# 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:** 292
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5823 "2020-07-03T06:25:49Z")
State, no repeats, in which a contemporaneous fictional film was set (no historical or bio), location not named in title 1. Georgia, Deliverance 2. Illinois, The Blues Brothers 3. Texas, Bonnie and Clyde 4. Michigan, Grosse Pointe Blank 5. Hawaii, The Descendants 6. Iowa, Field of Dreams 7. Idaho, Napoleon Dynamite ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5824 "2020-07-03T06:26:58Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Michigan, Grosse Pointe Blank I thought we weren’t supposed to have a location in the title. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5825 "2020-07-03T06:33:34Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I thought we weren’t supposed to have a location in the title. Feh, you’re right. I read “location not named,” and internalized it as “state not named.” ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5826 "2020-07-03T09:27:15Z")
State, no repeats, in which a contemporaneous fictional film was set (no historical or bio), location not named in title 1. Georgia, Deliverance 2. Illinois, The Blues Brothers 3. Texas, Bonnie and Clyde 4. Washington - Immediate Family 5. Hawaii, The Descendants 6. Iowa, Field of Dreams 7. Idaho, Napoleon Dynamite Fixed ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5827 "2020-07-03T10:40:36Z")
State, no repeats, in which a contemporaneous fictional film was set (no historical or bio), location not named in title 1. Georgia, Deliverance 2. Illinois, The Blues Brothers 3. Texas, Bonnie and Clyde 4. Washington - Immediate Family 5. Hawaii, The Descendants 6. Iowa, Field of Dreams 7. Idaho, Napoleon Dynamite 8. Kansas, In Cold Blood ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5828 "2020-07-03T12:03:06Z")
Bonnie and Clyde was historical, biographical, and mostly outsidee Texas. Same with In Cold Blood.[ State, no repeats, in which a contemporaneous fictional film was set (no historical or bio), location not named in title 1. Georgia, Deliverance 2. Illinois, The Blues Brothers 3. 4. Washington - Immediate Family 5. Hawaii, The Descendants 6. Iowa, Field of Dreams 7. Idaho, Napoleon Dynamite 8. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5829 "2020-07-03T12:36:08Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > State, no repeats, in which a contemporaneous fictional film was set (no historical or bio), location not named in title > > 1. Georgia, Deliverance > 2. Illinois, The Blues Brothers > > - Washington - Immediate Family > > 1. Hawaii, The Descendants > 2. Iowa, Field of Dreams > 3. Idaho, Napoleon Dynamite 1. Indiana, Breaking Away, [pending approval] Does _Breaking Away_ count? I don’t think they ever say the name of the city, or the university, even though it’s pretty obvious to anyone who’s been there, and I don’t think there’s another famous bicycle race in the US of the status of the Little 5. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5830 "2020-07-03T13:21:06Z")
Well, there is a sign shown early in the movie that says **“WELCOME TO BLOOMINGTON: HOME OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY.”** , ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5831 "2020-07-03T16:41:36Z")
I haven’t seen it in a long time. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5832 "2020-07-03T16:57:27Z")
State, no repeats, in which a contemporaneous fictional film was set (no historical or bio), location not named in title 1. Georgia, Deliverance 2. Illinois, The Blues Brothers 3. Washington - Immediate Family 4. Hawaii, The Descendants 5. Iowa, Field of Dreams 6. Idaho, Napoleon Dynamite 7. Indiana, Breaking Away 8. Florida, Body Heat ---
**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:** [July 3, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5833 "2020-07-03T17:03:00Z")
State, no repeats, in which a contemporaneous fictional film was set (no historical or bio), location not named in title 1. Georgia, Deliverance 2. Illinois, The Blues Brothers 3. Washington, Immediate Family 4. Hawaii, The Descendants 5. Iowa, Field of Dreams 6. Idaho, Napoleon Dynamite 7. Indiana, Breaking Away 8. Florida, Body Heat 9. Ohio, Heathers ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5834 "2020-07-04T01:44:17Z")
1. Georgia, Deliverance 2. Illinois, The Blues Brothers 3. Washington, Immediate Family 4. Hawaii, The Descendants 5. Iowa, Field of Dreams 6. Idaho, Napoleon Dynamite 7. Indiana, Breaking Away 8. Florida, Body Heat 9. Ohio, Heathers 10. Minnesota, Grumpy Old Men Movies Set on Trains _(forgive me if this has been done before)_ 1. Silver Streak (1976) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5835 "2020-07-04T01:59:02Z")
Movies Set on Trains 1. Silver Streak (1976) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5836 "2020-07-04T02:03:05Z")
Movies Set on Trains 1. Silver Streak (1976) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5837 "2020-07-04T02:14:11Z")
Movies Set on Trains 1. Silver Streak (1976) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 4. Boxcar Bertha (1972) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5838 "2020-07-04T03:11:02Z")
Movies Set on Trains 1. Silver Streak (1976) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 4. Boxcar Bertha (1972) 5. Throw Momma from the Train (1987) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5839 "2020-07-04T03:14:15Z")
Movies Set on Trains 1. Silver Streak (1976) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 4. Boxcar Bertha (1972) 5. Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 6. The Lady Vanishes (1938) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5840 "2020-07-04T09:24:01Z")
Movies Set on Trains 1. Silver Streak (1976) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 4. Boxcar Bertha (1972) 5. Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 6. The Lady Vanishes (1938) 7. The Polar Express (2004) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5841 "2020-07-04T16:00:53Z")
Movies Set on Trains 1. Silver Streak (1976) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 4. Boxcar Bertha (1972) 5. Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 6. The Lady Vanishes (1938) 7. The Polar Express (2004) 8. The First Great Train Robbery (1978) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5842 "2020-07-04T18:38:12Z")
Movies Set on Trains 1. Silver Streak (1976) 2. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 3. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) 4. Boxcar Bertha (1972) 5. Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 6. The Lady Vanishes (1938) 7. The Polar Express (2004) 8. The First Great Train Robbery (1978) 9. Strangers on a Train (1951) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=291) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=293)