Transcript 03/12/09 - Melissa Claire (carryover)

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Movie Week

Melissa Claire
Point Reyes Station, CA
Massage therapist

Melissa has a little girl named Isabella. We see a photo of Isabella and her parents, dressed up in
costumes for a musical theater fundraiser. Melissa is dressed as a venus flytrap, Isabella as a baby fly and Colin as a spanish fly.

Melissa and her fiance went to see "Knocked Up" when she was eight months pregnant. She thought the movie was hysterical and he was white-knuckling through the whole thing. When they rented it again, he said, "Oh, now it's funny."

Question Topics:
* Stanley Kubrick
* You Devil!
* Clint Eastwood
* Sex and the City
* I'm Batman
* 50 First Dates
* Best in Show
* Apocalypse Now
* Sydney Pollack
* Netflix Clip
* Teen Wolf
* The Sisterhood
* Stuck on You
* (Cate Blanchett)
* (On Location )


$300 * Stuck on You
As indicated by its title, in the 2003 comedy "Stuck on You," Greg Kinnear and Matt Damon play an affable pair of what?

A: Figure skaters B: Conjoined twins
C: Stockbrokers D: Catholic priests

Answer

B: Conjoined twins ( 8 )

$500 * The Sisterhood
Four young women share one magical garment in the 2005 movie "The Sisterhood of the Traveling" what?

A: Pants B: Boots
C: Pajamas D: Scarf

Answer

A: Pants ( 8 )

$1,000 * Teen Wolf
In "Teen Wolf," Michael J. Fox's transformation into a werewolf causes him to excel at what high school sport?

A: Track B: Soccer
C: Lacrosse D: Basketball

Answer

D: Basketball ( 9 )

Melissa has now earned her Ask The Expert lifeline. Today's experts are the executives who pick the movies at Netflix, Ted Sarandos and Erin Ruane.

$2,000 * Netflix Clip
This scene from "LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring" features a somber exchange between what two members of the fellowship?

Elijah Wood: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.

Ian McKellen: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

A: Gandalf & Frodo B: Aragorn & Pippin
C: Legolas & Sam D: Boromir & Gimli

Melissa saw all these films at midnight and she's glad she remembers this.

Answer

A: Gandalf & Frodo ( 17 )

-- Commercial Break --

Melissa already has a Netflix subscription, but Netflix is giving her a one-year subscription for free. Everyone in the audience is also getting a subscription.

$4,000 * Sydney Pollack
For the 2005 movie "The Interpreter," Sydney Pollack became the first director ever to shoot in what location?

A: St. Peter's Cathedral B: The Pentagon
C: U.N. Headquarters D: The Kremlin

Answer

C: U.N. Headquarters ( 21 )

$8,000 * Apocalypse Now
In "Apocalypse Now," Robert Duvall's character Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore makes what famous declaration about is Viet Cong enemies?

A: Charlie don't dance B: Charlie don't fish
C: Charlie don't barbecue D: Charlie don't surf

With 21 seconds left, Melissa decides to Ask The Audience.

ATA: A: 36% B: 10% C: 10% D: 44%

Melissa was inclined towards Charlie don't surf.

Answer

D: Charlie don't surf ( 5 )

$16,000 * Best in Show
In the Christopher Guest comedy "Best in Show," what breed of dog is Winky, the Best in Show winner at the Mayflower Dog Show?

A: Norwich Terrier B: Shih Tzu
C: Weimaraner D: Bloodhound

Answer

A: Norwich Terrier ( 21 )

$25,000 * 50 First Dates
In "50 First Dates," Drew Barrymore's memory-impaired character is repeatedly shocked by what film's surprise ending?

A: The Others B: The Usual Suspects
C: The Crying Game D: The Sixth Sense

With 21 seconds left, Melissa decides to Ask The Expert.

Erin: I think it's the Sixth Sense.

Ted: I think it is, too. This is a movie my kids and I have watched about a thousand times.

Erin: I love the movie! You laugh and you cry. Sixth Sense.

Ted: Sixth Sense.

Melissa: You guys sound pretty sure. How sure are you?

Ted: Very, very sure.

Answer

D: The Sixth Sense ( 19 )

-- Commercial Break --

Melissa is building a house and also trying to plan a wedding, at the same time. Now they can think about both.

