# 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:** 261
**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 14, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5203 "2020-05-14T12:47:35Z")
Actors who aren’t usually remembered as singers singing or trying to sing. 1. Little Shop of Horrors - Rick Moranis actually sings very well. 2. Judy - Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland 3. Paul Giamatti - Duets 4. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5204 "2020-05-14T13:17:45Z")
Actors who aren’t usually remembered as singers singing or trying to sing. 1. Little Shop of Horrors - Rick Moranis actually sings very well. 2. Judy - Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland 3. Paul Giamatti - Duets 4. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line 5. La La Land - Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling did just fine, I thought ---
**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 14, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5205 "2020-05-14T17:50:11Z")
Actors who aren’t usually remembered as singers singing or trying to sing. 1. Little Shop of Horrors - Rick Moranis actually sings very well. 2. Judy - Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland 3. Paul Giamatti - Duets 4. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line 5. La La Land - Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling did just fine, I thought 6. Rhinestone - Sylvester Stallone as a country singer? ---
**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 14, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5206 "2020-05-14T18:05:30Z")
Actors who aren’t usually remembered as singers singing or trying to sing. 1. Little Shop of Horrors - Rick Moranis actually sings very well. 2. Judy - Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland 3. Paul Giamatti - Duets 4. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line 5. La La Land - Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling did just fine, I thought 6. Rhinestone - Sylvester Stallone as a country singer? 7. Begin Again - Keira Knightley as a singer-songwriter A clip from the film, along with Adam Levine as her character’s boyfriend: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCyBqH1u0Hw) ---
**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 14, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5207 "2020-05-14T18:30:16Z")
Actors who aren’t usually remembered as singers singing or trying to sing. 1. Little Shop of Horrors - Rick Moranis actually sings very well. 2. Judy - Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland 3. Paul Giamatti - Duets 4. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line 5. La La Land - Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling did just fine, I thought 6. Rhinestone - Sylvester Stallone as a country singer? 7. Begin Again - Keira Knightley as a singer-songwriter 8. Florence Foster Jenkins - Meryl Streep emulates an unforgettable “voice” ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5208 "2020-05-14T22:30:24Z")
Actors who aren’t usually remembered as singers singing or trying to sing. 1. Little Shop of Horrors - Rick Moranis actually sings very well. 2. Judy - Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland 3. Paul Giamatti - Duets 4. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line 5. La La Land - Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling did just fine, I thought 6. Rhinestone - Sylvester Stallone as a country singer? 7. Begin Again - Keira Knightley as a singer-songwriter 8. Florence Foster Jenkins - Meryl Streep emulates an unforgettable “voice” 9, Marlon Brando - Guys and Dolls ---
**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 14, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5209 "2020-05-14T23:49:13Z")
Actors who aren’t usually remembered as singers singing or trying to sing. 1. Little Shop of Horrors - Rick Moranis actually sings very well. 2. Judy - Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland 3. Paul Giamatti - Duets 4. Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line 5. La La Land - Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling did just fine, I thought 6. Rhinestone - Sylvester Stallone as a country singer? 7. Begin Again - Keira Knightley as a singer-songwriter 8. Florence Foster Jenkins - Meryl Streep emulates an unforgettable “voice” 9. Marlon Brando - Guys and Dolls 10. [Kevin Spacey - Beyond the Sea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuoWFJK8Ao4) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5210 "2020-05-15T10:35:11Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore ---
**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 15, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5211 "2020-05-15T10:39:42Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5212 "2020-05-15T13:28:17Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings 3. Tony Todd / Tod Andrews ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5213 "2020-05-15T13:38:03Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings 3. Tony Todd / Tod Andrews 4. Allan Melvin / Melvyn Douglas ---
**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 15, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5214 "2020-05-15T13:46:16Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings 3. Tony Todd / Tod Andrews 4. Allan Melvin / Melvyn Douglas 5. Janet Leigh / Lee Marvin ---
**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 15, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5215 "2020-05-15T14:38:03Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings 3. Tony Todd / Tod Andrews 4. Allan Melvin / Melvyn Douglas 5. Janet Leigh / Lee Marvin 6. Leo G. Carroll / Carole Lombard ---
**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 15, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5216 "2020-05-15T14:49:17Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings 3. Tony Todd / Tod Andrews 4. Allan Melvin / Melvyn Douglas 5. Janet Leigh / Lee Marvin 6. Leo G. Carroll / Carole Lombard 7. Shannon Elizabeth / Elisabeth Shue ---
**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 15, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5217 "2020-05-15T17:52:26Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings 3. Tony Todd / Tod Andrews 4. Allan Melvin / Melvyn Douglas 5. Janet Leigh / Lee Marvin 6. Leo G. Carroll / Carole Lombard 7. Shannon Elizabeth / Elisabeth Shue 8. Michael Shannon / Shannen Doherty ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5218 "2020-05-16T08:23:25Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings 3. Tony Todd / Tod Andrews 4. Allan Melvin / Melvyn Douglas 5. Janet Leigh / Lee Marvin 6. Leo G. Carroll / Carole Lombard 7. Shannon Elizabeth / Elisabeth Shue 8. Michael Shannon / Shannen Doherty 9. Nelson Eddy / Eddie Murphy _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 16, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5219 "2020-05-16T14:24:18Z")
Actors with matching first/last names but spelled different 1. Joanne Dru / Drew Barrymore 2. Woody Allen / Alan Cummings 3. Tony Todd / Tod Andrews 4. Allan Melvin / Melvyn Douglas 5. Janet Leigh / Lee Marvin 6. Leo G. Carroll / Carole Lombard 7. Shannon Elizabeth / Elisabeth Shue 8. Michael Shannon / Shannen Doherty 9. Nelson Eddy / Eddie Murphy 10. Scott Glenn / Glenne Headly Movies in the background of other movies 1. “Earthquake” on TV during the chainsaw scene in “Scarface” ---
**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 16, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5220 "2020-05-16T16:21:13Z")
Movies in the background of other movies 1. “Earthquake” on TV during the chainsaw scene in “Scarface” 2. [“Hello, Dolly” in “Wall-E”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIfD2g9QOTo) ---
**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 16, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5221 "2020-05-16T21:04:05Z")
Movies in the background of other movies 1. “Earthquake” on TV during the chainsaw scene in “Scarface” 2. “Hello, Dolly” in “Wall-E” 3. “The Third Man” on the TV by the pool in “Leaving Las Vegas” ---
**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 16, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5222 "2020-05-16T21:50:10Z")
Movies in the background of other movies 1. “Earthquake” on TV during the chainsaw scene in “Scarface” 2. “Hello, Dolly” in “WALL-E” 3. “The Third Man” on the TV by the pool in “Leaving Las Vegas” 4. “See You Next Wednesday” showing in the porn theater in “An American Werewolf in London” > **[See You Next Wednesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_You_Next_Wednesday)** > > See You Next Wednesday is a recurring gag in most of the films directed by John Landis, usually referring to a fictional film that is rarely seen and never in its entirety. Each instance of See You Next Wednesday in Landis's films seems to be a completely different film. > Landis got the title See You Next Wednesday from the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is the last line spoken by Frank Poole's father during Poole's video letter from his parents. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=260) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=262)