Deborah Lipp

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Hints have been added to the two remaining Tuesday Trivia questions. Roberta can get #7.

(But not all.) Guess the movie.

1. The writer originally wanted to call it “Andrew’s Ark.”
Solved by Amy.

2. “I don’t remember yesterday. Today it rained.”
Solved by Amy.

3. “The gun is good. The penis is evil.”
Solved by Danny Hostetter.

4. “I deserve a lot of tat for what I’ve got to give.”
Solved by SAP.

5. Man: “I’ll give you the moon.” Woman: “I’ll take it.”
Solved by Daven.

6. A late-night walk in the flower district, and a kiss in front of a truck full of flowers.
Hint: A romance adapted from a stage play.
Hint: Gender-bending period piece.
Double plus good hint: The film was controversial because the romance was about a “homely” woman and yet a major Hollywood beauty was given the role (out from under the award-winning star of the stage show).
Solved (at last) by Melville.

7. She must pose for her portrait bare-breasted to prove she is a woman.
Hint: Gender-bending period piece.
Double plus good hint: A “backstage” so-called almost romance on this film broke up a well known “Indie Hollywood” couple.

Here they are:

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Lots of hints were needed for Tuesday Trivia. So I provided them.

Update: Two remain unsolved. Only one to go!

You know the drill: The image, quote, character sketch, or vignette will lead you to a movie. Name the movie.

1. While in Paris, a little girl buys a present for the policeman she has a crush on.
Hint: This movie is connected to Star Wars and My Fair Lady.

2. A drunken playboy, a horse trainer, and a doctor are all in love with the same woman.
Solved by Melville.

3. Part of her occupation involves showing people the Grassy Knoll.
Solved by Tom.

4. The couple meets while sweeping a wooded area for a missing girl.
Hint: During the "present day" of the movie, they are no longer a couple, but both continue to work in the business that gives the movie its name.
Solved by George.

5. A proposal and rejection is secretly recorded and played back in front of a large group of musicians.
Hint: When they meet, she is singing, he is drunk, and he ruins her favorite lipstick.
Solved by Roberta.

6. “Stirred, not shaken. That is right, isn’t it?”
Solved by Tom.

7. His unfinished home is full of memories of his late wife, so he lets another couple use it.
Hint: This movie is famous for being the last completed film of two big stars who died young, and one of the last for another star who died young.
Solved by Tom.

1. His suitcase contains (among other things) a baseball cap, a copy of Fortune magazine, and an old copy of the book Curious George. » Read more..

Tuesday Trivia updated with hints.

Movie trivia for the aficianado. Please play whether or not you suck.

1. His suitcase contains (among other things) a baseball cap, a copy of Fortune magazine, and an old copy of the book Curious George.
Solved by Daven.

2. Her pickpocketing is aided by a pair of false arms attached to her dress.
HINT: This 2002 movie had a controversial shot of the Twin Towers.

3. A Russian agent sleeps with his contact, then decodes a note reading “Kill her.”
HINT: The Russian agent is played by a future James Bond, and his contact is perhaps best known for her role as a snake-charming stripper.

4. He is angry that his wife doesn’t want to go out in public wearing her own hair.
HINT: The primary location makes up the title of this movie about immigrants.
Solved by Melville.

5. He returns a stolen motorcycle by telling the owner it needs gas.
Solved by Ken.

6. He spends most of the movie unsuccessfully trying to give his beloved roses, and finally hits on a unique solution.
Solved by Ken and Daven.

7. A ghost enlists the aid of his friends to annoy his wife with late-night movie watching.
Solved by Ken.

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