# 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:** 74
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1463 "2019-10-24T20:27:55Z")
One actor - more than one character 1. Nicholas Cage (Adaptation) 2. Deep Roy (Charlie & the Chocolate Factory) 3. Son Ye-jin (The Classic) 4. Halley Mills (The Parent Trap) 5. Jeremy Bulloch (The Empire Strikes Back) 6. The Mouse That Roared (Peter Sellers) 7. Suspiria (2018) (Tilda Swinton) 8. Ziyi Zhang (Jasmine Women) 9. Dr. Strangelove (1964) (Peter Sellers) 10. Kind Hearts and Coronets (Alec Guinness) Nine roles (members of a British aristocratic family)! And all of them brilliantly. Next: Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1464 "2019-10-24T20:40:48Z")
Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace 2. Telefon …and miles to go before I sleep ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1465 "2019-10-24T20:43:09Z")
Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace 2. Telefon 3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Nuclear Wessels ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1466 "2019-10-24T20:43:12Z")
Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace 2. Telefon 3. Moscow on the Hudson ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1467 "2019-10-24T20:43:14Z")
1. War and Peace 2. Telefon 3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4. Moscow on the Hudson 5. White Nights Wow – double ninja! ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1468 "2019-10-24T20:45:54Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Wow – double ninja! Thank you for cleaning it up! 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1469 "2019-10-24T21:28:00Z")
Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace 2. Telefon 3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4. Moscow on the Hudson 5. White Nights 6. Anastasia ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1470 "2019-10-24T21:57:55Z")
Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace 2. Telefon 3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4. Moscow on the Hudson 5. White Nights 6. Anastasia 7. Doctor Zhivago ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1471 "2019-10-24T21:58:31Z")
Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace 2. Telefon 3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4. Moscow on the Hudson 5. White Nights 6. Anastasia 7. Doctor Zhivago 8. Air Force One ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1472 "2019-10-24T23:04:15Z")
Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace 2. Telefon 3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4. Moscow on the Hudson 5. White Nights 6. Anastasia 7. Doctor Zhivago 8. Air Force One 9. The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! ---
**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:** [October 24, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1473 "2019-10-24T23:19:55Z")
Movies with a Russian as a major character 1. War and Peace 2. Telefon 3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4. Moscow on the Hudson 5. White Nights 6. Anastasia 7. Doctor Zhivago 8. Air Force One 9. The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! 10. Night Watch Adapted from the novels by Sergei Lukyanenko. Good series of books and movies. Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1474 "2019-10-25T00:06:59Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1475 "2019-10-25T00:08:48Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) 3. The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1476 "2019-10-25T01:28:03Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) 3. The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) 4. Showgirls (Elizabeth Berkley) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1477 "2019-10-25T02:29:12Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) 3. The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) 4. Showgirls (Elizabeth Berkley) 5. Ed (Matt LeBlanc) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1478 "2019-10-25T02:40:55Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) 3. The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) 4. Showgirls (Elizabeth Berkley) 5. Ed (Matt LeBlanc) 6. Hard to Hold (Rick Springfield) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2019, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1479 "2019-10-25T03:30:27Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) 3. The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) 4. Showgirls (Elizabeth Berkley) 5. Ed (Matt LeBlanc) 6. Hard to Hold (Rick Springfield) 7. Kalifornia (David Duchovny) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1480 "2019-10-25T03:45:44Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) 3. The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) 4. Showgirls (Elizabeth Berkley) 5. Ed (Matt LeBlanc) 6. Hard to Hold (Rick Springfield) 7. Kalifornia (David Duchovny) 8. Down Periscope (Kelsey Grammer) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1481 "2019-10-25T09:55:50Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) 3. The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) 4. Showgirls (Elizabeth Berkley) 5. Ed (Matt LeBlanc) 6. Hard to Hold (Rick Springfield) 7. Kalifornia (David Duchovny) 8. Down Periscope (Kelsey Grammer) 9. Batman & Robin (George Clooney) He got better, though. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/1482 "2019-10-25T12:55:36Z")
Failed attempts at movie stardom by actors primarily known from television 1. Jade (David Caruso) 2. Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet) 3. The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) 4. Showgirls (Elizabeth Berkley) 5. Ed (Matt LeBlanc) 6. Hard to Hold (Rick Springfield) 7. Kalifornia (David Duchovny) 8. Down Periscope (Kelsey Grammer) 9. Batman & Robin (George Clooney) 10. Need for Speed (Aaron Paul) My God, that’s a big bug! 1. Beginning of the End (grasshoppers) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=75)