Name three movies depicted on the US dollar bill

[Arnold_Winkelried]

In another thread I read [post=9525518]this[/post]:

@Will Repair

Attended a school in Denver, Colorado with a couple of Air Force sergeants. First week of school during a break we were telling jokes and gags when one sergeant (I’ll call him Blackie) asked another (I’ll call him Blondie) to pull out a dollar bill and show three movies depicted on it. Blondie didn’t know the answer to Blackie took the dollar bill and quickly got to the punch line which is to tear the dollar bill in two, blow at the pieces and say, “Gone With The Wind”.

If someone ever tries to play that trick on me, I want to be able to quickly come up with three movies depicted on the dollar bill. But it should be movies that the average Joe would know. What should they be?

For reference, pictures on the dollar bill:

US $1 bill: obverse

US $1 bill: reverse

The pyramid on the back is easy: any Biblical epic, Stargate (the movie), etc. But I think to be fair you shouldn’t have all three movies based on the pyramid.

George Washington - I can’t think of any recent popular movie where George Washington plays a prominent role.

Any ideas?

[friedo]

@Arnold Winkelried

George Washington - I can’t think of any recent popular movie where George Washington plays a prominent role.

1776!

[friedo]

@friedo

1776!

Actually, come to think of it, it’s mostly George Washington complaining via letter in that movie.

[RikWriter]

National Treasure?

[Left_Hand_of_Dorkness]

Option 1: Dead Presidents.
Option 2: Bill. (I’ve never heard of it, but it stars Jessica Alba, so maybe it’s bigger than I thought).

You could also point to the “ted” in “United” to get a “Bill and Ted” joke off.

The “L” inside the seal could be turned into a “Hello,” if you can find a “Dolly” anywhere to take up the slack.

I’m not sure if there’s anything with “Spear” or “Olive” (other than an obscure movie by that name).

Daniel

[cmyk]

Pyramid = National Trasure

Washington = Dead Presidents

ONE = The Matrix

[Cunctator]

With all that Masonic imagery, my first thought was The Magic Flute. Is there a film version of that?

Or perhaps the all-seeing eye could be a reference to Big Brother in 1984.

[descamisado]

George Washington = Father of Our Country = Birth of A Nation?

[pravnik]

Take it out of his hand and say “Snatch.”
Put it in your pocket and say “Other People’s Money.”
Run off and say “Gone, Baby Gone!”

[descamisado]

@pravnik

Take it out of his hand and say “Snatch.”
Put it in your pocket and say “Other People’s Money.”
Run off and say “Gone, Baby Gone!”

Pursuit of dollar by owner: “The Paper Chase.”

[Arnold_Winkelried]

You know, one of my first thoughts was National Treasure because the ad campaign made it seem somehow related to the dollar bill from what I could remember; but I haven’t seen the movie and when I read the full synopsis at IMDb (warning: spoilers) I didn’t see how it tied in with anything pictured on the dollar bill.

Dead Presidents is a good one.

ONE for the Matrix is also a good idea.

Long shots:
[ul][li]1776 - is that the musical? I don’t remember Mr. Washington in it. If George Washington didn’t actually appear in it, and was present only in an epistolary fashion, then it wouldn’t count.[/li][li]That Bill one with Jessica Alba seems like a stretch.[/li][li]There is at least one movie version of The Magic Flute (filmed by Bergman) but it doesn’t feature an all-seeing eye or a pyramid so that would be kind of a stretch too.[/li][li]Birth of a Nation: I think it would fit more with the $2 bill which has the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the back. The $1 bill, not so much.[/li][/ul]But keep the ideas coming! Maybe we can have 10 movies pictured on the $1 bill.

pravnik, 5-4 Fighting: most excellent

[Liberal]

In God We Trust (Above ONE) — Either Oh, God Part II or Miracle on 42nd Street (1994). Both of those films reference that phrase on that bill.

The Department of the Treasury (Seal) — The Untouchables. Both versions. Okay, for nitpickers, it is true that the treasury agents in the movie would have actually been justice department agents (through the … no, I’m not kidding … Bureau of Prohibition), but that doesn’t matter. They’re refered to in the movie as treasury agents. And besides, the whole IRS assault on Capone was headed by a treasury agent, Frank Wilson, and a character from the movie (Wallace) is directly based on him.

MDCCLXXVII (Pyramid Base) — 1776, of course.

[descamisado]

George Washington, the Latin mottos = Memento.

[friedo]

@Liberal

The Department of the Treasury (Seal) — The Untouchables. Both versions. Okay, for nitpickers, it is true that the treasury agents in the movie would have actually been justice department agents (through the … no, I’m not kidding … Bureau of Prohibition), but that doesn’t matter. They’re refered to in the movie as treasury agents.

The Bureau of Prohibition was, indeed, a Treasury Department office from 1919 to 1930 (coinciding with the early part of Elliot Ness’s career there.) It was then transfered to the Justice Department where it was absorbed into what is now the FBI, although J. Edgar Hoover operated the two groups separately. After the repeal of prohibition, it was moved back to Treasury, initially as a unit of the IRS, and then becoming the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (also known as the Bureau of a Fun Weekend in Vegas.)

[Spoke]

The Color of Money
George Washington
Dead Presidents

[mobo85]

@Arnold Winkelried

You know, one of my first thoughts was National Treasure because the ad campaign made it seem somehow related to the dollar bill from what I could remember; but I haven’t seen the movie and when I read the full synopsis at IMDb (warning: spoilers) I didn’t see how it tied in with anything pictured on the dollar bill.

National Treasure has a Da Vinci Code-esque plot about the Freemasons, who left their symbol- an eye on a pyramid- everywhere to show their power, including the back of the one-dollar bill. (Although this is a common legend, the Masonic Service Association of the United States states “The eye in the pyramid is not nor has it ever been a Masonic symbol.” Although the Freemasons do use a floating eye to represent a higher power, this choice was a coinicidence.)

[TWDuke]

The One with Jet Li (IMDb also lists a lot of movies simply called “One”)
$ with Goldie Hawn
Thirteen with Evan Rachel Wood (13 arrows, 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 levels in the pyramid, etc.)

[Tapioca_Dextrin]

How about The Eagle has Landed or Broken Arrow?

Or The Seventh Seal

[wolf_meister]

Well, I guess I’ll have to show off my sophisticated and cultured background. :rolleyes:

The way I heard this joke wasn’t find three movies. It was, “on a dollar bill, locate the name of a US President, a kind of drink and the name of a movie”.

This presentation has a much smoother rhythm and prevents the person from making wild guesses about 3 movies. Instead, the person easily finds George Washington and then spends an inordinate amount of time and effort looking for the drink. In this way, the joke goes much smoother, as opposed to their guessing “1776”, “Stargate” or whatever. So, for the big conclusion, the prankster can announce
“George Washington”
“Half and half” (while simultaneously ripping the bill in half) and
“Gone With the Wind” (while throwing the 2 pieces into the air).

[Liberal]

@friedo

The Bureau of Prohibition was, indeed, a Treasury Department office from 1919 to 1930 (coinciding with the early part of Elliot Ness’s career there.) It was then transfered to the Justice Department where it was absorbed into what is now the FBI, although J. Edgar Hoover operated the two groups separately. After the repeal of prohibition, it was moved back to Treasury, initially as a unit of the IRS, and then becoming the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (also known as the Bureau of a Fun Weekend in Vegas.)

Woohoo! Thanks.