First I gotta choose a name. Easy, that professor dude from Somewhere in Time that Christopher Reeve asks about time travel. I can't remember his name and I can't find a picture of that scene anywhere online and I don't own a copy so screw it, he now looks this as far as I'm concerned and his name is Professor Skippy. So far so good.
Okay, now for the questions. Answer them here or own your own blog or just make up your own quiz or just pretend you answered them. Either way, I'm good. And now for the quiz. Fire away:
1. Dinah Shore or Russell Crowe?
2. What was the last movie you saw on DVD? In a theatre? In a large abandoned warehouse with a Satanic cult in the corner trying to hold a ritual while yelling at you, "Hey man, turn it down!"?
3. Second favorite Carrie Henn movie.
4. The Cat From Outer Space. Yes or No?
5. If you were eating yogurt and I walked up and said, "Mmmm yogurt," then took a big spoonful without asking, then went, "Ewww, gross!" and spit it back into the yogurt cup, would you keep eating it? Why or why not?
6. Most misunderstood film of 1907.
7. When was the last time you punched someone in a movie theater? (submitted by Marilyn)
8. Marie Dressler or Robert Wagner?
9. Why do the ladies love Bill so much? (submitted by Bill)
10. Favorite movie with a scene where a t-rex terrorizes two children in an electric SUV stalled on a track while the lawyer that was in the car with them has fled to the bathroom and two scientists, one a mathematician and the other a prominent archaeologist, are in another stalled electric SUV behind them? Mine's Marty.
11. How many fingers am I holding up?
12. Jeff Conway or Hoot Gibson?
13. Movie you would like to see remade entirely with squirrels?
14. When will Larry Aydlette delete his current blog? Two months from now? Three months? Tomorrow?
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
16. Donna Pescow or Lloyd Nolan?
17. You know how in Casablanca Louis keeps his mouth shut about Rick shooting the stinkin' Nazi? Isn't that fucking awesome?
18. What in the hell is that awful smell?
19. So at the end of The Godfather after the door closes on Kay, Michael opens it back up and says, "You know what, I lied. I did order Carlo's death. Forgive me?" as he makes a puppy dog face. Then Kay says, "Oh okay, I forgive you. [wagging her finger in mock disapproval] This time! Hey, how about ham salad for lunch?" Michael says, "Sounds good. Kissie?" Then they peck a couple of times and rub noses while the other guys all pretend to look at the bookshelves. Then Kay goes off humming "Come on-a My House" while Michael says before closing the study door, "Who's up for a game of backgammon?"
Better ending, right?
20. 21st favorite question on this quiz.
Okay, that wraps it up. I hope everyone enjoys answering these brain-busters as much as I enjoyed thinking them up. Look forward to your answers in the comment section. Professor Skippy says, "Get cracking!"
37 comments:
1. Dinah Shore or Russell Crowe?
Burt Reynolds.
2. What was the last movie you saw on DVD? In a theatre? In a large abandoned warehouse with a Satanic cult in the corner trying to hold a ritual while yelling at you, "Hey man, turn it down!"?
On DVD, Miss Julie by Alf Sjoberg.
3. Second favorite Carrie Henn movie.
Trick question. She never made another movie.
4. The Cat From Outer Space. Yes or No?
You mean Sun-Ra?
5. If you were eating yogurt and I walked up and said, "Mmmm yogurt," then took a big spoonful without asking, then went, "Ewww, gross!" and spit it back into the yogurt cup, would you keep eating it? Why or why not?
There are some people I would not share food or spit with. You're one of them. Nothing personal.
6. Most misunderstood film of 1907.
George Melies' Satan in Prison.
7. When was the last time you punched someone in a movie theater? (submitted by Marilyn)
Too long ago to remember.
9. Marie Dressler or Robert Wagner?
Wagner remains cuter.
9. Why do the ladies love Bill so much? (submitted by Bill)
The men don't know, but the little girls understand.
10. Favorite scene in a movie where a t-rex terrorizes two children in an electric SUV stalled on a track while the lawyer that was in the car with them has fled to the bathroom and two scientists, one a mathematician and the other a prominent archaeologist, are in another stalled electric SUV behind them? Mine's Marty.
Dogville
11. How many fingers am I holding up?
I assume what you are doing is simply sitting on your hands.
12. Jeff Conway or Hoot Gibson?
Gabby Hayes.
13. Movie you would like to see remade entirely with squirrels?
Dogville
14. When will Larry Aydlette delete his current blog? Two months from now? Three months? Tomorrow?
Whenever he feels like it.
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing.
16. Donna Pescow or Lloyd Nolan?
Nolan has aged much better.
17. You know how in Casablanca Louis keeps his mouth shut about Rick shooting the stinkin' Nazi? Isn't that fucking awesome?
