Question: Jerry tells Elaine that the reason he does not want to eat a cake with a hair on it is because of a childhood experience in which he found a hair on his "ferina". What is a ferina and did I spell it right?
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25th Jan 2011
Seinfeld (1990)
6th Nov 2008
Eagle Eye (2008)
Question: Why and how did all that stuff end up in his apartment? Did the computer send it? If so, how and why? How was the FBI coming to his apartment "motivating" him?
Answer: ARIA sent the stuff to his apartment so the FBI would catch it and go after him. His motivation was that only ARIA could "save" him from the FBI, who was investigating him for terrorism.
23rd Nov 2008
General questions
There's a movie in which a character claims to have invented to device prior to the Clapper; I believe he called it the Snapper. Does anyone know what movie this is?
Answer: In "Night at the Museum", Ben Stiller's character claims to have invented the Snapper.
14th Jun 2007
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992)
Question: If nobody was home when Claire got unconcsious then who called the ambulance when Peyton was outside with Joey?
Answer: Claire had called 911 but she couldn't talk. I'm sure their city had enhanced 911 coverage so they knew where the call was coming from and sent paramedics.
Answer: Claire calls police to help with the dead woman in the green house, when she fails to answer the police shows up to investigate.
1st May 2007
The Young Ones (1982)
Question: What is it exactly that Rik reads from the paper? The thing that Neil repeats that brings the little devil to them? I'm assuming it's a poorly pronounced version of something that was in the papers at that time, but I can't think of anything that fits it.
Chosen answer: This is the dialog: RICK: "Hey, get this! 'Under the new ruling, all a student needs for an increased grant is a numklpkgulftoomsch from the local authority!" NEIL: "What was that?" RICK: "A numklpkgulftoomsch. Don't you ever read The Guardian, Neil?" NEIL: "What's a ftoomsch?" Ftoomsch was the little devil's name and the joke was that he'd said no one would ever say his name in regular conversation so he'd have no chance of stealing a soul.
29th Dec 2005
Fever Pitch (2005)
Question: I know it wouldn't make for a very dramatic ending, but is there no way to get from the centre field seats where Lindsay was in Fenway to Ben's seats along the first line? I mean, couldn't she have just ran along a main concourse?
Answer: At the stadiums that I've been to there are ushers posted at the top of the stairs that lead to seats closer to the field. You can't get down there without showing a ticket for that section. They also show her trying to get to that section and being told she can't go in that gate. Also, she sees through the binoculars that Ben is about to sell his tickets and she wants to create a diversion.
7th Oct 2005
The Shining (1980)
Question: Why exactly is this film (and the book it was based upon) called "The Shining"?
Answer: It refers to the "gift" that Danny and Mr. Halloran shared as in this quote from Mr. Halloran: "I can remember when I was a little boy, my grandmother and I could hold conversations entirely without ever opening our mouths. She called it shining."
13th Jun 2005
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Question: Is it true that Harrison Ford stapled his hat to his head so that it would not fall off? I've heard its a myth but also that it was true.
Answer: This started because of an outtake from the movie. Harrison Ford pretends to staple his hat to his head because it keeps blowing off for a particular scene, then they show the scene again and his hat doesn't blow off. Being that Harrison Ford is neither insane nor displays masochistic tendencies, I think it's safe to say that this is untrue.
4th Jun 2005
Seinfeld (1990)
Question: When Jerry and Elaine are at the party, Elaine is talking to a woman who keeps saying she cant find her fiance. Then Elaine, in response to the woman saying, "I cant find my baby," says to her, "maybe the dingo ate your baby." Can anyone explain this phrase?
Answer: It's a reference to the 1988 movie "A Cry in the Dark" starring Meryl Streep (who uses an New Zealand/Australian accent, as this movie was based on a true story). Elaine is paraphrasing a line from The Movie.
29th Apr 2005
General questions
I can't recall the name of the film, and all I recall is a lady stuck in an elevator in her house, while two men and a lady lounged around, teasing her. Any ideas?
Chosen answer: Sounds like "Lady in a Cage" (1964) starring Olivia de Havilland.
17th Apr 2005
The Firm (1993)
Question: In the shot where the albino is traveling in the plane to the Mud Islands, then suddenly he's back in Memphis chasing Tom Cruise. How does he travel or get there so fast? Being one shot in the Mud Islands and the next shot in Memphis, it's not possible.
Answer: Mud Island is in Memphis. You either walk across a covered walkway or take a monorail to it. He didn't take plane to get there to chase Tom Cruise.
15th Mar 2005
General questions
I only ever saw this last five minutes of this film, but I'm dying to know what it is. It was in black and white.It ends on a subway train. Two crazy guys are harassing a couple with a young girl, screaming at them and throwing things out of the woman's purse. A uniformed soldier with his arm in a cast stands up and tells them to stop. The crazies attack him. The soldier beats them unconscious, but is stabbed in the stomach. His friend rushes to his aid, whereas the soldier asks why he didn't help in the fight. The guy runs off to get help. Police soon arrive and instantly start arresting the only black guy on the train. The other passengers point out the real criminals, who are dragged off, along with the injured soldier. A wino passed out on a bench groans and rolls to the floor. Passengers step over him to exit the train.
Answer: Sounds like "The Incident" from 1967 with Martin Sheen.
8th Aug 2004
The Village (2004)
Question: Could someone please tell me the name of the woods in the movie? I've been trying to think of it ever since I saw the movie.
Answer: Covington Woods (actually located in the Walker Preserve).
3rd Mar 2004
Friends (1994)
The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad - S6-E21
Question: Estelle tells Joey about the new part she got him an audition for and says "It's kind of on the Q. T. The actor who has the part doesn't know he might be fired." What does she mean exactly by "on the q.t."?
Answer: "On the Q.T. is slang for quietly. Q.T. is an abbreviation for quiet. The phrase dates to at least 1884." Found on wordorigins.org.
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Chosen answer: Farina is a hot wheat cereal like Cream of Wheat.
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