Movies of the 21st Century

This movie has Pac-Man and Galaga (the Galaga machine doesn't say "Galaga" on it but Lois refers to it as Galaga)... Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Genre: Animated Year: USA 2005 Director: Pete Michels + Peter Shin Studio: 20th Century Fox Cast: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Lori Alan, Drew Barrymore E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

They visit one of my local arcades... The Comedians of Comedy Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2005 Director: Michael Blieden Studio: Flaming Liberal Productions Cast: Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Zach Galifianakis E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Time Crisis 3 and others... The Long Weekend Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2005 Director: Tad Safran Studio: Lionsgate Cast: Brendan Fehr, Chris Klein, Chandra West, Craig Fairbrass, Paul Campbell E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

A Golden Tee game in the background of a scene and some pinball machines in another... The Ringer Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2005 Director: Barry W. Blaustein Studio: Fox Searchlight Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Jed Rees, Bill Chott, Edward Barbanell E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Another Golden Tee game is in the background of this bar... Factotum Genre: Comedy Drama Year: USA 2005 Director: Bent Hamer Studio: IFC Films Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Didier Flamand, Fisher Stevens, Marisa Tomei, Adrienne Shelly E-Mail: Picture from Smitdogg

A strange Dragon's Lair 3D arcade game apperas on... The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2005 Director: Ken Kwapis Studio: Warner Pictures Cast: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Jenna Boyd, Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis E-Mail: Pictures from LaserPlayer

Will Ferrell plays a Nascar game in... Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Genre: Sports Comedy Year: USA 2006 Director: Adam McKay Studio: Columbia Sony Cast: Will Ferrell, Jane Lynch, Gary Cole, Jake Johnson, Jason Davis, John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

There's an arcade game in the background in the scene where they go to a bar, looks like Maximum Force... The Darwin Awards Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2006 Director: Finn Taylor Studio: MGM Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, Tim Blake Nelson, Wilmer Valderrama E-Mail: Picture from Smitdogg

Capcom Vs. SNK, Tekken, Top Skater, Sega's Wing War and others in... The Sasquatch Gang Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2006 Director: Tim Skousen Studio: Screen Media Films Cast: Justin Long, Jeremy Sumpter, Addie Land, Joey Kern, Rob Pinkston, Michael Mitchell, Hubbel Palmer E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

There is clearly an arcade game in the background, but i'm not sure which.... The Break-Up Genre: Comedy Drama Year: USA 2006 Director: Peyton Reed Studio: Universal Pictures Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams, Cole Hauser, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Ann-Margret E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg The game is Galaxian (Rob Carroll)

There's a Megatouch machine in a bar scene... The Wedding Weekend Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2006 Director: Bruce Leddy Studio: Shut Up and Sing Productions Cast: David Harbour, Mark Feuerstein, Alexander Chaplin, Rosemarie DeWitt, Elizabeth Reaser, Molly Shannon, David Alan Basche E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

The intro and credits have Galaga characters to set a videogame theme. Also in the middle of the film, a couple of characters play a version of Dance Dance Revolution that is made of a real arcade cab and an X-Box. Grandma's Boy Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2006 Director: Nicholaus Goossen Studio: Happy Madison Cast: Linda Cardellini, Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight, Joel Moore E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Southland Tales Genre: Comedy Drama Thriller Year: USA 2006 Director: Richard Kelly Studio: Cherry Road Films Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Mandy Moore, Miranda Richardson, Wallace Shawn, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Smith, Amy Poehler, Justin Timberlake E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Appears to use altered MAME booting screen grabs and a bad guy plays Berzerk in the back of a car, presumably with MAME... Crank Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2006 Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Studio: Lionsgate, Lakeshore Entertainment Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Carlos Sanz E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Arctic Thunder, a DDR game and others in... I'm Reed Fish Genre: Romantic Comedy Year: USA 2006 Director: Zackary Adler Studio: ContentFilm Cast: Jay Baruchel, Alexis Bledel, Victor Rasuk, Schuyler Fisk, A.J. Cook, Katey Sagal E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

