# 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:** 358
**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 13, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7144 "2020-09-13T04:17:45Z")
Courtesy of TV Tropes — major “Heel-Face Turns” 1. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Vader saves Luke by throwing Palpatine down the reactor shaft 2. Blazing Saddles - Mongo and Lili Von Shtupp both wind up joining forces with the people of Rock Ridge 3. Moonraker - Jaws works to help James Bond, after learning that Drax plans on killing Jaws once the mission is complete. 4. Casablanca - Capt. Renault decides to help Rick at the end, covering up for Rick’s shooting of Maj. Strasser 5. Blade Runner - Roy pulls Deckard to safety rather than allow him to fall to his death 6. Austin Powers: Goldmember - Mini-Me, scorned by Dr. Evil, decides to work with Austin. 7. Apollo Creed - Rocky III - Apollo trains Rocky to beat Clubber Lange 8. Goldfinger - Pussy Galore, seduced by Bond, doesn’t spray nerve gas over Fort Knox, but instead a mild sedative 9. The Lego Movie - Both Good Cop/Bad Cop and Lord Business reconcile with Emmet. 10. Thor: Ragnarok - Loki sides with Thor and the Asgardians against Hel Pass. ---
**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 13, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7145 "2020-09-13T12:18:53Z")
Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ ---
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Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ ---
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Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ 3. “Sometimes things don’t happen the way you planned, sometimes you could end up lower than you started.” - _Quicksilver_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 13, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7148 "2020-09-13T15:55:56Z")
Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ 3. “Sometimes things don’t happen the way you planned, sometimes you could end up lower than you started.” - _Quicksilver_ 4. “Thank you Sir. May I have another.” - _Animal House_ ---
**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 13, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7149 "2020-09-13T16:07:00Z")
Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ 3. “Sometimes things don’t happen the way you planned, sometimes you could end up lower than you started.” - _Quicksilver_ 4. “Thank you Sir. May I have another.” - _Animal House_ 5. “Well, it’s just I get the feeling you’ve been kissed a lot, and I’m afraid I’d suffer by comparison.” - _Footloose_ ---
**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 13, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7150 "2020-09-13T18:24:14Z")
Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ 3. “Sometimes things don’t happen the way you planned, sometimes you could end up lower than you started.” - _Quicksilver_ 4. “Thank you Sir. May I have another.” - _Animal House_ 5. “Well, it’s just I get the feeling you’ve been kissed a lot, and I’m afraid I’d suffer by comparison.” - _Footloose_ 6. “Don’t you dare lump me in with Jessup and Kendrick just because we wear the same uniform. I’m your friend and I’m telling you, I don’t think your clients belong in jail but I don’t get to make that decision! I represent the government of the United States without passion or prejudice and my client has a case! There you go. Now I want you to acknowledge that the Judge Advocate has made you aware of the possible consequences of accusing a Marine officer of a felony without proper evidence.” - _A Few Good Men_ ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7152 "2020-09-13T18:32:51Z")
Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ 3. “Sometimes things don’t happen the way you planned, sometimes you could end up lower than you started.” - _Quicksilver_ 4. “Thank you Sir. May I have another.” - _Animal House_ 5. “Well, it’s just I get the feeling you’ve been kissed a lot, and I’m afraid I’d suffer by comparison.” - _Footloose_ 6. “Don’t you dare lump me in with Jessup and Kendrick just because we wear the same uniform. I’m your friend and I’m telling you, I don’t think your clients belong in jail but I don’t get to make that decision! I represent the government of the United States without passion or prejudice and my client has a case! There you go. Now I want you to acknowledge that the Judge Advocate has made you aware of the possible consequences of accusing a Marine officer of a felony without proper evidence.” - _A Few Good Men_ 7. “Hey, don’t tell me how to fly the damned CM, all right? They brought me in here to do a job, they asked me to stir the damned tanks, and I stirred the tanks!” - _Apollo 13_ ---
**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:** [September 13, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7153 "2020-09-13T18:56:06Z")
Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ 3. “Sometimes things don’t happen the way you planned, sometimes you could end up lower than you started.” - _Quicksilver_ 4. “Thank you Sir. May I have another.” - _Animal House_ 5. “Well, it’s just I get the feeling you’ve been kissed a lot, and I’m afraid I’d suffer by comparison.” - _Footloose_ 6. “Don’t you dare lump me in with Jessup and Kendrick just because we wear the same uniform. I’m your friend and I’m telling you, I don’t think your clients belong in jail but I don’t get to make that decision! I represent the government of the United States without passion or prejudice and my client has a case! There you go. Now I want you to acknowledge that the Judge Advocate has made you aware of the possible consequences of accusing a Marine officer of a felony without proper evidence.” - _A Few Good Men_ 7. “Hey, don’t tell me how to fly the damned CM, all right? They brought me in here to do a job, they asked me to stir the damned tanks, and I stirred the tanks!” - _Apollo 13_ 8. “Water softens up the dirt.” - Stir of Echoes ---
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Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ 3. “Sometimes things don’t happen the way you planned, sometimes you could end up lower than you started.” - _Quicksilver_ 4. “Thank you Sir. May I have another.” - _Animal House_ 5. “Well, it’s just I get the feeling you’ve been kissed a lot, and I’m afraid I’d suffer by comparison.” - _Footloose_ 6. “Don’t you dare lump me in with Jessup and Kendrick just because we wear the same uniform. I’m your friend and I’m telling you, I don’t think your clients belong in jail but I don’t get to make that decision! I represent the government of the United States without passion or prejudice and my client has a case! There you go. Now I want you to acknowledge that the Judge Advocate has made you aware of the possible consequences of accusing a Marine officer of a felony without proper evidence.” - _A Few Good Men_ 7. “Hey, don’t tell me how to fly the damned CM, all right? They brought me in here to do a job, they asked me to stir the damned tanks, and I stirred the tanks!” - _Apollo 13_ 8. “Water softens up the dirt.” - _Stir of Echoes_ 9. “Do you ever get the feeling that there’s something going on that we don’t know about?” - _Diner_ ---
