A Movie Scene Quiz

True Grit?

gus, you're thinking SHELL GRIT, of which many island beaches are made.

Oh God... I'm so bad at this game... I haven't guessed one!

Oh finally, I have been able to add one more to the list:

1. The Last Island (1990, a feminist version of the castaway theme)
2. Cast Away (Tom Hanks, I really loved that film!)
3. Blue Lagoon (Brooke Shields & Christopher Atkins in sugary back to nature idylle.)
4. We're Not Dressing (Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard)
5. The Admirable Crichton
6. Lord of the Flies (I liked the 1963 version better than the 1990 remake)
7. Robinson Crusoe (there have been several movie versions, take your pick)
8. The Little Hut (S. Granger, Ava Gardner and David Niven)
9. Swiss Family Robinson
10. Six Days, Seven Nights (Harrison Ford & Anne Heche battle it out in a humourous way)
11. Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (2004, weird comedy with a cameo by Michael Jackson)
12. Hell in the Pacific (1968, Japanese and US soldier find themselves alone on a desert island during WWII)
13. Mysterious Island (Michael Callan, Joan Greenwood)
14. Heaven Knows Mr Allison - Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr. US soldier and nun stranded on Pacific Island during WWII hiding from Japanese.
15. Sea Wife = Richard Burton, Joan Collins. Four survivors of sunken ship land on island. Heroine (surprise, surprise) turns out to be a nun. (Yes! Joan Collins.)
16. Three (dribble with Billy Zane, a lush tart and an Hispanic servant)
17. Matango (1963, Japanese thriller about a desert island inhabited by killer mushrooms)
18. The Lost World: Jurassic Park II (1997) and Jurassic Park III (2001), which both are set on the abandoned island of Isla Sorna.
19. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980, a fantastic tale involving a WWII bomber, its pilot, a nun, two orphans and two lost Japanese soldiers on a desert island)
20. Father Goose - During WWII boozing beachcomber Cary Grant is persuaded to observe enemy airplanes on a South Seas Island where he is later joined by Leslie Caron and her female students who had been stranded on a nearby island.
21: Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932, an amusing South Seas comedy, but the attitudes towards women and natives is rather dated.)
22. Deux ans de vacances (This is the title of the Jules Verne novel, not the actual film I saw, because I do not know whether it was Dos años de vacaciones (1962) or Strange Holiday (1969). I saw it as a child with subtitles.)
23. Treasure Island (Many versions of which I have seen at least three, take your pick)
24. Mutiny on the Bounty (multiple versions) mutineers and Tahitian girlfriends find island and settle on it. There are still Pitcairn Islanders living there today.
25. Il Signor Robinson, mostruosa storia d'amore e d'avventure (1976, a spoilt city dweller washes up on the island of Robinson Crusoë)
26. Swept Away (2002, flop with Madonna stranded on a Mediterranean island)

Four to go and I already have one in mind (for the next trip to the DVD store).

I remembered this title:

27. Wilderness (2006, British juvenile delinquents get sent on a survival course on an uninhabited island and must face killer dogs. I believe this film is very similar to The Breed (2006)

Hi Paaskynen. I remembered PT109, but am not sure if it fits your category. After Kennedy's boat is demolished he and his men escape to an island where they are stranded for a time.

Hi Raggedy,

I looked it up and to me it fits the bill with a shipwreck and an island (which was uninhabited for all I know), so

28. PT 109 (1963, JFK's wartime adventures.)
29. Lovewrecked (2005, teen comedy, a borderline title since they are not washed ashore on an actual desert island, but initially believe they are.)

OK, I finally remembered another film where people are marooned on an island that they believe is uninhabited at first, so time to (finally) close this topic. The final list for "desert island":

