Movie: Rear Window Release Date: September 1, 1954 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr. Tag Lines: “The Essential Hitchcock.” “In deadly danger…because they saw too much!” “Through his rear window and the eye of his powerful camera he watched a great city tell on itself, expose its…
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239. Rosemary’s Baby
Movie: Rosemary’s Baby Release Date: June 12, 1968 Director: Roman Polanski Starring: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy. Tag Lines: “It’s not what you’re expecting.: “Conceived in terror, born in fear.” “Pray for Rosemary’s Baby.” Relevance: My memory of watching ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ for the first time is a bit…
240. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Release Date: October 17, 1939 Director: Frank Capra Starring: Jean Arthur, James Stewart. Tag Lines: “Capra at his greatest!” “Stirring – In the seeing! Precious – In the remembering!” “Capra’s Greatest Hit — The Screen At Its Most Inspired!” “Entertainment As Powerful As the Strength of the People! As…
241. Saturday Night Fever
Movie: Saturday Night Fever Release Date: December 16, 1977 Director: John Badham Starring: John Travolta, Karen Gorney. Tag Lines: “…Catch it!” “He is Tony Manero, king of the discos. Every guy wants to dance like him. Every girl wants to be with him.” “John Travolta. If you’re not sure you know him now after Saturday…
244. National Lampoon’s Animal House
Movie: National Lampoon’s Animal House Release Date: July 28, 1978 Director: John Landis Starring: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Karen Allen. Tag Lines: “We got to do something… You know what we are gonna do? Toga party!” “These guys are flunking out of college and loving…
311. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Release Date: November 19, 1975. Director: Milos Forman Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield. Tag Lines: “If he’s crazy, what does that make you?” Relevance: It’s not surprising that I did not see ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ when it was released in theaters as I…
323. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Movie: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Release Date: October 31, 1962 Director: Robert Aldrich Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. Tag Lines: “Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?” “You’d better be shockproof before you dare find out!” “Too late . . . too late . . ….
326. Somewhere in Time
Movie: Somewhere in Time Release Date: October 3, 1980 Director: Jeannot Szwarc Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer. Tag Lines: “Some day in the past, he will find her.” “Someday in the past he will find her…” “Beyond fantasy. Beyond obsession. Beyond time itself… he will find her.” “He sacrificed life in the present……
333. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Movie:Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Release Date: August 1953 Director: Howard Hawks Starring: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe. Tag Lines: “You’ve never seen so much fun!” “The Two M-M-Marvels Of Our Age In The Wonder Musical Of The World!” Relevance: I didn’t watch ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ until the spring of 1985. Of course I knew who Marilyn Monroe…
336. Back to School
Movie: Back to School Release Date: June 13, 1986 Director: Alan Metter Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Downey Jr., Sam Kinison, Ned Beatty. Tag Lines: “Registration starts Friday, June 13, at theaters everywhere.” Relevance: I know that I didn’t see ‘Back to School’ in theaters. I’m not a…
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