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openComedy Movie Film
Iām trying to find the name of a movie. My guess is late 80ās or 90ās movie. The only thing I remember was 2 ineptly dull hit men attempting to kill a sleeping man in bed. They debate which side of his chest to shoot as they are unsure of which side the heart is at. One figures it out by putting his hand over his heart and reciting the pledge of allegiance. They shoot the wrong side of his chest and play vinyl record player music on full blast (or at least very loudly) immediately after the shot. They later discover he survives and they comment he must have a kangaroo heart, or something of that nature.
openA 90s comedy about two fake criminals Film
There were these two guys who would get sent out to kill a guy, but instead of doing it they just snuck up on him, jammed a whole fish into his mouth, and took a picture to prove they had "killed" him. Later, they see a crazy old man who wanted them to get revenge on someone who had done something to his daughter. They buy two pies, give them to the old man, and say they were made from the perpetrator and the driver. The old man says "I'll start with the driver" before they leave.
That's all I remember. Thank you for trying to help!
openA Single Line... Film
This is one of the most infuriatingly obscure pieces of movie dialogue. The scene, from what I can remember, is a number of people sitting around a conference table or business/political office, possibly debating something bad that has happened and trying to spin it positively. One character is coming up with a detailed plan to get them out of whatever bad situation they find themselves in, and another supporting character/lackey type, wearing glasses I'm pretty sure, says "He's not lying!" as if to tell everyone that while what he's saying may not technically be accurate, he is not deliberately engaging in a falsehood (which is what makes me think it's a political setting).
My brother and I quote movies CONSTANTLY, and every once in a while one of us will forget where a quote comes from, and will ask the other "what was that from, again?" Well, this one, neither of us can remember, and it has been driving us crazy for YEARS.
I know a few things it's NOT:
It's NOT Weird Science "He's not lying, I don't even have a learner's permit." although this movie came out at the beginning of the era in which I suspect the target movie came out mid-80's-late 90's.
It's NOT a snippet of a larger piece of dialogue, it was the only thing the character in question said at that moment.
It's NOT Canadian Bacon, although the entire political spin doctors angle fits.
It's NOT Hudsucker Proxy, though many of the board room scenes have the same feel I am thinking of.
It also is NOT Bonfire of the Vanities. When my brother mentioned this movie, I was almost positive he had hit on it, but I read the entire script and did not find it.
It's NOT spoken by a female character. It was definitely spoken by a male, and I want to say he was wearing glasses, although I may be wrong. I also had a previous hunch it was Kevin Pollack, but that's because I was chasing Canadian Bacon for a bit, but I realize that's not it. Same type of character, though (spin doctor).
That's it. My super obscure, long lost piece of dialogue that if someone can nail it down, I will be eternally grateful and will compose epic poems of your greatness!
(Edited for clarity)
Edited by ArtistikopenObscure cartoon/real life kids movie about a train Film
there was a magical train that travelled to different lands. It was controlled by a real person, but I think different places they travelled to couldāve been cartoons. I think the train was red and yellow. One place I remember them traveling to vividly was a farm. There was singing involved. I rented the VHS from the library when I was little. Please tell me someone remembers this!
openKIDS scottish Tv show or movie 80s, 90s or 2000s Film
hello, this is one of my last resorts! I have been looking and researching this show ever since it came to mind. The show is for kids and I remember it being on VHS it was about some kid ghosts and their grandpa (i think) that lived in an old maybe Scottish castle! I was only young when I saw it and I saw it in the early 200s but I thought it might have been an uncles or cousins movie since it was my gran's movie, not mine! help if you can it would be much appreciated
openTV Show about a lawyer and his girlfriend that owns a store/shop(sell candles) Film
This Show featured a lawyer and some other guy(i think its his brother0 as well as the lawyers girlfriend that owns a shop/store that sells like candles and so forth in one of the episodes there is a new Zumba class above that causes her shop to shake, I recall one episode when the boyfriend get her a spa day and she gets in a fight with a lady that works there and they and up in court and they play the security footage of them fighting. Does anyone know this show if you do please help. Not sure of the medium.........i think it film though
openRace-swap movie Film
I'm trying to find a film I watched a long time ago in which a black man and a white man "swap" race groups (via special makeup) so they can date the women they liked (who liked the other). In one scene, the white man (disguised as the black man) dropped a fake eyeball into a person's drink.
openKitchen Sex Scene Movie Film
I'm looking for a movie that had a scene where a man in a cowboy hat was peeling or washing potatoes, and then started talking to a woman in a orange two or three piece dress, and then they started having sex in the kitchen.
openSome Horror Movie Film
I remember watching this scary movie when I was a kid. A bunch of teenagers or adults adventured into this abandoned factory which was haunted by a ghost who killed people in gruesome ways. The first person she killed was some guy who offered her a cigar. The teenagers were picked off one by one and on the way, they bumped into some mercs or military men who were at first hostile but eventually sided with the teenagers. They all died and eventually we were left with 2 adult or teenage girls. One girl was killed and the ghost was about to kill the final survivor but she was somehow rescued and she woke up in a room that was occupied by another woman. I can't remember the room that well, but does anyone know what movie this is?
openName of this tv show? Film
I am trying to think of a tv show or movie I've seen part of the first episode of, here's what I remember: two teens went out on a date and the girl might have been taken advantage of or something, she woke up and saw a naked girl (details hidden in film). Her friends protected her that night when she returned and slept in her living room. It was a mystery/drama, I think I saw it on Netflix and its a fairly recent work...? Help?
