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March 25th, 2014: Fido (2006)

Mar25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Indy, Movie of the Day, Romance, Satire, Spoof, Zombies Tagged 1950s, Billy Connolly, Canada, Carrie-Anne Moss, creepy neighbors, Dylan Baker, evil businessman, forbidden love, intelligent zombies, keeping up appearances, Lionsgate, neighbors, propaganda film, scientists, slave zombies, sleazy neighbor, sub, Telefilm Canada, Tim Blake Nelson, tool using zombies, zombie control collar

January 23rd, 2014: Stand by Me

Jan23 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Road Trip Tagged "Old Person Looks Back", 1950s, abusive father, before they were famous, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, brothers, Casey Siemasko, Columbia Pictures, Corey Feldman, forest, Gary Reily, Jerry O'Connell, John Cusack, Keifer Sutherland, Maine, pop soundtrack, River Phoenix, Rob Reiner, Stephen King, train, Will Wheaton, writer, younger brother

November 12th, 2013: Back to the Future (1985)

Nov12 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Comedy, Event Film, Fish-Out-of-Water, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Sci-Fi, The Original, Time Travel Tagged 1950s, Alan Silvestri, Amblin Entertainment, before they were famous, big dance, Billy Zane, Bob Gale, Casey Siemasko, children of famous people, Christopher Lloyd, Courtney Gains, Crispin Glover, dance, Dean Cundey, Frank Marshall, Gary Riley, George "Buck" Flower, homage, Huey Lewis and the News, Jackie Gleason, James Tolkan, Lea Thompson, Marc McClure, Michael J. Fox, musical interlude, Robert Zemeckis, rock and roll, skateboards, soda fountain, Steven Spielberg, teens, The Honeymooners, Thomas F. Wilson, Universal Pictures, Wendie Jo Sperber

September 12th, 2012: Christine

Sep12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Horror, Killer Cars, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Possession Tagged 1950s, 1970s, Alexandra Paul, bullies, cheerleader, classic car, cursed objects, doo-woop, football player, Harry Dean Stanton, high school, it's not over, John Carpenter, John Stockwell, Keith Gordon, Kelly Preston, Plymouth Fury, Robert Prosky, shop class, Stephen King, teens

February 18th, 2012: Grease (1978)

Feb18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Comedy, Coming of Age, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film, Romance, The Original Tagged 1950s, adults playing teens, coach, Didi Conn, drag race, Edd Byrnes, Eddie Deezen, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, greasers, high school, Jeff Conaway, Joan Blondell, John Travolta, juvenile delinquent, Lorenzo Lamas, Los Angeles, Los Angeles sewers, Michael Biehn, nostalgia, Oliva Newton-John, Paramount Pictures, Robert Stigwood Organization, Sha-Na-Na, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing, teens, Wendie Jo Sperber

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