Game #215: Role Play

[silverscreenselect]

A couple more that work:

86. Nightmare on Elm Street + 57. Pig Alley = Nightmare Alley starring Bradley Cooper, who directed 33. Maestro

64. An American Werewolf in London + 97. Last Tango in Paris = An American in Paris starring Gene Kelly, who directed 25. Hello, Dolly

5. A Night to Remember + 67. Clash of the Titans = Remember the Titans starring Denzel Washington who directed 36. Fences.

61. Goodbye Mr. Chips + 73. Christopher Columbus = Goodbye Columbus starring Richard Benjamin who directed 14. My Favorite Year

45. California Split + 68. Executive Suite = California Suite starring Elaine May who directed 15. Ishtar

My Tangredi hypothesis: Films A and B can be mashed up to form the title of another movie that stars an actor who directed Film C.

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[kroxquo]

A thought here: Before Sunset + Boulevard Dreams = SUNSET BOULEVARD, which featured Erich von Stroheim, who directed Greed.

I think I'm onto something here but I haven't quite figured it out. Some of these movies were directed by people with extensive acting careers: Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Bradley Cooper, Richard Attenborough, Rob Reiner. But some of the portmanteau films don't work that way. Wild in the Streets was directed by Barry Shear, who has no acting credits. Field of Dreams was directed by Phil Alden Robinson who also has no acting credits. I might be wrong about Wild in the Streets being a mash-up film, but I have to be right about Field of Dreams.

I agree that you are on to something, but I worked for an hour today trying to figure out how to get Rob Reiner into your pattern since we have The Princess Bride, This Is Spinal Tap, and When Harry Met Sally all on the list. I could not figure it out. But I think we must be getting close.

[franktangredi]

I agree that you are on to something, but I worked for an hour today trying to figure out how to get Rob Reiner into your pattern since we have The Princess Bride, This Is Spinal Tap, and When Harry Met Sally all on the list. I could not figure it out. But I think we must be getting close.

Yeah, I couldn't figure out how to get Rob Reiner into the puzzle, either.

[silverscreenselect]

A thought here: Before Sunset + Boulevard Dreams = SUNSET BOULEVARD, which featured Erich von Stroheim, who directed Greed.

I think I'm onto something here but I haven't quite figured it out. Some of these movies were directed by people with extensive acting careers: Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Bradley Cooper, Richard Attenborough, Rob Reiner. But some of the portmanteau films don't work that way. Wild in the Streets was directed by Barry Shear, who has no acting credits. Field of Dreams was directed by Phil Alden Robinson who also has no acting credits. I might be wrong about Wild in the Streets being a mash-up film, but I have to be right about Field of Dreams.

I agree that you are on to something, but I worked for an hour today trying to figure out how to get Rob Reiner into your pattern since we have The Princess Bride, This Is Spinal Tap, and When Harry Met Sally all on the list. I could not figure it out. But I think we must be getting close.

Here's how it works:

38. The Princess DIaries + 10. Bride of Frankenstein = The Princess Bride with Christopher Guest, who directed 76. A Mighty Wind.

[silverscreenselect]

17. As noted in SSS’s last puzzle, this comedy had a sudden cast change when one of its stars made an unhealthy decision.

It took me a while to figure out what Frank meant by this, but this is KISS ME STUPID.

And 17. Kiss Me Stupid goes with 40. Kate & Leopold for Kiss Me Kate, which features a young Bob Fosse (I admit I looked the cast up to find this) who directed 87. Lenny.

[silverscreenselect]

My Wild in the Streets film guess was wrong. The actual match is 42. Mean Girls + 29. Panic in the Streets = Mean Streets starring Robert De Niro who directed 78. A Bronx Tale.

[silverscreenselect]

One more before I go to bed.

13. The Big Parade + 83. The Clock = The Big Clock (one of my favorite noirs, remade as a Kevin Costner film), with Charles Laughton who directed 56. Night of the Hunter.

[mellytu74]

I need to find his movie combo but Lionel Barrymore directed the Ruth Chatterson Madame X.

Found it

1. GRAND ILLUSION + 58. HOTEL RWANDA = GRAND HOTEL, starring Lionel Barrymore, who directed 77. MADAME X

[mellytu74]

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON + LAST TANGO IN PARIS = AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

Starring Gene Kelly, director of Hello Dolly.

EDIT - Never mind - just saw the sss hot this earlier.

[mellytu74]

63. This adaptation of a minor Shaw comedy was originally set to star Harpo Marx in what would have been his only speaking role.

ANDROCLES AND THE LION


100. GONE WITH THE WIND + 63. ANDROCLES AND THE LION = The Wind and The Lion with John Huston, who directed 4. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE

[silverscreenselect]

55. Can't Stop the Music + 90. Dead Man Walking = The Music Man with Ron Howard, who directed 28. A Beautiful Mind

[silverscreenselect]

I'm not suire about this one:

8. The Hunt for Red October OR 74. The Red Shoes + 34. Mystic River = Red River with John Wayne, who directed 22. The Alamo.

