Movie Tagline Quiz 2 (Horror Movies)

Here are 25 more movie taglines - this time, all horror movies.

1. Whoever wins…we lose.
2. Eight legs, two fangs, and an attitude.
3. Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
4. The monster demands a mate.
5. Take me to your teacher.
6. He'll tear your soul apart.
7. Death doesn’t take no for an answer.
8. A monster science created but could not destroy.
9. It never forgives. It never forgets.
10. Sometimes dead is better.
11. Ding dong. You’re dead.
12. You’ve never been scared until you’ve been scared in 3-D.
13. What’s eating you?
14. Part mystery. Part thriller. Parts missing.
15. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
16. If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead.
17. They’re here.
18. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
19. Men cannot resist her. Mankind may not survive her.
20. There's only one thing wrong with the Davis baby: it's alive.
21. Man is the warmest place to hide.
22. When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the earth.
23. To avoid fainting, keep repeating "It's only a movie...It's only a movie..."
24. You have the right to remain silent. Forever.
25. Bonus Question - Including Video Releases, how many taglines from the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" can you name?

And here are yesterdays answers...

1. The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known! Dracula (1931) 
2. All it takes is a little Confidence. Sting, The (1973) 
3. The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
4. Once you stop screaming, then you’ll start talking about it. Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The (1974)*
5. Not every gift is a blessing. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
6. A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it. Easy Rider (1969) 
7. He loved the American dream. With a vengeance. Scarface (1983)
8. His whole life was a million-to-one shot. Rocky (1976)
9. The classic story about a boy and his mother. Psycho (1998)
10. The strangest story ever conceived by man. King Kong (1933)
11. The story of a man who was too proud to run. High Noon (1952)
12. Man has made his match…now it’s his problem. Blade Runner (1982) 
13. For three men the Civil War wasn’t hell. It was practice. Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (1966)
14. This is Benjamin. He’s a little worried about his future. Graduate, The (1967)
15. A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere. Fargo (1996)
16. They’re young…they’re in love…and they kill people. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
17. What we do in life echoes in eternity. Gladiator (2000) 
18. You don’t assign him to murder cases. You just turn him loose. Dirty Harry (1971)
19. On every street in every city, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. Taxi Driver (1976) 
20. This is the weekend they didn’t play golf. Deliverance (1972)
21. The man with the barbed-wire soul. Hud (1963) 
22. Not that it matters, but most of it is true. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
23. Reality is a thing of the past. Matrix, The (1999)
24. You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction. Pulp Fiction (1994)
25. Look closer. American Beauty (1999) 

Movie Tagline Quiz 1 (Classic Movies)

Movie taglines have been around almost as long as movie posters. From "The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan" (Birth of a Nation - 1915) to "A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away", movie taglines have been enticing us into theaters with 15 words or less since the beginning.

Below are 25 taglines from some of the all-time classic films -  Award Winners, Box Office Blockbusters, and just plain important movies. See how many you know without looking them up.

Answers tomorrow, along with 25 more taglines from my favorite genre - horror movies.

1. The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!
2. All it takes is a little Confidence.
3. The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law.
4. Once you stop screaming, then you’ll start talking about it.
5. Not every gift is a blessing.
6. A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it.
7. He loved the American dream. With a vengeance.
8. His whole life was a million-to-one shot.
9. The classic story about a boy and his mother.
10. The strangest story ever conceived by man.
11. The story of a man who was too proud to run.
12. Man has made his match…now it’s his problem.
13. For three men the Civil War wasn’t hell. It was practice.
14. This is Benjamin. He’s a little worried about his future.
15. A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.
16. They’re young…they’re in love…and they kill people.
17. What we do in life echoes in eternity.
18. You don’t assign him to murder cases. You just turn him loose.
19. On every street in every city, there’s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody. 
20. This is the weekend they didn’t play golf.
21. The man with the barbed-wire soul.
22. Not that it matters, but most of it is true.
23. Reality is a thing of the past.
24. You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.
25. Look closer.

