# 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:** 33
**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:** [August 5, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/641 "2023-08-05T15:33:30Z")
**Movies starring or featuring someone from Monty Python that are not “Monty Python Movies”** repeats OK. 1. A Fish Called Wanda (John Cleese, Michael Palin) 2. Death of Stalin (Michael Palin) 3. Silverado (John Cleese) 4. Fierce Creatures (John Cleese, Michael Palin) 5. Nuns on the Run (Eric Idle) 6. The Magic Christian (John Cleese, Graham Chapman) 7. Erik the Viking (Terry Jones, John Cleese) ---
**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:** [August 5, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/642 "2023-08-05T16:20:33Z")
**Movies starring or featuring someone from Monty Python that are not “Monty Python Movies”** repeats OK. 1. A Fish Called Wanda (John Cleese, Michael Palin) 2. The Death of Stalin (Michael Palin) 3. Silverado (John Cleese) 4. Fierce Creatures (John Cleese, Michael Palin) 5. Nuns on the Run (Eric Idle) 6. The Magic Christian (John Cleese, Graham Chapman) 7. Erik the Viking (Terry Jones, John Cleese) 8. Brazil (Michael Palin) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/643 "2023-08-05T16:45:28Z")
**Movies starring or featuring someone from Monty Python that are not “Monty Python Movies”** repeats OK. 1. A Fish Called Wanda (John Cleese, Michael Palin) 2. The Death of Stalin (Michael Palin) 3. Silverado (John Cleese) 4. Fierce Creatures (John Cleese, Michael Palin) 5. Nuns on the Run (Eric Idle) 6. The Magic Christian (John Cleese, Graham Chapman) 7. Erik the Viking (Terry Jones, John Cleese) 8. Brazil (Michael Palin) 9. Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) ---
**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:** [August 5, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/644 "2023-08-05T16:53:34Z")
**Movies starring or featuring someone from Monty Python that are not “Monty Python Movies”** repeats OK. 1. A Fish Called Wanda (John Cleese, Michael Palin) 2. The Death of Stalin (Michael Palin) 3. Silverado (John Cleese) 4. Fierce Creatures (John Cleese, Michael Palin) 5. Nuns on the Run (Eric Idle) 6. The Magic Christian (John Cleese, Graham Chapman) 7. Erik the Viking (Terry Jones, John Cleese) 8. Brazil (Michael Palin) 9. Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) 10. Time Bandits (John Cleese, Michael Palin) Pass. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/645 "2023-08-05T17:38:51Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage Robin Williams plays straight man to Nathan Lane. This is the only role I ever liked Williams in. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/646 "2023-08-05T17:43:44Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopie Goldberg ---
**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:** [August 5, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/647 "2023-08-05T19:58:11Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopie Goldberg 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/648 "2023-08-05T20:03:40Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey 4. Uncut Gems - Adam Sandler ---
**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:** [August 5, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/649 "2023-08-05T20:04:49Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey 4. Uncut Gems - Adam Sandler 5. Requiem for a Dream - Marlon Wayans ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/650 "2023-08-05T21:49:53Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey 4. Uncut Gems - Adam Sandler 5. Requiem for a Dream - Marlon Wayans 6. You’ve Got Mail - Dave Chappelle He played friend/associate to Tom Hanks’ megabookseller. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/651 "2023-08-05T23:09:57Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey 4. Uncut Gems - Adam Sandler 5. Requiem for a Dream - Marlon Wayans 6. You’ve Got Mail - Dave Chappelle 7. The Story Of Mankind - Chico Marx ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/652 "2023-08-06T01:02:53Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey 4. Uncut Gems - Adam Sandler 5. Requiem for a Dream - Marlon Wayans 6. You’ve Got Mail - Dave Chappelle 7. The Story Of Mankind - Chico Marx 8. The Spanish Prisoner - Steve Martin Still one of his best performances ---
**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:** [August 6, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/653 "2023-08-06T02:41:19Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey 4. Uncut Gems - Adam Sandler 5. Requiem for a Dream - Marlon Wayans 6. You’ve Got Mail - Dave Chappelle 7. The Story Of Mankind - Chico Marx 8. The Spanish Prisoner - Steve Martin 9. The Razor’s Edge - Bill Murray He was, by all accounts, very disappointed when it bombed. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/654 "2023-08-06T03:57:53Z")
**Movies where a comedian plays a dramatic role-- or plays the straight man in a comedy to another comic** 1. The Birdcage - Robin Williams 2. The Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Jim Carrey 4. Uncut Gems - Adam Sandler 5. Requiem for a Dream - Marlon Wayans 6. You’ve Got Mail - Dave Chappelle 7. The Story Of Mankind - Chico Marx 8. The Spanish Prisoner - Steve Martin 9. The Razor’s Edge - Bill Murray 10. The Day The Clown Cried – Jerry Lewis Produced in 1972, it is an unfinished Swedish/French film that has never been released, although its controversial subject matter – the Holocaust and Nazi concentration / extermination camps – has generated much debate. In 2015, Lewis did donate an incomplete copy to the Library of Congress with the stipulation that it not be screened until after June 2024. **Movie Villains You Love to Hate** 1. The Sheriff of Nottingham – _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ _“Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings … and CALL OFF CHRISTMAS!”_ _ **-“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:** [August 6, 2023, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/655 "2023-08-06T04:02:41Z")
**Movie Villains You Love to Hate** 1. The Sheriff of Nottingham – _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ 2. Magua - _The Last of the Mohicans_ Wes Studi should’ve gotten an Oscar and a truckload of other acting awards for his role as a vengeful, very scary warrior. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/656 "2023-08-06T09:05:47Z")
**Movie Villains You Love to Hate** 1. The Sheriff of Nottingham – _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ 2. Magua - _The Last of the Mohicans_ 3. Frank Nitti - _The Untouchables_ Billy Drago just oozed pure evil even though he looked nothing like the real 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:** [August 6, 2023, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/657 "2023-08-06T12:00:16Z")
**Movie Villains You Love to Hate** 1. The Sheriff of Nottingham – _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ 2. Magua - _The Last of the Mohicans_ 3. Frank Nitti - _The Untouchables_ 4. Scorpio - _Dirty Harry_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/658 "2023-08-06T13:51:37Z")
**Movie Villains You Love to Hate** 1. The Sheriff of Nottingham – _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ 2. Magua - _The Last of the Mohicans_ 3. Frank Nitti - _The Untouchables_ 4. Scorpio - _Dirty Harry_ 5. Hans Gruber - _Die Hard_ Alan Rickman was the star, as far as I’m concerned. (I think @Bicycle_Bill would agree.) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/659 "2023-08-06T17:38:26Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > **Movie Villains You Love to Hate** 1. The Sheriff of Nottingham – _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ 2. Magua - _The Last of the Mohicans_ 3. Frank Nitti - _The Untouchables_ 4. Scorpio - _Dirty Harry_ 5. Hans Gruber - _Die Hard_ 6. Roat - _Wait Until Dark_ That appears to be the studio-sanctioned spelling, with the capitalized preposition. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/660 "2023-08-06T19:11:10Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > **Movie Villains You Love to Hate** 1. The Sheriff of Nottingham – _Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves_ 2. Magua - _The Last of the Mohicans_ 3. Frank Nitti - _The Untouchables_ 4. Scorpio - _Dirty Harry_ 5. Hans Gruber - _Die Hard_ 6. Roat - _Wait Until Dark_ 7. Ming the Merciless - _Flash Gordon_ “Pathetic earthlings. Who can save you now?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=34)