# Guess the movie based on the unflattering description **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 25, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348 "2011-12-25T08:15:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/41 "2011-12-28T01:37:26Z")
33 is… National Lampoon’s Vacation? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/42 "2011-12-28T01:43:42Z")
:smack: I should have thought of that. Well done, **John** –I’m sure you’re correct. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/43 "2011-12-28T02:59:41Z")
Indeed he is! BTW, #34, delete “unwilling.” ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/44 "2011-12-28T05:09:07Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > 1. A writer has an affair with a dishonest actress in one of his productions while attempting to win a wager. _Shakespeare in Love_.BTW, shouldn’t this thread be in Cafe Society? Might get more interest there. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/45 "2011-12-28T14:47:37Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Indeed he is! > > BTW, #34, delete “unwilling.” Well, then it’s _Back To The Future_ ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/46 "2011-12-28T17:47:23Z")
Bah! I want to play this fun game but I don’t watch enough movies! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/47 "2011-12-28T18:49:46Z")
Try #31. I bet you’ve seen it. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/48 "2011-12-28T19:08:27Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > 1. A relocated Midwesterner seeks help from the authorities after being stalked by a violent psychopath. Is it 2001: A Space Odyssey? ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/49 "2011-12-28T19:33:09Z")
Nope! ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/50 "2011-12-28T19:57:00Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Nope! Okay, how about: _Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan_? ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348/51 "2011-12-28T20:01:33Z")
Nope, but that’s not bad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-based-on-the-unflattering-description/607348.md?page=2)