# 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:** 12
**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, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/221 "2005-10-13T20:31:17Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > **Tdn** - Andie McDowell was used for _St. Elmo’s Fire_; Harold Ramis was the correct play there. He threw a lot of folks off the track for a moment. > > **Breaking Away** - Daniel Stern, Dennis Quaid, PJ Soles > **Edward Scissorhands** -Johnny Depp, Alan Arkin, Kathy Baker > **Grosse Point Blank** - John Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria > **Groundhog’s Day** - Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, Harold Ramis > **Royal Tenenbaums** - Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover > **Tootsie** - Dustin Hoffman, Sydney Pollack, Dabney Coleman > **Parenthood** - Rick Moranis, Keanu Reeves, Joaquin Phoenix > **The Outsiders** - Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze > **St. Elmo’s Fire** - Andie McDowell, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore Would Dan Ackroyd be the 4th for **Grosse Poite Blank**? How about Winona Ryder for **Edward Scissorhands**? And Steve Martin for **Parenthood**? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/222 "2005-10-13T20:31:28Z")
**Edward Scissorhands** : Diane Weist **Groundhog’s Day** : Stephen Tobolowsky **Royal Tenenbaums** : Luke Wilson **St. Elmo’s Fire** : Demi Moore ---
**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, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/223 "2005-10-13T20:33:37Z")
**Edward Scissorhands** –Anthony Michael Hall **St. Elmo’s Fire** –Judd Nelson **The Outsiders** –Emilio Estevez All of whom were in **The Breakfast Club** ---
**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, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/224 "2005-10-13T20:34:38Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > **Edward Scissorhands** : Diane Weist > **Groundhog’s Day** : Stephen Tobolowsky > **Royal Tenenbaums** : Luke Wilson > **St. Elmo’s Fire** : Demi Moore No. All of **Marque Elf** ’s are incorrect as well. We have Parenthood solved already, btw. And who is Stephen Tobolowsky? Is that Ned? ---
**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, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/225 "2005-10-13T20:35:52Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > **Edward Scissorhands** –Anthony Michael Hall > **St. Elmo’s Fire** –Judd Nelson > **The Outsiders** –Emilio Estevez > > All of whom were in **The Breakfast Club** That answer is 75% correct. ---
**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, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/226 "2005-10-13T20:37:22Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > **Breaking Away** : Paul Dooley > **Edward Scissorhands** : ?? > **Grosse Point Blank** : ?? > **Groundhog’s Day** : ?? > **The Outsiders** : ?? > **Parenthood** : Jason Robards > **Royal Tenenbaums** : ?? > **St. Elmo’s Fire** : ?? > **Tootsie** : Geena Davis > > I think that’s what you have so far. Also, I just noticed that I did double one of my first round actors into the second round, although it was unintentional. Obviously not from the same film. Sorry. you never answered [my post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6682720&postcount=217) ---
**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, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/227 "2005-10-13T20:37:53Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > That answer is 75% correct. **St. Elmo’s Fire** –Ally Sheedy, then. 🙂 ---
**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, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/228 "2005-10-13T20:38:09Z")
Minnie Driver for **Grosse Point Blank**? ---
**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, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/229 "2005-10-13T20:38:28Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > That answer is 75% correct. the St Elmo’s Fire is \*\*Ally Sheedy \*\* to get **The Breakfast Club** ---
**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, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/230 "2005-10-13T20:39:50Z")
WE NEED AN UPDATE we all keep over-posting each other everyone STOP until 4:50pm EST and give ShibbOleth a chance to catch up ---
**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, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/231 "2005-10-13T20:40:05Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > second round actor guesses > > Parenthood **Jason Robards** - Correct > Edward Scissorhands **Wynona Ryder** - Incorrect (now answered as AMH) > Breaking Away **Paul Dooley** - Correct > Tootsie **Geena Davis** - Correct > St Elmo’s Fire **Judd Nelson** - Incorrect > The Outsiders **Tom Cruise** - Incorrect (now answered as Emilio) > Grosse Point Blank **Dan Ackroyd** - Incorrect > The Royal Tannenbaums **Ben Stiller** - Incorrect > Groundhog Day **Brian Doyle Murray** - Correct Sorry, thought I’d kind of covered in a concurrent post. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/232 "2005-10-13T20:42:35Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Stephen Tobolowsky? Is that Ned? BING! ---
**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, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/233 "2005-10-13T20:43:04Z")
**Breaking Away** : Paul Dooley **Edward Scissorhands** : Anthony Michael Hall **Grosse Point Blank** : ?? **Groundhog’s Day** : Bryan Doyle Murray **The Outsiders** : Emilio Estevez **Parenthood** : Jason Robards **Royal Tenenbaums** : ?? **St. Elmo’s Fire** : Ally Sheedy (from **Anyrose** ) **Tootsie** : Geena Davis then Sheedy + Estevez + AM Hall = _The Breakfast Club_ ---
**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, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/234 "2005-10-13T20:45:31Z")
Tenenbaums=Bill Murray again. Murray, Davis, Robards= **Quick Change** ---
**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, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/235 "2005-10-13T20:46:00Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Tenenbaums=Bill Murray again. > > Murray, Davis, Robards= **Quick Change** Correct! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/236 "2005-10-13T20:54:57Z")
I’ve got the next puzzle almost set up. Dibs. ---
**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, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/237 "2005-10-13T20:55:13Z")
Edward Scissorhands AMH St Elmo’s Fire Ally Sheedy The Outsiders Emilio Estevez these equal The Breakfast Club with **Judd Nelson**? Parenthood Jason Robards The Royal Tannenbaums Bill Murray Tootsie Geena Davis these equal Quick Change with **Randy Quaid**? which leaves Groundhog Day Brian Doyle Murray Breaking Away Paul Dooley Grosse Point Blank Minnie Driver? ---
**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, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/238 "2005-10-13T20:59:42Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Edward Scissorhands AMH > St Elmo’s Fire Ally Sheedy > The Outsiders Emilio Estevez > these equal The Breakfast Club with **Judd Nelson**? Right movie, wrong actor. > [@](#): > > Parenthood Jason Robards > The Royal Tannenbaums Bill Murray > Tootsie Geena Davis > these equal Quick Change with **Randy Quaid**? Full marks! > [@](#): > > Groundhog Day Brian Doyle Murray > Breaking Away Paul Dooley > Grosse Point Blank Minnie Driver? Not quite there yet. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/239 "2005-10-13T21:00:49Z")
Here’s the next puzzle. Don’t solve it until **Shib** ’s is done. I just need to post it here now because I’ll be away from any computers for a little while. Sorry for the intrusion. Puzzle 5: Bob Balaban Drew Barrymore Elizabeth Berridge Helena Bonham Carter Jeff Bridges Matthew Broderick Simon Callow Billy Crudup Joan Cusack Danny DeVito Bridget Fonda Jodie Foster Crispin Glover John Goodman Hugh Grant Philip Seymour Hoffman Anthony Hopkins Deforrest Kelley Jessica Lange Lucy Liu Bill Murray Leonard Nimoy Edward Norton Tim Robbins Kristin Scott Thomas William Shatner Danny Woodburn ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/240 "2005-10-13T21:01:58Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Right movie, wrong actor. Emilio Estavez, once again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951.md?page=13)