The Movie Quote Game

Garrett Low · August 31st, 2010, 12:32 PM

OK. Now this is bugging me. I can remember seeing this movie on Creature Feature with Bob Wilkins. UGH!

-Garrett

Jonathan Jones · August 31st, 2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Martens

Oh, God, I can see it now! This was a Mystery Science Theater 3000, wasn't it? I can see that roly poly fellow flailing wildly in the streambed, the kid traipsing through the grass. "Slowly, Bobby's inbred synapses start to fire..."

I can't remember the name of the film with any certainty, but I'll take a shot and guess "Track of the Moon Beast". Or am I getting that title from another MST3K?

Well, you're definitely thinking of the right film. The scene you describe is the one I quoted with the "Bobby" line.

But you've got the wrong title. "Track of the Moon Beast" was made almost a decade later.

The one I quoted was made in 1964 and was black & white.

Yes, it was also on MST3K

-Jon

Jonathan Jones · August 31st, 2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Garrett Low

And then perhaps the worst movie ever is Plan 9 From Outer Space, but that was released in 1959.

-Garrett

Yeah, Plan 9 is pretty infamous. I was going to pull some quotes from that movie, but then I thought it would be too easy.

-Jon

Robert Martens · August 31st, 2010, 01:49 PM

Yeah, I realized my mistake a few minutes ago; I know the right name, but the recollection was prompted by a video on Youtube, so I'll let it go. I didn't go looking for the answer, but it came up anyway, and it doesn't feel fair to take it now. So close!

Jonathan Jones · August 31st, 2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Martens

Yeah, I realized my mistake a few minutes ago; I know the right name, but the recollection was prompted by a video on Youtube, so I'll let it go. I didn't go looking for the answer, but it came up anyway, and it doesn't feel fair to take it now. So close!

I appreciate the honesty, but I would probably have to recommend that you run with it anyway. The intensely poor quality of this film just doesn't merit putting that much thought into having to guess it.

-Jon

Robert Martens · August 31st, 2010, 03:02 PM

Well, all right then, if you insist; unless I'm wrong a second time, I believe the correct name of the film is "The Creeping Terror".

Jonathan Jones · August 31st, 2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Martens

... I believe the correct name of the film is "The Creeping Terror".

Ding, ding, ding.

You are correct, sir.

You're up.

-Jon

Jonathan Jones · August 31st, 2010, 03:07 PM

BTW: Here is a Youtube clip of MST3K's rendition of the "Bobby" scene.

YouTube - MST3K - funniest scene ever!! (from The Creeping Terror)

-Jon

Robert Martens · August 31st, 2010, 03:48 PM

One of the most hilarious movie monsters I've ever seen, the Terror. Really exquisite piece of work.

Here's something a little more recent, that frankly I'm surprised hasn't come up yet (at least, the thread search turned up nothing). I don't have ready access to the film, so I'm pulling this quote from the IMDB listing, forgive me if it's slightly inaccurate. It should still call to mind the scene and film in question:

X: You might say that we're the next endangered species; human beings.
Y: I think you're right, ma'am. I think you've hit the nail on the head.
X: Jones is my name. I'm in ensurance.

Yes, I spelled it that way on purpose.

Robert Martens · September 1st, 2010, 04:22 PM

Nothing, really? All right, this movie was directed by someone known for his less-than-orthodox storytelling, it was released in the '90s, and was inspired by/an homage to/a remake of a French film from thirty-someodd years earlier.

Robert Martens · September 2nd, 2010, 04:50 PM

One more day and I'll pick an easier quote; to make this one less of a puzzle, this is a 1995 movie directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Deals with flashbacks and time travel? It's a fairly well known movie, I have to imagine a good number of people here have seen it.

Jonathan Jones · September 2nd, 2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Martens

One more day and I'll pick an easier quote; to make this one less of a puzzle, this is a 1995 movie directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Deals with flashbacks and time travel? It's a fairly well known movie, I have to imagine a good number of people here have seen it.

Wow, is "12 Monkeys" that old already? I can't believe how time flies. I would never have guessed it had it not been for your final clue.

-Jon

Jonathan Jones · September 2nd, 2010, 05:07 PM

In a similar vein, here's a quote from a decade earlier.

"Ahhhhhh!...., here we are. Your very own number, on your very own door. And behind that door, your very own office. Congratulations, D Zed stroke oh one 5. Welcome to the team. (walking away) Yes!.. No!... Cancel that!"

-Jon

Robert Martens · September 2nd, 2010, 05:08 PM

There we go! Sorry I had to be so blunt with the clue, but "12 Monkeys" it is, based on Chris Marker's 1962 "La Jetée", which makes heavy use of still photo montages to tell its story. Or so I read. I've yet to see it, I'm ashamed to say, despite loving "12 Monkeys" as much as I do.

