# 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:** 169
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**Movies Where Someone Flips The Bird** 1. Smokey and the Bandit (Carrie (Sally Field) flips off a state trooper) 2. Guardians of the Galaxy (Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) flips off the Nova Corps while they are processing him, after arresting him) 3. Speedy (Speedy (Harold Lloyd) flips himself off in a funhouse mirror. Possibly the the 1st instance of ‘the bird’ in a movie) It was Lloyd’s last silent movie and Lou Gehrig has a cameo in wghich he sticks out his tongue at Lloyd) ---
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**Movies Where Someone Flips The Bird** 1. **Smokey and the Bandit** – Carrie _(Sally Field)_ flips off a state trooper 2. **Guardians of the Galaxy** – Star-Lord _(Chris Pratt)_ flips off the Nova Corps while they are processing him, after arresting him. 3. **Speedy** – Speedy _(Harold Lloyd)_ flips himself off in a funhouse mirror. Possibly the the 1st instance of ‘the bird’ in a movie. 4. **Spaceballs** – Barf _(John Candy)_ flips off the guards at the Spaceballs prison complex when he and Lone Starr _(Bill Pullman)_ land to rescue Princess Vespa _(Daphne Luniga)_. submission, plus some tidying up of the responses to date. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Movies Where Someone Flips The Bird** 1. **Smokey and the Bandit** – Carrie _(Sally Field)_ flips off a state trooper 2. **Guardians of the Galaxy** – Star-Lord _(Chris Pratt)_ flips off the Nova Corps while they are processing him, after arresting him. 3. **Speedy** – Speedy _(Harold Lloyd)_ flips himself off in a funhouse mirror. Possibly the the 1st instance of ‘the bird’ in a movie. 4. **Spaceballs** – Barf _(John Candy)_ flips off the guards at the Spaceballs prison complex when he and Lone Starr _(Bill Pullman)_ land to rescue Princess Vespa _(Daphne Luniga)_ . 5. **Breakfast Club** John Bender (Judd Nelson) flips off Andrew Clark (Emelio Estevez) precipitating a conflict. ---
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**Movies Where Someone Flips The Bird** 1. **Smokey and the Bandit** – Carrie _(Sally Field)_ flips off a state trooper 2. **Guardians of the Galaxy** – Star-Lord _(Chris Pratt)_ flips off the Nova Corps while they are processing him, after arresting him. 3. **Speedy** – Speedy _(Harold Lloyd)_ flips himself off in a funhouse mirror. Possibly the the 1st instance of ‘the bird’ in a movie. 4. **Spaceballs** – Barf _(John Candy)_ flips off the guards at the Spaceballs prison complex when he and Lone Starr _(Bill Pullman)_ land to rescue Princess Vespa _(Daphne Luniga)_ . 5. **Breakfast Club** John Bender (Judd Nelson) flips off Andrew Clark (Emelio Estevez) precipitating a conflict. 6. **Every Which Way But Loose** - Clyde the Orangutan shows his middle finger from the passenger seat of a pick up truck. ---
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**Movies Where Someone Flips The Bird** 1. **Smokey and the Bandit** – Carrie _(Sally Field)_ flips off a state trooper 2. **Guardians of the Galaxy** – Star-Lord _(Chris Pratt)_ flips off the Nova Corps while they are processing him, after arresting him. 3. **Speedy** – Speedy _(Harold Lloyd)_ flips himself off in a funhouse mirror. Possibly the the 1st instance of ‘the bird’ in a movie. 4. **Spaceballs** – Barf _(John Candy)_ flips off the guards at the Spaceballs prison complex when he and Lone Starr _(Bill Pullman)_ land to rescue Princess Vespa _(Daphne Luniga)_ . 5. **Breakfast Club** John Bender (Judd Nelson) flips off Andrew Clark (Emelio Estevez) precipitating a conflict. 6. **Every Which Way But Loose** - Clyde the Orangutan shows his middle finger from the passenger seat of a pick up truck. 7. **Heathers** - by Christian Slater, after the characters argue about blowing up the school ---
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[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:3367, topic:938801, full:true”] **Movies Where Someone Flips The Bird** 1. **Smokey and the Bandit** – Carrie _(Sally Field)_ flips off a state trooper 2. **Guardians of the Galaxy** – Star-Lord _(Chris Pratt)_ flips off the Nova Corps while they are processing him, after arresting him. 3. **Speedy** – Speedy _(Harold Lloyd)_ flips himself off in a funhouse mirror. Possibly the the 1st instance of ‘the bird’ in a movie. 4. **Spaceballs** – Barf _(John Candy)_ flips off the guards at the Spaceballs prison complex when he and Lone Starr _(Bill Pullman)_ land to rescue Princess Vespa _(Daphne Luniga)_ . 5. **Breakfast Club** John Bender (Judd Nelson) flips off Andrew Clark (Emelio Estevez) precipitating a conflict. 6. **Every Which Way But Loose** - Clyde the Orangutan shows his middle finger from the passenger seat of a pick up truck. 7. **Heathers** - by Christian Slater, after the characters argue about blowing up the school 8. **Robocop** - Peter Weller shows someone his data spike before using it to access the police database. ---
