# Test Your Movie Knowledge: Part VI! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809 "2003-08-31T14:50:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [September 8, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/141 "2003-09-08T04:34:07Z")
ED1 = Rasputin? LSD16 = Fight Club HF\_17: “Everything I needed to know about pyrokinesis, I learned from Dennis Quaid.” HF\_18: “Everything I needed to know about reporting my own murder, I learned from Dennis Quaid.” ---
**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:** [September 8, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/142 "2003-09-08T04:37:24Z")
Good guess with Tequila Sunrise (which I haven’t seen), **ED** , but not the one I was thinking of. There’s another answer. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/143 "2003-09-08T04:48:50Z")
LSD16: All I know about rendering fat I learned from Brad Pitt **Fight Club** ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/144 "2003-09-08T04:51:12Z")
HF\_17: “Everything I needed to know about pyrokinesis, I learned from Dennis Quaid.” **Firestarter** HF\_18: “Everything I needed to know about reporting my own murder, I learned from Dennis Quaid.” **D.O.A.** ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/145 "2003-09-08T04:56:04Z")
> [@](#): > > HF\_17: “Everything I needed to know about pyrokinesis, I learned from Dennis Quaid.” > **Firestarter** That’s wrong… All I can think is **Dragonheart** or maybe **Dreamscape** but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen either so I’m unsure. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/146 "2003-09-08T05:05:50Z")
Correct on HF\_18, but wrong on all counts for HF\_17 **Whack-a-Mole**. I don’t remember the movie hitting the theaters but it showed up on cable a lot for a while. Here’s another hint: the movie’s name is a takeoff of an Oliver Stone TV miniseries about media in the near future. It even takes a crack at the main technology the miniseries centers on in a few scenes here and there. ---
**Author:** ![cheesepickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@cheesepickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheesepickles)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/147 "2003-09-08T11:30:18Z")
Wam1:Harold&Maude Wam3:Welcome to the dollhouse Everything I needed to know about smoking opium I learned from julie christie. Everything I needed to know about closing I learned from Alec Baldwin. Everything I needed to know about boxing I learned from Montgomery Clift ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/148 "2003-09-08T11:55:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cheesepickles \* > \*\* > > Everything I needed to know about closing I learned from Alec Baldwin. > \*\* **Glengarry Glen Ross**. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/149 "2003-09-08T13:40:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Protesilaus \* > \*\*TE4: Everything I needed to know about self-defense with dashboard accessories I learned from Kristy Swanson. > _The Chase_? Bing bing bing! We have a winnah! 😃 That leaves these of mine outstanding: ## TE1: Everything I needed to know about female anatomy I learned from Pauline Collins TE2: Everything I needed to know about dealing with unwanted rodents I learned from Bridget Fonda TE5: Everything I needed to know about subtle applause I learned from Lucy Lee Flippin Some answers: Ril\_3: Chicken Run (knitting/Jane Horrocks) gaw\_6: If These Walls Could Talk 2 (tits/Chloe Sevigny) HF16: The Fabulous Baker Boys (lounge singing/Michelle Pfeiffer) And a couple more, for kicks: TE6: Everything I needed to know about stylish accessorizing I learned from John Candy TE7: Everything I needed to know about unbeatable football defense I learned from Mariel Hemingway ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/150 "2003-09-08T13:44:05Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by TeaElle \* > \*\* > Ril\_3: Chicken Run (knitting/Jane Horrocks)_\* Correct! \*\* > [@](#): > > TE6: Everything I needed to know about stylish accessorizing I learned from John Candy\*\* **Planes, Trains and Automobiles**. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/151 "2003-09-08T14:10:30Z")
I\_L\_15 “Everything I needed to know about cutting cards, I learned from Maggie Smith” ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/152 "2003-09-08T16:02:39Z")
HF\_15: “Everything I needed to know about rat monkeys, I learned from Peter Jackson.” _Brain Damage_ HF\_16: “Everything I needed to know about lounge singing, I learned from Michelle Pfeiffer.” _The Fabulous Baker Boys_ gaw\_7:everything i needed to know about taxidermy i learned it from Samuel Lebihan _Brotherhood of the Wolf_ ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/153 "2003-09-08T19:00:37Z")
Sorry, **Rilchiam** , but TE6 is not “Planes, Trains & Automobiles.” ---
