I'm sure you know it. Hints:

Movie is set in San Francisco

Katherine Houghton played on one of the main characters and is the only one who is not an Academy Award winner.

-Garrett

Still nothing? Here are a couple more lines:

"But you're two wonderful people who happened to fall in love and happened to have a pigmentation problem,"

"But you think of yourself as a colored man."

Different characters said those lines at different points in the movie.

-Garrett

A wild shot in the dark, never having seen the movie (or its no-doubt godawful Ashton Kutcher re-imagining from a couple years ago), but could that by chance be "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"?

You got it Robert. It is indeed "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", the 1967 movie with Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton in the lead roles.

The first quote is Sidney Poitier talking to his dad. The second is Spencer Tracy during his ending monologue and the last is again Sidney Poitier talking to his dad.

This is one of those amazingly well acted movies. It's incredible that Spencer Tracy didn't win the Oscar for his part.

Your turn Robert.

-Garrett

I almost feel bad; once you quoted the lines regarding the character's race, especially with "happened to fall in love", that film sprang to mind by reputation. One of those innumerable classics I've yet to enjoy. Anyway, on to my offering, a decidedly different type of 'classic':

"Sargassum; the weed of deceit. Sargassum fish; mighty hunter of the deep. What an inspiration you have been in my plot! Your life of hiding, waiting, stalking your prey. At just the right moment ... attack! I love you. I hope I'll be a good imitator."

The full monologue is a bit longer than that, but this should be enough to zero in on the film in question for the members of our crowd familiar with such gems. Good luck!

HMMMM... Sounds like one of those B-grade horror movies I use to see on Bob Wilkins Creature Features???? I know I've heard it somewhere????

-Garrett

You may indeed have heard it there, though I can't speak for that program personally; I first became aware of this title elsewhere.

This was the first and last film for most of the cast and crew members, as I understand, and the film is known by a good half dozen different names. Any of them will do, I have the list right here.

In the not too distant future I'll provide what other clues I can.

I hate to say it but I'm going to need another clue :(

-Garrett

The movie was featured in a tenth season episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, with Mike Nelson as host and Bill Corbett as Crow (yes, the quote is from the actual film, not the show), and is listed among the bottom 100 films in the IMDB. Visiting each film's page would be against the spirit of our game, yes, but I don't think it's out of line to just look at a list of titles to see if any jog your memory.

I hate to narrow it down too quickly, but in the interest of keeping the game moving I'll make this a bit easier and reveal that it's in the top fifteen on that list. I guess you could say it's really the bottom fifteen, but the way the list is arranged the worst films are up top, so look at the entries numbered one through fifteen to find your answer.

Seven PM today, my time, will be forty-eight hours since I posted the quote, so if no one gets it by that time tomorrow (the three day limit I believe was mentioned at the start of this thread) I can always just give out the answer and come up with something less oddball, or let the game revert back to Garrett. I haven't played before, actually; has an etiquette developed over these hundred plus pages for dealing with too-obscure films?

Nobody? Ah, dang it, I should have known it was too much. The answer was the many-titled Zaat, a movie I knew first as "Blood Waters of Dr. Z", seen in season ten, episode five of MST3K. The quote I used is from the opening of the film, so if you feel like tracking down a copy you won't have to sit through much of the horrible thing to hear the speech delivered. It really must be heard to be appreciated.

In lieu of that, I'll offer one that I have to believe is a little easier. I'm actually surprised it hasn't surfaced yet, but I searched the thread and it didn't pop up, so away we go:


Deliveryman: "Raul Hernandez?"

Raul: "Yeah?"

Deliveryman: "Got the delivery here for your next show."

Raul: "Oh, great. What you got?"

Deliveryman: "Well, let's see, I got one aardvark, one flamingo, four porcupines, two armadillos, three badgers ... "

Raul: "Badgers? Badgers? We don't need no stinking badgers!"

Sounds like Weird Al in UHF.

-Garrett

Strictly speaking, the part of Raul was played by Trinidad Silva, in what became his last role by an unfortunate car accident during production, but that is in fact the correct film, and it was a Weird Al vehicle, so I say you've got it.

Well done, Garrett, looks like it's back to you. Take it away!

It's been 5 days-
C'mon roll the quote Garrett! ;)

Five yard penalty for Delay Of Game.

Possession reverts back to the previous winner.

Sorry about that people. I've been asleep at the wheel.

Robert, it reverts back to you since I dozed off.

-Garrett

Unless you have one ready to roll, Garrett...?

Ok, thanks Chris.

Here's the quote:

"It's giving life that counts. Until you're ready for it, all the rest is just a big fraud. All the crazy haircuts in the world won't keep it turning. Life isn't a love in, it's the dishes and the orthodontist and the shoe repairman and... ground round instead of roast beef. And I'll tell you something else: it isn't going to a bed with a man that proves you're in love with him; it's getting up in the morning and facing the drab, miserable, wonderful everyday world with him that counts."

-Garrett

Naked Gun?

Nope David, you're 20 years off.

-Garrett

No more guesses? More clues to come in a little while if no one gets it.

Garrett

Naked Gun #1 was in '88, so I'm guessing this is from a flick around 2008. Seems I've heard the line from a trailer, but I got nothin...
To me anyways it's kind of a sappy line from a chick flick.
Looked online at the top flicks from 2008, picked one that may have had this line.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?

