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Miles on the run

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  • What happens when Miles tries to run away?
    He slips on the banana peel and falls over.
  • What two film genres are mixed in Sleeper?
    Comedy and science fiction
  • What does the farm worker do when he sees Miles?
    He shouts and runs towards him.
  • Who directed the film Sleeper?
    Woody Allen
  • What happens to the farm worker when he arrives?
    He also slips on the banana peel and falls over.
  • What phrase means “to remove something from electricity”?
    To unplug
  • What does “to pick up a strawberry” mean?
    To lift it from a surface (like a table or floor).
  • Why is the idea of “unplugging a banana” funny?
    Because bananas aren’t electric!
  • What happens to the banana peel?
    He throws it on the ground.
  • What genre anagram matches “my code”?
    Comedy
  • What is Miles looking for when he arrives at the farm?
    Food
  • What happens to Miles at the beginning of the story?
    He wakes up 200 years in the future after being cryogenically frozen.
  • What year was the film Sleeper released?
    1973
  • What is slapstick humour?
    A type of physical comedy involving accidents and silly situations.
  • What does Miles do at the end of the scene?
    He runs away with his arms full of fruit and vegetables.
  • What does Miles do with the banana?
    He unplugs it and starts to peel it.
  • Name one classic comedian mentioned in the lesson.
    Buster Keaton / Harold Lloyd / Charlie Chaplin
  • What is the name of the film featured in this activity?
    Sleeper
  • What kind of film is Sleeper?
    Science fiction comedy
  • What genre anagram matches “coni feci insect”?
    Science fiction
  • What happens again and again in the scene?
    Both Miles and the farm worker keep slipping on the banana peel.
  • What animal appears in the distance?
    A chicken
  • What genre anagram matches “commodity crane”?
    Romantic comedy
  • What does Miles break off after that?
    A stalk of celery
  • What does “caught in the act” mean?
    To be seen while doing something wrong or illegal.
  • What does Miles use to knock the farm worker unconscious?
    A strawberry
  • What does “to pick a strawberry” mean?
    To take it from the plant (harvest it).
  • What genre anagram matches “army counted”?
    Documentary
  • What is strange about the scene?
    It shows people unplugging bananas and stealing giant fruit and vegetables.
  • What genre anagram matches “ad ram”?
    Drama
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