Though everyone would be interested in this. I got my name in the paper – the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. A columnist, Lee Benson writes a column four times a week which we almost always read. A couple weeks ago, he had a contest in which he listed 10 lines from movies. We were supposed to write him back and give him the name of the movie the lines came from. The prize was your name in the paper. Here is an excerpt from his column of Monday, Nov 19 (the day of my surgery).
Discussing movie lines begets more
First off, my thanks to the readers who made it to the bottom of last Monday’s column regarding the Hollywood writers strike and sent in e-mails correctly identifying the movie lines in question.
What a comfort it is to be surrounded by such intelligence.
The names of the winners: Tyler Leckington, Lisa Horne, Laurie Metcalf, Rachael Sheffield, Jim Hoag, Greg Stewart, Brian Barker, Courtney Henderson, Merrily Hill, Charlotte Pratt, Theron Millar, Andy and Lisa Sipple and Doug Robinson.
The correct answers: “What we have here is a failure to communicate” — “Cool Hand Luke.” “Are you talkin’ to me?” — “Taxi Driver.” “I’m as mad as h—, and I’m not going to take this anymore.” — “Network.” “You can’t handle the truth.” — “A Few Good Men.” “You’ve been ruining everybody’s lives and eating all our steak.” — “Napoleon Dynamite.” “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya punk?” — “Dirty Harry.” “Go ahead, make my day.” — “Sudden Impact.” “Show me the money.” — “Jerry Maguire.” “Hasta la vista, baby.” — “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.”
So you see, your old Dad’s still got it.
Dad