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…
Category: Thoughts
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,…