# 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:** 135
**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 20, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2683 "2021-10-20T00:30:15Z")
**"Say Hello to my Little Friend" — More Iconic Weapons in Films** 1. Captain America’s proto-adamantium shield 2. Li Mu Bai’s sword, “Green Destiny,” in _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ 3. Bilbo and later Frodo Baggins’s sword, Sting 4. Oddjob’s bowler hat in _Goldfinger_ 5. Excalibur in _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ (and probably others) 6. Mick ‘Crocodile’ Dundee’s knife in the _Crocodile Dundee_ films 7. Blain Cooper’s M134 minigun in _Predator_ 8. Federation Phasers in _Star Trek_ “Eat hot photons, laser breath!” ---
**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 20, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2684 "2021-10-20T00:40:15Z")
**“Say Hello to my Little Friend” — More Iconic Weapons in Films** 1. Captain America’s proto-adamantium shield 2. Li Mu Bai’s sword, “Green Destiny,” in _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ 3. Bilbo and later Frodo Baggins’s sword, Sting 4. Oddjob’s bowler hat in _Goldfinger_ 5. Excalibur in _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ (and probably others) 6. Mick ‘Crocodile’ Dundee’s knife in the _Crocodile Dundee_ films 7. Blain Cooper’s M134 minigun in _Predator_ 8. Federation Phasers in _Star Trek_ 9. The “Fart Gun” in _Despicable Me_ and _Despicable Me 2_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/r-YjmXt15sg/hqdefault.jpg "Despicable Me - Anti Gravity and Fart Gun [1080p] HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-YjmXt15sg) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2685 "2021-10-20T10:10:32Z")
**"Say Hello to my Little Friend" — More Iconic Weapons in Films** 1. Captain America’s proto-adamantium shield 2. Li Mu Bai’s sword, “Green Destiny,” in _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ 3. Bilbo and later Frodo Baggins’s sword, Sting 4. Oddjob’s bowler hat in _Goldfinger_ 5. Excalibur in _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ (and probably others) 6. Mick ‘Crocodile’ Dundee’s knife in the _Crocodile Dundee_ films 7. Blain Cooper’s M134 minigun in _Predator_ 8. Federation Phasers in _Star Trek_ 9. The “Fart Gun” in _Despicable Me_ and _Despicable Me 2_ 10. Freddy Krueger’s fingernail-knife glove in the _Nightmare on Elm Street_ franchise NEXT: Iconic non-weapon implements in film 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ ---
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2686 "2021-10-20T11:02:55Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ ---
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2687 "2021-10-20T11:43:51Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ 3. Wilson in _Cast Away_ ---
**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 20, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2688 "2021-10-20T12:03:43Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ 3. Wilson in _Cast Away_ 4. The Orb in _Sleeper_ (1973) ---
**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 20, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2689 "2021-10-20T14:13:06Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ 3. Wilson in _Cast Away_ 4. The Orb in _Sleeper_ (1973) 5. The Wonder Boy bat in _The Natural_ ---
**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 20, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2690 "2021-10-20T14:22:03Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ 3. Wilson in _Cast Away_ 4. The Orb in _Sleeper_ (1973) 5. The Wonder Boy bat in _The Natural_ 6. The Oscillation Overthruster in _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2691 "2021-10-20T14:45:38Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ 3. Wilson in _Cast Away_ 4. The Orb in _Sleeper_ (1973) 5. The Wonder Boy bat in _The Natural_ 6. The Oscillation Overthruster in _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ 7. The Car in _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ ---
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2692 "2021-10-20T14:47:07Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ 3. Wilson in _Cast Away_ 4. The Orb in _Sleeper_ (1973) 5. The Wonder Boy bat in _The Natural_ 6. The Oscillation Overthruster in _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ 7. The Car in _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ 8. The briefcase in _Pulp Fiction_ (or _Kiss Me Deadly_) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2693 "2021-10-20T14:47:09Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ 3. Wilson in _Cast Away_ 4. The Orb in _Sleeper_ (1973) 5. The Wonder Boy bat in _The Natural_ 6. The Oscillation Overthruster in _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ 7. The Car in _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ 8. The briefcase in _Pulp Fiction_ (or _Kiss Me Deadly_ ) 9. Winifred’s spell book in Hocus Pocus (edited for a simulpost) ---
