Pose an obscure question about a movie & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google

[red dog 1]

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Near the end of Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his best friend, stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) get drunk together at a Mexican restaurant, and decide to return to Dalton's Benedict Canyon house on Cielo Drive (next door to Sharon Tate) via taxi, since they were both too drunk to drive.

How much was the fare for the taxi? (answered)

[BOSSHOG]

1. In Cool Hand Luke She knew what she was doing.

What was she doing?

[lpbk2713]

2. Lucille was washing her car.

Takin' em off here Boss.

[VGNonly]

3. James Dean

What was the number painted of his Porsche 550 Spyder?

[Brother Buzz]

5. What was his destination?

[VGNonly]

6. They left LA

for a racing competition, headed for Salinas. At the intersection of CA 41 and 46 near the tiny crossroads of Cholame is where the crash occurred. They intended to tow his car, but his Porsche was new. It needed some breaking in, so he and his mechanic drove together. The mechanic survived.

[Brother Buzz]

7. I always thought it interesting the star of East of Eden returning to the Salinas Valley

And never mind most of the film was mostly shot on location in Mendocino County.

And never mind you don't break in a racing machine with the pedal to the metal; I suspect the rebellious Dean refused to heed his mechanic's advice.

[VGNonly]

8. Dean was pulled over and ticketed

for speeding before the crash. Then when leaving, he took off in a high rate of speed. The Porsche was silver and low slung, in the late afternoon sun. His number was 130.

Too fast to live, too young to die.

[Niagara]

4. I don't know, Red Dog

The narrator (Kurt Russel) never told me what the fare was for the taxi. The narrator only commented on about what time the taxi pulled up in front of Rick's house to drop off Rick and Cliff.



There's an exchange between the taxi driver and Rick but the only thing that's audible for me is Rick saying, "Gracious, amigo."

[red dog 1]

12. Rick says to the taxi driver: "What's the fare?"

Then the taxi driver tells him the fare

(Nothing to do with the narrator Kurt Russell)

[Niagara]

17. That's not happening on the one that's available on Hulu.

I'm wondering if there are different cuts of the film available to watch. Like maybe there's a director's cut or an extended cut.


I was hoping to answer your trivia question but apparently it isn't going to happen for me, Red Dog.

[red dog 1]

18. I got it from our local library, so I can't check now to see if it's a "Director's Cut,"

but it might well have been.

[Niagara]

19. Thank you and that's alright, Red Dog.

I'm going to look around and see what types of versions are available for this movie.


It might take me awhile though.

[red dog 1]

20. In the meantime, why don't you just take a guess on the cab fare?

Remember, it was in 1969, and it wasn't that far from the Mexican restaurant to Rick's house .

[Niagara]

21. I sure will take a guess, Red!

$1.69

[red dog 1]

22. No, it was a little more than that.

It was an "even figure".....like "__ bucks:

[Niagara]

23. $2 !!??

[red dog 1]

24. Ok, well that's close enough

The fare was $3.00

[Niagara]

25. I always seem to be a day late and a dollar short

Story of my life

[Harker]

9. What's on the marquee of the movie theatre in "The Blob", 1958?

[JoseBalow]

10. It was a Bela Lugosi movie, but I can't remember which one

I love Lugosi and the old classic horror films, and I remember thinking that I was unfamiliar with that movie. But I remember his name being prominently displayed.

My attention is always drawn to certain details in film scenes, like what is showing on a theater's marquis, or what pinball machine is shown, or my personal holy grail, what chess position is being played on glimpsed board.

Bela made so many low-budget horror films in the 50s, it was one of those "lesser" films showing in The Blob.

[Harker]

11. I'm with you on the classic horror films, JoseBalow, and you're right about Bela Lugosi on the marquee!

There was a title displayed - that of a film that did not have Lugosi in it, and underneath the title it said, AND BELA LUGOSI.

I'll hold off for a bit and see if anyone gets the title.

