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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
(130,264 posts)Sanity Claws
(22,402 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)Well done.
MuseRider
(35,176 posts)Love it, loved the way they did it and particularly love Tom Hulce!
2naSalit
(102,168 posts)Didn't even take two seconds.
ProfessorGAC
(76,536 posts)That's one if my favorite scenes in the movie.
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,525 posts)One of the funnier scenes:
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
yorkster
(3,788 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)A classic!
Ocelot II
(130,264 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)yorkster
(3,788 posts)Ocelot II
(130,264 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(32,035 posts)MuseRider
(35,176 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
(9,266 posts)nt
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Bon appetit, Jose!
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)I've always been a big fan of Paul Bartel
C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Valley of the Dolls.
C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)
JoseBalow
(9,429 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
(26,434 posts)You're Burstyn with knowledge!
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 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
(26,434 posts)Thanks for the additional info.
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)I know the TV series, but I am not aware of a movie... was it made for TV?
True Dough
(26,434 posts)features movies and TV shows. Multi-media some call it.
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)I thought it was just movies for some reason.
WestMichRad
(3,211 posts)Thats actually Angela Lansbury before getting her makeup done!
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)A classic!
C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)Gonna have to turn up the difficulty level a degree or two!
C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)The Yakuza
C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)True Dough
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C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)That one was not easy!
Skittles
(171,249 posts)some of his stuff.......
legallyblondeNYC
(156 posts)in a Carol Burnett show sketch.
C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)I am not familiar with that one.
C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)C0RI0LANUS
(3,017 posts)Response to True Dough (Original post)
Brother Buzz This message was self-deleted by its author.
Brother Buzz
(39,845 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Anyone else?
Brother Buzz
(39,845 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 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
(12,860 posts)skypilot
(9,119 posts)*
Brother Buzz
(39,845 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
(3,017 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)with the aid of the Jack Palance reveal. I think you likely would have pieced it together as well.
True Dough
(26,434 posts)which has aged like a fine wine:

Niagara
(11,715 posts)True Dough
(26,434 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
(11,715 posts)I've watched that movie twice in my life.
Or The Wine of Wrath.
True Dough
(26,434 posts)And there will be a bottle of fine Chardonnay in the mail as your prize!
Niagara
(11,715 posts)I don't drink alcohol.
Can I get a bottle of whole coffee beans in the mail instead?
True Dough
(26,434 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
(11,715 posts)Thank you, True!
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
Sanity Claws
(22,402 posts)I actually didnt know the show but I recognized Eve Arden. Looked her up.
True Dough
(26,434 posts)because you are correct!
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
Memento. I saw that one.
True Dough
(26,434 posts)You are right on the money.
Harker
(17,719 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)won't get you arrested in a public place, like a movie theater. Just don't pull a Peewee Herman.
Harker
(17,719 posts)True Dough
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Harker
(17,719 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)you spin me right round!

Harker
(17,719 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)A broken one!

True Dough
(26,434 posts)
Pluvious
(5,372 posts)True Dough
(26,434 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
(1,520 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)dgauss-umentary!
dgauss
(1,520 posts)elleng
(141,926 posts)Sneederbunk
(17,428 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)you gotta beat the man!

Response to True Dough (Original post)
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True Dough
(26,434 posts)
VGNonly
(8,474 posts)Billy Wilder could be the best director ever.
Niagara
(11,715 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)the original Gone in 60 Seconds, wasn't it, Niagara?
Niagara
(11,715 posts)One of my favorite movies!
True Dough
(26,434 posts)you could beat that car in a drag race?
Niagara
(11,715 posts)with an Olds Hurst 442!
True Dough
(26,434 posts)a hearse after you leave 'em in the dust!
Niagara
(11,715 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)I loved watching reruns of this show when I was a kid:


