Trivia Game for Benzo Brains (let's heal and have fun at the same time)

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Who was originally offered the part of Clarice Starling in "Silence of the Lambs" - in the role that Jodie Foster played?

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Helen Hunt?

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Nope but an actress with the same hair color...she didn't take the role because found the material too dark.

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Nicole Kidman?

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Getting close...clue: she also starred in a sequel to a popular musical.

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Olivia Newton-John.

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Olivia Newton-John.

 

No, I just looked. Good thing—don’t want to think of a ?

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Mon Pilote has the right musical that this actress starred in the sequel of.

 

She was also in a Batman movie.

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Kim Basinger? I am guessing based on the Batman clue and time period, alone.

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Or Michelle Pfeiffer? That seems more likely.

 

I cannot think of her name without hearing Key and Peele saying it in my head.

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Elie Macpherson?

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I think Pete went to bed and took his answer with him.

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It was Michelle Pfeiffer.

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Meow.

 

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Who pursued Tim Burton pretty aggressively for the role of Catwoman, and was actually Bruce Wayne's original love interest in "Batman" until a horse-riding accident forced her out of the role?

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Sooooo glad they found their way to Jodie Foster. It wouldn't have been the same with P-Feiffer. She would actually make a better Lecter than a Starling.

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Question within a question. 

 

What category do you pick when you have no answers to the question at hand. 

 

 

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Answer: Sean Young. One of her stunts was appearing on the Joan Rivers Show in this Catwoman-wannabe outfit.

 

 

You're all-clear to ask a question, Dee!

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Long before "Red Dragon" was made with Anthony Hopkins, the novel was adapted for the screen by director Michael Mann and called what?

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Due to overwhelming interest, the answer without further delay is: Manhunter (1986)

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I knew the answer but was late to the party...darn.

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Hi all,

 

It's me, Gonna. I've had a brief stay in the hospital due to asthma and bronchitis. But, I'm on the mend and plan to be back at trivia soon.

 

Just wanted to thank everyone for their words of encouragement when I was first feeling sick. It was really nice to have people say and wish kind things for me. I'm holding on my taper until I feel a bit stronger. Doesn't seem like I've been bothered by the antibiotic, or (shudder) prednisone.

 

If I've learned one thing during this difficult taper, it's the importance of paying attention and taking care of myself. Especially when so few of the medical providers out there really seem to understand the "benzo problem." So I was good about trusting my gut, being clear about my concerns with cipro, etc. and advocated for myself during this process. I think things went pretty well.

 

I was telling one doctor in the hospital about my benzo taper, and he said something to the effect of "so you've been having minor withdrawal problems." I said,

"um, yes." I didn't even want to get into the "minor" comment. Just wanted to be sure that I had some control over the antibiotic I was given.

 

(Minor withdrawal, my ass...!)

 

Thanks again for your good wishes when I took time off for being sick. I don't know you guys, but it feels friendly here. 

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Glad to hear it, GGB. Take it easy and see you here again soon I hope.

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This is trivia/therapy for me:

 

What's so special about the comic book in my profile pic that I begged my father to buy it for me when I was 12 telling him it was an "investment" and he balked at paying $100 for a comic that today could buy me a new luxury car and I have never forgiven him and remind him every time I see him? Sorry for the run on sentence. 

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I knew Manhunter, too. I read Red Dragon when I was 11 or 12 and it was an instant favorite. When a friend told me that there was a movie (when I was maybe 19), I was shocked that I had never heard of it. It's a beautifully made film, a better film than the later "Red Dragon", though I think I enjoyed that one more, because it mirrored my experience of the book better. Another question?