It's the start of a beautiful friendship.
18. What in the hell is that awful smell?
He who smelt it, dealt it.
19. So at the end of The Godfather after the door closes on Kay, Michael opens it back up and says, "You know what, I lied. I did order Carlo's death. Forgive me?" as he makes a puppy dog face. Then Kay says, "Oh okay, I forgive you. [wagging her finger in mock disapproval] This time! Hey, how about ham salad for lunch?" Michael says, "Sounds good. Kissie?" Then they peck a couple of times and rub noses while the other guys all pretend to look at the bookshelves. Then Kay goes off humming "Come on-a My House" while Michael says before closing the study door, "Who's up for a game of backgammon?"
Better ending, right?
No.
20. 21st favorite question on this quiz.
Greg F. - death by an army of rabid, hungry rats or a million paper cuts?
Oooh, the rats! Definitely the rats.
7. When was the last time you punched someone in a movie theater?
Myself, last Friday, for seeing New Moon.
1. Dinah Shore or Russell Crowe?
Meg Ryan paid me to say Russell. She wants you back...
2. What was the last movie you saw on DVD? In a theatre? In a large abandoned warehouse with a Satanic cult in the corner trying to hold a ritual while yelling at you, "Hey man, turn it down!"?
On DVD, Drag Me to Bed. In a theatre, Drag Me to the Concession Stand. In a warehouse, Just Drag Me.
3. Second favorite Carrie Henn movie.
Diary of a Mad Dentist. She was brilliant as the hygienist
4. The Cat From Outer Space. Yes or No?
Ask Fluffy. She chooses all our cat-related fare.
5. If you were eating yogurt and I walked up and said, "Mmmm yogurt," then took a big spoonful without asking, then went, "Ewww, gross!" and spit it back into the yogurt cup, would you keep eating it? Why or why not?
Not. You will have killed the active cultures, which means there's no reason to eat that crap at all. Bring on the jelly donuts!
6. Most misunderstood film of 1907.
Thomas Edison's Electricity. He wasn't trying to claim that he discovered it, only that he tamed it. But the Franklinite pickets killed its box office anyway.
7. When was the last time you punched someone in a movie theater? (submitted by Marilyn)
You talkin' to me?
9. Marie Dressler or Robert Wagner?
Can't you number? This is question 8.
9. Why do the ladies love Bill so much? (submitted by Bill)
Bill who?
10. Favorite scene in a movie where a t-rex terrorizes two children in an electric SUV stalled on a track while the lawyer that was in the car with them has fled to the bathroom and two scientists, one a mathematician and the other a prominent archaeologist, are in another stalled electric SUV behind them? Mine's Marty.
How Green Was My Valley of the Dinosaurs
11. How many fingers am I holding up?
That's not very polite, Greg.
12. Jeff Conway or Hoot Gibson?
Hootie and the Blowfish.
13. Movie you would like to see remade entirely with squirrels?
Monsters, Inc. Instead of scaring kids, they would steal their acorns and bird seed.
14. When will Larry Aydlette delete his current blog? Two months from now? Three months? Tomorrow?
Whenever Lucy pulls the football away.
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
The tomb of the unknown florist.
16. Donna Pescow or Lloyd Nolan?
Donna Pescow is NOT a pig. Sarah Silverman is.
17. You know how in Casablanca Louis keeps his mouth shut about Rick shooting the stinkin' Nazi? Isn't that fucking awesome?
You never saw the deleted scene on the Criterion label. Louis spills everything, and they drop Rick out of Victor and Elsa's plane.
18. What in the hell is that awful smell?
Wasn't me.
19. So at the end of The Godfather after the door closes on Kay, Michael opens it back up and says, "You know what, I lied. I did order Carlo's death. Forgive me?" as he makes a puppy dog face. Then Kay says, "Oh okay, I forgive you. [wagging her finger in mock disapproval] This time! Hey, how about ham salad for lunch?" Michael says, "Sounds good. Kissie?" Then they peck a couple of times and rub noses while the other guys all pretend to look at the bookshelves. Then Kay goes off humming "Come on-a My House" while Michael says before closing the study door, "Who's up for a game of backgammon?"
Better ending, right?
No, this is. And then Michael's Sicilian bride shows up - she wasn't blown up after all, it was the goat - and shoots them both as adulterers. She gets 6 years and a shaving kit.
20. 21st favorite question on this quiz
It's not even old enough to drink! Ha ha.
Roderick, you should have knocked yourself out for that one.
4. The Cat From Outer Space. Yes or No?
Ask Fluffy. She chooses all our cat-related fare.
Well Fluffy, come on!