This probably means that either 8 or 74 is wrong.

[franktangredi]

I'm not suire about this one:

8. The Hunt for Red October OR 74. The Red Shoes + 34. Mystic River = Red River with John Wayne, who directed 22. The Alamo.

This probably means that either 8 or 74 is wrong.

Yes, it does.

[kroxquo]

New consolidation …

Game #215: Role Play

Identify the 100 movies in the clues below. (Every other clue is a quotation.) Then, match them into 36 groups of three according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. Eight movies will be used twice, each time in a different capacity.

1. GRAND ILLUSION
2. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
3. REDS
*4. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
*5. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
6. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
7. GANDHI

8. “We need to get off this merry-go-round sir. The next mistake our countries make could be the last one. We need to have the conversation our governments can't.”
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER?

9. ROOM AT THE TOP
*10. BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
11. KING'S ROW

12. “Cigarette?”
“Smoking.”

*13. THE BIG PARADE
*14. MY FAVORITE YEAR
*15. ISHTAR
16. PLACES IN THE HEART
*17. KISS ME STUPID
18. THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN
19. INTO THE WILD

20. THE PRINCE OF TIDES
21. DEATH WISH
22. THE ALAMO
23. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
24. THIS IS SPINAL TAP
*25. HELLO DOLLY
26. TRUE LIES
27. THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION
*28. A BEAUTIFUL MIND
*29. PANIC IN THE STREETS
30. HACKSAW RIDGE
31. BURDEN OF DREAMS
32. THE TOWN
*33. MAESTRO
34. MYSTIC RIVER
*35. BOULEVARD NIGHTS
*36. FENCES
37. LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA
*38. THE PRINCESS DIARIES
39. BEGINNING OF THE END
*40. KATE & LEOPOLD
41. ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
*42. MEAN GIRLS
43. LADY IN THE LAKE
44. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
45. CALIFORNIA SPLIT
46. GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK
47. MAX DUGAN RETURNS
48. THE NAKED GUN
49. UNBROKEN
50. MURPHY’S ROMANCE
51. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
52. ORDINARY PEOPLE
53. UNFORGIVEN
54. THE LITTLE FOXES
*55. CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC
*56. NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
*57. MUSKETEERS OF PIG ALLEY
58. HOTEL RWANDA

59. Three of the actresses in this film would later get back in the habit for The Sound of Music, The Flying Nun, and Sister Act.
THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS?

60. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
*61. GOODBYE MR. CHIPS
*62. BEFORE SUNSET
*63. ANDROCLES AND THE LION
*64. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

65. The earliest living winner of the Best Actress Oscar got her second nomination for playing the repressed title character of this film.

66. ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
*67. CLASH OF THE TITANS
68. EXECUTIVE SUITE
69. AFRICA SCREAMS
70. THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN
71. THE DISASTER ARTIST
72. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
*73. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY
74. THE RED SHOES

75. This movie features Ken’s most despicable character, but at least he got a girlfriend out of it.

*76. A MIGHTY WIND
77. MADAME X
*78. A BRONX TALE
79. THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS
80. LILIES OF THE FIELD
81. MICKEY BLUE EYES
82. THE GREAT DICTATOR
*83. THE CLOCK
84. THE APOSTLE
85. EXTREME PREJUDICE
*86. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
*87. LENNY
88. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
89. THE FRONT
*90. DEAD MAN WALKING
91. HIGH NOON
92. IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
93. MR. AND MRS. SMITH
94. 12 ANGRY MEN
95. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS
96. EASY RIDER
*97. LAST TANGO IN PARIS
98.BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
*99. GREED
*100. GONE WITH THE WIND

COMPLETE:
62. BEFORE SUNSET + 35. BOULEVARD DREAMS = Sunset Boulevard, with Erich von Stroheim, who directed 99. GREED
86. NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET+ 57. PIG ALLEY = Nightmare Alley with Bradley Cooper, who directed 33. MAESTRO
64. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON + 97. LAST TANGO IN PARIS = An American in Paris with Gene Kelly, who directed 25. HELLO, DOLLY
5. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER + 67. CLASH OF THE TITANS = Remember the Titans with Denzel Washington who directed 36. FENCES.
61. GOODBYE MR. CHIPS + 73. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS = Goodbye Columbus with Richard Benjamin who directed 14. MY FAVORITE YEAR
45. CALIFORNIA SPLIT + 68. EXECUTIVE SUITE = California Suite with Elaine May who directed 15. ISHTAR
38. THE PRINCESS DIARIES + 10. BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN = The Princess Bride with Christopher Guest, who directed 76. A MIGHTY WIND
17. KISS ME STUPID + 40. KATE & LEOPOLD = Kiss Me Kate with Bob Fosse who directed 87. LENNY
42. MEAN GIRLS + 29. PANIC IN THE STREETS = Mean Streets with Robert De Niro who directed 78. A BRONX TALE
13. THE BIG PARADE + 83. THE CLOCK = The Big Clock with Charles Laughton who directed 56. NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
100. GONE WITH THE WIND + 63. ANDROCLES AND THE LION = The Wind and The Lion with John Huston, who directed 4. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
55. CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC + 90. DEAD MAN WALKING = The Music Man with Ron Howard, who directed 28. A BEAUTIFUL MIND

