# Return of the 27-9-3 movie game, Game Room inaugural edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 21, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-27-9-3-movie-game-game-room-inaugural-edition/438566 "2008-02-21T14:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-27-9-3-movie-game-game-room-inaugural-edition/438566/1 "2008-02-21T14:49:59Z")
The Rules: Phase One: Organize the twenty-seven actors into nine groups of three each. For each group, name a movie that they were all in. Come up with a fourth actor for each movie. This will give you nine new actors. Phase Two: Organize the nine new actors into three groups of three, as in phase one. Come up with a fourth actor for each movie. This will give you three new actors. Phase Three: What movie were they all in? Gillian Anderson Jennifer Aniston Jason Bonham Nicolas Cage Blythe Danner Johnny Depp Laura Dern Leonardo DiCaprio Denholm Elliott Jason Flemyng Harrison Ford Estelle Getty Crispin Glover Heather Graham Martin Landau William H Macy Julianne Moore Rosie Perez Paul Reubens Burt Reynolds John Rhys-Davies Kevin Spacey Ben Stiller Eric Stoltz Benicio Del Toro Stanley Tucci Frank Whaley ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-27-9-3-movie-game-game-room-inaugural-edition/438566/2 "2008-02-21T18:21:06Z")
My free bump comes with a hint. A phase 2 actor is Mark Wahlberg. Yes, there are a couple of ways he could fit in. Only one is correct. ---
**Author:** ![Nuveena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-27-9-3-movie-game-game-room-inaugural-edition/438566/3 "2008-02-21T21:41:42Z")
I always love this game. Pretty tricky putting Blythe Danner and Ben Stiller in there and having four actors who have all appeared in the same movie. Anyway, with liberal use of IMDB . . . First grouping of actors and the 9 movies they are in [spoiler] Gillian Anderson Blythe Danner Martin Landau The X-Files Movie Jennifer Aniston Jason Bonham Jason Flemyng Rock Star Nicolas Cage Rosie Perez Stanley Tucci It Could Happen to You Johnny Depp Leonardo DiCaprio Crispin Glover What’s Eating Gilbert Grape Laura Dern Estelle Getty Eric Stoltz Mask Denholm Elliott Harrison Ford John Rhys-Davies Raiders of the Lost Ark Heather Graham Julianne Moore Burt Reynolds Boogie Nights William H. Macy Paul Reubens Ben Stiller Mystery Men Kevin Spacey Benicio Del Toro Frank Whaley Swimming with Sharks[/spoiler] The extra actors in those 9 movies The X-Files - David Duchovny Rock Star - Mark Wahlberg It Could Happen to You - Seymour Cassell (serious cheating on this one; i recognize him from this movie, but had no idea what his name was or that he was in the movie for the next round) What’s Eating Gilbert Grape - Juliet Lewis Mask - Cher Raiders of the Lost Ark - Karen Allen Boogie Nights - John C. Reilly Mystery Men - Greg Kinnear Swimming with Sharks - Michelle Forbes Second grouping of actors and the 3 movies they are in [spoiler] David Duchovny Juliet Lewis Michelle Forbes Kalifornia Mark Wahlberg Karen Allen John C. Reilly The Perfect Storm Seymour Cassell Cher Greg Kinnear Stuck on You [/spoiler] And finally, the extra actors for those 3 movies and the movie they were in together [spoiler] Kalifornia - Brad Pitt The Perfect Storm - George Clooney Stuck on You - Matt Damon Ocean’s 11 (12 and 13) [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-27-9-3-movie-game-game-room-inaugural-edition/438566/4 "2008-02-21T21:54:18Z")
Wow. Perfect!