| #22, aired 2023-12-06 | PIZZA AT THE MOVIES $200: Doing his iconic "pizza strut", John Travolta scarfs down a double-decker slice in the opening credits of this film Saturday Night Fever |
| #8751, aired 2022-11-28 | OF MOVIES $800: In this classic film police detective Sidney Poitier investigates a murder in the racist town of Sparta, Mississippi In the Heat of the Night |
| #8547, aired 2022-01-04 | TAGLINES OF SCARY MOVIES $800: 2013:
"One night a year, all crime is legal" The Purge |
| #8516, aired 2021-11-22 | BEATLES MOVIES & DOCS $200: Paul McCartney said The Beatles wanted to be in a film, but wanted to make a good one--& did with this first film of theirs A Hard Day's Night |
| #7797, aired 2018-07-03 | TV MOVIES? $800: "Good Night, and Good Luck." starred David Strathairn as this TV & radio man in conflict with Joe McCarthy (Edward R.) Murrow |
| #7557, aired 2017-06-20 | RETURN TO THE MOVIES $600: 1968's "Night of" these creatures apparently didn't finish them off; 1985 witnessed "The Return of" them the living dead |
| #7550, aired 2017-06-09 | RECENT MOVIES $1000: Ron Howard's documentary on the Beatles' touring years had this song in its title "Eight Days A Week" |
| #7280, aired 2016-04-15 | TV SHOWS BASED ON MOVIES $400: Billy Bob Thornton played a high school football coach in this 2004 film; Kyle Chandler in the TV series Friday Night Lights |
| #7221, aired 2016-01-25 | "AT" THE MOVIES $600: The sequel to this 2006 film was subtitled "Battle of the Smithsonian" Night at the Museum |
| #6945, aired 2014-11-21 | CHANNING TATUM MOVIES BY ROLE $400: Roofer by day, "enchanting" stripper by night Magic Mike |
| #6908, aired 2014-10-01 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $400: Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert hitchhike across George Romero's original apocalypse It Happened One Night of the Living Dead |
| #6548, aired 2013-02-20 | MOVIES: THE LINE OF THE END $1200: "My name is Joel Goodson. I deal in human fulfillment. I grossed over $8,000 in one night. The time of your life, huh, kid?" Risky Business |
| #6483, aired 2012-11-21 | CELEBRITIES' FAVORITE MOVIES $400: (Hi. I'm Cheech Marin, and...) You can't help feeling the exuberance of the Beatles in this, their first movie A Hard Day's Night |
| #6319, aired 2012-02-23 | RHYMING MOVIES $1600: Colin Farrell played a vampire in this remake of an '80s flick Fright Night |
| #6310, aired 2012-02-10 | SUPERHERO MOVIES $800: "In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight" begins the oath of this hero; beware his power! the Green Lantern |
| #6182, aired 2011-06-28 | MOVIES BY INITIALS $2000: 2005, Edward R. Murrow versus Joe McCarthy: "G.N.A.G.L." Good Night and Good Luck |
| #6064, aired 2011-01-13 | ROBIN WILLIAMS MOVIES $400: 2006: Robin as Teddy Roosevelt, who comes to the aid of a security guard Night at the Museum |
| #6058, aired 2011-01-05 | BROADWAY BILLYS $400: "Mr. Saturday Night" in the movies, in 2004 he starred in a one-man show called "700 Sundays" Billy Crystal |
| #6055, aired 2010-12-31 | WATCH "ING" THE MOVIES $1600: Drama in which Diane Keaton cruises nightclubs seeking one-night stands & more Looking for Mr. Goodbar |
| #6033, aired 2010-12-01 | YOU JANE $400: ...who played a Conehead on "Saturday Night Live" & in the movies Jane Curtin |
| #5824, aired 2009-12-31 | ART HOUSE MOVIES $800: Charles Laughton as this painter has to deal with men upset at being shown in shadow in the "Night Watch" Rembrandt |
| #5774, aired 2009-10-22 | OTHER PLANETS IN MOVIES $1600: "Coneheads":
Just like on "Saturday Night Live" (though they say they come from France) Remulak |
| #5673, aired 2009-04-15 | MOVIES ANY TIME $600: Attila the Hun & Sacajawea are characters in this 2006 Ben Stiller comedy Night at the Museum |
| #5507, aired 2008-07-15 | BEFORE & AFTER GOES TO THE MOVIES $800: Film of a typical day in the life of the Beatles, which includes running from bloodthirsty zombie fans in a Romero classic A Hard Day's Night of the Living Dead |
| #5236, aired 2007-05-21 | HOT MOVIES $400: Norman Jewison asked Rod Steiger to chew gum, eventually 263 packs, as Police Chief Bill Gillespie in this 1967 film In the Heat of the Night |
| #5236, aired 2007-05-21 | HOT MOVIES $1600: This 1977 movie produced the second-best-selling soundtrack in movie history Saturday Night Fever |
| #5198, aired 2007-03-28 | JUST ONE OF THE 2... $1000: movies in which Clark Gable starred that won consecutive Best Picture Oscars in the mid-1930s It Happened One Night |
| #5165, aired 2007-02-09 | MOVIES $1600: Working the graveyard shift, security guard Ben Stiller sees natural history exhibits come to life in this film Night at the Museum |
| #5035, aired 2006-06-30 | OSCAR NIGHT 2006 $800: A past nominee for directing movies like "Nashville" & "Short Cuts", he accepted an honorary Oscar (Robert) Altman |
| #4857, aired 2005-10-25 | MOVIES TO THE MAX $2000: In 1935 this great German stage director brought "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to the screen Max Reinhardt |
