# 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:** 380
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7583 "2022-12-12T15:43:14Z")
**Films where a dog dies (SPOILER ALERT!!)** 1. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) 2. No Country For Old Men (2007) 3. Old Yeller (1957) 4. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) 5. Marley and Me (2008) 6. The Faithful Dog; or, True to the End (1907) 7. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009) 8. A Dog’s Purpose ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7584 "2022-12-12T16:13:14Z")
**Films where a dog dies (SPOILER ALERT!!)** 1. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) 2. No Country For Old Men (2007) 3. Old Yeller (1957) 4. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) 5. Marley and Me (2008) 6. The Faithful Dog; or, True to the End (1907) 7. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009) 8. A Dog’s Purpose 9. Turner and Hooch (1989) ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7585 "2022-12-12T16:26:36Z")
**Films where a dog dies (SPOILER ALERT!!)** 1. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) 2. No Country For Old Men (2007) 3. Old Yeller (1957) 4. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) 5. Marley and Me (2008) 6. The Faithful Dog; or, True to the End (1907) 7. Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009) 8. A Dog’s Purpose 9. Turner and Hooch (1989) 10. The Babadook (2014) **The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7586 "2022-12-12T16:42:14Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7587 "2022-12-12T16:45:01Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master 3. Enter the Dragon ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7588 "2022-12-12T16:45:32Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master 3. Enter the Dragon 4. Shanghai Noon ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7589 "2022-12-12T16:54:08Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > 1. Shanghai Noon “Chon Wang” = best play on western names ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7590 "2022-12-12T18:13:54Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master 3. Enter the Dragon 4. Shanghai Noon 5. Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7591 "2022-12-12T18:15:50Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > “Chon Wang” = best play on western names “That’s a terrible cowboy name!” I laugh every time. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7592 "2022-12-12T18:22:07Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master 3. Enter the Dragon 4. Shanghai Noon 5. Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow 6. Around the World in 80 Days ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7593 "2022-12-12T18:27:54Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master 3. Enter the Dragon 4. Shanghai Noon 5. Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow 6. Around the World in 80 Days 7. Rush Hour “DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?!?” ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7594 "2022-12-12T22:46:26Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master 3. Enter the Dragon 4. Shanghai Noon 5. Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow 6. Around the World in 80 Days 7. Rush Hour 8. The Tuxedo ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7595 "2022-12-12T22:49:14Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master 3. Enter the Dragon 4. Shanghai Noon 5. Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow 6. Around the World in 80 Days 7. Rush Hour 8. The Tuxedo 9. Wheels on Meals So titled because superstitious producers had made two consecutive flops whose titles both began with “M.” ---
**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:** [December 13, 2022, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7596 "2022-12-13T02:42:06Z")
**The Jackie Chan Film Festival** 1. Police Story 2. The Legend of Drunken Master 3. Enter the Dragon 4. Shanghai Noon 5. Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow 6. Around the World in 80 Days 7. Rush Hour 8. The Tuxedo 9. Wheels on Meals 10. The Cannonball Run **The Lee Marvin Film Festival** 1. Emperor of the North Pole Was retitled by studio execs as _Emperor of the North_ when released to home video to avoid the possibility of people mistaking it for a heart-warming holiday story. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7597 "2022-12-13T02:49:14Z")
**The Lee Marvin Film Festival** 1. Emperor of the North Pole 2. Point Blank One of my favorite Lee Marvin films that’s hard to find. It was directed by John Boorman and remade as “Payback” with Mel Gibson. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7598 "2022-12-13T02:56:21Z")
**The Lee Marvin Film Festival** 1. Emperor of the North Pole 2. Point Blank 3. Paint Your Wagon ---
**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:** [December 13, 2022, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7599 "2022-12-13T03:04:36Z")
**The Lee Marvin Film Festival** 1. Emperor of the North Pole 2. Point Blank 3. Paint Your Wagon 4. Cat Ballou ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7600 "2022-12-13T06:50:42Z")
**The Lee Marvin Film Festival** 1. Emperor of the North Pole 2. Point Blank 3. Paint Your Wagon 4. Cat Ballou 5. The Dirty Dozen ---
**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:** [December 13, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7601 "2022-12-13T10:43:06Z")
**The Lee Marvin Film Festival** 1. Emperor of the North Pole 2. Point Blank 3. Paint Your Wagon 4. Cat Ballou 5. The Dirty Dozen 6. The Wild One Marvin plays the leader of “The Beetles” motorcycle gang ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7602 "2022-12-13T11:03:55Z")
**The Lee Marvin Film Festival** 1. Emperor of the North Pole 2. Point Blank 3. Paint Your Wagon 4. Cat Ballou 5. The Dirty Dozen 6. The Wild One 7. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance He’s in the title but received third billing. Of course, anybody would with John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart as their co-stars. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=379) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=381)