Name that Flick

[Ca_dreaming]

From that fateful day when stinking bits of slime first crawled from the sea and shouted to the cold stars, "I am man.", our greatest dread has always been the knowledge of our mortality. But tonight, we shall hurl the gauntlet of science into the frightful face of death itself. Tonight, we shall ascend into the heavens. We shall mock the earthquake. We shall command the thunders, and penetrate into the very womb of impervious nature herself.

[WordWolf]

I don't know how I missed seeing this one.

This was Dr Frahnkensteen's portentuous speech just before the lightning "experiment"

in "YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN."

[Ca_dreaming]

Have at it. You are correct.

[WordWolf]

"Oh, heavenly Peter,"

"Oh, heavenly Peter."

"He who sews and knits,"

"He who knits and sews."

"That we may follow in his fashion."

"That we may follow in his fashion."

"Help this simple, inane man,"

"Help this simple, inane man"

"Find what he seeks."

"Find what he seeks!"

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Sounds like a Monty Python skit, but I'll guess

"Zoolander"?

George

[WordWolf]

Neither Monty Python nor Zoolander.

"We are followers of Peter the Dressmaker-

he who was Christ's tailor."

"Oh, heavenly Peter,"

"Oh, heavenly Peter."

"He who sews and knits,"

"He who knits and sews."

"That we may follow in his fashion."

"That we may follow in his fashion."

"Help this simple, inane man,"

"Help this simple, inane man"

"Find what he seeks."

"Find what he seeks!"

"For Marguerita!"

"Four Margaritas."

"He was accompanied by a hideous dog."

[GeorgeStGeorge]

The last one says to me:

"Zorro the Gay Blade"

George

[WordWolf]

The last one says to me:

"Zorro the Gay Blade"

George

Correct.

There were a few quotes from when the Esteban the Alcalde (Mayor) was conferring

with Diego Vega(the injured, real Zorro) when someone passed by- Ramon Vega/Bunny Wigglesworth

(the substitute with the flashy wardrobe.)

Esteban stopped him, as Diego improvised, saying it was Brother Ramon, a travelling priest.

Esteban asked which order prompted colourful robes (his orange cape.)

Ramon replied the dressmaker line.

As Ramon almost slipped away, Esteban shouted after him. "PADRE!

Pray for me, that I will soon catch this Zorro."

The resulting prayer-with them repeating (plus one mistake) after him-was one

exchange I'll never forget.

A different scene took place when Esteban's wife wanted a masqued ball to show off her new necklace.

Esteban refused, saying that Zorro would HAVE to show up and steal it- then realized it would be a

perfect trap. Ramon slipped in disguised as a woman, and Esteban began flirting with "Marguerita",

and bought her flowers (the florist confused the order, and gave him 4 daisies.)

And the line you recognized was one of the Alcalde's men- reporting to the Alcalde after Diego and his

servant stopped him from oppressing a peasant. Diego was dressed as Zorro (as a Halloween costume,

but using the real costume), and his servant supposedly as a bear-but NOBODY thought he looked like a

bear. This soldier reported in with this description.

Go, George!

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Actually, the "hideous dog" line cracked me up so much in the theater, I nearly fell out of my chair!

"I'm not afraid of the man who wants twelve nuclear weapons. I'm afraid of the man who wants ONE nuclear weapon."

George

[sharon]

i think it's peacemaker but it could be traxx...

[GeorgeStGeorge]

I assume you're joking about Traxx. "Peacemaker" it is.

Good to have you back, Sharon!

George

[sharon]

Face it ladies, I'm older and I have more insurance.

good to be back

[WordWolf]

Definitely "Fried Green Tomatoes", and I didn't have to see the movie to know that.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

All you needed to see was the commercial for it!

George

[sharon]

yea, I guess that was to easy

[WordWolf]

"'Sic gorgiamos allos subjectatos nunc'- 'We gladly feast on those who would destroy us.'

Those are not just pretty words."

[WordWolf]

"'Sic gorgiamos allos subjectatos nunc'- 'We gladly feast on those who would destroy us.'

Those are not just pretty words."

"The human spirit-it is a hard thing to kill."

"Even with a chainsaw."

Edited October 2, 2006 by WordWolf

[GeorgeStGeorge]

I don't think I know the movie. Mostly, I'm just having trouble with the Latin.

I believe it should read, "Sic gorgiamus illos subjectamos nunc." (So we devour those who now subjugate us.) "Allos" is Greek, and the first person plural (active voice) ending is -mus, not -mos.

George

(Trying not to sound like "The Life of Brian.")

[WordWolf]

"'Sic gorgiamos allos subjectatos nunc'- 'We gladly feast on those who would destroy us.'

Those are not just pretty words."

"The human spirit-it is a hard thing to kill."

"Even with a chainsaw."

"They say a man who represents himself in court has a fool for a client.

And with God as my witness, I will be that fool!"

Edited October 3, 2006 by WordWolf

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"Scent of a Woman"?

George

[WordWolf]

"Scent of a Woman"?

George

Nothing so serious.

[WordWolf]

"'Sic gorgiamos allos subjectatos nunc'- 'We gladly feast on those who would destroy us.'

Those are not just pretty words."

"The human spirit-it is a hard thing to kill."

"Even with a chainsaw."

"They say a man who represents himself in court has a fool for a client.

And with God as my witness, I will be that fool!"

"I'm terribly worried about him. He won't eat, he can't sleep, he keeps coughing up blood."

"He coughs up blood?"

"Well, not like he used to..."

"Last night - you were unhinged.

You were like some desperate, howling demon.

You frightened me.

Do it again!"

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"Addams Family Values."

George

[WordWolf]

"Addams Family Values."

George

You missed it by a whisker, so I'll say you have it.

(Since you'll obviously know it as soon as I say it.)

It was the previous film, "Addams Family."

Morticia told "Uncle Fester" the family motto when they walked in the graveyard.

The discussion with "the Doctor" is when they discussed how hard the human spirit

is to kill.

Gomez elected to defend his legal rights over the Addams family fortune.

The last 2 were quotes from Morticia, and a little harder to place PRECISELY.

==============

Go, George!

[GeorgeStGeorge]

I would have sworn that the last quote (which is the one I recognized) was from the second film. Anyway, try this:

I'll have him dragged here to Washington. I want to see the whites of his lies.

George