# 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:** 133
**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, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2643 "2019-12-16T03:45:00Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws ---
**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 16, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2644 "2019-12-16T03:53:07Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws 3. Blue Thunder ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2645 "2019-12-16T04:10:46Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws 3. Blue Thunder 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact ---
**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 16, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2646 "2019-12-16T04:13:02Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws 3. Blue Thunder 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact 5. The French Connection ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2647 "2019-12-16T06:00:51Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws 3. Blue Thunder 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact 5. The French Connection 6. Marathon Man ---
**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 16, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2648 "2019-12-16T06:13:44Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws 3. Blue Thunder 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact 5. The French Connection 6. Marathon Man 7. 52 Pick-Up A really well made crime thriller. Check it out. ---
**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, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2649 "2019-12-16T07:07:53Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws 3. Blue Thunder 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact 5. The French Connection 6. Marathon Man 7. 52 Pick-Up 8. The Rainmaker ---
**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, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2650 "2019-12-16T07:52:19Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws 3. Blue Thunder 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact 5. The French Connection 6. Marathon Man 7. 52 Pick-Up 8. The Rainmaker 9. Sorcerer ---
**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 16, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2651 "2019-12-16T11:51:15Z")
Roy Scheider 1. All That Jazz 2. Jaws 3. Blue Thunder 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact 5. The French Connection 6. Marathon Man 7. 52 Pick-Up 8. The Rainmaker 9. Sorcerer 10. Night Game Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) ---
**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, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2652 "2019-12-16T12:29:28Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2653 "2019-12-16T12:36:23Z")
I can’t put it on the list because he hasn’t delivered, but it has been 38 years since Mel Brooks promised us “History of the World: Part II” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2654 "2019-12-16T13:41:17Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) 3. Escape From LA (15 years) ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2655 "2019-12-16T14:08:54Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) 3. Escape From LA (15 years) 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (16 years) ---
**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 16, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2656 "2019-12-16T14:11:00Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) 3. Escape From LA (15 years) 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (16 years) 5. Bill & Ted Face The Music (29 years) ---
**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, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2657 "2019-12-16T14:53:38Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) 3. Escape From LA (15 years) 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (16 years) 5. Bill & Ted Face The Music (29 years) 6. Clerks II (12 years) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2658 "2019-12-16T15:08:58Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) 3. Escape From LA (15 years) 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (16 years) 5. Bill & Ted Face The Music (29 years) 6. Clerks II (12 years) 7. Godfather 3 (16 years) ---
**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 16, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2659 "2019-12-16T16:39:35Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) 3. Escape From LA (15 years) 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (16 years) 5. Bill & Ted Face The Music (29 years) 6. Clerks II (12 years) 7. Godfather 3 (16 years) 8. Mad Max: Fury Road (30 years) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2660 "2019-12-16T16:42:57Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) 3. Escape From LA (15 years) 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (16 years) 5. Bill & Ted Face The Music (29 years) 6. Clerks II (12 years) 7. Godfather 3 (16 years) 8. Mad Max: Fury Road (30 years) 9. Zombieland: Double Tap (10 years) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2661 "2019-12-16T17:22:22Z")
Long waits: 10 years or more between movies in the same series 1. Zoolander 2 (15 years) 2. Mary Poppins Returns (54 years) 3. Escape From LA (15 years) 4. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (16 years) 5. Bill & Ted Face The Music (29 years) 6. Clerks II (12 years) 7. Godfather 3 (16 years) 8. Mad Max: Fury Road (30 years) 9. Zombieland: Double Tap (10 years) 10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (19 years) 1970s New York 1. The Taking of Pelham 123 ---
**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 16, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/2662 "2019-12-16T17:26:26Z")
1970s New York 1. The Taking of Pelham 123 2. The Warriors Exists in a bizarre version of NYC filled with themed mixed-race street gangs, but it’s very much 70s New York. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=134)