# 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:** 394
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7862 "2025-05-19T19:37:05Z")
**Science Fiction Films That Aren’t _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_** 1. Silent Running (1972) 2. Alien (1979) 3. The Hidden (1987) 4. Forbidden Planet (1956) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7863 "2025-05-19T19:38:31Z")
**Science Fiction Films That Aren’t _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_** 1. Silent Running (1972) 2. Alien (1979) 3. The Hidden (1987) 4. Forbidden Planet (1956) 5. Blade Runner (1982) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7864 "2025-05-19T19:45:46Z")
**Science Fiction Films That Aren’t _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_** 1. Silent Running (1972) 2. Alien (1979) 3. The Hidden (1987) 4. Forbidden Planet (1956) 5. Blade Runner (1982) 6. The Andromeda Strain (1971) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7865 "2025-05-19T19:48:50Z")
**Science Fiction Films That Aren’t _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_** 1. Silent Running (1972) 2. Alien (1979) 3. The Hidden (1987) 4. Forbidden Planet (1956) 5. Blade Runner (1982) 6. The Andromeda Strain (1971) 7. Serenity (2005) I want a trilogy, dammit! ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7866 "2025-05-19T19:54:16Z")
**Science Fiction Films That Aren’t _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_** 1. Silent Running (1972) 2. Alien (1979) 3. The Hidden (1987) 4. Forbidden Planet (1956) 5. Blade Runner (1982) 6. The Andromeda Strain (1971) 7. Serenity (2005) 8. The Quiet Earth (1985) A sci fi film from New Zealand about someone who believes he’s the last man left on Earth. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7867 "2025-05-19T20:14:47Z")
**Science Fiction Films That Aren’t _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_** 1. Silent Running (1972) 2. Alien (1979) 3. The Hidden (1987) 4. Forbidden Planet (1956) 5. Blade Runner (1982) 6. The Andromeda Strain (1971) 7. Serenity (2005) 8. The Quiet Earth (1985) 9. Videodrome (1983) ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7868 "2025-05-19T21:07:02Z")
**Science Fiction Films That Aren’t _Star Trek_ or _Star Wars_** 1. Silent Running (1972) 2. Alien (1979) 3. The Hidden (1987) 4. Forbidden Planet (1956) 5. Blade Runner (1982) 6. The Andromeda Strain (1971) 7. Serenity (2005) 8. The Quiet Earth (1985) 9. Videodrome (1983) 10. The Last Starfighter (1984) New category: **Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7869 "2025-05-19T21:28:27Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7870 "2025-05-19T22:09:17Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ 3. “Que Sera, Sera” from _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ (1956) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7871 "2025-05-19T22:16:36Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ 3. “Que Sera, Sera” from _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ (1956) 4. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7872 "2025-05-20T01:16:23Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ 3. “Que Sera, Sera” from _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ (1956) 4. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ 5. “Let It Go” from _Frozen_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7873 "2025-05-20T02:26:23Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ 3. “Que Sera, Sera” from _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ (1956) 4. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ 5. “Let It Go” from _Frozen_ 6. “Fame” from _Fame_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7874 "2025-05-20T03:40:08Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ 3. “Que Sera, Sera” from _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ (1956) 4. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ 5. “Let It Go” from _Frozen_ 6. “Fame” from _Fame_ 7. “Theme from Shaft” - _Shaft_ ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7875 "2025-05-20T03:44:19Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ 3. “Que Sera, Sera” from _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ (1956) 4. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ 5. “Let It Go” from _Frozen_ 6. “Fame” from _Fame_ 7. “Theme from Shaft” - _Shaft_ 8. “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from _Mary Poppins_ (1964) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7876 "2025-05-20T11:22:00Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ 3. “Que Sera, Sera” from _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ (1956) 4. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ 5. “Let It Go” from _Frozen_ 6. “Fame” from _Fame_ 7. “Theme from Shaft” - _Shaft_ 8. “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from _Mary Poppins_ (1964) 9. “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” from _Song of the South_ ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7877 "2025-05-20T20:58:53Z")
**Winners of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards** 1. “Over the Rainbow” from _The Wizard of Oz_ 2. “Under the Sea” from _The Little Mermaid_ 3. “Que Sera, Sera” from _The Man Who Knew Too Much_ (1956) 4. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ 5. “Let It Go” from _Frozen_ 6. “Fame” from _Fame_ 7. “Theme from Shaft” - _Shaft_ 8. “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from _Mary Poppins_ (1964) 9. “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” from _Song of the South_ 10. “The Way We Were” - from _The Way We Were_ **Slasher flicks** 1. A Nightmare On Elm Street ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7878 "2025-05-20T21:39:07Z")
**Slasher flicks** 1. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2. I Know What You Did Last Summer ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7879 "2025-05-20T22:35:04Z")
**Slasher flicks** 1. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2. I Know What You Did Last Summer 3. Halloween ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7880 "2025-05-20T22:50:21Z")
**Slasher flicks** 1. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2. I Know What You Did Last Summer 3. Halloween 4. Scream ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7881 "2025-05-20T23:02:57Z")
**Slasher flicks** 1. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2. I Know What You Did Last Summer 3. Halloween 4. Scream 5. Friday the 13th [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=393) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=395)