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Sophie4
Sophie4
Gopher to the Sleuth Gods

May-20-2013 12:17

My proposition is to post a line from a movie, one you think most people would know. (not too obscure)

The goal is to name the movie. You can add who said it, the character or the actor or both if you want.

I'll start with an easy one to get this going.


"My father made him an offer he couldn't refuse."

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Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jul-1-2013 23:49

Small hint:

1981 was a good year. So was 1881, or thereabouts. ;-D

Breit

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Jul-7-2013 10:16

I decided it was time for some serious Googling on this one, since we all seemed to be struggling. I came up with 'The Man From Snowy River'.

Is that it? The cast seems to fit, though it's 1982. I confess it's not a film I've ever heard of.

Art S. Revolutionary
Art S. Revolutionary
Old Shoe

Jul-7-2013 10:34

City Slickers?

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jul-7-2013 15:22

Cordy, you're good. You're also right!! ;-D Good job!! ;-D

The line is a retort from the main character, Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson), after he catches his nemesis spying on him while he's teaching his love interest, Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thorton), how to tie a "Tom Fools' Knot." It was released in approx. 1981 (perhaps 1982, my memory's not wonderful, as you know ;-), and was the revival of the western in the U.S., even though the movie is from Australia. It also starred Kirk Douglas in a dual role, Harrison (Jessica's father) and Spur, his estranged twin. It's based on a poem written by Andrew "Banjo" Patterson, the same man who wrote the words for the folk classic "Waltzing Matilda". It involves a cattle drive and a stampede of "Brumbies" (the Australian word for a wild horse or mustang). And it garnered numerous international awards, including an Academy Award nomination for Douglas.

If you haven't seen it, and like westerns, I'd reccommend checking it out. ;-)

Congratulations, Cordy!! ;-D ;-D ;-D

So, where to next?? ;-)

Breit

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Jul-8-2013 04:46

Amazing how blank your mind goes in this situation... :)


I think I'll go back to the original idea for this thread and pick something that might be a bit easier, to see if we can move things along for a while. How about:

"It's beyond my control".

Bela Talbot III
Bela Talbot III
Con Artist

Jul-8-2013 06:36

:) I have no idea. But, just to get the ball rolling (even if it's so wrong, it makes you fall off your seat...)
It...sounds like a line in a...political movie! You know, the ones where you tell 'em to do something, but they go, sorry, I can't do that, it's beyond my control...

Oh, wait. That's real life...never mind, carry on ;D

Art S. Revolutionary
Art S. Revolutionary
Old Shoe

Jul-8-2013 16:09

Sounds like a sci-fi movie.

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Jul-9-2013 02:17

Neither politics nor sci-fi.

Art S. Revolutionary
Art S. Revolutionary
Old Shoe

Jul-9-2013 09:08

Comedy? Romance?

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Jul-10-2013 11:04

Definitely not comedy, and I wouldn't really call it romance, either, though it is about relationships between men and women.

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