# 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:** 267
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5323 "2020-05-23T11:47:16Z")
Movies where an actor plays a living person at the time the film was made 1. The Queen (Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II) 2. The Spirit of St. Louis (James Stewart plays Charles Lindbergh) 3. Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell) 4. All the President’s Men (Robert Redford as Bob Woodward 5. Monster - Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuorrnos 6. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn 7. The Pride of St. Louis – Dan Daily as Dizzy Dean ---
**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 23, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5324 "2020-05-23T12:54:42Z")
Movies where an actor plays a living person at the time the film was made 1. The Queen (Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II) 2. The Spirit of St. Louis (James Stewart plays Charles Lindbergh) 3. Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell) 4. All the President’s Men (Robert Redford as Bob Woodward 5. Monster - Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuorrnos 6. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn 7. The Pride of St. Louis – Dan Daily as Dizzy Dean 8. Sergeant York - Gary Cooper as Alvin York ---
**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 23, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5325 "2020-05-23T15:39:07Z")
Movies where an actor plays a living person at the time the film was made 1. The Queen (Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II) 2. The Spirit of St. Louis (James Stewart plays Charles Lindbergh) 3. Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell) 4. All the President’s Men (Robert Redford as Bob Woodward 5. Monster - Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuorrnos 6. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn 7. The Pride of St. Louis – Dan Daily as Dizzy Dean 8. Sergeant York - Gary Cooper as Alvin York 9. Rocketman - Taron Egerton as Elton John ---
**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 23, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5326 "2020-05-23T15:43:27Z")
Movies where an actor plays a living person at the time the film was made 1. The Queen (Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II) 2. The Spirit of St. Louis (James Stewart plays Charles Lindbergh) 3. Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell) 4. All the President’s Men (Robert Redford as Bob Woodward 5. Monster - Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuorrnos 6. Coal Miner’s Daughter - Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn 7. The Pride of St. Louis – Dan Daily as Dizzy Dean 8. Sergeant York - Gary Cooper as Alvin York 9. Rocketman - Taron Egerton as Elton John 10. The Doors - Kyle MacLachlan as Ray Manzarek ---
**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 23, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5327 "2020-05-23T15:57:48Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 1. The Doors - Kyle MacLachlan as Ray Manzarek This is the end… …of the category. Start a new one. ---
**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 23, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5328 "2020-05-23T16:37:24Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch ---
**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 23, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5329 "2020-05-23T16:48:36Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ---
**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:** [May 23, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5330 "2020-05-23T18:56:16Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 3. Oceans 13 ---
**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 23, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5331 "2020-05-23T19:52:30Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 3. Oceans 13 4. Drop Dead Gorgeous ---
**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 23, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5332 "2020-05-23T20:10:39Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 3. Oceans 13 4. Drop Dead Gorgeous 5. The Big Easy ---
**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 23, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5333 "2020-05-23T21:45:12Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 3. Oceans 13 4. Drop Dead Gorgeous 5. The Big Easy 6. Diner ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5334 "2020-05-24T02:29:28Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 3. Oceans 13 4. Drop Dead Gorgeous 5. The Big Easy 6. Diner 7. This Boy’s Life ---
**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 24, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5335 "2020-05-24T02:43:41Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 3. Oceans 13 4. Drop Dead Gorgeous 5. The Big Easy 6. Diner 7. This Boy’s Life 8. The White River Kid ---
**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 24, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5336 "2020-05-24T05:38:29Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 3. Oceans 13 4. Drop Dead Gorgeous 5. The Big Easy 6. Diner 7. This Boy’s Life 8. The White River Kid 9. Eddie and the Cruisers ---
**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 24, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5337 "2020-05-24T05:56:07Z")
The films of Ellen Barkin 1. Switch 2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 3. Oceans 13 4. Drop Dead Gorgeous 5. The Big Easy 6. Diner 7. This Boy’s Life 8. The White River Kid 9. Eddie and the Cruisers 10. The Cobbler Next up: Films of Peter Weller 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ---
**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:** [May 24, 2020, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5338 "2020-05-24T06:08:14Z")
Films of Peter Weller 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 2. RoboCop ---
**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 24, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5339 "2020-05-24T07:45:31Z")
Films of Peter Weller 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 2. RoboCop 3. Naked Lunch ---
**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 24, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5340 "2020-05-24T09:26:09Z")
Films of Peter Weller 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 2. RoboCop 3. Naked Lunch 4. Screamers ---
**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 24, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5341 "2020-05-24T10:47:45Z")
Films of Peter Weller 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 2. RoboCop 3. Naked Lunch 4. Screamers 5. Leviathan ---
**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 24, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5342 "2020-05-24T18:07:52Z")
Films of Peter Weller 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 2. RoboCop 3. Naked Lunch 4. Screamers 5. Leviathan 6. Star Trek Into Darkness [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=268)