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Stephen King Movie Trivia Game
You did it, Tash!or..CHarles Bronson was in House of Wax(1953) with Dabbs Greer who played the old Paul Edgecombe in The Green Mile!
So who's the next movie star to trace?
Oh yours was even more concise! I took the long way round. :)How about - Michael Caine.
Michael Caine was in three Batman movies with Morgan Freeman...and we all know Morgan Freeman was in The Shawshank Redemption! Movies and books are my two hobbies...
John Wayne starred with Ron Howard in The Shootist. Ron went on to direct Tom Hanks in Splash. Tom starred with Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump. Gary Sinise was Stu Redman in The Stand. :)
Tash wrote: "John Wayne starred with Ron Howard in The Shootist. Ron went on to direct Tom Hanks in Splash. Tom starred with Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump. Gary Sinise was Stu Redman in The Stand. :)"Now you've really got some cool twists with this one... From an actor connection to a director conection back to an actor connection with an actor who has actual dialogue with Stephen King as an actor himself. Awsome!!!
Ha! Thanks Tim!Let's try - Richard Chamberlain.
Chamberlain was in the tv version of The Bourne Identity with Denholm Elliott. He starred with John Ritter in Noises Off. John Ritter was in It.
Let's try this one... Richard Chamberlain was in "Desperate Housewives" (yes, a TV series) with Felicity Huffman who was in "Golden Years" (yep, another TV series) as a "shop agent" who has dialogue with Stephen King - The Bus Driver...Jack Black
Ok Jack Black was tough, but here goes.Jack Black was directed by the Farrelly Brothers in Shallow Hal. The Farrellys also directed Matt Damon in Stuck on You. Damon starred with Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting. And Williams worked with Shelly Duvall in Popeye. Shelly = Wendy Torrance = The Shining!
Tanya wrote: "Pfft. Mine was better."
Now there you go... while I was working out my attempt to "scream to SK", you already had a great TV connection. Well done...
Streisand was in Yentl with Amy Irving who was in Carrie.
Tanya wrote: "Streisand was in Yentl with Amy Irving who was in Carrie."Hmmm..... we need to mae these harder for you Tanya.
What about Danny Kay?
If you mean Danny Kaye, the actor in White Christmas, I've got this one too. Kaye was in White Christmas with Rosemary Clooney who guest starred on an episode of ER, a show that starred Noah Wyle. He was in A Few Good Men with Jack Torrence himself, Jack Nicholson.
Good one. Love Noah Wyle.Robert Helpmann.
Robert Helpmann was in CHitty Chitty Bang Bang wit h Dick Van Dyke. Dick Van Dyke was in the DvD Show ith Mary TYler Moore, MTM was in Ordinary People with Timothy Hutton and Timothy Hutton was in The Dark Half.
Warren Oates (whom I've never heard of before!)starred with Bill Murray in Stripes. Murray co-starred with Angelica Houston in The Life Aquatic. And Houston co-starred with Jack Nicholson in Prizzi's Honor! Jack!Judy Garland.
Judy Garland starred with Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal. Gene Kelly starred with Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu (a movie I thought I'd never reference...for anything). Newton-John starred with John Travolta in Grease. And...John Travolta was in Carrie?
Claude Rainns starred with Max von Sydow in The Greatest Show on Earth. Von Sydow then starred with Tom Cruise in Minority report. Cruise then co-starred with Cameron Diaz in Vanilla Sky. Diaz then starred in The Holiday with Kate Winslet. Kate was directed by James Cameron in Titanic who then went onto direct Terminator, starring Linda Hamilton. Linda Hamilton = Children of the Corn!Matt Dillon.
Matt Dillon was in The Outsiders with Rob Lowe. Rob Lowe was in 'Salems Lot.Spencer Tracy.
Aaah Matt Dillon. Too easy!Spencer Tracy starred in Father of the Bride with Elizabeth Taylor, who then went of to star in an episode of The Nanny with Fran Drescher. FD was in Saturday Night Fever with .....Carrie's John Travolta?
Hugh Jackman was in Australia with Nicole Kidman. Nicole Kidman was in Eyes wide Shut directed by the late great Stanley Kubrick. And Kubrick directed the greatest of all horror films: The Shining.
James Stewart. (Sorry, I spent too much time in college watching old movies. I'm also old myself...)
