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August 20th, 2013: An American Werewolf in London

Aug20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Horror, Lycanthropy/Jekyll and Hyde, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, Tragedy, Werewolves Tagged "it's all in their heads-or is it?", "The Moors", backpackers, Best Makeup, Brian Glover, Britain, college students, cover-up, cranky ghost, curse, David Naughton, doctor, dream sequence, Elmer Bernstein, Frank Oz, full moon, Griffin Dunne, hospital, in-joke, Jenny Agutter, John Landis, London, mix-tape soundtrack, Muppets, nightmares, nurse, older woman, panic, PolyGram, porn theater, punks, Rick Baker, Rik Mayall, stealth remake, transformations, undead, unfriendly locals, warnings from townsfolk, werewolf

December 31st, 2012: Trading Places (1983)

Dec31 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Assumed Identity, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Holiday, Movie of the Day Tagged "hooker with a heart of gold", "Not Santa!", "prince and the pauper", Al Franken, before they were famous, Best Music Nominee, bet, Bo Diddley, butler, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Party, Cinema Group, class issues, Dan Aykroyd, Denholm Elliott, Don Ameche, double cross, drugs, Eddie Murphy, Elmer Bernstein, evil businessman, frame up, Frank Oz, Giancarlo Esposito, gorilla suit, gorillas, homeless, industrial espionage, insider trading, it's not over, jail, James Belushi, James Eckhouse, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Landis, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve Party, New York City, Paramount Pictures, Paul Gleason, prostitutes, Ralph Bellamy, Santa Claus, stock broker, Tom Davis, train, Wall Street, WASP, white collar criminals, wise servant

December 12th, 2012: Labyrinth (1986)

Dec12 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Family, Movie of the Day, Musical, Puppetry Tagged Anthony Asbury, Brian Henson, Christopher Malcolm, David Bowie, David Goelz, Dennis Lee, Frank Oz, George Lucas, Jennifer Connelly, Jim Henson, Karen Prell, Kevin Clash, Ron Mueck, Shari Weiser, Shelley Thompson, Steve Whitmire, Terry Jones, Toby Froud, Trevor Jones

May 4th, 2012: Return of the Jedi (1983)

May4 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Space Opera, War Movies Tagged Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Frank Oz, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, John Williams, Kenny Baker, Lawrence Kasdan, Mark Hamill, Peter Mayhew, Richard Marquand

February 8th, 2012: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Feb8 by David Cole

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2 Comments Posted in Adventure, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Space Opera Tagged Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Frank Oz, Harrison Ford, Irvin Kershner, John Williams, Kenny Baker, Mark Hamill, Peter Mayhew

January 12th, 2012: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

Jan12 by David Cole

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2 Comments Posted in Movie of the Day, Prequel, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Space Opera, War Movies Tagged Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee, Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz, George Lucas, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, John Williams, Kenny Baker, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson

May 16th, 2011: The Muppet Movie (1979)

May16 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Based on a TV Show, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Family, Independent, Movie of the Day, Musical, Prequel, Road Trip, Slapstick Tagged Austin Pendelton, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Song Nominee, Bob Hope, Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise, Edgar Bergen, Elliot Gould, Frank Oz, ITC Films, James Coburn, Jim Henson, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Milton Berle, Orson Welles, Paul Williams, Richard Pryor, scientists, Steve Martin, Telly Savalas

May 6th, 2011: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

May6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Play, Black Comedy, Comedy, Killer Plants, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film Tagged Best Song Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, Bill Murray, Charles B. Griffith, Christopher Guest, David Geffen, Frank Oz, Howard Ashman, James Belushi, John Candy, Levi Stubbs, Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, The Geffen Company, Tischa Campbell-Martin, Vincent Gardenia, Warner Brothers

April 15th, 2011: The Blues Brothers

Apr15 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Sketch, Chase, Comedy, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Music, Slapstick, The Original Tagged Aretha Franklin, Blues, Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher, Charles Napier, Chicago, Country Music, Dan Aykroyd, Frank Oz, Henry Gibson, Illinois, James Brown, Jeff Morris, jilted lover, John Belushi, John Candy, John Landis, john Lee Hooker, Kathleen Freeman, left at the altar, musical interlude, Nazis, nun, orphan, orphanage, Paul Reubens, R+B, Ray Charles, rednecks, Steven Spielberg, Steven Williams, Twiggy, Universal Pictures

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