Transcript 03/01/10 Ralph Taliento III

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Ralph Taliento III
New York City, NY
Firefighter

Movie Week

Topic Tree:

Famous Roles
Going to the Show
The Credits
The Academy Awards
Dog Movies
Acting Lessons
MOVIE STAR Q
Biopics
Famous Lines
Landmarks on Film
Directing Duos
NETFLIX CLIP
The Pink Panther
Movie Posters
Documentaries

This week’s ATEs are film critics A.O. Scott from the New York Times and Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune.

$500 A surprise hit at the box office in 2005 was a nature documentary titled “March of the” what?
A. Camels
B. Penguins
C. Lizards
D. Real Housewives of Atlanta

Spoiler

B. Penguins (6)

$1K Posters for the 2009 movie “The Proposal” depict Sandra Bullock’s character offering what to her co-star?
A. Ring
B. Towel
C. Briefcase
D. Golf club

Spoiler

A. Ring (9)

$2K In the 2006 reboot of “The Pink Panther,” what comedian took over the Peter Sellers role of the bumbling Inspector Clouseau?
A. Robin Williams
B. Jim Carrey
C. Bill Murray
D. Steve Martin

Spoiler

D. Steve Martin ( 8 )

NETFLIX Q

$3K In this scene form the teen thriller “Twilight,” what actress begins to suspect that there’s more to her new friend than meets the eye?
A. Rachel Bilson
B. Kristen Stewart
C. Leighton Meester
D. Emma Watson

ATA (6)

9% A. Rachel Bilson
74% B. Kristen Stewart
5% C. Leighton Meester
12% D. Emma Watson

Spoiler

B. Kristen Stewart (3)

$5K What are the first names of the renowned writer-director team known as the Coen Brothers?
A. Seth & Jason
B. Joel & Ethan
C. David & Josh
D. Matt & Sean

Spoiler

B. Joel & Ethan (5)

commercial break

$7.5K In “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” a psychic tells Pee-Wee that his stolen bicycle can be found at what odd location?
A. The Pentagon’s inner ring
B. The Grand Canyon’s parking lot
C. The Alamo’s basement
D. The Statue of Liberty’s feet

Spoiler

C. The Alamo’s basement (7)

$10K What film spawned the memorable line “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”?
A. Memento
B. Pulp Fiction
C. Trainspotting
D. The Usual Suspects

Spoiler

D. The Usual Suspects (20)

$12.5K The 2009 movie “Bright Star” chronicles the life of what well-known Romantic poet?
A. John Keats
B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
C. Percy Bysshe Shelley
D. Lord Byron

ATE (19)

A.O. and Michael agree that the answer is John Keats.

Spoiler

A. John Keats (16)

commercial break

MOVIE STAR Q – Tony Curtis reads the question. He tells us that the question has to do with the movie “Some Like it Hot.”

$15K Posing as a wealthy oil tycoon, my character famously says to Marilyn Monroe, “Oh, well, I guess some like it hot. I personally prefer” what?
A. The cool side of the pillow
B. St. Moritz
C. Classical music
D. A nice gin and tonic

The clock doesn’t begin to count down until Tony starts to give the final choice.

DD (11)

Ralph’s first choice “D” is incorrect.
Ralph’s second choice “A” is also incorrect.

Ralph leaves with $5K.

Spoiler

C. Classical music (1)

Answers:
$500 B. Penguins
$1K A. Ring
$2K D. Steve Martin
$3K B. Kristen Stewart
$5K B. Joel & Ethan
$7.5K C. The Alamo’s basement
$10K D. The Usual Suspects
$12.5K A. John Keats
$15K C. Classical Music

[NellyLunatic1980]

Ralph Taliento III
New York City, NY
Firefighter

WE®

This week’s ATEs are film critics A.O. Scott from the New York Times and Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune.

They also do a lot of stuff on Reelz Channel.

$7.5K In “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” a psychic tells Pee-Wee that his stolen bicycle can be found at what odd location?
A. The Pentagon’s inner ring
B. The Grand Canyon’s parking lot
C. The Alamo’s basement
D. The Statue of Liberty’s feet

It's been years since I've seen this film. ATA.

$12.5K The 2009 movie “Bright Star” chronicles the life of what well-known Romantic poet?
A. John Keats
B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
C. Percy Bysshe Shelley
D. Lord Byron

I will also ATE.

MOVIE STAR Q – Tony Curtis reads the question. He tells us that the question has to do with the movie “Some Like it Hot.”

$15K Posing as a wealthy oil tycoon, my character famously says to Marilyn Monroe, “Oh, well, I guess some like it hot. I personally prefer” what?
A. The cool side of the pillow
B. St. Moritz
C. Classical music
D. A nice gin and tonic

I would've been gone on this question as well. I would've Double Dipped on A and B.

