# 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:** 343
**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 24, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6843 "2020-08-24T17:01:38Z")
Films starring bald men 1. The King and I - Yul Brynner 2. RED - Bruce Willis 3. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley 4. The Birdman of Alcatraz - Telly Savalas _(which earned him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor)_ _ **-“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:** [August 24, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6844 "2020-08-24T17:43:44Z")
Films starring bald men 1. The King and I - Yul Brynner 2. RED - Bruce Willis 3. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley 4. The Birdman of Alcatraz - Telly Savalas _(which earned him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor)_ 5. Jeffrey - Patrick Stewart Technically, not the \* star \*, but very prominent role. ---
**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 24, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6845 "2020-08-24T17:48:05Z")
Films starring bald men 1. The King and I - Yul Brynner 2. RED - Bruce Willis 3. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley 4. The Birdman of Alcatraz - Telly Savalas _(which earned him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor)_ 5. Jeffrey - Patrick Stewart 6. Iron Man - Jeff Bridges ---
**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 24, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6846 "2020-08-24T17:52:32Z")
Films starring bald men 1. The King and I - Yul Brynner 2. RED - Bruce Willis 3. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley 4. The Birdman of Alcatraz - Telly Savalas _(which earned him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor)_ 5. Jeffrey - Patrick Stewart 6. Iron Man - Jeff Bridges 7. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - Dwayne Johnson ---
**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 24, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6847 "2020-08-24T18:38:41Z")
Films starring bald men 1. The King and I - Yul Brynner 2. RED - Bruce Willis 3. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley 4. The Birdman of Alcatraz - Telly Savalas _(which earned him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor)_ 5. Jeffrey - Patrick Stewart 6. Iron Man - Jeff Bridges 7. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - Dwayne Johnson 8. Being John Malkovitch - John Malkovitch ---
**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 24, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6848 "2020-08-24T19:23:57Z")
Films starring bald men 1. The King and I - Yul Brynner 2. RED - Bruce Willis 3. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley 4. The Birdman of Alcatraz - Telly Savalas _(which earned him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor)_ 5. Jeffrey - Patrick Stewart 6. Iron Man - Jeff Bridges 7. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - Dwayne Johnson 8. Being John Malkovitch - John Malkovitch 9. THX 1138 - Robert Duvall - and practically the rest of the cast (male and female) ---
**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 24, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6849 "2020-08-24T23:25:54Z")
Films starring bald men 1. The King and I - Yul Brynner 2. RED - Bruce Willis 3. Gandhi - Ben Kingsley 4. The Birdman of Alcatraz - Telly Savalas _(which earned him an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor)_ 5. Jeffrey - Patrick Stewart 6. Iron Man - Jeff Bridges 7. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - Dwayne Johnson 8. Being John Malkovitch - John Malkovitch 9. THX 1138 - Robert Duvall - and practically the rest of the cast (male and female) 10. Pitch Black - Vin Diesel Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot ---
**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 24, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6850 "2020-08-24T23:52:16Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6851 "2020-08-25T00:08:17Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Treebeard ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6852 "2020-08-25T00:29:22Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Treebeard 4. The Wizard of Oz - Trees ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6853 "2020-08-25T00:47:03Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Treebeard 4. The Wizard of Oz - Trees 5. Creepshow (The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill segment) - Jordy Verrill ---
**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 25, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6854 "2020-08-25T02:05:03Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Treebeard 4. The Wizard of Oz - Trees 5. Creepshow (The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill segment) - Jordy Verrill 6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - the mandrakes _ **-“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:** [August 25, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6855 "2020-08-25T02:12:20Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Treebeard 4. The Wizard of Oz - Trees 5. Creepshow (The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill segment) - Jordy Verrill 6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - the mandrakes 7. Swamp Thing (1982) - Swamp Thing ---
**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 25, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6856 "2020-08-25T02:16:17Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Treebeard 4. The Wizard of Oz - Trees 5. Creepshow (The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill segment) - Jordy Verrill 6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - the mandrakes 7. Swamp Thing (1982) - Swamp Thing 8. The Day of the Triffids - Triffids ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6857 "2020-08-25T02:51:37Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Treebeard 4. The Wizard of Oz - Trees 5. Creepshow (The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill segment) - Jordy Verrill 6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - the mandrakes 7. Swamp Thing (1982) - Swamp Thing 8. The Day of the Triffids - Triffids 9. The Thing (1951) ---
**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 25, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6858 "2020-08-25T09:46:10Z")
Movies with Plants (or Plantmen) as characters 1. Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot 2. Little Shop of Horrors - Audrey II 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Treebeard 4. The Wizard of Oz - Trees 5. Creepshow (The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill segment) - Jordy Verrill 6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - the mandrakes 7. Swamp Thing (1982) - Swamp Thing 8. The Day of the Triffids - Triffids 9. The Thing (1951) 10. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Movies you saw after reading the book first, but still liked. 1. Housekeeping ---
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Movies you saw after reading the book first, but still liked. 1. Housekeeping 2. The Green Mile ---
**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 25, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6860 "2020-08-25T12:39:25Z")
Movies you saw after reading the book first, but still liked. 1. Housekeeping 2. The Green Mile 3. The Shawshank Redemption It’s a bit different, but still great! ---
**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 25, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6861 "2020-08-25T13:04:35Z")
Movies you saw after reading the book first, but still liked. 1. Housekeeping 2. The Green Mile 3. The Shawshank Redemption 4. Patriot Games One of the rare movies that was actually better than the book. ---
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