# 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:** 81
**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:** [October 1, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1601 "2004-10-01T20:31:43Z")
I did a search and I found no hits for **Billy Crystal**. Is that really possible? ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1602 "2004-10-01T20:52:41Z")
You know, I don’t remember us ever using him. _Running Scared_ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1603 "2004-10-01T21:51:26Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > You know, I don’t remember us ever using him. > > _Running Scared_ Joe Pantoliano (This guy is the thinking person’s Kevin Bacon, he’s in a ton of stuff; every now and then I’ll be channel surfing and come across some film I’ve never seen and say to myself, “Hey, there’s Joey Pants!” I’ll tell you what I was surprised to see him in last night after someone post’s a response to this one.) ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1604 "2004-10-01T21:53:38Z")
Was he in that? He’s one of the ultimate “Hey! It’s that guy!” guys. _Midnight Run_ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1605 "2004-10-01T22:00:30Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > Was he in that? He’s one of the ultimate “Hey! It’s that guy!” guys. > > _Midnight Run_ Last night I watched a few minutes of _La Bamba_. JP first makes his entrance when Ritchie plays the VFW, his brother comes in drunk, and then a brawl breaks out. I think he plays a talent scout or agent, I haven’t seen the entire film in years. For _Midnight Run_, have we done Charles Grodin yet this time 'round? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1606 "2004-10-02T04:04:41Z")
Nope. For some reason, I just do not like Charles Grodin. He’s just so…prissy. For lack of a better word. But he was very good in **The Couch Trip** , which didn’t do well, but I love watching it at 3am when I have insomnia. ---
**Author:** ![cryptic\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@cryptic\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cryptic_j)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1607 "2004-10-03T13:14:49Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > Steve Buscemi Steve went out of play in post #49 - - I only remembered this because before I joined this thread I started readin it from the beginning - - until I realised how many posts there were - - so unless the game was restarted along the way – - or I missed something he’s gone I’m afraid - - so, I would say Monsters Inc. **John Goodman** ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1608 "2004-10-03T15:44:14Z")
_Barton Fink_ ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1609 "2004-10-03T15:45:36Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > _Barton Fink_ Oh, wait, I just woke up. Steve Buscemi may actually be legal, because we started a new round somewhere back there. We’ve been playing since May, so nobody really remembers and it’s often a free-for-all. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1610 "2004-10-03T16:42:32Z")
Looks like Buscemi was only used early on, so he’s valid this round. So we’re on **The Couch Trip** , I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![cryptic\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@cryptic\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cryptic_j)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1611 "2004-10-03T20:23:20Z")
OK… sounds good to me… now, they both come up in a search - but I have no idea when this round started = so someone choose **Dan Ackroyd** - - or **Walter Matthau** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1612 "2004-10-03T23:55:45Z")
> [@cryptic\_j](#): > > **Dan Ackroyd** - - or _Driving Miss Daisy_ ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1613 "2004-10-04T05:04:39Z")
Patti Lupone! ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1614 "2004-10-04T17:38:41Z")
She’s the one in all the David Mamet movies, right? Kinda nervous all the time? **State & Main** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1615 "2004-10-04T18:03:58Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > She’s the one in all the David Mamet movies, right? Kinda nervous all the time? > > **State & Main** Sarah Jessica Parker ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1616 "2004-10-04T18:39:06Z")
_Girls Just Wanna Have Fun_ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1617 "2004-10-05T20:42:18Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > _Girls Just Wanna Have Fun_ Maybe Helen Hunt? ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1618 "2004-10-05T20:48:43Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Maybe Helen Hunt? **Twister** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1619 "2004-10-05T20:53:52Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > **Twister** Fortunately that one is in heavy rotation on one of the free channels right now… Philip Seymour Hoffman ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game/239051/1620 "2004-10-05T20:59:48Z")
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