# New game: 3 film quotes and a common element **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497 "2004-04-28T16:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/41 "2004-05-05T13:04:51Z")
1. Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple. 2. Come on, ease on down, ease on down the road. 3. When suddenly an unconscious Argentinean fell through my ceiling. He was then joined by a dwarf dressed as a nun. You see, the Argentinean has a disease called Narcolepsy… It’s easy to come up with the basic theme, but there’s a particularity to it that’s a bit tougher. Bonus points for figuring out this extra little twist. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/42 "2004-05-05T13:30:17Z")
1. _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ 2. _The Wiz_ 3. _Moulin Rouge_ Well, they’re all musicals, but I reckon that’s not what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/43 "2004-05-05T13:30:39Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > Not sure, Draelin. . .is the theme that Dweebs become cool? I only got > > 1. She’s All That > 2. Bruce Almighty #2 was _Not Another Teen Movie_, and the common thread (which, as I said, was difficult) is that all three had scene that took place in the same high school courtyard. The TV quote was from _Buffy_, which used the same courtyard for Sunnydale High School. I told you, it was a stretch. 🙂 On the current puzzle, the answers are _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ (I think), _The Wiz_, and _Moulin Rouge_. All are musicals, but could the interesting twist be that all three also featured midgets? That’s all I’ve got for bonus twist. Back with the new one as soon as humanly possible … just have to come up with it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/44 "2004-05-05T13:36:52Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > On the current puzzle, the answers are _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ (I think), _The Wiz_, and _Moulin Rouge_. All are musicals, but could the interesting twist be that all three also featured midgets? That’s all I’ve got for bonus twist. I was just going to say they were all written/arranged specifically for the movies. There was never any stage adaptation (could be wrong on The Wiz, though). But I really like your midget link better! I’ll just pretend that’s what I meant all along. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/45 "2004-05-05T13:39:41Z")
Here we go again … 1. “Bless the saints, it’s an ashtray! I’ve been thinking of taking up smoking. This clinches it!” 2. “There was what, no one at the mutant hamster races and we had one entry into the Madame Curie look-alike contest and he was disqualified later. Why do I bother?” 3. “Maggie, when you grow up and are incredibly beautiful and intelligent and possess a certain sweetness that’s… that’s like a distant promise to the brave, to the worthy, could you please not beat to a pulp every miserable bastard that comes your way simply because you can? Could you not do that?” And a bonus that will fit into the theme in another year or so … “I like to dissect women. Did you know I’m utterly insane?” ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/46 "2004-05-05T13:40:42Z")
Oh yeah, I’m dumb this morning. The Wiz was a crappy stage musical WAY before it was a crappy movie. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/47 "2004-05-05T13:48:16Z")
> [@Max Torque](#): > > 1. _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ > 2. _The Wiz_ > 3. _Moulin Rouge_ > > Well, they’re all musicals, but I reckon that’s not what you’re looking for. Maybe they all contain “little people”? ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/48 "2004-05-05T18:29:10Z")
1. _Johnny Dangerously_ 2. _Real Genius_ 3. _One Fine Day_ Bonus: _American Psycho_ Each includes a future Batman. My next submission. 1. “I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.” 2. “In the event of a water landing, I have been designed to act as a flotation device.” 3. “To me, jazz is just noise. Insolent noise.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/49 "2004-05-05T22:32:14Z")
> [@Kizarvexius](#): > > 1. “I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.” > 2. “In the event of a water landing, I have been designed to act as a flotation device.” > 3. “To me, jazz is just noise. Insolent noise.” 1. “Chariots of Fire” 2. “Star Trek: Insurrection” 3. “The Talented Mr. Ripley” But I have absolutely no idea what the 3 have in common. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/50 "2004-05-05T22:47:42Z")
**astorian** has named the three movies correctly. As to what they have in common, I’ll provide a couple of hints. Number One: Do the initials W.S.G. and A.S.S. mean anything to you? Number Two: Think Victorian England. Number Three: It’s not in what you see, it’s in what you hear. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/51 "2004-05-06T00:28:42Z")
Gilbert & Sullivan. _Chariots_ has quite a few references (_Pinafore, Mikado_) while the other two have single songs written by the duo. Sorry, gotta head out but I promise I’ll be back in the morning with several entries… ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/52 "2004-05-06T02:04:30Z")
1. “I have flames on my car. I HAVE FLAMES ON MY CAR!” 2. “It appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds.” 3. “Okay, okay, let’s say that he did make a pass at you. The guy’s been in prison for 5 years. He’s desperate. He’d sleep with a meat grinder.” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/53 "2004-05-06T16:56:03Z")
1. The In-Laws 2. Tombstone 3. The Whole Nine Yards All three lines are spoken by dentists. OK, I’ll post a couple–give me a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/54 "2004-05-06T17:19:47Z")
1. “You big bully–why are you hitting that little bully?” 2. “The doctors told me it was pneumonia, but I knew what it was: a victim of the Modern Age!” 3. “I may be good looking myself when I grow out of this ugly-duckling stage.” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/55 "2004-05-06T17:46:31Z")
1. “You have a rat’s ears and a ferret’s nose” 2. “Every man I ever loved was a hero and all he got was death.” 3. “Sat right there and took it like it was an ice cream soda.” ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/56 "2004-05-06T18:46:07Z")
1. _A Night At the Opera_ 2. _A Clockwork Orange_ 3. _Babes in Arms_ All three have songs also featured in _Singin’ In The Rain_. 4. _The Ten Commandments_ 5. _The Americanization of Emily_ 6. _Only Angels Have Wings_ No clue what the connection is. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/57 "2004-05-06T18:56:31Z")
The key to the connection is to concentrate on who exactly says the quote and that performer’s larger filmography and accomplishments. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/58 "2004-05-06T21:35:59Z")
Okay, let’s try another: 1. “They’ll send you to the Gulag, like your father.” 2. “If that’s the Happiness Hotel, I’d hate to see what the sad one looks like.” 3. “Strike them all dead! What right have you to butcher me?” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/59 "2004-05-07T04:54:01Z")
1. K-19: the Widow Maker 2. The Great Muppet Caper 3. Oliver Twist Took me a while to figure this out, but… Harrison Ford, Frank Oz (voice of Fozzie Bear) and Alec Guinness were all part of the original Star Wars trilogy. 1. “To crosh your enemies, to see zem driven before you, and to hear ze lamentation of zere vimmen!” 2. "And maybe there’s no peace in this world, for us or for anyone else, I don’t know. But I do know that, as long as we live, we must remain true to ourselves. " 3. “I’m a kike! A yid! A Hebie! A hook nose! I’m kosher, Mum! I’m a Red Sea pedestrian, and proud of it!” ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497/60 "2004-05-07T15:36:46Z")
1. _Conan the Barbarian"_ 2. _Spartacus_ 3. _The Life of Brian_ Connection: Sword & Sandals(?) BTW: Nobody’s provided the connection between the films I offered: _The Ten Commandments, The Americanization of Emily, Only Angels Have Wings_. I don’t think new quotes should be offered unless you at least try (and I even provided a clue!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-3-film-quotes-and-a-common-element/242497.md?page=4)