Movie: Time After Time Release Date: September 28, 1979 Director: Nicholas Meyer Starring: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen. Tag Lines: “The Wildest Chase of the Century!” “H.G. Wells races through time to catch Jack the Ripper!” “A chase through time — to catch Jack the Ripper!” “Imagine! A scientific genius named H.G. Wells stalks…
328. Liar Liar
Movie: Liar Liar Release Date: March 21, 1997 Director: Tom Shadyac Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Jennifer Tilly, Cary Elwes, Amanda Donohoe, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz, Anne Haney. Tag Lines: “Trust Me.” “Would I lie to you?” “Coming soon. Honest.” Relevance: “In Living Color” started airing on television in 1990 and watching it…
329. Independence Day
Movie: Independence Day Release Date: July 3, 1996 Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein. Tag Lines: “We’ve always believed we weren’t alone. On July 4th, we’ll wish we were.” “THESE extraterrestrials don’t want to phone home…They want…
330. Gladiator
Movie: Gladiator Release Date: May 5, 2000 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris. Tag Lines: “Father of a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I shall have my vengeance in this life or the next.” “What We Do In Life Echoes…
331. Hairspray
Movie: Hairspray Release Date: February 26, 1988 Director: John Waters Starring: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Ric Ocasek, Pia Zadora. Tag Lines: “It’s way beyond Grease.” “Baltimore, 1962. The heyday of hair-dos and hair-don’ts, Heartthrobs and hefty girls, hot dates and hip talkers, beatniks and hair hoppers, and one…
332. The Crying Game
Movie: The Crying Game Release Date: October 30, 1992 Director: Neil Jordan Starring: Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker. Tag Lines: “Play At Your Own Risk.” “The movie everyone is talking about… But no one is giving away its secrets.” “Desire is a Danger Zone.” Relevance: I wasn’t able to see ‘The Crying…
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…
334. 10 Things I Hate About You
Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You Release Date: March 31, 1999 Director: Gil Junger Starring: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Larry Miller, Andrew Keegan, David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt. Tag Lines: “There are so many different ways to hate. Count them yourself.” “How do I loathe thee? Let me count the…
335. Born on the Fourth of July
Movie: Born on the Fourth of July Release Date: December 20, 1989 Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Willem Dafoe. Tag Lines: “A story of innocence lost and courage found.” Relevance: Tom Cruise was already a big star and household name by the time ‘Born on…
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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