Movie: The Breakfast Club Release Date: February 15, 1985 Director: John Hughes Starring: Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy. Tag Lines: “They only met once, but it changed their lives forever.” “They were five total strangers, with nothing in common, meeting for the first time. A brain, a…
Category: Comedy
62. Arthur
Movie: Arthur Release Date: July 17, 1981 Director: Steve Gordon Starring: Dudley Moore, Liza Minelli, John Gielgud. Tag Lines: “Not everyone who drinks is a poet, some of us drink because we’re not.” “The most fun money can buy.” “Don’t You Wish You Were Arthur?” “I race cars, I play tennis, I fondle women, but…
63. Sleepless in Seattle
Movie: Sleepless in Seattle Release Date: June 25, 1993 Director: Nora Ephron Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, Gabby Hoffman, Rob Reiner. Tag Lines: “What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?” Relevance: In June of 1993, I had just…
66. Terms of Endearment
Movie: Terms of Endearment Release Date: December 9, 1983 Director: James L. Brooks Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, John Lithgow, Jeff Daniels. Tag Lines: “Come to Laugh, Come to Cry, Come to Care, Come to Terms.” Relevance: ‘Terms of Endearment’ was released in December of 1983. I was twelve and had…
67. Soapdish
Movie: Soapdish Release Date: May 31, 1991 Director: Michael Hoffman Starring: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg, Elizabeth Shue. Tag Lines: “All that glitter… All that glamour… All that dirt.” “A Deliciously Malicious Comedy.” Relevance: As I mentioned before while discussing Demi Moore and ‘The Seventh Sign’ (see 80. The…
69. Clue
Movie: Clue Release Date: December 13, 1985 Director: Jonathan Lynn Starring: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren. Tag Lines: “The movie that makes a scene of the crime.: “It’s Not Just A Game Anymore.” “Murder, madness, mystery, and mayhem. More fun than you can imagine.” “Seven…
70. Drop Dead Gorgeous
Movie: Drop Dead Gorgeous Release Date: July 23, 1999 Director: Michael Patrick Jann Starring: Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards. Tag Lines: “The battle between the good and the bad is about to get ugly.” Relevance: My entire employment history as an adult was with one company. Twenty-five years in retail. Fifty to…
72. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Movie: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Release Date: May 2, 1997 Director: Jay Roach Starring: Mike Meyers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Seth Green. Tag Lines: “If he were any cooler, he’d still be frozen, baby!” “Frozen in the 60’s… thawing spring ’97, baby!” “Debonair. Defiant. Defrosted.” Relevance: I…
73. Overboard
Movie: Overboard Release Date: December 18, 1987 Director: Garry Marshall Starring: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrman, Katherine Helmond, Roddy McDowell. Tag Lines: “From opulence… to rags… to love.” “She was born to spend. He was born to offend. There’s only one way they could fall in love… by accident.” Relevance: ‘Overboard’ was released in…
74. Pretty Woman
Movie: Pretty Woman Release Date: March 23, 1990 Director: Garry Marshall Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. Tag Lines: “Who knew it was so much fun to be a hooker?” “She walked off the street, into his life and stole his heart.” Relevance: I did not see ‘Pretty Woman’ when it played in theaters for one…
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