$50,000 * I'm Batman
In a cameo appearance, what U.S. politician tells the Joker, "We're not intimidated by thugs" in 2008's "The Dark Knight"?

A: Arlen Specter B: Orrin Hatch
C: Patrick Leahy D: Harry Reid

With 29 seconds left, Melissa decides to Phone A Friend.

Melissa's PAF team are her brother, Rob, San Jose, CA; her friend, F.X., Los Angeles, CA, a film critic; and her pal, Bob, Burbank, CA. Melissa decides to call her little brother, Rob.

Rob: Huh.

Melissa: The politician that makes a cameo in the Dark Knight.

Rob: I don't think--it's Orrin Hatch.

Melissa: Nine seconds. Six seconds.

Rob: Okay. I'm leaning--I'm leaning--

Melissa: Give me a guess!

Rob: I'm leaning towards--I'm only about--

[Time runs out.]

With 26 seconds left, Melissa decides to Double Dip.

Answer

Melissa's first answer is C: Patrick Leahy.

C: Patrick Leahy ( 26 )

Melissa thinks she heard Rob say Patrick Leahy somewhere in the middle of that, which gave her the tip.

$100,000 * Sex and the City
Which of these "Sex and the City" stars has appeared in a film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

A: Kristin Davis B: Cynthia Nixon
C: Sarah Jessica Parker D: Kim Cattrall

Melissa knows it's not Kristin Davis. She doesn't think its Sarah Jessica Parker. It might be Cynthia Nixon or Kim Cattrall.

Melissa walks away with $50,000.

Answer

B: Cynthia Nixon ( 3 )

-- Commercial Break --

[KillerTomato]

$300 * Stuck on You: Not one of the Farrelly brothers best movies, but it had its moments.
$500 * The Sisterhood: I saw bits and pieces of this once, but I knew it from the title.
$1,000 * Teen Wolf: Awful movie, but memorable game at the end.
$2,000 * Netflix Clip: EZ. When I got to the Ls in my collection about 6 months ago, I watched all three extended editions back to back to back.
$4,000 * Sydney Pollack: Unlike Melissa, I'm not a fan of this movie. It was OK the first time I saw it, but it doesn't hold up to repeat viewings. Although Nicole Kidman's rather hot.
$8,000 * Apocalypse Now: "What do you know about surfing? You're from fucking New Jersey!"
$16,000 * Best in Show: OK, I don't mind gloating. I ANSWERED THIS QUESTION YESTERDAY! WOOHOO!!!!
$25,000 * 50 First Dates: Wow, I dunno how I knew this (I only saw "50 First Dates" once), but I knew it.
$50,000 * I'm Batman: I've seen this about a dozen times already. Since I know what the other three look like (I couldn't have told you what

Spoiler

Leahy's

name was, but I know the other three by sight), and it wasn't them, I got it from POE.
$100,000 * Sex and the City: Well, I needn't have worried that they were going to ask a question about S&TC, then! I had the answer before the choices were revealed. "Amadeus" is one of my all-time favorites.

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

[MarleysGh0st]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Pure torture this week, isn't it?

[KillerTomato]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Pure torture this week, isn't it?

Not really. Yeah, I really really really really really wish it was me sitting there instead of her (or more likely, instead of Carlos yesterday, since that "Godfather" question was minemineminemine), but they can only take a few people each year for Movie Week, and I'm enough of a realist to at least understand why they wouldn't want me. I'm not the most photogenic person they interviewed, nor do I have that HUGE personality they like. It's big (my personality, people, get your minds out of the gutter!), but not HUGE (again, MY PERSONALITY! GEEZ are you all twisted!).

That said, I was excited to hear that Melissa had tried out for years for the Movie Week shows before getting on. I have no doubt from watching her today that she had no problems at all with the test, so it had to be the talent portion of the competition that got her through. So there's still hope for THIS year! And yes, I WILL be heading up to NYC this summer for another shot.

[ulysses5019]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Pure torture this week, isn't it?

Not really. Yeah, I really really really really really wish it was me sitting there instead of her (or more likely, instead of Carlos yesterday, since that "Godfather" question was minemineminemine), but they can only take a few people each year for Movie Week, and I'm enough of a realist to at least understand why they wouldn't want me. I'm not the most photogenic person they interviewed, nor do I have that HUGE personality they like. It's big (my personality, people, get your minds out of the gutter!), but not HUGE (again, MY PERSONALITY! GEEZ are you all twisted!).