14. When will Larry Aydlette delete his current blog? Two months from now? Three months? Tomorrow?
Whenever Lucy pulls the football away.
That's the right answer!
18. What in the hell is that awful smell?
Wasn't me.
I think it was Fluffy.
And Marilyn gets a bonus for catching the 8/9 question mix-up which was totally done on purpose to see who was paying attention. Good job Marilyn!
Shane and I always blame our farts on Fluffy. BTW, she says "no." But then she always says "no."
I'd blame my farts on our cat (Middy) but they're so loud it unfortunately dispels all questions as to their directional origin. If only they were silent...
Why do the ladies love Bill so much?
It might have something to do with that lapel sticker that reads "HELLO My Name Is Arbogast."
He swears by it.
1. Dinah Shore or Russell Crowe?
They both did a good job as Sherlock Holmes, but I gotta go with Shore.
2. What was the last movie you saw on DVD? In a theatre? In a large abandoned warehouse with a Satanic cult in the corner trying to hold a ritual while yelling at you, "Hey man, turn it down!"?
On DVD, it was DR. HORROR'S EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS. In the theater, it was PIRATE RADIO. In the Satanic barn, it was TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS.
3. Second favorite Carrie Henn movie.
SUPERIOR FIREPOWER: THE MAKING OF ALIENS. My first favorite is THE 59TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS.
4. The Cat From Outer Space. Yes or No?
Perhaps...in time.
5. If you were eating yogurt and I walked up and said, "Mmmm yogurt," then took a big spoonful without asking, then went, "Ewww, gross!" and spit it back into the yogurt cup, would you keep eating it? Why or why not?
Yes, because it's that Yoplait custard-style yogurt, and that shit's dope.
6. Most misunderstood film of 1907.
LAUGHING GAS
7. When was the last time you punched someone in a movie theater? (submitted by Marilyn)
Last week, when Marilyn punched me. I said, "Oh no you don't!" and then punched the guy directly in front of me.
8. Marie Dressler or Robert Wagner?
Marie Dressler. More cushion for the fuckin'.
9. Why do the ladies love Bill so much? (submitted by Bill)
[moves hands in framing motion up and down his body]
Eh? Eh?? Aw, yeah!
10. Favorite scene in a movie where a t-rex terrorizes two children in an electric SUV stalled on a track while the lawyer that was in the car with them has fled to the bathroom and two scientists, one a mathematician and the other a prominent archaeologist, are in another stalled electric SUV behind them? Mine's Marty.
BLUE CHIPS
11. How many fingers am I holding up?
Two fingers, and one penis.
12. Jeff Conway or Hoot Gibson?
Hoot Gibson, for COWBOY SPORTS AND PASTIMES.
13. Movie you would like to see remade entirely with squirrels?
OVER THE HEDGE.
14. When will Larry Aydlette delete his current blog? Two months from now? Three months? Tomorrow?
I'm pretty sure it's already gone.
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
Up your stupid butt-face.
16. Donna Pescow or Lloyd Nolan?
They were both great as Dr. Watson, but I gotta go with Pescow.
17. You know how in Casablanca Louis keeps his mouth shut about Rick shooting the stinkin' Nazi? Isn't that fucking awesome?
No. He betrayed the Vichy on that day.
18. What in the hell is that awful smell?
Poop!
19. So at the end of The Godfather after the door closes on Kay, Michael opens it back up and says, "You know what, I lied. I did order Carlo's death. Forgive me?" as he makes a puppy dog face. Then Kay says, "Oh okay, I forgive you. [wagging her finger in mock disapproval] This time! Hey, how about ham salad for lunch?" Michael says, "Sounds good. Kissie?" Then they peck a couple of times and rub noses while the other guys all pretend to look at the bookshelves. Then Kay goes off humming "Come on-a My House" while Michael says before closing the study door, "Who's up for a game of backgammon?"
Better ending, right?
Yes, but then she makes the ham salad and Michael says "Ham salad! I asked for EGG salad!" And then he shoots everybody.
20. 21st favorite question on this quiz.
MICKEY ONE.
Bill fears me. I like that.
Bill fears me. I like that
Bill, the way Dinah says, "Elemennnn-treee" with that delicious Southern drawl as she pulls some apple pan dowdy out of the oven knocks me dead every time.
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
Up your stupid butt-face.
Just checked my butt-face. Not there.
Yes, but then she makes the ham salad and Michael says "Ham salad! I asked for EGG salad!" And then he shoots everybody.
You skipped over where he grabs Kay's face, plants a big one on her lips and says, "You broke my heart Kay, you broke my heart. It was you who made the ham salad." Then Kay says, "Christ almighty, chill! I'll make egg. Goddamn."
