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April 24th, 2014: Lethal Weapon (1987)

Apr24 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Buddy Flick, Cops, Crime, Movie of the Day, Thriller Tagged "I'm getting too old for this shit", Al "Kabong" Leong, attempted suicide, Christmas, cops, corrupt cops, Danny Glover, Darlene Love, Don Gordon, double cross, drug dealers, drug smugglers, drugs, Ed O'Ross, Eric Clapton, family, Gary Busey, Grand L. Bush, helicopter, Joan Severance, Joel Silver, maverick cops, Mel Gibson, Michael Kamen, Mitch Ryan, retirement, Richard Donner, Shane Black, suicide, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Tom Atkins, torture, Vietnam veterans

July 10th, 2013: Superman (1978)

Jul10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Aliens, Based on a Comic Book, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Remake, Sci-Fi, Superheroes, The Original Tagged adoption, before they were famous, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, California, Christopher Reeve, dying world, father, father-son relationship, Gene Hackman, Glenn Ford, Harry Andrews, helicopter, helicopter crash, Jack O'Halloran, Jackie Cooper, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, John Ratzenberger, John Williams, lady reporter, Larry Hagman, last survivor, Marc McClure, Margot Kidder, Maria Schell, Mario Puzo, Marlon Brando, mastermind, Ned Beatty, newspaper, nuclear weapons, reporter, Richard Donner, Sarah Douglas, Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects, subway, Superman, Susannah York, Terrence Stamp, Trevor Howard, Valerie Perrine, Warner Brothers

February 11th, 2013: The Goonies (1985)

Feb11 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Coming of Age, Event Film, Family, Movie of the Day Tagged "Save the Old X", Amblin Entertainment, Anne Ramsey, before they were famous, booby trap, buried treasure, cash-in, children of famous people, Chris Columbus, Corey Feldman, Frank Marshall, Industrial Light and Magic, inventors, Joe Pantoliano, John Matuszak, Josh Brolin, Lupe Ontiveros, Martha Plimpton, Mary Ellen Trainor, pirate ship, pirates, Richard Donner, Robert Davi, Rube Goldberg devices, Sean Astin, skeleton, snobs vs. slobs, Steven Spielberg, teens, treasure, treasure hunt, treasure map, Warner Brothers, wishing well

June 14th, 2012: The Lost Boys (1987)

Jun14 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Event Film, Horror, Movie of the Day, Vampires Tagged "kill the head vampire to return victims to normal", adults playing teens, Alex Winter, before they were famous, cash-in, comic book store, Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Edward Hermann, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Joel Schumacher, Kelly Jo Minter, Kiefer Sutherland, nerds, old timer, Richard Donner, sexy vampires, single mother, teens

January 23rd, 2012: Ladyhawke

Jan23 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Event Film, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Romance, Sword and Sorcery Tagged Alfred Molina, Best Sound Effects Editing Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, bishop, black magic, castle, curse, John Wood, knights, Leo McKern, magic, Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, monks, Richard Donner, Rutger Hauer, thief, transformations

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