# Guess the Movie Game in 30 questions **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 24, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080 "2008-06-24T16:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/81 "2008-06-25T00:20:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Is the director dead now? No, the director is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/82 "2008-06-25T00:29:45Z")
I’ve decided to go back and count #2 because: a) It gives info on the movie b) somebody would probably have asked the same question eventually c) Hi Opal! So that means seven questions so far. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/83 "2008-06-25T00:56:56Z")
Was it released during or after 1990? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/84 "2008-06-25T01:04:09Z")
> [@](#): > > Was it released during or after 1990? #8: No ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/85 "2008-06-25T13:09:37Z")
Is it British? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/86 "2008-06-25T14:01:21Z")
> [@](#): > > Is it British? #9: No ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/87 "2008-06-25T14:09:23Z")
Hmm. I don’t speak chink or eye-talian or cheese-eating surrender monkey. I speak English, and only English, the way God intended. Would I need subtitles or dubbing to understand this movie? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/88 "2008-06-25T14:24:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Would I need subtitles or dubbing to understand this movie? #10: No ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/89 "2008-06-25T14:54:34Z")
It was released between 1965 and 1990. It was not nominated for an Academy Award. It was not “Only Angels Have Wings.” It did not star Raquel Welch, Julie Christie, Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine Deneuve, Julie Andrews, Jane Fonda, Elizabeth Hartman, Diahnn Carroll, Simone Signoret, Samantha Eggar and/or Patricia Neal. It was not a blockbuster. It is not from the US, Britain, or a foreign-speaking country. It is crime, sci-fi, or war. The director is still alive. Does it list, in the credits, any of the following?: Michael Caine, Bryan Brown, Liam Nissan, Alan Rickman, Sam Neill, or Albert Finney? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/90 "2008-06-25T15:08:01Z")
Is it commonly considered an Australian or New Zealand film? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/91 "2008-06-25T16:07:09Z")
> [@](#): > > Does it list, in the credits, any of the following?: Michael Caine, Bryan Brown, Liam Nissan, Alan Rickman, Sam Neill, or Albert Finney? #11: No (and not Liam Neeson, either) > [@](#): > > Is it commonly considered an Australian or New Zealand film? #12: No ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/92 "2008-06-25T16:18:58Z")
It’s in English, right? ---
**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:** [June 25, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/93 "2008-06-25T16:20:10Z")
Is it considered a Canadian film? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/94 "2008-06-25T16:26:08Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s in English, right? #13: No > [@](#): > > Is it considered a Canadian film? #14: No ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/95 "2008-06-25T16:29:27Z")
Is there a spoken language at all? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/96 "2008-06-25T16:54:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Is there a spoken language at all? #15: No (~99.9% free of spoken language) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/97 "2008-06-25T16:58:30Z")
Was Rae Dawn Chong in it? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/98 "2008-06-25T17:01:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Was Rae Dawn Chong in it? #16: No ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/99 "2008-06-25T17:08:11Z")
Well, damn. Was Marcel Marceau in it? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080/100 "2008-06-25T17:26:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Was Marcel Marceau in it? #17: No [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-movie-game-in-30-questions/454080.md?page=6)