Murder
1. A pen someone gave him at the party.
Solved by TehipiteTom (comment #3).
2. A hyper-inflating gas pellet.
Solved by norbizness (comment #11).
3. Webley-Fosbery semi-automatic revolver.
HINT: This rare gun belonged to a character much talked about, but never seen on-screen in this classic film noir.
Solved by Melville (comment #18).
Kisses
4. Holding the phone together while listening to a call from an out-of-town friend.
Solved by Roberta (comment #1).
5. Over a dog named Brinkley.
Solved by Roberta (comment #1).
6. In an ice fortress.
Solved by Roberta (comment #1).
7. First they coat themselves in paint, then they kiss in the shower while washing it off.
Solved by TehipiteTom (comment #3).
#4 It’s a Wonderful Life
#5 You’ve Got Mail
#6 Superman II?
#7 An Unmarried Woman (total guess)
Roberta knows her kisses (wrong on 7, though)!
7 is Better than Chocolate, I think.
1 is Grosse Pointe Blank (and IIRC, the one who gives him the pen is Whedon trifecta actor Carlos Jacott)
I am a big fan of the kissing.
Shit, Tom, now I have to rewatch Grosse Point Blank.
Gee, that sucks. 😉 Did you have a different movie in mind, or do you need to rewatch for Carlos Jacott?
No, I love GPB, and it’s what I had in mind, but now I have to find out if it’s really Jacott.
Carlos Jacott is definitely in Grosse Pointe Blank (so is K. Todd Freeman, aka Mr. Trick); I’m just not 100% sure it’s the Carlos Jacott character who gives him the pen.
Mr. Trick was like the best dusting, EVER.
Mr. Trick is the FBI agent; Azaria’s partner. I had a long, long, LONG “who is that guy?” before I finally figured it out.
Couldn’t #6 be Ice Pirates? That movie was kickass.
I think #2 is poor Yaphet Kotto in Live and Let Die.
Norbizness, the risk of running these quizzes is that the question might always apply to a movie I haven’t seen. But #2 is indeed the amazing inflatable Yaphet.
#3 sounded really, really familiar. I googled it, and now I’m kicking myself for not having gotten it.
#3 is the kind of thing that George or Melville usually snatch up after the rest are solved. 😀
#3 is the kind of thing that George or Melville usually snatch up after the rest are solved.
Nope, sorry not this week. Not ringing a bell. 🙁
It’s a tough clue, and I wouldn’t have thought of it if I hadn’t watched the movie on Sunday, but you’ll thunk yourself.
Hints may go up late tomorrow, I have a day booked.
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Gah! It’s The Maltese Falcon!
That reminds me of my favorite trivia trick question from before the days of imdb.com. Ask “Who played Floyd Thursby in The Maltese Falcon?” Everyone remembers the character’s name, and they would drive themselves crazy trying to remember the actor, always forgetting that we never actually see him. 🙂
You can completely hear Bogart saying it; “Thurrrrsby.”
FWIW, there is no such thing as a “semi-automatic” revolver. I am sure that Wikipedia would be your friend here.
I pulled the “semi-automatic” off of a Wikipedia page or the IMDb page about this particular gun, which has all sorts of weirdness. But as you know, I am the exact opposite of a gun expert. Gun expertise actually dissipates when it comes near me.