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# Drop The Last Letter game

Game that succeeded the [backflip](Backflip) \- and a sequel of sorts to the [Misprint game](Misprint_game) \- this was suggested by long-term listener and first-time emailer James. The aim is to improve a film's title by removing the last letter.

James himself suggested:

* 28 Days Late
* [Star Wars](Star_Wars) Episode IV: A New Hop
* The Passion Of The Chris
* Children Of Me
* Withnail And
* [The Da Vinci Cod](The_Da_Vinci_Code)

[Colin Murray](Colin_Murray), the [stand-in](Stand-in) [Simon Mayo](Simon_Mayo) when James submitted the game, then suggested:

* Escape To Victor - "they all try to locate Richard Wilson's house"
* Jaw - "he would have been totally ineffective if he only had one jaw"
* Grumpy Old Me - "which would probably sum up a lot of us [around here](5_Live)"

[Andrew Collins](Andrew_Collins), that week's stand-in [Mark Kermode](Mark_Kermode), brought in:

* Apocalypse No
* [Watch Me](Watchmen) \- "it's a film about me, and you have to watch it."
* Hallowee
* Earthquak - "my favourite disaster movie with a duck theme"
* [30](300) \- "just 30 Spartans"

Listener suggestions then included:

* [The Incredible Hull](Angry_Shrek)
* Three Men And A Boa
* Falling Dow ("[very topical](Mystic_Mark)")
* [Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pear](Pirates_Of_The_Caribbean:_The_Curse_Of_The_Black_Pearl)
* The Magnificent Seve - "the ultimate golf biopic"
* Jurassic Par - "Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum attempt to play a round of golf avoiding tyrannosaurs and veloceraptors"
* The Lady And The Tram
* Romeo And Julie
* Alien - "the sequel to Alien"
* Kingdom Of Heave - suggested by [Jack Blackburn](Jack_Blackburn); later suggested independently by another listener named Gemma - "one man's struggle to save Jerusalem from a widespread case of gastroenteritis"
* The Thin

James King submitted a trio of movies about a mother with extraordinary powers:

* Batma
* Spiderma
* Superma

The week after, a listener named John noted that four films on release that day worked:

* I Love You Ma
* Goo
* Before I Forge
* [In The Loo](Alastair_Campbell)

Others submitted that week or later included:

* Who Framed Roger Rabbi
* Chitty Chitty Bang Ban - "set in a convent"
* X-Me - "A home-made special interest movie"
* The Wizard Of O - "A lesser-known [Pauline Reage](https://web.archive.org/web/20220808110812/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jul/25/fiction.features3) sequel"
* Charlie And The Chocolate Factor - "An obese child enters a chocolate-eating contest [hosted by Gordon Burns](https://web.archive.org/web/20220808110812/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FKrypton%5FFactor)"
* [Marley And M](Marley_And_Me) \- "A James Bond vibe"
* The Spy Who Loved M - a slightly different take on the James Bond vibe

Comic singer [Mitch Benn](Mitch_Benn) then got thoroughly involved:

* Man On Fir - "Denzel Washington is put on top of a Christmas tree by whimsical bad guys"
* The Blues Brother - Dan Aykroyd milks it one last time, but can't persuade anyone else to be the other one"
* Bi - "[Tom Hanks](Tom_Hanks) makes a wish and discovers he quite likes boys _and_ girls"
* Panic Roo - "Skippy The Bush Kangeroo gets stuck down a well"
* Far From The Madding Crow - "Exit Julie Christie, pursued by raven"
* 198 - "Roman totalitarianism"
* Final Fantas - "Last human alive trying to save the last fizzy orange drink from an invading alien"
* Forrest Gum - "Everyone comes to a sticky end"
* The Long Good Frida - "the harrowing story of an especially tall, but especially worthy, blonde Norwegian woman"
* No Country For Old Me - "an elderly gentleman retires to the Costa Del Sol"
* [There Will Be Bloo](There_/_Will_/_Be_/_Blood) \- "one man’s quest to invent a self-flushing toilet"
* A Hard Day's Nigh - "The Beatles find themselves struggling to shake off a sense of impending doom"
* Hell - "The Beatles were right about about the whole impending doom thing"

