# 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:** 41
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/801 "2005-02-23T17:49:54Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Ew, **Gfactor**. Just ew. šŸ˜› > > Deborah Harry Ah, I knew Iā€™d seen her in something else, just took me a bit of agonizing: _Hairspray_ Well, just about to post when **G** beat me to it. I think Ms. Traci Lords was in that, no? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/802 "2005-02-23T17:54:36Z")
Uh, no, actually I donā€™t think she was ā€“ and IMDb confirms me on that. Ricki Lake was, though. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/803 "2005-02-23T17:57:02Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Uh, no, actually I donā€™t think she was ā€“ and IMDb confirms me on that. > > Ricki Lake was, though. Dā€™oh, I conflated that movie with _Cry Baby_! (which Ricki was also in) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/804 "2005-02-23T18:01:30Z")
I figured you were thinking ā€“ if you were thinking at all šŸ˜› ā€“ of _Serial Mom_, yet another of John Watersā€™s works with the lovely Ms. Lake. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/805 "2005-02-23T18:02:20Z")
Deborah Harry still? _Heavy_. Just saw it this weekend. Good movie, if depressing. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/806 "2005-02-23T18:04:16Z")
By the way, **twickster** : " ā€˜moreā€™ in quantity, probably ā€“ ā€˜moreā€™ in quality, unlikely"? Should I feel slighted? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/807 "2005-02-23T18:07:18Z")
Nope ā€“ weā€™ve moved on to Ricki Lake. (I was merely engaging in a bit of gentle teasing. Hey, Iā€™ve actually met George ā€œThe Animalā€ Steel ā€“ and a shitload of other people whose names I donā€™t know ā€“ another dept. of the company I work for does wrestling mags.) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/808 "2005-02-23T18:09:30Z")
Hm, I note weā€™ve been discussing Ms. Lakes _oeuvre_ ā€“ Iā€™m not sure if either **Shibb** ā€™s comments or mine should actually be taken as a move in the game, though. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/809 "2005-02-23T18:12:58Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Hm, I note weā€™ve been discussing Ms. Lakes _oeuvre_ ā€“ Iā€™m not sure if either **Shibb** ā€™s comments or mine should actually be taken as a move in the game, though. Youā€™re such teases. . . šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/810 "2005-02-23T18:19:08Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > Was gonna use The Fluffer, but that would probably end the game and upset Mo. Can you tell what kind of day Iā€™m having? A porn filled one? Not so much upset as acutely embarrassed. šŸ˜ƒ :o I believe Kathleen Turner was in _Serial Mom_ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/811 "2005-02-23T18:23:06Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > A porn filled one? > Not so much upset as acutely embarrassed. šŸ˜ƒ :o > > I believe Kathleen Turner was in _Serial Mom_ _Body Heat_ ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/812 "2005-02-23T18:26:48Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Nope ā€“ weā€™ve moved on to Ricki Lake. > > (I was merely engaging in a bit of gentle teasing. Hey, Iā€™ve actually met George ā€œThe Animalā€ Steel ā€“ and a shitload of other people whose names I donā€™t know ā€“ another dept. of the company I work for does wrestling mags.) Thatā€™s what I get for skimming. Was writing an OP while reading this thread too. Not a good combination. What magazines, by the way? Iā€™m curious if theyā€™re rags (no offense) or the ā€œmore respectableā€ ones, like PWI, etc ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/813 "2005-02-23T18:35:25Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > What magazines, by the way? Iā€™m curious if theyā€™re rags (no offense) or the ā€œmore respectableā€ ones, like PWI, etc _PWI, Inside Wrestling_, I think a few others. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/814 "2005-02-23T18:41:49Z")
Huh. The heavy hitters. Can I touch you? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/815 "2005-02-23T18:52:49Z")
Really? Usually people are more impressed that we publish _The Ring_ ā€“ I didnā€™t realize the wrestling mags were big names also. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/816 "2005-02-23T19:02:47Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > _Body Heat_ Ok, wait I think we should still be on _Cry Baby_, since I played _Cry Baby_ on Ricki Lake. Now Iā€™m all confused. šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/817 "2005-02-23T19:10:41Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > A porn filled one? > Not so much upset as acutely embarrassed. šŸ˜ƒ :o > > I believe Kathleen Turner was in _Serial Mom_ Did you see it? šŸ˜ƒ \*\* Shibb\*\*: I agree. I think we are still on cry baby. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/818 "2005-02-23T19:13:52Z")
See, this is what happens when you give people a three day weekend. Iā€™m sitting here thinking itā€™s still Tuesday. Okay. Back to _Cry Baby_. Troy Donahue ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/819 "2005-02-23T19:17:55Z")
A three-day weekend? I didnā€™t get no three-day weekend. **A Summer Place** ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/820 "2005-02-23T19:27:26Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Really? Usually people are more impressed that we publish The Ring ā€“ I didnā€™t realize the wrestling mags were big names also. Wrestlingā€™s the only (pseudo)sport Iā€™ve ever been interested in outside of _Mike Tysonā€™s Punchout_. ā€¦and to get back on topic, Iā€™ve never heard _A Summer Place_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=42)