# 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:** 479
**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:** [February 26, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9567 "2021-02-26T13:16:32Z")
**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld 3. Cleopatra 4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 5. Heaven’s Gate 6. Cutthroat Island 7. King King (2005) ---
**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:** [February 26, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9568 "2021-02-26T13:48:30Z")
**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld 3. Cleopatra 4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 5. Heaven’s Gate 6. Cutthroat Island 7. King King (2005) 8. The Lone Ranger ---
**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:** [February 27, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9569 "2021-02-27T18:10:00Z")
**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld 3. Cleopatra 4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 5. Heaven’s Gate 6. Cutthroat Island 7. King King (2005) 8. The Lone Ranger 9. Titanic \*65 million over budget, but it made about $2 billion, so nobody’s too worried. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9570 "2021-02-27T20:54:50Z")
**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld 3. Cleopatra 4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 5. Heaven’s Gate 6. Cutthroat Island 7. King King (2005) 8. The Lone Ranger 9. Titanic 10. Apocalypse Now My topic, so pass. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9571 "2021-02-27T21:06:24Z")
### Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity. 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9572 "2021-02-27T21:49:56Z")
### Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity. 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so ---
**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:** [February 27, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9573 "2021-02-27T22:31:43Z")
### Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity. 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so 3. Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land - mathematics and billiards ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9574 "2021-02-27T22:51:49Z")
**Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity.** 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so 3. Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land - mathematics and billiards 4. The Big Short - Economics featuring Richard Thaler. Well, _I_ was entertained. --CWG ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9575 "2021-02-28T16:48:13Z")
**Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity.** 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so 3. Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land - mathematics and billiards 4. The Big Short - Economics featuring Richard Thaler. Well, _I_ was entertained. --CWG 5. Moneyball - how sabermetrics (advanced statistical analysis) changed baseball ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9576 "2021-02-28T17:01:13Z")
**Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity.** 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so 3. Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land - mathematics and billiards 4. The Big Short - Economics featuring Richard Thaler. Well, _I_ was entertained. --CWG 5. Moneyball - how sabermetrics (advanced statistical analysis) changed baseball 6. Trading Places - How to make a killing in FCOJ futures “Looking good, Billy Ray!” “Feeling good, Louis!” ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9577 "2021-02-28T17:11:37Z")
**Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity.** 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so 3. Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land - mathematics and billiards 4. The Big Short - Economics featuring Richard Thaler. Well, _I_ was entertained. --CWG 5. Moneyball - how sabermetrics (advanced statistical analysis) changed baseball 6. Trading Places - How to make a killing in FCOJ futures 7. Roger & Me ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9578 "2021-02-28T17:21:16Z")
**Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity.** 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so 3. Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land - mathematics and billiards 4. The Big Short - Economics featuring Richard Thaler. Well, _I_ was entertained. --CWG 5. Moneyball - how sabermetrics (advanced statistical analysis) changed baseball 6. Trading Places - How to make a killing in FCOJ futures 7. Roger & Me 8. Supersize Me - an expose of the fast food industry ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9579 "2021-02-28T18:04:00Z")
**Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity.** 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so 3. Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land - mathematics and billiards 4. The Big Short - Economics featuring Richard Thaler. Well, _I_ was entertained. --CWG 5. Moneyball - how sabermetrics (advanced statistical analysis) changed baseball 6. Trading Places - How to make a killing in FCOJ futures 7. Roger & Me 8. Supersize Me - an expose of the fast food industry 9. Rain Man - insights into the world of an autistic savant ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9580 "2021-02-28T18:55:42Z")
**Movies that educate you in an entertaining way, or that increase curiosity.** 1. The Imitation Game. - Not only about code breaking, but also about the lack of gay rights in the past too. 2. Hard Eight - How to get comped at a casino without spending more than $20 or so 3. Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land - mathematics and billiards 4. The Big Short - Economics featuring Richard Thaler. Well, _I_ was entertained. --CWG 5. Moneyball - how sabermetrics (advanced statistical analysis) changed baseball 6. Trading Places - How to make a killing in FCOJ futures 7. Roger & Me - corporate downsizing and indifference to city woes 8. Supersize Me - an expose of the fast food industry 9. Rain Man - insights into the world of an autistic savant 10. Breaker Morant - command influence and military injustice Next up: **Movies that are sheer delirious fun** 1. Airplane! ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9581 "2021-02-28T19:32:27Z")
**Movies that are sheer delirious fun** 1. Airplane! 2. There’s Something About Mary ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9582 "2021-02-28T20:06:12Z")
[quote=“Prof.Pepperwinkle, post:9581, topic:838780, full:true”] **Movies that are sheer delirious fun** 1. Airplane! 2. There’s Something About Mary 3. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9583 "2021-02-28T21:05:43Z")
**Movies that are sheer delirious fun** 1. Airplane! 2. There’s Something About Mary 3. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 4. Wayne’s World ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9584 "2021-02-28T21:47:43Z")
**Movies that are sheer delirious fun** 1. Airplane! 2. There’s Something About Mary 3. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 4. Wayne’s World 5. Top Secret! ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9585 "2021-02-28T21:52:27Z")
**Movies that are sheer delirious fun** 1. Airplane! 2. There’s Something About Mary 3. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 4. Wayne’s World 5. Top Secret! 6. Scavenger Hunt ---
**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:** [February 28, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9586 "2021-02-28T22:47:27Z")
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