# Movie Marathon (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780>\
**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\
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**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 22, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5663 "2020-06-22T18:40:50Z")

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Movies where the protagonist moves, or has just moved to a new place

1. Inside Out
2. Young Frankenstein
3. Karate Kid
4. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
5. Notorious
6. The Amityville Horror
7. Rebecca
8. Heathers
9. Little Women
10. Moscow on the Hudson

Pass.

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**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:** [June 22, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5664 "2020-06-22T19:08:08Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)

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**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 22, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5665 "2020-06-22T20:54:45Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)

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**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 22, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5666 "2020-06-22T21:07:50Z")

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never mind

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**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:** [June 22, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5667 "2020-06-22T21:10:47Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)
3. PCU (Port Chester University)

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**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 22, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5668 "2020-06-22T22:23:24Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)
3. PCU (Port Chester University)
4. Real Genius (Pacific Tech)

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**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 22, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5669 "2020-06-22T22:48:33Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)
3. PCU (Port Chester University)
4. Real Genius (Pacific Tech)
5. Animal House (Faber College)

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**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 22, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5670 "2020-06-22T23:35:45Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)
3. PCU (Port Chester University)
4. Real Genius (Pacific Tech)
5. Animal House (Faber College)
6. So This Is College (University of Southern California)

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**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 23, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5671 "2020-06-23T00:13:01Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)
3. PCU (Port Chester University)
4. Real Genius (Pacific Tech)
5. Animal House (Faber College)
6. So This Is College (University of Southern California)
7. School Daze (Mission College)

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**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 23, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5672 "2020-06-23T00:54:50Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)
3. PCU (Port Chester University)
4. Real Genius (Pacific Tech)
5. Animal House (Faber College)
6. So This Is College (University of Southern California)
7. School Daze (Mission College)
8. Volunteers (Yale University)

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5673 "2020-06-23T05:31:03Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)
3. PCU (Port Chester University)
4. Real Genius (Pacific Tech)
5. Animal House (Faber College)
6. So This Is College (University of Southern California)
7. School Daze (Mission College)
8. Volunteers (Yale University)
9. Necessary Roughness (Texas State University)

When the film was made in 1991, there was no ‘Texas State University.’ Much of the filming was done at the University of North Texas in Denton. Several years later, Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos changed its name to Texas State University.

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5674 "2020-06-23T07:55:28Z")

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Movies about going to a college/university (and the school involved, fictional or not)

1. The Paper Chase (Harvard Law School)
2. Revenge of the Nerds (Adams College)
3. PCU (Port Chester University)
4. Real Genius (Pacific Tech)
5. Animal House (Faber College)
6. So This Is College (University of Southern California)
7. School Daze (Mission College)
8. Volunteers (Yale University)
9. Necessary Roughness (Texas State University)
10. Back to School (Grand Lakes University)

War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5675 "2020-06-23T09:21:18Z")

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War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill
2. Platoon

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**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 23, 2020, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5676 "2020-06-23T10:31:58Z")

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War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill
2. Platoon
3. The Green Berets

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**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 23, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5677 "2020-06-23T11:01:42Z")

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War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill
2. Platoon
3. The Green Berets
4. Full Metal Jacket

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**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 23, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5678 "2020-06-23T11:17:26Z")

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War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill
2. Platoon
3. The Green Berets
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Good Morning, Vietnam

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**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 23, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5679 "2020-06-23T13:33:47Z")

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War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill
2. Platoon
3. The Green Berets
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Good Morning, Vietnam
6. Apocalypse Now

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**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:** [June 23, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5680 "2020-06-23T14:01:32Z")

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War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill
2. Platoon
3. The Green Berets
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Good Morning, Vietnam
6. Apocalypse Now
7. 84 Charlie Mopic

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5681 "2020-06-23T14:39:58Z")

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War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill
2. Platoon
3. The Green Berets
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Good Morning, Vietnam
6. Apocalypse Now
7. 84 Charlie Mopic
8. We Were Soldiers

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**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 23, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5682 "2020-06-23T14:47:29Z")

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War movies about the Vietnam War

1. Hamburger Hill
2. Platoon
3. The Green Berets
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Good Morning, Vietnam
6. Apocalypse Now
7. 84 Charlie Mopic
8. We Were Soldiers
9. Casualties of War

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