Need the help of movie (and tv) buffs!

o_nar · 03-19-2006, 04:39 PM

Need the help of movie (and tv) buffs!
Hello, I need your help, as I just found out I only have till tomorrow to get this done.

For my study I have the assignment to compose a list of 25 mediaproducts (ie. films/tv series/commercials/videoclips) that contain a certain element.

My element is: people that get (extremely) rich by doing something that at first might seem very simple or quite silly.

This element however can not be the movies theme. The best would be a small mention in the film.

For example: In Garden State they mention a person that got extremely rich by inventing 'silent velcro'.
Or in Office Space there is a guy that invented the 'jump-to-conclusions-mat'.

It doesn't have to be an invention, it can also be simple actions from persons. However, it has to be unconventional.

Also the becoming rich part has to flow out an action of that person. So films where people inherit money or win the lottery are unusable for me.

I would be extremely grateful if you could post what you come up with, and mention how the person gets rich.

So far I have the following products:

BASEketball (199

- invention of baseketball
Garden State (2004) - invention of silent velcro
Office Space (1999) - invention of jump-to-conlusions-mat
About a Boy (2002) - his dad made some cheesy christmas song
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) - invention of hoola-hoop
The Simpsons "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" (199

- Homer invents the automatic hammer
ENVY (2004) - invention of the Vapoorizer
FUTURAMA (anyone know what ep this get mentioned in?) - Professor invented Smell-o-scope, the What-if Machine, and the Finglonger

Thanks in advance.

o_skanky butterpuss · 03-19-2006, 04:53 PM

what about game shows?

The Price is Right - Plinko?

Wheel of Fortune?

or do these not work for you?

The Simpsons episode in which Homer becomes ordained as a priest over the internet (forget which religion), and uses his garage as a chapel to marry gay couples.

o_legacy · 03-19-2006, 05:10 PM

Dodgeball, to save the gym..

Still thinking

o_frags · 03-19-2006, 05:13 PM

2 examples in forest gump were he is running across america. 1 guy invents the sh*t happens car bumper sticker, another the have a nice day yellow smilly face t shirt.

Lots of examples in that film including forest himself become rich through being a shrimp fisherman even though he hasn't got a clue about shrimpin.

Also a episode of red dwarf ( english comedy series) a guy invents the "stress sheet" basically just a sheet of bubble wrap about a foot square painted red with stress written on it. Not sure what the episode is, sure some red dwarf buff around will be able to help u out

Hope they help.

o_legacy · 03-19-2006, 05:16 PM

I forgot all about that stress sheet, awesome episode!

Infact i'm off to see where I can get it from.

mirvin_monkey · 03-19-2006, 05:26 PM

tension sheet!

and the episode was called timeslides

o_frags · 03-19-2006, 05:29 PM

There you go^

o_skanky butterpuss · 03-19-2006, 05:47 PM

oh man, the pet rock!

but i dont know of a movie thats in

o_jinx · 03-19-2006, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nar

My element is: people that get (extremely) rich by doing something that at first might seem very simple or quite silly.

American Idol.

o_jefferino · 03-19-2006, 06:52 PM

In Office Space he gets the money because he gets in a car crash and not because of the Mat. The mat was what he wanted to do if he had the money. Also you might mentions some South Park and Cartman trying to make a million dollars.

o_vorm · 03-19-2006, 06:55 PM

The movie Cocktail in which they discuss the guy who invented the the plastc ends of shoe laces - flooglebinder i think they called it

o_nar · 03-19-2006, 07:22 PM

Did he get rich from that invention tho (the flooglebinder)?

o_nar · 03-19-2006, 08:11 PM

Alright so far I have the following list:

Films:

GARDEN STATE (VS: Braff, 2004)
OFFICE SPACE (VS: Judge, 1999)
BASEKETBALL (VS, Zucker, 199

ABOUT A BOY (VS, Weitz, 2002)
THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (VS, Coen, 1994)
ENVY (VS, Levinson, 2004)
FIGHT CLUB (VS, Fincher, 1999)
OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU (VS, Coen, 2000)
ROAD TRIP (VS, Philips, 2000)
FORREST GUMP (VS, Zemeckis, 1994)
THE JERK (VS, Reiner, 1979)
COCKTAIL (VS, Donaldson, 198

TV series:

‘Time on our hands’. Only Fools and Horses. BBC. 29 december 1996.
‘Timeslides’. Red Dwarf. BBC. 12 december 1989.
‘The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace’. The Simpsons. FOX. 20 september 1998.
‘Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?’. The Simpsons. FOX. 27 augustus 1992.

