# Movie Marathon (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 249
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4962 "2024-08-31T11:30:00Z")
**Women scientists in movies** 1. Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), _Contact_ 2. Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver), _Avatar_ 3. Dr. Ruth Leavitt (Kate Reid), _The Andromeda Strain_ 4. Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch), _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ 5. Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles), _Moonraker_ 6. Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt), _Twister_ 7. Dr. Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold), _Coma_ ---
**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:** [August 31, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4963 "2024-08-31T13:30:39Z")
**Women scientists in movies** 1. Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), _Contact_ 2. Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver), _Avatar_ 3. Dr. Ruth Leavitt (Kate Reid), _The Andromeda Strain_ 4. Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch), _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ 5. Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles), _Moonraker_ 6. Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt), _Twister_ 7. Dr. Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold), _Coma_ 8. Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), _Jurassic Park_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4964 "2024-08-31T16:01:16Z")
**Women scientists in movies** 1. Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), _Contact_ 2. Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver), _Avatar_ 3. Dr. Ruth Leavitt (Kate Reid), _The Andromeda Strain_ 4. Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch), _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ 5. Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles), _Moonraker_ 6. Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt), _Twister_ 7. Dr. Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold), _Coma_ 8. Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), _Jurassic Park_ 9. Dr. Olivia Octavius (Kathryn Hahn), _Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse_ ---
**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:** [September 1, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4965 "2024-09-01T03:03:04Z")
**Women scientists in movies** 1. Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), _Contact_ 2. Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver), _Avatar_ 3. Dr. Ruth Leavitt (Kate Reid), _The Andromeda Strain_ 4. Dr. Carol Marcus (Bibi Besch), _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ 5. Dr. Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles), _Moonraker_ 6. Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt), _Twister_ 7. Dr. Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold), _Coma_ 8. Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), _Jurassic Park_ 9. Dr. Olivia Octavius (Kathryn Hahn), _Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse_ 10. Dr. Delia Surridge (Sinéad Cusack), _V for Vendetta_ 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:** [September 1, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4966 "2024-09-01T14:38:10Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ---
**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:** [September 1, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4967 "2024-09-01T15:36:10Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North By Northwest Giving us one of my all-time favorite movie lines: “You gentlemen aren’t REALLY trying to kill my son, are you?” ---
**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:** [September 1, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4968 "2024-09-01T15:39:35Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North By Northwest 3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory The flying glass elevator at the end of the film. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4969 "2024-09-01T15:40:28Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North By Northwest 3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 4. Die Hard ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4970 "2024-09-01T15:53:05Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North By Northwest 3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 4. Die Hard 5. MIB II ---
**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:** [September 1, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4971 "2024-09-01T16:41:33Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North By Northwest 3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 4. Die Hard 5. MIB II 6. Working Girl ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4972 "2024-09-01T17:15:36Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North By Northwest 3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 4. Die Hard 5. MIB II 6. Working Girl 7. The Towering Inferno ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4973 "2024-09-01T22:53:25Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North By Northwest 3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 4. Die Hard 5. MIB II 6. Working Girl 7. The Towering Inferno 8. Devil ---
**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:** [September 2, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4974 "2024-09-02T02:50:12Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North By Northwest 3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 4. Die Hard 5. MIB II 6. Working Girl 7. The Towering Inferno 8. Devil 9. Casino Royale (2006) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4975 "2024-09-02T02:51:58Z")
**Movies with notable scenes in elevators** 1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2. North by Northwest 3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 4. Die Hard 5. MIB II 6. Working Girl 7. The Towering Inferno 8. Devil 9. Casino Royale (2006) 10. Angel Heart The last scene. Brrrrrrrr. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4976 "2024-09-02T04:01:15Z")
That’s 10. You’re up, @Elendil_s_Heir . ---
**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:** [September 2, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4977 "2024-09-02T23:13:26Z")
Righto. **Films with particularly memorable supporting characters** 1. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ - Sallah ---
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4978 "2024-09-03T00:28:20Z")
**Films with particularly memorable supporting characters** 1. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ - Sallah 2. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ - Groot ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4979 "2024-09-03T03:11:12Z")
**Films with particularly memorable supporting characters** 1. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ - Sallah 2. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ - Groot 3. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ - HAL 9000 ---
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4980 "2024-09-03T03:30:41Z")
**Films with particularly memorable supporting characters** 1. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ - Sallah 2. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ - Groot 3. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ - HAL 9000 4. _The Last Starfighter_ - Centauri ---
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4981 "2024-09-03T03:43:12Z")
**Films with particularly memorable supporting characters** 1. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ - Sallah 2. _Guardians of the Galaxy_ - Groot 3. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ - HAL 9000 4. _The Last Starfighter_ - Centauri 5. _The Godfather_ - Luca Brasi [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=248) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=250)