Game #123: Casting Coups

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#101 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:50 pm

mellytu74 wrote:Dietrich has me flummoxed because the only things I can think of -- Scarlet Empress, etc. -- were (IIRC) directed by VonSternberg.

DUH!!! This was just on PBS here two weeks ago!

Marlene Dietrich is Billy Wilder's WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION!

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#102 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:54 pm

John Ford's third is Katharine Hepburn as MARY OF SCOTLAND.

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#103 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:26 pm

Consolidation coming -- targeting 9 p.m.

:D

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#104 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:41 pm

Building on plasticne's WONDEFUL consolidation :D

LIST A: ACTORS

A-1. KATHARINE HEPBURN**
A-2. GENE KELLY*
A-3. PAUL NEWMAN*
A-4. FREDRIC MARCH**
A-5. MATT DAMON*
A-6. MARLENE DIETRICH*
A-7. WOODY ALLEN*
A-8. JOSH BROLIN*
A-9. WALTER HUSTON*?
A-10. ERROL FLYNN*
A-11. ANNE BANCROFT*
A-12. SYLVESTER STALLONE*
A-13. DENZEL WASHINGTON*
A-14. SCOTT BAIO*
A-15. MERYL STREEP*
A-16. JAMES DEAN*
A-17. AL PACINO*
A-18. PAUL SCOFIELD*
A-19. BILLY BOB THORNTON*
A-20. TOM COURTENAY*
A-21. KEVIN KLINE*
A-22. JOAN CRAWFORD*
A-23. KIRK DOUGLAS*
A-24. GENE TIERNEY*
A-25. PETER O’TOOLE*
A-26. HB WARNER*
A-27. MICHAEL DOUGLAS*
A-28. MATTHEW MODINE*
A-29. DIANE KEATON*
A-30. WARREN BEATTY
A-31. JOHN WAYNE*
A-32. UMA THURMAN*
A-33. WILL SMITH*
A-34. VANESSA REDGRAVE*
A-35. PETER BOYLE*
A-36. LESLIE CARON*
A-37. SAM JAFFE*
A-38. RYAN O'NEAL*
A-39. ROBIN WRIGHT PENN*
A-40. ERIC SCHWEIG*
A-41. SALLY FIELD*
A-42. JEFFREY HUNTER*
A-43. SHIRLEY MACLAINE*
A-44. DAVID HUDDLESTON*
A-45. ROD STEIGER*
A-46. GREER GARSON*
A-47. ANTHONY HOPKINS*
A-48. GRETA GARBO*
A-49. MATT DILLON*
A-50. JEAN SEBERG*
A-51. DUSTIN HOFFMAN**
A-52. AUDREY HEPBURN*
A-53. STERLING HAYDEN*
A-54. RALPH MACCHIO*
A-55. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER*
A-56. MEG TILLY*
A-57. SPENCER TRACY*
A-58. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE*
A-59. RICHARD PRYOR*
A-60. DAVID WARNER*
A-61. MIA FARROW*
A-62. MIRIAM HOPKINS*
A-63. ELIJAH WOOD*
A-64. MELANIE GRIFFITH*
A-65. VICTOR MCLAGLEN*
A-66. OMAR SHARIF*
A-67. MADONNA*
A-68. ALAN LADD*
A-69. JIMMY CAGNEY*
A-70. PIER ANGELI
A-71. RUSSELL CROWE*
A-72. JON VOIGHT*
A-73. PETER SELLERS*
A-74. CHARLTON HESTON*
A-75. SEAN PENN*
A-76. COLIN FARRELL*
A-77. JOHN TURTURRO*
A-78. SARAH MILES*
A-79. CLAUDETTE COLBERT*
A-80. STEVE MCQUEEN*

