# 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:** 396
**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 22, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7902 "2025-05-22T06:52:44Z")
**Mockumentaries** 1. This Is Spinal Tap 2. Best in Show 3. The Grand 4. A Mighty Wind 5. Zelig 6. Waiting for Guffman 7. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America ---
**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 22, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7903 "2025-05-22T10:43:54Z")
**Mockumentaries** 1. This Is Spinal Tap 2. Best in Show 3. The Grand 4. A Mighty Wind 5. Zelig 6. Waiting for Guffman 7. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America 8. Take the Money and Run ---
**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 22, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7904 "2025-05-22T12:54:17Z")
**Mockumentaries** 1. This Is Spinal Tap 2. Best in Show 3. The Grand 4. A Mighty Wind 5. Zelig 6. Waiting for Guffman 7. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America 8. Take the Money and Run 9. CB4 ---
**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 22, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7905 "2025-05-22T12:58:48Z")
**Mockumentaries** 1. This Is Spinal Tap 2. Best in Show 3. The Grand 4. A Mighty Wind 5. Zelig 6. Waiting for Guffman 7. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America 8. Take the Money and Run 9. CB4 10. The Schmenges: The Last Polka pass ---
**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 22, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7906 "2025-05-22T15:41:10Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ ---
**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 22, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7907 "2025-05-22T16:59:33Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ And the rest of the crew, of course. ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7908 "2025-05-22T17:35:07Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ 3. Frodo Baggins, _The Lord of the Rings_ Gandalf: “My dear Frodo. Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you.” ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7909 "2025-05-22T17:36:53Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ 3. Frodo Baggins, _The Lord of the Rings_ 4. Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7910 "2025-05-22T17:39:32Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ 3. Frodo Baggins, _The Lord of the Rings_ 4. Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ 5. Rebecca “Newt” Jorden, _Aliens_ ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7911 "2025-05-22T17:52:43Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ 3. Frodo Baggins, _The Lord of the Rings_ 4. Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ 5. Rebecca “Newt” Jorden, _Aliens_ 6. Han Solo, _Star Wars_ Sardonic, self-centered smuggler with a debt problem becomes a hero of the Rebellion. ---
**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 22, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7912 "2025-05-22T18:02:06Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ 3. Frodo Baggins, _The Lord of the Rings_ 4. Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ 5. Rebecca “Newt” Jorden, _Aliens_ 6. Han Solo, _Star Wars_ 7. Alicia Huberman, _Notorious_ Hard-drinking, conflicted young woman performs better than anyone could have expected as an undercover spy. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7913 "2025-05-22T19:51:32Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ 3. Frodo Baggins, _The Lord of the Rings_ 4. Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ 5. Rebecca “Newt” Jorden, _Aliens_ 6. Han Solo, _Star Wars_ 7. Alicia Huberman, _Notorious_ 8. Virgil “The Cooler King” Hilts, _The Great Escape_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7914 "2025-05-22T22:30:56Z")
**Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ 3. Frodo Baggins, _The Lord of the Rings_ 4. Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ 5. Rebecca “Newt” Jorden, _Aliens_ 6. Han Solo, _Star Wars_ 7. Alicia Huberman, _Notorious_ 8. Virgil “The Cooler King” Hilts, _The Great Escape_ 9. Nigel Longbottom, _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows_ ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7915 "2025-05-23T10:56:31Z")
> [@](#): > > **Unlikely heroes in film** 1. Ruby Rhod, _The Fifth Element_ 2. Jason Nesmith, _Galaxy Quest_ 3. Frodo Baggins, _The Lord of the Rings_ 4. Bilbo Baggins, _The Hobbit_ 5. Rebecca “Newt” Jorden, _Aliens_ 6. Han Solo, _Star Wars_ 7. Alicia Huberman, _Notorious_ 8. Virgil “The Cooler King” Hilts, _The Great Escape_ 9. Nigel Longbottom, _Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows_ 10. Sarah Connor, _The Terminator_ **Great moments you can watch again and again** (may have spoilers) 1. The slow clap moment at the end of _Cool Runnings_. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7916 "2025-05-23T11:52:57Z")
**Great moments you can watch again and again** (may have spoilers) 1. The slow clap moment at the end of _Cool Runnings_. 2. The fantasy scene in _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ I’m surprised the VHS tape didn’t burn up with all the rewinds and slow-mo. ---
**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 23, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7917 "2025-05-23T12:56:28Z")
**Great moments you can watch again and again** (may have spoilers) 1. The slow clap moment at the end of _Cool Runnings_. 2. The fantasy scene in _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ 3. [The performance of “Life During Wartime”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5cSQNmME&list=PLke4g-fS3LOaaUgmHkFiQ8K9Bww8dfKTf&index=7) in _Stop Making Sense_ The whole movie is just incredible in all aspects, but that song stands out for me. And David Byrne is just exhausting to watch, but exhausting in the best posssible way. ---
**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 23, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7918 "2025-05-23T13:14:26Z")
**Great moments you can watch again and again** (may have spoilers) 1. The slow clap moment at the end of _Cool Runnings_. 2. The fantasy scene in _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ 3. [The performance of “Life During Wartime”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5cSQNmME&list=PLke4g-fS3LOaaUgmHkFiQ8K9Bww8dfKTf&index=7) in _Stop Making Sense_ 4. The “swordfish” scene in _Horse Feathers_ ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7919 "2025-05-23T13:16:35Z")
**Great moments you can watch again and again** (may have spoilers) 1. The slow clap moment at the end of _Cool Runnings_. 2. The fantasy scene in _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ 3. [The performance of “Life During Wartime”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5cSQNmME&list=PLke4g-fS3LOaaUgmHkFiQ8K9Bww8dfKTf&index=7) in _Stop Making Sense_ 4. The “swordfish” scene in _Horse Feathers_ 5. “You! Shall not! PASS!” - _The Fellowship of the Ring_ ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/7920 "2025-05-23T14:26:14Z")
**Great moments you can watch again and again** (may have spoilers) 1. The slow clap moment at the end of _Cool Runnings_. 2. The fantasy scene in _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ 3. [The performance of “Life During Wartime”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5cSQNmME&list=PLke4g-fS3LOaaUgmHkFiQ8K9Bww8dfKTf&index=7) in _Stop Making Sense_ 4. The “swordfish” scene in _Horse Feathers_ 5. “You! Shall not! PASS!” - _The Fellowship of the Ring_ 6. John battles the Glove in _Yellow Submarine_ ---
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**Great moments you can watch again and again** (may have spoilers) 1. The slow clap moment at the end of _Cool Runnings_. 2. The fantasy scene in _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_ 3. [The performance of “Life During Wartime”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5cSQNmME&list=PLke4g-fS3LOaaUgmHkFiQ8K9Bww8dfKTf&index=7) in _Stop Making Sense_ 4. The “swordfish” scene in _Horse Feathers_ 5. “You! Shall not! PASS!” - _The Fellowship of the Ring_ 6. John battles the Glove in _Yellow Submarine_ 7. King Ralph addresses Parliament in _King Ralph_ “Well, this is where my notes run out. Guess I’d better wing it from here.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=395) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=397)