S'ok, the older ones are good for my brain!!!James Stewart was in Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock went on to direct Anthony Hopkins in Psycho. Hopkins was in Psycho two with Meg Tilly. Tilly was in Tex with Matt Dillon. Dillon was directed by Gus Van Sant in Drug Store Cowboy, and then River Phoenix in My Own Private Idaho. Phoenix played Chris Chambers in Stand By Me.
Roy Scheider.
Roy Scheider was in Jaws with Richard Dreyfuss who was the narrator of Stand by Me.Hrrison Ford.
Harrison Ford was in Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull with Shia Le Bouf. Le Bouf starred with Michael Douglas in Wall Street - Money Never Sleeps. Douglas starred with Morgan Freeman in Las Vegas. Freeman played Colonel Abraham in Dreamcatcher.Samuel L Jackson.
Sammy J. was in Jackie Brown with Robert Deniro. Bobby was in Goodfellas with Ray Liotta. Ray was in Identity with John Cusak. And Johnny boy was in 1408!CHristopher Reeves.
Christopher starred with Gene Hackman in Superman. HacKman was in Hearbreakers with Sigourney Weaver, who starred in Aliens 3 with Charles S Dutton, who was in Secret Window!Mariel Hemingway
Mariel Hemingway was in Star 80 with Eric Roberts who starred in Runaway Train with Rebbeca DeMorney who was in the TV movie of The Shining.
Ha! This will make my google happy!Ron was in the Boondock Saints with Norman Reedus. Reedus stars alongside Laurie Holden in The Walking Dead. Laurie starred in The Mist!
Pee Wee Herman!
Good job! Never got to that one. I try to think of movies I've seen (and can remember). I was thinking Ron jeremy and Steve Guttenberg in Can't stop the music; Guttenberg and Mason in The Boys from Brazil; and Mason in Salem's Lot. It's all the same, in the thee nd.
Pee Wee Herman was in Batman Returns with Michelle Pfieffer; Pfeiffer was in the Witches of Eastwick with Jack Nicholson. And we know how that one ends.
Sylvester Stallone.
I'm at work right now, theoretically (meaning i'm not getting much work done, but I'll manage. This is fun.)
Yeah, I was never getting Claude Rainns without some help!Sly was in Escape to Victory with Max von Sydow who was in Needful Things!
And no work for me. Kids are on school holidays here!
Rachel Weisz.
Rachel Weisz was in the Mummy with Bredan Fraser. Fraser was in Gods and Monsters with Ian Mckellan. Mckellan was in Apt Pupil.Vanessa Williams.
Vanessa starred in Ugly Betty with Rebecca Romjin (who's married to Jery O'Connell from Stand By Me) who starred with Anna Paqiun in X-Men. Anna starred with Holly Hunter in The Piano, and Holly was in Copy Cat with Dermott Mulroney. Mulroney was in About Schmidt with........ Jack!!!Jack Palance.
But Jack Palance was in Batman with Jack Nicholson. Of course, Jack Palance starred in City Slickers with Billy Crystal who starred with meg Ryan in When Harry met Sally who starred in Sleepless in Seattle with Tom hanks who astarred in the Green Mile.
Clint Eastwood.
Oh bloody hell! Rookie mistake!Ok, Clint was in Million Dollar Baby with Hilary Swank. Swank then starred in Boys Don't Cry with Chloe Sevigny. Sevigny was in Big Love with Bill Paxton. Bill was in Apollo 13 with Gary Sinise who was... Stu Redman!
John Leguizamo.
HA! I made you say, "Bloody!" John Leguizamo was in Land of the Dead directed by George Romero who also directed Creepshow.
Orlando Bloom.
I don't need much encouragement!So, Orlando was in Lord of the Rings with Viggo Mortensen. Viggo was in The Road with Charlize Theron. Charlize starred with Al Pacino in The Devil's Advocate. Pacino co-starred with Christopher Walken in Stand Up Guys. And Walken was in... The Dead Zone!!!!
Heath Ledger.
Heath Ledger was in A Knight's Tale (a criminally underrated movie) with Alan Tyduk who was in Tucker and Dale vs. Evil with Katrina Bowden who was in Movie 43 with the wondefully accomplished young actress Chole Grace Moretz who is the new Carrie White!Peter Weller.
Peter Weller was in Robocop (obviously) with Nancy Allen who was in Carrie? Can it be that easy?????
Excuse me while I slap myself upside my head and utter words unsuitable for this forum (don't need any mods breathing down my neck!)
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