DIRECTORS
B-1. MICHAEL CURTIZ -- Errol Flynn (Captain Blood), James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy), Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce)
B-2. JOHN SCHLESINGER, Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy), Dustin Hoffman (Marathon Man), Tom Courtenay (Billy Liar)
B-3. FRED ZINNEMAN -- Vanessa Redgrave (Julia), Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons)
B-4. WILLIAM WYLER -- Charlton Heston (Ben Hur), Greer Garson (Mrs Miniver), Water Huston (Dodsworth)??
B-5. STANLEY KUBRICK -- Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove ), Ryan O'Neal (Barry Lyndon), Kirk Douglas (Spartacus)
B-6. GEORGE STEVENS -- Katharine Hepburn (Alice Adams), Alan Ladd (Shane), Sam Jaffe (Gunga Din)
B-7. WOODY ALLEN --Mia Farrow (Alice), Diane Keaton (Annie Hall), Woody Allen (Broadway Danny Rose)
B-8. ARTHUR PENN -- Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man), Anne Bancroft (Miracle Worker)
B-9. RIDLEY SCOTT -- Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Denzel Washington (American Gangster) and Anthony Hopkins (Hannibal)
B-10. NICHOLAS RAY -- Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings), James Dean (Rebel Without a Cause), Sterling Hayden (Johnny Guitar)
B-11. MIKE NICHOLS -- Melanie Griffith (Working Girl), Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate), Meryl Streep (Silkwood)
B-12. CECIL B. DEMILLE -- HB Warner (King of Kings), Claudette Colbert (Cleopatra), Fredric March (The Bucanneer)
B-13. SIDNEY LUMET -- Richard Pryor (The Wiz), Al Pacino (Serpico), Rod Steiger (The Pawnbroker)
B-14. ROUBEN MAMOULIAN -- Greta Garbo (Queen Christina), Miriam Hopkins (Becky Sharp), Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
B-15. BILLY WILDER -- Shirley MacLaine (Irma La Douce), Audrey Hepburn (Sabrina), Marlene Dietrich (Witness for the Prosecution)
B-16. ALAN PARKER -- Scott Baio (Bugsy Malone), Madonna (Evita), Matthew Modine (Birdy)
B-17. OTTO PREMINGER -- Gene Tierney (Laura), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones), Jean Seberg (Joan of Arc)
B-18. VINCENTE MINNELLI -- Spencer Tracy (Father of the Bride), Leslie Caron (Gigi), Gene Kelly (American in Paris)
B-19. MICHAEL MANN -- Eric Schweig (The Last of the Mohicans), Russell Crowe (The Insider), Will Smith (Ali)
B-20. DAVID LEAN -- Omar Sharif (Dr. Zhivago), Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia), Sarah Miles (Ryan's Daughter)
B-21. GUS VAN SANT --Sean Penn (Milk), Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
B-22. KAREL REISZ -- David Warner (Morgan), Vanessa Redgrave (Isadora),
B-23. MARTIN RITT -- Sally Field (Norma Rae), Paul Newman (Hud, Hombre), Jon Voight (Conrack, The Champ)
B-24. JOHN FORD -- Victor McLaglen (The Informer), John Wayne (The Quiet Man), Katharine Hepburn (Mary of Scotland)
B-25. ROB REINER -- Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), Elijah Wood (North), Michael Douglas (The American President)
B-26. JOHN AVILDSEN -- Ralph Macchio (Karate Kid), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Peter Boyle (Joe)
B-27. IVAN REITMAN -- Kevin Kline's (Dave), Arnold Schwargeneger (Kindergarten Cop), Uma Thurman (My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
B-28. NORMAN JEWISON -- Meg Tilly (Agnes of God), Steve McQueen (The Cincinnati Kid), Denzel Washington (The Hurricane)
B-29. COEN BROTHERS -- David Huddleston (Big Lebowski), Billy Bob Thornton (The Man Who Wasn't There), John Turturro (Barton Fink)
B-30. OLIVER STONE -- Josh Brolin (W), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Colin Farrell (Alexander)

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#105 Post by KillerTomato » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:26 pm

And the last one (I IMDbed it) is:

ARTHUR PENN - Warren Beatty (Mickey One)

Thought it might have been Barry Levinson (Bugsy) but we'd have had to have Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man) and Robin Williams (Man of the Year) ... not to mention a Levinson movie in B for it to work. Then there's Dick Tracy and Bullworth, both directed by Beatty himself.
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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#106 Post by KillerTomato » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:34 pm

Missed a couple that also needed to be matched:

PIER ANGELI goes with Zinnemann and "Theresa"
I think we need to use Matt Damon's "Gerry" performance again for Van Sant.

and

MERYL STREEP goes with Reisz in "The French Lieutenant's Woman".
There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the least. There is something wrong when honesty wears a rag, and rascality a robe; when the loving, the tender, eat a crust while the infamous sit at banquets.
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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#107 Post by KillerTomato » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:38 pm

BTW, great game, Frank, as usual. Sorry if I screwed it up a bit by looking for connections that weren't there!

I do get a bit bummed occasionally about missing quite a bit of the fun by being unable to play from work, when all the big games start on weekday mornings, but it's always fun to get at least a toe in the water.

I'm mulling a couple of different possible games....Hopefully I'll get one in before I head to vacation in 7 weeks, 1 day, 9 hours and 22 minutes....

Not that I'm counting or anything.
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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#108 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:39 pm

We still need the third ones for Karel Reitz.

Never mind!

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#109 Post by franktangredi » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:42 pm

KillerTomato wrote:Missed a couple that also needed to be matched:

PIER ANGELI goes with Zinnemann and "Theresa"
I think we need to use Matt Damon's "Gerry" performance again for Van Sant.

and

MERYL STREEP goes with Reisz in "The French Lieutenant's Woman".
There is someone asterisked on the consolidation who is not matched with a movie.

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#110 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:43 pm

AND WE'RE DONE!!

