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I'll Name the Food, You Name the Movie


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This might be too easy...

chalky tasting dessert

Rosemary's Baby. Chocolate mousse, if memory serves.

edited to add: Whoops. Looks like Human Bean got it first.

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"There is no sincerer love than the love of food."  -George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Act 1

 

"Imagine all the food you have eaten in your life and consider that you are simply some of that food, rearranged."  -Max Tegmark, physicist

 

Gene Weingarten, writing in the Washington Post about online news stories and the accompanying readers' comments: "I basically like 'comments,' though they can seem a little jarring: spit-flecked rants that are appended to a product that at least tries for a measure of objectivity and dignity. It's as though when you order a sirloin steak, it comes with a side of maggots."

 

"...in the mid-’90s when the internet was coming...there was a tendency to assume that when all the world’s knowledge comes online, everyone will flock to it. It turns out that if you give everyone access to the Library of Congress, what they do is watch videos on TikTok."  -Neil Stephenson, author, in The Atlantic

 

"In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual." -Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer

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caroled was correct---71 was Father of the Bride #2---sorry.

We didn't confer on these, and after she posted, she left for work, calling back over her shoulder, "We'll have the chipper chicken!!!" My feeble mind took it as confirmation, just because. Sorry I didn't post to clear it.

And re: Rosemary's baby: "No, Guy; it has a chalky aftertaste."

Thanks for omitting the reflected-in-the-toaster liver-gorging moment.

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a new one:

VERY nervous chef sends a dish of beautifully rare pigeon breast out to a VIP customer. Customer's comments: "inventive... and creative"

My Best Friends Wedding?

Yes, and she also says "I'll write it up as confident....." Charlie Trotter

and Guiliiermo Tellez are in those cameo roles. He says he'll kill

Guillermo's family if it's not right. I was so wanting to add this movie

I am glad you did! :wink:

"You can't miss with a ham 'n' egger......"

Ervin D. Williams 9/1/1921 - 6/8/2004

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And re: Rosemary's baby: "No, Guy; it has a chalky aftertaste."

Actually, I believe that's chalky undertaste. (If memory serves.)

Also, one of the characters (Ruth Gordon?) refers to the dessert as 'chocolate mouse' somewhere along the way (again IIRC.)

You and your charming marmalady cat are quite right. I've seen the movie twice, I think, once this year, and both times were quite impressive---the first time was on a DATE at a drive-in movie---with my younger sister sitting in the back seat.

I was trying to think how I would spell Mia's classy diction, learnt at the knee of the elegant Jane herself, and thinking of Ah-fta put me on the wrong track.

I blush. Carry on.

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New movie food...could be easy:

a steak that comes alive; a cooked chicken leg that turns maggoty (to coin a new word :wink: ) and then isn't; a pot of sauce cooking on the stove.

 

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

Tim Oliver

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is no. 55 'Because I Said So'???

You are correct!

SPOILERS (If you haven't seen the movie stop reading and scroll past if you don't want the plot to be spoiled for you)

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The daughter makes individual chocolate soufflés twice in the movie. One time they turn out perfect and then other time they don't. She takes it as a sign about her choice of men.

Hey, some people read tea leaves...she reads chocolate soufflés! :laugh:

 

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

Tim Oliver

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New movie food...could be easy:

a steak that comes alive; a cooked chicken leg that turns maggoty (to coin a new word :wink: ) and then isn't; a pot of sauce cooking on the stove.

Poltergeist

Quite correct!

 

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

Tim Oliver

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Getting a bit 'out there'.... Far from a good foodstuff, and far from a good film (great cast though):

Daughter: She ate batteries!

Father: What?

Daughter: She took three D batteries out of a paper bag and ate 'em. She flattened 'em like a tootsie roll wrapper.

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Tolliver: THANK YOU SO MUCH for your recaps. This thread would be crazy without them!!

76. Cans of orange soda with the brand name "Jump"

CLUE: The Big Woo

Joe vs. the Volcano ?

“Cheese has always been a food that both sophisticated and simple humans love.”

M.F.K. Fisher, How to Cook a Wolf (1942)

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Daughter: She ate batteries!

Father: What?

Daughter: She took three D batteries out of a paper bag and ate 'em. She flattened 'em like a tootsie roll wrapper.

My Stepmother Is An Alien with Kim Basinger. Remember the weirdo spaceship dress she wore that was made from hula hoops? That was a bonafide Paris couture dress that year--Pierre Cardin.

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61. The following items are on the menu in this movie:

melon with port, herring, snails ala mode Chablis, hare pate, grilled sardines, filet of sole, fried whiting, skate in brown butter, quenelles of pike, truit au bleu, vol au vent, three cups of tea, two with lemon, one with milk, three coffees, one with cognac, a glass of poisoned milk, three glasses of water, champagne, bread, lettuce, whiskey and soda, foie gras, ham, dry martinis, eggs, cheese, roast chicken, port ,omelet with truffles, guinea hen, soup, leg of lamb with beans, American canned beans, and in conclusion, leftover roast meat and a baguette for a late night snack.

Clue:There's a long, long trail a-winding

Into the land of my dreams,

"A fool", he said, "would have swallowed it". Samuel Johnson

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Daughter: She ate batteries!

Father: What?

Daughter: She took three D batteries out of a paper bag and ate 'em. She flattened 'em like a tootsie roll wrapper.

My Stepmother Is An Alien with Kim Basinger. Remember the weirdo spaceship dress she wore that was made from hula hoops? That was a bonafide Paris couture dress that year--Pierre Cardin.

Correct, djyee!

Also starring Dan Aykroyd and a ~13 year-old Allison Hannigan.

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Once upon a time. ..

...In Mexico is correct, racheld!

