# Test Your Movie Knowledge: Part IIIII! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 27, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954 "2003-08-27T12:29:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/21 "2003-08-27T16:06:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zeldar \* > \*\* > > Who all is for banning use of IMDB in this game? \*\* No, I guess clearing some of the old ones with IMDB is a good idea, otherwise we’ll have a huge backlog, but just straight answering them using the net doesn’t seem like much fun. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/22 "2003-08-27T16:26:25Z")
SA\_5 The Odd Couple ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/23 "2003-08-27T16:34:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by seriousart \* > \*\* > SA\_5: Everything I know about preparing spaghetti I learned from Jack Lemmon. \*\* The Apartment – (from memory, not IMDB – I used this same idea in an earlier thread but included the tennis racket) ---
**Author:** ![Southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southpaw)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/24 "2003-08-27T16:37:46Z")
**Zeldar** you’re correct with It Happened One Night and The Lady Eve. **S\_3** Everything I know about monkeys I learned from Gloria Swanson ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/25 "2003-08-27T16:40:31Z")
**S\_3 Everything I know about monkeys I learned from Gloria Swanson** “Sunset Boulevard” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/26 "2003-08-27T17:06:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Southpaw \* > \*\ ***Zeldar** you’re correct with It Happened One Night and The Lady Eve. > > \*\* I had help on both answers. My wife knew IHON and I got the other off IMDB. This was, of course, before the issue of IMDB came up, or else I would have just said “thanks.” ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/27 "2003-08-27T17:21:12Z")
L4L-1 Everything I know about puppetry, I learned from John Cusack. L4L-2 Everything I know about cooking, I learned from Tony Shaloub. L4L-3 Everything I know about employee relations, I learned from James Spader. L4L-4 Everything I know about cool footwear, I learned from Brad Pitt. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/28 "2003-08-27T17:25:12Z")
Z\_1 “Everything I needed to know about playing a sax, I learned from Robin Williams.” - **Moscow on the Hudson** L4L-1 Everything I know about puppetry, I learned from John Cusack. **Being John Malkovich** PJ\_1 Everything I needed to know about going from cynicism to belief, I learned from David Duchovny. PJ\_2 Everything I needed to know about egg salad, I learned from Tatsuya Mihashi. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/29 "2003-08-27T17:34:35Z")
L4L-1 _Being John Malcovich_ L4L-2 _Big Night_ L4L-3 _Secretary_ ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/30 "2003-08-27T17:38:28Z")
O-1 Everything I needed to know about _really_ big guns, I learned from Charlie Chaplin. O-2 Everything I needed to know about pornographic web sites, I learned from Sylvester Stallone. O-3 Everything I needed to know about Whistler’s Mother I learned from Burt Reynolds. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/31 "2003-08-27T17:46:03Z")
**O-3 Everything I needed to know about Whistler’s Mother I learned from Burt Reynolds.** “Bean” (Good one!) ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/32 "2003-08-27T17:50:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by panamajack \* > \*\*." > > L4L-1 Everything I know about puppetry, I learned from John Cusack. **Being John Malkovich** > > PJ\_2 Everything I needed to know about egg salad, I learned from Tatsuya Mihashi. \*\* Correct! PJ-2 has to be What’s up Tiger Lily (unless there’s another Japanese film that features egg salad) L4L-1 Being John Malcovich L4L-2 Big Night L4L-3 Secretary All correct! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/33 "2003-08-27T17:50:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by panamajack \* > \*\*Z\_1 “Everything I needed to know about playing a sax, I learned from Robin Williams.” - **Moscow on the Hudson** > > \*\* Correct ---
**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 27, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/34 "2003-08-27T17:52:50Z")
I\_L\_3 “Everythin I needed to know about cattle, I learned from Rock Hudson” I\_L\_4 “Everything I needed to know about snipers, I learned from Doris Day” I\_L\_5 “Everything I needed to know about cold blooded murder, I learned from Grace Kelly” I\_L\_6 “Everything I needed to know about homicidal cabbies, I learned from Cybill Shepherd” I\_L\_7 “Everything I needed to know about drive by shootings, I learned from Diane Keaton” ---
**Author:** ![seriousart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@seriousart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seriousart)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/35 "2003-08-27T17:53:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zeldar \* > \*\*The Apartment – (from memory, not IMDB – I used this same idea in an earlier thread but included the tennis racket) \*\* Point, Zeldar! Though, Homebrew’s guess was understandable, considering how much food Lemmon’s Felix prepared In The Odd Couple. (Though, IIRC, spaghetti wasn’t one of them) ---
**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 27, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/36 "2003-08-27T17:54:25Z")
I\_L\_3 “Everything I needed to know about cattle, I learned from Rock Hudson” I\_L\_4 “Everything I needed to know about snipers, I learned from Doris Day” I\_L\_5 “Everything I needed to know about cold blooded murder, I learned from Grace Kelly” I\_L\_6 “Everything I needed to know about homicidal cabbies, I learned from Cybill Shepherd” I\_L\_7 “Everything I needed to know about drive by shootings, I learned from Diane Keaton” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/37 "2003-08-27T17:56:04Z")
Z\_5 “Everything I needed to know about being a news anchor, I learned from Peter Finch.” Z\_6 “Everything I needed to know about being a news anchor, I learned from William Hurt.” Z\_7 “Everything I needed to know about coaching baseball, I learned from Tom Hanks.” Z\_8 “Everything I needed to know about coaching baseball, I learned from Wilford Brimley.” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/38 "2003-08-27T17:57:54Z")
I\_L\_3 Giant (memory) I\_L\_4 The Man Who Knew Too Much (memory) I\_L\_5 Dial M For Murder (memory) I\_L\_6 Taxi Driver (memory) ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/39 "2003-08-27T18:05:34Z")
I\_L\_6 _Taxi Driver_ Z\_5 _Network_ Z\_7 _A League of Their Own_ Z\_8 _The Natural_ O-4 Everything I needed to know about being a news anchor I learned from Stockard Channing. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-iiiii/197954/40 "2003-08-27T18:05:49Z")
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