Thanks, Frank, had a blast, as always. :D

LIST A: ACTORS

A-1. KATHARINE HEPBURN**
A-2. GENE KELLY*
A-3. PAUL NEWMAN*
A-4. FREDRIC MARCH**
A-5. MATT DAMON*
A-6. MARLENE DIETRICH*
A-7. WOODY ALLEN*
A-8. JOSH BROLIN*
A-9. WALTER HUSTON*?
A-10. ERROL FLYNN*
A-11. ANNE BANCROFT*
A-12. SYLVESTER STALLONE*
A-13. DENZEL WASHINGTON*
A-14. SCOTT BAIO*
A-15. MERYL STREEP*
A-16. JAMES DEAN*
A-17. AL PACINO*
A-18. PAUL SCOFIELD*
A-19. BILLY BOB THORNTON*
A-20. TOM COURTENAY*
A-21. KEVIN KLINE*
A-22. JOAN CRAWFORD*
A-23. KIRK DOUGLAS*
A-24. GENE TIERNEY*
A-25. PETER O’TOOLE*
A-26. HB WARNER*
A-27. MICHAEL DOUGLAS*
A-28. MATTHEW MODINE*
A-29. DIANE KEATON*
A-30. WARREN BEATTY
A-31. JOHN WAYNE*
A-32. UMA THURMAN*
A-33. WILL SMITH*
A-34. VANESSA REDGRAVE*
A-35. PETER BOYLE*
A-36. LESLIE CARON*
A-37. SAM JAFFE*
A-38. RYAN O'NEAL*
A-39. ROBIN WRIGHT PENN*
A-40. ERIC SCHWEIG*
A-41. SALLY FIELD*
A-42. JEFFREY HUNTER*
A-43. SHIRLEY MACLAINE*
A-44. DAVID HUDDLESTON*
A-45. ROD STEIGER*
A-46. GREER GARSON*
A-47. ANTHONY HOPKINS*
A-48. GRETA GARBO*
A-49. MATT DILLON*
A-50. JEAN SEBERG*
A-51. DUSTIN HOFFMAN**
A-52. AUDREY HEPBURN*
A-53. STERLING HAYDEN*
A-54. RALPH MACCHIO*
A-55. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER*
A-56. MEG TILLY*
A-57. SPENCER TRACY*
A-58. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE*
A-59. RICHARD PRYOR*
A-60. DAVID WARNER*
A-61. MIA FARROW*
A-62. MIRIAM HOPKINS*
A-63. ELIJAH WOOD*
A-64. MELANIE GRIFFITH*
A-65. VICTOR MCLAGLEN*
A-66. OMAR SHARIF*
A-67. MADONNA*
A-68. ALAN LADD*
A-69. JIMMY CAGNEY*
A-70. PIER ANGELI
A-71. RUSSELL CROWE*
A-72. JON VOIGHT*
A-73. PETER SELLERS*
A-74. CHARLTON HESTON*
A-75. SEAN PENN*
A-76. COLIN FARRELL*
A-77. JOHN TURTURRO*
A-78. SARAH MILES*
A-79. CLAUDETTE COLBERT*
A-80. STEVE MCQUEEN*

DIRECTORS
B-1. MICHAEL CURTIZ -- Errol Flynn (Captain Blood), James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy), Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce)
B-2. JOHN SCHLESINGER, Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy), Dustin Hoffman (Marathon Man), Tom Courtenay (Billy Liar)
B-3. FRED ZINNEMAN -- Vanessa Redgrave (Julia), Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), Pier Angeli (Theresa)
B-4. WILLIAM WYLER -- Charlton Heston (Ben Hur), Greer Garson (Mrs Miniver), Water Huston (Dodsworth)
B-5. STANLEY KUBRICK -- Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove ), Ryan O'Neal (Barry Lyndon), Kirk Douglas (Spartacus)
B-6. GEORGE STEVENS -- Katharine Hepburn (Alice Adams), Alan Ladd (Shane), Sam Jaffe (Gunga Din)
B-7. WOODY ALLEN --Mia Farrow (Alice), Diane Keaton (Annie Hall), Woody Allen (Broadway Danny Rose)
B-8. ARTHUR PENN -- Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man), Anne Bancroft (Miracle Worker), Warren Beatty (Mickey One)
B-9. RIDLEY SCOTT -- Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Denzel Washington (American Gangster) and Anthony Hopkins (Hannibal)
B-10. NICHOLAS RAY -- Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings), James Dean (Rebel Without a Cause), Sterling Hayden (Johnny Guitar)
B-11. MIKE NICHOLS -- Melanie Griffith (Working Girl), Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate), Meryl Streep (Silkwood)
B-12. CECIL B. DEMILLE -- HB Warner (King of Kings), Claudette Colbert (Cleopatra), Fredric March (The Bucanneer)
B-13. SIDNEY LUMET -- Richard Pryor (The Wiz), Al Pacino (Serpico), Rod Steiger (The Pawnbroker)
B-14. ROUBEN MAMOULIAN -- Greta Garbo (Queen Christina), Miriam Hopkins (Becky Sharp), Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
B-15. BILLY WILDER -- Shirley MacLaine (Irma La Douce), Audrey Hepburn (Sabrina), Marlene Dietrich (Witness for the Prosecution)
B-16. ALAN PARKER -- Scott Baio (Bugsy Malone), Madonna (Evita), Matthew Modine (Birdy)
B-17. OTTO PREMINGER -- Gene Tierney (Laura), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones), Jean Seberg (Joan of Arc)
B-18. VINCENTE MINNELLI -- Spencer Tracy (Father of the Bride), Leslie Caron (Gigi), Gene Kelly (American in Paris)
B-19. MICHAEL MANN -- Eric Schweig (The Last of the Mohicans), Russell Crowe (The Insider), Will Smith (Ali)
B-20. DAVID LEAN -- Omar Sharif (Dr. Zhivago), Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia), Sarah Miles (Ryan's Daughter)
B-21. GUS VAN SANT --Sean Penn (Milk), Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting), Matt Damon (Gerry)
B-22. KAREL REISZ -- David Warner (Morgan), Vanessa Redgrave (Isadora), Meryl Streep (The French Lieutenant's Woman)
B-23. MARTIN RITT -- Sally Field (Norma Rae), Paul Newman (Hud, Hombre), Jon Voight (Conrack, The Champ)
B-24. JOHN FORD -- Victor McLaglen (The Informer), John Wayne (The Quiet Man), Katharine Hepburn (Mary of Scotland)
B-25. ROB REINER -- Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), Elijah Wood (North), Michael Douglas (The American President)
B-26. JOHN AVILDSEN -- Ralph Macchio (Karate Kid), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Peter Boyle (Joe)
B-27. IVAN REITMAN -- Kevin Kline's (Dave), Arnold Schwargeneger (Kindergarten Cop), Uma Thurman (My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
B-28. NORMAN JEWISON -- Meg Tilly (Agnes of God), Steve McQueen (The Cincinnati Kid), Denzel Washington (The Hurricane)
B-29. COEN BROTHERS -- David Huddleston (Big Lebowski), Billy Bob Thornton (The Man Who Wasn't There), John Turturro (Barton Fink)
B-30. OLIVER STONE -- Josh Brolin (W), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Colin Farrell (Alexander)