Cochinita pibil is indeed a fabulous dish, too - I first heard about it via the movie and the "Ten Minute Cooking School" on the DVD (which is less than 10 minutes, BTW.) Whenever I make it, everything in my apartment smells quite interesting for a few days.

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Hey Kids! What time is it? It's time for another recap!

Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, I don't give it a number since it's out of play.

Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice.

**Some new clues have been added to the movies still in play

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

-caroled has correctly guessed that #71 (Saffodd and Keck) is the Steve Martin version of "Father of the Bride".

-HannaBanana solved "VERY nervous chef sends a dish of beautifully rare pigeon breast out to a VIP customer. Customer's comments: 'inventive... and creative' " as the film "My Best Friends Wedding".

-insomniac is current in her movie going because she solved #55 (Movie food = individual chocolate soufflés CLUE: The main character's daughter runs a catering company) as the new Diane Keaton film "Because I Said So".

-racheld correctly solved "a steak that comes alive; a cooked chicken leg that turns maggoty (to coin a new word) and then isn't; a pot of sauce cooking on the stove) as the Tobe Hooper film "Poltergeist". She also solved "Another easy one; this one won't last long - about the same as the life expectancy of the cook after it was served: Puerco pibil" as the film "Once Upon a Time in Mexico".

-waterdogs solved the scant clue for #76 (Cans of orange soda with the brand name "Jump" CLUE: The Big Woo) as the Tom Hanks film "Joe vs. the Volcano" :wub:

-djyee100 correctly guessed that " Daughter: 'She ate batteries!' Father: 'What?' Daughter: 'She took three D batteries out of a paper bag and ate 'em. She flattened 'em like a tootsie roll wrapper.' " was the film "My Stepmother Is An Alien".

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WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION:

-reefpimp has guessed that #66 is "Hairspray".

We also know:

#49 is not "Lilies of the Field"

#67 is not "Memoirs of a Geisha" or "Monsters, Inc."

#68 is not "I Love You to Death"

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AS YET UNSOLVED AND STILL TAUNTING US:

49. How about "A solitary fried egg, soup with a ham hock"

CLUE: "hearty bean soup with ham hock"

61. The following items are on the menu in this movie:

melon with port, herring, snails ala mode Chablis, hare pate, grilled sardines, filet of sole, fried whiting, skate in brown butter, quenelles of pike, truit au bleu, vol au vent, three cups of tea, two with lemon, one with milk, three coffees, one with cognac, a glass of poisoned milk, three glasses of water, champagne, bread, lettuce, whiskey and soda, foie gras, ham, dry martinis, eggs, cheese, roast chicken, port ,omelet with truffles, guinea hen, soup, leg of lamb with beans, American canned beans, and in conclusion, leftover roast meat and a baguette for a late night snack.

CLUE: There's a long, long trail a-winding Into the land of my dreams

66. Pizza with "stinky junk, bits of sweaty sausage, a little tomato, nice, fresh spaghetti, an old cheese rind, lettuce that's good and rotten, one olive..."

67. A cherry snow cone

CLUE: They had snow cones (hers was cherry) because it was still so hot, even though it was night time.

CLUE: She got some of the cherry snow cone on her dress. When he came back with a damp paper towel to clean it up, she was gone.

68. "Who is it?"

"Mr. Pizza."

"Again?"

"Mr. Pizza, sir!...Okay, who had the double cheese sausage and bologna?"

CLUE: "Am I hallucinating here? Just what in the hell do you think you're doing?

"Learning about Cuba. Having some food."

CLUE: "...You're on dangerous ground here. You're causing a major disturbance

in my class and on my time."

"I've been thinking about this, Mr. Hand. If I'm here... and you're here...doesn't that make it our time? So I thought I'd order us a pizza.

Just leave me a lot of bologna..."

72. A decapitated chopped-liver chicken

73. "Can someone hand me my Evian"

77. Butter being churned

MODIFIED CLUE: picnic hampers containing-

"...some ole meat pies and apple jelly..."

"...cold duck with stuffin'and that lemon meringue pie."

CLUE: The picnic hampers were up for auction

CLUE: He sold his saddle and his gun for money right then and there so he could bid on her picnic basket.

78. eyebowl soup served in a metal bowl

CLUE: This is an old movie. It is actually a remake of an older movie and is the inspiration for the tv show "I Dreamed of Jeannie".

79. Extremely bloody piece of beef being roughly hewn in a very genteel restaurant

81. Waiter, there's a turd in my soup

82. Waiter, there's a fly (yes, really) in my soup

83. Try not to spill the soup, you Marxist bastard

84. "Why is there a watermelon there?" (no cheating by using Google!)

85. "they don't serve fried chicken and watermelon on a daily basis in my mess hall"

87. an omelette, cooked on the sly.

88. A Baby Ruth candy bar is shared with a new friend while imprisoned by the bad guys

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NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate.

Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved.

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edited to add a new movie food

Edited by Toliver (log)

 

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

Tim Oliver

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is no. 88 'The Goonies' when Chunk throws the Baby Ruth to Sloth and it hits him on his head??

and is No. 77 O-oooklahoma cos that's the only movie I can think of with a picnic basket auction (Curly is the highest bidder)...........where the wind comes sweeping down the plain etc etc

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is no. 88 'The Goonies' when Chunk throws the Baby Ruth to Sloth and it hits him on his head??

and is No. 77 O-oooklahoma cos that's the only movie I can think of with a picnic basket auction (Curly is the highest bidder)...........where the wind comes sweeping down the plain etc etc

and, last guess; is no. 49 Stalag 17, a real stab in the dark??

You got both of them right! I am amazed you got "The Goonies" on such a barebones clue. Well done!

 

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

Tim Oliver

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