Parental Words
He said “Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.” in a 2005 film.
Who is Alfred Pennyworth?
Hat could be dry (5).
What is derby?
Magnetite
What is an ore of Iron?
This titular role has been played by Ralph Macchio, Hilary Swank, and Jaden Smith.
What is The Karate Kid?
It’s the Tintin story where Prof. Calculus makes his first appearance.
What is Red Rackham’s Treasure?
She said this in a 1991 film: “It would never leave him. It would never hurt him, never shout at him, or get drunk and hit him, or say it was too busy to spend time with him. It would always be there. And it would die to protect him.”
Who is Sarah Conner?
Chaperone shredded corset (6)
What is escort?
Malachite
What is an ore of Copper?
It’s a 1988 film that begins like this: Charles Lee Ray, a fugitive and serial killer, is chased through the streets of South Side, Chicago by homicide detective Mike Norris, who shoots him several times. Ray's accomplice, Eddie Caputo, escapes in a getaway vehicle without him. Ray breaks into a shop and shortly after, dies. The store is then struck by lightning and explodes.
What is Child’s Play?
He is the monocle-wearing military official and Chief of Police of the Bordurian capital Szohôd, as well as head of the ZEP Secret Police, which operates on behalf of the country's dictator Marshal Kûrvi-Tasch.
Who is Colonel Sponz?
“You don't remember me? We spoke on the phone...I told you I would find you.” - lines from this 2008 film.
What is Taken?
Outlaw leader managing money (7)
What is banking?
Pitchblende
What is an ore of Uranium?
Rick Moranis played Wayne Szalinksi and Marcia Strassman played his wife, Diane, to whom he delivered the titular line of this movie.
What is Honey, I Shrunk the Kids?
A Belgian insurance salesman, who appeared in each subsequent adventure with the exception of Tintin in Tibet, he was introduced in The Calculus Affair.
Who is Jolyon Wagg?
On one of his rants he once said “I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She's a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleaned the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be?"
Who is Jed Bartlet?
Very sad unfinished story about rising smoke (8)
What is tragical?
Dolomite
What is an ore of Magnesium?
It’s a film directed by George Roy Hill that tells the story of Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longabaugh. In 2003, the film was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
What is Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid?
This Tintin character shares his name with that of a Greek hero, the son of Nelius and Chloris and grandson of Poseidon, who was one of the oldest and wisest Argonauts and whose sons fought in the Trojan war.
Who is Nestor?
This highly acclaimed film has these lines spoken by a father to his daughter “Why, land is the only thing in the world worth workin’ for, worth fightin’ for, worth dyin’ for, because it’s the only thing that lasts.”
What is Gone With the Wind?
Illustrious baron returns in pit (9)
What is honorable?
Pyrolusite
What is an ore of Manganese?
It was originally a short story first published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse, and later collected in the author’s 1978 collection Night Shift. It was made into a big budget 1984 film starring Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, and Courtney Gains, that has gained a cult following and spawned a film franchise.
What is Children of the Corn?
Daily Double: This character appears in Tintin in America and is mentioned as part of a key plot point in the earlier Tintin in the Congo.
Who is Al Capone?