The Movie Clue Game (May Contain Spoilers)

[M0zza]

Fort Apache, The Bronx?

Got Paul Newman in, Her out of Total Recall (not exactly influential Scifi), And Ed Asner who does loads of cartoon voices.

Can't remember if it is told in flashback, but I know it is only set over a couple of days.

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Ignore this. Got nothing to do with college....

[Solitaire1]

It's time to end this round of the contest. The movie is: D. O. A. (the 1988 version).

Now for an explanation of the clues (where needed):

Clue 3: One of the cast members appeared in a movie with a beatle. Dennis Quaid appeared in the movie "Caveman" with Ringo Starr, a member of The Beatles.

Clue 4: It features an investigation of a crime by an individual who usually can't do it. Dennis Quaid plays a man who has been murdered via a fatal poison. Although he has been poisoned, the poison hasn't killed him and he is able to investigate and find out who killed him and why before he dies.

Clue 6: A musical act that had a hit song on the Billboard Chart performed in this movie, but did not perform that song. The musical group Timbuk 3, who had a hit with the song "The Futures So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades", perform in a bar in the movie.

Clue 7: Although filmed in the 1980s, this movie is related to a type of movie from another era. This movie reflects a type of film called "film noir" which appeared in the 1950s.

Clue 8: One of the cast members appeared in a very influential science fiction movie. Brion James, who appeared in the science fiction movie "Blade Runner", appeared as a detective in this movie.

Clue 10: A novel is the driving force of the movie. A student's homework assignment in the form of a novel is what ultimately drives the events of the movie.

Clue 11: The directors have won an Emmy award. The directors won an Emmy award for the title sequence for the television show "Friday Night Videos."

Clue 12: One of the cast members appeared in the movie "The Sting." Jack Kehoe, who played one of the detectives, appeared in "The Sting."

Clue 13: This movie shares a premise with another movie. This movie shares the same premise with the movie "D. O. A." from 1950, a fatally poisoned man seeks the individual who murdered him.

Clue 14: One cast member, while a well-known actor, is also well known for his voice due to his work on a television series. Daniel Stern provided the voice of an adult Kevin Arnold as the narrator in the television series "The Wonder Years."

Clue 16: The two stars of this movie previously appeared in another movie together. Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan appeared together in the movie "Innerspace."

Clue 17: One cast member played three roles in another movie. In the movie "Joe Versus The Volcano", Meg Ryan played three roles.

Clue 18: Although the movie credits three writers for the story, only one individual actually wrote this movie's story. The two writers of the original version of "D. O. A." received writing credit for the movie.

Clue 21: This movie has been called a remake, but it has very little in common with the original movie other than the basic premise. Although the basic premise of the movie is the same (see Clue 13), the setting, characters, and specific events are different.

Clue 22: One cast member has a role in common with both Natalie Portman and Merle Oberon. Charlotte Rampling played Anne Boleyn in "Henry VIII and His Six Wives." Natalie Portman played the same character in "The Other Boleyn Girl," as did Merle Oberon in "The Private Life of Henry VIII."

Clue 23: A cast member, better known at the time of this movie for dramatic roles, is now well known for a comedic role. Jane Kaczmarek appears in the television sitcom "Malcolm In The Middle."

Clue 25: One cast member has appeared in three movies with the same co-star, with one of the movies prominently featuring another movie, and another of the movies being a remake. Meg Ryan has appeared in three movies with Tom Hanks: Joe Versus The Volcano, Sleepless In Seattle (where the movie "An Affair To Remember" is featured prominently), and You've Got Mail (a remake of "The Shop Around the Corner").

[SneakySnake]

I was completely on the wrong track!

[Solitaire1]

Well, its time for clues to the next movie:

Clue 1: A movie from the 2000s.

Clue 2: Randy Newman sang a song with a title that could be applied to two groups from this movie.

Clue 3: A member of the cast of "Star Wars - Episode II" appears in this movie.

Clue 4: One cast member plays a role quite different that he played in a famous movie from the 1980s.

Clue 5: One cast member is related to a member of the cast of "Return Of The Killer Tomatoes."

Good luck!

[orlok]

D.O.A. - good one. I have actually seen it .

Gonna need more clues before I start guessing on the new one.

[lestatar]

^ ditto. Good one, good job!

[Solitaire1]

Time for some more clues:

Clue 6: This movie is a remake of an animated movie.

