# 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:** 313
**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, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6243 "2022-08-18T16:14:08Z")
**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 [Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir) - I started to put down _The Blob_, but I didn’t think it was that bad of a 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:** [August 18, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6244 "2022-08-18T16:44:22Z")
**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 7. _Mazes and Monsters_ - Tom Hanks A poorly-received made-for-TV film, sensationalizing the “satanic panic” around Dungeons & Dragons in the early 1980s; it was Hanks’ first leading role in a film. ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6245 "2022-08-18T17:06:40Z")
**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 7. _Mazes and Monsters_ - Tom Hanks 8. _Firehouse_ - Julia Roberts ---
**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, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6246 "2022-08-18T20:36:01Z")
**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 7. _Mazes and Monsters_ - Tom Hanks 8. _Firehouse_ - Julia Roberts 9. _The Silver Chalice_ - Paul Newman Loved his later reaction: [The Silver Chalice (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Chalice_(film)#Newman's_view) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6247 "2022-08-19T05:09:18Z")
**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 7. _Mazes and Monsters_ - Tom Hanks 8. _Firehouse_ - Julia Roberts 9. _The Silver Chalice_ - Paul Newman 10. _Can I Do It 'Til I Need Glasses?_ - Robin Williams **Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ---
**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 19, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6248 "2022-08-19T10:42:41Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel ---
**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 19, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6249 "2022-08-19T12:11:47Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run ---
**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 19, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6250 "2022-08-19T12:40:25Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run 4. The Expendables ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6251 "2022-08-19T13:04:10Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run 4. The Expendables 5. The Player ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6252 "2022-08-19T13:34:13Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run 4. The Expendables 5. The Player 6. Murder by Death “Moose! Moose! And use your goddamn prepositions!” ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6253 "2022-08-19T13:41:00Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run 4. The Expendables 5. The Player 6. Murder by Death 7. The Great Escape ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6254 "2022-08-19T13:43:58Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run 4. The Expendables 5. The Player 6. Murder by Death 7. The Great Escape 8. The List of Adrian Messenger ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6255 "2022-08-19T13:46:53Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run 4. The Expendables 5. The Player 6. Murder by Death 7. The Great Escape 8. The List of Adrian Messenger 9. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6256 "2022-08-19T13:47:08Z")
**Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run 4. The Expendables 5. The Player 6. Murder by Death 7. The Great Escape 8. The List of Adrian Messenger 9. The Towering Inferno ---
**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 19, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6257 "2022-08-19T14:09:04Z")
Housekeeping: **Featuring An All-Star Cast!** 1. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 2. Grand Hotel 3. Cannonball Run 4. The Expendables 5. The Player 6. Murder by Death 7. The Great Escape 8. The List of Adrian Messenger 9. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 10. The Towering Inferno You were #10, **llikewise** , so the next category is yours. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6258 "2022-08-20T13:48:22Z")
### Movies set in San Francisco/ Bay Area 1. Dirty Harry ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6259 "2022-08-20T13:52:27Z")
### Movies set in San Francisco/ Bay Area 1. Dirty Harry 2. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ---
**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:** [August 20, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6260 "2022-08-20T13:52:43Z")
### Movies set in San Francisco/ Bay Area 1. Dirty Harry 2. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 3. Vertigo ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6261 "2022-08-20T14:27:02Z")
**Movies set in San Francisco/ Bay Area** 1. Dirty Harry 2. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 3. Vertigo 4. The Maltese Falcon ---
**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 20, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6262 "2022-08-20T15:27:35Z")
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