# 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:** 478
**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:** [December 7, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9542 "2025-12-07T15:44:42Z")
**Biopics, and Who They Are About** 1. _Great Balls of Fire_ (1989), Jerry Lee Lewis 2. _The Aviator_ (2004), Howard Hughes 3. _Blossoms in the Dust_ (1941) Edna Gladney 4. _Gandhi_ (1982), Mahatma Gandhi 5. _Brian’s Song_ (1971/made for TV), Brian Piccolo 6. _Weird: The Al Yankovic Story_ (2022), “Weird” Al Yancovic 7. _Tennessee Johnson_ (1942), Andrew Johnson 8. _Coal Miner’sDaughter_ (1980), Loretta Lynn 9. _They Died with Their Boots On_ (1941) George Armstrong Custer ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9543 "2025-12-07T16:17:01Z")
**Biopics, and Who They Are About** 1. _Great Balls of Fire_ (1989), Jerry Lee Lewis 2. _The Aviator_ (2004), Howard Hughes 3. _Blossoms in the Dust_ (1941) Edna Gladney 4. _Gandhi_ (1982), Mahatma Gandhi 5. _Brian’s Song_ (1971/made for TV), Brian Piccolo 6. _Weird: The Al Yankovic Story_ (2022), “Weird” Al Yancovic 7. _Tennessee Johnson_ (1942), Andrew Johnson 8. _Coal Miner’sDaughter_ (1980), Loretta Lynn 9. _They Died with Their Boots On_ (1941) George Armstrong Custer 10. _Hellfighters_ (1968), Red Adair **Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ ---
**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:** [December 7, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9544 "2025-12-07T16:19:16Z")
**Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ ---
**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:** [December 7, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9545 "2025-12-07T16:39:39Z")
**Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ 3. _Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9546 "2025-12-07T20:01:09Z")
**Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ 3. _Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story_ 4. _The Toy_ With Richard Pryor. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9547 "2025-12-07T21:07:24Z")
> [@](#): > > **Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ 3. _Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story_ 4. _The Toy_ 5. _The Most Dangerous Game_ ---
**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:** [December 7, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9548 "2025-12-07T21:51:24Z")
> [@](#): > > **Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ 3. _Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story_ 4. _The Toy_ 5. _The Most Dangerous Game_ 6. _Clue_ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9549 "2025-12-08T01:59:00Z")
**Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ 3. _Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story_ 4. _The Toy_ 5. _The Most Dangerous Game_ 6. _Clue_ 7. _Toy Story_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9550 "2025-12-08T02:04:05Z")
**Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ 3. _Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story_ 4. _The Toy_ 5. _The Most Dangerous Game_ 6. _Clue_ 7. _Toy Story_ 8. _Jumanji_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9551 "2025-12-08T04:32:02Z")
**Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ 3. _Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story_ 4. _The Toy_ 5. _The Most Dangerous Game_ 6. _Clue_ 7. _Toy Story_ 8. _Jumanji_ 9. _Tron_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9552 "2025-12-08T04:48:40Z")
**Toys and Games** 1. _Child’s Play_ 2. _WarGames_ 3. _Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story_ 4. _The Toy_ 5. _The Most Dangerous Game_ 6. _Clue_ 7. _Toy Story_ 8. _Jumanji_ 9. _Tron_ 10. _Barbie_ Next: **Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9553 "2025-12-08T04:51:41Z")
**Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9554 "2025-12-08T04:56:55Z")
**Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ 3. _Midnight Run_ Love that movie! A favorite scene: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XyHK34JWPo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XyHK34JWPo) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9555 "2025-12-08T05:04:42Z")
**Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ 3. _Midnight Run_ 4. _Silver Streak_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9556 "2025-12-08T05:05:30Z")
**Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ 3. _Midnight Run_ 4. _Silver Streak_ 5. _Y Tu Mama También_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9557 "2025-12-08T10:44:30Z")
> [@](#): > > **Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ 3. _Midnight Run_ 4. _Silver Streak_ 5. _Y Tu Mama También_ 6. _Two for the Road_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9558 "2025-12-08T13:38:39Z")
**Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ 3. _Midnight Run_ 4. _Silver Streak_ 5. _Y Tu Mama También_ 6. _Two for the Road_ 7. _The Grapes of Wrath_ ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9559 "2025-12-08T14:20:23Z")
**Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ 3. _Midnight Run_ 4. _Silver Streak_ 5. _Y Tu Mama También_ 6. _Two for the Road_ 7. _The Grapes of Wrath_ 8. Terminator 2: Judgement Day ---
**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:** [December 8, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9560 "2025-12-08T14:43:22Z")
**Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ 3. _Midnight Run_ 4. _Silver Streak_ 5. _Y Tu Mama También_ 6. _Two for the Road_ 7. _The Grapes of Wrath_ 8. _Terminator 2: Judgement Day_ 9. _Thelma and Louise_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9561 "2025-12-08T14:55:54Z")
**Road Trip!** 1. _National Lampoon’s Vacation_ 2. _Planes, Trains and Automobiles_ 3. _Midnight Run_ 4. _Silver Streak_ 5. _Y Tu Mama También_ 6. _Two for the Road_ 7. _The Grapes of Wrath_ 8. _Terminator 2: Judgement Day_ 9. _Thelma and Louise_ 10. _Tommy Boy_ pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=479)