| #4743, aired 2005-03-30 | OSCAR NIGHT 2005 $1000: Acknowledged for making such great movies as "Equus", "The Verdict" & "12 Angry Men", he received an honorary award Sidney Lumet |
| #4682, aired 2005-01-04 | ROBERT DE NIRO MOVIES $1600: "Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime" The King of Comedy |
| #4606, aired 2004-09-20 | CHAMPIONSHIP MOVIES $800: On the night of a big boxing championship Nicolas Cage gets caught up in an assassination plot in this movie Snake Eyes |
| #4277, aired 2003-03-18 | "IN" THE MOVIES $800: 1967:
They called Sidney Poitier "Mister Tibbs"! In the Heat of the Night |
| #4187, aired 2002-11-12 | POP CULTURE $400: Before making it big in the movies, Mike Myers & Eddie Murphy were regulars on this TV series Saturday Night Live |
| #3883, aired 2001-06-20 | BEFORE & AFTER AT THE MOVIES $800: In this black & white horror classic, zombies also "Seize the Day" with Robin Williams Night of the Living Dead Poets Society |
| #3195, aired 1998-06-19 | “HARD” & “EASY” MOVIES $400: 1964 film that brought us a day in the life of the Fab Four A Hard Day's Night |
| #3019, aired 1997-10-16 | "COLOR" MOVIES $800: In this 1994 film Bruce Willis psychoanalyzed Jane March The Color of Night |
| #2897, aired 1997-03-18 | MOVIES ABOUT THE MOVIES $1000: This French director played a director in his 1973 film "Day For Night" Francois Truffaut |
| #2870, aired 1997-02-07 | ACTORS & ROLES $500: Kimberly Williams, from the "Father of the Bride" movies plays Isabel on this Saturday night TV drama "Relativity" |
| #2784, aired 1996-10-10 | THE MOVIES $300: Clint Eastwood played a late-night DJ stalked by a fan in this 1971 film, his first as a director Play Misty for Me |
| #2689, aired 1996-04-18 | THE MOVIES $500: This composer was played by Cary Grant in the 1946 musical "Night and Day" Cole Porter |
| #2680, aired 1996-04-05 | "NIGHT" MOVIES $100: In it Groucho pointed out a contract's sanity clause to Chico who said, "There ain't no Sanity Claus" "A Night At The Opera" |
| #2680, aired 1996-04-05 | "NIGHT" MOVIES $200: At a June 1995 auction, the white suit John Travolta wore in this film sold for $145,500 "Saturday Night Fever" |
| #2680, aired 1996-04-05 | "NIGHT" MOVIES $300: In this 1934 classic, Alan Hale was the driver who stopped at the sight of Claudette Colbert's leg "It Happened One Night" |
| #2680, aired 1996-04-05 | "NIGHT" MOVIES $400: George Romero shot this 1968 horror classic for under $150,000 Night of the Living Dead |
| #2680, aired 1996-04-05 | "NIGHT" MOVIES $500: Truffaut's 1973 movie about making movies "Day For Night" |
| #2611, aired 1996-01-01 | THE MOVIES $200: In this 1967 drama, Sidney Poitier preferred to be called Mr. Tibbs In the Heat of the Night |
| #2563, aired 1995-10-25 | THE MOVIES $800: Songs heard on the soundtrack of this 1977 film include "Jive Talkin"' & "You Should Be Dancing" Saturday Night Fever |
| #2383, aired 1995-01-04 | THE MOVIES $500: S. Stallone co-wrote, co-produced & directed this 1983 sequel to "Saturday Night Fever" Staying Alive |
| #2358, aired 1994-11-30 | THE MOVIES $500: In "Rebecca" this actress' first line is "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley Again" Joan Fontaine |
| #1551, aired 1991-05-06 | B MOVIES $600: 1990 saw George Romero remaking this 1968 zombie classic of his Night of the Living Dead |
| #1134, aired 1989-07-06 | THE MOVIES $800: Elizabeth Taylor sang "Send In The Clowns" in this movie musical, & we're not clowning around A Little Night Music |
| #1105, aired 1989-05-26 | "MAN"LY MOVIES $2,500 (Daily Double): Film that inspired Burt Bacharach & Hal David to write this 1962 Top 10 hit:
"Alone and afraid she prayed that he'd return that fateful night /
Aw, that night /
When nothing she said could keep her man from going out to fight..." The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
| #1089, aired 1989-05-04 | THE '30s $200: During the '30s it's where people went on "Bank Night" to win prizes the movies |
| #894, aired 1988-06-23 | THE MOVIES $300: This sequel featured John Travolta, who still had a touch of "Saturday Night Fever" Staying Alive |
| #783, aired 1988-01-20 | THE MOVIES $400: George Raft shared the screen with this sexpot in her 1st film, "Night after Night", & her last, "Sextette" Mae West |
| #674, aired 1987-07-09 | MOVIES $400: Rod Steiger won an Oscar for this 1967 film set in Mississippi but filmed in Illinois In the Heat of the Night |
| #662, aired 1987-06-23 | THE MOVIES $200: In "Crimes of the Heart" she shot her husband; in "'Night Mother," she shot herself Sissy Spacek |
| #580, aired 1987-02-27 | SCARY MOVIES $200: Director George Romero gave us their "Night" in 1968, their "Dawn" in '79, & their "Day" in '85 the Dead |
| #295, aired 1985-10-25 | MOVIES $300: At the end of it, Gable trumpets & "The Walls of Jericho" fall It Happened One Night |
| #14, aired 1984-09-27 | HOT MOVIES $200: Poitier & Steiger made sparks fly in this '67 Oscar winner In the Heat of the Night |
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