Movie Title: Used Cars Year: 1980 Writer: Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale Director: Robert Zemeckis Actor Character Kurt Russell Rudy Russo Jack Warden Roy L. Fuchs / Luke Fuchs Gerrit Graham Jeff Frank McRae Jim the Mechanic Deborah Harmon Barbara Fuchs Synopsis: When the owner of a struggling car lot is killed,Continue reading “Used Cars (1980)”
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Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Movie Title: Plan 9 From Outer Space Year: 1959 Writer: Ed Wood Director: Ed Wood Actor Character Gregory Walcott Jeff Trent Mona McKinnon Paula Trent Duke Moore Lt. Harper Tom Keene Col. Edwards Tor Johnson Inspector Clay Maila Nurmi (Vampira) Vampire Girl Bela Lugosi Ghoul Man Criswell Narrator Synopsis: Evil aliens attack Earth and set their terrible “Plan 9”Continue reading “Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)”
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
Movie Title: Julia Misbehaves Year: 1948 Writer: William Ludwig, Harry Ruskin, Arthur Wimperis, Gina Laus, Monckton Hoffe, Margery Sharp (novel “The Nutmeg Tree”) Director: Jack Conway Actor Character Greer Garson Julia Packett Walter Pidgeon William Sylvester Packet Peter Lawford Ritchie Lorgan Elizabeth Taylor Susan Packett Cesar Romero Fred Ghenoccio Synopsis: A London chorus girl tries to rekindle her relationshipsContinue reading “Julia Misbehaves (1948)”
The Gold Rush (1925)
Movie Title: The Gold Rush Year: 1925 Writer: Charles Chaplin Director: Charles Chaplin Actor Character Charles Chaplin The Lone Prospector Mack Swain Big Jim McKay Tom Murray Black Larsen Georgia Hale Georgia Synopsis: A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. HeContinue reading “The Gold Rush (1925)”
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Movie Title: A Patch of Blue Year: 1965 Writer: Guy Green Director: Guy Green Actor Character Sidney Poitier Gordon Ralfe Elizabeth Hartman Selina D’Arcey Shelley Winters Rose-Ann D’Arcey Wallace Ford Ole Pa Synopsis: Selina, a young woman blinded as a child by her abusive prostitute mother, meets Gordon, a black office worker, in the park one day. They fallContinue reading “A Patch of Blue (1965)”
The Parent Trap (1961)
Movie Title: The Parent Trap Year: 1961 Writer: Erich Kästner (book), David Swift (written for the screen by) Director: David Swift Actor Character Hayley Mills Susan Evers / Sharon McKendrick Maureen O’Hara Maggie McKendrick Brian Keith Mitch Evers Joanna Barnes Vicky Robinson Una Merkel Verbena Charles Ruggles Charles McKendrick Synopsis: Two girls who end up at camp together realizeContinue reading “The Parent Trap (1961)”
Valley Girl (1983)
Movie Title: Valley Girl Year: 1983 Writer: Andrew Lane, Wayne Crawford Director: Martha Coolidge Actor Character Deborah Foreman Julie Nicolas Cage Randy Elizabeth Daily Loryn Michael Bowen Tommy Cameron Dye Fred Heidi Holicker Stacey Synopsis: Opposites attract when Julie, a girl from the Valley, and Randy, a punk, fall for each other. Will Julie’s friends peer pressure her intoContinue reading “Valley Girl (1983)”
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Movie Title: Romancing the Stone Year: 1984 Writer: Diane Thomas Director: Robert Zemeckis Actor Character Michael Douglas Jack Colton Kathleen Turner Joan Wilder Danny DeVito Ralph Zack Norman Ira Alfonso Arau Juan Manuel Ojeda Yolo Synopsis: A romance novelist stuck in her own books must head to Colombia after her sister’s been kidnapped and her recently murdered brother-in-law hasContinue reading “Romancing the Stone (1984)”
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Movie Title: The Shop Around the Corner Year: 1940 Writer: Samson Raphaelson (screenplay), Miklos Laszlo (play) Director: Ernst Lubitsch Actor Character James Stewart Alfred Kralik Margaret Sullivan Klara Novak Frank Morgan Hugo Matuschek Joseph Schildkraut Ferencz Vadas Sara Haden Flora Felix Bressart Pirovitch William Tracy Pepi Katona Synopsis: Two employees working the holidays in a gift shop constantly buttContinue reading “The Shop Around the Corner (1940)”
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Movie Title: Meet Me in St. Louis Year: 1944 Writer: Irving Brecher, Frank F. Finklehoffe, Sally Benson (based on the novel by) Director: Vincente Minnelli Actor Character Judy Garland Esther Smith Margaret O’Brien ‘Tootie’ Smith Mary Astor Mrs. Anna Smith Lucille Bremer Rose Smith Leon Ames Mr. Alonzo Smith Synopsis: The Smith daughters learn about life and love atContinue reading “Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)”