# 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:** 298
**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:** [December 16, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5942 "2024-12-16T18:11:48Z")
**Movies with lots of Cameos** 1. The Muppet movie (1979) 2. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 3. The Magic Christian 4. The Player (1992) 5. Sunset Boulevard 6. Sharknado (all versions) ---
**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 16, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5943 "2024-12-16T18:13:04Z")
**Movies with lots of Cameos** 1. The Muppet movie (1979) 2. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 3. The Magic Christian 4. The Player (1992) 5. Sunset Boulevard 6. Sharknado (all versions) 7. The Blues Brothers ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5944 "2024-12-16T20:09:57Z")
**Movies with lots of Cameos** 1. The Muppet movie (1979) 2. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 3. The Magic Christian 4. The Player (1992) 5. Sunset Boulevard 6. Sharknado (all versions) 7. The Blues Brothers 8. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) ---
**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 16, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5945 "2024-12-16T21:38:10Z")
**Movies with lots of Cameos** 1. The Muppet movie (1979) 2. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 3. The Magic Christian 4. The Player (1992) 5. Sunset Boulevard 6. Sharknado (all versions) 7. The Blues Brothers 8. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) 9. Around The World in 80 Days (1956) Considered to be the movie that created the concept of ‘cameo’ roles, it included so many ‘walk-on’ parts that the end credits were preceded with a title card reading _ **“WHO WAS SEEN IN WHAT SCENE … AND WHO DID WHAT”** _ _ **-“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:** [December 17, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5946 "2024-12-17T05:14:18Z")
**Movies with Lots of Cameos** 1. The Muppet Movie (1979) 2. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 3. The Magic Christian 4. The Player (1992) 5. Sunset Boulevard 6. Sharknado (all versions) 7. The Blues Brothers 8. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) 9. Around The World in 80 Days (1956) 10. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5947 "2024-12-17T18:16:10Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5948 "2024-12-17T18:24:12Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5949 "2024-12-17T18:24:41Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One 3. Sid and Nancy ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5950 "2024-12-17T18:30:13Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One 3. Sid and Nancy 4. Léon: The Professional ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5951 "2024-12-17T18:31:33Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One 3. Sid and Nancy 4. Léon: The Professional 5. Hannibal Totally unrecognizable as Mason Verger ---
**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:** [December 17, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5952 "2024-12-17T18:33:17Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One 3. Sid and Nancy 4. Léon: The Professional 5. Hannibal 6. JFK ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5953 "2024-12-17T18:36:01Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One 3. Sid and Nancy 4. Léon: The Professional 5. Hannibal 6. JFK 7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5954 "2024-12-17T18:46:40Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One 3. Sid and Nancy 4. Léon: The Professional 5. Hannibal 6. JFK 7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 8. Darkest Hour ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5955 "2024-12-18T14:38:43Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One 3. Sid and Nancy 4. Léon: The Professional 5. Hannibal 6. JFK 7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 8. Darkest Hour 9. The Fifth Element ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5956 "2024-12-18T16:15:55Z")
**Gary Oldman movies** 1. The Dark Knight 2. Air Force One 3. Sid and Nancy 4. Léon: The Professional 5. Hannibal 6. JFK 7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 8. Darkest Hour 9. The Fifth Element 10. The Contender **‘Gimmick’ movies** 1. Earthquake (featured ‘Sensurround’ low frequency sound that caused the theater to shake) ---
**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 18, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5957 "2024-12-18T16:19:09Z")
**‘Gimmick’ movies** 1. Earthquake (featured ‘Sensurround’ low frequency sound that caused the theater to shake) 2. Polyester (audience members were given Odorama scratch-and-sniff cards) ---
**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 18, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5958 "2024-12-18T16:23:52Z")
**‘Gimmick’ movies** 1. Earthquake (featured ‘Sensurround’ low frequency sound that caused the theater to shake) 2. Polyester (audience members were given Odorama scratch-and-sniff cards) 3. Clue (released in 1985, there were three different endings, and which ending you saw depended on which print was being shown in the theater you attended) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 18, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5959 "2024-12-18T17:02:40Z")
**‘Gimmick’ movies** 1. Earthquake (featured ‘Sensurround’ low frequency sound that caused the theater to shake) 2. Polyester (audience members were given Odorama scratch-and-sniff cards) 3. Clue (released in 1985, there were three different endings, and which ending you saw depended on which print was being shown in the theater you attended) 4. Comin’ at Ya! (A 3-D movie from 1981, which used the 3-D effect to repeatedly simulate objects appearing to be heading directly at the audience) ---
**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 18, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5960 "2024-12-18T17:13:11Z")
**‘Gimmick’ movies** 1. Earthquake (featured ‘Sensurround’ low frequency sound that caused the theater to shake) 2. Polyester (audience members were given Odorama scratch-and-sniff cards) 3. Clue (released in 1985, there were three different endings, and which ending you saw depended on which print was being shown in the theater you attended) 4. Comin’ at Ya! (A 3-D movie from 1981, which used the 3-D effect to repeatedly simulate objects appearing to be heading directly at the audience) 5. The Tingler, buzzers called “Percepto” were implanted in theater seats and vibrated when “the Tingler” was loose during the movie. Director William Castle also hired people to scream and faint during the movie. ---
**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 18, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/5961 "2024-12-18T19:26:19Z")
**‘Gimmick’ movies** 1. Earthquake (featured ‘Sensurround’ low frequency sound that caused the theater to shake) 2. Polyester (audience members were given Odorama scratch-and-sniff cards) 3. Clue (released in 1985, there were three different endings, and which ending you saw depended on which print was being shown in the theater you attended) 4. Comin’ at Ya! (A 3-D movie from 1981, which used the 3-D effect to repeatedly simulate objects appearing to be heading directly at the audience) 5. The Tingler, buzzers called “Percepto” were implanted in theater seats and vibrated when “the Tingler” was loose during the movie. Director William Castle also hired people to scream and faint during the movie. 6. Psycho - Theatre staff instructed not to admit latecomers so they wouldn’t miss the crucial first few minutes of the movie [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=299)