The History of MOVIE MADNESS!
My older brother, Gary, and I came up with the idea for MOVIE MADNESS! As we washed dishes after Thanksgiving dinner, we attempted to pass the time by playing a simple game: One of us would speak a movie line and the other had to guess what movie it was from. If the guesser got it right, the roles reversed. I'm sure we were butchering many of the lines, but we always had so much fun recalling those movies and imitating the character's voices. On that particular Thanksgiving evening, before I hardly realized what I was saying, I blurted out, "We should make a game out of this!"

I can remember it like it was yesterday, but that night was nearly 25 years ago. We were busy with college then and later, busy with everything else, but the idea never went away. It became something we always said we'd do "someday." Well, about 7 years ago, "someday" arrived. Gary and his brother-in-law, Marc, approached me about finally turning our dream into reality. We never seemed to find any games on the store shelves that clicked for us the way Movie Madness! did. The market was just waiting for us!

After months of effort, we began play-testing the first prototype. To our delight, the game was a HUGE hit. An early highlight came when a group of 12 skeptics gave MOVIE MADNESS! a standing ovation! We were really on to something! Driven by this early success, we redoubled our efforts. Despite countless delays and road-blocks, we never lost faith in the game's magnetism and basic fun. Now, after nearly 100 playtests, taking notes on over 900 movies, spending thousands in set-up costs while jumping through countless hoops, MOVIE MADNESS! is a game we're all VERY proud of!

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Through the many revisions and tweaks, the basic premise of reading a movie line and guessing the title has never wavered. I'd like to thank all the people who contributed their time and their talent. We have created a game that I liken to a good home-cooked meal. We hope you enjoy it as much as we have... and don't worry, Gary and I will do the dishes.

It's time for MOVIE MADNESS!

Joel W. DeLorme
President, Treasure Chest Games, Ltd.