Lightning Round
A new feature added to the 8th Edition party in 2004, once I began assembling the party in advance. Clips must be 20 seconds or less, and I stitch them together in rapid succession, a lá an Academy Awards clip reel.
While the Lightning Round was originally conceived as a gimmick (to spice up the more-structured, less spontaneous format), I've become quite fond of it in my own clip searches. All too often I rent a movie, remembering a moment and thinking it might make a good clip, and yet upon closer examination just doesn't work. Pulling out twenty seconds from the scene allows me to "name-check" the moment without having to submit a substandard clip (as Tim did effectively in year 10, with the cropduster attack from NORTH BY NORTHWEST). The best Lightning Rounds will be a mix of these classic moments, plus throwaway jokes, striking images, sight gags, stunts, spoilers, quips, and catch phrases.
Follow the links below to view previous Lightning Rounds, and let's keep making them better and better.
14th Edition (view online here)
clips by Chris except as noted
Production Code Approval [Jim] pre-film bumper
Pulp Fiction Pumpkin and Honey Bunny
Henry Fool [Shane] "Ned, have you been drinking?"
Crimes And Misdemeanors Alan Alda #1
There's A Girl in My Soup mirror physique check
Ferris Bueller's Day Off "Hey batter."
True Stories [Laura] man dancing in the window
High Anxiety brushing teeth
Ishtar "Wardrobe of Love"
The Gay Divorcée [Jim] whistling at the door
True Romance [Shane] "He's going to shoot him."
Son of Rambow [Laura] riding bikes
Not Another Teen Movie [Paul] "You better bring it."
Crimes And Misdemeanors Alan Alda #2
The Private Eyes broken pencil
Om Shanti Om [Tim] Abhishek Bachchan nominee montage
Crimes And Misdemeanors Alan Alda #3
Life of Brian "...and there shall be a great confusion..."
Barton Fink phone call with Lou
After the Thin Man [Marya] the most fascinating woman this side of the Rockies
Get Over It Martin Short
Ishtar "Oh is THAT right."
Tommy [Laura] Ann-Margret and baked beans
Crimes And Misdemeanors Alan Alda #4
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension [Paul] "Destroy Russia or No. 2?"
Birdy Birdy escapes
13th Edition (view online here)
clips by Chris except as noted
Midnight Run Is this going to upset me?
Speed Pop quiz, hotshot
Office Space come in on Saturday
Ferris Bueller Bueller?
Stagecoach [Tim] horse jumping stunt
High Anxiety BIIIIIG truck
City of Ember [Harriet] Bill Murray gets eaten
Day At the Races watch has stopped
Metropolitan [Christa] trying to rent a car
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [Jim] Billy jumps off the roof
Day At the Races Say Aaaah
Speed why are they messing with me?
Sherman's March [Laura] beekeeping
Midnight Run did you give me any trouble?
Private Eyes, The Pigeon #1
Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The [Anne] zapped
Escape From LA [Harriet] bangkok rules
Big Night [Christa] el timpano
Robocop NukEm
Religulous [Jim] look out, your head's on fire
Waitress [Harriet] comparing problems
Day At the Races It?s early yet
Over the Hedge [Tim] no fighting while driving
Speed Pop quiz, asshole
12th Edition
clips by Chris except as noted
THEY LIVE "I'm all out of bubblegum"
RESERVOIR DOGS slow motion walk in pro€le
HELLO DOLLY "Put on your sunday clothes"
ROXANNE "the ladder is up"
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS [Matt] "the leads are weak"
OCEAN'S 11 "the thing with the guy in the place"
RETURN TO WITCH MOUNTAIN "Now cause total chaos"
IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA [Tim] SF Ferry Building
LION KING, THE "So, where're you from?"
MODERN TIMES [Jim] shift relief
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS [Matt] "What's your name?'
THE FIFTH ELEMENT cab chase
ROXANNE "earn more sessions by sleeving"
THE PRINCESS BRIDE "My name is Inigo Montoya"
SIMPSONS MOVIE, THE [Paul] naked Bart
ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW "Is it a classic?"
LOGAN'S RUN [Bryce] "Fish. And plankton."
