SSS Movie Puzzle

[franktangredi]

43. ELIZABETH BANKS + Q) NEIGHBORS (Seth Rogen) = Zack and Miri Make a Porno
79. SEAN PATRICK FLANERY (Zack and Reba)

[jarnon]

38. ROB LOWE + LL) ONE FALSE MOVE (Bill Paxton) = Frank & Jesse
5. FRANK LANGELLA (Robot & Frank)

[jarnon]

58. CRISPIN GLOVER + II) DOCTOR DETROIT (Howard Hesseman) + Rubin and Ed
78. JOHNNY DEPP (Ed Wood)

[franktangredi]

69. PAUL LEMAT + O) THE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER (Jason Robards) = Melvin and Howard
18. JOHN MALKOVICH (The Great Buck Howard)

[franktangredi]

38. ROB LOWE + LL) ONE FALSE MOVE (Bill Paxton) = Frank & Jesse
5. FRANK LANGELLA (Robot & Frank)

This one may not be right because we also have this possibility:

5. FRANK LANGELLA + Z) PASSENGERS (Michael Sheen) = Frost/Nixon
81. JEFF GOLDBLUM (Mister Frost)

[jarnon]

38. ROB LOWE + LL) ONE FALSE MOVE (Bill Paxton) = Frank & Jesse
5. FRANK LANGELLA (Robot & Frank)

This one may not be right because we also have this possibility:

5. FRANK LANGELLA + Z) PASSENGERS (Michael Sheen) = Frost/Nixon
81. JEFF GOLDBLUM (Mister Frost)

I haven't mastered the rules of this complicated Tangredi, but I think / is not a substitute for &.

[franktangredi]

9. JOHN C. REILLY + HH) THE TRIP (Steve Coogan) = Stan and Ollie
30. ROB SCHNEIDER (Big Stan)

[franktangredi]

38. ROB LOWE + LL) ONE FALSE MOVE (Bill Paxton) = Frank & Jesse
5. FRANK LANGELLA (Robot & Frank)

This one may not be right because we also have this possibility:

5. FRANK LANGELLA + Z) PASSENGERS (Michael Sheen) = Frost/Nixon
81. JEFF GOLDBLUM (Mister Frost)

I haven't mastered the rules of this complicated Tangredi, but I think / is not a substitute for &.

You're right, I forgot about that. So we have one left using the following elements:

31. DANIEL RADCLIFFE
81. JEFF GOLDBLUM
Z) PASSENGERS

[silverscreenselect]

I haven't mastered the rules of this complicated Tangredi, but I think / is not a substitute for &.

When I said "similar signifier," I specifically intended to include the "/" here.

[franktangredi]

I haven't mastered the rules of this complicated Tangredi, but I think / is not a substitute for &.

When I said "similar signifier," I specifically intended to include the "/" here.

Since both of them are too good not to be true, I either miscounted the number of actors used twice or one of the pairs using another actor twice is wrong.

[franktangredi]

FOUND MY MISTAKE!

I mixed up who played Harry and who played Walter. The correct match is

55. ELLIOTT GOULD + F) MISERY (James Caan) = Harry and Walter Go to New York
31. DANIEL RADCLIFFE (Any of the Harry Potter movies)

So Danny Kaye is only used once and Frank Langella used twice.

[franktangredi]

Here's the final consolidation. Great puzzle, SSS!

55. ELLIOTT GOULD + F) MISERY (James Caan) = Harry and Walter Go to New York
31. DANIEL RADCLIFFE (Any of the Harry Potter movies)

25. JOHN PHILLIP LAW + A) SLAUGHTER’S BIG RIP-OFF (Don Stroud) = Von Richthofen and Brown
39. JUDI DENCH (Mrs. Brown)

64. SYLVESTER STALLONE + D) MIRACLE (Kurt Russell) = Tango and Cash
17. JAMES GARNER (Cash McCall)

69. PAUL LEMAT + O) THE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER (Jason Robards) = Melvin and Howard
18. JOHN MALKOVICH (The Great Buck Howard)

