Our 2018 Winner – For The 2nd Time in 3 Years – Mr. Cary Grant

In order to win Cary Grant had to take down, in order,  Jack Lemmon, Matt Damon, Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Clark Gable and Gregory Peck.

Welcome to our 5th Annual UMR Movie Tournament.  Usually we do this tournament in March.  That usually coincides with the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament.  This year the UMR website was having some major technical issues during March and we never got around to doing the tournament.  That has been bugging me for the last 7 months….so to scratch that itch…here is our 2018 UMR tournament.

The rules to qualify for the tournament: Actor/actress had to star in at least 30 movies and be ranked in the Top 64 when looking at the average Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score for their movies.  The higher the UMR average the higher the rankings.  Previous winners are put into the same bracket….sorry Bogart, Tracy, Grant and Stewart fans….but going to make them work to repeat!

The rules to advance to the next round:  The first four rounds are a best-of-five movie matchup.  The last two rounds (Final Four & Finals) are a best-of-seven. Using a random number generator each actor/actress’ movie is drawn from their Top 30 UMR rated movies.  The movie with the higher UMR score wins that matchup.  First one to either 3 or 4 wins moves to the next round. Movie can only be used once for the entire tournament….which is why 30 movies is the minimum to qualify for the tournament.  This continues until only one actor/actress is left.

And Then There Were Two:

Cary Grant beats Gregory Peck 4-0……movies used #9, #21, #4, #16

The Final Four:  Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, John Wayne and Clark Gable

Gregory Peck beats John Wayne 4-3…movies used…#14, #11, #8, #18, #24, #16, #7
Cary Grant beats Clark Gable 4-3…movies used….#24,  #28, #27, #12, #2, #20, #11

The Elite 8….and all are AFI Legends.

Elite 8 Bracket

Seed	Charade Bracket	Die Hard Bracket	Argo Bracket	Raiders Bracket
	James Stewart	Gary Cooper		John Wayne
		Gregory Peck	Clark Gable
	Cary Grant			Burt Lancaster
			William Holden

Elite 8 Round Charade Bracket (upsets in bold)

#3 Cary Grant beats #1 James Stewart 3-1…..movies used #22,  #9, #15, #4

Elite 8 Round Die Hard Bracket (upsets in bold)

#2 Gregory Peck beats #1 Gary Cooper  3-1…..movies used  #23, #9, #11, #2

Elite 8 Round Argo Bracket (upsets in bold)

#2 Clark Gable beats #5 William Holden 3-1….movies used #4, #27, #9, #11

Elite 8 Round Raiders Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 John Wayne beats #3 Burt Lancaster 3-2…..movies used #1, #6, #18, #7, #11

Sweet 16 Bracket

Seed	Charade Bracket	Die Hard Bracket	Argo Bracket	Raiders Bracket
	James Stewart	Gary Cooper		John Wayne
	Spencer Tracy	Gregory Peck	Clark Gable	Harrison Ford
	Cary Grant	Paul Newman		Burt Lancaster
	Mickey Rooney		William Holden
			Bette Davis
			Anthony Quinn
		Maureen O'Hara		Fredric March

Sweet 16 Round Charade Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 James Stewart beats #5 Mickey Rooney 3-0…..movies used #8, #2, #19
#3 Cary Grant beats #2 Spencer Tracy 3-1….movies used #7, #30, #19, #6

Sweet 16 Round Die Hard Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 Gary Cooper beats #12 Maureen O’Hara 3-1…..movies used #21, #8, #11, #12
#2 Gregory Peck beats #3 Paul Newman 3-2….movies used #1, #17, #13, #29, #6

Sweet 16 Round Argo Bracket (upsets in bold)

#2 Clark Gable beats #6 Bette Davis 3-1….movies used #7, #13, #22, #25
#5 William Holden beats #8 Anthony Quinn 3-1….movies used #6, #7, #27, #22

