# 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:** 499
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9962 "2026-02-07T02:21:35Z")
**B is for BOMB: movies about bombs** 1. _Speed_ 2. _Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb_ 3. _The Nude Bomb_ 4. _Fat Man and Little Boy_ 5. _The Atomic Cafe_ 6. _The Dam Busters_ 7. _The Hurt Locker_ 8. _The Producers_ It’s about making an awful movie – a bomb – that unexpectedly succeeds. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9963 "2026-02-07T02:29:51Z")
**B is for BOMB: movies about bombs** 1. _Speed_ 2. _Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb_ 3. _The Nude Bomb_ 4. _Fat Man and Little Boy_ 5. _The Atomic Cafe_ 6. _The Dam Busters_ 7. _The Hurt Locker_ 8. _The Producers_ 9. _Goldfinger_ His plan was to irradiate all the gold in Fort Knox, using a nuclear bomb. Thus making it unusable, and as a result, his gold holdings would become more valuable. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9964 "2026-02-07T05:39:31Z")
**B is for BOMB: movies about bombs** 1. _Speed_ 2. _Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb_ 3. _The Nude Bomb_ 4. _Fat Man and Little Boy_ 5. _The Atomic Cafe_ 6. _The Dam Busters_ 7. _The Hurt Locker_ 8. _The Producers_ 9. _Goldfinger_ 10. _Swordfish_ Lots of hostages with bombs strapped to them **Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9965 "2026-02-07T05:52:15Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9966 "2026-02-07T06:34:46Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9967 "2026-02-07T10:20:44Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9968 "2026-02-07T11:59:22Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > It’s about making an awful movie – a bomb – that unexpectedly succeeds. Actually a play (_Springtime for Hitler_), but those “bombed” even before there were movies I was torn between _The Atomic Cafe_ & _The Producers_ for my entry > [@](#): > > **Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ 5. Notorious - _Secret ingredient for the weapon_ (and McGuffin in the film) _is revealed at the end to be uranium_. Hitchcock got into some trouble with the US government for consulting with physicists about nuclear weapons, and “giving away” this ingredient in the movie. PS: film was made in 1946, when this was “New & special.” ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9969 "2026-02-07T16:55:26Z")
> [@](#): > > **Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ 5. Notorious - _Secret ingredient for the weapon_ (and McGuffin in the film) _is revealed at the end to be uranium_. Hitchcock got into some trouble with the US government for consulting with physicists about nuclear weapons, and “giving away” this ingredient in the movie. PS: film was made in 1946, when this was “New & special.” 6. The Nude Bomb - _a bomb, which, when detonated disintegrates all the clothing in the vicinity._ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9970 "2026-02-07T17:00:02Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ 5. Notorious - _Secret ingredient for the weapon_ (and McGuffin in the film) _is revealed at the end to be uranium_. Hitchcock got into some trouble with the US government for consulting with physicists about nuclear weapons, and “giving away” this ingredient in the movie. PS: film was made in 1946, when this was “New & special.” 6. Kingsman: The Secret Service – _SIM cards in cellphones and other devices which, when activated, produces a signal that causes people to become uncontrollably violent and homicidal._ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9971 "2026-02-07T18:09:04Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ 5. Notorious - _Secret ingredient for the weapon_ (and McGuffin in the film) _is revealed at the end to be_ . Hitchcock got into some trouble with the US government for consulting with physicists about nuclear weapons, and “giving away” this ingredient in the movie. PS: film was made in 1946, when this was “New & special.” 6. Kingsman: The Secret Service – _SIM cards in cellphones and other devices which, when activated, produces a signal that causes people to become uncontrollably violent and homicidal._ 7. The Flying Guillotine - _A dangerous throwing weapon that can behead a man at 100 paces._ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9972 "2026-02-07T18:44:57Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ 5. Notorious - _Secret ingredient for the weapon_ (and McGuffin in the film) _is revealed at the end to be_ . Hitchcock got into some trouble with the US government for consulting with physicists about nuclear weapons, and “giving away” this ingredient in the movie. PS: film was made in 1946, when this was “New & special.” 6. Kingsman: The Secret Service – _SIM cards in cellphones and other devices which, when activated, produces a signal that causes people to become uncontrollably violent and homicidal._ 7. The Flying Guillotine - _A dangerous throwing weapon that can behead a man at 100 paces._ 8. _Weapons_ - Without giving away spoilers: an ancient humanoid entity can control real humans to feed off of, as well as use them as weapons. