# The Movie Game II **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423 "2005-01-30T13:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/321 "2005-02-11T13:18:48Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Peter Dinklage. I saw him on Leno last year, but for the life of me, I can’t remember what movie he was pitching – probably it was _Elf_ anyway. ☹ And I have NO idea what else he’s been in. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/322 "2005-02-11T13:39:41Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Ya think? The movie he’s best known for hasn’t been played yet, I don’t think. I just looked him up in IMDB, and I’ve never seen _any_ of the movies he’s been in, and never even heard of most of them. This fortunately includes _Elf_. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/323 "2005-02-11T14:04:30Z")
Are y’all serious? Or did a certain indie hit just not make it to your local multiplex? When I heard he was in _Elf_, I thought, "Oh, that’s the guy from… " ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/324 "2005-02-11T16:04:55Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Are y’all serious? Or did a certain indie hit just not make it to your local multiplex? When I heard he was in _Elf_, I thought, "Oh, that’s the guy from… " \*The Station Agent ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/325 "2005-02-11T16:07:53Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > \*The Station Agent \*\*Patricia Clarkson \*\* ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/326 "2005-02-11T16:10:47Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > \*\*Patricia Clarkson > \*\* Loved her in **Far From Heaven**. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/327 "2005-02-11T16:29:45Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > Loved her in **Far From Heaven**. Dennis Quaid ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/328 "2005-02-11T17:01:46Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Dennis Quaid _In Good Company_ **Twicks** : Never heard of the _Station Agent_… is it worth picking up? ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/329 "2005-02-11T17:12:16Z")
Ooh, **Scarlett Johansson**! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/330 "2005-02-11T17:21:01Z")
**Ghost World** (Shibb: I liked it – quirky indie stuff, all about the characters. The downside was I saw it with my best friend, who has a _major_ thing for Patricia Clarkson, so I had to keep toweling him down and handing him his drool cup.) ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/331 "2005-02-11T17:22:43Z")
Mmm… **Thora Birch** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/332 "2005-02-11T17:39:03Z")
> [@LindyHopper](#): > > Mmm… **Thora Birch** Hey, quit fogging up the thread! _American Beauty_ ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/333 "2005-02-11T17:55:26Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Hey, quit fogging up the thread! > > _American Beauty_ mmmmmm **Chris Cooper**. ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/334 "2005-02-11T18:14:00Z")
**October Sky**. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/335 "2005-02-11T18:21:58Z")
_Laura Dern_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/336 "2005-02-11T18:27:01Z")
Gotta be **Wild at Heart**. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/337 "2005-02-11T18:31:36Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Gotta be **Wild at Heart**. Nicolas Cage was in that, wasn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/338 "2005-02-11T18:31:43Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Gotta be **Wild at Heart**. Well we had the daughter, so let’s go with the mother - **Diane Ladd**. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/339 "2005-02-11T18:38:16Z")
LOL. Yes he was, and since you beat me to the punch, let’s go with _Raising Arizona_. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/340 "2005-02-11T19:17:19Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > LOL. Yes he was, and since you beat me to the punch, let’s go with _Raising Arizona_. John Goodman [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=18)