Round 2: Tossup 4

The first line in Kentucky Fried Movie references this foodstuff. The end of a scene involving this foodstuff features the most famous cinematic use of Tears for Fears’ song “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” John Trent laughs maniacally while holding this foodstuff in the meta ending of John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness. This foodstuff floats in the air as time stands still in a shot from Tim Burton’s Big Fish. Martha Coolidge’s crew filled a house with 140 tons of this foodstuff (15[1])for the finale of (*) Real Genius. (10[1])This foodstuff is personified by the largest of the four anthropomorphic characters in the short film Let’s All Go the Lobby. (10[1])Casey Becker cooks this foodstuff (10[1])before receiving (10[1])a phone call in the opening of Scream. 1980s ads for a brand of this foodstuff starred a bowtie-wearing Hoosier scientist. For 10 points, name this snack sold by Orville Redenbacher. ■END■

ANSWER: popcorn [or popped corn]
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