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
Still rooting for Peck even though it looks like Cary Grant will win.
Hey Flora…..sadly….Peck got swept away in the finals…as his lost to Grant 4-0…..hard to win….when his 4 movies were ranked 24th, 21st, 29th and 15th. So kudos to Grant for becoming our first two-time champ. I was looking at the previous UMR tournaments…..and Cary Grant beat Clark Gable in the Final Four and then Gregory Peck in the Finals in 2016…that is exactly what happened this year as well.
Does not look good for Peck. This was interesting as legend after legend got taken out.
And we have the final two….2016 Champ Cary Grant and Gregory Peck. The good news is Peck is in the finals….the bad news?…. he does not have many movies left….and the ones he has left are far from his best. He’s highest rated movie left is #15 Moby Dick….while Grant has 5 movies left in his Top 16 (4 are in his Top 10….including his best UMR movie…The Philadelphia Story.)
breathlessly await the champ
Done to the Final Four. Still standing after four rounds: John Wayne, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck and Clark Gable.
Now cheering on Gregory Peck!!! Go Greg Go!!!
Hey Greg Kipp……thanks for returning to check on the progress…I would not be upset if Greg won. In three days…we went from 64 legends to now just 4. As they say in Highlander….”there can only be one”. Good stuff.
Glad to see that Gregory Peck made it to the final four in the tournament. I want Greg to win, but I wouldn’t mind Clark Gable winning either. Cary Grant has won already.
Hey Flora….Of the four…Peck has the best movies left….so I think he has a good chance…..as for Cary…even though he is one of my all-time favorites….hoping that either Gable, Peck or Wayne wins….I like there being a new champ every year. I was rooting for Lancaster…but he fell short. Gable would be a fine addition to our Champ wall. thanks for checking out my tournament…planning on doing a You Tube video shows how this is working on my side…..hey it is keeping me happy…..lol.
The cream has risen to the top.
Hey Taylor…just like the NCAA tournament…by the time you get to the final weekend….the usual suspects are still playing….that is what happened here as well. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.