HELLO AND WELCOME TO MOVIE BUFFS, THE TRIVIA GAME WHERE WE
CALL "ACTION" TO SEE IF YOU CAN MAKE THE CUT.
DEPARDIEU. AND PLEASE WELCOME I'M YOUR HOST, GERARD TONIGHT'S
THREE MOVIE BUFFS: JAMIE LEE CURTIS,
CHRIS PINE, AND JAMES CORDEN!
OKAY, LET'S GET STRAIGHT INTO IT.
FOR OUR FIRST ROUND, WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH TO
FIND OUT WHAT YOUR FAVORITE FILMS ARE, SO WE CAN TEST YOUR
KNOWLEDGE OF THEM. OKAY, JAMIE, LET'S REVEAL YOUR
FAVORITE FILM! >> YES!
FEDERICO FELLINI'S "8 1/2." >> SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FILM.
ALTHOUGH, TO BE HONEST, I LOVE ALL OF FELLINI'S WORK.
>> SO, JAMIE, WHAT IS THE >> SO DO I. SPELL
THAT IS TAUGHT TO GUIDO WHEN HE IS A CHILD?
>> OH, YES. IT'S...
"ASA NISI MASA." [BELL RINGS]
OKAY, CHRIS, TIME TO REVEAL >> IS CORRECT! YOUR
FAVORITE FILM. >> SURE.
>> "CITIZEN KANE." >> PERHAPS NOT THAT ORIGINAL,
BUT, WHAT CAN I SAY, IT'S A TOTAL MASTERPIECE.
I LOVE IT. >> IT CERTAINLY IS.
SO CHRIS, CHARLES FOSTER KANE FAMOUSLY WHISPERS THE WORD
"ROSEBUD" ON HIS DEATHBED. WHAT EXACTLY IS ROSEBUD?
>> WELL, THAT'S EASY. ROSEBUD IS HIS CHILDHOOD SLED.
BUT REALLY IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT, IT'S A SYMBOL.
A SYMBOL FOR HIS MOTHER'S LOVE, AND THE LOSS OF HIS INNOCENCE.
[BELL RINGS] >> IS A PERFECT ANSWER.
WELL DONE. OKAY, JAMES.
TIME TO REVEAL YOUR FAVORITE FILM!
IT'S "CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG." >> James: WHAT?
THAT'S NOT MY FAVORITE FILM. >> REALLY?
IT SAYS HERE YOU'VE SEEN IT THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX
MONTHS. >> James: I'VE GOT KIDS.
I WATCHED IT WITH MY KIDS. >> INTERESTING.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION.
IN "CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG," HOW TALL IS CLIFFORD?
HOW TALL IS CLIFFORD? >> James: I DON'T KNOW.
VERY TALL. >> I DO NEED YOU TO BE MORE
SPECIFIC. >> James: 25 FEET.
>> WHAT? IS CORRECT!
[BELL RINGS] GOSH, 25 FEET.
THAT IS BIG, ISN'T IT, JAMES? >> James: YES IT IS.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE QUICK >> OKAY, GOOD. FIRE
ROUND. I'M GOING TO ASK EACH OF YOU A
QUESTION ABOUT A CLASSIC FILM. IF YOU GET IT RIGHT, YOU GET A
POINT. IF NOT, I'LL OFFER IT UP FOR A
STEAL. OKAY, HERE WE GO.
JAMIE, STANLEY KUBRICK'S "2001: A
SPACE ODYSSEY" IS BASED ON A NOVEL BY WHICH AUTHOR?
>> ARTHUR C. CLARKE. [BELL RINGS]
>> CORRECT. >> FOR THE WIN!
COME ON! >> CHRIS, IN "THE GODFATHER,"
VITO CORLEONE FAMOUSLY SAYS, "I'M GOING TO MAKE HIM AN OFFER
HE CAN'T REFUSE." ABOUT WHO IS HE REFERRING TO?
>> STUDIO HEAD JACK WOLTZ. [BELL RINGS]
>> CORRECT. JAMES, IN THE 2021 HIT FILM
"CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG," WHAT COLOR IS CLIFFORD?
IS IT, "A," ORANGE; "B," GREEN; OR "C," RED?
>> James: I'M NOT ANSWERING THAT.
IT'S OBVIOUS. >> ARE YOU SURE?
COULD BE A TRICK QUESTION. >> James: IT'S NOT A TRICK
QUESTION. >> COULD BE.
>> James: IT'S NOT. >> COULD BE.
>> ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS IT, >> James: IT'S NOT. THEN?
>> James: RED! IT'S OBVIOUSLY RED!
[BELL RINGS] >> IT'S SPOT ON.
ALL RIGHT, JAMIE. >> YES.
