# 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:** 32
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/621 "2021-05-06T20:59:07Z")
**Movies with fictional Presidents (and who played them)** 1. _Meteor_ (Henry Fonda) 2. _Idiocracy_ (Terry Crews) 3. _Dr. Stangelove_ (Peter Sellers) 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ (Ronald Lacey) As President Widmark. “Declaration of War… the Short Form.” ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/622 "2021-05-06T21:04:59Z")
**Movies with fictional Presidents (and who played them)** 1. _Meteor_ (Henry Fonda) 2. _Idiocracy_ (Terry Crews) 3. _Dr. Stangelove_ (Peter Sellers) 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ (Ronald Lacey) 5. _Captain America_ (Ronny Cox) ---
**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 6, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/623 "2021-05-06T21:08:40Z")
**Movies with fictional Presidents (and who played them)** 1. _Meteor_ (Henry Fonda) 2. _Idiocracy_ (Terry Crews) 3. _Dr. Stangelove_ (Peter Sellers) 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ (Ronald Lacey) 5. _Captain America_ (Ronny Cox) 6. _Dave_ (Kevin Kline) As President Bill Mitchell, and his stand-in, Dave Kovic. ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/624 "2021-05-06T21:55:42Z")
**Movies with fictional Presidents (and who played them)** 1. _Meteor_ (Henry Fonda) 2. _Idiocracy_ (Terry Crews) 3. _Dr. Stangelove_ (Peter Sellers) 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ (Ronald Lacey) 5. _Captain America_ (Ronny Cox) 6. _Dave_ (Kevin Kline) 7. _Independence Day_ (Bill Pullman) ---
**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 6, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/625 "2021-05-06T22:02:43Z")
**Movies with fictional Presidents (and who played them)** 1. _Meteor_ (Henry Fonda) 2. _Idiocracy_ (Terry Crews) 3. _Dr. Stangelove_ (Peter Sellers) 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ (Ronald Lacey) 5. _Captain America_ (Ronny Cox) 6. _Dave_ (Kevin Kline) 7. _Independence Day_ (Bill Pullman) 8. _Air Force One_ (Harrison Ford) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/626 "2021-05-06T22:34:58Z")
**Movies with fictional Presidents (and who played them)** 1. _Meteor_ (Henry Fonda) 2. _Idiocracy_ (Terry Crews) 3. _Dr. Stangelove_ (Peter Sellers) 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ (Ronald Lacey) 5. _Captain America_ (Ronny Cox) 6. _Dave_ (Kevin Kline) 7. _Independence Day_ (Bill Pullman) 8. _Air Force One_ (Harrison Ford) 9. _My Fellow Americans_ (Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd) ---
**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 6, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/627 "2021-05-06T23:09:02Z")
**Movies with fictional Presidents (and who played them)** 1. _Meteor_ (Henry Fonda) 2. _Idiocracy_ (Terry Crews) 3. _Dr. Stangelove_ (Peter Sellers) 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_ (Ronald Lacey) 5. _Captain America_ (Ronny Cox) 6. _Dave_ (Kevin Kline) 7. _Independence Day_ (Bill Pullman) 8. _Air Force One_ (Harrison Ford) 9. _My Fellow Americans_ (Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd) 10. _The President’s Plane is Missing_ (Tod Andrews) 1973 TV movie based on the Robert Serling novel of the same name _ **-“BB”-** _ pass ---
**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 7, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/628 "2021-05-07T12:15:39Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. The Book of Eli ---
**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 7, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/629 "2021-05-07T12:57:10Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. The Book of Eli 2. Wizards ---
**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:** [May 7, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/630 "2021-05-07T13:42:38Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. The Book of Eli 2. Wizards 3. Brazil ---
**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 7, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/631 "2021-05-07T14:28:19Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. _The Book of Eli_ 2. _Wizards_ 3. _Brazil_ 4. _The Road_ ---
**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:** [May 7, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/632 "2021-05-07T14:51:23Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. _The Book of Eli_ 2. _Wizards_ 3. _Brazil_ 4. _The Road_ 5. _1984_ (1984) ---
**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 7, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/633 "2021-05-07T14:59:16Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. _The Book of Eli_ 2. _Wizards_ 3. _Brazil_ 4. _The Road_ 5. _1984_ (1984) 6. _Things To Come_ ---
**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 7, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/634 "2021-05-07T15:04:04Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. _The Book of Eli_ 2. _Wizards_ 3. _Brazil_ 4. _The Road_ 5. _1984_ (1984) 6. _Things To Come_ 7. _Logan’s Run_ ---
**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 7, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/635 "2021-05-07T15:31:13Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. _The Book of Eli_ 2. _Wizards_ 3. _Brazil_ 4. _The Road_ 5. _1984_ (1984) 6. _Things To Come_ 7. _Logan’s Run_ 8. _Mad Max_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/636 "2021-05-07T15:48:04Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. _The Book of Eli_ 2. _Wizards_ 3. _Brazil_ 4. _The Road_ 5. _1984_ (1984) 6. _Things To Come_ 7. _Logan’s Run_ 8. _Mad Max_ 9. _Children of Men_ ---
**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 7, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/637 "2021-05-07T16:12:55Z")
**Dystopian films** 1. _The Book of Eli_ 2. _Wizards_ 3. _Brazil_ 4. _The Road_ 5. _1984_ (1984) 6. _Things To Come_ 7. _Logan’s Run_ 8. _Mad Max_ 9. _Children of Men_ 10. _Blade Runner_ Next up: **Utopian films** 1. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ ---
**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 7, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/638 "2021-05-07T16:43:55Z")
**Utopian films** 1. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ 2. Lost Horizon ---
**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 7, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/639 "2021-05-07T16:49:32Z")
**Utopian films** 1. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ 2. Lost Horizon 3. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Depicts that, by 2688, society will have become a utopia, thanks to the music and philosophy of Bill and Ted. ---
**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 7, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/640 "2021-05-07T16:52:53Z")
**Utopian films** 1. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ 2. _Lost Horizon_ 3. _Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure_ 4. _Tomorrowland_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=33)