# 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:** 223
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4443 "2020-03-21T01:27:55Z")
Great actor, terrible movie 1. Michael Caine, Jaws 4 2. Robert De Niro, Rocky & Bullwinkle 3. Dustin Hoffman, Ishtar 4. Meryl Streep, She-Devil 5. Joan Crawford, Trog 6. Michael Moriarty, Q ---
**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 21, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4444 "2020-03-21T04:02:24Z")
Great actor, terrible movie 1. Michael Caine, Jaws 4 2. Robert De Niro, Rocky & Bullwinkle 3. Dustin Hoffman, Ishtar 4. Meryl Streep, She-Devil 5. Joan Crawford, Trog 6. Michael Moriarty, Q 7. Bela Lugosi, Plan 9 from Outer Space ---
**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 21, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4445 "2020-03-21T05:16:27Z")
Great actor, terrible movie 1. Michael Caine, Jaws 4 2. Robert De Niro, Rocky & Bullwinkle 3. Dustin Hoffman, Ishtar 4. Meryl Streep, She-Devil 5. Joan Crawford, Trog 6. Michael Moriarty, Q 7. Bela Lugosi, Plan 9 from Outer Space 8. Bette Davis, Housewife ---
**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 21, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4446 "2020-03-21T06:40:35Z")
Great actor, terrible movie 1. Michael Caine, Jaws 4 2. Robert De Niro, Rocky & Bullwinkle 3. Dustin Hoffman, Ishtar 4. Meryl Streep, She-Devil 5. Joan Crawford, Trog 6. Michael Moriarty, Q 7. Bela Lugosi, Plan 9 from Outer Space 8. Bette Davis, Housewife 9. Gary Oldman, Tiptoes ---
**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 21, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4447 "2020-03-21T16:07:37Z")
Great actor, terrible movie 1. Michael Caine, Jaws 4 2. Robert De Niro, Rocky & Bullwinkle 3. Dustin Hoffman, Ishtar 4. Meryl Streep, She-Devil 5. Joan Crawford, Trog 6. Michael Moriarty, Q 7. Bela Lugosi, Plan 9 from Outer Space 8. Bette Davis, Housewife 9. Gary Oldman, Tiptoes 10. Richard Burton, Bluebeard Mary Filmfest 11. Mary Poppins ---
**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:** [March 21, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4448 "2020-03-21T16:35:55Z")
Mary Filmfest 1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4449 "2020-03-21T18:36:26Z")
Mary Filmfest 1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 3. Mary Queen of Scots ---
**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 21, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4450 "2020-03-21T18:40:47Z")
Mary Filmfest 1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 3. Mary Queen of Scots 4. There’s Something About Mary ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4451 "2020-03-21T18:51:50Z")
Mary Filmfest 1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 3. Mary Queen of Scots 4. There’s Something About Mary 5. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4452 "2020-03-21T19:58:29Z")
1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 3. Mary Queen of Scots 4. There’s Something About Mary 5. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 6. Marie Antoinette ---
**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 21, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4453 "2020-03-21T21:58:05Z")
Mary Filmfest 1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 3. Mary Queen of Scots 4. There’s Something About Mary 5. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 6. Marie Antoinette 7. The Wreck of the Mary Deare ---
**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 21, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4454 "2020-03-21T22:34:26Z")
Mary Filmfest 1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 3. Mary Queen of Scots 4. There’s Something About Mary 5. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 6. Marie Antoinette 7. The Wreck of the Mary Deare 8. Mary, Mary ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4455 "2020-03-21T22:34:46Z")
Mary Filmfest 1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 3. Mary Queen of Scots 4. There’s Something About Mary 5. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 6. Marie Antoinette 7. The Wreck of the Mary Deare 8. Mary Reilly ---
**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 21, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4456 "2020-03-21T22:38:56Z")
Mary Filmfest 1. Mary Poppins 2. Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry 3. Mary Queen of Scots 4. There’s Something About Mary 5. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 6. Marie Antoinette 7. The Wreck of the Mary Deare 8. Mary, Mary 9. Mary Reilly 10. American Mary Movies that went on to achieve greater popularity on cable TV 1. The Shawshank Redemption ---
**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 21, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4457 "2020-03-21T22:53:33Z")
Movies that went on to achieve greater popularity on cable TV 1. The Shawshank Redemption 2. Fried Green Tomatoes ---
**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 21, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4458 "2020-03-21T23:18:54Z")
Movies that went on to achieve greater popularity on cable TV 1. The Shawshank Redemption 2. Fried Green Tomatoes 3. The Boondock Saints ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4459 "2020-03-22T01:51:25Z")
Movies that went on to achieve greater popularity on cable TV 1. The Shawshank Redemption 2. Fried Green Tomatoes 3. The Boondock Saints 4. Bubba Ho-tep How is popularity quantified, for this comparison??? There are 100 films a year that are released only to cable. ---
**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 22, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4460 "2020-03-22T01:54:07Z")
Movies that went on to achieve greater popularity on cable TV 1. The Shawshank Redemption 2. Fried Green Tomatoes 3. The Boondock Saints 4. Bubba Ho-tep 5. Time After Time I watched it over and over on HBO after it went into heavy rotation there. ---
**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 22, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4461 "2020-03-22T03:36:59Z")
Theatrical movies that were overlooked, only to find a second life on cable. **Not** popular made-for-cable movies. Movies that went on to achieve greater popularity on cable TV 1. The Shawshank Redemption 2. Fried Green Tomatoes 3. The Boondock Saints 4. Bubba Ho-tep 5. Time After Time 6. A Christmas Story ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4462 "2020-03-22T12:39:59Z")
Movies that went on to achieve greater popularity on cable TV 1. The Shawshank Redemption 2. Fried Green Tomatoes 3. The Boondock Saints 4. Bubba Ho-tep 5. Time After Time 6. A Christmas Story 7. The Beastmaster [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=222) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=224)