# Monopoly movie - this is a joke, right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557 "2008-11-13T17:27:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/41 "2008-11-17T16:14:32Z")
> [@](#): > > IMHO, not much different than basing movies on theme park rides. Theoretically true. But Pirates of the Caribbean was a theme park ride about pirates. Monopoly is a boardgame about real estate developers. This one’s more likely to fall in with [_Tower of Terror_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131620/), [_The Country Bears_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276033/), and [_The Haunted Mansion_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338094/). ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/42 "2008-11-17T16:28:38Z")
Christopher Walken: “Mrs. Tophat, you’ve spent a wonderful night at my Boardwark Hotel, now it’s time to pay your bill.” Scarlett Johansen: “But sir, I don’t have enough money to pay you!” _sobs_ Christopher Walken: “Well you’ll either have to give me Marvin Gardens or we could think of _another way_ for you to pay. Muhahahahahaha!” Pure gold, it just writes itself! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/43 "2008-11-17T16:44:37Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It was not originally a cartoon. It was originally a toy long before it was a cartoon. With kung fu grip. True, but the GI Joe movie adaptation is based solely on the cartoon and 80s miniture toy line. So the line in the article is completely wrong. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/44 "2008-11-17T16:46:04Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > True, but the GI Joe movie adaptation is based solely on the cartoon and 80s miniture toy line. So the line in the article is completely wrong. Was the cartoon based on the comics, or did the comics come from the cartoon? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/45 "2008-11-17T16:59:33Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Was the cartoon based on the comics, or did the comics come from the cartoon? Wikipedia says they were created in tandem, but the cartoon was developed first (referring to the comic as a “tie-in”). ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/46 "2008-11-17T17:15:16Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Wikipedia says they were created in tandem, but the cartoon was developed first (referring to the comic as a “tie-in”). Heh, so they had GI Joe Comics and a GI Joe cartoon that showed commercials for GI Joe toys during the breaks. Brilliant! ---
**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:** [November 17, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/47 "2008-11-17T17:33:25Z")
Geez, guys, mentally add an “s” at the end of “character” and be done with it. You’ve monopolized our thread… ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/48 "2008-11-17T18:02:59Z")
So in the movie, will the characters drive around town and randomly stop and they HAVE to rent a room at the going rate where ever they are? You know, instead of driving three blocks to their own place. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/49 "2008-11-17T18:43:27Z")
Adult Swim reran the Robot Chicken episode with board game themed movie trailers last night after the new Star Wars special. They missed the boat on Monopoly though. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/50 "2008-11-17T19:10:33Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > That’s right. It’s the code name for America’s daring highly trained special mission force. It’s purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. Trailer: G.I. Joe: There maam. I’ve defeated the evil COBRA. You are now free to purchase your own health insurance. Old Lady: Oh, thank you young man! _Both depart the devasted office. Then out of a dark corner step two men._ Man 1: Joe has defeated our first plan, but I think we can expand our reach and institute something a little more comprehensive, eh, Mr. Oxley? Man 2: Quite right, Mr. Sarbanes. If he thinks navigating paperwork was tough before - wait’ll he gets a load of US! ---
**Author:** ![Killerjoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@Killerjoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Killerjoke)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/51 "2008-11-17T19:24:52Z")
Especially given the futuristic theme suggested, couldn’t this simply be conceived as a Lottery-style tv show? FOX TV buys post apocalyptic Atlantic City and razes the appropriate blocks. Some reasonable number – maybe 7 – of contestants are randomly selected to play and their game decisions are brought to fruition very quickly. Its basically Great Race meets Extreme Makeover. I see this movie writing itself. The problem isn’t ‘where’s the plot?’ its ‘how do we make this only 2 hours long.’ It’ll probably be redone as a TV show. Maybe the movie can simply introduce the theme, then each week there are PPV ‘webisodes’ to rake in more cash. Of course they have to figure out how to keep the leggy blonde and the down-on-his-luck single dad in the game until the end. ---
**Author:** ![goodie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@goodie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goodie)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/52 "2008-11-17T20:40:30Z")
I don’t care what the plot is or who the actors are but there better be little pastel money and a lot of it. Giant bags full. And no cheesy “rolling doubles” jokes, Scarlett doesn’t do well with humor. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/53 "2008-11-17T22:46:14Z")
Maybe it will be like Robin Williams’ _Jumanji_. They fall into the board game, and the evil little monocled man chases them around Atlantic City with an iron, thimble, Scottie, etc. They race around, buying up property as they go. At one point, they go to jail (cue the lesbian shower scene). ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/54 "2008-11-18T08:18:24Z")
> [@Darth\_Sensitive](#): > > I think I heard that Sarah Jessica Parker is in talks to play the horse… I heard it was Julia Roberts. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/55 "2008-11-18T12:33:28Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > I heard it was Julia Roberts. She’s in talks to play the shoe, because her face looks like a foot you see. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/56 "2008-11-18T15:44:58Z")
> [@GESancMan](#): > > I heard it was Julia Roberts. No, definitely [Sarah Jessica Parker](http://www.sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/57 "2008-11-18T16:34:33Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > If they cast Scarlett as the Top Hat and then tell her it’s also her complete costume, I predict a success. OK, this just caused me to have a [Lidsville](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066679/) flashback that was both terrifying and strangely erotic. I will be sending you my therapy bills. ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/58 "2008-11-18T19:34:37Z")
The idea of a movie (or a game for that matter) about real estate being called Monopoly is kind of dumb. There are a lot of industries that can be monopolized by one or two companies, but real estate isn’t one of them. It’s even weirder when you focus on homes. A monopoly on home ownership? ---
**Author:** ![goodie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@goodie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goodie)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/59 "2008-11-19T02:05:27Z")
I never thought of it that way. I guess they’re saying you would have a monopoly on the “rental” business in that area. Oh, and Monopoly isn’t dumb, YOU are dumb. Nanny-nanny boo-boo. 😉 ---
**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:** [November 19, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/60 "2008-11-19T03:54:26Z")
> [@palindromemordnilap](#): > > The idea of a movie (or a game for that matter) about real estate being called Monopoly is kind of dumb. There are a lot of industries that can be monopolized by one or two companies, but real estate isn’t one of them. It’s even weirder when you focus on homes. A monopoly on home ownership? Sure. Just like if George Bailey had never been born. Bye-bye Bedford Falls, hello Potterville. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557.md?page=4)