# 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:** 270
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5383 "2022-05-24T02:42:38Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola 7. Hulk - Ang Lee 8. Popeye – Robert Altman _ **-“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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5384 "2022-05-24T02:43:21Z")
**Films made by directors outside their usual genre** 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola 7. Hulk - Ang Lee 8. Popeye – Robert Altman 9. Thor - Kenneth Branagh ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5385 "2022-05-24T02:48:16Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > **Films made by directors outside their usual genre** > > 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - Alfred Hitchcock > 2. Schindler’s List - Steven Spielberg > 3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Robert Wise > 4. Kundun - Martin Scorsese > 5. The Straight Story - David Lynch > 6. Jack - Francis Ford Coppola > 7. Hulk - Ang Lee > 8. Popeye – Robert Altman > 9. Thor - Kenneth Branagh Turned out I was most of a day late and a dollar short … they finished this category eight hours ago, started another one, and closed it out too. Last poster passed, Obi-Wan – so I’ll let you choose the next one. _ **-“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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5386 "2022-05-24T02:56:27Z")
Gotcha! **Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5387 "2022-05-24T03:02:01Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5388 "2022-05-24T03:05:08Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate 3. Election ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5389 "2022-05-24T03:14:39Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate 3. Election 4. Primary Colors ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5390 "2022-05-24T04:16:39Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate 3. Election 4. Primary Colors 5. Welcome to Mooseport _ **-“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:** [May 24, 2022, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5391 "2022-05-24T04:49:28Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate 3. Election 4. Primary Colors 5. Welcome to Mooseport 6. Bob Roberts ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5392 "2022-05-24T12:07:00Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate 3. Election 4. Primary Colors 5. Welcome to Mooseport 6. Bob Roberts 7. The Manchurian Candidate ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5393 "2022-05-24T13:25:25Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate 3. Election 4. Primary Colors 5. Welcome to Mooseport 6. Bob Roberts 7. The Manchurian Candidate 8. The Ides of March ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5394 "2022-05-24T14:06:41Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate 3. Election 4. Primary Colors 5. Welcome to Mooseport 6. Bob Roberts 7. The Manchurian Candidate 8. The Ides of March 9. The American President ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5395 "2022-05-24T14:24:21Z")
**Films About Elections** 1. Wag the Dog 2. The Candidate 3. Election 4. Primary Colors 5. Welcome to Mooseport 6. Bob Roberts 7. The Manchurian Candidate 8. The Ides of March 9. The American President 10. Of Thee I Sing **Gorillas and Great Apes** 1. King Kong ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5396 "2022-05-24T14:38:09Z")
**Gorillas and Great Apes** 1. King Kong 2. Gorillas in the Mist ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5397 "2022-05-24T14:40:21Z")
**Gorillas and Great Apes** 1. King Kong 2. Mighty Joe Young (1949, remade in 1998) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5398 "2022-05-24T15:34:12Z")
**Gorillas and Great Apes** 1. King Kong 2. Gorillas in the Mist 3. Mighty Joe Young (1949, remade in 1998) Housekeeping ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5399 "2022-05-24T15:41:24Z")
**Gorillas and Great Apes** 1. King Kong 2. Gorillas in the Mist 3. Mighty Joe Young (1949, remade in 1998) 4. Monkey Shines ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5400 "2022-05-24T15:42:15Z")
**Gorillas and Great Apes** 1. King Kong 2. Gorillas in the Mist 3. Mighty Joe Young (1949, remade in 1998) 4. Monkey Shines 5. Every Which Way But Loose Featuring Clyde the orangutan. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5401 "2022-05-24T16:17:50Z")
**Gorillas and Great Apes** 1. King Kong 2. Gorillas in the Mist 3. Mighty Joe Young (1949, remade in 1998) 4. Monkey Shines 5. Every Which Way But Loose 6. Planet of the Apes ---
**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:** [May 24, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5402 "2022-05-24T17:17:01Z")
**Gorillas and Great Apes** 1. King Kong 2. Gorillas in the Mist 3. Mighty Joe Young (1949, remade in 1998) 4. Monkey Shines 5. Every Which Way But Loose 6. Planet of the Apes 7. Murders in the Rue Morgue The best acting was done by Bela Lugosi, so 'nuff said. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=269) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=271)