# Movie Marathon (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 26, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801 "2021-03-26T22:06:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1 "2021-03-26T22:06:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Movie Marathon (Part 1) - #10006 by Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/10006). Previous discussions: - [Movie Marathon (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780) ---
**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, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2 "2021-03-26T22:07:10Z")
**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 ---
**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 27, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3 "2021-03-27T01:25:04Z")
Out of curiosity, did Discourse give you a badge for being the 10,000th poster? **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 9. King Rat ---
**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 27, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4 "2021-03-27T01:52:17Z")
**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 9. King Rat 10. Rollercoaster … one of the first movies I actually took a date to **Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) Maclean wrote the movie script at the same time he was writing the novel. ---
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**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) ---
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**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) 4. Ice Station Zebra (1968) ---
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**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) 4. Ice Station Zebra (1968) 5. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) ---
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**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) 4. Ice Station Zebra (1968) 5. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) 6. The Satan Bug (1965) ---
**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 27, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/10 "2021-03-27T19:05:34Z")
**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) 4. Ice Station Zebra (1968) 5. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) 6. The Satan Bug (1965) 7. Force 10 from Navarone (1978) ---
**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 27, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/11 "2021-03-27T19:26:54Z")
**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) 4. Ice Station Zebra (1968) 5. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) 6. The Satan Bug (1965) 7. Force 10 from Navarone (1978) 8. Puppet on a Chain (1972) ---
**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 29, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/12 "2021-03-29T12:28:43Z")
**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) 4. Ice Station Zebra (1968) 5. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) 6. The Satan Bug (1965) 7. Force 10 from Navarone (1978) 8. Puppet on a Chain (1972) 9. Caravan to Vaccarès (1970) ---
**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 29, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/13 "2021-03-29T15:45:26Z")
**Movies Based on Alistair MacLean Novels or Plotlines** 1. The Hostage Tower (made for TV, 1980) 2. Where Eagles Dare (1968) 3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) 4. Ice Station Zebra (1968) 5. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) 6. The Satan Bug (1965) 7. Force 10 from Navarone (1978) 8. Puppet on a Chain (1972) 9. Caravan to Vaccarès (1970) 10. Breakheart Pass (1975) Pass ---
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**Horror movies adapted from books NOT written by Stephen King** 1. The Woman in Black (2012) - from the novel by Susan Hill ---
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**Horror movies adapted from books NOT written by Stephen King** 1. The Woman in Black (2012) - from the novel by Susan Hill 2. Psycho (1960) - from the novel by Robet Bloch ---
**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 29, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/16 "2021-03-29T15:54:52Z")
**Horror movies adapted from books NOT written by Stephen King** 1. The Woman in Black (2012) - from the novel by Susan Hill 2. Psycho (1960) - from the novel by Robert Bloch 3. The Other (1972) - from the novel by Thomas Tryon Tryon also wrote the screenplay eta: I fixed a typo in #2 ---
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**Horror movies adapted from books NOT written by Stephen King** 1. The Woman in Black (2012) - from the novel by Susan Hill 2. Psycho (1960) - from the novel by Robert Bloch 3. The Other (1972) - from the novel by Thomas Tryon 4. The Exorcist (1973) - from the novel by William Peter Blatty ---
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**Horror movies adapted from books NOT written by Stephen King** 1. The Woman in Black (2012) - from the novel by Susan Hill 2. Psycho (1960) - from the novel by Robert Bloch 3. The Other (1972) - from the novel by Thomas Tryon 4. The Exorcist (1973) - from the novel by William Peter Blatty 5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - from the novel by Jack Finney ---
**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 29, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/19 "2021-03-29T16:21:13Z")
**Horror movies adapted from books NOT written by Stephen King** 1. The Woman in Black (2012) - from the novel by Susan Hill 2. Psycho (1960) - from the novel by Robert Bloch 3. The Other (1972) - from the novel by Thomas Tryon 4. The Exorcist (1973) - from the novel by William Peter Blatty 5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - from the novel by Jack Finney 6. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - from the novel by Ira Levin ---
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**Horror movies adapted from books NOT written by Stephen King** 1. The Woman in Black (2012) - from the novel by Susan Hill 2. Psycho (1960) - from the novel by Robert Bloch 3. The Other (1972) - from the novel by Thomas Tryon 4. The Exorcist (1973) - from the novel by William Peter Blatty 5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - from the novel by Jack Finney 6. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - from the novel by Ira Levin 7. The Call of Cthulhu (2005) - from the short story by H.P. Lovecraft [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=2)