40. NICOLAS CAGE + B) SNAKES ON A PLANE (Samuel L. Jackson) = Amos & Andrew
16. DANNY KAYE (Merry Andrew

5. FRANK LANGELLA + Z) PASSENGERS (Michael Sheen) = Frost/Nixon
81. JEFF GOLDBLUM (Mister Frost)

38. ROB LOWE + LL) ONE FALSE MOVE (Bill Paxton) = Frank & Jesse
5. FRANK LANGELLA (Robot & Frank)

9. JOHN C. REILLY + HH) THE TRIP (Steve Coogan) = Stan and Ollie
30. ROB SCHNEIDER (Big Stan)

58. CRISPIN GLOVER + II) DOCTOR DETROIT (Howard Hesseman) + Rubin and Ed
78. JOHNNY DEPP (Ed Wood)

43. ELIZABETH BANKS + Q) NEIGHBORS (Seth Rogen) = Zack and Miri Make a Porno
79. SEAN PATRICK FLANERY (Zack and Reba)

19. JASON STATHAM + J) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (Dwayne Johnson) = Hobbs and Shaw
71. JAMES STEWART (Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation)

48. GEENA DAVIS + C. BLUE BEETLE (Susan Sarandon) = Thelma & Louise
1. BARBARA STANWYCK (The File on Thelma Jordan)

47. ANDY SERKIS + N) THE WORLD’S END (Simon Pegg) = Burke & Hare
22. JACK THOMPSON (Burke & Wills)

11. MICHELLE PFEIFFER + RR) SIMONE (Al Pacino) = Frankie and Johnny
45. ROWAN ATKINSON (Johnny English)

62. JANE FONDA + SS) THE LOST COMMAND (George Segal) = Fun with Dick and Jane
92. WARREN BEATTY (Dick Tracy)

23. WHOOPI GOLDBERG + CC) K9 (Jim Belushi) = Homer and Eddie
61. ROBERT MITCHUM (The Friends of Eddie Coyle)

26. BILL COSBY + G) TURK 182 (Robert Culp) = Hickey and Boggs
72. STUART ERWIN (Mr. Boggs Steps Out)

49. GEORGE CLOONEY + E) MAD LOVE (Chris O’Donnell) = Batman and Robin
74. EWAN McGREGOR (Christopher Robin)

84. DIANE KEATON + GG) COUNTDOWN (Elizabeth Lail) = Mack and Rita
32. RAUL JULIA (Mack the Knife)

70. ADAM SANDLER + T) HERE COMES THE BOOM (Kevin James) = I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
52. WOODY HARRELSON (The People v. Larry Flynt)

37. PETER LAWFORD + Y) SWEET CHARITY (Sammy Davis, Jr) = Salt and Pepper
65. ANGELINA JOLIE (Salt)

73. ELLE FANNING + V) THEM THAT FOLLOW (Alice Englert) = Ginger and Rosa
54. SIMONE SIGNORET (Madame Rosa)

60. GARY OLDMAN + TT) THE BELLY OF THE ARCHITECT (Chloe Webb) = Sid and Nancy
20. EMMA ROBERTS (Nancy Drew)

86. KEIR DULLEA + EE) MORITURI (Janet Margolin) = David and Lisa
12. DOLORES HART (Lisa)

94. JUNO TEMPLE + QQ) AMERICAN HONEY (Riley Keogh) = Jack and Diane
6. TOM CRUISE (Jack Reacher)

66. MARY STUART MASTERSON + K) STAKEOUT (Aidan Quinn) = Benny and Joon
8. STEVE ALLEN (The Benny Goodman Story)

42. KAT DENNINGS + I) JUNO (Michael Cera) = Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
2. RAY MILLAND (Alias Nick Beale)

44. MIRANDA RICHARDSON + NN) TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (Willem Dafoe) = Tom and Viv
67. ALBERT FINNEY (Tom Jones)

50. RACHEL GRIFFITHS + JJ) THE PROPOSITION (Emily Watson) = Hilary and Jackie
10. NATALIE PORTMAN (Jackie)

14. YVES MONTAND + BB) LUDWIG (Romy Schneider) = Cesar and Rosalie
90. ELEANOR POWELL (Rosalie)

28. KEANU REEVES + VV) HAUNTED SUMMER (Alex Winter) = Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
93. DAVID CARRADINE (Kill Bill)

