GAME0005: Given This Character's Name...
Submitted by dgeiser13 on Mon, 04/02/2001 - 04:46
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- Mary Jensen Matthews
- Marty Pilletti - Ernest Borgnine in Marty (1953) [bertie +2]
- Danny Wilson
- Maurice Hall
- Margaret MacNeil
- Joe Banks
- Jefferson Smith - James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) [bertie +2]
- Martha Ivers - Barbara Stanwyck in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) [bertie +2]
- Alfie Elkins - Michael Caine in Alfie (1966)[jblack +2]
- Mr. Jordan - Claude Rains in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) [bertie +2]
- Eve Harrington - Anne Baxter in All About Eve (1950) [lbangs +2]
- Sister Carrie Meeber - Jennifer Jones in Carrie (1952) [bertie +2]
- Ruby Gentry
- Sadie Thompson - Rita Hayworth in Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) [bertie +2]
- John Horatio Malkovich - John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich (1999) [bertie +2]
- Tom Ripley (1999) - Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) [min +2]
- Thomas Crown - Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) [bertie +2]
- Eve Batiste
- Smilla Jasperson - Julia Ormond in Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) [rareheintz +2]
- Dolores "Lolita" Haze (1962)
- Liberty Valance - Lee Marvin in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) [bertie +2]
- Jane Hudson (1962)
- Dr. No - ? in Dr. No [lbangs +1]
- Louise "Gypsy Rose Lee" Hovick
- Henri "Papillon" Charriere - Steve McQueen in Papillon (1973) [lbangs +2]
- Jeremiah Johnson - Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson (1972) [bertie +2]
- Cash McCall - James Garner in Cash McCall (1959) [lbangs +2]
- Bob Sanders
- Bugsy Malone (1976)
- Wayne Campbell - Mike Myers in Wayne's World (1992) [buddy +2]
- Vincent "Vinny" La Guardia Gambini the First - Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny (1992) [buddy +2]
- Bette Fisher
- Elmer Gantry - Burt Lancaster in Elmer Gantry (1960) [jblack +2]
- Carrie White (1976) - Sissy Spacek in Carrie (1976) [lbangs +2]
- Truman Burbank - Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998) [lbangs +2]
- Rooster Cogburn (1975) - John Wayne in Rooster Cogburn (1975) [lbangs +2]
- Alvin C. York - Gary Cooper in Sergeant York (1941) [lbangs +2]
- Preston Thomas Tucker - Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) [lbangs +2]
- Yuri Zhivago - Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965) [lbangs +2]
- Vanya (1994) - Wallace Shawn in Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) [lbangs +2]
- Private James Francis Ryan - Matt Damon in Saving Private Ryan (1998) [jblack +2]
- Dr. Moreau (1996) - Marlon Brando in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) [jblack +2]
- Orlando (1992) - Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992) [lbangs +2]
- Julien (1999) - Ewen Bremner in Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) [lbangs +2]
- Cartouche (1962)
- Henry Orient
- Longfellow Deeds (1936)
- Daniel McGinty (1940)
- Gilbert Grape
- Frida Kahlo (2002)
- Warren R. Schmidt
- Donnie Darko
- Royal Tenenbaum
Author Comments:
...Name The Film In Which This Character Appeared And The Actor Who Played The Role. 1 Point For Each Correct Answer. In cases where a character with the same name appeared in multiple movies I have included the year as well.
lbangs: +25
bertie: +20
buddy: +4
jblack: +8
min: +2
rareheintz: +2
Some of these sound really familiar Dan, but I'm doped up..I know number 9. Michael Caine from Alfie.
I'm onto your little game. I know the trick of this list. I won't be a party-pooper and blurt it out, but BERTIE KNOWS, y'hear?
"Willie hears ya. Willie don't care." :-)
I'm astonished to have come back to this list and found that nobody else, not even that estimable movie authority jblack, seems to have seen the theme of this list. Well, I won't take them all, only the easy ones:
002: Ernest Borgnine played Marty Pilletti in MARTY.
