# 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:** 78
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1541 "2005-04-28T21:50:27Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > **To Sir, With Love** Couldn’t come up with any other Poitier films, could we? You force my hand: Lulu ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1542 "2005-04-28T21:53:39Z")
Well, I was going to say **Sneakers** , but I figured I was the only person on the planet that saw it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1543 "2005-04-28T22:12:33Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Well, I was going to say **Sneakers** , but I figured I was the only person on the planet that saw it. 😛 Hey, I _liked_ that movie. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1544 "2005-04-29T02:12:22Z")
Well, okay then. Let’s go with **Sneakers**. ( I can change my answer, right?) ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1545 "2005-04-29T04:59:19Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Well, okay then. Let’s go with **Sneakers**. ( I can change my answer, right?) LOl. Is ok by me. Let’s go with \*\*River Phoenix \*\* then. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1546 "2005-04-29T05:06:36Z")
**My Own Private Idaho** One of the all-time titles. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1547 "2005-04-29T12:11:39Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > **My Own Private Idaho** > > One of the all-time titles. And I’m again going to go with a one name, musical type. But in this case there are some good plays off of him: Flea **Roger Thornhill** : You do know the title is lifted straight from a B-52s song, right? ---
**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:** [April 29, 2005, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1548 "2005-04-29T12:57:59Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > **Roger Thornhill** : You do know the title is lifted straight from a B-52s song, right? No idea at all. Never heard of B52s as a group either. Just as a weapon of mass destruction. Actually, I’ve never seen MOPI, but I’ve associated with the Phoenix of the River variety ever since he died. Sadly, always a fail-safe way to earn fame. On idmb I saw that the film of his I was trying to remember (ie the one I’d actually seen) was _Running on Empty_, which naturally as as enemy of “liberals” I found fascinating. But what was the name of that bird, the striking yet not especially attractive one with mousy blond hair and a fetching personality. Still acting? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1549 "2005-04-29T13:39:47Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > But what was the name of that bird, the striking yet not especially attractive one with mousy blond hair and a fetching personality. Still acting? Not sure who you mean? [Martha Plimption](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2922/Events/2922/MarthaPlim_Kambo_4741538_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Plimpton,%20Martha)? [Christine Lahti](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2859/Events/2859/ChristineL_Mazur_4329721_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Lahti,%20Christine)? Somebody else? The B52s are probably best known for their songs “Rock Lobster” and “Love Shack”. Might not have got much play in HK, though. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1550 "2005-04-29T13:44:30Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > And I’m again going to go with a one name, musical type. But in this case there are some good plays off of him: > Flea **The Big Lebowski** ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1551 "2005-04-29T13:52:51Z")
Everyone’s favorite indie actor (except those for whose favorite indie actor is Paul Giamatti) – **Steve Buscemi**. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1552 "2005-04-29T13:57:33Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Everyone’s favorite indie actor (except those for whose favorite indie actor is Paul Giamatti) – **Steve Buscemi**. _Mystery Train_ is the first film I ever recall him in. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1553 "2005-04-29T14:17:27Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > _Mystery Train_ is the first film I ever recall him in. Saw that one in law school. **Tom Waits** played a DJ. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1554 "2005-04-29T18:51:25Z")
**Cotton Club** ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1555 "2005-04-29T18:55:01Z")
I’ve been wanting to see this again, but my local library doesn’t seem to have a copy. Gregory Hines. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1556 "2005-04-29T19:01:50Z")
> [@](#): > > **Tom Waits** for no one. _The Cotton Club_ I was going to post that; then I got a phone call. So, on Mr. Hines I think he was also in _A Rage in Harlem_\* (I’ll double check) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1557 "2005-04-29T19:04:57Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > _A Rage in Harlem_ (I’ll double check) Nice coding, Shibb. :rolleyes: I was correct about _A Rage in Harlem_ ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1558 "2005-04-29T20:40:30Z")
Robin Givens. Y’know. …even now, years later, I keep asking myself…Mike TYSON??? WHY??? ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1559 "2005-04-30T18:22:01Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Robin Givens. \*\* Head of State\*\* ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/1560 "2005-04-30T18:34:31Z")
(which I thought was a cute movie, btw) Bernie Mac [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=77) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=79)