November 21, 2005
Problem of the Week

Movie Magic Square
Games Magazine (October 2005)



The movie titles below are all missing their numbers.   Each of the movie equations produces a number that goes in the correspondingly lettered box in the grid below. Every row, column, and corner-to-corner diagonal adds up to answer Z.

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A. Kevin Costner's _____ Miles to Graceland ÷ Ben Affleck's _____ Cigarettes

B. Yul Brynner's The Magnificent _____ + Ray Bolger's _____ Jacks and A Jill

C. Cillian Murphy's _____ Days Later... - Robert Townsend's The _____ Heartbeats

D. Wesley Snipe's Passenger _____ ÷ Robert Redford's _____ Days of the Condor

E. John Travolta's Ladder _____ - William Holden's Stalag _____

F. Steve Martin's The Man with _____ Brains + Alan Arkin's Catch-_____

G. Frank Sinatra's Ocean's _____ x Sandra Bullock's _____ Week's Notice

H. Martin Short's _____ Amigos! x Julia Stile's _____ Things I Hate About You

I. Gene Hackman's Bat* _____ - Valerie Perrine's Slaughterhouse- _____

J. Clint Eastwood's _____ Mules for Sister Sara x Michael Chiklis's Fantastic _____

K. George Burns's _____ Again! + Matthew Lillard's _____ Ghosts

L. Robert Donat's The _____ Steps ÷ Ted Danson's _____ Men and a Baby

M. George Clooney's _____ Kings raised to the power of Denis Leary's _____ if by Sea

N. Brad Pitt's _____ Monkeys + Kelsey Grammer's _____ Minutes

O. James Mason's _____ Leagues Under the Sea ÷ Michelle Pfeiffer's _____ Acres

P. Milla Jovovich's Resident Evil: Ground _____ + Henry Fonda's _____ Angry Men

Q. Francois Truffaut's The _____ Blows ÷ Molly Ringwald's _____ Candles

R. Anne Bancroft's _____ Charing Cross Road ÷ Chris Rock's CB _____

S. Marilyn Monroe's The _____ Year Itch x Heath Ledger's The _____ Feathers

T. Ethan Hawke's Assault on Precinct _____ + Meryl Streep's _____ True Thing

U. Nicholas Cage's Gone in _____ Seconds - Jennifer O'Neill's Summer of ' _____

V. Peter Gallagher's To Gillian on her _____ th Birthday - Eminem's _____ Mile

W. Bela Lugosi's Plan _____ from Outer Space + John Cusack's _____ Men Out

X. Kim Basinger's _____ Weeks + Burt Reynold's Cop & _____

Y. Tom Hank's Apollo _____ x Sonia Braga's Dona Flor and her _____ Husbands

Z. Raquel Welch's _____ Years B.C. ÷ David Arquette's _____ Legged Freaks ÷ Hans Conreid's The _____ Fingers of Dr. T + Van Johnson's _____ Seconds Over Tokyo + Vincent Gallo's Buffalo ' _____ - Naomi Watt's _____ Grams



Solution to the Problem:

 
15
  		 
11
  		 
23
  		 
19
  		 
32
 
 
24
  		 
22
  		 
30
  		 
16
  		 
8
 
 
31
  		 
13
  		 
9
  		 
27
  		 
20
 
 
12
  		 
25
  		 
21
  		 
28
  		 
14
 
 
18
  		 
29
  		 
17
  		 
10
  		 
26
 

A. 3000 ÷ 200 = 15

B. Seven + Four = 11

C. 28 - Five = 23

D. 57 ÷ Three = 19

E. 49 - 17 = 32

F. Two + 22 = 24

G. Eleven x Two = 22

H. Three x 10 = 30

I. 21 - Five = 16

J. Two x Four = 8

K. 18 + 13 = 31

L. 39 ÷ Three = 13

M. Three Two = 9

N. 12 + 15 = 27

O. 20,000 ÷ 1,000 = 20

P. Zero + 12 = 12

Q. 400 ÷ Sixteen = 25

R. 84 ÷ 4 = 21

S. Seven x Four = 28

T. 13 + One = 4

U. 60 - 42 = 18

V. 37 - 8 = 29

W. 9 + Eight = 17

X. 9 ½ + ½ = 10

Y. 13 x Two = 26

Z. One Million ÷ Eight ÷ 5,000 + Thirty + 66 - 21 = 100

David & Judy Dixon sent in this complete answer:
 
