# 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:** 395
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7883 "2023-01-07T02:59:01Z")
**Best Musical Moments in a Non-Musical Movie** 1. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Moving In Stereo 2. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ (1941) - Music Hall (“You Should See Me Dance the Polka”) 3. _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7884 "2023-01-07T03:10:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” Oh! love that scene! ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7885 "2023-01-07T03:15:52Z")
Yes. One of the best scenes from my all-time favorite movie. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7886 "2023-01-07T03:31:19Z")
**Best Musical Moments in a Non-Musical Movie** 1. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Moving In Stereo 2. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ (1941) - Music Hall (“You Should See Me Dance the Polka”) 3. _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” 4. _Fellowship of the Ring_ - scene where Fellowship escapes after the death of Gandalf I generally dislike movies where the music editor takes a heavy hand during an emotional scene but the score was perfect and the boy soprano part cuts right through you ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7887 "2023-01-07T03:38:22Z")
**Best Musical Moments in a Non-Musical Movie** 1. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Moving In Stereo 2. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ (1941) - Music Hall (“You Should See Me Dance the Polka”) 3. _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” 4. _Fellowship of the Ring_ - scene where Fellowship escapes after the death of Gandalf 5. _Breaking Away_ – The Team Cinzano bike race sequence, set to Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7888 "2023-01-07T03:41:39Z")
**Best Musical Moments in a Non-Musical Movie** 1. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Moving In Stereo 2. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ (1941) - Music Hall (“You Should See Me Dance the Polka”) 3. _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” 4. _Fellowship of the Ring_ - scene where Fellowship escapes after the death of Gandalf 5. _Breaking Away_ – The Team Cinzano bike race sequence, set to Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’ 6. _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_ - the scientific team communicates with the alien spaceships using musical notes ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7889 "2023-01-07T03:42:33Z")
**Best Musical Moments in a Non-Musical Movie** 1. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Moving In Stereo 2. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ (1941) - Music Hall (“You Should See Me Dance the Polka”) 3. _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” 4. _Fellowship of the Ring_ - scene where Fellowship escapes after the death of Gandalf 5. _Breaking Away_ – The Team Cinzano bike race sequence, set to Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’ 6. _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_ - the first-contact team communicates with the alien spaceships using musical notes 7. _Young Frankenstein_ - “Puttin’ on the Ritz” song and dance ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7890 "2023-01-07T06:21:20Z")
**Best Musical Moments in a Non-Musical Movie** 1. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Moving In Stereo 2. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ (1941) - Music Hall (“You Should See Me Dance the Polka”) 3. _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” 4. _Fellowship of the Ring_ - scene where Fellowship escapes after the death of Gandalf 5. _Breaking Away_ – The Team Cinzano bike race sequence, set to Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’ 6. _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_ - the first-contact team communicates with the alien spaceships using musical notes 7. _Young Frankenstein_ - “Puttin’ on the Ritz” song and dance 8. _High Anxiety_ - Mel Brooks’ character takes the mic, and does a lounge act with the pianist, singing the song, “High Anxiety.” ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7891 "2023-01-07T06:52:24Z")
**Best Musical Moments in a Non-Musical Movie** 1. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Moving In Stereo 2. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ (1941) - Music Hall (“You Should See Me Dance the Polka”) 3. _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” 4. _Fellowship of the Ring_ - scene where Fellowship escapes after the death of Gandalf 5. _Breaking Away_ – The Team Cinzano bike race sequence, set to Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’ 6. _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_ - the first-contact team communicates with the alien spaceships using musical notes 7. _Young Frankenstein_ - “Puttin’ on the Ritz” song and dance 8. _High Anxiety_ - Mel Brooks’ character takes the mic, and does a lounge act with the pianist, singing the song, “High Anxiety.” 9. _The Shawshank Redemption_ - “Duettino Sull’aria” from “The Marriage of Figaro”. Andy locks himself in the office and plays the record across the entire prison yard. Beautiful. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7892 "2023-01-07T15:50:21Z")
**Best Musical Moments in a Non-Musical Movie** 1. _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ - Moving In Stereo 2. _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde_ (1941) - Music Hall (“You Should See Me Dance the Polka”) 3. _Casablanca_ - The crowd drowns out the Nazis with “La Marseillaise” 4. _Fellowship of the Ring_ - scene where Fellowship escapes after the death of Gandalf 5. _Breaking Away_ – The Team Cinzano bike race sequence, set to Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’ 6. _Close Encounters of the Third Kind_ - the first-contact team communicates with the alien spaceships using musical notes 7. _Young Frankenstein_ - “Puttin’ on the Ritz” song and dance 8. _High Anxiety_ - Mel Brooks’ character takes the mic, and does a lounge act with the pianist, singing the song, “High Anxiety.” 9. _The Shawshank Redemption_ - “Duettino Sull’aria” from “The Marriage of Figaro”. Andy locks himself in the office and plays the record across the entire prison yard. Beautiful. 10. _Buckaroo Banzai_ - The Hong Kong Cavaliers rock the house until Buckaroo realizes that there’s one person who’s not having a good time Pass. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7893 "2023-01-07T16:22:19Z")
**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7894 "2023-01-07T16:55:44Z")
**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2. The Goood, The Bad, and The Ugly ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7895 "2023-01-07T17:06:39Z")
**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2. The Goood, The Bad, and The Ugly 3. The Three Amigos ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7896 "2023-01-07T17:08:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Buckaroo Banzai_ - The Hong Kong Cavaliers rock the house until Buckaroo realizes that there’s one person who’s not having a good time Yeah, it seems amazing he’d pick out that one voice in the noisy crowd. Then you realize it’s because that woman’s the identical twin of the love of his life. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7897 "2023-01-07T17:22:58Z")
**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2. The Goood, The Bad, and The Ugly 3. The Three Amigos 4. The Three Stooges I played this entry in the TV thread before remembering that these were movie shorts, although I’ve been watching them on television all my life. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7898 "2023-01-07T17:31:58Z")
**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2. The Goood, The Bad, and The Ugly 3. The Three Amigos 4. The Three Stooges 5. 2001: A Space Odyssey Most of the movie features only three characters: astronauts Frank Poole and Dave Bowman, and the HAL 9000 computer. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7899 "2023-01-07T17:59:17Z")
**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2. The Goood, The Bad, and The Ugly 3. The Three Amigos 4. The Three Stooges 5. 2001: A Space Odyssey 6. Road to Rio Bing, Bob and Dorothy ---
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**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2. The Goood, The Bad, and The Ugly 3. The Three Amigos 4. The Three Stooges 5. 2001: A Space Odyssey 6. Road to Rio 7. The Unholy Three Lon Chaney’s last movie and the only talkie he ever appeared in. ---
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**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2. The Goood, The Bad, and The Ugly 3. The Three Amigos 4. The Three Stooges 5. 2001: A Space Odyssey 6. Road to Rio 7. The Unholy Three 8. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey ---
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**Inspired by the TV thread: movies that focus on three characters** 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 2. The Goood, The Bad, and The Ugly 3. The Three Amigos 4. The Three Stooges 5. 2001: A Space Odyssey 6. Road to Rio 7. The Unholy Three 8. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 9. The Hours [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=394) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=396)