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Movie: Weird Science Release Date: August 2, 1985 Director: John Hughes Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock. Tag Lines: “They went from zeroes to heroes in one fantastic weekend.” “It’s all in the name of science. Weird Science.” “If you can’t get a date, make one!” Relevance: Every child of the 1980’s, whether […]… Continue reading 285. Weird Science — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

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 […]… Continue reading 278. 10 — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

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 […]… Continue reading 274. The War of the Roses — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

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 […]… Continue reading 272. Spaceballs — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

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 […]… Continue reading 270. Broadcast News — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

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?” […]… Continue reading 269. As Good As It Gets — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

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 […]… Continue reading 265. The Pink Panther — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

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 […]… Continue reading 248. Ruthless People — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

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 […]… Continue reading 246. Heaven Can Wait — A Movie A Day Keeps The Doctor Away

Three years ago, fans of “The Simpsons” were left in shock after longtime music composer Alf Clausen was fired from the long-running animated series. They were baffled even moreso when two years after his dismissal, he accused 20th Century Fox Television, Disney and Gracie Films of age discrimination, wrongful termination and retaliation in a lawsuit. However,…… Continue reading ‘Simpsons’ Composer Alf Clausen Was Fired For Delegating Work To His Son, Says Fox — Latest Entertainment News | Top Celebrity News, Hollywood Headlines