# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/61 "2008-11-19T14:19:29Z")
I heard the movie was headed in a darker direction… Six strangers awake to find themselves on a giant game board. Steve a professional racecar driver along with David “The Hat” Habberdasher; Sarah, the anal- retentive dry cleaner; Rico “Chance” Rodriguez, the horse jockey; the irish landscaper “Wee” Shannon Barrow; the dog groomer, Liz, “Community Chest” Evans; and, of course, Chad “Free” Parking, the gay navy officer, must all use their business sense, real estate knowledge, and survival instincts to play a real game of Monopoly… to the death! Who is the sick, creepy old man who taunts and rewards our protagonists with Beauty Pageants and Bank Errors only to take it all away again with income and luxury taxes? > [@Loach](#): > > It was not originally a cartoon. It was originally a toy long before it was a cartoon. With kung fu grip. It was an “action figure” long before it had the Kung-Fu grip. I’m really dating myself though. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/62 "2008-11-21T18:34:02Z")
Hi-jack– I can now recall only a few of the phrases regurgitated by “Talking” G.I. Joe: “G.I. Joe, U.S. Army, reporting for duty!” “Enemy planes! Hit the dirt!” “Medic! Get that stretcher up here!” And his “Eagle Eye” was AWESOME!!! ---
**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 22, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/63 "2008-11-22T02:36:44Z")
> [@](#): > > It was an “action figure” long before it had the Kung-Fu grip. I’m really dating myself though. And before it was an action figure, it was a [movie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038120/). ---
**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 22, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/64 "2008-11-22T02:39:52Z")
> [@](#): > > OK, this just caused me to have a Lidsville flashback that was both terrifying and strangely erotic. Reading the IMDB article, I see Lidsville had characters like Weenie the Genie, Raunchy Rabbit, Nursie, Mr. Big, Colonel Poom, and Mrs. Ring-a-Ding. I’m thinking I might have been missing a lot of the subtext when I watched this show as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/65 "2008-11-22T06:10:43Z")
I’m a little surprised that it’s supposed to have a futuristic bent. When I first heard about this a few months ago, I assumed it was going to be a Wallstreet-esque movie about some high stakes real estate takeover attempt. Or a stupid comedy featuring Will Ferrel or Vince Vaughn. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/66 "2008-11-24T01:10:26Z")
Scarlett Johanssen could play a Bond Girl type character: “Hello, my name is Community. Community Chest.” ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/67 "2008-11-25T15:35:36Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > And before it was an action figure, it was a [movie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038120/). Not really… true, the name for the toy was inspired from that film’s title, there is no relation otherwise. The film was over 19 years old and had by then no cross-marketing value (or copywright on GI Joe, apparently) since there isn’t even a character referred to as GI Joe in the film. …believe me I was mighty disappointed when I saw this on TV as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/68 "2009-09-28T19:41:05Z")
A little bit late in coming, but [too irresistable not to post](http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1770138). 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/69 "2009-09-28T20:04:27Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > A little bit late in coming, but [too irresistable not to post](http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1770138). 😛 It was already posted on page 1. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/70 "2009-09-28T20:07:09Z")
Ahhh, it was a YouTube link there so it escaped my notice. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/71 "2009-09-28T20:12:09Z")
I’m seeing Paul Giamatti as Rich Uncle Pennybags. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/72 "2009-09-28T20:40:46Z")
If they make this movie anything like _The Hudsucker Proxy_, I’d go see it. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/73 "2009-09-28T20:51:04Z")
Is there a Zombie Blvd. on the new Monopoly board? ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/74 "2009-09-28T22:40:56Z")
Man, this movie just gets better and better 😃 In a WORLD where GREED and CHANCE conspire against ALL, Even the DOGS are UNWITTING VICTIMS of a SICK GAME. WHO will SAVE THEM from BANKRUPTCY and RUIN? SCARLETT JOHANSSON is CHES T. ZOMBE… HEIRESS EX-CON EXTRAORDINAIRE! …FROM THE PAST! …OF THE FUTURE! …IN IIIIIMAX FOOOOUR-DEE! ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/75 "2009-09-29T00:11:25Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > It’s a Scottie. It’s name is Scotty. And it will, of course, be played by Jimmy Doohan! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557/76 "2009-09-29T00:14:49Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Sure. Just like if George Bailey had never been born. Bye-bye Bedford Falls, hello Potterville. “It’s a wonderful .. plot idea!” 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-movie-this-is-a-joke-right/472557.md?page=3)