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#111 Post by franktangredi » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:00 pm

I'm glad you enjoyed it. But you still have to locate the actor who has not yet been matched with a movie. Once you find him, you will see instantly how he fixes the one problem left.

And THEN you'll be done!
mellytu74 wrote:AND WE'RE DONE!!

Thanks, Frank, had a blast, as always. :D

LIST A: ACTORS

A-1. KATHARINE HEPBURN**
A-2. GENE KELLY*
A-3. PAUL NEWMAN*
A-4. FREDRIC MARCH**
A-5. MATT DAMON*
A-6. MARLENE DIETRICH*
A-7. WOODY ALLEN*
A-8. JOSH BROLIN*
A-9. WALTER HUSTON*?
A-10. ERROL FLYNN*
A-11. ANNE BANCROFT*
A-12. SYLVESTER STALLONE*
A-13. DENZEL WASHINGTON*
A-14. SCOTT BAIO*
A-15. MERYL STREEP*
A-16. JAMES DEAN*
A-17. AL PACINO*
A-18. PAUL SCOFIELD*
A-19. BILLY BOB THORNTON*
A-20. TOM COURTENAY*
A-21. KEVIN KLINE*
A-22. JOAN CRAWFORD*
A-23. KIRK DOUGLAS*
A-24. GENE TIERNEY*
A-25. PETER O’TOOLE*
A-26. HB WARNER*
A-27. MICHAEL DOUGLAS*
A-28. MATTHEW MODINE*
A-29. DIANE KEATON*
A-30. WARREN BEATTY
A-31. JOHN WAYNE*
A-32. UMA THURMAN*
A-33. WILL SMITH*
A-34. VANESSA REDGRAVE*
A-35. PETER BOYLE*
A-36. LESLIE CARON*
A-37. SAM JAFFE*
A-38. RYAN O'NEAL*
A-39. ROBIN WRIGHT PENN*
A-40. ERIC SCHWEIG*
A-41. SALLY FIELD*
A-42. JEFFREY HUNTER*
A-43. SHIRLEY MACLAINE*
A-44. DAVID HUDDLESTON*
A-45. ROD STEIGER*
A-46. GREER GARSON*
A-47. ANTHONY HOPKINS*
A-48. GRETA GARBO*
A-49. MATT DILLON*
A-50. JEAN SEBERG*
A-51. DUSTIN HOFFMAN**
A-52. AUDREY HEPBURN*
A-53. STERLING HAYDEN*
A-54. RALPH MACCHIO*
A-55. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER*
A-56. MEG TILLY*
A-57. SPENCER TRACY*
A-58. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE*
A-59. RICHARD PRYOR*
A-60. DAVID WARNER*
A-61. MIA FARROW*
A-62. MIRIAM HOPKINS*
A-63. ELIJAH WOOD*
A-64. MELANIE GRIFFITH*
A-65. VICTOR MCLAGLEN*
A-66. OMAR SHARIF*
A-67. MADONNA*
A-68. ALAN LADD*
A-69. JIMMY CAGNEY*
A-70. PIER ANGELI
A-71. RUSSELL CROWE*
A-72. JON VOIGHT*
A-73. PETER SELLERS*
A-74. CHARLTON HESTON*
A-75. SEAN PENN*
A-76. COLIN FARRELL*
A-77. JOHN TURTURRO*
A-78. SARAH MILES*
A-79. CLAUDETTE COLBERT*
A-80. STEVE MCQUEEN*

