Ha, Murphy..You beat me to it. I was thinking about that one but decided I couldn't spell Kwai.. Good luck, hehe.

Think of one common element that's present in The Last Detail, An Officer And A Gentleman, and Top Gun. It ain't prisoners.

Academy award winner, A-list actors, in color, made in the '50's, not about World War Two.

Nestor: "And another thing. Ya gotta stop sassin' them officers like ya just did."
Mike: "When are ya gonna learn, Nestor? You can say anything you want to 'em, as long as ya put 'sir' on the end of it."

Paths to Glory?? That's about WWI, but it's in black and white!

It has a Jack Nicolson connection, but Top Gun and O. & a Gentleman?!

I didn't say it has a Jack Nicholson connection... I said it has something in common with a Jack Nicholson movie, The Last Detail. Once again, if you had to boil The Last Detail down into one word, what would it be? It's a "______" movie, just like An Officer And A Gentleman and Top Gun are also "______" movies.

I think I know the theme and the quote sounds familiar.

"The Sand Pebbles"?

I like the way you think, Keith. Sand Pebbles is one of my favorite movies of all times. Plenty of good quotes from McQueen and other great actors... a classic if there ever was one. But Sand Pebbles was made in 1966, and my movie is from the 1950's.

It's a "____" movie, just like The Last Detail, An Officer And A Gentleman, Top Gun, Sand Pebbles and In Harm's Way are also "____" movies (but not Taps, Stripes, Patton, A Bridge Too Far, Platoon or Paths of Glory).

so i guess its not Mister Roberts ...is it The African Queen

"The Caine Mutiny"?

Ok, I gave up and looked it up in the IMDB! I won't say anything..

Excellent movies all, but none are correct! Maybe you guys need some more dialog:


Mike: "My hat and scarf, please."

Nestor: "Can't ya wait til we get off the ship? What if the Captain had seen ya?"

Mike: "We don't save captains, Nestor, we save pilots. When they're down there in the icy water with only minutes to live, it makes 'em feel awful good to look up here and see this green hat."

Nestor: "And another thing. Ya gotta stop sassin' them officers like ya just did."

Mike: "When are ya gonna learn, Nestor? You can say anything you want to 'em, as long as ya put 'sir' on the end of it."

"They Were Expendable"?
"Operation Petticoat"?

I'll bet chris is loving this ;-) :p

was out all day and thought this would be solved by now....1950s

rebel without a cause?

ok, it is *not* some like it hot....

african queen? the defiant ones?

ok, i think too many guesses at once. i will go with the defiant ones....

Keith -- those are World War Two, so no dice...

Meryem -- please re-read all the clues!

Hah, this is fun!

alright here i go, just guessing at this point based on your hints

Battle Circus
The Hunters
A Farewell to Arms

Sorry Robert, those particular movies you mention are lacking the common thing shared by my movie and The Last Detail, Top Gun, The Sand Pebbles, Mister Roberts, Officer & Gentleman, Caine Mutiny, They Were Expendable, Operation Petticoat and In Harm's Way.

Chris? You are enjoying this, right? B*stard ;-) Héhé

Hah! Keep trying!

Mike: "If ya have to jump in after him, I'll stick around until the Hornet sends one of its copters!"

Nestor: "He looks froze! I'll have to go down!"

"The Bridges at Toko-Ri"(sp) ?

Bingo! Finally, we have a winnah! Well, it was a good run while it lasted. Heh.

Grumble Grumble...and some mumbling under my breath.
-Jon

It took the helicopter clue for me to finally get it Chris.

Here's mine:

"I knew a man who was stabbed to death by a woman; gave him the surprise of his life. "
"I once knew a woman who was beaten to death by a man. I don't think it surprised *her* at all."

I take from the clue that it is a Navy piece... but I am drawing a blank on 1950's Navy movies... anyone else?

The Duellists!! I just saw this recently! There was a Ridley Scott "Directors" show on cable and he went in depth about making his first picture. (those "Directors" shows are really good) I decided to Netflix it because I love almost all his films...it has a commentary of Ridley on the DVD too. I personally didn't like the picture to much, but it might just need another viewing.

Hah I knew there were too many Ridley Scott fans here. That didn't take long. Go ahead, Chris.

I love this film....so, I'm going to give a bonus line (hint):


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Okay, stand aside, you guys! You're usin' up my oxygen...................

"But I tried. Goddammit, I sure as hell did that much. Didn't I?"
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Bonus line (hint):

"I can put a bug so far up her ass, she don't know whether to shit or wind her wristwatch."

one flew over the cuckoo's nest :-)

It was to easy, I know....just wanted to move the game along. :)

Jack Nicolson has the best lines in all his movies!

100 percent sure I'm right so I'm going to give the next one

"What life? I got no life!... I'm in the dark here!!!.... do you understand.. I'm in the dark!!

"Scent of a Woman"?

yep
to easy :-)

"America is not a young land. It is old and dirty, evil. Before the settlers, before the Indians, the evil is there, waiting."

That's not a movie, it's a poem or a saying?!

It could be both :)

Sneaky...sneaky...

Naked Lunch

and it's a Burroughs quote, I believe.

Your turn, Matthew.

Matthew who?

Haha .. I saw Vaughn and I thought Matthew Vaughn.

Sorry.. nick..

Hah.

"You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library."

Go!