1. A British woman and an American man, while dancing, discuss constipation.
Solved by Pax (comment #17).
2. He wants to marry his true love, a deaf woman, but he gets another woman pregnant and does “what is expected.”
Hint: This is the second time directing for a renowned actor who has appeared in small, character roles in both films. The two films were made 13 years apart.
Solved by Hogan (comment #21).
3. This adaptation of a theatrical play is very similar to the original, and is adapted for the screen by the playwright. The exception is a new scene was written for the movie, featuring a character who was written specifically for the actor who played him.
Solved by Trevor J (comment #4).
4. A female athlete is criticized for her uni-brow.
Solved by Hogan (comment #19).
5. Actors appearing as themselves in this movie include Julia Roberts, Harry Belafonte, Gary Busey, John Cusack, Peter Falk, and Louise Fletcher.
Solved by Melville (comment #3).
6. “You make love as you eat, with a great deal of noise and no subtlety.”
Solved by Hogan (comment #12).
7. He takes his friend’s wife to visit him at the sanitarium, and gets her pregnant on the way back.
Hint: Recently remade, starring an actor who was also in another recent remake of the original star’s work. The other recent remake featured the original actor in a different role.
Solved by Melville (comment #24).
Is #4 Dodgeball? I want to say #5 is Ready To Wear, but I think I’m wrong…
You’re wrong about both, but my what interesting answers.
Is #5 The Player?
#3 is Glengarry Glen Ross.
^The Alec Baldwin scene? I knew it wasn’t in the original play, but I didn’t know that Mamet wrote it specifically for Baldwin.
Mel, yep.
It was a great scene.
I have no guesses. I know I’ve heard #6, but darned if I can remember where.
Oh, my GODS, I’ve killed the trivia quiz!
Total stab in the dark, but #1 = The Tall Guy? I was just trying to think of movies with British women and American men.
Unfortunately no. I am evil.
Total guesses here:
#2 Johnny Belinda
#4 Personal Best
#6 – Anne of the Thousand Days
#4 Personal Best
[head -> desk]
I can’t believe I forgot about Mariel Hemingway.
I’m a bad gay.
Not Personal Best, not Johnny Belinda.
But Evn, you’re a worse gay than you know.
Oh, believe me. I know.
Is #1 “Agatha” from 1979? Dustin Hoffman and Vanessa Redgrave as Wally Stanton and Agatha Christie?!? Even if it’s not the answer it’s rather an interesting movie…
Congrats, Pax.
Is #4 A League of her Own?
There’s no crying in trivia. There’s no .. sob … no crying… sniff… in (sigh).
I can’t believe I didn’t get that.
#2 – The Good Shepherd
Bingo.
#7 – The Italian Job?
Is #7 Alfie?
Mel, yes! The remake had Jude Law, the other remake was Sleuth.
Ah well. At least I was in the Michael Caine area code.
Wow! I got one! Hooray!!