2002

Competition No 3730

Pithy morals for great classic films.

 

Casablanca : Never say ‘play it’ again.

Death in Venice : Avoid Venice like the plague.

Moulin Rouge (1953 version with José Ferrer)  Better live on our feet than die on our knees.

The Birds : Don’t feed the pigeons.

Some Like it Hot :  Some don’t like it ‘het’.

Genevieve : Get a new car.

Vertigo : Try to avoid dropping off

Snow White : You don’t always have to try to be fair.

Rope : Don’t keep your friends hanging around.

Un Chien Andalou : Wear proper eye protection.

Psycho : Please leave the shower as you would like to find it.

The Man with the Golden Arm : Just say ‘No’.

The Third Man : Don’t let a profitable business go down the sewer.

From Russia with Love : Stiletto heels, not stiletto toes.

Germinal : Coal not dole.

Platoon : Don’t be a soldier.

The Dambusters : Ban the bomb.

Dr Strangelove : Carry on worrying.

Carry On up the Khyber : Stop the war in Afghanistan.

Doctor in the House : NHS reform needed.

Around the World in Eighty Days : Don’t Travel by Virgin.

E.T. : Try slug death.

The Purple Rose of Cairo : Stay in your place when you’re in the cinema.

Gone With the Wind : Slave-owners deserve all they get.

Strangers on a Train   Never talk to strange men.

Bicycle Thieves : Always use a padlock.

The Battleship Potemkin : You have a right to decent food.

Jaws : Never drink water; fish kill in it.

Babe : Have a bacon sandwich.

Last Year at Marienbad : Try not to lose the plot.

High Noon : Keep track of the time.