Movie: Reality Bites Release Date: February 18, 1994 Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Swoosie Kurtz, Joe Don Baker, John Mahoney. Tag Lines: “A comedy about love in the ’90s.” Relevance: After graduating college in 1993 at the age of 22, instead of jumping right into the job market…
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314. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Movie: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Release Date: December 25, 2011 Director: Stephen Daldry Starring: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Caldwell. Tag Lines: “Extremely Sweet & Incredibly Heartwarming.” Relevance: In 2005, a novel called “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer was…
315. Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber if Fleet Street Release Date: December 21, 2007 Director: Tim Burton Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen. Tag Lines: “Never Forget. Never Forgive.” “Beware! Sweeney Todd is coming. This Christmas.” “Johnny Depp is THE BARBER.” “Helena Bonham Carter is THE BAKER.” Relevance:…
317. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Release Date: November 16, 2001 Director: Chris Columbus Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters. Tag Lines: “Let The Magic Begin.” “Journey beyond your imagination.” “The…
318. Flash Gordon
Movie: Flash Gordon Release Date: December 5, 1980 Director: Mike Hodges Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max von Sydow, Topol, Timothy Dalton, Mariangela Melato, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde. Tag Lines: “He’ll save every one of us!” “Get ready to kick some Flash.” “For years, he’s been the last word in professional football….
319. Lucas
Movie: Lucas Release Date: March 28, 1986 Director: David Seltzer Starring: Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen, Kerri Green, Courtney Thorne-Smith. Tag Lines: “It’s about falling in love…for the first time.” “She was the biggest thing that ever hit him until he played football.” “There’s nothing wrong with being different.” “A boy that just won’t be beaten.”…
320. Natural Born Killers
Movie: Natural Born Killers Release Date: August 26, 1994 Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore. Tag Lines: “The Media Made Them Superstars.” “In the media circus of life, they were the main attraction.” “A bold new film that takes a look at a country seduced…
321. Erin Brockovich
Movie: Erin Brockovich Release Date: March 17, 2000 Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart. Tag Lines: “She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.” Relevance: I didn’t see ‘Erin Brockovich’ in theaters, but it was definitely rented as soon as possible sometime in the…
322. WarGames
Movie: WarGames Release Date: June 3, 1983 Director: John Badham Starring: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy. Tag Lines: “The only winning move is not to play.” “To David Lightman, “Global Thermonuclear War” will just be one hell of a game. To everybody else, it will be hell waiting to happen.” “‘Global Thermonuclear…
323. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Movie: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Release Date: October 31, 1962 Director: Robert Aldrich Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono. Tag Lines: “Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?” “You’d better be shockproof before you dare find out!” “Too late . . . too late . . ….
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