Deborah Lipp

Name the actor based on the roles (I sincerely hope I avoid using an actor from a previous entry, but I don’t keep a database of these things).

1. The captain of a downed plane, Wyatt Earp, an engaged man in love with his neighbor.
Solved (eventually) by Hazel (comment #9).

2. A nurse in a mental institution, a scriptwriter on a soap opera, a bank worker who receives a strange message.
Solved by Melville (comment #2).

3. An ex-con short-order cook, a real estate salesman, a diabolical law firm owner.
Solved by Melville (comment #2).

4. A charity worker in Africa (now traveling through Europe), a saint, a stage star in love with a married man.
Solved by George (comment #11) and by Hazel (comment #12).

5. A petty criminal with a bad limp, a serial killer, a pop singer.
Solved by Hazel (comment #1).

6. A cross-dresser, a nanny, the queen of a magical land.
Solved by Tom Hilton (comment #6).

7. A gay painter, a motivational speaker, a sitcom star.
Solved by fiona (comment #4).

All solved. I thought #2 was going to hang around another day, but Amy swept in and batted clean up.

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Theme solved by Melville (comment #8).

1. Not to be confused with the documentary of the same name, this one has a dream sequence designed by a famous artist.
TIE: Solved by Evn (comment #1) and Tom Hilton (comment #3).

2. “Stay away from boys ’cause they are all disgusting, self-indulgent beasts that pee on bushes and pick their noses.”
Solved by Amy (comment #12).

3. One of the sisters of this Oscar-nominated actor’s character is played by his real-life sister. The actress playing his mother stars in a hugely popular TV show. The actress playing his doctor starred in two different Best Picture nominees.
Solved by Trevor J (comment #2).

4. A soldier with an injured face is brought in to talk with another soldier; his childhood friend.
Solved by Roberta (comment #11).

5. “The next woman takes me on’s gonna light up like a pinball machine and pay off in silver dollars!”
Solved by maurinsky (comment #4).

6. The director of this film won his first Oscar after six previous nominations.
Solved by maurinsky (comment #5).

7. “He was a white slaver, I know he was. He was wearing one of those white suits, that’s how they advertise.”
Solved by Melville (comment #6).

As the post title suggests, the theme was birthdays.
Theme solved by Trevor J (comment #16).

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Hints for the two remaining trivia questions have been posted.

Theme solved by Trevor J (comment #16).

1. Fireworks in the shape of a dragon make up part of a celebration.
Solved by Trevor J (comment #1).

2. A field full of daisies, and each is unique.
Hint: Presumably, “one of my favorite movies” is not a hint (except to Roberta), so I’ll go with—the birthday being celebrated is an 80th.
Solved by Evn (comment #21).

3. A caged bird turns out to be an ironic present.
Solved by Roberta (comment #5).

4. “I sped. I followed too closely. I ran a stop sign. I almost hit a Chevy. I sped some more. I failed to yield at a crosswalk. I changed lanes at the intersection. I changed lanes without signaling while running a red light and speeding.”
Solved by Melville (comment #8).

5. When the first cake isn’t perfect, she throws it out and bakes another.
Solved by Trevor J (comment #10).

6. After washing a bunch of vintage cars, he receives one as a gift.
Solved by Trevor J (comment #2).

7. The little girl’s aunt and uncle insist that she call her mother by her first name instead of “Mommy.”
Hint: Maggie Gyllenhal
Solved by George (comment #25).

Did I do television trivia? I thought I did television trivia last week, but it must have died in the server crash. Anyone remember?

This week I thought we’d do Great Movie Trivia. Every movie is on AFI’s Top 100 Movies (10th Anniversary) list. If we do this again, we’ll use a different list.

1. He’s coming dangerously close to having the amount of money he promised his fiancé he’d raise before marrying her, but he’s in love with someone else.
Solved by Hazel (comment #12).

2. The little girl videotaped herself before her mother killed her.
Solved by Susan of Texas (comment #3) and Roberta (comment #5): TIE

3. “Shut up and deal.”
Solved by Melville (comment #1).

4. Hal Holbrook in a dark parking garage.
Solved by Melville (comment #1).

5. “Dear, what is your first name?”
Solved by Susan of Texas (comment #3) and John Calligy (comment #6).

6. A British reporter wandering through a huge bus lot, narrating into a tape recorder.
Solved by Melville (comment #1) TIE.

7. Drunk, she insists on calling him “Professor,” although he asks her to stop.
Solved by Hogan (comment #2).

All done with one hint.

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Only one outstanding question: A hint has been added.

(And “the” doesn’t count.)

1. “I hate you, God. I hate you as though you existed.”
Solved by Melville (comment #2).

2. “The war has come down to the two of us.”
Hint: In this World War II spy movie, this line is spoken by the father of a current popular actor.
Solved by Roberta (comment #11).

3. “I’m not afraid of any man, but when it comes to sharing my feelings with a woman, my stomach turns to jelly.”
Solved by Anthony Cartouche (comment #3).

4. “Darling, nothing is final ’til you’re dead, and even then, I’m sure God negotiates.”
Solved by Evn (comment #4).

5. “I’m forever blowing ballgames, pretty ballgames in the air.”
TIE: Solved by Tom Hilton (comment #1) and Melville (comment #2).

6. “I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.”
Solved by Melville (comment #2).

7. “I mean, it’s real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace.”
Solved by maurinsky (comment #10).