# Calandar + Movie = Movie Holidays! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227 "2006-04-11T14:20:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/1 "2006-04-11T14:20:20Z")
Okay, so the Easter Holiday is coming up. Instead of celebrating by painting eggs and spending the day with as much in-laws as you can stand, why not just lock yourself away and watch **The Passion of the Christ** this Easter Sunday? And **Saving Private Ryan** come May 29th. What are some other movies we can designate days for? let’s get creative… ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/2 "2006-04-11T14:47:33Z")
Scare yourself on February 14 with [**Valentine**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242998/). Overnight April 14-15, stretch out for a viewing of **Titanic**. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/3 "2006-04-11T15:16:58Z")
January 12th = **2001: A Space Odyssey** ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/4 "2006-04-11T15:45:35Z")
I think _Passion of the Christ_ is better suited to Friday. Save Sunday to watch _Harvey_. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/5 "2006-04-11T16:18:12Z")
December 7th = **Pearl Harbor** April 26th (Secretaries Day, or Administrative Professionals Day) = **9 to 5** ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/6 "2006-04-11T16:46:09Z")
The slasher films (ala Leprechaun for 3/17) could fill an entire thread. But bearing in mind the OP says ‘let’s get creative…’ Thank You For Smoking / Barbarians At The Gate double feature: November 17th Planet of the Apes: July 6th Manchurian Candidate: August 19th Starship Troopers: October 24th ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/7 "2006-04-11T17:01:03Z")
April 14[sup]th[/sup]: _Apollo 13_ ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/8 "2006-04-11T17:44:22Z")
Alright, Here’s what we have so far: [Movie Holiday Calendar](http://calendar.yahoo.com/YYY,2b128f/srt,0/?v=42&POS=) I forgot to mention, if you’re being particularly creative or obtuse… feel free to offer an explanation 😉 Such as: January 12th is the day HAL 9000 became operational. But I don’t need to tell you geeks that. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/9 "2006-04-11T17:46:40Z")
Ooops… click on "View: All " to see all the movies for the year. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/10 "2006-04-11T18:27:21Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I think _Passion of the Christ_ is better suited to Friday. Agreed. February 2: _Groundhog Day_ (Duh.) ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/11 "2006-04-11T18:44:36Z")
I got another: November 5 = **Back to the Future**. The day that Marty arrived in 1955. It was either that or Oct 26 (1985), the day he departed. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/12 "2006-04-11T20:03:01Z")
December 3[sup]rd[/sup]: _The Hunt for Red October_ ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/13 "2006-04-11T20:54:17Z")
[March 20](http://www.meatout.org/): Soylent Green ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/14 "2006-04-11T21:32:18Z")
Thanksgiving: **Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Alice’s Restaurant What’s Cooking?** ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/15 "2006-04-12T14:34:02Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Thanksgiving: > **Planes, Trains, and Automobiles > Alice’s Restaurant > What’s Cooking?** I’d go with T,P, & A as the quintessential Thanksgiving movie. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/16 "2006-04-12T14:58:06Z")
**The Longest Day** on June 6th. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/17 "2006-04-12T15:26:23Z")
I wonder if we can designate a movie for every day of the year (with no overlaps)? So far, 19 out of 365… got a ways to go. S’keep ‘em comin’! ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/18 "2006-04-12T15:36:01Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > I wonder if we can designate a movie for every day of the year (with no overlaps)? I have no doubt the task could be easily done. But, what may be confusing is the fact your OP implies a film should tie back to a holiday (i.e. Solyent Green on Meat Out Day) and a couple of your selections (i.e. Back to the Future & Space Odyssey) don’t have any relationship to a holiday on their given day. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/19 "2006-04-12T15:56:18Z")
