Movie: Top Gun Release Date: May 16, 1986 Director: Tony Scott Starring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt. Tag Lines: “It’s a solo mission … Yeah! …And I’m going with him…” “Up there with the best of the best.” “I feel the need, the need for speed.” Relevance: 1986 was a…

Movie: Eddie Murphy Raw Release Date: December 18, 1987 Director: Robert Townsend Starring: Eddie Murphy Tag Lines: “WARNING! You may be offended if you’re black, white, male, female, rich or poor, Bill Cosby, Mr. T or Richard Pryor.” “Catch him in the act. Uncensored Uncut Irresistibly…” Relevance: I had just watched ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’…

Movie: The Pink Panther Release Date: March 18, 1964 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale. Tag Lines: “You only live once…so see the Pink Panther twice!!!” “The star-studded international cast of the year sparkling in the wackiest, most wonderful sport – on the glamorous Italian Riviera where the…

Movie: Bowling for Columbine Release Date: October 11, 2002 Director: Michael Moore Starring: Michael Moore, Marilyn Manson, Charleton Heston, Matt Stone, Dick Clark. Tag Lines: “What a wonderful world.” “Is America a nation of gun nuts? Or just nuts?” “One Nation Under The Gun.” Relevance: I was never really a huge Documentary film fan. Proving…

Movie: Edward Scissorhands Release Date: December 7, 1990 Director: Tim Burton Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin. Tag Lines: “His scars run deep.” “The story of an uncommonly gentle man.” “Innocence is what he knows. Beauty is what she sees.” “Edward Was Here….” “His story…

Movie: Strictly Ballroom Release Date: August 20, 1992 Director: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides, Peter Whitford, Barry Otto. Tag Lines: “There’s something in the air. It might be love — but it isn’t.” “A life lived in fear… …is a life half lived.” Relevance: One of my…

Movie: As Good As It Gets Release Date: December 23, 1997 Director: James L. Brooks Starring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight. Tag Lines: “Brace yourself for Melvin.” “A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.” Relevance: “What if this is as good as it gets?”…

Movie: Broadcast News Release Date: December 16, 1987 Director: James L. Brooks Starring: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter. Tag Lines: “It’s the story of their lives.” Relevance: In 1988, the year that I watched ‘Broadcast News’ when it aired on HBO, I was beginning my senior year in High School. As every human in…

Movie: Twister Release Date: May 10, 1996 Director: Jan de Bont Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cary Elwes. Tag Lines: “The Dark Side of Nature.” “Don’t Breathe. Don’t Look Back.” “Go for a ride you’ll never forget!” “The Beautiful yet Destructive side to life.” Relevance: ‘Twister’ was one of those…

Movie: Spaceballs Release Date: June 24, 1987 Director: Mel Brooks Starring: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Joan Rivers. Tag Lines: “May The Farce Be With You.” “May the Schwartz be with you!” “Once upon a time warp in deep space, the struggle between the nice…