# 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:** 60
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1181 "2005-03-17T21:26:31Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I’ve never heard of _A Simple Twist of Fate_. Me neither. Glad to hear you’re out there. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1182 "2005-03-18T00:47:30Z")
Oh sure, make _me_ look it up. It’s a(n undoubtedly heartwarming) story of an emotionally stunted bachelor who ends up adopting a baby. :dubious: Good? really? However, it does have **Gabriel Byrne** in it. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1183 "2005-03-18T00:50:45Z")
Oh good lord – it’s based on _Silas Marner_. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1184 "2005-03-18T00:54:21Z")
Yeah. But I SWEAR it’s good!! Honest! I mean, not like the cheesy stuff I say is good, but like Steve Martin’s other movies, good. Like, say, LA Story type good. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1185 "2005-03-18T00:56:15Z")
Okay, I’ll just go sit over here in the corner, cuz I’m embarrassing myself. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1186 "2005-03-18T02:19:20Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > However, it does have **Gabriel Byrne** in it. Well, _The Usual Suspects_ seems apropriate here. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1187 "2005-03-18T02:21:50Z")
Chaz Palminteri Like this film very much - it inspired me during my court battle aginst my former employers. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1188 "2005-03-18T02:30:57Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Chaz Palminteri _Peppermint Lounge_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1189 "2005-03-18T17:03:52Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > _Peppermint Lounge_ I’ve never heard of this – neither has IMDb. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1190 "2005-03-18T17:12:59Z")
Apparently, it’s yet to be released. [http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/p/peppermintlounge.htm](http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/p/peppermintlounge.htm) (apologies for the popup) Ruling, please? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1191 "2005-03-18T17:16:32Z")
I think we should stay away from not-yet-released, as requiring too much insider knowledge. Even if I haven’t seen every movie I’ve played (or played off), it’s at least theoretically possible that I have and that other players have. Yeah, I read “Entertainment Weekly,” but … Not my call, though. Where’s the ref? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1192 "2005-03-18T19:40:47Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Apparently, it’s yet to be released. > > [http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/p/peppermintlounge.htm](http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/p/peppermintlounge.htm) (apologies for the popup) > > Ruling, please? In previous games/rounds we hadn’t allowed yet-to-be released films. Someone want to replay Chaz? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1193 "2005-03-18T19:50:14Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Chaz Palminteri **Mulholland Falls** (oh phooey, did I misspell that when I searched?) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1194 "2005-03-18T19:57:38Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > **Mulholland Falls** (oh phooey, did I misspell that when I searched?) You’re good. I almost played Naomi Watts (gosh, wouldn’t I love to do that!) but then realized you said “Falls” and not “Drive”. I’m only vaguely familiar with this one. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1195 "2005-03-18T20:17:21Z")
Michael Madsen. It made me think of LA Confidential. I like the noir films, pity they don’t do that many any more. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1196 "2005-03-18T21:29:27Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Michael Madsen. He’s got a great voice. I’m surprised I don’t hear him do voice overs for stuff, although I think he did the narration in Tarantino’s recent flick. _Thelma and Louise_ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1197 "2005-03-18T21:37:08Z")
Susan Sarandon. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1198 "2005-03-18T21:51:35Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Susan Sarandon. _Lorenzo’s Oil_ Sorry about the _Peppermint Lounge_ play. The film’s apparently one of those eternally on-again, off-again projects, as Palminteri and Bruno Kirby were hired for it [six years ago](http://www.ifmagazine.com/new.asp?article=434), and more than one site lists a 2000 date of release for the picture. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1199 "2005-03-18T23:38:44Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Sorry about the _Peppermint Lounge_ play. The film’s apparently one of those eternally on-again, off-again projects, as Palminteri and Bruno Kirby were hired for it [six years ago](http://www.ifmagazine.com/new.asp?article=434), and more than one site lists a 2000 date of release for the picture. I’m not sure whether to call you for showing off or cheating! > [@Sternvogel](#): > > _Lorenzo’s Oil_ Nick Nolte ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1200 "2005-03-19T19:15:31Z")
**Jefferson in Paris** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=61)