1. The Last Island (1990, a feminist version of the castaway theme)
2. Cast Away (Tom Hanks, I really loved that film!)
3. Blue Lagoon (Brooke Shields & Christopher Atkins in sugary back to nature idylle.)
4. We're Not Dressing (Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard)
5. The Admirable Crichton
6. Lord of the Flies (I liked the 1963 version better than the 1990 remake)
7. Robinson Crusoe (there have been several movie versions, take your pick)
8. The Little Hut (S. Granger, Ava Gardner and David Niven)
9. Swiss Family Robinson
10. Six Days, Seven Nights (Harrison Ford & Anne Heche battle it out in a humourous way)
11. Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (2004, weird comedy with a cameo by Michael Jackson)
12. Hell in the Pacific (1968, Japanese and US soldier find themselves alone on a desert island during WWII)
13. Mysterious Island (Michael Callan, Joan Greenwood)
14. Heaven Knows Mr Allison - Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr. US soldier and nun stranded on Pacific Island during WWII hiding from Japanese.
15. Sea Wife = Richard Burton, Joan Collins. Four survivors of sunken ship land on island. Heroine (surprise, surprise) turns out to be a nun. (Yes! Joan Collins.)
16. Three (dribble with Billy Zane, a lush tart and an Hispanic servant)
17. Matango (1963, Japanese thriller about a desert island inhabited by killer mushrooms)
18. The Lost World: Jurassic Park II (1997) and Jurassic Park III (2001), which both are set on the abandoned island of Isla Sorna.
19. The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980, a fantastic tale involving a WWII bomber, its pilot, a nun, two orphans and two lost Japanese soldiers on a desert island)
20. Father Goose - During WWII boozing beachcomber Cary Grant is persuaded to observe enemy airplanes on a South Seas Island where he is later joined by Leslie Caron and her female students who had been stranded on a nearby island.
21: Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932, an amusing South Seas comedy, but the attitudes towards women and natives is rather dated.)
22. Deux ans de vacances (This is the title of the Jules Verne novel, not the actual film I saw, because I do not know whether it was Dos años de vacaciones (1962) or Strange Holiday (1969). I saw it as a child with subtitles.)
23. Treasure Island (Many versions of which I have seen at least three, take your pick)
24. Mutiny on the Bounty (multiple versions) mutineers and Tahitian girlfriends find island and settle on it. There are still Pitcairn Islanders living there today.
25. Il Signor Robinson, mostruosa storia d'amore e d'avventure (1976, a spoilt city dweller washes up on the island of Robinson Crusoë)
26. Swept Away (2002, flop with Madonna stranded on a Mediterranean island)
27. Wilderness (2006, British juvenile delinquents get sent on a survival course on an uninhabited island and must face killer dogs. I believe this film is very similar to The Breed (2006)
28. PT 109 (1963, JFK's wartime adventures.)
29. Lovewrecked (2005, teen comedy, a borderline title since they are not washed ashore on an actual desert island, but initially believe they are.)
30. The Land That Time Forgot (1975, British and German sailors are stranded on Caprona, an island that appears to be uninhabited by humans...)

Paaskynen: I want to thank you for reviving this thread. The time and effort you put into it is greatly appreciated.

When I started this thread in August of 2003, we guessed movie scenes:

Guess the movie from the scene/description. The first person to guess the movie correctly will then ask the next question, or, if they wish, may pass. We will then start the next round with the first person who posts a scene.

After three wrong guesses, we may ask for a clue.

A time frame is helpful.

Want to give it a try?

Here's the first question:

Scene from a seventies movie:

The horses whinny in sheer terror every time they hear her voice.

Hi Raggedy! Long time no see.

I feel as though I should know this one... but nothing's coming to mind. I'll be thinking.

Hello, Mac. Good to see you again. I think you'll know this one.

Recap:

When I started this thread in August of 2003, we guessed movie scenes:

Guess the movie from the scene/description. The first person to guess the movie correctly will then ask the next question, or, if they wish, may pass. We will then start the next round with the first person who posts a scene.

After three wrong guesses, we may ask for a clue.

A time frame is helpful.

Want to give it a try?

Here's the first question:

Scene from a seventies movie:

The horses whinny in sheer terror every time they hear her voice.

Helloooo Raggedy. Good to see you.

Is it Young Frankenstein? I'm thinking of the Cloris Leachman character, Frau Something or other. Probably wrong.

And it's great to see you again, Roberta.

You got it. "Young Frankenstein". I laugh everytime I think of Cloris Leachman and the horses.

Your turn.

Cloris Leachman and the horses always cracked me up too.

In a 1950's movie, in a corner candy store/soda fountain, the proprietor tells a customer that he's got to pay for the soda.

Good to see you eoe. Can't forget Frau Blucher.

I'm thinking about soda fountains, Roberta. At the moment all I can see are Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland and Lana Turner.

West Side Story maybe? Nah, I think that was in the 60s.

Three wild guesses to get a clue:

Marty
On the Waterfront
Rebel Without a Cause

Funny, I was also thinking Rebel without a cause, without cause because I have no clear recollection of the film in its entirety, just isolated scenes.