# One sentence summaries that miss the point. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 16, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774 "2003-03-16T09:15:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![irkenDoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@irkenDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irkenDoom)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/81 "2003-03-18T16:30:04Z")
_Akira_ - A young motorcyclist becomes involved in scientific experiments. _Neon Genesis Evangelion_ - A shy teenager pilots a giant robot. _It’s a Wonderful Life_ - A man contemplates suicide on Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/82 "2003-03-18T17:11:43Z")
_The Merchant of Venice_ - A business deal goes horribly wrong. _Twelfth Night_ - A young woman discovers the joys of transvestitism. _Othello_ - Powerful man learns he can’t always trust others. _The Tempest_ - A magical island becomes the new home for a crew of seafarers. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/83 "2003-03-18T17:38:30Z")
**The French Connection** : Police investigate alleged customs violations. **The Magnificent Seven** : Mexican agricultural workers campaign for better living conditions. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/84 "2003-03-18T17:58:23Z")
**Evil Dead** : College kids go on vacation and read a book. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/85 "2003-03-18T18:29:16Z")
_Seven Samurai_ – Japanese peasants hire the cheapest swordsmen they can find. _Yojimbo_ – Gang warfare in Japan. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/86 "2003-03-18T19:41:45Z")
_Godzilla_: A tourist, searching for a mislaid possession, has troubles with the Tokyo authorities. _Bride of Frankenstein_: A well-known doctor branches out into match-making, with mixed results. _Taxi Driver_: A man gives up his night job and gets politically involved, in hopes of impressing a girl. _Saving Private Ryan_: Some young Americans go on a walking tour of France. _Night of the Living Dead_: Several strangers spend the night in a farmhouse, and in the morning, have a bonfire. ---
**Author:** ![Isaac\_Cashman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a9a28c/32.png) [@Isaac\_Cashman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isaac_Cashman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/87 "2003-03-18T20:53:22Z")
“The Maltese Falcon”: A decision not to fufill a contract in the chepest possible manner causes latter complications. “In The Heat Of The Night”: Chief of Police is unfamiliar with local train schedule. Vistor solves murder. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/88 "2003-03-18T21:01:42Z")
_The Exorcist_: Trobled teen undergoes therapy. _Apocalypse Now_: Cynic takes eye-opening river cruise. _Superman_: Immigrant tries to pass as native. _Batman_: Colorful character wants to make millions smile. _Excalibur_: Wise old man’s teachings bring a girl closer to her brother. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/89 "2003-03-18T21:02:54Z")
_The Exorcist II_: Troubled teen learns to spell. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/90 "2003-03-18T21:14:11Z")
_A Christmas Story_- A young boy learns a lesson about gun safety. _Rain Man_- Two brothers take a drive together across the U.S. _South Park, Bigger, Longer and Uncut_- The U.S. and Canada go to war against each other. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/91 "2003-03-18T21:28:07Z")
_Apollo 13_. Astronauts fail to land on moon. _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_. Strangers showing symptoms of mental illness struggle with travel bureaucracy. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/92 "2003-03-18T21:41:03Z")
I just thought of some more: _The Karate Kid_- Boy learns karate from doing ordinary chores. \*War Games[/i- A computer hacker plays online Ttic-tac-toe using defense department’s computer network. _Always_- The ghost of a deceased firefighter inspires another firefighter. _Coming to America_- Two brothers from a royal family visit the United States. _The Money Pit_- A couple moves into a fixer-upper. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/93 "2003-03-18T21:51:47Z")
_Audrey Rose_-A young girl doesn’t feel like herself. _Beetlejuice_-Old fashioned newlyweds don’t see eye to eye with invading modern yuppies. _The Elephant Man_-A popular doctor lets his disfigured friend move into the hospital he works at. _Lord of the Flies_-Kids stranded on an island past the time while waiting to be picked up. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/94 "2003-03-18T22:18:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bean\_shadow \* > \*\*\*\ ***The Lion in Winter** : King Henry II has trouble picking a successor. \*\* I thought of a better one: **The Lion in Winter** : Royal family spends Christmas vacation together. **Magic** : A young magician/ventriloquist must choose between his blockheaded co-worker and high school sweetheart. So help me, I am really into these. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/95 "2003-03-18T22:51:35Z")
I have no summaries to contributejust now, but I have to say that this: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shodan \* > _Bride of Frankenstein_: A well-known doctor branches out into match-making, with mixed results. is (&@%!^\* brilliant. Carry on. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/96 "2003-03-18T23:34:43Z")
**Princess Bride** : A young boy overcomes his aversion to kissing. **Much Ado About Nothing** : A town overreacts to a rumor. **Fiddler on the Roof** : Three young women get married during a time of social strife. **Price and Prejudice** : Three young women get married. **Sense and Sensibility** : Three young women get married. **Emma** : A middle aged spinster and four young women get married. **Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone** : Preteen disrupts school routine. **Lilo and Stitch** : An unmarried woman wins custody battle by resolving conflict with fugitive convicted felon. **Shrek** : Two animals help an outcast develop social skills. **Ice Age** : A lost child is found. **Men in Black** : With the help of a mentor, a policeman finds a new career. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/97 "2003-03-19T00:01:00Z")
Midnight Cowboy – a young man from Texas goes to New York to start a new career. Glengarry Glen Ross – a day in the life of a midwestern real estate office. Carrie – a teenage girl adjusts to small town life. Mommie Dearest – a movie star adopts a baby girl Misery – a famous writer, who has suffered an accident, becomes a houseguest of his biggest fan. ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/98 "2003-03-19T00:17:19Z")
**Seven Brides for Seven Brothers** : Avalance hinders rescue efforts. **True Lies** : Bored housewife finds a job. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/99 "2003-03-19T01:07:36Z")
**A Bug’s Life** : When the monarchy fails to solve grasshopper infestment they turn to social outcast for help. ---
**Author:** ![Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774/100 "2003-03-19T01:59:02Z")
_Lolita_ - A man falls for a younger woman. _Ben-Hur_ - Two friends drift apart, but later meet at a sporting event. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point/161774.md?page=6)