# What do these three movies have in common?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/41 "2008-04-21T19:47:28Z")

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Dr. Strangelove  
The Mouse That Roared  
Kind Hearts and Coronets

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**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, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/42 "2008-04-21T19:48:15Z")

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[QUOTE=Eutychus]  
Dr. Strangelove  
The Mouse That Roared  
Kind Hearts and Coronets  
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Multiple roles by same actor: Peter Sellers in two; Alec Guinness in the other

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/43 "2008-04-21T19:54:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
Multiple roles by same actor: Peter Sellers in two; Alec Guinness in the other  
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Ba-da bing!

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**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, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/44 "2008-04-21T21:36:56Z")

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[QUOTE=Justin\_Bailey]  
What are… movies **Evil Captor** has fapped to.

Er… I mean bondage… yeah, that’s the ticket.  
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No, but a spirited try nonetheless. In the sense of mean-spirited.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/45 "2008-04-22T02:03:41Z")

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[QUOTE=JSexton]  
Al Leong!  
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Ding, ding, ding!!! Al Leong is the quintessential “THAT GUY!”

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**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 22, 2008, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/46 "2008-04-22T07:05:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Eutychus]  
Dr. Strangelove  
The Mouse That Roared  
Kind Hearts and Coronets  
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Those movies are da bomb … the nuclear one, that is.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/47 "2008-04-22T07:11:21Z")

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American Beauty  
American Pie  
American Virgin

It’s not what you think. 😃

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/48 "2008-04-22T08:51:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Justin Credible]  
American Beauty  
American Pie  
American Virgin

It’s not what you think. 😃  
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Mena Suvari. Adults having sex with High School aged people?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/49 "2008-04-22T10:10:02Z")

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[QUOTE=Omniscient]  
Mena Suvari. Adults having sex with High School aged people?  
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Just Mena Suvari. At least, that’s all I had in mind.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/50 "2008-04-22T12:20:40Z")

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[QUOTE=Justin Credible]  
Just Mena Suvari. At least, that’s all I had in mind.  
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Now we know who’s the _All American Girl_, right?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/51 "2008-04-22T12:31:33Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]

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  
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There’s been a half-right guess on these (see **Dr. Rieux** above and my reply – Posts #37 and 38). Keyword = **AND**

Due to the relative obscurity of at least two of the movies involved, I’m not opposed to some IMDB appeals on these. Better that than my having to assume y’all are giving up.

For that matter, I’m about to go IMDBing on:

> [@President Johnny Gentle](#):
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> How about:
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> The Turning Point  
> The Color Purple  
> Gangs of New York

unless somebody who knows can beat me to it.

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**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 22, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/52 "2008-04-22T15:30:41Z")

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Dancing at the Blue Iguana  
Fast Sofa  
Embrace of the Vampire  
Bound

I thought “Bound” would be a dead giveaway, but obviously, ANOTHER dead giveaway is needed. So …

Bride of Chucky

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/53 "2008-04-22T15:39:03Z")

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[QUOTE=Evil Captor]  
Dancing at the Blue Iguana  
Fast Sofa  
Embrace of the Vampire  
Bound

I thought “Bound” would be a dead giveaway, but obviously, ANOTHER dead giveaway is needed. So …

Bride of Chucky  
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Jennifer Tilly? (I haven’t had the pleasure of _Fast Sofa_ yet. 🙂 )

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**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 22, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/54 "2008-04-22T16:43:23Z")

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Barefoot in the Park  
The Chase (Brando version)  
Tall Story

Jane Fonda \*and \* Robert Redford

The Godfather (I)  
The Killer Elite  
The Rain People

James Caan \*and \* Robert Duvall

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/55 "2008-04-22T16:56:14Z")

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[QUOTE=Dr. Rieux]  
Barefoot in the Park  
The Chase (Brando version)  
Tall Story

Jane Fonda \*and \* Robert Redford

The Godfather (I)  
The Killer Elite  
The Rain People

James Caan \*and \* Robert Duvall  
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Right you are. Clue to the last batch (Kilmer): it’s not the co-star this time.

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**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 23, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/56 "2008-04-23T02:57:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Zeldar]  
Jennifer Tilly? (I haven’t had the pleasure of _Fast Sofa_ yet. 🙂 )  
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Yup. And I don’t know if “pleasure” is the right word for “Fast Sofa.” Tilly is the female lead in it, but it’s a very stupid movie. “Bride of Chucky” is a smarter movie – it KNOWS it is silly.

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/57 "2008-04-23T04:03:18Z")

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Star Trek II  
Fifth Element  
Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/58 "2008-04-23T04:24:55Z")

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And one more…

Chasing Amy  
The Royal Tenenbaums  
Grosse Point Blank

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-these-three-movies-have-in-common/446161/59 "2008-04-23T10:53:15Z")

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And yet another …

Anaconda  
The Devil’s Rejects  
Six Days Seven Nights

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