# 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:** 499
**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:** [March 25, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9968 "2021-03-25T21:42:09Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 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:** [March 25, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9969 "2021-03-25T21:51:19Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) ---
**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:** [March 25, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9970 "2021-03-25T22:00:10Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) 4. Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) ---
**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:** [March 25, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9971 "2021-03-25T22:11:26Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) 4. Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) 5. The Lone Ranger (1956/1981 (as _‘The Legend of the Lone Ranger’_)/2013) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9972 "2021-03-25T22:12:12Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) 4. Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) 5. A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9973 "2021-03-26T00:15:02Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) 4. Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) 5. A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) 6. The Three Musketeers (1916, 1921, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1961, 1973, 1993, and 2011) Many more if you count foreign versions ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9974 "2021-03-26T00:32:50Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) 4. Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) 5. A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) 6. The Three Musketeers (1916, 1921, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1961, 1973, 1993, and 2011) 7. The Seven Samurai (The Magnificent Seven, Return of the Magnificent Seven, A Bug’s Life, Battle Beyond the Stars, Seven Warriors) ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9975 "2021-03-26T01:03:05Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) 4. Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) 5. A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) 6. The Three Musketeers (1916, 1921, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1961, 1973, 1993, and 2011) 7. The Seven Samurai (The Magnificent Seven, Return of the Magnificent Seven, A Bug’s Life, Battle Beyond the Stars, Seven Warriors) 8. Spider-Man (2002, 2012, 2017) ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9976 "2021-03-26T01:05:49Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) 4. Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) 5. A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) 6. The Three Musketeers (1916, 1921, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1961, 1973, 1993, and 2011) 7. The Seven Samurai (The Magnificent Seven, Return of the Magnificent Seven, A Bug’s Life, Battle Beyond the Stars, Seven Warriors) 8. Spider-Man (2002, 2012, 2017) 9. The Lone Ranger (1956/1981, as _‘The Legend of the Lone Ranger’_/2013) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9977 "2021-03-26T06:06:42Z")
**Movies with more than one remake or reboot** 1. The Jazz Singer (1927/1952/1980) 2. King Kong (1933, 1976, 2005) 3. Dracula (over sixty versions) 4. Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) 5. A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, 1976, 2018) 6. The Three Musketeers (1916, 1921, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1961, 1973, 1993, and 2011) 7. The Seven Samurai (The Magnificent Seven, Return of the Magnificent Seven, A Bug’s Life, Battle Beyond the Stars, Seven Warriors) 8. Spider-Man (2002, 2012, 2017) 9. The Lone Ranger (1956/1981, as _‘The Legend of the Lone Ranger’_ /2013) 10. The Maltese Falcon (1931, 1936 as _Satan Met a Lady_, 1941 (the one with Bogie) , 1975 as _The Black Bird_) Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell). 1. The Magnificent Ambersons Kind of surprised that wasn’t here. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9978 "2021-03-26T06:22:19Z")
Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell). 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land A 1972 drive-in B-picture, with Charles Bronson. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9979 "2021-03-26T06:24:13Z")
Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell). 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land 3. The Friends of Eddie Coyle ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9980 "2021-03-26T11:46:22Z")
Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell). 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land 3. The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4. Trees Lounge It has a bit of a cult following, so I’m surprised it hasn’t come up - and I thought _I_ had mentioned it here before. Probably another thread. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9981 "2021-03-26T11:49:35Z")
**Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell).** 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land 3. The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4. Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977) A TV movie starring Susan Dey as an abusive mother who can’t get mental health help. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9982 "2021-03-26T11:56:47Z")
**Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell).** 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land 3. The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4. Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977) 5. Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018) A deeply weird and wonderful Hungarian animated film about a man having nightmares about being attacked by famous artworks, and then stealing the real artworks. Or possibly not. The ending is a bit of a letdown though. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9983 "2021-03-26T12:15:57Z")
Housekeeping: **Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell).** 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land 3. The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4. Trees Lounge 5. Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977) 6. Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9984 "2021-03-26T12:20:25Z")
BTW, did anyone else see the current theme name and immediately think of “Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film”, or is it just me? [![](https://preview.redd.it/l95hi3tbzcx31.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=097b599c5c9797dcc5f8020adb4692d8c9acb63b) ](https://preview.redd.it/l95hi3tbzcx31.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=097b599c5c9797dcc5f8020adb4692d8c9acb63b) Just me? Okay then… ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9985 "2021-03-26T12:50:12Z")
**Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell).** 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land 3. The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4. Trees Lounge 5. Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977) 6. Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018) 7. Dunderklumpen! ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9986 "2021-03-26T13:42:33Z")
**Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell).** 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land 3. The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4. Trees Lounge 5. Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977) 6. Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018) 7. Dunderklumpen! 8. Deep Throat (_…can’t understand why; just about everybody knows about it…)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Movies not in this thread so far (at least as far as “Search this topic” feature can tell).** 1. The Magnificent Ambersons 2. Chato’s Land 3. The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4. Trees Lounge 5. Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977) 6. Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018) 7. Dunderklumpen! 8. Deep Throat ( _…can’t understand why; just about everybody knows about it…)_ 9. Freebie and the Bean [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=498) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=500)