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Zeek12

NothingMan wrote: »

is 8 Full Metal Jacket? Think it looks like the bathroom of the famous scene.

It's not but you're on the right track for the genre of film

Wichita Lineman

8. is it Taps?

Zeek12

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

8. is it Taps?

Nope. It's a more recent film

NothingMan

Jarhead?

Zeek12

NothingMan wrote: »

Jarhead?

Nope....older than that:)
One of the main stars was an Oscar winner in the 70s

Wichita Lineman

8. A Few Good Men

Zeek12

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

8. A Few Good Men

Good try, but no. Its a movie from the late 80s

McSasquatch

Biloxi Blues? (Walken being the 70s Oscar winner).

Zeek12

McSasquatch wrote: »

Biloxi Blues? (Walken being the 70s Oscar winner).

Spot on, well done.
And this one should help you work out the theme of the set....if you haven't noticed it already

delbertgrady

I already said they were films based on stage plays.
Is there more to it?

Zeek12

delbertgrady wrote: »

I already said they were films based on stage plays.
Is there more to it?

You're not wrong in that. But I'm looking for a more specific answer

delbertgrady

... for which the original playwright wrote or co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation.

Zeek12

delbertgrady wrote: »

... for which the original playwright wrote or co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation.

Nope, afraid not (actually I had'nt checked that...so you may be right....but in any case that's not the link I had in mind!!)
But the play is certainly part of the link.

delbertgrady

The plays all won the Tony award for Best Play.
Damn, this link is specific.

Zeek12

delbertgrady wrote: »

The plays all won the Tony award for Best Play.
Damn, this link is specific.

That's a gold star very well earned! Yes, they were all Tony award winners for Best Play....later adapted for the screen. Well done.

That should make the remaining two a bit easier.
#2 is from the 80s and one of the lead stars won an Oscar for this film.
#6 is the film version of a play by a famous Irish playwright



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delbertgrady

Children of a Lesser God
Da

Zeek12

delbertgrady wrote: »

Children of a Lesser God
Da

#2 Correct
#6 Wrong

Wichita Lineman

6. Dancing at Lughnasa

Zeek12

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

6. Dancing at Lughnasa

Yes, well done.
That completes the set.

delbertgrady

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Theta

delbertgrady wrote: »

6.

Is that Kelly LeBrock? Weird Science?

Opps actually its The Women In Red

delbertgrady

Yes, it is (literally) The Woman in Red.

Zeek12

8. Nashville

3. Norma Rae

7. Is it Vertigo ?

10 Wonder Boys ?

delbertgrady

Nashville is right. Well done.
It's not Vertigo.

Mizu_Ger

4. The Pleasure of His Company?
5. Dog Soldiers?

Zeek12

delbertgrady wrote: »

Nashville is right. Well done.
It's not Vertigo.

Just added a few more guesses in my last post

delbertgrady

Zeek12 wrote: »

3. Norma Rae
10 Wonder Boys

Both correct. Well done.

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

4. The Pleasure of His Company?
5. Dog Soldiers?

Neither, I'm afraid. It's the same city as The Pleasure of His Company, but it's from the mid-seventies.
Dog Soldiers is an inspired guess, but regrettably not right. It's a much better known film.

And the answers given so far might point someone towards the link, which will enable some further deduction.

Riskymove

delbertgrady wrote: »

Dog Soldiers is an inspired guess, but regrettably not right. It's a much better known film.

is it Skyfall?

delbertgrady

It certainly is! Well done.
That hopefully should provide a further clue too, based on the answers already given.

Riskymove

delbertgrady wrote: »

It certainly is! Well done.
That hopefully should provide a further clue too, based on the answers already given.

yeah I have the link now alright

Riskymove

4. The Towering Inferno

delbertgrady

Correct. Well done.

nucker

1. The Thomas Crown Affair

Zeek12

7. The Man who knew too much?

Riskymove

2 The Joker is Wild

dark crystal

9. Days of Wine and Roses

delbertgrady

nucker wrote: »

1. The Thomas Crown Affair

Zeek12 wrote: »

7. The Man who knew too much?

Both correct!

Riskymove wrote: »

2 The Joker is Wild

Inspired logic, but just a couple of years out.

delbertgrady

dark crystal wrote: »

9. Days of Wine and Roses

Correct. Well done!

Riskymove

2. A Hole in the Head

delbertgrady

Very well done.
And that's the lot, I think.
As you've all probably deduced, they all won the Oscar for Best Original Song. Some are naturally more well-known than others, but I figured if I put a few in whose songs are significantly associated with the film (The Thomas Crown Affair, The Woman in Red, Skyfall), that might set it up nicely for some detective work. You wouldn't necessarily associate some of them with having won Oscars in that particular category:

1. The Thomas Crown Affair – Windmills of Your Mind
2. Hole in the Head – High Hopes
3. Norma Rae – It Goes Like It Goes
4. The Towering Inferno – We May Never Love Like This Again
5. Skyfall - Skyfall
6. The Woman in Red – I Just Called to Say I Love You
7. The Man Who Knew Too Much – Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera)
8. Nashville – I’m Easy
9. Days of Wine and Roses – Days of Wine and Roses
10. Wonder Boys – Things Have Changed

Riskymove

delbertgrady wrote: »

As you've all probably deduced, they all won the Oscar for Best Original Song.

Scanning through the winners is certainly interesting

great films with very memorable tunes

other not so great films where, as you say, you probably wouldn't even connect it to the song (I just called to say I love you? never would have connected it toa film)

also, a lot of disney in recent years

also how else would Phil Collins get Oscar nominations?

delbertgrady

He's been up a few times, hasn't he?
Against All Odds, Buster and eventually winning for Tarzan.

I remember a guy I knew ruefully remarking in the mid-nineties that Prince had an Oscar (for Best Original Song Score) and Martin Scorsese didn't.

Mizu_Ger

A quick one:

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delbertgrady

1. Micmacs
2. Welcome to the Sticks/Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis
3. Nothing to Declare/Rien a Declarer

It's a Boonfest!

Mizu_Ger

delbertgrady wrote: »

1. Micmacs
2. Welcome to the Sticks/Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis
3. Nothing to Declare/Rien a Declarer

It's a Boonfest!

Yep. That's the best I could do for a connection!

The remaining 2 are unrelated to these.

Theta

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

A quick one:



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The Final Countdown

Love that movie

Mizu_Ger

Theta wrote: »

The Final Countdown

Love that movie

Yep. Just this one left:

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Barna77

5. Time Bandits?

Wild guess....

Mizu_Ger

Barna77 wrote: »

5. Time Bandits?

Wild guess....

No, it's more obscure than that. It was made in a country that doesn't exist anymore!

Theta

Mizu_Ger wrote: »

No, it's more obscure than that. It was made in a country that doesn't exist anymore!

Looking through films of the Soviet Union isnt as fun as I thought.