The quote is the final lines from the film, meant--as I understand it--to sound like the character says "insurance", but as a friend of mine pointed out (which made me feel not-so-smart, since we were both twelve years old at the time), it could be heard as "ensurance", which makes more sense in light of the time travel/apocalypse aspect of the film.

Jonathan Jones · September 3rd, 2010, 01:31 AM

I guess I jumped the gun before Robert confirmed the guess as "12 Monkeys", so I'll re-up my posted quote.

It is from a decade earlier than the aforementioned film, and bears some resemblance in terms of production:

"Ahhhhhh!...., here we are. Your very own number, on your very own door. And behind that door, your very own office. Congratulations, D Zed stroke oh one 5. Welcome to the team. (walking away) Yes!.. No!... Cancel that!"

-Jon

August 31st, 2010, 03:07 PM	#1793
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	BTW: Here is a Youtube clip of MST3K's rendition of the "Bobby" scene. YouTube - MST3K - funniest scene ever!! (from The Creeping Terror) -Jon __________________ "Are we to go on record, sir, with our assertion that the 'pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers' are, in point of fact', magically delicious?" - Walter Hollarhan before the House Subcommittee on Integrity in Advertising - May, 1974

September 2nd, 2010, 05:07 PM	#1798
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	In a similar vein, here's a quote from a decade earlier. "Ahhhhhh!...., here we are. Your very own number, on your very own door. And behind that door, your very own office. Congratulations, D Zed stroke oh one 5. Welcome to the team. (walking away) Yes!.. No!... Cancel that!" -Jon __________________ "Are we to go on record, sir, with our assertion that the 'pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers' are, in point of fact', magically delicious?" - Walter Hollarhan before the House Subcommittee on Integrity in Advertising - May, 1974

September 3rd, 2010, 01:31 AM	#1800
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	I guess I jumped the gun before Robert confirmed the guess as "12 Monkeys", so I'll re-up my posted quote. It is from a decade earlier than the aforementioned film, and bears some resemblance in terms of production: "Ahhhhhh!...., here we are. Your very own number, on your very own door. And behind that door, your very own office. Congratulations, D Zed stroke oh one 5. Welcome to the team. (walking away) Yes!.. No!... Cancel that!" -Jon __________________ "Are we to go on record, sir, with our assertion that the 'pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers' are, in point of fact', magically delicious?" - Walter Hollarhan before the House Subcommittee on Integrity in Advertising - May, 1974

August 31st, 2010, 12:32 PM	#1786
Garrett Low Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Novato, CA Posts: 1,774	OK. Now this is bugging me. I can remember seeing this movie on Creature Feature with Bob Wilkins. UGH! -Garrett

August 31st, 2010, 01:49 PM	#1789
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	Yeah, I realized my mistake a few minutes ago; I know the right name, but the recollection was prompted by a video on Youtube, so I'll let it go. I didn't go looking for the answer, but it came up anyway, and it doesn't feel fair to take it now. So close!

August 31st, 2010, 03:02 PM	#1791
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	Well, all right then, if you insist; unless I'm wrong a second time, I believe the correct name of the film is "The Creeping Terror".

August 31st, 2010, 03:48 PM	#1794
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	One of the most hilarious movie monsters I've ever seen, the Terror. Really exquisite piece of work. Here's something a little more recent, that frankly I'm surprised hasn't come up yet (at least, the thread search turned up nothing). I don't have ready access to the film, so I'm pulling this quote from the IMDB listing, forgive me if it's slightly inaccurate. It should still call to mind the scene and film in question: X: You might say that we're the next endangered species; human beings. Y: I think you're right, ma'am. I think you've hit the nail on the head. X: Jones is my name. I'm in ensurance. Yes, I spelled it that way on purpose.

September 1st, 2010, 04:22 PM	#1795
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	Nothing, really? All right, this movie was directed by someone known for his less-than-orthodox storytelling, it was released in the '90s, and was inspired by/an homage to/a remake of a French film from thirty-someodd years earlier.

September 2nd, 2010, 04:50 PM	#1796
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	One more day and I'll pick an easier quote; to make this one less of a puzzle, this is a 1995 movie directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Deals with flashbacks and time travel? It's a fairly well known movie, I have to imagine a good number of people here have seen it.

September 2nd, 2010, 05:08 PM	#1799
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	There we go! Sorry I had to be so blunt with the clue, but "12 Monkeys" it is, based on Chris Marker's 1962 "La Jetée", which makes heavy use of still photo montages to tell its story. Or so I read. I've yet to see it, I'm ashamed to say, despite loving "12 Monkeys" as much as I do. The quote is the final lines from the film, meant--as I understand it--to sound like the character says "insurance", but as a friend of mine pointed out (which made me feel not-so-smart, since we were both twelve years old at the time), it could be heard as "ensurance", which makes more sense in light of the time travel/apocalypse aspect of the film.