DIRECTORS
B-1. MICHAEL CURTIZ -- Errol Flynn (Captain Blood), James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy), Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce)
B-2. JOHN SCHLESINGER, Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy), Dustin Hoffman (Marathon Man), Tom Courtenay (Billy Liar)
B-3. FRED ZINNEMAN -- Vanessa Redgrave (Julia), Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), Pier Angeli (Theresa)
B-4. WILLIAM WYLER -- Charlton Heston (Ben Hur), Greer Garson (Mrs Miniver), Water Huston (Dodsworth)
B-5. STANLEY KUBRICK -- Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove ), Ryan O'Neal (Barry Lyndon), Kirk Douglas (Spartacus)
B-6. GEORGE STEVENS -- Katharine Hepburn (Alice Adams), Alan Ladd (Shane), Sam Jaffe (Gunga Din)
B-7. WOODY ALLEN --Mia Farrow (Alice), Diane Keaton (Annie Hall), Woody Allen (Broadway Danny Rose)
B-8. ARTHUR PENN -- Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man), Anne Bancroft (Miracle Worker), Warren Beatty (Mickey One)
B-9. RIDLEY SCOTT -- Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Denzel Washington (American Gangster) and Anthony Hopkins (Hannibal)
B-10. NICHOLAS RAY -- Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings), James Dean (Rebel Without a Cause), Sterling Hayden (Johnny Guitar)
B-11. MIKE NICHOLS -- Melanie Griffith (Working Girl), Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate), Meryl Streep (Silkwood)
B-12. CECIL B. DEMILLE -- HB Warner (King of Kings), Claudette Colbert (Cleopatra), Fredric March (The Bucanneer)
B-13. SIDNEY LUMET -- Richard Pryor (The Wiz), Al Pacino (Serpico), Rod Steiger (The Pawnbroker)
B-14. ROUBEN MAMOULIAN -- Greta Garbo (Queen Christina), Miriam Hopkins (Becky Sharp), Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
B-15. BILLY WILDER -- Shirley MacLaine (Irma La Douce), Audrey Hepburn (Sabrina), Marlene Dietrich (Witness for the Prosecution)
B-16. ALAN PARKER -- Scott Baio (Bugsy Malone), Madonna (Evita), Matthew Modine (Birdy)
B-17. OTTO PREMINGER -- Gene Tierney (Laura), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones), Jean Seberg (Joan of Arc)
B-18. VINCENTE MINNELLI -- Spencer Tracy (Father of the Bride), Leslie Caron (Gigi), Gene Kelly (American in Paris)
B-19. MICHAEL MANN -- Eric Schweig (The Last of the Mohicans), Russell Crowe (The Insider), Will Smith (Ali)
B-20. DAVID LEAN -- Omar Sharif (Dr. Zhivago), Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia), Sarah Miles (Ryan's Daughter)
B-21. GUS VAN SANT --Sean Penn (Milk), Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting), Matt Damon (Gerry)
B-22. KAREL REISZ -- David Warner (Morgan), Vanessa Redgrave (Isadora), Meryl Streep (The French Lieutenant's Woman)
B-23. MARTIN RITT -- Sally Field (Norma Rae), Paul Newman (Hud, Hombre), Jon Voight (Conrack, The Champ)
B-24. JOHN FORD -- Victor McLaglen (The Informer), John Wayne (The Quiet Man), Katharine Hepburn (Mary of Scotland)
B-25. ROB REINER -- Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), Elijah Wood (North), Michael Douglas (The American President)
B-26. JOHN AVILDSEN -- Ralph Macchio (Karate Kid), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Peter Boyle (Joe)
B-27. IVAN REITMAN -- Kevin Kline's (Dave), Arnold Schwargeneger (Kindergarten Cop), Uma Thurman (My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
B-28. NORMAN JEWISON -- Meg Tilly (Agnes of God), Steve McQueen (The Cincinnati Kid), Denzel Washington (The Hurricane)
B-29. COEN BROTHERS -- David Huddleston (Big Lebowski), Billy Bob Thornton (The Man Who Wasn't There), John Turturro (Barton Fink)
B-30. OLIVER STONE -- Josh Brolin (W), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Colin Farrell (Alexander)

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#112 Post by mellytu74 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:33 pm

OK. NOW we're done.

Matt Dillon is Gus VanSant's Drugstore Cowboy. (unless, of course, VanSant directed The Flamingo Kid :D )

Thanks, Frank, had a blast, as always.