Edited by StatuesqueHedgehogopenDepressed penguin walks off into the distance Film
I remember watching a film where a penguin colony was on the rocky beaches of the Islamic Republic of the Koudeiland Islands for Summer breeding and a Gentoo Penguin started walking to a chain of mountains that was many miles away and farther inland and a narrator said the penguin would certainly die and that sometimes they just walk far from the sea and go too far to make it back.
openAn horror movie about a tar spot on a lake(solved) Film
An horror movie I can't find anywhere about a slime(or somehting, I don't know how to describe it on english) on a lake that melts(or eats I don't remember very well) people, it starts with a group of camping youths that go to a lake to mess around in summer the first thing they notice is that the water of the lake is very cold(the guys looked like they were to have an hypothermic attack but I don't know if it was the actors or the characters bc one of them really looked like he was on the verge of collapsing) but that didn't stop them and everyone gets on the lake they play for a while and get on the raft in the middle of the lake and see like a tar spot that moves and kills one of them, there is when the conflict for survival starts from what I remember, does anyone knows what movie is?
Edited by willofoneopenMovie with dead flies and creepy little girl? Film
I think this was a horror/vaguely supernatural movie. I was quite young when I saw and I only really remember two scenes. One scene was a group of people going to an abandoned house and there being a lot of dead flies, so many that the characters comment on the flies. The other scene is the ending scene and it's the main character (who was a woman that was possibly blonde?) driving away with a creepy little girl who she has now adopted. The little girl has telepathy(?) and when the lady tells her something like "the two of them will be safe now", the girl responds asking "what about the baby?" She says it's a boy and the lady is shocked, but doesn't say anything else I think. Then the movie ended. Sorry if this is really vague, but it's all I remember. Thanks in advance for any help!
openLow-Budget CGI Christmas Movie Film
There was this CGI Christmas movie I remember catching the tail end of many years ago on Cartoon Network. All I knew was that one of Santa's elves did something bad- try to take over Chirstmas or something, you know the drill- but was eventually caught. Santa told him for his punishment, he had go shovel the walk.
The elf replies "The walk? We have a walk? Where does it end?"
"Greenland."
The last shot of the film is the elf miserably shoveling a path through the snow away from Santa's workshop.
The actual style of the film was simple CGI, with rounded, simple shapes to all the characters' designs.
openCartoon movie about animals trying to deliver a letter to santa claus Film
Ok, so I remember that the main guy was called Freddy and was a ferret, then there was a stick insect called walker that knew a lot of stuff and a salmon bird called cari who couldn't fly. Near the end, they go into "Santa's boat" and there they find a rat called Roderick Aloysius T-something and break the letter they were supposed to be delivering (it was sort of like a roll of paper). Another thing I should add is that I thought it was from Scandinavia (I'm not sure of the exact country, tho), but I could be wrong. Sorry for not giving more detail, but that's all I remember.
openLooking for a CGI movie from the early-mid 2000s Film
I only watched the last third of the movie, but it involves a girl saving her city inside an At-at thingy from an Evil Chancellor who tried to execute her father with spinning spikes. Then in that ruckus, some guy assassinated an empress and chaos ensued inside the city in th At-at thingy as the girl and the chancellor in his One-Winged Angel form fight.
Edited by alnair20aug93openZombie Movie Film
I watched a terrifying clippet of a film as a kid, and am trying to find it for closure.
There was a young woman with brown hair and a white jacket. (My child mind identified her as Lindsay Lohan, but that may not be right) She went into a garage looking for somebody. She slipped on blood and found the person she was looking for suspended above her. A zombie stands up and uses a garage door closer to close the door behind her. She is stuck with him in there. I believe the scene switches, and when it returns she is cowering in a corner while the zombie is holding a fire extinguisher or flame thrower. She shouts, "No, NO!" and screams as he sprays her with it. The cinematography reminded me of a movie, but it may have been a tv show in the same style of CSI.
EDIT: The face and hand of the zombie bear a close resemblance to The Fisherman from the I Know series, but the zombie's skin was just a bit darker.
EDIT: The actress in question was not Lindsay Lohan, though she did resemble her appearance from Herbie Fully Loaded. I will, check out the I Know movies to see if they are in fact what I'm looking for.
Edited by KyleRen2K16open80S (90S) KIDS DINOSAUR VHS SINGALONG Film
Sorry if this isn't allowed, but as I recall the item I'm looking for is a VHS tape from the 80s/early 90s, not a TV show (though in retrospect it certainly could be an episode from a show). What I'm looking for (as my child mind recalls) is a singalong/informational children's video about dinosaurs featuring a narrator in a white space suit (?), white face paint and big round red glasses (female). I recall it featuring a stegosaurus, brachiosaurus and tyrannosaurus for sure, but others were included. I've searched and searched and can't seem to find the name of the video. As mentioned, it was slightly a singalong as I recall, but also very informational for children. Any thoughts would helpāit's driving me NUTS! TY!
openKIds Nature Documentary Film
I remember this nature documentary for kids that I passed by at a museum once. They were even playing it on a TV. It had a song in it about Spring that had a line that went something along the lines of "check the clock because Spring is here", or something. Oh, and it also gave the animals voices. Gotta keep those kids entertained somehow. I also remember these frogs that told bad puns, to an audience of fish I believe?
Edited by pgj1997

It's an old children's animated movie. Set in a fantasy medieval period. The main characters are a bear that wears a waistcoat an a hat I think. He rides a wooden wagon. Theres also a small white flying squirrel. I believe the main antagonist was some sort of wizard or wealthy lord/king.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, Thanks.
Edited by JDBOC