# 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:** 38
**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 15, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/741 "2021-05-15T11:13:17Z")
**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ ---
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**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ 3. Billy Wilder: _Double Indemnity_ and _Some Like It Hot_ ---
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**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ 3. Billy Wilder: _Double Indemnity_ and _Some Like It Hot_ 4. George Lucas: _THX 1138_ and _American Graffiti_ ---
**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 15, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/744 "2021-05-15T15:24:52Z")
**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ 3. Billy Wilder: _Double Indemnity_ and _Some Like It Hot_ 4. George Lucas: _THX 1138_ and _American Graffiti_ 5. Robert Rodriguez: _Spy Kids_ and _Grindhouse_ ---
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**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ 3. Billy Wilder: _Double Indemnity_ and _Some Like It Hot_ 4. George Lucas: _THX 1138_ and _American Graffiti_ 5. Robert Rodriguez: _Spy Kids_ and _Grindhouse_ 6. Steven Spielberg: _Hook_ and _Schindler’s List_ ---
**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 15, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/746 "2021-05-15T15:46:28Z")
**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ 3. Billy Wilder: _Double Indemnity_ and _Some Like It Hot_ 4. George Lucas: _THX 1138_ and _American Graffiti_ 5. Robert Rodriguez: _Spy Kids_ and _Grindhouse_ 6. Steven Spielberg: _Hook_ and _Schindler’s List_ 7. Alan Parker, _Bugsy Malone_ and _Angel Heart_ ---
**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 15, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/747 "2021-05-15T16:06:32Z")
**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ 3. Billy Wilder: _Double Indemnity_ and _Some Like It Hot_ 4. George Lucas: _THX 1138_ and _American Graffiti_ 5. Robert Rodriguez: _Spy Kids_ and _Grindhouse_ 6. Steven Spielberg: _Hook_ and _Schindler’s List_ 7. Alan Parker, _Bugsy Malone_ and _Angel Heart_ 8. Leonard Nimoy, _Star Trek III_ and _Three Men and a Baby_ ---
**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 15, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/748 "2021-05-15T16:17:07Z")
**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ 3. Billy Wilder: _Double Indemnity_ and _Some Like It Hot_ 4. George Lucas: _THX 1138_ and _American Graffiti_ 5. Robert Rodriguez: _Spy Kids_ and _Grindhouse_ 6. Steven Spielberg: _Hook_ and _Schindler’s List_ 7. Alan Parker, _Bugsy Malone_ and _Angel Heart_ 8. Leonard Nimoy, _Star Trek III_ and _Three Men and a Baby_ 9. Ron Howard, _Splash_ and _Apollo 13_ ---
**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 15, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/749 "2021-05-15T18:47:59Z")
**One director, two vastly different films** 1. Bob Clark: _A Christmas Story_ and _Porky’s_ 2. Alfred Hitchcock: _Mr. & Mrs. Smith_ and _Psycho_ 3. Billy Wilder: _Double Indemnity_ and _Some Like It Hot_ 4. George Lucas: _THX 1138_ and _American Graffiti_ 5. Robert Rodriguez: _Spy Kids_ and _Grindhouse_ 6. Steven Spielberg: _Hook_ and _Schindler’s List_ 7. Alan Parker, _Bugsy Malone_ and _Angel Heart_ 8. Leonard Nimoy, _Star Trek III_ and _Three Men and a Baby_ 9. Ron Howard, _Splash_ and _Apollo 13_ 10. Paul Greengrass: _United 93_ and _The Bourne Supremacy_ Let’s do it again! **One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ ---
**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 15, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/750 "2021-05-15T19:01:14Z")
**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ ---
**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 15, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/751 "2021-05-15T19:15:50Z")
**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ 3. Kevin Smith: _Clerks_ and _Red State_ ---
**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 15, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/752 "2021-05-15T19:18:56Z")
**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ 3. Kevin Smith: _Clerks_ and _Red State_ 4. Alfonso Cuarón: _Y Tu Mama Tambien_ and _Gravity_ ---
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**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ 3. Kevin Smith: _Clerks_ and _Red State_ 4. Alfonso Cuarón: _Y Tu Mama Tambien_ and _Gravity_ 5. Norman Jewison: _Jesus Christ Superstar_ and _Rollerball_ (1975) ---
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**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ 3. Kevin Smith: _Clerks_ and _Red State_ 4. Alfonso Cuarón: _Y Tu Mama Tambien_ and _Gravity_ 5. Norman Jewison: _Jesus Christ Superstar_ and _Rollerball_ (1975) 6. Rob Reiner: _Stand By Me_ and _A Few Good Men_ ---
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**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ 3. Kevin Smith: _Clerks_ and _Red State_ 4. Alfonso Cuarón: _Y Tu Mama Tambien_ and _Gravity_ 5. Norman Jewison: _Jesus Christ Superstar_ and _Rollerball_ (1975) 6. Rob Reiner: _Stand By Me_ and _A Few Good Men_ 7. Peter Yates: _The Deep_ and _Breaking Away_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/756 "2021-05-15T23:25:10Z")
**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ 3. Kevin Smith: _Clerks_ and _Red State_ 4. Alfonso Cuarón: _Y Tu Mama Tambien_ and _Gravity_ 5. Norman Jewison: _Jesus Christ Superstar_ and _Rollerball_ (1975) 6. Rob Reiner: _Stand By Me_ and _A Few Good Men_ 7. Peter Yates: _The Deep_ and _Breaking Away_ 8. Edgar Wright: _Hot Fuzz_ and _Baby Driver_ ---
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**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ 3. Kevin Smith: _Clerks_ and _Red State_ 4. Alfonso Cuarón: _Y Tu Mama Tambien_ and _Gravity_ 5. Norman Jewison: _Jesus Christ Superstar_ and _Rollerball_ (1975) 6. Rob Reiner: _Stand By Me_ and _A Few Good Men_ 7. Peter Yates: _The Deep_ and _Breaking Away_ 8. Edgar Wright: _Hot Fuzz_ and _Baby Driver_ 9. Richard Linklater: _Slacker_ and _A Scanner Darkly_ ---
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**One director, two vastly different films: Part Deux** 1. Paul Burger: _Limitless_ and _The Illusionist_ 2. Woody Allen: _Bananas_ and _Hannah and Her Sisters_ 3. Kevin Smith: _Clerks_ and _Red State_ 4. Alfonso Cuarón: _Y Tu Mama Tambien_ and _Gravity_ 5. Norman Jewison: _Jesus Christ Superstar_ and _Rollerball_ (1975) 6. Rob Reiner: _Stand By Me_ and _A Few Good Men_ 7. Peter Yates: _The Deep_ and _Breaking Away_ 8. Edgar Wright: _Hot Fuzz_ and _Baby Driver_ 9. Richard Linklater: _Slacker_ and _A Scanner Darkly_ 10. Ang Lee - _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_ and _Brokeback Mountain_ 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:** [May 16, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/759 "2021-05-16T00:30:59Z")
### Movies that take place on a Vacation 1. Captain Ron ---
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### Movies that take place on a Vacation 1. Captain Ron 2. Die Hard [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=39)