LIST A: ACTORS

A-1. KATHARINE HEPBURN**
A-2. GENE KELLY*
A-3. PAUL NEWMAN*
A-4. FREDRIC MARCH**
A-5. MATT DAMON*
A-6. MARLENE DIETRICH*
A-7. WOODY ALLEN*
A-8. JOSH BROLIN*
A-9. WALTER HUSTON*?
A-10. ERROL FLYNN*
A-11. ANNE BANCROFT*
A-12. SYLVESTER STALLONE*
A-13. DENZEL WASHINGTON*
A-14. SCOTT BAIO*
A-15. MERYL STREEP*
A-16. JAMES DEAN*
A-17. AL PACINO*
A-18. PAUL SCOFIELD*
A-19. BILLY BOB THORNTON*
A-20. TOM COURTENAY*
A-21. KEVIN KLINE*
A-22. JOAN CRAWFORD*
A-23. KIRK DOUGLAS*
A-24. GENE TIERNEY*
A-25. PETER O’TOOLE*
A-26. HB WARNER*
A-27. MICHAEL DOUGLAS*
A-28. MATTHEW MODINE*
A-29. DIANE KEATON*
A-30. WARREN BEATTY
A-31. JOHN WAYNE*
A-32. UMA THURMAN*
A-33. WILL SMITH*
A-34. VANESSA REDGRAVE*
A-35. PETER BOYLE*
A-36. LESLIE CARON*
A-37. SAM JAFFE*
A-38. RYAN O'NEAL*
A-39. ROBIN WRIGHT PENN*
A-40. ERIC SCHWEIG*
A-41. SALLY FIELD*
A-42. JEFFREY HUNTER*
A-43. SHIRLEY MACLAINE*
A-44. DAVID HUDDLESTON*
A-45. ROD STEIGER*
A-46. GREER GARSON*
A-47. ANTHONY HOPKINS*
A-48. GRETA GARBO*
A-49. MATT DILLON*
A-50. JEAN SEBERG*
A-51. DUSTIN HOFFMAN**
A-52. AUDREY HEPBURN*
A-53. STERLING HAYDEN*
A-54. RALPH MACCHIO*
A-55. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER*
A-56. MEG TILLY*
A-57. SPENCER TRACY*
A-58. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE*
A-59. RICHARD PRYOR*
A-60. DAVID WARNER*
A-61. MIA FARROW*
A-62. MIRIAM HOPKINS*
A-63. ELIJAH WOOD*
A-64. MELANIE GRIFFITH*
A-65. VICTOR MCLAGLEN*
A-66. OMAR SHARIF*
A-67. MADONNA*
A-68. ALAN LADD*
A-69. JIMMY CAGNEY*
A-70. PIER ANGELI
A-71. RUSSELL CROWE*
A-72. JON VOIGHT*
A-73. PETER SELLERS*
A-74. CHARLTON HESTON*
A-75. SEAN PENN*
A-76. COLIN FARRELL*
A-77. JOHN TURTURRO*
A-78. SARAH MILES*
A-79. CLAUDETTE COLBERT*
A-80. STEVE MCQUEEN*

DIRECTORS
B-1. MICHAEL CURTIZ -- Errol Flynn (Captain Blood), James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy), Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce)
B-2. JOHN SCHLESINGER, Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy), Dustin Hoffman (Marathon Man), Tom Courtenay (Billy Liar)
B-3. FRED ZINNEMAN -- Vanessa Redgrave (Julia), Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), Pier Angeli (Theresa)
B-4. WILLIAM WYLER -- Charlton Heston (Ben Hur), Greer Garson (Mrs Miniver), Water Huston (Dodsworth)
B-5. STANLEY KUBRICK -- Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove ), Ryan O'Neal (Barry Lyndon), Kirk Douglas (Spartacus)
B-6. GEORGE STEVENS -- Katharine Hepburn (Alice Adams), Alan Ladd (Shane), Sam Jaffe (Gunga Din)
B-7. WOODY ALLEN --Mia Farrow (Alice), Diane Keaton (Annie Hall), Woody Allen (Broadway Danny Rose)
B-8. ARTHUR PENN -- Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man), Anne Bancroft (Miracle Worker), Warren Beatty (Mickey One)
B-9. RIDLEY SCOTT -- Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Denzel Washington (American Gangster) and Anthony Hopkins (Hannibal)
B-10. NICHOLAS RAY -- Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings), James Dean (Rebel Without a Cause), Sterling Hayden (Johnny Guitar)
B-11. MIKE NICHOLS -- Melanie Griffith (Working Girl), Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate), Meryl Streep (Silkwood)
B-12. CECIL B. DEMILLE -- HB Warner (King of Kings), Claudette Colbert (Cleopatra), Fredric March (The Bucanneer)
B-13. SIDNEY LUMET -- Richard Pryor (The Wiz), Al Pacino (Serpico), Rod Steiger (The Pawnbroker)
B-14. ROUBEN MAMOULIAN -- Greta Garbo (Queen Christina), Miriam Hopkins (Becky Sharp), Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
B-15. BILLY WILDER -- Shirley MacLaine (Irma La Douce), Audrey Hepburn (Sabrina), Marlene Dietrich (Witness for the Prosecution)
B-16. ALAN PARKER -- Scott Baio (Bugsy Malone), Madonna (Evita), Matthew Modine (Birdy)
B-17. OTTO PREMINGER -- Gene Tierney (Laura), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones), Jean Seberg (Joan of Arc)
B-18. VINCENTE MINNELLI -- Spencer Tracy (Father of the Bride), Leslie Caron (Gigi), Gene Kelly (American in Paris)
B-19. MICHAEL MANN -- Eric Schweig (The Last of the Mohicans), Russell Crowe (The Insider), Will Smith (Ali)
B-20. DAVID LEAN -- Omar Sharif (Dr. Zhivago), Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia), Sarah Miles (Ryan's Daughter)
B-21. GUS VAN SANT --Sean Penn (Milk), Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting), Matt Dillon (Drugstore Cowboy)
B-22. KAREL REISZ -- David Warner (Morgan), Vanessa Redgrave (Isadora), Meryl Streep (The French Lieutenant's Woman)
B-23. MARTIN RITT -- Sally Field (Norma Rae), Paul Newman (Hud, Hombre), Jon Voight (Conrack, The Champ)
B-24. JOHN FORD -- Victor McLaglen (The Informer), John Wayne (The Quiet Man), Katharine Hepburn (Mary of Scotland)
B-25. ROB REINER -- Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), Elijah Wood (North), Michael Douglas (The American President)
B-26. JOHN AVILDSEN -- Ralph Macchio (Karate Kid), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Peter Boyle (Joe)
B-27. IVAN REITMAN -- Kevin Kline's (Dave), Arnold Schwargeneger (Kindergarten Cop), Uma Thurman (My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
B-28. NORMAN JEWISON -- Meg Tilly (Agnes of God), Steve McQueen (The Cincinnati Kid), Denzel Washington (The Hurricane)
B-29. COEN BROTHERS -- David Huddleston (Big Lebowski), Billy Bob Thornton (The Man Who Wasn't There), John Turturro (Barton Fink)
B-30. OLIVER STONE -- Josh Brolin (W), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Colin Farrell (Alexander

