Movies that reference actuaries or the actuarial profession

I am trying to come up with a list of movies that reference actuaries or the actuarial profession. I'll supply the first one:
1. Fletch

That was easy, any others?

[Guerilla poster]

Do we seek recognition:

Do people in other professions sit around and list movies that reference their profession?

I think there was a movie called Double Indemntiy or something where James Wood's played an actuary. I never saw it but have heard it discussed before.

[Patience]

From SOA.org

Caught on Film
by Kelly Mayo Public Relations Intern

Did you know actuaries have been portrayed by Hollywood for decades? The November/December 1991 issue of Contingencies (the American Academy of Actuaries' magazine) featured an article, "Hooray for Hollywood" by Dan Abramson, that cites several movies spotlighting the profession.

The 1948 film, "Are You with It?" was the first to feature an actuary. Donald O'Connor played an actuary who is forced to join a carnival after misplacing a decimal point on a statistical table. According to Abramson, patrons at the premiere bought savings bonds instead of admission tickets.

Actuaries have been portrayed in murder mysteries, comedies, and even love stories. The 1968 film, "Sweet Charity," documents the romantic life of an actuary, this time played by John McMartin. Shirley MacLaine is his love interest. The legendary film, "Double Indemnity," starred Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck. An insurance investigator uses actuarial tables to solve the crime.

Recently, the film "Class Action" featured Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as father and daughter lawyers on opposite sides of a civil suit. Actuarial analysis plays a key role in the outcome


Was also mentioned in Groundhog Day

[RTackle]

Actually, James Woods was in a movie called "The Billion Dollar Bubble". He played an actuary who got caught up in a scandal involving reinsurance on life policies. It was part of the FAC (maybe still is). Two other interesting points:

1) While Woods played the role of Art Lewis, supposedly another actuary was really the key player in this scam. I think he was kicked out of the SOA and is now a recruiter.

2) You can tell the movie was made in the late 60's or early 70's - when Woods and a computer guy are hatching this scheme, they're sitting in the office, smoking some doobage!

I don't think James Woods posts this credential on his resume.

[Mr. Grim]

Is that what happened to Andy Lang?

You're talking about the Equity Funding scandal. Read about it here:

http://www.scripophily.net/equityfindb.html

[Carlos]

I remember something about an actuarial program in "Tron."

[Crystal Dragon.]

There was an Animaniacs cartoon that opened with someone reviewing actuarial tables. Not that I watch that show, but, you know...

[ne11er]

Animaniacs rock! Don't be embarassed to say you watch that show! There is some good humor there! I just wish they would have it on TV more often and have more of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot...they focus on Pinky and the Brain too much nowadays. And which episode do they start out looking at actuarial tables...I might have to watch a couple of my tapes tonight. Hehe...

[Dr T Non-Fan]

There's a great web site that contains just about everything anamaniac you'd want to know: changes to lead song (after "totally insany"), changes to credits, the very end of the show, etc.

Can't remember it, but it's Yahoo!-able. It's in unformatted typeset.