A. Kevin Costner's 3000 Miles to Graceland ÷ Ben Affleck's 200 Cigarettes

B. Yul Brynner's The Magnificent 7 + Ray Bolger's 4 Jacks and A Jill

C. Cillian Murphy's 28 Days Later... - Robert Townsend's The 5 Heartbeats

D. Wesley Snipe's Passenger 57 ÷ Robert Redford's 3 Days of the Condor

E. John Travolta's Ladder 49- William Holden's Stalag 17

F. Steve Martin's The Man with 2 Brains + Alan Arkin's Catch-22

G. Frank Sinatra's Ocean's 11x Sandra Bullock's 2 Week's Notice

H. Martin Short's 3 Amigos! x Julia Stile's 10 Things I Hate About You

I. Gene Hackman's Bat* 21 - Valerie Perrine's Slaughterhouse- 5

J. Clint Eastwood's 2Mules for Sister Sara x Michael Chiklis's Fantastic 4

K. George Burns's 18 Again! + Matthew Lillard's 13 Ghosts

L. Robert Donat's The 39 Steps ÷ Ted Danson's 3 Men and a Baby

M. George Clooney's _3___ Kings raised to the power of Denis Leary's __2__ if by Sea

N. Brad Pitt's 12 Monkeys + Kelsey Grammer's 15 Minutes

O. James Mason's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea ÷ Michelle Pfeiffer's 1000 Acres

P. Milla Jovovich's Resident Evil: Ground 0 + Henry Fonda's 12 Angry Men

Q. Francois Truffaut's The 400 Blows ÷ Molly Ringwald's 16 Candles

R. Anne Bancroft's 84 Charing Cross Road ÷ Chris Rock's CB 4

S. Marilyn Monroe's The 7 Year Itch x Heath Ledger's The 4 Feathers

T. Ethan Hawke's Assault on Precinct 13 + Meryl Streep's 1 True Thing

U. Nicholas Cage's Gone in 60 Seconds - Jennifer O'Neill's Summer of ' 42

V. Peter Gallagher's To Gillian on her 37 th Birthday - Eminem's 8 Mile

W. Bela Lugosi's Plan 9 from Outer Space + John Cusack's 8 Men Out

X. Kim Basinger's 9.5 Weeks + Burt Reynold's Cop & 0.5

Y. Tom Hank's Apollo 13 x Sonia Braga's Dona Flor and her 2 Husbands

Z. Raquel Welch's 1000000 Years B.C. ÷ David Arquette's 8 Legged Freaks

÷ Hans Conreid's The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T + Van Johnson's 30 Seconds Over Tokyo + Vincent Gallo's Buffalo '66 - Naomi Watt's 21 Grams





Correctly solved by:

1. Walt Arrison Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2. Russell Beaty Columbus, Georgia
3. Erin Fennacy Fresno, California
4. John Funk Ventura, California
5. Carter Galbraith Columbus, Georgia
6. Olivia Quach Harrisonburg, Virginia
7. David & Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
8. Wictoria Widen Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
9. Will Quarles Winchester, Virginia
10. Danny Gordon Columbus, Georgia
11. Lane Newton Harrisonburg Virginia
12. Mary Bailey Wickham Columbus, Georgia
13. Shaan Arora Columbus, Georgia
14. Mary Frances Flowers Columbus, Georgia
15. Andrew Montoya Winchester, Virginia
16. Maggie Morrison Winchester, Virginia
17. Billy Sutherland Winchester, Virginia
18. Jonas Arvidson Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
19. Sagar Patel Columbus, Georgia
20. Malin Fredriksson and Joakim Olsson Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
21. Amber Williams Columbus, Georgia
22. Kelley Kolar Winchester, Virginia
23. Lauren Ko Winchester, Virginia
24. Andrew Barnes Winchester, Virginia
25. Mom Mom ----------
26. Nicholas Caligaris Columbus, Georgia
27. Emil Reinholdsson Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
28. Erika Skoglund and Kristina Svahnström Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
29. Zaza Carlzon Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
30. Heather Carroll Winchester, Virginia
31. Anders Alfredsson Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
32. Britney White Columbus, Georgia
33. Suzie Chhouk Long Beach, California
34. Adam Haglund Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
35. Danielle Mendenhall ----------
36. Heather Brown Winchester, Virginia
37. Nicole Wells ----------
38. Rachel Pridgen Columbus, Georgia
39. Anna Varner ----------
40. Elizabeth Carlson Winchester, Virginia
41. Chris Jansson Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
42. Richard Johnson La Jolla, California
43. Stephen O'Hara Winchester, Virginia
44. Charles Washington and Julie Harris Winchester, Virginia
45. Brittaney Jackson Harrisonburg, Virginia


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