# 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:** 477
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9523 "2023-05-12T10:31:38Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9524 "2023-05-12T10:49:34Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) ---
**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 12, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9525 "2023-05-12T11:30:46Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) 3. Blade Runner (1982) - set in November 2019 ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9526 "2023-05-12T11:33:10Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) 3. Blade Runner (1982) - set in November 2019 4. Just Imagine (1930) - set in 1980 ---
**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 12, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9527 "2023-05-12T12:09:42Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) 3. Blade Runner (1982) - set in November 2019 4. Just Imagine (1930) - set in 1980 5. Soylent Green (1973) - set in 2022 ---
**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 12, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9528 "2023-05-12T13:43:58Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) 3. Blade Runner (1982) - set in November 2019 4. Just Imagine (1930) - set in 1980 5. Soylent Green (1973) - set in 2022 6. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) - set in 2010 Sequel to 2001. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9529 "2023-05-12T15:13:21Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) 3. Blade Runner (1982) - set in November 2019 4. Just Imagine (1930) - set in 1980 5. Soylent Green (1973) - set in 2022 6. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) - set in 2010 7. Escape from New York (1981) - set in 1997 ---
**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 12, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9530 "2023-05-12T15:34:54Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) 3. Blade Runner (1982) - set in November 2019 4. Just Imagine (1930) - set in 1980 5. Soylent Green (1973) - set in 2022 6. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) - set in 2010 7. Escape from New York (1981) - set in 1997 8. Transformers: The Movie (1986) - Set in 2005 ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9531 "2023-05-12T20:44:40Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) 3. Blade Runner (1982) - set in November 2019 4. Just Imagine (1930) - set in 1980 5. Soylent Green (1973) - set in 2022 6. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) - set in 2010 7. Escape from New York (1981) - set in 1997 8. Transformers: The Movie (1986) - Set in 2005 9. Things to Come (1936) - Much of it is set in a backward, tyrannically-ruled Britain of 1970 ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9532 "2023-05-12T22:19:34Z")
**Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movies Set at a Specific Time in the Future _(which is now in the past)_** 1. Rollerball (1975) – set in 2018, which at that time was 43 years in the future 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - set in 2001 (I don’t think they actually say so on the movie, but, well…) 3. Blade Runner (1982) - set in November 2019 4. Just Imagine (1930) - set in 1980 5. Soylent Green (1973) - set in 2022 6. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) - set in 2010 7. Escape from New York (1981) - set in 1997 8. Transformers: The Movie (1986) - Set in 2005 9. Things to Come (1936) - Much of it is set in a backward, tyrannically-ruled Britain of 1970 10. Back to the Future Part II (1988) - First part set on October 21, 2015 New category: **Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) ---
**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:** [May 13, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9533 "2023-05-13T02:16:01Z")
**Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) 2. Moana (from the movie of the same name) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9534 "2023-05-13T11:43:06Z")
**Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) 2. Moana (from the movie of the same name) 3. Princess Fiona (from _Shrek_, but only in ogre mode) ---
**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 13, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9535 "2023-05-13T13:51:43Z")
**Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) 2. Moana (from the movie of the same name) 3. Princess Fiona (from _Shrek_, but only in ogre mode) 4. Tinkerbell (from any Peter Pan movie) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9536 "2023-05-13T14:57:00Z")
**Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) 2. Moana (from the movie of the same name) 3. Princess Fiona (from _Shrek_, but only in ogre mode) 4. Tinkerbell (from any Peter Pan movie) 5. Briar Rose (from Sleeping Beauty) ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9537 "2023-05-13T15:03:16Z")
**Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) 2. Moana (from the movie of the same name) 3. Princess Fiona (from _Shrek_, but only in ogre mode) 4. Tinkerbell (from any Peter Pan movie) 5. Briar Rose (from Sleeping Beauty) 6. Sheena (From Sheena of the Jungle) ---
**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 13, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9538 "2023-05-13T16:53:32Z")
**Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) 2. Moana (from the movie of the same name) 3. Princess Fiona (from _Shrek_, but only in ogre mode) 4. Tinkerbell (from any Peter Pan movie) 5. Briar Rose (from Sleeping Beauty) 6. Sheena (From Sheena of the Jungle) 7. Barbarella (from _Barbarella_) not just her feet. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9539 "2023-05-13T17:17:35Z")
**Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) 2. Moana (from the movie of the same name) 3. Princess Fiona (from _Shrek_, but only in ogre mode) 4. Tinkerbell (from any Peter Pan movie) 5. Briar Rose (from Sleeping Beauty) 6. Sheena (From Sheena of the Jungle) 7. Barbarella (from _Barbarella_) 8. Mystique (from the _X-Men_ films) A shape-changing mutant, she’s nearly always fully naked (and barefoot), using her shapechanging ability to make it appear as though she’s clothed, as needed. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9540 "2023-05-13T18:03:12Z")
**Barefoot female movie heroines** 1. Rapunzel (from _Tangled_) 2. Moana (from the movie of the same name) 3. Princess Fiona (from _Shrek_, but only in ogre mode) 4. Tinkerbell (from any Peter Pan movie) 5. Briar Rose (from Sleeping Beauty) 6. Sheena (From Sheena of the Jungle) 7. Barbarella (from _Barbarella_) 8. Mystique (from the _X-Men_ films) 9. Gillian Holroyd (from Bell, Book and Candle) Kim Novak was barefoot for all the indoor scenes, and a few outdoors. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9541 "2023-05-13T19:27:09Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 1. Tinkerbell (from any Peter Pan movie) While I don’t profess to known each and every version of ‘Peter Pan’ ever committed to film, the ones I recall – including the Disney version – usually show her wearing green slippers, sort of like ballet flats, with puffy little white pom-poms. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9542 "2023-05-13T20:00:05Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > > > 1. Tinkerbell (from any Peter Pan movie) > > While I don’t profess to known each and every version of ‘Peter Pan’ ever committed to film, the ones I recall – including the Disney version – usually show her wearing green slippers, sort of like ballet flats, with puffy little white pom-poms. [![](https://www.imago-images.com/bild/st/0055214815/s.jpg) ](https://www.imago-images.com/bild/st/0055214815/s.jpg) [Another look.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BKB9E8/hook-1991-julia-roberts-BKB9E8.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=476) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=478)