# 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:** 165
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3283 "2021-11-24T17:07:24Z")
**Unusual Roles for Actors** 1. Dustin Hoffman as the Kung Fu Master Shifu in _Kung Fu Panda_ . 2. Glenn Close as Irani Rael, Nova Prime, in _Guardians of the Galaxy_ 3. Taika Waititi as Adolf Hitler in _Jojo Rabbit_ 4. Robert De Niro as Rupert Pupkin in _The King of Comedy_ . 5. John Wayne as Genghis Khan in _The Conqueror_ 6. Mickey Rooney as Yuniohshi in _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 7. Michael Madsen as Glen Greenwood in _Free Willy_ 8. Brad Pitt as Vanisher in _Deadpool 2_ 9. Woody Allen as James Bond in _Casino Royale_ ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3284 "2021-11-24T17:20:41Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Woody Allen as James Bond in _Casino Royale_ Jimmy Bond, James’ nephew. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3285 "2021-11-24T19:15:05Z")
**Unusual Roles for Actors** 1. Dustin Hoffman as the Kung Fu Master Shifu in _Kung Fu Panda_ . 2. Glenn Close as Irani Rael, Nova Prime, in _Guardians of the Galaxy_ 3. Taika Waititi as Adolf Hitler in _Jojo Rabbit_ 4. Robert De Niro as Rupert Pupkin in _The King of Comedy_ . 5. John Wayne as Genghis Khan in _The Conqueror_ 6. Mickey Rooney as Yuniohshi in _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ 7. Michael Madsen as Glen Greenwood in _Free Willy_ 8. Brad Pitt as Vanisher in _Deadpool 2_ 9. Woody Allen as James Bond in _Casino Royale_ 10. Sean Connery as Marko Ramius in _Hunt For the Red October_ **Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3286 "2021-11-24T19:34:33Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3287 "2021-11-24T19:39:16Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) 3. The Italian Job (1969 and 2003) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3288 "2021-11-24T19:42:55Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) 3. The Italian Job (1969 and 2003) 4. Gaslight (1940 and 1944) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3289 "2021-11-24T20:46:15Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) 3. The Italian Job (1969 and 2003) 4. Gaslight (1940 and 1944) 5. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956 and 1978) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3290 "2021-11-24T22:58:44Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) 3. The Italian Job (1969 and 2003) 4. Gaslight (1940 and 1944) 5. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956 and 1978) 6. Sabrina (1954 and 1995) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3291 "2021-11-24T23:16:35Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) 3. The Italian Job (1969 and 2003) 4. Gaslight (1940 and 1944) 5. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956 and 1978) 6. Sabrina (1954 and 1995) 7. King Kong (1933, 1976, and 2005) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3292 "2021-11-24T23:37:48Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) 3. The Italian Job (1969 and 2003) 4. Gaslight (1940 and 1944) 5. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956 and 1978) 6. Sabrina (1954 and 1995) 7. King Kong (1933, 1976, and 2005) 8. The Front Page (1931 and 1974, as well as adapted versions in 1940 (“His Girl Friday”) and 1988 (“Switching Channels”)) ---
**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:** [November 25, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3293 "2021-11-25T04:58:00Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) 3. The Italian Job (1969 and 2003) 4. Gaslight (1940 and 1944) 5. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956 and 1978) 6. Sabrina (1954 and 1995) 7. King Kong (1933, 1976, and 2005) 8. The Front Page (1931 and 1974, as well as adapted versions in 1940 (“His Girl Friday”) and 1988 (“Switching Channels”)) 9. A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, 1976 and 2018) ---
**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:** [November 25, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3294 "2021-11-25T18:53:53Z")
**Remakes** 1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962 and 2004) 2. La Cage Aux Folles (1979) and The Birdcage (1996) 3. The Italian Job (1969 and 2003) 4. Gaslight (1940 and 1944) 5. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956 and 1978) 6. Sabrina (1954 and 1995) 7. King Kong (1933, 1976, and 2005) 8. The Front Page (1931 and 1974, as well as adapted versions in 1940 (“His Girl Friday”) and 1988 (“Switching Channels”)) 9. A Star Is Born (1937, 1954, 1976 and 2018) 10. The In-Laws (1979 and 2003) **Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon Queen Elizabeth’s favorite Chistmas movie. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3295 "2021-11-26T07:10:30Z")
**Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon 2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ---
**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:** [November 27, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3296 "2021-11-27T02:43:44Z")
**Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon 2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3. Mary Poppins ---
**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:** [November 27, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3297 "2021-11-27T13:09:31Z")
**Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon 2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3. Mary Poppins 4. Swiss Family Robinson ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3298 "2021-11-27T13:42:55Z")
**Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon 2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3. Mary Poppins 4. Swiss Family Robinson 5. National Lampoon’s Vacation ---
**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:** [November 27, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3299 "2021-11-27T15:26:59Z")
**Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon 2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3. Mary Poppins 4. Swiss Family Robinson 5. National Lampoon’s Vacation 6. Madagascar ---
**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:** [November 27, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3300 "2021-11-27T15:49:37Z")
**Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon 2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3. Mary Poppins 4. Swiss Family Robinson 5. National Lampoon’s Vacation 6. Madagascar 7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone _(the Potter films got progressively darker as the franchise went on, but the first one was pure fun))_ _ **-“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:** [November 29, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3301 "2021-11-29T15:09:48Z")
**Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon 2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3. Mary Poppins 4. Swiss Family Robinson 5. National Lampoon’s Vacation 6. Madagascar 7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 8. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure ---
**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:** [November 29, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3302 "2021-11-29T15:19:25Z")
**Family Fun** 1. Flash Gordon 2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 3. Mary Poppins 4. Swiss Family Robinson 5. National Lampoon’s Vacation 6. Madagascar 7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 8. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 9. Star Wars [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=166)