# One sentence summaries - THE GAME **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589 "2003-04-23T14:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/121 "2003-04-25T19:11:59Z")
I’ve never seen King Ralph, so I don’t know if this will clarify my #6, but here goes: 6. Monarchy changes hands in a nearly bloodless coup after the return of a member of the original dynastic line who was exiled in his youth. “Local boy, traveling far, makes good following in his father’s footsteps.” -How about Star Wars? It’s good to have my location recognized, although it refers less to where I live and more to a movie in which “A fundraiser to save a local orphanage proves successful” to quote **iamthewalrus(:3=** in our [sister thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=170124&perpage=50&pagenumber=2). ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/122 "2003-04-25T19:23:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by knock knock \* > \*\*I’ve never seen King Ralph, so I don’t know if this will clarify my #6, but here goes: > 6. Monarchy changes hands in a nearly bloodless coup after the return of a member of the original dynastic line who was exiled in his youth. > > “Local boy, traveling far, makes good following in his father’s footsteps.” -How about Star Wars? > > \*\* Bing! Right out of the box! > [@](#): > > \*\*It’s good to have my location recognized, although it refers less to where I live and more to a movie in which “A fundraiser to save a local orphanage proves successful” \*\* _Blues Brothers_, of course. #6. _Prince and the Pauper_? ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/123 "2003-04-25T19:26:56Z")
No MonkeyMensch, mine was Con Air. I already revealed it a page ago. Try and keep up 😛 ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/124 "2003-04-25T19:56:10Z")
Of course that was The Blues Brothers. #6 is not Prince and the Pauper, though. I still have a few on the table: 4. Precocious student-athlete fixes problem in school’s plumbing system. 5. British & American hunters push recently discovered species to extinction. 6. Monarchy changes hands in a nearly bloodless coup after the return of a member of the original dynastic line who was exiled in his youth. 7. Ragtag bunch of misfits show spirit and unity under new leadership and prove victorious. There are about a million answers to #7 (some examples beginning with the letter M include Major Payne, The Mighty Ducks, Major League, and their sequels). That leaves #4-6. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/125 "2003-04-25T20:39:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by knock knock \* > \*\*Of course that was The Blues Brothers. #6 is not Prince and the Pauper, though. > > I still have a few on the table: > 4. Precocious student-athlete fixes problem in school’s plumbing system. > 5. British & American hunters push recently discovered species to extinction. > 6. Monarchy changes hands in a nearly bloodless coup after the return of a member of the original dynastic line who was exiled in his youth. > 7. Ragtag bunch of misfits show spirit and unity under new leadership and prove victorious. > > \*\* #7. _Bull Durham_? Or was the ‘M’ thing a clue? #5. _Congo_? O, what a feeble guess is that. And #4 sounds like something I should know. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/126 "2003-04-25T21:03:40Z")
Assuming **HoviBaby** directed that answer to me, no, it isn’t. Hint - the two movies I’m describing are similar in at least one way. ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/127 "2003-04-25T21:08:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MonkeyMensch \* > \*\*#7. _Bull Durham_? Or was the ‘M’ thing a clue? > > #5. _Congo_? O, what a feeble guess is that. > > And #4 sounds like something I should know. \*\* The ‘M’ thing meant that you can stop guessing for #7, since that’s the plot to just about every sports movie ever made, and also many non-sports movies. There are so many examples to give that I decided to limit myself to one letter of the alphabet. If I’d picked ‘B’ instead of ‘M’, I could have said Bull Durham, The Big Green, The Bad News Bears, etc. #5 isn’t Congo - it’s more recent than that. #4 is a fairly well-known movie. ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/128 "2003-04-25T21:13:23Z")
1. Hooligans foil a plan a genius has for cognitive improvement of his compatriots. -The Island of Doctor Moreau? 2. Conflict over speech issues has religious implications. -Planet of the Apes? ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/129 "2003-04-25T21:14:26Z")
No and no. ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/130 "2003-04-25T21:15:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HoviBaby \* > \*\*Pretentious Oliver Stone film leaves millions confused at his motives. \*\* JFK ? ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/131 "2003-04-25T21:28:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by capacitor \* > \*\*I got one: > > A girl discovered a river, and that her parents she was seeking were actually back where she left them. \*\* _Spirited Away_ Here’s my contribution: Small island community struggles with a decline in tourism. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/132 "2003-04-25T21:31:31Z")
1. Hooligans foil a plan a genius has for cognitive improvement of his compatriots. -Oh, please let it be _Forbidden Planet_! ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/133 "2003-04-25T21:33:14Z")
1. Conflict over speech issues has religious implications. - _Inherit the Wind_? ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/134 "2003-04-25T21:42:58Z")
Actually knock knock, it was a trick question. The correct answer to > [@](#): > > Pretentious Oliver Stone film leaves millions confused at his motives was: all of them. Yes all of them. Oliver Stone is a pretentious piece of… Don’t want to hijack. Go back about your buisness. ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/135 "2003-04-25T21:49:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by knock knock \* > \*\*I still have a few on the table: > 4. Precocious student-athlete fixes problem in school’s plumbing system. > 5. British & American hunters push recently discovered species to extinction. > 6. Monarchy changes hands in a nearly bloodless coup after the return of a member of the original dynastic line who was exiled in his youth. > \*\* 1. _The Waterboy_? 2. _The Lost World_? 3. _Return of the King_? Here’s another: Lost explorer befriends natives, attracts unwelcome attention from authorities. ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/136 "2003-04-25T21:54:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MonkeyMensch \* > \*\*“Real man, mistaken for fictional man, is hunted for his life; madcap chase ensues.” \*\* _The Man with One Red Shoe_? How about: Confused young man befriends lunatic, learns a lot about himself. ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/137 "2003-04-25T21:56:02Z")
**MonkeyMensch** : I want to change my guess to _North by Northwest._ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/138 "2003-04-25T21:59:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MonkeyMensch \* > \*\*1. Hooligans foil a plan a genius has for cognitive improvement of his compatriots. > > -Oh, please let it be _Forbidden Planet_! \*\* I was going to guess _Super Mario Brothers_. 😉 My personal favorite example of this genre (not written by me, mind you) is this one: **"Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again."** ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/139 "2003-04-25T22:02:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scupper \* > \*\*Small island community struggles with a decline in tourism. \*\* _I Still Know What You Did Last Summer_? ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/140 "2003-04-25T22:04:44Z")
**Protesilaus** : Not what I was thinking of, but it fits pretty well. Mine’s a bit older. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589.md?page=8)