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49. There's plenty to like in that one.

Reply to Niagara (Reply #47)

Wed Mar 8, 2023, 06:14 PM

Mar 2023

The ending was completely different in Glendon Swarthout's novel.

John Wayne insisted.

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Name a character from a movie & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google [View all] red dog 1 Feb 2023 OP

16....It's a wonderful life essaynnc Feb 2023 #1

Wouldn't she be Zuzu Bailey? Bristlecone Feb 2023 #6

Yeah, it's not an easy list as a whole, but there are a few easy ones mixed in there. red dog 1 Feb 2023 #13

Nope red dog 1 Feb 2023 #8

13 - Beverly Hills Cop? lapfog_1 Feb 2023 #2

Ding! red dog 1 Feb 2023 #11

14 - Get Shorty lapfog_1 Feb 2023 #3

Ding! red dog 1 Feb 2023 #12

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Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Feb 2023 #10

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22) Taxi Driver? spooky3 Feb 2023 #5

Nope, good guess though red dog 1 Feb 2023 #9

Mullet Fingers Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #7

so I cheated & looked it up because ...Carl Hiaasen yellowdogintexas Mar 2023 #70

Skink is NOT in the book...or movie Brother Buzz Mar 2023 #71

Thank You! I could not remember for certain yellowdogintexas Mar 2023 #90

I just stumbled upon it on YouTube Brother Buzz Mar 2023 #91

I have been meaning to try Tim Dorsey yellowdogintexas Mar 2023 #92

Not at all Brother Buzz Mar 2023 #93

#34 dpibel Feb 2023 #15

You Got It! red dog 1 Feb 2023 #30

#4 - Deadpool - but only in the credits. lapfog_1 Feb 2023 #16

I never saw Deadpool, but that's not the movie with "Some Idiot" as an actual character. red dog 1 Feb 2023 #31

Phileas Fogg Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #17

"Around the World in 80 Days." n/t Harker Feb 2023 #18

Correct Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #19

I'd still be scratching my head. n/t Harker Feb 2023 #21

Jules Verne's Passepartout (goes everywhere) was a French valet Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #22

It came out a few years prior to my appearance. Harker Feb 2023 #23

As a kid, I saw it on the first run Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #28

How fun... Harker Feb 2023 #29

32 is Inglorious Basterds lpbk2713 Feb 2023 #20

Thanks for catching that mistake...You got them both right. red dog 1 Feb 2023 #32

Christian Diestl. Harker Feb 2023 #24

Christina Drayton. Harker Feb 2023 #25

Bill Tenny. Harker Feb 2023 #26

Benmont Tench. Harker Feb 2023 #27

That's The Keyboard Player In The Heartbreakers ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #78

Good catch, Professor! Harker Mar 2023 #80

#25 is also Get Shorty lapfog_1 Feb 2023 #33

That's OK, red dog 1 Feb 2023 #34

Enid Keese red dog 1 Feb 2023 #35

Ten Second Tom Niagara Feb 2023 #36

Henry Jones Jr. Niagara Feb 2023 #37

Any Indiana Jones film... First Speaker Feb 2023 #39

Indeed! Niagara Feb 2023 #41

C J Memphis red dog 1 Feb 2023 #38

Sean Miller wnylib Feb 2023 #40

Patriot Games VGNonly Apr 2023 #132

You got it. wnylib Apr 2023 #133

How about... VGNonly Apr 2023 #134

Mort Rainey Niagara Feb 2023 #42

Bill Baker red dog 1 Mar 2023 #43

Bond Rogers Niagara Mar 2023 #44

"The Shootist." Harker Mar 2023 #45

Good job, Harker! Niagara Mar 2023 #47

There's plenty to like in that one. Harker Mar 2023 #49

I only watched it a few days ago for the first time. Niagara Mar 2023 #51

... Harker Mar 2023 #50

34: Psych episode: Juliette Takes a Luvvah lame54 Mar 2023 #46

20) Gray Grantham: The Pelican Brief, portrayed by Denzel Washington n/t Not Heidi Mar 2023 #48