Let's Run It Up The Flagpole and See Who Salutes

I've been aware of the American Flag depictions in Jonathan Demme's Silence Of The Lambs since I first saw it. A huge flag drapes the car in the storage unit, there's a large flag in the killers house above his sewing table, and at the end when the window is shot out a small flag falls into frame and waves in the dust and sunlight. All these images were obviously placed there purposely and provide a subtext to the film (what that subtext is, I'll leave for smarter viewers than myself). But when someone asked me the other day exactly how many flags were depicted throughout the film, I had no idea. My guess would have been 5 or 6 - the 3 just mentioned which I remembered, plus a few I'm sure I never noticed.

A semi in-depth Google search came up empty. There were many discussions of the meaning of the symbolism (most too far-reaching for my taste), but no where could I find a complete list of flag depictions or an exact number. So I watched the movie again and the answer is...a lot.

If you just count actual American flags, there are, I believe, 10 plus several more on the uniforms of the police that are guarding Lecter in Tennessee (they each have a flag patch on the arm). There are 3 main actors where the patch is prominently shown, so 13 would be my answer for actual individual flags in the movie.

However, since the director is undoubtedly pushing the red, white and blue symbolism, there are many more instances that would go unnoticed in any other movie. I found at least 16 other images that could be considered representative of Old Glory. Here are just a few...

• When Clarice first meets Lecter, before she is taken down the hallway there is a board with 6 photos - 5 of them black and white, the sixth is a black and white portrait overlayed on red, white and blue stripes.
• The TV News graphic for the Buffalo Bill story includes wavy red, white and gray stripes.
• The body in the Tennessee gymnasium is strung-up with a red, white and blue banner (I should have remembered that one)
• When Starling searches the first murder victims room she finds a photo of her wearing a blue jacket with a red and white striped scarf
• Precious' dog bed is blue and white - not unusual, but there's red object (dog toy?) conspicuously placed in it
• When Starling is driving in Belvedere, she passes a wooded area where the trees are completely bare - except for a red, cloth object hanging on a branch in the distance (it's just as likely a flag as anything else)

At a certain point you start seeing red, white and blue symbolism everywhere (on purpose, coincidental, or just plain imagined - I don't know). There's a scene where a blue car is parked next to a red car against a white wall...and it's right across the street from a Pepsi machine (red, white and blue logo - was this originally an Orange Crush or 7-Up machine that was replaced with a color appropriate cola to drive home the theme even further?).

All told I found 29 images (actual flags plus representations) that could be legitimately argued as purposefully added to the film for a statement, plus another 7 or 8 that could be included if you're paranoid and/or insane. And all this doesn't include the Senator's daughter loudly singing Tom Petty's American Girl just before she's kidnapped.

To be honest, I don't get it. The flags are more prevalent around evil characters and evil deeds, but in the end good triumphs over evil and light shines on the flag. It doesn't really matter - I had fun watching the movie again (although it took about 3 1/2 hours with all the freeze framing) and now I have a trivia answer I didn't have before - 13 flags and 16 flag-like images.

Here the James Bond Baddies answers from the other day...

• No Hands - Dr. No
• Mute - Oddjob (Goldfinger)
• One Eye - Largo (Thunderball)
• Prosthetic Arm - Tee Hee (Live and Let Die)
• Three Nipples - Scaramanga (The Man With The Golden Gun)
• Deformed Ear - Elektra King (The World Is Not Enough)
• Face Scarred with Diamonds - Zao (Die Another Day)

No, Mr. Bond...I expect you to die

I'm a James Bond fanatic, and we'll be doing 007 posts often on The Morning Time Waster. For now, just a quick test of your knowledge of Bond Baddies...

Bond villains are often characterized by physical deformities. Jaws is the most famous, but here are a few others - I'll give you the deformity and you name the villain (or henchman).

• No Hands
• Mute
• One Eye
• Prosthetic Arm
• Three Nipples
• Deformed Ear
• Face Scarred with Diamonds

 And here's yesterdays answers...

01. Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band
02. Cliff Richard & The Shadows
03. Tommy James & The Shondells
04. Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
05. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
06. Billy Riley & His Little Green Men
07. Link Wray & The Ray Men
08. Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
09. Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings
10. Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
11. Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three
12. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
13. Question Mark & The Mysterians
14. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
15. B. Bumble & The Stingers
16. Joey Dee & The Starliters
17. Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
18. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
19. Screaming Lord Such & The Savages
20. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters