Deborah Lipp

Trivia has hints for the three remaining questions.

1. His character is sometimes referred to by reviewers as “Jack” because of medical literature he reads.
Hint: “I haven’t been fucked like that since grade school.”
Solved by Evn (comment #21).

2. His character is referred to only by the instrument he plays, which is referenced as initials in the credits.
Solved by Melville (comment #2).

3. His character is referred to only by a foul insult, which is referenced as initials in the credits.
Hint: Of the foul nickname, the character played by Jack Black says “It’s a name that’s going to stick.”
Solved by Roberta (comment #28).

4. She is never named on-screen, even during her own wedding, but she is given a first name in the credits; film fans sometimes refer to her by first and last name, using the name from the novel.
Hint: Two Japanese actresses have important roles in this film. After filming began, they traded roles, because our (now nameless) actress didn’t speak English well enough to master her original role. These two actresses also appeared together the year before in a comedy by a very well-known director.
Solved by Roberta (comment #26).

5. She is referred to only as Mrs., never by a first name, although her husband’s previous wife is referred to by first name.
Solved by Roberta (comment #1).

6. It makes sense that this character is nameless; she is primarily the main character’s fantasy—even though she’s real, her role in the film is to be what he imagines a beautiful temptation to adultery should be like.
Solved by Melville (comment #2).

7. This character is nameless in her first movie, but not in its sequel. In the several instances of her name being spoken in the first movie, it is bleeped out.
Solved by Hazel (comment #3).

Trivia tomorrow will be at 3 pm Eastern time.

Go and be enlightened.

In honor of yesterday’s review, every question today will have some tie to The Taking of Pelham One Two Three:

1. Name four other movies with numbers in the title.
Solved by Ken (comment #2)

2. Name two other movies with scenes that take place on the New York City subway.
Solved by Ken (comment #3)

3. Quentin Tarantino “borrowed” the color-coded names of the criminals from this movie. From what other Walter Matthau movie did Tarantino “borrow”?
Solved by TehipiteTom (comment #18).

4. Robert Shaw plays a former mercenary soldier. Name another movie featuring a former mercenary soldier.
Solved by Evn (comment #6)

5. The criminals all wear hats and mustaches. Name two other movies with disguised criminals.
Solved by Ken (comment #4)

6. Name two James Bond connections to The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.
Hint: Both connections are explicitly mentioned in my review.

7. Pelham One Two Three is the name of a specific train. Name another movie with a train’s name in the title.
Solved by Melville (comment #1) (Sorry, Evn, 9 minutes is bogus.)

I know some of you early birds check for trivia on Tuesdays. I’ve written it and scheduled it for the afternoon to give some other players a chance.

Another incredibly fast round. Hope you enjoyed it!

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All done! Is this a new record?

1. A D.C. lawyer, a Brooklyn bookkeeper, a New England sculptor.
Solved by Evn (comment #8).

2. A newly-married playwright, a paleontologist, an advertising executive mistaken for someone else.
Solved by TehipiteTom (comment #3).

3. A pregnant social worker, an ambition advertising writer, a Chicago art dealer.
Solved by Roberta (comment #4).

4. A London thug, the head of a ballet company, a time-traveling writer.
Solved by Melville (comment #1).

5. An historical figure of the Old West, a singer who has retired to devote herself to motherhood, a factory union representative.
Solved by Melville (comment #9).

6. A child molestor, a mad surgeon obsessed with an actress, a Soviet Commissar.
Solved by TehipiteTom (comment #6).

7. A telepath, the mother of a kidnap victim, a murderer from the country of Georgia.
Solved by Evn (comment #8).

I saw a really violent movie the other night, so I dunno, it warped my brain.

This is an open-ended quiz. I will accept any movies that correctly answer the questions:

1. Name 3 movies with someone being killed by sword.
Solved by Randal Graves (comment #3).

2. Name 1 movie with someone being killed by an ordinary pen.
Solved by TehipiteTom (comment #6).

3. Name 4 movies with people surviving gunshot wounds.
Solved by Melville (comment #4).

4. Name 3 movies in which there is a violent showdown between romantic partners.
Solved by Melville (comment #1).

5. Name 1 movie in which someone is killed by being run over by a dune-buggy.
Solved by George (comment #21).

6. Name 2 movies with decapitations.
Solved by TehipiteTom (comment #7).

7. Name 4 movies with strangulations.
Solved by Melville (comment #12).

A little harder this week, but you did it!

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