# The Movie Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051 "2004-04-08T23:13:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/281 "2004-04-17T04:23:00Z")
We haven’t used _Gene Hackman_ yet? Okay. _Gene Hackman._ (NP, **twickster** , it’s been one of those weeks 😉 ) ---
**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:** [April 17, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/282 "2004-04-17T04:27:11Z")
_The Royal Tenenbaums_ (please tell me this hasn’t been used…) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/283 "2004-04-17T06:52:07Z")
Okay, I’m confused: **Chastain86** responded to “Brittany Murphy” with _Span_. **Rubystreak** ’s response was “Mena Suvari”. **Anyanka** replied with _American Beauty_. **Maureen** rejected that, but posted _Span_ about four hours after that film had been named by **Chastain86**. So to my thinking, Suvari was the last “legal move”. If that’s the case, my response is _Slums of Beverly Hills_. If too much time has passed to correct the error, I’ll follow _The Royal Tenenbaums_ (assuming it hasn’t been used yet) with the hopefully-permissible **Anjelica Huston**. If I didn’t need to get some sleep, I’d spend the next couple of hours making an alphabetical list of all the movies and actors who are out of play… ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/284 "2004-04-17T13:55:25Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Okay, I’m confused: > > **Chastain86** responded to “Brittany Murphy” with _Span_. > > **Rubystreak** ’s response was “Mena Suvari”. > > **Anyanka** replied with _American Beauty_. > > **Maureen** rejected that, but posted _Span_ about four hours after that film had been named by **Chastain86**. So to my thinking, Suvari was the last “legal move”. If that’s the case, my response is _Slums of Beverly Hills_. If too much time has passed to correct the error, I’ll follow _The Royal Tenenbaums_ (assuming it hasn’t been used yet) with the hopefully-permissible **Anjelica Huston**. > > If I didn’t need to get some sleep, I’d spend the next couple of hours making an alphabetical list of all the movies and actors who are out of play… I disagree. It was Drive–\>Brittany Murphy → Mena Suvari --\>American Beauty(buzz) Mena Suvari → Spun → Mickey Rourke --\>Angel Heart → Lisa Bonet–\>Gene Hackman–\>The Royal Tenenbaums–\>Anjelica Houston. To which I will respond: Prizzi’s Honor ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/285 "2004-04-17T14:39:39Z")
Except we already had Gene Hackman back on page 4. We can always change Enemy of the State–\>Gene Hackman–\>The Royal Tenenbaums to Enemy of the State–\> **Loren Dean–\>Plain Clothes–\>Seymour Cassel** –\>The Royal Tenenbaums–\>Anjelica Houston-\>Prizzi’s Honor to keep the current chain going ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/286 "2004-04-17T14:50:36Z")
> [@Saitou](#): > > Except we already had Gene Hackman back on page 4. > > We can always change > > Enemy of the State–\>Gene Hackman–\>The Royal Tenenbaums > > to > > Enemy of the State–\> **Loren Dean–\>Plain Clothes–\>Seymour Cassel** –\>The Royal Tenenbaums–\>Anjelica Houston-\>Prizzi’s Honor > > to keep the current chain going To which I say **Jack Nicholson** , and you guys are awesome in your ability to keep this all straight. Sorry about repeating Mena Suvari. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/287 "2004-04-17T14:52:28Z")
_The Raven_ ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/288 "2004-04-17T16:00:31Z")
Waaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiit just a cotton-pickin’ minute. Sternvogel was right, I was wrong (didn’t read the post carefully enough). We had Kadeem Hardison(cbawlmer) Drive (Evil Death) Brittany Murphy (Sternvogel) Spun(Chastain86) Mena Suvari (Rubystreak), which led to Anyanka’s American Beauty buzz We then had Spun (Maureen) which SHOULD have been a buzz. That means that still in play are: \*Annette Benning Lisa Bonet Seymour Cassel Loren Dean Anjelica Huston Jack Nicholson (really?!?) Mickey Rourke \* as well as: _Angel Heart Enemy of the State Plain Clothes The Raven The Royal Tenenbaums_ The last valid response was Sternvogel’s **Slums of Beverly Hills** to which I will reply: **Alan Arkin** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/289 "2004-04-17T16:04:21Z")
**Alan Arkin** Catch-22 ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/290 "2004-04-17T16:05:23Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Okay, my “Annette Bening” was in response to _American Beauty_, which was, in fact, used already – but I believe Mena Suvari was a legal move. So I’ll say: > > _American Pie II_ :rolleyes: American Pie II, along with American Pie (as per the rules laid out on page 1; how about American Wedding?) are also still in play. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/291 "2004-04-17T16:11:01Z")
OH, CRAP! that actually means **American Pie II** was the last valid response, not Slums of Beverly Hills. OK still in play are: _Slums of Beverly Hills_ _Alan Arkin_ along with the other stuff above. Out of play is: _American Pie_ (I’ll let bordelond rule on American Wedding.) My response to **American Pie II** is: **Natasha Lyonne** which will get us back to Slums of Beverly Hills and Alan Arkin if someone posts them right now ---
**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:** [April 17, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/292 "2004-04-17T16:27:41Z")
_Slums of Beverly Hills_ - I am so good. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/293 "2004-04-17T20:11:34Z")
Thanks! **Alan Arkin** ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/294 "2004-04-17T20:20:14Z")
> [@scotandrsn](#): > > Thanks! > > **Alan Arkin** Don’t Look Now ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/295 "2004-04-17T20:34:58Z")
> [@Evil Death](#): > > Don’t Look Now Alan Arkin wasn’t in [Don’t Look Now](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069995/combined) . You’re thinking of Donald Sutherland (or, less likely, Julie Christie) ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/296 "2004-04-17T20:35:46Z")
OMG, I can’t believe I screwed up the whole damn thread. I’m sorry. Thanks, **scotandrsn** for fixing it. **Evil Death,** was Alan Arkin in _Don’t Look Now_? I don’t see him credited. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/297 "2004-04-17T21:03:43Z")
> [@scotandrsn](#): > > Alan Arkin wasn’t in [Don’t Look Now](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069995/combined) . You’re thinking of Donald Sutherland (or, less likely, Julie Christie) Oh come on, you’ve never confused Alan Arkin and Julie Christie? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/298 "2004-04-17T22:22:54Z")
It was all those \*Emanuelle \* movies. Alan Arkin has such great legs. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/299 "2004-04-17T22:44:10Z")
> [@scotandrsn](#): > > Alan Arkin wasn’t in [Don’t Look Now](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069995/combined) . You’re thinking of Donald Sutherland (or, less likely, Julie Christie) No, I’m confusing my movie titles. I am, of course, thinking of Wait Until Dark. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/300 "2004-04-17T22:46:07Z")
> [@Evil Death](#): > > No, I’m confusing my movie titles. I am, of course, thinking of Wait Until Dark. Oh, and since nobody’s advanced the game since my error: Wait Until Dark. And if anyone needs me, I’ll be in the corner looking embarrassed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051.md?page=16)