# Movie Marathon (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780>\
**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\
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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4283 "2020-03-12T17:45:19Z")

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Movies set in, or involving, a lighthouse

1. The Fog
2. Captain January
3. The Lighthouse
4. The Day of the Triffids

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4284 "2020-03-12T17:48:03Z")

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Movies set in, or involving, a lighthouse

1. The Fog
2. Captain January
3. The Lighthouse
4. The Day of the Triffids
5. Pete’s Dragon

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4285 "2020-03-12T18:20:01Z")

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Movies set in, or involving, a lighthouse

1. The Fog
2. Captain January
3. The Lighthouse
4. The Day of the Triffids
5. Pete’s Dragon
6. Voice of the Whistler

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4286 "2020-03-12T18:48:02Z")

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Movies set in, or involving, a lighthouse

1. The Fog
2. Captain January
3. The Lighthouse
4. The Day of the Triffids
5. Pete’s Dragon
6. Voice of the Whistler
7. My Beautiful Girl, Mari

Animated fantasy film set at an abandoned lighthouse where a lonely boy finds a magic marble that transports him to a world with a floating girl who becomes his friend

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4287 "2020-03-12T19:32:15Z")

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Movies set in, or involving, a lighthouse

1. The Fog
2. Captain January
3. The Lighthouse
4. The Day of the Triffids
5. Pete’s Dragon
6. Voice of the Whistler
7. My Beautiful Girl, Mari
8. The Fog

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4288 "2020-03-12T21:04:06Z")

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Movies set in, or involving, a lighthouse

1. The Fog
2. Captain January
3. The Lighthouse
4. The Day of the Triffids
5. Pete’s Dragon
6. Voice of the Whistler
7. My Beautiful Girl, Mari
8. The Fog
9. The Light at the Edge of the World

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4289 "2020-03-12T21:30:53Z")

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Movies set in, or involving, a lighthouse

1. The Fog
2. Captain January
3. The Lighthouse
4. The Day of the Triffids
5. Pete’s Dragon
6. Voice of the Whistler
7. My Beautiful Girl, Mari
8. The Light at the Edge of the World
9. Tormented

(The Fog was my #1 entry!)

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4290 "2020-03-12T22:27:26Z")

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Movies set in, or involving, a lighthouse

1. The Fog

2. Captain January

3. The Lighthouse

4. The Day of the Triffids

5. Pete’s Dragon

6. Voice of the Whistler

7. My Beautiful Girl, Mari

8. The Light at the Edge of the World

9. Tormented

10. Horror on Snape Island  
Character Actresses

11. Carol Kane

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4291 "2020-03-12T22:41:04Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4292 "2020-03-12T23:08:05Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh
3. Joan Cusack

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4293 "2020-03-12T23:35:58Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh
3. Joan Cusack
4. Wendie Malick

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**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:** [March 12, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4294 "2020-03-12T23:44:22Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh
3. Joan Cusack
4. Wendie Malick
5. Laurie Metcalf

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**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:** [March 13, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4295 "2020-03-13T02:21:06Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh
3. Joan Cusack
4. Wendie Malick
5. Laurie Metcalf
6. Betty White

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4296 "2020-03-13T02:28:26Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh
3. Joan Cusack
4. Wendie Malick
5. Laurie Metcalf
6. Betty White
7. Mercedes McCambridge

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**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:** [March 13, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4297 "2020-03-13T03:33:58Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh
3. Joan Cusack
4. Wendie Malick
5. Laurie Metcalf
6. Betty White
7. Mercedes McCambridge
8. Olympia Dukakis

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**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:** [March 13, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4298 "2020-03-13T05:27:35Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh
3. Joan Cusack
4. Wendie Malick
5. Laurie Metcalf
6. Betty White
7. Mercedes McCambridge
8. Olympia Dukakis
9. Miranda Richardson

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**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:** [March 13, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4299 "2020-03-13T07:47:03Z")

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Character Actresses

1. Carol Kane
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh
3. Joan Cusack
4. Wendie Malick
5. Laurie Metcalf
6. Betty White
7. Mercedes McCambridge
8. Olympia Dukakis
9. Miranda Richardson
10. Shirley MacLaine

Pass

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**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:** [March 13, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4300 "2020-03-13T11:32:03Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-Jf-E7oEguU/maxresdefault.jpg "Doom (2005) - First Person Shooting Scene (9/10) | Movieclips") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jf-E7oEguU)

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**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:** [March 13, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4301 "2020-03-13T17:16:15Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene

[Blake-Edwards-Skin-Deep.avi - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNTg2Uz7-pM)

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4302 "2020-03-13T17:28:36Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene

[Blake-Edwards-Skin-Deep.avi - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNTg2Uz7-pM)

1. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen - the hansom cab chase scene  
(Sorry, couldn’t find a link.)

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