# 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:** 213
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4243 "2022-02-25T14:42:27Z")
**Movies with (mostly) happy families** 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Swiss Family Robinson 3. A Family Affair The first Andy Hardy movie. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4244 "2022-02-25T15:30:27Z")
**Movies with (mostly) happy families** 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Swiss Family Robinson 3. A Family Affair 4. Cheaper by the Dozen ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4245 "2022-02-25T15:33:26Z")
**Movies with (mostly) happy families** 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Swiss Family Robinson 3. A Family Affair 4. Cheaper by the Dozen 5. You Can’t Take It With You ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4246 "2022-02-25T16:01:03Z")
**Movies with (mostly) happy families** 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Swiss Family Robinson 3. A Family Affair 4. Cheaper by the Dozen 5. You Can’t Take It With You 6. A Christmas Story ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4247 "2022-02-25T16:12:07Z")
**Movies with (mostly) happy families** 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Swiss Family Robinson 3. A Family Affair 4. Cheaper by the Dozen 5. You Can’t Take It With You 6. A Christmas Story 7. Encanto ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4248 "2022-02-25T16:59:30Z")
**Movies with (mostly) happy families** 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Swiss Family Robinson 3. A Family Affair 4. Cheaper by the Dozen 5. You Can’t Take It With You 6. A Christmas Story 7. Encanto 8. Life with Father ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4249 "2022-02-25T18:06:24Z")
**Movies with (mostly) happy families** 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Swiss Family Robinson 3. A Family Affair 4. Cheaper by the Dozen 5. You Can’t Take It With You 6. A Christmas Story 7. Encanto 8. Life with Father 9. Little Women ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4250 "2022-02-25T18:12:44Z")
**Movies with (mostly) happy families** 1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Swiss Family Robinson 3. A Family Affair 4. Cheaper by the Dozen 5. You Can’t Take It With You 6. A Christmas Story 7. Encanto 8. Life with Father 9. Little Women 10. A Very Brady Movie **Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4251 "2022-02-25T18:31:27Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4252 "2022-02-25T18:35:52Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) 3. The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4253 "2022-02-25T18:41:47Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) 3. The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer) 4. Rust (wrongful death suit) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4254 "2022-02-25T18:46:34Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) 3. The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer) 4. Rust (wrongful death suit) 5. Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4255 "2022-02-25T20:27:07Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) 3. The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer) 4. Rust (wrongful death suit) 5. Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”) 6. The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4256 "2022-02-25T20:33:32Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) 3. The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer) 4. Rust (wrongful death suit) 5. Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”) 6. The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”) 7. This is Spın̈al Tap (Harry Shearer, backed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, sued Vivendi for fraud, breach of contract, and accounting misappropriation) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4257 "2022-02-25T20:50:31Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) 3. The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer) 4. Rust (wrongful death suit) 5. Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”) 6. The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”) 7. This is Spın̈al Tap (Harry Shearer, backed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, sued Vivendi for fraud, breach of contract, and accounting misappropriation) 8. Dazed and Confused (defamation suit brought by real-life Wooderson, Slater and Pink) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4258 "2022-02-25T21:10:13Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) 3. The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer) 4. Rust (wrongful death suit) 5. Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”) 6. The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”) 7. This is Spın̈al Tap (Harry Shearer, backed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, sued Vivendi for fraud, breach of contract, and accounting misappropriation) 8. Dazed and Confused (defamation suit brought by real-life Wooderson, Slater and Pink) 9. The Twilight Zone: The Movie (three actors killed in helicopter accident; criminal prosecutions and civil litigation followed) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4259 "2022-02-25T22:08:04Z")
**Movies which were somehow involved in real life litigation** 1. The Matrix (copyright infringement) 2. Ghostbusters (plagiarism lawsuit over the theme song) 3. The Sandlot (defamation suit brought by childhood friend of writer) 4. Rust (wrongful death suit) 5. Coming to America (breach of contract and “Hollywood accounting”) 6. The Island (Alleged copyright infringement of “Parts: The Clonus Horror”) 7. This is Spın̈al Tap (Harry Shearer, backed by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, sued Vivendi for fraud, breach of contract, and accounting misappropriation) 8. Dazed and Confused (defamation suit brought by real-life Wooderson, Slater and Pink) 9. The Twilight Zone: The Movie (three actors killed in helicopter accident; criminal prosecutions and civil litigation followed) 10. The Wizard of Speed and Time (the writer/director/star of the movie sued the producer [who also played the producer in the film] because he kept all the proceeds from the box office) **Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4260 "2022-02-25T22:12:19Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4261 "2022-02-25T22:17:14Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously 3. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4262 "2022-02-25T23:25:54Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously 3. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 4. The Dream Team [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=212) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=214)