... Click Genre: Fantasy Comedy Year: USA 2006 Director: Frank Coraci Studio: Columbia Pictures Cast: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Donkey Kong in a Donkey Kong Jr. cab... #??*%???? The King of Kong - A Fistful of Quaters Genre: Documentary Year: USA 2007 Director: Seth Gordon Studio: Picturehouse / New Line Cinema Cast: Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell, Walter Day, Mark Alpiger, Greg Bond, Craig Glenday E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Chuck owns a fake Galaga machine called "Balica" in... I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2007 Director: Dennis Dugan Studio: Universal Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Allen Covert E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong Jr. in... Mr. Woodcock Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2007 Director: Craig Gillespie Studio: New Line Cinema Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, Melissa Sagemiller E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

A Hydro Thunder machine in... Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Genre: Sci-fi Action Year: USA 2007 Director: Tim Story Studio: 20th Century Fox Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Andre Braugher, Kerry Washington E-Mail: Picture from Smitdogg

'Grand Theft Walrus' in bar in... The Simpsons Movie Genre: Animation Comedy Year: USA 2007 Director: David Silverman Studio: Gracie Films Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Mmmm... What games are behind Lynn? Numb Genre: Comedy Drama Year: Canada 2007 Director: Harris Goldberg Studio: Insight Film & Proud Mary Cast: Matthew Perry, Lynn Collins, Kevin Pollak, Mary Steenburgen, Bob Gunton, Helen Shaver E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

In the final battle, looks like Defender, Gorf and others in the background? Balls of Fury Genre: Sports Comedy Year: USA 2007 Director: Robert Ben Garant Studio: Rogue Films, Spyglass Entertainment Cast: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, James Hong, Terry Crews, Robert Patrick, Diedrich Bader E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

They keep popping up... They changed the looks of this one so it can't be identified, I guess to get out of paying a fee... Assassin in Love / The Baker Genre: Comedy Thriller Year: USA 2007 Director: Gareth Lewis Studio: Picture Farm, Grandville Pictures Cast: Damian Lewis, Kate Ashfield, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Dyfan Dwyfor, Anthony O'Donnell E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Lots of video gambling machines in... The Grand Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2007 Director: Zak Penn Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Cast: Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines, Richard Kind, Chris Parnell E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Lots of video games in... Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs Genre: Animation Year: USA 2008 Director: Peter Avanzino Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Cast: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom, David Herman, Brittany Murphy E-Mail: Pictures from A4TQMSX (a4tqmsx@...)

A Big Buck Hunter cab and Harold & Kumar running from the joint in... Harold & Kumar - Escape from Guantanamo Bay Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2008 Director: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg Studio: Mandate Pictures/New Line Cinema Cast: John Cho, Kal Penn, Danneel Harris, Rob Corddry, Jack Conley, Roger Bart, Paula Garcés, Neil Patrick Harris, Beverly D'Angelo

... Baby Mama Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2008 Director: Michael McCullers Studio: Universal Pictures / Relativity Media Cast: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear, Steve Martin, Sigourney Weaver, Dax Shepard, Romany Malco, Maura Tierney E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Gambling games are in the background in a casino scene... The Great Buck Howard Genre: Comedy Drama Year: USA 2008 Director: Sean McGinly Studio: Magnolia Pictures Cast: John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks, Griffin Dunne E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

In a scene where they are in a roller skating rink, there is an arcade area in the background. No games are identifiable but they are definitely arcade games... Untraceable Genre: Thriller Year: USA 2008 Director: Gregory Hoblit Studio: Columbia Pictures Cast: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Billy Burke, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Lewis E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

Defender, Stargate, Ms. Pacman, Midway Space Invaders, Asteroids and Desert Patrol in... Waltz With Bashir Genre: Animated Year: 2008 Director: Ari Folman Studio: Sony Pictures Cast: Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ari Folman, Dror Harazi, Yehezkel Lazarov, Mickey Leon, Ori Sivan, Zahava Solomon E-Mail: Pictures from cutebutwrong

A Pole Position cab is in a DVD featurette of the monster movie... Cloverfield Genre: Sci-Fi Horror Year: USA 2008 Director: Matt Reeves Studio: Paramount Pictures Cast: Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, Jessica Lucas, Mike Vogel, T.J. Miller, Lizzy Caplan E-Mail: Picture from Vaz (vazcomics@...)

