# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/161 "2003-09-09T08:20:08Z")
No one has gotten the John Candy one yet. Here’s a hint: he was not the main star of this particular movie. Mr. B 12: Platoon (leeches/Willem Defoe) ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/162 "2003-09-09T12:15:17Z")
Mr. B 8 Everything i needed to know about Lynyrd Skynrd, I learned from Steve Buscemi. _Con Air_ TE6: Everything I needed to know about stylish accessorizing I learned from John Candy Is it _Nothing But Trouble_? ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/163 "2003-09-11T19:22:32Z")
**Sublight** , that’s an excellent answer and while it would work, _Nothing But Trouble_ was not the particular flick I had in mind. Have we abandoned this game? It’d be nice if some folks would come back to validate some answers here. ---
**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 11, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/164 "2003-09-11T19:41:49Z")
I haven’t abandoned it. I\_L\_16 “everything I needed to know about the crusades, I learned from Max Von Sydow” ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/165 "2003-09-13T01:43:20Z")
CG-3: Everything I needed to know about capturing Germans, I learned from Peter Berg. The only Peter Berg movies I can think of are “The Last Seduction” and “the Great White Hype,” but neither seems like the right answer. HF\_17: “Everything I needed to know about pyrokinesis, I learned from Dennis Quaid.” Wilder Napalm LSD11: All I know about house arrest I learned from Robin Tunney Empire Records? LSD12: All I know about “what comes next” I learned from Alicia Witt Urban Legend? HEre’s a new one. I think I’m on B\_9 Everything Ineeded to know about obscenity I learned from Warren Beatty. ---
**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 13, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/166 "2003-09-13T04:08:08Z")
B\_9 Hopscotch? I\_L\_17 “Everything I needed to know about buttleing, I learned from William Powell” ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/167 "2003-09-13T04:57:41Z")
LSD 6- “In Dreams” GQ 1- All I need to know about political corruption,I learned from Martin Mull. GQ 2- All I need to know about rock music, I learned from Gena Rowlands. GQ 3- All I need to know about surviving car wrecks, I learned from Glenn Ford. GQ 4- All I need to know about film history, I learned from Donald O’Connor. GQ 5- All I need to know about mutiny, I learned from Orson Welles. GQ 6- All I need to know about beheading, I learned from Orson Welles. GQ 7- All I need to know about sewers, I learned from Bernard Lee. GQ 8- All I need to know about horse racing, I learned from Wilfred Hyde-White. GQ 9- All I need to know about British military history, I learned from Michael Caine. GQ 10- All I need to know about civil war, I learned from Carroll O’Connor. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/168 "2003-09-13T14:25:33Z")
I\_L 16: The Seventh Seal I haven’t abandoned mine, either. Everything i needed to know about garbage, I learned from Martin Sheen. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/169 "2003-09-13T14:42:44Z")
GQ 9: **Zulu** ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/170 "2003-09-13T14:45:50Z")
Correct, but what are the other 9? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/171 "2003-09-13T14:54:39Z")
A hint: I picked the actors I used at random, so, in some cases, the actor I used may have a very small role. A more useful hint: That includes the Carroll O’Connor film. ---
**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 13, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/172 "2003-09-13T15:26:47Z")
I\_L\_18 “Everything I needed to know about politics, I learned from Edward G. Robinson” ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/173 "2003-09-13T20:57:43Z")
**Governor Quinn** , given the standstill we’re at with this thread, making things harder seems rather… well, what’s the point? It’s hard enough when we’re naming actors who were in primary roles in the films! ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/174 "2003-09-13T22:16:10Z")
Sorry, **TeaElle**. In that case, I’ll give extra hints: GQ 7- All I need to know about sewers, I learned from Joseph Cotten. GQ 8- All I need to know about horse racing, I learned from Rex Harrison. GQ 10- All I need to know about civil war, I learned from Richard Burton. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/175 "2003-09-13T22:44:11Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* \*\*B\_9 Hopscotch? nope ---
**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 14, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/176 "2003-09-14T00:29:56Z")
> [@](#): > > GQ 8- All I need to know about horse racing, I learned from Rex Harrison. My Fair Lady. Tomorrow morning, I’ll create a part 7, and sweep ALL unanswered clues from ALL six threads into one. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/177 "2003-09-14T00:32:02Z")
Correct, **Ilsa**. ---
**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 15, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/178 "2003-09-15T01:59:01Z")
LSD6 and LSD16 were both guessed correctly. (I sympathize that somebody else actually sat through “In Dreams”. So bad. So very bad.) But sorry, bibliophile, both LSD11 and LSD12 are wrong. Ilsa, you may want to start fresh without bringing the unguessed clues forward. As it has been said, the difficulty of the remaining ones might be prohibitive. And if the original posters of unanswered clues wants them guessed, they can certainly repost. Just my two cents. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/179 "2003-09-15T03:27:36Z")
Well, let me do this – additional clues for all of my outstanding entries. The additional clues are in italics. TE1: Everything I needed to know about female anatomy _and sexual response_ I learned from Pauline Collins. TE2: Everything I needed to know about dealing with unwanted rodents _and hiding in totally obvious places_ I learned from Bridget Fonda TE5: Everything I needed to know about subtle applause _and snotty receptionist work_ I learned from Lucy Lee Flippin TE6: Everything I needed to know about stylish accessorizing _and the battery_ I learned from John Candy TE7: Everything I needed to know about unbeatable football defense _and adoration of a much older man_ I learned from Mariel Hemingway ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809/180 "2003-09-15T08:27:47Z")
I’ll simplify a few of mine that are left over. Sub\_2: Everything I need to know about going to the moon I learned from James Caan Sub\_3: Everything I need to know identifying ninjas who are half-Chinese I learned from Joan Chen Sub5: Everything I need to know about having lesbian sex with Anne Heche, I learned from Joan Chen. And then I rewound it a few times just to make sure I’d learned it thoroughly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge-part-vi/198809.md?page=8)