Animals
In Animal House, this animal owned Douglas C. Neidermeyer is accidentally killed during a prank by the Delta House members.
Horse
In Sunset Boulevard, this legendary film director—who famously worked at Paramount—plays himself and has a scene with Norma Desmond.
Cecil B. DeMille
These two words are famously repeated by Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.
“The Horror! The Horror!”
Apocalypse Now is loosely based on this writer’s novella Heart of Darkness.
Joseph Conrad
In Anora, where is the iconic Williams Candy Shop located in Brooklyn, a memorable spot in the movie?
Coney Island
In Eyes Without a Face, Dr. Génessier keeps these animals in his home and act as his guard animals.
Dogs
In Wicked, these two actresses, who originated the roles of Elphaba and Glinda on Broadway, appear in the “One Short Day” musical sequence.
Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth
In Sunset Boulevard, Norma Desmond delivers this famous final line at the end of the movie.
"All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.”
Carol is based on the novel The Price of Salt by this 20th century female writer.
Patricia Highsmith
A Real Pain begins and ends at this New York airport.
LaGuardia Airport
In Cool Hand Luke, Luke encounters and handles this animal on the road. He grabs it by the tail and holds it up. The guard proceeds to shoot it dead.
Rattlesnake
In Bridesmaids, this 90s group appears as themselves in the grand musical finale.
Wilson Phillips
This character delivers the final line in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: “I'm glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee. Here, at the end of all things.”
Frodo
This writer adapted his own novel Terms of Endearment to the big screen in 1983 and won an Oscar.
Larry McMurtry
Rezi Bozyk, who plays Bubbie in Crossing Delancey, was a leading actress in this ethnic NYC theater scene for several years. Crossing Delancy is her only English-language film.
Yiddish Theater
At the end of Conclave, this animal is seen and discussed by the characters; holding symbolics meaning in relation to spiritual independence and the closed nature of the conclave.
Turtle
In The Man Who Knew Too Much, this composer makes an appearance as himself as he conducts a performance at the Royal Albert Hall.
Bernard Herrmann
In Casablanca, Rick says this to Captain Renault at the end of the movie.
“Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
The Piano Lesson is based on the play written by this famous African American playwright.
August Wilson
This famous NYC park is where all the chess games were shot in Searching for Bobby Fischer.
Washington Square Park
In Babel, central to the Moroccan storyline, the children are herding this type of animal when the accidental shooting occurs.
Goats
This singer, Kris Krisofferson’s then-wife, appears as herself during the fictious Grammys ceremony in A Star Is Born.
Rita Coolidge
Celine says these 6 words to Jesse at the end of Before Sunset which leaves the latter’s choice ambiguous and sets up the next film.
“Baby, you’re gonna miss that plane.”
Conclave is written by this living British novelist who is known for his works of historical fiction.
Richard Harris
Although Carol is set in 1950s New York, the film was actually shot in this Ohio city because of a tax break.
Cincinnati