Hi Bill,

Went the wrong way, try 1968. I don't think it would be considered a chick flick. The movie is a remake of a movie by another title that was again later remade after this remake. Did that confuse you enough??? :)


The line was said when the husband was bringing his wife to the hospital to deliver a baby.

Garrett

Whoa, half a century off the mark, and not a chick flick.
...taking foot out of mouth....

I don't think they officially made "chick flicks" back then. This would be classified as a comedy. Tim Matheson and Morgan Brittany were in it in supporting roles.

Garrett

hmmm...no more guesses?

Well, one more round of clues and then I'll jump to another movie.

I think this is one of only two movies that Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball made together. The other one was in 1942 called "The Big Street".

-Garrett

Okay, maybe this is cheating a little bit, but I'm going to have to guess two movies at the same time because now that you have posted that last clue, I can identify it as either:

"Yours, Mine & Ours" or "With Six You Get Eggroll". I know that both movies were made around the same time, and with a similar basic premise, and I haven't seen either one of them in decades, so I can't identify them by their quotes. But I know that one of them starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda, while the other starred Doris Day and.....I can't even remember the co-star.

So, I'm guessing both titles here, knowing that one of them will stick.

-Jon

I believe Jonathan is right; it is "Yours, Mine & Ours." Great quote, by the way, for Garrett.

"With Six You Get Eggroll" is the same story but stars Doris Day and Brian Keith.

Thanks for the memories!

Jonathan is indeed correct. It is "Yours, Mine and Ours". With Six you get Eggroll came out the same year and was basically the same story. A case of Hollywood studios competing for the same audience.

The original movie of large families combining was "Cheaper By The Dozen", a 1950 movie that was based on the real life of Frank Gilbreth who wrote the novel by the same title. Both Cheaper by the dozen and Yours, Mine and Ours were remade in 2003 and 2005 respectively.

Of all of the large families getting together movies I like the Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball Yours Mine and Ours best. Whenever I see that movie it reminds me of how good of an actress Lucille Ball actually was.

And thanks Chris, that's one of those movie lines that has always stuck with me and still rings true after 17 years of marriage.

OK Jonathan, it's back over to you.

-Garrett

I will post one when I get back in from class tonight. Just heading out now,

-Jon

Fully agreed. It's always very hard for me to resist taking the time to watch Y,M&O when it airs
on Turner Classics, which it does frequently. I also loved her a lot in "The Long, Long Trailer."

Okay, here's the next one. It will probably go pretty quick, this is a classic that has been much discussed on this site. The exchange is from a very dramatic scene with a rather chilling delivery.


Character 1:"What you saw wasn't [redacted]."

Character 2: "But it was, I tell you!"

Character 1: "What you saw was a buck wearin' [redacted]'s dress. I found [redacted] back in the canyon. Wrapped her in my coat, buried her with my own hands. I thought it best to keep it from ya."

Character 2: "Did they....was she..."

Character 1: (yelling) What do you want me to do, draw you a picture? Spell it out? Don't ever ask me! Long as you live, don't ever ask me!"

Ahhh... that's a great movie, Jonathan. One of the best westerns of all time, and a personal favorite.

It is, of course, The Searchers. A classic from 1956 by John Ford.

Character 1 is John Wayne; Character 2 is Jeff Hunter. Lucy is the subject of conversation.

It is indeed the Searchers. I think, for me this is probably the 2nd most memorable scene in the whole film. (the 1st being the final shot - and the 3rd being the rundown just before the end.) Hard to say though - there are so many powerful scenes in it, layered on top of non-stop breathtaking cinematography. Truly an incredible film.

John Wayne's delivery in this scene (quoted) trying to restrain his anguish, contrasted with Jeff Hunters optimism and ignorance leading him on, made for a tense few chilling moments and a very powerful scene.

Your turn. Chris.

-Jon

Officer: "What's in the trunk?"

Driver: "Oh... you don't want to look in there."

Is it "Repo Man" ?

-Jon

Indeed it is -- all yours Jonathan,

Awesome, and I hadn't even seen that movie since it first came out, but it was still the first movie that popped into my head when I read your quote.

I'll post my next one up shortly.

-Jon

This one is from just a couple of years ago:

Character 1: "Now, I know what you're going to say, but the fact is, you've been making us all look bad."

Character 2: "I'm sorry, sir?"

Character 1: "Course, we all appreciate your efforts, but you've been rather letting the side down."

Character 3: "It's all about being a team player, [redacted]."

Character 4: "You can't be the Sheriff of London."

Character 1: "If we let you carry on running 'round town, you'll continue to be exceptional, and we can't have that. You'll put us all out of a job."

Character 2: "With respect, sir, you can't just make people disappear."

Character 1: "Yes I can, I'm the Chief Inspector."



That's it.

I believe that's Simon Pegg and three other actors whose names escape me (I think Bill Nighy was Chief Inspector, but I can't recall off the top of my head) discussing Pegg's character Nick something-or-other's future in "Hot Fuzz".

You are correct. It is "Hot Fuzz", and the scene is near the beginning when they are re-assigning Nicholas to a small village in the country.

Your turn.

-Jon