Sweet 16 Round Raiders Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 John Wayne beats #12 Frederic March 3-0…..movies used #16, #8, #30
#3 Burt Lancaster beats #2 Harrison Ford  3-2….movies used #12, #11, #29, #14, #16

2018 UMR BRACKET – 2nd Round

Seed	Charade Bracket	Die Hard Bracket	Argo Bracket	Raiders Bracket
	James Stewart	Gary Cooper	Tom Hanks	John Wayne
	Spencer Tracy	Gregory Peck	Clark Gable	Harrison Ford
	Cary Grant	Paul Newman		Burt Lancaster
		Gene Hackman	Clint Eastwood	Henry Fonda
	Mickey Rooney		William Holden
		Tyrone Power	Bette Davis	Myrna Loy
	Tom Cruise	Ginger Rogers		Robert Redford
	Dustin Hoffman	Judy Garland	Anthony Quinn	Van Johnson
			David Niven
	James Cagney
		Maureen O'Hara		Fredric March
	Matt Damon
			Robert Mitchum

2nd Round Charade Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 James Stewart beats #8 Dustin Hoffman 3-2…..movies used #16, #7, #26, #23, #13
#2 Spencer Tracy beats #7 Tom Cruise 3-0….movies used #16, #4, #8
#3 Cary Grant beats #13 Matt Damon 3-0….movies used #8, #18, #5
#5 Mickey Rooney beats #11 James Cagney 3-0….movies used #13, #23, #28

2nd Round Die Hard Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 Gary Cooper beats #8 Judy Garland 3-0…..movies used #13, #5, #14
#2 Gregory Peck beats #7 Ginger Rogers 3-2….movies used #21, #10, #3, #28, #4
#3 Paul Newman beats #14 Edward G. Robinson 3-1….movies used #19, #4, #9
#12 Maureen O’Hara beats #4 Gene Hackman 3-2….movies used #20, #6, #17, #21, #24

2nd Round Argo Bracket (upsets in bold)

#8 Anthony Quinn beats #1 Tom Hanks 3-1…..movies used #22, #6, #2, #16
#2 Clark Gable beats #10 David Niven 3-1….movies used #28, #1, #16, #10
#6 Bette Davis beats #14 Robert Mitchum 3-2….movies used #18, #23, #25, #5 #1
#5 William Holden beats #4 Clint Eastwood 3-0….movies used #1, #13, #15

2nd Round Raiders Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 John Wayne beats #8 Van Johnson 3-0…..movies used #3, #17, #10, #14
#2 Harrison Ford beats #7 Robert Redford 3-0….movies used #6. #21, #26
#3 Burt Lancaster beats #6 Myrna Loy 3-0….movies used #4, #22, #10
#12 Fredric March beats beats #4 Henry Fonda 3-0….movies used #5, #1, #17

2018 UMR FULL BRACKET

Seed	Charade Bracket	Die Hard Bracket	Argo Bracket	Raiders Bracket
	James Stewart	Gary Cooper	Tom Hanks	John Wayne
	Spencer Tracy	Gregory Peck	Clark Gable	Harrison Ford
	Cary Grant	Paul Newman	Katharine Hepburn	Burt Lancaster
	Humphrey Bogart	Gene Hackman	Clint Eastwood	Henry Fonda
	Mickey Rooney	Bing Crosby	William Holden	Bob Hope
	Jack Nicholson	Tyrone Power	Bette Davis	Mryna Loy
	Tom Cruise	Ginger Rogers	Marlon Brando	Robert Redford
	Dustin Hoffman	Judy Garland	Anthony Quinn	Van Johnson
	Olivia de Havilland	Walter Pidgeon	Meryl Streep	Elizabeth Taylor
	Fred Astaire	William Powell	David Niven	Robert DeNiro
	James Cagney	Morgan Freeman	Claudette Colbert	Barbara Stanwyck
	Robert Duvall	Maureen O'Hara	Frank Sinatra	Fredric March
	Matt Damon	Michael Caine	Fred MacMurray	Charles Laughton
	Jack Lemmon	Edward G. Robinson	Robert Mitchum	Wallace Beery
	Sean Connery	Errol Flynn	Robert Taylor	Robin Williams
	Ray Milland	Charlton Heston	Gene Kelly	Dean Martin

