The week ended with Jeopardy! invoking Hammett’s name yet again: S42E90. 1/9/26. A Champions Wildcard showdown.
Double Jeopardy round, $2000 slot in the category Adapted for High School:
Rian Johnson adapted what he called “the weirdly poetic style of Dashiell Hammett” for high school in this film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Guy buzzes in: “What is Brick?”
Correct.
The late Bill Arney really liked that spin on The Maltese Falcon, and was the first to tell me about it. I’ve tried watching it a couple of times. Does nothing for me. But try it yourself, on the recommendation of Bill the Hat.
