In honor of the Oscar nominations, announced today, each of the following movies won a different number of Academy Awards (from one to seven)
1. Shaving cream on the mirror to disable a spy hole.
Hint: The mirror is in a bathroom on an airplane.
2. A feel-good star, a feel-good director, a small role for the director’s brother, and a portentous lost wedding ring.
Solved by maurinsky.
3. Man: “What watch?”
Woman: “Ten watch.”
Man: “Such much?”
Solved by Ken.
4. The electroshock therapy portrayed in this loose-with-the-facts biopic (made in the current decade) was less horrific than the insulin therapy that was actually used.
Solved by Ken.
5. The director decided a duet would be sung in shadow because one of the singers couldn’t stop giggling during takes.
Solved by maurinsky.
6. Update: The title is the name of both a person and a rose.
Solved by Tom.
7. Update: A post-war graveyard for fighter planes. In retrospect, I’m not sure if this is a graveyard, a maintenance facility, or what (even though I’ve seen the movie many times). It’s a big ol’ field of fighter planes.
Solved by Tom.
3. Man: “What watch?”
Woman: “Ten watch.”
Man: “Such much?” – “Such watch?” – Casablanca
7. A post-war graveyard for fighter planes. – Close Encounters of the Third Kind
I’m going to guess #4 is “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” And let’s go with “Moulin Rouge” for #5. I like to think of Nicole Kidman as giggly.
4. The electroshock therapy portrayed in this loose-with-the-facts biopic (made in the current decade) was less horrific than the insulin therapy that was actually used. – A Beautiful Mind ?
(made in the current decade)
Whoops, didn’t see that part. Then #4 is “Cuckoo’s Nest 2: Ratchet’s Revenge.”
#2 “The Mexican”
Wow, it isn’t even 9:30 yet! Let’s see:
Ken is right on #1 and wrong on #7.
Evn is wrong on both #4 and #5.
Ken is right on #4.
Daven, do you really think that The Mexican won 2 Oscars?
I have no clue Deborah. I guess. I recognize none of these.
I’ve seen the ones who are named right now, but don’t remember the scenes.
Heck, the “Graveyard for fighter planes” reminded me of “Can’t buy me love” and “Con Air”, so I am really off today.
Maybe it is the two flasks of sake’ I had last night. I don’t know.
LOL
#6 American Beauty
Sorry, maurinsky, but there’s no person named “American Beauty” in that movie. Although, huh, I said “refers to” not “is the name of” so I guess that’s confusing. In any event, American Beauty won 5 Academy Awards, not 6.
Geez – I missed the whole “Number of Academy Awards” thing….. Eyes Wide Shut, I guess…..
Ken, I don’t know what question you’re answering here, but Eyes Wide Shut is wrong for all of them.
I fixed the two confusing clues.
2. Something directed by Ron Howard? Apollo 13, maybe?
Is #6 Mrs Miniver? Is #7 Patton?
Halfway there, Tom.
Is 5 The Sound of Music?
Is #7 The Best Years of Our Lives?
I am pissed I didn’t get #5. I knew that. It’s my favorite scene and song.
Deb, is there no way you can hyperlink questions to the answers, or at least say, “Solved by Roberta in Comment 18”? This process makes me dizzy.
Roberta, I’ve been linking directly to the comments in the “solved by.” I thought that was what you asked for. Doing it your way is actually much easier.
Oh, look at that!
Still confusing, but you are talking to someone dyslexic-ish.
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