# Test Your Movie Knowledge!: Part IIII **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605 "2003-08-25T21:53:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/61 "2003-08-26T14:23:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zeldar \* > \*\*\*\*\*\*\* REPOST OF HANGERS \*\*\*\*\* > > Z\_7 “Everything I needed to know about digging for buried treasure in the yard, I learned from Anthony Franciosa.” > > Z\_9 “Everything I needed to know about no-necked monsters, I learned from Elizabeth Taylor.” > > Z\_13 “Everything I needed to know about causing a fire in an apartment across the street by shooting a book, I learned from Charles Bronson.” \*\* A couple of new ones: Z\_15 “Everything I needed to know about visiting crime scenes for literary purposes, I learned from David Duchovny.” Z\_16 “Everything I needed to know about stripping a car’s doors off in a parking garage, I learned from Ryan O’Neal.” ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/62 "2003-08-26T14:25:08Z")
Then I suppose it’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Ice cream in the face, and all that. Those kids WERE obnoxious. But I like the cannibal kids in “Suddenly Last Summer” better as an answer. Kid can’t GET more monstrous than that! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/63 "2003-08-26T14:38:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Labdad \* > \*\*Then I suppose it’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Ice cream in the face, and all that. Those kids WERE obnoxious. > > But I like the cannibal kids in “Suddenly Last Summer” better as an answer. Kid can’t GET more monstrous than that! \*\* That’s the one! I must confess to having a weak memory of “Suddenly Last Summer.” I vaguely recall the cannibalism symbolism, and Laurence Harvey, but that’s about it. I might need to refresh my memory on it. As for Cat, I loved Burl Ives’s role and was trying to think of something in the way of a clue for him instead of Liz. The names were so great in the movie: Gooper, Big Daddy, Big Mama, Brick, Maggie, etc. I was reminded of my own grandfather when Big Daddy said, “Tell them kids to come on and eat. Over there!” ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/64 "2003-08-26T14:58:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zeldar \* > \*\* I must confess to having a weak memory of “Suddenly Last Summer.” I vaguely recall the cannibalism symbolism, and Laurence Harvey, but that’s about it. I might need to refresh my memory on it. \*\* I don’t think Laurence Harvey was in it. It may be Montgomery Clift you’re remembering. But you ought to revisit this movie. Katherine Hepburn is downright evil. Liz is stunning. And Gore Vidal collaborated with Tennessee Williams in adapting the play to the screen. Definitely worth your time! ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/65 "2003-08-26T15:02:45Z")
HB\_1 was Mame! Good work, **Zeldar**. HB\_2 _Hint_ He get a phone number from the catcher after hitting a home run. HB\_3 Everything I needed to know about camping, I learned from James Purefoy. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/66 "2003-08-26T15:14:42Z")
I\_L\_6 “Everything I needed to know about hostage situations, I learned from Mel Gibson” Come on, guys! I\_L\_7 “Everything I needed to know about being a streetsmart cop who doesn’t play by the rules, gets in hot water with his captain but gets the job done, I learned from Paul Newman” I\_L\_8 “Everything I needed to know about being a streetsmart cop who doesn’t play by the rules, gets in hot water with his captain but gets the job done, I learned from Joe Don Baker” I\_L\_9 “Everything I needed to know about being a streetsmart cop who doesn’t play by the rules, gets in hot water with his captain but gets the job done, I learned from Nick Nolte” I\_L\_10 “Everything I needed to know about being a streetsmart cop who doesn’t play by the rules, gets in hot water with his captain but gets the job done, I learned from Eddie Murphy” I\_L\_11 “Everything I needed to know about being a streetsmart cop who doesn’t play by the rules, gets in hot water with his captain but gets the job done, I learned from Chris Tucker” I\_L\_12 "“Everything I needed to know about being a streetsmart cop who doesn’t play by the rules, gets in hot water with his captain but gets the job done, I learned from Jim Belushi” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/67 "2003-08-26T15:23:46Z")
