# 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:** 491
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9802 "2026-01-02T16:06:26Z")
**Established movie stars that come back to Television** 1. **Burt Reynolds** : From 70s / 80s sex symbol to _Evening Shade_ 2. **Michael J. Fox** (see also: previous list): From _Back to the Future_ and _Teen Wolf_ to TV’s _Spin City_ and _The Michael J. Fox Show._ 3. **Charlie Sheen** : from _Platoon_ and _Wall Street_ to TV’s _Three and a Half Men_ and public meltdown. 4. **Tony Curtis** from _Houdini_, _Operation Petticoat_, and _The Great Race_ to TV’s _McCoy_ and _Vega$_. 5. **Dick Van Dyke** : from _Mary Poppins_ and _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ to _Diagnosis: Murder_ 6. **Tom Selleck** : from _Three Men and a Baby_ and _Mr. Baseball_ to _Blue Bloods_ 7. **Claire Danes** : _My So-Called Life_ should have been a bigger hit, but Danes work in it still attracted a lot of attention, and she went on to make feature films with Winona Ryder, Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Brolin & Meryl Streep, before returning to TV with better-than-average TV movies like a bio of Temple Grandin, and finally the series _Homeland._ 8. **Holly Hunter** : from _Raising Arizona, Broadcast News_ and _The Incredibles_ to _Starfleet Academy_ 9. **Robin Williams** from _Patch Adams_ and _Mrs. Doubtfire_ to _The Crazy Ones_ ---
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**Established movie stars that come back to Television** 1. **Burt Reynolds** : From 70s / 80s sex symbol to _Evening Shade_ 2. **Michael J. Fox** (see also: previous list): From _Back to the Future_ and _Teen Wolf_ to TV’s _Spin City_ and _The Michael J. Fox Show._ 3. **Charlie Sheen** : from _Platoon_ and _Wall Street_ to TV’s _Three and a Half Men_ and public meltdown. 4. **Tony Curtis** from _Houdini_, _Operation Petticoat_, and _The Great Race_ to TV’s _McCoy_ and _Vega$_. 5. **Dick Van Dyke** : from _Mary Poppins_ and _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ to _Diagnosis: Murder_ 6. **Tom Selleck** : from _Three Men and a Baby_ and _Mr. Baseball_ to _Blue Bloods_ 7. **Claire Danes** : _My So-Called Life_ should have been a bigger hit, but Danes work in it still attracted a lot of attention, and she went on to make feature films with Winona Ryder, Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Brolin & Meryl Streep, before returning to TV with better-than-average TV movies like a bio of Temple Grandin, and finally the series _Homeland._ 8. **Holly Hunter** : from _Raising Arizona, Broadcast News_ and _The Incredibles_ to _Starfleet Academy_ 9. **Robin Williams** from _Patch Adams_ and _Mrs. Doubtfire_ to _The Crazy Ones_ 10. **John Clease** From Monte Python and Faulty Towers, into Clockwise, A Fish Called Wanda, and Rat Race, then back to Hold the Sunset. **Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the world part 1 ---
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**Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the world part 1 2. 10,000 BC (2008) A very silly, overblown action movie, about mammoth hunters fighting against pseudo-Egyptian slavers. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9805 "2026-01-03T04:13:28Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > **Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the world part 1 2. 10,000 BC (2008) 3. Shakespeare in Love ---
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> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > **Established movie stars that come back to Television** > … > 10. **John Clease** From Monte Python and Faulty Towers, into Clockwise, A Fish Called Wanda, and Rat Race, then back to Hold the Sunset. > … Nitpicks: John Cleese, Monty Python and Fawlty Towers. **Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the World, Part I 2. 10,000 BC (2008) 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Troy ---
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**Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the World, Part I 2. 10,000 BC (2008) 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Troy 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail ---
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**Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the World, Part I 2. 10,000 BC (2008) 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Troy 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 6. A Knight’s Tale ---
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**Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the World, Part I 2. 10,000 BC (2008) 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Troy 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 6. A Knight’s Tale 7. Braveheart ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9810 "2026-01-03T18:51:17Z")
**Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the World, Part I 2. 10,000 BC (2008) 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Troy 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 6. A Knight’s Tale 7. Braveheart 8. The Adventures of Robin Hood ---
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**Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the World, Part I 2. 10,000 BC (2008) 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Troy 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 6. A Knight’s Tale 7. Braveheart 8. The Adventures of Robin Hood 9. Robin Hood: Men In Tights ---
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**Movies set in the past that aren’t too concerned with Historical Authenticity.** 1. History of the World, Part I 2. 10,000 BC (2008) 3. Shakespeare in Love 4. Troy 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail 6. A Knight’s Tale 7. Braveheart 8. The Adventures of Robin Hood 9. Robin Hood: Men In Tights 10. Inglorious Basterds pass ---
