Movie: Say Anything… Release Date: April 14, 1989 Director: Cameron Crowe Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Joan Cusack. Tag Lines: “To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler.” “She’s got every thing going for her. He’s going for her with every thing he’s…
Tag: Thoughts
244. National Lampoon’s Animal House
Movie: National Lampoon’s Animal House Release Date: July 28, 1978 Director: John Landis Starring: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Karen Allen. Tag Lines: “We got to do something… You know what we are gonna do? Toga party!” “These guys are flunking out of college and loving…
245. Singin’ in the Rain
Movie: Singin’ in the Rain Release Date: April 11, 1952 Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen. Starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds. Tag Lines: “Singin’ Swingin’ Glorious Feelin’ Technicolor Musical.” “What a Glorious Feeling!” “MGM’s Musical Treasure!” Relevance: I definitely knew the song “Singin’ in the Rain” before I ever saw the movie. Growing up,…
246. Heaven Can Wait
Movie: Heaven Can Wait Release Date: June 28, 1978 Director: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry. Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia, Jack Warden. Tag Lines: “Joe Pendleton…the only guy who ever raised Hell about going to Heaven.” Relevance: I was only seven years old when ‘Heaven Can…
247. Speed
Movie: Speed Release Date: June 10, 1994 Director: Jan de Bont Starring: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton. Tag Lines: “Get ready for rush hour.” Relevance: When I saw the ‘Speed’ trailer, one that really only focused on Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper yelling about a exploding bus, I wasn’t running…
248. Ruthless People
Movie: Ruthless People Release Date: June 27, 1986 Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. Starring: Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Bette Midler, Bill Pullman. Tag Lines: “Barbara Stone has just been kidnapped by K-Mart, and what she doesn’t know won’t hurt her.” “The Big Screw.” “Sam Stone’s wife has just been kidnapped… And…
249. Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes Release Date: December 27. 1991 Director: Jon Avnet Starring: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson. Tag Lines: “The secret of life? The secret’s in the sauce.” Relevance: There are times when I go to see a movie, I have already read the book, novel or story…
250. Labyrinth
Movie: Labyrinth Release Date: June 27, 1986 Director: Jim Henson Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly. Tag Lines: “The Imagination of Jim Henson…” “The Wizardry of George Lucas…” “The Excitement of David Bowie…” “Three Extraordinary Talents take you to a World of Fantasy and Adventure, The World of Labyrinth!” “Where everything seems possible and nothing is…
251. The American President
Movie: The American President Release Date: November 17, 1995 Director: Rob Reiner Starring: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Richard Dreyfuss, Davis Paymer, Samantha Mathis. Tag Lines: “Why can’t the most powerful man in the world have the one thing he wants most?” Relevance: In 1995 and 1996, I wasn’t very political….
252. Deep Impact
Movie: Deep Impact Release Date: May 8, 1998 Director: Mimi Leder Starring: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximillian Schell, Morgan Freeman, Jon Favreau, Laura Innes, James Cromwell. Tag Lines: “Heaven and Earth are about to collide.” “Oceans rise. Cities fall. Hope survives.” Relevance: The highest grossing film of 1998 was a science-fiction…
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