Shout About Movies: the Essential Movie Award Night Party Game; Get Yo

    Entertainment Editors

    EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2005--Hasbro Games, the worldwide leader in the games industry, offers the ultimate solution to help jump start any movie award party on Hollywood's biggest night. Shout About Movies is the must-have DVD party game that transforms an ordinary award show gathering into an unforgettable, extraordinary movie bash.
    Shout About Movies will have all film fans - from movie aficionados to silver screen novices - shouting. It's as simple as insert, play, shout! The game challenges movie fans with video and audio clips from more than 100 acclaimed films, 40 celebrated directors, and 50 industry-honored actors. Within moments, guests will experience explosive fun with a game that features many of their film favorites and gears them up to watch the red carpet glitz.
    "This game lets movie fans re-live their favorite movie moments through an instantly stimulating game that honors more than 60 years of film," said Mark Blecher, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Hasbro Games. "There is no better way to fuel award-season fever than with Shout About Movies, the game that celebrates films from all genres."
    Shout About Movies invites 4 to 40 players to compete in teams in a race to identify famous quotes, scenes and characters from major motion pictures. The game features "Shout Rounds," where players yell out answers and "Whisper Rounds," where teams huddle secretly to discuss strategies before giving an answer. Keeping players on the edge of their seats, the winner isn't revealed until the last second in the final round. Scoring is calculated on screen using the remote control from a DVD player.
    Movie fans won't have to venture outside of their favorite aisle; Shout About Movies available in the DVD aisle, as well as the game section, for the approximate retail price of $19.99.

    About Hasbro Games

    Hasbro Games manufacturers and markets games and puzzles under the brand names MILTON BRADLEY and PARKER BROTHERS. Included in its product line are some of the world's best-known games and puzzles including: CANDY LAND, the MONOPOLY game, SCRABBLE Brand Crossword Game, YAHTZEE, TWISTER, THE GAME OF LIFE, TRIVIAL PURSUIT and BIG BEN Puzzles. The company also markets its games in three focused initiatives: MY FIRST GAMES (pre-school games), FAMILY GAME NIGHT (family games) and GET TOGETHER GAMES (adult games).

    Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.

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