# 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:** 312
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6223 "2022-08-16T22:41:24Z")
**August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 3. The Longest Day (1962) 4. Overlord (2018) 5. Parachute Battalion (1941) With Buddy Ebsen as a hillbilly more than twenty years before he “moved to Beverly. Hills, that is.” ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6224 "2022-08-17T11:50:02Z")
**August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 3. The Longest Day (1962) 4. Overlord (2018) 5. Parachute Battalion (1941) 6. Red Dawn (1984) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6225 "2022-08-17T12:12:14Z")
**August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 3. The Longest Day (1962) 4. Overlord (2018) 5. Parachute Battalion (1941) 6. Red Dawn (1984) 7. Jumping Jacks (1952) no one said it couldn’t be a comedy ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6226 "2022-08-17T13:43:20Z")
**August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 3. The Longest Day (1962) 4. Overlord (2018) 5. Parachute Battalion (1941) 6. Red Dawn (1984) 7. Jumping Jacks (1952) 8. The Green Berets (1968) You have to pass Airborne school before becoming a Green Beret. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6227 "2022-08-17T14:02:37Z")
**August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 3. The Longest Day (1962) 4. Overlord (2018) 5. Parachute Battalion (1941) 6. Red Dawn (1984) 7. Jumping Jacks (1952) 8. The Green Berets (1968) 9. The Battle of Crete (1970) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6228 "2022-08-17T15:42:56Z")
**August 16 is National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 3. The Longest Day (1962) 4. Overlord (2018) 5. Parachute Battalion (1941) 6. Red Dawn (1984) 7. Jumping Jacks (1952) 8. The Green Berets (1968) 9. The Battle of Crete (1970) 10. Air Force One (1997) American paratroopers land on the roof of the bad guy’s palace - actually Severance Hall in Cleveland - at the start of the film: [Severance Hall - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_Hall) **August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6229 "2022-08-17T15:53:36Z")
**August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou Feline or otherwise? 😉 ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6230 "2022-08-17T15:56:16Z")
**August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou 3. The Cat From Outer Space A sci-fi classic! ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6231 "2022-08-17T16:13:09Z")
**August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou 3. The Cat From Outer Space 4. Cat People ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6232 "2022-08-17T16:47:22Z")
**August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou 3. The Cat From Outer Space 4. Cat People 5. Pet Semetary ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6233 "2022-08-17T16:54:57Z")
**August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou 3. The Cat From Outer Space 4. Cat People 5. Pet Semetary 6. Hocus Pocus ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6234 "2022-08-17T17:23:38Z")
**August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou 3. The Cat From Outer Space 4. Cat People 5. Pet Sematary 6. Hocus Pocus 7. Alien ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6235 "2022-08-17T17:27:40Z")
**August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou 3. The Cat From Outer Space 4. Cat People 5. Pet Sematary 6. Hocus Pocus 7. Alien 8. The Matrix ---
**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:** [August 17, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6236 "2022-08-17T17:32:11Z")
**August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou 3. The Cat From Outer Space 4. Cat People 5. Pet Sematary 6. Hocus Pocus 7. Alien 8. The Matrix 9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Poor kitty. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6237 "2022-08-18T08:30:45Z")
> [@](#): > > **August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day - movies featuring cats (black or otherwise)** 1. That Darned Cat 2. Cat Ballou 3. The Cat From Outer Space 4. Cat People 5. Pet Sematary 6. Hocus Pocus 7. Alien 8. The Matrix 9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 10. The Incredible Journey (I prefer the original version myself) NEXT: **Bad early films of people who later became stars** 1. _Eyes of a Stranger_ – Jennifer Jason Leigh ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6238 "2022-08-18T10:19:25Z")
**Bad early films of people who later became stars** 1. _Eyes of a Stranger_ – Jennifer Jason Leigh 2. _Revenge of the Creature_ - Clint Eastwood ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6239 "2022-08-18T12:58:53Z")
**Bad early films of people who later became stars** 1. _Eyes of a Stranger_ – Jennifer Jason Leigh 2. _Revenge of the Creature_ - Clint Eastwood 3. _Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest_ - Charlize Theron ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6240 "2022-08-18T13:23:06Z")
**Bad early films of people who later became stars** 1. _Eyes of a Stranger_ – Jennifer Jason Leigh 2. _Revenge of the Creature_ - Clint Eastwood 3. _Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest_ - Charlize Theron 4. Leprechaun - Jennifer Aniston ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6241 "2022-08-18T14:22:36Z")
**Bad early films of people who later became stars** 1. _Eyes of a Stranger_ – Jennifer Jason Leigh 2. _Revenge of the Creature_ - Clint Eastwood 3. _Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest_ - Charlize Theron 4. Leprechaun - Jennifer Aniston 5. Party at Kitty and Stud’s - Sylvester Stallone ---
**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:** [August 18, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6242 "2022-08-18T14:35:17Z")
**Bad early films of people who later became stars** 1. _Eyes of a Stranger_ – Jennifer Jason Leigh 2. _Revenge of the Creature_ - Clint Eastwood 3. _Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest_ - Charlize Theron 4. _Leprechaun_ - Jennifer Aniston 5. _Party at Kitty and Stud’s_ - Sylvester Stallone 6. _The Blob_ - Steve McQueen [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=311) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=313)