# 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:** 295
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Nitpick for the previous category: it’s _A Nightmare on Elm Street_. **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) 6. _Cars_ (Radiator Springs, Ariz.) ---
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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) 6. _Cars_ (Radiator Springs, Ariz.) 7. _Field of Dreams_ (Dyersville, Iowa) ---
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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) 6. _Cars_ (Radiator Springs, Ariz.) 7. _Field of Dreams_ (Dyersville, Iowa) 8. _Pet Sematary_ (Ludlow, Maine) ---
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Boy, did i get ninjaed!! **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) 6. Cars (Radiator Springs, Ariz.) 7. Field of Dreams (Dyersville, Iowa) 8. Pet Sematary (Ludlow, Maine) 9. Grumpy Old Men (Wabasha, MN) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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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) 6. Cars (Radiator Springs, Ariz.) 7. Field of Dreams (Dyersville, Iowa) 8. Pet Sematary (Ludlow, Maine) 9. Grumpy Old Men (Wabasha, MN) 10. Twilight (Forks, WA) pass ---
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**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) ---
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**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) ---
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**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) 3. Christoph Waltz (in _Inglorious Basterds_, 2009) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5890 "2024-12-11T01:02:15Z")
**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) 3. Christoph Waltz (in _Inglorious Basterds_, 2009) 4. Max Von Sydow (in _The Greatest Story Ever Told_, 1965) Played Jesus Christ in his first American film. ---
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**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) 3. Christoph Waltz (in _Inglorious Basterds_, 2009) 4. Max Von Sydow (in _The Greatest Story Ever Told_, 1965) 5. Ingrid Bergman (in _Intermezzo_, 1939) ---
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**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) 3. Christoph Waltz (in _Inglorious Basterds_, 2009) 4. Max Von Sydow (in _The Greatest Story Ever Told_, 1965) 5. Ingrid Bergman (in _Intermezzo_, 1939) 6. Brigitte Bardot (in _Act of Love_, 1953) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) 3. Christoph Waltz (in _Inglorious Basterds_, 2009) 4. Max Von Sydow (in _The Greatest Story Ever Told_, 1965) 5. Ingrid Bergman (in _Intermezzo_, 1939) 6. Brigitte Bardot (in _Act of Love_, 1953) 7. Sophia Loren (in _The Pride and the Passion_, 1957) ---
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**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) 3. Christoph Waltz (in _Inglorious Basterds_, 2009) 4. Max Von Sydow (in _The Greatest Story Ever Told_, 1965) 5. Ingrid Bergman (in _Intermezzo_, 1939) 6. Brigitte Bardot (in _Act of Love_, 1953) 7. Sophia Loren (in _The Pride and the Passion_, 1957) 8. Paul Henreid (in _Joan of Paris_, 1942) ---
**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 11, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5895 "2024-12-11T14:58:16Z")
**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) 3. Christoph Waltz (in _Inglorious Basterds_, 2009) 4. Max Von Sydow (in _The Greatest Story Ever Told_, 1965) 5. Ingrid Bergman (in _Intermezzo_, 1939) 6. Brigitte Bardot (in _Act of Love_, 1953) 7. Sophia Loren (in _The Pride and the Passion_, 1957) 8. Paul Henreid (in _Joan of Paris_, 1942) 9. Michael Caine (Zulu, 1964) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5896 "2024-12-12T01:15:22Z")
**Early European stars’ appearances in American films** 1. Romy Schneider (in _Good Neighbor Sam,_ 1964) 2. Charles Boyer (in _The Magnificent Lie,_ 1931) 3. Christoph Waltz (in _Inglorious Basterds_, 2009) 4. Max Von Sydow (in _The Greatest Story Ever Told_, 1965) 5. Ingrid Bergman (in _Intermezzo_, 1939) 6. Brigitte Bardot (in _Act of Love_, 1953) 7. Sophia Loren (in _The Pride and the Passion_, 1957) 8. Paul Henreid (in _Joan of Paris_, 1942) 9. Michael Caine (Zulu, 1964) 10. Peter Sellers (_Lolita_, 1962) pass ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5897 "2024-12-12T01:30:48Z")
**It may or may not be a Christmas movie** 1. Die Hard Takes place at a Christmas party, but not really a movie about Christmas. ---
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**It may or may not be a Christmas movie** 1. Die Hard 2. Gremlins The mogwai are Christmas gifts, but again, the movie isn’t about Christmas. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**It may or may not be a Christmas movie** 1. Die Hard 2. Gremlins 3. Trading Places ---
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**It may or may not be a Christmas movie** 1. Die Hard 2. Gremlins 3. Trading Places 4. Eyes Wide Shut ---
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