What single words are uniquely evocative of a movie?
February 16, 2010 7:39 AM   Subscribe

Lebowski. Durden. Zoolander. Fletch. Midichlorian. Replicant. What single words are uniquely evocative of a movie?
posted by neilkod to Media & Arts (104 answers total) 13 users marked this as a favorite
 
Plastics.
posted by Bromius at 7:40 AM on February 16, 2010 [12 favorites]


Trainspotting.
posted by Rewind at 7:41 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


If you know someone with the name Durden, Lebowski, or Fletch, then they aren't uniquely evocative of a movie for you.
posted by amro at 7:41 AM on February 16, 2010


Dingoes
posted by RajahKing at 7:43 AM on February 16, 2010


Rosebud.
posted by BeerFilter at 7:43 AM on February 16, 2010 [11 favorites]


Thirty-seven.
posted by bondcliff at 7:44 AM on February 16, 2010 [4 favorites]


Reese's Pieces (Okay, two words).
posted by ga$money at 7:45 AM on February 16, 2010


Casino

Goodfellas

Stella?

Hightower

Axel

(Admittedly the first two are the names of movies; nonetheless they are also words which make one think of a particular movie.)
posted by dfriedman at 7:47 AM on February 16, 2010


KHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by otters walk among us at 7:47 AM on February 16, 2010 [15 favorites]


Kaiser Soze.
posted by Think_Long at 7:48 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Freeeeeedoooooommm!
posted by Think_Long at 7:48 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Bueller?...Bueller?...Bueller?
posted by fiTs at 7:48 AM on February 16, 2010 [2 favorites]


Diggler (Boogie Nights)
Icklooga (Heathers)
posted by Jaltcoh at 7:48 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Kurtz
posted by jquinby at 7:50 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


"Mendacity" (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
posted by pants at 7:54 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Inconceivable!
posted by Mizu at 7:54 AM on February 16, 2010 [17 favorites]


It
posted by Pollomacho at 7:55 AM on February 16, 2010


Spiderpig.
posted by General Malaise at 7:55 AM on February 16, 2010 [5 favorites]


LV-426

HAL

precogs

Sparkle Motion (ok, two words)
posted by exlotuseater at 7:55 AM on February 16, 2010


The force
posted by dywypi at 7:57 AM on February 16, 2010 [2 favorites]


Jigowatts (Back to the Future trilogy)
posted by Jaltcoh at 7:57 AM on February 16, 2010 [3 favorites]


Lecter
posted by exlotuseater at 8:00 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Respect
posted by rakish_yet_centered at 8:01 AM on February 16, 2010


Stella!
posted by mynameisluka at 8:05 AM on February 16, 2010 [2 favorites]


Carbonite.
posted by Hugh2d2 at 8:09 AM on February 16, 2010


Raptor.
Yippie-ki-yay.
Energize. (Do TV shows count?)
Shrubbery.
Hobbitses.
Imhotep.
Kali Ma. (Two words, I guess.)
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 8:13 AM on February 16, 2010


Tron (well it may be the title, but so is 'Fletch')

Groovy

Yippee-ki-yay

R.O.U.S.

C.H.U.D.
posted by rocketpup at 8:20 AM on February 16, 2010


Jinx
posted by rocketpup at 8:20 AM on February 16, 2010


Fagabeefe
posted by bondcliff at 8:21 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


jquinby: "Kurtz"

I read this book before I saw the movie, so.

Maybe "Jedi?"
posted by andrewcilento at 8:24 AM on February 16, 2010


WOLVERINES!
posted by adamrice at 8:25 AM on February 16, 2010 [2 favorites]


Mogwai
posted by rocketpup at 8:26 AM on February 16, 2010


Multipass
posted by emeiji at 8:27 AM on February 16, 2010 [7 favorites]


Lecter

How about "fava beans"? (two words, I know)
posted by Pollomacho at 8:27 AM on February 16, 2010


Adrian!
posted by fellion at 8:29 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Inconceivable!
posted by adamrice at 8:30 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Ni!
posted by burnmp3s at 8:30 AM on February 16, 2010 [3 favorites]


flux capacitor
posted by emeiji at 8:34 AM on February 16, 2010


Preciousssss...
posted by dywypi at 8:35 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Skynet.
posted by cgc373 at 8:36 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Attica
posted by Cookiebastard at 8:36 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Dolemite
posted by magstheaxe at 8:41 AM on February 16, 2010


Monolith
posted by rocketpup at 8:42 AM on February 16, 2010


Quickening
posted by rocketpup at 8:44 AM on February 16, 2010


Spicoli
Toga!
Soylent
posted by pappy at 8:45 AM on February 16, 2010


Griswold
posted by gnomeloaf at 8:45 AM on February 16, 2010


Zuul
posted by nicwolff at 8:47 AM on February 16, 2010 [2 favorites]


Wax-On Wax-Off
posted by kaizen at 8:48 AM on February 16, 2010


Super Fly
posted by magstheaxe at 8:48 AM on February 16, 2010


SPARTA!
posted by Shohn at 8:48 AM on February 16, 2010


McLovin
posted by nicwolff at 8:50 AM on February 16, 2010 [5 favorites]


Rosebud.
posted by Devoidoid at 8:51 AM on February 16, 2010


Hal
Tetsuo, Kaneda
Droogs
Atomics!
Farva
Crom
Yubaba
Eleven
posted by euphorb at 8:53 AM on February 16, 2010


