Movie: Stripes Release Date: June 26, 1981 Director: Ivan Reitman Starring: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Candy, Warren Oates, John Larroquette, P.J. Soles, Sean Young. Tag Lines: “Today’s army needs men of courage… honesty… integrity… ambition. Instead, they got John Winger.” “The story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy…and…
Tag: Comedy
159. Waiting for Guffman
Movie: Waiting for Guffman Release Date: January 31, 1997 Director: Christopher Guest Starring: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Lewis Arquette, Bob Balaban, Matt Keeslar, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard. Tag Lines: “There’s A Good Reason Some Talent Remains Undiscovered.” “A New Comedy from the lead guitarist of ‘Spinal Tap.’” Relevance: Some time in early 2001,…
160. Bachelor Party
Movie: Bachelor Party Release Date: June 29, 1984 Director: Neal Israel Starring: Tom Hanks, Adrian Zmed, William Tepper, Tawny Kitaen. Tag Lines: “He will get married in the morning… if he makes it through the night!” “Shocking, Shameless, Sinful, Wicked. And the party hasn’t even started.” “A man’s tradition every woman should know about.” Relevance:…
162. The Cannonball Run
Movie: The Cannonball Run Release Date: June 19, 1981 Director: Hal Needham Starring: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Adrienne Barbeau, Tara Buckman, Jamie Farr, Terry Bradshaw, Mel Tillis, Jackie Chan, Michael Hui. Tag Lines: “You’ll root for them all…but you’ll never guess who wins.” Relevance: Burt Reynolds…
167. Splash
Movie: Splash Release Date: March 9. 1984 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy. Tag Lines: “Two days ago, this girl showed up naked at the Statue of Liberty. For Allen Bauer, it was love at first sight. Now, everyone is chasing her… trying to prove she’s a mermaid. From…
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…
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…
179. The Holiday
Movie: The Holiday Release Date: November 29, 2006 Director: Nancy Meyers Starring: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Ed Burns, Rufus Sewell, Tag Lines: “From the creators of ‘What Women Want’ and ‘Something’s Gotta Give.” Relevance: In 2006, I was out of the trenches of retail, yet still in its atmosphere….
185. Hanky Panky
Movie: Hanky Panky Release Date: June 4, 1982 Director: Sidney Poitier Starring: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard Widmark, Johnny Brown. Tag Lines: “From the People who Brought you ‘Stir Crazy.’” “On the run, falling in love and up to their necks in funny business!” “Something funny’s going on here.” “Meet Michael Jordan. And…
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