A Movie Scene Quiz

I think the beings in Star Wars are sufficiently humanlike to qualify as humans.

OK by me. Done!

Recap:

M = Maternity Ward and childbirth outside the hospital.

1. Micki and Maude
2. Father of the Bride Part II
3. Parenthood
4. The Natural (Robert Redford recuperates in a maternity hospital)
5. Murphy's Romance - Murphy and Emma stroll pass and look at the babies.
6. Beaches-Bette faints and gets all of the attention while Barbra Hershey gives birth
7. She's Having a Baby (1988)
8. Romeo (1990)
9. Look Who's Talking (Kirstie Alley in hospital)
I0. Immediate Family (Mary Stuart Masterson)
11. Gone With the Wind
12. Nine Months (1995)
13. The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
14. Children of Men
15. Sommersby
16. The Thrill of it All
17. Men in Black (it wasn't exactly a child that was born, but there was defiitely labor and birth. And not of an animal)
18. Apocalypto - childbirth underwater!
19. Marie Antoinette
20. Johnny Belinda-Jane Wyman gives birth in silence
21. Hawaii - Julie Andews
22. The Three Godfathers (woman gives birth in a covered wagon)
23. Little Big Man (1970), cheyenne girl gives birth in silence
24. Maa on syntinen laulu (1973, Earth is a sinful song), a prostitute dies in childbirth
25. Ormens väg på hälleberget (1986, The Serpent's Way), girl dies giving birth to her father's child
26. Brandende liefde (1983, Burning love), painter helps deliver the child of his model
27. The Big Red One
28. For Keeps - Molly Ringwald as a high school mom
29. Rocky II
30. A Farewell to Arms - Helen Hayes dies in maternity ward. (Not sure if Jennifer Jones in the remake died in a maternity ward.)
31. Star Wars

32. Heartburn (Meryl Streep)

33. Forget Paris (Julie Kavner has baby)
34. Philadelphia (Denzel and wife welcome new baby)

35. The Dunwich Horror (poor country girl gives birth to twins and then is put into an insane asylum).

36. The Life of Brian (birth of Brian in a manger in Bethlehem)
37. The Greatest Story Ever Told (another birth in another manger in Bethlehem)

38. The Cider House Rules (Michael Caine delivers baby that mother wishes to give up for adoption)

39. Dawn of the Dead (2004), zombie gives birth to zombie baby
40. Braindead (1992), ditto
41. The Seventh Sign (1988), Demi Moore gives birth to save the world

Do we actually see these ladies in labor or in the maternity ward? Just asking cause I'm getting a little confused...

Hi, the zombie ladies are seen in labour the first in a shopping mall and the second in a basement and Demi might even be in a maternity ward, but I don't remember because the armageddon going on all around her was a bit distracting.

Joining eoe in her confusion and awaiting her comments on the zombies.

Joefromchicago:


Recap:

M = Maternity Ward and childbirth outside the hospital.

