88. Gremlins

Movie: Gremlins Release Date: June 8, 1984 Director: Joe Dante Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday. Tag Lines: “Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.” “You can’t get burned seeing ‘Gremlins’!” “Steven Spielberg presents…” “Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous. We’re Here!” “What you see… isn’t always what you get.” “The Gremlins Are Coming!” “Don’t…

89. Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Movie: Jumpin’ Jack Flash Release Date: October 10, 1986 Director: Penny Marshall Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, Annie Potts, Jon Lovitz, Phil Hartman. Tag Lines: “A man called Jack has got her Jumpin’ and the world may never be the same!” “An Adventure In Comedy.” “A Dangerously Funny Movie.” Relevance: By the time…

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.”…

93. Angels in America

Movie: Angels in America Release Date: December 7, 2003, December 14, 2003 Director: Mike Nichols Starring: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Patrick Wilson, Mary-Louise Parker, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, Jeffrey Wright, Ben Shenkman. Tag Lines: “The messenger has arrived.” Relevance: ‘Angels in America’ is considered a miniseries due to the fact that it was shown in…

94. Desperately Seeking Susan

Movie: Desperately Seeking Susan Release Date: March 29, 1985 Director: Susan Seidelman Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna, Robert Joy, Mark Blum, Laurie Metcalf, Steven Wright. Tag Lines: “Roberta is desperate to be Susan. Susan is wanted by the mob. The mob finds Roberta instead…” “It’s a life so outrageous it takes two women to…

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…

97. Pay It Forward

Movie: Pay It Forward Release Date: October 20, 2000 Director: Mimi Leder Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, James Caveizel, Jon Bon Jovi, Angie Dickinson. Tag Lines: “Three imperfect people. One perfect idea.” “Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids,…