# The Movie Linking Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-linking-game/224690>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 16, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-linking-game/224690 "2004-01-16T00:48:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-linking-game/224690/1 "2004-01-16T00:48:42Z")

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This is a game I invented to amuse myself in idle moments. The object is to connect one movie to another in a series of titles where the linking element is a significant word in the title. For example I can connect Casablanca to Johnny Mnemonic in a chain of six links: Casablanca - A Night in Casablanca - Night of the Living Dead - The Year of Living Dangerously - Johnny Dangerously - Johnny Mnemonic. The challenge would be posed thus: Casablanca to Johnny Mnemonic in 6. This example is pretty difficult so here is another: Apollo 13 to Mississippi Burning in 4: Apollo 13 - 13 Ghosts - Ghosts of Mississippi - Mississippi Burning. I’ve never tried to come up with a solution since I’ve only created chains. So this is really a test of difficulty. It may turn out to be simple or it may be nigh impossible. I will give you these rules for now and more later if the game works:

1. The linking word cannot be an article or conjunction or preposition unless it is a major part of the title.

2. The linking words can be forms of the same word such as swim=swims=swimming=swimmer.

See if anyone can do this one: Mission:Impossible to Attack of the Killer Klowns in 4.

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**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-linking-game/224690/2 "2004-01-16T01:05:50Z")

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You don’t have to solve a chain before posting your own. Just pose the problem and let me see how difficult it is to solve one.

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**Author:** ![slackersavant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@slackersavant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slackersavant)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-linking-game/224690/3 "2004-01-16T02:44:31Z")

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ok…  
mission impossible  
mission to mars  
mars attacks  
attack of the killer klowns

try  
Star Wars to The Lost Boys in 4

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-linking-game/224690/4 "2004-01-16T02:47:31Z")

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> [@slackersavant](#):
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> try  
> Star Wars to The Lost Boys in 4

[A Star is Lost](http://imdb.com/title/tt0232702/) (1973).

The temptation to cheat by using [imdb.com](http://imdb.com) is irresistable.