1. Micki and Maude
2. Father of the Bride Part II
3. Parenthood
4. The Natural (Robert Redford recuperates in a maternity hospital)
5. Murphy's Romance - Murphy and Emma stroll pass and look at the babies.
6. Beaches-Bette faints and gets all of the attention while Barbra Hershey gives birth
7. She's Having a Baby (1988)
8. Romeo (1990)
9. Look Who's Talking (Kirstie Alley in hospital)
I0. Immediate Family (Mary Stuart Masterson)
11. Gone With the Wind
12. Nine Months (1995)
13. The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
14. Children of Men
15. Sommersby
16. The Thrill of it All
17. Men in Black (it wasn't exactly a child that was born, but there was defiitely labor and birth. And not of an animal)
18. Apocalypto - childbirth underwater!
19. Marie Antoinette
20. Johnny Belinda-Jane Wyman gives birth in silence
21. Hawaii - Julie Andews
22. The Three Godfathers (woman gives birth in a covered wagon)
23. Little Big Man (1970), cheyenne girl gives birth in silence
24. Maa on syntinen laulu (1973, Earth is a sinful song), a prostitute dies in childbirth
25. Ormens väg på hälleberget (1986, The Serpent's Way), girl dies giving birth to her father's child
26. Brandende liefde (1983, Burning love), painter helps deliver the child of his model
27. The Big Red One
28. For Keeps - Molly Ringwald as a high school mom
29. Rocky II
30. A Farewell to Arms - Helen Hayes dies in maternity ward. (Not sure if Jennifer Jones in the remake died in a maternity ward.)
31. Star Wars
32. Heartburn (Meryl Streep)
33. Forget Paris (Julie Kavner has baby)
34. Philadelphia (Denzel and wife welcome new baby)
35. The Dunwich Horror (poor country girl gives birth to twins and then is put into an insane asylum).
36. The Life of Brian (birth of Brian in a manger in Bethlehem)
37. The Greatest Story Ever Told (another birth in another manger in Bethlehem)
38. The Cider House Rules (Michael Caine delivers baby that mother wishes to give up for adoption)
39. Dawn of the Dead (2004), zombie gives birth to zombie baby
40. Braindead (1992), ditto
41. The Seventh Sign (1988), Demi Moore gives birth to save the world

Joefromchicago: I'm looking for a scene in a maternity ward or a childbirth scene.

Do we see the child being born in:

36. The Life of Brian (birth of Brian in a manger in Bethlehem)
37. The Greatest Story Ever Told (another birth in another manger in Bethlehem) ?

No, we don't see any children being born in either of those films. There are no labor pains, no husband standing there saying "breathe, honey, breathe!" and no doctor slapping some poor kid's ass. I would add that, prior to about 1970 or so, no film would have depicted any of that (anyone want to offer a guess as to which Hollywood film first depicted a woman in labor? -- and I'm not talking about Norma Rae here). Indeed, under the Hayes Code, Hollywood filmmakers couldn't even say the word "pregnant." Consequently, many of the films currently on your list show as much of the mechanics of childbirth as either Life of Brian or The Greatest Story Ever Told (Gone With the Wind, for instance, certainly doesn't show Prissy cutting the umbilical cord). Furthermore, as the birth of a baby is a major plot point in both Life of Brian and The Greatest Story Ever Told, I would expect that they would qualify.

This isn't the first time, RA, that you've questioned my submissions while letting others' slide. If you have a problem with me participating in this thread, then send me a PM and explain yourself. Otherwise, I would expect the same treatment for my posts as you would give to anybody else's.

joe, you're kidding right? You're not really personally offended by the questions, are you?

quote: joefromchicago: "This isn't the first time, RA, that you've questioned my submissions while letting others' slide. If you have a problem with me participating in this thread, then send me a PM and explain yourself. Otherwise, I would expect the same treatment for my posts as you would give to anybody else's. "

If I've offended anyone here, I sincerely apologize.
This was meant to be a fun game for anyone who cared to participate.
This is the second round and because of the time involved, I intended to end the game after this round.
I'm ending my participation in the game now.
This thread is open to anyone who would like to take over the game.

Raggedy, I will miss the game, but I completely understand where you're coming from.

Raggedy, You and I have been movieing together since Abuzz. I'm gonna miss you. And I'm gonna miss the game.

Eight posts in a row under new posts.

sorry folks please continue

42. Le Chaînon manquant (1980, O, the Missing Link), cartoon birth of twins, one of the kids ties the umbillical himself.

My entries have been questioned by other participants more than once, but I don't consider that a reason to presume ill intent, nor a reason to quit a game that obviously entertains. Anyone, can question my entries, if their memory of a film is better or clearer than mine.

Joe from the windy city is right that most older films do not show any of the less savoury mechanics of childbirth, birth is usually implied by people running about with clean water and hot towels followed by the wailing of a baby and sometimes by the cleaned up kid being shown to the other parent like in

43. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

In Life of Brian there is no birth during the film as far as I can remember. I haven't seen the oter film.