# 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:** 255
**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:** [May 6, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5083 "2020-05-06T19:53:32Z")
U.S. movie remakes (or direct inspiration) of non-U.S. films, with different title 1. The Departed (remake of Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs) 2. The Birdcage (remake of La Cage aux Folles) 3. The Man With One Red Shoe (remake of Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire) 4. Tortilla Soup (remake of Eat Drink Man Woman) 5. True Lies (loose remake of La Totale!) 6. Just Visiting (remake of Les Visiteurs) 7. Point of No Return (remake of La Femme Nikita) 8. Three Men and a Baby (remake of _3 hommes et un couffin_ [3 Men and a Cradle]) 9. Let Me In (remake of Let the Right One In - Låt den rätte komma in) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5084 "2020-05-06T20:31:07Z")
U.S. movie remakes (or direct inspiration) of non-U.S. films, with different title 1. The Departed (remake of Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs) 2. The Birdcage (remake of La Cage aux Folles) 3. The Man With One Red Shoe (remake of Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire) 4. Tortilla Soup (remake of Eat Drink Man Woman) 5. True Lies (loose remake of La Totale!) 6. Just Visiting (remake of Les Visiteurs) 7. Point of No Return (remake of La Femme Nikita) 8. Three Men and a Baby (remake of 3 hommes et un couffin [3 Men and a Cradle]) 9. Let Me In (remake of Let the Right One In - Låt den rätte komma in) 10. Algiers (remake of Pepe le Moko) David Letterman joked that “Eat Drink Man Woman” was what Ahnold said when he asked Maria Shriver out on their first date. Next up: Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North ---
**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:** [May 6, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5085 "2020-05-06T20:55:47Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5086 "2020-05-07T00:35:32Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5087 "2020-05-07T01:08:59Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5088 "2020-05-07T01:21:08Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace 5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5089 "2020-05-07T01:43:23Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace 5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5090 "2020-05-07T02:07:00Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace 5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone 7. Meet Me in St. Louis ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5091 "2020-05-07T02:33:14Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace 5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone 7. Meet Me in St. Louis 8. Pride of the Yankees ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5092 "2020-05-07T03:49:57Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace 5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone 7. Meet Me in St. Louis 8. Pride of the Yankees 9. Richie Rich ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5093 "2020-05-07T04:23:01Z")
Films with a particularly annoying kid 1. North 2. Home Alone 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace 5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone 7. Meet Me in St. Louis 8. Pride of the Yankees 9. Richie Rich 10. Dennis the Menace I remember watching that movie and rooting for Mr Wilson. I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5094 "2020-05-07T18:56:46Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter “Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It’s 1183 and we’re barbarians!” ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5095 "2020-05-07T19:06:27Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter 2. The African Queen ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5096 "2020-05-07T19:09:22Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter 2. The African Queen 3. Sylvia Scarlett ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5097 "2020-05-07T19:15:18Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter 2. The African Queen 3. Sylvia Scarlett 4. Little Women ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5098 "2020-05-07T19:29:15Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter 2. The African Queen 3. Sylvia Scarlett 4. Little Women 5. Adam’s Rib ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5099 "2020-05-07T19:47:51Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter 2. The African Queen 3. Sylvia Scarlett 4. Little Women 5. Adam’s Rib 6. On Golden Pond ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5100 "2020-05-07T20:17:50Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter 2. The African Queen 3. Sylvia Scarlett 4. Little Women 5. Adam’s Rib 6. On Golden Pond 7. Bringing up Baby ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5101 "2020-05-07T20:31:27Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter 2. The African Queen 3. Sylvia Scarlett 4. Little Women 5. Adam’s Rib 6. On Golden Pond 7. Bringing up Baby 8. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5102 "2020-05-07T21:35:29Z")
The Films of Katharine Hepburn 1. The Lion in Winter 2. The African Queen 3. Sylvia Scarlett 4. Little Women 5. Adam’s Rib 6. On Golden Pond 7. Bringing up Baby 8. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner 9. Dragon Seed She plays a Chinese peasant. Yes, really. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=254) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=256)