# Movie Marathon (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988>\
**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:** 294

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**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:** [December 8, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5862 "2024-12-08T12:52:10Z")

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**Movies with dream sequences**

1. American Beauty
2. Oklahoma (1955)
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Spellbound

Psychobabble is boring even when Hitchcock does it.

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**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:** [December 8, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5863 "2024-12-08T15:10:39Z")

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**Movies with dream sequences**

1. American Beauty
2. Oklahoma (1955)
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Spellbound
5. The Big Lebowski

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**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:** [December 8, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5864 "2024-12-08T16:42:55Z")

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**Movies with dream sequences**

1. American Beauty
2. Oklahoma (1955)
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Spellbound
5. The Big Lebowski
6. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

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**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:** [December 8, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5865 "2024-12-08T16:46:59Z")

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**Movies with dream sequences**

1. American Beauty
2. Oklahoma (1955)
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Spellbound
5. The Big Lebowski
6. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
7. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Anakin has a nightmare about his wife Padme dying during childbirth.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5866 "2024-12-08T19:51:44Z")

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**Movies with dream sequences**

1. American Beauty
2. Oklahoma (1955)
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Spellbound
5. The Big Lebowski
6. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
7. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
8. Dreamscape

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5867 "2024-12-09T05:07:39Z")

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**Movies with dream sequences**

1. American Beauty
2. Oklahoma (1955)
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Spellbound
5. The Big Lebowski
6. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
7. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
8. Dreamscape
9. An American Werewolf in London

A particularly clever one IMHO.

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5868 "2024-12-09T18:57:35Z")

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[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:5867, topic:985988, full:true”]  
**Movies with dream sequences**

1. American Beauty
2. Oklahoma (1955)
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
4. Spellbound
5. The Big Lebowski
6. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
7. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
8. Dreamscape
9. An American Werewolf in London
10. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.

Movies with roads in their names

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5869 "2024-12-09T19:28:19Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5870 "2024-12-09T19:31:38Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane
3. Mad Max: Fury Road

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5871 "2024-12-09T19:52:29Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Miracle on 34th Street

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5872 "2024-12-09T20:10:25Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Mulholland Drive

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5873 "2024-12-09T21:23:33Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Mulholland Drive
6. The Wolf of Wall Street

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5874 "2024-12-09T21:26:19Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Mulholland Drive
6. The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Road to Utopia

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5875 "2024-12-09T21:48:25Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Mulholland Drive
6. The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Road to Utopia
8. Thunder Road _(1958, with Robert Mitchum)_

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5876 "2024-12-09T22:28:52Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Mulholland Drive
6. The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Road to Utopia
8. Thunder Road _(1958, with Robert Mitchum)_
9. Revolutionary Road

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5877 "2024-12-09T22:34:09Z")

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**Movies with roads in their names**

1. A Nightmare on Elmstreet.
2. 10 Cloverfield Lane
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Miracle on 34th Street
5. Mulholland Drive
6. The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Road to Utopia
8. Thunder Road _(1958, with Robert Mitchum)_
9. Revolutionary Road
10. Sunset Boulevard

**Movies taking place in small towns**

1. Doc Hollywood (Grady, SC)

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5878 "2024-12-09T22:43:51Z")

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**Movies taking place in small towns**

1. Doc Hollywood (Grady, SC)
2. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (Snydersville, Nebraska)

Snydersville’s state is not named in the film, but the location filming for the small town took place in Nebraska, so it’s a logical conclusion.

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5879 "2024-12-09T22:45:06Z")

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**Movies taking place in small towns**

1. Doc Hollywood (Grady, SC)
2. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (Snydersville, Nebraska)
3. New Waterford Girl (New Waterford, Nova Scotia)

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**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:** [December 9, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5880 "2024-12-09T22:50:19Z")

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**Movies taking place in small towns**

1. Doc Hollywood (Grady, SC)
2. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (Snydersville, Nebraska)
3. New Waterford Girl (New Waterford, Nova Scotia)
4. Nobody’s Fool (North Bath, NY)

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5881 "2024-12-09T23:53:00Z")

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**Movies taking place in small towns**

1. Doc Hollywood (Grady, SC)
2. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (Snydersville, Nebraska)
3. New Waterford Girl (New Waterford, Nova Scotia)
4. Nobody’s Fool (North Bath, NY)
5. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Endora, Iowa)

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