OneLiner — August 24, 2026
Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Se7en (1995).
It's elementary, my dear Dawson.
Answer: The Great Mouse Detective ()
Vincent Price voices the villain Ratigan. Disney's 1986 Sherlock Holmes homage rescued the animation department after The Black Cauldron flopped. First Disney feature to use significant CGI (Big Ben's clockwork).
I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain.
Answer: Singin' in the Rain ()
Gene Kelly's title number, filmed while he was running a 103-degree fever. Kelly and Stanley Donen co-directed. AFI ranks the film #5 on the 100 Movies list and the song #3 on the 100 Songs list.
What's in the box?
Answer: Se7en ()
Brad Pitt's Detective Mills at the climax. David Fincher's 1995 procedural. The screenplay was rewritten to preserve the original ending only after Pitt threatened to leave. Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey co-star.