1. Sally Field.
2. On DVD, "The Best of Dinah Shore"; in theaters, "A Serious Blind Side and the Prisoner of New Moon"; at the Satanic cult, "The Best of Dinah Shore" (but I think they were just jealous of her smile).
3.
4. Yes. But only if you watch while eating Wheat Thins.
5. Maybe-- what flavor yogurt?
6. "The Best of Dinah Shore" (because her singing didn't work in subtitles).
7. Never, I trip people walking up the aisle instead.
8. Marie Dressler was the only reason I watched HART TO HART.
9. Pity?
10. MY DINNER WITH ANDRE.
11. It's a trick question-- your hand is a hook!
12. Judd Hirsch.
13. MY DINNER WITH ANDRE.
14. He already did.
15. Wouldn't you like to know?
16. Ann Jillian.
17. Yes. Yes, it is.
18. Ask Bill.
19. What would Jim Emerson say about this?
20. Who would play Greg in the movie?
Damn you Doan for not copying the questions. I had to keep skipping back to other comments to see what you were answering to!
Second favorite Carrie Henn movie.
That was my pick too.
9. Why do the ladies love Bill so much? (submitted by Bill)
Pity.
Ooh Bill, bud, you just got served!
And an excellent answer to number 20 - who would play Greg in the movie? I'm thinking a squirrel of some kind.
They don't love me out of pity. They have sex with me out of pity. They love me because I read a lot of horror fiction.
I was just about to answer that then I thought, "Nah, they probably love him because he makes a perfect bowl of Lemon-Grass-Coconut Chicken Soup With Kaffir Lime." I'm just assuming.
All right, you scalawags, you impudent whippersnappers! I have risen to the challenge! You can find my answers here, if you so choose (pics, pics and more pics), but I will accede to the pressure and, despite that damn Blogger character restriciton, I will post here as well. Greg, I may never, ever forgive you for this public humiliation.
1. Dinah Shore or Russell Crowe?
Dinah. She was way prettier than Russell, she knew how to comb her hair, and her Southern accent was way better than his.
2. What was the last movie you saw on DVD? In a theatre? In a large abandoned warehouse with a Satanic cult in the corner trying to hold a ritual while yelling at you, "Hey man, turn it down!"?
2a) Play Dirty (1968; Andre de Toth) starring Michael Caine and Nigel Davenport.
2b) The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976; Blake Edwards) starring Leonard Rossiter and Colin Blakely.
2c) Pauline at the Beach (1983; Eric Rohmer) Could barely hear the heartfelt, sometimes fumbling, always witty romantic repartee for all the sobbing and cries for mercy.
3. Second favorite Carrie Henn movie.
The Hiding Place (1975; James F. Collier) Huh? Oh, Carrie Henn. The little interstellar ragamuffin from that James Cameron movie? I thought you meant Carrie Ten Boom. I always get those two mixed up. And it’s Corrie Ten Boom. God, I’m completely confused.
4. The Cat From Outer Space. Yes or No?
Only if there’s a version in Ron Miller’s basement somewhere in which Ronnie Schell gets his little eyes scratched out.
5. If you were eating yogurt and I walked up and said, "Mmmm yogurt," then took a big spoonful without asking, then went, "Ewww, gross!" and spit it back into the yogurt cup, would you keep eating it? Why or why not?
If you were at the same time eating, say, a chocolate bar, then we might have the makings of a wildly popular (if slightly repulsive) TV ad campaign in which two tastes, thought to be incompatible, existed together in a delicious, slightly messy treat. But you didn’t say anything about a chocolate bar. So I’d toss the yogurt in your face and have you arrested.
6. Most misunderstood film of 1907.
D.W. Griffith’s scathing undercover documentary expose I Was a Rough Rider for the Ku Klux Klan.
7. When was the last time you punched someone in a movie theater? (submitted by Marilyn)
Only about a month a half ago. I turned this old lady’s head into pulp after she began harping on rather loudly to a group of her blue-haired friends about the trailers before a screening of Zombieland. “Oh, that Sarah Jessica Parker is a doll!” “Why is everything so loud?!” “Ugh, not another Tarantino rip-off!” Right after that they got into this conversation—and mind you, they’re sitting right behind me, at a screening of Zombieland!—about excessive violence in cinema, and when this old bag blurted out something about Grand Illusion being better than Inglourious Basterds, well, I fucking flipped. I jumped over the back of the seat and just started whaling on the vicious old biddy with her own zircon-encrusted handbag. It took four—FOUR—of her septuagenarian sidekicks to drag me off of her, and as the minimum-wage usher (and a couple of police officers) escorted me out, I whipped my bucket of butter popcorn at her and nailed her right in her dome. Greased up her little cronies too!
Part Two!
