# 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:** 193
**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:** [January 21, 2022, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3843 "2022-01-21T03:17:05Z")
**Movies Featuring James Garner** 1. Tank (1984) 2. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) 3. Victor/Victoria (1982) 4. The Great Escape (1963) 5. Murphy’s Romance (1985) 6. The Americanization of Emily (1964) 7. Maverick (1994) 8. Marlowe (1969) 9. Space Cowboys (2000) 10. Grand Prix (1966) **PASS to Elendil\_s\_Heir,** since he had what turned out to be the last entry in the previous category and I should have given him the chance to select the next one. _(sorry about that, nothing personal, no offense intended, eh what?)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 21, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3844 "2022-01-21T08:39:56Z")
1. Don’t forget The Notebook (2004)! ---
**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:** [January 21, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3845 "2022-01-21T20:21:19Z")
Thanks! **Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3846 "2022-01-21T23:49:35Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) ---
**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:** [January 21, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3847 "2022-01-21T23:53:30Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) 3. Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King) King’s one and only outing as a director – he claims that he was high as a kite on cocaine throughout the production, and had no idea what he was doing. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3848 "2022-01-22T03:15:43Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) 3. Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King) 4. Under the Cherry Moon (Rogers Nelson, under his performing name of Prince) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3849 "2022-01-22T03:23:25Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > Rogers Nelson, under his performing name of Prince His birth name was Prince Rogers Nelson. His father, John Nelson, performed under the name Prince Rogers and gave that name to his son. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3850 "2022-01-22T03:29:04Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) 3. Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King) 4. Under the Cherry Moon (Rogers Nelson, under his performing name of Prince) 5. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton) Maybe the best film by a one-time director. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3851 "2022-01-22T07:53:36Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) 3. Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King) 4. Under the Cherry Moon (Rogers Nelson, under his performing name of Prince) 5. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton) 6. Of Mice and Men (Gary Sinise) ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3852 "2022-01-22T08:23:06Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) 3. Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King) 4. Under the Cherry Moon (Rogers Nelson, under his performing name of Prince) 5. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton) 6. Of Mice and Men (Gary Sinise) 7. The Ninth Configuration (William Peter Blatty) Better known as a screenwriter and novelist (he wrote the novel _The Exorcist_), Blatty was way out of his league on this one. The plot is murky, and the characters are not well-developed. I saw it once, and I have no need to see it again. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3853 "2022-01-22T11:08:12Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Better known as a screenwriter and novelist (he wrote the novel _The Exorcist_ ), Blatty was way out of his league on this one. The plot is murky, and the characters are not well-developed. I saw it once, and I have no need to see it again. RE: The Ninth Configuration. There is a fun little sub-plot about a patient who is trying to put together a version of Hamlet using dogs. He chooses a Great Dane to play the title role. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3854 "2022-01-22T14:03:49Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) 3. Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King) 4. Under the Cherry Moon (Rogers Nelson, under his performing name of Prince) 5. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton) 6. Of Mice and Men (Gary Sinise) 7. The Ninth Configuration (William Peter Blatty) 8. Time Limit (Karl Malden) ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3855 "2022-01-22T15:58:29Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) 3. Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King) 4. Under the Cherry Moon (Rogers Nelson, under his performing name of Prince) 5. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton) 6. Of Mice and Men (Gary Sinise) 7. The Ninth Configuration (William Peter Blatty) 8. Time Limit (Karl Malden) 9. Rage (George C. Scott) ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3856 "2022-01-22T16:04:34Z")
**Movies directed by people you don’t usually think of as directors** 1. The Bellboy (Jerry Lewis) 2. Little Man Tate (Jodie Foster) 3. Maximum Overdrive (Stephen King) 4. Under the Cherry Moon (Rogers Nelson, under his performing name of Prince) 5. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton) 6. Of Mice and Men (Gary Sinise) 7. The Ninth Configuration (William Peter Blatty) 8. Time Limit (Karl Malden) 9. Rage (George C. Scott) 10. Three Men and a Baby (Leonard Nimoy) **Alliterative Movie Titles** 1. The Pink Panther ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3857 "2022-01-22T22:13:10Z")
**Alliterative Movie Titles** 1. The Pink Panther 2. Dirty Dancing ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3858 "2022-01-22T22:15:33Z")
**Alliterative Movie Titles** 1. The Pink Panther 2. Dirty Dancing 3. The Blues Brothers ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3859 "2022-01-22T22:25:13Z")
**Alliterative Movie Titles** 1. The Pink Panther 2. Dirty Dancing 3. The Blues Brothers 4. Beach Blanket Bingo ---
**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:** [January 22, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3860 "2022-01-22T23:45:44Z")
**Alliterative Movie Titles** 1. The Pink Panther 2. Dirty Dancing 3. The Blues Brothers 4. Beach Blanket Bingo 5. King Kong ---
**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:** [January 23, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3861 "2022-01-23T00:19:13Z")
**Alliterative Movie Titles** 1. The Pink Panther 2. Dirty Dancing 3. The Blues Brothers 4. Beach Blanket Bingo 5. King Kong 6. Wild Wild West … (the original TV show was titled _T̲h̲e̲ Wild Wild West_, but for some reason the filmmakers dropped the definite article) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 23, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/3862 "2022-01-23T00:27:30Z")
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