# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Space\_Vampire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Space\_Vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Space_Vampire)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/121 "2002-03-23T01:08:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\* > > No, but I’ll rephrase the clue so another hint is added: > > A woman tells a man he’s dumb but the fact that he is doesn’t bother her (in fact, she rather enjoys it). \*\* Is that Body Heat? ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/122 "2002-03-23T02:50:59Z")
NDP writes: \> WW2 is Annie Hall and the connection is that they are all \> Woody Allen movies. And the other three films are? ---
**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 23, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/123 "2002-03-23T05:30:28Z")
> [@](#): > > A woman tells a man he’s dumb but the fact that he is doesn’t bother her (in fact, she rather enjoys it). > > … > > Is that Body Heat? Yes. I’ll restate NDP 18 so more information is revealed. NDP 18 - An overloaded pick-up truck pulls onto a highway from the shoulder and almost tips on its side before it balances itself out (but not before you hear the truck’s passengers scream). ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/124 "2002-03-23T08:18:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jack Batty \* > \*\* > > _TThe Shawshank Redemption_ \*\* Got it. Lok 2: A man buying tickets for a trip on a ship answers a woman who calls him by the wrong name. Lok ---
**Author:** ![kawliga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@kawliga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kawliga)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/125 "2002-03-23T08:40:50Z")
WW1: A man tries to impress a blind date with his musical tastes by playing an Oscar Peterson record as she comes to his apartment, while also leaving out a Bartok album. WW3: A man asks extraterrestrials what he can do to improve the world and they say, “Tell funnier jokes.” WW4: As a husband and wife arrive at a Thanksgiving dinner, she tells him she’s pregnant. WW1: Play It Again, Sam WW3: Stardust Memories WW4: Hannah and Her Sisters ---
**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 24, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/126 "2002-03-24T01:31:24Z")
NDP 21 - An attorney solicits for clients at a funeral. ---
**Author:** ![kawliga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@kawliga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kawliga)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/127 "2002-03-24T08:56:44Z")
NDP 21 - The Verdict ---
**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 25, 2002, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/128 "2002-03-25T07:43:18Z")
> [@](#): > > NDP 21 - The Verdict 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:** [June 9, 2002, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/129 "2002-06-09T08:26:51Z")
Is this thread spent? Let’s find out. Here is an old one and a few new ones. Feel free to add others as you see fit. OLD NDP 18 - An old overloaded pick-up truck pulls onto a highway from the shoulder and almost tips on its side before it balances itself out (but not before you hear the truck’s many passengers scream). NEW NDP 22 - A woman tries to get her cell phone that’s fallen on the floor underneath her bed. NDP 23 - One man tortures another by breaking off his legs. ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/130 "2002-06-09T10:25:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > NDP 23 - One man tortures another by breaking off his legs. _Shrek_ ? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/131 "2002-06-09T11:32:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\*NDP 18 - An old overloaded pick-up truck pulls onto a highway from the shoulder and almost tips on its side before it balances itself out (but not before you hear the truck’s many passengers scream). \*\* The Grapes of Wrath. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/132 "2002-06-10T05:49:25Z")
Eutychus, you are correct. NDP 18 is “The Grapes of Wrath.” Jabba’s guess is also right. NDP 23 is “Shrek.” Let me add another: NDP 24 - A man criticizes a musical piece as having “too many notes.” ---
**Author:** ![kawliga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@kawliga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kawliga)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/133 "2002-06-10T07:32:25Z")
NDP 24 AMADEUS ---
**Author:** ![zephonith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@zephonith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zephonith)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/134 "2002-06-10T09:55:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lok \* > \*\* > Got it. > > Lok 2: A man buying tickets for a trip on a ship answers a woman who calls him by the wrong name. > > Lok \*\* the talented mr ripley? ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/135 "2002-06-10T12:29:50Z")
Interesting thread let me try one… A group of saliors burst into singing “A long Way to Tipperary” despite the first officer’s objection. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_dupont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@andrew\_dupont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_dupont)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/136 "2002-06-10T15:35:44Z")
NDP 22 is _Panic Room_. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2002, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/137 "2002-06-10T17:41:58Z")
> [@](#): > > NDP 22 is Panic Room. > [@](#): > > NDP 24 AMADEUS Right and right. A new one: NDP 25 - A recuperating man who’s listening to a composition by Mozart is told of the piece’s therapeutic effect. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/138 "2002-06-10T18:12:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zephonith \* > \*\*the talented mr ripley? \*\* Sorry, wrong answer. At least not the one I was thinking of, I have never seen that movie. Lok ---
**Author:** ![lenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@lenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lenin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/139 "2002-06-10T22:14:42Z")
**L1** : A tanker is shot at by a rocket, only to reveil it is carrying milk instead of gasoline. **L2** : Two nazis zoom over Chicago. **L3** : A man shoots tied up man in the head, then uses a meat cleaver to get the suitcase on his arm. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533/140 "2002-06-10T22:26:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lenin \* > **L2: Two nazis zoom over Chicago.** The Blues Brothers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-movie-trivia-identify-the-movie-from-this-scene-description/97533.md?page=8)