CITY-TITLED MOVIES
In this film Ingrid Bergman asks Humphrey Bogart, "Was that cannon fire, or is it my heart pounding?"
Casablanca
A kid's life is in your hands as you play as any one of a dozen jurors; the action is all in one room; sway opinions as No. 8
12 Angry Men
1975:
"I must be crazy to be in a looney bin like this"
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Peter Billingsley watches Flick get triple-dog-dared into sticking his tongue to a flagpole in this film
A Christmas Story
Matt Damon plays a janitor at M.I.T. who's really a math genius in this film
Frances McDormand wore a fake tummy filled with birdseed to make her appear pregnant in this film
Fargo
Befriend Red, collect a Rita Hayworth poster, make your getaway via a sewer level & win by finding hope in the end
The Shawshank Redemption
1980:
"He-e-e-e-re's Johnny!"
The Shining
In the '70s, he was a hockey player in "Slap Shot" & faced a future ice age in "Quintet" (actor's name)
Paul Newman
Disillusioned with their lives, Luke Wilson & Will Ferrell start their own frat in this film
Old School
Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron danced to Gershwin in this 1951 Best Picture Oscar winner
An American in Paris
Like the film, the game is in real time as you take on the Miller gang as marshal, but try to avoid having Grace Kelly leave you
High Noon
1992:
"You can't handle the truth!"
A Few Good Men
This sequel starts on the icy planet of Hoth
The Empire Strikes Back
In this 2001 film, a sorority queen proves she has what it takes to make it at Harvard Law School
Legally Blonde
Jeff Daniels as actor Tom Baxter steps out of a movie screen & into the life of a waitress in this Woody Allen film
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Be a 14th century knight or take a holiday as death; debate God's existence as you play a chess game within the game
The Seventh Seal
1974:
"What makes you certain that your husband is, um, involved with someone?"
Chinatown
The Uruguayan rugby team has a bad day & not enough seasoning in this 1993 Ethan Hawke film
Alive
Nick Cannon marches to his own beat as he tries to lead the marching band to victory in this film
Drumline
Robin Williams played a Russian musician who defects in Bloomingdale's in this comedy
Moscow on the Hudson
Choose a restaurant, then 1 of the 2 players--Wallace Shawn or the title guy; max your discussion points as you eat
My Dinner with Andre
1994:
"Just marking my territory"
Wolf
The end of this John Carpenter South Pole-set film finds Keith David & Kurt Russell shivering & paranoid
The Thing
A street dancer is courted by 2 frats that need his skills to win the national step show competition in this 2007 film
Stomp the Yard