# 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:** 329
**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:** [September 19, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6563 "2022-09-19T14:48:11Z")
**Movies with gimmicks (and what the gimmick was)** 1. Earthquake (Sensurround made theaters shake from the bass) 2. It Came From Outer Space (first 3D movie) 3. Scent of Mystery (used Smell-o-Vision) 4. Polyester (Odorama - scratch n sniff cards) 5. Chelsea Girls (movie shown split screen with two projectors) 6. Clue (alternate endings) 7. Psycho (no one admitted to theater after movie started) 8. The Tingler (vibrating devices in the seats which were activated at random) 9. The Jazz Singer (sound) ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6564 "2022-09-20T03:59:01Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Psycho (no one admitted to theater after movie started) I was just reading how Alfred Hitchcock bought up all the copies of the book too so no one would know what would happen. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6565 "2022-09-20T04:38:22Z")
**Movies with gimmicks (and what the gimmick was)** 1. Earthquake (Sensurround made theaters shake from the bass) 2. It Came From Outer Space (first 3D movie) 3. Scent of Mystery (used Smell-o-Vision) 4. Polyester (Odorama - scratch n sniff cards) 5. Chelsea Girls (movie shown split screen with two projectors) 6. Clue (alternate endings) 7. Psycho (no one admitted to theater after movie started) 8. The Tingler (vibrating devices in the seats which were activated at random) 9. The Jazz Singer (sound) 10. This is Cinerama (three projectors, three curved screens) It was IMAX before there was IMAX. Pass. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6566 "2022-09-20T14:09:39Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6567 "2022-09-20T14:15:46Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man “About a hunnert dollars…” ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6568 "2022-09-20T14:17:15Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man 3. Hook ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6569 "2022-09-20T14:21:15Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man 3. Hook 4. The Graduate _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6570 "2022-09-20T14:28:45Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man 3. Hook 4. The Graduate 5. Straw Dogs ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6571 "2022-09-20T14:48:39Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man 3. Hook 4. The Graduate 5. Straw Dogs 6. Wag the Dog ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6572 "2022-09-20T14:59:41Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man 3. Hook 4. The Graduate 5. Straw Dogs 6. Wag the Dog 7. Lenny ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6573 "2022-09-20T15:19:21Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man 3. Hook 4. The Graduate 5. Straw Dogs 6. Wag the Dog 7. Lenny 8. Marathon Man ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6574 "2022-09-20T16:34:19Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man 3. Hook 4. The Graduate 5. Straw Dogs 6. Wag the Dog 7. Lenny 8. Marathon Man 9. All The President’s 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:** [September 20, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6575 "2022-09-20T16:53:52Z")
**The Films of Dustin Hoffman** 1. Little Big Man 2. Rain Man 3. Hook 4. The Graduate 5. Straw Dogs 6. Wag the Dog 7. Lenny 8. Marathon Man 9. All The President’s Men 10. Outbreak Pretty exciting pandemic movie, and he’s good in it. Next up: **The Films of Robert Redford** 1. All The President’s Men ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6576 "2022-09-20T16:58:47Z")
**The Films of Robert Redford** 1. All The President’s Men 2. The Natural ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6577 "2022-09-20T17:01:27Z")
**The Films of Robert Redford** 1. All The President’s Men 2. The Natural 3. The Sting ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6578 "2022-09-20T17:58:27Z")
**The Films of Robert Redford** 1. All The President’s Men 2. The Natural 3. The Sting 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6579 "2022-09-20T18:02:07Z")
**The Films of Robert Redford** 1. All The President’s Men 2. The Natural 3. The Sting 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Hot Rock ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6580 "2022-09-20T18:04:54Z")
**The Films of Robert Redford** 1. All The President’s Men 2. The Natural 3. The Sting 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Hot Rock 6. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6581 "2022-09-20T19:22:11Z")
**The Films of Robert Redford** 1. All The President’s Men 2. The Natural 3. The Sting 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Hot Rock 6. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid 7. The Great Waldo Pepper For a while, there was a chain of pizza parlors in the Midwest called “Waldo’s Pizza and Hot Subs”, which drew its [name and logo](https://uspto.report/TM/78712133/mark.png) _(an early aviator, complete with leather helmet, goggles, and flowing silk scarf)_ from this movie. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 20, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6582 "2022-09-20T20:15:15Z")
**The Films of Robert Redford** 1. All The President’s Men 2. The Natural 3. The Sting 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Hot Rock 6. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid 7. The Great Waldo Pepper 8. Jeremiah Johnson [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=328) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=330)