# Movie Marathon (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988>\
**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\
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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8202 "2025-06-10T20:45:11Z")

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**3-word movie titles** (“the”, “and”, not counted)

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
2. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Eyes Wide Shut
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Yours, Mine, and Ours
6. Fried Green Tomatoes
7. Addams Family Values
8. James and the Giant Peach
9. Paint Your Wagon

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8203 "2025-06-10T20:51:44Z")

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**3-word movie titles** (“the”, “and”, not counted)

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
2. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Eyes Wide Shut
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Yours, Mine, and Ours
6. Fried Green Tomatoes
7. Addams Family Values
8. James and the Giant Peach
9. Paint Your Wagon
10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

next

**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8204 "2025-06-10T20:53:12Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8205 "2025-06-10T21:08:08Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8206 "2025-06-10T21:10:47Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
4. Nosferatu (1922)

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8207 "2025-06-10T21:21:25Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
4. Nosferatu (1922)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8208 "2025-06-10T22:48:48Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
4. Nosferatu (1922)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8209 "2025-06-10T22:52:06Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
4. Nosferatu (1922)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
7. Nanook of the North (1922)

First successful feature length documentary/docudrama (they didn’t make such fine distinctions back then).

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8210 "2025-06-10T23:15:29Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
4. Nosferatu (1922)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
7. Nanook of the North (1922)
8. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8211 "2025-06-10T23:23:23Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
4. Nosferatu (1922)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
7. Nanook of the North (1922)
8. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
9. Intolerance (1916)

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8212 "2025-06-10T23:26:01Z")

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**silent films**

1. Wings (1927)
2. The General (1926)
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
4. Nosferatu (1922)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
7. Nanook of the North (1922)
8. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
9. Intolerance (1916)
10. The Black Pirate (1926)

**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8213 "2025-06-10T23:28:45Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8214 "2025-06-10T23:35:28Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)
3. The Rocker (Pete Best)

Founding member (drummer) 1960-62

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**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:** [June 10, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8215 "2025-06-10T23:42:19Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)
3. The Rocker (Pete Best)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)

George founded HandMade Films in order to finance the production, and appeared in an uncredited role as Mr. Papadopolous.

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8216 "2025-06-10T23:57:23Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)
3. The Rocker (Pete Best)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
5. Forrest Gump (John)

Admittedly, it was archival footage that had been redubbed, but his image was in the film.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8217 "2025-06-10T23:59:36Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)
3. The Rocker (Pete Best)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
5. Forrest Gump (John)
6. The Magic Christian (Ringo)

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**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:** [June 11, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8218 "2025-06-11T00:22:30Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)
3. The Rocker (Pete Best)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
5. Forrest Gump (John)
6. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
7. A Hard Day’s Night (all of 'em)

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**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:** [June 11, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8219 "2025-06-11T01:41:33Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)
3. The Rocker (Pete Best)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
5. Forrest Gump (John)
6. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
7. A Hard Day’s Night (all of 'em)
8. How I Won the War (John)

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8220 "2025-06-11T02:25:27Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)
3. The Rocker (Pete Best)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
5. Forrest Gump (John)
6. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
7. A Hard Day’s Night (all of 'em)
8. How I Won the War (John)
9. Yellow Submarine (all of 'em)

Although their likenesses were used, the Beatles themselves did not participate except for the closing scenes and the songs included, which were prerecorded before the movie came out. Voice actors would play the Fab Four.

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**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:** [June 11, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8221 "2025-06-11T05:18:37Z")

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**Movies With One Or More Beatle**

1. Caveman (Ringo)
2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (Paul, Ringo)
3. The Rocker (Pete Best)
4. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (George)
5. Forrest Gump (John)
6. The Magic Christian (Ringo)
7. A Hard Day’s Night (all of 'em)
8. How I Won the War (John)
9. Yellow Submarine (all of 'em)
10. Shanghai Surprise (George)

He recorded five songs for it, too, but it bombed anyway.

Pass.

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