# 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:** 263
**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:** [September 24, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5242 "2024-09-24T13:23:48Z")
**Action Comedies** 1. Lethal Weapon 2. The Blues Brothers 3. Hot Fuzz 4. Spy (2015) 5. Get Smart 6. Rush Hour 7. True Lies 8. The Kingsman 9. Our Man Flint 10. Shanghai Noon **Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5243 "2024-09-24T14:53:27Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ---
**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 24, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5244 "2024-09-24T15:12:54Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3. Rain Man ---
**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:** [September 24, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5245 "2024-09-24T15:27:35Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3. Rain Main 4. Modern Times Charlie Chaplin was one of the original “United Artists” that founded UA. ---
**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 24, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5246 "2024-09-24T15:34:51Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3. Rain Main 4. Modern Times 5. Rocky ---
**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:** [September 24, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5247 "2024-09-24T20:09:17Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3. Rain Main 4. Modern Times 5. Rocky 6. Raging Bull ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5248 "2024-09-24T21:36:19Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3. Rain Main 4. Modern Times 5. Rocky 6. Raging Bull 7. Dr. No ---
**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 24, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5249 "2024-09-24T21:56:09Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3. Rain Main 4. Modern Times 5. Rocky 6. Raging Bull 7. Dr. No 8. WarGames ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5250 "2024-09-25T00:24:58Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3. Rain Main 4. Modern Times 5. Rocky 6. Raging Bull 7. Dr. No 8. WarGames 9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum ---
**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 25, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5251 "2024-09-25T04:40:35Z")
**Movies produced by United Artists** 1. Red Dawn 2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3. Rain Main 4. Modern Times 5. Rocky 6. Raging Bull 7. Dr. No 8. WarGames 9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum 10. His Majesty, The American The studio’s first, in 1919. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5252 "2024-09-25T04:57:40Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. ---
**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 25, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5253 "2024-09-25T05:01:30Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall ---
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**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall 3. The Sterile Cuckoo - Nobody is sterile, nor a bird, much less a cuckoo. It’s two college students who fall in love. Definitely not a rom-com; it’s a drama. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5255 "2024-09-25T05:12:36Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall 3. The Sterile Cuckoo - Nobody is sterile, nor a bird, much less a cuckoo. It’s two college students who fall in love. Definitely not a rom-com; it’s a drama. 4. Save the Tiger - Jack Lemmon stars as a financially strapped businessman who is in the midst of a midlife crisis, with a failing factory he wants to burn down to collect the insurance. The title comes from a petition he signed. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5256 "2024-09-25T06:21:05Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall 3. The Sterile Cuckoo - Nobody is sterile, nor a bird, much less a cuckoo. It’s two college students who fall in love. Definitely not a rom-com; it’s a drama. 4. Save the Tiger - Jack Lemmon stars as a financially strapped businessman who is in the midst of a midlife crisis, with a failing factory he wants to burn down to collect the insurance. The title comes from a petition he signed. 5. Romeo Is Bleeding - No character named Romeo in the film. Title actually taken from a Tom Waits song which also has nothing to do with the movie. ---
