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November 15th, 2014: National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)

Nov15 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in College, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Slapstick Tagged "make out point", bachelor pad, before they were famous, Cesare Danova, Chris Miller, college, college students, Donald Sutherland, Douglas Kenney, Elmer Bernstein, fraternity, Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman, John Belushi, John Landis, John Vernon, Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Mark Metcalf, motorcycle, oversexed college students, parade, Peter Riegert, ROTC, snobs vs. slobs, sorority, Stephen Furst, Thomas Hulce, Tim Matheson, townies, Universal Pictures, Verna Bloom

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

December 13th, 2013: 1941

Dec13 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Action, Assumed Identity, Comedy, Event Film, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Satire, Screwball, Slapstick, War Movies Tagged Battle of Los Angeles, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, Bob Gale, Christopher Lee, Columbia Pictures, Dan Aykroyd, Dub Taylor, Eddie Deezen, Elisha Cook Jr., Frank McRae, General Stilwell, German Navy, Japanese Navy, Joe Flaherty, John Belushi, John Landis, John Milius, John Williams, Lionel Stander, Lorraine Gray, Los Angeles, model airplanes, Murray Hamilton, Nancy Allen, Nazis, Ned Beatty, riot, Robert Stack, Robert Zemeckis, Slim Pickens, Steven Spielberg, submarine, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune, Treat Williams, troubled production, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Universal Pictures, Warren Oates, Wendie Jo Sperber, World War Two, zoot suit riots, zoot suits

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

August 3rd, 2012: National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)

Aug3 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in College, Comedy, Movie of the Day Tagged Cesare Danova, Chris Miller, Donald Sutherland, Douglas Kenney, Elmer Bernstein, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, John Landis, John Vernon, Karen Allen, Peter Riegert, Stephen Furst, Thomas Hulce, Tim Matheson, Verna Bloom

January 11th, 2012: ¡Three Amigos!

Jan11 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Assumed Identity, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Slapstick, Spoof, Western Tagged Alfonso Arau, banditos, Brian Thompson, Chevy Chase, Elmer Bernstein, HBO, Hollywood, homage, Joe Mantegna, John Landis, Jon Lovitz, Lorne Michaels, Martin Short, Mexico, musical interlude, Orion, Patrice Martinez, Phil Hartman, Randy Newman, Saturday Night Live cast, Seven Samurai situation, silent Hollywood, Steve Martin, Tony Plana, village

August 10th, 2011: Clue (1985)

Aug10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Board Game, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Spoof, The Original, Whodunnit Tagged "the butler did it", Bill Henderson, blackmail, butler, cameos, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp, Communism, Debra Hill, Debra Hill Productions, dinner party, Eileen Brennan, expository rant, French Maid, gimmick, Howard Hesseman, Jane Wiedlin, John Landis, Jonathan Lynn, Lee Ving, Lesley Ann Warren, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull, Michael McKean, multiple endings, Paramount Pictures, PolyGram, red herring, Red Scare, scientists, singing telegram, The Guber-Peters Company, Tim Curry

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

1941 (1979)

Jun16 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Comedy, Full Reviews, Reviews, Screwball, Slapstick, Spoof, War Movies Tagged Bob Gale, Christopher Lee, Columbia Pictures, Dan Aykroyd, Dub Taylor, Eddie Deezen, Elisha Cook Jr., Frank McRae, Joe Flaherty, John Belushi, John Landis, John Milius, John Williams, Lionel Stander, Lorraine Gray, model airplanes, Murray Hamilton, Nancy Allen, Ned Beatty, riot, Robert Stack, Robert Zemeckis, Slim Pickens, Steven Spielberg, submarine, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune, Treat Williams, Universal Pictures, Warren Oates, Wendie Jo Sperber, World War Two

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