A feel good underdog movie. You know the kind. Awkward teen blossoms into ... no, he just stays an awkward teen. But at least he gets the girl! Except... he... doesn't. She goes for the typical jock instead. And of course, THAT guy is a total as... well, no, he's actually a pretty nice guy and the best friend/older brother figure of the awkward teen. But hey, at least the awkward teen makes it onto the football team and makes the gamewinning catch in the big game... except, no, he drops what would have been the gamewinning catch in the big game. A feel... good... underdog movie? Well, it was. And hey, at least the lead actor fulfilled this movie's promise of an exceptional, critically acclaimed career... except, no, he went on to become a caricature of himself and died prematurely. Shucks, now I'm depressed. Well, at least one good thing came of this movie -- Winona Ryder.
I'm sure that all of those clues will make perfect sense, once the answer is revealed. I can think of a few Winona Ryder movies, but none whose lead actor died prematurely.
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Human without the bean
Why didn't you say that 2 days ago Mr. Wolf? Your right Rottie, They are pretty good. Makes it tough on me to get my 2 cents in.
Human without the bean
I was way off going with "The Terminal", except that it didn't have any articles of clothing in the title. I assume WordWolf is correct, but I'm not familiar with it. But that's not unusual.
GeorgeStGeorge
Stallone. Also well-known for reprising his Rocky role. I can't see him in Eddie Murphy's role in BHC, though... George
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Yes
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Paul Williams
Orson Welles
Telly Savalas
Steve Martin
Cloris Leachman
Carol Kane
Madeline Kahn
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Paul Williams
Orson Welles
Telly Savalas
Steve Martin
Cloris Leachman
Carol Kane
Madeline Kahn
Bob Hope
Elliott Gould
James Coburn
Milton Berle
Mel Brooks
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"That's Entertainment"?
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No.
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Paul Williams
Orson Welles
Telly Savalas
Steve Martin
Cloris Leachman
Carol Kane
Madeline Kahn
Bob Hope
Elliott Gould
James Coburn
Milton Berle
Mel Brooks
Edgar Bergen
Austin Pendelton
Charles Durning
Richard Hunt
Jerry Nelson
Dom DeLuise
Richard Pryor
Caroll Spinney
Tim Burton (uncredited)
John Landis (uncredited)
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Paul Williams
Orson Welles
Telly Savalas
Steve Martin
Cloris Leachman
Carol Kane
Madeline Kahn
Bob Hope
Elliott Gould
James Coburn
Milton Berle
Mel Brooks
Edgar Bergen
Charlie Mc Carthy
Austin Pendelton
Charles Durning
Richard Hunt
Dave Goelz
Jerry Nelson
Dom DeLuise
Richard Pryor
Frank Oz
Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney
Tim Burton (uncredited)
John Landis (uncredited)
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Paul Williams
Orson Welles
Telly Savalas
Steve Martin
Cloris Leachman
Carol Kane
Madeline Kahn
Bob Hope
Elliott Gould
James Coburn
Milton Berle
Mel Brooks
Edgar Bergen
Charlie Mc Carthy
Austin Pendelton
Charles Durning
Richard Hunt
Dave Goelz
Jerry Nelson
Dom DeLuise
Richard Pryor
Frank Oz
Jim Henson
Caroll Spinney
Tim Burton (uncredited)
John Landis (uncredited)
A 1979 film with song lyrics by Paul Williams, and script by Jerry Juhl,
with a runtime of 95 minutes.
This movie could TECHNICALLY be described as an exploration of the path to
stardom, with glimpses of the drawbacks on the way there.
One character abruptly abandons the lead at a phone-call from their agent,
another expresses the loneliness of the road and having to leave home behind,
and the lead must continually face the prospect of selling out rather than
following his dream of making millions of people happy.
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"The Muppets Take Manhattan"?
George
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No, TMTM came out in 1984, and didn't have nearly this many cameos.
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But The Muppet Movie did.
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It did indeed, and came out the year I mentioned.
So, your turn.
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A feel good underdog movie. You know the kind. Awkward teen blossoms into ... no, he just stays an awkward teen. But at least he gets the girl! Except... he... doesn't. She goes for the typical jock instead. And of course, THAT guy is a total as... well, no, he's actually a pretty nice guy and the best friend/older brother figure of the awkward teen. But hey, at least the awkward teen makes it onto the football team and makes the gamewinning catch in the big game... except, no, he drops what would have been the gamewinning catch in the big game. A feel... good... underdog movie? Well, it was. And hey, at least the lead actor fulfilled this movie's promise of an exceptional, critically acclaimed career... except, no, he went on to become a caricature of himself and died prematurely. Shucks, now I'm depressed. Well, at least one good thing came of this movie -- Winona Ryder.
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I'm sure that all of those clues will make perfect sense, once the answer is revealed. I can think of a few Winona Ryder movies, but none whose lead actor died prematurely.
George
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Go back further than the earliest Winona Ryder movie you're thinking of. She was not the lead actress in this one.
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Early Winona Ryder movie that I'm unfamiliar with....
"Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichel"?
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Earlier. She was the lead in Roxy Carmichael.
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Other co-stars were Charlie Sheen and Courtney Thorne-Smith, who would later appear together in Two and a Half Men.
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Now I'm wondering if I've ever heard of this movie.
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Not striking a familiar chord here, either. Maybe if we know who the self-destructive one was...
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Would that be River Phoenix? I can't get past the earliest WR movie, Edward Scissorhands. Probably a decade too late.
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WordWolf
Then I'll try another wild swing with
"My Own Private Idaho."
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Raf
It was not River Phoenix.
He had the same first name as a frequent costar (and good friend)
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GeorgeStGeorge
Must be one of the Coreys.
George
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