Idgie Threadgood VGNonly Mar 2023 #52

Fried Green Tomatoes Mad_Dem_X Mar 2023 #57

#1 VGNonly Mar 2023 #53

You got it! red dog 1 Mar 2023 #60

LT Barney Greenwald VGNonly Mar 2023 #54

#2 is Captain (Lucky) Jack Aubrey Doc_Technical Mar 2023 #55

Not the same Jack Aubrey red dog 1 Mar 2023 #59

#31 - Bad Santa Mad_Dem_X Mar 2023 #56

Ding! red dog 1 Mar 2023 #58

Monty Capuletti red dog 1 Mar 2023 #61

Shane Falco red dog 1 Mar 2023 #62

"The Replacements." Harker Mar 2023 #68

That's The Only One I Knew For Sure ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #79

Crash Davis Mad_Dem_X Mar 2023 #63

He hit the fuckin' bull. Guy gets a free steak. Brother Buzz Mar 2023 #66

. Mad_Dem_X Mar 2023 #109

Young girls, they get wooly! VGNonly Apr 2023 #135

I liked that cover and wished we could have heard Crash's full rendition to see where it would go Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #139

Likewise VGNonly Apr 2023 #140

Robert Crumb left enough clues in that cell to determine.... Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #141

No clue... VGNonly Apr 2023 #142

I could be wrong, but I'm convinced he's playing Fox Chase, specifically, DeFord Bailey's 1928 cover Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #143

Blind Melon Chitlin? VGNonly Apr 2023 #144

Hahahahaha! Mad_Dem_X Apr 2023 #148

Adrian Caparzo red dog 1 Mar 2023 #64

Saving Private Ryan lpbk2713 Mar 2023 #65

You got it! red dog 1 Mar 2023 #110

Harold Anderson DFW Mar 2023 #67

I very much appreciate a top notch stretch. n/t Harker Mar 2023 #69

Clarice Starling Niagara Mar 2023 #72

Still hanging there, so... Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal. n/t Harker Mar 2023 #82

Correct, Harker! Niagara Mar 2023 #84

Rockhound Niagara Mar 2023 #73

"Armageddon"? Harker Mar 2023 #75

Outstanding guess, Harker! Niagara Mar 2023 #76

I'll offer five back, thanks! Harker Mar 2023 #77

Arnie Cunningham Niagara Mar 2023 #74

Christine Mad_Dem_X Mar 2023 #83

Spot-on, Mad_Dem_X! Niagara Mar 2023 #85

Nobody. Harker Mar 2023 #81

My Name is Nobody? Niagara Mar 2023 #86

Ah, there's another Nobody - not the one I was going for, though. Harker Mar 2023 #87

It happens. Niagara Mar 2023 #88

And I'm only using half my arse! n/t Harker Mar 2023 #89

For whatever reason, my brain doesn't like braining. Niagara Mar 2023 #94

Same here, so I am avoiding anything too heavy... Harker Mar 2023 #95

What a relief to hear that I'm not alone in that department. Niagara Mar 2023 #96

A little trivial memory exercise helps. Harker Mar 2023 #97

Mine too. Niagara Mar 2023 #102

Father Dupree. Harker Mar 2023 #98

Ted Striker Niagara Mar 2023 #99

"Surely you must be joking" VGNonly Apr 2023 #129

I am serious... and don't call me Shirley. Niagara Apr 2023 #146

Rose Loomis Niagara Mar 2023 #100

Frank "The Tank" Ricard Niagara Mar 2023 #101

Sir Percy Ware-Armitage. Harker Mar 2023 #103

Terry-Thomas in *Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines*... First Speaker Apr 2023 #116

Which was quite a feat considering the film's kineticism. n/t Harker Apr 2023 #118

Professor Isak Borg. Harker Mar 2023 #104

Eunice Burns. Harker Mar 2023 #105

Just taking a guess here: What's Up, Doc? Mad_Dem_X Mar 2023 #113

That's it... Harker Mar 2023 #114

She certainly was. n/t Mad_Dem_X Apr 2023 #117

Stunt Man Mike dclarston13 Mar 2023 #106

Death Proof Niagara Mar 2023 #107

Bluebonnet Spearman. Harker Mar 2023 #108

Boss lpbk2713 Mar 2023 #111

The cast list for Open Range was better with Bluebonnet on it. Harker Mar 2023 #112