Clue 7: Anthony Daniels (who played C-3PO in the six "Star Wars" movies) played, in another movie, a character who appeared in this movie.

Clue 8: An alliance is formed in this movie.

Clue 9: For at least one cast member, this is not the first time he/she has played someone with special abilities.

Clue 10: One cast member played a role in a movie that Jennifer Connelly played in another movie.

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by lestatar

^ ditto. Good one, good job!

Thank you. It was difficult to come up with clues that wouldn't give it away easily. The current movie is going to be even tougher in that regard.

[Solitaire1]

Once again, its time for some more clues:

Clue 11: The movie features a prologue that explains what has happened before.

Clue 12: This movie features two individuals who have an unnaturally extended life.

Clue 13: This movie has been parodied in an episode of "South Park."

Clue 14: One cast member had the lead role in a directionally named movie.

Clue 15: One cast member acted as a narrator of a show where the stars are not human and are not animated.

[SneakySnake]

I suspect this is a movie I have not seen. I did not want to see it for it contained too much violence (I only know that from what bloke told me because he watched it).


Guessing... Passion of the Christ?

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I suspect this is a movie I have not seen. I did not want to see it for it contained too much violence (I only know that from what bloke told me because he watched it).


Guessing... Passion of the Christ?

That's not the movie.

[BenG]

Clue 2: Randy Newman sang a song with a title that could be applied to two groups from this movie. - "Short People"

Clue 3: A member of the cast of "Star Wars - Episode II" appears in this movie.- Christopher Lee

Was it the Fellowship of the Ring?

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by BenG

Clue 2: Randy Newman sang a song with a title that could be applied to two groups from this movie. - "Short People"

Clue 3: A member of the cast of "Star Wars - Episode II" appears in this movie.- Christopher Lee

Was it the Fellowship of the Ring?

You got the movie. It's now your turn.

Now, for an explanation of the clues (where needed, except for the two above):

Clue 4: One cast member plays a role quite different that he played in a famous movie from the 1980s. John Rhys-Davies played Sallah in "Raiders Of The Lost Ark.

Clue 5: One cast member is related to a member of the cast of "Return Of The Killer Tomatoes." Sean Astin is the son of John Astin, who played Dr. Gangreen in the above movie.

Clue 6: This movie is a remake of an animated movie. In 1978 Ralph Bakshi directed an animated version of "Lord Of The Rings".

Clue 7: Anthony Daniels (who played C-3PO in the six "Star Wars" movies) played, in another movie, a character who appeared in this movie. In the 1978 animated film, Daniels played Legolas. This role was played by Orlando Bloom in "Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring."

Clue 8: An alliance is formed in this movie. The Fellowship Of The Ring is formed in this movie.

Clue 9: For at least one cast member, this is not the first time he/she has played someone with special abilities. Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in this movie, also played Magneto in the X-Men movies.

Clue 10: One cast member played a role in a movie that Jennifer Connelly played in another movie. Liv Tyler played Betty Ross in the 2008 file "The Incredible Hulk", a role played by Jennifer Connelly in the 2003 file "Hulk".

Clue 12: This movie features two individuals who have an unnaturally extended life. This applies to both Bilbo Baggins and Gollum, their lives extended by the power of The Ring.

Clue 13: This movie has been parodied in an episode of "South Park." One episode of South Park, "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers", which condensed (in parody form) the entire three movies into one 30-minute episode.

Clue 14: One cast member had the lead role in a directionally named movie. Elijah Wood starred in the movie "North".

Clue 15: One cast member acted as a narrator of a show where the stars are not human and are not animated. Sean Astin was the narrator for the television series "Meerkat Manor".

Thanks for playing. I look forward to the next round.

[BenG]

Clue One: The movie is based on a novel
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Clue Two: It was made in the 1990s but is set in the 1920s.

Clue Three: It was a remake of a 60s BBC mini-series. (It may have been shown in the U.S. in the early 70s).

Clue Four: A simple character in this film was portrayed by an actor who played someone with a highly trained mind in a movie from the 1980s.

Clue Five. It has a rural setting.

[BenG]

More Clues.

Clue Six: One actress also was in a popular British comedy series of the 90s.

Clue Seven: There is a character with an amusing name which turns out to have been misheard by the protagonist and is a perfectly normal name.

Clue Eight: One of the actors was also in the previous round.