WordWolf

"Armageddon"?

Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double- yet, that's what happened. Among the actors in this comedic musical: John Carradine Alan Napier Glynis Johns Angela Lansbury Basil Rathbone Hermine's Midgets (ensemble) "I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!" "After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily." "Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!" " Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace." "After months of pleading for just this kind of action, what makes you think that anybody - anybody could make me reveal the identity of my confederate?" "Because they'd put you on the rack, crack your every bone, scald you with hot oil, and remove the nails off your fingers with flaming hot pincers." "I'd... like to withdraw the question." "You'll never outfox The Fox!" "When do we start?" "Tonight." "Good. I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?" "Got it." "Good." "First, plan one. Are you sure you can dispose of my lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertry? "Are they married?" "Yes…" "Order flowers for the widows. Get it?" "Got it." "Good." "Dire news, sire! I've just come from the forest. The child lives!" "The child lives?!" "Aye, sire." "How know you that this is the royal child and not some outrageous impostor?" "Because sire, disguised as a member of their group, I saw him. And I can assure you that like his royal ancestors, and on the same spot as his royal ancestors, he bears the royal birthmark." "The... purple pimpernel?" "The purple pimpernel." "I am Giacomo, Giacomo, my fame before me rings --" "Sir Giacomo! You should be in armor! And you, maid Jean, in the stands." "If I die, just pray that I die bravely." "You'll not die, you'll not have to fight him. Griswold dies as he drinks the toast." "Listen. I have put a pellet of poison in one of the vessels. "Which one?" "The one with the figure of a pestle." "The vessel with the pestle?" "Yes. But you don't want the vessel with the pestle, you want the chalice from the palace!" "I-I don't want the vessel with the pestle, I want the chalice from the what?" "The chalice from the palace!" "Hm?" "It's a little crystal chalice with a figure of a palace. "Th-the chalice from the palace have the pellet with the poison? "No, the pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle." "Listen carefully. The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true." "I've got it! I've got it. The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true, right?" "Right. But there's been a change. They broke the chalice from the palace." "They broke the chalice from the palace?" "And replaced it with a flagon." "Flagon." "With a figure of a dragon." "Flagon with a dragon." "Right." "Did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?" "No! The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon, the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!" "The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon, the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true." "Just remember that." "...The pellet with the poisle is in the flaggle with the chalice...." "...The poison's in the dragon with the pestle...." "...Eh, ah, the chazzle is in the poisley with the plellice with the plan- eh, plaglice..." "The pellet with the dragon's in the pestle with the poi-" "The pezley with the poisle is..." "The dragon with the poisle's in the pestle..." "Pazzle with the fleegle..." "The poisley with the plazzle is the plazzle with the ploizle... The chalice with the pa... the flagon with the cha... the floizle with the flagon is the chalice with the poison..."

My first exposure to him was as a storyteller of children's tales, not an actor, singer, etc. Large numbers of people who've seen it would recognize instantly the NEXT set of quotes, even if it's been DECADES since they'd seen the movie last... And no, nothing by Mark Twain, nothing by William Shakespeare.

Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double- yet, that's what happened. Among the actors in this comedic musical: John Carradine Alan Napier Glynis Johns Angela Lansbury Basil Rathbone Hermine's Midgets (ensemble) "I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!" "After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily." "Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!" " Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace." "After months of pleading for just this kind of action, what makes you think that anybody - anybody could make me reveal the identity of my confederate?" "Because they'd put you on the rack, crack your every bone, scald you with hot oil, and remove the nails off your fingers with flaming hot pincers." "I'd... like to withdraw the question." "You'll never outfox The Fox!" "When do we start?" "Tonight." "Good. I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?" "Got it." "Good." "First, plan one. Are you sure you can dispose of my lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertry? "Are they married?" "Yes…" "Order flowers for the widows. Get it?" "Got it." "Good." "Dire news, sire! I've just come from the forest. The child lives!" "The child lives?!" "Aye, sire." "How know you that this is the royal child and not some outrageous impostor?" "Because sire, disguised as a member of their group, I saw him. And I can assure you that like his royal ancestors, and on the same spot as his royal ancestors, he bears the royal birthmark." "The... purple pimpernel?" "The purple pimpernel." "I am Giacomo, Giacomo, my fame before me rings --" "Sir Giacomo! You should be in armor! And you, maid Jean, in the stands." "If I die, just pray that I die bravely." "You'll not die, you'll not have to fight him. Griswold dies as he drinks the toast."

