# 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:** 345
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6882 "2025-03-11T16:16:43Z")
**Movies you loved as a kid** 1. Escape to Witch Mountain 2. Star Wars 3. Bugsy Malone 4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 5. E.T. 6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 7. Who Framed Roger Rabbit My sister and I had it memorized very quickly. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6883 "2025-03-11T17:34:27Z")
**Movies you loved as a kid** 1. Escape to Witch Mountain 2. Star Wars 3. Bugsy Malone 4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 5. E.T. 6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 7. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 8. The Wizard of Oz except the flying monkeys ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6884 "2025-03-11T18:59:35Z")
**Movies you loved as a kid** 1. Escape to Witch Mountain 2. Star Wars 3. Bugsy Malone 4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 5. E.T. 6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 7. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 8. The Wizard of Oz 9. The Three Caballeros I watched it at another kid’s house and begged my parents to get it for me. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6885 "2025-03-12T01:25:25Z")
**Movies you loved as a kid** 1. Escape to Witch Mountain 2. Star Wars 3. Bugsy Malone 4. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 5. E.T. 6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 7. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 8. The Wizard of Oz 9. The Three Caballeros 10. The Hobbit **We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. Blues Brothers: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6886 "2025-03-12T01:41:46Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. Blues Brothers: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. The Brady Bunch Movie: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6887 "2025-03-12T01:56:12Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. Blues Brothers: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. The Brady Bunch Movie: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. 3. UHF: We need to raise $75,000 by the end of the week to save the station. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6888 "2025-03-12T02:13:27Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. Blues Brothers: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. The Brady Bunch Movie: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. 3. UHF: We need to raise $75,000 by the end of the week to save the station. 4. It’s a Wonderful Life: We need to raise $8,000 to save the Bailey Brothers Building & Loan ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6889 "2025-03-12T02:21:33Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. Blues Brothers: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. The Brady Bunch Movie: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. 3. UHF: We need to raise $75,000 by the end of the week to save the station. 4. It’s a Wonderful Life: We need to raise $8,000 to save the Bailey Brothers Building & Loan 5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Unless Marvin Acme’s will shows up by midnight tonight, Cloverleaf is going to own Toontown ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6890 "2025-03-12T03:33:20Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. _Blues Brothers_: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. _The Brady Bunch Movie_: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. 3. _UHF_: We need to raise $75,000 by the end of the week to save the station. 4. _It’s a Wonderful Life_: We need to raise $8,000 to save the Bailey Brothers Building & Loan 5. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_: Unless Marvin Acme’s will shows up by midnight tonight, Cloverleaf is going to own Toontown 6. _Run Lola Run_: Unless Lola finds and delivers 100k DM in the next 20 minutes, Ronnie the loanshark will kill her boyfriend Manni ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6891 "2025-03-12T13:40:16Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. _Blues Brothers_: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. _The Brady Bunch Movie_: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. 3. _UHF_: We need to raise $75,000 by the end of the week to save the station. 4. _It’s a Wonderful Life_: We need to raise $8,000 to save the Bailey Brothers Building & Loan 5. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_: Unless Marvin Acme’s will shows up by midnight tonight, Cloverleaf is going to own Toontown 6. _Run Lola Run_: Unless Lola finds and delivers 100k DM in the next 20 minutes, Ronnie the loanshark will kill her boyfriend Manni 7. _The Muppets_: We need to raise $10 million to buy back the Muppet theater and thwart the evil Tex Richman ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6892 "2025-03-12T13:44:09Z")
Also, no surprise, this trope has a page on TVTropes: [Saving the Orphanage](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SavingTheOrphanage) ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6893 "2025-03-12T13:57:54Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. _Blues Brothers_: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. _The Brady Bunch Movie_: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. 3. _UHF_: We need to raise $75,000 by the end of the week to save the station. 4. _It’s a Wonderful Life_: We need to raise $8,000 to save the Bailey Brothers Building & Loan 5. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_: Unless Marvin Acme’s will shows up by midnight tonight, Cloverleaf is going to own Toontown 6. _Run Lola Run_: Unless Lola finds and delivers 100k DM in the next 20 minutes, Ronnie the loanshark will kill her boyfriend Manni 7. _The Muppets_: We need to raise $10 million to buy back the Muppet theater and thwart the evil Tex Richman 8. _One Crazy Summer_ - Hoops and his buddies need to raise $3,000 to pay grandma’s back taxes or else the Beckersteds will buy the house and turn it into condos and a seafood restaurant. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6894 "2025-03-12T14:44:48Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. _Blues Brothers_: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. _The Brady Bunch Movie_: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. 3. _UHF_: We need to raise $75,000 by the end of the week to save the station. 4. _It’s a Wonderful Life_: We need to raise $8,000 to save the Bailey Brothers Building & Loan 5. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_: Unless Marvin Acme’s will shows up by midnight tonight, Cloverleaf is going to own Toontown 6. _Run Lola Run_: Unless Lola finds and delivers 100k DM in the next 20 minutes, Ronnie the loanshark will kill her boyfriend Manni 7. _The Muppets_: We need to raise $10 million to buy back the Muppet theater and thwart the evil Tex Richman 8. _One Crazy Summer_ - Hoops and his buddies need to raise $3,000 to pay grandma’s back taxes or else the Beckersteds will buy the house and turn it into condos and a seafood restaurant. 9. _Americathon_ - We need to raise enough money to pay off the national debt or else wealthy Native Americans will repossess the country ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6895 "2025-03-12T16:28:58Z")
**We need to raise $X in Y days to save the Z** (filling is X and Y is encouraged but not mandatory, also feel free to change $ to appropriate currency) 1. _Blues Brothers_: We need to raise $5000 in 11 days to save the orphanage 2. _The Brady Bunch Movie_: We need to raise $20,000 to pay the back taxes on our house, or the city will seize and sell it. 3. _UHF_: We need to raise $75,000 by the end of the week to save the station. 4. _It’s a Wonderful Life_: We need to raise $8,000 to save the Bailey Brothers Building & Loan 5. _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_: Unless Marvin Acme’s will shows up by midnight tonight, Cloverleaf is going to own Toontown 6. _Run Lola Run_: Unless Lola finds and delivers 100k DM in the next 20 minutes, Ronnie the loanshark will kill her boyfriend Manni 7. _The Muppets_: We need to raise $10 million to buy back the Muppet theater and thwart the evil Tex Richman 8. _One Crazy Summer_ - Hoops and his buddies need to raise $3,000 to pay grandma’s back taxes or else the Beckersteds will buy the house and turn it into condos and a seafood restaurant. 9. _Americathon_ - We need to raise enough money to pay off the national debt or else wealthy Native Americans will repossess the country 10. _Field of Dreams_ - The family farm is in danger of being disclosed on, but “people will come, Ray!” New category: **Films based on video games** 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6896 "2025-03-12T16:38:19Z")
**Films based on video games** 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2. Wreck-It Ralph _ **-“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:** [March 12, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6897 "2025-03-12T16:43:41Z")
**Films based on video games** 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2. Wreck-It Ralph 3. Sonic the Hedgehog ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6898 "2025-03-12T17:16:56Z")
**Films based on video games** 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2. Wreck-It Ralph 3. Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Silent Hill ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6899 "2025-03-12T17:44:15Z")
**Films based on video games** 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2. Wreck-It Ralph 3. Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Silent Hill 5. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6900 "2025-03-12T17:58:30Z")
**Films based on video games** 1. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2. Wreck-It Ralph 3. Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Silent Hill 5. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 6. Tron ---
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6901 "2025-03-12T18:05:05Z")
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