"Zoltan!"
Blondie
Ultraviolence
Woah
Yeeaahh... *stretches back*
Boomstick
(G/J)igawatts
Waaaaaaalllllllleeeee
TETSUO!
posted by zombieflanders at 9:01 AM on February 16, 2010


monolith
posted by yeti at 9:03 AM on February 16, 2010


woodchipper
posted by yeti at 9:09 AM on February 16, 2010


Ezekiel 25:17
CRM-114
posted by mosk at 9:12 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


ehwa

yoda
posted by effluvia at 9:19 AM on February 16, 2010


Reaver
Shawshank
Alcatraz
Rainman
posted by gemmy at 9:23 AM on February 16, 2010


Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
posted by milkrate at 9:39 AM on February 16, 2010 [4 favorites]


Braveheart.
Frodo/any LotR names.
posted by jmd82 at 9:41 AM on February 16, 2010


Godfather.
posted by rodgerd at 9:44 AM on February 16, 2010


Melange.
posted by bright cold day at 9:57 AM on February 16, 2010


Shenanigans.
posted by o0dano0o at 10:02 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


O-face.
posted by o0dano0o at 10:03 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Octopussy, Goldfinger, and many other bond Characters.
posted by o0dano0o at 10:11 AM on February 16, 2010


Atticus.
posted by o0dano0o at 10:12 AM on February 16, 2010


Ditto.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:14 AM on February 16, 2010


Zihuatanejo
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:18 AM on February 16, 2010


Chunk.
posted by o0dano0o at 10:22 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Malkovich.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:26 AM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Schwing!
posted by one_bean at 10:26 AM on February 16, 2010 [2 favorites]


Chickapay

Fingercuffs
posted by bondcliff at 10:27 AM on February 16, 2010


Expelliarmus!
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:27 AM on February 16, 2010


Brundlefly (as long as you don't think of the Mefite)
posted by Jaltcoh at 10:31 AM on February 16, 2010


Chaiwalah.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:32 AM on February 16, 2010


V'ger
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:35 AM on February 16, 2010


Deliverance
Chitty
Gelfling
Northwest
Polyalloy
Aguirre
Fitzcarraldo
"Barbara"
Beetlejuice
"Heineken?"
"Prevert"
Videodrome
posted by infinitewindow at 10:36 AM on February 16, 2010


Milkshake
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 10:37 AM on February 16, 2010


Chinatown
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 10:56 AM on February 16, 2010


Strangelove
posted by tim_in_oz at 11:04 AM on February 16, 2010


Bali H'ai.
posted by BlahLaLa at 11:17 AM on February 16, 2010 [2 favorites]


Fandango
posted by Pollomacho at 11:22 AM on February 16, 2010


THX-1138.
posted by BlahLaLa at 11:30 AM on February 16, 2010


Recidivism
posted by banwa at 11:42 AM on February 16, 2010


"Can you name the movie given the one-word clue?" is a popular quiz on trivia site Sporcle, and the statistics shown afterwards ("See the most missed") provide some insight on which words are the most evocative. There's also a sequel.
posted by Rhaomi at 11:43 AM on February 16, 2010 [3 favorites]


THEM!
Psycho
Suspicion
Notorius
Frankenstein
Dracula
posted by Gungho at 11:48 AM on February 16, 2010


Vertigo
posted by Jaltcoh at 11:59 AM on February 16, 2010


Leeloo
Arizona
Vincent
Nosferatu
Biko
High-hat
Kobayashi
Nikita
Joker
"Alarm!"
Tevye
Matilda
posted by buzzv at 12:05 PM on February 16, 2010


Shiiiiieeeeett
posted by AceRock at 12:09 PM on February 16, 2010


Joker

I'll dispute this one: In addition to various Batman-themed movies, it can also evoke Full Metal Jacket.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 12:13 PM on February 16, 2010


DeLorean
posted by AceRock at 12:16 PM on February 16, 2010 [1 favorite]


Facehugger
Chestburster
posted by Scoo at 12:42 PM on February 16, 2010


I don't think the actual name of the movie should count.

Also, for "plastics" which I didn't know, I googled and the first hit was a YouTube clip for The Graduate. But knowing what I know about Metafilter, I feel like everyone who favorited was thinking of Mean Girls?

My submission: "Wilillssoooooooon!"
posted by like_neon at 1:13 PM on February 16, 2010


Alright, alright, alright!

(same word three times?)
posted by a.steele at 1:15 PM on February 16, 2010


Unclefucker
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 4:49 PM on February 16, 2010 [2 favorites]


Hudsucker.
posted by emumimic at 4:57 PM on February 16, 2010


A lot of it is in how you say the word.
"Definitely." (or "Wapner"?)
"Badges?!"
"Ni!"
Droogs
"Friend-O"
posted by TochterAusElysium at 6:37 PM on February 16, 2010


Cropduster
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 8:29 PM on February 16, 2010


Ishtar
posted by spinturtle at 9:05 PM on February 16, 2010


Mammy!
posted by brujita at 11:59 PM on February 16, 2010


Shaft!
posted by 1f2frfbf at 8:01 AM on February 17, 2010


Dundee.
posted by ads at 9:38 PM on February 17, 2010


Towanda!!!
posted by easilyconfused at 2:23 AM on December 16, 2010


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