The top movie in the country right now features The Rock and Jason Statham spinning off the “Fast & Furious” franchise with their own action flick, “Hobbs & Shaw” — and that got me thinking about other ampersand movie titles.
Can you come up with these 10 film names that follow the construction “_______ & _______”?
- A feral alien called Experiment 626 comes to Earth and is adopted as a pet by a Hawaiian girl who teaches him the meaning of “ohana.”
- Warren Beatty and Julie Christie star as a gambler and a prostitute who team up to build a whorehouse in the Old West.
- A police detective takes in the French bulldog who belonged to his murdered friend, and the pup helps him solve the crime.
- A Shakespearean adaptation set in a garden uses Elton John tunes to tell the story of star-crossed lovers.
- Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze have insidious plans for Gotham City, but they’re foiled by a pair of superheroes.
- A mentally ill woman falls in love with a comedian who has a knack for replicating Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton routines.
- Half of this film is a biopic about a famous chef and the other follows a blogger who’s making all the recipes in the chef’s famed cookbook.
- A couple adopts a yellow Labrador puppy who first wreaks havoc but eventually becomes an indispensable part of their lives.
- Rival narcotics detectives Raymond and Gabriel have to team up to clear their names after they’re framed for murder.
- Two friends’ carefree road trip turns deadly, and they go on the run from the law, all the way to the Grand Canyon.
Answers after one of the best eye-roll GIFs of all time. The magic happens at 0:42:
Answers:
- “Lilo & Stitch”
- “McCabe & Mrs. Miller”
- “Turner & Hooch”
- “Gnomeo & Juliet”
- “Batman & Robin”
- “Benny & Joon”
- “Julie & Julia”
- “Marley & Me”
- “Tango & Cash”
- “Thelma & Louise”