**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:** [October 20, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2694 "2021-10-20T16:55:39Z")
**Iconic non-weapon implements in film** 1. The Ruby Slippers in _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. Rosebud in _Citizen Kane_ 3. Wilson in _Cast Away_ 4. The Orb in _Sleeper_ (1973) 5. The Wonder Boy bat in _The Natural_ 6. The Oscillation Overthruster in _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ 7. The Car in _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ 8. The briefcase in _Pulp Fiction_ (or _Kiss Me Deadly_ ) 9. Winifred’s spell book in Hocus Pocus 10. The _‘Heart of the Ocean’_ necklace in _Titanic_ **Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) (the song and dance was trimmed for length in the film; a new ultra-HD DVD release restores the entire sequence) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 20, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2695 "2021-10-20T19:11:15Z")
**Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) 2. Tequila, from _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_ ---
**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 20, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2696 "2021-10-20T20:09:03Z")
**Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) 2. Tequila, from _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_ 3. The dreamscape at the end of _An American in Paris_ ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2697 "2021-10-20T20:24:59Z")
**Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) 2. Tequila, from _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_ 3. The dreamscape at the end of _An American in Paris_ 4. “Make Them Laugh” from \*Dancing in the Rain” ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2698 "2021-10-20T20:28:47Z")
**Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) 2. Tequila, from _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_ 3. The dreamscape at the end of _An American in Paris_ 4. “Make Them Laugh” from _Dancing in the Rain_ 5. Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse in _Anchors Aweigh_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jHCsOFWuIb4/hqdefault.jpg "Anchors Aweigh - Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse Dancing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHCsOFWuIb4) ---
**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 20, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2699 "2021-10-20T20:34:05Z")
**Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) 2. Tequila, from _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_ 3. The dreamscape at the end of _An American in Paris_ 4. “Make Them Laugh” from _Dancing in the Rain_ 5. Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse in _Anchors Aweigh_ 6. “Solid Potato Salad” by the Ross Sisters from Broadway Rhythm [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sn3ZGswnBas/hqdefault.jpg "The Ross Sisters - "Solid Potato Salad" from Broadway Rhythm (1944)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn3ZGswnBas) ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2700 "2021-10-21T03:52:58Z")
**Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) 2. Tequila, from _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_ 3. The dreamscape at the end of _An American in Paris_ 4. “Make Them Laugh” from _Dancing in the Rain_ 5. Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse in _Anchors Aweigh_ 6. “Solid Potato Salad” by the Ross Sisters from Broadway Rhythm 7. [The Barn Raising Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbzJtP75NqM) from _Seven Brides for Seven Brothers_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QbzJtP75NqM/maxresdefault.jpg "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (5/10) Movie CLIP - The Barn Dance (1954) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbzJtP75NqM) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2701 "2021-10-21T09:47:59Z")
**Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) 2. Tequila, from _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_ 3. The dreamscape at the end of _An American in Paris_ 4. “Make Them Laugh” from _Dancing in the Rain_ 5. Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse in _Anchors Aweigh_ 6. “Solid Potato Salad” by the Ross Sisters from Broadway Rhythm 7. [The Barn Raising Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbzJtP75NqM) from _Seven Brides for Seven Brothers_ 8. “Dancing for Dad” ([Billy Elliot (7/12) Movie CLIP - Dancing for Dad (2000) HD - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH8HV5gXQB4)) _Billy Elliot_ ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/2702 "2021-10-21T12:00:53Z")
**Dance Sequences Worth a Second Viewing** 1. The Mamushka, from \*The Addams Family (1991) 2. Tequila, from _Pee Wee’s Big Adventure_ 3. The dreamscape at the end of _An American in Paris_ 4. “Make Them Laugh” from _Dancing in the Rain_ 5. Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the Mouse in _Anchors Aweigh_ 6. “Solid Potato Salad” by the Ross Sisters from Broadway Rhythm 7. [The Barn Raising Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbzJtP75NqM) from _Seven Brides for Seven Brothers_ 8. “Dancing for Dad” ([Billy Elliot (7/12) Movie CLIP - Dancing for Dad (2000) HD - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH8HV5gXQB4)) _Billy Elliot_ [/quote] 9. Old Movies to Uptown Funk [Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1F0lBnsnkE) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=134) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=136)