# 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:** 275
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5483 "2020-06-01T03:01:16Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5484 "2020-06-01T11:39:36Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) 4. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Woody Allen, 1966) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5485 "2020-06-01T13:15:07Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) 4. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Woody Allen, 1966) 5. Hurricane in Galveston (King Vidor, 1913) Vidor was a Galveston native and survived the Great Storm of 1900 as a five year old child. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5486 "2020-06-01T13:43:48Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) 4. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Woody Allen, 1966) 5. Hurricane in Galveston (King Vidor, 1913) 6. Ordinary People (Robert Redford, 1980) ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5487 "2020-06-01T13:49:28Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) 4. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Woody Allen, 1966) 5. Hurricane in Galveston (King Vidor, 1913) 6. Ordinary People (Robert Redford, 1980) 7. The Curse of the Cat People (Robert Wise, 1944) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5488 "2020-06-01T14:08:14Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) 4. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Woody Allen, 1966) 5. Hurricane in Galveston (King Vidor, 1913) 6. Ordinary People (Robert Redford, 1980) 7. The Curse of the Cat People (Robert Wise, 1944) 8. The Sugarland Express (Steven Spielberg, 1974) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5489 "2020-06-01T18:33:13Z")
Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) 4. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Woody Allen, 1966) 5. Hurricane in Galveston (King Vidor, 1913) 6. Ordinary People (Robert Redford, 1980) 7. The Curse of the Cat People (Robert Wise, 1944) 8. The Sugarland Express (Steven Spielberg, 1974) 9. [Tonight for Sure (Francis Ford Coppola, 1962)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Tonight_for_Sure.jpg) ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5490 "2020-06-01T23:10:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Oscar-winning director’s first movies > > 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) > 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House - Frank Capra’s first film > 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) > 4. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Woody Allen, 1966) > 5. Hurricane in Galveston (King Vidor, 1913) > 6. Ordinary People (Robert Redford, 1980) > 7. The Curse of the Cat People (Robert Wise, 1944) > 8. The Sugarland Express (Steven Spielberg, 1974) > 9. [Tonight for Sure (Francis Ford Coppola, 1962)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Tonight_for_Sure.jpg) I guess “Sugarland Express” was Spielberg’s first theatrical release as a director, but wasn’t his first feature-length film as a director the TV-movie “Duel” (1971), with Dennis Weaver? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5491 "2020-06-02T01:14:14Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > I guess “Sugarland Express” was Spielberg’s first theatrical release as a director, but wasn’t his first feature-length film as a director the TV-movie “Duel” (1971), with Dennis Weaver? > > _ **-“BB”-** _ You bet. Guy’s been around the block a time or two. ---
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Oscar-winning director’s first movies 1. Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (Martin Scorsese, 1968) 2. Fultah Fisher’s Boarding House (Frank Capra, 1922) 3. The Last Bohemian (Michael Curtiz, 1912) 4. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (Woody Allen, 1966) 5. Hurricane in Galveston (King Vidor, 1913) 6. Ordinary People (Robert Redford, 1980) 7. The Curse of the Cat People (Robert Wise, 1944) 8. The Sugarland Express (Steven Spielberg, 1974) 9. Tonight for Sure (Francis Ford Coppola, 1962) 10. The Tornado (John Ford, 1917) > **[Tornado (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tornado)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A tornado is a violent rotating column of air that touches the surface of the earth. > Tornado may also refer to: Next up: Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5493 "2020-06-02T06:22:17Z")
Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5494 "2020-06-02T07:09:16Z")
Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence Trivia time: _A History of Violence_ was the last movie released on VHS. ---
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Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence 4. Hugo Weaving - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5496 "2020-06-02T12:31:08Z")
Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence 4. Hugo Weaving - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 5. Ian McKellan - Richard III ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5497 "2020-06-02T12:51:17Z")
Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence 4. Hugo Weaving - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 5. Ian McKellan - Richard III 6. Elijah Wood - The Good Son ---
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Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence 4. Hugo Weaving - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 5. Ian McKellan - Richard III 6. Elijah Wood - The Good Son 7. Liv Tyler - That Thing You Do! ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5499 "2020-06-02T13:30:09Z")
Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence 4. Hugo Weaving - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 5. Ian McKellan - Richard III 6. Elijah Wood - The Good Son 7. Liv Tyler - That Thing You Do! 8. Orlando Bloom - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5500 "2020-06-02T23:02:09Z")
Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence 4. Hugo Weaving - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 5. Ian McKellan - Richard III 6. Elijah Wood - The Good Son 7. Liv Tyler - That Thing You Do! 8. Orlando Bloom - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 9. Christopher Lee - The Wicker Man The good one, not the remake. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5501 "2020-06-02T23:11:26Z")
Other movies featuring actors and actresses from “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 1. Miranda Otto - The Thin Red Line 2. John Rhys-Davies - Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Viggo Mortensen - A History of Violence 4. Hugo Weaving - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 5. Ian McKellan - Richard III 6. Elijah Wood - The Good Son 7. Liv Tyler - That Thing You Do! 8. Orlando Bloom - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 9. Christopher Lee - The Wicker Man 10. Andy Serkis - Black Panther Next: Movies featuring astronauts or cosmonauts 1. The Astronaut Farmer ---
**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:** [June 2, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5502 "2020-06-02T23:18:11Z")
Movies featuring astronauts or cosmonauts 1. The Astronaut Farmer 2. Dark Star _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=274) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=276)