[A- Z of movie geography]

*Warlock*

[A to Z of Characters]

Mullins, Ernie -- Burt Reynolds in *Breaking In* (1989)

[Quiz: What movie is this line from?]

Thanks, Annie. A new one:

 

Son: "You want to know the smartest thing I ever did?"

Dad: "What's that?"

S: "My first night in combat, I took my shoos off."

D: "You took your shoes off !?"

S: "Doesn't sound like much, does it?"

D: "Not offhand, no."

Son: "The fellows who eventually cracked up were all guys who couldn't sleep. If I hadn't taken my shoes off that first night, I would have wound up being one of them."

[name the movie]

Eve, imagine my surprise that you were the one who tracked this down once you got that much information. It was the current HBO series *The Pacific* that made me think of this 1960 movie. That series stresses the deadly business of clearing some of those islands of fanatical Japanese soldiers who refused to surrender in spite of overwhelming odds. That contrasted with the Saipan experience, where PFC Guy Gabaldon eventually pursuaded some 15,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians to surrender, saving many lives on both sides.

 

The History Vs Hollywood aspect continues with the casting of Gringo hunk Jeffrey Hunter as the Hespanic kid Guy Gabaldon, who accomplished this because he had mastered the language and the empathy to communicate so well with the enemy forces. Anyone intrested in the facts can find a pretty complete rundown in Wikipedia more than in the movie commentaries. Gabaldon was decorated for his accomplishments, of course, but there are still those who are miffed because he did not also get the Congressional Medal Of Honor,

 

Eve's thread.

[A to Z of Characters]

Xaba, Wilby -- Joe DeGraft in *The Wilby Conspiricy* (1975)

[Quiz: What movie is this line from?]

Sounds like the bartender talking to Clarence the Angel in *It's A Wonderful Life* ???

[Quiz: What movie is this line from?]

Correct, Anne. That passage was a sort of "vamp" moment during the cast-of-thousands, multi-set

production number "Let's Hear It For The Rainbow Tour."

 

AnneHay's thread.

[Quiz: What movie is this line from?]

♫Let's hear it ♪ for the Rainbow Tour...♫

[describe the scene game]

Holy Batbingo! Sixes' thread.

[name the movie]

The events recorded above get the action to about 1/3 of the movie's run. Other events, before America's entry into the war, focus on the hero. Per Hollywood, he was a street kid in California who was taken in and cared for by a Japanese-American family. Per History, he moved out of his family's home at age 13, and moved in with the Japanese-descended family. // He learned their language, and absorbed a lot of their culture. // After Pearl Harbor, his adaptive family were put in a separation camp, along with many other Japanese-Americans, on the theory that it would be easy for Japanese spies to hide among them. // Per Hollywood, the hero was reluctant and resentful when a Draft notice arrived for him. Per History, the lad went to Alaska and worked in a cannery until his 17th birthday, and then enlisted on that date. _Then_ the training and the wild liberty in Hawaii.

[A to Z of Characters]

Tyler -- C. Thomas Howell (billed as Tom Howell) in *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982)

[describe the scene game]

Thanks, Lavender. New poser:

 

A criminal caper is nearing completion. A flamboyant perpetrator, expecting success, gloats, "Tell the Fat Lady she's on in five!"

[Quiz: What movie is this line from?]

The woman in this conversation is far from home, and is representing her nation's government. As indicated by the context, she sometimes faces hostility.

[name the movie]

Marine recruits go through their training, graduate, and board up for transport to the Pacific Theater of War. On a stopover In Hawaii, some friends go on a liberty, hook up with some girls, wind up in their apartment. One of the girls turns out to be a stripper; the Marines and the audience get a show.

[describe the scene game]

Oh, well, *Marjorie Morningstar* then. *??*

[describe the scene game]

WAG here: *The Wayword Bus* ??

[name the movie]

Thanks, phroso. I stumbled onto Waugh's work in my early 20s, and I think I've read everything he ever published. It seems his work doesn't film well for American audiences, but this "freewheeling" approach makes *The Loved One* one of the most nearly successful efforts. And you can always get my attention with Robert Morley (the uncle).

 

Next up:

Early 60s film, B&W, WWII setting, fact based. A story worth telling, worth spreading, but, in this version, Hollywood trumps history somewhat.

[Quiz: What movie is this line from?]

>

> "Did you hear that? They called me a ****! They actually called me a ****!"

>

> "But, _____ _____, it's an easy mistake. They still call me an Admiral, yet I gave up the Sea long ago."

>

> *???*

Extra clue: The passage quoted here is set to music. Mid-90s. Color.

[A to Z of Characters]

Repperton, Buddy -- William Ostrander in *Christine* (1983)

[A- Z of movie geography]

*Oklahoma Crude*

[Quiz: What movie is this line from?]

Thanks, Annie. Some more snappy dialogue here:

 

"Did you hear that? They called me a ****! They actually called me a ****!"

 

"But, _____ _____, it's an easy mistake. They still call me an Admiral, yet I gave up the Sea long ago."

 

*???*

[Quiz: What movie is this line from?]

*A Letter To Three Wives* And I think the speakers were Connie Gilcrist and Thelma Ritter.

 

*???*

[A to Z of Characters]

Orson -- voiced by Ralph James in *Mork & Mindy* (1970s TV)

[name the movie]

*The Loved One* ??

[A to Z of Characters]

McKlintock, Katherine Gilhooley -- Maureen O'Hara in *McKlintock!*