# What Movie Have You Seen the Most Times and Why? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 12, 2000, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899 "2000-09-12T15:32:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/21 "2000-09-12T18:13:14Z")
Raising Arizona at least 100 times. Easily. I’ve probably passed out 40 of those times, however. Also seen Last of the Mohicans many, many times, but not nearly as many as Falc. ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/22 "2000-09-12T18:17:30Z")
Hmmm, when I was 12 or 13, I spent every weekend at my best friend’s house. We watched _Johnny Dangerously_ and _The Breakfast Club_ at least once each weekend. I still love those movies. I’ve also seen _Caddyshack_ and _Animal House_ numerous times because my ex-boyfriend loved them so much. I also still watch these movies often. As far as dramas, I can never turn off _The Color Purple_. What a great movie!!! And I always cry when Celie and her sister play patty cake. OOOHHH!! What a great movie!!! ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sea\_Sloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sloth)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/23 "2000-09-12T18:35:51Z")
Real Genius. I know the entire movie by heart. :o I have no idea why, it’s just an addiction, ok? ---
**Author:** ![DavisMcDavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@DavisMcDavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavisMcDavis)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/24 "2000-09-12T19:37:53Z")
I got totally addicted to this when it first came out on video. Luckily, my parents owned a video store so I could watch it all the time. Now, it doesn’t grab me so much. Other than that, movies I have no problem watching several times a year are “Crimes of the Heart,” “Heartburn,” “Clue,” this random movie “A Sinful Life” and the movie that I love especially much because nobody else does and I’ve watched so much that it’s become a part of me, “Vibes,” starring Cyndi Lauper as Sylvia Pickel. “Ms. Pickel, you are amazing!” “I’ve been told that before - but then they never call.” As for the Color Purple, I watched that one time and it was such a wonderful experience at first I didn’t want to watch it again because how could it ever be that good again? But after a couple years I broke down and saw it - of course it was still great, and now I have the soundtrack, too, which is faboo. Personally, it’s when that guy says “Mama” at the end that gets me crying - I’m misting up just thinking about it… I need a tissue. David ---
**Author:** ![RonA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@RonA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RonA)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/25 "2000-09-12T20:00:08Z")
- Star Wars \* 'Nuff sed. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/26 "2000-09-12T20:16:03Z")
Davis - Remember “Andy” from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure? Maybe one day I will tell you the real life story of Diane’s Big Adventure with the Big Guy Who Played Andy. For me: (A small part of my video collection) Pulp Fiction. That movie is packed full of great lines! The Long Kiss Goodnight. Jackie Brown (Anyone see a Samuel L. Jackson thing going on here?) Edward Scissor Hands (It makes me cry) Clerks Chasing Amy and of course, Mallrats Stand By Me Natural Born Killers (I see something I never noticed before every time I watch it.) Wizard of Oz The Sand Lot (My youngest son watches that thing over and over. It was filmed here in Utah and my son goes swimming at the pool featured in the movie. He thinks that’s pretty cool. This movie is funny as hell.) However, my all time watch over and over movie would have to be The Sounds of Music, really! I love that movie! ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/27 "2000-09-12T20:18:14Z")
I’ve seen _Army of Darkness_ more times than is probably healthy, and I’ve “wasted” a good deal of my life on many viewings of _Hudson Hawk_ (_Hawk_ is a masterpiece of late 20th century cinema, but that’s a topic for another thread! :)) When I was in junior high, my goal in life was to be one of those people who watches _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_ multiple hundreds of times. I think I made it to about 40 before I got bored and gave up. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/28 "2000-09-12T20:19:58Z")
No contest… _Wayne’s World_ I saw it 7 times in the theatres I bought it on video the day it came out and watched it so many times that my video wore out and I had to buy a new one. Currently, however, I’m going on a Wayne’s World hiatus until it comes out on DVD. Those bastards! Why Wayne’s World? It’s a hysterically funny movie, it stands up well to repeated watching because there are subtle things, like faces Dana Carvey makes in the background, that you don’t see the first time, it’s quite intelligent, and, if nothing else, it just grabbed me… (second place? Star Wars) ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/29 "2000-09-12T20:22:33Z")
