Packet 7: Tossup 10

Specific answer required. Figures drawn in watercolors and ink wash perform this action in a 1968 short film that launched the career of Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, before his demise due to drug addiction. The Criterion release of a 2008 film titled for this action includes recipes for meals the protagonists cook over the course of one day, which were based on those of the director’s late mother. (-5[1])A Japanese family honors the anniversary of their eldest son’s drowning in that Hirokazu (15[1])(*) Kore-eda (10[1])film titled for this action. (10[3]-5[2])In another film, (-5[1])a man’s (-5[1])cigarette (-5[1])falls out of his mouth while talking (10[1])about this action after he says, “and that’s where ol’ Daniel comes in, you (10[1])know what I mean?” A line from Clerks II describes the Hobbit trilogy as just people doing this action for three movies. For 10 points, a supposedly-real taxi driver led Dustin Hoffman (10[1])to improvise (10[1])a line (10[1])about what (10[2])action in Midnight Cowboy? ■END■ (10[4])

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