Transcript of “Movie-Title Mashup Word Game”
You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it. I’m Grant Barrett.
And I’m Martha Barnette. And sashaying across the floor is our quiz guy, John Chaneski.
Hi, Martha. Hi, Grant. You know, I never miss a chance to sashay, so here I go.
A while ago, I heard people talking about this movie, Barbenheimer, and I got, like, really excited because I would love to see a film about a walking, talking doll designing nuclear bombs. It sounded like fun on a bun. Unfortunately, as you may know, it turned out to be two movies, and everyone was just smushing the two names together. However, I do love unceremoniously smushing two words together. Now let’s program some more double features. I’ll give you a synopsis of a combined movie; you tell me the portmanteau of the two one-word movie titles that I used to create it. Okay? Yep.
Oh boy. Yep. Alright. Here’s one.
Now only the persistent investigation of a Minnesota chief of police can possibly track down restless spirits and otherworldly demons like Gozer the Gozerian.
Far Ghostbusters?
Far Ghostbusters. Yes. Sign me up.
Now only four urbanized jungle animals can possibly defeat the violent drug lord Tony Montana.
Madagascar face.
Madagascar face. Right, that’s good. There you go. With a stirring title song by Adele, this Daniel Craig film is about a secret agent who helps a poor orphan boy just get some more.
Ghoul sky.
Follower.
Sky follower. Yes, with an exclamation point at the end for sure.
A creepy motel owner is so obsessed with his mother that he seeks her out in the Mexican land of the dead.
Psycho.
Psychoco.
Psychoco, yeah. I love it.
Now, there are just way too many special effects in this film about a baby boy who was lost in a jungle, but is rescued and raised by huge blue aliens.
Avatar Zan.
Avatar Zan, yes.
A particularly intelligent collie teams up with an undersized racehorse to win races nobody thought they could.
Lassie Biscuit?
Lassie Biscuit, nice. That’s your double feature right there.
Two animal movies, they work very well together.
Finally, a grumpy ogre is redeemed when he finds the mythic sword of King Arthur.
A grumpy ogre.
Shrek something.
Excalibur?
Shrek’s Caliber?
Shrek’s Caliber, yes!
Shrek’s Caliber.
You got it.
I mean, is there any movie that wouldn’t be improved with a Shrek?
That’s true.
That’s true.
Thanks so much, John.
We really appreciate it.
All right.
Well, I’m looking forward to seeing you at the movies.
Nice.
I’ll see you next week.
All right.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
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