# 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:** 39
**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 13, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/761 "2023-08-13T14:45:10Z")
**Films of Christopher Walken** 1. Suicide Kings 2. Batman Returns 3. The Deer Hunter 4. Catch Me If You Can 5. Biloxi Blues 6. Pennies from Heaven 7. Joe Dirt 8. Click! 9. Pulp Fiction ---
**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 13, 2023, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/762 "2023-08-13T15:37:35Z")
**Films of Christopher Walken** 1. Suicide Kings 2. Batman Returns 3. The Deer Hunter 4. Catch Me If You Can 5. Biloxi Blues 6. Pennies from Heaven 7. Joe Dirt 8. Click! 9. Pulp Fiction 10. The Dead Zone **Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears ---
**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:** [August 13, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/763 "2023-08-13T15:39:59Z")
**Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/764 "2023-08-13T15:49:49Z")
**Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) 3. Grumpy Old Men ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/765 "2023-08-13T16:56:47Z")
**Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) 3. Grumpy Old Men 4. The Fortune Cookie ---
**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 13, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/766 "2023-08-13T17:58:36Z")
**Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) 3. Grumpy Old Men 4. The Fortune Cookie 5. House Calls ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/767 "2023-08-13T18:07:25Z")
**Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) 3. Grumpy Old Men 4. The Fortune Cookie 5. House Calls 6. Charade ---
**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 13, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/768 "2023-08-13T18:11:25Z")
**Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) 3. Grumpy Old Men 4. The Fortune Cookie 5. House Calls 6. Charade 7. JFK ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/769 "2023-08-13T18:45:12Z")
**Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) 3. Grumpy Old Men 4. The Fortune Cookie 5. House Calls 6. Charade 7. JFK 8. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ---
**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 13, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/770 "2023-08-13T23:10:19Z")
**Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) 3. Grumpy Old Men 4. The Fortune Cookie 5. House Calls 6. Charade 7. JFK 8. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 9. The Odd Couple ---
**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 14, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/771 "2023-08-14T01:07:51Z")
> [@](#): > > **Films of Walter Matthau** 1. The Bad News Bears 2. The Front Page (1974) 3. Grumpy Old Men 4. The Fortune Cookie 5. House Calls 6. Charade 7. JFK 8. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 9. The Odd Couple 10. Cactus Flower NEXT: **Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman There’s actually a brief interruption by Charles Boyer, but since she ignores him, I’m going with it. ---
**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 14, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/772 "2023-08-14T01:29:51Z")
NEXT: **Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain Dave gets one line of dialogue, but it’s only to encourage HAL to continue. And even if you cut it off there, HAL has already gotten a lot of stuff in. ---
**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 14, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/773 "2023-08-14T02:13:32Z")
[quote=“dirtball, post:772, topic:985988”] NEXT: **Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain 3. _Network_: [The “Mad as Hell” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug) delivered by Peter Finch Network has a number of them, including Ned Beatty’s [“You have meddled with the primal forces of nature”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuBe93FMiJc) speech, and the [speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2vZv5uW8AE) by Beatrice Straight that won her the Oscar. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/774 "2023-08-14T02:34:01Z")
**Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain 3. _Network_: [The “Mad as Hell” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug) delivered by Peter Finch 4. “Blade Runner”: [“Tears in Rain” Monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU), delivered by Rutger Hauer ---
**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:** [August 14, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/775 "2023-08-14T02:47:33Z")
**Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain 3. _Network_: [The “Mad as Hell” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug) delivered by Peter Finch 4. “Blade Runner”: [“Tears in Rain” Monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU), delivered by Rutger Hauer 5. _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_: [Aragorn’s “I bid you stand” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdtmlfLFgWg), delivered by Viggo Mortensen ---
**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:** [August 14, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/776 "2023-08-14T03:10:10Z")
**Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain 3. _Network_: [The “Mad as Hell” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug) delivered by Peter Finch 4. “Blade Runner”: [“Tears in Rain” Monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU), delivered by Rutger Hauer 5. _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_: [Aragorn’s “I bid you stand” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdtmlfLFgWg), delivered by Viggo Mortensen 6. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan:_ [Admiral Kirk’s Eulogy for Spock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQNV89Ba-4) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/777 "2023-08-14T04:16:17Z")
**Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain 3. _Network_: [The “Mad as Hell” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug) delivered by Peter Finch 4. “Blade Runner”: [“Tears in Rain” Monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU), delivered by Rutger Hauer 5. _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_: [Aragorn’s “I bid you stand” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdtmlfLFgWg), delivered by Viggo Mortensen 6. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan:_ [Admiral Kirk’s Eulogy for Spock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQNV89Ba-4) 7. _Any Given Sunday_ [Al Pacino’s Locker Room Speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1yWSePMqsk) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/778 "2023-08-14T04:17:49Z")
**Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain 3. _Network_: [The “Mad as Hell” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug) delivered by Peter Finch 4. “Blade Runner”: [“Tears in Rain” Monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU), delivered by Rutger Hauer 5. _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_: [Aragorn’s “I bid you stand” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdtmlfLFgWg), delivered by Viggo Mortensen 6. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan:_ [Admiral Kirk’s Eulogy for Spock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQNV89Ba-4) 7. _Patton_: The Opening Monologue delivered by George C. Scott ---
**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 14, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/779 "2023-08-14T04:22:33Z")
**Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain 3. _Network_: [The “Mad as Hell” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug) delivered by Peter Finch 4. “Blade Runner”: [“Tears in Rain” Monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU), delivered by Rutger Hauer 5. _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_: [Aragorn’s “I bid you stand” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdtmlfLFgWg), delivered by Viggo Mortensen 6. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan:_ [Admiral Kirk’s Eulogy for Spock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQNV89Ba-4) 7. _Patton_: The Opening Monologue delivered by George C. Scott 8. _Field of Dreams_ – [People will come, Ray.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDyM4CfExXU) And who better than James Earl Jones to deliver those words? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/780 "2023-08-14T04:30:26Z")
**Films with memorable long passages, speeches, or soliloquies by one actor** 1. _Gaslight_: “[Because I Am Mad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtrTqH5G88)” (starts at 1:14) delivered by Ingrid Bergman 2. _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [Deactivation of HAL 9000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N72t7aScY) delivered by Douglas Rain 3. _Network_: [The “Mad as Hell” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug) delivered by Peter Finch 4. “Blade Runner”: [“Tears in Rain” Monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU), delivered by Rutger Hauer 5. _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_: [Aragorn’s “I bid you stand” speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdtmlfLFgWg), delivered by Viggo Mortensen 6. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan:_ [Admiral Kirk’s Eulogy for Spock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsQNV89Ba-4) 7. _Any Given Sunday_ [Al Pacino’s Locker Room Speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1yWSePMqsk) 8. _Patton_: The Opening Monologue delivered by George C. Scott 9. _Field of Dreams_ – [People will come, Ray.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDyM4CfExXU) housekeeping [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=40)