Here are some [National Days](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day) for countries across the world Afghanistan 19 August Albania 28 November Alderney (UK) 9 May Algeria 1 November American Samoa (US) 17 April Andorra 8 September Angola 11 November Anguilla 30 May Antigua and Barbuda 1 November Argentina 25 May Armenia 28 May Aruba (Netherlands) 18 March Australia 26 January Austria 26 October Azerbaijan 28 May Bahrain 16 December Bahamas 10 July Bangladesh 26 March Barbados 30 November Belarus 3 July Belgium 21 July Belize 10 September and 21 September Benin 1 August Bermuda 24 May Bhutan 17 December Bolivia 6 August Bosnia-Hercegovina 1 MarchBotswana 30 September Brazil 7 September British Virgin Islands (UK) 1 July Brunei 23 February Bulgaria 3 March Burkina Faso 4 August Burma (Myanmar) 4 January Burundi 1 July Cambodia 9 November Cameroon 20 May Canada 1 July Cape Verde September 12 Cayman Islands 1st Monday in July Central African Republic 1 December Chad 11 August Chile 18 September People’s Republic of China 1 October Republic of China 10 October Colombia 20 July Comoros 6 July Cook Islands 4 August Costa Rica 15 September Côte d’Ivoire 7 August Croatia 25 June Cuba 1 January Cyprus 1 October Czech Republic 28 October Democratic Republic of Congo 30 June Denmark 5 June Djibouti 27 June Dominica 3 November Dominican Republic 27 February East Timor 20 May Ecuador 10 August Egypt 23 July El Salvador 15 September England (UK) 23 April Equatorial Guinea 12 October Eritrea 24 May Estonia 24 February Ethiopia 28 May Falkland Islands (UK) 14 June Faroe Islands (Denmark) 16 April Fiji 10 October Finland 6 December France 14 July French Guyana (France) 14 July French Polynesia (France) 14 July Republic of Macedonia 8 September Gabon 17 August Gambia 18 February Georgia 26 May Germany 3 October Ghana 6 March Gibraltar (UK) 10 September Greece 25 March Greenland (Denmark) 21 June Grenada 7 February Guadeloupe (France) 14 July Guam (US) 21 July Guatemala 15 September Guernsey and Dependencies (UK) 9 May Guinea 3 April Guinea-Bissau 24 September Guyana 23 February Haiti 1 January Herm 9 May Honduras 15 September Hungary 15 March 20 August 23 October Iceland 17 June India 26 January 15 August Indonesia 17 August Iran 1 April Iraq 17 July Ireland 17 March Isle of Man (UK) 5 July Israel 14 May Italy 2 June Jamaica 1st Monday in August Japan 11 February Jersey (UK) 9 May Jordan 25 May Kazakhstan 25 October Kenya 12 December Kiribati 12 July Kuwait 25 February Kyrgyzstan 30 August Laos 2 December Latvia 18 November Lebanon 22 November Lesotho 4 October Liberia 26 July Libya 1 September Liechtenstein 15 August Lithuania 16 February Luxembourg 23 June Madagascar 26 June Malawi 6 July Malaysia 31 August Maldives 26 July Mali 22 September Malta 21 September Marshall Islands 1 May Martinique (France) 14 July Mauritania 28 November Mauritius 12 March Mayotte (France) 14 July Mexico 16 September Federated States of Micronesia 10 May Moldova 27 August Monaco 19 November Mongolia 11 July Montenegro (Serbia and Montenegro) 13 July Montserrat (UK) 2nd Saturday in June Morocco 2 March Mozambique 25 June Namibia 21 March Nauru 31 January Nepal 18 February 28 December Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) 30 April Netherlands 30 April New Caledonia (France) 14 July New Zealand 6 February Nicaragua 15 September Niger 18 December Nigeria 1 October Niue 6 February Norfolk Island (Australia) 8 June North Korea 8 September Northern Mariana Islands 8 January Norway 17 May Oman 18 November Pakistan 23 March (Republic Day), 14 August (Independence Day) Palau 9 July Panama 3 November Papua New Guinea 16 September Paraguay 14 May Peru 28 July Philippines 