Park ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/26 "2006-06-16T18:45:53Z")
[QUOTE=Aguecheek] W3 - Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind? W5 - Jurassic Park [/QUOTE] W3 is wrong, W5 is correct! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/27 "2006-06-16T19:05:04Z")
What the heck, I’ll toss out a few: S1 - A frustrated man stares at a picture of a woman on a beach. S2 - A killer charges at a frightened police man in a burning building. S3 - A drunken man slaps the face of an adoring sycophant. S4 - A nervous playwright is called onto stage and given a standing ovation upon the debut performance of his new play. S5 - An eccentric mogul kisses the foot of someone who works for him. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/28 "2006-06-16T19:21:19Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] W4: A man runs several miles to his motel room naked. [/quote] _Sideways_ > [@](#): > > W5: A glass of water vibrates. _My Cousin Vinny_? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/29 "2006-06-16T19:24:34Z")
**W3 – Young Frankenstein** ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/30 "2006-06-16T19:30:50Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] T2: A man falls down an elevator shaft onto a bunch of bullets. [/QUOTE] Mystery Men ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/31 "2006-06-16T19:37:02Z")
S1 - A frustrated man stares at a picture of a woman on a beach. Barton Fink S4 - A nervous playwright is called onto stage and given a standing ovation upon the debut performance of his new play. Hmm… Is this the same as my T1? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/32 "2006-06-16T19:38:29Z")
[QUOTE=Ludy] Mystery Men [/QUOTE] Correct. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/33 "2006-06-16T20:00:11Z")
S4 - A nervous playwright is called onto stage and given a standing ovation upon the debut performance of his new play. _Topsy-Turvy_ ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/34 "2006-06-16T20:00:20Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] S4 - A nervous playwright is called onto stage and given a standing ovation upon the debut performance of his new play. Hmm… Is this the same as my T1? [/QUOTE] I won’t try to answer that, but yor T1 is _Shakespeare in Love_. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/35 "2006-06-16T20:02:32Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > T3: A clown fails to leave New York. _Moscow on the Hudson._ ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/36 "2006-06-16T20:03:29Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] S1 - A frustrated man stares at a picture of a woman on a beach. Barton Fink S4 - A nervous playwright is called onto stage and given a standing ovation upon the debut performance of his new play. Hmm… Is this the same as my T1? [/QUOTE] You are correct about S1, but as for S4 - if your T1 is indeed the movie kaylasdad99 says it is, then no. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/37 "2006-06-16T20:04:33Z")
W2; sounds like one of the early scenes in **To Wong Fu, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar** ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/38 "2006-06-16T20:13:15Z")
S3 - _My Favorite Year_? ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/39 "2006-06-16T20:14:42Z")
> [@want2know](#): > > W2: A bystander enthusiastically praises the lead character’s outfit. **Superman** ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902/40 "2006-06-16T20:22:16Z")
Might as well… A1:a prostitute gives her price list from the witness stand. A2:a male character is practicing his golf swing, a female character in skirt and heels shows him up, using his own club. A3:a woman displays her extensive snow globe collection. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-tv-show-from-the-minor-occurrence/360902.md?page=3)