Movie: Real Genius Release Date: August 7, 1985 Director: Martha Coolidge Starring: Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton. Tag Lines: “Who ELSE can turn lasers into light shows, aircraft into armchairs, and high-tech into hijinks?” “You need brains to act this crazy!” “When he gets mad, he doesn’t get even… he gets creative.”…
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124. All of Me
Movie: All of Me Release Date: September 21, 1984 Director: Carl Reiner Starring: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Richard Libertini, Victoria Tennant. Tag Lines: “The comedy that proves that one’s a crowd.” “They say that behind every great man there’s a woman. But in this case it’s ridiculous.” “He’s a wacky lawyer. She’s a selfish heiress….
125. My Cousin Vinny
Movie: My Cousin Vinny Release Date: March 13, 1992 Director: Jonathan Lynne Starring: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Fred Gwynne, Mitchell Whitfield. Tag Lines: “Truth, Justice And The Gambini Way.” “A Comedy Of Trial And Error.” “There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified The Great American Legal System. This is not one…
126. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Release Date: December 1, 1989 Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, Diane Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss. Tag Lines: “Yule crack up!” “There’s No Place Like Home For A Holiday!” Relevance: ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ is one of those…
127. Trick
Movie: Trick Release Date: July 23, 1999 Director: Jim Fall Starring: Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Lorri Bagley, Brad Beyer, Steve Hayes, Clinton Leupp. Tag Lines: “A story about two guys trying to make it in the big city.” Relevance: Some people burst out of the closet door, others are dragged. Unfortunately my…
128. The Private Eyes
Movie: The Private Eyes Release Date: April 17, 1980 Director: Lang Elliott Starring: Tom Conway, Don Knotts, Trisha Noble, Bernard Fox, Grace Zabriskie, Irwin Keyes, Suzy Mandel. Tag Lines: “Who better to solve England’s most puzzling mystery than these two international crime busters?” “Step by step, Tim Conway and Don Knotts prove murder can be…
129. U2: Rattle and Hum
Movie: U2: Rattle and Hum Release Date: November 4, 1988 Director: Phil Joanou Starring: U2 (Paul David “Bono” Hewson, David Howell “The Edge” Evans, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.) Tag Lines: “They’re making a movie, we’re playing a rock ‘n roll concert.” Relevance: In early 1983 while watching MTV at the ripe young age of…
130. Annie Hall
Movie: Annie Hall Release Date: April 20, 1977 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Janet Margolin, Shelley Duvall, Christopher Walken, Colleen Dewhurst. Tag Lines: “A nervous romance.” Relevance: Thankfully I grew up in a household that embraced and encouraged laughter. My parents were both very funny in…
131. Witness
Movie: Witness Release Date: February 8, 1985 Director: Peter Weir Starring: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Danny Glover. Tag Lines: “A big city cop. A small country boy. The have nothing in common …but a murder.” “Harrison Ford is John Book – A big city cop who knows too much. His only evidence: a…
132. Murder by Death
Movie: Murder by Death Release Date: June 23, 1976 Director: Robert Moore Starring: Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellars, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, Estelle Winwood. Tag Lines: “By the time the world’s greatest detectives figure out whodunnit… you could die laughing!” “By the time Eileen…
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