# Movie Marathon (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801>\
**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:** 337

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6723 "2022-10-04T19:28:12Z")

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**Non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. My Best Friend’s Wedding - “I Say A Little Prayer”
2. Guardians of the Galaxy - “O-o-h Child”
3. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - “Que Sera Sera”
4. Blue Velvet - “Blue Velvet”
5. Breaking Away – Dave serenades Katherine with “M’appari Tutt’amor” _(from the von Flotow opera ‘Martha’)_
6. Top Gun - “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”
7. Wayne’s World - “Bohemian Rhapsody”

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**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:** [October 4, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6724 "2022-10-04T20:01:40Z")

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**Non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. My Best Friend’s Wedding - “I Say A Little Prayer”
2. Guardians of the Galaxy - “O-o-h Child”
3. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - “Que Sera Sera”
4. Blue Velvet - “Blue Velvet”
5. Breaking Away – Dave serenades Katherine with “M’appari Tutt’amor” _(from the von Flotow opera ‘Martha’)_
6. Top Gun - “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”
7. Wayne’s World - “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. Casablanca - " La Marseillaise"

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cOeFhSzoTuc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC6AKKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDosaPvonHgXpootq-KifD1qlkxOA "La Marseillaise Casablanca") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeFhSzoTuc)

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**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:** [October 4, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6725 "2022-10-04T20:24:32Z")

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**Non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. My Best Friend’s Wedding - “I Say A Little Prayer”
2. Guardians of the Galaxy - “O-o-h Child”
3. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - “Que Sera Sera”
4. Blue Velvet - “Blue Velvet”
5. Breaking Away – Dave serenades Katherine with “M’appari Tutt’amor” _(from the von Flotow opera ‘Martha’)_
6. Top Gun - “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”
7. Wayne’s World - “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. Casablanca - " La Marseillaise"
9. Young Frankenstein – “Puttin’ On the Ritz”

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**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:** [October 4, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6726 "2022-10-04T20:41:00Z")

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**Non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. My Best Friend’s Wedding - “I Say A Little Prayer”
2. Guardians of the Galaxy - “O-o-h Child”
3. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - “Que Sera Sera”
4. Blue Velvet - “Blue Velvet”
5. Breaking Away – Dave serenades Katherine with “M’appari Tutt’amor” _(from the von Flotow opera ‘Martha’)_
6. Top Gun - “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”
7. Wayne’s World - “Bohemian Rhapsody”
8. Casablanca - " La Marseillaise"
9. Young Frankenstein – “Puttin’ On the Ritz”
10. Beetlejuice - “Day O!”

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6727 "2022-10-05T05:51:43Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6728 "2022-10-05T05:56:38Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”

Technically, not a musical even though it is about a rock band.

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6729 "2022-10-05T06:05:31Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”
3. Stripes - “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6730 "2022-10-05T06:22:17Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”
3. Stripes - “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley - “Tu vuò fà l’americano”

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6731 "2022-10-05T07:18:45Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”
3. Stripes - “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley - “Tu vuò fà l’americano”
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? - “In Constant Sorrow”

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6732 "2022-10-05T08:15:34Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”
3. Stripes - “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley - “Tu vuò fà l’americano”
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? - “In Constant Sorrow”
6. Rio Bravo – [“My Rifle, My Pony, and Me”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CBBuV1jZpE)

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6733 "2022-10-05T10:06:01Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”
3. Stripes - “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley - “Tu vuò fà l’americano”
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? - “In Constant Sorrow”
6. Rio Bravo – [“My Rifle, My Pony, and Me”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CBBuV1jZpE)
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey - “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)”

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6734 "2022-10-05T10:39:48Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”
3. Stripes - “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley - “Tu vuò fà l’americano”
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? - “In Constant Sorrow”
6. Rio Bravo – [“My Rifle, My Pony, and Me”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CBBuV1jZpE)
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey - “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)”
8. Battle of the Bulge - “Panzerlied”

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6735 "2022-10-05T12:01:28Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”
3. Stripes - “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley - “Tu vuò fà l’americano”
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? - “In Constant Sorrow”
6. Rio Bravo – [“My Rifle, My Pony, and Me”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CBBuV1jZpE)
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey - “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)”
8. Battle of the Bulge - “Panzerlied”
9. About a Boy - “Killing Me Softly”

