Movie: Finding Nemo Release Date: May 30, 2003 Director: Andrew Stanton Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Tag Lines: “71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. That’s a lot of space to find one fish.” “Grab shell dude!” “There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean,…
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175. Longtime Companion
Movie: Longtime Companion Release Date: October 11, 1990 Director: Norman Rene Starring: Campbell Scott, Bruce Davison, Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brain Cousins, John Dossett, Mark Lamos, Dermot Mulroney, Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Schoeffling, Robert Joy. Tag Lines: “Never before had their friendships mattered so much.” Relevance: The first movie I remember seeing that dealt with AIDS…
176. Sister Act
Movie: Sister Act Release Date: May 29, 1992 Director: Emile Ardolino Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nunn, Mary Wickes, Kathy Najimy. Tag Lines: “No sex. No booze. No men. No way.” Relevance: I was a huge fan of Whoopi Goldberg as soon as I saw her HBO special “Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from…
177. Body of Evidence
Movie: Body of Evidence Release Date: January 15, 1993 Director: Uli Edel Starring: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore, Jurgen Prochnow, Frank Langella. Tag Lines: “An act of love, or an act of murder?” “This is the murder weapon. Her name is Rebecca.” Relevance: As famous as Madonna was (and is), she…
178. The Mist
Movie: The Mist Release Date: November 21, 2007 Director: Frank Darabont Starring: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Sternhagen, Sam Witwer, Alexa Davalos, Nathan Gamble. Tag Lines: “Stephen King’s Legendary Tale of Terror.” “Fear Changes Everything.” “Belief divides them, mystery surrounds Them, but fear changes…
179. The Holiday
Movie: The Holiday Release Date: November 29, 2006 Director: Nancy Meyers Starring: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Ed Burns, Rufus Sewell, Tag Lines: “From the creators of ‘What Women Want’ and ‘Something’s Gotta Give.” Relevance: In 2006, I was out of the trenches of retail, yet still in its atmosphere….
180. Dead Again
Movie: Dead Again Release Date: August 23, 1991 Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Andy Garcia, Derek Jacobi, Robin Williams, Wayne Knight, Hanna Schygulla. Tag Lines: “A Mystery About True Love…And Certain Death.” “How many times can you die for love?” Relevance: Every time I watch a movie trailer I play a game…
181. The Blair Witch Project
Movie: The Blair Witch Project Release Date: July 14, 1999 Director: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez. Starring: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard. Tag Lines: “In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary…A year later their footage was found.” “The scariest movie of all time…
182. Footloose
Movie: Footloose Release Date: February 17, 1984 Director: Herbert Ross Starring: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, Dianne Wiest, John Lithgow, Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker. Tag Lines: “One kid. One town. One chance.” “All he wanted to do was dance.” “The music is on his side.” “He’s a big-city kid in a small town. They said…
183. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Movie: Terminator 2: Judgement Day Release Date: July 3, 1991 Director: James Cameron Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong. Tag Lines: “It’s nothing personal.” “This time he’s back…for good!” “The battle for tomorrow has begun…Get terminated July 3rd.” “If you thought you had seen it all…look again!” “Same Make. Same Model. New…
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