Deborah Lipp

…for Tuesday trivia.

For each quote or vignette, there’s a movie.

1. “I feel Italian and musical.”
BIG HINT: Spoken by Sean Connery.

2. A man in a mask cooks with a frilly apron on.
Solved by Jason.
3. A punk rocker from the Bronx affects a British accent and idolizes The Who.
Solved by George.
4. The electrolysist falls in love with the dwarf.
BIG HINT: The dwarf is Peter Dinklage. The electrolysist is helping the main character with a hair problem.
Solved by Ben Gruagach.
5. “You can’t go home again. But you can shop there.”
Solved by Tom.
6. “I’m wearing a cardboard belt!”
Solved by Ken.
7. The escaped convict is identified by his brand of hair grease.
Solved by Ben Gruagach.

Sorry for the delay, there was a holiday.

1. “I really do like ice.”
HINT: This Academy Award winner played a character who hadn’t had ice in quite a while.
UNSOLVED: This is Cast Away, spoken by Academy Award winner Tom Hanks.

2. A heart attack during dress rehearsal of a television comedy special.
The Sunshine Boys (solved by Roberta)

3. “Sounds like a French nail varnish.”
Goldfinger (solved by Amy)

4. A racist insult shouted to a girl on a high-dive board.
The Craft (solved by Paula)

5. The prisoner’s visit with his mother takes place entirely with her in the back of a truck.
Cool Hand Luke (solved and fixed by Ken)

6. A man sneaks into his boss’s office to find his employee file, which contains only pictures, numbers, and symbols.
HINT: This movie, based on a famous novel, has spoken rather than written credits.
UNSOLVED: Farenheit 451, both the original clue and the hint alluded to the fact that reading is banned.

7. While talking with an old friend from San Francisco, she separates eggs in the palm of her hand.
The Hours (solved by Roberta; “she” is Meryl Streep and the old friend is Jeff Daniels)

Name the movie based upon the quote or vignette. Answers will be posted Thursday.

1. “I really do like ice.”
HINT: This Academy Award winner played a character who hadn’t had ice in quite a while.

2. A heart attack during dress rehearsal of a television comedy special.
Solved by Roberta

3. “Sounds like a French nail varnish.”
Solved by Amy

4. A racist insult shouted to a girl on a high-dive board.
Solved by Paula

5. The prisoner’s visit with his mother takes place entirely with her in the back of a truck.
Solved and fixed by Ken

6. A man sneaks into his boss’s office to find his employee file, which contains only pictures, numbers, and symbols.
HINT: This movie, based on a famous novel, has spoken rather than written credits.

7. While talking with an old friend from San Francisco, she separates eggs in the palm of her hand.
Solved by Roberta

By the way, I recommend all of these movies.
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Okay, here’s the inaugural quiz. The plan is to do this every Tuesday.

Name the movie based on the quote, trivia, or vignette. There’s a James Bond connection hiding among the clues. Answers will be posted on…how much time would you like? Is Friday good? Is Thursday better? Let me know.

1. An officer pisses in his own pants, and then blows his brains out.
solved by Daven.

2. The name of the main character of this gangster film is never revealed. When he calls another character’s girlfriend to make a date with her, he just says “It’s me.” Gossip columnists had the actors playing the main character and the girlfriend linked romantically.
solved by Tom.

3. “Never put this bat in the closet.”
solved by Amy.

4. The vindictive children of her employer break a painted tile that she loves.
solved by Tom

5. “It’s not slutty, it’s fun.”
solved by Amy.

6. A sax player, a waitress, and a magic rock.
HINT: The sax player is an Oscar nominee. The waitress is an Oscar winner. The magic rock was making its film debut.

7. A film makeup artist takes pictures of his girlfriend with gory makeup on. When someone else gets the pictures at the developer, he is looked at with suspicion.
Solved by George and Chas in rapid succession.