Ah. The Melanie Griffith thing rang a bell. "Something Wild Wild West."

"Space Cowboys"?

No. It was not a buddy comedy of any buddies, either.

No. Not even a little bit. Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double- yet, that's what happened. Among the actors in this comedic musical: John Carradine Alan Napier Glynis Johns Angela Lansbury Basil Rathbone Hermine's Midgets (ensemble) "I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!" "After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily." "Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!" " Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace." "After months of pleading for just this kind of action, what makes you think that anybody - anybody could make me reveal the identity of my confederate?" "Because they'd put you on the rack, crack your every bone, scald you with hot oil, and remove the nails off your fingers with flaming hot pincers." "I'd... like to withdraw the question." "You'll never outfox The Fox!" "When do we start?" "Tonight." "Good. I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?" "Got it." "Good." "First, plan one. Are you sure you can dispose of my lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertry? "Are they married?" "Yes…" "Order flowers for the widows. Get it?" "Got it." "Good."

Totally not, nor a Disney flick. I remember that one, also. However, that was a children's movie. This one was a family movie. (And really, has universal appeal and should be re-watched.)

That's the one.

Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double- yet, that's what happened. Among the actors in this comedic musical: John Carradine Alan Napier Glynis Johns Angela Lansbury Basil Rathbone Hermine's Midgets (ensemble) "I'm proud to recall that at no time at all and with no other recourses but my own resources, with firm application and determination... I made a fool of myself!" "After the dust had cleared, half the cast had a beard. And I'm the one, as you can see, for whom the bell tolls merrily." "Rules of Chivalry be hanged! Ravenhurst, take that nincompoop, and knight that nincompoop by noon tomorrow!" " Why be gloomy, cut off thy nose to spite thy face? Listen to me. A nose is hard to replace."

Which means it's RG's turn.

You left out the action scenes. XD At some point, you almost-certainly have seen this movie. (If not, you should have, and should now.) I left out the actor in the title role, but I've described him. (BTW, Mrs Wolf figured this one out already.)

Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, (and storytelling skills) and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double- yet, that's what happened. Among the actors in this comedic musical: John Carradine Alan Napier Glynis Johns Angela Lansbury Basil Rathbone Hermine's Midgets (ensemble)

Basil Rathbone also rather famously played villains when someone needed to do a fencing scene in a movie, and made the hero look good after a crash-course in movie fencing. And, old-school fans of Sherlock Holmes remember him as the detective, opposite a somewhat bumbling Watson. Playing fairly is a LOT more fun than cheating, of course.

You should have gone with your temptation. Actually, in the UK, they changed the name of the more recent movie for the release. ("Marvel's Avengers Assemble" "Marvel Avengers Assemble" "Avengers Assemble") since "Avengers" there implies the Steed/Peel team.

Basil Rathbone made a career as an actor and a fencer who acted... but for one movie, he was unable to keep up with the blazing-fast blade-work of the novice he was facing off against...so for part of their fight sequence, Basil Rathbone had a stunt double performing the dueling scenes for him. Granted, Rathbone was 63 at the time, but he was still quite surprised how the other actor was such a natural-and so fast. It was especially shocking considering the late actor's extensive reputation always was-and is- for his many COMEDIC talents, and it's hard to picture him doing action-hero stuff with no double- yet, that's what happened.

This one is tricky. This movie is about stopping an attempt by aliens to conquer the Earth by weaponizing the weather. They are opposed by agents sent by the UK and US.

It's great that she loves them, but does she consider them "chick flicks"? Mrs Wolf loves car chase movies, but never considers them "chick flicks".... "Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb." (That's the next quote, BTW.)

I have yet to meet anyone who would consider ANY "CONAN" movie to be a chick-flick. (Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, Conan the Comedian...)

George, you didn't use the quote about di lamentation of di wimmen. That might have made it easier. :)

I had no idea who was in the cast of "THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE."

If you end up making them MORE difficult, I'll just be stuck spectating the thread...

I'm glad someone else had heard of it. He could have dropped the name and I still wouldn't have gotten close.

Waiting for the next clue....