# If You Could Invite 5 Actors To Your Party, Who Would They Be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687 "2020-04-13T10:47:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/21 "2020-04-14T14:42:24Z")
Bill Hader Mark Hamill Chris Pratt Emilia Clarke Keanu Reeves Seem like fun, down to earth people that have done projects I’m interested in. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/22 "2020-04-15T00:32:02Z")
I’ll settle for three: Jeff Bridges Michael Palin Jodie Foster ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/23 "2020-04-15T00:53:17Z")
Whom I would choose and the film I especially liked: Robin Williams-“What Dreams May Come” Meryl Streep-“Sophie’s Choice” Jim Carrey-“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” Marisa Tomei-“My Cousin Vinnie” Penelope Cruz-“Vanilla Sky” ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/24 "2020-04-15T11:20:55Z")
Just out of curiosity, are you guys considering how good of a match all will be together? Or are you just picking individuals you would like over? ---
**Author:** ![steepone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@steepone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steepone)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/25 "2020-04-15T11:38:59Z")
Mel Brookes Audrey Hepburn Christopher Lee Tom Hanks Gene Wilder ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/26 "2020-04-15T12:34:46Z")
Harold Lloyd Katherine Hepburn Myrna Loy Audrey Hepburn Rowan Atkinson Okay, they really don’t fit together. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/27 "2020-04-15T14:14:29Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Can I loosely define Penn of Penn & Teller as an actor? He has taken roles on TV shows, so must have a SAG card. > > Penn Jillette > Helen Mirren > Irene Dunne > Phyllis Frelich > Konstantin Stanislavski > [@MortSahlFan](#): > > Just out of curiosity, are you guys considering how good of a match all will be together? Or are you just picking individuals you would like over? Well, Phyllis Frelich will need an interpreter, but I assumed that this isn’t some kind of locked room deal where we couldn’t have one, but she and Helen Mirren are going to have a good time going at Stanislavski. And I can see Penn & Dunne trading barbs. This is for my entertainment, right? ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/28 "2020-04-15T18:14:17Z")
I changed my mind. Bette Davis Joan Crawford Olivia de Havilland Joan Fontaine Asta I would hang out with Asta and watch the fireworks. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/29 "2020-04-15T18:31:28Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > I changed my mind. > Bette Davis > Joan Crawford > Olivia de Havilland > Joan Fontaine > Asta > > I would hang out with Asta and watch the fireworks. How many of us are old enough to know who played Asta in the TV series? ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/30 "2020-04-15T18:47:33Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Well, Phyllis Frelich will need an interpreter, but I assumed that this isn’t some kind of locked room deal where we > couldn’t have one, but she and Helen Mirren are going to have a good time going at Stanislavski. And I can see Penn & Dunne trading barbs. > > This is for my entertainment, right? Strictly for your entertainment and imagination. I’ve been in situations concerning language, and I don’t think it would be as easy as it seems. The conversation seems to be very jerky, with so much emphasis on translation, and the look made when there is an understanding (or confusion). ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/31 "2020-04-15T22:50:59Z")
Octavia Spencer Divine Tom Hanks Meryl Streep Peter Dinklage ETA: On reflection, I worry that they might all feel like tokens of some sort - chosen for their gender/ethnicity/ableness rather than their acting chops. That’s not the case at all, though I did want a group that was intelligent, diverse, and had most likely faced different types of challenges in their careers, because I think hearing them compare notes would be fascinating. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/32 "2020-04-15T23:17:00Z")
Tom Hanks George Clooney Jodie Foster Brit Marling Hedy Lamarr Intelligent, congenial, but not competitive, conversation on a broad set of topics. That’s a good dinner party. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/33 "2020-04-15T23:17:45Z")
> [@MortSahlFan](#): > > Just out of curiosity, are you guys considering how good of a match all will be together? Or are you just picking individuals you would like over? My five are no matches whatsoever. Lillian Gish would probably be horrified by Barbara Steele, but Boris and Buster would be totally into her. Laughton might just hover around the hors d’oeuvres, muttering to himself. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/34 "2020-04-15T23:28:09Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > My five are no matches whatsoever. Lillian Gish would probably be horrified by Barbara Steele, but Boris and Buster would be totally into her. Laughton might just hover around the hors d’oeuvres, muttering to himself. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Loyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Loyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loyle)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/35 "2020-05-01T05:50:54Z")
John Malkovich Jeff Bridges Sam Elliott Sigourney Weaver Frances McDormand ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/36 "2020-05-01T12:11:14Z")
I think I might just choose Michael Sheen and then I’d have a ready-made dinner party consisting of Kenneth Williams Tony Blair David Frost Brian Clough And I bet he could do a cracking Richard Burton. All the fun, but I only need to cook for two. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/37 "2020-05-01T12:33:28Z")
Ryan Reynolds Arnold Schwartzenegger Jennifer Lawrence Elvira Werner Herzog Should be a fun night. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/38 "2020-05-01T17:18:48Z")
Julia Roberts Alcia Silverstone Michael Bublé Freddie Prinze, Jr. Wally Cox I understand that the first four are accomplished gourmet cooks. And Wally Cox gave off a vibe that makes me think he could be persuaded to do the dishes. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687/39 "2020-05-01T21:25:32Z")
> [@Loyle](#): > > …Frances McDormand She’s my favorite actress but didn’t make my dinner list because she’s a smoker. I’m allergic to tobacco smoke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687.md?page=1)