I decided to give a little bit less attention to the 'not being the original theme' bit. Because the theme doens't have to be the plotline

As you can see I need 9 more titles, and I would be very grateful if anyone can help getting those :P

o_cruor · 03-19-2006, 09:02 PM

"Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"

These gals take credit for inventing post-its at their high school reunion to seem successful and wealthy

o_skanky butterpuss · 03-19-2006, 10:11 PM

Brewster's Millions - he has to spend 30 million dollars in a week or something to get an inheritance. probably not exactly what youre looking for, but worth a mention.

o_tennovan · 03-20-2006, 01:15 AM

In the movie Envy, they also get rich off a product called "PocketFlan" at the very end. Very funny infomercial.

o_frags · 03-20-2006, 01:48 AM

Could Back 2 the future part2 when Biff goes back in time with the sports illustrated? ( if that is the right book and spelling :P ) makes his fortune from betting on results from big sporting events.

Does that count as a stupid way of making a fortune?

In the remake of the Italian Job one of the main characters claim his flatmate/roomy/buddy/pal/friend/m8/live in lover/whatever etc etc stole his concept for Napster and is now rich from it.

Sorry if some of that don't make sense, i'm rather drunk at the moment

o_ivaqual · 03-20-2006, 10:07 AM

This is a restatement of something that has been already said, but you don't seem to take this into account. In Office Space, the jump-to-conclusion mat doesn't get anybody rich, it's the fact that whatever-his-name-was got in a car accident and received the insurance money.

o_nar · 03-20-2006, 10:26 AM

Yea I noted that, however, in Office Space there is a mention of the Pet Rock, and how the inventor became a millionaire with it. The jump-to-conclusions mat is 'his own' Pet Rock.

03-19-2006, 04:39 PM	#1
o_nar Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Need the help of movie (and tv) buffs! Need the help of movie (and tv) buffs! Hello, I need your help, as I just found out I only have till tomorrow to get this done. For my study I have the assignment to compose a list of 25 mediaproducts (ie. films/tv series/commercials/videoclips) that contain a certain element. My element is: people that get (extremely) rich by doing something that at first might seem very simple or quite silly. This element however can not be the movies theme. The best would be a small mention in the film. For example: In Garden State they mention a person that got extremely rich by inventing 'silent velcro'. Or in Office Space there is a guy that invented the 'jump-to-conclusions-mat'. It doesn't have to be an invention, it can also be simple actions from persons. However, it has to be unconventional. Also the becoming rich part has to flow out an action of that person. So films where people inherit money or win the lottery are unusable for me. I would be extremely grateful if you could post what you come up with, and mention how the person gets rich. So far I have the following products: BASEketball (199 - invention of baseketball Garden State (2004) - invention of silent velcro Office Space (1999) - invention of jump-to-conlusions-mat About a Boy (2002) - his dad made some cheesy christmas song The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) - invention of hoola-hoop The Simpsons "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" (199 - Homer invents the automatic hammer ENVY (2004) - invention of the Vapoorizer FUTURAMA (anyone know what ep this get mentioned in?) - Professor invented Smell-o-scope, the What-if Machine, and the Finglonger Thanks in advance.

03-19-2006, 08:11 PM	#13
o_nar Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Alright so far I have the following list: Films: GARDEN STATE (VS: Braff, 2004) OFFICE SPACE (VS: Judge, 1999) BASEKETBALL (VS, Zucker, 199 ABOUT A BOY (VS, Weitz, 2002) THE HUDSUCKER PROXY (VS, Coen, 1994) ENVY (VS, Levinson, 2004) FIGHT CLUB (VS, Fincher, 1999) OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU (VS, Coen, 2000) ROAD TRIP (VS, Philips, 2000) FORREST GUMP (VS, Zemeckis, 1994) THE JERK (VS, Reiner, 1979) COCKTAIL (VS, Donaldson, 198 TV series: ‘Time on our hands’. Only Fools and Horses. BBC. 29 december 1996. ‘Timeslides’. Red Dwarf. BBC. 12 december 1989. ‘The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace’. The Simpsons. FOX. 20 september 1998. ‘Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?’. The Simpsons. FOX. 27 augustus 1992. I decided to give a little bit less attention to the 'not being the original theme' bit. Because the theme doens't have to be the plotline As you can see I need 9 more titles, and I would be very grateful if anyone can help getting those :P Last edited by o_nar; 03-19-2006 at 08:27 PM.