[KillerTomato]

Time for my annual "I'm smarter than some of you" rant during Movie Week. Forgive me, but since I try out for this every year (and don't believe for a minute they'll use all 11 people they have scheduled for this week), I just have to see how well I'd have done had it been me who was chosen.

$500 A surprise hit at the box office in 2005 was a nature documentary titled “March of the” what?
A. Camels
B. Penguins
C. Lizards
D. Real Housewives of Atlanta

Spoiler

B. Penguins (6)

Easy. Although I'm not a fan, but anything with the voice of Morgan Freeman automatically seems better than it might otherwise actually be.


$1K Posters for the 2009 movie “The Proposal” depict Sandra Bullock’s character offering what to her co-star?
A. Ring
B. Towel
C. Briefcase
D. Golf club

Spoiler

A. Ring (9)

In a word: Duh. A movie question that anyone would be able to answer. At least with "March of the..." you had to have not been living under a rock; this one, you only needed to know the definition of the word "Proposal" to get.

$2K In the 2006 reboot of “The Pink Panther,” what comedian took over the Peter Sellers role of the bumbling Inspector Clouseau?
A. Robin Williams
B. Jim Carrey
C. Bill Murray
D. Steve Martin

Spoiler

D. Steve Martin ( 8 )

Not one of his better roles. Heck, not even one of his mediocre roles.

NETFLIX Q

$3K In this scene form the teen thriller “Twilight,” what actress begins to suspect that there’s more to her new friend than meets the eye?
A. Rachel Bilson
B. Kristen Stewart
C. Leighton Meester
D. Emma Watson

Spoiler

B. Kristen Stewart (3)

Hey, there's a question that you actually had to know something about movies for! Despite never having seen either "Twilight" movie, I at least know who starred in it.

$5K What are the first names of the renowned writer-director team known as the Coen Brothers?
A. Seth & Jason
B. Joel & Ethan
C. David & Josh
D. Matt & Sean

Spoiler

B. Joel & Ethan (5)

Having seen all of their movies several times each, I've got this one covered. "Blood Simple" is still my favorite of theirs, although "Fargo" is a close second. Or maybe third, behind "Miller's Crossing".

commercial break

$7.5K In “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” a psychic tells Pee-Wee that his stolen bicycle can be found at what odd location?
A. The Pentagon’s inner ring
B. The Grand Canyon’s parking lot
C. The Alamo’s basement
D. The Statue of Liberty’s feet

Spoiler

C. The Alamo’s basement (7)

I think of Pee Wee every time I read one of Fanny's "Ha!"s. It's been years since I've seen "Big Adventure," but it's memorable enough. I can't remember who played the psychic, but I distinctly remember Jan Hooks as the tour guide who informs him that

Spoiler

the Alamo doesn't have a basement

. Tim Burton's first full-length movie, and still one of his best (which is saying something).


$10K What film spawned the memorable line “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”?
A. Memento
B. Pulp Fiction
C. Trainspotting
D. The Usual Suspects


D. The Usual Suspects (20)

I play trivia every Tuesday night at a bar using the team name

Spoiler

The Usual Suspects

. I love that flick.


$12.5K The 2009 movie “Bright Star” chronicles the life of what well-known Romantic poet?
A. John Keats
B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
C. Percy Bysshe Shelley
D. Lord Byron

ATE (19)

Spoiler

A. John Keats (16)

For the second year in a row, the hosts of "At the Movies" are the experts. The good news is that Scott and Phillips are both better individually than last year's Two Bens with One Brain Cell. Again, I haven't seen the movie, but I know the plot, and hear great things about Abbie Cornish's performance.

commercial break

MOVIE STAR Q – Tony Curtis reads the question. He tells us that the question has to do with the movie “Some Like it Hot.”

$15K Posing as a wealthy oil tycoon, my character famously says to Marilyn Monroe, “Oh, well, I guess some like it hot. I personally prefer” what?
A. The cool side of the pillow
B. St. Moritz
C. Classical music
D. A nice gin and tonic

The clock doesn’t begin to count down until Tony starts to give the final choice.

DD (11)

Spoiler

C. Classical music (1)

One of my all-time favorite movies, probably #4 on my all-time Top 10 list. Even having seen the movie 800000021 times, it still took me about 10 seconds to remember. That

Spoiler

"cool side of the pillow"

distractor was nasty. Still, I was able to pull it.