Jim Carrey is playing Dance Dance Revolution in... Guess what! Yes Man Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2008 Director: Peyton Reed Studio: Village Roadshow, Warner Bros. Cast: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson, Terence Stamp E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg

A fading smalltime barber is forced to hire the last person on earth he'd want working in his shop - a woman.... The Village Barbershop Genre: Comedy, Drama Year: USA 2008 Director: Chris J. Ford Studio: Hot Shave Cast: John Ratzenberger, Shelly Cole, Cindy Pickett, George McRae, Daron Jennings, Josh Hutchinson, Cory DuVal E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg The film is a split narrative set simultaneously in contemporary London and in a future metropolis ruled by religious fervor... Franklyn Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2008 Director: Gerald McMorrow Studio: Recorded Picture Company Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill, Richard Coyle, Eva Green, Susannah York, James Faulkner E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg A fake game "Bionic Mutant" in the first pic (cab side is shown in the 5th pic), Tempest, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Centipede and more in... Adventureland Genre: Comedy, Period Film Year: 2009 Director: Greg Mottola Studio: Miramax Films Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kelsey Ford, Michael Zegen, Ryan McFarland, Jack Gilpin, Wendie Malick, Matt Bush E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg Metal Slug, Galaxian, Defender, Sinistar, Final Lap and CarnEvil in the movie 'Gamer' Genre: Sci-Fi Action Year: USA 2009 Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Studio: Lionsgate Cast: Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman and Terry Crews E-Mail: Pictures from German Gonzalez-Morris (german.gonzalez@...) and Vasco (vazcomics@...)> Area 51 and Galaxian in... Race to Witch Mountain Genre: Sci-Fi Adventure Year: USA 2009 Director: Andy Fickman Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Cast: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Everett Scott, Chris Marquette MAMEWorld: Pictures from Qun Mang They are playing a table top game in the picture. It doesn't show the screen but it sounds like a Donkey Kong and Pac-Man faked mash-up... (500) Days of Summer Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2009 Director: Marc Webb Studio: 20th Century Fox Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg E-Mail: Picture from Smitdogg Not sure what the games are here. One is probably Golden Tee something, I think another one is Fast and Furious Drift... The Vicious Kind Genre: Animated Year: USA 2009 Director: Lee Toland Krieger Studio: 72nd Street Productions, Candleridge Entertainment Cast: Adam Scott, Brittany Snow, Alex Frost, J.K. Simmons, Vittorio Brahm, Bill Buell E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon... Games: Midway's Wheels (1st picture left) and PSE's Maneater (4th picture far right) - found by gregf Special When Lit Genre: Documentary Year: UK 2009 Director: Brett Sullivan Studio: Steam Motion and Sound Cast: Roger Sharpe, Rick Stetta, Sam Harvey, Tim Arnold, John Broughton, Steve Epstein, Josh Pingeek Kaplan, Pat Lawlor, Lyman Sheats, Gary Stern E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg Some gambling machines... In the Electric Mist Genre: Crime, Mystery Year: USA 2009 Director: Bertrand Tavernier Studio: Ithaca Pictures, Little Bear Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Steenburgen, Kelly Macdonald, Justina Machado, Ned Beatty E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg Nicolas Cage walks through an arcade inside of a casino. There was a House of the Dead game, Harley Davidson and others... The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans Genre: Crime, Mystery Year: USA 2009 Director: Werner Herzog Studio: Millennium Films Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit, Fairuza Balk, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg There's an arcade scene in... Stay Cool Genre: Comedy Year: USA 2009 Director: Michael Polish Studio: Initiate Productions Cast: Winona Ryder, Mark Polish, Sean Astin, Hilary Duff, Josh Holloway, Jon Cryer, Chevy Chase E-Mail: Pictures from Smitdogg Next Page Previous Page