# 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:** 326
**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:** [August 9, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6503 "2020-08-09T14:31:14Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M Since Lang and von Harbou were already put in my mind. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6504 "2020-08-09T15:44:46Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane ---
**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:** [August 9, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6505 "2020-08-09T16:44:41Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca ---
**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:** [August 9, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6506 "2020-08-09T23:20:30Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca 5. It’s a Wonderful Life _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6507 "2020-08-10T02:14:58Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca 5. It’s a Wonderful Life 6. (The first original big-screen) Star Wsrs _ **-“BB”-** _ [/quote] ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6508 "2020-08-10T02:21:25Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca 5. It’s a Wonderful Life 6. (The first original big-screen) Star Wars 7. The Godfather ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6509 "2020-08-10T03:31:05Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca 5. It’s a Wonderful Life 6. (The first original big-screen) Star Wars 7. The Godfather 8. Schindler’s List Stretching the meaning of “enjoyed” ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6510 "2020-08-10T10:14:35Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca 5. It’s a Wonderful Life 6. (The first original big-screen) Star Wsrs 7. Cabaret PS-- totally loved everything on the list, so far. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6511 "2020-08-10T10:48:42Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca 5. It’s a Wonderful Life 6. (The first original big-screen) Star Wsrs 7. Cabaret 8. The Grapes of Wrath ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6512 "2020-08-10T13:58:51Z")
Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca 5. It’s a Wonderful Life 6. (The first original big-screen) Star Wsrs 7. Cabaret 8. The Grapes of Wrath 9. The Third Man My favorite movie, depending on the day. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6513 "2020-08-10T16:00:07Z")
Housekeeping Movies you’re “supposed to” see, that you saw, and enjoyed. 1. Metropolis 2. M 3. Citizen Kane 4. Casablanca 5. It’s a Wonderful Life 6. (The first original big-screen) Star Wars 7. Cabaret 8. The Grapes of Wrath 9. The Third Man 10. Schindler’s List Next up: Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6514 "2020-08-10T16:02:39Z")
Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6515 "2020-08-10T16:32:48Z")
Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) 3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Julianne Moore She’d done some TV before (mostly soaps) but this was her big screen debut. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6516 "2020-08-10T16:34:27Z")
Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) 3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Julianne Moore 4. The Mummy Returns (2001) - Dwayne Johnson ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6517 "2020-08-10T16:48:55Z")
Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) 3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Julianne Moore 4. The Mummy Returns (2001) - Dwayne Johnson 5. Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Clint Eastwood The Rock was already pretty famous in 2001, nuh? ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6518 "2020-08-10T16:54:27Z")
Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) 3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Julianne Moore 4. The Mummy Returns (2001) - Dwayne Johnson 5. Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Clint Eastwood 6. The Dancing Town (1928) - Humphrey Bogart ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6519 "2020-08-10T18:31:55Z")
Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) 3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Julianne Moore 4. The Mummy Returns (2001) - Dwayne Johnson 5. Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Clint Eastwood 6. The Dancing Town (1928) - Humphrey Bogart 7. The Cry Baby Killer (1958) - Jack Nicholson I thought it was Little Shop of Horrors (1960) but I thought I’d better check! I also cry foul on the Dwayne Johnson entry - he was already famous as wrestling’s The Rock when he made that movie. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6520 "2020-08-10T18:40:33Z")
Okay, let’s replace Dwayne Johnson. Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) 3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Julianne Moore 4. Hangmen (1987) - Sandra Bullock 5. Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Clint Eastwood 6. The Dancing Town (1928) - Humphrey Bogart 7. The Cry Baby Killer (1958) - Jack Nicholson ---
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Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) 3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Julianne Moore 4. Hangmen (1987) - Sandra Bullock 5. Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Clint Eastwood 6. The Dancing Town (1928) - Humphrey Bogart 7. The Cry Baby Killer (1958) - Jack Nicholson 8. A House Is Not a Home (1964) - Raquel Welch ---
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Screen debuts (and year) of people who got famous later 1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) - Harrison Ford 2. Brown of Harvard (1926) - John Wayne (Yale Football Player) 3. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - Julianne Moore 4. Hangmen (1987) - Sandra Bullock 5. Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Clint Eastwood 6. The Dancing Town (1928) - Humphrey Bogart 7. The Cry Baby Killer (1958) - Jack Nicholson 8. A House Is Not a Home (1964) - Raquel Welch 9. Death Machine (1994) - Rachel Weisz [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=325) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=327)