Other listeners dropped letters from other or both words to make:

* Easter Promises - "Featuring an edge-of-your-seat fight between [Viggo Mortensen](Viggo_Mortensen) and the [Easter Bunny](Rise_Of_The_Guardian) in a Russian bathhouse"
* Tax Drive - "Robert de Niro stars as a man on the edge, entering a crisis, despised by society - as the Chancellor of the Exchequer"
* Little Omen - "With their father away fighting the Civil War, the story follows the relationships between Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Marge, their mother and the [Devil](Devil)'s spawn"

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Drop The Last Letter game

Game that succeeded the backflip - and a sequel of sorts to the Misprint game - this was suggested by long-term listener and first-time emailer James. The aim is to improve a film's title by removing the last letter.

James himself suggested:

28 Days Late
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hop
The Passion Of The Chris
Children Of Me
Withnail And
The Da Vinci Cod

Colin Murray, the stand-in Simon Mayo when James submitted the game, then suggested:

Escape To Victor - "they all try to locate Richard Wilson's house"
Jaw - "he would have been totally ineffective if he only had one jaw"
Grumpy Old Me - "which would probably sum up a lot of us around here"

Andrew Collins, that week's stand-in Mark Kermode, brought in:

Apocalypse No
Watch Me - "it's a film about me, and you have to watch it."
Hallowee
Earthquak - "my favourite disaster movie with a duck theme"
30 - "just 30 Spartans"

Listener suggestions then included:

The Incredible Hull
Three Men And A Boa
Falling Dow ("very topical")
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pear
The Magnificent Seve - "the ultimate golf biopic"
Jurassic Par - "Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum attempt to play a round of golf avoiding tyrannosaurs and veloceraptors"
The Lady And The Tram
Romeo And Julie
Alien - "the sequel to Alien"
Kingdom Of Heave - suggested by Jack Blackburn; later suggested independently by another listener named Gemma - "one man's struggle to save Jerusalem from a widespread case of gastroenteritis"
The Thin

James King submitted a trio of movies about a mother with extraordinary powers:

Batma
Spiderma
Superma

The week after, a listener named John noted that four films on release that day worked:

I Love You Ma
Goo
Before I Forge
In The Loo

Others submitted that week or later included:

Who Framed Roger Rabbi
Chitty Chitty Bang Ban - "set in a convent"
X-Me - "A home-made special interest movie"
The Wizard Of O - "A lesser-known Pauline Reage sequel"
Charlie And The Chocolate Factor - "An obese child enters a chocolate-eating contest hosted by Gordon Burns"
Marley And M - "A James Bond vibe"
The Spy Who Loved M - a slightly different take on the James Bond vibe

Comic singer Mitch Benn then got thoroughly involved:

Man On Fir - "Denzel Washington is put on top of a Christmas tree by whimsical bad guys"
The Blues Brother - Dan Aykroyd milks it one last time, but can't persuade anyone else to be the other one"
Bi - "Tom Hanks makes a wish and discovers he quite likes boys and girls"
Panic Roo - "Skippy The Bush Kangeroo gets stuck down a well"
Far From The Madding Crow - "Exit Julie Christie, pursued by raven"
198 - "Roman totalitarianism"
Final Fantas - "Last human alive trying to save the last fizzy orange drink from an invading alien"
Forrest Gum - "Everyone comes to a sticky end"
The Long Good Frida - "the harrowing story of an especially tall, but especially worthy, blonde Norwegian woman"
No Country For Old Me - "an elderly gentleman retires to the Costa Del Sol"
There Will Be Bloo - "one man’s quest to invent a self-flushing toilet"
A Hard Day's Nigh - "The Beatles find themselves struggling to shake off a sense of impending doom"
Hell - "The Beatles were right about about the whole impending doom thing"

Other listeners dropped letters from other or both words to make:

Easter Promises - "Featuring an edge-of-your-seat fight between Viggo Mortensen and the Easter Bunny in a Russian bathhouse"
Tax Drive - "Robert de Niro stars as a man on the edge, entering a crisis, despised by society - as the Chancellor of the Exchequer"
Little Omen - "With their father away fighting the Civil War, the story follows the relationships between Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Marge, their mother and the Devil's spawn"