27 actors, 1 movie (a really hard game)

I tried to make this game as easy as possible, honest.

I’m thinking of a movie. It’s up to you to guess what it is.

Step 1: Examine the below list of 27 actors. Group them into 9 groups of 3 each, so that all three actors starred in the same movie. This will give you a list of 9 movies.

Step 2: Think of a 4th actor from each movie, so that you get 9 more actors.

Step 3: Group them into 3 groups of 3, as in step 1, to get 3 movies.

Step 4: Once again think of a 4th actor from each movie, to get 3 more actors.

Step 5: Wht movie did those 3 actors appear in together?

Work cooperatively, use IMDB, and offer me sexual favors in exchange for hints.

The list of 27:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Alan Alda
Angela Bassett
Lloyd Bridges
Carol Burnett
Andrew Dice Clay
Danny DeVito
Richard Dreyfuss
Clint Eastwood
Denholm Elliott
Robert Englund
Lawrence Fishburne
Harrison Ford
Jodie Foster
James Garner
Peter Graves
Angelica Huston
Tommy Lee Jones
Diane Keaton
Matthew McConaughey
Wayne Newton
Leonard Nimoy
John Ritter
Martin Sheen
George Takei
J.T. Walsh
Paul Winfield

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Peter Graves & Lloyd Bridges - Airplane
Paul Winfield, Leonard Nimoy & George Takei - Star Trek II: The Wrath of KHAAAAN!

I should give an example to make this clearer. Suppose the original list had Morgan Freeman, Rene Russo, and Cuba Gooding. You would group them together and get Outbreak. The 4th actor you might pick is Dustin Hoffman. Suppose two other actors you got as the 4th actor from other movies are Ben Stiller and Robert DiNiro. You’d conclude that the movie was Meet the Fokkers.

Etcetera.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Peter Graves & Lloyd Bridges - Airplane
Paul Winfield, Leonard Nimoy & George Takei - Star Trek II: The Wrath of KHAAAAN!

Yeah, those were the really easy ones. :wink:

Lawrence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now

Matthew McConaughey, Jodie Foster & Angela Basset - Contact
Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton & Robert Englund - The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

Down to:

Alan Alda
Carol Burnett
Danny DeVito
Richard Dreyfuss
Clint Eastwood
Denholm Elliott
James Garner
Tommy Lee Jones
Diane Keaton
John Ritter

So far, so good. Hint: The Four Seasons is not one of the movies.

You left off Angelica Huston and J.T. Walsh.

I figured that out. Two out of three, though.

Denholm Elliott, John Ritter, Carol Burnett - Noises Off

Carol Burnett, Denholm Elliot & John Ritter - Noises Off
Indeed I did leave people off. I believe the updated list is…

Alan Alda
Danny DeVito
Richard Dreyfuss
Clint Eastwood
James Garner
Angelica Huston
Tommy Lee Jones
Diane Keaton
J.T. Walsh

3 more movies. I quite like this game…

Alan Alda, Angelica Huston, Diane Keaton - Manhattan Murder Mystery
Huston was the one I was missing

Clint Eastwood, James Garner & Tommy Lee Jones – Space Cowboys

Alda, Keaton, Huston–Manhattan Murder Mystery

Which would make Danny DeVito, Richard Dreyfuss & J.T. Walsh - Tin Men

Danny DeVito, Richard Dreyfuss & J.T. Walsh - Tin Men
Angelica Huston, Diane Keaton & Alan Alda - Manhattan Murder Mystery

And that leaves…

James Garner, Clint Eastwood & Tommy Lee Jones - Space Cowboys

Dammit, scooped on the last ones.

Here’s the movie list:

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Apocalypse Now
Airplane!
Contact
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Noises Off
Space Cowboys
Star Trek II
Tin Men

That’s OK, you scooped me on the list.

You guys are doing great. Now come up with an as-yet unlisted actor from each movie. Some relationships should start to become apparent.

Are we going for specific people? Is there really just one right answer?