Movie Marathon (Part 3)

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Flims based on an historical mystery or oddity

  1. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
  2. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
  3. The Man In the Iron Mask (1977,1998)
  4. Changeling (2008)
  5. Zodiac (2007)
  6. The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
  7. The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
6423

Flims based on an historical mystery or oddity

  1. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
  2. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
  3. The Man In the Iron Mask (1977,1998)
  4. Changeling (2008)
  5. Zodiac (2007)
  6. The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
  7. The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
  8. Jack the Ripper (1988)
6424

Flims based on an historical mystery or oddity

  1. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
  2. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
  3. The Man In the Iron Mask (1977,1998)
  4. Changeling (2008)
  5. Zodiac (2007)
  6. The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
  7. The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
  8. Jack the Ripper (1988)
  9. Dick (1999)
6425

Flims based on an historical mystery or oddity

  1. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
  2. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
  3. The Man In the Iron Mask (1977,1998)
  4. Changeling (2008)
  5. Zodiac (2007)
  6. The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
  7. The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
  8. The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
  9. Jack the Ripper (1988)
  10. Dick (1999)

Housekeeping.

@themapleleaf , you’re up.

6426

Flims based on an historical mystery or oddity

  1. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
  2. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
  3. The Man In the Iron Mask (1977,1998)
  4. Changeling (2008)
  5. Zodiac (2007)
  6. The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)
  7. The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
  8. The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
  9. Jack the Ripper (1988)
  10. Dick (1999)

Flims touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can

Based on the eponymous ghostwritten autobiography of Frank Abagnale, which itself was extremely sensationalized

6427

Flims touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo

The CIA had a much smaller role in getting six Americans out of Iran than the movie portrayed.

6428

Flims touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo
  3. Sybil
6429

Flims touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo
  3. Sybil
  4. Braveheart

Much of the film was highly dramatized or anachronistic.

6430

Flims touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo
  3. Sybil
  4. Braveheart
  5. Hidalgo

The only true thing was that Frank Hopkins owned a horse named Hidalgo.

6431

Flims touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo
  3. Sybil
  4. Braveheart
  5. Hidalgo
  6. The Amityville Horror

Based on a book purportedly recounting the Lutz family’s first-hand experiences, which are widely believed to have been completely fabricated.

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  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo
  3. Sybil
  4. Braveheart
  5. Hidalgo
  6. The Amityville Horror
  7. Amistad
6433

Films touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo
  3. Sybil
  4. Braveheart
  5. Hidalgo
  6. The Amityville Horror
  7. Amistad
  8. Cinderella Man

Antagonist Max Bauer did kill a man in the ring, yes. But far from being unrepentant and evil, he regretted it the rest of his life and tried to make amends. The movie is practically character assassination.

6434

Films touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo
  3. Sybil
  4. Braveheart
  5. Hidalgo
  6. The Amityville Horror
  7. Amistad
  8. Cinderella Man
  9. The Hurricane

Lots of criticism for this Denzel Washington movie’s lack of historical accuracy.

6435

Films touted as true stories but based on false or dubious claims

  1. Catch Me If You Can
  2. Argo
  3. Sybil
  4. Braveheart
  5. Hidalgo
  6. The Amityville Horror
  7. Amistad
  8. Cinderella Man
  9. The Hurricane
  10. Houdini (1953)

pass

6436

Improve a movie you already like (or love)

  1. The Game - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
6437

Improve a movie you already like (or love)

  1. The Game - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
6438

Improve a movie you already like (or love)

  1. The Game - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
  3. Star Wars - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
6439

Improve a movie you already like (or love)

  1. The Game - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
  3. Star Wars - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
  4. After Hours - At the very end, Paul Hackett walks up to his office building, and Julie (Teri Garr’s character) is standing there waiting for him.
6440

Improve a movie you already like (or love)

  1. The Game - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
  3. Star Wars - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
  4. After Hours - At the very end, Paul Hackett walks up to his office building, and Julie (Teri Garr’s character) is standing there waiting for him.
  5. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Khan sees the Enterprise warp away, and realizes he has lost completely. He dies knowing he did not in fact take Kirk with him.
6441

Improve a movie you already like (or love)

  1. The Game - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
  2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
  3. Star Wars - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
  4. After Hours - At the very end, Paul Hackett walks up to his office building, and Julie (Teri Garr’s character) is standing there waiting for him.
  5. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Khan sees the Enterprise warp away, and realizes he has lost completely. He dies knowing he did not in fact take Kirk with him.
  6. Star Trek Generations - Instead of dying, Kirk suffers serious injuries; the Enterprise retrieves him and seeks out the Nexus, then sending him into the ribbon where he’ll remain where Picard found him.