The Brenda Blethyn Appreciation Thread- Page 5

[zoran912]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 9:52pm

I am in awe of this woman. She's so amazing.

I saw "'night, Mother" Saturday evening. She blew me away. Again: I am in awe of this woman.

Edie Falco is amazing too.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 9:53pm

You'll have to start an Edie appreciation thread for that sort of thing, zoran.

But your Brenda appreciation was dead on and is welcome here.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 11:38am

Trivia question:

In what movie did Brenda play Brad Pitt's mother?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 11:45am

A River Runs Through It?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 11:49am

That's correct! A chewy mint for you. Would you like to ask the next question?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 11:52am

Ok then. This might be a bit easy though.

What role connects Ms Blethyn with Alison Steadman?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/16/04 at 11:56am

Mari, the mother in Little Voice. Alison originated the role in the original London production(which I saw) and Brenda played it on the big screen.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 7:08am

Dang, you're good Rath. You have to set the next trivia question now.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 11:40am

In what Christina Ricci movie does Blethyn appear?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 11:44am

Pumpkin. Little seen and much loathed, from what I can gather.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 11:45am

Actually, I liked it. Very odd, but good. I knew it was too easy, though...your turn.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 12:06pm

Wasn't easy, I had to look it up on imdb, which is essentially cheating.

Ok, what was the last play Brenda performed in before night Mother and where did it play?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 12:34pm

You can't look it up. That disqualifies you. You can look it up to ASK, not to ANSWER. Now the next question is mine.

In what movie does she appear with Billy Bob Thornton?

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 12:52pm

Daddy And Them, which nobody has ever heard of and which I had to look up.

So for our next game, connect Brenda Blethyn to Tori Amos in six moves or less.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 1:09pm

Brenda was born on February 20, 1946. On that same date in 1994, Tori Amos went to #1 on the UK chart with Into the Pink.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 1:13pm

Oh please. That's not a link. The correct answer was this:

Brenda Blethyn was in A River Runs Through It with Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt was in Interview With The Vampire with Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst starred in Mona Lisa Smile, which features a cameo from Tori Amos.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 1:15pm

Oh. You're right then. Guess you get the next question.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 1:17pm

Nah, you can have it for the effort you made with your answer.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 1:53pm

Okay. Let's try Pauline Collins.

Updated On: 11/17/04 at 01:53 PM

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 2:18pm

Ok.

I am gonna need to think on this one. Anybody else want to jump in?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 2:23pm

Pop, give it a shot at least. And of course anyone else is welcome to try.

[Ellie3]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 2:36pm

Um, Pauline Collins is in Shirley Valentine, which also featured Alison Steadman, who of course starred in the stage version of LV, which was turned into a movie starring the Oscar-nominated Ms.Brenda Blethyn. Am I correct?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 2:39pm

DING DING DING!!!

You get to do the next one, Ellie. Great job.

[Ellie3]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 2:43pm

I only know the Alison Steadman part 'cos of you, Rath.

How about a tough(?)one - Roseanne.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/17/04 at 2:51pm

Roseanne starred in the movie "She-Devil," written by Fay Weldon, a writer on Upstairs, Downstairs, which starred Pauline Collins, and...well...you know the rest.