# 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:** 355
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7083 "2022-11-08T16:48:51Z")
**Mindfuck movies** (not just twist endings, but weird-ass stuff in most aspects from the ground up) 1. Schizopolis 2. Eraserhead 3. Evil Dead II 4. Un Chien Andalou 5. The American Astronaut ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7084 "2022-11-08T16:54:45Z")
**Mindfuck movies** (not just twist endings, but weird-ass stuff in most aspects from the ground up) 1. Schizopolis 2. Eraserhead 3. Evil Dead II 4. Un Chien Andalou 5. The American Astronaut 6. Dark City And I love it! ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7085 "2022-11-08T16:56:26Z")
**Mindfuck movies** (not just twist endings, but weird-ass stuff in most aspects from the ground up) 1. Schizopolis 2. Eraserhead 3. Evil Dead II 4. Un Chien Andalou 5. The American Astronaut 6. Dark City 7. Blue Velvet ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7086 "2022-11-08T17:08:00Z")
**Mindfuck movies** (not just twist endings, but weird-ass stuff in most aspects from the ground up) 1. Schizopolis 2. Eraserhead 3. Evil Dead II 4. Un Chien Andalou 5. The American Astronaut 6. Dark City 7. Blue Velvet 8. Liquid Sky Too bad it _sucks_. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7087 "2022-11-08T18:47:43Z")
**Mindfuck movies** (not just twist endings, but weird-ass stuff in most aspects from the ground up) 1. Schizopolis 2. Eraserhead 3. Evil Dead II 4. Un Chien Andalou 5. The American Astronaut 6. Dark City 7. Blue Velvet 8. Liquid Sky 9. Killer Klowns from Outer Space ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7088 "2022-11-08T22:27:43Z")
**Mindfuck movies** (not just twist endings, but weird-ass stuff in most aspects from the ground up) 1. Schizopolis 2. Eraserhead 3. Evil Dead II 4. Un Chien Andalou 5. The American Astronaut 6. Dark City 7. Blue Velvet 8. Liquid Sky 9. Killer Klowns from Outer Space 10. Synecdoche NY Seen it a few times and I still don’t get it. **Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7089 "2022-11-08T22:42:06Z")
**Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7090 "2022-11-09T00:01:17Z")
**Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 3. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) The movie was made up of four episodes, John Landis directed the first where Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed on the set. Following a wrongful death lawsuit, Landis removed his name from the credits. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7091 "2022-11-09T14:29:43Z")
**Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 3. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) 4. Woman Wanted (1999) Directed by Kiefer Sutherland ---
**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:** [November 9, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7092 "2022-11-09T15:15:24Z")
**Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 3. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) 4. Woman Wanted (1999) 5. Fade In (1968) ---
**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:** [November 9, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7093 "2022-11-09T23:25:59Z")
> [@](#): > > **Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 3. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) 4. Woman Wanted (1999) 5. Fade In (1968) 6. Winesburg, Ohio (2008) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7094 "2022-11-10T05:26:30Z")
**Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 3. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) 4. Woman Wanted (1999) 5. Fade In (1968) 6. Winesburg, Ohio (2008) 7. Eep! (Dutch: Iep!) (2010) Directed by Rita Horst as Ellen Smith, the only time a Dutch director asked for this credit. Ellen is a Dutch name that is pronounced similarly to Alan. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7095 "2022-11-10T14:59:50Z")
**Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 3. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) 4. Woman Wanted (1999) 5. Fade In (1968) 6. Winesburg, Ohio (2008) 7. Eep! (Dutch: Iep!) (2010) 8. Stitches (1985) ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7096 "2022-11-10T15:04:29Z")
**Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 3. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) 4. Woman Wanted (1999) 5. Fade In (1968) 6. Winesburg, Ohio (2008) 7. Eep! (Dutch: Iep!) (2010) 8. Stitches (1985) 9. Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7097 "2022-11-10T18:18:56Z")
**Alan Smithee films** (a pseudonym for directors who disowned a film) 1. Death of a Gunfighter (1969) 2. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) 3. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) 4. Woman Wanted (1999) 5. Fade In (1968) 6. Winesburg, Ohio (2008) 7. Eep! (Dutch: Iep!) (2010) 8. Stitches (1985) 9. Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) 10. Fun and Games (1980) Next up: **Movies you think ought to have won an Oscar or two (or more), but didn’t, not even one, dammit** 1. Limitless (2011) ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7098 "2022-11-10T18:30:48Z")
**Movies you think ought to have won an Oscar or two (or more), but didn’t, not even one, dammit** 1. Limitless (2011) 2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Got 7 nominations, yet not a single win ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7099 "2022-11-10T18:36:46Z")
**Movies you think ought to have won an Oscar or two (or more), but didn’t, not even one, dammit** 1. Limitless (2011) 2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 3. Gettysburg (1993) Jeff Daniels was _terrific_ as Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7100 "2022-11-10T18:43:39Z")
**Movies you think ought to have won an Oscar or two (or more), but didn’t, not even one, dammit** 1. Limitless (2011) 2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 3. Gettysburg (1993) 4. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) Mr. DiCaprio was brilliant, but the Best Supporting Actor went to Tommy Lee Jones for _The Fugitive_. He was good, but not that good. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7101 "2022-11-10T21:20:50Z")
**Movies you think ought to have won an Oscar or two (or more), but didn’t, not even one, dammit** 1. Limitless (2011) 2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 3. Gettysburg (1993) 4. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) 5. In the Bedroom Sissy Spacek went on to win almost a dozen awards for her role, including a BAFTA and AFI awards. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7102 "2022-11-11T00:15:36Z")
**Movies you think ought to have won an Oscar or two (or more), but didn’t, not even one, dammit** 1. Limitless (2011) 2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 3. Gettysburg (1993) 4. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) 5. In the Bedroom 6. The Color Purple (1985) 11 nominations - ZERO wins. Whoopie won an Oscar for _Ghost_ which was inferior in my humble opinion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=354) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=356)