Movie: Beverly Hills Cop II Release Date: May 20, 1987 Director: Tony Scott Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, John Ashton, Brigitte Nielsen, Allen Garfield, Dean Stockwell, Paul Reiser. Tag Lines: “The Heat’s Back On!” “Axel Foley’s back… where he doesn’t belong!” Relevance: ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ was a movie that my family…

Movie: The War of the Roses Release Date: December 8, 1989 Director: Danny DeVito Starring: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito. Tag Lines: “Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.” Relevance: Over the holiday break of 1989, after…

Movie: Apollo 13 Release Date: June 30, 1995 Director: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan. Tag Lines: “Failure is not an option.” “Houston, we have a problem.” Relevance: If you read yesterday’s post (see 276. While You Were Sleeping), you know that the Spring and Summer…

Movie: While You Were Sleeping Release Date: April 21, 1995 Director: Jon Turtletaub Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns, Jack Warden. Tag Lines: “A story about love at second sight.” Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, Sandra Bullock…

Movie: Agnes of God Release Date: August 21, 1985 Director: Norman Jewison Starring: Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly. Tag Lines: “That night, murder wasn’t the only sin.” “What unspeakable crime took place behind the third floor window? Only Agnes knows. And Dr. Martha Livingston is the one person who can unravel the mystery.” Awards:…

Movie: 10 Release Date: October 5, 1979 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek, Robert Webber. Tag Lines: “A temptingly tasteful comedy for adults who can count.” “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…” Awards: Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song, “Song From 10 (It’s…

Movie: Mulan Release Date: June 19, 1998 Director: Barry Cooke, Tony Bancroft. Starring: Ming Na-Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Miguel Ferrer, June Foray, James Hong, Pat Morita, George Takei. Tag Lines: “The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” “This time, the princess saves the prince.” Awards: Academy Award…

Movie: With Honors Release Date: April 29, 1994 Director: Alek Keshishian Starring: Joe Pesci, Brendan Fraser, Moira Kelly, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Hamilton, Gore Vidal. Tag Lines: “If you want a degree go to Harvard. If you want an education go to Simon Wilder.” Awards: Golden Globe for Best Original Song, “I’ll Remember,” Patrick Leonard, Madonna,…

Movie: Rebel Without a Cause Release Date: October 26, 1955 Director: Nicholas Ray Starring: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen, William Hopper. Tag Lines: “Warner Bros’ challenging drama of today’s juvenile violence! “To Belong…and be loved.” “Jim Stark… a kid from a ‘good’ family – what makes him tick……

Movie: Rocky Release Date: December 3, 1976 Director: John G. Avildsen Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Tag Lines: “You have a ringside seat for the bloodiest bicentennial in history!” “Meet the “Italian Stallion”: a small-time guy with big-time guts who yearns to be a hero…just once!” “He’s a has-been…