# 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:** 436
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8706 "2021-01-10T09:41:08Z")
**Movies based on real life** 1. Philadelphia 2. Silkwood 3. Erin Brockovich 4. Bohemian Rhapsody 5. A Bridge Too Far 6. Blossoms in the Dust 7. Badlands ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8707 "2021-01-10T12:26:47Z")
**Movies based on real life** 1. Philadelphia 2. Silkwood 3. Erin Brockovich 4. Bohemian Rhapsody 5. A Bridge Too Far 6. Blossoms in the Dust 7. Badlands 8. Catch Me If You Can ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8708 "2021-01-10T12:52:37Z")
**Movies based on real life** 1. Philadelphia 2. Silkwood 3. Erin Brockovich 4. Bohemian Rhapsody 5. A Bridge Too Far 6. Blossoms in the Dust 7. Badlands 8. Catch Me If You Can 9. Norma Rae ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8709 "2021-01-10T15:58:48Z")
**Movies based on real life** 1. Philadelphia 2. Silkwood 3. Erin Brockovich 4. Bohemian Rhapsody 5. A Bridge Too Far 6. Blossoms in the Dust 7. Badlands 8. Catch Me If You Can 9. Norma Rae 10. A Cry in the Dark **Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8710 "2021-01-10T16:53:59Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) _ **-“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:** [January 10, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8711 "2021-01-10T16:59:56Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) 3. Fantastic Voyage (a miniaturized submarine traveling through a person’s vascular system) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8712 "2021-01-10T17:01:54Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) 3. Fantastic Voyage (a miniaturized submarine traveling through a person’s vascular system) 4. Stripes (the EM-50, an armored, weaponized GMC Motorhome recreational vehicle) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8713 "2021-01-10T18:03:29Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) 3. Fantastic Voyage (a miniaturized submarine traveling through a person’s vascular system) 4. Stripes (the EM-50, an armored, weaponized GMC Motorhome recreational vehicle) 5. Hawmps (military camels) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8714 "2021-01-10T18:05:20Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) 3. The Thief of Bagdad (1924) - (flying carpet) ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8715 "2021-01-10T20:29:42Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) 3. Fantastic Voyage (a miniaturized submarine traveling through a person’s vascular system) 4. Stripes (the EM-50, an armored, weaponized GMC Motorhome recreational vehicle) 5. Hawmps (military camels) 6. The Thief of Bagdad (1924) - (flying carpet) 7. Kon-Tiki (2012) - (balsa wood raft) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8716 "2021-01-10T20:53:39Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) 3. Fantastic Voyage (a miniaturized submarine traveling through a person’s vascular system) 4. Stripes (the EM-50, an armored, weaponized GMC Motorhome recreational vehicle) 5. Hawmps (military camels) 6. The Thief of Bagdad (1924) - (flying carpet) 7. Kon-Tiki (2012) - (balsa wood raft) 8. The Big Bus (nuclear-powered intercity coach) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8717 "2021-01-10T21:38:00Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) 3. Fantastic Voyage (a miniaturized submarine traveling through a person’s vascular system) 4. Stripes (the EM-50, an armored, weaponized GMC Motorhome recreational vehicle) 5. Hawmps (military camels) 6. The Thief of Bagdad (1924) - (flying carpet) 7. Kon-Tiki (2012) - (balsa wood raft) 8. The Big Bus (nuclear-powered intercity coach) 9. Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (horses stunt-diving into pools) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8718 "2021-01-10T21:40:28Z")
**Movies Featuring an Unusual Mode of Transportation** 1. The Straight Story (lawn mower) 2. A Trip to the Moon (1902) - (artillery shell used as spaceship) 3. Fantastic Voyage (a miniaturized submarine traveling through a person’s vascular system) 4. Stripes (the EM-50, an armored, weaponized GMC Motorhome recreational vehicle) 5. Hawmps (military camels) 6. The Thief of Bagdad (1924) - (flying carpet) 7. Kon-Tiki (2012) - (balsa wood raft) 8. The Big Bus (nuclear-powered intercity coach) 9. Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (horses stunt-diving into pools) 10. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (magical flying car) 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:** [January 10, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8719 "2021-01-10T21:44:56Z")
**Movies Set in Medieval Times** 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8720 "2021-01-10T21:46:58Z")
**Movies Set in Medieval Times** 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2. The Sword in the Stone (staying with the comedy theme) _ **-“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:** [January 10, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8721 "2021-01-10T21:47:11Z")
**Movies Set in Medieval Times** 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2. The Sword in the Stone (staying with the comedy theme) 3. The Lion in Winter ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8722 "2021-01-10T21:48:45Z")
**Movies Set in Medieval Times** 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2. The Sword in the Stone (staying with the comedy theme) 3. The Lion in Winter 4. Camelot ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8723 "2021-01-10T21:58:11Z")
**Movies Set in Medieval Times** 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2. The Sword in the Stone (staying with the comedy theme) 3. The Lion in Winter 4. Camelot 5. A Knight’s Tale ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8724 "2021-01-10T21:58:23Z")
**Movies Set in Medieval Times** 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2. The Sword in the Stone (staying with the comedy theme) 3. The Lion in Winter 4. Camelot 5. A Knight’s Tale 6. Excalibur ---
**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:** [January 10, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/8725 "2021-01-10T23:10:41Z")
**Movies Set in Medieval Times** 1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 2. The Sword in the Stone (staying with the comedy theme) 3. The Lion in Winter 4. Camelot 5. A Knight’s Tale 6. Excalibur 7. The Cable Guy One scene anyway 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=435) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=437)