# 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:** 25
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/481 "2005-02-14T06:16:21Z")
Gah. As does my atrocious coding. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/482 "2005-02-14T12:10:37Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Billy Zane. Tombstone ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/483 "2005-02-14T12:37:03Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > Tombstone You can be my huckleberry (Kilmer’s already used) Kurt Russell ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/484 "2005-02-14T13:00:07Z")
_Deep Blue_ Haven’t seen it but it was a trailer on a DVD I just returned to Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/485 "2005-02-14T13:07:55Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > _Deep Blue_ > > Haven’t seen it but it was a trailer on a DVD I just returned to Netflix. There’s a Kurt Russell film called _Dark Blue_, is that the one you mean? Aside: you’re west coast, aren’t you? Are you up very early or very late, or just never sleep? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/486 "2005-02-14T13:38:07Z")
Yeah, I meant _Dark Blue_. At least I didn’t confuse Kurt Russell with Keri Russell or something. I’m still smarting from the Jude Law snafu. And I’m just up really late. I watched _Saving Private Ryan_ yesterday afternoon and the jerky camera motion at Normandy Beach made me VERY nauseous so I had to lay down to get rid of the headache it gave me and wound up sleeping until 10:00. It really screwed me over. It’s not like I have anywhere to go for the next three months though, so I can sleep whenever I want. Silver lining and all. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/487 "2005-02-14T16:50:05Z")
My favorite mobster Dennis Farina was in that. Everyone is doing searches to make sure we’re not doing double posts, right? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/488 "2005-02-14T17:11:23Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > My favorite mobster Dennis Farina was in that. Typecast? Nah. _Snatch_ ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/489 "2005-02-14T18:45:36Z")
**Jason Statham** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/490 "2005-02-14T18:55:27Z")
> [@LindyHopper](#): > > **Jason Statham** _The Italian Job_ ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/491 "2005-02-14T20:23:38Z")
**Charlize Theron** ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/492 "2005-02-14T20:29:23Z")
> [@LindyHopper](#): > > **Charlize Theron** I admit I was gonna buzzer you cause I searched and turned up a post by **Aesiron** but his was out of position and thus not part of our chain, so you get by. 😉 Lucky. So I’ll chain ms Theron to **The Life and Death of Peter Sellers** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/493 "2005-02-14T20:53:03Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > So I’ll chain ms Theron to **The Life and Death of Peter Sellers** Point of clarification: Was this released in the cinemas or was it an “HBO Original film”? I ask because I thought it was the latter, and if so do we want to use non-theater released films? If not then I know it starred Geoffery Rush ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/494 "2005-02-14T20:57:04Z")
You are correct, it did not release to the cinemas, that distinction did not even cross my mind. I’d say it should count. A movie is a movie whether it was first seen in the theatre or on the tv. The line should be defined though, we don’t want to cross into tv shows since the name of the game is specifically “the movie game.” Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/495 "2005-02-14T21:02:32Z")
Hm. Well, we didn’t allow it in the last game, IIRC, because I tried to use Witch Hunt to link Dennis Hopper, but it was specifically an HBO movie, and was ruled no direct-to-video, big screen movies only. If you guys want to include them this time, fine with me, but that also opens up those cheesy victim channel movies… ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/496 "2005-02-14T21:19:32Z")
For consistency let’s keep it out, then. This prevents Lifetime or Hallmark movies from being played, and there are plenty of other good options for Charlize Theron (:)) ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/497 "2005-02-14T21:27:35Z")
Sorry for the confusion all, the issue hadn’t even crossed my mind. Charlize Theron, I choose, **Legend of Bagger Vance** ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/498 "2005-02-14T22:16:20Z")
Will Smith ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/499 "2005-02-14T22:19:04Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Will Smith **Men in Black** ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/500 "2005-02-14T22:23:35Z")
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