# 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:** 228
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4543 "2022-03-16T21:08:41Z")
**Movies with an important meal scene** 1. Babette’s Feast 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. When Harry Met Sally 5. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 6. My Dinner With Andre ---
**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:** [March 16, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4544 "2022-03-16T21:19:54Z")
**Movies with an important meal scene** 1. Babette’s Feast 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. When Harry Met Sally 5. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 6. My Dinner With Andre 7. The Thin Man Nick Charles explains the solution to the mystery at a dinner party, with all the suspects as guests. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4545 "2022-03-16T21:22:18Z")
**Movies with an important meal scene** 1. Babette’s Feast 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. When Harry Met Sally 5. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 6. My Dinner With Andre 7. The Thin Man 8. A Christmas Story The “Chinese turkey” Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra! ---
**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:** [March 16, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4546 "2022-03-16T21:47:10Z")
**Movies with an important meal scene** 1. Babette’s Feast 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. When Harry Met Sally 5. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 6. My Dinner With Andre 7. The Thin Man 8. A Christmas Story 9. Big Night A delightful film about two brothers throwing one magnificent dinner in a desperate attempt to save their failing restaurant. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4547 "2022-03-16T22:14:00Z")
**Movies with an important meal scene** 1. Babette’s Feast 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 4. When Harry Met Sally 5. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life 6. My Dinner With Andre 7. The Thin Man 8. A Christmas Story 9. Big Night 10. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover Georgina (“The Wife”) has Richard (“The Cook”) cook and prepare Michael, her dead lover (“The Lover”) , who her husband Albert (“The Thief”) has murdered, and serve him to Albert. “Try the cock. It’s a delicacy, and you know where it’s been.” You know… a family film… 🙂 “Meta” movies…Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York ---
**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:** [March 16, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4548 "2022-03-16T23:17:46Z")
never mind _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [March 16, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4549 "2022-03-16T23:30:05Z")
“Meta” movies…Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4550 "2022-03-16T23:39:54Z")
Meta” movies…Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie ---
**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:** [March 16, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4551 "2022-03-16T23:44:15Z")
"Meta” movies…Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Strange Brew ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4552 "2022-03-17T03:26:25Z")
"Meta” movies…Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Strange Brew 5. Robin Hood: Men in Tights even during the opening titles – _Villager 1:_ “There must be another way of doing the credits!” _Villager 2:_ “That’s right!” _Villager 3:_ “Every time they make a Robin Hood movie, they burn our village down.” _Unison:_ _ **"Leave us alone, Mel Brooks!"** _ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4553 "2022-03-17T03:50:03Z")
"Meta” movies…Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Strange Brew 5. Robin Hood: Men in Tights 6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4554 "2022-03-17T11:48:05Z")
"Meta” movies…Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Strange Brew 5. Robin Hood: Men in Tights 6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 7. The Purple Rose of Cairo ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4555 "2022-03-17T11:48:56Z")
Meta” movies…Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie 4. The Truman Show ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4556 "2022-03-17T12:06:39Z")
Housekeeping: **"Meta” movies** …Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Strange Brew 5. Robin Hood: Men in Tights 6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 7. The Purple Rose of Cairo 8. The Truman Show ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4557 "2022-03-17T13:04:21Z")
**"Meta” movies** …Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Strange Brew 5. Robin Hood: Men in Tights 6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 7. The Purple Rose of Cairo 8. The Truman Show 9. [Symbiopsychotaxiplasm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiopsychotaxiplasm) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4558 "2022-03-17T13:25:48Z")
**"Meta” movies** …Movies with Self-referential elements 1. Synecdoche, New York 2. Blazing Saddles 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Strange Brew 5. Robin Hood: Men in Tights 6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 7. The Purple Rose of Cairo 8. The Truman Show 9. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm 10. Trading Places Pass. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4559 "2022-03-17T13:31:22Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each 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:** [March 17, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4560 "2022-03-17T13:33:10Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4561 "2022-03-17T13:54:41Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes 3. Tim Burton - Associated with gothic visual themes ---
**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:** [March 17, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4562 "2022-03-17T13:57:50Z")
**Directors identified with a certain stylistic element, technique, motif, or whatever** 1. Alfred Hitchcock - Appears in a brief cameo in each movie. 2. James Cameron - Often shows an actor’s feet or shoes 3. Tim Burton - Associated with gothic visual themes 4. Sam Raimi - Fast-moving POV shots, dolly zooms, and slapstick [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=227) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=229)