Mad_Dem_X
(10,177 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)you are!
Niagara
(11,715 posts)
rogerballard
(4,017 posts)Jack Webb / Harry Morgan
Niagara
(11,715 posts)It's a supernatural horror movie.
Harker
(17,719 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
(11,715 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
(17,719 posts)Hey, that's "Cougar" from "Top Gun" getting his testes twisted.
Niagara
(11,715 posts)Yes, that's John Stockwell.
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)in Back to School
rogerballard
(4,017 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Lost Highway, by the late David Lynch (RIP).
rogerballard
(4,017 posts)I was really surprised to see Hope Lange in Blue Velvet
LSparkle
(12,174 posts)Brother Buzz
(39,845 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Great cameo in Back to the Future.
Brother Buzz
(39,845 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
(26,434 posts)You should email them and assure them that Hugh is "Workin for a Livin'."
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
boonecreek
(1,486 posts)Both Bea Benedaret and Smiley Burnett passed on during production.
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Too bad about Benedaret and Burnett.
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
rogerballard
(4,017 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
(9,429 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
(4,017 posts)

True Dough
(26,434 posts)
It's too bad there were just a couple of seasons!
rogerballard
(4,017 posts)I think it came on Channel 9 Ontario and we got it in Michigan.
rogerballard
(4,017 posts)

JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
skypilot
(9,119 posts)*
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)Good job!
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
Harker
(17,719 posts)From the novel by James Clavell.
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Harker
(17,719 posts)It was all the rage.
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)The Thorn Birds?
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)Which movie was this?

Dem2theMax
(11,005 posts)True Dough
(26,434 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
(11,005 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
(9,429 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Al, Peggy, Kelly and Bud Bundy.
Married... with Children.
Thanks, Jose!
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
Mad_Dem_X
(10,177 posts)JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)sakabatou
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JoseBalow
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True Dough
(26,434 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
(9,429 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
(9,429 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)It's Jerry Seinfeld's apartment, Newman!
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)for correct!
johnp3907
(4,286 posts)JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)The Jeffersons?
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)That's it
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Harry Bentley and Tom Willis were visiting and I asked them to confirm.

Skittles
(171,249 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)can't be THAT old, but I don't recognize it.
Response to True Dough (Reply #163)
Skittles This message was self-deleted by its author.
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)True Dough
(26,434 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.
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)I must be a geezer
True Dough
(26,434 posts)is try to wear it well!
Skittles
(171,249 posts)or.....maybe not so funny
Alpeduez21
(2,042 posts)JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)loving the smell of napalm in Vietnam?
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)or Wagner in this film.
Figarosmom
(11,543 posts)JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)This movie is older
Figarosmom
(11,543 posts)That's got to be it since you said it's older. I know I've seen that scene before.
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)Figarosmom
(11,543 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
(4,286 posts)
Figarosmom
(11,543 posts)Wake ...something I think. Just can't pull it out of my head, a brick wall
johnp3907
(4,286 posts)Figarosmom
(11,543 posts)Hate those kind of movies. Psychos don't need any more ideas or normalization
johnp3907
(4,286 posts)Tikki
(15,112 posts)A favorite:

Tikki
Doc_Technical
(3,757 posts)Niagara
(11,715 posts)
LuckyCharms
(22,502 posts)Niagara
(11,715 posts)JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)Niagara
(11,715 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)It's Mister Rogers' Neighborhood!
Niagara
(11,715 posts)I really had to dig for this thread.
I've been trying to come up with vintage movie/television scenes!
True Dough
(26,434 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
(11,715 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
(11,715 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
(22,502 posts)Niagara
(11,715 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)is more like it!
Niagara
(11,715 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)kinda reminds me of a mix between Jaws from the James Bond movies and Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men.


JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)Richard Kiel
True Dough
(26,434 posts)I'm not crazy! I'M NOT CRAZY!!!
I'm going to show this to my wife. She'll never believe it!
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
dai13sy
(570 posts)JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)
True Dough
(26,434 posts)And this was a pretty good song from the soundtrack:
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)A great and underrated film from 1983
True Dough
(26,434 posts)Part of a bigger cast, of course:

Harker
(17,719 posts)Lee Majors and Richard Long.
True Dough
(26,434 posts)We have a winner!
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
Harker
(17,719 posts)True Dough
(26,434 posts)Harker
(17,719 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
(26,434 posts)are caught looking sometimes!
Harker
(17,719 posts)I'm going to try posting a few curves and sliders one day.
True Dough
(26,434 posts)
JoseBalow
(9,429 posts)Before Bill Bixby was The Magician.
I always loved Mrs. Livingston
True Dough
(26,434 posts)And I'm sure Mrs. Livingston loved you back!