Need movie clip ideas for work. (1 Viewer)

[Scott McGillivray]

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!

 

[Al.Anderson]

"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.

 

[Bob McLaughlin]

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".

 

[Bob McLaughlin]

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.

 

[Ron-P]

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