8. Marie Dressler or Robert Wagner?
I’m a little embarrassed to say that this one sent me to my IMDb. I’ve always loved Dressler’s broad (no pun intended) comic style, Tillie’s Punctured Romance and Dinner at Eight being favorites, though I never cared for her in dramatic roles. (Oscar obviously disagreed, giving her the Best Actress award in 1931 for Min and Bill.) On Wagner, however, I drew a blank, and even after scanning his rather voluminous career as a TV and film actor (and occasionally paramour to aged movie queens) I am at a lost to think of one single appearance of his that I have personally witnessed. So advantage, Dressler.
9. Why do the ladies love Bill so much? (submitted by Bill)
I think it’s because of the way he presents himself in his blog-- intelligent, erudite, fun-loving, occasionally cranky. That’s a full-bodied presentation any female would find attractive. It’s only when they meet him in real life and realize he’s not the man pictured in the header of the blog that their enthusiasm turns to bitter disappointment. Goddamn it, if we weren’t all so superficial and susceptible to physical beauty!
10. Favorite scene in a movie where a t-rex terrorizes two children in an electric SUV stalled on a track while the lawyer that was in the car with them has fled to the bathroom and two scientists, one a mathematician and the other a prominent archaeologist, are in another stalled electric SUV behind them? Mine's Marty.
Well, Marty would have been my answer to, but I think Rod Serling did a fine job answering the power of that scene in Requiem for a Heavyweight. Two T-Rexes are always better than one. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Chayefsky.
11. How many fingers am I holding up?
One, and it’s perfectly balanced by the two fingers on the right side and the finger and thumb on the left.
12. Jeff Conaway or Hoot Gibson?
Well, Jeff Conaway had the greatest feathered pre-mullet hair there will ever be. But Hoot Gibson rode with Tom Mix and Harry Carey, and he was a real rodeo rider. And Hoot, all due respect to Conaway, knocked the shit out of Kenickie for the Oklahoma City Community Theatre Association just before his death in 1962. So really, no contest. Advantage: Gibson.
13. Movie you would like to see remade entirely with squirrels?
Roland Emmerich’s 2012 (Conveniently, Amanda Peet could then remain in the cast.)
14. When will Larry Aydlette delete his current blog? Two months from now? Three months? Tomorrow?
Larry, being the omnipresent and benign overseer, created his blog primarily as a figment of the collective blog community’s imagination, an ethereal attempt to remind us that good work can indeed be done. It only disappears when we all get too dependent on it for inspiration.
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
Get that piece of shit out of my bar! What the hell’s wrong with this country anymore?
16. Donna Pescow or Lloyd Nolan?
Jeez, talk about two I can never keep straight! Lloyd starred with Diahann Carroll in the smash hit NBC TV series Julia, and Donna starred in her own ABC sit-com called Angie! But I always thought Donna did scowling, irascible, crusty yet benign better than Nolan, when it comes right down to it. (See her Connie in the 1982 “My Friend, the Executrix/Programmed for Love/Baby Talk” episode of The Love Boat.)
17. You know how in Casablanca Louis keeps his mouth shut about Rick shooting the stinkin' Nazi? Isn't that fucking awesome?
Are you saying that Casablanca is a better film than Inglourious Basterds now? Huh?! Come here, you gasbag! You harlequin! You will feel the rapier sting of my mixed-metaphor white-hot knuckle sandwich!
18. What in the hell is that awful smell?
That might have been me.
Le Conclusione:
19. So at the end of The Godfather after the door closes on Kay, Michael opens it back up and says, "You know what, I lied. I did order Carlo's death. Forgive me?" as he makes a puppy dog face. Then Kay says, "Oh okay, I forgive you. [wagging her finger in mock disapproval] This time! Hey, how about ham salad for lunch?" Michael says, "Sounds good. Kissie?" Then they peck a couple of times and rub noses while the other guys all pretend to look at the bookshelves. Then Kay goes off humming "Come on-a My House" while Michael says before closing the study door, "Who's up for a game of backgammon?"
Better ending, right?
Damn blogger! Conclusion is next!
