168. Clash of the Titans

Movie: Clash of the Titans Release Date: June 12, 1981 Director: Desmond Davis Starring: Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Judi Bowker, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith, Ursula Andress. Tag Lines: “An Epic Entertainment Spectacular!” “Experience The Fantastic!” “You will feel the power. Live the adventure. Experience the fantastic.” Relevance: Out of all the movies released in the…

169. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Release Date: November 16, 1977 Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, François Truffaut. Tag Lines: “Close Encounter of the First Kind – Sighting of a UFO. Close Encounter of the Second Kind – Physical Evidence. Close Encounter of the Third Kind – Contact. WE…

170. Backdraft

Movie: Backdraft Release Date: May 24, 1991 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert DeNiro. Tag Lines: “One breath of oxygen and it explodes in a deadly rage.” “Silently behind a door, it waits.” “In that instant it can create a hero… or…

171. Starman

Movie: Starman Release Date: December 14, 1984 Director: John Carpenter Starring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel. Tag Lines: “In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company’s coming.” “He has traveled from a galaxy far beyond…

172. Beetlejuice

Movie: Beetlejuice Release Date: March 30, 1988 Director: Tim Burton Starring: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder. Tag Lines: “Say it once… Say it twice… But we dare you to say it THREE TIMES.” “He’s guaranteed to put some life, in your afterlife.” “He’s the ghost with the most.”…

173. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Release Date: March 19, 2004 Director: Michael Gondry Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson. Tag Lines: ‘I already forget how I used to feel about you.” “Our memories makes us who we are. You can’t change the past.” “Would you erase…

174. Finding Nemo

Movie: Finding Nemo Release Date: May 30, 2003 Director: Andrew Stanton Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Tag Lines: “71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. That’s a lot of space to find one fish.” “Grab shell dude!” “There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean,…

176. Sister Act

Movie: Sister Act Release Date: May 29, 1992 Director: Emile Ardolino Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nunn, Mary Wickes, Kathy Najimy. Tag Lines: “No sex. No booze. No men. No way.” Relevance: I was a huge fan of Whoopi Goldberg as soon as I saw her HBO special “Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from…

177. Body of Evidence

Movie: Body of Evidence Release Date: January 15, 1993 Director: Uli Edel Starring: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore, Jurgen Prochnow, Frank Langella. Tag Lines: “An act of love, or an act of murder?” “This is the murder weapon. Her name is Rebecca.” Relevance: As famous as Madonna was (and is), she…

178. The Mist

Movie: The Mist Release Date: November 21, 2007 Director: Frank Darabont Starring: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Sternhagen, Sam Witwer, Alexa Davalos, Nathan Gamble. Tag Lines: “Stephen King’s Legendary Tale of Terror.” “Fear Changes Everything.” “Belief divides them, mystery surrounds Them, but fear changes…