# 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:** 298
**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 11, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5943 "2020-07-11T03:22:52Z")
Comedies 1. There’s Something About Mary 2. Amazon Women on the Moon 3. Top Secret! 4. Hardware Wars _ **-“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:** [July 11, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5944 "2020-07-11T03:26:40Z")
Comedies 1. There’s Something About Mary 2. Amazon Women on the Moon 3. Top Secret! 4. Hardware Wars 5. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5945 "2020-07-11T04:12:12Z")
Comedies 1. There’s Something About Mary 2. Amazon Women on the Moon 3. Top Secret! 4. Hardware Wars 5. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 6. Airplane! My all-time favorite movie comedy. ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5946 "2020-07-11T04:57:32Z")
Comedies 1. There’s Something About Mary 2. Amazon Women on the Moon 3. Top Secret! 4. Hardware Wars 5. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 6. Airplane! 7. Animal House ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5947 "2020-07-11T09:48:14Z")
Comedies 1. There’s Something About Mary 2. Amazon Women on the Moon 3. Top Secret! 4. Hardware Wars 5. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 6. Airplane! 7. Animal House 8. His Girl Friday ---
**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 11, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5948 "2020-07-11T10:55:00Z")
Comedies 1. There’s Something About Mary 2. Amazon Women on the Moon 3. Top Secret! 4. Hardware Wars 5. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 6. Airplane! 7. Animal House 8. His Girl Friday 9. My Favorite Wife ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5949 "2020-07-11T15:32:15Z")
Comedies 1. There’s Something About Mary 2. Amazon Women on the Moon 3. Top Secret! 4. Hardware Wars 5. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 6. Airplane! 7. Animal House 8. His Girl Friday 9. My Favorite Wife 10. The King of Staten Island Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland Bill Murray classic role. ---
**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 11, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5950 "2020-07-11T15:55:39Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5951 "2020-07-11T15:58:12Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Wayne’s World ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5952 "2020-07-11T16:20:02Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Wayne’s World 4. 1941 ---
**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 11, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5953 "2020-07-11T16:28:04Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Wayne’s World 4. 1941 5. Trading Places ---
**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 11, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5954 "2020-07-11T18:12:11Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Wayne’s World 4. 1941 5. Trading Places 6. Groundhog Day ---
**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:** [July 11, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5955 "2020-07-11T18:41:50Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Wayne’s World 4. 1941 5. Trading Places 6. Groundhog Day 7. Foul Play ---
**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 11, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5956 "2020-07-11T18:46:08Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Wayne’s World 4. 1941 5. Trading Places 6. Groundhog Day 7. Foul Play 8. It’s Pat ---
**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 11, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5957 "2020-07-11T21:23:01Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Wayne’s World 4. 1941 5. Trading Places 6. Groundhog Day 7. Foul Play 8. It’s Pat 9. Driving Miss Daisy ---
**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 11, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5958 "2020-07-11T22:20:23Z")
Movies with SNL alumni 1. Zombieland 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Wayne’s World 4. 1941 5. Trading Places 6. Groundhog Day 7. Foul Play 8. It’s Pat 9. Driving Miss Daisy 10. Caddyshack Movies Based on RADIO programs!!! _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 11, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5959 "2020-07-11T22:35:55Z")
Movies Based on RADIO programs!!! 1. The Shadow (1994, plus several serials and shorts in the 1930s and 1940s) (I’m curious to see if there are actually enough examples for 10.) ---
**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 11, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5960 "2020-07-11T22:43:52Z")
Movies Based on RADIO programs!!! 1. The Shadow (1994, plus several serials and shorts in the 1930s and 1940s) 2. Chandu the Magician (1932) Oh, there are many more than ten examples from OTR, I’m sure. ---
**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 11, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5961 "2020-07-11T23:17:30Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Oh, there are many more than ten examples from OTR, I’m sure. And there are some that are NOT from OTR, either… Movies Based on RADIO programs!!! 1. The Shadow (1994, plus several serials and shorts in the 1930s and 1940s) 2. Chandu the Magician (1932) 3. A Prairie Home Companion (2006) _ **-“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:** [July 12, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/5962 "2020-07-12T01:07:50Z")
Movies Based on RADIO programs!!! 1. The Shadow (1994, plus several serials and shorts in the 1930s and 1940s) 2. Chandu the Magician (1932) 3. A Prairie Home Companion (2006) 4. The Lone Ranger Yes, it was a TV show, but it was a radio show first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=299)