Movie Marathon (Part 3)

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Non-musical movies whose title is based on a song lyric

  1. Paper Moon- from “Its only a Paper Moon”.
  2. Jumping Jack Flash - fun Whoopi Goldberg spy movie
  3. Boys Don’t Cry
  4. Stand By Me
  5. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

-“BB”-

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Non-musical movies whose title is based on a song lyric

  1. Paper Moon - from “It’s Only a Paper Moon," 1933, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose
  2. Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones song; fun Whoopi Goldberg spy movie
  3. Boys Don’t Cry - song by The Cure
  4. Stand By Me - song by Ben E. King
  5. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - from a popular U.S. Army tune, first copyrighted in 1917
  6. Pretty Woman - from “Oh, Pretty Woman,” a 1964 Roy Orbison hit
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Non-musical movies whose title is based on a song lyric

  1. Paper Moon - from “It’s Only a Paper Moon," 1933, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose
  2. Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones song; fun Whoopi Goldberg spy movie
  3. Boys Don’t Cry - song by The Cure
  4. Stand By Me - song by Ben E. King
  5. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - from a popular U.S. Army tune, first copyrighted in 1917
  6. Pretty Woman - from “Oh, Pretty Woman,” a 1964 Roy Orbison hit
  7. Pretty in Pink - song by the Psychedelic Furs
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Non-musical movies whose title is based on a song lyric

  1. Paper Moon - from “It’s Only a Paper Moon," 1933, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose
  2. Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones song; fun Whoopi Goldberg spy movie
  3. Boys Don’t Cry - song by The Cure
  4. Stand By Me - song by Ben E. King
  5. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - from a popular U.S. Army tune, first copyrighted in 1917
  6. Pretty Woman - from “Oh, Pretty Woman,” a 1964 Roy Orbison hit
  7. Pretty in Pink - song by the Psychedelic Furs
  8. My Girl - 1964 single by the Temptations
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Non-musical movies whose title is based on a song lyric

  1. Paper Moon - from “It’s Only a Paper Moon," 1933, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose
  2. Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones song; fun Whoopi Goldberg spy movie
  3. Boys Don’t Cry - song by The Cure
  4. Stand By Me - song by Ben E. King
  5. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - from a popular U.S. Army tune, first copyrighted in 1917
  6. Pretty Woman - from “Oh, Pretty Woman,” a 1964 Roy Orbison hit
  7. Pretty in Pink - song by the Psychedelic Furs
  8. My Girl - 1964 single by the Temptations
  9. Blue Velvet - single by Bobby Vinton
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  • Paper Moon - from “It’s Only a Paper Moon," 1933, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose
  • Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones song; fun Whoopi Goldberg spy movie
  • Boys Don’t Cry - song by The Cure
  • Stand By Me - song by Ben E. King
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - from a popular U.S. Army tune, first copyrighted in 1917
  • Pretty Woman - from “Oh, Pretty Woman,” a 1964 Roy Orbison hit
  • Pretty in Pink - song by the Psychedelic Furs
  • My Girl - 1964 single by the Temptations
  • Blue Velvet - single by Bobby Vinton
  • Running on Empty - Jackson Browne song from a movie that actually briefly revived not this song, but rather “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, which is also on the soundtrack. B+ movie, A+ soundtrack, but apparently the toughest song to get the rights to was “Happy Birthday,” not in public domain in 1988, and only became so after a judicial ruling in 2016.
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Oh-- that was 10-- no idea from whence the bullet points.

Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
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Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
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Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
  3. Bruce Willis, Die hard
    He was a costar on Moonlighting but there were questions about a TV star being able to make the jump to big screen.
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Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
  3. Bruce Willis, Die hard
    He was a costar on Moonlighting but there were questions about a TV star being able to make the jump to big screen.
  4. Robin Williams, Popeye
    moving from Mork and Mindy to the silver screen.
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Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
  3. Bruce Willis, Die hard
    He was a costar on Moonlighting but there were questions about a TV star being able to make the jump to big screen.
  4. Robin Williams, Popeye
    moving from Mork and Mindy to the silver screen.
  5. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
    You could probably create a whole category for just SNL cast members who ended up on the big screen following a successful start doing comedic skits on SNL (e.g. Billy Crystal, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, etc.)
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Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
  3. Bruce Willis, Die hard
    He was a costar on Moonlighting but there were questions about a TV star being able to make the jump to big screen.
  4. Robin Williams, Popeye
    moving from Mork and Mindy to the silver screen.
  5. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
    You could probably create a whole category for just SNL cast members who ended up on the big screen following a successful start doing comedic skits on SNL (e.g. Billy Crystal, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, etc.)
  6. Goldie Hawn, The Sugarland Express
    She was a bit player on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In before landing larger movie roles in screwball comedies; this movie (directed by a young Steven Spielberg) was her first serious role.
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Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
  3. Bruce Willis, Die hard
    He was a costar on Moonlighting but there were questions about a TV star being able to make the jump to big screen.
  4. Robin Williams, Popeye
    moving from Mork and Mindy to the silver screen.
  5. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
    You could probably create a whole category for just SNL cast members who ended up on the big screen following a successful start doing comedic skits on SNL (e.g. Billy Crystal, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, etc.)
  6. Goldie Hawn, The Sugarland Express
    She was a bit player on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In before landing larger movie roles in screwball comedies; this movie (directed by a young Steven Spielberg) was her first serious role.
  7. George Clooney, From Dusk Til Dawn
    Clooney broke through on ER, then moved into success in movies.
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Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
  3. Bruce Willis, Die hard
    He was a costar on Moonlighting but there were questions about a TV star being able to make the jump to big screen.
  4. Robin Williams, Popeye
    moving from Mork and Mindy to the silver screen.
  5. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
    You could probably create a whole category for just SNL cast members who ended up on the big screen following a successful start doing comedic skits on SNL (e.g. Billy Crystal, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, etc.)
  6. Goldie Hawn, The Sugarland Express
    She was a bit player on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In before landing larger movie roles in screwball comedies; this movie (directed by a young Steven Spielberg) was her first serious role.
  7. George Clooney, From Dusk Til Dawn
    Clooney broke through on ER, then moved into success in movies.
  8. Tom Selleck, High Road to China
    Selleck had a number of smaller film roles through the 1970s, but after breaking through in Magnum: P.I., this was his first lead role in a movie.
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Movies that were a TV actors transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    she had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
  3. Bruce Willis, Die hard
    He was a costar on Moonlighting but there were questions about a TV star being able to make the jump to big screen.
  4. Robin Williams, Popeye
    moving from Mork and Mindy to the silver screen.
  5. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
    You could probably create a whole category for just SNL cast members who ended up on the big screen following a successful start doing comedic skits on SNL (e.g. Billy Crystal, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, etc.)
  6. Goldie Hawn, The Sugarland Express
    She was a bit player on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In before landing larger movie roles in screwball comedies; this movie (directed by a young Steven Spielberg) was her first serious role.
  7. George Clooney, From Dusk Til Dawn
    Clooney broke through on ER, then moved into success in movies.
  8. Tom Selleck, High Road to China
    Selleck had a number of smaller film roles through the 1970s, but after breaking through in Magnum: P.I., this was his first lead role in a movie.
  9. Tom Hanks, Splash
    Tom starred in drag with Peter Scolari in Bosom Buddies.
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Movies that were a TV actor’s transition to the big screen

  1. Jodie Foster, Taxi Driver
    She had small roles, in a couple of forgettable films, and even one good one, but not roles that really made her. This got people to notice her, and casting directors to seek her out. Before this, she was mostly making one-off appearances on TV shows-- hit shows, FTR, and lots of them, and ABC afterschool specials. After Taxi Driver, that was it for TV.
  2. Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future
    He was a star on Family Ties, then he was cast in BttF in 1985.
  3. Bruce Willis, Die Hard
    He was a costar on Moonlighting but there were questions about a TV star being able to make the jump to big screen.
  4. Robin Williams, Popeye
    moving from Mork and Mindy to the silver screen.
  5. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
    You could probably create a whole category for just SNL cast members who ended up on the big screen following a successful start doing comedic skits on SNL (e.g. Billy Crystal, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, etc.)
  6. Goldie Hawn, The Sugarland Express
    She was a bit player on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In before landing larger movie roles in screwball comedies; this movie (directed by a young Steven Spielberg) was her first serious role.
  7. George Clooney, From Dusk Til Dawn
    Clooney broke through on ER, then moved into success in movies.
  8. Tom Selleck, High Road to China
    Selleck had a number of smaller film roles through the 1970s, but after breaking through in Magnum: P.I., this was his first lead role in a movie.
  9. Tom Hanks, Splash
    Tom starred in drag with Peter Scolari in Bosom Buddies.
  10. Denzel Washington, Glory - Best known, before then, for St. Elsewhere

Pass.

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Comedies about the dead and the undead

  1. Death Becomes Her
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Comedies about the dead and the undead

  1. Death Becomes Her
  2. Weekend at Bernie’s
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Comedies about the dead and the undead

  1. Death Becomes Her
  2. Weekend at Bernie’s
  3. Blithe Spirit
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Comedies about the dead and the undead

  1. Death Becomes Her
  2. Weekend at Bernie’s
  3. Blithe Spirit
  4. Beetlejuice