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#113 Post by franktangredi » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:34 am

Good job, everybody! I figured this one wouldn't take too long, and I also figured Eric Schweig would supply the key.

I was sorry to leave Hitchcock out, but he's done surprisingly few major movies with title characters. The Man Who Knew Too Much would have gotten James Stewart into the mix, and then we'd end up with that whole question about who was really the title character in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. And since Ford was also one of the two directors of Mr. Roberts, using The Wrong Man and Fonda would have caused more problems. (Of course, I could have made up a clue that didn't fit any actor, and 'nobody' could have gone with Rebecca....)

Dustin Hoffman could have had yet another movie if Bob Fosse had done a third 'title character' film to go with Lenny and Sweet Charity.
mellytu74 wrote:OK. NOW we're done.

Matt Dillon is Gus VanSant's Drugstore Cowboy. (unless, of course, VanSant directed The Flamingo Kid :D )

Thanks, Frank, had a blast, as always.

LIST A: ACTORS

A-1. KATHARINE HEPBURN**
A-2. GENE KELLY*
A-3. PAUL NEWMAN*
A-4. FREDRIC MARCH**
A-5. MATT DAMON*
A-6. MARLENE DIETRICH*
A-7. WOODY ALLEN*
A-8. JOSH BROLIN*
A-9. WALTER HUSTON*?
A-10. ERROL FLYNN*
A-11. ANNE BANCROFT*
A-12. SYLVESTER STALLONE*
A-13. DENZEL WASHINGTON*
A-14. SCOTT BAIO*
A-15. MERYL STREEP*
A-16. JAMES DEAN*
A-17. AL PACINO*
A-18. PAUL SCOFIELD*
A-19. BILLY BOB THORNTON*
A-20. TOM COURTENAY*
A-21. KEVIN KLINE*
A-22. JOAN CRAWFORD*
A-23. KIRK DOUGLAS*
A-24. GENE TIERNEY*
A-25. PETER O’TOOLE*
A-26. HB WARNER*
A-27. MICHAEL DOUGLAS*
A-28. MATTHEW MODINE*
A-29. DIANE KEATON*
A-30. WARREN BEATTY
A-31. JOHN WAYNE*
A-32. UMA THURMAN*
A-33. WILL SMITH*
A-34. VANESSA REDGRAVE*
A-35. PETER BOYLE*
A-36. LESLIE CARON*
A-37. SAM JAFFE*
A-38. RYAN O'NEAL*
A-39. ROBIN WRIGHT PENN*
A-40. ERIC SCHWEIG*
A-41. SALLY FIELD*
A-42. JEFFREY HUNTER*
A-43. SHIRLEY MACLAINE*
A-44. DAVID HUDDLESTON*
A-45. ROD STEIGER*
A-46. GREER GARSON*
A-47. ANTHONY HOPKINS*
A-48. GRETA GARBO*
A-49. MATT DILLON*
A-50. JEAN SEBERG*
A-51. DUSTIN HOFFMAN**
A-52. AUDREY HEPBURN*
A-53. STERLING HAYDEN*
A-54. RALPH MACCHIO*
A-55. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER*
A-56. MEG TILLY*
A-57. SPENCER TRACY*
A-58. DOROTHY DANDRIDGE*
A-59. RICHARD PRYOR*
A-60. DAVID WARNER*
A-61. MIA FARROW*
A-62. MIRIAM HOPKINS*
A-63. ELIJAH WOOD*
A-64. MELANIE GRIFFITH*
A-65. VICTOR MCLAGLEN*
A-66. OMAR SHARIF*
A-67. MADONNA*
A-68. ALAN LADD*
A-69. JIMMY CAGNEY*
A-70. PIER ANGELI
A-71. RUSSELL CROWE*
A-72. JON VOIGHT*
A-73. PETER SELLERS*
A-74. CHARLTON HESTON*
A-75. SEAN PENN*
A-76. COLIN FARRELL*
A-77. JOHN TURTURRO*
A-78. SARAH MILES*
A-79. CLAUDETTE COLBERT*
A-80. STEVE MCQUEEN*

