Transcript 03/10/2009 Anthony Dickey (carryover contestant)

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Anthony Dickey
Washington, D.C.
Stagehand

Anthony is a Netflix subscriber who prefers romantic comedies. He is single.

Million-Dollar Movie Week

Topic Tree:

Science Fiction
Oh, God! You Devil
Very Illuminating
Thelma & Louise
Dances With Wolves
Gone With The Wind
Quiz Show
Molly Ringwald
Chinatown
Netflix Clip
Mommie Dearest
Disaster Movies
Tom Hanks
(Ice and Chris)
(Sports Films)



$300 (Tom Hanks):
In a 1995 animated film, a character voiced by Tom Hanks hollers at Buzz Lightyear, "You! Are! A!" what?
A. Dalmatian B. Genie!
C. Toy! D. Dwarf!

Spoiler

C. Toy! [:08]

$500 (Disaster Movies):
In which of these '90s disaster movies is the Earth threatened by a giant asteroid?
A. Outbreak B. Dante's Peak
C. Twister D. Armageddon

Spoiler

D. Armageddon (:09)

$1000 (Mommie Dearest):
In a famous scene from the 1981 film "Mommie Dearest," Joan Crawford berates her daughter for using what?
A. Wire hangers B. Paper plates
C. Margarine D. Nail polish

Spoiler

A. Wire hangers (:06)

Today’s ATE are the co-hosts of “At The Movies,” Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz. Meredith asks if they agree or disagree more often and they disagree on most of their reviews.

$2000 (Netflix Clip):
What recent crime thriller features the following scene, in which Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster heatedly discuss a bad guy?

Spoiler

A. Deja Vu B. Man on Fire
C. Inside Man D. American Gangster

Spoiler

C. Inside Man (:22)

Commercial break

Anthony is getting a free 1-year renewal to Netflix and everyone in the audience is getting a free Netflix subscription.

$4000 (Chinatown):
Who directed the 1974 classic "Chinatown," making a brief cameo appearance as a thug who slices open Jack Nicholson's nostril?
A. Francis Ford Coppola B. Sydney Pollack
C. Brian De Palma D. Roman Polanski

Spoiler

D. Roman Polanski [:18]

$8000 (Molly Ringwald):
In what '80s classic does a distressed Molly Ringwald lament, "I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek"?
A. The Breakfast Club B. Sixteen Candles
C. Pretty In Pink D. For Keeps

Spoiler

B. Sixteen Candles (:21)

$16K (Quiz Show):
In the movie "Quiz Show," what is the correct answer to the question on which Herb Stempel intentionally loses?
A. Marty B. From Here to Eternity
C. On the Waterfront D. Gigi

Spoiler

A. Marty (:20)

$25K (Gone With The Wind):
In the 1939 film, "Gone With the Wind," a "slap happy" Scarlett O'Hara wallops all but which of these characters?
A. Ashley B. Prissy
C. Melanie D. Rhett

ATA (:20)

ATA

A-18% B-26% C-36% D-20%

Anthony only knew D was wrong, but he will trust the audience's slim plurality.

Spoiler

C. Melanie (:06)
Meredith said she thought it was A

Commercial break

$50K (Dances With Wolves):
"The film title "Dances With Wolves" derives from the Sioux name of its main character, who "dances" with a wolf named what?
A. Gray Ghost B. Crooked Tail
C. Howling Son D. Two Socks

Spoiler

D. Two Socks (:36)

$100K (Thelma & Louise):
What would be the title of the 1991 movie "Thelma & Louise" if the characters last names replaced their first names?
A. Dickinson & Sawyer B. Anderson & McBride
C. Slocumb & Lennox D. Harlan & Biddle

Expert (:31)

ATE

Both Bens express a gut feeling that it is D. One says he can eliminate A. They express a "B-" feeling that it is D.

Spoiler

Anthony goes along with the experts but they are wrong.
A. Dickinson & Sawyer (:12)

Anthony leaves with $25,000.

Commercial break

[NellyLunatic1980]

$4K: I know about the nose because that was Lily's $32,000 question... but I've never seen this movie and I don't know who directed it. I'll have to ask the audience.

$8K: I can eliminate "The Breakfast Club", but after that, I'll have to ask the experts.

$25K (Gone With The Wind):
In the 1939 film, "Gone With the Wind," a "slap happy" Scarlett O'Hara wallops all but which of these characters?
A. Ashley B. Prissy
C. Melanie D. Rhett

This is both a Gastonia question and a WWOQ. I don't even know if it's possible to Google this one. I'll try the PAF, anyway. If the PAF doesn't know it, I'll walk away.

$50K (Dances With Wolves):
"The film title "Dances With Wolves" derives from the Sioux name of its main character, who "dances" with a wolf named what?
A. Gray Ghost B. Crooked Tail
C. Howling Son D. Two Socks

Had I survived the previous question, I would've gotten this one right.

