Ok, I’m an idiot

In my earlier post about Greg Oden and the Andrews Sisters, I apparently searched the imdb for “Andrew Sisters” instead of “Andrews Sisters.” This led to only getting four results instead of the 38 you get when the S is added.

And there are a bunch of cool movies in this list, although Drei D and Repo Man are missing.

Anyway, I’m just glad this blog is under-read (and under-fed), otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to discover my own mistake.

Here’s the list of potential movies he was watching. Which do you think it was?

Here are the soundtracks containing andrews sisters

1. “Lone Gunmen, The” (2001) {The Lying Game (#1.11)}

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
2. 1941 (1979)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
3. American Splendor (2003)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
4. Being Julia (2004)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
5. Buck Privates (1941)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
6. Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV)

Recreated by Andrews Sisters, The
7. Chain of Fools (2000)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
8. Christmas Story, A (1983)

Performed by Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters, The
9. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
10. Execution of Private Slovik, The (1974) (TV)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
11. F.I.S.T (1978)

Performed by Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters, The
12. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Performed by Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters, The
13. Give Out, Sisters (1942)

Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
14. Harlem Nights (1989)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
15. Hollywood Canteen (1944)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
16. How’s About It (1943)

Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
17. In Dreams (1999)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
18. Jakob the Liar (1999)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
19. Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, The (1998)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
20. Lolita (1997)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
21. Lust och fägring stor (1995)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
22. Make Mine Music (1946)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
23. Man Who Drove with Mandela, The (1998)

Performed by Danny Kaye and Andrews Sisters, The
24. Maria’s Lovers (1984)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
25. Melody Time (1948)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
26. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
27. Murder in the First (1995)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
28. My Dog Skip (2000)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
29. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

Performed by Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters, The
30. Polar Express, The (2004)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters, The
31. Private Buckaroo (1942)

Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
Sung by Dick Foran and Andrews Sisters, The
32. Radio Days (1987)

Performed by Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters, The
33. Ritz, The (1976)

Performed by Andrews Sisters
34. Road to Rio (1947)

Performed by Bing Crosby, Andrews Sisters, The
35. Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 1 (1941)

Sung by Andrews Sisters, The
36. Swingtime Johnny (1943)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
37. Wah-Wah (2005)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
38. Zacharia Farted (1998)

Performed by Andrews Sisters, The
Performed by Andrews Sisters, The

Greg Oden and The Andrews Sisters

UPDATE: I’m an idiot, Andrews Sisters has four esses!


Ok, so I’m minding my own business on Friday and reading this AP article about Greg Oden.

I love how they throw in off the cuff quotes now and then and this one, where Oden is discussing his history of music course, caught my eye:

“The crazy thing is, I go to movies a lot. And now that I’ve had that class, it’s like every movie has an old song. I’m sitting there watching a movie and I’m like, ‘THAT’S the Andrews Sisters from 1951!”‘

Most people, including me, read this and laugh. Not a toothy mouth gaping Simpsonsesque laugh, but a nice chuckle nonetheless as we find it mildly amusing that an amazing baller would really care about 56 year old pop songs by girl bands (and the Andrew Sisters were the Spice Girls of the 30s and 40s, believe me).

Well, I laughed, but yearned for more knowledge, just what song and movie was he describing? And I know you’re curious too, so I’ll tell you what I’ve come up with.

A search search on imdb, yields:
Here are the soundtracks containing andrew sisters

1. Drei D (1988)
Bing Crosby and The Andrew Sisters

2. Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, The (1998)
Performed by the Andrew Sisters

3. Repo Man (1984)
The Andrew Sisters

4. Zacharia Farted (1998)
Performed by The Andrew Sisters

1. Hmmmmm. Was he watching Drei D, a German, part black and white, film directed by Sönke Wortmann that only gets 6.5 out of 10 stars? prolly not.

2. How about the The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, a documentary on the first great Jewish hitter? Definite possibility, although, documentaries aren’t really what I think of when people say “movies.”

3. Directed by Mike Rohl, Zacharia Farted is described as a road movie and its tagline is

“In search of a name, a ghost, and adventure (locksmith). They found themselves.”

I’ll let that speak for itself (blogga).

It was written by an actor who plays the lead, Colin Cunningham. I think the most interesting thing about this guy is the weird morph thing he does with all his headshots on his website. Very bizarre. He looks really familiar, in that “Hey, I’m an actor and I always wear a goatee or Van Dyck, so sue me.” sort of way.

So, to sum up, I think the most interesting about Zacharia Farted is the past tense verb in its name. (I find that farting makes me giggle.)

Wait, wait! This just in: Zacharia Farted won the Audience Favourite award at the Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival in 1999. Can’t argue with that.

4. How about Repo Man, probably Emilio Estevez’s finest moment? I like to imagine Oden also yelling out “Hey this is Suicidal Tendencies from 1983!” as Institutionalized(youtube) is played. Or “This is the Burning Sensations covering Jonathan Richman’s “Pablo Picasso!” (youtube)
This has got to be it. Don’t you think?

Just imagine if needed a real Repo Man, I can think of another OSU star, he can turn to .

Well, if you’re at the Final Four and you get the chance, can you ask Greg for me which movie it was?

Thanks.