# 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:** 328
**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 12, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6543 "2020-08-12T15:20:18Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins It was based on the long-running series of “The Destroyer” pulp adventure novels. ---
**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 12, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6544 "2020-08-12T15:26:52Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 3. Buckaroo Banzai Still waiting for Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League ---
**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 12, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6545 "2020-08-12T15:41:02Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 3. Buckaroo Banzai 4. The Sword and the Sorcerer Talon! Talon! Talon! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6546 "2020-08-12T15:46:29Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 3. Buckaroo Banzai 4. The Sword and the Sorcerer 5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Disney had already made plans for a seven movie series before this was released. ---
**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 12, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6547 "2020-08-12T16:00:16Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 3. Buckaroo Banzai 4. The Sword and the Sorcerer 5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6. Serenity ---
**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 12, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6548 "2020-08-12T16:02:53Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 3. Buckaroo Banzai 4. The Sword and the Sorcerer 5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6. Serenity 7. John Carter _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 12, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6549 "2020-08-12T16:05:03Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 3. Buckaroo Banzai 4. The Sword and the Sorcerer 5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6. Serenity 7. John Carter 8. Mortal Engines ---
**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 12, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6550 "2020-08-12T17:28:40Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 3. Buckaroo Banzai 4. The Sword and the Sorcerer 5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6. Serenity 7. John Carter 8. Mortal Engines 9. Battlefield Earth ---
**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 12, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6551 "2020-08-12T18:27:29Z")
Movies they hoped would start a franchise, but didn’t (or probably won’t) 1. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 3. Buckaroo Banzai 4. The Sword and the Sorcerer 5. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6. Serenity 7. John Carter 8. Mortal Engines 9. Battlefield Earth 10. The Shadow Pass. ---
**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 12, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6552 "2020-08-12T19:06:12Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6553 "2020-08-12T19:08:27Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) ---
**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 12, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6554 "2020-08-12T19:09:27Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne’s World (Alice Cooper) ---
**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 12, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6555 "2020-08-12T19:24:05Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne’s World (Alice Cooper) 4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Elvis Costello and Mos Def) ---
**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 12, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6556 "2020-08-12T19:31:04Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne’s World (Alice Cooper) 4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Elvis Costello and Mos Def) 5. The Wedding Singer (Billy Idol) ---
**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 12, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6557 "2020-08-12T19:38:34Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne’s World (Alice Cooper) 4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Elvis Costello and Mos Def) 5. The Wedding Singer (Billy Idol) 6. Get Him to the Greek (P!nk) ---
**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 12, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6558 "2020-08-12T19:39:51Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne’s World (Alice Cooper) 4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Elvis Costello and Mos Def) 5. The Wedding Singer (Billy Idol) 6. Men In Black 2 (Michael Jackson) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6559 "2020-08-12T19:45:56Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself ``` 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne's World (Alice Cooper) 4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Elvis Costello and Mos Def) 5. The Wedding Singer (Billy Idol) 6. Men In Black 2 (Michael Jackson) 7. Saving Silverman (Neil Diamond) ``` ---
**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 12, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6560 "2020-08-12T19:56:25Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne’s World (Alice Cooper) 4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Elvis Costello and Mos Def) 5. The Wedding Singer (Billy Idol) 6. Men In Black 2 (Michael Jackson) 7. Saving Silverman (Neil Diamond) 8. Fargo (Jose Feliciano) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6561 "2020-08-12T20:55:41Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne’s World (Alice Cooper) 4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Elvis Costello and Mos Def) 5. The Wedding Singer (Billy Idol) 6. Men In Black 2 (Michael Jackson) 7. Saving Silverman (Neil Diamond) 8. Fargo (Jose Feliciano) 9. The Pick of Destiny (Ronnie James Dio) ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6562 "2020-08-13T00:01:53Z")
Non-documentaries where a rock star appears as him/herself 1. High Fidelity (Bruce Springsteen) 2. Zoolander (David Bowie) 3. Wayne’s World (Alice Cooper) 4. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Elvis Costello and Mos Def) 5. The Wedding Singer (Billy Idol) 6. Men In Black 2 (Michael Jackson) 7. Saving Silverman (Neil Diamond) 8. Fargo (Jose Feliciano) 9. The Pick of Destiny (Ronnie James Dio) 10. Ocean’s 11 the original 1960 version (Dean Martin) Movies Where Two or More People Play a Main Character 1. Titanic - Rose Bukater _(Kate Winslet as young Rose; Gloria Stuart as old Rose)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=327) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=329)