Monday, January 16, 2012
Contest Answers, At Your Service
Happy Martin Luther King Day, Invisible Readership! Because of the federal holiday, my office was closed so I spent much of the day catching up on long overdue errands and straightening the apartment. Admittedly, such activities are far removed from the ideal of public service that has come to be associated with Dr. King's birthday, but they needed to get done. Perhaps next year, I'll have an opportunity to be more civic-minded, assuming I'm not bogged down with work. Of course, that assumes that my so far dismal job hunt can turn around in the not too distant future, but so does pretty much every other aspect of my life these days. It's hard to focus on the here and now when the there and then remain, for all intents and purposes, inscrutable.
Fortunately, this blog is one area of my life over which I am likely to retain at least a modicum of control, no matter what new grenades the future lobs my way. Which is perhaps an appropriate metaphor for this year's movie quote contest because in retrospect it turned out to be a bit of a bomb. Whether due to overly steep question difficulty or a general lack of interest, I received only a single set of answers to this year's quiz from Analecta, making her the winner by default. By earning the 2011 Invisible Medal for Undisputed Knowledge of Cinematic Minutiae, Analecta distinguishes herself by becoming the second person to win this blog's annual movie quote contest twice. Definitely something worth adding to her already crowded curriculum vitae!
Anyhow, just in case anyone else is interested, here are all the answers. Maybe next year, we'll have a slightly more competitive field:
1. “Earn this.”
Saving Private Ryan
2. “This is Chad Bradford. He's the most undervalued pitcher in baseball. His only flaw is that he throws funny. This guy should be worth millions. We can get him for $237,000.”
Moneyball
3. “That's very funny. Ho, ho, ho. The crooner is now becoming the comic.”
White Christmas
4. “They'll talk to ya and talk to ya and talk to ya about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.”
Easy Rider
5. “A man... a statesman... is to be killed... assassinated in London. Soon... very soon. Tell them in London... tell them to try Ambrose Chapel...”
The Man Who Knew Too Much
6. “You stupid, ignorant, son of a bitch, dumb bastard! Jesus Christ, I met some dumb bastards in time, but you outdo them all! Get over there!”
Silver Streak
7. “Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?”
Rush Hour
8. “I just saw the most amazing thing in my entire life!”
“First you gotta do the truffle shuffle.”
The Goonies
9. “This simple feeling is beyond V'ger's comprehension.”
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
10. “Head cocked to the left, partial deafness in ear: first point of attack. Two: throat; paralyze vocal chords, stop scream. Three: got to be a heavy drinker, floating rib to the liver. Four: finally, drag in left leg, fist to patella.”
Sherlock Holmes
11. “What have you done? Thousands of years of building and rebuilding, creating and recreating so you can let it crumble to dust. A million years of sensitive men dying for their dreams...FOR WHAT? So you can swim and dance and play.”
The Time Machine
12. Here's a tragedy for you. Jessica's Girl has bronchitis and can't possibly last the night. Jessica's Girl is a horse. Poor Jessica's Girl.
Dark Victory
13. “You don't like her. My mother don't like her. She's a dog, and I'm a fat, ugly man! Well, all I know is I had a good time last night. I'm gonna have a good time tonight. If we have enough good times together, I'm gonna get down on my knees. I'm gonna beg that girl to marry me.”
Marty
14. “They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now get out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me.”
Valley of the Dolls
15. “You are the twelfth in a long line of governesses who have come here to look after my children since their mother died. I trust you will be an improvement on the last one. She stayed only two hours.”
The Sound of Music
16. “You know there's a drunk sitting at the first table who looks exactly like you? And one who looks exactly like me. Dull, isn't it?”
Go West
17. “I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
When Harry Met Sally
18. “When someone says 'We've got people everywhere,' you expect it to be hyperbole! Lots of people say that. Florists use that expression. It doesn't mean that they've got somebody working for them inside the bloody room!”
Quantum of Solace
19. “If I have been feeling worried or sad during the day, I have a habit of recalling scenes from childhood to calm me. So it was this evening.”
Wild Strawberries
20. “We will shoot some arrows into the white man. If he truly has medicine, he will not be hurt. If he has no medicine, he will be dead.”
Dances With Wolves
21.”When your wondering what to say or how you look just remember she is already out with you. That means, she said yes, when she could've said no. That means she made a plan when she could've just blown you off. So that means it is no longer you job to make her like you. It's your job not to mess it up.”