Forgot a few. I sound like a video junkie. Ghost (Boo hooooo) Spinal Tap (Shit Sandwich) All the vacation movies (Vacation, Eurpean Vacation, Christmas Vacation) Frankenhooker (funny as hell!) ---
**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:** [September 12, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/30 "2000-09-12T21:02:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RonA \* > \*\*\* Star Wars \* > > 'Nuff sed. \*\* I concur. I’ve probably seen it 300 or 400 times. In fact, I think I’ll go put it in now… ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/31 "2000-09-12T21:17:25Z")
Yep , _Star Wars / Empire / Jedi_ by a mile (If I look at one I usually look at all 3 ) With houourable mention to _The Thing_ ( J.Carpenter ) version , my fav. movie \*Once Upon a Time in America \* the full lenght version and _Casablanca_ . ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/32 "2000-09-12T21:22:14Z")
I’ve seen **Clue** about 20 times. **Grease** was a daily habit back in my babysitting days; I probably saw that one over 100 times. Ditto for **Labyrinth**. **Princess Bride** : maybe 20. **Real Genius** : over 30. **Little Shop of Horrors** : probably 30. **The Hunger** : around 30. **Rocky Horror Picture Show** : over 250. I stopped counting. I’m feeling much better now. But I can still quote the entirety of all of the above. ---
**Author:** ![Wildest\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/33 "2000-09-12T21:22:44Z")
yojimbo, Man, “The Thing” that is another movie I have seen many many times but it is still entertaining each time. ---
**Author:** ![robinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@robinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinh)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/34 "2000-09-12T21:26:45Z")
Definitely _The Princess Bride_. It is the movie-to-watch-when-you’re-sick for our family. Also the movie-to-watch-on-a-rainy-day-and-you’re-tired-of-cards. When we travel now, we bring hubby’s laptop and TPB on dvd so the kids can be amused if necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Skaill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Skaill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skaill)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/35 "2000-09-12T21:36:37Z")
The Life Of Brian Chances are no matter how many times you watch it youll always spot something youve never noticed before. Blessed are the cheesemakers ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/36 "2000-09-12T21:46:57Z")
My most-watched movie: **GoodFellas** : I just love that flick, I don’t know why. And it always makes me hungry for Italian food… Runners-up: **When Harry Met Sally** **Silence of the Lambs** **Clerks** **The Holy Grail** **FarTrekker** : why didn’t you just tape _The Last Action Hero_ (shudder) the first time you paid for it through Pay Per View and then just watch it repeatedly off the tape? No VCR? Pneumonia-addled brain? To be fair, that movie had one hilarious line: Arnold: “To be, or not to be?” (castle blows up) “Not to be.” ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/37 "2000-09-12T21:48:35Z")
How the hell could have I forgotten about _The Life of Brian_ and also _This is Spinal Tap_ two movies that I can almost quote word for word . 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bpaulsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@bpaulsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bpaulsen)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/38 "2000-09-12T22:03:10Z")
I’ve got a ton that I keep watching, but “It’s a Wonderful Life” gets seen at least once a year and often about 5-6 times on Christmas. For some reason, I try to watch every showing that I can on that day. I’ve pretty much watched everything else that everybody else has mentioned about 20-30 times as well. ---
**Author:** ![Skaill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Skaill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skaill)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/39 "2000-09-12T22:06:35Z")
yojimbo if your into Spinal Tap have you seen this [http://www.tapster.com](http://www.tapster.com) for real ! follow links to the official site for some brilliant clips and outakes can be found. ---
**Author:** ![Zumba\_The\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/779978/32.png) [@Zumba\_The\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zumba_The_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2000, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899/40 "2000-09-12T22:12:08Z")
Grease and Guys and Dolls would have to be my two most watched movies. I was so excited when Guys and Dolls was released on DVD earlier this year. Now can I just skip to all my favorite parts! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times-and-why/32899.md?page=3)