Today's Silly Chess Quiz

[savin]

John Wayne played chess in a movie. Which movie?

Raul Julia played chess in a movie and lost. What was his character and who did he lose to?

Robin Williams plays chess against a strange opponent in a movie and loses. Name the movie and the character played by Robin Williams.

John Cusack and Kelsey Grammer play a game of chess against each other. What is the movie?

Elizabeth Hurley played chess in a movie. Name the movie and who she was playing against.

David Niven plays chess against Cecil Humphreys. Name the movie.

Sean Connery plays chess with Candice Bergen. Name the movie.

Robin Williams plays chess with Jessica Brooks Grant. Name the movie

David Niven playing chess with Kim Hunter. Name the movie

Richard Dreyfuss plays chess with Jay Thomas. Name the movie.

Robert Taylor plays chess with Ava Gardner. Name the movie.

NOTE: I got sent this and don't know the answers myself and nor did the person who sent them to me.

[savin]

I think I got the answer to one of them:

3 Godfathers -- 1948
This was the movie in which John Wayne played chess.

[savin]

This may be some other answers:

and I'm pretty sure that Raul Julia played the Thing chess in one of the Adams Family movies.

Robin Williams does a lot of voices in animated movies, so that might be the answer to the 3rd one.

The 5th one is probably Bedazzled. I think she played chess against an Angel?

Robin Williams and Jessica Brooks were in What Dreams May Come .. so I bet that is the movie.

The rest are still a blank for me..

[Wookiee]

"McLintock!" is the John Wayne Movie. Also "3 Godfathers".

"Addams Family", 1991. Gomez Addams (Raul Julia) played chess against Thing (the disembodied hand).

"Aladdin" - has a chess scene in which the Genie (voice of Robin Williams) loses a game to the magic carpet.

"Anastasia" (animated) John Cusack and Kelsey Grammer play a game of chess.

"Bedazzled" - the Devil (Elizabeth Hurley) plays chess against God (Eric Dearborn).

"Wuthering Heights" (1939) - Edgar Linten (David Niven) plays chess against his father (Cecil Humphreys)

"Wind and the Lion" (1975) - Rai-suli (Sean Connery) playing chess with Mrs. Edith Pedecaris (Candice Bergen)

"What Dreams May Come" (1998) Dr. Christy Nielsen (Robin Williams) plays chess with Marie (Jessica Brooks Grant)

"Stairway to Heaven" (1947) Peter (David Niven) playing chess with June (Kim Hunter)

"Mr. Holland's Opus" (1995) Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) plays chess with Bill Meister (Jay Thomas)

"Knights of the Round Table" (1953) Sir Lancelot (Robert Taylor) plays chess with Lady Guenerve (Ava Gardner)


Some other great chessic movies are:
"The Seventh Seal" (w/ Max Von Sydow)
"Knight Moves" (w/ Christopher Lambert)
"Chess Fever" (1925 w/Jose Capablanca!)
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (of course)
"Brainwashed" (1960/Black & White)
"Bodyguard" (w/ Kevin Costner)
"From Russia w/ Love (w/ Sean Connery)
"The Omega Man" (w/ Chalton Heston)
"Night Moves" (w/ Gene Hackman)
"The Luzhin Defence" (April, 2000)
"Geri's Game" (1997 animation by Pixar)
"Blade Runner" (1982, Harrison Ford)
"1984" (1984, John Hurt)
"The Blob" (1958, Steve McQueen)
the x-men movies


www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/movies.htm

[yassen]

Unfortunately I cannot fill any of the blanks. Just as Savin, the only ones I'm certain about are Bedazzled (Liz was the Devil in that movie and there's a scene where she played chess with God, I guess) and What Dreams May Come (a beautiful movie by the way, a must-see if anyone hasn't seen it!).


Here's a quiz question from me: in which movie does Sylvester Stallone play chess?

[Wookiee]

"Assassins" - 1995, Sylvester Stallone plays computer chess while waiting for email.

[Blockhead]

"Innocent Moves" 1993 with Max Pomeranc. A wonderful film about chess, friendship & expectations.

"The Thing" 1982: Kurt Russell plays the computer and rather than allow it to beat him he pours his drink into it!

Can't believe no one has mentioned, "The Thomas Crown Affair" 1968. Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway (she knew how to play ... and handle a bishop!)

For those who might be caught up in this fascination, have a look at:
www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/movies.htm
and
www.skgiessen.de/movies/

[torphichen]

Kurt Russell plays the computer and rather than allow it to beat him he pours his drink into it!

Reminds me of the Emo Philips gag.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

[scarecrow]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.........

THREEPIO: He made a fair move. Screaming about it won't help you.

HAN: (interrupting) Let him have it. It's not wise to upset a Wookiee.

THREEPIO: But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid.

HAN: That's 'cause droids don't pull people's arms out of their socket
when they lose. Wookiees are known to do that.

THREEPIO: I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, Artoo. Let
the Wookiee win.

[Wookiee]

The above is sound advice! ;D

[fllar]

A Hugh Grant movie had a different theme to chess. 'Strip chess'. Miss bullock was less than amused....

[Wookiee]

Another favorite of mine is the intro video of the Microsoft Game - "Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings"

www.microsoft.com/games/ftp/public/age2/age2.avi

enjoy...


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