Packet 8: Tossup 10

In a film titled for this action, the upbeat Greek mechanic Rick uses the catchphrase “va-va-voom!” (-5[1])The (15[1])bald (15[1])protagonist (15[1])beats up a man (15[1])who pulls off her wig in the opening (15[1])of a film titled for this action (15[1])about Kelly, (15[1])a nurse who struggles to hide her past as a sex worker. A film titled for this action depicts its antagonist only with shots (15[1])of his shoes until its final scene, (15[1])in which he references Cerberus and Pandora. The credits roll from top to bottom after the opening shot of a film titled for this action, which depicts a woman named after Christina Rossetti sprinting barefoot on a (*) highway after escaping an asylum. A 1964 (-5[1])Samuel Fuller film is titled for a “naked” sort of this action. Shots (10[1])in the apartment scene (10[1])in Pulp Fiction and the climax of Raiders of the Lost Ark were inspired by the sci-fi twist that ends a film titled for this action starring Ralph Meeker as private eye Mike Hammer. For 10 points, the title of a 1946 Robert Aldrich noir describes what romantic action as “deadly?” (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: kissing [or The Naked Kiss; or Kiss Me Deadly]
<AP, USA> | Spec-Script_08
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Spec Script - Canada2025-06-212100%50%0%123.00
2025 Spec Script - Online 12025-06-2110100%70%10%61.90
2025 Spec Script - Online 22025-06-213100%33%33%145.33