I actually prefer the one Coppola talks about on the commentary track of last year’s Blu-ray restoration of all three Godfather films. There was an actual alternate ending shot, and it is available as an Easter egg in that same box set. (Two right-clicks, press “play” and “menu” simultaneously, and then wave your index finger in front of the infrared transmitter on the front of your Blu-ray remote in a circular motion for 6.3 seconds to access the extra.) In this alternate ending, just before the door closes with that awful finality on the image of Kay looking at Michael, you suddenly hear this loud whooshing sound. Kay is enveloped in a lightning flash of electric blue light and you hear the sound of screeching wheels. The door never closes all the way because by now Michael and his capi di cappuccino are all rushing into the room. Suddenly, just as Michael begins to make his way toward Kay he’s blindsided by a little balding man in an aluminum foil suit who buries a sharp, unidentifiable instrument into his chest. Michael falls away, gasping, as the capi di cappuccino perforate the strange invader with gunfire. The invader falls back, twitching in a death dance that directly refers to the death of Sonny earlier at the tollbooth. Only this time the victim falls back against a metallic vehicle almost futuristic in design—long, dagger-like, with sharp edges and floors that fold out like wings and a bizarre engine assemblage spewing out of the vehicle’s rear like some sort of twisted wreckage, not at all a car that rolled off a Detroit plant line in post-war America. As the invader slumps, bloodied, against the door of the car, now dotted with bullets, we realize that the man in the aluminum suit is none other than Fredo Corleone, who has returned from the future to assassinate his own brother before Michael could have him offed in the fishing boat in The Godfather Part II. As the two brothers lay dying, Kay and the capi exchange looks of confusion, as if they were trying to parcel out the confusing time travel plot line in their heads, in sympathy with the audience. It is on this look of confusion that the door closes on Kay as The Godfather ends.
A couple of interesting notes. Apparently Gordon Willis, director of photography of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II (but not the one in the parallel universe), strenuously objected to the introduction of the blinding flashes of blue light that introduce the time-traveling Fredo to the end of the picture. Coppola, on the audio commentary, claimed that Willis was “extremely pissed” at the idea of rupturing his carefully composed chiaroscuro visual scheme that characterized the rest of the movie and wouldn’t be party even to a test filming. So Coppola pulled young cinematographer Dean Cundey out of USC film school to helm the sequence, which he would replicate to such great effect in the Back to the Future films a decade later. Also, Coppola admits that, though he liked the strange out-of-nowhere twist the new ending brought to The Godfather, Robert Evans and others at Paramount were concerned that if Coppola followed through with it the effects budget for Part II would become astronomically high. Coppola himself later realized that the shocking appearance of Fredo preventing his own death would too drastically alter the tone of the sequel and that audiences, once aware that the familial organized crime saga had suddenly take a fanciful turn toward science fiction, would stay away from the theater in droves. It was for this reason that Coppola resented George Lucas for several years after the release of Star Wars a mere three years later and why, even after having won an Oscar himself in the ‘90s, the last Robert Zemeckis film to be screened at Zoetrope Studios was Romancing the Stone.
20. 21st favorite question on this quiz.
Ooh, I can feel my soul folding in on itself! And a good thing too, because I could never reach it with my back scratcher!
Ack! The pressure. That really probably should have been "with sharp edges and doors that fold out like wings.
Dennis - Yogurt and chocolate! I never thought of that. I'm going to get some right after I spit up my lunch in your cereal.
There's another blog run by Bill! Who knew? And it's run by someone named Eileen and there don't appear to be any posts. Dennis, thank you for that chance discovery.
I go with Donna Pescow too if only because when I first saw Airplane I said aloud, "Hey! That's the guy from 'Angie!'" Also, she has the face of a cute little Pekingnese puppy.
Now, about The Godfather. I personally didn't like Coppola's alternate ending but did find the unused footage shot for Part II intriguing. I think my favorite was of Fredo, hunched over and naked comes back in time to the shock of a local garbageman ("what the hell?") only to be followed by Connie on her way to off Fredo before he can complete his task.
The Bill Blog! Now, that's funny!
You're welcome! And again this was a lot of fun!
Thank you Dennis for being good natured about it all. I'm not joking when I say, seriously, this was an homage to the greatness of your quizzes.
And don't change that Bill link!
Kay singing "Come-on-a My house." Ye gads, man, you're a genius.
Great quiz. Quite challenging. Still sweating over how many fingers you're holding up.
Jacqueline - How many fingers I'm holding up changes constantly. Right now I'm holding up my pinky because I'm drinking my afternoon tea.
And "Come on-a My House" was my favorite joke in the whole thing, seriously - Thanks for noticing!
1. Dinah Shore or Russell Crowe?
Have you ever seen that video called "Dinah Shore Portal To Hell"? It has an hour of people like William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw and Telly Savalas singing on the old Dinah Shore Show. And Herve Villechaize. And they tacked on an extra 40 minutes drunk/stoned celebrity interviews (James Brown, Sly Stone, etc.). You know that video? Yeah? So you know why my choice is Russell Crowe.
2. What was the last movie you saw on DVD? In a theatre? In a large abandoned warehouse with a Satanic cult in the corner trying to hold a ritual while yelling at you, "Hey man, turn it down!"?
