# 27 actors, 1 movie (a really hard game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951 "2005-10-12T20:11:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/181 "2005-10-13T19:51:59Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Ramis, Murray and Moranis were in both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2. Ramis, Murray, and P.J. Soles were all in **Stripes**. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/182 "2005-10-13T19:52:18Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Moranis/Phoenix/Reeves - **Parenthood** Jason Robards? Hits one out of the park on the first swing! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/183 "2005-10-13T19:53:31Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and PJ Soles were in _Stripes_, with Sean Young. Which is accurate, but not what I was looking for. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/184 "2005-10-13T19:54:14Z")
Coleman/Hoffman/Pollack \*\*Tootsie \*\* Jessica Lange (am I 2 for 2?) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/185 "2005-10-13T19:54:41Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Ramis, Murray and Moranis were in both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2. Again, correct, but not what we’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/186 "2005-10-13T19:55:53Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Depp, Arkin, Baker– **Edward Scissorhands** > > Just wanted to post something first, back to work. 🙂 Also very good. This is a correct answer! (I’ll get to all of these but flood control is slowing me down) ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/187 "2005-10-13T19:56:09Z")
Moore, McDowell and Lowe were all in\*\* St. Elmo’s Fire.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/188 "2005-10-13T19:56:42Z")
in \*\*Edward Scissorhands \*\* - most folks would say Vincent Price, but I bet you’re going for **Wynona Ryder** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/189 "2005-10-13T19:56:55Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Quaid, Soles and Stern were all in _Breaking Away_. Excellent. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/190 "2005-10-13T19:57:33Z")
What about **Breaking Away?** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/191 "2005-10-13T19:58:24Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Ramis, Murray, and P.J. Soles were all in **Stripes**. Correct, but the astute amongst you will have noticed by now that I tried to get films with overlapping characters so that you’d have many possible combinations in the first round. This is not what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/192 "2005-10-13T19:59:12Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > What about **Breaking Away?** now, would you be using Paul Dooley again? or perhaps you’re looking for the lovely **Barbara Barrie**? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/193 "2005-10-13T19:59:27Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Coleman/Hoffman/Pollack \*\*Tootsie \*\* Jessica Lange (am I 2 for 2?) Correct movie, incorrect resulting actor. You’ve got a homer and a triple. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/194 "2005-10-13T19:59:57Z")
Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze– **The Outsiders** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/195 "2005-10-13T20:00:34Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > Moore, McDowell and Lowe were all in\*\* St. Elmo’s Fire.\*\* Correct again. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/196 "2005-10-13T20:01:08Z")
John Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria– **Grosse Pointe Blank** This 60-second rule is going to kill me if I don’t stop to look more carefully. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/197 "2005-10-13T20:01:39Z")
I have 7 left - who should i eliminate (what did I miss) Hank Azaria John Cusack Chris Elliott Danny Glover Gene Hackman Jeremy Piven Owen Wilson ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/198 "2005-10-13T20:01:57Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > now, would you be using Paul Dooley again? or perhaps you’re looking for the lovely **Barbara Barrie**? Paul Dooley is correct for _Breaking Away_. I made this up last night, so did not know that he would be played in the second round. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/199 "2005-10-13T20:02:58Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze– **The Outsiders** Very good, did I make this too easy for you all? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/200 "2005-10-13T20:04:03Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > John Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria– **Grosse Pointe Blank** > > This 60-second rule is going to kill me if I don’t stop to look more carefully. 🙂 Most Excellent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951.md?page=11)