Round 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 of his shoes until its final scene, 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 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■

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