Obscure movie puns - like 1963 Cleopatra

[mbh]

It went over my head. When my parents started laughing at it, I had to get them to explain it to me.

[Johnny_L.A]

@Q.Q.Switcheroo

Another one from Mel Brooks: in History of the World, Part I

‘The jig is up!’

[Reeses_Monkey]

I give up. Who or what is Hotblack Desiato?

[Peter_Morris]

@Andy_L

and I don’t know who Hotblack Desiato is

It’s a firm of estate agents. (I think Americans would say realtors, is that correct?) Originally founded by Mr Hotblack and Mr Desiato.

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[Andy_L]

Thank you

[hogarth]

The kids’ show Taz-Mania had a character named Francis X. Bushlad. I think it was several years before I learned it was a reference to silent film star Francis X. Bushman.

[Johnny_L.A]

@Peter_Morris

It’s a firm of estate agents. (I think Americans would say realtors, is that correct?) Originally founded by Mr Hotblack and Mr Desiato.

I admit I had to look that up after I saw the first post. I’d always assumed it was a ‘hot black’ (colour) Desiato (car).

(Incidentally, Bugatti has built a – ‘a’ as in ‘one’ – Bugatti La Voiture Noire; ‘The Black Car’.)