MOVIE FACTS
It was Brian de Palma who suggested that this director add the now-iconic opening crawl to "Star Wars" to give the film's context
George Lucas
Michigan is all about peninsulas; the Old Mission & the Leelanau are sub-peninsulas of this one that takes up most of the state
Lower Peninsula
Take the L out of a beer league sport (in an alley) & you get an act of showing respect
bowling & bowing
The NCAA trademarked this calendar phrase for springtime buzzer-beating, bracket-busting basketball
March Madness
Natchez was an early capital of this state
Mississippi
The animators counted:
In this film Carl Fredricksen's house floats thanks to 10,297 balloons
Up
Sunny destinations on this peninsula include Tulum, Playa del Carmen & of course, Cancun
Yucatan
Take the L out of a beer league sport (on ice) & you get an act of healing a disease
curling & curing
Chicago is practically synonymous with this special type of culinary delight
deep dish (pizza)
If you're searching for El Dorado, the city is located about 80 miles from Hope in this state
Arkansas
To portray the "spice" on Arrakis, the sound designers on this 2021 sci-fi film sprinkled sand with Rice Krispies
Dune
The headquarters of the U.S. Pacific fleet has been on this island since February 1941
Oahu
The sticker identifying the contents of a bottle drops an L to be a doomed man in the Bible
label & Abel
First & last name of the woman in a tongue twister who "bought some butter, 'but', she said, 'the butter's bitter"'
Betty Botter
[DD] It's estimated that there are as many as 70 streets in Atlanta with this fruity 9-letter name
Peachtree
This movie starring Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz was inspired by Jane Austen's "Emma"
Clueless
Take in different flavors of this island by reading some Pirandello as you eat glorious food in its capital of Palermo
Sicily
Another term for a merry-go-round loses an L to go party & get its drink on in a big way
carousel & carouse
In 2020, it was back to Midgar in this game's "VII Remake"
Final Fantasy
North Carolina has 2 national seashores: Cape Lookout & this other cape
Hatteras
[DD] John McCain had a cameo as an invited guest in this Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson comedy
Wedding Crashers
55 mi. from Siberia, the westernmost point of the North American continent is on this peninsula named for a man big in Alaskan history
Seward Peninsula
A word describing mild weather mildly drops an L to become a major part of concrete
clement & cement
This group got a 2017 Lasker Award for providing "essential health services & reproductive care"
Planned Parenthood
To see the Crimson Tide play football at Bryant-Denny Stadium, head to this city
Tuscaloosa