Packet 8: Tossup 5

Sidney Lumet’s father played one of these people who acts out his fantasies on a game show in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex. In a classic scene of French comedy, adopting the disguise of one of these people embroils Louis de Funès (“LOO-ee duh foo-NESS”) in an impromptu group dance. A close-up (15[1])on the hands of one of these people depicts him giving a radio to a teenager before quoting the lyrics of “Somebody to Love” by Jefferson (*) Airplane. (10[3])Sam (10[2])Waterston played one of these people (10[1])who goes blind (10[1])in Crimes and Misdemeanors. One of these people (10[1])named Scott (-5[1])tells a film’s protagonist to “just look at that parking lot.” Jimi Hendrix’s “Machine Gun” plays over a montage in which one of these people narrates a story about a dentist finding inscriptions on a patient’s teeth. For 10 points, the protagonist (10[2])of the Coen brothers’ (-5[1])A Serious Man (-5[1])seeks out the advice of what religious (10[1])leaders? ■END■ (10[4]0[1])

ANSWER: rabbis [or Reb; accept Rabbi Jacob; accept The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob or Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob]
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Superpower %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Absolute Cinema - Canada2025-11-082100%0%50%50%103.50
2025 Absolute Cinema - Chicago Open2025-11-085100%0%0%20%111.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Minnesota2025-11-08250%0%0%50%85.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (1)2025-11-083100%0%0%0%99.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (2)2025-11-165100%0%0%0%125.20