I\_L\_7 Fort Apache The Bronx I\_L\_9 48 Hours I\_L\_10 Beverly Hills Cop I\_L\_12 Red Heat ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/68 "2003-08-26T15:27:04Z")
I\_L\_6 Ransom (or did you already reject this?) ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/69 "2003-08-26T15:29:50Z")
I\_L\_9 = 48 Hours or Another 48 Hours I\_L\_10 = Beverly Hills Cop 1, 2, or 3 I\_L\_11 = Rush Hour 1 or 2 I\_L\_12 = Red Heat, K-9, or K-911 **MonkeyMensch** got HF\_5 and HF\_11 right. Hangers: HF\_2: “Everything I needed to know about William Shatner I learned from Jamie Lee Curtis.” \<—Tricky! Okay, maybe I should have said “the likeness of William Shatner”, i.e. a mask. It’s a bit of movie trivia that I think is pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/70 "2003-08-26T15:35:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Labdad \* > \*\*I don’t think Laurence Harvey was in it. It may be Montgomery Clift you’re remembering. But you ought to revisit this movie. Katherine Hepburn is downright evil. Liz is stunning. And Gore Vidal collaborated with Tennessee Williams in adapting the play to the screen. Definitely worth your time! \*\* Yes, my memory is even worse than I thought! Harvey was in “Summer and Smoke” at around that same period. And I always think of Clift and Taylor in “A Place In The Sun” and “Raintree County” (near the time of his wreck) to the exclusion of anything else. I guess I’d better start getting Netflix to catch me up on these, if they can. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/71 "2003-08-26T15:39:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Horseflesh \* > \*\* > HF\_2: “Everything I needed to know about William Shatner I learned from Jamie Lee Curtis.” \<—Tricky! > Okay, maybe I should have said “the likeness of William Shatner”, i.e. a mask. It’s a bit of movie trivia that I think is pretty funny. \*\* Did you see my guess on “Trading Places” by way of the “Hooker” connection? ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/72 "2003-08-26T15:45:14Z")
I\_L\_8 “Everything I needed to know about being a streetsmart cop who doesn’t play by the rules, gets in hot water with his captain but gets the job done, I learned from Joe Don Baker” Mitchell ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/73 "2003-08-26T15:48:53Z")
HB\_4 Everything I needed to know about yacht ownership, I learned from Tony Curtis. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/74 "2003-08-26T15:53:42Z")
HF\_11: “Everything I needed to know about the devil’s playthings, I learned from Devon Sawa.” HF\_12: “Everything I needed to know about about running from cats, I learned from Michael J. Fox.” HF\_13: “Everything I needed to know about coming out, I learned from Kevin Kline.” ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/75 "2003-08-26T15:59:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zeldar \* > \*\*Did you see my guess on “Trading Places” by way of the “Hooker” connection? \*\* Interesting connection. Ummm, no. It’s not Cpt. Kirk, it’s a likeness of his face. A mask. And a big knife. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/76 "2003-08-26T16:05:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homebrew \* > \*\*HB\_4 Everything I needed to know about yacht ownership, I learned from Tony Curtis. \*\* “Some Like It Hot” ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/77 "2003-08-26T16:06:27Z")
HF\_13 is In&Out Horseflesh Nailed mine, Jim Belushi was K-9. I\_L\_6 is not Ransom. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/78 "2003-08-26T16:11:23Z")
Is it a Halloween movie, **Horseflesh**? ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/79 "2003-08-26T16:18:57Z")
Got it in one, **Labdad**. I\_L\_6 Road Warrior? But I guess that was more of a seige situation. HB\_5 Everything I needed to know about lawn care, I learned from Brendan Fraser. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605/80 "2003-08-26T16:20:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homebrew \* > \*\*Is it a Halloween movie, **Horseflesh**? \*\* Yup. That was Cpt. Kirk/TJ Hooker/The Big Giant Head’s rubbery likeness Jamie Lee Curtis was running from all night. They painted it white and teased out the hair. **Ilsa\_Lund** is correct on In and Out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiii/197605.md?page=5)