# 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:** 500
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9988 "2021-03-26T13:54:38Z")
**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 10. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Pass ---
**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, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9989 "2021-03-26T14:10:17Z")
**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) None of the characters are named. ---
**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, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9990 "2021-03-26T14:21:13Z")
**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) The band’s bass player is never named. Ethan Embry is assigned the appellation “T.B. Player” (i.e. “The Bass Player”) in the end credits. ---
**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, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9991 "2021-03-26T14:22:16Z")
**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Fistful of Dollars (1964) Clint. Spaghetti Western. No name. ---
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**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Fistful of Dollars (1964) 4. Layer Cake Daniel Craig’s character. “My name? If you knew that, you’d be as clever as me.” ---
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**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Fistful of Dollars (1964) 4. Layer Cake 5. They Live Roddy Piper is credited as Nada but he’s not called anything in the movie. ---
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**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Fistful of Dollars (1964) 4. Layer Cake 5. They Live 6. A Christmas Story …_(I triple-dog-dare you to tell me Ralphie’s dad’s name, other than “The Old Man”.)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Fistful of Dollars (1964) 4. Layer Cake 5. They Live 6. A Christmas Story 7. The Hidden Neither the alien violent criminal, nor the alien police officer chasing him, are named, as I recall. ---
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**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Fistful of Dollars (1964) 4. Layer Cake 5. They Live 6. A Christmas Story 7. The Hidden 8. The Blues Brothers (1980) Jake’s jilted ex-fiancee is noted in the credits as “Mystery Woman.” ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9997 "2021-03-26T16:26:00Z")
As played by Carrie Fisher! **Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Fistful of Dollars (1964) 4. Layer Cake 5. They Live 6. A Christmas Story 7. The Hidden 8. The Blues Brothers (1980) 9. Bad Lieutenant The title character is known only by his NYPD rank. ---
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> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Beau Geste (1926, 1939, 1966) You forgot The Last Remake of Beau Geste, 1977 ---
**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:** [March 26, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9999 "2021-03-26T16:38:12Z")
**Movies with unnamed major characters** 1. The Road (2009) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Fistful of Dollars (1964) 4. Layer Cake 5. They Live 6. A Christmas Story 7. The Hidden 8. The Blues Brothers (1980) 9. Bad Lieutenant 10. Drive The main character is just called “Driver.” Next: **Movies of George Segal** 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ---
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**Movies of George Segal** 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox ---
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**Movies of George Segal** 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 3. Fun With Dick and Jane ---
**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, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/10002 "2021-03-26T18:14:20Z")
**Movies of George Segal** 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 3. Fun With Dick and Jane 4. A Touch of Class ---
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**Movies of George Segal** 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 3. Fun With Dick and Jane 4. A Touch of Class 5. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? ---
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**Movies of George Segal** 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 3. Fun With Dick and Jane 4. A Touch of Class 5. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 6. The Owl and the Pussycat ---
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**Movies of George Segal** 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 3. Fun With Dick and Jane 4. A Touch of Class 5. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 6. The Owl and the Pussycat 7. Look Who’s Talking ---
**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, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/10006 "2021-03-26T22:05:44Z")
**Movies of George Segal** 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 2. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 3. Fun With Dick and Jane 4. A Touch of Class 5. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 6. The Owl and the Pussycat 7. Look Who’s Talking 8. California Split ---
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