**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 14, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7155 "2020-09-14T11:56:29Z")
Quotes from Kevin Bacon movies 1. "See, we plan ahead, that way we don’t do anything right now. Earl explained it to me. " - _Tremors_ 2. “How about we don’t get shot today?” - _R.I.P.D._ 3. “Sometimes things don’t happen the way you planned, sometimes you could end up lower than you started.” - _Quicksilver_ 4. “Thank you Sir. May I have another.” - _Animal House_ 5. “Well, it’s just I get the feeling you’ve been kissed a lot, and I’m afraid I’d suffer by comparison.” - _Footloose_ 6. “Don’t you dare lump me in with Jessup and Kendrick just because we wear the same uniform. I’m your friend and I’m telling you, I don’t think your clients belong in jail but I don’t get to make that decision! I represent the government of the United States without passion or prejudice and my client has a case! There you go. Now I want you to acknowledge that the Judge Advocate has made you aware of the possible consequences of accusing a Marine officer of a felony without proper evidence.” - _A Few Good Men_ 7. “Hey, don’t tell me how to fly the damned CM, all right? They brought me in here to do a job, they asked me to stir the damned tanks, and I stirred the tanks!” - _Apollo 13_ 8. “Water softens up the dirt.” - _Stir of Echoes_ 9. “Do you ever get the feeling that there’s something going on that we don’t know about?” - _Diner_ 10. “I’m in charge now. I could bury you and Roarke tonight. I could do anything I want with you.” - The River Wild **Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance ---
**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 14, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7156 "2020-09-14T13:17:58Z")
**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ ---
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**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ 3. “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” - This is Spinal Tap ---
**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 14, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7158 "2020-09-14T14:19:51Z")
**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance, _Stand by Me_ 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ 3. “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” - _This is Spinal Tap_ 4. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - _When Harry Met Sally_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7159 "2020-09-14T14:29:03Z")
**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance, _Stand by Me_ 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ 3. “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” - _This is Spinal Tap_ 4. I thought you were good, Paul. But you’re not good. You’re just an old dirty birdy. - Annie Wilkes _Misery_ ---
**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 14, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7160 "2020-09-14T14:52:42Z")
**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance, _Stand by Me_ 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ 3. “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” - _This is Spinal Tap_ 4. “I thought you were good, Paul. But you’re not good. You’re just an old dirty birdy.” - Annie Wilkes _Misery_ 5. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - _When Harry Met Sally_ ---
**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 14, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7161 "2020-09-14T15:35:38Z")
**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance, _Stand by Me_ 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ 3. “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” - _This is Spinal Tap_ 4. “I thought you were good, Paul. But you’re not good. You’re just an old dirty birdy.” - Annie Wilkes _Misery_ 5. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - _When Harry Met Sally_ 6. “Destiny is something we’ve invented because we can’t stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.” - Annie Reed, _Sleepless in Seattle_ ---
**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 14, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7162 "2020-09-14T16:07:08Z")
**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance, _Stand by Me_ 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ 3. “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” - _This is Spinal Tap_ 4. “I thought you were good, Paul. But you’re not good. You’re just an old dirty birdy.” - Annie Wilkes _Misery_ 5. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - _When Harry Met Sally_ 6. “Destiny is something we’ve invented because we can’t stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.” - Annie Reed, _Sleepless in Seattle_ 7. “I’m gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You fucked with the wrong Marine!” - _A Few Good Men_ ---
**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 14, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7163 "2020-09-14T20:54:46Z")
**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance, _Stand by Me_ 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ 3. “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” - _This is Spinal Tap_ 4. “I thought you were good, Paul. But you’re not good. You’re just an old dirty birdy.” - Annie Wilkes _Misery_ 5. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - _When Harry Met Sally_ 6. “Destiny is something we’ve invented because we can’t stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.” - Annie Reed, _Sleepless in Seattle_ 7. “I’m gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You fucked with the wrong Marine!” - _A Few Good Men_ 8. “You guys wanna go see a dead body?” - _Stand by Me_ _ **-“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:** [September 15, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/7164 "2020-09-15T12:56:09Z")
**Quotes from Director Rob Reiner movies** 1. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” - Gordie LaChance, _Stand by Me_ 2. “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!” - _The Princess Bride_ 3. “It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” - _This is Spinal Tap_ 4. “I thought you were good, Paul. But you’re not good. You’re just an old dirty birdy.” - Annie Wilkes _Misery_ 5. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - _When Harry Met Sally_ 6. “Destiny is something we’ve invented because we can’t stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.” - Annie Reed, _Sleepless in Seattle_ 7. “I’m gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss into your dead skull! You fucked with the wrong Marine!” - _A Few Good Men_ 8. “You guys wanna go see a dead body?” - _Stand by Me_ 9. “If you want to talk about character and American values, fine. Just tell me where and when, and I’ll show up. This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up. My name is Andrew Shepherd, and I _am_ the President.” - _The American President_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=357) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=359)