Friday Madness! A trip to the movies…


me in the movies

And still mad week continues!

Many people will not realise that there are several box office smashes at the movies (in both modern times and days gone by) that I never actually appeared in. Folk wouldn’t even think for one second ‘That Tom was never in that movie…!’ It just wouldn’t cross their minds.

There are many hundreds of movies I haven’t been in, five of which are highlighted above. I think they were box office smashes, but with not actually being in them, that particular fact doesn’t really matter to me.

Anyhoo, today’s Friday Madness question is easy. What are the movies?
For a bonus point, which one didn’t I appear in first?

… Just for fun, however, as I haven’t got two ha’pennies to rub together. If I did have, they’d still be no good since decimalisation, but I wanted to use the term ha’penny on my blog – there’s always time for a first time for anything, no matter what it is we do. I may use another olde worlde term in my next Friday Madness! post, whenever that may be …
And for an extra bonus point, who said the following, which is the first quote to appear as one of Fingers’ Easter Effs?


I’ll try anything once,
twice if I like it,
three times to make dure

As usual, all answers will be revealed in due course…

I now return the world to the normality that was.

16 responses to “Friday Madness! A trip to the movies…”

  1. europasicewolf avatar

    Yes…the madness is definitely continuing!! lol 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Isn’t it just, Icewolf? Maybe that’s the new norm!

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  2. Elaine - I used to be indecisive avatar

    Great quiz! Here are my guesses. The movies are – Avatar, The Lost Boys, Wizard of Oz. Star Wars – A New Hope, Man of Steel. I think the one you weren’t in first was the Wizard of Oz., and Mae West said those words. 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I wonder if you are right, Elaine? Thanks for taking part, and I’ll reveal the answers later!

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  3. prenin avatar

    Avatar, Lost Boys, Wizard of Oz, Star Wars and Superman.

    I think the first one you weren’t in was Wizard of OZ because you weren’t Dorothy Gail! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Could you be right, Prenin? Time will tell!
      Although it isn’t quite time yet…

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  4. Diane Henders avatar

    I’m not much of a movie buff, but I got Avatar, Wizard of Oz, and Star Wars, and I guessed that the last one was some flavour of Superman just by the “super” hair…

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I think the hair on that one was based on mine, Diane.

      I shall let you know if you’ve answered correctly later!

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  5. Andra Watkins avatar

    I really love LeiaTom, or is it TomLeia? Or LeTom?

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      If it is Leia, Andra… 😉 I’ll let you know later!

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  6. lameadventures avatar

    Let me put my NYU film school degree to good use here, Tom. Clockwise from top left: Three Colors: Blue, Three Colors: Red, Harry and the Hendersons, Magic Mike, Beach Blanket Bingo. And I’ll take the bonus point, too, obviously you’re referring to either Karl Marx or Groucho Marx; it was definitely one of the Marx brothers, but I always get those two confused.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Hmmm… I wonder if you’re right, LA? Looking at them now, they do seem a little too obvious, so maybe.
      I’ll reveal the answers later!

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  7. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Tom! you dark Lion you… fancy, I never knew it was you.. Or that fit looking Avatar giant of a man,.. 🙂 Now you wouldn’t be starring in that other film which is out right now would you? Noah!.. I have yet to go see it… But will be keeping a sharp eye out for the main man in the starring role this time around… 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I wonder if I am in Noah, Sue…? You never know who’s who nowadays, and they can do wonders with make up!

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  8. penpusherpen avatar

    well, Sir Aquatom, as I’m late to it, (twit? moi’ pffft!!) so you is a film star eh?, I should’ve known….and as I think everyones guessed I’ll leave the naming… also I’m going back in time blogwise, so back to the next update, sorta thing. (confused? oh yes I am…) xPenx

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Always good to be a tad confused, Pen… keeps things special, I always say. And as for me being a film star… well, one can be anything on the old internet, can’t one? 😀

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