Quick Mike red dog 1 Apr 2023 #115

... ruet May 2023 #199

I think so red dog 1 May 2023 #212

Sergeant Donny Donowitz red dog 1 Apr 2023 #119

The Bear Jew VGNonly Apr 2023 #136

You got it! red dog 1 Apr 2023 #137

The Iron Giant Stuart G Apr 2023 #120

Nanook Niagara Apr 2023 #121

Thorn Niagara Apr 2023 #122

Johnny Castle Niagara Apr 2023 #123

"Nobody VGNonly Apr 2023 #126

Indeed, VGNonly! Niagara Apr 2023 #127

Charles Brady Niagara Apr 2023 #124

Stanislas "Animal" Kuzawa VGNonly Apr 2023 #125

"How are you gonna get me a date with Betty Grable?" n/t Harker Apr 2023 #128

"Grable not Gable" VGNonly Apr 2023 #130

Captain Culpepper VGNonly Apr 2023 #131

Spencer Tracy in: Codifer May 2023 #209

Davis and McCardle VGNonly Apr 2023 #138

The only two jurors from "12 Angry Men" whose names are revealed. n/t Harker Apr 2023 #147

You got it! VGNonly Apr 2023 #150

Napoleon Wilson..."Gotta Smoke" - nt GReedDiamond Apr 2023 #145

C.W. Moss Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #149

"That's a 4-cylinder Ford coo-pay" VGNonly Apr 2023 #151

You're good! Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #152

Dobie Gillis VGNonly Apr 2023 #153

I want you on my Trivial Pursuit team! Brother Buzz Apr 2023 #154

Capt. Patrick Hendry. Harker Apr 2023 #155

Louis Dega. Harker Apr 2023 #156

Orin Scrivello VGNonly Apr 2023 #157

Manfredi and Johnson First Speaker Apr 2023 #158

Two unfortunates from "Stalag 17". Harker Apr 2023 #160

They're the ones! First Speaker Apr 2023 #162

Sam McPherson red dog 1 Apr 2023 #159

Franz Liebkind red dog 1 Apr 2023 #161

The Producers First Speaker Apr 2023 #163

That's it! red dog 1 Apr 2023 #164

HAL 9000 Mad_Dem_X Apr 2023 #165

2001... hometown Urbana, Illinois. Harker Apr 2023 #166

Captain 2nd Rank Alexi Vostrikov red dog 1 Apr 2023 #167

The Widowmaker Angleae Apr 2023 #168

K-19 The Widowmaker is correct. red dog 1 Apr 2023 #181

A Hitchhiker Niagara Apr 2023 #169

There's Something About Mary VGNonly Apr 2023 #171

Top-notch VGNonly! Niagara Apr 2023 #172

Major Max VGNonly Apr 2023 #170

Aron Ralston VGNonly Apr 2023 #173

Fawn Liebowitz VGNonly Apr 2023 #174

Animal House? red dog 1 Apr 2023 #180

Sophomore VGNonly Apr 2023 #182

#12 Dunsterville Apr 2023 #175

Ding! red dog 1 Apr 2023 #186

Virgil Starkwell red dog 1 Apr 2023 #176

Ha! Take the Money and Run Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #256

Nice! red dog 1 Jun 2023 #257

Vince Everett Niagara Apr 2023 #177

Malcolm Crowe Niagara Apr 2023 #178

J. Noble Daggett VGNonly Apr 2023 #179

True Grit. lpbk2713 Apr 2023 #190

Played by John Fielder VGNonly Apr 2023 #191

Johnny Utah red dog 1 Apr 2023 #183

Point Break? Harker Apr 2023 #184

You got it, Hark red dog 1 Apr 2023 #187

Stacks Edwards VGNonly Apr 2023 #185

Goodfellas. Harker Apr 2023 #188

Officer Holstein VGNonly Apr 2023 #189

Tracy Flick VGNonly Apr 2023 #192

Election Mad_Dem_X Apr 2023 #193

Benny Blanco Niagara Apr 2023 #194

From the Bronx? -NT- ruet May 2023 #200

You got it, Ruet! Niagara May 2023 #205

Paul Crewe red dog 1 May 2023 #195

The Longest Yard Niagara May 2023 #196

You got it! red dog 1 May 2023 #211

Sweet! Niagara May 2023 #214

Charlie Snow / Carlos Nevada / Chief Takahoma Brother Buzz May 2023 #197

#27 ruet May 2023 #198

Upgrade, Dr. Lexus and Not Sure. -NT- ruet May 2023 #201

It's "Upgrayedd" jmowreader May 2023 #235

Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert of Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe Brother Buzz May 2023 #202