Hitch
22. “'He's three years old, gentle as a kitten, and likes dogs.' I wonder whether Mark means that he eats dogs or is fond of them?”
Bringing Up Baby
23. “But one thing's sure. Inspector Clay is dead! Murdered! And somebody's responsible!”
Plan 9 From Outer Space
24. “I'm going to sit in the car and whistle Rule Britannia.”
Get Carter
25. “I'd like to make her look a little more attractive. How far can you pull back?”
“How do you feel about Cleveland?”
Tootsie
26. “Basically, there's three grabbers, three taggers, five twig runners, and a player at Whackbat. Center tagger lights a pine cone and chucks it over the basket and the whack-batter tries to hit the cedar stick off the cross rock. Then the twig runners dash back and forth until the pine cone burns out and the umpire calls hotbox.”
Fantastic Mr. Fox
27. “We know that you know, Mr. Caul. For your own sake, don't get involved any further. We'll be listening to you.”
The Conversation
28. “Know this, son of Coul. You and I, we fight for the same cause: the protection of this world. From this day forward, you can count me in as your ally, if you return the items you have taken from Jane.”
Thor
29. “Man, you come right out of a comic book!”
Enter the Dragon
30. “There's three things in this world that you need: Respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer."
The Fisher King
31. “Looks like we got us a sow here, instead of a boar. I bet you can squeal. I bet you can squeal like a pig!”
Deliverance
32. “Why can't you scientists leave things alone? What about my bit of washing when there's no washing to do?”
The Man in the White Suit
33. “I get it. You're here to show me my past, and I'm supposed to get all dully-eyed and mushy. Well, forget it, pal, you got the wrong guy!”
Scrooged
34. “Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
Animal House
35. “Well, our object collision budget's a million dollars. That allows us to track about 3% of the sky, and beggin' your pardon sir, but it's a big-ass sky!”
Armageddon
36. “Can I form a government? Can I levy a tax, declare a war? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority. Why? Because the nation believes that when I speak, I speak for them. But I can't speak.”
The King's Speech
37. “I am acting on Mr. Gilbert's instructions. Mr. Gilbert desires the Japanese appearance, and what Mr. Gilbert desires, Mr. Gilbert must have! Fait accompli!”
Topsy Turvy
38. “Elias was full of shit. Elias was a crusader. Now I got no problem with any man does what he's told, but when he don't, the machine breaks down. And when the machine breaks down, we break down. And I'm not gonna allow that, from any of you. Not one.”
Platoon
39. “Most women use more brains picking a horse in the third at Belmont than they do picking a husband.”
How to Marry a Millionaire
40. “Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mister...?”
Dr. No
41. “How you served five years under her, I don't know. You deserve a medal, or a holiday or at least a cuddle from somebody.”
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
42. “We're gonna nurse you back to health. And you're strong, Cady. You're gonna live a long life... in a cage! That's where you belong and that's where you're going. And this time for life!”
Cape Fear
43. “I am Ahmad bin Ali. I am the caid of Assari. It was I that called out 'Yellow Rose of Texas.' Perhaps you would care to entertain at my worthless palace?”
Ishtar
44. “Excuse me, what are you guys doing here in the middle of the street?”
“Well, I'm putting these chickens in crates, and stacking them right here. Jim's job is to make sure we always have plenty of watermelons.”
Wayne's World 2
45. “It feels like we just mentioned a really important plot point.”
“I hope so, or we bored the audience half to death for nothing.”
The Muppets
46. “I'm sorry my sister turned you parents into pigs, but there's nothing I can do. Its just the way things are. You'll have to help your parents and Haku by yourself. Use what you remember about them.”
Spirited Away
47. “Lawyers should never marry other lawyers. This is called in-breeding; from this comes idiot children...and other lawyers.”
Adam's Rib
48. “Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb!”
Batman [The Adam West film from 1966!]
49. “Now listen to me, my tough little friend. I don't know from under what stone you crawled, or where you get these ridiculous ideas about me, but it seems painfully obvious you haven't the slightest fucking idea who you're dealing with. Now, my advice to you is crawl back to your little stone in Detroit before you get squashed.”
Beverly Hills Cop
50. “Mr. Daniel?”
“I'm FINISHED!”
