# 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:** 315
**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 29, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6283 "2020-07-29T18:05:01Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Saving Private Ryan (Captain Miller) ---
**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 29, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6284 "2020-07-29T18:11:47Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Saving Private Ryan (Captain Miller) 3. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) (I hope that’s not a spoiler by this point…) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6285 "2020-07-29T19:19:06Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Saving Private Ryan (Captain Miller) 3. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) 4. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - Albus Dumbledore (I hope that’s not a spoiler by this point…) ---
**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 29, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6286 "2020-07-29T19:24:13Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Saving Private Ryan (Captain Miller) 3. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) 4. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - Albus Dumbledore 5. The Mummy Returns - Evie I didn’t realize _Saving Private Ryan_ was a series movie. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6287 "2020-07-29T19:29:01Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) 3. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - Albus Dumbledore 4. The Mummy Returns - Evie 5. Skyfall - M ---
**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 29, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6288 "2020-07-29T19:34:46Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) 3. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - Albus Dumbledore 4. The Mummy Returns - Evie 5. Skyfall - M 6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - Primrose Everdeen ---
**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 29, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6289 "2020-07-29T19:37:18Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) 3. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - Albus Dumbledore 4. The Mummy Returns - Evie 5. Skyfall - M 6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - Primrose Everdeen 7. Avengers: Endgame - Iron Man I was tempted to say Black Widow but apparently she’s going to come back to life. ---
**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 29, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6290 "2020-07-29T19:52:56Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I was tempted to say Black Widow but apparently she’s going to come back to life. Well, she did die, so she would have been a legit entry; the Black Widow film (still awaiting release) takes place after Civil War, but before Infinity War. ---
**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 29, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6291 "2020-07-29T20:03:38Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I didn’t realize _Saving Private Ryan_ was a series movie. Whoops. Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) 3. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - Albus Dumbledore 4. The Mummy Returns - Evie 5. Skyfall - M 6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - Primrose Everdeen 7. Avengers: Endgame - Iron Man 8. Alien3 - Corporal Hicks ---
**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 29, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6292 "2020-07-29T20:21:01Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Well, she did die, so she would have been a legit entry; the Black Widow film (still awaiting release) takes place after Civil War, but before Infinity War. I sort of figured it would be a flashback movie set in the MCU past (I’ve seen that Robert Downey will be appearing). But I feel that the movie will end with a resurrection placing Natasha back among the currently living characters in the MCU present. It would just be a dead end to have a movie about the past events of a character who is no longer part of the overall series; dedicating a movie to a character implies that they will be participating in future stories. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6293 "2020-07-29T21:29:55Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) 3. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - Albus Dumbledore 4. The Mummy Returns - Evie 5. Skyfall - M 6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - Primrose Everdeen 7. Avengers: Endgame - Iron Man 8. Alien3 - Corporal Hicks 9. Return of the Jedi - Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker ---
**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 29, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6294 "2020-07-29T23:35:58Z")
Series movies in which a main member of the ensemble dies 1. Star Trek II (Spock) 2. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (Han Solo) 3. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince - Albus Dumbledore 4. The Mummy Returns - Evie 5. Skyfall - M 6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - Primrose Everdeen 7. Avengers: Endgame - Iron Man 8. Alien3 - Corporal Hicks 9. Return of the Jedi - Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker 10. Kingsman: The Golden Circle - Hamish Mycroft a/k/a ‘Merlin’ Movies directed by Alan Smithee 1. Dune _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6295 "2020-07-30T01:06:51Z")
Movies directed by Alan Smithee 1. Dune 2. Winesburg, Ohio ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6296 "2020-07-30T01:11:32Z")
Movies directed by Alan Smithee 1. Dune 2. Winesburg, Ohio 3. Hellraiser: Bloodline ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6297 "2020-07-30T01:26:40Z")
Movies directed by Alan Smithee 1. Dune 2. Winesburg, Ohio 3. Hellraiser: Bloodline 4. Death of a Gunfighter The first movie with the Alan Smithee credit. (Some older movies have retroactively used the name.) ---
**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 30, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6298 "2020-07-30T01:29:09Z")
Movies directed by Alan Smithee 1. Dune 2. Winesburg, Ohio 3. Hellraiser: Bloodline 4. Death of a Gunfighter 5. The Shrimp on the Barbie ---
**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:** [July 30, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6299 "2020-07-30T02:30:44Z")
Movies directed by Alan Smithee 1. Dune 2. Winesburg, Ohio 3. Hellraiser: Bloodline 4. Death of a Gunfighter 5. The Shrimp on the Barbie 6. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn ---
**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 30, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6300 "2020-07-30T04:56:12Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Movies directed by Alan Smithee > > 1. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn And it wasn’t just a gimmick. Arthur Hiller, the director, really did ask to have his name taken off the credits because he objected to the way Joe Eszterhas, the writer, recut the movie. ---
**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 30, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6301 "2020-07-30T14:11:15Z")
Movies directed by Alan Smithee 1. Dune 2. Winesburg, Ohio 3. Hellraiser: Bloodline 4. Death of a Gunfighter 5. The Shrimp on the Barbie 6. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn 7. Catchfire Never heard of it before. Actually directed by Dennis Hopper: [Catchfire - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catchfire) ---
**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 30, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6302 "2020-07-30T14:59:00Z")
Movies directed by Alan Smithee 1. Dune 2. Winesburg, Ohio 3. Hellraiser: Bloodline 4. Death of a Gunfighter 5. The Shrimp on the Barbie 6. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn 7. Catchfire 8. Woman Wanted From Wikipedia: One of the notable features of the film is that “Alan Smithee” is listed as one of the directors, meaning (Kiefer) Sutherland effectively disowned the project. It was the last film to use the Alan Smithee credit, which was discontinued in 2000. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=314) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=316)