Languish.org

General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: celedhring on July 05, 2024, 05:51:17 AM

Poll
Question: What's the most memorable rendition of the Star Spangled Banner in a movie?
Option 1: Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun (1988) votes: 9
Option 2: The Griswolds in Christmas Vacation (1989) votes: 0
Option 3: Robert Downey Jr in Hearts & Souls (1993) votes: 0
Option 4: DeNiro & Stallone in The Grudge Match (2013) votes: 0
Option 5: Some kid with a lovely voice in Dark Knight Rises (2012) votes: 0
Option 6: Creepy TV in Poltergeist (1982) votes: 0
Option 7: The Deltas in Animal House (1978) votes: 0
Option 8: Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat (2006) votes: 2
Option 9: Some lady in Slapshot (1977) votes: 0
Option 10: Other (name it) votes: 1
Title: Happy Birthday America
Post by: celedhring on July 05, 2024, 05:51:17 AM
A belated congratulations to our fellow USA-ers, on the 4th of July!

I've decided commemorate America's birthday by - naturally - way of a movie poll. What's the most the most memorable rendition of the Star Spangled Banner in a film? It can be either because of the quality of the performance itself (or lack thereof), or the way it's used in the scene, or whatever strikes you fancy.

I'm obviously taking Enrico Pallazzo in The Naked Gun.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Admiral Yi on July 05, 2024, 06:30:38 AM

Not from a movie.  Cheating.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Syt on July 05, 2024, 06:33:57 AM
"This video is unavailable"
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Crazy_Ivan80 on July 05, 2024, 07:19:09 AM
Quote from: Syt on July 05, 2024, 06:33:57 AM"This video is unavailable"

At least is wasn't unavoidable.
Anyway, hope it was a good 4th as maybe it's the last one as a democratic Republic  :wacko:
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Caliga on July 05, 2024, 07:43:50 AM
Quote from: celedhring on July 05, 2024, 05:51:17 AMI'm obviously taking Enrico Pallazzo in The Naked Gun.
Agree.  No contest, really.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: grumbler on July 05, 2024, 09:54:05 AM
(https://mgoblog.com/sites/default/files/users/user2648/2024-07/1000004303.jpg)
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Syt on July 05, 2024, 10:16:00 AM
I learned on Cheers that America lost the War of Independence.

Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Barrister on July 05, 2024, 10:17:59 AM
I'm going off the board - Roseann Barr's rendition at a baseball game circa 1990:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMzIk2pUuNU

The question was "memorable", not "good" - right?
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Admiral Yi on July 05, 2024, 03:35:02 PM

try again
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Syt on July 06, 2024, 05:25:11 AM
Jaws was set over July 4th, right?

(https://i.imgur.com/nQiBAk9.png)

:P
Title: Re: Happy Birthday America
Post by: Sophie Scholl on July 06, 2024, 05:29:19 AM
Whitney Houston's rendition at Super Bowl XXV is probably the most famous version I can think of.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs&ab_channel=X-DOnotuse