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9973 "2026-02-07T23:11:11Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ 5. Notorious - _Secret ingredient for the weapon_ (and McGuffin in the film) _is revealed at the end to be uranium_. Hitchcock got into some trouble with the US government for consulting with physicists about nuclear weapons, and “giving away” this ingredient in the movie. PS: film was made in 1946, when this was “New & special.” 6. Kingsman: The Secret Service – _SIM cards in cellphones and other devices which, when activated, produces a signal that causes people to become uncontrollably violent and homicidal._ 7. The Flying Guillotine - _A dangerous throwing weapon that can behead a man at 100 paces._ 8. _Weapons_ - Without giving away spoilers: an ancient humanoid entity can control real humans to feed off of, as well as use them as weapons. Restoring my spoiler, so my answer makes sense. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9974 "2026-02-07T23:48:15Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ 5. Notorious - _Secret ingredient for the weapon_ (and McGuffin in the film) _is revealed at the end to be uranium_. Hitchcock got into some trouble with the US government for consulting with physicists about nuclear weapons, and “giving away” this ingredient in the movie. PS: film was made in 1946, when this was “New & special.” 6. Kingsman: The Secret Service – _SIM cards in cellphones and other devices which, when activated, produces a signal that causes people to become uncontrollably violent and homicidal._ 7. The Flying Guillotine - _A dangerous throwing weapon that can behead a man at 100 paces._ 8. _Weapons_ - Without giving away spoilers: an ancient humanoid entity can control real humans to feed off of, as well as use them as weapons. 9. An American Tail - Fievel comes up with the idea of building a 20-foot-tall pyrotechnic Mouse of Minx to chase off the cats. “Wewease the Secwet Weapon!” ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9975 "2026-02-08T01:22:00Z")
**Secret Weapons: Movies involving a new or special weapon** 1. Real Genius - _Space based assassination Laser_ 2. Strange Brew - _Beer that has been adulterated with a potent mind-control drug_ 3. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid - _Powerful stinky cheese that Nazis plan to use to destroy American cities_ 4. GoldenEye - _A laser satellite_ 5. Notorious - _Secret ingredient for the weapon_ (and McGuffin in the film) _is revealed at the end to be uranium_. Hitchcock got into some trouble with the US government for consulting with physicists about nuclear weapons, and “giving away” this ingredient in the movie. PS: film was made in 1946, when this was “New & special.” 6. Kingsman: The Secret Service – _SIM cards in cellphones and other devices which, when activated, produces a signal that causes people to become uncontrollably violent and homicidal._ 7. The Flying Guillotine - _A dangerous throwing weapon that can behead a man at 100 paces._ 8. _Weapons_ - Without giving away spoilers: an ancient humanoid entity can control real humans to feed off of, as well as use them as weapons. 9. An American Tail - Fievel comes up with the idea of building a 20-foot-tall pyrotechnic Mouse of Minx to chase off the cats. “Wewease the Secwet Weapon!” 10. _Oppenheimer_ - C’mon, you know! Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9976 "2026-02-08T06:00:13Z")
**Movies with a character that s-s-stutters** 1. _The Cowboys_ - Stuttering Bob ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9977 "2026-02-08T12:00:28Z")
**Movies with a character that s-s-stutters** 1. _The Cowboys_ - Stuttering Bob 2. _My Cousin Vinny_ - John Gibbons, defense attorney ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9978 "2026-02-08T12:05:08Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > **Movies with a character that s-s-stutters** 1. _The Cowboys_ - Stuttering Bob 2. _My Cousin Vinny_ - John Gibbons, defense attorney 3. _The King’s Speech_ - George VI (it’s called a stammer, but it’s the same thing) ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9979 "2026-02-08T12:51:38Z")
**Movies with a character that s-s-stutters** 1. _The Cowboys_ - Stuttering Bob 2. _My Cousin Vinny_ - John Gibbons, defense attorney 3. _The King’s Speech_ - George VI (it’s called a stammer, but it’s the same thing) 4. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - Ken Pile (Michael Palin) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9980 "2026-02-08T17:06:24Z")
**Movies with a character that s-s-stutters** 1. _The Cowboys_ - Stuttering Bob 2. _My Cousin Vinny_ - John Gibbons, defense attorney 3. _The King’s Speech_ - George VI (it’s called a stammer, but it’s the same thing) 4. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - Ken Pile (Michael Palin) 5. _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone_ - Professor Quirrell ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9981 "2026-02-08T18:16:53Z")
**Movies with a character that s-s-stutters** 1. _The Cowboys_ - Stuttering Bob 2. _My Cousin Vinny_ - John Gibbons, defense attorney 3. _The King’s Speech_ - George VI (it’s called a stammer, but it’s the same thing) 4. _A Fish Called Wanda_ - Ken Pile (Michael Palin) 5. _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone_ - Professor Quirrell 6. _Monty Pythons Life of Brian_ - Jailer (Terry Gilliam) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=498) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=500)