# 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:** 403
**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:** [January 18, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8043 "2023-01-18T14:14:36Z")
**Iconic Characters in Movies** 1. Robert Shaw as Captain Quint (Jaws) 2. James Earl Jones (voice) and David Prowse (body) as Darth Vader (Star Wars) 3. Desmond Llewelyn as ‘Q’ in the Bond movies from 1963 - 1999. 4. Sir Ian McKellen - Gandalf (LotR) 5. Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice 6. Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance (The Shining) ---
**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:** [January 18, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8044 "2023-01-18T14:31:12Z")
**Iconic Characters in Movies** 1. Robert Shaw as Captain Quint (Jaws) 2. James Earl Jones (voice) and David Prowse (body) as Darth Vader (Star Wars) 3. Desmond Llewelyn as ‘Q’ in the Bond movies from 1963 - 1999. 4. Sir Ian McKellen - Gandalf (LotR) 5. Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice 6. Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance (The Shining) 7. Bing Crosby as Fr. O’Malley (Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary’s) ---
**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 18, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8045 "2023-01-18T14:45:27Z")
**Iconic Characters in Movies** 1. Robert Shaw as Captain Quint (Jaws) 2. James Earl Jones (voice) and David Prowse (body) as Darth Vader (Star Wars) 3. Desmond Llewelyn as ‘Q’ in the Bond movies from 1963 - 1999. 4. Sir Ian McKellen - Gandalf (LotR) 5. Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice 6. Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance (The Shining) 7. Bing Crosby as Fr. O’Malley (Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary’s) 8. Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8046 "2023-01-18T16:24:27Z")
**Iconic Characters in Movies** 1. Robert Shaw as Captain Quint (Jaws) 2. James Earl Jones (voice) and David Prowse (body) as Darth Vader (Star Wars) 3. Desmond Llewelyn as ‘Q’ in the Bond movies from 1963 - 1999. 4. Sir Ian McKellen - Gandalf (LotR) 5. Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice 6. Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance (The Shining) 7. Bing Crosby as Fr. O’Malley (Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary’s) 8. Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) 9. Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones ---
**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 18, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8047 "2023-01-18T18:11:19Z")
**Iconic Characters in Movies** 1. Robert Shaw as Captain Quint (Jaws) 2. James Earl Jones (voice) and David Prowse (body) as Darth Vader (Star Wars) 3. Desmond Llewelyn as ‘Q’ in the Bond movies from 1963 - 1999. 4. Sir Ian McKellen - Gandalf (LotR) 5. Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice 6. Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance (The Shining) 7. Bing Crosby as Fr. O’Malley (Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary’s) 8. Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) 9. Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones 10. Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara (Gone with the Wind) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8048 "2023-01-19T01:22:28Z")
**Iconic Characters in Movies** 1. Robert Shaw as Captain Quint (Jaws) 2. James Earl Jones (voice) and David Prowse (body) as Darth Vader (Star Wars) 3. Desmond Llewelyn as ‘Q’ in the Bond movies from 1963 - 1999. 4. Kevin Spacey as Verbal Kint/ Kayzer Söze (The Usual Suspects) I know, I know. But I still remember both character’s full names after all these years so it must have left an impression. ---
**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 19, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8049 "2023-01-19T04:13:38Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8050 "2023-01-19T04:22:29Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8051 "2023-01-19T06:41:58Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell 3. Caligula ---
**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 19, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8052 "2023-01-19T07:23:47Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell 3. Caligula 4. Car Wash ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8053 "2023-01-19T08:07:22Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell 3. Caligula 4. Car Wash 5. Sausage Fest _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8054 "2023-01-19T14:51:55Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell 3. Caligula 4. Car Wash 5. Sausage Fest 6. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party ---
**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 19, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8055 "2023-01-19T14:57:35Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell 3. Caligula 4. Car Wash 5. Sausage Fest 6. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party 7. The Room ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8056 "2023-01-19T15:17:21Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell 3. Caligula 4. Car Wash 5. Sausage Fest 6. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party 7. The Room 8. Not Another Teen 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 19, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8057 "2023-01-19T15:18:17Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell 3. Caligula 4. Car Wash 5. Sausage Fest 6. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party 7. The Room 8. Not Another Teen Movie 9. Mac and Me ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8058 "2023-01-19T18:25:24Z")
**No danger of ever getting nominated for an Oscar** 1. Booty Call 2. Drag Me to Hell 3. Caligula 4. Car Wash 5. Sausage Fest 6. Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party 7. The Room 8. Not Another Teen Movie 9. Mac and Me 10. Manos: The Hands of Fate Next up: **Movies that should have scored at least one Oscar, but didn’t - and in what category/ies** 1. _Limitless_ (2011) - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8059 "2023-01-19T18:45:16Z")
**Movies that should have scored at least one Oscar, but didn’t - and in what category/ies** 1. _Limitless_ (2011) - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score 2. _Stand By Me_ (1986) - Best Adapted Screenplay ---
**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:** [January 19, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8060 "2023-01-19T19:22:14Z")
**Movies that should have scored at least one Oscar, but didn’t - and in what category/ies** 1. _Limitless_ (2011) - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score 2. _Stand By Me_ (1986) - Best Adapted Screenplay [/quote] 3. 12 Angry Men (1958) - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay ---
**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 19, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8061 "2023-01-19T19:59:24Z")
**Movies that should have scored at least one Oscar, but didn’t - and in what category/ies** 1. _Limitless_ (2011) - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score 2. _Stand By Me_ (1986) - Best Adapted Screenplay 3. _12 Angry Men_ (1958) - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay 4. _Gettysburg_ (1993) - Best Actor Jeff Daniels was simply terrific as Col. Chamberlain of the 20th Maine. ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8062 "2023-01-19T20:52:28Z")
**Movies that should have scored at least one Oscar, but didn’t - and in what category/ies** 1. _Limitless_ (2011) - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score 2. _Stand By Me_ (1986) - Best Adapted Screenplay 3. _12 Angry Men_ (1958) - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay 4. _Gettysburg_ (1993) - Best Actor 5. _Psycho_ (1960) - Best Actor [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=402) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=404)