# 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:** 5
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/81 "2026-02-18T23:40:04Z")
**Robert Duvall Filmography** 1. The Handmaid’s Tale 2. Tender Mercies 3. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. Falling Down ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/82 "2026-02-19T02:18:29Z")
**Robert Duvall Filmography** 1. The Handmaid’s Tale 2. Tender Mercies 3. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. Falling Down 5. The Natural ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/83 "2026-02-19T02:32:27Z")
**Robert Duvall Filmography** 1. The Handmaid’s Tale 2. Tender Mercies 3. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. Falling Down 5. The Natural 6. Secondhand Lions ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/84 "2026-02-19T02:46:20Z")
**Robert Duvall Filmography** 1. The Handmaid’s Tale 2. Tender Mercies 3. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. Falling Down 5. The Natural 6. Secondhand Lions 7. Network ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/85 "2026-02-19T02:58:55Z")
**Robert Duvall Filmography** 1. The Handmaid’s Tale 2. Tender Mercies 3. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. Falling Down 5. The Natural 6. Secondhand Lions 7. Network 8. Apocalypse Now ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/86 "2026-02-19T05:06:19Z")
**Robert Duvall Filmography** 1. The Handmaid’s Tale 2. Tender Mercies 3. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. Falling Down 5. The Natural 6. Secondhand Lions 7. Network 8. Apocalypse Now 9. Deep Impact In which his character was saddled with perhaps the goofiest name in all of cinematic history: Spurgeon “Fish” Tanner. ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/87 "2026-02-19T11:28:56Z")
> [@](#): > > **Robert Duvall Filmography** 1. The Handmaid’s Tale 2. Tender Mercies 3. To Kill a Mockingbird 4. Falling Down 5. The Natural 6. Secondhand Lions 7. Network 8. Apocalypse Now 9. Deep Impact 10. Thank You for Smoking **Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/88 "2026-02-19T11:47:35Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole ---
**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:** [February 19, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/89 "2026-02-19T13:47:36Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole 3. _From Dusk till Dawn_: Santanico Pandemonium ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/90 "2026-02-19T13:51:20Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole 3. _From Dusk till Dawn_: Santanico Pandemonium 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_: Buckaroo Banzai ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/91 "2026-02-19T16:53:10Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole 3. _From Dusk till Dawn_: Santanico Pandemonium 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_: Buckaroo Banzai 5. _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ - Truly Scrumptious ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/92 "2026-02-19T17:21:06Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole 3. _From Dusk till Dawn_: Santanico Pandemonium 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_: Buckaroo Banzai 5. _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ - Truly Scrumptious 6. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ – Holly Golightly _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/93 "2026-02-19T17:26:30Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole 3. _From Dusk till Dawn_: Santanico Pandemonium 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_: Buckaroo Banzai 5. _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ - Truly Scrumptious 6. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ – Holly Golightly 7. _Full Metal Jacket_ – Pte. Leonard Lawrence, re-christened Pt. Gomer Pyle ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/94 "2026-02-19T22:15:49Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole 3. _From Dusk till Dawn_: Santanico Pandemonium 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_: Buckaroo Banzai 5. _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ - Truly Scrumptious 6. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ – Holly Golightly 7. _Full Metal Jacket_ – Pte. Leonard Lawrence, re-christened Pt. Gomer Pyle 8. _Deep Impact_ - Spurgeon “Fish” Tanner I think it bears repeating. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/95 "2026-02-19T23:28:10Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole 3. _From Dusk till Dawn_: Santanico Pandemonium 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_: Buckaroo Banzai 5. _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ - Truly Scrumptious 6. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ – Holly Golightly 7. _Full Metal Jacket_ – Pte. Leonard Lawrence, re-christened Pt. Gomer Pyle 8. _Deep Impact_ - Spurgeon “Fish” Tanner 9. _Goldfinger_ - Pussy Galore ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/96 "2026-02-20T04:49:19Z")
**Movies with a character who has a goofy name** 1. _The Philadelphia Story_: CK Dexter Haven 2. _At the Circus_: J. Cheever Loophole 3. _From Dusk till Dawn_: Santanico Pandemonium 4. _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension_: Buckaroo Banzai 5. _Chitty Chitty Bang Bang_ - Truly Scrumptious 6. _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_ – Holly Golightly 7. _Full Metal Jacket_ – Pte. Leonard Lawrence, re-christened Pt. Gomer Pyle 8. _Deep Impact_ - Spurgeon “Fish” Tanner 9. _Goldfinger_ - Pussy Galore 10. _Dr. Strangelove_ - Gen. Buck Turgidson Lots of clever, goofy names in that film. Next up: **Movies that were actually better than the book** 1. _Contact_ (1997) ---
**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 20, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/97 "2026-02-20T05:46:51Z")
**Movies that were actually better than the book** 1. _Contact_ (1997) 2. _Moneyball_ (2011) ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/98 "2026-02-20T07:35:43Z")
**Movies that were actually better than the book** 1. _Contact_ (1997) 2. _Moneyball_ (2011) 3. _Mary Poppins_ (1964) ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/99 "2026-02-20T15:46:04Z")
**Movies that were actually better than the book** 1. _Contact_ (1997) 2. _Moneyball_ (2011) 3. _Mary Poppins_ (1964) 4. _Patriot Games_ (1992) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/100 "2026-02-20T15:52:10Z")
**Movies that were actually better than the book** 1. _Contact_ (1997) 2. _Moneyball_ (2011) 3. _Mary Poppins_ (1964) 4. _Patriot Games_ (1992) 5. _The Hunt For Red October_ (1990) Although I enjoyed the book, I really like the movie. Once you accept Connery’s Lithuanian captain with a Scottish brogue, it all meshes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=6)