# 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:** 466
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9303 "2023-04-28T18:14:07Z")
**Movies where notable actors turned down roles** 1. X-Men - Viggo Mortensen (Wolverine) 2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Johnny Depp (Ferris Bueller) 3. Pretty Woman - Molly Ringwald (Vivian) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9304 "2023-04-28T18:14:27Z")
**Movies where notable actors turned down roles** 1. X-Men - Viggo Mortensen (Wolverine) 2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Johnny Depp (Ferris Bueller) 3. Pretty Woman - Molly Ringwald (Vivian) 4. Boogie Nights - Leonardo DiCaprio (Dirk Diggler) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9305 "2023-04-28T23:48:30Z")
**Movies where notable actors turned down roles** 1. X-Men - Viggo Mortensen (Wolverine) 2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Johnny Depp (Ferris Bueller) 3. Pretty Woman - Molly Ringwald (Vivian) 4. Boogie Nights - Leonardo DiCaprio (Dirk Diggler) 5. The Dark Knight - Matt Damon (Harvey "Two-Face\* Dent) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9306 "2023-04-29T08:32:34Z")
**Movies where notable actors turned down roles** 1. X-Men - Viggo Mortensen (Wolverine) 2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Johnny Depp (Ferris Bueller) 3. Pretty Woman - Molly Ringwald (Vivian) 4. Boogie Nights - Leonardo DiCaprio (Dirk Diggler) 5. The Dark Knight - Matt Damon (Harvey "Two-Face\* Dent) 6. Beverly Hills Cop - Sylvester Stallone (Axel Foley) ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9307 "2023-04-29T09:03:39Z")
**Movies where notable actors turned down roles** 1. X-Men - Viggo Mortensen (Wolverine) 2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Johnny Depp (Ferris Bueller) 3. Pretty Woman - Molly Ringwald (Vivian) 4. Boogie Nights - Leonardo DiCaprio (Dirk Diggler) 5. The Dark Knight - Matt Damon (Harvey "Two-Face\* Dent) 6. Beverly Hills Cop - Sylvester Stallone (Axel Foley) 7. Jurassic Park - Sean Connery (John Hammond) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9308 "2023-04-29T16:26:47Z")
**Movies where notable actors turned down roles** 1. X-Men - Viggo Mortensen (Wolverine) 2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Johnny Depp (Ferris Bueller) 3. Pretty Woman - Molly Ringwald (Vivian) 4. Boogie Nights - Leonardo DiCaprio (Dirk Diggler) 5. The Dark Knight - Matt Damon (Harvey "Two-Face\* Dent) 6. Beverly Hills Cop - Sylvester Stallone (Axel Foley) 7. Jurassic Park - Sean Connery (John Hammond) 8. Star Wars - Jodie Foster (Princess Leia) ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9309 "2023-04-29T22:16:44Z")
**Movies where notable actors turned down roles** 1. X-Men - Viggo Mortensen (Wolverine) 2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Johnny Depp (Ferris Bueller) 3. Pretty Woman - Molly Ringwald (Vivian) 4. Boogie Nights - Leonardo DiCaprio (Dirk Diggler) 5. The Dark Knight - Matt Damon (Harvey "Two-Face\* Dent) 6. Beverly Hills Cop - Sylvester Stallone (Axel Foley) 7. Jurassic Park - Sean Connery (John Hammond) 8. Star Wars - Jodie Foster (Princess Leia) 9. Raiders of the Lost Ark – Tom Selleck (‘Indiana’ Jones) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9310 "2023-04-29T22:57:38Z")
**Movies where notable actors turned down roles** 1. X-Men - Viggo Mortensen (Wolverine) 2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Johnny Depp (Ferris Bueller) 3. Pretty Woman - Molly Ringwald (Vivian) 4. Boogie Nights - Leonardo DiCaprio (Dirk Diggler) 5. The Dark Knight - Matt Damon (Harvey "Two-Face\* Dent) 6. Beverly Hills Cop - Sylvester Stallone (Axel Foley) 7. Jurassic Park - Sean Connery (John Hammond) 8. Star Wars - Jodie Foster (Princess Leia) 9. Raiders of the Lost Ark – Tom Selleck (‘Indiana’ Jones) 10. Three Amigos! - Dan Aykroyd (Dusty Bottoms) Dusty was Chevy Chase’s role. Originally John Belushi would’ve had the Martin Short role, but he died, and Dan dropped out. **Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9311 "2023-04-29T23:54:57Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9312 "2023-04-30T01:10:07Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell 3. Coneheads - Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Jan Hooks, Julia Sweeney ---
**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:** [April 30, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9313 "2023-04-30T02:41:56Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell 3. Coneheads - Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Jan Hooks, Julia Sweeney 4. The Last Detail - Gilda Radner Her screen debut, as a woman at a hippies’ party. ---
**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:** [April 30, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9314 "2023-04-30T12:25:13Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell 3. Coneheads - Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Jan Hooks, Julia Sweeney 4. The Last Detail - Gilda Radner 5. Ghostbusters (2016) - Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones ---
**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:** [April 30, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9315 "2023-04-30T16:18:09Z")
> [@](#): > > **Movies with a “Z” in the title - preferably without the word “zombie”** 1. Zero Hour 2. Zelig ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9316 "2023-04-30T17:22:35Z")
Wait— did I miss something? ---
**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:** [April 30, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9317 "2023-04-30T18:07:32Z")
No, I did-- for some reason the site took me to movies with a Z in the title, and insisted that was the most recent thread. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9318 "2023-04-30T23:05:54Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell 3. Coneheads - Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Jan Hooks, Julia Sweeney 4. The Last Detail - Gilda Radner 5. Ghostbusters (2016) - Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones 6. Casual Sex? - Victoria Jackson, Mary Gross ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9319 "2023-05-01T12:49:10Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell 3. Coneheads - Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Jan Hooks, Julia Sweeney 4. The Last Detail - Gilda Radner 5. Ghostbusters (2016) - Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones 6. Casual Sex? - Victoria Jackson, Mary Gross 7. Sisters - Tina Fey and Amy Pohler ---
**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:** [May 1, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9320 "2023-05-01T13:38:50Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell 3. Coneheads - Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Jan Hooks, Julia Sweeney 4. The Last Detail - Gilda Radner 5. Ghostbusters (2016) - Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones 6. Casual Sex? - Victoria Jackson, Mary Gross 7. Sisters - Tina Fey and Amy Pohler 8. It’s Pat - Julia Sweeney ---
**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 1, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9321 "2023-05-01T17:12:54Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell 3. Coneheads - Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Jan Hooks, Julia Sweeney 4. The Last Detail - Gilda Radner 5. Ghostbusters (2016) - Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones 6. Casual Sex? - Victoria Jackson, Mary Gross 7. Sisters - Tina Fey and Amy Pohler 8. It’s Pat - Julia Sweeney 9. Just Go With It - Rachel Dratch ---
**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 2, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9322 "2023-05-02T01:36:15Z")
**Movies featuring SNL Women** 1. Muppets Most Wanted - Tina Fey 2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melanie Hutsell 3. Coneheads - Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Jan Hooks, Julia Sweeney 4. The Last Detail - Gilda Radner 5. Ghostbusters (2016) - Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones 6. Casual Sex? - Victoria Jackson, Mary Gross 7. Sisters - Tina Fey and Amy Pohler 8. It’s Pat - Julia Sweeney 9. Just Go With It - Rachel Dratch 10. Deconstructing Harry - Julia Louis-Dreyfuss Movies that showcase a city 1. _The Blues Brothers_ - Chicago Not just movies that take place in a city, but are shot there, and make iconic use of the city’s location. Subjective I know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=465) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=467)