# Movies with your name in the title. Have you seen them and what did you think? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290 "2005-01-11T23:46:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/21 "2005-01-12T16:59:49Z")
[Adam’s Rib](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041090/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9YWRhbSdzIHJpYnxodG1sPTF8bm09b24_;fc=1;ft=10;fm=1) is probably my best bet. How can you go wrong with Tracy and Hepburn? Needless to say, searching on ‘Adam’ brings up a ton of crap. Literally, most of it is pure crap. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/22 "2005-01-12T17:04:12Z")
Only 14 results with my first name. The only one I’ve seen is the most famous of them at this time, **Erin Brockovich**. I felt obligated to since the name “Erin” is quite rare in the entertainment industry, when it comes to characters. I thought it was so-so, because I’m not that fond of Julia Roberts. ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/23 "2005-01-12T17:18:41Z")
Well I’ll be!! Whaddaya know? 12 movies with ‘Becky’ and 8 with ‘Rebecca’. The interesting thing is that the ‘Becky’ movies are all either before 1934 (7) or after 1994. The documentary “Monkeys Like Becky” sounds pretty wierd… wait, it’s not Monkeys who \* like \* Becky, it’s about monkeys similar to Becky. oh… ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/24 "2005-01-12T17:25:57Z")
Real first name–One movie (1968, Quebec, B&W–never seen it) and a TV series (2004, France–certainly never seen it). Though the main actress in the series is playing herself, so she shares my name. Along with about two dozen other francophone actresses. Quite a few Jayne’s though, a Jaynee and a Jayni. But no Jayn’s–I’m one of a kind 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/25 "2005-01-12T22:39:40Z")
Wild horses couldn’t get me to watch _Captain Ron_ ---
**Author:** ![partlycloudy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/partlycloudy/32/3114_2.png) [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/26 "2005-01-12T23:51:13Z")
Logan’s Run. I’ve only seen parts of it (yes, I’m sort of ashamed to admit that), so I couldn’t say for sure whether I like it or not. It did seem pretty strange though! ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/27 "2005-01-13T00:41:09Z")
First name has no matches and no one with my name is in any way associated with media. As far as I know, there are only 3 of us in America and the other two are men 😕 My middle name has many many matches. I’ve never seen any of them because they’re either really religious or concerts. For actors, my middle name pops up a lot, Desperately Seeking Susan, A League of their Own, Evita… My last name has 3 matches, one is an actors nickname. Two are actually actors names. Congodwarf has no matches 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/28 "2005-01-13T01:09:57Z")
Of the 13 matches for my name, 7 of them are for TV movies about either dead people or celebs. Of the remaining 6 two of them three of them were made between 1911 and 1929, none of which has even 5 votes so they look impossible to track down, one which also doesn’t have 5 votes was made in 1969 (and is either about a man or a lesbian based on the title) and the only two made since I was born were TV movies that I missed and will never get the chance to see. Now, if you asked me about the _song_ with my name in it… ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/29 "2005-01-13T01:25:06Z")
Thanks to the pleasantly international flavor of IMDB, my name came up with 11 movies and 2 TV series; I’ve never seen any of 'em, even though one is “the ultimate sentimental cloak and dagger story” and another “a breathtaking spectacle.” I might be missing out on something. [Take a peek at some of the women who’ve played me](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/craftygirl/Links/troisanges.jpg)–or is that moi? 😉 Speaking of which, my username gives up 600-plus movie titles. Whoot! My husband has a movie (1965) _and_ a remake (1997) based on his username; there’s also a movie with his real name where the lead is played by Ernest Borgnine. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/30 "2005-01-13T02:29:25Z")
Real name: 69 results. _When Harry Met Sally_ is a pretty good flick. Screen name: 83 results. _Mona Lisa Smile_ sucked baaaaad. I really like the remake of _David and Lisa_, though. I really want to see _Mona Lisa_. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/31 "2005-01-13T03:43:36Z")
Considering how much I was teased at school (new kid and all), I was really thrilled when _Carrie_ came out (even though my name isn’t spelt that way.) ---
**Author:** ![Zonyx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zonyx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zonyx)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/32 "2005-01-13T10:02:55Z")
I found eight movies with my name in the title. They all look woeful. I’m going to take this as a personal insult against my name. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/33 "2005-01-13T12:25:56Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > Well, mine has over 550 matches… Of course I haven’t seen them all, but I had seen the first one that came to mind (“What About Bob?”) I concur! “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back!” is a close 2nd. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/34 "2005-01-13T12:31:57Z")
[Well what do you know?](http://www.imdb.com/find?q=Paul;more=tt) I like the title of this [one](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0232293/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0xMDAwfHNnPTF8dHQ9MXxwbj0wfHE9UGF1bHxycz1jfGh0bWw9MXxtb3JlPXR0;fc=8;ft=394;fm=1), but not its subject matter. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/35 "2005-01-13T13:23:34Z")
“Monty Python’s Life of Brian” Kind of sums it all up. It’s theme song is so autobiagraphical too. ---
**Author:** ![Blackclaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Blackclaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackclaw)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/36 "2005-01-13T13:51:22Z")
Real name is Michael. I couldn’t handle seeing John Travolta play the angel I was named after. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/37 "2005-01-13T15:07:19Z")
BMalion: also **Brian’s song** - I’m Brian and so is my wife ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/38 "2005-01-13T15:14:17Z")
Ahem. [Erik the Viking.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097289/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9ZXJpayB0aGUgdmlraW5nfGh0bWw9MXxubT1vbg__;fc=1;ft=9;fm=1) Remember the Japanese Slave Master? \*I resent your lack of subtlety and your joined-together writing! Your large-breasted women don’t turn me on and they keep their fish warm! \* ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/39 "2005-01-13T15:34:39Z")
My movie has a potential Best Actor nomination this year. ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290/40 "2005-01-13T16:35:44Z")
Well, I didn’t expect much, but I was surprised to find that there have been three (3!) TV productions of a play which contains parts of my both dopername and real name, all presumably based on the same play. One of them even has Laurence Olivier in it (and his name helped my name get some hits, too). I’d never seen any of the titles on either list. Based on that, I suppose it is not too difficult to figure out my real name. Ah well. Cheers, Daphne [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-your-name-in-the-title-have-you-seen-them-and-what-did-you-think/284290.md?page=3)