# Movie Marathon (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801>\
**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\
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**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:** [September 2, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2143 "2021-09-02T21:50:16Z")

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### Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested (on screen)

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery

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**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:** [September 2, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2144 "2021-09-02T21:51:06Z")

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Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested (on screen)

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery
3. _Goodfellas_ - Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) arrested for racketeering

“Whoever sold you those suits had a wonderful sense of humor!”

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**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:** [September 3, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2145 "2021-09-03T00:11:41Z")

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**Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested _(on screen)_**

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery
3. _Goodfellas_ - Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) arrested for racketeering
4. _The Longest Yard (1974)_ – Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) arrested for car theft, drunk driving, and other charges arising from the police chase.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [September 3, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2146 "2021-09-03T05:12:21Z")

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**Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested _(on screen)_**

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery
3. _Goodfellas_ - Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) arrested for racketeering
4. _The Longest Yard (1974)_ – Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) arrested for car theft, drunk driving, and other charges arising from the police chase.
5. _Ant-Man_ – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) arrested for breaking into the house of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and stealing the Ant-Man suit

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**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:** [September 3, 2021, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2147 "2021-09-03T07:59:36Z")

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**Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested _(on screen)_**

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery
3. _Goodfellas_ - Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) arrested for racketeering
4. _The Longest Yard (1974)_ – Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) arrested for car theft, drunk driving, and other charges arising from the police chase.
5. _Ant-Man_ – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) arrested for breaking into the house of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and stealing the Ant-Man suit
6. Taps - General Bache (George C. Scott) is arrested for accidentally shooting a civilian with his service pistol.

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**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:** [September 3, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2148 "2021-09-03T10:24:15Z")

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**Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested _(on screen)_**

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery
3. _Goodfellas_ - Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) arrested for racketeering
4. _The Longest Yard (1974)_ – Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) arrested for car theft, drunk driving, and other charges arising from the police chase.
5. _Ant-Man_ – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) arrested for breaking into the house of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and stealing the Ant-Man suit
6. Taps - General Bache (George C. Scott) is arrested for accidentally shooting a civilian with his service pistol.
7. _M_ - Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), serial killer of children, is ‘arrested’ by the criminal underworld, then arrested for real by police who show up at the criminals’ kangaroo court.

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**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:** [September 3, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2149 "2021-09-03T11:41:41Z")

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**Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested _(on screen)_**

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery
3. _Goodfellas_ - Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) arrested for racketeering
4. _The Longest Yard (1974)_ – Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) arrested for car theft, drunk driving, and other charges arising from the police chase.
5. _Ant-Man_ – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) arrested for breaking into the house of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and stealing the Ant-Man suit
6. _Taps_ - General Bache (George C. Scott) is arrested for accidentally shooting a civilian with his service pistol.
7. _M_ - Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), serial killer of children, is ‘arrested’ by the criminal underworld, then arrested for real by police who show up at the criminals’ kangaroo court.
8. _Trading Places_ - Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) for robbing Winthorpe (Dan Aykroyd) - or Winthorpe being arrested for drugs!

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**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:** [September 3, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2150 "2021-09-03T18:51:33Z")

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**Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested _(on screen)_**

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery
3. _Goodfellas_ - Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) arrested for racketeering
4. _The Longest Yard_ (1974) – Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) arrested for car theft, drunk driving, and other charges arising from the police chase.
5. _Ant-Man_ – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) arrested for breaking into the house of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and stealing the Ant-Man suit
6. _Taps_ - General Bache (George C. Scott) is arrested for accidentally shooting a civilian with his service pistol.
7. _M_ - Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), serial killer of children, is ‘arrested’ by the criminal underworld, then arrested for real by police who show up at the criminals’ kangaroo court.
8. _Trading Places_ - Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) for robbing Winthorpe (Dan Aykroyd) - or Winthorpe being arrested for drugs!
9. _The Fugitive_ - Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) arrested by Deputy US Marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) to get him away from vengeful and possibly crooked Chicago cops

…then immediately has his cuffs taken off once he’s safe in a Marshals Service car.

For #8, Winthorpe was arrested for a frame-up theft of marked bills at his club; the drugs were later discovered at booking.

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**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:** [September 3, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2151 "2021-09-03T21:35:23Z")

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**Movies with a scene where a major character is arrested _(on screen)_**

1. _Wall Street_ - Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) arrested for insider trading
2. _The Old Man and the Gun_ - Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) arrested for robbery
3. _Goodfellas_ - Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) arrested for racketeering
4. _The Longest Yard_ (1974) – Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) arrested for car theft, drunk driving, and other charges arising from the police chase.
5. _Ant-Man_ – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) arrested for breaking into the house of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and stealing the Ant-Man suit
6. _Taps_ - General Bache (George C. Scott) is arrested for accidentally shooting a civilian with his service pistol.
7. _M_ - Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre), serial killer of children, is ‘arrested’ by the criminal underworld, then arrested for real by police who show up at the criminals’ kangaroo court.
8. _Trading Places_ - Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) for robbing Winthorpe (Dan Aykroyd) - or Winthorpe being arrested for drugs!
9. _The Fugitive_ - Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) arrested by Deputy US Marshal Sam Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) to get him away from vengeful and possibly crooked Chicago cops
10. _Blazing Saddles_ - after many attempts to render him inert, Bart (Cleavon Little) finally overpowers Mongo (Alex Karras).

**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart

They don’t have to have been tough themselves; they had to play tough guys often.

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**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:** [September 3, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2152 "2021-09-03T22:13:09Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2153 "2021-09-04T02:52:34Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum
3. Burt Lancaster

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2154 "2021-09-04T03:06:41Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum
3. Burt Lancaster
4. John Wayne

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2155 "2021-09-04T03:31:55Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum
3. Burt Lancaster
4. John Wayne
5. Eli Wallach

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2156 "2021-09-04T03:44:23Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum
3. Burt Lancaster
4. John Wayne
5. Eli Wallach
6. Vin Diesel

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2157 "2021-09-04T05:57:08Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum
3. Burt Lancaster
4. John Wayne
5. Eli Wallach
6. Vin Diesel
7. Chuck Norris

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2158 "2021-09-04T10:11:58Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum
3. Burt Lancaster
4. John Wayne
5. Eli Wallach
6. Vin Diesel
7. Chuck Norris
8. Kirk Douglas

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2159 "2021-09-04T12:55:03Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum
3. Burt Lancaster
4. John Wayne
5. Eli Wallach
6. Vin Diesel
7. Chuck Norris
8. Kirk Douglas
9. James Cagney

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2160 "2021-09-04T13:20:12Z")

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**Tough Guys**

1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mitchum
3. Burt Lancaster
4. John Wayne
5. Eli Wallach
6. Vin Diesel
7. Chuck Norris
8. Kirk Douglas
9. James Cagney
10. Charles Bronson

**Actresses who Played Prostitutes _(name, character, and film)_**

1. Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels – _Klute_

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2161 "2021-09-04T13:25:40Z")

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**Actresses who Played Prostitutes _(name, character, and film)_**

1. Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels – _Klute_
2. Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward - _Pretty Woman_

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**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:** [September 4, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2162 "2021-09-04T13:38:13Z")

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**Actresses who Played Prostitutes _(name, character, and film)_**

1. Jane Fonda as Bree Daniels – _Klute_
2. Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward - _Pretty Woman_
3. Helen Hayes as Madelon Claudet - _The Sin of Madelon Claudet_

It was a sappy tear-jerker, but the role got Hayes an Oscar

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