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**Movies Where Someone Flips The Bird** 1. **Smokey and the Bandit** – Carrie _(Sally Field)_ flips off a state trooper 2. **Guardians of the Galaxy** – Star-Lord _(Chris Pratt)_ flips off the Nova Corps while they are processing him, after arresting him. 3. **Speedy** – Speedy _(Harold Lloyd)_ flips himself off in a funhouse mirror. Possibly the the 1st instance of ‘the bird’ in a movie. 4. **Spaceballs** – Barf _(John Candy)_ flips off the guards at the Spaceballs prison complex when he and Lone Starr _(Bill Pullman)_ land to rescue Princess Vespa _(Daphne Luniga)_ . 5. **Breakfast Club** John Bender (Judd Nelson) flips off Andrew Clark (Emelio Estevez) precipitating a conflict. 6. **Every Which Way But Loose** - Clyde the Orangutan shows his middle finger from the passenger seat of a pick up truck. 7. **Heathers** - by Christian Slater, after the characters argue about blowing up the school 8. **Robocop** - Peter Weller shows someone his data spike before using it to access the police database. 9. **Continental Divide** - Ernie Souchak (John Belushi) flips off his editor, right after blowing him a kiss. ---
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[quote=“Nonsuch, post:3369, topic:938801, full:true”] **Movies Where Someone Flips The Bird** 1. **Smokey and the Bandit** – Carrie _(Sally Field)_ flips off a state trooper 2. **Guardians of the Galaxy** – Star-Lord _(Chris Pratt)_ flips off the Nova Corps while they are processing him, after arresting him. 3. **Speedy** – Speedy _(Harold Lloyd)_ flips himself off in a funhouse mirror. Possibly the the 1st instance of ‘the bird’ in a movie. 4. **Spaceballs** – Barf _(John Candy)_ flips off the guards at the Spaceballs prison complex when he and Lone Starr _(Bill Pullman)_ land to rescue Princess Vespa _(Daphne Luniga)_ . 5. **Breakfast Club** John Bender (Judd Nelson) flips off Andrew Clark (Emelio Estevez) precipitating a conflict. 6. **Every Which Way But Loose** - Clyde the Orangutan shows his middle finger from the passenger seat of a pick up truck. 7. **Heathers** - by Christian Slater, after the characters argue about blowing up the school 8. **Robocop** - Peter Weller shows someone his data spike before using it to access the police database. 9. **Continental Divide** - Ernie Souchak (John Belushi) flips off his editor, right after blowing him a kiss. 10. **Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home** - punk rocker on bus flips off Kirk and Spock after being asked to turn down his boom box. **Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man He co-directed with Oscar Apfel, and it was the first feature-length film made in Hollywood. ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man 3. Sunset Boulevard ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Union Pacific ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Union Pacific 5. The King of Kings ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Union Pacific 5. The King of Kings 6. Samson and Delilah _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Union Pacific 5. The King of Kings 6. Samson and Delilah 7. Reap the Wild Wind ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Union Pacific 5. The King of Kings 6. Samson and Delilah 7. Reap the Wild Wind 8. The Ten Commandments (1923) ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Union Pacific 5. The King of Kings 6. Samson and Delilah 7. Reap the Wild Wind 8. The Ten Commandments (1923) 9. The Greatest Show on Earth Arguably the worst movie to win the Best Picture Oscar ---
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> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Directed by Cecil B DeMille Every time I see this list, I’m mentally quoting The Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles: “I must have killed more men than Cecil B. DeMille.” ---
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**Directed by Cecil B DeMille** 1. The 10 Commandments 2. The Squaw Man 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Union Pacific 5. The King of Kings 6. Samson and Delilah 7. Reap the Wild Wind 8. The Ten Commandments (1923) 9. The Greatest Show on Earth 10. Cleopatra pass ---
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**Oui oui! French cinema** 1. Elevator to the Gallows (1958) ---
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