Orangutan
by Ian Tullis (I), Linda Holman (I)
Answers: LYIN, RENETT
In IMDB, when multiple actors share a name, they are distinguished by Roman numerals. Find the indicated John Smiths in IMDB and order them by their (sometimes quite large!) Roman numerals." The hint in the first letters of the Special Skills section spells DIFFERENCE.
(1) Roman numeral differences: If two consecutive John Smiths were numbers XXI and XXVI, the difference would be 5, an E. There's an implied 0th John Smith.
(2) Fun False Facts: The number in each "Fun Fact" is wrong. Compute the difference between the correct and incorrect number.
| Title | J.S. IMDB link | Smith# | Diff | (1) | False Fun | True Fun | Diff | (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur the King | John Smith | 18 | 18 | R | 38 | 18 | 20 | T |
| Underworld | John Smith | 23 | 5 | E | 17 | 9 | 8 | H |
| The Prince of Guilt? | John Smith | 37 | 14 | N | 8 | 3 | 5 | E |
| Enchanted | John Smith | 45 | 8 | H | 8 | 3 | 5 | E |
| Punisher '79-82 | John Smith | 60 | 15 | O | 2 | 1 | 1 | A |
| Vegas and the Mob | John Smith | 72 | 12 | L | 10 | 3 | 7 | G |
| Video Option 140 | John Smith | 76 | 4 | D | 14 | 2 | 12 | L |
| The Lord's Prayer | John Smith | 91 | 15 | O | 6 | 1 | 5 | E |
| The Big Freeze | John Smith | 97 | 6 | F | 28 | 9 | 19 | S |
| Rotten | John Smith | 103 | 6 | F | 4 | 2 | 2 | B |
| Check out… | John Smith | 121 | 18 | R | 12 | 0 | 12 | L |
| Jostens | John Smith | 126 | 5 | E | 2 | 1 | 1 | A |
| Fortitude | John Smith | 131 | 5 | E | 16 | 2 | 14 | N |
| CYT Official | John Smith | 141 | 10 | J | 12 | 1 | 11 | K |
| The Perfect Brew | John Smith | 150 | 9 | I | 6 | 1 | 5 | E |
| Greed (I) | John Smith | 163 | 13 | M | 53 | 28 | 25 | Y |
| Partners in Crime | John Smith | 176 | 13 | M | 19 | 14 | 5 | E |
| Monsenor… | John Smith | 201 | 25 | Y | 1999 | 1980 | 19 | S |
RENHOLD OF FREE JIMMY is RENETT; THE EAGLES BLANK EYES is LYIN.