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August 1, 2014: The Blues Brothers (1980)

Aug1 by iggyfh

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Based on a Sketch, Chase, Comedy, Cops, Crime, Movie of the Day, Music, Road Trip Tagged Aretha Franklin, Blues Brothers, Cab Calloway, car chase, Carrie Fisher, Chicago, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, John Belushi, John Candy, John Landis, orphanage, property tax, R+B, Ray Charles, redemption, taxes

July 15th, 2014: Summer Rental (1985)

Jul15 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Slapstick Tagged Alan Silvestri, apprentice/mentor relationship, beach, bet, Carl Reiner, cast, family, father, John Candy, Joseph Lawrence, Kerri Green, Paramount Pictures, regatta, Reni Santoni, rental home, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn, snobs vs. slobs, snooty restaurant, yacht

November 27th, 2013: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Nov27 by Professor Mortis

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8 Comments Posted in Buddy Flick, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, Screwball, Slapstick Tagged airplane, Ben Stein, Chicago, Dylan Baker, Edie McClurg, Gary Riley, Hughes Entertainment, John Candy, John Hughes, Kevin Bacon, Matthew Lawrence, Michael McKean, Paramount Pictures, rental car, Steve Martin, Thanksgiving, train, triple threat

June 28th, 2013: Spaceballs (1987)

Jun28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Slapstick, Space Opera, Spoof Tagged before they were famous, Bill Pullman, Brooksfilm, Daphne Zuniga, Dey Young, Dick Van Patten, Dom De Luise, George Wyner, Jack Riley, Joan Rivers, John Candy, John Hurt, Mel Brooks, MGM, Michael Winslow, Michael York, Rhonda Shear, Rick Moranis, Stephen Tobolowsky

July 9th, 2012: Splash (1984)

Jul9 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Folk Tale, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance Tagged Babaloo Mandel, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Bruce Jay Friedman, Daryl Hannah, Dody Goodman, Eugene Levy, Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical Nominee, John Candy, Lee Holdridge, Lowell Ganz, Ron Howard, Tom Hanks

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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