# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/441 "2005-10-16T03:36:50Z")
in any case- well played i’m going to sleep now - perhaps there’ll be a new game waiting when I wake up? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/442 "2005-10-16T14:58:46Z")
Not to criticise your puzzle at all – it was excellent – but I’ve been trying for a certain pattern in my own level three movies. I’ve been going for movies where that not only include three actors, but those who have a special relationship to each other. In Capricorn One, for instance, I could have said OJ Simpson, Hal Holbrook, and David Huddleston, but instead chose the three astronauts. In Three Amigos, I chose the three Amigos. If the target movie was to be Hannah and Her Sisters, I probably would have made the three actresses the ones who played Hannah. And her two sisters. I think it lends a certain elegance to the puzzle. Once again, that’s not to criticise anyone else’s choices. It’s just my roundabout way of saying that I really wanted to do The Princess Bride for my next puzzle. Except I would have chosen Wallace Shawn, Mandy Patenkin, and Andre the Giant. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/443 "2005-10-16T15:43:36Z")
**NEW GAME** Danny Aiello Nicolas Cage Rupert Everett Gene Hackman Clint Howard Anjelica Huston Diane Keaton Sally Kellerman Bruno Kirby Martin Landau Jessica Lange Jennifer Jason Leigh Jack Lemmon Christopher Lloyd Karl Malden Edie McClurg Michael McKean Suzanne Pleshette Michael J. Pollard Kathleen Quinlan Vincent Spano G.D. Spradlin Tom Waits JT Walsh M. Emmet Walsh Forest Whitaker Gene Wilder I’m going for a little more difficult than last time, so it may not quite have the elegance that **tdn** is looking for… we shall see. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/444 "2005-10-16T20:37:22Z")
Whitaker, Leigh and Cage were in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. So was Judge Reinhold. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/445 "2005-10-16T21:49:29Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Whitaker, Leigh and Cage were in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. > > So was Judge Reinhold. This is incorrect (from a puzzle POV). ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/446 "2005-10-16T22:40:06Z")
Nicholas Cage, Vincent Spano, Tom Waits - _Rumble Fish_ Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Jessica Lange - _The Postman Always Rings Twice_ Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Wilder - _Bonnie & Clyde_ Taking guesses on the 4th actor from each of those - Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/447 "2005-10-17T00:18:06Z")
Pollard/Hackamn/Wilder - Bonnie & Cylde - Estelle Parsons ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/448 "2005-10-17T00:25:27Z")
Keaton/Kirby/Spradin - Godfather Part II - Talia Shire ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/449 "2005-10-17T00:45:03Z")
> [@Lil' Mahoney](#): > > Nicholas Cage, Vincent Spano, Tom Waits - _Rumble Fish_ > Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Jessica Lange - _The Postman Always Rings Twice_ > Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Wilder - _Bonnie & Clyde_ > > Taking guesses on the 4th actor from each of those - Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty. Yes on all three films. No on all three actors. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/450 "2005-10-17T00:47:41Z")
**Anyrose** , both of your films are correct. Both of the actors are incorrect. (I’m having some response issues when posting, so be patient if you don’t see anything from me) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/451 "2005-10-17T01:06:22Z")
Rumble Fish - Mickey Rourke B&C - Faye Dunaway Postman/Twice - Michael Lerner GF2 - Robert DeNiro ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/452 "2005-10-17T01:12:29Z")
Shibbie, baby - are any of the movies “made for TV”? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/453 "2005-10-17T01:15:19Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Rumble Fish - Mickey Rourke > B&C - Faye Dunaway > Postman/Twice - Michael Lerner > GF2 - Robert DeNiro All incorrect. No made for TV movies, I’m 99.9% certain. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/454 "2005-10-17T01:20:34Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > All incorrect. No made for TV movies, I’m 99.9% certain. certainly narrows down Pleshette’s choices -but its still tough BUT I FOUND IT **Nevada Smith** Pleshette/Landau/Malden - and the 4th is Steve McQueen? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/455 "2005-10-17T01:26:45Z")
Howard/Leigh/JTWalsh - Backdraft - and I’m going to say DeNiro again - somethings tells me you’v used him somewhere ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/456 "2005-10-17T01:39:15Z")
Yes on _Nevada Smith_ (well done!) and _Backdraft_. Still no correct actors. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/457 "2005-10-17T01:41:15Z")
Rumble Fish - Diane Lane Bonnie & Clyde - Denver Pyle Postman/Twice - John Colicos GFpart2 - Al Pacino ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/458 "2005-10-17T01:43:05Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Rumble Fish - Diane Lane > Bonnie & Clyde - Denver Pyle > Postman/Twice - John Colicos > GFpart2 - Al Pacino Denver Pyle is correct. All the others, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/459 "2005-10-17T01:43:44Z")
Nevada Smith - Brian Keith Backdraft - Kurt Russell ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/460 "2005-10-17T01:46:22Z")
ok - not to question your research or transpostion abilities but did you maybe mean **Susan** Kellerman? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951.md?page=24)