03-19-2006, 04:53 PM	#2
o_skanky butterpuss Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampon, FL Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	what about game shows? The Price is Right - Plinko? Wheel of Fortune? or do these not work for you? The Simpsons episode in which Homer becomes ordained as a priest over the internet (forget which religion), and uses his garage as a chapel to marry gay couples.

03-19-2006, 05:10 PM	#3
o_legacy Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Dodgeball, to save the gym.. Still thinking

03-19-2006, 05:13 PM	#4
o_frags Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Liverpool UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	2 examples in forest gump were he is running across america. 1 guy invents the sh*t happens car bumper sticker, another the have a nice day yellow smilly face t shirt. Lots of examples in that film including forest himself become rich through being a shrimp fisherman even though he hasn't got a clue about shrimpin. Also a episode of red dwarf ( english comedy series) a guy invents the "stress sheet" basically just a sheet of bubble wrap about a foot square painted red with stress written on it. Not sure what the episode is, sure some red dwarf buff around will be able to help u out Hope they help.

03-19-2006, 05:16 PM	#5
o_legacy Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I forgot all about that stress sheet, awesome episode! Infact i'm off to see where I can get it from.

03-19-2006, 05:26 PM	#6
mirvin_monkey Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cape Town, SA Posts Rated Helpful 8 Times	tension sheet! and the episode was called timeslides

03-19-2006, 05:29 PM	#7
o_frags Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Liverpool UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	There you go^

03-19-2006, 05:47 PM	#8
o_skanky butterpuss Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampon, FL Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	oh man, the pet rock! but i dont know of a movie thats in

03-19-2006, 06:52 PM	#10
o_jefferino Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	In Office Space he gets the money because he gets in a car crash and not because of the Mat. The mat was what he wanted to do if he had the money. Also you might mentions some South Park and Cartman trying to make a million dollars.

03-19-2006, 06:55 PM	#11
o_vorm Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: E. Yorks - UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The movie Cocktail in which they discuss the guy who invented the the plastc ends of shoe laces - flooglebinder i think they called it

03-19-2006, 07:22 PM	#12
o_nar Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Did he get rich from that invention tho (the flooglebinder)?

03-19-2006, 09:02 PM	#14
o_cruor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	"Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" These gals take credit for inventing post-its at their high school reunion to seem successful and wealthy

03-19-2006, 10:11 PM	#15
o_skanky butterpuss Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampon, FL Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Brewster's Millions - he has to spend 30 million dollars in a week or something to get an inheritance. probably not exactly what youre looking for, but worth a mention.

03-20-2006, 01:15 AM	#16
o_tennovan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	In the movie Envy, they also get rich off a product called "PocketFlan" at the very end. Very funny infomercial.

03-20-2006, 01:48 AM	#17
o_frags Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Liverpool UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Could Back 2 the future part2 when Biff goes back in time with the sports illustrated? ( if that is the right book and spelling :P ) makes his fortune from betting on results from big sporting events. Does that count as a stupid way of making a fortune? In the remake of the Italian Job one of the main characters claim his flatmate/roomy/buddy/pal/friend/m8/live in lover/whatever etc etc stole his concept for Napster and is now rich from it. Sorry if some of that don't make sense, i'm rather drunk at the moment

03-20-2006, 10:07 AM	#18
o_ivaqual Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Europe, Front Yard Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This is a restatement of something that has been already said, but you don't seem to take this into account. In Office Space, the jump-to-conclusion mat doesn't get anybody rich, it's the fact that whatever-his-name-was got in a car accident and received the insurance money.

03-20-2006, 10:26 AM	#19
o_nar Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yea I noted that, however, in Office Space there is a mention of the Pet Rock, and how the inventor became a millionaire with it. The jump-to-conclusions mat is 'his own' Pet Rock.

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