# One word movie clues

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [March 24, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063 "2016-03-24T23:00:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/61 "2016-03-26T12:31:59Z")

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62 Gold! The Goonies

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/62 "2016-03-26T12:55:27Z")

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1. Luisa

The African Queen

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/63 "2016-03-26T12:57:03Z")

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> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> RE: Little Nemo’s clues:  
> 68. ExodusThe 10 Commandments  
> 71. quintupletsRaising Arizona  
> 74. slipperCinderella  
> 75. StalingradEnemy at the Gates

Yes

> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> 1. AnabasisAlexander
> 2. sandmanSpider-Man 3

No

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/64 "2016-03-26T13:51:46Z")

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1. lamp
2. refridgerator
3. sandman

70. Aladdin  
72. Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull  
73. Logan’s Run

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/65 "2016-03-26T14:05:41Z")

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> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> 62 Gold! The Goonies

No. Second clue: badges

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/66 "2016-03-26T14:06:46Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> No. Second clue: badges

The Treasure of Sierra Madre

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/67 "2016-03-26T14:17:31Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> 1. lamp
> 2. refridgerator
> 3. sandman
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> 70. Aladdin  
> 72. Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull  
> 73. Logan’s Run

Yes

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/68 "2016-03-26T14:23:15Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> 1. Luisa
> 
> The African Queen

Yes!

Prof. Pepperwinkle:

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> Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Also yes.

1. Chianti

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/69 "2016-03-26T14:24:58Z")

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1. quidditch
2. closeup
3. fruiting
4. Pepperland

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/70 "2016-03-26T14:38:41Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> 1. Chianti

Can’t keep up with the numbers. This should now be 80.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/71 "2016-03-26T15:56:33Z")

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74/80. Chianti

The Silence of the Lambs

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/72 "2016-03-26T16:29:30Z")

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1. quidditch: Harry Potter

2. klaatu

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/73 "2016-03-26T16:55:57Z")

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1. klaatu

The Day the Earth Stood Still

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/74 "2016-03-26T19:06:36Z")

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1. quidditch: Harry Potter

Correct.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/75 "2016-03-26T19:09:08Z")

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> [@Thin\_Ice](#):
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> 1. klaatu
> 
> The Day the Earth Stood Still

Of course.

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/76 "2016-03-26T19:36:22Z")

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1. closeup

Sunset Boulevard

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/77 "2016-03-26T19:56:31Z")

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> [@BrotherCadfael](#):
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> 1. closeup
> 
> Sunset Boulevard

Correct.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/78 "2016-03-26T20:45:37Z")

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1. Drag

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/79 "2016-03-26T21:46:09Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> 1. Drag

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-clues/750063/80 "2016-03-27T00:14:12Z")

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> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Good guess, but not what I was thinking of. Older film.

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