Congratulations to James of LA for winning the Second GayPatriot movie trivia competition with 16 points, edging out ttbdan with 14 points. James got all the regular questions right, missing only the Bonus Questions. Since James lives in LA, I am treating him to coffee and a pastry at a Starbucks (or other coffee shop) of his choosing.
Read below for the correct answers:
(1) Making her feature film debut in (a) “KING KONG,” (a) Jessica Lange played Dwan who saved her life by walking out of a screening of “DEEP THROAT.” (c) The movie was released in 1976.
(2) Lange (a) was later nominated for an Academy Award for “TOOTSIE” for best supporting actress together with (b) co-star Teri Garr. (c) Lange won.
(3) (a) Garr later appeared in “DICK” which referenced Deep Throat. (b) She played the mother of one of the two girls who together assumed the alias of Deep Throat.
(4) With (a) Gene Wilder (b) in “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN,” she enjoyed a “roll in the hay.”
(5) In (a) “AIRPLANE!” (b) Leslie Nielsen said, “I am serious and don’t call me Shirley.”
(6) In (a) “CLUE,” (b) Martin Mull said, “Yep, two corpses, everything’s fine.”
(7) To (a) Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) (b) in “RETURN OF THE JEDI” addressed this comment Yoda did: “When nine hundred years old you be, look this good you will not.”
And the BONUS QUESTION which no one answered correctly. In (a) “PORTRAIT OF JENNIIE,” (b) Ethel Barrymore (as Miss Spinney) said “I’m an old maid and nobody knows more about love than an old maid.”
King Kong was an awesome film. If your love is for High Fantasy, Jungle folklore, sociocultural commentary, tart satirical thrust, or a tragic romance of lost souls, Peter Jacksons KING KONG is a whopper of a great tale. A telling narrative of desperate lives caught up in the desperate times of The Great Depression, this KING KONG showcases what desperation will drive one to do, and the price to be paid for such ventures. Those who thrilled to what Jackson, his co-writers, and his SFX team at WETA achieved in bring THE LORD OF THE RINGS to cinematic life will not be let down here. Those who swear by that classic RKO original starring Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong will have much reason to cheer. The basic innocence of that original has been enhanced by Jackson astutely depicting the corruptive period from which it sprang. The Depression -a cheery Al Jolson at the start of the film notwithstanding- was anything but a good time. Special notice must be paid to Jack Black (whose Carl Denham is less the film warrior of Robert Armstrong , and more the okeydoke peddler), Evan Parke (whose Hayes is a wary figure of tragic wisdom), Adrien Brody (whose Jack Driscoll is a brilliant commentary on the struggle of creative artists amidst commercial booshwah) and Naomi Watts (whose Ann Darrow does the renowned ingénue played by Fay Wray proud, while adding layers of wit and depth all her own) Too, Andy Serkis (who stunned us as Gollum in the RING trilogy) delivers a Chaplin-worthy tour de force of thespian body language as the Great Ape. Between the insightful pantomime of Serkis, and the equally inspired Broadway trouping of Watts, the story is centered not on lust misplaced, but haunted travelers striking a deep, ill-fated bond. Get the 2 disc special edition if you want a deeper look into the art of filmmaking. Whatever you choose, pick up this film, and enjoy its absorbing, enchanted tale.