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6736 "2022-10-05T14:09:41Z")

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**More non-musicals where characters break into song**

1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - “The Hanging Tree”
2. Almost Famous - “Tiny Dancer”
3. Stripes - “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley - “Tu vuò fà l’americano”
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? - “In Constant Sorrow”
6. Rio Bravo – [“My Rifle, My Pony, and Me”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CBBuV1jZpE)
7. 2001: A Space Odyssey - “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)”
8. Battle of the Bulge - “Panzerlied”
9. About a Boy - “Killing Me Softly”
10. Repo Man - TV Party

Next: Diegetic Songs in Movies

1. Say Anything - Dobler plays “Your Eyes” to Diane from his boombox.

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6737 "2022-10-05T14:16:27Z")

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Next: Diegetic Songs in Movies

1. Say Anything - Dobler plays “Your Eyes” to Diane from his boombox.
2. Collateral - Band plays Miles Davis’s “Spanish Key” in jazz club.

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6738 "2022-10-05T15:31:11Z")

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Next: Diegetic Songs in Movies

1. Say Anything - Dobler plays “Your Eyes” to Diane from his boombox.
2. Collateral - Band plays Miles Davis’s “Spanish Key” in jazz club.
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Baby Groot dances to ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” while his teammates fight an alien monster.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DfNSBeFliIg/hqdefault.jpg "Baby Groot Dancing - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfNSBeFliIg)

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6739 "2022-10-05T15:37:18Z")

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**Diegetic Songs in Movies**

1. Say Anything - Dobler plays “Your Eyes” to Diane from his boombox.
2. Collateral - Band plays Miles Davis’s “Spanish Key” in jazz club.
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Baby Groot dances to ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” while his teammates fight an alien monster.
4. A Night to Remember - “Nearer My God to Thee” played on the deck as the Titanic sinks.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6740 "2022-10-05T16:16:57Z")

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**Diegetic Songs in Movies**

1. Say Anything - Dobler plays “Your Eyes” to Diane from his boombox.
2. Collateral - Band plays Miles Davis’s “Spanish Key” in jazz club.
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Baby Groot dances to ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” while his teammates fight an alien monster.
4. A Night to Remember - “Nearer My God to Thee” played on the deck as the Titanic sinks.
5. Grease - Those Magic Changes - played by the band at the dance while actual dialog was going on

I wanted to include that one because it’s an actual song from the stage version of Grease, where one of the T-Birds is showing off how he is learning to play guitar.

C-C-C-C-C-C A-A-A A-minor  
F-F-F-F-F-F G-G-G G7th

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6741 "2022-10-05T18:03:39Z")

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**Diegetic Songs in Movies**

1. Say Anything - Dobler plays “Your Eyes” to Diane from his boombox.
2. Collateral - Band plays Miles Davis’s “Spanish Key” in jazz club.
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Baby Groot dances to ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” while his teammates fight an alien monster.
4. A Night to Remember - “Nearer My God to Thee” played on the deck as the Titanic sinks.
5. Grease - “Those Magic Changes” - played by the band at the dance while actual dialog was going on
6. Breaker Morant - “Soldiers of the Queen” - played by a British Army band in a park as the movie opens; played as part of the movie’s orchestral soundtrack as the movie ends.

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**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:** [October 5, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6742 "2022-10-05T19:38:37Z")

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**Diegetic Songs in Movies**

1. Say Anything - Dobler plays “Your Eyes” to Diane from his boombox.
2. Collateral - Band plays Miles Davis’s “Spanish Key” in jazz club.
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - Baby Groot dances to ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” while his teammates fight an alien monster.
4. A Night to Remember - “Nearer My God to Thee” played on the deck as the Titanic sinks.
5. Grease - “Those Magic Changes” - played by the band at the dance while actual dialog was going on
6. Breaker Morant - “Soldiers of the Queen” - played by a British Army band in a park as the movie opens; played as part of the movie’s orchestral soundtrack as the movie ends.
7. Reservoir Dogs - “Stuck In the Middle With You” - Michael Madsen (Mr. Blonde) dances to the radio as he does not-nice things to his captive.

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