# Special Movie Trivia: Identify the movie from this scene description. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533 "2002-03-11T07:44:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/41 "2002-03-13T07:39:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > \*\* > > **snow 1** : The movie ends as it begins, with the road blowing up under the cars. > > \*\* Long shot but…is that **Swordfish**? ---
**Author:** ![kawliga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@kawliga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kawliga)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/42 "2002-03-13T08:19:34Z")
> [@](#): > > **Spoonbender2:** Two men carrying groceries hop onto a moving train. Midnight Run ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/43 "2002-03-13T13:57:41Z")
**A band of cannibalistic explorers do what they must to survive a long, hard winter.** ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/44 "2002-03-13T15:16:04Z")
**Sofa King** and **Jadis** both got it. **detop** , ooh, I thought I had that one. **munch** , _Ravenous_? A man with a pornographic tie wants to talk about wrestling. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/45 "2002-03-13T15:18:36Z")
**NDP** #4 is _Casino_. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/46 "2002-03-13T16:24:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > **munch** , _Ravenous_? Nope - I know that’s close, but it’s not what I’m thinking of. I’ll try to be more specific: \*_A merry \* band of cannibalistic treasure seekers do what they must to survive a long, hard winter._ ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/47 "2002-03-13T16:30:08Z")
In that case **Munch** , it’s _Cannibal - the Musical_. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/48 "2002-03-13T16:40:00Z")
You don’t know how close you are… ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/49 "2002-03-13T17:01:48Z")
## [QUOTE] **me** - The movie ends as it begins, with the road blowing up under the cars. \*\*Cisco \*\* - Long shot but…is that **Swordfish**? /QUOTE] Nope. Would it help if I told you the moive is based on a true story? In Italy? ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/50 "2002-03-13T17:54:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > \*\ ***A band of cannibalistic explorers do what they must to survive a long, hard winter.** \*\* Alive? or Eating Raul? Never seen ER but gave a WAG in case Alive is wrong. Here one: A man solicits potential car buyers at a funeral procession ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/51 "2002-03-13T18:28:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NYR407 \* > \*\* > > Alive? or Eating Raul? Never seen ER but gave a WAG in case Alive is wrong. > > Here one: > > A man solicits potential car buyers at a funeral procession \*\* Nope, neither of those. Cadillac Man. ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/52 "2002-03-13T18:38:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > \*\* > Cadillac Man. \*\* Yes Cadillac Man is correct. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/53 "2002-03-13T23:08:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Munch > A band of cannibalistic explorers do what they must to survive a long, hard winter. **Monty Python and the Holy Grail** ("… and there was much rejoicing.") Yes, NDP #4 is **Casino**. ---
**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 14, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/54 "2002-03-14T00:22:48Z")
Ferris Bueller is right, but Sophie’s Choice isn’t, sorry. Another hint- the movie is French, takes place in Vietnam. ---
**Author:** ![kuroashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9a140/32.png) [@kuroashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kuroashi)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/55 "2002-03-14T02:12:37Z")
L’amant or in English, The Lover ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/56 "2002-03-14T06:24:41Z")
Here’s another hint about the scene with the young woman washing her mother’s headstone: the movie is based on a book. Let me add another: NDP 5 - On the front page of a newspaper, there’s a story about Richard Nixon announcing he’s seeking a fifth term as president. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/57 "2002-03-14T06:40:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\*NDP 5 - On the front page of a newspaper, there’s a story about Richard Nixon announcing he’s seeking a fifth term as president. \*\* Is that a movie bit? It sounds like a frame from the comic-book series _Watchmen_. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/58 "2002-03-14T07:24:50Z")
No, it’s from a movie. But it’s a side item to the main subject of the scene. ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/59 "2002-03-14T11:54:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\*NDP 5 - On the front page of a newspaper, there’s a story about Richard Nixon announcing he’s seeking a fifth term as president. \*\* _Back to the Future, Part II_ ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/60 "2002-03-14T14:24:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\* > > **Monty Python and the Holy Grail** ("… and there was much rejoicing.") > > Yes, NDP #4 is **Casino**. \*\* Yea… (::flags waving:🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533.md?page=4)