There Will Be Blood
Happy Martin Luther King Day, Invisible Readership! Because of the federal holiday, my office was closed so I spent much of the day catching up on long overdue errands and straightening the apartment. Admittedly, such activities are far removed from the ideal of public service that has come to be associated with Dr. King's birthday, but they needed to get done. Perhaps next year, I'll have an opportunity to be more civic-minded, assuming I'm not bogged down with work. Of course, that assumes that my so far dismal job hunt can turn around in the not too distant future, but so does pretty much every other aspect of my life these days. It's hard to focus on the here and now when the there and then remain, for all intents and purposes, inscrutable.
Fortunately, this blog is one area of my life over which I am likely to retain at least a modicum of control, no matter what new grenades the future lobs my way. Which is perhaps an appropriate metaphor for this year's movie quote contest because in retrospect it turned out to be a bit of a bomb. Whether due to overly steep question difficulty or a general lack of interest, I received only a single set of answers to this year's quiz from Analecta, making her the winner by default. By earning the 2011 Invisible Medal for Undisputed Knowledge of Cinematic Minutiae, Analecta distinguishes herself by becoming the second person to win this blog's annual movie quote contest twice. Definitely something worth adding to her already crowded curriculum vitae!
Anyhow, just in case anyone else is interested, here are all the answers. Maybe next year, we'll have a slightly more competitive field:
1. “Earn this.”
Saving Private Ryan
2. “This is Chad Bradford. He's the most undervalued pitcher in baseball. His only flaw is that he throws funny. This guy should be worth millions. We can get him for $237,000.”
Moneyball
3. “That's very funny. Ho, ho, ho. The crooner is now becoming the comic.”
White Christmas
4. “They'll talk to ya and talk to ya and talk to ya about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.”
Easy Rider
5. “A man... a statesman... is to be killed... assassinated in London. Soon... very soon. Tell them in London... tell them to try Ambrose Chapel...”
The Man Who Knew Too Much
6. “You stupid, ignorant, son of a bitch, dumb bastard! Jesus Christ, I met some dumb bastards in time, but you outdo them all! Get over there!”
Silver Streak
7. “Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?”
Rush Hour
8. “I just saw the most amazing thing in my entire life!”
“First you gotta do the truffle shuffle.”
The Goonies
9. “This simple feeling is beyond V'ger's comprehension.”
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
10. “Head cocked to the left, partial deafness in ear: first point of attack. Two: throat; paralyze vocal chords, stop scream. Three: got to be a heavy drinker, floating rib to the liver. Four: finally, drag in left leg, fist to patella.”
Sherlock Holmes
11. “What have you done? Thousands of years of building and rebuilding, creating and recreating so you can let it crumble to dust. A million years of sensitive men dying for their dreams...FOR WHAT? So you can swim and dance and play.”
The Time Machine
12. Here's a tragedy for you. Jessica's Girl has bronchitis and can't possibly last the night. Jessica's Girl is a horse. Poor Jessica's Girl.
Dark Victory
13. “You don't like her. My mother don't like her. She's a dog, and I'm a fat, ugly man! Well, all I know is I had a good time last night. I'm gonna have a good time tonight. If we have enough good times together, I'm gonna get down on my knees. I'm gonna beg that girl to marry me.”
Marty
14. “They drummed you out of Hollywood, so you come crawling back to Broadway. But Broadway doesn't go for booze and dope. Now get out of my way, I've got a man waiting for me.”
Valley of the Dolls
15. “You are the twelfth in a long line of governesses who have come here to look after my children since their mother died. I trust you will be an improvement on the last one. She stayed only two hours.”
The Sound of Music
16. “You know there's a drunk sitting at the first table who looks exactly like you? And one who looks exactly like me. Dull, isn't it?”
Go West
17. “I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
When Harry Met Sally
18. “When someone says 'We've got people everywhere,' you expect it to be hyperbole! Lots of people say that. Florists use that expression. It doesn't mean that they've got somebody working for them inside the bloody room!”
Quantum of Solace
19. “If I have been feeling worried or sad during the day, I have a habit of recalling scenes from childhood to calm me. So it was this evening.”
Wild Strawberries
20. “We will shoot some arrows into the white man. If he truly has medicine, he will not be hurt. If he has no medicine, he will be dead.”
Dances With Wolves
21.”When your wondering what to say or how you look just remember she is already out with you. That means, she said yes, when she could've said no. That means she made a plan when she could've just blown you off. So that means it is no longer you job to make her like you. It's your job not to mess it up.”
