# 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:** 355
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7084 "2020-09-08T14:10:34Z")
Vacation Movies 1. National Lampoon’s Vacation 2. Deliverance 3. City Slickers 4. The Man Who Knew Too Much 5. Couples Retreat 6. What About Bob? 7. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 8. Wolf Creek ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7085 "2020-09-08T15:08:40Z")
Vacation Movies 1. National Lampoon’s Vacation 2. Deliverance 3. City Slickers 4. The Man Who Knew Too Much 5. Couples Retreat 6. What About Bob? 7. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 8. Wolf Creek 9. Ma And Pa Kettle At Waikiki ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7086 "2020-09-08T19:16:50Z")
Vacation Movies 1. National Lampoon’s Vacation 2. Deliverance 3. City Slickers 4. The Man Who Knew Too Much 5. Couples Retreat 6. What About Bob? 7. Planes, Trains and Automobiles 8. Wolf Creek 9. Ma And Pa Kettle At Waikiki 10. A Passage to India Pass. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7087 "2020-09-08T19:27:57Z")
**Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role** 1. Strangers on a Train ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7088 "2020-09-08T20:35:51Z")
**Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role** 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7089 "2020-09-08T20:50:37Z")
**Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role** 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation 3. Big ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7090 "2020-09-08T20:56:02Z")
**Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role** 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation 3. Big 4. Water for Elephants ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7091 "2020-09-08T21:13:57Z")
**Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role** 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation 3. Big 4. Water for Elephants 5. Zombieland ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7092 "2020-09-08T22:08:54Z")
Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation 3. Big 4. Water for Elephants 5. Zombieland 6. Freaks ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7093 "2020-09-08T22:58:12Z")
Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation 3. Big 4. Water for Elephants 5. Zombieland 6. Freaks 7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7094 "2020-09-08T23:35:52Z")
Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation 3. Big 4. Water for Elephants 5. Zombieland 6. Freaks 7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 8. Something Wicked This Way Comes ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7095 "2020-09-09T00:24:22Z")
Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation 3. Big 4. Water for Elephants 5. Zombieland 6. Freaks 7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 8. Something Wicked This Way Comes 9. Rollercoaster (1977) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7096 "2020-09-09T10:08:12Z")
Movies where a carnival or theme park plays a major role 1. Strangers on a Train 2. National Lampoon’s Vacation 3. Big 4. Water for Elephants 5. Zombieland 6. Freaks 7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 8. Something Wicked This Way Comes 9. Rollercoaster (1977) 10. The Third Man The Ferris Wheel scene Pass ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7097 "2020-09-09T11:09:41Z")
Movies about serious illness (chronic, contagion, docu-drama, scifi, whatever). 1. Lorenzo’s Oil ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7098 "2020-09-09T11:40:01Z")
Movies about serious illness (chronic, contagion, docu-drama, scifi, whatever). 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. The Killer That Stalked New York Great film-noir about diamond smuggling and smallpox. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7099 "2020-09-09T12:40:55Z")
Movies about serious illness (chronic, contagion, docu-drama, scifi, whatever). 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. The Killer That Stalked New York 3. Outbreak ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7100 "2020-09-09T14:44:56Z")
Movies about serious illness (chronic, contagion, docu-drama, scifi, whatever). 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. The Killer That Stalked New York 3. Outbreak 4. The Stand ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7101 "2020-09-09T14:46:44Z")
Movies about serious illness (chronic, contagion, docu-drama, scifi, whatever). 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. The Killer That Stalked New York 3. Outbreak 4. The Stand 5. The Big Sick ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7102 "2020-09-09T15:23:20Z")
Movies about serious illness (chronic, contagion, docu-drama, scifi, whatever). 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. The Killer That Stalked New York 3. Outbreak 4. The Stand 5. The Big Sick 6. The Andromeda Strain ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7103 "2020-09-09T16:49:04Z")
Movies about serious illness (chronic, contagion, docu-drama, scifi, whatever). 1. Lorenzo’s Oil 2. The Killer That Stalked New York 3. Outbreak 4. The Stand 5. The Big Sick 6. The Andromeda Strain 7. Philadelphia [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=354) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=356)