A Movie Quiz - Something in Common

Yes Raggedy, you were correct. Sorry I didn't get here sooner!

New question:

A Thousand Acres
10 Things I Hate About You
Forbidden Planet
My Own Private Idaho
The Lion King

All have Shakespearean based characters in them.

You got it LW...

The Prospero character in "Forbidden Planet" and King Lear in "My Own Private Idaho" I immediately recognized. I guess it's is Iago in "Lion King" -- the other two are more vague to me now without looking them up.

I have to get ready to go shopping (I'm Mom's transporation today for the after Thanksgiving madness so I won't post anything right now -- someone take over for awhile!)

If someone answers on the other clue in quotes from movies, it'll have to go on hold for a few hours or someone can ask a second question. I know Raggedy was trying to keep it down to no more than two but more often one as some get completely lost (and I can understand that!)

You all are so obviously way over my head with
respect to your immense knowledge and memory
of movies, but I do enjoy following along

OK,...here's a try:

Sam Waterston
Jerry Stiller
Melanie Griffith
Christina Ricci
Polly Bergen

JerryR: Here's a guess. They all played in movies where only their voice was heard.
Stiller - Lion King III
Ricci - Small Soldiers
Waterston - The Unfinished Journey
Griffith - Stuart Little
Bergen - Champion (she was heard singing)

Hi Raggedyaggie,...nice to meet ya!!

That may be true, but it's not the correlation I had in mind.

My answer is alot more simple.

Nice to meet you too Jerry R. Your answer is a lot simpler. That's what you think You're not using any TV movies, are you?

No TV movies!
Think 'bout the question you just answered on my quote game!

Thanks for the hint JerryR.

Films directed by John Waters:
Waterston - Serial Mom
Stiller - Hairspray
Ricci - Pecker
Griffith - Something Wild
Bergen - Cry-Bay

You got it!!!

But not without a great big clue.

New question:

Fred MacMurray
Mickey Rooney
Robert Mitchum
Mark Lester
Roddy McDowall

Ok, here's a guess.

They've all co-starred with Charlton Heston.

Roddy Mcdowall-Planet of the Apes
Fred Macmurray-The Far Horizons
Mark Lester-Crossed Swords
Robert Mitchum-Midway
Mickey Rooney-A Century of Cinema

JerryR - A great answer, but not the one I'm looking for.
Hint: All the movies have a common subject and the movie title refers to the subject.

They've all been in films about a horse?

OK,..try#2:

They all did horsie movies:

Roddy MacDowall-Thunderhead, Son of Flicka
Mickey Rooney- The Black Stallion
Mark Lester- Black Beauty
Fred Macmurray- Smoky
Robert Mitchum- The Red Pony

(This better be it,..my brain hurts!! )

Ooooooh,...I gonna git you LW!!!!!

Rooney was also in "National Velvet" -- so sorry

I knew that!!!,....Really!!!,...with Liz Taylor, and Angela Lansbury