MASHUPS:
THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION + EXTREME PREJUDICE = PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

LILIES OF THE FIELD + BURDEN OF DREAMS = FIELD OF DREAMS

DIRECTORS WITH EXTENSIVE (more or less) ACTING CREDITS(Not including Rob Reiner directed films since Frank indicated he couldn't figure out how to fit him in):
3. REDS directed Warren Beatty
7. GANDHI directed by Richard Attenborough
18. THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN directed by Danny Devito
20. THE PRINCE OF TIDES directed by Barbra Streisand
22. THE ALAMO directed by John Wayne
34. MYSTIC RIVER and 53. UNFORGIVEN directed by Clint Eastwood
46. GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK directed by George Clooney
49. UNBROKEN directed by Angelina Jolie
52. ORDINARY PEOPLE directed by Robert Redford
71. THE DISASTER ARTIST directed by James Franco
72. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS directed by Frank Oz
77. MADAME X directed by Lionel Barrymore
82. THE GREAT DICTATOR directed by Charlie Chaplin
84. THE APOSTLE directed by Robert Duvall
88. A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN directed by Penny Marshall
95. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS directed by Orson Welles
96. EASY RIDER directed by Dennis Hopper

[kroxquo]

82. THE GREAT DICTATOR + 41. ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN=The Great Escape with Richard Attenborough who directed 7. GANDHI

[Vandal]

8. “We need to get off this merry-go-round sir. The next mistake our countries make could be the last one. We need to have the conversation our governments can't.”
BRIDGE OF SPIES

65. The earliest living winner of the Best Actress Oscar got her second nomination for playing the repressed title character of this film.
RACHEL, RACHEL

[kroxquo]

Is it possible that #12 is one of the Batman movies because we would then have:

12. BATMAN? + 47. MAX DUGAN RETURNS = Batman Returns with Danny Devito who directed 18. THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN

[silverscreenselect]

8. “We need to get off this merry-go-round sir. The next mistake our countries make could be the last one. We need to have the conversation our governments can't.”
BRIDGE OF SPIES

65. The earliest living winner of the Best Actress Oscar got her second nomination for playing the repressed title character of this film.
RACHEL, RACHEL

93. Mr. and Mrs. Smith + 8. Bridge of Spies = Mr. and Mrs. Bridge with Paul Newman, who directed Rachel, Rachel

[mellytu74]

51. This was the first non-American production to win the Oscar as Best Picture.
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

I think this is wrong. The 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front was produced by Universal and was am American studio film.

I am betting it's HENRY V.

THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION + EXTREME PREJUDICE = PRIDE AND PREJUDICE with Laurence Olivier, who directed Henry V.

[mellytu74]

79. THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS + 37. LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA = The Tree of Life with Sean Penn, who directed 19. INTO THE WILD

[mellytu74]

Can one of the missing titles have a "One"?

81. MICKEY BLUE EYES + ??? = Mickey One, with Warren Beatty who directed 3. REDS

Ditto "Out of "??

?? + 69. AFRICA SCREAMS = Out of Africa, with Robert Redford, who directed 52. ORDINARY PEOPLE

[silverscreenselect]

51. This was the first non-American production to win the Oscar as Best Picture.
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

I think this is wrong. The 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front was produced by Universal and was am American studio film.

I am betting it's HENRY V.

THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION + EXTREME PREJUDICE = PRIDE AND PREJUDICE with Laurence Olivier, who directed Henry V.

Olivier's Henry V was nominated for Best Picture but did not win. However, his Hamlet a couple of years later did win the Best Picture Oscar, so there's your match.

[silverscreenselect]

6. Singin in the Rain + 52. Ordinary People = The Rain People with Robert Duvall, who directed 84. The Apostle

[silverscreenselect]

Can one of the missing titles have a "One"?

81. MICKEY BLUE EYES + ??? = Mickey One, with Warren Beatty who directed 3. REDS

60. Let the Right One In

[mrkelley23]

72. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS + 23. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY = Dirty Harry, with Clint Eastwood, who directed 53. UNFORGIVEN