# 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:** 277
**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:** [June 8, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5523 "2020-06-08T14:43:55Z")
Movies whose fake science was remarkably on the money 1. Magnificent Obsession (1935) 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 3. Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) 4. Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) 5. Forbidden Planet (1956) 6. Fahrenheit 451 (1966) 7. The Martian (2015) 8. A Trip to the Moon (1902) 9. Blade Runner (1982) 10. Marooned (1969) International technological cooperation in space. Next category: Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley ---
**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 8, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5524 "2020-06-08T15:53:57Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5525 "2020-06-08T17:17:12Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers 3. Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen ---
**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 8, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5526 "2020-06-08T23:04:33Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers 3. Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marion Ravenwood ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5527 "2020-06-08T23:08:32Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers 3. Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marion Ravenwood 5. Lucy - Lucy Miller ---
**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 9, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5528 "2020-06-09T00:35:22Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers 3. Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marion Ravenwood 5. Lucy - Lucy Miller 6. Mad Max: Fury Road - Imperator Furiosa ---
**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:** [June 9, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5529 "2020-06-09T01:04:23Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers 3. Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marion Ravenwood 5. Lucy - Lucy Miller 6. Mad Max: Fury Road - Imperator Furiosa 7. Intolerance - The Mountain Girl (Fall of Babylon sequence) ---
**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:** [June 9, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5530 "2020-06-09T01:48:47Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers 3. Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marion Ravenwood 5. Lucy - Lucy Miller 6. Mad Max: Fury Road - Imperator Furiosa 7. Intolerance - The Mountain Girl (Fall of Babylon sequence) 8. Edge of Tomorrow - Sgt. Rita Vrataski, the Angel of Verdun ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5531 "2020-06-09T02:40:19Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers 3. Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marion Ravenwood 5. Lucy - Lucy Miller 6. Mad Max: Fury Road - Imperator Furiosa 7. Intolerance - The Mountain Girl (Fall of Babylon sequence) 8. Edge of Tomorrow - Sgt. Rita Vrataski, the Angel of Verdun 9. Cherry 2000 - Edith Johnson ---
**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 9, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5532 "2020-06-09T03:36:45Z")
Movies with action heroines, and their names 1. Alien - Ellen Ripley 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy Summers 3. Hunger Games - Katniss Everdeen 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marion Ravenwood 5. Lucy - Lucy Miller 6. Mad Max: Fury Road - Imperator Furiosa 7. Intolerance - The Mountain Girl (Fall of Babylon sequence) 8. Edge of Tomorrow - Sgt. Rita Vrataski, the Angel of Verdun 9. Cherry 2000 - Edith Johnson 10. Captain Marvel - Carol Danvers Next: Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5533 "2020-06-09T04:58:46Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Slaughterhouse Five ---
**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 9, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5534 "2020-06-09T04:59:40Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Bicentennial Man _Slaughterhouse-Five_ did not win a Hugo ---
**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 9, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5535 "2020-06-09T07:31:48Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Bicentennial Man 3. Ender’s Game _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [June 9, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5536 "2020-06-09T09:12:17Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Bicentennial Man 3. Ender’s Game 4. Charly (“Flowers for Algernon”) ---
**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:** [June 9, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5537 "2020-06-09T13:27:05Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Bicentennial Man 3. Ender’s Game 4. Charly (“Flowers for Algernon”) 5. Starship Troopers ---
**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:** [June 9, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5538 "2020-06-09T19:36:57Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Bicentennial Man 3. Ender’s Game 4. Charly (“Flowers for Algernon”) 5. Starship Troopers 6. The Sword in the Stone (Note: The Sword in the Stone won a retro Hugo for 1939.) ---
**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:** [June 10, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5539 "2020-06-10T14:10:59Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Bicentennial Man 3. Ender’s Game 4. Charly (“Flowers for Algernon”) 5. Starship Troopers 6. The Sword in the Stone 7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ---
**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 10, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5540 "2020-06-10T15:43:35Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Bicentennial Man 3. Ender’s Game 4. Charly (“Flowers for Algernon”) 5. Starship Troopers 6. The Sword in the Stone 7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 8. Fahrenheit 451 Another retro-award. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5541 "2020-06-10T18:41:52Z")
Hmm. I can’t find any others. ---
**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 11, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5542 "2020-06-11T11:26:54Z")
Movies based on Hugo Award Winning Stories 1. Dune 2. Bicentennial Man 3. Ender’s Game 4. Charly (“Flowers for Algernon”) 5. Starship Troopers 6. The Sword in the Stone 7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 8. Fahrenheit 451 9. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell It was a TV mini-series, but, as EH pointed out, we seem to have exhausted the films. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=276) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=278)