Pineapple Express [2008]
1. The movie playing on the TV in the background is The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
2. A little girl in a bathing suit watches him as he sobs into his hamburger.
3. “I look like Hamburglar. And the Elephant Man.”
Pineapple Express [2008]
1. The movie playing on the TV in the background is The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
2. A little girl in a bathing suit watches him as he sobs into his hamburger.
3. “I look like Hamburglar. And the Elephant Man.”
What About Bob? [1991]
1. The elevator doors close. Scream.
2. “I let the boat do the work. That’s my secret.”
3. Bob steps through the shrubbery and Dr. Marvin winces.
Psycho [1998]
1. Hitchcock didn’t need a Steadicam.
2. A single drop of blood falls on the edge of the sink.
3. Stupidest line not in the original: “Let me get my Walkman.”
25th Hour [2002]
1. A sobering scene involving Ground Zero is abruptly ruined by a needless montage and the most bombastic music cue in cinema history.
2. He tries to rub the graffiti off the mirror, but he can’t.
3. After the kiss he slowly backs away and then flees the bathroom. The look on her face.
Wild River [1960]
1. “The current will take us to the other side. Slowly.”
2. Bruce Dern keeps trying to get a haircut. At the time, Bruce Dern had hair.
3. The hotel lobby is crowded with people sitting and listening to the radio. It may be one of the few places in town with electricity and a radio.
Hammett [1982]
1. First Hammett seems anxious about losing his manuscript, then he brushes it off. Then he’s desperate to get it back, then he just watches as the pages scatter into the water. Doesn’t make a lick of sense.
2. Twin Peaks rehearsal: David Patrick Kelly, Jack Nance, Royal Dano are all in the movie.
3. A blue glass jar wrapped in a brown paper bag.
The Seventh Seal [1957]
1. He taps the man on the shoulder. It is not a man.
2. von Sydow’s gaunt face, cropped hair.
3. A squirrel hops up onto the tree trunk.
Murder, My Sweet [1944]
1. Helen: “I thought most private investigators were heavy drinkers.”
Marlowe: “Some are. Some just encourage others to drink.”
2. The bell-shaped liquor decanters.
3. A neon sign in the parking garage.
The Whales of August [1987]
1. Lillian Gish brushing Bette Davis’ hair.
2. A plate of broiled fish, delicately covered in slices of lemon and onion.
3. Vincent Price bends over to pick up something. A tall man.
Let the Right One In [2008]
1. He carefully positions the funnel beneath the boy’s head to catch the blood.
2. For a brief moment, she is an old woman.
3. The severed arm gently drifts toward the bottom of the pool.