DVD: "Rumba" (Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon); Theatre: "Overheard" (Felix Chong, Alan Mak); Abandoned warehouse with Satanic Cult: It was "Funny People" when I started writing this, but I've since watched "Away We Go" there as well. Satanic folks didn't so much mind the former (they seem to dig Sandler), but they were frothing about the latter ("Kill Krasinski!"). I was surprised that I liked them both quite a bit actually.
3. Second favorite Carrie Henn movie.
"Aliens". Her vast set of underground films pre-Aliens is little seen, but her lead role in the remake of "Gun Crazy" is easily her best.
4. The Cat From Outer Space. Yes or No?
Much prefer "Kid vs Kat". So No.
5. If you were eating yogurt and I walked up and said, "Mmmm yogurt," then took a big spoonful without asking, then went, "Ewww, gross!" and spit it back into the yogurt cup, would you keep eating it? Why or why not?
Considering I hate yogurt (by itself anyway), I would've already spat my first mouthful back in. So I'd be laughing...
6. Most misunderstood film of 1907.
The original "Inglorious Bastards". Don't think they quite got the whole context...
7. When was the last time you punched someone in a movie theater? (submitted by Marilyn)
Ebert was in front of me at the Toronto Film Festival. The guy is a Twitter monster - wouldn't shut his damn PDA off. So I clocked him.
8. Marie Dressler or Robert Wagner?
Dressler. Early TKO.
9. Why do the ladies love Bill so much? (submitted by Bill)
Have you seen his Facebook picture? C'mon!
10. Favorite scene in a movie where a t-rex terrorizes two children in an electric SUV stalled on a track while the lawyer that was in the car with them has fled to the bathroom and two scientists, one a mathematician and the other a prominent archaeologist, are in another stalled electric SUV behind them? Mine's Marty.
That's a Sophie's Choice kind of question...Can't answer it.
11. How many fingers am I holding up?
One. Though it's buried in your nostril.
12. Jeff Conaway or Hoot Gibson?
Never vote against a man named Hoot.
13. Movie you would like to see remade entirely with squirrels?
Martin Ritt's "Nuts". Failing that, just replace Streisand with the squirrel.
14. When will Larry Aydlette delete his current blog? Two months from now? Three months? Tomorrow?
It's actually happening in real time. They start fading the second he posts them.
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
Dude, it's winter. WTF?
16. Donna Pescow or Lloyd Nolan?
Tough one...Pescow did direct that episode of "That's So Raven", so she almost won out, but Lloyd actually appeared on an episode of the Barbara Stanwyck Show - and nobody beats out Barbara.
17. You know how in Casablanca Louis keeps his mouth shut about Rick shooting the stinkin' Nazi? Isn't that fucking awesome?
Righteous.
18. What in the hell is that awful smell?
A few potatoes rolled between the fridge and the counter. Couple of months ago I think. Sorry 'bout that.
19. So at the end of The Godfather...trim...Better ending, right?
Especially with that 60s Motown soundtrack. Perfect fit, dontcha think?
20. 21st favorite question on this quiz.
I'll say it again, "WTF?"
1. Dinah Shore
2. Monsters vs. Aliens in 3-D with the kids
3. Didn't she make a porn tape with Paris Hilton, or was that with Perez Hilton?
4. No
5. No because I follow your critical opinion.
6. Anything by Melies (he was just too abstract for me)
7. Fifth grade during the intermission of "Island at the Top of the World"; David Hartman makes me violent.
8. Marie Dressler
9. Because Bill isn't Greg
10. Isn't this multiple choice?
11. Two
12. Hoot Gibson
13. Cat from Outer Space
14. Never
15. Gone to graveyards, everyone
16. Donna Pascow
17. No. Claude Raines was eating and, as a true gentleman, he would never talk with good in his mouth.
18. Greg?
19. Right
20. Maybe
1. Dinah, better cleavage.
2. bootleg of New Moon
3. Alien 3 (wasn't her body in the sleep chamber?)
4. Hey! I actually saw this movie...
5. Trick question. I don't eat yogurt.
6. New Moon?
7. Never, but I'll to do it the next time I go. Promise.
8. Wagner, but only because of he was married to Natalie Wood.
9. I have no clue.
10. How did you find out about the scene I'm filming? I have an attorney...
11. Paper!
12. I got nothing.
13. Rocky and Bullwinkle
14. Never!
15. What?!?
16. Donna, better cleav... oh never mind!
17. It's almost as great as knowing Rick meets up with Slim in two years. Ilsa who?
18. see answer to # 6
19. see answer to # 10
20. How would Dennis answer this question?
Thanks, Greg. It was fun.
People are actually answering this thing?
And why not? Anybody can ask Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan but Dinah Shore or Russell Crowe? Brother that takes some thinking!
