# 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:** ![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:** [April 14, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4823 "2020-04-14T16:53:11Z")

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Animated movies not meant for kids:

1. Fritz the Cat
2. Heavy Metal
3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
4. Beavis & Butt-head Do America
5. Wizards
6. Watership Down
7. Allegro Non Troppo
8. The Triplets of Belleville
9. Sausage Party
10. Through a Scanner Darkly

Pass

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4824 "2020-04-14T18:05:54Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4825 "2020-04-14T18:16:15Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4826 "2020-04-14T18:31:47Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4827 "2020-04-14T19:49:48Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4828 "2020-04-14T20:41:12Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
5. Children of a Lesser god - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4829 "2020-04-14T21:04:43Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
5. Children of a Lesser god - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language
6. Return of the Jedi - Warwick Davis, Ewokese

Lucasfilm sound designer Ben Burtt based the fictional Ewokese on Kalmyk, a Mongolic language spoken by the Kalmyk people of Russia.

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4830 "2020-04-14T21:06:39Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English
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> 1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
> 2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
> 3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
> 4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
> 5. Children of a Lesser god - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language
> 6. Return of the Jedi - Warwick Davis, Ewokese

Psst: Warwick Davis was born in Surrey.

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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:** [April 14, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4831 "2020-04-14T21:16:05Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
5. Children of a Lesser God - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language
6. Dick van Dyke - Mary Poppins

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4832 "2020-04-14T21:21:59Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English
> 
> 1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
> 2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
> 3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
> 4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
> 5. Children of a Lesser God - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language
> 6. Dick van Dyke - Mary Poppins

OK, that’s funny.

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4833 "2020-04-14T21:35:57Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
5. Children of a Lesser God - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language
6. Dick van Dyke - Mary Poppins
7. Godfather Part 2 - Robert De Niro, Sicilian

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**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:** [April 14, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4834 "2020-04-14T21:38:07Z")

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> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> Psst: Warwick Davis was born in Surrey.

:smack: I was originally going to use Michael Carter, who played Bib Fortuna, Jabba’s majordomo, in the film (and whose lines were all in Huttese), but then I discovered he’s Scottish.

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4835 "2020-04-15T01:38:53Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
5. Children of a Lesser God - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language
6. Dick van Dyke - Mary Poppins
7. Godfather Part 2 - Robert De Niro, Sicilian
8. Mary McDonnell, Dances with Wolves, Lakota

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**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:** [April 15, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4836 "2020-04-15T02:38:20Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
5. Children of a Lesser God - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language
6. Dick van Dyke - Mary Poppins
7. Godfather Part 2 - Robert De Niro, Sicilian
8. Mary McDonnell, Dances with Wolves, Lakota
9. Carol Kane - Hester Street, Yiddish

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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:** [April 15, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4837 "2020-04-15T09:25:28Z")

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Movies where an American actor mostly speaks something besides English

1. Meteor - Brian Keith, Russian
2. The Passion of the Christ - Jim Cavaziel, Aramaic
3. The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming - Theodore Bikel, Russian
4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Christopher Lloyd, Klingon
5. Children of a Lesser God - Marlee Matlin, American Sign Language
6. Dick van Dyke - Mary Poppins
7. Godfather Part 2 - Robert De Niro, Sicilian
8. Mary McDonnell, Dances with Wolves, Lakota
9. Carol Kane - Hester Street, Yiddish
10. Eleni – John Malkovich – Greek

There was also Meryl Streep speaking Australian in the one where the dingo ight her bigh-by.

pass

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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:** [April 15, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4838 "2020-04-15T17:17:29Z")

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Can’t remember if we did this one

British gangster movies

1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

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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:** [April 15, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4839 "2020-04-15T19:32:23Z")

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British gangster movies

1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2. We Still Kill The Old Way

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4840 "2020-04-15T21:54:34Z")

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British gangster movies

1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2. We Still Kill The Old Way
3. Snatch

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**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:** [April 15, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4841 "2020-04-15T23:23:56Z")

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British gangster movies

1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2. We Still Kill The Old Way
3. Snatch
4. Layer Cake

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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:** [April 16, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4842 "2020-04-16T00:07:18Z")

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British gangster movies

1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2. We Still Kill The Old Way
3. Snatch
4. Layer Cake
5. Get Carter

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