Movie: Planes, Trains and Automobiles Release Date: November 25, 1987 Director: John Hughes Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy. Tag Lines: “Steve Martin had no reason to panic…until John Candy came along.” “Pack in the Laughter!” “What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.”…
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84. National Lampoon’s Vacation
Movie: National Lampoon’s Vacation Release Date: July 29, 1983 Director: Harold Ramis Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, Christie Brinkley. Tag Lines: “Every summer Chevy Chase takes his family on a little trip. This year he went too far.” Relevance: The Griswold’s are back on my list of most influential…
85. Sixteen Candles
Movie: Sixteen Candles Release Date: May 4, 1984 Director: John Hughes Starring: Molly Ringwald, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Anthony Michael Hall. Tag Lines: “This is Samantha Baker and today is her 16th birthday. The problem is, nobody remembers.” “16 Candles. And you’re invited to the party.” “Turning sixteen isn’t easy, when you’ve fallen in love…for…
90. Grease
Movie: Grease Release Date: June 16, 1978 Director: Randal Kleiser Starring: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, Joan Blondell, Edd Byrnes, Sid Caesar, Alice Ghostly, Dody Goodman, Sha Na Na. Tag Lines: “GREASE is the word.” Relevance: My mother’s sister lived in New York City and my mom and dad used…
91. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Release Date: June 11, 1986 Director: John Hughes Starring: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Edie McClurg, Charlie Sheen. Tag Lines: “While the rest of us were just thinking about it…Ferris borrowed a Ferrari and did it…all in a day.” “Because life is too beautiful a…
92. An American Werewolf in London
Movie: An American Werewolf in London Release Date: August 21, 1981 Director: John Landis Starring: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine. Tag Lines: “John Landis – the director of Animal House brings you a different kind of animal.” “Beware the Moon.” “From the director of Animal House — a different kind of animal.”…
95. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Movie: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Release Date: December 12. 1967 Director: Stanley Kramer Starring: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katherine Houghton, Beah Richards, Roy E. Glenn, Isabel Sanford. Tag Lines: “A love story of today.” Relevance: My maternal Grandmother Josephine, or as I called her – Josie, was a very loving, caring woman….
96. Young Frankenstein
Movie: Young Frankenstein Release Date: December 15, 1974 Director: Mel Brooks Starring: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars, Madeline Kahn. Tag Lines: “Come Early… Get a Seat!” “The scariest comedy of all time!” Relevance: There are certain movies I could tell you exactly when, where, why and how I…
99. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Release Date: December 2, 1988 Director: David Zucker Starring: Leslie Nielson, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy. Tag Lines: “The Villain. Even Mother Teresa wanted him dead.” “You’ve read the ad, now see the movie!” Relevance: My dad and I loved silly comedies. In fact,…
102. The Muppet Movie
Movie: The Muppet Movie Release Date: June 22, 1979 Director: James Frawley Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton. Tag Lines: “More entertaining than humanly possible!” Relevance: As I have mentioned before on this blog (see 250. Labyrinth), I was a huge fan of the Muppets and all things Jim Henson. They were…
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