Hitch
22. “'He's three years old, gentle as a kitten, and likes dogs.' I wonder whether Mark means that he eats dogs or is fond of them?”
Bringing Up Baby
23. “But one thing's sure. Inspector Clay is dead! Murdered! And somebody's responsible!”
Plan 9 From Outer Space
24. “I'm going to sit in the car and whistle Rule Britannia.”
Get Carter
25. “I'd like to make her look a little more attractive. How far can you pull back?”
“How do you feel about Cleveland?”
Tootsie
26. “Basically, there's three grabbers, three taggers, five twig runners, and a player at Whackbat. Center tagger lights a pine cone and chucks it over the basket and the whack-batter tries to hit the cedar stick off the cross rock. Then the twig runners dash back and forth until the pine cone burns out and the umpire calls hotbox.”
Fantastic Mr. Fox
27. “We know that you know, Mr. Caul. For your own sake, don't get involved any further. We'll be listening to you.”
The Conversation
28. “Know this, son of Coul. You and I, we fight for the same cause: the protection of this world. From this day forward, you can count me in as your ally, if you return the items you have taken from Jane.”
Thor
29. “Man, you come right out of a comic book!”
Enter the Dragon
30. “There's three things in this world that you need: Respect for all kinds of life, a nice bowel movement on a regular basis, and a navy blazer."
The Fisher King
31. “Looks like we got us a sow here, instead of a boar. I bet you can squeal. I bet you can squeal like a pig!”
Deliverance
32. “Why can't you scientists leave things alone? What about my bit of washing when there's no washing to do?”
The Man in the White Suit
33. “I get it. You're here to show me my past, and I'm supposed to get all dully-eyed and mushy. Well, forget it, pal, you got the wrong guy!”
Scrooged
34. “Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”
Animal House
35. “Well, our object collision budget's a million dollars. That allows us to track about 3% of the sky, and beggin' your pardon sir, but it's a big-ass sky!”
Armageddon
36. “Can I form a government? Can I levy a tax, declare a war? No! And yet I am the seat of all authority. Why? Because the nation believes that when I speak, I speak for them. But I can't speak.”
The King's Speech
37. “I am acting on Mr. Gilbert's instructions. Mr. Gilbert desires the Japanese appearance, and what Mr. Gilbert desires, Mr. Gilbert must have! Fait accompli!”
Topsy Turvy
38. “Elias was full of shit. Elias was a crusader. Now I got no problem with any man does what he's told, but when he don't, the machine breaks down. And when the machine breaks down, we break down. And I'm not gonna allow that, from any of you. Not one.”
Platoon
39. “Most women use more brains picking a horse in the third at Belmont than they do picking a husband.”
How to Marry a Millionaire
40. “Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mister...?”
Dr. No
41. “How you served five years under her, I don't know. You deserve a medal, or a holiday or at least a cuddle from somebody.”
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
42. “We're gonna nurse you back to health. And you're strong, Cady. You're gonna live a long life... in a cage! That's where you belong and that's where you're going. And this time for life!”
Cape Fear
43. “I am Ahmad bin Ali. I am the caid of Assari. It was I that called out 'Yellow Rose of Texas.' Perhaps you would care to entertain at my worthless palace?”
Ishtar
44. “Excuse me, what are you guys doing here in the middle of the street?”
“Well, I'm putting these chickens in crates, and stacking them right here. Jim's job is to make sure we always have plenty of watermelons.”
Wayne's World 2
45. “It feels like we just mentioned a really important plot point.”
“I hope so, or we bored the audience half to death for nothing.”
The Muppets
46. “I'm sorry my sister turned you parents into pigs, but there's nothing I can do. Its just the way things are. You'll have to help your parents and Haku by yourself. Use what you remember about them.”
Spirited Away
47. “Lawyers should never marry other lawyers. This is called in-breeding; from this comes idiot children...and other lawyers.”
Adam's Rib
48. “Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb!”
Batman [The Adam West film from 1966!]
49. “Now listen to me, my tough little friend. I don't know from under what stone you crawled, or where you get these ridiculous ideas about me, but it seems painfully obvious you haven't the slightest fucking idea who you're dealing with. Now, my advice to you is crawl back to your little stone in Detroit before you get squashed.”
Beverly Hills Cop
50. “Mr. Daniel?”
“I'm FINISHED!”
There Will Be Blood
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