53. PAUL RHYS + P) FUNNY GAMES (Tim Roth) = Vincent and Theo
14. YVES MONTAND (Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others)

3. UMA THURMAN + XX)TREMORS (Fred Ward) = Henry and June
85. PETER SELLERS (The World of Henry Orient)

91. ANN REINKING + FF) CROSSING DELANCY (Amy Irving) = Micki and Maude
63. RUTH GORDON (Harold and Maude)

24. AMY ADAMS + UU) A CRY IN THE DARK (Meryl Streep) = Julie and Julia
56. VANESSA REDGRAVE (Julia)

77. SIDNEY POITIER + M) THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS (Dorothy Dandridge) = Porgy and Bess
15. JEAN SIMMONS (Young Bess)

76. HUGH JACKMAN + L) AGAINST THE ROPES (Meg Ryan) = Kate and Leopold
35. KATHRYN GRAYSON (Kiss Me, Kate)

33. PETER FALK + R) WHO’S LIFE IS IT, ANYWAY? (John Cassavetes) = Mikey and Nicky
70. ADAM SANDLER (Little Nicky)

70. ADAM SANDLER + T) HERE COMES THE BOOM (Kevin James) = I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
52. WOODY HARRELSON (The People v. Larry Flynt)

87. KATE HUDSON + DD) LEGALLY BLONDE (Luke Wilson) = Alex and Emma
13. TYLER PERRY (Alex Cross)

55. ELLIOTT GOULD + F) MISERY (James Caan) = Harry and Walter Go to New York
16. DANNY KAYE (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)

88. CATE BLANCHETT + MM) THE HURT LOCKER (Ralph Fiennes) = Oscar and Lucinda
57. ROBERT MORLEY (Oscar Wilde)

4. SPENCER TRACY + WW) MORNING GLORY (Katharine Hepburn) = Pat and Mike
46. JULIA SWEENEY (It’s Pat)

62. JANE FONDA + OO) NEW YORK NEW YORK (Robert DeNiro) = Stanley and Iris
4. SPENCER TRACY (Stanley and Livingstone)

92. WARREN BEATTY + H) OKLAHOMA CRUDE (Faye Dunaway) = Bonnie and Clyde
27. DOROTHY PROVINE (The Bonnie Parker Story)

89. VIVIEN LEIGH + PP) ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER (Claude Rains) = Caesar and Cleopatra
68. LOUIS CALHERN (Julius Caesar)

7. JANET SUZMAN + THE HOMECOMING (Michael Jayston) = Nicholas and Alexandra
34. CHARLIE HUNNAM (Nicholas Nickleby)

29. GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA + W) WESTWORLD (Yul Brynner) = Solomon and Sheba
51. WILL FORTE (The Brothers Solomon)

82. RAY SHARKEY + X) MAKING LOVE (Michael Ontkean) = Willie and Phil
21. ROBERT BLAKE (Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here)

59. SELENA GOMEZ + AA) SLENDER MAN (Joey King) = Ramona and Beezus
83. LORETTA YOUNG (Ramona)

76. JODIE FOSTER + KK) THE BISCUIT EATER (Johnny Whitaker) = Napoleon and Samantha
36. JON HEDER (Napoleon Dynamite)

41. CAROL BURNETT + U) I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES (Walter Matthau) = Pete ‘n’ Tillie
80. JACK WEBB (Pete Kelly’s Blues)

[jarnon]

Thanks for a challenging game, SSS!

[silverscreenselect]

I had a lot of fun coming up with this. And I still screwed up one matchup. I honestly didn't think it would take that long. Oddly, a lot of the films and clues were things I already knew and remembered from my own movie-going experiences over the years, and only a few were lookups specifically to make triples work.

Next time I'll try to make a puzzle that won't take this long but still presents a challenge. I know Frank has spent a lot of time on his puzzles, so I wanted to give him a chance to solve something for a change.