1. Dinah Shore or Russell Crowe?
All join hands and sing, “Russell Crowe the Dinah Shore, halilujah!”
2. What was the last movie you saw on DVD? In a theatre? In a large abandoned warehouse with a Satanic cult in the corner trying to hold a ritual while yelling at you, "Hey man, turn it down!"?
DVD: False Colors, with Hopalong Cassity
Theater: Brothers
Warehouse: Old Dogs
3. Second favorite Carrie Henn movie.
Chicken Little
4. The Cat From Outer Space. Yes or No?
That Darn Cat (the remake)
5. If you were eating yogurt and I walked up and said, "Mmmm yogurt," then took a big spoonful without asking, then went, "Ewww, gross!" and spit it back into the yogurt cup, would you keep eating it? Why or why not?
Just spitting? You didn’t do anything, you know, like, nasty?
6. Most misunderstood film of 1907.
The Great Train Robbery II
7. When was the last time you punched someone in a movie theater? (submitted by Marilyn)
Just a few minutes ago. Some asshole was spitting in my yogurt cup.
8. Marie Dressler or Robert Wagner?
Lloyd Nolan
9. Why do the ladies love Bill so much? (submitted by Bill)
Because Dick is hard to locate?
10. Favorite scene in a movie where a t-rex terrorizes two children in an electric SUV stalled on a track while the lawyer that was in the car with them has fled to the bathroom and two scientists, one a mathematician and the other a prominent archaeologist, are in another stalled electric SUV behind them? Mine's Marty.
L'année dernière à Marienbad
11. How many fingers am I holding up?
Oh. That’s a finger?
12. Jeff Conway or Hoot Gibson?
Hoot. He had a sense of humor about himself.
13. Movie you would like to see remade entirely with squirrels?
Nuts in Rodanthe
14. When will Larry Aydlette delete his current blog? Two months from now? Three months? Tomorrow?
In alternate universes, all of the above.
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
Pasadena
16. Donna Pescow or Lloyd Nolan?
Marie Dressler
17. You know how in Casablanca Louis keeps his mouth shut about Rick shooting the stinkin' Nazi? Isn't that fucking awesome?
Hell, those gay guys always stick together.
18. What in the hell is that awful smell?
The multiplex at the mall is showing New Moon on four screens.
19. So at the end of The Godfather after the door closes on Kay, Michael opens it back up and says, "You know what, I lied. I did order Carlo's death. Forgive me?" as he makes a puppy dog face. Then Kay says, "Oh okay, I forgive you. [wagging her finger in mock disapproval] This time! Hey, how about ham salad for lunch?" Michael says, "Sounds good. Kissie?" Then they peck a couple of times and rub noses while the other guys all pretend to look at the bookshelves. Then Kay goes off humming "Come on-a My House" while Michael says before closing the study door, "Who's up for a game of backgammon?"
Better ending, right?
Better than Godfather III, anyway.
20. 21st favorite question on this quiz.
Are you gonna eat that?
Bob, Fred, le0pard13, Bentin -
Thanks all for your great answers. Since I have several responses I'm going to go ahead and do a follow up with selected favorite answers from everyone. Expect it close to the Holidays.
1. I really lost faith in Dinah Shore after she threw that phone at that hotel clerk, but I ran home after school every day to watch Russell Crowe's afternoon talk show.
2. On DVD - Whatever Works; In a theatre - An Education; with a Satanic cult Antichrist and even the Satanic cult though that one was fucked up.
3. Either Chicken Run or Chicken Little. Oh wait, there are two n's in Henn...
4. I live with the Cat from Outer Space. Her name is Sadie, she's cute, so yes.
5. The joke's on you, 'cause I'd be eating Jamie Lee Curtis' favorite brand of yogurt (Activia) and I'm sure it'd have its intended effect on you whether you spit it out or not.
6. D. W. Griffith's Antichrist
7.In my mind, I punch someone at about every movie I see. But only in my mind.
8. Well Marie Dressler never had a cameo on Seinfeld or was in any Austin Powers movies, so what made her so great?
9.They look at him and see the passion eyes of May
10. Terms of Endearment
11. I'm guessing just the middle one.
12. Jeff Conway is a hoot. (Really, I mean, have you seen him on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew?)
13. Gandhi
14. I think he deleted it while I was typing this.
15. Dude, the girls have picked them everyone - where have you been since 1961? (Sigh, when will they ever learn....)
16. Oh, totally Donna Pescow (I can hear the theme music - "Let the time flow/let the love grow/let the rai-i-i-i-i-n shower/let the rose flower.....")
17. Way cool!
18. I think we're standing a little too close to the Litter Box of the Cat from Outer Space.
19. Totally way better. If they'd ended like that, it'd be a classic!
20. Are we there yet?
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