[AllaN01Bear]

13. what was the name of the song that caused the brains of the martians to explode in mars attacks and who first sang it?

finaly got it right.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Eso es el amor

Don't ask me why I remember that.
It was Slim Whitman.
I knew it was a cover, but no idea who did it first.

[AllaN01Bear]

16. indian love call, first sung by nelosn eddie , the singing mountie.

[Not Heidi]

14. All of Me

Starring Lily Tomlin and Steve Martin.

Lily's character says, "tap, tap, tap."

What is she referring to?

[Niagara]

26. What Hollywood movie star plays himself in Zombieland?

[Harker]

28. Bill Murray...

at his best.

[JoseBalow]

30. "Garfield, maybe"

[Harker]

33. Missed it.

Somehow.

[JoseBalow]

37. *nodding in agreement*

[Harker]

38. I had completely forgotten about that. Nice touch!

No double tap. Hmm.

[Niagara]

31. Nicely done, Harker!

[Harker]

32. I was just thinking about running it again.

Thanks, Niagara!

[Niagara]

34. My pleasure and enjoy, Harker!

[Jeebo]

27. What were the names of the horses in Ben Hur?

The four horses Judah Ben Hur raced in the chariot race?

-- Ron

[petronius]

29. Had to look it up so I won't post the answer, but that's really cool! (nt)

[Niagara]

36. Spitfire, Wildfire, Stardust and Widowmaker

I don't know, I'm using my list of horse names if I had a horse.

[Harker]

39. Somehow, "she ran calling, Widowmaker" doesn't have quite the same ring to it. n/t

[Niagara]

42. I also have Whoa Nelly and Giddy Up for horse names :)

I have an entire list of potential horse names.

[Harker]

45. "Whoa Nelly!" was my childhood idol's favorite exclamation!

Bozo on WGN Chicago.

Giddy Up is a corker, too.

The only time I ever got on a horse was when I was four. The guy who was supposed to walk the horse around the ring of split rail fencing stopped to light a cigarette, and the horse bolted.

I held on out of sheer fright until I was knocked off by a fencepost. I spent my first night in a hospital after that, angering the nurse by pressing the call button for ginger ale.

It was all worthwhile when I heard a witness recount that I "hung on like a little buckaroo."

[Niagara]

48. Oh, Harker!

I'm so sorry that you had that terrible experience with a frightened horse.


I use to watch The Bozo Show too.


Hopefully that nurse found a job somewhere else. How awful to be angry at a child wanting a ginger ale.


I'm certainly glad to hear that you "hung on like a little buckaroo."

[Harker]

50. If she would've brought it in something bigger than a pill cup... n/t

[Niagara]

52. *sigh* What an awful nurse!!

[Jeebo]

49. No, those are not their names.

Serious responses only, please. Ben Hur is my favorite movie and I've always remembered the names of those beautiful horses. Oh, wow, they were gorgeous.

-- Ron

[Jrose]

79. Is one of the horses "Pegasus"?

[Jeebo]

81. No, it's not Pegasus.

That sounds like a wild guess to me. Here's a hint: The owner of the horses is an Arabian sheikh.

-- Ron

[Jeebo]

84. I'm going to post the answers now.

This is just about to drop off the bottom of my "My Posts" list, so I'm going to post the answers now. The owner of the horses in Ben Hur was an Arabian sheikh, and he gave his horses the names of stars that had Arabic names: Antares, Aldebaran, Altair and Rigel.

And Petronius, I love your screen name. Petronius was the most interesting character in Quo Vadis, the way he was always brown-nosing Nero but you could always tell the way he really felt about him.

– Ron

[Niagara]

35. What actor was originally offered the role of Jimmy Conway in 1990's Goodfellas

and turned it down due that role down from fear of being typecasted?

[Harker]

40. Jaye Davidson?

[Niagara]

44. Sorry, that's not correct my dear Harker.

[Harker]

41. Jack Nicholson?

If so, that's pretty ironic.

