# How about an IMDb "celebrities collaborating" game? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 12, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-an-imdb-celebrities-collaborating-game/740249 "2015-12-12T15:47:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-an-imdb-celebrities-collaborating-game/740249/1 "2015-12-12T15:47:42Z")
Just to test my memory of whether I had ever seen Robert Mitchum and Frank Sinatra together in the same movie (or TV show) I went to [this page](http://www.imdb.com/search/common) and checked them out. I got [this page](http://www.imdb.com/search/title?roles=nm0000053,nm0000069&title_type=feature,tv_episode,video,tv_movie,tv_special,mini_series,documentary,game,short) as results. Weird thing: I had forgotten both the movies and I’m not sure about the TV stuff. While I was doing that it made me wonder if this might be made into some sort of game or diversion. Think of the most unlikely pair of celebrities to have done something together and see if they actually did. Then post their names to see if others _think_ they must have done at least one thing together. Variations on this theme are welcome. But it could be a fun way to kill part of the day! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-an-imdb-celebrities-collaborating-game/740249/2 "2015-12-12T15:54:36Z")
I thought, based just on the thread title, that you were wanting to take two celebs and make up a title for them, like: “David Keith and Keith David” in “Palindrome”. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-an-imdb-celebrities-collaborating-game/740249/3 "2015-12-12T15:58:43Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I thought, based just on the thread title, that you were wanting to take two celebs and make up a title for them, like: > > “David Keith and Keith David” in “Palindrome”. Nice twist! As I said, “Variations on this theme are welcome.” That’s a good one, too. Just trying to think of another pair… 🙂 ETA: Okay, a twist on your twist" Jack Lord in Lord Jim? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-an-imdb-celebrities-collaborating-game/740249/4 "2015-12-12T18:36:01Z")
For me, I confuse similar names. The recent Christmas Carol thread brought up my issue with Patrick Magee and Patrick Macnee. Turns out, the former appeared in two episodes of _The Avengers_ during the latter’s tenure. Clear enunciation would have been a must during production. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-an-imdb-celebrities-collaborating-game/740249/5 "2015-12-15T02:04:37Z")
Here are a few challenges for this search feature: Which actor (either gender) has had roles in the most Coen Bros. Films? Can it be Frances McDormand? Who has had the most roles in Quentin Tarantino movies? Anybody to beat Sam Jackson? Who was in the most movies with John Wayne? If you think of other fun challenges along these lines, please post them.