That said, I was excited to hear that Melissa had tried out for years for the Movie Week shows before getting on. I have no doubt from watching her today that she had no problems at all with the test, so it had to be the talent portion of the competition that got her through. So there's still hope for THIS year! And yes, I WILL be heading up to NYC this summer for another shot.

Yup. She probably beat you in the bathing suit portion.

[Bob Juch]

$100,000 * Sex and the City: Well, I needn't have worried that they were going to ask a question about S&TC, then! I had the answer before the choices were revealed. "Amadeus" is one of my all-time favorites.

And which two films was she in that were nominated for Best Picture but did not win?

[NellyLunatic1980]

$8K: No clue on this one. I would also ask the audience... but with those percentages, it's time to ask the experts as well.

$16,000 * Best in Show
In the Christopher Guest comedy "Best in Show," what breed of dog is Winky, the Best in Show winner at the Mayflower Dog Show?

A: Norwich Terrier B: Shih Tzu
C: Weimaraner D: Bloodhound

Answer

A: Norwich Terrier ( 21 )

Ha ha ha! KT predicted this one yesterday!

$25,000 * 50 First Dates
In "50 First Dates," Drew Barrymore's memory-impaired character is repeatedly shocked by what film's surprise ending?

A: The Others B: The Usual Suspects
C: The Crying Game D: The Sixth Sense

Not the question I had predicted, but I still got this particular one right.

$50,000 * I'm Batman
In a cameo appearance, what U.S. politician tells the Joker, "We're not intimidated by thugs" in 2008's "The Dark Knight"?

A: Arlen Specter B: Orrin Hatch
C: Patrick Leahy D: Harry Reid

Although I didn't see this movie, I knew this one even before the choices ever came up. Sen. Leahy has been a guest many times on "The Bill Press Show" and Bill has mentioned this factoid every time during the past year.

$100K: No clue on this one, but I would take the gamble and Double Dip on A and B, since IMHO they would be the most likely to be in an Oscar-winning film. I doubt that any of my PAFs could Google this one fast enough.

So I would be going for the $250,000 Clint Eastwood question with my PAF.

[NellyLunatic1980]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

[KillerTomato]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

[ulysses5019]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

And how would you know this?

[KillerTomato]

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

And how would you know this?

I read it in a book somewhere. I myself have never dropped acid.

[gsabc]

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

And how would you know this?

I read it in a book somewhere. I myself have never dropped acid.

I have. It ruined my lab notebook and stained my fingers brown. Got marked down on the experiment, too.

[wintergreen48]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

The woman who made a man out of me was an acid tripper, and this movie made her stop: she was tripping when she saw the film, and when the end sequence began, she wigged out completely and ran out of the theater screaming. Not the best way to end a date.

[MarleysGh0st]

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

The woman who made a man out of me was an acid tripper, and this movie made her stop: she was tripping when she saw the film, and when the end sequence began, she wigged out completely and ran out of the theater screaming. Not the best way to end a date.

But it makes for a hell of a story!

[SportsFan68]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

Arthur Clarke insisted in an interview that there was no such intention. A little later in the same interview, he said that somebody came up to him, handed him a brown paper bag with something in it, he knows not what, said, "This is the best stuff," and walked away. Clarke said he flushed whatever it was down the toilet.

[ulysses5019]

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

The woman who made a man out of me was an acid tripper, and this movie made her stop: she was tripping when she saw the film, and when the end sequence began, she wigged out completely and ran out of the theater screaming. Not the best way to end a date.

Hmmmm. Are you sure that was the reason? Maybe when she got to the theater she was surprised by Mr. Wintergreen's glowing package.

[Thousandaire]

So....I'm looking at the $250K question with all four lifelines, and DYING to find out what the Kubrick question was.

Here's a million-dollar Kubrick question for you: What the hell was the meaning of the final scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

Meaning? It has none, really. It's just eye candy for you while you're tripping on Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

A better movie to watch on acid is Yellow Submarine.

I knew Cynthia Nixon but might have needed some help on the earlier ones.

I can't believe they have a contestant from Pt. Reyes Station. It's a tiny town near where I grew up. Beautiful place though.