The Mouse That Roared First Speaker May 2023 #203

Correct Brother Buzz May 2023 #204

Osgood Fielding III VGNonly May 2023 #206

Some Like It Hot Mad_Dem_X May 2023 #207

Aunt Bethany Niagara May 2023 #208

"Oh dear, did I break wind?" VGNonly May 2023 #210

You got it, VGNonly! Niagara May 2023 #213

Walter Sobchak red dog 1 May 2023 #215

The Burbs? Niagara May 2023 #220

No, good guess though, red dog 1 May 2023 #221

It's the Walter that must throw people off. Niagara May 2023 #222

"The Big Lebowski." Harker May 2023 #224

"The Big Lebowski." Harker May 2023 #225

"Shut the fuck up, Donnie!" red dog 1 May 2023 #226

"Shut the fuck up, Donnie!" Niagara May 2023 #230

Me too red dog 1 May 2023 #231

Manumana the Slender Angleae May 2023 #216

Martha "Dumptruck" Dunnstock VGNonly May 2023 #217

Heather's Niagara May 2023 #219

Lieutenant Archie Hicox red dog 1 May 2023 #218

(Number 4 from above)..Some Idiot. red dog 1 May 2023 #223

Kevin Flynn Tikki May 2023 #227

Ricky Butler red dog 1 May 2023 #228

The Burbs? Niagara May 2023 #229

Ding! red dog 1 May 2023 #232

I wasn't sure if that was Ricky's AKA Corey's last name in The Burb's. Niagara May 2023 #233