**Author:** ![gawen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@gawen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gawen)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/154 "2003-09-08T21:17:26Z")
again sublight is right for gaw\_7 ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/155 "2003-09-09T00:39:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TeaElle \* > \*\*Sorry, **Rilchiam** , but TE6 is not “Planes, Trains & Automobiles.” \*\* D’oh! Now I’m wondering what it is! (I’m adhering to the “no IMDB” rule.) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/156 "2003-09-09T02:05:55Z")
isn’t H15 actually “Dead Alive”? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/157 "2003-09-09T02:16:52Z")
and TE6 might be “Armed and Dangerous” ---
**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:** [September 9, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/158 "2003-09-09T04:17:31Z")
**Max Carnage** gets the Golden Zombie award for correctly guessing HF\_15 (rat monkey/Peter Jackson)! And \*\*Sublight is correct on HF\_16. You were close on HF\_15 as the other title for it is Braindead. Sweep from page 3 (grouped by poster): ARG\_3: everything i needed to know about st. petersberg i learned from hugo weaving (It is not “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”) B\_6. Everything I needed to know about pigmy statues I learned from Hugh Grant. (It is not “Small Time Crooks”) CG-3: Everything I needed to know about capturing Germans, I learned from Peter Berg. CP9:Everything I needed to know about smoking opium I learned from Julie Christie CP11: Everything I needed to know about smoking opium I learned from julie christie. CP13: Everything I needed to know about boxing I learned from Montgomery Clift gaw\_5: everything i needed to know about shrimp fries i learned it from Jet Li gaw\_8: everything i needed to know about bartending i learned it from Pierce Brosnan HF\_12: “Everything I needed to know about wearing fuzzy pink bunny slippers, I learned from Harvey Fierstein.” HF\_17: “Everything I needed to know about pyrokinesis, I learned from Dennis Quaid.” LSD6: All I know about apples I learned from Annette Bening (horrible movie) LSD10: All I know about the Hamptons I learned from Dominique Swain LSD11: All I know about house arrest I learned from Robin Tunney LSD12: All I know about “what comes next” I learned from Alicia Witt LSD13: All I know about groupies I learned from Dominique Swain LSD14: All I know about hot wax I learned from Bijou Phillips LSD15: All I know about acid trips I learned from Alan Alda LSD16: All I know about rendering fat I learned from Brad Pitt M1: Everything I needed to know about Burning Man I learned from Christopher Lee. Mr. B\_1 everything i needed to know about the New World, I learned from Alec Baldwin. Mr. B\_2 Everything I needed to know about steel, I learned from Alan Rickman. Mr. B\_7 Everything I needed to know about hot tubs, I learned from Michelle Pfeiffer. Sub\_2: Everything I need to know about moonwalking I learned from James Caan Sub\_3: Everything I need to know ninjas I learned from Joan Chen Sub5: Everything I know about Anne Heche, I learned from Joan Chen TE1: Everything I needed to know about female anatomy I learned from Pauline Collins TE2: Everything I needed to know about dealing with unwanted rodents I learned from Bridget Fonda (It is not “Point of No Return”) TE5: Everything I needed to know about subtle applause I learned from Lucy Lee Flippin TE6: Everything I needed to know about stylish accessorizing I learned from John Candy TE7: Everything I needed to know about unbeatable football defense I learned from Mariel Hemingway WaM\_4: Everything I needed to know about Viper booze I learned from Mike Lackey. (this one is very obscure…I’ll be interested to see if anyone gets it) * * * Whew! That ought to last us a while. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/159 "2003-09-09T06:02:23Z")
Nice work, Horseflesh. But don’t forget: ED1: Everything I know about children’s books, I learned from Madeleine Stowe ED1a: Everything I know about communism I learned from Alan Rickman (same movie, two clues) I am kicking myself for not getting **The Chase**. Doh! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Babbington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mr.Babbington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Babbington)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/160 "2003-09-09T06:47:15Z")
LSD16 Fight Club Mr. B 8 Everything i needed to know about Lynyrd Skynrd, I learned from Steve Buscemi. Mr. B 9 Everything i needed to know about handling a boom pole, I learned fron Steve Buscemi. Mr. B 10 Everything i needed to know about the IDS Center, I learned from Steve Buscemi. Mr. B 11 Everything i needed to know about greek tragedy, I learned from Steve Buscemi. Mr. B 12 Everything i needed to know about leeches, I learned from Willem Defoe. Mr. B 13. Everything i needed to know about jazz, I learned from James Rebhorn. Mr. B 14 Everything I needed to know about vandalism, I learned from James Whitmore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809.md?page=9)