[Niagara]

43. Sorry, that's not correct my dear Harker.

You can keep guessing though.

[Harker]

46. One gag and one inspired thought, so back to the drawing board. n/t

[Niagara]

47. Hint: He recently became a father again at the age of 83

[Harker]

51. Where's rogerballard when you really need him?

Your gracious hint eliminated several candidates I'd been mulling over, but I do not know.

I'll have to wait.

[Niagara]

53. Take your time

I need to get in the shower and do a few things around the house before the day is over with.


There's no rush.

[rogerballard]

56. I am right here! I tried but could not get it so...

I cheated lol!

[Harker]

57. I'm on the verge of giving in, too.

I had a couple decent suspects, but the hint wiped them out.

[Niagara]

60. JoseBalow got the trivia question in post #54. It's Al Pacino.

Those were great guesses, Harker!

[Harker]

61. That's a relief.

Thanks, Niagara.

[Niagara]

68. My pleasure, Harker.

[JoseBalow]

54. Al Pacino

[Niagara]

59. That is correct, JoseBalow

[gladium et scutum]

55. When imprisoned on a Roman Galley

What was Juda Ben Hur's rower number?

[Brother Buzz]

69. I? II? III? IV?

I'm just riffing on Asterix.

[gladium et scutum]

73. XLI n/t

[Jeebo]

85. "What is your name, forty-one?"

"What is your name, forty-one?"

"Judah Ben-Hur."

"Judah Ben-Hur, let me die."

"We keep you alive to serve this ship, so row well, and live."

Earlier:

"Your eyes are full of hate, forty-one. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive."

Ben Hur is my favorite movie of all time. I have seen it so many times, I have the dialogue memorized. I find myself mouthing the words along with the characters.

– Ron

[Harker]

58. In "Jaws", a license plate is found inside a shark initially presumed to be the killer.

In what state was the plate issued?

[JoseBalow]

62. Florida?

[Harker]

65. Louisiana...

but don't ask me the plate number.

[JoseBalow]

66. Who could possibly remember the plate number?

[Harker]

67. Not me!

I do remember Kowalski's Colorado OA 5599 from "Vanishing Point."

[rogerballard]

63. Louisiana

[Harker]

64. That's it...

"Sportsman's Paradise."

[rogerballard]

75. I know they find weird things in the stomachs of sharks and whales...

I just looked at a map of the USA and figured that Louisiana would be the logical choice. It was a guess.

[Harker]

76. I didn't fully appreciate your detective abilities! Good work, rogerballard.

There's an accompanying mention from Hooper about the unfortunate shark having been feeding in the gulf stream, too, as I remember it.

[RazorbackExpat]

70. One of Basil Rathbone's last movies,

it featured a witch, some two-headed dude, knights who emerged from a stone wall, a magic ring, and a fight to the death with a dragon. What was the name of the movie?

[JoseBalow]

71. Peyote Place

[RazorbackExpat]

72. Good one!

[Harker]

78. You're a natural! n/t

[JoseBalow]

80. Thanks, amigo!

"You play me, and I'll give ya the best I got."

[red dog 1]

74. In the 1968 movie "The Odd couple" what was the name of the Hotel that Felix checks into in the opening scene?

(Jack Lemmon plays Felix)


For extra credit:
- How much was the hotel room?
- What was the room number?
- What was the hotel desk clerk eating while Felix checked in?

[Harker]

77. In what bar does Jerry Lundegaard contact Carl Showalter and Gaear Grimsrud at the beginning of "Fargo"?

Bonus points for what song was playing when Jerry entered.

[red dog 1]

82. Was it a Merle Haggard song?

[Harker]

83. It was!

[Harker]

86. "Big City."

[jmowreader]

87. Why was the CIA interested in the original "Red Dawn" and "Dr Strangelove"?

[red dog 1]

88. In "So I Married An Axe Murderer"

1) What did Mike Myers order at the meat market?

2) How much did it cost?

3) What was the name of the meat market?