DIRECTORS
B-1. MICHAEL CURTIZ -- Errol Flynn (Captain Blood), James Cagney (Yankee Doodle Dandy), Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce)
B-2. JOHN SCHLESINGER, Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy), Dustin Hoffman (Marathon Man), Tom Courtenay (Billy Liar)
B-3. FRED ZINNEMAN -- Vanessa Redgrave (Julia), Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons), Pier Angeli (Theresa)
B-4. WILLIAM WYLER -- Charlton Heston (Ben Hur), Greer Garson (Mrs Miniver), Water Huston (Dodsworth)
B-5. STANLEY KUBRICK -- Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove ), Ryan O'Neal (Barry Lyndon), Kirk Douglas (Spartacus)
B-6. GEORGE STEVENS -- Katharine Hepburn (Alice Adams), Alan Ladd (Shane), Sam Jaffe (Gunga Din)
B-7. WOODY ALLEN --Mia Farrow (Alice), Diane Keaton (Annie Hall), Woody Allen (Broadway Danny Rose)
B-8. ARTHUR PENN -- Dustin Hoffman (Little Big Man), Anne Bancroft (Miracle Worker), Warren Beatty (Mickey One)
B-9. RIDLEY SCOTT -- Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Denzel Washington (American Gangster) and Anthony Hopkins (Hannibal)
B-10. NICHOLAS RAY -- Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings), James Dean (Rebel Without a Cause), Sterling Hayden (Johnny Guitar)
B-11. MIKE NICHOLS -- Melanie Griffith (Working Girl), Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate), Meryl Streep (Silkwood)
B-12. CECIL B. DEMILLE -- HB Warner (King of Kings), Claudette Colbert (Cleopatra), Fredric March (The Bucanneer)
B-13. SIDNEY LUMET -- Richard Pryor (The Wiz), Al Pacino (Serpico), Rod Steiger (The Pawnbroker)
B-14. ROUBEN MAMOULIAN -- Greta Garbo (Queen Christina), Miriam Hopkins (Becky Sharp), Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
B-15. BILLY WILDER -- Shirley MacLaine (Irma La Douce), Audrey Hepburn (Sabrina), Marlene Dietrich (Witness for the Prosecution)
B-16. ALAN PARKER -- Scott Baio (Bugsy Malone), Madonna (Evita), Matthew Modine (Birdy)
B-17. OTTO PREMINGER -- Gene Tierney (Laura), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones), Jean Seberg (Joan of Arc)
B-18. VINCENTE MINNELLI -- Spencer Tracy (Father of the Bride), Leslie Caron (Gigi), Gene Kelly (American in Paris)
B-19. MICHAEL MANN -- Eric Schweig (The Last of the Mohicans), Russell Crowe (The Insider), Will Smith (Ali)
B-20. DAVID LEAN -- Omar Sharif (Dr. Zhivago), Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia), Sarah Miles (Ryan's Daughter)
B-21. GUS VAN SANT --Sean Penn (Milk), Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting), Matt Dillon (Drugstore Cowboy)
B-22. KAREL REISZ -- David Warner (Morgan), Vanessa Redgrave (Isadora), Meryl Streep (The French Lieutenant's Woman)
B-23. MARTIN RITT -- Sally Field (Norma Rae), Paul Newman (Hud, Hombre), Jon Voight (Conrack, The Champ)
B-24. JOHN FORD -- Victor McLaglen (The Informer), John Wayne (The Quiet Man), Katharine Hepburn (Mary of Scotland)
B-25. ROB REINER -- Robin Wright Penn (The Princess Bride), Elijah Wood (North), Michael Douglas (The American President)
B-26. JOHN AVILDSEN -- Ralph Macchio (Karate Kid), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Peter Boyle (Joe)
B-27. IVAN REITMAN -- Kevin Kline's (Dave), Arnold Schwargeneger (Kindergarten Cop), Uma Thurman (My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
B-28. NORMAN JEWISON -- Meg Tilly (Agnes of God), Steve McQueen (The Cincinnati Kid), Denzel Washington (The Hurricane)
B-29. COEN BROTHERS -- David Huddleston (Big Lebowski), Billy Bob Thornton (The Man Who Wasn't There), John Turturro (Barton Fink)
B-30. OLIVER STONE -- Josh Brolin (W), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Colin Farrell (Alexander

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#114 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:13 am

franktangredi wrote:Good job, everybody! I figured this one wouldn't take too long, and I also figured Eric Schweig would supply the key.
And who came up with Eric Schweig's identity? Me. :P

Weyoun picked up on my answer, solved the Tangredi, and before I knew it, the puzzle was done.

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#115 Post by Weyoun » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:31 am

This was good - I enjoyed it.

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#116 Post by franktangredi » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:34 am

Weyoun wrote:This was good - I enjoyed it.
Thanks! I could tell you were right on the brink of getting it when you made the connection between The Last of the Mohicans and the other Mann movies.

By the way, I realize I never finished sending you my old puzzle files. Do you want me to reopen the floodgates?

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Re: Game #123: Casting Coups

#117 Post by Weyoun » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:43 am

franktangredi wrote:
Weyoun wrote:This was good - I enjoyed it.
Thanks! I could tell you were right on the brink of getting it when you made the connection between The Last of the Mohicans and the other Mann movies.

By the way, I realize I never finished sending you my old puzzle files. Do you want me to reopen the floodgates?
Yes, please! Same address would be fine.

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