1st Round Charade Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 James Stewart beats #16 Ray Milland 3-0…..movies used #11, #25, #21
#2 Spencer Tracy beats #15 Sean Connery 3-1….movies used #21, #7, #3, #5
#3 Cary Grant beats #14 Jack Lemmon 3-2….movies used #26, #11, #23, #13, #14
#13 Matt Damon beats #4 Humphrey Bogart 3-2….movies used #25, #22, #1, #2, #10
#5 Mickey Rooney beats #12 Robert Duvall 3-0….movies used #16, #22, #17
#11 James Cagney beats #6 Jack Nicholson 3-1….movies used #1, #16, #25, #10
#7 Tom Cruise beats #10 Fred Astaire 3-0….movies used #22, #25, #1
#8 Dustin Hoffman beats #9 Olivia de Havilland 3-2….movies used #15, #29, #13, #2, #7

1st Round Die Hard Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 Gary Cooper beats #16 Charlton Heston 3-0…..movies used #15, #28, #3
#2 Gregory Peck beats #15 Errol Flynn 3-2….movies used #25, #30, #20, #26, #5
#3 Paul Newman beats #14 Edward G. Robinson 3-1….movies used #20, #13, #7 #16
#4 Gene Hackman beats #13 Michael Caine 3-1….movies used #10, #11, #18, #22
#12 Maureen O’Hara beats #5 Bing Crosby 3-0….movies used #4, #7, #9
#6 Tyrone Power beats #11 Morgan Freeman 3-0….movies used #15, #11, #10
#7 Ginger Rogers beats #10 William Powell 3-0….movies used #8, #4, #5
#8 Judy Garland  beats #9 Walter Pidgeon 3-1….movies used #26, #3, #16, #4

1st Round Argo Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 Tom Hanks beats #16 Gene Kelly 3-1…..movies used #16, #13, #21, #17
#2 Clark Gable beats #15 Robert Taylor 3-0….movies used #4, #15, #24
#14 Robert Mitchum beats #3 Katharine Hepburn 3-0….movies used #5, #8, #3
#4 Clint Eastwood beats #13 Fred MacMurray 3-0….movies used #14, #21, #11
#5 William Holden beats #12 Frank Sinatra 3-0….movies used #9, #12, #10
#6 Bette Davis beats #11 Claudette Colbert 3-1….movies used #20. #30, #7, #2
#10 David Niven beats #7 Marlon Brando 3-1….movies used #18, #3, #25, #11
#8 Anthony Quinn beats #9 Meryl Streep 3-1….movies used #26, #10, #24, #19

1st Round Raiders Bracket (upsets in bold)

#1 John Wayne beats #16 Dean Martin 3-2…..movies used #26, #5, #19, #2, #27
#2 Harrison Ford beats #15 Robin Williams 3-2….movies used #14, #17, #5, #27, #1
#3 Burt Lancaster beats #14 Wallace Beery 3-1….movies used #13, #27, #17, #6
#4 Henry Fonda beats #13 Charles Laughton 3-2….movies used #22, #12, #11, #6, #17
#12 Fredric March beats #5 Bob Hope 3-1….movies used #27, #8, #3, #7
#6 Myrna Loy beats #11 Barbara Stanwyck 3-2….movies used #122, #4, #27, #19, #2
#7 Robert Redford beats #10 Robert DeNiro 3-0….movies used #10, #5, #21
#8 Van Johnson  beats #9 Elizabeth Taylor 3-0….movies used #12, #11, #25