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Video Quiz: ‘Red Line’ Edition

Sun., July 16, 2006

Pop quiz, hotshot: Can you name the source of these three screengrabs, each featuring exterior station signage for the 1/9 2/3 New York City subway lines?

Hint: each image is from a commercially produced video source, so I’m not putting up anything too obscure. Challenge: as you can see, when widescreen screengrabs are proportionally scaled to my blog-standard image width, they gain the size and quality of a Bazooka Joe comic.

Tags: Movie, Screencap, Subway | Comments have been closed.

On July 17, 2006 at 4:59 p.m., Andrew wrote:

1. "Die Hard: With a Vengeance"? (back of Bruce Willis) Sammy in cab.

2. "I'm Afraid of Americans" video w/ David Bowie being stalked by Trent Reznor?

3. This one's really sticking in my craw. I don't know yet...Wait, it's not Twelve Monkeys is it?

On July 17, 2006 at 5:03 p.m., Jason wrote:

#1 and #2 are correct. I purposely chose a frame where Willis' face wasn't visible to make it (slightly) more of a challenge. #3 isn't Twelve Monkeys, though.

On July 17, 2006 at 5:12 p.m., Andrew wrote:

Hmmm, is that Kate Mulgrew in the front left, or am I way off-base?

On July 17, 2006 at 5:16 p.m., Jason wrote:

Janeway? Nah. That shot doesn't even depict any of the film's actors.

On July 18, 2006 at 12:51 a.m., andie wrote:

i love your nerdiness

On July 19, 2006 at 3:53 a.m., Dana wrote:

Can the Young kids go for a clean sweep?...

Is it from "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

On July 19, 2006 at 6:53 a.m., Jason wrote:

It sure is. Young kids get the gold star!

On July 19, 2006 at 10:41 p.m., andie wrote:

I have seen that movie 3 times and I still didn't get the reference. Oh, if I were only a Young...

On July 20, 2006 at 12:42 p.m., Andrew wrote:

Young-ness comes with many perks.