$100K (Thelma & Louise):
What would be the title of the 1991 movie "Thelma & Louise" if the characters last names replaced their first names?
A. Dickinson & Sawyer B. Anderson & McBride
C. Slocumb & Lennox D. Harlan & Biddle

I definitely would've walked away on this question. I saw this movie twice, but I still couldn't remember their last names.

[MarleysGh0st]

$100K (Thelma & Louise):
What would be the title of the 1991 movie "Thelma & Louise" if the characters last names replaced their first names?
A. Dickinson & Sawyer B. Anderson & McBride
C. Slocumb & Lennox D. Harlan & Biddle

Expert (:31)

ATE

Both Bens express a gut feeling that it is D. One says he can eliminate A. They express a "B-" feeling that it is D.

Spoiler

Anthony goes along with the experts but they are wrong.
A. Dickinson & Sawyer (:12)

Anthony leaves with $25,000.

A pair of experts, instead of just one, with a theme week that precisely aligned with their alleged expertise, and one of them eliminates the correct answer. Nicely done, Ben!

We have to watch these guys at work for one more day this week?

[earendel]

Anthony Dickey
Washington, D.C.
Stagehand

Anthony is a Netflix subscriber who prefers romantic comedies. He is single.

And if I understood him correctly, his movie preferences are part of the reason he's single.

Topic Tree:

Science Fiction

Oh please get to this question.

$4000 (Chinatown):
Who directed the 1974 classic "Chinatown," making a brief cameo appearance as a thug who slices open Jack Nicholson's nostril?
A. Francis Ford Coppola B. Sydney Pollack
C. Brian De Palma D. Roman Polanski

Spoiler

D. Roman Polanski [:18]

Time for my first lifeline. Let's go with ATA and hope for the best.

$8000 (Molly Ringwald):
In what '80s classic does a distressed Molly Ringwald lament, "I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek"?
A. The Breakfast Club B. Sixteen Candles
C. Pretty In Pink D. For Keeps

Spoiler

B. Sixteen Candles (:21)

Aren't all of those the same movie?
Time for lifeline #2 - the Double Dip, mkaing B and C my final answers.

$25K (Gone With The Wind):
In the 1939 film, "Gone With the Wind," a "slap happy" Scarlett O'Hara wallops all but which of these characters?
A. Ashley B. Prissy
C. Melanie D. Rhett

ATA (:20)

ATA

A-18% B-26% C-36% D-20%

Anthony only knew D was wrong, but he will trust the audience's slim plurality.

Spoiler

C. Melanie (:06)
Meredith said she thought it was A

Here goes my third lifeline - ATE.

$100K (Thelma & Louise):
What would be the title of the 1991 movie "Thelma & Louise" if the characters last names replaced their first names?
A. Dickinson & Sawyer B. Anderson & McBride
C. Slocumb & Lennox D. Harlan & Biddle

Expert (:31)

ATE

Both Bens express a gut feeling that it is D. One says he can eliminate A. They express a "B-" feeling that it is D.

Spoiler

Anthony goes along with the experts but they are wrong.
A. Dickinson & Sawyer (:12)

Lifeline #4 - PAF

The experts fail to come through again; I had hopes that "subject matter experts" would do better, yet in two days they've missed two questions. Props to Anthony for going for it.

[kusch]

$100K (Thelma & Louise):
What would be the title of the 1991 movie "Thelma & Louise" if the characters last names replaced their first names?
A. Dickinson & Sawyer B. Anderson & McBride
C. Slocumb & Lennox D. Harlan & Biddle

Expert (:31)

ATE

Both Bens express a gut feeling that it is D. One says he can eliminate A. They express a "B-" feeling that it is D.

Spoiler

Anthony goes along with the experts but they are wrong.
A. Dickinson & Sawyer (:12)

Anthony leaves with $25,000.

A pair of experts, instead of just one, with a theme week that precisely aligned with their alleged expertise, and one of them eliminates the correct answer. Nicely done, Ben!

We have to watch these guys at work for one more day this week?

I stepped out of my comfort zone and emailed the "two Bens" and let them know what I thought of their performance so far. Now watch as they help the next guy win a ton. I chided them for dismissing Dickinson/Sawyer so quickly saying Angie and Diane. If they don't know, at least admit it and tell the contestant that.

[sunflower]

I actually watched the show since I was home yesterday, and I thought to myself, A or D. Then I felt dumb because they dismissed A. I would have been confident enough to double dip UNLESS I heard them say that, so that would have been a crap shoot for me, if I had just double dipped I'd be okay, if I used them I would have been screwed.

What are the experts told before appearing on the show?? I mean, common sense says, this isn't your money, if you aren't sure, don't act like you are!!!