# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/341 "2004-04-19T14:39:11Z")
> [@Chastain86](#): > > Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this to be an answer to ANYTHING? > > **William Zabka** Python II ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/342 "2004-04-19T15:03:54Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > Python II Need to get a ruling on television movies. What does the house think? **Gfactor** … got another feature film for this guy? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/343 "2004-04-19T15:12:48Z")
I think it opens it up awfully wide; theatrical releases keep the choices limited and makes the game more difficult. What’s the OP say? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/344 "2004-04-19T15:13:55Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > I think it opens it up awfully wide; theatrical releases keep the choices limited and makes the game more difficult. What’s the OP say? I agree with you, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/345 "2004-04-19T15:17:45Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Need to get a ruling on television movies. What does the house think? > > **Gfactor** … got another feature film for this guy? The Power Within ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/346 "2004-04-19T15:22:46Z")
I’ve been paying this game on long car trips and throughout longer late-night coffee sessions for several years, and overtime the following guidelines were developed. I haven’t read the entire thread, so my apologies if anything is restated here. 1. Sequels count as one answer. If I say Evil Dead, all actors/actresses in any of the series are immediately fair game, and the rest of the series titles are unavailable. This eliminated the embarassing “wheels of horror” we encountered with Star Wars and other franchises. 2. Voices (and, consequently, cartoons) are completely out of bounds. This was originally included to keep the game moving smoother and simpler, when we didn’t have a copy of the “Bible” handy. 3. Qualification. Anyone stumping all other players (unheard of in a forum format, I’m sure) must be able to answer their own stump in order to gain a point. If they cannot, they still stop the thread and start a new one. 4. Duplication. No title or name can be used twice in any continuous thread. 5. No point can be earned on the opening title/name. If I open with Galopoli (sp?) at a table who’s never heard of it, they can all pass and I get nothing. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/347 "2004-04-19T15:38:06Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > The Power Within Thanks, **Gfactor** Next entry: Gerald Okamura ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/348 "2004-04-19T15:40:30Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Thanks, **Gfactor** > > Next entry: > > Gerald Okamura The Octagon ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/349 "2004-04-19T15:51:53Z")
Chuck Norris ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/350 "2004-04-19T15:55:51Z")
BTW, all – I’ve found an even faster way to search this thread for names or titles. Use the “Search This Thread” option toward the top, right underneath where the page numbers are. That’s even faster than the Advanced Search … and it checks only this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/351 "2004-04-19T15:58:46Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > BTW, all – I’ve found an even faster way to search this thread for names or titles. Use the “Search This Thread” option toward the top, right underneath where the page numbers are. > > That’s even faster than the Advanced Search … and it checks only this thread. I was gonna point that out, but got distracted. Good Guys Wear Black ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/352 "2004-04-19T16:09:33Z")
James Franciscus ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/353 "2004-04-19T16:28:08Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > James Franciscus The Greek Tycoon ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/354 "2004-04-19T16:42:34Z")
Charles Durning ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/355 "2004-04-19T16:50:16Z")
_The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas_ ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/356 "2004-04-19T17:02:13Z")
Burt Reynolds ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/357 "2004-04-19T17:19:20Z")
_Hooper_ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/358 "2004-04-19T17:29:24Z")
Terry Bradshaw heh heh he ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/359 "2004-04-19T18:07:48Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Terry Bradshaw _Cannonball Run_ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/360 "2004-04-19T18:18:52Z")
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