Reverend Spooner's Favorite Movies

Question

Reverend Spooner dictated a list of his favorite movies to his befuddled secretary. That well-meaning lad, unaware of his master's tendency to swap some of the consonants in a phrase, did not realize these were movie titles. He thought he would improve the sense of the items in the list as you see below.

Your task is to set things right by deducing what Spooner actually said, and identifying the intended movie title.

Blunder Involving Gliding Toy

Sunrise Over the Place to Keep Garden Tools

Purchaser of Easter Flower

Those Presenting the Bill for Organic Tortillas

Greetin' the People of Sound Mind by Chimin' a Bell

A Citrus for a Recordkeeper of Asian Cookware

Ouchy Milk Farm

Athlete Whose Home is by the Train Tracks

Cereal That Will Make You Grow Tall

Rousing the Warriors

Some of these would only work if Spooner had pronounced them like a American would -- but Spooner, not being American, would not be likely to do so. — Glen_b, Sep 13 '15 at 13:50

Gordon K · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-12T14:41:43.687

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Finished!

Blunder Involving Gliding Toy

Kite Flub (Fight Club)

Sunrise Over Place to Keep Garden Tools

Dawn of the Shed (Shaun of the Dead)

Purchaser of Easter Flower

Lily Buyer (Billy Liar)

Those Presenting the Bill for Organic Tortillas

Natural Corn Billers (Natural Born Killers)

Greetin' the People of Sound Mind by Chimin' a Bell

Ringin' in the Sane (Singin' in the Rain)

Citrus For a Recordkeeper of Asian Cookware

A Wok Clerk Orange (A Clockwork Orange)

Ouchy Milk Farm

Hurty Dairy (Dirty Harry) [Peter Taylor]

Athlete Whose Home is by the Train Tracks

Railhouse Jock (Jailhouse Rock)

Cereal That Will Make You Grow Tall

Height Wheat (White Heat)

Rousing the Warriors

Waking the Braves (Breaking the Waves)

Nice puzzle.

edited Sep 12 '15 at 14:41

answered Sep 12 '15 at 05:42

Gordon K

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Wow! Great job so far. And I was worried I'd made things too obscure. I've modified #7 slightly. – dennisdeems Sep 12 '15 at 10:59
Hey! If you're going to nick my answer without attribution then you could at least give me an upvote. – Peter Taylor Sep 12 '15 at 12:55
@petertaylor Sorry. I had genuinely answered this on my own and have just seen your answer, but it's clear that you had arrived at the answer a while before I posted. – Gordon K Sep 12 '15 at 13:19
You still haven't got #6. It's a little more direct than you're thinking. You were closer before. – dennisdeems Sep 12 '15 at 14:39
@dennisdeems I'm pretty sure that's it now. – Gordon K Sep 12 '15 at 14:42
@GordonK well done! – dennisdeems Sep 12 '15 at 14:47
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This is a great puzzle. I couldn't stop laughing at some of the answers, especially the second and fourth – SirParselot Sep 17 '15 at 19:13
Thank you! I get a good chuckle out of them myself. :D – dennisdeems Sep 21 '15 at 10:26

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 12 '15 at 11:03

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Ouchy Milk Farm

Hurty Dairy => Dirty Harry

answered Sep 12 '15 at 11:03

Peter Taylor

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Ouchy Milk Farm