# 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:** 446
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8902 "2025-09-08T17:16:35Z")
**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) 5. John Travolta, to star in _Battlefield Earth_ (2000) ---
**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 8, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8903 "2025-09-08T17:22:00Z")
**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) 5. John Travolta, to star in _Battlefield Earth_ (2000) 6. Donald Sutherland, not to take a share of the profits from _Animal House_ (1978) For more: [Donald Sutherland Lost Out on Millions in 'Animal House'](https://people.com/donald-sutherland-lost-millions-animal-house-offer-8666894) ---
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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. 4. Sylvester Stallone, to star in _Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot_ (1992) 5. John Travolta, to star in _Battlefield Earth_ (2000) 6. Donald Sutherland, not to take a share of the profits from _Animal House_ (1978) 7. Bill Murray, not to pick up the phone and take the call offering him the human lead role in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ ---
**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 9, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8905 "2025-09-09T03:58:28Z")
**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) 5. John Travolta, to star in _Battlefield Earth_ (2000) 6. Donald Sutherland, not to take a share of the profits from _Animal House_ (1978) 7. Bill Murray, not to pick up the phone and take the call offering him the human lead role in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ 8. Tom Selleck, turning down the role that went to Harrison Ford in _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Although he felt he had to do so, given his contractual obligation to _Magnum, P.I._ ---
**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:** [September 9, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8906 "2025-09-09T19:51:58Z")
**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) 5. John Travolta, to star in _Battlefield Earth_ (2000) 6. Donald Sutherland, not to take a share of the profits from _Animal House_ (1978) 7. Bill Murray, not to pick up the phone and take the call offering him the human lead role in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ 8. Tom Selleck, turning down the role that went to Harrison Ford in _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ 9. Kevin Costner, after _Waterworld_ bombs, decides to make _THe Postman_. ---
**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 10, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8907 "2025-09-10T03:47:39Z")
**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) 5. John Travolta, to star in _Battlefield Earth_ (2000) 6. Donald Sutherland, not to take a share of the profits from _Animal House_ (1978) 7. Bill Murray, not to pick up the phone and take the call offering him the human lead role in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ 8. Tom Selleck, turning down the role that went to Harrison Ford in _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ 9. Kevin Costner, after _Waterworld_ bombs, decides to make _The Postman_. 10. Mel Gibson decides to leave drunken, abusive voicemails for his then-girlfriend (2010) 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:** [September 10, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8908 "2025-09-10T03:55:18Z")
**Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8909 "2025-09-10T03:59:47Z")
**Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8910 "2025-09-10T04:16:17Z")
**Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ 3. Hugh Jackman in _X-Men_ ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8911 "2025-09-10T05:11:03Z")
**Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ 3. Hugh Jackman in _X-Men_ 4. Sylvester Stallone in _Rocky_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8912 "2025-09-10T05:14:20Z")
**Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ 3. Hugh Jackman in _X-Men_ 4. Sylvester Stallone in _Rocky_ 5. Julia Roberts in _Pretty Woman_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8913 "2025-09-10T11:47:51Z")
[quote=“ekedolphin, post:8912, topic:985988, full:true”] **Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ 3. Hugh Jackman in _X-Men_ 4. Sylvester Stallone in _Rocky_ 5. Julia Roberts in _Pretty Woman_ 6. Leonardo DiCaprio in _What’s Eating Gilbert Grape_ ---
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**Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ 3. Hugh Jackman in _X-Men_ 4. Sylvester Stallone in _Rocky_ 5. Julia Roberts in _Pretty Woman_ 6. Leonardo DiCaprio in _What’s Eating Gilbert Grape_ 7. Clark Gable in _It Happened One Night_ ---
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**Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ 3. Hugh Jackman in _X-Men_ 4. Sylvester Stallone in _Rocky_ 5. Julia Roberts in _Pretty Woman_ 6. Leonardo DiCaprio in _What’s Eating Gilbert Grape_ 7. Clark Gable in _It Happened One Night_ 8. Brad Pitt in _Thelma & Louise_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8916 "2025-09-10T12:17:32Z")
**Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ 3. Hugh Jackman in _X-Men_ 4. Sylvester Stallone in _Rocky_ 5. Julia Roberts in _Pretty Woman_ 6. Leonardo DiCaprio in _What’s Eating Gilbert Grape_ 7. Clark Gable in _It Happened One Night_ 8. Brad Pitt in _Thelma & Louise_ 9. Tom Hanks in _Big_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8917 "2025-09-10T21:19:27Z")
I think _Splash_ would be a better choice for Hanks. **Big-name actors’ break-out movie roles** 1. Arnold Schwarzenegger in _The Terminator_ 2. Harrison Ford in _Star Wars_ 3. Hugh Jackman in _X-Men_ 4. Sylvester Stallone in _Rocky_ 5. Julia Roberts in _Pretty Woman_ 6. Leonardo DiCaprio in _What’s Eating Gilbert Grape_ 7. Clark Gable in _It Happened One Night_ 8. Brad Pitt in _Thelma & Louise_ 9. Tom Hanks in _Big_ 10. Margot Robbie in _Wolf of Wall Street_ Next: **“That guy” actors** 1. Dick Miller in _Gremlins_ ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8918 "2025-09-10T21:40:54Z")
**“That guy” actors** 1. Dick Miller in _Gremlins_ 2. Bruce McGill in _My Cousin Vinny_ ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8919 "2025-09-11T03:05:47Z")
**“That guy” actors** 1. Dick Miller in _Gremlins_ 2. Bruce McGill in _My Cousin Vinny_ 3. M. Emmett Walsh in _Blade Runner_ And a million other movies. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8920 "2025-09-11T03:58:21Z")
**“That guy” actors** 1. Dick Miller in _Gremlins_ 2. Bruce McGill in _My Cousin Vinny_ 3. M. Emmett Walsh in _Blade Runner_ 4. Harry Dean Stanton in _Escape From New York_ And many, many more. ---
**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 11, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/8921 "2025-09-11T10:52:25Z")
**“That guy” actors** 1. Dick Miller in _Gremlins_ 2. Bruce McGill in _My Cousin Vinny_ 3. M. Emmett Walsh in _Blade Runner_ 4. Harry Dean Stanton in _Escape From New York_ 5. Whit Bissell in _The Magnificent Seven_ Three hundred acting credits and many, many uncredited roles. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=445) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=447)