**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 25, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5257 "2024-09-25T10:27:15Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall 3. The Sterile Cuckoo - Nobody is sterile, nor a bird, much less a cuckoo. It’s two college students who fall in love. Definitely not a rom-com; it’s a drama. 4. Save the Tiger - Jack Lemmon stars as a financially strapped businessman who is in the midst of a midlife crisis, with a failing factory he wants to burn down to collect the insurance. The title comes from a petition he signed. 5. 8 1/2 - The title is taken from Fellini’s count of the number of films he had directed. Possibly, in a certain way, consistent with the theme of a director who has nothing to say, but still, it gives no information. ---
**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 25, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5258 "2024-09-25T13:55:51Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall 3. The Sterile Cuckoo - Nobody is sterile, nor a bird, much less a cuckoo. It’s two college students who fall in love. Definitely not a rom-com; it’s a drama. 4. Save the Tiger - Jack Lemmon stars as a financially strapped businessman who is in the midst of a midlife crisis, with a failing factory he wants to burn down to collect the insurance. The title comes from a petition he signed. 5. 8 1/2 - The title is taken from Fellini’s count of the number of films he had directed. Possibly, in a certain way, consistent with the theme of a director who has nothing to say, but still, it gives no information. 6. Serial - Martin Mull stars in a midlife crisis comedy set among New Age crazies in southern California. No idea where how the title applies, but it really hurt the box office. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5259 "2024-09-25T15:29:54Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall 3. The Sterile Cuckoo - Nobody is sterile, nor a bird, much less a cuckoo. It’s two college students who fall in love. Definitely not a rom-com; it’s a drama. 4. Save the Tiger - Jack Lemmon stars as a financially strapped businessman who is in the midst of a midlife crisis, with a failing factory he wants to burn down to collect the insurance. The title comes from a petition he signed. 5. 8 1/2 - The title is taken from Fellini’s count of the number of films he had directed. Possibly, in a certain way, consistent with the theme of a director who has nothing to say, but still, it gives no information. 6. Serial - Martin Mull stars in a midlife crisis comedy set among New Age crazies in southern California. No idea where how the title applies, but it really hurt the box office. 7. Troll 2 - Originally produced with the title _Goblins_, it was marketed as a sequel to _Troll_ but is unrelated to that movie and doesn’t actually have trolls in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5260 "2024-09-25T17:58:54Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall 3. The Sterile Cuckoo - Nobody is sterile, nor a bird, much less a cuckoo. It’s two college students who fall in love. Definitely not a rom-com; it’s a drama. 4. Save the Tiger - Jack Lemmon stars as a financially strapped businessman who is in the midst of a midlife crisis, with a failing factory he wants to burn down to collect the insurance. The title comes from a petition he signed. 5. Romeo Is Bleeding - No character named Romeo in the film. Title actually taken from a Tom Waits song which also has nothing to do with the movie. 6. 8 1/2 - The title is taken from Fellini’s count of the number of films he had directed. Possibly, in a certain way, consistent with the theme of a director who has nothing to say, but still, it gives no information. 7. Serial - Martin Mull stars in a midlife crisis comedy set among New Age crazies in southern California. No idea where how the title applies, but it really hurt the box office. 8. Troll 2 - Originally produced with the title _Goblins_, it was marketed as a sequel to _Troll_ but is unrelated to that movie and doesn’t actually have trolls in the movie. housekeeping ---
**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:** [September 25, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5261 "2024-09-25T21:23:57Z")
**Movie titles that have little or nothing to do with the plot** 1. A Fish Called Wanda - Wanda is a pet fish owned by Ken (Michael Palin), is eaten by Otto, but otherwise has noting to do with the robbery and double-crossing by the others. 2. Chinatown - It’s the street setting of the final scene, but it has very little else to do with the movie, as I recall 3. The Sterile Cuckoo - Nobody is sterile, nor a bird, much less a cuckoo. It’s two college students who fall in love. Definitely not a rom-com; it’s a drama. 4. Save the Tiger - Jack Lemmon stars as a financially strapped businessman who is in the midst of a midlife crisis, with a failing factory he wants to burn down to collect the insurance. The title comes from a petition he signed. 5. Romeo Is Bleeding - No character named Romeo in the film. Title actually taken from a Tom Waits song which also has nothing to do with the movie. 6. 8 1/2 - The title is taken from Fellini’s count of the number of films he had directed. Possibly, in a certain way, consistent with the theme of a director who has nothing to say, but still, it gives no information. 7. Serial - Martin Mull stars in a midlife crisis comedy set among New Age crazies in southern California. No idea where how the title applies, but it really hurt the box office. 8. Troll 2 - Originally produced with the title _Goblins_, it was marketed as a sequel to _Troll_ but is unrelated to that movie and doesn’t actually have trolls in the movie. 9. American Graffiti - Sure, it takes place in America but the role graffiti plays in the plot is far less clear [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=262) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=264)