Another TV chain game

Cafe Society
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Thanks, and nicely done! I have to tell you, it was hard to think of a way to get away from Aaron Sorkin and back to Felicity Huffman. That’s why it was so short :wink:

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You know, tdn, this is very like an idea I’ve had floating around in my mind for a while - a challenge to get from one movie or actor to another at the IMDB only by clicking links. Anyway, it’s fun!

I hope this strikes the right balance of difficulty:

  1. Name a film loosely based on a classic novel by a female author.
  2. The story has also been adapted for TV: identify the adaptation.
  3. One of the stars of #1 also starred in #2. Who?
  4. He was in an ensemble piece that also featured an actor who appears in yet another (more recent) adaptation of the story. Name the ensemble film.
  5. Another co-star of that film wrote and stars in a film adaptation of a different story by the author in #1. Which actor?
  6. What is the name of the film in #5?
  7. Who played the middle sister in that film?
  8. She starred in a movie about an infamous historical figure - who played him?
  9. He also played a supervillain (or nemesis, if you will) - in what movie?
  10. Name the actor who played the female superhero in that movie.
  11. She had a small part in a somewhat controversial satirical comedy - name it.
  12. Who played a voice in that movie?
  13. He was in another comedy in which he played an actor playing a non-human - what movie?
  14. Name the female lead in that movie.
  15. She was in a seminal movie in which she was nearly killed by a very unconventional weapon - what movie?
  16. Which actor was wielding the weapon?
  17. He starred opposite an actor with the same first name - in what immensely popular film?
  18. Who narrated that film?
  19. She starred in a suspense tale about a psychic. Who directed it?
  20. He also wrote and directed a cult comedy/horror classic - who played the love interest?
  21. She co-starred with the actor who played the love interest in #6. Name the film.

Enjoy!

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Is #1 something like Little Women, or a similar 19th century story?

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I’m thinking it’s Emma and Clueless… But I’m stuck on a joint actor between the two.

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More accurately, I’m thinking it’s Clueless and Clueless…

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tdn, I believe there’s some debate about whether it’s eighteenth or nineteenth century.

TellMeI’mNotCrazy, you’ve got the right author, right idea, but wrong story.

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Was Bridget Jones’ Diary loosely based on Pride and Prejudice?

I’m gonna give that a shot…

  1. Name a film loosely based on a classic novel by a female author.

Bridget Jones’ Diary

  1. The story has also been adapted for TV: identify the adaptation.

Pride and Prejudice

  1. One of the stars of #1 also starred in #2. Who?

Colin Firth
4. He was in an ensemble piece that also featured an actor who appears in yet another (more recent) adaptation of the story. Name the ensemble film.

Love Actually

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Is 4 something of a trick question? IE, does it involve a sequel?

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Excellent! You got #4 right. (Keira Knightley is in Love Actually and the new P&P).

I think maybe my grammar is confusing in #5. “That film” refers to Love Actually.

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Er, I should say, you got 1-4 correct.

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I’m going to take a shot at #5 and guess Emma Thompson.

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Kate Winslet was in Sense and Sensibility.

Just thought I’d throw that useless trivia out there.

53

And Johnny Depp is a fine actor.

What did I win?

54

I just know you have Johnny Depp in there somewhere but I’ve no idea where

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Ah, 4 was tripping me up in a big way because there are so many cross connections in that ensemble - had the wrong actor in mind. But with that in mind…
5. Another co-star of that film wrote and stars in a film adaptation of a different story by the author in #1. Which actor?

Emma Thompson.

  1. What is the name of the film in #5?

Sense and Sensibility

  1. Who played the middle sister in that film?

Kate Winslet

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Based on the above comments…

  1. She starred in a movie about an infamous historical figure - who played him?

Johnny Depp (JM Barrie?)

  1. He also played a supervillain (or nemesis, if you will) - in what movie?

Pirates of the Carribean?

  1. Name the actor who played the female superhero in that movie.

Keira Knightley (not sure that she fits the definition of superhero, but I’m just guessing here)

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That’s where I’m getting stuck. I never saw that movie.

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**TMINC ** is correct through #7.

Here’s a hint for #8: “infamous” is definitely the right word - not merely “famous,” and the title of the movie is one word.

Also, your answer to #9 is totally wrong, and yet weirdly serendipitous.

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Talk about incestuous. I’m gonna guess a little backwards because I don’t know if Kate Winslet was in this movie - but I know Geoffrey Rush was.

  1. She starred in a movie about an infamous historical figure - who played him?

Geoffrey Rush (Quills)

  1. He also played a supervillain (or nemesis, if you will) - in what movie?

(Funny, it took me a while to figure out that this STILL wasn’t Pirates of the Carribean) Mystery Men

  1. Name the actor who played the female superhero in that movie.

Janine Garofalo

  1. She had a small part in a somewhat controversial satirical comedy - name it.

Hmm… Stuck again. I cna only think of a handful of movies she’s been in, and none of them give me an answer that works with question 12.

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Good so far!

12 is a trick question. It’s quite literally accurate, while still giving a misleading impression.