# 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:** 445
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**Best movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays** 1. _Henry V_ (1989) 2. _Ran_ (1985) 3. _Hamlet_ (1948) 4. _Julius Caesar_ (1953) With Marlon Brando as Marc Anthony. ---
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**Best movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays** 1. _Henry V_ (1989) 2. _Ran_ (1985) 3. _Hamlet_ (1948) 4. _Julius Caesar_ (1953) 5. _The Taming of the Shrew (1967)_ ---
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**Best movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays** 1. _Henry V_ (1989) 2. _Ran_ (1985) 3. _Hamlet_ (1948) 4. _Julius Caesar_ (1953) 5. _The Taming of the Shrew (1967)_ 6. _Much Ado About Nothing_ (1993) ---
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**Best movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays** 1. _Henry V_ (1989) 2. _Ran_ (1985) 3. _Hamlet_ (1948) 4. _Julius Caesar_ (1953) 5. _The Taming of the Shrew (1967)_ 6. _Much Ado About Nothing_ (1993) 7. _Romeo + Juliet_ (1996) ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8886 "2025-09-06T14:54:36Z")
**Best movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays** 1. _Henry V_ (1989) 2. _Ran_ (1985) 3. _Hamlet_ (1948) 4. _Julius Caesar_ (1953) 5. _The Taming of the Shrew (1967)_ 6. _Much Ado About Nothing_ (1993) 7. _Romeo + Juliet_ (1996) 8. _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ (1935) Great performances by an all-star cast, including a much lauded portrayal of Puck by fifteen year old Mickey Rooney. ---
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**Best movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays** 1. _Henry V_ (1989) 2. _Ran_ (1985) 3. _Hamlet_ (1948) 4. _Julius Caesar_ (1953) 5. _The Taming of the Shrew (1967)_ 6. _Much Ado About Nothing_ (1993) 7. _Romeo + Juliet_ (1996) 8. _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ (1935) 9. _Forbidden Planet_ (1956) It’s _The Tempest_. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8888 "2025-09-07T03:29:14Z")
**Best movie adaptations of Shakespeare plays** 1. _Henry V_ (1989) 2. _Ran_ (1985) 3. _Hamlet_ (1948) 4. _Julius Caesar_ (1953) 5. _The Taming of the Shrew (1967)_ 6. _Much Ado About Nothing_ (1993) 7. _Romeo + Juliet_ (1996) 8. _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ (1935) 9. _Forbidden Planet_ (1956) 10. _Henry V_ (1944) Laurence Olivier’s wartime adaptation - still worth a look. Pass. ---
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Next: **Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) ---
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**Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) ---
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**Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) 3. _Hello, Dolly!_ (1969) ---
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**Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) 3. _Hello, Dolly!_ (1969) 4. _Hair_ (1979) ---
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**Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) 3. _Hello, Dolly!_ (1969) 4. _Hair_ (1979) 5. _Fiddler on the Roof_ (1971) ---
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**Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) 3. _Hello, Dolly!_ (1969) 4. _Hair_ (1979) 5. _Fiddler on the Roof_ (1971) 6. _Chicago_ (2002) _He had it coming! He had it coming! He only had himself to blame!_ ---
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**Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) 3. _Hello, Dolly!_ (1969) 4. _Hair_ (1979) 5. _Fiddler on the Roof_ (1971) 6. _Chicago_ (2002) 7. _Grease_ (1978) ---
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**Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) 3. _Hello, Dolly!_ (1969) 4. _Hair_ (1979) 5. _Fiddler on the Roof_ (1971) 6. _Chicago_ (2002) 7. _Grease_ (1978) 8. _Wicked_ (2024) ---
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**Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) 3. _Hello, Dolly!_ (1969) 4. _Hair_ (1979) 5. _Fiddler on the Roof_ (1971) 6. _Chicago_ (2002) 7. _Grease_ (1978) 8. _Wicked_ (2024) 9. _Hamilton_ (2020) ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8898 "2025-09-08T01:00:46Z")
> [@](#): > > **Film Adaptations of Stage Musicals** 1. _The Music Man_ (1962) 2. _The Pajama Game_ (1957) 3. _Hello, Dolly!_ (1969) 4. _Hair_ (1979) 5. _Fiddler on the Roof_ (1971) 6. _Chicago_ (2002) 7. _Grease_ (1978) 8. _Wicked_ (2024) 9. _Hamilton_ (2020) 10. _Mame_ (1974) [also probably the worst thing Lucille Ball ever did] NEXT: **Bad choices by big stars** 1. Cybill Shepherd to star in a remake of _The Lady Vanishes_ (1979) ---
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**Bad choices by big stars** 1. Cybill Shepherd to star in a remake of _The Lady Vanishes_ (1979) 2. Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman decide to do _Ishtar_ (1987) ---
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**Bad choices by big stars** 1. Cybill Shepherd to star in a remake of _The Lady Vanishes_ (1979) 2. Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman decide to do _Ishtar_ (1987) 3. Mickey Rourke, who went from _Diner_ and _Pope of Greenwich Village_ to boxing. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8901 "2025-09-08T14:26:08Z")
**Bad choices by big stars** 1. Cybill Shepherd to star in a remake of _The Lady Vanishes_ (1979) 2. Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman decide to do _Ishtar_ (1987) 3. Mickey Rourke, who went from _Diner_ and _Pope of Greenwich Village_ to boxing. 4. Sylvester Stallone, to star in _Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot_ (1992) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=446)