# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/101 "2019-08-23T12:03:56Z")
Movies where the star was well-known for some other activity before becoming an actor. No actor repeats. 1. The Terminator (1984) 2. Love Me Tender (1956) 3. Friday ---
**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:** [August 23, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/102 "2019-08-23T15:51:27Z")
Movies where the star was well-known for some other activity before becoming an actor. No actor repeats. 1. The Terminator (1984) 2. Love Me Tender (1956) 3. Friday 4. Private Parts ---
**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:** [August 23, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/103 "2019-08-23T16:03:17Z")
Movies where the star was well-known for some other activity before becoming an actor. No actor repeats. 1. The Terminator (1984) 2. Love Me Tender (1956) 3. Friday 4. Private Parts 5. Stone Cold ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/104 "2019-08-23T20:22:49Z")
1. The Terminator 2. Love Me Tender 3. Friday 4. Private Parts 5. Stone Cold 6. The Mummy Returns/The Scorpion King Can’t really distinguish the two because the former was just advertising for the latter in this case. The latter was the star turn, but the former was the marketing strategy. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/105 "2019-08-23T20:28:27Z")
Movies where the star was well-known for some other activity before becoming an actor. No actor repeats. 1. The Terminator (1984) 2. Love Me Tender (1956) 3. Friday 4. Private Parts 5. Stone Cold 6. The Mummy Returns/The Scorpion King 7. Thin Ice with Olympic figure skater Sonja Henie! ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/106 "2019-08-23T20:37:28Z")
1. The Terminator (1984) 2. Love Me Tender (1956) 3. Friday 4. Private Parts 5. Stone Cold 6. The Mummy Returns/The Scorpion King 7. Thin Ice 8. The Jackie Robinson Story ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/107 "2019-08-23T20:55:46Z")
Movies where the star was well-known for some other activity before becoming an actor. No actor repeats. 1. The Terminator (1984) 2. Love Me Tender (1956) 3. Friday 4. Private Parts 5. Stone Cold 6. The Mummy Returns/The Scorpion King 7. Thin Ice 8. The Jackie Robinson Story 9. Tourist Trap ---
**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:** [August 23, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/108 "2019-08-23T21:01:57Z")
Movies where the star was well-known for some other activity before becoming an actor. No actor repeats. 1. The Terminator (1984) 2. Love Me Tender (1956) 3. Friday 4. Private Parts 5. Stone Cold 6. The Mummy Returns/The Scorpion King 7. Thin Ice 8. The Jackie Robinson Story 9. Tourist Trap 10. _The Man Who Fell to Earth_ New category: Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. _Lincoln_ Starting with the obvious one. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/109 "2019-08-23T21:04:52Z")
Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. Lincoln 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure ---
**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:** [August 23, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/110 "2019-08-23T21:22:48Z")
Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. Lincoln 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 3. Abe Lincoln In Illinois ---
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Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. Lincoln 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 3. Abe Lincoln In Illinois 4. Young Mr. Lincoln ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/112 "2019-08-24T00:19:25Z")
Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. Lincoln 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 3. Abe Lincoln In Illinois 4. Young Mr. Lincoln 5. Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter ---
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/113 "2019-08-24T02:46:30Z")
Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. _Lincoln_ 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 3. Abe Lincoln In Illinois 4. Young Mr. Lincoln 5. Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 6. _The Great Man’s Whiskers_ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/114 "2019-08-24T03:17:46Z")
Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. Lincoln 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 3. Abe Lincoln In Illinois 4. Young Mr. Lincoln 5. Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 6. The Great Man’s Whiskers 7. Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/115 "2019-08-24T04:32:54Z")
Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. Lincoln 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 3. Abe Lincoln In Illinois 4. Young Mr. Lincoln 5. Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 6. The Great Man’s Whiskers 7. Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies _8. The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998)_ ---
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/116 "2019-08-24T07:00:39Z")
Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. Lincoln 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 3. Abe Lincoln In Illinois 4. Young Mr. Lincoln 5. Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 6. The Great Man’s Whiskers 7. Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies 8. The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998) 9. Killing Lincoln ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/117 "2019-08-24T08:35:47Z")
Movies in which Abraham Lincoln is a character 1. Lincoln 2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 3. Abe Lincoln In Illinois 4. Young Mr. Lincoln 5. Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 6. The Great Man’s Whiskers 7. Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies 8. The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998) 9. Killing Lincoln 10. Field of Lost Shoes Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 11. Metropolis (1920’s) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/118 "2019-08-24T09:01:59Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/119 "2019-08-24T09:15:20Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) 3. Pulp Fiction (1990’s) ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/120 "2019-08-24T12:04:14Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) 3. Pulp Fiction (1990’s) 4. The Breakfast Club (1980s) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=7)