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The idea in this thread is simply to post an image from a movie or TV show and see who can guess the title correctly.
First image:

Ocelot II
(124,052 posts)Sanity Claws
(22,161 posts)Well done.
MuseRider
(34,548 posts)Love it, loved the way they did it and particularly love Tom Hulce!
Didn't even take two seconds.
ProfessorGAC
(72,202 posts)That's one if my favorite scenes in the movie.
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,202 posts)One of the funnier scenes:
True Dough
(22,555 posts)
yorkster
(2,922 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)A classic!
Ocelot II
(124,052 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)yorkster
(2,922 posts)Ocelot II
(124,052 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(29,821 posts)MuseRider
(34,548 posts)of Broadway work. Producing etc. I have not seen anything about him lately just a few things not long after Spring Awakening. He did a show based on the music of Green Day called American Idiot. Producer I believe. I cannot remember much else at this point in time though, I am certain there must have been more.
Boomerproud
(8,705 posts)nt
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Bon appetit, Jose!
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)I've always been a big fan of Paul Bartel
C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Valley of the Dolls.
C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)True Dough
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JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)Ellen Burstyn was just amazing in that film! She got a Best Actress Oscar nomination for that role, and should have won.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)You're Burstyn with knowledge!
True Dough
(22,555 posts)
C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)Two comic book heroes in wheelchairs debuted during the JFK administration preceding Police Commissioner Ironside on TV by five or six years:
From Marvel Comics:
From DC Comics:
Professor Niles Caulder (AKA the "Chief"
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Thanks for the additional info.
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)I know the TV series, but I am not aware of a movie... was it made for TV?
True Dough
(22,555 posts)features movies and TV shows. Multi-media some call it.
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)I thought it was just movies for some reason.
WestMichRad
(2,201 posts)That’s actually Angela Lansbury before getting her makeup done!
True Dough
(22,555 posts)
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)A classic!
C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)Gonna have to turn up the difficulty level a degree or two!
C0RI0LANUS
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True Dough
(22,555 posts)The Yakuza
C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)True Dough
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C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)That one was not easy!
Skittles
(163,169 posts)some of his stuff.......
legallyblondeNYC
(91 posts)in a Carol Burnett show sketch.
C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)I am not familiar with that one.
C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)Response to True Dough (Original post)
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Brother Buzz
(38,282 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Anyone else?
Brother Buzz
(38,282 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)But it is Bagdad Cafe!
You know your choice of images/film was tougher than a one-armed pushup when C0RI0LANUS didn't guess it right away! Nice one!
LoisB
(9,949 posts)skypilot
(8,987 posts)*
Brother Buzz
(38,282 posts)Curiously, Bagdad is a genuine Route 66 ghost town in the Mojave desert and the original Bagdad Cafe blew away with the rest of Bagdad; I believe a single palm tree planted next to the razed train station is all that remains.
The film was shot at what was then the Sidewinder Cafe in Newberry Springs, California, 50 miles west of the original site of Bagdad on old U.S. 66. They changes the name of the Sidewinder Cafe to Bagdad Cafe to capitalize on the notoriety and propagate a lot of quirkiness.
C0RI0LANUS
(3,015 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)with the aid of the Jack Palance reveal. I think you likely would have pieced it together as well.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)which has aged like a fine wine:
Niagara
(10,434 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)We have a winner!
You know, Niagara, if Steinbeck had taken any longer to write that book, it would have been The Raisins of Wrath.
Niagara
(10,434 posts)I've watched that movie twice in my life.
Or The Wine of Wrath.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)And there will be a bottle of fine Chardonnay in the mail as your prize!
Niagara
(10,434 posts)I don't drink alcohol.
Can I get a bottle of whole coffee beans in the mail instead?
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Koffee Kult's Thunder Bolt. It's a French roast coffee that some say has a robust body and a slightly sweet aftertaste that's similar to wine.
Niagara
(10,434 posts)Thank you, True!
True Dough
(22,555 posts)
Sanity Claws
(22,161 posts)I actually didn’t know the show but I recognized Eve Arden. Looked her up.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)because you are correct!
True Dough
(22,555 posts)
Memento. I saw that one.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)You are right on the money.
Harker
(15,981 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)won't get you arrested in a public place, like a movie theater. Just don't pull a Peewee Herman.
Harker
(15,981 posts)
True Dough
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Harker
(15,981 posts)you spin me right round!
Harker
(15,981 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)A broken one!
True Dough
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Pluvious
(4,949 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)Aw shucks, it wasn't really that big of a deal.
But do you have a link to the documentary? I'd like to watch it!
dgauss
(1,293 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)dgauss-umentary!
dgauss
(1,293 posts)elleng
(139,083 posts)Sneederbunk
(16,018 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)you gotta beat the man!
Response to True Dough (Original post)
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True Dough
(22,555 posts)
VGNonly
(8,014 posts)Billy Wilder could be the best director ever.
Niagara
(10,434 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)the original Gone in 60 Seconds, wasn't it, Niagara?
Niagara
(10,434 posts)One of my favorite movies!
True Dough
(22,555 posts)you could beat that car in a drag race?
Niagara
(10,434 posts)with an Olds Hurst 442!
True Dough
(22,555 posts)a hearse after you leave 'em in the dust!
Niagara
(10,434 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)I loved watching reruns of this show when I was a kid:
Mad_Dem_X
(9,896 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)you are!
Niagara
(10,434 posts)
rogerballard
(3,984 posts)Jack Webb / Harry Morgan
Niagara
(10,434 posts)It's a supernatural horror movie.
Harker
(15,981 posts)I saw it when it first appeared on TV, and while I don't recall this particular scene, it looks like an automotive garage - and this guy has the look and vibe of the era.
And I remember it's a favorite of yours.
Niagara
(10,434 posts)The actor playing "Buddy Repperton" is William Ostrander. He ran for the Democratic Party for an election to the California State Assembly in 2018 but lost the race.
Yes, you are correct. "Christine" is in my Halloween rotation!