I love that movie. red dog 1 Jul 2023 #268

Bud Stamper VGNonly May 2023 #234

Gordon Lachance red dog 1 May 2023 #236

Stand By Me. Niagara May 2023 #237

You got it! red dog 1 May 2023 #240

Lacey Underall VGNonly May 2023 #238

Caddyshack Mad_Dem_X May 2023 #239

Victor R. Franko red dog 1 May 2023 #241

The Dirty Dozen First Speaker Jun 2023 #243

You got it! red dog 1 Jun 2023 #244

Julian Grendel red dog 1 Jun 2023 #242

Richard "Dick" Hickock red dog 1 Jun 2023 #245

Franz Liebkind red dog 1 Jun 2023 #246

The Producers First Speaker Jun 2023 #247

Yes red dog 1 Jun 2023 #248

Colonel Saito red dog 1 Jun 2023 #249

"The Bridge on the River Kwai." Harker Jun 2023 #250

Ding! red dog 1 Jun 2023 #251

Abe Froman VGNonly Jun 2023 #252

Ferris Bueller's Day Off Mad_Dem_X Jun 2023 #253

Sidney Falco. Harker Jun 2023 #254

Sweet Smell of Success VGNonly Jul 2023 #274

I'm not sure how I missed it so long. n/t Harker Jul 2023 #278

Lieutenant Nulty red dog 1 Jun 2023 #255

John Patrick Mason red dog 1 Jul 2023 #258

Jodi Kantor red dog 1 Jul 2023 #259

Ernest Menville Niagara Jul 2023 #260

Daryl Van Horne Niagara Jul 2023 #261

Vaughan Cunningham red dog 1 Jul 2023 #262

Gil Pender red dog 1 Jul 2023 #263

Midnight in Paris VGNonly Jul 2023 #273

You got it! red dog 1 Jul 2023 #283

Lance Corporal William Schofield red dog 1 Jul 2023 #264

Um, Stargate? Niagara Jul 2023 #265

No, but keep guessing red dog 1 Jul 2023 #266

A Few Good Men? Niagara Jul 2023 #267

Nope, good guess though. red dog 1 Jul 2023 #269

Hint: It's from a WW1 film red dog 1 Jul 2023 #284

1917? Niagara Aug 2023 #295

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! red dog 1 Aug 2023 #297

Holy cow, Red! Niagara Aug 2023 #298

It's a great film, imo. red dog 1 Aug 2023 #299

Judge Chamberlain Haller Angleae Jul 2023 #270

What's a yoot? VGNonly Jul 2023 #272

Oh, excuse me, your honor... two *youths*. Angleae Jul 2023 #275

Ding! red dog 1 Oct 2023 #338

Bensonmum Angleae Jul 2023 #271

Ensign Bordelles VGNonly Jul 2023 #276

Nick Pappagiorgio VGNonly Jul 2023 #277

Prince Friedrich Hapnick VGNonly Jul 2023 #279

Detective David Mills Mad_Dem_X Jul 2023 #280

Seven? Niagara Aug 2023 #292

That's right! Mad_Dem_X Aug 2023 #300

Holy crickets! Niagara Aug 2023 #301

Larry Donner red dog 1 Jul 2023 #281

Captain Koons red dog 1 Jul 2023 #282

Played by Christopher Walken VGNonly Aug 2023 #290

Ding! red dog 1 Aug 2023 #293

Carol Hunnicut red dog 1 Jul 2023 #285

Tommy O'Rourke red dog 1 Aug 2023 #286

Sheriff Chappy Dent red dog 1 Aug 2023 #287

Walter Crow Horse red dog 1 Aug 2023 #288

Thunderheart? Niagara Aug 2023 #291

Ding! red dog 1 Aug 2023 #296

Jedadiah Nightlinger VGNonly Aug 2023 #289

Zu Zu Pedals red dog 1 Aug 2023 #294

Ford Fairlane JoseBalow Oct 2023 #332

You got it! red dog 1 Oct 2023 #337

Otto West red dog 1 Aug 2023 #302

Ramona Zeck red dog 1 Aug 2023 #303

Flight Lieutenant Robert Hendley red dog 1 Aug 2023 #304

"The Great Escape." Harker Sep 2023 #307

You got it, Hark red dog 1 Sep 2023 #311

Sonny Black red dog 1 Aug 2023 #305

"Donnie Brasco." Harker Sep 2023 #306

Correctamundo! red dog 1 Sep 2023 #312

I knew a guy named Michael Ellis... Harker Sep 2023 #313

Danny Torrence Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #308

RedRUM! RedRUM! Harker Sep 2023 #309

"Danny's not here, Mrs. Torrence." Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #310

Neil McCauley red dog 1 Sep 2023 #314

Harry Caul red dog 1 Sep 2023 #315

"The Conversation." Harker Oct 2023 #326

Ding! red dog 1 Oct 2023 #335

MacArthur Stern red dog 1 Sep 2023 #316

Bob Smiley red dog 1 Sep 2023 #317

(# 5 from above) Archie Gates red dog 1 Sep 2023 #318

Stanley Spadowski Angleae Sep 2023 #319

UHF Brother Buzz Oct 2023 #323

Correct Angleae Oct 2023 #324

Frito Pendejo VGNonly Sep 2023 #320

Idiocracy JoseBalow Oct 2023 #333

Trinity red dog 1 Oct 2023 #321

"Trailer Park Boys: The Movie." Harker Oct 2023 #325

Yeah, Ricky's daughter was named Trinity, red dog 1 Oct 2023 #327

Seymour 'Slick' Crane Niagara Oct 2023 #322

Preacher Pike red dog 1 Oct 2023 #328

Heywood R. Floyd red dog 1 Oct 2023 #329

2001 Angleae Oct 2023 #330

You got it! red dog 1 Oct 2023 #331

Fielding Mellish JoseBalow Oct 2023 #334

An early Woody Allen movie, not sure which one, I'll guess red dog 1 Oct 2023 #336

Oh, so close! JoseBalow Oct 2023 #339

Bananas? red dog 1 Oct 2023 #340

Yes! JoseBalow Oct 2023 #341

My next guess was going to be Sleeper. red dog 1 Oct 2023 #342