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I think I know the first and last (which would make a complete puzzle on their own), but the Arabia stuff is throwing me.

George

Actually, you know the 2nd and 3rd parts of the answer.

If you were more up on video games, the first part might be easy to answer.

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Another triple.

In this movie,

a writer builds a time machine and travels into the past,

chasing a contemporary serial killer who fled to ancient Iran.

There they clash with a potential future king over a special knife

containing magical sand as well as ownership of the time machine,

for their similar properties. His job becomes more difficult

when an officer for a security agency kick-boxes his way into

that time and place, trying to end damage to the timeline.

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Another triple.

In this 2010 movie,

a writer builds a time machine and travels into the past,

chasing a contemporary serial killer who fled to ancient Iran.

There they clash with each other and a potential future king

over a special knife containing magical sand as well as ownership

of the time machine, for their similar properties. His job becomes

more difficult when an officer for a security agency kick-boxes his way into

that time and place, trying to end damage to the timeline.

Stars include Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina,

Malcolm Mc Dowell, Mary Steenburgen,

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, and Ron Silver.

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I thought you might be referring to the Zodiac film with Gyllenhaal but that was earlier than 2010 and the plot don't fit. I do think I can hear a Cinde Lauper song in the distance.

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I thought you might be referring to the Zodiac film with Gyllenhaal but that was earlier than 2010 and the plot don't fit.

Jake's actually been in a LOT of stuff in the past 10 years.

I do think I can hear a Cinde Lauper song in the distance.

Something like that may be in the middle.

Meanwhile,

what would you call a potential future king of ancient Iran?

Whether or not you were a videogame fan?

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The end of this is "...Time after Timecop."

Ancient Iran was Persia, and I seem to recall a video game about it, but I can't think of a title which ends in "Time"

George

Right so far. What would you call the man who might eventually become king of the place?

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WW: The subtitle of Prince of Persia was not really used here in the States

It wasn't?

*checks*

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473075/?ref_=nv_sr_1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film)

Sure looks like the subtitle was part of the official name as well as

the advertising for the movie. It's on the theatrical release poster.

"Star Trek"(2009) is also known as "Star Trek: the Future Begins", and

that's even in the theatrical release poster, but is not written to

indicate that was the official release title. IMdB lists it as

"Star Trek"(2009).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

So, "POP-Sands of Time" may not have been best known by that name,

but then "Scott Pilgrim" is remembered more as "Scott Pilgrim" and not as

"Scott Pilgrim Saves the World." Doesn't change the name, however.

The Powers That Be were hoping to make a movie franchise of POP, so

they were clear from the beginning they wanted the movies to have

different names. If "Pirates of the Carribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl"

had been the end of that franchise, few would remember it has a subtitle

as well.

Anyway, I think someone can name the entire thing now.....

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"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang You're Dead"????

That's it. :)

"Bang, Bang You're Dead" From Wikipedia: At Rivervale High School, Trevor Adams (Ben Foster) is a bullied outcast trying to fit back in after a false bomb threat he made a few months ago. Trevor is chosen to star in a play called Bang Bang You're Dead as the main character, Josh. After parents and the community hear of the play and its lead actor, they call for it to be canceled.

Starring as one of the teachers, Tom "Reverse-Flash" Cavanagh.

George

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OK,then.

Two brothers move to a new town, and are convinced that many of the townspeople are vampires. They are invited to a party where they are the only heterosexual men. They realize that the others are, in fact, undead, as they continually recount stories of their WW II battles as part of Easy Company. A TV movie.

George

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OK,then.

Two brothers move to a new town, and are convinced that many of the townspeople are vampires. They are invited to a party where they are the only heterosexual men. They realize that the others are, in fact, undead, as they continually recount stories of their WW II battles as part of Easy Company. A TV movie.

PS This is a triple.

George

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