Harker
(15,981 posts)Hey, that's "Cougar" from "Top Gun" getting his testes twisted.
Niagara
(10,434 posts)Yes, that's John Stockwell.
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)in Back to School
rogerballard
(3,984 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Lost Highway, by the late David Lynch (RIP).
rogerballard
(3,984 posts)I was really surprised to see Hope Lange in Blue Velvet
LSparkle
(11,994 posts)Brother Buzz
(38,282 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Great cameo in Back to the Future.
Brother Buzz
(38,282 posts)Huey Lewis mostly grew up in Mill Valley, but attended an East Coast prep school. However, he took one summer course at Tamalpais High School (machine shop) and was entered onto the Tam alumni reunion list. When his class reunion came up the committee sent out a ‘Have you seen?’ list. One of the missing persons was Hugh Anthony Cregg.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)You should email them and assure them that Hugh is "Workin for a Livin'."
True Dough
(22,555 posts)
boonecreek
(831 posts)Both Bea Benedaret and Smiley Burnett passed on during production.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Too bad about Benedaret and Burnett.
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
rogerballard
(3,984 posts)L O V E this movie, poor Red Dick lol
"Let me take you south of my border, just north of my garter, Where everything's on order, for you, Where it's sweet like a potion, Feel the heat, Feel the motion"..
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)Another timeless classic from Paul Bartel!
"I'm Richard Barker. Most folks around here call me Red Dick... On account o' my hair."
rogerballard
(3,984 posts)

True Dough
(22,555 posts)
It's too bad there were just a couple of seasons!
rogerballard
(3,984 posts)I think it came on Channel 9 Ontario and we got it in Michigan.
rogerballard
(3,984 posts)

JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
skypilot
(8,987 posts)*
Good job!
True Dough
(22,555 posts)
From the novel by James Clavell.
True Dough
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Harker
(15,981 posts)It was all the rage.
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)The Thorn Birds?
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Which movie was this?
Dem2theMax
(10,629 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)You know, I've never seen the full film. I have caught it on TV in progress several times and seen portions of it (a lot of them overlapping) but just haven't made the time to watch it all. It runs nearly 3 hours.
Dem2theMax
(10,629 posts)Definitely recommend you take the time to sit and watch it from one end to the other. I've seen it multiple times.
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Al, Peggy, Kelly and Bud Bundy.
Married... with Children.
Thanks, Jose!
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
JoseBalow
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Mad_Dem_X
(9,896 posts)JoseBalow
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sakabatou
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JoseBalow
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True Dough
(22,555 posts)Jose, did you see the post a little ways up from Sakabatou with the blue marble? I'm stumped by that one. Any idea?
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)My guess would be Howl's Moving Castle, or maybe Akira? I dunno, I don't recognize the quote either, and anime is not my forte.
And yes, Blue Velvet... Mommy loves you!
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)It's Jerry Seinfeld's apartment, Newman!
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)True Dough
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JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)for correct!
johnp3907
(3,971 posts)
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)The Jeffersons?
That's it
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Harry Bentley and Tom Willis were visiting and I asked them to confirm.
Skittles
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True Dough
(22,555 posts)can't be THAT old, but I don't recognize it.
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JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
That was a little before my time. But I did watch The Newhart Show when they were innkeepers in Vermont with frequent visits from Larry and his brother Darrell and his other brother Darrell.
I must be a geezer
True Dough
(22,555 posts)is try to wear it well!
Skittles
(163,169 posts)or.....maybe not so funny
Alpeduez21
(1,920 posts)JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
True Dough
(22,555 posts)loving the smell of napalm in Vietnam?
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)or Wagner in this film.
Figarosmom
(5,081 posts)JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)This movie is older
Figarosmom
(5,081 posts)That's got to be it since you said it's older. I know I've seen that scene before.
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)Figarosmom
(5,081 posts)But I was so sure I saw it when I was in the kitchen getting a snack to watch the movie and I thought it was Tequila Sunrise.
Then I figured it had to be while watching old movies and Peter OToole popped onto my head.
johnp3907
(3,971 posts)
Figarosmom
(5,081 posts)Wake ...something I think. Just can't pull it out of my head, a brick wall
johnp3907
(3,971 posts)Hate those kind of movies. Psychos don't need any more ideas or normalization
johnp3907
(3,971 posts)
Tikki
(14,816 posts)A favorite:
Tikki
Doc_Technical
(3,654 posts)Niagara
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LuckyCharms
(19,887 posts)

Niagara
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JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)Niagara
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True Dough
(22,555 posts)It's Mister Rogers' Neighborhood!
Niagara
(10,434 posts)I really had to dig for this thread.
I've been trying to come up with vintage movie/television scenes!
True Dough
(22,555 posts)He isn't Tom Cruise! And I don't know the movie either. Maybe I was the wrong person to start this thread!
Niagara
(10,434 posts)Someone on DU knows the movie!
I moved the thread back up to the top in The Lounge so people will look at it.
If you ask it, they will answer it!
Niagara
(10,434 posts)But this actor who plays this character in this movie has a extremely brief scene. I had to use what I could find.
LuckyCharms
(19,887 posts)

Niagara
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True Dough
(22,555 posts)is more like it!
Niagara
(10,434 posts)True Dough
(22,555 posts)kinda reminds me of a mix between Jaws from the James Bond movies and Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men.
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)Richard Kiel
True Dough
(22,555 posts)I'm not crazy! I'M NOT CRAZY!!!
I'm going to show this to my wife. She'll never believe it!
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)
dai13sy
(541 posts)JoseBalow
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True Dough
(22,555 posts)And this was a pretty good song from the soundtrack:
JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)A great and underrated film from 1983
True Dough
(22,555 posts)Part of a bigger cast, of course:
Harker
(15,981 posts)Lee Majors and Richard Long.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)We have a winner!
True Dough
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Harker
(15,981 posts)True Dough
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Harker
(15,981 posts)If one factored in all the at bats where I stand there gaping, I'd be deep on a minor league team's bench.
True Dough
(22,555 posts)are caught looking sometimes!
Harker
(15,981 posts)I'm going to try posting a few curves and sliders one day.
True Dough
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JoseBalow
(7,131 posts)Before Bill Bixby was The Magician.
I always loved Mrs. Livingston
True Dough
(22,555 posts)And I'm sure Mrs. Livingston loved you back!