Having just spent the holidays in Pittsburgh and Detroit, I am reminded why I defected to the Beautiful South. Don't those Yankees know there are great swaths of the country with sane winter climates? This edition of Movie Mash-Ups celebrates, if that's the word, winter weather. All films were theatrically released in the U.S.
The object: The blurbs below combine the titles of two or more well-known movies. Can you guess the new mash-up movie title?
Example: Michael J. Fox stars as a time-traveling teenager in this second installment of George Lucas' original space opera trilogy.
Answer: The Empire Strikes Back to the Future
NOTE: At least one of the film titles in each item contains a word associated with winter meteorology. Remember that films can be mashed up phonetically as well, e.g. "Nosferatu Kill a Mockingbird."
1. British orphan Kate Beckinsale is forced to move in with her reluctant uncle, secret agent Richard Burton.
2. Meteorologically sensitive Julia Ormond joins several huskies and Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. to solve the disappearance of his subsequent career.
3. Returning to his North Carolina home in the waning days of the Civil War, rogue lawman Brian Bosworth is a cop ... on the edge!
4. This 1937 Vivien Leigh rom-com was remarkably ahead of its time, considering it addresses 1970s suburban ennui.
5. Cuba Gooding Jr. continues his stellar post-Oscar career with this high-concept thriller featuring a reunion of 30-something boomer grads and a deadly bioweapon.
