Movie Marathon (Part 4)

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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)
  6. Limitless (2011)

The book, The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn, is pretty good, but I think the movie’s even better.

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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)
  6. Limitless (2011)
  7. Forrest Gump (1994)
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  1. Contact (1997)
  2. Moneyball (2011)
  3. Mary Poppins (1964)
  4. Patriot Games (1992)
  5. The Hunt For Red October (1990)
  6. Limitless (2011)
  7. Forrest Gump (1994)
  8. The Birth of a Nation (1914)
    It was based on one monumentally bad book, that is to say. It is so bad, I can honestly say I have read fanfic by 12-yr-olds that was better. Birth of a Nation was racist as hell, but technically, a good film. The The Clansman was even printed on cheap paper.
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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)
  6. Limitless (2011)
  7. Forrest Gump (1994)
  8. The Birth of a Nation (1914)
  9. Headhunters (2011)

A crazy-good Norwegian crime thriller.

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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)
  6. Limitless (2011)
  7. Forrest Gump (1994)
  8. The Birth of a Nation (1914)
  9. Headhunters (2011)
  10. Lord of the Rings the Two Towers (2002)

(Please don’t kill me)

Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
106

Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
107

Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
  3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
108

Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
  3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  4. Superbad (2007)

He’s that guy… from that party. The one who can sing… he’s Jimmy’s brother!

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Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
  3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  4. Superbad (2007)
  5. Gladiator (2000)
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  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
  3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  4. Superbad (2007)
  5. Gladiator (2000)
  6. The Prince and the Pauper (1915, 1937, 1962)
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Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
  3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  4. Superbad (2007)
  5. Gladiator (2000)
  6. The Prince and the Pauper (1915, 1937, 1962)
  7. The Inspector General (1949)

-“BB”-

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Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
  3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  4. Superbad (2007)
  5. Gladiator (2000)
  6. The Prince and the Pauper (1915, 1937, 1962)
  7. The Inspector General (1949)
  8. American Dreamer (1984)
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Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
  3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  4. Superbad (2007)
  5. Gladiator (2000)
  6. The Prince and the Pauper (1915, 1937, 1962)
  7. The Inspector General (1949)
  8. American Dreamer (1984)
  9. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Max is mistaken by the children for the pilot of their plane

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Movies involving mistaken identity

  1. North by Northwest (1959)
  2. Date Night (2010)
  3. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  4. Superbad (2007)
  5. Gladiator (2000)
  6. The Prince and the Pauper (1915, 1937, 1962)
  7. The Inspector General (1949)
  8. American Dreamer (1984)
  9. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
  10. The Whole Town’s Talking (1935)

A mild-mannered office worker (Edward G. Robinson) is mistaken for an escaped convict.

Next:

Movies Involving Deliberate Impersonation

  1. To Be or not To Be (1942)

A Polish actor (Jack Benny) impersonates a German officer.

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  1. To Be or not To Be (1942)
  2. Vertigo (1958)
    Can’t say what the impersonation was-- it’s a spoiler.
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Movies Involving Deliberate Impersonation

  1. To Be or not To Be (1942)
  2. Vertigo (1958)
  3. Tootsie (1982)
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Movies Involving Deliberate Impersonation

  1. To Be or not To Be (1942)
  2. Vertigo (1958)
  3. Tootsie (1982)
  4. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
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Movies Involving Deliberate Impersonation

  1. To Be or not To Be (1942)
  2. Vertigo (1958)
  3. Tootsie (1982)
  4. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
  5. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

-“BB”-

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Movies Involving Deliberate Impersonation

  1. To Be or not To Be (1942)
  2. Vertigo (1958)
  3. Tootsie (1982)
  4. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
  5. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
  6. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

At least two, involving Elvis and JFK

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Movies Involving Deliberate Impersonation

  1. To Be or Not To Be (1942)
  2. Vertigo (1958)
  3. Tootsie (1982)
  4. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
  5. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
  6. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
  7. Dave (1993)

My all-time favorite political comedy.