TOMORROW NEVER DIES hallway kicks
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK "I heard you were dead"
OCEAN'S 11 "You think we need one more."
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS [Matt] "ABC"
11th Edition
clips by Chris except as noted
THE BREAKFAST CLUB [MDA] "Can you describe the ruckus, sir?"
SPARTAN [MDA] "You don't want to go in the desert."
BACK TO THE FUTURE "You built a time machine?"
AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER Britney Spears
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Swordsman
FATHER OF THE BRIDE [Anne & Jim] "Welcome to the '90s, Mr. Bond."
RIZE [Harriet] Miss Prissy
PRINCESS RACCOON [Anne & Jim] golden frog
AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER "How about no?"
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A "Hey, Stella!"
CARS removing the boot
STICK IT [Harriet] odd vault
TOMMY BOY [Tim] glass wall
I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW) [Deirdre] eating a sausage
SWEET CHARITY Rhythm of Life (ending)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION end title warning
10th Edition (view online here)
clips by Chris except as noted
ADDAMS FAMILY, THE "Showtime!"
DOWN WITH LOVE two coats
NORTH BY NORTHWEST [Tim] cropduster attack
GHOSTBUSTERS [Jim] "I blame myself."
DR. NO selecting an outfit
ONE, TWO, THREE "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
CLUE "I hated her... SO... much..."
40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN, THE [Miriam] reproductive organ models
BRIDE & PREJUDICE [Miriam] "A Marriage Has Come to Town"
RAISING ARIZONA [Paul] "Everybody freeze! Everybody down on the ground!"
TOMMY BOY [Tim] "The End of the World As We Know It"
COVER GIRL kissing Eve Arden
25TH HOUR Anna Paquin "people-mover"
FULL MONTY, THE [Paul] "Hot Stuff" queue
HERCULES "Is this an audience or a mosaic?"
RAISING ARIZONA [Tod] kids attack the car
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY "We are the music makers."
SHAOLIN SOCCER [Paul] final match
9th Edition (view online here)
clips by Chris except as noted
ABOUT SCHMIDT [Deirdre] watching the clock tick
GOSFORD PARK "What about Claudette Colbert?"
LOGAN'S RUN "Do you want me to take my clothes off?"
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE [Laura S] "Just a sweet transvestite
from Transexual Transylvania"
WONDER BOYS [Anne & Jim] finding a joint in the robe
MOMMIE DEAREST [Anne & Jim] "No wire hangers"
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER [Deirdre] "Stayin' Alive"
ONE, TWO, THREE "Have you ever made love to a revolutionary?"
GHOST [Deirdre] pottery wheel
TRUE GRIT [Deirdre] two-handed shooting
PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE [Laura S] pushing Hepburn
PUBLIC ENEMY, THE [Laura S] grapefruit
THING, THE "I'd like to come back inside."
ALMOST FAMOUS [Christa] "Tiny Dancer"
8th Edition (view online here)
clips by Chris except as noted
FOG OF WAR, THE "Is everybody ready?"
RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER billy club to the eye
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY [Anne] "The Boxer"
MEMENTO "No, he's chasing me."
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO [Warren] the bus arrives
ALL ABOUT EVE "Why do they always look like unhappy rabbits?"
MARY POPPINS [Deirdre] nannies swept away in the wind
HOT SHOTS "He's the one who ate your father."
MUPPETS FROM SPACE "Is that all you got?"
COVER GIRL "Nice teeth."
DARK CITY "No one ever listens to me."
EVE'S BAYOU "Get out of the damn tub!"
ABOUT A BOY "Shake Yo Ass"
CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC removing Bruce Jenner's pants
BOTTLE ROCKET gun shopping
THE FRESHMAN [MD'A] "Maggie's Farm"
TRUE GRIT [Deirdre] "That's bold talk for a one-eyed fat man."
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES "You've got a lot of animal magnetism."
DR. NO "You smell nicer already."
ELF passion fruit spray
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN "Okay, you're a cab."
DOWN WITH LOVE elevator doors
ANIMAL HOUSE [Deirdre] "I'm a zit."
CABIN IN THE SKY the building collapses
WHITE CHRISTMAS "Mandy" finale