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BRIT -- Put a jerk in it! AMER -- Hurry up! ....HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, MATES!

6. As mentioned previously, a discredited medical theory is in play here. The young man's put-away brother has a condition then called Mongolism and now called Downs Syndrome. The plot suggests that a _sibling_ of such a child may be at risk for some unusual conditions, such as this one. The filmmakers started backpaddeling and issuing disclaimers as soon as the film hit the screens.

O'Hanlan, John -- James Stewart in *The Cheyenne Social Club.* MERRY CHRISTMAS!

> {quote:title=pastman wrote:}{quote} > Muriel's Wedding? On the money, pastman. Its one of those jokes that sit unobtrusively at the edge of the screen, waiting for someone to become aware of it. Porpoise Spit is the name of the coastal community where Muriel and Rhonda grew up, with their clannish "mean girl" friends, uh, acquaintences, wanting to escape. BTW, I went to the Net to find if there _was_ a town by that name. No such luck. But I did find that others have also gone looking. An article by an Aussie tourist reported an encounter with a ravishing American woman (and a *Muriel* fan) who wanted to visit the place. Your thread, pastman. Go ahead and use it.

I really had hopes for the Porpoise Spit question. Extra info: Not an American production or story.

*5* Having hoodwinked his family as to his whereabouts, the personable young man moves into a boarding house. The landlady fancies him and turns cougar (long before that term came to have it's present meaning). Her advances trigger him, and she becomes his second and last victim. (This was one of the filmmakers' disappointments. They advertised it a slasher flick, and then turned up with only two victims.)

*4.* The killer has a doting mother, an institutionalized brother, and a wealthy, abusive stepfather. This stepfather is his first victim. This happens at a time when the killer is presumably out of the country -- on a holiday paid for by the stepfather.

BRIT -- On Holliday. AMER -- On vacation.

Negative re *Peeping Tom*. *3.* Nearing the attempt at a slam-bang climax, the bad character "kills" the good one (i.e., shoots and shatters a mirror), and then only the killer is left.

Dan, Noted. Have a good Christmas. Here's one that should go down quickly: Name a film -- international production -- about two girls whose aims in life include getting out of Porpoise Spit forever.

*2.* Supposedly two personalities in one body. -- A personible young man, and 6-year-old boy given to homicidal rages. (The medical theory underlying the diagnosis was debunked soon after the film's release) (6,609)

I'll try another one. *1.* 60s. UK setting. People are killed by someone not in control of himself, and who does not understand his own motives.

Gillis, Dobie -- Bobby Van in *The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis* (1953).

Cheerful Dan; You're right, of course. I'm only disappointed that out of 31 Views, no one showed up who had seen the movie. Besides Foster's, there were sterling performances by Tim Robbins and John Tuturro, both of whom have turned in a lot of fine work since then. Tuturro's really creepy villain was a revelation. -- The character killed his own mother before the story was over. And this script was full of quirky humor. The man killed by an archer? He was a high-school teacher, snuffed by a couple of students who wanted a day off. In the background, Freedom Rides in the South, and the Robbins character eager to go down there and join them. It is on the TCM list -- not currently scheduled -- and I would like to see it brought to a wider audience. Oh -- Tony Bill directed. Thread is open if you want it.

...Not a lot of Views, yet, but no takers either. Another item: First "adult" role by an actress who had racked up a number of solid child performances and "teen roles. And who has since won two Oscars, among many other awards and nominations.

"Rin Tin Tin, Rin Tin Schmin! Saving the studio doesn't give him the right to do that on my mink!"

BRIT -- Its all chicken soup. AMER -- Its Kosher.

Catlett, Bo -- Delroy Lindo in *Get Shorty*

Youngblood, Scott -- Michael Pare` in *Instant Justice* (1986)

Here is another case where I can see little fun in a dribble of clues and guesses, etc. Let's see if one big wadded-up description can get the answer: 80s movie with a 60s setting, and Civil Rights emphasis; elivator surfing is demonstrated; a penguin is killed but another penquin is spared; an ex-con has unfinished business with the girl he tried to rape and the man who stopped him; the baddest drug fiends around are a couple of glue sniffers; a Saint Bernard is named Buddha; a dead man is found with an arrow in his back, and Homicide cops point out that there used to be Indians in the Bronx, but "the neighborhood changed." Also, some early work from some people whos careers have gotten much bigger since this film. Name the movie?

Re timing, looks like yours, Ray. Go.

Wiiiild shot here: Hitchcock's *Stage Fright* ??

Ruth, George Herman ("Babe") -- William Bendix in *The Babe Ruth Story* (1948)

BRIT -- Char AMER -- Cleaning woman

Pontipee, Benjamin -- Jeff Richards in *Seven Brides For Seven Brothers*