Greg_R

OK, I've tried to make mine a little more difficult (looking at my movie collection is cheating)!

Movie #1:
Vegetable gardener
rejects Shogun's job, loved by
Madame Butterfly

Movie #2:
'King' Kong attacks them
Who will be their rescuer?
A unique sheriff

Movie #3: (OK, this one may be easier)
He goes South to hit
Not a Sprite commercial but
maturing needed

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Matt Pelham

Someone needs a refresher course in Haikus

Greg_R

I beg your pardon,
I can now count to seven
problem is resolved

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Greg_R

Any guesses? Or should I give some hints?

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MartinTeller

Is #1 a clever way of describing Being There? That's all I can think of.

#2, no clue

#3 -- Bull Durham?

Greg_R

OK, I'll give you a hint about each actor that is described in the first line. Note that I'm being crafty... instead of using an actor or actress's name I've used their character from a different movie.

#1: This actor was also in the Seven Samurai & is/was a very famous Japanese actor.
#2: "King" Kong is in quotes and refers to the nickname of a character that this actor played in a well known movie. Once you know the actor, the rest should be fairly straight forward.
#3: Think about who did a 7-Up commercial (not a Sprite commercial). He was also in Magnolia. This actor is not the one who headed South. This movie involves hitting...

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Greg_R

Well, since there is no interest in this thread I'll post the answers and let it die...

#1: Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima (Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island). Takezo (Musashi) decided to turn down the Shogun's offer and instead becomes a vegetable gardener. Madame Butterfly refers to the actress Kaoru Yachigusa, who plays Madame Butterfly in an earlier film and is in love with Musashi in this movie.

#2: Blazing Saddles. Slim Pickens was the actor who played Maj. T.J. 'King' Kong in Dr. Strangelove. So, what movie has Slim Pickens attacking people that have an unlikely rescuer? Blazing Saddles of course...

#3: Drumline. Orlando Jones (of earlier 7up commercial fame) plays a band leader in the South. An immature freshman comes south on scholarship (to play / hit the drums)... the rest is a coming of age story.

Greg
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