# Movie and actor chain-link game **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754 "2002-03-17T18:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RaCha\_ar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@RaCha\_ar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaCha_ar)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/1 "2002-03-17T18:27:45Z")
This game was going strong when we lost the old board, and since it’s been devoured in the December 7th massacre (may it rest in peace) I thought I’d start it again. The first person (who will be me, in this case) names a movie or an actor. The following person, if it’s a movie, will name an actor in that movie, and if it’s an actor will name a movie that actor has done. The third person does the same as the previous person – names another movie for the actor, or another actor for the movie – and play passes along. No repeats of movies or actors are allowed, and cheating on the IMDB is strongly frowned upon, but it’s not like we can prove that you did it. 😉 If a post goes an hour without someone coming up with the next link, anyone can post a fresh start, clearing the board of all repeats and previous actors and movies. Between the hours of 1AM-7AM EST, the one-hour rule doesn’t count since there’s not enough people on the board to expect that many replies. A quick example: Benicio del Toro _Traffic_ Catherine Zeta-Jones _Entrapment_ Sean Connery and so on. btw, all of those actors and movies I just mentioned can be used in the course of the game; they don’t count towards the no-repeat rule. Got it? Then let’s begin with… ::drumroll:: _L.A. Confidential_! ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/2 "2002-03-17T19:15:25Z")
_L.A. Confidential_ **Guy Pearce** ---
**Author:** ![kase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@kase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kase)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/3 "2002-03-17T19:41:25Z")
_Guy Pearce_ **The Adventures of “Priscilla” Queen of the Desert** I bet you’d thought I’d say Memento huh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![111ArcherAvenue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/b9e5f3/32.png) [@111ArcherAvenue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/111ArcherAvenue)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/4 "2002-03-17T19:53:28Z")
Hugo Weaving ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/5 "2002-03-17T20:05:03Z")
LoTR: FoTR (I couldn’t remember that guy’s name.) ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/6 "2002-03-17T20:09:59Z")
Sir Ian McKellan ---
**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/7 "2002-03-17T20:25:06Z")
**Richard III** ---
**Author:** ![111ArcherAvenue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/b9e5f3/32.png) [@111ArcherAvenue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/111ArcherAvenue)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/8 "2002-03-17T23:56:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tattva \* > \*\ ***Richard III** \*\* Is that the one with Annette Benning? If so, Annette Benning. ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/9 "2002-03-18T00:18:04Z")
**Annette Bening** leads to: _The Siege_ Tenebras ---
**Author:** ![RaCha\_ar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@RaCha\_ar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaCha_ar)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/10 "2002-03-18T00:20:13Z")
Crap, **Tenebras** , I was just about to post my answer for that! Thank god for preview. LOL _The Siege_ **Denzel Washington** ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/11 "2002-03-18T00:25:36Z")
Wait, you previewed and didn’t notice the botched tags? 😉 Anywho… **Denzel Washington** was in _Courage Under Fire_. Tenebras ---
**Author:** ![111ArcherAvenue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/b9e5f3/32.png) [@111ArcherAvenue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/111ArcherAvenue)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/12 "2002-03-18T00:29:26Z")
Courage Under Fire also had Matt Damon in it. ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/13 "2002-03-18T00:36:12Z")
Ooh! Ooh! Me! Me! Ok, I’m going back to studying, so one more: **Matt Damon** was in _School Ties_. Ok, off to work. Somebody else’s turn to monopolize the game. Tenebras ---
**Author:** ![upperdeckfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/65b543/32.png) [@upperdeckfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upperdeckfan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/14 "2002-03-18T00:37:51Z")
::ante 3 chips:: “matt damon” ans. legend of bagger vance ---
**Author:** ![RaCha\_ar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@RaCha\_ar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaCha_ar)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/15 "2002-03-18T00:47:33Z")
Yes, **Tenebras** , I did manage to miss the tags. I’m an idiot. LOL _Legend of Bagger Vance_ -\> **Charlize Theron** (rowr!) ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/16 "2002-03-18T01:39:02Z")
Hehe… I love Charlize Theron. I was going to post that. 🙂 Let’s see, **Charlize Theron** was also in, wait for it, _The Astronaut’s Wife_. Studying didn’t last long, did it? Tenebras ---
**Author:** ![Winkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Winkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winkie)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/17 "2002-03-18T01:45:01Z")
Dang it, **Tenebras** , go study! You beat me to Charlize, leaving me only with _The Astronaut’s Wife_ --\> **Johnny Depp** ---
**Author:** ![Tenebras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@Tenebras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenebras)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/18 "2002-03-18T01:50:16Z")
No! Won’t study! Been studying all weekend… must resist urge to be good… Oh, and **Johnny Depp** was in _What’s Eating Gilbert Grape_ ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/19 "2002-03-18T01:55:59Z")
_What’s Eating Gilbert Grape:_ Mary Steenburgen ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754/20 "2002-03-18T02:03:39Z")
> [@](#): > > Mary Steenburgin Melvin and Howard Man, I haven’t played this one online in years. Love it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-and-actor-chain-link-game/98754.md?page=2)