# 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:** 264
**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 26, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5262 "2024-09-26T00:07:10Z")
**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 10. Star Wars - It’s more a rebellion than a war, and there’s only one of them ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5263 "2024-09-26T02:52:19Z")
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 26, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5264 "2024-09-26T03:48:47Z")
Ah, right, thanks. **Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback ---
**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 26, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5265 "2024-09-26T04:26:52Z")
**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface ---
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**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface 3. Day of the Jackal _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5267 "2024-09-26T05:07:34Z")
**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface 3. Day of the Jackal 4. Gone with the Wind By 2024 lights, anyway. ---
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**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface 3. Day of the Jackal 4. Gone with the Wind 5. A Clockwork Orange ---
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**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface 3. Day of the Jackal 4. Gone with the Wind 5. A Clockwork Orange 6. The Wolf of Wall Street ---
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**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface 3. Day of the Jackal 4. Gone with the Wind 5. A Clockwork Orange 6. The Wolf of Wall Street 7. The Punisher ---
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**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface 3. Day of the Jackal 4. Gone with the Wind 5. A Clockwork Orange 6. The Wolf of Wall Street 7. The Punisher 8. Dirty Harry ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5272 "2024-09-26T13:29:10Z")
**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface 3. Day of the Jackal 4. Gone with the Wind 5. A Clockwork Orange 6. The Wolf of Wall Street 7. The Punisher 8. Dirty Harry 9. Deadpool ---
**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 26, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5273 "2024-09-26T15:18:39Z")
**Movies focusing on antiheroes** 1. Payback 2. Scarface 3. Day of the Jackal 4. Gone with the Wind 5. A Clockwork Orange 6. The Wolf of Wall Street 7. The Punisher 8. Dirty Harry 9. Deadpool 10. Escape from New York **Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin ---
**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:** [September 26, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5274 "2024-09-26T15:27:46Z")
**Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin 2. Cactus Flower ---
**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:** [September 26, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5275 "2024-09-26T16:17:08Z")
**Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin 2. Cactus Flower 3. Overboard My favorite! ---
**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:** [September 26, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5276 "2024-09-26T16:29:40Z")
**Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin 2. Cactus Flower 3. Overboard 4. There’s A Girl In My Soup one of her first starring film roles _ **-“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:** [September 26, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5277 "2024-09-26T17:19:08Z")
**Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin 2. Cactus Flower 3. Overboard 4. There’s A Girl In My Soup 5. The First Wives Club ---
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**Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin 2. Cactus Flower 3. Overboard 4. There’s A Girl In My Soup 5. The First Wives Club 6. Housesitter ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5279 "2024-09-26T17:33:59Z")
**Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin 2. Cactus Flower 3. Overboard 4. There’s A Girl In My Soup 5. The First Wives Club 6. Housesitter 7. Shampoo ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5280 "2024-09-26T17:36:09Z")
**Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin 2. Cactus Flower 3. Overboard 4. There’s A Girl In My Soup 5. The First Wives Club 6. Housesitter 7. Shampoo 8. Foul Play ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5281 "2024-09-26T17:37:37Z")
**Movies of Goldie Hawn** 1. Private Benjamin 2. Cactus Flower 3. Overboard 4. There’s A Girl In My Soup 5. The First Wives Club 6. Housesitter 7. Shampoo 8. Foul Play 9. Everyone Says I Love You [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=263) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=265)