>> NAME THE ACTOR SINGING THE FOLLOWING SONG.
♪ ["SINGING IN THE RAIN"]
>> IT'S GENE KELLY. [BELL RINGS]
CHRIS, FROM WHAT ICONIC MOVIE >> CORRECT. IS
THIS LINE FROM? >> LOUIE,I THINK THIS IS THE
BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP.
>> IT'S THE GREATEST FILM -ENDING OF ALL TIME.
"CASABLANCA," OF COURSE. [BELL RINGS]
>> CORRECT. IN FACT, I MIGHT HAVE TO SAY
"CASABLANCA" MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE FILM.
>> I UNDERSTAND. >> JAMES, WHAT'S THIS FROM?
[DOG BARKING] [LAUGHTER]
WHAT'S THAT FROM? [LAUGHTER]
>> James: WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
>> DOING WHAT? >> James: YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT. YOU'RE DELIBERATELY TRYING TO
MAKE ME LOOK STUPID. >> YOU'LL LOOK STUPID IF YOU
DON'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER. JAMIE, CHRIS, GET READY FOR THE
STEAL. JAMES?
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PRESS YOU. >> James: IT'S FROM "CLIFFORD
THE BIG RED DOG." [BELL RINGS]
>> IS SPOT ON! IT'S SPOT ON.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT-- I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXTRA FIVE POINTS IF
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT CHARACTER DELIVERS THAT LINE?
>> James: ARE YOU JOKING? IS THIS A JOKE?
>> NO, I'M BEING VERY SERIOUS. ANSWER THIS CORRECTLY AND YOU
STORM INTO THE LEAD. JAMES?
>> James: CLIFFORD. IT'S CLIFFORD!
>> I WILL NEED THE COMPLETE NAME FOR THE POINT.
>> James: CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG!
HAPPY NOW? [BELL RINGS]
>> WELL DONE, JAMES. YOU'RE NOW IN THE LEAD!
JAMIE, WHAT IS THE NAME OF DANIEL DAY LEWIS' CHARACTER IN
"THERE WILL BE BLOOD?" >> James: SEE, WHY CAN'T YOU
ASK ME THAT? I'VE SEEN THAT!
I KNOW THE ANSWER! >> QUIET, PLEASE.
IT'S NOT YOUR TURN. JAMIE?
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE MOVIE, UM, >> I LOVE THE MOVIE. I
THINK IT'S ELI SUNDAY? [BUZZER]
THAT'S THE WRONG CHARACTER, >> OOH, SO CLOSE. I'M
OKAY, I'M GOING TO OFFER THIS AFRAID. UP
FOR THE STEAL. JAMES, CHRIS?
>> NO. I'M SORRY.
>> JAMES? YOU SAID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER.
[LAUGHTER] DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER?
>> James: NO. I THOUGHT IT WAS WHAT JAMIE
SAID. I DON'T KNOW.
>> BAD LUCK. THE ANSWER IS, OF COURSE,
DANIEL PLAINVIEW! >> OF COURSE.
>> CHRIS, LOOK AT THE SCREEN >> PLAINVIEW. AND
NAME THE ACTOR, AND THE CHARACTER THEY ARE PLAYING.
>> JACK NICHOLSON AS PRIVATE DETECTIVE J.J. "JAKE" GITTES.
[BELL RINGS] >> CORRECT.
CORRECT. FROM ROMAN POLANSKI'S
MASTERPIECE "CHINATOWN," OF COURSE.
JAMES, IDENTIFY THIS ICONIC FILM CHARACTER.
[LAUGHTER] >> James: NO.
NO. NO.
I'M NOT ANSWERING THIS. >> WHY?
>> James: YOU KNOW WHY. I'M NOT ANSWERING.
IF YOU ANSWER CORRECTLY, >> COME ON, JAMES. YOU'LL
WIN THE GAME. >> James: I DON'T CARE.
I'M NOT DOING IT. THIS IS HUMILIATING.
I'M NOT ANSWERING ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT "CLIFFORD THE BIG
RED DOG!" [BELL RINGS]
>> CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG IS THE CORRECT ANSWER!
WHICH MEANS, JAMES CORDEN, YOU ARE TONIGHT'S WINNING
MOVIE BUFF! CONGRATULATIONS!
>> James: NO! NO!
I DIDN'T ANSWER IT. TAKE THAT AWAY!
>> JOIN US NEXT WEEK FOR I'M NOT THE WINNER! ANOTHER
EDITION OF "MOVIE BUFFS." I'VE BEEN GERARD DEPARDIEU.
GOOD NIGHT! [LAUGHTER]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> James: I DON'T WANT IT.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? NO.
I'M NOT SHAKING YOUR HAND.