# 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:** 50
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/981 "2004-06-03T02:48:25Z")
Dabney Coleman hasn’t been used yet. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/982 "2004-06-03T03:27:03Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Dabney Coleman hasn’t been used yet. Neither has (until now) _Melvin and Howard_. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/983 "2004-06-03T03:38:16Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Neither has (until now) _Melvin and Howard_. Well, Jason Robards certainly should have been mentioned before, but he hasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/984 "2004-06-03T04:27:27Z")
**Parenthood** (already used **Big Hand for the Little Lady** , dammit…) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/985 "2004-06-03T09:44:05Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > **Parenthood** (already used **Big Hand for the Little Lady** , dammit…) Of all the Martins I found in my search no Steve Martin appeared. So let’s go with him. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/986 "2004-06-03T12:33:55Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Of all the Martins I found in my search no Steve Martin appeared. So let’s go with him. **The Jerk** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/987 "2004-06-03T12:39:47Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > **The Jerk** Bernadette Peters (I used to have a crush on her; I’m not really sure why) ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/988 "2004-06-03T12:45:35Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Bernadette Peters (I used to have a crush on her; I’m not really sure why) mmmmmmmmm . . . You don’t need a reason . . . **The Longest Yard** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/989 "2004-06-03T14:12:18Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > **The Longest Yard** Eddie Albert PS I think that they’re remaking _The Longest Yard_ ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/990 "2004-06-03T14:20:31Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Eddie Albert > > PS I think that they’re remaking _The Longest Yard_ I think I heard something about that. . . **Attack** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/991 "2004-06-03T21:02:48Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > **Attack** Eddie Albert wasn’t the only future star of a rural comedy in that flick. The cast also featured **Buddy Ebsen**. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/992 "2004-06-03T21:09:44Z")
_Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/993 "2004-06-03T21:27:09Z")
Audrey Hepburn ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/994 "2004-06-03T21:38:10Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Bless you, **Gfactor**. I owe ya big! > > Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn was used back in mid-April when this puppy was _only_ ten pages long. Don’t forget to search the thread, people! I think Mickey Rooney is a safe bet, but I’ll double check after I post and go build a stage with the boys or something while **Maureen** and the girls sew some curtains if I’m wrong, then we’ll put on a show! ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/995 "2004-06-03T23:16:21Z")
Boys’ Town ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/996 "2004-06-04T04:09:56Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Boys’ Town Spencer Tracey is already taken; beyond that and Rooney I got nothing on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/997 "2004-06-04T11:27:09Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Spencer Tracey is already taken; beyond that and Rooney I got nothing on this one. **Gene Reynolds.** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/998 "2004-06-06T01:13:41Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > **Gene Reynolds.** Sorry, not letting this horse die so easily. Had to do a little digging, but I believe that Mr. Reynolds was in _The Bridgesat Toko-Ri_ ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/999 "2004-06-06T23:34:46Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Sorry, not letting this horse die so easily. Had to do a little digging, but I believe that Mr. Reynolds was in _The Bridgesat Toko-Ri_ \*\* William Holden\*\* ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1000 "2004-06-07T02:23:38Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > \*\* > William Holden\*\* _The Wild Bunch_ (This is literally one of the first movies I actually remember watching. And considering how young I would have been, it’s a strange thing. There were obviously no parental injunctions against excessive violence.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051.md?page=51)