# Movie Marathon (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 17, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2019-08-17T02:03:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 132
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2623 "2019-12-15T14:43:07Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2624 "2019-12-15T15:41:57Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” 3. Matt Hooper in “Jaws” ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2625 "2019-12-15T15:57:59Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” 3. Matt Hooper in “Jaws” 4. Wonder Boy in “Inserts” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2626 "2019-12-15T16:07:20Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” 3. Matt Hooper in “Jaws” 4. Wonder Boy in “Inserts” 5. Dick Cheney in “W.” ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2627 "2019-12-15T16:08:29Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” 3. Matt Hooper in “Jaws” 4. Wonder Boy in “Inserts” 5. Dick Cheney in “W.” 6. Roy Neary in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2628 "2019-12-15T16:37:19Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” 3. Matt Hooper in “Jaws” 4. Wonder Boy in “Inserts” 5. Dick Cheney in “W.” 6. Roy Neary in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” 7. Baby Face Nelson in “Dillinger” (1973) ---
**Author:** ![Bbiya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@Bbiya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bbiya)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2629 "2019-12-15T16:56:18Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” 3. Matt Hooper in “Jaws” 4. Wonder Boy in “Inserts” 5. Dick Cheney in “W.” 6. Roy Neary in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” 7. Baby Face Nelson in “Dillinger” (1973) 8. Paul Dietrich in “The Competition” (1980) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2630 "2019-12-15T18:51:36Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” 3. Matt Hooper in “Jaws” 4. Wonder Boy in “Inserts” 5. Dick Cheney in “W.” 6. Roy Neary in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” 7. Baby Face Nelson in “Dillinger” (1973) 8. Paul Dietrich in “The Competition” (1980) 9. Moses Wine in “The Big Fix” ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2631 "2019-12-15T19:46:50Z")
Roles of Richard Dreyfuss 1. Elliott Garfield in “The Goodbye Girl” 2. Curt Henderson in “American Graffiti” 3. Matt Hooper in “Jaws” 4. Wonder Boy in “Inserts” 5. Dick Cheney in “W.” 6. Roy Neary in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” 7. Baby Face Nelson in “Dillinger” (1973) 8. Paul Dietrich in “The Competition” (1980) 9. Moses Wine in “The Big Fix” 10. Glenn Holland in “Mr. Holland’s Opus” SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2632 "2019-12-15T19:52:27Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2633 "2019-12-15T20:40:57Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally 3. Toy Story You have a clear conflict between the two lead characters but neither of them is presented as being a villain. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2634 "2019-12-15T21:42:21Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally 3. Toy Story 4. My Dinner With Andre ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2635 "2019-12-15T22:07:58Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally 3. Toy Story 4. My Dinner With Andre 5. Koyaanisqatsi ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2636 "2019-12-15T22:40:34Z")
But the neighbor kid is a sadistic jerk. He tortures toys! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2637 "2019-12-15T22:50:05Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally 3. Toy Story 4. My Dinner With Andre 5. Koyaanisqatsi 6. Steel Magnolias ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2638 "2019-12-15T22:54:54Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > But the neighbor kid is a sadistic jerk. He tortures toys! I can see that. But I think of _Toy Story_ as being about the conflict between Woody and Buzz. Sid was just a background event. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2639 "2019-12-15T23:14:29Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally 3. Toy Story 4. My Dinner With Andre 5. Koyaanisqatsi 6. Steel Magnolias 7. Forrest Gump ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2640 "2019-12-16T00:35:58Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally 3. Toy Story 4. My Dinner With Andre 5. Koyaanisqatsi 6. Steel Magnolias 7. Forrest Gump 8. Sleepless in Seattle ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2641 "2019-12-16T03:24:00Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally 3. Toy Story 4. My Dinner With Andre 5. Koyaanisqatsi 6. Steel Magnolias 7. Forrest Gump 8. Sleepless in Seattle 9. The Seven Year Itch ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2642 "2019-12-16T03:28:51Z")
SDMB rules: no jerks! (movies with no real villain) 1. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. When Harry Met Sally 3. Toy Story 4. My Dinner With Andre 5. Koyaanisqatsi 6. Steel Magnolias 7. Forrest Gump 8. Sleepless in Seattle 9. The Seven Year Itch 10. The Blue Lagoon (1980) Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=131) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=133)