Guess The Movie

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:44 pm

joni wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:25 amHINT: 1984

Is it 1984?

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:48 pm

Or Class of 1984?

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:06 pm

No and no.

ANOTHER HINT: It's a very specific kind of comedy. Its peers would have you wearing your BIRTHDAY SUIT to an NRA meeting that you had to take a recently BAILED-OUT mode of transport through the atmoSPHERE into SPACE.

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:07 pm

Top Secret

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:09 pm

[mention]RCH[/mention] YOU GOT IT! But please name the three movies in the riddle too...

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:11 pm

Naked Gun
Airplane!
Space Balls?

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:11 pm

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:11 pm

ZING!

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:14 pm

Wow! Now I have to pick one... THINK, self, THINK!

GARY-19 · Post by **GARY-19** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:14 pm

Is that Corey Feldman.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:23 pm

Oh, Top Secret is fun! Nice work, RCH!

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:35 pm

It's VAL KILMER's first movie! He did so many stunts and underwater scenes and dance scenes and just wanted everyone to know how hard he was trying.

aguyatarave · Post by **aguyatarave** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:45 pm

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:49 pm

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:24 pm

alexshred420 · Post by **alexshred420** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:49 pm

The Passion of Chris
The Last Temptation of Chris
National Lampoon's Chrismas Vacation

Post by **joni** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:44 pm

What a great still!

My guess is NELL

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:00 pm

Picnic at hanging rock?

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:00 pm

Return To Oz?

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:34 pm

Good guesses—you are picking up on the visual beauty of this mystery film. I will give a hint tomorrow!

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:54 am

I feel like there's no way this can be right but it kind of reminds me of Ashes of Time?

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:01 am

Hint #1

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:16 am

Oh is it crouching tiger hidden dragon?

RCH · Post by **RCH** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:26 am

Evan reaches the finish line with time to spare!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 11:54 am

NICE! What a great one!

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:31 pm

Here's my next challenge!

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m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri May 01, 2020 1:32 am

I think this one is also "fake". Woman of color on sax? If it is "real" then all of the thumbs waaaay up!!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri May 01, 2020 4:47 am

INSERT MUSIC PROFESSOR MONOLOGUE

I don't know whether it's fake or not but I do just want to note that there were more women instrumentalists in rock n roll than history has told us to believe! Bo Didley's main guitarist was a woman named Norma Jean Wofford a.k.a. "The Duchess," e.g. (she sang as part of his backup group--the classic identically-dressed synchronized women going "doo wop" or whatever, but The Duchess would also be noodling on the guitar the whole time. Looked very cool):

Here's really fun footage of the band playing live. Gets really fun around 2:30:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZHB3ozglQ

A lot of those early rock n roll guys cited Sister Rosetta Tharpe as an influence--gospel preacher who shredded on the guitar while preaching. She was a huge influence on Chuck Berry, Elvis, Little Richard, et al:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xzr_GBa8qk

In fact the blues itself was originally more associated with women than with men. Not just the "queens"--the great singers like Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey--but also guitarists like Memphis Minnie (who co-wrote "When the Levee Breaks," one of the blues songs Led Zeppelin later covered). In fact I can't remember which male blues artist it was but I think it was Blind Lemon Jefferson--on his first album the label put a promotional sticker that says "plays the blues as good as a woman!" It was later white hipster bros in the 50s who recreated the historical idea of the blues as being all about solo wandering male genius guitarists; in the actual 1920s it was very much a bi-gendered affair.

Jazz also, lots of female instrumentalists who were considered legendary, also some female BANDLEADERS, even back in the 20s--like not just instrumentalists but actually the boss of the whole affair. Lil Hardin ran her own jazz band before she married Louis Armstrong. It was a bunch of guys in tuxes, then Lil Hardin on piano yelling instructions and pointing out people to take solos, just like Duke Ellington. Fun!

Anyway I don't know what movie this is!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri May 01, 2020 5:09 am

Thank you for the correction and lesson! In fact, I'm a big fan of old pre-war blues and have entire records (plural!) of ladies bluesing about straight-up boning. I hope I am mistaken about this movie's fakeness!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri May 01, 2020 5:13 am

Lol! I'm sure you're not wrong. Also I didn't mean it to be a correction, I mean, it's not like women were constant presences on the rock n' roll stage so your initial observation is not off base. I literally just like to take any opportunity to post pics of The Duchess.

I don't know why I think this but is this movie Wild At Heart??? And if not, can someone tell me why I think that

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri May 01, 2020 5:15 am

I liked to learn about The Dutchess.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri May 01, 2020 5:18 am

lol, dutchess.

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri May 01, 2020 5:45 am

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahaha

astral hellion · Post by **astral hellion** » Fri May 01, 2020 6:40 am

Maybe you think it is Wild at Heart because of this?
https://youtu.be/dZHfFhMxf-8

It’s more connected to the vibe of the film still than a visual likeness, but there are moments of similarity in Nic Cage’s facial expressions.

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri May 01, 2020 6:54 am

whoa! I think you are right!
Wow, thank you!

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri May 01, 2020 7:21 am

god, that movie is so great.

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri May 01, 2020 7:50 am

I love Dern

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri May 01, 2020 8:08 am

I think this movie is not fake!

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Fri May 01, 2020 9:24 am

Some tips:

-Not fake

-It is, however, not really like a 'hollywood' thing, so that might explain why the cast is marginally more diverse for its day.

-When I saw this, I got verrrry big Nic Cage vibes from the lead actor too. He would be my #1 choice if it ever got remade

And a very big hint if you're "in the know":

Frank Zappa

GARY-19 · Post by **GARY-19** » Fri May 01, 2020 9:56 am

I wanted to say a late fifties or early sixties film but the Zappa clue threw me off the scent.

:/

GARY-19 · Post by **GARY-19** » Fri May 01, 2020 10:05 am

I used Google to get this one and now I feel dirty. I'll never say what it is.

I don't deserve to know.

:/

Evan.V.N.S.J. · Post by **Evan.V.N.S.J.** » Fri May 01, 2020 10:09 am

For those who aren't cheating, it is an early 60's movie!

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Fri May 01, 2020 11:23 am

speaking of guitar women, Barbara Lynn!!

https://youtu.be/nKq_9R_NGXM

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Fri May 01, 2020 11:26 am

Wonderful!! I’d never heard of her!!

meadows · Post by **meadows** » Fri May 01, 2020 11:32 am

ugh, she's the coolest- a lefty! a songwriter!

This is the best jam, but has less shredding:
https://youtu.be/LoaLCc2jR_g

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri May 01, 2020 1:17 pm

I also looked at Frank Zappa's IMDB and am thusly disqualified

"Frank Zappa's IMDB"

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Fri May 01, 2020 1:28 pm

Wait, none of you have been cheating this whole time? You just know every square of every movie by heart?

yourfriendclaire · Post by **yourfriendclaire** » Fri May 01, 2020 3:56 pm

To be fair we've got some filmmakers & students/teachers of film in this mix!

ritchey · Post by **ritchey** » Sat May 02, 2020 3:59 am

I have not cheated but I have only won twice.

m o l l y · Post by **m o l l y** » Sat May 02, 2020 4:07 am

TWICE!!