# 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:** 435
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8683 "2023-03-12T01:56:37Z")
Note to self: read category description more carefully. **Movies Starring Singers in a Non-Singing Role** 1. 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton) 2. The Manchurian Candidate (Frank Sinatra) 3. Enchanted (Idina Menzel) 4. Into Temptation (Kristin Chenoweth) 5. Semi-Tough (Kris Kristofferson) 6. A League of Their Own (Madonna) 7. Yentl (Mandy Patinkin) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8684 "2023-03-12T02:07:34Z")
**Movies Starring Singers in a Non-Singing Role** 1. 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton) 2. The Manchurian Candidate (Frank Sinatra) 3. Enchanted (Idina Menzel) 4. Into Temptation (Kristin Chenoweth) 5. Semi-Tough (Kris Kristofferson) 6. A League of Their Own (Madonna) 7. Yentl (Mandy Patinkin) 8. Sling Blade (Dwight Yoakam) ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8685 "2023-03-12T02:16:02Z")
**Movies Starring Singers in a Non-Singing Role** 1. 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton) 2. The Manchurian Candidate (Frank Sinatra) 3. Enchanted (Idina Menzel) 4. Into Temptation (Kristin Chenoweth) 5. Semi-Tough (Kris Kristofferson) 6. A League of Their Own (Madonna) 7. Yentl (Mandy Patinkin) 8. Sling Blade (Dwight Yoakam) 9. Talladega Nights (Elvis Costello) Blink and you’ll miss him. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8686 "2023-03-12T11:08:29Z")
**Movies Starring Singers in a Non-Singing Role** 1. 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton) 2. The Manchurian Candidate (Frank Sinatra) 3. Enchanted (Idina Menzel) 4. Into Temptation (Kristin Chenoweth) 5. Semi-Tough (Kris Kristofferson) 6. A League of Their Own (Madonna) 7. Yentl (Mandy Patinkin) 8. Sling Blade (Dwight Yoakam) 9. Talladega Nights (Elvis Costello) 10. Carnal Knowledge (Art Garfunkel) Pass ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8687 "2023-03-12T18:42:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Note to self: read category description more carefully. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Blink and you’ll miss him. [nitpick] A cameo is not a starring role [/np] ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8688 "2023-03-12T21:05:14Z")
**Made for tv movies** 1. Brian’s Song ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8689 "2023-03-12T21:10:18Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8690 "2023-03-12T21:15:21Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado 3. Duel Spielberg’s first film ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8691 "2023-03-12T21:20:57Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado 3. Duel 4. Special Bulletin A 1983 TV movie, presented in the style of a live news report, about a terrorist attack, leading to a nuclear bomb going off in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8692 "2023-03-12T21:25:28Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado 3. Duel 4. Special Bulletin 5. Threads A chilling 1984 movie about WWIII’s impact on a British city. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8693 "2023-03-12T22:07:12Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado 3. Duel 4. Special Bulletin 5. Threads 6. Fail Safe (1980) A made-for-TV remake of the 1964 film in which US bombers, through a computer error, do not receive a recall from a scramble and bomb Moscow. In an attempt to placate the Soviets and avert all-out nuclear war, the POTUS negotiates with the Soviet premier via the Hotline and eventually reaches an agreement whereby the US intentionally drops a nuclear weapon on NYC as a sacrificial _quid pro quo_. Interestingly enough, it was done live and in black-and-white, to evoke the Cold War-era of the early 1960s. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8694 "2023-03-13T01:12:56Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado 3. Duel 4. Special Bulletin 5. Threads 6. Fail Safe (1980) 7. Trilogy of Terror ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8695 "2023-03-13T05:49:38Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado 3. Duel 4. Special Bulletin 5. Threads 6. Fail Safe (1980) 7. Trilogy of Terror 8. The Day After ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8696 "2023-03-13T06:00:21Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado 3. Duel 4. Special Bulletin 5. Threads 6. Fail Safe (1980) 7. Trilogy of Terror 8. The Day After 9. The Burning Bed Farrah Fawcett in a really good TV movie. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8697 "2023-03-13T12:10:42Z")
**Made for TV movies** 1. Brian’s Song 2. Sharknado 3. Duel 4. Special Bulletin 5. Threads 6. Fail Safe (1980) 7. Trilogy of Terror 8. The Day After 9. The Burning Bed 10. The Night Stalker The show followed the movie. 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:** [March 13, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8698 "2023-03-13T13:01:43Z")
**The Movies of Brendan Fraser** 1. The Mummy ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8699 "2023-03-13T13:07:06Z")
**The Movies of Brendan Fraser** 1. The Mummy 2. Crash ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8700 "2023-03-13T13:07:45Z")
**The Movies of Brendan Fraser** 1. The Mummy 2. Crash 3. The Whale Just won an Oscar for it. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8701 "2023-03-13T13:29:43Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > **Made for TV movies** > … > 6. Fail Safe (1980) > … > _ **-“BB”-** _ The remake was in 2000, not 1980. **The Movies of Brendan Fraser** 1. The Mummy 2. Crash 3. The Whale 4. Encino Man ---
**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:** [March 13, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/8702 "2023-03-13T13:42:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > > > **Made for T.V. movies** > > … > > 6. Fail Safe (1980) > > … > > The remake was in 2000, not 1980. Don’t know how I could have been so far off. I stand corrected. Thank you. _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=434) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=436)