[silverscreenselect]

$12.5K The 2009 movie “Bright Star” chronicles the life of what well-known Romantic poet?
A. John Keats
B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
C. Percy Bysshe Shelley
D. Lord Byron

ATE (19)

Spoiler

A. John Keats (16)

For the second year in a row, the hosts of "At the Movies" are the experts. The good news is that Scott and Phillips are both better individually than last year's Two Bens with One Brain Cell. Again, I haven't seen the movie, but I know the plot, and hear great things about Abbie Cornish's performance.

I saw it. I fell asleep during it. But not before hearing Abbie Cornish say "Mr. Keats" about nine zillion times.

Abbie Cornish is hot. Unfortunately, not in this movie.

[ontellen]

KT, I haven't seen Some Like it Hot that many times but almost everytime it's on. I still didn't remember that line at all. It would have been my last choice.

What a refreshing change from the total drivel that was on last week. I watched about 10 minutes all week and that was enough.

[wintergreen48]

Time for my annual "I'm smarter than some of you" rant during Movie Week. Forgive me, but since I try out for this every year (and don't believe for a minute they'll use all 11 people they have scheduled for this week), I just have to see how well I'd have done had it been me who was chosen.

$7.5K In “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” a psychic tells Pee-Wee that his stolen bicycle can be found at what odd location?
A. The Pentagon’s inner ring
B. The Grand Canyon’s parking lot
C. The Alamo’s basement
D. The Statue of Liberty’s feet

Spoiler

C. The Alamo’s basement (7)

I think of Pee Wee every time I read one of Fanny's "Ha!"s. It's been years since I've seen "Big Adventure," but it's memorable enough. I can't remember who played the psychic, but I distinctly remember Jan Hooks as the tour guide who informs him that

Spoiler

the Alamo doesn't have a basement

. Tim Burton's first full-length movie, and still one of his best (which is saying something).

I never saw this movie and would have had no idea. Oddly enough (maybe not so oddly) if I had been on and were trying to reason out an answer, I would specifically have eliminated

Spoiler

C. The Alamo’s basement

, precisely because, having been there several times, I know that

Spoiler

the Alamo doesn't have a basement

.

[MarleysGh0st]

Time for my annual "I'm smarter than some of you" rant during Movie Week. Forgive me, but since I try out for this every year (and don't believe for a minute they'll use all 11 people they have scheduled for this week), I just have to see how well I'd have done had it been me who was chosen.

$7.5K In “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” a psychic tells Pee-Wee that his stolen bicycle can be found at what odd location?
A. The Pentagon’s inner ring
B. The Grand Canyon’s parking lot
C. The Alamo’s basement
D. The Statue of Liberty’s feet

Spoiler

C. The Alamo’s basement (7)

I think of Pee Wee every time I read one of Fanny's "Ha!"s. It's been years since I've seen "Big Adventure," but it's memorable enough. I can't remember who played the psychic, but I distinctly remember Jan Hooks as the tour guide who informs him that

Spoiler

the Alamo doesn't have a basement

. Tim Burton's first full-length movie, and still one of his best (which is saying something).

I never saw this movie and would have had no idea. Oddly enough (maybe not so oddly) if I had been on and were trying to reason out an answer, I would specifically have eliminated

Spoiler

C. The Alamo’s basement

, precisely because, having been there several times, I know that

Spoiler

the Alamo doesn't have a basement

.

Don't you know you should never trust a psychic?

[andrewjackson]

$7.5K In “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” a psychic tells Pee-Wee that his stolen bicycle can be found at what odd location?
A. The Pentagon’s inner ring
B. The Grand Canyon’s parking lot
C. The Alamo’s basement
D. The Statue of Liberty’s feet

Spoiler

C. The Alamo’s basement (7)

I think of Pee Wee every time I read one of Fanny's "Ha!"s. It's been years since I've seen "Big Adventure," but it's memorable enough. I can't remember who played the psychic, but I distinctly remember Jan Hooks as the tour guide who informs him that

Spoiler

the Alamo doesn't have a basement

. Tim Burton's first full-length movie, and still one of his best (which is saying something).
.

Erica Yohn played Madame Ruby.



One of the greatest movies ever made, BTW.

[MarleysGh0st]

Ralph's appearance gets mentioned in the first item of this column:

http://blog.silive.com/inside_out_colum ... r_5gs.html

[silverscreenselect]

$3K In this scene form the teen thriller “Twilight,” what actress begins to suspect that there’s more to her new friend than meets the eye?
A. Rachel Bilson
B. Kristen Stewart
C. Leighton Meester
D. Emma Watson

ATA (6)

9% A. Rachel Bilson
74% B. Kristen Stewart
5% C. Leighton Meester
12% D. Emma Watson

Spoiler

B. Kristen Stewart (3)

This one really surprises me. I would think that any sort of a screening process for a film week would be designed to produce contestants who have seen Twilight 23 times.