# 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:** 297
**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:** [July 16, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5923 "2022-07-16T02:31:11Z")
We’re only in it for the money…films actors only did to pick up a paycheck 1. _Freejack_ - Anthony Hopkins 2. Jaws: The Revenge - Michael Caine 3. Star Wars - Sir Alec Guinness Guinness thought it was a silly (if good-hearted) film, and called it “fairy-tale rubbish.” However, he negotiated a share of the royalties (he wound up with a 2.25% share), which made him quite wealthy. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5924 "2022-07-16T12:21:57Z")
We’re only in it for the money…films actors only did to pick up a paycheck 1. _Freejack_ - Anthony Hopkins 2. Jaws: The Revenge - Michael Caine 3. Star Wars - Sir Alec Guinness 4. The Tourist, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, and Dark Shadows - Johnny Depp He referenced all three films in debt collection correspondence with his management company. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5925 "2022-07-16T13:16:32Z")
We’re only in it for the money…films actors only did to pick up a paycheck 1. _Freejack_ - Anthony Hopkins 2. Jaws: The Revenge - Michael Caine 3. Star Wars - Sir Alec Guinness 4. The Tourist, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, and Dark Shadows - Johnny Depp 5. The Da Vinci Code (and sequels) - Tom Hanks ---
**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:** [July 16, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5926 "2022-07-16T14:12:57Z")
We’re only in it for the money…films actors only did to pick up a paycheck 1. _Freejack_ - Anthony Hopkins 2. Jaws: The Revenge - Michael Caine 3. Star Wars - Sir Alec Guinness 4. The Tourist, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, and Dark Shadows - Johnny Depp 5. The Da Vinci Code (and sequels) - Tom Hanks 6. Inchon - Laurence Olivier “People ask me why I’m playing in this picture. The answer is simple. Money, dear boy.” The film was funded by the Moonies. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5927 "2022-07-17T21:11:56Z")
**We’re only in it for the money…films actors only did to pick up a paycheck** 1. Freejack - Anthony Hopkins 2. Jaws: The Revenge - Michael Caine 3. Star Wars - Sir Alec Guinness 4. The Tourist, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, and Dark Shadows - Johnny Depp 5. The Da Vinci Code (and sequels) - Tom Hanks 6. Inchon - Laurence Olivier 7. Maid in Manhattan - Ralph Fiennes ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5928 "2022-07-17T23:51:27Z")
**We’re only in it for the money…films actors only did to pick up a paycheck** 1. Freejack - Anthony Hopkins 2. Jaws: The Revenge - Michael Caine 3. Star Wars - Sir Alec Guinness 4. The Tourist, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, and Dark Shadows - Johnny Depp 5. The Da Vinci Code (and sequels) - Tom Hanks 6. Inchon - Laurence Olivier 7. Maid in Manhattan - Ralph Fiennes 8. Everything over the last 15 years - Nicholas Cage ---
**Author:** ![Feurmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/779978/32.png) [@Feurmann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feurmann)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5929 "2022-07-18T03:55:25Z")
1. Freejack - Anthony Hopkins 2. Jaws: The Revenge - Michael Caine 3. Star Wars - Sir Alec Guinness 4. The Tourist, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, and Dark Shadows - Johnny Depp 5. The Da Vinci Code (and sequels) - Tom Hanks 6. Inchon - Laurence Olivier 7. Maid in Manhattan - Ralph Fiennes 8. Everything over the last 15 years - Nicholas Cage 9. The Red Movie - Brian Cox 10. Ditto - Helen Mirren (first female actor mentioned, incidentally) ---
**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:** [July 18, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5930 "2022-07-18T13:13:13Z")
**Feurmann** , you pick the next category. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5931 "2022-07-21T15:23:20Z")
I don’t think Feurmann is coming back. Mine was the last category, so I suggest someone else pick. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5932 "2022-07-21T15:34:40Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5933 "2022-07-21T15:52:02Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5934 "2022-07-21T16:26:12Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient 3. Gone with the Wind ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5935 "2022-07-21T16:55:42Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient 3. Gone with the Wind 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5936 "2022-07-21T17:38:48Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient 3. Gone with the Wind 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Amadeus ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5937 "2022-07-21T19:45:11Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient 3. Gone with the Wind 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Amadeus 6. Sam I Am ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5938 "2022-07-21T21:06:59Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient 3. Gone with the Wind 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Amadeus 6. Sam I Am 7. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5939 "2022-07-21T22:28:33Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient 3. Gone with the Wind 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Amadeus 6. Sam I Am 7. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8. Schindler’s List Pretty sure it was “I Am Sam”. Was gonna say “The Color Purple”, but that wonderful film won none of the 11 nominations it should have. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5940 "2022-07-21T22:35:14Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient 3. Gone with the Wind 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Amadeus 6. Sam I Am 7. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8. Schindler’s List 9. West Side Story (1961) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5941 "2022-07-22T21:01:48Z")
**Oscar Bait** 1. The Deer Hunter 2. The English Patient 3. Gone with the Wind 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Amadeus 6. Sam I Am 7. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8. Schindler’s List 9. West Side Story (1961) 10. My Fair Lady **Movies with insects in the title** 1. Junebug ---
**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:** [July 22, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/5942 "2022-07-22T21:03:03Z")
**Movies with insects in the title** 1. Junebug 2. Papillon The French word for “butterfly” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=296) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=298)