# Movie Marathon (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 10, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550 "2026-02-10T16:50:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**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:** [May 4, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/521 "2026-05-04T21:32:43Z")
**Old-school private eyes in film** 1. Sam Spade, _The Maltese Falcon_ 2. Eddie Valiant, _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ 3. Philip Marlowe, _The Big Sleep_ 4. Sam Diamond, _Murder By Death_ ---
**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:** [May 4, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/522 "2026-05-04T21:49:32Z")
**Old-school private eyes in film** 1. Sam Spade, _The Maltese Falcon_ 2. Eddie Valiant, _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ 3. Philip Marlowe, _The Big Sleep_ 4. Sam Diamond, _Murder By Death_ 5. Stuart Bailey, _I Love Trouble_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/523 "2026-05-05T00:09:13Z")
**Old-school private eyes in film** 1. Sam Spade, _The Maltese Falcon_ 2. Eddie Valiant, _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ 3. Philip Marlowe, _The Big Sleep_ 4. Sam Diamond, _Murder By Death_ 5. Stuart Bailey, _I Love Trouble_ 6. Mike Hammer, _The Girl Hunters_ Featured author Mickey Spillane as Hammer. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/524 "2026-05-05T04:55:37Z")
**Old-school private eyes in film** 1. Sam Spade, _The Maltese Falcon_ 2. Eddie Valiant, _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ 3. Philip Marlowe, _The Big Sleep_ 4. Sam Diamond, _Murder By Death_ 5. Stuart Bailey, _I Love Trouble_ 6. Mike Hammer, _The Girl Hunters_ 7. Jake Gittes, _Chinatown_ ---
**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:** [May 5, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/525 "2026-05-05T12:49:48Z")
**Old-school private eyes in film** 1. Sam Spade, _The Maltese Falcon_ 2. Eddie Valiant, _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ 3. Philip Marlowe, _The Big Sleep_ 4. Sam Diamond, _Murder By Death_ 5. Stuart Bailey, _I Love Trouble_ 6. Mike Hammer, _The Girl Hunters_ 7. Jake Gittes, _Chinatown_ 8. Ellery Queen, _A Close Call for Ellery Queen_ ---
**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:** [May 5, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/526 "2026-05-05T22:28:52Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > 1. Ellery Queen, _A Close Call for Ellery Queen_ Wasn’t Ellery Queen was a writer who helped his police detective father solve crimes, rather than a private eye? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/527 "2026-05-06T10:41:06Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > Wasn’t Ellery Queen was a writer who helped his police detective father solve crimes, rather than a private eye? Sometimes - Ellery Queen as a character changed a lot over the years. He often uses his father’s police connection only for information like criminal background, fingerprints, etc. and Inspector Queen often makes the arrest at the end. In _A Close Call for Ellery Queen_ Ellery is personally consulted for a blackmail/kidnapping case. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/528 "2026-05-06T14:58:54Z")
**Old-school private eyes in film** 1. Sam Spade, _The Maltese Falcon_ 2. Eddie Valiant, _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ 3. Philip Marlowe, _The Big Sleep_ 4. Sam Diamond, _Murder By Death_ 5. Stuart Bailey, _I Love Trouble_ 6. Mike Hammer, _The Girl Hunters_ 7. Jake Gittes, _Chinatown_ 8. Ellery Queen, _A Close Call for Ellery Queen_ 9. John Shaft, _Shaft_ ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/529 "2026-05-07T13:30:17Z")
**Old-school private eyes in film** 1. Sam Spade, _The Maltese Falcon_ 2. Eddie Valiant, _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ 3. Philip Marlowe, _The Big Sleep_ 4. Sam Diamond, _Murder By Death_ 5. Stuart Bailey, _I Love Trouble_ 6. Mike Hammer, _The Girl Hunters_ 7. Jake Gittes, _Chinatown_ 8. Ellery Queen, _A Close Call for Ellery Queen_ 9. John Shaft, _Shaft_ 10. Philip Marlowe, _The Long Goodbye_ **Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/530 "2026-05-07T14:32:39Z")
**Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/531 "2026-05-07T14:44:42Z")
**Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. 3. _Top Secret!_, spoofs spy movies, WWII movies, and Elvis movies (this from the words of the creators themselves) ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/532 "2026-05-07T16:22:37Z")
**Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. 3. _Top Secret!_, spoofs spy movies, WWII movies, and Elvis movies (this from the words of the creators themselves) 4. _Spaceballs_ spoofs Star Wars, of course. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/533 "2026-05-07T16:34:32Z")
**Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. 3. _Top Secret!_, spoofs spy movies, WWII movies, and Elvis movies (this from the words of the creators themselves) 4. _Spaceballs_ spoofs Star Wars, of course. 5. _In Like Flint_, stars James Coburn as a James Bond/007 copycat secret agent. Along with _Our Man Flint_ it leans heavily into the male fantasy genre of spy movies. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/534 "2026-05-07T17:10:34Z")
**Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. 3. _Top Secret!_, spoofs spy movies, WWII movies, and Elvis movies (this from the words of the creators themselves) 4. _Spaceballs_ spoofs Star Wars, of course. 5. _In Like Flint_, stars James Coburn as a James Bond/007 copycat secret agent. Along with _Our Man Flint_ it leans heavily into the male fantasy genre of spy movies. 6. _Young Frankenstein_ spoofs clasic Monster movies ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/535 "2026-05-07T17:29:33Z")
**Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. 3. _Top Secret!_, spoofs spy movies, WWII movies, and Elvis movies (this from the words of the creators themselves) 4. _Spaceballs_ spoofs Star Wars, of course. 5. _In Like Flint_, stars James Coburn as a James Bond/007 copycat secret agent. Along with _Our Man Flint_ it leans heavily into the male fantasy genre of spy movies. 6. _Young Frankenstein_ spoofs clasic Monster movies 7. _Enchanted_ is a Disney Princess film that spoofs Disney Princess films. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/536 "2026-05-07T18:29:50Z")
**Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. 3. _Top Secret!_, spoofs spy movies, WWII movies, and Elvis movies (this from the words of the creators themselves) 4. _Spaceballs_ spoofs Star Wars, of course. 5. _In Like Flint_, stars James Coburn as a James Bond/007 copycat secret agent. Along with _Our Man Flint_ it leans heavily into the male fantasy genre of spy movies. 6. _Young Frankenstein_ spoofs clasic Monster movies 7. _Enchanted_ is a Disney Princess film that spoofs Disney Princess films. 8. T_his Is Spinal Tap_, spoofs rock band documentaries ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/537 "2026-05-07T18:55:14Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > Wouldn’t #2 be TV and not film? > > No, it’s a movie. [Link](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026184/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_The%20Case%20of%20the%20Curious%20Bride) Ah, thanks! **Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. 3. _Top Secret!_, spoofs spy movies, WWII movies, and Elvis movies (this from the words of the creators themselves) 4. _Spaceballs_ spoofs _Star Wars_, of course. 5. _In Like Flint_, stars James Coburn as a James Bond/007 copycat secret agent. Along with _Our Man Flint_ it leans heavily into the male fantasy genre of spy movies. 6. _Young Frankenstein_ spoofs classic Monster movies 7. _Enchanted_ is a Disney Princess film that spoofs Disney Princess films. 8. _This Is Spinal Tap_, spoofs rock band documentaries 9. _I’m Gonna Git You Sucka_ spoofs Blaxploitation films ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/538 "2026-05-07T20:19:19Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:537, topic:1027550”] **Spoofs, satires and parodies** 1. _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_, a spoof of the James Bond franchise and related spy films. 2. _Airplane!_, spoofs airport disaster films. 3. _Top Secret!_, spoofs spy movies, WWII movies, and Elvis movies (this from the words of the creators themselves) 4. _Spaceballs_ spoofs _Star Wars_, of course. 5. _In Like Flint_, stars James Coburn as a James Bond/007 copycat secret agent. Along with _Our Man Flint_ it leans heavily into the male fantasy genre of spy movies. 6. _Young Frankenstein_ spoofs classic Monster movies 7. _Enchanted_ is a Disney Princess film that spoofs Disney Princess films. 8. _This Is Spinal Tap_, spoofs rock band documentaries 9. _I’m Gonna Git You Sucka_ spoofs Blaxploitation films 10. _Fockham Hall_ spoofs _Downton Abbey_ and similar stories of British class strictures **Mars/Martian in the title** 1. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/539 "2026-05-07T20:32:53Z")
**Mars/Martian in the title** 1. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians 2. Robinson Crusoe on Mars ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/540 "2026-05-07T20:45:03Z")
**Mars/Martian in the title** 1. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians 2. Robinson Crusoe on Mars 3. My Favorite Martian (1999) An unfortunate adaptation of the 1960s television series. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=28)