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Happy Birthday Tom Hanks! Celebrate With Our Ultimate Hanks Quiz!
Someone who needs literally ZERO introduction, the mighty Tom Hanks today celebrate his 62nd birthday. Happy birthday Tom!
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As one of our all-time heroes and one of our favourite humans ever, we wanted to celebrate with a cheeky quiz to really put your Hanks knowledge to the test and to just help remind us how many iconic roles he has done over the years and what an impact he has had on all our lives.
So! Step on up and put yourself to the ultimate test with our Tom Hanks Quiz! Good luck and enjoy!
How did you get on? Let us know with a comment below!
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown - 291!
Another retro movie weekend spectacular is here Truffle peeps! Are you ready to welcome some of the most iconic movies into your world? We sure are! Get your snacks at the ready, ice cream chilling in the freezer and enjoy some of our top picks hitting the small screen this weekend. Go go!
SATURDAY 7th July
It Could Happen to You (1994) Sony Movie Channel 9:10am-11:15am
A cop is unable to tip a waitress but instead promises to split the proceeds with her if he wins the lottery. However, his elation when he actually bags the jackpot quickly fades when his furious wife makes it plain she does not want him to honour the pledge. Romantic comedy, starring Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez and Isaac Hayes.
Labyrinth (1986) 5STAR 12:50pm-2:55pm
A teenager wishes her baby brother would be taken away, only to have her request granted by a band of goblins and their sinister king. She regrets her decision and sets out to rescue him, but to reach the castle where he is being held, she must find her way through a magical maze full of strange creatures. Jim Henson's fantasy adventure, starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie.
The TruffleShuffle Top Gun Drinking Game!
Do you feel the need? The need to take your next Top Gun viewing to all-new heights?! Here at TruffleShuffle, we're celebrating the movie legend Top Cruise's birthday in true style with a whopping 30% off our exclusive Top Gun TShirts with code XXXX! Yeeesh that's a deal!
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With this in mind, what better way to celebrate Maverick's special day than with another viewing of 80s classic Top Gun...with a twist!
How To Play
Pay close attention and follow these simple rules during the film to take part.
Note: You can always substitute an alcoholic drink for something else including chocolates, sweets (perhaps sour), some of your least favourite fruit etc.
Ah-Haaaaaa! How Well Do You Know Alan Partridge? Take Our Quiz!
Crash, bang, wallop... what a quiz!
While designing and creating our totally epic (if we do say so ourselves!) new Alan Partridge TShirts that are fresh on the site, we've been living, sleeping, and eating all things Alan over the last few months. It's a tough job but someone has to do it, right?
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With soo much Partridge gold taking over our lives, we thought we would share some of the classic BBC brilliance and put your knowledge to the ultimate test with a cheeky quiz.
So... how well do YOU know Alan Partridge? Let's find out....
So.... how did you get on? Share your results with your friends and see who is the biggest Alan Partridge fan.
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown - 290!
It's movie time! As always, we've hand-picked some of our fave top retro films hitting the small screen this weekend. Action? Check! Adventure? Check! Fun? you betcha! Tune into some of these total classics and add some extra nostalgia to your weekend. Enjoy!
SATURDAY 16th June
Rugrats Go Wild (2003) Film4 11:00am-12:40pm (1 hour 40 minutes)
A leaky boat leaves the precocious youngsters stranded on a jungle island, but their luck changes when explorers the Wild Thornberrys come to their rescue. However, Thornberry dad Nigel loses his memory, so it falls to his daughter Eliza to save the day. Children's animated adventure, with the voices of Nancy Cartwright, Bruce Willis, Lacey Chabert, Elizabeth Daily and Tim Curry.
Yellow Submarine Movie Turns 50 TODAY!
'All Together Now'... Haaaaaappy Birthday too youuu, Haaa.. you get it. It's true guys and gals! The totally iconic movie classic Yellow Submarine turns a cheeky 50 years old today having first premiered way back in 1968!
Now, it's safe to say that not many of us TruffleShufflers were actually around to enjoy this iconic moment sadly however, we all know the impact of this film and the music that features so well within. It's actually hard to imagine not growing up and living with now of these classic tracks including 'All Together Now', 'All You Need Is Love', 'Yellow Submarine' and 'Eleanor Rigby'.
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Being such huuuuge fans of The Beatles, we've always loved having our very own range of The Beatles TShirts AND our totally exclusive range of Yellow Submarine merchandise which hit our site this year.
With such a landmark film hitting a landmark age, we thought we would take some time to pick up some of our top Yellow Submarine Facts and Trivia to help tickle your fandom and celebrate this legend. Enjoy!
1. The breakthrough cartoon-film took nearly two years to complete, with 14 different scripts, 40 animators and over 140 technical artists. Impressive stuff!