# What do these three movies have in common? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 20, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161 "2008-04-20T22:02:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/21 "2008-04-21T00:21:53Z")
The Hot Spot, A Boy and His Dog and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man all have Don Johnson in common. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/22 "2008-04-21T00:25:23Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] The Hot Spot, A Boy and His Dog and Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man all have Don Johnson in common. [/QUOTE] That’s right. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/23 "2008-04-21T00:30:17Z")
My three are: Dancing at the Blue Iguana Fast Sofa Embrace of the Vampire ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/24 "2008-04-21T00:32:40Z")
Mine: Reservoir Dogs, Lawrence of Arabia Master and Commander ---
**Author:** ![Moment\_Slayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Moment\_Slayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moment_Slayer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/25 "2008-04-21T00:48:41Z")
The Music Man Backdraft A Beautiful Mind ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/26 "2008-04-21T00:55:40Z")
[QUOTE=Simplicio] Mine: Reservoir Dogs, Lawrence of Arabia Master and Commander [/QUOTE] Okay, I’m going out on a limb here. I can’t think of a common actor, and the movies are fairly far spaced out in time. So maybe it’s something else. Hmm, what about no credited female roles? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/27 "2008-04-21T00:58:16Z")
[QUOTE=Simplicio] Mine: Reservoir Dogs, Lawrence of Arabia Master and Commander [/QUOTE] Torture? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/28 "2008-04-21T00:58:55Z")
[QUOTE=Baker] So maybe it’s something else. Hmm, what about no credited female roles? [/QUOTE] Very good. No females with speaking roles. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/29 "2008-04-21T00:59:25Z")
[QUOTE=Dig it out of the ground] The Music Man Backdraft A Beautiful Mind [/QUOTE] Indiana? (pure guess) ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/30 "2008-04-21T01:02:08Z")
[QUOTE=Dig it out of the ground] The Music Man Backdraft A Beautiful Mind [/QUOTE] Ron Howard ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/31 "2008-04-21T01:06:56Z")
How about: The Turning Point The Color Purple Gangs of New York ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/32 "2008-04-21T01:22:23Z")
[QUOTE=Simplicio] Very good. No females with speaking roles. [/QUOTE] Wow, I wasn’t really sure. I haven’t seen Resevoir Dogs, but I have seen the other two and noted the dearth of women. ---
**Author:** ![Moment\_Slayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Moment\_Slayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moment_Slayer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/33 "2008-04-21T03:06:17Z")
[QUOTE=President Johnny Gentle] Ron Howard [/QUOTE] Yes ---
**Author:** ![Moment\_Slayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Moment\_Slayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moment_Slayer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/34 "2008-04-21T03:07:21Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Indiana? (pure guess) [/QUOTE] No … ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/35 "2008-04-21T12:05:35Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Here’s a fresh batch: Baby Doll The Godfather, Part III The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [/QUOTE] Still waiting. So I’ll add these: Barefoot in the Park The Chase (Brando version) Tall Story The Godfather (I) The Killer Elite The Rain People The Doors True Romance Wonderland ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/36 "2008-04-21T15:31:54Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] My three are: Dancing at the Blue Iguana Fast Sofa Embrace of the Vampire [/QUOTE] Nobody appears to be getting these, so I’m gonna make it real fricking easy for ya. If you can’t get it after this clue, you’re a movie trivia wimp! A wimp, I say! Adding a fourth movie to the list above :rolleyes: Bound ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/37 "2008-04-21T16:25:00Z")
_Baby Doll The Godfather, Part III The Good, The Bad and The Ugly_ Eli Wallach _The Godfather (I) The Killer Elite The Rain People_ James Caan _Barefoot in the Park The Chase (Brando version) Tall Story_ Jane Fonda \* The Doors True Romance Wonderland\* Val Kilmer ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/38 "2008-04-21T16:40:50Z")
[QUOTE=Dr. Rieux] _Baby Doll The Godfather, Part III The Good, The Bad and The Ugly_ Eli Wallach _The Godfather (I) The Killer Elite The Rain People_ James Caan _Barefoot in the Park The Chase (Brando version) Tall Story_ Jane Fonda \* The Doors True Romance Wonderland\* Val Kilmer [/QUOTE] Nicely done on all of them, but there’s more to the last three sets. They involve use of the word _and_. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/39 "2008-04-21T17:18:34Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] Nobody appears to be getting these, so I’m gonna make it real fricking easy for ya. If you can’t get it after this clue, you’re a movie trivia wimp! A wimp, I say! Adding a fourth movie to the list above :rolleyes: Bound [/QUOTE] What are… movies **Evil Captor** has fapped to. Er… I mean bondage… yeah, that’s the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/40 "2008-04-21T17:42:38Z")
[QUOTE=Baker] So we can’t use IMDB? Heck! Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure Die Hard Big Trouble in Little China [/QUOTE] Al Leong! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161.md?page=3)