# Movie Marathon (Part 4)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550>\
**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:** 59

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1161 "2026-07-22T15:16:24Z")

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**Muppets that have appeared in movies**

1. Big Bird
2. Kermit
3. Fozzie Bear
4. Oscar the Grouch
5. Miss Piggy
6. Gonzo
7. Elmo
8. Sam Eagle

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1162 "2026-07-22T15:56:07Z")

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**Muppets that have appeared in movies**

1. Big Bird
2. Kermit
3. Fozzie Bear
4. Oscar the Grouch
5. Miss Piggy
6. Gonzo
7. Elmo_emphasized text_
8. Sam Eagle
9. Thog

Thog’s first appearance was in _The Great Santa Claus Switch_ and was seen at the end of _the Muppet Movie_ during the singing of “Rainbow Connection.”

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1163 "2026-07-22T16:34:11Z")

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**Muppets that have appeared in movies**

1. Big Bird
2. Kermit
3. Fozzie Bear
4. Oscar the Grouch
5. Miss Piggy
6. Gonzo
7. Elmo_emphasized text_
8. Sam Eagle
9. Thog
10. Grover

In _The Blues Brothers_ , a customer is holding a plush toy Grover and asks “Do you also have a Miss Piggy?” right before the Bluesmobile crashes through the wall of the store.

“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1164 "2026-07-22T16:36:51Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in “Mel Brooks Silent Movie”

The only line spoken in the movie, and it’s by a world-renown mime.

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1165 "2026-07-22T17:08:51Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in Mel Brooks’s _Silent Movie_
3. “Why is a schoolteacher in space?” - Meryl Streep in _Project Hail Mary_

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1166 "2026-07-22T17:58:47Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in Mel Brooks’s _Silent Movie_
3. “Why is a schoolteacher in space?” - Meryl Streep in _Project Hail Mary_
4. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - Estelle Reiner in _When Harry Met Sally_

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1167 "2026-07-22T18:04:49Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in Mel Brooks’s _Silent Movie_
3. “Why is a schoolteacher in space?” - Meryl Streep in _Project Hail Mary_
4. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - Estelle Reiner in _When Harry Met Sally_
5. “What the hell we s’posed to do, ya mo-ron?” - Stork (Douglas Kenney) in _Animal House_

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1168 "2026-07-22T18:44:34Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in Mel Brooks’s _Silent Movie_
3. “Why is a schoolteacher in space?” - Meryl Streep in _Project Hail Mary_
4. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - Estelle Reiner in _When Harry Met Sally_
5. “What the hell we s’posed to do, ya mo-ron?” - Stork (Douglas Kenney) in _Animal House_
6. “We ain’t found shit.” - A Spaceball trooper combing the desert in _Spaceballs_.

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1169 "2026-07-22T19:38:09Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in Mel Brooks’s _Silent Movie_
3. “Why is a schoolteacher in space?” - Meryl Streep in _Project Hail Mary_
4. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - Estelle Reiner in _When Harry Met Sally_
5. “What the hell we s’posed to do, ya mo-ron?” - Stork (Douglas Kenney) in _Animal House_
6. “We ain’t found shit.” - A Spaceball trooper combing the desert in _Spaceballs_.
7. “Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things.” Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) in _Mallrats_

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1170 "2026-07-22T20:26:03Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in Mel Brooks’s _Silent Movie_
3. “Why is a schoolteacher in space?” - Meryl Streep in _Project Hail Mary_
4. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - Estelle Reiner in _When Harry Met Sally_
5. “What the hell we s’posed to do, ya mo-ron?” - Stork (Douglas Kenney) in _Animal House_
6. “We ain’t found shit.” - A Spaceball trooper combing the desert in _Spaceballs_.
7. “Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things.” Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) in _Mallrats_
8. “Hope.” - Carrie Fisher (as an Uncanny Valley CGI presence) in _Rogue One_

BTW, it was Tim Russ, later to play Tuvok on _Star Trek: Voyager_, who had that _Spaceballs_ role.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1171 "2026-07-22T21:28:20Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in Mel Brooks’s _Silent Movie_
3. “Why is a schoolteacher in space?” - Meryl Streep in _Project Hail Mary_
4. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - Estelle Reiner in _When Harry Met Sally_
5. “What the hell we s’posed to do, ya mo-ron?” - Stork (Douglas Kenney) in _Animal House_
6. “We ain’t found shit.” - A Spaceball trooper combing the desert in _Spaceballs_.
7. “Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things.” Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) in _Mallrats_
8. “Hope.” - Carrie Fisher (as an Uncanny Valley CGI presence) in _Rogue One_
9. “Do you mind if we danced with yo’ dates?” - A rather imposing bar patron at the Dexter Lake Club in _Animal House_.

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1172 "2026-07-22T21:51:49Z")

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**“It’s my only line!” - Memorable, or even not so memorable, lines that are a character’s only line in the movie.**

1. “Great party, isn’t it?” - Injured guest in _The Shining_
2. “No.” - Marcel Marceau in Mel Brooks’s _Silent Movie_
3. “Why is a schoolteacher in space?” - Meryl Streep in _Project Hail Mary_
4. “I’ll have what she’s having.” - Estelle Reiner in _When Harry Met Sally_
5. “What the hell we s’posed to do, ya mo-ron?” - Stork (Douglas Kenney) in _Animal House_
6. “We ain’t found shit.” - A Spaceball trooper combing the desert in _Spaceballs_.
7. “Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things.” Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) in _Mallrats_
8. “Hope.” - Carrie Fisher (as an Uncanny Valley CGI presence) in _Rogue One_
9. “Do you mind if we danced with yo’ dates?” - A rather imposing bar patron at the Dexter Lake Club in _Animal House_.
10. “Quick! Suck it before the venom reaches my heart.” - Teri Garr, as a snakebite victim in _Head_.

Pass

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1173 "2026-07-22T21:59:49Z")

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**Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog**

1. The Phantom of the Paradise

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**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:** [July 22, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1174 "2026-07-22T22:00:48Z")

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> [@themapleleaf](#):
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> **Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog**

1. The Phantom of the Paradise
2. Cabaret

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**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:** [July 23, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1175 "2026-07-23T13:12:50Z")

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> [@themapleleaf](#):
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> **Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog**

1. The Phantom of the Paradise
2. Cabaret
3. Rock and Roll High School

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**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:** [July 23, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1176 "2026-07-23T19:20:57Z")

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**Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog**

1. The Phantom of the Paradise
2. Cabaret
3. Rock and Roll High School
4. Xanadu

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**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:** [July 23, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1177 "2026-07-23T21:37:24Z")

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**Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog**

1. The Phantom of the Paradise
2. Cabaret
3. Rock and Roll High School
4. Xanadu
5. Fame

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**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:** [July 23, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1178 "2026-07-23T21:47:16Z")

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**Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog**

1. The Phantom of the Paradise
2. Cabaret
3. Rock and Roll High School
4. Xanadu
5. Fame
6. Once

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**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:** [July 24, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1179 "2026-07-24T17:44:54Z")

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**Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog**

1. The Phantom of the Paradise
2. Cabaret
3. Rock and Roll High School
4. Xanadu
5. Fame
6. Once
7. Sister Act

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**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:** [July 24, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1180 "2026-07-24T20:20:03Z")

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**Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog**

1. The Phantom of the Paradise
2. Cabaret
3. Rock and Roll High School
4. Xanadu
5. Fame
6. Once
7. Sister Act
8. Footloose

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