All Solved! Go ahead and play trivia in comments!
1. It’s June! Name a movie with “June” in the title.
Solved by maurinsky (comment #4).
2. June is for brides. Name three movies with “Bride” in the title.
Solved by Evn (comments #1 and 3).
3. June is busting out all over! Name 2 movies with “All Over” in the title.
Solved by maurinsky (comment #8).
4. The Summer Solstice occurs this month. Name 2 movies with “Summer” in the title.
Solved by maurinsky (comment #4).
5. The Sun goes into Cancer (the sign of the Crab) this month. Name 3 movies about ocean life.
Solved by Evn (comment #1).
6. But before that, it’ll be in Gemini (the Sign of the Twins). Name 3 movies concerning twins.
Solved by Evn (comment #2) and by maurinsky 9 minutes later (with one overlapping movie) (comment #4).
7. And name 2 movies featuring summer vacations.
Solved by maurinsky (comment #4).
2- Runaway Bride, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
5 – The Little Mermaid, The Abyss, Deep Star Six
6 – Twins, The Prestige, New York Minute
Oops, also for 2 – The Bride of Frankenstein
1. Junebug
4. Smiles of a Summer Night; Endless Summer
6. Dead Ringers; Stuck On You; Twins
7. Summer Rental; One Crazy Summer
Once they’re all solved, can we do that thing where we pitch trivia questions in the comments section? (= favorite.)
My favorite twins movie is Palm Beach Story. 😉
Evn = yes.
3. Things Are Tough All Over
Walk All Over Me
Woot!
June is named after the Roman Goddess Juno. Name 3 movies where one or more Greco-Roman deities are main characters.
One Touch of Venus – Ava Gardner as Venus
Down To Earth – Rita Hayworth as Terpsichore
Clash of the Titans – Laurence Olivier as Zeus
The ball goes to Melville.
I can’t think of a good question. Anybody else want to toss one out?
How’s about… Name the autobiographical movie about a writer and her affair with a married couple.
Henry & June
All you, George.
Name the actress who played a Greek goddess, of sorts, in one film by a famous NYC director and also starred in a seasonally appropriate film by a second famous NYC director.
Mira Sorvino?
Yep–Mighty Aphrodite for Woody Allen and then in Summer of Sam for Spike Lee.
Evn, ask away! I want to play if I have a minute.
Mighty Aphrodite was inspired by the tale of Pygmalion. Name three other films based on this story.
There’s the 1938 Leslie Howard-Wendy Hiller, there’s My Fair Lady, of course, and then pretty much every teen film of the 1990s–let’s pick She’s All That.
Fire away!
And if naming an actual Pygmalion doesn’t count, let’s throw in Born Yesterday because it’s so much fun.
This film could have been an answer to the original #6. Not only does it concern twins, its very title is an identical twin, as it puns on itself.
Well George, you can throw in Born Yesterday TWICE.
I only mean the real one. You can’t say enough about Judy Holliday.
I’m going to guess Twin Falls Idaho.
Judy Holliday was great, but you have to love Melanie Griffith learning the Bill of Rights to the tune of the 12 Days of Christmas. That’s just awesome.
Oh, Evn, good guess. it fits the bill, it’s a great movie, and I NEVER would have thought of it.
Actually, Twin Falls Idaho isn’t what I was thinking of. I’ve never seen it, but from what I know it does seem to fit.
So I guess Evn gets to ask a question, but if someone wants to pick up the second film that doubles its title even more than TFI, go for it.
Here’s one just for Deborah:
In June 1994, this actor signed a 3-picture contract to play an iconic character in a popular franchise.
You’re just HANDING me Pierce Brosnan?
Yeah, that one might have been too much of a no-brainer. But it was hard to come up with a decent June/Bond connection. (The original clue I wanted to toss at you was “You have found yourself.”)
Regardless, your turn!
Okay, so as long as we’re being easy, what’s this dialogue from:
“Like the city in Alaska?”
“No.”
I haven’t seen it yet, but that’s GOT to be Juno.
Good guess. Your turn.
Oh, and MUST see!
Okay, tying in a couple of previous topics…
This romantic comedy is best known for popularizing a song written and perfomed by Scottish twins.
Benny and Joon
Evn: Benny & Joon
It’s on my list! Promise!
Oh, lookee, exact tie. Mel and maurinsky, we can handle questions from either or both of you.
I’m leaving work in a few minutes, so maurinsky can take the next question.
This actor has portrayed a playwright, an assassin and a composer.
I want to say Ed Harris as he’s in A History of Violence as an assassin and plays Beethoven inCopying Beethoven, but I’m not sure when he’s a playwright–the character in The Hours is a poet, and I guess Christof in Truman Show is sort of a playwright…
No, not Ed Harris.
Gotta be Stallone…
John Turturro?
George, you’ve ingested far too much IMDB in one sitting. Give me your car keys.
(And totally kidding about Stallone, BTW.)