Marathon Man
Twenty-six mile runner
Marathon Man is the title of a 1974 thriller novel by William Goldman and its 1976 film adaptation starring Dustin Hoffman, featuring an infamous torture scene involving dental drilling.
The phrase has entered casual use to describe someone who runs marathons or, more broadly, anyone with exceptional endurance: He's a real marathon man—ran three races this month.
- runnerOne who sprints
- dentistOral care physician
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- diamond smugglingIllegal transport of precious stones
long distance running · Dustin Hoffman · Nazi · thriller · paranoid thriller · endurance · chase · paranoia · 1976 · drill · pain · Babe · graduate school · spy · suspense · Central Park · safe · safe deposit box
- 1976 FilmsRocky, Taxi Driver, Carrie, The Omen, Logan's Run
- 70s CinemaThe Godfather, Star Wars, Taxi Driver, Chinatown, Apocalypse Now
- Political ThrillersThe Manchurian Candidate, No Way Out, The Pelican Brief, Argo, JFK
- thrillerssuspense, thriller, nail-biter, page-turner, cliffhanger
- Cold WarBerlin Wall, Iron Curtain, arms race, Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crisis
Marathon Mansprinter
Short-distance racing specialist
quitter · flash in the pan · one-hit wonder · powerlifter · short-timer
Marathon Manbuddy comedy
Film pairing comic companions
marathon, marathons, marathoner, marathoners, marathoning, manliness, manhood, mankind, unmanned