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Need movie clip ideas for work.

post #1 of 5
8/30/11 at 9:57am
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Hi Gang!

My boss at my "real" job now knows that I am an actor and also a movie buff. Now she wants me to come up with some movie clips for a presentation. There are 2 clips that I am stumped with. I need your expert help with the following:


1. A clip that displays the adage "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
- so far, the movie "Big" was one I thought of. Need some others.

2. A clip that displays the adage "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't."
- this one I am really stumped on. I just cant think of a good movie clip that has that theme.


Help me out my movie-geek brethren!
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post #2 of 5
8/30/11 at 11:44am
"Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it."
Yeah, 'Big' was my first thought too. Another obvious one is 'It's a Wonderful Life'. Maybe 'Brewster's Millions'.

This is a good one, but it's taking too many brain cells for a work day. I'll try again this evening.
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post #3 of 5
8/30/11 at 1:16pm
Scott,

This site is a great way to sort through all kinds of TV tropes, but they also mention a fair amount of movies as well:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BetterTheDevilYouKnow

You might be able to find TV/movie clips on YouTube to upload.

Another thought: the ad campaign for the movie "Coraline" states "Be Careful What You Wish For". And there is a movie called "The Devil You Know".
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post #4 of 5
8/30/11 at 1:20pm
Another idea for "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't" would be to show a clip of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz upset with Miss Gultch (who takes her dog), then dealing with the Wicked Witch of the West who is much much worse.
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post #5 of 5
8/31/11 at 7:49am

This might not be much help, but I'd go with something like this...

 

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