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**Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie** 1. [“Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - _Ford v Ferrari_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spvtQaxviI&list=RD3spvtQaxviI&start_radio=1) ---
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**Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie** 1. [“Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - _Ford v Ferrari_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spvtQaxviI&list=RD3spvtQaxviI&start_radio=1) 2. [“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - _Wayne’s World_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyJOnasHVE) So much so, that when the song was re-released in 1992 with the movie, it surpassed its original chart performance (#2 on the Billboard Hot 100, versus #9 in its original release), and re-introduced the song to a new generation. ---
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**Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie** 1. [“Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - _Ford v Ferrari_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spvtQaxviI&list=RD3spvtQaxviI&start_radio=1) 2. [“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - _Wayne’s World_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyJOnasHVE) 3. “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers - _Ghost_ ---
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**Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie** 1. [“Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - _Ford v Ferrari_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spvtQaxviI&list=RD3spvtQaxviI&start_radio=1) 2. [“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - _Wayne’s World_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyJOnasHVE) 3. “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers - _Ghost_ 4. [“Hallelujah” by John Cale — _Shrek_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xURDJ-IW5YM&t=36s) Though the song was originally written and recorded by Leonard Cohen in 1984, it was John Cale’s 1991 cover version that brought it back into the public consciousness when it was used in the 2001 film/ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 4, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9817 "2026-01-04T12:18:12Z")
> [@](#): > > **Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie** 1. [“Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - _Ford v Ferrari_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spvtQaxviI&list=RD3spvtQaxviI&start_radio=1) 2. [“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - _Wayne’s World_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyJOnasHVE) 3. “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers - _Ghost_ 4. [“Hallelujah” by John Cale — _Shrek_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xURDJ-IW5YM&t=36s) 5. “Singin’ in the Rain” was written by Arthur Freed in 1929 for a Broadway revue. It was popular with singers immediately, and incorporated into setlists everywhere; the 1952 Gene Kelly version ranks 3 on the AFI 100 songs list. As a footnote, in 2005, the Gene Kelly version was used in a Volkswagen commercial in the UK, and subsequently became a #1 hit. ---
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**Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie** 1. [“Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - _Ford v Ferrari_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spvtQaxviI&list=RD3spvtQaxviI&start_radio=1) 2. [“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - _Wayne’s World_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyJOnasHVE) 3. “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers - _Ghost_ 4. [“Hallelujah” by John Cale — _Shrek_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xURDJ-IW5YM&t=36s) 5. “Singin’ in the Rain” - Gene Kelly 6. [“The Promise” by When In Rome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_xFQWiYU) - _Napoleon Dynamite_ Released in 1987, it regained a level of popularity when included near the end of _Napoleon Dynamite_ in 2004. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9819 "2026-01-04T14:57:36Z")
I’m not sure #5 is appropriate for this category. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9820 "2026-01-04T16:47:28Z")
Why not? It was apparently a well-known, popular song before the movie, and the movie made it even more popular, to the point where it’s now mostly associated with the movie. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9821 "2026-01-04T19:09:02Z")
**Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie** 1. [“Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - _Ford v Ferrari_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spvtQaxviI&list=RD3spvtQaxviI&start_radio=1) 2. [“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - _Wayne’s World_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyJOnasHVE) 3. “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers - _Ghost_ 4. [“Hallelujah” by John Cale — _Shrek_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xURDJ-IW5YM&t=36s) 5. “Singin’ in the Rain” - Gene Kelly 6. [“The Promise” by When In Rome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_xFQWiYU) - _Napoleon Dynamite_ 7. “Dies Irae” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - _X2: X-Men United_ The song, with its bombastic Latin choruses, found new life in the scene in which Nightcrawler is bamfing through the White House, knocking down Secret Service agents, trying to get to the president. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=490) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=492)