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1. I recall one film where there was a rather hostile divorce in progress and the couple were having a good go at each other over just about everything. The movie came out in 1979 and addressed the distribution of strengths, frailties, abilities (and lack of same) and even the overall equality that does or should exist between the sexes. The two, while verbally sparring in their lawyers' office, finally reached the edge of diplomacy or even forced politeness and, in a pique, the soon-to-be ex-wife slapped the soon-to-be ex-husband squarely in his face. To the shock of many his response was, without hesitation, to give her a good smack in return. Surely this is not recommended behavior but, on some level, it almost seemed fair. What angst-ridden film, set in New York City and a testament on how NOT to make French toast, is in question here?
2. Unfriendly as it may sound, occasionally the audience isn't all that broken up to see someone on TV take a punch. We all know that there are much better ways to settle disputes but, darn it, some folks just seem to be asking for it. Such was perhaps the case in 1988 on daytime TV's "Geraldo" ~ Mr. Rivera's so-called talk show. On the occasion in question the host took a chair smack dab in the face quite adequately breaking his nose as a brawl had broken out on stage. Which of the following were NOT party to that ruckus that sent Geraldo to the emergency room (even though his ratings skyrocketed)?
3. More than likely we're all familiar with that spitfire Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara in 1939's "Gone With the Wind". She seemed to notoriously have some degree of a tantrum every other scene! I was just wondering thematically as this quiz builds: how many people did Mrs. Butler (Scarlett) slap silly in that movie?
4. Menfolk have often been known to give somebody a knuckle sandwich in the spirit of loyalty to their womenfolk - it's a classic setup. Somebody does his lady wrong? Easily, conversation is out of the question so the most accessible option is to put the rascal's lights out. Or if he or they aren't available, punching an inanimate object can often do wonders for one's mood, too. In all of the choices mentioned here we have women who were having one serious hard time at work. Either they were overworked in primitive mills, getting nuked, earning no respect for a challenging task done well or being treated like a piece of meat in place only for her associates' perverse entertainment. In one of these movies a particular boyfriend/spouse of one these put-upon ladies had reached his limit with all this abuse and, in a rather chivalrous way, took matters into his own hands. He decked her boss. Which of these films was that one?
5. This one set women's groups off into a mighty uproar in the early 1930s and, realistically, deserved to. In "The Public Enemy" (1931) very volatile Tom Powers is having his morning meal with his mistress named Kitty. Tom, as Tom was wont to often do, got perturbed about something and poor Kitty took a blow to her pretty face. The strange thing about it, though, was that Tom didn't hit her with any part of his hand. He hit her with his breakfast! What was he eating that his girl eventually ended up wearing like a mask?
6. Only rarely is hitting exactly funny (unless you're one of Three Stooges or in that sort of slapstick category, that is - if there, being a knockabout clown is expected). On TV's "Roseanne" (1988-1997) the Conner family pretty much adopted their 'Aunt Jackie' and she seemed to be at their house more often than she was at her own. Jackie, while scarcely a total write-off, had her share of troubles in career selection and, especially, with men. At one point, in a two part episode called "Crime and Punishment"/"War and Peace" in 1993 her sister Roseanne noticed some bruises on Jackie and, naturally, hit the ceiling! It is safe to say that this sort of thing was not acceptable to anyone (even though Jackie was in firm denial about it at first). Which of these four men, all at one time romantically attached to Jackie during the run of the otherwise funny series, was responsible for beating her up in that deadly serious story arc?
7. It could have been the catfight of the 1980s! Television viewers had been watching "Dynasty" (1981-1989) expecting Alexis and Krystle to let loose and just scratch each others eyes out for endless weeks and, in the episode of April 13, 1983 called "The Threat", all Hell broke loose in a hurry on the show. It is hard to remember who started it, who threw the first blow ~ all that matters is the two rolled hissing and pulling hair into an unsuspecting lily pond. We do recall, perhaps, that old reliable Blake found them and put a stop to their rather unladylike match, calling them both "common mud wrestlers". I'm wondering, though, what (in a series of many gripes back and forth) sent the two at each other's throats on that particular occasion?
8. Once in a while as we sit and just hope upon hope that somebody will take one in the kisser, we are dismayed to finally see that the one who should have been doing the smacking is the one who ends up 'getting it' from the other who deserved to be smacked at the start of things. Such was the case in this film, a rather distinguished tear-jerker (clearly designed for a female audience), which featured an unexplainably selfless mother who bent over more than backwards to protect an equally obsessed (but not in a protective way) ungodly daughter. Let's face it, the only thing that distinguished that child from some beast from the Underworld was that she only had one head (with several faces attached to it, make no mistake). Things got a little tricky when the little she-devil killed somebody, though, and Mama finally gave up - and only about 10 years too late doing that, if you ask me. Which of these movie daughters/spawns of the Devil is being discussed?
9. We can probably agree that sometimes knocking someone up the side of his head isn't always just about the head being manhandled. Or, in some cases, 'woman'handled. It's about what the person stands for, the collective past assigned to one target. It's quite easy to discuss a momentary upset or a bad day or a riotously rotten date but, now and again, there's just too much baggage and no amount of conversation will make one bit of it right. This was the case with Miss Judy Benjamin. She had come a long way from that pampered Jewish American Princess of not so long ago. A very successful (well, finally it worked out) stint in the military, much hard earned independence, definite bucket loads of unsuspected self esteem had found her. But, then, Judy found herself on her wedding day about to be married and marrying a bit of a cad to boot. At a crucial moment she knew quite well that this was one too many steps backwards for her emancipated self and made a decision. She opted not to throw the nuptials bouquet. No, she had a much better idea than that. She threw a fierce right hook into her would-be groom's breadbasket. With all that taken care of, she left the church and pranced off to much bigger and better things. What was the name of the character in 1980's "Private Benjamin" that got left, doubled over, at the altar?
10. It was November 13, 1982 and two young boxers were preparing to do battle. It was a match no different than countless ones before it- the men were fit, trained and spirited professional athletes but, as one can never predict, luck was not in the ring that night. As the fight progresed (and in the 14th round) a blow was issued to the head of Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim. Upon ending the fight he was rushed to the hospital where he died five days later from the brain injuries he sustained. One man's life over and another man's life forever altered and all for a sport. The truth is that it was just a freak accident, more or less, in an arena where physical contact rules and, as such, built-in risks are obvious. In this case, without question, entertaining an audience in the spirit of competition was hardly worth the price paid. By anyone. Who was the boxer that placed the ultimately fatal punch that night?
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