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Depending on how you look at it, this movie was either very faithful to the source material, or deviated wildly from the source material. Just looking at the name of the film, it's obvious what the original work was- which is very famous in its own right- and also obvious that it takes some creative license with the material. It boasts an all-star cast, and it was based on a very famous previous work. The original author is definitely very famous-you've all heard of him. I'm impressed the movie was greenlit- the guy in charge was not known for directing movies, he was known for directing music videos. It has a number of famous lines in it- so famous I'm leery of posting any as clues. The director took creative license with this film (no, really?). Examples include the scene with a guy obviously in drag, and the scene with the drug use (actually, the scenes overlap.) A number of the actors were fairly safe choices- nobody worries if Paul Sorvino can manage his scenes- but a few were riskier. John Leguizamo in an action scene? Yes- and he did rather well. Not many movies include television news broadcasts as part of the story- but this one did, and for reasons that seem obvious and necessary in hindsight. This movie will probably be watched steadily over the years, and, I would argue, over the decades, if only by high school students. I hope it's by more people, since it has things in its favor beyond why a student might watch it. One is the extensive list of known actors. Of course, fans of the source material- or its writer- would have reason to like it all their own. I know there was no reason whatsoever for it in the script, but I personally would have loved a moment with Brian Dennehy's character and Paul Sorvino's character getting into a fistfight- they certainly had motive. Of course, the story didn't call for it- but one of them almost showed up to a fight firing a rifle. (His wife insisted he not get involved, and refused to hand him his rifle at the time.) As much as it may be normal for some films to pull in a profit by conspicuous product placement (showing a label with a branded product name as in-movie advertisements), this movie did not. This movie- for reasons specific to this movie- invented a number of new brands... and pretty much had to, for reasons made clear to anyone watching the movie.

(In the English language, I would expect.)

I'll wait briefly. I want to see if George somehow gets this one.

"Baba O'Riley" (The Who.) (They meant to use his biorhythms ran through a synthesizer, but the result wasn't musical enough.)

Something's Got to Give is the only title I recognize, and I can't think who's in it. George

I wasn't aware of it, but maybe. Back to back ~Beach Boys~ huh, George.??? Kokomo "Don't cry Don't raise your eye It's only teenage wasteland"

And So it Goes... Morning Glory Mad Money Love the Coopers The Big Wedding Something's Got to Give.....

Probably not a song most of you guys will recognize. Let's do another: He sees his children jump off at the stations one by one His woman and his best friend in bed and having fun Oh he's crawling down the corridor on his hands and knees Old Charlie stole the handle and the train it won't stop going

What word is pronounced differently depending on whether it is capitalized (except at the beginning of a sentence) or not? George

Didn't we just do "Monster Mash"? Maybe it was in Name that Tune. Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama George

Melissa. Not moving much over the next few days, but could strengthen... George

I was working in the lab, late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight

That's him. Last president to have facial hair. The handlebar mustache.

And it's a hit, a high towering hit over the outside wall. Home run. Yes, Sling Blade. Maybe it wasn't an easy quote, your right WordWolf. The only easy quote from the movie "Sling Blade" is, "Some people call it a sling blade, I call it kaiser blade". but that has the title in it. Your go.

Huh, looks like my photos exceed file size allowed here.

These are easy quotes? *wild swing* "Sling Blade"?????

I may need to list some more lines. Some folks call it hell, I call it hades. It's kindly a wood handle, kind of like an axe handle. With a long blade on it shaped kinda like a bananer. Mhm. Sharp on one edge, and dull on the other. Mhm. It's what the highway boys use to cut down weeds and whatnot. They turned me loose from the nervous hospital. 'Said I was well. I got hired on by a Mr. Bill Cox fixing lawnmowers and whatnot. That grass out there in the yard has grown up quite a bit. I reckon I might cut it for you. I don't reckon you have to go with women to be a good daddy to a boy. You been real square-dealin' with me. The Bible says two men ought not lay together. But I don't reckon the Good Lord would send anybody like you to Hades.

Let's try Taft. Geoge

You're right George. It is one of those, but not this one.

I wish they all could be. You're up. George

I had my presidents out of order. For some reason I thought Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover were BEFORE Wilson, not after. Definitely no one from FDR on. If not TR or Coolidge, it must be Taft, Harding, or Hoover. Let's try Harding. George

You would think, but no.

California Girls

Coolidge, no, but you're definitely in the ballpark, George.

I[m pretty sure that no one from Wilson on had a beard of mustache. TR had a mustache. So, did Harding, Coolidge, or Hoover have one? That's why I guessed Coolidge. George