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September 13th, 2012: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Sep13 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Family, Movie of the Day, Musical, The Original Tagged Anthony Newley, Aubrey Woods, Best Music Original Song Nominee, Best Music Scoring of a Musical Picture Nominee, David Battley, Denise Nickerson, Diana Sowle, Dodo Denney, Günter Meisner, Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Julie Dawn Cole, Leonard Stone, Leslie Bricusse, Mel Stuart, Michael Bollner, Paris Themmen, Peter Capell, Peter Ostrum, Peter Stuart, Roald Dahl, Roy Kinnear, Ursula Reit, Werner Heyking

September 4th, 2012: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972)

Sep4 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Screwball, Sketch Tagged Burt Reynolds, David Reuben, Erin Fleming, Gene Wilder, Heather MacRae, Jack Barry, John Carradine, Louise Lasser, Lynn Redgrave, Mundell Lowe, Regis Philbin, Tony Randall, Woody Allen

March 27th, 2012: The Producers (1968)

Mar27 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Con, Movie of the Day, Musical, Satire, Spoof, The Original Tagged backstage, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Christopher Hewett, cross dressing, Crossbow Productions, Dick Shawn, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Gene Wilder, insanity, Joseph E. Levine, Kenneth Mars, Lee Meredith, Mel Brooks, Nazis, New York City, producer, scam, secretary, theater, William Hickey

November 21st, 2011: Young Frankenstein (1974)

Nov21 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Comedy, Horror, Independent, Mad Scientist, Monster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Sequel, Slapstick, Spoof, The Original, Unofficial Sequel Tagged 20th Century Fox, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Cloris Leachman, doctor, Frankenstein, Gene Hackman, Gene Wilder, hermit, homage, it's not over, Ken Strickfaden, Kenneth Mars, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Mel Brooks, Teri Garr

June 28th, 2011: Blazing Saddles

Jun28 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Comedy, Movie of the Day, Musical, Slapstick, Spoof, Western Tagged alcoholic, Alex Karras, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Song Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Cleavon Little, Dom DeLuise, Gene Wilder, George Furth, Harvey Korman, John Hillerman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, musical interlude, railroad, Richard Pryor, sheriff, Slim Pickens, Warner Brothers

Haunted Honeymoon

Feb10 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Full Reviews, Horror, Old Dark House, Reviews, Spoof Tagged buried alive, Dom DeLuise, Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, homage, inheritance, it's only a dream, Jonathan Pryce, magician, Orion, scare them to death, wolf man

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