# One sentence summaries that miss the point -- The Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 20, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166 "2009-03-20T14:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/41 "2009-03-21T03:25:33Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > #18 Brooklyn youths become upset with pizzeria owner > #18 (added clue) Sweltering heat annoys Bed-Stuy locals Do The Right Thing. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/42 "2009-03-21T03:41:04Z")
26 - NYC yuppie party gets diverted by rude guest 27 - TV personality improves his piano skills 28 - Aussie poet has unwanted vacation 29 - Bar owner runs off with old flame 30 - Dog owner ruefully sees neighborhood deteriorate ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/43 "2009-03-21T05:18:10Z")
26 - Cloverfield 29 - Raiders of the Lost Ark 30 - Gran Torino 31 - North pole denizen looks for his real father. 32 - Fish go to Australia. 33 - Group of guys go on road trip to return jewelry 34 - Racecar stops on Route 66 35 - Animals rip off Hamlet ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/44 "2009-03-21T05:48:07Z")
34 - Cars ? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/45 "2009-03-21T05:51:31Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > #23 Fan of Samurai traditions keeps pigeons on his roof - Ghost Dog! Indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/46 "2009-03-21T05:52:37Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Do The Right Thing. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/47 "2009-03-21T05:53:45Z")
1. Father pays to kidnap his own daughter. 2. Jim Henson pays homage to M.C. Escher. [Probably too easy] ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/48 "2009-03-21T05:55:28Z")
27 - Groundhog Day ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/49 "2009-03-21T05:57:47Z")
I have a weird feeling, that sooner or later, this post will turn into a huge [Cryptic Crossword.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptic_crossword#Clues) ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/50 "2009-03-21T06:00:15Z")
1. “Now, Where was I?” ---
**Author:** ![straight\_man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straight_man/32/3027_2.png) [@straight\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straight_man)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/51 "2009-03-21T06:50:49Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > 1. Jim Henson pays homage to M.C. Escher. [Probably too easy] _Labyrinth_, I suppose. 1. Two men go to supernatural lengths in an inappropriate battle for a woman. ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/52 "2009-03-21T08:51:41Z")
> [@Darth\_Sensitive](#): > > 35 - Animals rip off Hamlet Lion King ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/53 "2009-03-21T10:46:38Z")
> [@Darth\_Sensitive](#): > > 31 - North pole denizen looks for his real father. > 32 - Fish go to Australia. > 33 - Group of guys go on road trip to return jewelry 31 - Elf 32 - Finding Nemo 33 - Lord of the Rings ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/54 "2009-03-21T12:45:43Z")
#40 A man with a motor impairment tells amusing stories to a cop, causing him to spill his coffee #41 Disenchanted husband decides to play a joke on his wife with a prank call but his conspirator mangles the job and mystery ensues #42 A time traveler attempts some bizarre birth control measure in Los Angeles #43 Atlantic coastal sheriff enlists help to solve a beach safety problem ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/55 "2009-03-21T12:54:52Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > #40 A man with a motor impairment tells amusing stories to a cop, causing him to spill his coffee > > #41 Disenchanted husband decides to play a joke on his wife with a prank call but his conspirator mangles the job and mystery ensues > > #42 A time traveler attempts some bizarre birth control measure in Los Angeles > > #43 Atlantic coastal sheriff enlists help to solve a beach safety problem 40 - The Usual Suspects 41 - Dial M for Murder 42 - 12 Monkeys ? 43 - Jaws ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/56 "2009-03-21T12:59:22Z")
> [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > 40 - The Usual Suspects > 41 - Dial M for Murder > 42 - 12 Monkeys ? > 43 - Jaws All but 42 are what I was thinking of, and although I have seen 12 Monkeys, it’s not what I was thinking of. #42 (additional clue) Another time traveler thwarts the plans of the first one. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/57 "2009-03-21T13:02:07Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > All but 42 are what I was thinking of, and although I have seen 12 Monkeys, it’s not what I was thinking of. > #42 (additional clue) Another time traveler thwarts the plans of the first one. Oh. Terminator. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/58 "2009-03-21T13:18:55Z")
> [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > Oh. Terminator. Sure. Too easy, right? #44 A man makes friends with a soccer ball. #45 Little children feed their peculiar visitor some Reese’s Pieces. #46 New York cops sit in their cars and watch people smuggling. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/59 "2009-03-21T18:21:26Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Sure. Too easy, right? > > #44 A man makes friends with a soccer ball. > #45 Little children feed their peculiar visitor some Reese’s Pieces. > #46 New York cops sit in their cars and watch people smuggling. 44 is Castaway 45 is ET Don’t know 46. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/60 "2009-03-21T18:36:58Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > 44 is Castaway > 45 is ET > Don’t know 46. Good on 44 and 45. Another take on 46: Ways to smuggle heroin are explored in NYC [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166.md?page=4)