Movie Taglines

Answer: Undercover Blues

'Undercover Blues' is a 1993 movie starring Dennis Quaid as an agent who tries to save the world while vacationing with his agent wife and their new baby in New Orleans. Tom Arnold, Park Overall and Stanley Tucci provide more comedic moments for the couple.

Answer: High Fidelity

This one, in which Tim Robbins makes a brief appearance as Cusack's character's ex-girlfriend's new guy, is about old-fashioned LPs as a career and a way of life. Oh, bring back the seventies!

Answer: May

A gripping story about an intensely lonely young girl who creates a Frankenstein-like friend for herself.

Answer: Tin Cup

Kevin Costner played the title role and Renee Russo was more or less his muse of golf. "Happy Gilmore" was an Adam Sandler movie about golf, but the tag line was "He doesn't play golf. He destroys it."

Answer: Sling Blade

In order to make his walk more awkward and consistent, Billy Bob Thornton placed crushed glass in his shoes.

Answer: The Saint

A lesser known movie, starring Val Kilmer, Elizabeth Shue, and Rade Serbedzija (I hope I spelled the name correctly). It's based on an old series of movies starring George Sanders, and on the TV series "Simon Templar", starring Roger Moore.

Answer: Ocean's 11

"Ocean's 11" was directed by Steven Soderbergh in the year 2001. It starred an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, and Andy Garcia. Other taglines include "They're having so much fun it's illegal." "There's a dozen reasons it won't work and eleven guys who don't care."

Answer: Along Came a Spider

Sequel to 1997's 'Kiss the Girls'. I believe 'Along Came a Spider' is better than 'Kiss the Girls'.

Answer: A Beautiful Mind

Stars the incredible Russell Crowe. I'm looking forward to seeing this movie too.

Answer: Coyote Ugly

Who didn't love this movie?

Answer: Uncle Buck

Other taglines included "OH NO! IT'S...(Uncle Buck)" and "Getting rid of intruders was tough. But here's a menace that's coming to stay".

The list of actors considered for the role of Uncle Buck reads like a Hollywood Who's Who. They included John Goodman, Danny DeVito, Ed O'Neill, Dan Aykroyd, George Wendt, Michael Keaton, Robin Williams, Jack Nicholson, Joe Pesci, Bill Murray, Jim Belushi, Dudley Moore, John Travolta, Tom Hanks, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Tim Allen, Jim Carrey, and Tom Cruise. (Yes, Tom Cruise - can you imagine Tom Cruise as Uncle Buck? No, I can't either).

Answer: Alpha and Omega

"Alpha and Omega" was released on September 17, 2010. It is about two wolves who are captured and relocated so they can repopulate. Kate (the female wolf, alpha) does not like this idea too much, and they try to return home.

Answer: Jingle All the Way

The two dads were Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad, the one toy was the hot gift of the Christmas season (an action figure of Turbo-Man), and 'no prisoners' referred to the increasingly ludicrous lengths the two men went to, in order to secure the elusive little doll. The movie, Schwarzenegger's last comedy before he became Governor of California, wasn't much good, but at least we got to see him punch out a reindeer.

Answer: Dazed and Confused

"Dazed and Confused", the story of teenagers on the last day of the school year in 1976, quickly became a cult classic. It starred Matthew McConaughey, Milla Jovovich, Ben Affleck and many more actors who would go on to achieve greater fame. The film was an affectionate look at Foghat, keg parties and goodnight kisses. As for the 'bud' the tagline refers to, it may mean a good friend--or, more likely, it may mean a bud of marijuana.

Answer: Transformers

"Transformers" told the story of two battling bands of extraterrestrial, shape-changing robots (the Autobots and the Decepticons) whose war spilled over to Earth. The MacGuffin for this movie is the ominous All Spark, which would, in the wrong hands, spell an end to human civilization (and to the burgeoning romance between the characters played by Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf). Director Michael Bay released a sequel in 2009 ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen") in his perpetual quest for world domination.

Answer: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

"Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" is about the Crandell family and their struggles to have a fun summer after the woman hired to take care of them (the monstrous Mrs. Sturak, played by Eda Reiss Merin) drops dead. Christina Applegate, the oldest sibling, takes charge--finding a job, falling in love, and designing upscale fashions for General Apparel West, all while taking care of her siblings.

The unwieldy title was chosen because "The Real World" (its original name) might have caused confusion with MTV's new show. A good thing, too--star Applegate won "Most Desirable Female" at the next year's MTV Movie Awards.

Answer: National Treasure

"The greatest adventure history has ever revealed." refers to the fact that "National Treasure" is a nationwide hurt for treasure that is centuries old. But finding the treasure will mean stealing the Declaration of Independence; it's a race to find the treasure before the police find them. It is the biggest treasure hurt and adventure ever. It stars Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha.

Answer: Jarhead

This movie is based on the autobiography of Anthony Swofford. It details the mission "Desert Storm," and Swofford's life in the marine corps. This movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal. The tagline shows how each man has his own unique way of fighting.

Answer: Bowling for Columbine

"Bowling for Columbine" is a film/documentary made by Michael Moore. It looks closely and unrelentingly, at America and its fascination with guns. Moore uses damning statistics, and his own unique comic style, to reinforce his message. The tag line is a rhetorical question, which provokes people in to thinking about the issue of weapons in society. The tag line is perfect for the movie because all Moore is trying to do is provoke thought. Michael Moore has stirred up controversy, as a result of many of his documentaries.

Answer: Needful Things

'Needful Things' is based on the Stephen King book of the same name. New shop-keeper in the town of Castle Rock, Maine, Leland Gaunt (Max Von Sydow) has opened a store called Needful Things. It has everything your heart desires, but at a cost. How much are you willing to pay? The movie also starred Ed Harris.