Name That Movie!

[Lord Jim]

Let's try this quote -- which I'm sure is a dead giveaway.

Okay, based on that clue this must be the right answer:

[MajGenl.Meade]

No, no LJ! The clue is "giveaway"

[RayThom]

I had a sneaking suspicion that this movie would trip you all up. Obviously I was right.

Perhaps I need to introduce new characters -- referred to or implied -- to assist in winnowing down this cinematic mystery. Note my deliberate use of surnames.

OK... here we go:

ARVID ENGDAHL: Mr. Castleman let me introduce you to Walter Bark who will be accompanying you on your engagements."

[Lord Jim]

Unfortunately, since I had to look up the correct, answer I am ineligible to claim this one...


However, that will not prevent me from continuing to exercise my God-given Constitutionally protected right to continue to post snarky wrong answers:

[Big RR]

First Wives Club?

[BoSoxGal]

Behind every great man, the one really responsible is




Now someone else take the next turn, please.

[RayThom]

Good job, BSG.

I say, it's the women today, smarter than the men in every way...
That's right the women are smarter, the women are smarted that's right...

Any takers? Without some serious new blood in here I'm sure this thread will soon be taken off life support.

[Lord Jim]

I've got one I'll post tomorrow if no one takes it before then...

[Long Run]

Good job, BSG.

Yes, but I would have guessed it too if I had ever heard of the movie.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Good job, BSG.

You spelled it wrong, LR but here's my guess!

[BoSoxGal]

For those of you who really haven’t heard of the film, I highly recommend it - excellent performance by Glenn Close in a very compelling story.

[Big RR]

I second that; it's a good movie and well owrth the watch.

[RayThom]

For those of you who really haven’t heard of the film, I highly recommend it - excellent performance by Glenn Close in a very compelling story.

Absolutely! Lives of quiet desperation. I feel this flick hasn't received the recognition it fully deserves.

Behind every great woman there's a man in need.

[Lord Jim]

Complete gear change...

Back to one of my favorite genres; 50s sci-fi movies...

This one isn't in the same league as Forbidden Planet, but it's no Teenagers from Outer Space either...

In general it would be considered towards the better end of the scale for 50s Sci-Fi flicks...

A couple of quotes to start:

When an armed and threatening power lands uninvited in our capitol, we don't meet him with tea and cookies!

Both Carol and I are subject to the same atmospheric disturbances that may have affected other observers, but there is a qualitative difference, when you're a scientist.

[Lord Jim]

I thought this was pretty easy, versus some others I could have picked...

Unidentified Flying Object reported flying due West, sir. Probably a buzzard.

We operate in a very different time reference. You might say all this is happening between the ticks of your watch or the beats of your heart.

Course, it wasn't a flying saucer at all. I just shake like this all the time.

[dales]

Plan 9 from Outer Space?

[Lord Jim]

Nope Dale...

This flick is Citizen Kane compared to Plan 9....

But it does involve malevolent invaders from outer space...

[datsunaholic]

going with one Ive at least heard of, since Ive never seen any 50s sci fi as its just too corny.

[RayThom]

Did they remake this flick in the '70s?

[Lord Jim]

No on Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, and no on the remake...(at least I can't find one..)

Another non-quote clue:

The flick did not feature any "household name" actors or actresses, (though the male lead was a regular performer on TV during the fifties and sixties and also had a twenty year run from the 60's through the 80s as a character on a popular day time soap) but the special effects were done by the legendary special effects master Ray Harryhausen, so it really doesn't qualify as low budget schlock...