Talk:The Whole Nine Yards (film)

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Plot[edit]

The plot summary is only part-way through the movie, isn't it ? -- Beardo (talk) 21:05, 19 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The plot summary now seems to have an implausible sequence. It says in part: "Investigators find the remains and believe Janni and Jimmy are dead, and, while heading to Jimmy’s house with the intent to arrest him, discover a recorder in the detective’s car" If they believe he is dead, why would they then go to his house to arrest him? Mike90095 (talk) 16:28, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The plot summary is not entirely accurate; Jill only arranged for 1 million to be given to the newlyweds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.75.49 (talk) 10:00, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Folk etymology[edit]

The supposed origin of the phrase which I was told in the Army was that the early, World War I-era belt-fed machine guns used ammo belts which were nine yards long, so one who had "shot the whole nine yards" had made every effort possible, and the phrase soon came to be applied to anyone who had gone to extreme levels of effort as having "gone the whole nine yards". I really believe this to be the correct origin, but have never found it in anything which probably would qualify as a reliable source. 75.200.72.112 (talk) 03:30, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as there are written records using the phrase in 1885 in England I don’t think you are right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.153.111.173 (talk) 08:59, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Genre[edit]

The first line of this article describes the movie as an "adventure crime comedy film." I fail to see how it's an adventure film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.52.68.166 (talk) 20:04, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]