12 June Pitcairn Islands (UK) 2nd Saturday in June Poland 3 May Portugal 10 June Puerto Rico (US) 4 July Qatar 3 September Quebec (Canada) 24 June Republic of the Congo 15 August Republic of Yemen 22 May Réunion (France) 14 July Romania 1 December Russia 12 June Rwanda 1 July Sami (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia) 6 February Samoa 1 June San Marino 3 September São Tomé and Príncipe 12 July Sark (UK) 9 May Saudi Arabia 23 September Scotland (UK) 30 November Senegal 4 April Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro) 15 February Seychelles 18 June Sierra Leone 27 April Singapore 9 August Slovakia 29 August 1 September Slovenia 25 June Solomon Islands 7 July Somalia 21 October South Africa 27 April South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (UK) 14 June South Korea 15 August Spain 12 October Sri Lanka 4 February St Helena (UK) 2nd Saturday in June St Kitts and Nevis 19 September St Lucia 22 February St Pierre and Miquelon (France) 14 July St Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October Sudan 1 January Suriname 25 November Swaziland 6 September Sweden 6 June Switzerland 1 August Syria 17 April Tajikistan 9 September Tanzania 26 April Thailand 5 December Togo 27 April Tonga 4 June Trinidad and Tobago 31 August Tunisia 20 March Turkey 29 October Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 15 November Turkmenistan 27 October Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 30 August Tuvalu 1 October Uganda 9 October Ukraine 24 August United Arab Emirates 2 December United Kingdom 2nd Saturday in June (can vary) United States July 4 United States Virgin Islands (US) 31 March Uruguay 25 August Uzbekistan 1 September Vanuatu 30 July Vatican City 22 October Venezuela 5 July Vietnam 2 September Wales (UK) 1 March Yugoslavia 29 November Zambia 24 October Zimbabwe 18 April Here are some nation (Presidentially designated) days (Congress has probably proclaimed 1000s more) Religious Freedom Day (January 16) National Sanctity of Human Life Day (Third Sunday in January) Martin Luther King Jr, Day (Third Monday in January) National D.A.R.E, Exception Handler Day (Second Thurday in April) Pan American Day and week (April 14 and week thereof) Law Day (May 1) Mother’s Day (Second Sunday in May) National Maritime Day (May 22) Memorial Day National Child’s Day (first Monday in June) Flag Day Father’s Day (Third Sunday in June) Parent’s Day (last Sunday in July) National Airborne Day (August 16) Women’s Equality Day (August 26) Patriot Day (September 11) National POW/MIA Recognition Day (September) Citizenship Day and Constitution Week (September 17) Gold Star Mother’s Day (last Sunday in September) German-American Day (October 6) Child Health Day (First Monday in October) Columbus Day (Second Monday in October) Leif Erikson Day (October 9) General Pulaski Memorial Day (October 11) White Cane Safety Day (October 15) United Nations Day (November 9) Veterans Day (November 11) American Recycles Day (November 15) World AIDS Day (December 1) National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7) Human Rights Day (December 10) Bill of Rights Day (December 15) Wright Brothers Day (December 17) ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227/20 "2006-04-12T15:57:25Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > I have no doubt the task could be easily done. > > But, what may be confusing is the fact your OP implies a film should tie back to a holiday (i.e. Solyent Green on Meat Out Day) and a couple of your selections (i.e. Back to the Future & Space Odyssey) don’t have any relationship to a holiday on their given day. Good point. The holiday association was a mere short-sightedness on my part… now I can look upon this thread and see it’s true potential. Let’s make all the days a Movie Holiday. Besides, we can still have it both ways: **1492: Conquest of Paradise** on Oct 9th. And We’ll get the obvious out of the way… **Halloween** on Oct 31st. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calandar-movie-movie-holidays/352227.md?page=2)