007: James Stewart played Jefferson Smith in MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON.
008: Barbara Stanwyck played Martha Ivers in THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS.
010: Claude Rains played Mr Jordan in HERE COMES MR JORDAN.
011: Bette Davis played Eve Harrington in ALL ABOUT EVE.
012: Jennifer Jones played Sister Carrie Meeber in CARRIE.
014: Rita Hayworth played Sadie Thompson in MISS SADIE THOMPSON.
Hey, Bertie! Yes, I thought it was a great idea for a game but apparently only you and I concurred. :-) You got everyone right except All About Eve. I am in the process of adding more if you want to keep playing. :-) 12 points for bertie!
That'll teach me not to rely on my memory when I don't have to. ALL ABOUT EVE was the only one I didn't back up my memory on by consulting IMDb.
I hope you do understand that Bette Davis is in the film though...she just doesn't play Eve Harrington. :-)
Oh yes indeed! Bette Davis dominates the film, but she doesn't play Eve, she plays Margo. A.B. plays Eve.
Can't resist 015: John Malkovich played John Horatio Malkovich in BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. That's special.
017: the late great Steve McQueen played Thomas Crown in THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR [1968].
021: the late great Lee Marvin played Liberty Valance in THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE.
There are some tough ones here, and some tantalizing ones. I've seen 019 but can't recall the actress. And I've seen 020 but the name of that little blonde won't come to me.
Correct on all 3! Keep answering if you like!
Smilla Jasperson was the title character of "Smilla's Sense of Snow" (originally a freakin' brilliant novel by Peter Hoeg), and was played by Julia Ormond.
OK,
- B
Finally, someone new decides to throw down. Good job Brad...2 points for you!
Only me again. Robert Redford played Jeremiah Johnson in the movie of the same name. Not a bad movie, btw.
Thumbs Up to Bertie!
#30 is Mike Meyers in Wayne's World
#31 is Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny
016. Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley. I see the pattern as well, just haven't been around for a while...
025. is stumping me...god that movie d r a g s o n . . .is it Dustin Hoffman or someone?? I won't name the movie (although it's obvious) unless I'm right.
33 is Burt Lancaster from Elmer gantry.
Right on, J!
Ah, wow, never noticed this list before.
40 - Wallace Shawn - Vanya on 42nd Street
39 - Omar Sharif - Doctor Zhivago
38 - Jeff Bridges - Tucker: The Man and His Dream
37 - Gary Cooper - Sargeant York
36 - John Wayne - True Grit
35 - Jim Carrey - The Truman Show
34 - Sissy Spacek - Carrie
25 - Steve McQueen - Papillon
23 - Obviously from Dr. No; not sure of the actor
11 - Anne Baxter - All About Eve
Several others are driving me nuts, especially 05 and 04.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Ah, I see the theme. Can't believe I missed it until Bertie mentioned there was a theme!
In that case, 36 is John Wayne from Rooster Cogburn...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Oh, and 27 is James Garner from Cash McCall...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
And lbangs takes the lead!
There ya go!
2 points for each except for 36 and 23. 36 the actor is right and the movie is wrong. 23 you only guess the movie which was right.
42 is Marlon Brando in The Island Of Dr. Moreau..
You are correct, J!
41 is Matt damon in Saving Private Ryan.
Right again!
43 - Tilda Swinton - Orlando
44 - Ewen Bremner - Julien Donkey-Boy
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Two for two!
Henry Orient - Peter Sellers in "The World of Henry Orient" (1964)
Warren R. Schmidt - Jack Nicholson in "About Schmidt" (2002)
Royal Tenenbaums - Gene Hackman in "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001)
Longfellow Deeds - Gary Cooper in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936)
Daniel McGinty and Gilbert Grape are from "The Great McGinty" and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" I'm not sure of the actors, but I wanna say Joel McCrea and Leonardo DiCaprio. These are probably wrong though.