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Risky Business (1983)
Tom Cruise starred in "Risky Business," his break-through role where he plays a suburban Chicago high school senior who gets into trouble when his parents go out of town for a few days. The biggest problem was when he sank his father's Porsche into Lake Michigan, and [..]
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
"Born on the Fourth of July" is quite an epic biographical film about the life of anti-Vietnam War activist Ron Kovic. Based on his 1976 autobiography of the same name, the story covers his life from the 1950's to the 1970's, detailing his childhood, his military service [..]
Mission: Impossible (1996)
"Mission: Impossible" is a remake of the television series that aired on CBS from 1966 to 1973. The story has Jim Phelps and his IMF team on a mission in Prague, where they are all killed with Ethan Hunt being the only survivor. Director Brian De [..]
Stripes (1981)
"Stripes" is a comedy film about a man who decides to enter the Army after a series of setbacks in his personal and professional life. He discovers that his personality and attitudes conflict with military life, which brings on comedic situations roughly in the traditions of Goldie [..]
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
"Give My Regards to Broad Street" is not really a typical motion picture in the classic sense, but a string of Paul McCartney's music videos arranged back-to-back in a most pleasant fashion. Everything from Beatles tunes to many hits songs of the Wings era were featured, including [..]
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
"The NeverEnding Story" is a unique fantasy film about a boy who becomes part of the story he is reading about in a book. Director-screenwriter Wolfgang Petersen did well in his creation of this engrossing movie, based on the 1979 German children's novel of the same name [..]
Sixteen Candles (1984)
"Sixteen Candles" is a John Hughes teen comedy film that many consider to be a classic today. It does have the feel of an old fashioned romantic comedy of the 1940's or 1950's. Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) is in love with Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling), who [..]
Hanukkah on Rye (2022)
"Hanukkah on Rye" is a romantic comedy-drama made-for-television movie about two deli owners brought together by a matchmaker during Hanukkah. Their new romance is then put to the test when they realize they are competing against each other. Director Peter DeLuise and teleplay writer Julie Sherman [..]
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
"Peggy Sue Got Married" is a comedy-drama film about a woman on the verge of a divorce, and attending her twentieth high school reunion, who suddenly finds herself transported back to her senior year in high school in 1960. An excellent performance by Kathleen Turner in the [..]
Gremlins (1984)
Executive producer Steven Spielberg had another one of his megahits with the dark comedy horror film "Gremlins." The story is about a young man who receives a gift of a small cuddly creature called a mogwai, which then spawns offspring which cause trouble and get into all [..]