# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/161 "2005-10-13T18:50:15Z")
**The Big Picture** = Michael McKean + Dooley & Balaban = **A Mighty Wind** ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/162 "2005-10-13T18:51:52Z")
**The Longest Day** = Robert Mitchum **The Secret of My Success** = Richard Jordan - Boyle = **The Friends of Eddie Coyle** ---
**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, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/163 "2005-10-13T18:53:36Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > **The Big Picture** = Michael McKean + Dooley & Balaban = **A Mighty Wind** YES YES > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > \*\*The Longest Day \*\* = Robert Mitchum > \*\*The Secret of My Success \*\* = Richard Jordan > > - Boyle = **The Friends of Eddie Coyle** YES YES YES YES ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/164 "2005-10-13T18:54:09Z")
**Uptown Girls** = Carmen Electra + Wagner & Bateman = **Sol Goode** ---
**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, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/165 "2005-10-13T18:57:17Z")
Uptown Girls (still missing the key actor) Austin Powers IMoM **Robert Wagner** Necessary Roughness **Jason Bateman** The Longest Day **Robert Mitchum** The Dream Team **Peter Boyle** The Secret Of my Success **Richard Jordan** The Big Picture **Michael McKean** Deconstructing Harry **Bob Balaban** Big Trouble **Paul Dooley** McKean/Dooley/Balaban **A Mighty Wind** ???/Wagner/Bateman **Sol Goode** Mitchum/Boyle/Jordan **Friends of Eddie Coyle** ---
**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, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/166 "2005-10-13T18:59:13Z")
Before I go away for an hour, I’m going to guess that Cheri Oteri is in the final movie. ---
**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, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/167 "2005-10-13T19:00:19Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Before I go away for an hour, I’m going to guess that Cheri Oteri is in the final movie. no, she isn’t ---
**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, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/168 "2005-10-13T19:01:22Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > **Uptown Girls** = Carmen Electra + Wagner & Bateman = **Sol Goode** ack - i posted my updated list before I saw your answer yes - Carmen Electra is correct ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/169 "2005-10-13T19:02:27Z")
It’s not Carmen Electra? ---
**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, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/170 "2005-10-13T19:05:25Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > It’s not Carmen Electra? 😃 let’s play “jumppost” tag - you’re it 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/171 "2005-10-13T19:16:52Z")
**A Mighty Wind** = Bill Cobbs **Sol Goode** = Johnathon Schaech **Friends of Eddie Coyle** = Alex Rocco **that thing you do!** ---
**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, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/172 "2005-10-13T19:19:27Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > **A Mighty Wind** = Bill Cobbs > **Sol Goode** = Johnathon Schaech > **Friends of Eddie Coyle** = Alex Rocco > > **that thing you do!** DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING ---
**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, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/173 "2005-10-13T19:20:55Z")
next game? ---
**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, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/174 "2005-10-13T19:30:47Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > next game? Hold on, I have one ready… ---
**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, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/175 "2005-10-13T19:42:54Z")
Alan Arkin Hank Azaria Kathy Baker Dabney Coleman Tom Cruise John Cusack Johnny Depp Chris Elliott Danny Glover Gene Hackman Dustin Hoffman Diane Lane Rob Lowe Andie McDowell Demi Moore Rick Moranis Bill Murray Joaquin Phoenix Jeremy Piven Sydney Pollack Dennis Quaid Harold Ramis Keanu Reeves PJ Soles Daniel Stern Patrick Swayze Owen Wilson ---
**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, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/176 "2005-10-13T19:47:30Z")
Moranis/Phoenix/Reeves - **Parenthood** Jason Robards? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/177 "2005-10-13T19:48:50Z")
Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and PJ Soles were in _Stripes_, with Sean Young. ---
**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, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/178 "2005-10-13T19:49:07Z")
Ramis, Murray and Moranis were in both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2. ---
**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, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/179 "2005-10-13T19:50:43Z")
Depp, Arkin, Baker– **Edward Scissorhands** Just wanted to post something first, back to work. 🙂 ---
**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, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951/180 "2005-10-13T19:51:34Z")
Quaid, Soles and Stern were all in _Breaking Away_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951.md?page=10)