# 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:** 53
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1041 "2021-06-10T02:21:33Z")
**Take Two: Movies Where an Actor in a Major Role Was Replaced During Production** 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Stuart Townsend as Strider/Aragorn) 2. Back To The Future (Eric Stoltz as Marty) 3. All the Money in the World (Kevin Spacey as John Paul Getty) 4. Plan 9 from Outer Space (Bela Lugosi) tidying up ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1042 "2021-06-10T02:32:13Z")
**Take Two: Movies Where an Actor in a Major Role Was Replaced During Production** 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Stuart Townsend as Strider/Aragorn) 2. Back To The Future (Eric Stoltz as Marty) 3. All the Money in the World (Kevin Spacey as John Paul Getty) 4. Plan 9 from Outer Space (Bela Lugosi) 5. Blazing Saddles (Gig Young as the Waco Kid) ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1043 "2021-06-10T03:43:45Z")
**Take Two: Movies Where an Actor in a Major Role Was Replaced During Production** 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Stuart Townsend as Strider/Aragorn) 2. Back To The Future (Eric Stoltz as Marty) 3. All the Money in the World (Kevin Spacey as John Paul Getty) 4. Plan 9 from Outer Space (Bela Lugosi) 5. Blazing Saddles (Gig Young as the Waco Kid) 6. Apocalypse Now (Harvey Keitel As Capt. Willard) Martin Sheen was Coppola’s original choice , but was available. He started filming with Keitel but was unhappy with his performance, and replaced him with Sheen when he became available. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1044 "2021-06-10T04:47:16Z")
**Take Two: Movies Where an Actor in a Major Role Was Replaced During Production** 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Stuart Townsend as Strider/Aragorn) 2. Back To The Future (Eric Stoltz as Marty) 3. All the Money in the World (Kevin Spacey as John Paul Getty) 4. Plan 9 from Outer Space (Bela Lugosi) 5. Blazing Saddles (Gig Young as the Waco Kid) 6. Apocalypse Now (Harvey Keitel As Capt. Willard) 7. V for Vendetta (James Purefoy as V) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1045 "2021-06-10T04:56:02Z")
**Take Two: Movies Where an Actor in a Major Role Was Replaced During Production** 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Stuart Townsend as Strider/Aragorn) 2. Back To The Future (Eric Stoltz as Marty) 3. All the Money in the World (Kevin Spacey as John Paul Getty) 4. Plan 9 from Outer Space (Bela Lugosi) 5. Blazing Saddles (Gig Young as the Waco Kid) 6. Apocalypse Now (Harvey Keitel As Capt. Willard) 7. V for Vendetta (James Purefoy as V) 8. Panic Room (Jodie Foster as Meg) Replacing Nicole Kidman. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1046 "2021-06-10T05:08:45Z")
**Take Two: Movies Where an Actor in a Major Role Was Replaced During Production** 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Stuart Townsend as Strider/Aragorn) 2. Back To The Future (Eric Stoltz as Marty) 3. All the Money in the World (Kevin Spacey as John Paul Getty) 4. Plan 9 from Outer Space (Bela Lugosi) 5. Blazing Saddles (Gig Young as the Waco Kid) 6. Apocalypse Now (Harvey Keitel As Capt. Willard) 7. V for Vendetta (James Purefoy as V) 8. Panic Room (Jodie Foster as Meg) 9. Valley of the Dolls – Judy Garland was originally cast to play aging actress Helen Lawson; however, Garland’s own problems with substance abuse affected her on-set performance and behavior, which caused director Mark Robson to dismiss her and give the part to Susan Hayward instead. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1047 "2021-06-10T05:37:54Z")
**Take Two: Movies Where an Actor in a Major Role Was Replaced During Production** 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Stuart Townsend as Strider/Aragorn) 2. Back To The Future (Eric Stoltz as Marty) 3. All the Money in the World (Kevin Spacey as John Paul Getty) 4. Plan 9 from Outer Space (Bela Lugosi) 5. Blazing Saddles (Gig Young as the Waco Kid) 6. Apocalypse Now (Harvey Keitel As Capt. Willard) 7. V for Vendetta (James Purefoy as V) 8. Panic Room (Jodie Foster as Meg) 9. Valley of the Dolls – Judy Garland as Helen Lawson 10. Shrek (Chris Farley as Shrek) _Shrek_ is unusual in that there are apparently three performances of the lead character. Farley was cast as Shrek and had completed the majority of his voice work when he died. Mike Myers was brought in and re-recorded all of Shrek’s voice work. And then Myers had an inspiration; he felt Shrek should have a Scottish accent. So they recorded a third complete performance. 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:** [June 10, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1048 "2021-06-10T13:17:52Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1049 "2021-06-10T13:34:36Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1050 "2021-06-10T14:13:53Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 3. Marriage Story ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1051 "2021-06-10T14:15:17Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 3. Marriage Story 4. The Squid and the Whale ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1052 "2021-06-10T14:21:06Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 3. Marriage Story 4. The Squid and the Whale 5. The War of the Roses ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1053 "2021-06-10T15:00:42Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 3. Marriage Story 4. The Squid and the Whale 5. The War of the Roses 6. Jane Austen’s Mafia! ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1054 "2021-06-10T15:17:25Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 3. Marriage Story 4. The Squid and the Whale 5. The War of the Roses 6. Jane Austen’s Mafia! 7. The Women ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1055 "2021-06-10T15:24:08Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 3. Marriage Story 4. The Squid and the Whale 5. The War of the Roses 6. Jane Austen’s Mafia! 7. The Women 8. Intolerable Cruelty “Objection, Your Honor: strangling the witness!” “I’m going to allow it.” ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1056 "2021-06-10T15:35:29Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 3. Marriage Story 4. The Squid and the Whale 5. The War of the Roses 6. Jane Austen’s Mafia! 7. The Women 8. Intolerable Cruelty 9. Irreconcilable Differences ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1057 "2021-06-10T15:40:32Z")
**Movies Centering Around Divorce** 1. Kramer vs. Kramer 2. Mrs. Doubtfire 3. Marriage Story 4. The Squid and the Whale 5. The War of the Roses 6. Jane Austen’s Mafia! 7. The Women 8. Intolerable Cruelty 9. Irreconcilable Differences 10. The Wretched Next up: **Movies centering around a wedding** 1. Betsy’s Wedding ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1058 "2021-06-10T15:54:03Z")
**Movies centering around a wedding** 1. Betsy’s Wedding 2. Big Trouble in Little China ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1059 "2021-06-10T16:10:11Z")
**Movies centering around a wedding** 1. Betsy’s Wedding 2. Big Trouble in Little China 3. The Princess Bride “Mawwiage…is what bwings us…togeddah…today.” ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/1060 "2021-06-10T16:19:09Z")
**Movies centering around a wedding** 1. Betsy’s Wedding 2. Big Trouble in Little China 3. The Princess Bride 4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=54)