Event #2: The Long Jump

One short, fast, tough question involving 20 strides, which then requires some sort of leap of faith to bring the question together.

Total number of star ratings (e.g. the movie The Cell was given 4 stars) assigned by Roger Ebert to 20 movies, determined by the 20 hints below, in movies that all share a common feature. Scoring: perfect score: 1,000 points; +/- 0.5 stars: 800 points; +/- 1 star: 600 points; +/- 1.5 stars: 400 points; +/- 2 stars: 200 points. +/- 2.5 or more stars: 0 points (fouled out). 55 Stars

2A. The treasure map in this movie was designed by the author who wrote the book Timid Virgins Make Dull Company. Romancing the Stone ***

2B. Notably, the title character’s favorite book is Rubyfruit Jungle. Educating Rita **

2C. The title character in this movie is based loosely on the author of the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Finding Forester ***

2D. This movie contained one of the first movie roles for a thespian who subsequently became more widely known as a character on Frasier. Crossing Delancey **.5

2E. Two main characters in this comedy are Neil Diamond fanatics. Saving Silverman .5

2F. This movie stars one of the people listed in the 1,500 meter event of The Puzzle Decathlon. It has the name of a university in its title, but originally had the name of a different university in it. Stealing Harvard *

2G. Movie was directed by the same man who directed the movie based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by a woman whose first name is Edna. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? ****

2H. The movie which brings together two actors who (on separate TV shows) played an electrician that didn’t know what an outlet was, and a crime scene investigator with a gambling problem. Playing God ***

2I. The last 20 minutes of the movie: after self-doubt ("I can’t beat him") and fast action, the protagonist realizes he has won, but gives the antagonist a ‘way out’. The antagonist declines, but then realizes the error of his ways. Searching for Bobby Fischer ****

2J. An actress (whose mother’s nickname is a palindrome) stars in two movies that fit this event’s common feature – released within a year of each other. The movie in question was the one released more recently. Inventing the Abbotts **

2K. This is the only movie that fits this event’s common feature that stars the notable actor who, on a website that has a segment called HITG!, always stars as "The Sun" in a different segment on the site. Regarding Henry **

2L. Film that starred an actress who won an Oscar 9 years after the movie in question was released, and an actor whose father won an Oscar 9 years after he (this particular son) was born. Dying Young **

2M. You’ll find a place in this movie called Judgment City. Defending Your Life **

2N. Though set in Ireland, this film was shot on the Isle of Man.  Waking Ned Devine ***

2P. Movie’s main character goes by two initials (like comedian D.L. Hughley goes by D.L.) which (surprise!) happen to be an official state abbreviation (the way DL is not). Raising Arizona *.5

2Q. Movie that has a character whose square root is the name of a TV show that had a memorable episode featuring Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney. Leaving Normal **.5

2R. Both Albert Brooks and Elliott Gould were in line to star in this 1997 movie, before the role was taken by the writer himself. Deconstructing Harry ***.5

2S. The middle name of the real person featured in the movie is Gavin; in the movie, his middle name is Horatio. Being John Malkovich ****

2T. Movie in which the title character is referred to as Bingo, Elmo, Fabio, Chico, and Harpo. Finding Nemo ****

2U. Perhaps the only person to date both Mike Tyson and Robert De Niro, she had several scenes from this critically-acclaimed movie deleted (and thus she is uncredited). Leaving Los Vegas ****